Dear Five-Year-Old Me

Dear Five-Year Old Meeyeow,

Helloooo! Your bangs scared me, A LOT!!!! Pambihira… Dude, scissors are invented centuries ago before you… kinagat lang ba yan ng Nanay? O baka si Dith ang naggupit nyan gamit yung pinking shears nya?!  LOL. And you have curly hair ah!

I don’t know about the shirt… Parang P.E.uniform to ni Kuya Jhoy sa St. Peregrine :-P Correct?! Pero one thing I am sure, pango na talaga ang ilong natin dati pa. Hahahaha!

I don’t remember much about his picture, even the house. I have tiny little bits of images in my mind but I could not complete. You know what? I have sooooo much to tell you! Pero yung iba baka hindi mo maintindihan. I remember you were a stubborn child when you were growing but kind-hearted naman. Hehehe!

I miss you so much, especially those days when you think life was just all about play. Mind you as you grow, there were road bumps ahead… but you survived! ^_^v God is very kind to you and always to me until now.

Much Love,

Thirty-Year Old Meeyeow

I Heart Gelato

Beeee-seeee! It is indeed a busy week for me :-) Thank God I never run out of purpose to wake up each morning and do what’s on my list! And the list includes this JOURNAL! ;-D

Obsessed With White

As you all know, I love Yellow stuffs, but I really really admire Whites too! I got white watches, white pants (I love white pants/shorts – topped with deep colored shirts), white shoes and white bags. Even the laptop I got from Kuya is white! And so now, I am dreaming of a white car! I went to the bank yesterday to submit and pickup some documents. Hopefully, everything will be fine. Yiay! O_o

 

2 Hours to Home

I am quite blessed with my extreme shift schedules because I could skip the terrible traffic in Manila during rush hours! Grabidad!!! Sobrang hassle talaga. I was actually playing as a chance passenger together with “hundreds” of commuters along Baclaran road last night at around 6:30pm for an hour. I really don’t know how I survived the additional hour standing on bus. I hate to admit – sumakit yung bewang ko (tumatanda ka na ineng!) Fortunate enough, someone from my front get off the bus at SM Bacoor. Sure seat for few mminutes! Hehehe.

 

Entangled

Later I discovered that the title of the animated film I’d like to watch is ‘Tangled’ :-)) Hahaha “Entangled” daw LOL. Well, related to this. May kalokohan nanaman si Daddy Demz kaya muntik na silang mag away ni Ate. ^_^v Tatay is a very organized person. Mahihiya ang kwarto ko sa salansan ng mga gamit nya. And when he saw the tangled cables of our router-modem connection *BOOM!!!* ayun na. Inorganize nya at hindi na gumana ang internet. Hahaha!!!

Even just thinking about living separately from him makes me feel sad… kaya ko ba?

 

Cooked Adobong Pusit

What was for lunch? It’s Adobong Pusit. Medyo disappointed ako ng kaunti kasi naubos sa pag wash yung ink nya sa loob kaya hindi masyadong maitim yung sabaw. I really like it darker… actually darkest! Mas maitim, mas masarap! Mas kumakapit sa ngipin, mas masaya! LOL :-))

 

Message From The Boss

I did not expect to receive an IM message from my ex-boss –but he did! He actually migrated to New Zealand since I left La Salle, so that was the last time I saw him. I was kind of hesitant to ask questions, so just answered back with “. . .You too and your family!”. He replied with a "THANKS". I wonder when will I see him again :-)

 

Gelatissimo!

A treat of gelato from Gelatissimo topped my day! I picked Pistachio flavor and I looooooove it so much! On December 13^th is the first birthday of their branch in Glorietta 5. Sayang, baka hindi ako makapunta :-(

Truffle yung inorder nya, ampait daw T_T

Pistachio! Hmmm, better than Froyo :-D

The Skirt

Muntik ko nang makalimutan na magpapatahi pa ako ng costume para sa party namin! Patay rush na to! Ayun, nasingil tuloy ako ng P400! Will pick on sunday!!!

 

I don’t know why I have been writing this for two daysnow… I guess super busy :-(

I NEED A VACATION  . . .

