New Year, New Hope

a raspberry cheesecake...yummy!

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010! It's a brand new year. I am full of hope that this year will be a better year for each and everyone of us. :-)

My Wishes To All My Friends This New Year

Good Luck....

Good Health....

God Bless You....

(repeat 3x) lol.

MY WISHLIST aka NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS


PREVIOUS YEAR- 2009

-Worrying over things I can't control
-Easily get depressed
-Moody at times
-Lack of patience (sometimes)
-Not being friendly
-Extremely homebuddy



THIS NEW YEAR -2010

-i'll do my best to stop worrying; *remedy- more prayers, less worries :-)*
-to be in control with the situation
-to be in control with my feelings; not to let my families & friends get affected with my bad moods.
-i need more practice
-to accept and invite more new friends in my life
-i'll try to enjoy the 'outside' world more

The "In-Betweens"

Napansin ko ang unti nang blogpost ko this December and so i thought of blogging what had kept me busy during these times.


Dec 15, 2009 Tue -1st night ng Simbang Gabi sa St. Mary's, nai-blog ko pa ito sa Simbang Gabi 2009.


Dec 16, 2009 Wed- 2nd night ng Simbang Gabi, present ulit kami ng mga busmates/friends ko. diretso ulit kami dun after office. Dun na din kumakain, ang daming filipino foods doon! as in! (eto lahat nang nakain namin: nilupak, lugaw, kwek-kwek, barbecue, banana cue, ube, leche flan, cassava cake, bibingka)


Dec 17, 2009 Thur- absent ako sa 3rd night ng Simbang Gabi :-( dahil sa Backstreet Boys in Dubai. :-) sabi ko sa mga kasama ko, make-up class na lang ako kinabukasan. :-)



Dec 18, 2009 Fri - off namin sa office. as promised, nag-attend ako ng early mass (make-up class). tapos, nagsimba ulit ako for the 4th night of Simbang Gabi. Nagkita-kita ulit kami ng aking mga busmates/friends now my simbang gabi buddies. :-)
Kinokunsensya nila ako pinagpalit ko daw ang simba sa BSB at nde daw counted yung make-up class ko. Actually, medyo na-guilty din ako kaya talagang pinilit kong makapagsimba ng 2 times for this day. Inisip ko na lang, naiintindihan naman NIYA ako. :-)



Dec 19, 2009 Sat- off ulit from office. tinawagan ako ng aking chilhood friend JS. kararating lang niya that day. kinuha siya ng ate nia. she's on a visit visa. sakto may tumawag sa kanya, for interview daw cia sa sharjah. i volunteered na samahan ko cia since meron pasok ate nia. Naligaw kami pero nakarating naman kami on time. hehe..Kaya lang it turned out agency lang pala yung tumawag sa kanya at kailangan pa magbayad para i-process ang papers (beware: hindi dapat magbayad sa mga agency, kasi mga client ang magbabayad sa kanila). Medyo nakipag-away pa ako kay kabayan at sinabing galing pa kami sa Dubai, sana man lang sinabi ang totoo. Parang panloloko kasi ang ginagawa nila thru misrepresentations, sinasabi nila na company sila pero ang totoo client pala nila ang mga ito..haaayyyy...inintindi na lang din namin si kabayan baka may quota din cia na dapat ma-meet pero sana lang naisip niya ang hirap na nararanasan din ng mga naghahanap ng trabaho.
Anyway, nag-enjoy naman kami ng aking kaibigan at nakapamasyal kami. Then, inaya ko siyang magsimba for the 5th night of Simbang Gabi. My special intention that night is "sana makahanap ang aking kaibigan ng gusto niyang work at sapat para sa pamilya niya sa Pinas."

Dec 20, 2009 Sun - Grabeh, may memory gap na ako! hindi ko maisip kung ano nangyari this day. Pero sure ako, nag-attend ako sa 6th night of Simbang Gabi with my busmates/friends ulit.

Dec 21, 2009 Mon - 7th night of Simbang Gabi. Nagtanong si Father, itaas daw ang kamay ng mga nakaka-kumpleto so far. Nagtaas ako ng kamay..hehe...:-)

Dec 22, 2009 Tue - 8th night of Simbang Gabi. Excited na mga kasama ko kasi malapit na daw naming makumpleto Ang Simbang Gabi. Sabi kasi, matutupad daw ang mga wishes mo pag nakumpleto mo ito.

