Monday, July 27, 2009

Old Blog

Wrote this last year, August 20.

August 20, 2008
10:31am

I hate the rain

I’m here in front of my pc, getting ready for the day’s work. Its cold and pouring hard outside, I suddenly felt sad, a bit melancholic. Maybe because I woke up at the wrong side of the bed or I had a hard time going to the office because of heavy rain and the oh-so famous traffic in EDSA and a P300.00 deduction for my cab. I hate it!

I don’t like the rain, never liked it since I was a kid. The only time I like the rain is when they declare “no classes” way back in primary school. I’m scared of the lightning and I’m not comfortable when I walk the streets with water all over. Rain makes me gloomy, makes me write and think of life, especially my past.

Sometimes I ask myself what career path I have to take or maybe NEED to take. I’ve always wanted to become a pre-school teacher, or put up a school for kids or be a guidance counselor. I took up Psychology because I want to be exposed to people and share what I need to share to them. But I needed to shift to Nursing because my mom wanted me to. It was a hard and sudden decision to make but out of respect I took it. I transferred to another school, adjusted to a new environment and to a new course that I never even thought of taking. It was all too fast but eventually, I learned to like the course, I thought “I need to pass all the exams so I have no choice but to study and be good in what I do” and so I did. I graduated then took the Nursing Licensure Board exam and thank God I passed. My mom was happy, my family from New York and California too and I was also happy, I think. Yes, it’s an achievement and a reward from the 3 yr hard work and it all paid off. But then, is this really what I want?

I saw my name in the newspaper and I remembered giving thanks to God then I smiled. Went to my mom’s room and showed her my name, she highlighted it with a smile. I didn’t know that she kept the newspaper with her until now. I knew she was proud of me. I was happy.

It took me months, maybe half a year to get my license. During the waiting period, I decided to apply for work because I was so bored doing nothing in the house. I wanted to earn and I want to earn ASAP. Tried applying in a call center industry but I realized that my body cannot handle graveyard shifts doing nothing but sit in front of the pc.

There was an open door for me. Grabbed it and voila! got accepted in Recruitment. My first job. Wow! I was excited and all. I knew God opened the door for me. What a way to start my year. Immediately fell in love with my work. But there were lots of CHALLENGES but I survived. God’s grace.

Now, it’s my 19 month and I’m still experiencing CHALLENGES BIG TIME. But I decided I don’t want to entertain negative thoughts and made a choice not to get affected with what other people say or think. It’s a hard choice but I know it’ll help me BIG TIME.

I love my work and a few people around me. But almost everyday since I got this job I always think of what God really wants for me. I’ve been praying for it for the longest time and I haven’t got any answers. “If it will take time, I can wait God” I told Him. But while waiting, am I going to stay and work my way for a better position or just wait and let go of this job? Am I to pursue my nursing career and take the NCLEX and go out of this country? Am I to leave the people that I love here for greener pasture? I still don’t know.

I still can’t figure out what to do next. I can’t say I’m confused, it’s too shallow. Maybe the right term’s L-O-S-T. But I strongly believe that God, in His perfect time, will give a clear answer.

I talk alot but I don’t usually talk about my personal life. I’m very particular when it comes to my personal life, especially discussing the lives of the people that I love. I listen, because I love to do that and I listen well. That’s what I usually do. I seldom share and when I share, its not that profound – bits and pieces of what’s happening to my life. It will take me time to really open up, once I figure out the problem and the answer. But that’s not always the case. ( Just sharing  )

When I say I need time to think, I do really need time, I mean space, time for myself, to hibernate. When I have the answer and when I’m ready to share, I’ll share.

For the meantime, I am not ready to share because I’m still in the process of waiting and figuring out stuff in my life.

I really hate the rain.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Happy 32 months to us!



I love loving you!

I think Im going to be sick.. again..

I woke up this morning feeling weak. Aside from the pain becuase of my mouth sore, I noticed having a hard time swallowing. This is bad.. I hate getting sick. I think the stupid flu I had a few weeks ago weakened my immune system. Lord, pls heal me. I can't affort be be on SL again.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Loving my new phone

Such a wonderful blessing! Im not materialistic but Im really soo loving my phone.
Im still thinking of a name. I usually give names to my gadgets, even our car. Haha!

Here she is..

Friday, July 17, 2009

thoughts..

