Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies
Well, I'm all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream
So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
and wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree
Well heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
(there'd be)
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up christmas list
This is my grown up christmas list
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
I Heart Sandra Brown
I know this is kinda’ shameful but what the heck it’s the truth anyway.
My new household has been detached from the tube world for over a month now. Since we moved in, our bank account has been depleting we weren’t able to pay our bills particularly our cable. So, we’ve been missing a lot on our favorite cable channels and shows. Our television won't display anything even the local channels. I know my daughter really missed her doses of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel. For sure, my husband sorely misses Conan O’Brien or Jay Leno. And I’ve been dying to know what’s up with Project Runway or America’s Top Model or what are the latest features in HBO and Cinemax. We tried fiddling our two television sets to show at least abs or gma shows but it’s really not working.
So, what have we been doing the past month? Well, aside from listening to music non-stop, thanks to Sandra Brown for accompanying me all those “no-teevee days and nights”. I was in great company then and her stories never cease to amuse, amaze and struck me. My imaginations run wild when I read her novels and I get to apply it in reality (if you know what I mean hehe). Thanks to an officemate for the endless supply of S.B. novels… just imagine a sack of novels right beside her desk (I’m not exaggerating, it’s true).
This post is getting nowhere… just my way of updating this blog so it doesn’t get idle.
My new household has been detached from the tube world for over a month now. Since we moved in, our bank account has been depleting we weren’t able to pay our bills particularly our cable. So, we’ve been missing a lot on our favorite cable channels and shows. Our television won't display anything even the local channels. I know my daughter really missed her doses of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel. For sure, my husband sorely misses Conan O’Brien or Jay Leno. And I’ve been dying to know what’s up with Project Runway or America’s Top Model or what are the latest features in HBO and Cinemax. We tried fiddling our two television sets to show at least abs or gma shows but it’s really not working.
So, what have we been doing the past month? Well, aside from listening to music non-stop, thanks to Sandra Brown for accompanying me all those “no-teevee days and nights”. I was in great company then and her stories never cease to amuse, amaze and struck me. My imaginations run wild when I read her novels and I get to apply it in reality (if you know what I mean hehe). Thanks to an officemate for the endless supply of S.B. novels… just imagine a sack of novels right beside her desk (I’m not exaggerating, it’s true).
This post is getting nowhere… just my way of updating this blog so it doesn’t get idle.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Ngohiong
It’s so hilarious how a dinner club in the office called “Table 7” group could come up with a really, really funny song about the famous Cebuano spring roll “ngohiong”. You might wonder why… read the lyrics and discover.
Kaning kantaha namugna tungod sa usa binuang gikan sa akong amigo ug amiga. Dili pa unta hinog para mataw kaning mga pulonga pero tungod sa kanta nga “lingin” nga maoy nagsilbing giya sa mga huni nga panag-sa sa mangagi, nahuman koni kauban sa mga pulong ni Butod. -- Jeyd --
Ang among sud-an … ( ngohiong )
Sa bunta’g udto… ( ngohiong )
Sa gabii.. ( ngohiong )
Lami man tagamtamon
Kung ang bulsa kahilakun
Labi na’g ting bitay
Sa sweldo nga inatay
Ngohiong tanan…
Ngohiong pirme
Bisan si Moris
Paboreto kini
Ang among nawong
Mura naman ug ngohiong
Luoya pud entawon
Panganli nalang mi’g
“Mr and Mrs Ngohiong”
Maypa si Totski
Permi lang mag-bam-i
Mag-inun-onan,
Paresan pa gyud ug utan
Hastang lami-a
Kung inilog ang imong sud-an
Peru kami nga kabus
Ngohiong ra tanan
Ohhh.. ngohiong.. ngohiong
Pirme lang handumun…
Unsay naa sa ngohiong
Nga si Jeyd kusug mukaon
Bisan sa katihik
Pobre lang gihapon
Ohhh.. ngohiong..
Lami karon..
Lami ugma –lami kaunon..
Si Roel... ( ngohiong )
Si Malou.. ( ngohiong )
Si Rapeh.. ( nghoiong)
Si Erwin . ( ngohiong )
Pero every Friday
Sa table 7 kami sa pantry
Magdaug sa istorya
Si Jane ang bida sa green story
Segundahan pa ni Rapeh
Nga ang nawng murag inosente
Agik-ik nga katawa
Mulanog ang tingog sa mga bida
Ayaw kalimti…
Ngohiong ang storya ni-ini
Kaning kantaha
Nataw sa mga sungog ni jane ug tots
Sa ilang duha ka higala
Si Jeyd ug si Moris
Mga piking instik
Nga sa ngohiong
Nagka-amiga
Usahay mag-away pa
Kai ang sauce
Nakalimtan ni Moris ur da
Oh.. ngohiong ..
