Sound Trippin (currently listening to All Apologies)

It's 11:30 in the evening and I'm eating Chocolate Ice Cream while sound trippin...I uploaded a great number of songs to my computer in the hopes that I may burn a couple of compilations for my listening pleasure but unfortunately my CD writer messed up...well actually I don't know whether it was my CD writer that has the problem or the cheap CDR's I bought:( Since I was unsuccessful in burning my compilations I decided to organize my audio files in my pc...classified them according to artists and genre...I also made some thematic playlists...hehe!

My day was exhausting...had a very interesting and overly emotional early morning...wouldn't want to go into the dirty details 'cause I intend to leave it all in the past. Woke up late...really late...hehe...it's a good thing I didn't have any participation in church so it was ok that I arrived real late in church...'Had an enjoyable choir practice after the service. I met up with one of my college pals after choir practice. We had a really great time babbling, whining and laughing over sushi and sukiyaki. We'll both be turning 27 this December but we talked about how weird it is to not feel any difference from when we were 18 to what we are now...at 26...it's either 27 really is still young or we're just a couple of retards...haha...we still talked about crushes and what we want to be when we grow up...I guess we really are retards...hehe!

Speaking of birthdays...my nephew, Leeron is turning 5 on Thursday...my grandaunt is turning 84 on the 7th and I'm turning 27 on the 8th:) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF US...HAHAHA!!!

wish list for my birthday:
1. cute purple or pink mp3 player
2. Camera flip phone
3. new shoeses...hehe
4. mucho dinero for splurging
5. PEACE ON EARTH
6. Lee Dong Gun or Dennis Trillo (or their look alikes....hehe!)

countdowns

It'll be December in 4 days...YIPEEEEEEE!!!!

12 days 'til my 27th....SCAREEEEEEEEEEEY!!!

29 days 'til Christmas....YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

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When my colleagues and I went to Eastwood two weeks ago, I got to buy this really awesome CD for only 100 bucks...it's called Essential 70's. I came across this really haunting song entitled "The Man With a Child in His Eyes." I've had the CD for more than a week now but I only got to listen to this song yesterday...hehe...well I often play the CD before I go to sleep...I usually hear the first three songs...after that I fall asleep...hehe! Anyway...I heard that song for the first time yesterday and it was so enchanting...I listened to it over and over again. I don't really know what the song means...it sometime screams of "schizo" or "psycho" or plainly being in the state of being "stoned" especially in the lines where the girl mentions that she hears voices...haha...but I'll let you be the judge of the song...look for this song when you find time and if somebody knows what this song means, please leave me a message:)

The Man With a Child in His Eyes (Kate Bush)
(he’s here! he’s here!
He’s here! he’s here!)
I hear him, before I go to sleep
And focus on the day that’s been.
I realise he’s there,
When I turn the light off and turn over.

Nobody knows about my man.
They think he’s lost on some horizon.
And suddenly I find myself
Listening to a man I’ve never known before,
Telling me about the sea,
All his love, ’til eternity.

Ooh, he’s here again,
The man with the child in his eyes.
Ooh, he’s here again,
The man with the child in his eyes.

He’s very understanding,
And he’s so aware of all my situations.
And when I stay up late,He’s always waiting,
but I feel him hesitate.

Oh, I’m so worried about my love.
They say, no, no, it won’t last forever.
And here I am again, my girl,
Wondering what on earth I’m doing here.
Maybe he doesn’t love me.
I just took a trip on my love for him.

Ooh, he’s here again,
The man with the child in his eyes.
Ooh, he’s here again,
The man with the child in his eyes.