Dec 23, 2009 Wed- 9th and final night of Simbang Gabi. Ang saya saya namin that night. Naramdaman ko bigla ang Christmas. Ang gaan gaan ng feeling ko. :-) Biruan nga namin ng mga simbang gabi buddies ko, parang bumait pa kami lalo..hehe...

Dec 24-25, 2009 Thurs & Fri - holiday sa office. busy sa paghahanda for our Noche Buena. Nai-blog ko pa ang pagbati ko sa Happy Birthday Jesus!.

Dec 26, 2009 Sat - off sa office. blank. feeling blue.

Dec 27-28, 2009 Sun & Mon- leave ako from office kasi kelangan namin ubusin ito dahil forfeited na ito next year. super emote pa rin. nagpunta sa consulate para kunin ang bago kong passport. nag-renew kasi ako last time. then, uwi na ulit sa bahay. emote ulit. walang kasawaang nag-chat sa Pinas.

Dec 29, 2009 Tue- back to work. sobrang busy. year-end closing. nag-gala kami ni PC after work, madami na ciang kwentong naipon about her lovelife sympre :-)...ako naman, i needed a break sa pag-eemote. lol.

Dec 30, 2009 Wed- busy pa din sa work. last working day namin for this year 2009. after work kanina, dumiretso kami ng aking mga busmates/officemates/friends sa KFC-Karama para i-fullfill ko ang napagkasunduan namin dati. I will blog about this very very soon with working title My Promises. :-)

Ang bilis nang araw! Malapit nang magbago ang taon. Malapit na din dumating ang aking inaantay. :-)

"Dear Lord, I pray for his safe flight & enjoyable journey tomorrow. Please guide him. Please keep him safe and sound."

Happy Birthday Jesus!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

The Big Christmas Tree @ St. Mary's Church

"Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday to you."

Dear Jesus, we thank you for coming into our lives,

for always being there for us. :-)

Christmas 2009 (with my family in Dubai- Rm no. 1 Villa 7B)

lahat kaming mga housemates may participation
sa aming handa for the noche buena.

tuwing Pasko hindi ko maiwasan ang hindi malungkot

dahil sa sobrang pagka-miss sa aking pamilya sa Pinas.

dinadaan na lang namin ito sa pagkain at pag-videoke.

we're trying our best para maging masaya pa din, afterall

this day is not about us. Sapat nang si Hesus ang kasama

natin para maging masaya tayo. :-)

Ladies and Gentlemen presenting the housemates of Rm No. 1

with their specialties. :-)

1) Tita F- kaldereta; 2) Tita W-maker of special sawsawan.lol.;

3) Kuya J & 4) Ate T (ang mag-asawa)- lumpiang shanghai & crispy pata;

5) Ate A (pinsan ko)- fruit salad 6) JC (kaibigan ko)- carbonara

7) ako- spaghetti. :-) guest housemates: ID & RD- cassava cake thru Ate E.

Backstreet Boys in Dubai!

OMG! They're So Back! BSB, I Heart You! :-)

@ Palladium Media City, 17 Dec 2009

From L to R: Brian, Howie, Nick & AJ

It was a dream come true seeing BSB in flesh! Me & my barkada (since mid 90's) were such a huge fan. But it was only this time that i got to have a close encounter with them. (pasensiya na sa mga barkada ko sa Pinas, nakalamang ako..hehe). Whooaah, i can still feel the excitement..i'm so lost for words. :-)

I was with RS, my officemate/friend that night, she's such a BSB fanatic too. we really had a great time. our teenage years had come back all at once. all we can say is that our long wait is over & it's definetely worth all the wait! :-)

Note:
BSB's concert is the 1st international concert i attended. i was so determined not to let the opportunity passed. it's like i can move mountains just to see them. haha. :-)

Simbang Gabi 2009

Nagsimula na kanina Ang Simbang Gabi sa St. Mary's Church. Maswerte ang mga Filipino dito sa Dubai dahil na-oobserve pa rin namin ang ganitong tradisyon kahit papaano. Kaya naman kahit napakalayo ng aming opisina ay pinilit naming makasama sa selebrasyon na ito. Sama-sama kami nina PC, MG, CR- lahat mga busmates/friends ko. May usapan sila na kukumpletuhin daw nila ang 9 days. Ako, ayokong mangako muna pero ita-try ko ding makumpleto ito. ( isang beses ko pa lang nakumpleto ang Simbang Gabi, ito ay noong Christmas 2007 dito din sa Dubai)

