When to Stop...

1. Kapag kumakanta at masakit na ang lalamunan kakabirit. Wag ng antayin na mapatid ang litid.



2. Kapag sumasayaw at umatake na ang rayuma at sakit sa kasu-kasuan. Mawawala ng tuluyan ang career.




3. Kapag nagaaral at nararamdaman mo na namamaga na ang utak mo kakaisip at kakamemorize. Tigilan na, baka maputulan ng ugat - tigok!



4. Kapag kumakain at nakikita mong para ka ng nakalunok ng pakwan. Daig mo pa ang nagbubuntis ng kambal.




5. Kapag nagtatype sa blog at parang nakadikit na ang mga daliri mo keyboard o di kaya e hanggang mawala na ang mga letra nito.




6. Kapag nakikipagkwentuhan sa mga kabaro at kachokaran nang walang humpay at kung saan-saang direksyon na tumatalsik ang laway mo. Mala-asido pa naman yan...




7. Kapag naghihilod ng katawan kapag naliligo na parang gusto mo ng makita ang buto mo sa kakakuskos. Sayang ang libag. Wala nang pagtataniman ng kamote.



8. Kapag nakikipaginuman at di mo na alam kung san mo naiwan ang celfon at wallet mo. Minsan style din ito ng mga taong wala naman talagang pambayad. Magkukunwari na lang na laseng at nanakawan para di na pagbayarin. Tsk, tsk, tsk...




9. Kapag wala ka ng nakikitang dahilan para ituloy pa ang isang relasyon dahil wala ka namang nakukuha dito kungdi puro sama ng loob... (ouch! patamaan ba ako?!!!)

My First Composition

Akalain mo ba na makakapagcompose ako ng kanta nun nasa High School pa lang ako? Ganyan ka sidhi ang feelings ko nun sa pag-ibig! Di ko na nga lang matandaan kung sino un lalakeng naginspire sakin na gawin itong kantang to, ahehhe.. May tono ito, pero di na nagawan ng accompaniment. Di naman ako music arranger or musician e. So hanggang ganito na lang ang kaya ko....


Please Tell me How

Why do this have to happen
When all I've done is for good
Are you really meant for her
This and more I always ask

Feelings I have I cant control
And burstingin tears is all I can do
Loving you is not hard to do
Bur forgetting you is a burden

Chorus:
What should I do
I never wanted anything in this world
Than your love, your sweet love
What should I say
To let you know how I feel inside
How does it hurt
How deep is the wound
Please help me forget
Please tell how

Memories of you I'll always treasure
Happy moments with you I'll cherish
Together with my song
I'll be thinking of you
Til the end of time

Asejia's Passion

At an early age, my son Asejia Renoir is showing signs of creativity and I'm so proud of him. Why not? I am a frustrated artist myself. I have wished that I can put more colors in my drawings(and my life) and be more realistic. But too bad, I am not gifted... Di ako gifted child. Ahehe...

My son is now 9.Just imagine at what age I gave birth to him... Heheheh!!! How time flies so fast!!! His name Asejia was given by his dad which is derived from the word Asia. Renoir on the other hand is the name I have given to him. It is a name of a French Painter. That should explain his passion for Arts.

I'm already keeping a big cabinet for all his drawings. Starting when he was probably 3 or 4. Too bad I was not able to keep those firsts... Akala ko kase kinopya lang sa libro or tinrace lang... ahehehhe!!!

By the way, my sister gave him a drawing book and pastel colors for Christmas. At ng nakita ng anak ko un regalo hindi na nya pinatagal... Sumalampak agad sya sa sahig at nagdrawing. Walang palit-palit ng damit kahit naka school uniform pa sya. Tinitigan ko sya habang nagdodrawing. He knows how it should look like... Nakakatuwa talaga. Buti na lang meron syang interest sa Arts. Hope this will show a brighter future for him.

These are his first pastel drawings:

 

 

 

 

Thank you po kay Tita Lexie for the gifts!!! You should be proud of these drawings!!!

Certified Blogista and Camwhore

Who else am I talking about here? Well, for those of you na hindi ko kasama sa work would never know who this creature is, but let me introduce you to the recently self confessed blogger addict!

I won't be telling what our working relationship is. Let us just say that he is one of the people at work that I look up to. (I literally look up to anyone naman e, because of my height ahehe!)We've been working for a year now, (Happy anniversary!) and hopefully we'll be spending a lot of years together.

Anyway, nakakaaliw lang tong taong to dahil kahit na marami syang trabaho ay nagagawa pa rin nyang magblog. And mind you, di lang isang post ang nagagawa nya sa isang araw. Kaya naman before going to work or even at work, I make sure that I get to read his blog para may mapagusapan at makapagasaran sa work. Game din kase sya makipagasaran at pinapatulan nya mga pangiinis ko at mga jokes ko na ako lang ang nakakaintindi minsan.

