"WORDS MAY NOT MEAN A LOT.......
BUT THEY SURE HIT THE SPOT!"

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Ungrateful as it may seem......
I'M BEGINNING TO HATE LIVING AT HOME.
If only I can support myself independently,
I'D LIVE ON MY OWN RIGHT NOW!
I can't "move" or "grow" on my own as much as I like
as long as I STILL stay at home...
I WANT MY OWN PLACE!!!

If only I could win the lottery????

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Don't you hate "BACKSEAT DRIVERS"???
I hate them so much that I'd like to RIP the steering wheel
and hand it to them while the car's moving...."

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Ey! you might want to see a photo
of me and the whole staff of where I work.

"...remember my posting(october 16, 2002) about ??? surprising me at Carl's Jr. with a card for me...Well, I REALLY liked what was written on the card. Read below and tell me what you think...


"YOU snuck up on ME!
One day we were laughing
(about something only the two of us would find funny...),
hanging out with no particular place to go,
just kicking back, enjoying the ride...
And out of nowhere
you went from "just-a" to "more-than-a" friend.

YOU snuck up on ME...
and all our good laughs and great times
turned into something even more real
and deep and meaningful.

YOUR presence in MY life became
the most wonderful, natural thing in the world.
AND that special place you've always had in my heart...
IT DOUBLED IN SIZE.

I guess I was caught off guard
when I realized I was falling in LOVE with my best friend.

YOU SNUCK UP ON ME...
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU DID."


....Can't reveal to you about the letter itself for obvious reasons..."AAWW" Don't you think???...
....
....
....
....
....
....TO ???...OLIVE JUICE!

I took the McDonalds test, and guess what I got?





You can take the
McDonalds Product Test by Matio64
here!

*...special thanks to Misty

*...this is from a friend...

Sometimes I wonder....
when you wake up in the morning,
do I come across your mind?
on your way to work while driving your car,
do the image of me creeps through your mind?
in those tons of paperwork, phonecalls and siteworks,
do thoughts of me stay with you all day long?
.....do they keep you warm?

in the quiet hours of the evening,
do you think of the times we've been together?
as you lay down to bed,
do you tuck me in with loving thoughts?
when you're asleep,
am I in your dreams?

Sometimes I wonder....
I just wonder --
coz that's what I do,
that's what I feel
coz I miss you so.....
and I wonder,
do you know it?


...nice isn't it???

*"Just would like to share to you one of my fav songs...."

LANDSLIDE

I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain and turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
'til the landslide brought it down
Oh, mirror in the sky -What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changin'...ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I don't know.....I don't know.

Well I've been afraid of changin'
because I've built my life around you.

But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older too....
So, take my love...take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
and if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills...
well the landslide will bring it down
The landslide will bring it down


*...special thanks to Selene in Shadows

How you undress reveals your personality

Hapazard undresser:
If you throw your clothes all over the house,
you are a friendly, life-of-the-party type.
You are free with your thoughts and opinions,
not caring much about what others think of you.

Meticulous undresser:
If you remove each piece of clothing
and put it away carefully,
you are a serious person who likes life very calm.
You are comfortable with routine,
and you believe that the best way to deal with life's problems
is to prevent them in the first place.

Shoes and Socks First undresser:
You are perfectionist, very shy,
observant, dependable, intense,
and thinks before making decisions.
You go about your tasks methodically,with concentration.
You know how to pay attention.

Slow undresser:
If you take off the shirt, and ten minutes later
get around to the pants,
you are extremely self-confident, intellectual,
a deep thinker, and don't like to be hassled.
Usually you like a lot of free time for yourself.

Fast undresser:
If you get out of your clothes as quickly as possible,
you are concerned about others
and what they expect from you,
but you're worried about your own needs.
You are family-oriented,
and stay extremely busy.

Jewelry Off First undresser:
If you take off your rings, watch, etc.,
before anything else, you are warm,thoughtful,
sensitive, and romantic.

Never the Same Way undresser:
If you never do it the same way twice,
you are a very curious, interesting person,
and you enjoy a broad range of activities.
You take risks and enjoy fun and adventure.

*I'm a JEWELRY OFF FIRST UNDRESSER
and a SLOW UNDRESSER

WHICH ONE ARE YOU???

" What you feel is what you are and what you are is Beautiful "



* from Selene in Shadows

A BUNCH of things transpired today....

+++ I fetched ??? from work at 530am and brought her to her apartment for her ankle is still sore from a nasty fall she had the day before. I was PLEASED to do it! (“,) ---Hope your ankle feels better soon!

