Archives
On and Off blogging since 2003-ish, I’ve shamelessly opened my heart and mind into the online world through various blogs. Sometime in 2005, I’ve decided to stay put and spent almost 3 years blogging furiously under a free domain, which I’m so thankful to see is still up so you can still read on my rants here, the original Summer Dreamin’ site, which I’ve turned into an Archive link when I got my own domain.
And shortly afterward, i’ve tried lazily blogged for a few months using my new domain. I’m not really sure why or what, but maybe i’ve never really been able to revive my blogging gusto after I transitioned. Soon, life outside the internet got the best of me, so much change in my personal and career life or maybe i just lost the drive to blog.
I had a crazy/spontaneous moment and had the contents of my new blog wiped out so i can start fresh…5 months later, i still failed to blog…up until now. I’m glad though that i have a back-up file (in Word) of all that lazy blog posts i’ve had, and i lay them out here mainly for sentimental reasons, lolz.
****
March 17, 2009
busy, busy like a bee
i feel like i haven’t blogged in the longest time (which is most probably true, considering my last post was a meme). its been chaotic here at work for the past few days. we’ve commenced to our normal training period (read: Training classes are opened every week – 2 classes per week) and we’re caught in the chaos of everything – new schedules, not enough free time, no more extended lunch hours – in short, no slacking. heeheehee^^ i actually have this headache that’s taken permanent residence at the back of my eyes and i find myself gravitating more and more to my bed at the end of the day than to my usual spot in front of the tube or leveling up my character in Cabal. weh. it’s not really stress – but this exhilarating feeling of being too busy. we’ve had our dormant period after the holidays (january to february) and now, we’ve finally received the scholarship grants for qualified delegates, thus, we immediately scheduled their trainings. and we’ve got a deadline to beat as well (with the call center we’re affiliated with) and that is to deploy X number of graduates every month t
o work for their center. whew. anyhoo, enough with work stuff, here’s my weekly i-Loves list!
1. i still love VitWater in kiwi-strawberry flavor. i still have bottles and bottles of it on/under my desk, inside my drawers/bag and our office gofer knows to buy me a fresh bottle the moment i step in the office.
2. i love listening to No Doubt songs. and i like to play it loud on my office speakers. wehehe
3. i love this new book a friend lent me : The Attorney by Steve Martini. it’s like reading John Grisham, who is one other authors i love – i especially love The Rainmaker and A Time to Kill. it’s crazy how i’m actually reading 3 books right now – The Bible of Clay that
’s currently residing inside my bag, The Attorney that’s sitting nicely bedside and Order of the Phoenix (eBook) for when i want to de-stress while in front of my computer. :p
4. i love Alabanza Longganiza. if you’re from Baguio City like me, you’ll understand why. for those who have no idea of what im talking about, longganiza/longganisa is a Filipno term for sausage. i especially love this brand because the moment you bite into one, a fireworks display of flavor – garlicky, spicy, sweet, peppery – start to take over inside your mouth. and since i’m Asian, it goes best with lots of steamed rice and fresh tomatoes on the side. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyy.
5. i love my brother. i’ll explain on my next post..im still working on it. -.-v
there you go kiddos, lemme go work some more…aaaarrghh my back aches…i feel old..pfftt -_-’
****
March 19, 2009
mid work poetry
my lappy is currently in the ICU ward.
something to do with the LCD.
he needs a surgery .
which will cost me a lot.
i miss my lappy.
****
March 21, 2009
my brother is my bestfriend
this is a long overdue post about my brother.he’d probably kill if he reads this. -.-
we are 4 years apart. im the older one, though sometimes i feel like he is. in my life, i have two bestest best friends. my dad. and my brother. sometimes i feel like my life would be a big, black hole devoid of any light if i lose either. like a Dementor sucked out all the happiness in me.
people say that the bond between me and my younger brother is amusing. thing is, we have a younger sibling, a sister. but it’s always been me and my brother. they find it amusing that im not bestfriends with my sister.
