angel of the waters

Story of Appreciation

2011-02-08T06:34:00.001-08:00

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, as he will make the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?"

The youth answered "none".

The director asked, "Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees."

The director asked, "Where did your mother work?"

The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner."

The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, "Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"

The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me."

The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes"

The Director asked, "Please tell me your feelings."

The youth said, "Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not be the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only now I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired."

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

2011-02-06T16:44:00.001-08:00

I saw this email message from an old colleague and I wanted to share this to everyone.

Happy reading!

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CLOSING CYCLES by Paolo Coelho

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.

Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters, whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents' house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden?

You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won't take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.

But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.

None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot for ever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away. That is why it is so important (however painful it maybe!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphan! ages, sell or donate the books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.

Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.

Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the ideal moment. Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person. Nothing is irreplaceable. A habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.

Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

Get Together with College Best Buddies

2011-01-20T22:54:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since I met my college best friends, Mimi and Janice. Mimi's currently working in another call center while Janice's working in Dubai and she just came for a short vaca. So last January 13, together with Malen (my best friend whose also working in the same company, department as I am...aren't we lucky?) we met them at Trinoma and had a full blast evening.

We started the evening with videoke session at Redbox. It's good because they have this promo for P99 per head for a 2-hour video session. We were there singing, laughing, dancing (yes! dancing!), laughing, eating (light meal), laughing, picture taking, laughing, late christmas exchange gift, laughing...from 6 to 8 pm. It was a very fun bonding! We even made a video of ourselves singing the hit song of Lady Gaga, Bad Romance. You can see us trying to copy the dance stepss of the dancers from the MTV. I, we laughed so hard. So you can imagine how tired we were after that. :)

Now after getting tired "videoke-ing", we strolled to check for a Korean restaurant because I've been dying to get my hands on their famous Ja Jang Myun ( a Korean noodle) since I've seen numerous scenes in my tons of favorite Top Korean Dramas eating that. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find one so we just ate to another oriental restaurant, a Japanese restaurant called Sumo Sam. We ordered their boodle meal, which is good for four called, "The Fight". We ordered the one called, "The Arena" which was served w/ gyoza, beef yakitori, oyster teppan, mixed tempura, chicken, tuna sashimi, salmon sashimi, yusaitame and Japanese fried rice which is good for P1,288. I love the oyster teppan! I was careful though because of my bad cholestorel. ^_^. I wish I had ordered their California Maki but I guess, I'll just come back and try it next time. The food and the ambience was so oriental. The waiters were friendly and the place was clean. It was a nice place to bring your friends and I will definitely do that again. :)

Though we have to part ways again, I'm sure that all of us will meet again some other time. It may not be in the Philippines but sure we will.... It's really nice to see my college friends who have known me when I was still younger, immature, sillier and a lot thinner.... :)

Credit pictures to: Malen of MyNosebleed.com. Thanks Len!

My Soul Stirrer - A Fine Frenzy

2011-01-18T11:20:00.000-08:00

Have you listened to A Fine Frenzy?

I LOVE HER! I think she's one of the hottest pianist today! I love her red hair and her soothing voice. But who wouldn't?

I'm currently listening to her song right now titled Near To You and the following are my favorite lines...

You and I have something different
And I'm enjoying it cautiously
I'm battle scarred, I am working oh so hard
To get back to who I used to be

and of course the chorus!

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you.

If you want to listen to this song, click HERE.

I suddenly miss my best friend Aimz of Marry Me Amy. Though she's part of band, I still love to see her playing solo on piano while singing. Same with Alison (A Fine Frenzy), she's also gifted in writing songs, a fine pianist and she also got a very good singing voice as well.

Check out their live performance of Embrace (not in piano)

Check out Marry Me Amy's soundclick realm HERE!

PSP3000 at long last!

2011-01-12T14:36:00.000-08:00

They say that if you wanted something. You should write about it and make it a goal.

Not a long time ago, I made a list and I called it my Material List. I wrote that in one of ticklers.

Check out the list below:

1. External USB Hardrive
2. Portable MP3 player (dream of getting an IPOD)
3. Cellphone (dream of owning a Samsung OMNIA)
4. DSLR Camera (dreaming of receiving a CANON 40D)
5. Refrigerator (for Mama)
6. 2nd Hand Car (for convenience)
7. PSP

As of this writing, I was able to get/receive except one, the 6th on my list.

