(Source: icanread)
multiple personalities
d talks and sounds like a radio dj and i also have it on good authority that he was once a lead singer for a band.
he used to be a member of the national badminton team, runs his own bar somewhere in subic and will soon be working for Google-according to my source which on second thought could just be pulling my leg.
d probably has the best memory of anyone i have ever met in my entire life.i am seized with photographic-memory-envy every time he recalls things that were asked of him days, even weeks, ago!
recently, we found out that he already has four kids from four different mothers.
m works as a funeral director, dabbles in advertising and moonlights as a call center agent .he speaks english most of the time, doesnt run out of things to say, cannot live without his iphone 4s and doesn’t know how to play patintero.he will soon have the honor of fussing over the cadaver of the former first gentleman’s brother.m is very fond of calling me a whore.
m2 is tall.dark and handsome but not into girls.he wears gray contact lenses, has a sun tattoo on top of his butt which I always get a peek of everytime he bends-which is most of the time.
m2 is funny as hell and doesn’t seem to run out of sex jokes that can make even xerex blush.his imitation of a middle-aged black woman talking to a phone agent from the Philippines never fails to put anyone within hearing distance to stiches.
n looks like a k pop star, smiles and laughs all the time, perenially garbed in long-sleeved polo shirts, is just as hilarious as m2 in my opinion but his jokes come in fits and bursts.he can also be very frank to the point of tactlessness.n once worked as a tech support agent for the same american computer brand that i once worked for and we would sometimes reminisce about how difficult and stressful the account was, though we both know, deep in our hearts, that we’re proud of ourselves for having survived that hell.
d2 majored in biology, completes the triumvirate of “shiny, happy people” which also includes l and m2.j also has a funny side but he delivers his one-liners in a very dry manner so if you’re not very astute you wouldn’t be able to tell whether he’s telling a joke or is saying something serious.he always has this sheepish look in his eyes and the way he smiles while he looks at you can rival that of the famed mona lisa:you know he is thinking about something but you can’t quite figure out what it is.
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the three virgins.
a looks like juris of mymp in my opinion but she doesn’t think so.she likes music a lot and can name a song title or the name of a singer or a band within seconds of hearing a certain song.she hails from leyte which gave her this really charming accent.initially, i thought a had a really bad temper because everything she says is delivered in an angry manner but it’s really how she normally speaks once you get to know her.it just takes a little of getting used to.it scares me to think of how she would sound when she’s really angry.
k majored in psychology and wants to pursue further studies.she also wants to take up music and told me that it is her dream to be a background vocalist.k is a devout christian but she’s not the annoying type who forces their beliefs on the doubting thomases.k is very big on accesories:wears the biggest earrings and necklaces in all shapes and shades, the most colorful clothes, the highest heels and once borrowed my hairwax to keep her permed hair in it’s proper place.
z like k before her is also a devout christian.they actually belong to the same christian group.z is a in a long-distance relationship with a guy who works for a shipping company. among the three virgins, z is the most soft-spoken.she seems to be very cool and laid-back and i have yet to hear her say something nasty about anything or anyone.z has long hair with bronze highlights(i think), wears avril lavigne inspired attires on a normal day(chuck taylors and all that) and wears sexy high heeled shoes on special occasions hehe.
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j is married, has kids she misses so much for they live in the province while she works in the city and she only gets to see them every weekend.she’s always very sleepy but when she isn’t she can be the loudest person in the whole building.I think she’s very sentimental.
a2 is what can be aptly described as a hot momma.a2 has chocolate skin and has a butt that can rival that of jlo and kim k. she got married and had kids at a really young age.she once worked in hongkong and while she was there, she engaged in an online relationship with an american who lives in california-while she pretended that she’s from florida(it could be the other way around though-she from the west,he from the east i dont remember anymore).
anyway, the guy she was chatmates with, was not only very kind but very gullible(stupid really but i am being very nice).once anne had him wrapped in her feminine, manipulative fingers, he had no choice but to send her money on a regular basis and when he was unable to, anne would ignore her.this went on for years.YEARS.eventually, anne grew a conciense-or the guy grew brains- and the shenanigan died a natural death.
m3 is the most elusive person i have encountered in a very long time.he doesnt strike me as snobbish but everytime i would ask him to eat with us or just hang out, he would always say no-politely.he has a metal brace attached to his right leg for reasons i still have to investigate on.he’s very elusive i told you.i once asked him for his facebook account and he hesitated initially because he said that there are a lot of private information that’s not for public consumption.after much prodding he gave in and gave me his fb email add.the search found zero results.my nosiness has probably found it’s match.
