benetons-o4o5... memories!

I had no idea that this was still alive.. so anyway. Back in high school, I was one of the few who were moderating our class friendster... yes... back at that time, friendster is still the click website for all. If you don't have one then you're a loser! hahahaha! just joking, PEACE! :D

Anyway, so here's the catch.. there's this 'About Me' box and 'Who I want to meet' box, right? :) Well, I placed all the names of our class there and added a certain 'description' which has a personal touch about what that person is famous for back at the time while for other, it is in reverse! LOL! Hahahaha, it's funny how twisted my mind is back in those days but nonetheless, it is fun checking out our 'old selves'.. which may still be a way of who we are right now.. I wonder what are the changes and such, I just hope it's something that's amazing!

Candid moments.. well, not really. But these are the moments we get to show our own style as a class which I really love and cherish. Hahaha, I feel so old but it has been four years since the time this class was formed and not all of us are in-contact anymore... sad. :(

Wow! Our class pictures!! hahaha, I bought only two copies.. the other one, I didn't.. maybe because, I didn't look as good there! hahahha! That's a funny and lame excuse but anyway, I really think that THAT is the real reason why I didn't bought that one... It's the top left copy. I don't have that, hahaha! Oh well, let's pass it off. I don't want to dig into my past! hahaha

So that's what my class looks like. I can't forget the times that we go to the mall and create a mess there! There was even that moment where Jazz got her hand hit! Hahahaha, it's because she touched the computer at some store without permission so she got scolded.. though I think there was this particular computer that we shut down and we ran away as soon as we turned it off. It's not really a good example to the next generation but as a youngster --though I still am one, I was wild. hahahaha, wilder than I can ever imagine! hahahaha,

Going back to the topic.. the list below are our 'personalized description' and I'll add why.

BOYS:
Kevin King Asur the outstanding runner of the class a.k.a. petra

(haha, we call him 'Petra' and tease him as a horse. He's gay)

Alvin Balaoro the most outstanding handwriter

(I remember that there was one time he kept talking to me about his handwriting.. LOL)
Mark Christopher Barbin the most outstanding businessman

(This, everybody in class agreed! He actually collected money that is worth almost 50-75% more that the actual price of the item he was assigned to buy and his answer is simply "Businessman kasi ako")
Mark Rossell Cabana the most outstanding rocker of the year [addicted kay addict]

(Hahahaha, he's a rock artist. Singer of their band. He's also called "Addict" because of his ex-gf)

Ralph Cadivida the most outstanding dancer

(This may have been because he always dance! LOL)

Russell John Cotorno the most outstanding mathematician a.k.a. euclid [may crush kay LG]

(Honestly, he's a guy who does not study but is way way better in math than any of the boys! hahaha!)

Norzel del Mundo the most outstanding poet [mukha daw kasing pwet!]

(I never got to know this guy better... he's always absent in class!!!)

Paul Aron Elfa the most outstanding earth saver [salamat sa mr. & ms. sci camp]

(Thanks to Star Gazing Camp, he won the Mr. & Ms. Camp... funny thing is, we weren't even rooting for him!!)

Jerald Flores the most outstanding draftsman

(He's one of the boys who was competing to be the best draftsman, so we already gave him the award!)

Kris Richard Geronimo the most outstanding chorale member [superKAPAMILYA]

('Toto' as we call him is part of the chorale and is always ready to defend ABS-CBN from the majority of the KAPUSO fans in the class)

Ivan Justine Gonzales the most outstanding pop star

(Make Ivan sing and you'll go wild! hahaha, he's a super energetic singer! You'll love him!)

