Art-market....

Strange things happened at my Astig Museum tonight.... Just after nung mabasa ko ang iniwan na message ni Mel dun sa may shout box ko kanina.... Eto'ng sabi nya :

>> Mel: Kuya Pepe, lagyan mo kaya ng watermark signature ang mga artworks mo? Just a suggestion lang po. =D

Natakot naman ako kasi kahit may isinulat nga ako na site address ko dun nun ay maliit lang sya at pwede palang bawasan ang laki ng drawings para mawala yun kaya gumawa at nag-update ako ulit ng mga new pictures na may malalaking marks na....


Kaya lang, habang pinapalitan ko ng marked drawings ang mga lumang drawings kanina, ganito ang napansin ko dun sa visitors map ko....!

Kanina sabay-sabay dumating ang mga visits na yan na parang malaking marketplace....! Hindi naman ganyan ka-busy ang traffic ko dun nun....! Parang nabulabog na mga langgam ano....? More than 85 visitors yan all at once kaya ako naman lalong binilisan ko rin ang pagpalit ng mga drawing kasi pakiramdam ko parang bina-bargain na ang mga gawa ko ha-ha....! =D

Eto pa isa.... Medyo patapos na ang bentahan dito....! Bakit kaya ganun, normal lang ba yun....? Nakakatakot naman pala dito sa web, hindi mo alam kung ano na ang nangyayari sa mga iniingatan mo sa pc mo....! Pwedeng nakawin ng wala kang kaalam-alam....! Tapos kabubura ko lang pala ng isang spam comment na pinipilit akong buksan ang link na iniwanan nya kaya binura ko kaagad....!

Shop's closed na dito, ako na lang natira dyan na kumikislapkislap dun sa may ibaba.... Buti naman at tumigil na sila.... May nakakuha kaya nung mga drawings ko....? Anyways, may mga watermarks naman yun kahit maliit lang.... Masisira yun pagsinubukan nilang tanggalin....

Time bug....

There was a small confusion with time this morning all over New South Wales.... Madaming mga na-delay na flights, na late sa kanilang mga lakad at appointments at mga tinanghali ng gising at isa na po ako dun he-he....! The reason to all these....? The change to the daylight saving schedule that had cause a little time bug....


Yung mga magsisimba pagdating sa simbahan ay tapos na ang mass.... May mga na-late sa bus and train schedules.... At meron naman na mga katulad kong pinaga-adjust kaagad ang lahat ng clocks sa bahay para lang mag-adjust na naman pala ulit pabalik ngayon nung marinig sa radyo ang tamang oras, ay tangek....! Buti na lang pala nalaman ko kaagad, kung hindi baka pumasok ako ng alas-otso instead na alas-syete bukas....!


Daylight savings normally ends in New South Wales today, but has been delayed by one week in south-east states in an attempt to harmonise dates across the country.... Problems have been reported with broadcasting, with computer-operated systems failing to operate to the correct time....


Ginagamit kasi ang daylight saving sa mga time zones ng mundo kung saan paiba-iba ang posisyon ng sikat ng araw.... Halimbawa, ang 6 'o clock in the morning kung summer ay para namang 4 'o clock AM kung winter.... Ginagamit dito ang daylight saving hours para ipa-atras o ipa-abante ng isang oras ayun sa seasonal changes nila dahil kung hindi, every winter ay maaring ma-experience na kasing dilim ng alas-quatro ang alas-sais ng umaga at kasing liwanag naman ng alas-singko ang alas-otso ng gabi....!


Nakakalito ano....? Same experience rin yan kung nandun ka sa opposite pole of the earth like america and canada, kung kaya kailangan din nila ng daylight saving hours dun.... The time difference between philippines and australia is about 3 hours lang, that is during summer.... Pagdating ng winter, we wind the clock backward to adjust to DST (Daylight Saving Time) so magiging 2 hours na lang sya.... Anyways, kayo na lang ang bahalang mag-isip dyan at nalilito na rin ako he-he....! =D

Ampalaya for lunch....

How's weekend everyone....? Sorry for the short drop by again, still stuck with my tight schedules, but this time it's a bit better than the last time.... Medyo wala na ang tungkol dun sa last issue sa trabaho o baka nasanay na lang talaga ako.... By the way, they've came up with a way to check people's performance lately so starting last thursday we have to write down all the job we're doing within a day both completed and job in progress before timing off and place that in a tray inside the boss's office.... Doesn't seem to help about the "protected people" issue.... But hey, i think i've created something positive with my anger-outburst there.... Kahit papano nakatulong ako....

