From KC to Starbucks and everything in between

1. Hindi pala kagandahan ang boses ni KC ano? I mean, maganda naman pero siguro I was just actually expecting something ispektakyular. Mala-Lea Salonga proportions. Is she just a product of hype? A marketing success?

2. Ang gulo ng bahay ni Goma at Lucy. Maraming stackable boxes and organizers, pero sa sobrang dami, overwhelming na. { Haha. as if naimbita ako sa loob ng bahay nila ano? }

3. Hindi ko madecide kung maganda yung Angelina movie na Wanted. Nung weekend ko lang napanood e. Nakatulog si hubby habang nanonood kami, so hindi ko sya masagot nung nagtanong sya kung maganda ba o hindi? Hmmm...

4. Panahon na pala ng rambutan. Wala lang. Napag alaman ko lang today.

5. Hindi ako umiinom ng gamot pag may sipon, ubo o lagnat ako. I let nature take its course.

6. Ganda yung bagong CD ni Ogie A. Brings back memories. Sayang, Wala ung Anak ni Ka Freddy (what can i say, baduy ako)

7. Uy, kahapon an old friend called me up. Ang sarap ng feeling pag naalala ka. I should "pay it forward".

8. Buddy En Sol. Wala lang, naalala ko lang over the weekend.

9. Ang coffee stirrer, hindi naman talaga nakaka-stir ng coffee mabuti. Ang sugar naiiwan pa rin sa ilalim.

10. Masarap ang Mister Donut coffee. Cheaper na than Starbucks, mas masarap pa. Tunay na kape. Ang starbucks parang si KC, puro hype.

Refuge

My home 10hours a day, 5 days a week...

Find a picture of yourself or your classmate

kakaaliw ito. pramis!

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This website is amazing they actually have photographs of almost every School in the World. Unless you went to School when cameras weren't invented, check it out.see if you can find a
photo of yourself or at least your classmates. Click on the link below:

Enter the name of your school and Year that you were there
http://www.worldschoolphotographs.com/

Sharon Cuneta..

anybody knows the kiddie clapping game that has a line that goes "sharon cuneta, lea salonga".... ?

Pusang Ligaw

Nag dyip ako pauwi kahapon. Yung nasakyan kong dyip hindi dumeretso sa dapat na dinadaanan ng routa nya. Akala ko magsho-short cut sya or something. So deadma ako. Wala yata akong balak mag mukhang promdi na naliligaw, ano.

Aba, medyo mahaba haba na yung natatahak namin, pero bakit parang di ko nakikita ang mga terminal ng tricycle na dapat sasakyan ko pagbaba? Hmmm... Kunyari nagte text na lang ako. As if, all is fine and ok.

Ok, well, fine.. medyo eto nare-realize ko na naliligaw na ako. Bakit may Jollibee? Knock,knock, nasan na ba ako? Tanaw tanaw sa labas. Naisip ko, baba na lang kaya ako at magtaxi. Pero teka, wait! Baka mas lalo akong maligaw dahil hindi ko na nga mapagtanto nasaan na ako. Iiyak na ba ako?

Hindi, sige, konting tibay pa ng loob. Baka mamaya may makita na akong lugar na medyo alam ko. Sige, andar lang bwisit na mamang drayber na kung saan saan lumulusot!

Maya maya, huminto sya sa kalyeng sangdamakmak ang tao at sinabing -"O makati city hall na ito!" Sabay turo sa mga nagkumpulang tao sa daan.

Du-huh? Pano nangyari na napunta ako sa city hall? Ano namang gagawin ko sa city hall, ire-report ko ang sarili ko na missing?

Hindi pa rin ako bumaba ng dyip. Natakot ako sa dami ng tao. Naalala ko yung mga panahon na pumipila pa kami para makanood ng Lunch Date at ng bumukas ang audience gate ng broadway eh halos madurog ako ng mga nagtutulakang tao. Yes, my friends, bago pa sumikat ang stampede ng Wowowee eh napagdaanan ko na yon. Been there, done that - ika nga.

So anyway, sige, dinikit ko na lang ang pwet ko sa tarpouline wrapped na upuan ng dyip. Napagdesisyunan ko na hintayin na lang bumalik sa Ayala yung dyip. Round trip ika nga. Pasensya na nga lang si mamang drayber dahil hindi round trip ang bayad ko. ano sya sinuswerte?

Nang bigla, natanaw ko ang Makati-Mandaluyong Bridge. Halleluyah! Merong himala! Halos maghyperventilate ako. Breathe in, breathe out. Cool lang, baka mahalatang naliligaw ako. Pag hinto ng dyip sa stoplight, bumaba na ako. Back in familiar grounds.

