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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
not juz any other ordinary day
I've been on a night shift for one week, it's fun even though there's not much people in the office. Eventhough it took time to adjust my sleeping habits but nonetheless it's ok.
The reason why i'm on US Time is being in AVAGO Support. Our project goes Live and whenever there are urgent changes or issues with regards to the project we're the ones who would be contacted, so we're on standby on whatever progress it may have.
Night shift meant no breakfast, no lunch, only dinner and midnight snack..pretty helpful for losing some weight haha..not to mention i had (and still have) colds, instant weight loss haha..
Then, on the last day of my shift (saturday morning), i've encountered some weird guy..
SCENE 1
kharen naglalakad palabas ng building....
huminto sa tapat para mag-abang ng taxi..
guy: ey uwi ka na?
kharen: (raises both eyebrows then thinks kung kilala ko ba yung taong yun o nde...kung ofcm8 ko ba o nde?)
guy: ahh..san ka nga ulet nagwowork? familiar kasi face mo eh...
kharen: ???? (lost)
that's it..confirmed..nde ko nga siya kilala...
guy: cge, una na ako..yngatz
kharen: ????
sus, ok lng siya(?)..close taio ah...nde ko alam kung ofcm8 ko yun or what. how'd i wish na ofcm8 n lng na nde ko kilala rather than think of who else it might be thinking na familiar face daw ako..ganon n b karami kamuka ko or ganon lng ako nakakakalat within makati area? haha
another weird encounter::
SCENE 2:
kharen: naku naman manong..bket sa skyway taio dumaan eh dapat South SH n lng.
taxi driver: sorry miss, kala ko may daan dito eh. ako n lng magbabayad sa toll tutal kasalanan ko naman.
kharen: ok lng..pero sana nde n lng taio dumaan dito.
after a few minutes...
kharen: (pinunasan luha sa mata dahil sa sipon)
taxi driver: miss, baket ka umiiyak?.. huwag kang matakot. mabait naman po ako.
kharen: nde po ako umiiyak..may sipon po ako!
i swear nde ako tumawa non..pero deep inside tawang tawa ako sa reaction niya hahaha :)
Life's really full of surprises...
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 3:02 AM
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
it's getting on my nerves
It was a happy thursday(07062006) for me, i get to finish all my work in the office and treat myself to a good "Superman" movie w/ my dear guy.
Fresh from the movie house, i needed badly to withdraw from an ATM. First attempt, cancelled..maybe i tried a little too high amount so tried again. Second attempt..successful. Third attemps..successful...Fourth..cancelled again. Same goes to the other ATM machine beside mine. So i went to another machine in front of Tower Records in glorietta 3(if im not mistaken). The next thing I knew, insufficient balance na ako. I tried to print a copy of the balance inquiry and to my surprise..the same amount that i am withdrawing was debited on me already.
That made my day..i called the phonebanker through phone and made a report w/ regards to the incident. I had 3 or 4 reports already including the time i went to my bank branch and they kept on saying the same thing. That my money was dispensed. How stupid was that? Will i try to withdraw the same amount on another machine if I knew that my money was dispensed. And how can u explain to me that after my transaction has been cancelled, my money came out 5 minutes later..when i'm already not in the machine anymore.
It's really getting into my nerves, are they trying to convey to me that the machine dispensed my money and maybe somebody might have got the money when I left??? Could it have meant that i just gave away 5k literally. That money is not for buying a candy and it really makes me angry that all they can do was send f***ing reports and tell me that it's not under their discretion anymore since the money was dispensed. A one minute interval can mean lots of things.
Think about this:
9:43 - my money was dispensed
9:44 - another accnt number transacted on the same machine.
That account number would not admit that he/she had my money. Or worse somebody got there before the new accnt user made his transaction.
Where was I???? I could have been on my way to the other ATM machine which is 5 minute or so walk from the ATM machine that I w/drew my money from.
