hello 2009

I finally decided to transfer to multiply.com wherein Im planning to upgrade my account to Premium. Medyo madami na kasi akong files and I had to use a site to back up these files. And I rarely open this na rin so might as well transfer na ako sa ibang mundo.

Guys, If you wanna add me, feel free. Make sure na I know you para you can access all the information I have in my acct.

Ciao! :)

bush shoed

I was laughing at this. He deserved the shoe-throwing thingy.

In this image from APTN video, a man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference …

President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory.The president visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to his successor, Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence and to celebrate a recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

But the president's message on progress in the region was having trouble competing with the videotaped image of the angry Iraqi who hurled his shoes at Bush in a near-miss, shouting in Arabic, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog!" The reporter was later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.,

In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground following the 2003 invasion.
Reaction in Iraq was swift but mixed, with some condemning the act and others applauding it. Television news stations throughout Iraq repeatedly showed footage of the incident, and newspapers carried headline stories.

In Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City, supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for protests against President Bush and demanded the release of the reporter, who was jailed after throwing his shoes.

happy birthday mother dear

It's her 48th bday. 48th year of unending love, patience and hardwork for us, her family.

I salute you ma. We love you so much. :)

thank God

Ok na sister ko. 3 days lang sya sa hospital. everything's ok now.

I had 1 week vacation. Thanks to the Eid Al Adha celebration. Our company implemented a 10 days vacation.

Thanks to Malacanang. President GMA visited Qatar and I was able to see Eizes Fulgencio, my former collegemate in Lyceum who's working with the Office of the Presidential Protocol.

Thanks to my hubby who keeps on supporting me and loving the way I was and I am now. *blush*

Thanks to blogger.com na hindi nagsasawang ipost ang randoms ko in spite of my absents sa blogging.hehe..

Advance Merry Xmas!

Back to work muna.. hehe.. :)

prayers

My little sister, our princess, got confined in the hospital yesterday. I took permission from my boss to leave the office then I hurriedly went there. Siguro it's the change of weather na din kaya ganun. Loads of phlegm was stuck in her throat tapos muntikan na pumunta sa lungs.

She might stay in the hospital until sunday.

Please send her your prayers.

the new baby in town

Ang saya saya ko!

Why?

Coz I have already purchased my brand new baby lappy.. :) The notebook that I have been dreaming on..

Tantanan!!
The outcome of sweat and hardwork ... the brand new Sony Vaio CS118E

Specs (Configuration):

Performance

• 2.80GHz¹⁶ hard drive² (T9600) - 2GHz (T5800) Intel^® Core^®2 Duo Processor
• Intel^® Centrino^®2 processor technology available
• Up to 1066Mhz Front Side Bus Speed
• 2MB - 6MB L2 Cache

Memory & Storage

• Up to 320GB¹⁶ hard drive⁴ hard disk drive available
• Up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM

Power

• Estimated Battery Life: 1.5-4.0 hours (standard capacity battery)¹⁶ hard drive⁷
• Up to 2.5-6.0 hours (large capacity battery)¹⁶ hard drive⁷
• Power Requirements: 95W + 10%

Expansion Slots

• Memory Stick Duo^™ media slot with MagicGate^® functionality
• EpxressCard^® 3/4 slot
• SD memory card slot

Merry Xmas to me!

How about you, what's your gift to yourself this Christmas? :)

sympathy to my 2nd mom

This morning, I called the 1st company I worked with when I was new in Qatar. I spoke to the Filipina receptionist, e since I lasted a year in that company, she knows me na din like the others.

I was trying to start a conversation when she said something that surprised me.

Ms. Evelyn (whom I consider my 2nd mom and a very good friend in that company before) is currently murmuring.

I asked why, then she said her daughter (same as my age) passed away.

I was in terrible shock to hear what happened. I remember she told me na dadalhin nya pa dito yung dalaga tapos all of a sudden..

I spoke to her this morning over the phone and she was crying in vain...wishing that she could fly to the Philippines and see her daughter for the last time kasi according to her, her passport is in the Philippine Embassy for renewal and it might took 45 days maximum to be renewed.

Since my mom works there, I spoke to her and asked kung mapapabilis yung renewal and she said ok, she can go directly to my mom and extend the passport nalang para hindi tumagal ng 45 days.

Then I called Ms. Evelyn. I advised her to go to the Embassy and go directly to my mom's office. And she told honestly what is her problem.

The company won't give her benefits for the the decease of daughter. 2 months ago kasi, she got promoted. From then on, mainit na mata ng admin sa kanya because of jealousy. I don't know how to comfort her and what to tell her as well to make her calm.

I'll go to church on Friday and offer a mass for the soul of her daugher.

the past tickles

Hon & I were browsing the net last night when I decided to download the album of Barry Manilow. Then I started playing the "Ready to Take a Chance Again" song. Funny kasi I started reminiscing my teeny-bopper moments when I used to have a crush on him 2 years ago. I was like "O hon o, I used to blog this song when you started courting me dati". And he was like "wehhh.." hahhaa.. Sabi ko, check my previous 'bitter-bitteran' posts for you.

And I showed him this post

Grabe. Hahaha.. Who would've thought nga naman kasi na magiging kami? Haayy.. blogs are really something to ponder.

There were times na naisip ko na din idispose tong blog ko, but I insist. I'll stay here. Loads of memories should be reminisced pa kasi.

I've still plans of showing this site to my children.. in the future. :)

the history goes on

I have been blogging for almost 2 years now and guess what? I'm loving it.

What I learned from my previous blogs is that, learn to love the past. Because past will push you to the present. It's like without the abacus, there'll be no wi-fi or internet or even ethernet.

I learned to love myself. That's absolutely true. According to many, you must first love and respect yourself before you love the people around you. And that's what I have become. Im loving myself and what I am and what I'm still being.

It's a great feeling that you're there to help the people around you and not depend yourself to them. Some people may think that you're still there feeding by your parents, but nah. Do not listen to 'em. They don't know what you're capable of and who you are in particular.

It's a good relief that I'm always here for my . In spite of my shortcomings, they are willing to listen, to understand, and to respect my decisions in life.

My work is my diversion and my goal setter. Thinking way back how I am as an employee... hahaha.. the experiences were harsh, don't ask. But good thing those things happened to me. Why? As if it weren't for them, I wouldn't love what I'm doing at present. Imagine giving up a big opportunity from a Qatari government company to a corporation I am in? Though I gave up the opportunity of a lifetime, I'm proud that I stood up to my own decision.

Dennis is my strength. Perhaps no words could ever explain everything about him..then I guess that's it. He's my everything.

can't wait for xmas

My fave cousins will join us for Xmas next month. All the way from Kuwait, pupunta cla d2 to join us celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. :)

However, (nakz, formal letter?!), xmas doesn't mean that people here has to stop working. We'll work as if there's no occasion at all. Ok lang, ang ganda naman ng kapalit. Basta I can't wait to see them all. My uncle and his wife.. the kids... :) itutour ko tlga cla sa Doha. I swear. Hehehe..

Christmas and New Year are the celebration for the year ender. Another life, another path.

. Dennis & I are heading our way to the simple road of life. Oh how I love my lovelife. :)

Blogmates, my apologies talaga kung nowadays I couldn't keep in touch with you guys. Basta I'll hop in one of these days. =)

uae

I forgot to blog about my UAE escapade. Here it goes.

My family drove themselves to Dubai last September 26 kasi government offices started their Eid holidays that early. E kami, private sectors, nagstart last day ng Sept., so I had to go there by plane para makahabol sa happenings. :)

It was fun. Dennis' was supposed to come with us but unfortunately, na late ng konti labas ng Qatar Residency nya from his company, so he had to stay. My father's uber excited pa nga kasi he thought may kapalitan na sya sa pagddrive ng 10 hours papuntang Dubai. Hahhaa.. well, Dennis can bring with him our car naman pero it's a long process... ipprocess pa yung papers ni Jannis (our car's name).. it will take 1 to 2 weeks.

Pero ok lang. He (Dennis) understood. Meron pa naman daw next time. Hahhaa.. Tutal, he flew to London mag isa, so ok lang un. Mag dusa naman daw ako mag flight sa Dubai mag isa. Hahhaa.. Of course kahit papano both of us were disappointed. Isama po ung big 'sigh' ng parents ko coz he wasn't able to come with us.

On the brighter side, ayun nga. I wasn't expecting na magkikita kami ng classmate ko nung High School. We weren't able to see each other for 6 years (eversince we graduated high school, wala na tlgang communication). Thanks to Friendster at nagkita kami and we exchanged numbers. I was suprised kasi I saw 'location', it said: "Ajman, AE". So ok, nasa UAE nga ang loka.

E since Sharjah is an hour far lang from Dubai, Princess (my former classmate) and her BF drove their way to Dubai just to meet me. The meeting was great. Kuntodo sharings talaga. Isama mo pa ung country comparisons ng Qatar at UAE. Hehhee..

I got loads of pics from UAE. Asa multiply account ko lahat. :) So if you're my friend in multiply, makikita mo lahat ng pics. :)

Yun lang muna. I felt so exhausted sa work. :)

Watch out for my next blog. =)

let's drive!

Finally!

I already got my driver's license! The good thing is that, I did not pass through a lot of tests and annoying interviews just to get it. I just submitted my pro license from phils, and voila! it's finally here!

Perks is that I still have my immunities. Good thing kasi this is exactly what I want to happen... get my Qatari driver's license before I surrender my sponsorship to the company where I'm currently employed in.

Cheers!

thought for the day:

"Being humble doesn't make us a lesser person.. in fact, it is humility that puts us up from downfalling..."

- unknown

loads of memories

I don't want to ruin my moment. Moment ko toh. Kaya happy times muna. Saka na ung nakakaimbey momentum.

Anywhoo, yeah. It's been a month since I last blogged. Andami na nangyari.

*me & dennis* So far, so good. 5 months and counting. Habang tumatagal, our relationship is going strong. And I love it.

*unpaid leave* Yep. My boss granted me 18 days leave. I was able to go to P.I. (xempre at my own expense) with my family. Sad din kasi my hubby was left here in Doha... haiz.

*batch reunion* natuloy din sa wakas! after 2 years, me and my college buddies were able to meet up. sobrang saya.

Most of them e nasa magandang mga trabaho. Yung iba naman, nag aaral uli... nag loLaw school pa nga. ung iba working na sa embassies. I can imagine the look on their faces nung nakita nila ako. They were like "Mama Jack!!! We missed you!" and ako naman sobrang flattered kasi katumbas ng pagkamiss ko ung pagkamiss nila sakin.. Thank you for the wonderful moments guys.

Another thing, 3 of my batchmates are co-bloggers of mine. I'm pretty sure napapadaan na din kayo sa blogsite nila.

From left to right: Johnrey a.k.a. Reyville of Simply Manila, Philip a.k.a.
The Pencildancer, me and Rhouan a.k.a. Rhonzkie.

*boracay adventure with my bestfriends* Thank God natuloy ang matagal nang plano. Both of my bestfriends took their leave sa office just to spend 3 days with me. Sweet diba? Lalo na't boracay pa. Haaayy.. sobrang saya! We enjoyed the vacation. Plus, nakapag bonding pa kami. Sobrang mahal na mahal ko sila.

*fiesta @ marikina / meeting with the in-laws* Finally. The moment that me and my hon has been waiting for finally arrived. Nakapunta din ako sa bahay nila and I was able to see his place na pinagpaguran nya over his own sweat and blood. His family is sooooooooooo very hospitable. Ang babait. Kung ituring nila ako, parang anak na nila ako. I'm really greatful to have a family like them.

*processing of documents* Yep. Hustle. Coz I'm obliged to revalidate my diplomatic passport sa DFA for me to be able to get back here.. plus, ung NBI clearance ko. Good thing anjan ung family friend namin to process things quickly especially my Professional Driving License. lufet noh? Sobrang thankful ako kasi I'm entitled na for a Qatari Driving License na... konting turo lang ng driving shempre c/o my hon, ok na.

*appointment with great people* I was able to meet my bestfriends during my stay in P.I. Sayang nga lang, my best-est friend was not there. Busy daw xa sa review ng board exam nya for nursing. I'm understanding naman kaya I understood. Sabi ko next year nalang pag kami na ni hon ang umuwi ng Pinas for Christmas vacation.

*family reunion* Nahuli kasi ito yung pinaka last na event na nagyari before I came back here in Doha. Masaya. Ang lalaki na ng cousins ko. My relatives are aging. nakakaloka. Especially my tito's and tita's. Hehehe.

So far, yun palang kaya ng powers ko ikwento.

Above are the major reasons why my vacation is all worth it.

after the agony of 25 days

He went to my workplace and met me after he arrived from the airport. I was taking my steps to our rendezvous when in a sudden glare, I saw his face. The happiest face that one could ever imagine..the smile that I haven't seen for 25 days.. his face..

Nakita ko sya, smiling so wide. He wanted to kiss me..embrace me with his strong arms.. he wanted to shout to the world how my world filled his...how blessed he is for having me..and how thankful he is for being home again.. with me.

After few hours or so, we hugged each other.. embracing like there's no tomorrow.. yakap na even earthquake can't seperate us apart..

Sa haba ng mga oras na un.. all he could say was...

"I missed you.. I love you.. mahal na mahal kita hon. mahal na mahal..."

the best reason why all men are 'not' the same

I shouldn't be blogging about my lovelife, I believe I should blog about ME. Oh well, since me and him are now one, then maybe I'll blog about him nalang.

For the past 2 years, I was hoping for a brighter start. I was thinking maybe another degree would flourish my career and uplift my self-esteem..or if not, I can go on with what I love (and that's singing) and pursue my band dream. Or kung hindi naman, I'll follow my field and be a public servant one day.

Not until he came.

Hindi ko rin alam. Basta it hit me.

He arrived at nowhere and elsewhere. A poof and a jack-in-a-box scene. Started pumping my heart with his love. More of what Ive asked.

He nortured me with loads of respect, loyalty and understanding. Lahat witness ni God and the people around us. I even thought na I'll be ending in a convent someday tapos I'll be wearing the nuns' gown. But no. He showed me that the world is not just a world, but a world of possibilities and transparency.

Minahal nya ako of who I am and who I was. No questions asked. He himself uplifted my esteem and let me feel that I deserved to be loved as how I give love to other people. He trusted me in so many ways that I can't even ffind equal ways to show him the appreciation with regards to that.

Ngayon ko lang naramdaman mahalin ng ganito. Na even the tiniest thing that you give to one person is truly appreciated. Na even if you don't leave something for yourself, kahit ibigay mo lahat ng pagmamahal mo is worth it. Na you change because you were not being forced by someone but you change because you think it's for your own sake and for his sake as well.. Na you earn patience to help your relationship mature.. Na you don't lean on your knees para mahalin ka ng tao pero kusa at sobra sobra nya tong ibinibigay sayo it pinararamdam sayo araw araw how it feels to be loved.

He never deprived me of his sweetness. He's not ashamed to admit, not even in public how much he truly deserves to have me, not even to his friends, not even to everyone. We argue at times but we settle the issue before the day ends. This is really unbelievable..but believe me, with his love and patience, it happens.

I just wanna take this opportunity to thank my fiance for everything that he does for me. Thank you so much, and I love you for that. We're God meant and I'm thankful that He made us as one.

laughter is a long time vacation...

Just watch this vid.. it made me laugh tlga. pramis!

getting used to what you're not used to

Adjustment is a long-time process. Parang for a vegetarian na kumain ng meat, ghad. It will take time para masikmura nya yung ganun. Anways..

I blogged kxe I'm missing may fiance so much. He's still processing his papers para makapablik d2 sa Qatar. When he left parang naputulan ako ng kalahating part ng katawan ko. Though 100% naman na he will come back, shempre, I'm used na he's always here beside me. Yung tipong from morning to evening we're together. Haayy..

Pagbigyan nyo na ako. sad lang ako. :( Mawawala din to.

thought for the day:

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

-unknown

multiply blog

2nd home. Yep. Napablog ako ng ndi oras kahapon. Wala lang. I just tried a new one. Ok pala mag blog sa multiply but then not all people can read it. Tago kasi. Naka tab xa and if you don't customize your page, hindi sya makikita.

I opt not to mention my multiply site here... para kahit papano, I have privacy *wink*

sponsorship invitation

I found a comment on one of my posts kanina lang and here's what he said..

Hi,

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Looking forward to doing business with you.

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Flattered, yes. But on the second thought, i will be obliged to post everyday (which I can't do due to my loaded work in the office), to visit sites and promote mine, to seek sponsorship..etc. Ghad, mukang ndi ko keri. Ok na to. I'm blogging for the sake of ME.

