adjustments

Barely got home from a very very very long day of lectures on financial markets and online trading.. I guess what adds to the fact that days are long for me is because;

1. I wake up at 7:20am ( i adhere to a 10-minute "gulong period" before i actually move out of bed), take a bath, prepare breakfast, eat, get dressed and fix the modules i need for the day. Leave house before 8:30am.
2. 15-20 minute jeep ride to rotonda where i have to line up for the ayala-bound fx. (lining up alone takes around 30-45 minutes on good days)
3. Trip to ayala takes another 30-45 minutes depending on the c5 traffic.

All in all travel time in the morning takes an average of 1.5 to 2 hours. Going home at 8pm is a whole different story.

Anyways, I'm not all that whiny as compared to last week since i'd like to believe i'm getting used to the entire situation or maybe i'm just getting good at denial. haha. No pain, no gain though.

So I've been thinking lately.. well, more about what has happened in the last month or so and I'm surprised I don't harbor that anger that I used to feel. I'm more inclined to apathy now and it kind of scares me. I dunno.. it's funny how I used to get messages from former colleagues on a regular basis, letting me know what's been up in their lives, what is happening in the place I'd left, without me ever asking to be updated. And now that the updates are no longer, I kinda miss them. Guess I miss what I left, in general. Everything is just so different now and there are times I look for old friends, not so much physically, but at least embodied in the new faces that I see and i get sad knowing it's never going to be the same. Here, I have to start from scratch.

I have to admit that what I am doing now is harder but I also have so much reason not to give up. Where there's greater risk, there's higher (if not infinite) profitability. I don't even think of this as an obstacle. I look at myself as part of God's intricate tapestry, that which is to be weaved into something beautiful in time.

random thoughts..

bonds

STOCKS

options

liquidity

custodian



NASDAQ

NYSE

ticker symbol


MUTUAL FUNDS


ROLL-OVER IRA

merger

security

trading


financial markets


market value

Escheatment




Residual Sweep

Stock split


phishing

___________

... just some of the gazillion terms i came across today.. it's been a long day, I'm feeling very tired yet positive that things are eventually going to fall into place.

Here's to hoping.

chapter 2?

12 hours of straight slumber isn't that bad considering I haven't had that in amost 4 years. Oh well.

I am about to start a new chapter of my life on Monday and it feels so weird that I'm still nervous about the entire thing despite the fact that I'm not even new at it at all. I just don't know what to expect since I have been living in a routine for the past few years and new people scare me. hehe. Seriously. I just have this aversion for making conversation just to befriend people who will end up not really being my friend because I'll realize we have nothing in common but was just stuck in one room too long and had to talk. Anyways, there's a lot of things that needs to be done before Monday. I have to polish on my world economics and prepare my requirements.. plus I need to buy new shoes. haha.

Enderun

Enderun School

Nice if they opened in 1999.. hehehe. Probably the best Culinary Arts school in the country. And the most most expensive one, I suppose.

Off I go..

I'm off to makati in a while.. Hopefully I'll be back with good news. Ü

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Maritess vs. the Superfriends

Here's something from a few years back.. Maritess vs. the Superfriends

Survey time

Survey time..

THREE NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:
kyela
tin
KL

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33MINUTES:
sat
opened pc
checked mail

THREE THINGS THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY:
my PIG
shopping!
being with people i love

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AS OF NOW:
say it again *marie digby
one step at a time *jordin sparks
love song *sara bareilles

THREE THINGS YOU LOVE IN A GUY/GIRL:
smile
scent
intelligence

THREE PERSONS YOU MISS:
my beh
reps in ict
HS peeps

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
mango charm bracelet
iTouch
Sony Ericsson Xperia

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
reading
watching dvds
window shopping

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR NEXT VACATION:
bora
plantation bay
pagudpud

THREE FAVORITE CARTOON/ANIME CHARACTERS:
Samurai X
South Park
Ghost Fighter

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE FASTFOOD:
Mcdo
Tokyo Tokyo
KFC

THREE FAVORITE DRINKS:
iced tea
water
mango shake

THREE THINGS FOUND IN YOUR BAG:
cellphone
brush
wallet

THREE FAVORITE COLORS?
green
blue
white

TOP THREE U LOVE SO MUCH:
beh
my family
myself haha.

Re-visiting

Some pics from last night..

14th..

Macke advocates "English-Only Policy"

corner?

"I don't like this too much.."

YOU

Had a very LONG day yesterday at JC.. Ended up visiting the office to have my clearance signed in the evening. I didn't get to see the reps though because somebody did not allow me to enter the floor even for a few minutes. I mean, I know I'm not supposed to loiter but I was half-expecting that she'll at least talk to me in her cubicle or (let's leave the 'talk' part out of the picture) at least sign my papers inside the production floor, but NO. Instead, Behng and I waited near the elev as the guard shuffled back and forth each time we had a message for She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Talk about PROFESSIONALISM.

And just yesterday I heard from other friends that she was press-releasing that she purposely did not see us because "we did not say goodbye properly anyways". I was not aware that a resignation letter addressed to all concerned superiors (submitted May 9th, effectivity date May 31st) did not constitute enough formality to announce my resignation from my post. Or I guess she had wanted me to come speak with her, heart to heart, that I was leaving and enumerate the reasons behind my decision and probably provoke some kind of sympathy from her to make her say something earth-shattering to change my mind. What can she expect from me when the main reason I wanted out was because I could no longer work with her? I don't kiss people's asses, much less have respect for those who blatantly walk around playing god. YOU'RE NOT GOD. Stop acting like one.

It's funny how power changes people.

You don't have friends? There are pseudo-friends that can be bought through free lunch or inuman sessions.. But that's just momentary. Reality is, when you go home and face yourself in the mirror all you see is a person who may have what one needs (materially), but inside you harbor an empty soul.

It's true what Ms. J said a long time ago that if ever you acquire friends in this kind of business, that's just a bonus, nothing else.