I had several transaction cancelled before and I was never debited. I never kept the transaction receipts since no money was dispensed. This time around it seems that even those trsansaction cancelled and insufficient balance receipts should be kept cuz you'll never know who would fool you the next time. The bank was a prominent already and I'm starting to dislike them and want to cut my account. Who would ever tell you that since the amount is dispensed we can't do anything about that. Talk about customer service????
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 8:30 PM
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
Catching up
Welcome me back!!!
I haven't logged to my blog for the longest time. That is because of my busy sked. I haven't got enough time to sit down and gather up all the fun memories i had.
Kindly visit my multiply account if u have time :)
I'll write again next time :)
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 11:37 PM
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
November baby
Pick the MONTH that you were born. Your friends might understand you better...
----------JANUARY-------------------
Easy to talk to, though hard tounderstand. Thinks far with vision, yetcomplicated to know. Easily influencedby kindness. Polite and soft-spoken.Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Activemind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosyand always wants the best.Temperamental. Funny and humorous.Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Hasthat someone* always on his/her mind.Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knowshow to make friends. Abiding. Able toshow character. one guy/girl kind ofperson. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone togetting colds. loves music.pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up.Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom showsemotions. Takes time to recover whenhurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.A fighter. Repost this in 5 mins and youwill meet someone new in 8 days thatwill perfectly balance your personality.
----------FEBRUARY--------------------
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality andabstract. Intelligent and clever. Changingpersonality. Attractive. sexiest out ofeveryone. Temperamental. Quiet, shyand humble. Honest and loyal.Determined to reach goals. Lovesfreedom. Rebellious when restricted.Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive andeasily hurt. Gets angry really easily butdoes not show it. Dislikes unnecessarythings. Loves making friends but rarelyshows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn.Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes.Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure.Romantic on the inside not outside.Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift.Tries to learn to show emotions. Repostthis in 5 mins and you will talk tosomeone new and realize that you are aperfect match.
-----------------MARCH--------------------
Attractive personality. sexy. AffectionateShy and reserved. Secretive. Naturallyhonest, generous and sympathetic. Lovespeace and serenity. Sensitive to others.Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy.Appreciative and returns kindness. Hardlyshows emotions. Tends to bottle upfeelings. Observant and assesses others.Ifyou repost this in the next 5 mins, youwill meet your new love in 8 days.
------------------APRIL-------------------
Suave and compromising. Funny andhumorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calmand cool. Kind and sympathetic.Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Doeswork well with others. Very confident.Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinkinggenerous. Good memory. Clever andknowledgeable. Loves to look forinformation. Able to cheer evryone upand/or make them laugh. Able tomotivate oneself and others.Understanding. Fun to be around.Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality.Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports,music, leisure and traveling. Systematic.hott but has brains. If you repost this in 5mins, a cutie that's caught your eye willintroduce themself and you will realizethat you are very much alike in the next 2days.
-----------------MAY-----------------
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willedand highly motivated. Sharp thoughts.Easily angered. Attracts others and lovesattention. Deep feelings. Beautifulphysically and mentally. FirmStandpoint. Needs no motivation. Shytowards opposite sex. Easily consoled.Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream.Strong clairvoyance. Understanding.Sickness usually in the ear and neck.Good imagination. Good physical. Weakbreathing. Loves literature and the arts.Loves traveling. Dislike being at home.Restless. Very attractive to oppositesex.Not having many children.Hardworking. High spirited. If you repostthis in the next 5 minutes, you willbecome close to someone you do notspeak to much in the next 4 days.