Thanks Elmer. I hope this post answered your query. I really do appreciate it.

Maraming Salamat :D

jeans jeans.. and a lot of jeans

Jeans are either flexible and not flexible. If you prefer to wear the stretchable one, then it should fit you. Meaning, whatever your waist and legs are, sure thing it will turn out to look good on you. But if you prefer to wear the egotistical type of jeans, meaning, the super fashionable and undeniably gorgeous one, then expect that you'll lose a lot of time looking for that kind.

But if you already bought the jeans that are not stretchable, then I suggest, it's time for you to amend certain inaccuracy from your body. It's either lose some weight, or go to the nearest dressmaker's shop for them to fix the jeans coz obviously, you cannot return what you have purchased. That's for sure. You're in it, just bear with it.

Say something about your jeans. C’mon. ;)

it's my 22nd bday

I'm getting old...and today's my 22nd year. Nakakaloka. But it's ok, mas matanda padin naman ung relatives ko sken kaya ok lang. Hehehe..

Bday ko, and yet, walang sawa akong nagttrabaho. I'm happy kxe I was able to rush things sa buhay ko. Before, sabi ko I wouldn't be able to get my 'perfect' man. Tapos dumating si Dennis, holding a spoonful of love, concern, respect, and loyalty. Then along came my new job. Tapos my family's recovering from a small conflict. Ok na. Now, I can say na my life has a new direction.

Thanks to you, people. ;)

thought for the day:

"Look back on where you became... and not on what you become."

- unknown

life is brute, God is good

I believe in the saying na "Everything happens for a reason". Dati, I believe in destiny. Tayo rin pala ang gumagawa ng buhay nten. It's not good to depend our lives over something na we don't know kung ano kakahantungan. Magulo? Basta, yun na un.

Before, I hated everything that happened to me. I was thinking that maybe, Karma na to or punishment na to ni God for everything that I've done wrong...pero I just found out na hindi pala. He loves us, kaya nya binigay satin yun.

I resigned from my job, kala ko, wala nanag direksyon buhay ko. Just as I thought walang mangyayari, something good happened. Yun na yun. Thankful coz He never left me. Kahit matigas ulo ko, God's still there to support me in many ways. Andyan padin yung mga taong pinadala Niya from up above to look after me. Haaayy.. pano ako babawi?

Basta, to all you people out there na nawawalan ng pag asa dahil may mga nangyayaring masama sa buhay nila, keep your faith in Him. The 'faith' never fails. ;)

missing my world

I know. I've been missing a lot. Dapat 500 na ang posts ko. I even forgot to commemorate my hundred posts. Sobrang busy. No elaborations. un na un.

Blogger will always be a part of me. Nakatulong sya sken. The things I had with this site were the things that helped me from my therapy. Way way back, down ako non. But Blogger was there to support me in so many ways. Before, my blog was full of hatred, revenge and condemn. Ngayon, naging daan to para maging ok ang lahat. It helped. And I'm thankful.

Miss ko na lahat. First friends ko d2, nakakachat ko pa. Ngayon, even sa Yahoo Messenger, naka park lang ako. Status lang napapalitan, wala na ako makachat sa sobrang busy ko.

Maraming nangyari sa buhay ko. Marami rin akong natutunan.

I'll update this site. Very soon. Steady lang. ;)

dunestock 2008

Awesome. Kahit anong sandstorm, it never stopped us from heading there. The attendees were all British and mabibilang mo lang sa kamay mo ang mga pinoy. We even went camping and of course, we brought with us foods. I'm used to this kind of long-drive kxe me lagi kaming nagttravel by land ng family ko. Outgoing kasi father ko. 1 hour-drive to Mesaieed Qatar is not bad. Worth it naman.

Kahit pasok-pasukan na ng buhangin contact lens ko, go lang. Hahaha.. Buti lahat kami may shades at naprotektahan mga mata namin from the sandstorm. Tindi namin noh? Hahaha. Ang matindi pa nito, I wasn't able to bring with me my eyeglasses. Kaya when I removed my contax, I can't see clearly. Nakakainis. E kesa naman mabulag ako diba? I might as well remove it nalang. Oh well, survive naman ang drama. Take a look at the pics.

Ayan na. Literal. Asa desyerto ako. Hehehe. ;)

monthsary blues

It's been 3 years..ngayon ko lang uli nacelebrate tong okasyon na to. Some people would say na couples should celebrate the 'anniversary' on their years of relationship and not on months. Sweet lang. Pa-sweet. Hehehe.. ako I'm honored kasi the guy that I ended up with is my close friend for 3 years. Meaning, we somewhat knew each other before pa naging kami. We're not the typical na "i just met him sa ganito.ganyan..tapos ganito...", there's a chemistry between us. The feeling is so mutual.

Parang ang tagal nang kami. He even told me that. Cguro we ended up together kasi we're destined. Whatever. Me neither, I don't believe in destiny. Pero I oppose this time. Meron pala non.

Anyways, here are some of the shots that were taken on our monthsary last April 17.

He gave a bouquet of flowers and of course, a dinner date. Haayy... I'm so in love with him. Wala na akong mahahanap na ganito sa mundo. He's different from the other guys. Ayoko lang maxado ibuild up. Basta, what I see and what I feel from him is real. I'm sure of that.

speechless

I don't know what to say..really. I've been blogging for a year now and ngayon lang ako natigil ng ganitong katagal. If I'm not mistaken, the last time I blogged was March pa. Dami kasi happenings sa sa outside world. God answered my prayers kxe. Everything's so perfect...with him..with them. Lahat. Kaya sana, if I were to update my blog, yung makkwento ko lahat. Hehehe.. lahat ng happenings. Pero naguupload naman ako new pictures sa multiply ko. It's just that I just can't find the right time to blog. Walang net sa office they're still fixing the phone lines. Weird diba?

Basta you'll see me blogging soon. ;)

finally, reincarnated.

After the long walk, I have been reincarnated by this young man who made my life so perfectly complete. Sobra. Wala akong masabi. Sobrang speechless. I have never been in love like this before. Siguro God gave me trials before para matuto ako sa mga mistakes ko. I asked for blessings pero I have never expected na ganito karami dadating sa buhay ko. New job, new friends, new environment, new start, and a loving boyfriend.

I don't like to exaggerate things. pero isa lang masasabi ko, he's so worthy to love. Napakabait na tao, responsible. I'm a changed woman because of him. basta. maraming words. I don't need to cite it all. God knows how we love each other.

Thank you so much God for giving me all these...especially him.

have you ever?

Have you ever thought that maybe the right guy out there is waiting for you?

Never in my life did I assume that I'd see a perfect guy. Fresh from the flesh. Personally. Face-to-face. I was almost hit by my anxiety thinking that maybe it was just an hallucination. Delusion. Or even a mental distrubance. Why? Coz it's too much to ask. There's no such thing as perfect guy. Perfect girl. Or perfect lovestory.

There's this story about a young girl who almost pushed it all to meet the right guy for him. An absurd situation that even the both of them cannot even conclude what will happen next.

They haven't spoke with each other for a year. No phone calls, no emails, no verbal talks, no nothings. The typical coldness seperates them apart. The awkward situation conceptualizes the idea that they won't ever talk again.

Until one day, they have no idea that fate will let them meet in one place. Since it was their first time after a year to be seeing each other, deep inside, the guy was amazed on how the young girl bloomed into a very fine young lady. Who would ever thought that after 12 months or more, he would send her a message saying this line: "You look gorgeous. I can't help myself to stare at you.." And the music goes on. The conversation started and both of them since then were starting to communicate to each other.

After a week, they guy asked "do you still have the same feelings for me?"

The girl responded "What if I tell you that my feelings for you did not change?"

The guy was struck in silence. He doesn't know what to say. He was speechless.

Then finally, he started to burst out what he has to say.

"I have to be sure. We have to be closer than before. I don't want to hurt you or even the people around me. If I would love again, I'll make it sure that she we will be the last woman that ill spend my life with. Let me show you my ways.."

The young girl walked out in dismay. She doesn't know what to feel or what to respond. This time, she's the speechless one.But it never stopped them from seeing each other. The guy showed him his ways and he started feeling special... the young girl felt the same thing too.

Until one day, they started feeling mutual. Up to the extent that they love each other already. It's as if they met in both ends.They started to plan their future since both of them are stable with their lives. Both of them are now madly in love with each other that even their worlds can't tear them apart. From there, this is the only thing that the guy could say:

"I will love you for the rest of my life...."

And until now, their love story continues...

the day when I felt special

When fate opens a nightmare, it closes another one by opening a new sequel.

It was March 17 when I started working in this company. Akala ko, that would only be the exciting event that will ever happen during that day. I sat down on my office seat, felt the cold air from the AC, and started familiarizing hundreds of file boxes. No one taught me what to do and where to go. Isinabak lang ako and that’s it. They just spelled out the idea of a big company in them plus the field that I’m working in. 8 hours, straight shift. Not bad. It’s a new challenge. I’m happy about the compensation. I even have my own driver...shempre with the use of our company car. 4 transpo service in a day. Morning, Lunch out, Lunch in, and Afternoon after working hours. Eto malufet, this time, pag labas ko ng site office namin, I can clearly see the sun na pababa palang. Coz before when I used to work from my previous companies, lagi nalang car lights nakikita ko sa labas. Lagi nalang gabi. Ngayon, I can still feel the sun heat whenever I walk from our site office papuntang company car. And the best part of this job is, meron internet access. UNLIMITED. Hahaha.. No hustles, no worries. Ako lang kasi babae d2 sa site office. Lahat ng mga engineers and architects kasama ko. Isama mo pa ung mga contractors pati consultants. Hehe..

But that’s not the best part.

I heard the sweetest thing from someone. Yun na yun. Now I’m much of a happy lady. Sobrang kaligayahan nararamdaman ko ngayon. I asked God for a blessing pero I never expected na sobra sobra pa dadating sakin. I’m so thankful. Sobra.

I am not boasting or anything. I’m just sharing out what I have in mind right now.
I’ll give out the full details after two months.

As of now, Daily Apathies muna. Para lahat happy.",)

thought for the year:

"Fight for what we feel and not for what we think..."

- Dennis Torcatos

when a blessing starts

I'll be spending a lot of time in my new office.... ;) Yeah, I'm hired to a new company named *****. I am well compensated and I'm happy about it. Wish me luck! My first day will be tomorrow. ;)

I will rarely spend my time blogging and visiting sites. Haiz. This is my hatest part. The part wherein I need to bid temporary goodbyes sa mga co-bloggers ko.

Kaya kayo, start believing in yourselves. Anything can happen in a wink...all you have to do is trust in your capabilities.

Basta ako I'm happy. sobra-sobrang blessings.. I need to offer a Mass.

Thank you God. ;)

anorexic?

Finally.

I'm starting to lose weight.

(this shot was taken last night before I sleep. Huggard. Hehe)

The good thing about it is that I don't need an adobe application to make myself look good. I just thought I am.

Subject:	BOTS???!!! IS DAT U???!!! HMM......
Message:	my golly botsi of mine! ur so payat evah npo!

I'll take that as a compliment.

thought for the day:

"Never wall your happiness just for the sake of anybody.."

- unknown

lucks unlocks

Don't you just love it when you feel happy?

Coz I do. Yes, masaya ako. Even if I'm jobless, nawarak N95 ko for some unfortunate reasons, at kung anu ano pa, I AM HAPPY.

The people around me right now just don't know how they make me feel soooo special. I can't even describe kung anong happiness nararamdaman ko ngayon.

Eveything that happened to me is a good luck.

Basta, I AM HAPPY.

right Pabz? ;)

the princess' tragic accident for 2008

Tragic tlga. Y?

I almost lost my mobile. For some unfortunate and absurd reasons, naiwan ko syang nakapatong sa likod ng sasakyan ni papa when me and Pabz were making tambay sa parking area. I was looking for my phone for almost 2 days.. parang mahal sa buhay na nawala tapos kulang nalang ireport sa pulis. Kainesshh.

Then one night, biglang sumulpot si N95 out of nowhere. Buti nalang andun c....*toot* to help us pick up the mobile phone. Thanks to my sis-in-law who informed us about the incident. Blessing tlga.

God is good. Ngayon, my mobile phone's ok. A charitable organization donated money para sa pagpapaayos ng phone ko. hehe.. char! hehe.

So ok na sya ngayon. Sayang lang I wasn't able to take a picture of my lasug-lasog na mobile phone para i could feature it here. Hehehe..

ready...or not..?

Barry Manillow has always been a legend. Imagine, up to now, sikat padin mga songs nia.

Ang di ko lang matanto, bakit nya pa kinanta tong kantang to?

And I'm Ready To Take A Chance Again,
Ready to put my love on the line with you.
Been living with nothing to show for it;
You get what you get when you go for it,
And I'm Ready To Take Chance Again with you

Nakakaloka! Ano ba?!

'bummity'

I finally gots to call my self an official bum.

Yeah, a bum.

I resigned from my job. I don't know. I became confused of what's happening. I don't want their business to suffer coz of my lame service.

Other than that, nah. I just talked to my mom and everything's fine. Both of them understood me. Kala ko all this time, hangin lang ako sa mata nila...pero they keep on observing me pala. Super cool nila. Love 'em tlga.

No elaborations. Basta, masaya ako sa mga decisions ko lately. Sana sangayunan ni Papa God lahat. ;)

'pinoy rocks' concert in Doha 2008

For the 2nd time, I was able to attend a rock concert. First ke Kitchie & Bamboo now naman sa mga to. All were held in Doha Qatar ha. Kaloka. Hehe..Nakakatuwa kxe ganun pala ang rock concert. I remember Jay Contreras from Kamikazee threw water on us. Nakakaloka. Hahaha.. Good thing I was able to hide my digicam and my mobile phone.

I don't know what was the temperature during that night pero I'm hell sure na I was freezing cold. Grabeeee sa lamig. Pero sulit naman. VIP seats + perks = SULIT! hehe ;)

Here are some of the pics that I took during the concert:

A shot of the stage before the program starts.
Ang lamig nyan. I swear.GRRRRR

A closer shot of Gloc 9. He went down the stage to get close with the audience.

Gumwapo xa infairness.

Ely Buendia plays 'Overdrive' (a song from his old band the legendary Eraserheads). Now he performed live with his new band Pupil.
Suplado c Ely. I swear.

The Master Rapper Francis M. sings 'Cold Summer Nights' which was according to him, he composed 12 years ago when he was in his younger years.
To the audience: "Ok lang ba kayo dyan? Taktak mo o Kagat Labi? O, baka may stampede d2 ha. Wag kayong magalala, walang dayaan d2. (pertaining to their rival show Wowowee)"
- Francis M.

Awards-natcher Kamikazee entertains the audience with their punchlines. Jay Contreras did well. The humor was brought up and the crowd cheered for their great performance.
Ang kulit nito ni Jay. Hehe.. Sobrang tawa kami ng tawa d2.

All time favorite Parokya Ni Edgar serenaded the audience with their popular songs way back. Plus the jamming with Francis M., Gloc 9 and Kamikazee added the fun. They all did very well
I swear.
Ang gwapo ni Vincci! Ayoko ke Chito, may Kaye na xa. hehe. ;)

The funny part was that when the concert was going on, panay ang tutok nung cameraman sa amin ni Pabz. Hahaha.. E hello? kitang kita kaya kami sa malaking projector. Kamusta naman? hehe.. IBa tlga maganda. Charot. hehe.

Pero kainis lang kxe my mobile and cam were not charged properly. I even tried to take a pic with Chito of Parokya ni Edgar...pero my cam and mobile batteries died. Kainesh diba? Arrgghh.

Anyways, just to let you sneak into some of the parts that I took during the concert, I'll post the uploaded video na pnaghirapan ko. hehe. ;) Enjoy!

reminiscing college days

I'm pretty sure majority of u guys value the times you shared with your peeps way back your high school days. Well, I wasn't able to experience the same thing. My college years were way better than my high days. Haiz. Emote na naman. Pano kxe, I was browsing my old phone (which is 2 yrs na sken) na minsan ko lang gngwa sa sobrang busy when I suddenly realize na meron pala akong old vids from it. Yeah, old vids. Kaloka diba. Mga tipong 2005-2006 pa.

Naiyak ako I swear when I saw those vids. Seems like I wanna go to college again. Haiz.

What could be more funnier than that? May prof na may ganyan pang nagaganap? Hehehe..

I just love these peeps. *sigh*

qatar total open '08 & the great Sharapova

The Qatar Total Open is a tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event is a Tier I-tournament from 2008, and is played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. is the main tournament sponsor.

