ordinary days

pictures from the chinese cemetery walking tour can be found here.




last week... monday... we had a basketball game... we lost..
even scoring 24 points... still not enough..

wednesday... we watched harry potter.. a nice movie... according to reviews... this is one of the best potter movie ever... i like the setting... the sounds... and the plot of the story... though book readers of the potter still not satisfied... i'm satisfied... hahaha... coz i'm not reading the book... one of the things that i did to enjoy the movie is that i read the summary of the book before watching the movie... so as not to be left out... and good thing was i watched it with my friends from my previous project who happen to be reading those books of potter.... and i enjoyed watching it...

thursday... i joined the ballroom dance lesson... hahaha... though i already knew how to dance swing.. and boogie... i still joined them... coz they need people... hahaha... well i really enjoyed that...

after that i went to bistro... it was the eve of erwin's bday... so i joined their team in celebrating his bday... just one bottle of san mig light for me will do... coz i will still drive my motorcycle in going home....

saturday.... morning is for basketball practice... then went home ate lunch... then went to a primer on lighting of our photo group... shot some pictures on the model ... a brazilian model... she's pretty... enjoyed shooting and it was a nice experience... lessons learned... and enjoyed the company of my photogroup....





after that... went to my previous project's 5th year anniversary... and it was a great night and a party to enjoy... saw my previoues team mates and friends... and it was fun seeing them again... drank and half drunk... hahahaha... but still able to go home...



sunday... went to church.. then... after that.. we went to the house of one of the ushers... a bday celebration and a fellowship for all the ushers for 3pm service... we had a good night and i enjoyed having fellowship with them... we played a charade like game... and our team did not won... but still there was an ice cream for all of us after that... the food was nice and i was full... hehehe...

that's all for now...

update you later...

neu updates about me

getting used to this lead role... though i find it still tricky on my part... doing status reports... handoff emails... doing updates... updating files... communicating with counterparts... kinda cool huh!?!

well.. update about the badminton tournament? well... what can i say... we won!!!
hahaha!! we are the champion on our level (7)... it was a 6-0 (2 sets each and no loss)... cool huh!?!?! well.. i haven't get the trophy coz i went home immediately becoz i have another appointment...

i went to my college friend's wedding... they are college couple and i'm glad that eventually... they were still at the end... they end up in a wedding... so good for them...

still practicing for the basketball team... i'm more on conditioned right now... can cope up... but the ankle still hurts...

about my ankle injury... did some research about it... less pain but the form of my ankle is not back to its original form... so i think there is something wrong... someone advised me to verify it by having an mri test or something... maybe this week...

last saturday... watched transformers... cool.. a great movie... what a great movie... it's fun watching it... remembering those cartoons before... and now they made it realistic... robotic.. it's awesome... wonderful....

last sunday... was not able to go to church... attended the chinese cemetery photoshoot... have some nice shots... and i enjoyed it... it's fun... after that... we had a dinner at SM san lazaro... congo grill... cool...

that's all for the updates...

ciao... till next update... :D

what now?

what now?

recently i've been busy here in my office.
doing stuffs i'm not usually doing.

a role of a sublead...

i'll be a sublead for this release. we only have small requirement, but i guess that will do...
there are additional admin tasks and more of supervising...

last week... we had some knowledge transitions and sessions on the new framework that we will be doing...

aside from work... there is this usual basketball game...

out last game.. we lost... but i'm more confident now in playing...

my injury... i'm getting better and better each day...

last saturday.. we had a basketball practice... it was still too hard for me to cope up with the other players because of my condition...
but still i survived... thank God..

Sunday.. i went home to bulacan and there we went to lunch with my family and relatives...
there we celebrated the Father's day...

monday... i attended the lead's meeting... did estimation on our requirement... submitted it to my lead...
tuesday... still... we did the estimation... together with my lead... we submitted it..
wednesday... our estimates were questioned by our offshore coordinator... did some adjustments with the estimates and started the detailed design...
thursday... doing detail design...

that's it for today...

this saturday ... i will compete for a badminton tournament... my partner is from my previous project.... hopefully we can win some games... whatever... just to enjoy the tournament... meet some new friends...

feeling sleepy at work so i did some writing... something to stirr up my mind... to make me awake...

finished training

whoah. a week passed and finally training was over.

