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the thoughts in my head need releasing, and the world is a darker place because of it... beware the silence, my friends, for it breeds
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Quizzes
Couple of Things
I have a job!
*cheers*
It went quite fast, the application process and all. I just attended a job fair last Monday, passed my resume, took a typing test and transcribed a file, got passed around to interviewers, transferred to the other building, took a couple of personality exams, had lunch, interviewed, waited a bit, then signed a job offer sheet. That was from 9AM to around 2PM. Fast, ne?
Then, they called me up on Thursday, and I'm starting next Tuesday! Yay!
Of course, I totally forgot to ask about the training and all. I kinda got focused on the salary hehehe which is considerably larger than the ones being offered by the other MT companies I've applied to.
Hmm... Good things come to those who wait?
And the second thing...
I got my FNAB results and I went to see my endocrinologist. He recommended surgery, removal of my thyroid. He said it wasn't really immediately needed, since I was in the intermediate area, the neoplasm not being benign or cancerous. I told him I didn't want to do it this soon to getting my job, so he said to come back in 3 months' time or whenever I'm ready. Heck, I'll be ready when I can get the necessary funds together for the surgery. As it is, I don't think my health card can carry it, with the limit and all, all being that I kinda want to have it done in SLMC. Kinda pricey place, that.
Nah, Feifu, really sorry I didn't get call you yesterday. I had doctors appointments in the morning and in the afternoon, and then I met with my sister-in-law's brother Allan and his female friend at a job fair. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon together, and it was fun that we managed to not be in any trouble spots yesterday. At least, I didn't have to worry about physical safety and all that.
*cheers*
It went quite fast, the application process and all. I just attended a job fair last Monday, passed my resume, took a typing test and transcribed a file, got passed around to interviewers, transferred to the other building, took a couple of personality exams, had lunch, interviewed, waited a bit, then signed a job offer sheet. That was from 9AM to around 2PM. Fast, ne?
Then, they called me up on Thursday, and I'm starting next Tuesday! Yay!
Of course, I totally forgot to ask about the training and all. I kinda got focused on the salary hehehe which is considerably larger than the ones being offered by the other MT companies I've applied to.
Hmm... Good things come to those who wait?
And the second thing...
I got my FNAB results and I went to see my endocrinologist. He recommended surgery, removal of my thyroid. He said it wasn't really immediately needed, since I was in the intermediate area, the neoplasm not being benign or cancerous. I told him I didn't want to do it this soon to getting my job, so he said to come back in 3 months' time or whenever I'm ready. Heck, I'll be ready when I can get the necessary funds together for the surgery. As it is, I don't think my health card can carry it, with the limit and all, all being that I kinda want to have it done in SLMC. Kinda pricey place, that.
Nah, Feifu, really sorry I didn't get call you yesterday. I had doctors appointments in the morning and in the afternoon, and then I met with my sister-in-law's brother Allan and his female friend at a job fair. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon together, and it was fun that we managed to not be in any trouble spots yesterday. At least, I didn't have to worry about physical safety and all that.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
FNAB today!
Today is the day I went to the clinic and had the FNAB done. Dang, I thought the needle would be a lot bigger and nastier than the one used, but hey, small favors, right? The doctor had light enough hands, though the needle did prick a little at the start. When he was aspirating the nodular growth in my thyroid, he said something about a cystic component. I had half a mind to tell him not to tell me his gross findings, just get the thing over with! But, of course, I couldn't speak since he had a needle at my throat.
What else...
Oh yeah, since I'm online and all, I got to applying for jobs again! Yehey! Hopefully, I can be gainfully employed by the time my birthday rolls around so I can at least treat my friends to dinner or something. Better make it something merienda hehehe at least until I know I get to have the salary I want.
Which brings to mind, what do I want to do with my life?
Gah, there was this one company -- the one in Pasig (syempre sinabi hehehe) -- that I took an exam in, and man (did I mention this before?) they had a ton of psychological tests and just one specific to the medical transcription position. Is that weird or what? If they call me back for interview #2 -- later on about interview #1 -- I plan on declining. For one thing, I got to thinking about the whole transportation thing, and I don't want to spend an hour, an hour and a half, on the road, one way. For another, I think they have a kind of clique going there...
