quick lang, as usual

1. in two weeks, my life will change. so there.

2. i finished "pride and prejudice" this morning (yay!) and immediately (like wala pang five minutes) started reading "love in the time of cholera." and i couldn't put it down. GGM is just chock-full of rockin' imagery. page twelve na nga ako eh. hahaha

3. eerr all for now! see you around! :D

the chinese connection

because i had a sore throat i purchased a pack of pei pa koa lozenges last night to relieve my, uh, suffering. and guess what, they rock! *air guitar* i was sharing my joy (and the candy) to my wonderful seatmates. raf even commented that it sorta tasted like bigboy bubble gum.

we then began discussing anything and everything chinese. i suddenly realized that three of my closest closest friends are of that descent: dy, so chan, and lim. i even quipped that rubrico, with the right stress on the right syllable, would make my last name genuinely chinese-sounding. the joke didn't work

i remembered the time i slept over a classmate's place in binondo for a class project. the next morning her grandmother went in the room and spoke to me in pefect cantonese. i stared blankly. then again maybe my already small eyes were made even smaller because i just woke up. i apologized, in tagalog, and we both laughed.

i never even thought i looked remotely chinese. then again, mom is already half of it. i guess that would explain why another acquaintance from a communications seminar in college asked me if i was indeed chinese.

...all these, because of pei pa koa candy. haha!

what's on my mind these past few days

God is faithful, even in the littlest things.

 

 

 

...can you imagine how much more, in the BIGGER ones? ^-^

 

 

Jesus rocks!

bibliophiliaaaaaggghhh!

what i have been up to: BOOKS.  and here's what i am reading right now:

1. pride and prejudice - i'm sure you've either (a) read this in english class, or (b) watched the movie starring keira knightley. well, i did neither.  this book is something i am really enjoying right now (and i won't make kwento just so that you would too!). it's  exciting, kilig-inducing, downright funny, and super kulit all at the same time.

2. strunk and white's the elements of style - something i've had since my college freshman year and never got around to reading! tsk tsk tsk! the rules written in this book are really helpful and make writing so much easier. i actually grabbed my pencil and "agreed" with the authors on the page margins. it's a gold nugget for grammar geeks.

 

and then there's one book waiting for me: love in the time of cholera. i promised myself that i would not, WOULD NOT unwrap the plastic covering until i finished pride. it's still intact on my dusty bookshelf.  i'm excited to buy one hundred years of solitude too. gotta love book sales!

happy birthday!!!!!

sa mga sumusunod:

1. teena, who is one heckuva mother, professional, english speaker, beach lover, housemate, and sister. i wish i could post photos here so that people could see how beauty runs in the family . i hope you can read this, ate den. thanks for everything.

2. ate joe, thanks for being so helpful with the events ministry. for filling me in on all the stuff when i was just starting out! i really miss you guys.

3. sandy, one talented drummer, one funny writer (check out his blog), and one passionate guy. saludo ako sa iyo!

 

 

randomness yet again

1. lately i find myself writing about a myriad of topics. siguro kasi there are a lot more things on my mind, and a lot more things that i enjoy sharing.

2. chores can be fun! i missed yesterday's speed-walk and my sister teena, thankfully, reminded me that it was my turn to, uh, make lampaso. so there. lampaso-ing is a nice substitute for exercise.

3. been thinking about the team reshuffling, a.k.a. all of the agents in our account being re-assigned to different teams. i was majorly "bonding" with my current teammates earlier today. i'm really gonna be missing them like heck.

4. i don't know how to use friendster anymore! for the longest time i was trying to figure out how to upload photos innit! hahaha! i've gotten so much used to multiply na kasi. what fun.

5. the past really can be funny.

things to be thankful for

1. exercise! this morning i speed-walked at the ball court behind our house for ONE HOUR. whew! best part is, i got a dose of morning sun and fresh air! panalo.  i am so thankful my left ankle is so much better!

2. lessons! in terms of the relationship department. and i quote from one of the people dearest to me, "a relationship is not a one-way street." simple as that.

3. daddy! got to meet up with my dad earlier this week. dad and i hardly see each other now that he lives in baguio, but he made baba (sorry i don't know how to english this ) for business. daddy lent me a book and some strawberry jam. funny how dad still calls me "little girl" at twenty-two years of age. hehehe

4. grace at the workplace! somehow my job isn't as BAD as i initially thought it was. i've been whining about it incessantly for the past few months, and somehow i've begun to appreciate it! i remember what Paul said: "i have learned to be content whatever the circumstances...i can do everything through Him who gives me strength." o di ba?  sometimes i find it difficult to detach myself from discomforts that plague me, but at the end of the day it's bestest to just smile and be thankful.

5. fellowship! many of you guys, my friends, are just wonderful! i love you!

6. multiply back on convergys IT! yaheeeeey! wala lang.

7. the talents inC arts & media summit! which was held last monday and i honestly had no idea that such an event was happening that day! napadaan lang ako, literally. and i so loved, enjoyed, and learned from it.

 

i am so looking forward to another great week!