let’s get it on my bunny rabbit! hello 2011!

seriously, what have i been doing in 2010?!

i have neglected my blogging duties! a shame! there’s no excuse for what i’ve done!

but, i’ll make up for it… the year that was… or rather the highlights of 2010:

january 2010: ariane just got married and celebrated her birthday bollywood style! had that shanti shanti effect on all of us! clearly a great way to start the year, and then team bacolod! finally, we were able to visit nicky’s humble abode or rather her hacienda! loved the short vacation! we’re definitely going back!

february 2010: what happened in feb again? gosh! i have no idea! not much i guess… will get back to you on this one! oohhh… we got lost in freaking tagaytay! i swear to god! tooo scary for me! thinking happy thoughts and tryingnot to panic at the same time!

march 2010: okay… another fail… i can’t recall any significant happening…

april 2010: spent holy week with my best workmates and we’re working! my 2nd year in pal had been stressful yet fun! a week in nagaland was the highlight of this month… nothing beats fresh air and the laid back feel of home!

may 2010: hitting the beach with my girlfriends… gone to punta fuego and stayed in batangas… or was that in may? hmmm… my memory fails me… tsk tsk tsk… yes it was in may! tried the zipline in tagaytay! woohooo!

june 2010: we’re roughing it in zambales! more drama = more fun! haha! can’t get enough! looks like we were all reeled back in an episode of sweet valley high… sooo high school! haha! also went to avilon zoo and we got soaked in the rain! fun! fun! fun! 

july 2010: canton party, lu’s birthday, the spicy finger outburst… so much drama, i swear! but on a lighter note, my passport just got stamped! my very first ever travel abroad with the sisterhood! i love hkg! i’m definitely coming back there!

august 2010: bax left for singapore… and raphii left for boston…

september 2010: back to nagaland for the fiesta! celebrated my 27th birthday with the best people! ariane left for boston..

october 2010: left to manage shoeology… dear lord help me! exhaustion, confusion… stressed self! good thing joyce is here! team halloween party was awesome! loved it!

november 2010: booked on weekends for shoeology bazaars! trying so hard to be superwoman… not an utter failure though, but hey, i tried! all was well, or most of it! haha! the highlight was my vacation at cagayan de oro with the team! conquered white water rafting and the longest zipline! yey! super fun!

december 2010: more bazaars! barely have time to breathe! more stress, but hey, that what makes life more challenging! gotta have my daily dose of stress! spent the last day of the year with great friends and family!

so now, spending my last night in naga… my home… i’m feeling too lazy to go to work tomorrow but i still have to do it! i have an early flight tomorrow so i better get to sleep! i’m praying for a good weather tomorrow and for a great 2011 ahead!

2NE6

if you’re korean, and might think i just typed it wrong, well think again. i can’t think of a fitting title for my blog so i borrowed it from a korean girl group named 2NE1.

date: september 14, 2009, time: 11:26pm… by the time i post this i will be turning 26…

september 15, my birthday. another year has passed and here i am, blogging away. this is my second time posting a blog in like months. i haven’t had the time to blog, share my thoughts, and just rant away… well, for the most part i was just too busy playing different games on facebook! seriously, i am hooked!

another year added to my age, 26. i am not superstitious or anything, and i’ve done research, there isn’t anything much on the number 26 so i can’t really give you a trivia on it. 

11:30pm — already? time is running too fast! too fast! i’m not ready to give up on 25 yet! haha! 

11:33pm — still contemplating on what to blog about. my head is full, ideas swimming in my mind, figuring out what i would do on my birthday. morning would be for errands like paying the bills, and looking for toy tiaras for my birthday celebration at the office scheduled on friday. if time will permit, i need to drop by the church to hear mass or just say a little prayer for myself and family (friends included). then, do a bit of grocery, buy myself a new umbrella, and treat myself to a big serving of ice cream! yum!

11:39pm — my housemate just arrived fresh from cebu! and here i thought, i was home alone! haha! welcome back housemate! we missed you!

11:45pm — just had my super late dinner while watching tv and at the same time discussing kanye west’s outlash at the vma’s with my housemate.

11:55pm — just had the inkling to wash the dishes after consuming my late dinner.

12:01am — september 15! birthday! my birthday! my housemate greeted me a happy birthday! thanks!

and then greetings in facebook came pouring in, greetings thru text messages went through also. to all those who went out of their way to greet me and wish me well, thank you so much!

to ariane, joyce, deej, sarah and paula: you were the first ones who made me smile, laugh even, on my day! mwah!