Onto interview #1. I don't know who interviewed me. Well, he said his name was Lincoln, but I don't know what his real position in the company is. He told the other applicants he has no idea about the whole medical transcription business and that he's just a carpenter. So what the heck is he doing interviewing me? And it wasn't much of an interview. He had my files -- resume, TOR, the whole load of psych exams -- and he said he studied my files, and all he did was read through the questions again and have me answer again. In some cases, elaborate, but that was all! Never mind that the owner called him "Dad" or something close to it...
You fit in with:Humanism
Your ideals mostly resemble that of a Humanist. Although you do not have a lot of faith, you are devoted to making this world better, in the short time that you have to live. Humanists do not generally believe in an afterlife, and therefore, are committed to making the world a better place for themselves and future generations.20% spiritual.60% reason-oriented.
And I was trying for the Agnostic... hehehe
After you die... the Beetlejuice Waiting Room
After death, you will end up in an overcrowded waiting room sitting beside Beetlejuice. You've been given the number 736 076 827 378 919 023, but they are currently serving number 3. Good Luck.
LOL
I love this quiz!
I can't make the whole graphic come out properly... *sweatdrop*
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From feifu's blog. I'm bored and I'm in the net cafe waiting for some replies.
1. if you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? Tagaytay, as long as I get the land with a nice view of the volcano and the lake and the mountains.
2. your favorite article of clothing: Batman shirts at the moment, but usually anything in black.
3. what time do you wake up in the morning? If I have an early morning appointment, 6AM, otherwise, I can sleep until noon and even until the afternoon.
4. what's your favorite kitchen appliance? Stove and/or refrigerator.
5. if you could play any instrument, what would it be? Drums.
6. would you prefer a sports car or a suv? SUV!!
7. do you believe in life after death? Yup.
8. favorite childrens' book? I used to have a series of educational books -- counting, forming words, etc -- and they were my favorite reading material as a kid. Fairy tales are nice too.
9. what's your favorite season? Spring, all new and fresh, even if a bit wet.
10. if you could have one superpower, what would it be? Supersmart brainpower.
11. can you cook well? Relatively well enough that I won't starve myself and other people.
12. can you juggle? Nope. A very emphatic nope.
13. what person from the past would you talk to? Adolf Hitler.
14. what is you favorite day? Friday, in anticipation of the weekend.
15. what's in the trunk of your car? Nada car.
16. which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger? Hamburger.
17. what's your favorite flower? Roses, any color. Daisies come in a close second though.
18. favorite ice cream flavor? Mocha.
19. butter, plain or salted popcorn? Butter please.
20. favorite color? Black.
21. what kind of car do you drive? Nada car.
22. if you could go anywhere, where would you go? European tour!!
23. favorite brand of clothing? The one that fits me hehehe
24. where were you born? Medicare, Bauan, Batangas!
25. favorite sport to watch? Tennis, but not recently.
26. coke or pepsi? Dalandan juice.
27. morning person or night owl? Night owl. I'm not at my best in the mornings.
28. what did you want to be when you grew up? Nothing really, I just flowed along with whatever's hip at the moment.
29. what size of shoe do you wear? Sometimes 7 or 8 or 9 or 10, depends on the brand and where it's made.
30. what are you doing right now? Answering this survey.
-o-o-o-
1) Using your current first initial, choose a different name for yourself: A... hmm... Anastacia?
2) If you were born outside of your era, when would you want to be born and why? Maybe the 1990s, so I can grow up to be more technologically savvy and I'll probably be a lot more opinionated and decisive.
3) If you ran a store, what would you sell/have? A bookstore/cafe.
4) What part in a movie would you love to play? Evil antagonist. Just because.
5) In your opinion, why do people suck? Because they're humans.
6) If you had your own state, what would you put on your new quarter? All coins and all paper money in my country/state will have my image imprinted on them.
7) What's the oldest article of clothing you own? At the moment, that would be a blue shirt I bought about 7 years ago, I think.
8) What piece of furniture have you replaced the most? Not really big in replacing furniture in my house.
9) What instrument do you wish you could be great at? Guitar.
10) Record, Tape or CD? CDs.
11) What do you think would be the best concert ever? Maksim and Linkin Park joint concert.
12) What is the best part of your favorite movie(s)? The action sequences.
