HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!

IFS & Agrilink 2009 Pix

Wonder Mama, Captain Latigo, Sustaman & Apralyte
with the UNIVET PBM-Cluster 1


FMM, ECM, RQC & CBE with Nikki Valdez


Interview with ABS-CBN (Umagang Kay Ganda)

with ABCOM & Catalytx

"SUPERHEROES NG BABUYAN"

NOVEMBER RUSH

After all the events last October, akala ko tapos na ang pressure! November is equally pressure-packed stress ball in the offing!

1. Strat Planning with Operations
2. Cebu Trade Expo
3. Marketing Plan/ Meeting with Agency

.... and a lot of pending work to finish...

So many things to do, so little time!!!

Out with Ondoy

stranded for 10 hours... with sonny, tina, joy & doc erwin s.
ibang klaseng bonding!!!

Goodbye Tito Ocs

When Ondoy hit the country, I was, with my officemates, attending the internment of one of our boss...to many of us... "tito ocs". It was really raining hard but still we braved it to Binan, Laguna. Kahit na bumabagyo, i did not regret going to Binan to make my final farewell to Tito Ocs.

Tito Ocs is the strict & serious type of boss. But to a handful of people in his little circle, and I think Im one of them, is a very sensible, objective, the most organized person. I think Im one of the persons he can talk about his children. It started during the time when his daughther entered college in UPLB... he will ask me kung ok sa dorm na un... ok ba pumasok ng org/sorro ung anak nya... he would tell me how he improvise things for her daughters dorm, those sort of things... then his second son also went to LB... hes mighty proud of his children...i havent met them, but when I finally saw them, parang kilala ko na rin sila...

His passing was a shock to us. I can still remember the time I received the text bearing the news that hes gone na, natulala talaga ako. Nag flash back sa isip ko the last time I saw him and its just very recent. Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala. He doesnt smile always... but the last memory I have of him was that he was grining (he joined us in the canteen when our group was having late lunch), masaya siya that time.

I will surely miss the times sa may guard house during our puffing times...

Goodbye Tito Ocs...

PACK UP!!!

This is the TV commercial story board

It was already 10:54 when the talent (mommy piggy) let her babies suckle... thats the last frame to shoot... sobrang pasaway, away mag pa kuha ng video!!!... galing ng lights!!!

the director shouted cut and all of us present cheered to the fullest! I am so sleepy!!!... slept through the trip... guess what? TRAFFIC!!!!! got home at 1:24 am....was not able to do y walking exercise, AGAIN....

Our Work Cluster...

picture taken during our company's midyear business conference @ The Manor, Camp John Hay, Baguio City

Murphy's Law...

...Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

Waahhh... that's the situation I'm into right now.... picture this:

Agenda for today: Product TVC & AVP shoot at Bulacan
Call Time at Mandaluyong office: 6 am
Target grind: 8 am
Target end: 6 pm

What went wrong????
1. Its raining! gloomy!!!!.... may bagyo pala!!!
.... so, hindi ako nakapag walking exercise....
2. Agency staff are late... so production set up was delayed
3. Production staff had double flat tire... arived at the set 1pm!!!
4. Grind started 2 pm
5. Wrong logistics were delivered
6. Talents (pigs) wont cooperate, have to inject tranquilizer...
7. Target end: still unknown... uhuhuhuhuhu... its 7 pm na

Positive side...
1. out of office!!!! fresh air
2. meeting with agency on other projects
3. read email
4. good food
5. no boss to deal with
6. wont drive home on a raining, friday night

Hope things will be better this weekend!!!!

HEALTH CHECK

I had my annual physical check up last week & I just received the results... hehehehe... as expected... i got 3 yellow highlights... this meant that there are 3 blood values that crossed the borderline... hehehehe... cholesterol, triglycerides & LPL or bad cholesterol.

But, I still want to congratulate me because these results is far way better than my April 2008 values... my not eating pork since Feb 2009 paved off... buti na lang! kasi kung d nag bago, e kakain na lang ulit ako ng pork. Its so ironic talaga kasi my line of work is all about pork... my officemates always say .. uy ritz, support the industry... but, now that age is running fast ahead of me, health comes first... i should be in good health state before i begin life... life begins at 40 davah... heheheh... pero matagal pa un... hahaha...

