LSS: The Spirit Carries On

If I die tomorrow / I'd be all right / Because I believe /

That after we're gone / The spirit carries on

I finally got my Samsung phone once again. I brought it to Samsung's service center due to some concerns in the internal memory. Luckily, the damage to be repaired is still covered by the 1-year warranty period. I was told that the mother board was replaced with a brand new one, and it could have cost me about 9,000. Whew!

So, yesterday, I was so excited creating my playlists again. I'm done with 2 playlists. Later tonight, I'll make another 2 playlists (I want to make a playlist for every situation I can possibly imagine -- driving, traveling, working, and yeah, even painting leather, hehehe).

Oh yeah, I am so busy these days. :-D

Running

I've been dreaming for a few times now about one single activity that could mean so many things at all: RUNNING.

Last night was the most recent of a series of dreams about running. I was a priest and I was running so hard that when i woke up, I almost cannot breath due to exhaustion. Almost half a day later, and up to now, I feel so tired. My problem is, I am not sure if I was running after or running away from something. Or both, not necessarily in that order.

Could I be running because I want to escape something from my reality? Could I be running because I am chasing something unreachable?

Whatever it is, I am really tired. Seriously.

Any dream interpreters out there? Do you think I need to see a shrink?

(We can perhaps eliminate the possibility of me running simply because I want to be featured in some ageless male review.)

Random thoughts on what happened to Corona

I really have no idea what happened, but I really did not turn the TV off from 1PM to about 6PM. I was watching the Impeachment Trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Some thoughts:

• There's something wrong about how Corona made his opening statement. If you watched it, you know what I mean.
• Corona's fate might be sealed by a battle of Power Point presentations
• Enrile is a good statesman.
• Tomorrow is going to be more exciting -- whether Corona will be there or not, it will be.

So, tomorrow, work-at-home mode again. Hehehe.

(If only we have an audio cabinet where I can attach my laptop at work, I'd monitor the trial there.)

Did I take the wrong side?

As of 3:35 pm

Anyone watching CJ's opening statement now is probably asking: What is the relevance of all these?!

D#@m. I know I am actually wasting my time watching this (and I just said this is the moment of truth) but I really am interested how this day for Corona will end. Argh!

Right this very moment, I think I could be a better Chief Justice than Renato Corona!

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As of 4:19 pm

It looks like in the end, Chief Justice Renato Corona's fate will be sealed by whoever made a better Power Point presentations. 

And after the opening statement of the Chief Justice, I think he felt so weak that he has to leave the stand without being dismissed. Uh-oh. I didn't see any personnel in doctor or nurse uniforms but it's clear it was a medical situation.

Pagbabalik

A couple of former officemates are going back to our previous company... that super-secret BPO company. I can only assume they received a good offer from our former employer. I am happy for them.

Another former colleague asked me what would it take me to go back to my former work. I jokingly mentioned the following:

• 200% increase in basic salary
• freedom to wear whatever I want (i.e., dressdown always, basketball shorts and cargo pants included)
• freedom to work wherever I want (telecommuting setup)
• MBA, iPhone 4S, unlimited data plan, representation and communication allowance (perhaps stuffed animals dogs and other toys for the street kids in our place? :-) )
• and annual increase in salary

I know the above list is actually not impossible for some people, but NOT from this former company of mine. Modesty aside, I was offered most of these perks a while back. But I only mentioned these because I wanted to say I have no interest in going back to work with them – not because it is them, but because I am contented with what I am doing now.

I was actually surprised with this realization. :-)

Are you a Gaga fan?

American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga poses before the media upon her arrival in a hotel Saturday in Manila's financial district of Makati. Lady Gaga* will hold two concerts on May 21 and 22 in the country as part of her Asian tour. - Inquirer.net

According to a news report from Inquirer, "Up to 40,000 fans in the Catholic-majority nation paid as much as P15,840 ($370) each to watch the US singer." If this were true, then, that concert made, at the very least, PHP633,600,000 in one night! I said at least because I am sure they earned a significant amount as well from sponsors. Whew!

I guess this is why pop icons can really afford extravagant lifestyles!

*Lady Gaga can wear medical uniforms in cocktail parties and make a million fans follow the trend!

Corona on witness stand later

Well, I guess later this afternoon is the moment of truth for the Impeachment Trial of the Chief Justice. If you hate politics but have to watch one single day of the impeachment trial, this afternoon is IT. Chief Justice Renato C. Corona will be taking the witness stand later to defend himself against all allegations of graft and corruption.

I only watched the impeachment trial once -- when the prosecution was still presenting their case. After that, I told myself I won't watch how the government spends the money it steals from me thru my taxes. And they are not just buying briefcases for men -- it's more serious!

But again... this afternoon is different. It will be The Man himself! So, today, I will be filing my leave of absence to watch it. See you later, Boss Slave Driver!