Call Me Xander

UPDATE: Dahil sa marami ang naghahanap ng photos. Ayan na! Hiram ang mga larawan kay AXL at Mar. Ahemmmm! Noong nakaraang biyernes ay naimbitahan ako sa isang eyeball ng mga kapwa ko blogero. Noong una ay nagdadalawang isip ako dahil unang una may pasok ako sa araw na iyon dahil sa panggabi ang pasok ko at 6pm ko sila dapat kitain ay nag say "no" muna ako; pangalawa dahil sa mga isa or dalawa lang ang kakilala ko sa mga magmimeet medyo dyahe ako. Tahimik kasi ako sa personal. Lol. Pero dahil sa pagpursige ni kamahalan na itago na lang natin sa pangalang Arvin ng  www.archiviener.com (na ang blog niya ay for invited readers na ngayon at di ko na nababasa..may pinagtataguan ata..LOL) ayy napilit ako sa isang kondisyon... Kailangan niya kami pasalubungan ng starbucks tumbler from Singapore.. Duk! Syempre gusto ko talaga mameet sa personal si Arvin dahil sa matagal na din naman kaming magkakilala at isa siya sa masugid na magcomment sa mga post ko sa blog na ito kahit n...

Happiness is a choice. I believe that being happy is your own choice. You can still be happy even if you are in a very difficult situation. Imagine.. yung mga taong nakatira sa ilalim ng tulay o yung mga natutulog sa kalsada nakikita mo na kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay. Nakangiti pa rin sila... Kaya ngayong araw na ito, sisimulan ko ang maging masaya. Positive lang dapat, sa lahat ng bagay. Mahirap man o nasa problema. Think positive lang. Ngayon, naisip ko na ang dami ko palang dapat ipagpasalamat at i-celebrate. Alam mo yung kahit gaano kahirap ang buhay ay kaya mo pa rin ngumiti. May pera o wala, may ngipin o wala nakangiti ka pa rin. Maramiing bagay ang dapat italon at mag celebrate. Halimbawa... Noong naholdap ako, nagpapasalamat talaga ako na hindi ako nasaktan o ano man. Mas mahalaga ang buhay kesa sa bagay na nawala.  Kapag nagkakasakit ako, nagpapasalamat ako na hindi malalang sakit ito na ikinawala ng buhay ko.  Dapat din ipagpasalamat at icelebrat...

          Marami sa atin ang naghangad na magkaroon ng tunay na kaibigan. Maliban sa pamilya ang mga kaibigan ang isa sa mga tinatakbuhan ng karamihan sa atin sa tuwing magkakaron tayo ng problema. Sila yung mga taong matatawag natin na pangalawang pamilya o di kaya ay mga kapatid natin sa ibang ama/ina. Gaya ko marami ng dumaan sa buhay ko na tinawag kong tapat na kaibigan. Mangilan-ngilan na din ang nagsabi na kabigan nila ako, ganun din ako sa kanila. Madali akong magtiwala sa isang tao lalong lalo na kung naramdaman ko ang integridad o katapatan. Ilang beses na dni akong nasaktan dahil sa sobrang tiwala na binigay ko sa isang "kaibigan" ngunit sa bandang huli ay nagiging parte lang sila ng aking nakaraan at hindi ang hinaharap. Yung parang dumaan lang sila sa buhay ko para magbigay kulay at maging bahagi nito sa maikling panahon. Nangangarap tayo na may isa o dalawang tao tayong makakasama sa kahit anong pagdaanan natin sa buhay malib...

Hindi maganda ang pasok sa akin ang taong 2011 dahil na rin sa maraming bagay. Andyan na yung nabigo sa pag-ibig, nag resign sa trabahong pinapasukan, nawalan ng trabaho ng dalawang buwan at kung ano-ano pa. Akala ko nga eh, hindi na ako makabawi sa mga nangyayari sa buhay ko pero nagkakamali ako. Masasabi ko na ang buhay talaga ay parang sapatos. Minsan nakakaapak tayo sa putik, as in putik! Minsan naman ebak! Medyo may kabahuan din naman ang buhay natin. Alam mo yung may mga mabahong pasabog na mabibigla ka na lang at hindi mo namalayan eh lumubog ka na pala dahil sa dami ng problemang napagdaanan. Ang masaya lang nito ay natural na sa atin ang hindi pagsuko sa kahit anong pagsubok. Masaya ang buhay. E-enjoy lang natin ito. Ang taong 2011 para sa akin ay magkahalong hirap at ginhawa. Siguro talagang kaakibat na ng buhay ng tao ang hirap. Ngunit masasabi ko din naman na hindi lahat ay puro na lang hirap ang napagdaanan ko sa taong 2011. Mero...

Larawan galing kay Bino Wala naman talagang unfortunate events nung trip kosa Iloilo... Buong akala ko hindi ako aabot sa scheduled flight ko papuntang Iloilo dahil sa kailangan kong manatili sa opisina hanggang alas dos ng madaming araw noong Novemver 4. Malas ko lang! Pero dahil sa mabait ang boss ko, she let me leave the office at 12Am. Swerte pa din! Paglabas ko ng opisina ay medyo may kalakasan ang ulan. Halong kaba at saya ang aking nararamdaman. Kaba na baka lumakas ang ulan at magkaroon ng aberya sa paliparan o di naman kaya ay mismo sa paglipad ng eroplano. Saya dahil sa makikita ko na naman ang mga kaibigan ko sa blogging at makakakilala ng mga bagong kaibigan. NAIA Terminal 3.. Here I come... Pagdating ko sa paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport, nakita ko agad sina Bino , John , Mark Brian and Berlim na naghihintay sa akin bago sila mag check in ng bagahe. Habang kinakapa ni Manong Guard ang aking katawan (for security purposes ...