13) What do you think is the most over-rated candy ever? Have you ever tried a sweet corn candy? Almost puked when I tried it.
14) If you were writing out your will, who would you give your music/book collection to? Music, probably to Erik, if he wants them. Books -- really tempted to say that I want everything I own to be burned with my dead body in a funeral pyre -- divided among my nephews and nieces according to who wants whichever.
16) Out of your LJ friends, who would you say you are most jealous of artistically? Not use LJ.
17) Most jealous of... intellectually? Geniuses.
18) What do you collect? No particular one thing.
19) What is broken that you have, that you wish was fixed? My laptop!!
20) What do you do when you're home sick? I sleep. Or I go out.
21) Story behind your username? ana barton. Barton, from Trowa Barton of Gundam Wing.
22) Current Favorite Article of Clothing? Batman shirts, but usually anything in black.
23) Line from the last thing you wrote for someone? “Copy.”
24) A famous person you have met?= errr... what’s their name again? I’m really bad with names despite them being supposedly well-known
25) Favorite way to waste/spend time? Sleep. Read. Surf the Net. More sleeping time.
26) Last thing you bought yourself? The Chronicles of Narnia.
That was long...
What else...
Oh yeah, since I'm online and all, I got to applying for jobs again! Yehey! Hopefully, I can be gainfully employed by the time my birthday rolls around so I can at least treat my friends to dinner or something. Better make it something merienda hehehe at least until I know I get to have the salary I want.
Which brings to mind, what do I want to do with my life?
Gah, there was this one company -- the one in Pasig (syempre sinabi hehehe) -- that I took an exam in, and man (did I mention this before?) they had a ton of psychological tests and just one specific to the medical transcription position. Is that weird or what? If they call me back for interview #2 -- later on about interview #1 -- I plan on declining. For one thing, I got to thinking about the whole transportation thing, and I don't want to spend an hour, an hour and a half, on the road, one way. For another, I think they have a kind of clique going there...
Onto interview #1. I don't know who interviewed me. Well, he said his name was Lincoln, but I don't know what his real position in the company is. He told the other applicants he has no idea about the whole medical transcription business and that he's just a carpenter. So what the heck is he doing interviewing me? And it wasn't much of an interview. He had my files -- resume, TOR, the whole load of psych exams -- and he said he studied my files, and all he did was read through the questions again and have me answer again. In some cases, elaborate, but that was all! Never mind that the owner called him "Dad" or something close to it...
You fit in with:Humanism
Your ideals mostly resemble that of a Humanist. Although you do not have a lot of faith, you are devoted to making this world better, in the short time that you have to live. Humanists do not generally believe in an afterlife, and therefore, are committed to making the world a better place for themselves and future generations.20% spiritual.60% reason-oriented.
And I was trying for the Agnostic... hehehe
After you die... the Beetlejuice Waiting Room
After death, you will end up in an overcrowded waiting room sitting beside Beetlejuice. You've been given the number 736 076 827 378 919 023, but they are currently serving number 3. Good Luck.
LOL
I love this quiz!
I can't make the whole graphic come out properly... *sweatdrop*
-o-o-o-
From feifu's blog. I'm bored and I'm in the net cafe waiting for some replies.
1. if you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? Tagaytay, as long as I get the land with a nice view of the volcano and the lake and the mountains.
2. your favorite article of clothing: Batman shirts at the moment, but usually anything in black.
3. what time do you wake up in the morning? If I have an early morning appointment, 6AM, otherwise, I can sleep until noon and even until the afternoon.
4. what's your favorite kitchen appliance? Stove and/or refrigerator.
5. if you could play any instrument, what would it be? Drums.
6. would you prefer a sports car or a suv? SUV!!
7. do you believe in life after death? Yup.
8. favorite childrens' book? I used to have a series of educational books -- counting, forming words, etc -- and they were my favorite reading material as a kid. Fairy tales are nice too.
9. what's your favorite season? Spring, all new and fresh, even if a bit wet.
10. if you could have one superpower, what would it be? Supersmart brainpower.
11. can you cook well? Relatively well enough that I won't starve myself and other people.
12. can you juggle? Nope. A very emphatic nope.
13. what person from the past would you talk to? Adolf Hitler.
14. what is you favorite day? Friday, in anticipation of the weekend.
