My Day

It's my BIRTHDAY!!!

Last night my family celebrated (in advance) my birthday with a dinner and table talks. We were entertained by my three year old niece who kept on talking and eating at the same time. Just a simple family get-together like that was enough to complete my day. Seeing how happy and healthy the members of my family were, I couldn't ask for more gift than that.

Though another year is added into my age, I can say that my life is just beginning. I'm now thirty eight but I feel as though I'm younger than my years. Whoever thought and said that life begins at forty really knows what he/she was saying. There were things I had learned and many more to learn. What better way to end the day than with a prayer... thanking our Creator for the blessings and challenges that came my way.

Am looking forward on my next birthday...

Anticipating My Day

My birthday is fast approaching.... golly gee... I'll be turning blank blank come next week. Year after year I'm always excited in celebrating "MY DAY." To be honest, there are times that nothing special is happening during my most awaited day, but whatever, I'm still anticipating it.

Since our company has no policy and benefit during the employees birthday, I am declaring (as always) FEBRUARY 9 to be a "NON-WORKING BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY".... with pay of course...hehehe... how do I do that? Well, I'll just file a leave of absence and that's it, I can enjoy my day to my hearts content.

Usually I'll start my day by cooking something for my co-workers. A morning snack shared by 30 or so people at Admin building is enough to bring a smile to the lips of the people whom I've been with from eight o'clock to five Mondays thru Fridays for the past fifteen years. The snack is usually any from these... spaghetti, macaroni soup, pancit palabok, or carbonara. Just seeing their enjoyment in what I made for them is really satisfying.

The day will not pass by without me receiving greetings from family and friends. I like receiving some text messages and quotes from them because I know that they take a break from what they are doing and given me a piece of their valuable time to greet me which clearly send me message that I am thought of on "My Day."

During my birthday, I am reminded that our God is a fair and loving God. He distributes His blessings to His people fair and square. Though I may not be rich of the material things... the people around me is a lot to thank for. My family and friends are my pillar of support and power boosters. Because of them I can hurdle the hardships in life and face the challenges and rough road I'm travelling in life with a smile. Thank you for always being there for me. Forever you are embbeded in my heart.

I planned to have a simple get-together with family and some friends. I'll cook crispy pata kare-kare and the most requested spicy tuna carbonara. I hope they'll enjoy my treat and may eveyone have their fill.

I heard someone say that adding of years means your getting old... for me it is not... age is not a matter of years but rather it is the attitude towards life.

Winning the Game

October 4, 2011, Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. we had our staff day. As always, we recognized those who had been working in the company starting from 10 years, then 15, then 20, then 25, no 30, no 35, but there's one who has been in service for 40 years (don't know if I'll last that long hehehe). It's heart warming to be recognized by your fellow workers.

Really funny what they did with the presentations. After giving the certificates and cash awards, the awardees were asked to sit in front and watched the video presentations made for them. I don't know what it is called but the organizers but the faces of the awardees at the faces of those who were dancing.... there's salsa, tango, sweet, retro, classical music, etc. We were all entertained that afternoon.

Six of us rendered a song number, Chitchiritchit and Ay Ay Ay And Pag-ibig. The staff members from our head office didn't expected us to sing since they were used to us dancing. We let the other staff from our branch participate by dancing a native dance, Caratong. See... we sing, we dance, and we act.... we are Jack of All Traits master of none....hehehehe.

The second part of the activity was the game of price is right. I'm usually not lucky winning in any contest so I was not hoping to join the said game. I guess everybody knows how the game price is right works, but ours had a bit of changes. I presented the initial item to be which was a mirror. Someone from the cafeteria wrote the amount nearest to it's price and won. Next, she chose two from the audience who assisted her in guessing the next item's price, they both received a gift in return. Then at the screen there's numbers one to nine that had bills in which the guessed price should be far from that range. Unfortunately, she didn't guessed correctly or at least near the amount of the wall clock. Who got the wall clock? After drawing a stub from the box... the name of the one who had modelled the clock was drawn.... yeheyyyyyy... Wasn't she lucky?????? hehehe....

