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| Tuesday, March 23rd, 2004 |
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Hmmm.... Discover what job suits you best Ki System Natal Year number: 9 A cheerful soul, Fria is an attractive individual whose humour and charm can inspire others to follow her ideas. Although her active brain can generate many bright ideas, she cannot be guaranteed to finish one idea before starting on the next. Although money tends to burn a hole in her pocket, Fria will always maintain the impression that all is well. Natal Month number: 5 A realist who brings a practical approach to problem solving, Fria's confident outlook will soon lead her to a position of leadership. Because she has developed fixed views on the important things of life, Fria has an inner core of confidence that will at times make her appear stubborn. Yet such a trait is so well balanced with the gentle side of her nature, that her personality appeals to a wide audience. Natal House number: 9 Fria will work better in attractive surroundings that complement her appearance and character. A natural charmer with good taste and a sense of humour, Fria has the potential to be an inspirational leader in the workplace. Although a good "people person", she tends to let money slip through her fingers all too fast. Comments based on Western Grid 1 Although Fria may be reasonably talkative in public, she finds it difficult to express personal feelings to those closest to her. In employment terms, this inhibition is of little consequence. 22 Highly intelligent and acutely sensitive, Fria is a good judge of other people's motives and character. She enjoys high intelligence, and with a number 7 (in the Western Grid) she would be suited to a vocation in the priesthood. Sensitive to the needs of others, Fria should be employed to the benefit of those who lack the advantages enjoyed by others. 3 With a creative mind and a good memory, Fria is honest, straightforward and optimistic. She will achieve her aims. She is capable of creative thought, and will appreciate art and music. She also enjoys an excellent memory - a significant advantage in any employment. 8 Good with details and with a methodical approach, Fria nevertheless is someone who enjoys constant new challenges to maintain her interest. She is a methodical individual with attention to detail, but is inclined to leave tasks unfinished if her active mind alights on something of greater interest. Routine tasks that fail to challenge her intellect are at greatest risk, so Fria needs a job that offers variety. 9 Ambitious to improve her lot, Fria will constantly push forward to achieve something in her life, yet this ambition will be balanced by humanitarian ideals that will lead her to support causes that may demand self-sacrifice. [The Arrow of the Planner: the numbers 1, 2 and 3] Although less interested in the detail, Fria is a well-organised individual who plans ahead. If she absorbs knowledge through study, she will achieve great success, quite possibly in an artistic field. The essence however of this combination is her desire to plan, and to organise herself to achieve her goals. [The Arrow of Frustrations: lacking the numbers 4, 5 and 6] Fria finds it difficult to accept other people as they really are, and is constantly disillusioned with life. Once she accepts that others are only human, the frustrations will cease. Comments based on Chinese Grid 111 Fria enjoys a positive and balanced approach to life and will be financially successful. If the Chinese version also contains 2 sevens, Fria is very fortunate. 2 Fria has an average mind, and without the numbers 4 and 9 in the Chinese version will not enjoy a creative existence. 8 In the absence (in the Chinese version) of the numbers 1 and 6, she will be good with money and details. She will be happier if the Chinese grid includes the numbers 5 and 7. 9 Although Fria is ambitious, her ambition is tempered with humanitarian ideals. [The Arrow of Suspicion: Lacking the numbers 4, 5 and 6] Fria is a cynic who worries too much about the downside. She needs to recognise more of life's advantages. [The Arrow of Loneliness: Lacking the numbers 3, 5 and 7] Fria is so determined to achieve her objectives that she does so at the expense of all else, including friends, family, love and laughter. |
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| Monday, March 22nd, 2004 |