Weeeeeeeee!!!!

 

Nando's Restaurant

Nando's Restaurant is famous for their extra hot peri-peri chicken. This was a weekend dinner with my family in Oxford.

Jelly, Karla and Jaimie

The Wackiest Gets the Price

I found this picture in my Friendster account a while ago. Believe it or not, we laugh at this for hours. By just looking at it, no words, we just can’t stop to laugh!

 

 

The shot was taken by my brother-in-law. This was one of our “Maging Sino Ka Man” nights. Thanks to TFC, we were able to reach Filipino shows in England. We were watching at my sister’s bedroom with our own regular places. Sister and hubby used to lounge on the bed, while I lie on the carpet in front of the big cabinet. Karla would put pillow on my lap and lie down there. We never missed to prepare popcorn or fruits -- hilaw na mangga, fresh cherries, pears, or apples na isasawsaw sa asin.

 

When they come here on December, I want to give back to them the hospitality they have shown to me while I was there. They have given me the most comfortable caring and support beyond what I have expected from a sister and a brother-in-law.

 

HUAAAAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLIIIIIIIIII

Wall-E is not only a love story. But I just fell in love with Wall-E and EVE as they go along on their adventure. The way Wall-E followed EVE in the space because he doesn’t want to lose the one and only friend he has… and … the way EVE cared for Wall-E because she also learned to love Wall-E … mapapa “awwww” ka talaga. Even if 90% of the movie has no dialogs, I still understood every movement and expression of the characters.

 

Here’s Ailyn and Jellypotpot with Wall-E and EVE 

Now here’s me and Jellypotpot 

 

But behind that love story is a very interesting discovery about human satisfaction. As we all know (from the trailer) that everyone left from earth because it was not anymore inhabitable, a lot of garbage and pollution. Everyone went to a place called "AXIOM" which is a large spaceship away from earth that symbolizes "pleasure and heavenly". When the film started, it was year 2700, They were almost 700 years living in AXIOM. Everyone is pampered by the robot, no suffering, coonflict or tension, just a place to relax, not anyone is obligated to work -- only the captain who gives announcements and commands to the robots. But this screnario makes it like a hell because everyone was like a living dead. The film even showed all the humans to very fat and overweight who can't even stand up with their own feet. Everyone is using a robotic bed that they used to move to one place to another. They only sleep, wake up, eat, chat, without asking what is happening around them and only rely on technology. People didn't even notice the stars in the sky.

 

When the captain discovered a plant is starting grow again on earth (because of EVE's exploration on earth), the captain became very interested and he eagerly rediscover what was life on earth really was. I guess "instant gratification" on food and other needs is not what people want. For me, life can be only be perfect when there exists both sadness and hapiness, success and failures, pain and glory... The story ended when they come back to earth even if the robots tried to stop them. They planted trees, experienced real joy and hapiness. Yun lang :D. Two thumbs up, Wall-E!

 

We went straight to Pizza Hut for our dinner. And since today is grocery day, I never failed to bring my grocery list prepared by DaddyDemz!

 

 

An Artwork

Here are pieces of wallpapers created by Brando (Leandro Losaria), one of the artistic members of DotNet Team. He put together this last night while getting some muse to sleep. This is actually a wallpaper. Hulaan nyo kung nasaan ako :D

 

And to all aspiring photographers who want to meet other KFORCE photographers and share interests with each other in photography, I think he is organizing a workshop here in 5^th floor. You know whom to ask if you are interested. :)

 

The Team (II)

Just after the party last Friday in our office, we had our team picture. Brando took advantage of the moment that everyone is present. The same picture was also sent to our UK clients. They were happy to see pictures of people whom they only talk through email/phone/IM.

 

One client said: “Salamat all!  It's magaling to put faces to names.” He even wrote tagalong words; I think he asked someone on-shore to translate his message.

 

KForce Moments

While browsing My Pictures folder in my computer, after I saved some stolen gif’s in the web for my project, I came to notice few pictures I saved there from different KForce Events since February 2008.

 

Here’s my very first picture with my Wraptrac buddies. I should have missed half of my life if I haven’t met these cool guys.

