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changes in 5 years

You'll see how much i've changed over 5 years.

5 years ago...
How old were you?18
Where were you? CAGAYAN DE ORO DURING WEEKDAYS AND ON WEEKENDS,IN TALISAYAN.
What grade were you in? A SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE
Where did you go to school?~ ATENEO DE CAGAYAN
Where did you live? HOME SWEET HOME IN TALISAYAN AND MY COUSIN'S HOUSE IN CAGAYAN
Where did you hang out 5 years ago? I JUST GO TO WATCH MOVIES
How was your hair style? SHORT HAIR
Did you wear braces? NO...
Did you wear glasses? NEVER
Who were your friends? MY HIGHSCHOOL FRIENDS AND SHYSHY
Who was your girlfriend/boyfriend? NONE
Who was your celebrity crush? RYAN PHILLIPPE,BRAD PITT,MARCO LOBREGAT,AGA,ETC...
Who was your regular-person crush? LESTER.(I even swapped my sched to be in one of his classes.haha...)DANREB.(mycrush since high school) ACE.
How many piercings did you have? only 1.my grandma pierced my ears years ago but i got tired wearing the earrings so i lost the other one.
How many tattoos did you have? ZERO
What was your biggest fear? GHOST...MATH(hehe)
Had you smoked a cigarette yet? YUP.I DON'T SMOKE BUT I TRIED IT.
Had you gotten drunk or high yet? NEVER.WELL,I'M A NATURAL HIGH IF I GET KILIG OR IF I'M EXCITED.
Which of your pets were still alive? NONE.

Now see the results below, to see how much things have changed since then.

Present Day...
How old are you? 23
Where were you? CEBU
What grade are you in? I'M A POST-GRAD STUDENT WORKING AT PEOPLESUPPORT CEBU.
What school do you attend? FULL-TIME WORKING GIRL
Where do you live? WE RENTED AN APARTMENT IN LABANGON
Where do you hang out now? WHEREVER MY FEET LEADS ME.
How is your hair style now? LONG HAIR
Do you wear braces? NO
Do you wear glasses? NO
Who is your best friend/s? HS FRIENDS,OFFICEMATES AND OLD FRIENDS
Who is your girlfriend/boyfriend? I'M SAD.(SINGLE,AVAILABLE AND hopefully DESIRABLE...hehe)
Who is your celebrity crush? STILL BRAD PITT,ORLANDO BLOOM,STILL MARCO LOBREGAT(he's been my crush since time immemorial...hehe),AGA,OWEN WILSON,ETC...
Who is your regular-person crush? mr urban hunk RJ.MARK.DANREB(haven't gotten over him)...HAHA...sigh... COLLIN.(catch me i'm collin..hehe..)
How many piercings do you have? TWO.I FINALLY GOT THE OTHER ONE LAST 2003
How many tattoos do you have? STILL NONE.
What is your biggest fear? GHOST...GROWING OLD ALONE...
Have you smoked a cigarette yet? YUP.I DON'T SMOKE BUT I'VE TRIED IT.
Have you gotten drunk or high yet? NEVER.WELL,I'M A NATURAL HIGH IF I GET KILIG OR IF I'M EXCITED.
Which of your pets are still alive? NONE

all my bags are packed,i'm ready to go

i'm ready to go home and i have my bags under my station.the guards on duty were shocked because i was toying around my bags.right after shift,i'm off to pier4 because my trip departs at 845pm.i slept around 1am this morning because i was busy packing up my things.i arrived at 1010pm last night and i panicked because i haven't planned what to bring and i started from scratch.i only had 4hours of sleep because i woke up at 4am and went back to sleep at 6am.i didn't have a bad dream but it felt weird.it felt like there are thousands of butterflies in my stomach.i could even feel my blood rushing through my veins and arteries.the last time i felt this way was last saturday just before our party started.i was telling debbie that it felt weird.and only to find out i won a P500gc.hehe.so,does this mean i'm gonna win the lotto this time?haha...or it could be that i'm so excited to go home.well,i'll just wait for the day to end.as of now,i'm just enjoying my last day of work for the year 2005.
happy holidays everyone...

one week more to go...

and it's christmas...i'm excited to go home but i'm not ready to go home yet.my xmas list is halfdone.i had a hard time looking for presents for my manito and for my godchildren.i've searched the tiangge,the malls and bazaars.instead of buying gifts for someone,i ended up buying something for myself.aarghh...i bought two cute kamiseta tops and a pink cardigan at the PS bazaar,the cute trinkets,the pearl chain necklace, and a blouse.i also went to mepz trade fair but i didn't like it and ended up empty-handed.it was just like going to the usual market place and the quality sucks.the only thing i loved there is the imported cap.for the second time around my manito is 'tie ning.i really had a hard time thinking what to give her.thank God i went out with her yesterday and she wanted to buy the 365days with the Lord journal(?m not sure what it's called) but she decided to just buy it in manila after xmas.well,i'll just buy it for her.my only concern now is the gifts for my godchildren.the fairy godmother is so busy.how i wish i coud just wave my wand and then voila!but i can't do that.well,i hope everything will end up well.i'm just too excited to go home.

i can hear the bells ringing

i just got an email from forcedesk that my leave was approved from the 26th of december to the 30th.woohoo!having my leave approved is something to be happy about.really!!!if you just know how hard it is to get an approval for our leaves...(di bah cath and nad?) i'm sooo excited to go home.everyone's going home.i envy my aunt,my cousins,my sister,lance and my bro because they are all going home ahead of me.my sis and lance arrived yesterday,my aunt is leaving today and my bro is leaving on the 20th,my cousins will be there on the 20th, 'tie lang and her fiance is also there and lance's bday celebration is on the 22nd. (ulahi nko sa chika ani.hehe...)but it's ok as long as i could spend xmas at home.

the prince and me

long time ago in the year 1998, the king died.everyone in the palace was saddened with what happened.it was a great loss for everyone not just for the royal family but also for the commoners.the queen,the princes and the princesses have to go through a lot of adjustments since the king died.but the simene dynasty didn't end there.the eldest son left the palace to follow his dream,then followed by the second child.the other children were still in school that time.the royal family has to bear the pain but life has to go on.when you lose someone,someone is destined to come along.and then five years after the death of the king,the royal family welcomed another addition to the family.on december 11,2002, princess jane gave birth to a healthy baby boy and he was named lance vincent rafael.prince lance gave color to the palace and it brought happiness to everyone in the palace.the birth of the prince brought life to everyone.the prince visits the palace every year and the princess throws a party for him.he has been the envy of the other princes in the neighboring palace.today,the prince turned three years old.

happy birthday lance!

