Me & 'Bunso' in Dubai!

photo taken 10pm today at Union Square Dubai Metro Station

That's me & my little brother! We have tons of pictures together here in Dubai but a back pic is almost impossible to happen. That's why this photo is very special to me. The man who took this picture was surprised when we flaunt our back to him. He's actually waiting for us to atleast look at the camera. Thanks again for this pic.:-).Very funny, how silly i can get just so i can post a pic of me & my brother in this blog.

Regulated Post...

Lately, i find myself having lot of things in mind that i wanted to blog about but always end up with nothing. There are a lot of BIG things happening that are directly and indirectly affecting me but can't freely write about them. In my assessment, the issues were too sensitive especially to those people involved (mostly closed friends and family) that i choose to keep them private as much as I can.

I've been stressed out thinking about all these. In fact, for the very first time here in Dubai i seriously plan to seek doctor's advice about my health condition (it's supposed to be today but decided to pospone it to next week because of JY's birthday). I realized that that these were too much for me to handle and I can't do everything all at the same time. I was trained to be a fighter & a responsive person. I will do whatever it takes to help everyone i love. Right now, myself is telling me that it's okay to take a break from all these stresses. But how can I do that when all of them is actually counting on me. I can never give up on them.

Gaano Kita Kamahal?...

Labing-limang taon na ang lumipas nang mawala ka sa aking buhay ngunit kailanman hindi ka nawala sa aking puso at isipan. Ang iyong alaala ay lagi kong dala-dala kahit nasaan man ako. Ang iyong mga pangaral at turo sa akin ay aking isinasabuhay. Gusto kong maging proud ka pa rin sa akin gaya nang dati.


Nagpapasalamat ako sa ating Panginoon at binigyan niya ako ng lakas para malampasan ko ang sakit at hirap ng iyong pagkawala. Alam kong masaya ka na sa kinaroroonan mo ngayon kapiling ng ating Maylikha.


Miss na miss na kita. Miss ko na ang paglalambing mo sa akin tuwing may sumpong ako. Miss ko na din ang paglalambing ko sa'yo pag meron akong gustong makuha. :-) Gusto kong malaman mo na mahal na mahal kita at hinding-hindi magbabago ito lumipas man ang napakadaming taon.

"'Tang, thank you for being the best father to me. i love you and i will always do for the rest of my life. i miss you so much." - from your favourite daughter (i'd like to claim the word favourite; i was a daddy's girl)

Note: Today, 25 Jan 2010 is the 15th death anniversary of my beloved father. We lost him in a car accident in 1995. My life has never been the same without him. I miss him so much but life must go on. Let us show our love to our parents now, while they're still with us, before it will ever be too late.

I'm Burning with 'Fireflies'...:-)

Eventhough my workplace is really far from where i live ie. almost 2-hour drive, i do not get bored during this long trip. My busmates/friends are really cool and friendly. We are invading the bus after office hours (talo namin sa kaingayan ang mga indian pag uwian..hehe) The atmosphere inside is always fun and alive from our workplace 'til the last destination. :-)


But in the morning, everyone's asleep. Since i don't feel like sleeping in the morning, i read books or listen to my iPod . I have finished reading 6 novels inside the bus! (i'm not yet addict in blogging during this time) When i became a blogger (feel na feel...hehe), i'd started to sleep late at night so the tendency is i feel sleepy the next morning (but still, i don't sleep except one time when i blogged 'til 3am.) What i'm doing instead is i'd put my headset on, turn on my radio phone, tune in at Virgin Radio station 104.4 & just close my eyes. Kris Fade (i thought Kris surname was Spade..hehe corrected on 06/03/2010) & Chad are just so charming DJ's (i'd happened to meet them in person @ BSB's concert last Dec 2009).

So much for the introduction. I just want to blog the song "Fireflies" by Owl City. I've heard it couple of days ago. And I'd like it since then- my current favorite. :-). I plan to upload the song here in my blog soon. I hope i would be able to do it this weekend. Meantime, here's the lyrics of Fireflies. i just love it. :-)

Owl City - Fireflies

You would not believe your eyes

If ten million fireflies

Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems



'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance


A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep


Leave my door open just a crack

(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep


To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell


But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep


I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams


acknowledgement: thanks to http://www.elyrics.net/ for the lyrics & to MP3-Codes.com! (after countless experiments, i successfully uploaded a song. yippee! 22 January 2010 :-))

With Full Of Conviction...

