unholy holy week

i don't feel that it's holy week at all :( last year was good. prior to the holy week, we attended a preparation retreat courtesy of lingkod. we also had visita iglesia on maundy thursday.

this week is really different. i didn't do preparations for the coming holy week. instead of fasting or abstaining, we had feast-y lunches since monday to either send off or welcome friends. no visita iglesia last night because it was april's birthday and we dined out. 

i was hoping we could go and do the church visits today. so i made a list of all the churches we could visit and i also searched for the stations of the cross prayers. when kuya and april arrived they suggested we just do the stations of the cross at the holy family church instead of the visita iglesia for 7 churches since it was quite late.

however, when we got to the holy family church, there was an ongoing mass - in mandarin - so we couldn't really proceed with the stations of the cross.

we ended up at suntec city. and i ended up having my new macbook! they have a promo for trading in old laptops. my old one is 3 years old and the battery is no longer in good shape. i guess it's about time to change it! but the timing is rather off. argh. sorry. promo is until april 12.

all the while, i thought churches have vigils on fridays. i was wrong. when we got to the cathedral for the stations of the cross, the church was closed. oh well. i guess i'll end up having my stations of the cross here on my bed tonight.

"i" stuff

i went to raffles hospital for x-ray today. i need it for the PR requirements.

i enjoyed dinner: pork chop - cooked by kuya; mushroom soup - cooked by campbell.

i have more good news: marlon also received his job offer! happy mood in the house!

i feel so tired because i haven't taken my vitamins for some weeks now.

i want to go home to have a wonderful, relaxing time at the beach.

i am annoyed at the moment.

i think facebook is like being an observer in your friends' daily lives! and i think this is cool!

i think the rule in the philippines about the driver being punished even if it was clear that it was the pedestrian's fault is foolish.

i had a quick chat with my HS teacher in facebook! she looks great!

i am sleepy but waiting for tayong 2 in tfc.

i think santino is soooo cute.

i am ending this post now.

all you need is...

spotted: clouds forming patterns of love in the sky! if this is what you see every time you wake up, then for just a fraction of the hours of the day, you feel worry-free and light and loved and just wonderful! a gorgeous way to start the day last saturday. :)

i love

i finally had my immunity syndrome with clinique 1-2-3. as in wa epek na sya! my whiteheads on the nose, chin, and between the eyebrows are enraged everyday!

time for a cool change! nagwewelga na talaga ang mga kung anu-ano sa mukha ko! ok, kalma kalma...

i tried st. ives apricot scrub and clear pore cleanser. they are, by far, cheaper than clinique. i remember trying apricot scrub in manila but i didn't like it. it made my skin dry. naturalmente, dahil i don't use moisturizer back then. aba, ikaw na ang kaskasin at hindi i-moisturize. ewan kung hindi ka matuyo! susme.

anyway, i am still consuming the clinique toner and moisturizer dahil sayang naman at marami pa. but i swear, the stubborn whiteheads are tamer now! i use apricot scrub every other day and use a good, generous amount of moisturizer. in fairness, 'di naman natutuyo masyado :)

dahil natuwa ako sa st. ives, naghanap na rin ako ng toner and moisturizer and i found very good reviews for st. ives collagen elastin facial moisturizer. yun nga lang, nilibot ko na ang lahat ng drug store at kikay stores na abot-tanaw e wala silang lahat nun. i'm really intrigued if it will work in the same way as others testify.

tawag ako kay ma, na nasa NJ ngayon, at nagpatingin ako. sana meron hehe. susme 'di naman ako masyadong atat. aba minsan ka lang makakita ng produktong mura na, effective pa! pati si mama na-intriga. ita-try na rin daw nya dahil sobrang mahal ng clinique. kapag wala pa rin, i-try ko bumili online. i've never been this desperate over something to buy it online!

wow healthy

sabado night, i was alone. kuya went to a birthday party and i wasn't in the mood to cook and prepare for a dinner for 1. i raided the stocks and i found century bangus in can and a campbell instant cup soup. voila. instant dinner! main ingredient: preservatives! woohoo!

it's good to dance once in a while

last friday night was a night out with liza and michelle. long, long time no see!

we agreed to have dinner at amici restaurant at holland village. thanks to adrian for taking us there. who is adrian? we saw him at buona vista station and we asked him for directions when we got lost. good thing he's pinoy. i don't want to recall the things we asked him and the types of conversation we had with him. it was just embarrassing. mantakin mong tanungin ko syang, "pwedeng magpa x-ray?" nang malaman naming radiologist sya. pagkatapos kong tanungin, naisip kong parang kakaiba ang tanong ko. bakit ko tinanong yun? ewan. gusto ko lang naman gumawa ng conversation :-S pero parang bastos...

well, disappointed kami ni liza. hahaha. single sya. liza asked for his name. he didn't ask for our names. somehow, liza fished that he is single. "pero marami akong pinapaaral" hahaha. ok kuya! we get it that you're not interested. hahaha. sayang "pwede" pa naman sya sabi ni liza. sabi ko nga, baka thizizit for you! pero torpe si kuya. torpe or marami lang talaga syang pinapaaral. hehe.

oh well. food at amici was great! i had tortellini pasta. i loved it. we somehow made our way to attica at clark quay. ang daming boys! hahaha pero ang shy at suplada naman ata namin. hahaha! susme makalandi lang kay adrian pero pag marami nang boys, tiklop na. haha natuod na! mahirap sumayaw kasi masikip sobra. mas marami pa atang moments na umiilag kami sa dumadaang tao kesa sa nagdadagrooves kami e. hahaha!

we felt we're getting older. mabilis nang mapagod. but it was a good night! siguro kahit 40s na tayo, it's still good to dance and loosen up from time to time :)

some good, some bad

i checked my last post. only a week has passed but so many things transpired. the past week dragged like crazy.

some bad
the closure of the project took its toll to half of the team. the remaining of us just got lucky, but we don't know how long luck will take our side. everybody's hanging on a thread. changes happen overnight. co-workers AND good friends have to go. the mood was, and still, that of loss and grief.

some good
kuya found a job. or should i say a job found kuya! after 5 months of unemployment, he will start on his new work on easter monday. and easter it is! the world comes alive again. minus one worry. i have always worried that i can't lose my job while kuya is still jobless. then the next day, i received my PR approval.

i believe there is balance in life. bad things happen and these are inevitable. but it can't always be bad. there is a time to mourn and a time to appreciate blessings. at the end of it all, i still believe that all things happen for a reason... that all these are preparations for God's perfect plans for us all.

my mom said she prayed for us 3: kuya, win, and me. i said God is so good. 'di pa man kami dumadaing, kumakalabit pa lang, nagbigay na sya. thank you po.

the next hope is for the recovery of friends and acquaintances who lost their jobs. i always say, tomorrow is another day - another day to wait for God's wonderful schemes for us all. He makes all things beautiful in His time!