Combos Mania

At last nung monday nakakita din ako ng combos dito sa disyerto...hehehe and unexpectedly lang yon. I joined my officemate & friend Irene whom I called "bunts" also kc pregnant sya to the company service. Since I'm slightly not feeling well maaga ako nagout then we went to Family Food Centre sa airport road. Kuha ng fruits at kung anu anong food until punta kami sa biscuits section and I saw ir...." AY combos..combos nga" ang lakas lakas at super natutuwa pa talaga ako ngg makita ko yung combos...hahaha.
Then Irene asked me "ano yon?" "combos...hay at last nakakita din ako ng combos dito sa disyerto..hahaha" I still remember nung nasa Pinas pa ako sa imported section pa ako pumupunta pag gusto ko ng combos pero sometimes kahit super gusto ko e naghihinayang ako kasi naman ang liit na pack lang e almost 60 Php yata yon e wala pa yata yung 20 pcs...imagine.
Kaya naman grabbed agad ako ng dalawa syempre magkaiba ng flavor.
Then dinala ko sha sa office and while I'm eating todo alok ako sa mga friends ko sa office and nung makita ni Ate Gertrude same reaction din sha ng sa akin.."ay Jen saan mo sha nabili? kc tagal na naming naghahanap ni sis e wala din kahit sa The Center".
Then punta naman ako sa Isla Puting Bato (group ng mga pinoy officemates ko sa department namin) "ay expired na yan kaya pinapamigay ni jen" ang kulit talaga ni Rick "di no,e kung ayaw mo wag sabay bigay ko kay Kuya Junjun
"e ano ba yan diet kasi ako"
"combos"...
"COMBOS!!! akin na lang naku bait talaga ni Jen sabay kuha kay Kuya Junjun at sha na ang naghawak..."Jen saan mo ito binili? ang tagal ko ng naghahanap nito dito sa Qatar" magkano?...."ang mahal naman"
"two flavor yan yung isa pizza bumili din ako"
"ang bait talaga ni Jen ibibigay nya na sa akin yung isa"
And this morning I saw Ate Gertrude na may dalang FFC plastic at puro combos ang laman then I went to her place at kinuwento nya na one of his manager e super ask din kung saan nakabili ng combos dito sa disyerto"
Kakatuwa...its combos mania in office =)

Confessions of a Shopaholic

One of the top resolution I made last New Year is to lessen shopping...I admit impulsive buyer ako, kahit di kelangan binibili ko kaya no wonder na hindi na magkasya ang mga damit ko sa closet ko at ang shoes ko e patong-patong na sa shoe rack, idagdag mo pa ang mga bags na hindi na kinaya ng bag stand sa kadamihan. After my vacation sa Pinas I made up my mind not to go on shopping muna kasi ang dami dami ko pang damit na ang iba is may mga tag pa. I'm not even visited any mall unlike last year na every Friday e nasa mall ako at lalagnatin yata ako 'pag wala akong nabili...that's why I was tagged as a "shopaholic". Due to super busy sched.sa work naovercome ko naman ang pagmamalling and of course accomplishment ko ang malessen ang pagshoshopping. My colleague & friend Fritzie dare me "naku sis pupusta ako sau di mo kayang di magshopping...mga 1 month yan pwede pa pero after 3months or tingnan natin kung makakatagal ka until 6 months". I was challenged sa sinabi ni Fritz bakit naman hindi,its a good theraphy din for me...I'm not suppressing myself naman its just I want to lessen na rin naman ang pagshoshopping especially if not needed
I successfully finished the 6 months quarantine last June 30. Last July 4, 2009, my friends asked me to join with them on malling para naman daw marelax and since may bibilhin din ako for my boss I joined them. And after 6 months I landed my feet again to Hyatt & Villagio and wow its red tag everywhere!!! But since nga natheraphy na siguro ako, I only bought yung sa tingin ko is talagang magagamit ko. Then after a week together with my friends from our department, I supposedly buy a gift for my family in Pinas but instead I bought two blouses for me and after 7 months noon lang ako ulit nakaapak sa City Centre!
Well, being quarantined from mall & shopping really helps me, at least I'm not that as impulsive as before and I was able to saved money as well...Congrats Jen!

