Ngayong gabi, finally makakabalik na ko sa aking pseudo-home.

Batangas.

di na ko kasama sa ob bukas. naexcite pa naman ako ng sobra. nalulungkot ako. kala ko makakabalik na ko batangas di pala.

:(

We're going to Batangas on thursday! Yehey!

It's a good thing I stayed with Anne during her conversation with Ma'am, because of that, she changed her mind and allowed me to go with them for the ITDI issue. Must be the puppy look which got to her, hahahahahaha.

I wonder how it feels like to actually be there not as a trainee anymore..?

I arrived a little earlier than 7, expecting to be welcomed by my 2 colleagues (for today we're on OB), only to find out that they haven't arrived yet. And up to now, I'm here at the office, waiting to leave.

Ang aga ko na naman.

kamusta naman.
2 lang kaming naiwan dito, yung 5 naka-ob.
buti pala naiwan si jums kung hindi mag-isa lang ako dito.

masakit pala sa mata ang magbasa sa monitor ng kung anu-anong articles tungkol sa plastics.
naku baka maging plastic na din ako.
hmmm... if ever, ano kaya? PE o PP?
kung PP, homo o random?
aaaarggh... sinasaniban na ko ng spirito ni evalene.

akala ko pa man din magiging uber busy ako dito dahil la tao.
but no.
hay.

Last day of training in batangas.. Just when I thought I already got used to our boy-who-cried-wolf farewell (due to our many extensions), here I am feeling sad.

I always am easily attached to certain things, often inanimate, with which I have invested my time. Like places I've been to that holds memories of events I cannot bring back nor repeat. TUMCS, pisay, room 314 of my highschool dorm, KEM tambayan, eng'g, up, sunken garden... I know I can always go back to those places, but still, it would feel different than before. It's like you were a part of that place and now, if you go back, you're just a mere visitor.

Batangas has been home to me for the 3 months that I've been training.
The morning jog to catch ALPS,
the ~15minute-bus ride to the plant,
the walk down the stairs from admin to the process area,
the climb up the reactors and vrs and tanks,
the singing-ala-videoke during lunch at PP rx,
the badminton classes at recfacil,
the please-check-your-time announcement at 1730H,
the where-do-we-go-tonight adventures,
the staffhouse tambay with friends...
I'm sure gonna miss all those. It was like we were part of the JGSPC plant family, even though we're just 'ampons' being based really at the head office.

Feels like another chapter of my life is closing. A very colorful and happy one.

I just saw safety's new jacket. It's, well... RED. And it's... easily seen. Serves its purpose quite well. Although.. Hehe.
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We'll be spending our last night at the staff house tonight. I'm sure gonna miss that house. And the village. But of course we still have the chance to stay there whenever we're on OB.

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We have asked permission to leave by lunch tomorrow. And we were granted! Go go puerto!

I haven't been blogging since I don't know when, and just recently, out of boredom i guess, i revived this blog. Maybe because this whole Batangas experience is one worth blogging. AND I won't miss this chance of writing down events and thoughts that I know I would want to remember for the days to come.

As an attempt to refresh this blog, I tried changing the template. And I started visiting my friends' blogs as well, to make sure the links are, well, still working (huh, lame!). That was when I realized: it's really been so looooong. There was this time when many of those i know are hyped up about blogging, but obviously that time has passed. Some have changed their blogsites, some (like me) have not posted updates at all.

And so I decided to maintain this blog as religiously as I can. Not to mention visit those of my friends. Serves as a way of somehow connecting to them, to know what's going on in their lives.

I should and will keep in touch.

Ang tagal ko nang walang regularly nilalarong sport. Tapos since 5th year di na ko nagchcheering. Kaya naman ako nananaba, wala na kong macoconsider na workout, to think since high school e active-active akong bata. Haaaay... Wierd nga, nagsimula akong manaba talaga nung plant design days -- na supposedly ay sobrang stressful time of my life. Dahil ba puro utak ang gumagana that time? E di ang sexy na pala sobra ng utak ko.

Three weeks ago, sinamahan kami ni sir vlad sa recfacil during lunch break to play badminton. Ayun, enjoy naman, palo palo. Well since kabataan naman kasi e naglalaro na ko ng badminton because of my mom, yun nga lang e hindi yung by the rules. Palo palo lang. This time, thanks to our mentors/coaches (sir jojo, sir almer) nattrain kami na maglaro ng totohanan. Tipong pang-competition. Tamang tindig, tamang lugar ng kamay, tamang palo... Parang libreng badminton classes. Enjoy kapag laro na, no mercy. Pinapaluan nila kami, ayos lang training din sa pag-receive ng bola.

Sabi nga namin ni anne kakaririn namin para naman may maituring kaming sport. Tsaka para pag nasa head office na kami makasama kami sa laro nila. Who knows, baka magdoubles pa kami ni anne come competion, nyahaha.

And of course gusto ko ding magkaroon ng pagkaka-activean physically. Para naman di lang stagnant ang mga fats ko dito, ayan tuloy naiipon na. KAILANGAN PUMAYAT. Di naman skinny, kailangan ko lang mabalik yung dati kong built na katanggap-tanggap para sa akin.

Go go, kaya ko yan.

Against M/V Doulos

In less than an hour we would be leaving Batangas again to go home. That would mean 5 grueling hours of travel with an empty stomach and earphones in my ears. Then on Sunday afternoon we'll be travelling again to return here -- our last return trip to complete the whole Batangas training experience.

After the many extensions we had in our training here, I guess I sort of got used to the feeling of sadness that comes with leaving Batangas. One more week left. And this time it's for real..

One of our workmates sell yema with different flavors: langka, cheese, macapuno, nut.. My favorite of course is langka. Yum yum.. Actually, before i used to not like yema beacause it's soooo sweet. But then one time when I ate one while feeling so sleepy, i instantly felt alive! Too much sugar I suppose. Come to think of it, maybe that's why I'm beginning to "inflate" again.. Argh. So how am I supposed to stay awake now. Good thing there's this vacant pc to waste my time with. But sadly this won't be for long..

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I just finished all my testings for today, and so I'm left now with nothing to do. Obviously. Hence my blogging. Actually those two tests assigned to me today are those I find least demanding of energy. For the knowledge of you readers out there, the samples I'm testing are plastics. Yep. Plastics. Plastic plaques. There are numerous tests to determine the their performance (strength, etc.) when used in their respective applications. And today I was assigned the two least-energy-demanding-yet-quite-enjoyable tests: izod testing (for impact), and hardness. 4 samples for hardness and 2 for izod. Summed up, took just about half an hour! Talk about light work. I love this training. Ü

Seems like years since i last posted an entry here.. What exactly happened in between Sept06 and today? A LOT. Well there's this board exam to prepare for which happened on Nov... And after that came my job which brought me all the way from manila to batangas city!

We got our extension! That means we still have roughly two weeks here in Batangas to enjoy. Honestly, I still cannot think of having to go to work everyday in Manila now that i had a taste of what it's like to be working here in Batangas. BUT my thoughts on staying here have changed. Maybe I really needed the extension for me to realize that being assigned here in the plant entails MANY changes for me if I have to think about my future..

Hala time na pala, bukas na ulit.