Lord I pray for my friend Whose youthful years were covered by circumstances Lord I lift my friend up to you Who believe that his ways are true But you know where it lead if my friend will continue Lord I lift my friend up to you Whose eyes were clouded by the things the world offers The only bestfriend that I have in this world You know what to do with his life oh Lord I lift my friend up to you Whose faith is shadowed by ungodliness Whose beauty is covered by ugliness You know what to do So please save him from falling to the one we call you-know-who.

BABALA: Walang kinalaman ang title na ito sa mga nakasaad sa ibaba. Lol.. Rain starts to pour at around 8AM last August 27 while I was busy packing my "dora backpack" for the so called " Maitim na Balak: Ang Soul Searching ng mga Single na Bloggers" . I was kinda hesitant at first to go out because the day prior to the said event, I was sick and afraid that It'll get worst if I force myself to go out. However, I do not have any other choice but to go. The ticket is with me. If I wont go chances are, Carlo will kill me; alam nyo naman na sa title pa lang ng blog niya parang naisin mo na lang na mawala na parang bola kesa magalit siya; or they will hate me for the rest of their lives. Ayaw ko kayang magkaroon ng bad image sa blogosphere. Lol. Aside from me, eight people confirmed their attendance. Leah , Bino , Mhel , Jay , Joshua , Cuteberl and DB . Ang bilis lang nilang mag "I do" sa invitation ni Carlo baka daw kasi masupladuhan (haha..napa...

Below is a poem dedicated to my colleagues from my previous company whom I wasn't able to say "thank you" for the wonderful memories and great things they did for me. Thanks guy! I miss you all. **** Ako ay may mga kaibigan Sa opisina na aking pinasukan Hindi man ako nagtagal sa opisinang yan Ngunit pagkakaibigan ay naubuo ng walang pag aalinlangan Unang nakilala si Jervy na kay sigla Katabi sa upuan, kakwentuhan at katawanan na kay saya Ang tawag sa akin ay Kuya Dahil sa totoo lang ako ay mas matanda sa kanya At dito na nagsimula na ang iba ay nakilala Si Yumi na kay kulit, swabi kung humirit Walang tatalo sa kanyang pangungulit Kaya goodluck sayo kapag sya ay bumirit

     I was inside the 711 store to buy something for brunch. My eyes started to search for the perfect aisle with great foods to fill my hungry stomach. While I was browsing each stand with breads and cookies and tunas and instant noodles, I saw this magazine stand with some latest and catchy magazine covers available for this month. I started picking some magazines, and started those that captured my being and caught my attention. I forgot that the reason why I was in that store is to buy something to eat.      As I continue checking the covers of the magazines, I realized that I really cannot open and check what's inside. All I can do is to read and see the table of contents or titles of each pages on the front cover of those magazines and then try to think and guess if the story is good or maybe not. The only way to feed my curiosity is to buy one and read. From the very top portion of the magazine stands lined up the very known magazine in th...

I was browsing my old photo albums in my account in webshots.com when I saw this old picture of me and my officemates taken last 2009. This picture was taken when we participated in the End Hunger, Walk The World campaign by World Food Program . The pictures reminded me that once in my life I participated in a worldwide event that helped a lot of people specially children who doesn't have the opportunity or was deprived of their rights to eat and given sufficient food. I was watching TV last night when Star Patrol, a segment from TV Patrol News Program of ABS-CBN, featured KC Concepcion just came back from her world trip. She is the National Ambassador for Against Hunger under UN World Food Program. My interest in participating and joining events likes this moved up to the next level. For this year, I do my best to participate more in any events that will help other people. Its' not only this particular campaign but also the ones like helping Save Mother Earth,...

     Our company had its General Assembly and Team Building activity last November 15-16, 2010 at Forest Club Eco Resort in Laguna,. This is the first time I participated in this kind of activity as I am a newly hired employee in the company. This is also the first team building that I've joined that I can say, changed the way I look things, my perspective in terms of dealing with different issues at work, with co-workers and with life as a whole. I always joined team buildings before in my previous company, but its more on like eating out, having fun, drinking session with my former teammates, videoke session and some others. This time, its totally different. Aside from its an overnight stay at the resort, its also the type of activity that is surely worth keeping.     When we arrived at the place, I really didn't like the area probably because when we arrived its raining hard at that time. The feeling of getting excited was changed with hesita...

     I was searching some documents this morning when I ran into this old script from one of our musical play at church. The musical is about friendship. In fact the title of that christian musical is Friends Forever . I scanned each pages while I reminisced the time that me and my best friend where still together "as friends". The time that we can share anything without any doubt, fear or what others would say. I quoted "as friends" because there was a time when I almost lost her. There was a time when we let go of the years and the things we've been together. Its the time when we stop calling as friends. Its the time when I thought I will lose her for the rest of my life. I cannot really tell in complete details about what happened, maybe in the future, but its something that I regret it happened to us. Its something that I didn't consider before doing such stupid things.      Anyways, this entry is not about regrets and about failed friendship...

I always felt sleepy and bored specially after lunch or in the afternoon.  In English, this is what they called "Afternoon Slump". In the Philippines, its what we called " hapontukin " syndrome or the " katamaran " moment due to " wala ng magawa sa office ". Sometimes, I always get caught sleeping in my table or station by my boss maybe because she hears me snoring from her office which is just a cubicle away from my table. I really don't understand why I have this afternoon slump even if I have regular sleep schedule.  According to David F. Dinges, Ph. D. associate professor in the psychiatry Department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphi, " This sudden slump is a normal, healthy, expected function of our circadian rhythms, the built-in biological clocks that regulate our sleep/wake systems ". He added that there is dip in the middle of the afternoon when sleepiness reappears, ...