Things to look forward to come June 1st:
1) More time to work out in the Gym.
2) Lunch outs in Makati with friends.
3) No more commuting!!! Yipee!!!
4) Clean Slate.
5) Challenges ahead.
6) New things to learn.
7) New people to meet.
8) Coffee break with my makati friends.
9) I can go shopping or go to the salon during my lunchbreak!
10) More happy times ahead!
I can't wait!
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Last Day at Work
I kinda feel sad since it's my last day at work today. I've been with this company 3 years and 5 months to be exact. How time flies! I'll surely miss a lot of things like...
1) Commuting from makati to quezon city...tiring but I've gotten used to it already.
2) A number of people I've grown close to in the last 3 years.
3) The cheap lunch at our cafeteria.
4) The business trips to the provinces.
5) The times spent chatting with friends and surfing the net.
6) The client calls and free lunch.
7) Events and freebies!
I will surely miss those things as i embark on a new road ahead of me. There's so much uncertainty ahead but I know I'll do just fine. Wish me luck guys!!!
1) Commuting from makati to quezon city...tiring but I've gotten used to it already.
2) A number of people I've grown close to in the last 3 years.
3) The cheap lunch at our cafeteria.
4) The business trips to the provinces.
5) The times spent chatting with friends and surfing the net.
6) The client calls and free lunch.
7) Events and freebies!
I will surely miss those things as i embark on a new road ahead of me. There's so much uncertainty ahead but I know I'll do just fine. Wish me luck guys!!!
Friday, May 26, 2006
faith
From Grey's Anatomy - my current fave tv series =)
Meredith Grey: At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important happy ever after, just that its happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away.
Meredith Grey: At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important happy ever after, just that its happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Fish Talk
Last sunday, we went to cartimar to buy some cute salt water fish. We agreed to donate some fish for my friend's aquarium. I bought 4 fishes and 1 anemone. Pretty generous huh? Hehehe! Ofcourse, the fun part is giving them names...I named the yellow Butterfly fish as "Mango", the striped Butterfly fish as "Zara", the cowfish as "Moo", the little one we agreed to name him as "Jun-Jun" or Benjamin Jr. While the anemone we named "Buttercup".
Bea bought 2 blue tangs...I named them Suzi and Geno...yah after the sustagen kids. Hehehe! Sad news they didn't even last a day...they both died a few hours after we transferred them to the aquarium. Lesson learned: buy only from your trusted shop.
Hubert bought 12 little nemos...with a little push ofcourse from us. Hehehe! Guess what? Only 3 are left. Geez! Oh well...remind me not to buy from that shop okay?
I just found out from my friend that Mango is missing. Sigh. I feel kinda sad really coz mango is my favorite. I'm still hoping though that Mango is alright. We'll find out tonight.
Bea bought 2 blue tangs...I named them Suzi and Geno...yah after the sustagen kids. Hehehe! Sad news they didn't even last a day...they both died a few hours after we transferred them to the aquarium. Lesson learned: buy only from your trusted shop.
Hubert bought 12 little nemos...with a little push ofcourse from us. Hehehe! Guess what? Only 3 are left. Geez! Oh well...remind me not to buy from that shop okay?
I just found out from my friend that Mango is missing. Sigh. I feel kinda sad really coz mango is my favorite. I'm still hoping though that Mango is alright. We'll find out tonight.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
loving my tan
I’m so tan and I’m loving it! This is probably the darkest I’ve ever been all my life. No wonder my mom keeps on complaining about my color. Always reminding me to put enough sunblock on. Good thing it’s not the ashy dark tan but more on the golden brown tan. Just like the way I like it.
I’m enjoying my tan right now but I almost forgot that I’m part of the entourage for my friend’s wedding on may 20th! And guess what their motif is? ORANGE!!! Deep dark Orange! I’m so sure I’d look really stupid wearing that orange gown come may 20th! Sheeesh!!! I love colors…hot pinks, yellows, purples, greens…but dark orange is my least favorite. It’s just not my color.
Oh well, so much for that. Summer is almost over. Groan! We have about 20 more sunny days to enjoy. Sigh. Well, I’ll be going to Talipana in Puerto Galera on the last week of May. Yey!!! One last beach outing before the rainy season begins! Good thing we’re not going to white beach. I just hate white beach. I think it’s too crowded and icky! I don’t ever want to swim there! And the accommodations? Dingy to say the least! Food? I don’t like at all! No white beach for me please!
Btw, I need to buy a decent snorkeling mask before may 26. I’ve been spending a lot lately! Hay! Well, anything for good clean fun at the beach…so how can I complain?
Hehe!
I’m enjoying my tan right now but I almost forgot that I’m part of the entourage for my friend’s wedding on may 20th! And guess what their motif is? ORANGE!!! Deep dark Orange! I’m so sure I’d look really stupid wearing that orange gown come may 20th! Sheeesh!!! I love colors…hot pinks, yellows, purples, greens…but dark orange is my least favorite. It’s just not my color.