Ngohiong gamhanan ka!
Kaning kantaha namugna tungod sa usa binuang gikan sa akong amigo ug amiga. Dili pa unta hinog para mataw kaning mga pulonga pero tungod sa kanta nga “lingin” nga maoy nagsilbing giya sa mga huni nga panag-sa sa mangagi, nahuman koni kauban sa mga pulong ni Butod. -- Jeyd --
Ang among sud-an … ( ngohiong )
Sa bunta’g udto… ( ngohiong )
Sa gabii.. ( ngohiong )
Lami man tagamtamon
Kung ang bulsa kahilakun
Labi na’g ting bitay
Sa sweldo nga inatay
Ngohiong tanan…
Ngohiong pirme
Bisan si Moris
Paboreto kini
Ang among nawong
Mura naman ug ngohiong
Luoya pud entawon
Panganli nalang mi’g
“Mr and Mrs Ngohiong”
Maypa si Totski
Permi lang mag-bam-i
Mag-inun-onan,
Paresan pa gyud ug utan
Hastang lami-a
Kung inilog ang imong sud-an
Peru kami nga kabus
Ngohiong ra tanan
Ohhh.. ngohiong.. ngohiong
Pirme lang handumun…
Unsay naa sa ngohiong
Nga si Jeyd kusug mukaon
Bisan sa katihik
Pobre lang gihapon
Ohhh.. ngohiong..
Lami karon..
Lami ugma –lami kaunon..
Si Roel... ( ngohiong )
Si Malou.. ( ngohiong )
Si Rapeh.. ( nghoiong)
Si Erwin . ( ngohiong )
Pero every Friday
Sa table 7 kami sa pantry
Magdaug sa istorya
Si Jane ang bida sa green story
Segundahan pa ni Rapeh
Nga ang nawng murag inosente
Agik-ik nga katawa
Mulanog ang tingog sa mga bida
Ayaw kalimti…
Ngohiong ang storya ni-ini
Kaning kantaha
Nataw sa mga sungog ni jane ug tots
Sa ilang duha ka higala
Si Jeyd ug si Moris
Mga piking instik
Nga sa ngohiong
Nagka-amiga
Usahay mag-away pa
Kai ang sauce
Nakalimtan ni Moris ur da
Oh.. ngohiong ..
Ngohiong gamhanan ka!
Friday, November 03, 2006
Halloween 2006
The Halloween never slips by without me preparing for it. My husband has been creating a fuss about me so into it and spending so much. Hell, yes…I’ve been going Carbon to look for ukay costume to suit our theme. Our department had an LOTR theme so we decorated our cubes with the LOTR look. We turned our reception area into Helm’s Deep with a matching fortress made of old newspapers and used boxes. Our digital storage area was transformed into Mordor with Sauron’s eyes beaming just inches below our ceiling. Our boss’ desk was the Hobbiton which was kinda’ cute --- she declared herself “Froda Baggins – the Hobbit of Shire”. Of course, she’s the female version of Frodo hahaha. We also had Rivendell and the famous treebeard “Ent”.
Tuesday last week was the Halloween event in the office. Almost everybody came in with their Halloween costumes. I was supposed to be Eowyn – the Lady of Rohan but changed my mind since I looked more like Aaliyah of “Queen of the Damned” or Morticia Addam --- whatever you be the judge!
We also had so much fun dressing up our cubes. My boss was so much involved and brought almost her entire collection of antiques and candle holders to add a touch of spookiness in our decoration. There were areas in the office which were creepy I even had goose bumps whenever I pass the area. Our HR also cooked up some Halloween activities that our employees could enjoy during their breaks. It was so much fun. Hats off to them for doing a great job!
Our department also won the 2nd place in "Dress up your cube" contest so it was all worth the effort and sweat...till next year na pod!
Here are this year's Halloween pics...
Tuesday last week was the Halloween event in the office. Almost everybody came in with their Halloween costumes. I was supposed to be Eowyn – the Lady of Rohan but changed my mind since I looked more like Aaliyah of “Queen of the Damned” or Morticia Addam --- whatever you be the judge!
