My Bundle of Happy Energy a.k.a. Miro

A few months ago, my cute little nephew, Miro, underwent an open heart surgery at Philippine Heart Center. There were brethrens who donated their rare blood (type AB+) to my brother's kiddo. Miro's heart had a hole and it was not corrected by series of medications so the doctors decided to refer Miro to a bypass surgery. The operation was a success and Miro's parents went bankrupt. hahajk ...Although the operation cost a fortune, nothing compares to the feeling that their son is safe now.

After sometime, with God's mercy, everything turned out well. There were no complications and bad stuff, all that, nah-uh! :) God is good. Always.

It has been quite a while since I last held my bundle of happy energy in my arms. I was quite busy doing nothing recently. Anyways, I want to post some of our happy moments here (I am browsing my memory card and found these):

This is Tita with all her might kissing Miro who doesn't seem to pay any attention.

Miro's inis-o-meter is now almost on the red level, yah? And I kept on annoying him! haha

He is all bored to death while I smile. Why?? Why?? Haha

YOU-ARE-DELICIOUS-LEMME HAVE A -BITE!hihi

He is now asking for rescue!

Now, about to jump!

I clipped his hair and now he looks like a chic! *grin*

holding hands :)

Miro: If only I could hit your face, Tita. You are annoying!

Miro: And now she wants me to listen to her music. I want a rain rain go away song, Tita! I dont want your Jimmy Eat World stuff. Geez

And..... all knocked out :)

Reblogged

grabbed from http://www.maryjaneseye.blogspot.com/ Posted by mjzl

I hate to see your heart broken in the end. I know you'll be stubborn until you get there and feel all the pain.I see so much things that aren't right at all but your feelings just keep you handicapped to do something about them. I want to control you, tell you where to go, but love is not about taking charge of someone's life at all.I have never loved someone so much as to set them free. I want to tell you that you are going the wrong way but that would just defeat the purpose of letting someone grow and find himself. Always have, always will. Never have I fallen so hard in-love and chose to love responsibly.

I'm Not Missing You - Stacie Orrico

I know i'm usually hanging on,
I used to hate to see you go.
But this time is different;
I don't even feel the distance.
I'm not missin'; i'm not missin' you...




Lyrics | Stacie Orrico lyrics - I'm Not Missing You lyrics

Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo

I'm putting on my shades
to cover up my eyes,
I'm jumpin' in my ride,
I'm heading out tonight,
I'm solo, I'm riding solo,
I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, sooloooo.
I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine,
I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky.
I'm solo, I'm riding solo,
I'm riding solo, I'm riding solo, sooloooo.


More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/ridin_solo_lyrics_jason_derulo.html
All about Jason Derulo: http://www.musictory.com/music/Jason+Derulo

Invented - Jimmy Eat World

Lies and Realities

"Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real, when you woke up you didn't know what to believe? What would you do if what you thought was true wasn't? And what you thought wasn't true was? Would you retreat into your dreams with the hope of finding a more perfect reality? Sometimes, life is stranger than a dream. And the only way to wake up is to face what lies hidden in your soul. And you can only hope that in those moments of dark reflection, that you are not alone." Lucas Scott

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Dahil sa maraming bagay, nalulungkot ako. At tsaka oo, Tagalog ang post ko ngayon.

Post Company Outing Moments

Recently, it has been showering with sprinkles of rain and weather is becoming cool - almost time for summer to pack and leave. But still, I have here some photos from our company's summer outing last month unposted with all its spider web and dust mites forming on the files. So before summer ends, lemme share some of our company outing moments in Canyon Cove, Bataan.

I want to introduce these people one by one but I decided not to. It is time consuming and our faces are too small. Just look at the picture and I am allowing you to give us names. By the way, this is batch 2 and this is just half of the whole group. The other half is still on their way to this place. Dunno what happened. They arrived after around 15 minutes after us.

L to R: KC, Jessie, Marga, Ella, Ellay, Yen. (2 Ellas. Correct.)

