Thursday, May 31, 2007

Gopher Broke

runaway

I imagine myself walking in a small European village..the type where there are stores all lined up, and the sidewalks are made of cobblestone. A scene that is perfectly nostalgic. I pass by a few stores. They are selling clothes, household wares, and other stuff. Then, I pass by a cafe where people are enjoying their latte's and cappucino's in the company of their friends and over a lot of chit chat. I just keep on walking, enjoying the freedom from time, and pressure. It's just so nice being able to take in the fresh air, and enjoy the warmth of the sun without worrying about anything.

Just a little freewriting I'm doing right now to relax my mind. Its been crazy here at work, and there have been dance practices every night, so technically, I've had very little time to relax and unwind at night. I just need to runaway, even just for a little while.

Monday, May 28, 2007

75 inspiring quotes

just got this from an email...

75 inspiring quotes from SEX & THE CITY

1. If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
2. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
3. If you have ANY doubt in your mind about a man's character, leave him alone.
4. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
5. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.
6. Don't force an attraction.
7. Slower is better.
8. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
9. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck ..no.. you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. --
10. Have faith in God regarding your relationship, but don't let faith make you stupid. God does things decent and in order.
11. Don't settle.
12. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
13. If he keeps changing his mind about the relationship--take that as a BIG sign that he is unstable. Do you really want to be with a man like that?
14. Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
15. Honorable men take care of their business and aren't involved in a whole lot of mess.
16. The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
17. There's only one 'reason' a man dumps you; HE DOESNT WANT YOU!
18. Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?
19. You really do have to kiss a few frogs before finding the prince.
20. Always put yourself and your happiness first!
21. Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
22. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up.
23. If he doesn't call, he just isn't that interested.
24. Be honest and upfront.
25. Know when to cut the cord, don't be strung along.
26. Don't fall for the "I'm confused role". Remove yourself from the situation to let him figure things out (but don't wait for him, move on).
27. If you want to have a clue as to how he will treat you, watch how he treats the WOMEN in his family (not just mom).
28. There's more than physical abuse, there's emotional and mental abuse. If he causes any of them...flee.
29. You cannot change a man's behaviors. Change comes from within.
30. Don't let him place rules on you that he is not willing to follow himself -- double-standard. 31. Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job.
32. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
33. Demand respect and if he can't give it, he can't have you!
34. Don't compete with other woman, but be aware that men are attracted to what they see.
35. If you think he is cheating, he probably is. Confront him right away and if you feel he's lying, let him go.
36. Actions speak louder than words.
37. Never let a man define who you are.
38. Never rely on a man for compliments, look to yourself for that.
39. Never borrow someone else's man.
40. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
41. Just because he says he loves you, doesn't mean that he won't hurt you and it doesn't mean that you are meant to be with him.
42. To use painful hard-won wisdom -- 'get it right' the next time.
43. Know that you deserve to be the number one person in the life of the #1person in your life. 44. Love is a verb ... its an ACTION word!
45. Learn to give up your lifelong task of trying to make someone unavailable-available, someone ungiving-giving, and someone unloving- loving. don’t wish a man will change for you 46. A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
47. All men are NOT dogs.
48. You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two way street.
49. If you don't love yourself...you can't love anyone else.
50. You cannot mend someone else's broken heart.
51. You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage...deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.
52. You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complementary... not supplementary.
53. Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
54. NEVER give more in a relationship than you are getting out of it.
55. Never become your man's "therapist".
56. When actions and words conflict, believe the actions. Respond to the actions. check #36
57. A real healthy relationship requires two people. One person can end it - but it takes two to make it work.
58. Don't fall for the "I'm not the loving type"...when a man loves you there is nothing in this world (within reason) that he wouldn't do for you.
59. Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him he takes it for granted.
60. Give him his space...let him go out with his boys, don't pressure him to spend time with you, You cant force a man to hang out with you.
61. If you wouldn't allow your daughter to be with him you shouldn't.
62. Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
63. Never move into his mother's house.
64. Provide financially for yourself and don't depend on anyone.
65. Never co-sign for a man.
66. Never believe you have the perfect guy and he is so innocent.
67. Never spoil your man; let him spoil you.
68. Never let a man mess up your credit.
69. When it's time to let go; let go.
70. Good men should be treated like good men.
71. Don't play games.
72. Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
73. Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
74. Compatibility in terms of educational attainment, values, beliefs, personal and career goals, and socioeconomic status, are important.
75. Never date a guy who wears colored contacts.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

I hate it when people talk in English even when their grammar is really bad, bad to the point that when they're talking, you still have to think real hard to figure out what they are trying to say.

