Jun 30, 2005

3 things im happy i was able to do during my day-off:

1. QT with edsel...(2 days! awwww....)
2. tambay with bhenggay...
3. i saw friends from college...i had fun guys. and i've got pictures as proof:











sana day off ko pa din....

Jun 26, 2005

i have never worked on a sunday...it is only now that i work for a call center that i have been deprived of my weekends. i miss going out on saturday nights...i miss watching the showbiz oriented shows on sundays because by the time i wake up i only have time to take a bath and eat dinner and then im out of the house since i have to be in the office before 8pm. and because i get home before 7am on a sunday, i don't get to go to church also which i know is bad (very bad). to compensate with my sad feeling of not being able to go out on sunday, i buy myself coffee. pero parang di pa din fair diba?

but i don't want to complain. i can't say that i like what i am doing right now. i sure am having fun because i like the friends i have at work. but i don't know if i can do this for a long time. i think that i am still blessed because i have a job. that every two weeks i have money in my atm account and i am thankful for all the blessings i have.

i miss watching movies and my dvds. i haven't bought a dvd for more than two months already which is good actually. it's a good thing that star world and axn have replays of their shows in the afternoon and because of that i am able to watch the shows that i miss. i am happy also that i get to watch eat bulaga, the bulagaan portion is very funny--i love it when gladys guevarra impersonates annabelle rama. it feels like you see tita grace on tv too (hehehehe!). jose is so funny when he impersonates bamboo...buang talaga!

it's past 3 in the morning, i have an hour and a half to go before i can go home. i have to go to work for the next 2 days and then finally it's my day off again. can't wait for wednesday. PLUS! im glad i have my sunday back next week...yes! i don't have to go to work next sunday! we have team building on monday and because of that, day off for next week will be sun and monday. *yehey*

i am ranting...i really have nothing to do. im bored...tried the neopets, but after sometime it bored me too. may bad news...amp! will post again later...

Jun 22, 2005

121 Sta.Catalina
long post ahead... a trip down memory lane.

naalala ko pa nung....

-tuwing hapon, maglalaro kmi ng cops and robbers sa garage. it was not the usual cops and robbers. you have to make sure na if you are playing you wear an old shirt. kasi after the game, beyond recognition na ang t-shirt mo. ang mga players nun, si ate peach, si jepoy, si borloks, si mimi, si bibing, si tems, di ko na matandaan ang ibang pang players.

-after the 1992 earthquake, since one week walang pasok--one,two,three pass lang ang ginagawa namin. lahat na ata ng dayaan nagawa na namin at may mga kampihan pa para lang wag malagyan ng lipstick or ng powder sa mukha. in fairness, lumabas ang artistic side ng bawat isa sa lipstick na yan.

-around 5:30 in the afternoon, nasa labas na kmi ng gate and aantayin namin si tita peggy. she would usually be home before 6pm. pagbaba nya ng taxi palakpakan kmi lahat at magbibigay pugay sa kanya. syempre, matutuwa siya at lilibre nya kmi lahat ng ice cream ni mang roger (i wonder where mang roger is now?).

-at about 3pm, aantayin namin ni jepoy ang mga chicks na pwede nya pormahan. ang ending, di pumasa si jepoy sa mga chicks. yung isa, nasusundo nya sa sienna. yung isa, bagsak talaga sya at muntik pa mapaaway (sigawan ba naman ng lolokohin ka lang nyan).

-parati namin pag pustahan kung magsasalita ba si bong pag uwi nya from school...lagi mananalo ang pupusta na di sya magsasalita (infairness malaki na ang pinagbago nya. madaldal na si mayor ngayon!).

-a few years after, mimi went back to finish college (salamat naman). dito na nagsimula ang bonding namin at ni mama san at eventually ni sassaby.

-i remember during the times i get home from school at around 3 and mimi has not eaten lunch yet. bonding time namin ang mag lunch together.

-we would play street badminton or volleyball at around 5 in the afternoon. and then there was a time we would go jogging in the afternoon up to past 6pm. we would go around and it was always fun. naalala ko pa if we get to see nice townhouse units and sasabihin ni bheng na parang masarap tumira dun. sasabihan namin sya ni mimi na sige, "lipat ka na dyan".

-parati kami may sabado nights...malalakas kasi uminom ang mga napadpad sa compound ng time na yun. lahat ng siraulo nagkasabay-sabay mag college. theme song namin that time ang laklak!

-ang boxing bouts ni owelle at archie...

-dressing up owelle and archie as girls...nag mini fashion show pa yan.

