Neko

Who Should Paint You: Gustav Klimt

Sensual and gorgeous, you would inspire an enchanting portrait.. With just enough classic appeal to be hung in any museum!

Come to think of it.. he had an interesting style..

“I have the gift of neither the spoken nor the written word, especially if I have to say something about myself or my work. Whoever wants to know something about me -as an artist, the only notable thing- ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am and what I want to do.” ~ Gustav Klimt

Aside from his famous The Kiss and Dame mit Cape (I’d like my portait to look like this, btw) hehe…

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The Horror:
10 days of heavy rains;
375 homes had disappeared;
nearly 100 acres of land covered;
50 feet of mud burried all houses, a school, and residents alive;
250 pupils and teachers were at the school when this happened;
only 1 child and 1 adult found nearby;
83 people have been found alive;
19 have been found dead;
estimated 200 dead and 1,500 - 2,000 missing…

2 other villages affected;
3,000 evacuees huddled at a municipality hall;
11 villages in Leyte evacuated due to landslide concerns…

Now, mud covered all the houses that once stood in Guinsaugon, in the town of St Bernard on the island of Leyte, Southern part of the Philippines.

Greenpeace said illegal logging may prove to have contributed to the mudslide. Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies blamed a combination of the weather and the type of trees prevalent in the area.

Read about them:
- Philippines Landslide Deaths May Top 1,500
- Mud wipes out Philippines village
- Mudslide traps kids in school

Local News:
- ‘We’re alive, dig us out’
- In buried school, desperate text messages — then silence

Photos:
In pictures: Philippines mudslide

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Sometimes, I feel I am lucky that I don’t live near/at places as these, nor know anyone who lived there. But I feel for them, as they are as well my brothers and sisters…

Prayers are not the only thing they need right now, also Help!

Please Donate for the Leyte mudslide victims:
- Red Cross Red Crescent | RedCross.ph
- Donate (contribute to: Disaster Relief Emergency Fund)

…as fun silly crazy as this?

  

Quick answer: Probably only at Pixar. I dunno but another reason aside from computer Animation, why my dream job is to work at Pixar, is because the people there seems to have so much fun!

Yeah, but I am just basing it at a featured episode at Disney Channel where there were interviews of wacky people working there.

Where else have you seen a closed door meeting with managers and Bosses playing with action figures and toys? Only at PIxar.. How about having employees flying a giant origamy airplane from the second floor down to the lobby? Only at PIxar.. and hehe my workplace!

Aside from that, having a floor full of crazy people calling other crazy people.. (haha! the latter was just pertaining to clients who drop their phones, curses and yells, for whatever reason they insist) and just letting it pass like nothing happened. Huh? And hearing 101 versions of “manager not here” in different languages, tones, binary, digital, monotone, surround system, echo and buzzz in just 8 hours! Would one not eventually turn crazy from all that? ha!

Today I came home late, tssk checked it was 10 am… well coz we ate breakfast at a fast food resto, 15 minute-ride away from the office. Silly, the original plan was only 4 of us, then Swearing, (to know who she is, please see previous post) invited us 4 to join them. Then we were 8. While ordering, a bunch of noisy people came in. Oh lol.. it was the rest of my colleagues.. so the waiters made a long table for us all. And now we were 21! Oh my.. “is this our office cafeteria?”

And tomorrow there is some sort of program that they say regularly occurs. Awards for best callers and all.. and award for “Mr. and Miss Hearthrob” ! haaaa… Months ago they say, they even have costumes pertaining to a theme everytime they held one. And since Valentines just passed by this week, the theme now is that.. and brrr.. we should all wear Red! Wear our silliest, corniest, stupidest, most glamourous, most daring, most red red Red clothes we ever had! And not joining would be punishable by law! Ha! Imagine making calls with that too..

Oh, and lol.. the person with the most number of heart-shaped objects brought will have a reward. hmm…

And now I’m curious how a cowboy looks like in silly red. hahaha….

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note: btw, i had 7 complete calls today.. plus 3 aborted and 2 not qualified. and a total of 256 dialed numbers! brrrr bye now my eyes are falling… zzzzzzzz

photo credit: dogseat

INTRODUCING!

My colleagues! (well, those who are closely related to me)

  

Pain - a major Neggie. Always saying “Oh Lord, Oh Lord. Please give me a complete call” But , yeah yeah tally board says she has 4 already!

