Life can seem unbearable at times, but don't let it keep you down. Meditate on God's goodness, talk to Him, and know that He hears you. When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Express, Not Impress
I've been surprised when I visited my blog again. It's been a while since I last took a peek in this space of mine because I was so busy (I'd probably be giving an account of this later) that I didn't even have time to check who's visiting and who's tagging. Pagtingin ko, may mga bagong names sa tagboard ko! Tuwa talaga ko, promise ^_^. I also miss visiting the page of my blogging friends. I guess I really have been gone for a while, for din-din and kendi have already thought I'm on hiatus. ^_^
'Lam nyo friends, I used to make it a point to have this blog updated with the thought that people are reading this from time to time so they are expecting for a regular update, and also to impress other bloggers with my thoughts and to fish a lot of comments from readers. I was so enthusiastic then, being driven only by that reason, which of course caused me to have writer's block most of the time. Sabi nga dun sa blog entry na nabasa ko from Rex, you're a certified blog addictus if you've been thinking of what to write in your blog from time to time and yes I admit, I became a blog addict when I started. Kasi I started out this thing with the aim of practising html skills lang so nung una nga, panay pa ang palit ko ng template. Hahaha! Natatawa ko sa sarili ko pag naalala ko yun, kasi most of the time, puro pa-cute lang ang laman ng blog ko noon.
But the time came when I got tired of it. Kakasawa din pala. Nung tumagal, sobrang dalang ko nang mag-update, na nagkaroon pa ng time na umaabot ng 1-2 months bago ko maglagay ng post. Pero ayos lang din, kasi hindi naman nawala blog ko. I now write to express, not to impress.
Pahabol pala, sobrang hirap din ako nun kasi pinipilit ko talagang puro English ang sulat ko sa blog ko. ^_^ Eh kesa naman magpilit akong magsulat ng english kahit di ko naman feel, mapapahiya lang ako sa mga barok at wrong grammar ko. Hindi yata ako naka-impress nun, napahiya pa ko. Basta ngayon, mas-importante yung maisulat ko dito kung ano talagang laman ng isip ko, kahit sa paano pang paraan.
Maraming salamat sa mga bumibisita at naglalaan ng oras na mag-iwan ng message sa tagboard ko at mag-comment sa post ko. Naappreciate ko talaga ang mga bagay na yun. It really feels good to know that some people care to read and know your thoughts, diba? Much more if they share their own opinion. Sa ganitong paraan, nafi-feel ko nagkakaroon ako ng kaibigan, kahit sandali lang sila bibista, at kapag mas nagiging mabuti pa, nadagdag pa sa list ng blogs na madalas ko na ding pinupuntahan ^_^.
Naisip ko ngayon, mage-evolve din pala ang pamamaraan ko ng pagsulat sa blog na to. Mas naging totoo na ang mga laman. Mas naging ako. Yun nga lang, medyo madalang ako magsulat, pero masasabi kong mas may halaga na ang mga naisusulat ko ngayon, dahil wala na kong alalahanin na ipakita sa mga sinusulat ko kung ano lang ang gusto kong makita ng mga tao, o kung ano yung gusto kong maging ako sa mga nagbabasa. Ang hirap nun, sa totoo lang, kasi kung hindi ka naman talaga ganun, plastik ang dating. Noon, parang feeling ko lagi akong nagsusulat ng essay for submission pero ngayon, parang diary ko na lng 'to, or parang open letter.
Salamat talaga sa mga bumibista. Pasensya na kung hindi ako ganun kadalas mag-update dito, kasi I'm also keeping a journal notebook, na sa ngayon eh di ko pa din nasusulatan ^_^. Sobrang busy talaga. Pero again, thank you sa inyong lahat.
(This is an overdue post. I would have not been writing this blog entry if I haven't read Arn's blog entry.)
April 30,2006 Sunday, we went to Candy's place to celebrate her despedida party. This is going to be the last time I'd be seeing Candy because she's going to Dubai by May 3 to work there. Bon voyage cands!
So we had our assembly (all of my officemates who are going to the said party) at Goldilocks in SM Bacoor. It was actually a great feeling having this kind of meeting because the people I'm going out with are the ones I just get to work with, no gimmicks. This is a whole new experience because the only thing we got to do together is work and it gives me a feeling of excitement to do something with them that is outside of work. As what Arn said, it looks like a bonding session.
So we got to Candy's place at already late afternoon and almost everyone is already complaining of hunger. The first people who got there were me, Arnold, Liza, Kim, Drake, Agnes, and Anne Aguas who's a former team mate. Then Ross, Igl, Francis, and Derek came a little later. Candy and her mother served the food just right after the second batch of us came. Then we had our fill.