15. what's in the trunk of your car? Nada car.
16. which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger? Hamburger.
17. what's your favorite flower? Roses, any color. Daisies come in a close second though.
18. favorite ice cream flavor? Mocha.
19. butter, plain or salted popcorn? Butter please.
20. favorite color? Black.
21. what kind of car do you drive? Nada car.
22. if you could go anywhere, where would you go? European tour!!
23. favorite brand of clothing? The one that fits me hehehe
24. where were you born? Medicare, Bauan, Batangas!
25. favorite sport to watch? Tennis, but not recently.
26. coke or pepsi? Dalandan juice.
27. morning person or night owl? Night owl. I'm not at my best in the mornings.
28. what did you want to be when you grew up? Nothing really, I just flowed along with whatever's hip at the moment.
29. what size of shoe do you wear? Sometimes 7 or 8 or 9 or 10, depends on the brand and where it's made.
30. what are you doing right now? Answering this survey.
-o-o-o-
1) Using your current first initial, choose a different name for yourself: A... hmm... Anastacia?
2) If you were born outside of your era, when would you want to be born and why? Maybe the 1990s, so I can grow up to be more technologically savvy and I'll probably be a lot more opinionated and decisive.
3) If you ran a store, what would you sell/have? A bookstore/cafe.
4) What part in a movie would you love to play? Evil antagonist. Just because.
5) In your opinion, why do people suck? Because they're humans.
6) If you had your own state, what would you put on your new quarter? All coins and all paper money in my country/state will have my image imprinted on them.
7) What's the oldest article of clothing you own? At the moment, that would be a blue shirt I bought about 7 years ago, I think.
8) What piece of furniture have you replaced the most? Not really big in replacing furniture in my house.
9) What instrument do you wish you could be great at? Guitar.
10) Record, Tape or CD? CDs.
11) What do you think would be the best concert ever? Maksim and Linkin Park joint concert.
12) What is the best part of your favorite movie(s)? The action sequences.
13) What do you think is the most over-rated candy ever? Have you ever tried a sweet corn candy? Almost puked when I tried it.
14) If you were writing out your will, who would you give your music/book collection to? Music, probably to Erik, if he wants them. Books -- really tempted to say that I want everything I own to be burned with my dead body in a funeral pyre -- divided among my nephews and nieces according to who wants whichever.
16) Out of your LJ friends, who would you say you are most jealous of artistically? Not use LJ.
17) Most jealous of... intellectually? Geniuses.
18) What do you collect? No particular one thing.
19) What is broken that you have, that you wish was fixed? My laptop!!
20) What do you do when you're home sick? I sleep. Or I go out.
21) Story behind your username? ana barton. Barton, from Trowa Barton of Gundam Wing.
22) Current Favorite Article of Clothing? Batman shirts, but usually anything in black.
23) Line from the last thing you wrote for someone? “Copy.”
24) A famous person you have met?= errr... what’s their name again? I’m really bad with names despite them being supposedly well-known
25) Favorite way to waste/spend time? Sleep. Read. Surf the Net. More sleeping time.
26) Last thing you bought yourself? The Chronicles of Narnia.
That was long...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Hospital Visit
So...
I went to St. Luke's coz I finally got to the area and I decided, what the hell, and dropped by to have my right wrist x-rayed and what-not. Gah, I first had to be checked up by an IM, and she had to see this growth thing at my throat, so I had to get a thyroid work up included in the blood test, and I had to get an ultrasound as well.
Have I mentioned that I am not a big fan of needles?
They drew blood... ouch, but not as much ouch as before. I even watched, which is an improvement since before I really had to look away. Anyway, I got my x-ray results back -- normal findings, which I can't believe since my wrist hurts -- and the thyroid ultrasound I get tomorrow, and blood tests results on Saturday, so I have a full week!
Not to mention I have to schedule an interview with a company... crap. So not in the mood...
I went to St. Luke's coz I finally got to the area and I decided, what the hell, and dropped by to have my right wrist x-rayed and what-not. Gah, I first had to be checked up by an IM, and she had to see this growth thing at my throat, so I had to get a thyroid work up included in the blood test, and I had to get an ultrasound as well.
Have I mentioned that I am not a big fan of needles?
