Sa dako paroon…

Minsa’y hinahayaan kong dalhin ako ng aking imahinasyon sa hinaharap.

Doon ay malayang nagkakabuhay ang mga bagay na aking pinapangarap.

Lungkot ko’y naglalaho’t ako’y napapangiti sa mga imahin na aking naaaninag.

O kay sarap isiping lahat ng pangarap ko’y doon magkakatotoo at malalasap!

10 things i (re)learned in the past weeks...

I am supposed to be making my presentation for review tomorrow but I can’t seem to organize my thoughts kaya ito nag muni-muni.

1. life isn’t fair nor perfect.
So I should stop looking for a perfect job, perfect colleagues, a perfect mate, etc. I can only strive for excellence not perfection. Hence, I can only demand an excellent job and not a perfect job! Pero diba ang excellent and perfect are the same?! Hehe.

Its hard to not be a perfectionist if you have a perfectionist boss and detail-oriented clients. Well, I just have to handle it.

2. if i work hard I have to play hard too.
This will keep the balance but I have to make sure that i take care of myself too. If I am sick i can’t either work hard or play hard…boring yun! Kaya tama ang ginawa kong nag-Galera in between busy weeks pero mali ang sagarin ang sarili…kailangan kong magpahinga!...kaso kelan?! Hay!

3. I should believe in me more. If i won’t, none will.
I am my worst (or best?!) critic! I set standards that I can’t almost achieve. I always have the feeling that I am not good enough. Kailangan tigilan to.

4. I don’t have to be too hard on myself. I have to loosen up!
Dahil sa mataas kong standards…I am too harsh to me. Hay…pano ba kasi tigilan to?

5. I am priceless! I do not deserve a fling.
I should refuse to be an option…an alternative. I have to be the first choice!

6. There are things that I have to stop analyzing or I will just complicate things.
tigilan na ang pag iisip kung crush ako ni crush! Walang patutunguhan yan! Wala! Wag kulayan ang mga bagay bagay. Kung type nya ako he will let me know. If not, then he is not just into me.

7. I have to recognize what are the things I can control and can’t control.
Wrinkles will soon appear if I won’t stop being a control freak. Saksakan ang pagiging control freak ko sa work.

8. If I’m annoyed its because I let things affect me.
Deadmahin ang mga nagsasabing kailangan ko nang mag-asawa para maging masaya! I complete me!

9. Friends do grow apart.
Sad fact. I wonder why we are close to being strangers now eh partners in crime tayo dati! Hay…things change talaga. Sabi ko malaki pinagbago mo…siguro malaki din pinagbago ko. Sana wag mo akong i-treat na competitor. Wala tayo sa contest eh. I used to rejoice in your accomplishments but lately hindi na kasi yumayabang ka na.

10. Crush still captivates me.
I thought his charm cease to work on me already but I’m wrong. Isang araw na pagpacute lang at ayun…I feel like I’m falling back to the pit that I have managed to get out 6 months ago. Hay…maisip ko lang sya kinikilig ako! Haha para na naman akong nagdadalaga!

O sha…babush na! Hanggang sa muli! I do miss blog hopping but I just can’t right now. Next week promise…babasahin ko isa-isa lahat ng na miss ko na post nyo.

work and play...

my working hours are my playtime...

the storyboards are my comic books...

the TVCs & RCs are my favorite cartoon shows...

the strat papers are my drawings...

my clients and colleagues are my playmates...

my superiors are the game masters...

my accounts are my precious dolls...

my timelines suggest what to play next...

my workplace is my playground...

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i wrote this last year at the height of my busy days. i am reposting this because i want to feel the feeling of excitement i had when i wrote this despite the tons of work and tight deadlines to meet. These past few days until the moment i am writing this, i am stressed out and highly irritable. It seems like some of my playmates aren't playing the game right. They are pretending to know the game but is a lousy player. I hate pretenders! Why not tell me you dont know the game i might be able to help you rather than play it and pretend to know?!

I am not demanding what isn't due to us and to my client. You are simply not doing what you ought to do. Everything has to be elevated to our level (you should know that) because we need to know everything. We (your team and my team and not my team alone!) are supposed to manage the event and we (you and me not me alone) are suppose to be on top of things! If these things sound unfamiliar to you then i guess you do not have a place here. Go and look for a place that you would fit. And don't you dare mess with my precious dolls again! I am working my ass to earn to take care of them and i won't let someone like you ruin my reputation!