-drinking vodka and gilbeys (pag ala pera) with beer as chaser. how did we even manage finishing college?!!?

-ang habulan sa kalye at basaan ng tubig. di kailangan maging fiesta ng san juan para gawin namin ito.

-uso ang dance numbers at kung anu-ano pang presentations noon. simpleng inuman lang may sayawan na agad

-beerhouse namin ang bahay nila mamasan. grande lang ang katapat at kung anu mang canned food or leftover food ang available sa house namin. beer+videoke c/o skycable ch 19 = fun!fun!fun!

-pag di masarap ang ulam sa bahay, pwede makikain as kapitbahay. pwede din makipagpalit ng ulam pag sawa ni si bheng sa binabad.

-going to malate after mamasan's shift at don henrico's. and making sure to be home before the maids wake up.

madaming pang fun memories ang apartment na ito. if walls could only speak. after college though, ako na lang , si mimi, bheng and sassa ang naiwan. then mimi went to the states to pursue her dreams of becoming a chef. and then sassa had to go to bacolod and eventually dumaguete. kmi na lang ni bheng ang naiwan. and what about my other cousins? some are married, others live elsewhere, a few went back to nueva ecija, and one even ended up being a board memeber.

ahay, the joys of living in a compound!
i wanted to make sure i get to do something in the two days break from work that i had...

it was amboy's 8th birthday last tuesday. ang laki ng tinaba ni ambs during the summer break. mso was even asking him kung ano daw ang ginawa nya nung summer kasi parang batak ang katawan nya (teehee!). siguro pinagbuhat ng sako-sako ng palay ang bata kaya lumaki.

happy 8th birthday,amboy!!


he had a mini celebration last saturday but bheng and i still made sure we had something to do on his birthday. so we went to greenhills (parang sa amin pabor ni bheng ang greenhills)! i actually had fun that day. na starstruck pa kmi kay richard reynoso sa brother's burger. hahaha...sassa, mas masaya kung andun ka!

i went to kester yesterday with bheng. i was thinking of enrolling again in this school. ang layo kasi ng new school ko and with my work schedule, nakakatamad mag travel (traffic pa naman sa espana). school environment felt different. i didn't feel like studying in that school anymore. i had thought of what to do with regards to my nursing school...but i will have to think and pray about it. will blog about this next time.

i will be back to work later...feeling better and i have recovered from the cough and colds that hit me last week. hopefully i get to go out with mso on weekend. can't wait to watch a movie....



Jun 18, 2005

My Father's Eyes

I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl,
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.
But that's all right, as long as I can have one wish I pray:
When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say,

She's got her father's eyes,
Her father's eyes;
Eyes that find the good in things,
When good is not around;
Eyes that find the source of help,
When help just can't be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you’re going through
And feeling it the same.
Just like my father's eyes,
My father's eyes,
My father's eyes,
Just like my father's eyes.

And on that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done,
Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone.
And when you're called to stand and tell just what you saw in me,
More than anything I know, I want your words to be,

She had her father's eyes,
Her father's eyes;
Eyes that found the good in things,
When good was not around;
Eyes that found the source of help,
When help would not be found;
Eyes full of compassion,
Seeing every pain;
Knowing what you're going through,
And feeling it the same.
Just like my father's eyes,
My father's eyes,
My father's eyes,
Just like my father's eyes.
My father's eyes,
My father's eyes,
Just like my father's eyes

Happy Father's Day POPSIE and to all my Uncle's, Cousin dad's and friends.

Jun 14, 2005

got this from him. super tawa talaga ako ng tawa..
thanks edric, for allowing me to post.




June Cover girl




Aba, Ginang Gloria napupuno ka ng grasya.
Ang kayamanan ng tao ay sumaiyo na.
Bukod kang pinagpapala sa babaeng lahat
at pinagpala naman ang iyong anak na si Mikey.

Santa-santitang Gloria, ina ni Lion King
Ipanalangin mo na kay Bush ang iyong mga kasalanan
Ngayon at baka mamaya ay magkaisa ang bayan at paalisin ka na.
Amen.

eto pa...

Aba naman Gloria napupuno ka ng grasya.
Ang kayamaanan ng tao ay sumaiyo na,
Bukod ka pinagpala sa babaeng lahat.
Pinagpala rin ang iyong angkan. Wala nang natira sa
AMEN.

