Ms. Artsy Country Girl

For quite some time I haven't heard from my friend, Ms. Artsy Country Girl- perhaps the reason why I got surprised receiving a text message from her sometime last week. Funny, how our exchange of messages evolved from the usual hi-hello's and how are you's to how's your lovelife..and that last question must have sparked up some nerves in her, and she replied to me asking me if I can introduce her to some of the single friends I have. I thought she was not serious, so I just laugh at her but she seemed so serious. And indeed she was. The next days, my inbox would be filled with messages from her, asking me if I have found someone that would suit her fancy. By this time, I am slowly realizing that she was really in the quest for "the one"-as she calls it. She would later tell me that for a 33-yr. old like her, waiting for Mr. Right should not be taken sitting down...There's got to be some effort or some "friend's intervention"...lolz! Artsy Country Girl, is a beautiful lady, deep set eyes, fair complexion, slim so I would often wonder why she has not found her Mr. Right..Attitude could not be the problem...But, since she is a very good friend since college, I tried to ask my other friends if they have some guy friends who might be looking for a date...I've got instant feedback from one friend but she said I should send her Artsy's picture..Now, that's where the problem set in. Artsy, doesn't want to. I told her, textmates doesn't work anymore these days but she just would not believe me. I told her, the guy we were supposed to let her meet is a law student, just a year younger than her and is accomplished. She asked me "how tall is he"? I replied, about 5ft. 2inches... Then she said "can't you find someone taller", because if that's his height then we would just be the same"..
Hearing that, I realized that I forgot how she gets too consumed on the details of how her "man" should look like...Thus, the reason why, she's having a hard time finding one....Sigh.....

On Chocolate Chip Cookies

And my most favorite of all ......CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES...I am addicted to it--soft and chewy, crisp and crunchy, it doesn't matter....I just love 'em.

Somehow, these cookies have been comfort food for me, and perhaps the reason why I try to have a stock of 'em at home, so I can grab a bite whenever there is a need to....hahaha....It not just eases my hunger, it also makes me feel relieved whenever I am down and blue. Every bite of it soothes and relaxes me...and for reasons I could not explain--it makes me feel better.
Perhaps that's the magic of these cookies...it gives you a rush bite after bite after bite, making you forget your heartaches, and your diet..hahahaha..but I guess that's exactly my point-these cookies make you feel so good, that you do not feel guilty adding up calories into your already plus size body....[call that, reasoning for over stuffing..but come on, get real....I know you've had episodes like these in your lives:)]

Of Plastics and Rubbermades

I'm glad I have a stack of friends who stick with me in good times and in bad. Friends who even when we don't see each other in months or years, the moment we start talking, it's as if the last time we saw each other was yesterday. The friends I keep, are those I met since childhood, from previous employments and from school. But finding friends at work proves to be the most challenging.

I've had my share of pretentious people in the number of work places I've been to. It seems like, even when you are nice and try to make friends with everyone, still there are people who would talk bad behind your back. Those who are laughing and joking with you, but are making out issues about you when you're not together. Get real!n If you don't wanna be friends with me tell me straight. You don't need to charm me with your so-called nice attitude when in fact you don't like me...I wouldn't mind staying away from you....Geez...that felt good....I'm able to blurt it out....Now, let me have a bite of my choco chip cookies.... :)

An Orange Mind???

I would have accepted me being "green minded", but orange???? That was my reaction when I took up this quiz emailed to me by a friend called "what color is your mind" - initially out of sheer boredom and to fight my already drooping eyes......hahaha....But when I read the result I couldn't help but agree....And I'm like - guess, there's such a thing as an "orange" mind….hahahha....check this out!

Your Mind is Orange

Of all the mind types, yours is the quickest. You are usually thinking a mile a minute, and you could be thinking about anything at all. Your thoughts are often scattered and random - but they're also a lot of fun! You tend to spend a lot of time thinking about esoteric subjects, the meaning of life, and pop culture.

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Jay R Soul in Love....

The country's R&B prince, comes out with an album aptly titled "Soul in Love"....These are covers of the most beautiful soul classics.....I am sharing this playlist I came across on the net..Gracias! rhee zafra for sharing this on imeem...

