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i'm trying to revive this blog. i don't want to make promises because i might not be able to keep them. but im really trying to make this blog come alive again.

for those who don't know, im back in the crazy world of pr/advertising agencies. i know that i told some of my friends that i don't want to work for one anymore after i got married. but this was the opportunity that came along so i grabbed it.

work has been... stressful to say the least. there's a lot of pressure but im coping...for now. hahaha. enough of the shop talk.

as an update, been married for 6 months and 6 days now. married life is a blast!!!! i love it!!! i enjoy doing stuff with edward. i enjoy cooking and taking care of him. i love it! love it! :D

this entry doesn't make any sense. so i will stop babbling already. ciao!

almost dead...

...my blog that is. a lot of exciting things have been happening in my life the past one or two months i wasn't blogging. i promise to tell you stories (lots of it!) after the holiday rush. and i promise to update this blog by then.

2007 proved to be a roller coaster ride. my 2008 will probably be tamer but still fun. 2008 will be a new beginning for me in almost all aspects of my life. so see you till my next blog entry.

but for now, let me be the first to greet: MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! spread the love & joy! mwah! :D

i'm just saying...

my random thoughts on the different issues the past few weeks

there is no contention that breast milk is the best for babies. but at the end of the day, it will boil to the mother’s preference. it’s her personal choice if she wants to breastfeed or not. no matter how much information you bombard her with (benefits of breastfeeding), she will decide whether to do it or not.

my prayers go out to the victims and their families of the recent glorietta 2 blast. their stories are all so familiar because i know that area by heart. that’s where i pass everyday just to get to mrt ayala station. if it happened early evening, i could have been one of the victims. again, my prayers go out to them.

(caution: local showbiz) if they claim that lolit solis has no credibility why go all out in defending themselves? if it ain’t true, then it ain’t true. you could have just issued one statement, shut up and moved on. then the issue could have died a natural death. face it like a man and don’t whine like a girl.

the president is doing her best to put her dirt under the rug. she pardons erap so people will not talk about and, hopefully, forget the zte-nbn deal, the P500,000 handouts, among other things. i wonder when she can keep it up. and i wonder how long people can bear with it.

it's halloween. it's time to scare yourselves of whatever ghost stories/experiences you may have or claim to have. happy halloween! enjoy the long weekend ahead! :D

last 30 days of singlehood

this website emailed today and reminded me that it's only a month left to my wedding day. how time really flies. it seems like it was only yesterday when edward and i decided to tie the knot and spend the rest of our lives togehter. it seems like it was only yesterday when we attended a wedding fair and got a really good deal on our wedding rings. it seems like it was only yesterday when we told our families and got mixed reactions about it... it just really seems like yesterday.

we encountered some setbacks and a lot of heartaches. but we are moving forward because we have each other and we have a very faithful God. di ba God is good? yes, God is good!!! we have witnessed that a lot of times especially in the last few months. we are almost near the finish line but we still need to prepare ourselves for more things to come our way.

it's the last 30 days of my singlehood, so im calling all my friends. let's spend some time before i get hitched. i'm open to lunch, dinner, coffee, isaw, movie or whatever. you guys know how to reach and find me. see you all soon! :D

happy & goofy together for 5 years

happy anniversary baby! it's been 5 freakin' years!!! and many, many more to come. thank you for everything. looking forward to growing old with you. two months na lang! yehey! :D mahal na mahal kita! mwah!

tough cookie

sometimes when you're wounded and beaten up real hard, you have to be tough. even tougher so as not to show any emotion or hurt. crying is not an option. you have to make the enemy believe that you are not affected even if deep inside you want weep your heart out.

*sigh* with puppy eyes

i saw crush at eastwood last night. yes, the crush i have devoted a few blog entries to. i was ecstatic to finally see him in the flesh. to my excitement, i tugged edward's shirt (with matching maraming hampas sa balikat) while saying the name of crush. the entire starbucks store probably heard me too. but i didnt care because i was too giddy and busy staring at crush as he passed by. edward even suggested that we follow crush so i could have my picture taken with him. i said no because i got so shy at the idea. it's one of the rare times i get shy. hahaha. he looked really cute and charming.

seeing him was like taking uppers last night. i was way too hyper, kulit and talkative. i was so happy of the thought of just seeing him there. i even had trouble sleeping. it's fun to have a crush and the feeling it gives you (knots in your stomach & all). and the best part of it is, i can tell my (soon-to-be) husband all about it. :D

i'm looking forward to the next time i see crush. and i hope that i won't be that shy anymore. ;)

better late than never

i've been tagged last month to share seven quirks or random things about myself. but i have been busy and lazy at the same time thus the late entry. so here goes the seven things about me. bow!

1. every time i have tortillos/chips as a snack, i dip it in my soda first before i eat it. it's like dipping pandesal in your coffee. this "habit" was picked up by my younger sisters too.


