Feeling the Christmas Pressure

Waaah, I can’t believe my last post on this blog was when Manny Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto last November 15! After that, my blog has’nt been getting that much attention from it’s master. I really can’t believe I let myself preoccupied with things which are not so important such as partying and socializing. I should stay focused on things that matters most and one of those are my freelance work as a blogger. For almost three years now, blogging has been an integral part of my life…through blogging, me and my hubby was able to live a convenient life though I am the only one working for us. Through blogging, I am somehow manage to improve my writing skills and grammar. I was also able to meet so many friends all over the world. My blogs also have been my silent friend that is willing to listen to me in my times of sorrow and happiness. I should get back on the right track, I should put my focus back to my goals. I really pray I can do multi task. By the way, my sister who is based on Singapore would be back to celebrate the holidays with us so it would definitely would be a very busy two weeks for all of us. I hope I can conquer stress and pressure this time and make sure I set my priorities. In Jesus name I pray
amen!

PACQUIAO WON BY TKO!

Yehey! Another victory for the Filipino people as Manny Pacquiao won over Miguel Cotto!

The fight is so intense and I bet most of the viewers are really satisfied with how well Manny manages to fight the Puerto Rico's pride with such intensity. Filipino Champion Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) stopped WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) in round twelve to win another world title in an unprecedented seventh weight division on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. I was able to find a channel in Sopcast that showcases the fight through live video streaming (thanks sopcast!) The quality of the video is clear and what's best is that there's no lag or buffering needed!

Saved At Sea

Found this very touching story from a christian problogger about a man's sacrifice to save another's soul...

"After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church’s pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak, “A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast,” he began,” when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, that even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean.

The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story He continued,” Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make a excruciating decision of his life…..to which boy would he throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision.

The father knew that his son was a Christian, and he also knew that his son’s friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by even the torrent waves. “As the father yelled out.’ I love you son!’ he threw the line to his son’s friend. By the time he pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beyond the raging swells into the black of night. His sons body was never recovered.”

By this time, the two teenagers were listening very attentively, waiting for the next words to come out of the old man’s mouth.” The father,”continued,”knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son’s friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus.Therefore, he sacrificed his son.Oh, how great is the love of God that He should do the same for us!”

With that, the old man turned and sat back down his chair as silence filled the room. Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man’s side.” That was an awesome story,” said one of the boys,” but I don’t think it was very logical for a father to give up his son’s life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian.”

“Well, you’ve got a point there, the old man replied, glancing down at his down his worn Bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face, and he once again looked up at the boys and said,” It sure isn’t very logical, is it? But I’m here today to tell you the fact THAT story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me.”

“You see, a boy….I was the son’s friend.”

My Niece's Wedding

Just recently, my niece Liezl just got married to a guy he met at the church. Both of them are serving the Lord since childhood as her husband is a member of the dance ministry and she is a member of the choir. It was like a dream come true and their story is like destined to happen as ordained by the Lord. Both their parents are very happy to see them tie the knot and anyone can see how much they love each other. Whenever I remember that memorable wedding, I can't help but sigh and wish I would have one like that in the future. Yup, like the rest of the single girls out there... I too is dreaming of a nice wedding. I want it to be solemn and simple but at the same time joyful. I want it to be a celebration of love and I want all of my guests feel that they are a part of our relationship. Jojo and I often discuss that before we sleep and both of us are so excited for that event. We're still on the planning stage but I would really want that to happen next year, hopefully by September. I already have a plan on how the wedding should be and I know that everyone would enjoy the ceremony. I saw that kind of ceremony on Facebook and I would like to adopt the couples gimmick. LOL. I hope after the wedding, all things would fall into it's proper place. I hope there'll come a time that I don't have to work anymore and just spend my spare time playing casino and socialize with my friends. Haha, I know it's not feasible especially in our current financial status but I just hope and pray that after our wedding... God would bless our relationship and would open doors of opportunities for us just like Liezl and his husband. Again to my dear niece, best wishes!

Expect Blackouts in the Metro

MANILA, Philippines - As the country struggles to rise from the devastation of storms “Ondoy” and “Pepeng,” Metro Manila and Rizal province are facing long power outages after a fire forced the shutdown of a power transformer in Taytay last Wednesday.


The rotating blackouts that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) had hoped to end today are expected to drag on after three of its substations tripped “due to critical loading and in its attempt to shift load” to compensate for the shutdown of the Dolores substation of the National Grid Corp. of the Philipines (NGCP).

Meralco said the development “will result in longer duration of power outages in affected areas.”
Meralco, in a statement, said the three substations that conked out were Mandaluyong, Hillcrest and SM-Shangri-La.


“Both the NGCP and Meralco are doing everything to restore normal state of power,” the Meralco statement read. “

We beg your indulgence for this inconvenience.”


Eleven cities and towns in eastern Metro Manila and Rizal province were subjected to rotating blackouts yesterday. Meralco had targeted to restore normal power today but its substations tripped.


The blackouts yesterday lasted three to four hours each twice a day in Makati, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan and parts of Quezon City, and Binangonan, Taytay, Angono, Cainta, and Antipolo City in Rizal. Marikina, Pasig and adjacent areas have been experiencing blackouts in the past two weeks due to floods left by tropical storm Ondoy.

Why I Was Spared Of Ondoy's Rage

Right after our shift last Friday (that would be Saturday morning), the heavy rain fell - right after I was safe at the comfort of our home...right after I comfortably wore my usual "pambahay"...right after I have eaten my hearty lunch - the rage of Ondoy was felt all over Manila...

I don't know what I did to deserve being spared by this plague. I am not an ideal Christian, I rarely go to Church - I guess I've been to Church service only once for the past five years and that was when my brother got married. I was ordained by our Pastor to reach out to people so God's word would be known to them but instead - I was sitting comfortably in front of the television watching some feel good movie during Sundays. I lie, cheat, steal unconsciously...doing things a non Christian does...having in mind that those are just "little evil things" that almost everyone commits everyday. I don't deserve being spared and yet I still have a roof over my head, food at the table and dry clothes to warm my body while others suffer with grief due to loss of loved ones, friends, possessions and even their very little drive to start their lives all over again. For them, they would again start from scratch...building their homes little by little ... reconstructing their dreams they built for years...putting together all that was lost in a snap...

