LB and the Good Things

Sobrang tagal ko nang hindi nakakabalik sa LB. 5 months! Pinakamatagal na hindi ko pagbisita since I graduated. Buti nalang I had the chance to be there again last weekend...And the reasons why I keep coming back there?

My FrIeNdS!!!

I miss them sooooooo much!

eLBi: An EnviRoNvirOnMeNt LovInG cOmmUniTy

Bawal na ang plastic bags sa LB. If you go to the mall or market, you need to bring your own bag (bayong or katsa bag). Pag wala kang dala, they'll give you brown paper bags. If Metro Manila and other places in the country will do the same, eh di mababawasan ang problema sa basura.

At syemPre! My DeaR KuyA JeRrOLd & FiOna

*Pictures too cute to be posted*

Of Career Paths

Here's a story.
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A young office girl, let's call her Karen, is thinking of leaving the office in which she is currently employed at, in search of a more fulfilling career. Though she is earning enough and is working with some of the most respected people in the country, she's decided that this is not her niche and that she needs to leave the office as soon as possible for her to be able to find the job, where she would really feel she belongs.
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Karen, because of not loving her job has been arriving in her office an hour and a half late this past few months. Everyday upon arrival, (an hour and a half late), she needs to deal with the starings of the people at the ground floor (or so she thinks since she's feeling guilty) while waiting for the elevator to get her at the 9th floor of their building. These people and everybody in their office are nice to her though.
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Karen is actually very lucky because upon her application, she's given a position as one of the direct staff of the office's BIGboss (one of the 4 executive assistants to be specific). And in less than a year, was promoted and almost doubled her salary! She is of course, very thankful, but feels that she's not deserving of all these luck, especially when she is aware that some employees alot older than her (even older than her mom) and have been serving the office for more than half of their lives are earning only half of what's she's earning. But she can't do anything about it. Besides, she knows that life is as usual, so damn UNFAIR to some.
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Karen's daily routine in the office goes something like this: She'll make her own coffee upon arrival (an hour and a half late); goes straight to her laptop to check for e-mails; browses through the papers on her table and decides to do them later if she finds that there is no in need of her urgent action; checks her tons of accounts on the web (including friendster, blogger, facebook, multiply, etc.); opens her yahoo messenger but since it's doing crazy all the time, she'll chooses meebo instead and have some chats with friends; and, occassionally be interrupted by some phone calls. Then she'll decide to do some 25% of what she REALLY needs to do (we mean here, WORK) which she can finish in 20 minutes. Then, she'll have her lunch along with the staff of the BIGboss. After eating, she'll do again some 25% of her work which she can finish in 25 minutes. Then she'll decide that she's already bored so she will surf the net to look for interesting sites. She's occassionaly be called by their BIGboss to do some urgent (like you-have-to-do-this-right-now!) things so she'll panic her ass out but still manages to do good; answers phonecalls; surf the net some more and get interrupted by some 'clients' which she needs to be interviewed in person for her to make some communications. These 'clients' sometimes pisses the hell out of her but she's suppose to be extra-super-nice to people, so she'll be.
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This lucky-but-sooooo-ungrateful-girl-for-not-giving-importance-to-her-job Karen is of course everyday feeling guilty of not being worthy of the salary she is receiving. She is actually spending only 10% to 25% of her time in regular days doing her WORK and is only giving 30% to 50% of her heart in everything she does in her office. WHY? Because SHE'S BORED of what she's doing.
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SO, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO?

Karen: To be quite honest, it’s a bit hard to answer when you have no clue what it is you like or love to do anymore. I love to paint. I love to cook. I love dogs and I love to go to beautiful places. I don't know where exactly those four combined would lead to. Maybe a traveler? Yes. I will travel to paint and to learn the culinary of various places around the world...with a dog? LOL. That would be great!!!
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BUT SERIOUSLY, If I could have things my way, I want to OWN a restaurant or a coffee shop. A charming and a cozy place to dine at. I ALSO want to be a CHEF, so I need to GO to a culinary school. AND, I want to be a FLIGHT STEWARDESS...and to own a school for pre-schoolers and TEACH there...and I want to WRITE story books for children. AND to work with WWF and UNICEF. BUT I also want to be a WEDDING PLANNER. Or maybe I'll just work abroad for a greener pasture for me to have the restaurant and the coffee shop and the school faster. Watchathink?

THEN WHY NOT PURSUE THE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO?

Karen: I don't know. I'm not yet ready. But I will definitely leave this office. Hopefully within this year. maybe that would be a good start...to pursue the things I REALLY want to do.

*a BIG and hopeful sigh here*

A PROMISING AND FULFILLING CAREER, I WILL HAVE IT. :)

VDAY @ EK

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My only 2nd time to go to Enchanted Kingdom. The first was way way back in highschool, so imagine how excited I am to be there again!!!

Yey! We're in!

I'm a bit afraid of heights actually. Yeah...Just a bit.

Let's call it a day. One of the best :)

Wait, somebody wants to take a picture with me. What's your name again? Ok Tim Yap, your welcome. Happy Valentine's! LOL!!!

Happy Hearts Day Everyone!

