March 30, 2006

them people i know

on my way to PA, i found this baby body suit in CI, OH w/c was so funny!



anyway, everybody was so friendly at work. but in the way those tall cubicles were built, the atmosphere seems not. yes, they are taller than the office cubes we see in the movies. no wonder why they have to call each other 'about work' via phone or email even if they are just a few feet apart. ahihi....

my first day was exciting. chris, a workmate, brought me to wegmans, a giant resto-grocery just a few miles from the headquarters, for lunch. had a fantastic dinner as well at the chess & checkers which is just steps away from my suite. it was freakingly cold that night, the coldest i have felt, which actually hurt my jaw & neck, so i hurried to get inside the hotel. the next day was a blast. my bosses treat me for lunch at the red robin, famous for their humongous burgers & unlimited fries. i was not able to finish mine though, due to it's size. i got the fish fillet burger which was fantastic. everybody was 'interviewing' me, on how i see the US & on how things are at work. it's only as well then i realized what a fun bunch my bosses & colleagues are.


that's chris, the devoted bachelor of us ladies from the noc; & ray, my fave 'lolo' in the HQ


that's stacie; our rocker sysad jason



the always cutie & fun wendy; jeff from NED

riding w/ santa (hehe); our passengers realizing after that i was taking their pics...haha

lunch w/ 5 hungry men *")

it was a short ending. my 3rd day was glum. i had to head back to my hotel after work to pack. i was not able to say enough goodbyes..

March 21, 2006

moving to another state

it did rain over the weekend in dallas so i stayed at my suite & packed some more. i did try to go somewhere amid the storm, but then again, i went looking for a non-existent place. frustrated & lost, i drove back home...sooo looking forward to leave dallas the next day..yes, because of the rain. then came sunday, everything's packed, it's still raining, & i am too afraid to fly...but the airports have not cancelled any flight so i left. took my last free breakfast & drove. i was getting gas by the way,at the corner of belt line road & then there were these kids who were watching for someone who they can sack money from. i was so afraid they would approach me but they approached a guy who's also getting gas instead. they were begging repeatedly for 5 bucks which the other guy hesitated to give. he went running afterwards so i was left alone. i went inside the store & asked the store guy to report these kids but as soon as i went out the door, they're gone. geesh...what i frightful ending to my dallas trip.

ok. to the DFW airport. made it to CI, OH for a stop, then finally to Allentown, PA. my suite was just a few minutes away from the airport so i had no troubles, thankfully, getting there. as soon as i loaded my stuff in my room, i went out for a very late lunch. i ate at Dennys, very famous here in the US. they have tilapia!

leaving dallas


in the cincinatti, ohio airport


flying again..now to PA

my car in PA

my room at staybridge, allentown

eating at dennys diner. this they call a 'tilapia' dinner. tilapia in the phils.' still the best!

at the PAHQ

i go to work from 9-5pm. i get to meet everyone we normally just talk through phone & email. so it was really exciting to see 'em personally!

March 18, 2006

JFK

it was our final training day at BMC. our trainer, Kerry, seemed to be speeding through alot of the essentials for the last day course because one of our co-trainees had to fly back home at 3:30 in the afternoon. he dismissed us at 1pm. but before we all separated, i managed to group us altogether for a picture.


would you believe that we met 8 hours a day for a week & yet we do not each others' names! our trainer even had to lay down on the table our certificates for claiming....hahaha

kerry, our trainer is the first tall guy at the back. he actually resembles that of mel gibson w/ george clooney's voice.

anyway, getting out of work early provided me time to discover other places in dallas. i first went to the 6th floor museum of the dealy plaza. the dealy plaza (@ the 6th flr) is the spot where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK with a sniper rifle down the road at Elm St. there's no picture taking aloud inside. the entrance fee cost me $10...

upon entering the museum, there are several synopsis' written on the walls & are glassed. these contained the sequence of events. i took one picture just before the entrance gates w/c later on i learned was prohibited...ahehe...

this is the second or third post on the wall. it details about the first room where JFK was rushed into. it contains quotes from the doctors. the hospital dress & shoes belonged to the doctor that tended to JFK.

