Of a salty salty.

A lot has happened this week. I couldn't remember much. I'll try with all my best and might.

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First off, new work. Thank God i'm out of the broadcasting business. No more televisions. No more cable. No more Video City (for the moment). No more games. No more sleep. No more hooky. And no more actors and actresses.

If I stayed with that company, I would amassed a large sum of money that the company would owe me. As of now, I haven't received the following:

- Back-pay.
- Allowance worth 18000 + (it's true).
- Tax refund.
- A certain percentage for the 13th month pay.
- Optional: Certain percentage for the commission that I'm not expecting. They didn't promise me anything about this anyway.

--> Certificate of Employment.

As of now, I really want to sue the company. I'll wait for a month and see what happens. At least I should receive the three things above and let the allowance go into thin air (sayang pa din yan).

That's one of the reasons why I've decided to move on with my career. They can't give you good compensation and almost zilch benefits. They can't offer me anything that could make my career grow. And my brain is in tinseltown most of the time, I should put it into better use.

Right now, a company has decided to accept me as a programmer trainee. They have a bond and I don't care. It just helps me to push myself harder to work.

And all these means less time to slack and enjoy life.

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Now, pre-employment is one of the hardest things a worker ant has to pass through. You have to elbow your way into the different offices of the government.

Going to the NBI office is hard. It used to be along Taft avenue but now it's inside one of the Carriedo buildings near the Quiapo church. On your way there (NBI is on the fourth floor or third... I think) you'll pass by stalls full of pirated Dvds. Ironic isn't it? But getting the NBI clearance is much easier than getting a license from the LTO (damn you slow and corrupt government employees).

Having a Police Clearance is shady at first. I once had a bad experience with these third party employees and i was expecting i'll receive the same BS. I was partly wrong. Well, it was a hassle for me at first because I went there on November 2nd and they were closed at 2:30 in the afternoon. It was quite understandable. Government. I checked out the requirements. Barangay Clearance???? Again? Shucks.

So, the following day I went to our Barangay hall and tried to get a Barangay clearance. The employee asked me if I have a voters ID. I told him I didn't receive any paper when I voted last May elections. So he asked me if I knew anybody from our place. I name dropped the name of my dad. The powers that be. And no more questions were asked right after. He gave me a Barangay clearance and a sedula worth 37.50. A sedula is worth 12 pesos only instead of those 'bootleg' sedulas found at different parts of our continent. They are worth 15 pesos.

I finally went to the Police station. Paid 25 pesos for the application and 80 pesos for the actual Police clearance. I paid 115 for the NBI clearance btw.

In all of these why is it that the LTO is requiring a much bigger sum of payment than with its goverment counterparts. And the time. God! The time. I've applied my driver's license last May and up until now, I haven't got the card yet. I went to that Godforsakenplace for five times or more already. I think.

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Going back to the pre-employment stories, I also got a free medical check-up courtesy of my new company (hooray for this). I think the hatest part was the drug testing. I never knew the drug testing would require a lot of BS before you gave them your urine. And the CBC was glorious. No pain. Really. I wanna get a CBC again.

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For other matters, I was riding the MRT the other day and my creative mind was filled. Here're the type of people I see in an MRT train who is standing (Dizzy? Sorry...)

~Surf-boarder - These are the passengers who are standing that doesn't hold on to anything. I do this most of the time. Balancing my two preciouses in the process.

~Body-hugger - Don't you just hate these type of people. Once they hold on a post they would start to hug it and feel as if they were lovemaking the pole. I hate them because I can't hold on to any free space on the pole and I don't want to touch the person hugging the pole. When this happens I end up being a Surf-boarder (Dude!).

~User-friendly - Most elderly do this. They hold on to you instead of the pole. This is fine if it's understandable. It's not fine if this person is doing some advances on you.

~Statue - We hate these people. The world revolves around these people. They don't care if you're passing through them. They won't budge. A good strategy for these people is to fake a cold and try to get them to catch one of your sneezes.

~Spoiled brat - Worse than the body-hugger. They just want everything and every space that they can see. They think they're in a taxi or they're in the leisures of their homes. A sucker punch is good for these people.

~Box-out - Just like the Spoiled Brat. But why do they have to touch you? Why?

~Acrobat - Do I have to explain further?

~Ma'am-may-I-go-out - I know. I know. The monicker is quite cheesy. But I think this should be included in the seven deadly sins. Really. Especially the construction workers who has B.O. and they would raise their arms. And... And... Boom!

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My Christmas Wish List (things may be added in the future if I get more materialistic):
1. Video card - Geforce 6600 series or Radeon 9600 series and up only.
2. Memory card for the PC - 1 Gig or 2 Gig worth of precious memory. DDR400 or SDR3200 pls?
3. Wireless headphones - I love music. Do you? I really do think you do too. This is good when i'm taking a dump.
4. 5.1 or 7.1 speakers - I want to rock our house down.
5. MP4 player - I miss watching movies.
6. Dvd writer - Extending my piracy services.
7. Wireless telephone - A wire is my waterloo.
8. Eyeglasses - A sleek and trendy one for me.
9. Bed - A new bed please? Been sleeping on one since 1994.
10. Computer chair - No comment.