2. i always bite the drinking straw... unconsciously! any freudian explanation? :)


3. i am not (and never was) a demanding nor a jealous girlfriend. it's just not really my style. you can even ask my exes and edward on this. hehehe. edward said that i'm not demanding because i'm very independent. and for the jealous part, i just know what my worth is and know how to keep my man. that is real girl power for you! :D


4. i have the "talent" of listening to other people's conversations even if i'm busy doing my own thing (i.e. chatting away with my companion/s). edward told me that i can be a spy or something and maybe in the future, we can cash in some moolah from this "talent."


5. i have two dream jobs: a personal shopper & a housewife!


6. some of you already know this: i'm very, very ticklish (particularly my back, knees and feet) . i couldn't have a decent foot scrub/spa or any massage. i'm so ticklish that it gets irritating and frustrating! grr!


7. i don't know how to scream/shriek like a girl. you know, the high-pitched shrill sound girls make when they are excited, frustrated or angry. i can't do that ever since i was little.

rekindling a flame

it's uaap season again.

i get to see crush...

twice a week for 3 months.

sigh! si crush!

*dreamy eyes*

the drama princess is a year older

today marks my 28th year of existence in the world.

today is officially my last birthday in singlehood.

and today will be a blast! :D

this is not being demanding & selfish

when you spare few minutes for me, drop everything else and focus on me... and just me. those few minutes are supposed to be mine and mine alone so please give it to me 100%. because i really get offended when you don't.

walang atrasan na to!

so far, this is our biggest expenditure for the wedding. and probably the only big expenditure will have since edward and i are having a small, intimate civil wedding. don't they look amazing?? i can't stop staring at them. it's a replica of the tiffany & co. celebration ring i'm dreaming of.

we can't wait for the big day and start wearing this 24/7. a few more months left! konti tiis na lang as edward would say. :D

craving

i want some spicy tuyo from cafe bola partnered with big chill's avocado bliss! mmmmm.... yummy!!!

a really bad day

(an incoherent post)

i don't like disappointing people and, most especially, disappointing myself. i keep replaying everything in my head. i probably should have done this, should have done that to save it. but sometimes there are things beyond your control... no matter how exprienced you are in such department.

if i am to be blamed for this, i'll accept it. because i probably deserve it. and i hate myself right now. i feel that it's somehow my fault that it was lost. i know i have given it my best but i guess, my best wasn't good enough for them. but seriously, i don't know what more i could have done. i have given it my all.

i think it's also unfair to be judged solely on that "mishap" considering the rest of the things were done with flying colors. there's nothing else we can do. that's how they do things at the other side of the fence. we just have to accept it and face reality. and i don't really feel good about it.

highlight of the week

getting a press release approved by a specific government agency after 25 years?!!!!!? the 25 years is stretching it a bit but for all of you who have experienced the bureaucracy would know what i mean.

the thing is, i couldn't assert myself too much or pressure them to have the story approved. because i don't want to piss them off and delay the approval longer. it also doesn't help if they want to work in a turtle's pace. plus, the government agency is a client of my client and i don't want to get the ire of my client.

so for the last 2-3 weeks, i had to be really patient and nice to the said government agency. and yesterday, they finally decided to approve the story just in the nick of time. thus, making my client really happy.

if my client is happy, then i'm happy.

wedding vow to beat

from Grey's Anatomy Season 3 finale

PRESTON: "Cristina, I could promise to hold you, and to cherish you. I could promise to be there, in sickness and in health. I could say till death do us part. But I won't. Those vows are for optimistic couples, the ones full of hope. I do not stand here on my wedding day optimistic or full of hope. I am not optimistic. I am not hopeful. I am sure. I am steady. I'm a heart man. Take 'em apart, put 'em back together, hold them in my hands. So this, I am sure. You are my partner. My lover. My very best friend. My heart. My heart beats for you. And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this. I promise you to lay my heart in the palm of your hands, I promise you... me."

letting out some steam

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final four stage is set!

march madness isn't called as such for nothing. there are no "cinderellas" this year because all four teams deserve to be in the semis. march madness is really going to end with a bang! coz the big boys are coming out to play...

ohio state vs. georgetown

florida vs. ucla

now, place your bets... see how tough guys play with finesse ... and watch college ball at its finest.

in a previous lifetime...

rachael yamagata probably had me in mind when she wrote this line in her song, "meet me by the water":

please don't leave me standing with my heart in my hand. i can't last here. i'm breaking down.

hehehe. :)

to my "person"

remember that bumpy roads lead to very smooth highways and exciting joyrides. and may it be bumpy road or smooth highway, i will be your co-pilot or even the backseat driver that you need. i can even take the steering wheel and drive for you (yun nga lang wala akong driver's license. hehehe).

at hindi lang si san miguel beer ang kakampi mo. the "j" friend club mandaluyong chapter will always be here for you. even if you are "drugs" or not. hahaha.

soon enough, everything will be ok and you will be back to your old self. may it be the shiny happy person or your dark cynical self. either way, you are my person... and i am your person.

i love you... and remember that anything that doesn't kill you, makes you a better person.

*photo courtesy of fotosearch.com