mini updates

10.10 monday

I love Lacoste Gold! It smells really really nice! hint hint!=P

10.11 tuesday

Usual PCOMM night. I was no able to join the call. It turned out Avaya could not patch in too many people. tsk tsk tsk! Paano na pag 10 pm na ang call =(

Ay and something happened that unfortunately I can't tell here. Sayang! It's just a simple story reminding us how small our world is and to be very careful when you're telling stories to your friends in public.

10.12 wednesday

I have a new cell group na! =) I don't know why I'm so excited about this. Pero wala lang. I really cannot explain why I'm so excited and giddy about this. Maybe because I really miss my old cell group. Though half of us are with this new group, I still can't help but miss the ol' gang. 'Hope this new group will be just as fun.

10.13 thursday

I had my annual review lunch today. I still have to schedule the actual review next week. Pero that's not my kuwento. We had lunch at Circles in Makati Shang. Panalo!!! I love the Japanese and Asian buffet. And the desserts... ay panalo talaga! =)

Team building night with the whole DBSi team. Ang dami namin!!! 20+!!!The Siebelles saw Wallace and Gromit while the others watched Deuce Bigalow. We ended the night with a dinner at Masa's. Food day grabe!

10.14 friday

Date night! =) Nothing special. We just strolled sa shang then ate dinner at Milky Way.

10.15 saturday

Grenhills greenhills! I love Greenhills! Hehe! Ang bango talaga ng Lacoste Gold!!! Hmmm... D&G Light Blue or Lacoste Gold??? Ehem ehem! =p

10.16 sunday

We had lunch at Dampa in Libis to celebrate my Lola's 78th birthday. Yummy! Then my boyfriend and I saw Lord of War in eastwood (pangit!). I really felt bad after seeing it. I felt sick and tired. This is why I love watching feel good movies kasi I watch movies to be entertained and not to feel bad after. Anyway, we had a nice dinner naman at Jack's Loft kaya bawi na. I really love their desserts. AND, we bought tickets for Eastwood's World's Largest Buffet on the 22nd. I can't wait!!! =)

I'll be in my Analytics training this week so I guess this week will be more boring. Not! My instructor is a cute guy from UK. Panalo! haha! Joke lang. He's really not the to-die-for type of cute. He's young and really nice kasi. Basta iba lang. Very different from other trainings I've attended. Except for my java training of course! =P

The O.C. na! Bye! =)

birthday parties

Oh I just remebered, something nice pala happened last week. Last Sept. 25 and Oct. 1 we surprised two of my teamates who celebrated their birthdays. As usual the Siebelles set yet another benchmark in celebrating birthdays within the project. I know it's something other people do in other projects pero well it's a first for ours. I guess. Hehe!

Anyway, since Popee was in training for two weeks and the day of her birthday falls on a Sunday we just surprised her the following Monday by decorating her workstation with balloons and confetti. She was so shocked when she saw her workstation when she came back at the office after training. It was so colorful kasi! We used peach and pink crepe papers in decorating her workstation. We also had a cake near her PC. I'm really not good in elaborating things so I'll just let you see the pictures. We ended the day with a team dinner at A Veneto in Glorietta.

For Pola's birthday which fell on a Saturday, we gave her a surprise also on the following Monday na. And since she's aware of the workstation decoration project na eh we thought of something else aside from it. She did not win Ms. CAT for nothing kaya we made sure that the celebration will be really grand. So aside from the workstation deco we made a big message board where everyone from the project can write their birthday messages for her. Mia also bought a boquet of flowers to add as decoration for the workstation. That afternoon we prepared a simple mirienda for our friends. I'm really not good in writing or on elaborating things. I think it's better if you'll just check out the pictures.=)

I am really enjoying the company of my new team. I'm loving my work more now. =)

i love egg!

Hey all! I have not been blogging for a long time na. I have nothing much to say eh. Ito na lang muna... my new favorite song!

