hoo...ho,ho!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN...!

it's christmas time around the corner...

Christmas is fast approaching! My favorite time of the year! I really love the Christmas feel every time November and December rolls around. The air is a bit chilly, you can see houses being decorated with Christmas lights, you see Christmas trees in a lot of houses, people starting to listen to Christmas songs to get in a Christmassy mood. It’s a time of giving, and a time with family. It’s kind of old fashioned but this tradition is still being followed diligently. After all, it’s the thought that really counts. Let’s all welcome this year’s Christmas with peaceful hearts!

Oh... I suddenly miss my family!

books... i love

Let’s talk about books. I think they’re just great. One of my favorite hobbies is reading. I could read a good book for hours and hours. I love them because books are capable of bringing me into a whole new different world. As I read every story, every plot, I see myself drawn and taken into another world, and it’s a great feeling. That’s what books do to me, they allow me to explore another life, another reality, and most of the time, I get so carried away with a good book that I experience all these different emotions and change of perceptions, it’s incredible.
The first books that I loved to read were Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High, Enid Blyton’s Books, R.L. Stein, and Love Stories. Looking back, I remember I was really hooked! I particularly enjoyed “Grimms' Fairy Tales” when I was in elementary. That’s one book that I really enjoyed back then. I would always be in the library and read and read. I even got a few awards in school just for reading. Reading has always been a comfortable refuge for me. I love the feeling of being like “one of the characters”, being with them through their adventures, learning about the things they learn, getting a glimpse of their lives which can be very different from mine, falling in love, building friendships, and so much more.
When I got older, I began reading novels, thicker books, and more complicated plots. I began reading non-fiction novels. The first one I read was " The Sphere" by Michael Criton, (I was inspired by my father who is a bookworm too!) when I was in college. I saw it just lying down at our living room table and I was soo curious about the title. I plif the first page and then followed by another, and another... and so on! I just can't put it down till I'm not finished. Every night I would read about 2-3 chapters before going to sleep. It became my pre-sleeping habit, heh heh! And so thats where I began collecting non-fictional novels and then I also started collecting suspense drama novels after borrowing the book "The Best Laid Plans" by Sydney Sheldon to one one of my college friends. I also read inspirational books and self-help books. I also prefer reading fiction books that talk about love, loss, suspense, horror, magic, adventure… pretty much anything that interests me, depending on my mood. I don’t have a particular all-time favorite though, there’s just so many that I love. I love reading books that I could learn something from, and of course, those that have a really good story, especially those that really touch the heart and can make me cry or laugh.
I love a well written book. Apart from the story itself, I love to look at the writer’s style. Is it funny, witty, carefully thought out, delivered in a good manner with careful twists and just the right amount of suspense? All these things, make up a good storyline and makes for a book that I can read and reread again and again. Now, I don’t read books as often as I would like to, but I still read every time I come across a really interesting book. I’m constantly looking for great books to read, and there are just so many books out there that I haven’t read yet. Here in Korea, whenever I have time, I always visit books corner here. Too glad that they have Books/Libro and Mega Book Center for foreigners like me! Do you guys have recommendations that I could look into? I will find more time to read, that’s one of the things that I promised myself. Reading is one of my passions, and it always will be.

5 and up!

Where do I start? Uhmm, Happy Anniversary to us! It is exactly our 5th year of being in a relationship. Its kind'a sad, because I'm always away! We never had a chance to celebrate except on our 1st year anniversary back in the Philippines. (It was a food trip, till stomachaches!)

An anniversary is supposed to be the best opportunity of the year to show your special someone how much they mean to you! Well then, if given a chance for preparation... I have no clue what to do for it... I want it to be super romantic and cute but, let me think of it. Maybe I can -

• book a restaurant for a candle light dinner. It will be a really romantic gift,
• make a home cooked candlelight dinner (think maybe both of us will cook, sounds exciting!). Enhance the mood by playing romantic songs in the background and dim the lights and have candles create a romantic glow, or
• ask him to go to a place for a surprise picnic. Maybe I'm going to bring wine, with lots of foods for bonding! (food trip always... heh heh!)

new moon review

I've finally watched the "Twilight Saga's" Part 2 movie "NEW MOON" yesterday! It is the sequel to the first movie Twilight.

