I love listening to mellow music. My sisters tease me that it’s the reason I get so sleepy. Truth is, music stimulates my mind. I can think clearly when there’s music on the background. I know someone who gets distracted by music when she has to think of a post to write. That’s not me. For some reason, my mind is functioning better if there’s noise. Crazy no?
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Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
This is one of the most common questions asked during a job interview. If I were to answer truthfully, this would have been my answer…
My weakness is that I easily get irritated/annoyed with my co-workers. Especially the silly ones. Those who insist on turning the volume of their pc speakers up when you are busy concentrating on balancing the books of the company. Or those who insist on playing local novelty songs that grate on your nerves. Or those who keep on going on bathroom or coffee breaks when there’s a deadline to meet. Or those who can’t keep their mess on their own work stations. I can go on and on and the list will be several pages long.
Now, my strength is I can easily adapt in any given environment. In short, I am good at pretending! I can pretend to be fine with whatever is going on around me when I need to.
Don’t you think my strength and weakness counterbalance each other?
Hehehe
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Comments OffI was asked how it feels now that I turned 32. I said it felt the same yesterday when I was still 31. Nothing changed. I am just older by a year but all in all, it’s as if I didn’t celebrate my birthday.
I was being teased mercilessly for being “old”. My age is no longer in the calendar. I don’t mind at all. In fact, I am looking forward to the…
Yep, the big 4-0! I will celebrate it with a blast! My 40th birthday. It’ll be eight years from now and I still have plenty of time to save up. Hehehe
I anticipated turning 30 two years ago. I thought I’d be sad to say goodbye to my 20′s. I wasn’t. In fact, I was so excited to turn 30 back then. Now, I am looking forward to the four-oh.
An additional year in life is a blessing. So many others were not as lucky to reach their 30′s. Who are we to complain that we’re growing older, right?
Filed under That's Me! Comments OffAugust has always been quite the hardest month for me. For some reason, this is the month where I encounter the most difficulties in terms of finances. In the vernacular, Filipinos call this month as tagtuyot (dry spell).
The thing with me is I already know what to expect with August but I keep finding myself stuck in the same situation year after year! I already told myself to prepare for this month since May but, well, here I am once again. Worrying for tomorrow.
I need to stop myself going into the same cycle every year. I can’t forever be in this situation. I have turned 32 today and yet I haven’t learned my lesson. I swear, no more after this. No more!
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Happy birthday to me!
I am getting old hehe
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Sometimes my very own relatives make me feel like an epic failure! Most keep on asking why I now stay at home only. Why I wasn’t working anymore. My dad, my siblings and I keep on telling them that I am actually working at home. Then they would ask what I’m doing. I would tell them that I am writing.
I don’t mention blogging because most people I encounter don’t know what blogging is. I don’t have the patience to explain it in detail. Writing is the best work description I can give them.
And then the look that clearly says FAILURE would emerge on their faces!
I keep telling myself it doesn’t matter, they don’t know anyway. It gets old. But it got to the point that instead of just brushing it off, I get so annoyed by it already! Working at home is not something I took on because I failed in my field of expertise. If you don’t know it yet, I am an accountant by profession. I was, by the way. I still practice it from time to time but it’s not my bread and butter anymore. Writing is. Blogging, I mean.
Maybe, one of these days, I will explain to them what blogging is and how I am earning the same, if not more than the, amount of money as some OFWs do. Maybe.
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I am scared of death. When it is staring me in the face and taunting me, I show a strong front but the truth is that I am batshit scared of it. Who’s really prepared for it, anyway? I don’t think any one is. Probably the priests and nuns and other religious figures. Probably our neighbor who’s turning 100 soon.
But not me. I am not prepared for it. I don’t think I will ever be prepared for death. Even when it’s not coming for me, I am still scared of it. I’m scared for the person who will be taken.
I also feel angry towards death. Scared and mad at it! It has taken three loved ones already. My brother, my mom, and my grandma. I really prayed, still praying, that it won’t be back for years and years. We’ve had enough. I’ve had enough of it to last me another lifetime.
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I think I am becoming a hoarder. My sister would often tease me about buying bags, wallets, and books even though I still have a lot stored. With bags and wallets, I buy when I see one I find cute. With books, I buy those I find intriguing. I read a Sunday column in a local broadsheet that recommends books and when one interests me, I go to the bookstore and buy it. Or when a friend tells me about a good book she’s read, chances are the next time I am near a bookstore, you will find me asking for the book.
Ah yes, I am becoming a hoarder now!r
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I quit drinking soda. Boy, was it difficult! I’ve been drinking soda daily for the past year and a half. Sometimes, twice in a day. There was even a time in the past year that I would ask my dad to buy an 8 ounce bottle of Coke for me early in the morning.
But then I suddenly realized how dangerous it is for me and my family to be drinking soda daily. My grandma is diabetic and we could be diabetic, too. I decided to stop drinking soda on January 1st of this year. I stopped and hasn’t tasted even a drop of it since then.
It was difficult at first but I am happy I did it. I have been soda-free for 6 months now.
Next thing to quit: rice!
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Death is the only certain thing in life. We all know that. Whatever we do to avoid it, we will eventually succumb to it. All of us. The question is: are you prepared for death to come get you?
