Care Group, etc...

I was reviewing my friendster account a little while back and I realized... "Wow! We've gone through a lot!" So I am now here to share some photos, flashback of the joys and excitement of handling my Care Girls!!! (Parang Care Bears.. Hahaha!)



I think, we took this pic after a New Life event, a Sunday where there was an abundance of flowers all around. In this pic are Honey (standing in the middle), (from left to right) me, Cez, Hanna, Paula, and Lindsy. The FLOWER BUNNIES!



I am not in the pic. This is where we visited MV Doulos last year. In this pic (from left to right) Cez, Hanna, Paula, MV Doulos staff, and Honey. They were trying to match up their height to his.



I tool this photo. Our first Mall of Asia trip. (From left to right) Zah, Pau, Linds, Hanna, Ysrael, Jonah, Cez, and Honey.




This one is from our trip to Kuya Leo's private resort in San Pablo, Laguna. In photo is TOUR GUIDE Rakel, hand on red bag is Lindsy, Hanna, Cez, Honey, my mom, and the protruding finger is Me. Lol!



This is one of those private moments where we are just chillin' at home. Watching movies or sharing stories. Paula, Cez, Hanna and Honey. We do this kind of meetings most of the time. Especially when most of the girls were still studying.



This is from Ysrael's first real treat from having a job. Yellow Cab at SM Southmall.



Sumabit ang care girls sa Enchanted Kingdom trip ng admin team. My sis Jonah, Hanna, Cez, Marielle and Babes (in red)



Last but not the least, one of our memorable garden meetings (before the tent was purchase and left us to fend for ourselves in the mall). In this one, I was actually crying my eyes out in great humiliation (having found out that my zipper was open when we just had a surprise visit from my crush). How mean can life be?

Hope you had fun refreshing moments. I might update this post. I have to look for more pics..

Ja matta! (see you in Nihonggo)

David Cook files

HAPPY WATCHING!


David Cook: Thank You from David Cook, American Idol 7





David Cook - Making of "LIGHT ON"





David Cook and Band in Saturday Night Live
"Declaration"

My Life with David Cook

...charos...

So much has changed ever since I heard David sing "Always Be My Baby" in the American Idol Season 7. I heard myself say "Wow" as he sang it passionately. I rarely have those moments when I fall head over heels over a voice that carries the life that the song depicts. I was awestruck the first time.

That was when I decided to follow him closely as the season nears it end. During the finals, my house was divided in 2 tribes: the Archuleta fans and the Cook fans. But all in, the finals was so potent and compacted with pure talent it was really hard to focus on the other guy alone. I mean, this must be the best season ever.

Cheers were heard for blocks away from our place when Cook won. Our tribe won!!! Hahaha (Sorry, Babes. This is my blog. I can say whatever!) Rejoicing upon rejoicing for all David Cook fans around the globe.

From there, I did these:

1. Ask Hanna for downloads of DC music (I was actually thinking more of the audio files. But she gave me VIDEOS! What more can I ask?)

2. Download his pre-Idol music at www.david-cook.org (Travis, you're the greatest fan Cook has!)

3. Promised a friend that we would buy his album together

4. Ended up buying 2 copies of his album in Singapore

5. Receiving a David Cook 2009 calendar from Ryan and Ricci for my birthday (which I plan to frame any time this week)

6. Browsing Youtube for more fan videos and the rest of the net for info, info, info, info

7. Watching his Walmart Soundcheck with the band (I swear. When I go to the US, I will get an autograph from everyone from the band)

8. Repeatedly watching his Walmart Soundcheck videos from early this morning til now (This is what I call a cookie fix)

9. Writing a blog on David Cook that I have been planning for quite some time

10. Wishing it was now that I am in the USA so I can watch him start his Declaration tour

11. He is on top of my USA to do check list. All caps, bold fonts, size 125, font in red and underlined. Hahaha!!!

Paula said I have become a fan girl as well. (Like she is to Laruku and Hanna to Arashi). Pau and I shared some music of David that she finds interesting. Idol-wise, it was Music of the Night and album-wise, it was Come Back To Me. I am a fan girl now. I follow every bit of info I can. I am not a stalker though. Just avidly appreciating the music world with David Cook now in EXISTENCE. Where was I before then?

But for me, everything about David is perfect. (But I must admit, the guy is just as human as I am. Not yet musically perfect, but still worthy to be given fame and the opportunity to show the world WHAT GREAT MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT) It is more than the face and the voice and the band that is with him. It is the heart that is delivered with a passion with every song. Music is the universal language of the heart. SO to connect to a heart, an artist must have the heart to connect. And THAT IS DAVID COOK!