Ryan Guillermo the most outstanding chef [mommy nia kasi sa canteen nagtatrabaho]

(As stated, his mom works at the canteen! LOL)

Stevenson Kong the most outstanding cartoonist a.k.a the professional latecomer [sbi ni lasbe]

(If you're wondering who 'Lasbe' is, she's our english teacher who does nothing but bring us down! LOL, anyway, she honored Stevenson as a great cartoonist)

Jophelito Mendoza the most outstanding drummer [creator of super T]

(I am now wondering why a drummer when he's a bassist... hmm? Anyway, he created super T, a cartoon version of the male genitalia.. which he promoted in class.. haha)

Bril Jade Padilla the most outstanding cheerleader

(Cheerleader... because most of the time he cheers!! hahaha! People love bullying him!)

John Rafael Santos the most outstanding researcher a.k.a. octopus

(He looks like an octopus!!!!)

Gerald Paolo Salvador the most outstanding recording artist [mahilig kasi mag voice record]

(I think he recorded his voice once that's why we made fun of him!! hahahaha)

Reydel Bryan Solis the most outstanding guitarist

(He's part of the school Rondalia.. he is really good with the guitars)

John Paul Quitalig the most outstanding guy in class [gwapo daw kasi]

(He is the class crush! hahaha, He's not exactly handsome but because of his shy and timid attitude people just adore him! Even I enjoy his company! hahaha If ever you ask him to perform... he will really perform!!)

Paul Dominique Tejada the most outstanding in english [favorite ni lasbe]

(Lasbe again, sheesh. All she does is give people names. Anyway, Pauldo is really good in English)

Ephraim Velasquez the most outstanding speech choir member a.k.a. pepe

(Hehehe.. Pepe as in Jose Rizal's nickname! Because in our speech choir, he pretended to be Jose Rizal when he was just a boy and he did well!)

Vivencio Villaruz the most outstanding in various subjects [super talino]

(Well, though Vince would deny it.. he really study harder than any of us!! hahaha)

GIRLS:
Angelica Abulencia the most excellent in math

(Angelica is a really hardworker and she studies really hard in math. I hate 3rd year math... T_T I hate Geometry)

Janice Apilado the most excellent MJP a.k.a. budang

(MJP or Manila Junior Police. She knows the military commands but this comes with a long story! hahaha)

Jefelyn Almojuela the most excellent in Filipino

(Jefelyn is a career student in Filipino. Hahaha, I remember how she would recite excitedly!)

Swilene Andrade the most excellent in research a.k.a jessie [ng fullhouse]

(I can't remember why Jessie of fullhouse... I believe there's a story behind this that I forgot..:O)

Donna Bartolome the most excellent in archery

(She joined the archery team, :) )

Winkel Dee Bernardino the most excellent dancer

(Winkel is really good when it comes to dancing. She's a quiet person but I assure you, she's good!)

Ellen Bulalacao the most excellent poet

(I don't remember why... but I think she does her poetry well..:P)

Carmelita Calwit the most excellent in science [consistent top 1 sa chem]

(Yup, her original competitor is Jazz.. but Jazz is a carefree person.. hahaha so Carme gets to be #1!)

Diana Deborah Causo the most excellent cartoonist

(She's good when it comes to art!)

Ma. Melissa Lalu the most excellent in style

(Issa is a fun loving, timid girl who has a really good sense of style, :D)

Princess Llanillo the most excellent in comments [crush ng bayan]

(Listen to her comments and you'll definitely laugh your heart out!!)

Merriam Grace Locara the most excellent in hair style [salamat sa chopsticks, ballpen at lapis]

(Well, who wouldn't laugh at me for using chopsticks, ballpen and pencil as hair braid.. hahaha. and you can hardly see my hair up)

Rochelle Ann Lopez the most excellent in T.H.E. a.k.a. lakambini ng bene

(She's a very girly girl but is really energetic and fun! hahaha,)

Keirstine Mae Madlos the most excellent in programming a.k.a. panot [peace!luv u kim!]

(Kim is a really great programmer... If you check out her websites, you will be amazed! :D She's called 'Panot' because of her large forehead..)

