Oh gosh. I checked my online banking just recently and the maintaining balance is screaming in my face: “SAVE SOME MONEY! I’M SLOWLY DEPLETING!". I know, I know… I was to invest a portion of my savings to Mutual Fund so I can prevent myself from spending it. Now what I am doing?
Better start thinking now… Use my head wisely… Oh gosh. Oh gosh!
Milk chocolates were scattered all over inside my office drawer. As I have checked, the Herbalife sachet which my mom gave is already opened. It seems that somebody just sneaked inside my drawer.
Apparently my dark kisses chocolates were also devastated along with my coffee sachet and mcdonalds ketchup. The rat almost ate half of the kisses chocolate and had managed to bite the rest also.
The rat left my slimming coffee sachet untouched. It only proved that the rat is chocolate lover and health conscious for almost finishing my herbalife sachet.
I’m not looking forward for an eye-to-eye encounter with the rat. I think our admin should do some necessary sanitary precautions.
I’m glad that lately I’ve been experiencing social life with my BFF (lelet) since grade school. After office, I would normally spend most of the time with Marko, my Saturdays with him and Sundays for myself to procrastinate and daydream all-day-long in my bed. This made me realize that I should also somehow spend some quality time with my friends. I’m just happy that now my BFF and I are exchanging funny comments in FB, sending text messages to each other and just 2 weeks ago we spend time together in the gym. It’s been awhile since the last time I have experienced a girl-buddy who would recommend what hairdo and clothes would fit me because normally, I would ask for marko’s recommendations then we’ll end up arguing specially on the clothes I want to wear. This is one of the things I miss about having a single life because you spend more time with your girlfriends exchanging girl talks a lot more often. God know how much I miss girl talks (which I envy my sister and her set of girlfriends) Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying my in-a-relationship status, it’s just that I’m looking for balance. I’m happy I’m gaining it now…
Next week, Lelet and I will be scheduling gym sessions as we made a pact of being fit and sexy. I feel so excited about it :)
watched Magic Mike on big screen with my BFF (lelet).
Have you ever asked yourself why I am living for? Have you ever felt dragging yourself out from the bed to your office just because you have to? How about the feeling that everything is repetitive as if always moving towards the same pattern, although you grew with it, you still feel so sick and tired about it.
As I always walk in the streets of Ayala, Makati where people are so much in a hurry. I tend to ask myself, “Are they like living zombies? Because sometimes I does…”
Living zombies as I quote are those who live in the same repetitive patterns those that might be lacking any of these aspects social, physical and most especially spiritual life. They do their everyday task because they have to but in the real life they are not content and there would always be a lacking factor. They are like working machines designed to work, work and work.The sad part of it is this people are already missing a big part of their life and that is ‘connection’. It’s vital that we spiritual connection with God. Because having Him in your life gives you direction and purpose, direction to the path of contentment and purpose in life.
Imagine life of contentment. You don’t have to walk in the streets like living dead, feeling empty and no purpose. Living your life the fullest is a choice you should make.
It’s about time that you make a choice…
Who’s the workaholic of them all? Si Karen! Hehehe p.s get well soon girls Karen and @gladzxiel :) (Taken with Instagram)
My calendar was fully booked for the past few weeks. Since our motto is "stronger faster" we need to work double our efforts and faster in closing deals.
I really want to hit my target before the 3rd quarter ends so I can enjoy my long vacation at boracay to celebrate our 7th anniversary.
Finally sleeping na in bed. Here’s my stress reliever for 8 hours at work :) #puppylove #shihtzu (Taken with Instagram)
Honestly, I didn’t like the plot of the movie. The ending was disturbing, but then who cares, I enjoyed the sight of Channing Tatum dancing and stripping off.
Nothing really major happened to me this week. Oh I almost forgot that encounter with my ex, the rest was endless client meetings (not to mention being panel during our presentation last week). This week also, I was fortunate enough to sneak into an investment seminar at PSE Center Ortigas with my mom. We attended COL INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Simple Stock Market Investing.
I got enticed with investment seminar which is very timely since my saving is slowly depleting. I make sure that I am liquidated though. I avoid availing myself to credit cards and I make sure to maintain a threshold in my savings account.
The speaker started talking about making your money sleep in the bank where in normally you get 1 to 3% annual interest rates. On the other hand, these banks are investing those money in buying property and stocks. They are the ones taking risk therefore they are the ones earning more.
Here comes this concept that making your money work for you not letting it sleeps. This would fall in passive income, those income that you get out of your financial investments like mutual fund, equity bond etc. etc. But remind you once you have invested your money, there are two factors to consider: gain and risk. Of course, there would always be a risk in all forms of investment.
The key also is diversification, if you want to secure everything. So that when everything falls down you would always have Plan B, C and D. Your Plan A can be savings for emergency fund, Plan B placing it a mutual fund, Plan C is securing your retirement by availing an insurance plan and Plan D actively participating in stock market.
In the bottom line, start investing as early as now. Stop procrastinating and do what you should do now which is to save and invest your money.
Last night Marko and I after attending our Monday prayer group went to Nikka’s place (my childhood friend since grade school) for her birthday celebration. I saw common faces in high school. I use to go in the same school with them since 1st year high school at Lorenzo until my parents learned that I’m starting to have a boyfriend which forced them to enroll me to another school. Fyi, that was just a rumor but since my parents decided to transfer me to another school I made it real.