Here are a couple of which I got at a recent YM conversation:
[This is just in the spirit of fun, and not meant to demoralize(or emotionally hurt) anyone.]
1. i try buzz her no response.
2. book also they get then sometimes always keep lang(only) no read
3. parking booth people will not do that for us(dear, I think you meant parking attendants)
4. hope that day won't rain.
5. but the people will not walk from ground floor to the cinema due they prefered to walk in the mall with air conditioner
6. we have to meeting now...
7. like last time meeting(uh...do you have problems rearranging the words and using articles?)

I remember my prof gave me a copy of a list of hilarious grammatical errors...I'll look for it and post it next time.

(Note: I'm not saying my English is perfect or anything....at least I respect the language.)

Friday, May 25, 2007

Actual Sentences Found in Patients' Medical Charts at PGH

got this from Sir Anlex's blog:

ACTUAL SENTENCES FOUND IN PATIENTS' MEDICAL CHARTS at PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL(PGH):
1. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
2. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared. 3
. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
4. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
5. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
6. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
7. The patient refused autopsy.
8. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
9. She is numb from her toes down.
10. While in ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
11. The skin was moist and dry.
12. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
13. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
14. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
15. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
16. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
17. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead. 18. Skin: somewhat pale but present.
19. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

things to do this weekend...

  • get a haircut
  • go to A1
  • look for shoes to wear on Sunday
  • something I'm sure I'm forgetting..I thought about it this morning and now, it just seems to have slipped my mind. haha

Sunday

  • attend Atsi Angelique's wedding reception (noon)
  • attend Atsi Meryll's(Morris' sister) wedding reception(dinner)

Other stuff I want to do but haven't gotten around to doing

  • lose weight=D
  • watch Shrek3 and Pirates of the Caribbean
  • finish reviewing for GMAT
  • get the new Paolo Coelho book The Witch of Portobello
  • get a copy of Train Man

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

personal DNA


My Personal Dna Report

Reaction:Heroes Season Finale


I loved Heroes' season finale! Although I didn't really expect it. Honestly,I would have preferred a face-off between Sylar and Peter instead of Niki, Matt and Hiro joining forces to take down Sylar. Hmmm...I was probably just expecting more action in the finale.


Oh and I'd give Simone's dad talking about Peter being able to save the world, because he is capable of giving unconditional a big "HUH?!" Where did that come from? There were rumours that it was Simone who had the power of love, but really, if you're planning to take down someone like Sylar, a big heart won't do...That part was pretty cheesy.


other yay's for the season-ender:
  • Ando and DL are still alive!(although I still think DL is kinda stupid for killing Linderman)
  • Nathan redeemed himself.
  • Niki being able to overcome her sister and her feelings of inferiority.
  • No new 'hero' dies.
  • Hiro's brave now!

It was actually a satisfying episode..provided resolution(albeit not enough), since it was kinda rushed. I thought it was going to be a 65-minute episode(???) I stll don't get why Peter has to explode, was it just because of the Ted's powers? or is it just a result of him losing control over his powers?

And did Sylar really die for good? Coz it did show him crawling to the manhole...

Well, till the next season! Can't wait for it...

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

breather

Taking a break from the endless stream of projects coming in...

Didn't finish the stuff I had to do last Saturday...I was only able to go to the dentist(and my jaw still hurts from that), and then Seattle's Best with my family, and got my glasses fixed. Thus, am going to be busy again this Saturday. I was able to have a DVD shopping spree though. haha I bought a lot of DVD's, namely 食神, Princess Lulu, The Vineyard Man, Goong S, and To Marry a Millionaire. So far, I've only watched 1 episode of Princess Lulu because our DVD player is ocupado every night with Candee watching Ugly Betty. (Btw, I loved the season finale, but I also hated it because it just left me hanging at the end.)