1. It's pouring hard outside. And I'm hating it. Grrr..
2. I just realized that a girl cannot shop in just one store. We have to go to every shop available in a mall to try everything there. Then we decide what to buy. Whew!
3. I shopped for a dress for almost 3 hours yesterday and I'm so exhausted up til now.
4. Facebooking and Multiplying is cool but it will become the reason why you sleep in class/office.
5. I still love purple. I think I will never outgrow my amazement to the color.
6. I'm planning to have another piercing, I'm just not sure where yet.
7. Why do former child stars decide to be daring and bold? Can't they just make a good movie without showing any cleavage and belly button?
8. God really answer prayers! In His time. We just need to be patient.
9. I type really fast! Whoot!!
10. I'm ALWAYS hungry. I think I need to have a check up. =(
11. I have the best friends in the world!
12. I love men who smells good, and looks good ofcourse. Plus, nice feet. I lurv them feet!!
13. I plan to buy a new cellphone. And I'm so excited, I just can't hide it. Haha!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

My Name

KATRINA - Pure "Greek"
Very much the individual you have enormous energy and vision and must find a suitable use for your talents. You have great potential for success in business if you can guard against indecision and worry. Your generous nature means that you are never short of friends and with cooperation your relationships can be very rewarding. Perseverance and firm decision making will ensure you achieve your objectives.

MICHELLE - Like the Lord "Hebrew"
Having confidence in yourself and integrity you have your emotions under control and are rarely ruffled. You have a quiet and reflective manner and are responsive to the needs of others giving you the ability to be a mediator. You are extremely successful in the material world being organised, financially astute and pursuing realistic goals. Your caring attitude and compassion certainly makes you a loved individual.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Today is my day

God answered my prayers!

Verses

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27


These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33


He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1


I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:2–4


You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.
Psalm 91:5–8

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
Psalm 91:14–16


The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10


You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7


How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 36:7


The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
Proverbs 29:25

One of "those" days

It's my second day and still, it hurts like hell. And I'm really hating today. I'm sleepy, crappy and every "py" you can think of. Grrr..

Monday, July 13, 2009

Ona-Rivera Nuptials

July 3, 2009
Santuario de San Antonio, Makati Shangrila



Saturday, July 11, 2009

Last night was a blast


CRANIUM

girlfriends

we won!

KS' birthday cake

Happy Birthday GF!

KS celebrated her 26th birthday at John's place in Ayala Heights. GF's were all there plus their respective partners. We were told to wear our favorite color and so we did. The food was great, thanks gf KS! =) We were late because of the usually heavy traffic of C5. Good thing about being late was the food, we had them all to ourselves. Yummy!! After the feast, we played Cranium. It was my first time to play and I had a blast. Good thing Nikko, Pau and Lyka were my teamates. We won the game! Woohoo!! Fun, fun game. Challenging but fun. I think I'm better in guessing the answer. Ha!!

Had bonding moments with the girls, I missed those times. We were all hyped up after the game and the catching up, we didn't even notice that we almost finished the food. Haha!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Words of Wisdom

An email from my friend..

Astig!

"nalaman kong hindi final exam ang passing rate ng buhay. hindi ito multiple choice, identification, true or false, enumeration or fill-in-the- blanks na sinasagutan kundi essay na isinusulat araw-araw. Huhusgahan ito hindi base sa kung tama o mali ang sagot, kundi base sa kung may kabuluhan ang mga isinulat o wala. Allowed ang erasures."

"Kumain ka na ng siopao na may palamang pusa o maglakad sa bubog nang nakayapak, pero wag na wag kang susubok mag-drugs. Kung hindi mo kayang umiwas, humingi ka ng tulong sa mga magulang mo dahil alam nila kung saan ang mga murang supplier at hindi ka nila iisahan."

"Mangarap ka at abutin mo. Wag mong sisihin ang sira mong pamilya, palpak mong syota, pilay mong tuta, o mga lumilipad na ipis. Kung may pagkukulang sa'yo mga magulang mo, pwde kang manisi at maging rebelde. Tumigil ka sa pag-aaral, mag-asawa ka, mag-drugs ka, magpakulay ka ng buhok sa kili-kili. Sa banding huli, ikaw din ang biktima. Rebeldeng walang napatunayan at bait sa sarili."

"Tuparin ang mga pangarap. Obligasyon mo yan sa sarili mo. Kung gusto mo mang kumain ng balde-baldeng lupa para malagay ka sa Guinness Book of World Records at maipagmalaki ng bansa natin, sige lang. Nosi balasi. wag mong pansinin ang sasabihin ng mga taong susubok humarang sa'yo. Kung hindi nagsumikap ang mga scientist noon, hindi pa rin tayo dapat nakatira sa jupiter ngayon. Pero hindi pa rin naman talaga tayo nakatira sa jupiter dahil nga hindi nagsumikap ang mga scientist noon. Kita mo yung moral lesson?"

"Nalaman kong habang lumalaki ka, maraming beses kang madadapa. Bumangon ka man ulit o hindi, magpapatuloy ang buhay, iikot ang mundo, at mauubos ang oras."



About sa Pag-aaral:

"Mag-aral maigi. Kung titigil ka sa pag-aaral, manghihinayang ka pagtanda mo dahil hindi mo naranasan ang kakaibang ligayang dulot ng mga araw na walang pasok o suspendido ang klase o absent ang teacher. (Haaay, sarap!)."

