Hmmmm...

go figure...

2008-08-20T08:50:15Z

For the past two weeks, a lot of things happened. I met new people and made new friends. It felt so good to break away from the past and from what my world used to revolve in.

Over the weekend one question popped in my head: How could some people take all the pain and get hurt just stay within their comfort zone?

Is it because they feel that they'll lose themselves in the process of trying new things...
Or maybe because they're too hooked to figure out that there's something big out there that they are already missing?

Everyday, I still try to figure why some things happen at the wrong time. Or maybe it's the right time and all you have to do is make a choice. I think it's harder when you have options, it's not easy to decide, only when you feel that you're making the right decision, you suddenly panic and go back to your options.

I know that time has it's way of deciding things for you.
It's either you wait for nothing or start building something.
Just like what the lyrics of song says...

"Sweet things build on these
Sweet things build on me"

I started building on sweet things a few days back and it gives me good reasons to smile and live each day.

This is good news...

2008-06-17T17:49:49Z

Arroyo signed in Malacañang Tuesday Republic Act 9504 or an act amending Sections 22, 24, 34, 35, 51, and 79 of RA 8424 or the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997.

From the current P20,000 personal exemption for single taxpayers, P25,000 for head of family, and P32,000 for married individual, the tax exemption will be fixed at P50,000.

...all holiday, night differential, hazard, and overtime pay would also be tax-exempt.

Read the news

just a random thought

2008-05-02T12:22:48Z

I don't know why I feel sleepy most of the time,
One thing I'm sure of, things gets better each time I wake up... :)

my visitor map

2007-02-13T21:57:32Z

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christmas bonus...

2006-12-06T21:24:07Z

13th Month Pay na...
EXCITING!!!

are you hot?

2006-12-01T14:54:05Z

You Are Super Spicy

You're a little bit crazy, a little bit naughty, and a whole lot of sexy.
You go beyond hot - you set people's senses on fire!

Are You Hot?

Santa is so NICE!!!

2006-11-30T16:22:23Z

taken from... shujin88

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last Monday jeanphillippe and I robbed a bank (-50 points). In April I set shujin88's puppy on fire (-66 points). Last week I broke cuteshox's X-Box (-12 points). Last Saturday I saved a busload of nuns in Angola (326 points). In May I stole blugrey67's purse (-30 points).

Overall, I've been nice (168 points). For Christmas I deserve an XBox 360, IPOD Video 80GB, Lacoste Watch, and a Brand New Laptop!

Sincerely,
mattster55

huwwaatt?!?

2006-11-30T15:41:01Z

Your Brain is 73% Female, 27% Male

Your brain leans female
You think with your heart, not your head
Sweet and considerate, you are a giver
But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

kissing kissing...

2006-11-30T15:26:07Z

Your Kissing Purity Score: 74% Pure

For you, kissing isn't a casual thing

Lip to lip action makes your heart sing

Kissing Purity Test

mattster55 @ 2006-11-29T23:51:00

2006-11-29T15:51:28Z

Pandora
It's been a while since I last updated my LJ. Haven't had much interaction online since our internet access in the office is blocked. I used to change the proxy settings and I can check LJ and myspace (too bad friendster and gmail is blocked too). The other day, they blocked the proxy that I was using. Out of boredom, I tried changing a part of the proxy I was using and boom... I'm back!!! I'm able to go online again.  An officemate told me to visit this site, www.pandora.com - A free web radio where you can create your own station and listen to all your fave music. Believe me... it's fun... kept me awake at work all night even if I only had 4 hours of sleep.

Debede
Speaking of not getting enough sleep, I'm still addicted to dvds. I texted tenziltech earlier and asked him if he saw the complete x-men animated series, he's been watching it for 2 weeks already. I just got it yesterday in St. Francis Square and it has 2 Discs, Seasons 1-5. I also got Voltes V and planning on getting Pokemon next week. It's really nice to buy those pirated 8-in-1 dvds.. cheap, cool, and fun.

