A Girl’s Notebook :)

About 2 Saturdays ago, Metro Manila was hit by another storm again. In fact, Manila was under typhoon signal number 3. I wasn’t able to go early because of the danger brought about of the storm. I and my officemates decided to stay in the office. When the strong wind subsides, we decided to stroll around first in one of the malls inside Eastwood City. When I go to the mall, I always drop by a bookstore. I love books so much!

We went inside Fully Booked and National Bookstore. I was lucky enough to find A Nancy Drew collector’s item from Fully Booked. When I am finish collecting all the Hardy Boys hardcover books, Nancy Drew series is my next project.

My sisters and I love playing board games. Playing board games is one way of our bonding hours. When I was in National Bookstore, I thought of getting another Hardy Boys series to add up to my collection, or get a board game instead. Well, it has been a while since I buy that we can enjoy playing together. So, I decided to buy Visionary.

When I got home, I showed my sisters the new game I bought for us. No one knows how to play it! I asked my younger sister to read the instructions. She said that she’s having difficulty understanding the rules and the game procedures. I read the instructions, rules and game procedures, and found out Visionary is like charades!

I explained to them the procedure and how to play the game. We started playing the game at around 10PM that Saturday and ended the game at around 3AM of Sunday already! :) Our mother was so mad at us then because were laughing so hard every time one of us, act out or draw a certain category from the game.

Well, it was really a night of laughter and bonding!

Ciao!

It was a good thing that November 1 this year falls on a Sunday. Sunday happened to be my rest day from work, so I was able to join my mother and my sisters in visiting my father’s tomb in the cemetery. My two cousins joined us as well.

My father’s body lies in Pasig City Cemetery. We opt to go there in the afternoon. We brought flowers and lighted candles. We didn’t bring any food with us, like other families who went there. We also did not stay long. After about 1 hour, we offered prayer for papa and decided to leave.

Well, the best part that we enjoy most when we visit the cemetery was the different food stalls inside it.

It has been a practice to visit the tomb of our departed loved ones during November 1. Even though November 1 happened to be a day to celebrate Catholic Saints; while November 2 should have been the day to celebrate the our departed loved ones. A day to remember that though they are no longer with us, we know that they are in a happier and peaceful place.

Ciao!

Dwight requested for a song entitled “I Do”, but I am not familiar with the song. I asked him to think of something quite familiar and new. So, he asked me to sing instead, Blessed by Christina Aguilera. Well, I am not familiar with this song either. But I know that I would be able to study it, just in time for the wedding. Well, I hope that I would be able to sing well. Aside from seeing my old friends and sharing their happy moments, I am quite excited about the food! Oh well, some weight loss pills would help me trim down a bit!

Here’s the lyric of the song Blessed by Christina Aguilera

When I think of how life used to be
Always walking in the shadows
Then I look at what you’ve given me
I feel like dancing on my tiptoes
I must say everyday I wake
And realize you’re by my side

Chorus
I know I’m truly
Blessed for everything you give me
Blessed for all he tenderness you show
I’ll do my best with every breath that’s in me
Blessed to make sure you never go

There are times that test your faith
‘Till you think you might surrender
Baby I’m, I’m not ashamed to say
That my hopes were growing slender
You walked by in the nick of time
Looking like an answered prayer

Chorus

Blessed with love and understanding
Blessed when I hear you call my name
I’ll do my best with faith that’s never ending
Blessed to make sure you feel the same

Deep inside of me You fill me with your gentle touch

Ciao!

Last October 28 (2009), my daughter celebrated her 4th birthday. Wow! I cannot imagine how time passed so fast! ? I remember the day when I learned that I was pregnant. The first person I called to break the news about my pregnancy was my best friend. I was in Lucena then to meet ney when I had my pregnancy test. It’s so nice to look back and reminisce the things I went through before I gave birth to Nonet.

On her 4th birthday, I bought her cake from Goldilocks. I brought her along when I bought the cake. My mother cooked spaghetti, fried chicken and lumpiang shanghai. We didn’t have any party at all. It was just a small feast with family. Antoinette was so happy especially when she blew her cake. ?

I wish and pray that my daughter will grow up healthy and strong. I pray that she would grow up a fine woman, and would finish school. I do not come from a wealthy family, I do not have much money to give her when I’m gone, but I would see to it that she would survive life’s challenges when the time comes for me to leave her.

Ciao!

It’s been a while since I have updated this journal. I had been very busy with my work recently and have not found the time to work on this. Past weeks had been very stressful for me. In fact, it almost came to the point wherein I would just want to quit. Work has been given me a lot of pressure that I spent almost 12 hours in the office. I just keep on praying that God would always be there for me. That He would enlighten me and give me strength to bear all the pressure that my work may bring.

I am still going through what they call, period of adjustments. My friends say that the reason why I feel being pressured is because I am putting pressure on myself, too. Well hopefully I would be able to meet all the metric’s requirements for me to be regularized. Sometimes I would just laugh at myself. The reason why I left my previous work is sales. I thought I would be able to get away with it, but I was wrong. Total solution sales is big part of Dell\s matrix.

Well, I think I just have to believe that I can sell and I am a good seller!

Ciao!