Honestly, I am not ready for death yet. I believe few people really prepare for it. I don’t think I’d ever be ready. Actually, I keep praying for death not to come get me yet. I know my family still needs me. I want to be able to secure their future first, especially that of my dad and my brother. I also want to make sure first that someone will take care of my sister Meng when she grows old and still single. There are so many things that I need to be sure of first before anything else.
Of course, I might grow to the ripe age of 100. Who knows?!
Comments OffI had this childhood crush on a neighbor of ours. He lived at the house across our own. I remember he used to smile at me and I was so kinikilig that I couldn’t think of anything else but that smile.
We became friends, sort of. He would give me little things and I would not accept lest my parents get wind of what’s happening to my little thumping heart. If I am not mistaken, he was five years older than I.
Eventually, I outgrew my childhood crush. I still saw him from time to time. He was no longer living in the house across but his sister still lives there with her family. A few years ago, his sister told my dad that he died due to a riot in their province. He was not even a part of the riot but was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was just in his late 20′s and I couldn’t believe it when my dad told me. He was a big man with an obvious zest for life.
The last time I saw him alive, he smiled at me but I didn’t smile back. I wasn’t in the mood that time, stressed out from work. I should have smiled and said hi.
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My mom loved those old Tagalog movies and we would watch it together. I was just a kid when we started doing this. I remember instead of a siesta, my mom and I would watch those old Dolphy movies and would spend hours laughing about it. I was a big fan of Nestor de Villa-Nida Blanca as well as Rogelio dela Rosa-Carmen Rosales movies. Just imagine if you don’t know my age you’d think I am that old!
I must say that it’s one of the best periods of my life. Those movies are for general patronage. Funny and dreamy and the guys in it were just swoon-worthy! The women played damsels in distress most of the time but they were also assertive. I just love those old movies!
Too bad they were not showing those anymore.
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I am really waiting for this US cable TV show… Alan Ball’s True Blood Season 3! I really followed Season 1 and 2 and I loved both! I can’t wait for the next season to begin airing again. 2 more days and it’s the season premiere already!
Yay!
I just know it will be something to look forward to week after week.
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I love fairy tales. When I was a kid and even until now. I remember there’s a Beauty and the Beast series in Channel 4 when I was in my teens. And the theme song was The First Time I Loved Forever. I can’t remember the series except that it’s a good one because I followed it from start to end. What I remember vividly is the emotions the song evoked in my young heart. I was in love with love!
Oh those were the days…
I can’t remember so many of the tv shows I’ve watched back then. But when I hear a particular song pertaining to the show…
Tags: Beauty and the Beast, The First Time I Loved Forever Filed under That's Me! Comments OffBaguio is our adopted hometown. Whenever we can, we go there for a weekend or more. Last Friday, I went to Baguio with Tim and her family. Shen followed on Saturday morning. We all stayed in Hotel Veniz in between Burnham Park and Abanao Square. It was a good 3-day stay. I was able to stay away from the computer and the internet for 3 days! Although I didn’t really get that much sleep, still I was able to relax and forget about my pending tasks. I was tempted Friday night to check my email but I was able to curb the urge to go to an internet cafe. Whew!
I know there are people who don’t go back to a place they visited so many times already. In our case (my siblings and I), we will never grow tired of going back to Baguio.
Photos to follow. I haven’t uploaded anything yet.
I feel guilty for un-following two blogger friends in Twitter. My reason is that I don’t like their duplicate tweets! It doesn’t matter so much if I like what they’re tweeting about. But they tweet links to their blog posts and would retweet it again and again. I just don’t like it at all.
I prefer those who really tweet about what’s happening to them. Even if you bombard me with a blow-by-blow of the event you are in. That’s fine. But to bombard me with links from your blog of the same entries… now, that’s irritating!
sorrykthnxbye
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Filed under That's Me! Comments OffWhen you get into a disagreement or a debate with someone how likely are you fight fair? Do you tend to get emotional and the words just fly? Or do you stay calm and collected, sticking to the main situation?
Truth be told, I tend to get emotional and I say hurtful things when I am angry. That’s the reason I don’t usually join a debate or get into an argument with a love one. I don’t fight fair. But then after a tirade, when I calm down, I would feel guilty for being angry and saying those hurtful things. I won’t say sorry right out but I will find a way to make peace.
Can’t wait for the movie to be shown locally!
George Clooney is a swoon-worthy man. And he’s a great actor, too. That’s why I make it a point to watch his movies. I have been awaiting Up In The Air since I read about it in one entertainment blog. Then I saw Anna Kendrick in Ellen and it got me even more excited. The trailer shown was great!
It is rated R for some nudity and explicit language so that means I will have to watch this one in Trinoma with either Tim or Shen. Haha
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I just feel like there are so many things to think of, worry about, and there I was laughing my heart out. Like last night. Now, I am bothered because I will be going out tonight again to meet up with two former staff of mine. But this was planned way before and has been postponed a number of times already. I feel like I want to back out but I already said yes and I don’t want to disappoint them. Sigh.
Now I envy those people who only think of themselves.
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It’s Day 7 of my quest to a Coke ZERO 2010. That means no Coca-cola or any other softdrink products for me this year! I am a Coke fan. I drink it a lot! Before, not anymore. Hopefully. I am really praying I won’t succumb to temptation and free myself from the spirit of Coke. As I told everyone around me, it’s hard but doable.
Here’s to a healthy 2010!
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