Sunday, December 30, 2012

Day 30: what you learned from this month

lahat ay nagsisimula sa willingness na subukan
basta may guide
kahit walang kwenta
sulat lang ng sulat
scheduling post really works lalo na pag busy the following day
hindi pala ako masyadong tamad tulad ng pagkakilala ko sa sarili ko
kaya ko rin pala maging dedicated
kailangan ko magbasa lagi
at humanap ng iba pang libangan na may katuturan
marami pa ako dapat/pwede matutunan...
hanggang dito na lang. tinatamad na ako. :)

welcome 2013!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Day 29: things you're looking forward to next month

Wow! malapit na matapos ang challenge at malapit na rin matapos ang 2012. time to look forward to more great things in 2013, that would be in 3 days. another month. another year!

next month i'm gonna...
 start a healthier diet
 try any of these spring 2013 hair trends
write on my new planner!

syempre hindi ko pwede kalimutan yung hinihintay kong new phone. :)

 images 2 from pinterest

Friday, December 28, 2012

Day 28: dear someone

(Write a letter to someone you've never talked to in a long time.)

    almost four years na tayong hindi nagkikita at more than a year na walang communication. maraming means pero wala ni isa sa atin ang magreach out. nakakalungkot na umabot tyo sa ganito. alam ko marami ka pinagdaan habang wala ako pero it was never my intention na iwan ka sa ere.  nagkataon lang na i went through some tough times din.  mahirap, na hindi ko kayang maging isang mabuting kaibigan dahil sa mga pinagdadaanan ko.  hindi ko sinasabi ito para mag excuse. i admit na may pagkukulang ako.  nung makabawi ako, narealized ko na lang na blocked mo na pala ako sa facebook mo. nakakagulat at higit sa lahat masakit yun.
     nasaktan ako dahil mahalaga sa akin ang friendship natin.  sobrang mahaba ang pinagsamahan natin na mula pa noong college tayo.  everyday tayo magkasama sa klase at tambayan.  madalas tyo magkasama sa mga sleep overs, swimming, food trip, pagsimba, shopping at marami pang iba.  naalala ko na ginagawan mo ako ng assignment sa math pag absent ako. one time naman nagpalit tayo nag test papers para ipagdrawing kita ng network topology sa final exams natin.  marami tayong good crazy times. nakakamiss.
     alam kong matigas ka. hinding hindi ka mauna gumawa ng paraan at maari din na hindi mo na gusto makausap pa ako. minabuti kong tumahimik at wag muna mag reach out syo pero i am really hoping na someday makapag-usap din tyo and patch things up... someday. kung kelan ready na tyo.
     sa ngayon, i really wish you well.  sana mawala na rin ang galit mo sa akin at sa dalawa pa nating kaibigan.  nakakasad na baka hindi na ako ever makilala ni baby girl mo na tyo pang dalawa ang umisip ng name nya.  sana lagi kayong ok. God bless.


Thursday, December 27, 2012

Day 27: something that inspires you

a person who has been doing bad things drained my energy and i am not able to think as i write this.  so inspiring di ba! hehe

image from pinterest.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Day 26: favorite quotes

here are some of my favorite quotes that i try to live by.  mostly about positive attitude, not giving up, keeping the faith and enjoying life! 








images are from pinterest.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Day 25: i follow them

(Recommend a few bloggers and write why you recommend them)

I have stumbled upon a lot of great blogs which some I've been following and some I've kept in my bookmark.

Snaps & Blabs is always 1st on my list for reliable travel tips with amazing photos.
An Apple a Day for it's drool worthy flower arrangements.
Daphe is so informative and versatile blogger.  She writes about product review, fashion, latest technology, parenting, good housekeeping, architecture and a lot more.  I like how she shares family and personal matters with caution.

Basically I'm recommending all those bloggers in my blog list specially the ones with constant updates.

I'm keeping this post short. You know it's Christmas.