The beach is clear, the sun is striking hard. We had fun riding this banana boat for 15 minutes! You see me there in front of the banana. Boat. hehe ...Behind me is Derrick then Paolo, who's that next person??? I think it is Ella then KC, Marga, Dang and Yen. All from Front Office and Reservations Team. By the way, this is not free. P1800 = 15 minutes. Crazy!

Dannie there, the topless (c)hunk with all his baby fats FREE for all girls out there! haha He is from F&B (sssshh.. our supervisor). And then Jhun happened - with that gorgeous orange sleeveless and yellow short shorts: what else can you ask for? He has everything to give! Look-at-Jhun! Look at him! Housekeeping Butler... And then, there's me! haha

L to R: Marga, the teasing Marga, Yen with her finger pointed somewhere up there (dunno why), me, Adel and KC who has those hot stuff on sideview haha.

Some stalking stalker taking picture of me while playing water ball toss.

Me and Ernie of Sales Dept.. (You think I look like Bert?)

I like this shot. My dimple is so deep, I can't get enough of me here! I'm a narcissist at heart hahajk. ....Okay, beside me is Dang, one of our Managers. And the guy, I really don't know. I'm sorry. (haha)

Photographer taking shot at me again without me knowing it! So look at me here. I look stupid with my mouth opened and my plate overflowing with lettuce! But the one behind me looks ridiculous! Is he staring at the food????? hahaha

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..We stayed at the resort from 10am - 4pm. Food is not too good but the place is very nice and people are wacko! Wrapping the day up, we really had so much fun. Til next year! (God willing)

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An Open Letter To My Nena

May 13, 2011, Friday


Dearest Nena,

Despite your super kaduper errrr-errrrr schedule, you took time to drop by and check out how am I doing. Thank God for that, thank God for your concern.

I am sorry for letting you see me feeling wrecked and all messed up. I am at the brink of giving up again for umpteenth time now and still, you never let me lose the grip. I am just lucky to have you and eventhough I have been stubborn with life, you still chose to be a friend to me. Thank you for liking me very much (hahajk)

I thank God for you reminding me that He knows what is best for us. And that He will give us what we need. If we do not have something, it is because He knows that we do not need it or we do not need it yet. Just have faith in Him.

Just now, I realized that I have you. And since I have you, it means that God gave me you because I need you. How relieving! I-HAVE-YOU! :)

Thanks for keeping me, Nena and not letting me leave. I thank Him for you.

I just wish I could also do the same thing for you.

And yeah lastly, thank you for the book :)

Your little miss difficult to handle friend,

Ellay *heart*

*Nena is our term of endearment/friendship :) She has been a friend for 3 years now. We still take time to know each other more. So far, I guess (and I assume well), we both like to hang out with each other ;p - or she insists on hanging out with me (hahajk). She is one of the best persons I have met in this lifetime. I guess, I am pretty much lucky having amazing people around me :)

Finished Crying and Waiting

I must have cried a river all through these years of waiting for him. Tears are meant to be cried out and I think, even if they are not, I must have cried them anyway- for all the little hope that I kept on wishing, the hurt, pain, disappointment, humiliation, frustration, predicament, torment, misery, madness, torture, the agonizing ache that lived with me and in me all the time I was waiting for him.

Now that the waiting is over, tears gone dry though I wanted to cry more and cry hard for feeling relieved, feeling thankful that finally, the waiting came to its end. Although I did not have him back and story did not turn out the way I was hoping, it ended better as it should be.

The once most important person in my life happened to be a soon stray stranger in my eyes. We loved once upon a time and to me, it is enough. It may be a bitter end but Someone up there knows what is best for us.

I am Weird and I Don't Care!

Silence

I figured I’d be someone you wouldn’t lie to, guess I was wrong.

(Source: pleasekissmegoodbye)

May 21, 2011 - Greatest Religious Crime

MAY 20, 2011 BY BROTHER ELISEO F. SORIANO 30 COMMENTS

The date May 21, 2011 will be long remembered like the fall of 1975 when the Jehovah’s Witnesses, through the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, predicted the coming of the Armageddon. Predictions by self-appointed prophets are old story being repeated again and again.

ECCLESIASTES 3:15

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

The saying “history repeats itself” is true. Human beings may die but the spirit of error since its inception to the world is still here!

