woke up at 6am for my 2-hr class today. felt slightly groggy since im really not used to waking up around that time. after a while i started feeling excited... 2 whole hours of driving. haha. dweeb. yun nga lang, i was in for a MAJOR disappointment. the schedules got mixed up and i waited for 45 mins for mang jolly. yun pala iba naka-sked. bummer.
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dear angel,
its been two weeks. you got to rest and be lazy, just as you wanted. you got to study how to drive, you fixed your SSS, updated your resume, gave some sort of order to your new room, majorly bonded with ana and your mom, hopefully look like you lost enough weight, and learned sooo many things. i guess your vacation was a success in its own right.
so its back to work with you. remember the things you thought of, ah.
work is just work --- dont take it personally, but dont slack off like you used to. just keep on going... be focused but dont forget to enjoy and reward yourself.
being in your mid-20s means you have to start being in control more.
give yourself and others enough space. if you're always around, people might not realize your value. its okay to say no or not to exert super effort to help.
love yourself and you will be loved. dont be afraid to go out on a limb once in a while. dont be afraid to meet new people.
make a list of people and things you value and always show your appreciation.
its okay to take a break, everyone deserves a break... never EVER be guilty for taking a break...
always be the best at what you do... and you know all the rest... :)
starting tomorrow, i hope people will see a new you. happier. less emotional. more in control of herself. and much more responsible. remember: the best is yet to come.
ay, enough serious talk! haha. just go and do that thing you do.
Sunday, April 23
day 15
emotional day. but ended with a lot of good realizations and learnings. at least i got to 'bond' a little with my eldest sister. ay nako... im 24, and i am reminded that there are so many of life's lessons i have yet to learn... and they dont get easier... level up today. but i feel better now. driving cured my worried soul.
it felt great driving today. as in naiwan ko lahat ng bumabagabag sa akin kaninang umaga. looking forward to tomorrow... even if i start at 7am, i know it will be great. :)
it felt great driving today. as in naiwan ko lahat ng bumabagabag sa akin kaninang umaga. looking forward to tomorrow... even if i start at 7am, i know it will be great. :)
Saturday, April 22
friday the 14th
getting my SSS id was a far more pleasant experience than going to LTO. first, at least the waiting area is airconditioned. second, the people around me didnt unnerve me. and lastly, the system was clearer... sa LTO parang ni-raraffle ata ang order dun e!
i had fun people watching at SSS.. there was this chinoy lady with her daughter who was super impatient. she kept approaching people demanding na mauna sya, going into peoples offices, following people around, peeking at the computer (which was busted at some point) where they process applications. funny to watch her... but eventually she realized na first come first serve... unless senior citizen. thanks to her, di ako nainip at all.
had lunch with kris... i missed that girl! she's going to be on maternity leave soon... so im extra happy i got to have lunch with her para chikahan kami. :p have a safe CS kris!
after lunch i had my hair cut... im happy with how it came out. at least its not the boring one length hair ive always had whenever my hair was long. hehe.
so this is it... my last weekend to rest. of course there will be other weekends but you get what i mean. ive no regrets on how my vacation went. got to spend tons of time with my mom and my cousin. :)
back to work in 2 days!
i had fun people watching at SSS.. there was this chinoy lady with her daughter who was super impatient. she kept approaching people demanding na mauna sya, going into peoples offices, following people around, peeking at the computer (which was busted at some point) where they process applications. funny to watch her... but eventually she realized na first come first serve... unless senior citizen. thanks to her, di ako nainip at all.
had lunch with kris... i missed that girl! she's going to be on maternity leave soon... so im extra happy i got to have lunch with her para chikahan kami. :p have a safe CS kris!
after lunch i had my hair cut... im happy with how it came out. at least its not the boring one length hair ive always had whenever my hair was long. hehe.
so this is it... my last weekend to rest. of course there will be other weekends but you get what i mean. ive no regrets on how my vacation went. got to spend tons of time with my mom and my cousin. :)
back to work in 2 days!
Friday, April 21
13: wake up call
easing myself back into work mode... i dont want to shock myself come monday. :p
took a few calls related to work... and im unsure if maybe some people might think i took too long of a break. 2 weeks isnt long. i mean technically its just 8 days if you dont count the holidays for holy week and weekends. and besides, i KNOW i deserve the break. i dont even remember when my last real vacation was! ay nako, frustrates me sometimes how some people seem to rarely have anything nice, positive or optimistic to say... especially behind other people's backs. i think its called crab mentality. *sigh*
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today was a quick day. worked real quick in the morning... just phone calls, really. then off to driving. mang jolly was his usual self. (ive known him for an hour... not much basis, i know) i got to drive along alabang zapote, casimiro, through evacom, then out sucat towards SM, then made a u-turn to go back towards lopez, then basically drove around sucat. 1hour is really bitin. just when im about to really get a hang of things, tapos na... so im getting double classes on sunday. :D tapang! i woder where he'll take me. haha!