Derek, at the first sight of the videoke machine looked very excited (this is just what I first thought of when I also saw the machine and when I knew that he's coming) because I think he's a videoke buff, having visited I think almost all of the ktv bars, from the expensive ones to the low profileds, based on the stories I hear and the gimmicks he's inviting Candy with whenever he appears in our area, having a chat with everyone he knows. And I also kind of expected this kind of stuff in Candy's party because she also loves to sing, and she's a good one, having been a finalist in PeopleSupport's Idol (naks Candy!). And it showed that everyone else in her family is also a videoke freak when we started playing it.
So after eating came the singing or the videoke, and I was kind of anticipating this too (I won't deny it) because it's also one of the things I like doing. And I was even surprised to see almost all of my colleagues that came to the party participate. It's the first time I saw and heard Arn, Ross, and Anne sing in a videoke. I never have thought these people are also game in this videoke stuff coz I never even heard them talk about it. Igl, Kim, Drake, and Derek, though hearing them for the first time, did not come as a surprise to me anymore since I've already heard them tell stories about their videoke affairs. And my comments are:
Candy: RnB princess. the Kyla of PS Ross: I didn't know you can sing well. You have a nice voice. Soothing. Like that of Gwyneth Paltrow's. Especially when you sang Bette Davies' Eyes Arn: The song's you sang were nice It's the first time I've heard those and they're really nice songs, but it appeared like I'm the only one who doesn't know in the group. Nice for getting the highest scores! Kim: I don't know. Because Derek's voice is louder than yours when you sang. And I think you were already drunk when you joined the videoke session ^_^. Drake: Manly voice Francis: Girly voice. Hehehe Derek: It seems like he sang every song that was played in the videoke. And loves to sing belting songs. Was holding the mic all the time.
According to Arn's blog, it was me and Derek who "owned" the videoke machine. Actually, it was more of like it's Derek, because he was singing in every song played, even if it's already Candy's folks that are holding the mic. I sort of appeared like that too because first, I like it, and second, it's the only thing I can do while I'm there after eating. I can't drink with them simply because I don't drink. And so I just sang while they're busy passing their tequila and red horse shots. There were two mics, and it was Derek that's more like it because he simply can't stop singing holding it and singing duet when it's somebody else's turn, was still trying even if the second mic was already broken, and would even sing somebody else's song.
Liza and Agnes went home early, and then Arn and Anne at about 11 pm. I stayed with the rest until I think 4am in the morning and we just sang all our hearts out all night with the rest of Candy's friends who had their turn in the use of the table in front of the machine to have their drinking session. I got home at 5am in the morning.
All in all, I had a great time with them, and we all wished Candy bon voyage on her trip to Dubai. Candy doesn't really like to leave but she needs to for reasons I can't state in here because it's very complicated and it's too personal. Well Cands, just be happy wherever you go. We'll certainly miss you.
I don't intend this to be my life's chronicles but I might write some of my experiences here.
Even so, everything that's written in here are either products of my excessive contemplation, or just plainly, pure boredom.
In any case, I still try to write as sensible as possible, for what I really intend to do and I hope is achieved in every writing,
is to impart or share some of the things I learn and sometimes, some struggles in life. Don't expect all seriousness in everything in here though.
In short, this blog is my outlet. My noted thoughts and reflections.
About Me
Name: Goldi
Home: Pasay City, Philippines
Birthday: June 2
Hobbies & Interests: Jesus, music, books, journals, internet, computers, tech stuff, gadgets * sound tripping, singing, playing musical instruments (I know guitar and flute recorder, I just wish I can play them well), watching movie with a tub of popcorn drizzled with melted butter (yum!), reading * observing, pondering, reflecting, learning * laughing or making people laugh (though I'm not good at it) and laugh with them, make people smile, or just listen to their stories. Minsan, trip ko lang din mang-asar =p
About Me: I'm a simple, idealistic but down-to-earth, & friendly person. Quiet most of the time, but friendly enough to have a nice talk (or even a hearty laugh) with anyone. "I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 NLT
Principles I live by:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4
"If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them."
"God is a God of happy endings. If you're not yet happy, it's not yet the end."
"It's not what we know but what we do that counts." -Our Daily Bread
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." -Dumbledore, Harry Potter 2
"Girls should assume that until a guy expresses interest, they're just friends." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
"True love doesn't just wait; it plans." -Boy Meets Girl
"Eros will have naked bodies; friendship naked personalities." -C.S. Lewis
"Ideals are like stars; we will not succeed in touching them with our hands but by following them, as the sea faring man in the ocean, we will reach our destiny." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