this week was not that great for me becoz everyday, i went to ortigas just to attend the training. monday and tuesday wasn't bad at all.. learned something about technical writing. kind of refreshing. it's not that fun though i enjoyed it becoz one of the attendees is my team mate in basketball. it's cool.

wed to friday was great. becoz i attended intermediate eng skills training. it was fun. i learned a lot and i do have fun. learned so many things.

training is over and i think that i can now go back to work.

back to reality i may say.

about our basketball game last thursday. we lost. ah. i'm getting used to it already. those losing streak. argghh... still suffering from the injury i got from the previous game. pak! bad trip naman...

in everything give thanks. there's always lessons to be learned. ayt?

oks. tomorrow, basket practice and football practice.

cool.

ciao. till my next posts. :D

long weekend

why.

weekend was up to monday because of the election.

but before that. i will first tell what happened last thursday in our basketball game. we lost again. and the saddest part was that i was injured.

it was hard for me to come to the training last friday. and i thank God for giving me the strength and let me survived that hard day. walked from 6750 to GT tower. woah. so difficult. but i must. so that i will not prolong my agony.

friday night was a farewell dinner/party for marvin. one of our officemates who will be rolling to another project and will be assigned on shore on the next few weeks.

midnight. we went to my dad's workplace to greet him happy bday.
the next morning. we went to bulacan to celebrate his bday. we went to Cool Waves. a nice place. i still went to swimming even though my ankle hurts.

saturday night. we went back to makati. worst thing was, our vehicle overheated. and we were stucked along edsa until 2-3am. aww man..

sunday. 3pm. went to church. then ate ice cream. chunky choco mocha for mom. becoz it's mother's day. went to dinner by 8pm at the roxas boulevard with my uncles and cousins and my family of course. dinner went well and did some videokes stuff after eating.

monday. went to vote. becoz it was election day. voted for just 4 senators hoping they will win. chiz, kix, ping, gring. just four of them.

went to sm moa after. ice skate. even if i'm still injured. hehee. saw a celebrity. say alonzo. then ate dinner at Kalye Juan. sinigang and sisig. great dinner. and went home.

long weekend right?

(^_^)

on training

this week i will be on training..

english basic skills...

today was the first day and it was so so..

haha.. i can't explain it...

we had a pre test and i think that i have so much to learn pa...

hehehe...

still excited on what will i learn and get on this training...

will it help me to become a better speaker/presentor....

also, we will have an extemporaneous speaking... an advance part of presentation by our manager...

woohhoo... way to go pj...

ÜÜ

project outing

last saturday and sunday. we went to bolinao pangasinan... puerto del sol to be exact... for our project outing...

we depart here in makati by 2.30am..
we ate our breakfast at jollibee, bolinao....
then arrived there at 9.30am... almost 10am...
then after that we went to the land tour..
we went first to the watch tower... it was nice...
take some pictures...
then went to the rock formations...
it was nice also...
take some pictures again..
after that we went to the enchanted cave...
inside the cave... there is a mini pool...
becoz it's so hot outside... i swam...
refreshing...
after that we went back to the resort itself...
ate lunch and checked in to our rooms...

4.00pm.. we had games... my team headed the activity and i think everyone enjoyed the game.. i think they enjoyed the dodgeball part the most...

after that.. we played football like game in the pool..
ate dinner... then swam...
drink drink drink...but never got drunk...
slept at around 2am...

then woke up by 7.30am...
ate breakfast...
played "bluff" using the play cards.
take pictures...
then checked out...2.30pm


ate dinner at a gasoline station..
arrived by 10pm..
exhausted...
slept..

losing streaks

i'm on the losing streak right now.
i'm speaking about basketball..
i really don't know how it feels like to win...
yeah i mean win games.

been a part of the company's basketball team...
and all i can remember is that we lost our last few games...
sad...

and then... been part of a basketball team in our barangay...
we only had three games...
but sad to say... we lost all three games...

and then this time...
in our project...
a company's basketball league...
we could have won the game if only we take good care of our advantage points...
we lacked defense in the end game and collapsed our offensive side.
although there is something good in it...
first time in my life that i scored this huge... |||-|||||| points.
a career high...
something that i haven't done in my life... to score something this huge...
i'm overwhelmed...
though it is still better if we could have won the game...
but still it must be a team effort...
there's no "I" in the word TEAM.

