unofficial off

after all the mental stress and emotional torture i went through last week, i declared 'Sunday', 30 november, my unofficial dayoff! my body can't take any more stress, i felt weak, i wasn't able to eat right and get enough sleep from past week. plus the fact that i travelled from QC to Pampanga 3 times last week, it was indeed tiring. and it has taken toll on my body.

earlier today, i decided to not to report to work and call in sick. i stayed at home and get my long awaited undisturbed sleep. i slept practically the whole day. ahhhh......

now, i can say, im recharged and ready for the next battle! round 2!!!

hell week

last week was unbelievable! a week of hell, as i would like to describe it... a week of betrayal, mistrust and losing respect!

lessons learned:

• ephesians 5:11, do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
• the end does not justify the means
• friendships end when principles are in question
• we do not how far the ripples of our decisions go
• stand up for what you believe in
• once trust is betrayed you can never regain respect
• even if the whole world condemns you, be firm and do not be swayed by what the crowd wants you to do
• do not sacrifice your integrity for the sake of friendship, utang na loob and pakikisama
• all secrets are bound to be revealed in time, so if you have done something nasty be prepared for the consequences
• leaders should exemplify good deeds
• honor your word

ms. scribble

when i have nothing else to do... i just grab a pen or any stuff that can write and paper then scribble away! i doodle meaningless words, phrases, names whatever comes to my mind. i love lettering though i'm not good at it. i just want to scrawl, scrawl and scrawl some more. my notebooks way back in highschool and college you'll see the entire page (pages at the back of the notebook) is covered with lettering.

this is what i do
...when i'm bored
...when i'm daydreaming (i write my dreams)
...to pass time
...to unconsciously write down bits and pieces of my thoughts
...to express what i feel/think

birthday at the beach photos

i couldn't imagine any other way to celebrate my 28th birthday than this! had a blast! will visit bora soon... and i so loooooooooooove this shirt! i'll do this one day!

RR Herrera

noong bata tayo lahat tayo tinuruan ng ABaKaDa o para sa mga sosyal ABC (US alphabet). pag pinapakanta nila ako dati naiinis ako (may attitude problem?! ui, wala naman). Ganito kase yun, kakanta ako ng A Ba Ka Da pagdating sa parte ng Ra naiilang na ko kase hinde ko masabing 'RA'! ang lumalabas na sound ay 'WA', hinde alam kun baket ganun.

isa sa theory na narinig ko ay ang maikling dila theory. maikli daw kase dila ko so hinde kaya makapagproduce ng sound na 'R". hinde ko alam kung may scientific research tungkol dito... hinde ko rin alam kung possible ito. wehehe!

hmmm... aking napag isip isip baka naman phase lang ito...paglipas ng taon makakaya ko na rin mabigkas ang letter R. isa sa kinamumuhian kong activity nun bata ako ay ang AEIOU! mayabang pa ko nun...isinisigaw ko pa bawat bigkas ko A! E! I! O! U!

teacher: ngayon mga bata, letrang RA naman!
ay nightmare ito! bangungot in broad daylight!
teacher: RA
gaiLie: WA
teacher: RE
gaiLie: WE
teacher: RI
gailie: WI
teacher: RO
gaiLie: WO
teacher: RU
gaiLie: WU
hay, panalo ang childhood ko, di ba?!

naalala ko pa dati...bago matulog sa hapon, pinapraktis ako ng pinsan ko. pinapabigkas nya pangalan nya paulit-ulit. (baka nga naman makuha sa praktis!) 

ricci: sabihin mo Ricci (ri-chi) 
gaiLie: ate Wichi
ricci: hinde sabihin mo Ricci! Ri (ree) Cci (chi) san ka pa may syllabication pa! baka makuha ko daw pag mabagal ang pagbigkas ko.
ricci: sabihin mo Ramie 
gaiLie: Wamie! 
ricci: Relo! Rolex! Roskas! Raket! Rosas!

lahat ata nang maisip nyang salita na nagsisimula sa letrang 'R' pinapabigkas nya sa saken! wa epek! wa improvement! kaya ayun, tinigil na lang namen ang aming R sessions.

hayskul!

hay... hay layp talaga! ultimo pagbaba sa jeep pinoproblema ko! pag malapit na bumaba pinagdadasal ko na sana may makasabay ako...para may pumara para saken. minsan meron naman ako kasabay (hay, salamat!) pero kadalasan wala! eh ang turo ng nanay ko, wag na wag ako kakatok sa jeep pag papara kase hinde daw maganda un, parang walang manners; mas no-no naman ang pagsitsit. so, what am i to do?! sumisigaw ako ng malakas na malakas na PAWA!!! pero palagi lumalampas...hinde ko alam kung kulang ako sa sigaw o hinde lang nya naintindihan. nakaisip ako ng solusyon sa aking dilemna...hinde ko na sasabihing PAWA! ang sasabihin ko na, 'sa kanto lang po'! in fairness, effective! nasanay na ko, confident na ko pumara ngayon!