Random 2009

Pictures and more pictures to make up for my absence here. Thanks to my phone cam I was able to document some of my everydays this year. :)

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010109-New Year's Eve @ Home

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I'm not feeling well as the year enters. I'm like, REALLY REALLY REALLY sick! :(

Kuya Christian: Karen labas ka muna dyan malapit na mag-12.
Kuya Jerrold: May sakit ka ba o depressed lang? Depressed ka noh? Upset ang stomach mo eh...Bakit ka naman madi-depressed eh wala ka namang bf? Tayong mga single walang karapatang ma-depress. Hahaha!
Ken: Hahaha! Baliw!

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010409-First meeting with Avery this year @ Select

A 24-hour convinient store of a gasoline station. We go here for a coffee when we're broke. Trying to be ok...Carry lang. We look wasted though. I just arrived from Tarlac and AR from work. They never had a vacation. Poor him.

AR: Hahaha! Ano ok kalang?
Ken: Oo naman. Na-restart ko na system ko.
*change topic*
AR: Ayaw ko na pala magpasko mag-isa dito sa Manila next year. Kaloka.
Ken: Sabi na kaseng umuwi ka eh.

010509-AR's enrollment for Masteral's in LaSalle

AR: Huhu! Punyet*ng accounting namin, delayed daw sweldo namin. Pano ako makaka-enroll?!
Ken: Hehe punta ka dito office.
*after 8 hours*
AR: May ibibigay ako sa'yo.
Ken: Wow, chocolate! Yey!

010809-First meeting together for the year

Dwight: *txt* San kana? San ka namin imeet?

AR: *txt* Sa Select nalang para cute. Saka nalang tayo punta Coffee Bean.

010909-Aia's Office. Baywalk. Church.

Dwight: May simbahan dun oh.
Ken: Punta tayo.
Dwight: Tara.
Ken: Anung simbahan 'to.
Dwight: Ewan.

011309-Late night chats. Pares. Lugaw. Minute maid.

AR: Gusto ko ng ice cream sa Ministop.
Dwight: Eh! Lagi nalang. Pares nalang.
Ken: Pares?
Dwight: Ayaw mo? Arte-arte.
AR: Masarap yun! Arte.
Ken: Tinatanong ko lang kaya. Eh di pares!

011609-Meeting with Rica @ Starbucks

Ken: *txt* San ka andito na ako.
Rica: *txt* Dito ako sa loob.
Ken: *txt* di kita makita
Rica: Hoy, Karen dito. Hehehe.
Ken: Sorry di kita nakilala. Short hair kana nga pala. Hehe.

012309-Coffee Bean

Dwight: Txt niyo ako mamaya kung andito pa kayo, may imi-meet lang ako. *gone*
AR: Wag mo kong kakausapin ha, mag-aaral ako.
Ken: Ok. Pahiram nalang ng pen at paper. *doodle*
AR: Karen mag-usap muna tayo. Break ko na. Hehe.
Ken: Ok.

012909-Tsoknut

AR: Uuuuuuuy!
Dwight: Karen isip ka ng topic. Di titigil yan.
Karen: Coffee nalang tayo.
AR: Sige.
Dwight: San?

020109-Baby Ishii's 6th month old celeb sa Apartment

Ken: Oh piktyur-piktyur! Julie kunan mo nga kami. Pindutin mo lang sa gitna.

Julie: Panu ba tu?
Everybody: Sa gitna lang. Sa gitna.
Julie: Eeeh! Nangengeneg talaga aku eeeh! *shoot*
Everybody: Patingin nga. Patingin.
Aia: Blurred! Ako na nga lang. Hmpf!

020409-My 1st Year @ Work

Seriously, I forgot.

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021309***Powerbooks Glorietta

AR: Kunan mo nga ako ng picture.
Ken: Sige...Pose ka. *shoot*
AR: Patingin. ---Pangit naman. Ganito oh, kunan kita. *shoot* Ganyan.
Ken: Ah...Ok. Ready? *shoot*

Dwight: *dedma*

This. Made. Me. Busy. Today.

One crazy lazy weekend.
Me, Dwight and Aia.

Photoshoot galore using our phone cam.

Pinilit gawan ng story.

In-edit sa photoshop.

Just for laughs.

YipEeeDooOo! YohOooOoooo!

Tinginin mo! Tinginin mo to! That's me. I PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL EXAM!!!!

Di ko lang talaga in-expect na papasa pa ako kase sobrang di ako nakareview at di ko pa nga natapos yung exam. Oh my, I'm such an intelligent being. Are you nodding with me here?Hahaha!

Smiles of genuine happiness. Intoducing---the Bar Exam Passers! Este, Civil Service Exam passers lang pala hehehe. She's my extra-thoughtful-officemate-turned-good-friend who also passed the exam... And, she gives me free pretzels everyday. Cheers to the geniuses!

*****PS-- I am not really in the mood to blog lately because I thought I woke up in the wrong side of bed this year. I can't blog din pala when I'm tooooooooo sad. Medyo di maganda start ng year ko eh...plus those freakin' start of the year predictions na parang wala ng magandang mangyayari sa 2009. I don't believe in those pero can't help but feel more depressed everytime I hear negative predictions lalo sa mga katulad kong year of the ox ipinanganak. But as days pass by, everything seems to go so well. Everything. At Feb palang. Sana as the year progresses maslalong maging OK. Thank God.

I think my drive to blog is slowly coming back (*wink*). Hehe, apir!!! :)

Just For The Record

I want to remember this moment.
I don't want to forget this feeling.
I'm so happy.
Yey!