I wish you listened when i said " I never told anyone that before".

letting someone in means abandoning the walls you took so long to build....

Most of our life is a series of images. They pass us by like towns on the highway. But sometimes a moment stuns us as it happens. And we know that this instant is more than a fleeting image. We know that this moment, every part of it, will live on forever....

It's amazing how someone can break your heart, but you still love them with all the little pieces.

 

I really thought i was tough enough, brave enough to move on...when you left i was really hurt, i hated you even cursed you..I'm no saint not to do that. The pain was deep and it cut right through me. Before you, I lived my life 'safely' with walls so high,so thick..that no one could climb up my safe zone and hurt me, i built those walls so that if i  feel hurt is coming my way i have a place to fall back on and live my life unhurt,unfazed..I don't wanna get hurt, im tired getting hurt all my life i've been hurt... so dont blame  me if i built this walls...With you, I broke down the walls, let you in my life...a life that i never let anyone in...I was being me to you,coz i trusted you that much and believed in you...Now, Im shattered into broken pieces, the walls are gone and I'm building it up again Yes!Higher..Yes!Stronger...you taught me this..taught me how to love with all my heart..but you also taught me too how it felt to be hurt...the painful part is I love you still..maybe this is how love is supposed to be.....

 

 

I love

to see the ocean's beauty
And the moon that shines above
Alone in the sand lookin at the stars
Wishing someday I would find true love

Wouldn't be nice to see the morning
With the one you love the most
Wouldn't be nice to say goodnight
To the one you hold so close
To your heart, to your heart...

The wind that blows the dove
Is the wind that blows my love
Hoping to find its way to you
Wherever you are

I love to sit in fields of green
Looking deeply thru the sky
Watching birds as they flap by
Hoping someday faith will bring me true love

Wouldn't be nice to hold someone
So dear, n near your heart
Wouldn't be nice to hear those words
I love you, from the one
That you love, that you love

The wind that blows the dove
Is the wind that blows my love
Hoping to find its way to you
Wherever you are

The wind that blows the dove
Is the wind that blows my love
Hoping to find its way to you
Wherever you are

I love to see myself one day
In the arms of someone
Who will share her life with me
Selflessly, someday you will find your way,
To me . . .

The wind that blows the dove
Is the wind that blows my love
Hoping to find its way to you
Wherever you are

The wind that blows the dove
Is the wind that blows my love
Hoping to find its way to you
Wherever you are, Wherever you are

 

 

Thanksgiving Dinner: Purple Feet

Thanksgiving day. Because it fell on a Thursday and usually everyone in the clan is so busy on a Thursday so we decided to eat out instead for Thanksgiving dinner instead of the usual someone-will-host-the-Thanksgiving- dinner thing (this year no one volunteered, so we all decided to eat out). I really don't know who suggested to dine in Purple Feet, forgot to ask, everyone was so busy catching up with everybody. I used to live in Makati but never tried this place before.I haven’t heard of the place yet previously and it was such a pleasant surprise to discover a new place which looks like a cafe from the Napa or Hunter vineyards. Purple feet is run by Chef Marco and a group of chefs originally from Sofitel Hotel.

Shellfish bisque with Ginseng and Uni foam – I liked the bisque. I can distinctly taste the seafood. This is definitely not a watered down version of a bisque. It was thick and rich and a nice bread roll would go well with this soup.

Shellfish bisque with Ginseng and Uni foam – I liked the bisque. I can distinctly taste the seafood. This is definitely not a watered down version of a bisque. It was thick and rich and a nice bread roll would go well with this soup.

Pan Seared Scallops & Prawn on wild mushroom molded spuds with Armoricaine Absinthe dressing and caviar – The scallops and prawns were nicely done. The spuds were interesting. I didn’t pick up immediately that they were potatoes since they had a different texture to it. Nice but I was looking for a more mushroomy flavor on the spuds though, took antihistamine after dinner, im allergic to mushrooms.

Oyster Palate served five ways - I can’t find my picture on this! I remember the oysters prepared with an Asian influence. There was soy sauce on one, wasabi on another and a fresh one. Nothing mind blowing which is why I probably don’t remember this.