The first tournament was held in 2001 as Qatar Total FinaElf Open for the prize money of $170,000, as a Tier III tournament. In 2004, tournament got Tier II category because of prize money incised to $600,000, and in 2007, to $1,340,000. From 2008 season, tournament became Tier I, for the prize money of $2,500,000.

Major gas and communications company sponsored the event this year. Plus, the grand winner for the tennis game will get a millions of moolah. How's that?

And when we say tennis, who would ever forget the great Maria Sharapova?

In very windy conditions, Maria advanced to the 3rd round at the Qatar Total Open in Doha after she defeated Galina Voskoboeva of Russia 6-4 4-6 6-1 in 2 hours and 5 minutes.

The 1st set took 44 minutes as Maria won it 6-4. In the middle of the set both players traded breaks and Maria got the crucial break to lead 5-4 and took the set on her serve.

Maria lost her 1st set of the year in the 2nd set as Voskoboeva took it 6-4.

Maria will play the 3rd round on probably this week and will play Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand. They have played twice before and Maria leads the series 2-0. The last meeting was in San Diego last year and Maria won 6-1 6-3.

I'm not into tennis anyways, but I could say, Sharapova really rocks.

You should try watching her one time. Take it from someone who watched her game fresh from the flesh. ;)

vday

I never thought that my vday-date will be that exciting. Good thing I'm blessed with these kind of people: Kuya, Cha, Ja & Bheng invited me to a chocolate buffet at Sharq Hotel here in Doha. And since it's the 'lovers' special day, we tunned the twist into a different sequel.

The Chocolate buffet is so mouthwatering. I swear. If you're on a diet, leave this place and never taste a choco drop from the chocolate fountain. Coz i bet ull crave for more.

Take a look:

Sorry naman if I wasn't able to show my face on the camera. Busog pa ako sa chocolate dipped strawberry e. Hehehe.

Thanks to my brother who never forgets to cheer me up. He gave me flowers which I unexpectedly waited. He's so sweet.

them & their abnormalities

When things get wrong and when people hates you for some unexplainable reasons, give them a sob, let them do what they want to do. It's their choice as an individual to be an 'animal' rather than to be a human.

What does it take to be an animal?

If you're stepping beyond jurisdiction. When everything you do or say is nonsense, be scared. Deformation from low class to high class is a big impact of abnormality. Hahaha.. Don't you think so?

Everyone has their own extent. A deaf may not hear things, a blind may not see things, but one thing's for sure:

A dumb as* uneducated immoral individual-wannabe will never be happy. Believe me.

the charm equation

Usually, when we say charm, we think of the physical aspects of an individual. She may be 'maganda' or 'sexy' in a snap rate or kung ndi naman 'she's rich that's why she's hot' ang impression. But did u think about the instances that maybe people's views vary? Kce ako, when I was still a kiddo, I felt ugly...in my own perspective. I'm the typical chubby girl na laging kinukurot. Na tipong whe you gots to talk to my mom's colleagues you would hear them saying na "Si May kailangan na nyang magpapayat, pagnagkadalaga sya mahihirapan sya". Mga ganun ba. I took that as a long-time insult. Though I wasn't able to satisfy their tastebuds as I started reaching that 'dalaga' age they were telling my mom years back, I have finally found ways to crap back those words to their faces. Take these few situations as an example:

• Typical Barkada Inuman. I was at my friend's house drinking a bottle of vodka. When suddenly one of our friends entered the place with a guy. We asked kung sino sya, and she said it's her textmate daw. They finally gots to meet inside the mall couple of hours earlier before they went to the place where we are. Then ayun. After the session, we went home. Aba, kinumagahan, my friend texted me. She asked "Ate, ano daw number mo sabi nung kasama ko kagabi. He was asking about your number. Cute ka daw kasi plus masaya kasama". I was flattered of course, who wouldn't? E before I could send my 'don't-tell-him-my-number' message, she gave my number na pala to the guy. Ano ver?! Flatter ako. Hindi kinikilig. Haba ng hair ko non ha, infairness. Result? Wala naman. I just stopped replying his messages. Infatuated lang yun I know plus, ndi ako interesado. Hahaha.. Kasi according to him, I am so accomodating. O diba?


• Summer Outing @ Rizal. Me and my cousins including my aunts decided to spend 2 days in Antipolo Rizal. We went to a resort (I forgot the name) na super crowded sa dami ng tao. The usual, inuman, kwentuhan sa cottage, and nag videoke. I sang couple of songs na maraming nakakarinig. Meaning, even the cottage beside ours, audience din. To cut the story short, we went home around 5am na..overnight swimming ito. Sa kabilang cottage there were a group of guys nag nag night swimming din. They are cute ha infairness. So aun nga, when me and my relatives started carrying our bags para umalis, a guy approached us. ako, deadma. I know, one of them have a crush sa Aunt ko. Pretty kasi sya. For a 28 year-old, hindi kami mukang mag tita. Anywhoots, aun nga. Kala ko c aunt ang lalapitan. The cute guy approached me. He was like "Hi miss, pwede makipagkilala? ano name mo? ang galing mong kumanta...pwede makuha number mo?" E shempre, what will I do? since andun relatives ko, I need to behave. Nakakainis. I wanted to give my number na nga, pero this was what popped out from my mouth "Wala ako cellphone e.Cge, bye." *haba ng hair*Maria Clara, ikaw ba yan?

What can you say about the situations I've cited? Diba not all the people who compliments you could say that you're beautiful in a first glance lang? That's what I'm trying to present here. We are beautiful in many ways. Cguro. we may not have this typical physical beauty blessings since birth pero, people can see the real beauty within us in our own ways. ;)

Think about it.

another one

It's been a while since someone gave me an outstanding compliment. I just can't help to acknowledge them for the sincere appreciation they have for me.

Thank you so much Mrs. Brooks for believing in my capability as a blogger and as an individual.

"This 5-Star Blog Award is given to a blogger whose blog is of highest classification.A blog of excellence in the following criteria:- content, design and style, informative and accomodating
I want to share this award to the ff: jennyR,cindaaay, jackie and gracie."

Thanks for supporting my site. You guys just don't know how it makes me happy ;)

death sentence (2007)

This movie made me cry. As in. You wanna know why? Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the ...( read more )disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

At first you might think Kevin Bacon doesn't really fit in this type of role. However, his portrayal of loving family man turned vigilante couldn't be more spot-on. Nick Hume is just your average white collar working man with a great family and a good life in suburbia. His oldest son is a hockey star in the making and is on his way to a great college career. But one night they cross paths with a gang in the middle of an initiation. One that involves the new member performing a kill at random. Hume's son finds himself in the cross-hairs and the results are more than a little gruesome.

Hume's descent into rage really begins when he's told there's not enough evidence to put the killer away and he walks free. From there this becomes a twisted tale of grief, pain and vengeance. And Bacon delivers a great performance in what could have otherwise been just another random slaughter-fest. The downside of this film is the performances from the rest of the cast. They're either generic or unintentionally funny. It's hard not to laugh at John Goodman trying to be the serious villain of a film. And even though Aisha Tyler tries so hard to be the strong police detective with a sympathetic heart, she's ultimately forgettable and practically useless in the plot.

This movie has a great story. You gotta watch it.

cursed week ender

Last Thursday was one of my worst days...ever. Imagine, I was pressured to death plus, I was shouted... plus, I wasn't able to get my salary. Deymn!

As I entered my office that morning, I knew, my aura will oppose my exciting it's-weekend-tomorrow feeling. You know what happened?

• My pending work was supposed to be submitted on that morning...as early as 8am. When I printed the pages, ghad. Most of the items were wrong! And so, I had to review all the papers by checking it one by one. And since all of it were merely 'numbers', I cannot concentrate. And guess what time did I finish those papers? 11:30 am!!!!!!!!!!! Arrgghh.
• I was having doubts with my bank account. And so, I phoned the bank and confirmed my bank account number..thinking that maybe my company transferred salary to a wrong acct number. The agent was like "Ma'am this bank account no. is not under your name. It's for somebodyelse." My GOD!!! What's happening to the world???? I called my old company and told them that they gave me a wrong account number. Imagine, for a year, I thought I was holding the right account number!!! Was it my mistake to be their victim? I phoned my old company and I argued with the accountant. She's sooo effing stupid. She even asked me "Did I give that number to you? Maybe it's not me. Maybe you've just mistaken me". GRRRR!!! I wanted to burst out the bad words that were hiding inside my mouth. But good thing, I was still able to talk to her in a professional manner. Haizzz...
  

Good thing, kahit mejo TANGA ung admin sa company ko ngaun, they told me this:

"we're doing the action. You will receive your salary by this week.."

Yun naman pala. Thank God.

month starter

Finally! I gots to find time to update my blog. I had enough these past few weeks...my job's killing me..events are teasing me..people around me keeps on bugging me..hahaha.. too much to handle eh? Oh well..

Feb started already. Pabz and I can't resist to think about the upcoming 'valentine's day'. Gheez. Pabz was like "Ate, cno ka date naten? Valentine's na valentines e..tsk" and I was like "Well, let's just get ourselves busy sa mga work naten by staying overtime at work sa 14...and pretend na we don't know na it's valentine's day.." then we started laughing.. Hehehe.. True naman diba? If you can't get someone to date with, date your paper works. Hehehe..Haaayyys... Sobra na tong pagiging single ko! Tantanan na!

On the serious side, this month gave me a good start. Too bad, ndi pa ako nakakadalaw sa church to thank God for my blessings...haiz. Basta He knows naman that I'm always thankful na nananalig ako sa Kanya.

Sana magtuloy tuloy to. ;)

a woman's worth

Hurriedly he ran fast inside the wide palace thinking that he might save his love for the 1st princess.. not even thinking about the second princess who truly deserves his love. As he was looking for the 1st princess, he decided to ask one of the palace royalties:

He asked the huge guy, "did you see my princess?"

The huge guy responded, "She ran away with another man....carrying a baby inside her womb."

Poor guy.

Lesson earned: Give importance to the person who truly understands you. Never take the people for granted..Whow knows? That person might be the right one...

some thoughts in mind

There's something very cool about being able to be security for someone else. One of the biggest pieces of my psyche is built from me being the older sister, and feeling that it's my responsibility to be the Big Protector. Yeah, I'm about as intimidating as a strawberry smoothie. My job is not to chase off the big scaries. I just create a bubble that the big scaries can't get into.

I used to do it with just about Everybody. My girlfriends. My sisters. My guy & gay friends. Random people that I didn't really know all that well, but who just seemed to need it. Have love, will share.

But somewhere I seem to have forgotten how to do it. Or maybe I just figured that I'd grown sort of obsolete in that role. Nobody really needs that, do they? I of course forgot that I needed it as well, but that just didn't cross my mind. They can take care of themselves - I'm just kind of weird.

Now, it's like it's all waiting just under the surface. It's not bubbling over, but the moment anyone taps in and makes it clear that they really do want love - it's there. Most of the time, I'm kind of a hermit. I'm still expressive when I remember to be.

Emote.

rush hour 3 (2007)

I definitely oppose to the people who said that the 3rd Rush Hour sucked.Well, for the time being, Jackie Chan may be old but admit it, he never fades. Though you might find it hard to laugh at some of his lines, you can never leave the fact that Jackie Chan is still Jackie Chan... so as Chris Tucker who always sings in his films.

One thing's for sure, i love Rush Hour. ;)

thought for the day:

"Words are mere words..like life, it should have blood to palpitate and air to breathe as to words without realization is a mouth-set of lies..."

-unknown

winter cursed

I have fever. Lame information. Damn. I had to leave the office early and i hate it. Though I ended my lunchbreak encoding my pendings, I still don't want to miss my afternoon shift. Anything can happen in 3 months....and i want those things to be pure. No dull comments and irritating words from the executive peeps.

Anyways, I'm not feeling well nga. Ano ba? To hell with the above reasons.


Health muna. ;)

hail o hail 400!

It's my 400th post! Geesh. can't believe it. (big deal?hahaa..) la lang. coz as far as I could remember, it was way back january if im not mistaken, that i ought to write a post out of hatred...feelings..whatnots.. And poof, I found myself writing an everyday posts about myself and the others. How lucky could I get? Having friends in the blogger world was the biggest reward i received so far and oh boy, what more could I ask for?

I would like to feature important people and events as my twist to my 400th post.

1. 

The picture above is a portrait of a role model...a sample of a future generation. Students, leaders and every young people should either follow her lead or be somehow like her. How come?

Well, althrough out her student life, she has always been the 1st honor. Science, Mathematics, English..name it. She can perfect the examinations. I don't know where the hell did she get her 'studying skills'..hehhee. but one thing's for sure, she did not get it from me. Hehehe.. her music proclivity pwede pa..diba?

She's my 1st cousin by the way and her name is Camille Bejarin.

I'm so proud of her.

2. And when we say music, no one can beat the fresh popularity of this talented young lady:




"I had to watch Britney's pole-dancing video about 10 times to learn this song ...aye..lol..; just want to give it my own spin. I mean, I could have done a karaoke video to this one but I just had my stripper pole taken out the other day from my living room and it just wouldn't have been the same..:p
but..in all seriousness, I really do enjoy every genre from the pop-iest of pop to hard rock, hip hop, classical, country (in small bits).. !"
- Marie Digby

She's Marie Digby. A musician who was discovered by lots of youtube viewers. When her videos started pouring in, she was then invited for a tv show guesting and it served as her stepping stone to the music industry in US. She's half- Irish half Japanese. I must admit, she has what it takes to be the next Lisa Loeb of the century.

3. Job promotions. I can't even think of right reasons for me to be promoted. 1st, im a newbie in the company. 2nd, i can't even prive a single item in our stock room. 3rd, I don't even know the pipe items and all. Haiz. Pero it's a blessing. Everything's a blessing. I'm so happy for Ruby for she will be the new Office Supervisor in few months time. And according to our manager, she has to teach me her field para in 'few months time', i can replace her position... Gosh! It's a pleasure! ;)

4. Last but not the least, i just want to congratulate the owners of these blogsites for having a job well done. You guys just don't know how much you put the smile on the readers with your amazing write ups:

*angeles portal network *adam *aethen *ako *albert *ariane *ayel *bea *blissful weddings *bugits *cantilangnon *cathie *chez francine *ch13f *chelsea *chemik *chi *chris *christian bryan *cory *cyber-clif *coiledice *daniel *darkblak *darlene *dauphine *debzjane *deejay *edelweiss *ekai *elayski *elif *emina *engz *emmyrose *francine.uno *francine.dos *goddess *gorjess *gwapita *herbert *honney *icka *jacqui *jam *jerski *jhewell *jhayelle *joice *jowell *k4english *kc *kate *kathycot *lionheart *lui *makoy *mandaya-moore *mayee *mel *melly *meg.uno *meg.dos *mica *mikkoi12 *mitch *monique *mutecraft **nelo *nice *neolle *pepe *petut *pinoyblogero *princess *pruneskie *quinkoy *quoteshaven *rara *redlan *reigh *rejn **rowena *roy *ruff *russ *sempai *shift gaming systems *texas-sweetie *tennybear *thet *wacky *wanda *wanderer*yorokobee

Cherish the blessings. ;)

drained. frozen.dead..?

Hahaha.. what a subject to post. Wala lang. I'm currently freezing! As in literally freeeezzzingg!! Sobrang lamig d2 now. Akala namin mageend na ang winter last December...my God, little did we know that it's just about to start. oh ghad. ang lamig tlga.

I'm used to this weather naman pero when you're there in the scenario na malamig na tlga, ull feel the whole thing.Ah basta!! Malamig! Nakakatamad bumangon eh to think my shift starts at 7am.... goodluck tlga! Ugh.

I need 10 set of heaters. Any donations?



X's: While im thinking what jacket to wear, c jenjen naman is thinking that sando to wear. Ay grabe, naka sando't shorts lang sya! Hindi ko kaya yun! Ang lamig kaya!

thought for the day:

"Pleasing them is never an obligation..it is just their obsession.."

- jackie

be home soon

Many things happened for the past 2 yrs and I must say, I'm ready to come back to where it all started..Philippines! ill be taking my vacation in 6 months time. I also have to fix my sponsorhip and all. Plus, all of us will be going there to attend the church wedding of my brother.

Missin' those days. Days wherein I own my lifestyle. Days wherein there's no limits to whatever I'm doing...ghad. I'll be doing it again!

Anyways, tagal pa naman un. 'm looking forward to see my friends again..and of course, my blogmates ;)

generation confusion

Have you ever thought that the present generation will come out way too different from the generations that we grew up with?