when my bro was a kid, he got into an accident. a motorcycle sideswept him while running after his basketball in the middle of a lazy highway. i was 15 then, he 9 or10 i think. the moment i found out about it, i went cold and i started shaking. i could still remember that day…i rushed to the hospital numb and panicking. what if i lose him? i wouldn’t know how to deal with the loss. i was so scared that day that everytime i remember it, i still get emotional. my bro got through and i was beside him every single day, afraid that if i leave his side for just a moment, i might lose him.
ever since that day, i’ve been overprotective of him. he is now 20 but sometimes i treat him like he’s 12. i hover. i pester him on taking his vitamins, on eating on time, on not having enough sleep, on reviewing for a test, and most of all, i pester him whenever he’s seeing someone.
and that last part is the main reason for this post.
my brother hasn’t been with anyone in a serious level for as long as i can remember. Until a week ago, when he told me that he’ll be introducing a girl. HE NEVER, EVER INTRODUCED A GIRL TO ME. so i thought, this is new. and most probably, THIS IS SEROUS.
i found myself shifting into mother-mode: WHERE’S SHE FROM? WHAT’S THE JOB OF HER PARENTS? WHERE DOES SHE STUDY? WHAT’S HER COURSE? HOW TALL IS SHE? DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO COOK? HOW LONG IS HER HAIR? DOES SHE HAVE CLEAN, SHORT NAILS OR LONG, POINTY NAILS? DOES SHE WEAR MAKE-UP?
it freaked him out.
last night i arrived home to find out my bro sleeping. i usually hang out in his room. aside from the fact that he gets to keep in his room the gaming desktop computer we have, i love lying how his sheets always smell like a baby’s. haha. nway i was in his room, doin something quietly on the computer when his phone let out a noisy incoming call tone. i didn’t want him to wake up (cuz i know he’s been up all night gaming) so i answered the call. IT WAS HIS NEW GIRL. and i didn’t like the way she talked to me. kinda bitchy (yes i can be over-sensitive and subjective like that.
to make the long story short, he had a fight with his new girl a few hours later. i can’t really say what the main reason for the fight is (because the bebe kept pulling me away from the door).
when we were about to sleep, the bebe told me something that i already know but somehow hurt me: “You know what your bro told me last week when we went out? That’s he’s sick of you treating him like a baby all the time.”
Fact: my baby brother is almost 21. fine. i’ll quit babying him. but that doesn’t mean that i don’t have a say when it comes to girls he date. ha!
****
March 24, 2009
stuff that gives me the happies
its a warm, humid, icky, i-need-more-sleep tuesday. pfftt. power’s out all throughout the city and it sucks. we’re currently surviving through a generator that’s not strong enough to power up our ACs and the lack of cold air blasting through me is enough to give a migraine at 10 in the morning. anyhoo…
1. i love Switchfoot. and 3 Days Grace.
2. i love Jolly Hotdog. if you grew up not knowing who or what Jollibee is and you’re from the Phils, i think you’re missing half of your childhood.
3. i love cuddling with the bebe. and wrestling. and trying to kill each other by tickling.
4. i love organizing my activities and meetings and things-to-do in neat, little colored tables using an application like excel. and i particularly love color-coding them. yes im O.C. like that.
5. i love colored post-its all over my computer screen reminding me of deadlines.
6. i love the chocolate-brown nail polish i have on.
7. i still love VitWater in kiwi-strawberry flavor.
there you kiddos, the things i love for this week. imma go prepare for my tech class now. ugh.
****
March 26, 2009
the endless drama of i-feel-so-sick
day two of not going to work. still feeling nauseous and vomiting every few hours or so. bro tells me to google top ten signs of pregnancy. i tell him to go buy me a home pregnancy kit. he bolts. imma go lie down again. will continue this post later.
- update bout 5 hours later –
i still feel like crap. just finished watching a few episodes of Gossip Girl S1. yeah kinda lame but i promised the bebe we’ll watch the new season of The Unit together later so i simply grabbed the nearest DVD. just had two hotdogs and i somewhat felt better ater eating it. my bro got home bout an hour ago after bolting and he claims he didn’t receive my text message reminding him to buy me a home pregnancy kit. pfftt. i didn’t want the bebe to buy it for me cuz in case im positive then i wanted it to be a surprise. anyhoo, im trying to psych myself cuz im planning to do phone simulations with some of my students later at 5:30. i know i should be resting and all but i can’t help it. i need to do something. will update later again.
