Ooops!

I was in the supermarket doing my groceries… I wanted to buy a lot of stuff: bread, chocolates, chips, meat, ice cream, cookies, basically "my cravings". And I was actually enjoying myself while picking stuff. I was listening to my mp3 player, even singing along to the beat of my favorite song. When I arrived at the counter, I checked my bag, and guess what? My wallet wasn’t there! So before the cashier could get the goods into the barcode scanner, I started putting them all back into my cart, smiled sheepishly, and got out of the line. Talk about embarrassing! The people behind me were looking strangely at me. Lesson learned: check if you have your purse first before you go shopping!

christmas of 2010

Yes, it is Christmas time again! With Thanksgiving Day just one day ago, we are now entering the beginning of Christmas season for 2010!

retro christmas

Its my dear "mama" during their special christmas party.

I happen to attend that occassion.

St. Clement Faculty Christmas Party

rules of love

I happen to stumble on this while drooling on my "FB" account after working 8 hours with children in school...

I remember my high school days with these...soo funny!

christmas time is here...

So December is here. That means lots of hot chocolate, many layers of clothing, sleepless nights due to stressful work in school...exams, quizes and an endless supply of Christmas music.

Despite all the Christmas cheer, everyone on the campus is currently plagued by the stress from exams. I have a paper to write this weekend (reviewers for students). Wheew! But I am EXTREMELY thankful for that I still manage to keep up with it and I have to admit it’s nice to have one less thing to worry about.

So, it’s just one more week of exams to battle with and I'm loosing patience with kids, but I really can’t wait for Christmas.

more...

It’s been around 3 years since I started this blog, and it has become very dear to my heart. Just a reminder to all: In life, we have our ups and downs. In our ups, we celebrate and enjoy. In our downs, we cry, grieve and get hurt. We fall in love, we make mistakes, we grow. But in every single moment in life, we have lessons to learn. Every time we experience something, we learn more and more each day.

This is the beauty of life. Don’t let your mistakes deprive you of experiencing more. Don’t be afraid to take risks! Life is too short to spend with too much caution! Sometimes, throw your worries to the wind and let go. Be yourself, and take action! Do something you’ve never done before. Stretch your limits! But always keep your virtues intact. That’s the only way you’ll be able to experience the fullness of life!

library at home

some of my books

As you might know, I’m a book worm. I love books! And just because I don’t have time lately to read books, doesn’t mean I don’t love reading. In fact, we have our own library at home. Not a big one wherein you would need one of those library step stools to reach books on the higher shelf, mind you, just a small library where I place all my book collections together with my father's files also. I used to really frequent the library or a book shop to buy some, but now I barely enter it. Getting caught up with work everyday can really make us forget about simple pleasures once in a while. Oh well, speaking of which, I guess I need to devote a few hours or so reading a good novel. I miss the feeling of getting lost in a story that only a book can bring.

bonding time...

I'm goin' to meet Luvs this morning...we've never been together last All Saints Day. So this, I think is supposed to be a catch-up weekends for us (foodie addict). Got to go..

sem-break

Finally, 2 weeks of rest day from chaos in school! I feel exhausted... still dreaming its over! Students are soo stressful!

For now its over, I'm lookin' forward for my 24 hour slash beauty slash bed rest! Haha!

All Saints Day

I need a new TV!

Our TV needs to be repair! How am I supposed to watch DVD’s now? I love movies so I see to it that I have DVD marathons every now and then. I also love watching TV buffs...or just anything! I missed watching cartoons...like spongebob or doraemon, I love 'em. Now, that I’m an adult I still love it! It’s been a long time since I watched it and it feels good to watch it again. I’ve always liked watching movies, At least I could live vicariously through them. Haha! But before I can watch any more movies, I think I need to buy a new TV or get our TV done! I have my eye on the new Samsung model over at the local appliance store the last time I passed by. I think I’ll have that one. Hopefully soon!

exam week!

Exam week...terrible! Preparation for test papers!

