I Never Knew Love

It all started with a simple text. Sweet nothings came next. Every hour, every minute of the day, We’re not running out of words to say.

I’m happy. That’s all I could say.

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I Never Knew Love  by Lovi Poe

I open my eyes, only to see
Just how sad this world could be
That I often cry alone… ohh

I look at the sky, longing to see
There’s a chance out there for me
For my heart to be set free

[Refrain]
My friends had say that it’s ok
When rainbow’s fade in clouds of gray
But in my heart I know someday
True happiness will come my way

[Chorus]
I never knew love till I found you
There’s magic in your smile
Never knew love till I saw you lookin’ in my eyes
And suddenly our sadness disappears
True love has fin’lly shown it’s smilin’ eyes on me

I’m searching the skies hopin’ to see
If there’s someone out there for me
Who will set my poor heart free

[Repeat refrain]

[Repeat chorus]

I once believe that love was just a fairytale
But each time you hold me
Those fairytales come true… on you

[Repeat chorus]

February 2012

This is how my February looked like.

A lot of things happened this month. I attended a lot of biglaan/planadong EBs. I met a lot of interesting/nakakastrastruck people like (1) The HighestPaidSGRusher Daomingza, the legendary V58, the co-bastos rusher Maximo, the celebrity bodyguard Kuya Maui, my college friends Enrico and Cherrie, my new inaanak Johann, my new buddy Astroboy0069, a couple of new rushers, and of course… Ms. Francine Prieto!

And since this the love month, I would say that I felt happiness on this time of the year.  A special friend of mine celebrated his birthday today, and I am so proud of what he have done so far.  He even sent me a message (see pic below) saying how grateful he is for having me as a friend. And so am I. I’m just wishing him a healthier and happier life right now

Then I had a memorable post v-day dinner with a friend. A lot of kilig moments with crushes (plural?!?), a lot of new friends, an an old friend came back to make kulet with me again =)

I would say this has been a great month for me. And I’m looking forward for a better month this March. Let’s do this!

January 2012

January has been my busiest month so far!! Ang daming nangyari, and ang dami kong nagawa, nakilala, at naexperience.

Work

So far, my career is doing well. Lots of studying going on, so many preparations. At ngayun, nafifeel ko na ang pressure ng pagiging leader. Waaah.  Scheduling, delagation of tasks, training, reservation, technical support, code review… unti unti na akong sinasabak sa real work… medyo nakakakaba pa rin, and misan para kulang pa talaga skills ko.  But I gotta do it.

Then may mga new members kami, and happy naman kasi dumami na ang department namin. Now I’m training them and medyo pressure din talaga, lalo na pag nagtatanong na sila Lottie at Mark, tapos di ako sure sa sagot ko. Nakakahiya. So I need to make an effort talaga.

And my tardiness this month? WOW. May katumbas ng love letter! Huhuhu. Living the title of Filipino Time’s Person of The Year!

Health

I’m happy that I could say that I’m pretty healthy this month. No major sickness, though my weight is really bothering me hehe. Really need to gain weight so that I’ll feel good about myself.  Other than that, my root canal appointments with my dentist is still on going. Sabi nya mga 5 sessions pa siguro. waaaaah dami pa pala.

Love life

next.

Twitter

Again, my TT (twitter timeline) is crazier than ever! Following this new set of new rushers will really shake your TT! Ang hahyper nila… but I can still handle it.  And in just one month, I already gained 150+ new followers. Wow! Sana lang lahat sila nakikipaginteract sakin diba? But again, thank you!

Temple Run

the newest addiction! This is a new app on iOS and I’m sooo loving this game! Sobrang nakakaadik, to the point na kahit nasaan ako, I’m playing it. Napapahiga pa ako pag nagslide na yung character haha.

Path

This is the new community I discovered last year and I could say that I’m loving it more and more. Ngayun nalaman ko na kung pano ilink ang Path moments sa Twitter, FB at Foursquare.  At naayos na rin ang pag sleep at pag wake up ko. Yay! So many achievements lol… and few more friends to go, mapupuno na rin ako.. Though I dont wanna go to that point.  Hirap mamili ng aalisin eh pag puno na.

