Puppy luv

We adopted Nutmeg from Tita Nene a month ago. She's about 4 months old i think. She's half Labrador and half askal.hehehe. Nutmeg is super playful. She really can't stay put and she always has to have something inside her mouth. Anything from twigs, dried leaves, santol fruits, stones, bones, my ankles, my fingers, my watch, slippers, grass, the pineapple plant. She loves to jump on you and attack you from behind. She loves rolling over and having someone rub her belly. I've forgotten how fun it is to have a dog you can play with...caper just wasn't the playful type. I was always a bit scared of him.hehehe We're trying to potty train her and teach her some simple commands. So far, she's doing pretty well with "sit". She poops in the same area--most of the time.

murphy's law strikes again

tonight's my last night of my DM week. consistently, something unfortunate happened. believe me.. something bad always (no fail) happens during my duty manager week. 1st - begin your DM with a big issue! shipment number range 2nd - DM during the 3 or 2 day work week when everyone was on vacation, specially people from the province (*wink*) who rarely get the chance to be home 3rd - PLDT line in antipolo stolen. supporting without phone line, without DSL. note: AE BR checking still going on 4th - March DM. everyone knows what happened...i think. 5th - now. stormy weather. nice cool and windy atmosphere..but hey, in antipolo when the wind blows, the lights go out. and it did. and when the rain came, our phone line was grounded. ergo, no electricity + no phone. at least that lasted for 2 nights only. when you look at the list, what happened this week doesn't seem that bad afterall. but hey, can't i have a normal DM week?

Closing Cycles

This is so nice. Inspiring :D ----------------- Closing Cycles By Paolo Coelho One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters - whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished. Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents' house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won't take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister, everyone will be finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill. None of us can be in the present and the past at the same time, not even when we try to understand the things that happen to us. What has passed will not return: we cannot for ever be children, late adolescents, sons that feel guilt or rancor towards our parents, lovers who day and night relive an affair with someone who has gone away and has not the least intention of coming back. Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away. That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home. Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts - and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place. Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else. Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the "ideal moment." Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person - nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important. Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

with friends and family

It has been a fantastic long weekend with friends and family. SC, Bunny, Jamie, Tanya and I got ourselves pampered at Nurture Spa in Tagaytay. The place was amazing and we definitely love the food (oooh the carrot cake, divine!). The never ending kwentos actually got us into trouble because of the very serene atmosphere the place exudes. We were actually disturbing the peace because of SC's rendition of the moves and cheer dances way back in high school. To think, 5 lang kme.. just imagine ung gulo if all 17 of us were there! hehehe Of course, kme pinakamagulo na guests. Sobrang saya talga kayo kasama.. nakaka-high sa mga kwento, mga imagination naten, sa katatawa! We should tell the others what it would be like if we're the ones featured in Pinoy Big Brother.hehehe We missed the other 12 who were not able to make it. We definitely have to do something like this next time! *I actually got to do complete 2 items in my summer activity list. Out-of-town.. check. Spa, facial, do something different with my hair..check! Bunny and I proceeded to the parlor when we got back to manila. Highlights for Bun and a trim for me with Bunny's choice of style. ======================== On May 1, we had a Grand Mendoza reunion at Villa Trinidad at San Mateo. Hindi naman all of the Mendozas in Pinas, but the families of the siblings of my grandfather, Lolo Ido (gets?!). I got to meet dozens of titos and titas, what seemed like hundreds of cuzins, and lots of nephews and nieces. Thank God, i don't think we have any grand children yet.hehehe

My favorite nephews-- twins, Joseph w/ Me and Jeshua with Janice. Aren't they adorable?!

Happy Summer!

Just like what my sisters and i did when we were younger, i have come up with a list of things i want to accomplish this summer:

1. Fix my college stuff. Yes, they are still on my desk and they are calling me to put them away once and for all.
2. Complete the thesis. Calling on Ohana! Let's meet up soon to finish this. Puhleeaasse. After that, the tita will be off your back. :)
3. Play tennis regularly -- pao, help me here
4. Go swimming. Gosh, as if i'm not dark enough.
5. Play some badminton (chesca?)
6. Put up my highschool and college grad pics (by request from Mama)
7. Read at least 3 books - neverwhere, eragon, and... any suggestions?
8. Do something different with my hair, have a facial, or go to the spa.
9. Go out of town with highschool friends. sana matuloy 'to...
10. Eat in any of these places -- Mr. Kebab, Gulliver's, Circles, Omakase, Goodearth. Anyone who'd like to accompany me? KKB ha!
11. Bake, bake and bake! Now that our new oven is in place, we can finally start baking again. It has been ages since we last opened those recipe books. Chocolate chip cookies, french apple pie, chocolate cake, cream puffs, brownies, cheesecake... this list can go on.

Just this holy week, Lalee and I were looking over our cookbooks and saw these pictures of easter egg cookies.. sige nga, can you figure out w/c ones are our creations and w/c ones are the pictures from the book? Masasabi ko lang, the book can make it look so easy but in reality it's really messy.hehe. Messy but fun. the taste? hmmm. let's just say, they're cute to look at. ask me that again when i'm baking something from my list. ehhehehe.

Me and blogging

I don't think i'm the type who would actually have a blog. First of all, i don't like writing. Second, i'm not comfortable in sharing what i think.. specially not for the whole wide world to see. I guess, with what has been happening recently, i haven't been my normal self and i think i'd like to do something out of character for a change. Also, i thought it would be a great idea to write about all the things i'm thankful for and all the good things happening...haha, kinda like therapy ba? My first entry came from an email way back. I keep it because it reminds me that there is always a reason to be thankful and to be happy. Bee happy!

it's all in how we look at things

May we always be thankful for everything God has given us.. most especially the little things we often take for granted. I am thankful for:

• the mess to clean up after a party because it means i have been surrounded by friends
• the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means i have enough to eat
• my shadow who watches me work because it means i am out in the sunshine
• the spot i find at the far end of the parking lot because it means i am capable of walking
• the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby
• the tons of homework and deadlines because it means i am gifted with a brain
• the lawn that needs mowing, windows that needs cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means i have a home
• the lady behind me in Church who sings off key because it means i can hear
• weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means that i have been productive
• the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that

I AM ALIVE