Review, review, and review

Sheesssshhhh... I cannot believe I am doing what I am doing right now. I am reviewing the things that I used to know :)))

So, I got my goals straight again. I had forgotten about it since I left Makati almost 2 years ago... Now, I remember what I want to achieve. I want the same level of knowledge that one of my very good friends have... Well, he was one of my mentors when I was still at REWSS... but of course, we remain friends until now...

He knows so much about software development... I mean I am always at awe whenever he discusses those things... And I am so grateful to those informal lecture hours because the things that I learned there were the ones I used last Thursday. Thanks to the knowledge that Chris shared with me, I was able to pass a test :) (And, here I am thinking that I forgot everything about SDLC and testing. Apparently, they are just hidden within my brain... All I need is an instance for them to come out)

So now, I think I know what I really want (for the time being, hehehe)... I am starting a review :) of the things that I used to know, the things that I want to know and the things that I should know :)

Thanks to google, really :)

DC's Mysterious Eyes by Garnet Crow

I am so hooked with DC right now, watching episodes and movies until wee hours of the morning... I love the deduction, the twist of every case. It proves also that details are really important. Of all the songs, this is the best for me:



And here is the english translation of the song.

Steps (one, two)

One of my very good friends gave me this thought:

One step backward, two steps forward

He is right. He has always been there to lift me up when I am down... :)

hahaha... what is wrong, huh?

I had been sitting here in front of my laptop and staring at the lcd screen. I just finished watching videos. I was trying to think what had happened this past week.

The training has just finished, I am supposed to be busy after that.

Monday, I still have that feeling of being lost, like I am in some kind of a foreign land and I do not know what to do next. It is so frustrating...

Tuesday, I snapped...

Wednesday, I snapped even worse...

Thursday, I got scolded for the first time since I worked at DbSoft. But what can I do? I cannot seem to find my old self again, like I left it somewhere... I filed 18 bugs but I know I could do better, but I don't want to. Its very frustrating really...

Friday, I got scolded again because I was too lazy running test cases (test cases that I am not the author)... I got scolded because I did adhoc... My! I found bugs from adhoc testing not in the test cases! What is wrong with these people??? I tried running test cases... Unfortunately, I prefer to edit them first. So I did adhoc again (I am so stubborn) but executed few test cases for the sake of daily status report...

Saturday morning, I checked emails... Hahaha, I got scolded again because I executed few test cases but filed too many bugs... I really don't know what to do... I am so frustrated...

What is wrong with me??? Today, I just finished the quality bug analysis that is due this week. I finally figured out how I could present the bugs in a professional manner, thanks to pivot table :) and some formula analysis... I only did it in a couple of minutes... I mean, I know that when I am focused, I have great output... But my focus is waning...

I hope that this too shall pass... :)

Drawing Panel

I am playing around the whole day, watching Boys over Flower from Youtube (I finished the entire series already) and now, I am having fun with my cellphone. I spent the last 30 minutes making silly drawings using the drawing panel, lol! More like a paintbrush really but I enjoy it better because I could use a stylus.

Here are some of the silly artwork I managed to do, hehehe...

@Gameworks with VC Friends

I had a karaoke gig last night with my VC Friends. Of all the videos that I had for the night, this one I like the most :)




Here is the compilation of all the videos:

iPod Touch: something I found amusing

We bought iPod Touch last Wednesday. We need this device for testing the application on iPod/iPhone. Yesterday, when we were doing the configuration and some other stuff, I noticed one teeny weeny detail.

I was playing with one of the apps. I tap the itouch to zoom in. Then, I was wondering how to zoom out so I checked the user's manual. It says in the manual that to zoom in, tap with one finger and to zoom out, tap with two fingers.

Hehehehe... My absurdity took the best of me, or rather my playfulness. I wondered if it will still zoom out if I use three, four, or five fingers so I tried using five fingers to tap the device (IYou could just imagine) and it zoomed out.

Ergo, the manual is somewhat wrong hehehe. I mean, if I am the one who will document it, I will write this:

"To zoom in, tap with one (1) finger. To zoom out, tap with more than one (1) finger."