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Just came from Baguio.. it was fun fun fun!  We had strawberries galore! It was strawberry festival at Trinidad Valley and we stuffed ourselves silly with fresh strawberries! There was even strawberry taho and strawberry dirty ice cream (It's the real thing! not the artificial kind).     We stayed at the Manor at CJH. We had the best view overlooking the garden.  Of course, the Baguio trip will not be complete without the trip to Mines View, PMA, Burnham, Session Road, Grotto and Botanical Garden (where the cam-hog Igorots are). I had my fill of grilled dried squid at Mines View. Got myself 2 pairs of silver dangling earrings at Ibay's and raved over Good Shepherd's strawberry juice (and of course strawberry jam and ube!)  Shopped for the usual Mikasan choco flakes as pasalubong (If you want to get your share, you need to go to Makati Anj! hehe, baka maubusan ka nila katkat!) We had our traditional lunch at Rose Bowl located in Session Road and traditional dinner at Cafe By the Ruins.  What surprised me was Baguio's SM. As in Hwow! Ang ganda! Al fresco. Talo pa glorietta! Everything was there! From Starbucks, Seattle's, Figaro to Dencio's, and Teriyaki Boy. Designer clothes were there too. Talagang "Here at SM, we've got it all for you!" Laking tipid pa nila because there was no need for airconditioner! A new sidetrip in our Baguio adventure was the Bell Church. It was a weird experience but I'd love to do it again. It was my first time to do such a ritual... You light an incense stick, kneel and bow three times then think of a question or a wish (bawal ang malicious or illegal!) then you offer the incense and stick it on the incense table. You randomly choose a wooden stick with a number from a lot; then take two stones and drop it on the floor. When one of the two stones are facing down (the other facing up) you get a piece of paper corresponding to the number you've randomly picked. The Chinese guy will then give a reading on you. It was so embarrassing coz my folks can hear what I've asked from the gods. (Basically, it's about my lovelife.) Nakakahiya talaga! Ang lakas lakas pa nung boses nung mama! What's to note is how "swak" the guy's reading was. He was telling me to remain with my situation as it is because I still do not know what I want. Ang galing! Coz yun talaga ang feeling ko, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT. He told me it will come but not for this year (coz I asked for a specific timeframe which was this year). Meron pa siyang "Ang ice turns to water and water turns to ice" It's a cycle and now is not yet the right time. Find yourself first and soon it will come. (Something to that effect.) Hmmm... nakakatakot paano kung na-trap na ako sa cycle? Tsaka ko na pag-iisipan...  Back to my stories. On our way down, we passed by Bonuan, where we had scrumptious dinner at Dawel (pronounced by the locals as Da-wol). Good good food! Best Bonuan bangus in town! Hay, tomorrow I'm back to work.. back to the drudgery of reality. Can't wait for my next vacation! |
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| Thursday, March 18th, 2004 |
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Ah, it's the end of the day... Kat, JC and I are going to this BPI party thing at Eastwood. It's a launching of one of their credit cards I think. I'm thinking of having my hair trimmed before going. Yes, I think I shall do that. Last night, I saw JC and Rose while leaving Powerbooks Live! We were hyper all over the place like we've never seen each other for years! Well, we're always like this when we see each other. *grin* Then I met up with my kin to celebrate my aunt's birthday at yummy Bubba Gump. I was so full! But we still shared a tub of Mango Banana Ice, don't know how I was able to pack in all that food. Ano kaya food dun sa party? I'm hungry. |
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Had a hard time waking up this morning... I feel so sluggish. Didn't want to go to work, but I have no choice. :( I miss school. I envy my HS batchmates who are now all over the globe (either studying or working). What wonders can Friendster make! I was able to catch up with them and saw their charming pictures with famous landmarks in the background. You know why I envy them? It's the trenchcoat. I want to wear one! Complete with up-to-the-knee boots! *green with envy* --- Looking forward to the weekend, the family's going up to Baguio! Yipee! And I'm allowed to have a leave on Monday! Double Yipee! |
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| Saturday, March 13th, 2004 |