Starbucks Planner
Usually, I arrive at Valero around 9:30 PM... 30 minutes early for my shift, I always bump into an officemate.  The other day, I tried pepermint white mocha and I liked it.  Of course, people has been coming in at starbucks more than usual because of the 2007 planner. I still have 13 stickers to go and I hope I get my it before christmas. It's nice to write your christmas wishlist, christmas present list, and your new year's resolution (not to mention all your credit card dues and budget for December... hay). Christmas is so near that I can feel the cool breeze every morning when I walk along Virgo Street in the subdivision where I live. hehe

Bebi
It's weird coz when I got home this morning, I almost forgot our 7th month... I just realized the date when I checked the reminders in my calendar before taking a shower.  It's really different when you work at night, you get used to Eastern Time (palusot).  Going back to christmas, until now, I can't find a nice christmas present for my bebi. I asked him and I'll get the this reply, "Ikaw anu ba gusto mung gift? Since amoy candy ung lotion mu, gusto mu isang malaking satsuma lotion na lang...?"  Sabi ko... "isipin mu na lang na kapag ikaw ang binigyan ng gift, masaya ka kapag yan ang natanggap mu..." Then he would just smile... and at the back of my head, I would think and think of a really nice present for him. If you would get something really nice for christmas, what would that be?

DOTA
I haven't played much DotA lately... Only on Saturday nights when I feel like hanging out with my geeky nature. Ahhh... I'm not that addicted to it anymore. Even Ate Pinks plays more RF than DotA.  Still, I miss those times where I play LAN with (Billy, James, Phippo, Ken, Poma, Joma, Rocky, Wil)). =) For the meantime, I'll get back to work before I start procrastinating... hehe

KarloI'm happy for you both!!! Congrats and more years to come!! =)

mattster55 @ 2006-11-10T06:55:00

2006-11-09T22:55:17Z

What stereotype do you belong to? Your Result: No stereotype not preppy yet not a complete loser. has good friends and doesn't revolve life around their looks or social status. All around good person. usually liked by everyone
Punk
Jock
Emo
Preppy
Gamer
Loner
geek/nerd
What stereotype do you belong to?

HABERDAY!!!

2006-10-04T19:41:53Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY jeanphillippe

I hope you find all the happiness and success you're looking for...
cheers to you bes!!!

mattster55 @ 2006-09-03T23:56:00

2006-09-03T16:19:58Z

bor·ing (bôr'ĭng, bōr'-) adj. - Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.

does it have to be fun and happy all the time?
i don't find it uninteresting... not dull... it's tiresome.

coffee lang dear...

2006-05-31T04:10:23Z

A good friend of mine forwarded me an SMS yesterday... "The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love loving someone else"

After reading her message, I texted her and asked her what's wrong... and she replied... "That's how my life works... that's the way it is and that's the way it will always be" I felt bad after reading her message not because we're at the same state but from the story of her life... I really feel her pain and depression. I'm scared... I've felt this before and it's terrible. How can you stop something unforseen... something that can happen with a snap of a finger? When will I know if I've done enough to make the person I love really happy... or maybe happiness is so immeasurable that you cannot set limits? How do you balance it? I wish it's as simple as Nescafe 3-in-1... all you need to do is add water and you have your instant coffee. When will I make the right cup of coffee? So many questions... so little time to think about it... Mag starbucks na lang kaya ako? hmmm...

mattster55 @ 2006-05-28T18:35:00

2006-05-28T10:41:54Z

I am at 168 bored and helpless...
Even DotA can't make me feel better...
I got drunk for 2 straight days...
I need my friends...
Why me?
=(

mattster55 @ 2006-05-28T18:32:00

2006-05-28T10:33:44Z

You Are Iceman

You tried to live a normal life, but it just wasn't possible A bit of a slacker, you rather tell jokes than cultivate your powers Powers: turning self and others into ice, making ice weapons, becoming nearly invisible

Which of the X-Men Are You?

mattster55 @ 2006-05-25T14:08:00

2006-05-25T06:12:08Z

I can't stop eating...
Pati puso ko pinapataba mo... *wink* *wink*

...