Oh well, so much for that. Summer is almost over. Groan! We have about 20 more sunny days to enjoy. Sigh. Well, I’ll be going to Talipana in Puerto Galera on the last week of May. Yey!!! One last beach outing before the rainy season begins! Good thing we’re not going to white beach. I just hate white beach. I think it’s too crowded and icky! I don’t ever want to swim there! And the accommodations? Dingy to say the least! Food? I don’t like at all! No white beach for me please!
Btw, I need to buy a decent snorkeling mask before may 26. I’ve been spending a lot lately! Hay! Well, anything for good clean fun at the beach…so how can I complain?
Hehe!
From Grey's Anatomy
A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo?
The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore.
Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.
my thoughts on this:
Knowing is better than wondering.
Forgiving is way better than just forgetting.
Loving is better than hating.
Being yourself is better than living a lie.
Crying is better than keeping it all inside.
Waiting is better than rushing.
The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore.
Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.
my thoughts on this:
Knowing is better than wondering.
Forgiving is way better than just forgetting.
Loving is better than hating.
Being yourself is better than living a lie.
Crying is better than keeping it all inside.
Waiting is better than rushing.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Are you for REAL?
Things are working just great! Makes me wonder sometimes if all these are for real. Deep inside I do want to believe it's for real but it's just way too soon to assume that everything will come out great in the end. I'm so used to getting my way through a difficult process that anything way too easy just makes me wonder. Much like my physics days...I got used to making simple things complicated. hehe!
Nothing much I can do now but to wait and see if he's for real.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Moving forward
I'm gaining momentum and it feels great. There are some changes happening in my personal life and career. I've been meeting new friends and I'll be moving to a new job very soon. There's so much to look forward to.
Not to mention that I've been having so much fun the past month or so.
I'm sooooooooooo happy!
I hope this feeling lasts!
spending the weekend with the unfamiliar
Imagine spending a weekend with people you've just met...not a great situation to be in that's for sure. Especially if these people are all related to each other...except to you. The Outsider. The alien. The new face.
How would you handle that? Answer - Just Smile. That's what I did. Don't entertain thoughts of feeling out of place. Just get along with them...laugh at their jokes. Accept their offer of food and drinks. Prepare to be asked different questions. Answer their questions honestly and politely. Just be yourself no matter how difficult that would be. Learn to loosen up and soon you won't feel so out of place. You'll find yourself actually enjoying their company.
It's also a nice way to get to know someone better. People act differently when they're with their family. What you see is what you get. No pretentions. Just the real thing. You'll be surprised at what you will discover. Also a good way to learn something new. I learned how to kayak and play soccer ball. Unfortunately, I suck at soccer ball. Kayak i'm starting to love. Nice way to get a tan! haha!
After spending over a day with these people...I can't help but think that they're not that different from my own family. I'm just glad to get to know them even just for a day.
How would you handle that? Answer - Just Smile. That's what I did. Don't entertain thoughts of feeling out of place. Just get along with them...laugh at their jokes. Accept their offer of food and drinks. Prepare to be asked different questions. Answer their questions honestly and politely. Just be yourself no matter how difficult that would be. Learn to loosen up and soon you won't feel so out of place. You'll find yourself actually enjoying their company.
It's also a nice way to get to know someone better. People act differently when they're with their family. What you see is what you get. No pretentions. Just the real thing. You'll be surprised at what you will discover. Also a good way to learn something new. I learned how to kayak and play soccer ball. Unfortunately, I suck at soccer ball. Kayak i'm starting to love. Nice way to get a tan! haha!
After spending over a day with these people...I can't help but think that they're not that different from my own family. I'm just glad to get to know them even just for a day.
Friday, May 05, 2006
my thoughts
During my alone times i usually listen to music or read a good book and in between those i think of a lot of things happening in my life, people i've met and places i've been to... here are some of my thoughts...
On Life
Life is full of surprises. You can't plan or prepare for everything. More often than not when you let go of the wheel, you end up exactly where you truly belong.
On Break Ups
Make it a point to have a clean break up. Believe me it's easier. It heals faster and you can move on with your life sooner than you think possible. If you leave things messy, and things don't get put right, you will end up hurting not only yourself but other people.
On Fake Friends
I should just tear their eyes out to get things over with, but then again how would they be able to look at themselves in the morning?
On Luck
Luck exists. It happens when we're so busy planning our lives, when chances happen, and when there's peace in knowing that you can't know everything.
On Living my life
I believe we write our own stories and each time we think we know the end... we don't.
On Love
In life we chance upon that one great love we couldn't live without. Fall head over heels. Love like crazy. If you don't there's no sense in living.
On Life
Life is full of surprises. You can't plan or prepare for everything. More often than not when you let go of the wheel, you end up exactly where you truly belong.
On Break Ups
Make it a point to have a clean break up. Believe me it's easier. It heals faster and you can move on with your life sooner than you think possible. If you leave things messy, and things don't get put right, you will end up hurting not only yourself but other people.
