Finding Me...

I am not my job.
I am not where my work is.
I am not the clothes I wear.
I am not what my heart feels.
I'm not the voice inside my head.

Oohhhh...Where is Me?

(a huge sob for this)

Posting just for the heck of it

No. I'm actually suuuuuuuuuuuper haPpY because its a FRiDay! Yipeeee! I'm going to a place I've never been. Somewhere far from Makati. I'm going to AsuFre!

Haha it's a place in Laguna. I'm going with Aia. HaPpY weEkeNd eVeRyOnE!

YLS

We're invited to facilitate a Youth Leadership Summit at Caliraya this coming weekend. Pero di ako makakapunta, got an earlier appointment :( Nakaka-miss lang, me and some of my friends regularly facilitate YLS when we were in college. Tapos after grad dumalang na. Lalo na ngayong andito na ako sa Makati. Wala pa nga daw nagko-confirm sa'men eh. Naisip ko lang, as you grow older parang kumokonti ang oras mo to do such things. O siguro, nababago lang talaga priorities ng mga tao.

Pinaka-recent na naka-attend ako ng YLS ay noong May pa. Isiningit ko lang talaga kase my ibang activities din ako that time. Di pa kami nakapag-facilitate kase we have to do a mural para din sa YLS. Share ko lang mga photos.

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We started at 10 in the evening and finished at 10 in the morning, straight. Coffee breaks lang ang pahinga.

Me and my poor hand. Alleluia! After 12 hours na walang tulugan. It's done. More photos here.
Mga nagpuyat...
Then they treated us a sumptuos lunch at Lagos del Sol. At dahil matagal na din akong walang entry ng aking Wow Philippines Series, I'll take this oppurtunity to feature the place.

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Wow Philippines: Lagos del Sol

If you're looking for a serene, calm, and private place for your weekend getaway, go here. Too bad for us we had only an hour left because we need to be back in Manila. Maybe next time, we'll make sure na mae-enjoy talaga namin ang lugar. Credit goes to Eisen for taking the photos :)


Lagos del Sol is situated within the sparkling waters and lush forest of lake Caliraya.Poolside. Meron din sauna at jacuzzi :)You can also enjoy jetskiing, kayaking, bananaboat, and a boatride around Lake Caliraya.Photo opts...
Blooms everywhere :)
On our way home.
Pagsanjan

How to get there: Via South Expressway, take the last exit towards Calamba, turn right to Calamba junction towards Los Banos all the way to Pagsanjan Church. Turn left passing thru to Palacol Bridge going towards Brgy. Bagong Silang and start ascending the Lake of Caliraya.

Sooooooooo Phony!

I can't stand this. Listening to someone whom you know is lying about him/herself just to be 'cute' or just to impress people. Gosh, what a fake! I shouldn't be acting this way because I'm not the one that s/he's lying at. Besides, this is not the first time (only today's the worst). What's awlful is the thought of the person lying in my presence, even if s/he knows that I know very well that s/he's not telling the truth (or does s/he?). S/He acts so genuine, s/he must have a short term memory (lol). Much worst, that person is a real actor/actress. Today, s/he almost cried. That kills me! In times like this, I wish I'm deaf...and blind.

Of Work

Today, I moved to my new place here in the office with my other 2 officemates. It's aloooot spacious compared to our crowded place before. What I love the most is that my space now is beside the window and so I have a quite good landscape view of our neighboring buildings (I'm now seeing the outside world, yey!). Also, I'm finally not amidst the uber busy and uber tensed people now everytime our boss arrives (It's quite stressful, you know). And the most most most important thing is, I will no longer need to deal with the negative 100 degree celcius temperature of our room before (my fingers will no longer turn violet). Oh by the way, I was promoted this month. My compensation almost doubled, yipeee! But here's the real news, I have only two months and 11 days left to work here. I chose to leave. Don't get me wrong though. Working here has been fun. I've met new friends and have had good experiences and exposures here. It's just that, this line of work is not my niche.

I'm not particularly up to writing about my plans right now. Besides, I honestly don't know what to do again with my career after this stint. Cheers!

:)

October 11, 2008 @ Gerry's Grill in Eastwood

Sisterhood is powerful.-- Robin Morgan

To DIEt For

This entry is for those who are fat and those who think they're fat; for those who are skinny and those who think they're skinny; for those who are sexy and those who believe their sexy; for those who are starving themselves; for those who are gorging themselves; for those alternating between starving and gorging, purging, obsessing, and all the while hating their bodies and wanting to have a 'perfect' one (whew!).

I am certainly in no position to discuss anything about 'diet'. In fact, I haven't experienced dieting because I don't easily gain weight. I don't know but I guess my metabolism works pretty fast or rather my mother passed me her genes that is responsible for me having a small body built. This entry will just state my observations of how body image dissactisfaction is so epidemic that it's almost considered normal. It's me trying to understand the reason why despite the risks of crash diets, many still choose it just to have that great body of the models we see in tvs and in magazines.

