Yay!My younger sister, Janine, celebrates her 16th birthday today. Slowly turning into a lady eh? Hehe.. She sure is. Getting more "kikay" as the years go by.. :p
Happy Birthday Janine! Hope you have a wonderful year ahead. I’ll get your gift soon.. 
I had this cough for two weeks now, ugh. And I’ve taken 3 kinds of cough medicines already for the past 2 weeks. I think it worsened a bit when we went to cold and foggy Baguio last weekend. I hope I get well soon.. 
I’m definitely not a fan of Rihanna or something.. but this song of hers is really nice. Enjoy! 
Unfaithful
Rihanna
Story of my life
Searching for the right
But it keeps avoiding me
Sorrow in my soul
Cause it seems that wrong
Really loves my company
He’s more than a man
And this is more than love
The reason that the sky is blue
The clouds are rolling in
Because I’m gone again
And to him I just can’t be true
And I know that he knows I’m unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don’t wanna do this anymore
I don’t wanna be the reason why
Everytime I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don’t wanna hurt him anymore
I don’t wanna take away his life
I don’t wanna be…
A murderer
I feel it in the air
As I’m doing my hair
Preparing for another date
A kiss upon my cheek
As he reluctantly
Asks if I’m gonna be out late
I say I won’t be long
Just hanging with the girls
A lie I didn’t have to tell
Because we both know
Where I’m about to go
And we know it very well
Cause I know that he knows I’m unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy
I can see him dying
I don’t wanna do this anymore
I don’t wanna be the reason why
Everytime I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don’t wanna hurt him anymore
I don’t wanna take away his life
I don’t wanna be…
A murderer
Our love, his trust
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head
Get it over with
I don’t wanna do this
Anymore
Uh
Anymore (anymore)
I don’t wanna do this anymore
I don’t wanna be the reason why
And everytime I walk out the door
I see him die a little more inside
And I don’t wanna hurt him anymore
I don’t wanna take away his life
I don’t wanna be…
A murderer (a murderer)
No no no no
Yeah yeah yeah
Our training has ended already last Friday, and we’re finally going back to Makati this Tuesday. We already have our schedule for this coming week, and we’re pretty much excited and nervous as to what awaits us there. One thing’s for sure, it will definitely be a busy week.
Wish us good luck!
Nice article.. Thanks Iris! Read on..
When You Fall in Love
(Debunking the Myths That Are Driving You Crazy)
By: Bo Sanchez
This article isn’t for teenagers only. Falling in love happens to the young and the not-so-young. (Did you see 42-year-old Tom Cruise jump up and down Oprah’s couch because of Katie?) It happens to everyone. Fat, thin, tall, short, intelligent, uneducated, holy, not so holy, dark, white, yellow, green… it doesn’t really matter. All of us fall in love. And we get stuck in myths that drive us absolutely crazy.
My goal is to debunk these myths and convince you not to believe in them.
Let’s begin…
MYTH 1: LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
Let me qualify. This is such a tricky myth. Because love —– as defined by the Bible —— will conquer all. But love —— as defined by glazed-eyed lovers —– will not. If you believe in this myth, you might do the following:
You overlook major obstacles in your relationship. Everyone you know is wondering why you chose that creature from outer space as your boyfriend. Your bestfriends are telling you to get rid of him. Your family is telling you to throw him out of a running vehicle. Aling Rosa of the sari-sari store across the street is telling you to lace his drink with poison. But you won’t ——— because you’re in love. That’s why there are songs entitled, "you and me against the world" Your bestbuds comment, ‘but he’s been jobless for the past three years!" And you say, "He’s free-spirited. He feels boxed in when he’s in the office. ‘(in other words, he’s undisciplined, lazy bum.) Your officemates say, ‘He flirts with other women constantly!’ and you say, ‘No, he’s just friendly.’ (in other words, he’s a pervert) Your cousins say, ‘He’s taking drugs, He’s got needle marks all over his arm. And you say, ‘No, he’s into cross stitching.’ You overstay in toxic relationships, believing that your love will change him.
The wedding doesn’t transform anyone. Even if three Popes officiate the wedding. The person you’ll march with into the church will be the same person you’ll march with out of the church. He doesn’t change one bit. In fact, the marriage makes the hidden more obvious. If he was selfish before he got married, he will be even more selfish after the wedding. If he was hypercritical before he got married, he’ll even be more vile and prolific with his criticisms after wedding. Here’s the truth : You need more than feelings of love to make a relationship work. You need mature character, total commitment and a minimum level of compatibility. Especially compatibility in the area of values and mission in life. I hear people say, ‘We’re compatible. Our names begin with the
same letter J. My name is Julie and his name is Julio. We’re both born in July."
Wow. That’s so deep, I want to cry.