Isang Filipino ang Kura Paroko dito sa Dubai. Siya ay si Father Tomasito. Napaka-effective niyang pari. Sa kanyang misa, lahat ay gising at siguradong tatawa. Hindi matatawaran ang kanyang sense of humor. Bagay sa kanya yung salitang 'simple pero rock' :-)

Pero kanina kahit nagpapatawa siya, tumimo sa puso ko ang sinabi niya sa homily:
"Tungkol sa pagpapatotoo or pagiging witness ang sermon. Meron ba daw long distance parenting? Paano daw magiging magulang ang isang tao kapag malayo siya? Naaalala daw niya sina superman, batman at iba pang superheroes. Lahat lumaki na wala sa piling ng magulang kaya daw nde nila alam paano magsuot ng brief. :-("

Parang maiiyak ako kanina. Naalala ko ang nanay ko na nasa Pinas. Naiisip ko kelan pa kaya kami magkakasama ulit. Miss na miss ko na siya. Gusto kong maging mabuting anak sa kanya. Gusto ko ako naman ang magsilbi sa kanya. Gusto kong ipakita sa kanya kung gaano ko siya kamahal.

For The Love of Music & Gift Voucher :-)

It was raining hard yesterday. But it did not keep us from attending a Music Survey at Rotana Hotel in Zheikh Zayed Road from 6:30 pm to 10pm. This is the 2nd time we participated in a music survey, the 1st was in 2008. My partners in this kind of crime were RS, JM & SB- all are my officemates.

We had really fun listening to almost 5oo songs. It's very easy, what we just need to do is rate the songs according to our taste of music. They provided a radio-like tuner to which we could crank it up if we really like the song and crank it down if we don't (ratings is from o to 100).

But what made it more enjoyable is that we get to expose to other nationalities. Out of 100 participants, only the four of us were Filipinos. I was surprised to know that other nationalities also love music very much like most of Filipinos. There was this one Lebanese guy who really got carried away by most of the songs like he's dancing & singing in his chair with feeling. Haha. We were laughing hard secretly while watching him. His favorites were that of Madonna's as in he knows all the lyrics! (kakabilib at kakatuwa siya, napasaya niya kami ng bongang-bongga.hehe.)

And of course, what motivated us evenmore to join is because of the gift voucher. Lokohan namin, we braved the rain for the love of music & gift voucher. hehe :-)

photo taken by RS at my office desk today

Thanks RS! (sobrang busy ako kanina)

From the survey, i heard the song of Beyonce's Sweet Dreams which is now my current favorite. :-)

Note: I will try to upload Beyonce's Sweet Dreams next time (sana matutunan ko na kung paano mag-upload dito). Meantime, may we always have sweet dreams or beautiful nightmares hango ito sa kanta. Wish ko talaga, sana ako ngayong gabi. I WISH! :-)

Thanks mp3codes.org! uploaded on 19 Dec 2009 @ 11:16 am kaya lang ayaw mag-play. :-(

When Love Begins...

It's 11:33 pm, just got home. After attending the 5pm mass at St. Mary's Church, i and a friend decided to go to Burjuman Centre and had our longest conversation about her LOVElife ever! I guess, this is a girl thing. We just love to talk about the feeling over and over again.



I already blogged her in my previous post. She's a friend who met her love and inspiration thru online chatting. And today, she confirmed that it is official. He is now her boyfriend. OMG! My reactions are a BIG WHATTTT!!!!!?!!! Followed by..Is this really happening to you? Then ended with...i just want you to be happy. :-)



I had a great time listening to her endless updates about her newfound love and inspiration. And for the very first time, i heard her sing a song "One Hello" . This is the movie soundtrack of When Love Begins played by Aga Muhlach & Anne Curtis, hence the title of this post. :-)



It is very rare to find TRUE LOVE here. In my statistics, there are more sad endings rather than happy endings here :-(. I told her this statistics. I know I'm so KJ but i want her to guard her feelings & to always be in control. My prayer is that she and her boyfriend would really be the ONE TRUE LOVE for each other.

She assured me that she knows what she's getting into. I need not worry for her eyes are open just like what i advised her. :-)


Disclaimer:
i hope this is not an invasion of your privacy, friend. i'll let you read this one day, just so you can tell me what is private or not. parang sobrang personal na yata ito. i made an effort naman i finished this post at 1:53 am . wala lang, anticipated appeal ko:-)