- update bout 14 hours later –
im back to work. i don’t feel 100% okay though, i still have this funny feeling on my throat like im gonna throw up or something. i seriously need a loooooooonnnggggg vacation. ok imma go pretend to work now.
****
April 3, 2009
get ready for a major bloglist!
ive been in and out of the blogsphere. im slightly leaning back to my old im-too-busy-with-work-to-blog ways and i want to get away from that as early as now. for the past few years that ive been blogging, ive always written my entries while at work..to pass time and help keep my sanity on – the workplace can drive one crazy! ive been trying to write a post since monday and its already friday. i have half-cooked entries on my drafts folder with info that i now consider stale. even my i-Loves Tuesdays theme which ive come up with to ensure that atleast i would update once a week is in the black hole. im still home. i woke up early with a slight hangover and upset stomach (Gin Tonic + lots of Pizza = will give you a not so good morning). and will be another loooong day at the office so before i even go about preparing work, i will now blog…What’s Up Fridays?!
1. work has been treating me like a slave. i leave the house at 9 (which is very not me) and stay at the office until 7 or so. i would be very busy attending to my classes and at the same time dealing with some PR stuff that ive recently been forgetting that there is such thing as lunch. i go home so pooped that i sometimes ignore the bebe and my bro. or…my attempts to cook dinner is always a bust. i need to manage my time more!
2. i haven’t been gaming in more than a month. i miss it! i would start playing then after a few minutes i would quit. hmpf. there’s this new level-up game the bro’s been playing and i want it!
3. my lappy is still broken. aarrghhh. i feel kinda useless sometimes without it. the LCD thing can be worked out according to I.T. guy #2 that i’ve consulted. according to him, i don’t need to have the whole LCD replaced, he’ll try to look for a brace or something. but if all else fails, he’s offering to buy it. hmmmmmmmm.
4. i have a new toy! the bebe bought me a PSP as a birthday gift (which is 2 weeks away). i’ve always planned to buy one but i tend to go i-don’t-need-a-PSP-i-have-my-lappy everytime im on the brink of a purchase. i love it! not because i can play games but i now have a better screen to read my eBooks with aside from the eeny weeny screen of my cellphone. ha!
5. Im turning 26 in two weeks! yey for parties and birthday gifts!
6. my dad is now 89% positive on coming home this May for a much needed R&R. we’re all totally excited!
7. barely 3 more days and its Holy Week! which means we get to have atleast 5 days of R&R..haaaiiizzz can’t wait. still haven’t decided if im goin down to our La Union house in the province or im just gonna stay in the city and chill and have dvd marathons.
8. some girl whose infatuated with my bro started using emotional blackmail on him! she keeps calling me and him and sending text messages like she’s gonna kill herself or something emo-ish like that. i had my bro change his number (thank god she’s not from here and she doesn’t know where we live). soon im receiving all these threats from his alleged “brother”, well we’re not even sure if the person sending the text messages is really a brother or is it just her. im just waiting for one concrete threat then im gonna go to the police. the bebe said not to take her seriously for now. well, im fuming mad and i will not hesitate to take legal action (as in go to our Uncle who is a lawyer and request for a restraining order against the girl and her family if that’s even possible) because you don’t threaten my family like that. they messed up with the wrong people.
9. im losing weight! kinda. the bebe said its not healthy the way im losng weight – what with all the stress at work and forgetting to eat lunch..heehee.
there! whoa that is one What’s Up Fridays list! next time kiddos!
****
April 5, 2009
i can has some vodka, yes?
im out drinking again. but not too much.
was out drinking last thursday night. and saturday night. and tonight.
its only sunday.
might again tomorrow. though i hope not.
the i-loves-my-vodka-happie is back. long time no see.
later.
****
April 7, 2009
Fast & Furious 4 is crazeee <3
Fast and Furious (the 4th installment) is so ZOMG awesome! felt like there was never a 3rd installment before it came out (Tokyo Drift what???)…heeheehee
just got home. its past 12mn. last day of work tom before the Holy Week vacay. still undecided if im gonna go home to our La Union house (my bro is wanting some extra beach time) or chill here in the city (and watch endless dvds)…aside from that, im wanting on going on a trip alone…somewhere North…
imma go now for some needed shut-eye.
