mE, mYsElf, aNd Cha

before July ends

2008-07-31T00:09:00.003+08:00

ayan! gusto ko lng may ma-ipost nmn ako for this month.

medyo nkkpagod lng. gusto ko na tlga magbakasyon. looking forward ako sa Bora para nmn mkpgsaya tlga. pero prang hindi din kc ang taba ko na. ang gulo haha!

masaya din kc nanalo ang Ginebra sa semi-finals. wala man lng panama ang Red Bull. so nsa Championship na ang Ginebra. ayain ko si mama manood kami ng live. Pag nanalo ang Magnolia sa kabila, Ginebra vs Magnolia sa finals. ayain ko na din sa papa kc maka-San Miguel (Magnolia) yun eh.

malungkot lng dn kc may isa akong kaibigan na cya yung tipo ng tao na healthy-living nmn. pero ang sakit tlga walang pinipili. may mga klase ng sakit na pang malusog, pang sobrang malinis, pang sobrang dumi, etc. prang walang ligtas, kht ano pa lifestyle mo, andyan tlga ang sakit.

yun lng. medyo kung anu-ano lng ang iniisip ko sa mga oras na to.

2008-06-30T21:24:00.002+08:00

let me vent for a while...

grabeh brain drain!!! sakit sa ulo!!! grrrrrrrrrr!!!!

*breathe*

rainy days

2008-06-22T19:03:00.005+08:00

rainy days are here again and it's my first time to experience it in my new place. have i mentioned i moved to a new place? yep, moved out i did.

i am trying to claim a piece of independence but still, i did mention that i get depressed on rainy days. so am here on my own, bored and missing mom.

i want to go home!!! ='(

Avenue Q

2008-06-17T23:46:00.004+08:00

oh and hey aside from watching a movie last Sunday, i also watched a play the previous day (Saturday).

Avenue Q reached me via word-of-mouth regales and finally, i was able to watch it with my friends. what made this play unique is the use of puppets we knew from childhood. it makes a mockery of our naivete back when everything was so uncomplicated to us since we were sheltered from all life's complications at a young age.

in Avenue Q, we see these puppets from our childhood but they are presented in a new light tackling different society issues from racial discrimination, homosexuality, education, underemployment, and human relationships. the simple plot revolved around young Princeton's carefree-turned-complicated life by the said issues. with the use of effective punch lines and songs, the issues were presented in a lighter tone, yet the reality bites are still there.

overall, i loved the play! =)

my first accomplishment in my top 10

2008-06-17T23:03:00.005+08:00

here it is...here it is! finally :D

i was able to do one of my "top 10 things to do before i turn 24" and that was to watch a movie on my own.

last june 15 i watched "Kung Fu Panda" in Greenbelt Cinema 4 all on my own =D yey! i had lots of fun since the movie was really well created. the animation combined with the good plot made for an over feel-good movie that when i left the cinema, i was still smiling.

and true to my goal, my main take away from this movie is a quote from master oogway and that is when he said to Po, "yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift that's why we call it the present".

so while i am still young, i plan to seize the day and live in the present for the moment i am living in will never be here again. i need to savor it and feel it.

that's one goal nailed down! =D

here are some pictures i got during the closing credits jst so i have a remembrance from this milestone haha! =D i cnt get a picture of myself though since it was too dark in my seat and my cellphone doesn't have a built in flash.

top 10 things to do before I turn 24

2008-05-27T00:10:00.007+08:00

i will turn 24. yes, eventually I'll get to that age and I imagine sooner rather than later since time really seems to fly fast.

so here i am typing away on my laptop listing down the Top 10 things I want to do before I reach age 24. i'm doing this so that when look back and review the first quarter (or half of my life), i will have measures to judge by if i lived a full life or not.

the following items are not necessarily itemized according to importance. what's important is for me to accomplish each of them before i reach 24 years of age:

1. Do rock climbing (am looking now in nearby areas cause i know there are indoor rock climbing structures somewhere near the city)

2. Go Bungee jumping

3. Try parasailing (at least once since this is too expensive. same goes for bungee jumping)

4. Bake a cake (i love cake but never ever tried to bake one)

5. Watch a Movie on my own (I'm not sure, I can't remember if I have tried this already so I would have to do it again and remember =D)

6. Grab a nice book and read in Salcedo Park (simple pleasures)

7. Travel on my own (preferably abroad but if i can't, i'll target to travel somewhere within the Philippines but still on my own)

8. Learn to change a tire (independent woman and all the yadi yada's)

9. Go skinny dipping (somewhere totally private mind you!)

10. Increase my investment portfolio (probably get an insurance or buy new stocks. i think this is the only business-related item on my list)

i plan to take pictures once i get to do each of the above items (save for #9 of course =D) so i'll have proof that I did each of them and have a souvenir to cherish each experience.