Someone viewed me in friendster and so I viewed him back. I checked his pictures and these are what I saw. hehehheehe...

Now tell me, kabataan pa ba ang pag asa ng bayan? hehehe.

thought for the day:

" It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.."

- Mahatma Gandhi

brotha & his 25th natal

To the person who defends me sa mga taong ndi kaaya-aya, who's always there to support and suggest something about my decisions in life, one of the best guys i know, super successful, and someone that I idolize for being soooo strong in every hurdles in life that came after him..

Hepi Beerday Kuya!

May God continue to bless you with joy, good health and happy life. You just don't know how proud I am to be your beautiful sister. hahahhaa.. I mean sister.

Loveyou so much and keep on achieving your goals.

Always remember, you are a good role model. ;)

thought for the day:

"If you want to get something that you never had before, do something that you had never done before..."

- unknown

new look for new year

Actually, I was able to go the salon last month..right before we headed to Bahrain. Pity on me, i wasn't able to blog my new 'do. An experiment cguro. Hahaha.. I just want to keep myself fresh..fresh from stress and whatevers.

from this long to this short:

BEFORE

AFTER!

Of course, I told Pabz to cut her hair na din for a change. Kaya ayan...

Ayos ba? Hehehe..Parang siopao lang noh? hehehe.

Just tell me if I have to shorten it more ha. Hahaha.

minutes of idle

Year 2007 gave me loads of lessons in life. I never imagined that I would go blogging..and living this far. Thanks to the reasons of my motivations. I have encountered different people in my life whom I thought would only play small role during my escapade to wherever. Some are those I fought with, but in the end I talked with.. some are those who've hurt me in so many ways but in the end I can't resist to talk with due to some unexplainable viewpoints, and some who have encouraged me to the things I wanna do but in the end discouraged me...I thank you for all of it. It strengthens me.

Our lives may be short, but never live life to the fullest. That's what 2007 taught me. Face the years to come and what you have to become.

Live life and love life for the sake of everyday.

a post year-ender

This will probably be my last post for this month and for this year. Of course it doesn't mean that I'll stop blogging..huwag OA..year ender lang. ok? Hehehe..

For those who keep on supporting my site, thank you so much. I don't know if I'm making sense with my posts. Hehehe.. you know what I post is what I do and what I see.. what I feel and what I sense. Everything about me and the others is the Essence Of My Life.

I am busy with this effin job that I just started a month ago.. and so, I might not post another one for 2007 on the 1st of 2008. Preparations will solemnly happen believe me. Parties...itineraries.. Haiz. Too tiring.

Up to the next post! mwah! Happy new year in advance! ;)

I miss u guys in my blogroll. *kisses*

cannibal hollocaust (1979)

I watched this film in the office... But of course, I finished my lunch first before watching it. This film is just sooo effin disgusting. Absolutely realistic, gruesome definitely but amazingly subtle. It was not what I expected, in fact it was extremely heavy in its subject matter and its morality debate, which is who is the real savage? I was really drawn to this film and it seriously put my mind in a haunted state. Grotesque yes, but it is also an art-piece and frankly after watching a few of Deodato's films, I must say I like this man a lot.

whew. For those who already watched this film, you wouldn't wanna eat 'dinuguan' after you watched this, do u?

things to ponder

In fact, it seems the one thing that can be counted on in this life is ... change. Life is about change, and for the most part, change is growth. Change happens around us. It happens in nature, in the seasons. It happens in the weather, the turn of the earth, the plants and animals around us change, and most importantly, the people around us change. Change is continuous

I welcome change ... even knowing it may be painful. The more God pours His love into me, the more attentive I am to the needs of others and the more free I am to to be uniquely ME.

goodbye hatred

I believe in always forgiving, not always forgetting....but how far do you let things go with one person that you have to keep forgiving? If they are your friends but always needing to ask for your forgiveness for shitty things they've done to you, when do you draw the line where the friendship ends? And which way hurts you more, letting them continue to hurt you and f**k you over, or losing them and feeling life without them. Is it circumstancial and if so, why ? And who defines how far is "too far"?

My head has reached "too far", but my heart says keep on....Now who do you listen to ?

I don't want to be unhappy anymore (as a general feeling, i'm aware times will be unpleasent) because i know i dont have that long to live...none of us do. Why should you live your one life unhappy ?

But how do I know what makes me MORE unhappy?

Making myself happy doesn't fit the situation I have been. That's why, for old time's sake, I wll let go of hatred.

But of course, will I be the one to start the reconciliation? of course not. That's too much to do. I've had enough. Let their feets come after me.

Bow. ;)

thought for the day:

"Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. "

- Minna Thomas Antrim

we're in love

Deymn! Pabz and I can't help ourselves! Gabi2x nalang! Bukambibig, YUNG MGA VOCALISTS NG HIGH INTENZ BAND sa Enigma Bar! Hahahaha..

The story? We barhopped when we were in Bahrain. Actually we knew the place from the start coz we went there last October. And so, planado na ang lahat. We went straight to Windsor Tower (in Manama Bahrain). And gosh.Gosh.. GOSSSHH. *kilig*

They were great in their performance (except for the girl vox who faked her 'Listen' originally from Beyonce). But when the chinky-eyed guy (i must admit he's cute. hahaha) sang Neyo's Because of You, nainis kami. He's making this Jay-R-way of singing na hindi naman dapat. Ugghh. Well actually, he sang it better when we first heard his rendition last October.

Anyways, since Pabz is sooo resourceful, she was able to find THEIR friendster accounts. Hehehe.. galing noh? Alamat tlga tong babaeng to.

First step? Enhance our friendster profiles first before adding them to ours. Hehehe...

joyeux noel

The title itself is the french term for Merry Xmas. Maiba naman. Few things that I'm thankful of:

• Stable job and a wonderful boss
• Cute baby sister who can make me laugh 24 hours a day.
• Supportive brother who can fight for my happiness.
• Understanding sister-in-law who always uplifts my self-esteem.
• Parents who always fight like little kids but in the end learn from their mistakes.
• Friends who are most likely my siblings.
  
• Lovely bloggers who always cheer me up whenever I'm down.

I don't want to sound so redundant. Kaya I'll greet you guys for the Nth time...

Merry Christmas! hehehe:)

bahrain escapade 2

As promised..eto na. Todo kwento na to. Hahahaha.. We left Doha last December 18 at around 5am. We arrived in Manama around 3pm dahil sa antayan. Hehehe. Convoy kami with 3 4-wheeled cars behind us. Papa almost got lost papuntang Saudi border. Naantok cguro. Anyways, let me share you the picture slide I made. Yung iba asa multiply account ko. Mashadong marami e. Hehehe..

Gala events are as follows:

1. Dec. 18, we just arrived in Bahrain. Pagod. Kaya we decided to just stay in the apartelle and take a rest. ahahahaha.. boring part. I know.
2. We went to their Souq (term for their marketplace with variety stuffs..in short, their mini divisoria) hehe.
   
3. We headed to Bahrain Mall. Wala lang. sale daw. They decided to go on shopping while kami, naghihintay na matapos cla. Haiz.
   
4. Dolphin place. Para makapagenjoy mga kids. ;)
5. Tree of Life. As usual, Bahrain Map na naman hawak naman just to reach the place. My brother was like "O, umayos kayo, 4 na sasakyan asa likod natin. Dapat ndi tayo maligaw". Hehehe.. kulit.
6. Wild Life. I enjoyed this part kxe the zoo is provided with airconditioned buses which served as our tour guide in the whole place. We've seen different kinds of Oryx. That's the unique part. Sad lang kxe here were not able to see wild animals like tigers and snakes. Hehehe. Sayang.
7. Barhopping. Kahit tinamad ako nung last day, still, na enjoy ko ung Enigma bar sa Windsor hotel. I even jammed with the band. It was awesome.

Outcome? sa sobrang pagod, I wasn't able to come to the office this morning. Hehehe. Haiz.

Holidays are best served when the ingredients itself is your family. ;) Am I right? :D

Happy holidays eveyone! :)

another blog leave

As what I've mentioned from my previous post ( I don't know what post was that. Hehehe), yep, you've read it right. I'll be going AGAIN to Bahrain tomorrow and that's 5am...by land with my family. That's a 10-hours road trip from coast to coast. We have to pass the Saudi border (like the usual) then we can go straight ahead to Bahrain (like we did 2 months ago). Meaning?

I have to leave you guys for 5 days. I know some of you rarely visit my entries pero ok lang. For as long as you guys won't abandon my blogsite that's enough with me. Hehehe..

I'll come back with good news from my Eid vacation in Bahrain.

Please bare with me. :D

the unique corporate world

I've never expected that I'll be a part of a sales team one day. As in! I just couldn't imagine myself holding worksheets and a calculator. But then life is so amazing that it can make things happen...even if you don't want to. Harsh? Nah. Probably an obstacle we have to face for us to make it through the heavy times.Anyways..

It's around 6pm (that was 5 hours earlier when I was still in the office) when our General Manager shouted at me. Yes, again, for the 2nd time, a GENERAL MANAGER shouted at me. If not thru phone, thru a confrontation and dying situation.

To make the story a story... hehehe..I mean short, they (yes, as in they.The senior peeps of our sales department) wanted me to explain to them why they did not receive the Internal Memorandum of our Eid Holidays which will start tomorrow up to the 22nd and that's Sunday I think. And so, I entered the my boss' office roomwhere they're having their fugly discussion about nothings. I shoutedly spoke as like announcing:

"Guys, I told you, if I'm receiving anything through fax, I'm putting it in places. Especially those important announcements.. usually, when I receive a memorandum, I automatically post it on our bulletin board. And I swear, I did not receive any memorandum about this holiday."

Our manager was like: "Ok then! you can come to the office tomorrow and work continuously until Sunday. Since you did not receive the memo, you may not take your vacation Jackie!"

Deadma. I did not respond at all. Who am I respond anyways? I'm a newbie and I know, I'm on the right stand. I don't have to prove him that I'm an effin uneducated mouth twister. Since I know I'm in the right track, I'll just follow his lead. Let him talk til his saliva gets dry. I don't care. Whatever. (FYI, it's just my 2nd week in this company, angas ba? Hehe).

Infairness to my bosses, kahit ganun cla, they're cool. I mean, we don't even have to call them 'SIR'. We usually call them by their first names. For example, our GM's name's Simon. We talk to him like "Simon!!!!!!!! you have a phone call!" or "Simon, sign this paper". Hehehe.

I'm just ain't sure if I'm heading the right path for my career. This is a gamble. And as of the moment, I'm enjoying the wins.

on to sentimental thingies

I've been wanting to have my yearbook for almost a year now. I even insisted my mom to use her 'powers' for me to get my yearbook without using any cargo services. Hehehe.. ang mahal kasi. When it comes to whatever-payables kuripot ako. Kahit pasko. Hehe.

Anyways, as I've mentioned, my aunt arrived last week from the Philippines. She was able to fix everything with her sponsor (hope so) kaya now, she's here. Of course, the very first thing na naisip kong dalhin nya is my effin Yearbook.

Our university yearbook named "LYCAEAN". a book which consists of dozens of student profiles covered with glass box. Shalah dabah. ehehe.. ;)

Imagine ha, Tiny, one of my bestfriends, claimed my yeabook in Lyceum. Thanks to the high-tech mailing techniques, I was able to send her my signatured Special Power of Attorney & authorization thingy plus copies of my valid ID's. Hahaha.. kung ndi pa ba naman ibigay sa kanya yan. hehe.

My phone bill increased kakatawag sa kanila to set their meeting. I let them meet up somewhere in Manila para maiabot yung yearbook na yan. As in. I even told Tiny na if it weren't for my achievements in our school, ndi ko talaga kukunin un. Hehehe.. At eto na, the highlights:

My aunt arrived. my brother and I were so excited to see her (for any other purposes perhaps. Ako tlga yearbook gs2 ko makitang hawak nya. Hahaha) When she sat on the car seat, I asked,
"Tita Lyn, yung yearbook?" You know what she said?

"Hindi ko nadala. Mashadong mabigat. 4 kilos ata. mageexcess ako."

Ugghh. Nakaka disappoint noh? Pero ok fine. I just smiled at her. May pahabol nga naman pala.

"Papadala ng Tita Chat mo through pouch sa dec15. mga 3 days after makukuha na natin yun. Ang ganda ganda nun May! promise! Glass-covered yearbook inyo. basta ang ganda."

Hahaha.. Palubag? Pero infairness, hindi man nya nadala, she made the right thing. Kxe if I was on her position, I wouldn't even bother to carry a 4-kilo-yearbook for the sake of 'wala lang'. Hehe..

And last night, my mom handed me my yearbook. Alas! Ang saya ko I was able to see my page in there. Basta, I am so fulfilled when I held my yearbook. Probably because my college days were memorable plus the people who were with me during those times helped me uplift my self-esteem.

Haiz. This memoir's one of the best gifts that I received this Xmas.

I miss my college life. :(

thought for the day:

"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child..."

- Henry Ward Beecher

my mom on her 47th year

Albeit her natal's today, we still celebrated her birthday yesterday. Day-wise, we made it on lunch time. Kung dinner, malamang na naman lahat.

It's my mom's 47th bday. And ghad, she's really getting old. I am too. My dad too. Uggh. what's happening to the world? :( Oh well, they don't look old though. Pero the fact na tumatanda na nga naman sila, naiisip ko na nman future ko. I have many plans for them pa naman before I settle down. Haiz. Oh well, sabi nga nila, enjoy life habang anjan pa cla for you. And that's what I'm doing.

Happenings during her bday celebration yesterday:

1. My father bought her a Media Com karaoke and that's what we used during the party. Shalah. We sang from the morning till the evening. Dami kasi songs. Hahaha..
2. Kuya and her wife made the whole thing for her. They prepared everything for the celebration. Isn't that sweet? ;)
3. I gave her my gift. It's a make up set from a leading cosmetic store.
4. I didn't blog coz I was busy singing. Hahaha.. (refer to no.1)
5. My aunt arrived and attended the party. In short, kumpleto kami kagabi.

Haiz. Those are the reasons why I've been so busy lately. Marami maxadong extra-curriculars. Like mamaya, me, cha, and pabz are going to the travel agency para mapurchase na ni pabz yung ticket nya for our vacation sa Bahrain on 18. Siya lang kasi magbby plane due to some visa circumstances sa Saudi pag sumabay sya kela kuya by land. Then after buying the ticket, we'll go straight to the salon para magpa haircut. Hehehe. ok ba?

Anyways, on topic, I just want her this:

To the most beautiful woman I've ever known: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! What I am now is what you've taught me how to become.. I attribute all my success in life from moral, intellectual to spiritual edutainment you gave me...you're the truest friend I have, when trials that are heavy and sudden, fall upon me.. when adversity takes the place of prosperity.. Especially when friends who rejoice with with me in my sunshine, desert me when troubles thicken around me, thank you for always clinging with me.

I love you so much Ma.

sing & name names

Good thing lyrics are brought out nicely by a good melody. Rock, RNB, Mellow, Classic, Country.. any genres plays vital role in the music world. Segregated perhaps. The genre itself reflects the composer's style and attitude..what he feels... what he thinks. And deymn, they're goddamn genius in this!

On topic, haven't you noticed that there are songs na may NAME title? Well, there is. And at first, I thought ang jologs...that was when I was in my teenage years. I thought it's corny and boring. Pero when I started appreciating old songs of different generations and genres, I noticed that I'm hooked up to it. Patugtugin ba naman ng father ko to sa sasakyan nya araw araw, tingnan ko lang kung ndi ko pa maalala .. hehe..

1. LEA - By: Toto
2. AMANDA - By: Boston
3. HELENA - By: My Chemical Romance
4. Who's Holding DONNA now? - By: El De Barge
5. VINCENT - By: Don Mc Lean
6. AUBREY - By: Bread
7. ROSANNA - By: Toto
8. DANIEL
9. Sweet MELISSA - By: Allman Bros
10. LINDA on my mind - By:Conway
11. Twitty SHERRY - By: Four Seasons
12. Oh SHERRY - By: Steve PerryJessica
13. ALLMAN BROS. TIMOTHY - By: The Buoys
14. Black BETTY - By: Ram Jam
15. SIMON Says - By: 1910 Fruitgum Co.
16. DONNA - By: Ritchie Valens
17. PEGGY SUE By: Buddy Holly
18. ELEANOR RIGBY - The Beatles
19. LAYLA - By: Derek & The Dominoes
20. ALFIE - Cher
21. GEORGY GIRL - By: The Seekers
22. ABRAHAM, MARTIN, & JOHN- By: Dion
23. Runaround SUE - By: Dion
24. CHARLIE BROWN - By: The Coasters
25. BILLIE JEAN - Michael Jackson
26. STAN - Eminem
27. MANDY - By: Barry Manilow
28. MARIA - Santana
29. MICKEY - By: The Bangles
30. Come on EILEEN - Save Ferris

Antaray diba? Marami pa yan. I just cited 30 examples. Hmm.. I wonder what's behind those songs noh? Kxe even if they mentioned a story in the lyrics, the composer did not mention why they did this song.

