Arrrrgh!

the woman thingamajig strikes again! ah-huh, not a good mood to start the week.

its like a pinch in the heart that feels like a breakdown in my whole system that have no remedy from anyone. no sunray for me today. but will keep moving and smiling. this will pass.

Counting

it was tonee who gave me the idea of collecting the starbucks city and country mugs. quite challenging yet interesting on how i will get these from the different cities around the world. as of today, i have 18! not bad.. i will keep counting :-)

may 2008. my trip with tonee and jen to macau and hongkong

may 2008. overnight stay in hongkong

august 2008. tonee's indonesia tour

september 2008. pilita's trip to sg

october 2008. from joni's 2-week vacation in london

november 2008. from my analysis and controls teammates' first south korea tour

november 2008. birthday gift from lirio, kuya archie and asaph

december 2008. i received from our exchange gift plus a tumbler!

december 2008. from deanna (yearly, her family is spending christmas and new year in tagaytay)

last year, my family had the christmas and new year brekky using the city mugs. our own little way of saying "cheers to the past year and to the upcoming new year!!"

june 2009. from cesar's first out of town trip in aussie

august 2009. from auntie tita (kuya celebrated his birthday in vegas)

august 2009. pasalubong from auntie tina

september 2009. gift from kuya milo and ate mary

september 2009. overnight stay at manor hotel, camp john hay

september 2009. cesar's comeback trip to melb

september 2009. gift from gian, also a city mug collector (exchanged kami! i gave him the manila and phil little mugs)

october 2009. from tonee's second visit to south korea

i'm expecting three more mugs this december. lirio promised to give me the new manila city mug as a birthday and christmas gift. yey! then i will ask again jen to buy me the new tagaytay mug. lately i was told that there's already a city mug in pampanga. i know nanette, my college barkada, will spend the holidays with her family in magalang. papabili ako of course!

excited na ko for more city mugs next year! anu ano kaya madadagdag?? let's see :-)

Tunog Pinoy

kuya has noel's byahe album. nakakahiya man, but while listening to his version of kahit maputi na ang buhok ko, i was crying. kinikilig at the same time. not only that i fell in love with the song, it's because i love and i miss the one whom i dedicate this to.

astig ng musikang pinoy! kay sarap umibig!

for my cesar, mahal na mahal kita.. "ang aking pangako na ang pag-ibig ko'y lagi sayo kahit maputi na ang buhok ko".

Flattered

i was tagged "crush ng bayan" by my teammates..sorry guys but i am already taken and devoted to my "john lloy-DY" :-)

Period

irritated, emotional, sensitive, masungit -- name it!! bakit ganito every time i have my monthly period :-( is there a scientific explanation for this?

am not a good girl yesterday. halo-halo na siguro. after a tiring and stressful day at work, expecting to have a good night sleep. sobrang antok na rin as i am taking an antihistamine for my allergy. only to find out, when i get home, that kuya is comfortably sleeping in my room. waaaah!! kairita! i wanted to rest and it's my room!

bad bunso..i'm trying to control it. i cried. i am really sorry for my action.

Journal

december 2005, i got my first starbucks planner. i was too excited and inspired to list down my faith goals for 2006. the planner turned out to be a journal. i write my emotions, victories, prayers and answered prayers. i write even my failures. and every december 31st, i go to a near coffee shop or in my room, and take a glimpse of the happenings, rainy and sunny seasons, and put it into writing. giving thanks to God for the year that was and praying for a better and fruitful new year.
since then, i always get myself a journal but not necessarily a starbucks planner :-) it's good to look back and see how He blessed me in every way and how i grow in His love and in faith.

naalala ko, sabi ko noon gift ko 'to (my journals) sa magiging partner ko in life. "eto mga ginawa ko habang hinihintay kita"

first starbucks planner

kikay journal. kakamiss naman to! those were the days.

pinakagusto kong planner ng starbucks

dami sulat!

my jollibee planner! i don't like the 2008 starbucks planner. feeling ko sayang ang pera kaya i get the jabee planner instead :-)

got the 2009 starbucks planner but i gave it to someone as i found a more kikay journal from fully booked

tada!! ready na ang journal for 2010 :-)

Neither

what can separate me from you, my father. nothing..absolutely nothing. and no one could ever take you away. how i long to dwell in your house as better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. your love for me is incomparable. thank you, father. thank you.

for i am convinced that neither death nor life,

neither angels nor demons,

neither the present nor the future,

nor any powers,

neither height nor depth,

nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of God

that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

wow! this is overwhelming!