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vins dropped by to visit today while sam was at reading tutor. such a funny kid. he was playing hide and seek with lolo when guama (my mom) told him to hide in her cabinet... so she did... my speculation on how things went is that he was so into hiding (we always play hide and seek with them when they're here.... not too easy for full grown titas) that he decided to hold his pee until lolo finds him. of course no kid would want to be found because he stepped out of his hiding place. so anyway, lolo practically shocked him when he found vins kasi sabay sigaw para magulat yung bata. no wonder vins didnt seem to happy to have been found. usually he'd be laughing and jumping around. this time, when lolo opened the cabinet doors, he just sat there and looked at lolo. then he said: 'i made wee wee...'
syempre tita ganda (my cousin...before anyone violently objects), guama and lolo laughed... so he laughed at himself too. siguro he got scared na mapagalitan for peeing in his shorts. but when the oldies laughed, he knew he was safe. but thats not the end of it... when guama was giving him a bath, he refused to use the shower... he wanted the bidet. golly, my cute nephew tooka bath using the bidet in my mom's bathroom. silly kid talaga, vinsy! haaaaay.
took a few calls related to work... and im unsure if maybe some people might think i took too long of a break. 2 weeks isnt long. i mean technically its just 8 days if you dont count the holidays for holy week and weekends. and besides, i KNOW i deserve the break. i dont even remember when my last real vacation was! ay nako, frustrates me sometimes how some people seem to rarely have anything nice, positive or optimistic to say... especially behind other people's backs. i think its called crab mentality. *sigh*
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today was a quick day. worked real quick in the morning... just phone calls, really. then off to driving. mang jolly was his usual self. (ive known him for an hour... not much basis, i know) i got to drive along alabang zapote, casimiro, through evacom, then out sucat towards SM, then made a u-turn to go back towards lopez, then basically drove around sucat. 1hour is really bitin. just when im about to really get a hang of things, tapos na... so im getting double classes on sunday. :D tapang! i woder where he'll take me. haha!
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vins dropped by to visit today while sam was at reading tutor. such a funny kid. he was playing hide and seek with lolo when guama (my mom) told him to hide in her cabinet... so she did... my speculation on how things went is that he was so into hiding (we always play hide and seek with them when they're here.... not too easy for full grown titas) that he decided to hold his pee until lolo finds him. of course no kid would want to be found because he stepped out of his hiding place. so anyway, lolo practically shocked him when he found vins kasi sabay sigaw para magulat yung bata. no wonder vins didnt seem to happy to have been found. usually he'd be laughing and jumping around. this time, when lolo opened the cabinet doors, he just sat there and looked at lolo. then he said: 'i made wee wee...'
syempre tita ganda (my cousin...before anyone violently objects), guama and lolo laughed... so he laughed at himself too. siguro he got scared na mapagalitan for peeing in his shorts. but when the oldies laughed, he knew he was safe. but thats not the end of it... when guama was giving him a bath, he refused to use the shower... he wanted the bidet. golly, my cute nephew tooka bath using the bidet in my mom's bathroom. silly kid talaga, vinsy! haaaaay.
Thursday, April 20
DAY 11 and 12 of (you know how many)
APRIL 18, 2006:
i dont remember what i did that day. weird. i think i watched 'when harry met sally'... and 3/4 of 'lost in translation'... otherwise i probably spent the day at home with my mom and my cousin. some people mightthink its sayang... but i enjoy laid back days. days when i can rest my head and my heart.
APRIL 19, 2006:
driving today was fun. i was getting anxious days before because i was scared that id find out that i sucked at driving. the last thing i want is for people to say 'i drive like a girl'. so far, i think im doing well... car died 3 times... and only because i didnt think id be driving around other cars as early as my first day, so i was a bit extra tense. but we basically drove around the village... and a small part of alabang-zapote and sucat.
but!!! claps and snaps for me. mang jolly said i drive better than the other guys (as in male) he's been teaching... i learn fast daw. i dont think he said that just to be nice... trust me... mang jolly does NOT look like the type to patronize people.
so tomorrow is another day. according to the curriculum (which i assume mang jolly has totally disregarded), tomorrow is backing up and something... hahaha. bahala na. im just glad i dont suck at driving... so far.
i think ill have my picture taken with mang jolly when i finish.. hahaha. just so you know who to hunt down if my driving sucks. hahahaha.
i dont remember what i did that day. weird. i think i watched 'when harry met sally'... and 3/4 of 'lost in translation'... otherwise i probably spent the day at home with my mom and my cousin. some people mightthink its sayang... but i enjoy laid back days. days when i can rest my head and my heart.
APRIL 19, 2006:
driving today was fun. i was getting anxious days before because i was scared that id find out that i sucked at driving. the last thing i want is for people to say 'i drive like a girl'. so far, i think im doing well... car died 3 times... and only because i didnt think id be driving around other cars as early as my first day, so i was a bit extra tense. but we basically drove around the village... and a small part of alabang-zapote and sucat.
but!!! claps and snaps for me. mang jolly said i drive better than the other guys (as in male) he's been teaching... i learn fast daw. i dont think he said that just to be nice... trust me... mang jolly does NOT look like the type to patronize people.
so tomorrow is another day. according to the curriculum (which i assume mang jolly has totally disregarded), tomorrow is backing up and something... hahaha. bahala na. im just glad i dont suck at driving... so far.
i think ill have my picture taken with mang jolly when i finish.. hahaha. just so you know who to hunt down if my driving sucks. hahahaha.
