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| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 |
| the best things in life are free! |
galing ako sa doktor nung linggo at kailangan ko nang mag-replenish ng aking mga gamot. wala ang gp ko kaya ibang doktor ang tumingin sa akin. and would you believe? the doctor said they're not charging me for the pf for that day. why is that so? it's part of the annual chuva chuchu! o de vah? naka-libre ako nang wala akong kamalay-malay?
tas binigay na ang mga reseta at request for lab tests ng sandamakmak na mga blood tests.
punta ako dun sa medyo bagong bukas na botika at ayaw ko na ring tumawid pa dahil umuulan. walang tao sa botika. ibinigay ko ang reseta at ako'y nag-ikot-ikot muna at baka sakaling may pwedeng mabiling iba. may mga anik-anik din kasing mga boyloloy na paninda dun at di lang mga gamot. may isang gamot na medyo maselan at ayaw akong bigyan at kakailangan daw muna ng approval ng health board para maging subsidized. if not, regular price daw ang aking babayaran. hindi kako. dun sa kabila ay ilang vezes na nila akong binibigyan nya. dun ko na lang kako kukunin sa kabila. hindi raw at naiayos na raw nya mga gamot ko. yun na lang daw. lipat daw ako dun sa kabilang botika at hingin ang approval number at bumalik daw ako. ano bale? hindi kako ako lilipat dun just because of that number. i might as well get everything back and buy all the meds from them. ayaw pa rin nyang ibigay ang reseta. why don't you just ring them and ask for that number? ayun! tinawagan ng bruha! eh paloko-loko pala sya. pwede naman pala syang tumawag. kaya nga kako ako sa kanila nagpunta ay dahil umuulan at ayaw kong tumawid.
nakuha na rin nya ang number na kailangan nya at naka-record na rin daw sa kanilang tindahan. at habang iniaabot nya sa akin ang malaking supot ng mga gamot at habang ipinapaliwanag ang bawa't isang gamot na sa totoo lang ay alam ko na ang mga sinasabi nya, nag-oofer sya na ilalagay daw nila sa blister pack ang mga gamot ko, free of charge. *ting* sabi ng aking dialogue box! ok ah.. sige, tell me more, tell me more. iaayos daw nila pang breakfast, lunch, dinner at naka label na Monday, Tuesday, etc, gang Sunday. o de vah? hokey sa holrayt? and free, manay! eh mahilig ako sa libre, bakit ba? o sige, kako. kaso, dahil magsasara na raw sila, balikan ko raw kinabukasan. hhmmmm... is it worth the trip? malayo kasi ang gp ko sa lugar ko. pero pwede na rin... tatlong buwan naman akong madadalian sa pag-inom ng gamot dahil naka-ayos na sila.
 bumalik ako kanina. ang gara! ang galing-galing talaga! ipinaliwanag nya ulet sa akin kung paano ko pipitasin ang mga gamot ko araw-araw. tanong ko naman kasi baka may catch. baka ngayon lang libre at sa susunod may bayad na? wala raw. basta't next time daw ay ibigay ko ng maaga sa kanila, sa hapon raw ay pwede ko na kunin na naka-blister pack na. ayus! sabi ko ay hindi sinasabi yan sa akin dun sa kabilang chemist. hindi raw kasi may bayad dun sa kabila. ooppsss!! marketing strategy! o sige. salamat na rin ng marami.
pinagmamasdan ko etong blister pack nila. sa likod pala ay nakasulat din sa bawa't araw kung anu-anong gamot ang nasa sa loob nun, tas yung pangalan mo, yung ngalan ng doktor mo, etc, etc, etc! ang gara talaga! personalized! and all these for free! Thank you Lord for all these freebies!