I LOVE EGG!

mean ako?!

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Which Mean Girl are you?
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Hindi ako Mean Girl! Promise! Oh well .....sabi nila eh. =P

LSS

I just want to share my new LSS... si Liza kasi eh! Hay mahirap ang LDR (Long Distance Relationship). I've tried it for 2 months and it was soooo sad.... and magastos! Which is bad ha! Well, I've accepted the fact na rin naman na those 2 months will not be the last for me and Chuck given the nature of our job. Lalo na siya. Pero the good thing about it was we came out of it stronger. We now appreciate every minute we have together.

Hanggang Kailan
Orange and Lemons

Labis na naiinip
Nayayamot sa bawat saglit
Kapag naaalala ka
Wala naman akong magawa...

Umuwi ka na baby
Di na ako sanay ng wala ka
Mahirap ang mag-isa
At sa gabi'y hinahanap hanap kita...

Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Na makasama kang muli
Sa buhay kong puno ng Paghihirap
At tanging ikaw lang ang
Pumapawi sa mga luha at
Naglalagay ng ngiti sa mga labi...

Di mapigilang mag-isip
O baka sa tagal
Mahulog ang loob mo sa iba
Nakaka balisa
Knock on wood wag naman sana...

Umuwi ka na baby
Di na ako sanay ng wala ka
Mahirap ang mag-isa
At sa gabi'y hinahanap hanap kita...

Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Na makasama kang muli
Sa buhay kong puno ng Paghihirap
At tanging ikaw lang ang
Pumapawi sa mga luha
Naglalagay ng ngiti sa mga labi...

one year na!

One year na kami! =)

Hay it was a fun day. I just realized how true it is when people say na it's not how you celebrated it but, what matters most is spending that day with the one you love. We had a somewhat fancy lunch, saw a movie and had dinner.

Hay it was a wonderful and blessed year. I love you baby! I'm looking forward to spending more anniversaries with you. Thank you for sharing everything with me. Thank you for being so patient and understanding. Thank you for allowing me to come into your life. Thank you for showing every single day how much you love me. I can never stop thanking the Lord for giving you to me. I love you! =)

PBB

I am officially a PINOY BIG BROTHER fan! As in kahit mapuyat ako every night eh I watch it. I'm not sure how it happened. It just did. Haha! Drama! Seriously, I just had the chance to watch two consecutive episodes almost a month ago and I was completely smitten. I can't stop watching it. I was suddenly involved in the lives of the housemates. My personal favorite is the JB and Say love team. Too bad JB was evicted na last night. Sobrang I feel for Say. Yung nasanay kayo na magkasama everyday then all of a sudden mawawalan ng communication or di magkikita. Hay I can totally relate. Anyway, buti na lang the cutie pie Sam came along. Ang cute grabe!!!! The smile.... haayyyy!!! Pang Close-up talaga!

Official LSS song ko din ang PINOY AKO by Orange and Lemons for the past weeks. Ang catchy ng song. Finally a catchy song with sense! I like the lyrics, especially this part...

Lahat tayo mayroon pagkakaiba madalang makikita na
Ibat ibang kagustuhan ngunit iisang patutunguhan
Gabay at pagmamahal ang hanap ko
Pagbibigay ng halaga sa iyo
Nais mong ipakilala kung sino ka man talaga?

Kaya I feel sad when I hear people judging the people inside. I'm not trying to defend what they did lalo na nung welcome party for Sam pero who are we to judge diba? We're not there 24 hours and we're not the one stuck inside diba? I'm sure they will realize what they did once they get out of the house. Pero ako I blame the editing. They should still protect the people inside eh and be careful with what they show specially sa prime time. They can make it less shocking naman eh, knowing how conservative the Filipino audience is. ( or they TRY to look conservative). Again, nililinaw ko lang po... I'm not saying what they did was right. I just wish people would stop judging them and their families (especially their parents) for what they did.

