rockin' saturday
my hs barkada (aimee, tim, haids, jane) went out after not being able to see each other since april last yr (for haids) and august last yr (for the rest)! so u cud just imagine all the stories we shared with one another the whole time we were together yesterday! we met at our house around 1030am and left at 11am. since haids left her license in her wallet in taiwan, she cant bring her car. so we rode a taxi to tomas morato to have lunch at dish (since haids was craving for filipino fud esp sisig) nkta pa namin c diether ocampo ang gwapo nya in fairness! at ang payat pla nya!!!! after lunch we had coffee at UCC. mdyo malayo ung dish as UCC, eh la naman dyip sa may labas ng abs. nagkataon may dumaan na tricycle so un ang cnakyan namin! ang kulit namin! kme ni tin sa likod ni manong driver den aimee, haids and jane ung smakay sa loob hehehe!!! ayun tambay lng kme sa UCC super kwentuhan hanggng past 5pm na! naka-3 ba o 4 o 5 balik ako sa CR eh!!!! tapos haids, tin and i went to RP coz haids wanted to buy books sa national and may tningnan dn cya na makeup sa rustans (teka bago magreact ang iba, hnd para ky haids ung makeup, pnabili lng ng fren nya un hehehe)
den nung gabi gimik naman! at last nasuot ko narn ang infinity top! pnuntahan ko cna dandan, ysang, mia, and becca sa fort. inuman muna and kwentuhan at tawanan! c becca ang object ng pang-aasar namin!!! __ecca ahahahaha!!!! then we headed sa embassy. first time ko lng makapnta dun! at tnanong pa kmeng 3 ni becca n mia ng bouncer kng ilang taon na kme! (uyyyyyy mkhang young daw kme! hahahaha!!!) c ysang sulit na sulit sa 400 pesos na ntrance fee hahahah! nagulat me may native dancer nanaman dun parang ung nkta namin ni mia sa bora b4! nagpapapancn pa ata ky mia nagpapakita ng muvs at daan nang daan sa harap nya!! hahahah peace mia! ako naman the usual keeping an eye for celebrities! ang una kong nkta c angelica jones bwahahahaha!
saya ng sat ko kaso magastos nga lng! pero ok lng minsan lng naman eh tska nagenjoy naman me! d na ako deprived for now so pwd nako maghibernate ulit at pagiipunan na ang susunod n gmik!
fruitful day
today (or should i say yesterday) was a day full of accomplishments for me!
accomplishment 1: TCP
at last finalized narn ang TCP namin! go na go na kme sa bohol beach club! and ok naman ung rates na nakuha namin (altho pwd sana cheaper pa sayang hehehehe) pero ok narn un!! hay sbrng pinroblema tlga namin yan nung isang araw pero at least ok na! cash advance nlng ang kulang hehhehehe!!!
accomplishment 2: Functional Specs
natapos ko na rn ang 51 functional specs na pnagawa skn! at hindi ako nag-OT knina!!!
accomplishment 3: 16-in-1 bikini
nasukatan ko na ang srli ko at nakuha ko na rn ang sukat ng iba para d2!!! hehe excited nako!!!
accomplishment 4: akin na lang to heheheh
ayan tapos may bonus pa! the sunlife thesis peeps had a dinner out sa krocodile courtesy of david, who, by the way, just arrived from HK for a vacation here. grabe inulanan kme ng fud andami!!!!!! d namin maubos ang dami pang natira!!! tapos ayun we finally met his gf mich! she's no nice and so charming and they are sooo sweet!! heheh la lng kinikilig lng ako for them!!!
bkas (este mamaya) hs friends naman! cant wait!
songers reunion
last nyt was the long awaited songers reunion!
at cympre san pa ba ang reunion? cympre sa red box!!!
and saya kc tagal ko na rn d nakikita ung mga un! sayang lang marami rn d nakapnta
pero it was fun cympre cathing up on everybody
at ang mga tao ganon parn walang pnagbago!
nakakamiss tuloy ung mga practices namin dati!!!
sayang lng dn i couldn't stay that long dahl commuters lng ako pauwi
pero i enjoyed naman sbra!!
kelan pa kya ang susunod? heheheh
i'm VERY happy!!!!
and that's all i have to say =)
1st HR plenary for the year et al.
