May 28th, 2011 was one busy day for me. Edd of iLuvCebu woke me up at 10:30AM today (yes, I slept late for reasons that I am not aware of) to ask why am I not in the Cebu Blog Camp venue. I reminded him that I can’t go for I am not a volunteer and I did not register for the event (truth of the matter is, I didn’t really have a plan of going). And then Eds of SoloFlightEd came on the line and told me he’ll take care of it. And so, after 10 minutes of talking on the phone, off I went. I took a bath, got dressed and was on my way to Sacred Heart Center of Cebu. While on the jeep though, I contemplated if I really want to go and thought about changing routes and go to Ayala instead and wait until 2PM and leave for ABS-CBN in Mandaue City since I need to see the kids from Bantay Bata 163. But then curiosity got the best of me. I mean, what’s the worst thing that could happen, right? Anyway, if I don’t like it, I can always leave.  So after 15 minutes, I was standing in front of the door of the St. Joseph Hall where the Cebu Blog camp was being held. I took a deep breath and opened the door. And there they were, bloggers from the different parts of the Philippines. Wow, the feeling was just like the first time that I actually met the cosplayers of Cebu. I was wondering, heck, why didn’t I ever join any of the Camps in the last 3 years? But, unlike the cosplaying event though, I saw a lot of familiar faces in the camp.  Angeli Bas, who is always gracious when she sees me, greeted me with a hug. Edwin of Lakbay Diva who came in a few minutes before me was there. Ethy, Sinjin, Rabs, Doi and my other co-iLearners were there too. I also saw my long lost friend Xyza of XyzaSpeaks! Boy! Who would have thought that I will be seeing her there.  So we chatted for a while and since I was late and needed to leave at 2pm, I was only able to hear the presentation of Estan Cabigas who talked about Travel Blogging.  How I envy his stories.  So why do I envy him?  Well it’s because, I can never go and hunt with the local hunters or speak to the locals (I can’t even speak Cebuano without being laughed at by my Bisaya friends when I’ve been in Cebu for 5 years now for crying out loud!). Hays…

I reached ABS-CBN at 3PM and met the kids from Bantay Bata.  This is in line with our project for the Social Welfare Club of my company.  The meet up gave me a better understanding of what the foundation is about.  After talking with the kids, Drake, who is a blogger and a fellow iLearner, and I decided to go back to the Blog Camp in the hope of hearing another speaker and some photo opps.  When we arrived, we heard about Mozilla 4 (a browser that I never used after I left college) and it’s new features which made me consider using the browser once I install my Win 7 OS. 

And to end the day, I had dinner with the Blogs4Review folks.  But that will be a story for another day.

May 29th, 2011 6:15AM: Again I was reminded of the importance of the Save Draft button today… Whoooaaaahhh!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!! I was working on an article and I, the brilliant Michy, clicked on an add-on on my browser which made led me to losing the article that I was woking on!!! Whoaaahhhhh!!! Ahhhh!!!! T___T

Stumbled upon this video and song of Bruno Mars on YouTube. Hope you like it!!!

Three words: Rowdy, witty and fun. That’s how I would describe my SPIT experience. When I arrived in CICC where the play was held, everyone were off their seats shouting or making signals to get the attention of the facilitators. Now, you don’t get that in other plays do you? But what I like most about the play is that how it would turn out would depend on its audience. Because it is the audience who have a say on what scenarios and lines to use in the play. Even the artists doesn’t have a clue on what will happen before the play begins. And that made it more interesting. The setup of the play will really test the acting skills of an artist. I remember the story of a friend of mine who belonged to a theater group back home. She said that they were asked to pick rolled papers with different emotions on them and then say the line “Bakit mo inubos ang tinapay sa Julie’s?” (Why did you eat all the bread in Julie’s?) in the emotion that was listed on the paper as their audition piece. The play has the same feel since it is unscripted, the delivery of the lines given by the audience would depend on the emotion in the scenario when it came up. There was also part in the show were the artists play as contestants for a beauty contest. For them to win, they have to outwit and out do each other to make the audience laugh for them to become the favorite of the crowd. They even answered one of the most rubbish question that I’ve ever heard, “if you are a fish, why?”.

