Something has to give

click...

Tsaa.. asan an tsaa...

Hi Ants, good morning! How are you?

I'm good, you?

Good, oh can you come here and help me with a presentation?

Ok

Hi guys, hey Ants can you PDF this for me?

ok, but can it wait? I have press releases to write.

Hi guys, good morning. Hey Ants I want you to do this first thing this morning

Sure boss, btw., this needs your signature

Ants! Something's wrong with my PC, can you help me??

Ants I need that PDF can you do it now?

Just a sec please...

Ants, why aren't we at the Herald travel section today????

Ants, how do you minimize a picture in the presentation?

Ants, where's the PDF?????

Ahh....

Ants this is not good enough, when I tell you to do something, DO IT! Btw., I'm giving you a new role. You have to start...

Ants can you come here for a second? My computer froze...

Ants, are you on the reports? Can you please check them???

Ahh....

Look you missed another feature at Eye Magazine, I think you better shape up Ant.

Ants, can you send me the press release for the visitors bureau?

Hey, there are still stuff to be updated on the website, Ants???

AHHHHHHHHHHH....

Ants??

aNTS???

ANTSS??????

AHHHHEYEEE
QUITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

I quit my day job last Thursday.

Tuny's Kiwi Dictionary

This is my little contribution para sa mga kapatid na gusto or scheduled nang tumira din dito sa Middle Earth. I'm putting together a Kiwi Dictionary on slangs, phrases and words that are foreign to the Pinoy "American-kuno" lingo. Pasensya na lang kasi I'm not an expert, and defining them as I understand it.

Para sa mga kapatid na nandito na, feel free to add things in the comments section at ipapasok ko na lang sa list.


B
Bloke - A typical guy who is not gay or mahinhin. Kamaganakan ng Jeproks. In a sentence: "Tuny is not your typical bloke kasi minsan lalamya-lamya.

C
Chop-chop - Does not have anything to do with The Chop-Chop Lady. Means Bilisan mo! In a sentence: "Dudong, ano bat nakahilata ka nanaman dyan! Hala, mag-deliver ng gas sa kabilang baranggay! Chop-chop!"

D
Dairy - Sari-sari store sa atin, at inde lang gatas at cheese ang tinda nila. In a sentence: "Akala ko ba nag da-diet si Karl, eh bat asa dairy na naman sya."

F
Full-on - Means sobrang busy, intense or todo-bigay. In a sentence: "Naku day, pila-pila ang job interview mo this week? Full-on."

Full Stop - Does not mean manigas ka sa kinakatayuan mo, or a traffic signal, kundi "period." In a sentence "My email is tuny@pacific FULLSTOP net."

P
Pee - Does not mean i-ihi, kundi Shabu. In a sentence: "Bakit ganyan ang kilos nyan, parang naka-pee."

S
Sweet-azz - Used randomly like "Ok" "Yes" "No problem" "Hataw" or "ayos!" In a sentence: "Pare, ang cute naman ng bracelet mo, sweet-azz."

T
Togs - Bathing suit. "Suot nanaman ni kuya ang kanyang pulang togs, ewww!"

Top-up - To reload a device or item. In a sentence: "Hi, can I top-up $20 worth on Vodaphone?" or "Hay, inde ko ma-text si Dudung kasi wala akong pang top-up."

Tournament Parking - Walang tournament na nangyayari dito. Means paid parking in a building or a lot.

Tramping - Kiwi for hiking. In a sentence: "Dennis & Vic went tramping up Cristobal without any underwear."

Last updated: April 21, 2008

In the Not Too Distant Future: iSmell + Manny Tigas

In the not too distant future you can now say:

Caller: Tar@ntado ka! Etong sayo! (sound effects).

I name thee the iSmell.

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And lookie here (and I'm very impressed). See who just joined Kobe, Ronaldo, Federer and Sharapova's company in the new Nike commercial.

