Sentinel Series Poems

I've been rummaging through old stuff that I had and found this in the sentinel era poem that I wrote.

The Road

I see a road ahead of me
so straight and long as the eye could see
there is no bump not even a bend
but from where I stood there is no end

Why do you have to leave me here
All alone, all I have is fear
That you will never come back to me
and just be a dream I once could see

You didn't have to go with him
Without you here my sky is dim
You didn't have to break my heart
It kills me that we are apart

I see a road ahead of me
so straight and long as the eye could see
To where it leads I do not know
But always remmember that I love you so

Skyflakes at Milo

Kay tagal ko na palang hindi nakakapag sulat dito sa aking blog. Akala ko nung Pebrero ay maipapatuloy ko na ang aking pagsusulat. Pero sabi nga nila, huli man daw at magaling, eh huli pa din.

Napakaraming bagay ang napapag desisyuna, nalilikha o maisasaayos sa pamamagitan ng isang tasang Milo at isang pakete ng Skyflakes. Sa amin kasi nuon, isang tasang Milo lang, mahabang usapan na ang nararating. Sa mga panahon kasi ngayon mas gusto ng mga tao ang mag Starbucks kaysa magmuni muni kasabay ng simpleng kasiyahang idinudulot ng mainit na tsokolate at biskwit.

Napakahilig na natin sa kung anu anong mga bagay na bago o uso kahit medyo may kamahalan ito. Gusto natin makisabay sa uso dahil nahihirapan tayo dahil ayaw nating maiwanan ng byahe. Sabi nga, matitis mo ba na sila ay merong bagong cellphone at ikaw ay wala. Ito nga ang tinatawag na Social Pressure. Sabi nga nung isang nagsalita sa amin tungkol sa pamumuhunan, napaka hirap daw para sa mga nagsisimulang mamuhunan ang tisin ang Social Pressure dahil natural daw sa atin na makihalubilo sa mga tao. At dahil dito, hindi minsan maiwasan na ikumpara natin ang ating sarili sa iba. Partikular na ang kung ano ang meron sila na wala sa atin.

Naalala ko tuloy itong kwento ng isa kong kakilala. Mayroon daw silang pagtatalo ng kanyan kabiyak tungkol sa kung anong modelo ng iPhone ang bibilhin. Pareho kasi sila ng trabaho at lahat daw sa kanilang opisina ay naka iPhone na. Halos buong araw daw silang nagtatalo kung ano ang bibilhin. Maghapon din silang nasa harap ng computer at nagbabasa ng mga blogs tungkol sa kung anong modelo ang mas maganda. Sa kanilang pagtatalo biglang nagsalita ang kanilang limang taong gulang na anak. Ang sabi ng bata "Away kayo ng away, wag na tayong bili". Nabigla ang mag asawa sa sinabi ng bata at natauhan sila. Pinagpaliban muna nila ang pag bili ng nasabing iPhone at tamang tama naman dahil kinailangan nila ang pera makalipas ng isang lingo.

Napaka hirap ngang labanan ang social pressure. Lalu na kung malabo para sa sa iyo ng pagkakaiba ng kung ano ang iyong kailangn at kung ano ang inyong gusto. Pero ika nga ng isa kong kaibigan na itago ng lang natin sa pangalang Ka Bert "Kung hindi mo kailangn, bakit mo bibilhin?" Kaya ako Samsung Galaxy S II ang bibilhin ko! (joke)

Maraming salamat nga pala sa aking asawa na nagbigay sa akin ng Milo. Ayan tuloy meron akong naikwento.

Ang Pagbabalik!

I'm reviving this blog after an almost three year hiatus. Hopefully I can blog about some of the places I've been and the places I want to go to. So stick around peeps!

Last Song Syndrome

Pencils Galore

My job gives me the opportunity to go out from time to time to learn new standards in the IT industry and apply it to my work. I've been to a lot of seminars and events these past few years and I have quite a collection of hotel pencils particularly in events that were held in Makati Hotels. It started as just a somewhat of a need because I tend to lose my pencils in the office. Then as the time goes by I noticed that I have more and more pencils in my office mug then it occurred to me that maybe it is a good idea to collect them. I have more than 15 of these pencils and most of them are from Makati Shangri-la (7) which I believe is the favorite hotel of the companies that sponsor these events. I've met a lot of people from different corners of the IT industry from the IT Staff to the CIO of multi-national companies. My work is a constant journey where you get a chance to pick up a few things along the way.

Bagong Taon, Bagong Sinturon!

My sister-in-law gave me a belt for Christmas (Thanks Dona!). I don't know if it means something but I guess its a sign for me loose some weight. Hahaha! My wife even got me basketball shoes (Love you for that Sweet!) so that I can be right on track with my target weight of 140 pounds by year end.

With all the news about how men in their 20s and 30s getting heart problems (the medical ones of course!) which most of the time is related to their weight, I think its is really time for me to stop gaining and start loosing!

Well then, time to get back to my Quaker Oats!

Game Review: Company of Heroes

Publisher: THQ

One of the best RTS games that I have ever played so far! If you are into RTS and WWII type games, you gotta play CoH.

I got just one word for it! "Astig!"

Gameplay: 10/10
Graphics: 9/10
Content/Story: 8/10
Overall: 9/10