Last Friday night was another HR plenary for us girls. We had dinner at Cafe Bola, laughed, and had a good time... After we finished our dinner, Eula dropped the bomb on us when she told us her news... There were emotional moments, but overall i think everybody would agree with me that we are all happy for her... Of course we had picture taking (again with 3 copies of each pose)
Yesterday, Eula and I met up at powerbooks greenbelt to have lunch at Cirkulo. I was late (my apologies!) and when we arrived there, the guard told us that the restaurant only opens at night (awwww.... =( ) so we settled for milky way.
after lunch we headed back to the mall and went around. we were able to cover the entire mall, with me holding a shopping bag containing a pair of night shorts (that i will use for bora!) from kamiseta @ 150php (there was a 50% discount), a very cute skirt (for gimik or everyday wear) also from kamiseta @ 500php (another 50% off), and a top from artwork which cost me 97php (70% off!). eula also had her share of purchases, but i wont go into detail anymore
it was really fun, and im sure going to miss this... how can i manage to be able to do this again next time? =(
a message...
making the right decision is not always easy...
taking risks involves making sacrifices and leaving a lot behind...
its both sad for the one leaving and the one being left behind...
i can only wish you well, because it is the right thing to do...
and make the most out of the remaining moments that we can spend together...
i wish you good luck in the path that you are soon going to embark on...
just remember: even if we are going to be miles away from each other, you'll never be far from my heart
i'm here for you and always will be
remain strong, as i have always known you
rock on! i known you'll have a great future ahead of you!
i'll miss you so much!
Hugs and Kisses,
Maine =)
a new you
I found this nice self-help article from the website of the Philippine Daily Inquirer that I wanna share:
Inside Out : A new you First posted 07:39pm (Mla time) Jan 09, 2006 By Cory Quirino
Inquirer Editor's Note: Published on Page C4 of the January 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
“I will see it when I believe it.” —Wayne Dyer
TIME and again, psychotherapists and life coaches have said it: Quit the negative programming and replace it with the positive. Easier said than done.
So, how does one begin? Countless seminars have been developed to overcome obstacles largely created by the mind with the objective of mastering the self.
Mind coach Cornelius Pols, in a one-hour session at the serene amphitheater of the Farm Medical Spa in San Benito, said human beings are naturally self-reflective; therefore, we are always thinking whether something will be self-uplifting or self-defeating.
Self-destruct
A built-in mechanism inside of us all automatically goes on self-destruct each time we go through an unpleasant experience. Traumas, hurts, pains, failures are played constantly, reminding us to fear an actual re-enactment of the experience. The past, if not seen in its proper perspective, will eventually color present and future experiences.
Visualization techniques
There are several effective and fun ways to by-pass this self-destruct tendency. Try them and see how they can easily change your experience by giving you a new perspective and a new feeling.
Donald DuckRetrieve from your mind a sad or disturbing experience.
1. Now imagine that the person who caused you pain has changed his/her voice to Donald Duck’s while still saying the same hurtful things once said to you.
2. Hold on to this visualization and store it in your mind as the new memory.
In the movies1. Take a negative experience. Play it out in your mind. See the drama that once caused you pain—and still does each time you recall it.
2. Now, set it to the musical scoring of your favorite movie—Star Wars, Superman, etc.
3. Raise the volume of the music until it drowns out the hurtful conversations.
4. From now on, your bad memory will be set to music. And all you will remember is the dramatic melody drowning out all sorrows.
Shattered glass
1. Retrieve the painful memory. Turn it into a picture.
2. Transfer it onto glass or a mirror.
3. See it before you.
4. Now allow it to break up into tiny pieces until it is no longer there.
5. Keep replacing the old hurts one after the other as fast as you can.
6. Exhaust every trauma and obliterate it like small shattered splinters of glass.
Master painting
1. Choose a memory you want to erase from your mind.
2. Imagine all the details of this experience.
3. Transfer it onto a canvass as though capturing it within a picture frame.
4. Have the hurt converted into a master painting by Michelangelo, Picasso, Amorsolo, etc. Soften the colors of your experience or express them loudly in bold shapes for you are the master painter.
5. Know that the pain is now outside yourself and can no longer hurt you.
New you
1. Picture yourself as you would like to be, say a year or two from today.
2. Project onto your right side a few feet in front of you (if you are right-handed), or on the left side (if you are left-handed).
3. If the image of your new self is acceptable to you, your instincts will confirm this. Like an audition, present before yourself several new versions of you.
4. Take your time. You can have several versions. Perhaps you would like to look slimmer and younger, happier, more successful, etc. The choices are yours.