I am talking here of crash diets and not healthy diets. At first, I don't really understand why some people are starving themselves to death. But if you're one of those who are humiliated, being lauged at, being left out or being dumped just because you are fat, then maybe you'll do the same. It must be very depressing and I can't imagine what damage it may cause to one's self-esteem.

I know some people who are starving themselves just to loose wait. I don't know if when was the last time they ate a meal. I mean a real meal. Indeed they lost lots of weight after; and having a 'great body' boosted their confidence. Some even gained suitors and some gained friends. But I also know one who is hospitalized due to a crash diet. In tv, we see news of some who died while undergoing surgical operations just to be slimmer. Slimming pills and teas are also popular now in the market. There are even soaps and lotions that claim to have an instant slimming effect right after use. Sigh...Isn't it frustrating that our generation is enslaved to a beauty myth, chained to the false belief that our value is based on our appearance alone? That's why most are trying hard to fit in. Literally!

But come to think of it. Is it really worth it? I say, if you want to look good, then do it RIGHT. Do it for yourself and not because you want to be admired by others...To be loved by others. People who look at your physical appearance more important than your personality and attitude are not worth your time.

We must love and accept ourselves whether we are skinny, chubby, fat, extra large, obese or whatever others tagged us to be. When we grow old we'll all look the same anyway. There will come a time for sure when having a great body is not import anymore. Live healthy. Love more. Laugh often...and stay cool...There's more to life than being really, really, really good looking. -Zoolander

Almost Stranded

Ambagal ng Internet.
Ambagal ng oras.
Ambagal ng pag-usad ng mga sasakyan sa labas.
Ambagal ng utak ng kausap ko.
Ambagal ng pagbabago ng kahit ano.
Ambagal ng pag-unlad.
Ambagal...

To My Friends :)

Today, I am officially opening this site to my friends. Here is it, my real blog account. Di na na siya sikreto. Walang mang-eepal ha!

Trulse

Esto no era la clase de amor que uno siente hacia el sexo de enfrente.
Sigh. I am always like this. Confused.
Pero seguro lo amo realmente como un amigo.

For the Nth time, another false alarm. Always this familiar feeling.
El sentimiento de estar enamorado, pero entonces usted no es realmente.
I don't know. I really don't.

Tal vez cuando el amor verdadero viene, usted sabrá sólo.
Maybe it would be different.

Our

107th Anniversary

October 2, 2008

Philippine Army Officer's Club

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

It's so hard to take a picture of her.

Of course :)

It's Always Like This

You like it.
You don't get it.
You get it.
You don't like it anymore.

Pienso que esto es un problema en mi parte :(

CRUSH!

That's why we call them CRUSHES. If they were easy, we'd call them something else. Right?

Something About Boys

My brother and a guy friend are undergoing a major heartache. Grabe pala pag lalake ang nag-emote. So real. Di mo kakayanin. Kahit puro lalake ang kapatid ko and most of my close friends are boys, ang hirap pa rin nilang maintindihan minsan. Awhile ago, ka-chat ko yung 2. Nag-eemote, nagkasabay pa. Of course, I tried my very best to make them feel loved and told them every soothing word for them to at least feel better. Pero wa epek. Nainis na ko.

Me: Hay naku, pare-pareho kayong mga lalake, ang hirap-hirap niyong paliwanagan.
Friend: Di namin kelangan ng paliwanag. Kelangan namin ng kausap.

Naguilty naman ako :S

We Did It Right

"Perfect!" they said when they watched the video. We did it. Thank God.

Now we need to get dressed kase late na kami sa party. More kwento about the party soon.

I Just Can't Do This Right!

You see, you have to be in the mood to do things like this. One can't just snap fingers and expect to get an outcome as good or better from the first one made.

We've been tasked to do this audiovisual presentation for a special event to be viewed by the most respected person in our country...Or, is she? Anyhow, we have been doing this for a week now and everything went well. Actually it's already done and that they already gave us the signal that it's ok for airing tonight. But then, we received a phone call asking us to disregard the AVP we made and make a new one with a totally different issue to be discussed.

IMPOSSIBLE!

Of course we need to conceptualize first to make the new script...we need to re-shoot...we need to reproduce...and I NEED TO BE IN THE MOOD to do this. We've been doing the first AVP for 7 days and they are giving us only 4 hours to re-do everything?! I hate this. Siguro kaya... Pero ayaw ko. I just can't because I'm not in the mood. Parang lahat ng powers ko, naming lahat binuhos na namin sa unang AVP. And now they are asking us to have a new one as good or better as the first one produced? No way!!! How inconsiderate other people can be! Siguro makakagawa kami just for compliance. Pero t*e.

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SERIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOD HERE.