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All-Positive Week

It's always been a struggle for me to keep hoping for better things to come. Maybe it's my faith that is not strong enough or maybe I'm just naturally prone to depression - something that I wouldn't want to reoccur. Been there, done that.

Anyhow, to oppose the pessimism that has been lingering in my system the past few days, I decide to make the effort and establish an all-positive week. For one whole week, I'll try to think of only bright thoughts and good things that can happen in my life. It's easier said than done. I'm done with day one and so far, so good. It's helping me cope with the crossroad I'm currently facing.

By God's grace, I hope I can make it through the week.

Bow,

Question of The Day: What are your top ten pet peeves?

Pet peeves. Ugh. We all have pet peeves. It ranges from the simplest to the most outrageous. Some are deemed unreasonable, but there are just some parts of our human nature that we cannot explain. To answer the Question of The Day, here are my top ten pet peeves: 

10. Choppy phone lines
I think anyone would have this on his or her list. I'm not surprised that this has become one of my pet peeves. Having the chance to work in a telecommunications company, poor communication lines has always been one of the top complaints of subscribers. I couldn't blame them. I experience the inconvenience too!

9. Loud ringtones
Some people just don't know that the mobile phone ringtone is not for everyone to hear. It should be set at a certain level for it not to be intrusive. So, before leaving the house, I suggest you check the volume of your ringtone.

8. Red tape
Any form of unnecessary delay never fails to get in my nerves. Especially at work when I've got a long list of to-do's, an impediment is that last thing I would want to encounter. 

7. Pens that skip
Whenever I shop for pens, I spend a significant amount of my shopping time testing them before checking them out at the cashier. I can be pretty anal about making sure that the pens are in perfect writing condition.

6. People who can't eliminate their fake twang
I cannot seem to understand why people who learned to speak English in an accent they are forced to do so cannot revert back to the English they grew up with. I can probably tolerate the way of speech, but the arrogance is just unforgivable.

5. Pay parking
I can't remember when establishments such as malls started charging for parking space. Shouldn't they be required to provide their customers free parking space? Even hospitals charge for parking space nowadays!

4. Cents used to mean centavos
A lot of Filipinos make the mistake of calling centavos, cents. I just can't stand the error. Cents and centavos are two different currencies! My sister and I share the same cent-iment.

Quality Time with Family and Friends

Good morning, readers!

I'm still awake and I don't have plans of sleeping anytime soon. Not until I finish my Saturday duties. I have to monitoring something on TV and it will air show at 10:30 am. Think I'm crazy for not getting rest? I'm too afraid that if I get some shut-eye, I would over sleep and miss the show. I'd rather stay awake and be sure that I catch it on TV than think of my well-being first and risk neglecting my duty.

Moving on to something more substantial, I want to share that I'm so blessed that I can still spend time with my family and friends no matter how short the time is. Just last night, I headed to Podium right after work to reunite with some college friends. Although we had to adjourn our small gathering earlier than expected, it was still worthwhile. It was still time well-spent. After that I went straight to Stone House to meet my mother and sister for a short night out. I was supposed to go to the venue with them, but since I had to meet with my friends (they asked me out first), I promised I would follow afterwards. And I did.

That made my day. Seeing people I love after a hard day's work was enough to make up for the stress and pressures of being employed. If it's not too much to ask, I hope I'd have more time with them. 

Now, back to my zombie self.

Bow,

Big Birthday Thank You!

Where to start?

Thank you to everyone who remembered my birthday! Each greeting really meant a lot to me and absolutely made my day. Thanks to internet for making remembering people's birthday and sending a greeting much easier! I'll make it a point to check birthday celebrators on Facebook everyday and to save them on my calendar. Hehehehe!

Thank you to my office mates and friends who joined me for lunch today in celebration of my special day. I really had a great time doing what we like doing best - eat out! Hehehehe! I'll be looking forward to the next birthday celebration! Thank you for the cool musical card and the delicious chocolate truffle cheesecake! I'm going to eat some after I'm done with this post. Hehehehe! Special thanks to Jacky for leading the heartfelt prayer, and Dion for the Yoshi gift!

Of course, thank you to my family who has always been there no matter what. Thank you for always taking the time and making the effort to make me feel special!

Thank you Lord for giving me another year to be productive, share my life and be a blessing to other people. Thank you for the bounteous blessings that you continue shower my family with. I pray that You always guide us help become better people everyday.

Bow,

P.S.
I'm trying to work out my schedule AND budget so that I could treat more friends! Hehehehehe!

