in my wooden box

5 hours and 20 minutes remaining and I’m outta here.

Got a difficult time to write this post actually. I have a lot of things in my mind for the past month, for the last 2 weeks, for the last three days, for the last 24 hours and even up to now at exactly 1: 28 in the afternoon. But though there are a lot of things to write I am literally lost for words.
And I remember this words that someone has said to me back in college “when there are a lot of things in mind and you don’t know how to start…then let your heart speaks.

While sitting on my chair and staring at the monitor with a blank word document right on my face I look at all the scripts I made for almost 6 months of my stay as a ‘writer’. I scanned my very first few scripts with all the remarks / revisions / violent reactions..hehe / suggestions / and love letters of the dubbers (as we used to call it) and upon seeing it I know deep inside that somehow I’m gonna miss it. I look around the office while I let that mushy love song play to serve as my background music…(yes umaarte ako at nagpapakasenti at this point, pagbigyan na…)

My decision to leave my present job in a media production company and hop in to another job in an advertising agency is not easy though most of my friends are really surprised when they learned the news and told them I’m gonna start as early as possible. Yes, I admit I’m kinda impulsive sometimes (or most of the time?) on some things but I can say that I really give my best effort to think carefully and weigh things for me. And I guess as you aged (oh my, no!) your views and opinion on some things in life, love and work and even your priorities gradually changes that in one way or another influence all the decisions that you’re going to do in your life. For all those sleepless nights I had contemplating whether I’m gonna leave or not I also asked myself this question “ Why are you gonna give up your present job for a much more nakakalokang pressure-packed job? Why do you want to subject yourself again to a job with bigger responsibilities na nakakawindang? Yes…some of you who happen to read this one might think that it’s because the offer is definitely much higher. And I don’t want to sound hypocrite if I’m going to say that…no of course not…because come on guys…(sino ba ang ayaw na malaki ang suweldo? Siguro may sira ang ulo nun…) But although it’s true it’s not the only reason I decided to leave.

I guess I’m at point in my life now that I’m seeking for growth not only in personal terms but in terms of career. Kung hindi ngayon kailan pa?
I will always be that risk taker person…I know there’s no turning back but I don’t wanna wake up one morning with full of regrets asking myself why I didn’t dare to try.
I’m not comfortable staying at my comfort zones. Sometimes we need to learn to be comfortable at situation and places where we’re not most comfortable of because when we learn to conquer our fears, do the things we never imagine we can do and being able to turn our weaknesses into strengths that’s the only that time we can say that yes…we become a whole better person. And you can finally say…I did it!
And although my decision maybe not be acceptable to some, don’t worry because you’re not going to be accountable for whatever the outcome is. It’s only me; myself and nobody else will be accountable and responsible to whatever decision I’ll make in my life.
Starting tomorrow my whole world will be totally different. Well aside from changing again my profile in facebook and friendster account. Writing scripts will be replaced with writing business letters and correspondents. The usual internet session will be replaced by attending to customers / client calls. Checking my email account vs. checking my boss account. The comfort of just sitting the whole day in the office will be replaced now by attending to some events and activities required. No more ym sessions, no more unlimited access to the internet. But rest assured I’m not gonna give up writing..period.

2 hours remaining and I’m outta here.

I looked around once again to my “former office to be” located on one of the many confusing streets here in Makati. I looked at the people whom I may never see again especially those people who have touched my life in so many ways they just don’t have any idea of. Surely, certainly I’m gonna miss them. Teena, Joeven, Krystal…yes those people who made my stay in my “former office to be” an enjoyable one.
Our front desk officer Ate Notic who have been so nice to me from the first day she saw me. Our maintenance personnel Norilyn and Kuya Ronald for being so sweet and kind. (Parang thank you speech sa isang awarding ceremony ito ah…pagbigyan at masaya..) My former boss, Ms. Rachel, all those people who have been my acquaintances and have shared little moments together even for just a short period of time thanks guys!