I AM SO HOOKED!!!

A Day with an OFW

This is my friend Olive. She is a public school teacher in San Mateo, San Francisco, US. I am so honored to have spent one entire day with her before she left for the States again.

She called me one Thursday afternoon to ask a very huge and urgent favor. She needed me for some paperwork required for her to fly back to US. So I told her, "I don't have all the requirements now." But from what we were able to obtain that day with mistrials with the office fax machine and the urgency of her request, her brother Levi picking me up from the office in a huffle, arriving in that office in the nick of time, we were able to have the documents partially processed. (Which is good considering we were only there for like an hour). She asked me if I could go with her again the next day. Again I say yes but half the day only. I had a meeting waiting for me at 3 pm.

The following day, we met at McDonald's ATC (such a famous meeting place for most people) had some hot chocolate and went to go to Ortigas to finalize the documents. That finalization took us ALL DAY!!! Signatures weren't required until about 2:30 in the afternoon. I was in a spot where I ask myself "To the meeting or Stay with Olive?" The latter question won. I realized that if I left my friend now and all the hassles of paperwork were left to her, cuffing her in this country for the next month, then I would be left at fault here. And besides, I wouldn't be able to see her for the entire year and a half. So I decided to stay and HELL to the meeting. This is my friend we are talking about!!!

So at that point, Olive also wanted to throw all the lounge chairs. She needed to meet with her flight agent to get her ticket. The office closes at 5:30 pm and at 5:25 pm, we were still in that office, waiting for the final documents to be released. But favor of God upon all of us, the agent waited for us.

To cut the flight of adventures short, Olive met with her agent, paid for the tickets, relaxed and went to US the following evening. She was so grateful for all the help I gave that she said, "Don't buy the glam bag. I'll send you one through Kuya Levi." But then again, this is my last opportunity to speak up. I said, "Never mind the bag. When I visit you next year, I want us to have front seats in a David Cook performance"

So til this day, even if David Cook doesn't come to the Philippines for a concert, I will see him and Olive next year. (David will be so busy with his Declaration Tour until Apil 2009. The concert will have to be in May or June.) I am excited!!!

HAPPY THOUGHTS

Hello!!!

It has been a while since I last posted something in my blogger.

2 things has been keeping me busy for the past few days: MYSPACE and ONLINE MONEY MAKING

Am I seeing ??? in your thought bubble?

Hahaha. I think I do see ???

Let me share my online life with you....

MYSPACE is a site that for me has been so full of exciting activities, interesting people, talented people. Some may say that most of them are actually eccentric, weird, out-of-this-world, crazy, but much to their defense, myspace members are actually reflecting back to us human nature.

We are just human after all. Regardless of where we are or what we do or what we like, people in Myspace are actually connecting in more ways than one. We find something or someone to connect us to one another.

I guess that's the basic point of all social networks but so far, i believe that MYSPACE has individualized its networking so that people can really be themselves in THEIR SPACE in MYSPACE. It is a place, for me, that I can call my own.

I admit that there are some more areas that I need to work on my profile, but each time is so exciting that it will take a minimun of 1 hour for me just browsing at pictures, people, music. It supercedes boundaries of country, culture, life stature, etc. Once you enter a page, you get sucked into a warp hole that allows you to know more about that person's page.

(No offense to other networks) MYSPACE works for me best!


ONLINE MONEY MAKING







These are just some of the sites I have been frequently visiting. Very easy. If you have a PC, an internet connection and loads of time, then maybe this is one of the things you could consider for money making. The first one in particular is a huge payer. In a month, I maybe able to cash out the minimum earnings... I am so excited.. I am doing this at my own free time. No conflict with work whatsoever. They are 2 separate entities.

If I succeed in this journey, I believe fervently that my US trip is going to be a huge succcess for 2010. Who knows, I may be able to squeeze in a little Japan trip on the side... I am excited!!!

Finally...

It has been days of swimming in the mudpool... the blood bath has been so... blinding, weakening, assuming that everything is normal...

But the past couple of weeks hasn't been that well though...

Work is kinda blah...

Home is more or less arrgh... (but not all the time)

Social life has reached a plateau...

I think I am at my lowest point at the moment...

But I still feel that something bigger than I am is coming...

very soon!

Streamline 2

I just want to share and update on the "23" issue.... I heard that 23 is lower than somebody else!!! Makes me want to say "DARN!!!" My workplace just makes it so unfair to work any further...



