[BER] months starts...

It's official, today marks the beginning of the BER months. If you are from the Philippines, you'd know that this signals that Christmas is fast approaching. Most likely, when you visit the mall today, you'd hear Christmas songs playing in the background. Maybe even Christmas decors will already be available. SIGH.

Where did the time go? I can't believe 2007 will be over before we know it.

Here's a random meme, I got from here. I'm bored like that. Hee. I don't know what else to write really. Maybe, after I've answered this questions some thoughts will come into mind.
20 Questions
1. When you buy a greetings card are the words or the picture more important to you?
it's all about the words baby...

2. What's your favorite kind of cake?
cheesecake

3. Do you ever make gifts for people, if so what, or do you buy them gifts?
Depends. I've made Christmas cards a few years. For birthdays, I buy for them when my budget permits it.

4. What's your favorite holiday - i.e. Christmas?
Christmas. Everyone seems nice even to each other. Good vibes are good even if it only comes once a year.

5. Are you going on holiday this year? If so, where?
No.

6. What was the best party you've ever been to?
Hmmm...

7. If you are married, describe your wedding. If not, what would your ideal wedding be like?
Simple one for sure. Friends and family.

8. What's the most romantic thing that's ever happened to you?
Been asked to marry someone? Is that romantic?

9. What's your favorite romantic song?
Baby I Love Your Way [Big Mountain version]

10. Which celebrity would you like a dream date with?
Jomari. [hands and feet down...hee...]

11. Which female celebrity do you find beautiful?
Kate Beckinsale

12. Which male celebrity do you think is attractive?
Jude Law

13. If you could be a fictional character from a book who would you choose?
Harry Potter? Hee.

14. If you could be in a television sitcom, which would you choose?
F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

15. Which character would you like to be?
Phoebe.

16. What's your favorite girl's name?
Marie.

17. What's your favorite boy's name?
Miguel.

18. What's your supermarket of choice?
SM Supermarket.

19. What is your best character trait?
You have to ask my friends. I've been told I'm nice. What is nice really? Hee. I just try to do good and be good to people as often as possible. It's not easy with some people but I still try.

20. What is your worst habit?
WORRYING. Imagining death. Ayayay.

Random pic: My sisters with Gunther @ Central Perk, Dubai back in 2006. According from Wikipedia:
Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that, if a person is one "step" away from each person he or she knows and two "steps" away from each person who is known by one of the people he or she knows, then everyone is no more than six "steps" away from each person on Earth. Several studies, such as Milgram's small world experiment, have been conducted to empirically measure this connectedness. While the exact number of links between people differs depending on the population measured, it is generally found to be relatively small. Hence, six degrees of separation is somewhat synonymous with the idea of the "small world" phenomenon.
Small world indeed, all I know is, if that theory is true, I'm less than 6 "steps" away from the FRIENDS gang. Hee.

Technology doesn't scare me but this image does. That could happen in the future though.

Rafael Nadal
James Blake

US Open, the last tennis grandslam of the year started last Monday the 27th and I only realized it when I saw in on Yahoo news a few days ago. DOINK. Go Blake! Go Nadal! If it were to me, will let all the guys wear those muscle shirts. Hee.

I got this text message from my HS friend, I thought I'd share it with you:
There are 3 days in which we must not worry:
YESTERDAY, because we can't change it. TOMORROW, because we can't control it. And TODAY, because its in GOD's hands.

We may have a fine September.

Anyhoo, must get going for now...let's keep the faith...need it daily...God Bless.

Laces...

I got the shoe laces pics from my HS friend Wawi. It's worth sharing, so, I'm sharing them to you. I got to do the Ladder and the Loopback but I can't do the Zipper. I will try again though. It looks nice.

It's 3am-ish on an early Sunday right now. I am not sleepy yet so, I'm still online, been playing bingo at pogo.com. I thought, an update here would be nice.

Another long weekend for me, Monday is yet another non-working special Holiday here in the Philippines. It's National Heroes Day, which actually falls on a Sunday but for some reason, I think, they made a law out of it. I'm not that familiar. All I know is, I've no work on Monday. Extra day to be in bed and get more rest. Hopefully.

This month has been a slow steady month work-wise, all good. I'm not complaining. It has been busy the past couple of months anyway. Slower work days are fine with me.

Last week, I created an e-mail address for my mom. She now has her own email address. She's still learning but I'm sure she'll get the hang of it as time goes by. Nowadays, she can do other things when in front of the computer aside from playing solitaire. Hee.

This is my favorite cousin Nadine, back when she was 2-3 years old, I think. She's 8 now and just last week, she got her own cellphone. Hee. It was her sister AJ's old one and was handed down to her. She's been texting my sisters in Dubai everyday and she's even texting me whenever she has a question instead of just calling me via the landline. Funny gurl. She's growing fast and this pic just puts a smile on my face.

On Friendster, found a friend from High School, it was good having contact again. Even found my crush too. Hee. Internet is great in things like that no? Making the world a smaller place. Bridging the gap. I'm still trying to find a friend I had back in grade school.

Anyhoo, I think, will go for now. I'm getting sleepy. Here's to a better day for you and me. I'm leaving you with this passage:
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. [John 14:1 NIV]

Thanks for the time in reading. God Bless.

Sino S'ya???...

I got this from Ederic who posted this on his blog and I suggest you go check out Tingog.Com as well. And you be the judge. It's bad enough that we get discriminated by other nations but when it's a fellow Filipino who discriminates us, it's a different story all together. May God shine some light into her life, she so needs it right now since a lot of Filipinos are cursing and wishing for ill things to happen to her. Spread it if you want to. I was sleepy before I read the article, now I'm not. Damn. Just click on the image to see the bigger version. God Bless.