We also had so much fun dressing up our cubes. My boss was so much involved and brought almost her entire collection of antiques and candle holders to add a touch of spookiness in our decoration. There were areas in the office which were creepy I even had goose bumps whenever I pass the area. Our HR also cooked up some Halloween activities that our employees could enjoy during their breaks. It was so much fun. Hats off to them for doing a great job!
Our department also won the 2nd place in "Dress up your cube" contest so it was all worth the effort and sweat...till next year na pod!
Here are this year's Halloween pics...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Random Rants...
This is going to be a very long post…
We’ve finally settled in our new home --- though it’s still a total mess at this time. I don’t know but we kinda’ regret moving in the new neighborhood. It’s pretty scary --- we’re just a few meters from Taboan market and Pasil --- home of snatchers, hold-uppers, what-have-you’s. A lot of vehicles are passing by and honking noisily even past midnight without due consideration to people sound asleep. And yeah, I could still hear people talking outside and kids playing even when it’s already dark. We actually live in the “tabing ilog” and I could smell the stench from the river even with my runny nose. It really takes a lot of courage to be in this place. We’re giving it 3 months and off we go for the 6th move out plan.
But the house is more than okay. It’s a 2-storey apartment actually with 3 bedrooms. We have an enormous master’s bedroom with huge closet and a ready provision for aircon. We have a nice kitchen, laundry area, toilet and bathroom. We have a garage of our own. It’s a concrete house with tiled floors. It’s really pretty but I don’t wanna gamble our safety and security here. Besides, I don’t want my kid to grow up in this creepy neighborhood.
Another dilemma…
With all the dust and dirt brought about with our transfer not to mention the stormy weather last week, everybody in the house is down with fever, cough and colds. I, myself, am so allergic to dust and have been sneezing non-stop. Last Sunday, we brought Alex to Chong Hua’s emergency room because her fever’s soaring 38 – 39 degrees. I’m glad she wasn’t confined coz it would be another disruption from work for me and Earl. It’s already the 3rd day of her on-off fever and I have no choice but to bring her again to the hospital tomorrow for some round of laboratory tests. I’m exchanging shift with Herbelle just so I could be with Alex during the day. So, I’m on nightshift in the next two days until Sylvette returns from her leave…may God help me!
More challenges…
I’ve been terribly stressed out by my house helper’s attitude lately. I have always been nice to all my helpers from the day I started employing them but it seems that they weren’t appreciative or they’re simply dumb. And I guess I’m not just lucky with the helpers I’ve had.
The helper that I have right now is the “laziest” helper I’ve ever had. She doesn’t have any initiative and waits for me to keep on reminding/telling her “do this, do that” etc. The house is a mess and she doesn’t seem to care about the 1-inch dust by the window or the unpolished floor. She even has the nerve to just watch me clean the fridge. The kitchen has always been a clutter too and she seems to take her time before she cleans the dishes. I told her so many times to iron the clothes at least twice a week to save up on electricity but my words just landed on deaf ear. She would hurriedly iron our clothes before we could wear them to work. Today, while I was getting some little sleep to prepare for my shift, she was sleeping the entire afternoon while there’s a lot of fixing to do. I even cooked all our meals today. All these things just freaked me out and I couldn’t even yell at her. Why? Because I am afraid that she would do something to my daughter to get back at me. I wanted to scream at her. I wanted to fire her. But I know how difficult it is to find a helper these days and I know how hard it is not to have one. Work will be affected and I get to do the dirty job.
I already seek help from my mother of perpetual help to look for my helper’s replacement. I just wanted to get rid of this lazy employee under my roof.
On taking leave...
I hate this guilty feeling every time I went on a leave. It’s as if I owe my colleagues in Admin a huge favor. It’s really difficult to file for a leave of absence in my department. There’s just three of us to cover the 24-hour visibility and if one went off for a leave, the two will have to work 12 hours straight to cover for the 3 shifts. And as if working 12 hours straight will not stress the hell out of you…it will kill you slowly!
I still have almost 10 days of entitled leaves and I don’t know how and when I should use it considering we’re on the last quarter of the year. I don’t have the nerve to take a leave for one whole week --- I might get some nasty comments behind my back eh! But we deserve a break you know. It’s not always WORK, WORK, and WORK! We need to balance it off with respite and recreation.
I just took a 2-day vacation leave last week. It was more of a sick leave because I was totally stressed out with our transfer. I wasn’t even ready for Monday yet but then I have to because Sylvette also filed for a leave early this week.