i'm painting a happy face

"wake up the day is dawning and i don't feel like yawning

it's a brand new day, a brand new day

wake up the world is shining and i don't feel like whining

it's a brand new world, a brand new world

let my hair down

get my feet back on the ground

life is beautiful oh so wonderfuland

full of the good things that can satisfy such a natural high

just like the sun and the sea and the sky

i wanna run, wanna swim, wanna fly

i feel so natural"

i'm happy.it's true that happiness comes from within.it doesn't have to depend on other people.it feels good to find inner peace and it's very enlightening.i think the christmas spirit is within me.i told krishna(an officemate) that it's too tiring to feel bad.i don't wanna feel bitter towards someone.as human as we are,we make mistakes and learn from them.it's a matter of accepting and understanding the individual differences.i am me and you are you.how good it could be to see someone smile and laugh.

just like heaven

the world is so complicated.so,i treated myself yesterday and watched the movie alone to keep me sane.(uli man gud ka cath,la ko uban.hehe.)it's a chick flick and definitely a feel-good movie. Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon are both excellent.i love them.the chemistry was great.i really had a good laugh because it was a heartwarming movie.

clutter

i dunno how to describe my current state of mind.everything seems so cloudy.how i wish i could put everything into writing.but i find it hard to find the exact words.i dunno how i'll start this but i guess i have to follow what my heart and mind whispers.i couldn't even understand my dream last night.it was confusing.i believe that whatever i have on my unconscious comes out through my dreams.everything is a clutter.how i wish i could drown myself into my own world.sometimes when the real world is so cruel,i wish i could go to neverland where i would feel unharmed and untouched.it's like i don't know myself anymore.i'm intellectually confused,emotionally disturbed,physically drained and spiritually challenged.i hate this feeling.so many contradictions.change is the only permanent thing in this world.something beautiful may turn out to be so ugly,something great may turn out to be disgusting, something sweet may turn out to be bitter,something perfect may turn out to be full of flaws,a smile will soon be replaced with a sad face and in order for us to feel happy we have to experience how it is to be sad.it feels great the first time you smile after u go through a bumpy and curvy ride.life is a series of ups and downs.it takes us to the greatest heights and it drowns us sometimes.i seemed to feel ok when i'm with other people but everytime i'm alone,it's when this damn feeling starts to eat me.it's like i'm walking alone on a very long street and no one is around,it's like i'm surrounded with so many people and yet they don't see me and it's like i'm standing in the middle of a very wide farm and i feel so small.these are days when i feel like saying "it sucks to be me!"

*the-end-is-here post deleted

i just decided to delete it.i figured out it doesn't make sense.

of friendster and friends

hats off to friendster.thanks to friendster because i got to know the people on my list of friends.u get to know if ur friend is single,married,in a relationship,u get to know the other side of the person,the what-nots and the testimonial says it all.i just found out that someone has a gf.i know I shouldn’t be affected because in the first place,we’re not doing anything wrong.but I don’t like the idea that he’s texting me when in fact he has a gf.of course i wouldn't feel good if i were on the gf's shoes.it’s about principles.char!i don’t wanna be a supporting actress or the villainess to someone else’s love affair. It doesn’t fit me. I deserve to have my own stage and I’m fit to be the protagonist. my head is perfectly designed for the tiara to fit.'nuff said.

my will be done.how would u feel if someone requires u to inform her what u do in ur life?it's not fair,right?all my life i make my own rules and i go where my feet leads me.i'm no longer a kid and i don't even ask permission from my mom if i need to go somewhere.what i do is inform her that i'm going to timbuktu or just tell her that i'm going somewhere.she doesn't even ask me the exact details.i don't wait for her to say no as long as i've informed her.i know she wouldn't say no because i believe she trusts me enough.but i don't like the idea that i need to tell someone re my whereabouts.hell no!i'm 23 and and i have the sole freedom to control my life.i don't need to tell anyone that i'll be flying to the moon and the what-nots.i've lived my life with my own rules.i value my individuality and i'm the captain of my ship.

where art thou?..a hundred text msgs,a # of missed calls,a handful of wrongsent msgs just to know u exist but u nvr answered.have u left me my friend?i may be a fool for thinking that you've betrayed me.i'm hoping that my heart and mind is wrong.i hope this time my intuition would fail me.i dunno why i'm feeling this way but i feel so uneasy and i'm trying to fight off this strong feeling.i'm afraid to let this feeling rule me.the last time we spoke,i sensed something.it seems like you were trying to imply something without having to say it.there was a hidden meaning in your smile and a truth waiting to be unveiled.it's like a code that i needed to decipher.hope you'll soon drop a line or two.

tick-tock-tick-tock

i'm sitting here in my station and sooo bored.i'm seated next to rob and mike but both of them logged out early because they went on halfday(lucky people).there are agents who were allowed to go on halfday because there's just a lil number of calls coming in.there's no queue because americans celebrated thanksgiving day.it's holiday in the US but we don't get doublepay for today(unfair!).so,i'm left here alone and i'm seated away from the other agents and away from my team mates.i dunno what to do.i've surfed the net,read blogs,sent emails and i got tired jumping from one site to another.i'm just waiting for the clock to strike 4:01 and i'm outta here.well, it's the end of the week and i love restdays.next stop will be ayala.nadina gave me her extra movie ticket.yipee!!i can watch a movie for free. i also have a different ticket for tomorrow's play also in ayala.hope i'll have a great weekend.that's all for now.

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to obedience and warmth. In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage pessimistically. You don't think happy marriages exist anymore. (i still believe in it.) In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Your Birthdate: May 2

Your Birthdate: April 2

You're so intuitive, it's like you have a sixth, seventh, and eighth sense. You connect with others freely and easily - and you tend to have many best friends. Warm and caring, it's hard for you to close your heart to anyone. Affection is like air for you - you need to give and receive it to survive. Your strength: Your universal compassion Your weakness: Your unpredictable mood swings Your power color: Mauve Your power symbol: Butterfly Your power month: February

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

*it's sooo true.trust me.the moment i see someone on the picture or during first meetings,i start giving my opinions on what i think and feel about the person.it's somehow weird but i trust my instincts.it never failed me.*

friendster

my friendster profile is driving my friends crazy.hehe...it's because i changed my status from single to married.hahaha...i just thought of adding spice to my profile.my friends bombarded me with text msgs and friendster msgs.everyone is asking me :"R U MARRIED?" and it's written in BOLD letters.some thought it's true coz i included my pic with my nephew lance on my account.they thought lance is my son.hahaha.for crying out loud,i'm sooo single.