1. External USB Hardrive - I received this from my sister, Ate Yen. Thanks te!
2. Portable MP3 player - though I've wanted the ipod touch, I've opted to the cheaper version where it's ok to use in public and to carry when I'm travelling to and from work during ungodly hours.
3. Cellphone - Samsung OMNIA is way over my budget, so I got another smartphone but the cheaper one, Nokia E63
4. DSLR Camera - not the Canon but got an entry DSLR, Nikon D3000 -- love it!
5. Refrigerator - got the Electrolux, Titanum 2-Door for Mama, last last Christmas :)
6. 2nd Hand Car - still saving up for this
7. PSP - just got it! :)

So, after considering so many things like what version to get, color, capacity. I opted to get the PSP3000. Turquoise Green. I just bought the unit because this was a lot cheaper. The unit came with the 5.83 firmware version, so I had my friend upgrade it to 6.20 version so that I can play downloadable games. Thanks Jepoy for the free upgrade! So I just have to buy a separate memory card and casing....and I'm good to go!

The lowest price for one package with firmware 6.20 amounts to around P13,000 to P15,000 depends to the capacity of the memory card. So I can say that I got my on a well-reasonable price, I got the unit for P9800, the memory card for P1400 - it was Sony Memory Card and it's 8G and the casing worth P350. Another plus, I got the unit payable for 6 months through my credit card! Wicked, right?!

So, this is my new baby...I have not yet named it, so can you give me one? Since my laptop was called Bedell, my DSLR's called Nikki, I don't know what to call it..... Hmmmm.....

OK, let's play!

personalized calendar for 2011

2011-01-11T11:16:00.000-08:00

I'm not going to make new year resolutions this year, but for sure I will make plans!

To help me with that, I created this customized 2011 calendar with the picture of my family and the week dates that I need for work. It's a nice piece to have in my workstation. I suddenly missed my brother (who's currently in Japan) while doing this. So all you need to do is print this and viola! Personalized calendar for the new year! You don't even have to pay much for this! Just a little bit of creativeness and a little bit of knowledge in Power Point and Paint!

I also included the template, in case you want to download and create your own calendar. Enjoy making one and show your creative ness! Leave a comment if you need the bigger size and I'll email it to you! ^_^

CR: digitalrevolutions.biz for the wallpaper and vertex42.com for the calendar template

the new year - 2011

2011-01-09T04:53:00.000-08:00

It's like the text message that I sent to my friends just when the new year started.

I will not be making any new year resolution this year, but I will try to be better in everything that I do so that I can see improvements in different aspects of my life.

For a start, I remembered blogging last year that I will be a better blogger the whole year through. Mostly posting related and quality post for you to enjoy and if possible even to learn something. But what happened was, I even posted less and not as much as fun as I want it to be. It seems that I even lost the interest in blogging (though it was partially true...**sad**). That was not entirely the case. I just could not find the time to do stuff that I want. I've done so many things last year that I wanted to share. Maybe I will post it here...maybe I won't. ***Sighs***

What I wanted is to have a new year with renewed fire for blogging. Soon...I think I will find it...Will you wait?

Happy Father's Day, Papu!

2009-06-27T07:19:00.000-07:00

Belated Happy Father's Day with all my love to our Papu!

Thank you for all the love and sacrifices that you've done for all of us. You will always be forever in our hearts. Ang Anthony Alonzo ng familia Amper. :)

Love you forever Dad!

Twitter Addict and the death of an Angel and the King

2009-06-26T18:24:00.000-07:00

I spent all of my sleeping hours last night twitting. I'm a confessed Twitter addict. Shocked at first, when I saw Mar Roxas (our Senator) following me on Twitter (but I followed him first, so you know. LOL). I believe I can't say bad things about him from now on, right? LOL

Gosh! It's so sad to hear about the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, once an angel and a king. It's so tragic. I hope that their families will be ok. Hope that they will be remembered forever.

RIP - The Charlie's Angel - Ms. Farrah Fawcett and The King of Pop - Michael Jackson.

my howe and terminator

2009-06-09T03:25:00.000-07:00

After so many tries and so many tears (LOL), I got it! I was able to blackmail (hahaha) my *Howe in watching movie from the big screen. We've seen Terminator Salvation at Eastwood City Walk 2 last Saturday, June 6. We kind of started the movie date with a fight. He did not want to spend his time watching and just wanted to work, while I wanted to spend some time with him and I really wanted him to relax. He's so over worked! He's so workaholic! I know that he will enjoy the movie because it's really good. By the way, you have to check out my review about the movie HERE! In the end, he enjoyed it and his sour mood lasted only for 10 minutes! Now, am I good or am I good? LOL! Hope that we could do it again...

*HOWE - the Chinese for Sweetheart or boyfriend (according to my Chinese speaking gal, Toni)

how time flies

2009-06-02T21:15:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe it when my sister told me that my niece (Althea) will start her school year next week. What? My comment was…it’s too early! Not yet! Really? We have not done any thing productive this summer. I haven’t had the chance to teach her how to paint and swim. How time flies! It’s already June! The summer already ended.

