MERRY MERRY
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hey everyone, am back in manila. *thank GOD*...

i just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas,
i wish you peace, happiness and love for the year to come.

i will post my own version of christmas after a few days, i will consolidate pressies, stuff and people to thank, new motto, and all those kind of things. HAHA!

well, enjoy the festivities and celebrate life.



here;s my blog wishing everyone a very merry christmas!


;)


festive christmas galore.


happy new year... happy to be home.


enjoy the holidays from me and ags (cho) too!

goodbye CAKE
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so my GM, L was supposed to be on leave today, but he was back to finish some phasings (parang P&L), so ang boss ko ay naharass to give them actualy profits(haha! deadma, tapos na ako, napass ko na ang phasings ko for the rest of the year)

after lunch, he was looking for me in my place, so i heard them calling my name, eh nasa creatives ako, so dibale na, punta naman ako. malay ko ba.. then may dala siyang cake, in fair, from THE PATISSIER ang cake, i will take a picture later.

"All the best.. here's something for you, share it.." - L.
(alam kasi ni L, na mahilig talaga ako sa sweets, thats why si joui nga calls me "cupcakes")
"thanks, thanks.." - A.

actually, isa si L sa mga reasons why i decided to join CRUSH, kasi the first time he interviewed me, he seemed to be very nice and cool.

so before he leaves, he shook my hand again and wished me the best. L and WY (previous GMs, have been very very nice to me.. thanks!)

bye bye PROJECTS
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since this is my 2nd to the last day here sa office, i am just finishing projects accordingly, as in wala na akong gana, as in.. i am looking forward to celebrating christmas.

so, i had this talk with D, one of our art people this morning.

"anton, where's shawn? so from now on, am gonna talk to him on this account?" - D
"he's not yet here, you better talk to me, if you have any questions, i am in the loop anyway.. and my deadline is at 2pm today, so better ask!" - A
"you sohuld not care anymore, its your last day, anyway.." - D

alice, my account director heard the conversation and said..
"hey d, don't say that.. i will kill you." - Al

hahaha. such crap. well buti na lang may concern pa ako kundi dead yan. hahaha! ang saya talaga ng mga last days, its such a nice feeling not to give a damn anymore.

happy, happy.. ;)

STOPOVER before christmas
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i love this week, officially for me its the week before i go back home, week before christmas. everything just falls into place and i consider it to be perfect. aside from the fact, that i still have to do some things with *&^% client, i hope nothing spoils my mood. ok lang, last week na, them i am finally finally free! it was the right decision, di ko talaga na gusto.

my weekend was just busy, but was super fun.

super traffic last friday that from one bus stop to another, it took the bus 15 minutes to arrive, eh dapat 2 mins lang yon. ang ginawa ko? bumababa nalang ako, ate dinner at mohamad sultan, and walked to somerset mrt.. took me 20 mins to do that, plus my stopover sa fairprice(grocery), mom asked me to buy this spicy seafood noodles, and tita bot wants some cablee original. so, there.. tulog agad ako paguwe.

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i woke up saturday morning for the weekly badminton game, but i kinda decided to do another stopover sa UOB(bank) to open my second bank account. for the longest time, i was debating whether to do that or not, since baka umuwe naman na ako. naisip ko, since may next adventure pa naman ako, pwede na din. and at least i can leave the other card with my family(ags and cho), if ever na andito sila and they need emergency cash. so instead na 10am, 10.40 na ako dumating, 40 minutes after the schedule. saya! malay ko ba na over sa tagal ang hihintayin ko.

so after the badmin game, mech, sel and i, went to far east square to grab lunch. in fair, masarap ang jap resto na kinainan namin, i will bring mom and dad there pagdating nila sa feb. the whole day we were out na, went to china square, mech got tokidoki toys; singtel in somerset, pero bwiset sila; cineleisure and got some fred perry stuff(cap for me; bag for mech) and havaianas (dahil naiwan ko ang slippers ko sa bahay at masakit na ang paa ko); hereen, mech got a nice cap sa mooks; and ang kabaduyan sa lahat, dahil they were playing hairspray and high school musical 2 sa HMV, bumili kame ng vcds to watch it. blech! di ko lam what happened there.

kev p smsed me if i want to go haji lane for midnight shopping, and i gamely said, so am meeting him 10pm sa haji lane. we went to bishan and watche sel play mass effect; and watched high school musical 2(hairspray next week), around 9pm, we left for haji lane na.

we were so hungry that we made a stopover and grabbed food at this bak kut teh place that was introduced to me by mel and joey. masarap siya, and daalhin ko din si mom and dad dun, i am sure dad would like it.

met up with kev p, and ang dami ng tao, can i just say?! para akong pumunta sa party sa makati! at ang masaya diyan, naka sports short ako, and zara shirt lang. leche, buti na lang wala akong pakialam sa kanilang lahat, dress down kung dress down.

