alapaap

went to the eraserheads reunion concert yesternight. and it was awesome, even though we only got half of the supposed 30-song staging. the opening song alone was worth half of the ticket price.. ALAPAAP! There was a countdown before the start which brilliantly raised the already pumping excitement from the crowd. I've never been in this big a concert before, so it was definitely electrifying. as the clock struck 00:00, everything went dark. then a small video presentation.. and then everyone screamed as the bass intro to alapaap blasted through the open field. by the end of the song, golden fireworks were raining all over the stage, and then as if on cue, baby rockets lit up the skies.

and then there it was. a most magical scene to behold. a truly once-in-a-lifetime moment. ely, marcus, buddy and raymund. even for half a concert, i was in alapaap.

minesweeper addict

yeah i finally learned how to minesweep! haha

stuck in a training room for 9 hours a day, facing a computer without any access to the "interweb", listening to a not-so-exciting trainor.. i was just left with no choice but to learn minesweeper. (also because i could already do solitaire and spider solitaire)

can you imagine 9 hours of FINANCE/ACCOUNTING.. debits and credits.. ledgers and journals.. payables and receivables.. vouchers and invoices and receipts. gaaaah. what to do? minesweep.

i finally finished the expert game before going beyond 999 seconds. the morning victory clocked in at 740 seconds flat. then the afternoon victory was at 648 seconds. woohoo! twice in a day.

after beating the expert game, i tried my hand at mastering the beginner game. my fastest today was 14seconds. hahaha. and then the intermediate game, my fastest was 165seconds.

tomorrow we'll be talking about standard and advanced invoice entry and general ledger posting. OR they'll be talking about standard and advanced invoice entry and general ledger posting AND THEN i'll be minesweeping. better, better.

new layout

weeeee. got inspired by the simplicity of a friend's new blog. haha. and i didnt want you to get sick looking at my huge face every time you guys view my blog. tatlo na nga lang kayo, baka kumonti pa. =)

that damn smoker's test

i think it was tuesday night when i opened my multiply account and found all these people posting "the smoker's test". when i opened it, it was one of those chain posts that you add your name at the end if you can *hold your breath while reposting*. wtf? oh wait, i think this deserves an actual WHAT THE FUCK? that was the most stupid post i have ever encountered. a survey would have been much better. hell, i could have enjoyed a blank post more. anyway, that got me to think: why do people care so much about smokers/smoking?

i know that its a big deal about health and stuff, but is there more to it than just that? when chandler (yes, from Friends) smoked, he told ross and the others one specific line that i could never forget.

"say what you want, but the bottom line is.. smoking is cool, and you know it!"

yeah i laughed at it, but being a smoker myself (who is now trying to quit, haha), i know for damn sure that there is some truth in that line. no matter how we try to say that smoking helps us cope with our stress, how smoking makes us happy, how smoking takes the pain away *emo* or how we smoke JUST because we like to smoke.. the bottom line is, there is a part of smoking that makes us cool.

maybe that's why people cared whether they pass or fail the smoker's test. or i might be wrong. people are happy when they pass the test, meaning they are not smokers. so if that's the case then why do the damn test? worst part is, some of those who passed the test are actually smokers. again, why do the damn test?

i think i've made my point. smoking creates an illusion of coolness. =)

the last ream project

i'm proud of this. haha. i just bought my last ream of cigarettes this morning. my last ten packs of marlboro lights. my last two hundred sticks of nicotine and tar. and then after that, it's over. no more cigarettes for me. yay! haha

i found out that i can substitute two things for my nicotine cravings. one would be going to the gym. lately, after hitting the gym, i found myself not wanting to light up before going home. especially after i realized that i was having a hard time breathing through 15 minutes of running on the treadmill. my legs are saying go, but my lungs are saying stop. the second substitute i found was tictacs. yep, the mint candy. sure i could pretend that these were nicotine gums/candy, but the extra strong mint flavor leaves me wanting more. i don't know if there are bad side effects of taking too many tictacs, so please inform me if there are.

anyway, i formally started "The Last Ream Project" a while ago by lighting up cigarette number 1 before going home. so i have 199 left. is it wrong that i'm getting excited to light cigarette number 200? hahaha.

wish me luck so i can finally quit smoking. =)