Saturday, June 30, 2007

My Resting Place

as promised, here are the pics of my new apartment... actually, just my room, have not taken photos of the entire place yet, maybe after i clean it i will... my room is not that bongga, just so you know... but who cares, as long as i have my own room, i can sleep and rest well, that is fine... hehehe... oh well, here you go...


my bed...

my two large cabinets... i get to organize my clothes properly...

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Movie Qoute 01

just because people treat you like a villain...
or an ogre or just some loser...
it does not mean that you are one...
the thing that matters most is what you think of yourself
if there's something that you really want or someone you really wanna be
then the only person standing in your way is...


YOURSELF...

- King Arthur
Shrek the Third

Sykes Summer Outing

June 16, 2007 - Sykes Summer Outing
yeah i know what is on your mind, isnt it too late to have a summer outing... i can see it in your eyes, it is mid-june already and why are u having your outing just now... oh well, that has been the same question that we have been asking the people from the office... until now we have not received any good answers as to why... oh well, let me just share what happened...

since the company has been banned from fontana and the 8waves last week was not successful, then there is no big venue that can handle around 5000 employees all at the same time other than Subic...

the company rented three hotels, legenda hotel, legenda suites and grand seasons hotel... the activity area was set up in the boardwalk area, near the bay area... there were games, darts, frisbee toss, water drop, free henna, free braids, free friendship bands, etc...


during the afternoon we had the games for the entire teams... it was a combination of all the games, plus scavenger hunt (ala amazing race) and scary-factor (ala fear factor). had tons of fun while playing this game. finally i get to experience an amazing race type of game and scary factor... had to decipher and analyze clues and look for certain items... for the first time in my entire life, i drank ampalaya shake, (of course, i had to do it, nobody in the team wanted to do it...)... what does it taste like? eeewweee, thanks to the adrenalin i had i was able to finished a half-full glass of that shake... but of course, i had to think that it was avocado shake because of its color... it was all worth it, we won 10K as our prize, give me more ampalaya shake diba?!....

for the dinner party, the buffet food was great... we had free beers plus the party was hosted by DJ Mo and Asia... it was really a good way of letting loose and relaxing and forgetting of all the negativities in life... it was indeed an Ibiza party... slept at almost 3AM, woke up at 9AM, had breakfast and rested again... we left subic at 12nn the following day...

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Sharing Thoughts

Let me share with you a comment I recevied via email from one of the readers of my blog... And I have to post it, because there are lots of things from what he said that people tend to forget...

Thank you so much for sharing "yourself" via blog.

This much I can say, happiness will always be internal. Material things, physical connections, events and places may add to happiness but only on temporary basis. Happiness to me is that state of inner peace. One can achieve this by being honest to one's self...accepting our talents, strong po package...
ints and weaknesses. We will never be perfect...yes, we can always improve (that's why we meet people who unbeknownst to us are mentors of our Life - starting with our parents, siblings, friends, etc)...but we will never be perfect. If we can accept this, we are on the right lane to happiness.

We must love ourself for what we are, and then...if we meet the "right" person it will be easy to share ourself. I think in a relationship, we share ourself...not give ourself. It should be a shared journey...two people with their identity intact. I don't believe in a relationship where two people become ONE. Each one should add to the relatioship because of their uniqueness...not because one wants the other to be someone who is not. One should love the other as a complete


Okay, this is a bit too much unsolicited opinion.

Personally, I look at people from the inside out rather than outside in.
I am financially stable, I have condo in the Malate area, I've traveled in many parts of the world and not bad looking...but these are just trappings. I am very trusting to people because I am honest. Although people have taken advantage of my generosity or kindness...I never diverted from being honest (to myself and others). Because I firmly believe that I am what I am now because of all the people I've met in my life thus far. Even those who just "used" me are still part part of the whole...so I have no regrets.

Edith Piaf at old age married someone very good looking in his twenties. Obviously the boy married for material reasons...but Edith summed it all up "non regrette rien" I REGRET NOTHING!

What a life!

I hope you would be enriched in your journey!


Thanks... I realized a lot about relationships with what you have shared....

Qoute 101

an ex sent me this qoute thru text...

Sometimes two people decide to be just friends
even if they still love each other...

and i often wonder why?
i suppose it's not love that'so hard to sustain...

but the COMMITMENT that complicates everything...


i wanted to reply but i am too tired having discussions, so i did not... this is why, i decided to put my thoughts in my blog instead, with this, i will not get any side comments, nor somebody who will negate what i have to say.... remember, this is my blog site, i can say anything i want to... hehehe....

for starters, i believe that for a relationship to work, it must have three things... LOVE, COMMUNICATION and COMMITMENT...


