November 23, 2006

lease on life

I brought ice cream and "bibingka" (also called flat or rice
cake, as it is traditionally made from a batter of ground rice flour,
eggs and coconut milk) to the office today and one of my officemates
asked me why.

Ich erklärte ihr, dass heute der erste Jahrestag des
Operation ist, der die Zyste in meinem linken Eierstock entfernte.

She couldn't see the point of celebrating the day one had
been operated on.

Aber mein Grund ist wirklich einfach. Any day that one is
given a new lease on life is a day to celebrate.

sayong
11-22-06

November 19, 2006

shopping for gifts

From what I saw tonight, it seemed that not many people took
advantage of the 3-day sale in Glorietta and Greenbelt in Makati. Or
perhaps, a lot of people already went there last Saturday and Friday,
in order to free their Sunday to watch Manny Pacquiao's match with El
Terrible Morales. And a great but short game it was, too. I feel
sorry for Morales, of course, who, it would seem from his interview
after the match (with a good-looking interviewer), would be retiring
soon.

Anyway, I didn't check items that are marked 50 to 70
percent off. Chances are, the original price of most of these items
run to one thousand pesos and up. As I was buying so many items as
Christmas gifts, it wouldn't be practical. I ended up buying products
that are not on sale.

sayong
11-19-06 11:30 pm

November 18, 2006

free tickets

I got home from a get-together with high school classmates at
2am today. My classmate Vilma and her husband brought me home.

Obwohl ich schon müde bin, kann ich noch nicht geschlafen.

My classmate Bong took care of the bill at World Music Room
Family KTV and gave tickets for the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales' "The
Grand Finale" match on Sunday. One can use the ticket anywhere. I
didn't take mine.

Ich glaube, dass das der Unterschied zwischen Männer und
Frauen veranschaulicht. (And this, I believe, exemplifies the
difference between men and women.)

While many men would pay any amount to get hold of any of
these sold-out tickets, a woman could afford to give it away.

Bong said that these people pay for the experience. Although
I can understand it, my practical nature can't appreciate it.

Meine Prioritäten sind einfach verschieden. I'd rather watch
the match from TV at home and be able to do my household and other
chores in between fights rather than spend half my day glued on the
silverscreen. That's what I did during Paquiao's latest fight. I
cleaned my biggest aquarium during commercials. At least, I was able
to get something done that day.

And this Sunday, I intend to shop for more Christmas gifts :)

sayong
11-18-06 3:20am

November 15, 2006

521 pass CEO exam

The Manila Bulletin published the list of Career Executive Officer
Examination passers today, with a brief article.

It seems that my officemate heard wrong and instead of seven percent,
13.17% passed the exam. Whatever, I am just glad that God made me
pass it :) I hope that He would also guide me through the rest of the
process. It's still a long way to get the CEO eligibility but I'm
glad to be done with the first phase.

Below is the article from Manila Bulletin
(http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2006111579702.html).

One may check the names of CEO exam passers at Manila Bulletin's
website (http://www.mb.com.ph/BDPR2006111579715.html) or the website
of the Civil Service Commission
(http://www.csc.gov.ph/EXAMRESULT/CEOE062506_pass.html)

sayong
11-15-06 6:40pm

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Manila Bulletin
November 15, 2006

521 pass Career Executive Officer exam

Only 521 or 13.17 percent of the 3,955 examinees passed the written
phase of the Career Executive Officer Examination (CEOE) conducted
last June 25, 2006, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) disclosed
recently.

The Career Executive Officer Examination (CEOE) is the unified
third-level examination system adopted jointly by the CSC and the
Career Executive Service Board (CESB).

The CEOE is a four-stage examination system composed of a written
test, assessment, interview, which shall be optional, and validation.
The resulting eligibility is called the Career Executive Officer (CEO)
Eligibility, which is needed for appointment to third level or
executive positions in the government.

The CSC said the 521 examinees of the written phase will proceed to
the next stages of the CEOE to be scheduled by the CSC and the CESB.
The CEO eligibility shall be conferred on applicants who will pass all
the stages of the CEOE.

The National Capital Region, the CSC reported, has the highest
percentage of passers vis-a-vis its examinees pegged at 21.29 percent
or 283 passers.

Other regions of the country with a notable passing rate against their
number of examinees include Western Visayas (Region 6) with a 16.13
percent passing rate, Central Visayas (Region 7), 14 percent; Central
Luzon (Region 3), 12.82 percent; Cordillera Administrative Region
(CAR), 12.15 percent; and Northern Mindanao (Region 10), 10.78
percent. Eastern Visayas (Region 8), with only 5.61 percent, has the
lowest percentage of passers.

Meanwhile, 118 examinees qualified for the Supplemental Written
Examination (SWE), which shall be given to examinees who failed in
only one area of competency but nonetheless obtained the aggregate
cut-off score. They shall be given the chance to take and pass the
test in the area of competency where they failed to be able to proceed
to the second phase of the CEOE.

The areas of competency include verbal ability, analytical ability,
and managerial ability. The complete list of SWE Qualifiers may be
accessed at the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph .

Complete list is on Page 18.

November 12, 2006

Wunderbar von Bern

Ich sah heute nachmittag mit meiner Mutter, meiner kleiner
Schwester, ihrem Sohn, seinem Kindermädchen und meinem Patensohn
Timboy den Film, „Wunderbar von Bern".

Er begann um 5.15 obwohl der Prospekt sagte um 4.40.

Der Film hat sich auf die Familie von das Kind Mattes und
seiner Freundschaft mit Fußballspieler Helmut Rahn konzentriert.

Er war schön und interessant.

Sie können ihn noch am Dienstag, Freitag und Sonntag in
Shang Cineplex gesehen.

sayong
11-11-06

November 10, 2006

CEOE passer

God again blessed me and made me pass the Career Executive
Officer Examination :)

The test result was just published today at the
http://www.csc.gov.ph/

I thought that I wouldn't make it :) And I wrote about it
after I've taken the exam last June 25.
(http://sayong.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_sayong_archive.html) I said
then that it would be a miracle if I passed the exam.

Former officemates and officials I met after the exam didn't
pass. According to one of our agency's officials who is also with the
Career Executive Service Board (CESB), only 7% passed.

God is really gracious :)

sayong
11-10-06 11pm

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wedding

I'm going to a wedding tomorrow.

Unfortunately, it's not my own yet :)

But Perhaps, I am not so regrettable after all.

In one of the weddings I attended, the priest said that
married life is a path filled with pitfalls. And the couples would
need all the luck, love and prayers. Thus, he said that when we greet
the couples, "congratulations", we should also say "best wishes".
They would need it.

Anyway, I've been practicing on make-up last night. I
rarely make-up my face and when there's a need, I usually have someone
do it for me.

The result may not be so professional but I think that I did alright.

sayong
11-08-06

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