Thursday, November 24, 2005

friendster crazy

i admit that i was friendster crazy(is there such a term?) last night.i'm stalking on someone(big time).i dunno why i'm doing this but i love it.i felt like there's a need for me to know them.it's like i'm gonna win a million bucks for having their personal info. i take note of every lil detail on their profile with screenshot.my officemate rob has been calling me a prof hacker.haha.he was so funny because he always sees me busy figuring out the html codes that's why he branded me as such.i even asked help from him just for me to hack their account.and mind you,he told me he can get the password for me.haha..i just opted not to because i'm not that mean.and i respect other people's privacy.i'm not a hacker but i feel good if i can find my way to access the restricted sites.i just love checking on someone else's account,checking on old friends,officemates,acquiantances,previous and present crushes,friends of friends and familiar faces.next victim is aden's suitor.bwahaha...i'm serious.

it feels like...

...ÜÜÜ
...ursula has stolen my voice
...i've eaten the poisonous apple
...the witch cut my hair
...i've broken the glass shoes
...millicent the witch has put me back to sleep
...someone has turned me into a beast
...tinkerbell has paid me a visit and sprinkled some of her pixie dust
...there's a need for me to visit neverland where no one will ever find me.

wake me up...
i'm fallin deeper into this dream.

it's complicated.go figure!

morning shift

the morning shift makes me sing this:
"wake up the day is dawning
and i don't feel like yawning
it's a brand new day a brand new day
wake up the world is shining
and i don't feel like whining
it's a brand new world a brand new world
let my hair down get my feet back on the ground
life is beautiful oh so wonderful
and full of the good things that can satisfy such a natural high
*just like the sun
and the sea and the sky
i wanna run, wanna swim,
wanna fly i feel so natural."

morning:

*less pressure

*no queue

*can sleep at least 8hours

graveyard:

*a pain in the @$$

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a box of chocolate

life is full of uncertainties.i dunno but this thought keeps on bugging me.maybe i'm just too fed up thinking about how my life would be few years from now.ask me how i see myself 10years from now and i don't have an answer to that.i have a skeleton of how i wanted my life to be but it's not worth telling everyone.forrest gump once said "life is like a box of chocolate.you'll never know what you're gonna get."it's true.life is not like 1+1 where you'll surely get an answer of 2.it's more than that.it's hard trying to figure out something which has not started,trying to count the chicks before it hatches,it's like computing for the value of Y wherein the other value is missing,guessing what's inside the box,and it's like waiting for someone to put down his cards and assume that he has the missing card for you to win the game,it's hard to assume that you've won,it's hard to put an end to something which has not started and it's even harder to be in denial when you feel that it's not going to end up the way you want things to turn out and it's confusing to put a period when all you wanted to do is put a comma.life is a never-ending series of the why,how,when,who,where.i got it now and i'm taking it slowly.it's too tiresome to think about the future.the long wait is even tiring but i learned to appreciate life.i just woke up one day and realized that i don't need to burden myself thinking about something which is beyond my control.might as well take a deep breath and open my eyes to something real and concrete.reality slapped me so hard and it brought me to where i should be.the future is so vague and so complicated by grabbing it all now.the future will surely come.i've decided to take care of the present and let time unfold what the future may bring.as i look at my life,i see myself enjoying whatever i have now.really!i'm taking everything i have now while i'm young.life may take us to places we've never been and it's given that we might be lost along the way but it will always lead us to the right path.there would always be a missing piece in our lives and we may search every corner in the world just to find it.without that missing piece,life will be boring.we continue to strive and live to find that piece.i'm just picking up the pieces from where i left off.i laugh,love,cry,live and learn.ÜÜÜ

Flat or Flattering?

"hey,ur so thin."
"omg! wala gyud ka nidako!"
"ur sis is taller than you."
"do u eat?"
"r u on diet?"
"u don't look like ur a working girl."
"what do u eat?"
"u look like ur the youngest."
"unsa naka nga year?graduating?"

i've heard these statements so many times and if i could only list down all the comments then it will require a whole page.one time when we (with my bro john;he is 5"9)were on our way home,john sat beside me and then the lady asked him,"dong,pletehan na ang bata?".oh my God!we were laughing the whole time.Mom said when I was born I was a 7-pound healthy baby girl which is normal. When i grew up, people recognized how lil I was. they were telling me that I'll soon grow big when I enter grade school. grade school came but everything stayed the same. then they said my body build will change after "pagdadalaga" but it didn't.so, they said it might be in high school and then in college or could be right after i graduate in college or maybe when i have a job of my own.or maybe when i get married and the guess goes on and on.shut up!as i look at myself in the mirror, it's not too bad.i don't look like those kids in somalia.right? i have a small frame, thin and petite i should say.i don't like to grow so big because i'm not tall.i'm only 5feet tall and i don't like to see myself with a bulging tummy, round faced, flabby arms and what-nots.i'm contented with how i look now.i might someday join the big asses association but as of now,this is me.i don't have a problem with baby fats slash bilbil,people say i look young for my age,i can shop at the kids department,i can always say "SP" if i ran out of coins etcetera.i know some people are so desperate and they spend so much just to lose weight.i don't wanna go through that hassle.i could either be flat or flattering.it's not how you look that matters but it's how you bring out the best in yourself.
didn't you know that big surprises comes in small packages?haha...

check this out: campaign for beauty

on my own

i didn't find it hard to adjust to how my life has changed when i relocated here in cebu.the only hard part was searching for the perfect shelter here.we stayed at golden peak for a week when we arrived and then the search for the boarding house started.it was not easy.my first boarding house was so near the office located in ucma ville,lahug and it's just a stone's away but i only stayed there for a month and a half.the place is untidy and we( js and i) don't like our boardmates.then i moved to r.landon and stayed there for 3months until something happened.it's freaky...there was this akyat-bahay guy.(forget it)then i moved back to ucma village and stayed with nadina for a month.it's the same neighborhood from where i stayed before.and to add,it is near BBRC(presohan gud) so our boarding house was like the extension of BBRC.haha.i was so paranoid then coz my shift starts at 1am and everytime i would go to work at around 12am,my heart would beat so fast and i could hear it thumping because i'm afraid some criminals might escape and might hold us as their hostages.my God!!!weird imagination.so after a month,i moved to labangon and stayed with debbie(an officemate) until now.i know it's far but i'm more comfortable staying there.it was a year of living away from home and most of the time eating alone which i really hate.back home i don't like it when someone would eat first.i wanted everyone to eat together because i love chitchats(for short,tsismosa ko.haha).but sometimes you can't deny the fact that silence is deafening. i read this somewhere :
"It's the loneliest feeling in the world; to find youself standing up when everyone else is sitting down. To have everybody look at you and say, "What's the matter with her?" I know what it feels like. Walking down an empty street, listening to the sound of your own footsteps. Shutters closed, blinds drawn, doors locked against you. And you aren't sure whether you're walking toward something, or if you're just walking away." it happens and it's like you're trapped in your own world.how sad.*teary-eyed*.as far as i could remember it was hard spending christmas here and taking calls while everyone else awaits the coming of Christ.with all the booms and bangs i heard outside,i was here sitting and as if nothing happened. i could still remember js and pam who would get homesick all the time with just the thought of spending christmas here.hearing christmas songs is such a pain in the ass because we know we'll be spending it away from home.as what franz said,"there would always be a first time".he was right.right after shift,kates invited me over for a breakfast in holiday inn and i slept.the moment i woke up around 7pm,i realized no one sells food outside so we went to ojh's place and had dinner there.good thing i had js,franz,jaeger and ojh at that time.that was almost a year ago.and this year,i'm not sure if i could go home.the last time i checked with our workforce,my leave for the christmas holidays was disapproved.last new year was even terrible.my supervisor issued a written warning because i went home without permission.and i'm not going to do that again this year.sayang ang performance bonus and i even lost my retention bonus worth 3800php because of that warning.damn.it sucks to be me.hehe.well,everything happens for a reason.i'll just embrace whatever will come my way.

