This is where your taxes go kind of crap.

Hi I dont know what im about to write. Pero kasi may nakita akong gusto ko pag aksayahan ng oras,

Nacurious at nagulat lang ako ngayung umaga habang nagreresearch ako sa isang government hospital na balak kong pagtrainingan dito sa tondo.

Nag google ako. "Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center dialysis", umaasang may lalabas na link ng comment ng isang kapwa nagtraining na din dun. pero may kumalabit sa aking mga mata.

ang tanging mga katagang nakita ko lang ay "manila gov", "bidding2011".


Nice. Money. Our tax Money.

Ayus kung matitignan natin to. Tutal nakapublic naman dito, "http://www.manila.gov.ph/forbidding11.htm"

Nagsimula ako magbrowse. at icheck kung gano kayaman ang ating gobyerno. hmmm. Not bad.

eto isang random scroll down na ginawa ko.

SAMPLE 1

sa kulay RED  nagulat ako sa laki ng budget ng Ospital ng sampaloc. ang galing! dalawang beses ang drugs and medicines nila! Ibig sabihin andameng natutulungan ng ospital na to! [Nung chineck ko yung link 2010-20-362, nadoble lang pala.]

pero ang galing ng budget ng tatlong yun, pareparehong,

PHP 1,1126,327.00. Wow dba? nakakaloko.

Various Printing Forms

Pakicheck yang Various Printing Forms pic tas pakicheck yung color CYAN sa SAMPLE 1.

Kita nyo?

Php300000 ang sa manila city council pero...

Tanginang printing forms nila nasa 2million. astig! anung klaseng papel kaya pinang aassess nila sa Department of Assessment. tangina ang lupit ng gobyerno namen panis kayong ibang gobyerno jan!

sa color LIME naman tayo. lime ang sabe, hindi green e.

24 steel cabinets for Php 253, 920.  So magkano ang bawat steel cabinet? nagmental math ako. Ang compute ko Php 10580. for each cabinet. sakto ba, senyo? tama ba? pkicheck na lang thanks. baka kasi mali ang mental math ko for Php10,580 a cabinet eh.



Compute pa tayo ng isa, ok lang? ah ok lang, sige dalawa na.

Php 832,000.00 sa apat na knapsack sprayer. anu yun? so tinanong ko si google.

eto ang knapsack sprayer.

Php 208000 each to pare!

Next, ilan ang mabibili mong rubber shoes sa Php 2,210,940.006

692 na rubber shoes. na tig - Php 3195.0000086


Ganyan kabigtime ang gobyerno namen. Para sa public schools yan boy!




Nga pala tingin ko magpapamudmod sila ng grocery sa tao ngayun pasko. i mean yung mga give aways sa loot bags.

sa tingin ko din sasabihin nila galing sa sarili nilang bulsa yun, typical na pinoy pilitician. [para sa knila ang anti epal bill]

Bakit ko nasabe un?

At hindi christmas bonus yan hoy. utak nyo.

Happy ten!

american football club?

who is net? and what's his work?

Poker club?

Well congrats to those other celebrants too!

it's not easy, i know.

another pic i saw in google,
bestiality? nah,
it also came up when i searched "10 anniversary"

Hi, yesterday [12/12/2011]  was our happy ten. it was the tenth year anniversary of the day she said yes to be mine. err..well she just nodded when i asked her, hell that was yes enough for me.

My Anthea is currently residing in Berkshire in England.  So you may ask how we celebrated our anniversary. Simple. Skype! [facetime wouldnt work with my sun sim]

Initially my plan was to cook for my family and have dinner [and her on lunch] while "skype-ing" but the circumstances did not permit it. and besides i think that she will terribly miss being here if i did that, i didnt want her to shed a tear of longing on our anniversary.  However i was expecting to see her tears of joy yesterday because I ordered a bouquet a teddy bear[my first time giving her one] and there's also a free chocolate [she doesnt know its free, shhh]

BUT it turned out that the delivery messed up and scheduled it on the 13th.

okay this is the story behind it.

dec.11, 2011

[around 845am, uk time]
-i ordered online at http://www.prestigeflowers.co.uk [the site says that i should order before 4pm for next day delivery]

-after ordering i checked my tracking number. unfortunately there was no order found.