LOVE...
isn't it this is the sole reason why two persons decide to enter into a relationship? it is because they love each other...

with love, one can do things even those that they haven't done in their lives yet, just to please the person they love...
with love, people forget themselves and makes sure that their partner is their priority...
with love, one sets aside his beliefs and open his mind to other possibilities that his partner can offer him...

there are lots of things that one can do just because he LOVES this person....


COMMUNICATION...
as they always say, it takes two to tango... even tango dancers communicate among themselves while doing that dance... so much for two persons in a relationship... i cannot imagine a relationship without communication...

come to think of it, this does not only apply to romantic relationships, in any type of relationships that we have in our lives, communication is an important thing...

for without it, we cannot express our thoughts, emotions and ideas... with constant communicaton, two unique individuals try to understand each other's thoughts...

it is up to them how to effectively channel it...


COMMITMENT...
whats the purpose of you entering into a relationship if you do not have any plans of committing yourself to that person... to that person, you decided to love... to that person, you chose to be with... to that person, whom you want to share your life with... to that one person who have touched your lives, especially your heart, more than anybody could have done... with commitment, everything follows...

with commitment... you decide to love the person even if all of your friends tell you not to....
with commitment... you do things that will make this person happy...
with commitment... you talk things over when your life together starts to be shaky...
with commitment... you continue to hold on even if it is hurting, because you love person...
with commitment... you work things out with that person, so that things will not be that complicated for the both of you...
with commitment... you share your entire life with that person while still keeping your identity...
with commitment... you strive to be the best person for your partner...
with commitment... you give your trust to your partner no matter what the society dictates...
with commitment... you sacrificed everything, even to the point giving up your own happiness because what matters is that person is happy being with you...
with commitment... you put your mind, heart and soul to your relationship... you give your 100% to it... you share your happiness and love with that person...


Three things must be present in a relationship for it to last long... LOVE... COMMUNICATION... and COMMITMENT...

The 'Reviews' of the Week That Has Been

it has been a week since i last posted a blog and a lot has happened during the past week...

June 9, 2007
i moved out already from the room that i was renting with my last ex... it was really the end of a 20-month relationship... i dont know when will i see her again but this has to happen so that we can move on with our own lives...

enough of that...

t
he place... it is a two-room apartment, and i will be sharing it with a very close girl-officemate together with her sister and her sis' bestfriend... since they are all 3 girls, i will have one room to myself...

the room... well, i get to have two cabinets (the one installed in the room, and my folding cabinets)... i get to organize my clothes accordingly and there are lots of space for me to put in new clothes, hehehe... it felt like having a walk-in closet, un lang, it is smaller... since i dont have anybody to share it with, i get to design it the way i want it... and everything is in its proper place... ganyan tlga pag OC ang isang tao...

the living room... yey!!! we get to have a cable already... plus, i was able to bring our 20 inch tv from cavite to our new place... bigger tv with cable... the best!!!

the shower room... isa pang yey!!! shower na sya... mas masarap maligo pag me shower eh...

the kitchen... haaay, this is the sad part, it is too small that it is difficult to move around it... well, okay na rin, i dont cook naman eh...

i will post the pictures of my new place once i get to take photos of it... supposedly, my plan was to take pictures while moving out and in to the new place, dahil sa sobrang busy, inde ko na makuhang magpicture pa...



June 15, 2007 - Late Afternoon
i had my haircut... whoaaaahhhhh.... it is really short, but thats what i wanted... sulit ang binayad ko sa Menagé in Gateway, i've been wanting to try it there, but i thought it was too expensive...

but since our company would be having our outing on the 16th, kya i really needed to have my haircut...

the service... the best... they will really treat you like a royalty, hehehe... exagg ba? plus! they serve ice tea pa, and that was the best iced tea i have ever tasted in my entire life... now, you are thinking that i am exaggerating, but im not... try it for yourself...

the creative team... i cannot say a bad word to their service and talent... i brought a picture of the style that i wanted and voila!!! gayang gaya tlga... and he styles it not as exactly as in the picture, but he makes sure that it looks good on you...

what can i say?... you will see me more often having my haircut in Menagé...



June 16, 2007 - Early AM
i didnt go home anymore to pasig since we have to be back in the office early in the morning for our outing... my officemate invited me to go to Wensha Spa, a spa along timog, and spend the night there... and so we did... besides, i have been intrigued by his stories that happens in that spa...

the spa... well, it is quite old compared to city and lifestyle... ive been to city lifestyle for a couple of times and i enjoyed their service there... but with this spa, uhmm, i felt i was inside an old cruise ship, the only difference is, everybody is just in their robes... but one good thing about this spa is that they offer buffet... so with almost the same price as city lifestyle, you get to enjoy their almost-ok buffet...

the wet area... again, comparing it with city lifestyle, the latter has better and more organized wet area... with Wensha, everybody can see you while you are taking a shower, and you have to sit while doing so... i felt like a fish inside an aquarium while i was inside the steam and sauna room... they only have two pools, one is hot and the other is like freezing cold... and you cannot do laps, its like, with just one stroke of a swimmer, he reaches the other end already...

