Flashback: Sam's Arsty-Fartsy, Pre-Chef Days

Posted on February 7, 2010 12:00 am by Veronica
Photo: "The Office" courtesy of NBC

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Okay, here’s the beginning of how Sam came to get sick and tired of me. Seriously.

I was fresh from college back then—fresh meat—and the new hire in a small design studio in the outskirts of Makati. Despite having a Journalism degree, I abhorred writing and vowed to ditch it for good. So I applied for a graphic artist position. Ten minutes into the interview, I was hired.

It was my first day. I had no friends, no contacts, no “baon,” and I was seated at a semi-isolated area with a malfunctioning MAC set up. The closest human companion was a ruggedly handsome boy in a Ninoy Aquino shirt, faded jeans, dirty sneakers, and long curly hair tied in a messy knot. With roughly 20 inches of space between us, I could tell he was gorgeous...until I was introduced to the team and he didn’t even so much as glance when his name was called during the round robin. Fine, be a snob, I thought.

Mercifully, I survived my first day at work; at least until 6PM. I didn’t have my car back then because I didn’t have money for gas. I didn’t know where to find the damn north-bound shuttles and (slap me now) I didn’t know how to get to the nearest MRT station. Yes, I was that hopeless because being the youngest and most stubborn of three children, I was never without a ride...since birth.

My pride won’t let me call home for a ride. The other employees were happily stepping into the cool Makati air, and one by one, they left the office. Perhaps it was my “I’m-in-deep-shit” face that made one of the guys walk over and ask if I had a ride home. And when I shook my head and probably managed to look more desperate, they offered to help.

“We take the MRT,” one of them said. “Pwede kang sumabay.”

So there I was, the only girl among five big guys, walking along one of Makati’s side streets in my favorite pair of boots. The guys were talking about some concert they wanted to catch that week and how insanely cold it was in the office that the biggest guy in the group bellowed “My balls were freezing all day! Argh!!!”

I couldn’t help but laugh and that was when they remembered there was a girl in the group. While waiting for a jeepney that would take us to Buendia station, they introduced themselves one by one. And yes, the ruggedly handsome boy was named Sam.

