Monday, September 25, 2006

BREAK MUNA... LOVENOTES

HAPPY Monday at ito na marahil ang pinakamahaba kong post.
Masyadong busy ang Monday ko… sobra! But thank God at na-manage naman nang maayos!
I’ll be out tomorrow, break muna! Uuwi ako ng province, miss na miss ko na kasi family ko, ‘yung dalawa kong kapatid, my mom and my dad, lahat ng pinsan ko, tito and tita at ang pakikipagkulitan ko sa aking lola!
Anyway… may iiwan ko mula sa lovenote’s ni Joe ‘d Mango. I admit na avid fan ako ng lovenote’s, every Friday, nakikinig talaga ako nito sa wave89.1, nagbabasa rin every Wednesday and Sunday sa newspaper, waiting na mabasa ang story ko… charing!!! Joke lang ‘yun ah!
Ito ‘yung story na narinig ko na at nai-record ko pa using Nokia 5510 (sad lang sira na ‘yung 5510 na mobile kung saan ito naka-record) at pagkatapos, accidentally, nakita ko pa sa net at 'di ko na lang maalala kung saang site.
Enjoy reading, ganda ng advice ni Joe. See you on Wednesday!
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Dear Joe,
It's been seven years since I met Marco, the man of my dreams. I was a high school senior and he was in college. He respected me, loved me, and took care of me. I thought things would be perfect for us, until one day Marco told me to forget him. I was shocked. Had I become a bad girlfriend? Then he confessed that his ex-girlfriend Marla was two months pregnant.
Joe, I never expected how much it would hurt. He married Marla and became a responsible father. Meanwhile, I graduated, moved on and went to the US.
Now it's been five years, and I'm back in my hometown. I looked for a job and met people. I actually met Marco once on the busy streets of Makati. We were both speechless. We had coffee, and I was excited to be with him again. Then I saw the wedding ring on his finger. It reminded me that he was already married. All he said was sorry. I looked straight into his eyes, and I wanted to scream and tell him how much he had hurt me. But his eyes melted my heart as and I felt instead like I wanted to kiss and hug him.
I asked him how he was. He told me he was fine, that he had one kid and didn't plan to have another. I was surprised when he told me the name of his daughter—it was my name. I was really touched and ended up crying. All these years, Joe, I thought I had moved on, but I was wrong.
He told me he loved me still. I never dreamed I would consider being a mistress. I could take him away from his wife but I couldn't take him away from his daughter. Now I'm so confused. I know which is the right thing to do, but I'm having a hard time ignoring him. I love him, Joe. I really do.
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Sincerely yours,
Kathy
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Dear Kathy,
There comes a time when the only way to love a person is not to love him at all. Marco sacrificed his own happiness for a responsibility he owed his ex-girlfriend and her child. His commitment to his responsibility outweighed his commitment to your relationship. But, as many would say, true love will always have a way of working its way back, no matter how long it has gone or how far it has been.
Marco said he still loves you. It is easy to blame him for leaving you. But he had his reasons and his reasons were noble. He had to sacrifice his own happiness for a child who is going to bear his name. That meant making a decision, and when he walked down the aisle with the mother of his child it also meant that he would not look back anymore.
When your paths crossed again, he saw what he missed. But marriage doesn't have any room for a second love. You have a place in his heart but not in his life now. That is the sad fact. And no matter how much love there is left in your heart, you will still have to be bound by reason and principle. As you said, you could never take him away from his daughter.
Kathy, not all fairy tales have happy endings. You have moved on and this brief interlude with a lost love should not keep you from going. Marco has his own life and family now. You could have a home in his heart forever but you should keep yourself from breaking into his real home. He belongs to someone else now, and you should, too.
Remember that no matter how long we have waited and failed, there will always be someone out there who will love us the way we want to be loved. There is always someone out there whom we can walk with and share our joys with. There is someone meant for us. All we have to do is believe that there is and give ourselves the chance to find it.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

