last blog post for 2007.

***Happy birthday sa cellphone ko.. 1 year old na sya hehe***

Whew! A lot has happened in 2007, sa sobrang dami di ko na maalala kung anu ano yun. Pinaka-highlight ng year na 'to eh yung mga out of town trips ko with my friends and officemates which hopefully next year meron ulit (mas madami pa).

It has been a good year for me. I'm thankful na I'm still breathing and still with the people I love, after all yun naman yung pinaka-importante eh. I'm so blessed and I'm so grateful for that.

If you believe, then all things are possible -- Joel Osteen.

Cheers to a fruitful 2008 to all of us! Happy New Year everyone!!!


----Shirleen----

christmas with the baliws
dahil lagi namang hiwa hiwalay ang pamilya namin tuwing pasko (merong nsa Bulacan, Parañaque, Taguig and the rest nasa Quezon) si jasmin dun lagi nakiki-pasko smin (buti naman ng may kasama ko hehe). Sya na rin ang nagluto hehe. Around 1am sinundo namin si Guani, amie ska si jane tpos dun kami kina jasmin hanggang umaga, sila mga kasama ko nung christmas hehe. May chocolate, pringles, carbonarra, sopas, macaroni salad, leche flan at chocolate chips.. yun mga kinain namin hanggang sa makatulog kami. The next morning yung isang tao diretso CR haha. Pero seriously,,

Girls,,, Thank you for spending christmas with me. Para na rin akong nag-christmas kasama ng mga pinsan ko (sensya na pinsan lang ah kasi never felt na mag-christmas kasama ng kapatid dahil wla naman ako nun hehe). Sa New Year ulit hehe wag na nakakatakot lumabas dami paputok haha. May u have a peaceful and fruitful year ahead. Goodluck to us!! iloveyou.



i'm now stepping down as the President of FPPI ((Financial Planning Practitioner Institute Inc.) see SEC for further details) hehe.
Days from now, I won't be signing checks and termed as the President (for documents sake only). At higit sa lahat hindi na ako si Ms. RFP :( , Rachell is taking my place.

To my successor, Rachell.. ingatan mo yung program ah,, kulitin mo ng kulitin yung mga nag-inquire hahaha. Be super patient and considerate pero yung nsa lugar naman para di sila abuso. Work better than I did, kayang kaya mo yan. If you have questions text mo lang ako pag di ako nagreply tawagan mo ko haha. I'm confident na malalagpasan mo yung mga nasimulan ko dyan. Know your priorities and focus on it. Medyo hinay hinay muna sa mga hindi importanteng bagay ah, focus on your work lalo na at bago lang syo yung RFP all eyes on you si boss ska si ate cecil. Goodluck! balitaan mo ko ng mga developments every batch. Eto pla pinaka-importante.. love them.. love your participants kung di dahil sa knila wla ka dyan. Treat them as if students mo talaga sila, always check on them especially yung mga hindi pa complete ng requirements. Don't forget to contact the writers every week dapat may reserve kang article and don't forget to update the website. Goodluck! Goodluck!! Goodluck!!! mamimiss kita..wala na kong kakulitin sa YM. huhuhu. ingatan mo si norman ah aagawin ko yun syo, sbhin mo seryoso ako na crush ko sya hahahahaha, wla ba tlaga syang kuya?? hahaha.

Trinoma, the 2nd time around.


5-day vacation ni jem dito sa manila kaya nagkita kita ulit kami..as usual hindi na nman kumpleto! (asa pa ko di ba ang hirap naman papuntahin nung 2 pasaway na Hangal dami dahilan! arte! haha). Today uuwi na ulit si Jem sa Bicol at hindi ko na ulit alam kung kelan sya babalik..haayy.. sana dito na lang sya sa Manila ma-assign para mas madalas ko syang nakikita :)
Bah,, Thank you for always as in always keeping in touch with us. Laging available para syo. Ingat sa byahe! :) Happy Holidays!!

it's the most wonderful time of the year

Pasko na!! May we all have a happy and love-filled christmas. Happy Holidays to all! Mwuuuuuahhhhhhhh!!! :)

red nail polish

looking for.. Mr. Right
this shirt is from Ate Cecille 1st installment sa madaming nya pang farewell gifts sken. Ang saya pala mag-resign every week may narereceive akong gift HAHAHA!
Te, Thank you Thank you Thank you sa shirt and most especially for understanding my decision to leave, nahirapan akong magpaalam sobra kasi mahal ko kayo (chos! haha) sobrang mamimiss ko kayo.. si boss, ikaw, jane, rachell, kuya gio pati na rin si kuya louie (wala na syang Anne Curt) at si Kuya Jun din. Goodluck next year kayang kaya nyo yan.