Over time is also back in the limelight kaya ito lang ang weekend ko ngayon, sunday.... Nakakapagod tapos balik trabaho na naman ulit bukas.... Iniisip ko na lang na at least this time ay balik normal na naman ang laman ng wallet ko for a little motivation thingy.... At least my one day weekend pa rin ako kaya make the most of the day na lang.... I just had my lunch a while ago, amplaya na ginisa sa baboy at hipon.... First for almost two months na nakatikim ako ulit ng proper pinoy dish, na-miss ko talaga.... Masyado kasing stressing ang mga nakaraang months kaya wala na halos akong ganang magluto pa kaya puro sandwich lang palagi ang laman nitong tiyan ko.... Buti buhay pa rin ako ngayon, medyo nabawasan lang ng six kilos ang timbang which is good dahil nabawasan din ang mga extra-bilbil ko.... =D

By the way, speaking of ampalaya, napanood ko lang to sa tv few days ago.... Did you know na ang humble ampalaya pala ay may taglay na active ingredients na panlaban sa Diabetes....? Ampalaya daw o Bitter melon sa wikang inglis ay nagtataglay ng chemical na nagpu-promote ng proper digestion and removal of unwanted substances sa katawan na gaya ng sobrang glucose na nagri-result sa diabetes....

The health benefits of the humble Bitter melon were noted around 500 years ago in the writings of China's most revered medical scholars.... Though some may find its bitter tasting and a little hard to swallow, the taste actually doesn't really bother me at all.... Today researchers are returning to these ancient texts in the hope of finding clues to combat modern diseases like diabetes....

This brings back memory.... Nung ipinanganak kasi ang bunso kung kapatid, may pinasipsip silang katas daw ng mashed ampalaya leaves soaked in cotton buds dun sa sanggol.... I was wondering kung ano ang purpose nun, pero ngayon alam ko na....! Pero hindi dahil dyan at lalong wala po akong diabetes kaya ampalaya ang naging ulam ko kanina, nagkataon lang siguro na masarap ang ampalaya kaya nung makita ko ang ampalaya dun sa tv program ay hindi medicinal values ang pumasok dito sa utak ko kundi sarap, lasa, pagkain, busog he-he....! Tsalap kasi....! Have a great weekend all....! =D

Muling nagparamdam....

Tahimik tong blog ko ngayon buong linggo, hindi dahil walang bumisita kundi dahil wala ako dito.... As usual, busy pa rin sa trabaho plus mga personal na problema at drama sa buhay at kung ano-ano pa dyan na basta-basta na lang sumisingit.... It's a good thing na easter ngayon, long weekend kaya big chance for me to sort things out at makapag-relax ang isipan.... Masyado kasing buholbuhol tong mga schedules ko ngayon na ewan ko kung san nangagaling at patuloy pa rin akong inuulan....!

Big events also happened this week.... I really thought that i'm going to lose my job....! Nakabangga ko kasi ang mga so called "protected people" in our company.... I wasn't scared of them, all i wanted was to stand on my point and be heard, and i did....! They really have to think about it before sacking me there because, hindi sa pagmamayabang to ha, i'm a very effecient and dedicated employee na kahit tatlo pa ang ipalit nila sa akin at gagastos sila ng husto sa mga yun ay hindi pa rin kayang ipagpalit sa qualities ko....

I work like a one man team all the time, wala na halos toilet at inum ng tubig, but at the end of the day ay tapos ang trabaho na dapat sana ay pang two to three days na job, and i don't even complain about hard or easy job that i've received.... Basta ilagay mo lang dyan sa work-table ko at gagawin ko kahit ano pa yan....! Oha, san pa sila makakakita ng ganyan na empliyado, ni hindi manlang ako nagwi-whinge tungkol sa payrise na kagaya ng iba dyan na hingi ng hingi hindi naman pinapalitan ng sipag sa gawa....! Or i might suffer a stiff-neck the whole week sa sobrang kasusubsob sa trabaho, but that won't be enough to stop me from completing a job on time which is in my case the efforts almost did not pay.... !