Jun 8, 2005

Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita

unconditional love - affection with no limits or conditions; complete love
to be able to love unconditionally is really hard. one may say that he loves unconditionally but unconsciously, he doesn't.
i am really confused here. sometimes we are told by people around us that we shouldn't give our all when we love and to always save some for ourselves. but if to love someone unconditionally is to love without limits, then why shouldn't we give our all?
i believe that when we love someone we accept that person for who he is. we accept his past, his present and his future. sometimes it is hard...it may sound surreal but for me that's how it really is. and finding someone who would love you in the same manner is a different story altogether.
i am blessed that i have people around me who loves me unconditionally. who understands and takes me for who i am. *hugs to all of you*

happiness - state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

is it really hard to say that "i am happy" in every sense of the word? for me YES. i have personally gone through a lot late last year up to early this year. and up to now i can't say i am "HAPPY and CONTENTED". i know i have a lot of things to do in order to achieve that. i can say i am happy...but in a way i can also say that i have something lacking still in some aspects of my life ( im not talking about just lovelife here...but life in general).
in the course of achieving the desired happiness, it becomes even harder because we try so hard to achieve it and you end up frustrated when you have exhausted all efforts to be happy.
but true happiness comes when you least expect it. it comes when you don't really exert much effort. it comes and goes and comes back again.
to live a happy life is hard because life is full of bumps that makes living exciting and difficult. at the same time the bumps we encounter in life makes us stronger and wiser. and when we get pass them...it makes the feeling of happiness super worth it.

...and what the hell am i talking about?
...and what is the connection of my heading with everything i have just blabbed about?
hmm..i just finished watching a diether-claudine-rico movie at cinema one. it was a nice movie, i must say. and claudine talked about unconditional love and trying so hard to be happy in the movie. and it made me think too.

basta! im happy (but i could be happier) and i love.

Jun 3, 2005

last day of work today! *yey*
i can't wait for weekend...my work schedule for next week is really bad since i have seperate day off's--bad trip diba?
i have to finish a school paper,which i should actually be doing right now since we were sent to "training" but im so tamad to do it and i really don't know how to start with the report. and doing a school report at 5 in the morning is not really a fun thing to do.
i watched oprah two days ago and it was an episode of an interview with brooke shields, they discussed on how she had to struggle with postpartum depression. It is actually something very common to new mothers but here in the philippines, it is something that is ignored. some say it is something that will just pass, but actually it is something that shouldn't be ignored. it is actually very serious--nyikes sobrang nurse ang sound ko.
an office mate just told me that kris aquino and basketball james yap is already engaged--may upcomming movie ba si kris? (just asking!)
MICA...thank you! and happy weekend to everyone!

May 30, 2005

10 Signs You Work in a Call Center:

10. CSAT and MPI are very common.
9. You know the US States, Capitals and Postal codes by heart.
8. Lipovitan, Red Bull and Extra Joss are one of your favorite drinks
7. You go to work in casual clothes.
6. You love mini stop's fried wanton.
5. Sleep at night is a luxury.
4. You work at night, you party in the morning
3. You don't have eye bags but you have "eye maleta".
2. Lunch time is at 1 in the morning
1. you start your day not with unang hirit or alas-singko y'medya but with saksi or TV patrol.
Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.

May 25, 2005

*clap*clap*clap*

carrie underwood bested them all...happy!happy!happy!
American Idol
i loved carrie's performance on American Idol, and i totally agree with simon's coment that she has done everything to win the title. i just hope she does. i was teary eyed as she was singing "Angels Brought Me Here". i really hope she wins..i love her voice...i love the way she sings...Can't wait to watch tomorrows finals.

SPOILER ALERT: The Contender
Sergio Mora is THE CONTENDER! It was a unanimous decision and im happy that he won the fight. Im happy too that alfonso won the bronze match against jesse. Too bad though that anthony bosante lost to ishe smith on their "fan favorite" match-up. i would have wanted an ishe vs ahmed re-match. It's just sad i can't watch the fight on TV tonight because of work. I will have to wait for tomorrow afternoon's replay. ulalal, i just love boxing!

Blabbing

i have to prepare for friday's final exam fo product training. I got the schedule i like and i'm happy for that. From 25 trainees during accent we are now down to 20. 1 had to stop training because of health issues, atleast she could go back after she has been medically cleared. 2 of my co-trainees were not asked to join product training anymore and the other 2 were cut at the middle of the product training when they had a re-take of the communications exam and failed it. Out of the 20 trainess, only 5 will go on A-bay next week and the other 15 will go on an extended classroom training. I hope that all 20 of us would make it and be able to hit the floor. The exams, even if we take them with our notes and computers open are really hard especially since we take them on the last hour of the shift and by that time you are tired, sleepy and close to being brain dead already.