May blog fever na nga sa work e. Bastat may mapagusapan lang na konti e, "Ibablog ko toh!" Ano na?!!!Syempre kapag addict un isang tao e, naiimpluensyahan naman un iba. Kaya some of my colleagues are now planning to create their own blogs. Why not? Blog Bandwagon, here they come!

Un isang kasama ko rin sa work e nagpapakaaddict na rin. She calls her
self "Blogista Jr". And soon, I might feature her here as well.

Now speaking of camwhoring, tignan nyo na lang ang blog nya at see for yerselves!!!

Click this - Blogista!

Working has never been so light and fun til the time that I worked with him. I have discovered a lot of things about my self thru him and he never grew impatient with me. Masaya at challenging. Maraming spoofs at gimik. Nakakatuwa!



Me with the Certified Blogista and Camwhore

Bad Me

Hindi ako uber bad. Pero let's admit it. We are all bad in some little ways. Aheheh... I believe as long as di ka naman nakakainsulto, nkakasakit at nakakatapak ng tao e, keri lang...

Anyway, I dont really intend to list my bad or nasty attitudes here. Just wanna share some of my bad habits, which I get to realize after 28 effin' years!!! And let me just say that I dont intend to do away with these bad habits... Depende siguro...


1. Pulling strands of my hair. Yup... I naturally have wavy hair. Kapag ganitong nawawala na ang bisa ng siyensya, lumalabas na ang sumpa. At kapag nangyayari to, I cant help but check on every strand. Pag naramdaman ko na magaspang, binubunot ko sya at saka titigan at saka puputulin into half.




2. Starting reading books and eventually losing interest on it. Bakit nga ba? Pero natapos ko naman un Twilight ah.... ahehehe!!! Well, I get to finish some good books naman, kaso lang kapag alam ko na un itatakbo ng story ayoko ng tapusin. Mahilig din ako sumabay sa bandwagon. Meaning, kapag narinig ko that everyone is talking about this book, I will try to read it but yun nga lang, kapag alam ko na ang takbo, aayawan ko na sya.

3. Priorities. Priorities. Priorities. Ikaw, alam mo ba mga priorities mo? Di ka ba nahihirapan mamili kung ano uunahin mo? "Duty first before pleasure" sometimes is not applicable to me... I love pleasure if you know what I mean...




5. Smoking. I'm trying to quit,ok. I dont buy packs na. Whenever I have a pack kase, napapalakas ang yosi ko. Pero I still deserve a pat on the back because there are days na natitiis ko na zero-nicotine talaga. Just need to have a little or a lot of persistence.



6. Drinking. I 'm a social drinker. Is that bad?



7. Not paying my credit cards on time. Please refer to the third bullet... That explains it.



8. Removing my shoes at work. I know, I know... Nakakawala sya ng glamour... aheheh... Relaxing kase sya eh... Need I say more? (My feet doesnt have a smell by the way).

9. Resting my legs up at work. Again, another form of relaxation for me...




10. Not visiting my dentist on scheduled appointments. Sorry doc! Hehehe... Refer to number 3 again...

11. Texting my mom. This has been an ongoing issue. Minsan kase or kadalasan I dont text my mom when I will go home late or something. I know I'm old enough to know this but sometimes kase, kahit magpaalam ako pinapagalitan ako. So,wag na lang ako magtext tutal pareho din naman. Aheheh.. Love you mama!




12. Gimiks or After-Shift Bonding. I believe I owe this to my self naman... Eto na lang kaligayahan ko e... Masama ba un?

13. Wearing my night gowns or PJ's till late afternoon. Nakakatamad magpalit e. Gusto ko pagkaligo ko na lang para di aksaya sa damit ahehehe... Kawawa naman si ate Inday.

14. Baby talkin. This is actually my way of putting humor in my daily conversations. Di naman sya nakakainis pakinggan...Cute nga e... Believe me!




15. Setting up a budget and not sticking on it. Again, refer to number 3. Bago dumating ang payday, nakalista na ang dapat bayaran and all but when pay check comes, hellooooooo!!! You know what I mean...



16. Faith, Prayer, Church. Been a backslider for more than 4 years now. Used to be on fire with the Victory Church in Alabang. But in just a snap of a finger, I lost everything. I still have faith, I still believe there is a Creator. But I have a lot of questions which I'm still waiting to be answered.

Whew... This is quite a long list... Meron pang iba actually pero I dont think I can post them all here. Nakakahiya aheheh!!!

So there, gets you to know a bit about me. Friends pa rin tayo ah....

Christmas '08

 

Another Christmas gathering in our family. It has been the same as it has been the previous years, relatives would go in our house where we would be celebrate and exchange gifts. Guess its only on Christmas that we could be together.