June is not my favorite month. First, the school year starts this month. For me, it means expenses and traffic. Forgive me for my shallowness but that’s what I feel. Hmp! If the school starts again, it’s equal to heavy traffic especially during rush hour. And of course, expenses, you know! Hahaha! Right now, Althea and her mom is back on school again. Actually, I’m not telling her but I’m proud of my sister Leah because she decided to do something in her life again aside from being a mom. She studied again. I actually don’t know what was the course she took (bad ko noh?), basta it’s a four year course. Yun na! So add it up to her two years in STI where she took Information Technology, she studied six years! Tagal! She beat me there coz I studied only five years for ECE. And that time I felt like I can’t wait to graduate, start earning to help my family and definitely start my life. Now, after working for nearly seven years, I’m simply tired and wanted to study again. Now how’s that for “circle of life”? hahaha

Actually, I’m thinking of studying again but how can I do that when I don’t think I have the means? Do you know any scholarship for people who want to take Masterals? Haayyy…. I don’t know…. Our company does not have that kind of program. So if you want to expand your knowledge, you have to do it on your own. On your own expense and all… Tell me if you‘re aware of any programs like that, ok?

Second, I don’t like the month of June because it’s the start of rainy season here in the Philippines. Who wants to go to work wet? And almost everyday there’s always a huge chance of being stranded because of flood and traffic, huh?

But!

I can love the month of June…if I can hear the ‘bells’.
Tan tan ta nan… Tan tan ta nan… 

Friends with Angels and Demons

2009-06-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

It’s been six weeks since I last saw Aimz. It was when we landed back here in the Philippines from our long trip in Hong Kong. Yup! Six weeks! So imagine all the gossips and chikas that piled up! Whew!

Last May 29, we went to Trinoma and watched Angels and Demons (my second time watching) starring Tom Hanks (to read about my movie reaction, click HERE). By the way, thanks to Malensky for her late birthday treat, for the movie and for that double cheeseburger from McDo. Thanks Len! Mwha! Love it!

So, the movie started at 4pm and ended 20 minutes after 6. And, since it’s a grand sale of the mall, we tried to stroll along the sale items. I purchased a dry bag. YUP! I got a dry bag for our Caramoan trip in July. I also got three new blouses from Mint at 50% off! Cheap prices! Really! After that we went ahead and had our dinner, then our desert and then shopping again. :)

Here's the three of us eating at World Chicken (Trinoma Branch)

Malen and Aimz

Aimz and moiah!

The food - aside from the quarter pounder chicken, you have to select two side dishes, I had potato salad and fettuccini.

For deserts, we had Crazy Crepes

It was a little late when we decided to go home (considering that we have to work early the next day). But before we reached the exit, Aimz told us about this great stall nearby where they have an everyday sale of brand new and second hand books. WOW! I got my Mitch Albom's Five People You'll Meet in Heaven and For One More Day, and it's only P350 and P300 respectively. WOW! It's a real great price! I only need one book to complete my Mitch Albom's. So does this mean that I'm collecting his novels? We'll see...

Thanks again Lizzie for the CDs of our pictures from Hong Kong and Aimz for bringing it! :) Mwha!

Can't wait for our next movie date, we have lined up several: The Proposal, Up, Terminator Salvation, Transformers, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!

Stackers for the First Time

2009-05-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

Last May 28, Claire and Rica treated us in Stackers, the new American burger food stop in Eastwood City. Why? Because Claire got promoted and Rica was now confirmed as the new QA specialist.

So the food! The food! Burgers in Stackers are all in 'American Size'. It was tasteful, very nice. The burgers are awesome but not the fries. The servings are big so I was full for the whole day for just one burger so imagine that! hahaha!

It's so nice to spend some time with my QA friends whom I have not seen for quite some time.

Trying to pose for a pic! While we're on our way to Stackers.

Another one, feeling model!

Kewol, with the menu from the Stackers!

Me, trying to read the menu...so many burgers to choose from!

Daisy, trying to order...so confused?

Ms Ae on her natural goofy-ness!

Meet the rest of the gang!

Of course, I need to be included noh!

Ms Ae at the Eastwood Mall! LOL!

and for the finale...

the cutest QA eating at Stackers...hahaha

To see the rest of the pics HERE!

questions and more questions

2009-05-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

How can I tell you that I’m getting bored with our relationship that goes nowhere? Why does it feel like all the parts in my life is so stagnant…nothing is moving…nothing is growing…nothing is changing. Nothing.

