Jan. 11, 2009
The day I learned that four of my officemates have been laid off from work. I feel sad. It crushed my heart. I even cried from within for being so sorry for this horrible news. Well, the global financial crisis is not new to us. We have been hearing and been talking ourselves of the massive lay-off by a lot of even giant companies in Dubai. But, I just can't believe that it's penetrating now in our company...this soon. Months without project, forced annual vacation, no salary increase...who would, in their right mind, not expect this whole thing?
I can not be exempted from this. It's just that these four people happen to came in last, so they are to come out first. With projects still not getting in our way, anyone left awaits for their turn to be laid-off anytime. NOBODY STANDS ON THE SAFER GROUND.
I fear so much. It trembled everybody. Who wouldn't? Who would want to lose a job at this time where it is a pinhole to find a good one. But in times like this, I know where I can turn to...where it has been my refuge to find solace and security from this seemingly unsecured circumstances. For every single person has different circumstances in life at the same and varying times...that in the end, is worth thanking for why such circumstances happen.
I hang on to Him. I stand still about the future for it has been already laid upon His hands if we believe. And His promises are worth believing.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Resolutions for 2009
I'm not really a new-year's-resolution person. Although, I have tried that before, I haven't been so serious about it. I used to jot down what I would like to accomplish, to erradicate, to lessen or minimize for the next coming year. But, I ended up being dismayed at the fact that only a few from the list of what they call 'resolutions' have been ticked.
But, this time, just to revive this old habit, I will write down a list for 2009. This time around, with the hope that every single item from the list will be ticked as accomplished. Let me see. So here it goes...
1. Don't stay up very late, especially on weekdays. Take advantage of the opportunity to have a decent sleep other people are deprived of. It's good for your health and beauty...(beauty tip ito! heheh)
2. Minimize being an impulsive buyer and a shopaholic monster. Think, think, think before you buy. Tip: when you go to the mall, don't bring large amount of money and don't bring credit cards, I think that would help to beat the itch.
3. Drink a lot of water. I'm not sure how many liters of water is ideal for or needed by the body in one single day. All I know is that it's a lot and I have not been religious about it..sure I ain't...So, cheers to more fluids!
4. Stop drinking...(as in beer, spirits or any form of liquor)...even on occasions...If I could...heheh!
5. Eat less meat and go for more veggies and salads...Be more health-conscious.
6. Do sit-ups more often...like a decent count twice a week...that would do.
7. Go back to badminton game every friday afternoon.
8. Familiarize by heart the map of UAE, the geographical site and location of each emirates with regard to each other.
9. Memorize by heart the capitals of the 50 states of the US. char, char lang...additional knowledge.
10. Enrol in Photography class. Kareer-rin ito, who knows, may future pa pala ako dito, heheh!
11. Try Dubai ski, as in skiing talaga he,not just the riding-on-the-sled thing...
12. Haven't been to Dreamland, so I wanna splurge there.
13. Buffet lunch at the 7-star, Burj Al Arab.
14. Have my second annual vacation to the Philippines and a side trip to HK and Australia. My HS friend is soon migrating to the Land Down Under and I'll beg her to adopt me while I'm there. heheh!
15. Adopt more moi-moi's (to add to my brood of monkey stuffed toys).
16. Warch more classical movies, like of Audrey Hepburn
17. Call more often to my family in the Philippines.
18. Be more open, outspoken, sweet, carefree, a little less reserved but still maintain honesty.
19. Lessen ang pagiging suplada and mataray
20. I'm not really the friendly type, so I hope to be one. I guess there's no harm in it.
21. Save, save, save..before we know it's raining.
22. Invest to something that never depreciates.
23. Has anybody tried yoga class in Dubai? I'd love to try yoga...it's good not only for the body but also for the mind.
24. Laugh out loud.
25. Get over!
26. Learn to accept.
27. Say sorry to that one person i hurt so much before it's too late.
28. Reconnect myself to the Lord. Feed my malnourished spirituality.
29. Retreat...spend more quiet time in conversation with the Him.
30. Blog more often eventhough I sometimes feel that blogging is boring but for me, it has been a very helpful tool, especially when I have a lot of thoughts in my head and by writing them down can I somehow feel a sense of relief.