*breath*

this seems like a good way to start another chapter of my life =D nice! i like the feeling!

three things that last

2008-05-18T17:23:00.006+08:00

faith, hope, and love are said to be the 3 things that endure and considered to be the greatest gifts of all.

but through these gifts, we are also made to feel what we cannot have and what we already lost.

the heart is especially made to feel LOVE regardless if we fall willingly or unwillingly or if it's right or wrong. the heart continues to pine for this love because it clings to the HOPE that someday, this love will be given back. and lastly, the heart holds on to this love and hope on the basis of an unshakeable FAITH that we deserve what we long for too.

but if there are somethings that are not meant to be, somethings that can never be why then do we have faith, hope, and love?

let me answer my own question...i have faith, hope, and love to tide me over to the time when I finally find the things that are meant for me, the things that are to be. but until then, i'll cling to these three gifts that God has given me and be forever grateful to thee.

most intellectually draining and emotionally battering

2008-05-09T21:31:00.003+08:00

today marks the most intellectually draining and emotionally battering day of my stay with P&G. i have a relatively small project but really, issues cannot be determined by whether your project is small or not. issues just happen and the are unique for each project.

Happy One Year Anniversary to me and P&G! =D

this reminds me...

2008-04-21T23:10:00.002+08:00

this has been one of my favorite songs since high school. i remember humming the tune from way back then and it reminds me of so many things and so many memories...

What is this i'm feelin'
I just can't explain
When you're near,
I'm not the same.
I'm tryin' to hide it,
Try not to show it.
It's crazy
how could it be

CHORUS
I've fallen for you
Finally, my heart gave in
And i'm fallen in love
I fin'lly know
How it feels

When you said hello,
I looked in your eyes.
Suddenly, I felt good inside.
Is this really happ'nin?
Or am I just dreaming?
I guess, it's true.
I can't believe

I've fallen for you
Finally, my heart gave in.
And I'm fallen in love
I fin'lly know how it feels
So this is love...

Doesn't matter where I am,
Thoughts of you still linger in my mind
No matter what time of day
I've really, really
Fallen for you...

I've fallen for you Finally, my heart gave in.
And I'm fallen in love
I fin'lly know how it feels
So this is love..

what i love about my job

2008-04-10T22:47:00.004+08:00

one of the things i love about my job is that it allows me to meet different people i never would have thought i'd interact with in this lifetime. i am so happy with the acquaintances and friends i've made and i'd like to take this opportunity to greet one of my contacts.

Congratulations Joy on your nuptials! may you have an adventurous marriage ahead!

Tagaytay weekend

2008-04-09T14:28:00.006+08:00

april 6, Saturday

i was in tagaytay with my friends to give a tour for our foreigner teammate. the nearest toursit spot is in Tagaytay so we took him there.

we had lunch at Josephine's and it was really great since you get good value for money not to metion the spectacular view. afterwards, we roamed around nearby famous places like Calaruega and Sonya's Garden. going home, we dropped by Rowena's to buy their famous "Buko Tart". seems like our foreigner friend, Jeeth, enjoyed the day too.

april 7, Sunday

i was again in Tagaytay to treat my family for my birthday which is the following day, April 8. since my dining experience in Josephine's was so good, i decided to bring them there.

afterwards, we went to People's Park in the Sky to bond some more and tell each other of what's the latest in our lives. it truned out to be a very relaxing day as i get to spend another summer day in the colder climes of Tagaytay.

baguio and beyond

2008-02-28T13:52:00.038+08:00

i had a great time this past weekend. despite work hassles, my officemates and i were able to leave the office at around 12 mn to start a 7 hour drive to Baguio. i didn't actually think we'll push through with the trip due to so many issues at work but we won't be stopped. we wanted to go to Bagiuo, then off we go to Baguio!

first stop: NLEX!!! hahaha! =D

well...i am allowed to be excited ya'know! it's my first time in NLEX and there's this Shell gas station that looked a lot like the airport. so we had fun poking around and looking at treats available in the area. we got some water and some food then we're on the road again. from the get go, the journey was already very exciting because not one of us knows how to get to Baguio. we just followed the bright neon signs from our friendly "DPC Yellow Pages" signages and we didn't get lost. we just took a really loooooong alternate route to Baguio hehe.

next stop: Caltex station (I don't exactly know where). here we changed drivers from Irvin to Mico. much of this part i can't remember since it was already 4 am and i kept on sleeping during the ride hehe.

finally: Baguio!!! we were just in time for the first parade where participants wore flower costumes and did some street dances. a good thing about this trip is that we really didn't mean to be there for the Panagbenga Festival. it just so happened that there was a long weekend and we really wanted to go out of town. since we were already there...we might as well enjoy! below are some pics from the flower parade:

since we have to walk back to our parked car after the parade, we took the opportunity to get some pictures (Filipinos!). below are some pics of a park near UP Baguio as well as some flower floats that are still under construction.

first order for dinner...STEAK!!! we went to SM Pines and we got stuck in traffic for about an hour in what's supposed to be just a 10 mins drive from our place. nevertheless, it was worth going since SM Pines is one of the malls in Philippines that doesn't use aircon. every molecule of air you breathe is fresh. Back to the steak, Irvin has been craving for some steak ever since we arrived at Baguio but looks like i got a bigger serving than he did. look at that smile!

after dinner we went for coffee at Camp John Hay Starbucks. again, we really did not have any plans of going for coffee. we just got so starstruck by a different Starbucks layout, very appealing and cozy in its log house look. we're like magnets that can't help but be lured into Starbucks's poles! when we got inside...we fooled around a lot and started ordering our coffee using dummy names. guess which cup is mine?

