I named my wacom Stan

My two year old wacom graphire 4 was brutally opened by a local tv repair man, syet, napapangiwi ako nun ihinang ung ipapalit kong usb cable sa wacom ko.  Then the repair man asked me "Boss, ano tawag dito?" "ah wacom po, wacom tablet" I replied.iningatan kong huwag masira un wacom ko pero kahit anong ingat talagang hindi maiiwasan. I think phased out na ang model ko ng wacom dahil few months after I bought my wacom tablet, they released a new model called Bamboo, with free mouse and pen tips, buset, halos magkapresyo pa sila. Pero ok lang napakinabangan naman un graphire 4 ko. Hindi ko naman kailangan dalhin sa tv repair man, kaso nawala ko un warranty card at saka two years na un,  naghanap ako sa internet ng wacom service centers, kaya lang gastos pa un. Naginvestigate na lang ako kung ano problema. There was a problem pala with the usb cable, kakapulupot ng kakapulupot naputol ung wires sa loob ng cable, kaya emergency operation nangyari sa kanya. Parang Frankenstein, parang heart transplant, ibang piyesa na. hehehe. Then I decided to name my wacom, I thought how about Stan. Frankenstan. haha. Watchatink?  Ya. he's working perfectly fine, matatapos ko na gagawin ko. Teehee!

Biyahe

These past few weeks I was busy with work. It was my first time setting up something. It was a module for a well known product. The pressure was way too big for me, konting tulog, maaga ang gising at laging tutok sa ginagawa, just to think it was just a small project how much more kung it was a big project, I would definitely die of pressure. You should see me freaking out when problems arises. Umiikot ang pwet ko sa nerbyos na baka hindi kami makapag deliver on time. Buset! But that two weeks was something. It was the longest two weeks I have encountered. I was running around Las Pinas area to get the prints done. Managing people. Delivering the prefab components of the modules, and assembling it on location. We had ten modules to deliver and most of the location were very far from the south of Metro Manila where I am from. Problems with the transport was one of the biggest hurdles we had. Transportation getting busted, tires suddenly won't turn because the brakes are locked. Clutch problems. Overheating. At ang pinaka matindi, sa loob ng anim na deliveries, we had tatlong huli. Traffic enforcers who hadn't have their lunch/dinner yet were always a big surprise. Yeah sure we anticipated it na meron talagang hulihan na mangyayari pero naman ang mga kaso sobra namang babaw, kulang na lang sabihin ng mga mamang trapiko na "pengeng pang jollibee! may violation ka!" Anyhow tapos na un. Kaya lagi akong may tig iisang daan para incase sa mga ganitong pangyayari, hindi buong limang daan or one thousand ang maibigay ko. Wala nang suklian un kung sakali.

In a day we can only deliver two modules, not a good count, huh? If only the outlets of the grocery chain can process the papers in a rush, but that is not the way it happened, try waiting for 2 to 3 hours for processing the papers and getting inside those grocery outlets. It ate a hefty slice of our time. Kaya dalawa lang sa isang araw. Hindi nakakapagod ang set-up itself ang nakakapagod ay yung paghihintay at yung biyahe.

Speaking of biyahe, I'm used to traveling. Enjoy pag maraming nakikita. When I was in college I would take a bus to get to school, I have a good two hours allowance because that time sobrang traffic sa SLEX. I was always awake pag bumibyahe ako from Alabang to Lawton and vice versa konti lang ang pagkakataon na tulog ako. Mas gusto kong may nakikita ako. Hanggang makagraduate ako at magkaroon ng trabaho sa Makati, bus pa rin ang sinasakyan ko, it became my favorite transport because I generate my ideas when I am in transit. As a designer, I need to see things, even small details, it always help to squeeze some creative juices out of my brain. Later I had different jobs some were as far as Crame in Quezon City, Manila, and Mandaluyong. I wouldn't mind yung gastos ng pasahe papunta sa trabaho, kasi enjoy ako e.