Soo many paperworks to do!

Recording, checking, encoding...etc! Grrrrrr!

fun pix at school

....WHEEEW!

never too old

Anyone watched Toy Story 3? I’ve watched it in the theaters before, but my friend bought the original DVD and we watched it again last night! I think the movie is really endearing. I’ve always loved Toy Story, being a girl that loved toys when she was a little child. Of course, now, I still have stuffed toys. I believe you’re never too old to have stuffed toys. Do you agree? I think it’s really important to maintain the kid in us. Even though we grow older and older by the day, sometimes, it pays to see the world in a kid’s perspective. Anyway, Toy Story really rocks! And play with toys to bring out the kid in you!

kids in highschool

The school directress ask me to sub a teaching load in the highschool department...the subject is Values Education III and IV. Okay, I have accepted it thinking it will be an experience in my part...

Came the day of my first teaching, well I'm kind'a nervous because it is my first time to face a real class... and at the end of the day... are they really students of highschool? These kids are really hilarous!

craving...

I have a sweet tooth. I like eating chocolates, cakes, candies. and so on and so forth. But I'm beginning to watch over what I eat. Too much sugar in your body is unhealthy...

But I soo much miss "graham cake"... Huwaaaah!

to be a teacher...?!

I can't believe I'm teaching...

I'm with my cousin now who is a teacher. I just tried to applied for a position in the school's management but they ask me to teach (a tutor slash teacher?).

More patience for me...I guess!

more rest

'been home for quite a while...feeling what it feels to be at home! Its been a year since I've come back, but I notice that nothing has been changed.

Sooo happy to be with my family and sooo hungry to eat all of my all-time favorite Filipino dishes...(not to forget Jollibee)

...can't wait to meet all of my cousins and long time friends...!

home at last...

I'm finally here...my homeland! Landing safe...

food haven!

I gained weight! Argh! Oh well… I told myself when my vacation from work started, there will be no dieting and counting of calories. I believe you can’t really  enjoy Korea without enjoying their food too. It’s all part of the fun! Eating is fun! And eating new foreign dishes is double the fun! I didn’t overeat, mind you. I just ate more than my usual eating patterns. LOL. But anyway, back to dieting! If you have a chance to visit, try their food and forget dieting for a while! Korea is a food haven!!! Haha.

mah boitdeys comin' up...

What to do on my birthday? Hmm...? Maybe, I'm goin' to visit some friends and celebrate with them! Gonna bring some wine too! Love it!

when it's raining...

I love the sound of the rain, it gives me a nostalgic, warm, fuzzy feeling that I’ve come to associate with bed.
It’s been raining quite frequently these past few weeks. Although it’s a drag when I have to leave the house because I have to take out my umbrella and travelling is such a pain when it’s raining… but I actually find myself looking forward to curling up in my bed in the evening, listening to the rain fall outside.
Last night, it was raining pretty hard and I got wet trying to get home after buying some groceries. When I got home, as usual I got some chips and milk from the fridge, and curled on my bed to watch reruns of my favorite TV show. It might be a pretty boring pastime for some, but at that particular moment, listening to the rain outside, I was contented and I felt I was right where I needed to be.

Let me share with you some of the things that comes to my mind when it’s raining. I imagine:

• staying at home, eating ice cream
• being with a loved one, cuddling
• having a splash in the rain
• hanging out with friends at my house
• curled up in my bed, reading a good book
• sitting in front of a window, watching the rain
• playing board or card games with my sister
• long talks with my cousins
• with videoke/karaoke, singing like there’s no tomorrow
• chatting with my best friend, clutching pillows
• having a nice warm shower
• watching TV/DVD’s, eating snacks (my favorite)
• playing a computer game
• grabbing coffee with a friend or alone
• drinking warm chocolate fudge with marshmallows

These are just some of the things I think of when it’s raining. I haven’t really done each and every one of them, but I sure would love doing them once I get the chance. How about you, do you love the rain too? What are some of the things you think of when it’s raining?

songs I've been listening to lately...