Though I/we didn't do anything special, still I'm the happiest! Merry Christmas! :D

Monday, December 24, 2012

Day 24: my view

When you look outside, step outside your front door of the house, what do you see? (picture)

i've been meaning to take good pictures of my view outside our house pero wala na talaga magagawa. hahaha bukod sa low end camera phone lang ang gamit ko at late ako nagising kanina dahil puyat ako for the last 9 days (would you believe nakompleto ko ang simbang gabi? congrats sa akin!) ay wala na siguro igaganda pa ang lugar kung saan ako nakatira. talaga!
ang gate from the inside view. katapat ng pinto kung saan ako nakatayo habang kumukuha ng picture.
bandang kanan... oh diba parang pinas lang uso ang basketball half court sa loob ng bakuran. meron din sampayan ng damit.
 
paglabas ng gate.
 left side.
right side.

sobrang iba ito sa lugar na kinalakihan ko sa laguna kung saan mga halaman sa bakuran namin tapos tricycle, iba't ibang uri ng sasakyan sa maliit na kalsada, mga taong naglalakad, mga kabataang nakatambay sa tindahan or sa harap ng gate, kabi kabilang sarisari store ang agad kong makikita paglabas ng bahay. hay nakakamiss ang ganung eksena lalo na sa ganitong panahon. naiimagine ko na masaya na ngayon doon habang busy ang lahat sa pagpeprepare ng pang noche buena mamayang gabi. i'm sure meron na rin naglabas ng sound system or videoke sa gilid ng kalsada para sa party. :(

naappreciate ko na malinis at tahimik ang lugar na ito pero napakadull para sa isang tulad ko. 
ganito ang eksena kahapon ng hapon bago ako pumasok sa trabaho. i suspect ganito rin sya mamaya.

sya nga pala nappreciate ko rin ang mga puno na kahit pano ay nagbibigay kulay sa paligid. luckilly marami sila sa lugar na ito ng disyerto na sadyang pinayayabong para hindi masilip kung anong meron sa loob ng bakuran ng mga lokal dito. next time kukunan ko picture ang mansion sa loob ng bakuran na yan. hehe

Merry Christmas!



Sunday, December 23, 2012

Day 23: sites i use

eversince nagwork ako in 2000 lagi ako may internet access sa office at tinake advantage ko talaga lalo na nung marami akong free time bilang network admin. noong una chatting and browsing lang then i started signing up sa social networking site uso pa noon ang friendster in 2003 kung saan una akong nagblog in 2005 na kahit paminsan minsan lang eh tumagal din hanggang 2010 at 2011 nung tuluyan mawala ang friendster sinubukan kong ilipat sa wordpress pero nagdecide akong idelete na lang dahil sa kabitteran. hehe i learned about blogging sa lifestyle section ng philippine star (a newspaper) kung saan feature nila si lauren dado  na blogger since 1996? ang galing diba? hindi naman talaga ako mahilig magsulat pero tingin ko sa mga writers ay cool! hehe so nakigaya ako. then gumawa ako ng bago sa blogger noong october 22, 2008. mas nauna pala ang facebook  ko noong october 23, 2007 pero hindi active until makalipat ako dito sa qatar in 2009. the same year din ang twitter ko then followed by blip.fmtumblr, wordpress, pinterest and instagram na pare parehong minsan ko lang maupdate.  meron din akong mga forums na sinalihan pero visit ko lang sila pag may specific topic akong hinahanap. bukod pa dito yung mga sites na pwede maaccess kahit hindi magpamember. haha! am i such an internet slave? :)

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Day 22: i am wearing what?

(a picture of what you wore today)

lazy day ang sabado para sa akin bilang ito ang unang araw ng work week sa dakong ito ng mundo. usual na suot ko lang ay denim jeans, t-shirt or polo shirt at sneakers or flats.  pormahang hindi pang career.  wala naman kasing dress code or uniform dito sa office namin kaya sa tingin ko ayos lang ang ganitong porma lalo pa at wala naman ang boss pag sabado bukod pa sa fact na arts ang industry ng company na pinagtatrabahuhan ko, so i think cool lang ang ganito.  sa totoo lang eto sana ang pagkakataon na magsuot ako ng fashionable or edgy or artist like na get up pero di nga ako ganun diba? may mga pagkakataon na nagsusuot ako ng corporate attire or business casual kadalasan pag may meeting sa labas or pag alam ko na may bisita kaming darating. hehe
with that saying, di na ako nagpictorial for this post kahit iyun ang hinihingi ng challenge. tinamad na naman kc ako mag ayos ng sarili ko.  may kinalaman din siguro ito sa biglang pagbabago ng mood ko kagabi at nadala ko pa rin kanina pag gising ko. kaya eto naka faded jeans pa rin ako, white cotton top, brown knitted cardigan at ang sobrang komportableng mustard loafer ko na binili ko nung red tag opening mga two weeks ago.
"i'm never gonna be good enough for you, am i?" :(

Friday, December 21, 2012

Day 21: what do you look for in a guy

hmmm... parang pang PBB teens na naman ang isang ito.  hehe

subukan ko kayang magsagot na lang ng survey at magpanggap na bagay pa sa akin ang mga ganitong topic.. let's go!

