posting again

it's been a year since my last post.
what could be the reason??? - tamad lng magpost.
ano nga ba ang nangyari sa loob ng isang taon.
Well... naka 1 yr na din ako sa work here in SG.
Sana counting pa din... lahat nman ata is scared of losing their jobs. I feel na sobrang alang work security d2 sa lugar na to. mapaperm or contractual same lng ang treatment. Ang positive lng for being a perm is ndi ka matatakot if irerenew ka for another year. And me health benefits.
But.... anytime pede ka pa din ipatawag at sabihin tagal ka na because of atsutsutsu... mostly sasabihin dahil cost cutting or performance chuvaness...
i realized.. mas mahirap tlga magwork sa ibang bansa.. dahil cguro sa mas maraming lahi ang kelangan mong pakiharapan... local... wambers... yalam... britons.. at take note! noypi din! ndi ko nman nilalahat.. but ngaun ko lng din kc naexperience na kapwa noypi na pero parang hirap ispelengen. Ang masasabi ko lang.. hinog sa hilaw ang nakakasalamuha ko. hininog na pilit.... mahabang kwento eto but I'm hoping... this year matuto sya sa mga pagkakamali.

Sa Work pa din...
I am happy with what I am doing. I know marami pa akong dpat matutunan and marami pang certifications na dapat ipasa para masabing certified na. At para me bala na d5n if ever matanggal. kya nga it's one of my goal this year.
But this is also the first time I felt very depressed about work. First time ko makaencounter na sumasablay na boss.. I had my first pd rating this year and I was given a mark of 'meet the basic requirement'. Its frustrating because... i am not that type of worker na namemeet lng. I am not saying pinakamagaling ako sa group but I know for myself na i have been working hard and i should have been recognize khit onti lng. It turned out after several conversation with the "manager" he admitted that he made a mistake "daw". Ndi na nga lang daw mabago dahil finalized na daw for this year. For me ang fault nya is.. ndi nagbabasa at inaalam ang process. so much for being a manager...
ngaun.. i'm still trying to let it go khit na 1 yr ulit ang kelangan kong bunuin for 'his' fault. mahirap pala magtrabaho pag me ganitong issue. what I can just do is.. pray really hard... and work my ass double time!

Sa family naman... :)
Finally last august nakasama ko na din ang buong family ko d2. They have to stay in Manila for few months because hubby needs to finish his contract with our previous company.. pareho kc kming nakabond for a year but we decide na bayaran n lng un sa akin then tapusin nya ung knya since few months n lng nman.. ala na din sa budje ang pambayad ng bond nya hehehe! speaking of bond.. last payment ko na this month! tapos na din ang bayarin sa wakas!
so far.. all of us are enjoying our stay here. mas ok tlga if magkakasama ang family. ndi masyadong nakakahome sick. Most of the time bonding time lng kmi d2 sa house or sa park. Malapit lng kmi sa pasir ris park and we have 3 bicycles! It's true when they say na.. ang magagawa lng d2 sa SG is maghanap ng mapagkakagastusan hahaha! madalas kcng magka Sale d2. halos every month me sale sa EXPO ng kung ano ano.. malapit work nmin kya madalas napapadaan at napapagastos ng wala sa lugar!

si hubby.. me work na din sya since sept. so ala pang 1 month nung dumating nakahanap na din. It's really a blessing kc parang inaayos tlga nya ang lahat. I felt very thankful for that. :) Surviving din sya sa work pero base sa knya.. madami tlga silang ginagawa. ang ok sa team niya is lahat sila pinoy and super ok nung manager nya.. "makatao" baga hehehe. Wish ko lng lahat ng manager ganun... ndi nman kc sa bulsa nila nanggagaling ang pinapasweldo sa tao eh. treat everyone right! pero super ideal nun..

my baby.. turned 3 last march lng. malaki n nga din ang aming bubwet. And she's getting really really naughty. super kulet at super daldal... marunong na din mangatwiran at manginis.. pero at the end of the day.. super sweet na bata.. I think at her age.. nasa stage sya ng pgiimitate at gusto lhat eh ginagawa din nya. at her age.. natuto na syang gumamit ng laptop. she has her own account sa facebook para lang makapag pet society! She learned using the laptop from her ninong leon and tita. thanks to jumpstart. i feel in a few years manghihingi na to ng sarili nyang laptop hehehe.
plan for new baby... nsa plan lng lagi. next year daw ulit hahaha! cguro if stable na kmi d2 or meron na tlgang plans kung san kmi titira tlga. kc parang stepping stone lng nmin ang SG at this point. ndi pa tlga kmi decided kung san kmi magsesettle. that plan.. pinagdadasal ko pa din tlga. hopefully magkaroon n kmi ng clear plan on that aspect. hehehe.