I haven't gotten Book 2, but I heard that it is somewhat boring so I can't compared the movie to the book.

Anyway, the movie is kind'a fair for me because of the special effects that they put into it to make the movie more interesting. I can say that yes, the movie is quite boring because of the span of time in the storyline. It turned out to be in a slow pace because of its excessive lenght. The love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob is also quite complicated. Even the final ending has no specific meaning to what will happen next.

my hauzmeyts...

... kind'a addicted watching them and

... I'm into live streaming! Weee!

what to write?

I don’t know. I’ve been staring blankly at the monitor for 10 minutes now. I think I’ll go stalkin' around instead. Or maybe play online games for a while...

my "FENDI"

i've got my renewed passport

Embassy of the Philippines

Seoul, South Korea

new...

DFA Regional Consular Office

Clarkfield, Pampanga

Philippines

old...

i need a break!

I’ve always wanted to go on a vacation trip. Somewhere really far away so that I could get away from the hurly burly of everyday life and just relax on a distant love. I wish I could go somewhere where I could just be with different people, experience different cultures, and stay in a different place for a little while.

I also want to explore the beauty of my country like going to Boracay, Cebu or in Palawan. Just so I could recharge my batteries and come back feeling renewed and refresh. Sigh, that would be a dream come true for me at this point. I badly need a vacation!

boo...!

Hey Yah! <

3 simple rules

There's this Three Simple Rules I have learned today:

1.If you do not go after what you want, you’ll NEVER have it;
2. If you do no ASK, the answer will always be a “NO”;
3. If you do not STEP FORWARD, you’ll always be in the SAME place.

Learn to take risks. And see where your brave heart can take you!

"the one"

In your life, you’ll make note of a lot of people. Ones with whom you shared something special, ones who will always mean something. There’s the one you first kissed, the one you first loved, the one you put on a pedestal, the one you’re with… and the one that got away.
Who is the one that got away? I guess it’s that person with who everything was great, everything was perfect, but the timing was just wrong. There was no fault in the person, there was no flaw in the chemistry, but the cards just didn’t fall the right way, I suppose.
I believe in the fact that ending up with someone, finding a longtime partner that is, does not lie merely in the other person. I can actually argue that an equal part, or maybe even the greater part, has to do with the matter of timing. It has to do with you being ready to settle down and commit to someone in a way that goes beyond the little niceties of giddy romance.
How often have you gone through it without even realizing it? When you’re not ready to commit in that mature manner, it doesn’t matter who you’re with, it just doesn’t work. Small problems become big; inconsequentials become dealbreakers simply because you’re not ready and it shows. It’s not that you and the person you’re with are no good; it’s just that it’s not yet right, and little things become the flashpoint of that fact.
Then one day you’re ready. You really are. And when this happens you’ll be ready to settle down with someone. He or she may not be the most perfect, they might not be the brightest star of romance to ever have burned in your life, but it’ll work because you’re ready. It’ll work because it’s the right time and you’ll make it work. And it’ll make sense, it really will.
So that day comes when you’re finally making sense of things, and you find yourself to be a different person. Things are different, your approach is different, you finally understand who you are and what you want, and you’ve become ready because the time has truly arrived. And mind you, there’s no telling when this day will come. Hopefully you’re single but you could be in a long-term relationship, you could be married with three kids, it doesn’t matter. All you know is that you’ve changed, and for some reason, the one that got away, is the first person you think about.
You’ll think about them because you’ll wonder, “What if they were here today?” You’ll wonder, “What if we were together now, with me as I am and not as I was?” That’s what the one that got away is. The biggest “What if?” you’ll have in your life.
If you’re married, you’ll just have to accept the fact that the one that got away, got away. Believe me, no matter how fairy tale you think your marriage is, this can happen to the best of us. But hopefully you’re mature enough to realize that you’re already with the one you’re with and this is just another test of your commitment, one which will just strengthen your marriage when you get past it. Sure, you’ll think about him/her every so often, but it’s alright. It’s never nice to live with a “might have been,” but it happens.
Maybe the one that got away is the one who’s already married. In which case it’s the same thing. You just have to accept and know that your memories of that person will probably bring a nice little smile to your lips in the future when you’re old and gray and reminiscing.
But if neither of that is the case, then it’s different. What do you do if it’s not yet too late? Simple…find him, find her. Because the very existence of a “one that got away” means that you’ll always wonder, what if you got that one?
Ask him out to coffee, ask her out to a movie, it doesn’t matter if you’ve dropped in from out of nowhere. You’d be surprised, you just might be “the one that got away” as well for the person who is your “the one that got away.”
You might drop in from out of nowhere and it won’t make a difference. If the timing is finally right, it’ll all just fall into place somehow and you know, I’m thinking, it would be a great feeling, in the end, to be able to say to someone, “Hey you, you’re the one that almost got away.”

