coffee break...

My Playful Mind...

2010-11-07T13:38:00.005+08:00

Go round and round,
my playful mind!
discover the universe secrets,
and what lies beyond;

Go my playful mind,
see what's hidden!
answer the questions,
just hanging in the air;

Let no stone unturned,
let no shadow undiscovered!
let the light of the world ,
your guide and protection;

let the wings of fantasy,
bring you to the moon!
let the embrace of fiction,
nurture your imagination!

Go my playful mind,
fly with Pegasus!
rescue a princes
and slay a dragon!

Don't be afraid,
Oh, playful mind!
Discover the edge of the universe,
to infinity and beyond!

Go my playful mind,
but be back soon!
worries and realities,
might be here soon!

Life's a Cycle

2010-10-15T16:50:00.004+08:00

Life is a cycle, it will never end...
Your up, your down, never mind..
Lift your head, keep your spirit high..
Put a smile, you need not cry...

Life is a cycle, that is a fact...
You don't need to understand...
You don't need to wonder...
Just accept the facts...

Cry today, Smile tomorrow...
There's no need to linger too much in sorrow..
Stand up and take a step forward...
It's alright to look back, but look forward for tomorrow...

Once more...

2009-06-28T06:57:00.006+08:00

Another year gone and wasted,
yet another year is at hand
another piece of my history
is about to come end...

Its fun to look back and retell the tales,
of the pain, tears and misery that's too much to handle
but its amazing i made it through
and collected trophies and awards as i make it through...

Another year is coming and unfolds itself
after all the pain and misery, will i do it again?
fight my way and collect my prize?
and stand up proud and retell the tales once more?

I cried and sweat blood along the way
but the fulfillment of my dreams is enough to forget them
and the joy in my heart drives me to want more
and make another tale, that i could share to all...

Life could be sometimes full of pain,
but after all the hurt you need to stand up and make a step again
for if you let the pain rule your life
you will never be happy, nor make a smile...

open your eyes, open your mind
it isn't easy but it would help you a lot
open your eyes that you may see
and open your mind to understand...

...Life is full of tricks, threat, and treat....

"I am Sorry"

2009-06-20T22:31:00.005+08:00

Why do you have to say I am sorry,
after breaking somebody's heart?
Are you tying to ease the pain,
or are you tying to hide the guilt in your heart?

Why do you have to say I am sorry,
and tell her more lies?
You can just walk away,
and never ever look back!

You didn't mean to hurt her,
I suppose, all was just an accident!
you love her, surely!
You didn't want to make her cry.

You fall out of love
that's not her fault,
you made her think you love her
that's the problem after all..

Forever..

2009-06-12T06:31:00.005+08:00

"A part of you has grown in me. And so
you see, it's you and me together
forever and never apart, maybe in a
distance, but never in our hearts."

"Falling in love with someone isn't
always going to be easy... Anger...
tears... laughter.. And when you still want
to be together despite it all. That's
when you truly love one another. I'm sure
of it."

"A year, ten years from now, I'll
remember this; not why, only that we
were here like this, together."

“Two lives, two hearts joined together
in friendship united forever in love.”

“Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is a progress. Working
together is a success.”

on remembering..

2009-06-08T21:49:00.004+08:00

have you ever loved and lost?
and cried over the pain of losing?
have you ever dreamed and failed?
and regret the things your missing?

sometimes the world is unfair!
that's the truth you want to share!
sometimes the world is unjust!
and you couldn't mend a broken heart!

do you really have to cry?
over a spilled bottle of wine?
why don't you just get another one?
and have a party and some fun?

whats the use of remembering!
when it makes you dig your grave!
why don't you just forget!
and live your life to the fullest!

with a witch...

2009-05-28T07:31:00.005+08:00

when i was a bit younger
i made me a simple list
qualities i love and don't
of the persons i met

i made me a list of things
i will look for a partner
of the woman i will live with
forever and ever

but as i grow older
every minute of the day
the list i made for me
is starting to fade away

i said i will love someone
with the touch of class and elegance
until i met someone
bitchy witch full of arrogance

i know i hated it
but i cant refuse to look
that witch and arrogant being
starting to fill my world

i love you, i love you, that is all i have to say
i love you, i love you, i will say it everyday
i love you, i love you, i will never be tired
i love you, i love you, though your bitchy and arrogant

Families are created out of love

2009-05-10T10:24:00.002+08:00

Families are created out of love
And live within the cup of love's large hands.
No momentary pain can love remove
Or taint the trust of one who understands.

We live at times at odds with those who love us,
Colliding in our anger like great waves,
Refusing to have anyone above us
Nor willing to give up what passion craves.

But anger is a storm we know will pass,
And freedom is the nature of the will.
We run like wild horses through the grass
Yet know we are constrained by hunger still.

Sometimes, obsessed with losses and with gains,
We turn towards home and find that love remains.

PEBA

2009-04-27T06:23:00.004+08:00

I am in full support to the new Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards or PEBA ,

This year the theme is

“Filipinos Abroad – Hope of the Nation, Gift to the World”.

From May to October 2009 any Filipino blogger can nominate or be nominated except for last year’s top 10 PEBA awardees. Guidelines are available from its official blogsite (click here). By December 2009 winners will be announced in a public event in the Philippines whose details are still being prepared and ironed out. Sponsors, supporters and volunteers are very much welcome to make this endeavor a success.

Be part of another historic event of Pinoy Expats and OFWs!

Good bye Best Friend...

2009-04-26T10:25:00.007+08:00

Its hard to say good bye, but it's harder when you were not given the chance to say good bye...

A few days ago, i wrote a post about me missing my childhood friends in my blog "KAPE AT YOSI" Barkada, Samahan... nasaan na kaya sila?, how i miss them and reminisce the good old days, when we were younger, with no worries, just a care free day under the sun.

I learned the "BAHALA NA" attitude from them, just act now, think later... and we were always in trouble for that, but we enjoyed it, loved it and learned from it, but after ten years, heard nothing from them.

Benjie was the muscle of the group, short tempered and always in trouble, he loves track and field, always on the run, and we always tease him about it, so he could run fast when in trouble, but he got lots of medals, awards and trophies for running.

Franklin was like the father of the group, always preaching about almost everything we should and should not do, he was like an spiritual adviser and we actually tease him Father Franklin.

I was the mind, I do the school assignments, and i practically teach them the difference of a plus and minus. We have lots of fun and i miss them terribly.

I had been in other circle of friends but the friendship i had with Benjie, and Franklin was the best and i will always cherish the memories of it.

I asked my brother to search for their families and ask their where about, he said he had a hard time searching for their families but got a devastating news about Franklin.

Franklin passed away after an acute appendicitis, he said the family did not have enough money for the operation and that caused him his life. He was buried just two months ago.

I was very very mad, very furious, why didn't he asked for help? Why didn't he searched for us?

I should have searched for them a bit earlier and he should have been spared. Benjie on the other hand is in Amsterdam. I was lucky to get him over the phone and he was very happy, but very furious when i broke the news of Franklin's death, we cried about it over the phone.

I am still teary eyed as i am typing this post and the realization that the three musketeers will never be again complete.

I have lots of regrets but cant do anything about it now. Benjie will be coming home soon and we are planing a reunion, but the reunion will never be the same without Franklin....

I have so many stories to share with them but as of now, I can only say Good Bye best friend, hope to see you soon...

...

2009-04-26T09:39:00.001+08:00

"There's a storm coming. . . are you prepared?"

untitled...

2009-04-23T22:34:00.005+08:00

I had been too much preoccupied with my two other blogs that i almost forgot i still have one more to feed, love, and care.

Blogging is like taking care of your own offspring, though i still don't have one, I've seen how my parents nurtured me to be the man i am now, and i am thankful.

I had been irresponsible that i forgot my very first born blog "COFFEE BREAK" and turned my eyes to my second blog "KAPE AT YOSI" and the youngest "ANG ALAMAT".

These are three different blogs that features me in a very different level of understanding. "COFFEE BREAK" showcases me as a mature individual searching for a much deeper purpose, searching for the true meaning of life, and that could be sometimes boring and very hard to tackle.

"KAPE AT YOSI" is more like the lighter side of me, here i could pour out my tantrums, post some senseless and slightly altered view of the things i see, hear and feel. Here i am a free man and without the responsibility and burden brought about by the coat and tie.

"ANG ALAMAT" brings out the inner child hidden and forgotten through time, as we grow old responsibility starts to bring its toll and make us forget that we were once a child, the need to be in a fantasy realm, the stories told and retold by our grandparents as we cuddle in their arms, our heroes, and the need to be in our own dream world as king and conquerors.

Sometimes life could be harsh and we forget we only live once, we take life too seriously and forget we also need to relax, live and not only exist. I am not perfect, but i am trying to balance my existence and leave my mark in all that i do, life is too short, if you don't start now, when?

"LOVE" and "HATE"

2009-04-13T21:59:00.004+08:00

it is the WORST FEELING in the world to
LOVE and HATE someone all at the same
time. it's tough to watch things change
when all you want is for them to stay
the same. it's hard when you want to
let go, but you keep holding on when you
want to move on, but you're stuck right
where you started. it's hard to think back
how thing s you used to be and look at it
now, realize that things are different
and they may never be the same.

...you tell yourself it's not worth it.
...but if it really doesn't matter,
YOU
WOULDN'T SPEND SO MUCH TIME THINKING
ABOUT IT!

I am "The Chariot", Who are you?

2009-04-12T08:06:00.004+08:00

I was just lazily surfing the net clicking every link, when i came to this site that says "What Tarot Card Are You?". I thought you might be interested as well.

But always remember, this does not define you, they serve only as a guide or simply knowing more about you, if you think they suite you fine, but do not try to live what your sign tell you.

Try answering truthfully and who knows?

You are The Chariot

Triumph, Victory, Overcoming Obstacles.

The chariot is one of the most complex cards to define. On its most basic level, it implies war, a struggle, and an eventual, hard-won victory. Either over enemies, obstacles, nature, the beasts inside you, or to just get what you want. But there is a great deal more to it. The charioteer wears emblems of the sun, yet the sign behind this card is the moon. The chariot is all about motion, and yet it is often shown as stationary. It is a union of opposites, like the black and white steeds. They pull in different directions, but must be (and can be!) made to go together in one direction. Control is required over opposing emotions, wants, needs, people, circumstances; bring them together and give them a single direction, your direction. Confidence is also needed and, most especially, motivation. The card can, in fact, indicate new motivation or inspiration, which gets a stagnant situation moving again.