I would like to share this songs I've been listening to lately...

Some of this songs are being used in some Koreanovela.

1. High w/ Barbie Almalbis

2. I will Never Leave you by Eric Santos

3. Pangarap na Bituin by Regine Velasquez (Jewel in the Palace)

4. Alipin by Shamrock (Jewel in the Palace)

5. Mahiwagang Puso - Karylle (Encantadia)

6. May be its you - Jolina Magdangal (Kim Sam Soon)

7. Push the Button - Sugarbabes

terrible cook

Yesterday, I embarked on a journey. I’m going to cook for lunch. I decided to cook shrimp curry after visiting a cooking website. Easy huh? Last night, I have all the ingredients bought. Too bad, there's no available shrimp in the market because its already mid-dawn... So this morning, I hurriedly went to the market again, but with no luck. How could I cook without the main ingredient! Grrr! And so, I replace shrimp with chicken instead. Then I began cooking.

So while cooking in the middle part of the procedure... comes the problem. The problem was that the recipe writer did not list one of the ingredient that will be used (the bread crumbs). The ingredient was first listed in the procedure part of the recipe. Stupid me for not reading...
The result? I ate outside. Im terribly hungry!

time for some shoppin'...

Time for some dramatic Korean shopping spree! Its what I've been waiting for...Reward, reward! Revenge against the monotonous slash same old slash daily boredom! Yippee... CARPE DIEM!

the karate kid

Just watched the movie - THE KARATE KID...Brilliant, Brilliant! Great family entertainment. Theaters were jammed packed with kids! I love Jaden & Jackie. It made me chuckle a lot. But whether u call it a remake or not, its a GREAT movie to watch... :)

memory upgrade

My laptop is running sloooow this days. It’s frustrating. One simple command could take around 3 minutes to complete! I love my laptop, it’s been with me for years and not any real problems have occurred. But I guess it’s time to increase the RAM and buy memory upgrade so that it will run faster. I already bought an external hard drive, but it’s not nearly enough to fix the speed problem. I know I should defrag my internal hard drives, but it’s just too much of a hassle for me. I think I’m going to look around the computer stores to see which memory will work well with my laptop. I miss those days when I am surfing and working away in a breeze. It’s either I will upgrade my memory, or just reformat the whole thing. I think I’ll do the former.

inspirational thought for today

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.
To know is not to be wise.
Many men know a great deal, and are all
the greater fools for it.
There is no fool so great as the knowing fool.
But to know how to use knowledge is to have
wisdom.

Charles H. Spurgeon

nostalgic recall

I happen to go in a clinic just another block from where I live here for a check up. I'm feeling dizzy maybe because of my nightshift work. While inside the clinic, I observed those things that I remember I'm afraid of, those needles, injections, etc! Wheew!

Anyway, when I was in elementary, we were required to undergo a yearly physical examination. We went to this clinic in school, and what I remember most was the smell, it’s as if I could still smell the distinct scent of the room. I also remember there were 3 exam tables in the room, where we would lie down to be examined. There was the letter board to test your vision, and there was that wooden slabs used to open the mouth to check the tonsils, remember those? I don’t know what it is, but I’m having a nostalgic feeling about that clinic. It’s like when I think about it, flashbacks from my elementary days begin to flood my brain. I enjoyed primary school. I really did!

stiff neck

I was having a typical sunday evening last night surfin' the net and preparing my things for mondays work when suddenly my neck aches so much that when I move it sideward, I felt it would break and my tears would fall. This signals me to go to sleep earlier than the usual. At dawn I struggle to move my neck, it still aches..ggrrree, I was thinking of having a sick leave but mondays are busy days and a lot of things to prepare, it makes me pissed off! What a life...

bored?

