the right one

Michelle and Muskkey got married last Sunday. Suby and Chito are getting married too, this Sunday. Siguro kung ako ang ikakasal sobrang excitement ang mararamdaman ko ‘cause finally, I’ll be marrying the man I love. Every wedding that I attended, naiiyak ako. From my friend Pam’s wedding to Badet’s to Michelle’s. Para sa akin, it’s so touching, really. I usually gets teary eyed kapag naglalakad na yung bride sa aisle. At the end of that aisle is the man she chose to spend forever with.

Sa dinami-dami ng tao sa mundo, heto kayong dalawa ngayon, professing vows and taking love to a higher level. Ang sarap lang siguro ng feeling na alam mo na itong taong ‘to, gusto niyang ikaw ang makasama niya dahil ikaw ang pinili niya.  Na iba ka sa lahat. Na ikaw ang BEST para sa kanya.

Siguro kahit ako ‘yon, yun din iisipin ko sa taong papakasalan ko. Kaya siya, kasi siya yon..hehe ang gulo! Kahit na mas may guapo sa kanya, mas matangkad, mas matalino, mas mayaman, etc. Siya pa rin ang pipiliin ko dahil nag-iisa lang siya. Unique siya sa iba.

Siyempre tayo naman usual thinking natin, we won’t settle for anything less. Parang damit, out of all the rest, ang pinili mo yung simpleng black dress. Or pwedeng pinili mo is yung expensive, designer dress. Or yung light colored, overflowing floral dress. O kaya naman yung virginal white one with intricate designs. So many to choose from, really. Pero you decided and chose to have the dress that will complement your assets more, yung mas bagay sa iyo. Yung best para sa iyo. Kaya nga, hanap ka lang hanap. Kahit masakit na paa mo sa kakahanap, okay lang, kayang tiyagain ’cause you know na makikita mo rin yung hinahanap mo in the end. Pag di mo siya nakita ngayon, bukas ulit..kung wala pa, bukas ulit. Hanap ka na naman. Ayaw mo naman masayang ang effort and money mo to just spend on something na ayaw mo. Yung parang ‘sige na, eto na lang, kahit hindi ito talaga gusto ko, eto na lang bibilhin ko.’

Hanggang sa eto na, at last, nakita mo na rin! Yung sakit ng paa mo or sakit ng bulsa mo, it almost won’t matter. What’s more important is heto na siya, by hook or by crook, kailangan maging akin siya. Eto talaga ang para sa akin. 

Siya lang. Wala ng iba.

broken vow

I’ve broken my promise…the promise that I’ll be a wise spender.

I just bought myself a new Lacoste Inspiration perfume. Actually, I really want to try Lacoste eversince but I’ve been fighting the urge to buy one. Currently I have four perfumes and 5 colognes that I bought from the US. I love perfumes and colognes. Whenever I spray some to my wrists, I just couldn’t stop smelling its scent. So, I shouldn’t buy anymore but urges sometimes make us break the rules. At first I was just looking and kept on reminding myself that I don’t really need it. And when I smelled it, I never cared anymore if I’ll break my own promise. My resolve wasn’t strong enough though I’m quite happy with it.

I still need to keep that promise, no matter what. I want to be able to save more now. I should, I should, I should. I can, I can, I can.

disappointments

I

Michelle’s wedding is fast approaching and we’re all excited to be there. She required us all to wear dresses. I’m not really into dresses and skirts. It’s seldom that I wear those types of clothing but since all my friends (Ferna, Suby, Love and Taj) will wear a dress, I’m pressured.. Well okay, not really pressured since nobody can stop us from doing or choosing what we want. I thought, yeah okay, I’d like to wear one too. And since I don’t really buy dresses, I was really having a hard time finding something that suits me. But the truth is, it excited me. I never thought that looking for a dress will, but it did. There were so many pretty designs and colors to choose from which made it even more difficult for me to decide. Two days ago, Ferna, Karen and I went to Megamall and Trinoma in search of a dress. Finally, in Trinoma, Ferna (who decided earlier she’s not going to buy a new one) ended with a blue sexy dress. Karen too got her own brown silk 70’s style dress. Me? After almost 3 hours of walking and looking and fitting, I still wasn’t able to get one for myself. It was disappointing for me that day. If only I was looking for a pair of jeans/slacks or blouse, I would have finished in less than an hour.

Yesterday, I was in Trinoma once more since Suby and I will meet there to watch Caregiver. I went there ahead of time so that I can still look for that elusive dress heheJ  Unfortunately, I still wasn’t able to find one. I want to give up already hehe! Today, it’s Megamall again and hopefully, I’ll find the one I’m looking for.