MY day

today i had a simple celebration with my loved ones and spent quality time with the one i love..and i am thankful and happy. extremely happy..

flowers from him

kilig!! :-)

in tagalog daw: malayo man malapit din (hehe)

Global

the streamline concept of the company enables the center to operate globally. GSAP (global SAP) was introduced to support the 'one finance' system. and i was given the opportunity to be part of the team who oversees and supports every country that is to be migrated to the new system, as well as the countries that are already operating using GSAP, particularly in the accounts payable process.

since i moved to accounts payable, aside from sox, gsap became part of my everyday life in the office. i thought i will no longer graduate in cleaning up the grir and vendor legacy items for the US lubes accounts. until i have joined the team and totally focus on the gsap processes.

from june to september, i assisted the gsap ph (philippines) in the processing of the cutover invoices as well as (again) the clean up of the legacy grir items. quite new to me as i don't process an invoice before. with this, i appreciate more the AP end to end process. from the receiving of the invoices, to scanning, to posting, until the invoice gets paid. thanks to V and G! for your diligence and patiece! hindi ako nahirapan mag-explain ng mga status during meetings with the big boss. kudos to the excellent job!! project gsap ph completed :-)

then there comes the gsap south africa. my role as workflow administrator is enhanced during this time. later that i was informed, this will not actually the country that i will handle. my extended assistance for SA is only until the end of november so that starting december i can focus on the countries that i will oversee.

training is on going for the ACH / Benelux accounts: austria, switzerland, belgium, netherlands and luxemberg. i am so interested how the RDS operates to the other parts of the globe.

and that's it!! 8 countries in 2009! thank you gsap for making my job fulfilling and fruitful this year. cheers to the streamline project!!

"always remind me that i am working and not toiling. you love it when i work. this is my act of worship to you. i will excel in this field for your glory. always bless the work of my hands so that i can also be a blessing to my family. amen"

Valley

one more week, then i am 29. in these years, i have experienced the hills and the valleys..as of this blogging, i am in the valley.

"i am so low. god, pick me up. carry me to the hills. in you, my soul finds rest."

What is your 5%?

today, i've learned about the 5% principle. i came up with an idea after hearing this that i will start listing down my faith goals for 2010 considering my 5%.

85% of what you can do for yourself, others can do it for you.

10% of what you can do for yourself, others with enough training can do it for you.

 5% of what you can do, only yourself can do it for you.

here's what i have now in my 5% (may add some more):

- spiritual health. i could ask someone to pray for me, or read the bible for me. but these do not bring me closer to god. it's his or her growth, not mine. through prayer and reading his word, i draw nearer to him, all the more that i know about him, his plans, his desires. no one is responsible for my growth except me.

- physical health. (i'm guilty! needs improvement on this portion) cesar is one person who i know goes to the gym religiously. asking him to do another 30 minutes on the treadmill will not have any cause to my health. need to do it myself. in 2010, i am considering to go to the gym (this will be a breakthrough for me as this is the least that i will do in my whole life! i would rather join any physical activity like dancing, but not going to the gym!)

- honor my father and mother. children are the parent's source of pride, nobody else.

- gf to him. of course! i cannot and will never (ever!) delegate this to anybody.

if i do excel and get right with my 5%, the other 95% follows.

question is, how much time do i spend with my 5%? do i waste the 24 hours much to the 95%?

"it is only by your grace that i can do these things. may i be a pleasing sacrifice to you. everything will work well if i do great with my 5%. lord, help me. for the highest praise of your name. amen."

Name plate

a colleague commented that my workstation could be a candidate for the clean desk policy in the office. no displays and no pictures. oh, there is actually one item, aside from the desktop and the telephone (which are not counted for the allowed five items), the shell calendar! day after that, i brought my name plate and placed it under my workstation number. at least now i have two items! unique pa! (that i can say, it's my workstation!)

(pasalubong from kuya)

Thirteenth

people usually connote bad incidents every time the thirteenth falls on a friday.

but not for us! not on this day..because it's friday the 13th month pay!! yahoo!!

"i praise the Blesser! i count the blessings! thank you."

Technology

im not a techie person but after browsing the site and saw the concept designs, i was astounded!! can't help but to wish to have at least one of these. naluma ang macbook pro ni kuya!! haha!! :-)

i like the macbook mini. cool!!!

Here is a fine compilation of some of the best, coolest and most creative Apple concept designs created by fans. Don’t you just wish these are available in the market?

apple iview

apple tribook

iphone nano

iphone 4g

iphone elite

ipod chimera

macbook mini

macbook touch

mac tab

apple netbook

Confidence

to no avail, no size 6 for the color black. sigh. but he convinced me that i can carry wearing the red shoes and it does fit my personality. his words boost my confidence! we went back to the store and pay for my first pair of oz red shoes :-) he is right. the shoes is so me!


with ef. we're in uniform! red shoes is in!!