Tenderloin of beef wrapped in Pancetta served with Foie gras, Uni Risotto and a rich Truffle Foie gras sause - This is a winner. The sauce on the beef is made of foie gras, truffles and porcini mushroom giving the sauce it’s rich and full flavor. 

Rack of lamb on strawberry truffle chutney and uni risotto – The strawberry chutney gave a nice tangy bite to the lamb. The lamb was perfectly cooked, tender and not overdone. The uni risotto was a bit undercooked though.

Trio of chocolate : Strawberries coated with nutino, Molten dark chocolate cake, Port dipped dark chocolate truffle - I literally closed my eyes after having my first bite of the molten dark chocolate cake. The cake had a crispy shell with a soft inside and molten chocolate in the middle. The chocolate just rolled off my tongue. The dessert trio were heaveny and the perfect way to cap off a good meal.

Honey Lemon Mint Champagne Sorbet 

Coffee - By far the best flat white I had in the metro. Vittoria beans is used and the coffee is strong, full-bodies and full of arome. I would go to Purple Feet anytime just to have a cuppa!

Purple Feet is such an enjoyable place to go to. I like the laidback charm accompanied by quality food. It would probably have one of the most extensive wine list in the metro having wine depot as its cellar! I thought my meal was value for money. For Php 1,900 I had an excellent 7-course meal which came with wine pairings for every course! This meal would probably cost Php 3,500 in another place. I’m definitely coming back.

PurpleFeet
Wine Depot
Reposo Street
Makati City

Any time you see more negative than positive, check your own heart....

 

I believe...that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become

I believe...that no matter how good a friend is they're going to hurt you every one in a while and you must forgive them for that

I believe...that just because someone doesnt love you the way you want them to, doesnt mean they dont love you with all their heart

I believe...that its taking me a long time to become the person i want to be

I believe...that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.It may be the last time you see them

I believe...that either you control your attitude or it controls you

I believe...that money is a lousy way of keeping score

I believe...that sometimes when i am angry i have the right to be angry, but i dont have the right to be cruel

I believe...that it isnt always enough to be forgiven by others, but to learn to forgive yourself

I believe...that no matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesnt stop for your grief

I believe...that the people you care most about in life are taken away from you too soon

I believe...that life is more precious than money will ever be able to be


Any time you see more negative than positive, check your own heart !x!

Happiness, Sadness,Vanity, Knowledge,Richness....TIME.

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness,Vanity, Knowledge and all of the others including Love.However, one day it was announced to the couples that the island would sink, so all the feelings prepared their boats and left. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to stay until the island started sinking. When Love was almost sinking, he decided to ask help. Richness was passing by Love in a beautiful boat. Love said "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No. I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by, "Vanity, please help me!" "I cant help you Love. You are all wet and can probably damage my boat," Vanity answered.Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh .. Love, I am so sad that I prefer to go alone!" Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not listen when Love called her!Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elderly. Love became very happy that he even forgot to ask the name of the elderly.When they arrived to the other side, Love asked Knowledge who was the elderly. "It was Time." "Time? But why did Time help me?""Because only Time is capable of understanding such a great Love."

The Legend Among the Manila Burgers: Ranchero Burger by Tropical Hut

It's no Wagyu, but Tropical Hut's Ranchero Burger is delicious in its own right. At Php99 for the meal (comes with regular fries and a drink), this big burger generously layered with iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber, mayo, and for good measure, a fried egg, sandwiched in a soft sesame seed bun is most certainly a bang-for-the-buck good deal. Luckily, there's  Tropical Hut fastfood joint in Robinsons Galleria. Ramsy our IT Specialist likes ordering this burger for lunch and it pretty much could sustain him for the whole day.

Tropical Hut  hamburgers made it pretty big long before Jollibee and McDonald's came into the local scene. An uncle of mine who migrated to the US in the 70's came home to the Philippines a couple of years ago and the first thing he asked for was a Tropical Hut hamburger. Nothing like a visit to Tropical Hut to make you feel like home.

Tropical Hut Hamburger, Robinsons Galleria   

G/Lvl. Robinsons Galleria, EDSA cor. Ortigas Ave.