...and they made a vow

Pampanga, Jay and Frie's wedding. In leiu of Frie's cousin na nag-fly all of a sudden sa China ako ang pinalit nya sa entourage buti na lang kasya yung gown hehe. Walang pics hindi pa nasesend ni Aster sken (ang tagal naman). Anyway, yung nilagay ko sa previous post ko about wedding ayun ang na-witness ko nung Saturday..nakaka-aayy... yung scene nung everybody sa entourage nasa respective places na then the last walk yung bride,, door was closed then a girl from the balcony started singing From this moment on tpos sabay open ng napakalaking door ng church and dahan dahan ng naglakad si Frie sa mahabang aisle.. aaaayy... To Frie and Jay congratulations!

By the way, I have na Joshua Harris' "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", a gift from Aster. Touched naman ako almost 2 years na kaming di nagkikita naalala nya pa ko.. hehe.

Chat

Sunday, with Charity sa Divisoria namili sya ng costume nya for their Christmas party at ang mga sumunod na nangyari sa Tutuban ayoko na ikwento nakaka-trauma eh.

Jhen and Badap
Monday, sa office naglunch si jhen pati pala nung Friday, ininvite ko sya pero di ko sya pinakain haha. Wala kasi kaming kasama ni rachell eh since close na rin naman sila kahit pano pumunta sya dito, binilhan nya kami ng donut (ang sweet nya hehe). Pag alis ni jhen may dumalaw na higante sa office! haha. Si Badap nagpunta lang para ipa-inggit sken yung PSP nya..nainggit naman nga ako haha ang saya maglaro ng NBA Live! hehe gusto ko na rin ng PSP. Grabe ang tangkad ni Badap lalo akong nanliit!

Mickey and Friends
Dahil hindi ako nakasama sa HK trip nila Boss, ang ganda ng pasalubong nila sken. Thank you sa inyong lahat. Pero ang galing talaga ni God alam naman kasi nya na eversince maliit pa ko gusto ko na makarating ng Disneyland. Sakto nga pagpunta namin ng megamall kaninang lunch break andun yung 4 main characters ng disney so nagpa-picture ako. Sabi nga ni Jane kanina hindi daw hinayaan ni God na hindi ko makita sina Mickey hehe.

MY Best Life Now

Finally I have the book lagi kasing sold out sa mga bookstores na pinagtanungan ko, buti na lang may isang mabait na tao na nagbigay sken nun.

To Jessmark, THANK YOU ulit. Just the thought na hinanap mo yung book and then you bought it for me it meant a lot talaga. In other words, yung effort behind it sobrang na-appreciate ko. Sinumulan ko na syang basahin hehe.

mr. clamor..wehehe :P

ang lamiiiigg!! haha. wala lang! ang cute ng jacket nung ojt namin kulay purple..hehe.

i survived

waaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!!!! yan lang ang masasabi ko sa mga nangyari sken for the past 2 weeks.. I can't believe that I managed to survive it all! ang hirap pag emotionally disturbed ang sakit sa ulo. Lahat affected.. lahat lahat sken pati apetite ko pati ibang tao naapektuhan ko. Kala ko bibigay na ko, Sunday night was the hardest of all, nagpatong patong nang lahat and I cried it all out yun na siguro yung sinasabing "I cried a river" hehe. Ngayon ko talaga napatunayan na ang transitions sa buhay ng isang tao minsan hindi na kailangan abutin pa ng months or years, within 24 hours madami nang pwedeng mangyari.

* Strategic Planning Meeting sa Highlands, bothered na ko nung mga panahong yan (hindi halata hehe), hindi ko kasi alam pano ko ibi-break ang news sa kanila, so nag enjoy na lang muna ko para naman sulit yung mga last few days ko with them. It was my last out of town with them.

* Ang aming Sagada trip which we planned last month pa pero na-finalize weeks before our scheduled trip. Dahil sa bagyo hindi kami natuloy :(

* Dahil di natuloy ang Sagada trip, we changed plans punta na lang sa Metrobar may 5 tix si jhen. Before we left buti na lang she called Metrobar sa sobrang "swerte" nmin ayun hndi muna nila iho-honor yung complimentary tix kasi may event daw PLUS the biglaan declaration ng 12AM CURFEW haha yun wala na tlaga kaming nagawa kundi mag stay sa kanya kanya naming mga bahay. Ang ending cancelled na nman.