------------JUNE-------------
You've got the best personality and arean absolute pleasure to be around. Youlove to make new friends and beoutgoing. You are a great flirt and morethan likely have an a very attractivepartner. a wicked hottie. It is
----------------JULY--------------
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult tofathom and to be understood. Quietunless excited or tensed. Takes pride inoneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled.Honest. Concerned about people'sfeelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable.Emotional temperamental andunpredictable. Moody and easily hurt.Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times. Notrevengeful. Forgiving but never forgets.dislikes nonsensical and unnecessarythings. Guides others physically andmentally. Sensitive and formsimpressions carefully. Caring and loving.Treats others equally. Strong sense ofsympathy. Wary and sharp. Judgespeople through observations.Hardworking. No difficulties in studying.Loves to be alone. Always broods aboutthe past and the old friends. Waits forfriends. Never looks for friends. Notaggressive unless provoked. Loves to beloved. Easily hurt but takes long torecover. Repost this in the next 5 minsand your reputation will boost somewayin the next 12 days
------------AUGUST---------------
outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds onattention. no self control. kind hearted.self confident. loud and boisterous. VERYrevengeful. easy to get along with andtalk to. has an "every thing's peachy"attitude. likes talking and singing. lovesmusic. daydreamer. easily distracted.Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination.loves to be loved. hates studying. in needof "that someone". longs for freedom.rebellious when withheld or restricted.lives by "no pain no gain" caring. alwaysa suspect. playful. mysterious. "charming"or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn.curious. independent. strong willed. afighter. repost in 5 mins and you willmeet the love of your life sometime nextmonth.
------------SEPTEMBER---------------
Active and dynamic. Decisive and hastebut tends to regret. Attractive andaffectionate to oneself. Strong mentality.Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling,friendly and solves people's problems.Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Lovingand caring. Suave and generous. Usuallyyou have many friends. Enjoys to makelove. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Goodmemory. Moving, motivates oneself andothers. Loves to travel and explore.Sometimes sexy in a way that only theirlover can understand. if you do not repostthis in the next 5 mins, someone veryclose to you will become mad at you inthe next 8 days.
---------------OCTOBER-------------------
Loves to chat. Loves those who lovethem. Loves to takes things at the center.Inner and physical beauty. Lies butdoesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treatsfriends importantly. Brave and fearless.Always making friends. Easily hurt butrecovers easily. Daydreamer.Opinionated. Does not care to controlemotions. Unpredictable. Extremelysmart, but definitely the hottest ANDsexiest of them all. repost this in 5 minsor you will not meet the love of your lifefor 10 years.
---------------NOVEMBER--------------------
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionateand dangerous. Wild at times. Knows howto have fun. Sexy and mysterious.Everyone is drawn towards your inner andouter beauty and independentpersonality. Playful, but secretive. Veryemotional and temperamentalsometimes. Meets new people easily andvery social in a group. Fearless andindependent. Can hold their own. Standsout in a crowd. Essentially very smart.Usually, the greatest women are born inthis month. If you ever begin arelationship with someone from thismonth, hold on to them because theirone of a kind. repost in 5 mins & you willexcell in a major event coming upsometime this month.
---------------DECEMBER---------------
This straight-up means ur the most good-looking person possible... better than allof these other months! Loyal andgenerous. Patriotic. Competitive ineverything. Active in games andinteractions. Impatient and hasty.Ambitious. Influential in organizations.Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, thoughhard to understand. Thinks far with vision,yet complicated to know
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 12:06 AM
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Sunday, April 16, 2006
holy week
It's the time to reflect and rest. This week has been like any other typical holy week, I had more time for myself. Lately, i have been busy with work and i needed to detoxify..and the holy week is a good time to do that. Don't get me wrong i love my job but sometimes it can really take a lot of your time.
I just spent the holy week at home. That means more bonding with my famme and early saturday shopping with my mom. Being a home buddy also gave me the chance to watch more dvd's and more time to sleep. But my biggest achievement for this week is by reading "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown, I started reading it at 5 pm and ended the book by noon the next day. Ok, that may sound a bit crazy but hey i was looking for a perfect time to read a good book and unfortunately i had none due to daily "to do" stuffs.
I got to watch a documentary from GMA network and it made me reflect on the poverty that our country has, have and had. Thousands or even millions of people are suffering from sickness due to lack of food and nutrients because they cannot afford to. Sometimes, I can see this type of people and I just can't help but stare at them and wonder what the government's planning for them (or even so, what I could do). Admit it, some people doesn't deserve that kind of living. I pity those people who have pandesals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes they are lucky enough to have "kanibaw" or kanin with sabaw. I wish our government has plans for them especially for those who work real hard and only earn a few pesos to bring in to their families.