I still can't see any logical reason why God would spare a sinner like me but He sure made me realize a couple of things that I never would have thought if this tragedy did not took place. He made me realize the value if life... that there is no rich or poor when calamity strikes. He made me realize that I need to number my days and live my life to the fullest everyday. I need to laugh and enjoy life as if there is no tomorrow and love as if there will be no other chance to love but now... and pray as if I would meet my creator anytime soon. God made me realize that I need not work just to store money on earth where worms and moth (or calamities like typhoon Ondoy) could destroy but rather store up riches in Heaven and use my finances wisely to also be a blessing to others. That I need to look for every opportunity to help my neighbors in whatever help I am capable of giving. Maybe the reason we did not experience Ondoy's rage is because God wants us to be a channel of blessings to those who are needful of love and encouragement... to give hope to others who does'nt know how to start living their lives again and to share God's provision and love to everyone. He gave us another chance to realize what the purpose of our lives are and gave us the ability to help those in need - I think that itself is the reason why so many of us were spared. I think that itself is the reason why we still have our bed, our computers, our radio, our PSPs, our Ipods, our celphones while others did not even know where to get their next meal.

There is a greater purpose why God allowed this thing to happen - we might not be able to fully grasp the reason behind it now but in time...it will made known to us. Let us still sing the song of praise to God because calamities DOES'NT change the fact that GOD IS STILL GOOD ALL THE TIME... ALL the time...

My Room Had a Face Lift

Just recently, I saw one of my friends photos through Facebook and one picture caught my attention. She posted a picture of her room and I must admit, I got envious on how she manage to make it very organized. Her room is quite small but she still was able to decorate it with things she herself made such as a personalized picture frames, a large cork board with small key chains I believe she received from friends and personalized boxes which houses her personal stuff. I was stunned on how she arrange her things very neatly and how she makes such small room look bigger. It so cozy and very cute. I love it!

Because of that, I was inspired to arrange my room as well. Hehe, though I know I won't be able to have the look of my friends' room - at least I was able to get rid of those dirt under my bed. LOL. Speaking of bed, my bed is sooo big, it eats up almost half of my room space. Well, my sister is the one who bought this so I have no choice but if she would allow me, I would like to buy one of those big Bunk Beds I saw online. It will only not only do wonders on my room because of it's small stature but it will create more drama into it. Though I know I'm too old to want to have a bunk bed...I still want it! Haha! Here's a peek of the improved version of my room...

I just changed the location of the tv set and the cabinet...it was originally on the right side...

the bed too...it was on the other side of the room...

i made a collage of my friends pictures with me...i suddenly missed them all especially Ruth and Malen

Wave 10.1 Graduation Day

Hahaha, nahanap ko sa lumang baul ko. hahahah! Video namin nung gumimik kami sa Metrowalk after our PST Graduation Day @ CVG. Grabe, diko maimagine nagchuwariwariwap ako ng bonggang bongga dito ke papa wilson aka papa piolo. Ngayon, apat nalang kaming natitira sa batch namin out of the original 15 and this is our third year sa current work. Two years more and makukuha na namin ang bonggang bonggang retirement pay! Yahoo! I'm sooo excited! Here's to reminisce the happy memories we had @ cvg with our wavemates. Miss ko na kayong lahat.

Addiction with Early Morning Chitchat with My Friends

Grabe, for the past 2 consecutive days last week...wala kaming ginawa after shift kundi makipagsocialize! Hahaha! Yup, after we've finished our FCR and DAWN chorva...eto at diretso kami sa Cafe Agogo along Ortigas Avenue to relax and unwind. Maganda kasi ang ambience at ang best part is may upuan silang me kutson. Hehehe. Meron kasi akong thing for chairs na me foam, I feel relaxed and parang ang sarap makipagchickahan pag ganun yung setting. You just need to sit back and relax and just have a good laugh with your friends after a hard night shift. Yung light pa nila sobrang cozy and parang sosyalin but the food is good and affordable naman. Ganda pa nung mga pinapatugtog nila. Medyo mellow. Buti nalang at ever present ang aking mga girlfriends na kahit na puyat eh gora lang pagdating sa gimikan.

The first time was last Friday, napagdesisyunang hintayin na ang pay till 11 am and magpalipas ng oras sa bar. So eto, nilimas na ang ilang natatagong lumang pera at nagkwentuhan at naglaitan lang. Present sina Imee, Ice and Melai...I told them gusto kong umiyak

Everything For His Child

My soon to be sister in law Ate Melody sent me this touching and warm story of a man and his son... It's so touching that I cant control my tears from flowing as the story reminds me of God's goodness to my life. I have'nt been in a church service for four years now and I really miss my fellowship with the Lord. I hope and pray that I would have the courage to go back to Him and revive back the passion I have before when all I think about is to please the Him in everything I put my hands on. Here's an incredible video about the relationship between a father and son.... and God's relationship with us...

AWESOME DAD

A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?'...

The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'.....

They went on to complete the marathon together.

Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying

'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together....



One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.'
To which, his father said 'Yes' .

For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever.

The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer)

ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending

with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the BigIsland.

Father and son went on to complete the race together. View this:

You are the child and God is the father... no matter how tough the road is and how dreams sometimes seems impossible for us to achieve...remember that God is always there to push you, to hold you, and to carry you especially if the burden is too much for us to take.... You can't doubt His promises...besides He've already proved how much He loves you...right at the cross....

Utoy's 23rd @ Muchos

Utoy celebrated his 23rd birthday last Saturday August 15 where else but on our favorite hang out, Muchos Bar! It was indeed a happy and very enjoyable celebration. Right after our shift – I, Melai, Ice , and Mitch headed straight to Metrowalk following Utoy who went ahead of us to meet his college friends and to have our room reserved. It was around 8:30 am and I cant believe that the bar is already filled with yuppies. Hahaha, ang mga tomador nga naman ng mga call center! Hehe. Anyways, since no table pa for us… we stayed outside for almost 30 minutes! Hay, we saw daddy Josh pa, our former teammates and Odie our current teammate na parang hindi naman (ang gulo noh). Anyways, Jonjon came earlier than Mamu-himala! And we came to meet Utoy’s friends namely AJ (Alfredo Jr but I tagged him as AR for I don’t know why, haha), Joy (my equally voluptuous sisterette) and our friend Benny Boy.. Mamu came late about an hour after we arrived and it must be destiny because he came at the same time we are about to order our food. Hahaha! After we have eaten our lunch, the waiter already gave the go signal saying the room is now ready so the three hour period of fun and laughter started at exactly 10 am. Dee, my dear friend who just

Mamu's Farewell Party @ Muchos Bar

Though it's been almost three weeks since we gave our dear Mamu a farewell party, I would still write about it as it is a very memorable event for all of us. Three days after he finally decided to leave our company, we - his former teammates/friends decided to to give him a Send Off Party or we may say a Good Luck Party. We want the best for him so though it hurts us so to see him leave so soon, we know this is what will make him happy and more successful so we just accepted the situation. Here's what happened last August 1,2009.

