An exhausting way to end the day...

     Last night was one hell of a night. I still can't believe what we went through just to get home. It was damn exhausting!

     We left the office at 5, when we got to UN Avenue, we came upon flooded streets along Taft Avenue, and of course when theres flood in Manila expect traffic my dear. Short heavy rain, flood, immobilized traffic...it's a given already. But it was not just the ordinary traffic, it was extreme traffic. Public transport was literally at its worst that time, bumper to bumper, and "walang galawan" just what everybody clamors. Number of commuters started to build up, "lakad mode" na ang lahat just to find a ride home. With my officemate, me and son walked from UN Avenue to Quirino Avenue hoping na makasakay, but sadly and frustrated as we were, still we weren't able to. It's raining, my feet is soaked and wet already, my back is in pain, and the worst thing and really broke my heart is the fact that my little man is complaining from exhaustion, he was deeply irritated and weary. 

     Finally at Quirino Avenue, while waiting less patiently, the only jeepney to cubao came along kaya sumakay na kami even if it's out of our way. We just wanted to get the hell out of Taft Avenue that very moment, plus the fact that our feet was aching bad from a long walk that we just badly needed to have a sit. Huge volume of vehicles and commuters as well we're stranded along Taft Avenue, some patiently waiting and the others were obviously frustrated and irritated with the situation. Vehicles were still paralized, parang pagong kung umusad. The jeepney dropped us at Welcome Rotonda and the same scene awaits us. All bus, fx, taxi, and Jeepneys were full, commuters were on the streets already. It was almost 11 when we spotted a bust going to sm fairview, and it was 12 midnight that we were able to get home, finally.

      

      

EAT PRAY LOVE. A journey to self discovery.

     Just after lunch, and after i tucked my li'l man for a nap finally i have seen Eat Pray Love, watched it without any disturbance.  

     Eat Pray Love is a story about a  woman who literally seemed to have everything in life but still feels unhappy, having the feeling of not knowing what she want's in life. With that, she takes herself into a journey to self discovery across Italy, India, and Bali in search for pleasure, inner peace and balance, and to discover what it is that will finally complete her life.

     I enjoyed watching Eat Pray Love, got my mind filled with beautiful thoughts and inspiration about life. Another great movie to watch for those who haven't.

     By the way, i've listed down some of the interesting lines from the movie.

The only thing impossible in staying is leaving.

If you wanted to know how to be here, then stop constantly waiting for something.

The only thing permanent in life is family.

The sweetness of doing nothing.

Just let it be.

Bites'll go away, eventually everything goes away.

First rule in India, never touch anything but yourself.

So love me, So miss me, send me love like every time you think of me then drop it. It won't last forever, nothing does.

God dwells in you, as you.

(Rambutan) it's like orange made love to a plum.

We must take care of our family wherever we find them.

When you set out in the world to help yourself, sometimes you end up helping Tutti.

(Tutti - Italian word for everybody)

Sometimes to lose balance for love is part of living well in life. - Katut

One of a kind, mind blowing movie ever...

     After seeing the movie at home, i was kinda frustrated cause i wasn't able to watch it in the big screen. But still i'm thankful to have watched it already.

     It was quite confusing at first, but as i went along with the story my attention started to focused on the story. Inception is a complicated movie yet one of the best movies I've seen. And If you just put your full attention and intense concentration, you'll be able to understand and appreciate the story of the movie.

     To create and manipulate a dream within a dream is way beyond my imagination. Just imagine you could construct somebody else's dream and actually insert an idea to a person so that the said person will make a decision that will benefit those who hired you to do so, a brilliant scheme right. But to plot the perfect scheme requires people with brilliant minds like the Extractor, the Architect, the Chemist and the Forger. 

     I believe the author created a story unlike any other story, extraordinary story.  For those who have not seen it yet, i highly suggest you to watch it or you'll miss one amazing movie/story ever.

Convention For Those Wounded in Love

BY: PAULO COELHO
Paulo Coelho's Blog

General provisions:

A – Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war” is absolutely correct;

B – Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for those wounded in the battle field, but until now no convention has been signed concerning those wounded in love, who are far greater in number;

It is hereby decreed that:

Article 1 – All lovers, of any sex, are alerted that love, besides being a blessing, is also something extremely dangerous, unpredictable and capable of causing serious damage. Consequently, anyone planning to love should be aware that they are exposing their body and soul to various types of wounds, and that they shall not be able to blame their partner at any moment, since the risk is the same for both.

Article 2 – Once struck by a stray arrow fired from Cupid’s bow, they should immediately ask the archer to shoot the same arrow in the opposite direction, so as not to be afflicted by the wound known as “unrequited love”. Should Cupid refuse to perform such a gesture, the Convention now being promulgated demands that the wounded partner remove the arrow from his/her heart and throw it in the garbage. In order to guarantee this, those concerned should avoid telephone calls, messages over the Internet, sending flowers that are always returned, or each and every means of seduction, since these may yield results in the short run but always end up wrong after a while. The Convention decrees that the wounded person should immediately seek the company of other people and try to control the obsessive thought: “this person is worth fighting for”.

