tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53043176673064238952012-02-07T05:43:11.270+08:00more thoughts before, during and after the caffeine rushcaffeinejunkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536724048466466849noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304317667306423895.post-65987169123138527912009-11-29T17:49:00.000+08:002009-11-29T17:50:17.738+08:00

Morning. I opened my eyes and felt like not getting out of bed. I was disoriented.7:15, according to the clock in front of me. Crap, I’m gonna be late for work.Force of habit, I looked at my phone to check for messages or phone calls. That was when I saw the date.Saturday, November 28Suddenly, two things hit me. First, it was the weekend, and Monday is declared a holiday. I can sleep over.

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andaming nangyayari sa akin for the past few months. una, nakuha ko na yung sulat mula sa DFA (department of foreign affairs). i am now appointed as a FSO (foreign service officer), class IV. nakalakip doon sa sulat ang transmittal letter mula kay ES (executive secretary) Ermita, at ang appointment letter namin na pirmado ni PGMA. ibig sabihin, naipasa ko ang isa sa pinakamahirap na exam

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mantakin mo nga naman, nakaka-tatlong buwan na ang 2009. at wala pa akong naisusulat dito for 2009. oh well, medyo busyness ang simula ng taon. dumating ang trabaho, bisita, mga dapat harapin at asikasuhin. at dahil busyness nga, may mga bagay na dapat kalimutan o kaya bawasan ng onti. tulad ng pagblo-blog.pero dahil meron na kong laptop (yehey!), sana mas mapadalas sya. ayun, bago sa buhay

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who would have thought the year of the rat will be something to remember?eto yung naisip ko nung nakita ko na iisang pahina na lang yung nasa desk calendar ko. hindi ko ubos maisip na pwedeng mangyari ang maraming bagay na noong mga nakaraang taon, wala sa hinuha ko na pwedeng mangyari, o kaya kong abutin.una, ang isang pangarap. matagal ko na syang gustong gawin, pero andaming bagay na

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dateline: butuan city. sinusulat ko ito habang nagfifile ng istorya ang mga reporters na kasama ko sa press tour. in short, nagpapakafeeling journalist ako hehe... it is final. i am burned out. i am tired. i am stressed. i am operating on emergency power. at nangyayari ang burn out ko na di pa nagsisimula ang aming press tour dito sa butuan...er, media appreciation seminar pala. andami nang

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kaya magbloblog ako. keri lang naman yun di ba?from my previous blog entry, parang ambilis ng mga araw. inaayos ko pa lang yung unang press tour namin sa batanes noon. tapos ngayon, in about a week's time, yung last press tour na namin sa CARAGA (agusan del norte-surigao del norte-siargao island) ang mangyayari. right now, i am confirming participants and finalizing arrangements, at ako ang

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i'm back. after about five weeks of being away from several things (work, friends, life in general) because of preparing for something that needs to be done, and actually doing it. a couple of weeks ago, natapos din sya. and now, i await the results. with bated breath. and i'm still praying and hoping that makuha ko sana yung results na gusto ko. yun bang me rason ako to look forward to

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last thursday, i turned 27. opo, mga kaibigan, me birthday din ako. thanks to everyone who sent their greetings. sa mga nagtext, nag-IM, tumawag, at bumati sa akin ng personal, thanks for making that day special.sa pamilya ko, salamat sa paghahanda that day. special shout-out sa kapatid kong si ericka, dahil katas ng unang suweldo nya bilang pre-school teacher ang pinang-handa. grabe, super

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a confession: much as i love shoes, di ko kayang mag-suot ng high-heeled shoes na sobrang taas (max height for me is two inches, and chunky ones). lalo na ng mga stilettos. which is really bad, dahil marami sa magagandang sapatos ngayon, ganung style. siguro sabi ng Diyos, maging satisfied na ko sa height ko. mahina ang sense of balance ko, which is coupled with fear of heights (kahit na

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kasama sa mga gawain ko sa opisina ang gumawa ng ID para sa mga reporters namin. that includes scanning the pictures, lay out sa aming press ID form, printing it out at ipalaminate yun.medyo matagal na yung utang kong ID dun sa bago naming reporter, kaya talagang minadali ko na yung paggawa ng ID nya. kagabi, pinalaminate ko na.sa national bookstore na matatagpuan sa daan ko pauwi (di ko

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for the longest time, gusto ko nang magpagupit. in fairness naman to my hair (ayush, kinakausap ang buhok!), di naman sya problema. makapal at maganda pa rin sya (methinks i got the good genes, hair-wise). di ko kinailangan magparebond or magpastraight kasi naturally straight ang buhok ko. sa umaga, shampoo at suklay lang, keri na (minsan nga, wala pang suklay hehe!). dahil busy ako, di ko