It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

How do you fire a friend? This is something that I’ve been dreading about being a manager. Sometime this week, I’m gonna have to tell one of my friends at work that our boss has decided not to renew his contract and that he should start looking for a new job. Well I should say that we’re not best of friends and to tell you frankly, there have been times when I totally hated his guts and wished he’d disappear from my world (I may have even written about it here in my blog…hehe) but what’s making it difficult is that I know his situation…I know that he is supporting his mother and two other siblings who are still in school…I know that other than him his family has got no one else to depend on…and worse, it’s the Christmas season…it’s the time to be happy…it’s just not right to fire somebody at this time of the year. I swear I did my best to help him keep the job but right now it’s beyond my control…the big bosses have made a decision and I’m gonna have to be the bearer of bad news. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!!

On a much lighter note…I’m sooooooooooo happy ‘cause it’s beginning to smell a lot like CHRISTMAS (YAY!!!). Although I don’t get to experience it ‘cause I usually wake up in the middle of the day, my friends say that the mornings are starting to get really cold. Last Sunday we passed by Meralco Ave. and saw that the Christmas lights display at the MERALCO front yard has already been lit…I don’t think they’re done decorating their front yard…I wonder how their GINORMOUS “Belen” would look like this year. Yesterday, we set up our Christmas tree in the office. It’s a good thing that we were able to convince our boss to let us decorate our office with Christmas ornaments unlike last year when they didn’t allow us to do it because according to them they really don’t consider Christmas as an important holiday in Korea….can you believe that??? I can’t imagine what life will be like without celebrating Christmas…I pity those kids whose parents aren’t big fans of Christmas…it’s like they actually miss the essence of being kids which is to always be in the state of “wonder” and there’s no better state of “wonder” than anticipating Christmas. I wonder what Christmas would be like this year…I wonder…would God grant me the wish I’ve been wishing for for the past few years???
28 Days ‘til my 27th
45 Days ‘til Christmas

buffets, swimming and eraserheads

This day will end in an hour and in exactly 12 hours and half I'll be leaving for work again...buhuhu T.T. I know in my previous entry I babbled about how much I enjoy working and being busy but I didn't say anything about work being better than loafing at home...hehe! Well I didn't actually loaf all weekend...my weekend was actually very hectic. It started with my colleagues and I stuffing our face with yummy breakfast at "Something Fishy" at Eastwood. That buffet was unreal...from 12mn-10am you can enjoy the ultimate breakfast feast for just 80 pesos...awesome right??? But wait, there's more (hehe)...you can have your bottomless iced tea or bottomless soda for only 24 pesos...or was it 26...well anyway it's way cheaper than the usual 60 peso bottomless drinks in other restaurants. It was so cool 'cause I actually ate breakfast at 12 midnight and what's really surprising is that there were a lot of other people eating breakfast with me at 12 midnight...hehe! Got home at around 2:30 AM...slept @ 3 and four hours after I slept I had to wake up to go swimming in Los Banos...saya no??? My head was killing me but I didn't want to be a spoiler so I still went swimming even if I was sooooooooooooooooooooooo sleepy...it was worth it 'cause I learned how to swim like a mermaid...hehe! Today was also hectic...woke up early for church...had choir practice after church...went to Greenhills (PESTE WALANG TIANGGE!!!) then we went to San Juan to visit a grand uncle and a grand aunt.

At present, I'm being all nostalgic listening to Eheads Anthology (currently playing: Huwag Mo Nang Itanong *sighs*) It's really nice listening to these songs...'can't believe it has been more than 10 years since we first heard this band that totally revolutionized Filipino music...well ok, we can't say they're totally original because their influences are really obvious in their songs but I don't know...a lot of people were scandalized by their very honest lyrics (others called it vulgar...hehe) and a lot of people (including moi) were also liberated by their lyrics that eloquently expressed the ideas, concerns and angst of my generation. *SIGHS* I can see that many bands have attempted and are still attempting to reach the heights that the Eheads reached when they were still together but I don't think that'll be possible...I'm getting a little carried away...haha...well I don't think I have to explain why I love the Eheads and their songs...their songs are the soundtracks of my youth and THEY'RE SIMPLY AWESOME...that's all I should say.