Just after our shift (around 9am), our team (Melai, Dianne, Kuya Kriz, Sam, PJ, Ice, Milo and myself) headed straight to Muchos Bar @ Metrowalk to meet our dear friends Mamu and Jonjon. We asked the receptionist if there's any available room for ten people and she said it won't be available till 9:30 am. They asked us to just find a table inside since we still have 30 mins left to wait. Right after we've settled inside and ordered some beer while we wait for our turn on the room, the waiter approached us saying we we're misinformed and told us that the room won't be available till 11 AM. We're so pissed coz it seems like we've waited for 30 mins. for nothing. Since we've already spent 30 mins chatting inside the bar, we just decided to stay and just spend the day chatting and just splurge on the overflowing supply of San Mig Light. We also ordered rice meals as we're already damn hungry waiting for our turn. The food is quite affordable, their menu includes sizzling plates such as sisig, liempo, chicken barbeque etc... which price ranges from P100 - P150 pesos each. They sell beers @ around P35/bottle

How Can A Song Says It All...

I cried a river upon seeing this in you tube. How can this song and the caption along with it exactly show what I have inside my heart? I don't know how...but this video literally made me weep...

Jackson-like Bust gets Attention at Field Museum

The Pharaoh of Pop doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as King of Pop, but visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum could swear that’s Jacko’s face on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust.

The spitting image limestone sculpture has been on display at the museum since 1988, but recently started drawing attention because of its likeness to Jacko --- complete with disfigured nose.

Unfortunately the bust, which was carved sometime between 1550 B.C. and 1050 B.C., is of a woman and MJ likely never had the chance to see the statuette.

“I have no idea whether Jackson ever visited the museum,” a Field spokesperson said to the Sun-Times' Michael Sneed. “But the similarity between the limestone statue of a woman – which is about 3,000 years old --- and Jackson is astounding.”

Interestingly, Jackson cast himself as an interloper in ancient Egypt in his video for “Remember the Time,” so maybe he sensed some Egyptian roots.

For Mamu With Love From Team Paul's Teeth

Another video presentation made by the one and only Perlito "Utoy" Bailon - a presentation to reminisce how Mamu touched our lives in sooo many ways. Team Pauls Teeth loves you Mamu!!! Good luck and we know this is not the end but just the beginning of a thousand more excapades together. We may have lost a teammate but we definitely gained a friend.... All the best Mamu! - TEAM PAUL

FIRST NIGHT WITHOUT MY BROTHER

Just last Thursday, my brother Mamu left the company for good. He already passed his resignation and bid his final farewell to the company he served for almost one and a half year. The same company that opened door for our friendship and which been a silent witness on how our friendship bloomed into something extraordinary. The first time I heard about the night he passed his resignation from our common friend and officemate....I was not really shocked. We've been talking about his plan of resigning for almost six months now so I am aware and I've already anticipated that this day would soon come. The first time I heard about his plan of resigning was last year, before Christmas of 2009. We were on our shift and we're on avail. For the fist time, he told me that he would soon resign, he talked about planning of getting a different job and he said it would probably happen after Christmas. I don't know why I was not able to control my

Congrats Kuya!

Kuya got married (again? haha!) last July 11! The Christian Wedding happened @ Dad's SM Megamall at around 6:00 PM. As you all know, my eldest brother had his first marriage annulled just last year from his first wife - my ex sister in law. They got married at the age of 16 so I think it is one of the reasons why their first marriage has been annulled along with sooo many reasons I'd rather keep to our family's baul.hehe. And would you believe, he married my used to be classmate in one of my Kuya's classes about PC Assembly. Kuya was a department head/ instructor in one of the best technical school in the country and one of their privileges is to have one relative enroll under their technical course for free. I happen to be the lucky relative hehe! I never thought that my classmate - a used to be "manang" as we call her would bloom into a beautiful woman and will soon be married to my brother. Im so happy for both of them. My new sister in law is kind, gentle, giving and even my nieces love her because of her kind spirit. Haay, Im happy that they are now one and is now officially husband and wife.

The ceremony was very solemn, I never thought that one can get married @ Megamall. Hahaha! I hosted the ceremony along with the bride's sister Ate Grace. Since I hosted the occassion, I was'nt really able

Something Fishy Eat All You Can

Cant wait till tomorrow! It's just so happen that my friends and I agreed to eat at Something Fishy tomorrow morning. They said there is an "Eat All You Can" buffet breakfast there that would only cost us around P150 and that is with refillable iced tea! Wow! I can't believe what they said. For the price of P150, you can eat all the food they serve on the table with unlimited supply of iced tea. Well, since this is the first time I heard of that, I researched the net and found out that indeed there is such promo. It starts from 12:.00 MN till 10:00 AM the following day. Yehey! It's just so happen I felt deprived of the "eat all you can opportunity" @ Dad's through my Kuya's wedding because I hosted the said occasion. So I really want to experience one again.Hahaha. I would let you know what's our experience @ Something Fishy tomorrow! Bon Appetite!

Good News!

Good day everyone! Well, I know, I know. I promised to blog about current events but I was'nt able to blog for almost a month now! It's because of the pressures of my job, yeah, lately things are not going very well in the office. I would blog about it some other time but for now I am so excited to tell you that my sister already asked me to look for a house! Yup, we would soon move to a bigger and better house hopefully by next year. My mother would accompany me in looking for one next week. My sister, who is now working abroad, asked me to take care of her belongings here on her rented apartment since her whole family was granted with permanent residency status in Singapore. I am so fortunate to have a sister like her since she gave me permission to use everything in the house such as her Television, Audio Component, Cookwares, Refrigerator, Bedding Sets, Sofa etc. I'm so lucky to have her and hopefully I can be able to repay all her kindness to me.

The New and Improved Sandara Park

My friend and officemate pretty Dianne aka Dara asked me through our usual lunch chitchat if I've already seen the latest video she've posted on her multiply account. Since I rarely check my multiply, friendster and facebook account - I really don't have any idea on what it's all about. Through her voice, I can hear excitement and pride and she enthusiastically talked about Sandara Park. She said Sandara already made it big in Korea and now a Superstar. She also said Sandara (or Dara) in now a part of a newly launched girl band named 2NE1. She said Sandara was transformed into a total performer who knows how to act, sing and dance. I really can't believe it. The Sandara Park I've known was a teenage superstar here in the Philippines who does'nt have a talent. I once saw her movie with her former boyfriend Joseph Bitangcol "The Lucky Ones" and though the entire movie is really funny - I was'nt able to notice Sandara's acting at all. She is really persuading me to take a look at it and just to please her (sorry Dee, hehe), I promised to take a look at it once I got home. And true enough , I was amazed on what I saw. I never thought the Sandara Park I've known through the Philippine local television would transform into what she is right now. See for yourself and let me know what you think. Is'nt she pretty?!