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i've been doing yoga on and off for the past three years. although i would say na di pa talaga ako master kasi may mga asanas (poses) that i still cannot do, i would say na may improvement naman ako. nag-improve ang flexibility and balance ko. i feel calmer and much more relaxed. and i would say that yoga is one of the main reasons i lost weight. pagpawisan ka ba naman ng sobra na pwede mo

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since my aunt returned to the states after a month, i've just been listlessly going through my daily existence, just doing things that needs to be done. there's no joy, no enthusiasm, no excitement. blah."di ako masaya. kailangan ko ng inspirasyon. kailangan ko magkaroon ng rason para sumaya" is a frequent line to cubbyhole buddy and officemate mitch for the past few weeks. my day usually goes

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scanning entries from my former blog, i found out that i traditionally have a blog entry during these days: my blog's anniversary, christmas, my birthday and valentines' day.since i don't have much to share during these times (romantic relationships-wise), lemme share you some of my loves:i *heart*1. shoes. when i started earning my own keep, i realized my inner carrie bradshaw. i loove shoe

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i wrote this for an inter-office magazine. methinks it won't get published, so i'll post it here. note that some of the places may not be around, or the prices may have gone up. for the past few days i find myself reminiscing about my NGO days in palawan. merry christmas to all!------------------------------(photo from travelphilippines website) A visit to Palawan starts as a visual treat as

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one of the banes in a government employee's existence (apart from the not so good salaries and office politics) is being asked to attend budget hearings, where we serve as backstop or technical assistants to our head of agency, at the same time being a tiring and mind-numbing job we do while sitting.this usually happens after july 30 of every year, where our chief executive passes the general

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(this is written as i finish a press release here at the office while listening to reports of the blasts that rocked glorietta this afternoon)(image at left from the Philippine Daily Inquirer website. for more on their coverage of the Glorietta blasts, click here)i was supposed to have dinner with a friend tonight. but then, the blasts that blown away part of the mall i usually frequent also

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...doing my literature review. as i told vani during one of our email conversations, i'm now enrolled in a research course in graduate school, thus the thesis proposal. while i don't need a thesis to get my degree (but i gotta get the comprehensive exams though), i'm encouraged/pushed by the professor to do well in the said proposal. major pressure--since i haven't even started something, and

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warning: if you're not in the mood for another ranting post, i suggest you skip this entry. go to another website. close the browser window altogether. if you're still with me, you have been warned.-------------------------------------tomorrow is supposed to be the press conference where the second quarter economic growth numbers will be announced, at the same place that it is supposed to be

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who would believe that tado can actually summarize a part of what i really feel for the past few weeks? and he did that in a show different from where you will get those words of wisdom?during an interview for the mtv vj hunt, he asked the quotation below to be translated by a fil-foreign aspirant:"pinipili ko na lang na maging masaya dahil mahirap ipaliwanag kung bakit ako malungkot"my addition

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for most text-crazy, always needing to be connected Pinoy, text messaging (or formally, SMS) has become more than a way for communication (who would've thought one letter, K, can be a source of comfort?). it has evolved to a source of inspiration, affirmation or comic relief to its recipient. in this phylum of text messaging comes text quotes. may it be funny, inspiring, or mind twisting, text

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yep, everyone. i'm officially 26. actually, i turned 26 two days ago, but because of several things (*cough* work *cough*, *ehem* gradschool *ehem*), just officially announced it now.for those who remembered, thank you very much. your greeting, may it be by text, email, friendster message, phone call, instant messaging or in person, advanced, on time or belated, made that day extra

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(i wrote this a few weeks back when i was planning to submit an article for youngblood. we a bit tamad to do so, therefore, this gets posted here. anyway, it is my mother's special day toay)Yesterday during news monitoring here at the office, I came across an article about malnourished kids and their canteen purchases. It pointed out those kids usually buy junk food and other low-in-nutrition

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let me tell you something about my family: like any Pinoy family out there, we love food. our family gatherings are non-existent without it. let's just say that every time, in both sides of the gene pool, there is food to go around.case in point: christmas 2006, spent in my mother's side of the family in makati.(from above: fried fish, nilagang baka, kaldereta, buttered shrimp. i forgot to

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with my resident computer buddy mokong, let me welcome you to the my new blog. things are hopefully reloaded, more caffeine-powered (hopefully not too much to induce palpitations) and more into my thoughts. am still getting used to the new features (for one, i can post photos from my computer without a remote host, so that means more pictures for my blog. yehey!) and the need for more time,

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