Wish ko lang

I feel like a total bum after watching today's episode of Wish Ko Lang. My family doesn't normally watch TV except for some primetime drama and yes, the tearjerker, Maalala Mo Kaya. Oh yeah, my family hates drama. So anyways, Wish Ko Lang taught me a really good lesson today. Reality hits hard.

Today, they featured an 82 year old man who never gave up in looking for jobs. He traveled two hour from home just to get a one day job. He's not asking for a temp job, just a one day job to sustain his family's needs. I was deeply touched when he said, "I don't want to be an educated beggar."

That sentence resounded in my ears like an echo inside a cave. All this time, I've been making up strategies in my mind to become an educated beggar. I'm afraid of looking for jobs cause I don't want to be restricted into doing the things over and over again.

Thanks to Lolo Jan, I am enlightened. I have to take risks and put aside my inferiorities and fears. If I wouldn't take a step today, my goals in life will be farther and farther beyond my reach.




I wish I could. Wish ko lang. >.<

When you're twenty...

..you're stuck between being a teenager and an adult. You just don't know where to place yourself. You tell yourself you're not a kid anymore, but you also know that you're not old enough.

Or maybe it's just me.

These past few days I've been wondering who I really am. I was asked days ago if I already graduated...in highschool. Maybe it's my height, but I don't really know. People always confuse me as being the youngest child in the family when I'm actually the eldest.

But on the way home today, I saw my two bosses in my summer job last year. They were asking me why I didn't continue being a student assistant this year and I told them I graduated. Then, they popped the big question. Am I already married?

Wow, so I look like a married person now. Maybe because I gained weight?

I don't know. I'm really confused right now. Do I look old or young for my age?

Goodbye little angel

I was watching the Funeral episode of Glee when I received a text message from a cousin about a very sad news.

Two days ago, I was walking home from my boss' house when I bumped into my cousin, his husband, and his two-year-old son. I was carrying a pasalubong for my younger brother. My nephew noticed it and he shyly points his finger on it. He recognized the logo of a popular fast food chain. Kids to me are very cute and irresistible that I had to give him the pasalubong intended for my brother.

I'm so happy that I did that. That's the last time I can ever give anything to my nephew, Ace Vince.

The text message I received was he already passed away. 

This kid never learned to walk. He wasn't able to speak, he only mumbled. But when he smiled, you just couldn't help but to feel something priceless deep down in your heart.

Ace was born with a weak heart. He died today, but I still praise the Lord for the two years he spent with us. I know that now, he is walking, speaking, and smiling with the angels at the feet of our God's throne.

I hope that you pray with me for his family's comfort.

The reawakening of my Korean-ness

It's been quite a long time since I've been hooked to a Koream drama series. And no, I won't tell you I'm addicted to My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, not even Secret Garden.

I thought that once I have all the free time in the world, I can re-start my Korean addiction once again. But I was wrong. Lately, I've been watching the first episode of a drama, then stop midway. It wasn't as entertaining as before. I'm starting to be convinced that I am indeed getting old.

It all started with Mary Stayed Out All Night. Jang Geun Seuk is one of my favorite Korean actors of all time. His movies were great and I really loved him in He's Beautiful. So I really thought that I could stand watching MSOAN until the last ep, but I didn't. When they were like fighting for their love already, my interest started to decline. So, I didn't really know how it ended.

JGS is very much irrisistable, but this drama wasn't for me. Sad face.

Then, I tried Abie's, a good friend of mine, advice of watching Secret Garden. She said that it has an interesting and funny plot. She's been recommending it since last year, but I was only able to watch it, maybe a month ago.

The plot was also a bit slow for me. And Hyun Bin has become really thin. I know, it doesn't have any connection at all. Lol.

Then, I tried watching the first episode of My Girlfriend is a Gumiho--also one of Abie's recommendations. It's really funny. And Shin Min Ah is very very cute in here. But I see visions of her in Naked Kitchen (which I also left unfinished) and it's quite distracting. Haha.

Also, it has become really overrated since it became the talk of the town after its pilot episode on Philippine TV. Being part of the in crowd is quite not my thing. Plus, I'm not a very huge fan of Lee Seung Gi (He's also part of the reason why I didn't find shining inheritance that engaging).

Then, I also tried watching Dream High. But gosh, the subs were all over the place. I couldn't understand a thing. I quited watching it after the 2nd ep. That also happened with Baby Faced beauty. The subs were in English, but incomprehensible. Like they were talking about Iraq and all. Haha.

After that, I also watched the first few episodes of Lie to Me. Yoo Eun Hye is definitely my favorite actress ever since Goong. Her hairstyle is cute in this drama. However, this drama still wasn't my Korean lifesaver.

But today, something odd happened to me. I rediscoverd my Korean addiction. After watching this video, it turned my life around.

