Random things are running through my brain right at this moment, but one thing's for sure, I need to get this entry done tonight.
After so many months, this is only yet the first time that I have ever visited this blog. Maybe because I got hooked with my other blogs and other people's blogs so I forgot about this blog. Now I am here again.
Everything's on sale these days. According to the law of supply and demand, if the demand for certain products and services is low, then the supply of these goods is going larger and larger. Since the demand is low and the supply is at large, the manufacturers are forced to mark down the prices of their goods just to compensate with the money they spent on it. Grandma says, it's wrong to say that people are having a financial crises because shopping malls are still crowded. Even with the outbreak of Swine Flu, still, the shopping centers are getting packed with people. I say, the crowding of people in places such as shopping centers isn't an indication of good financial status. We can blame the weather to it, you know! Some of these people just go inside the shopping centers to window shop for clothing, sports goods, and other supplies they might need. They don't buy anything unless it's payday or unless it's SALE. *** I don't buy my own clothes for I have my Mom to do it for me---because I think that shopping's just a hassle and I don't really mind what I wear from head to toe. Thanks to Mom for saving me from this. ***
The existence of Ebay, Multiply, Zipia, Davaosale, Shopwiki and many other online shopping sites give a great deal of help towards shoppers who doesn't want to buy things which are of no good value and quality. Shoppers can compare prices from one website to another and even to the actual prices inside shopping centers. They can also read reviews about certain products&services and even ask the other people online about it. With this, I can say that the shoppers of today are wiser than ever. There is a huge list of products online. From pens to pom pom caps, from kits to bags, from uniforms to sports balls, and from hair growers to pizza delivery! All this and more can be found online.
whoever made the internet possible, thanks to you.
If there's really something that makes me panic, it's when sad friends go to me and cry in my shoulders. Maybe because I don't really know on what to do with people like that. haha. If only I know how to do it or what words to say, I will not be panicking like I am now. Yes now. I am in my panic mode.
One of my friends since elementary is suffering from a recent heartbreak and we're actually chatting online. She doesn't want to eat or do anything at all. What should I do? What should I say? I am already trying to give some advice and choices to make her feel good, but it seems that nothing is happening. Oh well. I think I should just be there for her, keep myself silent and let her whine about stuff. We're going to have dinner later together with some other friends. At least, there will be a lot of us who will comfort her in this time of need.
It's funny how a simple text message could rekindle an old friendship.
Funny how I used to regard you as "just" bingkay, but now I prefer to tag you as "MY" kikay.
It's funny how we have to undergo so many pains before we saw each other's hand saying "Hold tight, I'm ready to pick you up!"
Maybe He wanted it this way; so we'll see the other story of pain, and that is joy.
..and somehow, I find it funny; the series of events that lead us to each other, the network of people necessary for this modus operandi called friendship to work.
Our newly rekindled friendship is simply overwhelming.
..and "happy with you" is a total UNDERSTATEMENT.
Thank You.
It's funny how the heavy gray clouds fluttered at the very sight of you that night. I never thought that a simple friend's invitation would mean my release from the bad air I have been carrying for more than a week then.
It's also a funny thought that we never really gave much attention to each other before. It's like you are just Chewee, the competitive girl from our soccer team--nothing more and nothing less, and I on the other hand, is just Kai known as somebody who's got a dance ensemble bestfriend.
It's quite weird that both of us just recently got broken, and that our broken selves met for the purpose of helping each other in picking the pieces of our broken selves up.
We came just right in time for each other...and I've realized that the simple text message was a blessing in disguise. Now, I am more than grateful that THIS was HIS way of taking care of things.
The series of events and the network of people served as the strong bridge that connected our lives together, and I would like to believe that this is what they call fate.
It's funny how I find myself smiling even at the thought of all of the above. Yes, it's just so overwhelming.
...I'm looking forward for more food trips, for more travel, for badminton and swimming sessions, for more pictures, for more movies, for more conversations, for more jokes, and for more of everything together!