****
April 8, 2009
goodbye mermaid hair
i had a haircut yesterday. really short. then had big curls this morning. everyone at the office said i looked nice…
EXCEPT HIM!
argh.
****
April 11, 2009
read between the lines
im here in La Union.
just got in from beach romping.
i have sunburn.
i feel good being away from IT all…
****
April 14, 2009
<3
im 26 today. yey. ^^
****
April 18, 2009
im in a long, dark tunnel
i’ve been on semi-hitaus from the blogging world. i was really careful not to completely get lost again because its always difficult to get back in the sphere. a lot has happened…
i cut my long, mermaid hair…
i turned 26…
im in a relationship limbo…
im currently on for an emotional rollercoaster ride where i’m not sure when it will end…
work has taken over my life…
for now, this is my best effort to update. what i’m goin through right now? here’s some lyrics to a song that’ll best describe it.
The way you’re holding on to me
Makes me feel like I can’t breathe
Just let me go, just let me go
It just won’t feel right inside
God knows I’ve tried
You know I love you, you know I do
But I can’t fight anymore for you
And I don’t know, maybe we’ll be together again
Sometime, in another life
****
May 9, 2009
why hello there!
okaaayyy…first attempt to put some semblance on this blog. i noticed that whenever something comes up with my current relationship+work+life in general, my passion to do anything whatsoever (except work related of course or i’ll end up asking my dad for rent money) dies. that includes gaming, designing…and yes, writing. thus the sad and sorry state of my blog for the past few weeks. things are happening so fast and im out of breath. i just can’t make myself do the same things that i do with so much enthusiasm. im like a robot, manually going through my day to day (work) activities with less and less care to the fact that im dying inside. yes, i will tend to go whiney on this post. and yes, this post will be everywhere because i will simply free write. i will just type whatever i feel like saying and let my fingers dance on my keyboard.
how will you know that you’ve made the right decision? on anything. relationships…work…family…or life in general? never. until you decide and watch the consequences unfold before your very eyes. that’s why people who has no courage to do anything outside the comforts of their own shell, those who play it safe all the time, never live at all.
but right now, i admit to being one of those people. i will play it safe..for the mean time. because whatever decisions i make now will have an effect not just on me..and with all honesty, i’m not emotionally strong enough yet to make that decision.
1 year.
we’ll see…
****
nwei in lighter news me, my bro and his bestfriend are setting up a blog/forum that will center on sarcasm and (hopefully) wit. we will take on anything, anyone under the sun. we’ll be writing in Filipino majority of the time, though..but wth, its gonna be a great outlet for me!
****
oh and yes, i’m back.
****
May 26, 2009
one day at a time..
several things that got me hooked this past few weeks..
1. i love The Soup. ridiculously funny and sarcastic. <3 Joel McHale. he does (and says) crazy shit on this show.
2. i love Adam Lambert. i was rooting for him. but i guess Kris Allen’s got the charm-part right.
3. i love 7/11’s French Vanilla Cappucino. cheap coffee, tastes great.
4. i love Sun Cellular. cheap rates. ridiculously unlimited airtimes (Sun to Sun only, though).
5. i love my new blue label Burberry bag. well not really new cuz its almost 3 weeks old already.
6. i love Bob Ong’s new book, Kapitan Sino (Fil author).
7. i love Trueblood. im in love with the southern accent the actors carry.
8. i love the KFC asian dressing. just the dressing though.
pretty random stuff i have in this list. trying my best to get my feet back to blogging. i’ll be whiney and say that i’m really depressed right now. imma go cry inside some.
****
May 27, 2009
i just realized how “nerdy” i am
busy busy day here at the office but saw this meme while browsing during my break..perfect for a blog update! hihihi ^^ (got it from lovely Katy)..
Who is your favorite designer?
betsy johnson, missoni (just for the colors, im not really into expensivo brands…i can wear Gap and Old Navy day in and day out)
If you could come back as a dress, what would it be?
Betsy Johnson strapless mini tea party prom dress
If you could come back as a model, who would it be?