Another name was drawn... and who was it? It's me!!!!!!!!! What's the next item?... a pop up mosquito net. My mind was racing.... hey I've seen that item before at SM Department Store, I even looked at it's price but what was it? Think think think.... it's not lower than Php 450 but not higher than Php 500 I'm sure of it.... so I wrote Php 465.... wollllaaaa.... I won I won... hahahaha... the actual retail price was Php 499.75. I'm so happy that I jumped up and down my seat. Next, I chose two partners from the audience who both got a pillow as consolation prizes. We looked at the screen and picked out number nine that had a fifty peso bill... so it means my/our guess should not be over or lower than fifty from the actual retail price. The next item was.... a closet.... tic tac tic tac tic tac.... the time is running, hurry hurry write down the guess price. I nervously wrote down Php 1,350...
And the actual retail price.....tantanantantan..... Php 1,349.75. Haaaaa... I looked from left to right, my back at the audience... did I win it? OF COURSE I DID!!!!!! Yepppeeeyy I won.... AGAIN.... jump here jump there... scream here scream there... ahahahaha... as if I'm a real loca.... I felt ecstatic and elated from winning two prizes in a row. My friends were green with envy but at the same time happy for me... I'm happy shalalala, it's so nice to be happy shalalala.... I wonder what's the next year's game will be... hehehe...

After the game some members of the staff presented a dance number which was loudly applaused by the audience. The closing prayer followed and then snack time. Our activity ended there but everyone was satisfied and happily went home... Well at least me and my friend who won the clock were and so were the other winners.

An exhausting day it is but all the staff were happy being together even just for a day..... we will meet again next year... until then....

DO RE MI

I'M A MUSIC LOVER!!!! Isn't it obvious?!?! I don't care if I can't carry a tune or not (but I think I can since I haven't been kicked out of the choir yet... hehehe), I'll sing to my heart's content and my friends have no choice but to listen. That's the positive side of having friends, they are there to listen... even if they don't like to... ahahaha.

My choice of songs depends on whatever and however I'm feeling. Mostly, I like to sing love songs (I'm a peace loving person if you must know... really!!!! ahehehe), it's mellow and soothing. Sometimes, I sing just to tease my friends especially when they get into misunderstanding or even break-up with their boy/girlfriends. It's emo time as what I’d like to call it. There were times that I can even make them cry... not because of my great melodic voice... ahahahaha.... it's because they can relate to the lyrics of the song ( so does it mean I know how to choose a song.... definitely! hehehe).

I've been meaning to learn a song I heard years ago.... at last I've downloaded it... I'm a Bitch I'm a Lover by Alanis Morissete and All I Want to Do is Make Love to You by Heart. A few more days and I'll be able to memorize it. And who will be my audience when I sing these two... but of course, my Kachatchatan... hehehehe. See, I told you it pays to be friendly.... hahaha.

I'm still looking for some more songs but it’s so hard to download them. Hopefully, when the net gets better I'll be able to have the songs I like. Don't be surprise if I post some of my favorite songs here, it will be nice sharing it with you.

"Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and give it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul."


I’M A BITCH I’M A LOVER

I hate the world today
You’re so good to me, I know
But I can change
Tried to tell you
But you look at me like maybe I’m an angel underneath
In a sentence sweet

Yesterday I cried
Most have been to see the softer side
I can understand how you’d bee so confused
I don’t envie you
I’m a little bit of everything
All roled into one

I’m a bitch I’m a lover
I’m a child I’m a mother
I’m a sinner I’m a sant
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell I’m your dream
I’m nothin’ in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way

So take me as I am
This may meen, you’ll have to be a stronger man
Jused to shooter, when I start to make you nervous
And I’m going to extreem’s
Tomorrow I will change and today won’t meen a thing

I’m a bitch I’m a lover
I’m a child I’m a mother
I’m a sinner I’m a sant
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell I’m your dream
I’m nothin’ in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way

Just when you think
You got me
Figger out the seasons all ready changin’
I think it’s cool, you do what you do
And don’t try to sing this

I’m a bitch I’m a lover
I’m a child I’m a mother
I’m a sinner I’m a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell I’m your dream
I’m nothin’ in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way

I’m a bitch, I’m tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you're hurt
When you suffer
I'm your angel undercover
I've been numb
I'm revived
Can't say I'm not alive
You know I wouldn't want it ANY other way



ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU

It was a rainy night
When he came into sight,
Standing by the road,
No umbrella, no coat.
So I pulled up alongside
And I offered him a ride.
He accepted with a smile,
So we drove for a while.
I didn’t ask him his name,
This lonely boy in the rain.
Fate, tell me it’s right,
Is this love at first sight?
Please don’t make it wrong,
Just stay for the night.

