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There is something to be said for loyalty. In fact, there is much to be said for it, especially in these days of such a huge lack of that. And once again I am a loyal person, even to this blog.
Yesterday, I gave up washing a tiny load of dishes from my tiny kitchen because I was a bit intrigued with other themes in this oh-so-limited Wordpress for an Autumn feel. Sadly, there was nothing much to choose except for the new Digg 3 Column theme that I flirted for several hours comparing it with the Freshy theme one of each other.
Yet, for 7 hours, I couldn’t decide which one to take, so I went back to my usual Ben Gray’s Unsleepable for refuge because none of the several themes gives a bit of personality for myself. There’s nothing wrong with the themes I mentioned, is just that it looks crowded for extra widgets. I am a loyal person so I won’t cheat again Ben, unless you can come up a similar Theme like this, so please make one, will you? I like the simplicity of it.
I am also a loyal with rubber slippers, that’s why I don’t go to social function very often. Flip flops are the coolest form of footwear ever invented. In my province during my teens, I have actually been using rubber flip flops for quite a long time. And I think it is the best footwear to wear in third world countries where the climate is warm. Men and women of all ages wear flip flops everyday. I remember, I used to buy the “Dove”, it’s a very soft rubber slippers that easily gets dirty after awhile - it’s good for the beach but nowadays, flip flops popularity has reached far beyond the beach, then I’m stucked wearing my Havaianas even on winter months. But why is it more popular and fashionable? I believe the number one reason is that they’re so comfortable.
Surprisingly, I am the most loyal with my job. I’ve been an employee for almost 15 years now and I’m proud of it. I think being an Aquarian is that, I don’t ask for a raise, for me they are less important, so I tend to stay in a stagnant position. I would only hope no to get too bored or I will simply find another job as easily as finding one that is easy to spot. It isn’t that I am overly ambitious but I could probably be doing a better job, it’s just that I think people in our Administration should know better. Do you think I should tell them? I think it’s not too late.
Nobody likes a backstabber, right? If you choose me as your friend, I can be very loyal. Sometime ago, I had a friend who backstabbed me for no reason. I am not a confrontational person but I can somewhat be very impatient at times. I am a good listener, not that I don’t have to agree with most of them, I think that those people who stick with me are the same person who happened to be so far away from me. We may not be together everyday, for as long as we still remembers each other, it’s the thoughts that counts. And I think that’s sweet. We don’t really have to spend a lot of money to be a good friend. I’d be thankful for your gifts but the best gifts are often hand-made and come from the heart. Right?
Right. I think I am pretty much loyal to this blogging, which means I am loyal to my readers. I wouldn’t be writing fresh entries here and there if I’m not. And eventhough blogging takes a lot of my time, and because obviously I am a full time blogger, infact my ideal frequency of number of post I actually do is one post per day. If you think it’s as shame to say that my kind of hobby nowadays is “Oh, I blog a lot”, what’s exciting is that, I gain friends. Seriously, I am not really good at writing vs the ones that blogs as part of their job. Well doesn’t everyone is a writer in their own little ways? As you can see, I am a loyal with flickr and music. I try to bend it with music and pictures, it’s like as if you’re watching a movie, there’s the action, a bit of drama and comedy and I think that’s part of entertainment.
Best of all, I am the most loyal person to my family. The quality of love and loyalty for our family is something that we can never take for granted. I believe that the families that survive are those where loyalty is practiced personally by each person. All of us can blame television for being partially destructive to our own values. And sometimes we can blame the economy for making things financially difficult for us at home, but when it comes to preventing the family from going bad, there is no greater virtue than personal loyalty to our family.
I think I can earn an award for this. So, how loyal are you, really?
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wow. an employee of the same company for 15 years? i wish i had the same tenacity.
And the loyalty award goes to….K! I know how loyal you are darling kaya lab kita my friend. Your unconditional loyalty shall be rewarded.
Pao, can you believe that? People would tease me, “wow how much do you worth when you retire”? I don’t think that’s funny but put it this way, living here is not easy, finding a job is not easy and supporting my family is obligatory (I say it because, that’s the reason why I work here) but it’s fun naman - kesa wala, diba?
Beng, which means, padadalhan mo na ako ng air-ticket papuntang Germany? Yehey!
ay inmediatamente. o kailan mo gusto
Ate Beng, *sign of the cross* for a minute there, I’m speechless and now my fingers are numbed, my face are red, and I can’t stand up straight - PAMAYAPAYYYYYYY parang gusto kong himatayin sa tuwa. Totohanin ba daw? hahaha.
oy, di ba ka natutulog? sabagay weekend :). pssst huwag kang himatayin diyan, pero bago mangyari yan email ka muna sa akin para malaman ko na hihimatyin ka na nga.
kong sa tutuhanan, kailan ba ako may sinabing di tutot? paki tanong mo nga diyan kong magkano, pero hoy sa spring ka na dito pumunta para maganda ang weather. kong ngayon kasi baka mahawa ka sa mga mood namin na depressive
ay baligtad *correction your honor -> ibig kong sabihon ay “di ka ba natutulog?”