I want change. I want improvements. I want growth. I want love. You promised me… and I’m still waiting. I want to ask you questions. Questions you don’t want to hear. Even questions that I don’t want to ask. But still…

Pathetic-ness

2009-05-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

How pathetic am I?

I don’t what will happen if he will know this. Well I hope he won’t ever. Don’t want to confuse him or give him doubt of how I feel. It’s just that it happens, with no intention or what so ever.

After all these years, it’s kind of all coming back to me. I just saw him for this one brief moment. Just one brief moment and woosh! It’s like I’m back in my teens and drooling over him again. Am I not over him yet? This made me wonder because I felt a little quiver when I saw him but it’s no wonder because I considered him my first love. And that(!) almost made me believe that first love never dies. I even don’t want to admit it to myself, but he’s indeed, my first love.

Now to answer my pathetic-ness, I am indeed. Because after all this time, after all the things that happened, after everything, I should have NEVER felt that quiver, not even a little tingle. NEVER!

How pathetic!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-11T03:45:00.000-07:00

I love my mom so much. I wanted to give her everything. I'm always praying to God that He give mom good health and long life so that we can stay with her longer and give her all our love.

We'll always thank the Lord for bringing you into our lives. WE LOVE YOU!

Happy Birthday Althea Nicole!

2009-04-25T06:32:00.000-07:00

I still can't believe that our little angel is now five years old! She celebrated her birthday yesterday, April 24! YIPEE! Actually she kind of requested for a birthday party because she wanted to receive gifts on her special day. So she mandated (yes! mandated!) all of us who loves her to give her something, even a small thing that we all agreed on.

So here's the picture that we had for the celebration...

Althea Nicole, our princess

Althea Nicole, her fierceness

her cake

Althea and her beautiful Mama Nang Thie

Althea and her lovely Mama Lola

Althea and her Mama

Althea and her Ninang Cho-cho

Althea and her Ate Nini

Althea and her Ate Bebeng

Althea while she's opening her gifts

The one that I got for her...

Her Ninong Jun with the Bratz he got for her....but I'm the one who literally bought it. So it's a shared gift right? LOL

Well, I hope it's gonna be big next year. It was all food and fun! :) HERE are the rest of the pictures.

Smarty Smart

2009-04-21T07:16:00.000-07:00

WOW! It's really an honor that my friend, Aimzster awarded me the Smart Blogger award. She gave me the award because she thinks that I deserve it since I was able to manage and keep my PR3 blog while the rest went zypher! Actually I also wonder too!

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

1. Link the one who gave this award and let them know you posted it.

2. Pass this to as many Smart Bloggers as you can think and make sure to write something about them, like what makes you think they are smart.

3. Let them know they have an award.

So for the award goes to the following smarty smart people:

Bluepanjeet - nosebleed posts :)

Mimi - creative way of living

Al - responsible father

and

Reyna Elena - witty and in a way political

Family Day, Fun Day 2009

2009-04-19T06:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my QA Family I was able to bring my family in our yearly Family Day, Fun Day. This year it was held at Boso Boso Highlands Resort in Antipolo Rizal last April 17. It was a fun filled day and for sure everyone enjoyed the activities that was prepared for all of us. My niece and my sister specially enjoyed the swimming part coz they stayed in the pool for nearly four hours.

I personally enjoyed the Amazing Race (because our department won it! LOL) and the Pyromusical with Parokya ni Edgar which ended the program. Check out our pictures and video!

Here are the pictures...

Wacky shot while waiting at the shed

Mom brough one bag of boiled peanut, I guess it's about 5 kilos. We'll never get hungry. LOL!

We love mangoes too...

Very cute of Malensky

Mark is so big now. He's a teenager already.

Who's this? Anthony Alonzo in flesh, my dad!

Malen again so cute....pang friendster!

Me then...so cute...pang friendster or better yet facebook!

Althea and her mom

Nini, my niece, she's all grown up!

Leah, my younger sister.

My niece, loving the swimming pool. :)

My cousin, Chona.

My niece, Ronalyn...

Ooopppss...si Anthony Alonzo ulet...hehehe

Bestprends forever!

hi Mom!

with Mom...behind the overlooking view...

Mom posing as a model

Her daughter pausing as a model too...

With Malen and Chotz, an old friend, previously working in L2S too.

the QA family doing one of the tasks for the Amazing Race

My baby brother, Prince.

His girlfriend, Abby.

QA Family enjoying the day

Not so obvious noh?