May pinag ugatan ang lahat kaya enjoy ako sa pagbiyahe. Bata pa lang ako, malimit kami na bumibiyahe, when my father was assigned in Bicol for work, we had the chance to go around Bicol region, konti lang ang memories ko sa Bicol pero ang lahat na tumatak sa isipan ko ay ang pag travel. We have been to Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon. Pakonti konti lagi kong naaalala ay yung mga times na bibyahe pa kami sa Legazpi to scout for best buys, toys and clothes na wala sa Naga City or Iriga City kung saan malapit ang tinitirahan namin, there were a lot of shops owned by chinese businessmen in Legazpi and most of their goods were all imported from other countries,I remembered that's where I bought my first and last Spiderman action figure. After roaming around, my family would eat in a Chinese restaurant where hamburgers and ice creams were also served. hehe. In that restaurant was also my first encounter with the shiny black gelatinous looking thing called century egg. Didn't taste it though, come on a very very old egg, older than I am? who likes to have it anyway? oh, my dad did. And for some time I believed that it was really century old egg. When it's time to go home, I would look outside the car's window and see the cloud formations, the sunset, waterspouts forming from a distance, sun rays seeping through thick cumulus clouds, the Sierra Madre, the majestic Mayon volcano waving at us as we leave Legazpi. I would keep my eye peeled for the rest of the travel, my siblings were already asleep, me, I like watching people do their things, farmers farming, kids playing along the road, I also wondered why so many Bicolanos love to sit along highway roads, literally they were sitting on either of the shoulders of highway road, it was like their hangout, while fast cars and big buses and trucks coming, they would stand up just in time as the vehicles approaches and before they get injured. Then my eyelids would get heavy I would fall asleep too, para akong pinaghehele ng banayad na ugong ng aming sasakyan, walang traffic dun, dreaming of the next toy I would buy in Legazpi, maybe next time I'll have that Macross robot, or wait probably Optimus Prime would be a good buy, I thought I drooled over it the last time. hehehe. Then my mother would wake us up when we reach home.

Then I grew up, went to school, had my work, pakonti konti sumasagi sa isip ko ang mga memories ng pagtravel, ang pagpunta sa kung saan saan, masaya ang maglakbay, it feels nice pag nakakarating ako sa ibang lugar. Kahit dito lang sa Metro Manila, sangkatutak ang matutunghayan mong eksena, bawat liko ng kalsada maraming nangyayari. Laging maaksyon, well hindi naman lagi. Kasama nga ako sa mga un. Ako un nakapangalumbaba sa loob ng sasakyan worried kung makakahabol kami sa susunod na delivery.

Oye! we delivered on time. Piece of cake! Syet! (parang ayaw ko na maulit! hehe) Kikofied ito!

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Baha experience

When Ondoy hit Manila I was busy with my 'raket', my feet were submerged under half inch water, doing layouts in InDesign. Kailangan ko tapusin lahat before Monday. I was screaming 'iangat lahat ng outlet!' hehehe. Ye pinasok ng tubig ang bahay namin, pero hindi naman grabe.Wasak na kasi bubong namin kaya expected papasok ang tubig hindi winasak ni Ondoy talaga lang wasak, na hindi lang mapaayos, iadd pa na ang lugar namin mas mababa sa kalsada kaya yung tubig na supposedly sa kalsada lang pumasok sa loob ng bahay. Pero it was the craziest. Buti na lang wala ako sa labas ng time nung time na un. Naalala ko tuloy when I was in college, sa Intramuros ako nun, pinauwi ng maaga ang mga estudyante. 5pm nakasakay ako ng bus ung ordinary lang, they still have those minibuses na bumibyahe ng Lawton to Alabang. Wala nang masakyan. Kaya nakisingit ako sa maliit na bus, nakatayo para makauwi lang. Pero pagdating sa Quirino Avenue wala nang galawan ang mga sasakyan, ang tagal, sobra. E inip na ang marami pati ako inip na rin, kahit umuulan bumaba ako kasama ng karamihan naglakad kami. hehehehe. Okay lang maglakad enjoy nga e. Ginabi ang paglalakad namin, hanggang makarating kami sa Buendia, lubog na ang part na un. Hindi na pwedeng daanan ang ilalim kaya umakyat kami sa flyover, in short nalampasan namin yung baha. Daming taong stranded. Karamihan sa mga naglalakad mga estudyante na tulad ko, kaya ok lang. Marami naman kami, hindi dyahe, hindi ako nakaramdam ng pagod siguro kasi malamig, umuulan, saka basang basa ako pati underwear ko basa. Pinipiga ko nga ung laylayan ng jacket kasi mabigat na, sinipsip ng jacket ko ung tubig ulan. hahaha. Nakarating kami sa Magallanes interchange, sa baba kami dumaan, nakarating kami sa Nichols, dun sa part na yun may experience ako na hindi ko makakalimutan na hanggang ngayon nakakapagpangiti sa akin. hehehe. Kasalukyang gnagawa ang Skyway nun time na yun. Malabo kasi mata ko, kahit umuulan suot ko ang salamin ko, sa haba ng nilakad ko, yung init ng katawan ko ang naging dahilan para mag fog ang salamin ko. Nakakilala ako ng mga kasabay kong mga estudyante kamustahan, asaran, kwentuhan nililibang na lang ang sarili para hindi gaanong nakakapagod. Medyo nahuhuli ako sa paglakad kasi inaaninag ko ung dinadaanan ko. E siguro dahil worn out na ako sobrang haba ng nilakad ko hindi ko napansin na nagsisipag iwasan un nasa harap ko sa dinadaanan nila, hindi ako nakaiwas nalaglag ako sa hukay na punong puno ng mala tsokolateng tubig, Buti na lang hindi ganun kalalim ang tubig. Meron isang estudyante sa likod ko ang tumulong na hilahin ako paakyat. Hiyang hiya ako nun. Buti isa lang nakakita sa akin, pero pag lingon ko nalimutan ko syet ang dami nga palang sasakyan sa SLEX siguro humahagalpak sa tawa yung mga nakakita sa akin. Pinagpray ko na sana lahat ng nasa sasakyan nung time na un ay tulog! Wahahahaha! Hindi rin naman ako nakita ng mga alaskador na estudyante kasi nauuna sila. Pagdating sa bandang Merville naghiwahiwalay kami nakakita ung ilan ng 711 naisipan na magstop dun pero sa tingin ko wala na silang mabibili kasi parang niransak ang lugar wala ng mga pagkain, nagpatuloy ako sa paglakad, layo ng nilakad ko nakarating ako sa Sucat, dun talagang di ko na kaya. Pumasok ako sa isang bus wala na gaanong laman, pumwesto ako dun sa pinakalikod sa mahabang upuan dun ako nakatulog sa sobrang pagod. Nagising ako umandar yung bus mga 8am na un, hehehe nakauwi ako ng bahay puro paltos ang paa. Kanya kanyang kwento. Buset! ako pinagtawanan sa pagkalaglag ko sa hukay. HAHAHAHA.