Monday, April 17
9th and 10th
i wasnt able to write yesterday... i think my mind was too tired. haha. i basically spent easter 'mending'... i guess i realize that some fears arent worth fearing afterall. and all i can really say is: thank you so much.
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today i spent in LTO. got my students permit. and boy was than an experience. im not going to whine about it, but lets just say i now know why its just so much more easier and worth it to just pay someone just to fast track your life. haha. LTO today, SSS on friday. ha!
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started to feel bored today... my original plan to just kick back and bum at home in between gym and driving isnt going to be a good idea for long. but lets see what tomorrow brings me.
my mom has been extra 'needy' lately... i think she really appreciates how much time im spending here at home. well, that was one of the reasons i didnt fill up my days on leave. :)
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today i spent in LTO. got my students permit. and boy was than an experience. im not going to whine about it, but lets just say i now know why its just so much more easier and worth it to just pay someone just to fast track your life. haha. LTO today, SSS on friday. ha!
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started to feel bored today... my original plan to just kick back and bum at home in between gym and driving isnt going to be a good idea for long. but lets see what tomorrow brings me.
my mom has been extra 'needy' lately... i think she really appreciates how much time im spending here at home. well, that was one of the reasons i didnt fill up my days on leave. :)
Saturday, April 15
DAY 8 of 16
i dont know if its because ive been counting the days that got me to this point where i realize, im halfway through my mini-vacation. i dont think i mind. im not exactly looking forward to going back to work, but i do feel a bit refreshed and rested. hehe.
i have a few things still on my list to do though... i think i have enough time... let's see:
[ ] fix my stuff - scheduled to sort my clothes tomorrow (easter)
[ ] learn to drive - im starting on monday. haha. say a little prayer for me!
[ ] fix my SSS id - scheduled for friday morning... i have this week to double check on the things i need for it.
[x] play surrogate mother to sam - he's not staying over this week... so i dont think ill be able to do this. such a busy boy! he has art class, swimming class, AND reading tutor. isnt summer supposed to be a break from studying?! haha.
[ ] fix my resume - doing this ne tonight... i better finish tonight too! ill check this later when i finish.
[/] GYM GYM GYM - been going to the gym every chance i get. yung nga lang the past few days, i havent been feeling well... no, im not making excuses... im really not well.
[/] read and be intelligent again - few pages here and there, but ive been watching a lot of docus lately... and watching MTV... and playing sudoku... and so on, and so forth... i dont want to think im boring anymore. haha.
so far, i have everything planned this week! i think coz its because its holy week that i wanted to spend time with my family, and i spent the week really resting.. save for gym.
so here's to a hectic week!
i have a few things still on my list to do though... i think i have enough time... let's see:
[ ] fix my stuff - scheduled to sort my clothes tomorrow (easter)
[ ] learn to drive - im starting on monday. haha. say a little prayer for me!
[ ] fix my SSS id - scheduled for friday morning... i have this week to double check on the things i need for it.
[x] play surrogate mother to sam - he's not staying over this week... so i dont think ill be able to do this. such a busy boy! he has art class, swimming class, AND reading tutor. isnt summer supposed to be a break from studying?! haha.
[ ] fix my resume - doing this ne tonight... i better finish tonight too! ill check this later when i finish.
[/] GYM GYM GYM - been going to the gym every chance i get. yung nga lang the past few days, i havent been feeling well... no, im not making excuses... im really not well.
[/] read and be intelligent again - few pages here and there, but ive been watching a lot of docus lately... and watching MTV... and playing sudoku... and so on, and so forth... i dont want to think im boring anymore. haha.
so far, i have everything planned this week! i think coz its because its holy week that i wanted to spend time with my family, and i spent the week really resting.. save for gym.
so here's to a hectic week!
DAY 7 of 16: sudoku!!!
my cousin has been going to our house eversince she was asked to stay in bed. and she's been busy with these puzzles... with numbers. initially i thought that they were like number squares where sums are involved.. math with logic. although i DO like logic puzzles (they were my favorite in entrance exams or IQ tests), but MATH is probably holds the exact opposite. i was happy to find out it didnt involve math at all! its kinda hard to explain, but you might want to google it.. its SUDOKU. cool thing to keep you busy without wearing out your brain.
long story short, i got hooked on it... even dared to try higher levels. happy naman ako that i finished 2 puzzles with the second to the highest difficulties in the book. makes me feel a bit smarter. haha. exercise oter parts of my brain. sad thing is, they dont sell cheap sudoku books here... not the paperback type.
hay. so, if anyone out there reading this knows where i can get paperback suboku books, my mom, my cousin and i will be eternally gratefull if you'd let me know. or if you could buy me some and ill just pay you back. :p (oo, nananawagan na ako... haha!)
for now, ill have to keep my eyes open for them each time i enter a bookstore.