Quezon City, Metro Manila

(02) 755-8000

The Real Love that Everyone seems not to understand...I know they do THEY just dont want to...

Love isn't what your friends or family think; it's what you think. Love isn't anyone else's problem but the people’s in love. Love isn't based upon sex. Love is based upon two people who are exactly alike. Who needs money or cars when you have love? A relationship isn't perfect; it has its good times and its bad times, and when you argue, you make up no matter how bad it is. Cheating is forgivable, but if you love the person like you say you do, there is no reason to cheat because they are the only person you need. Love is forever even if you break up; if you loved the person when you break up, you still will. Love isn't about age; age is just a number. It's about how you treat each other, not how old they are. Love hurts and sometimes relationships don't work out and you will cry, but you will find true love one day. You'll never know when love is going to hit you, and when it hits you, it will hit hard. Once it hits, it’s hard to get back up again. Love hurts, but it's worth the pain.

POST JAPAN TRIP SYNDROME: Kozui Anmitsu Addiction

With the love affair I’m currently having with Kozui Anmitsu, I just have to post a picture of the Kozui Anmitsu Php150. I have had it four times in two weeks and believe me, I live far from Quezon City!  I drive all the way just to have my Anmitsu fix. Anmitsu is basically Japanese Halo-halo and you can have strawberry, mango, taro or melon. I have ordered Melon Anmitsu for the past four times. The melon anmitsu has melon slices, yam (which I totally love!), dango balls ( better version of galapong), pink mashed azuki beans and topped with really really good soft serve green tea ice cream.

Kozui
258 Tomas Morato St.
Quezon City
Tel: 413-2705

I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

♥

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. 

♥

I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. 

♥

I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. 

♥

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back. 

♥

I’ve learned that whenever i decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. 

I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.

♥

I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. 

People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. 

♥

I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. 

♥

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

♥

Hole in the wall Korean resto in Malate: HOA ROA 92

If you’re in the mood for Korean food  then Malate is your best bet in finding one. Korean restos sprout out within this area like lechon manok during its heyday. A lot are Korean owned and hopefully this lends to the food a more authentic taste.

I liked how the Korean restos had such catchy signboards. There is a Mr. Moo and a Mr. Chicken signboard.

We opted for this Korean restaurant along J. Nakpil street just because…

it looked really cool! There were this strange exhaust fans hanging out from the ceilings. You can pull them nearer to the bbq pan while meat is being cooked to absorb more of the smoke.

The place made me feel that I was in Korea actually. The customers coming and going were all Korean and the menu was even in Korean.

One thing we found initially strange about this small Korean restos was that there is a mininum order per table of Php600. The Mr. chicken signboard across the street also offers the same minimum Php600 deal. Quite expensive for 2 people but our curiosities have been piqued enough by these small restos and we decided to give Hoa Ro a try.

I understood why there was a minimum order per table after the free appetizers were served. The appetizers were a *lot*. It’s more than any other Korean resto I’ve been to in Manila. Aside from the standard kimchi, potatoes and spicy pickled vegs, there was also a sweet corn and cabbage dish and two types of soup which were very nice. The appetizers were a meal in itself!

Doi Ji Gal Bi Gui Php300- grilled boneless pork ribs marinated in soy sauce

Gal Bi Sal Php350 – beef marinated in soy sauce

Unfortunately, I think the appetizers were the best part of the meal =). The meat were very very tough and chewy. My jaw actually ached from chewing on the meat after some time.

Ba Ji Rak Kal Kuk Su Php250 – Kind of like our halaan (clam shell) soup only with noodles and some veg. Refreshing but not something I would go out of my way to have.

Summary : Our first Korean hole in the wall foray turned out to be a disappointment but there must be a better one in the area with so many Korean restos! So I would continue to eat on…

The trend with these small places is to offer just a few items on the menu. With Hoa Ro, we had actually ordered 90% of their menu already =). It was just around 5-6 items to choose from. There is also a minimum order per table which seems to be in the Php600 area so that they could offer unlimited appetizers which their largely Korean customers are used to.

Hoa Roa 92
640 J. Nakpil St. Malate Manila

My most painful blog ever...wrote this very short entry for a week....

I am moving on.