most prized possession...

Typhoon Peping had come to the Philippines, and so many Filipinos are really very scared of what it has bring. Typhoon Ondoy has just left the country, and now there’s more suffering and problem for our countrymen. It made me think of those people who have nothing left because their houses were completely submerged in water. People, both rich and poor, were affected. If it were you, what material possession will you rescue? As for me, I’ll probably rescue my laptop computer first and foremost. Haha! How about you?

shopping, again!

I went home shopping the other day to buy some necessities for my new pad (and least to brighten up my day after what I said so in my last blog entry). I bought some bathroom supplies, and some stuff for my bedroom, as well as new pillow sheets. I wanted to buy everything that I could possibly need. It would have been nice if I were buying for my own home, but since I can’t afford my own house yet, maybe then...someday! But I am contented with the place that I have now. So anyway, I was done shopping in an hour, when I arrived at the cashier to pay for my stuff, I looked at the receipt printer, and I was shocked. Shopping can get very expensive! I won’t even tell you how much I paid for everything, but I’m telling you, it’s not cheap. I’m officially broke! LOL...

a friendly advice

If you're having a shitty week...listen to your all time favorite songs. Songs of your past...when you were in your 'happy-go-lucky' & 'care-free' days. Songs that remind you who you really are & let you be yourself again.

I'm sending my very heart-felt "F*** YOU" to you...you know who you are. And by the way, the songs helped. I'm just 35% mad at you!

passport renewal

I went early this morning at the Philippine Embassy here in South Korea which is located in Itaewon. I haven't been to the embassy but I know how to get to that station. I asked my Filipino colleagues here how to get to the embassy and I take down all notes for direction. Its hard to be lost, you know! And so, my journey goes on! And finally I found the embassy. It wasn't that far from the station, I first saw the Philippine flag when I climb the overpass.

I have filed my documents for the renewal of my passport at about 2:00 in the afternoon. There were so many Filipinos arranging their documents also.

After processing my papers and paying the right amount, I have to go back again after a month for the release of my new passport. By then, I know now the place so I won't have to look left and right, and left and right.
In the end, it was worth the trip by myself... I learned at least to be independent that day! Its really fun when you accomplished a simple duty with your instinct and trust to yourself!

same old routine

I didn’t feel like going to work today. Actually, I don’t feel like going to work any day at all. Haha! It’s not that I don’t like my job. Well, I'm doin fine right now, and I’m grateful that I have a job. But it can be really monotonous and boring. Just thinking about it, makes me want to skip it altogether. So just as this morning, I dragged my sleepy-eyed self out of bed, went to the sink, turned on the bathroom faucet, and splashed my face with cold water. Then I had a really cold shower, got dressed for work, grabbed a bite to eat, then off I went. It’s pretty much all I do every weekday, and that even adds to the monotony. Oh geesh, when can I vary up my routine and avoid feeling monotonous...? hmm ...!?

"tummy" ache

Its been a week now since I felt a gurgling sensation in my stomach, I just ignore it since I have a tolerance for pain... but then last Saturday morning while going to work, it felt different, there's something tingling and there's this urge to vomit slash take a vowel slash something. The pain is striking and it felt like there's an air inside my tummy. So by 10:30 am, I asked permission to go see a doctor and it was granted.