MYTH 2: WHEN IT"S TRUE LOVE YOU WILL KNOW THE MOMENT YOU MEET THE OTHER PERSON
I’m sure you’ve had this experience before. You are in a crowded room. You’re surrounded by boring, noisy chatter when, suddenly, this gorgeous guy enters the door. Your eyes meet. Instantly, time stands still. The universe grinds to a halt. Except for this attractive man in front of you, everything in your vision becomes a giant blur. The hubbub of the crowd becomes a soft muffle and, from out of nowhere, you here gentle violin music from the background. One week later, he’s your boyfriend. A few weeks later, you discover that your boyfriend’s a pathological liar, buried in credit card debt, borrows money from all his girlfriends (you’re his eight in six months). Your mind says, ‘Dump him’ Your heart says,’But it was love at first sight!’ Here are the consequences … You become so focused on the magical first moment, you become blind to the dark side of the relationship. Six out of seven days, you’re fighting with your boyfriend. But you can’t give him up because you met each other in such a magical moment. Your car keys fell and he picked it up, and then your eyes met, you smelled his deodorant, and you dropped your keys again ……How can you not be meant for each other? You become a love-at-first-sight junkie that you could miss out on the ‘real thing’. One intelligent woman told me, ‘Bo, there’s this guy who’s courting me. He’s okay. He’s kind, he’s responsible, he has a good job…….’ "I could hear a ‘but’ coming ," I said. ‘but there are no sparks!" she bit her lip. "No violin music playing in the background huh" "none. When I see him, the background music I hear is lululalu-lalulalulalei…" "listen. You don’t need a magical first moment to meet our potential husband. The important things are mature character, financial responsibility, ability for commitment, compatible mission and values…" I actually met this girl again on her wedding, and before she marched down the aisle, she whispered to me, "Do you hear the violin music, Bo? It’s loud and clear." It doesn’t have to be love at first sight. In fact, marriages with the least adjustments are those between friends who’ve known each other for years before they realize that they’re good marriage material. What is love at first sight? Many times, it’s lust at first sight. Or infatuation at first sight. Don’t give it too much weight. Here’s the truth: it takes a moment to experience infatuation but true love takes a lifetime.
MYTH 3: IF IT IS TRUE LOVE YOU WILL FEEL THIS WAY FOR EACH OTHER FOREVER
No, you won’t. Here are the consequences for believing this myth:
You panic when the feelings wane, and wonder whether the marriage is over and whether you really loved one another in the first place. Imagine the night of your honeymoon. Your new bride is sleeping. The cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze. You gaze at her lovely face. You study her soft cheeks. Her long eyelashes. Her beautiful nose, her parted red lips. And all of a sudden, she snores. "Ngggggggooork" How do you react? Because it’s your honeymoon, you say, ‘How cute.’ Six months down the road, the same scene transpires. Your wife is sleeping. And the same cotton curtains are gently swaying in the cool breeze. And you hear her snore. "Ngggggoork." What do you say? "Ssssssheeeesh, Honey! You sound like a boat!’ What has happened? The feelings have gone. Let me say this: ‘That’s normal. It happens to everyone. But it doesn’t mean your love is gone so don’t panic! You can make a decision to love the snoring boat. You start blaming your partner for the loss of love This is nutty. But many people do it: when we don’t feel in love, we think it’s the fault of the other person. And so we fight him. Again, we fall out of love because we’re human beings. It’s nobody’s fault. The moment you fall out of love, the real work begins. Let me explain. This is the most important point I’m going to make. (I got this from Scott Peck in his bestseller book, The Road Less traveled) Falling in love isn’t love.Here’s why. When you fall in love…..
a. No decision is required. Falling in love just happens.
b. No effort is required. Falling in love is like….Well, falling.
c. No hard work is required. Falling in love is being bitten by the love bug.
On the other hand, true love requires all three:
Decision, effort and lots of hard work.
In the Bible, love is a command. You make it happen. Sure true love can only happen after you’ve fallen out of love. When you begin choosing to love, even if you don’t feel like doing it —-that’s true love. And that’s the foundation of a lasting marriage.
MYTH 4: YOUR PARTNER WILL FULFILL YOU COMPLETELY
Again because falling in love satisfied you completely —– you want the same satisfaction to last. No it won’t. Consequence? You might fail to recognize a good relationship because your partner isn’t fulfilling the needs you should be fulfilling yourself. Here’s the truth: the right partner will fulfill many of your needs but not all of them. There are just some things your husband can’t give you:
Your self-worth. Your spirituality. Your inner happiness.
These are things you have to work on your own. I’ve met lots of people who think they’re dissatisfied with their marriage. In reality, they’re dissatisfied with themselves. I’ve met lots of people who think they’re bored with their marriages. And they complain to the high heavens how boring their husband or wife is —- when in truth, they’re really bored with life. Meet your own needs. Find your happiness in God. Find your niche, your calling, your destiny. And then share your joy with your spouse.
MYTH 5: IF IT’S TRUE LOVE YOU WON’T BE ATTRACTED TO ANYONE ELSE
If you believe in this myth, you panic when you get attracted to someone else, questioning the authenticity of your love for your spouse. One man told me, ‘Bo, I love my wife. Or I thought I did. But then I met this woman at work. She has nice make-up. She smells nice. She wears a pencil-cut skirt. When I go home, my wife is wearing a drab rag. Her hair is undone. She smells of vinegar. Gosh I am attracted to this girl at work." Being attracted to someone is normal —– even if
you have a happy marriage. But being attracted doesn’t mean falling into adultery. Every time you think of the other woman, discipline your heart and say, ‘Home, boy, Home!’ and escort your heart back to your wife. Because if you feed your attraction with fantasies and constantly think about the other woman, it grows. But if you starve your attraction, it dies a natural death.