Another documentary that made me wonder is an international documentary about the recycling of computers done in China. The computers are mostly from the U.S wherein it is exported to Asia. That typically means making Asia as its recycling/dump areas for computers that can no longer be used. The specific country being discussed is china, I saw the place from the tv and i was totally shocked that these people are actually working on detaching every computer part without any protective gear on them. Getting exposed to those types of materials can be harmful to them, thus they also make their river a dump site of those things that they don't need making the river unclean and not safe to drink nor use. Plus, to add up to the aggravating situation, smoke of burning plastics and wires that are emitted are harmful to every person working there. I've heard that some western countries helped in advertising the "no to exporting dumped PCs" . It's good to hear that cuz those people have the right to earn but not through exposing themselves to things that can harm their health and environment as well.
Ok, enough of my ramblings, I just missed writing out here. And to mah fab gurlfriends, sorry i wasn't able to come to our bora trip but i promise to never to that agen next year hehe :) seems like short notices doesn't work for me hehehe :) i'll see u gurls pretty soon :)
tata!
xoxo
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 7:32 AM
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Monday, March 20, 2006
TO MEET SUCH A MAN
A good read::
"I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just off the corner of the town-square. The food and the company were both especially good that day.
As we talked, my attention was drawn outside, across the street. There, walking into town, was a man who appeared to be carrying all his worldly goods on his back. He was carrying a well-worn sign that read, "I will work for food." My heart sank.
I brought him to the attention of my friends and noticed that others around us had stopped eating to focus on him.. Heads moved in a mixture of sadness and disbelief. We continued with our meal, but his image lingered in my mind. We finished our meal and went our separate ways. I had errands to do and quickly set out to accomplish them. I glanced toward the town square, looking somewhat halfheartedly for the strange visitor. I was fearful, knowing that seeing him again would call for some response. I drove through town and saw nothing of him. I made some purchases at a store and got back in my car.
Deep within me, the Spirit of God kept speaking to me: "Don't go back to the office until you've at least driven once more around the square."
Then, with some hesitancy, I headed back into town. As I turned the square's third corner, I saw him. He was standing on the steps of the store front church, going through his sack.
I stopped and looked, feeling both compelled to speak to him, yet wanting to drive on. The empty parking space on the corner seemed to be a sign from God: an invitation to park. I pulled in, got out and approached the town's newest visitor.
"Looking for the pastor?" I asked.
"Not really," he replied, "just resting."
"Have you eaten today?"
"Oh, I ate something early this morning."
"Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Do you have some work I could do for you?"
"No work," I replied. "I commute here to work from the city, but I would like to take you to lunch."
"Sure," he replied with a smile.
As he began to gather his things, I asked some surface questions. Where you headed?"
"St. Louis "
"Where you from?"
"Oh, all over; mostly Florida "
"How long have you been walking?"
"Fourteen years," came the reply.
I knew I had met someone unusual. We sat across from each other in the same restaurant I had left earlier.. His face was weathered slightly beyond his 38 years. His eyes were dark, yet clear, and he spoke with an eloquence and articulation that was startling. He removed his jacket to reveal a bright red T-shirt that said, "Jesus is The Never Ending Story."
Then Daniel's story began to unfold. He had seen rough times early in life. He'd made some wrong choices and reaped the consequences. Fourteen years earlier, while backpacking across the country, he had stopped on the beach in Daytona. He tried to hire on with some men who were putting up a large tent and some equipment. A concert, he thought.
He was hired, but the tent would not house a concert but revival services, and in those services he saw life more clearly. He gave his life over to God
"Nothing's been the same since," he said, "I felt the Lord telling me to keep walking, and so I did, some 14 years now.""Ever think of stopping?" I asked."Oh, once in a while, when it seems to get the best of me. But God has given me this calling. I give out Bibles. That's what's in my sack. I work to buy food and Bibles, and I give them out when His Spirit leads."
I sat amazed. My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission and lived this way by choice. The question burned inside for a moment and then I asked: "What's it like?"
