December 31, 2006
there are alot to be thankful, sorry and happy for this 2006, so before it ends, let me do a recap:
to the people i might have hurt with what i've said or done, im sorry. no excuses, just sincere apologies. to those who believed in me,,when i didn't, THANK YOU. to those who did not believe in me,,i thank you more. to friends, old and new, thank you for making this year what it was, an adventure to those who tried to pull me down, thanks for teaching me how to fight to the people who constantly kept me happy with the corniest jokes or the simplest acts of kindness, thank you to those who just let me cry, and never asked if im ok (coz im obviously not), thank you too. to those whose lives continue to inspire me to be everything i can be, thanks..
good times people, 2006 sure was a good year,,and i cant wait for 2007. year of the pig daw, its a sign! this is the year of the bochogs!! *wooot woooot*
& our love goes round and round;
12/26/2006 04:54:00 PM |
this is my december
December 22, 2006
the past weeks went by without me even realizing that in just a matter of days, it'll be christmas.. everyone was busy for the party lined up since last week, me included.
since thursday i have been literally zooming all over the place, making decors for the staff christmas party, buying everything we need at divisoria (oh god, you should try to stay away from this place at this time, its a battlefield i tell you!), attending the teambene reunion (i just wish our batch were complete. it was nice seeing kate jaki mau and jani, but you know, we also missed alot..) planning for our group presentation for the staff party, implementing that idea, making props, fixing the audio presentation, recording, editing, helping people out with some other stuff, helping out at the office's children's party, planning for yet another presentation for next year's suppliers' party, making the poster for that party too and yes, there are days that clients need me to do something too.
it has been a hectic, and i mean hectic, week. but everything paid off. both parties we're a success, everything that we've planned to do for the staff party decor was done (maybe except for the tent cards). our presentation went almost as planned (had some problem with the lighting, eventhough i have described every detail)
and to top it all of, we won 1st prize for the group presentation (*wooot woooooot*) and i won a crocs GC and a Karavision Videoke (as in the one that is also a dvd player and has around 9,000 songs!!!!! OMG, i will sleep beside a mic everynight!!! hehehehe)
xmas is lab!
we also got this big basket of goodies from the office, im gonna take home the chocolate for my sisters, as for the other groceries, i think ill need that at the apt..i'll just do the grocery for the xmas dinner, its the least i can do for my family :)
(a more detailed post, with pictures, will be on the way hehe)
hay..now i can really feel its christmas, not beccause of the material things that i got. its just that, the stressful days are over, now i can just cherish this moment of peace and accomplishment. its been hard but i made it through alive. now i can enjoy christmas.
just wanted to thank some people, to white team..thanks for everyone's cooperation, you know who you are. special thanks to Ms jen who helped me big time not only witht he group presentation, but also for the staff party decor. to my decor committee for cutting pasting snipping and taping all my crap, thanks thanks. to the magical hands of papa charles who picked my name at the raffle draw...
now i just have to finish packing my stuff at the office, they're having it renovated over the holidays, so everything should be boxed up...after this, just one last meeting for january's suppliers party (im with decor, again) and we'll be off to ms mean';s place, celebrate, eat good food and get absofuckinlutely drunk! whooooooooooooooppppppeeeeeee!!
& our love goes round and round;
12/22/2006 12:21:00 PM |
bad days come, bad days go
December 13, 2006
we had an unlucky saturday. i dont want to go into the details but lets just say that we we're not expecting what happened and let's just leave it at that.
that's life my sistah.
then come sunday i woke up early in the morning to alvin's fuming mother. she had an arguement with vin's dad, who probably headed out because of it. she started telling me her side, and i stood there, stumped. what am i supposed to say?
as much i think that she does have a point, i dont want to make things worse, and i dont want me and vin to be caught in between. so i kept my mouth (which was then still unbrushed, as ive said i just literally woke up, messy hair and all) shut. occassionally nodding and making incomprehensive, but reassuring sounds that, yes, i am awake and am listening intently.
a few more minutes of her letting heat out, vin asked if i wanted to go to his tito's house, of course i said yes. i like her mom she's really nice but its uncomfortable like this.
on our way back to manila, vin was quiet. at first he wont tell me what's bugging him, but eventually he gave in. he's blaming himself. he can be that way sometimes, blaming himself for everything. and ive no idea how to sheer him up. i'd try, and he'd try to look happy but i know he's not. and it breaks my heart seeing him that way, i feel so helpless.