Paros is an island of Greece, and is one of the most popular tourist hotspots today. It has many beaches where strongwinds go in and out which favours windsurfing! This news makes me excited since I really love going outdoors an doing outdoor activities. I haven't tried windsurfing myself, but, when I have the chance to be in Paros--I will do anything just to experience windsurfing!
As I have surfed in the internet, I have found this gorgeous-lookin' Paros Hotel. This hotel is called the Drios Village which is good for swimming and getting yourself tanned! If you are interested in coming here, why not click this Paros Hotels Guide to check for hotels and their prices. What's good about the site is that they have all the details you need to know about the place plus they give a list of the very cheapest hotels and car rentals there is!
Cristine, a friend of mine, is one of the few people I know who really loves to party, go in nightout trips, spend, and have fun! Now that I know this very good place in Greece, I will most probably tell her about this. When I checked out this Paros nightlife guide, I learned that this is the very place Cristine is looking for. I might cancel my Hongkong and Bohol plans if I will be allowed to come to Greece. I am not sure about the visa thingy..but if I am approved, well... all the trip savings goes to Paros! I will tell Cristine or maybe Adelle about this... it's better if you're going to a trip with your close friends, right? As I navigate the site, I have learned so much after I read the sightseeing guide for Paros. The place, the things and people to see, and their culture is very interesting!
Plan a trip now and bring me with you! If you need more details and info, why not comment here!
DUH!?!? For three days now, friendster has been pissing me off! Is it just me or are all friendster members experiencing the same!?????? I am really pissed with all those ??? question marks all over the site! Maybe their system had been hacked or something or they're going some maintenance, whatsoever! Darn. What is wrong with you, friendster! and...could you please remove those iTalentstar pictures in my profile? Darn it. Myspace is in Latin too! what the heck!???
This is my profile.. and look at those question marks! They even get into my email. I SO HATE FRIENDSTER!
I know there's no way for a person to get everything he wants and he needs in this entire lifetime. If there is a way to get it, I must have known about it by now. Since only too little of the people today experience the luxuries of life, we tend to ask for more and beg for more than what we can really get. I know it's good to at least ask for more as you strive harder at work, but I hope that it will not get into your skin so much that we forget to take joy in what we do in life. Yes, for this very minute I admit that I am a typical Filipino citizen who just take life as it is and is contented with what I have. At this very minute, I neglect the idea of looking for more money-making opportunities because I chose to just relax, blog about these thoughts that I have, and watch TV at the same time.
What lead me into these thoughts are experiences and life lessons that I have collected throughout the entire week. It sucks when you see people getting sick and being admitted in the hospital and the same time worrying about bills, medications, and whatsoever. It breaks my heart to see other people getting into another stage in life without even fully enjoying the stage prior to it--like getting married in their early 20s because this couple are already having a family.
At this very moment, I would just like relax, count my blessings, and forget about all the life's worries for a second. I refuse to watch News Updates since most of it are only bad news. I refuse to be pro-active just for a short while. I refuse to do anything. I'm just chillin' and I'm enjoying it.
I can't exactly describe my thoughts and feelings today, and by writing it down, I hope I can understand myself a little better and feel a little better. So this is what happened today.
I attended my friends' and my bestfriend's cousin's graduation in UP today. Me and my bestfriend (Carmela) are former UP students too, and it's funny how things cranked up today. I don't feel really sad and regretful for not being able to continue my education in that very good university. If I must feel sadness, maybe it's only a teeny-weeny fang. I am not sure. Maybe I have been very good in practicing my "numb, other self" to not to feel overly regretful and sad about the UP thing that I have missed. But of course, I won't deny the fact that I feel a little sad too. As I have said, it's only a teeny-weeny fang.
