take a chance and don't ever look back

Batangas. October 2010

Some things are not meant to be.

i still haven't found what i'm looking for

The Manor, Baguio. October 2011

Someone said that to me that, we are exactly where we are supposed to be. It sounded very cliche for me that we are exactly at our place because of certain reasons. At this point, I'm actually thinking what those reasons are.

I'm already at a point where I've been thinking that last April, between two choices, what if I've taken that another path? Will I be happier? I'm beginning to think that life is a never ending search for happiness. 

For my other side of the world, Jielun will soon released his 11th album this November. It's kinda weird that I'm not totally up to date when it comes to his new songs. I miss the anticipation and that old familiar feeling.

Before, I usually call him my sweet escape but now listening to him is like having a piece of my old self. I wish we can have our own time machine and stop from where we wanted to stay and fast forward to the future to know the answers and reasons for our questions.



Think and Grow Rich with a Cappuccino

When our manager and EVP told us that we have to read the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill for an exam, our only reaction was... "For real??!" It's like going back to highschool and college but this time the stakes are bigger, your reputation and a surprise incentive for whoever department who get the highest average to the exam. To get the bigger picture of the gravity of this exam, our office became a one big library. Some people having their own private corner and reading the chapters of the book!

I remember that one time,  my manager asked me to review because she never see me reading the book ever! Hahaha Little did they know that....

This is me during weeknights after work and even weekends, at the nearest Starbucks! I don't know, I just don't think that I can review at the office that's why they don't see me read and review there. I need my full concentration and my coffee to fully grasp and understand the book.



Sneaking out in a training in Pampanga, reviewing for one of our mock exams. ^^ Yes, we do have mock exams in preparation for our big exam. We submit reviewers and take mock exams every week!

My much needed fuels!

Yes, I gave up my internet and tv hours and to sum it all up, I gave up my weekends for more than a month for reviewing this book!

After one month, it's finally over and guess what?!

What was hard to endure is sweet to recall...

I got the highest scores twice in our mock exams and to our final exam in our department! Yeah baby! :)))

What did I learn from this experience? A lot, just for the book itself, I had so many learnings for leadership, which is very important for me right now. Personally, with hardwork and persistence, nothing is impossible.

And when it comes to success, the ball is really in your hands. It's up to you whether you will learn to use it or not.

i'm at the top of the world

Cebu. Crown Regency Hotel 2011

That's what I'm actually feeling right now.

So many blessings to be thankful for. My family is now complete because my brother, Jovic came back after being based in Arizona for 2 years and he's getting married next year, meaning another addition to our family. Friends, new work meaning new friends. Old friends are still the same ol' friends that I love. Though I miss hanging out with some of them.... Work, I'm so lucky to be able to find a work that I truly enjoyed doing and gives me an opportunity to travel around here in the Philippines and found new gems in my life thru my officemates.


Life ain't perfect for me but now I always try to think of the blessings I'm receiving everyday instead of thinking anything else.

Just now, I'm very much thankful. :)

Bottle's Poppin' Till We Can't Stand

Oh Life's sweet surprises. No matter how many times I've already mentioned about this phrase, it's just now that I fully know its true meaning. One year ago, my life is totally the opposite.

My last post has a reference that I was waiting for something and guess what, it actually came. It even came in ten folds. :) Even better than what I was praying for.

It's a testament that with every disappointments, there's always a silver lining waiting at the end, even better than I can imagine. Disappointments / frustrations happens because there's something much better is waiting for you. All you have to do is just keep swimming and never lose faith. I admit, there was a time that I actually believe that the things I'm praying for will never happen but I kept my faith that it will get better in time.

I received the good news while I'm in Baguio with my balikbayan relatives, so I now call them my lucky charms.

Waiting....

Kowloon Walled City Park ~ October 2008



I think it's always been a part of my so-called life. The anticipation, aspiration, then comes the uncertainty, setback and disenchantment.

With all that... here's Dory's philosophy in life. I love Finding Nemo. Simple thoughts and lessons we need in life. This is just what I needed right now.  :)

It's more than just music, it's an escape.

Jay at our piano. <3

I decided to learn how to play the piano and my formal lesson will be starting next week. 
If you will ask me, of course I was inspired to learn because of Jay but I noticed that I began to appreciate and single out the sounds of piano on some of his songs especially on his live performances. 

I was also enthused by Yiruma. Thank you youtube for letting me discover him and his magnificient pieces. Go asian pride! @_@

I hope it's not too late for me to learn and I know it needs hard work and full determination to be able to do it. I will do this, one step at a time.

      

Taipei in Polaroid

I've already told many people how much I'm in love with Taipei. My first visit was a short and untimely one and I promised myself that I will be back and will stay longer to fully get a feel of the whole place.

At first, Taiwan for me is just for fandom but now I began to love it beyond numerous taiwanese dramas, F4 and Jay Chou.