After my unsuccessful attempt of having a date in 2009, i told my friends/busmates it's about time that we need to put it to rest and move forward. I do believe if it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. Everything happens for a reason. Do not worry about me for i'm enjoying my life as it is. My family and friends are worried, 'kawawa daw ako pagdating ng araw'. Hindi naman ako naaawa sa sarili ko. Trust me, i won't let that happen to me.

These are what i hope & wish for if ever i would become a 'matandang dalaga'. Sana maging masayahin akong tao, wag sana akong maging masungit. gustuhin sana ng mga kapatid ko na kasama nila ako, matanggap sana ng aking nanay at mga kamag-anak ito and above all else, wag sana nila akong kawaan. hehe.


There is nothing wrong with being single. We can still live happily in this world. Remember, happiness is a choice. It's how we make it. :-)

The Ones I've Been So Grateful Of....:-)

I am not that friendly. But I am so grateful that I have been blessed with so many good friends wherever i maybe. This is the reason why i got no problem transferring from one company to another here in Dubai (my current job is the 3rd one), because i know i can always found friends anywhere. I feel so lucky for i always found the good ones.



In Chronological Order:
1) During my Childhood days- JS, SC, CP, CB, JS
2) During Elementary days- RM, LM
3) During highschool days- RL, MM, RG, MD, OR plus all other classmates i became friends with when we organized our first reunion in 2004 ED, AB, MM, LP, RLB, RM, MMB
4) During my teenage years- blogged them in my Oct 22, 2009 post. one of them is AB who tagged me as his bestfriend.
5) During college days- MC who likes to call me 'best' short for best friend, A, G, R, D, Y, M, another A, & all other classmates who are in my FS. :-)
6) During review classes- a group of friends from Tarlac MM, C, S & M; R from Cavite.
7) While working in the Philippines- the F4 (me JC, ID & PC) SP, LS, CI, F, L, B & all other officemates
8) In my 1st month in Dubai- CK, MP
8) In my 1st company in Dubai- LS, J & all other officemates
9) In my 2nd company in Dubai- The Jamdabarkads; included here also is a friend who decided to breakaway from the group. i really hope it's only temporary.
10) In my 3rd company in Dubai- classified as my officemates- RS, SB, JM, EV, CM, JC, JF, EA; busmates- PC, EG, CR, MG, VT, EA, RE, NS, JR & many others.
11) In blogosphere- i really want them to be part of my list- LordCM, Chookminder and other bloggers who i always visit nowadays like i'm their 'good friend'.


Thank you so much for being a part of my life. Thanks for the memories. Thanks for more future memories together. :-)

There She Goes (Again)...

Someone made me happy today. In fact, I still have that smile in my face while writing this. My tita MG is the one responsible! Tita MG is one of my favourite titas (from mother side). She's very fun-loving and easy to be with. She's very eloquent and can be a PR manager. In fact, she was the campaign manager of my Tito (her brother) when he run for councilor in our town the last election (much to her delight, he won). She's very good at it. This might also be the reason why she's very successful in her chosen field. She's a self-made woman. She's an entrepreneur at the same time a good wife and a good mother. She's one of those few that i look up to.

I am definitely close to my Tita MG. She's really very kind to me and to my mother. She's always there for us most especially during the hardest time of our lives ie. when we lose our father. She had helped us emotionally and financially. I'm just so grateful that i have her in my life.

Before I left for Dubai in N0v 2005, i treated my mom to a Boracay trip since i had a free tickets from my previous company-an airline company. My tita MG even joined us in that trip. Her first time away from her family yet she went with us all the same for the love of me. :-) (sabi niya ito sa akin..hehe). I would like to add, that trip turned out in the end to be an all-expense paid vacation courtesy of my tita MG. She's really so generous to me and to my family.

I so love my Tita MG! I bought her a priceless watch as pasalubong when i had my vacation in the Philippines. I can't buy for everyone so i asked her to keep it as a secret (to avoid selosan sa ibang titas). I can always drop to her house or anywhere she is whenever I feel like it. Her door is always open for me. But there is one thing i'm not comfortable about her, she's a match-maker. She probably matched all my then single cousins to her 'contacts'..haha..i joked her one time, let love comes naturally in our heart, wag pilitin. She answered, she's just guiding us and trying to clear our way towards it. She knows my position to her match-making, the reason why she never matched me to anyone. Much to my pleasure. :-)

And so i wonder yet so happy when i got a text message from her today. Her very first text message since my vacation in May 2009. Her message goes like this (translated in Tagalog):

"hi tin, musta ka na? si tita mg mo ito. meron akong ipapakilala sa'yo. sige na, para pag-uwi mo meron ka ng prince charming.hehe...si atty jq...reply ka ha..mis u."

I had really a good laugh in her message. There she goes again, that's all i can say. :-)