Maggie Q
Junk food?
French Fries!
What are you most vain about?
I’m not vain at all! ok fine.. well not when it comes to my body, only when it comes to my personal stuff ^-^
What are you most shy about?
hmmm…i dunno…i honestly don’t know! haha. i’m an i-dont-care-what other-people-think-of-me type of person so im practically racking my brain for when im shy.
Who are your fantasy dinner-party guests?
Obama, kelly clarkson, perez hilton…
Fantasy celebrity one-night stand?
James McAvoy
Favorite place to have a drink?
At a friend’s house.
Underwear?
none..kidding! hihi..anything as long as i feel comfortable.
What can’t you travel without?
cellphones (cuz its where i also store my music), a pen, reading glasses, shades, a small notebook/notepad, a good book, cologne, hand sanitizer…fine my whole bag..hahaha
Last book you read?
Kapitan Sino by Bob Ong (Fil author)
At age seven, you wanted to be…
an astronaut..seriously!
What’s the thing you find easiest to forgive?
im a very forgiving person
What’s the thing you find impossible to forgive?
hmmm…im really a very forgiving person..honestly..i don’t hold grudges.
Biggest self-indulgence?
FOOD and COFFEE
Favorite place to shop [brick and mortar]?
I usually don’t do designer cuz i always get free designer stuff from relatives abroad, but i love goin through racks and racks of clothes at vintage shops
Favorite place to shop online?
Amazon, eBay and lots of random sites.
Whose diary would you most like to read?
my younger sister’s, cuz we’re not really that close.
Least favorite food?
i eat ANYTHING. ha!
If you were an inventor, what would you invent?
hmmm…time machine? hahahaha my brain cells are on break.
Car?
SUV
When and where are you happiest?
when im designing on the computer or playing my favorite PC/Online game or reading a good book on a rainy day or sleeping in on a warm sunday..hihi
What piece of art would you most like to own?
Starry, starry night of Vincent Van Gogh
What are your favorite vacation spots?
i love to go to places that are brimming with culture and history like Japan, India, Cambodia…
Most treasured possession?
computer (ha no surprise)
Favorite fictional character?
The Weasely Twins from the Harry Potter books ^^
Favorite musicians?
Gah. The Corrs, Switchfoot, No Doubt, Paul Dateh, Kelly Clarkson, Regina Spektor, Rachael Yamagata, Mandy Moore (i know, i know), Jason Mraz, U2, and many many more im so lazy to list them all down..
If you had another profession beside your own, what would it be?
i’d be in Publishing. seriously. -_-’
What current trends would you like to see disappear?
harem pants. weird.
Favorite trend of all time?
i don’t have a favorite trend of all time because im fashion illiterate..haha..and cuz i don’t really follow trends
Always…
..live life to the fullest!
Never…
…be afraid to take risks!
May 28, 2009
watch out for the bitch
im pissed off.
i’ve been on a (super) low carb diet for almost three weeks. i’ve never had anything greasy or salty. i tried my best not to indulge in too much sweets. i’ve been living on coffee, garden salads, coffee and cigarettes (yikes, i know) for days and days and days on end.
until today. when i realized that i’ve been behaved and that i’ve worked so hard so i need to give myself a reward.
it was Lasagna vs. KFC Fried Chicken.
KFC won.
so i gave our gofer specific instructions: KFC Spicy, thigh or breast part, extra gravy, lots of napkin, diet pepsi with lots of ice. missing only one of these specifications would mean she should forget getting me the meal.
she got me drumsticks. i hate drumsticks. i don’t eat them. i despise them.
so now im really pissed off. because i have to wait for her to come back from an errand just so she can have it changed. and im ready to explode bitchiness.
i will try my best to be calm.
-_-’
****
May 29, 2009
camwhoring can make you forget your stress
my stress level is beyond planet earth. we have our Save Our Professionals Workshop tomorrow and i left some stuff in the office im supposed to review. im one of the speakers. i needed some vodka tonic. i opted to camwhore away because i just had my nails done this morning. i’d just do my ninja moves tomorrow. yebah!