BIGBANG 2NE1 - Lollipop

FIRE STREET VERSION

A REVIVAL

Today I've come to realize that I need to do some changes on my blogs. I need to be passionate about it and I need to reorganize my thoughts to have it done and because of that - I WOULD CHANGE THE THEME OF THIS BLOG. Most of the posts I have here for the past couple of months evolves around my personal stories and of course review articles which is also the them of my four other "personal" blogs. No wonder I ran out of stories to write about. So from now on, EMOTERA DOT COM would be about current events and an emotera's views about it. As you all know, I am a very EMOTIONAL person - a lot of emotions are flowing through my veins (chor) so expect more drama - and more comedy stories as well as I am a very jolly person also. "I would try my best to give my own personal opinions about all those news and controversies which most parloristas, barberos, tindera sa palengke and call center agents (LOL) are talking about."

Please feel free to comment and give your own opinion about a particular topic but I would really hope you would also respect my post.

So dear readers... I would like to present to you - the NEW and IMPROVED....

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THE BEST PLUMBING SERVICES

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For those in San Diego area, wait for my next post for the best San Diego Plumber in your area. Ciao!

LOST 10 LBS IN A MONTH!

Unbelievable but true! I am so happy to say that I lost almost 10 lbs from April 20-May 20. I have posted a blog about my previous weight here and it was then around 177 lbs. I have posted another picture of the same weighing scale carrying me - only ten pounds lighter. I am so happy and very excited. After four weeks of drinking 2 boxes of Zhen de Zhou and going to the gym at least 3x a week - my sacrifices paid off. I do now weigh 167 lbs! I know I still have a long way to go in achieving my target weight of 130 lbs but I know in God's grace - I will be able to have the patience and the will in losing these extra weight. Aja!

Paul's Teeth Team Lunch

Last Friday, our team had the chance to eat out with our dear TL Paul. It's a very rare chance as our coach don't normally go out with us, which we understand. Its been a tradition for the team to eat out especially after shift during paydays and this payday is not an exemption. We normally do that not just to unwind but to also spend time with each other and bond and I am so glad that TL made it extra special. We ate at Chef de Angelo and most of us ordered a plate of chicken, carbonara, and pizza plus red iced tea. The portions are huge (no wonder why they call their fried chicken Big Bird - LOL) and everybody was surprised to see leftover food on my plate and ate only half of what was served. I don't know why but lately, I just don't feel like eating. Maybe its the effect of Zhen de Zhou which I religiously take 30 minutes before breakfast. The entire experience was great and we were laughing all the time. I am looking forward for every payday not just because of the money we'll gonna get but because I know that I again would have a chance to enjoy a hearty meal with my wonderful teammates. Go go go Paul's Teeth! For more lunch dates to come!

A NOT SO ORDINARY MOTHER

It's mother's day again and I would like to take this opportunity to greet all the mothers in the world a "HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY" especially to my dearest mother. Though my mom is really not a typical mother who often says "I love you" to her children or someone who calls them "anak" as a term of endearment...I know through her actions, she really loves us. I am not sure why mama is not they showy type of mother who would normally shows her emotions...maybe because of all the trials she've been through which makes her tough inside and out. Mom fell in love twice and failed twice as well. She managed to be a father and a mother for all of us her 4 children. She rarely spends time with us as she needs to work so we can have something to eat at the end of the day...though she would make it a point to be there for us during special occassions such as our Birthdays, Graduation Days, Christmas and New Year. She is not the typical mom who loves to cook-she only knows a couple of dishes but he specialty would be pinakbet and pancit bihon. She loves gardening and spends most of her time with her hobby. She is jolly and easy to deal with type of person - no wonder she has so many friends and most people wants to be close to her as she transmits positive vibes. She is a blessing not only to me but to hundred more people whose hearts she've touched. She's my mother - not a perfect one -but the best mother I could ever have. If I have to pick the qualities of a mother I would like to have for my own, I would pick all her qualities that made me the way I am right now. I love her so much and I hope I was able to show her how much I appreciate her. Happy Mother's Day Mama!

First Day of Work

Though I really don't approve to it, Jojo finally accepted his sister's offer to help her manage their new catering business. Her "lucky" sister-who married a former Congressman and a Chinese businessman-decided to put up her own catering business and hired Jojo as her assistant. Call me selfish but I would prefer Jojo to be a stay at home professional than to again accept a job that would require him 8 hours of his time. Though he is still making money for us doing online jobs and helping me through my blogs...he feels he is not contributing enough to our finances so he decided to finally take his sister's offer. He will be supervising 3 staff plus the cook in the morning till afternoon and her sister will be the one to take over on the 2nd part of the shift. Actually, I agreed to his plan only after realizing that it would also be convenient for both of us...I work at 4am to 1pm and he would be working from 6am to 3pm plus their branch is just within Munoz area so time would not be a problem for us. I agreed to his plan because I know, though he is not complaining, that he also wants to have a life of his own. He knows that he is the Man of the House and he should be the one to provide for us. I am very proud of my husband...I can't ask for more...

Single and Searching

My friend Melai just came from a short vacation and she called me on my cel just to inform me that she do have something for me. I sooo love this girl. She is a kind of friend I intend to keep in my life forever. I just have one prayer for her because until now, she is still searching for her soulmate..and since she is like a sister to me, I feel that what concerns her concerns me too that's why I am always looking for ways for her to meet new friends. One time, I told her about miami singles , a portal for Miami girls and guys who are searching love on the net. It's an easy to use site which lets you create free profile and let you upload photos, let you send instant messages and even join Audio/video chatroom among others. It's the best site for people looking for their soulmates in Miami. I hope she can find the love of her life through that site.

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First Day of Workout

I did it! At last, I've made the hardest first step! I with my friend Mamu had our workout a while ago and I may say... I feel good! We met at around 2 PM because Mamu is late! I am already inside the bus thinking he won't come to our meeting place but thank God he texted me saying he is already on his way so I hurriedly went out of the bus and waited for him at Robinsons Galleria. Worked on the treadmill for 30 minutes but since the gym is already full packed - we decided to just stay at the sauna room for another 30 minutes. After the workout, my friend paid for our dinner @ Maxs. We ordered a very light meal, batchoy and calamansi juice. I really felt refreshed and I would definitely make it a point to go to the gym at least 3x a week. Lord help me.