Hahaha Ate Beng, Insomia effect - caffeinated, it’s my day off so I have extra room for bednap in a few minutes. Don’t worry, walang manok na tumitilaok dito so it’s not obvious kung may araw na o wala pa. Saturday here is laid-back, most people are probably drunk last night, you may see them around brunch hours, like nothing happened. I wish I’m one of them dahil, I’m just a normal tax-payer who work 9hrs a day.
On the air-ticket extravaganza, WAG MO AKONG ipa-excite masyado, dahil even if I plan on my own holiday this year, ZERO Vacation (as Charles would put, VACAY) na ako until Dec. Yaan mo, if time permits, I’ll crash into your blog and let you know the details. Aba, parang I’m really putting this into my itineraries.
loyalty is indeed a rare find and people appreciates a demonstration of it. even the devil’s friend will be applauded for sticking up with him on the merit of friendship.
keep on enjoying your work, do what you love, and love in return. have a great weekend!
Nice post K, I guess you deserve the award, I read a post similar to this once at someone’s blog, as if a perfect person, sounds like “my sh*t don’t stink”, Lol, j/k.
I don’t know, I’m too embarrassed to say nice stuff about myself, you got me beat on your job, I’ve only been here a bit over 11 years, I love what I’m doing, and people are nice to me mainly because they need my help, but I know one wrong move, they’ll back stabbed me, that’s how people are in this days and age, you know their face but not their heart and intention. I’m the type of person that keep my promise, even to stranger, I don’t know if that’d qualify as being loyal.
i would personally give that loyalty award to you!
ang galing mo 
pero syempre, pag once naman na-break yung trust ko, mahirap kong maibalik kaagad. yun yata yung effect ng pagbibigay ng unconditional loyalty, buong puso kasi ibinibigay. kaya pag nasaktan, malalim.
as for me, i’m a very loyal person, too! loyal sa family, sa partner, sa kaibigan, sa brand ng bag (hehe). basta, once napakitaan ako ng fidelity, ganun din ang sukli ko.
yung blog theme ko hindi ko rin mapalitan. masyado na akong nag-depend sa kanya, hehe! i think i like the freshy theme, cute siya. wala lang akong magandang photo for the header.
Ron, I agree. I need to do what I love to do. Some years ago, I’ve been complaining about my job. It’s a job that does not require to finish piles and files of paperworks so I thought about it for a bit and I realized that maybe my job is not my problem. I appreciate the place because in a sense I feel that I fit in well. But i am quite disappointed at time that they don’t see how hardworking I am and think that I truly deserve a promotion, despite the cultural differences.
Ginger, honestly, I am a very loyal friend but I am guilty of other things too like whenever I see friends on my caller display, I can’t resist but answer the phone right away. Once a family member call me, I sometimes let my answering machine get the call and I am guilty when I do that.
“…once naman na-break yung trust ko, mahirap kong maibalik kaagad. yun yata yung effect ng pagbibigay ng unconditional loyalty, buong puso kasi ibinibigay. kaya pag nasaktan, malalim.” Meeya, I’m more of like this, I’m passionate but I’m sensitive - bahala ka dyan at di kita papansinin, yung parang ganun, hahaha.
i think it wouldn’t hurt to give a few hints to the administration. what do you have to lose? nothing, right? mas uragon ka man sa mga chikwa na tikwait kung mag english..hehe.
nice pic, by the way. that is not easy to photograph.
hehehe, coffee addict ka rin bang katulad ko? zzz, when i drink my last at twelve you bet dilat mata ko til four a.m
k, you put it into your itineraries for next year. you deserve a vacation :). you said walang manok diyan, bakit kinatay na ba lahat ng mga intsik? ngehehe, corny joke! have a nice weekend.
Now that mention of being with something for 15 years really caught my attention. How I wish that could be me! 7 mos into my new job and i’m itching to leave. Grrr~
Belle, hahaha nasabi ko na rin yan dati. Well siguro may kaunting discriminatory sense yung kung bakit di ako mapromote. I know, I don’t speak their language but it’s not always the basis naman eh. The problem with me siguro is, “I’ll just wait for my time” and don’t make demands. Makapal lang talaga siguro apog ko kapag nakatalikod, kapag nakaharap na, nawawalan ako ng courage to stand up and say what I feel. From what you’ve said, I will use that process para pag-iigihan ko pa ng todo ang trabaho and prove to them that they’re wrong at kaya ko.