****
Jun 8, 2009
toxic mode
i am now OIC for Operations for i dunno…2 or 3 weeks? im swamped. and i have this Marketing Consultation job i decided to accept as freelance (cuz its for my college friend’s start-up travel and tours company) so im swamped x2937478236.
and my dad arrived last week with his gf for a short vacay.
so my schedule is impossible.
will update once i have the time to breathe.
take care y’all!
****
June 13, 2009
breather time
here it goes…
so my last post was all about me and my fully booked schedule and how i would’ve ranted and whined about having so much work to do but realized that there are a hell lot of other people having a hard time finding a job so i’ll just shut up and be thankful for that monthly paycheck i get.
moving on..
my dad came and went. his supposed to be short vacay turned out to be a very, very short vacay with extended work. pfftt.since he arrived two weeks ago, we only got to spend 3 straight days with him cuz he’s got work written all over his schedule. my dad=workaholic. me=workaholic. see any similarities? nway, his gf is really sweet and showers us (specifically me with designer bags) and all whatnots that screams “i’ll eat your credit card alive” so yeah, we got off the right foot immediately. they promised though to be back around October during my siblings’ sem break and we’ll all have an out of town trip for atleast a week or so (*sarah hurries to her planner and makes sure her 1st week of October is FREE).
moving on..
my relationship status bounces back to “we’re okay” from “we’re done” and “its complicated.” i didn’t really elaborate about it because that’s something that i decided to take away from my online life. but after close to 4 months, we’re both slowly and surely making it work again. im very cautious though. i don’t wanna make any spur-of-the-moment decisions now just because everything feels right again. i wanna be sure. like dead-sure. like im-willing-to-give-up-my-life-for-it sure.
moving on..
i haven’t really updated my I-Loves-Tuesdays and What’s-Up-Fridays and i miss doing so…i have an outrageous list in my head for I-Loves-Tuesdays and im dying to blog about them this week!
so there! honestly, it took me close to 5 hours just to put together this post. one step at a time!
im bacccckkkkk again.
****
June 18, 2009
the beatles hangover
i watched Across the Universe 2x (not-so-much-in-a-row) yesterday which was my one and only day off and i’ve fallen in love with The Beatles allover again. im so hung over with the movie that i proclaim today as The Beatles Day, thus, will play my 100 Beatles songs saved on my iTunes (thanks to geebee who gave me that list eons ago). oh and yeah, i just realized that Jim Sturgess is H-O-T. i’d still marry James Mcavoy though if he asked me. ha!
****
June 25, 2009
team building/drinking ^^
yey! my site was down for 3 days due to a bandwidth issue so wasn’t able to update immediately. last weekend our team went on an out of town beach trip and it was soooo much fun. we even found time to drive to the nearby city when we got bored drinking by the beach and partied with locals. i was so wasted. fun times.
****
Aug 12, 2009
hello world
I haven’t blogged for the longest time. okay, almost 2 months…fine close to three because my June posts consists of super short “hi im still alive” posts and pictures. Ive been honestly trying to get back into the blogging circle but once again, life got in the way. I have to devote majority of my time to my job, and now as of last month, jobs. Yes, ive been slave driving myself to work. Aside from my regular 8-hour stint (and sometimes more) as head of operations, im now a freelance marketing and product development consultant for a travel and tours company that’s 3 months old. I took up no marketing or management courses back i college, just some PR and advertising subjects so my marketing skills is about 5/10. Good thing i held a marketing and PR position before getting promoted as head of operations, and aside from that some sales and customer service skills ive picked up along the way. Im practically spinning around every single day. But amidst the migraines and catching deadlines and worrying because i cant make heads or tails out of these Financial Projections and whatnots and bleeding my brain to death analyzing market trends and coming up with bright ideas for the advertising campaign while at teh same time maintaining the qaulity of our training at my regular stint because that is my responsibility…i actually like what im doing (whew that is one long sentence).
so yeah, my social life is close to nada and i zonk immediately once my head touches anything soft. im always tired and i havent seen my friends outside of work for weeks. ive missed watching good movies (excep G.I. Joe which i watched with the bebe, my bro and his friend last night! Channing Tatum is totally hot..but i still think James McAvoy is yummier..dunno..haha).
how did i ever manage to come up with this post? i just got home from a business meeting with my consultancy client, my bro and the bebe’s not home yet. the house is quiet..and i feel like this is what i needed to do…
so there…my life is spinning really fast right now and ive realized that blogging may help in slowing it down a bit…letting me breathe and relax for a while…
more sooner!