Relaxin' on Sale

I checked out the Sale at the mall across the street. The bargain girl that I am, I definitely remember the sale dates, because this is the time to scout for some nice finds which you can get at half of it's original tag. After a few round of scouring the mall, I felt the need to sit down and recharge my energy....hahaha...and what better way to boost me up than a nice cup of coffee... I went to Arancio Cafe's cozy nook at the mall....I have frequent the place since they opened, because they have very good coffee at reasonable prices....And their cakes and pastries are very good as well. I enjoyed my requisite Cafe Gelato and a slice of Crostata de Fruta while reading a magazine.....

[have a sip, grab a bite]

[havin' a taste of my Crostata de Fruta]

Now, that's what I call.......life.....sigh.....:)

* Arancio Cafe's located in Manila Malls.....Check them out!

My Entrecard Droppers

I'm glad I'm getting the hang of things on Entrecard...I'm still a newbie on EC - having been registered here for a little over a month I guess....But I am happy that eversince I dropped my cards and advertise on some other's blogs, I've had a good number of droppers on my site. My credits have gone up naturally and I have been exposed to many other bloggers as well. Having said that, let me go back to the real intention why I wrote this entry - to THANK all my entrecard droppers.

Thank you to all of you who dropped on my site and for approving my adverts - I know they are still running on your sites.....some of you have left your comments, other's hopped in, still I'm sooo grateful to all of you....I've checked your blogs as well, dropped my cards and found your entries very interesting.....So again.........

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Missin' the 5th Graders

The past year I have been hooked on the show "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" on the country's local station Q, and I have learned to love these oh soo cute class - -----

Marki Laura Alana

Spencer Jacob and my favorite of all - Kyle.....

....and last night, the episode was called "Graduation Night"....It's the last time that my favorite class is gonna stand on the podium and help grown up American answer 5th grade questions. Who would have imagined that there's more to this kids brains than their funny antics....Witty kids, I should say.....and who can forget Kyle's mis spelled but correct answers, as what Jeff always points out - " this isn't a spelling contest so it's ok".... or Spencer making fun of his answer Delaware, he added this question "what did dela wear?".....hahahha.... or the enthusiasm and encouragement that these kids would show the contestants....They are just wonderful! During their graduation night, these kids were given savings bond for what they have done...It was soo touching to see their bewildered and happy faces, hearing the news and how they hugged Jeff, as if they were his kids....What more can I say??? I'm definitely gonna miss these 5th graders....and yup...I am such a fan.....

.....I'm still gonna catch next weeks show though, their introducing a new class...... :)

Thank You Ais & Gie!

Over the weekend, our country was hit by typhoon Frank and days like these, i don't usually get to do much except to hope and pray that the wind and rain would stop soon and I had a few text messages as well..hahhaha.....While my internet connection was still down, I checked my mails thru my phone and I could not believe I've got tons of mails already..in just two days of not checking......whew! But there was one email I got that I felt was touching.....This is from my long time friend Ais....she said...

Hi Eila!

Belated Happy Birthday! Musta na.

Take care...ais

I replied: Thanks Ais...I'm ok, job hunting now...May opening ba sa inyo..hehehe....Take care as well - Eila

Very simple words but it meant a lot to me, considering the very hectic and busy life she has and it was the first time in months that I heard from her again....But she really is one of those few friends I have whom I can always count on...even when she's soooo busy, when you need her, she would be there..I'm glad I have a friend like her. Another message I got was from my friend Gie...She sent me a thank you note and it said:

It has been 8months since the surgery. I'm recovering very well & better now. Thanks for the prayers. I truly appreciate it. Regards. God bless!

Gie has always been thankful to all the people who never forgets to pray for her continuous recovery and healing from the surgery and I'm glad she's in good shape now....

I sure would love to have lunch with these two long time friends but our schedules doesn't sync ....Some other time I guess.... And thank you Ais and Gie for the friendship!