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| Monday, June 01, 2009 |
| lukso ng dugo (last part) |
akala ko, sa mga libro lang ng fairy tales o kaya ay sa mga pelikula lang ang may happy ending. pwede rin pala sa true to life.
sumagot na sa email ko ang ex-gf ng kapatid ko. maganda naman ang nilalaman ng kanyang sulat. natutuwa at naintriga kung paano ko raw sila natagpuan. well, credit goes to my man.. though wala syang facebook account, sya ang nag-introduce sa akin na i-try ko ang mga networking sites at baka sakaling matumbok nga yung bata. which i did. first few months, wiz ako makita. pero malakas ang kutob ko, if i try friendster or bebo, i have higher chances if i go for facebook due to google trends. those in the u.s. use facebook more than any other social networking sites.
medyo na-surpresa raw yung bata. natural reaction. what would you expect? well... actually, di na bata. she's now a grown up woman her age.. she's 29 and is getting married this october! how cool is that? hahahaa!! she was just two the last time we saw her. im sure, she wouldn't be able to recognize me nor have any memories while she was still in the Philippines. Which is true, I found out, she has not been back to Manila since they flew to the u.s.
ni-forward ng nanay ang email ko dun sa anak. di nagtagal, nag-email na sa akin ang bata. nakakatuwa. ang sarap ng feeling. kung ako na tita lang ay tuwang-tuwa na, lalo na siguro ang kapatid ko. how i wish i was with my mom and brother to celebrate this new beginning. nag-birthday etong pamangkin ko nung 27th May. binati ko. nagulat ang bata. paano ko raw nalaman. why wouldn't we? we have been celebrating her birthday every year since she left. my mom will cook something special on her birthdays. natuwa etong bata. she was touched that we remember her birthdays and have celebrated them.
kinukwentuhan ko etong anak ng kapatid ko ng mga nakakatuwang pangyayari nung nakasama pa namin sya. natutuwa naman sya sa aking mga kwento dahil nga raw wala naman syang gaanong mga alala nung mga ganung edad nya. tas kinuwentuhan nya ako kung paano nya nakilala etong mapapangasawa nya at kung paano nag-propose yung lalaki. yun na raw ang kanyang pinakamasayang araw nung nagdatingan ang mga partido ng kalalakihan at bumiyahe ng anim na oras para hingin ang kanyang kamay sa kanyang ina at nakagisnang ama. pinadalhan nya ako ng litrato nilang dalawa, yung mapapangasawa nya. 'day! maniwala ka ba? di ko maiwasang titigan etong pamangkin ko! hahaha!! para syang kapatid ko nung kabataan pa na binihisan mo ng damit at nilagyan ng wig! aba! ay kuhang-kuha talaga ang features ng kapatid ko!
kwento ng pamangkin ko, tinawagan na daw sya ng kapatid ko. may halos trenta minutos din daw silang nag-usap. di naman daw gaanong nagtanong ang kapatid ko. ninenerbyos daw yata. hahahahaa!! i can just imagine! tahimik lang naman din talaga etong kapatid ko.
well... ke maraming tinanong ang kapatid ko o kaunti lang, im sure,  tuwang-tuwa ang kapatid ko na marinig man lang muli ang boses ng anak nya at ang mga kwento nito. there is a lot of catching up to do. and we're doing it one step at a time. im sure there is hope these two will meet sooner or later. im happy for my brother. mission accomplished!
related posts:
part 1
part 2
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posted by kiwipinay @ 6/01/2009 09:16:00 PM | |
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| Saturday, May 16, 2009 |
| lukso ng dugo (part 2) |
hay nakow! sensha na po at matagal akong nawala! sobrang bisi sa labahan! mula nung nag-resign ang kasamahan ko ay nakupu! di na ako magkandaugaga! sa dami ng mga mga labahin, sabayan mo pa ng dalawang pasaway na labandera't labandero, sus! lunes pa lang ay nauubos na agad ang lakas ko for the week!
 pero teka muning! naalala mo ba etong post ko? 'day! walang kawala talaga ang teknolohiya! natunton ko rin ang matagal nang hinahanap ng kapatid ko... ang mag-ina! at opo... isa rin yang dahilan kung bakit ako nawawala sa blogging ay naloloko ako sa facebook na yan!