I know I have to discuss this with out manager. We need to have a contingency on occasions such as this.Yeah...I hope we'll find a solution to this dilemma.
Well, that's it...I'm done with my rants and raves. I'm not always like this you know but sometimes it's not always boundaryless. There would come a point when you say "enough".
We’ve finally settled in our new home --- though it’s still a total mess at this time. I don’t know but we kinda’ regret moving in the new neighborhood. It’s pretty scary --- we’re just a few meters from Taboan market and Pasil --- home of snatchers, hold-uppers, what-have-you’s. A lot of vehicles are passing by and honking noisily even past midnight without due consideration to people sound asleep. And yeah, I could still hear people talking outside and kids playing even when it’s already dark. We actually live in the “tabing ilog” and I could smell the stench from the river even with my runny nose. It really takes a lot of courage to be in this place. We’re giving it 3 months and off we go for the 6th move out plan.
But the house is more than okay. It’s a 2-storey apartment actually with 3 bedrooms. We have an enormous master’s bedroom with huge closet and a ready provision for aircon. We have a nice kitchen, laundry area, toilet and bathroom. We have a garage of our own. It’s a concrete house with tiled floors. It’s really pretty but I don’t wanna gamble our safety and security here. Besides, I don’t want my kid to grow up in this creepy neighborhood.
Another dilemma…
With all the dust and dirt brought about with our transfer not to mention the stormy weather last week, everybody in the house is down with fever, cough and colds. I, myself, am so allergic to dust and have been sneezing non-stop. Last Sunday, we brought Alex to Chong Hua’s emergency room because her fever’s soaring 38 – 39 degrees. I’m glad she wasn’t confined coz it would be another disruption from work for me and Earl. It’s already the 3rd day of her on-off fever and I have no choice but to bring her again to the hospital tomorrow for some round of laboratory tests. I’m exchanging shift with Herbelle just so I could be with Alex during the day. So, I’m on nightshift in the next two days until Sylvette returns from her leave…may God help me!
More challenges…
I’ve been terribly stressed out by my house helper’s attitude lately. I have always been nice to all my helpers from the day I started employing them but it seems that they weren’t appreciative or they’re simply dumb. And I guess I’m not just lucky with the helpers I’ve had.
The helper that I have right now is the “laziest” helper I’ve ever had. She doesn’t have any initiative and waits for me to keep on reminding/telling her “do this, do that” etc. The house is a mess and she doesn’t seem to care about the 1-inch dust by the window or the unpolished floor. She even has the nerve to just watch me clean the fridge. The kitchen has always been a clutter too and she seems to take her time before she cleans the dishes. I told her so many times to iron the clothes at least twice a week to save up on electricity but my words just landed on deaf ear. She would hurriedly iron our clothes before we could wear them to work. Today, while I was getting some little sleep to prepare for my shift, she was sleeping the entire afternoon while there’s a lot of fixing to do. I even cooked all our meals today. All these things just freaked me out and I couldn’t even yell at her. Why? Because I am afraid that she would do something to my daughter to get back at me. I wanted to scream at her. I wanted to fire her. But I know how difficult it is to find a helper these days and I know how hard it is not to have one. Work will be affected and I get to do the dirty job.
I already seek help from my mother of perpetual help to look for my helper’s replacement. I just wanted to get rid of this lazy employee under my roof.
On taking leave...
I hate this guilty feeling every time I went on a leave. It’s as if I owe my colleagues in Admin a huge favor. It’s really difficult to file for a leave of absence in my department. There’s just three of us to cover the 24-hour visibility and if one went off for a leave, the two will have to work 12 hours straight to cover for the 3 shifts. And as if working 12 hours straight will not stress the hell out of you…it will kill you slowly!
I still have almost 10 days of entitled leaves and I don’t know how and when I should use it considering we’re on the last quarter of the year. I don’t have the nerve to take a leave for one whole week --- I might get some nasty comments behind my back eh! But we deserve a break you know. It’s not always WORK, WORK, and WORK! We need to balance it off with respite and recreation.
I just took a 2-day vacation leave last week. It was more of a sick leave because I was totally stressed out with our transfer. I wasn’t even ready for Monday yet but then I have to because Sylvette also filed for a leave early this week.
I know I have to discuss this with out manager. We need to have a contingency on occasions such as this.Yeah...I hope we'll find a solution to this dilemma.
Well, that's it...I'm done with my rants and raves. I'm not always like this you know but sometimes it's not always boundaryless. There would come a point when you say "enough".
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