To top this, today is my first week of walking... yup, as in outdoor brisk walking @ 5:45 am... this, i really hope I can develop into a habit and routine...i won't push my limits naman, pag hingal na, uwi na. hahahaha...

So, since all of these are put into record, nakakhiya naman sa akin kung d ko gagawin... so wish me luck!

Busy@work

What else is new? D na nawalan ng THINGS TO DO!!!! I need a break...

I got upcoming 9 events until November... some are out of town, some are big & some are small sponsorhips, planning for 2010 for 8 brands... then, come October, its budgeting pa!!! bakit ba ganito... too many activities, too little time... sobrang nakaka-stres!!!

ELIMINATING THE PRIME SUSPECT

Yehey! I've eliminated the prime suspect of me developing allergic rhinitis. Since, we are just renting the apartment, it will be very tedious and expensive on our part to totally remove the carpet, so... heres what we did!!!




we placed linoleum on top of the carpet & sealed all corners with duct tape... ok naman kinalabasan... mas madaling mag-linis...

For lifetime...

... thats the time frame ill be spraying these:


I was diagnosed with ALLERGIC RHINITIS by my EENT doctor the last time I visited him for a check up of a 2 week old colds & sore throat...

The meds are pretty expensive, the only good side is its just for spray...

I believe that this condition may go away if i can eliminate the culprit...

here are the suspects... my visit to our feedmill plant (with all the dust particles), room carpet, room rug, car freshener...

TOP 2 suspect: room carpet & rug

HP6...

...kinda bitin...well u cannot expect everything in the book to be there in the movie...once again, just like in the first 5 of it, i lllooooovveeee it...galing talaga ng effects...can't wait for the finale...

...i really would like to have a vial of this...hehehehe...

OH NO!

Im presenting 3 brand reviews on friday!!! uurrrggghhhh... pressure!!! this was advised yesterday lang!!!good luck to me!

Back from Baguio...

yes, back to office again...sales, marketing, technical & guests of our company was in Baguio from July 7 to 11 for our mid-year business conference. It was one helluva of an event because our target for the year increased..first half of the year registered a very promising year end... we cant complain because along with the first semester performance is 10,000 worth of GC (mas ok GC para walang tax)... Whats even better? SALES TARGET DELIVERED EQUALS ASIAN TRIP & GC worth _ _,000... plus a $100 dollar/day pocket money!!!wooohhoooo!!!! all of us are pumped up to finish the year!!!!

All 158 pax travelled to Baguio via Victory liner... btw, the conference theme was REV UP, the ARMY way...I chaired the Logistic comittee...from the venue ambiance, paraphernalias, fellowship night uniform was army-inspired... we had dog tags as our ID...

we stayed at The Manor, Camp John Hay... sooo nice... food is ok too...we started the business mtg with a mass (one of our companys tradition)...what I did not like much are the morning drills... we get to wake up early...very early for the 5am formation at the 19th tee... drills were led by real cadets... whew!!! pero its part of the army-ish experience eh...

conference proper..as in presidents report & directions went very well... as for our part... we presented the 3rd Q marketing guidelines...

we also had city tour..majority of our Vis & min warriors are first timers in Baguio so the committee prepared the tour... we were like 12 vans (~10 pax per van)traversing PMA..Mines View, The Mansion... cyempre kodakan...LA Trinidad, though its off season for strawberry picking... we ended up buying veggies.. i bought brocolli, lettuce & baby potatoes...i had strawberry flavored taho too.. yum yum...then ang walang kamatayang ube jam @ Good Shepherd... we were not able to go to Burnham & Groto kasi its raining... instead, itinerary wa changed to SM as the lastere stop... ok naman, kasi kakaiba naman ang SM sa Baguio...

In all days... kulang sa tulog...kaya during sessions, I have to take paracetamol....

We left Baguio 7 am July 11 and was in our Manila office by 1:30 pm...i think this is the best business conference so far...

Now, am looking forward to my post entry about our company hitting the target this December....yahoo!!!!


