My so-called Life
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My so-called Life
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No one knows the mysteries of life or its ultimate meaning, but for those who are willing to believe in their dreams and in themselves, life is a precious gift in which anything is possible.
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Sunday, July 31, 2005
Places I'll Remember II
   There are places i'll remember
All my life though some have change
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all...
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I've loved them all...
Places I'll Remember I
     These are just some of those places... more to come...
*just click pics for a larger view*
d' Abu Dhabi Life
Abu Dhabi- the largest & richest state among the 7 emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates. T'was my birthplace & the land i loved for most of my young years. It gave me a lot of memories that i won't ever forget in my entire life. And here i am, out of my so-called "AbuDhabi-sickness", i decided to make this entry all about the life i had in Abu Dhabi.
As i mentioned earlier, i was born at Al Corniche Hospital located at the back of Sheraton Hotel and if im not mistaken it's along Salam St., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Since we don't own a house or as they call it in AD "villa" so it's either we rent a flat/condo or just a room (when we were just 4 in the family) and besides we're just an average family with an average income.hehe.
Dec. 30, 1989 (accdg.to my mom)- we all went back home (Phils) 'coz there was this Gulf War goin' on and it was only Daddy who went back there to continue his job.
1992- Mommy & Jc left and went back to AD to be with Daddy leaving me & bam with my Uncle Doodz & our house helper Ate Joy.
1993- Jewel was born and we were so excited to see her though it was only in pics that we get to see her. But on the month of May alas! we went back to Abu Dhabi accompanied by Aunt A. and we're once again reunited with Dad, Mom, Jc & of course our baby sis, Jewel. At that time our flat was in this bldg( i forgot the name of the bldg.) located at Airport Road and the church was just a couple of blocks away from it. Me & Bam had a long vacation- 5 months to be exact coz classes starts on the month of September. We were enrolled in this small school called International Primary School & most of the teachers were indians but in class there's diversity in nationalities.haha- there's indian,pakistani, sri lankan, arab, & filipino of course! And again it was just located few blocks behind our bldg. Oh by the way, it was the year i started eating SPAGHETTI!!! Yup i didn't like eating spagh even the jollibee spagh BUT because of my mom's deliciously-cooked spagh, i started loving spagh!
1994- Uncle Doods came to Abu Dhabi too and NOW we're really complete...jc broke his left arm coz he had a bad fall from the bed and it was casted for months. Mommy, brought home from the Phil. Embassy a run-away maid named Minda and she became one of the best maid we ever had and she was Jewel's fave maid too, even though she was juz a toddler at that time, she could still remember tita Minda up until now. This was also the year i started keeping a diary. Maybe one of these days i would post some silly entries of mine in that '94 diary of mine.
1995-we transferred to a new bldg (MINCO Bldg.) located at Khalidiya St. and this time it's not a flat anymore but instead a one BIG room with a BIG, LONG kitchen and our own bathroom. The only drawback is that we're living in a big flat with different nationalites, there's indians, morrocans, arabs, nepalian (don't knw wat u call people from Nepal eh!), and again filipinos.But, what's interesting about this year is that i had my first crush...wahahaha
1996- Amnesty we're granted for those illegal workers and so Tita Minda went back to the Phils & from that day on, i learned a lot of household chores. I became a "dalaga" na ( it's up to you to figure this out.hehe.). We transferred to a Filipino school- PISCO Private School and it is where a lot of learnings, friends, & memories were made.Jewel also started going to school. And last but not least- and there was a new addition to our family- Ivy Vanessa Banez came into our world.
1997- was enjoying my first year in PISCO and the Filipino teachers & classmates that i had, which by the way i'm still in contact with up until now. Ricky & Joyce won the Mr & Ms. UN. I joined the Bb. PISCO w/c was really against my will. FUGEES...Wild Wacky Cool Girls...SPACE JAM...ATe AOi...
1998- AWANA was introduced in our church, became part of it. Had new classmates.HAd a new crush. Opening of Al Falah. Joined Ms. PISCO again out of the persistent convincing of Mr. Acosta to my parents.Recieved daily calls from JR asking if i'm angry at him (so silly!), don't know why?Got baptized & fully surrendered my life to HIM. Graduation.Cute A's...Now & Then...BSG...POP...Spice Girls (huwwaaattt???)...AQUA DREAMLAND... and oh Dianne, Joy, & LeeAnn's dramas.haha.