SG as a whole.. i liked it here.. khit same weather sa pinas.. mas maayos.. mas peaceful.. Mas mahal nga lng ang cost of living pero saktong nakakabili nman ng konting luho. Cguro ang ndi ko lng gusto d2 is ung kakaibang amoy ng mga nilala. me amoy kili kili.. me amoy damit na ndi natuyuan... me amoy pawis na maasim. at pinakadabest.. ung amoy etsas na parang nasa ilong mo lgi. ndi na ata ako masasanay sa mga kakaibang amoy.

An Impossible Challenge?

Read this... I got this from the daily bread site: http://www.christ.com/devotional-ourdailybread.html

A pastor in Kansas City gave what seemed to be an impossible challenge to his congregation—to go 21 days without complaining (the amount of time some say it takes to develop a new habit). Special bracelets were distributed to participants as a reminder to live complaint-free lives. A movement was started, and millions of bracelets have been distributed all over the world.
The biblical principle “Do all things without complaining and disputing” (Phil. 2:14) is an important one. The ancient Israelites discovered this when, because of their constant complaining in the wilderness, they were judged by God and not allowed to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14).
How can we learn to develop a noncomplaining, positive attitude that will please the Lord?
• By disciplining our thoughts (Rom. 12:2). We need to meditate on Scripture and remember our blessings.
• By confessing our critical spirit and committing ourselves to obedience each time we fail (1 John 1:9).
• By enlisting God’s help and the help of others. The Spirit will empower us as we depend on Him (John 14:26). — Anne Cetas

Because God helps us, doing all things without complaining is not an impossible challenge.

Lord, help me stop complaining

When things don’t go my way;

Instead, give me a thankful heart

For all You do each day. —Sper

A complaining Christian is a contradiction in terms.

sad....

i feel so sad today...
something good happen this morning then all of a sudden something bad happen just this afternoon.
I can't talk about it as my promised to swity.

just can't help to be sad........ :(

Wish I had it

Today is the last month and last day of the year.
It was this month that I finally decided to give it a shot and entertain SG opportunity. The screening process was overwhelming because I had 3 interviews. 2 of which was technical Q&A, 1 with the agency's technical consultant and finally 1 with the client. Dec 21 was the last phone interview I had. It was not bad but not so good as well. I guess I did not make it since I haven't heard from them again. :(

Xmas Pre.. sent

xmas season na nman at pahirapan na naman sa pagpili ng gifts to my loved ones especially ke gilbs. For some reason for the past years, I couldn't think of a gifts na I know he will like it talaga. Matagal tagal ko ding pinagisipan on what to give. Then I decided to give his advance xmas gift with his consent (para di na madissapoint sa xmas) two weeks ago. I bought him his new Nikon D80 dslr. Syempre.. I couldn't go to quiapo on my own so I need to tell him about my plans. And of course medyo me kamahalan so I need his approval too if he really likes it and he did! We went to hidalgo and was able to get his slr in Henry's Camera.

Astig pa kasi I then found out na ung owner nung store is kabatch ni daddy sa Uno High School. So syempre sa tawaran portion nabanggit ko sa tindera na i know their boss. Ang sagot ba naman?! "sus! marami na nagsabi samin na kilala nila yan pero hindi naman! Me nagpunta pa nga d2 kasama un anak eh.. ikaw ba un?" Medyo nainis ako sa sagot nya so I approached the owner then introduced myself. Buti na lang narecognize nya ako at he asked for our phone number to invite my mom on the next reunion daw. Tas binalikan ko tlga ung babae... "See! sabi ko sa iyo kilala ko sya eh!" Feeling proud pa tlga ako! Pero ala din use kc di pa din ako nakatawad haha! Mababa na daw tlga un price which is true dahil sya lang ang nagiisa na ganun ang price sa area.

As for my gift... he keeps on bugging me on what I want to receive this year. E di nman ako magadgets na tao.. and di din fashionista so I told him to just decide on his own. I felt he was a bit pressured because of the gift I gave (lol!). He wants to give something of the same value which I honestly don't mind if it's not. Mababaw lang nman ang kaligayahan ko and di pa nman sya pumapalya ung mga gift na nabigay niya sakin. :) Finally he gave me two options: PSP or Nintendo DS. Tama ba nman gadgets ulit ang options eh di nga ako magadgets na tao! Oh well.. since it was his gift we went to greenhills yesterday to check on which item to buy. We learned that Nintendo DS is usually being bought for teenagers or kids. While PSP are for mature ones.