It’s never easy and actually you always end up hurting every time you say goodbye. But as what I learned from Mitch Albom (uy, parang close kami) there’s really no goodbye because if there’s an end there will always be new beginnings. As I will start anew for my new job that means a new beginning for me and a new role in my life to fill in as there will be new other persons to fill the position that I will leave.
I never know what’s gonna happen but I’m sure that I’ll wake up one morning with no regrets because I’m not afraid to dare to try.

1 hour and 30 minutes remaining and I’m finally outta here.

This is one of a kind romance started last year. My romance...his romance...our romance
A not so ordinary one
It has been full of ups and downs...literally
It's actually shaky at times..no I guess a lot of times.
I've stumbled, almost fell down
That's why there are times I think I should give up and avoid him
But I just can't..I just simply cannot.

As there are many reasons why I love him... there are much much more reasons why I hate him.

This is our romance...
My romance with LRT - a.k.a: LIGHT RAILWAY TRANSIT

Gosh...what an introduction... hehe


Since I started working here in Manila MRT and LRT has always been one of my primary mode of transportation just to be able to get to workplace or anywhere else faster(really now) cheaper (yeahhh...)and more convenient (????????????????????) Though it's starting to get so conducive as each passing day commuters (I'm one of them) choose to pushed and be pushed and be stepped upon (if you're luckier enough)just to be able to get inside the train and vice versa. And because people don't want to get to work 100 years after by using PUV's such as buses, jeepneys, or FX because of too much traffic...again they choose to submit themselves into "parang lata ng sardinas" scenario.

And with this kind of smooth sometimes but rocky most of the time relationship I have with them I've noticed aspects, things and behaviors of most of the commuters that like me have also a so forgettable affair with LRT and MRT that I really dislike:

Here it goes

1. Commuters who holds on the hand rails as if they own it...
Puwede po ba maki-share? Baka po kasi matumba ako...

2.Commuters who talks on the phone so loudly (sometimes with matching foul words on it)as if they want to share their supposed to be private conversation to the public. At least just try to be a little discreet.

3.Commuters who accidentally stepped someones feet or pushed someone either accidentally or not who don't even know how to say sorry.
Nakaharang kasi

4.Commuters who stand and stay on the entrance and exit space even though they will stepped on the very last train station. It actually creates more disturbance for all the commuters.
"Bigyang daan po natin ang mga unang bababa"

5.Commuters who don't know the meaning of "excuse me"
"Excuse me po Ate...padaan po"

6.Commuters who sits down as if they are at home occupying all the remaining space without giving consideration to other commuters who are standing.
"Nagbayad din naman ako ah..."

7.Commuters especially those young ones who don't pay respect to elders depriving them of the seat that's actually for them.
"Aba senior citizen na pala kayo?"

8.Commuters who don't know the meaning of the word discipline and don't know how to obey rules. No drinking, no eating no smoking, no littering inside the train.
"Aba hindi pa pala ako nakakabasa!"

9.Commuters and this go out especially to men who take advantage of women trying every moves just to make "tsansing" especially if the train is so crowded.
"Mahiya naman kayo!"

10.Commuters who talks about the secret affairs, problems, etc. of their friends,co-workers, co-workers friends and family so aloud that only deaf people won't hear.
"If you can't help to talk about other people at least just at least lessen the volume please."

I'm not trying to be righteous here or whatever because I myself had my share of faults. Come on who's perfect anyway. But being a Filipino citizen and a commuter we have a responsibility to be aware on our actions and behavior especially in public whether it's in LRT, MRT or anywhere else. Let us not forget that when you say public transportation it's for everybody regardless of their status, gender or class in the society. That means we have to give consideration to each other's feelings.
Our attitude and behavior per se in MRT or in LRT reflects what kind of citizen we are to our country.

So there...

And I'm sure that my romance with MRT and LRT will continue as long as there are traffic everywhere...hehe.