It's funny...listening to these song just made me realize that I'm no longer young...I already have a very long past that I can look back to...I'll be turning 27 in December (8th to be exact...ahem ahem...just want to remind my friends and family...hehe!) and in a few years I would be celebrating my 3rd decade of existence on this planet...SCARRRRY!!!! HEHE! My life so far has been great. It's not perfect...I've gone through some really tough times...I have lots of regrets...but God has blessed with more GREAT TIMES and THANKSGIVING...I can proudly say that I've grown into a beautiful, brilliant, loving and kind hearted woman who's now ripe for the taking...HAHA... JOKE (all jokes are half meant...hehe)!!! Seriously...I'm happy about how my life turned out and I'm excited about what's in store for me...I know somewhere there's a handsome...brilliant...loving and kind hearted man lurking around ready to jump on me...HEHE...and I know GOD has a really grand plan for my life and I can't wait to fulfill it for His glory *^.^*

(I never went to Kalayaan UP Dorm...I never spent nights in U.P. with my friends talking about my dreams and future plans but I just thought it would be appropriate for me to post the lyrics of this song along with this overly sentimental entry of mine...hehe...and this goes out to all the friends I had, still have and will have in the future...i miss you sharyl, jona and phia)

MINSAN
Artist: Eraserheads
Album: Circus
minsan sa may kalayaan tayo'y nagkatagpuan
may mga sariling gimik at kaya-kanyang hangad sa buhay
sa ilalim ng iisang bubong
mga sekretong ibinubulong
kahit na anong mangyari
kahit na saan ka man patungo

chorus
ngunit ngayon kay bilis maglaho ng kahapon
sana'y huwag kalimutan ang ating mga pinagsamahan
at kung sakaling gipitin ay laging iisipin
na minsan tayo ay naging
tunay na magkaibigan

minsan ay parang wala nang bukas sa buhay natin
inuman sa magdamag na para bang tayo'y mauubusan
sa ilalim ng bilog na buwan
mga tiyan nati'y walang laman
ngunit kahit na walang pera
ang bawat gabi'y anong saya

repeat chorus

minsan ay hindi ko na alam ang nangyayari
kahit na anong gawin
lahat ng bagay ay merong hangganan
dahil ngayon tayo ay nilimot ng kahapon
di na mapipilitang buhayin ang ating pinagsamahan
ngunit kung sakaling mapadaan baka
ikaw ay aking tawagan
dahil minsan tayo ay naging
tunay na magkaibigan

i love fridays

YAY IT'S FRIDAY!!! I only went to work for three days but it doesn't make this Friday less sweeter. It's interesting that although I only had to work for three days I actually feel like I worked overtime all week...things at work have been quite intense. My colleague who is pregnant had to be absent because her doctor told her to go on bed rest...she will be absent for another week which means that we will be handling her classes for another week...plus...we have a new teacher that I have been watching over...she's quite a challenge and I've been trying to keep my "friendly manager" face so it has been exhausting for my face muscles...hehe! But although this week has been quite hectic it has also been good.

I don't think the people who know me would believe me when I say that I actually like being busy...I am an extremely lazy person but being busy makes me feel fulfilled...I love the sense of fulfillment that I get knowing that I accomplished something and that I was useful for something...geeesh even I can't believe I'm saying this...hehe!

For the past weeks all I've done in this blog is complain about things...I think it's time for me to be more positive. One of my friends posted a list of all the things that made her happy this week so I'm gonna post my own list of all the things that made me happy:

1. REST
2. time I spent with my family (Trip to Batangas...All Saints Day @ Loyola...malling and dinner at market2)
3. my gorgeous new cardigan and my cool new plaid skirt (ala Britney)
4. eating breakfast with my 2 adorable nephews
5. lower parking fee (after threatening the parking attendant that I would report him to their main office for over charging me...haha...I'm such a bully)
6. talking to my students who I think adore me...haha!
7. my super cool team members (GO PM TEAM!!!)
8. Breakfast buffet at "Something Fishy"
9. my favorite student...Sarah (she thinks I'm perfect...haha!)
10. God's love that always reminds me that I am special