BUKING!!!

Kakornihan minsan kung iisipin na isang tao sa edad ko para magdiary pa. Ewan ko... Nakasanayan ko na yata. Simula ata grade 6 ako, nakaugalian ko na magdiary. Lalo na kapag may lovelife ako or may someone special, gusto ko naisusulat ko siya. Katwiran ko, minsan gusto kong balikan ang mga masasayang alaala at kung anu ano pang nangyari sa akin. Un mga kilig moments, un mga oras na humahanap at gumagawa ka ng paraan para lang mapansin ka nya, etc etc. Nakakatawa pa nga kase kapag binabalikan ko, may mga English barok pa ako. Pero paano kung sa di inaasahang pagkakataon e may makabasa ng diary na ito?

Malapit sa buhay ko ang nakabasa ng diary ko. Pero siya un taong di ko inaasahang magbabasa nito. At sa lahat ng taong pwedeng makabasa nito, wag sya. Kase malalaman nya lahat ng baho ko, lahat ng kasinungalingan ko at lahat ng kalokohan ko.

Sino???

Ang mudra ko!!!

Paano ko nalaman? Sa ate ko. Sa kanya naibuhos ng nanay ko ang lahat ng inis. Dahil nalaman nya na nagsinungaling ako sa kanya at nagawa ko sya lokohin sa maraming pagkakataon . Yun mga panahon na sinabi ko na may meeting ako sa work, or may team building, or may seminar na sa katotohanan e nasa ibang parte ako ng Pilipinas o di kaya may kasama mga kasama ako. At yun, chinismis din ako. Kaya, 2 na sila na nakakaalam ng mga sikreto ako. Although, alam ng ate ko un ibang mga katarantaduhan ko, pero meron ding iba na pinili ko na lang talaga na sarilinin. Ayoko rin kase masira un tiwala sa akin ng ate ko, at the same time, alam ko na mataas din ang tingin ng ate ko sakin... Not until this happened.

Hindi naman ako kinumpronta ng nanay ko. Ayaw na lang siguro nya palakihin. Ayaw na lang din nya siguro magalit at wala naman na kase magagawa dahil matagal na nangyari ang mga kalokohan na yun. Ganun pa man, kung may natitira pa siyang tiwala sakin, malamang nabawasan na naman un. All this time hirap na hirap akong ibalik ang tiwalang iyon, pero sa pagkakataong ito, alam ko hindi ko siya masisisisi.


So ang lesson....



Wag ng mag diary!!!

Birthday Gifts '09

Simple as it may seem, I feel very flattered to receive gifts from friends or loved ones. Being the sentimental person that I am, I keep all the things given to me by people regardless of its worth. I also make sure that I use the gifts that I receive right away just to let that person know how I appreciate the gift. I actually have been tagged as a "Rat Pack" by a close friend of mine. I don't know about the others but for me, this is the only way I know that I would let them know how grateful I am for the gifts and most of all to the friendship. So I try to keep whatever I can.

I may have not received a lot of gifts everytime I celebrate my birthday but still I'm grateful for the thought that they have remembered me and had tried to send messages thru SMS.

Let me take this chance then to thank everyone who has sent their greetings:

Bess (who was the first person to greet me and sent her message at 00:08 am)
" Hoy Kupal! Happy Birthday! " (sweet nya noh?)

Valerie
" Happy birthday!! Be extra patient. God has been cooking all the best in life for you. Soon you'll reap what you truly deserve. God Bless!"

James
"Happy birthday Drey... Love u.. Have a blast!"

Raine (I remember giving her almost the same message on her birthday, I thought I had found my Mr. Right then)
"Gurl, happy birthday! Wish you health and wealth. Hope you find Mr. Right! =->

Danie (Actually I had to remind her that it was my birthday, aheheh!)
"Ay sorry.. Happy birthday po. Alam mo naman me makakalimutin me e..."

Ganny (biglang nabuhay!!)
"Happy, happy, happy birthday! Mwah!"

Anj
"Salamat sa Facebook, happy birthday!"

Angel
"Baby! Happy birthday! I hope you're having fun wherever you are! God bless you! You take care! You know I love you!"

Eeyan (again, salamat sa facebook!)
" Happy birthday, ate Drey!"

Cesar
"Gud AM. Happy birthday. Ngayon mo ba ako treat?"

Candy (friend from Cebu)
"Happy birthday! Mwah, mwah, mwah!"

Norman
"Happy birthday po. Kamusta ka na? Sobra pagkakalasing mo nun gabi ah"

Vina
"Happy birthday!! Cheers to the 29 years!"

Raech
"Happy birthday, Drey!"

Joy
"Happy birthday Drey! Wish you more blessings and happiness. God bless you and your family."

Majid ( He got used to calling me by my first name )
"Happy birthday ANDREA.. Hope every day in your life will be full of joy and laughter"

Kaye
"Hoist! Happy Birthday!"

Hazel
"babe!!! Maligayang bati sa iyo...You are a beautiful person inside and out..Like what I always say, if you could only see what I see, you'll be amazed!!! Isa ka sa pinaka asteg na taong nakilala ko.. The world is a better place because of you... Love you babe!!! Happy birthday!!! =)"

THE GIFTS

From Eric, a colleague.

