Sayang

I opted to stay home today to attend to some documents which is only available on weekdays. I intended to do any of the following:

1) Renew my NBI Clearance
2) Get Voter's ID
3) Laminate company ID
4) Get transcript (I know it's been 4 yrs already)
5) Get alumni ID
6) Resize my diploma (guess you hae an idea where I took college)



I woke up very early, chose task #1. Since I only have an expired NBI clearance, I decided to go to Megamall for NBI's renewal kiosk. I was there at exactly 10am when employees were still coming in. It only took us 5 minutes to reach the area (ground floor), and boy i was not only surprised, I was shocked! Following the line, we went up to the ground floor, god, it was jammed, next, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th? Can you imagine, the line was from the ground floor to the 5th level (as the NBI kiosk was right beside the stairs) and already filling to 6th! I thought we were the only ones who had the "plan"! Tsk, tsk, gone was my master plan. Just looking at the lines, I don't think we'll be over by 4pm. I was just wondering, what's the difference now of going to the main office vs. kiosk when the lines can be as heavy as this? I thought kiosks were suppose to be more convenient and faster, whew. Incredible!I thought of options 2-6, but with the traffic and heat, yay I can just imagine more horror stories to come.

Hay, and that's how I spent my day, misssing work for nothing.

So long ago

It's been almost a month since I last wrote something here... I feel so sad abandoning this after a month of work, work, work! See, my workload is seasonal, come major ocassions (Holidays, Valentines, etc.), expect not to hear anything from me. For the past weeks, I'd rather sleep than open my computer or even grab a book. After the long long absence, im back!Whew!!

Rejecting Warhol

My sister reminded me of this letter we both have. A replica of Andy Warhol's rejection letter from the Musuem of Modern Art in 1956.



The genius Andy Warhol experienced rejection.

So Kat, be not afraid. You'll also get there.

Creative Spaces

Just some random post to feast on...



















Images via The Selby

Happy Weekend!

The week was very long... I need to rest

Family Portraits

Isn't this photo amazing?



Everyone gamely dressed and posed for the camera (even their dog!).

How I wish I have family portraits as cute as this...haha!

Akihiro Furuta
via Flickr

Flowers at the Market

This morning we shopped for flowers and plants at the weekend market. My sister and I suddenly thought of sprucing up our home, by adding plants both inside and outside to add life and color. The weekend market is the perfect place to visit on weekends, not only because of the food, but the wide array of plants available from fruit bearing trees, orchids to ferns.













Orchids range from 150 to as high as 600+, depending on its' variety, while other decorative plants for as low as 20. Because of the perfect weather (sunny yet windy), we didn't actually notice the time going through stall by stall, haggling and taking photos.

SIDCOR Weekend Market
Lung Center Q.C

P is under the weather

P is a lil' under the weather. He hasn't been feeling well for two days already and I'm getting worried.

We were suppose to have breakfast at Tagaytay yesterday with the nice weather and the scenery... Instead we were at his place, watched biography channel and cs. Now I feel like I'm going to get the flu... Get well soon baby!

Photo via Martha Stewart

Planning

I've been really busy lately, juggling work and planning our first trip together. We originally planned to go to Thailand, but because of the political situation there, we were a bit scared. Then we considered Shanghai, but realized we still have to get visas for it. So we then settled for Malaysia, but... My heart still goes to the City of Angels.



Bangkok is really one of my favorite places to visit. Aside from the shopping, I've always been interested in their culture. At some point I got engrossed with Buddhist teachings that I even considered converting (haha). I even applied for a post graduate studies there at Chulalongkorn University ( but my dad opted me to go to law school, heeh)! My family used to spent New Year's there and everytime we go there, everything feels new to me. Like there's so much more to discover.

Now I can't wait for P to exeprience Bangkok. I'm actually fussing over our itinerary, checking out the internet for more places to go (aside from the usual). This trip is very special to me, with P in my favorite city, discovering the place again for the nth time. One thing in my mind right now, make this P's perfect holiday.

With BKK's crisis and political situation ... STILL we're going! haha!

My 2009 and Beyond

My New Year became very very interesting after a Tarot Card reading made by my sister's friend. At first I was a bit nervous and queasy, not only because the cards look gory and scary, but the fact that everything will unfold right before my eyes, my thoughts, future, & my issues.



The thing about tarot card reading is that it not only gives you a glimpse of your future, but more importantly (and im speaking for myself), it makes you understand yourself better. It's not always that you have someone who verbalizes your weaknesses and anything that goes through your mind. Though we have our family and friends who can pointblankly say what's wrong with us, still there will always be things that we want to keep to ourselves, things that we are unsure of and afraid to admit. Giving that person the power to "read" you and point out your issues is a very humbling experience. This made me realize more about who I am and who I want to be.

I've always been a very quiet person, with only my trusted friends who I confide to. But since it was once my resolution to be more "welcoming" to other after some of my colleaugues told me I'm intimidating, I thought this was the way to go, be more trusting and friendly. Hearing people that I already learned to trust and respect and their cunning tendencies really got me upset. Sometimes we do notice these, yet we choose to disregard or even consider it,because of the faith we have in the person and the friendship. We even torture ourselves for even thinking about it and feel guilty all along. But hey life is really unfair, who even made you think that everyone will embrace you?

Sometimes we have these thoughts that we already know the answers yet we still need to hear from other people before we do it. It's that little "push" that we're waiting for which gives us that encouragement to go for it. It's not only because of the assurance of success or failure of one thing that we're asking, but the courage it gives us to accept our defeat and the courage to claim our victory.

Despite this experience there are still millions of things on top of my mind. Just the assurance of my loved one's company and love, I brace myself for a 2009 that's more exciting, full of challenges ahd opportunities yet full of hope and faith.