The Weakest Link, Goodbye!

I will not further add to those sad goodbyes,I must not be dismayed with it. I believe we only part to meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends. Every goodbye makes the next hello closer.

For this, I leave WorldPartner, Inc.'s vicinity with a smile; facing the new challenges in my career while keeping my friends in my heart.

Cheers!

Java ME

A friend asked me to help on his project; a mobile game. He asked me to do some integration on a feature the game has.

At first, I was very enthusiastic on starting my set of codes. But that's just before I got the whole project's source.

I am now thinking if I am really getting more stupid everyday that I can't think on the perfect flow of the solution or my mind's just disturbed day after day.

I can't seem to put my full attention to anything I do; a sign that's something is wrong with me.

PayPal Account HACKED!

Recently, my yahoo account has been hacked, sending messages to my online friends, but I managed to counter-control it.

And now, after almost a week, another account of mine's hacked. But this time, it includes some money and some personal information.

My PayPal account has been robbed from me.

Here's how they did it:
1. First, the hacker will try to login into your account and add an email address he's using.
2. Your account's primary email will be changed to the newly added one.
3. Your password will be changed.
4. Identity theft.

I tried to request for the password through PayPal's resetting of password by phone system, but unfortunately, it didn't help.

I tried to call PayPal's US number, but unfortunately, there's no agent I can talk to.

I also tried to ask for the password through the snail mail, but will receive it by 2 weeks the least.

I'm completely helpless, so what I just did is inform the banks I've used with that account to deny any transactions until issue's cleared.

And after series of retrieval attempts, it seems that my account has gone. I tried retrieving some information using the hacker's email address,and it seems that the hacker changed the login credential to a new email address (or has deleted my PayPal account, if possible and is probably a better case in my end)

I realized that my yahoo account has the same password with PayPal's (stupid me). It's good thing that the account only holds $2 dollars in it.

Check this out!

How cool is that?! :D

Manila Hostage-Taking Crisis

A friend's post's stated like this:

"Indonesia = Tsunami; USA = Hurricane; Haiti = Earthquake;
Philippines = FILIPINOS"


generalization and is striking.

Improve yourself

If there's a vice I want to remove from my life, it's procrastination. Dilemma is, how can I do it, if procrastination itself keeps me from not doing it? :)

High School Friends

Just had a wonderful day with my high school friends. It's been a while since the last gathering. 16 out of 45, more than a third; not bad. :D

Laughs and stories, past and current issues, all mixed up. Friends, they just cheer you up. :)

Jejemon Song

Funny Beer Ad

Helpdesk

Any Resemblance?

Blackmail Photo

>:) BEFORE >:)

Good job! Ang laki ng pinayat mo... :D

Saved from Euthanasia

Rich Kids

Philippine Roads

How ironic is it that the government spends millions just to have good roads while Water System Companies break them and replace with low grade and unflattened bitumen.

Emo Girl

Don't Judge Too Quickly

Karma

Ambiguity

How did you understand it? >:)

Green-Minded

Caviar, Anyone?

Two of my officemates are laughing at me when I said that I don't like the taste of caviar.

I'm just wondering why they're laughing on that statement of mine. Lunatics. Maybe they've been affected of the full moon.

Anyway, facing on another story, I've seen this video on YouTube. A participant on the "Pinoy Got Talent" show. His name is Jovit Baldivino.

Embrace

Fully Booked People's Choice Awards - Short Films: Embrace

Old Country Style Breakfast

Started the day with pancakes and milk.

This is a nice feeling. To wake up early and eat country breakfast that I've just did after a long time.

Brabalibintawan

An exhausting day.

Spent 5k in minutes.

An appointment of my dog with her vet that cost 1.5k.

An early buying at the grocery store for 3.5k+.

But aside from the expenses, the highlight of the day is the workout-like carrying of the heavy grocery bags. It feels like I've spent every energy I have for the bags.