31. Read more more books from novels to inspirational to political to cook books. Just anything.
32. Read the Bible and know it by heart. True wisdom comes from it.
33. Make a difference through simple things.
34. Cook food so I don't need to depend to Brod Luths all the time.
35. Take driving lessons and get a license.
36. Submit L1 visa application, be granted and fly to US for a project.
37. Go to Turkey for the '09 Eid.
38. Reunion with XU Accountancy '01 and '02 in Dubai.
39. Smile more often.
40. Try bunjee jumping and sky diving, if there are such thing in here in Dubai.
41. Go to Atlantis in Palm Jumeirah
42. Watch more movies in the big screen
43. Learn the 'healing brush' of photoshop.
44. Re-join with OG.
45. Be more spontaneous in my praying.
46. Finish Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance series New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
47. Read more Paulo Coelho.
48. Watch concerts of any foreign artists visiting in Dubai (or Philippines)
49. IPod is out, IPod Touch is in. I want new IPod Touch.
50. A white-colored-strap watch.
51. A new SLR lens. OMG! I'm still the same materialistic bitch.
52. Try extreme ride.
53. Improve my english speaking. Learn accent. Be fluent.
54. Learn new words and vocabulary.
55. Study the materials I have for the CMA exam. Whew! This is the toughest. :-(
56. Go to Boracay or Panglao beach.
57. Go to Bohol, tour around and meet my paternal relatives.
58. Candlelight dinner.
59. Receive a flower.
60. Meet Papa Piolo in person and see why are so many girls (and boys) go gaga over him.
61. A happy Christmas and New Year!
There are items here which are not really resolutions, but more of a fantastic dream. Heheh! Let them be. They are something to look forward to at 2009 end, whether they ever come true or not. If yes, yes!!! If no, there are more years to come to carry them over. Still, there are some here which are pretty tough to do and not to do. It's only week one and yet i feel i've already fallen off the wagon. Tsk, tsk tsk...
But, this time, just to revive this old habit, I will write down a list for 2009. This time around, with the hope that every single item from the list will be ticked as accomplished. Let me see. So here it goes...
1. Don't stay up very late, especially on weekdays. Take advantage of the opportunity to have a decent sleep other people are deprived of. It's good for your health and beauty...(beauty tip ito! heheh)
2. Minimize being an impulsive buyer and a shopaholic monster. Think, think, think before you buy. Tip: when you go to the mall, don't bring large amount of money and don't bring credit cards, I think that would help to beat the itch.
3. Drink a lot of water. I'm not sure how many liters of water is ideal for or needed by the body in one single day. All I know is that it's a lot and I have not been religious about it..sure I ain't...So, cheers to more fluids!
4. Stop drinking...(as in beer, spirits or any form of liquor)...even on occasions...If I could...heheh!
5. Eat less meat and go for more veggies and salads...Be more health-conscious.
6. Do sit-ups more often...like a decent count twice a week...that would do.
7. Go back to badminton game every friday afternoon.
8. Familiarize by heart the map of UAE, the geographical site and location of each emirates with regard to each other.
9. Memorize by heart the capitals of the 50 states of the US. char, char lang...additional knowledge.
10. Enrol in Photography class. Kareer-rin ito, who knows, may future pa pala ako dito, heheh!
11. Try Dubai ski, as in skiing talaga he,not just the riding-on-the-sled thing...
12. Haven't been to Dreamland, so I wanna splurge there.
13. Buffet lunch at the 7-star, Burj Al Arab.
14. Have my second annual vacation to the Philippines and a side trip to HK and Australia. My HS friend is soon migrating to the Land Down Under and I'll beg her to adopt me while I'm there. heheh!