5. Once you find the right new version of you, accept it as who you will become.
6. Each night before going to bed, recall the new image and affirm to yourself: “Yes, this is who I will be.”
Breathing in the new
1. Make it a daily habit to do slow deep-breathing exercise preferably first thing in the morning.
2. Stand up, raise your arms toward the sky as you inhale.
3. Hold your breath.
4. Exhale slowly.
Beauty brush-up
1. Get a small towel, rub it against your skin for 5-7 minutes.
2. Use upward strokes from feet to neck.
3. This will get your lymph moving to help circulation and detoxify your body.
PostscriptNewness begins in the mind, though it is fueled by the heart. Life offers so many possibilities to create and re-create. If you want to change your life as wise men say, begin by changing yourself.
Love and light!
Reference: Cornelius Pols, mind coach (call 0917-4205257; e-mail
junpols@yahoo.com)
E-mail the author at
coryquirino_fy@yahoo.com
on being left behind...
it's really hard to be apart from someone who has touched your heart.... we know it's inevitable, but we still find it hard to accept the truth... we can only wish them well wherever they are right now... and remind ourselves that this is not the end.. there will come a time that you will see each other again... and when that time comes, it will be one of the greatest and most precious moments that you'll ever experience....
off-topic: to all my friends who are sick right now, i hope you'll get well soon.. don't forget to take your medicine and take care of yourselves!!!
to all my friends who are not sick: also take care of yourselves! drink lots of water and get lots of rest! don't overwork yourselves ok????? our body can only take so much! we don'twant to get sick now do we?
a last look at 2005
2005 was a blast!!! here are the highlights of my past year (in no particular order):
1. thesis
f***ing thesis!!! sleepless nights, countless overnyts, extremely large eyebags, some mild misunderstandings, loads of stress, new people to hate! but at the end of it all, there are still a lot of things to thank for, coz everything went well in the end =) (altho if u ask me, i wouldn't want to repeat that whole experience ever again! once is enough!)
2. bora
my second time to go to bora, but my first time to go with friends! it was our reward for all our hard work for our thesis and our college life as a whole! it was one of my most memorable experiences so far! banana boat, island hopping, walking along the fine (FINE!!!) beach sand, shakes, good food, cocktails and bonding, shopping, hot hot people, and partying all night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! next tym im back there im getting myself a decent tan (hopefully!)
3. graduation
college life came to a close... it was fun and sad at the same time. no more homework, no more exams, no more thesis, no more terror profs! but then again, it was goodbye time to all my friends and with it comes the uncertainties of adjusting again to a new lifestyle, and responsibilities start to add up and can take quite a toll on you
4. job
job hunting was quite a challenge and drove me crazy for quite a few days. good thing i have my friends to help me with one of the most difficult (if not the most difficult) decision in my life =) ive been part of the working class now for 8 months and its going ok so far
5. bcs project
my baptism of fire (or is it just a taste?) at work. overtimes until 145 am, work at weekends, and endless cash flow reports! it was tiring but it was also fun, mainly because of the project team members, from the smart to the pldt to the sap peeps. i dont know how i could have survived the project without these people
6. it-csg
the best team!!!! work may become tedious, it may even drive me mad, but what keeps me sane are the people around me, my support system at work. our team is composed of a very young crowd, which makes staying in the office more fun because the environment is generally relaxed. all the people in our team are game, so there is never a dull moment when i am with them =) i am really thankful that i have such great teammates =)
7. new friends
from officemates to project mates to teammates, i feel really blessed to have gained so many friends in such a short span of time, moreover being close to some of them =)
8. digicam
my mom's grad gift =) (my first choice was a cr-v... i know, i know, it was wishful thinking, so i opted for the cam instead) i have long wanted to have one, so when my mom asked me what i wanted for my graduation present, i told her i wanted a digicam. and as someone who wants remembrances from important events in my life, i already have a collection of pictures taken from my cam stored in my pc =)
9. corporate christmas parties!
refer to my prvious post =) btw, i also received the best xmas gift that i didn't even ask for!!! =)
10. enhanced night life, and social life as well
since im already working and have more guts commuting at night, i have more resources that afford me to go out at night, unlike before when i can easily keep track how many times i went out in a span of a month (or a year even!)
2005 has been my best year so far =) i hope that 2006 will beat the record and kick ass!!!
happy 2006 everybody!!!!