2006-05-16T08:42:59Z

Shet tumataba ako...

I haven't been to the gym since last week of April and I swear I'm getting fatter.. not to mention I got nognog the day before we got back from Bora. And for some people who used to call me notnot (my childhood nick), they now call me nognog... waaaahhhh... but they said masmabuti na ung maitim ka... lalaking lalaki... ehemmm. Last sunday, it was my first time to really get around Cainta and Antipolo area... it was fun... all I did was pig out the whole day. I had puttanesca, pizza, and 3 bottles of san mig light... we went looking for pirated dvds... bought a half roll of choco cake and silvanas... went on a dvd marathon... and the next was history. One thing I just noticed was I think my tolerance for alcohol got higher and every now and then namimiss ko uminom... hehe I don't think I'm 155lbs anymore (congrats to Poma, I'm happy that you lose weight) but nevertheless I'm happy!!!

"I've been saving love songs and lullabies... And there's so much more... No one's ever heard before..."

mattster55 @ 2006-04-27T02:59:00

2006-04-27T07:09:53Z

I can now access LJ at work... I found a website that grants me a proxy server to read and update my livejournal since they block this website here. That's all... I have not much to say... so far i'm having a good day... =)

silent hill...

2006-04-26T18:19:39Z

I was at work 24 hours ago and I never felt sleepy... weird!!! For some important reasons work demands me to take the 1am-10am shift on a wednesday every other week... and while I was at work I was contemplating of something that I can do after work besides playing DotA and going home.

When I left the office, I went to eastwood right away and invited a friend to watch a movie with me... I was excited that when I checked the movie scheds... Silent Hill is showing. While waiting for time... we had lunch and waited for the 11:20am screening. The last time I saw a flick this early was way back in college... I had to cut classes just to see the first screening of The Sorcerer's Stone. Silent Hill is supposed to be scary... yeah I was startled several times but I was bored towards the end of the movie. Don't expect too much... it only killed my curiosity because I played the game on PS1 before. I never even saw a single cute guy in the movie... but nevertheless, it was all good... my day went on and until now I have that smile on my face... such a wonderful day!!! =)

you colour my eyes with bluest skies...

a line taken from a song...

2006-04-22T08:33:46Z

... you whisper to me when you put your loving arms around me, and inside your arms im burning...

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY...

2006-02-25T05:10:02Z

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
From the column READING TWICE By Mark J. Macapagal