From my sis, Ate Lexie. (Walang palya! Laging may gift!)

From Raine, a colleague.

From my Momma


Again, this would be another challenging and meaningful year. Hope to be with you guys still....
Thanks again!

Til This Year Ends...

I will make sure that I won't be in a relationship....

Having two major heartaches for a year is too much for a glued heart of mine to keep. And I don't think that I would be able to find a guy who would surpass the things he did. While it's all true that the best is yet to come, for me I know I already had the best.


A friend of mine has also made a promise to his self that he would stay single for one year after his birthday. That surely is a challenge especially that he is in the temptation world. In my case, I don't think it would really be a problem. So we'll see if I can continue this promise for one year :-P.

This time and a hundred times, I'm keeping my self for my self.

7 Years Ago....

Was surprised to get this picture from my sis after all these years! As most of you may have already known, I have been part of a band before getting into the call center industry. And this is me, with my first band - 3 vocalists with one pianist and one on sequencer.

Top L to R: Mae ann, Jerry and Aida
Sitting: Maria and me

Our first stint was in Isabela province ( where this picture was taken by the way )where we stayed for 2 months in the hotel where we had our contract. After that, we had a few gigs in Laguna, Cavite and Manila. I didnt pursue working with them since I had a different preference in terms of singing. Being young that I was, I want a "party" crowd.

I had my chance. The BIG break that I had been waiting for. In 2004, a friend's band was looking for an additional vocalist because the hotel where they signed the contract with required 4 vocalists. I jumped at the chance and left the band that I was with at that time. They were considerate enough to let me go. And because of that, I finally had the chance to go to Dubai - Claridge Hotel. I was not able to take a lot of pics there but check some of those I have.

With the drummer that we just met there.

One of the vocalists, I'm sorry I forgot her name.

The only camel I saw there.

At the entrance of the Filipino Club with Maria, the band manager.

So I guess even if I didn't end up as a good singer as my profession, still I'm happy that I was able to experience the night life, the pride and the glamor of being one even for a short while. I know it's not really meant for me. But I'm happy.

Hmmm... Am I prettier then?

Proud Momma

It has been a yearly practice at my son's school to have a dance competition every month of August in celebration of "Linggo ng Wika" ( where we as a nation celebrate having our own language ).

Honestly, this is one of the reasons why I'm glad I work at night. At least I can get to see my son on programs such as this. No need to file for a vacation leave or ask someone else to come and see him. At least when he grows up he would have all these in his memories... That I've supported him somehow even if I stuffed.

Also had the chance to meet my son's bestfriend, Joshua. Both are Gormiti fanatics!

He actually has his classes resumed after the program but I felt like giving my son a break so.... Guess what! My son and I escaped after the program, aheheheh!!! The security guard had to ask if we were going home, but since I know the protocol where I would have to secure a permission from the Guidance Counselor, I just told the guard that we would be picking up his bag from the car. So there! Good lesson learned from his very own Momma! Ahehehe!!!

Dinner with Performance

Double meaning: Dinner with the 2nd Quarter's Performance Council with

Live Performance!!!

As part of our last hurrah for this quarter, our council had a treat for the top performer for the month of July. With some of my colleagues we went to Giligans, Alabang and had good meal,bonding time with good music on our background.

The entire group. Can u see me?

With boss Joy and James

THE PERFORMERS

James


Valerie


Me :-P





It has been years since I have last sung infront of a crowd. And I must say that I miss it. How you can dance on stage and shake your *ss with people dancing with your groove. I wonder when I would be able to do that again.

By the way, I used "Nikka" as my alias. Nothing serious though. Ahehehe. You would hear my friends call me Nikka. Nice time to unwine!!!!

Hybernation

I was not gone. Niether away.

Just had to find my self.

But not to sensationalize it.

Had to find another outlet, aside from the blogging world.

Because I believe...

Half of my readers do not care

And the rest are glad it happened.

I Finally Celebrated....

After realizing that it has been 9 years since I last celebrated my birthday, me and my bestfriend Vina, have gathered some of our High School friends and celebrate our birthday together this year. Her birthday was on the 6th of this month and mine was on th 10th but we celebrated it on the 8th. Cool isn't it? Well, we may already have our own lives; some has already left the country, and some have already focused with their families but we still find ways to get in touch.

I went early to Vina's place on the 8th to prepare the food that we would be bringing. She had prepared Tuna Pasta while I prepared Chicken Stroganoff. We also had fish fillet and grilled pork.

We went to Picnic Grove, Tagaytay past lunch and had a blast. With us were Vina's boyfriend Borgie and daughter Issey, Nizza, Niña, Gladie and daughter Gaea, Mark, Arcee, Jake, Jann and Howell ( who just dropped by ).

Tasty cake from Gladie

The Girls from L to R: Me, Vina, Issey, Gladie, Gaea, Niña and Nizza


The Boys from L to R : Jann, Arcee, Mark and Jake


Changed location, this was taken in one of the "Bulalohan" in Tagaytay. Suitable for the cold atmosphere there.

Vina and me: Bestfriends for 15 years! Cheers to the 29 years of life :)