Sinner - the craziest funny girl who always picks on Banger. She “can’t quit smoking. Not now.”

(Head)Banger - She wants Sinner to die. But we all call them “Best Friends”. Her head is a bit slipping out of the picture sometimes.

Lie - a funny always-smiling-girl, who claims she does know how to cry… (at home)

Folly - small but terribly hip girl who has a big crush on Xtheist.

Xtheist - yeah, Lie also has her eyes on him. He is a bandmate of a boy named End. And he is not fond of taking baths, but fond of sleeping. lol..

The Kill - Great producer, always more than 10 complete calls in a day, but sadly is sick of Absentism. oh, Lie likes him too, coz he looks like her X-BF.

Gay - nope. He is not gay, nor tri-sexual, nor a BI. He is just happy. And always have a spare cigarette to give. His mom cooks great too, always makes him bring a full box of food!

Germ - clamins to sell green tea soda “tomorrow” but never really brings any.

Fake - our beloved Team Leader. Wacky outside, Professional inside… (inside the office!)

Darko - a self-confessed OC (has Obsessive Compulsive disorder).. not that it is really something to be proud of.

Embalm - the GF of Darko who always says she is gonna breakup with him, but never really leaves his side.

*Obsessed - nope, she doesnt have OC like Darko. She is just obsessed in smiling.

Far Out - a psychologist psycho. Heavy smoker gal who kickboxes.

Sexy Far Out - Yeah, we have two Far Outs. But this sexy gal is Sinner’s Real Best Friend. They look so cute together… “18″ (thin 1 and bulgy 8 )

Black Widow - our dearest Mommy.. who always have a web and leg to give. Oh! I mean, ear, and shoulder. sorry..

Rusty - A pretty gal. Long haired and well dressed. Oh, and yeah, if Gold is fake, it rusts.

She Gay - The tallest gal that always have a “joke” to share.

Cheap Sell - mostly the source of She Gay’s jokes. Wacky, but according to her she is shy. Yeah.. compared with her sister!

*Waste Land - indeed, what a waste to remain a “man”…

Farts - A helpful tall guy. But does he fart? in the office? Lol.. I dunno! Don’t ask me!

Bratty O - very oooOhhh… she have a cute giggle and nice voice.

Bratty - yes, two Bratty’s too.. a rich kid spoiled Brat, (lol.. nhe..) who always gets picked up and dropped off by her Dad. tssk..

Swearing - the petite Team Leader, ok small.. who shouts big.. and claps everytime there is a complete call “Go people! We need two more from each before the break!”

Cannot - Another wacky guy. and Yes, he “cannot” last a day without laughing (and swearing) Yikes! He is interested in websites btw, and asks me to teach him. Hmm… 40 - 60 $? Ha! Well he doesnt know what a blog is tho.

Envy - He talks gibberish “German-Sputnik-Japanese” invented language. A tall hunk but pff! He have just crossed the border of weirdness, (erm, my border defenition btw)

Armpit - Our Boss from the land of apples and cowboys. OMG! Did I just call my boss “armpit”? Nope, he actually smells good! I like his perfume… once rode with him in the elevator. and my tongue just dried up and that 6 second-ride made my neck stiff as a statue. LOL

Then they would ask us to choose among ourselves who we would like to have on a dream date?! Erm…

And of course, would I spoil the fun by not giving me a Rude name too and be excluded in the list? I made this but Yeah.. go figure who am I tho! hehe…

And oh, why am I being so rude all of a sudden? Tssk.. I am not!

My Team Leader just said I am too sweet.. (in a negative way).. yeah I am! see.. (read above^)

And tomorrow the office will launch our own version of Lovapalooza.. hahaha!

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note: I think if they find this… they might either fire me.. or Laugh…
It’s just a joke, ok. LOL…

* updates

My Horoscope said today…

The stars give your self-assured charm a little bit more oomph so you can be sure to captivate anyone who crosses your path, if that’s what you want. Go ahead and put those charisma phasers on ’stun’.