After unpacking the stuff and placing them in all corners of the house, my brother and I got a quick rest. We're both drained. And I think, we're not completely refueled yet. :

Third and Final dinner of the trio for February

Just had my dinner with Jen and Lloyd, the last for this month. It's payback on Lloyd. :)) Pizza Hut Bistro was that?

Now, we agreed that we'll have our recess for our Friday dinners. We'll be continuing it on March 19. We also had to draw lots of the sequencing of the person who's gonna be charged with the bill.

Jen, got her wish to be the first; I coming second and Lloyd again for the third week.

I'm finding this really absurd, yet, I really enjoy talking with these crazy pips. See yah on March guys!

Learn Android

Here's a link:
http://commonsware.com/AndTutorials/

Life

Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, these are the moments when, because of a readiness within us and a collaboration with events occurring around us, we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves and the conditions under which we live and to make certain choices that will affect the rest of our lives.

Live the Innovations...

Keep thinking what other's thinking?

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more effective in out lives and on our jobs.

World Pyro Olympics (Pyromusical)

Just got home from the SM Mall of Asia where the event was held.

United Kingdom and China displayed their art.

UK's performance's spectacular. Irony on China's since everyone knows that fireworks started from their country. I just couldn't believe how boring China's was.

Reading a book after the short adrenaline rush

I've cleaned the porch with scattered poop and bathe the dog at 9 in the evening (felt bad for it, but she stinks). Now I'm tired and seeking for an entertainment, wanted to watch a movie or a series, Chuck, yet don't know where to watch the next episode, I don't even have any copy of the new movies I haven't watched yet; made me to grab a dusty book in my bed side table.

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, the book I was reading since last year. Didn't have time to finish it, trying it now. I was struck on these lines on the first chapter I read today.

"Did they recognize their true abilities? Did they have a sense of their own flaws? Were they realistic about how others viewed them?" Chapter 24, A Recovering Jerk.

*Disclaimer: Coincidence, no intentions of striking or picking on someone. :D

2nd Friday Dinner

The fats and the bone... haha.. Peace pips! :D

Had our dinner at Kitaro, courtesy of Jen. Thanks Jen, now we have our turn to pick on Lloyd.. :))

share some laughter

Stupid Answers to Game Show Questions

1. Blasphemous – Q: "Ano sa Tagalog ang teeth?" A: "Utong!"
2. Carlo of Taguig – Q: "Kung ang light ay ilaw, ano naman ang lightning?" A: "Umiilaw!"
3. Pancho – Q: "Kung vegetarian ang tawag sa kumakain ng gulay, ano ang tawag sa kumakain ng tao? A: "Humanitarian?"
4. Joan C – Q: "Sina Michael at Raphael ay mga…" A: "Ninja?"
5. Potpot/Simplyme – Q: "Ano ang karaniwang kasunod ng kidlat?" A: "Sunog!"
6. Arcueid – Q: "Magbigay ng sikat na Willie." A: "Willie da pooh!"
7. Raimon – Q: "Ang mga Hindu ay galing sa aling bansa?" A: "Hindunesia?"
8. Bonnjeru – Q: "Anong hayop si King Kong?" A: "Pagong!"
9. MaudeEvans – Q: "Magbigay ng mabahong pagkain." A: "Tae!"
10. Supertanker – Q: "Saang bansa matatagpuan ang mga Canadians?" A: "Canadia!"
11. RC & Cess – Q: "Kumpletuhin – Little Red…" A: "Ribbon!"
12. Jose de Vengenge – Q: "Ano ang tinatanggal sa itlog bago ito kainin?" A: "Buhok?"
13. Arcueid – Q: "Magbigay ng pagkain na dumidikit sa ngipin." A: "Tinga!"
14. LilMaui – Q: "Anong oras kadalasang pinapatay ang TV?" A: "Pag balita?"
15. Katherine – Q: "Ano ang tawag mo sa anak ng taong grasa?" A: "Baby oil?"
16. RC & Cess – Q: "Saan karaniwang ginagawa ang mga sweets na ginagamit sa halu-halo?" A: "Sweetserland?"
17. RC & Cess – Q: "Sinong higanteng G ang tinalo ni David?" A: "Godzilla?"
18. LilRedShiningNips – Q: "Ano ang mas malaki, itlog ng ibon o sanggol ng tao?" A: "Itlog ng tao!"
19. Jose de Vengenge – Q: "Anong S ang tawag sa duktor nag nago-opera?" A: "Sadista?"
20. Ned – Q: "Blank is the best policy." A: "Ice tea?"
21. Boc – Q: "Anong parte ng itlog ang masarap?" A: "Yung tangkay?"
22. Espeks – Q: "Saan binaril si Jose Rizal?" A: "Sa likod!"
23. No Angel – Q: "Fill in the blanks – Beauty is in the eye of the ____." A: "Tiger?"
24. No name – Q: "Ano ang kinakain ng monkey-eating eagle?" A: "Saging!"
25. No name – Q: "Kung ang suka ay vinegar, ano naman ang Inggles ng toyo?" A: "Baliw!"
26. Kayee – Q: "Anong tawag mo sa kapatid ng nanay mo?" A: "Kamag-anak!"
27. Kid Bukid – Q: "Saan nakukuha ang sakit na AIDS?" A: "Sa motel?"
28. His Cuteness – Q: "Kung ang H2O ay water, ano naman ang CO2?" A: "Cold water!"
29. Katuray – Q: "Sinong cartoon charcater ang sumisigaw ng yabba dabba doo?" A: "Si scooby dooby doo?"
30. Loipogi – Q: "Heto na si kaka, bubuka-bukaka." A: "Operadang bakla?"
31. litzkrieg – Q: "Ilan ang bituin sa American flag?" A: "Madami!"
32. Adakrab 14 – Q: "Ano ang tawag mo sa taong isa lang ang mata?" A: "Abnormal!"