On Fake Friends
I should just tear their eyes out to get things over with, but then again how would they be able to look at themselves in the morning?
On Luck
Luck exists. It happens when we're so busy planning our lives, when chances happen, and when there's peace in knowing that you can't know everything.
On Living my life
I believe we write our own stories and each time we think we know the end... we don't.
On Love
In life we chance upon that one great love we couldn't live without. Fall head over heels. Love like crazy. If you don't there's no sense in living.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Wishes come true
The night is spent lying on the cool white sand while staring at the sky full of stars. Ahhhh...this is the life! I can't believe I'm actually here on this beautiful island off the coast of mindoro occidental. And to think two years ago all these was but a dream. I've always dreamt of being on this island...and now I'm here.
I'm surrounded with its beauty and i can't help but be awed. Overwhelmed. Everything I've been dreaming of is right in front of me...just within my reach and yet I found myself hesitating. I found myself holding back. I wonder why. Is this what I really want? I'm not sure anymore. I've been through a lot the past two years and all that has made me realize a lot of things that are important in my life. I do appreciate the beauty of this island...the promises it holds...the joy and peace it brings. But I don't know why I'm here.
Just before my mind can continue to wander off a shooting star appeared...I made a silent wish. At this age, I still believe that wishes do come true...you just have to believe in it. Wish with all your heart. I wished two years ago that I'd be on this island...and now I'm here.
Which made me think...if that wish came true then I guess I must have wished with all my heart that time. And if I did...that mustbe really important to me. I know now why I'm here on this island...for me to believe again that wishes do come true.
I'm surrounded with its beauty and i can't help but be awed. Overwhelmed. Everything I've been dreaming of is right in front of me...just within my reach and yet I found myself hesitating. I found myself holding back. I wonder why. Is this what I really want? I'm not sure anymore. I've been through a lot the past two years and all that has made me realize a lot of things that are important in my life. I do appreciate the beauty of this island...the promises it holds...the joy and peace it brings. But I don't know why I'm here.
Just before my mind can continue to wander off a shooting star appeared...I made a silent wish. At this age, I still believe that wishes do come true...you just have to believe in it. Wish with all your heart. I wished two years ago that I'd be on this island...and now I'm here.
Which made me think...if that wish came true then I guess I must have wished with all my heart that time. And if I did...that mustbe really important to me. I know now why I'm here on this island...for me to believe again that wishes do come true.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Highlights of our Pandan & Apo Getaway
Highlight #1 - Our 60 seater plane to San Jose, Mindoro.We took the 545am flight to San Jose, Mindoro via Asian Spirit. It was really hot inside the plane...they only turned on airconditioner after we gained some altitude. It took us an hour to get to San Jose Airport.
Highlight #2 - The Van ride to the town of Sablayan.
When we got to San Jose Airport the Van I rented out to take us to Sablayan is nowhere to be found. Panic Mode On. After waiting for 20 minutes and still no sign of the van, the group decided to take the bus going to sablayan as our last resort. We hired 2 tricycles to take us to the bus terminal. Just before we reached the exit of the airport I saw a lightgreen hi-ace making it's way to the airport! Yipeee! Our van is here! No more dusty bus ride!!! Turns out the driver waited for us at Sikatuna Hotel. Hmmm...miscommunication I guess...but I was just too happy to see the van that i had no chance to get mad. Hehehe!
Highlight #3 - The really slooooooow boatride to Pandan Island.
It was the slowest boatride i've ever had! Knowing how impatient i am...hehehe! No other choice but to enjoy the boat ride and daydream of pandan.
Highlight #4 - We're finally here at Pandan Island!
It's so worth the wait! I've been wanting to go here for almost 2 years now...I can't believe I'm here! The pictures wont do justice to how great this place is...It's simply enchanting!
Highlight # 5 - Pandan Sunrise
Waking up early is not my thing but since I'm here at this beautiful island of Pandan...I just can't miss the sunrise! And it was soooo worth it! Look at that beauty!
Highlight #6 - Apo Island
It took a 2 hour boat ride to get us to this captivating island of Apo. Cool blue green waters, white sandy beach, great coral reef, colorful marine life, the lighthouse, the lagoon...truly my little paradise!
Highlight #7 - Snorkeling without a lifevest!!!
I'm so proud of myself! I conquered my fear! Actually, I cheated hehehe...i attached the lifevest to my shorts just in case i'd need a lifevest. After several minutes of snorkeling around pandan island i realized the lifevest was no longer attached to my shorts...i wanted to panic but i know I'd be in trouble if i do...so i took one deep breath and continued to snorkel. So this is how it feels to snorkel without a lifevest! hehehe!
Highlight #8 - The Pawikan Experience
Imagine swimming with a pawikan bigger than yourself...scary at first but soon you'll realize how gentle this sea creature is and only then will you be able to appreciate her beauty and grace underwater. But how about seeing the pawikan take a dump right infront of you? Not a pretty sight huh?! But then again, it's worth the experience of seeing it in action. Makes my pandan experience worth going back to again and again.
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