agent shania turns one

i've been in cebu for a year and 10days today.when PS hired us,they relocated us here.we arrived last 31oct with pam,mike,khaki,js,kimmy,franz,js,jen a,jen b,lai and leah.
we first set foot here in PS last november 2... there were 25 of us then,22 graduated from training,4 resigned during a-bay and 18 graduated from a-bay.we had our first day live on the floor last january 3 and only 5 of us are left after a year.training period was fun and it was just like we were in school with new classmates and by the time we went live on the floor it was not easy.it was a year of being a dedicated online travel agent slash call girl.

i've made it through all kinds of calls:
*from passengers who doesnt know their flight information
*exchanges,airline schedule changes,flight reconfirmations
*passengers who asks you which airport is near manhattan and how far it is from their hotel(get a map!)
*passengers who asks you for directions at the airport(omg!!i've never traveled internationally)
*clients asking assistance in booking their reservations
*customers who arrived at the hotel without any reservation
*putting my feet on the caller's shoes
*passengers bull-shitting you
*customers shouting,cursing and calling us as a f**cking telephone operator
*arguing with customers
*parents who wanted to know if their children is on the plane(how the hell will i know?i'm not an airport agent)
*customers asking for a supervisor (which most of the time i decline)
*customers praising you for a job well done
*talking to desperate callers looking for an email buddy
*cursing dumb americans while on mute
*understanding and helping americans who doesn't know how to read the rules and restrictions
*waiting patiently to chat with a filipino caller
*i've spoken to thousands of callers,airline agents and hotel agents,and sometimes arguing with the airline agents especially US airways agents
*getting zeros and a 100% customer surveys
*customers reprimanding me and the other way around(hehe.true)
*wives cancelling their husbands reservations upon knowing that he booked a reservation for two
*getting used to callers who calls me honey,love,dahling,babe, and sweetie.(eww!!)
*dealing with deafmute clients using the relay operators which will take hours
*customers who treated you as their slave(damn!)and at the back of my mind i'll say "makaanha ka lang diri,pabirahan ta ka!".bwahaha!!!
*customers who wonder where and how i learned to speak english.and they even sound so surprised.
*filipinos who gets surprised that their call is routed to the philippines
*customers who pair you with their sons
*customers who loves my name which is SHANIA because it is unique and asking me if i sing like shania twain(owh,man!i can sing but i can't carry a tune)
*listening to customers rantings
*hearing words like f**ck,sh*t,cr*p which sounds nothing because you get to hear them everyday
*making sure they understand everything you just said
*breaking the bad news to the passengers which is hard but you have to be honest
*putting the customers on my pocket just to save my ass(sakto bah?)
*clients complaining with just a $5 charge
*dealing with americans who wants to prove that they are right even if they are not.
*arguing with the very frank and most reklamador americans(in your face!)
*callers who admit that they are dumb and they are at fault
*being patient with customers
*racial discrimination
*can't even say "it sucks to be you!" though i've once said "hung up and dial again".
*there are also those who are nice and who treats you as a person
*customers who hears and feels what your heart and mind is shouting
*being nice to customers
*going an extra mile just to help someone
*laughing,talking,smiling,cursing,almost in tears and raising my voice on the phone

but no matter how bad the call is,all calls will always end up with: "thank you for calling______.have a great day!"

it was a tough year full of wonderful experiences.i missed these people:

js-my roomie and partner in crime.hehe.we were classmates in college but i got to know her more when we became officemates.she's brilliant and smart(ass!haha).she's now connected with nestle(bongga!!)
pam-the class valedictorian.she tops our training exams (next to me.bwahaha.joke.).she's mysterious and super homesick all the time.she's cool and loves to listen but she never shares her lovelife.
jen-the ate.the CPA.don't ask why she works in a call center.smart and conservative.the vaporin necklace(according to js) and eyeglasses reminds me of her.
jaeger-loveteam ni jen.haha.he calls me nikkiboy and i call him jaega-jaega.
kimmy and leah-the noisy pair in class who were so funny and both are sexy.kimmy is smart and leah's brain is bigger than her boobs.hehe.
jovie and anne-groovy,sexy and fashionista moms.
bern-the make-up artist,make-over specialist and kikay.
cyrus-funny man.
franz-agent farell who turns to be agent corbin.good boy and i love the way he laughs.i love his dance pad.
iris-the other half of the dynamic duo according to sup john.we always do barkada lunch.hehe.super matchmaker.a good singer also.
enna-the spammer.a very nice girl who would always check how am doing.
ojh-the figure skater.i love her company.she's funny and easy to be with.we spent christmas with her family last xmas.
ethel-the teacher and the singer.
luanne-i love listening to her when she talks.ma-chika and her sleepy eyes reminds me of her.
hanna-pretty girl who always sleeps in class.
sherilyn-irate agent with a loud voice.she alway sings in class.
richard-the pornstar.need i say more?
swetie-her name speaks for itself.
marichel-sexy,pretty and irate?she reminds me of pocahontas and mulan.
christian-super funny guy.he tickles my fancy everytime he speaks of vip.
kates-the journalist.kates is so funny and sexy,too.she was my seatmate and she never fails to make me laugh.
tj-the only agent who manages to sleep while taking calls.be prepared to answer all his questions.