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Ah! I have the whole house to myself. My parents went to Los Baños today. It feels so good to have some alone time; it's been a long while since I had some peace and quiet. Dropped by Kat's house earlier to borrow some CD's. I have this new toy; the Sony Atracplus discman which can compress around 20 albums in one cd. Astig noh! It's what I use in the office since tunog lata ang sounds ng pc ko. So I just borrow friends' cd's and compile them. Hehe, I'm a scrooge... Back to my day, had lunch at World Topps at the new minimall along Commonwealth Ave.. I had yummy salpicao, then went back home to compress albums by D'Sound (an autographed one!), Sarah Mclachlan, I am Sam soundtrack, among others. So that's what Im doing right now.. blogging my time away while waiting for the software to do its thing. Im compressing my fourth one.. Lifehouse's No Name Face. --- I have so many things on my wish list. 1. The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons (Dan Brown) - Kakainis, out of stock na naman sa Natl Q Ave 2. Feels Like Home (Norah Jones' 2nd album) 3. Afterglow (Sarah Mclachlan) 4. 5. Black Eyed Peas' album 6. Outkast's album 7. Beige slacks/office wear 8. Nice top/blouse 9. Hot oil/Cellophane 10. Day at The Spa |
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| Sunday, March 7th, 2004 |
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Twas a good weekend. We just had a major bonding session over at Discovery Suites (compliments of my aunt) where we stayed at their 3 bedroom suite. Rose was so sweet; she brought each one of us our favorite goodies. Joanne and I had strawberry yogurt, Kat had KitKat white choco, Anj had Crumpy, Marlon had pasta, even those who weren't able to come had their share (which we ate! haha! Paloys, you had wasabi green peas. Grabe! ang sarap! and Em had Cookies and Cream Polvoron). We just spent the whole time together pigging out ang laughing to our heart's content. We didn't even realize that it was already 3 in the morning and JC's laughter was still echoing through the room (and we were all sober at that!). Anj had to get up early as she still had to go to work.. It was her shift at the superferry crisis center. Unfortunately, one breakfast buffet gone to waste. :( (There will be a next time! :) ) Haha! Sadly, we weren't complete (Mona's in Dubai, Paloys was studying *gasp*, Matthew was mulling over things, Kathy was at the "in-laws" and Romi was attending to her sick cousin --> WE MISS YOU GUYS! ) but JC and Anj made it up with their antics. I remember late into the night, these two were still put-putting like well-oiled motorbikes while the quiet ones (that would be me, Kat, Marlon and Joanne) were just content at watching them.    --- Ahh, to have good company to help you forget some things that hover around you waiting to attack. It's the stress, I tell you. At the moment, things are not going the way I want them to be. Patience, my dear, patience. |
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| Wednesday, February 18th, 2004 |
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| Tuesday, February 17th, 2004 |
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i'm sick. shooting pains in right arm. last night, i was worse. been chattering like i was in antartica. this is not good. no time to be sick. too many responsibilities at work. seniors going to KL. left me with tons of projects. left me to deal with clients. clients from different parts of the world. help. oh. and presentation went well. thankyouverymuch. |
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| Friday, February 13th, 2004 |
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| My Tuesday and Thursday nights have been blocked. American Idol is hilarious! (as Simon would often say with the dripping sarcasm). It's totally different from A Star in A Million (Pinoy version) which dwells on melodrama and heart wrenching "stories" by the contestants themselves. Star is too over the top whereas American Idol mixes the right amount of comedy and flair to entertain its viewers. Plus the contestants are so varied! Vocal ranges go from pop to R&B to Broadway to retro styles. A healthy mix of the good, the bad and the ugly (literally). They even accepted a midget! (who can definitely sing! Mahal can you even talk?!) Unlike in Star, where the contestants are all factory-produced; they all look alike, they all sound alike. Why can't Filipinos do away with tearjerkers for once and concentrate on the talent at hand. We don't need to know if his father left them for another woman; who cares if their house turned up in flames and that this contestant never finished high school because they are dirt poor (so okay Im being harsh) but all I'm saying is we don't need to anchor their talent on their pathetic lives! Focus on the talent, on the x-factor and you'll get yourself a celebrity. | ||||||||
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| Thursday, February 12th, 2004 |