i has this really motherly vibe going on around her.i dont know if it’s the glasses or the soft, soothing way she talks to me but she just gives off an aura of comfort and security.everytime i see her, i feel like curling up in a fetal position and wait to be breatsfed.we actually worked for the same company before but we never bumped into each other back then.she knows a lot of the friends i have made in that company and our usual conversation usually revolves around the people we both know and how fucked-up their lives are hahaha.we have 8 common friends according to facebook.
d3, like i, also gives off a very motherly vibe but in a more stern way.like the type of mother you don’t want to mess with.very loving but uber protective of her offspring.they(d and i) are both addicted to wi-fi and their criteria of a good eating place is not the price or how the food tastes but if it’s a wi-fi hotspot.d has this really infectious laugh that never fails to amuse me.i consider myself to be a very lucky person because i am seated beside her, never runs out of food and is very generous.i only recently found out-to my surprise-that the photo of the guy she once introduced to me as her partner is actually a girl.
m4 is two months pregnant and it shows.she hasn’t gained weight or anything but her appetite can rival that of a sumo wrestler on a buffet table after a whole months diet.she’s very talkative and can laugh at the lamest jokes.i dont know if it’s the hormonal effect of her being pregnant, but m4 is slowly becoming very paranoid.if someone does not reply to her sms after five minutes, she would quickly jump to the conclusion that the person must be angry at her.
a3 is 1/4-chinese, was once married to a chinese guy, raising a very cute girl and is currently dating a korean.she likes them east asians what can i say.a3 has been to china, hk and america and can talk about her experiences living in those places for hours.
according to her, she may look like a lesbian but she really is not. and we believe her.she has this really cute voice and never seems to run out of questions.sometimes, the questions do not make sense anymore but that just adds to her charm.a3 strikes me as a very sensitive, moody individual who can be chatting happily one minute then give you silent treatment the next just because you told her that it was joey marquez who gave kris aquino an std and not jay manalo.
if a1 looks like juris, c looks like chin, also of MYMP fame- not the part of your face below the mouth-that’s according to some of his friends.i actually dont see the resemblance but it’s nice to chide him about it from time to time..c is currently dating a nursing student from his hometown but her ex continues to torment him by sending him text messages and inviting him to do youknowwhat.if he is torn he doesnt show it.but he swears that the current is not a rebound and the former is already thing of the past.like d, c is also into badminton and has trained quite a few celebrities back in his native pampanga.
v is arguably the noisiest person in the room hehe.she is just so energetic and full of life that if you dont hear her voice her for five minutes, you will get disoriented;make you feel as if something is lacking in your life and that a void needs to be filled.how dramatic .
v is also very generous and would treat you to lunch just because she feels like it.i was once a recipient of her generosity and am grateful.v likes to play casino and would regale us with tales of her gambling experiences in different casinos in and out of the metro.if a3 looks like a lesbian but isn’t.van doesn’t look it but she is.you really wouldn’t know just by looking at her because she’s very feminine, is into feminine things like make-ups and nail polish and lotions and the whole nine yards.if she were a girl, guys would be lining up to be with her based on her bubbly personality alone i am very sure of it.
among all of them c2 is probably the one that i never got to really know.she’s not elusive or anything-she’s actually pretty cool-but we just never got the chance to talk because she’s always sitting so far from me.she’s married with kids as far as I know and her husband makes her very happy wink wink nudge nudge.i just overheard her talking about it you judgmental prissy little fool!
she lives really far from the office and became infamous for her tardiness.
c2 is our “class valedictorian.” but was not present during our graduation which is kinda bittersweet.last week, on our official first day at the office,I waved at her but she gave me this ”I wasnt here, you did not see me” look.found out later that she skipped work that day….and the day after….and the day after that.something tells me that’s the last time i will ever see her.
I am without doubt the dullest person in this group:)
**this should have been posted AGES ago**
MANILA TRANSITIO 1945
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
SUNDAY
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In February of 1945, the City of Manila was completely destroyed in a battle between the United States Armed Forces and the Japanese Imperial Army. An estimated 120,000 people were lost and our beloved City of Manila was never the same again.
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After several hours, we were summoned to the residence, where I greeted the Libyan leader and sat down to hundreds of camera flashes. Gaddafi said a few completely appropriate words, as did I, and the press left. We began the conversation as Amado had suggested, talking about Africa in general and Sudan in particular. Libya, he promised, would help with alternative routes for humanitarian supplies to the refugees. This is going pretty well, I thought. He doesn’t seem crazy. Then, as Amado had predicted, he suddenly stopped speaking and began rolling his head back and forth. “Tell President Bush to stop talking about a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine!” he barked. “It should be one state! Israeltine!” Perhaps he didn’t like what I said next. In a sudden fit, he fired two translators in the room. Okay, I thought, this is Gaddafi.
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