batch 31:
Bernadine Vallejos; Christian Farrales; Cyrus Van Mutia; Edsel Fetalvero; Enna Nesie Modequillo; Ethel Marie Entrampas; Francis Israel Balleras; Iris Angeline Susas; Jenfer Daria Berdon; Jo-Ann Sherly Awatin; Joanna Fedora Garcia; Johanna Ocampo; Hanna Loiuse Quimilat; Katherine Salanga;Kimmy Eguna; Leah Esta�ol; Luanne Alvarez; Marichel Corsiga; Marie Anne Tiu; Pamela Joy Lagrosa; Richard Rene Bunalos; Sherilyn Gepitulan; Swetie Guzman; Tiffany May Simene; TJ Cabili

it's my turn for a kickback

nope,i didn't have a hotel reservation but i just love to call it a kickback.i went home to talisayan last 31oct and went back last 5nov.i was sooo excited to go home and hanz(Workforce) must be annoyed by me because i always follow-up my leave everyday(not to mention he is a cutie.hehe).so there,my 5-day leave was approved.my restdays fell on 29oct-30oct plus my leave was approved from the 31oct-4nov plus another restday on 5nov-6nov which means a long vacation.my shift ended last 29oct at 8am which is saturady so it was possible for me to depart at 8pm but i decided not to because according to me it would be a hassle to leave right after my shift.my original plan was to leave last sunday but there's no avail trip with cebu ferries/superferry.only trans asia had a trip that night and i don't trust them that much.so, i opted not to leave.i bought a ticket to leave monday,31oct sched to depart at 945am and is sched to arrive at 6pm.wow!!!perfect!because i can catch a bus at 7pm and i'll be home by 9pm.i was super excited packing my things and i woke up at 6am and then headed to the pier at 8am. while waiting for the check-in instructions,an announcement was made and here it goes:
"to all passengers scheduled to depart from cebu to cagayan de oro ticketed to leave at 945am,your trip has been delayed.the boat is scheduled to arrive at the port of cebu at 3pm.we apologize for the delay caused by previous delays.good morning!"
(i've memorized it from word to word because it was repeated many times and it was so annoying to hear it again and again.)
wtf?i can feel my blood rushing back and forth and it was not a good surprise.had i known this could happen,i would have left last saturday.i almost turned into an irate customer but i chose not to coz it might ruin my entire trip.i just tried to think about the many possibilities why it got delayed and the what-nots.i even met new people and good thing they served free lunch and dinner.the price of the ticket is only 290php.it was a good catch so people were tempted to buy the ticket only to find out that the trip will be delayed for how many hours.the boat arrived at 4pm and we departed at 630pm on board superferry12.we could have been in cdo at 6pm if only it departed on time.we arrived at 1am and i got home at 430am.good thing my brother jan heard me and he gladly (i dunno if he was glad though.hehe)opened the door.i would just like to thank the couple i met at the terminal with their two kids who helped me forgot that we waited for seven hours or more,the youngters i chatted with who thought i was still in college(hehe) and who got concerned if i've eaten lunch,to my college classmate etta who i met at the boat who helped me find my deck and who was with me on the bus,to fritz who invited me to play tong-its with him for hours and stayed with me until we got off the boat and shared with me my very first experience to witness a shooting star,to the englisero gay who chatted with me who made me feel that the long line is too short and to the familiar faces who made me feel that i was not alone.

grow old with you

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad

Carry you around when your arthritis is bad

All I wanna do is grow old with you.

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches

build you a fire if the furnace breaks

Oh it could be so nice, growin old with you.

I'll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold.

Need you, feed you,

I'll even let you hold the remote control.

So let me do the dishes in the kitchen sink

Put you to bed when you've had too much to drink.

Oh I could be the man to grow old with you.

I wanna grow old with you.

*sample post from blogger.after months of being a deprived blogger user, i finally figured out how to access it on the floor.*grin*

even angels have bad days

How could someone be so insensitive and so selfish? There are people who always wants to be on the limelight. good if they are making a name out of it but it does not and it is making other lives miserable. He is not the only person in this whole wide world. He doesn't take into consideration that we have a life, that I have a life and is also burdened by the uncertainties of life. aargh...He thinks that what he do in his life is for him alone. He doesn't even think that there are other people connected to him and is affected by every move that he makes. It happens sometimes that more than we think of ourselves, we think of him. More than we think of our own concerns,we think about his. He could be so selfish and yet I'm being selfless.I may be over reacting or I may have a stupid heart and a freakin brain but I believe I am entitled to feel this way.

*fyi:this someone is not romantically linked with me.

And as a bonus,I was almost hit by a wreckless driver yesterday. Or should I say I was hit by that freakin motorcycle.i stood along gorodo avenue waiting for the traffic light and then this guy popped up into the picture. It was the farthest thing a driver in his normal state of mind would do. Tarantado! He can't wait for his turn that�s why he made a short cut and just blew off my day. If we look at it on all angles,I wasn't at fault. Shucks!!! Nalatayan akong tiil and there goes my sandals in the air. I just found out that I have a feet of steel coz there were no traces of bruises or a swollen feet. My feet didn't even hurt. I can't afford to get hurt by that moron who drives the motorcycle. so cheap of me to die or to be hospitalized. I'll die sad if that happens. Shame on me. Headline would then be: USA KA BABAYE NALIGSAN SA MOTOR. eww! just the thought of it makes me puke. (Hahaha.)It made me think that just because someone wishes to die I was put into that situation. yup, someone wishes to die and had sent me a message yesterday. It's like i was there saving someone's life and yet I'm not so good that's why I'm still here. Alive and kicking ass!!

random thoughts ÜÜÜ

1.u can't force other people to like u.

2.the moment u start complaining, you'll always find a reason to complain about anything even the littlest things

3.when u stop complaining, everything seems beautiful and acceptable.

4.some people will just use you for their own happiness at their own convenience. they fail to see that as a person, you get hurt and you bleed.

5.unspoken need of some people is wanting to be on the safe side, never wanting to get hurt.

6.jokes are sometimes half-meant and some are full-meant. You know it�s delivered as a joke but u can�t deny the fact that it is making sense and it is true.

7.happiness doesn�t have to depend on other people. happiness should come from within.

8.not everyone can express what's on their mind and in their hearts.

9.silence doesn't always mean yes

10.it's important to listen. some people can�t seem to understand that they are no longer making sense and they forgot that other people exist. I love this line : God made two ears and one mouth because he wants us to listen twice as much as we talk.

11.u can't control other people's minds and lives.

12.think before you speak.

13.someone is meant to pull you down. And when this happens, it means you are on top of them.

14.accepting the truth is hard but it is the only way to move on.

15.some people will misinterpret what you do and what you say.

16. you may laugh hard but that doesn't mean you are happy.

17. if you cry, it doesn�t mean you are sad.

18. there are so many words left unspoken.

19.everything I own is borrowed.

20.if you are alone, it doesn�t mean you are lonely.

