Kendz

i just realized that pictures tend to be blurred when lights are low. hehe. i was really getting pissed last night because all the pics i took were blurry. argh! but then, i guess that’s normal. or is it? hay need to practice some more i guess.

anyway, here are some pics i took today. as you can see philip is my favorite subject. camera shy he is not. hehehe

eto la lang. this is the only part of my room na hindi magulo. sorry! just came from bangkok e. excuses excuses… hihihi

philip: pasimple. kunwari di nakapose.

si philip ulit - still posing. koya - caught off guard.

view from my bedroom window. beautiful!

will try to take other pictures. right now, im still practicing with portrait and scene shots. i love taking scene shots/sceneries!

will try moving and macro shots soon.

let me begin by saying that i’ve never had so much fun and that it’s about time i enjoyed some of the money im earning for myself! (though im still in shock with my latest purchase…)

aimee and i went to bangkok last week for a training. as you know, bangkok is synonymous to shopping, so it’s really no big surprise that on our first day, i already spent almost all the pocket money i brought! (that’s $300 down the drain on the first day alone!) but i never felt more satisfied and i never had so much fun since the CAAS project started! i missed shopping and i gave in to all my impulse buying!

we went to chatuchak, swan loom, patpong, mbk and we never left empty-handed. i bought lots of bags, shirts, office attire and so much more! weee…

yesterday was IKEA day… since philip is going home to the Philippines, and since there is an IKEA sale, i thought that I might as well buy some goodies to bring back home (planning to go home in October for a short visit). Describing our shopping spree in one word will be: panic-buying. we just took everything we wanted, may it be on sale or not! we spent over $650 (me, being the top spender! ngek). by the time we got to the cashier, we were laughing at ourselves! we looked like we were starting a sari-sari store or something! we had two big carts of merchandises! (lots and lots of quilts and quilt covers!)

today, we went to lucky plaza to remit some money. i only remitted a small amount since the exchange rate is really bad. good for the philippines but really bad for OFWs like us. anyhoo, i was planning to get a cellphone (sony ericsson 810i) but changed my mind. i opted instead to get a camera. so we headed to sim lim to scout for a very cheap price for my canon ixus 800is. we found the cheapest rate yet! only $550! it was selling for at least $620 in other stores!

but… i didnt buy the canon… i almost did. but i changed my mind (again). why? well uncle asked me if i was getting the canon for someone else, i said no and that i was getting it for myself. then he suddenly had that look in his eye, as if he wanted to tell me something. so naturally, i asked.

as it turned out, he "strongly recommends" the nikon coolpix camera. i was having second thoughts since i know canon is the best brand to get for a camera, but after around 30 minutes of deciding, 10 sample shots, 1 ipod for philip, 1 memory card for philip, (wehehehe) i finally decided im going to get the nikon. it was really cool! i loved the picture. the only doubt i was having was whether it’s good enough a camera as canon. but if im going to base on the pictures/playbacks, i’d say it’s as good as canon, if not, better.

well yun lang… i hope i can sleep with the loads of money i spent in just one week’s time. that’s it. no more shopping for two months! hehehe.

CONGRATULATIONS! CPA KA NA, CISA KA PA!

warning: i’m writing this blog with my eyes half-closed. so do forgive any grammatical or typographical errors that you might see.

background of the story: philip was pulled-in to our client and is now diligently helping me to finish my work for the user acceptance testing (UAT) next Tuesday.

side-note: i finished my UAT for the FI-AR SAP Module today! yey! i was so tensed and anxious that i didnt get a decent sleep last night. which might be a factor that contributed to my hearing impairment.

script:

candy: what is the name of the person i am talking to tom for PM Module?

aimee: chee kong

candy laughs

candy asks geoff: do you know chi kong kaw? it’s a foo kien term

geof scratches head as he always do

geof: no… what does it mean?

candy: it means clumsy or something like that.

here comes the weird part…. hehehe

philip: ano ibig sabihin ng cham si?

candy thinking of the right term

candy: parang for now… like for now dont do this blah blah

philip: ano nakakatawa?

candy turns to geof and ask: what’s funny in mandarin?

candy relays the word to philip: ta siaw!

philip and aimee begins laughing…

candy clueless on the joke…

then after awhile laughs heartily with the two… grabe hindi ako makahinga kakatawa!!!

you know why we’re laughing??? you don’t?

well…

synopsis:

-philip thought the name of the person aimee mentioned was cham si, instead of chee kong.

-candy thought philip was just asking for the meaning of cham si. since philip learns a lot of chinese word, candy didn’t see it as anything out of the ordinary

-when philip asked "ano yung nakakatawa" he was asking why i laughed when aimee said the name chee kong. and not the translation of the phrase!!!