Oh well.. buti nalang meron din name ko:

31. JACKIE - By : Sinead O' Connor

Ayos ba? Hehehe ;)

on to brain-draining

I think too much, read to much into things...

And for that my apologies .....

My mind, where it is right now, makes it easy to confuse, contort, twist whatever words are in front of me. Just depends on where my own mindset is. And it's well .... about as numb as any one mind can be. Getting infront of digits every day makes my head swell. The half part of my brain palpitates, and my focus is in danger. Don't you just hate numbers? Uggh. I hate it.

While I was calculating the million account of one of our clients, I bumped to so much things while counting the sum...that maybe the 100 items that I passed were wrong and that I crashed the whole account into nothing. Ghad. Please bare. This is so humiliating. Hahaha..

Whatever. Basta all I know is that I'm drained everyday. Toxic papers just suffocate me.

Will somebody give office people a break? C'mon! atleast a week. Hello?

thought for the day:

"Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others..."

- Diderot, Dennis

xmas thingies

The essence of Xmas won't be complete without giving out xmas gifts. 4 hours earlier, we decided to go to the biggest mall here in Doha and check some stuffs for nothings. But of course, my night won't be complete kung ndi ko mabibili ang 'purpose' ko sa mall na yon. I hurriedly went to the Virgin Store (a leading gadget and techie store) inside the mall and bought myself an iPod earphone. Nagulat ako ha infairness. Ang mahal pala leche. It's QR 153.00 (it's like Php 1600, imagine?! For an earphone? Ghad. This time, I won't lose it again. Ginto pala yan. Nyemas.

On topic, I started buying gifts for my beloved ones. Pero ndi pa complete kxe my mom and our kasambahay, ndi ko pa nabibilhan. So far, c kuya and his wife, my father and my sister palang nabibilhan ko.

I even bought my self 2 clothing items, isang 120 gb external hard disk and an accessory na match sa white earrings ko. Hehehe.. I love giving myself a gift ;) Fulfulled! :D Wohhoo! love it!

Sarap ng feeling na napapaligaya mo mga tao sa paligid mo with little things that you give or do for them. Especially your own family. 2x than true happiness.

Advance Merry Xmas y'all! ;)

saw IV (2007)

A super duper mega gory film that me and my friends watched last wednesday after we had our dinner. Hahaha.. The first introductory scenes almost made me puke. Honest! It's like both of the first two characters in the first scene were killing each other, blood spilling all over, and their bodies were teared apart by a factory machine. How brutal's that?! Deymn.

To plot the whole film: Jigsaw, as well as his apprentice Amanda, have died. After hearing of Detective Kerry's murder, two veteran FBI agents, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, assist Detective Hoffman in sorting out the remain...( read more )s of Jigsaw's last game. However, SWAT Team Commander Rigg has been put into a deadly game himself, and has only an hour and a half to prevail over a series of twisted, horrifying traps to save an old friend, as well as himself, from a grisly demise.

I recommend you to watch this film especially to those suspense/horror-film-lovers out there.

You wouldn't wanna miss it, don't you? ;)

the choice of no choice

Many people these days feel like their failing. Feeling lost – we SHOULD know what to do and what we want. Yet as I search I find more and more people not knowing where to go or what to do; daily, weekly and annually. The more I search the more lost and confused I get. The only ones that seem fulfilled these days or have purpose have started a family, but that isn’t a current reality choice for everyone! What is the RIGHT choice, because it feels like there is no room for screwing up. And if you make one wrong choice you feel like a failure. These questions have been a daily on-going struggle for aiding or hindering my happiness.

An analytical world where it is accepted to think, over think and figure out all things necessary to become perfect. Oh your not happy…well you should see someone about that….things are working out….take some meds for that.

Need to make decisions based on what works for you. Do you want a family? Do you want a career? Do you want to be well traveled? Do you want to be educated? Because all these are not usually possible to be completed by one person if they have no financial assistance. Ask yourself, what do you really see yourself doing in life and what type of life do you want.

From my opinion, where we are right now is where we wanted to be at the first place. We cannot blame everybody of what is happening to us right now. It's our chosen identity. Chosen life. Chosen purpose.

Destinies and miracles aren't real. We make one for our own.

That's just a wink from my mind. What's your opinion?

phone perks

When I transferred to a new company last week, I thought that I wouldn't overcome my fear in numbers. I was sooo pressured when I started holding the calculator plus, when the seniors started checking my paper works, I felt so dumb with numbers. But then I'm still keeping my faith on digits, i thought that maybe i could get used to it. And so far, I'm enjoying my stay in my new company. It's a hard adjustment though, but i think I can get over it. ;)

Anywhoots, on the topic, I'm currently enjoying the UNLIMITED USE OF LANDLINE to MOBILE calls in my new office. Since we're in the department where in call logs are not strict, we're taking advantage of it. Hahahaha.. Unlike before in my previous company, I had to limit my mobile calls coz I'm the only one who has access of it in our company. I'm the only on who knows the password. Whatever. I don't deal with them. I'm dealing with the present one. Hehehe..

Yun lang. So much to say.. ;)

thought for the day:

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened...”

- Lao Tzu

greetings

Stooooopy me. I wasn't able to greet my friend a happy natal sa sobrang busy.Good thing Pabs is here to remind me of few things. Birthday pala ng friend ko c Liezel, whew. I know I'm late pero Happy bday padin.

On the topic, I just want to commemorate the important occasion for this sweet couple. They're married for 3 years. Kahit mga pasaway yan, both of them inspire me a lot. Successful young couple and hard-working sweethearts, all in one:

(shot taken last 29 Nov while we were having whisky in our balcony)

That's my elder brother Jeff and my sis-in-law Cha. So proud of you guys. Alam nyo na kung bakit. Thanks for giving me hope as always..for everything. Thank you.

Happy Anniversary to the both of you!! Ummmmwah!

'mis-hopping'

My apologies kung ndi man ako nakakadalaw sa mga sites nio. Guys if u could just see me working with those papers just to earn my monthly pay...haiz. Sure thing you'll feel sorry for me. I'm not into numbers I swear but then I'm still trying to fit in. I'm fitting in a world where in my hope is just ranging from 50 to 50.

If job can be a blog, ill complain things clearly. Kung pwede lang diba y not? Pero sabi nga nila, we wouldn't learn if we don't wanna face the consequences of it. Deymn. Tight sayings. Weird explanations. Annoying meanings.

I just wish I'm having sense here. Hehehe.. Basta all I can say is:

I miss you blogmates.

thought for the day:

"Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another..."

- Anatole France

eid again eid again

Again ang again. Middle East never fails to blast their laborers with holidays. Remember before we had our Ramadan working sked and that's 6 hours? Plus after that we had our 3 days vacation because of the Eid vacation after Ramadan. Tas ngayon naman we have another Eid Holidays sa 21. Pero before that we won't be working on 18 kxe it's Qatar's independence day. Don't you just love it?! Tapos pasko pa! waaaaaa...

Anyways, as expected, out of town na naman ito. Pero the plans were changed due to some immigration-shit-problems. Pabz and the rest of our friends can't join us in UAE kxe they're having problems with the visa. Kaya we came with an idea of going to...

Bahrain.

Yes I know. Bahrain na naman. Pero oks lang. Atleast open country padin. E pero kxe we've been there a month ago. I've never been to UAE pa naman. huhuhhu.. And I promised my friends in UAE na ill be going there this month tapos we'll meet up.

Haiz. I guess I have to go there by Feb. alone nalang...for the sake of being there.

Haaayy... Dubai & Abu Dhabi, kmsta ka naman? Naagawan ka na naman ni Manama Bahrain.

:/

in between....jobs?

I know. I just got my new job. Pero I can't help it. I have this doubts kxe na baka I might not excel in the field that I'm into at present. Sobrang ngarag. This is what I hate talaga. Adjustments. Pero what can I do? I'm just a simple lady who wants to earn something for the future diba...? Kahit mga PANA---as what Filipinos call them here in Doha-- (or Indians) mga kasama ko sa office, I have to bare with it to learn new things and for me to start something new naman.

Haiz. I'm pretending lang ata to be strong. Pero no, I'll try to accomplish my goal: impress the high peeps and become noticeable in the company.

But right now, ayokong maging kampante. I'm still sending my CV online and faxing them too.

Think again. Pano nalang if the price is right for the new one? Hehehe.

Haaayy...

toxic than ever

This is the most toxic part of my life as of this moment. Imagine, for my 2nd job, I have to learn new things.. even if I don't want to. I have to mingle with different peeps, even if I don't want to. This is not a complain nor a regret. I just shared what I'm currently feeling. Hahahah.. Arte?

Ruby accompanied me in my old company yesterday coz I needed to get my COE (Certificate of Employment) and other concerns that they wanted me to endorse back to them. I miss my old company. Kahit super ere ng mga tao dun, I've spent my routine there for 1 year and 3 months. I was able to talk with my admin manager. She was asking about my new job and my new bosses. as we converse, I remember my job interview with her before. Plus naalala ko yung ni-note nya sa CV ko after the interview: "She's friendly and she'll probably have a good encounter with her workmates". Well.... hehehe...

I'm trying to learn from Ruby. She's really working hard to teach me new stuffs kahit she knows na I hate numbers and all.

Haaayy... I miss my life.

a cab encounter

As I was in the cab on my way home, the Filipino driver started the conversation:

Driver: Kabayan, bakit wala ka pa asawa?
Me: Kuya, pano nyo nalaman?
Driver: E kasi pagod ka. Panay ka trabaho kaya alam ko single ka.
Me: E kuya, wala pa sa isip ko yan. Gusto ko magtrabaho lang muna.
Driver: Bakit naman?
Me: E kasi kuya, pagod na nga ako sa trabaho, iisipin ko pa sya if ever. Mas nakakapagod pa yun.
Driver: Sus. Ok lang yun. Basta ba masaya ka e.
Me: Madami pa din kasi akong pangarap sa buhay.
Driver: E kaya nyo namang sabay na abutin yun diba?
Me: Eh!basta kuya, sa hirap ng buhay ngayon, hindi pa advisable.
Driver: Naku iha, habang bata ka, dapat yung magiging anak mo enjoyin mo na. Pag may edad ka na, hindi mo na malalaro mga anak mo.
Me: Darating din yan kuya. Sa ngayon, hindi ako maghahantay. Kusa nalang yan.
Driver: Ok. Sabi mo e.

Sometimes a conversation with a stranger helps you to realize things noh?

What do you think?

john tucker must die (2007)

An interesting film about girl power. 3 girls and a girl who happened to bump into their situation rushed for a vengeance against their super hearthrob ex-boyfriend who made out with them all in one time. The lesson? He learned of course, but the discourse, he wasn't able to change at all.

Ashanti brought it on. She's so good in this movie but I noticed that she gained weight.. (is she?). Oh well, Jesse Metcalfe's soo deymn hot on this film. I almost forgot to set my on the story. Hehehe.. I'm also struck to him.

Anyways, this is a nice film and I assure you of that. ;)

hello 2nd job

Alas! I've started my new job yesterday. Office hours palang, sobrang adjustment na. Imagine the office hours: 7am-12pm then 3pm-7pm. Plus, when I got to open the system from their computer, whew! panay numbers nakita ko! To think I have this motto in life when I was in college: "Thinking a word is fun but thinking how many words should be thought is not fun..at all" meaning, im NOT INTO NUMBERS! Ghad! Look at me now, job description palang, numerong numero na. Haiz. What am I thinking?

Ruby even asked me "Did you have any regrets in joining our company?" I said "Quite. But when I started learning from you, I did not regret at all". Did I made a nice answer? I hope so. Hehehe..

I just hope she'll exert more patience in teaching me to get things done in a snap. ;)

Good luck tlga!

thought for the day:

"History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all..."

- Laurence Overmire

the old songs

I dunno what bumped into my dad's mind last night that he has to turn the amplifiers on and play his fave songs from the 60's. Actually it started last month when I volunteered to burn for him 18 tracks in a cd of his song-choice. Una, I thought I'm helping. Nasasawa na kasi ako sa AQUA na cassette tape nya. Hahahaha. I said "Pa, ano ba? andaming pwede patugtugin!" and he was like, "O cge! gawan mo ko!" Hahahaha. ok Pa, whatever.

We were listening to the song Torn Between Two Lovers when suddenly my mom spoke up. She was like "Ay anak, kanta ni papa mo yan sa crush nya non." my dad was like "Ano ka ba Ma? Tanda tanda mo na binabalikan mo pa yun? High School pa tayo non". Me naman, I was laughing during their conversation. All I could say was "Uyy.. reminiscing..."

Another song that they kept on playing for a 48th Volume in our component was I Pledge My Love by Peaches & Herbs. Eto na naman. My dad spoke up.

Pa: "Naku anak. Naalala ko yang kantang yan. Si Mama mo nagpapacharming sakin non."
Ma: *nagviolent reaction* "Excuse Me!"

Hahaha.. Isn't that sweet?

Try it one time. Sit in the living room with your parents with the speakers on tapos play their fave songs. Naku! You'll picture their teenage years. Hehehe..

jenjen, the ramp model...?

We attended the opening ceremony of their Intramural this morning. As early as 6am, we woke up and prepared ourselves to see the very first performance of our one and only angel, Jenjen.

As what I've mentioned in my previous post, regarding her participation to the said event, eto na yun. So ayun na nga, she ramped on the runway. Together with her escort, they reached the microphone and greeted the audience like the usual little-ms.-universe thingy. I captured the scenes with my mobile phone and digicam pero when Jen was starting to introduce herself, the N95 was like: Memory Low. wtf?! Kaya ito, I can share to you some pics lang. Pahabol nalang yung vids. Upload ko muna sa youtube ;)

Our muse! (that's their custome. Naval kxe ang theme ng nursery students kaya that's their costume)

Me: (holding the camera)*shouts* JENNNNNN!!!!!! Smile!
Emcee: *parinig* Let's minimize our voice lang po para makapagconcentrate ang mga judges.

Story behind this picture: Jenjen's done with her introduction. It's time for her partner's. But when it was the kiddo's turn, he became speechles...at all. Az in! They were standing there for like 3 minutes! You know what Jen2x did?

She stared at her partner.

She SLIGHTLY pushed her partner's head as if saying na "c'mon! speak up!".

Kinalabit nya yung kamay ng escort nya as if saying again na "hello?atleast hold the microphone!"

Lastly, she pulled the mic stand and placed it near her partner's face.

Hahaha.. pretty funny isn't it? The audience were laughing really hard when they saw the scenario. I even heard a parent said "Ang bibong bata!"

On the topic, after the modeling part, performance level naman. Hehehe.. Shempre, since Jen's in the nursery grade, unang una sila tinawag to perform. In the tune of the Village People's In the Navy & Go West, here are the captured moments of her dancing with her classmates:

Shempre, change costume itu. She was the only kid from their class who danced the song completely. Her classmate who's infront of her sa line, she was crying all through out the performance.

Again, another mother beside me and my mom commented:

"Sana ung malaking bata nalang nasa unahan. Alam nya lahat ng steps o!"

Naman. I'm a proud Ate. ;)

goodbye 1st job

As I left the office last Monday, I knew, a better opportunity's waiting for me outside my company's vicinity. But I guess another adjustment is another level of my career. Actually I've thought of leaving my company hundred of times naman. I considered many things before leaving. Pero higit sa lahat, ang naisip ko ay yung fact na I would learn something new sa lilipatan ko. New environment, new people...better me.

kaya from yesterday up to tomnorrow, I will just stay here sa house. I'll take a rest for 3 days before starting sa bagong company on Saturday.

2nd job, here I come! ;)

thought for the day:

"Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment..."

- Bill Walsh

thanks ate mel

What can I say? I guess there's nothing more to say kxe she always pampers me with these awards and encouragement. Here's the summary of what she rendered me:

"JACKIE- has such a great attitude, and I can’t help but smile at the nice little comments she leaves on my blog, the lovely pic below is for you gurl, you got a fantastic voice!!!"

Thank you ate mel, not only for this award but of course for having me as your sister in the blogger and cyber world as well.

You're such an inspiration.

thanks bhengz & redlan

Thanks mike/engz for giving me this award and for your continuous support sa site ko. We understand naman each other kahit we rarely send messages.