They drew blood... ouch, but not as much ouch as before. I even watched, which is an improvement since before I really had to look away. Anyway, I got my x-ray results back -- normal findings, which I can't believe since my wrist hurts -- and the thyroid ultrasound I get tomorrow, and blood tests results on Saturday, so I have a full week!
Not to mention I have to schedule an interview with a company... crap. So not in the mood...
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Taking messages
I just had a phone call -- by the way, I'm still home in the province -- and my sister-in-law said 2 companies called me up. Problem is, the kids over there took the call, so there's no concrete information. Geez, the oldest is already 8, shouldn't he be able to take messages?
Ah well, I guess I am expecting a lot from him, but damn it, sometimes he just ticks me off something fierce...! He won't listen to me unless I raise my voice and get mad. Is that normal? And he forgets easily! You have to remind him of what he did the day before so he could do it again! Gods...!
Ticks me off something fierce.
Ah well, I guess I am expecting a lot from him, but damn it, sometimes he just ticks me off something fierce...! He won't listen to me unless I raise my voice and get mad. Is that normal? And he forgets easily! You have to remind him of what he did the day before so he could do it again! Gods...!
Ticks me off something fierce.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
He’s DEAD!!
Today, 03 February 2006, my beloved companion for the past 6 months expired *sniffle*hiccup*sniffle* The event occurred 2 days ago when normal waking procedures wouldn’t rouse him. It was most distressing and upsetting; I am still not over the shock. Today is the day that a semi-official call has been made on the manner of his expiration.
The bloody blighter conked out on me!
If he was still alive and well, I’d kill him myself!
He is the most inconsiderate evil thing to leave me in a lurch like this! Just when I was getting on a hold on things… bloody effing bastard died!
hmph
Now I’ve really got to find work so I can replace him. Damn it, it costs an arm and a leg – MY arm and MY leg, at that – and I can’t afford that! Right now. Maybe when I get a job and a nice enough salary – not like the one they were offering at that company that I said no thanks to – maybe I can replace him in a year or so. Damn it, and I just getting used to him.
Wonder who I can con?
Who am I kidding? I can’t con anyone – I’m bloody transparent!
Speaking of which, I took an exam for this other company, and it took me almost the whole day to finish! See, I got there a few minutes before 10AM, which was the time they said I was to get there to start the exam. So, they had me fill out their application form – gah, can’t they make it in double space? – and after which, the secretary gave me a 2-inch thick ring binder. Hah! There were two tests – set A and set B – in the ring binder, about 400 items all in all, dealing with emotional intelligence. Then there were the other test papers – sentence completion and essay type, personality traits, English and Math, medical terms and proofreading, and then the transcription files, 3 of them.
Are you seeing the pattern here?
There were a lot more psychobabble in the series of tests than medical terms! The owner was there, who by the way, was just a touch noisy when he came in, never mind that there were 5 of us taking the exam and there were MTs working in the office, and he said that he believes that the skills needed to be an MT can be taught but that the personality of the person was already there. Is he just checking us if we have any violent tendencies? Coz in the personality traits thing, I came out as melancholy; there wasn’t a hint of schizophrenia there, much to my dismay. I could have rigged it so it came out that way ^__^
Where was I?
Oh yeah, I was depressed about the recent passing of my beloved companion. Was I really depressed? Yes, I was. I was depressed enough that I took myself to the cinema and watched a movie. Can’t say I was uplifted by the experience, since I got the feeling that you have to be familiar with the milieu so you could better appreciate the movie.
I watched Blood Rayne. It’s a game, right? And it’s about this demfir (sp?) or half-vampire. How do you become a half-vampire anyway? Vampires are dead. They have to be dead to be considered a vampire, since siring one usually means the sire sucks all the living blood out of his child and then gives him some of his undead blood, which would reanimate him enough so he could be a vampire. Right? Being as vampires are dead, i.e. they don’t have normal living organs and tissues and cells, ergo no eggs or sperms live enough for procreation, how do they make half-vampires?
It’s one way for population control anyway.