- I got a little bit wet from the rain while walking to where I work…ONLY TO REALIZE THAT I BROUGHT AN UMBRELLA ALL ALONG…Grrrr!!!!

+ I chanced upon a rainbow with the most PERFECT arch that I’ve ever seen in my lifetime outside our office window (too bad I didn’t have a camera) …MADE ME OVERLOOK THE DRENCHED FEELING I HAD JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

- Work was quite intense in the morning for there were only TWO of us in our unit (4 other team mates were undergoing training)

- I underwent a panel interview for a vacancy where I am working. IT WAS A DISASTER! =C But the good thing is I really did my best (tense, edgy, and all). Hoping for the best and expecting the worst for my effort. AT LEAST I TRIED!

- Smoked a cigarette to release the tension piled up inside me after enduring a “ball-busting”, “sweat-pouring”, and “heavy heart-pumping” session with the panel interview. ---I AM SO SORRY THAT I LIT THAT DAMN THING…To ???… Hope you understand. =C

+ Work became much lighter in the afternoon. We accomplished EVERYTHING that was expected from us. THANK GOD!!! ---we EVEN had ice cream ( coffee crumble forever!!! ) and cake to celebrate the birthday of one of our Canadian friends.

+++ ??? surprised me by pretending that I was going to meet her friend at Glorietta to get hold of “a couple of books” that ??? needed. She stunned me when she showed up instead with a beautiful card and a letter for me. She went to Makati from Libis (ankle injury and all) just to surprise me! AND WHAT A REVELATION! ???! I am truly AMAZED by you…(“,)

+++ Had a food binge with ??? at Carl’s Jr. and Food Choices.---YUM YUM!!!

+++ Stared at her (while she slept) practically the whole trip back (heavy traffic and all) to Eastwood. (“,)

…Just an ordinary day for an ordinary guy like me…

I had a LONG WEEKEND! YIPEEEEE!!!! (FYI: I work in the Canadian Embassy and we had our Monday-off because it was Thanksgiving Day in Canada) This is what I did the whole LONG weekend:

SATURDAY:
1) Drove my dad to the Hospital for his eye check-up.
2) Slept.
3) Watched TV (one of my fav hobbies =p)
4) Slept.
5) Had a "junkfood" binge (Oh Yeeaah!)
6) Slept.
7) Internet ( Blogging...what else)
8) Slept again.
9) Talked to ??? on the phone. (",)
10) Playstation - NBA LIVE what else???
11) Internet again!
......exciting huh???

SUNDAY:
1) Went to Mass.
2) Slept.
3) "Junkfood" binge again. ( Feels like heaven...)
4) Watched TV.
5) SURFED THE WEB
6) Slept.
7) Talked to ??? on the phone. (",)
8) Watched the game between Team Philippines
and Korea. ( We lost at the Buzzer! =C )
9) Talked to ??? on the phone(just can't get enough of her!)
...another fun-filled day???

MONDAY:
1) Woke up Late (Oh Yeah!)
2) Went to LTO to get my Driver's License Card ( too bad. it wasn't available yet...goes to show how FAST the NEW LTO that GMA is proud of...Grrrr!!! )
3) Slept for a few minutes....
4) Ate lunch with ??? and her officemates.( I'm wondering what their impression of me is??? )
5) Went to MEGAMALL with ???.
6) Bought things with ??? for her new apartment.
7) Watched a movie( "O" ) with ???.--ate popcorn...
8) Ate at CARL'S Jr. with ???
9) Stayed at ???'s apartment for a while.
10) Went home and watched TV for a while.
11) Ate a chocolate bar before bedtime.(Yummy!)
...MAN! What a day.

One word...PERFECT!. Simple as it may seem...I got my well-deserved rest. AND MOST ESPECIALLY, I SPENT TIME WITH ??? =] Can't wait for the next....=]

*hope YOU ALL had a perfect weekend too....(",)

Hey! You know who you are...If I could pick any song for you...I guess this would be it. It encompasses everything that I feel, like, and love about you. I'M SO AMAZED BY YOU...(",)

Amazed

Everytime our eyes meet, This feelin' inside me,
Is almost more than I can take, Baby when you touch me,
I can feel how much you love me,
And it just blows me away,
I've never been this close to anyone or anything,
I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams,

I don't know how you do what you do,
I'm so in love with you,
It just keeps gettin' better,
I want to spend the rest of my life,
With you by my side, forever and ever,
Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you.

The smell of your skin, The taste of your kiss,
The way you whisper in the dark, Your hair all around me,
Baby you surround me, You touch every place in my heart,
You know it feels like the first time, Everytime,
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes,

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you,
It just keeps gettin' better,
I want to spend the rest of my life,
With you by my side, forever and ever,
Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you.