****
Oct 1, 2009
A Test of the Filipino Spirit
My last post was August 12. To say that i was “busy” is an understatement. I had to go through a major “change” in a span of days. And by change, i mean a NEW JOB. I would love to update you all with this new chapter of my life which is totally exciting for me but the main reason why im using up a few minutes of my break time to finally update this blog is to give my share on the tragic calamity that has hit my country last weekend. if you don’t know what i’m talking about, you probably would’ve been living under a rock since last week.
I am honestly at loss with words on how to describe the typhoon that hit the capital and nearby cities/towns. To encapsulate, Typhoon Ondoy poured a month’s worth of rainwater in a span on 6 hours causing massive flooding and the loss of many properties..and lives. I watched video by video on how this deathly flood swept homes, cars…people. My heart breaks at the sight of people clamoring for their lives as they try to swim against 6-7 feet muddy waters. I sit helpless as i see families huddled together, fighting the bitter rain, while atop the roof of their homes waiting for rescue. I live 6 hours away and all i experienced is some drizzle for the past weekend while some of my countrymen had to survive, most probably, one of the greatest floods to to ever hit our country.
Its been 5 days and the flood hadn’t subsided in the majority of the areas affected. People lost everything and they’re hungry, cold. As i scan my twitter and facebook from time to time, i see endless pictures and videos and news of the damage Typhoon Ondoy has caused. But now is not the time to sit and feel sorry for our countrymen. The continuous outpouring of help from private citizens amaze me, not only locally but also from our kababayans abroad. On saturday, i won’t be lazing in front of the television. I will give my hand in repacking relief goods to be sent out to Manila. Typhoon Ondoy may have destroyed properties, but not the Filipino spirit.
****
Oct 7, 2008
I’m goin in 3 weeks now at my new job and its draining the hell out of me…in a good way, though. I did mention about it on my last post. I’m currently holding a PR management position and loving it. I want to believe that I’ve gotten over the adjustment phase, which is typically easy for me since it required a lot of writing tasks. I’ve been a “talker” for the past 4 years of my carreer bein in a BPO environment for 2 years and another 2 in a training arena. It’s like goin back to my roots, writing for my university paper during my college years.Then again…
…it’s only Weds and i feel tired. I will blame this horrendous weather we’re experiencing. I haven’t seen the sun in almost 2 weeks and staying in bed seem to be the best option these days, especially if you live in a place like Baguio. Comtemplating on this, i just realized missing out on some activites due to this sudden change in my career:
1. Missed out on coffee get-togethers and dinner dates with friends.
2. Haven’t updated my blog (if not for Ondoy, i’d be having second thoughts on using my precious time).
3. Cancelled my Mani/Pedi due 2 weeks ago.
4. Bailed out on playing Airsoft cuz i’d rather sleep all day (on my day off).
5. My whole field withered in Farmtown.
6. I almost missed out on the Hot Air Balloon promo in Farmville.
7. The floor on my Restautant City account is full of trash.
8. Postponed shopping for new winter boots for weeks now (have to prepare for the cold season, Baguio style).
9. Salon appointment = non existent already
10. Going out! I feel like I haven’t partied in ages. argh.
Okay, so my list looked boring and shallow but hell, at some point i think i need my break. I need to go out and see other people aside from my workmates(who ar amazing, btw) and family (they’re still the best, of course). I need to start socializing again in person and not just on FB and Twitter (can’t wait to get Google Wave, hihihi) and stop playing playstation during my day offs and playing poker at home with my bro and his friends. I need to get out of the house!
With that, i have my weekend booked. Can’t wait! Cheers to me!
****
Jan 7, 2010
first post for 2010
woo0ohoooo 2010! Bring it on!
****
Jan 12, 2010
and she’s back
Tumblr and Twitter is taking over my blogging duties.