For redlan, who's always there to feature my blog in his, thank you so much for citing an appreciation by telling your readers that I am your Great Singing Star.

For being 2 of the bests that I've met in the blogger world, thank you so much.

Agian, *speechless*.

dungeon & paradise

They persistently held their vows unknowing that they’re off to everyone. Insensitive and immoral, undignified and absurd human beings... that’s what they’re most likely. They may be seen pleased but the truth of the matter is, their ethics’ slaying them. Slave of their own feelings, the gory events keeps on happening…over and over…

They tried to come out from the closed bars but the harsh emotion doesn’t want them to be free. It said may you be imprisoned without end and may you be taught from your lessons.

And so the dreadful occurrence continues...

endearing it back

And so he thought that he'll win this time.. he's definitely off beam. The time has come for their fates to cross paths and it nauseats him that guilt plague his whole body. He cannot sleep and he couldn't even stand on his new world for the fact that the ghosts hunt him. He tried to overlook what happened and thought that maybe if years pass by, he won't be liable for the tragic incident he's involved in. So wrong said the voice beside him. So very wrong...

He tried to act normal it's as if nothing happened. Tried to sleep unruffled, undisturbed...but the twinge of the precedent creats the abnormality of the doubt..the reprisal of the dupe...the empathy of the inferred.

He abruptly apprehended that he’s hovering above the balls of fire; flame burning his soul…incessant torture of the mind anticipates him.

And the guilt continues...

Pitiable thing.

dig a grip

One man terribly grasped in dismay and disappointment. The first break up was not that traumatic accdg to him but he was trying to smidgen the relationship to work the 2nd time around. It wasn't that tragic at all for he did not foresee the goodness of the her. He just thought that maybe if he puts it that way, then things would've been a lot easier.... no feelings invested... no feelings hurt.

And so he sustained to gamble. Albeit the fact that he might lose one day, he didn't mind it at all. He ruined the hatred, the doubts and the worst jumped-off conclusions to settle things straight. Depriving his own ego-capability the mind to speak, he continued...and continued. Until one day..

He lost the grip. It's the 4th time he did that. He fainted the feelings to find the true happiness once destiny bestowed to him. Without him knowing that criticisms await him. Fool me! he said as he frowned.

But he suddenly smiled and said, "there's no harm in trying.."

And so, his status remained... (name), 24, In a Relationship..

the training is on..

God is good. The new secretary for my old company has finally started working and I'm the one who's training her. She didn't give me a hard time with this. She listens while I speak and she writes every single detail that I tell her. It's just that...

1. I'm having a hard time instructing things over and over again. Wish ko lang naabsorb nya diba?
2. The awkward feeling's there. I need to introduce her to our officemates....officemates na hindi alam na I resigned in the company. Hahaha..
3. She's having a hard time dealing with the telephone. According to her, she's not fluent in English kaya she's somewhat shy to answer it. Ghad. What did she applied for anyways?
4. She's 'kaliwete'. Wala lang. Nahihirapan sya sa touchpad ng laptop. Hehe.
5. She's pregnant. Walang kaso but the point is, she haven't told our Admin about it yet.

I just hope she'll be discreet on everything muna tutal it's her first week palang naman. I mean hello..???!? Atleast give me a break!

Patis Tesoro's creation on ASEAN countries

I was absent for 2 days I know and I'm sorry. Hehehe.. It's just that I have so many itineraries lately and I can't even find much time to post an entry. I was enjoying my life in the virtual world and trying to gain some events that I can surely post here.

Last night, we attended the fashion show event / cocktail party in the Diplomatic Club here in Doha Qatar for there's this charitable organization named Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) who hosted the event itself along with our very own Philippine Embassy represented by Ambassador Isaias Bigornia and his 'angels' my mom and the two other diplomats with her.

Mind you, my mom even modeled for this show. The four of them represented the Philippines while the others represented their own countries such as Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, & Indonesia.

Here are some of the shots:

A view of the runway.

HH Ambassador of the Philippines to Qatar (my mom's boss. hehe) and the other Ambassadors of the ASEAN embassies. HH was thanking the sponsors before the event begins.

"The Philippines.." as the british host announced as these 3 diplomats came out from the backstage. (L-R, Tita Liby (Fiscal), Tita Lette (Sec.to the Ambassador), HH Ambassador Bigornia, & my mom (Sec. to the Ambassador/Records Officer/Acting Officer in the Phil. Embassy)Moment ni Mama. Hahaha... Y not diba?

Feeling a bit nervous during the ramp on the runway. Hehehe..

So there. Those are some of the pics that me and my brother took during the event. An event that made me reminisce my Foreign Service degree.

I remember my Ambassador professor once said "In time, you'll need these things in an event that you might encounter in the near future". And I guess this is one of the social events that he's referring to.

So happy to be part of it. ;)

thought for the day:

"Clemency means giving up all hope of a better past..."

- Landrum Bolling

early refreshments

Have you happen to experience a point in your life where in the whole package of you depended on a promise? Well, I once did. Like a cliche, it said, promises are meant to be broken and I guess it's meant to be broken. It is really important to stick on what you've said actually. It's how trust and responsibilities begin. Word of honor plays an important role in the trust sequel and if you just planned to make it all up, then you yourself proved that you cannot be trusted.

These statements made me feel horrendous for a year. But if you come to think of it, there are much better stuffs for me to think of. Lessons learned, answers yearned. Why it all happened to me? Simple retort: God loves me, and He wouldn't let that happen if He knows that I'm not good enough to knob His doors.

In this behalf, I know that I'm 10 steps ahead of what has ensued. It's time for me to stop blaming everybody. I'm not a toddler nor another teen girl asking for attention and affection. I'm a lady. Forgiveness' still applicable.

God is good..and so is me.

healthy perspectives

There was a point where I actually began to make lists ... a list of what I lacked vs list of what I had. Guess which list was endless? Even though the "lacks" existed, they were certainly outnumbered, and outweighed in value by the "have's". My perspective changed. I'm working on making the change permanent. It's not always easy, but then ... which is a better investment of my time and energy? Working to satisfy the want, or appreciating this moment, this place, this day.

We're all familiar with the glass half full / half empty metaphor. Well, what is that about? It's about perspective. If one looks at the circumstance from the top, looking down, the glass will appear to be half empty. If, however, one looks from the bottom, looking up, the glass will appear half full.

This same principle is true in other realms as well. How many of us look at our lives and see a lack of some sort. Maybe we have bills that are unpaid. Maybe we have parents / children / spouses who misunderstand us. Maybe ... well ... there are any number of "maybe's". Maybe ... there is some big obstacle glaring at us. All we can see is ... this thing, this lack. We can cry about it, b*tch about it, pray about it ... and most of the time, when we get up the next morning, it's still there.

Yet another food for thought huh? ;)

thanks tanom

Thank you Tanom for believing in my capability as a blogger. This award will always be a part of my blogger life and you as well...

This is so sweet of you. Thank you so much. *speechless*

joyeaux noel

Since my dad wanted me to burn for him a CD containing Xmas songs, feel ko na ang pasko. I even listened to it last night while burning it. And it urged me to make this wallpaper..

Wala lang. I just feel like doing it for the sake of changing my desktop wallpaper.

Wag na magreact. Hindi Adobe yan.

Merry X-mas in advance! :D

foggy morning

Winter is coming! Ghad, I have to prepare all my winter suits and jeans. This is no joke, in the middle east, when we say it's winter, it's really goddamn winter and we mean it! Ang lamig sobra. Try holding a food utensil in the morning tingnan ko kung ndi ka malamigan. Plus it's hard to wake up that early kxe the weather is chilling cold.

I have doubts of bringing my coat kanina since I know hindi pa naman ganung kalamig. I disregarded their warnings na foggy sa labas.

When I went down, this was what I found..

GRRRRRR...malamig na!!

Goodluck sakin.

rideless afternoon

After 4pm, I informed Pabz that I gave her number to the taxi call center para makapagpareserve ng masasakyan pauwi since I know my number annoys them sa ndi malamang kadahilanan. And so, I waited in the coffee shop beside my office kxe 4 45pm pa daw dadating ung cab. I waited for an hour. Nainip na ako. I started calling Pabz.

She phoned the call center and got back to call me too. According to the agents, they're STILL LOOKING FOR A CAB TO PICK ME UP. how cruel's that? uggh. Kaya i called Pabz and told her na i'll walk home nalang. Shoot. I started walking.

You could just imagine how hard it was to walk home holding a paper bag, a shoulder bag, and a heavy laptop... for 30 mins. Saya noh? Plus the fact that I have to cross the intersection, haay. A car almost hit me! Pero I managed to step back. Whew.

When I reached home, my face and my neck were sweating to death. Napagod ako sobra. Jen2x saw me breathing hard.I saw her get a face towel sa drawer nya. She pampered me by wiping my sweat with her face towel she was holding. And she whispered:

"Ate, bili tayo burger sa McDonald's ha?"

Hehehe.

thought for the day:

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it...”"

- Lou Holtz

something to ponder

I just want to reminisce my stage in life where I'm coping up things from everyone. Yet another racist theory, may this post serve as an inspiration for you folks out there.

I remember the time when I was still studying in public school way back when I was in elementary. My family & I were still in PI during that time and the DFA were still fixing things for our Saudi departure. Anyways..

Singing has always been attached to me. Since they know that I'm fond of singing, they can't help but to make me and my classmates compete in some of the programs in school. Kaya naalala ko just last night. May program nun sa school namen where I had to sing for an intermission number. Pero the class adviser insisted na 2 of my classmates must join me sing during the program. And so, the three of us prepared a song for trio's sake. If I'm not mistaken, the names of my classmates were April (the class darling) and Len2x (my bestfriend since birth who happened to be my classmate too).

And so there, we rendered the song for the audience. I know, i did a mistake kxe I hardly knew the song. And since tatlo kaming kumakanta, I wasn't able to hear my voice if I'm still in the right tune or if I'm singing it well. But don't worry, we heard the audience clapped and they said we sang it well. There's just this one thing na hindi ko makakalimutan hanggang ngaun na narinig ko sa mommy ni April. This was what she said and this happened 12 years ago (ayos sa memory noh? Hehe):

"Sinira mo yung kanta. Napakasintunado mo. Nasira tuloy yung kanta ng anak ko."

I almost cried when I heard her say that. I know for the fact that it was just her comment on what happened. Pero from the day she said that, ndi ko na talaga kinalimutan. I just said to myself "tatandaan ko din yan. tandaan nio din ako."

It was soooo long time ago and I can't help but to remember what she said. I've been searching for April's profile in Friendster para we could meet up and sing like we used to sing way back when we were in Grade 3. sad to say, I can't find her account.

Oh well, I would love to perform in front of her mom now. Sintunado pala ha...

the muse

When I reached home last Wednesday, the news did not struck me at all. It's just quite sad to know that Jen's grades are not as good as we want her to aim. Panay laro xa lately. Since she knows na xa lang ang bata sa bahay and all the toys at home belongs to her, concentration nia is malayo. But then my dad told us na it's not yet advisable for her to take tutorial lessons kxe she's just 4 yrs old and nasa nursery palang naman. Ok fine. May point c father. Hehe...

May bad news man, good news will always prevail. Hehehe.. Mom told me that Jen's been chosen in their batch to be the Muse in their upcoming school intramural. Proud Ate yata ako noh! Hahaha.. I mean, there's a lot of cute kids in their school pero of all children, xa pa ang napili.

No doubt xa ang napili.. with her smile and good poise in front of the camera, everyone will surely love her.

thought for the day:

"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.."

- Henri Bergson

character variation

Ever wonder, whether anything and everything that happens in this universe are totally random, isolated incidents, or rather secretly connected to each other? An invisible link beyond everything that happens and everything that follows, even if they seem totally random to naked eyes? Is anything really random or even isolated for that matter? If not then, is there any hidden formula that nature reveals herself though? And if so, does that mean everything is pre-defined and we are just living the life that we are ‘supposed’ to life and making choices that we are ‘supposed’ to make because its all destined by that ultimate “formula” of nature?

I’ve often thought about it, and the way I make sense of my own universe is that everything is ultimately connected to everything else. It may not seem that way always but it’s there. Everybody is connected to everybody, every event that takes place is connect to and co-dependent on each other, every decision we make individually affects us collectively and eventually affecting the entire chain of events that takes place in the universe. Now when I say that I don’t mean blood relations or spiritual/emotional connection that we share with others, and it might not be as obvious as something like Bush deciding to going to war in Iraq and hence affecting (more like messing up) a buck load of people’s life or a simple event of cause and effect like pulling a trigger and releasing a bullet at 1200 m/s! This connections I speak of are much subtler, deeper in forms and goes well beyond the usual which we may not realize exist or make sense out of at times.

I imagine the universe as an intricate web of connections between events and elements that expands through out time and space where any changes, no matter how subtle that is, creates a ripple effect, setting off a chain of events that in terns affects the structure of the web itself!

Now all changes in time and space, no matter how tiny or big they are can happen in two fundamentally different ways:

(1) By choice: The kind of changes that we can control ourselves; The kind that results from choices that we make consciously from a set of available options. An example of that kind of changes would be choosing different routes to go to a party where each route can lead into slightly or radically different scenarios (feel free to use your imagination here)

(2) By Random Order/Events: The kind of changes that takes place randomly that we can’t control consciously. Rolling of a dice or picking up a winning lottery ticket qualifies as such events.

In both kind of changes, the fact that remains true is the changes of events that follows. Whether its obvious or not, for every tiny changes that occurs in present has its effect on immediate near future. In case of winning a lottery the “effect” is easy to witness and explain whereas rolling a “4” in a board game and then getting a call from a friend from whom you haven’t heard from in years, is almost impossible to recognize or draw a rational connection. But the fact still remains true. If you were to roll a “6” in stead of “4” you might not have gotten the call or even if you did, it might’ve been at a different time or may be the conversation would change. Bottom line: something will be different this time around and your life won’t follow the same exact path that it would’ve in case of “4”. Same goes for “1” “2” “3” or any other number that the dice may roll out and in each scenario you’ll have a slightly different life to live!

On the other hand, at any given moment there’s an finite number (no matter how large the number is, still finite) of choices that we could make given a finite set of conditions, couldn’t we?

Now if those are the cases, then no one can blame the ones who think there might be some kind of formula where each “incidents/events” or “choices” functions as variables in the equation and the result indicates the outcome for that particular “combination” of “variables”? In other words, an ultimate formula of nature that can predict the future and reveal the course of our lives!

Everytime I think about the possibility of such formula existing, I feel a chill (the good kind) running down my spine. In my universe, each page of my life contains a unique course of randoms for me and whether I can tell picking which path will turn my life which way or not, I know this much: a change is happening. And that’s all I want sometimes - a change!

Life is a gamble dear. It's either you change the card and move for the better, or retain the old one and go for the worst.

It's your choice.

28 weeks later (2007)

Easily one of the best films I've seen this year. This was one terrifying thrill ride & a great follow up to the classic original "28 days later" just with a little less heart & not as fresh, but its intensely scary one thing for sure is the the rage virus is a frightening creation. This also has a brilliant opening sequence which grabs you by the throat & doesn't let go till the bleak yet good ending.

"28 Weeks Later" picks up six months after the rage virus has annihilated the mainland Britain. The US army declares that the war against the infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the...( read more read more... ) country can begin. As the first wave of refugees return, a family is reunited - but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.

It's just that i almost puked after I've seen a guy's intestine being swallowed by one of the infected peepz. gheezz. effin sick.

the headset mystery

This is so disappointing. Ghad. Last night, when we went home from Al Ghazal Club where we had our night swimming, I did not notice that my N95 earphone fell from my paper bag. Waaaaaaa....it's not that I badly want it, it's the original tag that makes it so valuable. I mean, I could buy another headset for my phone (and everyone could) but then it's way different if you have the original e. Diba? Kainis!

Isa pang instance when I left my iPod earphone sa Riyadh. Ugghh! Narealize ko nalang na wala na xa when we were already in Bahrain causeway. How stupid could I get diba? Though may dock naman ako pero iba padin ung nagttravel ka along with your iPod and the headset.

Gotta go to the mall later. Instead of purchasing a new top, sh*t happens, ill be buying 2 headsets. One for my iPod & one for my mobile.

Help me God.

another award

thank you so much JOICE for giving me this flattering award:


I'm honored to be a part of it. Thank you so much. ;)

hostel 2 (2007)

I felt disgusted after I watched this film. So far, this is the mossssssssst nauseating movie I've ever seen. Well acted but had a little too much humor, which seemed to overshadow the horror. Had some good gore, but a weak climax.

