Lord,
i know that when this blows over, i will be eternally grateful to you for having gone through this experience.
but please make this end soon. you know that i am not that patient!
amen.
(hehe.)
Showing posts with label random ramblings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random ramblings. Show all posts
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Thursday, November 13, 2008
random ramblings from nerd-dom
hello world! i'm alive!
our first term officially ended last october 25, but lucky me, the deadline of our take-home stat finals was october 29. you know how an endeavor expands to fill the time allotted for it? that's exactly what happened. so at around 7pm on the 29th, i was in a cab on my way to campus (dead-tired from facilitating a training session from 9 to 4, and attending a meeting from 5 to 6), encircling my final answers. hehe.
that's it for the first term. my 3 grades are out, and i did well. i'm so happy!
this term, i'm only taking 2 subjects - methods of research and financial accounting. not exactly exciting courses, but i need these if i want to understand business.
(pause first, condition and convince self, hehe)
okay, attempt futile. brain refuses to cooperate. : )
i'm stating the obvious, but i love being back in school. i love learning from my professors and classmates. the eager beaver in me is rejoicing at being given opportunities to read and recite.
it's not easy since i'm still working full time and trying hard to make time for friends, but i don't see myself giving up anytime soon. i don't care that i got sick a few times last term. i'm in no rush, i can always take a lighter load if my work load becomes heavier than usual.
i'm not complaining, not at all. in fact, i feel so grateful that i'm doing this right now. if you told me a year ago that this is where i'd be, that this is what i'd be doing, i wouldn't have believed you. i would have thought that you were just pulling my leg.
after all, i was just picking up the pieces of myself, trying to get back on track. studying was so far off - making myself whole again was my priority. it was my heart that needed attention; my mind had to take a backseat.
but now, i'm okay. i'm happy. sometimes, i even find myself wondering if i deserve all that i'm getting - this seems too good to be true. i know that i prayed and hoped for this for a long time, but it's still incredible that i have it now.
enough of the mush. back to the real world which includes an accounting presentation that i still have to do. hehe. : )
our first term officially ended last october 25, but lucky me, the deadline of our take-home stat finals was october 29. you know how an endeavor expands to fill the time allotted for it? that's exactly what happened. so at around 7pm on the 29th, i was in a cab on my way to campus (dead-tired from facilitating a training session from 9 to 4, and attending a meeting from 5 to 6), encircling my final answers. hehe.
that's it for the first term. my 3 grades are out, and i did well. i'm so happy!
this term, i'm only taking 2 subjects - methods of research and financial accounting. not exactly exciting courses, but i need these if i want to understand business.
(pause first, condition and convince self, hehe)
okay, attempt futile. brain refuses to cooperate. : )
i'm stating the obvious, but i love being back in school. i love learning from my professors and classmates. the eager beaver in me is rejoicing at being given opportunities to read and recite.
it's not easy since i'm still working full time and trying hard to make time for friends, but i don't see myself giving up anytime soon. i don't care that i got sick a few times last term. i'm in no rush, i can always take a lighter load if my work load becomes heavier than usual.
i'm not complaining, not at all. in fact, i feel so grateful that i'm doing this right now. if you told me a year ago that this is where i'd be, that this is what i'd be doing, i wouldn't have believed you. i would have thought that you were just pulling my leg.
after all, i was just picking up the pieces of myself, trying to get back on track. studying was so far off - making myself whole again was my priority. it was my heart that needed attention; my mind had to take a backseat.
but now, i'm okay. i'm happy. sometimes, i even find myself wondering if i deserve all that i'm getting - this seems too good to be true. i know that i prayed and hoped for this for a long time, but it's still incredible that i have it now.
enough of the mush. back to the real world which includes an accounting presentation that i still have to do. hehe. : )
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
schedule, schedule
kagabi ko lang na-realize na ganito pala ang sched ko this week, until next week:
monday: class
wednesday: 2 classes
friday: class (though make-up lang ito)
saturday: whole-day new student orientation and prayer meeting
sunday: FRM homecoming
next monday: group meeting (on a holiday!)
next wednesday: 2 classes
next friday: class (make-up ulit)
oo nga pala, full-time pa rin akong nagtatrabaho.
grabe, para akong nagsaksak ng sarili. parang lang naman. ; )
monday: class
wednesday: 2 classes
friday: class (though make-up lang ito)
saturday: whole-day new student orientation and prayer meeting
sunday: FRM homecoming
next monday: group meeting (on a holiday!)
next wednesday: 2 classes
next friday: class (make-up ulit)
oo nga pala, full-time pa rin akong nagtatrabaho.
grabe, para akong nagsaksak ng sarili. parang lang naman. ; )
Monday, July 21, 2008
the nerd goes back to her comfort zone : )
wow, it's been over two months since i last posted here!