DON’T YOU LOVE KIDS???


I love kids! I have three adorable nephews and nieces at home. The older one is Raphael whom we call “Bongchi”. The other is Gabby. And the “Thorn among the roses”…Ysabel. “Makulit”, “Magulo”, playful, innocent, naughty, talented, and everything else nice…are “few” of the words that best describe them.

Raphael or “Bongchi” is actually my “inaanak”. I actually acted as “yayo” to him when I was still jobless and both his parents were working. IMAGINE ME TAKING CARE OF A KID! AND I’M NOT YET A DAD! I looked after him. I sometimes fed him myself.----prepared the milk and all. I CHANGED HIS DIAPERS!( Thanked God for Disposable diapers ) I played with him ( which I enjoyed the most ). I took him to “Fiesta Carnival”, Malls, McDonald’s Playland, etc. I also remember the times when we would go around the block waiting excitedly for his parents to arrive from work. I took care of him to the point that I was kidding them that I’ve exhausted every resource and patience that I have to take care of my OWN kid( which I doubt that I would )

Gabby. The most “innocent” and naughty of the three. And probably, the budding artist among the rugrats, for he has made our refrigerator his canvas for a few of his masterpieces ( the others were our walls, doors, AND MY COMPUTER!) He’s perhaps the most sensitive one since he has the most “ mababaw na luha ” among the three.

Ysabel. The “Thorn among the Roses”. At her young age ( she’s a year older ), she is showing her talent at singing and dancing. Her Favorite song?---“ WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL”. Whenever her “papoo”(my dad) arrives home, she’d always insists on playing that song. Upon hearing the song, she’d immediately ask for the microphone ( which in our case…the hairbrush of her “mamoo” ) She even positions herself in the center of the room to “perform”.---CUTE!!!

My nephews and niece. WHAT A BUNCH! They always make me feel good about everything. Whenever I come home from a tiring day at work, they would be the first ones who’d greet me. Without a care in the world, they’d shout, “TITO!!!” as soon as they hear me climbing the stairs. “Makulit”, “Magulo”, playful, innocent, naughty…..there are not enough words to describe them…AND I LOVE THEM TO BITS!!!!

Can’t wait to have my own?????…MMmmmm.... (",)

"A bell is not a bell till you ring it.
A song is not a song till you sing it.
The love in your heart was not put there to stay.
Love is not love till you give it away."

A LETTER TO THE ONE THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR ME

I am wondering at this very minute if you are thinking of me, if like me, you are wondering what is taking us so long to find each other. Many times I thought I finally found you only to be disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended. I get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you.

I am thinking of how we will meet, would it be as romantic as the ones I have seen in movies? Or it possible that I have known you all my life but we have yet to realize that we are meant for each other? Oh how I wish you were here right now because you are the only one who has the answers to all my questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really known "love". I do not have the answer to that question either but I believe that, more often than not, we will never really know what love is until we find that right person.... and since I have not found you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is!

You just don't know how often I dream of finally knowing what it feels like to be in your arms. Even at this very moment I am imagining how you will simply sweep me off my feet! Perhaps I would be drawn to you by your smile, or your eyes, or maybe even how you manage to make me laugh by your silly little ways!

I don't really know for sure but I am praying that God will help me recognize you when the right time comes. I think of all the pain that I have gone through in the past and of how much I have cried since the day I began my search. I just wanted you to know that I find my strength in clinging onto my vision of the beautiful life ahead of me --- the life I shall spend with you. In my mind and in my heart I know that you are worth all that pain and sacrifice.

After all, the tears have become a part of my life and I believe that they are slowly washing away my flaws so that I would become perfect, not perfect in its truest sense, but perfect --- for YOU! I wonder if you've gone through so much pain as well. I wonder if you've been hurt so many times along the journey.

But my dearest one, please don't ever give up because I am right here... patiently waiting for you! I assure you that when we finally find each other I would slowly heal those wounds by my love.

At night, I would look out my window and stare at the beautiful sky, hoping that somehow you are also looking up and wondering about me. I utter a silent prayer and send all my cries to the heavens above thinking that in time they would reach you. And
when I feel impatient, I just close my eyes and believe that you are on your way and that you are longing to see me as well. It is funny but when I finally fall asleep, it is still you that I think of, for you are always in my dreams. It seems that, for now, that is
the only place where I can hold on to you, long enough to tell you how much I love you. In my dreams you would kiss away my fears and wrap me with your arms of love.