The story goes something like: three young American women (German, Matarazzo, Phillips) are lured away to a Slovakian hostel by a model from their class while studying art in Rome for the summer. Later on, they will experience the grim...( read more ) reality their weekend getaway has in store.

It could've been a good movie if they could've just made up a name of a country to perform their gory doings coz when they mentioned that Slovakia is a place where people live by killing, hell no. I wouldn't go there even if they pay me millions of euros.

Watch it! ;)

the search is on...

Finally, my boss decided to post an ad in the newspaper stating that they need a replacement for this and that... and so, right after posting that ad, we received hundreds of CV's (Curriculum Vitae/Resume) thru fax. You could just imagine, we even changed the ink of the machine and placed another A4-set beside it para lang hindi maubusan ung fax.

Cguro nga ganito tlga. When ure resigning and all, nagiging all around ka na din. Shempre you have to set an appointment with these peeps plus you have to ask the head of the company if they're qualified for the position. The hardest part is, the applicant's residency should be FAMILY SPONSORED. The head will immediately decline your application if you're holding a Visit/Business/Tourist Visa.

Good thing they prefer Filipina padin ang pumalit sken. Honestly, ayaw ng Boss ko ng pana (code for Indians). coz according to her, they are hard to get along with plus they have this bossy attitude na nakakasira sa samahan ng mga empleyado sa kumpanya. That's according to my boss ha. Super racist noh?

Haiz. How I wish by this week they could find someone who will replace me here in this company....and para makuha ko na din yung certificate of employment ko.

Pray tayo! ;)

what are you mistaken of?

I'm not insisting the fact that I'm one of a hell gorgeous and bootyful. It's just that I need to share this very complimenting praises that I usually hear from different people:

1. I look like a Chinese. Applicants usually come in and out of our company tapos they would speak to me in English asking "Do you have any job vacancy here? Wait, Chinese or Filipina? Kabayan?" Hahaahaha... weird peeps.
2. "Really, you look like an Egyptian!" A new employee just told me this couple of minutes ago. He said it's because I always smile and laugh. Hahahaa.. plus he said, frankly speaking, he said I have wide hips. Kaya he thought I'm an Egyptian. (Good thing I'm not.Hahaha)

So far, these nationalities were the only ones that I was mistaken of. Hindi naman ako celebrity and I didn't even go to a derma clinic nor even underwent a surgical operation to simply change my physical attributes.

Flattered lang ako. Ahihihihi...

Note: Oo na!! may Chinese blood kami! hehe.

resident evil: extinction(2007)

What can I say? This movie really amazed me. Though I wasn't satisfied with the ending, the cinematography and the camera tricks went well. Milla Jovovich made a good acting in this one. Plus her facial expressions summed it all. She has this super snobbish face that helped her aim the zombie-assasin character.

The third and final installment of the $100 million "Resident Evil" hits, "Resident Evil: Extinction" is again based on the wildly popular video game series and picks up where the last film left off.

Alice (Milla Jovovich), now in hiding in the Nevada desert, once again joins forces with Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr) and L.J. (Mike Epps), along with new survivors Claire (Ali Larter), K-Mart (Spencer Locke) and Nurse Betty (Ashanti) to try to eliminate the deadly virus that threatens to make every human being undead... and to seek justice. Since being captured by the Umbrella Corporation, Alice has been subjected to biogenic experimentation and becomes genetically altered, with super-human strengths, senses and dexterity. These skills, and more, will be needed if anyone is to remain alive.

A movie to watch for. Try it!

career detours

For the sake of getting my employment certificate, yes. I will still stay in this f*cked up office until next week. It's quite hard for me to be hearing stuffs from my manager but then I'm just mainly concern with the things they owe me in return.

I'm not sure if I turned into a monster or not. I guess I'm just taking things practically. Like what happened earlier, I handed down the letter to my boss and ask if she could sign my employment certificate. Though she accepted the letter, she did not sign the certificate. The reason? obviously, according to her, it's against the company policy. Like wtf??!!?!

I insisted that these things were not in my contract and that I'm holding my own visa. But she contradicted saying that they won't be providing me with this kind of certificate if I don't consider the list of things that were stated in my contract.

Ok fine. Granted that I'm new with this 'resignation' thingy. But c'mon, I'm not stupid enough para magpabrainwash.

Basta!!! This is soooo effin annoying!!! Why don't they just give me the certificate!!! Kainis!

marimar

If it takes 60 episodes from a Filipino telenovela to be called jologs, then fine. I am. I know you're probably thinking on what to react. I assume it's like this Ano ba jackie? Hindi lahat ng nanonood ng telenovelas jologs! Hahaahhaa.. So wag nang magviolent reaction ha! blog ko to. Hehehe. Just let me share you my youtube addiction lately:

I may be busy but I always see to it that I gots to bite the latest Filipino trend (the other way around). Hiatus aside, it's my simplest way of keeping myself away from paper works. There's no plugging on this, seriously, sinusubaybayan ko ang Marimar.


I used to hear from this before and if I'm not mistaken, Marimar was originally portrayed by Thalia way back 90's.

Marimar is a very poor and naive woman who lives in a beach hut with her dog, Pulgoso, and her grandparents. Sergio, the son of the Ibañez estate, falls in love with Marimar. The two get married, not realizing the hostility of Sergio's family to the marriage and their unbounded determination to separate them. This twist made the story more interesting. Interesting in a way that if it weren't for the additional characters, the story would have flaunt out into a very boring sequel.

Just forgive me for telling the truth....I'm a die hard Marimar fan. Hehehehe..

all saint's day

It's been a month since I last visited the church. I was thinking, if me and my mom could render a prayer through the holy rosary at home, then probably, even if we're busy, we can still keep in touch to God. Diba?

Let's just pray for the souls of our beloved ones....let them know that even if they've already passed away, their memories will still linger in our hearts.

finally...

Sorry guys if took a day before I post an entry. I'm patching things up and I want the whole thing to be discreet. Probably by next week or by the day after next week, I might not visit your sites more often and I'll try my very best to post 3 entries in one day. Haayyy... Marami nangyari kahapon:

1. I attended a job interview. Since eversince, I'm planning to leave my present workplace na, I prepared myself for that particular GM-applicant confrontation. Thanks to Ruby, a good friend of mine, who pushed those people to hire me.
   
2. I have loads of paper works. Ewan ko ba, kung kelan naman ako maglalunch for an hour saka ako hinahabol ng trabaho. Good thing I was able to attend my job interview.
3. I came back to the office late. I did not do it on purpose. It so happened na the service roads and the highways were traffic. But all's well. My boss did not nag me about it.
4. I confirmed from Ruby that I'm hired and that they like me to be a part of their company. Whew.. that's a nice news. don't you think so?
5. Back to zero. Meaning, once I start working with them, I won't be able to have my computer during my probation period. Meaning, I won't be able to blog this often coz probably, I'll be online ONLY when I arrive home.

Now, I'm preparing my resignation letter.

Wish me luck! :D

thought for the day:

"Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.."

- Margaret Miller

ym contacts..gotcha!

I've been using this messenger for almost 4 years already and I must say, that even though I'm not a computer geek, I can simply identify the whats and the hows of this application.

• I know if a contact is online or not...even if he's in invisible mode.
• I know if he just logged in or not.
  
• I know if he set his stealth settings to my ID for me not to see him always when he logs in and logs out from his messsenger.
• I know if he's lying or not..y? There's friendster updates! C'mon. (ie. jackie updated her profile 2 minutes ago.. <--how good's that?hehe)
• Etc..
  

I admit, mostly, I log in in YM as Invisible. Since I'm here in the office, I have to refrain from using it for this might cause my early termination. Hehehe.. Plus, I'm busy and I can't even manage to chat that long. But of course, I still observe. I can still read their status messages and see who just logged in and logged out. Funny because I was able to know who deleted my ID from their contacts and those who just kept me from theirs even a year passed already.

I happened to send a message to an old band mate couple of minutes ago and I just send him my regards. After the 3rd line, an '___wants-to-add-you' dialog box popped out. In short, he added me in his messenger..for the second time.

And another. A user added me and she happens to be in my list before. To my surprise, she added me again. And what happened to the invitation? I declined. I'm not rude, I'm just trying to be nice.

What could probably be the reason why some people delete contacts from their list?

new yahoo messenger virus

For YM users, please be informed that there's a virus spreading all over the world to merely invade the messengers that we're using to communicate with other people. Especially to those who are in the middle east specifically in Qatar. Be aware.

The Modus Operandi:

Somebody will impersonate your most frequent contact in YM. The message will be in Filipino or in any language of your nativity. As usual, since the tone is familiar you'll be seeing yourself replying on his messages.

Then, after sometime, he'll ask for the time of your pc and when you ask why, he'll say that the time in his pc is not correct, after telling him the time, he'll then ask you if it is ok if she'll send her latest pic (ie.--actual message: "Hi! gusto mo sendan kita picture ko?"). After you receive the site address, that's the only time you'll suspect that there is something wrong because your frequent contact never used to do that.

It happened to our friend Piya. Her computer system almost vanished because of the virus the incident had caused her. After what happened, she can't barely use her email address and can't even log in to her Yahoo Messenger or any other accounts that requires her email address. She even made a new ID to start a new account but the registration won't budge. scary isn't it?

Please refrain from using your YM for now and if it cannot be avoided, verify first the identity of the person you are chatting with to avoid losing your yahoo account.

my sister's birthday party

I was about to blog this entry 3 days ago. E sa sobrang depress ko, I don't even know what to post and how to post what I wanted to post. I was mourning during that time and I'm hell of a blank. Thinking that I'm the dumbest person in the world makes me evaporate from the reality. Haiz. For the Nth time, please bare with me.

Anyways, here are some of the pictures that me and my brother took during the celebration:

I just dropped by to the party. Me and Pabz lasted for only 30 minutes coz we have to back to the office and finish our paper works.

When I reached home and that's 8pm, I wasn't expecting that my mom would still prepare a small feast for the celebration. E kaya nga I managed to get things done in Mcdo para ndi na sya mahirapan magluto. Haiz. Sweet talaga ni Mama.

Everything went well and Jen received loads of gifts. Sure thing we made her happy. ;)

errors, grammars..etc.

Sorry if i can't blog properly. These past few days, my composition of entries were not from my best and I've noticed that I'm having typographical errors in some of my sentences. Shame on me. Hirap talaga pag magulo utak. I don't even want to justify my point by all means pero it's what I feel.. and perhaps, it's how it should be felt.

I'll give a good bite once I end this hiatus.

thought for the day:

"Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are."

- Eric Hoffer

goals & frustrations

This doesn't have to sound so redundant. I've been elaborating my terms these past few days and I think I have to merely specify what I have in mind.

Ok, since I'm a graduate of a semi-legal course, I've been thinking to go back in PI to continue what I've started eversince...to be in the Foreign Affairs. But thinking that it might took years before God could grant my request of being in my own field, my hesitations for my plans suddenly pops out. I would not be a hypocrite to say that I'm enjoying my job here for practicality-wise. But then, it bothers me that I'm not in the field where I'm in. Sometimes I feel that I'm hopeless and useless. Plus, people who cares for me before in the office, now are takes me for granted by pulling me down.. this is so disappointing and in fact, so lame.

Please bare with me. I just don't feel like feeling it. I'm forcing myself to blog and keep this site updated.

heading to a new beginning

Though few would know it, all has not been well in the company that I am in for some time, and things have gotten much worse in recent weeks. I began to feel like the treatment from my job I am in was so radically different from the treatment I've gone through even before I got hired...ghad... it became hard to stand. I guess when you're not happy and all..you'll be closing your doors for a lot of explanation.. and while it would certainly have been easy enough to meet those goals, I would have to start watching my acts again.

Now I certainly have no problem with the fact that some people prefer to be some manager-wanabes, but I personally feel called to be on the cutting edge of new music and styles. I simply couldn't jam with the beat... and long story short, I'm about to being a new career.

I've heard it said many times that when God closes a door, he opens another, and that seems to be the case here... but I won't give out details. It's just a thing though. No big deal.

*sigh*

How I wish I could be a student again..

thought for the day:

"The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right..."

- Edwards Simmons

upturns

Since I broke down last Wednesday, each day in the office is a struggle, but I just stop now, when I feel myself falling again, breathe, just like during a panic attack, & say silently to myself, hang on Jackie, hang on, everything will be ok. I spoke at length with Pabz about the things I was going to change to try to help myself get better & discussed only a couple things she could do to help.

Everyone that I've talked with regarding this issue said that rigorous mistake and learning are the first two rules of recovery. Nothing happens until the truth is laid on the table. Well, that ends alot of recoveries right there--the inability or even refusal to be hesitant, especially with yourself.

depression madness

One thing I am always lacking is time. There are 24 hours in a day, but I seem to need more hours to get things done. It's not that I have so much to do in a day. My problem is that I have a self-destructive trait called procrastination. Over the years I have pretty much learned why it rears it's ugly head so often.

As of now, I am fighting the hands of time even as I type. I should shut down this dhang computer and return to meeting my day's agenda... my continuous labor for money. However, this is "for me". It is my stress relief. I need this more than words can describe.

Sure, there are other ways to relieve stress. Many of which are more private. They cost money I don't have though. They also usually involve dealing with only one or two points of view. That is way too narrow a point of view in my opinion. In order for me to successfully eliminate, or even simply reduce, stress in my life I feel strongly that I must learn as much as I can about the stress causing factors. By fully comprehending (when possible) the hows and whys of situation, it becomes much easier for me to accept, modify if possible, and to move on. Learning is the key word. To learn, I believe you must look outside of the box you exist within. This means finding many points of view on a subject or situation. Without the willingness to think outside of the box, I find learning to be very limited. The same mistakes are often made over and over again simply because too few paths to resolution of a problem have been explored.

So, I release my stress in public and welcome all feedback. Positive or negative makes little difference to me. Everything that is offered in response to my thoughts, feelings, experiences, and opinions is valuable regardless of the source. Each bit of feedback is viewed as a learning opportunity. The feedback may present a point of view I may not have explored in the past. It may present a different approach to a point of view I thought I already understood. Feedback from many sources outside of my limited world all present a chance to grow and reach my full potential.

Without continuous growth through learning and experience, I will become stagnate. To live without evolving would be a life wasted in my very not so humble opinion. When it comes to how I view my life and personal goals, my opinion is rarely humble. After all, I alone walk in my shoes. I may have company walking beside me on whichever path I choose, but ultimately, my final destination is my responsibility.

*sigh* I hope everything'll be fine.

princess in a catastrophe

I made the super stupid move ever. This happened yesterday after I feel that I was so dumb and all. Sobrang absent-minded ako lately na even sa work nadadala ko pagka blangko ng utak ko. Gosh. Ayoko na ielaborate. Yun na yun. Kaya I wasn't able to blog this morning, here are the reasons:

1. I'm currenlty under observation d2 sa office. Back to probation period..ata.
2. My boss arrived early and left late kaya I wasn't able to browse my fave sites and blog some entries.
3. I'm keeping myself busy to stay away from depression.
4. He always gives me a good frown kaya tamang pa good shot lang muna.
5. I feel sooooooooo sorry for myself. I felt stupid and I felt so useless yesterday. Ghad!
6. According to our accounts dept., our salary's delayed daw. How malas could that be?
7. They already gave me my laptop computer here in the office. Madugong lipatan ng files at installan ng mga applications. Pero, madugong higpitan din. I'm restricted of using messenger applications. Arrgghh. Good thing there's meebo and e-buddy.
8. I'm screwed!

Don't ask. Blame me for being so comfortable with this job.

exact words for success

IN ONE'S pursuit of success in life, there are many routes to attain it.

For me, success is being able to be true to yourself - and only yourself. It really doesn't matter what others say---your relatives and friends, your business associates and your political leaders. At the end of the day, you ought to live your life the way you want to. Most unenlightened people link success to money - and more specifically, having lots of it. I think there are many perspectives from which to look at this. Someone once told me that for every achievement in life, you can write down a "0". But if you do not have good health which is the "1" before all the "0"s, you have nothing.

My personal philosophy is that if you are not an honest or upright person, then all the millions in your bank mean nothing.

Qatar is a very young country and because we are made up of a majority of "peasant" population, most people define success as having lots of money and hence, power. This perception is changing because more people are born into wealthy families, and becoming more educated - and by this, I mean, more enlightened. It's just so disappointing that there are bad impressions for Filipinos here..their success is the key to their way of being more arrogant.

On topic, the values of honesty and integrity, responsibility, discipline and hard work should be inculcated from a young age. These basic old values will carry you through everything to lead a truly successful life....

