whoa tagal ah

my last official entry was december 27. im gonna try to recall the things that happened since then. a lot, and i mean A LOT has been going on so kinda didnt have the time to write.

so. new year. annual rockwell new year's eve mass, then fireworks display. went home before 12nn, since my mom seemed sleepy already. spent my first new year at the condo. amazing view! when you look out the window, fireworks left and right ang galing! nalito ako kung aling side ang ivivideo.

weird january. super sakitin ako. una i had cramps for like 2 weeks. ang taba ko na sobra syet. so because of that i started having vegetables lagi and control my eating. i feel stronger naman in all fairness. then, i was diagnosed to have mild asthma (allergic asthma according to a nurse friend), so i stopped smoking. but there are still occassional puffs here and there. definitely will be able to kick it out within the year. kadiri i now bring an inhaler palagi. the asthma was most likely triggered by EDSA pollution. see, i've turned over the car to my sister and i have been commuting to work since the beginning of this year. i find the parking expenses ridiculous that's why i gave it up. though i can use it still when i need/ want to (i AM the eldest wahahaha).

january was full of goodbyes. and i mean FULL! there is one barkada that i have with 6 persons in it, 4 of them left. the 5th one left last week. iyakan blues itich but on the flipside, it made me realize how much i need to depend on myself. and that i need to think of the future now.  im lucky to be in a place where i dont look for much in life, or i dont long for a lot. im lucky to be one of the people who are relatively happy and contented with what i have. and i intend to keep it that way. out of the country options will always be there, but so long as im happy here, i wont have reason to leave.

work- wise, january and february is appraisal time. and february is vbs time. I LOVE VBS!!!!! so far ive been shopping my heart out. i dont really go for expensive stuff, but im a sucker for sale items. as in! just this afternoon i went to podium (i didnt even know they had a 3 day sale!) and i left carrying 6 bags. friday night, i was also there and shopped at living well., i super love living well. so many nice items. kala nyo puro expensive but no, daming good buys dun. was able to buy a folding table (really need it for my kitchen), buy one take one for 2k plus. the plush pillows are buy one take one also. im also contemplating on buying a computer. a desktop. i dont want a laptop kasi im not the type who goes out of the house and brings a laptop to a coffee shop. besides, i dont bring a car everyday so bakit pa di ba? i also want an ipod touch. im also thinking of going to singapore. and boracay. syet mauubos ang pera. i have to eliminate. haha anyway...

im also spending more time now with my other barkadas, and lalo na with my family. so proud of my bro, he passed the Mechanical Engg test for DLSU. he wants to be an archer i think. and for his graduation he's asking for a freaking electric guitar. eh accdg to my friend average price is 12k noh! hello!

an officemate and a wonderful friend left the bank just recently. kakalungkot, we were surprised eh. somehow i expected it but not this soon. anyway, i wish her luck and i hope she is able to set a path for her life that would lead to ultimate happiness.

stress, stress, stress sa work!!! first, the pembo project. i am so involved, as i may have mentioned before. we calculated the results and what do you know, my team got the highest improvement score! woohoo! yey for yellow and yey for the volunteers and yey for me! wahahahaha diretso tpm to sigurado. im so happy kasi in fairness mega dedicated ako to this project. i just turned it over to the new team rep for our team, and mega pressure sa kanya haha kasi nga number one kami. also, a vip exec from regional office visited MNL, and i was in charge of the arrangements. aaarrrrggggghhhh i hated it super. i mean yes it can be done efficiently but i hated ittttttttt to the max!!!! buti na lang may free food. wahahahahaha at saka rubbing elbows with the execs wahahahahaha

poker addiction zoomed up another level. i played cash game. in a poker club. which is a super cool place with a gangster atmosphere! wahahahaha i initially shelled out 1k worth of chips (treat of a friend) tapos nung naubos na tinanong ako ng dealer "ma'am would you like to buy more chips?" ang nasabi ko lang ay "yes, please" buti na lang hanggang dun na lang pera ko. exciting eh! definitely i will be back.

the last time i had poker at a friend's place i had a creepy experience. im not sure if i mentioned before that a manghuhula told me my third eye was open. but i use it daw to read people's characters. well well well i think the manghuhula opened my third eye! since sinabi nya un, i've seen twice, heard twice. kainisssss ung last time nga was playing poker. i was about to go to the washroom when i saw a man sitting sa may couch. i shrugged it off thinking imagination ko lang. then i told a friend about it (a friend who supposedly has his third eye open also) and he said he saw it too!!! putang inaaaaaaaa kinilabutan ako kasi we described him alternately and confirmed that we saw the same man. anyway. mula nun iniisip ko lagi ayoko makakita, ayoko makakita, ayoko makakita. wahahahahaha ayoko tlaga!!!!

here are some pictures i wanna share:

BORACAY nov07

- with charles- hindi nakasama si cathy eh hehehehe =) perfect weather i swear!