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Taking my lunch break right now.. Having home made tuna sandwich and sour cream & onion flavored chips. Taking it easy for now. Waiting for the bosses to come back from presentation. Having the report for a client presentation on Monday cleared. Kinda excited as it is my first ever client presentation. Wonder how it goes. My officemates tell me it'll take around 3 hours with around 20 people there. Good thing my boss will do the talking, Im just there to observe. But I did the report writing and powerpoint slides. Took me three days working straight.. plus three more days of fine tuning. It was hellish but I'm glad it's done now. I feel very accomplished. *pats self on the back* Heehee. Egotistic me. ;) |
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| I see this guy everyday on my way home. He never changes his shirts. It's always this muddy green shirt under a plaid polo. He has a lanky body and walks with a swagger like he owns that part of EDSA (after Buendia). He has unusually large ears which sticks out. He reminds me of Ichabod Crane. He is a takatak boy. Cigarette vendors popping up like mushrooms during rush hour. Well, this guy there's something unusual about him. The first time I saw him I got creeped out. He was so weird-looking. Bug eyes and large ears sticking out. I quickly double-checked if the car doors were locked. The following day, I saw him again. This time I looked at him really well and I saw how innocent his eyes were. Like there was a plea in his eyes to help him get through another day. I wondered about his family. If he had a wife or kids or if he ever had one to come home to. I assumed his wage for the day was only for the basic essentials like food (or drugs?) because he never changed shirts. As the days wore on, I find myself looking out for him whenever I pass by that part of EDSA and he was always there. Carrying his takatak box and walking his walk. | ||||||||
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| Tuesday, February 10th, 2004 |
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 A photo taken out at sea by anj. Nice noh. The sea is calling to me again. |
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 Was in a band before. *gasp* played bass. *double gasp* These were my bandmates, high school friends, popular kids, born leaders extraordinaire. We ruled high school then having key positions in the campus. Haha! Gotcha! Naah.. we we're just ordinary high school girls having a good time playing tunes our parents grooved to. We're kinda retro-ish with a hint of being a showband. Badduuuyy... but seriously we did play good music, we even won several competitions but then college happened and our dreams of being the most rockin' all girl band faded. Two of the singers have migrated to Melbourne leaving one behind who opted to help our less fortunate brothers and sisters by being part of Children's Hour. Our lead guitarist is pursuing her master's degree in Creative Writing while juggling work in a publishing house and a boyfriend on the side. (You go girl!) Our rhythm guitarist is working on her undergraduate thesis while planning her wedding in the future (tagal pa naman). Our drummer now works for one of the leading telecom in the country. And last but not the least, our keyboardist is dead set on being an engineer together with her "babee" of six years. This was my life back in high school. Music & Mirth. |
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| Friday, February 6th, 2004 |
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The Love Month has hit again! Aaarrrgghh, it's the first time I feel so frustrated that I have no SO. Maybe because I just recently celebrated my birthday and I am not getting any younger. Everyone at work are excited with their dates and boyfriends and all I can do is shrug it off and tell myself that I am happy with the way my life is going.. But deep inside, I need someone to be with me.. No, not just a friend or a family member.. Someone who has to be more special than that.. Someone that can make my heart a-flutter. Baklangpusa and I have sworn off dating/looking for someone as of the time being... but I think I'm having second thoughts. Its been a while... But then again looking back... All my prospects were a disaster. (as if madami sila) Well, there was the seminarian.. thank God he decided to pursue his calling, it was just so weird to talk to a guy with church bells ringing in the background (para bang mas lalong nagpapa-guilty ang Diyos). The other, well I thought he was something.. He was really fun to be with, makes me laugh all the time... I miss his voice, he has this wonderful accent and he speaks so many different languages. I always looked forward to seeing him in class. But he was just that.. a really good friend.. I don't know if he was just torpe or if he was sending mixed signals, one minute he was sweet the next.. oh I don't know and I think I will no longer have a chance to find out. Aaarrgghh! I hate Valentine's! All the good shows are on Valentine's but its too pathetic to watch it alone. The barkada may not be there as they too are creating waves in the dating scene.. But then again, who to date? Wala naman. I just don't want to pick some random guy off the streets and give him freebies to the D'Sound concert (ang lagay eh, ako pa ang magbabayad for him, wag na oy.) |