The show was such an experience that if I will be asked to watch it again, I’d definitely go and watch it. So I want to send my thank you to Edd of iLuvCebu for inviting me to see the show and to Hendri Go of Little Boy Productions for bringing the show to Cebu. I hope that SPIT comes back to Cebu so that you get to see it too. But if you will watch it, I believe those who has seen it would agree with me, I highly recommend that you watch it with your friends. The show givees you the chance to pick on your friends and have them go up the stage and participate in the show which would make your experience more exciting.

Been having a lot of non work activities these past few months and I have been longing to tell you guys about it. I just don’t know where to start! Hahaha…

I am so freaking excited for Convergys is treating it’s employees to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this month! (See that big grin on me face hahahaha)

It has been a while since I’ve been here. I was even surprised that I still know my login. Hahaha… Let’s see, I have been gone for several months. I guess I lost the will to write at some point. Never really knew why. I guess things never turned out the way I wanted them to be. But I am over it. I am moving forward.

What’s new under my sun these days? Well, I realized that things or people are never what they seemed to be. I had a talk with a friend about how people choose their friends and when they would consider a colleague as a friend. It turned out, I am very friendly after all. Because for me, if I get to spend time with someone and we can freely talk about anything and we get along well, then I treat that person as my friend. It turned out, for her and someone I know sees things differently. They would talk to people from work and hang out, talk about their issues but they won’t consider them as friends. What the F! I never knew that you could do all those things but you don’t really have to be friends. I didn’t know acquaintances can do things together without being friends. According to Merriam Webster, a friend is a person who one is attached to another by affection or esteem, one who is not hostile, one that is of the same nation, party or group or a favored companion. I didn’t know they have changed the meaning of it over the decade. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Anyway, there were changes at work but like before, we still look bad in front of everyone despite of the efforts that we put in. Sometimes, I would ask myself if it is worth it. If I should just continue to ignore what they throw my way and just push myself and do what I am set out to do despite of the fact that it is a battle that I can never win. A battle that I have to fight on my own. Honestly, my workload had never gotten into me, it was the betrayal and the feeling of being alone that gets into me. If they wanted to hurt me, then they were successful in doing so. I hope they’re happy to know that.

But life wasn’t all too cruel to me these days. I had my better days. I asked someone to include me as one of the crew for an event that he and his friends would organize last August. He then came back and informed me that they will be organizing an event this October. I agreed right away but had reservations as the time approached.  See, I am never good at meeting strangers and making friends but I was able to meet a couple of people.  So I was happy that I decided to go through with it.  Thank God that Edcel was there for it made a lot of difference. He made things fun! I now know how to describe him if someone asks me to describe him in 2 words. “FUN and OUTGOING” hehehe… We worked as crew members for the HOBCON event that CANE Events organized in Ayala, Cebu last October 10, 2010 (which reminds me, 10/10, is the birthday of Go Kiat Chun). It was an event for hobbyists where Cosplayers, photographers, bloggers and the Fashionistas come together to showcase their talent and their passion for the hobby that they love.

Honestly, I always thought that Cosplay is child’s play. A hobby for the bonkers. I mean why would you spend a lot of money just to play make believe? But seeing how much work they put into their costumes, I realized that bonkers can never come up with such artistry. Yes, dressing up and acting like a fictitious character is weird and some were just doing it for the attention but for most cosplayers, it is not about the opportunity to be like the heroes that they love or the attention that they will get when they are in costume that mattered. It was to be able to express themselves in an art form that is very different from making paintings or taking photographs. While I was standing there amidst the crowd, seeing and feeling their passion and pride of being able to express themselves, my dislike turned into respect and admiration. This for me is the reason why I could say that the event, despite of some glitches here and there, was successful.  It was able to convey that Cosplay is an Art.  Kudos to CANE Events.

Went home to Samar for several days for the elections and when I came back, my site was out! What the?! It turned out, my account has expired. tsk, tsk, tsk… anyway, my site’s back and it will be on for the next 2 years. I am not going to promise anything nice on this page but according to the book that I am reading, people should have a I can make things happen attitude so I will be doing just that. A complete nonsense… hahaha…

Whoooahhhh… Finally found it! Enjoy!!!