Buda... again

Last2x Saturday(Feb 9) a couple of officemates and I went to Buda and stayed their overnight. We rented a rest house at Island in the Sky and the main feature of the house was the fireplace...err truth be told it was the first fireplace that i came in contact with :-P It was that cold there to warrant a fireplace, I think the place is 4000 Meters Above Sea Level so that explains. Anyways, as usual i enjoyed the place and we revisited Seagull Resort and bathed at the man-made waterfalls even if I was freezing my ass off. I wish I could build a house there someday. Here are a couple of pics from that weekend:

The rest house we rented.

The fireplace and me


The whatchamacallit car that toured us all over Seagull Mountain Resort

The man-made waterfalls


The perfect ending ...dinner at Santander, "Hito-an sa Calinan"

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Tsinelas

I am a big fan of flip flops! It seems that I can't get enough of them. I buy them because they're comfortbale to wear but somewhere along the way collecting flip flops became a hobby because of those various designs available. It started with Havaianas and later on I learned to appreciate other brands from Brazil like Praia and Ipanema.Anyways, I was browsing through the Ipanema site and saw this design...

which is really...really... similar to this..

Don't you agree?

So the dilemma here is...what brand should I buy? hehehe Kidding aside, they are too much alike to ignore....you can hardly spot the difference and so i wondered what may have caused this because before each brand have their own unique designs/ trademark. Do they have the same desingers now? Industrial spying? Or maybe they are sister companies.. Mmmmm....

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Hating Dubai

Last Saturday I attended the despedida party of Laila and Grace, two of my closest friends at the office. Actually I was supposed to attend Pheng and Rhea’s Despedida party at samal on the same day but I opted to join the latter. All of them except rhea resigned from work because they will try their luck overseas..specifically at Dubai. I can no longer keep track of how many of my friends went to work at Dubai and those who plan to. That’s why I’m beginning to hate the place coz it’s taking my friends away from me L I feel really sad not to be able to spend time with my friends anymore but well there’s nothing I can do but accept their decisions and cope. I also talked to another friend who’ll be leaving for Australia this year and he asked me if I have plans to work abroad. I replied, Travel yes…but work no. I just can’t imagine myself working and living in another country with a different culture and lifestyle. I imagine how difficult the adjustment might be to work with foreigners..the language , culture gap and all. I am very much attached to my family and chose not to be away from them again. Yes I might be missing out some opportunites out there, to see new places and earn more and etc. but spending quality time with my family far outweighs those.
I wish to be reunited with those friends in Dubai and hope Dubai is taking good care of them but for now…I’m hating the place

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Cat Burglar

Last night when I was about to sleep, I heard some funny noises outside my window which is just beside my bed and so I peered into the blinds and guess who I saw...a cat burglar!

well not exactly burglar coz it's our pet cat ,Orange, but he wasn't supposed to be there. I tried to poke and push him away but he wouldn't budge. I tried flashing the flashlight directly on his eyes but nothing happened except that his eyes turned green.

I was tempted to throw water at him but I can't do that without getting my bed wet and so I let him be and we slept side by side...well sort of. And today I'm having a sneezing fit :-(

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My 2008 Predictions

.../resolutions/wishful thinking/positive thinking for myself :-)

I would have Shaun T’s chick assistant’s abs…hiphop abs yo!
My hair would grow longer which I just had cut short…really short by the way.
My toenails would recover…it suffered from a nail polish over dose.
I’ll ace my MBA classes
I’ll gain more online and offline friends.
I’ll finally meet Jae and perhaps Cheska in person :-D
I’ll own a PSP so I can play all thoooose games in a wider screen than my cellphone.
I’ll learn how to levitate after the yoga classes.
I’ll save some money.
My PPP career would flourish thanks to my guru (Carey)
My small business would flourish
I’ll watch more movies and series.
I’ll finally discover a book to replace the spot left by Harry Potter series
Blow would get a job (hahaha didn’t mean the way it came out )
I’ll travel more...i'll finally visit Camiguin and Panglao or even Hongkong.