eniweys, eto na po! ni-email ko sa kapatid ko ang aking natuklasan! haaaayyy!! ang una kong natumbok ay yung anak. sus! tuwang-tuwa ako! hanap ko yung friends list nya kung andun ang ina. wala. di naman ako makapag-message dun sa bata sa takot na ma-reject at baka di na nya ako kilala. inabot rin siguro ng mga dalawang buwan na panay ang dalaw ko sa kanyang facebook account kahit na yung maliit na profile photo lang ang nakikita ko. happy na ako nun. hanggang nung isang araw, checked ko ulet yung friends list nya. andun na ang nanay! haaaayyyy!! sarap ng feeling! nakikinita ko na matutuwa ang kapatid ko. kaya ayun! email ako agad sa kanya. eh alam mo naman etong kapatid ko, di naman eto techie wizard ano? sabi ko sa kanya ay mag-open sya ng facebook account para makita nya yung mag-ina. ayun! nagpaturo pa sa kaibigan. hahaha! nag send daw sya ng message sa nanay. kaso, maingat si nanay. paano raw sya nakakasiguro na sya nga yung kapatid ko? true enough! makes sense! kaya etong si kapatid ko, mega litanya ng mga pangyayari nung nakaraan at mga pangalan namin. sinabihan din ako ng kapatid ko na mag-send ng message dun sa nanay. nagawa ko na. sana ay maging maganda ang resulta at makipag-koneknek ulet ang nanay. hhaaaayyyy!!! the power of technology! sana ay happy ending na ito para sa kapatid ko! |
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| Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
| someone's watching you.... |
are you into facebook or bebo? well.. if you are, be careful as to who you add as a friend or what you put in there.
 speaking of ripping off the government from my previous post, one can't win all the time. i read this news, one lady who told winz she is single and she's getting NZ$480 a week as benefits. but investigators checked on her bebo and facebook pages and found out that she's living with the father of her 2-yr old son which means, she is only entitled to NZ$140 a week.
she's now convicted of ripping winz of more than $17,000. ha!
well, looks like the investigators are now resorting to hi-tech means of spying people.
in another news, not in relation to ripping off the government, another woman lost her job when she said she can't work in front of the computer and needs to lie in the dark but was seen active in her facebook. although she claimed she was using her iPhone, she still wasn't able to save her job. sad!
looks like there are pros and cons of these famous social networking sites. just like today, i was able to stumble upon an old friend thru facebook. we lost contact about 20years ago when he joined the us navy. we met thru cb radio and was in the same group. we had a number of community services like the alay lakad in antipolo every 30th of april or during the procession of la naval in quezon city. we manned the busy streets and made sure the processions/ alay lakad were "running" smoothly. gosh! he was surprised as well as myself, and asked what am i doing here in nz, if i have any kids, etc, etc, etc and that i have a lot of explaining to do! ha! it was fun catching up with an old friend.
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| Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| getting benefits from the government |
look at the photo from my previous post. obviously an elderly man who should just be staying home, should have already retired but opted to sit by the road and advertise himself as a good worker and that he is looking for a job. i commend this man. instead of just getting benefits from the government and just relaxing at home with his grandchildren, he is there looking for a job. and what a way to advertise himself.
this afternoon, i was chatting with my man and i mentioned to him about one of my staff. when she was new, i have asked her a couple or so times to work overtime over the weekend. she obliged with no problem at all. but on the fourth attempt, she confided to me that she can't. the reason being, she gets money from the government for her three kids. and if she gets paid more, the government will give her less benefits for her kids. i replied back by saying, "well, aren't you happy that you wouldn't rely getting money from the government?" she didn't say a word and obviously, she appeared not happy with my statement.
 i wonder how these people manage to get money from the government and you can see them capable to work full time or even more. there's another one from work, he reports for work only for one day, on saturdays that is. and it made me curious how he sustains himself with only one day of work. he doesn't work for anyone else. he also goes to school. he said, he gets about $600 weekly as his "benefits" from the government for student and sickness benefit. what sickness benefit are you talking about, i asked! you don't look sick! he said he is and he was pointing his finger to his head. read: he's being wise. but how i asked again. he "claims" he has back pain and he cannot sit for longer hours. i can qualify on this premise!
