CDO Friends...

I was so happy last weekend... I got to bond with my CDO friends (Aya w/hubby Ian, Yan2 w/ hubby Wewet, Meong - i so miss this guy and Bunny - of course, one of my babies!) Pictures will show how the bonding went... scuba pics to follow :)

with Bunny and Meong at Kai's Bar (Jack's Ridge)

Mother Mitzi, Aya and Ian

posing sa stairs... gutom na kami after... hehehe!

with the BFFs :)

with Michelle

that's why i'm wearing a lifevest! :)

parang ako lang ata and Aya and nag wacky! hehehe!

pa-cuteness... hehehe!

my two loves in CDO, Bunny and Aya

mga may posisyon daw... beware! hahaha!

while waiting for Mellow (and the food!)

before we went to the boat...

sign waiver and posing muna!!!

stop sa beach after lunch

Bunny as Jaiden (Aya and Ian's baby girl)... heheeh!

Under the Sea.. part 2!

Thanks to Mellow (belated happy birthday again!) that I got the chance to see the gardens under the sea again... Yes! We went scuba diving today!

Forget the panic because of my breath losing (or should i say not using the breathing gear properly? hehehe), hurting ears because of the pressure (i am now a master of equalizing!haha!)... the corals, shells, fishes, etc etc are really really nice! It's like you don't want to go up anymore, it's much better under the sea!

I was with a new batch this time... Meong, Bunny, Yan2, Wewet, Aya and Ian... CDO peeps! :) People that I really miss in Cagayan de Oro... which makes me think, when is the best time for me to visit CDO? Hmmm... I have a very busy travelling sched starting next month... maybe after my Singapore trip... hehehe!!! I don't want to be alone though, so I hope to tag some along... hehehe!!! I will post the pics one I have it from Bunny, Aya and the divemasters :)

CX Family Day!

Yesterday was our company's family day... our team was assigned to be the registration team. It was very tiring and stressful... lots of hard-headed employees and i have to go one place after the other with lots of steep passages and stairs.

The whole QA team was supposed to be there at 11:30pm to prepare and eat lunch. However, I was stucked in a meeting right after a seminar/small talk (and photo-op... hehehe) from our VP. I can't just go... Good thing this is not the first time that the team became the reg team, they knew what to do already... so proud of all of them. :) I was actually surprised that they innovated the process, it looked like the elections! hahaha! but that made the process easier... good job Carlo!

As I've said, there are some employees who just don't know how to follow guidelines or regulations. Well, this goes to show that common sense is not really common after all... hahaha!

Another thing that made this Family Day memorable is I got to have my own visitor for the very first time! I picked Ralph because it's his last day in Davao and I'd like to bond with him together with the PWT... I also got to bring Shaui... We had cute pics... i'll post it when I get it from her (thanks to Joseph's cam). It was a mix of laughter and sadness... I will really miss my little-big brother.

Then came 5:45... it's time to pick up the guest band... none other than Parokya ni Edgar!! I got the chance, together with the some members of the team to be their official guide. There were some miscommunication but everything went okay in the end. Everyone did a great job in maintaining the security within the PNE area. The concert was a blast! I really don't want to attend an outdoor concert... but this one will really make you just stand and rock on! They are really great and Chito (the vocalist) did a great job in getting the crowd go wild!


The concert went for an hour with 11 songs. Right after that, they went to their resting area and changed clothes. Then it's time for them to go... and I guided them to the van. Unfortunately, they didn't want to be split into two groups, so Carlo and Mellow were not able to join anymore. It was just me and Julie, the Admin Manager.

Before going back to the hotel, they had dinner at one of the restos near the place. And I got the chance to have a nice picture with Chito... yehey!

Overall, the experience made me realize two things - it's hard to secure a celeb and I really need to stop being fat!!! hahaha!!!

Other pictures are saved on my facebook account - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013956&id=1597327949&l=647b40471d

My Lappy is Back!!!

Well, yes. It's realy my fault why we were separated... learned my lesson the hard way! hahaha! But now that I have her back (thanks to Mellow and her BF, Jong), the first thing that I did was to update the anti-virus sofware that they installed... Mellow just knew me that well to install one because she knows that I'll just browse the net and be carefree again! haha!!!

Anyway, my blooging life is back! though I have not posted something that I sensible to be read by someone I don't know.

Btw, my weekend was generally okay... music ministry, church service and cell group. Kinda boring for some but I feel recharged after everything and I know I will be starting the week right. :)

Tomorrow will be a series of events again... I think it will be concluded by Ralph's send-off party... sad, but if God want him to serve in Manila (and Canada), so be it. I'll miss him though... love you brother! :)

Long Weekend is Over...