PS:
I am now currently weighing 180 lbs...I hope I can lose these extra 50 lbs I have. I know it's almost impossible to make it in 3 months but I am still praying. Wish me luck!

exlink anyone?

anyone who wants to exchange links with me just need to post a comment here and put in the following information:


Your Name: emotera
Your Blog’s Title: Emotera
URL: http://www.emotera.com

once i see that you have already added my page in your link, i will add u up immediately. please bear in mind that i am reading all the blogs that are included on my link list and posts comments as well (medyo kakaririn ko to hehe) and i expect u do the same. this is important not just in building links and getting a good PR but it is also a way for us to get to know each other and be informed in what's going on in our lives. link building is a commitment...i promise to keep mine. Hope u do the same.

please link my blog as "emotera" ... http://www.emotera.com

i have accidentally deleted my old blog roll when i changed my layout, so if you happen to be included in those deleted links... please leave a comment as well. thanks!

For My Future Baby

Lately I feel so tired and I am always sleepy. I don't know why. I don't think I am pregnant as I just got my period last week...what I am thinking is that it has something to do with my weight. I am now weighing almost 170 lbs and this is the heaviest I've been in my entire life. I don't like my body, I don't like myself with this body...that's why I've decided to enroll myself in a gym. I will do this not just for myself but also for my future baby. I want to be a mother hopefully next year and it would be hard for my baby (to be) if he would be living inside his mother's fat tummy for 9 months. I want to do this, I need to do this. I know I can lose these extra 40 lbs I have this year. Wish me luck!

Punchlines ng Lola

(waaaah! i received this as an email from one of my long lost high school classmate, i can't get over it! hahahaha!)


"Bakit ba pati ako, binibigyan nyo ng malisya? Ano ba ang kasalanan
ko?!" Talong

"Hindi lahat ng malakas, super hero!" Putok

"Paano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sa iyo?" Lego

"Halika, bigyan mo pa ako ng init. Kailangan kong pumutok para ako'y
iyong matikman at ika'y masarapan. Ayan na! Puputok na! Humanda ka!"
Popcorn

"Kahit papaano, gusto ko din ng exposure!" Singit

"Hindi ko hinahangad na ipagmalaki mo na ako'y sa iyo. Ayoko lang
naman na sa harap ng maraming tao, ganun mo na lang ako itanggi!" Utot

"Hindi lahat ng hinog ay matamis!" Pigsa

"Kapag ang katawan mo'y nag-iinit, lagi na lang ako ang hinahanap mo.
Maya't maya mo akong ginagamit at pinapagod. Hindi ka na naawa!" Aircon

"Pagod na akong humawak ng balls mo! Pagod narin ako sa
pagbihis-hubad mo sa akin. Malapit na naman ulit! Ayoko na!!!"
Christmas Tree

"I ikspik that it will be a long payt, a good payt, But you know, I
didn't ikspik. Tinks por da God, you know, and tinks por ol da
pelepeno pipo!" Manny Pacquiao.

"You never even thank me for making you happy, then you throw me away
just like that. I hate you for using me, for making my life full of
shit!" Tissue

"Hindi llahat ng kulot, salot!" Goldilocks

"Hindi lahat ng bubuyog, kulay itim!" Jollibee

"Alam kong sa

HAVE YOU WATCHED THEM SLEEP?

“Have you ever watched your parents while they were asleep?



Your father’s body, once big and strong

but now the big is withered and the strong is weaker.

Wisps of grey peek out from his hair,

wrinkles now “scar” his forehead and face.

“This man works hard every day and would sacrifice anything

to make sure his family is provided for

and his children get the best education possible.


“Or how about your mother, whose soft hands once cuddled

and held you close when you were a baby?

Now, those hands are dry and rough,

bearing evidence of the challenges she faced just for us.

“This woman takes care of our daily needs,

constantly nagging and scolding us because of her love for us.

But sadly, we often misconstrue her love as control and unfairness.”


I have never thought of watching my parents while they slept.

I’ve watched my cousins sleep when they were babies,

all round and cuddly and sweet smelling.

But watch my parents? No way!

But after reading this message,

I realized that there was indeed much truth in it.

In fact, my parents do not have to be asleep for me to realize that they have aged..

Just looking at my mother walk tells me that her legs are not as strong as they were before.

Or hearing her ask me for help with that flowerpot in the garden,

the one she used to be able to push and drag around the garden without my help.

Or watching my dad lift a 10kg bag of rice.

I can easily carry that bag now. I am young. But to him, it is a struggle.

What do all these observations tell me?

Yes, my parents have aged. They are ageing, just as I am ageing.

But as I age towards my best years and become stronger,

they in turn are becoming weaker.



They were once the caregivers and I the receiver.

In time, I know our roles will reverse. Like it or not, want it to or not, this is life.

I suppose I have always subconsciously thought that my parents would always be with me,

never growing old. It took that message to make me realize that my parents are not immortal.

That they too, will one day leave the world and me.

Until then, I will make good use of our time together.

Mother and Daughter Day

My mom and I had a bonding moment again last week and saw a movie together and take note...we saw Sarah and John Lloyd's movie "You Changed My Life..." and I'm really happy that she enjoyed it. After watching the movie, we ate at KFC and I'm amazed that Mama was able to finish eating a "fully loaded" meal in just 10 minutes. We strolled around the mall and I purchased a Victoria Secret perfume for both of us. I love the Victoria Secret's Strawberries and Champagne...I think it is a great casual everyday Scent and Mother got Secret Crush. I am so happy that I am able to spend some quality time with my dear mother and I am looking forward for more of our wonderful gimmicks together.


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Bonding With Dear Liezl

I've had a bonding moment with my dear niece Liezl. She came to the house because she wants to know how to earn money online through blogging. I told her that Jojo makes money through surveys and Paid to Click sites as well. My niece really have a lot of talents - I've read some of her blogs and I may say my blogs are nothing compared to hers so I really thing she would make it big if she would try monetizing her sites as well. After some blogging sessions, we had a DVD Marathon with dear mother. She spent the whole day at home and decided to just spend the night with us. I am really happy that we were able to spend some quality time together after five long years. I hope we would be able to continue having bonding moments such as this one again.