For my "Favored One"

I would have wanted to tell you this face to face but that would be hard, since we never knew each other. The first time I saw you walk inside our Political Science class, my world literally STOP. I never knew what hit me, but I knew from that day I was hooked on you. I was silently cheering for you during your soccer games, campaigned for you when you ran for Student Council and I was there when you performed during your finals in P.E. A day in the university would never be complete without me having a glimpse of you - in the cafeteria, covered walk, practicing soccer or walking through the parking lot. You cannot imagine how happy I was when I checked your midterm exam during our class and I know somehow, you became familiar with me because of that. Needless to say you have made college life more exciting until you migrated to the U.S. You probably would ask how I knew, but I've got some very reliable sources. While it was sad not seeing you often in school, I have learned to live with it....Before I knew it, I have already graduated from college.....And did I forget you...I wouldn't say Yes....Coz even when I never saw you anymore, deep within me I was always yearning to find out how you have been after all these years.....And I found you..on one of the social networking sites.....I saw you have beautiful kids - 2 boys, who looked just like you and was I jealous?....I just wished those little boys were mine...but they could never be....I'm glad that I get to see how you never changed a bit, the way I saw you the first time some 10 years ago except for the hair....which is shorter now and looks good on you. I could wish for us to be friends at least..but we are not.. we were just classmates back then, we had our own group of friends, I just happen to have the biggest crush on you and for now...I'll just keep enjoying this wonderful feeling everytime I think of you... :)

Money..money..

I'm excited that finally, after two years of maintaining my wordpress, I'm slowly earning a few bucks out of things I write about there. Blogvertise helped me to do so and it seems to be picking up pretty well. 15 dollars in a week isn't bad, right? Looking forward to more tasks.....Damn, it pays to be a "bum"......hahahahha....I should have said, it pays to be always connected on the net... =)

"Splintered" Memory

Just got back from the grocery and something funny happened to me. It's not like this is the first time it happened but apparently this has been happening for numerous times that made me write about it... I would do my grocery in one of the big malls near my house and prior to grocery, I would usually buy some stuff from the department store and off to supermarket. The supermarket rule is-to deposit the stuff you bought from the department store at the baggage counter. so, got my baggage number, did my grocery, done with it and was about to leave the mall, when I realized I forgot to claim my baggage....I can't help but laugh at myself...Good thing I remembered it before I was even outside the mall. Last month, I left a big umbrella on the baggage counter and I was already outside the mall and walking towards the walkway, about to cross, before I realized that there was something missing...No wonder I was feeling light all of a sudden and felt I was holding on to something when I left the house....Haahhahaha....And as if that's not enough, a couple of weeks back, when my Mom was here for a visit, we were together in the grocery and again...there were things I left at the counter....Done with the grocery, my Mom bought something from the food carts we passed by and I never had a clue that I needed to get something from the counter even if I was literally standing in front of it....It just seem to slip my mind....I was headed for the exit again, when my Mom called my attention and reminded me of the baggage...Shoots.....both of us were laughing out loud, she even told me, that at my age I shouldn't be that forgetful...Told her...."must be the anesthesia, Ma during my major operations back when I was younger.....hahahhahha... Talk about trying to make up excuses for some memory gap.......Yikes...I gotta end this here, forgot I still have my kettel on....I can hear it's whistle getting louder and louder.....Thank heaven's for whistling kettles...they're answers to some forgetful creatures like me.....hahahahha....

Let's Be Friends

Came across this post while I was blog hopping. It's nice to have a wide network of friends. So, let's keep the flame of friendship burning! Thanks to Crissy's Haven for this.....


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The Flame of Friendship.

A symbol of spirit of unity.

The burning icon of love.

Undying picture of hope.

The hot symbol of oneness.

The Flame of Friendship.

And now it's your turn to flame yourself!

Meet new friends. Discover friendship. Make bonds.

Copy this post starting from the PICTURE ABOVE to the end

and add your blog on the list below.

Let's start FLAMING!

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The People Who Accepted The Flame of Friendship

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Tiklaton: We are the witness.
Crissy's Haven
eilatalks: Life in Words

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(now, you follow!)

OOOPSS!! Don't forget to invite your friends!

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Turn Blogs to Cash

I recently signed up on Bloggerwave, a site that allows you to make money just by posting your opinions on the net. To have an account is quite easy. First you have to register , then you can submit your blog URL's - they accept 5 at the most, then you choose between the jobs that are available and you write about it. Bloggerwave will check your posting and you get paid through Paypal. So what are you waiting for? Sign up for a free account and let those blogs start earning cash!

Jaxtr!