And this, all the more, makes me want to wake up and face the new day ahead with the hope that soon enough, you will no longer be a dream but a reality and once again I am assured that you are worth the wait. And when that time comes, everything will fall into its place, just as I had imagined, just as I had thought and dreamed, just as I had believed it would be! By then, I would simply look back and smile at all that I have gone through, in spite of the pain and amidst the simple joys of life --- and I would be very thankful because they all led me to you!

In the meantime, take care of yourself for me. Hold on to our dream and don't even think of letting go. Believe in your heart that we will find each other no matter what happens. God has planned the course and it is up to us to follow the directions. Don't
worry, don't be afraid about getting lost, God saw to it that all the roads, no matter which one you choose to follow, lead to me.


This was from a friend who is suffering from a broken heart. DONT YOU WORRY FRIEND! YOU'LL GET OUT OF THIS RUT SOON! Maybe, it was God's way of saying that he was never meant to be in the first place...ITS HARD TO ACCEPT, BUT ITS THE HARD TRUTH!

I want to share to you alyrics from I song I kindda like...

You Wanted More
Tonic

Love Is Tragic
Love Is Bold
You Will ALways
Do What You Are Told

Love Is Hard
Love Is Strong
You Will Never Say
That You Were Wrong
I Don't Know
When I Got Bitter
But Love Is Surely Better
When It's Gone

'Cause You Wanted More
More Than I could Give
More than I could handle
In a life that I can't live
You wanted more
More than I could bear
More than I could offer
For a love that isn't there

I got to pick me up when I am down
I got to get my feet back on the ground
I got to pick me up when I am down


You wanted more
More than I could love
More than I could offer
The harder you would shove
You Wanted More
More Than I could Give
More than I could handle
In a life that I can't live

Living in the 21st century
You know you're living in the 2002 when:

1. You have 5 passwords, but can only remember one.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to
reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail your buddy who works
at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch
with friends is that they do not have
e-mail addresses.

6. When you go home after a long day
at work you still answer the phone in a
business manner.

7. When you make phone calls from home,
you accidentally insert a "9" to get an outside line.

8. You've sat at the same desk for four years
and worked for three different companies.

9. Your company's welcome sign is attached with Velcro.

10. Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.

11. You can only write on 'sticky pads'.

12. Your biggest loss from a system crash
was when you lost all of your best jokes.

13. Your supervisor doesn't have the ability to do your job.

14. Contractors outnumber permanent staff and
are more likely to get long-service awards.

15. Board members salaries are higher than
all the third world countries annual budgets
combined.

16. Interviewees, despite not having
relevant knowledge or experience,
terminate the interview when told of the
starting salary.

17. Free food left over from meetings is your staple diet.

18. Your supervisor gets a brand-new
state-of-the-art laptop with all the latest features,
while you have time to go to lunch
while yours boots up.

19. Being sick is defined as you can't walk or you're in the hospital.

20. There's no money in the budget
for the five permanent staff your department
desperately needs, but they can afford four
full-time management consultants advising
your boss's boss on strategy.

21. Your relatives and family describe
your job as "works with computers."

22. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.

23. As you read this list, you think about
forwarding(email) it to your "friends."

CHANCE...OR CHOICE?

When we meet the right person to love when we're at the right place
at the right time.
That's chance.

When you meet someone you you're attracted to,
that's not a choice.
That's chance.

Being caught up in a moment
(and there's a lot of couples who get together
because of this) is not a choice.
That's also a chance.

The difference is what happens afterward.
When will you take that infatuation, that crush,
that mind-blowing attraction to the next level?
That's when all sanity goes back, you sit down
and contemplate whether you want to make this
into a concrete relationship or just a fling.

If you decide to love a person, even with his faults,
that's not a chance. That's choice.
When you choose to be with a person,
no matter what, that's choice.
Even if you know there are many people out there
who are more attractive, smarter, and richer
than your mate, and yet, you decide to love your mate
just the same, that's choice.

Infatuation, crushes, attraction comes to us by chance.
But true love that lasts is truly a choice.
A choice that we make.

Regarding soulmates, there's a beautiful movie quote
that I believe is so true about this:
"Fate brings you together, but it's still up to you to
make it happen."

I do believe that soulmates do exist.
That there is truly someone made for you.
But it's still up to you to make the choice
if you're going to do something about it or not.
We may meet our soulmates by chance,
but loving and staying with our soulmate
is still a choice we have to make

*funny

2002 Oxford dictionary - New meanings

Definitions

1. Divorce : Future tense of marriage.

2. Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
at one end & a fool on the other.