Well, let’s just say I dont rely in Horosopes.. and what I do believe right now is what I receieved too…

Sonnet XVIII
Shall I compare thee to a Summerday?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
 And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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Hee thanks Honey*.* ..Everyday is indeed Valentines Day with you…

je bent alles voor mij.. ik hou zoveel van jou..

haaaa… ok, no need to get jelly now…

I said I have my own Neko.. and she is only dreaming.. if you do not click her. I prefer to adopt a girl and call her “Fuzzy”. So if you noticed the black kittie sleeping at the upper left part of this page, click her and she will follow you.. wherever you go. Not unlike that haunting black cat by Poe. But hurt her and she might howl -

yes, howl - one long and continuous scream .. utterly anomalous and inhuman .. a wailing shriek, half of horror, half of triumph, such as might have risen only out of hell, conjointly from the throats of the damned in their agony and of the demons that exult in the damnation.*

HA!

I guess this is the effect of browsing all Illofriday contributors and re-reading my posts. See my tribute to that extreme and yet beautifully dark story by Edgar Allan Poe, Cats.

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* excerpt from The Black Cat

current music: Cranes - Far Away [Live] 3.6 MB
                    

   

A bad start? yeah…

Funny how my day starts. It begins at 19.00 and ends at 9 am the next day. Yeah I mostly wake up in between to eat lunch (like now) and go back to bed and wake up at 19.00, take a shower, sometimes eat dindin (if i woke up at exactly 19.00 and not in a rush) then go to work.

But before leaving i see to it i see my inspiration.. my strength*.*

Too bad i woke up late today, rush to go to work without eating dindin then woah! spent all 8 hours listening to busy lines, disconnected lines and chinese and non-english speaking repondents. And so the dreaded ONE in a day came to life.

Yep, i got ONLY ONE complete call today! oh what a friday!

Then i came home and there is no electricity. And when i got my mobile to send an sms.. my balance was not enough to send an overseas sms! ohhh horrible! and how will i sleep? it’s too hot and too bright! Mr. Sun decided to hang onto my window today! of all the days!

Sometimes i wish to be like that girl in the painting above. Sit on the edge and look up.. no worries, nothing to fear.. think blankly and dream.. Ohh.. but is she sitting on a cliff? tssk.. forgot.. i’m afraid of heights! oh my…

Well now i have to go back to sleep. dont wanna wake up past 19.00 again! WISH WISH WISH me Luck tomorrow! Oh, i mean “tonight”!

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painting by: Maxfield Parrish “Morning” (1922)

music note: FREE mp3 from the Cranes. One of my fave songs btw. So please click the song title above, or go here for more of their music -> cranes-fan.com

last note: can’t sleep.. and found myself writing a poem Don’t Close Your Eyes

current music: Billie Holiday - Solitude 2.91 MB
                    

   

Well, ok i am not sour graping here (as per the title)..

First.. mmm.. what a way to relax… play my Billie Holiday album.. lying on the bed, mmm light one incense with the flavor called “passion”… and think of nothing.. and have my peace *.*

Well ok, before my mind goes totally blank as i drift into dreamland… let me take note of what happened today.

Not everyday is a Holiday.. as one of the Veteran Callers said today. If some of us (ehem probably talking about me) got many previous days , doesnt mean we get plenty everyday.

Ok so that made me panic a bit lol.. it’s 3.30 am and i only have one complete call! oh my… dont wanna have a total of only ONE today! ..or make it any day! hehe.. but yeah just when i was about to fall asleep dialing and hearing Voice Mail Boxes and disconnected lines… woah! i managed to convince 3 others to finish a call… so yeah.. last hour i got 3 more! So hmm.. 4 is not bad.. not bad at all..

But hee.. ok i also have bloopers today… well started yesterday actually. I said “sige” two times! (sige is a tagalog expression like saying “ok”) haaaaaaa!!! And once i said “ano” (ano is translated as “what”) double HA! Good thing, it blended within my english. Think its not that obvious. lol. Only that if they listen to my recorded call.. tsssk!!!

Anyway, today… instead of saying “artificial” i said “artificianer” oh my!!! HA! Now that’s a new word! lol…

Here’s a cute conversation today…

receptionist: “Hi. this is blah blah Hard Rock blah blah. How can I rock your world?”

caller: “Hi, may I speak with your blah blah Manager, please.”

receptionist: “Who is this?”

caller: “My name is blah blah. I’m calling from XYZ Company.”

receptionist: blag! (she dropped the phone)

ok.. i should have said … “Yes, you will rock my world if you pass the phone to the blah blah manager! Or else I hit you with a guitar!” HA!