 

 

This is my very first summer outing with Willis Offshore – IT

 

This one was our memorable UNO cards game with SharePoint Team

 

Eto naman, may premonition na ata na malilipat ako ng Team. I was here with the DotNetSupport Team, some Wraptrac Team and some WOL Team.

 

Now here’s the farewell party of our dear Ms. Erienne. She resigned after our summer outing. I hear a lot of good things about her. I feel sorry I didn’t have that chance to know her more. But I still do see here along Ayala. Four time na kaming nagkakasalubungan :D I am happy because 2 out of our 4 encounters, she was the one who greeted me first. I have this attitude na malayo ang tingin kapag naglalakad. At saka hindi ako tumitingin sa mukha ng tao kaya hindi ko agad nakikila yung mga nakakasalubong ko.

 

I enjoy my work and the challenges that I face everyday. :D Kaunting tiis pa, malapit na ang sweldo :D

 

 

A Weekend With My Families

10:00am, Saturday, I was still on bed when I received text message from Raed asking if I would come to Infinity’s invitiation. I said yes but I got back to bed again :D. I woke up after an hour, Jewel texted me that they were already on their way to SM Bacoor. Waaa, hindi pa ako naliligo!

 

I was a bit late when I got to Infinity’s place in Bay Town. When I saw her house, naimagine ko yung bahay ko :D I would write an entry about it maybe next next month, kapag natapos na talaga sya.

 

The last time I saw my best La Salle buddies was when I had my despedida party. That was so sad. I’ll write about it some other time. We call ourselves as Angels. We even had our own mailing list in La Salle as angels@dasma.dlsu.edu.ph. Haha! Courtesy of our Network Administrator, Flooney. We had there our kulitan messages and exclusive tsismisan conversations. Hayyy, I miss the good old days... when I chose ITC to be my second home and still is. Even though we are separated by distance right now, I can still feel the comfort and happiness I felt before whenever I am with them.

 

 

Only Jewel, Infinity, Gabu(Lone's son), Lone, Polin (Jewel's daughter), Raed and me were present.

 

Our favorite foods were served, prepared by Infinity’s Mom. She already know what are our favorites! She prepared Rellenong Alimasag on Tahong’s Shell, Sinigang na Hipon, Crispy Pata (Jewel’s best friend), Adobong Tahong, and Fried Chicken just for us. Bundat kami pagkatapos. Paguwi namin, may pabaon pa si Daddy.

 

Polin and Gabu are my Inaanaks.

 

Infinity, one of my best buddies! Love ko yan.

 

Here are other pictures from Infinity's camera. Ganda talaga ng bahay ni Infinity sa Baytown

 

Snowbell, Flooney and Prudence weren’t there.  I hope we will see each other next time.

Sunday, after our Church service, we went to SM Bacoor. And daming tao. Nagkayayaan lang kanina. SHopping shopping.

 

We ended up at the grocery. Birthday kasi ni SisDoll sa August 15. We'll celebrate it the next day.

That was my weekend. I am having conversation with Avalanche right now at YM. Kamustahan lang at sumbong to the max. :D

The Cat Is Starting To Fall Out

When I started blogging in this site two weeks ago, the way I spent my day has changed. I have been very excited to start my day and at the end of it, it feels good to reminisce everything (especially the good ones but there were still awful ones), like what I am doing right now.

 

Even though I woke up as early as 5:00 this morning, I was still late for my 8:00am target to arrive at the office. Instead, I came 8:45am. I found myself trapped watching ESPN show while eating my breakfast alone (Tatay was not feeling well due to his stomach pain from last night, I ask him not to prepare anything for me this morning and just have a rest). The show was an Australian Dog Competition and the dogs were all amazing. You could see them jump as long as 29 meters on the pool, racing on an intricately designed obstacle course, and a lot of running competition events. The dogs were so gorgeous and smart. It was so amazing that no dog was destructed by the people watching and cheering over them. One owner was crying while being interviewed by one of the hosts because of happiness and being so proud of his winning black Labrador. By the way, the competition was sponsored by Purina.

