2011 Recollections: Jampacked (with little spaces sa corners), Colorful, Assorted, Roller Coaster, Mash-ups

Bago ko ito isulat, tiningnan ko muna ang year end blog ko for 2010.
Aba, written in English! Napressure tuloy akong mag-English din this year.
Pero hanggang pressure lang 'yun, mas masarap pa ring magsulat in Taglish. :p


Nahirapan din akong bigyan ng isang magandang title ang 2011 ko. Sobrang dami kasing nangyari, roller coaster talaga. Kung baga sa kanta, medley or mash-ups. Kung baga sa isang pack ng kendi, assorted. :) Parang walang theme na matino. Pero narealize ko, ganoon naman talaga ang buhay. Hindi lang naman ako ang may ganoong pakiramdam. :p Hindi siya annual event na pwedeng magpalit ng theme every year. Every day ang buhay natin ay event itself. Pwedeng may magkakasunod na araw na parepareho lang ang theme, pwedeng iba-iba sa loob lang ng isang araw. :)) And sometimes, ang theme sa particular event sa buhay mo ay kung paano mo tingnan ang sitwasyon.


Anyway, here goes. :)

~January 2011~

::Nag-celebrate kami ni mama at ng pinsan kong si Reyna ng New Year sa Bicol. Unang beses ito sa buong buhay ko. Ang saya sa neighborhood ng tita ko. Ang dami kasing bata. Tapos 'yung tita ko, saktong 12mn, nagpapasabog ng maraming barya sa maraming bata na nakaabang na sa doorstep ng bahay niya. Pati si mama kasali. =))

::Bought my first camera phone! Ang saya-saya ko nun kasi sobrang ito 'yung gusto ko at last stock na siya. :) Alam kong hindi siya mamahalin pero gusto ko na siya at kuntento na talaga ako sa kanya. :) Unang-una sa lahat, nakakapag-FB mobile ako kahit walang wi-fi at walang load. Secondly, nakakapagbasa ako ng ebooks. v^^ Thirdly, napapakikinggan ko anytime ang mga paborito kong mga kanta. Lastly, nakanood na rin ako rito ng anime episodes habang nasa byahe. :))

::'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away.'  - wizard

~Seven years have passed so quickly

And it seems like yesterday

...

I don't forget the promise we made

Still the same star shines above us~ New Years Day, Ellegarden. :)

Hmmm. :S

Narito na naman ang panahon na natatakot akong masanay sa isang bagay kasi pakiramdam ko, mawawala rin naman.
Parang ang lahat ay simula lamang.
Kasalanan ko ba?
Hindi ko rin naman alam kung kailangan kong bigyan ng effort upang huwag na lamang itong mawala.
Sana sa lalong madaling panahon, ito ay magwakas na.

UP After Lantern Parade :)

Wala kasi akong naabutang pumaparadang lantern. Kahit 'yung tipong mga nagaayos, nagliligpit, etc. As in wala. Haha. Sobrang busy kasi sa office. Hindi rin ako nakapag-halfday dahil nakakahiya naman sa team lead ko. :p Tapos OT pa nang onti dahil may pahabol pang support. Kawawa naman si Guillard, nag-leave siya para sa event na 'to. -.-

At nang finally pupunta na kami ni Guillard sa UP, wala kami agad nasakyang taxi. Nag-bus na lang kami eh. And then nilakad from Philcoa to UP. :)

Ang star sa likod ni Oble

Buti na lang sabi ng napagtanungan ni Guillard ay hindi pa nagsisimula ang fireworks. :D
So lakad-lakad muna kami. Hanggang isa-isa naming nakita ang mga batchmates. :) Nag-ala Santa Claus lang naman si Guillard habang nagdidistribute ng mga regalo niya mula sa isang malaking supot ng SM. As for me, tunay na pagkakaibigan at presensya ko na lang muna ang regalo ko. Hehe.


Nakakapagod ding maglakad-lakad at maghintay at lumilingon-lingon kahahanap sa kanila. Dagdag mo pa ang kahirapan na ma-contact sila dahil minsan nawawalan ng signal.

Finally, the fireworks! :)

Nang makita namin ang unang liwanag ng fireworks, lumapit na agad kami. Hirap na hirap akong kunan sila ng pictures dahil hindi pa pala ayos ang settings ng camera ko. Obvious naman sa shot ko sa taas. Hehe. Kaya vinideo ko na lang. :) Pagpasensyahan na ang kaguluhan ng shot ko, kasi naglalakad ako niyan. Tapos mukha pang giyera 'yung sound. XD

Medyo maraming puno pero keri lang. Napansin ko lang na mas mabilis matapos 'yung fireworks ngayon kesa noong mga nakaraang taon. Hindi kasi ako nagkaroon ng stiff neck this year eh. =)) 

Dreams

And I curled up on bed

Finding warmth from soft dreams

Playing sweetly in my head

Rain

Random

Kindness never goes unnoticed.