Ma. Krissan Manikan the most excellent singer a.k.a. keka

(She's also a choir member)

Vina May Marvas the most excellent in English [crush din ng bayan]

(A lot of men has a heart for her! hahahaha! GO Vina!)

Dona Mary Nava the most excellent in rap

(You can make Dona Mary rap and enjoy her own beat!)

Cherry Lou Nequia the most excellent in all subjects a.k.a. umawit?!

('Umawit' is her line during our speech choir which comes with a really funny tone!)

Ma. Edualyn Pedroso the most excellent in declamation

(I believe this is because she argues a lot! hahaha)

Rogelyn Rabi the most excellent in A.P.

(A.P. or Araling Panlipunan.. which is generally World History. She's really good at this subject,)

Jazelyn Rosende the most excellent rocker a.k.a. addict

(She is Rascal's ex-gf. Anyway, she's a rock fan!!)

Annie Lou Santos the most excellent in math

(When it comes to math.. no body beats annie!! She's the best in math in class!!!)

April Fivee Janine Santos the most excellent in various subjects a.k.a lola

(April is generally a hardworker and you can tell by how her tests turns out!)

Charmie Sulit the most excellent charmer [muse ng bene]

(She has this really cute smile that makes you think that she has something in mind and at the same time assume that she 'might' be innocent! hahaha)

Danica Mae Floricia Trinidad the most excellent archer

(She's part of the Archery team)

Shyra Valencia the most excellent artist

(She's the one who made the banner we were carrying at the picture above! hahaha!)

So that's my class back in high school, great memories. great times. I just can't have enough! hahaha, but we're all grown up now and after some though, a lot of us did changed while some changed only a tiny bit but nonetheless, we had fun and we can't help but always remember that our high school ROCKS!

Brutality to the EXTREME!

For the past few days, I've been randomnly checking out different websites for the past few days including: multiply.com, friendster.com, some game websites, and some other random websites which I can't remember at the moment... hahaha! Anyway, so at one time, my brother told me to open this website named: My Brute. Not really the kind of website title that I would LOVE but I tried it anyway. So after creating a character, you will be provided with random stats which forms the abilities of the said character.

Anyway, at first I didn't care about it much. I just played and played.. actually, watched and watched. For the first few days, I was a bit down with it because my characters wouldn't develop to become stronger ones... huhuhu. It's hard to fight when your characters are a bit weak. So I tried my best and did the best that I can to develop them to become BETTER characters but survival is difficult when they are weak so I created new characters that can possibly posses the ability that I'm looking for.

So this is my character Haley3. She's the first random character that I've created who posses an amazing speed. At first she has a very low stat but what prompted me to continue using her is because of the trident, it took my interest. So with her trident, I continued to use her and she surprisingly turned out to be a strong character after her second level up. On the second level, I obtained a wolf-looking panther (it was what was mentioned in the level up corner) and another note to notice is that, this character haven't lost yet --at all! So for the past few days that I've been using it, it is of a no lost record! hahaha! Oh yeah, I'm so proud of it! :D

If ever there's anything that I can consider as my saving grace, it will be my pet panther. It's really agressive and attacks most of my enemies numerous times in a row. So withou it, I may not be able to withstand the powerful attacks of the enemy! So I need to credit my panther for its great hardwork that's why I'm winning! But anyway, I'm really excite to reach new levels with this character so I will be able to explore other stuffs about it! Yehey! Hurrah! This is why I am patiently using my character regardless of the other stuffs that I can do!! Hahahahah!

My Character Link: http://haley3.mybrute.com/

This is my other character. Samantha1 is a strength type character. It was surprising because I only used her because I was soooo curious what the fan does. So I used her. It turned out that she has an amazing strength and is also open to a lot of possibilities. Unlike Haley3, she has some losses but it's alright because her fighting style is fun to watch --thanks to the fan. I believe that if I continue developing her strength, she will eventually become a really powerful character so go go go! I can do this! hahaha!