1999- We again transferred to a new as in NEW(at that time) bldg located at the back of the Colours bldg (Ricky & Sarah's place) but we're juz sharing with the Orlina family but me & Bam had our own room.hehe.Started joining KANYAW- a cultural dance club & the only club that lasted in our school.haha. Oh well! we were in HS this time and a lot of HS dramas started.Long phone talks with Dianne. Jaz left for good.Baked a chewy-candy-like brownies with Dianne.
2000- Millenium.2nd yr. HS where it all started (not goin' into the details of that!). Long phone talks with Dianne and this time Avi too.Started liking someone real (since the previous ones were actors/singer). More dramas. Al Ain fieldtrip.Had a memorable birthday.Sleepovers.Kalandrakas-our kanyaw yearly presentation. Ate Brenda's debut.Start of our Junior years. Became the secretary of the PISCO Student Coucil under the Leadership of Ricky. kilig moments (?!).Dawson's Creek
2001- My partner/bestfriend,Dianne went to Canada for good.Had a much bigger room (loved that room so much!). Long phone talks with Avi and ***. More kilig moments.Felt loved. Bridge between Arlette & Jay-r's LT.haha. First prom.Mc Donald's Strawberry Custard Pie.Abu Dhabi Mall.Summer escapades with girlfriends.Arlette went to Canada too for good.Kahimunan-a kanyaw production. Started baking chocolate chip cookies & the like.Start of our senior year. Became the PSC secratary again under the leadership of Ricky again. Took the UPCAT. A memorable class christmas party at the beach opposite Hilton hotel. A memorable last Christmas with the family and the Sernande's family.
2002- Memorable new year/bam's bday. A memorable bday/Love day. Church outings. our last PROM. Long and endless phone talks with ***. Results of the UPCAT. Piscolor. Savoured every moment with my family. Joined Malaysian Tourism and earned $$$.Last Fieltrip.Last PROM. Last Kanyaw presentations.Marina Mall. GOD'S FEET. Documentary. GRADUATION. Farewells. Tears. Off to Phils... Hello college life.
Leaving Abu Dhabi was so painful for me, i just didn't miss the life i had but even the things, places,& people that i encountered there.Our natour- the care taker of our bldg.,Noor- our bus driver, the unbearable smell of the patans/ taxi drivers, shwarma, the buildings, hotels we've been to, the worship service every Friday at the Evangelical Church Center, the Kanyaw practices every Thursday, the times when restless kids hang out at our room everytime there's a Bible Study being held in our flat, Practices of Malaysian Tourism at Al Hamra Plaza, the Saturday-Wednesday school days, Church Anniversary presentations, AWANA Bible quiz, AWANA Olympics, and the list goes on and on...
Abu Dhabi, i'll be visiting you once again soon...
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Our Place
 This is the place where we live. Near malls, near restaurants, & of course near our friends' house/bldgs. PATCHI- where the best chocholates are found. GULF GREETINGS- where we usually buy cards & gift stuffs. LIFESTYLE-SPLASH-SM- where we usually shop for clothes, shoes & accessories.
Note: This pics is courtesy of Stephen Baines*click pics for a larger view* 
Monday, July 18, 2005
i LOSE 220cc of BLOOD!!!