Assignment

Two weeks ago, I was on 'assignment', sort of. hehehe. My brother asked me to go to Quezon Province to take some photos of varieties of textures to be used for our project. I borrowed my sister's camera since I need high resolution images for the textures. I am not a photographer, but I like taking photos, nakakachamba ng magagandang shots, pero sa 100 shots 10 lang ang medyo ok. hehehe. So nakisabay ako sa father ko, because every weekend nauwi talaga sya to take care of some farm things. The weather was far from perfect kasi naguuulan, but still I had to go look for my subjects kasi kailangang kailangan. I headed to Lucena kaso wala sa Lucena ang hinananap ko, so I went to Tayabas to go have a look. Mas lalo yatang wala dun ung hinahanap ko. Para hindi masayang ang effort ko na pumunta sa Tayabas nagikot ako. I have never explored the place before, oo nakapunta na ako dun pero dadaan lang, bibili lang ng cassava cake, then uwi na sa Pagbilao (my father's hometown). Ayun feeling turista with a cam na nakasukbit sa leeg. Tulo ang pawis at uhog ko. Medyo na ulanan kasi ako before going to Quezon kaya sinipon ng konti. Enjoy naman ako sa pagikot ko, took shots of the side entrance of Tayabas Church, may kinakasal sa loob kaya hindi ako nagtagal dun. Dyahe.

This is the side entrance of Tayabas Church. Marami akong kinuhang shots pero ito pinili ko ipost.

Then I saw this interesting blue house. Took a number of photos of the house kaya lang pinagtitinginan ako ng mga tao, tinigil ko pagkuha. All of my shots of this house were not good ito lang ang okay.

Half day taking photos of the place nagutom ako. Nagtricyle ako papunta sa Buddy's, it started to rain. Malakas. I took some photos of the restaurant. In focus is a monay, hinati sa gitna, may pork asado filling, pinitpit and toasted. Ok ang lasa. Masarap din ung pancit palabok nila. I stayed there siguro more than an hour kasi ang tagal huminto ng ulan. I left Tayabas na walang nakitang subject.

This one is an anahaw roof, walang ceiling, hindi na ito sa Tayabas, sa bahay na namin ito.

Itong flower na ito sa bahay rin kuha ito. Puro talahib at damo ang makikita sa bahay namin. hehehe.

I decided to take a walk sa neighborhood hoping sa makakakita ako ng kailangan kong subjects, hindi nga ako nagkamali, hehehe. Pero I will not post any of the boring photos of textures I took. Pinaglaruan ko ung shutter speed ng cam ng sister ko and this one came up. Parang delubyo? Hehehe.

This is one of my favorite shots because of the white and black goats. And I have never seen this view before, I mean I did pero minus the dark clouds, it is not that interesting during a sunny day, although ok din naman, pero first time ko kasi makita na ganito un lugar right before umulan. I went home wet look. hahaha. I was clutching the bag of my sister's cam inside my shirt.

The following day ok na yun weather, mainit na pero partial cloudy skies. My dad asked me to go with him to take some photos of a beach property for sale. No we are not going to buy it but my dad's boss. His boss needs to see some photos of the property before going there himself. I posted some photos it on my facebook account.


Drying some fish under a not so sunny sky. The beach property is near a fishing village. The place is called Pulo. It's Pulo Island. Sounds repetitive huh? Pulo is connected to the main land by a some 500 meters long bridge or was it? I'm not really sure, I just assumed it.

After my three days stay in Quezon, I took 700+ shots, most of it were junk. But I accomplished what I had to do. I went back to Manila with all the needed shots of the textures, all ready for editing. Definitely kikofied!