Just a thought :D I am trying to amuse myself to fight my anxiety :)

Thought for the day

My friend had the following quote on his YM and Skype. I really like what it is trying to tell so I thought I post it here:

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

Cool Lightning Pics

My boss took these pictures during his stay at Vivere Suites. I think they are very cool so I thought I post them here:

Heavenly Ensaymada and Brownies

Yesterday, we had an incident at Conti's. My boss wanted to try Chicken Ballotine (I am not sure if I spelled it right, though). He asked the crew if it has no pork in it and the crew confirmed. Then while we were eating (I tried the Russian potato salad, I think its quite good and it is reddish anyway hehehe) or rather In the middle of our hearty meal, the same crew approached my boss and he just took my boss's plate while he was eating (its rather rude, really) without any explanation whatsoever. Then another crew approached and explained that there is pork in his meal. They were stuttering and rather scared. My boss's expression really changed. I mean, you could see it in his face that he got really annoyed but he remained calm. They asked him to order something else but he lost his appetite so he ended up having no lunch at all. He didn't tell anything to the crew, he just commented that he asked the crew for it and how come that he was not sure. When we were about to leave, my boss talked to the manager. She was adamantly apologizing.


So as a form of apology, Conti's sent my boss some breads (ensaymada) and brownies that we are munching right now while having our training hehehe... They are so addictive (drool...) especially the ensaymada. I think I gained too much weight already... But I cannot help it, I mean, I love to eat!!! I think I could finish the contents of the 2 boxes all by myself!!! I wonder what we will have for lunch,,,

I am writing this blog while in training btw. I will be in big trouble if I get caught. Sorry if there are any mistakes heheheh. This is what we called multi-tasking ehehehe... Training, listening, working on the exercises, blogging, chatting, eating, typing, thinking about food...

New hairstyle

I got myself a new hairstyle yesterday hehehe... Hmmmm.. I just got left-sided bangs that's all and a trimmed layered hair. Something like this:


Candy Bar Dolls

Laguna: wonder no more :)

I kept wondering why they call Eton City as the Makati of the South. But after seeing the under construction Ayala Mall yesterday, I wonder no more... I mean, the place is so cool, will be much more beautiful (in my opinion) than all the Ayala Malls in Manila put together. It is still under construction but you can already see and visualize how it would look like when construction finishes. It has a man-made river with boats where you could have a boat ride for only 20 pesos I think. Some of the stores are already open and some are still under construction. We had the luck of having lunch at the newly-opened Contis. It is just beside the man-made river. I am sure that it would look very cozy at night, perfect for dates :)







The food at Contis is great! But what I love the most are their cakes!!! OMG! They are mouth-watering, really! There were 5 of us so we ordered 5 different cakes each. I only managed to take photos of the first 3 cakes. I was so busy eating after they served the desserts :) Too bad, I wasn't able to capture Mango Bravo, their bestseller cake :) Anyway, take my word for it. The cakes actually melt in your mouth (hahaha) I could hardly breathe after lunch :)





I am starting to appreciate Laguna again. Where else can you see the entire clear skyline, the green trees everywhere? The air is fresh...

All I need now is to find happiness in my work, which is proving to be more and more difficult as days pass by...

Happy Birthday to me :)

My sister created this video for me:



And I finally got myself a new phone! It is an LG Cookie. My boss said he will leave the iPod Touch here for our testing. And I find touchscreen really really cool (the iPod Touch is really really light) but I don't think I need an iPhone so I settled with an LG Cookie! The phone is amazing. It is also like using an iPod touch. I still haven't gotten enough sleep. We will go out with my family tomorrow... Hmmmm... I wonder where we should eat, perhaps the Banay-banay eatery. The food there is amazing :)

And then yesterday, my team mates and I went to MOA and CenterStage. Hahaha! The sound system at CenterStage is much much better than any of the videoke bars I had been at. I mean, I sounded different, like I could really really sing. I am the thorn among the roses :) Here are some of the photos:











Oh btw, there is a Jobapalooza yesterday at MOA. Grabe!!! There are soooooo many people looking for a job! I am so thankful I have one :) Thank God!

All in all, I have a wonderful day today and yesterday too :)