Kuya Mayo is getting married tomorrow. i won't be able to attend since the wedding will be in island cove in cavite and for obvious reasons, i can't miss work. Congrat's kuya mayo!

and could i just say this...i love my hair! i had a haircut yesterday because i got so sick of my long hair. i use too much shampoo and conditioner...my hair takes so long to dry...i have had my hair long for more than two years already and i wanted to look different. now i have shoulder length layered hair-do (as if, i had a really make over) and i love it. it looked better yesterday but it looks nice also after i took a bath even if i didn't blow dry it, fan dry lang.

i miss my ibank officemates. hay...sometimes it is hard to move on even if you are equally happy with what you do now. i just got so used to my "old routine" that i miss it. i saw a client pa last sunday and she was asking on how i was, that she wants to move banks na because im not with ibank anymore but that she is happy for me. wha!! which reminds e, i have to call another client tomorrow because i was not able to say "goodbye" properly to her.

oh,life!

May 22, 2005

I survived my first week of graveyard shift...Hurray!

I never thought it was going to be very difficult..but it was. I am pretty much ok early on the shift but by 4am, 2 hours before shift is over i get REALLY sleepy and my eyes get really heavy (sasa: im so sleepy....my eyes are getting heavy...haha! i know you know what i mean here).

After my shift saturday morning, i went straight home took an hour nap and then took a quick bath and i went to school. I was out the whole day, went home around 7PM. We had family (tito's, tita's, cousins) dinner that evening with uberly delicious lechon from dumaguete and i was up until 12 midnight. By 12 midnight, i really could not take it anymore. i went to my room even if my cousins were still in the garden ( sorry guys, i was very sleepy and tired na talaga) and hit my bed. i was thinking, just a few minutes and then i will get up again to take a shower. lo and behold, when i woke up it was 6am already. this was the first time i slept in my jeans and a shirt i wore the whole day ( yuck, i know). when i woke up, i took a shower and then hit the bed again. i was in sleep mode up to 9:30. when i woke up, everyone was dressed already and they were ready to go to greenhills. wha! i would never miss a trip to greenhills. so i took a bath (again!) and then in 15 mins i was ready for a trip to tiangge land! im so proud of myself. i wanted to buy so many things...skirts, shirts, flip flops, bags accessories and kung anik2 but due to budget constraints, i had to content myself with just looking and i ended up not falling into temptation--i didn't buy anything! i know in a month i can go shopping na ulit. i will just have to wait...and when that time comes na--i'll hit the shops like crazy!

im happy...MSO and i will be working for the same company. he start's training tom. hopefully, we get to go to the office at the same time and get to go home at the same time also. coolness!

and to my surprise, i enjoyed loved star wars III. now, i can't wait to watch IV, V, and VI (i have to go to the video shop to get copies).

May 18, 2005

Bo Bice swept me off my feet with his performance in AI earlier. Im rooting for vonzell and Bo for the final two, but i still do like carrie. Tommorow's show will be really exciting. And this is one of the very rare times that i am happy i am not allowed to vote because all three of them are really good.

Since november, i haven't been eating rice and i swear i have lost weight. i know that my diet is not at all healthy but it worked for me. the thing is, now that i have started working on ungodly hours, i have decided to start eating rice again for lunch (since i don't get to eat breakfast). i really would want to maintain my weight now but i know i have to eat rice again since i am not getting enough sleep anymore. of course i get to sleep when i get home but it is still different when you get to sleep at night. i really hope not to gain all the lost weight back.

So far, i honestly am enjoying work. i am enjoying the company of my co-trainees and i have been learning a lot the past two days. i am really glad that i am not having a hard time keeping myself awake. i usually feel sleepy aroung 4am but all in all i think i am coping well. It is just hard since we have exams every day right before going home and for every exam you are allowed to only make one mistake. I hope though, i get pass training and abay. i hope to be hitting the floor by mid june. can't wait...can't wait.

May 16, 2005

im so happy that tom is the palau ultimate survivor--he truly deserves it.
im glad that uchenna and joyce won the amazing race 7--it was one crazy race!
im rooting for vonzel on american idol...i honestly don't like bo bice.
im sad i can't watch contender tonight...thank God for replay's.

hay, in three hours i should be in the office. this is going to be my first time to work in a night shift and i really don't know if i can survive the shift without falling asleep. i will be missing my bed and pillows for tonight but im looking forward to being reunited with them tomorrow morning *hehehehe*. THIS IS IT!