another workmate who is still new, just less than a year working with us, a single mum with one child, apparently disowned by her parents because of this, now lives in a motel and pregnant again by another man. she's always off from work, apparently she's sick because of her "preggy" condition and if not, it's her son who is sick. in a month, you will see her at work maybe just a few days. she'll be off from work more than when she can really come to work. all of us are wondering how she can survive with that. obviously, the benefits. she gets money from the government, like child support and living allowance? right now, she has been off from work for more than a week now. and worst thing is, her team is suffering because of her absences. and because her team is suffering, my manager pulls out one of my staff and asks her to work for the other team. i asked my boss until when they will let her do these things? like she coming to work anytime she wants. obviously, there is a process. and my boss said they are dealing with it. i said until when? when she's off from work, it's my team in the end who is suffering. why don't you just fire her? hahaha!! im bad! la! all that they can say is, they wish life can be that easy!
from my previous job, i have encountered some clients of ours who own properties and rent them out, yet they get benefits from the government. some even rent out their rooms and have four or so flatmates but they don't declare their income and still, get money from the government. there's one, the mother of my previous flatmate, she drives a flashy BMW, lives in a 3-storey townhouse and pays $390 for rent (i know coz my ex-flatmate told me), makes money out of "massaging" but doesn't declare her income. she works from home, all cash, i heard, and still gets money from the government because she has 3 small kids.
when i was working in a supermarket, these "buko" are more often the ones who get the $150 allowance for their groceries per week. if you manage to check on their trolleys, you will see a lot of useless stuffs that they buy. i say useless because they are not part of the necessities like food. they get two or more containers of ice creams and some even try to outsmart us by giving us their cartons of beer first to be scanned and they give you the voucher last. good thing is, if you remember there's one hiding in the innermost part of the trolley that shouldn't be there! or else, we, the checkout operators, will be in trouble! ha!
the list can go on and on! and if you are keen to google, there's one site which tells you how to rip off winz! sad thing is, they're all true!
p.s.
ikaw ba'y naghahanap ng trabaho at
ayaw mong maging pabigat sa gobyerno?
madalian lang po itong vacancy
at kailangang-kailangan namin agad
ng replacement.
mag-iwan ka lang ng comment kasama
ang iyong email address. tenchu!
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| Sunday, April 19, 2009 |
| onli in new zealand #13 |
found at Nelson Street near the Motorway
**image courtesy of nzherald
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| Saturday, April 11, 2009 |
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look what i got in here! after winning four prizes from a fund raising easter raffle draw, i thought it might be a good idea to buy lotto ticket for tonight's draw. i was unsure if the shops are open today but thought i'd drive around the supermarket area where there is a lotto shop.
before leaving my flat, i thought i'd check first my bank account online. to my surprise, it was indeed a surprise! surprise! i don't have enough money left in my account. strange! i tried to check on my expenses. okay... the bank balance is correct. i overspent this week. so i thought one lotto ticket and one item from the supermarket will be all that i need to spend.
carpark is full. i drove around for a couple of times, and i spotted a nice parking space, just near the mall's entrance.
i went straight to the lotto shop. there was a queue of about 5 people also trying their luck. there were two cashiers but one cashier only accepts cash. and all of us in the queue are paying by eftpos. the lady ahead of me seemed like she didn't win any from her previous lotto ticket. and she bought another one. then it's my turn.
 i asked the cute guy behind the counter if he can check my previous lotto tickets. with a cute smile in return, he inserted my lotto tickets into his machine. he said i won one bonus ticket and he handed it to me. then another one that he swiped, *ting* said the machine. and he handed me a yellow slip with $745 in it and i saw his machine registered $745, too. he said i won $745! i can't believe what i saw, what i have on my hand and what i heard. did i win this amount? yes, he said! from which draw? from February's draw. hahahaa!! and another one, he swiped another lotto ticket. *ting* said the machine. and he handed me another yellow paper that shows $78! and the machine registered $823, total of $745 and $78! this time, from january draw! yo! and the queue was starting to build up and i can hear them saying im lucky and that it will be nice to have some easter  shopping! then i have a bunch of instant kiwi cards which totals to $17!
 all in all, I won a total of $840!!!! woot! woot!
if not because of this fund raising from work, i still wouldn't have any idea that i am richer by $840 from january and february lotto draws! awesome! God is good! my mom will be happy! time for another thanksgiving merienda at my prayer community in manila! happy chappy kiwi wannabe! i wish i have someone with me to celebrate this awesome easter surprise! oh well.. you can't have all.... bought pancit in a nearby chinese fastfood to celebrate! that will do for now. ha!