Malen is so cute here! Hmmm...new Papa on the side? LOL!

the Inglatera of QA...parang syang taga Inglatera...

but not this one...LOL!

sister, brother and future sister-in-law

with them...

picture ng pang syota...LOL

dinner time, while watching the program

Parokya ni Edgar

Chito of Parokya ni Edgar, over the big screen!

work it out baby....LOL! to the left, to the left...

feel ko din ung songs mo...love it!

QA Family

Amper and Suministrado Families

while waiting for the bus, still in Boso Boso Highlands Resort

pictured title: "sa bukid walang papel" gets moh? LOL

eto pa....hahaha...while waiting for the van...

pagod na...di pa halata...

Here are some of the videos of Parokya ni Edgar.

You can see the rest of the pictures HERE.

It was very late when we got home, around 11:30pm. We went home tired but very happy. We're so looking forward for next year!

Prince's Birthday...SURPRISE!

2009-04-15T06:42:00.000-07:00

It's my brother's 22nd birthday! And we gave him a surprise birthday party. It's all a collaboration of my family and his girlfriend, Abby. He was so surprise that he kept on repeating how much he should have taken a bath if he did know about it all! See the video...

It's not a BONGA party. It's just a small gathering of family and friends. We had palabok, roasted chicken, ice cream and banoffie pie standing for the cake.

The birthday boy with Mom

From apr09-dodong's bday

With Althea

From apr09-dodong's bday

With some of his friends

From apr09-dodong's bday

My nieces (Nini and Bebeng)

From apr09-dodong's bday

Abby also made a banner for him...SWEET!

From apr09-dodong's bday

Si Althea, sobrang uhaw, sya na lang daw ang kukuha ng juice...

From apr09-dodong's bday

Eh, sabi ng mom nya di pwede....sungit! hehehe

From apr09-dodong's bday

The Special Pitsi-Pitsi

From apr09-dodong's bday

The Special Palabok

From apr09-dodong's bday

The Special Roasted Chix

From apr09-dodong's bday

The Cutie Financer

From apr09-dodong's bday

The Pamilya Banal...LOL...sino ba ung Pamilya Banal, si FPJ ba un?

From apr09-dodong's bday

With cousin Cho-cho and her kids

From apr09-dodong's bday

O yung wacky naman...epekto ng pagkain na puro special...naging special child...hehehe

From apr09-dodong's bday

One thing's for sure...we all ENJOYED the food and the family. One more birthday in the family for this month! YAHOO!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICTURES!!!

Althea's Graduation

2009-04-14T05:20:00.000-07:00

My favorite niece, Althea Nicole graduated last March 27. Yahoo! I can't believe it that she already graduated in Kinder 1 and next school year she will be on Kinder 2. How many "kinders" she have to go through before she can be Grade 1? Hmmm...

Although she only have her mom, I know that she's happy because her Grandma and beautiful auntie's there to love her and make her happy. By the way, her biological father (me bitterness noh?) came one and a half hour late, so he did not see his daughter go up stage to take her diploma and her award for Best in Science.

My mom and Althea

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Althea and her mom

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Mom and Althea (again)

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With mom... love her! :)

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Althea with her classmates, on her right is Charles, her 'boyfriend'. Pero break na raw sila. hahaha

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After the program, we (Mom, Me, Lea my sister and Althea) went to McDonald's at South Supermarket, Malinta to celebrate. This is her (Althea) request. She wants to play at McDonald's McPlay or something like that. It's a good thing that children are very easy to please. I wish I could say that to older people. hahaha.

Promise, di sya ang tatay ko!!! My mom with Althea and Ronald.

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I'm so happy for Althea and for her mom. I wish that they will always feel loved by US, their family.

You can check the rest of the pictures HERE!

Ano Kaya Ang Feeling ng Payat?

2009-04-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

How does it feel like to be thin?

For the last few days, I've been asking this question to myself again and again for no particular reason. It's not because I have this epiphany to loose weight or something like that. No, not that. It's like a I have this sudden longing to know how it feels like, to be thin.

Hey, is this what I've been waiting for? The turning point of my life where I realize that I'm so fat and then I will have the courage and decipline to loose weight or I'm just in one of my reflection, "ask-your-self" help tip?

Hmmm...

Missing Mimi

2009-04-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

I really missed my best friend Mimi.

Somehow we lost in touch, but as if we did not.

I hope that she's always well and happy.

It was her birthday last February. I know a month passed but still we have not seen each other. I miss her smile and jokes and funny antics. I wish to see her again soon!

I miss you Mimi and belated happy birthday!

Mimi and yours truly as we try our best to be naughty! hahaha!

Musing Over

2009-04-07T19:31:00.000-07:00

I started my day laughing.

At 5 in the morning, I was watching our Hongkong videos from Malen's cellphone. It was an hour of pure bliss. Our videos are really funny. I like how our usual conversations were recorded and how absurbd we sounded.