I will try not to think of you when i wake up in the morning and ask myself if somehow you are also awake. I have my own life to lead and my whole life to think of. No I won't even think of you while i'm eating my lunch wondering if you're doing the same thing, because sooner or later i know you will.

NO, never again will i go to the comfort room and lock myself in just to have some privacy to piteously think of you, cry, sing or do some silly things because of you. And NO, never will i again think of you last when i go to sleep. Sleep is my only rest, so please don't plague me in my dreams.

I AM MOVING ON.

I'll try to wake up in the morning and smile and think not of why you left but that once that you stayed. And if i feel the need to cry, it will not be for the future that we could have, not for the regrets that i have nor the anger that i feel, but i will cry because of a love that i never was able to share with the only man I felt it for. I will not cry for the love that was lost, and not for who left.

I will give my affections to any human being who is in need of it, but not my heart because i am still trying to get it back from you.

I'll try to hold back the tears when i think of you. I'll just try to smile.

I AM MOVING ON AND HOPING THAT THE NEXT THING WOULD BE LETTING GO ='c

Welcome to my Rat hole!

Welcome to my rat hole! That's how i call my office, well generally my work. Its a rathole in there, literally its kinda dark because i installed dimmers i don't like working in too dark spaces my eyes hurts staring in the light reflections in my screen.  Let may give you a tour... lets start with the emblem at my back, thats the name of the firm i work for, JACTS, well its the initials of the partners who owns it, then the huge chinese chartacter, that means LUCK..we always hope for a good luck...next, at the back of my office chair in the left corners is some ecorative plants, well thats plastic but looks so real, i dont know where the interior designer got that..below the flower arrangement is a pic of someone (dont really wanna talk about now, anyways this pic was taken during our brighter days, but when this blog is published its still there, i guess will always be there)...next, is those stacks of paper well those are billing and payroll reports from the stores we manage, all are arranged on which is which is to be done first...as you can see its along line.you have to finish the whole parade of reports by 6pm...and then in the right side is thermal tumbler, in the morning that contains ice water to perk me up/ or vit water...and in the afternoon 'taho'...the black door like thing in the wall besie the thermal tumbler is a vault or  a secret door...joke!its a vault..and then my office chair, bought it in dimensione...its nice..it doesnt give me a dreaded back ache..then my office table..well that laptop is the main event there!lol...thats my main work horse...if the hard drive of that thing goes down, i dont know what will happen thats why now i bought a back-up storage disk just in case....i have three other work horses, and usually by the end of the day there are four laptops on that desk...2 asus, 1macair and thats a toshiba...my mac usually does all the facebooking...next are the telephone (which i hated so much when it rings, i really dont like taking calls, if you need something (official business) you can tell cathy, and if its personal you can always sms me or message me here in my blog or in my facebook wall, i wont mind...; and then a bottle of water whichi is  ever present and memo pads, stick-ons, notes, staplers, scissors,etc....I like my desk free from mountains of papers, the less papers i see in my table the better i could think....

my day in this rathole if im just from house usually starts at 7 or the latest 7:30...or if im from anywhere i always make sure that i land in my office char before 9..i dont like to be late..i wanna be the first to be there...i feel grumpy if Im late...Mornings here will always be a series of meetings, transmittal flying everywhere, client meet-ups, reports, and presentations. Lunch break, well i decide my lunchbreak time, i usually have mine around 11:30 to 1:00, or depends really on how much time my work load permits., or sometimes we eat in the middle of meetings.since april, our pace here really accelerated like shit!..lol..Afternoons, there we wrestle with rims after rims of papers to do..in alternate with presentations and meetings...it will be a very lucky day if we exit the door by 5pm (never did happen), the earliest i was out was 6pm... :)

i really dont like talking about my work..its really boring and somehow mutantific, and besides who wanna reveal what are the top secret developments of brands...in this rat hole, many ideas where born..some never really reached the door out and landed on that steel trashbin below my desk but some landed in your homes,the paper you read in the morning, in the glossy pages and when you turn on your TV and radio...this is the rat hole too where most business problems are solvedan many stores are born...this rathole is somehow a blackhole of ideas and just everything you can think of...Everyday i live on my toes. I live and run around just to make a living. Sometimes people think its easy out here, but i tell you everyone here has an ulcer,eating and sleeping disorder and most of us has panic distress thing!lol...