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who catches a cold when its THIS hot in manila?!?!?!?
still feeling kinda sick. i think it might be a teeny tiny asthma attack. i should really stop keeping the fan aimed at me all night.. no matter how hot it is here. damn beach weather... useless to me... im not even going to the beach! so its water and naps for me... im staying away from carbo to somehow offset my not being able to go to the gym. haaay. just when i was gaining momentum. maybe tomorrow ill feel better and be able to go back. fingers crossed!
long story short, i got hooked on it... even dared to try higher levels. happy naman ako that i finished 2 puzzles with the second to the highest difficulties in the book. makes me feel a bit smarter. haha. exercise oter parts of my brain. sad thing is, they dont sell cheap sudoku books here... not the paperback type.
hay. so, if anyone out there reading this knows where i can get paperback suboku books, my mom, my cousin and i will be eternally gratefull if you'd let me know. or if you could buy me some and ill just pay you back. :p (oo, nananawagan na ako... haha!)
for now, ill have to keep my eyes open for them each time i enter a bookstore.
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who catches a cold when its THIS hot in manila?!?!?!?
still feeling kinda sick. i think it might be a teeny tiny asthma attack. i should really stop keeping the fan aimed at me all night.. no matter how hot it is here. damn beach weather... useless to me... im not even going to the beach! so its water and naps for me... im staying away from carbo to somehow offset my not being able to go to the gym. haaay. just when i was gaining momentum. maybe tomorrow ill feel better and be able to go back. fingers crossed!
Friday, April 14
DAY 6 of 15: sick stupid
spent the day at home. not feeling too well. which is odd because ive been on vacation, relaxing, getting more than enough sleep, eating healthy andworking out. ive been healthy and i might get sick?!
every holyweek, as long as im home, mom and i always catch the 7th heaven marathon on studio23. this year, its 9-episodes of the gilmore girls.yipee. of course we ended up feeling bitin. haha.
but i realized why i like the show... its humor. everyone is sointelligent and square in their own unique way. conversations are fast and youhave to be quick and paying attetion for you to catch the punchlines. i love the wit!
i hope there's more tomorrow!
its still damn hot, by the way.
every holyweek, as long as im home, mom and i always catch the 7th heaven marathon on studio23. this year, its 9-episodes of the gilmore girls.yipee. of course we ended up feeling bitin. haha.
but i realized why i like the show... its humor. everyone is sointelligent and square in their own unique way. conversations are fast and youhave to be quick and paying attetion for you to catch the punchlines. i love the wit!
i hope there's more tomorrow!
its still damn hot, by the way.
Wednesday, April 12
DAY 5 of 16
any vacation of mine would not be complete withour a healthy amount of procrastination. which is essentially what happened today. haha.
i had 2 things planned out for my day: enroll at driving school, and gym. i ditched gym. too hot to move man. i dont feel too bad about it though. i dont want to over work out myself. but i dont want to waste the opportunity i have naman while im on leave.
a few people have been interrogating me on my sudden 'hunger' and urgency to lose weight. actually im just taking it more seriously now. ive been trying to lose weight eversince i realized i gained so much... thank you stretchmarks! pero ive never taken it seriously. laging sige, ill diet tomorrow, or ill gym some other time. now its time to take myself seriously. :P
so while i get the idea that some people think this is a streak of vanity, maybe it is. but its not an obsession. today is a perfect example... if i were obsessed, i wouldve stayed at the gym the whole day. haha.
oh and about my deadline.. its just a benchmark. nothing to it. just so may time frame for my goals.. im sure when i get tehre, a new deadline will be set. and hey, nothing wrong with wanting to look decently hot in a bikini for summer, right?! i may not have plans to go to the beach yet, but you never know.... :p id rahter be safe and thinner thatn sorry and pudgy. hahahaha.
i had 2 things planned out for my day: enroll at driving school, and gym. i ditched gym. too hot to move man. i dont feel too bad about it though. i dont want to over work out myself. but i dont want to waste the opportunity i have naman while im on leave.
a few people have been interrogating me on my sudden 'hunger' and urgency to lose weight. actually im just taking it more seriously now. ive been trying to lose weight eversince i realized i gained so much... thank you stretchmarks! pero ive never taken it seriously. laging sige, ill diet tomorrow, or ill gym some other time. now its time to take myself seriously. :P
so while i get the idea that some people think this is a streak of vanity, maybe it is. but its not an obsession. today is a perfect example... if i were obsessed, i wouldve stayed at the gym the whole day. haha.
oh and about my deadline.. its just a benchmark. nothing to it. just so may time frame for my goals.. im sure when i get tehre, a new deadline will be set. and hey, nothing wrong with wanting to look decently hot in a bikini for summer, right?! i may not have plans to go to the beach yet, but you never know.... :p id rahter be safe and thinner thatn sorry and pudgy. hahahaha.
