anything goes..

ok..so this week has been a bit deadly so far but i'm still alive..deadly because i'm in the graveyard shift..that 's due to the bulk updates that's coming from my Dublin counterparts and they're pouring in like hell..lately, ive been wishing that a day would have 36 hours so that i can finish all my tasks..i'm very stuffy when it comes to accomplishing all my tasks but lately, I haven't been able to because i don't have much time..or so i think..blame it on all the emails i receive with big red exclamation points on them..which means they have to be attended to right away..

one more working day and i'll get to rest my head..

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enough about work..another thing that made my head spin this week was my daily ride..well, didn't really seem to mind before, but i just realized that these rides could sometimes get to you..last wednesday, as i was heading back home, i rode this tricycle which gives out a veeerrrryyy annoying sound/noice whenever 'manong' would slow down or make a turn..it's sooooo...grrrr! i would've shouted at the driver but i decided not to egg on my exasperation because in the end, i know that it won't make me feel any better..and i never shout when i'm angry anyway..

and yesterday, the jeepney driver's assistant wouldn't have given me my change if i haven't insisted..geez..he said that the fare is 10 pesos not 7 (jenny's-countryside)..i so much wanted to tell him "are you out of your freaking mind?" but no, i just told him "no, it's only seven pesos" and the driver agreed..same thing happened with the fx driver, tried to get 40 from me when it should only be 25..gosh, i am now starting to think that i'm really good at controlling my temper..

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I haven't cooked anything at home for this week..for whatever mysterious reason, i just can't seem to drag myself into the kitchen this past few days..i'm sooo damn tired..i miss vegetables..i miss cooking for myself..whenever i get home, i would just wash up and go to sleep..and when i wake up, i would take a bath and prepare for work..i guess when you're in graveyard shift and you're all alone at home, you just can't seem to have time to cook..because the time that you'd spend preparing your food, you'd rather spend it sleeping..

really guilty..

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good thing i have my WWF school tour..this time to Commonwealth Elementary School..it kept me sane somehow..and eventhough i'm so tired from work, the kids' laughter and liveliness gives me a different kind of energy that could get me through the day's lesson..

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a sad note though, my closest friends at work are going, going, gone..and it infuriates me when i think about who started it..it was all her fault..she's the only one to blame..i didn't know that people like her really exist..

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you may think this is a very silly thing but i did cry while i was looking at the pictures (yes, pictures not videos) of Michael Jackson's memorial service..yeah, i did cry..he made a big difference and he deserved all the love from his family, friends and fans..geez, i'm teary-eyed again..

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that's it for now..see yah later!

Saturday 9

1. What is your favorite 4th of July memory? (If you aren't in the U.S., then use your own national holiday.)
..that would be the Independence Day parade. When I was in elementary, I was part of the marching band (I play the lyre) and we march around the town in the scorching heat of the sun..and my dad would follow around, taking pictures of me and giving me cold soda after the show.
2. Do you consider yourself patriotic?
Yes, I do..

3. Do you like fireworks?
Uber! I used to watch fireworks display at MOA every Friday. Now, that I find it hard to go to MOA every Friday, I just watch recorded shows.
4. What are your plans for this weekend?
Should it be related to the 4th of July thing? Well, since it’s not the Independence Day here, I’ll just wait for fireworks display in YouTube.
5. Are you optimistic about the future?
Wow, this is getting deep..

6. Do you think everyone should serve in the military?
Oh no, don’t get me started on military service, PMA and all..no comment..
7. Would you support a constitutional ban on flag burning?
Yeah, why would anyone burn a flag?

8. What end of the political spectrum are you?
Uhmmmm…

9. Where do you get your news?
Newspaper and internet..

for my Ivan..

grateful by stacie_twirl featuring Kara Ross jewelry

Grateful for the day you called my name
Ever since you walked into the door, it's never been the same
Mornings are brighter now, I'm not afraid
I wake up each day with a smile on my face

Everything seems super now
Things are turning inside and out
With a new pair of senses to go year round
It doesn't even matter if I'm up or down

Blues are bluer, smiles are brighter
It shows a tear whenever I watch the sunset paint the sky
I don't even mind walking under the rain
I never laughed like this before and I'm gonna say it once more

I'm grateful..

Friday Fill-in

1. She had a great smile (Kristin Kreuk.)

2. Starbucks tumbler is by my side, always.

3. I know this: poems by Elizabeth Browning.

4. Stand still. (Look pretty.)

5. These words apply to me: precocious, preposterous, perspicacious..and oh, nutty as a fruitcake! Hahaha!

6. Yesterday afternoon, the sun was shining. (in Laguna)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being with Ivan and meeting our mountaineering buddies, tomorrow my plans include watching Transformers 2 with Ivan and buying a book and Sunday, I want to finish the 5K marathon!

Friday Question # 1

Are you a breakfast eater? If yes, what is your typical breakfast?


For me, that would be wheat bread with corned beef and mayonnaise plus cereal drink (sweet corn flavor) and orange juice..that's my typical breakfast..a grand one would be steamed rice with viand plus ripe mangoes and iced chocolate drink..milk tea (vanilla) would be great too..

The Triple Filter Test

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said,

"Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test."

"The first filter is TRUTH. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of USEFULNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

Replied Socrates "Well," "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

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guess who's back..back again..

cai is back..

tell a friend..

:)