"if your past keeps calling, don't answer, it has nothing new to say." - Sherry Brunner
*special thanks to Ate Sky's twitter account

Movie QT

Last year, I watched My Amnesia Girl with my dad...

This year, I took the advantage of 'cheaper' rates in the Philippines again, so while on vacation, I watched breaking dawn.  It doubled as a QT with my mom who slept beside me for the whole film. Hehehe.

*watched it for the sake of being 'in' not a big fan of twilight lang...

Wanting to spend quality time before jen goes for vacation...we trooped to the cinemas with Ate and Mike to watch MI:Ghost Protocol

*i love Tom Cruise and i love Mission Impossible more...

And just last night...grabbing the opportunity for a QT with Gina, kahit naghihilik pa siya sa tabi... I 'forced' her to watch 'My Week with Marilyn'

*don't watch if you're not a Norma Jeane fan...not recommended. :D

Happy birthday, Jesus!
:D

Pray. Share. Advocate

I cannot muster enough strength to write...
I don't want to look at the pictures...nor the figures...
I simply want to pray for them.

Was touched by Kuya Kirby's article.
Pray. Share. Advocate.

Lord, please bless our country.
Bless those who have something to share to find it in their hearts the need to share.
Embrace all those who were directly hit by Sendong.
Hug them, please.

Club Seven

Usapang mga nightspots sa Dubai.

OFC1   :   Nakapunta na ako sa Club Seven, eh
AKO    :   Ah, talaga? Sa tawid lang namin yun, eh...
SIYA    :   Ay, ate katapat nun Spinneys, eh. Sa likod lang kayo ng Spinneys?
AKO    :   Oo, sa likod lang Spinneys
SIYA    :  Ahhhh...Sa Sun and Sands ka pala nakatira...

---katahimikan---
(hindi ako nakatiis)

AKO   :   Golden Sands, _ _ _ .
SIYA   :   Ay, Golden Sands pala...Tatahimik na lang nga ako. masusulat na naman ako,eh.

TS Sendong

 “Sendong” (international codename: Washi)

Lord, I pray for all those affected, in one way or another, by Tropical Strom Sendong.  May they find refuge in your loving arms.  Those whose loved ones died as a result of the storm, I pray that they find in their hearts strength to continue trusting in the Lord.  For all those who are still missing, may families affected be united in time for Christmas.
Lord, please bless our country. 
Make us more prepared so that calamities like these will not wreak such havoc in any areas.
We lift up our country to You. Amen.

Josh prays

YM Chat with Ate Mai

(Before I left, I lined-up several personal intentions that Josh, my pamangkin-inaanak should pray for.  Sabi ko kasi kapag siya ang nagdadasal for me, natutupad agad.  He holds the record of praying for new work for me sa Pinas, palagi namang mabilis na nakakahanap ako kapag siya na ang nagdadasal.)

Ako   :   Ate, don't forget to pray for me, ha.
Ate    :   hindi kinakalimutan ng inaanak mo'ng lalaki...hindi ko na kailangang ipaalala sa kanya.

:D Thank You, Jesus for the love....
#happinessgalore

judiciary week

dahil ayaw ko'ng mag-blog ng pagkahaba-haba...
but i want to remember this day...week...as a memorable week for the judiciary...
i'll use words, instead

impunity
- exemption from punishment

complicit
- associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime

De jure (in Classical Latin de iure) is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact"


may humabol pa

bonhomie
- frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness

miffed
- put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident

laarni

Conversations with Laarni

• right-under-your-nose
• smack-in-your-face
• read between the lines
• action speaks louder than words

In the end...the big ate in me simply wanted to hug her...
Haaayyyy...

long neck

Ilang araw nang panlamig na ang sinusuot ko sa ofc.  Hindi nakatiis ang kaopisina ko'ng batiin ako.

SIYA:   Ate, winter na winter ka na, ah.
AKO:   Oo naman.
SIYA:   Palagi ka'ng naka-LONG NECK, eh.
AKO:   Ano ako, bote ng alak o bote ng suka? LONG NECK talaga?

An Ode to a Dear Friend

I was chatting with mel and browsing thru my ym chats as well...
then I came across my old chats
Lorelie was asking me to buy 8 oz feeding bottles for Asha
Malaki na daw kasi si Asha...kulang na sa kanya ang 4 oz niya.