the service... since i was planning to have my toes done for the outing, i opted for their foot massage with manicure and pedicure... the price is quite good, you just have to add a little, you get to have a foot massage, with a little of body massage, plus you get your nails and toes done... good deal...

the masseur... uhmm... next topic please... oh well, he proved to me that all the things i heard about the spa was true... even with the other guests around, and the girl who was doing my nails beside him, he had the guts to almost touch my groin... what can i do, im just a human, my so-called 'pet' reacted.... haaaay, but it really feels nice to be massage by a guy (my three previous massages were done by girls...)... by the way, i will be coming back for more, hehehe....

the food... uhmmm, as ive said earlier... it is almost good.. but what can you do, that is what is offered, you dont have a choice, not unless you want to get starved or order from the list of their expensive menu?... it is your choice...

overall, i had good experience with the spa... and they can expect me going back there... why of course, im getting the masseur who did me the last time, hehehe...



after all these reviews, let me take a minute to review my life... i have been through a lot, tears have been shed and laughter shared, experienced pain and triumphed each trials, had confronting arguments and endless under-the-sun talks, friends known and letting go of a partner... every individual experiences these in any moments of their life, but these happen not for without any reason... we may not know the reason now, but eventually, if we try to look at the bigger picture of life, we will have that understanding why the need to experience such...

a new home...
new hairdo... massaged... had my nails and toes done... plus, i had a henna of my chinese name on my right hand... this is enough for me to say that im REFRESHED and RENEWED... these things symbolizes the new me, the new me who decides to close the old chapter of his life, and starts to move on, happy and succeeding...


THE NEW ME....
... can now close the old chapter of my life...
... can now move on and start anew...
... can now forget the pain that the last episode of my life brought me...
... can now let go of the tears meant for this one person whom i truly loved...
... can now set that person free from my heart and open it for a new and better partner...

PS. i'm a person work-in-progress... i do not claim that im already perfect... but trying hard to improve my weaknesses and overcome my frailties as a person...

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

*** Relationship 101 from Atchie ***

its 1:05 AM, i was about to sleep already, but i could not let this evening pass by without having to post on this...

a little background... i just ended a 20 month relationship, four days from now, it would be a month since we broke up... it is not just a simple relationship, it was a live-in relationship... reason? because the person fell out of love and can no longer give me the assurance and the security that i seek in our relationship.... partly it is my fault also, but, the person admitted it, she no longer love me the same way as before... when asked why, she did not give me any answer... though painful, i decided that we really have to end it...

with that, and knowing the truth last saturday, made me think that if im doing the right thing in a relationship, if as claimed by my partners, it is not my fault, it is theirs, then how come my relationships dont last?

earlier, i had a chance to chat with my sister who is in Australia right now... she knows about me, (phew... buti na lang, parents ko na lang ang prob ko...).

it was the most wonderful talk i had with her... it started with the usual kamustahan, updates with work, her health and ours... eventually, i dont know how, but it lead us to talking about me being paranoid... next thing i know, she was already giving me an advice that it is not healthy to be paranoid especially in a relationship.... "oh chie, please stop talking about relationships... i understand what you want to imply but not now please...."

i had no choice, but i opened up to her.... she already had a feeling why i was leaving my current place and looking for a new one...

i want to share some lines that she said that really struck me...
- "makaka apekto yan sa mga relationships mo kahit sa ibang tao kung mauuna ka ng takot na me ginawa ka kung ala kang response from them" (Translation: It will affect your relationships with people if you would think negatively if you did not get any replies from them.)

- "is your being worth every penny to be in a relationship that you are in".

- "you should never let yourself na on the doubt side... kasi at the end, pag me problem kahit di ikaw ang me kasalanan ang magiging pakiramdam mo ikaw ang me kasalanan" (Translation: dont let yourself be on the doubting side. in the end, you would always feel that it is your fault for every problem that you will encounter.)

- "and don't ever go out seeking security, assurance and commitment"

- "
kasi the moment na you start seeking out love, it will take advantage over you..."

- "
it's different to be proud of yourself, but you should always have faith in yourself"

- "
darating yung kung kelan gusto ni Lord, wag mong hanapin, kasi it just may cause you heart ache"

- "
you shouldn't be in the giving end always, kasi masasakal yung tao"

- "especially in our society when good ones are in the closet" - oh so true!!!

- "you emotions wll only be strengthened at its roots"

- "just remember that the right person is just around the corner"


very very nice words chie.... i can really use a hug right now... i thought right away, patay, i will be crying myself to sleep tonight... but after thinking about it, sabi nga ni atchie, is it worth your penny?.... nah!!! love you so much chie.... looking forward to the time that we will be together there in australia... by the way, i was able to drive from alabang town center to our place... i know im getting there... tonight Alabang... Next month: Makati!