Here's some pix... this is just from my camera.... have to get a copy from our official photo & video partner, Timeline Productions

Random Pix

My dogs are getting old!!!

Here are the latest picture of Draco, (rottweiler), Hugo (beagle), Rufus (tan daschund) & Rufus (black dachshund)

June Events

Our family get to celebrate a lot on the month of June....2-Val & Rachels Wedding anniversary 7- Ruthie's Birthday, Mommy & Daddy Anniversary, 26- Daddys Bday, Fathers Day, and more... friends bdays... anniversary...

For this year, I was not in Cavite to celebrate fathers day & daddys bday! This has never happened in the past...to make bawi...I accompanied Daddy & Mommy (together with Rachel & Neo... buti sinama si Neo... bawi na kay Daddy for missing his bday & fathers day... heheheh)to Pampanga for the town fiesta... masaya naman... pero mainit nung araw na yun...i forgot my camera pala dun...

Then this coming Sunday, July 4, Pampanga trip ulit for Tito Eddie's babang luksa...REMINDER: GET CAMERA

June passed in a breeze... as in... I was in Baguio pala June 2 for an official business assignment...sarap talaga ng ube jam sa Good Shepherd!!!

Shopping Spree & New Acquires

Heres what I got from my trips to Duty Free, Shangrila, Megamall, Cavite garage sale, ebay...Cash & Carry, SM Pampanga, BAcoor...Rennaisance Bazaar, Shopwise, Edsa central, Japan Home, Silver Finds at Robinsons Pioneer

Here goes...

MARCH
1. American Tourister Laptop Bag
2. 2 Mark & Spencer slacks
3. Benetton Luggage Bag
4. Segue Keychain
5. Black shoes from garage sale
6. Passport wallet
7. Bath & Body cosmetic pouch
8. Globe Tattoo

APRIL
1. Altech Lansing speaker
2. Blouse from Paperdolls
3. Black & Decker iron
4. Contact Lens
5. Fossil watch
6. Crocs
7. Crocs for Neo
8. Samsung 3600

MAY
1. Philips lap top speaker
2. Lacoste Tshirt
3. Lacoste Brown Bowling bag
4. Olga brassiere
5. Officine brown shoes
6. Sandolly wiper blades
7. Angels & Demons pocket book
8. Clinique train case
9. Ikea hangers
10. Ikea tumblers

JUNE
1. Side bed cabinet
2. Luminarc glasses
3. Imation flash drive 4g (office files)
4. Imation flash drive 4 g (car music)
5. Cabinet divider
6. Ruby earrings
7. marcasite stud earrings
8. Polka dots lap top bag
9. Stripes blue flat sheets
10. Violet bath towel
11. Laptop led light
12. 2-tone interwooven ring
13. Pillow case
14. Bed sheet & pillow case


Whew, I intentionally did not place the amount...baka atakihin ako... hahahahaha minus the monthly bills- electric, water, phone, rent, credit cards...and Pasig Palengke trips...wooohhhooooo....


I sooooo love shopping!!!!

Angels & Demons

With Ruthie, we watched Angels & Demons at Shangrila on its 2nd week. hehehehe... late ba? Well, anyway... we can't find common time kasi and good thing, it was still showing when we remembered it.

I read the book. And I think the production staff really did a good job. As expected, changes and some tweaking was done in the movie that I think made the storyline very interesting & a little toned down. I like the cast, the cinematography, and the effects...i like this better than The Da Vinci Code...

I will definitely add this movie to my collection...

My Condo is For Rent

Rainbow Ridge Unit Apo 101 is now for rent. After being occupied from February to June 15, 2009, its now again non-earning. Whew, bills, dues, bills & dues... I hate it kasi I sometimes forget to settle them... huhuhuh.. poor me...

Any takers?

Goodbye, Michael J.

I'm not really a die-hard fan of MJ, but I did grow-up with some of his music...

here's the list of his song you can find in my playlist...
1. man in the mirror
2. the way you make me feel
3. smooth criminal
4. black or white
5. dangerous


and oh, I remember THRILLER in the movie 13 going 30 (one of my favorites too)...

Your'e really an icon,MJ! goodbye!

Blog-Track

Heres the list of what I want to blog when I wasnt able to... hope i can remember them all!!!