**images courtesy of mylotto.co.nz
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| Friday, April 10, 2009 |
| small time fund raising |
may isang maliit na organization sa opis, yung kadalasan ay nagbibigay ng mga pakulo sa opisina na nagde-decorate kami ng aming mga pods at kung sino ang grupo na manalo ay may kung anik-anik na mga pa-premyo. nung una, pick-your-choice ang pa-premyo. aywan kung saan nila nakuha ang mga funds pero mamili ka, may folding chair na gamit pang beach, may picnic bag, wall frames, wine cooler, etc. tas sunod na nanalo ang grupo ko dun sa olympics 2008, may voucher sa wendy's lang naman pero ok na rin, tas nung nanalo kami ng pink october, may malaking food hamper pero pina-raffle din sa lahat ng mga staff at ang proceeds ay idinoneyt sa nz breast cancer foundation.
 last week, nagpakulo sila na pa-raffle na mga easter egg chocolates. grabe! ang lalaki ng mga chocolate. yung mga bunny chocolates, parang mga manyika na sa laki. tas may isang malaking puting stuffed toy na bunny, ang kyut-kyut nya po naman! yun ang gusto kong makuha. one dollar ang isang tiket. since fund raising, medyo naging generous ako sa pagbili ng tiket. una, dalawang tiket lang ang nabili ko at yun na lang ang natira. kinabukasan, bili pa ako ang worth $10. eto na, nagkabolahan na po nung tanghali.  guess what! apat na vezes akong nanalo! yay! kapag nabunot ang pangalan mo, may mga corresponding numbers naman ang mga pa-premyo. mamimili ka ng mga stubs na korteng itlog na idinikit nila sa gilid ng display area. kung ano ang number na nasa likod, yun ang premyo mo. unang-una ang pangalan ko sa nabunot. medyo di ko type ang premyo kasi nga mga dambuhalang mga tsokolate na hugis itlog. tas bunot pa sila ng iba. after 2 bunot, ako na naman. hanggang sampung pa-premyo, apat ang napanalunan ko. ang guess what? sa huling bunot ko, nakuha ko rin ang stuffed toy! happy chappy!
 yan lahat ng napanalunan ko. pagbalik ko sa pwesto, eh di shempre, bida ang lola ano? karga-karga ko na si easter bunny. pinakyaw ko na raw ang pa-premyo. ilan daw ba ang tiket na binili ko? kasalanan ko ba kung ako'y swertihin? may mahigit isang daan kami sa first and second level ng building, apat ang nakuha kong pa-premyo out of ten. o de vah ang swerti ko nga? nakow! ano raw gagawin ko sa sanrekwang mga tsokolate over the weekend! hhmmmm.... oo nga? ano nga ba gagawin ko sa mga yun? buti man lang sana kung ako'y mamamasyal sa mga friendships at ipamigay ko sa kanilang mga anak. pero wiz ko feel na mag-gala over the long weekend. resulta? ipina-raffle ko ang mga ka-itlogan! limang malalaking easter eggs, tas yung bunny chocolate na katabi ng stuffed toy, galing yun sa national manager namin. binigyan kami tigi-tig-isa. ipina-raffle ko rin. at yung napanalunan kong stuffed toy, may isang kitkat na bunny chocolate din na kasama, ipina-raffle ko rin. o di pito pang tao ang natuwa at may maiuuwi raw sila sa kanilang anak.
tas nung gumagayak na akong umuwi, may lumapit sa akin, pinagmamasdan nya si easter bunny sabay sabi na kung tataya raw ako ng lotto, babakas daw sya sa akin. nyahahahaha!!! sana manalo ako ng lotto sa linggo!