* Our 3rd attempt (baka kasi this time pwede na hehe) sa MOA na lang daw, ayun talagang by hook or by crook itinuloy ang plan sa sobrang frustration na rin siguro kaya super pilit na ituloy ang lakwatsa kahit sa MOA na lang carry na! haha. Kala pa namin hndi kami mkakapag enjoy sa Global Fun supposedly closing na sya ng 11pm we arrived at around 9pm na buti na lang nag-extend sila till 1am. The famous "flipper" haha 3 napatumba hehe, kala ko di ko kakayanin yung ride na yun (sinong bakla????) hahaha. Labas kami ng 1am sa carnival naglakad lakad at nagpicture taking sa pedestrian lane then we decided to go to Music 21 ayun till 4:30am kami dun.. super kanta lahat especially Yanna ang Guygoy. Our day ended.

* Before yung meeting namin sa Tagaytay hanggang nitong dumaang week bothered na ko bout sa work then nadagdagan pa yung nangyari nung Friday. Parang ayoko na magbigay ng masyadong details dito. Sorry sa 2 tao na naaning ko..hehe. Jane,, as always lagi nman kitang inaaning alam ko sanay ka na sken. And to YOU,, i'm sorry. and okay na nman tayo di ba? so case closed. hehe.

* Dahil sa mga nalaman ko napaiyak talaga ko nung Sunday kasama na din yung fact na malapit na ko mag-bye bye sa mga kasama ko dito sa office. After that night, okay na ko and ginawa ko na yung mga dapat kong gawin at natanggap ko na yung matagal na ko na dapat tinanggap pero in denial lang ako. Monday, may rainbow na ulit. :)

******** Tuesday,, supeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerr special waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!! super happy talaga ko,, imagine yung hard to find na book FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albom nakita ni jane at binigay nya sken as gift! touch talaga ko kasi na-set ko na sa mind ko na bibilhin ko talaga yun every bookstore na puntahan ko out of stock lagi yung book. Sobrang happy ko talaga meron na ko nun.. yehey!!!! yung ibang book na lang bibilhin ko!!!! Jane,, super thank you, pdeng isa pa yung ano nman YOUR BEST LIFE NOW by Joel Osteen hahaha joke lang! super thank you!!! mwuah!!

At the end of it all, I realized many things:

go to where your heart takes you, do what will make you happy. Its okay to ask for advice from other people but remember at the end of the day you still have your own free will and its you who know better. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself. No guts no glory, you can't be safe all the time you have to make sacrifices and take some risks, these are all part of the learning process, part of life. Don't be afraid to fail because from failing you will appreciate life even more. The best way to ease your pain is through acceptance. Always look forward to a brighter tomorrow, there are numerous things to be happy about. And there will always be that one great friend who will selflessly share herself with you. And finally, just have faith, have faith in God.. after all he's the only one you've got. :)

eto ko ngayon.

all i want is plain and simple.. a mind that is free from doubts, hesitations and inhibitions.isang buwan na kong ganito..i've been bugging myself to make mature decisions, ayoko maka-disappoint ng ibang tao and at the same time ayoko naman magkaron ng what if's. i don't know what factors to consider, which comes first, what to prioritize.. waaah! pagod na kong mag-isip! pagod na kong mag-decide for myself pwede bang ibang tao gumawa non para saken. i don't know where else to get strength from. Hirap na ko. Sana next year hindi na ganito.. sana hindi na ganito..

don't you love how every girls profile is about that one guy

and yet he never knows that every word is about him.

are some people born positive thinkers or is it their choice?

eleven minutes

i haven't finished reading the book but so far it's the best novel ever written by Paulo Coehlo (at least for me). Sobrang i can relate to the character - MARIA, a 22 year old girl from Brasil (according to her it should be spelled with an "s" hehe) hindi naman because i'm a prostitute or something but what amazes me is that the way she thinks, she reacts on situations, how she handles problems in life and love, her dreams -- sobrang we're exactly the same, it's as if Mr. Coehlo wrote it based on my story na nilagyan nya lang ng twists para maging makulay at maging mas interesting..hehe. I love reading it lalo na yung mga part na nilalagay nya sa diary nya (see our similarities, we both keep diaries, online nga lang yung akin hehe). Yung mga reactions nya and naiisip nya about certain things especially when it comes to love swak na swak parehong pareho kami hehe. Even her past love experiences may similarities din yun nga lang to the highest level na yung iba nung sa kanya, how all of those past loves have turned out parehas din..haaayy.. nakikita ko yung sarili ko in Maria's character... and I've realized sooo many things.