This is my life, the life that i always kept behind me. I may look ratty at times but i live for this, i never lived for glamor, honor, recognition or lux...im just living my life...and its the life that was given to me...i cant do anything about it but be grateful for it... :)

A Nice Kept Noodle Secret 2 : Dong Bei

Had dinner here with my cousins last Friday, it piqued our interest on how it compared to Lan Zhou which is our favorite noodle shop in Binondo.

This is a 4-table place. What’s interesting is that dumplings are actually made in one of the tables in the dining area by the staff. Perched on their seats, they stuff pork & chive mixtures into tiny wrappers. Makes the meal an interactive experience.

Dumplings – chives, celery, cabbage, pork Php 80. Specialty of the house. The dumpling wrapper is extremely thin and a bit watery. The staff said that these dumplings are actually placed in boiling water and not steamed as I initially thought. I prefer Lan Zhou’s dumpling though since I like dumplings chewier.

Beef soup Php 100 – Pretty difficult to compare the noodles with Lan Zhou but we ended up concluding we liked Lan Zhou’s noodles better. Firmer and chewier. Soup broth was different for both places. Dong Bei broth tasted made of Chinese herbs while Lan Zhou broth tasted of beef or pork bones. Depends what type of soup broth person you are.

Fried chicken with sinjian flavor Php 180 – I liked the way they cooked the chicken. It was crisp and there was mix of subtle flavors.

Summary : Pretty interesting to compare Dong Bei with Lan Zhou. They are both good and deciding on which dumplings or noodle soup is better is a tough choice. On my part, I prefer Lan Zhou. Which one do you prefer?

Dong Bei Dumplings
Oriente corner Yuchengco Street
Binondo, Manila

My Christmas 2009 Early Gift to Myself: A Volkswagen GOLF GTI :)

 

 

(plate number crushed out for privacy)

We work like horses everyday, natutulog pa ang mundo gising na po ako at natutulog na yung mundo  gising pa rin ako..so i believe that i deserve this early Xmas present to myself...thanks to my father who payed 1/3 of the tag!love you pop your the best!

A Nice Kept Noodle Secret: Lan Zhou La Mien

This noodle house has been shared with us by my cousins who lives in Binondo. The Binondo area has a lot of small Chinese restaurants right now opened by newly arrived mainland China immigrants. The food they serve is refreshingly authentic to the region they come from with unbelievably cheap prices.

Lan Zhou serves dao shao mian or knife cut noodles. The name daoxiao mian, or knife-shaved noodles, refers to the way the noodles are prepared. The cook holds a large ball of dough in his left hand and, with a knife, deftly and quickly slices shavings of dough into a large pot of boiling water.

You can watch the cook through the glass window dividing the kitchen from the dining area. The Chinese lady pulls and tosses the lump of dough transforming it into pasta.

La Mien noodles - The specialty of the house Php 70. The noodles are fantastic – chewy and doughy. Best d@#n chinese noodles I’ve had in Manila. The broth is flavorful and made from real beef bones.

Bowls of chopped spring onion and coriander, chili garlic sauce and bottles of soy sauce, and black vinegar are on every table to place in your bowl of noodle soup.

Dumplings Steamed - Not-too-thick wrappers enclosing a filling of pork and Chinese chives. Served with shredded ginger in black vinegar.

Everyone should have a try of Lan Zhou. The noodles are so fresh, springy and chewy. Beats any other bowl of Chinese noodle soup out there.

Lan Zhou La Mien
819 Benavidez Street
Binondo, Manila
Tel : 2445365

me?An Alpha Female? : Hmmmmm....

Today I was called an Alpha Female by a work colleague, actually the 4th time already i was described by that term in the past especially in the workplace I'm still not quite sure if it was a compliment. But I conducted research and I decided that I can embrace this role or term.

Alpha Female is the dominant female in a group. She tends be very sarcastic and playful. This woman is strong and very confident. In relationships, she will date as many men as she wants. She is all for passion and is usually attracted to Alpha Male (maybe her weakness).