21.to stop this, I have to go home. ciao!!! ÜÜÜ

for the sake of wilma

wilma
Originally uploaded by lola_02.

it is supposed to be my restday today but i am here in the office rendering OT due to hurricane wilma.and i was late,i was supposed to start at 8pm to 12am but i woke up at around 8pm and i ended up logging in at 1030pm and i logged out at 230am.it was a short shift and i only had 12 calls.my calls were complicated but it was manageable,no sup calls though.though the callers gets irate,i can't help but emphatize.i know it is hard for their part and i admit i'll also get irate if i were on their shoes.there's still a reason to be thankful for because the hurricane didn't hit the philippines.instead of feeling bad due to my OT,i decided to stop complaining and just finish what needs to be done.i'd rather go on OT in exchange for my morning sched.hehe...it was my supervisor who asked me to render OT for four hours and i can't say NO because i'm a spoiled agent(feel ko lang).my supervisor is an angel and i'm happy that i belong to his team.thanks jan!!!

morning girl

wow
Originally uploaded by lola_02.

the new schedule has been released and i got what i wanted.i'll be on morning shift for crying out loud.woohoo!!!i said morning,u read it right.my shift starts at 9am and ends at 6pm and my restday falls on saturday and sunday.i like it because i'll leave at around 8am and the sun is not too harsh at that time and i'll be out at 6pm.too much heat is such a headache.i'm hearing comments now.yeah,i know.morning shift is for married people and i'm not,sunday restday is for househelps,low pay for the morning shift,no night differential.am i talking to myself?sounds like.hahaha... i don't care,i don't care.as of this writing,i think i'm loving my new shift.

for every woman

by nancy smith

For every woman who is tired of acting weak when she knows she is strong;
There is a man who is tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.

For every woman who is tired of acting dumb;
There is a man who is burdened with the responsibility of �knowing everything�.

For every women who is tired of being called an �emotional female�;
There is a man who is denied the right to weep and be gentle.

For every woman who is called unfeminine when she competes;
There is a man for whom competition is the only way to prove he is masculine.

For every woman who is tired of being a sex object;
There is a man who must worry about his potency.

For every woman who feels �tied down� by her children;
There is a man who is denied the full pleasure of parenthood.

For every woman who is denied meaningful employment and equal pay;
There is a man who must bear the financial responsibility for another human being.

For every woman who was not taught the intricacies of an automobile;
There is a man who was not taught the satisfaction of cooking.

For every woman who takes a step towards her own liberation;
There is a man who finds that the way to freedom has been made a little easier.

a picture is worth a thousand words

rox's grad at usc talamban right after the grad ceremony.the stairs going up the chapel is their own version of the walk way in camiguin.haha..

rox's after grad celebration(with nad and rox)

dinner at krua thai(with rox's equally pretty and groovy mom,rox,jorge and nad)

coffee break at gloria jean's

owh?!charles is sooo dead.i knew it.haha.*wink*wink* (with rox)

pretty girls stick together.hehe.

fooling around with nadina

to add icing on the cake

i met someone new last sunday.he happens to be a friend of my friend.my friend has been telling me about this guy so i decided to give it a try.we didnt plan it ahead of time that we'll meet up.he just texted me around 1pm and invited me.i was hesitant at first but since i don't have much to do that time and i was all alone at home,i decided to meet him.we met somewhere in ayala around 5pm.i was impressed because he arrived first.normally ,i would always be the one who'll wait.i must admit that i got nervous and i wanted to back out.but i told myself "there's no going back".he looked surprised when i came in because i approached him directly and said "hi...r u kim?" in a very confident way.it started and ended well.my rating? well,he passed.hehe.my heart wouldn't break if i wake up in the morning beside him considering his physical attributes.and i would love to stress it that he is grammatically correct.hehe...if i were to look at something deeper,he is someone who you'd consider making friends with.yes,FRIEND.because he is the type of person who is not ready for a commitment and someone who values his individuality.i think he just needs someone he can converse with and someone he can spend his day with when he feels alone.he is the type of person who is ready to listen(as in all ears),responsible and would make sure you enjoy his company.he is also a family oriented person.he speaks so much of his family and is proud of his parents and siblings.he knows how to deal with people and he has a sense of humor.well,i can't see myself with him in the long run but he can be a friend.



i'm rejoicing

happy...happy...
i'm just happy that i can now access yahoomail.yahoo!!!tnx to jhade(an officemate).you are a genius!haha...he finally figured out how to access it on the floor.good luck IT people..

panawagan sa IT people

yahoo!!!i'm not rejoicing when i said yahoo..i'm pissed off.this is all we got if we access yahoomail in the office.though we can access yahoomail in the pantry,it's still hard because there are a lot of employees and there are only 4 pc's available enough to cater the hundreds of employees here.aaargh...i hate it.we even tried different paths and different ways just to access it on the floor but IT installed this surf control.hello?it's just a matter of sending and receiving mails.i even saved all my work documents there like my canned documents,legal scripts and fax templates which is very helpful.what's the big deal with that?first you removed the U drive so we have to find a way to save our docs.and there's the ever trusted yahoo.what now?you blocked friendster,blogger,blogdrive,gmail and now it's yahoo.what's next?

SurfControl

Access Denied Access to the requested URL has been denied by SurfControl

need i say more?

yahoo sucks

aarrgghhh...my yahoomail sucks.. i can log-in but i can't access my mails.i'm the only person here who can't access my mails.i wonder what happened.is there a # for the yahoo customer care?is it 1-800-yahoomail?i have new messages and i need to send out messages.damn yahoo..hulp....

greetings

a customer just greeted me today with a "have a f**k*ng day!" after he hung up.hahaha...damn caller!he got so pissed off because i didn't provide him with any info.and he even demanded to speak with a supervisor.

here's what happened:

me: thank you for calling _____.com.my name is shania.is there a reservation i can help you with today?

bill: owh,i wanna check on my itin.can you help me with that?

me: sure,let me help you with that sir.may i have your name?

bill: bill

me.thank you.for security purposes,may i have the email address associated with the account?

(then he goes irate)

bill: why are you asking me that?i don't know the email address.someone booked this for me.

me: ok.who booked this reservation?

bill: my daughter booked this for me.

me:may i have your daughter's name?

bill: do we have to go through all these things.

me: yes,bill.

bill: why don't you just tell me about my itinerary?

me: i'm sorry,i cannot disclose any info regarding the reservation if you cannot provide me with the correct email address.

bill: i told you i don't have the email address.

me: bill, you have to provide me the email address for security purposes.if you don't have the email addres,you can ask your daughter and you may call as back.

bill: then give me your supervisor.

me: that is not possible.

bill: i told you i need to speak with your supervisor because you won't help me.now, can i speak with your supervisor?

me: NO.you have to go through the first step.

bill:what?

me:you have to go through the first step.you have to pass security verification.

bill: what the h*ll is wrong with you?you're not of any help. may i have your name?

me:may name is shania and that is spelled as S-H-A-N-I-A.

bill: ok.i'm going to write a letter and i'm going to include your name.

me: ok.have a great day.

bill: have a f*ck*ng day!

so,there...it didnt ruin my day.right after that damn caller,my supervisor called for a meeting and we had a voice simulation.i got nervous because we did it invidually and then the other team members were asked to rate our performance.i'm glad i did it well.

the result:

"Hats off to you Tif!