Jesus Saves

2009-04-11T21:06:00.005+08:00

The holy week is finally over, the time of Penance, Repentance and Vacation is finally gone.

Whatever you did during the week long mourning and celebration I hope you remembered all of this we are doing because someone died in the cross and live again to give us a chance and give us salvation from our sins.

The week long celebration is meant to be solemn, a time to remember that we have sinned and time to repent and a promise to redeem ourselves from the worldly temptation, but have you remembered? or you simply took the chance to get a break from the monotonous rhythm of your daily existence?

I know all of us needed a break, a vacation, a time to refresh our body and mind from the daily stresses of our work, but have you included refreshing your soul from the accumulated sins we make on our daily rhythm? Did you remember or you simply forgot because you were too engrossed with your vacation and simply did not remember rebuilding the connection with the lord?

Sometimes it is too easy to commit sins in our daily dealings with other people, sometimes we remember and sometimes we do not even know we made one, or we simply try to forgot we have sinned.

Whatever you did, I know that you know that you're not the only one who know you have sinned.

Repentance is not only meant to be done during the holly week, it has to be a day to day basis and then trying to avoid committing the same mistakes and sins over and over.

It is not too late my friend, the kingdom of heaven is always open to those who seek for it, and those who ask for forgiveness from their sins.

You just have to believe and be sincere in asking for it, the son of God died in the cross for you and me, he ask nothing in return just give him your sins and believe he died for your salvation.

Shhhh....

2009-04-05T22:48:00.001+08:00

RECALL NOTICE:

2009-03-25T21:34:00.003+08:00

found this in the net and decided to share it with you guys..

RECALL NOTICE:
The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart.This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been technically termed "Sub-sequential Internal on-Morality, " or more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.
Some of the symptoms include:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
7. Fearfulness
8. Idolatry
9. Rebellion
The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory-authorized repair and service free of charge to correct this defect. The Repair Technician, JESUS, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.
The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R. Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart component.

No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control

Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Believers' Instructions Before Leaving Earth) for further details on the use of these fixes.

WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded.

For free emergency service, call on Jesus.

DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the furnace. The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that facility.

Thank you for your attention!

P.S. Please assist where possible by notifying others of this important recall notice and you may contact the Father any time by 'Knee mail'.

Losing a friend

2009-03-21T07:10:00.001+08:00

LOSING A FRIEND

This is a very touching story about life, death and friends.

It's certain to strum your heartstrings and touch your soul.

... I'm still choked up over it: ...

Iyakin ka ba?

2009-03-19T07:47:00.000+08:00

bakit kaya no? kung masaya ka, tumutulo luha mo, minsan may kasama pang sipon, kung nalulungkot ka at nagagalit, ganun din! tulo din luha mo, uhog at may kasama pang sipon.

Nakakatawang nakakalungkot isipin kung minsan no? Ganon na ba tayo kaiyakin at parang sa lahat nang pagkakataon ay umiiyak at napapaluha tayo.

Yung iba, pilit na itinatago ang mga luha nila, lalo na kapag mga lalaki, kasi nga sa Pinas kapag lalaki ka dapat matatag ka, at di ka naaapektuhan nang mga kadramahan at baka isipin nang iba na bading ka.

Kadalasan luha lang ang mga nakikita mo sa mga lalake, at kung may nakatingin ay agad na magpupunas, isa o dalawang patak lang okey na yun, tama na at magtatago na para makaiyak, pero kadalasan kinikimkim lang, kadalasan nga kapag may mga lalaking umiiyak nasasabihang parang di lalake.

Yung iba naman ay parang mga baka lang kung umatungal sa lakas nang pagpapahayag nang kanilang mga damdamin, at kadalasang nakikita mo to sa mga babae at kadalasan may kasama pang sigaw, kumpas nang kamay at kung minsan ay meron pang mga nahihimatay, at kapag babae okey lang kahit minuminuto pang umiiyak, kasi nga dito sa atin ang babae ay malalambot ang puso at iyakin.

Pero bakit kaya ano? kahit hindi ka malungkot o masaya kapag nakakakita ka nang mga taong umiiyak, napapaiyak ka na rin lalo na kapag kaibigan mo, kakilala o kahit sino lang basta ang iniiyakan nya ay naiyakan mo na dati at naiintindihan mo ang kanilang pinagdaraanan ay napapaluha ka na rin.

Nakakatawa no? kung minsan nga makaisip ka lang nang mga malulungkot na bagay o kaya ay nakapanood ka nang mga umiiyak sa tv o kaya sa sinehan, maya maya ay sumisinghot ka na rin, tulo na din luha mo lalo na kapag nakakarelate ka sa mga iniiyakan nila.

Napapaisip nga ako e, iyakin ba ang mga pinoy? Cyempre kapag mga lalake ang tatanungin, ang magiging sagot nila ay hindi, ewan ko lang kapag mga babae ang tatanungin, pero may ilan ang siguradong magsasabing oo, at may ilan na hindi aamin.

Haay naku, bakit ko ba naisipang isulat ito? baka mamaya napapaluha ka na. May kasalanan pa ako hehehe..

Pero ang mahalaga ay malaman natin na ang pagluha ay hindi para lamang sa mga babae, ito ay para sa lahat nang tao, kapag may mata ka na nakakita s mga nakakalungkot na bagay at pusong nakakaramdam nang pagmamahal ay tama lang na umiyak mapababae ka man o lalake.

Ate at kuya salamat sa pagbabasa, kung napaluha ka di ko na kasalanan, pero kung nainis ka, kasalanan mo yun, bow...

Dream on...

2009-03-17T22:55:00.000+08:00

Sabi nga nila libre namang mangarap kayat kung may pagkakataon ka at mangangarap, lakihan mo na at taasan, libre naman yun at bawat tao ay may karapatang gawin yun.

Pero kapag nangarap ka gumalaw ka at maghanap nang mga paraan upang ang iyong mga pangarap ay magkaroon nang buhay at maging katotohanan.

Ang mga pangarap mo ang siyang magbibigay sa iyo nang lakas at tibay upang lumaban sa mga unos nang buhay, at upang tumayo ka at patuloy na humakbang sa tuwing ikaw ay madadapa para makamit at tuluyang buuin ang mga ito.

Lumaki ako sa bukid, malayo kami sa kabihasnan, matatanaw mo na ang bundok nang Sierra Madre sa Kanluran at ang ilog nang rio chico naman ang pumapaligid sa aming nayon sa iba pang direksyon.

Masarap mabuhay sa bukid. Walang problema at higit sa lahat malinis ang hangin at libre ang mamasyal, subalit mahirap ang buhay sa nayon. Maraming pagkain kung masipag ka subalit walang pera na pwedeng ipantustus sa mga iba pang pangangailangan.

Bata palang ako sabi nila ay ambisyoso na daw ako, di ko rin masabi kung papano at bakit nila nasabi yun pero sa palagay ko ay tama sila. Mahal ko ang bukid na aking nilakihan subalit ayokong manatili dito habang buhay. Gusto kong maglibot sa iba pang lugar, at tumuklas ng mga bagay bagay na di ko pa nasisilayan sa aming nayon at ang maglakbay sa iba pang sulok nang daigdig.

Subalit ang buhay ay hindi isang palabas sa sine na laging may masayang kwento at katapusan, na ang bida ay palaging nananalo at nakakamit kung anuman ang kanyang naisin.

Nangarap ako, nadapa, at bumangon subalit di ko pa rin nakakamit ang aking mga pangarap. Nasa kalagitnaan pa rin ako nang paglalakbay at alam ko marami pang hirap at pasakit ang aking mararanasan bago ko makamit ang tagumpay na aking inaasam.

Mahaba pa ang aking lalakbayin subalit sa aking pagbabalik tanaw ay dito ko nakilala ang mga taong naghangad na makamit ko ang aking inaasam na tagumpay, Sa paglalakbay na ito nakasabay ko at naging kaibigan ang mga katulad ko rin nangangarap.

Marami akong nakakasabay at naging kaibigan, ang ilan ay dumaan lang at tuluyan ring lumisan subalit may mga ilan na gumagabay pa rin at tumutulong pa rin upang marating ko ang aking mga pangarap.

Sana lahat nang tao ay mangangarap din at tatahak sa daan patungo sa lugar nang mga buong pangarap, mahirap ang daang ito at marami ang hindi na ipinagpapatuloy pa ang kanilang paglalakbay, subalit sa twing lilingon ka sa iyong pinangalingan ay makikita mo ang mga taong iyong nakasabay, tumulong at nakipagagawan sa iyong pangarap.

Salamat at kahit papaano ay patuloy pa rin ako sa paglalakbay at alam ko mararating ko rin ang dulo at makakamtan ko rin ang aking mga pangarap.

Understanding Women...

2009-03-08T19:00:00.003+08:00

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

To be Happy...

2009-03-05T17:28:00.006+08:00

Have you ever experience hating whatever your doing? Hoping this will be over soon and never do it again?

Have you ever experience stress and misery because you cannot drop whatever it is that is in your hand?

Have you hated your job but cannot leave because you cannot find any opportunity to leave?

then remember this...

To be happy,

"don't do whatever you like. . Instead, like whatever you do. Happiness comes not from having much to live on, but from having much to live for".

just nothing..

2009-03-04T21:24:00.004+08:00

I live in a fast moving and busy city where people don't have time to chat, where friends no longer have time to sit down, relax and enjoy a bottle of wine, beer, or vodka.

I live in a world where friends are satisfied when you give them nod as a sign of greetings and appreciation.

I live a life in the fast lane, a place where when you slow down, you will be run over, hit or be left behind.

In my heart i had been longing a simple life, where you can sit down with fiends and just enjoy the time.

A country boy is hiding inside, wanting to have more time to appreciate life and enjoy the beauty of freedom.

A Vacation to Remember

2009-03-01T22:50:00.008+08:00

The sun has already risen when i got a wake up call for breakfast. The morning air was fresh and clean, unlike the polluted air from the city. The air was cold although the sun is already halfway its course to the middle of the sky.

I thank god for the night before rising from bed and searched for my slippers underneath the bed, I went to the kitchen and found my breakfast on the table, fresh brewed coffee, fried rice, fried fish and a bunch of fruits courtesy of Aling Pinda and Mang Pungit, my mothers best friend in the province who invited us for a vacation, a retreat from the city life .

The morning sun was fresh and inviting, it reminds me of summer. I heard chirping birds and saw several butterflies outside, i hurriedly ate my breakfast and told my mother ill just go out and explore.