I haven’t really blogged in a while and i realized just now the stark comparison on how i’ve furiously blogged in the past years (between 2005-half of 2009) compared to how i lazily tried to maintain this blog by uploading i’m-on-hiatus to hello-im-back-kinda then will go back to im-on-hiatus again and so on and so forth, to random pictures and stuff.
i want to change all of that. 2009 was an uneventful year for me. so many changes – work, relationships, wants, needs, likes – that i found it difficult to document them all, like i did in the past 4 or 5 years i’ve been opening up even my private life online for everyone to see.
starting my own Project 365 is a start. and i figured that if i can document my day to day inanities in pictures that needs to be post-processed (because i’ve decided to use only a camera phone and ask help from photoshop for lessening its crappiness), captioned (where i sometimes had to wrack my brains for witty ones) and adding an appropriate description….then i can write something for this blog. yezzzz.
so..i want to start off things by indulging you all with my renewed obsession to anything K-pop. and by the way, i’ve already professed my undying love for Kim Hyun Joong. *melts*
****
Jan 15, 2010
random shiz
It’s been a slow week. I’ve been aching for the weekend by Tuesday. i know, lazy daisy. I have this heavy feeling on me that I can’t seem to shake away. Must have something to do with the fact that for the past 2 weekends, I’ve been out-of-town trying to extend my holiday vacation mode. And the fact that Baguio is freezing. It’s that time of the year again. 8-10 degrees cold from morning til night and gets worse by the wee hours of the morning. aarrrghhh. All i wanna do is stay comatose in bed, under my comforter and wake up by Summer. Not gonna happen, i know.
In other news, the Gun Ban started last Saturday and surely, that would mean months (6, exactly) of not being able to play Airsoft. Another downer. My team’s been raring to play out of town again since our Abra Game, and we were planning to play in Laoag, Ilocos but with the Gun Ban and all, we’d have to wait. We can still play, according to PNP, but we had to make sure that all our guns and other equipment (even the plastic BB’s we use as bullets) will have to remain within the gamesite. Who are they kidding? Who would want to go out and play when everyone knows that the PNP will be hot in your heels anyway? Whatever. I’d just have to satisfy myself to playing Call of Duty on the computer. The bf and my bro, on the other hand, are focused on exercising. The bf bought some new weights and they’ve been exercising for days now. They’ve been encouraging me to join them because admittedly, I’m slowly evolving into a walking whale. Yes, that could be an exaggeration but that’s how I feel. A friend of mine’s told me about this cool martial arts-sort-of-thing months ago and after seeing pictures from the Kali Majapahit website, I am tempted. Very tempted…so i’ll sleep it off for a few days then we’ll see.
Something about Kali Majapahit (taken from their website.)
This unique system was developed by Fred Evrard; It is a synthesis of several Filipino martial arts and other fighting arts from the Majapahit area in Southeast Asia. Even though a Filipino Kali system, it has influences from Muay Thai, Silat, Kuntao…
****
Haiti…
I’ve decided to break my blog’s “silence” on the Haiti Eartquake tragedy. I was all over Twitter and Tumblr when the tragedy struck, and continuously reading about it on the internet, watching videos online and hearing about it on the news just makes everything so devastated. I knew that a lot of bloggers would be writing about it in a heartbeat…for me, a picture definitely paints a thousand words.
The energy generated by the January 13 earthquake in Haiti
was larger than that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
It may take a decade for Haiti to rebuild.
~ It could take 10 years to rebuild Haiti, By Anne Kiremidjian, Special to CNN
I think people need to understand that out in Port-au-Prince, it looks … like Tokyo probably did after World War II. It’s flat. It looks like atomic bomb went off. The streets are completely blocked
~ Kenneth Merten, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti.
People suffering from cancer, people who need dialysis and even moms who need to deliver their kids — all these things are being affected by this emergency.
~ Paul Garwood, a spokesman for the WHO’s Health Action in Crises team.
Surviving the massive quake that rocked Haiti was just the beginning. Experts say the new dangers — among them, deaths from untreated wounds and disease outbreak — may be compounded by Haiti’s old problem: poverty.
~ Beyond survival, health crisis looms, By Wayne Drash, CNN
I know that my written laments would mean so little. The people of Haiti are in my thoughts and prayers.