Sand timer is me. I feel like the top half is the place where I work now. And the bottom haf is the next season, the next phase, the next drop off point for me. MY NEXT ASSIGNMENT.

I recently got an offer to work in UK. Pays a lot, and the work isn't too complicated. Very tempting if I may say. But I haven't taken it yet. I'm still waiting on God, waitng for a confirmation answer to fly out or not. I am MAJORLY frustrated. God knows. I'll keep you in the loop.

*grrrr*

It's okay to stop now

What in the world did I mean about my blog title?

Have you ever endured your birthday for like a week, listening to every one singing out of tune versions of the "Happy Birthday Song"? That IS what I meant!!!

The first few singers would be very much okay. The next ones are like so-so. On the day itself, it's like raining hail and brimstone of the same song. (No offense, people!) And on and on it goes until you wised you brought earmuffs with you in the office. (Guys, please spare the celebrant. Grant them some peace...)

But all in all, I ENJOYED MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I found out that I had several people celebrating their birthdays on the same day... (Duh?! What do I expect? There's only 365 days in a year..)

LEIGH FORMILLEZA

REAN FARAON

DAUGHTER OF PASTORS REY AND JOYCE

BABY GIRL OF KUYA RAIN AND ATE IRENE

Small world!!! And these people are directly connected to me.. So I feel much better that I'm sharing the endless musical greeting with them...

I don't have any pictures to show you how I spent my day. All my plans ALMOST happened. Wished it hadn't rained so much yesterday and caused so much traffic, not to mention so much "PUTIK" in the sidewalks and main thoroughfares after the rain shower. I was wearing shorts and every 4 minutes I had to wipe off the streaks and drops and scandal of having mud on my legs. It was horribly disgusting (the mud I am talking about is from BACLARAN... ewww!)

This is also the first time I shared ice cream with the office peeps. In days of old, the company would prepare something for the month's celebrants. Nowadays, SARILING SIKAP NA LANG KUNG GUSTO MO MAGHANDA. (Meaning, If you want to treat others, you have to get it from your own pocket...)

My lola and I have to go to Divisoria tomorrow to buy the cloth that I need. Baclaran turned to be an insufficient place to look.

Just a while ago, some people from my Yuppy Band prayed for me. The guy who was leading prayer mentioned "that You may grant her patience in Your dealings with her". Unbelieveable, but that was the Holy Ghost talking! It was only God and me who knows what the real score is in THAT special arena...

To close, I am thankful and happy that I am 26. It only comes once. So why not enjoy it. I have 364 days left before I turn myself over to the next level! Enjoy your birthday (in peace and solitude, if you now know what I mean)!!!

Birthday Wishlist

I am two days away from my birthday...

Hope you don't mind me sharing some things that I selfishly would want to be indulged with. It's only one day a year that I can do that. So fire away I say... (Pau, I know you're reading. Hahahaha!)

• Any book from my shelfari.com


• A complete Japanese-English dictionary (the nice one from Randomhouse)


• A red glam bag


• At least 2 new pairs of footwear (Poor me didn't have any new apparel from Christmas!)


• A new set of eyewear (I want to get something from StarFinder, Festival Mall Alabang)


• A Message Bible (small edition)
• A dream date with ____________ at Vivere Rooftop


• A big bunch of flowers from --- somebody I like (still dreaming about this one!!!)

On my birthday, I will be picking up my grandma from Cavite and together, we will be going to Mall of Asia to buy the nicest pair of shoes I've seen from December 10. (Shoe Mart really has a way of marketing their products. The nicest one in the International Branch!!! Argh!!!) Afterwhich (or maybe before we go there), we will travel to the world of Divisoria for materials for my Filipiniana costume.

When I get back by 5 pm, I will meet my friends, Rakel and Olive in Gallerie Franchesca then proceed to the 4th floor for the new Brad Pitt movie.

Ice cream awaits for my family who stays awake...

Love you guys!

Will I ever be found?!

"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD. "



This is what Proverbs 18 verse 22 says. That a wife is a good thing. I know I am a good thing. But when will i be found? Where is this man who is supposed to find me? Who is he and is he looking for me?

Ahhh... just a little trickle of frustration... My birthday is coming up soon and I am turning twenty six years old. Darn it! I feel so old and left out.

It's not a seldom issue for ladies like me who get to a point where we ask ourselves "Will I ever be found?" Factors like age, and friends from all over already in a serious relationship. They have already built a family, taking care of little babies and fun stuff married people do... (Hahaha.. seriously!!!)

