bad cold day

i was feeling very sick especially yesterday in the office due to cold. if it isn't only our cut-off day today, i will not be reporting for work and just rest it out the whole day. i wasn't able to see my nephews and niece last night as they came in our house, and i even wasn't able to perform my duty in church this morning. :( i took a couple of Tempra Forte tablets since last night and i'm feeling better today. though, i still need to rest and may probably take the day off tomorrow. the photo was taken yesterday at the height of my bad cold day in the office. i was sneezing every minute and suspectedly spread the cold virus. my officemate was sneezing also by the afternoon. hehehe.. sorry.. we need to work so i need to stay with all these cold virus. :p anyway, i need to take my shrimp omelet breakfast now and get ready for work.

they're coming!!!

ayah & i had a date over the weekend at SM Mall Of Asia and it was one of the many dates that we had after a loooooong time of being busy with preparations for the big day. i'm sure glad we had that "breather". we missed doing that on Saturdays. :)

last night, the KADIWA "oldies" met and chatted for a very rare occasion... just talked about life, church duties, past loves (lol, parang high school), new church generation, and people that we used to hang out with when the locale was just in its early years. dined in Don Henrico's earlier then proceeded to Figaro afterwards until calling it a day. attendees were (according to time of arrival at meeting place): Lyn, Jon, Chadi, Joce, Jaymer, Meljori, Ryan, Jeff, Glai, Jao, Eva. Lawrence. wow. we're 12! the meet's not gonna be repeated for the longest time we all guessed so it was good while it lasted. on another note, puchie* died. sad, sad, sad... :(

*ayah's dog who wags his tail endlessly when i come to visit their place
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tonight, these kids who i really miss are arriving in Manila from Toronto, yey!

busy-ness

this is what my work station looks like these past few weeks:



did i say i hate paper works? photo above shows our new (yes, again i have a NEW work partner) CS person... the one who will complement me in my work load, and of course a bunch of clutter that needs cleaning. filing papers has never been my forte. make me a stockroom-man and i'll be more glad to carry heavy cartons and go up the high shelves than hold those pile of papers.

on another note, there's something wrong with this SM signage:



If you haven't noticed it, you might probably be one of those persons who say "excuse me sir but for completion of information needed, i need to get your TIN number."

the joys of children's thanksgiving services

yesterday was the scheduled children's thanksgiving services for the church's upcoming 94th anniversary (july 27). as a sunday school teacher, this occasion is one of the most awaited, if not the most favorite, among us. it is when we are tasked to teach to different INC locales in the district where we belong. fortunately, the district (province) of Rizal has a lot of beautiful sight (nature) to offer. i just hope the DENR offices do their jobs in preserving not only the natural wealth of Rizal but of the whole country. anyway, i was sent to the locale of Binangonan for this occasion. i was awed at the sight of the locale's chapel. it was my first time there and wow! didn't expect i'd be seeing such a great edifice! i remembered the chapel in the locale of Baguio. they're both elevated from the main road that it gives a perfect view for it's gothic-inspired building design. lesson taught to the children outlines the greatness of God's help to the church--- from its humble beginnings some 94 years ago up to its continued growth to date. what seems to be a mystery for people about this fast & phenomenal growth of the church can only be credited to the love of God and His fulfillment to His promises for the messenger and for the church. one can undeniably witness to the progress that the church has achieved despite of it being persecuted since it started in the Philippines. now that the church has reached the six continents of the world, we, the members, can't help but acknowledge God's love to His nation. hence, the anniversary thanksgiving services. it is always our joy to take part in these wonderful occasions where we can show our gratitude to our Creator.

the chosen few

never thought that someday, making a list can be so freakin' difficult. :(

on another note, i miss my good buddies in Canada.... yung mga boss ko na kumupkop sa akin (maliban sa ate at bayaw ko) noong nasa Mississauga ako. Di yata sila makakauwi sa sakal, este, kasal ko :(


(mula sa kaliwa: si boss Charlie, ang kaniyang maybahay at dati ko namang klasmeyt na si Espie, si boss Noriel, at si aajao. kuha noong Pebrero 2005 sa NAIA, pag-alis ni boss Charlie pabalik ng Canada. ang larawan sa itaas ay ninenok ko mula sa friendster account ni klasmeyt Espie)

phone line's back, yey!

after more than seven (7) days (now i remember the numerology blog entry of Cai featuring the number seven) of having a dead phone line, it is now restored. one thing: YEY! DSL is also back. now i don't have to blog in the office and can now concentrate in browsing the net here at home and just attend to official businesses in the office.

weekend has been great... especially last Saturday. Ayah & i hit the road early to give out invites from Cainta to Binangonan to Morong to Ortigas to Kamuning... and finished off meeting a good buddy with her husband and cute kid--- carlos miguel! oh geez.. i swear i love to have my own baby... my own flesh, my own blood, my own... genes! haha!



