25 things about me

hehehe nakikiuso rin ako sa 25 random things...

1. i've been using the same brands of shampoo and conditioner since high school. they are a perfect pair for me, rejoice and creamsilk!

2. i never really wanted to work abroad, until now... it's a whole new experience!

3. i like friendster more than facebook... mainly bcoz most of my friends are using friendster plus it's very easy to navigate. (now it's the other way around)

4. i'm so good at making lies. i sometimes can't believe how i get away with it. liar, liar!

5. i have a poor eyesight that i needed to wear eyeglasses since college. i got tired of it so i'm wearing contact lenses instead.

6. people often say i'm "mahinhin" (i hate it!) when i'm actually "lasenga, maingay at magaslaw"

7. as far as i can remember, i have attended christmas day and new year's day mass every year for the past -- years of my life... either alone or with my family

8. i started gaining weight after enrolling in a gym (as in weights lifting! dumbbells, machines and all)at the age of 22 and had to stop bcoz the annual PE shows i have scoliosis...

9. watching films alone inside my room is what i call my sweet escape. it's like im in a different world. sometimes i feel like i'm in those movies.

10. i'm not a gadget freak. i've only bought a mobile phone twice and i've been using the last one for years now hehehe but i think i need to buy a new one

11. i want "the last time" by eric benet and "could not ask for more" by edwin mccain to be my wedding songs... hahaha

12. unlike most Filipinas, i don't like Piolo P.

13. i truly believe that one doesn't need to wait for new year to change bad habits, forgive or do something good for the sake of new year's resolution

14. oh how i love seing the excitement in hamham's (my nephew) eyes whenever i bring home cotton candies for him.

15. i'm a great believer of "never too late" that's why i'm writing my 25 random list even though this thing's been around the internet quite a while.

16. i don't have a hello kitty or barbie collection

17. i love the beach but i don't know how to swim

18. a chinese friend, lily, gave me a chinese name Lee Yang. i forgot the meaning but surely it's nice!

19. strangely, i didn't see any LOTR movie, i don't know why...

20. as a child, i never experienced bathing in the rain with my playmates because i have a weak lungs.

21. i HATE my sister-in-law! i'm still finding in my heart to forgive her but i think it'd be better if i could just forget her. yeah i'm the bitchy here!

22. i enjoy reading other people's blog. it's not just knowing them more but also learning from their stories. get some inspirations.

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i'm looking forward to starting my life with michael next year! i'm sooooooooooo excited about it!

24. ~ 25. nothing interesting...

my last day at tbpc

january 15 was my last day at tbpc. the very thoughtful ms. ana gave me a pink cute stuff toy. she also provided the pansit and cake... many thanks to you. i'll miss you all.

Christmas 2008

Merry christmas to all!

vigan experience

playa de oro beach resort. breakfast ala vigan. herritage village. love it!

tres marias at "the hidden garden"

calle crisologo

i was in vigan... missing you

fresh from my vigan escapade with irai, rhonz and otong last weekend i feel recharged! for us four, it was a dream come true. we really had a great time in vigan. planned by irai and rhonz, it was a blast! my bf didn't want me to join the trip without him... he had to work during the weekend. being the stubborn me and this feeling that i needed a break, i disobeyed him and don't want to feel guilty about it. of course it would have been so much fun if he was able join us too. actually, i missed him when i was in vigan.

now he's not talking to me. i don't know what will happen next.

happy kind of sad mode!

gone with the wind

I rent this classic movie for my friend. Never did I imagine that by doing so I was fulfilling one of my dear friend's last wishes. November 15, I was planning to visit her so we could have our usual talk... and see if she liked the movie... but on that same date, minutes before my planned visit, I learned of what happened to her... she's gone. I went to their house crying. I couldn't stop crying. She's one of my inspirations. Just like Scarlet O'Hara in the movie... loving, strong-willed, stubborn, smart & very pretty.

Lhove, i will always remember and miss you...

hold on

yesterday, i visited my dear friend lhove. whenever i can, i hang out sa house nila... so i could stay away from negative thoughts, sadness, boredom... in short to keep me sane. we usually talk about a lot of things. topics like our fave or most hated tv shows, movies, books, people... love life and life in general... or simply catching up on each other. we're always like that. eversince we became friends some years ago, we never run out of things to talk about. may sense man o wala...

nakwento ko kay lhove how happy i am sa nakikita kong changes sa bf ko. the way he reacts to a difficult situations. how he looks at things differently, possitively. changes na kusa na lang nangyari. not that i wanted him to change or something but nakakatuwa lang. i guess, ganun talaga. things change over time and so do people. and those changes in him inspire me. napaisip ako, how come i am so nega these days? ano na nangyari sa dating ako? ang ako na matapang, driven, optimistic... sa mga ganitong kwento at drama ko sa buhay, nakikinig si lhove. thanks to her!

bakit ba ako ganito? di ako pwede magpakita kay lhove na mahina ako. baka manghina rin sya. dapat ako ang nagpapalakas ng loob nya. para hindi nya maisip na hopeless case na sya. dahil naniniwala ako na gagaling sya! she's sick and needed an operation. for more than a year now, nasa bahay lang sya dahil sa kanyang heart condition. there are times na nagrereklamo sa sya dahil sa boredom. nauubusan na sya ng pwedeng gawin para malibang. she even admits that sometimes she wishes na... matapos na lang lahat. matapos ang buhay nya. nahihirapan na sya. pero mas iniisip nya ang sacrifice na ginagawa ng mother nya sa pag aalaga sa kanya. sa mga ganitong usapan, i try my best not to cry. if only may magagawa ako aside from praying na gumaling na sya. sana maapprove na ung medical assistance from the foundation na tutulong sa kanya.

i don't know how to end this... naiiyak na ako.

i was happy until...

i had a great morning. i listnened to the the morning rush, as usual. walang sapi si tita. so maganda umaga ko as i prepare myself to work. kumakanta pa ako ng wanna be by spice girls haha. ayun natakot tuloy ang araw. it's a little cloudy. medyo umambon. walang traffic, ang saya di ba? i arrived at the office on-time. wow! so there, what a great morning to start a day. Until... may isang dalagang ubod ng ganda. chaka-inis. mahaba pa oras. pwede ko pa pagandahin ulit ang araw ko. tanging konsolasyon ko lang is... di lang naman ako ang naiinis sa kanya. meaning di ako ang may problem... sya! hanggang dun lang muna pwede ko sabihin about her... pagbigyan ko sya, matanda na sya.

there's more to life

some people say life is simple. live. love. learn. living is complicated. loving is even more complicated. learning is a never ending process.

On living...
waking up early for work. bad hair day. traffic jam. devious bitches. devil boss. deadlines. paying bills. career. violence. events.

On loving...
loving oneself, family and friends. falling in love. relationship dramas. sacrifices. pointless arguements. breaking up. second chance. leaving. letting go. moving on.

On learning...
choices. consequences. stumbling down and getting up... failure and triumph. ironies. silver linings.

these are just few things we have to deal with to live. the list could go on and on which only proves that life is never easy. unfiar. life is complicated as it is. so i say let's not make it even more complicated. with all the complexities of life... don't forget to laugh!

say a prayer, thank God we are in fact alive!