This morning, after my 7-8:30 class i went straight ahead to the cybernook to use the internet & print the outline i should submit for my BIO 196 class. After that, i decided to head to the library to kill the time 'coz i've got 4 and a half hours of break. I borrowed a Plant Physiology book and started doing a reviewer haha...studious effect kuno! And after 1.5 hours, i got tired and bored na din..oh well so much for that "studious" LeeAnn, so i planned on going to Rob and just stroll around BUT as i was passing through the RH lobby, Judith called me out and asked if i am willing to donate some blood. It took me a minute or so to finally agree on giving some blood since everytime the Pi Sigma Frat holds this "Donate Your Blood" activity, my batchmates who are members of this Frat usually ask me to donate but i always refuse them and besides i was thinking about the person who'll be able to recieve my donated blood & how it could save his/her life. hehe. When i was being examined by the MD, he was asking me "first time mo?" and i said "yup" and he asked again "bakit naisipan mo mag-donate?" and i jokingly answered him, "si judith kc eh!" tpos he said, "ba't ka naman nagpaloko?" and then there were these frat guys who were kinda saying stuff...stuff to scare me off! BUT i am proud of myself coz i didn't chickened out even though i got to see that LONG BIG NEEDLE being inserted at my right arm into the vein to draw out 220cc of blood. Whew! I can even hear those frat guys saying "ayan na..ayan na!!!" haha ndi ako natakot 'noh! Well i'm really happy that i decided to finally donate some blood coz come to think of it...my blood would be someone's hero, well i'll be someone's hero! hehehe. =)
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Music of My Heart
here's a song by Nicole Mullen that i'm so into right now...
I'm not ashamed to tell the whole world
Without You, I'm nothing at all
That I have strings in need of mending
I'm out of tune in certain parts
So strong, the chords of mercy
Restore my soul completely
Lay Your hand upon me
And this instrument will breathe...
Cause You're the Music of My Heart
The melody within my soul
The song that holds me in the dark
The fire that warms me when I'm cold
The symphony that calms my fear
The lyric that I long to hear
The masterpiece, the work of art
Complete before I start
The Music of my Heart
Creator of all that is lovely
Write a tune upon my heart
And when you finish will You play me
Like a beautiful guitar
Strong, the chords of mercy
Restore my soul completely
Bring life unto me
And this instrument will sing...
Saturday, July 16, 2005
"Parting words
It's been 2 months of happiness, togetherness, scrumptious home-made meals, and a life of a normal family living together under one roof. Our home was filled with "normal-family-noises" for 2 months and right now, the silence in this house is making me deaf. The usual routines in this home is no longer there, with a Mommy asking you "what do you like to eat for breakfast, lunch, merienda, & dinner" (no wonder i gained a lot of lbs. while their stay here), a Daddy who'll call everyone when the food is already served & he'll even wake you up so that we could all eat together at the same time, & a sister named Jewel, who's either in front of the TV watching Disney channel or music channels or in front of the PC listening to the songs of Jojo, Missy E, Ciara, Gwen, & the like; chatting with her bestfriends checking her berkzter account, & making her own website * Jewel*. No more "massage-sessions" with mommy, " kenkoyans" with DAddy, and " asaran & lambingan" moments with Jewel. Sheesh i thoughti'm used with this kind of routine already since it's been 3 years now but... here i am again crying in the bathroom so that joyce & jc won't see me. Haaaayyyy.... I'M REALLY MISSING YOU GUYZ!!!!!
Daddy & Mommy, thanks for everything, for the love and care you've always given to us. Jewel, haha i'll miss you baby sis, ' la na me makukulit & maasar na katabi ko sa bed! See you guys again next year! Love you very much!!!!
From: Mommy
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005, 10:37 AM
To: LeeAnn, Joyce, Jc
Subject: Parting words
Hi Kids, though it's hard to bid goodbye, but i have
to. In the meantime, we have to sacrifice for the sake
of everyone. You know the reasons, and these are just
temporary anyway. Hoping and praying that as we are
far from you, you will continue to be responsible
children. Focus on your studies and for sure these
sacrifices will not be in vain for all of us will be
happy.
Thank you for the joy, happiness and even heartaches
that we have shared. I will always be praying for
your safety, good health and success on your studies.
Please stay in touch, this time i want you to please
text us instead of me calling you. I have to know
whenever all of you are already home. I know your
schedule and please let me know if ever you're delayed
in coming home. Be kind and considerate to one
another, and please avoid fighting instead love and
help one another. Promise we'll be together again
next year, God willing.
Joyce, miss you! Hope you will continue to excel in
your studies. We believe in you and you can make it,
you will become a successful nurse in the future.
Stay focus! Take care, pray first before you go to
your duties so that you will always be guided by God
in all your responsibilities as practicing nurse. I
love you! We''ll be missing you krong-krong!!!