I only have several days of vacation before going back to the city and to my job, so i have to make the most of it. Accounting is a hard work and i am here to rest my mind from the chaotic world of numbers.

I was so much attracted to the natures beauty that when i looked back I was already very far from the house. It stood alone in the middle of the field and it resembles an old hut from afar.

I was about to turn when i was captured by the majestic mountain that rise majestically in front of me, my love of nature was aroused and my curiosity carried me away before i knew it i was already making my way through the thick and tall grasses at the foot of the mountain.

The fresh cool air filled my lungs and chilled me to the bones. Giant trees started to engulf me that the rays of the sun was lost before it reaches the ground, I spent several minutes exploring the area wild ferns and flowers grow in abundance and i collected a handful.

The trail i took was slippery and hard that i have to hold on with the stones, grasses and twigs in order to move on, but i was so much engrossed with the natures beauty that i just ignored it. the trail turned and twisted but i still followed it through the thick forest. There are so much things to see and explore so i followed the trail further more. Ripe fruits of all kinds are in abundance and i gathered some and ate it as i move along the trail.

I was so excited following the trail admiring the beauty, stopping sometime to gather fruits and flowers that grow along the path, i also stop and listen to the chirping birds hoping from tree to tree over head. I walked some more and when i feel tired i decided to go back.

I followed the same trail, but when i came to a crossroad i cannot decide what to take, I was too engrossed with the beauty that i did not care to look where i was going and now i could not remember where i came from.

I let my luck walk for me, I closed my eyes and took a full round step, and when i opened my eyes my toes are pointing to the left trail. I followed the trail to the left though my heart was pounding, because i know i am lost.

I walked for a long time, comforting my self by picking fruits and flowers, i followed its twist and turns i have to get home soon my feet are aching and i have to rest, but when i reached the next turn i started to worry, the trail started to disappear and looks like it was not used for a long time.

I continued walking trying to control my fear, i stop for a while trying to remember the path i took but with too may turns i could no longer remember, i just continued walking sometimes going up and sometimes going down but i could not tell weather i am going out or deeper in the forest.

Hours passed and i am still locked inside this wide and dark forest, mosquito's started to bite.they began to feast with my blood, they got in my ears, my nose and even in my mouth, they even nestled to my hair and bit through my scalp. the blood thirsty cloud grew thicker as night came. I never saw the sunset but the darkness started to make the trees took different figures.

The night in the forest is ghostly, tress slowly take different figures as the moon shed its light to the weary breast of the earth, I tried to sleep in a heap of leaves i gathered for bed but sleep never came, I know danger is everywhere in this wild forest but the blood thirsty cloud is the main reason and problem i don't know how to solve.

Wild roosters began to announced that dawn is here, a faint and radiant light from the sun slowly appeared from the thick leaves overhead, and i know its time for me to go, the thick clods of mosquito's are slowly disappearing but some were too stubborn to leave me, I walked without any definite direction.

The morning freshness filed my lungs with fresh air and cleaned them from the pollution of the city. the leaves were covered with dew that made everything looked snowy. I gathered several fruits for breakfast and continued to walk without definite direction.

The morning freshness and chills slowly became warm and my throat craved for water, I tried to find a creek that could quench my thirst and fortunately i found one. The water from the creek is crystal clear and cool, I started to walk away from the creek when i was suddenly struck with last night conversation about roads and highways in the city when Mang Pungit said the highways of the mountains are creeks for they always pour their water to the nearest river, and i had seen a fast flowing river near Mang Pungit's house, I was very excited at the thought, I might be out from here soon.

I started walking downstream with the creek, followed its twist and turns. I found out that some parts of the stream could easilyy submerged me so i have to find my way through the dense vegatation in its bank, but because summer is almost here most of the parts are just ankle deep.

The crystal clear water is full of life, i saw several fishes of different colors and i alomost caught one, shells and different color and shaped stones also in abundance.

The creek flowed its usual depth under the thick and dense forest untill i noticed the water level is slowly decreasing thus making the creek more smaller. I am a bit worried because i might be following a dead creek and i might not be able to find a river after all.

I came upon a clearing and the water was lost in the burning sand and stones, no sign of water and the sand was hot and dry. I almost dont know what to do, the flowing water assures me to find my way back i almost wanted to leave the creek and find another one but then i walked for a kilometer more and to my astonishment at the next curve the water rises from the stones with its ussual summer depth as if nothing happened the water run smoothly and strongly when a kilometer away the water was lost in to the burning sand..

I was very happy and i was very thankful i did no gave up easily, i know i will soon be in a familiar grounds. and at last the river could be seen from where i was standing and i know the house is not far away.

I uttered a simple thanks to the creek and started to walk towards the house. It was a heavenly feeling not to be lost anymore, to know where i am going and to be assured i am definitely back.

Looking back, i learned a lesson from the creek. It too had some difficulties in reaching its goals, the sands and rocks tried to block it from reaching the river but the creek found an ingenious solution. If you could not overcome a hindrance then found a way to go through it or in the case of the creek under come and be persistent.

A big NO!

2009-03-01T21:35:00.002+08:00

Have you ever been disappointed? Very disappointed that you wanted to shout out loud and scream your lungs out?

I've been there and it was not a very cool experience! I was in high spirit and I was to sure, then suddenly out of the blue, BANG! it exploded right to my face! A big NO!

WOW! I've been in several situation but this one is the grandest, I was so mad at myself, I was so sure then arrrrrgh, if you know what i mean!

But then i realize not all things we thought and plan will turn out right to what we expect, we have to be disappointed sometimes, consider it a learning process, an experience or a detour!

I am still composing myself after that big bang and fortunately i could say i am doing alright, we could be hurt sometimes when someone says NO, but then examine the reasons and be reasonable.

Think positively and if you could ask the person for reasons, then that could be helpful, but if your too mad to ask then open your mind and think logically, if the reasons are right then accept the big NO with pride, but if the NO is just a NO, then examine yourself, have you done something wrong that someone have to say no? Let that big NO an eye opener and evaluate yourself.

We hear YES and NO several times a day. They could be both positive and could also be both negative, either ways a YES or a NO that means negative should be treated and accepted in a mature way. Do not argue for things will just got meaner, take a good lungful of air and breathe slowly to calm yourself.

either ways, a NO today could be a YES tomorrow that is if the circumstances give you another chance.

As for me, now that i had a chance to think about it, it is now just a memory, and this post is just a bookmark to it, i may remember it but the feelings of anger is no longer associated with it. It was just a NO, and the heck with NO.

wala lang....

2009-02-13T22:00:00.002+08:00

Naranasan mo na bang nagmahal? yung totoong pagibig, hindi yung tipong kapag nakakita ka lang nang isang mali, wala na rin ang pagmamahal mo, sabagay hindi nga matatawag na pagmamahal yun kc ang tunay na pagibig walang nakikitang pagkakamali, kundi puro magaganda lang.

Yun bang tipong kapag wala cya di ka mapakali, yung di kompleto ang araw mo kapag di mo cya nakita, nakakainis nga kung minsan kc gusto mo siyang makasama minuminuto sa buhay mo, gusto mo kapag nagtext ka, reply din agad siya at dapat may karugtong na "ay lab yu" sa huli.

haaaay, nagiging baduy ako hahaha, pero ano nga bang magagawa ko? e sa ganito talaga kapag nagmahal ka, diba?

Ganito ako ngayon, nakakainis at nakakabaduy sa tulad kong lalake ang magsulat nang ganito pero gusto kong i share ang isang napakagandang bahagi nang aking buhay.

Alam ko madami magsasabi sa inyo, "pakialam ko", at magkikibit balikat kasi nga di naman tayo magkakilala pero heto at patuloy mo pa ring binabasa ang blog entry ko ngayong araw hehehe, e di ituloy mo nalang at tapusin mo na rin para buo ang kwento, di ba?

Di ko alam bakit ko siya minahal sa totoo lang, kasi nga mas matanda siya sa akin at masungit pa, pero ang di ko maintindihan di kompleto ang araw ko kapag di ko siya nakita at di ko katabi, gustong gusto ko ring siyang nakikitang nagagalit at naiinis, kaya nga kung minsan iniinis ko cya, pero nilalambing ko naman agad kapag halata kong napipikon na siya.

nakaktuwang nakakainis di ba? pero mahal ko siya at galing yan sa puso ko. Di ko alam kung madaming matutuwa o maiinis sa kwentong ito, kc nga madami kayang di parehas sa amin, away bati kaya kami, pero wala pang isang minuto heto at magkasundo na ulet.

di ko alam kung papano pero siya na talaga ang soulmate ko, hehehe. Baduy na talaga ako. pero umaasa ako na sana sa habang panahon nang aming buhay kami pa rin, parang tikoy at itlog di masarap kapag inalis ang isa.

haay naku pagkain ang pumasok sa isip ko pero alam nyo bang dahil mahilig ako sa pagkain ay natuto siyang magluto para sa akin, at talaga namang tumaba ang puso ko dahil sa ginawa niyang yun. Parang nasa cloud 9 ako sa twing ipagyayabang nya na cya ang nagluto sa ulam namin at bilid naman ako dahil kahit di siya marunong magluto dati ay talaga namang masarap ang kanyang bawat hain.

Umaasa nga ako e, na sana kahit di kami magkasundo sa maraming bagay ay patuly pa ri kaming magmamahalan, na sana di siya magsawa sa mga panungulit ko at dahil Valentine naman ay pagbigyan ny na ang kabaduyan ko hehehe.

O cya kapatid, maraming salamat sa pagbabasa at kahit di maintindihan ang love story namin ay sana nagustuhan mo.

da end.

browser game...

2009-02-10T21:40:00.003+08:00

for the past few months i had been addicted to browser games, particularly with "travian".

The goal of Travian is to construct and upgrade a World Wonder to level 100 and achieve a high population. The World Wonder requires millions of resources and takes a large amount of time to complete. Once a World Wonder is upgraded to level 100, the game ends and the winner and his/her alliance is announced. In order to construct a World Wonder, a player must steal an artifact from the Natars.

An appropriate ranking system has been created that determines the players' rank from raiding, attacking, defending and building. Players can earn medals for their profile page by taking a certain place in the ranks. If a player gets themselves into the ranks, and earns a medal, it will contain information about the category, the position they came and of what week in since the start of the server they earned it.

How you achieve to reach and build a world wonder is the exciting part, travian is a world of chaos and war. Raids and attacks are always on the go resources must be stored and you have to grow them or raid villages in order to reach a certain amount of resources needed to bring your village into different levels and if you loose guard then you might as well loose your village and your village will be destroyed and your efforts and time gone.