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Am going to Onstage at Greenbelt tonite to watch Joy's brother perform in a musical for Repertory Phils. =)

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I was surfing through blogs and I found a girl commenting on "Phenomenology of Love" by Manuel B. Dy, Jr. I found it interesting so I searched for that paper, but I couldn't find it, and I stumbled upon this site. Haven't readthe full text...will probably get to it after I finish this overwhleming load of projects. sigh.

If anybody has Manuel Dy, Jr's paper, can I get a copy? hehe Thanks!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

the week in retrospect

Wow! The intervals between my blogs has been getting longer and longer...haha

This week was pretty much hectic. I feel so tired! I don't even know why...

Let's see what I did the past week:
Monday- Went to the public school around the corner to vote. There were lots of people lined up at the sideback still giving out sample ballots and flyers, telling people to vote for the candidate they support. There were also a lot of stalls selling street food there.

rest of the week- work, work and more work. We were simply inundated with the sudden surge of projects coming in. It was overwhelming..but hey, I am getting the hang of things. I was able to finish 3 projects in one day! Yey for me! Oh and we were also told to get rid of our P2P software by next Tuesday. boo-hoo

Last night, I met up with a friend from Cebu...We were supposed to get to Mall of Asia, but we couldn't get a taxi, so we ended up taking a jeep to Greenbelt. It was so kakatuwa, coz it was his first time to ride in a jeepney...hehehe He seemed all worked up and tired, coz he walked from his office all the way to our office and he also got lost a few times along the way. ^_^

Today-have to enrol in driving lessons again (dad's orders, coz of the accident last January), go to the dentist, go to Seattle's Best Coffee, get a hair cut. I wonder if I'll have enough time for all that. *sigh*

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Escape

I really need to escape from my life...rather the complexities that surround it. I have never felt so trapped before. SOmehow, this sense of responsibility has sunk in. My parents are getting so attached to me that its so obvious that they will have problems letting go when the time comes for me to leave home to pursue my MBA. They say that they'll be ok with whatever my decision will be, but their actions do otherwise. Everytime I'm reviewing, they'll just come into the room and ask me to do this or that...They know I'm reviewing. Then they do my share of the chores so that I could study, but that 30-40 minutes of time I save is really not enough for me to review properly. They are just overprotective...and to make matters worst, my mom is also a nagger. She wants to control every aspect of my life, including what I do, what I say when talking to people, sometimes, even how I do things. Not meaning anything else, I'm not the same as my mom. She doesn't realize that unlike her, I have dreams of being reald good in my career. I want to be able to one day be on top of the world...and I don't need "connections" to succeed, I am confident of my abilities, and I went to good schools, thus academically, am also okay. I have bigger dreams than just learning to bake and have a SME. I need a competitive, highly dynamic environment to thrive and further challenge myself to do better.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Heroes ep21 and the new Cybershot

Watched Heroes ep21 yesterday...it showed Sylar with a soft side, it explained why he wanted to be in total control.His mom pushed him too hard. Saying stuff like, you can be something special. Sylar was also repenting for what he has done, and yet she's pushing him back into doing bad stuff. Grrr....Although if she had known that her son cut other people's had and picked on their brains, she probably wouldn't push him that hard.

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I want the new Sony Cybershot DSC-G1! I love the fact that it has 2gb of internal memory(and it can still be increased with a Memory stick)...the wifi sharing feature is also pretty cool,but it's not really useful unless the person you want to share with also has a camera that is wifi compatible. Then I also like the big screen and the PSP type menu...It's definitely going to be easier to organize pictures with that.More details here.













Tuesday, May 08, 2007

types of suitors

got this from someone else's multiply site..my comments at the end of the post

"10 types ng manliligaw!"

1. Mr. Gwapings
>> mayaman, gwapo, kilala, at higit sa lahat may wheels. mataas ang confidence nya na hindi sya mababasted, kaya pag nabasted..maapektuhan ng husto ang kanyang EGO. at teyk note, malas mo kung may sour grape attitude pa yan. pwede nyang sabihing "sus kala mo kung sinong maganda e pinagtyatyagaan ko lang naman sya! pwe!"