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natuwa ako sa DBS live fresh credit card, and almost all the stores that they have a tie up with ay gusto ko.. jetstar(travel), leftfoot(shoes), fred perry, etc! ako ata ang target market... leche lang at di ako makakuha ng credit card here cause if under employment pass ka you would need a minimum of $80k a year to get credit card, at sorry i dont qualify.

i better ask rebecca or carmen to apply and get me an as extension! hahaha! i want.

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i kinda like these things:


this one i want for myself since wala pa akong own maleta, but it costs aroun US$350, medyo mahal at ang hirap naman ng shipping nito.


maganda din to, magustuhan kaya ni ags? i think mech would like this, nasa US$98 lang.

sana 1 hour away lang ang new york diba? arg!

PRODUCTIVE ng OVER
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i feel productive from the past weekend, i did things that i dont normally do, and practiced things i dont normally practice. i dont know whats happening to me. HAHAHA!

we celebrated mel's birthday last friday, after having dinner at zion road (hawker center), we went to butter factory, because sa zouk over ang pila, abot sa parking lot. alice, nas, mel, emily, joey and me were there first, we got vodka with sprite/orange juice. then soon, kev ang, kev poh and d followed. well, 5 na lang kameng natira when we started to storm the dance floor. mel really wants to party and we were there to accompany her dance the night away (kev a, kev p, nas and me), see, effort on our part to dance with her and make her happy! haha!

went home 2am, then woke up around 8.30am to prepare for my badminton game. met up with mech and sel around 10am. had lunch at junction 8, then went straight to the office. stayed in the office til 8pm, then had dinner with kev a at japanese currly place in takashimaya, after a bit of walking around, went home around 11pm.

woke up @ 10am on a sunday, had coffee and read the newspaper. well, i did not bring home my laptop kasi napansin ko na parang internet na lang ang buhay ko lately. hahaha! then got a message from sel if i wanted to go mosque street kasi they had korean food craving, and may masarap daw don, being the foodie, i went, at masarap nga! after lunch, nagwindow shop lang kame til dinner at takashimaya again. haha!

so there goes my weekend. it was fast and felt so productive. haha! now, i want to sleep na muna at inaantok ako, pero i cant. work-kiti-work muna.

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i got my second xmas present from mom and dad.. actually i was the one who chose the item, they were just sponsored, like how ags and cho made it for me too. yay! thanks! 13 more days and i am back in manila.

conversations with MD
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since this blog is on the topic of conversations, our ECD/MD asked me in his room early this morning, so i kinda feel that it is on the topic of me leaving. so here's how it went..

"i just want to tell you that i appreciate all the help that you have given us for the past months.. i understand why you wanted to leave crush, things weren't just fast enough.. anyway, i wanted to talk to you now, because i will be away for 2 weeks, and when am back, you will be away already.. so thanks a lot."

i just said, thank you. i don't want to say anything more, or reason out why i wanted to leave. i appreciate the fact that he understood where i was coming from. even though for him, it might seem that help isn't coming along, or progress isn't really happening on my end.

i am happy we had this small-talk, kasi at least alam ko na vinalue naman nila ako. actually, alam ko na yon when i first attempted to resign, and joui just stopped me and addressed all of my concerns. so, i am happy to leave CRUSH in that way.

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i told kevin poh, about this over messenger... anyway, i tell kevin poh a lot of things, he is one of my closest friends here in CRUSH, i must say. i told him when i did the interview, told him about me wanting to leave and explore, asked for his advice whether i should take it or not, actually sabe nya, its a no brainer and that i should take it. he even knows my pay!!! only few people know how much am getting, actually siya lang dito sa office.