I firmly believe that what I desire, the longing to be found is embedded to my core by God Himself. It is for a purpose that He wants me to be in His perfect will. This man will be a strength to me like Jesus is. He will a source of peace and serenity like Jesus is. He is fun loving. He is smart. He thoughtful. And he loves God even before he met me.

And my future husband will love me like Jesus loves His bride. (What an awesome place to be in!)

I told my friend one time that finally I have 3 characteristics I would like my man to have.

1. He must be a lover and a follower of God
2. He must be financially ok
3. He must be pleasing to my eyes (crazy to say, but point number 3 means that finding him attractive even if others do not is an entirely personally preference and a genetic code deep within my soul. A certain "type" would probably be too much for you readers if I put all of mine in.)

Nevertheless, despite the stamp I placed at the start, the eye crying for her beloved would surely wait no longer. The tears will be wiped gently and the heart that has called out for so long, hoarse as it may be, will whisper, "I am found!"

Streamline...

Yesterday was the first time I heard this word...

I really didn't understand at first but there was a certain ring to it that I was waiting for quite some time.

STREAMLINE

So just before I started this blog, I looked it up in the net. And this is what I found:

(v) streamline (contour economically or efficiently)

I heard this word in our year-opening meeting. That the company would be streamlining... Far as I'm concerned, this is a good thing. The company (.. sounds like a Heroes episode) is in fact over staffed. And for one, I see that there are people hired to do jobs that volunteers can easily do. And some people are OVERLY PAID (by twice the salary i make in a month) doing nothing but smile and wave and be cute and be present on big company days. What the heck!!! I think everybody else was shocked at the direction the lady boss was going. They looked like the cat in the pic who was sitting ever so peacefully and was shocked eyes wide open... Hahahaha...(Except me, while she was explaining the word, there came a slugging kind of a grin on my face. One of my eyebrows was actually enthusiastically higher than its partner.)

So streamline. Contouring economically. Lets face it. Some people placed in managerial positions don't think enough to know the outcome of people they hire. Like this one friend I know. She got hired last year to be a techie assistant. Just this week, they retracted her hired status and returned her to become a parttimer. People expect that this person can learn the job in a month when in truth the person isn't really TECHNICALLY prepared. I feel sad for my friend though. But I know that becoming a parttime in a different arena is really this person's element. Not being a techie. (For all you know, my friend is already 60 years old.... Whatdya expect?! Hello?!!)

I really wish that the person who functions by being cute be streamlined. I would laugh my heart out if their salary were deducted even by a quarter. There are people working their asses to the bone and yet their efforts seem to be lost in the jungle of paperwork and management debates and socialization. Some employees just make good by sucking other people's behind to get what they want. (Sorry, guys! I know I labeled this blog Diva-ine Life. But hey. Even a diva gets cross sometimes)

Coming soon is a protest t-shirt 23. I just pray that management see behind the self-promotions and look at the real issue: WHO ARE THE REAL ONES WHO SERVE THE COMPANY?

Anxious? Yes, I am!!!

(i promise this will the last entry for tonight) hahahaha!!!

Today is the last day of my so-called "VACATION MODE". Darnit! I really wish i could be a bum for a week more. It's back to work again tomorrow. Sad to say though that priorities have a greater voice than what we really want to do.

I absolutely loved it when I spent A LOT of time home, watching tv, DVDs, playing online games, reading my infintely forgotten books. I felt like I was a battery given meaning to its existence. (From days preceeding, I was moving around like a robot) And, I've been getting a lot of pressure from upstairs (if you know what I mean)

So, I'm not entirely too excited to be back tomorrow. I'm taking things one thing at a time and who knows.. The battery might just be able to help the flashlight... or the charging time still wasn't enough...

* * * sigh* * *

Discoveries (part 1)

i discovered something this morning...

the amazing, relaxing, and calming singing voice of JONATHAN CLAY!

here's a sample video that may call your attention...

what a voice!!!

for more material on JC, go to www.jonathanclay.com.

Welcome 2009!!!

hmmm... what a generic way to start my blog...

it's definitely a new year, and i believe it calls for new things to start, new things to enjoy, new things to prioritize...

so here i am... (pau >>> thanks for influencing me to start this one) pouring out my blog-juices on this initial entry...

what can i say? i believe i have a lifetime more of sharing stuff with you..

i'll keep you posted!!! (i'm keeping this one as short as possible)

happy new year!!!