enough of it...
i'm just lamenting... because we lost...

haaayyy....buhaayy...

next time... bawi na lang...

weekend. ÜÜ

saturday.
helped in teaching students in the Computer literacy Program of the company. 8am-12pm
12pm. played voleyball.
bought new shoes.
went home.
rest.
5pm. played basketball.
get back to robinson to get my battery charger.
fixed something in my room.
bought sisig.
went to mean's workplace.
went to mean's house.
ate dinner.
went home.
slept.

sunday.
attended digital photography101. instructor:jay alonzo
went to church. 3pm.
went back to the class. 4.30pm
5.30pm went home.
slept. rest.
7.30pm went to hs mini reunion. krocodile.
chat with my highschool classmates/friends
went to coffee bean.
12.30am. went home.
slept.

done.

songs in my head today

Jars Of Clay - Jealous Kind

I built another temple to a stranger
I gave away my heart to the rushing wind
I set my course to run right into danger
Sought the company of fools instead of friends

You know I've been unfaithful
Lovers in lines
While you're turning over tables with the rage of a jealous kind
I chose the gallows to the aisle
Thought that love would never find
Hanging ropes will never keep you
And your love of a jealous kind
Love of a jealous kind

Trying to jump away from rock that keeps on spreading
For solace in the shift of the sinking sand
I'd rather feel the pain all too familiar
Than to be broken by a lover I don't understand
'Cause I don't understand

One hundred other lovers, more, one hundred other altars
If I should slow my pace and finally subject me to grace
And love that shames the wise, betrays the heart's deceit and lies
And breaks the back of foolish pride

---

Jars Of Clay - Sing

I love the way, the way you carry on
You make me wanna say, you make me wanna sing another love song

Sing another love song, sing another love song
Sing another love song to you

Bury my head for the shame, you pick me pup, you say I look like you
Though it makes no sense to me, you make me believe that I could trust someone

I could ever trust someone, I could ever trust someone
I could ever trust someone, I could ever trust someone

Through flame, I touch the fire, you know that I still burn for you
Flood water rain crash down, soak the ground, still I thirst for you
Still I thirst for you

Sing another love song, sing another love song
Though it makes no sense ot me, it make me want to sing
Make me wanna sing

long weekend / holy week

monday-wednesday.
stayed at home. no work with pay. bank hours. offset.

thursday-friday.
went to baguio.
stayed at sky rise hotel.
went to session road.
ate lunch at Zola Cafe, session road.
bought choco flakes at sizzling plates, session road.
bought some ukay ukay stuffs.
went to burnham park.
did some boating.
went to SM.
bought some shirts.
bought some food.
ate dinner at an eatery in dominican road.
bought some bonnets.
ate pizza at victory liner terminal.
went home.

saturday.
stayed at home.
watched heroes episode 1-18.
11.30pm went to bulacan.
1.00am palm garden. overnight swimming with yeshuans.
veck, rico, ate ann u., mylene, ate wilma, ate erma, kris

sunday.
went home. 4.30am.
wake up. 6am. attended sunrise service.
10 am. got basketball uniform.
12.30 lunch.
1pm. went home.
3pm. went to church with dad.
4.30pm. went to market market.
ate frito frio ice cream (fried ice cream)
waffles.
quickly.
went home.
watched 300.
slept.

monday.
rest.
cleaned my closet.
ate dinner at meann's house.
ate ice kraze. ube.
watched tv.
went home.
slept.

Notes on Presentation on Presentation

by Darwin Soriano
03.30.2007

3 Basic Skills You need to learn to deliver an effective presentation
Visual
Vocal
Content

Content
- What is said
Delivery
- How it's said
- How it looks

Verbal 7%
Visual 55%
Vocal 38%

VISUAL SKILLS

Controlling your presentation

Establish eye contact

Control your hand gestures

Neutral position

Condition

Eye Contact
- Individual audience members
- One complete thought or 3-5 seconds
Arms and Hands
- Large gestures
- Return to neutral at sides when not gesturing
Feet
- Move strategically then plant solid
- Do not talk/walk at the same time

Darwin's tips
- Dress comfortably and confidently
- Breathe deeply to relax
- Warm up
- Empty your pockets
- Wear clips, headband, tie your hair (girls)
- Stand straight
- Practice visual skills

Name
Level
# years in the company
Project and team
"After the session, I will be a more effective presenter"