afterwards, we went into a bar to spend the rest of the night with other friends who were in Baguio too. we partied all night long and i saw some moves that i've never seen before, a'yt Mico? =D we still weren't satisfied after partying. we went back to our place and played cards till 6:00 am. Mico and I won two free dinners from our losing friends whohooo! (note to self, call on this debt). now...thanks to this all nighter, we were not able to wake up early enough to watch the flower floats parade. it's like missing the essence of Panagbenga but no regrets because we weren't there for Panagbenga festival in the first place remember? (yeah right! i still wanted to watch it though. i'm just too sleepy to wake up).

so we woke up around past lunch (yeah...we went to Baguio to sleep most of the day off haha!) and the first order of the day, food! so off we go again to Camp John Hay, our favorite place in Baguio now that I think of it, and dined at Mile Hi Diner. the sights and sounds, background painting, jukebox, and menu contributed to the overall feel of being in a real diner. but regardless of the menu, steak is all we have in mind. Look at me and Irvin feasting again on another plate of steak tsk! and another evidence of me committing another crime with conspirator Mico as we splurge on a huge glass of milkshake...there goes my diet!

after getting our stomachs filled, we're ready to go again. we snooped around Camp John Hay and took more pictures around the area. then off we went to PMA but before we got there, we stopped by an airstrip. it was really a pleasant find since it's not everyday that you can stop by a runway and take pictures (i really do not love pictures =D). when we arrived at PMA, we pose some more with the war tankers and even with the marching cadets.

afterwards, we went back to Camp John Hay Manor to spend our evening listening to Bossanova music. the manor's singers were really good and entertaining as they sang songs that got the audience grooving. it turned out to be a fun and relaxing night. we went again to another diner for dinner. it's called the "50's Diner" but Irvin kept on referring to it as "50 cents Diner" which eventually stuck on me so i found myself calling it such.

the following day, we readied ourselves for a half day more of tours and shopping before heading home. we went to "The Mansion", the famous President's residence in Baguio. we also went to Mines View Park which Irvin conveniently renamed as "Mine's Peak". we did some shopping there for strawberries and brooms (Baguio is famous for their durable brooms) then took some more pictures with Baguio's surviving ethnic tribe called "Igorots". hmm...and i really think the Igorot costume becomes me hehe.

as they say, all good things must come to an end. we have to leave Baguio and head back to Manila. but! but! but! the adveture is not yet over for us. on the way back, we made our way to the famous shrine of "Our Lady of Manaoag". we said our prayers and thanked the Lord and Mother for the blessed journey we had. and finally, as a good climatic ending to our Baguio adventure, we made an impromptu stop in what turned out to be a beatifully structured floating restaurant in Tarlac called "Isdaan". we were agog with all the sights to see, pictures to take, and food to taste. from the humongous monkeys, to the bigger than life Buddhas, and all too fresh seafoods.

the stop was really worth the ending we sought for this amazing trip.

the amazing race asia 2

2008-02-11T13:44:00.000+08:00

i don't know why i like this show so much...well let me correct that, i actually do know why i like this show so much:

firstly, i go home so late from work that this is about the only entertaining show that i'm able to watch when i arrive at midnight.

secondly, i am a competitive person and nationalistic at that so i am all for Team Philippines, Marc and Rovilson go!

thirdly, well i'm a girl (hep! no objections haha!) and i can't help liking hunky guys with brains to boot! i like them even more when they just fool around while everyone else is taking the race so seriously. remember that part of the fun in racing is to enjoy every moment in between the starting line and finish line.

now that TARA2 is down to the last race, my support still goes to Marc and Rovilson. good luck guys!

being a sports person

2008-02-07T13:50:00.000+08:00

what does it feel like to be a sports person? apparently, to find out...i must suffer lots of aches and bruises the past weekend to experience being one haha! :D

we had a badminton tournament for P&G FinSol people. i had doubts in participating. why? prior to the tournament, i was dead tired for i had less than 6 hrs of sleep in 48 hrs then i have to get up again to join the tournament. i was actually torn. i like to participate in the tournament because i want to do some physical activity after days and weeks of sticking myself in the office chair (call it massage chair too since i often stay in the massage room). i have also committed to being an umpire in the tournament and i sooo do not want to let the "umpire team" down. on the other hand, like i said, i was dead tired. it turns out, being dead tired is less important than bonding with the FinSol Team so i decided to go :D

in the end, i did not regret going since i actually got to see different sides of my officemates when they are at play. apparently, people in P&G particularly in FinSol, really do have passion for winning be it in work or at play. what made it more special was that our team won (surpsrise! surprise!) but admittedly, i did not contribute much since i only played 2 games and lost both (loser!hehe...), i did more umpiring instead.

so here are a few pictures of me (mostly just posing and not really playing haha! :D) and a few picures of my friends too.

first time

2008-02-06T16:01:00.000+08:00

today marks the first day of my successful month-end cut over for South Africa Project. I am very happy that we finished without much glitch considering that this is my first project! :D

congratulations to myself! =D

waiting in the conference room

2008-01-29T08:52:00.000+08:00

here i am in the conference room holding three things all at once. my laptop, my coffee, and a little black book.

laptop for my work. i will be conducting training for three days. it started yesterday and will last till tomorrow.

my coffee. i went home so late last night due to a long meeting. today, since i am conducting training, i have to wake up early. late night and early morning caused me to feel sooo groggy and i really can't help but take my shot of caffeine even though i have successully sworn off coffee for a month now.

finally, the blackbook of restaurant numbers. why? because like i said in my previous post...one of my friends is leaving the company. i am now planning for her farewell party so i have to call a caterer to serve the meals for her party.

whew!

korean names

2008-01-15T21:51:00.000+08:00

Got this post from my friend's blog http://jakemendrez.multiply.com/

My Korean name is: Kang Hye Jin

What's yours?