May 15, 2005

long time no blog...
i have been very busy with both school and adjusting with my new work. for the past two weeks i have been waking up very early because my shift starts at 6am. eventhough i have to wake up early im really fine with it because i get to go home early also. we had our accent exams last friday, and since i didn't get a call over the weekend...it means i passed the accent training *yehey*!

my new work is very interesting and i cant wait for training to finish. so far i am having FUN with my co-trainees. i really hope i made the right decision of making this big move.

even with my crazy schedule, im happy that i still get to spend time with MSO. i am very thankful also that he supports me in everything that i do. he surely is making things a lot easier for me, because he advises me on what to expect and what to do. hay, feels so good to be with someone whom you know will be with you through good and bad times.

i had a very difficult time last april career wise but i know that things happen for a reason. i learned a lot from everything that i have been through. it wasn't easy but i thank God for the people whom he sent to be with me. i thank God also for how He has guided me in everything that i do. for how He has been my comfort and my strength. He has always been with me, and He has never failed me.

my dear cousins, lets get together...swimming party at mica's condo!

May 7, 2005

HaPpY MoThEr'S Day!!!

to all nanay's, inay's, mama's and mommy's whom i know and love dearly i hope you enjoy your day.

to my wawa...eventhough you are physically not with us anymore, i know in my heart that you are always with me. i miss you summer vacations to victorias with you. i miss you. thank you for all the wonderful memories i will forever treasure. i always, always remember sunday lunch with you and wowo...nilagang baka, pansit and inihaw na bangus.

to my nanay...i know that you are at peace wherever you are. thanks you for everything and for showering us with love. i miss you,nanay. and i will always be your "angel" apo.

to mommy...thank you will never be enough for everything you have given not just me but also my sisters. i know that i have not been a good daughter...that i have done things that have hurt you but you have still been there for me. this place is a much better place to live in because of you and daddy. thank you for always bringing me to work...for driving me around...for giving me things i like, want and need...but more so, thank you for your love. i love you.

May 5, 2005

currently hooked to:

1. diner dash - a yahoo game i read on yax's blog last week. i installed it yesterday. played one full hour and it was super fun.

2. poker superstar deluxe - been watching this on TV. MSO told me that yahoo games has it. downloaded it and it is now a fave past time. how i wish the earnings in this game is for real. just the earnings.

3.six questions - MSO introduced it to me. he is addicted to it. it is very educational though because of the many things you learn. i hope we (me & MSO) gets to exchange points for an item really soon.

May 4, 2005

.::work has been FUN so far.

.::im having a hard time waking up very early in the morning but atleast i get to be home early also.

.::first day of community work will be friday, im excited to wear my uniform.

.::it has been very HOT the past few days. thank God for airconditioning.

.::birthday celebration of P.James yesterday at montgomery. swimming party (kahit ako lang nag swimming ;P)

.::merdith and gretchen were eliminated from TAR7. im now rooting for uchenna and joyce.

.::looking forward to arrival of tita benj and tito moxy from the states.

.::sasa, mimi and bheng....i mishyu na.

May 1, 2005

very bad that i took a very loonggg nap this afternoon, i can't sleep but i know i have too sleep already as i have to be at work by 6AM tomorrow.

yep! 6AM--i am now with a new industry. i have been very busy the last week in getting everything ready for this new job. after 4 years, i am leaving ibank. it is sad because i am not only leaving work but i am leaving friends and clients who have become so much a part of me. but this is life. and i have to make this move. i have to take chances and welcome changes. hopefully, this is a right move. i prayed that God give me this job if it was really for me and in 3 days, i got the job.

starting tomorrow i will be working for RMH Teleservices Asia Pacific,Inc. it is a call center and office is in ELJ communications center (abs-cbn compound). work will be something new and i have to admit that i am excited but at the same time scared. i am looking forward to being with new people, the environment would be very different, work hours will be very weird, and work even though it is customer service will be different in a way also. the next 5 weeks will be training and i'm looking forward to learning new things. it really felt weird last friday as i was filling up forms for submission because one of the forms i had to fill up was an account opening form of ibank for our payroll. nyikes! used to process those forms but now i can't anymore.

i pray that things work out to my advantage. 4 years with ibank is no joke, so i am taking this new job as a challenge. hopefully as i hit the floor, i will be ready for my work schedule ( which i expect is graveyard) and that it would not interfere with my schedule at school.

speaking of school, community duty starts this week and it is something i am looking forward too. can't wait to wear my uniform! hehehehe.....

nyikes, i really have to sleep now or else i will be sleepy the whole day.