[10AM UK]
-i frantically searched for the customer service number or anything and mailed them bout the situation.
-mailed again.
-and mailed again.
-and again.
-you might be wondering, i am aware that there is a lag in this kind of transactions as i deal with these kind of things at work, but my problem is i am a virgin credit card user [my own, ive used my dad's cc extension two or three..maybe more times before] but this is my account, my card we are talking about and that is a hard earned money people. imagine the price of their flowers compared to the Philippine Dangwa Flower Association prices. so yeah, i was panickey.

-no luck, no reply. [take note this was a sunday that is why there was nothing.  tanginang tanga ko]
-i called my cc provider. then they confirmed that transaction was done. [yea they charged first before confirming the order details for the customer]

ok back to the story.

-i didnt track my order after confirming with my cc provider. i was confident about the details and also i placed my good faith that everything is alright. after all, their site says it all.. "prestige"

- i went to sleep at around 3 pm, UK..11pm Philippines.

everything was normal at the office. so let's fast forward to our skype moment..

skype
she went home to London, her granny's home btw. and this is the address i placed for the order to be delivered.

we were both kinda excited, i told her that i sent a package via fedex, which i hope will charge her as the fedex she sent charged me. [in another story]

i was not planning on tracking the order until the excitement to see her face light up pushed me to.

-i checked the tracking number. it was there.

-then we talked, laughed, stared into nothing, but we didnt cry. pfft. thats for pussies.i aint no pussy.

Pussy.

-again my coinfidence was back, "she will receive that flower, for our tenth!"

-then time passed, "dingdong" i jokingly said that onomatopoeic sound. trying to kid myself that the parcel arrived.

-the joke was still a joke until i started to be bothered. i checked the site again. double checked. until i saw...
----------------------------
Order Ref: 14728 #4664
Delivery Date 2011-12-13

Anthea Padilla
----------------------------
-i was devastated.

about to cry. but naaah.

i tried everything, even though i know everything was for naught.

ending:
-she did not receive the flowers on the 12th.

- if only they showed my order details right after they charged me, i couldve changed the delivery date into the 12th. even if its their fault. i mean how the hell will i miss the date?! 10 friggin years.

but then. no use crying over spilled milk. time to plan the damage control

now the plan is to change the delivery address to slough, the place she is going to be in by the 13th.

and it is done.


Historical status information for Parcel Number JD00 022 393 4500 3390

---

Status	Date	Time	Signatory	Branch	Comments
Out for delivery	13/12/11	08:31		HAYES HOME DELIVERY
Arrived At Depot	13/12/11	07:55		ENFIELD SERVICE CENTRE
Passed to delivery courier	13/12/11	07:28		HAYES SERVICE CENTRE
Arrived At Depot	13/12/11	07:27		HAYES SERVICE CENTRE
Arrived At Depot	13/12/11	07:26		HAYES SERVICE CENTRE
Departed Depot	12/12/11	20:54		WEDNESBURY HUB
Arrived At Depot	12/12/11	20:53		WEDNESBURY HUB
Departed Depot	12/12/11	20:32		WEDNESBURY HUB
Arrived At Depot	12/12/11	20:27		WEDNESBURY HUB
Parcel data received awaiting coll.	12/12/11			LINCOLN SERVICE CENTRE

as of this moment, i am waiting for her to arrive home to slough. the parcel was delivered at 0831, she shouldnt be home by this time. so when she arrives, i am hoping that she will be surprised.

