Monday, October 31, 2005

This isn't Goodbye

November is a new month and I've been assigned a new team. My previous direct reports have moved on to other supervisors. I'm glad to say that some of them have moved higher too. Marvin is now an OIC. Averill and Kyke will be training for CSA. Aldrin, Angelo, Cathy, Dimples, DJ, Godofredo, Maan, Randell, Rhodel and Shyr, hope to see you around. I wish you good luck in their future endeavors.

As for my current team, I hope you survive the experience. You've got a reputation to live up to. Hehehe!

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Sick at Home

I begged off work today. I wasn't feeling well when I woke up so I decided to call in sick. So here I am typing away and updating my blog. I'd like to apologize to my readers (few as you are) for not updating for such a long time. I've come to appoint in my life wherein I must set priorities and, unfortunately, blog-writing is the least of them.

I am amazed at how people find the time to update theirs in an almost daily basis. I would think that they have a lot of spare time on their hands but if that were the case, they wouldn't be writing anything new. I suppose, then, that it is higher up among their list of priorities than mine.

There is a saying I encountered in college that went something like: In college, you can do 3 things - sleep, study and party - but you will only have time to do 2. The choices I made were sleep and study. LOL

So what's happened to me lately? Read below.

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Live by the Sword

On Saturday, we played the Giovanni Chronicles, moving forward to the convention of Thorns. What's that you say? What's the Convention of Thorns? Without going through too many details, the Convention is meeting of vampires, called Kindred, to discuss certain issues that affect their kind. Namely, the Anarch Revolt.

Anarchs are young, inexperienced vampires who are attempting to throw off the tyranny of the Elders, old and powerful Kindred, who are desparate to maintain the status quo. In the middle of this is Santiago, a swordsman Embraced at the twiligth of his years. Although in essence, Santiago is young in terms of how long he has been a vampire, he is considered by the Anarchs as an elder because of the power in his blood.

Throughout the session, we were treated to discussions with famous Kindred who were choosing sides in the conflict. But the most profound discussion (at least for myself as a player) was when Santiago confronted a nameless Anarch who had accused him of murdering his friend.

Santiago, who sees himself as honorable and fair, fighting for the rights of all Kindred, nearly lost it when the Anarch started accusing him of supoprting the Elders tyranny. In the blink of an eye, he was inches from the fledgelings face, his fangs extended. Instead of attacking, Santiago rebuked him.

"I have lived by the sword and I will die by it. Your friend should have known that as soon as he wielded his blade against me. If you cannot accept that, then you have no business being here."

The Anrach, unable to return a smart remark, left.