2011 : Expecting to be better?

For 2011, the first month already ended what more can we expect for the next eleven months?  I believe that a lot of things in a national level to a personal level.  Recently, we have been advised already of the minimum fare for jeepneys and the forthcoming increase of the South Luzon Expressway tollgate fee. The fare for the MRT and LRT’s are already rumored to be increasing in the near future. Some commuters have already experienced the increased of the flag down rates of the taxis with plate numbers ending with 1 and 6 and later on, all available meters will already be calibrated. What about an increase in salary? Personally I’m not complaining with what I’m earning, but an increase is not a bad idea, with all the prices going up from transportation fare, gas, vegetables, fruits, medicine and other expenses most people will be complaining. I’m just wondering why people can’t accept change. I know we are not other countries who’s status are already far ahead of ours. I guess being democratic country has its disadvantages. If you’re going to look at other countries such China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore for example, they have already exceeded us. We may have the most hard-working people in the world but without the support, what can we achieve? I’m not saying that our government is not supporting our needs but it is just not enough. If you’re going to read the news or watch it on TV about the issues our country has encountered.

      Sports – In sports, we do have the PSC helping our national athletes in their needs. They provide shelter, food and monetary allowance but what else? A third party company or organization steps up to support our athletes. Mainly business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan of PLDT/Smart Telecommunications and TV5 provides support to our national athletes. Currently, he supports the Smart Gilas National team, the PBA team Meralco Bolts and currently he vowed to offer financial support to our Football National team the “Askalz”. He also supports the San Beda College and Ateneo de Manila University. Other sports enthusiast here in the Philippines is Fred Uytengsu of the Alaska Milk Corporation. Known for being the owner of the PBA team Alaska Milkmen, what other people don’t know is he also supports the softball team and even came up with an idea of having a national tournament for softball. With the help of other people, this tournament materialized and we are able to check out the softball players outside ofMetro Manila. Another person who supports a different is sport; I have to apologize as I have forgotten to person’s name. I believe he is a board member of the 7 11 convenience stores. All my apologies to this person who supports cycling. He already managed or at least part to host several events for cycling. Other notable figures in sports are Danding Cojuangco of San Miguel, Mikee Romero of North Harbour Centre and the Lhuiller family who also supports various sports most notably in Cebu.

          Military – Our military badly needs our support. From their uniforms, boots, belts, caps and other financial needs.  High end equipment that can make their job easier and a lot less dangerous. Being in the military is not a joke. 80% of the military personally lives away from their family as they are designated to the other regions of the country.

          PNP/SWAT – Remember the hostage taking that made the PNP and SWAT the butt of all jokes? You will hear during the hearing that they are fully equipped with the right tools to may have closed the drama earlier, instead they were very cautious because they don’t have the proper safety gear or they lack in training. Is it because of the funds not being enough to purchase equipment or require them to have a more advance training?  This boils up to what is happening to budget and where it goes.

     Firemen / Medic / Public Hospitals –Same problem with PNP/SWAT, they lack the proper equipement. Education – This issue is a bit complex. Who is really to blame for the downside of education here in the Philippines? Is it the teachers? The students? The school environment itself? If you’re going check into this matter you will be able to determine that this entire problem goes to one thing. Money. The budget for our public schools is there, the problem is it is not being delivered to its proper destinations. You will see schools that are in need of a renovation, in need of new chairs, tables, blackboards and even rooms. One major problem is the salary of our public teachers. The students, their attitude towards school will vary. They will have their own reasons, no money for school payments, no money to buy food, etc. 

These are just a few problems that our country needs to take look at in different angles. This will not be solved overnight but I still commend the government as they are doing their best. I just hope that their best is not yet on the limit what they can do.

the wrestling fan

Late last year, Jack TV is again available for Sky Cable Subscribers after it was pulled out of its channel line-up. My initial reaction after its announcement is that I will be able to watch WWE again. My only way to keep me updated is for me to check various websites. Since WWE is back in my weekly schedule, it brought a little excitement. I am very much aware pro-wrestling being fake or scripted, but if you ask me, wrestling is not fake it’s scripted. Wrestling was introduced to me by my grandmother, at that time we were watching the “immortal one” Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, One Man Gang, “Macho Man” Randy Savage,  Andre the Giant, just to name a few. It was so amazing that every week, my grandmother and I will be staying up late just to watch WWE Superstars and since then, I have been a fan.