VOCAL SKILLS

Projection
- Project the back of the room
- Pretend the room is twice as deep
- Breathe to project
- Alter the volume strategically
Pitch
- Vary the tone of your speech
- Watch the pitch at the end of your sentences
Pace
- Change your delivery rate all through out
- Beware of pace extremes that could be distracting
e.g. kuya Cesar
Pauses
- Give the audience a chance to absorb and reflect
- Give yourself a chance to breathe and collect your thoughts
- Use pauses to help eliminate filler words

Darwin's Tips
- Breathe
- Mic test before your presentation
- Hold the mic properly
- Modulate but don’t strain your voice
- When you're nervous, you're high pitch

Name
Level
My frustration
My biggest dream

CONTENT SKILLS

1. Informative
GOAL: increase the auidience's knowledge on a particular topic
2. Persuasive
GOAL: to convince the audience to accept a belief/position or to take some particular action

INTRODUCTION
- Tell 'em what you're goin' to tell 'em
BODY
- Tell 'em
CONCLUSION
- Tell 'em what you told 'em

INTRO
- Get the attention (WIIFT)
- Establish your credibility
- Preview your main points
BODY
- Deliver three main points
(with transitions)
CONCLUSION
- Summarize your message close with conviction

2 topics
- Eat sinigang
- Vote for manny villar

Delectable
Tastebuds


Darwin's Tips
- Overcome your fears
- Internalize - purpose of your presentation
- You would make mistakes; everyone does
- Know your strengths to work on your weaknesses
- Visualize your presentation
- Practice with a friendly crowd

another jars of clay song

"Oh My God"
- Jars of Clay

Oh my God, look around this place
Your fingers reach around the bone
You set the break and set the tone

Flights of grace, and future falls
In present pain
All fools say, "Oh my God"

Oh my God, Why are we so afraid?
We make it worse when we don't bleed
There is no cure for our disease

Turn a phrase, and rise again
Or fake your death and only tell your closest friend
Oh my God.

Oh my God, can I complain?
You take away my firm belief and graft my soul upon your grief
Weddings, boats and alibis
All drift away, and a mother cries

Liars and fools; sons and failures
Thieves will always say
Lost and found; ailing wanderers
Healers always say

Whores and angels; men with problems
Leavers always say
Broken hearted; separated
Orphans always say

War creators; racial haters
Preachers always say
Distant fathers; fallen warriors
Givers always say

Pilgrim saints; lonely widows
Users always say
Fearful mothers; watchful doubters
Saviors always say

Sometimes I cannot forgive
And these days, mercy cuts so deep
If the world was how it should be, maybe I could get some sleep

While I lay, I dream we're better,
Scales were gone and faces light
When we wake, we hate our brother
We still move to hurt each other

Sometimes I can close my eyes,
And all the fear that keeps me silent falls below my heavy breathing,
What makes me so badly bent?

We all have a chance to murder
We all feel the need for wonder
We still want to be reminded that the pain is worth the thunder

Sometimes when I lose my grip, I wonder what to make of heaven
All the times I thought to reach up
All the times I had to give

Babies underneath their beds
Hospitals that cannot treat all the wounds that money causes,
All the comforts of cathedrals

All the cries of thirsty children - this is our inheritance
All the rage of watching mothers - this is our greatest offense

Oh my God
Oh my God
Oh my God

regular weekend for pj

Regular weekend.

My weekend is full packed.

Start with the morning last saturday.

badminton battle of the project men's doubles. i played badminton with jerome. we lost the first game. 0-2. the opponent are good but i think we could have beaten them. the next game was after lunch. we also lost 1-2. we could have won it all. the opponent had the chance to tie the game and breakaway in the last set. also i accidentally injured my team mate. what a loser i am.

next was volleyball after @ club 650. i rushed to get there. we also have a game earlier but wasn't able to show up. they lost it. when i arrived. they are blaming me that they lost the previous games because of me. what? what a loser i am. our game was against another project. we only won 2 sets. but still we won. 2-1. the set where we lose is so close. the score is 23-25. we could have won it all. \\

after that i go straight to meann's house. spent time with her. i am already sick and tired so she noticed it. we ate dinner, watched tv and i went home.

the next morning. sunday. praise God. i am still alive.
but my body aches. so i rose. it's 11am already. i fixed my motorcycle. changed oil and then i went to bulacan. i arrived 1.30pm. ate lunch. after that i attended ezra's and potpot's graduation. they are just nursery and kindergarten. i also took pictures for the whole event. the graduation.

after that. i ate. spaghetti, ice cream and sandwich. then i rushed to church. to attend the 7pm service.