I arrived at the hospital here at about 1:30 pm. I was out at work by 12:30 pm (half-day) and I immediately proceed to the information section, later after filling forms the nurse called my name and then I was lead inside the room where the doctor is sitting holding a paper. Thank goodness that he can converse in English quite well or else it will be difficult for me to fully understand his explanation or maybe, I might just use my extra talent of "sign language". (I can understand and speak a bit of the Korean language but never it will be my career to master it) He examines my stomach and asks me where is the more painful part so I told him that it was on the lower level of my left body. After that, he told me to have an x-ray. After my x-ray session, he told me that there's a slight infection to my small intestine and to my abdomen that's why it is aching. He prescribed me to have an injection as a pain reliever and to take an oral medicines (antibiotics) for medication. And so, they inject me in my butt! That's the way they do injections here, with a little bit of spanking so you won't feel the needles. That's what they should also do in the Philippines so that little children would not be afraid of injections. I remember my vaccination in elementary, at the sight of the needle I immediately hide in my desk so that they won't see me and I cry soo really loud that they would go away from me,heh heh! But it doesnt work, I get vaccinated anyway.

As of now, after taking day 1 of medicine, my stomach is kind'a OK! I hope I would feel better soon! ( I won't skip meal and I will eat on time nah!)

2NE1 album and posters

So finally, I've got to take a shot of the famous 2NE1 group here in South Korea...

here's their album, from a record bar here...

and here's their promotional posters for mobile phone... >>>>>>>>>>>>>

I'm out...

....finally! a day in my life! I'm finally out of my shells...yippee!

Yesterday, I attended my ate Natalia's birthday celebration, its been also quite a while since we've seen each other, and also that day was like a reunion for us! I'm so happy to see my other big sisters there!
After work, I take my trip. I decided to have a sleep over so atleast by Sunday morning, I'm already there.

It was a long trip of less than 2 hours! ( by subway train and then by bus, wheew!)

I help them with the cooking ( uhmm, with the slicing portion...)

lately...

Its been a busy life lately! I think I don't have much time for myself ( like what I've said in my last post). Though I have time to surf the net, its still not enough.
Sometimes your patience is tested during this time... but nah, why should I be affected, its life (what's new?).
Then, I'll remember to wear a smile always... ; )

itz luv's boitday...

stay close...

loving Korean teleseries and movies.. plus Sandara Park news

Ever since the phenomenon of korean teledrama in our country, I have been watching and loving it. The first teledrama I've watch was the Endless Love :Autumn in my heart, I was still in college then and was so drawn with the drama that I couldn't help thinking about what happen next during my meal time. Nah, I'm not alone then, all most all girls in my schoolmates' boardinghouse feel the same way as I am.

The past few months, I found links ready for download and take note its a complete series rather than watching in youtube. I have patiently downloaded several series and this would occupy my weekend watching all those downloaded video.

Of course, it would delight my day completing a very long series after a tedious task of downloading that would take up to hours. Well, download managers do help a lot due to its resume functions.

Some of my favorites are already shown on television but sometimes I missed a lot of episodes due to work schedules thats why am so grateful with the owners of the websites that I've visited.

A friend of mine ask if my actions be consider as piracy. I told her no, am not guilty of such acts because I use it for my own consumption... ;)

And speaking of Koreans, well... Sandara park is a huge star here. She's one of the members of the group called "2NE1". I've already heard their musics playin' here. Even my korean friends and co-workers are talkin' about them. They know Sandara Park can speak both Tagalog and English.

Funny thing is I also heard the 2NE1 musics as a ringing tone in their cellfone.

I saw their pictures/posters somewhere in the subway train and I'll try to take a shot for posting here...

1 year of blogging

... Oh, gosh! Time is really running so fast that I haven't noticed that my blog site is celebrating its 1st year anniversary now...
Anyway... I'm soo happy that even though I have no time for updating, some people still visits my site! Many thanks to them and to their comments!
And as I say, "I'm not a writer but once dreamt to be. I'm writing some of my daily activities, feelings and grumblings, as well as my experience... so, blog with me!"
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for my home...