Langya ka Manny, me sarili ka pang sapatos, tigas mo talaga! In the not so distant future eh magkakaroon din ako nyan (Ano kayang sport... uhmm... Piko? Hehe). For the full Manny training video, go here (ah eh Janina, sabi sayo eh, di na kailangan panoorin mo yung video).

State of tiredness

I'm so tired.

I'm so tired all I can think of is being in a state of tiredness and stare at the screen thinking of....

Nothing.

This week was absolute Hell at the office, with monthly reports at its deadest-deadline. And I've been working shows almost every night. And there's the chores, which I'm proud to say I've developed a system (Like washing clothes before taking a bath, so you can hang them while the chicken's cooking in the oven-- Multi-task!). I barely did chores back home, and thank God man invented the washing machine. Imagine if we had to do those by hand.



I also ushered/worked yesterday and today, which means my work week never ended. And it doesn't help that it's MONDAY in less then 2 hours!! I missed a f&%k$#% good sunny weekend which is expected to become rarer with winter coming.

That must be it. I feel awful because I can feel winter coming and it's getting colder and colder. Bring out your thermals and bonnets boys and girls, Jack Frost is coming. Gaano kalamig dito? Read this.

And he can see no reason

'Cause there are no reasons

What reason do you need to be shown
Tell me why - I don't like Mondays

Tell me why - I don't like Mondays

Tell me why - I don't like Mondays

I want to shoot

The whole day down

I'm F@cking Matt Damon...

This is so f@cking hillarious. But wait, before you see this, click here.

So Jimmy Kimmel, talkshow host at Jimmy Kimmel Live! (duhhh), na laging inaapi si Matt Damon, gets a surprise revelation from his girlfriend, comedian Sarah Silverman. On his show, she expressed her feelings about where their relationship was going.

Here's more.

Well, the following video clearly shows Jimmy didn't take it very well...

Sing along with me now: ~~I'm f@cking Brad Pitt.. Coz his abs are so f@cking cute... ~~ :D

This is NZ: Whangarei Heads

I told my boss I was going to Whangarei (Pronounced Fa-nga-rey) for Easter, she said "Whangarei??? There's nothing in Whangarei..."


I beg to differ.


Oh-ah, pwede na ba akong mag mow-del ng shoes? 3 hours from Auckland CBD, on the east coast of New Zealand's Northland region are the Whangarei Heads. “Heads” is a geographic term for a hilly area at the entrance to a harbour. I guess Maculot is a head, and the climb is similar (minus the sari-sari store at the top).


I went with my North Shore buddies Deck, Tess and Marie, and we stayed with our new-found friend Kristy and her super-dooper cute bob, Alyysa. Bob's kiwi for baby.

The schlong-looking rock in the background is the summit. Madali lang ang climb, mga 2 hours para sa mga puti, 3-4 sa pinoys, 5 hours for the Japanese and Chinese (inde dahil malakas sila, kundi dahil mahilig tayong mga asians na mag-pose, hehe). Nothing to see on the way up, pero when you reach the first view point, it's a Vee-U-Teeh, veveh!



Wag kayo malikot (me nangungulangot, shhh, hehehe).




After 2 hours and a thousand photos, we reached the end of the tourist trail which was a viewing deck at the base of the tallest rock. Deck and I saw a path around it and we decided to go exploring. The trail got narrow and narrower.



We saw two trails and decided to split. Below's a photo of Deck I took.




And that's me. Ang ganda ng view noh? We met a couple climbing down, and we asked "Is the view worth the risk?" Usually they'd sa yes, but this one answered "Uh... I can't answer that for you." We soon understood why.




The trail went 30, 50, 80 degrees, then naging wall climbing na sya. Naku pow, nanginginig na tuhod ko't nagfla-flashback na ako sa nerbyos, hehehe. Maori legend says when their chief dies, the body is brought up the summit to prevent it from being desecrated by rival tribes. We never got to the summit (I could have, pero naiihi na ako eh, hehe).




My new friendster and facebook pic (add me!).

"Writing about climbing is boring. I would rather go
climbing."
— Chuck Pratt.

"I love climbing because it feels so good
when I stop..."
— Karl