Now, I'm being sentimental and missing it all. I feel like I want to go back and experience it again.

But first, I need to upload our pictures from 'the' trip! Need to see Aimz!

Identity Courage not Crisis

2009-01-20T05:17:00.001-08:00

When I've heard that Rustom Padilla, a former heartthrob of Philippine Cinema got his new identity as Bebe Gandanghari, I want to admit that he got me impressed with his courage to stand for what he truly is and for what he truly wants. It's not easy to accept your true self if everything around you is hindering you from doing otherwise.

What I wanted to know from Rustom is, I mean Bebe (pronounced as Bibi) on how he did it. From accepting himself and showing to the people the 'true' him. I also wanted to know what are the reactions of his family, specially his brothers and his mother. And most importantly, I wanted to know if he's happy right now...if he found the happiness he's longing / looking for.

As for me, what he have is not an identity crisis, no it isn't, not at all, it is an identity courage. Believing and loving yourself. The spirit to improve yourself and make changes happen. You only have one life to live. Be happy.

losing my fangs

2009-01-13T17:00:00.001-08:00

Why do I feel like I'm being bullied? Am I loosing my back bone? Why do I feel like as if even my friends are bullying me? Am I losing my confidence? Do I need to show my fangs more? I know I'm not like this before. I hate this feeling…It's not me. This is bothering me for quite sometime now, somehow I feel like I've to change something inside me immediately. As in now!

What to do? What to do?

Or I'm back to being my paranoic self and imagining things again?

Midnight Sun

2009-01-10T16:17:00.000-08:00

I've recently read the Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyers and I love it. It's like reading another book entirely different from Twilight but somehow it's the same, if you know what I mean?

I think Midnight Sun is a lot better than Twilight. Why? Because it was seen from a mature, creative, gentleman and a way more frustrated (than Bella) view of Edward. That makes this book entirely better. I just wish that Stephanie will continue writing and finish Midnight Sun. For sure it will be a hit!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009-01-09T06:10:00.000-08:00

"Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments."

I love the tag line of the latest movie from my ex-boyfriend Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The recent movie that I've seen and the latest movie that impressed me. From the end credits, it says there that the movie was and adaptation of a short story by a guy named F. Scott Fitzgerald. And this short story is about a man who was born in his eighties and ages backwards.

The movie started with this wrinkled old lady lying on the her deathbed and was with her daughter whom she asked to read a diary from a man called Benjamin Button. The story then started when a baby was born who liked like he was in his 80's at the end of World War I, in 1918. Then the story follows as how we see Benjamin's (Brad Pitt) life unfolds, as what he wrote in his diary and later on as what Daisy (Cate Blanchett) recalled on his later life up to his death.

I will not put any spoiler in this post, I just want to share what I felt after seeing the movie.

It made me realized that nothing really lasts and that you have to make sure that you make most of what you have, or you don't have. Make every second of your life counts. Treasure your loved ones. Be happy. Be contented. Love as if you have not yet loved. Be loved in return. Live life to the fullest.

As for the movie/actor: Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett's chemistry on this movie is amazing. No wonder my younger sister commented that it's lucky that he did not have an affair with the actress (referring to Angelina Jolie from Mr & Mrs Smith when he was still Jennifer Aniston). It was funny in a way that she said it. All of the actors in this movie shined in every line they delivered. Great screenplay and great directing. I love the cinematography and the texture of the movie. The makeup people did a very outstanding job. Now, I know how will Brad Pitt will look like when he was older. :P And look at how they made him into this tiny little old man, crunched in his wheel chair, I wonder how much did they have to spend doing all of the CGIs. It was really very good. The movie score is something very notable too. Very good. The length of the movie (nearly three hours) is something that fits the movie. If it's shorter, I would have felt lacking...so it's just right.

After watching the movie, I felt like I want to google Benjamin Button's images from Google HOSTED Life to check if there's really someone like him and then see him age younger every year. You'll never know, maybe this story's based from a true life...

Looking forward to 2009!!!

2009-01-03T22:46:00.001-08:00

I always do this. Yearly as in. As if I could keep up all the times that I failed/succeeded with my New Years resolution. But this is time I want it to be different and do something that I can achieve but with great impact. As if it's like..."less force, more impact"

1. I want to do something that I've never done before.
It's been my dream to do exciting stuff in this lifetime. As of this moment, I only wanted to do three things, and when I'm through with it, I'll plan three more. YES! First, I want to do bungee jumping. Ever since I saw the one of the movie specials from National Geographic channel, I've wanted to do it. I've received comments about me, my weight and the rope not capable of carrying me. Ha-ha! Second, I want to do sky diving. Even just once! It's like something that I'm not sure I will have the guts to do but I've been wanting to do all this time. Third, is scuba diving. I love the life under the sea. It's so amazing to see and imagine being there. I've tried snorkeling, and if I can borrow Edward's line from the movie Twilight, "it's like a tofu, but it I'll never be fully satisfied."