Lee-ann and JC stand on your belief. I know you can
make it too. study harder kids.
Love you so much, gonna miss you.
Mom
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Pilipino ako... ikaw?
Yesterday i went to school i little earlier coz i've got an org meeting to attend at 12pm so i left our home at 'round 11:15am. Everything was ok, i was able to get a bus as soon as i reached the Emilio Aguinaldo H-way here in Cavite and i thought within 45 mins or less i would be at UPM already but to my surprise 30 mins have passed and i'm still stuck in Cavite bcoz of a very tight traffic and i was just a street away from our street.Argh! Then, i thought ok juz have a little patience and i'll be at school just in time for my 1 o'clock class BUT then... another 1 hr have passed and guess what? no signs of toll gate and coastal road yet...i'm still stuck up in this TRAPIK jam in CAv and i was jus 2-4 hundred meters aways from our place....hahaha So everyone in the bus diddn't know what on earth was causing this kind of traffic in our place, it's not the usual rush hour time & so out of curiosity, some of the passengers went out of the bus and took a look of what was happening and the guy seated near me did that & i asked him what was causing the traffic and i kinda laughed at his reply: "may mga JERKS na nagrarally dyan sa my St. Dominic at my 3 firetrucks na nka-harang sa h-way...kya ndi umaasenso mga Pilipino eh, tinutuon nila oras nila sa mga ganitong gawain...at ito namang mga pulis wala din utak, ndi man lng guamwa ng paraaan pra mabawasan ang trapik...." and then someone said "hay naku! ndi naman 'to Ayala eh, pumunta na lng sila dun sa Makati at dun sila mag-rally ndi dito!!!!" the scene in our bus was really funny. Then i looked at my watch and see what time is it already and there it was... 5 mins to 1 and then and there i decided to get out of the bus and find a a ride back home. Haaay so much for that! Anyway, here's something i've read from a friendster bulletin post and it's an open letter from a concerened Filipino citizen to his fellow Filipinos: Mga kababayan: Meron akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga PILIPINO. Simple pero parang mahirap gawin ng karamihan sa atin. Hindi ito makukuha sa puro daldalan lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo, kumilos tayo ngayon na. Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas. Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy, ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali raw ang batas. Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siya pumunta roon, kasi takot siyang magkamali. Sa PINAS: Pag nagkamali ang Pinoy, sorry kasi hindi raw niya alam na labag sa batas iyon. Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax sa USA okey lang, katuwiran natin doble kayod na lang. Sa PINAS: mahilig ka sa last day para magbayad ng tax minsan dinadaya mo pa o kaya hindi ka nagbabayad. Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe at bilihin imbes na magsipag mas gusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan lang sa munisipyo o kahit sa alinmang tanggapan. Sa Singapore: Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon ng basura sa hindi tamang lugar, magbabayad ka na 500 Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy, Okey lang kasi lumabag ako sa batas. Sa Pinas: Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit naman ni Bayani Fernando, mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang batas eh akala mo kung sino. Ayun nag-rally na ang Pinoy gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando kahit na alam niyang mali siya. Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong alam. Bakit ang PINOY, pwedeng maging "law abiding citizen sa ibang bansa ng walang angal" pero sa sarili nating bayang PILIPINAS na sinasabi ninyong mahal natin, eh hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT????????? ETO PA, "Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON": NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kamote (kahit nakaka-utot) NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries (imported eh) NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kapeng barako NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa STARBUCKS (imported coffee 100 pesos per cup) NOON: Bili ka ng tela para magpatahi ng pantalon like maong NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI'S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally tayo "GMA tuta ng KANO") Di ba tuta ka rin naman. NOON: Sabon na Perla OK ng pampaligo NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA, IVORY, etc. may matching shampoo pa NOON: Pag naglaba ka batya at palopalo ok na, minsan banlaw lang sa batis pwede na NGAYON: Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder soap with matching DOWNY pa para mabango Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito, pero ilan ilan lang iyan para bigyan ng pansin. Mga Pilipino ng ba tayo? O baka sa salita lang at E-Mail pero wala naman sa gawa. ===================================== = ================================== ====== My Fellow Filipinos, When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the $dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra. Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried. During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which he would usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was pork and beef from the town market. Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang-tang. And who can forget Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree? On weekends, I played with my neighbors (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don't know about you, but I miss those days. These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine, grocery catalog, or drive around The peso is a staggering and incredible P54 to the $dollar. Most people can't have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not easy. I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely, difficult, & scary. It didn't matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for rape. The salary was cheap & the vacation far between. If the boss didn't want you to go on holiday, you didn't. They had your passport. Oh, and the agency charged you almost 4months of your salary (which, if you had to borrow on a "20% per month arrangement" meant your first year's pay was all gone before you even earned it). The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia. Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the $dollar until I finished college. Today, the Philippines is famous as the "housemaid" capital of the world. It ranks very high as the "cheapest labor" capital of the world, too. We have maids in Hong Kong, laborers in Saudi Arabia, dancers in Japan, migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US, and all sorts of other "tricky" jobs in other parts of the globe. Quo Vadis, Pinoy? Is that a wonder or a worry? Are you proud to be a Filipino, or does it even matter anymore? When you see the Filipino flag and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you feel a sense of pride or a sense of defeat & uncertainty? If only things could change for the better....... Hang on for this is a job for Superman. Or whom do you call? Ghostbusters. Joke. Right? This is one of our problems. We say "I love the Philippines. I am proud to be a Filipino." When I send you a joke, you send it to everyone in your address book even if it kills the Internet. But when I send you a note on how to save our country & ask you to forward it, what do you do? You chuck it in the bin. I want to help the maids in Hong Kong. I want to help the laborers in Saudi Arabia. I want to help the dancers in Japan. I want to help the TNTs in America and Australia. I want to save the people of the Philippines. But I cannot do it alone. I need your help and everyone else's. So please forward this e-mail to your friends. If you say you love the Philippines, prove it. And if you don't agree with me, say something anyway. Indifference is a crime on its own.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
socsci2 class rocks!!!
As of the moment, my socsci 2 class rocks! i juz don't know if this will still be the case when midterms come. The discussions in class are superb...hehe plus we've got a really cool prof & to think he's the bassist of one of the well-known opm band here in Pnas- Sugarfree! oh well so much for that...back to the class stuff.
According to the syllabus, SOCSCI 2 is a survey course on the works of selected social, political, & economic thinkers from ancient Greek to contemporary period...It is also the intention of the course to cultivate the student's appreciation for the great intellectual and philosophical traditions and to develop a critical view towards these ideas. Furthermore, the course hopes to enable the student relate these philosophical ideas to the present state of society. OH yeah! that's why it is so much fun having this class at D' PRESENT STATE of D' PHILS. We've just finished tackling 'bout Plato's The Republic and i kept on wondering what would it be like having here in the Phils Plato's ideal state & the idea of the philosopher-king as a ruler?Although, he admitted that it is difficult to attain such a society, but it is not impossible.Anyway, after Plato here comes one of Plato's famous student: Aristotle. According to our discussion this afternoon,if Plato's question was: what is the BEST political system? Aristotle on the other hand, would be: what is the PROBABLE or POSSIBLE best political system? for Aristotle, the most ideal state just like Plato is through Kingship or Monarchy, while the most practical one is "Polity" or in other words "Constitutional Democracy" where we find a large middle class ruling for the benefit of the entire community. Democracy, as in "direct democracy" or mobocracy is PERVERTED, accdg. to Aristotle because it is the rule of the poor for the poor and this would lead to a lot of irrational actions. It's amazing how these philosophers thought of these kind of ideas a long long time ago and how at the present we could still relate to it,diba?
So change topic muna, but still within the bounds of my socsci2 class (this is a socsci 2 entry..hehe), before we started our formal class discussion there were a group of students who asked permission to do a RTR (stands for room-to-room, w/c is a general term used when they'll be making announcements & the like in classrooms) and those students are from an org, if i'm not mistaken LFS (not sure ha!) and they were encouraging the students to join the mass rally tomorrow at Ayala and i guess you know what that's for. After they left, Sir Jal said that it is good to be a part of these kind of events but if it is not your 'thing' (the rallies), you could still be a part of it, just by voicing out your opinions in editorials of newspapers, e-mailing, or in this case by blogging. Honestly, i'm kinda excited on the turning of events that would happen...gosh showbiz na showbiz dating ng politika dito sa Pnas, noh? haaayyy...