I JOHN 4:6

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Such spirit of error dwells in people who love to believe a lie more than the truth.

II THESSALONIANS 2:11-12

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

The spirit of error which provoked the Seventh Day Adventists to predict that the coming of Christ will be on March 21, 1844 and then again on October 22, 1844 which both failed, is the same spirit that is now working within the group of Harold Camping that says that 21 May, 2011 is the end of the world!

I do not know if I will still be alive on May 21, 2011 but one thing is sure: this is another deception from the spirit of error that worketh in the children of disobedience.

EPHESIANS 2:2

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Maybe most of you will still be alive come May 21, 2011 to see the fulfillment of one of the most important predictions of the Bible:

I JOHN 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

MATTHEW 24:24

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Part of obedience is to believe on what we are taught to believe. The Lord Jesus Christ, who is the author and finisher of Christian belief or faith, once said:

MATTHEW 24:36

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Christian faith must be firmly established on the revealed truth, the word of God taught by the Lord Jesus Christ.

JOHN 17:17

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

The truth is, “regarding that day and hour knoweth no man, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only!” Anybody giving an exact date on this God-appointed day will fail!

THE ACTS 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

THE ACTS 1:7

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Heeding to these teachings of the Lord, a God-fearing preacher will never set a definite date for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

These are false prophets!

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One More Chance

See You Later, CPK!

I've been working too hard lately.

In 10 minutes, I'ma end my shift and go to Makati to meet my date :) I'll see you later, CPK! You bet, I am going to eat like there's no tomorrow! mwahahaha <7:52PM>

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I just got home from Makati. And yes, I had my stomach full of kung pao spaghetti and that monster pepperoni pizza! (Like the one you see there to your left. Spaghetti and pizza topped with grated parmesan. I mean topped with TONS of grated parmesan haha. I was clearing the shaker when the whole bunch of stocked cheese fell on my food. Now I know that when it happens, the food becomes salty and and creamy haha). Anyway, Nena Sheila made my stomach ache more with her funny stories from reaching Makati to her scratch paper moments to the last minute call of a concerned citizen and MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE haha. Although my heart is kind of breaking learning that a very close person seems to be straying his way, for a moment, i felt relaxed. Even the latest news bothers me, life has to move on. And tonight has been one of the sweetest moving on processes :) Be with a good friend, eat pizza and laugh my heart out when things around me seems to be drifting apart. Pictures beloww :) Good night, world! <11:58PM>

This is me wearing my yellow Pan Pacific shirt. I have not worn it for quite a time now. It still fits well and I look clean haha. And here, you see, I am holding the "not too" hot sauce, trying to look cute while my eyes look swolen.

Sheila, my freaking friend, who came all the way from Trinoma, Quezon Avenue to meet me in Makati. She asked me how to reach the place and I told her to take a bus and get off at Pasay Road. And what she did, she took a train ride. Very good. ...So, this is her, modelling the yummy spaghetti.

We were trying so hard to perfect a blind shot with the C-P-K sign behind us. This is shot 1:

(C-P-half K and the spacious staircase between us)

And this is shot 2:

(no C - P - K and Sheila who looks stupid in this photo)

Finally, shot 3:

( C-P which looks like D - no K. And obviously, a blurred picture where my friend seems like seducing someone and me with my arm that looks so thin)

* My pocket has a big hole after this ambush dinner date. But it's alright. Fair enough, she paid for the cab.

Love Hurts. Love Hones.

“How does it feel to love and be loved by someone unconditionally?” - There was a time when I was certain I knew the answer. Something like 8 years and 1 lifetime ago.


2003 - I just got out then from almost five year college relationship when I jumped to a new one with Rei*. To me, he will always be 23 and I will always be 21. The bittersweetness of how we started off being boyfriend and girlfriend will linger in my mind, if not forever, maybe, til I grow old. In just a week of getting to know each other, I felt something click like a key turning in a lock. I loved him soon and he felt the same way as well. We used to drive each other crazy. We shared a lot of firsts. We created memories full of love and laughter. We cut the dramas and fights. An effortless happiness that was so good to be true. Good in all the ways that matter.