Most Expensive Christmas

Please forgive the inactivity of this blog for quite sometime. I've been very busy with work the past few weeks. We'd like to enjoy the holidays so we're doing this in advance.

I originally planned on answering the Question of the Day of TypePad, but when I saw that the suggested topic is sharing "crafty, easy on the wallet holiday gift ideas," I decided to scrap the idea. In fact, this is turning out to be the most expensive Christmas season for me. I've been buying too many things in anticipation for our beach trip! I know you can't blame me. I you were in my shoes, you'd do the same thing.

I'm just looking forward to this trip. I badly need a vacation. No to speak to soon, good thing circumstances are working to my favor. I'm hoping to finish all work by the 22nd so I can leave early on the 23rd. Or better yet, take a leave! Hehehehe!

Just a few more names on my Christmas list, then I'm done.

Bow,

Ondoy and the Filipinos

I originally wanted to write something about my own typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) experience, but I realized being stranded on the road for more than eight hours is nothing compared to the accounts of other people. I really feel for the people who virtually lost everything and whose lives were endangered. Some of them are my friends. I'm thankful, on the other hand, that I'm blessed to be able to extend assistance.

If there's one good thing that came out of this tragedy is that it brought out the heroism in every Filipino. I'm impressed with the number of people who helped the victims by donating goods or expending their time and efforts. Bayanihan was truly felt by many. Good job, kababayan! Filipinos once again proved to be a dependable race. 

We hope to see more of the noble trait in everyday life.

Bow,

Out-Of-Town Treat

My family's going to Pampanga tomorrow and spend an overnight stay at Hotel Vida. A vacation is just what I need right now and the long weekend just came right on time. You might be wondering why I need a vacation when I've been working for just about a month since I started. I'm doing quite a lot of things and some relaxation would help me regain the energy for the job. In fact, it won't be a long weekend for me afterall. I have to do some work-related stuff on Sunday. Too bad I'm going to miss Sunday service. I hope God understands. Hehehe!

I'm sleepy and I haven't packed a single item! I better get going. You can expect pictures when I get back from the trip.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Bow,

Still Alive!

I'm still alive, my dear readers. I'm sorry if I haven't posted anything these past few days. This is probably the longest literary drought this blog has experienced. As much as I would like to post something, I'm just too tired by the time I get home from work. Apologies.

Something to look forward to, my niece Julia is celebrating her 1st birthday this Saturday! We're all excited for her Backyardigans themed party. I'm going to take pictures, so there'd be something post here again! I'm hoping to bring home good shots from the party. 

That's about it. I'll update you soon!

Bow,

P.S.
I miss Spanish classes. :(

Challenged.

When it rains, it pours. And the same goes for the challenges in my life.

I'm on my third week in my new job and I'm already being challenged. I've got various tasks that are different from my previous job. And it's a very good thing. I now get to do real work. I get to develop many of my skills and better myself as a whole. If there is one thing I need to learn and master at this point, it's time management. And it's not something I can learn from a book, from a class or from a person. I have to learn it on my own. It may not be easy, but it is workable. And it's a skill. It needs practice.

What makes my life more "interesting" is that I'm facing challenges apart from work. I don't know what is more difficult to go through though. Some are minor like finally cleaning up my room, and some are complicated like facing fears.

I wish I could make challenges come one at a time, but there's I couldn't.

However, I can ask for guidance and the strength to get through all of this.  :)

Bow,

A Day of the Past and the Present

Today was my first day of work with my new job! Horay! I still can't believe that I'm working again and, more importantly, in the industry I have always wanted. Things happened so fast and it hasn't come to my senses yet. To be perfectly honest, I am anxious. I want to do good, but I am afraid to fail. There's nothing more I can do at this point but give it my best shot. I'm just so grateful that I'm blessed with this new chapter in my life. This is truly a blessing from the Lord.

I had to leave early and visit the previous company I worked for to complete my clearance. Which brings me to the second part of my day.

I was happy to see my former colleagues again. I felt their warmth and their joy in seeing me. It was just like the old days. They were eager to know how life has been treating me and, needless to say, I was more than excited to tell them about my new job. However, a part of me felt sad to realize the uncertainty that lingers in their hearts. Slowly, they are trying to accept the fact that sooner or later, they might to lose their jobs. I couldn't believe how a company that seemed so stable is laying off workers. I felt sad. I felt their fear.

I'll try to help them as much as I could and definitely pray for them.