since then, nakaakyat na ako ng mt. sembrano, at nakapunta na ng mt. pinatubo. nagkita-kita na ulit kami ng embryo, at ng thesis mates ko. at nag-aaral na ako ulit. : )
i started my MBA in ateneo rockwell last july 14. i'm taking 3 subjects this trisem - business communication, managerial statistics and applied math. so far, so good. i got home from buscom at past 11, since the class is from 6 to 9. pero okay lang.
we had a presentation last night, and a really exhilarating feeling came over me right after we finished. i don't know, i guess it's just the rush that comes after you've done something well. it's been three years since i was last in school, and there's nothing like compliments from the professor to make you feel that it's been worth the effort. plus, since our group is done, petiks muna kami next meeting. wahaha!
since then, nakaakyat na ako ng mt. sembrano, at nakapunta na ng mt. pinatubo. nagkita-kita na ulit kami ng embryo, at ng thesis mates ko. at nag-aaral na ako ulit. : )
i started my MBA in ateneo rockwell last july 14. i'm taking 3 subjects this trisem - business communication, managerial statistics and applied math. so far, so good. i got home from buscom at past 11, since the class is from 6 to 9. pero okay lang.
we had a presentation last night, and a really exhilarating feeling came over me right after we finished. i don't know, i guess it's just the rush that comes after you've done something well. it's been three years since i was last in school, and there's nothing like compliments from the professor to make you feel that it's been worth the effort. plus, since our group is done, petiks muna kami next meeting. wahaha!
getting back to school is probably the biggest decision i made for myself recently (this, and asking for a lateral transfer at work a little over a year ago). this means that i will be broke and harrassed for probably the next three years. my practically non-existent social life will plummet to the darkest depths of nothingness (if that is even possible). i expect that at some points, i will regret this. after all, who wants to be bogged down with projects and papers? i know all these, but getting back to school feels right to me now.
what better timing could i ask for? i'm young and single. i still have the eager beaver spirit of my high school years. my work and my friends' experiences in their jobs make the theories real to me. i believe that i am still a sponge. i crave for experiences that will add to my knowledge, challenge my beliefs, and widen my perspective.
there, i have just recounted to myself why i am doing this. gives me something to go back to when stat and math start to get the better of me. : )
Friday, May 09, 2008
si Lord talaga
hay, naku. binibiro na naman ata ako ni Lord.
okay lang sana na magbiro Siya, e. sana lang, huwag sa aspeto na ito. hindi ko kaya e!
hay...
okay lang sana na magbiro Siya, e. sana lang, huwag sa aspeto na ito. hindi ko kaya e!
hay...
Monday, April 28, 2008
for the sake of having a new post
i just want to say that i am still alive and kicking. yay!
haha.
okay naman ako, masaya pa rin. wala nga lang nangyayaring bago lately, kaya wala akong maikwento.
well, gusto ko na ulit mag-aral. actually, ilang buwan ko na ring pinag-iisipan ito. pero konti pang dasal. sayang naman kasi kung hindi pa ako sigurado.
hmm, ano pa ba? wala na! hehe. : )
haha.
okay naman ako, masaya pa rin. wala nga lang nangyayaring bago lately, kaya wala akong maikwento.
well, gusto ko na ulit mag-aral. actually, ilang buwan ko na ring pinag-iisipan ito. pero konti pang dasal. sayang naman kasi kung hindi pa ako sigurado.
hmm, ano pa ba? wala na! hehe. : )
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008
high tech na ang lola!
naka-DSL na kami! woohoo!
isipin mo, more than 2 years na akong nag-i-internet na dial up lang. felt like a million years. hehe!
ayan, mas mabilis na ang pag-post ng pics sa multiply at sa blog. ; )
isipin mo, more than 2 years na akong nag-i-internet na dial up lang. felt like a million years. hehe!
ayan, mas mabilis na ang pag-post ng pics sa multiply at sa blog. ; )
Saturday, February 23, 2008
hodgepodge
i don't remember when i last posted, kaya anything goes na lang this time. ang dami nang kwento, e. : )
last thursday, i texted eloi, a classmate from embryology, about something that i did. here's her reply: i bet u wud hav given anything 2 hav seen my reaction 2 ur msg. facial expresions ko: shock, apprehension, worry, relief, joy. in that order :-) m hapi 4 u! :-*
nakakatuwa. : )
last february 15, my boss & i attended the philippine government's economic briefing at the rizal ballroom of makati shangri-la. it was supposed to start at 10. unfortunately, we were late.
ayun, kalmadong-kalmado pa rin kaming naglalakad paakyat ng ballroom, nang bumulong ang isang guard: ma'am, paki-double time po ang paglakad. nasa likod niyo na po ang presidente.
at this point, tumakbo na kami ng boss ko. hehe!