Tuesday, April 11
DAY 4 of 16
i spent the night at my sister's house... got there around 3am. fell asleep feeling a bit down. iba talaga maka-lungkot whe its a friend you love so much that's involved... BUT! i was happy to wake up to my nephews... well, up until justin started giving me the attitude... then my tita instincts flared.
anyway, what was most glaring about my morning was my 'kuya' and i were talking about how his son is turning 10 in july... how time flies. in a few years, may girlfriend na siguro sya. haaaaay! whats funny is kuya shared that yun panganay pala nya nahuli na nung mga pinsan playing with himself. natawa ako. that just shows he's entering that age. then kuya surpassed his first revelation and said that the boys (vins included... yes, sinama pa nila yung 4-year old) were caught watching porn. weeeeeell, i guess the daddies weren't too good in hiding their stuff! hahaha. some people might be bothered by this, but for some reason im not. maybe its because i know its just a phase and kuya came from a very male family (5 silang boys, and 5 girls... but of all the apos ni ama, 2 lang ang girl... mega palaban pa!) so this will be handled well. id really rather na di na sana isinama si vins kasi di naman nya naiintindihan pa yun, pero tapos na rin e. kayang kaya na ni kuya yan! boys....
went to my 2nd cosmic class today. stayed around 30 minutes. not bad. better than my 20 minutes last sunday. i felt great after the class... ibang klase yung pawis. i felt tired but energized. haha. mel was right when she said id love cosmic. :p thanks for the reco mel! tomorrow again... yahoo!
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i dont know what its like to lose a parent --- both my parents are still alive.
i dont know what its like to have to move out of the house you grew up in and have so much precious memories in --- ive had the same address for over 24 years.
being with you on the street like that breaks me apart. i had no idea it was this big for you. when i saw you silently wiping away your tears, maybe even in the hopes that i wouldnt notice, and you were just looking... as if to see through the walls and give light to show everything that this place means to you, i couldnt think of anything to say. i guess i was overwhelmed when i realized what an immense thing you are going through. you looked like you might have lost the most precious thing to you, next to your very own life. i dont think you've been defeated. now i admire you more for for the strength that you show.. you push and push on with life.
i hope that even if i didnt manage to say anything comforting (i might have even said all the wrong things), i hope you heard everything i wanted, but could not find the words to say when i hugged you. i could have hugged you all night if it meant giving you peace and more strength to continue with what you are doing.
i love you, friend. i really do. and i know you know that. im just here for you because i know at this point, given how hard it must be to be in your shoes, you need your space and you'll give me a call in case you need company. i know you miss him more than anything, im sure he misses you guys just as much. you and your family will be in my prayers.
anyway, what was most glaring about my morning was my 'kuya' and i were talking about how his son is turning 10 in july... how time flies. in a few years, may girlfriend na siguro sya. haaaaay! whats funny is kuya shared that yun panganay pala nya nahuli na nung mga pinsan playing with himself. natawa ako. that just shows he's entering that age. then kuya surpassed his first revelation and said that the boys (vins included... yes, sinama pa nila yung 4-year old) were caught watching porn. weeeeeell, i guess the daddies weren't too good in hiding their stuff! hahaha. some people might be bothered by this, but for some reason im not. maybe its because i know its just a phase and kuya came from a very male family (5 silang boys, and 5 girls... but of all the apos ni ama, 2 lang ang girl... mega palaban pa!) so this will be handled well. id really rather na di na sana isinama si vins kasi di naman nya naiintindihan pa yun, pero tapos na rin e. kayang kaya na ni kuya yan! boys....
went to my 2nd cosmic class today. stayed around 30 minutes. not bad. better than my 20 minutes last sunday. i felt great after the class... ibang klase yung pawis. i felt tired but energized. haha. mel was right when she said id love cosmic. :p thanks for the reco mel! tomorrow again... yahoo!
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i dont know what its like to lose a parent --- both my parents are still alive.
i dont know what its like to have to move out of the house you grew up in and have so much precious memories in --- ive had the same address for over 24 years.
being with you on the street like that breaks me apart. i had no idea it was this big for you. when i saw you silently wiping away your tears, maybe even in the hopes that i wouldnt notice, and you were just looking... as if to see through the walls and give light to show everything that this place means to you, i couldnt think of anything to say. i guess i was overwhelmed when i realized what an immense thing you are going through. you looked like you might have lost the most precious thing to you, next to your very own life. i dont think you've been defeated. now i admire you more for for the strength that you show.. you push and push on with life.
i hope that even if i didnt manage to say anything comforting (i might have even said all the wrong things), i hope you heard everything i wanted, but could not find the words to say when i hugged you. i could have hugged you all night if it meant giving you peace and more strength to continue with what you are doing.
i love you, friend. i really do. and i know you know that. im just here for you because i know at this point, given how hard it must be to be in your shoes, you need your space and you'll give me a call in case you need company. i know you miss him more than anything, im sure he misses you guys just as much. you and your family will be in my prayers.
Monday, April 10
DAY 3 of 16: hot dang!
HOT. im starting to think being at work is better than this... at least its cooler in the office.
had major changes in plans today. had everything ironed out pa naman. but because i love mike, and i owe him a lot for not going to his gigs, i rearranged my life. ill be seeing mic, mike and hopefully karlo tonight... im excited. i havent been able to bug them much for quit some time. yay!!!!
ill blog about it late or tomorrow... wait for my updates! for now, im off to resume my position in front of my fan. dang its HOT!