 

At the office, we had a free food for lunch, courtesy of Flooney. We only provided the rice, drinks and our own utensils. Flooney’s family celebrated their town fiesta yesterday and she brought Menudo, Pork Steak, and some sweets. Mr. Shadow, Jewel and Snowbell joined us over lunch at the east campus (they came all the way from west campus). We had some good laughs again while recalling some old funny experiences and good memories.

 

Earlier this afternoon was the schedule of the Lantern Parade made by the different offices of our company. Our office's lantern was made by used cables, cartons, and disks courtesy of the Technical Personnel headed by Henry Boy. Raed was also part of the working committee and they even rendered overtime last night just to have the unique lantern ready for the parade. It was a “belen” – a bahay kubo which depicts where the place Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus. The funny thing was that among the offices who joined the parade, our office was the only one who brought a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) in order for the lights decoration to be lighted while on the parade (with matching speakers playing the mp3 of “Jingle Bells”:D)

 

But here is the awful one, I got disappointed again with Mr. V because we were about to meet tonight but I just received a message from him while I was on my way to SM City that his violin class was cancelled so he won’t be going to SM City tonight. I don’t know, but as soon as I read the message, I felt really angry and disappointed. Not the usual reaction I gave when he started doing hurtful things to me. Am I starting to fall out? Am I already tired of just accepting everything without seeing any proof of his sincerity? Maybe I am just disappointed up until now while writing this blog entry. I am even seeing him online right now at Windows Live Messenger! Maybe I am disappointed to know that he doesn’t really want to see me anyway and upsets me even more knowing that I bought him that damn neck pillow last night! Before, I would just say to myself and accept that he just can’t do something that he promised because of some reasons. But he is just proving to me now that we are OVER and some good things NEVER really last.

 

I am eating French Baker Supreme Pizza for dinner because Tatay wasn't able to cook dinner for the two of us. So I ordered two slices and I am so full right now.

 

I am so excited what's going to happen tomorrow. It is December 5, 2007 - a day away from BettyB's birthday!

 

 

When I Say Sorry, It Means "It Was My Fault"

When it rains, it pours. I could not anymore count the broken relationships I am into right now. Family, friends, and some people I treasure most in my life. I wrote a letter to my sister who got hurt after our phone conversation last Thursday.

 

She’s a loving mother, a model sister, and a best friend to me. She is tough and always fighting what she thinks is right yet has a soft heart for her love ones. I couldn’t let her birthday pass (on December 06) that our misunderstandings not being discussed and resolved. That is why, I wrote her an email yesterday and it goes something like this.

 

 

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BettyB, Hello :)

 

I’m sorry about last time on the phone. I know how irritated you are to me until now; but trust me I don’t have any intentions or anything to disregard your feelings.

 

First and foremost, it was a huge misunderstanding between us about my actions towards you as being a part of my Bison application. I have no intensions of making you feel blamed or anything similar to it because it was never like that. I was so focused on that application that time. I really shouldn’t have felt that if ever I email you, you might think that I was pushing you to follow up my application. Where in fact I should have just said hello and told you what was going on to me and the rest of us down here. It was already been done and let me say sorry. I mean it. Sorry talaga.  I know saying sorry is not enough para mawala yung galit mo dahil matagal mawala yan.

 

You were the reason why I had that opportunity. You were the one who helped me to get there in the first place. Thanks to you and kuya, I was using all your resources in order for me to pass all the requirements. And until now, it is you who worked so hard in following it up. Forgive me for hurting your feelings and for all the things that I haven’t done which I was supposed to.

 

About us not telling you what’s going on between Mr.V and I, is our decision. We are just going through a process to repair things up in our relationship specially those things that were just doing routinely. It was like every week is just the same week as the last. So in order for us to change something, we had this arrangement that we won’t see each other but we still have our communication. As I’ve told you, I learned a lot of things through this and I also have patched things up with Tatay. I am doing things that I haven’t done to him while my center of attention is on Mr. V. I know my family will be one of those who will be first hurt with the idea of our separation but we both have our own equal doze of contribution with this. Please don’t get hurt and have false thinking that I was ignoring you, my family, in my life.

 

From now on, again, I’ll give you updates on what’s happening to us here in the Philippines. Thanks for understanding. Your anger may not subside on one shot but I am hoping you will lose it someday.