I came to the office this morning with a lot of things in my mind actually. I was caught again on the “what else is new” traffic scenario in Makati that my nerves never got used to and will never be. Added to my irritation was the jeepney drivers who didn’t mind the smoke like from hell that comes out from the exhaust pipe of their vehicles. I don’t know if it’s lack of education that they don’t have any idea that it can actually cause a lot of lung diseases. With a lot of things boggling right and left through my head, plus the fact that I wasn’t able to sleep well last night and the irritation I was feeling…Thus I failed to send back the warmth smile of the old lady that I bumped into as I was walking. I failed to appreciate the beautiful morning sunshine that touches my skin. I failed to appreciate the 5 minute or more walk i always take every morning on my way to office that serves as my only form of exercise since last year. (Oh my…poor me…poor bones…)
But then as the elevator door swung open and I saw our front desk officer smiling at me and greeted me with “Good Morning Darling” as she always used to say something stroked me.
Here is the person whom had just recently faced a storm in her life but then still appreciates the goodness in every morning, in every new day. Smiling and greeting that indeed it is such a good morning no matter how traffic it is outside, or how polluted the air is or I was late again for work…the morning is still good and will always be bringing it new chance to start anew.

I’ve decided to post this blog of mine from Friendster here in Wordpress as it made me reminisce again my college days this afternoon and made me smile and somehow gave me inspiration that no matter how heavy or bad your day is..this day too shall pass and that you’ll see tomorrow that everything is settled by just taking things things one at a time.

(This post was written by the author two years ago during her shunee days because of their thesis.)

I just came home from my practicum yesterday feeling so exhausted that I instantly lied on my bed without even giving my respect to Mama and Papa (that made me guilty though). I looked around my room that has been untouched for a couple of months now-meaning no wiping of accummulated dusts on furnitures, no organizing of clutter and other things. The photocopies and notes of the lectures that I had were scatterd on the table, on the other side there were the pile of magazines that I haven’t read along with the Sunday issue of broadsheets-my every weekend dose of current events, and scratch papers of unfinished articles. My closet If you only have the chance to see was a total mess. I mean it was not the same room as it was before.How could I even pay attention to those things when I dont even have time to attend on other urgent things like finishing the super late newsletter, completing my practicum weekly report due next week, writing a script for our documentation. My lay-out artist and friend has now this habit to tease me, calling me the most hardworking editor-in-chief in the history of Lavoxa..hehe (of course he’s just trying to make me laugh). But I got used to it, making me laugh for a moment.
Ah, I was starting to got frustrated and during this times I opt to think positive things. I remembered the column of Lucy Torres that I’ve read it was entitled “One at a time”. It’s all about doing a lot of things and carrying heavy loads of responsibility with just a little time. She said that you can’t accomplished everything you want to in just one day. We have to be patient and learn to prioritize things that are most important. Of course it’s easier said that done. It takes self-discipline and knowing how to manage your time.
But she is right. God give us 24 hours to live each day and its up to us how are going to spend each day and make the most out of it. I am thankful that i still able to write tghis one. I promise that I will take it one at a time. One morning I will wake up realizing that all the things that i have to do are all a settled and done.
That’s the time that I can finally clean my room and get it back to what it was before.

I'm planning to post this one to my wordpress account(dors.likedreamersdo.org) today but because our host provider's server is down...( sorry) I decided to put this one here in blogspot where I used to rant, rave and shout my heart out.

I happened to read Tweet Serings post "The Last Sweet Roro" a story about acceptance and finally letting go of that lost love. It made me smile and I even asked myself why posting this one when in fact I'm not even really learning the art of letting go.