Sad But Its Life

As much as we may wish it weren’t so, a plain fact of human relationships is this:

People come and people go. Someone that we have loved with all of our hearts one day can, quite literally, vanish from our lives the next. Not necessarily from death. Not even from rancor. Sometimes simple circumstance can take a best friend, a lover or a partner right out of your hands, never to be seen again.

On my case a mentor...

Although we know the fact that there's no permanent in this world, sometimes we need to teach ourselves not to be affected after they left us.

Early this year he personally informed me that he will be leaving the company for good but never expected as early as he told me last Thursday. I thought I was already prepared to hear those words directly from him.
"I know you will not surprise anymore cause you are one of the person to whom I told my plans of retiring. But there are some changes that I want to inform you...its hard for me cause I'm happy to what I am doing right now but I have no choice...i'm working in the company for 37 years and most of my time was spend in the company than with my family. Last May when I had my vacation we had a family meeting and it was agreed that this will be my last year...I will be leaving mid of July. I have no choice or else my wife will divorced me...."
Until now those words stucks on my mind...the clarity of every word he utterred to me. I don't know what to say at that moment, what I know is no words come out on me. And I saw his facial expression on how sad he is...I'm almost whispering...and can't help to cried.
Maybe if someone read this they might think that Im just over reacting or Im just emotional...but working with a boss like him is really a great experience. I know that there are also some people who is rejoicing that he will leave for good..its admitted he is really strict when it comes to work. Deadline for him is deadling; no excuses are allowed. Meet the your deadline "before" the date. Closer communication is one of the values that he taught us and we cannot deny the fact that we owe to him why we are bonded to each other now, even we are from different country in the end we come up into one goal and its because of "closer communication"
As he told me the last time we talked, he knew that he will leave us as a solid team...strong team. Maybe what he wants to implies is he done his purpose already to the team. Well that's life sometimes we need to give up important things we have in our hand to continue the journey in our life.
Sad but its life....

Honesty

Everything happens for a reason.

We may never know what's the reason behind of what happening to us at the moment but God knows the perfect time to reveal those reasons to us.

I'm not a strong woman, different from what people thinks on me.

I'm a vulnerable inside..a melodramatic queen when I'm alone.

They just saying that I am strong cause they can't see me crying.