The acting could have been a lot better. The lines could have been better. Can’t say I didn’t enjoy the blood and gore, coz there were a lot, but sometimes, there wasn’t enough. Know what I mean? Wicked swords though; Rayne’s weapons were nice. Loken was certainly statuesque enough for the role. “Sebastian” was cute enough. I thought Billy Zane was funny as this vampire who wanted to wrest control from Kagan; I think he was killed by Kagan’s underling. “Kagan” was old-world finesse; Ben Kingsley fought well with the sword, traditional fencing but it worked for him.
I actually had other choices for the movie. I could have seen Proof or Zathuria, or I could have watched Narnia again! Nah, don’t want to do that; I’ll just wait for the CD, then I can watch it over and over and over again. I really dug Aslan’s fur and the way his body moved, not to mention the oldest boy of the siblings ^__^ I still want the book though.
Proof, I felt was too much of a thinking movie for my frame of mind since I just wanted to forget about that bloody effing bastard leaving me. I wouldn’t mind seeing it though. Zathuria, in the meantime, felt too something, and since I already know what Jumanji’s about, it just didn’t feel right to watch something that was similar to it. I don’t know, maybe if I watched it with some kids, I could appreciate it – or not.
Half of me is expecting to go out with a friend of mine while I’m home, since I told her we definitely would go out when I came home, but the other half is dreading going out with her since that usually means her kids would come along too. Not that I don’t like her kids – I’m her daughter’s godmother for crying out loud – but it’s just too tiring and not at all relaxing by any stretch of the imagination to have to trail after two kids. Isn’t the point of going out with your friends to relax?
I was thinking about kids a while ago. My kids, to be exact. No, I am not pregnant. I would have to have unprotected sex at a certain time of the month for that to happen, and since I haven’t and since I don’t think there’s an immaculate conception happening anytime soon to me… so there. Anyway, I was thinking about kids, and I was wondering what sort of mother I would be, if I had kids, that is. Would I be strict or would I be lenient? Would I spank them or would I go more the route of explanation? Would I nag?
What in the name of heaven do I know about raising kids anyway? Sure I’ve been around babies and toddlers and young children, seeing as I have nephews and nieces, and I’ve seen how their mothers have raised them, but I’m not with them 24/7 during their formative years.
I think I’m freaking myself out for no reason at all. Okay, stopping now. It’ll come to me when and if it comes to me. Can’t really force myself to have kids, now, can I?
I have this quirk that I can’t sleep well when there’s someone else in the bed with me. I just can’t bear the thought that someone is sharing my space in sleep, the time when one is most vulnerable. I don’t trust easy, don’t I? Or maybe I’m just selective on who I’ll share my bed with. Gah, I have to share the bed with my sister while she’s staying at the house. I’m really tempted to sleep downstairs as I really can’t sleep well. Half my consciousness is focused on not moving at all so I don’t roll over to her side and the other half is on not letting her roll over to my side. Quite tiring.
Saint! Need another roommate? I’m available! Erh, when I have a salary, that is.
I’m watching this relatively new show in Travel and Living Asia called Project Runway. The host is Heidi Klum, and it’s a competition for designers. Then there’s America’s Next Top Model and Rockstar: INXS in Channel V. In the latter, I know JD Fortune already won, but I like seeing how he made it.
I’m restless when I’m without him. I suddenly get ideas I want to try out, things I want to say, stuff I want to do, but since he’s gone, I can’t very well do them. I guess I am dependent on him.
I’m going to miss him.
The bloody blighter conked out on me!
If he was still alive and well, I’d kill him myself!
He is the most inconsiderate evil thing to leave me in a lurch like this! Just when I was getting on a hold on things… bloody effing bastard died!
hmph
Now I’ve really got to find work so I can replace him. Damn it, it costs an arm and a leg – MY arm and MY leg, at that – and I can’t afford that! Right now. Maybe when I get a job and a nice enough salary – not like the one they were offering at that company that I said no thanks to – maybe I can replace him in a year or so. Damn it, and I just getting used to him.
Wonder who I can con?
Who am I kidding? I can’t con anyone – I’m bloody transparent!
Speaking of which, I took an exam for this other company, and it took me almost the whole day to finish! See, I got there a few minutes before 10AM, which was the time they said I was to get there to start the exam. So, they had me fill out their application form – gah, can’t they make it in double space? – and after which, the secretary gave me a 2-inch thick ring binder. Hah! There were two tests – set A and set B – in the ring binder, about 400 items all in all, dealing with emotional intelligence. Then there were the other test papers – sentence completion and essay type, personality traits, English and Math, medical terms and proofreading, and then the transcription files, 3 of them.