1. Baguio ocular
2. Shopping escapades & new acquires
3. Condo update4. Pampanga fiesta
5. Mothers, Fathers day, Daddys Bday
6. Work...work...my newly launched products...
7. Movies...
8. Mid year conference preps
9. My new car playlist

Now i need the extra time... hay...

Health & Beauty

I had cervical cancer vaccine shot last June 7... I got this on a discounted price (would you believe, Its on sale!!! and Im a sucker for SALE...hahahah) P5,200 from our company health services... Its a set of three... booster shots after 1 & 6 months...lifetime protection...

Booster shots on July 7... then on Jan 2010!!!

...have to record this so I won't forget...

Talking medical... this is also to remind me of my annual physical check up, plus blood chem on August... I hope it has improved from my November values...that I have to record

... now lets go to beauty update... I got one session of facial & diamond peel...my last was on April... whew, this shows that I got my weekends too busy to drop by the derma clinic...

Signing In

Have you noticed my blog entry before this? that was a test post... i was out of the blog network for 3 months!!! i am so behind... there are so many things that i should have logged here.... huhuuuhu... and all the earning opps i let pass.... huhuhuuhuhu...

Got to move on....actually, Im still on the process of reviving my domain... got problem in renewing so temporarily, I was out of the domain...

Parang nawala na ang feel ko sa blogging ah... I don't know what to write!!! hhhmmmm, ano ba ang mga mahahalagang nangyari sa akin for the last 3 months....

that I have to think & record here...

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Perfumes

I love perfumes but I seldom buy them. Right now I have in my closet 3 perfumes which I wear alternately... United Colors of Benetton B-Jeans & Ferragamo Incanto Heaven & Shine. Years back, my favorites were Escada lines... Sexy Grafitti, Rockin' Rio.. i forgot the other one... I only buy on sale, that's why.

I'm more into colognes, particularly fruity Scent.

Im fond of Victoria Secret colognes too. My favorites... Sweet Temptation & Country Apple. Its always in my bag especially during summer.

Out of Town... again..

Huhuhuhu... now, I'm still at the office for the usual Monday routine... meeting dito meeting don!. We presented our Bangkok trip to the MANCOM & so far they appreciated the things that we reported. Then, theres the last minute approval of the marketing guideline kasi I'll fly to Dumaguete tomorrow and be back Saturday pa! So March 30 na ako makakabalik sa office... just in time lang yun for the regional business meeting to present the new guideline... Whew! sobrang busy talaga! Hay... d na natapos ang mga pending... then end of the month na... sales cut-off!!!

BANGKOK ESCAPADE

Here are some pictures --I'm with Beng, Jun R, Rodner & Hanzie... We had a grand time there... pero sobrang bitin sa shopping! traffic din pala dun...

...had an authentic one hour Thai Foot Massage... as you can see, Im the 401st VIP of the day...ganda ng facilities...

...at the Convention site... after meeting with the Biomin group

... at the lobby of NOVOTEL SIAM SQUARE HOTEL

... we enjoyed Thai Cuisine at BAN KHUN MAE Restaurant just across the hotel... sarap! spicy!

.... ayan kami waiting for the food...

at the convention site lobby... we are looking for the others... Von, Marc & Mr Mike V was there too... pero 2nd day na lang namin sila nakita kasi they are staying at the Holiday Inn...

... meet up with some of prospect suppliers of veterinary medicines... btw, ang bigat ng bagahe namin because of the brochures & some giveaways...

...had a half day city tour... this the Thai's motor taxi... Tuk tuk... galing no... mas mahal kesa regular cab daw....

... at the Reclining Buddha Temple...

...city tour rounded up at a Jewelry Store... wala ako nabili... ang mahal nung nagustuhan ko e...
...going to night market via the sky train... Siam Station is 2-minute walk from the hotel... we went to Suan Lun Night market were we bought souvenirs, sampaloc & dried fruits... wala kame nbili sa MBK mall...
... food served at Thai Airlines... sarap!!!

Ok naman ang trip... though its a company sponsored trip... so may report nakailangan and work muna bako pasyal... ayun lang... bitin sa shopping,\.hehehe