ok. days are running. anytime soon, ayah's relatives from Ottawa will be here. read: FRIDAY. then my sister and her family will be next: JULY 28th. then its showtime! LOL. i am seriously nervous. i really don't want to be the center of attention, good thing it will be a couple's occasion, but still, many of the people from my side are anticipating this much-awaited event. they all thought i'll be single for life. haha! i'm obviously happy and scared at the same time. maybe i won't be able to define what i'd feel in less than a week. but for now, i'm focusing on our anniversary thanksgiving services. i'm scheduled in Binangonan this Saturday for the CWS and will do what i love most.

i hope my work doesn't stress me more. i'll be having a new work partner (as i've heard last weekend) today and i have to teach her all the stuffs as if i am about to leave the company. i will be gone for over a week so i need to finish all the pending tasks that i have at work and at the same time attend to the "training" of the new comer. here comes the busy days ahead... speaking of which, i need to prepare early for work. don't want to ruin what i've started this month--- no tardiness!

ciao!

quickie

> office time in and out = better. had a few OT's and lesser LATES and that spells + C A S H

> PLDT lines in our residence area still busted. no internet at home since Saturday *bummer*

> workweek (TGIF tomorrow) has been HELL... just like the past few weeks.

> GM fascinated with the invite, but afterwards, due to another "issue" created by the other company, na-opis ako.

> these past few days, office people have been, if not grouchy, uncommunicable.

> met the most prominent pinoy vlogger yesterday lunch time: cokskiblue took a video interview for a good purpose :)

> got a new company phone. and its a SUN line. unlimited call & text at that!... SUN to SUN. well, most companies now use SUN line so, i won't be talking to myself and besides, more importantly, naka-SUN si ayahkels :)

> devotional prayer starts on Saturday. our locale has a nice schedule: 5:00AM. "seek the LORD at the start of your day." feeling good. classes for children's worship services thanksgiving on Sunday. looking forward!

...going now. quickie is over.

wow

not that i am really awed but i am overwhelmed with the things i have to get done before this week ends (allelujah it is only MONDAY). i still have a lot of backlog at work (and i'm blogging, LOL) and i really need to get the invites all out. i'm stressing for the past few weeks and it is not healthy. i'm being advised by friends and some relatives (and i even called my one and only dear sister this morning) to just stay cool and take things easy. ok, as for me, i need to console myself and pause and re-gather. for you, aajao, Prettier Than Pink has this to say:



Cool Ka Lang

Buhol-buhol ang traffic
Ki-nut ka pa ng jeep
Minura pa ng driver
At ulo'y uminit

Refrain:
Kumukulo na ang dugo mo
Kaya't sundan mo aking payo
Problema'y lilipas na lang

Kaya't cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Bakit ba palagi ka na lang ganyan
Cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Daanin mo sa galit noo'y kukunat lang

Overtime daw, nag goodtime lang pala
Pag uwi ng bahay, amoy alak pa siya

Repeat Refrain

Kaya't cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Bakit ba palagi ka na lang ganyan
Cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Puwedeng puwede mo naman siyang palitan

Mananahimik na, ang daming hirit
Anong paki nila, baka sila'y inggit

Repeat Refrain

Kaya't cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Bakit ba palagi ka na lang ganyan
Cool ka lang, cool ka lang
Hayaan mo na lang magsisisi rin 'yan

Easy lang, relaks lang
Simple lang ang buhay ngumiti ka na lang
Daanin mo sa galit noo'y kukunot lang
Kaya't kaibigan, konting pasensiya lang

Cool ka lang, cool ka lang

i'm stressed

...and July isn't even half-way. Lots of lapses happening in the workplace, particularly in my (yes, mine!) department. seems that i can not afford to be gone in the office for a day because being on leave (vacation, sick or unauthorized) jeopardizes my work. and it simply means i need to "double time" upon my return just to catch up with the "lost work time". seems like nobody is filling-in for me even if i already have a work partner. it seems that everyone is relying only on me. and all these seems are the ones making me stressed out. i need a break. maybe that is why even if i need to attend to our next-month event on my days off, i still seek for leisure and relaxation. and pressure for the big event isn't helping me either. i just want to be in a remote island with beautiful weather, nice, tropical (or italian) food, body massage... where i wouldn't think of purchase orders, money, paper works, unfinished tasks, expenses. i'm missing the good ol' days when Saturdays are simply spent on strolling around somewhere with my girl, and worrying about nothing. we just spend time together and leave everything to where they should belong, and not think or worry about any of them. but its a whole different story now. i don't even know why conflict in work has to come at the same time i must be very busy with the big day. wow. spare me. i need a break. for now, i just want things done and live the new life i have been looking forward to... with ayah and our soon-to-be kids.