Let me end this post with a paraphrased statement from Sir Jal and one the LFS studz: If Gloria resigns, there's always the question of who'll be the next pres? But it is not about the WHO but the WHAT!
Sunday, July 10, 2005
out of randomness
I've been trying to figure out how i'll make a sensible outline for my undergrad seminar(BIO 196) topic: <Why Females live longer than Males? Importance of the upregulation of longetivity-associated genes by oestrogenic compounds> & after a day of thinking i've come up with 4 main points to discuss but it's still for approval and revisions by Prof Hallare tomorrow & i'm really expecting a lot of revision and add-ons on this outline. Anyhow, after the brain works i've decided to do some blog hopping and i've come across blogs of old PISCONIANS ( a batch or two higher than ours) & it was fun reading their journals & lookin' at old PISCO pics they've posted. And while i was browsing through Ate Kristine's journal i came across a very "catchy" article and here it goes: There comes a time in our lives when we chance upon someone so nice and beautiful and we just find ourselves getting so intensely attracted to that person. This feeling soon becomes part of our everyday lives and eventually consumes our thoughts and actions.
The sad part of it is when we begin to realize that this person feels nothing more for us than
friendship.
We start our desperate attempt to get noticed and be closer but in the end our efforts are still
unrewarded and we end up being sorry for ourselves.
You dont have to forget someone you love. What you need to learn is how to accept the verdict of reality without being bitter or sorry for yourself. You would be better off giving that dedication and love to someone more deserving.
Don't let your heart ruin your life, be sensible and let your mind speak for itself. Listen not only to your feelings but to reason as well.
Always remember that if you lose someone today, it means that someone better is coming
tomorrow... ..which is a very nice way of saying than someone dumped you for someone better.
If you lose love, that doesnt mean that you have failed in love.
Cry if you have to, but make sure that the tears washes away the hurt and the bitterness that the past left you with.
Let go of yesterday and love will find its way back to you.
And when it does, pray that it may be the love that will stay and last a lifetime.
A woman/man on the rebound could easily fall for sweeping emotions and be made to falsely believe that he/she finally stumbled upon the right man/woman when what she just found is
only someone to cover up for the love she/he lost.
A woman/man who makes promises with words and not with actions may never live up to fulfill
them.
"IT'S TRUE THAT LOVE CAN WAIT FOREVER BUT IT IS CRAZY TO STUBBORNLY HOPE FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EVEN CARE OR UNDERSTAND HOW WE FEEL". Somehow, those sentences i've bolden caught me, i don't know...maybe nakakarelate ako? hmmm... hay hay hay...here i go again..better stop here na...
Saturday, July 09, 2005
our very own florence nightingale
 Yesterday i witnessed the capping ceremony of my sis & i'm so proud of her (really!) ui flattered un sis ko na yan... hehe Well, sis you're just one more step away from being a full pledge nurse & i know you'll make it through the boards & whatever tests you'll be takin' up... Grabe mauunahan mo pa akong magpa-anak...hehe GodBless sis and keep up the good work!!!
The Family
 
The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.
Monday, July 04, 2005
Grandpa & Grandma
 Gosh! I haven't seen my lolo & lola for like 18 years!!! And i really really want to see them again. I wanna know how it feels like having ur grandparents around! Hope someday we'll get the chance to see them again. =)
Sunday, July 03, 2005
What's Your Deepest Fear?