*Disclaimer: Sorry for some vulgar terms. Just posting it in same words as I've received it.

Erwin Merioles

An office-mate of mine tried to experiment on JavaScript and made a simple calculator menu. I've been so pesky on checking and finding errors on his application that pushed him to make this FAQ.

Notice the red box? Here's what it says:

Nice isn't it? >:)
*Conyotic and rich, I am not. :D

Starry Starry Night

Everytime I hear this, I'm always thinking that this is an emo song in a country music melody. :D


Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you,
But still your love was true.
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night,
You took your life, as lovers often do.
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night.
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes,
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will...

A No Output day

This might be the most unproductive day I had in the office.

It started when I came into the office and tried to open my computer. AVR's not working, fuse busted. I tried to remove the plugs from the AVR and tried to plug one directly into the outlet. Luckily, it's just my CPU that has sparked.

That's great! I have to ask the systems admin to get a new unit + have my drive reformatted.

In short, my time's wasted for waiting for the fixes and installing software; for 8 hours.

Official Receipt

Always ask for a receipt when you do purchases and/or payments; whether of from a grocery store or a government agency.

This serves as an acknowledgment of the received money in exchange of the products or services.

But why is it so important to ask for this?

Major reason would be about the revenues. Taxes are included in our purchases, thus, payments include money that should belong to the government funds.

If no receipt is issued on a transaction, it means that there are no purchases made, and if there are no purchases, there are no taxes, no taxes no input on the national funds.

And the minor reason for asking for the receipts maybe for exchanges/returning of products or refunds from the purchase.

Receipts are also important on budgeting household, personal or business expenses.

Usage of the receipts varies, but all of them are important whether or not you know its purpose; just ask for it.

Sin Ni khòai lok

Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!

Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Happy New Year!
Congratulations and wishing you prosperity!

It's the year of the Golden (Metal) Tiger.. Hoping you all good lucks!

One Friday Night (Feb 12, 2010)

Dinner with Jen and Lloyd at Joey Pepperoni.

Without any plans, I made it to Makati at past eight in the evening. Imagine, just having an online chat with a friend, and at approximately half an hour I was in their place.