All I wanna do is make love to you
Say you will
You want me too
All I wanna do is make love to you
I’ve got lovin’ arms to hold on to

So we found this hotel,
It was a place I knew well
We made magic that night.
Oh, he did everything right
He brought the woman out of me,
So many times, easily
And in the morning when he woke all
I left him was a note
I told him
I am the flower you are the seed
We walked in the garden
We planted a tree
Don’t try to find me,
Please don’t you dare
Just live in my memory,
You’ll always be there

All I wanna do is make love to you
One night of love was all we knew
All I wanna do is make love to you
I’ve got lovin’ arms to hold on to

Oh, oooh, we made love
Love like strangers
All night long
We made love

Then it happened one day,
We came round the same way
You can imagine his surprise
When he saw his own eyes
I said please, please understand
I’m in love with another man
And what he couldn’t give me
Was the one little thing that you can

All I wanna do is make love to you
One night of love was all we knew
All I wanna do is make love to you
Say you will, you want me too

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

My Vanity Speaks

The most important things I use every morning are my lotion with matching sunblock , powder for my face (not really a make-up person so baby powder will do just fine), lipstick (should be matte and dark color.... in the shade of red... what do you expect? ... hehehe), and last but not the least my Victoria's Secret Love Spell . Remove one of these and my day will definitely not be complete.

Without lotion I feel as if my skin is dry (well it's not really but I just can't help but feel it is). The sunblock of course is my protection from the sun's ultra violet rays... it doesn't hurt to be careful these days.

Powder helps my face from getting oily. I hate it when I look in the mirror and see my face shiny all over not to mention the dirt I see after I wiped my face with a hanky or a tissue.... eeeewwww... disgusting!!!!!

I love my dark colored matte lipstick. I feel sexy and attractive wearing it. It's a no no without it! Can't help but think I'm sick whenever I don't put on any on my lips. I don't know what's with the lipstick that makes me feel self assured and confident. But whatever it is, it sure does wonders for me.

Victoria's Secret Love Spell!!!! A spray just won't do!.... should be a minimum of 5... hehehe. Don't ask why, I feel as if I'm not getting the scent I want to smell if it's just a spray or two. But it's worth it. I don't have to spray myself again in the mid day or before going home. I still smell nice even after the whole day of work at the office. It also put a smile on my face whenever others say they like to be near me because I smell good.

Any one of these will surely make me happy.... now you have a reference on what you can give me... ahahahaha.... girls will always be girls. :-)

Being ME

Have you read my profile? What I’ve put there is true, never pretended to be somebody otherwise. People may sometimes misunderstood me, doubt my action, question my motive... but as I said I don’t care what the others may think so long as I am happy doing the things I’m doing.

I choose to be choosy of my friends. Why? Because they will become part of me, become my family. I don’t feel good when I’m in bad terms with them coz my inside is hurting and in pain. At times that I’m at my worse and unreasonable ...I needed understanding more. I may talk loud and my words sharp but my bark is worse than my bite.

I always rely on my instinct... often times it proved to be right. Though I’m hard headed and willful, I still need comfort and reassurance.
There are times I’m covering my sadness by laughing out loud. I can join in the joyful banther even though deep inside I’m crying. My emotion is always in check, guards always up. If I share my inner thoughts and feelings, and cry without reserve... it means your not just a friend but my confidant.
I don’t believe on being friends only for the good times, it always should include for the bad. If you need help just tell, I will do things for you within my means... I will also try beyond it. Don’t have to be indebted to me, it’s enough that you give me the honor of doing it for you.

No matter how others may think of you, it doesn’t affect how I see you, so long as we understand each other that’s all that matters.

In friendship, I value honesty, trust, understanding, responsibility, and love. I’m selfish you know. I would like my friends to have these... I’m a complicated person who needs friends as complicated as me.

“True friends are few, hope those I cherish includes you.”