There’s this home theater system that I really love, it’s so beautiful! I once saw it when I decided to just take a quick visit in one of the nearest malls here (I'm kind'a bored that time). It has really thin speakers that you can install almost anywhere in your home, and it has superb sounds! When watching a movie, you’ll feel as if you’re in the heart of it all. As if the movie is unfolding around you. That’s the beauty of surround sound. I love movies, and I want to have that feeling whenever I’m watching. It doubles, triples, magnifies your viewing experience. I so would love to buy that system, maybe someday when I already have a house of my own. But for now, I can just appreciate and drool over this hot piece of technology. Sigh...

I miss me!

Hummm... I badly miss myself nowadays. I've been workin' a helluva lot! I'm onto my 5th weeks of my straight graveyard shift (no change shift) ...the worse in my working career! Yay!

I can't pamper myself! I can't go window shopping... I can't go watch a movie ( I badly wanna see one, rrr!), I can't eat pizza and pasta, I can't go anywhere else... I can't do a make-over! The last time I cut my nails was when I was into a run slash walking mode goin' to work!

It's a pain in the back when you hear your alarm rings, because you know you have to open your eyes and get ready for work! No time, no time... no time!

treasure every moment

To realize the value of ONE MONTH,
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK,
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR,
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,
ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND,
ask a person who just avoided an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND,
ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have!
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.
That’s why it’s called the present!

picture perfect

I love browsing for beautiful photos on the Net. A single beautiful photograph can move me, and bring out all kinds of different emotions in me. Like this photo of a single tree that I stumbled upon just now. The composition is great. I love the focus that it gives to the single tree and blurs the rest of the background. It’s so inspiring. I don’t know who took this photograph or whether or not it underwent photo manipulation… nevertheless, the final output is wonderful. What do you think of this picture?

a salute...

I just have finished watching the funeral rites of former president Corazon Aquino and I can't fight my tears from falling... just watching it in the net feels so closed in the Philippines... I suddenly missed my country.

Goodbye, Madame President...

Thank you for. . .
showing us what good governance is. . .
teaching us how to be a good mother. . .
a good leader, a strong person...
leaving us with the legacy of democracy. . .

You will not only be remembered by our generation but as well as
by the young generation and other generations to come.
Thank you, Madame President!
Godspeed!

My Nintendo ds lite

So new, so shining ... mouth watering ..

Yes, I've got myself a new Nintendo ds lite... a gift for myself on my birthday (did I deserve one?), and I just bought it yesterday. I kin'da think of it many times if ever I'm going to buy one, well I think my childish side prevailed! Not to mention, I already have a PSP unit I bought a year ago. But before getting one, I've been reviewing it a lot on the net... I've checked their websites, read feedbacks, watch videos about it...whutever! I just want to be updated... I also heard about that there's a new version of it in which there is now a camera.

Anyway, I just love games. It keeps me companied when I'm bored... ;0

changes...

I want to change my life but I do not know how. We all have phases in our life where either we feel tired, or we have a bad mood, we are nervous and upset without knowing why, we are bored of everything and do not want to see anyone. These are the times that we all wonder, “I want to change my life. But how?”... But maybe, the answer to this question is not simple. There are a lot of ways to change your life. This depends on what is that you do no like in your life and want to change. Each person and situation is different... Hmm???

itz ma boitdey...!

take a peek...

it's in our new room...

got bored...

... and just playin' around with my laptop!!!

who is "lady gaga?..."

Wonderin' who is she? At first when I heard her music, I thought it was Madonna kind of music, thanks to my friends friendster account, his background music is that, so now I know. I kin'da like her song plus the music video...upbeat and interesting! (I've already downloaded her music)

check here:

lady gaga official site

key to life

A good friend of mine send me this cute message through my e-mail,

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I wrote down "happy."

