"The Reasons"

An executive from CIO visiting the MDC asked me today why I would want to resign from Accenture. Here are the answers I gave him:
1. I want to gain experience on other platforms, any non-web-based application
2. I want to earn enough money to send me back to school
3. I want to gain experience working abroad or attending school abroad

I should have also added the following: Because I don't want to be left behind by others who are also leaving :(
Thank God it's Friday -- and that Monday is a non-working holiday! Looking forward to the long weekend :)
"Colorgenics"

I thought I'd share some results from a recent personality test I took called Colorgenics. Maigsi lang and exam na ito, you will simply be asked to select a color in order of how you prefer them. I chose yellow first though that isn't my favorite color...not sure why but eto yung results: Sabi rito, kelangan ko na raw ng bakasyon -- which is true, at this point in time I can really relate to some lines uttered by Bilbo from the Fellowship of the Ring, "I feel like butter spread over too much bread...I need a long holiday."

Anyway, if you have 5 minutes do take the time and visit this URL: Amazing World of Colorgenics.

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It would appear that at this particular time of your life you are going through a tough time. You are feeling (or have recently felt) miserable and depressed and perhaps you are still feeling that way. Maybe all the trials and tribulations just aren't worth it. Your present anxieties could have been associated with either your 'private' or 'business' life - whatever ... what you really need at this time is to get away from it all, maybe a vacation - alone, or better still, perhaps with someone that you know really cares for you, someone who appreciates you - not for what you have but for who you are. A short vacation may be all you need to afford you the time to recover and to get back to your normal vital self.

You are a leader and possibly at this time in a position of authority, but you are experiencing problems. You are not quite sure how to handle the present situation.

Loneliness is soul destroying and at this time you feel lost and lonely, perhaps it is because you feel so frustrated that you are prepared to go out of your way to become emotionally involved with someone who could accept you for what you are. You are egocentric, antagonistic and quick to take offense, although it must be said, you can control your pent-up up emotion and thus avoid open conflict.

You are feeling really bogged down and extremely stressed. This is perhaps due to the desire for personal independence which has been evading you for some time now. An existing situation or relationship is causing you to be extremely restless and you feel that you are unable to change the situation without co-operation. You are unwilling to expose your vulnerability and therefore you consider it inadvisable to display affection or be over demonstrative. You regard this relationship as a depressing tie, but although you want to be independent and unhampered, you do not want to risk losing anything. All this leads you to react touchily and with impatience, while the urge to get away results in considerable restlessness: your ability to concentrate may suffer.

You would like to break with the present and move on, searching for new conditions and relationships. Your anxiety and stress are results of unfulfilled emotional and perhaps physical needs. You feel that you are not really understood by your nearest and dearest and it is this that prompts you to move on, searching for that so illusive peace of mind.
Movie Marathon

Watched several movies over the weekend, and thought I'd share some lines which I particularly liked:
1. "Stop crying. People hate sissies.' - from 'Love Actually'
2. "Spirituality is not religion. Religion divides people." - from 'Flight of the Phoenix'
3. "Do this for me. When I need help, I ask for it." - from 'Chocolat'

Special thanks to Anthony and the Pirates of Quiapo for the DVDs :)
"Random Realizations"

1. The only thing worse than having to wake up early, is having to wake up early and yet not being able to get to office on time. Meaning, iwasan magpatumpik-tumpik sa bahay :)

2. When faced with a difficult problem or situation, imagine a much worse situation than that to force yourself to feel better. For example, when you can't get a cab ride and you've been standing in the middle of the road for more than 30 minutes -- well, do not fret but instead imagine that you've been standing there for an hour already and is soooo late for a much-awaited dinner with close friends and it is raining so hard that your umbrella doesn't seem to be of any help and your socks are soaking wet and you've left your cellphone at the office... mga ganyan...Trust me, you will gain a better perspective of the situation and will make the agony much bearable.

Kapag hindi umubra, magdasal ka na:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change;
the courage to change the things that I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

Cool 'yan. Try nyo.
"Aksidente sa Novaliches"

Isang katangahan ang nangyari kagabi sa tahanan ng mga Rivera. Isang babae na nagngangalang Gezelle ang aksidenteng napaupo at natusok ng karayom sa kanang pwet. Ayon sa mga nakasaksi, walang kamalay-malay na naupuan ng biktima ang karayom na umanoy gamit ng inang si Ella sa pananahi ng punda. Walang nasabi ang biktima nung una kundi, "Ooow, fff**ck!". Mahina lang naman ang kanyang pagkasabi at hindi naman narinig ng kanyang ina na pigil na pigil sa kanyang pagtawa nang matuklasan ang nangyari (Grrrr!)...

Mababaw lamang naman ang pagkatusok at hindi naman daw gaanong masakit ayon sa biktima. "Parang kagat lang ng langgam.... Pero sa totoo lang, nabigla ako. Hindi ko natantya ang tamang circumference ng pwet ko. Tsk, tsk," paliwanag pa nito.
"Blank"
+ Song in my head: None.
+ Craving For: None.
+ Questions: None.
+ Unread Mails: 50+
+ Test Scripts for Review: 2 (1 in Progress, 1 Not Started)
+ Hours to go before going to bed: 3
"Unforgettable Things"
When, in the sunset, before the light disperses,
You wish to give words to unforgettable things.

Unforgettable Things
Photo taken from Batangas, Philippines (Feb '05).
"Angels and Demons"

I have been reading Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" and became inspired with one of the main characters in the book. Basically, I saw myself in Vittoria, a brilliant scientist, in that we share the same belief about Science and God. We both think humans can discover God through Science; that natural laws and laws of physics lead to explaning the existence of a Higher Being rather than to disproving His existence. I believe Science, like religion, is another way in which humans can get a better glimpse of God.

Asked whether she believes in God, Vittoria replied: "Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me, I am not meant to."

Like I say, it takes faith to find reality.