On Seriousity

The Hali Family is composed of individuals brought together by their occupation. Hali Family is a group with different personalities from various backgrounds who enjoys having fun and fooling around. A day is not complete without jokes, side comments and remarks.

After one movie night, the Halis decided to go to a coffee shop for more bolahan session. However, 6750 was full so off they went to GB3. As mentioned, coffee time = bolahan. Various topics with sense or without arise. -- From movie jokes from the latest movie seen, letter game and the next trip. The subject matter was endless.

Then came, Tagaytay… game?!? Who would have thought that papatulan ang Tagaytay game? Then again, I think it was partly my fault. I felt na the night rather the morning was seriously bolahan nalang… so I blurted out… “For once, may we be serious?”

Thus, the coffee session moved to Starbucks Tagaytay! When we arrived there, more bolohans transpired while waiting for the Bulalohan place to open. When we arrived at on the dot, the place was close! Then we found out that there was a 24 hour Bulalohan place!

Seriousity killed the Kat.

On Looking For Answers

Why can you not say NO to the other person --- but it is all right to call a rain check when it is I who is involved?
Why do things suddenly occur whenever we have a so-called plan?
Why do you treat me as an option and not as a priority?

Why do I make an effort to preserve whatever we have?
Why do I even bother?

You cannot say no to others because they are your clients and I am merely no one.
Unexpected things come up because they are really planned.
You treat me as an option because that is what I am to you.

I make an effort for I thought what we have is something worth to be valued.
Now, I do not even know why I bother.

On A Player's Commitment

I need to be willing to make a commitment to being as good as I can be each time I play. I need to be willing and ready to do what has to be done to make a positive contribution in the most difficult of situations. I need to compete in each game as though there is nothing I will ever do that will be more important. I need to, more than anything, want our team t be the very best that we can be.

Is this to much for me to ask myself as a player?

On “Closing Thread Group. Please be patient.”

A patient person bears pain without any complain. A patient person portrays self-control despite grueling adversities. Oftentimes I demonstrate these characteristics. No pun intended.

As a corporate slave, I accept whatever tasks given to me -- as long as it is more or less within the scope of my skill set and/or they provide training. As a tester, I tolerate the time and again delays caused by “unavoidable” circumstances.

Waiting is a tedious task. It is not a wonderful experience. Time is wasted. Time lost is never reverted. Despite the tiresome incidents of waiting, I can contain myself – if still reasonable.

When JMeter (an automation tool) displayed the message above, I got off-guard. Imagine a testing tool asked me to be patient!

Apparently, I am not that patient after all.

On Shunga Shunga

In my whole existence, I can proudly say that I never been intoxicated. Maybe a little bit tipsy and that was it. That statement continued to be a 100% fact until last night.

I was sane but my perspective was tainted. I wholesomely entertained people and I bet they had a grand time. Thank goodness that I was still classy and cute despite my alcohol intake.

Jägermeister is certainly a “hunt-master”. It is my kryptonite. It stood by its name with honor and searched for me. It made me do things most liquor did not. The stag protected and preserved his game. Maybe mixed with a Bull the result will be different.

I drink therefore I am.