then just when things are starting to look up, i recieve an sms from my mom. my tummy was a warzone and have extra frequent visits to the throne that monday morning, so i decided not to go to work. i wont be able to work anyway if i had to rush every now and then to the ladies room. my mom called our office and found out i did not come to work, and that's when she sms'd me.
let's just say that she over reacted. hay! this is precisely the reason why i usually dont let my mom know anymore if im calling in sick for the day. its nothing big really, just my tummy on detoxing hyperdrive, but she had to make a big deal out of it. its frustrating.
anyway, she still havent responded to my sms since monday. not sure if its just cause she has no load, or maybe she thinks she has something to do with me getting sick. i told her its because i tried cogel, its pure VCO in softgel, i might have took it too fast, you know, my body was not ready so it went on hyperdrive, and,,,uhmm..a little too noisy for side by side cubicle hehehe! it was said that cogel can help you slim down so kat and i tried it.
my mom and my dad had been bugging me with my weight lately. nagging and telling me that i should lessen my eating (but i am!!) so maybe my mom thought that was the reason for my taking cogel.
well it partly was, but mostly i wanted to get back to shape. i dont have to be paper thin, just toned enough to jog 20mins non stop, like i did before. or play ball for 20mins or so without crawling to the sidelines. that's all.
hay.. bad weekend. i hope it ends soon. i dont want everybody's spirit all gloomy...
& our love goes round and round;
12/13/2006 09:37:00 AM |
i heart fireworks
December 07, 2006
GMA Xmas Party 2006 fireworks
im looking forward to disneyland's fireworks display. im sure i'll drool, or pee my pants. someone got it on video, my knees got weak when i saw it *heeheehee*
yes ive never been to any disneyland. my mom and sister went before, when they went around US. i didn't come coz i thought it would be unfair, ive already gone to europe, i let them enjoy US. bad idea! i missed disneyland :(
one day. ill save the money to go there, even if its just in HK!! (can you believe that i service HKDL, butive never been there! our dear client wont give us free tickets :( damn)
& our love goes round and round;
12/07/2006 06:12:00 PM |
inkblots
i have a new obsession...leather organizer/planner/notebook. and its the perfect timing since its the time of the year when such are bountiful, may it be in give-aways, goody-bags, or plain generic gifts.
i have 2 already, a black snake skin notebook from ABS-CBN, and a black leather notepad from Cartoon network (it has CN characters embossed at the front)
and im currently eye-ing on starbuck's 2007 organizer, which i cant buy, by the way. shiyet.
im expecting more planners to come in the next 2 weeks. my drawer would probably be full again as 2007 comes. yey! more notes to make!! :)
for another, somehow related topic, we were browsing team manila's site, and my officemate suddenly said "kaya mo to eh, bakit di naten gawin business? (you can do this, why not make it a business)" another officemate butted in "oo nga, pwede naten ipaprint kay Kris (yeah, we can have them printed by Kris)" i hesitated, and being a non-believer of my own skills, i said, "eh pano kapag di bumenta? (what if it dont sell?)" another officemate joined in, "di pa nga nagsisimula, negative mo na (you haven't even started and you're negative already)" i resorted to defeated silence.
but i actually have thought about it already, even before Team manila was all over the place. i even have a design for a shirt i will have made for myself.
it would be a black shirt with red print, it would say at the front "happy horse" and an improvised happy horse icon, then at the back "happy ciara"
simple.
but i still havent submitted the design, im not really sure why, but i haven't. im planning it to be my bday gift to myself and wear it, well, on my bday. hehe.
anyway back to the "gang up on ciara" topic, so there, again, i thought, yeah, why not? i'll try making some designs, make a site and post them there and just give out my number to get orders or something. then id maybe design for the people here first, have the word spread all over town, and hopefully get some orders. i dont know, i guess i still need to think it through, canvass for a shirt supplier and test the printing skills of our friend Kris versus Coach Jayen's.
is this the break im looking for? i've always envisioned myself as a businesswoman. is this "it"? am i really going to have my own shop (as my friends and i have once planned) oooohhh...im getting giddy just by the thought of it, but giddy in a good way though.
im thinking that my first shirt would be one with the word "Uso-sero" for the men and "Uso-sera" for the ladies. i dont know, that term just suddenly came to me. (for those who'd try to copy this, if you dont want to feel pain, better think twice.)