They told me I didn't understant the assignments, and I told them they didn't understand life...

online quiz

I tried this online quiz in facebook, and I was amazed at the result. I can actually relate it to my current situation… Anyways, read on…

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Need a good giggle? Then grab hold of one of these lovely people and let them jolly you along through life…but make sure you hold on tight!! Because they need to feel sure of you and your intentions and desire security. You seem to be a person who fears about security, how others perceive you and also the future. You need to find this person in your life in order to feel secure. They complete you and you complete them, it’s as simple as that. When you first meet them, they will seem cold, but it’s only because you don’t know them yet. You instinctively want to know more about them and remove their armor. With some reserve, they allow you to, but they also ask for you to reveal your true self and you have no desire to trick them. Your relationship has every chance of lasting because you complete each other so well. You’re afraid of the time that passes but they improve with age, which you find reassuring! You’ll need time to learn to love these people but be patient: it’s worth the wait! They are like a fine wine and persistence is the key in the chase and the long haul. They will give in if you show that you can stick around and you ain’t going no where.
Want to try this quiz out for yourself? Find out who your lifetime match is.

H1N1 Alert!

With the influenza virus (H1N1) being widespread and pandemic in certain countries, people are scared to even get out of the house! Taking care of our health is of utmost importance, especially now that there are so many diseases cropping up, it’s crazy! We should all learn to take care of our health. Our lives depend on it.

RIP, Michael Jackson

I was on the net yesterday checking my e-mails when suddenly a popular face pops at the side of the screen, it was Michael Jackson... and the news of him being dead because of cardiac arrest is really a shock for me. I almost viewed all article related to him and it was really true.

When I was child I used to idolize him because of the way he performs also along with Madonna and it was in the 80's, the year I was born. I immitate them and pretends that I am also a performer (heh heh, dream on). He's really a talented person and I liked the way he dance the "moonwalk", which up to now my both feets can't dance...whutever!

Anyway, Michael Jackson is soo soo an icon. He will be forever remembered as a pop legend.

What now?

Rise and shine...

I am here now at nearest Internet cafe just the other side of our building. Its 2:02 in the morning now and I am so alive and kicking!

I just came from my nightshift work (we were only half day). In my previous company, we were not allowed to go home by midnight since its a per day paid, but here in my new company it is allowed if all workload has been done (its hourly paid).

What? Why I am here? Well, I lost my connection to the wi-fi since last week...gRrrr, sad to say! I have tried my best to access any possible areas for good reception (and its says "local access" only). I even went up to the rooftop of the building, well I've got some wireless networks but only for low signal...duhh! (so desperate huh!)

(Sigh), Its soo soo boring now inside the room, all I have now is music in the atmosphere and pictures to be viewed... and I am so left a long way now with what I am watching everyday...

movin' out

It's been almost 2 weeks now since we've left our place in Suwon and transfer to our new place here in Ansan. It was a hassle since all our clothes and personal belongings were left there, we were working here now with only 2 handbags of clothes and only staying temporarily with my friend's older sister who has a house here before we move to our new room just 2 minutes walk away from her Ate.

Its been our 6 days separated from them and since we still don't have budget for food, we go there after work for dinner. FYI, we all 3 work in the same company.

I kind'a manage to survived the outcast until last Wednesday, we went back to Suwon to get some of our things and now we're doing a OK here managing things and buying some temporary apparatus in the kitchen and the bathroom.

On my first day here, I felt somehow different, it's like being away from friends, living an isolated life...I also can't sleep being new in the place. Maybe its like I'm in the "naninibago mode"...but its fine with me being left alone being a "homebuddy-slash-behave person" (just give me something to entertain me and when u get back, I'm still in that position where you left me, heh heh!)

Well, life is like this now...good thing I discover Internet connections here, (its a wi-fi) not too boring and best of all, saves some penny for me...hehe!

Yay! I hope I'll get used to this so soon, somehow...

what'a life...

What should I do with my life?