15. Adopt more moi-moi's (to add to my brood of monkey stuffed toys).
16. Warch more classical movies, like of Audrey Hepburn
17. Call more often to my family in the Philippines.
18. Be more open, outspoken, sweet, carefree, a little less reserved but still maintain honesty.
19. Lessen ang pagiging suplada and mataray
20. I'm not really the friendly type, so I hope to be one. I guess there's no harm in it.
21. Save, save, save..before we know it's raining.
22. Invest to something that never depreciates.
23. Has anybody tried yoga class in Dubai? I'd love to try yoga...it's good not only for the body but also for the mind.
24. Laugh out loud.
25. Get over!
26. Learn to accept.
27. Say sorry to that one person i hurt so much before it's too late.
28. Reconnect myself to the Lord. Feed my malnourished spirituality.
29. Retreat...spend more quiet time in conversation with the Him.
30. Blog more often eventhough I sometimes feel that blogging is boring but for me, it has been a very helpful tool, especially when I have a lot of thoughts in my head and by writing them down can I somehow feel a sense of relief.
31. Read more more books from novels to inspirational to political to cook books. Just anything.
32. Read the Bible and know it by heart. True wisdom comes from it.
33. Make a difference through simple things.
34. Cook food so I don't need to depend to Brod Luths all the time.
35. Take driving lessons and get a license.
36. Submit L1 visa application, be granted and fly to US for a project.
37. Go to Turkey for the '09 Eid.
38. Reunion with XU Accountancy '01 and '02 in Dubai.
39. Smile more often.
40. Try bunjee jumping and sky diving, if there are such thing in here in Dubai.
41. Go to Atlantis in Palm Jumeirah
42. Watch more movies in the big screen
43. Learn the 'healing brush' of photoshop.
44. Re-join with OG.
45. Be more spontaneous in my praying.
46. Finish Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance series New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
47. Read more Paulo Coelho.
48. Watch concerts of any foreign artists visiting in Dubai (or Philippines)
49. IPod is out, IPod Touch is in. I want new IPod Touch.
50. A white-colored-strap watch.
51. A new SLR lens. OMG! I'm still the same materialistic bitch.
52. Try extreme ride.
53. Improve my english speaking. Learn accent. Be fluent.
54. Learn new words and vocabulary.
55. Study the materials I have for the CMA exam. Whew! This is the toughest. :-(
56. Go to Boracay or Panglao beach.
57. Go to Bohol, tour around and meet my paternal relatives.
58. Candlelight dinner.
59. Receive a flower.
60. Meet Papa Piolo in person and see why are so many girls (and boys) go gaga over him.
61. A happy Christmas and New Year!
There are items here which are not really resolutions, but more of a fantastic dream. Heheh! Let them be. They are something to look forward to at 2009 end, whether they ever come true or not. If yes, yes!!! If no, there are more years to come to carry them over. Still, there are some here which are pretty tough to do and not to do. It's only week one and yet i feel i've already fallen off the wagon. Tsk, tsk tsk...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Welcome 2009
At the start of 2008, I received a gift…a very special gift. In fact, I was the happiest person on Earth to have ever received that present. I was happy…then. But, one year and everything in between, was enough for me to make me realized that what I perceived could be a nirvana, was only a dream. One year was full of asking…questioning…wondering…guessing, in cyclical manner…and which I could describe the vagueness as closed to being apparent…and that it is hard to believe and hope for something that isn't there, without truth in substance but lies. In the end, God has a way of REVEALING to me all the answers to the why’s and what’s I sought so hungrily, crystal clear. Now, it signifies a full stop. THEN…move forward…because no matter how and no matter what…dot…dot…dot…Life cannot be lived backwards. Our solace…the never-ending lessons in life…and the experience that can we can share that once in our lifetime, we have traveled that road…no one did.