I had loose several villages but as i play it strategies and winning moves just pop up, I am not an expert but i could play it well.

A player is able to found additional villages. These increase total resource production, causes population growth and help support larger armies. To found a second village the player must first create and extend a Residence or Palace to level 10, and also have 2,000 (500 for Speed server) Culture points. Culture points are automatically produced daily and accumulated, based on the buildings in the village(s).

To found another village after the second, progressively more culture points are needed. Almost all buildings made in Travian give the village Culture points. After the amount of culture points are achieved, the player may train 3 Settlers to go and found a new village at any vacant area chosen. Settlers must be given 750 of each resource before they start their journey. A player may also create an Administrator (Senator, Chief or Chieftain) instead. These units need a level 20 Academy first. They allow the player to conquer another player's village and make it their own, but a player's last or only village (i.e. the capital) cannot be conquered this way.

Entrance Exam...

2009-01-18T17:21:00.006+08:00

try to figure out the answer..

Answer it first...

That's all right ... I didn't pass either...

Airline Cabin Announcements...

2009-01-18T17:02:00.004+08:00

All too rarely, airline attendants make an effort to make the in flight 'safety lecture' and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
On a Continental Flight with a very 'senior' flight attendant crew, the pilot said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants.'

JAPAN AIR LINES
'In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite.'

BRITISH AIRWAYS
'As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.'

AMERICAN AIRLINES
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!'

QANTAS AIRWAYS
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: 'We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.'

NORTHWEST AIRLINES
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis , a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, 'Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted.'

PHILIPPINE AIR LINES
We're now preparing to land at San Francisco International Airport. Kindly straighten up your seats, turn off all electronic gadgets, pull up your window shades and buckle up for safety. We hope you enjoyed flying with us as much as we did.

Sa wikang atin po, tayo po ay papalapag na sa paliparang pangkalawakang internasyonal ng San Francisco. Paalala po lamang sa ating mga kababayan -- ang mga unan, kumot, headset at iba pang kagamitan sa eroplano ay di po kasama sa pasalubong. Huwag po lamang baklasin ang LCD-TV na nakadikit sa silya.

Back to the country side...

2008-12-29T07:24:00.004+08:00

Going back to the place where you grow up is so exciting. The flood of memories is so great that my heart seem to explode as my child hood memories runs into my veins.

Childhood playmates and friends all wanted to ask "how are you?", "where have you been?"...

Excitement and the feeling of happiness is in the air as everyone expresses their missing you!

The old country road to my house is still the same, and the beautiful cornfield is begininng to have life as new corn seedlings sprout from the moist soil.

Heavenly feeling as the fresh air rushes to your lungs that been filled with pollution from the city, seems a bath to the soul and the feeling of freshness not only reaches your body, but your heart and soul.

for so many years of wandering and visiting wonderful places. There is still no place like home...

about life...

2008-11-12T07:23:00.001+08:00

GUIDE TO TRANSLATING "PERSONAL" ADVERTISEMENTS

2008-11-05T07:12:00.001+08:00

Independent Thinker . . . . . . . Crazy.

High-Spirited . . . . . . . . . Crazy, hyperactive, and throws things.

Free-Spirited . . . . . . . . . Crazy and irresponsible.

Ample . . . . . . . . . . . . . Large.

Huggable . . . . . . . . . . . . Large.

Zaftig . . . . . . . . . . . . . REALLY Large.

Fat and Sassy . . . . . . . . . Large and loudmouthed.

Slender . . . . . . . . . . . . Skinny.

Svelte . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anorexic.

Petite (I am). . . . . . . . . . Short.

Petite (you are) . . . . . . . . Size 2.

Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . Pushy.

Assertive . . . . . . . . . . . Pushy with a mean streak.

Excited About Life's Journey . . No concept of reality.

Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manic-depressive.

Unpredictable . . . . . . . . . Manic-depressive and off medication.

Soulful . . . . . . . . . . . . Manic-depressive and quiet.

Poetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manic-depressive and boring.

Looking for Mr/Ms Right. . . . . Looking for Mr/Ms Rich.

Very Human . . . . . . . . . . . Quasimodo.

Uninhibited . . . . . . . . . . Lacking basic social skills.

Irreverent . . . . . . . . . . . Mean and lacking basic social skills.

Aging Child . . . . . . . . . . Self-centered adult.

Freedom-loving . . . . . . . . . Undependable.

Young at Heart . . . . . . . . . Over 40.

Youthful . . . . . . . . . . . . Over 50 and in major denial.

Chatty . . . . . . . . . . . . . Never shuts up.

Humorous . . . . . . . . . . . . Watches too much TV and never shuts up.

Financially secure (I am). . . . Has a job.

Financially secure (you are) . . Rich.

Affectionate . . . . . . . . . . Horny.

Romantic . . . . . . . . . . . . Horny.

Passionate . . . . . . . . . . . REALLY horny.

Learning Chinese...

2008-11-01T13:30:00.004+08:00

I asked a friend to help me learn some Chinese, he send me this...

Are you harboring a fugitive? - Hu Yu Hai Ding

See me A.S.A.P. - Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man - Dum Gai

Small Horse - Tai Ni Po Ni

Your price is too high!!! - No Bai Dam Thing!!

Did you go to the beach? - Wai Yu So Tan

I think you need a face lift - Chin Tu Fat

It's very dark in here - Wai So Dim?

Has your flight been delayed? - Hao Long Wei Ting?

I thought you were on a diet - Wai Yu Mun Ching?

This is a tow away zone - No Pah King

You are not very bright - Yu So Dum

I got this for free - Ai No Pei

I am not guilty - Wai Hang Mi?

Please, stay a while longer - Wai Go Nao?

Meeting was scheduled for next week - Wai You Kum Nao

They have arrived - Hia Dei Kum

Stay out of sight - Lei Lo

He's cleaning his automobile - Wa Shing Ka

He is a fat man - Wun Fat Gai

That was easy.. and i thought learning chinese is hard... whew...!!!

Facts of Life...

2008-10-30T21:08:00.002+08:00

Auditor's one line report on Lehman Brothers Balance sheet

2008-10-30T07:30:00.004+08:00

"There are two sides of a Balance Sheet, Left and Right (Assets and Liabilities, respectively) On the Right side, there is nothing right; and on the Left side, there is nothing left".

Why some employees steal and cheat on their job.

2008-10-09T22:57:00.003+08:00

The employee believes he can get away with it.
The employee thinks she desperately needs or desires the money or articles stolen.
The employee feels frustrated or dissatisfied about some aspect of the job.
The employee feels frustrated or dissatisfied about some aspect of his personal life that is not job related.
The employee feels abused by the employer and wants to get even.
The employee fails to consider the consequences of being caught.
The employee thinks: "Everybody else steals, so why not me?"
The employee thinks: "They're so big, stealing a little bit won't hurt them."
The employee doesn't know how to manage her own money, so is always broke and ready to steal.
The employee feels that beating the organization is a challenge and not a matter of economic gain alone.
The employee was economically, socially, or culturally deprived during childhood.
The employee is compensating for a void felt in his personal life and needs love, affection, and friendship.
The employee has no self-control and steals out of compulsion.
The employee believes a friend at work has been subjected to humiliation or abuse or has been treated unfairly.
The employee is just plain lazy and will not work hard to earn enough to buy what she wants or needs.
The organization's internal controls are so lax that everyone is tempted to steal.
No one has ever been prosecuted for stealing from the organization.
Most employee thieves are caught by accident rather than by audit or design. Therefore, fear of being caught is not adeterrent to theft.
Employees are not encouraged to discuss personal or financial problems at work or to seek management's advice and counsel on such matters.
Employee theft is a situational phenomenon. Each theft has its own preceding conditions, and each thief has her own motives.
Employees steal for any reason the human mind and imagination can conjure up.
Employees never go to jail or get harsh prison sentences for stealing, defrauding, or embezzling from their employers.
Human beings are weak and prone to sin.
Employees today are morally, ethically, and spiritually bankrupt.
Employees tend to imitate their bosses. If their bosses steal or cheat, then they are likely to do it also.

from Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, 3rd Edition (Wiley, Sept. 2006).

signs...

2008-10-01T10:44:00.003+08:00

Top 10 signs Technology Has Taken Over Your Life

10. You need to fill out a form that must be typewritten, but you can't because there isn't one typewriter in your house --only computers with laser printers.

9. You would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon.

8. You rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires.

7. You think of the gadgets in your office as "friends," but you forget to send your father a birthday card.

6. You know Bill Gates' e-mail address, but you have to look up your own social security number.

5. On vacation, you are reading a computer manual and turning the pages faster than everyone else who is reading JohnGrisham novels.

4. The thought that a CD could refer to finance or music rarely enters your mind.

3. Your stationery is more cluttered than Warren Beatty's address book. The letterhead lists a fax number, e-mail addresses for two on-line services, and your Internet address, which spreads across the breadth of the letterhead and continues to the back. In essence, you have conceded that the first page of any letter you write is letterhead.

2. You have never sat through an entire movie without having at least one device on your body beep or buzz.

1. You sign Christmas cards by putting :-) next to your signature.

Net Addiction

2008-10-01T10:40:00.002+08:00

Top Signs of Net Addiction

You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop to check your e-mail on the way back to bed.

You get a tattoo that reads "This body best viewed with Netscape Navigator 3 or higher."

You name your children Eudora, Mozilla and Dotcom.

You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.

You spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap...and your child in the overhead compartment.

You decide to stay in college for an additional year or two, just for the free Internet access.

You laugh at people with 28,800 modems.

You start using smiley's in your snail mail.

Your hard drive crashes.

You haven't logged in for two hours. You start to twitch.

You pick up the phone and manually dial your ISP's access number.

You try to hum to communicate with the modem. And you succeed.

deleted?

2008-09-29T07:19:00.002+08:00

Deleted Characters

Deep Thoughts about How Computers Work

"Where Deleted Characters Go"

By Joel Garreau, as reported in his Cybersurfing column in the Washington Post.

QUESTION: Where do the characters go when I use my backspace or delete them on my PC?

ANSWER: The characters go to different places, depending on whom you ask:

The Catholic Church's approach to characters: The nice characters go to Heaven, where they are bathed in the light of happiness. The naughty characters are punished for their sins. Naughty characters are those involved in the creation of naughty words, such as "breast," "sex" and "contraception."