Lol. I realized that I must continue watching Dream High. I finished watching episodes 3 to 5 today, and maybe I'll watch another before going to bed. :)

Go Hye Mi's attitude reminds me of my stubbornness at times and yeah, my cold heartedness. lol.

And, Taecyeon and Song Sam Dong. Can't miss these two hotties. Lol.

Thanks Dream High. You've awaken the Korean in me...again.

Jade Vine

Call me whatever, but I never really knew that blue flowers existed until yesterday.

You are lucky if you already knew that Jade Vines existed. I was struck by the beauty of these vines, that I started considering being a florist. Lol.

Somehow, these flowers remind of me of Birds of Paradise. When they fall of their branch and you pick them one by one, they'll appear like they have this beak and tail, which is really really beautiful that I had to take them home with me. Although when I arrived home, the flowers were already dry and lifeless. :(

Someday, when I already have a house of my own, I'll also definitely grow this vine. My florist boss said these are intrusive, but I really wouldn't mind them covering my whole lot! :)








Again, pictures aren't mine. Copyright belongs to their rightful owners.
Man, I should really save up for a cam :|

Life on the take-out

Inspired by my friend's blog, Food Curiosity, I'd try being a food critic though the best thing I know about being one is just eating. Haha. No offense. :D I kid.

Alrighty. So these last few days, I've been eating like a man. I'm serious when I'm saying that. Being the only girl in my team, I had to keep up with my boys' digestive needs. My boss even said that I couldn't blame him if I get fat in just a month's time. Haha.

One thing I love about my bosses is that you don't have to think about what restaurant you want to eat in or what food to order, because they have already decided right before they ask you if you're interested in eating. This had been my struggle from the beginning, not knowing which path to take.

So, for the last six meals that I had, I just ate outside my house. Now I understand why my college classmates miss their mom's cooking so much. I am just five meals away from home and yet I already felt like I've been gone for a long time.

Anyways, yesterday, we had a drive thru breakfast at Jollibee. So I guess instead of doing what Raffy is doing in his own blog, I'll just critique the resto's take out and drive thru services. We had the yum burger with TLC, french fries and softdrinks. I am actually a huge fan of Jolli burgers, but something about this particular burger that I don't like very much. I also like burgers with veggies, but I somehow feel that the veggies here isn't as fresh. Or maybe that's just my burger. Or my taste buds. Hahaha. On the other hand, I salute Jollibee for standing up to its name as a fast food chain. Yes, they are fast. :)

For lunch yesterday, we had lechon and pancit from Linda's Lechon. Their packaging is simple, yet durable. I say, it's not very smart to eat rice for a take out, but they made it quite easy for us. I really hate those breakable plastic spoons and forks, but theirs lasted til my last bite. So I give em the props for that. For their food, uhmm, guess it was okay. I don't eat lechon very much since I feel like my veins would burst any second I eat that tempting cholesterol-filled skin.

Wow, since when have I been so health conscious? Haha. Blame Moringa. :)

And finally, before going home, we ate at Hen Lin. I love Chinese food. This is the one time that I wished I told my boss what I'd really like, because I really love their siomai! But I couldn't na, cause naunahan na ako ng hiya. Lol. So anyways, I ate breaded pork chop with pancit and butchi, and kropek. Pretty much like Chowking Lauriat, except that the plate was smaller. I wonder which comes first--the chicken or the egg. Say what?

The one thing that my mom can'k cook are breaded pork chops. Life is strange. :| She can cook everything, except a decent anything breaded. I wish she'd learn how to do it!

So for today, our breakfast was from Burger King. I love muffins, but not spam! But having spam in the am was, I guess, too big for my stomach that I wasn't able to finish the whole sandwich. On the other hand, I did enjoy the hush browns in bite sizes.

Lunch time came and we again indulged ourselves in Jollibee's 39ers. Our partner organization for the event has this thing for Jollibee. Good thing, they ordered Shanghai rolls today and not the usual Beef and Mushroom. Times like these I really miss Ronald. Hee hee.

The Shanghai rolls were just okay. I kinda think that the meat inside the Shanghai is also the same as the ones in the Beef and Mushroom. What sets the difference is that it was rolled in a Shanghai wrapper.

I'm kind of happy we didn't have dinner on the way home. We just bought a Halo-halo krusher from KFC. My co-worker said that he didn't like it a lot cause it's too sweet. But Halo-halo is supposed to be super sweet! Hahaha. Honestly, I loved it. The bits of leche flan were heaven. Yummm. Maybe I just have this bias for leche flan! Hahah. :D

Life on the take-out is not very much my thing. When I got home, Mama served Sinigang na Bangus for dinner. I'm telling you, I don't like Sinigang na Bangus very much, but I felt like I'm in heaven the moment I had my first bite. Ah. Mama, you're cooking is still the best. <3




BTW all the pictures aren't mine. :) Credits belong to the owners of the pics! :))

"NO OFFENSE"

I find it really amusing how people can say "No offense" when they are actually about to say something really offensive. So, I was listening to someone whose name I can't reveal. He looked me in the eye and said, "No offense sa mga taga-UP ha," then went on with what he's about to say.