It was my first time to visit that university after applying for an honorable dismissal. I have left lots of memories there, both good and bad. Happy, exciting, and formerly-bad memories-that-turned-to-be-funny ones have been remisnisced by me and Carmela. We've stayed in UP for one full school year, we shared the same dorm, and we shared the same room. Those were one of my most loved and remembered days. So anyway, those were sweet and fun memories that I will always cherish... The program ended quite early, so I just went along with Carmela, her mom, and their relatives. We had lunch at Kuya Ed's.
I am going to continue my BS in Nursing this June.. It's weird when you go back to school again and still unsure of the course you're taking. I am 21 and old enough to not to experience this crisis anymore but the weird thing is, even up to now, I am not sure about this very thing. Maybe because I have this intermittent relationship with this present university I am in...For one year or sem I am in and the next, I'm out. It's bad, it's disappointing, but it's the reality. It sucks but I can't help but be helpless.
Whenever I am in school or in my shift in the hospital, I feel so into it like I have this "This is really my thing" feeling. But it's weird that when I am not into school, I don't feel that passion anymore. What I only have left is the passion to go back to school and nothing else.
It's weird when I feel like I am a person with no clear purpose in living. It sucks when you doubt the meaning of your existence..and that is what I am feeling now. I always wanted to become somebody who can be of service to others, and I would like to believe that it is what I want. If I need or have to be a nurse to fulfill my purpose, then let it be. If I need to be a nun, then let it be. If I am to be a missionary, let it be. If I am to do whatever it takes to fulfill my purpose or my passion, I will do in any way to fulfill it. Because I believe that a person exists not only for the mere fact of existing, but because a person exists for a purpose... Now, I still am not sure if what I am pursuing is the real purpose of my existence... and this makes me crazy.
I hate myself for being so curious. In the saying "curiousity killed the cat", I hate to admit that last night, I became the "cat who was killed out of curiousity". No, you're wrong to think that I tried smoking again. For the nth time, I will tell you, I will never ever smoke again even if today I feel like having one. Just one stick, maybe I'd be fine. I became the victim of my own curiousty. Damn it.
This is what happened. I was busy blogging and helping out Tina (a friend from UP who came over) in her blogging blahs too when my kuya's five-year girlfriend arrived. I was inside the room by then so this is just according to my sister's report to me. She went straight to my mom who was (I think) busy with washing the dishes at that time. With less than two minutes of chat, I heard my mom growl and said "Ok. Kadali lang ha. Mag-ilis sa ko" (Ok. Just in bit. I'll just dress up.) I asked her of where she or they were going or what happened, but she gave me a deaf ear...fast forward.. Tina went home... So I decided to follow my Mom in my kuya's girlfriend's house. My thoughts were filled of questions. I was looking for the 911 ambulance for a sign of emergency, but there was none. I tried to overhear what the neighbors were saying so that I could at least have an idea on what went wrong. Did somebody die? But, the neighbors seem not to be busy with the buzz. So I went on my way. Before I made a turn to their house, all the street lights were turned off. Blackout. WTF!? I arrived in their house still. I saw my mother there, and my kuya's girlfriend's parents there, crying. So what's up? My mom told me the news. I hated myself for being so curious. I got dumbstruck. I cried too.
I just cooked spagehetti! My hands are still quite shaky right now. I placed almost an entire bar of cheddar cheese in my spaghetti and when it was all done, I was quite amazed with how the cheese melted and combined with the beef. Oohh lo. It looks so good. I have never been more proud with myself and my home-cooked red sauce spagehetti. Now it's time for the toast!
The recipe:
1/2 kg ground beef / 1 big can of corned beef 1 block of cheddar cheese 400g spagehetti noodles salt sugar pepper onions garlic 1T of oil 500ml of tomato sauce soy sauce
Cook the noodles first. Saute the garlic and onions in a separate pan. Place the beef, add a little soy sauce, add salt, sugar, and pepper.. Pour in the tomato sauce. Add in the cheese. Cook for about 5 minutes. Mix the pasta and the sauce in a bigger bowl. Serve with toast.