2. Learn to play musical keyboard and give Alex a CD with me playing.
He gave me this casio musical keyboard yearssss ago and still I have not learned how to play it. I tried to self study but time is against me. If I wanted to give the CD as my anniversary gift to Alex, I will do it. Even to enroll in music class. Courage and time management!!!

3. Be accountable to my friends and people.
I feel like I'm not that accountable to my friends. Sometimes, I set myself invisible in YM.
(sorry guys...) See? But that's when I'm at work. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Bad Ruthie... So this time, I'm always available, but my status now is either Kain Muna or Blogging All Along...hehehe

4. Go to places I've never been to.
I often do this, almost every year. At least once. I go to place/s I've never been to with my friends from L2S_MOC. I hope this year we will go to Caramoan Island in Camarines Sur. But how about out-of-the country stuff?!

5. Loose 20-30 lbs this year.
Now this is something I have to really work on. No extra rice when eating. I'll try to do this gradually. Attend exercise classes and no more excuses.

6. Diligently attend church service.
This is something for my soul. But since I failed to attend consecutive Sundays of the week, I was having a hard time going back. I'm shy to my cell leader and to HIM. But I'll try to go back soon!

7. Avoid complaining about life and love...and sex. Except work to my boss (it's my revenge!)
I hate grouchy people, but I can't help being one. I'll try my best not to and act instead of grouching except when it comes to work and my boss. I somehow feels good when I do that to my boss. There's a fulfillment in a different...weird way. You know!

8. Be a more loving daughter, sister and girlfriend.
There's nothing wrong when you're always loving more. The world needs it! All it needs is LOVE.

9. Will not miss birthdays of my friends and love ones.
I hate this part of my weakness. I tend to forget birthdays. I really hate it. Solution? To have a reminder, either on the Calendar or Outlook.

10. Earn more. Spend less.
Hey! I've been doing this since I can't remember when...but sometimes I tend to spend more than I earn. Should I give examples? Hahaha. I know people close to me will tell me that I deserve it. Do I?

11. Learn how to swim and drive.
It's more for survival than anything else...

12. Get married?
This is something beyond my powers...

Hazy Dream

2008-12-03T04:23:00.000-08:00

I've dreamt of him again last night. Yes, it's something wonderful and great; and no it's not something like Stephanie Meyer's dream that lead her in writing the Twilight Saga. It's just a simple and selfish dream of mine. All mine.

Now, how can I share this dream without sounding so pornoic (if there's such a word)? So let's just say that I'm in the middle of a dreamless sleep and I don't know why I dreamt of him and the fact that that we are making love. We are in the middle of this passionate sex. We're both sweaty and panting heavily. We cannot stop touching each other and continously kissing very hard. You can see clearly from our faces that we are having the time of our lives. The picture that we created is something that everyone would envy. I, even envied myself.

Then abruptly I saw myself somehow changed but still lying in my back, still sweaty, still panting, still with flustered face, but no, I'm not with him anymore. I'm doing differently.

Very different. I'm giving birth to a baby...

My dream is so vivid. I can see his face, the raw emotion, the twinkle in his eyes. I can taste his sweat. I can feel his touch, his kiss, and his warmth. The intensity of it surprised me. I really thought I was real, that I was with him and I even wanted to see our baby...my baby.

When I woke up, I've realized two things. First, I'm ready to step up my relationship with Alex, and second, I'm ready to have a baby.

The Smile Stone Award from Al

2008-12-02T23:49:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Al for giving me the "The Smile Stone Award". This award can be granted to bloggers who shows kindness and spreads happiness all around.

And here's the ten simple things that could brighten up my day that I usually ignore:
1. Waking up in the morning and feeling light headed for no particular reason.
2. Able to see movies that I like in the cinema (recently, Twilight).
3. No bad hair days.
4. Drinking coffee at least two cups a day.
5. Able to find time to post a blog.
6. Able to find inspiration to take a shot/picture.
7. Reading jokes from emails or SMS.
8. Smell of new books from bookstores.
9. In a weird way, the smell of gasoline when everytime we refuel.
10. Seeing my family together, whether they're happy or sad, for as long as their together...I'm happy.

So, I'm awarding the Smile Stone Award to:
Malen | Aimz | Liz | Sherlie | Aila

exasperated subordinate

2008-10-16T16:14:00.000-07:00

I'm so stressed right now, as in mega stress!

