three cats and a dog

It took me two weeks to finish my second painting because I got an eye infection which caused my right eye to water incessantly. Had it checked by our company optalmologist and true enough, it was inflamed. He gave me anti-bacterial eye drops which i had to use for a week. Well, after a couple of days i stopped using it...too much fuss for me!

Now that I've finished my second painting, I'm feeling so impatient about getting my materials from the box my dad sent. I'm sure my third or fourth and onward will not be as nice as the first two, because i would be on my own by then.

Let me show you how my artwork turned out...

Sorry it's quite blurry...used my cellphone's camera for this shot

up close, now isn't that nice?

So, what should I call this painting now?

I, Horse

I’ve acquired a new hobby.

I’ve been wanting to learn how to paint and follow the footsteps of my uncle, my aunt and of course my dad. He has taken up painting as a hobby a few years back and once he sent me a few of his finished works. They were small paintings of landscapes and seascapes and from then on I told myself I would someday learn to make something like that.

Last week, I received a small package from my dad containing two sets of paint-by-number art works. A paint-by number set consists of a canvas with a featured sketch, a set of numbered acrylic paints and a brush. All you have to do is follow the number codes, blend acrylic paints according to the codes and proceed with the painting.

I immediately started on the first one and here is what I came up with:



Not bad, according to my dad, and advised me to brace myself for the real thing. He has already sent my painting materials (brushes, an easel, canvasses, acrylic paints and lots of good luck) and they should be here by end of November. I’m so excited!


By the way, what do you think should I call my untitled artwork?

"Cool" Job

October 29, Sunday was a working day for me. John (my officemate and friend) hied off to SMC’s Management Training Center in Tagaytay to conduct a 2-day Teambuilding Program for one of SMC’s packaging companies. San Miguel Yamamura Asia is a glass manufacturing company which supplies most of the glass packaging products in the market.

While waiting for our rooms at the lodging house, John and I took some pictures. It was very cold even though these pics were taken just right after lunch on Sunday.

Right outside the entertainment lounge of the MTC ldging house

How's that for a great view?

It was a rainy two-day teambuilding session (thanks to Typhoon Paeng) and due to the bad weather, we had to do our outdoor activities, indoors. We had to make do with the hallways of the training center for the activities; good thing we were able to meet our objectives.

With the participants from SMY Asia

The highlight of the teambuilding program was the inspirational talk of Fr. Armand Robleza, SMC’s resident chaplain. He talked about “The Passion and the Romance.” It has absolutely nothing to do with romance or passion in a sexual context; instead it centers on making oneself a source of inspiration through the values and principles that one lives by. Fr. Armand was his usual animated self, complete with sound effects and facial expressions; based on the evaluation results, the participants appreciated the session he conducted.

Monday after lunch, we were on our way back to Manila but had to stop by Starbucks because it was rather difficult to drive, with all the fog on the road. We took a couple of pictures for posterity:

John and I with Jonathan (standing) and Gilbert

this time with Ana, HR Manager of SMY Asia

Sipping a café latte, on a Monday afternoon, in the middle of cool Tagaytay air (while being paid) now that’s what I call, a cool job!