Imagine being able to call and text for free through your PC. For someone who is both a voice and text addict, this comes in handy especially at times when you ran out of load credits and there is no available retailer that you can load up. I remembered being sent an invitation by two of my YM contacts, to register on this site called Jaxtr, some few months ago. At first I only registered to it out of respect for the one who sent me the invite but when I tried sending a free text it really works. It's for yahoo users so if you already have an account, you just need tot log in and pump up your profile. This morning, I was able to use it again, because I ran out of load credits and the retailer nearby was out. It's like those social networking sites where they can record who viewed your profile etc. and still you get to control who you want to add as friends. You can even add all those in your YM and if they register as well, you can call them for free too. Cool isn't it! Try it!

Happy Father's Day!!!

I'd like to say Happy Father's Day to my Pap whom I don't get to see as much, because he is based in the province. I would have wanted to greet him and kiss and hug him but will have to do with text message I guess. I am a self confessed Papa's girl. It seems like I can always get away with anything with him, but when he gets serious that's when I become scared....He's always there to give us pieces of advice and I can even ask for some cash everytime I ran out of it..hehehehe...We've had our share of disagreements but I could never forget back when I was younger, when we would walk around our yard, in the evening, his hand around my shoulders talking about anything. Or the times when he influenced me to listen to Bee Gees, Patti Page, Johny Mathis..old time favorites as they say. And he would gladly listen to my kind of music as well. Indeed music plays a great part in our lives and here's a list of Songs for Daddies which you can play or sing for him on this special day of fathers....

THROUGH THE YEARS - this Kenny Rogers song speaks about all the times that he's been with you..while most people associate this song for love, a father's love is still the greatest which is well described here.

FATHER AND SON - Cat Stevens classic. This is a conversation between a father and his son, the advice a father gives and a few apprehensions from the son. Shows a typical father and child relationship.

DANCE WITH MY FATHER - Luther Vandross remembers the days gone by through this song. Remembers the times he spent with his father when he was younger.

MY DAD - Paul Peterson sings what kind of a father his dad is and how much he loved him. It's a classic yet I love the lyrics. Very heartwarming.

YOU'RE MY HERO - This Teresa James song recounts the earlier days of being daddy's little girl- always safe in his arms.

SING ME YOUR SONG AGAIN DADDY - One of the many beautiful Jose Mari Chan compositions. This is a girl's way of letting her father feel how much he has been a pillar and source of strength in her life.

DADDY'S GIRL - Emilia sings a tribute to her dad.

And my all time favorite Papa song is .......

LEADER OF THE BAND - always makes me cry everytime I hear this. This is a song about all the hardwork a father does and how he had to forego some dreams to survive and how music plays a great part on their lives. The ultimate "I love you, Pap" song.

Happy Father's Day to my friends RB, Wins..to my friend G's hubby Jorge, to Roberta's hubby Daddy J, to my bestfriend Chi's hubby Zands, Tess and Oli's husbands Pao and Jonathan, to Sam and my cousins and my uncles.

Tagged!....=)

This tag was passed on to me few days ago by my new friend Edna... I'm posting it here..

The rules are:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Go to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

So now I have with me the nearest book I can grab - Laurie Graham's Gone with the Windsors - the book my sis is currently reading and I have yet to start..hahahahaha

Page 123 has only 4 sentences coz it's the end of that particular chapter so I'll go to the next page..

The next 3 sentences : "Her life is so sadly narrow"

I'll probably pass this to my friend Jhari..

Birthday Thank You's

On June 12, I turned 30. I'd like to make my thank you's to those who remembered....

Pap and Ma - for the call and text message..Nice to hear their voice again....
Youngest sis - for treating us to Kung Fu Panda...I took care of the pop corn and soda....Hahaha..

And here are a few of the birthday messages I got..

Cousin P - Your smile is one of the most important part of your personality, it is a mirror that reflects the good things inside of you. So keep smiling...Happy Birthday!

Bestfriend Chi - Happy Birthday to the most beautiful friend in the whole wide world! (texted her and told her thanks sexy mama...it's mutual admiration society for us.....hahahah)

Zands - Chi's better half - Mare, Happy Birthday!!! Take Care!

Car_ _ _-Today I whisper a prayer for a dear One like you.. for the best of health, a great mood, wisdom, understandingg and beautiful disposition on this day. Happy Birthday!

Kuks - Hi! Happy Birthday! More blessings. All the best!

Roberta - Mare, Happy Happy Birthday! My sis just gave birth this morning a healthy baby boy! ingat and God Bless! (replied to her congrats to ur sis on her baby)..

Mich - Happy Birthday! How are you?...