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| Thursday, January 15th, 2004 |
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I'm in a rut. I feel like I've hit rock bottom. I feel so out of sync and it affects my performance at work. I know this is not me. My self-esteem is battered. I feel like I'm walking on sharp shards of shells... shells which slowly puncture the skin... shells which will probably leave me disabled as I stubbornly keep walking to find the right path. I need to be thick skinned. Somehow over six months of being a bum has affected me physically and emotionally. |
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| Saturday, December 27th, 2003 |
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| Friday, December 26th, 2003 |
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I am stuffed! Christmas will not be Christmas without food and booze. The ice cream received great accolades! Haha! Don't worry Paloys, I will be making one for the barkada in the near future. :) Spent the whole night yesterday on the videoke machine. I am a late bloomer and I'm proud to say that I'm a mic hog belting out tunes (with matching screams of "Punks Not Dead!" and "Rak en Rol!") like All The Things She Said and Laklak which I think freaked out the whole Figueroa clan! Hahaha!! Hmmm, my barkada's penchant for pagiging "pa-star" has finally rubbed off on me! Haha! I even willingly hosted the Xmas party for the Tablante side on Christmas eve. I think I'm beginning to like being the center of attention! Haha! This started when us newbies at the office had to go through the "baptism of fire" which is hosting the annual Christmas office party at the Mondragon ballroom. Man, lumabas na ang pagka-ecosoc ko! I think I did a pretty good job as the people around gave their thumbs up and congratulatory remarks. Dinala ko tuloy pati sa family Christmas party... where my nieces moved to the music of Mr. Bayani Agbayani and the Sex Bomb Dancers. Fun naman. We had pritson! (Double the cholesterol!) Suckling pig deep fried in fatty oil! Yum! You eat it a la peking duck with different kinds of sauces but my personal favorite is hoisin sauce mixed with chili tagalog! Tonight... We just found out that showbiz runs in the blood (my dad's side).. A second cousin of mine is a lead singer for Entwine, a band who goes around the different music bars in hotels. My younger cousins and I are going tonight to watch them at Conway's. Their first night out as most of them are still in high school. So I will be their babysitter/gimikera ate. Haha! --- Uhhmm, people reading my blog.. help.. is it possible to upload pictures from your files here? How? Thanks! I just wanted to show to the world how two weeks of shut down at the office gives me plenty of time to fool around with my digicam. I call it "Disgruntled Awakening: The Series". Haha! Abangan. |
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| Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003 |
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| I have made the perfect chocnut ice cream to beat Uva's! Spent the whole day churning this creamy delight with my aunt's ice cream maker! Yum! My share for tomorrow's Christmas dinner at my grandmother's house! Here's hoping it will be a hit! | ||||||||
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| Tuesday, November 18th, 2003 |
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I will add this creation to my addictions. I so love peanut butter and jelly! Specifically, Good Shepherd Strawberry jam from Baguio and Goober's Creamy Peanut Butter. It's to die for! The sweet taste of strawberries and salty texture of peanut butter instantly explodes inside your mouth and the combination is just heaven! Plus there's an added bonus of whole chewy strawberries! Sarap! It's my baon to work everyday. --- Work is doing fine. It's UP country at the office with 4 aliens (4 Ateneans). I have so many things to learn! Although I can feel the pressure; I can say that I'm enjoying myself. Sadly, there's scarcity of men in these parts; there are only 5! Count 'em 5! The 3 guys who are the same age as me are newbies too. And as initiation, us newbies will be hosting the Xmas party! Hosting?! ME?! Ergh!! I have this strange feeling I need to practice the otso otso dance move as soon as possible. |
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cold.
satisfied.
giggly.
hungry.
bored.
nauseated.
accomplished.
contemplative.
calm.
nostalgic.
frustrated.
drained.
excited.
cheerful.
okay.