PASS-IT-ON EMAIL

FEW weeks ago, nakatanggap ako ng email (siguro may nakatanggap na rin sa inyo ng email na ito) at sabi sa email, the system is getting too crowded daw, we need daw to forward the email to at least 20 people in able for them to find out which users daw are actually using their account. Kapag daw ‘di nai-send ‘yung email to at least 20 members, they will delete your account.
Hindi ko pinasa ‘yung email, dahil ‘di ako naniniwala. Kung totoo man, i-delete nila account ko, tapos gagawa na lang ako ng bago, da ba?! Pero sa tagal ng mga araw na lumipas, wala pa rin namang nangyayari sa account ko.
Bakit ‘di ako naniwala sa email?
Una… kapag ina-upgrade yung system, once na in-open mo ‘yung site, laging may advisory na ina-upgrade nila ito at nagso-sorry sila for inconvenience. At bakit sila mag-a-upgrade? Siyempre, para ma-accommodate nila ang dumaraming bilang ng mga members nito, da ba?
Pangalawa… they want to know daw which users are actually using their account. May goodness, naire-record nga ng system kung kailan huling nag-login ‘yung user, paanong ‘di nila malalaman kung sinu-sino ang gumagamit ng account… hmmm? Pati nga kapag may nag-a-update ng blog, nagagawa nilang itong ipagbigay-info, tapos para malaman lang kung sino ‘yung mga gumagamit ng account ay idaraan pa sa “pass-it-on email?”
Pangatlo… kapag may bagong feature yung system, ini-info nila mismo through email ‘yung mga members nito. So, bakit pa nila idaraan sa “email to at least 20 members” ang information na they want to know which users are actually using their accounts… da ba? Puwede namang i-email nila mismo ‘yung members nito, ‘da ba?
Anyway… twice kong na-received ‘yung email na ‘yun (mula sa magkaibang tao) pero parehong ‘di ko ginawa, and thankful ako dahil hanggang ngayon, active pa rin ang account ng sister ninyo.
If ever na totoo nga ‘yung email na ‘yun at after kong i-post ito ay bigla ngang na-delete ‘yung account ko… I’ll let you know ('wag lang sanang ma-hack ang account ko at biglang i-delete).
Regarding “chain” pa rin, uso rati ‘yung chain letter, tapos chain email (nagpo-forward din naman ako though 'di ako naniniwala). Ngayon, pati sa text mayroon na rin at madalas akong makatanggap, though I know na ‘yung iba, they don’t mean naman siguro ‘yung ipinapadala nila, probably, way din nila para ipaalala or magparamdam that they’re still there.
There was this incident na nakatanggap ako ng text saying mamamatay daw ako kapag ‘di ko nai-send ‘yun sa ibang tao. Napa-nyi ako nang matanggap ko ‘yun kasi, that time, I was sick… umabot ng 40 degrees ‘yung lagnat ko. Whewww… tapos nakatanggap pa ako ng text na mamamatay kapag ‘di pinasa ‘yung text.
Anway… ‘di ko ipinasa ‘yung text (and until now, am still breathing pa naman ang thank God). What is the connection of that text to my existence? ‘Di ko ma-gets ang logic! Nang dumating ako sa mundo, wala namang nag-text sa mother ko na nagsasabing ipapanganak niya ako at pagkatapos, through text din malalaman kung mamamatay na ako or whatever.
Hanggang dito na lang itong post na ‘to, wala na kasi akong idea kung paano ito tatapusin… hehe… see yah!

Monday, September 11, 2006

WORLD

Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spin it round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world
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Kaleidoscope World
Francis M