The Buddhist explanation: If a character has lived rightly, and its karma is good, then after it has been deleted it will be reincarnated as a different, higher character. Those funny characters above the numbers on your keyboard will become numbers, numbers will become letters, and lower-case letters will become upper-case.

The 20th-century bitter cynical nihilist explanation: Who cares? It doesn't really matter if they're on the page, deleted, undeleted, underlined, etc. It's all the same.

The Mac user's explanation: All the characters written on a PC and then deleted go to straight to PC hell. If you're using a PC, you can probably see the deleted characters, because you're in PC hell also.

Stephen King's explanation: Every time you hit the (Del) key you unleash a tiny monster inside the cursor, who tears the poor unsuspecting characters to shreds, drinks their blood, then eats them, bones and all. Hah, hah, hah!

Dave Barry's explanation: The deleted characters are shipped to Battle Creek, Michigan, where they're made into Pop-Tart filling; this explains why Pop-Tarts are so flammable, while cheap imitations are not flammable. I'm not making this up.

IBM's explanation: The characters are not real. They exist only on the screen when they are needed, as concepts, so to delete them is merely to de-conceptualize them. Get a life.

PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) explanation: You've been DELETING them??? Can't you hear them SCREAMING??? Why don't you go CLUB some BABY SEALS while wearing a MINK, you pig!!!!

i hope that was helpful! now start deleting hehehe

computer WHAT?

2008-09-29T07:13:00.001+08:00

Computer Terminology

Are you terrified of your computer? Do you feel out of place and overwhelmed when your friends or coworkers start spouting reams and reams of technical jargon that you will never understand? Then this article is for you! We'll help you get over your fear of technical terminology by tickling your funny bone. We'll start with some definitions that SHOULD be true, and we hope are entertaining.

486 - The average IQ needed to understand a P.C.

State-of-the-art - Any computer you can't afford.

Obsolete - Any computer you own.

Microsecond - The time it takes for your State-of-the-art-computer to become obsolete.

Syntax Error - Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object.

GUI (pronounced gooey) - What your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it.

Computer Chip - Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while programming.

Keyboard - The standard way to generate computer errors.

Mouse - An advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.

Floppy - The state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.

Hard Drive - The sales technique employed by computer salesmen.

Portable Computer - A device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation and on business trips.

Disk Crash - A typical computer response to any critical deadline.

Power User - Anyone who can format a disk from DOS.

System Update - A quick method of trashing ALL of your software.

accounting odd....

2008-09-28T07:06:00.001+08:00

An Ode to Auditing

We test without apology
Both safety and ecology
And inventories, budgets, and production.
Checking scrap and sanitation,
Overtime, and transportation –
Not forgetting cost accounting and construction.
We test sales and check insurance
(EDP tries our endurance
As we audit payroll, cash, and simulation!)
We study management by objective,
Test controls that are defective,
And evaluate employee compensation.
We do sampling and regression
And there is a strong impression
We’re responsible for catching all crooks.
We are really in our element
With research and development –
But thankfully we do not keep the books.
We check aircraft, trucks and motor cars,
And rockets that fly up to the stars,
And leases, loans – even personnel.
We examine engineering
Even salvage is endearing
And we check on records management as well.
There is nothing we can’t verify –
There’s nothing that escapes our eye.
Alert to all misconduct and to fraud.
We will go where others fear to tread
And as it has often been said,
"We are the eyes and ears of management and the Board."

- By Lawrence Sawyer

Difference of 2 plus 2?

2008-09-27T22:52:00.003+08:00

There once was a business owner who was interviewing people for a division manager position. He decided to select the individual that could answer the question "how much is 2+2?"

The engineer pulled out his slide rule and shuffled it back and forth, and finally announced, "It lies between 3.98 and 4.02".

The mathematician said, "In two hours I can demonstrate it equals 4 with the following short proof."

The physicist declared, "It's in the magnitude of 1x10¹."

The logician paused for a long while and then said, "This problem is solvable."

The social worker said, "I don't know the answer, but I a glad that we discussed this important question.

The attorney stated, "In the case of Svenson vs. the State, 2+2 was declared to be 4."

The trader asked, "Are you buying or selling?"

The accountant looked at the business owner, then got out of his chair, went to see if anyone was listening at the door and pulled the drapes. Then he returned to the business owner, leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, "What would you like it to be?"

now that is really something hahaha!

Applicant Speak: what they say and what they mean by it..

2008-09-27T22:34:00.003+08:00

I know how to deal with stressful situations:: I'm usually on Prozac. When I'm not, I take lots of cigarette and coffee breaks.

I seek a job that will draw upon my strong communication & organizational skills:: I talk too much and like to tell other people what to do.

I'm extremely adept at all manner of office organization:: I've used Microsoft Office.

My pertinent work experience includes:: I hope you don't ask me about all the McJobs I've had.

I take pride in my work:: I blame others for my mistakes.

I'm balanced and centered:: I'll keep crystals at my desk and do Tai Chi in the lunchroom.

I have a sense of humor:: I know a lot of corny, old jokes and I tell them badly.

I'm willing to relocate:: As I leave San Quentin, anywhere's better.

I'm extremely professional:: I carry a Day-Timer.

My background and skills match your requirements:: You're probably looking for someone more experienced.

I am adaptable:: I've changed jobs a lot.

I am on the go:: I'm never at my desk.

I'm highly motivated to succeed:: The minute I find a better job, I'm outta there.

I have formal training:: I'm a college dropout.

I interact well with co-workers:: I've been accused of sexual harassment.

Thank you for your time and consideration:: Wait! Don't throw me away!

Talking Frog

2008-09-23T07:23:00.001+08:00

A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your girlfriend for an entire week."

The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll marry you, cook your meals, and do your laundry." Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you that I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll marry you, I'll cook your meals and even do your laundry. Why won't you kiss me?"

The man said, "Look, I'm an accountant. I don't have time for a wife, but a talking frog is cool!

No Speak English

2008-09-18T07:12:00.002+08:00

A Russian woman married a Canadian gentleman and they lived happily ever after in Toronto. However, the poor lady was not very proficient in English, but did manage to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.

One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy chicken legs. She didn't know how to put forward her request, and in desperation, clucked like a chicken and lifted up her skirt to show her thighs. Her butcher got the message, and gave her the chicken legs.

Next day she needed to get chicken breasts, again she didn't know how to say it, and so she clucked like a chicken and unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breasts. The butcher understood again, and gave her some chicken breasts.

On the 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. Unable to find a way to communicate this, she brought her husband to the store...

What were you thinking?????

Hellooooooo, her husband speaks English!

Now get back to your job.

I don't know about you sometimes!

HONESTLY!!!

What does your profession say about you?

2008-09-16T21:03:00.002+08:00

1. MARKETING - You are ambitious yet stupid. You chose a marketing degree to avoid having to study in college, concentrating instead on drinking and socializing which is pretty much what your job responsibilities are now. Least compatible with Sales.

2. SALES - Laziest of all signs, often referred to as "marketing without a degree." You are also self-centered and paranoid. Unless someone calls you and begs you to take their money, you like to avoid contact with customers so you can "concentrate on the big picture." You seek admiration for your golf game throughout your life.

3. TECHNOLOGY - Unable to control anything in your personal life, you are instead content to completely control everything that happens at your workplace. Often even YOU don't understand what you are saying but who the hell can tell. It is written that Geeks shall inherit the Earth.

4. ENGINEERING - One of only two signs that actually studied in school. It is said that ninety percent of all Personal Ads are placed by engineers. You can be happy with yourself; your office is full of all the latest "ergo dynamic" gadgets. However, we all know what is really causing your "carpal tunnel syndrome."

5. ACCOUNTING - The only other sign that studied in school. You are mostly immune from office politics. You are the most feared person in the organization; combined with your extreme organizational traits, the majority of rumors concerning you say that you are completely insane.

6. HUMAN RESOURCES - Ironically, given your access to confidential information, you tend to be the biggest gossip within the organization. Possibly the only other person that does less work than marketing, you are unable to return any calls today because you have to get a haircut, have lunch AND then mail a letter.

7. MANAGEMENT/MIDDLE MANAGEMENT - Catty, cut-throat, yet completely spineless, you are destined to remain at your current job for the rest of your life. Unable to make a single decision you tend to measure your worth by the number of meetings you can schedule for yourself. Best suited to marry other "Middle Managers" as everyone in you social circle is a "Middle Manager."

8. SENIOR MANAGEMENT - (See above - Same sign, different title)

9. CUSTOMER SERVICE - Bright, cheery, positive, you are a fifty-cent cab ride from taking your own life. As children very few of you asked your parents for a little cubicle for your room and a headset so you could pretend to play "Customer Service." Continually passed over for promotions, your best bet is to sleep with your manager.

10. CONSULTANT - Lacking any specific knowledge, you use acronyms to avoid revealing your utter lack of experience. You have convinced yourself that your "skills" are in demand and that you could get a higher paying job with any other organization in a heartbeat. You will spend an eternity contemplating these career opportunities without ever taking direct action.

11. RECRUITER, "HEADHUNTER" - As a "person" that profits from the success of others, you are disdained by most people who actually work for a living. Paid on commission and susceptible to alcoholism, your ulcers and frequent heart attacks correspond directly with fluctuations in the stock market.

12. PARTNER, PRESIDENT, CEO - You are brilliant or lucky. Your inability to figure out complex systems such as the fax machine suggest the latter.

13. GOVERNMENT WORKER - Paid to take days off. Government workers are genius inventors, like the invention of new Holidays. They usually suffer from deep depression or anxiety and usually commit serious crimes while on the job... Thus the term "GO POSTAL"

Real Meaning of Help Wanted Ads

2008-09-10T21:59:00.003+08:00

found this in the net, thought it was worth sharing...

Apply In Person: If you're old, fat or ugly you'll be told the position has been filled.

Career Minded: Female Applicants must be childless.

Casual Work Atmosphere: We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up.

Competitive Salary: We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.

Duties Will Vary: Anyone in the office can boss you around.

Good Communication Skills: Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.

Join Our Fast Paced Company: We have no time to train you.

Must Be Detailed Oriented: You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.

No Phone Calls Please: We've filled the job. Our call for resumes is just a legal formality.

Problem Solving Skills Required: You will be walking into a company in perpetual chaos.

Team Leadership Skills Required: You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.

Seeking Candidates With A Wide Variety Of Experience: You'll need it to replace three people who just left.

Some Overtime Required: Some time each night and some time each weekend.

what do you think? hehehe

Just for Fun...

2008-09-07T18:18:00.001+08:00

Four Catholic ladies were having coffee.
The first Catholic woman tells her friends "My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him "Father."