1.  Dapat ba gwapo?
- yung sakto lang na hindi ako mainsecure na mas maganda pa face nya sa akin. hahaha
2.  Matalino?
- Yung maraming alam. meron ako matutunan from him :)
3.  Preferred age?
- at least 1 year younger or 3 years older. ganung bracket lang. hehe
4.  Preffered height?
- matangkad definitely! :)
5.  How about sense of humor?
- importante sa akin yung napapatawa ako.
6.  Accepts you for who you are?
- sino ba ang may ayaw? :)
7.  Moreno or chinito or mestizo?
-  moreno
8.  Long hair or short hair?
- kalbo! ahahaha
9.  Smells good?
- Sino ba may gusto ng mabaho? :D
10. Smoker?
- ok lang basta moderate lang.
11.  Drinker?
- lalong ok lang. one on one pa kami. pero may limit pagdating dito. ahahaha
12.  Musically inclined?
- oo!
13.  Sings very good?
- oo or basta hindi masakit sa tenga.
14.  Vain.
- wag naman :)
15.  With glasses?
- ayaw.
16.  With braces?
- cute.
17.  With dimples?
- mas cute.
18.  Makulit?
-  oo! :)
19.  Flirt?
- Ayoko ng malandi. mahirap yun. ahahaha
20.  Serious?
- sa mga dapat seryosohin syempre!
21.  Campus crush?
- ayoko ng madami kaagaw. insecure nga ako diba? ahahaha
22. Painter?
- No comment.
23.  Religious?
- may takot sa Diyos at pwede ko maisama sa pagsimba. :)
24.  Alaskador?
- aww! pikon pa naman ako. :)
25.  Loyal or faithful?
- pareho!

" No matter what standards we set for our ideal lover, the fact always remain that the person we fell in love with will always be an EXCEPTION." -quoted

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Day 20: what i ate today

cheese sandwich, strawberry yogurt and apple

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Day 19: a video you would usually watch on youtube


i usually watch video song cover from channels by christina grimmie, arlene zelina, madilyn bailey, tiffany alvordmegan nicole and many more.
i also enjoy watching tutorials for photoshop, make-upnail art and those DIY home decorations.
but if there's one video i would watch over and over again, it has to be this: 



Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Day 18: write a letter to your followers

dear followers,

big thank you sa inyong dalawa. haha yes dalawa lang kayong followers ko. hindi naman nakakapagtaka yun kasi wala naman kwenta ang blog na ito. hindi ako magaling mag express ng nararamdaman sa pagsusulat at wala akong creative mind.  ginagawa ko lang itong pampalipas oras at diary para maisulat ang ilang pangyayari sa buhay ko. gayun pa man natutuwa ako kaya follow ko rin kayo. sa totoo lang magaling kayo pareho magsulat kahit mga bata pa kayo. kaya kasama na kayo sa mga inspirasyon ko. baka ganun talaga pag bata, mas malikot ang isip. ipagpatuloy nyo lang ang pagsusulat sa kahit anong purpose nyo ngayon para mas madevelop pa kayo at alam ko malayo mararating nyo.

hanggang dito na lang. rest day ng ate nyong couch potato. goodluck. God bless.

mwah!


Monday, December 17, 2012

Day 17: last post you made on blogspot that doesn't involve a challenge

kilig moments.  surprise visit from my dear.  remember i wrote in one of the 30 challenge that my bf loves surprises? ayiee it was one of those surprises.  i was in the office pretending to be working while i was actually browsing or should i say facebooking. hehe  syempre ang arte arte ko..."what are you doing here?" but i was sooo kilig talaga. di ko maitago. alam mo yun, yung biglang kumabog ang dibdib, nagtwinkle ang eyes at all smile ako na parang teenager samantalang sya, kalma lang. ahahaha di naman un first time na nagvisit sya sa office pero so unexpected lang talaga. nagkataon naman na busog ako that day kaya hindi ko masyado naenjoy yung noodles. i told my friend to hangout in our office while waiting for her husband. ayun pati asawa nya nakatikim ng pasalubong. ang saya lang! :)