It’s been a colorful 12 months for me and my angel. A rollercoaster ride of emotions and moments together. But despite everything we’ve been through, we still managed to pull it together no matter what..:)
Here are 12 love quotes for inspiration:
1. Learn to love the people who are with you at present. Forget the people in the past and thank them for hurting you, which led you to love the people you have right now.
2. When you love someone, you’ll do crazy things you can’t explain, you’ll deny the truth and believe in lies. When you love someone, you sacrifice, give everything you’ve got and don’t think twice. You risk it all no matter what.
3. Everything in life is temporary because everything changes. That is why it takes courage to love, knowing it might end anytime…having faith will make it last.
4. Love is the feeling we fall in and out of, and every time we fall off, we learn to hold on tighter…hoping that next time, we may never have to let go.
5. They say when love knocks at your door, open it. But do you know that sometimes love enters through the back door and before you begin to notice it, it’s on it’s way out.
6. Have you ever loved only to let it go? Have you ever hated someone and loved him so? Have you ever missed someone so bad it made you cry? Have you ever seen someone left alone without knowing why? True: Lucky is the man who wins the first love of a woman but luckier is the woman who wins the last love of a man.
7. Love is not the right word to say when you feel guilty nor the right word to say when you like a person but love really matters when we share our thoughts, our minds, and our hearts…
8. Love is not for beauty or color of the skin, but for a heart that is loyal within, for beauty fades and the skin would grow old but a heart that is loyal will never turn cold.
9. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
10. A love is easy to feel, so hard to explain; so easy to get, so hard to let go; so easy to spell, so hard to define…and yet everyone is still taking the risk. That’s love!
11. We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in love in mutual weirdness and call it LOVE!
12. Never be afraid to fall in love. It may hurt a lot, it may give you aches and pain, but if you don’t follow your heart; in the end you will cry even more for not giving love a chance.
Happy 1st Anniversary my Angel! I Love You!
I finally received my salary from my new company late this week. Finally.. after almost a month without any income, hehe. But 25% tax?! It broke my spirit a bit..
The first thing I bought? Medicine. Ugh.. I had a sore throat and it’s very uncomfortable being sick. I also gave my mom my contribution for this month’s expenses, which increased also in amount. And some I gave my dad for payment of my credit card bills. I heard from my mom that Citibank has been calling her often lately, and she badly wants to terminate her account with them (my card’s just a supplementary of hers). I’d just get a new once from a different bank.
Anyway, I also had my hair trimmed today. It’s been almost a year since I last went to the salon. I also had a hair spa, for a change.. :p I seldom pamper myself these days.
And what’s left for me? Hmn.. enough for the rest of the month and until next payday, hopefully. I still have to buy a present for my sister, Janine for her birthday. In addition, I still have to contribute for our Baguio trip next weekend. And buy a present for my boyfriend, too, on our anniversary this week.
Hope I have enough left to save.. ‘Til next payday!
Encountered this amusing yet also irritating blog created by a certain Cofibean (which was forwarded by my former classmate Dennis), http://cofibean.blogspot.com.
Coño power and egocentricity to the highest level, if you ask me. Hehe.. If it’s the first time you encounter such a blog, you might be bothered, wanting to hit the author in the face. No wonder each post received as much more than a hundred fifty comments.
Terms such as orcs, natives and katutubo is used very often. And the author usually picks on the call center peeps and telemarketers. I wonder why.. Maybe some of them were the ones posting comments on his blog.
After reading one of his blog posts, I had the urge to write a comment as well. I decided not to, in the end. You see, if the purpose of that blog is to stir the emotions of its viewers, I say it definitely succeeded. If that’s what the author wants to post, it’s his choice. It’s his blog anyway.
One question remains unanswered, though. Is the blog purely fictional, or is it for real? I mean, you might wonder if there actually exists such a person who thinks as if he’s a god.
He also has a Friendster account, would you believe? Try searching ihatecofi@yahoo.com..
Anyway, enjoy reading. Or not..
We’re halfway already with our SAP Training, and just finished our first course. But my new officemates and I are already eager and excited to go back to Makati, hehe..
Information overload? Hmn.. quite. I hope we get to practice everything we learned and put them to use soon.
My LSS song for the past few days.. Thanks to my sisters who kept singing this everyday.. But it’s the song is really nice (I’m currently downloading it). Enjoy!
What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise)
Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens
[Troy:]
It’s hard to believe
That I couldn’t see
You were always there beside me
[Gabriella:]
Thought I was alone
With no one to hold
[Both:]
But you were always there beside me
This feeling’s like no other
I want you to know
[Chorus]
[Both:]
That I’ve never had someone that knows me like you do
The way you do
And I’ve never had someone as good for me as you
No one like you
So lonely before I finally found
What I’ve been looking for
[Gabriella:]
whoo-ooooh
