Entries for March, 2007
March 6th, 2007
Pick of the Week: Away-bati Posted in Love and other Disasters, My OST **peace tayo ha...funny how this was one of the first songs I heard this morning. May sense of humor talaga si Lord! by: Yeng Constantino Puro away, napapansin mo ba What's ur Story?
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March 12th, 2007
El Roi Posted in Angel 24/7 Many locator devices are on the market today that promise to help us keep track of elderly parents, children, wallets, pets, parolees, even potential kidnapping victims. As useful as these gadgets are, they would have done Hagar no good. No one seemed to care enough about Hagar and her unborn child to monitor their well-being in the desert. No one but El Roi—Hebrew for “You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees” (Gen. 16:13). Hagar served Sarai, Abram’s wife. Sarai felt like a weak link in the chain of God’s promise to bless Abram with many descendants. She was barren, so she told Abram to sleep with her maidservant and build a family through her. This ill-advised suggestion—born amid intense cultural pressures to provide an heir—led to nothing but trouble. When Hagar became pregnant, she despised Sarai for her inability to have children. Then Sarai treated Hagar so badly that she ran away. There in the desert, feeling the misery of her past and the uncertainty of her future, Hagar met God, who saw her and took care of her. El Roi sees your past misery, your present pain, your uncertain future. He is so watchful that He knows when the smallest sparrow perishes (Matt. 10:29-31). And He is the God who sees and cares for you today. —Marvin Williams If God sees the sparrow’s fall, Keep your eyes on the Lord; He never takes His eyes off you. *Hay Lord bahala ka na po sa akin. There are days when nothing seems to go right...and i feel like such a mess. Last night, i poured my heart out to you and wondererd if you could hear me. Yeah i know you do...and I know you always see. Please help my unbelief.... | |
*picked up from My Space...*sniff*sniff Posted in Love and other Disasters Sunday, March 11, 2007
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thoughtful Song for the Week: You and Me Posted in Love and other Disasters, My OST Christian Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go You and me, we wanted it all...we wanted it all... Differential Diagnosis: LOST | |
Eclectic Wisdom Posted in Love and other Disasters
When Life Hands You Lemons...Bring Out The Tequila and Salt! | |
March 13th, 2007
28 Days Posted in Love and other Disasters They say it takes 28 days to form a habit...make one, or break one. Bottomline is, time changes everything. Or at least, makes a significant difference. Today is my second day. Hormone treatment has officially begun; I renewed my friendship with the treadmill; and I am no longer in a relationship. These are some the lemons in my hands right now. And while some people at work continue to test my patience and self-restraint, and finances aren't so pretty at the moment, I still choose to squeeze the juice out of life. I have 26 more days to get used to the morning sickness; 26 more days to become my own drill sergeant; 26 days to learn Search Engine Optimization and American Accent...and 26 more days to stop crying. Bring out the tequila and salt. 24/7 Reading List: Train Man Silverscreen Pick: House S3E15 Differential Diagnosis: Hormonal | |
2006 Darwin Awards Posted in Angel 24/7 Yes, it's again that magical time of the year when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. Here is the glorious Winner: 1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California , would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked. And now, the Honorable Mentions: 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved. 3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days. 5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer: $15. (If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?) 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinderblock bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape. 8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."