BDAY nov07

- cake and cookie sticks from wynzyl!- flowers from alvin, mela, gelo, nelli and scrapbook plus balloons from crm!

funny break

before anything else, may nagpost ng nakakatawang bulletin sa friendster:

1. Name something you use in the shower
conditionaire - hwow kala ko airconditionaire

3. Name something people hate to find
on their windshield.
sun - hahahahahah imagine finding the sun ON your windshield

5. What's another word for blemish?
ah... - ahahahaha hindi nya alam ang blemish waaaaaa

9. Name something a dog does that
embarrasses its owner.
be good - sige bakit ha bakit. why would you be embarassed when your dog does good ha, why? why?

16. Name something found at a Séance?
no idea - hindi nya din alam ang seance..... ayoko naaaaaa

17. Name a bird you wouldn't want to
eat?
all - ayaw ng chicken.

20. Name something that gets smaller
the more you use it?
short - hahahahaha anlabo ayoko naaaaaaaaaaaa

and it's a first for yellow

last year's christmas party presentation was really traumatic for me. preparations, practices, expenses, etc. that's why for this year i did not want to be too involved, or even not involved at all. but still, i find it hard to say no to people who ask me nicely. so i agreed to be part of the committee again, but only to handle props. also, i wanted to perform again this year.

the first few practices i wasnt able to attend, so i just told them to give me any role available. they gave me a lead role. great. again! hahaha kakatawa baka sabihin ng buong hsbc "ano ba tong babaeng to pagkalaki laki nagpupumilit sumali at lead pa talaga lagi!" to cut the long story short, i was assigned the role of J. Lo. i was to dance ala- her in the finale. finale pa talaga! pressure ito. during the practices, i noticed na sa lahat ng lead ako ata ang may pinakamahirap na gagawin. imagine, i had to cover the whole front of the stage. meaning move from left edge to right edge, with matching mga nagmomodel pa sa gitna na kailangan kong iwasan. and i had to perform sa stairs! in my knee-high boots! hahaha pero enjoy naman. makapal naman mukha ko eh.

i had a design in mind na re my costume. so pinatahi ko na kay ever- reliable manang. it was picked up the day before the performance. alas, sobrang mali ung tahi nya. she was too busy siguro sa 30 na nun's habit that we had her make (we did sister act).anyway, i had no costume. my boss panicked haha and everyone else in the department. sabi ko ill buy kinabukasan sa landmark or g4. i had something in mind na kasi.

the following day, we had a meeting in the morning. at pinaalis agad ako ng boss ko to find a costume. nagpapanic sila kasi ako ung lead sa finale, which is the part where everyone will be on stage. oo nga naman, if i screw it up then the whole production is screwed. so off i went to landmark, didnt find anything, so went to glorietta. i found pieces in mango, marks & spencer, dorothy perkins and zara that i liked. glittery ung dating, very J. Lo. buti na lang the boots i bought na a week ahead so i could practice in them. so anyway, i bought the one i found in dorothy perkins, kasi it fit me best and was the cheapest. pero punyeta mahal pa din. bought din a fur lined vest for more J. Lo oomph. bought din sa landmark big hoop earrings with studs and fake lashes. natuwa naman the people when they saw my costume. ay naku dapat lang mahigit 5k lahat lahat ginastos ko dun noh.

went to SMX a bit late, got caught up pa kasi with some work. buti na lang when we got there, sobrang sakto na nagbblocking na ang yellow. right on time, perfect talaga! at buti na lang sa harap na harap ang mesa namin haha ang ganda sa SMX! so un after blocking went for make up and costume change. im so freakin proud of my make up i swear im good hahhahahaha because of that i am convinced i need to pursue aesthetic studies! haha tignan nyo:

wahahaha wala lang naman.

so there, performance level ito talaga! and guess what, we won!!!! wahaha first time ever daw for yellow. and because of that, we won over-all champion this year!! woohoo!!!! can't wait for the party! here are some other pics:

this is the livin la vida loca part. 

this is our sister act scene, opening the show.

oo, ako yang matabang binti na yan sa harap na may hawak na microphone. bongga costumes!

this is yellow team rejoicing!

this is crm!

i promised some pictures of boracay, my birthday, the wedding, cafe ysabel, etc. ito na:

charles & cathy by the entrance of cafe ysabel

cathy & i sa entrance din

for some reason tingin dito ni charles eh magandang shot. uhm sana wala akong halaman sa mukha di ba

val & buboy's wedding reception

when lil announced to us that she was engaged!

feeling mga belyas ni charles

at the church *take note conservative ang outfit ko*

first time ever that i witness a boracay sunset

yey baby chloe likes me!

