on the way to work

Me: Boss, sa Ayala po.
Taxi Driver: ah, sige..
[I get in the cab]
Taxi Driver: saan dun?
Me: sa RCBC Plaza po.
Taxi Driver: ahh..bukas na ang uwi mo nyan noh?
Me: hindi naman po..mga alas-diyes po mamaya.
Taxi Driver: alanganin naman ng oras nyo..yung iba diba dose oras ang trabaho?
Me: ...?
Taxi Driver: depende rin siguro sa produkto nyo yan noh?
Me: uh...opo.

It's troublesome to explain that I'm an IT Support Programmer-Analyst and how that's different from a Telemarketer everytime someone assumes that I am the latter, so I just let it be.

Not that I look down upon call center agents, though. One of my sisters started out as a call center agent and now she has a good position in that company, and I am very proud of her. It's decent work, after all. I'm just not comfortable with people thinking I'm something that I'm not.

jrock and bleach

Lately I've been listening to a whole bunch of japanese rock (aka jrock) songs, all of which are soundtracks of the anime series Bleach. It actually disturbs one of my sisters a bit, since she can't understand the lyrics of the songs. I don't blame her -- if I were'nt a Bleach fan, I probably won't like the songs either.

I guess it's because these songs bring me back to those moments, those themes that I so love about the anime series. Note that I am not an anime fan. Bleach is the only anime that I've ever been a fan of. Heck, it's the only anime I ever really watched.

Again, it's the themes. Of course, the comedy is also a big factor. But what really caught me are the themes of kinship, friendship, forming your resolve, and most specially, facing yourself and overcoming your inner demons. You probably have no idea what I'm talking about. That's alright, because I'd rather you watch the series and see for yourself. ;)

stressed out?

Just because you're stressed out doesn't give you the right to be mean.
Just because you're stressed out doesn't mean you can be insensitive.
Just because you're stressed out doesn't mean people can't politely tell you that you're stressing them out.

Just because people who love you put up with you when you're mean, insensitive and hurtful, doesn't mean they're not hurting. They're just looking beyond the hurt.

So maybe you should try looking beyond the stress.