So anyway, when she reached level 3 a dog came out. Not really came out but she received a dog. It is weaker than the panther but it is still a great help slash support for my character. But anyway, even if it is not as strong as my other character, I had them face off and she still loss --it's okay though because I know that this character will become something great and I'm really excited for that! hahahaha! I am so addicted to this game now, huh? I wonder why, but i'm not really sure! hahaha! Go, go, go!! Anyway, I find the dog cuter than the panther but the panther is stronger so I like them both. The last pet that I'm looking for now is the bear! :D

My Character Link: http://samantha1.mybrute.com/

So that's my two awaiting for development characters but I have others that were created earlier than these two which includes the following: kai08, katleya, katleya08 and kai0809.

Here are some of the screen shots I took regarding the fights which is predestined... in a way. Who knows how, but you have no control when it happens except you just have to watch. Hahahaha,! :D I used my character katleya for this particular scene. She has a dog and used a knife plus a flail. She has 80 health points, 3 Strength, 2 Agility and 3 Speed. Her opponent at that time is thor. He has no pet but has a health point of 80. Strenght is 4, Agility is 7 and Speed is 4. He has a knife and a curved sword plus the following specialties: Feline Agility and Fierce Brute. So generally speaking, now that I've checked the stats, he has an upperhand on me but I do have an upperhand --only a tiny bit-- because I have a pet.

It was surprising that I actually won, it's all thanks to the flail which cost a shocking 39 points damage to the other character. So I won, it just made me happier --given the fact that I don't see this character really strong at all. So she is strong and she can prove it.

Great things are expected from great people --but those who truly humble themselves and shows no greatness are those who are truly great. God proved that more than I can ever imagine and He even showed it to me even in a simply game as such.

REMEMBER: In everything that we do, God is always there. He watches over us and makes sure that we do the right things. He guides us through life --He guides us through everything that we do. Believe in Him because He knows best. Listen to His words because it is the truth. In simple or great things, God is always there --that, we must all remember.

Practicum Days!

If I could count all the summers that I've had in my life, I wish that this is one summer [job] that I can extend. It's not because it's fun all the time, neither is it because there's something new all the time. But the mere fact that I found a new family in the midst of the busy office work is what broke my heart when we had to say goodbye.

(On the left) The people from the HR department, not including Ms. Gherille and Ms. Bhelle. Me, Ms. Reyla, Ruby, Ms. Medy and Ms. Racquel. (On the right) Ms. Christine, Mr. Argie, Me, Ms. Char, Mr. Toni.

We, me and Ruby, started out as practicumers in the Human Resource Department commonly called the HR o HRD. It consist of the following aspects of our future job: Recruitment, Employee Relations and Payroll/Incentives. Before, I had a limited aspect of what an HR should be --and mean enough to say this, I find it boring because it consist mostly of paper works and more paper works. Sheesh.. T_T But anyway, so that was the idea and honestly, I felt a bit bad when out of nowhere, my cellphone rang and Drake International contacted me!!! Waaah! I really wanted to be part of that company because that's where Judz, Lui and I applied together but sadly, I already accepted the position here in The Body Shop so I declined.

The first thing that they did to us was to tour us around the whole floor, introducing us to different people, to different departments which I later memorized: Visual Management, Operations, Product, Marketing, Training and HR.

Afterwards, we spent two weeks learning the ways of an HR and also... I learned that it's not really boring! We had a great working atmosphere plus we realized that everything we do comes with a reason --one of our major projects is creating bulletin board which I admit didn't turn out really well but, nonetheless, I am very proud that we were able to produce something as such. It was fun and simple.

This picture is taken at SM Megamall Cinemas. It was "Earth Day" and the whole Body Shop prepared a documentary broadcast. It was in a way a unique day because everybody's family and friends came along but still, we didn't let go of the chance of not bonding together in the Photo Wall where the FAMOUS people project and get their pictures taken! This was at the time that I am part of the Training Dept. but I spent my time with the HR people. The picture below includes one of our company owners --Doc Mike as we call him.