3. Lecture : An art of transferring information from the
notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students
without passing through "the minds of either"

4. Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

5. Compromise : The art of dividing a cake
in such a way that everybody believes
he got the biggest piece.

6. Tears:The hydraulic force by which
masculine will-power is defeated by feminine
water power.

7. Dictionary : A place where success comes before work.

8. Conference Room : A place where everybody
talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.

9. Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.

10. Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

11. Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

12. Yawn : The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

13. Etc. : A sign to make others believe that
you know more than you actually do.

14. Committee:Individuals who can do nothing
individually and sit to decide that nothing
can be done together.

15. Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.

16. Atom Bomb : An invention to end all inventions.

17. Philosopher : A fool who torments himself
during life, to be spoken of when dead.

18. Diplomat : A person who tells you to go to hell
in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

19. Opportunist : A person who starts taking a bath
if he accidentally falls into a river.

20. Optimist : A person who while falling from Eiffel tower
says in midway "See I am not injured yet."

21. Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

22. Father : A banker provided by nature.

23. Criminal : A guy no different from the rest....
except that he got caught.

24. Boss : Someone who is early
when you are late and late when you are early.

25. Politician : One who shakes your hand
before elections and your Confidence after.

26. Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills,
and kills you with his bills

"got this from my email..."

How to Tell Someone You Love Them

"How do you tell a girl how much you love her?"
I don't often answer such questions personally,
there are people more qualified than I to handle them,
but before I knew it, I had written a long answer.

Looking back over my response,
I realized it could have broader
implications, so I decided to share it with you...

How do you tell a girl how much you love her?
You don't.
You show her.
You be her friend.
You be there for her when she needs someone to talk to.

You cry with her when she is sad,
and you are happy for her when she succeeds at something,
even if - no, make that ESPECIALLY if - she does that thing better than you do.
And you do all you can to see
that she succeeds at things often.

You give her what she needs, when she needs it,
emotionally I mean, not "things."

And if you do really love her,
not just think she is hot, or are infatuated
with her, YOU WILL DO ALL THIS EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN.

And I mean NOTHING.

If you expect anything from her, you do not love her,
you just want to be loved by her.
Everyone wants to be loved, but to be loved, you must love.

If you do these things well,
one day she will come to you
and confide in you about something
she feels badly about, because,
if you do these things well enough for long enough,
it will be you she will want to confide in.
When she does, you make sure she knows
that it matters to you that this bothers her.
If you have advice for her,
save it until you are sure she knows you care,
and that her feelings matter very much to you.

Once you are sure of this,
you may offer your advice,
but know that the caring is more important
than your idea of how the problem might be "fixed."

Loving her is not admiring the way she looks
or anything else about her.
These may be among the reasons you are attracted to her,
but they are not acts of loving.
Loving her is a series of actions, things you do for her,
for no other reason than you love her.

Loving her is not wanting her to give you attention,
or to give you anything for that matter.
Loving her is wanting to give, not get.

That is how you love someone.

You give to them all you can give and expect nothing back.
Once you have done these things well enough for long enough,
and her eyes tell you she longs to hear you tell her,
then you will have earned the right to tell her how much you love her.

By Warren Kramer, Editor of Daily Wisdom, Creative Director


"Only when you stop resisting the forces that shape up your life
and you begin to use them in the service of your soul,
do you find happiness..."
-Child of War, Woman of Peace

For all you techies...

YESTERDAY
(an adaptation from a beatle's song)

Yesterday, All those backups seemed a waste of pay.
Now my database has gone away.
Oh I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, There's not half the files there used to be,
And there's a milestone hanging over me
The system crashed so suddenly.
I pushed something wrong. What it was, I could not say.
Now all my data's gone and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay.
Yesterday, The need for back-ups seemed so far away.
I knew my data was all here to stay,
Now I believe in yesterday.

That's How You Know It's Love
by Deana Carter

If you get out in the drivin' rain,
Stand in the eye of a hurricane,
And never think twice.
If you turn your back on selfishness,
And your thoughts are for someone else
'Cause they've changed your life,
That's how you know it's love,

That's how you know it's meant to be.
When the span of forever,
Just never seems long enough
That's how you know it's love.

When your heart insists that you give it all,
When you no longer fear the fall,
And you just let go
When the past is finally dead and gone
Fate leads you somewhere to the one
That has your soul,
That's how you know it's love

That's how you know it's meant to be.
No part of you questions,
No part of you doubts,
You're only sure this is what love's about.
And nothing and no one,
Can stand in your way
Or keep you from sayin'
what your heart is dyin' to say
That's how you know it's love

That's how you know it's meant to be
When the span of forever
Just never seems long enough
That's how you know it's love