II

Minutes before 7pm, we’re lined up for a cinema ticket and very eager to watch Caregiver because it tackles the life of Filipinos working abroad in healthcare profession. Overall, the movie’s okay. I was prepared to shed some tears but most of the scenes just didn’t touch my emotions enough. I was a little disappointed with the movie because I was looking for more. I thought, if only it’s Ate Vi…hehe.  Then we had coffee at Starbucks after.

toast to the friendship

Yesterday, Pam and I met with Axcel at GT. Axcel is a GT employee rin before but he decided to move on and work abroad as an engineer (I forgot what company he’s currently employed at). I introduced Pam to Axcel and that started our friendship since 2003, I think. Every time Axcel goes back here in the Philippines for a vacation, we usually meet and lagi niya na kaming nililibre J  We had lunch at GT Podium deck and later that night, we watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Regarding the movie first, actually I’m not a fan of adventure movies, that’s why I didn’t enjoy it. I enjoyed their company siyempre since it’s really seldom for us to be together naman. Halos hindi ko na nga naintindihan kasi may moments na nakakatulog ako. If it’s a horror film, suspense thriller, comedy or romance, I would have been all eyes and ears. Well, siguro depende rin sa adventure films coz I really, really enjoyed Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft movies (first, she’s my favorite Hollywood actress and 2^nd, her Lara Croft movies were all good). Anyway, after the movie I decided to home already while they still strolled in the mall.

Si Axcel, mahilig gumawa ng mga poems, etc. Even before, when he was still with GT, ginagawan niya ko ng mga poems and I told him nga that I really appreciate lahat ng poems na ginagawa niya for me.

Later that night, Axcel forwarded a message to me which goes something like this:

Pam asks: “Why are we still friends after all these years?”

Axcel answers: “In this journey, there are those whom you met and leave as you go on. And in this journey, there are those whom you met and take along with you. Friends are treasures forever.”

Pam says: “Huhuhu!”

So, I told him I miss his poems. Sabi niya, he’ll make a compilation for me heheJ This is what he forwarded to me and yet to be continued….” I’m picking up stones along the road. When I crossed the fires and rivers, the stones turned into diamonds.” (I’m eagerly waiting for the completion). I suggested to make a poem about destiny ..heheJ Way back, pinapabasa niya muna sa akin and then ako magbibigay ng title.

He also never forgets to call during Christmas or New Year even if he’s abroad, kahit na married na siya now. Eto yung mga friendship na nami-miss ko especially if guy yung friend ko. I used to tell him anything especially about matters of the heart and he gave me lots of wisdom to go by. I’ll never forget those times. I really treasure my friendship with him, kasi it’s the kind na walang demands. Come as you are lang. During college, I had lots of close male friends but when I started working na, medyo wala na. Ever since, I really wanted to have a male friend para may variety, pwedeng may maibigay na male point of view on things etc..and at least now, I have that with him.

to be continued

I’m kinda busy lately because of a project sponsored by our group. Last Friday we stayed until 3am and went back to the office on Saturday. Since we’re trying to complete and test everything, it’s possible that we’ll spend overnight in the office again. I just hope that everything will go well as planned.

On the other note….

I miss watching movies now. The last one that I’ve watched was..hhmmm…I can’t remember what it was anymore. Anyway, the one movie that I’d like to watch is ‘Caregiver’. It was shot in London, I think. The movie will give us a view of the life of the Filipinos in healthcare profession. Actually, my brother who also works as a nurse in the US is very interested to watch it. We were chatting yesterday and told me has seen the trailer of the movie and that he can really relate to some of the scenes. He told me that he has been screamed at too by some of his patients. It was really a survival. Being apart from family, he has learned how to be stronger, emotionally and psychologically. One needs to be tough beause it isn’t easy.

coins..coins..coins..

Taj, Love and I are thinking of having a garage sale by May. I’m actually looking forward to it since it’s going to be my first time, if in case. I thought of sorting out nga my closet para it’ll be ready na. My closet is so messy hehe…and I want to unclutter it with stuff that I really don’t use anymore. There are shirts, pants and shoes that I’ve bought that are still unused. Actually, marami na ring nabawas because I gave some away to my cousins na. But of course, the more we buy the more we accumulate things..may nababawas, may nadadagdag. So, it’ll be better to get rid of the old or unused ones and use the money to buy new ones hehe:0)