I just felt bad because all this time i was really so friendly to everyone sa work at tahimik lang talaga akong tao at walang gulo.... They can say what they want to say about me as long as they don't hit me physically ay walang problema yan, they have the right to say anything and suffer the consequenses also from the almighty up above kung hindi tutuo ang pinagsasabi nila so it doesn't really bother me at all.... Last wednesday, sabi ko lord, hindi ko kaya tong mga tao na to, ayaw ko ring manakit o makasakit kaya plis gawin nyo lang po'ng tabla ang laban....

I was scheduled to see the big boss kasi last thursday kaya patay kang bata ka tanggal ka na ngayon....! Pero himalang hindi ako pinatawag man lang....! Baka binatukan o di kaya pinitik ni lord ang ilong nya at tuluyan nang nakalimutan ang dapat nya sanang gawin sa akin ha-ha....! May mga sipsip kasi sa loob na pini-feed ng stories tong uto-uto naman namin na big boss at nakikinig naman tong isa instead na gumawa muna ng sarili nyang imbistigasyon para naman magmukha syang may-isip din at may sariling disposisyon, big boss pa naman sya sana....! Nagmukha tuloy syang tanga at utak ipis dun sa nga masnakakaintindi ng sitwasyon....!

Don't get me wrong, my work place is the best ever in australia.... It's only the people working there that creates all this trouble, ika nga kahit sa paraiso ay may ahas rin.... Madaming hepe kasi....! Ito ang mga taong out of this world ang mga virus.... Hindi kayang gamutin ng syensya....! Would you believe na ito lang yata ang trabahong napasukan ko na walang tumatagal na managers....?! At present, our acting managers are the owner and the president of the company dahil walang nag-survive man lang na mga managers dito talaga dahil madami sa mga nagtatrabahong feeling bossing din ang pang wildlife sanctuary ang mga attitudes....! Buti na lang kind ako sa mga animals....! =D

Kaya hindi ko na halos maasikaso tong blog ko dahil dun.... Pero blessing naman na nadagdagan ang mga clients ko dito sa raket ko on book illustrations.... The present one is an author based in africa na hindi ko pa masyadong pinagkakatiwalaan dahil sa reputasyon ng mga afrikano na medyo mahilig din mangraket ng kapwa, pero susubukan ko pa rin basta kunting ingat lang sa money matters at bank account infos.... All in all, makulay, kumpletos recados to'ng mga nakaraang weeks kahil halos magkanda-heart attack na ako sa sobrang stress....

I just hope that everyone is doing well sa kanikanilang mga life and blogs.... Happy easter to all....! =D

Tagged by Redlan....

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Hello everyone, i'm back as usual for my weekend blogging.... Kung napansin nyo ang nakasulat sa taas in red text, inilagay ko yan dyan just to make sure na walang magtatampo just in case na matagalan bago ko masagot ang mga comments and messages nyo dito.... =D Hindi ko po kagustuhan to, sadya lang pong maraming dumating na raket ngayon sa buhay ko na hindi ko pwedeng palagpasin dahil sayang ang datung he-he....!


Anyways, saka ko na lang ikukwento sa inyo ang tungkol dun dahil mahaba na tong tag ni Redlan at wala akong balak na lalong pahabain pa at baka antokin lang kayo ng kakabasa....! Salamat dito Red....! =D


1. What is your occupation? - I'm currently working in a mining electronics company....

2. What color are your socks right now? - Wow, pati pa yun....? I like white sock, mahirap lang labhan....

3. What are you listening to right now? When i'm in front of pc i normally tune in to star fm via the internet, nakakatawa ang mga jokes ng stardinas gang....!

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Just had my breakfast a while ago.... Sandwich with cheese, boiled sweet corn, banana, and a cup of coffee....

5. Can you drive a stick shift? You mean a manually operated gearshift for cars....? Not really good.... I prefer automatic transmission....

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I would be white... Probably not so exciting color but as soon as you'll try to use it, you'll find yourself scrubbing it against the surface much longer than the rest of the colors in the box....!

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? It was AB last night, then we went chatting on MSN after that....

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Oh yes....! He is a very wonderful person, peks man cross my heart ha-ha....!

9. Favorite drink? COFFEE....!!!! Can't last a day without it....!

10. What is your favorite sport to watch? I am a big basketball fan when i was still in pinas, but that kind of sport is hard to get by in australia so i've learned to love australian football and tennis nowadays....