"Nalaman kong marami palang libreng lecture sa mundo, ikaw ang gagawa ng syllabus. Maraming teacher sa labas ng eskuwelahan, desisyon mo kung kanino ka magpapaturo. Lahat tayo enrolled ngayon sa isang university, maraming subject na mahirap, pero dahil libre, ikaw ang talo kung nag-drop ka. Isa-isa tayong ga-graduate, iba't-ibang paraan. tanging diploma ay ang mga alaala ng kung ano mang tulong o pagmamahal ang iniwan natin sa mundong pinangarap nating baguhin minsan..."

"Hikayatin mo lahat ng kakilala mo na magkaroon ng kahit isa man lang paboritong libro sa buhay nila. Dahil wala nang mas kawawa pa sa mga taong literado pero hindi nagbabasa."

"dalawang dekada ka lang mag-aaral. kung 'di mo pagtityagaan, limang dekada ng kahirapan ang kapalit. sobrang lugi. kung alam lang 'yan ng mga kabataan, sa pananaw ko ehh walang gugustuhing umiwas sa eskwela."



About sa Pag-ibig:

"Kung hindi mo mahal and isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo para mahalin ka nya.."

"Lahat naman ng tao sumeseryoso pag tinamaan ng pagmamahal. Yun nga lang, hindi lahat matibay para sa temptasyon."

"Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang utak para alagaan ang sarili mo."

"Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba."

"Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang."

"Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na."

"Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan *** sarili mo kung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang pansinin."

"Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din."

"Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang."

"Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa ***** kundi pagkukusa."

"Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao rin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka.. Kaya quits lang."

"Bakit ba ayaw matulog ng mga bata sa tanghali? alam ba nilang pag natuto silang umibig e hindi na sila makakatulog kahit gusto nila?

"Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka."

"Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lang yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!"



Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka."

"Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang."

"Nalaman kong marami palang libreng lecture sa mundo, ikaw ang gagawa ng syllabus. Maraming teacher sa labas ng eskuwelahan, desisyon mo kung kanino ka magpapaturo. Lahat tayo enrolled ngayon sa isang university, maraming subject na mahirap, pero dahil libre, ikaw ang talo kung nag-drop ka. Isa-isa tayong ga-graduate, iba't-ibang paraan. tanging diploma ay ang mga alaala ng kung ano mang tulong o pagmamahal ang iniwan natin sa mundong pinangarap nating baguhin minsan..."

"Mangarap ka at abutin mo. Wag mong sisihin ang sira mong pamilya, palpak mong syota, pilay mong tuta, o mga lumilipad na ipis. Kung may pagkukulang sa'yo mga magulang mo, pwde kang manisi at maging rebelde. Tumigil ka sa pag-aaral, mag-asawa ka, mag-drugs ka, magpakulay ka ng buhok sa kili-kili. Sa banding huli, ikaw din ang biktima. Rebeldeng walang napatunayan at bait sa sarili."

I don't have socks and baon

My gosh, I just realized that I don't even own a pair of socks anymore. I must've thrown them all when I had my general closet cleaning a couple of months ago. That's so sad.




And because I "failed" to eat my baon yesterday, our ever-reliable helper and the 3rd greatest cook in the world (1st my mom, 2nd Ate Grace) also "failed" (i think) to prepare my baon for today. Im sad. =(

Thursday, July 9, 2009

God will provide

I am getting married on the first month next year. It's fun to plan but I haven't done anything solid yet. We haven't paid the downpayment, haven't had the first fitting for my dress and my entourage's, haven't chosen any food yet.. blah blah.. you get my point right? So when people ask my how my wedding preps are, I usually say "It's OK, wala pa naman talagang masyadong ginagawa or di pa masyadong umuusad.." Well, that's the truth.

Anyway, we are still in the process of narrowing down our gazillion friends and relatives to 100! But I was inspired by Ryan and Juday's wedding because they only had 80 guests and they are both celebrities. So I always tell my fiance that we can really trim down our guests into 100 (maximum we can invite). My gosh, if I include all my relatives, 100 is just too small, Jocson-de Guzman palang yun. Waaaaahhh! Im going crazy here.

Well, to top things off we don't have that much to spend also. We just sold our first car as a couple last Monday and the money will be used to pay downpayments, etc. And we are trusting God to finance our wedding. We believe He will provide for us. He knows what's in our hearts and I know He will bless us abundantly.

Random things about me

Im just plain bored..

1. I love listening to life stories
2. Im a Christian at birth
3. I was baptized 3 times =)
4. I play the piano
5. I love to swim
6. Given enough time and practice PLUS LOTS OF FAITH, I can be a GOOD singer
7. I once prayed to God to be a director..
8. Im a cry baby
9. I have an eldest brother who died a day after he was born
10. I don't eat cheese
11. I keep my bed sterile - no one sleeps til they take a bath
12. I learned how to commute when I was in 2nd year college
13. I think im kuripot to myself
14. Im not much of a talker
15. I love purple but my room is green.. haha!
16. I've done lots of stuff with my hair: color, perm, relax.. name it.. haha!
17. Im turning 26 this September and Im getting married in January - answered prayer! awesome GOD!!