I was doing the groceries the other day and the line at the cashier was so long, I was really bored. So again, I busied myself by looking around and trying to pick things to ponder on. I used to like to people watch. I look at other people doing their own business, I try to look at their facial expressions, try to wonder what kind of day they had, that kind of stuff. Aside from people, sometimes I also look at things. I looked at the chocolate displays over by the counter and wished I had a whole stock of them at home, (chocs addict! love 'em...) my gaze fell upon the huge walnuts at one corner, I recognized the celebrity on the cover of the magazine on the stand, my eye caught the receipt printer over by the cashier, and so on and so forth.

Actually, if you’re bored you can do this and waiting wouldn’t actually be that bad. Before I knew it, it’s already my turn in the cashier.

i think i'm paranoid...

It is such an ugly monster. I hate it. It’s such a toxic feeling that has immense power. It’s powerful enough to take over your senses, your mind, your heart. It can consume you if you let it. Like this morning, when my boyfriend told me ****, (whutever!) I could feel the green monster creeping up to my heart. I felt this twisting in my gut, it’s such a horrible feeling and I don’t even know why I’m being paranoid (well, he's mine...now) So I don’t know what it is. Am I just being territorial? So I just listened to him patiently with my angered feeling. But inside, I was sad. Sooo awful...
I don’t want to be paranoid again. I don’t want to feel this nagging pain in my heart. He quite known me to be somewhat possesive though, and I’m trying really hard right now to think differently...

i believe...

Do you believe that there are no accidents in life? Everything happens for a reason. Every people we meet will have a role in our lives, be it small or big. Some will hurt, betray and make us cry to become stronger. Some will teach us lessons, not to change us, but for us to realize our mistakes and to help us grow and make us the best person we can be. And some would simply inspire and love us to make us happy, whole and complete...

sooo clumsy...

...just got another touch screen stylus pen for my N5800 mobile that i broke the other day...clumzzzey!

my Nokia 5800...

trippin'

I love to travel. What I love most about travel is that, you not only get to see new places, but you also get to know new cultures and new ways of living. It’s really eye opening to be able to experience different cultures and different practices. I’ve come to a point where I’m so bored and I’m so sick of the monotony here. I feel like there’s so much more out there to see and explore! There are concerts to see, different foreign dishes to taste, entertainment centers to visit, meet a lot of new races, see places I haven’t seen yet (or I’ve only seen in pictures), and a whole lot more! Travel really is inspiring to me. If only I have the funds to do it, I would have done it already. I’m still waiting for that miracle that will allow me to fulfill my dream of traveling...

love, love...love

somethin' spicy...

At first I am hesitant to taste spicy foods. I think my mouth would burst or something, but now...

I'm beginning to love spicy foods! Korean foods are really spicy so I think I have to live it that way! Haha! I don’t know what it is about spicy foods, but I really like the taste now! It brings so much flavor and fun to a certain dish. It is now one of my favorite taste now actually ( on top of course are sweets ). It gives that distinct taste that you won’t soon forget. I've also tasted Thai, Chinese, and Indian cuisine, they're also into spicy ingredients. Its good that I've been exploring different kind of dishes from other country. They have resto here. But I also heard that consuming too much will cause you to have hemorrhoids. How true is that? I haven’t proven this one way or the other, but I heard that these types of food in some cases aggravate the condition. I don’t even know the cure for hemorrhoids but I heard this is one of the main causes. Although I’m a little worried that this is true, eating hot and spicy dishes is in my way of eating now, specially when your in a cold country. It lessen the chill feeeling!

tesda-klt batch 161 get together

BEFORE:

AFTER:

roses are red...how many do you have?