& our love goes round and round;
12/07/2006 03:18:00 PM |
What is lab?
it's not hugging or kissing or saying your "i love you's" every chance you got.
it's waking up earlier than her to make sure that when she wakes up, her coffee is ready. and that is even if you dont really need to be awake for another few hours.
& our love goes round and round;
12/05/2006 02:09:00 PM |
hhmmmm
You Should Travel to India
You're a passionate, gusty traveler - and India's gritty urban centers won't scare you away. Maybe you'll take in the Taj Mahal, eat the best curry of your life, or attend a huge street festival.
& our love goes round and round;
12/05/2006 02:04:00 PM |
Studio 54, BabY!
tonight is GMA's xmas party for media, and yes, im excited. i just dont have anything to wear though, hay. gusto ko pa naman. we're supposed to wear 70's disco glam hehe! but ive no time to look for a good outfit (i dont want to wear the same thing i wore during last year's xmas party) hehehe! tamad.
but im looking forward to it. feelig groovy already hehe
and i pray i get to win in the raffle, any prize would do, but hopefully i get the 1M Grand prize. shiyet. that would make life a whole lot easier. and i wont get guilty when i buy my high tech toys..ooooohhh... please please please....
kahit 500K, keri na! hehehehehe! i'll have the apt done, the CR renovated, our room repainted, buy some furniture and a good bed.
then id buy me a cam, if budget permits a laptop (separate from the PC im planning to buy from tet. para may mac ako!) hehehe!
& our love goes round and round;
12/05/2006 11:38:00 AM |
Life's too short for petty issues
December 04, 2006
that's why im putting an end to this today, (well at least until i talk to vin about putting-an-end-to-it, later :) )
i know i look bad, that i might even get side comments that are uncalled for, but i guess i just have to deal with it. i was at fault, well no, it was stress' fault that i sent the message to kat instead of vin (since when does K and A go side by side in the alphabet? i have no idea)
i wont explain any further why i sent that message, as of last night, i was a b*tch, and now i couldn't care less. i know in my heart that i have my reasons for saying (or texting) those things. reasons im not willing to share to the people involved. lets just all leave it as is, i dont want this "issue" to blow out of proportions, especially since its connected with money.
i know i would get misunderstood, i have anticipated that, although i didnt have any plans of letting them know in the first place, it just literally slipped. but even if i do explain, it wont do good. too many secrets would be unfolded, secrets i did not make but are mostly the reasons for this mess. how can you explain something when you're not allowed to tell all. pointless.
anyway, that's that. they can think what they want to think. i have no more power to explain anyway. its up to them if they make a big deal out of this, im not planning to.
i just hope my being passive-aggressive would deliver results. its really not for me, mostly its for her. she's big enough to know how to handle her money. im not gonna tell her how to, she has to figure it out on her own. its about time someone teaches her a lesson, no matter how subtle it is.
no more banker ciara. i got an apartment so i can save, how i use my savings is none of anyone's business. so yes, im going to be selfish now, because always thinking of others makes me the bad guy, then might as well be one - with alot of benefits, right?
& our love goes round and round;
12/04/2006 12:06:00 PM |
random dashboard
so you wont have a hard time buying gifts for me this christmas, here's my long list: (i know, ang aga)
1. Macbook
2. DSLR Camera
3. Diving Equip (in this order: mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, regulator, BCD, tank)
4. Dive trip (tubataha or kota k or apo reef or palau...keri na hehe)
5. Shopping spree at Ross/Home depot/Target
6. shoes, any kind with heels not higher than 2" (im 7 1/2)
7. my first ever havaianas (brazzziiiilllll)
8. a beanbag or a cool comfy chair
9. flat screen TV, hehe.
10. a year supply of booze (if beer, RH lang pls)
11. Art materials (any medium, from crayons and coloring books to canvass and acrylics)
12. Drumset or Kahon. (wlang pilosopo)
13. Oven. i want to bake.
14. punching bag and gloves
15. a leather basketball.
Of course, Money is always the best. that way you know i will get what i really want.
And look at it this way, if you give me any of my top 5, i can consider that as an early bday gift as well. hehe :)
Pa-Fedex nalang ah, PM me for my address hehehehe! thanks dear santa clauses!
behind the wheel
still the same ciara, just with more work and longer messier hair. ah and yes, a certified diver now, not that i have the time and money to dive anyway. maybe by november/december/january soon.
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good times people, 2006 sure was a good year,,and i cant wait for 2007. year of the pig daw, its a sign! this is the year of the bochogs!! *wooot woooot*