Can't wait to see you... maybe not too soon but I will. Thrilled to go back with my family especially with my Sister, I promise.

Pictures taken by me, my good friend Ching and Maya.

late birthday post.

For my 26th birthday, I just wanted to have a dinner in our house to celebrate my birthday. What made it special is, I decided to cooked a special dinner for my family. This is how I wanted to thank them for always accepting me even at my worst circumstances.

I prepared Cajun Shrimp with Aioili bread, Brandy and Mustard-Glazed Tenderloin Steak , a disaster Chicken Pot Pie, Lasagna & Fish fillet in lemon sauce with roasted potatoes. It was tiring but it was worth it. I'm so proud of my lasagna dish because it tastes so good and I made the fish fillet for my Mom and Dad, since both of them were in a special fish diet because of their health.   

I have lots of things to be thankful for and hopefully this another new year for me, I wanted to be a better person. I didn't make any wish list this year but what I made is a simple list to remind myself on what I really wanted to change for myself.

1. Say what I really feel
2. Learn to say NO
3. Self Sacrifice
4. Patience
5. Learn how to drive (Wooot Good luck to me!)
6. Cook / Bake often

Hopefully I can do all of that this year. Jia you, Terry!

Feeling Melancholy

Tired of feeling down these past few days. It's quite amusing that people who surrounds me think that I never get sad or as if I don't care. It's either I'm afraid to show people what I really feel inside or always having this uplift attitude towards things. I think it's a little bit of both.

I'm glad that someone texted me this:

Behind every event is God's purpose. At times what we consider a trial is simply His permission for us to rearrange our lives to be more meaningful.

Although I'm feeling down, maybe I should think that there's no other way but up. Jia you, Terry! 

 

"At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. And what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may, in fact, be the first steps of a journey."

~ Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

是因为我太爱你 even in Silence.

One way or another, it all began in "It is because I love you so much".

It's been months since I wanted to hear this song again. It's just now that I suddenly missed hearing it. I still remember that this song marked on me while watching Blue Power Concert. It was so funny because we used to forward his performance because we just wanted to see the performances of F4! =P It just happened that one time that my sister insisted that we should watch Jay's performance because she started to like Jay's Jian Dan Ai.

But fast forward to the video 2:20. When he played the intro of "I Believe" and incorporated it with the lyrics of An Jing (Which now I think is still linked to Jerry because Jerry also used to sing I Believe). It was the turning point for me that, "Hey, Jay is really something." And the rest was history. ^^ 

I accidentally watched this again and it made me think that so many things had happened since I first heard/liked Jay. He still looks so young and shy there but now he has grown up with so much confidence and of course still looking good, even much better for me!

Now, I've been supporting him for four years already and so many things have already happened. I was able to watch his concerts and attended an album signing once. That made me think what would happen in the next three or four years? Will I still be here listening to his songs? Watching his videos at youtube? Will I still watch his concerts?

No one knows but I just realized that this is also my question a few years ago, if I will still be here.... And as you can see... Yes, I'm still here supporting him. Even though some "things" have already changed.

Maybe in the next years, things will be different again. I will get older of course and maybe change some of my priorities (not unlike now Hahaha) But honestly, I hope that Jay would continue creating great music because I think I will never get tired of listening to his songs even when I'm older. It's just whenever he sings, you feel like you're being transported in his own stage/world. Once in awhile, I think you needed to escape from this intense reality.

My only wish for now is to be able to watch him sing An Jing again in HK Coliseum alongside my sister, Mia.

These are my favorite An Jing Performances:

1. HK December 2007 Concert

2. Malaysia February 2008 Concert (The piano at the beginning is ♥)



3. Singapore January 18, 2008 (His birthday!) 

We are all crazy about LOVE ♥♥♥

A Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

If ever you have the chance, watch this oh so cute movie! I was hesistant to watch this Thai movie at first but with some recommendations from friends, I'm glad I watched this!

The movie made me laughed, kilig and cried all at the same time. I love their tag line: "This is a true story of.... everyone."

This is highschool all over again... in a good way! Watch this na!

“All of us have someone who is hidden in the bottom of our heart. When we think of him, we feel like umm... Always feel a little pain inside, but we still want to keep him. Even though I don’t know where he is today, what he is doing. But he’s the one who makes me know this... A little thing called LOVE ♥.”

(c) hoihoiislove tumblr

One another reason to watch is Mario Maurer! That guy is a major cutie!

Hello Blogger!

First post!

I missed blogging since I stopped doing this July of last year. I never thought that I'll be leaving my beloved first blog, http://pinkrabbit17.livejournal.com/. But for some unexpected reason, I decided to leave my blog of 5 years. There were so many good, incomparable and even not so good memories that I shared / posted there. Some said that you can't fully put on writing your feeling or thoughts but for me, I always do my best to write what I really felt during those unforgettable moments and share it in my blog.

But with every ending is a new beginning. Hello to my new blog! ^^ I can't wait to share all my future simple moments and happiness with you all.