 

Give my regards to Bro Reg and KJ. Tell them not to get angry with Mr. V because he hasn’t done anything wrong to me.

 

 God bless you and let's all hope that things fall right into places. Thanks.

 

Meeyeow

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I haven’t received any reply yet, but I am still looking forward for our reconciliation.

 

I Started The Week With Laziness Z z z z

It is Monday today and I am Home. Yes, I am here at home instead of doing all my pending office jobs from last week. I woke up this morning at around 5:30am (my alarm during weekdays) and I just felt that I was not in the mood to go to work. But wait; before someone calls me a slacker, we had this offsetting scheme at the office that if I happen to have accumulated extension hours, I can use it as official leave. I have been in the office working for the last four consecutive Saturdays that is why I can use it as official leave!

 

When I woke up and finally decided not to be productive today, I put a message on top of the rice cooker (so there was no way for Tatay to miss out my note) saying, “Tay, Hindi po ako papasok today, meeyeow”. If I didn’t inform him about that, he will prepare everything for me just as he does every morning.

 

• Buy pandesal for our breakfast (sometimes with pansit or champurado)
• Cook rice and prepare lunch meal (Because I am now enjoying eating packed lunch with Flooney, Raed,  Neilandrei and Prue. We just started two weeks ago)
• Boil water for our coffee and hot water for my bath
• Shine my shoes
• And wait for me on the table so that he can make his morning “sermons” for me

 

Tatay has been very supportive to me especially after he learned that Marc and I broke up. His “sermons” were always about heartaches and trial s in life, which I find very timely for me. He’s the one always talking and talking and then I was the one just listening and eating. I don’t speak up to him that much. That’s why he told me that family is always there to help you in good times and in bad times…

 

After I put the note, I got back to sleep and woke up at around 9:00 am. Before I got out from the bed, I texted Muriyama and Prue informing that I was not coming to office. Then I went out of the room and ate the pansit and suman on the table while I saw Tatay gardening outside. After my breakfast, I washed the dishes and I got motivated to clean the counters and the bath room. I remembered that I bought a scrub and Domex for that purpose. While I was in the middle of my cleaning sessions, I suddenly dropped the pail I was using, I screamed and the pail broke. My sister (Sis Doll) rushed in and asked what happened. She saw the broken pail and asked me silly questions again (like yesterday):

 

Sis Doll: Hindi ka din pumasok?

Meeyeow: Diba pumasok ako nung Saturday? Offset ako ngayon.

Sis Doll: Ahh pareho pala tayo. Ba, himala naglilinis ka? May dadating bang bisita?

Meeyeow: Wala.

Sis Doll:  May bago ka na bang manliligaw? hehehehe

Meeyeow: Sira, wala.

Sis Doll: Hahaha! (nang aasar mode) Akala ko may bago ka nang manliligaw.

 

She left and was successful again in disturbing me. Hehehe.

After few more minues, Jaja came. (Sis Doll's youngest daughter)

 

Jaja: Tita, bakit hindi na napunta si Tito V dito?

Meeyeow: Eh kasi madami syang ginagawa eh. Busy sya.

 

Hay, like mother like daughter.

 

If we are M&M's, we'd look like this...

This is Mr. V and Me (M&M's) as  candy coated pieces of chocolate that melts in the mouth, not in the hands. :D I put Mr. V's ever distinctive downward eyes and look at the smile (so much him). I also put the blue sling bag and I let him wear a gray pair of snickers. For me, I am wearing blue slippers and with a red bag. Nevermind the flower on the right side. I don't know why it is there.

I chose the orange color for me because I want to change my personality now. According to http://www.crystal-cure.com/orange.html, orange is basically associated with the benign warmth of the sun. It encourages creativity and enthusiasm. To make some difference in this dark era of my life, I chose to be relieved from becoming too serious about my problems. Orange means thoughfulness and sincerity.

For Mr. V, I gave him blue color, well, i just want to match it with the bag. Hehehe :D. but seriously, when I see color blue, I remember him... and his brown eyes ofcourse!

If you want to create your own M&M figures, just go to their website: http://www.becomeanmm.com/