CRM's Christmas Party 2007 @ Anna's house

christmas party pa din, pauwi na mga people

CRM Awards winners!!! Val: Latecomer Diva; Anna: Look of the Year, Breakup of the Year; Charles - Hotness award, Performer of the Year, Breakup of the Year, CRM Laughing Stock; Joe: Bootyshaker of the Year, Couple of the Year; Cathy: Makeover of the Year

birthday, boracay, wedding

nagbirthday lang ba ako na walang nilalagay dito sa blog koooooo

anyway. since i was leaving for boracay on the day of my bday, the celebration was held on the 27th sa office. i was excited kasi feeling ko masaya eh haha! so yun. i ddnt bring my car, i was a little early than usual, pagpasok ko, kinakabit nila ung balloons sa workstation ko! hahahahaha huling huli! so i went out na lang sabi ko ill go the washroom so they can finish. ill upload all the office pics next time. tapos un syempre everytime may papasok babatiin ako di ba! tapos nung lunchtime naman itong si cathy super halata. sabi sakin cr daw kami, eh never naman nagpasama sa cr un. pero anyway haha pagbalik ko i saw a really pretty cake and cookies na arranged pa talaga on a stand!!! ang ganda!!! ang landi landi!!! hahahaha apparently galing pala un kay wynz! at dinala nya pa talaga sa tec! kaya pala biglang nawala si gen at trina. kinuha nila sa baba. ang ganda promise nainggit lahat ng tao hahahaha! nung lunch naman, dumating si lil, charles and ryan. si charles naka-core leave si ryan hindi na taga-bangko hahaha syempre special ako dapat nandun sila! so anyway super dami ng food for lunch! yummy we love jordan's! they gave me their gift, hot rollers set!!! yey hahaha buti na lang i made a wishlist! tapos grabe may scrapbook pa that i loooved so much. as in with pics and messages and all. mga 4 times ko ata binasa the next week hahaha ganun ako when i receive mga ganun,paulit ulit ko binasa pag natuwa talaga ako. later that day, i got naman a bouquet of flowers from sila alvin nelli mela gelo. i loove it when it's my bday! hahahaha

the next day, boracay na ito! the pics are on my multiply site so please go there instead. ang saya sa boracay! tatlo lang kami, pero masaya! perfect weather as in! tpos sobra itim namin! si trina nainggit so sumunod sya samin, would you believe she was there for a night lang! the time that trillanes and his gang was in manila pen, charles and i were drinking (shake for him and tequila sunrise for me during lunch time haha), while watching ryan learn how to kite surf haha ang linya lang dun ay "this is the life..." funny pa kasi dami namin kakilala nakita! wala lang.

pagbalik na pagbalik from boracay i went to manang to try my dress for the wedding of val. i went home around 7pm ng saturday, the wedding was sunday haha so un pagfit ko hala ang luwag, so inalter pa had to get it at 9am kinabukasan! so the next day i picked it up, went to watercolours in shang for hair and make up, went to nail spa (in full make up and curly hair!) for mani and pedi, then changed na since charles was waiting na sa lobby. pagdating namin sa church punyeta nasa pinto na si val so hindi namin napanood ang kanyang walk. the girls liked my gown thank u very much hehe. after nun, reception sa crowne so tambay sa seven corners while waiting for the reception area to open. here is my fave pic taken by edric the hubby of anna:

kamusta naman ang ganda namin dyan ha? haha

by the way, i didnt have a party *again* for my birthday. but you never know, i might have something up my sleeve =)

mood: sad. really sad.

what a weekend.

friday i was in a party with former officemates where booze and tears flowed. funny antics and sentiments were poured out. i was one of those who poured out my misery. one of my friends kasi made me realize something. and that something hit me so hard that i dread the day it comes true. i pray that it won't. i didnt cry, but when i went home, i did. so that made me really really depressed.

saturday i went shopping by myself, as i usually do. shopping alone gives me time to think. it gives me the freedom to say whatever i want in my head. i had dinner by myself at a restaurant, i think a first for me. im trying to do a lot of things by myself now. after dinner i went to a college friend's bday which didnt help much to cheer me up. but i had a great time with them, and i look forward to seeing them more often. around midnight i met up with my college friends/ co-dancers for some drinks. i met two new persons. i think this is what i should do now, meet new people. i had fun, went home around 4, had breakfast by myself at mcdo, slept around 7am, and woke up at 5pm. totally missed my lakad with my sis. i told her ill make up to it by going this saturday.

a friend of mine told me i think too much. that i over- analyze. that i plan way ahead. i admit its true. but i can't help it.

sometimes, you think you know a person so well. you have this solid perception, be it positive of negative, of who he is. then that person changes, and now you don't know what to do, or how to react anymore. it's what's bothering me now. there's a person in my life that breezed in just recently, and am having the funnest time when spent with that person. just when i think we're that close to talk about stuff close friends talk about, the person changes. and i don't want him to. his presence in my life right now is very comforting and admittedly, needed. so for him to "drift" away is going to be really really painful. i just hope the closeness we have right now isn't temporary cause if it is, sana hindi na lang kami naging close.