Its so hard to work without headphones =( I get distracted by every little noise. I need music - very, very loud music - so I can drown out all the other things that I hear (or light music, if the room is relatively quiet already.) Of course, I can't play any music on my pc speakers because I work in an open floor and everyone else will hear it. So for the sake of camaraderie, the community, the society, etc... I bite my tongue and endure...

At work, my music's loudness is directly proportionate to how annoyed and busy I am. If I'm petiks - chatter away! Kakausapin pa kita. Pero If I'm seriously finishing something - tenten tenten tenten tenten (insert Jaws soundtrack here) - beware. Not only do I become a recluse, I become a grouchy (hindi lang nila alam yun) recluse. My friends know this already so when I give off a 'certain aura', they automatically stay away.

I find I can concentrate more with loud music because to me, its the same as being in a completely soundless and soundproof room. Weird huh? To me its better to listen to only one sound trail rather than have to hear the printer, keyboard typing, conversations, coughs, etc, which just drives me crazy! My mind kind of zones in on every sound so imagine my dismay, right? if I hear more than 5 sounds all at the same time. Kawawa naman ang gray matter ko.

Unfortunately, these past few days, I had to leave my headphones at home because my sister needs it temporarily. Anyway... Nakahiram na ako ng ibang headphones this morning. I can survive - for now.