If I remember clearly he stated something along these lines of:

"Alam niyo, pag ako nagja-jogging sa hapon sa UP, makikita mo sa dilim, sa ilalim ng puno, may mga naghahalikan. Oo, sa totoo lang. Minsan nga pareho pang babae. Di ba matatalino kayo mga taga-UP, dapat alam niyo ang tama."

So okay. Just to set the records straight, you wouldn't know us until you're like us.

First of all, YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER. You are free to go in and out of our campus without you hearing anything from us. Well that's mainly because we don't really care about you. And you should probably do the same, mind your own business.

Next, YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY OUTSIDER INSIDE THE CAMPUS. You can't be sure that the people you are referring to in your big story are UPLB students. I don't know if it's just me, but my brother and my friends would also testify to this, we have this eye for knowing people whose same as us in just one sight. But you, outsider, wouldn't know that because, yeah, YOU ARE AN OUTSIDER.

AND YOU SAID THAT WE ARE MATALINO? Oh, yes, we sure are. We're smart enough to get a room to do those stuff.

So please lang, if you can't stomach your fellow outsiders under the fertility tree, you are so not welcome to jog in our campus.

No offense, seriously.

Gotta get down on Friday

Now, I can understand why my friends hated going home on a Friday night.

Ohh boy. The traffic jam, the tiring day--argh, I hate everything about Friday.

No wonder my Japanese friends just want to unwind at the end of the weekday by drinking a bottle or two.

No wonder Rebecca Black would just opt to get down on Friday.

Looooool.

Hahahahahah. My train of thoughts are missing.

You're to blame, Rebecca B. :DD

So long, my short-lived shorts life

The manifestations of me getting older is becoming more and more evident by the day.

I went out this afternoon to buy myself pairs of pants. I realized that I badly need it for my job now. See, I'm not a very pants-type of girl. If I could, I'd wear shots everyday. So my collection of pants isn't really a very wide array.

If you're a UPLB student, you'll understand what I'm saying. One ice cream vendor expressed his thoughts on UPLB students' choice of wardrobe by saying, "Bakit ang mga estudyante dito laging parang magswi-swimming?" Well, it just can't be helped. We have nice legs, sir.

Just kididng. :)

It's just too hot in here. SO we must take our clothes off. Lol. No. It's just that being in UPLB feels like being at home. There really is no need to dress up. I guess for most of us. Sometimes, when I go to school, I could hear our neighbors talking to my mom saying, "Yan na suot niyan?" Hahaha. It's funny, 'cause yes, ito na po ang suot ko.

But my shorts days are short-lived. I can't go to work wearing shorts, at least when I have to assist in seminars. Good thing we don't have to wear formal clothes, or I'll be dead in this summer heat.

While buying the pants I needed, I came to realize that I became less materialistic. Before, I would spend all the money I have to buy everything I want. But things are different now, I have to budget the remaining money I have because my parents won't give me allowance anymore. Honestly, I'm just embarrassed to ask for money now.

Ahhh. I miss being a student.






Oh, by the way, I bought some purple cracking nail polish. Hee hee. They didn't come off the way I wanted to. Maybe because I didn't exert much effort in doing it properly. I just painted on top of the gold nail polish I already have! Maybe I'll do it better tomorrowwww. But amazing, it cracks when it's dry! Haha :D

Ecclesiastes

Wow. I feel so old.

Complying to our Church activity, my family had been doing this weekly family devotion at home for three weeks already. Tonight, we discussed about the text found in Ecclesiastes 12. My father said Ecclesiastes is one of his favorite books from the Bible. After reading this chapter, I think it also became one of my favorites.

It is said there that we must remember our Creator while we are still young. When we read the verses more, we would see that the things we gave importance to in the past wouldn't matter as much as we grow older and older. The music we used to love, the activities we used to enjoy, the moments we used to cherish--everything would soon fade away.

I'm starting to feel this way. When I was younger, I used to daydream a lot. Before going to bed, I had to think of things I want to become in the future just to get to sleep. But not anymore. I am able to sleep as fast as my back reaches the bed.

Maybe this is because I am facing reality now. I am no longer a child. I am no longer a fan girl of someone gwapo or sikat. Just a few days ago, my brother agreed that I have li-lowed (Idk how to spell that) on things I have fancied before. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, but I think it's a good sign that I'm already maturing.

I am zoning out while writing this. Haha. I'm zooo tired from "work". Lol. :)