palagi traffic sa Kamuning Road, hinde ko alam kung sino drayber ang nagpauso na dumaaan sa K-1st pero nagsunuran ung ibang mga jeep pati na rin un sinasakyan ko. ayuz! taga K-1st ako so hinde na ko maglalakad, saktong sakto sa bahay baba ko. hinde na ko maglalakad ng isang kanto! yahu! un ang akala ko...nung makita ko na gate namen...na excite ako! "Manong, sa kanto lang po!" (ayan, overconfident, nasanay sa spiel! wahaha) ciempre, hinde huminto si manong drayber kase malayo pa naman un susunod na kanto. nainis ako, manong PAWA po!!! hininto naman nya...pero pinagalitan nya ako kase wala naman daw kanto dun. (actually, may point si Manong!). i made a mental note na kapag lumiko sa K-1st ang spiel ko, 'Manong, sa tabi lang po!' wehehe! problem solved!

fast forward! gaiLie at work!

minsan ang hirap mag explain, mag recap lalo na kung tongue twister ang first name and last name ng guest. hirap na hirap ako lalo na kapag nasa last nun letter R at tsaka ung dapat na pagpronounce dapat medyo matigas. ay, ang hirap effort ito!

gaiLie: Thank you for waiting... Mr. DominadoR RigoR AlmenoR

... Ms. NavaRRo
... Mr. Roman RomeRO
... Mr. DuvaRaju SundaR
you have 1 (one) bag tagged to Kuala LumpuR

hay...winner sa tongue twister! minsan feeling ko umOO na lang ang mga guest kahit gusto nila ko i-correct sa pag pronounce ng surname/first name nya! siguro masaya life ko kung kaya ko bigkasin ang letter 'R', lalo na ung parang pinagroroll nila dila nila...un mahabang pagbigkas nun letter 'R'... kakainggit un! pwede ko na sabihin GRRR! GRRR! pero mas okay na rin ung ganito...naging mas makulay buhay ko... akalain mo, sa age kong ito may nagpapabigkas pa saken ng RR Herrera! winner na winner! wahaha!

* ang kwento na inyong nabasa ay halaw sa tunay na buhay!

all about travel...

Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer

For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff that's not in guidebooks. You truly have wanderlust. When you're not traveling, you're dreaming about where you'll go next. And your travels are truly legendary - they leave you with stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life!

What's Your Travel Personality?

You Are Quite Worldly

You've done a good bit of worldly exploring, and you have an international perspective. And you're definitely looking forward to your future adventures abroad. You've got the passport, the desire to travel, and maybe even the language skills. Now all you need are the means!

How Worldly Are You?

Travel Horoscope for Scorpio

When you travel, you want to be inspired and awed. You want a vacation that's challenging, exotic, and a once in a lifetime experience. You should travel to: Nepal South Africa China Antarctica Galapagos Islands

What's Your Travel Horoscope?

Your Personality at 35,000 Says...

Deep down, you prefer spending time alone to spending time with others. You enjoy thinking more than talking. You don't spend much time thinking about your place in the world. You are who you are - and people can just deal with that! Your gift is dreaming and imagining. You can take yourself to another world anytime you feel like it. You are inspired by what is possible. Real life is often too ordinary for you. It's very easy for you to feel happy. You can find peace with any situation.

The Personality Test at 35,000 Feet

*** the quiz is quite true! wehehe!

"When you're not traveling, you're dreaming about where you'll go next." - so true!

You truly have wanderlust - well, i am a wanderlust!

And you're definitely looking forward to your future adventures abroad. - totally excited about it!

You've got the passport, the desire to travel, and maybe even the language skills.
Now all you need are the means! - calling for sponsors!

You are who you are - and people can just deal with that - accept me for who i am!

Your gift is dreaming and imagining. You can take yourself to another world anytime you feel like it. - autistic ba ko?! wehehe!

500php difference

if you have 500 pesos, how would you spend it?!

a. shop for clothes, shoes, accessories, etc.
b. eat somewhere
OR
c. you make a difference in someone else's life


HOW?!

with just 500php, you can send a child to go to school through the help of World Vision.


WORLD VISION is a Christian organization that aims to help the less fortunate children go to school. to learn more about them, check out their website http://www.worldvision.org.ph/index.php.

What made me decide to do it?

a year ago, i saw this brochure of World Vision somewhere in our house. it made me realize that sometimes a spend 500 bucks or more on things that doesn't really matter... while if i choose to, i can use the 500 php to make a difference in a child's life. i can send them to school and i can give them a better shot at securing a bright future. don't get me wrong, it's not bad to splurge once in awhile. but if you have spare, don't forget to share. :)

last July, i decided to sponsor a cute little girl. i haven't met her though, we only communicate through letters. hopefully, we can get to meet her someday soon.