My Happiest Birthday Celebration Ever

Last February 22... I celebrated the Happiest Birthday of My Life... It was really full of surprises and celebrating it with people you love the most made it extra special. I really don't intend to celebrate it this year...besides the fact the Mama is in Bangued Abra...I don't know if my friend Mamu will make it in Manila. But by faith I decided to go for it. I have sooo many friends so I decided to just celebrate my birthday by batches. February 22 will be with my kafatids and officemates...Feb 24 will be for my Father's family and Jojo's family...Feb 28 will be with Mama and my siblings and my bestfriends in College and Highschool. I knerrr...madugo ang magcelebrate ng birthday especially pag marami kang kamag anak and friendships pero okey lang basta I get to see them at least once a year. Anyways...I woke up at around 6:00 AM - sooo excited na ayusin ang bahay for the party. Jojo started to clean the house at take note pati yung tapat ng kapitbahay namin winalis! Hahaha! Anyways, dumating si Melai @ around 9:30 am and naghiwa na kami ng mga ingridients for the lumpia as well as for the pancit. Then Utoy came with a big chocolate cake. Hehehe. Yung pinakamalaki raw ang binili nya kasi baka mapahiya kami sa mga bisita. He started helping Melai sa pag-aayos ng mga ingridients. I asked Jojo na kumuha ng malaking kawa sa kanila for the Pancit and to buy some additional stuff for the handa. It was a very tiring yet enjoyable experience. I started preparing the Pancit, then the Afritada and then later the Lumpia. Utoy started preparing the Maja Blanca. Nakakatawa pa nga kasi nagpahinga ako ng saglit and paglabas ko..nakita ko si utoy halo ng halo at hindi na alam ang gagawin kasi bukol bukol ang itsura nung maja blanca na hinahalo nya...hahaha! Nagpanic kami at buti naman naremedyuhan nung hinati ko sya into 2 at nilagay ko sa isa pang kaserola yung half. Hehehe. Then Mamu and Jon2 came at around 3 PM with a Cake and Wine at take note...me gift ang mga hitad! Hahaha... me drama pa pala yun...hirap na hirap daw silang sindihang yung candle kasi mahangin sa labas so dahan dahan silang pumasok na parehong pawis na pawis habang kumakanta ng happy birthday. Hahaha! I was sooo touched! Parang everyone's very happy to be a part of my birthday. Anyways, at around 5:30... Ice came with Mark Yu with some sweets from Goldilocks...reunion ba ito? Hahaha, both Ice and Mark are my wavemates in CVG at ang mga natitirang matatatag sa batch. Hehe. So inumpisahan na ang ngawaan at nagvideoke session na...Later that night, dumating sina Sisay and Mitch with a cake, wow! 3 na cake ko! Yahoo! We had videoke session till 11 na ata yun! It was a fun and memorable day. I was soo touched especially when I've learned that Utoy made a video presentation for my birthday. Grabe, nanginginig ako sa tuwa because I never thougth our Utoy will take time to interview our teammates and even our Tl and ask them to give a message for me on my birthday. Grabe, pinigilan ko talaga luha ko kasi nakacontact lens ako...pero nung pinanood ko sya ulit...naging emotional ako talaga and hindi lang ako umiyak..humagulgol ako (literal). I was really touched sa effort nila na pumunta dito kahit sampung bundok ang kailangang suungin para makarating.

Let me thank people who made this birthday extra special:

According to who first came sa bahay nalang ha...hehehe:
First, ke Melai na dumating ng sobrang aga pumunta sa bahay para tulungan akong maghiwa ng patatas at kerots...tinulungan nya rin akong maghugas ng pinggan at maglinis ng bahay. Day, di kita makakalimutan! Hahaha. Seriously, I ssooooo love you Melai. You are such a sweet and loving soul and thanks for always being there....


Utoy, thanks for helping me prepare for my bday bash. The moment you texted me that you are coming early para me katulong ako really shocked me kasi kahit minsan di ka naman tumulong magluto diba? I even texted you back saying "siguraduhin mong makakatulong ka utoy ha!" and true enough...you helped us a lot! Sya po ang naghiwa ng repolyo at ng 2nd batch ng carrots pati ng sitsaro. hehehe. Sya rin, together with Melai, ang nagbilot bilot ng shanghai habang nanonood sila ng ASAP live. Nasermunan ko pa sila kasi ang bagal nila hihihi. And lastly, I really appreciate the video, yun pala yung kailangan mo ke Bern2 at Rhum ha kaya sabi mo sa quickcomm pupuntahan mo sila...hehehe. I so love you Utoy! You deserve nothing and noone but the best!

Third, To my sisterretes Mamu and Chow...gurls, I really appreciate you both. Thanks for bringing sunshine to my gloomy life. Since nakilala ko kayo, naging mas outgoing ako at mas nagenjoy ako sa buhay. Thanks Mamu for being on my birthday though alam kong me important matters kang ginagawa sa Agoo and you came to Manila just because you want to be with my birthday. Chow, thanks for putting life on my party. Nung nakita ko ngang me dala kayong cake, wine and gift...sabi ko nalang..."Aba, bago to ah! Me pera kayo gurls?" Hahah, I soo love the gift and your presence most of all. My birthday wont be complete without the both of you...

Fourth, Ice...my friendship for almost 3 years now. Gurl,thanks for taking time out na pumunta dito though kasal ng pinsan mo. I really appreciate it. Alam mo naman ngayon lang ako nagcelebrate ng birthday with you guys ang I thank you at talagang pumunta ka kahit na magkabilang dulo ng gliner ang bahay natin. Thanks for bringing our wavemate mark na nakabonding ni Jojo. So pano ba yan, magkumpare at magkumare na tayo. Hehehe. Seriously, thanks for being a kind of friend I can share my secrets with. Thank you kasi me taga tawa ako at sobrang naaappreciate ko pag niloloko moko about things na nasabi ko noon na nakakatawa at naaalala mo talaga. Basta, I soo love you bebe gurl. You know also that you can always count on me.

Fifth, Sisay..thanks talaga for showering my birthday with your presence. Talagang diko ineexpect na you can make it kasi you said sa qc na titignan mo and I am surprised when you called PJ asking for direction on how to get to my place. I sooo thank you gurl. I know we never had the chance to bond and you know what, I even thought you are suplada and hindi mo feel ang kajologsan ko but I am sooo happy that you proved me wrong. I even told Ice "Ang bait pala ni Sisay noh" when I realized that you are really not snobbish as what I first perceived you to be. Thanks so much sis and I would never forget this!

Sixth, Mitchie! I soo love you Mitchie! Thanks for sharing with me the secrets beyond your Mother's special Maja Blanca. Alam mo, I was touched the moment you typed sa Quickcomm excitedly na "Mimz, eto na yung ingridients sa Maja sabi ng mama ko...ay wait me call" hahaha. To think na akala ko nakalimutan mo na, you really took time to ask your mom and ikaw pa nagpaalala sakin. Tenks so much mitchie and since nakainom ka na ng Gin Bilog...kasama ka na sa grupo. Hehehe.

To all those who greeted me sa Video ni Perl:

Dianne, thanks for greeting me. Kahit na "Happy Birthday Mimi, mwah!" lang ang nasabi mo...natouch ako sa "mwah!" hehehe.