It was only after 4 years when we had to deal with the most devastating point of our relationship and my life. I experienced all the emotions I could possibly feel: happy, blessed, ignored, confused, mad, depressed, miserable, heartbroken, in denial, scarred, suicidal and in constant route of self-blame. It was I, you see, who has ended it. For reasons I want to keep to myself, I ended our relationship over another guy. During that time, I felt that my love for Rei was slowly fading. I loved the second guy, in all due fairness. But it lasted only for three months. And though what happened left Rei all crashed and bruised, he was still the one who supported me to move on, get back on track when I and the second guy split up. It all happened on 2007.

We were both moving on but Rei still loved me despite all the hurt and pain I had caused him. We tried to mend broken hearts - this time with no strings attached to wind down the expectations. But even so, things were not the same anymore. Heart was wounded, pride was hurt, trust was damaged, our whole person was still in ache. We attempted letting go of what was left but we kept coming back to each other’s wounded heart, and damaged pride. This confusing and hurtful set-up went on for 4 years. Mostly for the reasons that we did not want to see the things we started go to waste, we have invested too much to leave all behind, we get hurt when new people are joining the scene, and perhaps, we were blinded by the thought of everything can still be alright.

Even so, just recently, we officially let go after eight years of having each other. Eight marvelously gruelling years. Because much as we tried to continue what we had beautifully started, the fact still shows up that once upon a time, wonderful dreams were shattered and so many things had been said and done. It is either we insist on staying together and keep hard feelings stacking up or accept the truth that people have to let go and look forward for a new life as learned individuals who hope that somewhere, sometime, someone out there will magically heal all wounds that this experience had brought. Yes, the second one, finally.

Though things did not work out as we planned, I stopped blaming myself for what had happened. I guess, it is just not meant to be. I guess, we just have to look at the brighter side of it. I guess, we just have to learn from it. Still, everything that we shared and everything that happened between us will always be special to me. All those bitter and sweet will always stay in my heart beautifully.

As Nicholas Sparks wrote, “Because in the end, and no matter how hard it is, acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives.”


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Currently listening to Yeng Constantino's Di Na Ganun

Peaceful Soul

"I've paid a considerable price for the little I have gained. I've been forced to deny myself many things I've wanted, to abandon so many roads that were open to me. I've sacrificed my dreams in the name of a larger dream - a peaceful soul. I didn't want to give up that peace."

- Paulo Coelho / By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept p.41

Birthday Lunch 2011

March and April celebrants here in Pan Pacific were just thrown a birthday celebration. The party (which did not look like a party) was simple. Just a simple greetings and games and simple dishes served. Food was not the best but I liked some of 'em, so , over all, I also had a good time. One word to describe the activity is SIMPLE (hehe) anyway, here are some photos from my celfone:

This is the cake prepared by Chef Mark Collamat (if you happen to click his name, the link will bring you to the official poster of Chefs on Parade 2011. He is the chef on the left doing the kung fu pose. He is a really good chef. Kind and professional, too) ...This is an opera cake with assorted fruits on top and a biscuit-like base. Well, saying that it is delicious is an understatement for this fantastic cake! I do not have a sweet tooth but this definitely raised my thumbs up. I love the fresh mango toppings. The other fruits here are peach, kiwi, strawberry and the white dotted thing, I think it's a dragon fruit. The black round little thing, berry. I just had a tiny bit of this. It was heavenly! :)

The picture is kind of exposed having one of our managers shot a picture at the same time. The flash ruined 1/4 of my "i-think-so" pretty picture. Somebody has to pay for this damage! hahajk

That is Ms. Ana, one of our F&B supervisors (she's the blurred lady on the left), Ms. Cristy - Housekeeping Butler, Me - acting like I'm about to blow the candles, and Ping - the guy behind me who happens to have no face on this picture, he is one of my batchmates here in the hotel stationed at the front desk.

This is Ping and me goofing around :) His one hand over there actually has a knife pointed at me. Sweet huh? :)


Us again. I should have smashed that piece of cake to his mouth! Haha That should have been fun! (and funny) ..Oh yah, the blurred man is Engr. Bong - from Engineering Dept. who also happens to be our neighbor. hekhek


This is the Seafood Paella Valenciana. I mean seafood. Did I say seafood? That hand is Rico Cruz's from Finance Dept. He wanted his hands to be seen in this shot.