Most of my friends keep asking me why can't I give up this man whom I considered as my sweetest mistake...my right kind of wrong... a vice that I can't give up, a drug that I will never ever get tired to take.Enough I think I'm getting so corny here..hehe. Yes I admit and I even tell this to him that he's not my ideal man. A man that I dream to be with for the rest of my life. And why after all the things that happened between us and all the hurt that he caused me and all the tears that I've cried I still choose to be with him. I guess there's only one answer I can give. I LOVE HIM. Stupid it may seem but I just love him...(sigh)

Though I've tried so many times to give up on him and take a step away from him I always end up taking two steps towards him. Maybe I guess I'm not yet done that's why I'm still sailing to that " Sweet Roro" of mine. Maybe that day will also come for me when I'm finally ready to just let the RORO leave and wait for another new journey of love...

But it's just not now.

This is a winner story and I hope whoever read this one will also be inspired and touched as I am.:p

THE LAST SWEET RORO
Once upon a time, in the south of the Philippines, my girlfriend was in a long-term relationship with her high school sweetheart. Then she got accepted into her first-choice university, which happened to be in Manila, and so off she went. As a wide-eyed, impressionable freshman, she caught the eye of an upper classman. He was smart, sophisticated, older—and on his way to taking up law. The girl was, naturally, flattered and quite impressed. When he asked if she would like to be his girlfriend, she promptly broke it off with her boyfriend and took up with the future lawyer.
Alas, two weeks into this new relationship, the girl realized that she was, quite possibly, with the biggest narcissist in the metropolis—the kind of guy who hooks up with much younger girls because they were the easiest to brainwash into becoming adoring fans/groupies. The “relationship” was all about him. And the guy just couldn’t stop yakking about himself. TOTAL mistake.
The girl left him in mid-sentence, so to speak, packed a few things, hopped on a bus that rolled into a Sweet Roro ferry and practiced her I-made-a-mistake-please-take-me-back speech to her sweet, sensitive, thoughtful ex-boyfriend. But when she tried to deliver this heartfelt speech to him, he refused to hear it. In fact, he refused to speak to her and to see her.Kapow!
The girl was devastated, but not discouraged. She rationalized that she had brought this upon herself, and she was willing to do whatever it took to win back his affection. Every month or so, when she had scraped up enough of her student’s allowance to afford a ferry ticket, she sailed on the Sweet Roro from Luzon to Mindanao, hoping against hope that this time, on this trip, he would finally let her back in. I don’t recall who said this, but it’s awfully on the mark: “What men will only do for God and country, women have always done for men.”
She had a goal—and to her mind, it was a noble one: love. She was going to be worthy of it again, and if that meant packing her quivering heart in her suitcase every few weekends, offering it to her stony ex only to once again watch it being tied to the back of a truck and dragged mercilessly along the Mindanao highway like Lito Lapid, so be it. At the same time, she wondered just how long she could do this, how much more humiliation and rejection and heartache she could endure.
Perhaps because we’re the gender assigned to experience the necessary violent act called childbirth—not to mention the agonizing nine months prior--women tend to have a much higher threshold for pain than men. The kind of prolonged intense physical pain and suffering that earns men medals and hero status, women experience all the time, as a simple matter of fact, without fanfare. And so this girlfriend of mine, by the mere fact of having been born female, was genetically predisposed to let it rip.
Eventually, she—and her poor, battered but brave little heart—stopped thinking, became numb to the pain and just went on her business of taking the blows. Kapow! Kapow! Kapow!
One day, she took her place in the queue towards the entrance of the ferry bus, the way she had done for the past year. (Yes—YEAR!) As she planted her right foot on the first step of the bus, it dawned on her, clear as a sunny day--“I’m done.” Just like that. No bitterness, no anger, no remorse. Just a sense of finality and…relief. And gratitude. She did her time, and now she was free.
She stepped back from the crowds, calmly watched the activity before her. And she stayed long enough to watch the Sweet Roro sail away and disappear into the horizon.