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Timo Cruz ( from the movie Coach Carter) What can you say about that statement you've just read above? It's quite true 'no? mas nakakatakot tlga pag ikaw ay nasa tuktok ng iyong bundok,nsa kalinawagan ng iyong buhay kaysa sa kadiliman nito. Minsan ang sarap pakinggan un "all is well" pero ndi rin. gulo 'no? Kc kung palagi na lng 'all is well' wala tayong matututunan sa buhay nyan! Ang mga kabiguan, kapighatian, at pagkalugmok sa buhay ang syang nag-aangat sa atin, nagpapatibay at nagpapatatag ng ating kalooban at ito din ang nagtuturo sa atin kung paano natin haharapin ang kinabukasan. Medyo nalalayo na ata dun sa mensahe nun quote ah? di bale, meron pa rin naman koneksyon 'tong pinagsasabi ko kahit paano, besides it's still about life! Madami kasi sa atin natatakot dumaan sa mga "tunnels of life" natin, isa na din ako doon...dati! Pero, heto ako ngaun, oo 'cry baby' pa rin ako pag naprepressure at natatakot (normal naman cguro yung umiyak 'no?) pero deep inside 'lam ko malalampasan ko din un at yakang-yaka ko un 'no! hehe ska plgi ko na lng iniisip na may purpose ang Diyos kung bakit ako pinapadaan dito sa mga "tunnels". Eh, kau ba takot din ba kau? Hay, basta 'lam nyo panoorin nyo un Coach Carter, ang ganda...superb talaga! It isn't juz 'bout the game, basketball BUT it is also and mostly 'bout the game of LIFE! O, sya panoorin nyo ha! =)
Saturday, July 02, 2005
ala lng...
Pardon me for that last entry, i know madaming WRONG grammar and sentence construction usage dun...oh well i don't know why i had the urge to post that article, actually it's a reaction paper i submitted yesterday for our SocSci 2 class. Hmm...i really got lots of school works to do: i need to find at least 3 topics for my undergrad seminar and a HW on Xrays & Cobalt Radiation for my RadBio class. I really need to finish that today 'coz i won't be able to do it tomorrow coz we got a youth activity at MP tomorrow night. Well, that's all folks! It's munching time.... bon apetite!
"Hello, Philippines?..."
Our country was once again startled a couple of weeks ago with the "gloriagate" issue and there wasn't a clear picture of it since GMA chose to remain silent about this. However, last June 27, 2005, on national television, GMA finally broke her silence and apologize for her "lapse of judgement". Having made her presidential statement, as expected there aroused different reactions ( mostly, violent rxns) from the people & the politicians. Honestly,as i was watching GMA's speech, i admired her 'guts' ,it's rare to find a pres. apologizing on national television, but on the other side of it, i couldn't see the "sincereness" (if there's such a word) of her words & it was like she was just reciting a scripted speech ( well as a matter of fact, she was just really reading it, kaso sana inenternalize nya ng mabuti un speech nya...tsk, tsk...). Now, with all that has been said and done, what next? What could we, our country expect in the days to come? An EDSA 3 perhaps? Last Tues (June 28,2005), we were required to attend a symposium entitiled "Hello, Garci?...Goodbye Gloria: PEOPLE POWER KA NA BA?" I could really sense and feel the fire igniting in the hearts of the speakers and the members of different movement groups, it's like everyone is shouting "GLORIA, MAG-RESIGN KA NA!!!!". According to Atty. Remios Ruedero, the so-called attorney of the poor people, "... mahirap idaan sa legal ways!... ndi ko i-aadvice na i-impeach ... i-agitate lng ang isipan ng mamamayan sa mga ganitong isyus..." and you combine it with Dr. Ed Villegas (Chairperson of the Department of Social Science,UPM) speech, I could say that they really are encouraging another people's power for it is the only way to oust GMA from her throne. Philippines will really expect more rallies, more anger, more discontentment, & more SHAME in the coming days not until those anti-gov't/anti-GMA have attained their goal to oust GMA. However, as former Pres. Cory Aquino stated, "People power for oneself will never succeed." Let's say GMA resigned or was impeached, who will be the next pres.? De Castro? I bet, that would create another issue! GMA's policies are good enough, she just needs to be sincere, since she really needs to gain back people's trust (w/c is quite hard to do!). If GMA was given another chance, I think she would really work hard for the country and her fellowmen for she already learned her lesson and I guess, the same goes to every Filipino, we need to learn & realize the lessons God is teaching us & our country. A lot chaos is really expected but i believe someday it will all be well again. Our country will rise up once again!
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