Are you seeing the pattern here?
There were a lot more psychobabble in the series of tests than medical terms! The owner was there, who by the way, was just a touch noisy when he came in, never mind that there were 5 of us taking the exam and there were MTs working in the office, and he said that he believes that the skills needed to be an MT can be taught but that the personality of the person was already there. Is he just checking us if we have any violent tendencies? Coz in the personality traits thing, I came out as melancholy; there wasn’t a hint of schizophrenia there, much to my dismay. I could have rigged it so it came out that way ^__^
Where was I?
Oh yeah, I was depressed about the recent passing of my beloved companion. Was I really depressed? Yes, I was. I was depressed enough that I took myself to the cinema and watched a movie. Can’t say I was uplifted by the experience, since I got the feeling that you have to be familiar with the milieu so you could better appreciate the movie.
I watched Blood Rayne. It’s a game, right? And it’s about this demfir (sp?) or half-vampire. How do you become a half-vampire anyway? Vampires are dead. They have to be dead to be considered a vampire, since siring one usually means the sire sucks all the living blood out of his child and then gives him some of his undead blood, which would reanimate him enough so he could be a vampire. Right? Being as vampires are dead, i.e. they don’t have normal living organs and tissues and cells, ergo no eggs or sperms live enough for procreation, how do they make half-vampires?
It’s one way for population control anyway.
The acting could have been a lot better. The lines could have been better. Can’t say I didn’t enjoy the blood and gore, coz there were a lot, but sometimes, there wasn’t enough. Know what I mean? Wicked swords though; Rayne’s weapons were nice. Loken was certainly statuesque enough for the role. “Sebastian” was cute enough. I thought Billy Zane was funny as this vampire who wanted to wrest control from Kagan; I think he was killed by Kagan’s underling. “Kagan” was old-world finesse; Ben Kingsley fought well with the sword, traditional fencing but it worked for him.
I actually had other choices for the movie. I could have seen Proof or Zathuria, or I could have watched Narnia again! Nah, don’t want to do that; I’ll just wait for the CD, then I can watch it over and over and over again. I really dug Aslan’s fur and the way his body moved, not to mention the oldest boy of the siblings ^__^ I still want the book though.
Proof, I felt was too much of a thinking movie for my frame of mind since I just wanted to forget about that bloody effing bastard leaving me. I wouldn’t mind seeing it though. Zathuria, in the meantime, felt too something, and since I already know what Jumanji’s about, it just didn’t feel right to watch something that was similar to it. I don’t know, maybe if I watched it with some kids, I could appreciate it – or not.
Half of me is expecting to go out with a friend of mine while I’m home, since I told her we definitely would go out when I came home, but the other half is dreading going out with her since that usually means her kids would come along too. Not that I don’t like her kids – I’m her daughter’s godmother for crying out loud – but it’s just too tiring and not at all relaxing by any stretch of the imagination to have to trail after two kids. Isn’t the point of going out with your friends to relax?
I was thinking about kids a while ago. My kids, to be exact. No, I am not pregnant. I would have to have unprotected sex at a certain time of the month for that to happen, and since I haven’t and since I don’t think there’s an immaculate conception happening anytime soon to me… so there. Anyway, I was thinking about kids, and I was wondering what sort of mother I would be, if I had kids, that is. Would I be strict or would I be lenient? Would I spank them or would I go more the route of explanation? Would I nag?
What in the name of heaven do I know about raising kids anyway? Sure I’ve been around babies and toddlers and young children, seeing as I have nephews and nieces, and I’ve seen how their mothers have raised them, but I’m not with them 24/7 during their formative years.
I think I’m freaking myself out for no reason at all. Okay, stopping now. It’ll come to me when and if it comes to me. Can’t really force myself to have kids, now, can I?
I have this quirk that I can’t sleep well when there’s someone else in the bed with me. I just can’t bear the thought that someone is sharing my space in sleep, the time when one is most vulnerable. I don’t trust easy, don’t I? Or maybe I’m just selective on who I’ll share my bed with. Gah, I have to share the bed with my sister while she’s staying at the house. I’m really tempted to sleep downstairs as I really can’t sleep well. Half my consciousness is focused on not moving at all so I don’t roll over to her side and the other half is on not letting her roll over to my side. Quite tiring.