Imee! Hehehe, I thank you for trusting me of your secrets gurl, salamat sa mga times na shineshare mo sa akin ang mga pangyayari tungkol sa iyong buhay pag ibig. Hehe. Basta, alam mo naman ang stand ko jan pero di parin ako magsasawang payuhan ka kung saka sakali. I love you Imes!

Katrina Rebecca Diaz, kahit ininjan mo ako sa bday ko eh loves pa rin kita. Alam ko naman ang mga pangyayari at kailangan mo ng ample rest. Sa susunod na birthday ko sumama ka na bakla ha!

Markova, thanks sa greetings mong nakakatouch. "Happy Birthday" hehehe.

Issang and Jessie, ang mga mababait naming qsp's...salamat at naggreet kayo sakin mga bakla. Thanks for all those t/s steps na shineshare nyo sa akin lalo na pag windang na ako sa calls ko..hehehe.

Odiebells, thanks for greeting me ha. I love you too rollybells! Hahah, sige aasahan ko yung mga tips mo about how to lose weight ha! Hahaha.


Ang mga Badinggerzi's na sina Rhum at Bernbern...thanks mga gurls for always making me laugh sa floor. I never thought magiging friendships tayo because I'm sure...nung hindi pa tayo magkakakilala eh nag ookrayan tayo mga bakla. Alam nyo naman, mainit ang mga itsura natin sa mata. Hahaha. I love you gurls!

To Gherj, who called straight from SG! I love you gurl, thanks for remembering my birthday. I was sooo touched to the highest level. Wish you were here to celebrate this special day with me. Love you Gherj!

TL Paul! Thanks thanks tl sa lahat lahat. You really inspire me to be the best I can be. Thanks for trusting in my capabilities and for seeing things I myself can't see in myself. You rock TL!

and lastly, To my better half Jojo. You have been such a blessing to my life. You are giving yourself to me without expecting anything in return. You have been my light, my shade, my tungkod and my sumbungan on times I'm sad or hurt. You are always on my side through good and rough times and I am sooo blessed to have known someone as loyal as you are. I won't forget the promise we made for each other. You are my best friend, my brother and my husband all rolled into one. Thanks for always understanding me and embracing even the worst in me. I love you forever.

Got A Digicam and A Ring for Valentines!

I've got a a digicam and a ring for Valentines. Actually, the Sony W120 is my gift for myself (hahaha) and the ring is Jojo's gift. I really want to have a Sony digicam with a wide screen...unlike the previous cam I had which only have 2.0 inch screen for picture viewing. I bought the pink version because the first time I saw it on an online store... I immediately fell in love with it. I purchased it online and met the guy with Imee and Perl @ Megamall after shift. After the transaction, we went straight to Dad's to meet the rest of our teammates... we plan to have a pre-Valentines celebration with their "eat all you can" merienda. It's really worth it...for just P139 you can eat a wide variety of food such as carbonara, palabok, dinuguan, puto, cake, siomai, siopao, lumpiang sariwa among others. It was such an enjoyable experience with the team with Jonjon (Mamu's better half) and Janet (Dee ate who shocked me as she know's all of our name though this is the first time we met her, hahaha). I with Melai, Perl and Jon went straight to greenhills to meet Jojo as Melai planned to buy a new CPU. Unfortunately, there is no stock left for the kind of CPU Melai wants to purchase so we just call it a day at 5:00 PM. Meanwhile, Jojo and I went straight to Greenhills Shopping Center to buy a screen protector and a pouch for my new Camera. Went home past 8:00 PM. On valentines day itself, I was shocked as Jojo gave me a silver ring. It's really not his personality - he would always tell me that since he is giving me all the money he have..I might as well purchase whatever I want to buy for myself instead of asking him to give me a gift. We usually argue about that, of course as a girl, I want to be surprised. But this year, since he is just working at home with our online venture, I really am not expecting anything from him and I was shocked that he took time to buy me this ring. I am so happy and I

Manong Wants to Configure his Wireless Connection

Yesterday I had a caller and I helped him configure his wireless connection. I can tell he is a Filipino because he is using words such as "wait a minute ah" and "come again?" - I can also tell that he is on his late 40's or 50's and very novice when it comes to computer . I can also hear a Tagalog song playing on the background. He is really having a hard time speaking in English because I can also hear from the background that he is asking one of his companions what is the English of this and that so he could explain what he is seeing on his screen. The conversation lasted for almost an hour because he I need to "tagalized" all my instructions such as "pull up Internet Explorer"...I need to say open Internet Explorer or if I need to ask him to right click I need to say "what you do is you are using the regular left click, to do a right click - do the opposite" (kahit ako nalilito na rin, hahahah!) Well

i miss my best buddy

I miss my gayest gayest gayest friend Mamu. I've been without him for almost 2 weeks now and honestly... my day is'nt complete without him. No MAXCAP, no LOGOUTS, no LATES, no RAMPA moment sa break time, no JOKES with LAITAN on the side, no HEART to HEART talk, no LIBREHAN moments, NO ubusan ng kwento MOMENTS sa YM - NO MORE MAMU ON THE FLOOR... who would'nt be sad? It's just good that still have Melai, Perl and Ice to keep me sane through these tough times. I'm counting the days that we'll gonna be with our dear Mamu again and keep the good times alive with our wacky dabarkads! I sooo miss you Mamu!

Starcity Day!

After our shift last Friday, we decided to go to Starcity. It's really not planned, we actually planned of going there Sunday morning - but Mamu informed us that he needs to go back to Agoo on February 1 so we have no choice but to just go with the flow. After a very busy day, grabe a lot of calls talaga...nareskill pa kami one hour bago kami umuwi. phew! Sobrang nakakapagod...buti nalang I am looking forward sa end of shift because kung hindi..hay naku, nasira na ang araw ko. Anyways, after getting our salary - we immediately went to Robinsons Galleria. It's our meeting place and waited for Jojo, Bennie, Mamu and Jon. I called Mamu up and he said Jon just woke up and they will be in Gale within an hour. So we just waited. We met Jojo, then Bennie came after 30 mins followed by Jon and Mamu. We decided to take MRT going to Taft and would just take a cab from Taft to Starcity. It was really a very enjoyable day with my friends. The first ride we tried was the "Star Flyer" - actually, I really don't want to ride that because there is a loop in the end. I don't think I can handle that, but my friends keep on teasing me and finally I gave in. It was a great experience. It's nice that the ride only lasted for barely 2 minutes. I'm fortunate I did'nt tried the "Galaga Ride" because after they tried that, I cant hear anything but complaints. LOL! Next stop was "Gabi ng Lagim" - and of all people, I don't expect my hubby Jojo to say "Labas ng tayo!" Hahaha! We also tried "Surf Dance" - one of the best rides I rode so far in my entire life as well as the ever famous "Bump Car". They also rode "Magic Carpet" but I refused to join as I am already very dizzy. We also saw a "Ballet Presentation" on their mini theatre entitled "High

A House of My Own

Just last week my friend Jon and I was discussing about having a house of our own. He actually share my dream of getting a house on a subdivision and of course we want to be neighbors! I want a house in a subdivision on a hill and I want it near my workplace as well. I dream of having a 3 bedroom house with a garage storage , a carport and a veranda. How I wish we could find a nice location for the house and a reliable agent as well. Hopefully I could turn this dream into a reality within the year.