Ate Beng, now that you mentioned it, I am looking forward for some possibilities, baka mabigla ka na lang if one day, I make singil na your offer. I can take advantage din pala as being nice to other fellow blogger. HAHAHAHA. Jokes.
Kofi, trudats. I can’t even believe it myself. When I was starting nearly five years, I feel like quitting already. It seems like I’m stucked with the same routines. Then I gave myself another 5 yrs, the more I say it, the more I can’t let go. My goal was to earn, save, shop and enjoy life (I was younger so ok lang before), pero now that I’m getting older, siguro, I’ll stick to the job na lang that pays me just enough to survive I thought it was easier and cheap to be a single person, mahirap din pala. My retirement year with the company siguro mga 2010. Tingnan natin….
When I was in school I received a loyalty award for having gone to the same system of school (St Paul) for 11 years. But that really means nothing. I always thought that was a bit funny - to be handing out medals to everyone who went to the same private school for 11 years. What I’m really proud of is my loyalty to my family and good friends. They know that they can count on me anywhere in the world I may be.
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Loyalty is for some the most difficult standard to live up to.Life changes as well as to those who made them.Loyal true orange din naman ako! paminsan minsan
Pan-o taka man i-link sa blog ko? Hain man pati ang link corner mo?
“What I’m really proud of is my loyalty to my family and good friends. They know that they can count on me anywhere in the world I may be.” I believe this is the reason why I’m still here. I work not for myself but for my family, the filipino culture that is - about time to all my dues. Well in a sense, not obligatory but for as long as I am working, I’ll continue to help them - besides, my family are the ones that’s keeping me stronger, or else I’d broke down in tears if I hate it and leave them for good. Thanks, Joy.
Cheh, actually, mas loyal ako sa Coca-cola, mas malasa kasi at may lalim ang “fart” kapag nainom mo half way thru. hahaha.
Gerry, aw hanom ta dai batid mag link. See my url? copy and paste mo lang at idagdag mo sa sidebar mo. Dai ko masyadong kabisado ang Tabulas account, pero I’m sure you’ll find your way to link me up, ta kung dai, inda na sana, so Tiyo kong Police ipa-blater ta ka tolos. Hahaha.
I remember back in elementary, there was a loyalty award to students who studied in the school from preparatory to high school. I bet, if you were one of the students there, you would probably get the loyalty award as well.
I think you are a consistent person. You know exactly what you want and you stick with it. That is a very good trait K. I sincerely believe you deserve the loyalty award. ten times over!
I remember way way back, when blogging was a lonely past time for me. Then you came and read my posts. Ang tyaga mo coz I post erratically and sometimes I hibernate for so long, but still, di ka nagsawa. Now that’s loyal. Thank you. *hugs*
Duke, yes we have those awards in HS. Some even get a free tuition fees when they enter college. It’s like having a friend who, comes and hell waters, magkasama pa rin kayo, syempre kung may bulakbol at invited ka, I don’t think that’s nice. You know our teen years was tough. There was a lot of peer pressure. Sometimes, we’re figuring out who we are, what we believe, what we’re good at, what our responsibilities are, and what our place in the world is going to be. Once I had this grp of friends in college and I declined their offer, the next day, aba di na nagpapahiram ng notebook?
Marni, ako ba talaga yun? How nice to hear. I don’t know, maybe am just easily attracted with people with a good spirit, I’ll stick to them no matter what. In blogging, it’s always easy for us to say and leave comments, sometimes I don’t leave comments just for the sake of commenting, pero it’s my way of communicating with people and I think for me it’s very influential to leave comments to those I feel comfortable with. I admire the way you write that’s why.
I’m very royal to my friends, readers (you knew this), and my family.
K, ay di pala ikaw yun.
hahahaha. just kidding! ikaw yun no! and I love it that you make meaningful comments. Blogging is such a harsh world sometimes. (would you believe pati walang kwentang blog description ko may kumuha?? ) But it’s people like you that makes it worthwhile. People who take the time to read the entries. Rare kasi yun nowadays.
And I think your readers know this and appreciate you, K.
Ginger, thank you. I don’t know how we end up clicking each other’s url but what matters is that we enjoy reading “ourselves”. I am a big fan of my own blog, weird but I re-read and laugh and scratch my head sometimes whenever I randomly read my old posts.
Marni, I think I found your url thru Rice Bowl, you were featured there one time. And from then on, I try to follow your entries na, from changing templates, writing prose - I can even remember that entry about loneliness, you were sitting somewhere watching the city or lights or skies or stars or clouds, you expressed them really well.
loyalty is hard to come by this days. good for you, k!