Stock Market Seminar

I got this post from Entrepreneur.com.ph's Forum. I'll just think of one person whom I can practically drag into this, and I'm off. These stuff are currently my "I-dig"s. Given the day and time of the seminar, I could actually just think of one person who can benefit from this. Head on, fellow Seoul conqueror! ;-p

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Baby Lovin'!

With how engrossed I easily become to such adorable kids whom I see outside, there is no limit to the things that I could do to show that special fondness to them. Like rounding this child’s eye with a surprise flashed shot from my digital camera.

Meet Amar, born to an Iraqi father and a Filipina mother. I sat beside him in a jeepney in Pampanga. Fair complexioned, high cheek-boned, with long, upward lashes. Quite tall for his age of just a year. So cute! And he was sporting a blue shirt with Bart Simpson in it, who is by the way my favorite cartoon character. It would not be so hard to tell where he got those beautiful features, especially if you’ve seen the mother who carried this child on her lap. Let’s just say, I initially thought she was Amar’s personal yaya. I may be mean, but it was what I really thought.

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On Motels

Anyone who has been religiously reading my blog may have known about the painstaking process that I and my soon-to-be-colleague are going through in ironing out our working stint outside the country.

Part of the long-agreed arrangements is our shouldering of the rent expense during our stay in Seoul, though of course the choice of the house will initially be on our employer, since they know the place more than we’ll ever do.

Ella says:
Hello Mr. Kim, are you busy?
Ji Hyun says:
A bit but it's ok
Ji Hyun says:
Go ahead
Ella says:
I think Anj will be logging on in a while, and I just thought we could all talk in here about the arrangements.
Ella says:
We got your email by the way
Ella says:
Re: the email, we are perfectly fine with the proposed setup. I just would like to confirm though if HR would be able to secure the place as soon as we arrive there? That's what's just important to us.
Ella says:
I'm surprised that there are renting schemes there that can do away with downpayments.
Ji Hyun says:
They found a place but it's a bit far from our office
Ji Hyun says:
So we plan to find a place for you near office
Ji Hyun says:
What do you think?
Ji Hyun says:
Do you wanna stick with the one HR found?
Ella says:
Re: the place that they initially found, is it not at least near a subway that we could easily have access to? it's ok that the place is far in distance for as long as the subway could take us straight to the office from that place...

***Anj has been added to the conversation***

Ji Hyun says:
It does
Ji Hyun says:
There is subway station around there
Ji Hyun says:
If you want, you can stay there a couple week and then find the one while staying there
Ji Hyun says:
It's more like motel. so, you can leave there whenever you want
Ella says:
I see. Btw, I think Anj is online now.
Ella says:
May we ask where the exact address of the motel is? In what district maybe?
Ji Hyun says:
Dong Dae moon station

In a separate IM window, I got a seemingly alarmed question.

Anj says: A motel?
Ella says: wahahahaha, sssshhh
Ella says: ano ka ba, sa pinas lang panget ang notion ng motel
Ella says: wahahahahaha, futch anj, motel! Yihaa!

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The Smiley Drunkard

I will try to write it closest to how it was said. The words in bold are the loveliest to the ears.

“I can see that you smile a lot, and that you have the personality… you appear to me as someone whom I know I can always drag to some drinking spree, but will always know her boundaries." (Mr. Mokong in an interview with Ms.Are-You-Sure-You-Wanna-Get-Me?)

In short, no one can ever put a drunkard like me to bed! Bwahahaha!

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Charlie Bit Me, And It Hurt!

With nothing much to do and to expect in my life still (hohum), I stumbled upon this very,very, as in very funny video. I LOVE KIDS, I swear! They’re the most adorable living creature on earth and I could just be so happy with the thought that I am actually capable of bringing forth one! Hahaha. Lesson: It’s never really been good to put a finger on one’s brother. Even the accent won’t help. And yes, it hurts when somebody bites your finger. (Click on the title above.)

END OF POST. NO MORE

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On Elevators

An elevator was already full, so it prompted me and a companion to the same boxed pulley just next to it. Yet empty. I stepped inside with ease. Then onto my companion’s right foot stepping next. The elevator shook a little. My companion fully went inside anyway, and quickly, the door closed and descended rapidly as if some cables cut loose or something. My companion and I were able to do nothing but slap our hands against the closed door and let our fear of the rush going down to we-don't-know-where and until-when, to just hopefully end.

I then woke up. Crazy. It was like, the dream wouldn't stop until I actually wake myself up gasping for air. That was how my dream the other day went.

I need to call on Joseph, the Dreamer. Hehe.

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Putting a Clean Slate Online

I don’t really think it’s healthy to have too many accounts online. Sure, you can have two e-mail addresses to separate your professional and personal stuff, but when you’ve consumed all the popular names in the free-email services industry, it’s either you are in some really serious online business, or you’re already doing some poser jobs! Haha.

Ok, ok. I guess for as long as you’ve been taught some basic ‘accounts and time management’ rules, then having Yahoo! G-Mail, and Hotmail accounts all at the same time may seem fine. You may have all the internet time in the world to check and regularly clean them, lucky you.

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On Government Calls

Attempting a call to a Philippine government office can be the most stressful call that you’d ever have to do in your entire life. Oh yes.

You call a trunk line so you’d be sent to the right desk in the sure cluster of cubicles that exist in that office, and at times, they would forward you to the wrong table.

Then there are the government offices that would provide a particular number to call for information. You go ahead and inquire, and they would tell you to check on their website instead! But hell no, you’ve been smart enough to check on it beforehand but did not find the information that you need (hence, the reason for calling), and you explain them that. But on to their work-averse tongue and they’d say, “I’m sorry Ma’am, but the information that you're asking for is posted on the wall at the second floor of the building. I am at the lobby.” Potek.

But hey, this is my government. I have to abide by their “being the government”.

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The Quarter Life Crisis

Everybody around me seems to be in some kind of active transition in their lives. Well at least for people within my eye’s reach. And I mean friends and colleagues of my age. All for the sincerest desire of securing a better future and feeling the best out of themselves.

The Quarter Life Crisis then comes to mind and I realize that the transition may actually be a response to this stress of living the so-called life.

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House Talk on Cold Cravings

One thing sure at this stage in my life: I am oh-so dying to meet up with old friends, catch up on a myriad of things, and re-assure those friendship rings! Yada!

Despite the rainy weather today, my college friend and I craved for ice cold stuff over at Icebergs Restaurant. She had her halo-halo while I had my banana split. That’s a sure colorful eating table that we had while doing our usual, girly chat. You could just imagine.

One thing with this rather coy lady that I have as a friend is how she never fails to ask for a glass of hot water as extra service-- in fastfoods, restaurants, or even those small carinderia’s along Dapitan, Manila back in college. She even asks for two glasses at times. Then I’d see her dip her spoon and fork in one glass, and drink the other after eating. Talk about living a healthy and clean life. Haha.

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