:(
Sabi ko ayaw ko magsulat about her...
Umpisa pa lang kasi iyak na ako ng iyak.
at shempre umiiyak na nga ako...hay Lie!

I want to remember the Lorelie that we love.

Ikaw yung unang nagpa-realize sa akin ng 'may pinagdadaanan'
-CLP Training, lagi may kwento as to how you were led to attend in spite of and despite of...
-lagi kasing 'amy pinagdadaanan' (peace, Lie!)

Ikaw yung nagpatibay ng household natin
-you wanted exclusivity; you didn't want joint households...in a good way. we were sharing so much private and personal matters you wanted it to be between and within the bounds of momi jho's household lang

Ikaw yung madaling lapitan sa paghingi ng tulong
-financial man yan...makakausap man yan...basta mag-ready lang sa kantyaw mo.

Ikaw yung masarap pilitin
-kasi nagpapapilit ka naman...matulog lang kami sa bahay niyo, ksama ka na naming a-attend sa teaching kinabukasan...tamad mo kasi...aging! (peace ulit, mwah!)

Ikaw yung ayaw sa marumi, sa madilim, ayaw sa maputik...
-linya nga yan sa pelikula...na paborito mo'ng sinasabi kasama ng iba't-iba pa'ng linya...
malupit ka kasi sa mga famous lines...malupit ka sa memoryahan.

Ikaw yung nakakatanda ng mga kaganapan
-alam ko kung ano'ng petsa tayo nag-graduate, date, year and day.
ganoon ka kalupit

At shempre...
Ikaw yung videoke queen
-sino samin nila Gina ang makakalimot nang malupit mo'ng "I can name that tune in one note!"
lupit mo tlaga...And indeed, you can name the tune. :D
Kinabisado ma na yata lahat ng kanta sa videoke

Mapa-pelikula, mapa-kanta...sabi ko nga you were born durign the golden years....an era wherein the culture and and genre of music is at its richest....

Kailangan ko pa ba'ng sabihin na maganda ang boses mo?
-sabi ko nga kay Gina, kung may brokenness ako...yun ay hindi kita napanood while performing live during the Home Natcon. definitley a rare opportunity kasi napkamaiyain mo sa gitna ng mga talento mo

At may tatalo pa ba sa brokenness ko na...anjan ka na sa tabi ko pero hindi pa kita nayakap...niyakap actually.  dahil ayaw ko'ng maiyak. dahil you looked so fragile i'm scared i'll hurt you.  dahil alam ko magkikita pa tayo sa pag-uwi namin ni Gina ng Feb...

Maybe I haven't mourned enough kaya ako ganito....mabigat ang iyak, masakit sa dibdib....Maybe because it's still fresh it's so easy to be on denial stage.  Maybe it's so painful I chose to bury it....

Whatever...

Basta alam ko...what i want to remember fondly, you always assure us na alam mo'ng mahal ka namin.
Kapag nakakausap kita palagi mo'ng sinasabi, "alam ko naman pinagdadasal niyo ako"
and in an instant I am relieved. and in an instant I feel so loved by you...kasi naniniwala ka sa amin sa household. Thank you na kahit kami yung dapat nag-a-assure sa iyo, you're always ready with your love for us.

Love you, Lie. Mahal na mahal ka namin.
At Salamat na mahal na mahal mo rin kami.
andami ko pa'ng gustong sabihin....
kaya lang mas gusto ko na muna'ng umiyak
and mourn for a while....
get in touch with the reality
na binabantayan mo na kami ngayon from above.

Love you.  Till we meet again...

tell me where it hurts

"Tell me where it hurts, now, tell me...
And I'll do my best to make it better..."

the singer went on...


Why does this song sound so familiar?
Yay! Then I remembered...
The bee still hasn't lost its sting
it was just sleeping in its honeycomb
waiting for the next attack of sorts....

I smiled and fought back
whatever unrecognizable negative emotions
the memories brought with it

i don't know how to finish this post
i want to believe I'm way past 'it'
There...The End.

dxb-sg-ph-sg-dxb

dxb-sg-ph-sg-dxb

Thank You, Lord for the short yet sweet vacation. 

Thank You so, so much po.

:D