You sure have a very pleasant voice on the phone.

You are a naturale voice talent if I may add. You speak with character.

However, as you already know, your voice can sometimes come up too strong to first time or educate customers.

It is a good thing that you command authority when you speak but it would be a lot better if you add a li'l spice of enthusiasm when you convey your messages to your customers.

A small talk is all that you need.

Thank you for giving your best all the time.

Your humility only shows how mature and strong you are as a person.

We hope to spend more time with the team doing this kind of things. "

---people were telling me i sound so "maldita" on the phone and so authoritative.i'm not making it hard for my callers but it's just the way i speak.my previous QA(quality assurance) analyst would always leave a comment which says: "don't be smug and condescending." awwwh....i try to sound nice the beast as i could.hahaha...NOT.i always try to sound nice the best as i could and i think it sometimes works because i get good reviews.all in the name of customer service.

anatomy of a call center agent

know your celebrity look alike

try this just for fun. know your celebrity look alike.

take a look at mine.

and my look-alikes (katie holmes,tori & heidi klum):

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look-alike1

look-alike2

the packer

88f0, originally uploaded by nikkiqs.

i'm now a PACKER slash vacation package agent.we just ended our vacpac training.it's not hard and it's not easy as well.it was fun because everybody participated in class.it was a scandal class...(ur wrong...it's not the big scandal!!)we just call it that way because we had fun forwarding messages and sharing jokes.*wink*wink*.our class should have been called the peoplesupport scandal.hahaha...it was a week of exams both practical and written,reporting,class discussion,taking notes,group reporting and a whole lot of fun.it was great to be with the PACKERS though this shift made me sick...

my sunday

i watched the sisterhood of the traveling pants with cath and april.it's a chick flick and it was a good movie...it was warm and touching.(nihilak gud ko cath,noh?haha...)it's a story of four friends who came from different worlds and they went through different things in one summer.a summer full of lessons.it's about growing up and learning what's happening around you then learning to accept it.it's a story of love,life,friendship and family.

i love this quote from the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares) :

"Maybe happiness didn't have to be about the big, sweeping circumstances, about having everything in your life in place. Maybe it was about stringing together a bunch of small pleasures. Wearing slippers and watching the Miss Universe contest. Eating a brownie with vanilla ice cream. Getting to level seven in Dragon Master and knowing there were twenty more levels to go.Maybe happiness was just a matter of the little upticks- the traffic signal that said "Walk" the second you go there- and downticks- the itch tag at the back of your collar- that happened to every person in the course of the day. Maybe everybody had the same allotted measure of happiness within each day.maybe it didn't matter if you were a world-famous heartthrob or a painful geek. Maybe it didn't matter if your friend was possibly dying.
Maybe you just got through it. Maybe that was all you could ask for. "


i had coffee with chara and js.we were catching up on each other's lives.it was just a short time because js had a trip to cagayan that night but it was worth it.sometimes you have to listen to other people's stories and learn from them.i would say that i was lost for a while but i'm now seeing a different light...and this time it is brighter.it was a long journey and i admit that i took a turn and didn't know where i was headed.sometimes life leads you to a different path just to test if you still know your way back home.God is good.he always leaves a trail of breadcrumbs along the way.(i was glad nobody took it.)i can now say that my ship has seen the horizon and will someday beeline to the shore.i'm keeping my fingers crossed.

a whole new sched

i'm on training for vacation package this week from mon-fri.it's another skill that we need to learn in our field and with this training, i'm going to have a different schedule just for a week.my training starts at 6am and ends at 2pm.so i'm on a normal day sched.it's a completely  new sched for me.goodbye graveyard just for a week!i'll have a new sleeping sched.at least a normal sleep at night and away from the harsh rays of the sun. so that means waking up as early as 4am.owh..how i hate waking up  and taking a bath that early.i'll shift my routing as well since i'll leave at 5am and there's not much public transpo.i have to go to colon to catch a ride which i don't like.(my friends knew i don't wanna go to colon.)a new eating sched.this time,i could eat breakfast,lunch and dinner at the right time.a new environment.i'll be trapped inside the four walls of the training room.a new task.i'm not going to take calls for a week which is great.i like it!but i'll have to study to pass training.it's time to scan the manual and take down notes.(buhay-estudyante...)new friends.i'll be joining nine other agents on training so it's a nice time to meet other people.so,there..that's my sched for the week.i hope it's going to be   fun and exciting.

random things

new shift?

it's not really a whole new shift but it's a new restday.i have no choice but to follow the sched give.today starts my very first sat-sun restday.i missed my wed-thur restday.i don't like my sat-sun restday though it's the normal restday.i get to experience the queue everyday from mon-fri compared to my wed-thur RD.during sat-sun working days, we get to breath in between calls and it's really convenient.i know some people really love sat-sun because they get to do a lot of things but i find it inconvenient.it's only good if you have your family here because weekends are usually spent for the family.someone told me it's good for me so i could hear mass.it doesnt matter coz i always do every after shift during sundays. anyhow...God must have plans or this restday might bring good luck.hehe...


da vinci code

a friend sent me a softcopy of the book.i'm glad he did.i've been wanting to read the book because i heard so much about the book and just for curiosity's sake.it's more convenient because i get to read it in between calls and i've read it last week.i just couldn't stop reading it...tooot..there goes the call and i still don't wanna stop because the story is so nice.but it is still business as usual.work is work and i'm being paid to take calls. the story was very intriguing and 'twas like i was part of the "grail search".i was so excited about the sophie-robert loveteam.haha...the sad thing was i couldn't bring it at home. so,it was like watching a teleserye where i'll wait for tomorrow and see what happens next.a friend told me that my faith in God might change after reading it.some people were saying that it tests your faith.it was not true.i'm still the old me and i don't believe it.the book has something to do about Christ and mary magdalene.it was just a story and i don't think it is true.anyhoo..it was a great book and the author is so brilliant for coming up with that book...(just read it for yourself.)


drowning

there are days when i felt like i'm drowning.emotions are so strong and it's hard to control.i felt like the whole world is turning back at me.i have a lot of questions which are left unanswered.sometimes i would just stare at the blank wall and wonder where i'll go next.this is just one of the "i-dunno-days".but i'm still glad that even if i'm about to drown, i could just sway my tail and swim.it's called believing and faith.no matter how hard..there is always a lighter side.


third chance

everybody deserves a second chance but is it worth giving them a third chance?just a thought.i hate to think about though but it keeps on popping up.i'll just leave it hanging.

happy birthday to kevin and aden!!!