Friday, September 08, 2006

THE WEEK

Friday… may fingerband ako sa hintuturo at middle finger (feeling basketball player… astig!). Sumakit kasi bigla sila since Wednesday pa, and last night, ‘di ko na ma-tolerate ang sakit, kaya I decided na gamitin ‘yung fingerbands ko.
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What-a-week for me?!
Monday… na-stranded ako for almost two hours sa loob ng FX Taxi dahil sa lakas ng ulan. What do you expect ba sa Manila, especially sa Ubelt, konting ulan lang, my goodness, baha na!
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Tuesday… My Mom’s natal day! Naglipat din ako ng mga gamit ko rito sa office mula sa rati kong puwesto sa bago kong puwesto. Nilipat ‘yung computer ko (pati pictures ni Nyoy Volante… hahaha, crush na crush ko kasi siya, hanep kumanta!).
Hindi nga ako na-stranded dahil nakauwi na ako bago bumuhos ang pagkalakas-lakas na ulan, but sad to say… sa sobrang lakas ng ulan, bumaha na naman sa Espanya at ‘yun na, sumibol ‘yung tubig sa loob ng bahay, so no choice… me, Lenix at Jun-Jun — operation tanggal baha sa loob ng bahay and whew… 2:00am na kami nakapagpahinga (ngarag).
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Wednesday… Nag-start ng sumakit ‘yung right hand ko, mula wrist hanggang sa mga daliri, pero oks lang, nato-tolerate pa naman eh.
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Thursday… Dapat free day ko ‘to, pero dahil nga trabaho ng dalawang tao ang hawak ko ngayon, my goodness… 7 days a week na ang pasok ng lola mo… ang saya… huhuhu! Nakabenda na ang right hand ko (wrist) dahil sa sobrang sakit, hirap na akong mag-encode at magsulat pero pinilit ko pa rin… kailangan eh (‘yun nga lang, pangit ng handwritten ko).
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Friday… ‘Di na nakabenda ang wrist ko, ‘yung mga daliri na lang, ito na lang kasi ang masakit. At saka jahe… kasi amoy Salonpas right hand ko.
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Happy weekend sa lahat!

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!

SHE has an analytical, agile and a discriminating mind. A adept communicator. She is very industrious, methodical, efficient and stickler for detail — a great organizer!
She strives for perfection in everything she do. She also tends to be worrier. A reliable woman, a loving person, sensible, intelligent, caring, very down-to-earth. A protector and she loves us so much and I love her too! Who is she?
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My Mom!
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It’s her birthday today!

Saturday, September 02, 2006

THE TWIST... HAPPY WEEKEND, ANYWAY

PINALITAN ko ang background music ng blog ko, from I'll Be Over You ng Toto to Kiss from A Rose by Seal "you remain my power, my pleasure, my pain... baby," line from the song. Pinalitan ko rin ang background nito ng roses... but, masyadong gurly so I decided na ibalik na lang sa dating background... guitar!
Anyway... happy weekend! But what-a-week for me, why? Dahil maraming pagkakataon ng linggong ito na badtrip ako. May times na sa sobrang badtrip, parang gusto kong manapak nang walang kaabug-abog. Naroon din 'yung kapapasok ko lang sa office, sa sobrang badtrip, parang gusto kong bitbitin na lang ulit ang bag ko at lumabas na lang, umuwi at matulog. May pagkakataon din na sa sobrang badtrip, tinatamad akong magtrabaho... whewww! Pero 'di ko ginawa ang mga ito, responsable kasi ako sa trabaho (naks!).
Nabanggit o nai-post ko na rati na nadagdagan ang workload ko... trabaho ng dalawang tao ang hawak ko ngayon (suicide?) 'Di naman, naha-handle naman, hangga't kaya, go lang! 'Di tulad ng iba riyan na reklamador at kulang sa sistema!
Moving forward... uuwi na lang ako ngayon, bigla pang nag-iba ang twist ng mundo... a great ball of fire came down from the sky!!! (lupet). Nagkaroon ng aberya ang pag-uwi ko at regarding ito sa work, wherein I need to verify some stuffs and though na-verify naman, but still, dala ko pa rin ito hanggang sa pagtulog mamaya... pang-insomnia ba... I mean, 'di ako makakatulog kakaisip nito at 'di ito titigil na iikot sa utak ko kahit nanonood ako ng TV. 'Di ito mawawala hangga't 'di dumarating ang bukas, at saka pa lang ako makakahinga ng hayyyyy.... maluwag!
But anyway, despite of these kinds of incidents, thankful pa rin ako because am still breathing *smile*
O siya siya... happy weekend ulit!