Anton lim: hey hey
kevinpoh: ya?
Anton lim: md called me in his room... to thank me for helping crush out
Anton lim: and he said that he understand where am coming from and why i want to leave..
kevinpoh: waaah...see? he's appreciative of u!
Anton lim: he was saying like it wasnt fast enough....
kevinpoh: $**** pay..duh
Anton lim: i dont understand... what does he mean by it wasnt fast enough...
kevinpoh: dunno...cryptic
Anton lim: hahaha.. funny reaction from you.
Anton lim: cause he was saying wer might not see each other anymore...
Anton lim: he is gonna be out next week and i will be out on christmas week
kevinpoh: aaww..so u guys gonna hug or something?
Anton lim: fuck
kevinpoh: tt oso can
Anton lim: i mean im cursing u
kevinpoh: lol
Anton lim: ur mind is exploring today huh?
Anton lim: i wonder what drug you took..
Anton lim: mr ganster
kevinpoh: oh, i dun think i'm joining u guys tonite for salesforce
kevinpoh: gotta do M&C
Anton lim: okie
Anton lim: i might not go anyway
Anton lim: hahah
Anton lim: are you joining tom?
kevinpoh: wats tmr?
kevinpoh: oh zouk ar?
kevinpoh: yup..tt one shd be ok
Anton lim: haha
Anton lim: ohmy i cant wait for friday
Anton lim: and i just have 2 weeks to go
Anton lim: but yeah need to come back to work on sat
kevinpoh: haha..the last burst of fire
Anton lim: yeah

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can't wait.

conversation with a friend from way back
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so was chatting with a college friend, and it goes something like this:

alv: yun yahoo ko mga 3000+ na emails na e
alv: hehehehe

Anton lim: nyeh
Anton lim: sige
Anton lim: di ka pala nagchecheck ng yahoo eh
Anton lim: haha

alv: yup. panay spam kasi e

Anton lim: okie doks. u might want to follow up with che regarding hotels and rebooking, di ko lam kung naasikaso nan ya eh

alv: hindi rin ata e. kasi naka chat ko si jacq hindi daw niya makausap si che e

Anton lim: tawagan mo nga, check on her kasi may problem sha last na inemail nya sa akin

alv: ano problema niya?

Anton lim: emailed you na
alv: ayt
Anton lim: she has some problems sa office na naiiyak na daw sha, i think its getting from bad to worst. as in bastusan na ata sa office, at nafeel ko sa email nya ang lungkot.
Anton lim: haha
Anton lim: just check on her and make sure she is doing well.
Anton lim: plus the hotels and rebooking kasi both wala pang nagagawa if u guys want to extend our stay.

alv: ok ok
alv: thats sad. i thought she was doing well sa office kasi punta ako events niya ok naman siya
alv: kelan uwi mo?

Anton lim: im back on the 25th dec.
Anton lim: then back here on the 10th jan

alv: here for good diba?
alv: kala ko here for good na?

Anton lim: nope. not yet.
Anton lim: i thought so too, but there was a better offer.
Anton lim: so...
Anton lim: lam mo ba che applied for visa here for 6 mos to look for job, and she got approved by the ministry of manpower.
Anton lim: haha

alv: ano yun?
alv: ministry of manpower?
alv: what is that?
alv: at bakit niya gusto lumipat dyan?

Anton lim: anyway, i heard u want to stay longer, am up for it, but sana lang may magrebook. jan 3 to 6 kasi sched, so kahit 8 ok sakin
Anton lim: its the one that approves employment pass for foreigners.

alv: sige sige...

Anton lim: i think she was that desperate na

alv: hmm. she really wants to work there ba?
alv: why? bakit yaw niya dito?
alv: dami naman iba jobs a
alv: negosyo nalang tayo dito
alv: baka meron ka maisip

Anton lim: ito ang situation, shes so depressed. feel nya super bobo na sha.. and she doesnt know what to do next.
Anton lim: i guess na feel nya na its an easy way out.
Anton lim: actually, i thought of what to do na, its just that im trying to explore it pa. but i have a vague idea of what i want to do.. business wise.

alv: hmm... go yayain mo kami mag negosyo. uwi ka na dito
alv: tagal tagal mo na dyan e
alv: parang singaporian ka na a

Anton lim: actually im here for 18mos na din
Anton lim: pero the offer that came, parang tanga ako pag di ko tanggapin. hahaha!

alv: hehehe i guess sobra ganda nga
alv: hehehe so another 2 years for you?