1. Surname : Korean surname is the
last number in your year of birth.
- 0: Park
- 1: Kim
- 2: Shin
- 3: Choi
- 4: Song
- 5: Kang
- 6: Han
- 7: Lee
- 8: Sung
- 9: Jung

II. Middle name : is your month of
birth .
- 1: Yong
- 2: Ji
- 3: Je
- 4: Hye
- 5: Dong
- 6: Sang
- 7: Ha
- 8: Hyo
- 9: Soo
- 10: Eun
- 11: Hyun
- 12: Rae

III. Name : is your date of birth .
- 1: Hwa
- 2: Woo
- 3: Joon
- 4: Hee
- 5: Kyo
- 6: Kyung
- 7: Wook
- 8: Jin
- 9: Jae
- 10: Hoon
- 11: Ra
- 12: Bin
- 13: Sun
- 14: Ri
- 15: Soo
- 16: Rim
- 17: Ah
- 18: Ae
- 19: Neul
- 20: Mun
- 21: In
- 22: Mi
- 23: Ki
- 24: Sang
- 25: Byung
- 26: Seok
- 27: Gun
- 28: Yoo
- 29: Sup
- 30: Won
- 31: Sub Got this post from someone.

a free day

2008-01-09T14:21:00.000+08:00

here i am sitting at my workpod finding myself surprisingly free of work hassles for the day. i finished most of my workload and i still do have some things left to do but i decided to take a 5 mins rest by posting at my blog...

oh well! truth be told i just want an outlet for my depression. i just learned that one dear friend at the office is resigning and some acquaintances as well. people really do go on and i am happy to see them do it. i just feel a little sad that these dear people are going away. parting is a bittersweet experience that constantly happens because people change. i want to learn to accept that.

i wish you luck friends and my heartfelt thanks for the experiences shared.

it's been a while

2008-01-05T21:04:00.000+08:00

since i last posted anything. what with all the christmas prep, parties, and ever increasing workload...i barely have time to sleep! nonetheless, 2007 has been a great year for me. i feel so blessed with all the things that came my way.

there are three things that are constant in my life, the very things that make me who i am. my friends, both old and new, with whom i share my life; my family who knows every facet of my being; and Papa God who keeps me centered and focused.

i hope that in this new year, i will be able to make them feel how much they mean to me.

Happy New Year everyone! =)

a day in Pila

2007-10-31T13:44:00.000+08:00

It was Oct 12, a day before I am to fly to South Africa when I went in Pila farm to spend an entire day with my family. There really is a different atmosphere in remote areas like the farm. Once everybody stops talking, there are no other sounds that you can hear. You'll really feel that you are in a remote place. The fun part of it though is that you really get to explore other things/places that are not readily available in the city so there I am on my way to explore (hehe) and with me is my cousin Joel who is my companion in this exploration =D

It was really fun since i got to meet "Chivas" the terror of farm dogs and ruler of all farm animals!

"Wan wan" who is the queen of all farm bitches (sorry for the word but she really is a female dog)

"Beauty" the cow who responds only when you call her "Beauty" =D

and "Kabayan" the most friendly pig in the neighborhood

but what was most fun of all was the food that my aunt prepared. it was like fiesta with the tons of food she preared from Crispy Pata to Nilagang Kalabaw, fresh fruits, and some native Pila sweets. Unfortunately, I was too engrossed with the food to bother with taking pictures haha! But we really do look satisfied after eating don't we?

Journeys

2007-10-14T06:21:00.000+08:00

Sunday, 6:35 am Phils time,2:35 am Dubai time. I am sitting here rigt now in Emirates Business Class Lounge in Dubai Airport as an "in-transit" passenger going to Johannesburg. A year ago, I wouldn't have thought that I'd be sitting here right now let alone be doing this twice in my 5 months stay in P&G.

I am really thankful for the experience and opportunity to travel. I can say I'm living my dream right now and I am savoring every moment =)

However, this day has been bittersweet for me. My father is an OFW and it used to be me who always brings him to the airport and say goodbye. But today, it was his turn to bid me goodbye as I go on this business trip. What saddened me more was the fact that upon my return, we won't be seeing each other for almost another year as his flight is scheduled this Monday before my return to the country.

Although this is my second business trip and definitely not my first experience to be away from home and my parents, this was the first trip i cried buckets of tears. I am missing my papa already because we barely have enough time as it is...now, i don't even get to spend time with him on his last day of stay here. Mama was on the verge of crying too seeing that i came back three times to hug my Papa and say my goodbyes!