You think she will be?

yeah, i hope so too!

singapoor me - 1

singapore. - officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. [c/o wikipedia]


the events that im gonna narrate in this blog happened in my first out of the country trip. alone. [well technically i am]


i want to try doing a blog for each day that i was in singapore. but like my previous blog, ill just see where this will take me.


so first day:


well its not my first time riding a plane, but my first time doing it alone. and let me tell you the clouds never cease to amaze me each time. 

sea of clouds

Awesome God, aint He?

ok weather seems fine, i think this is gonna be an awesome trip!

i was picked up [call boy?] by my friend at the budget airport. biglang sumulpot ang gago, right at the part when i was getting real nervous, the what do i do what do i do phase. yer a lifesaver resh!


we headed to the hotel my erpats booked for me[uy i paid for this trip ha, concern lang erpats ko kaya binook nya ko]. sa may lavender rd. 


first thing i noticed? 

"wow, dame pagkaen sa foodcourt! eto yung napapanood ko sa tv!"

i forgot what that white thing is called. pero not bad. one thing i noticed was that some of their food matabang. pero keri. 

si resh nga pala one of my closest friend from highschool kaya sawa na kame sa isat isa, pero nasabik pa din kame nung magkita kame. hindi namen alam pati teacher namen nun hs sinundan din kame, nasabek sa hot bodies namen. ay joke lang. joke lang din na teacher namen sya. kahawig lang ng isang values teacher namen yan nasa baba.

then we went to razel's restaurant. medz! well hindi sa kanya yun, pero chef sya dun.[bigtime!] Andun din si pimpin ryman, ang pinakamatinik na playboy/chickboy/sakristan na nadestino sa singapore. 

ryman, resh, raf[jbee], gab

Onga pla, nagpiktyur kame dito para inggitin si papi, sya nagpabili ng jollibee[yep,from manila dala ko sa eroplano] kaso sa kadahilanang hindi pwedeng isambulat dito, hindi sya nakapunta. [cue in: jeremih - "its ur berdey so i know u want to ah-ah-ah-ahh.."] 

kaya ang jollibee mapupunta kay resh at razel, na malugod naman nilang tinanggap. Happy Bday raf! 

dahil medyo late na at tapos na ang shift ni razel muwi na kame pero hinatid nila ko sa hotel at humiwalay na si pimpin master samen.

dahil inii-stalk sya ng babaing ito..

Namiss ko sila razel kaya konting kwentuhan muna sa kwarto, salampak at umuwi na din sila. eto nga pala si chef. kasama yung taxi driver nila pauwi. dahil nagsasarado pala ang mga bus at train dun.

sa day 2, mamasyal kame ni resh.at eto sa baba ang ginawang itinerary ni razel[tinago ko zel!] which is a lot of fun. i think you have to watch out for it. ummm kung kelan ako sipagin. ok? [feeling may nagbabasa ng blog.] haha! til next time!

ugly pageants please.

if you ever stumble upon this accidentally, bago pa man ang lahat i am about to bash something. now, i am sincerely asking for forgiveness if ever i might offend any of you. I am just about to type this, and i dont want to edit my work, i will not proof read it, i dont care if the grammar is incorrect, i just want my idea to be as fresh and as warm as an apple pie from my oven brain.

*clears throat..uh eeherm..
i think beauty pageants are stupid. bow.  i think it is a discrimination to the fullest displayed by the higher ups of the society and we, the middle/lower class gladly patronize it.

baket?

kasi magaganda sila.

lalo na si miss belgium nung 90s.

and as a man, wala kong paki alam sa kanila basta magaganda sila. Pero medyo nakakabitin lang pag npapanood ko sila. pag nakatutok na ko sa panonood at inii-spot-an ko na si miss japan dahil type nya din ako

 at gusto ko pa namin magtitigan. kaso eepal naman bigla ang bwisit na cameraman dahil ililipat na sa panibagong contestant. namaaaan.

bitin men!




Speaking of biglang lilipat..may segment sa miss universe na maglalakad lang yung mga contestant [tas lilipat na sa ibang contestant, pagbalik sa previous contestant yung nakakagulat dun ay mgkakaroon na kagad sila ng score sa paglakad pa lang..syet. pano yun?


kung tunay na lalake ang hurado dun, hindi na nya papagurin ang contestant sa paglakad, paiikutin na lang yun at bend bend ng konte, pakyut ng konte at smile ng konte, "the more you make landi the higher your score is", ang magiging motto ko dun bilang judge.




dba, miss czech?

look up young man, look up.