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meeting up with mic and mike tonight. im happy. i havent seen them for a while. and to be honest i miss them. i know its also my fault we dont get to see each other much, but its really hard for me to move around kasi i commute home here to the south. since im on leave, i willingly re-arranged my life to see mic and mike. sayang karlo, wala ka ulit. mike may think my skipping gym and postponing my personal errands are small things, but it really was an effort. im taking time to fix some fundamentals in my life... and this is something i should have done long ago. i even wrote everything i have planned on my planner. kadiri no? but my point is, i love these guys enough to ditch everything, commute all the way to ortigas (heavy gym bag and all.. in my outfit)... just to spend a few hours with them.
incidentally, while deciding on what to do with my hair, i got a picture of me na ang payat ko... gusto ko ganyan ako ka-payat. i got my upper body only and honestly, i dont think any magic angle can make my hips and legs look this thin. hahaha. i want to be THIS THIN... (but my head looks kinda big in the photo no?)
ive never really been a music person... or any 'person' for that matter. i was telling mel nga nung sunday na napa-isip ako what conversational interests i have... im interested in many things in small ways. and i realized im not interested as in hardcore interested in anything worth talking about. im not that into music, not that into food or gadgets, or movies, or books, or what-have-not. i guess the closest i can get would be dance... but thats mostly cheerdance.. which isnt too popular here either. haha. im not depressed about it or anything. i just think now that i might need to exert effort to know things to find my interest. read books, watch movies, listen to music, surf the net... there must be more to me thatn just pinoy showbiz. :p
but i digress from my kwento... what was i saying... AH! im not that into music...
brief background... mic. mike and karlo were in a band together back in college. and i was their loyal friend who would not miss any of their performances. haha. wat very little i know about non-baduy and more sofisticated/tasteful/intelligent music, i learned from them. i earned to love the beatles because of them (before that, the beatles were just and old band to me.. well, yeah, i was familiar with their songs, but not to the point that i work fast when i listen to them) ... basta.. they were my musically inclined (and movie loving) friends. and i loved learning these things from them.
too bad i dont get to hear these guys play anymore... sige na mike, tugtog kayo ulit sa bday ko... for old times sake... pleeeeease? mic, kanta na ka ulit... for me? pleeeease? im giving you 8 months to say yes. :p
sabi ko brief background lang e! so we met up to hear ledh (gosh, not sure about the spelling of her name) perform. and to sum up my evening, grabe. the night went from ear breaking loud rock (nagkahilaan lang ata ang front act), to jazzy, to r&b na acid jazz (according to mike and mic, i honestly have no idea how to classify these things), to hiphop, to electronic trance music. haha. what a night... crash course ba sa music? but anyway, ledh and pjaz were good.. and chili tees (not sure about the spelling again) were good too... of course as you know, im no expert. but i enjoyed listening to them.
so that sums up my gimik night with the fab 4 (well, 3 lang kami)
had major changes in plans today. had everything ironed out pa naman. but because i love mike, and i owe him a lot for not going to his gigs, i rearranged my life. ill be seeing mic, mike and hopefully karlo tonight... im excited. i havent been able to bug them much for quit some time. yay!!!!
ill blog about it late or tomorrow... wait for my updates! for now, im off to resume my position in front of my fan. dang its HOT!
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meeting up with mic and mike tonight. im happy. i havent seen them for a while. and to be honest i miss them. i know its also my fault we dont get to see each other much, but its really hard for me to move around kasi i commute home here to the south. since im on leave, i willingly re-arranged my life to see mic and mike. sayang karlo, wala ka ulit. mike may think my skipping gym and postponing my personal errands are small things, but it really was an effort. im taking time to fix some fundamentals in my life... and this is something i should have done long ago. i even wrote everything i have planned on my planner. kadiri no? but my point is, i love these guys enough to ditch everything, commute all the way to ortigas (heavy gym bag and all.. in my outfit)... just to spend a few hours with them.
incidentally, while deciding on what to do with my hair, i got a picture of me na ang payat ko... gusto ko ganyan ako ka-payat. i got my upper body only and honestly, i dont think any magic angle can make my hips and legs look this thin. hahaha. i want to be THIS THIN... (but my head looks kinda big in the photo no?)
ive never really been a music person... or any 'person' for that matter. i was telling mel nga nung sunday na napa-isip ako what conversational interests i have... im interested in many things in small ways. and i realized im not interested as in hardcore interested in anything worth talking about. im not that into music, not that into food or gadgets, or movies, or books, or what-have-not. i guess the closest i can get would be dance... but thats mostly cheerdance.. which isnt too popular here either. haha. im not depressed about it or anything. i just think now that i might need to exert effort to know things to find my interest. read books, watch movies, listen to music, surf the net... there must be more to me thatn just pinoy showbiz. :p
but i digress from my kwento... what was i saying... AH! im not that into music...