(now I'm getting teary-eyed just typing this)

I've always treated journeys as adventures, something to enjoy and look forward to, and most importantly, something that could help me grow. But I also realized one thing, they can take us away from the people we love. Just like for 20 years now my Papa is away from us more often than he is with us. Just like here I am now, away from my loved ones at a time when I want to be with them the most.

But I guess this is what we go through life particulary when growing up. You have to learn to let go of what is dear and familiar to accommodate new and different experiences. I really am very thankful that God is giving me everything I need, all that I've ever dreamed. And I will continue to cherish all the blessings and treat each journey as a lesson in this fulfilling life.

Thank you papa God! =)

savoring the prize

2007-10-07T10:44:00.000+08:00

as i've posted recently our group, the GBS All Stars, won the championship for P&G's Pension Plan Dancing Competition and with that comes a prize we willingly want to spend. finally, we did that last Friday! yey!

we went first to dinner at a place in greenbelt. it was really fun since we're sharing stories all through out dinner. it was difficult to talk though since there were so many of us sitting in one long table. thus, stories have to be shared by "passing the message" from one end to the other (^_^)

afterwards we went to red box to work out our vocal cords and we sang to the wee hours of morning. we had lots of drama on the side too especially with character actors/actresses in the house. we did our own live music videos while the songs were playing. high school musical, soap opera scenes, dance routine re-enactments to doing yoga...name it, we've got it! i think you can call it a natural high since we haven't drank anything but beer and iced tea :D

special mention to Chelli, Paula, JM, and Mico who were my companions and breakfast buddies at McDo till sunrise. thanks for the tip, i wasn't scolded that much haha! :D

i guess...it really is a good relationship we've developed due to the long hours of practices, shared hardwork and success. i hope there will be a next time :)

making it in one piece

2007-10-06T23:19:00.000+08:00

< that's me after weathering the "TPR" storm. i made it in one piece! slightly disheveled, a little disoriented, somewhat dazed, but still in one piece. although...i admit i really look like teacher in this get up haha! :D

nweiz, just like other presentations i think the best way to prepare is to really know what you put in your slides. panelists tend to dig deeper and you can't get caught not knowing what you meant by what you wrote :) so basically, that's how i prepared.

evaluated and survived

2007-10-01T19:18:00.000+08:00

i got my feedback finally.

it was good! :D

hope i'll be able to stay...

whew!

done! yes it is over!

2007-10-01T16:12:00.000+08:00

i am finished hehe.

now the question is, will i go or will i stay in P&G?

they are now deliberating on the results of my presentation :)

*breathe*

tense

2007-10-01T13:40:00.000+08:00

whohoo! i am minutes away from defending myself for regularization. i'll be presenting in front of different panelists (all from higher levels) so wish me luck...

i'll need it...

and waiting really sucks more than the happening...

missing and wishing

2007-09-30T15:01:00.000+08:00

i don't know if i should write about it here. it is some feeling within me...some vague feeling of sadness that may be too personal to share. but i want to let it out, to shout it out even if only in the blogosphere...

i wish i have more time to spend in a day so i can be with the people i miss the most.

i wish to know if they want to be with me too. i may be missing them but the question is, are they missing me? i have been absent from their lives for a while...and i want to be back in their lives because i love them.

i wish there is more of me so i can go around and make them all feel special to me.

i also wish i can be honest and bold enough to show that one special person how i feel.

i feel that i am being detached from what i know, from what i believe. new revelations...new feelings...new emotions. i wish i can cope, i wish and i wish some more...

P&G Pension Plan Event

2007-09-27T10:16:00.000+08:00

so as i was saying...am trying to update my blog here thus the consecutive posts. now, regarding my non-work activity that kept me well past midnight in the office: i am one of the participants for a dancing competition that pits P&G business units in the Phils againts each other. this is called "P&G Pension Plan Celebration" primarily because this is to pay tribute to P&G retirees "pensioned" off by the company.

there are only three P&G units in Phils: Cabuyao Plant, GBS, and MDO. the P&G Cabuyao plant has a history of winning and they have been champions for the past three years where as P&G GBS (our group) came close but never won any title. so here i am, a new hire practicing with my fellow new hires for 2 weeks almost every night. i have been sleepless, i have muscles aches from neck to feet, and i have black and blue spots on different body parts due to "career" practices =D

finally, the day of the competition came. we're still polishing our moves while watching competitors practice. we were trying to measure how we will fare but really...you would think the moves are top secrets because nobody is willing to show anything before the competition (that's how competitive we are :D) then came the performance:

(pardon the pictures, it contains mostly me since i own the blog haha! thanks to oligarki.multiply.com)

so we pulled off our dance routines with very minor glitches and from our winning looks, costumes, and stances i guess you can surmise that we won! yehey! for the first time after many years and after many sleepless nights..we won!

let me congratulate my fellow new hires and the committee who helped in achieving this success.

this really marks a significant milestone in my stay with P&G. thank you for letting me contribute :)

updating my blog...recording my life

2007-09-23T00:42:00.000+08:00

so many things have happened since i joined P&G. this past two weeks alone i experienced talking for hours in a day with foreign clients, beating deadlines, doing extra-curricular (or should I say extra-non-work activities) till the wee hours of the morning, reaching home at 2:00 am, readying again for work at 6:30 am and so and and so forth.

nevertheless, the harder things become, the more rewarded i feel when i deliver. my job of the past 5 mos is really satisfying.

so here i am finding the time to blog even though i am very busy. i know that i am not that good a writer and notoriously lazy at that. nevertheless, i am aiming to capture snippets of my life and share it with you who may care to read =D

so here are my team mates in P&G. This picture is from our team building activity in Canyon Woods Tagaytay.