*** I think I got to my feet and applauded when Kat was done telling me this story.

The truly genius thing about going--as my siblings and cousins put it--“all out” is that it guards against that silent monster--regret. The regret of not having done enough, the whole pwede-pa-sana school of thought--wishing you had done more and wondering what would have happened if you had—that haunts your waking and sleeping hours, as terrifying to some as seeing dead people. I suspect this is the reason women stay longer than they should in situations that make them miserable. They want to face down their monsters now, when they still have energy left, and not run away only to have these monsters lurk around in their supposed happy and content future. They don’t want to regret anything; they don’t want to think they had “given up too soon”. They want to be sure. They want to be able to walk away and never look back. So in the meantime, as my sisters say, “Go lang nang go!”
Certainly, there will be none of that regret for you when you board your own Sweet Roro, when you choose to just ride out the excruciating pain—and humiliation. Even those have expiry dates. You will have known that you did give it—that job, that friend, that dream, that relationship--everything you had and found out that it just wasn’t for you. At that point, no amount of pleading or negotiation or argumentation or guilt-trip or even bodily threat can reel you back in. You’re sooo DONE. You can peacefully let the damn thing go already.
There is no way to accurately describe the rush of relief, the odd sense of victory and liberation at finally arriving at your last Sweet Roro. You’ll watch it sail into the sunset—that relentless drama boat that rocked you to the core—with the giddy knowledge that, finally, you’re not on it, anymore. You’re on solid ground.
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WOW....^_^

It's February... and as far as I wanna try to ignore it and just say "alright, it's February...its the love month and Valentines is just two weeks away...i don't care..."(do i sound bitter?hehe) I just simply cannot. It seems to me that aside from Christmas and New year this is one occassion that a lot of people / lovers out there specially are eagerly waiting for. In fact they are the three most commercialized occassions here in the Philippines. (Wait where do i stand here?)I just cant avoid it...no matter how I try simply because I'm so desperately (but trying to be patient)nursing my broken heart...ouch. Yes it's the love month and yes to put it simply "LOve actually is all around."

For this whole month of February I will talk and come up with different articles, issues and anything,everything about the most beatiful yet complicated feelings of all and that is LOVE... based on my own experience...without trying to sound like an expert coz I'm not.

And so this month i dedicate my blog for all those who are in love, falling in love, those who wants to fall in love, those who are willing to give second chances, those who are pretending that they are in love..hehe, even to those who think that they are falling out of love and of course to those who are broken hearted but still believe in love and happily ever after and patiently waiting and searching for that man who will give them "forever" this is for you.(I especially dedicate this to myself actually..hehe)

For my first offering...naks! I have compiled all my favorite qoutable movie lines / quotes here. Undeniably those lines are one of the reasons why those movies becomes so unforgettable and remarkable. And in one way or another makes us feel so 'kilig' and how we wish we'll also hear our special someone saying those mushy words right on our face.

Read and I hope you'll enjoy it as we walk down the memory lane
and fall in love all over again.

“A heart can be broken; but it keeps beating just the same.”
- Fried Green Tomatoes

Yes, it's very true. No matter how many times our heart has been bruised, crushed or wounded it will always, always beat for that love...hai

“To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love; but then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer, to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love; to be happy then is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy; therefore to be unhappy one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down.”
- Love and Death

Anu daw? suffer daw hehe..basta un n un...read it it's true.

“I love that you get cold when it is 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle in your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
- When Harry Met Sally

Super love this one..as in...it talks about loving that person's strength much more that persons's weaknesses.

“You can't express every feeling that you have every moment that you have them.”
- When Harry Met Sally

Oh yes...hai

“Without a heart I can never really know what it would be like to love someone, or ever really understand trashy novels.”
- Wizard of Oz

Oo naman...kapag wala na tayong puso patay na tayo nun

"Every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step
toward finding you."
- Message in a Bottle

Talking about mushy and corny...hehe but it's so damn sweet.

"If you love someone, say it, say it out loud. Otherwise the moment just passes you by..."
-My Bestfriends Wedding

Love it....Ohh...but sometimes its just so hard to say it out loud...what if there's just too many complications? Talking about complications...hehe

"I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is."
-Forrest Gump

I wanna know what love is Forrest..

