juggler
Our newly formed group had its first gimmick at Cowboy Grill in Las Piñas. We hooked up with some more of their friends, and we rocked to the beat of the J Brothers, and some unknown show bands. Yes, it was the J Brothers. They rocked the whole bar with their renditions of current pinoy rock band singles like "Stay" by Banana-cueshe and "To be or not to be" by Hale (who I still don't understand how they got their name). It was the mini-despedida of our admin head, as she will be flying to Taiwan to get the recipes and ingredients for our products.
The next day some of the members of the Matatag Inc. went to the ever-reliable Sarahs, talking about people who never fail to amaze us. Surprisingly no arki-talk, as we were off to parts unknown within the Metro.
It's nice to be able to still squeeze in a few gimiks every once in a while to help relieve the tension of Academic work. Now it's back to reports, papers and deadlines. It's also surprising for me to still accept additional sidelines, since its a "fully booked" semester for me. The idea of being able to pull it all off challenges me. And I need the moolah for a nice laptop. Huwwaaaah I do want one...
Similar to a juggler, this structureless piece of mine about the narration of what keeps me busy looks at the need to keep order so as to keep up with the whole act. Let's just hope I can still manage to keep the balls from falling to the ground.
es-em-es
Ah, the power of the text message.
Kapag male-late or mag-cancel ka ng appointment, meeting or deadline, it’s very convenient to just reach out into your pocket and call or text the expecting person to adjust their schedule in order to accommodate the changes you have made in yours.
SMS is very useful when you are traveling and you evaluate or sense na hindi ka aabot sa takdang oras. In other words “Pinoy Time”.
“Pare, male-late ako ng 15 minutes, me konting trapik sa MRT e.”
“Pare I can’t make it, wala pala akong brip na malinis, side C na ito e.”
To which you would reply…”K” (capitals, single letter, no period. In short, inis ka.)
Pero ok lang, at least naalala mo ako i-text. No problem pare (with the conyow accent)
Now, imagine yourself as the recipient of the message. You are driving along EDSA, in a hurry, because you will be late for you meeting. You did everything efficiently, para hindi ka “Pinoy Time”. Five minutes na lang.
You heave a sigh of relief…”I’m almost there…”
Suddenly you receive the text message that will make your day…
“Pare (remember, conyow accent dapat pag binasa…), sorry male-late ako, nasa Bicutan pa ko, puede reset na lang tayo ng after 5?”
Aba’y gago.
Now you feel that you are stuck in limbo. What will you do?
This is a true story. Just last week I experienced two situations wherein this happened. I know of some people who actually text 5 minutes prior to deadline or meeting time. Dapat sa kanila barilin sa Luneta.
“Oh, ok…magiikot na lang ako sa mall sa Magallanes, andami makikita dun! See you in 3 hours.” Type and send…sabay bato ng celphone na mamahalin.
Eto ang itext natin pag ganyan. “sige pre, gusto mo ng fs?”
“Ano yun pre?” Reply sha, uy buti marunong magreply.
"Foresight"
Eto pa, cs.
“Common sense.”
Perstaym
Ahahahaha antagal ko na nagba-blog ngayon lang ako nakapag-add ng piktyur. This is me in my petiks at the opis with camera phase. Ganda ng buhok ko no?
Presentation
How do you deal with prospective clients when closing a business deal? Di ba we were thought the proper way of being compensated, as stated in the UAP Documents? Back then when I talk to prospective clients, I always make it a point to limit giving out too much without being properly compensated or protected first,
sigurista kumbaga.
This attitude extended at home whenever they would refer to me prospective clients. I always remind them "sana me contract" or "kontrata muna". Of course we can't avoid relatives and their friends who expect to avail of my services, since I am, after all, a part of the clan.
But of course it's not always peaches when it comes to being a "by the book" type of person. I realized that I have to give in sometime to the need of my family as the "in-house" or resident Architect. So when my father asked me to design the ancestral house extension up north pro-bono, I immediately said, "
Sige, kelan tayo pupunta?"
I later found out from my mother that my father was very happy since I immediately said yes.
Although for us we may have found out later on that Architecture is not the glamorous profession our parents thought it would be, for them it is something to be proud of. They are not only after the financial success they dream it would bring us, but more also on the fact that they have a professional from which they can be proud of.
Kumbaga, masaya na sila sa presentation lang. For now, that's what counts.
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On another note, I again made a gamble when a prospective client asked me to design for them food stalls for their up and coming food line. Looking back at past experiences and lack of upgrade in my career if I would again do the same line of thinking, I accepted the project, and presented more than they asked for. Instead of mere sketches, I gave them perspectives which should show exactly what they want. You can just imagine the glow and interest in their eyes, listening intently to the infamous "UP Arki bola speak". That's it, business deal closed. And I got more than I asked for.
Sometimes it pays to gamble and be patient
din pala.
"fully booked"
Como estas, mi compañeros?
Sobrang naaliw ako sa post ni Noel, so gagayahin ko dito. Kapag may nagawang maganda, happiness!!! Pag me problema, happiness pa rin!!!
I haven't updated my so-so blog for so long, so here goes!
1. I am currently taking up (or surviving) Plan 231, or site planning. I though it would be as easy or the same as Arch 60, but it turns out to be harder due to the fact that I have to balance work with school. Site inspections and research work tend to become tiresome when you already gave your all for work during the daytime. So I survive by really psyching myself to work after office hours. I give myself sufficient rest before proceeding to work on papers and reports before sleeping. Then when I wake up around 4-5, I continue with a cup of coffee and the recycled evening news at the tellie. Happiness!!!
2. Plan 210, or planning process, on the other hand, suffered a little at the latter half of the sem since I have to focus on 231. But I did learn a thing or two in terms of planning methods that I can use for future research and for our upcoming business. More on that later. Happiness!!!
3. On the dating scene and social life, I still manage to squeeze in a little time at the coffee shop and enjoy a few dates and movies every now and then. Happiness!!!
4. Meeting up with old high school batchmates, SURPers, and old clients paid off since my network grew. My strategy now is meet up with people, business deals later. More Happiness!!!
5. I gave up my archery class since I need the extra z's during Saturday mornings. Happiness pa rin!!!
6. I gave up a few sidelines due to my "fully booked" schedule. Happiness pa rin!!!
7. I acquired micro-sidelines and pro-bono work that filled in my lost business ventures. Happiness pa rin!!!
8. I linked up again with old acquaintances and clients, like the people from Kontra, TAO Pilipinas, TFA, SURPers, high school and elementary people and even the Dubai Arki contingent. More happiness!!!
So that's it. Busy busy, pero, happiness pa rin!