11. Have you ever dyed your hair? - Never.... Someday maybe, when i get crazy....!

12. Dog named - I have a pet dog before, his name is Oliver (silky maltese terrier, color : brown), but he was adopted by a friend because i was too busy to look after him and i was worried that he might get sick because he's got this funny way of over-doing commands given to him.... When i say stay, he would sit there for hours until i come back home from work, controlling even his toilet needs....! But we have a lot of dogs in pinas, the favorite one's name is Chase (labrador x Terrier, color : White w/ brown spots)....

13. Favorite food? - Arroz Ala Valenciana....!!!! Food for the gods he-he....!

14. Last movie you watched? - Bruce Almighty, for the 25th time....! Like ko lang ang flow of comedy....

15. Favorite Day of the year? - Probably christmas day because we have a long break during that time....

16. What do you do to vent anger? - Walk away if possible.... Or divert my attention to something....

17. What was your favorite toy as a child? There was no particular one, but i remember that we've spent so much time playing the scrabbles....

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Actually they'are both good seasons, but i think spring because it means flowers and flowers means colors....

19. Hugs or kisses? Can i have both....? I like hugs and i love kisses too, can't make up my mind at the moment....!

20. What kind of pie? - Absolutely meat pie....! I have a racist joke for that, actually it also came from my viet friend Tom.... He said that american and vietnam war was all about a big misunderstanding between the two countries....! When americans went to vietnam to visit, the vietnamese thought that they'are there to create trouble so they've approached them,

Vietnamese : Pea or pie....?! (peace or fight?!)
American : (looked at each other first and replied with a big smile on their face) ABSOLUTELY PIE....! So there you go, that's how it all started....! Baka magalit ang mga vietnamese sa'kin nito ha-ha....!

21. Do you want your friends to email you back? Anything comfortable for him/her is also fine with me....

22. Who is most likely to respond? Is this about the email still....? I always reply friend's emails....!

23. Who is least likely to respond? Not me....!

24. Living arrangements? Well, i'm on my own in my tiny apartment unit so i do thing whenever i like to do things, i'm the boss of my own....!

25. When was the last time you cried? It wasn't actually crying, just teary eyes.... Sometimes i get emotional when i am hit by homesickness ha-ha....!

26. What is on the floor of your closet? Aha....! You know those space bags, where you put all your old clothes and it has a small hole on top to suck all the air out using a vacuum cleaner to make it flat and save storing space....? Yun....!

27. Who is the friend you had the longest that you are sending this to? Should be Redlan, but this already came from him so i'll say Karmi....

28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? - I think i like to hand the second over to Marie....

29. Favorite smell? When i met AB, she was using the NENUCO cologne.... I miss that smell.... It's like a cross between the lemon grass and kalamansi but milder.... =D

30. What inspires you? Plans, hope, possibilities, goals, expectations, life....!

31. What are you afraid of? Not to be there for love ones when they need me....

32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Anything except chilli.... I'm not a big fan of hot foods....!

33. Favorite car? Big 4WDrives, SUV's....!

34. Favorite cat breed? A golden Burmese cat with dark face looks so clean for me....! But i'm not really a cat person....!

35. Number of keys on your key ring? Around five only, thanks god....! I can't believe those people that carry a bunch of twenty heavy keys with them like those prison guards....!

36. How many years at your current job? Just 3 years, this is a new one but best paying job....!

37. Favorite day of the week?? That will be wednesday, because there's a lot of best shows on tv....! After a very busy day, all i have in mind is to sit and watch tv....

38. How many provinces have you lived in? If you'll ask cities in pinas, my answer is 3.... Roxas City, Iloilo City, and Manila....

39. How many countries have you been to? Only Philippines, and here in Australia now.... 2 countries....!


Thanks Red for this tag. I am tagging Karmi and Marie....

This time an award from Honey....

Another award he-he....! This time it's from Honey naman, not my honey but somebody else's honey....! =D This is like walking in the streets of hollywood and reading names of famous actors when suddenly i've walked accross my name in one of those celebrity stars on the footwalk, custom made by Honey lang pala for Pepe....! Salamat dito Honey....!


Last night by the way was the sydney's once a year colorful, crowded, and full of fun event the Mardi Gras, This year's Mardi Gras features a number of festival events, including an outdoors Mardi Gras Fair, and culminates in the nighttime Mardi Gras Parade, followed by the Mardi Gras Ball.... Hindi ko pa to napanood to sa talagang event venue mismo pero makikita naman at mapapanood ng live on tv.... Anyways, eto ang isang short footage to give you an idea on how the fun is like.... =D