"Only in the mysterious equations of love can any real logic be found."
-A Beautiful Mind

1 + 1 = 2 db...hehe LOgic pala

"It doesn't matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect,
as long as they are perfect for each other."
- Good Will Hunting
Very true...because nobody's perfect...hahaha!!!

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
- Moulin Rouge I love this line, i love the story and the lessons about love in this movie

"Some things are not meant to last,
they just take a place in your heart
and make you smarter the next time."
-Alex and Emma

Sad but true...ouch

"The best love is the kind that awakens
the soul and makes us reach for more;
that plants a fire in our hearts
and brings peace to our minds ....
That's what you've given me
and that's what I hope to give to you forever."
-from the movie,The Notebook

I love the movie, the unconditional love that knows no boundaries..and crush ko ung bidang lalake..i just forgot his name...hehe

"If your not willing to sound stupid,
you're not worthy of falling in love."
A Lot Like Love

Oh, yeah...who among us dont look stupid because of love? I guess none.

"I guarantee that we'll have tough times
and I guarantee that at some point one
or both of us will want to get out.
But I also guarantee that
if I don't ask you to be mine,
I'll regret it for the rest of my life cause
I know in my heart
you're the only one for me."
Runaway Bride

Oh my God, I swear, the moment na narinig ko si Richard Gere with this line..it made me teary eyed talaga. Tagos talaga sa puso...And by the way...I love Julia Roberts!!

"It's a wonderful thing,
as time goes by,
to be with someone
who looks into your face,
when you've gotten old,
and still sees what you think you look like."
The Bachelor

-Naman..kahit maputi na ang buhok ang drama..


" I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love me."
-Notting Hill

Gosh, i'm planning to say this line na dn...and did I say I love Julia Roberts?

"I don't wanna need you, 'coz I can't have you."
Bridges of Madison County

I simply love this movie. Actually its one of my favorite movies of all time. And parang nakakarelate talga ako dito...Want to cry na...

"I would rather spend one lifetime with you -
than face all the ages of this world alone."
Lord of the Rings

"Oh my love...
But if you wanna leave, you can.
I'll remember you though,
just like I remember everyone that leaves."
Lilo & Stitch

Isn't it so sad. Yes, when someone leaves, we just can' tdo anything but to remember them...and somehow imagining, wishing and hoping that they're still there.


"She's my destiny"
-Slumdog Millionaire

Aren't you hoping that someone will consider you as his destiny?

"You are the only person that can make
my heart beat faster and slower at the same time."
The Hot Chick

Sana wag ako magka-stroke...

"but I don't see that.
It seems to me that love is everywhere.
Often it's not particularly
dignified or newsworthy,
but it's always there
- fathers and sons,
mothers and daughters,
husbands and wives,
boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends.
When the planes hit the twin towers,
as far as I know none of the phone calls
from the people on board
were messages of hate or revenge
- they were all messages of love.
And if you look for it,
I've got a sneaking suspicion that love actually is all around."
~ Love Actually

Yes, love is actually everywhere no matter how I try to avoid it..no matter how I try to just ignore it. Love is what makes people happy. It what makes me happy. After all what I've been through...still it's always always best to fall in love over and over again.

"Be more active and vigilant Greenpeace member". Yes.. as it is one of my to do things list for this year and of course for upcoming years (...i'll try my best...gogogo!!!) I've decided to post this article that Greenpeace International sent to me thru email regarding their advocacy to stop whaling paricularly in Japan.