...and here is the only spot where we can take pictures.....just beside the ticket counter....

inside it was walls & walls of meaningful snapshots of all the events, from the beginning of JFK's service to the government, to presidency, to fatherhood, to death...and to his legacy..there were 2 huge frames where people can sit & watch the funeral & second, his contributions to the society. what gave me the jitters is when i came to the corner of the 6th floor window where Lee Oswald barricaded himself with book boxes & fired the shot at JFK while parading (in a limousine), through Elm St. he was waving when he got shot at the neck (below the adam's apple), and right at the head (which fatally injured his brain). he was pronounced dead at 1pm of november 22, 1963. lee oswald, who was caught running to a theater nearby did die 2 days later (this was well documented & photographed), at almost the same time of JFK's demise. there were the conspiracies as well...that the gunshots came from the grassy knoll, just a few meters away & not from a high point.

anyway, it was a chilling but good experience. i went to the gift shop at the ground floor & bought a newspaper headlining the assasination for more than $4.

it's an exact replica of the herald dated 11/23/1963

the entrance to the musem

the dealy plaza

i was starving after the tour so i walked all the way bout 3 blocks to the west end marketplace. this stretch had several bars & by the dead end, there's the shopping store w/ several antiques on sale.

the corner @ the west end where you can ride a trolly as well

behind me is the main shopping center

these shells are actually alive. they are for sale for petting purposes...

eating at Roma's steak. i ordered the marinated salmon steak & it was delicious! it cost me more than $15 w/c is the most since i came here in the US.

afterwards, i went looking for the deep ellum district w/c i by the way, did not enjoy at all. i anticipated that it would look like the citywalk strip at the universal studios but it's not. it's a long street full of clubs & tattoo shops, which were still closed when i passed by at 4pm. so fled away, that area scared me a bit..i went to the gallera, again, because i had nothing to do. i ate an almost $5 dollar ice cream, but it was worth every lick...ahihi..

oh before i go, i just want to add that it amazes me when alot of people round here including LA are so mesmerized by my ring...'it's a mood ring', an answer i've replied to about a dozen of people already...hahaha...kewl...

i bought boots yesterday at the payless shoestore for $10 only. i love it! the box has this fancy art thing at the cover as well.

i might go to the dallas world aquarium tomorrow...if it does not rain. more of the amusement centers, parks etc..are too far from my suite & i am afraid to get lost again.

March 16, 2006

la & beyond part II + my dallas debut

...continuation....more pictures from the hollywood wax museum. i took a shot of about 70% of the display so enjoy!


arnold on terminator; angelina on tomb raider & the rock on scorpion; mark wahlberg on planet of the apes; john travolta & uma on pulp fiction

spiderman; johnny on charlie & the chocolate factory; the matrix

at the guiness world of records. behind me's michael jackson

eating at a pizzeria along hollywood blvd

jason scarin' off everybody who happens to pass by; this huge man rapped to me a song with my name in it!; marilyn & elvis. they are actually lovers coz they smooched non-stop throughout the night

hollywood blvd gets busy very late. there were alot of entertainers every corner ranging from grunge bands, metal bands, hari krishna peeps, models, actor mimicers (did i spell this right?), scary characters, saxophonists, rappers, dancers..etc....it was a fantastic night!

last stop, yard house @ the paseo. got some sangrias & blue tarantulas. kayla was tired so we went home after 1 round

DALLAS, TEXAS

on the plane to dallas; 'my' ford taurus; my room @ addison

checkin' out the free fast speed internet at my room; my mirror room

at the guest area getting free breakfast, they have the whole package, cereal, fruits, breads, sausages, meatloaf, eggs, pankcakes, all kinds of coffee, all kinds of juice, milk..etc...

i'm beginning to love automatic cars!

this was yesterday at dallas' famous shopping mall, the galleria

i bought 3 of these @ a super cool gothic/punk store called HOT TOPIC...i wonder who's gonna get itttt....ahihi

last night showin' off my livin' room, kitchen & bedroom

preparing for my training today. notice the blonde streaks on my hair?; eating at cathy's wok; the FUDDRUCKERS manager gave me freebie potato wedges yesterday..kewl... *:)