I have witnessed the change; from the matches being technical with number of holds and slams to the high flying, chair swinging and wrestlers crashing to tables. 

Since I have been following wrestling almost two decades now, I have made a list of my all time favorite.

Hulk Hogan – From telling his fans to take their vitamins say your prayers, the “Immortal” Hulk Hogan is shoe in my list. His feuds with Rowdy Rowdy Piper, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man and of course his amazing body slam of Andre the Giant. After years of wearing yellow and being icon he is, he turned heel and started to wear black and became one of the greatest heel in wrestling history. Hogan joins Outsiders Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and formed the New World Order (NWO), he became the Hollywood Hulk Hogan. After being the top heel in WCW and the purchase of WWE of WCW, his Wrestlemania match against The Rock made his status in wrestling even brighter. The WWE Hall of Class of 2005, the Immortal Hulk Hogan was inducted that cemented his iconic persona and his contribution in wrestling.

Macho Man Randy Savage- Flying Elbow, big sunglasses and his brilliant wrestling attire, what more can you ask for? Add also his deep voice that adds up to his persona. “oh yeah” his famous catch phrase which up to now when heard you’ll know that its Macho Man.

The Rock- When Dwayne Johnson became the big screen actor that he is now; The Rock was one of the best in the 90’s. His mic skills are one of best. If you can watch his segments in you tube, you will be able to get what I mean. The Rock’s achievement in wrestling is one of the best. His feud with Triple H, his time with the Nation of Domination up to his pie eating, jabroni smack-it down bashing that he is before retiring is one most excellent gimmick/persona.

Bret Hart- The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be; that sums it all when it comes to Bret Hart’s career. From being a tag team champion with his brother-in-law Jim “anvil” Niedhart, the Hart Foundation already made its mark in wrestling. His singles career though was brighter as he won the King of the Ring twice, a co Royal Rumble winner with Lex Luger in 1994, a Triple Crown Champion in the WWE, Class of 2006 Hall of Fame Inductee, and real life feud with Shawn Michaels,  Triple H and of course Vince McMahon. This group of names is famously being part of the “Montreal Screwjob”, after which made Hart jump to WCW. Bret Hart’s presence in WCW made and impact as he won numerous titles. Hart’s career was cut short as he was forced to retirement after his match against Goldberg, being on the receiving end of a thrust kick to the head resulting to a severe concussion and left Hart with post-concussion syndrome. Bret Hart’s induction to WWE Hall of Fame buried the hatchet of the Montreal Screwjob and after 12 years, Bret Hart appeared in a WWE Program and even wrestled a few matches, including a match against WWE Chairman Vince McMahaon.

Stone Cold Steve Austin- First time I saw him he was with the Million Dollar Man and known as the Ringmaster, and after 1996 King of the Ring, Austin’s career rocketed to a whole new level. Austin 3:16 was born. The Toughest SOB was removed from his leash and raised hell. Facing Bret Hart at Wrestlemania in submission match paved way to his greatness. A 6 time WWF/E champion, 2 time Intercontinental Champion, 9 time WWE/F Tag team Champion, 3 time Royal Rumble winner and part of the Class of 2009 Hall of Fame inductee. Include also his achievement with WCW prior to WWF/E purchasing WCW and his celebrated feud with WWF/E Chairman Vince McMahon

Triple H- The Game, The King of Kings, best remembered for being a member of the stable D-Generation  X alongside Shawn Michaels, Chyna and Rick Rude and later on with X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws Road Dogg Jesse James and Bad Ass Billy Gun. A Grand Slam Champion in the WWF/E that includes being a 13 time World Champion, multiple reigns as Intercontinental Champion, European Champion and Tag team champion a shoe in for the WWE Hall of Fame. Triples H’s career changed the WWE in a whole different way. His legendary feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock marked Triple H’s wrestling career being larger-than-life. 