Article 3 – If the wound is caused by third parties, in other words if the loved one has become interested in someone not in the script previously drafted, vengeance is expressly forbidden. In this case, it is allowed to use tears until the eyes dry up, to punch walls or pillows, to insult the ex-partner in conversations with friends, to allege his/her complete lack of taste, but without offending their honor. The Convention determines that the rule contained in Article 2 be applied: seek the company of other persons, preferably in places different from those frequented by the other party.

Article 4 – In the case of light wounds, herein classified as small treacheries, fulminating passions that are short-lived, passing sexual disinterest, the medicine called Pardon should be applied generously and quickly. Once this medicine has been applied, one should never reconsider one’s decision, not even once, and the theme must be completely forgotten and never used as an argument in a fight or in a moment of hatred.

Article 5 – In all definitive wounds, also known as “breaking up”, the only medicine capable of having an effect is called Time. It is no use seeking consolation from fortune-tellers (who always say that the lost lover will return), romantic books (which always have a happy ending), soap-operas on the television or other such things. One should suffer intensely, completely avoiding drugs, tranquilizers and praying to saints. Alcohol is only tolerated if kept to a maximum of two glasses of wine a day.

Final determination: 

Those wounded in love, unlike those wounded in armed conflict, are neither victims nor torturers. They chose something that is part of life, and so they have to accept both the agony and the ecstasy of their choice.

And those who have never been wounded in love will never be able to say: “I have lived”. Because they haven’t.

FLICKR: A Town in Heaven experience

Girls, Where do you like it?

I usually like it on the chair, and sometimes under the table... ;D

A Better Way to Live - 17 Rules to Live By

By Og Mandino

1. Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward toward the life that God intended for you . . . with grace, strength courage and confidence.

2. Today and everyday, deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive. You deserve them!

3. Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don't look back at it too long. Mistakes are life's way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures, when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come.

4. Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children. And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success.

5. Build this day on the foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider defeat again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!

6. Let your actions speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance.

7. Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future. You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity, and the sour sound of whining will certainly frighten away any opportunity for success. Never again. There is a better way.

8. Never again clutter you days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A DAY MERELY SURVIVED IS NO CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine. No more busywork. No more hiding from success. Leave time, leave space, to grow. Now! This is your day!

9. Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find "tomorrow" on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday's defeats, and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, "If I had my life to live over again...." Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day!

10. Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your live will never be the same.

11. Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat of the moment. Banish tension and concern and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself to seriously.

12. Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on the extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things!

13. Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.

14. You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day - - - not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow. Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won't have to drag today's undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient. Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most important goal - - - to do the best you can, enjoy this day, and rest satisfied with what you have accomplished.

15. Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating in menial forces of hate, jealousy, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

16. Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master the principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well though all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper.

17. Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

FLICKR: Still

Li'l Man's.

Joshua's Sonic action figure.

Peoples Park On Highland.

Got something stuck up his nose...

     Just this day, an unexpected incident happened to my 4 year old son. I brought my son to school this afternoon, when we arrived heavy rain began to pour so i stayed until it stopped, then i left and returned to the office. After a few minutes came to the office the assistant of my sons teacher, i was informed that i have to get back to school because my son accidentally put something in his nose and that he wouldn't stop crying and that he was asking for me. It got me deeply worried knowing that something happened to my son, immediately i rushed to school then. 

in my sons hand, a pea sized bead
extracted from his nostril.

       When i got there my son saw me, he burst into tears and embraced me. The teacher said that they found the object so they assumed that it wasn't inside his nose. I brought him to the hospital (ER) just to make sure it's really out of his nose, and to my surprise when the duty doctor checked his nose, there was this foreign object inside his right nostril. The doctor even let me peek and see the object. It was a black pea sized bead usually used for bracelets stucked inside his right nostril. I knew things like this happen to little kids, but honestly i never imagine it could happen to my son. 

    I was not freaked out, not even panicking that time, i knew doctors have handled several cases and already knew how to take care of it. The duty doctor then was not an EENT, he was a surgeon, but have attended to similar cases. But having no EENT instrument available at that time and my kid freaking out and moving aggresively made it hard for the doctor to extract the foreign object off his nose, he did several attempts but still won't do. The doctor assured us that he can extract it but he needs to sedate my son, or we can refer to an EENT instead.

    That very moment, realizing that the doctor was not able to extract the object off my sons nose got me worried. Seeing my son freaking out and crying out loud really breaks my heart and really got me teary eyed. Though my sons not feeling any pain, but i know that he was scared about him being in the hospital. I was kinda disappointed and frustrated that they were not able to get it off his nose. Panic starts to set in, even thoughts of surgery filled my head that very moment.

    After a few minutes came a hospital employee saying that there's this military officer from V. LUNA Hospital, he was an EENT and was actually upstairs. We brought my son to that said officer. He then checked up my son, and in just a minute or two, using his instruments, he just inserted a metal instrument inside my sons nostril and extracted the foreign object off his nose, that quick and that easy, seem to have not exerted any effort at all. 