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| Sunday, April 05, 2009 |
| faith in humanity |
another thing what i like about new zealand is how they show their appreciation to things that you have given or showed them. i may be generalizing but that is what ive seen since i arrived here.
during those times that ive been in and out of hospital, and those times that ive been to the medical centres and those diagnostic laboratories that ive been to, i see a lot of thank you cards hung by the counter or arranged side by side by the counter.
the company where i worked for, one department sent christmas cards last christmas 2008 with the staff photo as their way of introducing themselves to their customers who look after them. not long after, we have been receiving thank you cards from these elderly people saying thank you for the nice christmas card and that it was nice to put faces to a name. and you can just see those letters obviously written by elderly people, crooked, frail and shaking penmanships. though the cards these elderly people had sent us may not be the expensive ones, receiving these thank you cards are priceless.
last night, as i stepped out of the counter in a supermarket, i make it a point to read those small uniform sized papers in the supermarket's bulletin board where people post their announcements whether they're looking for a flatmate, selling something or lost pets, i chanced upon this letter not written on that standard white paper provided by the supermarket. the lady wrote a thank you letter to two good samaritan people who had helped her when she toppled the trolley and knocked her out on the ground. again, judging by the handwriting, i can say this lady is an elderly woman. in her letter, her groceries fell on the ground too. the lady has polio since she was a child and made an excuse that because of this, she is having difficulty with her balance. the two samaritans had helped her back to her feet and had helped her put her groceries in her car. and before she closed her thank you note, she said, with these two samaritans, they have restored her faith in humanity.
yes, faith in humanity. how many of us have lost this faith? i am one of those. being a victim of a cellphone snatcher in manila, with a big bladed knife poked to my side, since then, i had been suspicious with the people around me. i started to doubt other people's intentions. with all the crimes happening, who wouldn't be? but yes, there are still good people out there still willing to lend a helping hand. when i finished reading the old lady's letter on the board, i had goosebumps and i can feel my eyes wanting to shed some tears. off i went to my car to load my groceries.
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| Sunday, March 15, 2009 |
| subasob! |
 this is how the outside of my flat looks like. this photo was taken from google maps! o de vah? talagang ibang-iba na ang panahon. noong araw, kapag may mapa akong nakikita, ang biro ko sa mga kaibigan ko, "teka lang, tingnan ko kung ano ginagawa ng nanay ko ngayon!" eto at tingnan mo, kita mo kung ano itsura ng pupuntahan mo. galeng ano?
yang unang pinto, dyan ako nakatira. may apat na taon na yata ako dito sa flat na ito. tagal na ano? napamahal na sa aking etong lugar na ito. tahimik. mababait ang aking mga friendly neighbourhood! walang intriga, walang neighbours in hell! bihi-bihira kaming magkita naman din kasi. karaniwan, tuwing weekend, kapag time na para magsampay ng mga nilabhan! ahhahaaa... tipikal na pinoy baga, yung tipong sabay-sabay kayo nagsasampay ay uyyyyy!! kamusta ka na mare! madalang na lang kita makita!" chows!
pero di yan ang talagang pakay ng kwento ko. nakikita mo ba yang hagdanan na yan? sa ibaba nyan ay yung garahe. isang araw na papasok na ako sa trabaho, nagmamadali pa naman ako at male-late na ko. baba ako ng hagdan. pang-apat na hakbang ko, may biglang kakaiba akong naramdaman. parang may nag-snap sa binti ko. aru jaws kow! parang pinulikat ang kanang binti ko! napahinto ako at pilit kong pinapatigas at itinututok ang kanang paa ko. yung bang kadalasan na ginagawa kapag pinupulikat ka? may ilang minuto rin akong nakatayo dun sa mismong spot ng baytang na yun. masakit. napakasakit po! sinubukan kong i-galaw. ok pa naman. sinubukan kong bumaba ng isang baytang pa. masakit. pero kailangan ko nang pumasok. bumaba ako ng paisa-isang baytang lang. hanggang maghapon sa opisina, paika-ika ako. hindi ko maitapak ng husto ang kanang paa ko. may mga hakbang ako na hindi maganda ang tapak at naninigas ulit ang muscle ko sa kanang binti ko.
sabi ng aking pakner in crime, itaas ko raw ang aking binti sa pagtulog. matatagalan daw gumaling etong sakit na ito. ewan ko ba kung anong klaseng sakit eto, di ko matandaan yung sinabi nya. kinabukasan, medyo maige-ige naman na ulet pero maingat pa rin ang aking paglalakad.