The second Catholic woman chirps, "My son is a bishop. Whenever he walks into a room, people call him, "Your Grace."

The third Catholic mother says, "My son is a cardinal. Whenever he walks into a room, people say, "Your Eminence."

Since the fourth Catholic woman sips her coffee in silence, the first three women give her this subtle, "Well?"

So she replies, "My son is a gorgeous, 6' 2", hard-bodied dancer. When he walks into a room, people say, "Oh my God!"

You know you're drinking too much coffee when..

2008-09-07T18:00:00.002+08:00

You lick the coffee pot clean.

You sleep with your eyes open.

The energizer bunny wears out before you do.

All your kids are named Joe.

You want to be cremated so you can spend eternity in a coffee tin.

Your survival kit contains a pound of coffee and a grinder.

You answer the door before anyone knocks.

You channel surf faster without a remote.

what is a metrosexual?

2008-08-30T18:09:00.005+08:00

I had been hearing the word metrosexual for a hundred dozen of times but i really don't have any clue what the word really means. The first time i heard it thought it is just another word or terminology for gay, but then as i hear the word more often that i discover the word metrosexual is not synonymous with gay, and to avoid any more misconception i finally ask my computer for a definition of it.

what is a metrosexual?

The newly popular media and marketing buzzword seems to mean different things to different people, but in general, a metrosexual :

is a modern, usually single man in touch with himself and his feminine side;

grooms and buffs his head and body, which he drapes in fashionable clothing both at work or before hitting an evening hotspot;

has discretionary income to stay up to date with the latest hairstyles, the newest threads, and the right shaped shoes;

confuses some guys when it comes to his sexuality;

makes these same guys jealous of his success with the ladies -- for many metros, to interact with women is to flirt;

impresses the women who enjoy his company with the details that make the man;

Among them:

his appreciation for literature, cinema, or other arts
his flair for cooking
his savoir faire in choosing the perfect wine and music
his eye for interior design

is a city boy or, if living a commute away from downtown, is still urbane, if not rightly urban;

enjoys reading men's magazines...

If you really look deeper a metrosexual is a man who seems stereotypically gay except when it comes to sexual orientation. An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.This whole article about metrosexual men does not mean that, men who look good and want to look good, are called gay,they are just guys who love being clean and well groomed where ever they go.

Ilocano blood!!!

2008-08-27T07:23:00.004+08:00

Banga

water jar usually made out of clay, keeps water cool and fresh in the olden days of the Philippines the best are made in Ilocos region.

(NOTE: The Ilocano people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. They are characterized as being hardworking and frugal, focusing mostly on work and productivity, spending only on necessities and not on so much on ostentatious material possessions. Philippine Presidents Ferdinand E. Marcos and Fidel V. Ramos are Ilocanos.)

An Arab Sheik was admitted to the Philippine Heart Center in Manila for heart surgery, but prior to the surgery, the doctors needed to store his blood in case the need arises. As the gentleman had a rare type of blood, it couldn't be found locally, so, the call went out to a number of provinces.

Finally an Ilocano was located who had a similar blood type. The Ilocano willingly donated his blood for the Arab. After the surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano as appreciation for giving his blood, a new Toyota, diamonds & a million US dollars. A couple of days later, once again, the Arab had to go through a corrective surgery. His doctor telephoned the Ilocano who was more than happy to donate his blood again.

After the second surgery, the Arab sent the Ilocano a thank-you card & a jar of candies. The Ilocano was shocked that the Arab this time did not reciprocate his kind gesture as he had anticipated. He phoned the Arab & asked him: "I thought you would be generous again, that you would give me a Toyota, diamonds & money... but you only gave me a thank-you card & a jar of candies".

To this the Arab replied: "Manong, I now have Ilocano blood in my veins".

upps... i forgot, I have Ilocano blood in my veins too hehe!!!

Reasons to have more coffee!!!

2008-08-25T22:39:00.004+08:00

I love coffee, i usually have one or two cups of it in the morning before i go to the office and during the long agonizing time in front of the computer doing my reports and other accounting stuff that could sometimes create unbearable head ache.

I was very happy to find out reasons why i should have more cups of it.

Cut the Pain
Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%. From the Journal of Pain, March 2007 (link).
Increase your fiber intake
A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams. From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (link).
Protection against cirrhosis of the liver
Of course you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link).
Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link).
Lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease
There is considerable evidence that caffeine may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. From the European Journal of Neurology (link).
Reduces suicide risk
10 year study of 86,000 female nurses show a reduced risk of suicide in the coffee drinkers. From the Archives of Internal Medicine (link).
Protection against Parkinson’s
People with Parkinson’s disease are less likely to be smokers and coffee drinkers than their healthy siblings. Just make sure you don’t get lung cancer on the way. From the Archives of Neurology (link).

Coffee Goodness!!!

2008-08-25T22:10:00.005+08:00

Coffee had been a major part of my diet since i learned how to make one steamy hot cup, coffee had been around a very long time, and from that time it has been clouded with controversy regarding its effect on health.

May be some of you assume that caffeine, the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world, must surely bad for you. Until today, researchers have conducted more than 21,000 researches on caffeine. Some recent researches confirm its benefits and reject some bad myths about coffee.

Boost Brain Power

Caffeine can boost your brain power. This effect has been proven widely. According to Harris Lieberman, a researcher of the Military Nutrition Division of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, coffee consumption can improve your reaction time, vigilance, attention, and logical reasoning.

Caffeine can't really change your intelligence. But it is able to heighten your mental performance. Lieberman says, “If you're well rested, it tends to improve rudimentary brain functions, like keeping your attention focused on boring, repetitive tasks for long periods. It also tends to improve mood and makes people feel more energetic, generally better overall.”

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Hide and seek!

2008-08-23T05:39:00.003+08:00

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent one day but had not phoned in sick. Needing to have an urgent problem with one of the main computers resolved, he dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child’s whisper, “Hello?”

“Is your daddy home?” he asked.

“Yes,” whispered the small voice.

“May I talk with him?”

The child whispered, “No”.

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, “Is your Mummy there?”

“Yes”

“May I talk with her?” Again the small voice whispered, “ No”

Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, “Is anybody else there?”

“Yes,” whispered the child, “ a policeman”.

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee”s home, the boss asked,
“May I speak with the policeman?”

”No, he’s busy”, whispered the child.

“Busy doing what?”

“Talking to Daddy and Mummy and the Fireman, “came the whispered answer.

Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, “What is that noise?”

“A helicopter” answered the whispering voice.

“What is going on there?” demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.

Again, whispering, the child answered,
“The search team just landed a helicopter”

Alarmed, concerned, and a little frustrated the boss asked, “What are they searching for?” Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle...

“ME.”

Best selling coffee shops!

2008-08-22T19:46:00.007+08:00

1. Starbucks - youngsters, gay dudes, call center agents, and feeling sosyal!

2. Mocha Blends - students, reviewing students and yaya na inutusan nang amo.

3. Coffee Bean - rich people and oldies na amoy lupa!

4. Seattles best - Foreigners at mga ate na ka-eyeball nila.

5. UCC - corporate people above 30 years old at tigang!

6. Figaro - smokers at dating place nang mga bading

7. Max Brenner - Chocoholics at nakiupo lang

How about you? where do you usually go?

hehehe found it in the net...

All in a day's work

2008-08-05T20:18:00.003+08:00

I had been stressed out for the last few days, but unfortunately the more i entertained it the more it grew heavier.

Stress is already a part of our life and it will be included in our daily routine. Stress is our response to pressures and pressures will always be there for us no matter what happen.

Stress could come from all aspects,and from all the things we do and from the people we love.

There's nothing more left to do after we experience but to move on.

Gone

2008-08-03T07:29:00.002+08:00

i lost my phone, and that is very stressing, all my contacts are gone and i dont have any idea how to reach them for i dint thought of having a hard copy of it.

Job stress: Common Sources!

2008-08-01T07:21:00.005+08:00

image from "retarded's notebook"

Survival Stress - You may have heard the phrase "fight or flight" before. This is a common response to danger in all people and animals. When you are afraid that someone or something may physically hurt you, your body naturally responds with a burst of energy so that you will be better able to survive the dangerous situation (fight) or escape it all together (flight). This is survival stress.

Internal Stress - Have you ever caught yourself worrying about things you can do nothing about or worrying for no reason at all? This is internal stress and it is one of the most important kinds of stress to understand and manage. Internal stress is when people make themselves stressed. This often happens when we worry about things we can't control or put ourselves in situations we know will cause us stress. Some people become addicted to the kind of hurried, tense, lifestyle that results from being under stress. They even look for stressful situations and feel stress about things that aren't stressful.

Environmental Stress - This is a response to things around you that cause stress, such as noise, crowding, and pressure from work or family. Identifying these environmental stresses and learning to avoid them or deal with them will help lower your stress level.

Fatigue and Overwork - This kind of stress builds up over a long time and can take a hard toll on your body. It can be caused by working too much or too hard at your job(s), school, or home. It can also be caused by not knowing how to manage your time well or how to take time out for rest and relaxation. This can be one of the hardest kinds of stress to avoid because many people feel this is out of their control.

Job stress: what is stress?

2008-08-01T07:03:00.004+08:00

I had been a little bit stressed for the past few days, but i really can't figure out what is it all about, so i decided to make some research and found this!

Stress is a common problem that affects almost all of us at some point in our lives. Learning to identify when you are under stress, what is stressing you, and different ways of coping with stress can greatly improve both your mental and physical well being.

Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength, which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing, if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for this extra energy and strength.

Many different things can cause stress -- from physical (such as fear of something dangerous) to emotional (such as worry over your family or job.) Identifying what may be causing you stress is often the first step in learning how to better deal with your stress.

Stress can affect both your body and your mind. People under large amounts of stress can become tired, sick, and unable to concentrate or think clearly. Sometimes, they even suffer mental breakdowns.

Just tips!

2008-07-31T16:43:00.003+08:00

Some employee's would surely want to be the boss's favorite, here are some tips for making sure on the boss's A- list.

1. Communicate - There's no such thing as a dumb question,consider it always as information gathering. Keep up the constant stream of communication with your boss, make sure your giving enough information he needed.

2. Acknowledge what the boss says - Bosses appreciate responsive listening, when your boss ask you to do something or suggest ways for you to improve your work, let her know you heard.

3. Collaborate - When your boss has a new idea, respond to it in a constructive way instead of throwing up roadblocks. Be willing to brainstorm ways to get something done.

