new year na!

It's now the year 2007! Woo-hoo! Happy New Year everybody! (although its a couple of days late) haha

And now for the first entry for the year...

Well, the holidays were pretty much the same. Aunt Ellen, Uncle Francis and KK came over from New Jersey then we stayed at Edsa Shang for one night(Dec 20th). Then we of course, treated our guest to great food and lots of shopping. haha We ate at Peking Garden, Summer Palace, Heat, the Japanese resto at Edsa Shang(forgot the name, but its got great cha soba..hehe) Gosh! I can't even remember where else we ate. haha

On the 24th we had dinner at Ama's house. we ordered food from Auntie Shirley. I just love the way she cooks lengua, and naturally we were all stuffed that night. Played games with Hubert and Kian Kian.We played Jenga, dominoes, scrabble,etc. It's so fun playing with kids. You don't need a toy or a board game to have fun. They're forever making up something fun to do. And I remember KK saying "Use your imagination, and let's play a game." haha Seems like my imgaintaion has dwindled.
Oh and Uncle Francis' nephew was there to join in the festivities.

On the 25th we went over to Ama's house again. We were eating leftovers from what we had on the 24th. hehe Still the same activities after dinner, TV, games, etc. I hoped that the entire family could at least have one Christmas together in one place. Instead of us here and some in North America.

On Dec 28-20, I went up to Baguio with Erika, Micmic, and Jerome. It's the first time for Erika and I to go to Baguio. And Mic made sure that we got to see all the sights in Baguio. Thanks Mic(also for lending us your place). =) Baguio was fun. The weather was cool. It almost seemed like we were actually out of the country. We went boat-riding at Burnham Park, mini-golf at Camp John Hay, where we had hot chocolate after. Hot chocolate is always good on a cold day. hehe I'll be posting pics at my multiply site soon.

On the 31st we went to Ama's house.We were pretty lonely since Aunt Ellen and KK left on the 27th(Uncle Francis left earlier). Again, food was prepared by Auntie Shirley. This time she made lengua pie. And I also loved the fried fish fillet with wasabi sauce. Yum!

January 1, we spent the whole day at home, cleaning the house, and Candee studying/doing homework.

Sigh! It's been one year since I left the scholastic life. I haven't really done anything spectacular like my classmates who are all doing good at work ot doing something else. Not that I'm complaining. hehe I've always been a late bloomer anyway.

This year, I hope that I find a good job, peace of mind, maintain good health, and ______. The last is a secret. hehe

busy weekend

Last Saturday, I had a meeting at the temple with Achi Dol and Ven. Chueh Zhen. We talked about who was going to be part of the new set of officers. My name came up for the top position. Hehe For humility, I, of course, said no, explaining this and that. But I do feel that I could do a good job if I were to be elected for it.
After the meeting, I went to Ama's house to have dinner before going to the airport to fetch Aunt Ellen, Uncle Francis and KK. Their flight was delayed. So I was stuck walking around the arrival area at the airport for a while since Dad went to Caltex to wait. Would you believe that EDSA was still super slow with traffic at 12 midnight? We reached Koko’s house past 1, then home at around 2:30AM.

Went to the YAD elections yesterday afternoon. Funny thing is, the newly elected President was not in the pre-discussed list of who was "fit" to be President. Oh, and that guy is the same guy who annoyed me(still does when I think about what happened)in Taiwan. I fear for what is going to happen to the YAD. I do hope he grows up and treats everything as a learning experience and not a traumatic one. I’m Vice President, along with Joy and Michelle. Obviously, we have to help the guy. Up to now, I still don’t get why people voted for him…I expected someone else, not him (or me for the matter). Well, maybe its because he's so good at sucking up to people? I don’t know…don’t care. Just gonna do my job right. And hope he doesn’t ruin (or embarrass) the entire group while he does his.

Christmas

It's only a short while before Christmas arrives. But I still don't feel Christmas-y. Like when I went to MOA, there were a lot of people, but only a few seem to be shopping. Everybody was just there to look at the decorations or to walk around the air-conditioned mall.

I kinda didn't feel the Christmas spirit. It's not just the weather. haha maybe I've spent too much time at home.

life is short

Was checking my mail earlier and read a message on our school's egroups..It was about the death of one of my batchmates (he was a clasmate in a couple of classes). Gosh! I just realized that life can be so short. It can end at anytime. Even when we're just twehty-something and the real life hasn't even started.

GosH! Condolences to the family...To Chris, take care wherever you are. I'm sure all the people you've met will always remember you.

Happy Feet

Went to SM-Mall of Asia this afternoon. We watched Happy Feet! Yey! Finally! after days of me and Candee begging mom to let us see the movie. haha I love all the little baby penguins. They are just so cute and cuddly-looking. Great sounds by the way.

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am still nursing a cold. I had a fever the other day. And I was so paranoid that I had dengue just because I had a mosquito bite on my arm. How weird can I get! bwahahaha

Well...as usual, nothing much is happening in my life. hehe gotta go get some sleep. byeeeee!