PSP it is... We went to almost every stall to find a good deal. Syempre #1 concern ko is the price... then the packages... games... and last na ung color... Nagkakatalo tlga lahat sa price and syempre ung mga kasamang accessories (un iba halatang japayk so di pasado ke swity). Finally, we found a stall that gave us a really good deal. I got excited kc I felt it was meant for me haha!

We got the Ferari Red PSP Lite Limited Edition. On some stall they are adding at least 1500 more on the price pero the owner just gave it for 700 pesos more. Kasama na din sa package ung paginstall ng games as many na pede ilagay sa 4gb memory. Ang saya nga eh! kc ung bomberman na game nahinahanap ko eh meron din kya napabili na kmi.

<-- Here's the package of my new toy.

Eto na cguro ung pinakabest Xmas gift na nareceive ko ever! Thanks SWITY! *mwahmwahmwah*! Khit alam ko na kaya un ang naisip nya as a gift is para malaro din nya. hahaha.. mauutak ang mga mister ngaun. :p I can't wait to play it tonight. Sakto at me pasok pa kmi bukas ng umaga so di na ko matutulog. Play all you can ang drama ko later!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! I hope magustuhan niyo din ang gifts na matatanggap ninyo.

hair makeover?

matagal ko na pinagiisipan na magpaayos ng buhok. di lang ung trim pero ung ala new image baga.. hahaha.
Like before magpastraight kya ako ulit tas pagupit ng maikli??? o di kya rebond??? mas ok kya kung pa boys cut na lang ako?
hirap magisip lalo na kapag ang buhok mo e wala tlga sa kaayusan.
Ang buhok mo ba ay mahaba.. makapal ang hibla at buhaghag?? - yes! pedeng pagkamalang pangmop.
Ang buhok mo ba ay kulot? yes! pangmop it is... :(

hehe.. neganizing myself.
oh well.. syempre pagnagpaayos nman ako. kelangan ng daily pagaayos ng hair. gosh.. di tlga ako girlie after all. not sure kung kya ng powers ko. haha!
It means kelangan ng at least 1 hour after ligo for blower or plantsa chuvaness.

just my dilemma.

speaking of hair... my gian got her first haircut last month and she looks funny haha. What a mom?! Kamukha nya si princess sarah sa telenovela ngaun.
but in fairness! her hair is not kulot. (buti na lang...) And never ko sya ipapakulot! haircut pede pa.. actually nagiisip na ko ng next hair cut niya. Japanese anime haircut kya! ung di pantay pantay or half inch na bangs!

Just thinking...

Updates

More than a month na ko di nagboblog... pero di ko maisip ang reason.
Anyway.. some updates:

• Just started reading HP7 and ala ako sa mood tapusin? hehe... though my swity said the best book daw. Kebs pa din hehe
• Our yaya finally arrived. Two weeks ago pa and so far so good. PRO's: Mabait.. Maalaga.. Masunurin pa so far (bata pa kasi).. Ok sa paglilinis at gamit ng bata.. Payat (meaning di matakaw! haha) CON's: Mas matapang ang anak ko haha! sobrang soft spoken kc kya di sya masyaod sinusunod ni gian :p matigas ang dila (sample... MEME=milk sa knya MIMI=MELK).. Di nya masyado usap gian. Overall: ok sya at least di na kmi windang mag-asawa sa pagalaga and me bonding time na. Kaya nman maimprove ung mga CON's nya so carry lang.
• Just started driving again... pinagdrive ako ni swity last week from Makati office - Magallanes (Bro's house) then Magallanes - South Super - EvaCom(house). I remembered 4 major palpak. 1. pagchange lane sa xpreswy.. 2. panic mode sa pababang road 3. Muntik bumangga sa expedition in front di ako nagbreak.. buti na lang nahand break ni mister hehe.. 4. Muntik na ko makasagasa sa me talipapa malapit sa house. Magdadrive ulit ako tonight sana di na kabation ang lola. Kelangan na tlgang matuto dahil magdadrive ako pagpunta sa US. hay... pressure!
• Just started downloading movies. Me DSL na kmi 2 weeks ago pero ngaun lang nmin nasusulit ung gamit. Napanood ko na ung ratatouille because of it. Maganda sya and definitely mas tipid hehe..
• I had dinner date with MonChe, LesJim and syempre me and swity. Natuloy din khit short notice at bumuhos ang ulan. Nice to see them again.. Nakakarelax at syempre chika every ang mga lola.. ang mga bodyguards nmin di nman na OP. sayang nga eh! kaso... baka matagalan na ulit kc me mga batang makikipagsapalaran na nman! waaaaahhh!!!! Mamimiss ko kyo :(