Pancit, longganisa, and the food oveeeeer there, those are ice cream and some sweets. The man without the eyes, that is Kuya Jerry. He works at MIS - you know, the computer stuff, system information and all that. This is called a blind shot (for him hehe)



These are the hosts dancing a hoolah dance. All of them are from Finance Department.
Rating: dancing 3/10
laughtrip: 10/10
audience impact: 10/10

There they go again.

Me and Ms. Cristy holding our dear umbrella

This is Ms. Bem and me. She is one of the best managers I have ever worked with. And she is funny. I mean, F-U-N-N-Y. Is that Sir Anthony on the background???? Operations Manager of Front Office: nice! haha

And lastly, meet Mr. Massellin, Pan Pacific Manila's general manager, holding the umbrella which is the gift to March and April celebrants. The umbrella is one of the souvenir items of Pan Pacific. They say it does not last long and it breaks easily but that's a different story. I'll post a different picture 'bout that next time. Look at us! Father and assuming daughter hahajk

Something from My Manager

I just got back from my 3 day vacation leave. And my manager just got back as well from her training in Malaysia.

So, here, before my shift started, she welcomed me back with this sweet little note she took time to wrote. And she gave the team a souvenir key holder from Penang, Malaysia.

Kinda stiff for me for not welcoming her back coz I forgot she left the country for a while hehe. (memory gap)

Ms. Bem, salamat po :) Honestly, I am touched :)

(Vanilla Sky) Dear My David Aames,

Dear My David Aames,

Hi, Baby. Just letting you know that I am almost bored and jaded waiting for you. I wish you come soon before I lose my mind wondering how you look like, how will we meet, and how will everything happen.

I do not actually have any idea who you will be but I hope you are somebody fierce but gentleman, tall and dark and attractive, hot stuff with noticeable biceps, snob but can hold a long conversation, crazy, charming and in between and you definitely must not be fat! C'mon! Please do not be fat? Haha :)

I wonder how you laugh and how you would stare at my face. I wonder how fair your skin is. I hope you are dark and do not have the same complexion as me. I might look gay! haha. I wonder if you play basketball or you just want to stay indoor if you are free? Whichever, I will spend time with you whatever it is you wanna do. I would want your arms wrap around my waist, Baby, when we walk, just like you do not want me away from you. I wish we would not have any fight over what I believe in some things. I will not force you to believe but I wish it will not be something conflicting. My heart will break if it happens. Do not forget to tell me stories. I would want to know where you came from, how were you raised, your funny moments when you were in highschool, how your first crush looked like, why did you and your first girlfriend break up, how is your relationship with your family, what did you think of me when we were still not this. I would love to hear you talk.

I cannot wait til I touch your face. I look forward everyday who you would be. I have a lot of things to do to you, do for you and do with you. My family would be very delighted to meet you. In fact, they have been also waiting, like me. I will be proud of you. I just hope you are not fat, Honey :) Please please please haha. I do not want you fat. Have you seen my built? You definitely must not be fat! But if you are, hmmmmm..... I will ask you to slim down haha. I will introduce you to my friends, my workmates, and I could also introduce you to strangers :) That is how proud I'ma be when I am with you. I will take care of you, Baby. I would want to learn cooking for you. I would want to be a better person for you. I will love you for sure and this time, no more playing around. I would want to give myself only for you, only to you. I want you to be the one. I hope you are the one.

Until then, I will just be here, trying to wait patiently. I will always long to meet you and hold your hands the soonest. Please do not take long. Though I have a clear picture of you in my mind, if ever you will not be the same as I am thinking, please still let me know that you are the one that I am waiting for. I will not worry because I know that I will know if it is really you.

And one more, promise me that we will watch Vanilla Sky together soon as we know it is us. Ayt? :)

I know I already love you before we meet. I am sure you're gonna knock me off my feet! :)

I'll see you soon,

Your Sofia Serrano