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First Day of the Rest of My Life

I've made a very crucial decision today and I know it would change everything in my life. I've decided to lose weight. I made a promise to myself that this 2009 - I'll gonna do everything to revive back who I was 5 years ago. I want to get back everything I lost and lose everything I gained. I hope and pray I would be a different person a year from now. I want a more confident, more beautiful and a happier Myles and I would do everything to be what I want to be. I've weigh myself today and I can't believe my eyes...a whooping 80 kilos (approx. 176 lbs) showed up on the scale. I almost cried. I can't believe how I taken my body for granted. How I abused myself. How I lost self control. I promise I would be different from now on. I know I still have so much to do and I don't want to die young because of some sickness associated with obesity. I must act now and work on my diet plan so I hurriedly got my ipod and did some aerobics. I also drunk a slimming tea and would try drinking fitrum later. I can't believe how I abused myself and I hope losing weight would be easier for me this time.

Happy Birthday Best Friend!

If my best friend is alive...she would be celebrating her 29th birthday today. It's so sad that she passed away 4 years ago. I still think of her once in a while...I miss her laughter, how she laugh on even the corniest joke I make. I miss her text invitations asking us, her barkada, to come and join her on some special occasions such as her birthday, her siblings birthday, their town fiesta etc. I miss everything about her. Life is too short indeed. If I only knew I only have limited time to spend with her...If I only knew I won't be able to grow old with her...If I only knew she would leave too soon... but it's too late.she is perfectly okey. I hope she would save a room next to her so we could still make "chicka" when the time when I need to join her in heaven. I can imagine where she is currently residing right now.. a very peaceful, green community surrounded by water just like what shows on the picture.



Anyways, our shift is light. It's a good thing they did'nt have me reskilled to HN split so since I am still on DSL - our avail time is longer, max of 30 mins. I hope the que would still be like this next week. It's my last day this week and tomorrow is my rest day! Finally! Coached called for a meeting and discussed SOPAS - which stands for "State of the Program Address" - he discussed our goals...where we stand in the call center industry, how we performed last year and what we would expect for the coming year. The meeting went well until we felt a commotion as Mamu, my gay friend started to share some concerns about how coach lead the team. He started saying he does'nt feel appreciated but instead hears negative remarks on event the littlest flaws he made. Everyone is tense as Mamu continue to show dissapproval on what our coach is saying and honestly...I feel for both of them. I feel Mamu's dissappointment as he constantly pass his scorecard and yet TL never commended him. I feel TL's situation as I know he was caught off

My New Years Resolution

I've been super duper busy nowadays catching up on online opps and doing extra curricular activities with my wonderful superfriends. I am so happy I've found them... I don't know how this all started but our friendship is not like the friendship I had with others. I really cherish and appreciate every single moment I am with them as I really enjoy having them around. No dull moment and we do whatever things come into our minds. Come what may, ika nga. The only thing we can't do is not to enjoy. Well I'm just so blessed with my new found friends and they are the greatest blessing I received last year. True and Genuine friendship.

Anyways, I am posting my new year's resolution and I hope I can achieve at least half of these.

First, TO LOSE THESE EXTRA 40 LBS I have. I know the hardest step is always the first and I am willing to take the first step this January 31st. I, with my friends, would enroll in a gym just infront of our building which is the Holiday Inn. The gym is called Red Corner. They do offer a very good package which includes unlimited use of the gym, a pool and a sauna. We intend to go to the gym everyday so I hope losing these extra weight would be a lot easier than I thought.

Second, concentrate on my online job. Last quarter was the worst. I was'nt able to concentrate on my online work because I am sooo busy doing extra curicular activities with my wonderful friends. We would normally go out after shift after we've been reskilled to DSL que. Our schedule was now fixed @ 5am to 2pm so we do have the whole afternoon to bond. I don't regret losing those opps as I was able to discover true friendship. And since I've realized that I could also balance my time with my friends as well as with my online job - I might as well do both at the same time.

Third, put up my own little business. I intend to resign on the next three years. I would just wait till I get my retirement plan and I would definitely just opt to work at home. I intend to get the offer to work as a part time English Tutor to Korean kids so I could also develop the skills and maybe use that as a part time job once I decided to quit working and just work at home. There are a lot of opportunities out there that would only require you to have a reliable internet connection and a decent English - so I think I would just opt for that. I believe that I was born a
businesswoman and I would pursue to be one.

Fourth, I would want to get a housing loan through Pag-Ibig this year. I, with my better half, wants to get a small house near our place in Montalban Rizal. My friend, Jonjon, also wants to get one so I would ask him to try joining one of their free trips next weekend.

Fifth, to save P10,000 monthly out of my salary. Apart from my online income, I also want to also save from my montly salary. I want to retire after 3 years with at least half a million peso on hand through savings from my income.

Last but not the least, I want to go back and be active in the Church of God. I was'nt able to
serve God for the last four years. I really miss Church service. I know I need to do something about it and I want to start next Sunday. I'll keep you updated if I was able to find a Church near our place here in Project 8.

That's about it. I hope I can have the courage and the will to do all of these six New Year's Resolution I have. I admit, It would be a GREAT challenge but I know through God's grace...I am able to have the strenght to turn all of these to reality. I pray that this year would be a year of abundant blessings to all of us and I hope that God's will be done on our lives.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy new year to all of you guys! Indeed 2008 has been a great year for me. I received sooo many blessings last year including our house, our health, our finances and most of all I was able to meet good friends. I spent Christmas with my good friends Melai, Perl and my sisterette Mamu. We agreed to celebrate Christmas at our house since their families are all in the province and they don't have families here in Manila. The plan was already furnished, we will all go to our place after shift with Dianne when Melai suddenly disappeared. We went to Robinsons hoping she would follow us there but she was nowhere to be found. I texted and even called her to know where she is but the phone was off. Nobody wants to go back to the office to check if Melai is still around so I volunteered. I hurriedly went back to the office, carefully checking each floor but no shadow of Melai was found. I gave up. Then we suddenly received a text message from her saying she cant come because of an important matter that she needs to address before the day ends. Honestly I was hurt. Why would she do such a foolish act? Leading us on...making us