Out of the blue

Thoughts just pop up on my mind sometimes, and yes, out of the blue, that is. I can't seem to keep my mind concentrated on things i better put my attention on. Thoughts of moments about the past and the fears of the future are blurting out one after the other.

After I got off from work, basically that's 9 hours plus around 1-3 hours of overtime, I just go home right away. I get myself laid on my bed and get a sweet nap and after few hours I wake up and dress up for yet another long shift ahead. But there are days that I can't get enough sleep. All I do is just lay on my bed, switch positions (I'm not talking about sex here, geehhh) from the opposite sides of the bed, and occasionally stare bluntly on the wall or on the ceiling. I keep on thinking things that I even don't wanna think about. I keep telling my mind to sleep coz I basically need it for the type of job that I have, but my mind just won't do so. I was trying to avoid drinking coffee during work hours and instead load myself up with ample amount of h2o (water) just so I won't dry up talking 8 hours straight on the phone, but it seemingly won't do me any good. I don't know if it's just a paranoia or sort of like that.

During those sleepless days, things are basically all coming up to me. There was silence on the room but my mind is blurted with so much noise. I would recall the past experiences I had with my previous calls. Sometimes I keep on thinking what happened to my previous customers since their issue is unresolved ora I was hoping that those customers I had with resolved cases would give me a satisfied mark on the random survey. Sometimes, I think of things that are usually happening at our home in Canlaon, Oriental Negros, during such hours. Then I would start missing my family, our cute little boy sa house nga si Lenard, then of course I'd starting thinking about my girlfriend and also some old friends and classmates in dumaguete. Sometimes, I'd think about what will happen tomorrow. I'd start sorting out things like what I should have to do tomorrow and what I will be on top of my to-do list. I also get weird sometimes that I'd imagine I have this very powerful capacity of doing magic and having everything I want in just a flick of my fingers. I would imagine going to SM or ayala with the whole family and I would give each of them credit cards, all registered to me, and I'd tell them to shop everything that they want. I would be having body guards all around me and I'd spend much on my precious cars and book several tours with my girlfriend outside the country. Isn't that nice? But isn't it weird? I don't know if you get to be like at one point of your life, but surely I find it peculiar.

As I had said earlier, unrelenting things just keep popping out of my mind when I thought it would be best for myself to rest. I researched on the net on how I can manage to get more sleep but the advices there doesn't seem to work for me, or at least had little or no effects at all. Inadvertedly, thanks for the walkman phone that I have so every time I can't get to sleep I would just listen to my favorite tracks and when I get tired listening, I would be snoring for at least 3-4 hours and wake up with still the sound banging my ears. But I still thank God i can still manage to wake up though. I guess the point is, even if I can't get much sleep, at least, at the end of the tiring day, I can still wake up and stretch and work my self out for yet another promised day ahead.

Review: Left 4 Dead pc game

If you are looking for some zombie slaying action, then don’t think twice about the game Left 4 dead.

Browsing through the games I had on my laptop (Counter Strike, Prince of Persia, PopCap games, War Craft/DOTA, Need for Speed Undercover, Zuma, and other crappy games) I felt bored and thought my games are becoming so dreary and lame. I asked a teammate who’s been to online gaming since his high school years and he told me about this Left 4 Dead game. I immediately made my way of downloading it (ask me how) and installed it on my pc. And to tell you honestly, even my elder sister who’s never into horrors actually loved the game as well.

According to Mr. Wikipedia, Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Windows and the Xbox 360.

Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, the game pits its four protagonists—dubbed "the Survivors"—against hordes of the infected, zombie-like aggressive mutants. There are four game modes: a single-player mode in which allied characters are controlled by AI; a four-player, co-op campaign mode; an eight-player online versus mode; and a four-player survival mode. In all modes, an artificial intelligence (AI), dubbed the "Director", controls level pacing and item spawns, in an attempt to create a dynamic experience and increase replay value.

What I like most in this game is the teamwork value it incorporates to its players. When you play, you will have 3 other teammates who will be your allies. You would need to guide them to a safe house and also build a friendly relationship with them so that whenever you need help along the duration of the game, they will be there to rescue you or give you some health boost to can surpass to the next level. You just don’t shoot anywhere because if they will be hit, that means you are not being friendly to them so neither they will be to you!

Here are some, but not limited to, tricks/advices that I can share to some of you guys who wish to play this game.

1. Don’t mess with the witch – you can surpass the level without fighting the witch. When you hear a crying lady in the background, make sure to turn off the flashlight of your gun. If your teammates will be the one who accidentally encountered the witch, be sure to help them.
2. Shove then shoot! – when all zombies attack together (hordes) you will have a hard time shooting them if they get too close. Shove them off by right clicking the mouse before shooting them.
3. Use a bomb – use the bombs instead of Molotov because it can kill more zombies efficiently and effortlessly.
4. Use weapons wisely - at the beginning of each campaign, the player can choose between an Uzi submachine gun and a pump-action shotgun. As the survivors progress, more powerful weapons can be found. I suggest you use guns with long range shots for outdoor scenarios and shotguns when inside the buildings.

Let’s enjoy a world that is zombie free.



P.S 948,374,529,100,348,755 zombies have been harmed in the making of this game.

First Bacolod Bloggers' Networking event

Being a former member of the Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS), the Digital Filipino Networking event is pretty much not new to me. I had joined the same event for the Cebu Bloggers last year at Waterfront in Cebu City.

Since I relocated from Cebu to Bacolod City, my blogging career (if one may call it) has dwindled and I thought has arrived to its end. It has come to the point where I myself would even refuse to visit my own site, with the fear of blogging to haunt me again. Now, don't get me wrong there. There has been no major disaster that the blogosphere had caused me. It was just that I had been too pre-occupied by other much important things like my full time job, my relocation, and etc. Also, I had lost the natural instinct of blogging when I thought I didn't have the inspiration anymore. lols

But came this Networking event organized by Miss Janette Toral, the author of “Blogging from Home” book and the site owner of DigitalFilipino.com. It was a really great opportunity to be part of this big event again. It was actually the first time this bloggers' networking was held here in Bacolod. A lot of bloggers from Bacolod and the neighboring Island Iloilo came to the event. It was again sponsored by PAGCOR, a Digital Filipino Club member, and the event was held at the Lobby Lounge of Casino Filipino, Goldenfield Commercial Complex.

But it turned out that I was late for the event. (geeeh) It was sad and I had to gain a lot of “kapalmuks” just to approach Miss Janette and apologize for my late arrival. I was actually too excited to hear about the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2009 Update and other speeches. Too bad they were already partying and camwhoring when I and a friend arrived.

Anyhow, the event in itself was indeed successful. I was able to meet bloggers from Bacolod and I was even amazed to know that one of them prioritized his big time money generating blogs than going to school. Isn't that great!? But these Bacolod bloggers are up to something great! Right now the group is planning to organize a union that will connect all Bacolod Bloggers. I wish we could be as successful as what it turned out for CBS.

I am looking forward to attending this event next year!

And by the way, call it the "Revenge of the Fallen" because this post will be the start or rather the rebirth of this thing I once called my refuge- my blog.


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