And perhaps, there must be a reason why you are more fortunate than others and because you are more fortunate, you should try and help others. We don't do it thinking what we would get in return.

Don't you think so?

memoirs motivation

I have been thinking about being on the downward curve of life a lot lately. There are so many memories that are coming to the forefront of my conscious mind and fighting for the light of day. When I let my self-drift off and shut out today, these little flashes from the past push to the present. Not long in duration, sometime pleasant and then sometime sheer terrors, all of these random memories are part of my being a human. As I have done all my life, troop on and get with the program.

If you knew everything was really all right, and that it always has a happy ending, then you would not feel trepidations about your future. Everything is really so very all right! If you could believe and trust that, then, immediately everything would automatically and instantly become all right.

Just believe in anything you do but be sure no one's harmed upon doing such thing. Keep thy memories as an exposure for a better future ;)

random ph.6

I can't believe that this post's actually my breakfast. I was soooo surprised that my boss arrived
early this morning. I wasn't expecting it when suddenly I realized that he's infront me! Hahahhaa.. Imagine, kararating ko lang ng 7:30 am and I'm not yet prepared to face my officemates kxe ndi pa ako nakakapagayos. I wasn't able to compose a good blog pa nga coz he's always behind my office chair looking for something or kung ndi naman, may iuutos. So eto, i came up with the idea of doing a random-quick. Haayyy buhay... pay day kxe, antagal mo! :p

-----princess jackie------

On the birthday party, quite disappointed with my mom because she was the one who scheduled the whole thing in McDo for Saturday, 3:30 pm. E hello, all of the guests that I invited are still working in their own offices during that time. Goodluck. Que porque government firm cla mama and it's still their off during that day, por pabor ang araw at oras. Hehehe.. Oh well, I need to prepare my acting speech for my boss para payagan akong umuwi ng maaga.

-----princess jackie------

Absent-minded na naman ako yesterday. My boss was asking for something when suddenly namental block ako. I booked dinner seats for him and his colleagues but when I called him and he asked for the name of the restaurant, I just said "Umm.. Sir, I forgot the name of the Restaurant". Hahahhaha.. Amnesia ba itu?

birthday preparations

Since Jenjen (my little sister) is turning 4 on the 27th, I talked to my mom and volunteered to be in charge of some of the expenses for her birthday. We've talked about this a hundred times and both of us, even my dad and my brother, agreed that we will be celebrating my sister's bday at Mcdo. Coz if we have this celebrated at home it would've been makalat at magulo. It's way better to spend an extra moolah to keep things organized than to save some for a chaotic and pressured birthday celebration. Diba?

From my office to the ATM machine, to Mc Donald's, I walked the 5 kilometers road last night just to get my itinerary done. When I arrived the food chain, I directly spoke to the person-in-charge and paid the downpayment for the date reservation. Then, he gave me the invitations for the party.

When I arrived home, feeling nanay, I filled up the invitations so that by the next day, we can give them away to the invited children and guests.

Ateng ate noh? Hahaha... Invited kayo ha! ;)

thought for the day:

"That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another..."

- Adlai Stevenson

trounce of despair

Have faith, if in nothing else, than in time itself, and that it will bring about something good.

It is hard to have faith that with time and some effort, things can change for the better. Some people would love to have more time, which should tell you that there are things worth living for. Maybe everyday can't be rainbows and sunshine, but with time, those things do come.

What I guess I'm trying to say is, the key to everything is time. I'm not saying that time alone solves everything, because that would be a lie. I'm saying that with effort and time, things can be, not only different, but better, if you try. And by try, I mean you have to really put your back into it. You aren't just unhappy, you become that way. Becoming unhappy is like digging yourself into a hole, until eventually you can't see the way out. When you are at the bottom of that hole, you only have two choices at that point, and I urge you to make the best choice and call out for help. Don't bury yourself in that hole. You will be missed by more people that you could possibly know,and will hurt more people than you could ever want to hurt.

Call out for help, and someone will try to pull you out of that hole. Someone like me, who has been to the bottom of the hole, swallowed up in bitter darkness in despair.

Just don't give up.

thought for the day:

"What those people who ask for equality have in mind is always an increase in their own power to consume..."

-Ludwig von Mises

glorietta bombings

Minsan lang ako magsalita about Philippine politics. And this is just for once.

I was quite affected with what happened in Makati these past few days. The bombings in glorietta really struck me. As some of you don't know, the Glorietta explosion occurred in the Glorietta 2 section of the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati last 19 October 2007 at around 1:25 PM PST. Initial reports indicated that the explosion originated from an LPG tank explosion in an in-mall restaurant(but I doubt it). Authorities were (as of yet) unable to confirm the true nature or source of the explosion. The blast has reportedly killed 9 people and injured more than 100. Malacañang is offering two million pesos to anyone who could give any information on the perpetrators of Friday’s bomb attack in Glorietta 2. Everyone is encouraged to seize the opportunity since it’s so rare for the palace to give away such a huge sum…

And why did I say that I have doubts about it? Kxe who knows, our government MIGHT have something to do with this. They MIGHT've did this to fool the people and change their attention on the major issues inside the political dome. Don't you think this is toooo much?!?!

Haaayy... if God could only speak.

life & its modesty

Strange how life will keep teaching you a lesson until you get the point and start to behave differently. Life has been trying to teach me a lesson in self sufficiency and humility for some years now and yesterday I finally got the point where I need to set my viewpoints.

Perhaps it was only a moment. A simple slip. A reprimand, forgotten except for a lesson learned. Yes. Perhaps. After all, where do you put your value? In the actions of the day? In the thoughts that spill about you? Where is your value? When you shed pretence and fear and insecurity, you know where the value lies.

Humility admits our own shortcomings and congratulates others on their successes.

how arrogant can u get?

A friend of mine narrated a story about her schoolmate in college who wanted to meet her somewhere for the sake of meeting up. They were not that close but then my friend's so friendly that everyone in college loves her. And so, the story began for those boastful moments...

1. @ the mall. My friend & her officemate were walking at the mall when coincidently, she saw her schoolmate. She was like "Hey! how are you?! Never thought that u'd be here in this mall too!" and my friend just smiled at her and said the same thing. After the short talk along the mall corridors along with the passers-by and the mall brats from different places of different ages, her schoolmate paused for a while and searched her 'mobile' inside her bag. She was like "I wasn't able to save your number..I changed my phone kasi e. What was it again?" Since they're in the middle of the runway, my friend had no choice. Kahit sobrang nayayabangan na sya sa schoolmate nya, she gave her number again coz she knows na they're blocking the area. They waved goodbyes and parted their routes. But in dismay, my friend became confused saying "Huh? she doesn't know my number? E katxt ko lang sya lately a!" her officemate replied "Ano ka ba? Obvious naman. She's boasting out her mobile phone!"
2. in an e-mail. Since both of them rarely see each other coincidently, hehe, her schoolmate sent her a mail instead. the greetings went like this: "Hi there! How are you? How's work? About me naman, I transferred na sa ibang company kasi suuuuppppper ganda ng offer. How about coming with me to UAE for a vacation?" My friend almost flew with what she read. What is there to boast about? Weird.
   
3. in a community website. my friend posted an announcement saying that she'll be traveling in Asia soon. Until yesterday, she accidentally browsed into her schoolmate's account, she read hers "Next route, Europe!". And she thought, do you really have to compete with my itineraries?

There's nothing wrong with being so proud of what you have for as long as you know the proper timing and proper place. And for the most part, you don't need to boast things to a person even is she's not asking about it. One is born with their looks and talents, and obviously cannot choose their background. Psychologically, I believe that intelligence is partially nature and partially nurture, but either way, it's not really something you have all that much control over.

Don't you think so?

300

This is not a review nor a critique balm for the 300 movie. Hehe.. i was just stating the fact that my blog is now in its 300 posts! Actually this entry is the 301st but then I wasn't able to see na I posted my 300th entry na pala!! Gheezzz..

Anywhoots, please bare with me. Ganito talaga ako pag nagrerebirth ang blogsite ko. Ahihihihi.. though I'm not really into the countless entries and all, I just do this to acknowledge the worth of everything that I did for my outlet. Even though I'm not paid for this, your views just keep me blogging..and blogging.. and blogging.. ;)

Shame on me, I missed 12 posts upon having my vacay in Manama & Riyadh. Pero hell yeah, ok na to. For as long as I know that there's some people out there na happy for what I've accomplished, I'll be definitely fine.

Keep on blogging guys! ;)

anxieties..bliss..& the come back

Anger works for us, stress works for us, but anxiety works against us. It does not produce any defensive response. It doesn't add a chemical jolt for better performance in a tight spot. It doesn't enrich the lives of others. It only drags the anxious person down.You may know someone – now, today – who has an anxiety weighing on their hearts. Family issues, finances, car trouble, kid trouble, whatever. I am not talking of major depression, here, but things that just drag a body down.

Without giving advice, without being cloying or coy, I think it would be good to remind ourselves to find a good word to give to the anxiety-ridden folk we may know. Something to remind them of their good points, their strengths, the joys in their lives that we know about.Sound presumptuous? Maybe. But who will provide that "good word" if you don't do so for someone who could use it?

And who knows? Perhaps your word will be the catalyst of change for that person. In any event, you can brighten the heart and day for someone else with a few well chosen words.

Lift those lips up and say cheese for the wonderful day ahead! ;)

break-ups & make-ups

Having a close friend who's soooo broken-hearted's so hard to get over with. For the most part, if you haven't experienced what she experienced, you won't be able to advice her certain moving-on-measures. An example of which is a friend of mine who just recently ended her relationship with her boyfriend. They're relationship lasted for 5 years... too long to imagine..eh? Well..what can I say? I'm not good at this but then....

Just be happy with what you have, for once. Forget about him, why do you focus on him so much? When you have someone who loves you back. Someone who's moving across the whole country, changing their life and leaving all their friends and family behind, to be with you. Stop being so ungrateful and just be happy with what you have before you lose it again. There is no safe place. You can't sit on the fence. Make up your mind. Realize the goodness you have been given and stop trying to stray from what's best for you..

Do you love it? I love it! Hehehe.. ;)

cbox controversy

Wanda's blog's always been my routine. He's a good writer kxe albeit his entries are in gay lingo. He even linked me just to make me feel that I'm appreciated and I'm thankful for that. Though lately he wasn't able to post new entries, still, i see to it that I visit his site everyday. pero this sh*t really distracted me:

You saw it right. SOMEONE FAKED ME. For no reason at all, someone used my username to his cbox and when you click my name pa nga, my URL will pop out. How clever could that dumb a** person get? Little did he know that cbox are entitled in defining IP addresses. Poor him. Kung sino man xa, for sure, he'll not get away with this.

Kahit anong paninira gawin mo sakin kung sino ka man, I won't level myself to you. Sobrang degrading na yun.

Back off kung sino ka man. You bumped in to the veryyy wrong person.

thought for the day:

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how..."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

nobody's perfect

I was supposed to blog this before I had my vacation in Bahrain and Riyadh. Sorry naman, I forgot to share this stolen pic. Hehehe..

Just wanna share to you guys an example of an almost-perfect portrait. This is a shot of our Admin. Assistant here in the office. She's Jordanian and guess what, she's just 21 years old married to a big hunk man whom I already met personally kxe he fetches his wife here sa office. Wala lang. I just thought of sharing this kxe I admire her beauty..especially when she has no make up.

A picture that I was able to get on her desktop computer when she left the office.

I thought that white people has definitely good skin. I'm not discriminating or anything pero there was an instance when I was able to touch her arm. Of course my impression was like "Oh ghad, she has a very perfect skin" pero I was wrong. She may be beautiful and sexy but then she's not that perfect. She has a rough skin. Cguro skin problems because of the weather or malamang hereditary un sa family nia. She may have beautiful physical features but then I'm not impressed...she's not smart and she's so lazy in the office. She goes home early plus it seems that she's tired of working. Haaay...

As for me, I'm contented of being ugly (am i?hehe) pero in a way that I can be proud of myself and I can justify my personality by all means.

Now tell me, who's perfect?

bamboo & kitchie

Sorry peepz if i wasn't able to blog for 2 days. Vacay jitters is still in motion. Hehehe...

Anywhoots, it's quite obvious that I'm enjoying 'the' single life. Kxe we were able to attend the concert of the new Filipino rock icons last night. Everyone's going gaga over them and finally, after the long wait, "Rakrakan sa Qatar" has finally came to a tremendous tribune.

Napuno ang Khalifa Tennis Stadium. A lot of OFW's attended the event and I could really see that they're having fun in all fairness. But before the fun started, we waited outside the complex around 2pm. Yes. We were standing there for almost 3 hours! Since the concert will start at around 7pm, we thought that going there by 2pm will keep us early as per the lane is concerned. Ghad! When we arrived the place, ang haba ng pila! Kaya my brother was like "Dapat 11am palang and2 na tayo.. " hahaha.. geesh. hindi xa excited noh? Hehehe..

Here are the good shots that I made during their concert:

Kitchie Nadal singing "Same Ground" as the whole crowd sings with her.

Bamboo, rocking the place with his old band's song (Rivermaya) "Kisapmata".

The concert ended around 10:30 pm. Though konti lang kinanta ni Bamboo, compared to the 8 songs that Kitchie rendered, ok lang. Sulit naman coz they were able to make the Filipinos in Qatar of bliss.

the next pitstop

Our friends just can't get rid of traveling. While we were on Bahrain, again, they planned another country to visit...and that's UAE.

I've never been to UAE and so I second the motion with their conversation. My brother even insisted that we should travel by land to keep the expenses for the place that we're going to stay (i.e. hotels, apartelles..). And of course, for view's sake. Usually, when a person travels by plane, he's missing half of his life with those wonderful places that he should've seen if he just traveled by land.

Cairo, Egypt is also a cool country to visit. Imagine those pyramids and stuffs, whew. Sure thing this place is a place that I don't wanna miss.

Europe is also in our itinerary. But then of course, we have to finish my brother's church wedding among anything else. Obviously, we can't travel from Doha to France by land. Diba? Hahaha.. Earning a fare for the plane ticket can be of patience.

It may be costly but let's just face the fact:

Money can't buy happiness.

eid escapade: Manama Bahrain

Ito ang sulit na sulit sa lahat. When we arrived in the apartelle, sinalubong kami ni Pabz (they rode the plane all the way from Qatar just to reach Bahrain--and it so happened na they were also staying in the same apartelle) with a great smile. Aalis na daw kasi sila para mamasyal. I said why don't you guys wait for me para I can join you naman since I know that the people that I am with will take a rest pa. Boring naman kung ma22log din ako like them diba? Kaya go ako kasama sila kuya who rented a car para makagala.

swimming muna before going elsewhere.. hehe

@ Manama Corniche

First stop? Shempre Manama roads along with the country map para hindi maligaw. hehe. We stopped for a minute to take our pics of the background views. Hahaha.. nakalimutan namin kung ano name ng place na to pero for sure it's a government property. We nearly got caught pa nga ng guard. Hahaha.. funny diba? E since malayo yung gate sa place where we took our shots of, hindi nya na kami nasita. Hinarurot na din ni kuya yung car to get us out there. Hahahaha..

Pabz & I @ Bahrain International Circuit

Ang pagkalayo layong TREE OF LIFE.. finally after 48 years narating din namin to.hehe

We're really heading to the Bahrain tourist spot, Tree of Life. E since there's a lot of most-visited-places na pwedeng puntahan before reaching there, we decided to stop to those places muna to take pictures. Hehehe. We visited the Horse Race Course, Bahrain International Circuit, and the Bahrain Wildlife. Right after the whole spin, we directly headed to the major stop. Yun na nga ang Tree of Life. That's the only tree that's been living for a hundred decades na kaya no wonder ang daming tourist na pumunta dun just to take photos of the tree. Actually, I've been there naman na pero that was sooooooo long time ago. 9 years old ata ako nun. Sad lang kxe parang the tourists tortured the tree with vandalisms.

Gimik places. I jammed with the band, as usual, request tong cla kuya ng Through The Fire. Hahahaha. Pero before we had our gimik, nagswimming muna kami sa pool ng apartelle. Ang sarap!! Hahaha.. parang ayaw ko na umahon. But then of course, Gimik's the highlight of our stay in Bahrain. Kaya go kami jan! Hehehe.

Super memorable yung vacation ko na yun sa Bahrain and I just couldn't ask for more. I'll treasure these memories until my hair gets white.

X's: Sorry kung ito lang ang pictures. So far, these are the highlights of my stay in Bahrain.

eid escapade: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

To cut the whole thing short, I'll just summarize the events that happened during our stay in Riyadh. ..