Productivity

i wake up 4.45am and wait for 5am to get out of bed

i wait for the heater to kick in before stepping under the shower

i wait for the morning mad rush to settle

i wait to get to work

i wait for my emails to download

i wait for my morning coffee break

i wait for lunch break

i wait for afternoon snack break

i wait to clock out

i wait to get home

i wait for dinner to be served

i wait to complete homework and close tomorrow's school bag

i wait for sleep to come

i wait for 4.45am

Thai Massage

Grabe that Thai massage we had Friday night. I was looking forward to a nice, relaxing nap in a subtle mint-scented, night-light lit room with soft music lulling me to zzzzz land. But no, may audience participation pala ang Thai massage! Susme.

Nakakaaliw yung tinaas yung buong legs ko straight up tapos tinulak hanggan maabot ko na ata yung ulo ko. Napag alaman ko na may pagka-gymnast pala ako. Sayang, pwede pala akong sumali sa Olympics.

All in all, was quite an experience. Something na I probably wouldn't want to experience again. I've had enough Thai massage to last me a lifetime. Ha Ha.

8 things

8 things I don't...

1. Eat vege-ta-bles. Not the green, leafy ones.

2. Cook. Pag natikman nyo ang mga sinubok kong niluto, im sure sasabihin nyo wag na akong mag try uli.

3. Drink cold, iced coffee. Lumaki ako sa henerasyon na mainit ang kape at ng unang tinangka ng nescafe maglabas ng nescafe frappe, hindi ata bumenta.

4. Like hot spicy foods. Except for nissin's yakisoba spicy chicken.

5. Like dress-ups. Hindi ako pretensyoso sa pananamit. Yung feeling corporate chorva. Basta komportable, pwede na.

6. Sing in public. Never. Ever.

7. Swim. Hindi ako natutong lumangoy kahit na tuwing summer noon nasa subic ako. Ang alam ko lang gawin is manguha ng mga bato at basag basag na shells sa aplaya.

8. Like yung mga taong ma-bida. Kakainis kausap.

Frustrated Artista Ka Ba?

kse parati gusto mong bida ka. lead star sa mundong ginagalawan mo. pero sabi nga, think positive. see the goodness in everyone. kaya iniisip ko na lang, na nasa cloverleaf ako at nanonood ng pelikulang komedya. labis kang nakakatawa. at least in your own weird way, you make me smile.

This WIll Pass Away Too

I have a copy of this poem written on a crumpled sheet of paper torn from my cattleya notebook, tucked away in a little corner of my padlocked drawer. I bring it out every now and then when I am in a crisis or at a cross road. The copy I keep is more than a decade old. I lost it when I moved, and found it magically again.

Today, I found it form the web. It did not magically appear (I googled it), but I find magic that a lot of other people appreciate this poem as much - and perhaps much more - as I do.

If I can endure for this minute
Whatever is happening to me,
No matter how heavy my heart is
Or how dark the moment may be ...

If I can remain calm and quiet
With all the world crashing about me,
Secure in the knowledge God loves me
When everyone else seems to doubt me ...

If I can but keep on believing
What I know in my heart to be true,
That darkness will fade with the morning
And that "this will pass away, too!" ...

Then nothing in life can defeat me
For as long as this knowledge remains
I can suffer whatever is happening
For I know God will break all the chains
That are binding me tight in "the darkness"
And trying to fill me with fear ..
For there is "no night without dawning"
And I know that "my morning" is near.

Helen Steiner Rice

Team Building

office had a team building - slash prayer meeting (smile) was quite touching and moving and everything else in between. reminded me of those recollections and retreat back in highschool where you just had to shed a tear or two - otherwise, hindi ka successful sa retreat na inattendan mo.

anyhoos, i am amazed at how some people can really just open up to a great big bunch of people. i know myself too well to know that i will never be an open book. i need the trust of a real relationship before somebody gets a glimpse of what i am thinking. i was never built to be an all-out-there person. probably why i will never be a politician, an actress or even a personnel officer. not really my forte, and well.. not really my cup of tea.

but i feel blessed that there are these people out there - and that these trusting souls are part of the world i revolve in right now. with people sharing what they feel and what they think, you realize that maybe perhaps you mean something to them for you to deserve hearing about what is inside their hearts and mind. quite a lot of emotions to take in - in one day.

i may not agree with some of what was said, and with how some thoughts and opinions were processed and shared, but i believe that in life it is really "to each his own". truth is relative. opinions are personal. everyone has a right to have one. and well, if i do not feel comfortable with something, i need to live with it.

the highlight of the whole exercise was getting confirmation that this is a family. certainly not perfect, but everyone working towards one common goal and everyone looking out for one another.

lucky me. not the one that sharon endorses. but really.truly.lucky.me.