Day 16: picture of your phone


i just got home from day 2 simbang gabi. bilib naman ako sa dedication ko now sa challenge na ito. i had a very busy day. it's already 12:25am so technically december 17 na. pero now pa lang natatapos ang araw ko. kaya ihabol ko lang post na ito. goodnight! :)

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Day 15: last thing you did that was stressful

when i'm not busy i really get bored of doing nothing. when i'm have something to do it's almost stressing me out.  and i'm talking about work of course.  when it comes to my job, it's either 0 or 100. after months of waiting our project will be installed in one of the prestigious malls here.  tomorrow is the scheduled delivery and weeks after that it will be done.  the complete process is really tedious.  if everything runs smoothly i will have a new iphone5 as bonus. that's what really stressing me out! my bb has been with me for ages and i cannot afford to buy a new phone.  now tell me, ok lang ba mastress sa work or in this case over an iphone5? :)

Friday, December 14, 2012

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Day 13: write about your ex

stressful! pwede bang sumulat ako tungkol sa kanya na hindi ko na babalikan ang mga memories?

i don't think it's worth it pa to write about him. not that i'm still bitter about what happened to us. i tell you, i am so over him.  so let me just share you a note that i wrote for him about the feelings i once had at one of my darkest hours.  


dito nagtapos ang apat na taon ng masayang pagsasama at isang taon na magkalayo ngunit puno ng pag-asa.  plastic ako kung sasabihin kong hindi ako nanghiyang noong una.  kahit minsan ay dinadalaw pa rin ako ng mga alaala.  ngayon ay tanggap ko na. lahat ay may dahilan.  pinagtagpo kami ng aking tunay na tadhana kung saan mas higit akong masaya.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Day 12: what got you into this challenge

i've been thinking for a while if i should just kill this blog and create a new one.  then i saw this post from shannon that she's reviving her old blog. i sent her a message to encourage her but ended up the other way around and she sent me this "30 days challenge" list. haha since i have a lot of idle time these days and boredom is starting to take over my system so there i'm in my 12th challenge on the 12th day of the 12th month in the year 2012! haha
so far, i'm enjoying the part where i would mark the number with textliner (highlighters) after publishing then read the next challenge.

12.12.12.12

good vibes!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Day 11: write about your loved one

my crush at first sight. crush lang kasi di ako naniniwala sa love at first sight. physical attraction tawag dun. tall. handsome. athletic. motivated and passionate about basketball. i admire his passion sa basketball kaya yun ang no.1 karibal ko.  nakakapagselos minsan pero still supported ko sya dun dahil i know basketball makes him happy.  my first love. family oriented. hardworking.  sweet and doesn't know that he is. loving. my first kiss. gentle. caring. intelligent. my first broken heart. friendly. flirt ahaha. masungit. annoyed by my childishness. mahilig ako isurprise. makes me crazy. the one i need. my only exception!

it's obvious.  i have difficulties in writing about people.  probably still connected to the idea of judging them instead of just describing. :)  and it's obvious i love him.

p.s. baka di nya magustuhan na dinamay ko pa sya sa kalokohan ko dito. sana di nya mabasa. hahaha

Monday, December 10, 2012

Day 10: differences between you & your bestfriend

i would have to skip this because first of all i have two bestfriends in mind and could not decide which of them to write about. also, i don't want to site our differences for it would mean comparing myself to them and i don't like that.  growing up i was always being compared to my mga kababata where in more often than not, i was the weakling and the lame one.  not that i believed what they said i just thought it's unfair di ba?  buti na lang hindi uso sa family namin ang ganung comparison lalo na between sisters. kung nagkataon talo na naman ako. ahahaha but then sabi nga ng ate ko buti na lang naging constructive naman daw sa akin ang pagiging loser ko noon sa mga kababata ko. imbes na maging insecure ako naging confident ako, really? ahaha ulet.  that's another reason. ayokong maging bias at ako naman manalo sa comparison, unfair din sa kanila.  pero syempre we all do or have done it at some point in our lives and when we compare, we judge right? which make it ugly and unhealthy.

our differences do matter but our love, respect and care for each matter more.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Day 9: a picture of me when i was young

i almost fail this challenge if not for this photo tagged to me on  facebook by a distant relative, childhood playmate and neighbor. ahaha so yagit! dark and skinny. i don't even remember when was this taken. i must be 7 years old, i think.

Apol and Beauty (that's me!)