Mr. Coehlo if by fate you happen to read this (sana lang maintindihan mo haha), I would like you to know that you did an excellent job in writing the novel - eleven minutes.

isang daang isla

Oct. 31 8:30 pm - Cubao.
Fanget, Amay, Princess and I.
dami ng tao! punuan ang victory liner, dagupan and five star at dahil dun no choice sumakay kami ng ordinary bus (hindi ko na matandaan yung bus liner basta "kolorum" yun!). Before pa kami makarating ng NLEX nagpalit pa ng gulong yung bus haaayy.. kolorum talaga! hehe. 10:30 pm na yata nung nakasakay kami, 5 hours ang byahe, isang beses lang ang stop over sa may Dau bus terminal, baba kami ni amie para bumili sa jollibee. Kala namin iniwan na kami nawala kasi yung bus yun pala umikot sa side ng jollibee, kinabahan kami ni amie super takbo..hingal na hingal tuloy kami pag akyat sa bus. 4am nung nakarating kami kina fanget, our 1st morning in Pangasinan.



Nov. 1 - Brgy. Laois, Labrador Pangasinan.
1st sunrise sa probinsya ni fanget. andun si "nanay at tatay" grandparents ni fanget sa mother side at yung uncle nya. pumunta kaming tabing ilog at tabing dagat na ilang tumbling lang mula kina jasmin, 1st time kong nakakita ng "tabsing" -- yan daw ang tawag sa nagdudugtong sa dagat at ilog. Low tide kaya nakapag-picture kami sa gitna ng ilog.

Sual market -- namili ng lulutuing ulam for dinner.


Nov. 2 - Hundred Islands.
1-hour travel from fanget's house--bus and tricycle. Pagdating ng Alaminos dun na kami sumakay ng small boat para sa aming island hopping. According kay fanget 99 islands na lang lumubog na yung isa dahil sa high tide at di na muling lumitaw pa. Anyway, out of 99 islands 4 lang ang pinuntahan namin (kumusta naman kung lahat yun pupuntahan mo di ba?). Children's island, Governor's island, Quezon island at yung private island kung saan dun nakatira yung bangkero. Hindi na kami naligo dahil magbabyahe pa kami by land nakakahiya naman sa makakatabi namin sa bus kung basa kami, wala namang pwedeng pagbihisan dahil nga island yun.

*** ang weird ng mga signage dun sa Panagsinan.. I don't know kung signage nga ang right term basta yung mga nakalagay sa let’s say dental clinic or pet clinic ang version nila dun is black and white tpos mukhang lapida kasi naman yung color nya ganon tapos yung font parang yung mga nasa sementeryo talaga, kaya nga akala ko may patay dun sa kalapit bahay nila fanget tpos pagbasa ko dental clinic pala hehe. Sayang di ko na-picturan! basta pag nagpunta kayo ng Pangasinan makakakita kayo nun. ***

Nov. 3 - back to Manila.

hanggang sa pagluwas ng Manila, ordinary bus ulit pero this time much better na kasi five star bus so medyo angat dun sa nasakyan namin nung papunta kami pero ordinary pa rin hehe. Anyway,, I had sooooo much fun, apart sa nakarating ako sa hundred islands at sa province ni jasmin mas na-enjoy ko yung magkakasama kaming 3 nina Amie. It was our 1st out of town together.

Mga Fanget! Thank you! Sana next time ulit. :)

i'll be on blog leave for a couple of days, hindi ko pa sure kung saan ako pupunta ngayong week but one thing's for sure I'll go somewhere outside of Manila! I have to! I need to! argh! see you again in November! ingat kung saan man kayo dadalhin ng mga paa at sasakyan nyo most especially ng money! haha yun ata ang top sa list to be considered when planning a getaway o kung ano mang klase ng plano. anyway, enjoy the looooooooonngggg weeekkkeeennnddd!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

this is Shirleen, signing off.

congratulations to the new set of public servants in all barangays all over the Philippines. May God guide them to the right path of honest service and crown with infinite blessings their sincere efforts to unselfishly serve the public.

it's a small world after all part two.

brilliant kid. Emily Bear, 6 years old. she started learning to play the piano when she was 2. what can i say.. she got the talent!



happy birthday fanget!

hope you're happy! mwuah! love you!

it's a small world after all

i chanced upon these cute photographs on flicker.com. Wala lang nakakatuwa mga bata ang subject cuteeeeeee! by merely looking at the pictures it makes me feel young again! ang sarap maging bata! :p

ooohh.. it's gonna be a long weekend but not for me, nevertheless happy weekend to everyone! enjoy the 3-day long vacation! :D