Whew! Now i can breath better!

meeting new friends...

Last saturday was my most awaited day of the week. It was the day i met new friends - verns, zherwin and lyn!

(Rewind to Friday) Zherwin informed us that he will follow around 5pm because he needs to address to some house concern while Verns and I agreed to meet around 1:30pm at ito ang ibang sabi nya...

Verns: hayyy
Verns: wala pa akong costume bukas kasi di ako nakalaba
Verns: lolz
Verns: bahala na si batman

After we bid goodbyes she also sent me a text message na wala pa syang costume for saturday so ako napaisip...hala ano kaya isusuot ko at mukhang pinagiisipan ni verns isusuot nya bukas. Of course i want to make a good impression... Naku di dapat ako naka-flip tops na makapal...buti na lang di ako nag susuot ng pants na sayad sa floor may entry sya noon sabi nya ayaw nyang nakakakita ng ganun...(habang nakaharap sa salamin)...ito kaya o ito?...eh yung off-shoulder blouse ko kaya na pink?...asan na nga ba yun?...sabi nya gusto nya makita si sophia eh...kaso maalikabok dun sa expo...hmp...wag na nga lang. (halungkat ulit) Ah! ito na lang green na blouse ko para mukha akong demure at di ko kailangang mag stomach in all the time. Hindi nila mahahalata ang bilbil ko kasi nakakahiya sa Zherwin obsess pa man din yun sa Spartan look kaya nag 300 sit ups ang drama.

Saturday came...i was really excited to meet them! (yes verns excited habang inaantay ka! hehe) at habang inaantay si verns ito ang mga naiisip ko...naku baka magkaroon kami ng dull moments ang tagal pa man din ni Zherwin dumating! Sabagay mukha naman makwento si verns so hindi concern ang dull moments...will they like me kaya? hmmm...the fact na like nila blog ko so malamang like din nila ako nyan.

Verns really deserve the Little Miss Sunshine title at all smiles sya when i saw her! While waiting for (Sngl na di nakahabol due to the fashion show) Zherwin and Lyn, we talked about dahon at damo (salads), blogs, tarsier and tarsier looking people, kalakaran sa Greenbelt and we rated people 1-10! haha! Nakagawa din kami ng kwento bakit past 5 na wala pa si Zherwin...secret na lang yun namin Win win. :P

Medyo nagulat ako kay Zherwin kasi ang tahimik parang ang layo sa author ng My Thoughts na blog...hehe. Si Lyn nakaka-aliw kasi makulit parang sing kulit namin ni Verns! Kasama na namin sa pagrate ng dumadaan at makwento! Si Zherwin ayun ngiti lang sa tabi...naku ano kaya iniisip nya habang pangiti-ngiti dun?!

Zherwin posted the other details and photos of our saturday adventure here.

Gaya ng sabi ni Zherwin may connection agad when we met and it seems like we've met months ago and not just last saturday! On our way home, Verns and i shared the same thoughts na iba ang blogmates sa chatmates maliban sa safe i-meet mas intelligent kausap. :)

Verns is much more demure in person than who she is in her blogs. She has a very malambing way of saying what she wants to say. She is transparent...what you see is what you get. She is someone i find comfortable and fun to be with maybe because we have a lot of things in common...maliban sa pareho naming gustong may fireworks ang kasal namin! :) Zherwin on the other hand is a true gentleman and a good sport. :D Medyo mahiyain kaya medyo tahimik. May sense kausap and of course fun kasama!

It was really an awesome experience for me - meeting other bloggers for the 1st time. Bloggers who are as passionate as i am (or even more) in blogging and in enjoying life to the fullest!

Now im looking forward to the next EB! Tara EB tayo!

By the way, here are some of the pictures of hanji dolls...ang cute nila...sana pwedeng i-uwi!

malamang singkit din anak nila!

ito yung mga anak nung kinasal sa unang pix after 10 years!

drunken lord na tatay nung bride sa unang pix!

si Jumong...sabi ko!...kapatid nung groom sa 1st pix!

mga anak nila jumong...ang sisipag!