I saw that being an HR requires a lot patience and discipline --not that others doesn't have that-- but the mere fact that as an HR, we get to receive all the complaints of the managers or employees, etc. It's a really hard life but it's fun as long as you did your part well!

When Jabum and Waki arrived, we moved out to the recruitment section for the first time! We usually just file the requirements submitted and we didn't get the chance to actually interview people and so-- the experience was something new and great! I get to hang-out in room 301 and take resumes and stuff. Though it was our last day on HR, I made the most out of it.

(on the left) This is working hand-in-hand with Girbaud. I am there, in the corner, laughing while the guy nearest to me is Sir Tony of Girbaud, the only training officer. This is for employee orientation of how they should present themselves inside the shop. (On the right) This is during an in-store training where the supervisors are further trained to recognized and be aware of the JCB products.

I was HONESTLY afraid when we moved to the Training department which is the last aspect of our course when it comes to office work. On the very day that we've transferred to the said department, we became part of a Launch Pack of the Japanese Cherry Blossoms or what we call "JCB" in short. The Launch Pack is a meeting among Sales Supervisor and the Area Managers. As trainers, our role is to help them familiarize with the product and be able to help them create innovative ideas so they can persuade the customers to buy the said product. We were really excited to witness the said event --every department gets to give their own share in the said Launch Pack, one of which I remembered correctly is the Visual Management or the VM.

After the Launch Pack, we were assisting in different ways. At times, we were used as models --make-up models. Because there is a desperate need to use faces for whatever look that they need. I was used as the May Sale Look for the employees and later on, the Summer Trend Look for the employees and also the Summer Trend Poster Girl Look. We had a joke that my face was so exposed, it got as far as Cebu and yet, I've never ACTUALLY been there. Hahahaha.

There are also times that we get to do the inventory --I was slowly memorizing all the products of The Body Shop especially the make-up and most of the skin care products. I do remember some of the fragrances, body care, hair care, etc. but not all of them. It was fun when they need this particular product, they will ask you for help because you know where they are placed! Happy, hehehe. There will even be times wherein, I will have to assist them in different ways which I find very memorable.

These were the shots taken during the May Sale Look. I was the model in front of ALL the Sales Supervisor in The Body Shop --because during this Launch Pack, the provincial people were present... huhuhu. So Ms. Christine took the liberty of demonstrating the May Sale Look with me as the model. Okay, bad thing here is that I'm really having a hard time when the eye liner is placed on my bottom eyelids.. is that right? Anyway, it took some time and a lot of concentration! hahahah! XD

The Training Department didn't start out as a family as back in the HR because most of the time, they weren't around. They were out doing in-store training which we later witnessed. But as the days went on, I've realized that they are a big happy family and they are really caring. It opened my eyes to the fact that they respect us in a way and I respected them greatly for that.

Beign part of the Training Department requires movement. It requires you to walk from here to there and then back and then go here then there and suddenly in all possible directions. It's always busy --especially when we get to witness another launch pack which is the May Sale or Anniversary Sale. We get to be exposed to different departments and assist in different projects. There are solitary moments but most of the time we were busy.

(On the top left) That is me, posing. (Top Center) Donnalyn a.k.a. Waki (On the top right) Patrisha a.k.a. Jabum. (On the bottom left) is the three of us making our own personal poses! (On the bottom right) Another pose for the crowd. hahaha!

So after a quick paced days in The Body Shop --one of which we acted like stars in a premiere night -- I don't think that I'll regret the fact that I've chosen this company. I know I could have waited for the Drake to call me but I guess God told me one fact that i forgot: Keep your promises. Because way back at the start of classes, I forgot that I promised Ruby that I'll be her partner during OJT and God made me kept that promise --and He also blessed me for keeping that promise. Thank God... for everything. :)