brief background... mic. mike and karlo were in a band together back in college. and i was their loyal friend who would not miss any of their performances. haha. wat very little i know about non-baduy and more sofisticated/tasteful/intelligent music, i learned from them. i earned to love the beatles because of them (before that, the beatles were just and old band to me.. well, yeah, i was familiar with their songs, but not to the point that i work fast when i listen to them) ... basta.. they were my musically inclined (and movie loving) friends. and i loved learning these things from them.
too bad i dont get to hear these guys play anymore... sige na mike, tugtog kayo ulit sa bday ko... for old times sake... pleeeeease? mic, kanta na ka ulit... for me? pleeeease? im giving you 8 months to say yes. :p
sabi ko brief background lang e! so we met up to hear ledh (gosh, not sure about the spelling of her name) perform. and to sum up my evening, grabe. the night went from ear breaking loud rock (nagkahilaan lang ata ang front act), to jazzy, to r&b na acid jazz (according to mike and mic, i honestly have no idea how to classify these things), to hiphop, to electronic trance music. haha. what a night... crash course ba sa music? but anyway, ledh and pjaz were good.. and chili tees (not sure about the spelling again) were good too... of course as you know, im no expert. but i enjoyed listening to them.
so that sums up my gimik night with the fab 4 (well, 3 lang kami)
mike! ill be waiting for your email before i upload our photos here... para naman your guwapo face can grace my blog. :) naks, is this the time to say crush din kita nung college?! but only for a week though. ah yeah! i told you na nga pala... hehehe. so quits na tayo. crush mo ako in just one photo, and ikaw crush ko for a week. yebah!
Sunday, April 9
DAY 2 of 16: feeling refreshed
i had no plans today. as in NOTHING planned. nothing except to tag along with mel. i havent been able to do that for a long time --- i mind, and i dont mind that i havent at the same time, haha.
so anyway, getting out of bed was a struggle as its been the past days... but i had enough time to fix my stuff a bit, take a bath, and curl my hair. (im sure you know ive always wanted to have long locks with big curls.. too bad it doesnt look as good on me.) now that took time and patience. ended up okay i guess... you be the judge.
item #1 - occular at the orchard
quick errand for mel. but the fresh air was a welcomed change. iba talaga hangin sa south!
item #2 - lunch at gourdo's the fort
yummy pasta and 4-cheese pizza. talk about carbo loading. but this was also refreshing since ive been craving for good food to reward myself for surviving my ad reviews.
item #3 - gym
i tried cosmic cycling for the first time. grabe. talk about intense work out!!! last time tumulo pawis ko that way was during training pa sa Blue Eagle Gym... sarap. although i managed only 25 minutes of it, im looking forward to building up endurance for it. me and my athletic competitiveness. haha.
item #4 - back to orchard
hehe. mel left her license so we drove back. yun lang. haha.
item #5 - 8pm mass
i only have enough time to write this before i head to hear mass.. im happy i havent missed sunday mass since Christmas. thats an improvement...! maybe ill write about that some more some other time. :p
overall it was a refreshing day. today was mega hot, but in genereal i didnt mind much. just happy i got to do stuff i dont usually do or i havent done in a loooooooong time. :)
so anyway, time to have quick and really small dinner then mass! ta-tah!
Saturday, April 8
DAY 1 of 16
woke up past 10 today... typical saturday. but today is supposed to be my planning day. what would i want to accomplish at the end of 2 weeks. goal setting day. how stuck up for someone on vacation right?
its still pretty early in the day... plenty of time to decide how to make use of my vacation.
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im glad i barely left any pending things at work. its so hard to not be at work knowing there are things i left for my boss to do... i dont like having other people do my job. whatever i left to be done, are small and non-urgent stuff.
i can have my long ang guilt-free vacation now.
its still pretty early in the day... plenty of time to decide how to make use of my vacation.
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im glad i barely left any pending things at work. its so hard to not be at work knowing there are things i left for my boss to do... i dont like having other people do my job. whatever i left to be done, are small and non-urgent stuff.
i can have my long ang guilt-free vacation now.
Friday, April 7
April 6, 2006
watched Ice Age 2 at greenbelt... what a great idea! i loved it. makes me think im really a little girl pa. haha. movies i enjoy: ice age 1 and 2, madagascar, shrek 1 and 2... im such a kid.
anyway, i saw my college teacher there at the cinema... hiya lang ako to approach her coz i dont think she'd remember me. so, sorry ms cherrie pinpin for not saying hello. :p
i guess im not feeling too bad i didnt gym AGAIN, but i hope ill be able to haul my ass there more ofter during my vacation.
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on my way home there were two fairly cute guys waiting in line at the shuttle station. too bad my sister took so long to get there and i wasnt able to get on teh same van as they did. :p sayang.. they were stealing looks pa naman. hahaha. well, something to look forward to when going to the shuttle! malay mo di ba?!
anyway, i saw my college teacher there at the cinema... hiya lang ako to approach her coz i dont think she'd remember me. so, sorry ms cherrie pinpin for not saying hello. :p
i guess im not feeling too bad i didnt gym AGAIN, but i hope ill be able to haul my ass there more ofter during my vacation.
