d' MORE Sporty ME

If you thought that few weeks back, I was already sporty, well think again! Earlier today, I did two sports in one afternoon. I swam for like 5 laps (I have to stop in between 'cuz I'm not used to it anymore) and then spent around 2 hours playing badminton.

For the swimming: Well, the swimming pool in Sengkang Sports Complex just opened yesterday (August 1). There were 2 olympic size pools (one was sort of indoor ... which I realllllly liked 'cuz I hate being exposed to the SUN). The place was nice 'cuz it was some sort of a water park. There were water tubes and stuffs for kids (like me hahahaha).

On another note, whaddayathink 'bout the pictures? Quite close to an Olympian? or prolly far far far from that.. hehehe


For the badminton: Same place. But well well well... at the last round, we finally won over Owen's team (thanks to Jon and Wei). Owen was the tall guy who I was playing with. He was really good, so winning against him was GREAT(though it can prolly be attributed to his teammate or his food satiation after eating a mouthful of Juday's special spaghetti hehehe Thanks Juday for the yummy pasta).

Would luv to do these sports again next week but have to postpone it as I have a wedding to attend (PJ & Maries yipeeee). Will be back in Manila to meet with friends, colleagues, and relatives. Wish me a safe and happy trip to Manila. :)

P.S. Thanks to Wei for the pictures! =)

Been Running on my mind...

Recently, we've been teasing Wei with this girl (secret) and well, he would coyly join the banter ... Anyway, one day, during the usual banter, he started talking about his pick up lines. This is prolly he's famous one:

Wei: Pagod ka na ba? (Are you exhausted?)
Girl: Bakit? (Why?)
Wei: 'Cuz you've been running on my mind!

Corny? Yah... definitely. But really funny hahahaha. It was a good energy booster for the day :)

Pinoy ba kayo? Kayo?

I was just having dinner with Anjela and Leandro at McDonald's in Harbourfront when the usual discussion about our (I and Marianne) first meeting with Leandro. I can still remember vividly (I think it was around April of this year - 2008).

I think we just had lunch or smthg and we were passing by the Infra Team's Desks. I remembered Marianne mentioning that there's a new Filipino Contract Staff. So when I saw him (I already recognized that he was a Filipino). I casually asked "Pinoy ka ba (Are you a Filipino)?" And in response, he replied "Oo! eh Kayo? (Yes, and you?)".

We were laughing our hearts out after that. It was hilarious to be asked if we're Filipinos when we were already talking to him in Filipino. That was prolly one of those funny moments in PowerSeraya.

Well, I'll definitely miss this bunch of people ;) Despite my short stint here, which is just four months, they've put a smile on my face every now and then. I'll miss you guys!!!!

d' SPORTY me

I've promised myself that I should start spending my time doin' something productive - basically lead a healthy lifestyle ... so besides pigging out (almost everyday), I should start cutting down on my carbs and burn some fats and go back to doin' some sports.

This picture was taken 2 saturdays ago (Aug 12) when I joined my former colleagues in Infineon. We wanted to check out this new Sengkang Sports Complex. It was my first time playing with reallllly good players and I guess it's obvious what happened the day after (muscle aches all over) .. but actually, still had the strength to go cycling as we promised to help Wei to learn how to cycle.

Oh yah, we also started cycling.... We did cycle again last Saturday (Aug 26) with Mimi. Anyway, it was funny, seeing Mike (Arlene's BF) and Wei riding a tandem Bike. Mike is prolly half or 3/4s of Wei's height and he's taking the front cycling seat! hehehehe.. it's like Mini Me in front and Dr. Evil Behind! (Btw, I'm not saying that they look like Dr. Evil and Mini Me, it's just more of a comparison of height and body built. Mike's slim and Wei is you-know hehehe)

August 16 - I'll be going to Sentosa for beach volleyball heheheheh (and at the same time, do some "sports" photo shoot), but before that, will feel the adrenalin rush again this Saturday. Hopin'to play with those good badminton players again! heheheh

So to my "bloated" tummy .... in a few weeks... I'll be sayin' Good Bye. THAT IS, if I can maintain my "healthy regimen" hahahahahaha.

(P.S. I don't drink! I don't Smoke! so I don't know why my tummy starts getting bigger! Can anybody explain to me why?!!!)

Goin' haywire

It's July 31... a few days more and I'll be moving to my new company. I've already sorted out my work plan till the end date. Despite the fact that I only need a week for notice period, I gave my nice boss a month because I want to do a proper handover / transition ... but now, the plan just remained a plan, and only a portion of that has only been done. It does not really affect me. After all, I AM LEAVING. But the thing is that, I don't like to leave things just like that. I like my boss and I consider myself a responsible person ... so it does worry me what happens after. (Why can't I just be "Can't be bothered happy-go-lucky person" just like my siblings!!)

What's happening?
- VCO mapping was supposed to be finalized a loooong time ago.. but the vendors are taking soooo much time. They've actually neglected the schedule and "conveniently" postponed the deadline, simply, because they have other projects on hand. And that project is not even for my company. I've already escalated to my boss. I just can't take the fact that we are paying sooo much $$$ to this supposedly experts - but they can't even have the decency to act like Professionals. (Let's not talk about quality of work and expertise, 'cuz I might finish this blog tomorrow)
- DataStage Installation is a month delayed. Initially, the consultant was not free (ehem.. vendor again) and then when they were ready, the Infra guys misplaced the installer. When I got the new CD, another problem popped up. Apparently, it was the WRONG one... and now I have to schedule next week because everybdoy's busy now. I wanted to do this much much much earlier because I want the developers to have a chance to play around with the tool while I am here. And also because of this delay, I have to cancel my plan of creating common DataStage jobs which is part of my work plan. I've already informed my replacement that he may have to do this. Good thing, he's happy to do it :)

Oh well.. things at work seem to be going haywire. Things not pushing thru and now, it's really out of my control. I would have wanted to leave quietly but seems that it's not gonna happen. Anyway, as one of my favorite saying goes, "Do whatever you can and leave the rest to fate" ;) I'll make the most out of my few remaining days here and hopefully, leave a very good impression of .. not just me but also of Lasallians and Filipinos. Mabuhay ang mga Pinoy! (I am still a Filipino at Heart ^_^)

Just Jek ... an intro

It's 11.47 PM ... and office starts at 8 AM!

I'm just a bit worried that I will feel and look groggy the whole day. Don't you ever experience something like: "At work, you feel sleepy the whole day . Thus, by 6 sharp, you rush back home and find yourself having trouble sleeping. Ironically, you actually feel more perky and alive, though a few minutes back in the office, you feel like tucking yourself in bed." I guess that has always been my problem. I am a night owl and going to bed early is not my thing. I should prolly start thinking of how to manage my sleeping habits considering that I am a "growing boy" hehehe and would definitely need a looooot of sleep (at least 10 hours hehehehe).

Anyway, it's 11.51 PM and I'm still writing this intro for this blog.

Why call it "Just Jek"? Well, I just sorta remember that episode of Will & Grace when Jack (that really funny character in that series) was saying that he wanted to have a show called "Just Jack". So I want to have a blog just about ME .. so Just Jek ^_^.

Anyway, I also wanted to organize my blogs, placing in the jekyu.blogspot.com all the fave emails/ articles/ stories, while those related to me, be it photos, articles, or videos, placed in this "just jek" blog. OC?! well.. call it whatever..hehehe

It's 11.58 PM. I better stop, 'less, I want to look like a zombie tomorrow. Gotta (literally) knock myself out to sleep.

Till the next blog! Tata! ^_^