Anton lim: i cant say, play it by ear.
Anton lim: 1 year plus maybe.
Anton lim: ito email ni che
Anton lim: Hey ton
sorry now lang reply. My plans? Nadiscuss ko na sayo. I might try looking na lang din jan.
Grabe ton sobrang parang naapak apakan na confidence ko dito. actually baka nawala na nga eh.
Everyday sobrang emotional torture.
Anton lim: so yeah she is looking of finding work here, i think balak nya punta here ng january eh

alv: hmm. that sucks! ang bait bait pa naman ni che
alv: but pansin ko may pagka malas ata siya sa work e. lagi siya inaapi

Anton lim: well true. do try to make her feel better, ilabas mo at yayain mong
lumabas
Anton lim: ahahaha... medyo nga.

alv: yup maybe yayain ko nga siya tom

Anton lim: sumuko na ata jan kaya gusto nya try here.

alv: sige dude alis na ako. have to sleep early cuz i have golf tom

Anton lim: yup. para ma destress naman

alv: ingats ka. kita kita tayo

Anton lim: okie.

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just to give a little background, che and alvin were my closest friends back in college, we have dinner like every single week, we just have so much fun together, my family knows them, and i knew their family. we did play badminton together, go to buffets together, tagaytay, babuyan, etc. we just have tons of fun, to the point na some of are friends are jealous of us na.. making issues, etc.. i mean, they might feel left out, but it wasn't really intended.

truth to be told, may iba-iba na kaming buhay ngayon, though on seprate occassions when they went to singapore the past year, i still met them. alvin was with his mom, had dinner and drinks at dan ryan's, and went to his hotel to look at some of the thing he shopped for. with che naman, she was with trace and stayed over at our flat, went tioman island in malaysia last holy week.

when i was in manila, i met up with them at shang, and even if ang labo ng sched ko cause our supposed-to-be sunday lunch was pushed to 2pm na, they were still there even if i was there for just barely an hour.

i dont talk to them as often anymore, but lately che and i have been emailing each other, medyo depressed siya, as what you can see sa conversation, and binilin ko siya kay alv, na aliwin naman si che para di super depressed.

anyway, conclusion is, its really funny to look back at these things in ones life. as what my mom told me, "ton, ang yaman mo sa friends noh?" and it made me think talaga... tama ang nanay ko diyan.

i am really excited to be with them in MACAU/HK trip.

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i also ymed obee, julette, pau and joan today. i kinda miss them.

asleep
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i took a break from work yesterday, since i am down with flu for the past couple of days, and have been feeling really bad. medyo ok na ako, but still the flu is with me, kainis yung ganitong feeling, but on the positive side, its a good thing that i was able to rest for a day.

ang lamig na sa singapore, the wind was blowing like crazy, na nakatulog ako sa couch for 2 hours, dahil sa hangin, and you know how particular i get with the temperature, right?! i need aircon, my friends here call me the "person who needs aircon when walking" but right now, i dont need one.

i was able to iron my clothes, do my laundry, and fix some stuff yesterday. i want to pack my stuff na cause am too excited to go home. meron pa ba akong kailangan bilhin for my trip? think think.

oh, crush is zouking this friday, nas' email to y'all...

Hey All,

Since Anton’s never been to Zouk, shall we hit the scene one of these days?

We don’t even have to stay long, can chill at wine-bar then hit the dance floor (so Mel can boogie-to-the-beat) and then home before 2am.

Whaddya think?

Suggested dates to bring the house down:
7 Dec (this Friday, but not ladies night)
11/12 Dec
19 Dec (eve of Hari Raya but might be too crowded!)

Any other suggestions?

Note: Tuesdays at Winebar is media/advertising nights, so it’s 1-for-1 drinks(winebar only). Not sure how happening zouk would be. Wednesdays are Ladies Nights.

gawin ba akong reason? but i am too excited to go to zouk with them on friday (dec 7), never mind na i have to work on a saturday, i dont care. hahaha!

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oh, i am having an advance birthday celebration on 7 january, since julette and i were planning about it, i cant wait.

200th
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well, this is nmy 200th post on this blog, ang bilis noh, anyway, just to share randome details.

1. i have resigned yesterday, nov 30, last day of work 29 dec, but the actual last day will be on the 24th since i am on leave the week after.

2. we had a wonderful time yesterday doing the bbq, with alice (husband and daughter), nas, emily, kev ang, kev poh, mel and d. it was just really a nice moment to be able to relax and chit-chat. doing it was a lot of stress for me as i was the one who needed to prepare but it was all worth it after. oh funny thing is, d got all the way to the checkpoint bec he didnt see the proper exit, muntik ng pumunta sa malaysia.

3. we are thinking of doing december birthday bash for steph, d, audrey and mel, sana lang di na galit si steph kay d, kundi deadma pa din siya.

4. oh, i won't be returning to manila as of yet, because i am taking up a new challenege, something that i am really excited about.

thats it muna, i have a client meeting today, yes sunday, 11am. im late na.