4. Build relationships - You'll make your boss look good if you stablish good rapport with your department's customers.

5. Understand how you fit in - Is your boss detail oriented or someone who keeps his head in the clouds? The boss personality is just incredibly important and equally important is understanding what your boss wants in an employee.

6. Learn the boss's pet peevess - if your manager has said she hates being interrupted first thing in the morning, then don't run to her office to give a project update when you first get in.

7. Anticipate the boss's needs - Once you have worked with your boss for a while, you should be able to guess what information he will want before approving your proposals or reports.

8. Think one level up - you still need to do your own job, but when managers consider who deserves promotion they look for people who understand the issues that their bosses face.

9. Open yourself to new ways of doing things - When your boss comes to you with a new idea, don't simply dismiss it. If you think it will work, offer to discuss it further in a mature, responsible, adult like way.

10. Be engaged in your work - Arguing with your boss over every request is not a good strategy, but niether is simply saying yes and agreeing with everything your boss says. Managers would like to see engaged individuals, that means both showing enthusiasm for your work and speaking up when you see room for improvement.

What those Job Performance Reviews Really Mean!

2008-07-27T22:30:00.004+08:00

Job performance reviews, well they tend to measure how well you perform in your work place! But do you have a clue what they really mean?

OUT GOING PERSONALITY - Always going out of the office!

GREAT PRESENTATION SKILLS - Able to harass!

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS - Spends lots of time on phone!

WORK IS FIRST PRIORITY - Too ugly to get a date!

INDEPENDENT WORKER - Nobody knows what he/she does!

ACTIVE SOCIALLY - Drinks a lot!

QUICK THINKING - Offers plausible excuses!

CAREFUL THINKER - Won't make a decision!

RELAXED ATTITUDE - Sleeps at desk!

EXPRESSES THEMSELVES WELL - Speaks English!

METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAILS - A nitpicker!

USES LOGIC ON DIFFICULT JOB - Gets someone else to do it!

HAS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES - Is tall or has a louder voice!

EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD JUDGMENT - Lucky!

KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR - Knows a lot of dirty jokes!

LOYAL - Cant get a job anywhere else!

OF GREAT VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION - Gets to work on time!

CAREER MINDED - Back stabber!

PLANS FOR PROMOTIONAL ADVANCEMENT - Buys drinks for all the boys!

Oh well, i just presented them to you! It's up to you to decide what describes you best hehehehe!

EMO MODE!

2008-07-27T21:40:00.006+08:00

i don't know whats happening but for the last few days of my life it seems i am down and very lonely. I am emotionally troubled but i cannot pin point exactly whats causing it!

I want to forget i am lonely but i don't know to do it because i don't know whats causing it! therefore i don't know how to resolve it!

Is it natural to sometimes feel lonely and troubled though you have no idea whats causing it?

Am i just being emotional or i am loosing my mind? wow! i hope thats not whats happening to me!

I am on "EMO" mode, is that it?

But why? ...

Any one knows how to switch off "emo mode" and be back to "happy mode".

saturday afternoon

2008-07-26T15:59:00.004+08:00

saturday afternoon nothing much to do, and as soon as i got home, it rained again!

miss you!

2008-07-26T07:00:00.003+08:00

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2008-07-26T06:43:00.002+08:00

Negative thoughts and emotions come to you in unexpected places and sometimes with unexpected people, but to doubt or loose trust is a part of self preservation but there are ways in making your negative thoughts work positively for you!

Negative thoughts is part of your checking out the truth in a persons words, and sometimes in times when doubt started to set off its alarms it is in fact telling you to be aware what is happening around you!

In short be more attentive and be more alert, something might come up unexpected and you don't want to be caught unaware.

2008-07-26T06:40:00.001+08:00

Glitter Graphics & Comments

2008-07-25T18:32:00.002+08:00

i had been asking too many questions in my head lately. Negative thoughts are poring up like heavy rain and i have to find a way to stop this or i might end up just another loser.

Negative thoughts are part of our our daily existence. It is just but natural in every aspect of your life to ask something negative, to doubt or to loose trust, negative thoughts completes the cycle of truth, and it balances the presence of truth in a persons words.

Thinking negatively is inevitable in some cases, but this should not be overdone for it sometimes lead you to misfortunes, though in some cases a negative thought will lead you to an unexpected triumph, this is not always the way how it usually works.

2008-07-21T22:27:00.001+08:00

Just a thought!

2008-07-21T20:59:00.004+08:00

i had been trying to figure out what is the real meaning and purpose of the word happiness, well the dictionary says it is the quality or state of being happy.

Parang labo no? parang pinaikot ka lang! para ka lang ginawang tanga hehehe parang nagtanong ka pero yung tanong mo din sinagot sa iyo! nakakatuwa at nakakainis, nakakabwisit din, pero ganon talaga e, nagtanong ka e di sinagot ka, hay naku buhay!

But what are the factors to be in a state of being happy?

I surfed the net and found several sites that describes happiness and they are all different in presenting the idea of the word!

some say health is enough to make them happy, others with wealth and still others with when you think about are just decorations in life but these decorations just lead to one thing, having people around you that call themselves "Friends".

when you are healthy you will have more time to deal with other people, when you are wealthy other people come to you and deal with you, and so as the other things the sites i visited they say give them happiness.

I have friends, lots of them but are they really the source of true happiness?

Just another cup in hand!

2008-07-19T06:30:00.001+08:00

This is just another coffee commercial but i just love how they presented the idea. The world is definitely a place of different people with different personality and to be a part of it is sometimes confusing and hard.

But just be yourself and conquer the world!

A cup in hand!

2008-07-19T05:55:00.004+08:00

i love coffee, it is already a part of my daily routine, i drink a cup of it in the morning during breakfast, and another at ten in the office and after lunch during siesta and still another at three in the afternoon during my coffee break!

well that was the original plan! haha but i drink coffee every time i got a chance!

I just cant resist the aroma of freshly brewed coffee or sometimes even instant coffee just completes my day.

I don't know i think i am completely addicted to it! I enjoy the company of a steaming coffee almost anytime of the day, especially during the long and agonizing company meetings, during my reports preparation or when just surfing the net, but i love it most during the cold and rainy season, I just love the warm and bittersweet taste of coffee gurgling down my throat and finally take its final rest in my stomach! hehehe

I don't know how and where coffee originated but i just thank him or her who discovered it, for bringing us a heavenly nectar that just fill my daily routine!

an older brother's promise!

2008-07-14T22:39:00.004+08:00

A brothers promise is simple but true
to keep you safe and never be blue!
A brothers promise to be here for you
in good times or bad i will be assisting you!

If sometimes you think the world is against you!
just look back my brother i am just a few steps away from you!
for a brothers promise will always be true!
I will be your guide and guardian till you need me to!

If in times you think a dream is too far to reach!
step on my shoulders and reach for it!
never fear my brother for i will never abandon you!
this is my promise, to be always here for you!

and if just in case you will forget
worry not my brother for i will let you remember
my simple promise to be here for you
my little brother i will be true!

A first born, A Responsibility, A sacrifice!

2008-07-11T20:42:00.010+08:00

I am a first born child and i am proud about that, first born has so many benefits, I had the chance to use brand new clothes, and toys, and more you are the boss if your parents are away and your siblings always obey to your bidding!

Well i enjoyed that, unfortunately first born is enjoyable if you are a child but when you reach a much mature state of the mind, then everything changes.

I belong to a family that has just enough money for the day. My father is a farmer, he is a wonderful father and very industrious, very responsible and loving in his own way, my mother is keeping a little sari sari store to help my father keep the ends meet. I have four other more siblings a girl and three more boys.

I am not a very bad "kuya" to them nor a bad child. I had been influenced by my father's responsibleness in his little way of keeping us a part of the family problems by giving us little responsibilities as a child and involving us his children in some family issues.

Through his simple teaching of learning by doing it, i learned a lot from him and to this day he is still my number one model.

I finished college through his guidance and through his muscles he was able to provide me the things i needed in school with the help of my mother's wise handling of his income me and my sister are now college graduate, my sister teaching in a kinder school back in the province and i in a hotel here in manila.

He is now sixty years old and my mother fifty. My sister has his own family but i am still a bachelor.

Every family has its own black sheep and in my case that is my third sibling, though he has his own way of showing his goodness he never finished college though he was given several chance to have his diploma.

Filipino families are known for having close family ties and our family is not an exception. My parents are now old and did their duties well, but i still have two more siblings that need their guidance, they are still very much willing to give but their muscles are no longer as strong, and the responsibility is passed on me!

I don't have any remorse and i am willing to take the sacrifice for i am molded by my father's example and as he utilized his muscles in his younger years to give us the best, i am willing to use the knowledge he imparted in me to take his duties to my siblings.

To be a first born is not a choice but it is definitely your choice to be what you want! It is your choice if you want to accept the responsibility! It is your choice if you choose to be in the other side of the boat.

I am not saying what i am doing is right, but i am not saying i might be wrong! It is just a matter of accepting the responsibility and make a little sacrifice!

fair share of life!

2008-07-09T06:46:00.005+08:00

Have you ever experience being so happy and in an instant the happiness was just taken away just like that! leaving you bewildered and confused, asking yourself, "What just happened?".

life is not fair! it sometimes don't you give you a chance to choose, sometimes it makes you happy and in an instant so sad!

I don't know why life have to be very unpredictable, very unpredictable that you are left guessing, what will happen next?

They say, tomorrow is a mystery, but wouldn't life be more productive if you were given a clue on what will happen next?

They say, life is a choice but sometimes life doesn't give you a chance to choose! How will you make a choice if the choices were never clear and you will just know you had choices once you made your step.

Yes, i know life is a mystery and it will only unfold and reveal itself as you travel the road but how will you navigate a route you never had a chance to travel but once?

Mistakes is common as they say but don't you think the connotation of the word mistake is just a state of the mind? Come to think of it mistake is committing something that is not right, but did you know at first what you are doing is wrong? If you know what your doing is wrong will you still go on doing it?

I don't understand, I may be confused, but what is the true essence of living? of living in a mystery? and what will your next step lead you?

Am i asking the right questions? What do you think?

old yet still working?!

2008-07-07T07:20:00.005+08:00

I don't know how she maintained them but my grandmother's house is full of old items still working!

old but still functioning!

and all three fans are still giving air! WOW!

Old vase, Old ouse!

2008-07-07T07:06:00.004+08:00

Old Flower vase's in an old house!

this one is still in display at the sala!