sailing my ship

"20 years from now you will be more dissapointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." -Mark Twain

bridge
Originally uploaded by lola_02.

i have plans of quitting this job and work on a normal shift.maybe by december or january i'm gonna hand down my resignation letter.i wanna work in a government agency and join the corrupt people.haha.NOT.i wanna explore something new.when i went home last july,opportunity knocked so hard on my door.i was taking a bath that time when i heard a hard knock on the door.it was my mom and she asked me if i would accept the job offered to me.i was clueless.i haven't applied for any jobs at that time.then i was informed that someone from the administrative office of our local hospital is at our house that time and offered me the job.it was like...yes or no?i know that job was for good but i turned it down.i still have an unfinished business here at PS. i'm faithful and loyal.i'm gonna finish what i started.i can't see myself working here for years.i wanna get out and have a life.it's not the salary that makes me happy but it's part of the package.what's important is as long as i'm happy with what i'm doing.i can say i'm happy with my job now but it's not for good.i do have plans of my own but there are people who we need to consider.i dunno but i'm so selfless nowadays.is it good or bad sign?never mind. when i was around 4 or 5 yrs old,i wanted to be a nun.which is very possible.i'm surrounded with very religious people.i remember i cried so hard whenever they would tease me that i'm going to be a teacher.years later,i wanted to be a nun or a lawyer.in grade school...a lawyer...in high school....a lawyer....in my last years in high school and in college,i've found out that i sooo love arts. i love photography,paintings, fashion and designing,i wanted to be a chef.if only we were rich,i could have been somewhere in europe for further studies.hehe.i still wanted to be a lawyer.so... i took up bs psych in prep.after college,i was bumming around and at the same time babysitting my fave nephew lance.then i joined the search-in.my friends were like "what?r u serious?".haha... (you don't have to tell me,i know what you want to say.)i had so many things in mind but still holding on to my dreams.but the more people pushed me to become a lawyer,the lesser i wanted to become one.people expect you to be this...it's like they know you so well.it spoiled everything.then i was lost.so here i am picking up the pieces of me and starting to sail my ship.i dunno where i'm headed but hold on...i'm going there.i'm still learning how to sail my ship.i'll surely cross the bridge when i get there.one day, i'll find myself .

career quiz and horoscope

i took the career quiz online and look what i've got.i also included my horoscope.

Magazine Editor-In-Chief

Ambitious. Driven. Valedictorian. Do these words sound familiar? Calling you an over-achiever would be a huge understatement. Besides, you�ve probably known what you�ve wanted to do since you were like twelve and were the first person in your class to get a PalmPilot. Someone like you would never waste their time in a dead-end field. You need a fast-paced environment with lots of room for advancement and personal recognition. And what better way to show everyone just how much you rock than with your own byline and eventually your own magazine. You could so rule the world � of publishing, that is.

take the quiz here


Taurus April 21 - May 21

Symbol: The Bull
Sign Style: Earth
Color of Choice: Pink
Personality Plus: Patient, reliable, warm-hearted, determined, always supportive of your friends.
The Downside: Jealous, possessive, self-indulgent, resistant to change.
Relationship Advice: True to your bullish nature, you�re a loyal and devoted girlfriend, and you expect the same thing from your sweetie. That�s why you need to trust your crush completely before committing. Once you fall in love, you fall hard, and it�s always for the long term.
Most Compatible With: Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces

get yours here

must love dogs

must love dogs
Originally uploaded by lola_02.

i watched it last night with my friend iris.it's another feel-good movie.we were supposed to watch if only but we were kinda late so we decided to choose another movie.since we both love john cusack,we ended up watching must love dogs.we were laughing our hearts out.it was super funny and we were so kilig at the same time.i soooo fell in love with the movie and i also fell off the stairs.kablaag...there i go.i fell flat on the floor.good thing it never hurt much. *click here*

the month of BER

today marks the first day of the month of BER which means christmas is coming.christmas has been my fave season of the year.it reminds me of so many things.food.owh..how i love to eat and if it's christmas,food is overflowing.sumptuous foods are served on the table.almost all of my fave food is present.lechon is my fave.gift-giving.it has been a tradition in our family.by november,we start the manito thingy and everyone's eager to know who their manito is.everybody's excited to open their gifts.it was always fun.i hope lance is my manito this year who happens to be my godson.hehe.i love gift-wrapping and it feels good seeing someone opening his gift with so much happiness.(except for ***.hehe.bad.u know na.ayaw saba.) party.i love parties and not just the usual party.people close to me knew what i mean.and there goes the annual batch party.it's great seeing your old friends and catching up on each other's lives.simbang gabi.i so sooo love the 9 mornings.i always make it a point to complete the 9mornings and it feels good.it's my favorite.i'm super excited to hear mass.last year, i've never heard mass even once for the simbang gabi.it was sad.my friend jasmin would laugh at me because weeks before the 16december,i have a complete list on what to wear.ukay-ukay.i love UK but this time it's our time to give our old clothes to other people.it felt good.this has been done annually.caroling.i love christmas carols.it's very heartwarming to see kids singing outside your house and they never care if they sang it right.when we were kids,i used to join my friends and my cousins would also come with us.we would sing our hearts out complete with the local tambourine(tanzan made) and ukelele.(yeah,i know.i'm not good when it comes to singing.i know that.i can sing but i can't carry a tune.i admit it.hehe.)we were so happy if we were given piso.some would give us 25cents,banana,candy or biscuits.and some would never care as if they never heard you sing.before we end the day,we sang at our house because my dad would give us 5pesos.and at the end of the day, we would buy bread or biscuits and plan where our next gig is.(hehe.gig?).fireworks.i love fireworks.it's like the stars are falling.hehe.(if that's the case,we would all die.)shopping.new clothes and cheap finds.my mom would always give us our bonus every christmas.though it is just a little cash but i got to buy what i want.and since there are a lot of mark down prices,you don't have to sacrifice quality over the price.christmas tree.i love putting up the christmas three.i missed it last year though.i love to accentuate our xmas tree because it brings out my creative juices.family gathering.my relatives would spend their christmas at home.we always have our party every 25th and also the annual kris kringle.birthdays.a lot of birthdays to celebrate.auntie lang on the fifth.lance on the 11th who celebrates his bday every 22nd.apple and intoy on the 28th.jan on 2january but still within the xmas n new year season.
haaay...these are just few of the things i love which i'll miss this christmas.i also missed it last year but there's always a first time.this year is my second time to spend christmas away from home.i'm looking forward to go home just for a while on new year.i know it is impossible for me to spend christmas at home due to my sched but christmas would always be in my heart and christmas is everywhere.

from riches to rags

shucks....i've never felt soooo poor in my entire life.i'm down to the very last 100 peso bill in my wallet.well,at least i'm P100 richer than everybody else but it doesnt feel good.