World Pyrolympics again

We watched the final and last day of the World Pyrolmpics last Saturday. It was the show of China and the Philippines. China's was really well presented. It had a touch of class. On the other hand, the Philippines' presentation was really nice. Even better than any of the others that presented (in my opinion). It was actually a mixture of the Germany and UK presentations. But they gave something more cause the barge was moving towards the left which gave an illusion that the circles were bigger and more grand.

By the way, it's Marie's Birthday today. Happy Birthday Marie! Hope you do enjoy your day and I hope you find the sandals that you are looking for. Also, happy anniversary to Maan and Rocky. You guys have come a long way, I really do hope that you guys will have many more years of togetherness. :)

Anyway, I'm here right now in the office. Bored to death. I haven't been having the grandest time here lately. I don't know if it's just me or there's really something wrong. Maybe I'm just getting bored or I'm looking for a vacation. I'm still looking forward to that Davao trip but I don't know if it's pushing through. My mom's scared because of all of the bombings, I am too. But I just want to get away. From everything. Things have been too taxing on me that everyday I wake up feeling like I haven't slept at all.

If I had known that the Davao trip was not going to push through, I would've pushed myself to take the Bora trip with Nico. That would've been fun. A lot of fun. Something that I really need right now.

Telenovelas and the like

Yeah, yeah. I know it's a bit funny and odd for me to watch these shows since I started watching US TV series during college. I started out with Smallville, then One Tree Hill. I even downloaded Beauty and the Geek and Grey's Anatomy even before it became popular here in the Philippines. But now, I'm watching all of these Filipino shows. Well, I know it's a bit baduy but there's nothing wrong with patronizing Filipino stuff, right? (defensive)


Anyway, there's this new show in the Philippines that's entitled "Sana Maulit Muli". Would you believe that there's a Wikipedia link for this? (see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana_Maulit_Muli). Amazing, isn't it? An even more cool thing with this is that Philip, Bert's friend was the writer of this show. It's true though that it resembles the movie If Only wherein Jennifer Love Hewitt stared in. Call me a sucker for these kinds of stories but I really like the cheesiness and the melodramatic plots of these shows. :)




Another show that I have been watching is Maging Sino Ka Man which stars Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz, Anne Curtis and Sam Milby. (My baduy side is really show already...) Anyway, I haven't really started and ended the show but as soon as I didn't have that much thing to do and there were really no nice shows to watch, I ended up watching this show anyway. Although I still have to admit that sometimes I still get kind of confused about whatever happened to the characters in the past.


Another show that I also watch and am really entertained by this show. And I have to tell you a secret... I know that Bert also kind of enjoys watching this show. It's really funny. Takes out all the stress in your life away. Great script too because the characters that you once loved, you're going to hate and the you grow to love the characters that you started out hating. The girl who stars also in this show is really funny. Although she looks very young and she isn't THAT pretty, I have to hand it to her since she knows how to act very well. :)






There's this other show: "It started with a kiss". I was able to watch it only for once or twice but it's really funny too... Here's a sample of the first episode.

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What a weekend!

I had a really eventful weekend. It's like I didn't have a weekend at all. Last Friday, I went to the Mall of Asia to watch the Day 1 of the World Pyrolympics. It was beautiful. We really wanted to see how Australia looks like since they are the defending champions. Although the display of Australia lasts for a long time in the sky, they didn't really have a superb ending unlike that of Poland.

We were at Via Mare that time with my grandaunt, tito and tita. Although the fireworks were really delayed, it was really nice. However, it was quite a disappointment because the barge was moved t the rightmost part of the water instead of the original plan that was supposed to be somewhere in the middle.

Although we were a bit far from where the fireworks were being set up, we could still see clearly what was going on. The ones that didn't go up that high was not that clear though. That was something also I'd like to see.

Last Saturday was the wedding of Richard. This is the first wedding of this year. Last year, the first weekend of the year, I also attended the wedding of Sherrill. This year, I know of two more friends who will be married. First one is Kat in May and then there's Erwin in December. I really can't believe that we are getting THAT old already. Instead of debuts, we're attending weddings already.

Anyway, the wedding of Richard was soo much fun. The pictures that were displayed were soo nice and funny. It brought out the real people behind the dressed up suit and the fancy gown. They made themselves look like real people instead of just being another couple getting married.

The video presentation was also really funny. Kudos to Imacron for another amazing job. I still remember the AVP presentation that they made for Racquel's debut. (that was a really looong time ago...)

Last Sunday was Day 3 of the World Pyrolympics. This was the day when we were really planning to watch the fireworks display since we couldn't watch on Saturday because it was Richard's wedding. I was really amazed at what Germany showed. They had a great variety of fireworks display that was artistically shown. They had style and grace. This was the best by far. The next one was the presenation of UK. They also showed something really nice as compared to Day 1 (Australia and Poland) but it was nothing compared to what Germany showed.

The nice thing about the UK display was the fact that their display would somehow encompass a large expanse of the sky and their display had the "boom" factor. Whenever their display would show, there would be a really loud bang that would then follow a "Wow!" from the crowd. It was actually pretty funny.

On the way home, since it ws really traffic, it was like a rollercoaster ride. I don't get why my grandaunt get her drivers. They drive like crazy. What's horrible was that I was the one on the passenger seat and I could see everything that was happening. I could see that the cars to right are always really so close to the car that it almost felt like they hit us.