2. Mr. Quickie
>> ang type ng manliligaw na kada magkikita kayo e wala nang alam na sabihin kundi "kelan mo ba ako sasagutin?" o kaya "i love you na, ako ba hindi mo pa lab?" kahit na isang linggo pa lang naman syang pumoporma. kung baga dinadaan nya sa pangungulit para mabilis ang pagsagot mo.

3. Mr. Everything
>> linya nya ang "sagutin mo lang ako, ibibigay ko sayo lahat, lahat ng magustuhan mo. kahit ang pa buwan o kaya mundo." ! @#$ ka na pag nagpauto ka. dahil pag sinagot mo na yan, makakalimutan na nya ang linyang yan.

4. Mr. Stalker
>> eto yung type ng manliligaw na pag nagkahiwalay kayo e sisimulan ka sa tanong na "kumain ka na ba?" pagkasagot mo susundan pa nya ulit ng tanong "nsan ka ngayon?" "sinong kasama mo?" "anong ginagawa mo?" at kung anu- ano pa. basta tungkol sa daily activities mo kelangan malaman nya.

5. Mr. Take it or leave it
>> pag binasted mo ang ganitong type ng manliligaw, asahan mo bukas may nililigawan na sya ulit. at heto pa, hinding hindi ka na nya papansinin. period.

6. Mr. Salesman
>> dadaanin ka sa matatamis na salita. parang si Mr. Everything din kaya lang sya mas matindi mang-uto. yun bang tipong.."ang ganda ganda talaga ng mga mata mo.." o kaya "ang kinis kinis mo" o kaya "ang lambot ng mga kamay mo" at iba pang pang-uuto mapasagot ka lang.

7. Mr. Good Dog
>> eto ang nakakatuwang manliligaw. kase payag syang magpaalipin. taga bitbit ng bag mo o kahit ng mga kaibigan mo. kahit magmuka syang buntot sa tuwing may gala kayo ng mga barkada mo. nagpapakitang gilas kung baga. pero pag sinagot mo na, for sure gaganti yan.

8. Mr. Anonymous
>> motto nya ang "action speaks louder than words". wala kang kaalam- alam, nanliligaw na pala. kaya pala ang bait- bait sayo. e akala mo mabait lang talaga. hehe!

9. Mr. Second chance
>> sya ang pinakamasugid mong manliligaw. kahit 100 tayms mong sabihing ayaw mo sa kanya at wala na syang pag- asa ang sasabihin nya parin "Please give me a second chance"

10. Mr. Romantiko
>> jologs ang mga paraan nya sa panliligaw. manghaharana, pakikisamahan mga barkada mo, liligawan parents mo at laging may dalang flowers and chocolates tuwing dadalaw. pero madalas nakakapagpakilig sya ng nililigawan nya dahil sa kanyang "malinis na hangarin" awww!

Manliligaw is common here in the Philippines, and maybe in the other "more conservative" countries as well. I may seem paranoid when I say this but, somehow, I think courtship is where two people tend to put their best feet forward just to impress the other party. This is so impractical, since after a few years, you can get tired of holding a "mask" when you are together, and you will want to let your true self come out.

I'd prefer to start out as friends...that way you will be able to know each other better,and you don't have to be alone too. You can go out with other friends, hang out. Although the downside is that, you may feel awkward if it doesn't work out.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

1 week no blog....

Wow! It seems that its' been ages since I've posted an entry.

Recent events that need to be taken into account:
April28-29: Went to Calatagan, Batangas with my officemates. It was one BIG adventure. I'll elaborate a bit. One, the driver of the van we rented drove really fast. It was almost like we were on a roller coaster. Second, when we got to the resort, it was like probinsyang-probinsya and then there was a brownout. But the beach was private. There were only a few people there, so it was like we had the beach all to ourselves. The water was also pretty clean but it only reached up to above my knees...which technically, is pretty ok considering am not a good swimmer.(more photos in my multiply)
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April30: Went to work...but didn't do much. hehe Blame it on the fact that the day is sandwiched between the weekend and a holiday.

May1: stayed at home, reviewed for GMAT. Pretty boring stuff.

today: watching Heroes ep20(as in right this minute) It's getting really exciting! I can't wait for the next episodes. 3 more to go! Boo to Matt Parkman...