-funny as it is, the punchline i think is when my manager seriously contemplated and correctly translated a phrase that apparently no one wanted to know!!! bwahahaha!

ang saya diba? we managed to complete one whole conversation without really connecting on a single thought!!!

ganun na ba ako ka ngarag sa work?? at least i got to laugh. and laugh i did. really hard.

Dear God

First of all, I would like to say I’m sorry for all the things I’ve done wrong. I know I’ve made a lot of promises to you that i did not keep. but i’ve been trying real hard to be a good Catholic. promise. sometimes, i just cant help it. that’s why im sorry… im sorry for saying bad words today. i was provoked. but that’s no excuse. i know. im sorry. i’m sorry for thinking ill thoughts of my friends. im just feeling down and irate a lot of times. that’s still no excuse. i know. im sorry. i hope that you forgive me as i know you always do. peace tayo ha.

dear Lord God, you’ve bestowed on me so much blessings! you’ve made me the strong person i am right now. you made me learn a lot of things. you’ve helped me succeed and have a great life. i am truly grateful for all the things you have blessed me with.

But Lord God, do not think me ingrate as i ask for your guidance and your blessing tonight. i am feeling defeated and down. i know and i believe that you won’t give me an ordeal that i will not be able to overcome. i know that and i am grateful for that. but Lord God, i am now starting to doubt myself, my skills, my knowledge. i am feeling weak, no longer strong and confident.

God, please guide me through this. be with me till the end. for only with you will i be able to surpass this. only with you at my side watching over me and leading me to the right path will i become a survivor. Thank you.

God, bless my family and loved ones. Keep them healthy and strong. let them feel my love for them eventhough i am miles and miles away. let them know that i miss them and there is nothing i would not do just to be with them, at this very moment.

I pray for my friend’s brother. be with him Lord. Save him. His family needs him still.

Lord God, thank you very much for everything. I will always and forever be grateful for all the things you have given me. Be with me always and bless me as you always have.

Thank you. all this i ask through Christ our Lord.

Saint John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.

Saint Jude. Hear my prayer. Help me.

Amen.

while looking for a song that i can use for our on-site AVP (wedding preps), i remembered this song and was thinking of using it.

the lyrics are perfect! well, not exactly for the wedding, but for what aimee and i have been going thru. it’s perfect because at least it gives us something to look forward to.

ayms, just enjoy the music and just think of better days ahead oki doks? isayaw na lang natin yan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpwCvuorVuU

High - Lighthouse Family

When youre close to tears remember
Some day itll all be over
One day were gonna get so high
And though its darker than december
Whats ahead is a different colour
One day were gonna get so high

And at
The end of the day
Well remember the days
We were close to the edge
And well wonder how we made it through
And at
The end of the day
Well remember the way
We stayed so close to till the end
Well remember it was me and you

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
Youll always keep me flying high in the sky of love

Dont you think its time you started
Doing what we always wanted
One day were gonna get so high
cause even the impossible is easy
When we got each other
One day were gonna get so high

And at
The end of the day
Well remember the days
We were close to the edge
And well wonder how we made it through
And at
The end of the day
Well remember the way
We stayed so close to till the end
Well remember it was me and you

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
You will always keep me flying high in the sky of love

High, high, high, high…

i miss dancing so much… i love dancing!

not just the dance-in-a-bar dance but the hard-core, choreographed, in-front-of-hundreds-of-people kind of dance. last time i danced was in last year’s sportfest in cuneta astrodome and i miss miss miss miss doing that!

dancing was my everything in high school. you can say i danced through my high school life… i don’t know how i managed to pass my 4 years in high school but i did… i would always think that the more i did extra curricular activities, the more i was motivated to get good grades. (philosophy in the house was: low grades, no dance) hehe

there was nothing else i’d do in high school but dance. after class i’d be practicing dancing; during programs i’d be there dancing in front of the entire school population. if you would ask me one thing i’d relate my high school life to, it would be dancing. dancing gave me comfort. dancing gave me confidence. dancing was my life.

now that i’ve been feeling down, i want nothing else but to dance dance dance! i want to lose myself and just dance all day long.

maybe i’ll join the jazz class in the community center or maybe i won’t. or maybe i’ll just dance in my room?

anyway, i uploaded a new video in my friendster profile. one of my all-time favorites. favorite dance-song singer, favorite dance song, favorite dance video. so much memories tied to this one…

those were the days. how i wish i can live like that again…

we went shopping! finally after being cooped up in the client for a month, i finally got the chance to go out and enjoy the Great Singapore Sale!

i know it’s so petty but it was a big moment for cheryl and me when we bought our first lacoste shirts (got the shirt for lui), hence, the picture.

Bangkok! here we come!!!