The Undertaker- The Deadman’s illustrious career is one of the renowned gimmick in sports entertainment. Since 1990, the Undertaker has shown his destructive force in the ring. His various feuds and career defining matches such as the Casket Match, Buried Alive match, Hell in the Cell, all of which contributed to his status as a wrestling icon. His undefeated streak at Wrestlemania of 18-0, a single most undefeated streak in Wrestlmania history which up to now still stand and may never be broken. His achievement may be matched by other up and coming wrestlers, but his presence, his persona is incomparable.

This is a short list of my favorite wrestlers, Sting, Owen Hart, The Legion of Doom, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash/Diesel, Scott Hall/ Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, the Ultimate Warrior and  a lot more names comes into my mind every time wrestling is the topic of conversation. I’m no walking wrestling encyclopedia, I’m just a fan. I will add a few more names in the future just to prove my age. (LOL)

An evaluation

I was hired March of 2010; today’s date is the 28^th of January of 2011(Philippines).  I’m still with the company. These past few months, personally, I can say to myself that I fit in. But of course there are those days that I wished that should have stayed at home or the attitude of others that can ruin a good day. Over-all, I would rate my stay here as 9.5% positive. I can manage the .5% negativity because at the end of the day the smile is back.

Here are my reasons for the positive grade of 9.5%.

• Our team is composed of different people with different personalities, which I thought before that is not a match, but in the long run, this difference is not a disadvantage it actually became an advantage for us. In what way you might ask, our dissimilarity in reality balances our different persona.
• It is all about having fun.  Each day comes with laughter and smiles.
• he Rico Badeo Collection: this started I believe in April or May of last year and since then, Rico has been sending pictures which he edited using Photoshop. Just this month, Rico and I decided to create a group page in facebook. Edited pictures that were sent prior to the group page were included and also for future pictures, courtesy of the team and Rico’s mastery of Photoshop.
• Renee Aristorenas: Heart and soul. The reason for all the laughter and smiles of Team Lily.
• Sportsfest: What better way to release stress and promote camaraderie amongst employee.
• Social Events: Such events are a way to temporarily distance ourselves from work related topics.
• No stress: Do I really have to explain this reason?
• We are not forgotten: Why? A group that is less than twenty is normally pushed aside by a larger a group, with Lily, we are not pushed aside, and we are only pushed to be better.
• The management / officers : All praises.

My reason for the negative grade 0.5%

• A person who thinks he/she is the boss: This type of person disrupts the whole concept of teamwork.
• An employee who thinks mostly of him/herself

In couple of months, the whole team and line of business will be celebrating its 1^st year anniversary, I firmly believe that we have been trending up and consistently going up.

What do I expect? I expect more from as a team not just with the statistics that we produce, but with the relationship that we have with each other. A stronger bond and generate more good vibes.

Kudos to Team Lily!

This is what i think of you

I am irritated with this person that I work with, she is this type of person who thinks the she knows all or at least she knows most than we do. I often call her boss, her bossy attitude and making other stupid with the way she speak, bullshit. I wonder why she has not tried it on me. She is like this towards others, keep up with that attitude and she will definitely get a mouthful from me. I’m not over reacting here, she deserve what she will get, assuming that I get the opportunity, now I wonder if I can maintain this level of professionalism with her. The others do not need your crap and I definitely don’t need it. You’re the type of person who I can live without, you’re the type of person who likes to be praised and thinks you are better than us. For your information, we are not the same, we are only common if terms of the year and month were we born and according to the stars, we are both Cancers and now Gemini and that’s all. Your crap will not work with me; your approach is already pale. Why can’t you be just happy appreciate what the others has achieve and take each day as a challenge. Your behavior just shows who you are, you’re not a leader, you don’t deserve this title, you’re setting your expectations really high and if others achieved greater than you, you submit yourself to badmouth or make allegations about others, you’re not the perfect employee, and you don’t know everything. Your just power hungry and desires more power to elevate yourself.