Pay It Forward

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I volunteered today and it felt good. As Filipinos, the Bayanihan spirit is something that we should take pride in. If only we'd all pay it forward in whatever way we can then we can definitely turn things around. I hope I made a difference today.

Wrong Send

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Shoot wrong send. I hate it when that happens. Worse part is, I didn't even know I sent the wrong message to the wrong person. I only knew about it when the person actually had the balls to ask/confront me about it. Oh crap. What do I do, right? Shempre nagpakahonest na ako. So now the cat is out of the bag and we're not exactly feeling friendly towards each other anymore. Surprisingly though, I'm not worried at all. In fact, I feel kinda unaffected. He has been acting like a jerk anyway. Therefore, I think the distance should do me good. I'm allergic to jerks. Turn off.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

As tweeted by Dj Mo Twister...

"Everyone, seriously, kuya Mo talking here. At least once in your life...EXPERIENCE A GREAT LOVE STORY. Not in the movies, live one."

Inspired

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I got the chance to attend Jim Lafferty's talk on Work-Life Effectiveness this afternoon. Jim Lafferty is P&G's soon to be retiring CEO. He is a good speaker with lots of interesting stories to share and experiences to learn from. I am touched. Cheesiness aside, I was even close to tears. I recommend everyone to attend his talk too - just to put life in proper perspective. I feel inspired now.

Side notes:

1. I'm swearing off Starbucks for the whole week. No more Starbucks for me until further notice - for the benefit of my health and wallet! Hehe.

2. Tomorrow's going to be a packed day. It's probably going to last until month end. Tons of work as in lots of deliverables/rush items. So what else is new? Finishing a ton of work the last two weeks only meant MORE work for me. At the office, when it rains...it floods. Buti nalang inspired na ako ngayon c/o Jim Lafferty. Lol.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Benches and pedestals aside hehe, I've been really productive the last two weeks despite my being a one woman team at the office. I gotta give myself a pat now hehe. And to top it all of, today, I finally got back to playing badminton again. Woohoo. It's been a little over a month since we last played. The challenge is actually dragging my lazy ass to play but once you get to the courts, it's not naman nakakatamad. Sarap maglaro rin talaga. It's actually a good way to be fit more than anything else. Now the next challenge is for me to keep this up week after week.

Busog

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner albeit it was just all me and my lonesome self. I had steak for dinner and Haagen Daz ice cream for dessert. Yummy. Thanks to Clarisse for marinating the steak. She tried to spice things up a bit by adding leeks to our usual marinate. It worked for me. I liked how it made the steak taste different. And of course, I love my coffee and strawberry ice cream. As recommended by Clarisse, I added Hersheys chocolate chips/bits (i.e., used for baking cookies) to my ice cream. Sarap and really good combo especially with the coffee ice cream. I recommend!

Little Things

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

It's nice to know that, other than family, I'm on somebody else's speed dial. Nakakataba ng puso talaga for lack of better English translation hehe. I got an unexpected call from someone today. He had good news and he just wanted to share his happiness. He trusts me daw. O ha. It feels so good to share in the happiness and triumphs of a friend. I'm genuinely happy for him that things are going his way right now.

But! I can't be quick to assume though. Who knows I might have been the 100th person on his call list diba? Lol. 

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Another long weekend to look forward to...

Yahoo! :)

Me like spur of the moment non-working holiday declarations. 

So there goes my incognito plan now...I don't think I can hide anymore. Ayayay. Good luck to me.

Random Thoughts

Thursday, September 03, 2009

1. I love Haagen Dazs ice cream. Saaarap. How can one not like ice cream?! Tell me. Tell me! Okay fine...medyo OA na. Hehe.

2. Buffet tomorrow at Makati Shang's Circles. Wahooo! Special 50% discount kasi but unfortunately, breakfast is not included. Sayang I was looking forward pa naman to having breakfast at Circles if ever. Oh well, some other time nalang.

3. I've been a one woman show/team since the start of the week and it's going to be this way indefinitely; other team members are on core and sick leave. I don't want to jinx it but so far things are relatively manageable. Well surprisingly. Don't get me wrong, there's still a ton of work to do; probably enough to last our team until next year. And of course, there are still issues - old and new alike but I remain unfazed. Buti nalang talaga kebs ako otherwise high blood na ako ngayon.

4. You can't please everyone. There will always be haters. Whatevs to haters. Bleh :P

5. I'm  going to be incognito this weekend. Read: invisible and unavailable.  

6. No more follow-up questions. Heck, I was just trying to be nice/polite bordering on T.H. na nga eh. Be a man. Step up on the efforts otherwise I'm already gone. Poof.

7. I don't want to force it. I don't want to try too hard anymore. I'm just going to leave it to the forces of nature. Steady lang. Go with the flow pa rin.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Sometimes it's better not knowing. Sometimes having too much info will confuse you even more or worse, hurt you. Ignorance is bliss.