Most people are sad that the Holy Week holidays are over... ironically, I am not. I am actually excited how this new week will go... despite of work pressures, demands, reports, what else? I'm excited to sit on my desk... to see my dirty station, to see my officemates and my team, to talk to my boss (I'm kind of used to the pressures that came with her... heheh...) and my colleagues. I'm excited to have my laptop reinstalled with WinXP so that I could download one of my favorite programs... and make my very first vocal arrangement for my friend...

There are lots to look forward to if you just think of the good side of life, not just complain of what's lacking and difficult to handle.

Life is so good... you just need to keep what's good and throw the waste. Though I know it's not easy, just accept that it's complicated :)

...passing by... again!

This time, I just came from PWT practice. 'twas a really special one. Though I'm bothered by one of the members who I think the reason for joining is not same as the most of us. He'd like just his voice to be heard... which really saddens me. I asked help from Josh and Drei... I hope tomorrow will be better. We're sharing a boom microphone and when we heard the recording, my voice was not heard at all... as if i don't exist. What I really want is for our voices to blend... I really hope and pray that tomorrow will be better... :)

Emotions from the Past

In my previous post, I already mentioned that I've fully forgiven those who treated me wrong... including the man behind my past relationship. Thanks to Claire (hehe), what happened in the past 11 years went back (it's okay Claire, i'm so much okay to discuss it now)...

Eleven years... eleven years of fun, tears, anger and love... I know that most of the years that we were together, we loved each other. But it's not God's will that we be together, despite of the years.

How we parted ways (well, officially) and events after that were very traumatic. Looking back, I still feel the pain... i sometimes feel the anger... I still weep sometimes. But at the same time, I appreciated what I've learned after everything. In my Facebook notes, I mentioned that one of the things that I appreciated was my friends... friends who never left me in those trying times... for the words of encouragement and prayers, thank you... those really helped me a lot! Also my colleagues (friends) and my local team... I was actually surprised on the support they've given.

A bright light is now shining on me after the pain... and all because I have a God who's always there...


Btw, i'm currently listening to "Light of A Million Mornings" rendered by the Philippine Madrigal Singers... it's in my imeem playlist... http://www.imeem.com/people/ovsYFLE/playlist/LsTqod-K/the-one-and-only-madz-music-playlist/


picture from http://stochastix.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/newport-beach-at-sunset.jpg

A Prayer for a Friend

I talked to a friend and he shared his current struggle. I was actually shocked that he shared it with me. Though I am really happy because this will be the way that I can intercede.

I've prayed for him and also some of the people around me to be moved and go back to Him. I know that the Lord is doing it to my friend. So, I pray this short prayer secretly (coz we should not do it publicly... read the Bible)



(photo from http://www.humblewalk.org/path.jpg)

Why Mourn?

Most people deal the Holy Week wrong. Do they know that this actually a week of celebration! Our Lord and savior Jesus Christ died and lived again! This should be a week of victory! Without this point in our history, no one, even the nicest person will enter the kingdom of our Lord...

Please don't misquote me. I'm not saying that don't observe Holy Week, just treat it differently. Of course, we remember Christ's passion and that should be part of our faith...

So why mourn? Let's celebrate Christ's victory!

Decade-long Friends

I am currently in Davao City, where I believe the Lord would like me to work and to serve Him. One fallback though is that I don't have my family and friends with me here to talk to whenever I need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on.

I opened my friendster account this morning and saw a message from one of my high school friends – who by the way is one of the good looking guys with a good voice, Henry. Our salutatorian, Richard built a social site for our high school batch. Suddenly, I went to reminiscing mode… hehe…

My high school life was not really as exciting as compared with college. However, I had lots of firsts during high school… I am so excited and happy when I look at my batchmates’ present pictures. Most of them looked successful – I know they are.

Then I saw one of my kumpares’ shoutout – his blogsite. I opened it and commented on one of his posts. He is one of my closest friends since 1^st year college. I am actually one of the godmothers of his daughter. Then I realize… wow! I have a number of decade-long friends and not all have those.

I am really so blessed - a healthy life, a good career, good friends, colleagues and subordinates. I just really hope and pray that I’ll stay here… (dot, dot, dot…)

With God’s grace, we’ll have victory! :)

... passing by

I'm actually doing this from work... hehehe. How? Secret na lang :)

Anyway, this week has been stressful... as always. Lots of demands, questions, reports, blah blah...
Good thing though my team is handling stress very well. I know that they are kind of tired of extending hours at the office to finish tasks but I also know that they understand.

I still pray that what I fear will not happen... please my Lord... help!