This year has been a little different though. We had other relatives who celebrated with us this time. Relatives whom I have never seen for years now (Auntie Erlie and her husband, Kuya Revie and his wife). And of course, this time we have Bill(mom's husband)to celebrate with us as well.

My sister, Lexie, sadly is still in Korea. I dont know how she celebrated Christmas there but I know that she misses the way Philippines celebrates this season.

Hope I had more things to say, but I think this is all for now since I had to leave during that time... work on Christmas day really sucks!!!

We Lost One Loved one Today....

I woke up at 3:30 this morning with a text from Bhe. After a few exhange of text messages, I had to get up and try to fix something for breakfast. I was surprised to see a cat trying to get into one of the windows at home. The cat was surprised to see as well and it tried a few futile attempts to get into the window. I went to open the door just to make it easier for the cat to get out. But the cat didnt want to do it the easier way, instead, it still reached for the window. Finally, it was out....

Just when I was on my way back to the kitchen, I saw Leeon... The hamster I bought just a few days before Christmas for my son. It was laying lifeless on the floor. I checked his bed, and I saw that the tissue paper was scattered all over the place. The cat must have tried to play with his breakfast before putting an end to Leeon's life. Poor thing. This was so mean...

I had to wake my son up to let him know. His first question was, "Where did the cat come from?". He is just so fond of closing the windows everytime he goes to bed since he is afraid of things getting into the house while we are sleeping. Must be some of those things he has watched on T.V. After I have answered his questions, I heard his voice crack while giving his childish comments on what had happened. I know he was about to cry...

I left the room to get Leeon's body and put it in a box. Just in case my son wants to bury him. When I got back, I heard my son's sobs. He was crying!!! I had to comfort him... I had to let him know that its ok... That I will buy him a new pair...

With this being said... he stopped crying.... and said he wants to get some sleep again... Whew! That's all that he wants... a new hamster... a new Leeon...


Goodbye Leeon... I hope we made your last days here on earth a memorable one. Don't worry I will try to catch that cat who did this to u... hmph...

Yron - Abi Wedding

After 3 years of being in the relationship, Yron Retuta and Abi Oropeza exchanged their vows last December 13, 2008 in St. Therese Parish Church in U.P. Los Baños. I was included in the briday entourage by accident since my friend Hazel, is having a very sensitive pregnancy and has been advised to be glued in bed. This, by the way, is my third time to be included in the entourage. My first was during one of my student's wedding, where I wore a pink dress; the second was also during the student's where I wore violet dress and I didnt make it to the church on time!!! Pictorial na nun dumating ako, ahehehe!!!



With me were TL James, his mom, Stephen and his kid Nicole, Zac and his girfriend Grace.









I sang "From this Moment" by Shania Twain. This is actually my song to my ex, Ryan Sancha - the father of my kid. I almost got carried away by the song and the thought that, another man fulfilled the promise that every woman desires. I envy Abi. She is indeed very lucky to have Yron as her husband. Very faithful and responsible. How I wish the next time that I will be visiting the church, I would no longer be one of the "abay" but hopefully I will be the one walking in the red carpet.








To Yron and Abi, may you always find the love and happiness in your hearts. Congratulations!

Team Building 3

My team had a final blast for this year. Not to count the upcoming Christmas Party this coming December 23, 2008. We had swimming party again, just like the second team building that we had. But this was different, since I didnt sleep the entire night... and I enjoyed the pool. And then of course, I was with my loved one - Norman.

It was held in C3Y Resort, in Los Baños Laguna last November 28. We all met at the office. We had to rent Norman's van and take TL's car for everyone. We arrived there at 7pm. Upon arriving, everyone had something to do. I remember grabbing the microphone and sang my heart out while everyone was busy preparing dinner. Ahehhe... This was so selfish of me. When I realized that everyone was doing their share, I volunteered to cook Adobo.

We had fun with the games. Not to mention that I have grabbed all, and I mean all the prizes for our binggo. Thats's what you call, beginner's luck!! I hope they wouldn't be killing me for this.

Here are some of the pics by the way. Feel free to comment!

NCSW '08

It was celebrated worldwide - National Customer Service Week (NCSW), and our company didnt hesitate to commend their employees with a week of surprises and contests to make the event memorable to everyone.

Two of the highlights of the celebration were Spirit Day and Decade Day. Spirit Day demands for artistic work that would show the company's core values. Decade Day on the other hand is just to show cooperation as team selects a particular decade to present (from 50's to 90's) and show their creativity as they project the fad during that time. Our team, Team Protege, participated in these contests to showcase their talents and cooperation. Not to mention that they grabbed the grand prize for both contests. Good job team Protege for bringing home the bacon!!

Now let me share our work of art to show how we deserve the prize...