It Takes Two...

It's a Monday and I'm at home. Another one of them Holidays here in the Philippines. We are so spoiled in having numerous Holidays. Only in the Philippines as the saying goes. A friend mentioned that she heard that next Monday could be another Holiday too. She ain't sure but who knows. We all get Holidays for different reasons. I just feel for those people who work with no work, no pay deal.

I started saving beginning of the year. My savings for January and half of February, I used when NG was here, I took care of the pesos. He charged the rest to his card. I know my share wasn't as much as what he spent here but that's the least I could do to be fair in the situation right? He went home with his dollar bills still untouched. Which was good. Even if he insisted [one too many times] that he should have it exchange to peso, I didn't falter in that and I told him I had enough to cover whatever that may need to be taken care of in pesos. I still remember the look he gave me each time I tell him it's okay. Some guys just seem to be uncomfy whenever the girl gets to pays no? Not like I didn't let him pay right? Not just in cash. I just did what I thought was fair at that time.

I continued saving March to June. I was doing good then came July. Started with me spending on a concert ticket [for Switchfoot] then some other expenses, the usual toiletries and what not. When you have extra money, you suddenly have things to buy. Hee. My savings for July was history. Though, I didn't feel bad about it because I made Nadine and AJ happy when I took care of the shirts they wanted at Surplus Shop. Seeing them happy at that moment is just something money can't buy. Nadine chose the shirt she got. Funny gurl, 8 years old and she chooses what she'll wear already. Treat them for a Sbarro dinner. It's a good feeling to be able to make them happy in my own little way. I know it wasn't much but still, I know, I made them happy at that time. I told myself, I'd just scratched July off.

I'm saving for August. That hasn't been touched. Though, last Monday the 13th, I just felt like I needed something to cheer me up [being with EBC the night before helped a bunch though] had a not-so-good weekend with NG at that time and I haven't been getting much sleep. Felt pretty down if you ask me. PMS alert is what it was. Hee. Men will never understand it, that feeling every woman feels each time they have their period or when it's approaching. It's like nothing can't cheer you up. Hee. You're aware that you don't have a huge problem but the feeling of being down is there, for some reason. I can't explain it further it's just a feeling I get each month. I think, I've asked my friends about that and they feel the same too. Right gurls?

So, I asked permission from Uncle Boss that I'm taking Monday off, had to run an errand in the morning. Then I made my way to Trinoma with the thought of making myself somewhat cheery when I get home. I made a mental check list of the things that I needed [wanted] to buy. Pants, sneakers, shirt[s]. I looked around for shoes first but didn't really find something that I liked and when I did find something that I liked they didn't have it in my size.

In the process of me looking for things that I might like, I got to a shirt store called BSX. And I found this for SisterM because I know she just hearts Mr. Miller. There were no I heart Orlando or Leonardo shirts.

And got this for SisterJ, I wanted the same shirt but again, none on my size, they run out and they're not sure when they'll have new stocks from HongKong.

I looked around some more, there were nice vintage looking shirts at ARTWORK but again, the sizes were either small or big on me. Boohoo. The saleslady was insisting on me getting the bigger size, I told her no even if I liked the shirt that says GOOD MUSIC SAVES PEOPLE. She was really insistent on me getting other designs but I only liked that one. Then finally, I found this shirt from American Boulevard and once I knew they had one on my size, it was a done deal.
I got this pants from BENCH, they have a huge store there in Trinoma. It was fun looking around. I should have taken pictures.

And I liked this shoes and got it. Must be the color combination. Hee. It was on sale too btw. So, all in all, good deal right? I remember back in Elementary when my Tatay was working in Jersey, he used to send us PONY shoes.

Also, I got me a few undies, I don't know why I bought them, I know I have a lot as it is. Though not as much as NurseA has. Hee. I thought, it would cheer me up at that time. I kinda regret it because I could have bought shirts or what not instead. Whatever. I got some for NG too. He told me I didn't had to and he will pay me back for it, whether I like it or not. Hah. But he does like the idea of me buying him stuff. Though, he said, he'd pay for it, I'll just choose for him. We were suppose to go undies shopping the last day of his visit last February but he got a bit under the weather and was crabby cranky like that. Hee. Maybe, next time, definitely next time, I know my friends will know I'd enjoy that. I like men in undies. I'm stopping now before I say anything more.

Before I went home, I passed by a massage spa place near our area and had an hour body massage. Yes. That did good to my body. When I got home. I went straight to bed and zzzz. Been planning to have a massage for the longest time but didn't happen until last Monday. I want to have it again soon. Maybe, by the end of the month.

I sometimes forget that I'm not the only one feeling the sadness of being in a long-distance relationship, NG told me this on chat that Monday: Till then please forgive the cranky nights and what not, I get fussy cause of the space between just the same..., he also said, he just doesn't tell me because it will just make it even sadder. Sigh. I really don't recommend long-distance relationships. Just imagine how many families/relationships have broken up because one or both parties can't take not having someone near them. Sigh indeed. Just have to have faith yes?

That will be it for now. Have a fine week. God Bless.

Covered Up...

Umbrella by Rihanna

cover version by Mandy Moore

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2

cover version by Daughtry

This Love by Maroon 5

cover version by Natasha Bedingfield

Crazy in Love by Beyonce

cover version by Switchfoot