Alpha Females are intelligent women and problem solvers. But they are often misunderstood by Beta Males (weak males).

What most people don't understand is that I do know when to be a puppy and when to be a pitbull. As far as men, I have no problem being a powerful yet submissive woman if I think you are worthy... <3

After him....

+ I drowned myself with work, one time i worked from 7 am till 12 midnight..Just to keep myself busy...exhausting!

+ I don't read local dailies anymore from our place i don't wanna read something that could remind me of you. I only read summaries by my staff.

+ Still i dont smoke. After you, didnt went back, i tried but everytime I take a sip i can still remember you saying you dont like girls who smoke....

+ I drink everynight before i sleep, coz no matter how tired i am if i dont drink i cant sleep. Ill just spend the whole night thinking about you.

+ Turned into a semi-vegetarian. I dont know why i did this.

+ I rarely go out anymore. For two months i went out only thrice. I lose appetite to it, i better work my ass off. And i dont like it when people ask me about my once nice love story.

+ Sold most of my well-loved stuffs. I just feel like having a brand new life.

+ I stopped lighting three candles after mass, Im not brave enough to do it...A month ago i tried in thesame church we go to..I broke down.

+ I dont eat pops or sundaes anymore...It taste PAINFUL.

+ For over a month i never opened my side drawer, coz there are all the cards you gave me. Someday I will...

+ I still put a framed picture of you in my office desk, but transferred it at my back now i selom twirl back my chair.

+ My weight is in yo-yo mode..their aare days i dont wanna eat and their are those that i just wanna eat the whole day...

+ I went back swimming or jogging every morning and took up kick boxing. kick boxing helped me relieved all the hurts i have felt.

+ I transferred house. I just wanna change my life.

+ I drive  with windows down coz when its up i tend to cry.

+ I still break down everytime i shower...It feels good to cry hard in the shower...when you go out no one will know you cried.

+I feel lost i dont know how to plan my future. i dont even know where to spend christmas, ijust take one day at a time...

+ Sometimes i spend 30 minutes a day staring your pic...asking you " what were you thinking that you did this", many questions left unanswered...

+ I still wear the eternity ring in my right middle finger, to remind me what ive been through in life...

+ I kept the engagement ring. :( Someday when the pain is gone..ill return it...before my last day will come ill give it back to you and tell you how i felt after all of this.

+ I know i deep down i still love you, i did moved on yet.......... :( I dont know if i can. Its just too painful.

"It's amazing how someone can break your heart, but you still love them with all the little pieces."

TRUST....will never be in my dictionary...ever.

You see THAT girl, yeah her.
She seems so invincible right.
but just touch her & she'll flinch.
She has secrets & she trusts no one.
she's the perfect example of betrayal.
cause everyone she trusted, broke her...

Trust no one, tell your secrets to nobody and no one will ever betray you. 

A Week in Her Shoes ;p

" my working wendy shoes by aerosoles"

"I have a funny career! Right after high school graduation i knew what i wanted to be but i also knew what i am going to be after college, but due to some realistic and practical reasons i landed the latter part... ;p I didn't have straight college degree from a prestigious or respected university. It was a mixture of something i love to do for the moment, got in a business course but later quit because accounting freaks the sh** out of me, so i took another one somewhere far away the course i really wanted AB History, it was a short program just over a year and i got my AB certification but its equivalent is already an AB degree here like your POLSCI,then spent a summer with my father in norway got a pre grad school program in INTL ECON!weeee! great!yahoo! weird!when i went back ...i planned to take accounting classes coz my aunt wont hire me coz i cant read numbers,lol...but never succeeded it bore me to death, instead i took subjects in an diplomatic course and maybe try to veer out from my destiny.....but sadly i cant..i was born to be in the world of marketing,pr and ads justs like my aunt coz they said im just like her...anyway,been part-timing for her for the past years ...there where i learned the ins and outs of this crazy world of ours..."