(from left to right nancy, rhea, me, ruth, micoo)

there used to be a guy in the team and a model at that! but he's off to another function now and being replaced by another lady =D now we're an all-girls team. so there...you get to meet my team mates :)

raindy days and PMS

2007-08-09T12:50:00.000+08:00

"hangin' around...
nothing to do but frown...
raindy days ang PMS always get me down..."

i love rain, don't get me wrong. besides, it's good for our farm lands. It's just when it coincides with my PMS ("pre" that is) plus the gloomy atmosphere caused by rain clouds, i feel a little down. of course, considering the number of my friends who just left...i guess that added as well.

what's best about rainy days though is curling up on my bed with a good book. i'll wrap myself in blankets and fluffy pillows, lock myself up, and read all day.

what's happening?

2007-08-02T10:23:00.000+08:00

i feel like crying...

the people dearest to me suddenly up and leave and i barely have enough time to say goodbye...

another friend just left...

down days

2007-07-31T16:53:00.000+08:00

i feel sad and depressed

i lost a chance...

i lost a friend...

i lost something i wasn't aware i had and now thoroughly miss...

vote before it's too late

2007-07-20T10:26:00.000+08:00

ehem! as one of the minor citizens in the blogosphere, i am exercising my right to vote those who i think have great influences to bring the blogosphere into the next level.

thank you to Janette Toral for cooking up the idea in her blog Reflective Thinking - Taking the 8th Habit Challenge: The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2007

And my votes go to:

1. The AnitoKid Chronikos - A financial analyst and information scientist's take on billiards and Philippine Sports

2. The Broken Bow - Never put your bow on a sofa, you may sit on it, as I did

3. 3X+Y - Making life simpler...but better

i wish i could exercise the same right of suffrage in Philippine government elections. i was too late though...

4-Nation Manila Invitational Tournament

2007-07-17T09:42:00.000+08:00

My sister and I went to Araneta Coliseum last Sunday to watch the finals of the 4-Nation Manila Invitational Tournament. We figured that if we can't make it to Tokushima, might as well watch the RP team and other foreign teams play live in Manila. It was fun and worth every penny for the unplanned travel and eating expenses (we did a lot of eating hehe).

Congrats Team Pilipinas! This tournament showed us that we can hold our own against foreign teams and the same was proven in Jone's Cup. I just hope that we'll carry this knowledge and have confidence in the coming games at FIBA Asia.

2007-07-09T12:51:00.001+08:00

am feeling giddy today hehe.

it's always a nice feeling to win. regardless if others might say that Chinese Taipei is not really a threat to RP Team's bid for success in FIBA Asia or the Asian games, nor is the William Jones Cup a measure of what will happen in the more important tournaments. Yet, it still feels good to see the team win despite odds and recent losses. what's more heartening is when you see the Filipino OFW's actually dipping into their precious savings to give support to the national team and they were not disappointed. a crowd of 3,000 plus OFW's in the upper boxes versus the thousands more of Taiwanese supporters in the lower boxes did not have one iota of effect on the national team's performance. those 3,000 Filipino's in the upper boxes are cheering like crazy and one would think that it's Philippine's home court. as a result, RP team massacred Chinese Taipei to the delight of the Filipinos and to the disappointment of the Taiwanese home crowd.

being a Ginebra fan as well...i'm so proud of Mark Caguioa! at the expense of being thoroughly scouted (and i suspect being a deliberate bait for other team's scouters), he really gave them someting to scout about as he matched 3 pt shot per 3 pt shot made by Chinese Taipei's star player and SBL MVP Lin. This is one of his best games since joining the National Team and he is definitely one of the best players witnessed in Jones Cup this year. yesterday, in the game againt the Qataris, he had a fever yet he still managed to get 14 pts in the first half alone. handsdown to you mark!

and congrats RP TEAM!

RP team's practice session in California photos credit to ron jacobs of PEX (can't get good pics of 2007 Jone's Cup huhu...)

what kind of thinker are you?

2007-07-02T16:51:00.000+08:00

got this from anitokid :D what kind of a thinker are you?

You are a charismatic leader who loves to achieve at the highest level.

High Achiever
You are a popular, high-achieving person who relishes being Number 1. Your finishing Number 1 usually rewards you with the leadership that gives you control over other people. You love being the leader. You're also chosen as a leader because you know what you want and where you want yourself and others to go. And those times that the path is not rationally or formally clear, your intuition leads you and others successfully.
You are a visionary who is a logical, pragmatic thinker and planner. You always need three questions answered:
1. "What's the objective or task?" 2. "Why is something happening?" 3. "Who can I develop enough of a relationship with to get something I want accomplished?"