Saint! Need another roommate? I’m available! Erh, when I have a salary, that is.
I’m watching this relatively new show in Travel and Living Asia called Project Runway. The host is Heidi Klum, and it’s a competition for designers. Then there’s America’s Next Top Model and Rockstar: INXS in Channel V. In the latter, I know JD Fortune already won, but I like seeing how he made it.
I’m restless when I’m without him. I suddenly get ideas I want to try out, things I want to say, stuff I want to do, but since he’s gone, I can’t very well do them. I guess I am dependent on him.
I’m going to miss him.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Purge, and be free...
...relatively speaking. So, I'm thinking, maybe I ought to tell all about that experience before. Who knows, maybe I'll take some of this and put it in Illusion or somewhere.
Anyway, the setting: second year college, summer. Boo-yah! And it was time for the SK elections. I got it in my head that maybe I ought to run for a position. hehehe and I just read in that Chinese horoscope that Horses make good politicians ^__^
I filed, and I went around with this group of other kids who were running, among them was RD. I guess he took a shine to me coz I was new and all, and not to sound "mayabang" or anything, but I guess we were a prominent enough family. Heck, I just found out recently that the barangay captain knew me and I have no idea who he was, and that was because he said he recognized my face coz he knew my parents. So, there I was, all innocent and naive (hold all comments on that, please, my dear friends ^__^) and I just thought RD was being friendly with the new kid.
Darn it, I was warned away from him by two other girls, that he was a playboy and this and that. My thinking was, "Erh, I care because? It's not like I'm attaching myself to him...!" If anything, I preferred Christopher's company! There was also this neighbor who made it her priority to tell my sister -- note that, my sister, not me -- that RD was a delinquent and hadn't even finished highschool. Talk about discrimination! Just because you don't have a highschool diploma doesn't mean that you're automatically a criminal in the making. I hate generalizations like that.
It was only later that I found out that he was "courting" me, or so the rumor went, that I had a mild affair with the guy from the wrong side of the tracks. You gotta love small towns. Good thing I was away at college that time.
I can chuckle about it now, but not without some consternation. Was I naive or what? (See, told you I was all innocent and naive!)
I don't think I've ever seen him since, barring Saturday night. Looks-wise, he's not that good-looking. Personality-wise, he's arrogant and mayabang and he likes attention. James-wise, way below the James-meter ^__^ Not even near the Russell-meter, much less the David-meter. The last meter, he fails completely.
Anyway, the setting: second year college, summer. Boo-yah! And it was time for the SK elections. I got it in my head that maybe I ought to run for a position. hehehe and I just read in that Chinese horoscope that Horses make good politicians ^__^
I filed, and I went around with this group of other kids who were running, among them was RD. I guess he took a shine to me coz I was new and all, and not to sound "mayabang" or anything, but I guess we were a prominent enough family. Heck, I just found out recently that the barangay captain knew me and I have no idea who he was, and that was because he said he recognized my face coz he knew my parents. So, there I was, all innocent and naive (hold all comments on that, please, my dear friends ^__^) and I just thought RD was being friendly with the new kid.
Darn it, I was warned away from him by two other girls, that he was a playboy and this and that. My thinking was, "Erh, I care because? It's not like I'm attaching myself to him...!" If anything, I preferred Christopher's company! There was also this neighbor who made it her priority to tell my sister -- note that, my sister, not me -- that RD was a delinquent and hadn't even finished highschool. Talk about discrimination! Just because you don't have a highschool diploma doesn't mean that you're automatically a criminal in the making. I hate generalizations like that.
It was only later that I found out that he was "courting" me, or so the rumor went, that I had a mild affair with the guy from the wrong side of the tracks. You gotta love small towns. Good thing I was away at college that time.
I can chuckle about it now, but not without some consternation. Was I naive or what? (See, told you I was all innocent and naive!)
I don't think I've ever seen him since, barring Saturday night. Looks-wise, he's not that good-looking. Personality-wise, he's arrogant and mayabang and he likes attention. James-wise, way below the James-meter ^__^ Not even near the Russell-meter, much less the David-meter. The last meter, he fails completely.