Honestly, I really don’t have an answer to this question right now. There are days when I’d just wake up, go through the motions of everyday life, feeling like each day is just the same old boring routine that I have to go through. It’s like I’m on autopilot, just going through the familiar motions, waking up, going to work, spending 8 hours of it (plus overtime), then going back home to sleep, repeating the whole cycle again the next day. It’s fine, I do get some enjoyment along the way, in the form of friends and interesting happenings, but at the end of the day, I still feel like there’s something missing.
It’s like at the back of my mind, I know that there’s still so much out there for me to do. I have this unsettling feeling that keeps nagging me, making me feel like I’m not supposed to be where I am right now, that I should be somewhere else. I feel like I’m merely existing, contented in living the same old boring routine everyday. My inner voice is practically screaming to me, telling me that I should be doing something else with my life, and not to waste it doing a boring, mind-dulling job day after day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for my job, it has helped me a lot. But right now, I feel like 3 years is enough, and I have this urge to move on and try something new.
I’ve tried convincing myself, I’ve tried extending my patience, I’ve tried coming up with reasons for me to stay where I am… and I’ve done okay for a while, but now, I feel like I just can’t take the monotony anymore. To be completely honest, I’m just waiting for the perfect opportunity to leave. I want to leave everything behind and explore new places and things. I don’t know where that is, and yes, there’s the fear of uncertainty, but that’s what makes it even more exciting. And that’s what I badly need in my life right now. I miss that feeling. Somehow, the excitement of life just got lost in the daily grind. But I need to get it back! There’s this glowing light inside me, motivating me to LIVE life to the fullest. I want to truly LIVE life, I want to truly experience it, and not just be contented in merely existing.
I look at other people and I see that their lives have some form of direction, and then I look at myself, and I realize, I don’t really know what I want! All I have are theories and abstracts...(well)... Do I just get up and leave, adopt the motto, “Come what may” and plunge into the unknown? A part of me is seeking some form of security, of course, but another part of me wants to experience the thrill of the unknown. Through the uncertainties and questions, one thing is clear to me. I don’t want another year to go by with me still stuck in this rut. I haven’t done anything worthwhile, haven’t experienced anything that I can say I really enjoyed…I have to get a move on!
But still the question stands, what should I do with my life? Honestly, I don’t know what I should do at this point. I’m so confused and restless, I have to do something, ANYTHING, soon. I don’t want to reach a point where I’ll regret not having lived a good life, and worst of all, it’s going to be too late to do something about it.

my new fone...

Yay for Korea! After mass producing millions of cell phones for years, the country finally gets one to call their own - the Nokia 6210s. Normally, this would be something to brag about, but here’s the catch... 6210s, is essentially, made in Korea, for Korea. Not to mention that the 6210 Navigator is a good year-and-two-months old.

*The specs for the 6210s vs. the 6210N haven’t changed much, if at all. It’s still a slider, still supports WCDMA 3G, still runs Symbian S60, still has a 3.2 megapixel camera, and still has a 2.4″ screen. The GPS is still there. About the only discernable difference is a presence of a Korean font. Otherwise, it seems to be the same exact phone. Oh wait - Nokia also removed the useless “Navigator” text from the front of the phone. (*trivia from mr. wikepedia)

...but mine has the "ShOw" logo (Korean promotional logo for featured phones).

Anyway, good to hear there’s a new improvement for this Nokia 6210... so cool and fashionable, and modified nice phone would be better if not great. Be glad to have one...har har!

current mood: slightly happy

This made me laugh, despite my mood today... My good friend sent this to me thru my messenger. Just thought I'd post it in case you need to lighten up your mood as it did mine.

Enjoy!

“I would like to thanks God, my mother, my father,
but most of all my parents…”
“I’m only human nature…”
“First and for all..”
“Right there and right then..”
“Been there, been that..”
“That’s what I’m talking about it!”
Pinoy1: “Thanks and advanced!”
Pinoy2:”Forget it about it! What are friends for?”
“I ran into some errands.” (Magkakilala pla sila ni Errands)
“Don’t touch me not!”
“Come! Let’s get it on with it!” ( whatevaa!)
“What is the world is coming to?”
“The sky’s the langit! Order what you want!”
“It’s as brand as new!” (2nd hand na oto)
“Keep that bear in mind” (polar or grizzly?)
Pinoy1: “When it rains, its four!”….
Pinoy2: “Korek, every cloud has a silver lightning..” (naku sana
wag akong tamaan)

current mood: upset

I am soooo disappointed. I have always tried to do things by the book but I think it's not enough for me to just leave it on one side because its always the same routine that goes round and round and round and... a l w a y s!