For this brand new year…2009…I welcome YOU with a blast!!! I bid goodbye to 2008…which when you look back are only shadows from the past. There were times, you are challenged to hold back tears. Many things have caused you hurt deep inside and nursing those cuts and bruises, was all you could do… Now I see a lot of scars in my heart and I don’t know if they will ever be healed even through time…because I know that wounds do not heal fast…and the scars that they left, just like the physical scars in my body…will remain, I think, as long as I live.
But, hey, it’s time to make a fresh start. A happy start. I am hopeful that 2009 will turn direction and change its course away from negative implications from the year that just passed. I pray to my Father that I will finally grasp that utopic happiness, if there could be such a thing. I pray that God will give our deepest desires. I pray that whatever it is that should be found…I will find.
And I couldn’t end this without giving praise and thanksgiving to my Father for being my source of spiritual strength. No amount of words can encapsulate how I thank you for blessing me with your powerful grace. In everything I do, I long to do it for your glory!
For this brand new year…2009…I welcome YOU with a blast!!! I bid goodbye to 2008…which when you look back are only shadows from the past. There were times, you are challenged to hold back tears. Many things have caused you hurt deep inside and nursing those cuts and bruises, was all you could do… Now I see a lot of scars in my heart and I don’t know if they will ever be healed even through time…because I know that wounds do not heal fast…and the scars that they left, just like the physical scars in my body…will remain, I think, as long as I live.
But, hey, it’s time to make a fresh start. A happy start. I am hopeful that 2009 will turn direction and change its course away from negative implications from the year that just passed. I pray to my Father that I will finally grasp that utopic happiness, if there could be such a thing. I pray that God will give our deepest desires. I pray that whatever it is that should be found…I will find.
And I couldn’t end this without giving praise and thanksgiving to my Father for being my source of spiritual strength. No amount of words can encapsulate how I thank you for blessing me with your powerful grace. In everything I do, I long to do it for your glory!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Tattooed On My Mind (a song by D'Sound)
I don't know what's gotten into my mind lately but the music i've been listening (inside my coaster in between travel to and from work) from my iPod was the same song over and over. Before the track ends, I keep on playing it back again and I never get tired of listening to it. There is something in this song that made me walk down the memory lane. It just brings back a few not so good memories from my past but that one moment where this song was in filling up the air to rhythm a dance was particularly memorable to me. I don't know why. Is it because it was my first dance? Or maybe just because its title says it all...
I know this is ridiculous. I recently found someone from my past through friendster. Viewing at his profile's media box, there was 'Tattooed on My Mind' in his playlist which coincidentally is in my playlist also. Funny how this song remains his favorite and mine too despite what we've been through. Again, I think the title just says it all.
I know this is ridiculous. I recently found someone from my past through friendster. Viewing at his profile's media box, there was 'Tattooed on My Mind' in his playlist which coincidentally is in my playlist also. Funny how this song remains his favorite and mine too despite what we've been through. Again, I think the title just says it all.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Time to say goodbye
When something begins, something ends. Every beginning has an ending. Every start has its stop. Is it time for me to bid farewell to my friend? How I met him at the most unexpected place in the most unexpected time, is how I'm gonna be saying my sad goodbye.
Sometime last week, I had to see this friend to give him some stuff he forgot to bring from office. And so we met and had dinner. After dinner, he had to stay near the place where we ate for him to hail a taxi. On the other hand, I had to go in separate direction from him as my flat is only a walking-distance. After walking a couple of steps, I heard him shouted my name. I turned my head back and saw him waving his hands. Is that waving goodbye for real? Could that be his final goodbye? I didn't want to but I waved back at him and half smiled lest he'll wonder about sadness in my face. But what is obvious cannot be hidden.
It was not so long ago when we first said our surprising hello to each other...New year to be exact...But the trouble with hello is saying goodbye...But what really heals my heart is saying goodbye means another hello. After all, this world is just a small palce. It could be that we may not see each other forever. But, this I can say, he will always be a part of my life, a part of who I am and he will always be in my heart as my friend. Some people are never meant to be forgotten.