 

I remember, I missed my dinner in the office and ran to the streets without any extra money in my pocket, unknowing I was to pay for our bill. These two crazy brats, I keep on wondering if they really are my friends; there's this doubt feel. haha..

Picture of the day.

How's the spelling? :D

What is Internet?

Riddle, Riddle. Something fun to try on.

Guys, try this site:

www.404is404.com

This will work your brains out. I'm on level 13 now. It's full of twists and aside from entertaining you, you'll also get good information about the answers.

Epistaxis

Who had / has an experience with the Symbian C++?

How did you find the language?

How did you overcome the strange feeling on using the very strict languange?

How did you learn the language?

Isn't this more challenging than the Assembly Language? mov ah, bh int 21h

Gateway Mall

I was very doubtful in believing that there are male prostitutes selling their services inside this mall, not until I've witnessed this in front of my eyes, I think.

I was at the Cineplex gazing around the posters of the movies when I came across with a man staring at me. I checked his face if he's someone familiar. He smiled at me and say hi; my brain's having a buffer overflow, thinking I might know him and it's very impolite if I don't even remember an event where we have met.

But then he asked, "May kasama ka?". Now, I doubt; I don't even recognize that voice. He's a stranger.

"May inaantay ka?"

This is now freaking me out so I just left the area.

(I was on time for the 6 PM call time, but have to wait for my friends.)

In trouble

Haha... Crazy night. I didn't know that I was in the middle of a fight. Two goons almost stabbed each other with a knife. And literally, I was in the space between them.

Lucky I am that there are people shouting for help, or else, I'm unarmed dead, so dead...

How do you spell HTML?

Do you need to memorize the HTML tags?

What's the purpose of the search engines? or the tutorial sites (guide)?

If you memorized HTML tags, what's your advantage to those who do not?

Is the markup language really necessary to be explored before you do web applications?

It's like saying, you need to memorize the "C libraries".

Think again.

Frangible

3 days of black animals crossing the street; 2 cats and a dog.
2 nights of howling of a dog.
Freaky, creepy.

Umay

Recently, people are asking and talking with me about some persons, repeatedly.

It's just weird that they are really asking me about these subjects, where in fact, I don't know any news I can share about them, besides, I don't care.

All we can do is wish them happiness and accept the fact that we can't control them. :D

Polly, my new Japanese Spitz

Here're the photos of my new cuddly and playful pup. She's named Polly. (She's with my brother except for the first pic, taken in the car with me)

Leaving for the States

Angeli Layug made it to the US of A.

And another friend has just taken her flight today to the same place, California; an immigrant. It's a mixed emotion drama for friends leaving you behind; happy that they are trying to place themselves in a better position, but sad thinking you'll miss everything from those persons.

But life is really that playful; people come and go, but memories don't.

Ahh... Wish you can do something with time, but that won't finish your journey. Learning is a lifetime process and socialization will greatly affect this.

Yes, people come and go and friendship remains.

Why I Don't Speak Out

Because I didn't live your life and it will worsen it. But I also ask for that in return. Try not to be so opinionated, without even thinking about what you don't know against the person.

Listen. Big part of listening goes beyond getting the main point and drawing conclusions. Doing it empathetically, or with feelings, means putting yourself in the talker's position without even getting emotionally involved.

Put yourself in someone's shoes. That is absurd. Of course you may, but not entirely whole. You don't know that person, you don't even know his past, what he's up to or how's he doing.

You're not the one who trades his sleep hours working on the jobs he should have done on the hours you got from his time.

You're not the one who's catching up with his limited time as a resource because he wanted to finish the task, but opposite are more incoming tasks.

You're not the one bombarded with serious things in the office when you try to catch someone else's attention for nothing.

You're not the one who's responsible for his works when you try to compare your job with his.

If you only knew how much uncomfortable it is to be with you, if you only knew.

Try to listen, try not to annoy anyone. Try to widen your understanding, closed-minded guy.

El Niño

Month of January is ending, still no rain. Climate change.

I happen to think about this in the office. Broken aircons, warmer than the expected temperature. It's really hot. But at least, lesser on my part; I am near the aircon vents.