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  itsmeangel
  63. agree! haha! nakaka-challenge ang mga nag-susupladong guy! haha!
  July 21, 2010 at 04:20 pm report abuse
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  lavfifth
  62. long curly hail and tied in a ponytail,ugh,cool and sexy..
  May 10, 2010 at 04:24 am report abuse
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  lavfifth
  61. so snub pla ang lolo mu nun?
  May 10, 2010 at 04:24 am report abuse
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  lavfifth
  60. that's why you said that you never failed an interview huh.. :)
  May 10, 2010 at 04:23 am report abuse
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  lalabong
  59. Ruggedly handsome... Sam!
  March 30, 2010 at 04:55 pm report abuse
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  lalabong
  58. I miss my own Sam.. :))
  March 30, 2010 at 04:53 pm report abuse
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  lalabong
  57. Wow Sam is very mysterious pala way back then. That's funny!
  March 08, 2010 at 07:20 am report abuse
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  sexybebe
  56. this is how you met sam pala...
  February 24, 2010 at 03:05 pm report abuse
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  lady sairi
  55. wahaha ang kulit.. pa suplado effect pa pala si sam before.. :)
  February 24, 2010 at 12:47 pm report abuse
• veronica11
  54. @nino: i dont know eh
  February 21, 2010 at 02:50 pm report abuse
• Nino
  53. Ninoy Aquino shirt. kanino ba binigay si boss yun?
  February 21, 2010 at 10:09 am report abuse
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  jhe_1212
  52. 52. Wahhh? C Sam yun??? Hehehhe
  February 12, 2010 at 05:03 pm report abuse
• bam
  51. "freezing balls" ahahaha! funny! :)
  February 10, 2010 at 08:19 pm report abuse
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  Santori01
  50. nkk-curious nmn si sam
  February 10, 2010 at 07:47 pm report abuse
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  butter-diner
  49. i think sam acted that way kasi na-kuryente siya sa presence mo! yihee... sparks!!!
  February 10, 2010 at 07:22 am report abuse
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  milaniecandido
  48. Flashback
  February 09, 2010 at 05:29 pm report abuse
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  milaniecandido
  47. Seriously.
  February 08, 2010 at 10:29 pm report abuse
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  milaniecandido
  46. I couldn’t help but laugh
  February 08, 2010 at 10:27 pm report abuse
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  anne_perez2004
  45. when a guy is suplado it means he likes you. torpe kasi sila minsan hehehe!
  February 08, 2010 at 09:41 am report abuse
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  fishbowl84
  44. i really like SAM :)
  February 08, 2010 at 08:38 am report abuse
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  alizey
  43. hahah .. ooh SAM has A CURLY HAIR
  February 08, 2010 at 08:34 am report abuse
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  alizey
  42. “My balls were freezing all day!
  February 08, 2010 at 08:34 am report abuse
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  yanipot
  41. Ruggedly handsome and suplado. Nice. Hehe...
  February 08, 2010 at 07:24 am report abuse
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  breakaway
  40. Sam a snob? baka focus lang masyado sa work kaya walang time kahit lumingon man lang. Sana hinagisan mo ng pencil para lumingon sayo.hahahaha
  February 08, 2010 at 12:59 am report abuse
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  shirleylim26
  39. Im so excited with your next blog entry. When will it be posted?
  February 07, 2010 at 11:35 pm report abuse
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  darriane
  38. when a guy is cute, the more syang nagpapacute.
  February 07, 2010 at 11:30 pm report abuse
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  tinnnnn076
  37. when a guy is suplado, he thinks he's attractive =)
  February 07, 2010 at 11:25 pm report abuse
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  sw33TpOut
  36. cutee!... ruggly handsome..hmmm.. Love it!
  February 07, 2010 at 11:22 pm report abuse
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  anne_perez2004
  35. dun pala lahat ng cheesy moments ninyo ni SAM, aminin may spark, pero ur controlling lang V! :D
  February 07, 2010 at 09:17 pm report abuse
• mayan
  34. cute naman V, 5 boys kasama mo parang may mga bodyguard...:)
  February 07, 2010 at 08:26 pm report abuse
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  handpaintedsky
  33. oh, so gwapo talaga si sam! *kilig*
  February 07, 2010 at 05:12 pm report abuse
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  amie1985
  32. aba. suplado boys.. ayos.
  February 07, 2010 at 03:05 pm report abuse
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  len9
  31. hee hee! so that's how you met sam. ang cute ng story nyo. :)
  February 07, 2010 at 02:55 pm report abuse
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  Piapie
  30. 30. :)
  February 07, 2010 at 02:36 pm report abuse
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  tinnnnn076
  29. i find suplado guys appealing hehe! nakakachallenge kasi magpapansin haha!
  February 07, 2010 at 01:41 pm report abuse
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  tinnnnn076
  28. Ay nakikilig hehe! Ang cute ng first acquiantance niya with Sam. Ganun pala yun. Now I know. Nung isang araw ko pa kasi gusto malaman kung sino si Sam sa buhay niya.
  February 07, 2010 at 01:39 pm report abuse
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  retz
  27. Sobrang exciting yung blog mo V. Super kilig.
  February 07, 2010 at 01:01 pm report abuse
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  mamaii26
  26. kakatuwa naman si v..
  February 07, 2010 at 10:26 am report abuse
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  rinaluv
  25. capital BITIN as always! hehe
  February 07, 2010 at 10:04 am report abuse
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  prettylass8831
  24. Sam is gorgeous pala. Sana si sam na lang and veronica.
  February 07, 2010 at 08:27 am report abuse
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  sonncza
  23. awww.
  February 07, 2010 at 06:12 am report abuse
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  summerinparis128
  22. i love ruggedly handsome boys.most of my exes are...
  February 07, 2010 at 03:45 am report abuse
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  summerinparis128
  21. awww.he ruggedly handsome boy was named Sam.-ganda ng desciption.
  February 07, 2010 at 03:45 am report abuse
• madel
  20. i am sooo glad, V stopped writing about Matt. Go go Sam!
  February 07, 2010 at 03:18 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  19. @ V: thanks. i was reading your blog a while ago while sipping a 3-in-1 coffee :) baligtad body clock ko. the culprit; call center "career". :)
  February 07, 2010 at 01:24 am report abuse
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  retz
  18. Oo nga suplado! pero mas may challenge yung ganun haha!
  February 07, 2010 at 01:08 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  17. @mylesaway: hahaha nah di yan. i used to have 3-4 mugs of coffee nung officemates pa kami ni sam :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:54 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  16. V, I want more of Sam to awaken me. hahaha :) I had 2 cups of coffee, i might rush to our clinic if ill get another cup. hehehe
  February 07, 2010 at 12:49 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  15. @toughgurl: hahaha, oo nga, kunwari pa sya :P
  February 07, 2010 at 12:46 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  14. @shirleylim: ahhaha, yeah, may dating ang mga supladong lalaki talaga :P
  February 07, 2010 at 12:46 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  13. @misstechy: just woke up? ahahah, enjoy reading :) pampagising din yan :P
  February 07, 2010 at 12:46 am report abuse
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  fishbowl84
  12. yes V! we are still here to win the cosmo promo! hahaha
  February 07, 2010 at 12:44 am report abuse
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  fishbowl84
  11. haaaaay i can only imagine how cute sam is!
  February 07, 2010 at 12:44 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  10. hi V. nope. i just woke up :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:41 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  9. Yes, I was that hopeless because being the youngest and most stubborn of three children, I was never without a ride...since birth. - lucky you. it's nice to start standing up by yourself, though. :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:41 am report abuse
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  shirleylim26
  8. I like boys na suplado hahaha... Very mysterious ang dating pag ganon. Si Sam pala suplado kaya pala Im starting to like him na for V. How cute naman ng story nyo when you two first met.
  February 07, 2010 at 12:40 am report abuse
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  miss_techylicious
  7. snobbish pala si sam..
  February 07, 2010 at 12:40 am report abuse
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  toughgurl
  6. awww. ang cute. kunwari snob pero gentleman naman pala talaga!=)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:37 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  5. @mylesaway: ah i see. caffeine fix. :D
  February 07, 2010 at 12:35 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  4. hi V! :) yeah im still up, not much sleep, I came from a wedding earlier, and now im @ work. haaaay :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:27 am report abuse
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  veronica11
  3. Hey girls! Ang bilis nyo magcomment ah. You're still up at this time? :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:25 am report abuse
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  myles_away
  2. suplado sa personal... hehe :)
  February 07, 2010 at 12:12 am report abuse
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  jhinggay19
  1. suplado pala si sam ha! hehe
  February 07, 2010 at 12:06 am report abuse

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