In your life, you'll make note of a lot of people. Ones with whom you shared something special,
ones who will always mean something. There's the one you first kissed, the one you first loved,
the one you lost your virginity to, the one you put on a pedestal, the one you're with and
the one that got away. Who is the one that got away? I guess it's that person with who
everything was great, everything was perfect, but the timing was just wrong. There was no
fault in the person, there was no flaw in the chemistry, but the cards just didn't fall
the right way, I suppose. I believe in the fact that ending up with someone, finding a
longtime partner that is, does not lie merely in the other person. I can actually argue
that an equal part, or maybe even the greater part, has to do with the matter of timing.
It has to do with you being ready to settle down and commit to someone in a way that goes
beyond the little niceties of giddy romance. How often have you gone through it without even
realizing it? When you're not ready to commit in that mature manner, it doesn't matter
who you're with, it just doesn't work. Small problems become big; inconsequentials become
dealbreakers simply because you're not ready and it shows. It's not that you and the person
you're with are no good; it's just that it's not yet right, and little things become the
flashpoint of that fact. Then one day you're ready. You really are. And when this happens
you'll be ready to settle down with someone. He or she may not be the most perfect, they
might not be the brightest star of romance to ever have burned in your life, but it'll
work because you're ready. It'll work because it's the right time and you'll make it work.
And it'll make sense, it really will. So that day comes when you're finally making sense of
things, and you find yourself to be a different person. Things are different, your approach
is different, you finally understand who you are and what you want, and you've become ready
because the time has truly arrived. And mind you, there's no telling when this day will come.
Hopefully you're single but you could be in a long-term relationship, you could be married
with three kids, it doesn't matter. All you know is that you've changed, and for some reason,
the one that got away, is the first person you think about. ou'll think about them because
you'll wonder, "What if they were here today?" You'll wonder, "What if we were together now,
with me as I am and not as I was?" That's what the one that got away is. The biggest "What if?"
you'll have in your life. If you're married, you'll just have to accept the fact that the one
that got away, got away. Believe me, no matter how fairy tale you think your marriage is, this
can happen to the best of us. But hopefully you're mature enough to realize that you're already
with the one you're with and this is just another test of your commitment, one which will just
strengthen then your marriage when you get past it. Sure, you'll think about him/her every so
often, but it's alright. It's never nice to live with a "might have been," but it happens.
Maybe the one that got away is the one who's already married. In which case it's the same thing.
You just have to accept and know that your memories of that person will probably bring a nice
little smile to your lips in the future when you're old and gray and reminiscing. But if neither
of that is the case, then it's different. What do you do if it's not yet too late? Simple ... find
him, find her. Because the very existence of a "one that got away" means that you'll always wonder,
what if you got that one? Ask him out to coffee, ask her out to a movie, it doesn't matter if
you've dropped in from out of nowhere. You'd be surprised, you just might be "the one that got away"
as well for the person who is your "the one that got away." You might drop in from out of nowhere
and it won't make a difference. If the timing is finally right, it'll all just fall into place
somehow and you know, I'm thinking, it would be a great feeling, in the end, to be able to say to
someone, "Hey you, you're the one that almost got away."

HAPPY VALENTINE'S....

2006-02-13T11:47:23Z

Smile and think of happy thoughts... whether you're single or not... loveless or loved... you belong somewhere special... Happy Heart's Day everyone!!!

PBB...

2006-02-05T22:44:30Z

I just found out today that Zanjoe M is a part of the PBB Celebrity Edition. Then that means we won't see his hard rock abs and nice tan at the gym... not to mention Rustom P is also there... if you know what I mean... harhar =)

Sunday Morning...

2006-02-05T02:10:54Z

Right now, I am listening to MOS Clubber's Guide 2004 Disc 2.... I really missed listening to these songs... good thing I still have it on my PC even if it crashes all the time. Sometimes, it's relaxing to stay at home, relax and just listen to trance and house music. What's lacking now is just a bar of dark chocolate, a pack of sun chips, a box of oreo, and a lot of white cheddar cheese popcorn... and they have it all in pioneer center, not to mention haagen dazz, nutella, and chewy chips ahoy... yum yum. But then, as much as I want all these goodies, pioneer center is on the other side of the metro so I guess i'll just have to settle for marie biscuits, sumo wafer sticks, and chocomani... hehe.

At least I was able to play DotA last night... and of course, what's new... we have "LEAVERS", a crappy connection, and "LAG LAG LAG don't drop please players". How could you own when at early game you feed. Hay, sometimes it's depressing you thought you had 7 kills but when you look at your death number... you could start a convenience store like 7-11. But hey, cuteshox saved my ass during the game..how sweet! =) ragnarokette was godlike... what's new?!?!? and jeanphillipe left the game twice, I don't know but it's becoming his habit lately... tsk tsk tsk.. (just kidding bes...) Oh well, I hope you guys had a great Saturday and still having a nice weekend. Summer is near and I should spend more time at the gym than playing DotA... *wink*.

One last thing, How are you guys gonna spend your day on the 14th? Who has a date already? At least I'm turning a year with my current job on Valentine's Day... that's something nice to look forward to... =)