What a weekend!Last Friday night, we met up with my wife’s friend J. My wife was tasked to provide 100 cupcakes and pimp up the place for a birthday on Saturday. And since baking and decorating aren’t really my strengths (go figure!), J. was there to help. Oh wow! I wish I had a camcorder! You should have seen these two! These stayed up until 5 AM making balloons and these really cute cupcakes! Will post pictures later! Goodnight!
Photo from www.officesnapshots.com
The mosaic at the top is that of a Google office. Coolness! I think I would like to work for Google. 
And with my new PC, I think getting some new Office Furniture isn’t a bad idea, you know, pimp up the place. Here’s a mosaic I made for what it might look like. Yes I know, I’m terrible at decorating. There’s a modular office table, a nice comfy chair, of course a great office for the bosses, and some filing stuff. Now how do I convince the bosses? Hmm…
Seriously, I’m really considering doing some work-at-home thing, maybe something online. I read an article in the newspaper (Inquirer I think) about a guy who was able to get a work-at-home programming job from an international company. So he spent his last savings to get some Home Office Furniture, computers, printers, fax, etc., and employed two programming friends. And in no time at all, he was able to pay all his and is now on his way to financial freedom.That’s one success story I’d like to have. It’s just amazing how the Internet has revolutionized working. Now I don’t need to be at a real office to get some real work done. I can just be at home, in my underwear, don’t have to shower or brush my teeth, doing work, and thus having more than for family.
I found this great piece by Shaunti Feldhahn from Family.org. It’s entitled What I Didn’t Know About Men, with the byline Help for every woman who’s ever been completely baffled by the man in her life. Pretty promising right? The author pretty much nailed it so I’d just share it here. Sure hope the women will take notes!
Have you ever been totally confused by something the man in your life has said or done? Have you ever wondered, Why did that make him so angry? Yeah?
The answers to those and dozens of other common perplexities are all related to what is going on in your man’s inner life. Most are things he wishes you knew but doesn’t know how to tell you. In some cases, they’re things he has no idea you don’t know.
Surface Understanding #1: Men need respect. What that means in practice: Men would rather feel unloved than inadequate and disrespected.
Surface Understanding #2: Men are insecure. What that means in practice: Despite their “in control” exterior, men often feel like impostors and are insecure that their inadequacies will be discovered.
Surface Understanding #3: Men are providers. What that means in practice: Even if you personally made enough income to support the family’s lifestyle, it would make no difference to the mental burden he feels to provide.
Surface Understanding #4: Men want more sex. What that means in practice: Your sexual desire for your husband profoundly affects his sense of well-being and confidence in all areas of life.
Surface Understanding #5: Men are visual. What that means in practice: Even happily married men struggle with being pulled toward live and recollected images of other women.
Surface Understanding #6: Men are unromantic clods. What that means in practice: Actually, most men enjoy romance (sometimes in different ways) and want to be romantic — but hesitate because they doubt they can succeed.
Surface Understanding #7: Men care about appearance. What that means in practice: You don’t need to be a size 3, but your man does need to see you making the effort to take care of yourself — and he will take on significant cost or inconvenience in order to support you.
The more we understand the men in our lives, the better we can support and love them in the way they need to be loved. In other words, this revelation is supposed to change and improve us.
Two days ago, we were planning on having a relaxing evening. The weather was a bit cold and was very conducive to snuggling in a Contemporary Bedroom and watching Friends on DVD.
Then, late in the afternoon, it rained pretty hard, so much that the roads are yet again flooded, and there was traffic everywhere. We had to cross three knee-deep flooded areas just to get home, and our fifteen-minute ride home was transformed to almost two hours. Then, when we got home, our street had no electricity. And to top it all off, our Modern Bedroom was dripping with rainwater! All the pillows and half the bed are soaked! What a night!
We cleaned up a bit and drove to my in-law’s a couple of blocks away to eat dinner and borrow some Bedroom Furniture. Guess what? They had electricity! They did have power interruption, but it was immediately restored. I wonder why we don’t have electricity yet. We were a bit apprehensive to go home knowing that we will be sleeping on the floor with no electricity. And now the wife has been eyeing that Italian Bedroom to replace our old one. Sheesh!
So, they finally installed my spanking new PC! Wohoo! I’m doing my happy dance right now! Just imagine somebody having an epileptic shock while gyrating his body. Yup! That’s it! And just last week, I was needing some stress management from all the ranting and the anxiety of not having my new PC. Now it’s finally here! Insert happy dance again! My wife’s been teasing me that I seem happier when I got my PC than when we got married. Well, almost! It’s more like somebody with substance abuse getting his much needed fix.
I was talking with the tech guy setting up my new PC and kinda persuading him in a not-so-illegal way of installing some “add-ons” that I need. When I was testing it, some actions are limited, particularly Firefox. My computer rights don’t allow me to install add-ons, even themes! Whoa! What’s that about? I don’t think personalizing my PC will in any way affect my work performance. So when I tested it again, guess what? Like some kind of holistic healing, my rights have been updated. So what are we waiting for? Insert happy dance again!
So let me just say thanks to the people responsible. And to the bosses, you’ll be seeing some alternative treatment from me, meaning I’ll actually really be doing some good work in a week or two. After that, I figure the excitement would have died down and I’m back to my old relaxed self again, unless I get another goodie, like a personal assistant who can run down and get me my turon fix! Well, just an idea.
I was very happy when we moved to the second floor of the new office building a couple of years back (we have since been exiled to the fourth floor). It was so much better than the old office building we used: new tables, chairs, wall panels, carpet, etc. One thing I had trouble though was using the urinal. You see, I’m not that tall, just your typical Asian guy of 5′2′’. And the urinals in the old building were built just right for people my size. However, the urinals in the new building were built for taller people, so I’ve been using the cubicles when I do my business. A few weeks back, as we were going down to the canteen and currently at the third floor, I suddenly felt nature calling and so went to the third floor bathroom. Lo and behold! The urinals there were positioned just right! Just imagine (or not) me peeing again in the urinals! Ah! What a life! While it may not be the best acne treatment or a cure for cancer, it was nevertheless an amazing discovery for me. The guys here at the office have been teasing me for using the cubicles. Hah! I’m one of the guys again.;) It’s like one of those Cheers commercials all over again!
What to do in an almost empty office on this fine rainy day? At 6 am, nobody seems to be up. I wonder why? It’s just me and my wife here at the office and some production people. Pretty boring right? Nope! I have Internet! That means online forums, chat lines, and of course blogs to read! Amazing what one can do online. While my wife is busy googling crafts and party stuff, as she’ll help decorate an event place for a birthday this Saturday, I’m yet again left to entertain myself. There are tons of places where one can interact. Maybe find some intellectual and techy stuff with an adult chat, and some entertaining and free chat, where you’ll meet and learn stuff from grown acting like half-witted kids. See you at the interwebs!
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