Bagyong Falcon at isang pakiwari

Huwebes , Hunyo 23 pabugso bugsong ang ulan hanggang sa sumapit ang hapon tuluyang lumakas ang ulan. Gaano man ito kalakas mang-ahas pa rin kami pumasok sa eskuwelahan. Hindi rin nagtagal sinuspendido ang klase sa UST. 

Kapansin-pansin ang lakas na taglay ng ulan ito ay isa pa lang bagyo na pinangalanang Falcon. Buti na lamang at sinunod ko ang aking intuwisyon na umiwi na sa aking dormitoryo. Ayon na nga baha na sa paligid ng UST.

Dumating ako sa aking dormitoryo na basang-basa. Nagbayad pa ako ng bente pesos para lang hindi lumusob sa baha. 

Bibili sana ako ng aking panghapunan dahil ako'y mahapdi na ang bituka, kidlat sa bilis ang pagtaas ng tubig sa labas. (Buti na lang sagana ang aking food dispenser)

Patuloy ang buhos ng ulan na inakala namin na papasok na sa mga kwarto namin ang tubig. (Salamat sa Diyos at hindi naman)

Hindi maitatanggi na ako' ninenerbiyos,

hindi ko ninanais na makaranas bahain.  Maging ako man ay hindi ko inaasahan ang ganitong pangyayari.


Biyernes, pagmulat ng mata dali-dali akong naligo, mahina pa lang ang ulan 
kaya sinabayan ko ng uwi. Ayoko mastranded sa dorm. 
Habang binabaybay ko ang kaMaynilaan sakay ng bus hindi ko maiwasan ang pagwawari-wari.
Kamusta kaya ung mga nastranded? mga pasahero at motorista na inabot ng baha?
paano na kaya yung mga palayan na binaha? yung mga taong sinasalanta ng bagyo? 
yung mga nasiraan ng bahay? gaano ang itinaas ng mga bilihin? Paano na kaya ang mga kabuhayang naantala, naperwisyo, nasira? Paano kaya ako makakatulong sa mga ginagawang relief operation?
Ang hagupit ng bagyo ay nagdulot ng kawalan ng kuryente, baha, pagkasira ng tahanan at ari-arian. Marami pang naglalaro sa aking isipan. 
Hay! alam ko simpleng panganganinag lamang ito.

Hindi ko na alam ang susunod kong sasabihin.

Ganyan na nga nangyari sa paligid mo. Tapos ano?? hinihiling mo pa rin na sana manatili pa si Falcon para walang pasok. 

Tang*na mo lang!

Bawasan na ang pagiging makasarili at utak-biya. Kaya hindi umsenso Pilipinas.

P.S. Ang mga litrato na nasa taas ay hindi akin. Kredito  sa mga litratista.

online job invitation

I received an email last June 12 saying

Hi Shari,

I'm Rea. I have an legitimate online job for you. I'm gathering a team of professional writers who will write various kinds of articles. In general, I need articles that have a word count of between 350-500. You will be given keywords on which to work. There are times when you will be provided with a list of articles that you need to rewrite.

It is of importance that only writers who can write the articles with the following conditions should apply.

- Articles will be free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.

- The article should stick to the topic and have no broad or superficial context.

- It should pass Copyscape. Plagiarized work will not be paid.
- The headline you are going to make out of the keyword should grab the attention of the readers.

- The content should be informative and the writers should avoid stuffing the articles just to meet the required word count.

Skills Required:

- Writer must have an excellent command of the English language. If you have subpar English proficiency, do not waste your and my time by applying since your application will be rejected.

- Knowledge about SEO is an advantage but not a requirement.

Project Requirement:

- Time frames will vary but we will be expecting 10-20 complete articles per week. More projects will be given to those who are reliable writers.

Terms of Payment:
Payment is Php 60 ($1.5=PhP40) for an article with a required word count of 350-450 words and Php 80 ($2 @ $1=PhP40) per article with a required word count of 450-550 words.
Payment option through bank direct deposit only. (BDO, Metrobank, and BPI only).
Payment is made every Monday the following week. For example, if you submitted a total of 30 500-word articles (6 articles a day from Monday to Friday) for the current week, you will get your payment of Php 2,400 Monday the following week.

If you like to join my team, just send me a message at sulat_pinoy@yahoo.com. Thank you.

P.S. I love your blog! I Do. I read it every day. I think it's great. 

-Rea

At first I was like

But the payment rates are too low for me to even consider.  Sorry dear.  I'm afraid that I have to turn down your invitation.

summing up my summer 2011

Summer 2011 was awesome. So many things have happened. It was uplifting in that I learned a number of things, as well, as did some fun stuff. I traveled, I partied, I had a great time! Here’s the run down.

Work:

I had my internship at the United Nations. There are some departments, which are more competitive than others. I cannot really speak for every department, but practically speaking I assume departments that have more prestige (like working with the Judges) are more difficult to get. 

As an intern, I was given several different responsibilities, some of them having nothing to do with each other. Being flexible and open to change was key in fitting well into this organization. While there was a wide range of tasks assigned, there were also some routine tasks to be completed every week. Regardless of how silly some work may seem (i.e: photocopy a book) do it quickly and do it correctly. The expectations were high, the workload immense, the time short and the experience remarkable. I am sad to leave  but confident I have indeed learned a great deal. I've really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at the company and the wonderful people I've worked alongside. I hope there is a possibility of full-time employment 3-5 years from now. 

More justice than injustice, more freed men than imprisoned, a higher number of feeding humans than starving, and more peaceful nations than war-torn.

Last day of my summer internship. Pinaghanda pa nila ako. :
-)

Trips:

Lucban, Quezon

 Pahiyas Festival

Kawit, Cavite

Watercamp Resorts

Tagaytay

Visited the  Madrigal mansion which was bought by Willie. 

School:
Photoshoot

Office of External Affairs 

Social life:

Tita Lenore's 48th birthday

Night out at Uncle Cheffy

Tito Manny's burial

New Family members:

 My cat Mimi gave birth to 2 adorable kittens on 2nd pregnancy

Meet Borgy which I bought from the pet store yesterday

And the highlight of my summer

My adopted baby sister 

 She's a royal pain in the ass. Buti na lang ang cute-cute nya. hahaha! 

I'm a big sister now!

The school day is rapidly approaching and it's back to homework and all that dumb shit again. This time is associated with extra anxiety. 
When summer begins, it seems like it will last forever. But you only have a few days left at this point, so take advantage. 

I'll be cheering you on as you go!