1:43am — post to be continued… i still need to get some sleep! birthday girl signing off for the time being.

i leave you with a song that i had been singing since this weekend… fron the tv series GLEE…

01 Don’t Stop Believin’ (Glee Cast Version) (Glee Cast)

26

in two days time i’ll be turning 26… 

i can’t believe it! time just whizzes past me and there’s no stopping it… i’ll be turning 26, one of my closest friends is getting married this year, someone i know will be having her third child, my niece is turning four, a friend of mine with whom i knew when she was still in middle school is now turning 18 (they’re all growing up sooo fast!), my officemate who is 22 wants to get married by the time she’s 26 (wtf?)… okay… time is freaking fast! it scares me! and yeah, the fact that i’m still enjoying singlehood kind of worries my family (close friends included). i can’t say that i’m not worried about it either, but then again, it’s not that big of a deal if i still am single, as far as i’m concerned i’m enjoying my life — problems and all.

career ain’t so bad, but then again recession is a b*tch… we are all affected by it… even multinational companies, there’s no escaping it. tsk… tsk… but i am still thankful that i have my job, and my officemates with whom i have grown to love in the 17 months i have started working.

my friends are the bomb! i won’t be able to survive if it weren’t for their support, love, care and everything in between. they have put up with all my b*tchy-ness, my moody phases, and sometimes crappy attitude. thank you for accepting all my imperfections. feel free to strangle me if i go too far! hehe!

the family that i love so much! always there for me, though i get to visit them only a few times each year. you gave me strength and motivation to do good in life, and persevere no matter how hard life gets. thank you!

so there, turning 26 ain’t so bad… at least i can say that i’m doing something with my life, enjoying it as much as i can, accepting what comes with open arms, and just living life. 

mother’s day

Tyler Collins - Thanks To You (Tyler Collins)

it is the month of may once again, and for this day we are all celebrating mother’s day…

being away from my family and all brings back nostalgia… hating this feeling once again… one of the reasons why i don’t call home so often is that nostalgic feeling whenever i get to hear their voices — happy, cheerful, sad, longingness… and that tears me up inside and i would always find myself locked inside the bathroom coz i don’t want my friends seeing me cry like a baby. yep… my family… my waterloo…

to my mama… i am sorry i don’t call that often but you have to keep in mind that i am okay… i have been taking care of myself for the past 3 years or so… there is no need to worry… but being a mom and all, i understand that it is your job to worry. i am fine and doing good… i need you to focus more on being well and healthy, so there’s no need to stress over me. you know i love you more, right? *wink*

it is mother’s day again ma and i didn’t get you anything… but i always pray for you… i do! i’ll get you something when i’m sure that i get to spend mother’s day with you! haha! i miss you and the rest of the family… damn it! nostalgia sinking in…

i remember one sunday, you and papa had a fight and you just needed to get away… you took me to the movies to blow off some steam… we watched independence day… i never really thought you were into sci-fi movies, i liked the movie though but i know there were a lot of things on your mind. i don’t think you understood the movie at all. then we went shopping, you bought yourself and myself clothes! i was ecstatic! forgive me for wishing at that moment that you and papa would have more fights so that we can go to the movies and go shopping again! haha! but i took it back! i swear! *pinkie swear!*

but whenever you and papa are okay… you were like starstruck lovers… always sweet… that would always put a big smile on my face… papa would always crack you up with the lamest joke and you would still laugh heartily! you call each other ‘darling’, sometimes ’sweetheart’…

one time, i guess it was mother’s day, papa woke up really early to surprise you with breakfast and fresh flowers… you woke up and didn’t expect the feast and really wondered where the flowers came from… and then you figured it out, one of the reasons why papa woke up really early — so that he can pick up fresh flowers from the neighbor’s garden without them noticing! that really cracked you up! after all, it’s the thought that counts!and right then i knew how much you loved each other…you were meant to be together!

as for me, i bet the fridge misses my bond paper greetings on its door whenever there’s a special occasion that we all need to remember. i would always wait for everyone to get to sleep before i sneak in to post it… i missed those times! 

before nostalgia engulfs me, i just want to greet you a happy mother’s day! I LOVE YOU SOO MUCH!

back in ‘09

it has been months and there’s absolutely no excuse for not willing myself to write.

it is easier said than done isn’t it? i have failed to blog in a matter of five months. total failure.

i am turning into a workaholic slave and there’s no stopping it. [sigh]

what had happened for the year that has just transpired? hmm… let’s see…

SEPTEMBER: not much significance there, only i turned 25 and i learned to stop counting.. oh yeah and the laptop just died on us… so our lives were a bore for a few months… pity…

OCTOBER: would there be a reason to celebrate? well, hell yeah! i was just regularized and i can’t be happier! thank you GOD! and we get to go to bohol! yippee!

NOVEMBER: the birth of SNE — something new experience… my birthday celebration has long been overdue but it’s better late than never right?! POF turned sporty for just one night and it was a lot of fun! lazerxtreme + bowling + mai tai = FUN! and we literally turned into twilight addicts! we want edward cullen! [i sound like a teenager and i don’t care! haha!]

DECEMBER: celebrate! after all, it is the holidays! yup! shopping mania and i never felt broke in my entire life! damn! but then again, nothing beats seeing the faces of my family and friends loving their gifts! priceless! [i sound like a freaking commercial! haha!]

career-wise, i am okay with my job. can’t blame myself for not being overly joyed but it is a struggle… still… i like most of my workmates with a few exception of course but i really didn’t expect myself to get along with everyone. i was more focused on co-existing professionally. i survived my evaluation and my tasks… but there’s more to come and i am always screwing it up one way or another. good thing most of it has a solution coz if not, i am doomed!