Thinking Systematically
Whatever you are thinking about has to meet the goal-oriented and rational criteria of analytic, precise and systematic thinking with a historical and factual basis. If it does not meet all of these, you first become skeptical and then very intuitively creative in exploring another way to understand the problem and its solution.
You are a pragmatic realist who can get people to do what you want, sometimes without their even knowing it. It's during these moments that you can interact verbally with individuals or groups of associates to motivate them and to let them know what needs to be accomplished, how to proceed and how to team together positively. Then, and only then, are they prepared to receive your directives.

Accomplishing Your Goals
To make your directives clear so that everyone meets or exceeds the total goal successfully and together, you will have to have a detailed plan laid out with user-friendly approaches set up for each person to accomplish each necessary task. Then, you'll have all these directives aligned with the mission, strategies and objectives. And, lastly, you will have to measure how the strategies are being fulfilled and what is making the final outcome successful.

Communicating with Others
On a personal and professional level, people love relating to you, whether it's in person, in a group or over the telephone. They feel safe and secure that you're listening to their needs. You're taking care of business by putting a thorough action plan into place, you're intelligent and creative enough to solve any problems with optional actions, and you're capable of motivating and leading them towards successful outcomes.

2007-07-02T09:25:00.000+08:00

haaaaaay....another week starts and i still didn't get enough sleep last weekend huhu :( wat with my sister's birthday and my take home work and my cousin's visit. so much to do so little time!

so here's my sched for the whole week

Monday: nothing much so i guess i'll utilize my time to work on projects and prepare some more for upcoming trainings

Tuesday: another conference meeting with South Africa peeps for DEM & Sub-Sahara markets (hope they show up though, nobody's confirmed yet for the invitation)

Wednesday: my first training as a trainer EVER!!!! i'm getting nervous just thinking about it! am a new hire myself ya know huhu...but i can do it! AJA!

Thursday: whole day training but I can relax since am just a trainee hehe

Friday: another whole day training but just as a trainee again (whew! so much trainings...)

now that leaves me with only a few hours after training to work again on projects. i have deadlines for this july that i have to meet so go go go! (i need energizer hehe).

wish me luck!

friend and teacher

2007-06-26T09:35:00.000+08:00

It is very intresting to meet different people and I am very fortunate to meet this one. Jerome here ^_^ is my teacher in a very interesting course. However, as the training progressed we also became friends. I learned a lot from him not only on the subject he was teaching (am not sure if I can reveal it here though haha!) but he also taught me a lot of their very unique ways in India. We also did some taste tests on their food and that was fun.

Thanks for everything Jerome and I sure hope we'll meet again.

matakaw

2007-05-31T18:26:00.001+08:00

di napaghahalatang matakaw hehe...

Ocean Basket seafoods platter for 1 (good for two sa Pinas) yum!

in News Cafe' where everybody is ordering coffee and other drinks, kmi lng ata umorder ng bandehado haha!

2007-05-24T20:56:00.000+08:00

A friend once asked me how could I leave something I love, which is investments, and change careers just like that? Well, I had a ready comeback which I am blogging about now.

I am not leaving investments. I am merely taking a break to attend to another love interest that is traveling.

My new job is offering me that opportunity. It's actually a dream come true because I always dreamt of traveling especially if I could do it on my own money, ability or merit. I did not dream of doing it by borrowing other people's money or going as a free loader on my parents' trip. However, my other option of traveling using my own money will be hard to bear because transportation alone will take a chunk out of my savings. So the only option left is for someone to send me in return for the use of my abilities. And...I did it. So off to Africa for my first assignment.

However, like other kinds of "love"...some may fade, some won't last. Of course, this kind of "love" is not really love at all but mere infatuation or fascination. Now, is mine love or just infatuation?

I won't sit and wait to find out because I'm trying my very best to LOVE the hell out of my job. AJA!

2007-03-26T16:07:00.000+08:00

i took a test on who among the Grey's Anatomy cast matches my personality (vv). favorite show ko to eh hehe, kht di ako Med student. here's my result...

Meredith Grey
69% confidence, 77% compassion, 82% dedication

Meredith Grey is perhaps the most balanced of all the interns. She’s hard working and takes caring for her patients very seriously. However, she can become a little too distracted with her personal affairs, particularly ones involving “McDreamy”.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on confidence

You scored higher than 99% on compassion

You scored higher than 99% on dedication

Link: The Which Grey's Anatomy Intern RU Test written by mysticist on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

i like! :D

2007-03-19T12:53:00.000+08:00

Your results:
You are Supergirl

Supergirl		75%
Green Lantern		75%
Wonder Woman		70%
Superman		60%
Spider-Man		50%
Catwoman		40%
The Flash		30%
Iron Man		30%
Robin		27%
Hulk		25%
Batman		10%

Lean, muscular and feminine.
Honest and a defender of the innocent.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

2007-03-19T12:01:00.001+08:00

Your results:
You are Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom		59%
Apocalypse		48%
Juggernaut		44%
Mr. Freeze		44%
Riddler		43%
The Joker		42%
Dark Phoenix		42%
Lex Luthor		41%
Poison Ivy		40%
Venom		36%
Magneto		36%
Mystique		36%
Catwoman		31%
Two-Face		28%
Kingpin		28%
Green Goblin		16%

Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Click here to take the Super Villain Personality Test

2007-03-16T09:53:00.001+08:00

You are The Lovers

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.