I tried hard to be patient to understand all the things that comes into my soo senses and have waited so long for everything to come out and run smoothly. But when it finally did ... nothing happened like it was no BIG deal.

So from now on ... I will use my selective blindness disorder to my own advantage. My lips have been stitched too.

But I will continue to believe that there's still someOne up there who'll guide and take care of whats been left...!

water fun

What's missing when its too hot and your body is soo dehydrating? Yes, water isn't it! But this time, our family went to an outing when we cannot survive the heat with just eating "halo-halo" every afternoon of everyday! heh heh!

Date: March 21, 2009 (Saturday, 1:00 PM)

Location: Coral na Bato Resort, San Rafael, Bulacan

Rice check.

Ulam check. (inihaw na tilapya and baboy with mangga, kamatis and bagoong plus the never missed talong and okra on the vegetable side)

Drinks check. (10 bags of ice, tea and coffee, hot water for hot drinks, housewine from Korea )

Fruits check. (ripe mangoes and bananas)

Heat is rising but we have to eat our lunch first before jumping into the pool. After having our festive meal, we took shots everywhere and then decided to swim. We also tour the place and discovered that the resort has so many pool (for children and for adults plus slides), playground and recreational areas.

It's so fun. Its like having a family reunion at once. I also brought with me my videocam for video recording and my mp4 for sounds but too bad we don't have loud speakers...so my cousin thought of using the videoke microphone as the speaker. As we were using that, one crew went to us and told us that we should not use that device. "Okay", is what we have said.

We ended the occasion later at around 7:00 in the evening and I also found out that same night when we arrived home that I lost my silver anklet. (Lesson learned: Never wear accessories when swimming.)

Check out some of our photos:

my little niece

This is my little niece who is now 1 year old. She's the daughter of my first cousin Annalyn who visited me last March 20, 2009. Her name is Cyrene Ada, my sister called her "Budaday", and so in short I called her Buday. I was her Godmother when she was baptized last year and I missed this litttle girl now!

"chill mode"

As the sun heats its power up...its "tambay mode" this time!

with me is my tita Goreng

March 7, 2009

the gig

March 17-18, 2009

It's my cousin's birthday bash...

"the return of the comeback"

I'm back! Good to see Kor...err, the Korean flag, the Korean weather, the Korean people, the Korean food and of course...my colleagues, friends and closed friends I've met and have shared a piece of my life through my entire 3 years of working here.
In my last blog entry, I have told you guys before that I will "make kwento everything", but unfortunately...its been quite tough for me to upload pictures and posts blog entry. Anyway, I'll just have to start remembering the events one by one...so, seat back and start to scroll, heh heh!

internet hassles

Ohh boy! Its so hard to make Internet connections this time! I'm tryin' to update at least every 3 days of my staying here but my Internet connection here is a hassle to me... its a bit slow! I can't even make picture uploading (you see, I'm only using prepaid connections since we don't have direct broadband installed in our house).. and I can't even make "kwento" everything!

But I was out the whole day today! I'm gone for strollin' and a festive eating sessions (here and there...) I miss Filipino foods (and I'm not done yet, heh heh!).

Wheew... so maybe, if ever I'll have enough time, I'll complete my uploading and updating assignments in time...Yay!

miss photographer

I was invited by my mother to be her official photographer for her documentation during her training schedule with local farmers in our municipality. My mother works as an Agriculturist, and as her job...she teaches every farmers in our local province of Bulacan with knowledge and technique in raising a farm. As usual I brought my everdearest-slash-carry all day-slash acquaintance-slash-digital camera with me that day.

I was a bit shy at taking some shots at first having so many people around, but as it turns out, I click here...I click there, and I click everywhere...might be my next profession someday, hmmm?!

my sister's birthday

March 4, 2009

It was my sisters birthday...she just arrived home the night before her birthday after confirming that I have just arrived in the Philippines.

Later that night, my mother brought food for the occasion ( that also serves as our dinner too) and then we just gather and ate around our table.
I missed the food that she brought, I missed Philippine cuisine a lot!