     That was a relief, "para akong nabunutan ng tinik sa dibdib"  that was the feeling i had. Worries and negative thoughts suddenly vacated my head. What's left in it was a feeling of slight anger and disappointment  towards the teachers. I felt really bad cause i know they have been irresponsible, it was negligence on their part. It happened in school, inside their classroom and during class. What were they doing? I believe as teachers, they were not just supposed to teach the kids but to look after the kids as well. They were teaching nursery students, kids of age 3 1/2 to 4 1/2. The school environment should be accident proof and all, teachers should be vigilant and extra careful in everything especially with the kids. 


     My sister insisted that i should make an incident report about what happened so that the school administrator, and the teachers would be informed about their negligence and shortcomings but still i opted not to. Instead we  just talked to the school administrator and informed her about what happened, she told us that she'll talk to the teachers and do something about it.

     It was a nerve racking experience, but it was a learning experience as well for me and for my son. I believe he learned his lesson not to stick anything in his nose, even in his ears. I just hope things like these won't happen again, not even to other kids. But i guess kids just have these weird things in mind that sometimes can lead to unlikely incidents and accidents. They don't mean it to happen, yet it happens.    

All smile day...

  

The G1 family with friends of Sir Escarcha.

     A few hours ago we celebrated our boss's birthday at the office. A a simple feast was prepared for G1 personnel and some invited friends of the celebrant from other offices. It was lunchtime, spaghetti, pancit, rice, puto, chopsuey, lechon manok, and the best humba were just some of the sumptuous food on the menu. Our tummy were filled that day, super busog lahat. 

   Others hit the microphone with their power belted lungs. We laughed, and posed in front of the camera with wacky faces. It was a sure fun, carefree, all smile day for everyone at the office. 

FLICKR: Stolen and Captured...

Late Dinner for my Li'l Man

    It was past eight this evening when joshua and i got home from work. As much as a i would like to have dinner outside just so not to consume time preparing it at home since i lack the energy to do so, we decided still to head straight home and have our dinner...at home.

     I know i don't have much time since it was late, plus the fact that joshua is tired and sleepy already so i need to prepare something in a quicky. I opened the fridge, saw this left over pork adobo that we had for lunch yesterday, took out some string beans(sitaw), onion, garlic and seasoning, sauted it and turned it into adobong sitaw, cooked some rice and voila! Adobong Sitaw and hot steamy rice for dinner, served! Late though, but I'm sure the tired sleepy kid still enjoyed his meal. ^_^ 

A typical 4 year old boy...

     I won't deny the fact that my child can be naughty at times, that he's the hyper active and super kulit type of kid, and that even I get too stressed by it most of the time kakasaway. But with all this, it doesn't mean na "SALBAHE" ang anak ko! I believe he's just a typical four year old kid like every other kid. Every child has their own SALBAHE MODE, even your kid too, every mom should know that. So It's unfair to single out a kid just because he's acting he's age, and IT"S SO NOT RIGHT to give a bad impression to a child by passing on negative comments around. 

FLICKR: Beauties of Nature

some of these are taken a few years ago, some are just months ago, and some i took recently.
just having fun taking pictures of whatever i see, wherever. 

if only i got one of those high end cameras. (sigh...)

Say

"Have no fear for givin' in
Have no fear for givin' over
You better know that in the end
It's better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say..."

"Ber" Month is Here!

woah! today begins the "ber" month. kinda excited here, for sure everybody's got the same thing in mind...CHRISTMAS! a few more months and we'll all be celebrating the happiest and most awaited holiday of all times. 

can't wait! :D

Little Man and His Big Black Shoes...

To an old friend...

i wrote this post a few months ago, posted in one of my notes in facebook.

i would just like to repost it, so here it is...

i read a thing or two today, and i would like to say something about it.

i believe you are the loser for i did not lose you old friend,

i'm not proud of it but i'd like to say that i gave up on you, remember that.

i did not say i am a perfect friend and i am not trying to be one.

but i did my part more than you think you did yours.

several times that you've taken things for granted, me for granted.

sincerity and trust for me is important in friendship, that i did not see in you.

though it's hard to be true to somebody whose not, still i know in my heart that i was to you.

and since that was the case, i decided well...to end it.

just because i don't have what you think you have doesn't make me a loser.

friends, i may have a few, but i believe they are the ones true and worth keeping.

being humble, good and true to oneself and to others is something that you don't brag about.

wait and let others tell you that you are and that you've become one.

i accidentally learned something about you before, something i never even imagine you'd do.

people closed to you, told me those things which up to now i wish i never have known.

i asked you about it, straight face. some you admitted, and never denied the rest.

your actions almost even made others to question me as a person, but still i didn't mind

and treated you the same way.

make yourself believe what you want to believe.

make others believe what you want them to believe for you are good at it.

it doesn't matter now, all i know is that what i knew about you made you treat me the way you did.

you have your good life now and you're loving it as you've said, blessed you are indeed.

i am happy for all the thing that you have right now.

be thankful and hope you'll foever keep it for i know you need it.

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

You got me Blogging!

     Yipee! Got my own site here, and i'm an official blogger now. I'm no writer, don't even have any fancy way of doing it but one thing's for sure, I'll be sharing some thoughts here, and that'll be anything under the sun.