The war against climate change and global warming is a long-term fight. This also needs the help of the people; citizens of the world.

I just hope that it wouldn't be late to save our home.

I also hope it rains.

Dancing Inmates

Transcript of Records is crumpled

Temper.

Know why I hate letting anyone hold any of my documents? It's because they don't even care about them.

This might be an OC thing, but I am not; I am just aware of how important these documents are to be presentable.

Yes, you've read it right, my University transcript has been divided by the folds into eight parts, and was stapled. Now it is a trash, "binaboy" in our tongue.

From now on, I will never ever forget DFA, the government institution that is responsible for giving assistance to Filipinos traveling abroad, but not for proper filing papers.

I was getting my passport, submitted documents like, birth certificate, criminal clearances, and ID's which include my university transcript.

I've submitted the documents in full decent forms, but not as they were released.

Crumpling my papers is just an issue, courtesy is another.

I'll also speak about how they treat people, as if idiots; this is not new in government agencies.

On my personal appearance day, because I've to be early, I've forgotten to bring my pen as I rushed in leaving the house. Despite of my knowledge of a missing thing, I thought that there might be a public pen (like the one in the banks) inside.

I was right, there were pens in front of the windows, however, unluckily, I was assigned to a window without it. I can't forget the face of the staff that made this striking look at me and told me to transfer to the next window when I told him that I don't have a pen so I'll be going to the next window.

If I have admitted that I don't have something to use, then what's the point of having that disrespectful tone of voice and putting that striking eyes on me?

People of the Philippines, we should not tolerate these kind of behavior; we pay for their wages through our taxes. Besides, it's also their job to be in front of you and be at service for you.

Right attitude and description of their jobs should be taught to these discourteous employees of the Filipinos.

My Japanese Spitz

I am really desperate to own a dog of this breed, but it seems that this kind of breed is liked by everyone. Whenever I happen to see one in a pet store, the next day when I'll try to check it out, it's sold already.

I also tried searching through Internet posts, but as usual, I'm always late in checking them out, it's either the pups were sold out already, or the posts have been replaced with other dog breeds.

Yesterday morning, at around 6 in the morning, I tried to ask a friend if she knows where to find some pups, and she only knew one resource, the "Buy and Sell" tabloid.

I tried checking out the paper's website. Geez. Their site is realy slow. I tried searching for ads pertaining to these dogs. I've seen some, and contacted the owners as early as that time.

But they are amazingly awake already and I received replies. However, none of the replies is what I am looking for, breed unavailable.

So desperately, I just tried to sleep.

Later, I've received a text message from an owner, who have a post in Sulit.com.ph. She told me that she has left a female pup.

Yeahoo! I got one.. I immediately commited a transaction wih her and we've agreed to meet on Saturday to get the pup from her.

I am so glad I have found one. I just can't wait for Saturday to come. :D

First Blog entry for 2010

I'd thought of writing this blog few days back, but just got lazy for the number of thoughts boggling around my head.

Well, last Monday, a very flattering 1MM (second one-minute meeting) with my manager has made my week. I'll start recalling from Monday, January 18, it's due to my goldfish-like memory. Going back to my 1MM, my manager told me that I am very much appreciated in the organization, seen me as one of the brightest kid in the company and known me as a hard-working employee.

I don't know exactly what kind of emotions I should feel during that meeting; but as usual, I am very nervous seeing my manager back in a 1MM, a 30-minute meeting, which seems to be longer when you're stuck with him in the conference room.

I was just 5.5 months in the company back then, but it's as if I made it through the six months probationary period every organization practices.

Telling you honestly, I didn't even think or felt that I was on probationary, I have the regular employee's benefits, like paid VL, SL, health card, etc.

I am still in the 6 months probationary period, yet an appraisal has been given to me, but that didn't make me happier; I was happy, but just a so so. It's just that I'm being torn and placed in a very complicated decision-driven thing, my career path.

Of course, life of people won't even be good if he didn't have any implications that's always characterized negatively. Yes, I was about to quit my job, started thinking about it just few weeks after my first day at work, it's the thought that I don't belong in the group, I think.