So what makes Pinoy Big Brother click? As Toni Gonzaga would say at the end of every show... ito ang teleserye ng totoong buhay! It mirrors who we really are and the people around us in real life. Sabi nga ng friend ko.. ang Pilipino likas na chismoso! Mahilig makialam sa buhay ng may buhay! And what can be more fun than seeing other people's lives on national television diba?

Call me jologs or baduy... number one fan pa rin ako ni Kuya! and ni SAM! =P

blog update

I was not able to update my blog last week kasi early shift ako sa work. Hay kakapagod ang early shift! I have to be at the office by 7 AM! Pero I can go home by 430, not! Ang hirap kaya umuwi ng 430. Unang una na nakakahiya tumayo at umalis ng ganun kaaga. Pangalawa, ang mga task may tendency mag build up in the afternoon which is weird. Well that's Accenture culture for you, flexi time kasi eh.

Anyway, last saturday we celebrated my best friend Apol's birthday in their house. It's been three years since she went to the US but still her mom, Tita Nenette, would never fail to invite us, her high school barkada to have a small party in their house. Ang saya grabe. Ang laki laki na ng mga inaanak ko! Every year din may new baby. This year it's Apol's turn. She gave birth to a cute baby boy Christopher (aka TopTop)last December. Sayang lang na she's in the states kaya nag webcam na lang kami to see the baby.

Last Wednesday night naman I had dinner with some of my college friends. Ay teka baka magtampo... my bestest (i don't think there's such a word) friends from college. We had dinner sa Krocodile in Street scape sa Shang. We were laughing all night as we try to reminisce the last time we did this last year. Nagpaalam kami sa mga parents namin na we will all meet for dinner na... inabot ng breakfast! We went home around 4 am na. The stores were closing on us na sa eastwood. I can't believe na we were just talking and drinking the whole night. Kaya ayun, kahit na we're all in our 20's na eh grounded pa din kami the next day. This time though it was different. We started dinner at around 8 pm and ended at 10:30. well kasi we have work pa the next day. As I have mentioned, early shift ako! Plus tawa pa kaming tawa when we realized na all of us prepared for this dinner. SOme of us took coffee or slept early the night before. Hay nako tumatanda na! And ayun we imagined na the next time we'll see each other eh we'll talk about our health na and we'll be sharing tips on arthritis and doctors. We'll be soon ordering milk .. anlene gold take note! Hahaha! Hay sabi nga namin from dawsons creek to melrose place to GOLDEN GIRLS! Hindi man lang dumaan sa sex and the city or desperate housewives. Haha! Which is not good ha! =P

Ayun lang. That was my week. Sa work nothing much happened except that we miss Bossing terribly. Unang unang issue ko ng Monday morning eh related to a previous enhancement na he supervised. Hay.

Anyway, tomorrow's our first anniverary na ni Chuck. I am so excited. :) We were not able to prepare much this year. Busy kasi with work plus hard times eh. Kakatapos lang ng mga birthdays kaya butas pa ang mga bulsa! Haha! Bawi kami next time.

last day ni bossing

We will miss you Bossing!

See you in Singapore! (oops! joke lang!)

I am A Christian

For the times we forget what being a true believer of Christ should be...

I AM A CHRISTIAN

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not shouting, “I am saved!”
I’m whispering, “I get lost!
That’s why I chose this way.”

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I don’t speak with human pride
I’m confessing that I stumble-
Needing God to be my guide

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not trying to be strong
I’m professing that I’m weak
And pray for strength to carry on

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not bragging of success
I’m admitting that I’ve failed
And cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I don’t think I know it all
I submit to my confusion
Asking humbly to be taught.

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I ‘m not claiming to be perfect
My flaws are all too visible
But God believes I’m worth it.

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartache,
Which is why I seek His name.

When I say, “I am a Christian”
I do not wish to judge
I have no authority…
I only know I am loved.

© Copyright 1988 Carol Wimmer

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