Hello, Mandaluyong!

I haven’t had rest since the day I arrived at Sultan Kudarat - like, I didn’t really have time to sit down and just do nothing. I kept on going out and seeing friends. It was six days of pure hanging out. In the last two days, I was busy running to and fro for Bai’s wedding preparations - I was helping out Tita with everything.

After the wedding, the next day, I flew from General Santos City to Manila. Nang Stif fetched me on the airport and we drove directly to her condo unit in Mandaluyong. The towering buildings was just as awesome and intimidating. It would have been very nice if she’s on the tenth floor or something. The place looks California-ish and Nang Stif told me that it was designed after that place, thus the name California Garden Square.

So here I am now, after days of jetsetting (chorva!), I’m suffering from a flu and dry cough and I almost sound like a dog barking at the middle of the night. I’m scared that I might disturb Nang Stif’s sleep. Sorry!

So I have a final interview on IBM this Friday and I do hope I won’t be barking around people. Oh please, dear God, cure me from this messy cough so I can sleep well and take a good rest.

Anyway, loving the whole scene here. If ever I take on Accenture, I will be wearing a business attire from Monday to Thursday and will be working on that tall building in Robinson’s CG 1/2. That’s just exactly what I was dreaming back in high school, only I was some business person rather than a software engineer. Hahaha!

See you when I see you! 

Sparks fly.

Stopped blogging for awhile - I really don’t have any idea what to do with my life right now. With regards to career, I’m still waiting for Accenture’s final call or any update before I buy a ticket bound for Manila.

We’ve been searching online for prospective places to stay and all, which is accessible to the workplace and to any places, like easy transportation and walking distance to various establishments. We’ve found a few condo units that range from 10K - 22K but we’re low on budget, so we’re really trying to get a 10-15K unit around Mandaluyong or Makati.

Sheesh, why am I finding a house when it isn’t final yet or whatever. It’s just that, maybe, I’ve always reminded myself that even if I don’t get in on Accenture, I can always find a job in Manila and work things around. Accenture gives me the creeps and I really really hope I get the job. 

But oh well, I guess there’s no point in stressing out. I’ll have a vacation on May 4-7 in Boracay, and then go to Sultan Kudarat on May 9 and just stay there till May 20. I’ll have my flight on Manila in May 20 and I hope everything will just work out fine. 

Wish me luck! *crossing fingers*

You’re too perfect.

And I can’t keep up. I’ll probably never keep up. You know what my plans are? I just want to go away - go to a place where I can be alone and independent, earn money, live my life the way I want to, never return, and never see you again. Maybe then, I’ll know what’s missing in my life, or what would make me whole.

What bothers me most is that why do parents keep on telling their children to graduate so they can do whatever in their life, and when they do finish school, they tell off their children to behave in a way that only parents can understand?

It annoys you that I’m not helping you in any way that I can. It has always been like that. Every summer - the same drama, ever since. Can’t we change channels? I’m tired of having the same thing over and over again, with the same petty reasons. You keep on pointing fingers to other people. You keep on telling everyone that they’re unappreciative and insensitive. It has always been us. You might want to check the mirror, or ask people around you.

Oh right, I forgot, you’re perfect - and everyone else is, well, not. 

If you weren’t able to control and choose your path nicely, don’t take it out on others. We have our lives, and it’s our right to choose whatever we want to. If you don’t want that, you could have thought it over and made decisions. After all, if we couldn’t live our lives the way we want to, what’s the whole point of living?

Don’t worry, after a month, or probably weeks, I’ll be off and you have nothing to worry about. I’ll earn my money, I’ll work hard, I’ll save lots. I won’t even bother you at all. Even a cent. I’m just scared that one day, I might forget I have a mother. Thank you, Mom.

Dekaron - Haelena

“I will let you come close, but not too close.”
Segnale is a class specialized to heal and curse. It’s the only class that has HP and shield recovery skills, which makes the class essential in a party play. The class has several healing skills that can be variously used depending on the situation, and also has several buff skills that can raise the attack of the party members. Also, Segnale is the only class that can resurrect others and even own self. Segnale’s curse skills are specialized on debuffing the enemies. The skill drops attack and defense and other various status, and even can make someone fall in sleep to prevent them to fight. Also this class has skills that nails an enemy making them not able to move, and drops the recovery rate. They have effective debuff skills which you cannot imagine from the healing class.

So I chose this class instead of the usual magician because one, this class is always needed (no matter how low your level is) and two, you get freebies when performance is really good.

I’m a level 91 Segnale now, and I got so many friends because of the DeadFront and dungeon parties. Thing with Dekaron is that, when you reach a certain level, you all go to one place for grinding. So instead of killing each other for territorial purposes, you join a party and you would add them to your friends’ list.. and when DF comes, you get the same party.

And when you support the party really well, they’d invite you up again the next time they see you and sometimes, they give you coppers (which is the main item to sell and gain money). 

And and and Dekaron is global, my friends are from Europe, US and Canada. Well, mostly from Europe like Germany, Bulgaria and Brazil. I barely meet people from Canada. I’m just happy. XD Even though they’re just online friends, it’s actually fun to talk to them. 

But I don’t tell them I’m Filipino or my name’s Kim. I’m an Italian and my name’s Adriana. Hahahaha! They tend to ignore Filipinos… they have bad reputation on the game. :( It’s not that I’m not proud to be a Filipino, it’s just identity security.

Anyway, I can’t wait to get my character some wings. XD

Really. I’m annoyed and pissed off.

Seriously, Mom! Why are you doing this to me? This is my life. What we talked about years ago is that I finish college and I’m off the hook - I can live the life I want to. But what’s up with you now? 

You’re turning the tables. You’re not in the “contract” anymore. It’s like, I did my part, now do yours. You are telling a different story. How can you do this to me? Let me live my life. Let me have it the way I want to, and not what you want.

Oh geez. This is really horrible. I’m so disappointed in you. Just because nobody’s gonna use the car anymore, or nobody’s gonna drive you around, you give me this whole dilemma and drama about jobs/careers and cost of living. SERIOUSLY.

I do think you’re being selfish right here. You should be happy that I’ll be a part of a prestigious IT company and you’re there, telling me to choose BDO over Accenture. You’ve always known this is my dream. This is where I always wanted to be. Manila is where I want to work. You’ve known that and we’ve talked about it. WHAT NOWWWWW?!

I don’t think you’re sad of the thought that I’m going, but you’re sad because nobody’s gonna use the fckin car! You had the same trick last four years ago, and I fell for that because I had nothing and it’s just college. BUT THIS?! BUT NOW?! No, Mom. Not gonna give this one up for you. Somehow, I’ve realized this is my life, and I ain’t gonna let anyone control it. So stay still and watch me.