The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

first stop for summer trip...Cavite!

2007-03-13T09:09:00.000+08:00

ha! pretty excited for my first outing this summer! actually it's a teambuilding activity for the company but still...it's an outing for me, masaya! :D

here are some pics of our trip credits to criz (i didn't bring my own camera hehe)

on our way to the resort (are those bunny ears? or devil's horns?) watcha think kim? ;-)

upon our arrival, group picture agad! (tagal ng timer ng camera ni criz ha!)

a view of the resort...d name is Mt. Sea Grand Resort.

teambuilding activities ng masabi nyo namang may ginawa kami hehe...

dakilang secretary !

nararamdaman n'yo ba?

ramdam na ramdam ko! :D

sabi ko na...may galit sa akin si sam hehe (joke lng sam!)

group pic ulit

tsk...tsk...pati buwaya walang nagawa!

cno nga ba yun?

project na kung project!

konting pics lng...tamad me mag upload at edit :D sobrang nakakapagod pero enjoy. on d way home, kanya-kanyang hilot ng mga napulikat na binti. kanya-kanya ding tulog. der r pics sumwhere ng mga taong nakunan ng pix habang natutulog...i guess research nyo n lng kng kninong blog ma-u-upload yun hehe.

next weekend...Nueva Ecija!

red bull ang lakas!

2007-02-23T16:52:00.000+08:00

*credits to anitokid for the picture (dat's Sam and me :D)

i didn't have any sleep since yesterday when i drank that red bull-vodka mix of a drink. it is around noon this time while i'm writing this post and i still don't feel like sleeping. rili! i am already insomniac as it is that is why i am abstaining from drinking coffee. i knew that i'll regret drinking that red bull mix, knowing that it would have a stronger effect than coffee, still I did. damn my adventurous spirit! argh!!! now i feel like a zombie.

i wish i knew of this drink back when i was trading, could've stayed up 24/5 (5 days, not 7 coz we dnt trade on weekends). oh well! nothing i can do to bring back those hellish days hehe....

being a god parent...

2007-02-19T13:38:00.000+08:00

came Sunday, i was on my way to my very first ceremony as a god parent. my first god child's name is earl eugene who's the son of a close friend from my previous job.

i was looking forward to the ceremony coz i was wondering what it would be like, or feel like, then i knew...

...i felt stupid haha! well...it's not that i am proud of it or anything coz i really felt stupid at that time. there i was feeling all solemn coz i am about to become responsible for someone else's faith and so confident because i am assured in my own faith then suddenly, the priest goes like, "what are the 7 Sacraments?" So i smiled to myself, enumerated them in my mind and lo and behold! i was only able to name 4:

baptism
confirmation
marriage
anointing of the sick

i mean how stupid was that? i grew up in a catholic school and raised by catholic parents yet i forgot the other sacraments which, by the way, i took for granted because they are regularly taken or received on Sundays! ugh! nweiz...here's a link for those of you honest enough to admit that you forgot them as well haha! 7 Sacraments. going back, of course the priest's question led to the discussion of my responsibilities to my god child and i've learned that i will not only have to rear his faith but mine as well. i know that being able to enumerate the 7 Sacraments doesn't make up faith but its a start...:)

mom's 50th birthday

2007-02-19T11:38:00.000+08:00

i woke up last Saturday, February 17th, to the 50th birthday of my mom. i won't talk about the celebration but i want to discuss some thoughts that i had and maybe, you guys have felt or wondered about your parents as well. these questions are those i've been wondering about but never really asked.

*at 50, i know there are some things that she still would like to do, what are those things? (i am hoping that these are things that i can do for her)

* she has been living for 50 years and she spent half her life taking care of me and my siblings, does she have any regrets after all these years? (mind you, i was observing my mom through out that day, and i can tell she's thinking too, only am not too sure what she's thinking about)

*after being married for more than 20 years, does she still love my father? (my dad's 50th birthday will be on April, so my mom celebrated her's first. i will ask my father the same questions when his turn comes and some more...)

*did she keep special feelings for any man aside from my father before and/or during the marriage? (disclaimer: i have no proof of infidelities on both my parent's accounts, i'm really just curious! :D)

*did she ever feel that we loved her enough (worse, did she ever feel that we did not love her enough)?

*what specifically was she expecting in a daughter that she found in me (or did not find me)?

*was i worth the sacrifice of her career?

these are questions that i was afraid to ask last Saturday basically because i am still preparing myself for her possible responses. nevertheless, i know that i'll eventually gather enough courage and ask her probably... tonight. i'm just hoping that she would not feel as if she's on "The Buzz" hehe...

beginnings

2007-02-16T16:51:00.000+08:00

this marks the beginning of a new path for me after a disastrous employment experience. i hope that experience wud be the last in a long and satisfying career i plan to have.

i already met my new co-workers and they are a bunch of interesting people with varied personalities. i regret to leave my old friends, now former officemates, behind although i know 2 myself that i won't forget dem.

now i plan to forge ahead and remain optimistic with new people, new things, and new experiences coming my way. wish me luck guys! :D