1 ROSE- Indicates simplicity and gratitude
2 ROSES- Mutual feelings
3 ROSES- I love you
7 ROSES- I’m infatuated with you
9 ROSES- We’ll be together forever
10 ROSES- You are perfect
11 ROSES- You are My Treasured One
12 ROSES- Be mine!
13 ROSES- Friends forever
15 ROSES- I’m truly sorry
20 ROSES- I’m truly sincere towards you
21 ROSES- I’m dedicated to you
24 ROSES- Forever yours
25 ROSES- Congratulations
36 ROSES- Remembering our romantic times
40 ROSES- My genuine love for you
50 ROSES- Unconditional love
99 ROSES- I will love you all the days of my life
101 ROSES- I’m completely devoted to you
108 ROSES- Will you marry me?
999 ROSES- I love you till the end of time

more love...

watchin' avatar

I loved Avatar, the movie! Did you guys watch it? I watched it in the theaters! I loved it! I loved the storyline, the effects, the whole package! I watched it in 3D. It was my second time watching a 3D movie in the cinema, (the first was with Ice Age 3) and to tell you the truth, I didn’t enjoy it that much. I got a headache halfway through. But it’s still cool... I recommend it to anyone!

to be a doctor

I’ve always wanted to be a doctor ever since I was a kid. I don’t know why, but doctors are just so appealing to me when I was younger. They looked so wonderful in their white coats, stethoscopes around their necks, the way they handle medical equipment and such. They’re really respectable people. And I guess that’s what drew me to the profession in the first place. But now that I’m older, I’m not that drawn anymore. I don’t know at what point I stopped wanting to be a doctor, but somehow my perception changed. Although I will always have respect for doctors, I just don’t think it’s the profession that’s right for me...

todays mood:

IVY is...

sober slash depressed slashed stressed ... Huwaahh!

goodbye Lola Tate...and thank you!

Its the burial day of my Lola... I prayed to God that she's happy now. I also wished that she will continue to guide and watch over us. I will never ever forget her in my heart.

Goodbye Lola Tate... and thank you for all your time of caring and loving. I will forever miss you so much. We love you!

remembering...

I kept on calling our house every night after work. And its now the 3rd day of my Lola's wake. I want to know what's happening there. I want to talk to my cousins to atleast lessen my sad feelings. I am always teary eyed at work. I kept on remembering my Lola...

soo sad...

It was the most shocking news I never wanted to hear about!

My ever beloved Lola Tate just died yesterday midnight... she is 84 years old. I just can't believed it myself. I tried to be calm and relax when dialing my fathers cellphone, but I am really shaking. I managed to dial it up and hear my fathers so quiet voice telling me about it. I fight my tears from falling but remembering my Lola just can't help my feelings. I burts into tears, I am trembling... I am so far away! Then my mother spoke to me, encouraging that its alright that she's now happy wherever she is now. My mind kept telling me that she's just inside her room, lying on her bed and just sleeping. The way I always see her on my last vacation in the Philippines. I am paranoid now!

Lola Tate, has been a loving and caring grandmother. She takes good care of me when I was young. I sleep in her bed at night, go with her attending Sunday mass and so many memories of her with me. When I grew up, she's always there. She also takes good care of my cousins. We love her so much!

a new house

My friend told me yesterday that she bought a brand new house and that she was so ecstatic because she paid the house in full and now she just has to wait 1 year and the house is theirs. Hearing her talk about her new house, it just makes me want to buy one of my own! After all, that’s one of the most basic things we need to secure in our life, to see to it that we have a roof over our heads, right? I think a house and lot is a very good investment. It doesn’t really have to be a big house with granite tile and big spacious rooms. A small one will do, just a simple house which serves its basic purpose. Hmmm… I guess I have to start thinking of this seriously this year.

another year to live life...

2009 is already over, we will leave 2009 the same as we had leave 2008 and accept 2010 with open hearts..of course, we have no choice or live like dreaming in a time machine. As for my self, I am really excited with 2010, it says that this is the year of the people who were born in 1982 and for that matter, I am one of them. Actually, I am excited about this year, excited of what life could offer me. I'm optimistic that it would really be great year. Of course there would be mixtures with good times and bad times. I promise myself that this year I'll be like an angel... and hope to feel like this cute and beautiful..ehhemm... and always feeling the...LOVE... so that there will always be peace in my life.
Good luck to all of us.

welcome 2010