I found this in her cupboard.
I found this one at the storage room in the floor. And they all have one thing in common, they're all older than me! haha

grandmothre's "MIRROR"

2008-07-06T22:47:00.005+08:00

Well if you have grandfather's clock, I have grandmother's mirror! hehehe

Bedside mirror, in my grandmother's room. She just don't want me to take a photo of her bed, a certified old model bed with lots and lots of carvings on the headboard haha

The study lamp is another vintage and still working though the bulb is no longer the original haha! We have three of those mirrors with different designs and lots of carvings around it, i was just not able to photograph the one at the sala.

Grany's table!

2008-07-06T22:28:00.005+08:00

this is called "BANGA", she said its main purpose was for storing salt for cooking, but when she grew tired of it she just just have to find it a new purpose and thus we have a vase. An odd and old looking vase.

this she say is 40 to 50 years old, an old fish huh?

the "Lampara", they used when electricity was still not very popular in the Philippines. We still use it during power interruptions for lighting especially during the night.

I was a bit confused with this one, looks like a trophy of some sort, but when i asked her about it and she said "that my dear is an ice bucket!", and i was like "What?" haha!

Grany's cup!

2008-07-06T22:20:00.004+08:00

well this is not about a tournament of some sort, these are real cups in my grandmothers cup board!

And as she always tell me, they are way older than me and i have to be very careful i might break them. WOW!

My Grandmothers kitchen!

2008-07-06T22:03:00.006+08:00

this are my grandmothers kitchen stuff! told me they were older than me haha!

VINTAGE!

2008-07-06T21:54:00.003+08:00

Speaking of VINTAGE, well found them in my grandmothers cup board, and she warns us, never to open or taste them, they had been there as long as she can remember!

Still sealed and dusty but they look good, I just wonder how they taste! haha

A vintage toy!

2008-07-06T21:15:00.003+08:00

I was so astonished to see a toy well preserved, a bit rusty in some parts but still good and working, I don't exactly know who owns it but my grandmother says the toy had been around as long as she can remember, she is now 82 years old, born on 1926.

A bit rusty and dusty but wow!

I remember all my toys were broken and they're all in the trash now haha!

Simply amazing don't you think?

Another old Player!

2008-07-06T18:29:00.004+08:00

This is one of the items still used in the house, though it is now used as tv stand i didnt know it has another secret! I was just a bit curious about the knobs and when i opened them, I was astonished to see another 45 player!

The little box with the flower vase is called baul, or trunk used to store clothes or an old suitcase, imagine them traveling with that hehe!

Back to the 45 player, i really don't have an idea this is another player, it is now a bit rusty in places but still good!

Well, i found so many other old items, and boy old houses really are full of secrets! more old items to come!

Another OLD PLAYER!

2008-07-06T17:56:00.004+08:00

I don't have any idea what this is, i just know this is a player or some kind of it, it have some weird knobs and other out of this world things haha!

I thought this is just an old suitcase and i really had a hard time figuring out how to make the lock mechanism work, and when i finally opened it! WOW! another player that is really out of my imagination hahaha!

Old HOUSE!

2008-07-06T17:40:00.004+08:00

I live in an old house! but i didn't expect that this old house holds so many secrets!

I thought this is just an ordinary piece of furniture stored up in the second floor but when i finally decided to open it up, wow an old player!

I was practically covered with dust because we do not ussualy open this room where old stuff are stored!

I thought this is already busted but because i am naturally "Pakialamero" hehe, I tried turning it on and wow, the old player is still working haha!

the fun and excitement i felt was WOW! imagine i don't exactly know how old this player but this is one certified antique!

And other old players just showed themselves to me! hahaha

Re- connect!

2008-07-05T16:51:00.004+08:00

Friends sometimes come and go, but they sure leave a mark in your life or in your heart, some memories could be something worth remembering and some could just be plain memories that vanishes as time passes by!

Its not always the length of friendship but on how the friendship was and will be, there is no exact definition of it because its meaning differs in every aspect of life but every person has a friend or someone he can call a FRIEND in any part of his existence!

The best Gift!

2008-07-05T15:52:00.008+08:00

Time fly really fast, the last time i celebrated my birthday in my own home, our house in the province was in 1999 after my graduation in college when I was still waiting for the replies of the hundred of application letters i scattered through out Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley's capital, my hometown.

And now 2008, thats 8 years after and i still celebrate my birthday away from home. It's sad because there's no place like home, and i miss it terribly the feeling of belongingness, the warmth of love and the feeling of being loved.

I always celebrate my birthday in the shrine of the miraculous lady of The Our Lady of Piat, and me and my brothers and sister always look forward to that occasion because that is the only excursion we can get haha! I celebrate my birthday July 1, and the feast of the lady on the second of July.

We travel half an hour to an hour depending on traffic conditions because the shrine is visited by hundreds of thousands of devotee's and sometimes we even walk up a kilometer to a mile just be able to reach her shrine, the flock of people always amuses us then as child. Ballons are always a treat and my parents always buy us the most colorful ones, well that is depending on their budget and a toy gun for the boys and a doll for my sister if there will still be extra money to spare.

We do not eat in fancy restaurants because my father would always cook us a meal and eat our baon in the shade of a tall acacia tree in the quadrangle of the Our Lady of Piat High School (OLOPHS) to cut the cost short, The menu would always consist of a native chicken from our own poultry sometimes roasted, adobo or tinola and pancit because they believe pancit give the celebrant long life. We do that year after year and that is one of the most cherished memories i have as a child and I miss that terribly.

I remember my father would lift me to his shoulders just to have a glimpse of the Lady as it passes during the procession after the mass and my little sister is always jealous and the whole family will then go to the shrine itself and let us touch the Lady's gown for good health and goodluck and sometimes let us wipe our handkerchief to her statue and keep the handkerchief for her protection.

On my previous birthday, my parents and the whole family still celebrated my birthday in the shrine with out me, and boy the eagerness in my heart was too strong that i almost want to go home, but then there are some responsibilities that life gave us that have to be done, but then i am still very happy because after 8 years after i had celebrated my birthday with out them they still care and they still remember, that is the best gift I ever had.

Facts of Life!

2008-07-04T14:44:00.004+08:00

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

birthday tuyu!

2008-06-30T21:52:00.004+08:00

wow! berdey ko na! kaya lang paksyet! walang pera hahaha! as in Oh my gulay, talagang gulay at may kasama pang tuyu ang handa ko sa aking berdey!

waaaah huhuhuhu! di tuloy ako makainom nang aking favorite na ber, asi ber na ber hahaha

hmp! cge na nga tutal may tuyu naman e, kaya HAPI BERDEY TUYU! HAPI BERDEY TUYU!
hahaha!

bakit kaya kasi nauso ang mga handa handa sa berdey ano? pwede namang palipasin na lang! hmp! itulog ko na nga lang to!

on week end!

2008-06-30T07:07:00.003+08:00

sometimes week end could be fun and smokey!

nothing much to do during the week end, rain started pouring early and cant go out, i just decided to have some bbq, some hotdog, and pork liempo, sweet and delicious!

rekindling harmony at work, teambuilding at HKI manila!

2008-06-30T06:58:00.004+08:00

rekindling the bonds of friendship and harmony at work during the annual team building at hotel kimberly Main branch, Manila!

fun and excitement as we meet new comers and rebuild friendship with other employees!

Happy birthday to me!

2008-06-29T16:48:00.004+08:00

hay naku, birthday ko na pala, nakakainis na nakakatuwa, kasi naman madadagdagan na naman ang edad ko at tumatanda na ako! waaahhh! hahaha!

pwede kayang i skip nalang kahit ngayong year lang na to e walang JULY 1? hehehe!

bakit kaya? kapag birthday edad agad ang tinatanong, o kaya kung kelan ka mag aasaa, nakakainis yan nalang lagi ko naririnig tuwing magbebirthday ako, sana ngayong year mabago naman! hehehe kaya lang ano naman ang itatanong nila?

hmmmm... problema ko pa rin ba yon? e problema ko na nga kung anong ipapakain ko at ipapainom hahaha

may regalo kayang darating? pero sabi nila pambata lang daw ang regalo, hmp! mga kuripot hehe!

anyways! happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me hehehehe!

take a break!

2008-06-29T16:37:00.004+08:00

Coffee and Donuts!

Just taking a break!

Pagibig?

2008-06-19T16:05:00.005+08:00

napansin mo ba? lahat nang mga nagmamahal ay nakaranas muna nang mga pasakit bago nila nakamtan ang kanilang pinakakaasam na tunay na pag ibig?

Ibig bang sabihin, kailangan mo munang masaktan bago mo makamtan ang iyong inaasam na pagibig?

Parang mali, parang di tama! bakit kailangang masaktan muna? Hindi bat mas maganda sana kung ikaw ay nagmahal tuloy tuloy na ito at maging mas matatag pa sa pagdaan nang araw?

wala napansin ko lang! ikaw napansin mo ba?

finding your love!

2008-06-16T21:56:00.006+08:00

have you ever said "I LOVE YOU", and meant every word?

Practically opened your chest and offered your heart to someone?

Did you made the right move or did you just hurt yourself?

Did you found happiness or just tears and pain?

Is it right to give your heart out when you fall in love?

Or make some reservations so that you wouldn't be hurt so much?

Just in case the love you found is not yet right!

How would you know, how will you find that one true love ?

Learning Japanese

2008-06-07T07:42:00.004+08:00

All i want is to learn some Japanese words! lols!

I thought it was hard to recognize the symbols!

Very funny!

Just for fun!

back to the bloggers world!

2008-06-06T20:52:00.003+08:00

Wow! now i can go back to my blog! the few weeks passed had been very hectic and finally just today at last the last of the reports is done and submitted to my direct supervisor!

Now back to my blog, but what will i write? what will i share? hahaha another brain storming?

Wow! now i am frustrated, hmmmmm....

Just another exam!

2008-06-06T20:19:00.004+08:00

The past few weeks was a real disaster to me, reports started to pile up and the next thing i knew, deadline is fast approaching and i am drowning with it!

There are even times i have to skip meals and bring my work home during the week end just to meet the deadline!

BUZZZZZZZ! Deadline! finish or not finish, Pass your papers!

I remember my teachers in elementary when they give us unexpected quizzes and suddenly call out loud after a few minutes to pass the papers forward finish or not finish!

And today its just like taking another examination, the only difference is you have to finish your paper without any errors or you will be expelled not from the class but from your job!

Wow! deadline sometimes are too short! but anyways the pile of reports in my table a few weeks ago is now on my boss table, now its her turn to read, analyze and recheck the reports!