But sometimes kailangan mo naman ng konting recognition para mas ganahan kang palaging tumulong.
Ang hirap kapag LAHAT ng credits ay napupunta sa iba kahit alam mong may kapiranggot kang na-contribute na may malaking nagawa o naging key para masolusyunan ang problema ng nagpapatulong sa'yo.


Imbes na nakiki-bask ka sa glory ng tao na 'yun, you can't help but feel cheated. USED.
Pero siguro, hindi tunay na kindness ang nanghihingi ng recognition.


But, hey, I'm not an angel.
I'm not a martyr. Really.


There's a reason I feel this way.
And it's because I'm not perfect. I falter.


But I always strive to give kindness without asking anything in return.
So I am actually feeling guilty about writing this.
Dahil alam ko rin naman na hindi lang ako ang hindi perfect.


*Deep sigh*

-ERASER

Septimus Heap Book III: Physik by Angie Sage

Septimus Heap Book III: Physik by Angie Sage

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is way more engaging than the first two books! :)



The plot, quest for eternal life, is perhaps the common denominator of all fantasy/magic books. But Physik made it unique by incorporating time travel through pairs of glasses, a Spirit Seer with a pet cat that transforms into a panther by night, a young dragon with a very good appetite, and a single-toothed creature that inflicts the Sicknesse, and many more. :)

I also liked the sort of old English language that was used to further emphasize the mood of 500-years-ago. :)

Favorite line:

"Now 'tis Despoiled," Marcellus sighed. "But the Hour is against us. It must be bound as it stands. 'Twill show that, tho' Man may strive for Perfection, he will Ever fall short. 'Tis the way of the Worlde. But a few Spottes of Ink will not divert my Purpose."



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I Hate The Smell Of Smoke Coming From A Cigarette

>.< Alam mo 'yung nanunuot na amoy. Na parang nasa katawan mo na rin after mong mabugahan ng usok ng sigarilyo.
Bakit ba kasi kailangan pang manigarilyo ng mga tao?


Ano bang masarap sa paglanghap ng usok.
May kaibigan akong hindi ko maintindihan ang punto sa pagsasabing nakaka-relax kasi ang paninigarilyo. Nakakawala ng tension, stress. 


Nawala nga stress mo, stressed naman ang lungs mo. Pagtanda mo, stressed ka lalo at ang pamilya/friends mo dahil sa lung cancer mo. Pati si Mother Earth, stressed. Hirap na hirap na nga siya sa pag-filter out ng mga kemikal sa hangin, lupa, at tubig tapos dadagdag ka pa.
Pwede namang humanap ng ibang paraan. Lie still, pikit mo muna mata mo, breathe in, breathe out while listening sa music. Makipagkwentuhan muna. (Para sa mga geek, laro ka muna ng isang round sa gameofnerds or minesweeper.)
Sa mga paraan na ito, healthy ka pa. Pati mga tao sa paligid mo, healthy.


I'm sure naman ang mga kemikal na ginagamit sa paggawa ng sigarilyo ay may healthy uses din. Sana doon na lang ma-focus.

DFA Online Passport Application and Delivery

Last October 14, 2011 I scheduled an appointment at DFA to get my passport. It was really convenient because getting an appointment is done online. Just visit the DFA Passport Appointment System site, click the Set an Appointment link at the left hand side of the webpage, and follow the instructions given. :)

When you arrive at DFA, they sort the people according to their appointment times but it really pays that you arrive at DFA earlier.  Because, as long as the office can accommodate the number of people inside, the guards will let the people fall in line. My schedule was at 8:30am, but they let me in as early as 7:45am. :)

I asked that my passport be delivered, so I paid an extra charge of Php120.00. 

I was so happy when I saw the LBC package last November 16, 2011. Haha. :)

With that, I must say 'Hello, World!' =))

Septimus Heap Book II: Flyte by Angie Sage

Septimus Heap Book II: Flyte by Angie Sage

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There were more action than the first book, which is nice. :)



Favorite scenes in my mind:

1. Nicko's and Septimus' escape from the wolverines - thanks to their long-lost shape shifter grandfather, Grandpa Benji, who now lives in the Forest as a tree.

2. Jenna's in the nick of time escape from a land wurm.

3. The fight in the sky while Jenna, Nicko, and Septimus ride the Dragon Boat back to the Castle and Simon pursues them using the incomplete Flyte Charm and Thunderflashes. The Dragon Boat got hit by a huge Thunderflash and it drops to Jannit Maarten's boatyard. Thankfully, Septimus, Jenna and Aunt Zelda are able to revive him using the Transubstantiation Triple spell.

4. Septimus' and Beetle's trip down the Ice Tunnels.

5. Spit Fyre's first Flyte.

6. The reassembled skeleton of Dom Daniel as it tries to reach Marcia.

Now I'm on to the third book in the series - Physik. :)

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