And here’s another one:

manager: “Are you from India?”

caller: “No, actually I am calling from XYZ Company in blah blah State.”

manager: “Sorry, not interested.” blag!

Oh, yeah.. remind me to say “yes” next time. I think he likes exotic girls! haaaa!

ok too much lack of sleep.. i better dive in now… byeee all… see yah tomorrow!

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music note: Billie Holiday is the Goddess of Jazz and Blues. In case you were wondering.. just click song title for FREE mp3 download.

drop note: Grr! i thought i ran out of internet pre-paid! It was my brother… pulled the plug without warning! tsssk… now Moogie is asleep…

current music: Radiohead - Everything in its own right place [video]

   

Yes, i got 10!
10 calls for today.. heee…

(it’s my lucky day… Moogie Seventh…)

And yep, yep.. I am the higest! I even got higher than all the Veteran Callers! oh my.. now they have a new nickname for me..
Miss Hardcore erm.. dunno if I would like them calling me that tho. hihi

Ok, more later.. I’m sooo sleepy…

zzzzzzzzzz

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related posts: hello mr. john smith | Ready for the Flight!

music note: check out that Radiohead vid… (first song of their album Kid A) it’s amateur but … yeh… cool! I actually waited more than an hour for this vid boohoo @ 56k connection.. but i must say.. worth the wait!

More of Radiohead: Official Site | Fan Site

“An estimated 30,000 of people had gone to the stadium to watch the anniversary presentation of Wowowee, a popular TV gameshow in the Philippines. The crowd, all trying to get into the 13,000-seat stadium, most of which waited in line for days, tried their luck to get a chance to win 1m peso ($19,250), which was said to be given to each of 2 lucky winners.

The stampede, considered the worst in the country so far, broke out as fans rushed toward the gates of the Philsports Arena (formerly ULTRA), at close to 7 a.m. which resulted to 88 deaths and 350 injured.”

I came home at around 6:30 am and went to sleep. I heard of the news soon as I woke up, and news said that 70 people died. The toll rose per hour, and as of the latest news, there are 88 deaths and 350 injured.

Tragedies like these bring emotional uproar from all over. There is even a Forum asking What went wrong? But who is to be blamed? Some people blame:

the undisciplined crowd,

“The people from behind, not the people in front, kept on pushing and shoving the people in front of them. Eventually this gate gave way. That’s when the people right in front of the crowd stumbled, and then they piled up.” - Rene Luspo, spokesman for the network

The shoving started when someone from the crowd shouted that the show’s staff were distributing free tickets that give the holders a chance to win a house and lot, a taxi, a passenger jeepney, or P10,000. And denied that the mayhem erupted when someone shouted “May bomba! (There’s a bomb!).” - Raul Medina, Police Superintendent

the organizers,

“If you predict that there’s going to be a huge crowd, you should be ready with ambulances and communications, you should plan for the worst. We have a lot of people who wanted to help but could not get in immediately.” - AP quotes Gordon.

“For a huge organization such as ABS-CBN not to have anticipated such a tragety is gross negligience. What do we learn from these tragedies? absolutely nothing. When everything fails, we blame the Filipino mentality instead of the real culprits, who were the producers, directors, and staff of the program. Those people were there because of their promotions. They were there because they were anticipating some rewards as advertized. Now the tragedy strikes, it is now the victims’ fault.” - malafunkshun

even the host, Willie Revillame,

“I really do not know if their purpose is to help people, but I have seen this guy have a nasty streak. He seems to trivialize the pain of people for the sake of a few laughs. Case in point, in one of his shows, a young child passed gas and rather than calm an already nervous child, he would make fun of him to the point of making him cry. To add insult to injury, he bribes him and makes him dance like a trained monkey for a few measely pennies. That is complete arrogance at its worst.” - viewer named Pepe

But should we start pointing on our fingers now?

It’s sad to know that instead of going out into the world, find a job, and work hard, a lot of our brothers and sisters are just relying on shows like this to help them. When will we change this attitude that we have? Helping others is good but we should not just give, but teach people the value of hard work.

And it’s sad to know how some people take advantage of the weaknesses of others, to have personal gain. And some people just do not care about anything else other than themselves.

Indeed, we should learn from this tragedy. Whether there is someone to blame or not, the question now is.. are we really gonna learn from this?

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credits:
*Pictures | BBC News | CNN News
*Wowowee: what went wrong? |ABS-CBN