"What?"
"To walk into a town carrying all your things on your back and to show your sign?"
"Oh, it was humiliating at first. People would stare and make comments. Once someone tossed a piece of half-eaten bread and made a gesture that certainly didn't make me feel welcome. But then it became humbling to realize that God was using me to touch lives and change people's concepts of other folks like me."
My concept was changing, too. We finished our dessert and gathered his things. Just outside the door, he paused. He turned to me and said, "Come Ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom I've prepared for you. For when I was hungry you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, a stranger and you took me in."
I felt as if we were on holy ground. "Could you use another Bible?" I asked.
He said he preferred a certain translation. It traveled well and was not too heavy. It was also his personal favorite. "I've read through it 14 times," he said.
"I'm not sure we've got one of those, but let's stop by our church and see." I was able to find my new friend a Bible that would do well, and he seemed very grateful"Where are you headed from here?" I asked."Well, I found this little map on the back of this amusement park coupon."
"Are you hoping to hire on there for awhile?"
"No, I just figure I should go there. I figure someone under that star right there needs a Bible, so that's where I'm going next."
He smiled, and the warmth of his spirit radiated the sincerity of his mission. I drove him back to the town square where we'd met two hours earlier, and as we drove, it started raining. We parked and unloaded his things.
"Would you sign my autograph book?" he asked. "I like to keep messages from folks I meet."
I wrote in his little book that his commitment to his calling had touched my life. I encouraged him to stay strong. And I left him with a verse of scripture from Jeremiah, "I know the plans I have for you, declared the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to give you a future and a hope."
"Thanks, man," he said. "I know we just met and we're really just strangers, but I love you."
"I know," I said, "I love you, too." "The Lord is good!"
"Yes, He is."
"How long has it been since someone hugged you?" I asked.
"A long time," he replied
And so on the busy street corner in the drizzling rain, my new friend and I embraced, and I felt deep inside that I had been changed. He put his things on his back, smiled his winning smile, and said, "See you in the New Jerusalem."
"I'll be there!" was my reply.
He began his journey again. He headed away with his sign dangling from his bedroll and pack of Bibles. He stopped, turned, and said, "When you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?"
"You bet," I shouted back, "God bless."
"God bless." And that was the last I saw of him.
Late that evening as I left my office, the wind blew strong. The cold front had settled hard upon the town. I bundled up and hurried to my car. As I sat back and reached for the emergency brake, I saw them... a pair of well-worn brown work gloves neatly laid over the length of the handle. I picked them up and thought of my friend and wondered if his hands would stay warm that night without them.
Then I remembered his words: "If you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?"
Today his gloves lie on my desk in my office. They help me to see the world and its people in a new way, and they help me remember those two hours with my unique friend and to pray for his ministry. "See you in the New Jerusalem," he said. Yes, Daniel, I know I will..."
Touched? I am..
Think about it Prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost, but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another. God bless and have a nice day!
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 6:56 PM
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Wednesday, February 08, 2006
recovery mode
Being sick is the worst feeling ever! That includes being bed ridden for days due to fever, lost appetite for even the yummiest food around, taking meds once in a while and feeling drowsy all the time (well, at least to lessen the aggravating feeling of being sick). I'm just glad that those 4 days were over and i'm into recovery mode. That doesn't include my 4 days money-back on my payslip :(
Now, that I'm finally into recovery mode, my appetite was back tho the redness of my legs has to wait for a little more. I wasn't able to go to my go-see just because of that..how bad was that? I've been listed to go to different go sees and until now i haven't got much into it due to work skeds or worst, i'm sick.
Last sunday was my 40th monthsary with dhanz :) my dear poti :) tho i'm really sick he still went to our place and gave me chocolates...even though i am sick i know i would be eating those white chocolates..STILL :) He can be a total sweetheart cuz he understands that i'm not feeling well and all he needs was me by his side and he's ok :)
xoxo
k_h_a_r_e_n'_s t_h_o_u_g_h_t_s @ 9:31 PM
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