Now, I’ve 3 shoes that I haven’t used yet. The other 2, I gave to my sister and cousin. Why? Because those two don’t fit me. I think, I’m not a wise buyer/shopper. Basta gusto ko kahit last size, an inch or half inch na masikip binibili ko. Hindi na’ko natuto hehe:0) I’m thinking once I’ve worn them, it’ll fit na rin. Unfortunately, hindi ko kayang tiisin dahil masakit sa paa:) Last Wednesday, I bought 2 again, 1 black (for office wear) and 1 red flats. And, I’ve learned my lesson already from buying shoes that don’t fit me. I was tempted to buy the black shoes at Figlia but they don’t have half sizes. I nearly settled for that size 6 black shoes since I liked it very much. I’m either 6 1/2 or 7. I was disappointed kasi gusto ko na sana siya pero I told myself, I should only buy what I can wear. Fortunately, I was able to buy 1 from Janeo. And the shoes fit me well. Same thing happened to the red one I bought, no 6 1/2 size too. So I settled for size 7. I’ve worn them and my feet didn’t hurt. Good for me ’cause I’ve been buying shoes that really hurt my feet. hehe:) So, I’m still thinking if I’ll include na lang the unused ones sa garage sale. Kasi gusto ko nman sila eh..well, bahala na. I should make an inventory of my things and bring them to Taj and Love’s place.

So, garage sale is a good idea. Make money out of your stuff and buy stuff with the money earned from it. Hehe:)

trip trip lang

Kahapon while nagbe-break kami nina Jeanne and Taj, napagkwentuhan ulit naming ang Hongkong. Originally, it was Jeanne and Suby’s plan to go to Hongkong, sumama lang ako sa plano nila then I told Taj. Excited na kami and sana matuloy. Just like Taj and Jeanne, I also want to go to the places I haven’t visited yet this year. Siyempre, dito sa atin and at least Asia. Sabi nga ni Jeanne, kailangan maging part ng goal ng kikay gels na mag-travel, if not out of the country at least ditto sa ‘tin especially yung mga places na hindi pa namin napupuntahan.

If out of the country, of course, first stop is Asia and that neither of us has visited that country yet.  Suby and Jeanne have been to Singapore na, Taj in Malaysia, Me in Bangkok. So, tanong namin, what’s next after HK? HeheJ hindi pa nga natutuloy nagbabalak na agad.

Before talaga, hindi ako mahilig mag-aalis, maglalabas. Enough na sa akin ang paminsan-minsang coffee and dinner sa labas with friends. When friends invite me for an out of town trip ekek, never akong sumama. Mas preferred ko to stay home lang. Wala talaga akong desire before na mag-aalis especially if out of town. My vacation to the US siguro yung nag-give way for me because siyempre when you travel, dami kang natutuhan, nalalaman and nae-encounter. Since I really enjoyed it there, sabi ko sa sarili ko, I should be able to discover things and places from now on while I can. Sayang yung time  and whatever naman na gagastusin mo is I’m sure, masusulit sa experience pa lang. Yeah, nabawasan ang kayamanan natin heheJ but in the end, masaya ang experience. Masarap ang adventure lalo na with friends…saya saya!

So, I’m really looking forward to our HK trip…Jeanne, Taj and Suby. Taj is super excited too ‘coz it’s HER adventure na naman hehehe..’to talagang si Taj, taga-kodak niya na naman kami hehehe. Sana rin this September, I’ll be able to go with Eds sa Guam, Suby seems interested too, so sana matuloy rin…

bookish

I am reading this book and I wasn’t really inspired by it. I had regrets of having bought that book though I got it at Book Sale for only P35. The title was catchy enough for me to take hold of it…but it didn’t meet my expectations. I was hoping to at least learn some positive stuff. I wanted to be entertained at the same time. I was quite annoyed on his attempts at humor. His attempts weren’t funny at all. So, I decided to drop reading it and went for the other one I also bought at Book Sale. I’ve only read the preface so far. The title is ‘Oprah Winfrey Speaks’ and I think, this will engage me enough to read it from cover to cover. I like Oprah. I want to know more about her.

Last week, Ferna lent me a book authored by Og Mandino entitled, ‘The Greatest Salesman in the World.’ The book was old and torn already. Actually, Ferna even told me to return it to her since it was given to her by Roy (one of her best friends) and she couldn’t get a copy of it anymore in bookstores. Now, this one really inspired me! It was so good that I even keep on re-reading the scrolls from 1 to 10. I’ve heard of this book before but I thought, it was just like the others that focus on getting rich and all… but it wasn’t. Being the greatest salesman isn’t really directed in accumulating the worldly wealth.

I want to catch up again on reading as I missed the joy of it last year. I wasn’t on a ‘reading mode’ that time but lately, I had this urge to read again. I want to learn and be entertained at the same time. I can go to the places I’ve never been to before, know about different cultures…without going anywhere….

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galing ng pinoy!

I just got home and happened to tune in to Ellen Degeneres’ show. Our very own Arnel Pineda is featured. I’ve heard about him being the lead vocalist for Journey but that’s about it…so I checked his bio at wikipedia, too. Galing talaga ng pinoy!