FAST FORWARD 2009>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

2009 was my life's turning point. The firm that I and my 4 other friends/cousins turned 3, this was the year too that we got our SEC certification as a corporation then become independent from my aunt's firms, well even though most of our clients was passed over by our mother firm still we are still proud to maintain a firm ground in this very competitive industry. This year too is the year we transferred to our permanent HQ from makati where we share with our other friends  an relative's companies now we have our own in ortigas. ;p It will be our home this coming years....

The firm wasn't only our life we have other business interest too big or small it always keeps us in our toes.  We handle people in politics for PR and this is the start of the crucial days (6 months to go before election time), this is one of the most difficult field in our job, you read all the newspapers national/local to PCIJ Journals, watch local news (it sucks if the news is in local dialect, you have it translated with a staff who knows the dialect whether its  cebuano,chabacano or illonggo you have to watch the news and of course our world stops during evening news and we listen attentively and sometimes if our client is the news superstar grab a pen and start taking notes if we are in a resto during that time we know the art of writing on a tissue paper without tearing it! I tell you politicians sleeps while we think for them, and ensure their victory for 2010.We travel to their place 2-3 times a week just to grasp the local feel and study the political scene, do surveys, do issue troubleshooting, image build up, publicity, political analysis, and make recommendations, actually what we really o is make our candidates win by hook or by crook. This 2010 will be my first and last year to handle political client accounts, its not that i don't like it actually i love the challenge but their are reasons i can't explain and im concentrating more on product ads and marketing, not anymore in PR, this year ill give my best farewell shot in PR. 

Marketing either by goods or services is difficult we define it as He plants the seed but we should do everything to  make bear fruits and he reaps them!haha...joke! We make sure your business will flourish! :) Under this we have the most number of accounts it reached 307 brands ranging from soap to restos to food chains to uhmm clothes. :) We made sure people recall your brand, so we have people who watch TV all day tally air times and brand identification( how many times it was thanked by artists, as well as every program's end credits), well i do that too sometimes...

Ads? I guess that's my forte, right now i work per project for ALV and Ace Saatchi&Saatchi under the management of the firm. Ads is fun, i can express my feelings in it, i can be as creative as i want to..for now i did 2  tri-media and 16 print, and still 23 projects hanging to be done before december one, the yuletide season floods advertising with projects... :) Im still a little worm in the Advertising Industry and still has lot of rice to eat to perfect the art of advertising...

 A week in my life is crazy! And if you wanna be in my Aerosole shoes you have to promise yourself that you wont give up coz giving is not an option nor commiting suicide.hahaha...you have to be tough! Aerosole shoes are god sent, i have only one pair and its in black so that it suits whatever im wearing for that day, whether im in slacks or in jeans, im in aerosoles most of the time in a workday i just change shoes for meetings, and if im out, but during war times im with my black aerosoles! ;p 

My shoes saw every second of my work every contract signed, the month's payroll signed, every day's income audited, every tear for a wrecked project, every turned down portfolios, every congratulations note, every project termination letter, every sinking survey, piles of piles of newspaper reviewed, cd after cd of presentations, heard an hour sermon our client to us...its really crazy out here! On a Monday we rush to our 10 am jump start briefing from there we now have an idea what our week will be if its a breeze in the park or a trip to hell back and forth.Well this past weeks was the latter one and according to our TIME LINE it will continue till JULY 2010...goodluck to us!......for the rest of week you cant say your sched: its unstable as the Philippine weather, we eat breakfast from another city then be back in our office chair by siesta time reading portfolios...we are literally everywhere..i tell you everyday is a space shuttle ride here! You will learn the art of reading a newspaper while watching tv, while typing your paperwork, while eating your breakfast! We are the gods and goddesses of Multi-tasking. Doing one work at a time is silly!

too many stories to tell you about my aerosoles shoes but its 1am an i have a plane to catch tomorrow...GODSPEED!..this is a preview of a week in my shoes...more to come! ;p 

Cigarette Butts and Empty Vodka Bottles..Welcome to our Table!

In a life filled with stress and drama, every once in a while we need a break, a vacation or sometimes even a good slap on the face. This is what my breather blog is all about---what twentysomethings do to momentarily break free from their complex lives or to keep themselves sane in this seemingly chaotic world.