My feet is cold, my stomach is aching and my nape is pulsating with tension.

I want to shout from the top of my lungs!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

- - -

Honestly, she's a good person. At most times, she tries to be righteous and fair. She's strict and funny...often times. She's not like the female boss of James McAvoy in the movie Wanted. She's not like that, not that way. She simply knows where to hit you..hard and full-time! I just don't know what to do with her. Sometimes I feel like I want to kick her, sometimes I feel like I want to hug her and be a friend that I know I could be.

Hayyy....

Happy Birthday to My Mama!

2008-10-12T20:25:00.000-07:00

When I saw my Ate Karen's post about my mom's birthday I got teary eyed for everything she had written is true and true all the way. And in my next life, if God will give me the chance to select my parent, a mother who would love me the best and take care of me, I will only choose my Mama because she's the best there is and of course my dad too! If you don't know the meaning of loving unconditionally, she could even explain and show it to you...just look at how she loves us all (her kids) unconditionally.

Ma, I love you... Please take care of your health for us, ok? I'm praying that you'll have more birthdays to come. You're the best! Love you!

random blurps

2008-10-03T11:33:00.001-07:00

I'm supposed to be listening…
I'm supposed to be proactive…
I'm supposed to answer questions…
I'm supposed to be here….

BUT I am not…

My ears are plugged into the earphone listening to Eraserhead's Hey Jay…
I'm just staying passive to everything that's happening around me…
But I have no idea of anything…
I'm not here…

Tonight is the last night of our training for the new account called Perimeter. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but I already did. I'm so bored. I wish that I'm back on our QA room and either watching Smallville Season 8-Episode 3 or High School Musical Movie1, all downloaded by my new friend JB. By the way, he's a Smallville fanatic too…

I got to share this…imagine, this is the second entry that I have for this blog but you'll be surprised to know that I have a Page Rank of 3 by just having one entry posted ever! And I'm not sure how it happened. Hey don't get me wrong; I'm not complaining at allNot at all...Just wondering and wishing that all my blogs have at least a Page Rank of 1 or more.

Eniways, back to work….

To My Mamita

2008-05-21T08:40:00.000-07:00

To My Mamita:

If I have any regrets, it was the fact that I did not allow myself to be honest to you and tell you what I feel when I was younger. Edi sana we we’re closer before pa and shared so many things. I just discovered the joy of your company and now, I believe in the saying that people tends to understand their parents as they become one. But in my case, I’m not yet a parent but I know that I’ve matured enough to understand and appreciate you more.

Hands down ako sayo Ma. You are the best and you are the love of my life. I pray to God that He will give you the blessing of healing. May He allow us to show you more of our appreciation and love as no one can replace you in our hearts. Please take care of yourself. Mahal ka namin.

sleepy me

2003-11-02T11:29:00.000-08:00

i feel so sleepy today...so sleepy...want to sleep...very badly....i dont know why but i've slept for almost five hours today...and still, i feel so sleepy...

Sleeping Child
The Milky Way upon the heavens
Is twinkling just for you
And Mr. Moon he came by
To say goodnight to you
I'll sing for you I'll sing for mother
We're praying for the world
And for the people everywhere
Gonna show them all we care

Chorus:
Oh my sleeping child the world's so wild
But you've build your own paradise
That's one reason why I'll cover you sleeping child
If all the people around the world
They had a mind like yours
We'd have no fighting and no wars
There would be lasting peace on Earth
If all the kings and all the leaders
Could see you here this way
They would hold the Earth in their arms
They would learn to watch you play

Chorus:
Oh my sleeping child the world's so wild
But you've build your own paradise
That's one reason why I'll cover you sleeping child
I'm gonna cover my sleeping child
Keep you away from the world so wild

remembering the dead

2003-11-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

This is the nicest day of the week so far coz I slept last night and most during the morning for about fifteen hours...hahaha...i really love it...coz during weekdays (work days)...i usually sleep for three to five hours only, imagine that? And then i woke up, i have to go to the cemetery coz its All Saints Day, remember?...visited my long lost relatives...saw my "still living" long lost relatives...hahaha...got home around 6pm...felt sleepy but cant sleep coz i have to go to work and say "thank you for calling" again...but to make my day worthwhile LUV fetch me and so we went to work...he did this just to spend some time with me and to see to it that i can go to work with no problems at all since its holiday today...how sweet it is to be loved by him...

Thanks to devianart for the pic: cemetery drive by mc_raven

a.L.p.H.a.

2003-10-31T11:24:00.000-08:00

...this is the beginning...