DECADE DAY - 80'S - 30TH GRAMMY AWARDS NIGHT



SPIRIT DAY

Living with Life

Life does not begin at 40, 50 or 60. It can start as early as 20 so long as you know what you are living for. Theoretically speaking, we are made for a certain purpose and we will discover that if we believe and obey. In this materialistic world we try to live by what the world has to offer, may it be essential or not. But who would say that they are happy and content with this worldliness?


Bottom line is, with whatever we have in our luggage right now we should know how to LIVE - live with living. Not just breathing and just wandering... Knowing what you are living for is the key.

Let me share Stacy Orrico's song "There's gotta be more to Life"

There's gotta be more to life...
Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me
Cause the more that I'm...
Tripping out thinking there must be more to life
Well it's life, but I'm sure... there's gotta be more
Than wanting more

Wanting more than what life has to offer is a bit selfish but its not wrong to dream and to aspire for greater heights. However, life won't give you all... God won't. Every thing will fall in its place at the right time... So just live life. CARPE DIEM.

My Special Thanks

Hi guys,

This email/lettter has been long overdue and I apologize for the long wait (parang call lang oh...) So much has been going on recently that has caused me to stagnate, however I'm slowly reverting from the growing and cultured me. I know you have expected a lot from me and I know somehow I have disappointed some of you.

First of all (di ko na gagamitin ang first and foremost kase sabi ni TL redundant daw sya!), I would like to thank you guys for the sincere and wholehearted support you've thrown at me during the Wachovia Idol contest. You know very well, that I wouldn't be in that contest that long if not for your contributions and your votes. Special mention to KG, who voluntarily lent me her night gowns which somehow gave me a goodluck on the first night. I remember I was one of the top performers during that time. I also learned that you have continuously bought my tickets and I really thank you soooo much for spending that much. I would like to thank Lance, for the heartwarming email you have sent to everyone to persuade everyone to vote for me. You know how moved I was when I read that email. I hope you felt my gratitiude when I hugged you upon reading that email. I was even moved to tears knowing that you were also concerned as I was. Special thanks to Eds, Raine, Bess, Ness, Raech and Ja, for being part of the crowd during those weeks. Just knowing that a friend was there to support me was enough to boost my confidence and prove that I can be good if not the best. I would also like to commend Hazel and Sherrie for their untiring effort to sell my tickets. This was not part of your job description but being the supportive friends that you are, you have taken some time to extend your help and keep me in the game. Lastly, thanks to TL James for being a part of that show. That despite the "kagagahan" that I did, you didn't leave me in the lurch. You have proven me how professional you are and I thank you for being so patient with me.

I know I disappointed you at one point. I know how freaking worried you were when I didnt show up and was nowhere to be found. That was so inconsiderate of me, I know. I had never thought it would cause you a lot of trouble. And I'm really sorry. I know I am wrong. Somehow, that incident made me feel that the respect that I have worked hard for has created a huge hole that would take some time to become whole again. Though I appreciate that you have understood me. Thanks for accepting my flaws and the human side of me.

This is not the end of the game. I know I have a lot to prove and a lot to show. And I wont give up... Will rock on!!!

My 28th Birthday

My gifts. Very happy cuz I received a lot this year, compared to last year!!! I didnt celebrate my birthday though. I just invited a few friends at home and had dinner and a little drinking, thats all. No special someone greeted me that day. My crushness didnt come over as well since he just got home that afternoon after spending the night away with friends.

I should be thinking seriously though. I have turned 28 and here I am.... Still here... I dont know how would I get my self into something lucrative or sensible. I guess I have not grown up after all... Takes time for me. Or am I just being a mediocre?

The Finals Night

After 7 long and tiring weeks,the very first W-G Idol was finally announced. With soaring votes that no one had expected, Gel Manansala grabbed the title.

Held on August 9, 2008 Alabang

Gel Manansala




The Runners Up are:



C.A. Dee



Marco Mata



Cris Esmeria

Being part of the Wachovia Idol, has been one of the great experiences with this company, along with the other FIRSTS that I had. Truly, I am grateful that somehow I have shared the God-given talent that I have and at least, I was able to do what I've been missing doing. Singing infront of a crowd is something I never thought would be possible for me ever since I got into this industry. But thanks to the GPTW for initiating projects such as this for us to break free from the hassle and stress of taking in calls. I have really enjoyed every week that I would sing my heart out and see the throng of people admiring me for the job well done and the superb performance. I have gained a lot of friends out of this experience. I admire the other semi-finalists who have been such a good sports. That even if they got eliminated already, they still made sure that the friendship is intact. It didnt dishearten them neither showed any bitterness with regards to the results. We are all winners here at our own respect. And I know everyone deserves a prize for the wonderful performace weekly. How I wish, there is more than just " Good Job!!"

Here are some of the shots I had during the night.



With Hershey and Donna



With Ron



With Rein