And to my friends who sent me birthday messages on friendster - Cecil, Ail, Rose, Tess, Lj, RB, Jenn, Jenny, Hya, Lani, Vinz, Luv, Jessa....


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On HOUSE and Grey's Anatomy

I never imagined I could stick to too much drama on t.v. until I started watching Grey's Anatomy. Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens , George O'Malley and Alex Karev are medical interns trying to make it good in the toughest surgical residency program and juggling their own personal trials as well. What made me glued to this show is it's ability to show the realities of life-and how each one of the characters were able resolve or address their own issues. Watching the scenes sometimes I can relate to it and I'm like --"oh, I've been in that situation".... I felt the pain, the happiness and the suspense that the show brings to the audience.

HOUSE was a different story. This got me glued to the show and to Hugh Laurie as well. I was never a Laurie fan until House came and he was just sooo believable playing the anti-social, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant medical doctor Gregory House, sporting his jeans and cane. He specializes in diagnostic medicine and would do whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his team of medical doctors and wit. This show is great and has a very good team of scriptwriters as well. Dr. House, carries the show yet , his team of doctors - Chase, Foreman, Cameron add dimension and depth to his character. This show not only showcases the wisdom and arrogance of House but it also showed his humane side -- specially in matters of the heart. Dr. James Wilson and Lisa Cuddy are witness to it. Very House, very cool. I am soo diggin' this show.

My Favorite Led Zeppelin

And my most favorite Led Zeppelin song is "Thank You".......Listen to it.....

If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you.
When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.

Kind woman, I give you my all, Kind woman, nothing more.

Little drops of rain whisper of the pain, tears of loves lost in the days gone by.
My love is strong, with you there is no wrong,
together we shall go until we die. My, my, my.
An inspiration is what you are to me, inspiration, look... see.

And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles,
Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one.
Happiness, no more be sad, happiness....I'm glad.
If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you.
When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.

Dial *77

This was an email forwarded by a friend. Felt it is a must-read especially in times like these when we don't know how safe we are on the road. Here's hoping this would be of use....

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *77. It was about 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's parents have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road , but rather to wait until they get to a gas sta! tion, etc. * Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called * 77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars near where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he h ad back up already on the way. Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her along with the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes, including previous Impersonating an Officer charges. I never knew about the*77 Cell Phone feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe &quiet place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (i.e. put on your hazard lights) or call *77 like Lauren did. Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little bit of wonderful information. *Speaking to a service representative at BellSouth Mobility confirmed that *77 was a direct link to state trooper info in all states. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *77.

Weddings Etc....

I am a big fan of beautiful weddings. I always get excited whenever I would be invited to a wedding and romantic wedding stories always gives me chills. Through the years I have had a compilation of my best loved weddings and one of the first things I would check out in a wedding is the wedding cake. It doesn't have to be towering and imposing...Believe me some of my personal favorites does not even go beyond 3 layers. .. I'm sharing a list of cake makers who are very respected and have had rave reviews and approvals on their works. They are not just cake makers they are artists. I hope this would be of help...

For unconventional and fun theme weddings, you can never go wrong with claycakes. They create your cake the way you wanted it and this is a perfect variation to what everyone is used to seeing. Guests can't stop talking about claycakes, everytime they would see one.

The cake artist..She has been creating beautiful cakes since 1998. She considers every cake a personal project. Except for a few assistants, she designs, bakes and delivers the cakes herself.


Marta's Cakes is owned by Marta Matute. She has nicely crafted wedding cakes and I instantly love her cake made out of chocolate sticks and had white roses and the Moroccan theShe just have an eye for intricate details - you should check out her fashion cakes which are in shapes of flip flops, bags, make up.


Cake designer and pastry chef Heny, she has created cakes for famous personalities yet she still manages to make each creation unique. She also hold baking and culinary classes.


Out of the hobby of Penk Ching and sister Shen Ratilla, came Pastry Bin, a name synonymous to one-of-a kind cake. Their cakes are designed based on the client's persona and who would forget their ever famous pillow wedding cake and the cake which they replicate a Vietnamese tradition for a couple who spent their lives in Vietnam. It's on the cover of their book Caked in Sugar.


Alex Franco would probably be my most favorite of all. Homemade cake is what they call his work and it does not only look good, it tastes very good as well. No artificial cakes for this guy and he said "Our passion is excellence in creation".