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on my way home there were two fairly cute guys waiting in line at the shuttle station. too bad my sister took so long to get there and i wasnt able to get on teh same van as they did. :p sayang.. they were stealing looks pa naman. hahaha. well, something to look forward to when going to the shuttle! malay mo di ba?!
Thursday, April 6
i want to learn how to drive and dive
haaaaay. ive been bitten by the vacation bug. kung anu-ano na iniisip ko.
ive been surfing for vacation spots.. without any intention of leaving naman.
ive been canvassing for driving school... i hope i can manage it.
ive been blog hopping... wala lang chismosa ako e. hahaha.
now i want to learn how to dive. ive always been a daughter of the sea. takot lang ako sa malalim. takot kasi ako makagat ng pating and i dont trust my swimming skills kasi mabilis ako mapagod.. its complicated. haha. but ive always been interested to elarn how to dive. feeling ko ill love it. i mean who wouldnt?!
i was in powerbooks last saturday and i wanted to hoard all the lonely planet books!!! each and every single one.
haaaay... one step at a time. ill get my list done eventually. :)
bakasyon naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
ive been surfing for vacation spots.. without any intention of leaving naman.
ive been canvassing for driving school... i hope i can manage it.
ive been blog hopping... wala lang chismosa ako e. hahaha.
now i want to learn how to dive. ive always been a daughter of the sea. takot lang ako sa malalim. takot kasi ako makagat ng pating and i dont trust my swimming skills kasi mabilis ako mapagod.. its complicated. haha. but ive always been interested to elarn how to dive. feeling ko ill love it. i mean who wouldnt?!
i was in powerbooks last saturday and i wanted to hoard all the lonely planet books!!! each and every single one.
haaaay... one step at a time. ill get my list done eventually. :)
bakasyon naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Wednesday, April 5
sleepy head on FL
ive been really sleepy in the afternoons. i think this really means i need a break.
im really not the type of person who would regularly go on vacation leaves, mainly because my idea of a VL is an out-of-town trip where i can get intense R&R. however, to do that, i need to spend... and i dont have that kind of money.
needless to say, i now have too many VLs... thats why im forcing myself to go on leave. forced leave --- FL. haha. but im not going anywhere. im staying home. get some personal errands done --- and be a total slob. haha. two weeks. that should be enough rest for my noggin.
things i plan to do (aside from rest):
1. fix my stuff... i havent finished moving into my new room
2. learn to drive... looks like i found one thats affordable enough. i just hope im not stupid enough to take to long to learn. hahaha.
3. fix my SSS id... ive been delaying this coz i wanted to have long hair in my picture (vain, i know.. but if i have to stare at it and use it for a really long time, i might as well look nice) haha. i would want to wait until im thin na (im still cheeky), but that might never happen. haha.
4. play surrogate mother to sam. he's staying over for most days of summer. he has tutor near the house and i really wouldnt want to tire my mom and have her bring him back and forth to the tutor.. so as long as im home, i have a 8-yr old son. :)
5. fix my resume. needs updating. wala lang. im home na rin lang e di fix it na. haha.
6. GYM GYM GYM. im determined to majorly lose weight... and that aint going to happen if i dont get teh blood moving. hahaha.
7. read and be intelligent again. ive been feeling extra stupid lately... and i hate it. i want to feel smart like i used to back in college. so its back to my books... im undecided what ill be reading about. so if you guys have any suggestions, lets hear them!
so here's to my last few days of sleepiness... i hope i get everything done.
im really not the type of person who would regularly go on vacation leaves, mainly because my idea of a VL is an out-of-town trip where i can get intense R&R. however, to do that, i need to spend... and i dont have that kind of money.
needless to say, i now have too many VLs... thats why im forcing myself to go on leave. forced leave --- FL. haha. but im not going anywhere. im staying home. get some personal errands done --- and be a total slob. haha. two weeks. that should be enough rest for my noggin.
things i plan to do (aside from rest):
1. fix my stuff... i havent finished moving into my new room
2. learn to drive... looks like i found one thats affordable enough. i just hope im not stupid enough to take to long to learn. hahaha.
3. fix my SSS id... ive been delaying this coz i wanted to have long hair in my picture (vain, i know.. but if i have to stare at it and use it for a really long time, i might as well look nice) haha. i would want to wait until im thin na (im still cheeky), but that might never happen. haha.
4. play surrogate mother to sam. he's staying over for most days of summer. he has tutor near the house and i really wouldnt want to tire my mom and have her bring him back and forth to the tutor.. so as long as im home, i have a 8-yr old son. :)
5. fix my resume. needs updating. wala lang. im home na rin lang e di fix it na. haha.
6. GYM GYM GYM. im determined to majorly lose weight... and that aint going to happen if i dont get teh blood moving. hahaha.
7. read and be intelligent again. ive been feeling extra stupid lately... and i hate it. i want to feel smart like i used to back in college. so its back to my books... im undecided what ill be reading about. so if you guys have any suggestions, lets hear them!
so here's to my last few days of sleepiness... i hope i get everything done.
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