Last but not the least, Bert and I celebrated our first year anniversary. We actually reached a year without killing each other! Hehe.. kidding. But I'm really happy and proud that we've come this far. We've been through a whole lot. More than anyone else can imagine, I think. It has been difficult but it also has been fun. I'm looking forward to many more years with him. :o)

I guess I have many more wishes for us. First of I wish that I would be more patient with him and the situation. I know that sometimes I lose my patience. Also, I wish that I'd have more guts to fight for myself and for us. My wish for him is that he continuously understands where I'm coming from and the hardships that I undergo. I also wish taht we don't hit any rough roads again. I know and I have faith in our relationship. I always pray to God for us, I just hope that He always listens to me. :)

Must do for the year

It's the second working day of the year and to be honest, I am in no mood whatsoever to work. I'm soo sluggish it's not even funny. Yes, yes, I know that I have to start working my ass off for this year since it's a new fiscal year but I just can't get myself to do that. Weird, I know. Maybe it's just that I am not THAT optismistic of this coming year. I'll just leave it to chance then. If it's a good year - great.If it's not then BOOHOO. What else is new?

I guess this cynical attitude of mine is deeply rooted from how 2006 began and ended. Yes, there were some great moments when you look at the start of the year, but throughout the year, everything seemed to be going down the drain. Quite a hassle if you ask me.

In a matter of 4 days, Bert and I will be celebrating our 1st year anniversary. I'm happy about it that we've been together this period of time and during the past year, I have learned soo many things - both good and bad. My eyes have opened to different things and it made me realize more things.

Good? In a way yes. In a way no. Sometimes, I get the feeling of just wanting to shut out everything and listen to the nothingness of life. I feel like I'm stuck between here and there and I really don't know where I stand. I want to get out but I know I can't. I'm not ready too. But sometimes, I feel like it's now or never.

Careerwise, yes, I think I am doing okay but I don't know if I'm happy. I could be happier. Or maybe I'm just clouded about the things that are going on behind the scenes. Here I am again. Smiling to the world but dying inside. That's how I feel every now and then. I want it to stop, I just don't know how.

I really am sounding like a depressed freak and I hate sounding like that. I'll really try my best to bury everything in the past and work at my goals one by one for this year. I'm hoping that if I focus hard enough on that, I'll forget all of the bad things that happened and be more optimistic. It's worth a shot, right?

So as for goals, here are the things that I want to achieve within 2007:1.) Get a TCE from a customer.- Yes, I do work very hard but I haven't received and good feedback or comment from anyone that I work for or with. I'm actually craving for that. I don't know how to do it. Maybe by working more? But I feel like I'm working my ass off already. Or maybe I just think that.

2.) Join an initiative.- I'm eyeing on joining the group who handles that Snacks N Learn talks every now and then. Aside from a cute guy who's in that organization, I'm really interested in this. (hehe...) I've already mentioned this to Tops in passing, I just don't know how to make it a reality.

3.) Go back to the healthier me.- Since I was 11, I had been going to the gym already. I just want to be back to the healthier person that I was. When I feel great about myself, I have more confidence to do a lot of things. I'm more active, alive and aware of the things that are going on around me. Also, my mind works faster when I'm okay physically.

4.) Go to the gym regularly- So far, so good. I've been going to the gym for the past two days to up my energy. Although my body is aching because I'm not used to it anymore, I'm hoping to get back to my old good habit.

5.) Diet- Hmmm... still hard to do. I've noticed that when my sister left the house, it all went haywire for me. My schedule got f*cked up. Our eating habits at home went crazy. I just wish to go back to that Saturday off day thing. I'm trying too but it's soo hard when they serve unhealthy food at home. I don't want to be a prima donna and ask the helpers serve something else for me.

6.) Help get Bert a new car- BTW, I did not make any comment to his xanga because I just don't know what to say. Yes, that car has done soo much things for us. Well, maybe more for her. But it has caused me a lot of stress and anxiety and sometimes I just think that I'm plainly unlucky. I really feel bad about it. Sometimes, I think, it's just not meant to be but I always, always brush it off my mind.- Also, I know that with the way that I'm trying to "help" Bert get a car, he's not too pleased with it but I just can't think of any other way because of that d*mned deadline which he wants to think that he made for himself but for me, it's our relationship on the line if there's none by that time.

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Yes, I know that my parents are completely impossible to him and to us but I don't know of any other way to go about it since I'm not ready to fight them off or to leave. Sometimes, I wish I were like my sister who could leave just like that. Or maybe, I should just leave the country and forget everything here in the Philippines. It has been very painful for me.

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7.) Save up for the future. - Inspite of spending a whole lot of money on the car and other payables, I still wish I could save up money to be able to buy my own place. I know that it's impossible but I have to start sooner if I want to leave earlier. I'm hoping that by 2010, I have more or less enough cash already and at the very latest 2019. I know that's faraway from now but I have to have some sort of deadline for myself.

8.) Learn how to drive alone. - This one I'm working on already now by setting up the carpool thing with my officemates. I will be the "driver" on wednesdays. Hopefully by March or May, I will be more confident to drive alone. Wait. No, I will be able to drive alone.

9.) Yoga- I have been telling myself that I need to relax and what better way can we do to relax - do yoga! :) I'm planning to get my own mat and all of the paraphernalias that I need even VCDs or DVDs that I can do at home.

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I really do hope that I can do all of these things this year. These are 9 things and I have 12 months. I can probably focus on one thing every month and ensure that I can get. I just really, really hope that I will. :)