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Day 8: describe your perfect date

a perfect date for me is just hanging out with my dear.  all our dates planned or spontaneous went well.  even the ones where i lost my contact lenses while riding a motor bike in the rain.  :)

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Day 6: a picture that makes me happy

this picture must be from 1994 kung di ako nagkakamali. we were just chillin' at nagkukulitan in our home when we decided to use up the left shots on the film camera.  my ate just won in an impromptu essay writing contest at yung casette player ang prize nya. 
me and my siblings with out pet! ako, froggy, ate fydz, fatima, dondon, yobib and aiko our puppy.

mahilig talaga ako magkeep ng group pictures. at sobrang special ito kasi kasama ko mga kapatid ko. kulang kami dito. wala yung isang kuya ko at yung eldest brother naman namin ang photographer. ang saya lang ng big family!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Day 5: switch lives with

sobrang hirap neto. kaya nga challenge! akala ko ang goal lang is magpost everyday. di ko naman akalain na pati pala topic mahirap din. i'm such a whiner! :)

masaya naman ako sa buhay at kung sino ako. pero sige for the sake of challenge at minsan naiisip ko rin naman "pano kaya maging si ano... ?" pili na lang ako ng celebrity. syempre dapat gusto ko sya kung hindi man idol or favorite.

curious me:
anong feeling ng magkaron ng baby boy na cute?
mahirap kaya dumaldal at tumawa early morning everyday?
pano hindi maubusan ng sasabihin?
madali lang ba ideal ang antagonist kung ito ay kilalang kilala ka at alam ang weaknesses mo?
alam ko mahirap gumising ng sobrang aga! i wanna know how she deals with it.
pano maging isang dj?
pano maging radio and tv celebrity?
pano maging si delamar?

photo grabbed from here.


Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Day 4: last movie

most of you have probably seen this film.  i'm a sucker for romantic movies and this is one of those movies that i've seen a couple of times.  it's always a perfect choice when spending a day off from work specially this cold christmas season.  serendipity from 2001.  starring john cusack and kate beckinsale.  they met while shopping in new york, felt a mutual attraction and ended up eating ice cream at serendipity 3.  fast forward, time to say goodbye, unsure if they were meant for each other they decided to test fate by splitting up and see if destiny will bring them back together.

do you believe in destiny? 10 years ago my first romantic relationship ended for some immature reasons.  we were both young and overwhelmed by what is going on with our lives.  i was just starting to enjoy the real world and afraid that being emotionally attached to a guy is crazy and he, on the other side was afraid that things will get so serious.  we know we're both not ready.  first broken heart. deym! we managed to be friends at kita minsan sa mga parties ng common friends. at some point, i believe he wanted us to try again pero nag inarte ako.  feeling so invincible na ok lang ako or afraid mahurt ulet, i walked away and moved on or sya? pareho siguro. hehe pero ako daw nauna. weh?! lagi naman may communication. kamustahan minsan.  2008, nagkita kami sa CDH. i was with my ate and kids. serendipity! tulala ako.  some call it fate and somehow we've been given a second chance and as difficult as the circumstances are, i will never walk away from him again.  cause i know, it's always been him.  looking back, we both agree that we had to experience all those in betweens so we would be stronger this time. sweet!

When it's clear this time you've found the one, you'll never let him go


Monday, December 3, 2012

Day 3: top 10 pet peeves

in no particular order:

1.  people who mispronounce my name, laugh when corrected then change it by adding some letters insisting it's better that way.

2.  people who curse every sentence all the time.

3.  nosy people who always want to know every bit of my life specially my love life. hahaha ano ako celebrity?

4.  being bossed around.

5.  people who think they know everything and that they are always correct.

6.  noisy neighbors.

7.  mothers teaching their little girls to dress and act sexy on camera then post it on the internet. it's not cute at all! let the kids be kids.

8.  being ignored.

9.  slamming doors sound.

10. liars.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Day 2: marilyn monroe

fave song. i find this difficult for a i have a lot of favorite songs and some of them have been posted here before. i've been posting songs depending on my mood, randomly or if i could relate to a certain lyric.  but as of the moment i'm diggin' this.

take me or leave me. i'll never be perfect. believe me i'm worth it. :)

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Day 1 : besties

i'm so not in the mood to write and so preoccupied with so many things today. i just wanna start this challenge today being the 1st day of December. so here it goes.

all of them deserve an individual post but then again i'm so lazy. i promise to do it soon.