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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
When my siblings and I were younger our mother would always tell us to avoid dogs as much as possible as we could get bitten. Even puppies, she didn’t want us anywhere near them. I guess seeing a relative die from rabies from a dog bite scared her.
For years I avoided dogs. Even when we had one at home as a guard dog, I didn’t go near it. The same with my siblings who also avoided dogs like I did.
And then last year, a few weeks before our youngest, my brother, turned 20, he told our sister R that he wanted a shih tzu. My sister didn’t allow him to have one but he insisted and one day he came home with a puppy. It was a cross breed and was a gift to him from his girlfriend. We sent it back because the dog looked like a local breed only and told him to pick another breed. He went home with another one that looked too sickly but since it was so cute, we tried nursing it back to health. It was not meant for us as two days later, it died. My brother went home day after it died with another puppy! This time around, it’s a black cross Labrador. My sister R didn’t want a black dog and she was also getting more and more interested with a shih tzu so she asked an old schoolmate friend of hers who breeds toy dogs if she could buy one from her. The transaction happened so fact that on my brother’s birthday, September 26, they just went out to buy ice cream and came home with a new shih tzu puppy. My brother named him Kobe.
Two came home together, Meggy (the other shih tzu) and Peggy (the pug). Then came my chihuahua Patchie and just yesterday our newest month-old pup Drako a Siberian husky.
I didn’t know I could love dogs this much! I bought a lot of stuff for them including beds, chew bones, water feeders, a couple of cages and dog carriers.
Let me tell you something else… I want to buy more pups!
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Being strong is important; but knowing who you can count on is equally important.
I am the type of person who never forgets a single act of kindness done to me or to any member of my family. The bad things I try to forget. But the kind acts done will always stay with me.
The most important lesson I learned last year is that to always make sure the people around me are those that are capable of kindness. There are just far too many people in my life that are after something I can provide for. Insincere people! I can’t get rid of them fast enough but I already learned not to be overwhelmed by them and give in to their requests.
I already learned my lesson.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
I had a haircut! I chopped off the long hair and went for a really short haircut. Lighter head and less gastos with the shampoo! Hahaha!
A haircut is also a symbolic act of cutting off the bad vibes. That’s what I was also aiming for. Out na with the bad vibes so the good ones will come into my life. I really need a big dose of luck this year.
Happy new look to me!!!
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Mine will focus on my weight and my finances. I will really have to do something about both.
What are yours?
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
I will go back to Hong Kong, that’s for sure! I may not go back with my friends with whom I spent close to three days with but I will go back this 2012. I love Hong Kong! I love that it feels like being in Binondo only with a better weather condition. I think the Chinese blood (25% only) in me felt at home there
Hopefully, the next time I go to Hong Kong it will be for Disneyland with the little girl and the whole fam!
The whole story of what went on during my Hong Kong trip will be for my next entry. Sorry, feeling a little bit lazy still…
Monday, December 5th, 2011
I know my priorities. My family always comes first for me. Whatever I have are theirs and I truly work hard so that I can give them a better life…
But I do think there’s nothing wrong to having a little bit for myself, yes? Just a little time to relax and unwind and just think of ME and nobody else. Just 2 to 3 days of it, and a fraction of what I have.
I just feel so damn guilty whenever I have to go have a bit of fun without my family. I feel selfish doing it. I know I’m not selfish but I still feel like crap when I spend money on myself. Why have I let myself think and feel this way all these years?!? Now it’s so hard to get over this mentality.
Whatever.
I will spend time and money on myself. Just a little bit. I hope it’ll be worth it.
Have a great week everyone!
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
2012 is a very important year for me. Ever since I turned 18 I lived each day not for myself but for my family. I was thrust onto the role of the breadwinner. I helped send 4 siblings to school. The youngest is on his last year in college and I am really praying that he graduates by next year. After his graduation, that’s when I will permit myself to think about ME.
I have many plans. I plan to go back to school, do some traveling, enroll in a belly dancing class, make sure all insurance plans are in place, and move into a new home in a new neighborhood that is peaceful and quiet.
Those are just some of my 2012 plans. I plan to spend as much alone time as possible. I’ve been surrounded by so much noise and pressure all my life I think I am ready for stretches of quiet and uneventful days. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family. But if you come from a large family like me, you know that it gets overwhelming from time to time. You feel the need to get away from it all. I am hoping and praying that by the middle of 2012, I can already go anywhere I like at the drop of a hat. And be alone whenever I feel like it.
You know I don’t ask for too much. I don’t ask for an easy life actually (but if it will be given, why not? Haha!). I am just asking for a life with less worries and a bit more fun for me. More stable for the family. And sana a big fat savings account! 
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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Yes, 2012 is travel year for me. I intend to go to places I have always wanted to explore and by my lonesome as much as possible. I’ve been working so hard the past couple of years and have been foregoing travel plans for more important family expenses. I would love to have time alone and I am really targeting 2012 as the year for me to do the traveling I’ve been postponing for years.
Can’t wait!
Happy Sunday everyone! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Saturday, September 17th, 2011
I have so many plans for 2012 that I thought I should write it all down and see where each plan goes. I want for each plan to be a success, of course, so I will writing up about all my 2012 Plans under the same tag. I will post a link on my sidebar, or create a badge for it for easy access. I want to be reminded of all my plans so I won’t lose focus and instead will work hard to achieve it.
One of my plans for 2012 is to go back to school. I don’t know if I will avail of an online degree program or will go back to university, most likely in UST my alma mater. I plan to study a web development course or something that I can add to my Accounting credentials. Maybe MIS. I am not sure yet what degree exactly it will be but that’s one of my plans for 2012.
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For inspiration, I am researching online degree programs and Guide to Online Schools, such as this online web design degree course.
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years…
Happy birthday to ME!!!
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
I must admit that I don’t like going on mall sale. First off, the crowd makes me dizzy. There’s just too many people trying out their luck in finding something worth buying for a few hard earned pesos. There are also more persons who are just inside the mall for the coolness of the aircon and for people watching. Secondly, I tend to spend more than what I normally would. Well, let’s be honest about it. Products on sale have a psychological effect on each one of us. It makes us rationalize buying the stuff we don’t really need! And lastly, I get irritated with the slow processing of checkouts and the long queues.
But there’s one sale that I go to each year. It’s The Great Northern Sale of SM City North Edsa. It’s a 3-day sale always coinciding with my birthday. Or this time around, 2 weeks before it. It’s the only mall sale that I go to because I buy gift(s) for myself during this time of the year. Or I force my sisters to buy gifts for me hehehe
Anyway, so it started last 15th until today the 17th. We went there on the 1st day and yesterday to buy some stuff not only for me but also for my dad and my siblings. The crowd was just wild to get their hands on items they like! If you are claustrophobic or those who easily hyperventilate, I tell you, a mall sale like the Great Northern Sale is not for you. I think residents of Bulacan, nearby CaMaNaVa, Quezon City and those who heard about this great sale have managed to converged in the biggest mall in the country to avail of discounts as high as 70% off!
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
I wanted to belly dance. The gym I was a member of had belly dancing classes. I attempted to join thrice. I kept backing out at the last minute. I felt so big beside those sexy women wearing belly dance costumes. I wanted to wear that hip scarf but I felt like an elephant wearing one. So I quit and got rid of my desire to learn.
I realized I should have put aside the intimidation I was feeling back then and just joined the classes. I could have benefited from it. It would have been really fun.
Too bad I backed out 
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