Moving

It's been barely 6 months but let me just say that I've moved stations 5 times already. The rest of the QA Team will be moving to another floor next week so that leaves our team to this training room ala Comelec...another impending move? Let me also say that moving stations is not as simple as it seems. Apart from moving everything from the monitor to the pedestals and finally to stealing networks, it also entails a lot of drama. Believe me. What a ho-hum life.

Tired

Dead tired.

I came from a late shift yesterday and had to get up early because of an early training. I literally had to drag myself out of bed...thanks to an irate friend. We were supposed to meet up 2 hours earlier but I was sound asleep.

Thus...the prelude to what will turn out to be one of the most tiring days of my life. Again, thanks largely to Mina. Hahahaha!

We rushed to Makati for our first training, but as it turns out the trainer left word that she won't be able to make it. Grrrr....

Anyway, we then attended our general assembly and then proceeded to our unofficial team building. I have pics but I'm too tired to upload it so I'll post it the next time. Our team building was at IO and we stayed there for the longest time. (We had the biggest surprise of our lives when we got our bill!!!) And to think, I didn't even eat. I also dropped by greenbelt for a short while to meet a friend.

With my boss half-drunk and everybody tired, we were surprised when she announced that we still have to work! So here I am, half asleep at nearly 5am. I've been awake for more than 15 hours now!

Prayers...

Lazy Weekend

Day 2. 3. and 4. will just have to remain in my not so vivid memory. Thinking about it wears me out...seriously.

Watched Red Eye last Friday and loved it. It's simple, yes. But when did you last see a film that did away with all the crazy all-too unbelievable twist just for the sake of being a benchmark in fildom's history. This time, we get to appreciate the art that is acting. I'm not a critic, I appreciate eye candies like a film thespian never would. And my background on tv has been limited to appreciating the work being put on airing our sitcoms and soaps. Have never been able to participate in the film appreciation classes that were held every weekend by our former boss. So don't believe me, see it for yourself.

Anyway, it's payback time. We played several rounds of CLUE over the weekend and I'm proud to say that I won each and every round...save for the last one where my brother purposedly forgot to say that he has the card that I was looking for. Indulge me in gloating as it might not last.

Day 1

Having had just three hours of sleep coming from a long shift (ayaw pang magpa-uwi ni Mina eh, sayang lang ang afternoon shift namin), we headed to Megamall to catch the bus en route to Clark. And since everything from the airline booking to the hotel were done online, we were armed with a lot of papers. Mina was the first one at Mega as expected. We ordered McDonald's to go and boarded the bus. Em-J had to sit with a passenger that does not smell too good. We originally thought that this was going to be a problem, but judging from his snores, we figured it didn't. We arrived at Singapore earlier than expected but since none of us were familiar with the place, it took us sometime before we found our hotel. And by that time, the four of us, except for Mina were too tired to even go out. Imagine lugging a 15KG baggage everywhere. The train, the airport stairs, while crossing the street and even inside a crowded bus.

After about an hour of rest and a shower but still very much hungry, we set off for the Night Safari. The front desk personnel advised us against it as it was already late. (It was nearly 9pm) The four of us wanted to just have dinner but Mina insisted. And instead of alighting at Ang Mo Kiok, we tried a different route. I was really tired by this time and my legs were shaking from hunger. It was very far. After the long MRT ride, we waited for the bus that was supposed to take us to the Night Safari but it didn't seem to notice our stop. We had to run after it three times. Finally, out of exhaustion, we decided to give up. We then headed to the mall on top of the MRT station to get something to eat. One of the major observations that I had there was the fact that choices for food were very limited! Nothing seemed appealing at the Food Junction so we decided on KFC. But surprise of all surprises, they don't serve rice with their chicken!!! We finally ended up with Quarter Pounders at McDonald's together with a Lime juice that's more like a cleaning product that a fruit juice.

After resting for a bit, Mina decided that we have to hit the night spots at Clarke Quay much to our chagrin. Pau, Em-J and I didn't want to go but we had no choice. We were weary by the time we got to Clarke Quay. Good thing I saw the reverse bungee! I had to beg Mina and Em-J to join me on the ride. One of the things on my wish list crossed out and we have the video for us to laugh at. Mina shrieked to her heart's delight causing a lot of people to gather around us. Hehe.

We then had to take a very expensive cab ride back to our hotel and finally hit the sack.

Much Deserved Break?

I meant to write about our recent trip sooner but I wanted to wait for all our pictures to be uploaded before chronicling it. However, I recently realized that it might take some time so here's a preview for the mean time. I'm not likely going to forget about it as it was both harrowing and fun.

Catching Up

I was on leave for a couple of days last week and I haven't been able to catch up on work yet. Good thing it's a an American holiday today so OPS don't have to report for work. (that's a little pressure taken off my back)

I got back to work Wednesday already thinking of reports that I haven't been able to attend to and surprise of all surprises, one of my dormant team lead decides to return his QA report and that's another month and half worth of back-logged reports for me. Perfect timing! A week has long passed and I'm still up to my neck with work!

Anyway, on to some good news. I got the Clue board game from Hobbes yesterday. It's my third set after losing the first two. (I desperately searched for it to no avail) I promise to take care of this one considering how expensive it now is. We were supposed to go see a movie yesterday but we just had to rush home to start playing. I'm a little rusty as I didn't win a single round. I was surprised that my little sister and first time player Em-J beat me.

By the way, my dad will be leaving for the States this friday and everybody bade goodbye at yesterday's despedida.