My friends/cousins and I usually drink or smoke (socially/moderately though i already quits smoking for keeps!) either at a friend's house or at a local bar to simply chill out and relieve stress, not to mingle and dance in tables tops or be seen, (lol,hindi kami yan). It's during this times when we talk about everything and sometimes, even nothing at all.

We once had a conversation on the phenomenon of  "the missing lighter". Don't you ever wonder sometimes why you keep losing your lighter (but not your Zippo)? You dont seem to remember or who last borrowed it. You either buy your third lighter for the week or borrow from the person who probably lost yours. Then after several days, you find two Crickets in the back seat of your car or perhaps underneath all the ruble in your humongous tote--- and neither one of them is yours. It could actually come to a point when you'd just rather buy the one with a naked woman's picture on it, so no one would even think of stealing it. As for me, nothing beats them hotel matches...very timeless...

At times, when there's nothing much to talk about, we subconsciously find ourselves people-watching. We watch the people pass by our table. We check out what they're wearing, how they walk, who they're with, and if we're close enough, even listen in on their conversations. We don't make fun of them nor backbite them, really its not our forte, and those conversation only revolve in our table and never left. We just creatively concoct the stories of their lives just like a guessing game of their lives  because theirs seem more interesting than ours or  our lives was just too depressing to talk about on a night of good drinks and nice company(save the drama in our office pantries and at home!lol). And the fun part of it all is checking out who's hot and who's the forst one to shout, "savee!". Actually, it's suppose to be "touch and save", but we never really had the nerve......

A new topic always begins as the next round of drinks is served. A favorite one among my friends is the 'what the f*ck questions or asking where-the-hell-did-that-question-come-from?, these non-sensical questions can be so absurd yet so much fun to answer. Some memorable lines include....what would your rather suffer from: minor seizures everytime you make love or an exxagerated lisp?which would you rather do: lick the armpit of the guy sitting closest to you or a freezing pole?If you were starving to death and all you had was your kid brother's school bag, which would you eat first: the notebook paper or the paste?...you'd be surprised by my friend's answer and how they even tried to defend it... ( Notebook paper, because it contains less carbs than paste---bene, my chubbylicious cousin explained.)

With good friends, you never really have to try hard. Conversations dont always have to be intellectually stimulating. Just about anything is worth talking about. Sometimes, even the most nonsensical of conversations actually turns out to be the most interesting.

Times like this, what we leave behind aren't just cigarette butts and empty vodka bottles, but remnants of good times and good conversations shared with GOOD FRIENDS!

The letter I wrote to Him... :(

People ask me
Why I chose you

Why—in spite of the
Many choices
Out there—
It had to boil down to
You

You who they could not
Pin down
You who they could not
Understand
You who they could not
Fully see.

And I, too, wonder
Sometimes
Why—in spite of the
Many choices
Out there—
It had to boil down to
You

Just you.


It is then when
My heart speaks to me
In a language that I had
Almost forgotten
But understood
Perfectly well
That night we saw each other
After hundreds of buried dreams,
After thousands of moons.

It tells me to remember
The joy of recognition—
The serenity of knowing
That the soul has found
Its peace,
Its love,
Its home.

It reminds me to look back
On that night
When I sought out my
Future
And saw it shining
In your eyes.

It sings to me
The melodies of your soul,
The tunes that travel
Out through your hands
And into my heart—
Holding me,
Caressing me,
Healing me.

My heart knows
What my mind sometimes
Forgets—
That in the silence of the
Night,
In the stillness of my
Soul,
My life is most at peace
When you are in it.

Because when my soul
Searched the earth
To find a home
It decided to be born
On the same day as yours.

Because when I first cried out
To the Universe
And asked to be led
To the one,
All roads led me
To you.

Because when I strayed and insisted
On finding my own way
I was led back to the place
Where I would find
You.

Because when I asked the Heavens
For just one more miracle
It shone the light
On your face
And told me to come home
To you.

Only you.


So now when people ask me
Why it had to be you,
I will tell them
To look back
To a time
When they believed in dreams
When they believed in miracles
When they believed in Heaven

And they will understand
That they will never fully understand
The inner workings of the soul
But they will know what it means
When it’s their own time
To find love,
To find peace,
To come home
To The One.

 

reading this again now feels really awful.