But, what just happened? I kept my intention and prolonged producing the most regretful letter I will ever make. Supposedly, my tentative date for it was after kick-off of the project I am in; but life's really unfair that it is extended for another 4 months, Feb 1 that is.

Well, that same day after my 1MM, an opportunity arrived. I am not going to mention about it here as it is very unprofessional, but it is related with my goal of expanding my knowledge.

So that's where I got torn. To grab it or not; it would even affect my long-term goals. These things got me crazy for the whole week that I am very much vulnerable to simple things plus that I couldn't get my good sleep. The result, I was very lunatic, so imba.

Thursday, after days of restless nights, I attended a weekly meeting forced. I was busy that day, yes, busy I was. hehe. Doing a job in my fullest effort; just to have a quality product in our final release. 20:00 was the time of the meeting, yet, was still waiting since the conference room was still in use, meeting materials were not even set yet. Instead of gazing at the air, I made myself occupied for doing a task.

At nearly 20:30, this man here, part of the meeting, caught me working. But why would I make a great deal about it?

It's just that, he was shouting in the hallway, calling my title. I turned my head back, just putting some final touches on my work. He came by my side and saying me lots of things, irritative words. Wished he was gone, but on his way back to the door, he muttered something that clang a bell.

"...parang mga bata, you need not to be reminded of..."

What the?! I was doing my job professionally, but, saying that phrase addressed to me is really degrading, specially, shouting it out.

In the first place, I am not required to attend the meeting neither the next. Second, I'm maximizing the limited and short time before our project's final deployment. So in short, I was doing what I was expected to do.

But, nonetheless, I've attended the meeting, I just don't want him to say more that will worsen my stressed mind and make me burst. He tried to talk in the meeting, but I just don't care. He even tried to catch my attention, but I don't want to pretend that everything's okay. I just waited for the meeting to be adjourned and rushed back to my workstation.

He followed me at my work area and informed me that he would be a hypocrite if he tells me he'd say nothing. He informed me that I will be presenting for the next meeting, maybe he caught me not paying attention. hehe. But I answered him rudely.

"you always know the answer for that"

He let me speak what I meant, and I mean "No". But he told me that I just can't say a no. I answered back asking if where's my right then. He paused for a while and thought I was playing dirty. So he asked me why, thinking I don't have a reason for it, and I answered that he's disturbing me and he could just ask me through e-mail or a skype message. He then asked me if he did that, would I agree? But that's very stupid and told him, I might, but still a no. Then, he gave me another reason to be annoyed.

"If a girl can do it..."

That time, I was spending a lot of time answering him so I cut his argument and accused him of being a sexist without finishing his statement. Now he's totally silent. I got back to my work, putting my headphones back. The music was loud, but it didn't make me fully occupied not to hear what my seatmate asked him and his answer.

"Anong sinasabi mo?"

"I was asking him to present for next week."


Blah, blah. I really don't care; I have something more important to do than that presentation.

But that thought was just for that specific moment. After getting home, I've realized that I've been rude to him. He didn't deserve that short debate especially when he doesn't know why and how hefty that was. It was foolish. I decided to apologize the next day. I haven't slept that night too because of the thought of the fight, made my Friday lethargic.

I was ready to send him a message through Skype IM, yet he was late.

I was busy on a job when he pulled me out and asked for a few minutes of my time. He talked with me outside the office. I thought he got my point last night, but he started the talk like this.

"I shouldn't ask you this question, but may I know if you have anxiety in presenting to a number of people?"

Darn. Shameless. I fear public speaking, but not most of the time, ocassional.

I told him that it's not about the presentation, it was because I was mad at him last night. Asked me why and I refreshed him with the scenes, starting from the shouting in the hallway. He got my point, so he apologized for it, asked me to throw him a high five, but I declined, asked for a hand-shake but I have my sweaty hands so I still said I can't. Instead, we ended up in a hug.

That was one of my real-life stressful week.