Birthdays..Birthdays

Yesterday, I was at the 4th birthday party of my cousin's son. What I like about parties like this, is I get to spend some time with my cousins and their kids.....whew, feels like I'm getting older, hahahaha...whom I don't get to see as much. Funny, everytime we would see each other it would seem like we have a lot of catching up to do....And I can't believe how much their kids have grown...Our conversations would always be full of laughter and a lot of noise...We really can get soo loud.....But, who cares?? We're all having fun! It was also at this same party that I found out another cousin is celebrating his birthday today, and another one on the 20th...Wow, this calls for another round of celebration! To my nephew Patrick.....and my cousins Gie and Dan Happy Birthday!

Friendship Moments

Yesterday, I was surprised to receive a friendster comment from my long time friend RB..Knowing him, he's not the type who would post around some comments just for the sake of posting....When I check it, it was his advance birthday greeting for me.....He was even joking about where I'd treat him for lunch which is of course soooo not possible because were worlds apart - he's in California I'm here...I have to admit I was touched by it. And I began missing the old times when I can easily call him up when I needed some advice or when I can't find anybody to pester..hahahahha...And it's usually around this time, when he greets me "happy birthday", I would start pressuring him aboput his super overdue birthday present....and he'd usually reply "my gift can't fit in a gift bag....it's a boyfriend that I'm looking for you"....hahahhaha..some kinda' friend ha.....
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Sent a birthday message to one long time friend A, the other day but for some reason she did not respond. I'm thinkin' maybe she's out of town or out of the country for her birthday....Whatever she did, I hope she had a blast!
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I'm so happy for my friend RGA, who just recently transfered to a new job. It's quite an interesting job title and the company is good. I'm still glad that she never forgets to update me whatever it is she's doing at the moment. I just miss our "irate" moments.....hehehe
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Got a forwarded email from a high school friend whom I never heard from for the longest time. Funny, she did not even replied to me email to her..she must be soo busy.....or maybe not....Still trying to figure out if I still wanna continue being friends wuith her......hehehehhe..just kidding..
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My friend Arjie, asked me a week ago, if our other friend R is getting married this month....Told her, the wedding's in August although R is going home this June. Hope she does not mess up on the dates again......hahahah
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Got a very encouraging text message from LP, when I told her there is a job opening in their office that I wanted to apply to. She told me to send my resume right away and said she hope I'd be selected.....
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Looking forward to R's homecoming before the month ends....there's a girl's night out that's in the works now and I hope she remembered the gadget I was asking her to check the price for me.....
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Miss my friend "Wins", no idea where he is or what he is doing now.....I'd like to think his lovelife's doing Ok, coz we don't get to see him these days...When he appears, I would know, he's got a problem...hahaha..
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Need to end this here, it's getting dark..I'll prepare dinner.....Ciao!

The Tranquil Site that is Palawan

Pristine white beach, clear blue skies, clear blue green water, place so serene and quiet, a breath of fresh air--that is the beauty of Coron, Palawan. A recent visit to Coron opened my eyes to the beauty that nature has to offer. The place we went to is Dive Link Beach Resort. Located in Uson Island, Coron Palawan, it's a 10 minute banca ride from Coron town and is located on a hillside. And Palawan adventure began.....

On our way to the resort, we passed through these beautiful wonders of nature...

and upon reaching DiveLink, this is what greeted us ......

followed by a very hearty breakfast and we were off to try kayaking...

and I was in awe at such clear blue-green waters at the twin lagoon...


and those rock formation they say is called "Siete Picados"...

and what a treat to witness this breathtaking Palawan Sunset....

What a perfect way to end an extremely perfect day! For details on how to get to DiveLink you can check out their website at http://www.divelink.com/

Cook Playlist

I'm posting this very cool playlist -a compilation of my favorite American Idol David Cook's performances. Just can't get enough of him and of his songs.......Sexy! Oh and there's the Sunscreen Song by Baz Lhurmann in it too.....Love this song too....Thanks to the one who posted this playlist in imeem...hahahhaha....