may isang linggo na ang nakaraan mula nang nangyari yun. kaso, netong linggong ito, paakyat naman ako ng hagdan at may bitbit sa magkabilang mga kamay na groceries. andun na ko sa pinakahuling baytang nang biglang kinulang ako ng tantya, tumama ang dulo ng tsinelas ko sa dulo ng baytang. what do you expect? korek! subsob ang inabot ko at ang mga pinamili ko ay nag-una-unahan na makawala sa plastic bag. at yung sanang gumagaling-galing kong kanang binti, nanigas na naman po. mas matindi kaysa sa una. damang-dama ko ang paninigas ng aking mga maskels! aruykupooooooooo!!!!! matagal-tagal bago ko narating ang pintuan na dapat sana ay mga tatlong hakbang na lang. buong gabi, gamit ko ay ang walking stick na syang ipapadala ko sana sa inang ko. pero ako na ang naunang gumamit! hanggang ngayon, may tatlong araw na ang nakakaraan, masakit pa rin ang binti ko. hanube! ang hirap talaga nang bumabata! arrrruuuu jaws kow! araguyyyy!!! |
posted by kiwipinay @ 3/15/2009 12:26:00 AM | |
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| Saturday, February 28, 2009 |
| sausages for charity |
 nakatanggap kami ng email sa labahan. may BBQ sausages daw na ibebenta sa compound for $2 each. samahan mo pa ng ice block at 3 for $1.
etong isang labandera ko, dahil na rin sa walang dalang baon, nagpunta dun sa BBQhan. at nung narinig naman nung iba na papunta sya dun, nagpabili na rin sila. may halos labinlimang tao yata ang nagpabili. tinitigan ko yung labandera ko. matuk mo yung labinlima? eh di ibig sabihin ay matatagalan sya dun sa BBQhan? eh paano na ang mga labada nya kaya ano??? o sige na nga, sabi ko sa sarili ko. di naman parating may sausages for sale. ibili mo na rin ako sabi ko. mwehehehee....
eto na po, inilagay nya sa isang mababaw na kahon, ang mga sausages ay nakapaipit sa isang tasty bread at sinamahan ng ilang pirasong sibuyas at dinutdutan ng catsup o mustard. voila! $2.00 na! sabi ng labandera ko, rip off. sabi ko naman, for charity nga eh. sabi nya, marami raw mga fundraisers din sa park, $1 lang daw gaya neto. howell...
sa totoo lang, hindi masarap ang sausages nila rito. pero ewan kung bakit sikat na sikat sa kanila ang sausages pag dating sa mga BBQhan at mga outdoor parties o camping. nung bago pa lang ako rito, di ko ma-take ang lasa. kung titingnan mo sa mga supermarkets, ang dami nilang klase ng mga sausages. sa ngayon, medyo na-adapt ko na ang taste ng sausages nila. pero kung sinisipag din lang ako, gumagawa na lang ako ng home-made sa bahay na longganisa ko. patok pa sa lasa! miss ko na ang mga swifts at purefood sausages ng pinas! |
posted by kiwipinay @ 2/28/2009 10:58:00 AM | |
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| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
| comedy at work |
hay nako! maluka-luka naman ako sa aking mga kaopisina kanina. ket kamo? as usual, sobrang busy ang lola sa aming mga labada nang may napansin ako na may kausap ang kabilang team namin na bago sa aking paningin. unang verdict, gwapo! pero dahil busy sila sa kanilang diskusyon at busy rin ako, nakaalis si gwapo nang di ko masyadong natitigan. ang natatandaan ko lang ay matangkad sya, tamang-tama ang tindig, mga 5'10 to 6footer yata, maamo ang mukha, mga siguro ay early 30's lang. kung ihahambing mo ang tindig nya sa boses nya, kung makakausap mo sa telepono ay di mo iisiping ganun lang sya kabata. masyadong modulated ang boses nya, pang dj ba. basta, lahat na ng alas, maibibigay mong rating sa tao na ito. (hindi... hindi ko talaga masyadong natitigan, pramis!) nang mabalingan ko ang aking email, nag send ng email ang aking isang labandera. nakupu! all caps ang subject na "WHO IZ THAT???" pag bukas ko ng email, walang laman. tinanong ko sya kung ano yung pinatutungkol nya sa email nya gayong nasa likuran ko lang naman sya at bakit pa sya