My short vacation from work's slowly coming to an end. I'll be flying back to Ilo-ilo the day after the New Year to resume and ultimately FINISH what should have been completed already. Sigh. It's not even 2007 and I'm ranting already. I should just get it out of my system NOW so that all my negativity will be gone!
I could sum up 2006 in 2 words. Roller-coaster. There was a lot of highs and an equal amount of lows. Lots of fulfillment and frustrations. Happiness in my personal, family and social life and anger and doubt in my professional life. I guess I'm just working too hard without seeing clearly where I'm headed. In as much as I enjoy my chosen profession, I guess everyone will suffer from some sort of work stress at some point. I know I could say I'm suffering from burnout but its different when you're as "frustrated" as I am right now. I'll just have to think things through again and must prepare for more changes that I will be expecting in the Year of the Pig.
As we bid the year goodbye, let me share the message Tita Tess sent me... "Before 2006 ends, I thank all the good people like YOU who made the passing year good for me. Thank you so much for your friendship. May 2007 bring us good luck, good health, prosperity and lots of love. God bless us all."
May you have a Prosperous New Year!
P.S.
As you may have noticed already, I've changed the template of this blog. Just one of the new things I wanna change this year. (Vee- I'm gonna need your help reloading my blogroll. Thanks in advance.)
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Sunday, December 24, 2006
tis the season...
There are many reasons not to celebrate this occassion but we always find a way to be joyful, even for just one day.May you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS with your loved ones, ( I know we all need a break.)
Sunday, December 17, 2006
reunion.
Christmas' always a time for family, for small and big reunions and other celebrations. This year, Christmas came early for my family. For the first time in a long while, My mom and her siblings were in the same place and it is a happy time. I took a brief break from work just to be a part of the celebrations and we even dressed up for it!
My cousin got married the other day. I'm only a year older and now everyone's lookin' at me. There's always conversation on who will get married next and I was the logical target, being the eldest of my brood, but it's a good thing that I'm a guy so there's less pressure. A few years ago I could always say that I'm waiting for the other cousins first but they did and now I have to be prepared for the quick answers. It's not that I DO NOT want to be married and all but not all love stories have a happy ending. My love life in particular isn't that rosy but that will be another story for another post. Meanwhile, the reunion of sorts was great. I've met all the additions and hopefully there'll be more of this in the future.
gotcha!
gotcha too!
gellie and piye, all dressed up.
with my mom.
the food was great!
the one with the whole angkan.
the one with the newlyweds.
the one with the all the cousins, all grown up!
My cousin got married the other day. I'm only a year older and now everyone's lookin' at me. There's always conversation on who will get married next and I was the logical target, being the eldest of my brood, but it's a good thing that I'm a guy so there's less pressure. A few years ago I could always say that I'm waiting for the other cousins first but they did and now I have to be prepared for the quick answers. It's not that I DO NOT want to be married and all but not all love stories have a happy ending. My love life in particular isn't that rosy but that will be another story for another post. Meanwhile, the reunion of sorts was great. I've met all the additions and hopefully there'll be more of this in the future.
gotcha! gotcha too! gellie and piye, all dressed up. with my mom. the food was great!the one with the whole angkan. the one with the newlyweds. the one with the all the cousins, all grown up!Friday, December 01, 2006
soundtrack tag
Life Soundtrack and more...IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?Snatched this from Vee
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie!!
Opening Credits:
Emotions by Destiny's Child
Waking Up:
She by Elvis Costello
First Day At School:
I won't last a day without you by Andy Williams
Falling In Love:
ALone by Heart
Fight Song:
Furniture by Fugazi
Breaking Up:
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
Prom:
Switching to Glide (This beat) by Kings
Life:
When I'm thinking about you by The Sundays
Mental Breakdown:
Leaving on a jetplane (acapella) by (don't know who sang the version I have, hehehe)
Driving :
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
Flashback:
How do you keep the music playing (live) by James Ingram and Patti Austin
Wedding:
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N Roses
Birth of Child:
Heaven (live) by Bryan Adams
Final Battle:
Wish you were here by Incubus
Funeral Song:
Astronomy by Metallica
End Credit:
Pag-ibig sa Tag-araw by Beth del Rosario (ngee!)
Tagalog movie pala (with subtitles)!
p.s. I've done this a few more times and it's kinda weird when some of the songs repeat for some of the questions!
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie!!
Opening Credits:
Emotions by Destiny's Child
Waking Up:
She by Elvis Costello
First Day At School:
I won't last a day without you by Andy Williams
Falling In Love:
ALone by Heart
Fight Song:
Furniture by Fugazi
Breaking Up:
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
Prom:
Switching to Glide (This beat) by Kings
Life:
When I'm thinking about you by The Sundays
Mental Breakdown:
Leaving on a jetplane (acapella) by (don't know who sang the version I have, hehehe)
Driving :
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
Flashback:
How do you keep the music playing (live) by James Ingram and Patti Austin
Wedding:
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N Roses
Birth of Child:
Heaven (live) by Bryan Adams
Final Battle:
Wish you were here by Incubus
Funeral Song:
Astronomy by Metallica
End Credit:
Pag-ibig sa Tag-araw by Beth del Rosario (ngee!)
Tagalog movie pala (with subtitles)!
p.s. I've done this a few more times and it's kinda weird when some of the songs repeat for some of the questions!
answers!
I should have posted this a few weeks back. Sorry guys!