For whatever may everything could end up to, I'm surely gonna be missing him. He could tell why. I could tell why. Some people could tell why. He once told me that someday I will miss his being 'makulit' and yes, I couldn't agree more. =)
Sometime last week, I had to see this friend to give him some stuff he forgot to bring from office. And so we met and had dinner. After dinner, he had to stay near the place where we ate for him to hail a taxi. On the other hand, I had to go in separate direction from him as my flat is only a walking-distance. After walking a couple of steps, I heard him shouted my name. I turned my head back and saw him waving his hands. Is that waving goodbye for real? Could that be his final goodbye? I didn't want to but I waved back at him and half smiled lest he'll wonder about sadness in my face. But what is obvious cannot be hidden.
It was not so long ago when we first said our surprising hello to each other...New year to be exact...But the trouble with hello is saying goodbye...But what really heals my heart is saying goodbye means another hello. After all, this world is just a small palce. It could be that we may not see each other forever. But, this I can say, he will always be a part of my life, a part of who I am and he will always be in my heart as my friend. Some people are never meant to be forgotten.
For whatever may everything could end up to, I'm surely gonna be missing him. He could tell why. I could tell why. Some people could tell why. He once told me that someday I will miss his being 'makulit' and yes, I couldn't agree more. =)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tinkering
I have this hour to blog before I go home (yehey! tomorrow's weekend) since I've already finished sending e-mails to McNally. I'm done for the day except one pending question I have to Ali which as of this minute haven't received response yet. Since their clock is Eastern Time in the US, he's probably haven't woke up or just about to prepare to drive to office. Whatever. Honestly, I don't wanna receive e-mails from any one of them now that will force me to work and reply at the last minute. I hate it. But, this is just a compelling task and what can I do? Checking my inbox, yahoo, nothing's coming. Please, please, don't come, hahah! Time's ticking away. I can't wait to go down to get myself food from vendo to satisfy this scranching stomach. Or is it? I just wanna get out from here as I don't understand these butterflies in my stomach.
Two of my friends are flying home later. Probably, as of this minute, they're busy taking cab to the airport. Or, they could be on their way. Haaayyy! Nothing feels better than to know that you are finally going home and seeing people you missed. These two must be oozing with that homecoming glow and excitement. It always has been my wishful thinking to fly with them but naaah! Impossible! I just had my fleeting vacation.
To the two of you, make sure you will have a grand vacation. Enjoy it and enjoy life! Have a safe and sound trip. Spare you from the nightmare I've had 30 thousand + feet above ground. You know what I'm talking to. Hahaha! I'm missing you both!!! And see you when you both come back!!!
I guess it's time to go. Bye everyone!
Two of my friends are flying home later. Probably, as of this minute, they're busy taking cab to the airport. Or, they could be on their way. Haaayyy! Nothing feels better than to know that you are finally going home and seeing people you missed. These two must be oozing with that homecoming glow and excitement. It always has been my wishful thinking to fly with them but naaah! Impossible! I just had my fleeting vacation.
To the two of you, make sure you will have a grand vacation. Enjoy it and enjoy life! Have a safe and sound trip. Spare you from the nightmare I've had 30 thousand + feet above ground. You know what I'm talking to. Hahaha! I'm missing you both!!! And see you when you both come back!!!
I guess it's time to go. Bye everyone!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Landslide Victory for Barack Obama
For the first time in the history of the USA, the country elected its first black president in the person of Barack Obama who won a landslide vistory over John McCain.
I am not an expert to say that Obama should win and now he's won, it's the best outcome by far. They say that Obama is the best leader to a great nation that is now in the battle of many crusades, most importantly the economic recession. They say that Obama will become the hero and will save the country by his 'Change' platform.
Well, my little sentiment is that I am happy that Obama won over McCain. I have a blind faith that he's gonna make a difference and won't let American people down.
But, whoever may seat in this great and challenging position, what's most important is that he's able to lead in great responsibilty for the welfare of the people and the nation as one.
God bless America!
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