Interesting

• A couple of weeks back, I went to Powerbooks in search of Skinny Dip but with just the British version available which is of course more expensive, I decided to look for other titles that might interest me and I ended up with Ted Dekker's Three. I haven't heard of the book yet but the story seemed exciting. (Because of the sale, I got a hefty 5% discount...you only get more than 20% discount for books that either have pages missing or are already worn out) As I settled at a restaurant and waited for my order, I noticed, after removing the plastic that the book was already worn out. The jacket has scratches and the pages are already discolored. (I should've been given more than 5%) Anyway, I went back to Powerbooks to have my purchase changed but they already have one copy left with the pages and jacket more tattered. So I guess I have to settle.
  
  It's interesting to note that when I went back to Powerbooks this weekend I saw the same book with the tattered pages P200 more expensive.

• I was also at National one time and came across this book:

• I was going through the archive of INQ7 when I chanced upon an article stating Probe's transfer from GMA7 to ABC5 despite ABS-CBN's offer. A few days later, I read on the news that Probe is going back to it's beginnings - ABS-CBN, after 18 years. I'm a Kapamilya and I love the Probe documentaries.

• I also came across an interesting search engine: www.dogpile.com

Gloomy

I'm up to my neck with work...i really don't feel like posting anything new. The moment I hit the bed, it's uninterrupted slumber. And as soon as I wake up, I'm dreading work. I'm overworked and underpaid. Heck, I can't even afford a decent meal. How sad is that? Again, overworked and underpaid...it's been several days of stressful work. After several promises of breathing room and constancy of duties, we, now know better. Why did I turn my back to MSN?

Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Else?

New post...read on...


I desperately clung on to The Practice and wished that people would have enough sense to tune in but sadly it was on it's way down the spiral staircase. ABC is desperate for a hit. I spent the entire weekend or at least what's left of it watching LOST to see what the hype was all about. This was, after all, ABC's saving grace. The premise might be interesting but can it really captivate an audience to keep tuning in every week just to find out what creature lurks in the island?

...And it does. The twists are interesting and the plot is definitely arresting although I don't agree with one twist as it just doesn't hold up. It was shocking but the motivation is not there. If you are fans of the series I'm talking about the revelation that Walt is responsible for the fire. I'm nearing the season finale and will soon return the borrowed DVDs to Mina.

Also had the chance to finally watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I have to say that I loved the movie...at least until Charlie went to the factory. The movie was truthful to the book that when Grandpa Joe danced, it was exactly the same picture the readers saw. Charlie is endearing. However, the chocolate factory isn't as amazing, the oompa loompa is scary, the songs are forgettable with it's techno beat and the subplot on Willy Wonka's life is...well...something else. Where did that come from?

Photo Mosaic

Relax, Watch a Movie

Finally saw a poster of Memoirs of Geisha. I used to think that they halted the production of the movie because I haven't come across any news about it for quite some time.


Teaser poster for X-Men 3 is also out which will be released next year! Such a long wait!

Also came across sequels of two groundbreaking films.

And lastly for something interesting and funny...

The Office

Since I've been doing nothing much the past three weeks but go to work, it only figures that I won't be writing much about anything else but the office.

Today is supposedly the last of a series of Time and Motion studies being conducted by our team. We were all ready to breathe the biggest sigh of relief when our supervisor announced just before our shift that we will be carrying on with the task for several more weeks to two more accounts which sadly included mine. It only means that the burden of preparing and consolidating all the gathered data falls on me...and Em-J who also owns half the account. Looking at the bright side, it would at least give me an opportunity to earn more.

Here we are taking a break from our time and motion study today. I have to say though that apart from the boredom it's really not so bad. I met some new friends and we were also treated out for lunch by our manager!


Another news that we got was that we have to finish every backlog that we have by Saturday and it's already end of shift Thursday! Protest! Anyway, due to the load the we currently have, we will be needing 7 more heads to join our team! Yahoo! The eccentricities of our team are also worthy to be mentioned. One of us went on an indefinite leave for lack of a better term...because the person comes and goes. In fact, we've only been graced by this particular person's presence twice during the entire week. Someone who's just been to Singapore for 7 days will be leaving this weekend for Pagudpod, hence, another team meeting incomplete. Someone is also so addicted to discounted Cadbury's and Pizza that Cost-U-Less has already become part of our weekly routine. Someone's also been rendering too much OT that you wonder if he ever gets enough sleep at home. Another friend of ours is perennially late and couldn't care less.