It could happen to you, mallrats, single white female, payback, what lies beneath, Michael, sliding doors, frequency, a time to kill, contact, primal fear, man on the moon, die hard, big, double jeopardy, american pie, the waterboy, sleepless in seattle, x-men, big daddy, original sin, election, erin brokovich, scary movie, scary movie 2, charlie’s angels, me, myself & Irene, the mask, scream, moulin rouge, little nicky, the avengers, the craft, interview with the vampire.
35.
Legends of the fall, Godzilla, the mummy returns, what dreams may come.
40.
The blair witch project, austin powers; international man of mystery, austin powers; the spy who shagged me, spy hard, forrest gump, the Beverly hillbillies, legally blond, romy and michelle’s high school reunion, Hannibal, all the pretty horses, the green mile.
56.
autumn in new york, home alone, clueless, a knight’s tale, american pie 2, jay and silent bob strikes back, the princess diaries, shrek, spy kids, saving private ryan, 10 things I hate about you, antz, the full monty, men in black, Shakespeare in love, the Truman show, chocolat, gladiator, meet joe black, pearl harbor, the planet of the apes, romeo and Juliet, traffic, final fantasy, lost in space, I still know what you did last summer, scream 2, scream 3, red planet, speed, the matrix, the usual suspects, wild things.
90.
91.
92.
head over heels, Addams family values, eye of the beholder, a.i., along came a spider, angel eyes, the animal, anywhere but here, Apollo 13, as good as it gets, babe, babe, pig in the city.
105.
boys and girls, bridget jones’ diary, can’t hardly wait, castaway, cats and dogs, chicken run, deep impact, deep rising, deuce bigalow male gigolo, dogma, down to you.
117.
enemy at the gates, enemy of the state, exit wounds, the family man, fear, gattaca, the general’s daughter, the gift, go, gossip, the grinch.
129.
hollow man, in and out, indecent proposal, joe’s apartment, keeping the faith.
135.
luck numbers, mad city.
138.
the Mexican, mickey blue eyes, miss congeniality, one night at mccool’s, pay it forward, Pleasantville, psycho, quills, the replacements,entrapment, raod trip, runaway bride, species 2, the story of us, stuart little, sugar and spice, sweet November, swordfish, 28 days, 3000 miles to graceland, the talented mr. ripley, teaching mrs. Tingle, three to tango, tomcats, valentine, vertical limit, the watcher, wayne’s world, wayne’s world 2, the wedding planner, what women want.
170.
wolf, you’ve got mail.
173.
american psycho.
175.
centerstage, Edward scissorhands, fight club.
179.
mars attacks, the sixth sense, sister act.
183.
184.
excess baggae, america’s sweetheart, serendipity, office space, coyote ugly, unbreakable, the mummy.
192.
193.
harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone, addicted to love, hush.
197.
romeo must die, almost famous, air force one.
even I don't have all the answers.
It could happen to you, mallrats, single white female, payback, what lies beneath, Michael, sliding doors, frequency, a time to kill, contact, primal fear, man on the moon, die hard, big, double jeopardy, american pie, the waterboy, sleepless in seattle, x-men, big daddy, original sin, election, erin brokovich, scary movie, scary movie 2, charlie’s angels, me, myself & Irene, the mask, scream, moulin rouge, little nicky, the avengers, the craft, interview with the vampire.
35.
Legends of the fall, Godzilla, the mummy returns, what dreams may come.
40.
The blair witch project, austin powers; international man of mystery, austin powers; the spy who shagged me, spy hard, forrest gump, the Beverly hillbillies, legally blond, romy and michelle’s high school reunion, Hannibal, all the pretty horses, the green mile.
56.
autumn in new york, home alone, clueless, a knight’s tale, american pie 2, jay and silent bob strikes back, the princess diaries, shrek, spy kids, saving private ryan, 10 things I hate about you, antz, the full monty, men in black, Shakespeare in love, the Truman show, chocolat, gladiator, meet joe black, pearl harbor, the planet of the apes, romeo and Juliet, traffic, final fantasy, lost in space, I still know what you did last summer, scream 2, scream 3, red planet, speed, the matrix, the usual suspects, wild things.
90.
91.
92.
head over heels, Addams family values, eye of the beholder, a.i., along came a spider, angel eyes, the animal, anywhere but here, Apollo 13, as good as it gets, babe, babe, pig in the city.
105.
boys and girls, bridget jones’ diary, can’t hardly wait, castaway, cats and dogs, chicken run, deep impact, deep rising, deuce bigalow male gigolo, dogma, down to you.
117.
enemy at the gates, enemy of the state, exit wounds, the family man, fear, gattaca, the general’s daughter, the gift, go, gossip, the grinch.
129.
hollow man, in and out, indecent proposal, joe’s apartment, keeping the faith.
135.
luck numbers, mad city.
138.
the Mexican, mickey blue eyes, miss congeniality, one night at mccool’s, pay it forward, Pleasantville, psycho, quills, the replacements,entrapment, raod trip, runaway bride, species 2, the story of us, stuart little, sugar and spice, sweet November, swordfish, 28 days, 3000 miles to graceland, the talented mr. ripley, teaching mrs. Tingle, three to tango, tomcats, valentine, vertical limit, the watcher, wayne’s world, wayne’s world 2, the wedding planner, what women want.
170.
wolf, you’ve got mail.
173.
american psycho.
175.
centerstage, Edward scissorhands, fight club.
179.
mars attacks, the sixth sense, sister act.
183.
184.
excess baggae, america’s sweetheart, serendipity, office space, coyote ugly, unbreakable, the mummy.
192.
193.
harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone, addicted to love, hush.
197.
romeo must die, almost famous, air force one.
even I don't have all the answers.
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