EBs/Instameets

And this month, I just had 9 EBs/Instameets!! Ang dami! Ako na ang may social life LOL.  It was hell fun! I met a lot of new friends and all of them are awesome! My memorable moments for this month are:

1. Despedida Inumanyt and Instacoffee with Sarci and the gang

2. Dinner with Kite and Rushers (ang sapilitang pagpiga sakin lol)

3. Videoke with SMB for Ron’s birthday

4. Instameet with Mitch sa RX

5. Dinner with Eric/Efsalo and IG friends

6. Birthday Party of Eric/Efsalo

7. Chinese New Year EB

8. TMR Book Signing!!!!

9. Inuman/Coffee/Videoke for April’s Despedida with our IG friends

 

It was one hell of a month!! So fun!! Here’s wishing that the rest of my 2012 will be like this! Fun, Epic, Memorable!

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 38,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 14 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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2011: Year-end Post

2011. A Year of Discovery.

The first few months of this year was pretty crazy. I was out of control.  I discovered a lot of things, tried a lot of things, and broke myself free.   I wasted a lot of time and money.. and love.

I discovered a new friend.  I met Jake.  On that moment when we first met, I knew that he’ll be a good friend.  He stood by me during the scariest time of my life.  And I’m happy that he was there! Despite his condition, he stayed strong for me. Such an inspiration.  And he made me proud on what he’s been doing now.  And knowing that I’m somehow one of the reasons why his life changed, I’m touched.  That’s one of the highlights of my year.

I discovered a new light in my career.   Being a part of the Android Team is such a fun part of my job.  And, this year, I think I got my mojos back.  Promotion, New office, New officemates, New projects.  It all happened this year.  Although it was not perfect at all! I think I accumulated my most number of tardiness this year! Haha! But my tardiness brought in something good at the end of this year!  Was awarded as Person Of The Year of The Filipino Time for being consistently late, and still proud of it! LOL

I discovered more rushers. This year is also one of the best! I met a LOT of new rushers this year, and they’re crazier than the former rushers I know (but of course, iba pa rin ang mga orig, those I’ve been with since 2008).  But combining them altogether is such a riot. And big thanks to Twitter for connecting me to them.  My day is not complete without them.  To all the old and new rushers, Cheers!!

I discovered a new book. Also this year was the release of Chico and Delamar’s TMR Top 10 Book.  It’s an another feat for the duo, and I am so very proud that I’m part of the book. Reading all of the entries there brought back a lot of memories.  And seriously, when people asks me to sign their book, it makes me proud of what I contributed to the show.  As I’ve said before, I never dreamt of this treatment, I still consider myself as one of the simple, regular texters/listeners.  Still, thank you guys for the love!

I discovered a new world.  Instagram.  I thought at first that it was a simple app where you will post your photos.  A virtual photo album.  I was wrong.  There I found a new community, a new group of friends, creative and wonderful people, a new family! Big thanks to all my instagram friends, esp to Igersmanila and all the 9pmhabit people.  They brought in a different fun on my life this year!

I discovered another beauty of the Philippines.  My most memorable trip this year is our Palawan Getaway with my College Friends.  It was a fun trip, and the experience will be treasured forever. I actually wanna go back there and experience it all over again!

I discovered new communities. Kik, Path, Soundcloud. I’m getting addicted to these things.

All in all, 2011 has been a great year for me. Thanks to all the people I’ve been with this year. To my family, relatives, HS friends, College friends, Officemates, Rushers, FB friends, Twitter Friends, Instagram Friends, KaPathid, LP brothers.  Thank you guys for a great year! See you all this 2012!

Oscar Dela Hopia

2002 or 2004. Dahil sa pagkahilig ko sa music, naisipan kong makinig sa radio araw-araw. Bumili ng mga songhits. At kumanta-kanta (lol). Then natiyempuhan ko ang The Morning Rush with Chico and Delamar. At ayun na.