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A year end post

I’ve learn to contemplate even in action. That one doesn’t need to be in a semi-catatonic state, alone and staring emptily into space with .”music” to do some reflection. That one can introspect even while crossing a busy street.
I’ve realized that my journey towards self discovery doesn’t always have to happen within me but can happen through other people
I’ve learned that trust is such a fragile thing and it starts with trusting yourself.
I’ve learned to accept that I can’t do everything on my own…that sometimes I have to hold on to somebody’s hand to let go of someone else.
I’ve finally accepted that some friendships don’t last forever. That a childhood bond can sometimes break in this adult world. That two people who grow together can still outgrow each other. …that a friendship needs to be continually nurtured and taken care of to last.
I’ve discovered that sometimes help comes from unexpected places and from unexpected person. That a stranger is a friend waiting to be made.
I’ve learned to appreciate the value of money.
I’ve learned that lying dormant within us are various potentials waiting to be tapped.
Finally that life is such a wonderful thing after all and that love doesn’t always have to hurt.

Happy New Year Everyone :-)

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Kelan ba ang Graduation?

Note: Cleaning up my drafts again..more finished and unfinished post to come :-)

Nanaginip ako kagabi, tinatanong ko daw kung “kelan ang graduation? ” . Hindi ko na maalala kung sino yung mga tinanong ko, mukhang mga kaklase ko ata nung college at hindi ko na rin maalala kung nasagot nila ako. Siguro dahil sa ang Marso ay buwan ng pagtatapos kaya ko naisip yun. Marami kasi akong nakitang mga mag-aaral na naka-toga at may sabit pa na orchids at mga kung ano pang pampakati na halaman sa leeg
Pero pagkagising ko kanina andun pa rin yung tanong sa isip ko. Naalala ko tuloy na 6 years na pala akong graduate sa college. Putek ang tanda ko na! Ito na yung “How do you see yourself 5 years from now?” moment, plus 1 year na nga. This is it! Naisip ko tuloy yung sinabi nung guro namin nung college, habang ako ay nasa silid aralan , nakaupo sa silya, nagsuslat sa kuwaderno ng mga takdang aralin na nakasulat sa pisara(sa wakas naggamit ko rin ang mga words na yun) , sabi niya na pag-IE ka pa rin after 5 years ibig sabihin hindi ka successful. Dapat daw manager ka na o may sarili ng negosyo. Naku patay, paano ngayon to ma’am? IE pa rin ako? Porlayp na ata to. Ibig bang sabihin nito, isa akong malaking kabiguan? Palipat-lipat kc ako ng trabaho kaya ayun lagi akong nagsisimula sa umpisa. Walang continuum kumbaga. Pero, subali’t, datapwa’t…hindi ko pinag-sisihan ang mga naging desisyon sa trabaho o buhay in general. Masaya naman ako kung saan ako ngayon. Wala talaga akong balak na maging CEO o umangat talaga sa corporate ladder. Takot ako sa heights! Kung mangyari man yun, salamat pero di ko talaga kinakarir yun. Wala talaga akong balak na karirin ang karir ko . Pero balik dun sa tanong, kelan ako gagraduate. Hanggang kelan nga ba ako magtatrabaho? Di ko maisip sarili ko na magtatrabaho hanggag sa maging senior citizen na ako. Balak ko magkaroon ng negosyo balang araw. O magka-asawa ng milyonaryo o maging isang superhero. Siyempre nonsense na naman. Pero napaisip talaga ako sa tanong….. at nag-iisip pa rin ako hanggang ngayon …

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idle hands

I think I've finally discovered my true calling. All along I thought I would shine in the music industry, the art world or literature. Instead it was handicrafts all along...making bracelets, necklaces, accessories...borloloy...whatchamacallit. I started making friendship bracelets way back in Highschool to give as gifts to my friends. I never really made it a hobby not until lately. This all started when I decided to buy and sell accessories and then customers started to make request. So I decided to study those accessories, bought some materials and together with Blow, made some. I enjoyed doing it and to my amazement, people actually bought it(naks!). We usually use wires and were still trying to learn soldering and experiment with hot metals instead of mere bending and twisting. Here are a few of our creations (i'm still organizing the other pictures) :-)

Errr...anybody interested, I can make it in any colors or design ;-)

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