@ church:

mark 10.27
"with men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible"

the pastor said:
"when everyone stepped back, God steps forward."

the tithe verse message:
1 timothy 6.17
"command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty nor to trust on uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy"

the sermon.
creed. about the holy spirit.

acts 1.8
"but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witness to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria"

the Holy Spirit is a
- person
- helper
- counselor
- advocate

john 15.26
john 14.16

john 14.26
He will bring us closer to God.
will teach and remind us of everything Jesus had to say.

acts 2.4
they were filled with the Holy Spirit

eph. 1.13-14
you were sealed with the Holy Spirit

psa. 51.10-11 david said after he had sinned
"create in me a clean heart... don't take your Holy Spirit away from me."

1. Transformed Life
gal. 5.16 - walk in the spirit
2 cor. 3.17 - there is freedom. rely on the power of the Holy Spirit

2. Victorious Life
zech 4.6
- not by might nor by power but by the spirit
- we are winners
1 thes 1.5
with power with the Holy Spirit

3. Fruitful Life
acts 1.4
- wait for the gift
acts 1.8

"Theology without victory is corny"
-Ptr. L.A.

Share a victorious life to the people around you.

Genius, Guapo, Godly.

\\

after church. i went to meann's house. spent time with her.
watched ate malou's wedding. after that i went home. slept.

praise God for this weekend.

What I learned today

Holiness

Many of us today are unaware of our personal holiness.
Some of us neglect it.

But in the Bible, it says that each one of us must be holy for our Lord is holy.

What do you mean by holy?
it means being separated. not doing things like the common people do. you are set apart.

flee from temptation

---

Being a member of the Body of Christ

we must not just be an attendee. we must be members.
attendees just watch and observe while members contribute and do something for the organization they belong to.

love God and love others

this morning, i was reminded that there are two things that i must do here on earth. to love God and to love others. loving God, worshipping Him in all I do.

love others as you love yourself. you can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.

loving also means giving your time to the person you are sharing your love. it's a sacrifice, yeah, but i know it is worth giving your time to them.

anything...

well, after a long long time, finally, i got the chance to update this blog.
nothing's new.
still in the complicated situation,
still have this stubbornness in me....
and yeah... work and play....
play sports and lan games....
football...
basketball...
volleyball...
still in the process of improving myself in to what i believe i'm enjoying into.... (sports... men!)
pls pray for my ministry....
it's a theater arts ministry.....

mAskAra

mAsKarA - eh3AdS

Kung may problema ka
Magsuot ng maskara
Takpan mo ang iyong mata
Buong mundo'y mag-iiba

Tuwing ako'y nangangamba
Ay nagwawala
Naglalaro, nagpapangap
Na ako'y ganap
Na tao, isang super hero
Di nasasaktan

Kung may problema ka
Magsuot ng maskara
Takpan mo ang iyong mata
Buong mundo'y nag-iiba

Alam kong may kilala ka
Marami ang mukha
Sa harap ng madlang tao
Ay parang sikat na santo
Ngunit pag-uwi nito
Nag-iibang anyo

Kung may problema ka
Magsuot ng maskara
Takpan mo ang iyong mata
Buong mundo'y nag-iiba

Tuwing ika'y nakikita
Ay nagwawala
Napipilitang magpangap
Na ako'y ganap na tao
Isang super hero
Di namamatay

Kung may problema ka
Magsuot ng maskara
Takpan mo ang iyong mata
Buong mundo'y mag-iiba

Here without you

Here without you - 3 doors down

A hundred days had made me older
since the last time that I've saw your pretty face

A thousand lights had made me colder and I don’t think I can look at this the same

But all the miles had separate
They disappear now when I’m dreaming of your face

I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight it’s only you and me

The miles just keep rollin
as the people either way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
but I hope that it gets better as we go

I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it’s only you and me

Everything I know,
and anywhere I go
it gets hard but it won’t take away my love
And when the last one falls,
when it’s all said and done
it get hard but it won’t take away my love

I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it’s only you and me