Tears as they say is a sign of weakness

But lately I realized it is not

It's just I'm being true to myself

Ask Me If I Care

These are just my thoughts and opinions. I try not to care so much, but I can't help it; it's just in my nature to care about those close to me. If you don't like my opinions..................ask me if I care!
Do You Believe There Is One Person In The World Made Just For You?
The first thing that comes to our mind when we are asked the same question is "soulmates". Sometimes even me I'm asking myself..,"do I have soulmates?".."does my soulmates means he will be the one I will marry & spend the rest of my life"...e ano nga ba ang soulmates? Honestly, all I know and all I believe in is God has one person He really prepared for us. All we have to do is wait for that person patiently.
What would you do for someone you love?
I would stand by his side forever...but I'm thinking is there really such a thing as "forever"? hahaha. Sometimes it's very easy to say that we will stay to their side forever but not knowing in the end that we are one of those first who left them. Better not to say any promises or just prove through actions that you can do everything for him.
Is It Ever Okay to Be Brutally Honest?
Hahahaaha...its good to be honest all the time but "brutally honest" means you're being honest and at the same time you're hurting one feelings. It's really hard to be "brutally honest" but I'd rather be brutally honest that to hurt the person in the end. Let me put this way...there's no difference if you will tell the person the truth now as in on the spot than to tell them the next morning...in short you're just prolonging agonies. Sometimes TRUTH REALLY HURTS, but its be better to hurt them today than to do it the next day...its the same,right?
What Surprises You the Most about People?
They doesn't know how to appreciate things that they have on their hand. People are oftenly craving for more on everything that they have, in short they are not contented of what they have. I admit I also like that before but after realizing how blessed and fortunate I am having the life I have today, I learned to appreciate what I have. I'm still aspiring for more...trying to reach & to have for more but the good thing on it is I found CONTENTMENT in my life now.
What Is your Ideal relationship?
Is there anything as an "ideal" in this world? hahaha. All couples, lovers...all people wants an ideal relationship but when you ask them what is ideal for them it will be summed up that its purely love as in no quarrels..no discussions..no arguements, is it possible? hahahaha. Ok let me tell you what comprises of my ideal relationship...TRUST, HONESTY, RESPECT, & LOVE. Four in one is enough for me to make the relationship ideal.
What is Your Affirmation about Yourself?
There are some things that people say that really make me feel good, like:
1. You're friendly
2. You're sweet
3. I love you.
4. You're clever
5. You're humble
6. You are so smart
7. You're beautiful
8. You deserve the best
9. You're so nice
10. You have a good taste in everything
Affirmations, whether made by someone else, or yourself, can change your life. It boosts our confidence in any aspects of what we are doing. Whether its big or even little appraisal especially coming to unexpected people really lift us.
What did you wonder about when you were a child?
I wish I was a kid again, full of curiosity and wonder.
I really enjoy talking to children especially those who are talkative & full of sense...everything look so very simple for a kid. When they ask you "bakit ?" "pano?" simple explanations will do and they just believe you.
"Why its raining?" Answer: God is crying because people are not that good
"Will I received something from Santa?" Answer: yeah you will if you will be good until he come
"Am I pretty?" Answer: of course, you our my daughter
"Can I have a brickgame?" Answer: yes you can have but you need to have good grades first
What Is Your Favorite Book?
How To Be Free in Unfree World. I just borrowed it from Rez,my classmate in college,according to her that book was owned by his uncle who passed away. The book is a story of ones life on how to live on your own and not according to what others want you to live on. To summed it up its just WE CAN LIVE OUR LIVES FREELY...WE ARE THE CONTROLLER OF OUR OWN LIVES.
Would You Rather Be Beautiful or Intelligent?
How i wish I have both..hahaha
I'd rather be smart than pretty...coz for me you can still look beautiful/pretty if you are smart & sensible.
I'd rather want to be admire because of those qualities that are not visible...intellect matters to me
Who’s Heart Have You Broken?
"Huh?? ...hmmm..who among them nga ba? hahaha. But honestly speaking I remembered when a good friend of mine admit that he's falling for me, but I just ignore it. Actually not literally ignored him but its the idea that he's going to court me I wanted to ignore. And I think he really felt bad, but good thing until now we're still friends.
What was the strangest but memorable job you have ever had?
Landed to job related to what course you finished really makes me feel fulfilled. That's why when I was given a chance to work in a government agency I was really overwhelm. Although there are companies who offerred me much higher salary I chose to stay. I have so many reasons why I really love being on that job 1. It is related to my degree 2. I had a chace to reach out those people belongs to different communities 3. I familiarize myself that our city 4. Mingle to different kind of people in the society. 4. Able to learn more & apply actually what does law says.5. Of course there's no place like home...masarap pa rin magwork in own country.
The strangest thing about me siguro is I don't give so much importance to the job salary...i mean as long as I know that its enough then that's it. I value the working environment most than the salary aspect and sympre the nature of the job. I prefer to be busy all the time than to have idle time.

credit to Peter Parker for the above listed questions

Simple Things Make Smile

Sometimes when we are stressed & pressured..simple things make us ease & smiles. Lately, super stressed & pressured talaga ako, I bursted into tears already and I want to give up na..but suddenly because of this as in yup because of these "smileys" hanged by my officemates on the ceilling near my table I was relieved...and naisip ko tuloy smile jen everything will be accomplished little by little and step by step, you don't need to pressure yourself and accomplish everything in a snap.

Advertising the Party

Every month we have a monthly staff party in our company,each month will be hosted by different departments and this coming May it's our department turn again.

I was assigned to be the team leader of the Advertising Committee so meaning we're the in charge to make posters, flyers, banners or anything that will advertise regarding the detail of the Staff Party.
First picture serves as a cover page for our invitation on the Slogan - Cheering Competition to be participated by each department. We also printed an A0 banner and posted it on the lobby going to canteen

The second one is the flyer showing the name of all new staff for May 2009. Imagine 23 names...as in even HR was a little bit shocked that our company employed 23 new staffs..may cost cutting pa yan.

And the last one is the flyer naman for those who celebrating their birthdays for this month...over sa dami 42 celebrants. Magaling lang talaga ang researchers namin that's why walang nakalusot..heehehehe..meron pala a friend of mine Marvin doesn't want to be included on the list and he even begging to me & to my other officemate & friend Jen not to include his name on the list...