9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan , at 5 a.m. flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. ******A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER***** 10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had. In the interest of bettering human kind- Please share these with your friends and family. Unless, of course one of these 10 individuals by chance is a distant relative or long lost friend. In that case be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost. | |
March 14th, 2007
Way Back Into Love Posted in Love and other Disasters, My OST Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore I’ve been living with a shadow overhead I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine All I want to do is find a way back into love All I want to do is find a way back into love Silverscreen Pick: Music and Lyrics Differential Diagnosis: ice cream high | |
March 19th, 2007
Calling All Angels Posted in Angel 24/7, My OST Jane Siberry with KD Lang Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah First heard this song in a "Supernaturals" episode. A firm believer in angels, "Houses of the Holy" struck a chord and had me thinking...maybe we imagine angels just so we have something to hold on to when all else fails. Faith. Hope. Love. The greatest of the three will always be love. But at this point, both my hands and my eyes are stinging from squeezing out lemons and tasting salt...and it's easier to believe that they're there, just waiting for us to ask help. I'm calling all angels, i'm really unsure how this goes.... | |
March 24th, 2007
Pickle Jars and Deal Breakers Posted in Love and other Disasters As pickle jars go.... Received an odd-toned phone call from Princess Miaw last Wednesday. She broke the news that her ex boyfriend finally got married a week ago. It wasn't as devastating as expected--because the Princess got married and had a kid ahead of the said jerk. However, here's the deal breaker...Princess and the doctor split up because the doctor said he didn't see himself getting married nor having kids. This of course, knocked the princess off her petticoats and threw her off track--she had envisioned a wedding gown, reception and probably had a list of possible baby names in her head. "So it wasn't me, Steph?" she asked, wondering too if she should allow herself to feel bitter. "It's the pickle jar principle," I replied, referring to the oft-repeated story of how you manage to loosen up a guy who won't commit, or refuses to become housebroken but it's the girl after you who manages to pop the lid. Yes, so much like opening a pickle jar or a ketchup bottle. You wring it out with all your might and then the next person opens it without any effort. So effing unfair, but also so true. I guess its because men have a slower thought gestation period. Meaning, it takes them mighty long to pick up what you've been trying (in vain) to tell them all along. The principles sink in months after the ugly break up, and often, when its too late. In the case of the princess and the doctor, I would say it was a blessing in disguise. She has a wonderful son and an equally loving and supporting husband. She may not have pried open the pickle jar...but she got a sweeter "dill" in the end. As for me, I have no idea when it will be my turn to pop open a pickle jar. I seem to be always passing them on to the next person. If you've done everything you can and the lid still won't budge, pass it on to the next person--it maybe her time. Meantime, I will sulk and pout several times a day over the demise of my last relationship. According to Sex in the City calculations, I still have two and a half months of brooding allowed. During this period it is perfectly fine for me to cry, rant or curse the ex to high heavens...pine or make desperate efforts to get back together, retaliate, go on the rebound and use whatever other coping mechanism I can come up with. After that, no more....it's been almost two weeks....and I thought I was doing okay. Except said ex just very recently ripped open my bandages, and now I'm bleeding out. Three hours before I leave for Cebu. Good thing I can drop off my excess baggages in mid-flight. Ahh the days when being rational doesn't make any sense. Somebody save me! Angel's LSS: Screaming Infidelities 24/7 Reading List: Grammar Books Silverscreen Pick: Scrubs Differential Diagnosis: nagbi-bitter | |
Screaming Infidelities Posted in My OST Dashboard Confessional I'm missing your bed | |
March 28th, 2007
When the stars go...Ce-Bu! Posted in Angel 24/7 Ouchie! My back would make a good impression of lechon cebu--what with its brick-red hue and blistered appearance. Noli Me Tangere--lest I bodily harm you! Hehe. The company weekend getaway has left us all sluggish and groggy at the office. We resumed work yesterday yet I can dare assume that most of us still have our heads on the clouds ...or the swimming pool for that matter. Maribago Bluewater in Cebu truly a summer getaway! I would love to go back there (preferrably on a romantic trip tho, as the place, I think, was built for couples) any time of the year just to swim laps in the pools or take a dip in the jacuzzi. The resort also has its own dry sauna and the food...wow! I've never feasted on so much vegetables and fruits haha. That's just me though, I think the rest of the troops enjoyed the meat dishes. Squid was great also, and the desserts were really yummy. (Ask Janet!) For the first time in six years, I slept during the outing. I conked out so early on our first night, I missed Consuelo's game show hosting stint. Oh well, I bonded with the bed and the covers, which is quite an achievement in itself. Another significant change is not swimming in the beach. I figured salt water doesn't really agree with me so I skipped the brine dip this year and contented myself with long lazy strokes in the pool adjacent to our room. I spent Sunday chatting with Joniza and Roumel while watching my back bake in the sun. After that, it was the jacuzzi and sauna and then a short nap before dinner. Bonding time the tele tubbies. hehe. Jon, Maita, Angie, Ellen, Janet and Jing with the addition of Love and Mayette--reigning dive and bikini queen, by the way. I didn't get to spend much time with the webbies, but Consuelo and I became spa buddies. We planned and executed a perfect scheme to manage last-minute pasalubong shopping, dinner and an hour long foot spa session in SM Cebu. Haha! What we would give for massage. Okay, okay, I know. I was comparing company outing snapshots from the previous years and I got soooo depressed. I've gained so much weight I could very well change my name to ORCA! Huwaaaa! And I was relatively normal looking a couple of outings ago. *sob*sniff*pout* Nevertheless, I will not let it get to me. It's time to go on all-out diet and exercise regimen. No excuses this time. For more photos of my Maribago, Cebu trip, just click on the Picture Show tab. Mwaaaaah!
Beng and Stephie at Sutokil...that's a floating restaurant in Mactan.
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