Angelica's Strength

My friendship with Gie goes as far as year 2000 when we both worked for the same company. She was hired a month after me, and we hit it off right away. We were constant lunch buddies and we would cover for each other whenever there's a need to..hehehe...After a year, I transferred to a different company but our friendship remained. Through the years, I've seen how tough she is - taking care of a "special child", making occasional trips to the doctor for her kid's check ups - yet she never complained. I saw her strength all the more when a couple of years ago, she was diagnosed with a lump on her breast and had to undergo an operation. I was in constant communication with her through text this time because seeing her personally was not possible because of our busy schedules and knowing Gie - she would only advice us about what she went through when she's done with it.....And that was what happened....One day, I got a surprise txt message from her saying "hi friend, please pray for my fast recovery, i just went through an operation"....Shocked as I am, I replied "yes, will pray for your recovery, hope everything goes well" ...and indeed she had a very fast recovery. Her operation had made our barkada - all four of us, RB,Moi,Wins and Gie- more closer. Along came with it was the change in Gie's lifestyle, particularly with the food she ates...I can clearly remember how Gie would have a lot of questions and instructions on how she wants her food to be prepared - less MSG or none at all, separate chicharon on the pinakbet, very little soy sauce and no meat.....We would even tease her that our food might not taste anything because it looks like there are no more seasoning or flavoring left on the food....hahahha...Almost two years ago, RB was about to migrate to the U.S. and we had some despedida lunch for him...Just as we expected, the pizza that we ordered was all meat, so, since Gie was there, she scraped off all the meat on her pizza and gave it to me, and she ate the veggies and crust instead...It seems like every thing's ok for her, haven't seen her in about a year, until last month, when I forwarded her a Mother's Day greeting she replied, a day after -that's soo Gie- and the message said "gud pm frriend, thanks for the mother's day grtg dat u sent ystrdy. I truly appreciate it. Nsa mla k b? I undrwnt open heart surgry 2wks ago, April28,excision of left atrial myxoma. haus nko, may4 p ko nadscharge,am betr nowand stil recovrng.Praise God! Succesful yung operation & not cancerous yung myxoma."...And that was a bomb! I told her "yes, i'm n manila..grabe, you surprised me na naman with your txt, will pray for your recovery..take care"...Amidst all these, Gie, still manages to smile and look at the brighter side of life. Not once did I hear her cry out asking why such things happens to her, even when she was wearing bandanna because her hair was falling from the laser treatment she underwent in her previous operation. These things never seemed to bother her. she takes them lightly and always with a smile. Today I checked her she was fine, in fact she can even make a joke about her recent operation already ....in her recent txt to me she just told me "i'm ok..recovered na, one month nako nadischarge, may tahi nga lang sa dibdib"....and I laughed. I haven't told her this but what she doesn't know is I look up to her for her strength, when I'm down in the dumps, I just have to think about how she handles life's trials and I'd be alright. Of course, it is a bonus for her that she has a very supportive, loving husband and two wonderful kids.Way to go Gie! Continue inspiring a lot of people.Mis ya my friend=)

LaughStuff (Tickle your Funny Bones)

Over the years I've had my share of bloopers and funny anecdotes. Some of them are even shared by friends and colleagues. I'd like to share them here....it might just brighten up someone else's day......

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From a friend:

A few days ago I was looking for some accesories for my car at a car shop,, A young pretty lady came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten. We all looked at each other and another customer asked, 'What is a seven-hundred-ten?'

She replied, 'You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine, I have lost it and need a new one..' She replied that she did not know exactly what it was, but this piece had always been there. The saleslady gave her a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like. She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710. He then took her over to another car which had its hood up and asked 'is there a 710 on this car?'

She pointed and said, 'Of course, its right there.'
Guess what she meant by '710'?---->

Bloopers 101
In a recent job interview, the interviewer asked me if I can elaborate more on the operation I had back in high school. So I went on and said, it's a cyst. It's "in-grown"....err...."inborn"..sorry....In my mind I was laughing but I continued telling her my story....@

We went on an island getaway a few summers back, and we decided to take a luxury ship for adventure We were assigned to two different cabins and one time, some of our friends visited our cabin for pictures and a few chit chat. I was tasked to take their picture, then just as I was about to click....the bed where my friends were posing, dropped.....it literally fell down and so did my friends....@

At work, my colleague was on break and was sitting beside me, listening to my calls..for about 15 minutes. Then it was his time to log. And his first call came and he went with this spiel "Good Morning this is Cherry"....in his very low voice...Apparently he has not gotten over my spiel....hahahahha....