Whaling and dealing: Tell the US to stop negotiating at the expense of whales
We have received worrying rumours of a political deal that could result in increased whaling off the coast of Japan - threatening already endangered whales. We need your your help in ensuring that this deal is killed off - and not the whales.
According to leaked reports from a closed door meeting in Hawaii, the International Whaling Commission is currently considering a proposal that would involve the trading of a small reduction in the quota of whales that Japan hunts in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, in return for an agreed increase in hunting minke whales off the coast of Japan. Of greatest concern is that one of the minke whale populations in this area is listed as endangered.
The only acceptable agreement would be a complete end to Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary - but we cannot let this happen at the cost of endangered whales in the North Pacific.
The most disturbing information about these reports is that the United States IWC Commissioner and the US Chair of the IWC seem to be at the forefront of the proposal. Both are appointees from the Bush administration who are still in place, and already attempting to undermine Obama's foreign policy on whaling.
It is clear that there are many, many big issues on President Obama’s plate in his first week in the Oval Office. His words and action on climate change and other environmental issues are very welcome but if the news reports are true, then this issue simply cannot wait.
While on the campaign trail, President Obama’s position was unequivocal - no commercial whaling and stronger international regulations on whaling.

"President Obama wants to stop Southern Ocean whaling. Now is our chance"

I’m back!!!!! That’s just what I can say because I can’t think of a more exciting or profound way to start this…hehe.

Wow, it’s been what almost 2 months that I wasn’t able to post anything except “what does my name means’ section on my blog. Awww.... It’s not because I’m tired or I don’t have anything to write anymore. It’s just my choice… a certain feeling that got into me. And there are reasons that I intend to share for my upcoming posts…pramis


SEGWAY
(This is a too late for the New Years post

It actually feels good that I’ve got a new blog template. (Just got this from blogger buster. com. Isn't it so fabulous?!) New look, new lay-out. I actually wanted to personalize this blog like what I used to have. A template that I can actually call as ‘mine’ my brainchild masterpiece…hehe, that would really make me proud of myself. But my gosh, I’m not really that good in using HTML aside from the fact that I started to get impatient. But I promise myself that I won’t stop until I’m done…hehe, as what my college colleague used to say.

Aside from my blog’s new look to start another year of blogging. I’ve decided to make not the "always meant to be broken New Years Resolution" but a things to-do-list for this year. I just got so inspired by Lucy Torres column in the Philippine Star last two Sundays I think. I believe that you're making your year right by having a definite goals to achieve, things to do and tasks to accomplish...trying your best to do even just a half of it if not all of them.

1. Pray more and even harder not just for myself but for others.
2.Blog as often as I can
3. Write as often as I can even without deadlines.
4. Spend more time with friends and family
5. Make my dream scrapbook finally
6. Be more health conscious..learn to drink those multivitamins and any healthy supplements that my Mama and Ate's are offering me.
7. Buy and read more books
8.Watch my favorite movies again on DVD
9.Learn to recycle those bottles of juices that I buy.
10. Have a trip to Tagaytay with my bestfriend.
11. Have a romance with crocheting and cross-stitching..again
12.Be more forgiving and understanding
13. Have at least one charitable organization to join to.
14.Be more organize in my room, with my things, and office desk most especially.
15.Learn to bake once again and finally be able to learn to bake creme brulee.
16. Learn to drive this summer season.
17. Learn to play guitar once again...this time I'll try to be more patient.
18. Have a whole body massage and foot spa at least once a month.
19. Buy more scented candles and flower decorations for our house.
20.Be sweeter, more loving girlfriend...daughter and friend.(haha!)
21.Eat more fruits and vegetables.
22.Don't forget to hug my cat and dog everytime that I leave.
23. Be more punctual.
24.Have a different birthday celebration this year.
25.Watch sunrise at least once this year.
26.Learn to manage my emails and responsibly respond to it.
27. Be more active and vigilant Greenpeace member.
28.Excercise, do stetch my lazy bones every morning.
29.Remember all my friends birthdays.
30.Plant a tree on my birthday.
31.Keep all things whether a simple bus or plane ticket, photos, whtaever memorabilia I can have for every places I'll go and include it in my travel scrapbook.
32. Open my own savings account.

I dont promise that I can actually complete and accomplish all these things that are written here. But just seeing this to do list in my blog that already inpires me to slowly and patiently start one. Having a certain purpose and goal each day is one step to become a better person and become that person who WE want to be.