Faces were a little bit shocked when they saw me. I think they were not expecting me to be there with my boyfriend. My best friend lelet went to me hugging me and whispered, “si pao nan dito”. I froze and I felt my heart started pumping like crazy because I’m not ready for that awkward encounter specially having Marko around. Acting normal as I can be, I pretended not to notice my ex-boyfriend’s existence even if we were sharing the same dining table. I am glad also, that the rest were mature enough that nobody attempted to throw a joke on us.
That was really an awkward encounter for us. It was 3 years since the last time I saw him and 7 years since the last time we talked while breaking up. I was hoping that things will be normal and that we can still be friends. I think relationships really don’t end that way. I wanted to patch things up for the sake of friendship but there’s nothing to patch since now we have our own lives and I am happily in love with Marko.
It would also be insensitive of me if I approach my ex. Marko was frank on telling me that he disagree on such idea. I respect him for that. Anyway, I have already moved on. I’ve never been so happy like this in my entire life. Anyway, this is just about an awkward encounter, guaranteed no feelings attached to it :)
If you are passing by south express way (passing thru Alabang to Susana Heights exit– if I got the directions right) you would surely notice this tree. I’ve been dying to take a picture of this tree. I made several attempts since I have to position myself in shooting mode while the car is moving. Taking a nice angle of it is a big challenge, so here’s the closer shot I got.
I feel so attached with them, maybe because of my recurring dream of a big tree when I was young. My eyes would instantly glitter every time I see trees. It just brings me unexplainable joy. For me tree symbolizes courage and strength. A tree can stand up tall and proud despite of the storms and weathers it encounters. I’m amazed how it lifts its arms up to the sky as if always praising our Lord. I wish human races can do the same. I always dreamt of being a tree when I die. I might also note in my will to place my remains under a tree.
My project is to take a picture of it in on different settings of the day sunrise and sunset. I’ve been a big fan of trees ever since which sooner I will be posting in my blog.
These two guys I would surely miss… Special mention to Leslie :) (emo lang tonight it’s raining kasi) (Taken with Instagram)
It’s already 12 midnight and yet my senses are awake. It seems that my body clock for sleeping time is 1am. So now, I’m boiling the water so I can have a tea with laxatives on (I think i’m constipated). I am also visiting blogs that can inspire me to have a healthy Lifestyle. Scanning their blogs I was looking for a twinge of hope and enlightenment.
While having our dinner at Wendy’s my brother told me about this “destiny” of getting fat. His classmate once told him that if your destined to be fat then you are destined. I told him to take those words back because it got me scared. As you can see my brother gained weight when he entered college and now his almost on the stage 3 of obesity (if there are such stages). He is holding on this destiny thing that’s why he’s not doing anything to loose some weight.
Marko and I were supposed to jog after our dinner. Apparently it started to drizzle then heavy rain drops were pouring out from the sky. My brother laughed at me while telling me “ate mukhang destiny mo nga”. Honestly, I really feel bad about it even I know it was some sort of joke.
Marko and I ended up snuggling each other and playing with our dog. I’m still bothered though.
Taken with Instagram at Home Sweet Home
“My Dearest Allie,
I couldn’t sleep last night because I know that it’s over between us. I’m not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I’ll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love.
The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that’s what you’ve given me. That’s what I hope to give to you forever. I love you.
I’ll be seeing you.
Noah.”
Every time old friends would see me they would exclaim “ella tumaba ka!" or “ella ang taba taba mo na!!!" exclamation point! I would feel insecure specially when I’m with friends that are losing weight. But on the other hand, I feel more pretty even if I’m Chubby. (Oh My Gulay! I think I’m already embracing it!). This weight is also alarming since I have my sugar checked and its already in the border line.
Remind me of hitting the gym this afternoon. I think I should look for a gym buddy in the gym to encourage me naman to have perfect attendance.
It’s nice to be with the team again. Our ex-colleagues Jen and Mark joined us. At eto ang trip namin “coffee" instead of being sober and drunk during Friday nights.
Jen and Cathy made this so-called “Friday Losers Night" which was supposed to be for single ones only.
The gang is almost complete. Sino ang kulang??? (Taken with Instagram at Starbucks Coffee)
Despite of my so busy schedule at work (i have attended 4 client meetings in one day), Marko and I celebrated our 6 years and 7 months of being couples. 79th monthsary to be exact.
He ask me for a date at T.G.I.F Eastwood. Thank you so much for his sodexho gc and we afforded the sumptuous meal.
Here’s the unboxing of my new gadget fresh from Canada, my pink Canon Ixus 250 (Elph 320). This should be a replacement for my Panasonic lumix lx3. I’m still torn whether I will sell or not my Lumix LX3 since there’s a sentimental value attached into it. It was Marko’s Christmas gift last 2010. Anyway, I have posted it already on online buy-and-sell sites. Up to now, I haven’t receive any message from serious buyer except for one who wants to buy it for 7k only (uughhh! Sobrang barat lang di ba?).
The reason why I fell in love with the camera is because its sleek and handy plus with wi-fi capabilities so I can easily post my captured moments online via itouch/ iPad transfer. Amazing right? This is my remedy for low quality and grainy images produced by my mobile gadgets. To top of the wireless transfer, it has unique program presets such as toy camera, fish eye, soft skin and sporting the slow motion video.
One of my rants would be the touch response. I would prefer the ordinary mode dial instead of the touch screen thingy. Touch screen is not so responsive (Only apple provided super-fast touch response for me).
I gave marko his homework, work on the wireless transfer of images to my itouch as I don’t have high tolerance in reading manuals. It worked well :) Now I am so ready to use this point and shoot.