mag-e-email sa akin. nakupu! ang hitad! tinatanong pala yung gwapong mama. bagong hire daw ba, tanong nya. ewan ko nga kako. teka lang. tinanong ko yung kabilang section na syang kausap ni gwapo. sino kako yun. sus ginuu! isa palang sales rep sa branch at narito sa auckland. at laking gulat ko na lang na yung sales rep na yun ay may 2 taon ko na ring parating nakakausap sa telepano at akala ko naman sa pakinig ko ng boses nya ay nasa mid 40's na. ang laki talaga ng boses pero mabait. ano kamo? hindi ako makapaniwala na si sales rep A yun! eh bakit naman kako di nyo ako ipinakilala? tagal ko nang nakakausap yan sa telepono hindi ko alam ang itsura. at eto naman pong dalawa kong labandera na chika babes, kinilig na rin at sino raw yun. si A kako, taga Hamilton. aba! alam mo ba ang ginawa netong kabilang section, nag-email kay A at pinababalik sa building namin at may gusto raw na makilala sya ng personal. at ako ang itinukoy ng hitad. di nagtagal, eto na nga si A, sus! ipinakilala ako at ngiting-ngiti naman ang byuti ko dahil nga bukod sa napakabait netong sales rep na ito ay di ko akalain na ganun ka gwapo sa personal! sabi pa ni gwapo, "it's nice to put faces on the name." kwento-kwento kami nang inabala naman ako nung nagpakilala sa akin at ipakilala ko raw yung aking team.
"ahhh.. oo nga pala. eto kako si L, she's married and has 3 kids!"
tawanan ang mga loka!
"and this is Y, she just gave birth last year!"
hagalpakan na po ang mga babae! bakit daw ganun ang aking pakilala.
"and im KP, still single!"
hay nako! ang gulo talaga nila! biling-bili nila ang aking patawa.
at habang ang ibang mga babae sa kapaligiran ay tipong mga busy sa kanilang mga trabaho at di nila kami pansin, nang biglang sabi ni gwapo,
"im going back to Hamilton today. and im getting married on Saturday!"
alam mo bang pagkarinig namin na yun ay halos lahat ay nag-chorus, isama mo na ang mga feeling and looking busy at sabay-sabay na sabing " aaawwwwwww" at sabay-sabay naglingunan sa aming pag-uusap!
"lekat na yan! akala ko ay lahat kayo ay nagtatrabaho, bakit at tila lahat ng inyong mga tainga ay nakatuon pala sa aming usapan?" tawa sila ng tawa pati na rin ang mga kalalakihan!
hay nako! yan po ang isang napaka-ikling panahon ng aming pag-niniig ni A!
umalis na si A ay naging tampulan pa rin sya ng usapin. bihi-bihira kasi kaming makakita ng totoong gwapo sa opisina. wala ka kasing matulak-kabigin sa aming mga kalalakikan at karamihan ay mga dambuhalang mga buko at kung mayroon man ay taken na rin! |
posted by kiwipinay @ 2/11/2009 11:08:00 PM | |
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| Friday, February 06, 2009 |
| waitangi day means no work! |
after the auckland day last monday, today is another holiday which they call as waitangi day.
5:30pm on the dot yesterday, i decided to pack up and go home. felt so good! on my way home, i was thinking of going somewhere else, either in a mall or supermarket, but ended up going home straight. i just really wanted to relax!
with this kind of holiday, just like any other holidays in nz, it means a lot of items on specials in malls. shopping galore! but with this kind of weather, nice weather, i bet more people will be going to the beach! or because of this long weekend, most of the kiwis will be away travelling or sailing!
  this week alone, on my way to work, i have seen a lot of caravans and sail boats on the roads maybe on their way to their holiday destination. owning a sail boat is one of my dreams! bullet day! *heh*
so yes, it's a long weekend. since i have nowhere to go, i can see myself doing the laundry, cleaning the house, clean up the fridge. hehehhee... and yes.. relaxing!
**images courtessy of google images |
posted by kiwipinay @ 2/06/2009 09:49:00 AM | |
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