Hindi lang dahil sa music kaya ako nahook sa show.. Pati na rin sa makukulit na top10 nila at informative conversations nila. Then sinubukan ko ding magtext.  First time ko yun… nagbaka sakali na mababasa sa radio. That was my birthday, 200* something. And when they read my message, tumamblig ako sa tuwa. At ayun na, nagsimula na ang kaadikan. 

Hanggang sa nagcollege na ako. Sinimulan ko ng magpasa ng entries sa top10. Jhun13 pa ako nun. At pag sinuswerte, nakakapasok naman sa top10. Iba yung feeling eh. And I did the next move. Hinanap ko sila sa internet. Nakita ko ang mumunting forum ng mga rushers. Nakigulo ako at nakisaya sa kanila. Hanggang sa dumating yung time na nagkaroon na ng EB. Oct 2007. Nameet ko na sila CnD!!!! At ayun, buwan buwan na ang pasama ko sa mga Rushers.

Then came Dec 8 2008.  Sa di malamang kadahilanan, nagpalit ako ng codename. Oscar Dela Hopia. At nagsimula na ang di ko inakalang mangyayari sa buhay ko. NAAAKS!!! )

Dahil yata sa codename na to, napadalas ang pagpasok ko sa top10… at maraming naaliw sa akin. Yata. At ayun, parang instant popularity ang nangyari. Oo na, aaminin ko na sikat talaga yung codename na nagamit ko. Hindi din ako makapaniwala na ganun ang mangyayari.

Yung tipong makakatanggap ka ng DM o private message sa fb, saying “lagi kitang naririnig sa tmr”.. “nakakatuwa codename mo”.. “ikaw lagi nasa top10″.. “ang cute mo pala” (ok joke lang yan).. nakakataba ng puso!! 

Tapos ngayun, nagpublish na ng book ang TMR.. and sa gulat ko talaga, hongdomi kong entries. Nakakaoverwhelm talaga.. never ko naman inexpect na sa pagpapalit ng codename eh magiging ganito. So thankful na rin kasi dahil dito, madami akong nakilala, madami akong naging kaibigan, at madami akong naging pans! LOL (pagbigyan na, blog ko to )

Happy Anniversary Oscar Dela Hopia!!!

Quotes from People Handling Skills Seminar

Last Nov 8-10, I attended the People Handling Skills Seminar at Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalg Center, Ortigas.  Nung una, kinabahan ako kasi we will be in a room full of supervisors, CIOs, managers, etc… nakakapanliit lang.

But after that 3 days, sobrang nag-enjoy ako! I learned a lot of things sa seminar. Sobrang galing ng facilitator namin, and the participants are really nice.  I even gained new (fb) friends dahil sa seminar na yon hehe

But asides from the knowledge about Leadership, madami din akong quotable quotes na nakolekta sa seminar na yun. Now lemme share some of ‘em:

• We opt to let go of our dreams because real life happens.
• Our organization are not hindrances but vehicles to reach your dream.
• Appreciate who you are so you could learn to appreciate other people.
• Everything rises and falls on leadership
• A bad decision is better than no decision at all.
• You always have a choice
• Life is equal t 10% of what happens to you and 90% of  how you react to it
• Feedback is neither positive nor negative. It depends on how we see it.
• I’d rather hear a “no” than a “maybe” that never comes true.

Nice di ba? And isa pang nainspire ako na gawin because of this seminar is yung paggawa ng Life’s To Do List.. hmmm gusto kong itry kayo baka mablanko ako.. at mafrustrate sa dami hehe.. anyway, pag sinipag.

The New FB

These past few days, Facebook went into a lot of changes… araw-araw may bago.  At first, I really didn’t like what they’ve been doing… coz it was getting more and more complicated.. until..

FACEBOOK TIMELINE!

Love the banner, love the arrangement of the posts, love the timeline.. medyo mahirap pa syang ibrowse, but I really think it’s a nice layout

And it makes me easier to look back, and refresh my memories.. pati mga crazy posts ko, kitang kita.. horrible pictures.. and fun comments

So excited to share this timeline to everyone… I love my new facebook!