Lumalayu na ko sa topic ko kaya babalik tayo sa gusto ko iparating, bakit walang pageant ang mga panget? 

unfair ang universe dahil ang tinitignan nila ay ang panlabas na kaanyuan. teka. may idea na pumasok sa isip ko. pano kung magpasok tayo, pinas, ng pangit na contestant? pero matalino? magiging miss universe kaya yun kung swertehin sya sa mga tanong sa kanya? tipong maawa ang mga judges dahil ampanget nya? i doubt it, siguro screening pa lang disqualified na yun.

leche, kawawa naman tayong mga panget.

spot on bloody birthday surprise

mga bandang ala-una ng tanghali kahapon, nakatanggap ako ng tawag from fedex, saying that i have a package from some Rakesh Thakrar..unang pumasok sa isip ko ay ang kaibigan kong si resh. nung nasa singapore kasi kame may nagtry pumickup samen na baklang indian [no offense ha, and that's another story na i will link after i finish blogging about my first time travelling alone drama]  


fedex agent: sir gab, may pakej ho kayo na parating na sa bahay nyo ngayun, sa 185 blahblah st.
ako: ah ganun ho ba, sige may tao hong tatanggap sa bahay namen. kanino po galing?[iniisip ko si thea]
fedex: ah kay rakesh thakrar sa mailbox etc ho.
ako: [huh? dito na pumasok si resh] aahh..sang lugar ho? 
fedex: sa uxbridge postal po sa london


at dun ko naconfirm na si thea nga nagpadala.
 natuwa ako, napa-blimey nga ako dahil first time ko makakatanggap ng package e tas galing pa sa aking sinta. kaso may sinabe pa si kuya..


fedex: sir, maghanda na lang ho kayo ng 2972 pesos.
ako: ha? hindi ba binayaran yan umpisa pa lang?
fedex: ah sir nabayaran po pero sa customs duties and tax ho yun.
ako: [anlaki pala] naku sir, hanggang kelan ba pwede maideliver yan, wala palang tao sa bahay nmin..


ipinagpabukas ko na ang pagpapadeliver, pwede naman daw, saka walang emergency money sa bahay, 


hindi din alam ni thea na ganun pala ang mangyayare kaya nagulat din sya, tingin ko balak nya ideny na galing sa kanya yun kaya naipasok si rakesh kung sino man sya, pero dahil nagulat din sya sa 3k napa-wot na lang sya in a british accent. [turo ko sa kanya yun! "what = wot" pag nasa UK ka na]


so ayun pag sila daw nakakatanggap ng package wala naman daw bayad. so nagresearch ako...and i quote
"...I don’t mind paying taxes but they should be reasonable. If the tax is going to be half or more than half of the total cost then it’s totally unreasonable. And where do they use the money? To pay for our president’s dinner party? Sigh...." 

(http://www.calvinshub.com/2009/11/oops-philippines-customs-did-it-again/)

hmmm...fuckage...


Sabi ni thea saken, almost the same price na daw sa binayaran ko yung price ng lahat  [she got it on sale, nung nandito pa kasi sya sa pinas ayaw ko na binibilan nya ko ng kahit ano, pero she bargained na unfair daw, kaya we agreed na kung bibilan nya ko dapat sale lang.]


nung binuksan ko, kinuha ko lahat ng papel, para manlumo ako..

guard on duty, N/A. berigud

ATTN?! really?

at para mawala na ang sakit ng pagkawala ng 3k pinangibabaw ko na ang excitement ko sa pinadala nya, ayaw nya kasi sabihin kung ano ang laman.. 


at teneeeeeen!


isang astig na longsleeves, dalawang malupit na polo shirt [na hindi ko ipapakita kahit ampogi ko habang suot ko yun]


at isang pantalon na bawal isuot sa inuman.go figure! [i always wanted to say that]

but it turned out na kung nanlumo ako sa mga papel na nasa taas, nung nabasa ko tong nasa baba, bawing bawi na ang 3k ko. *wink

ps. babe may xmas pa.