nung wednesday naman, asa ateneo rockwell ako for a half-day economic & political briefing. one of the speakers was gov. joey salceda of albay, who is also one of gma's economic advisers. panalo yung isang comment niya about gma: she may be a bitch, but she's the luckiest bitch around.
after he said that, everyone laughed. & then, biglang natauhan siya: may TV nga pala. (he slumps a bit on the rostrum and holds his head in his hand.)
may camera at crew kasi ng abs-cbn sa likod, not to mention reporters in the audience. hehe.
that comment made it to the first page of the inquirer last thursday: "after 'evil' tag comes 'she's the luckiest bitch' ".
medyo surreal lang. i never thought that i would find myself reading articles about economic briefings & actually understanding the implications of the movements of the economic fundamentals. not to mention thinking, "ay, eto yung article about the briefing yesterday. andun ako."
surreal. surreal, but nice. : )
i've lost 10 pounds in the past month!
kaya ko palang mag-diet. ang hirap nga lang i-convince ng mga tao na hindi ako umiinom ng fitrum o xenical. at na hindi rin ako gumagamit ng shabu. ; )
wala lang, kailangan nang magkasya nung college clothes ko. wala akong balak na bumili ng mga bagong damit! hehe.
ngarag sa work ngayon. i have two major papers pending, tapos malapit na ang mancom planning. i'm already working on my presentation for the pre-planning. this coming week promises to be a very hectic one. baka nga pumasok pa kami sa weekend.
pero okay lang. masaya naman ako. : )
= = = = = = = = = =
last thursday, i texted eloi, a classmate from embryology, about something that i did. here's her reply: i bet u wud hav given anything 2 hav seen my reaction 2 ur msg. facial expresions ko: shock, apprehension, worry, relief, joy. in that order :-) m hapi 4 u! :-*
nakakatuwa. : )
= = = = = = = = = =
last february 15, my boss & i attended the philippine government's economic briefing at the rizal ballroom of makati shangri-la. it was supposed to start at 10. unfortunately, we were late.
ayun, kalmadong-kalmado pa rin kaming naglalakad paakyat ng ballroom, nang bumulong ang isang guard: ma'am, paki-double time po ang paglakad. nasa likod niyo na po ang presidente.
at this point, tumakbo na kami ng boss ko. hehe!
= = = = = = = = = =
nung wednesday naman, asa ateneo rockwell ako for a half-day economic & political briefing. one of the speakers was gov. joey salceda of albay, who is also one of gma's economic advisers. panalo yung isang comment niya about gma: she may be a bitch, but she's the luckiest bitch around.
after he said that, everyone laughed. & then, biglang natauhan siya: may TV nga pala. (he slumps a bit on the rostrum and holds his head in his hand.)
may camera at crew kasi ng abs-cbn sa likod, not to mention reporters in the audience. hehe.
that comment made it to the first page of the inquirer last thursday: "after 'evil' tag comes 'she's the luckiest bitch' ".
medyo surreal lang. i never thought that i would find myself reading articles about economic briefings & actually understanding the implications of the movements of the economic fundamentals. not to mention thinking, "ay, eto yung article about the briefing yesterday. andun ako."
surreal. surreal, but nice. : )
= = = = = = = = = =
i've lost 10 pounds in the past month!
kaya ko palang mag-diet. ang hirap nga lang i-convince ng mga tao na hindi ako umiinom ng fitrum o xenical. at na hindi rin ako gumagamit ng shabu. ; )
wala lang, kailangan nang magkasya nung college clothes ko. wala akong balak na bumili ng mga bagong damit! hehe.
= = = = = = = = = =
ngarag sa work ngayon. i have two major papers pending, tapos malapit na ang mancom planning. i'm already working on my presentation for the pre-planning. this coming week promises to be a very hectic one. baka nga pumasok pa kami sa weekend.
pero okay lang. masaya naman ako. : )
Monday, January 07, 2008
panalong araw with friends
ang isa sa mga hindi ko maintindihan ay bakit kung kailan todo-todo ang pagpaplano, hindi natutuloy ang lakad (akala niyo, kung anong malalim, no? hehe.). sa bagay, okay lang din. mas nagiging amazing yung mga lakad o gimik na biglaaan, pero natutuloy. katulad kanina. :)
lunch time. hindi ako naka-order, kaya pumunta ako sa ministop. nakapila pa lang ako nung nakita ako ni sarah at benj. kakain pala sila sa unit nina benj sa 17th floor ng building namin. nauna na si benj sa taas, kami naman ni sarah, bumili muna ng dalawang lata ng meat loaf. magluluto pala kami. may vienna sausage pa raw si benj. ayos!
pagdating namin sa taas, iniinit na ni benj yung kanin at nakapagsalang na rin siya ng mantika. niyaya rin nila si connie, pero hindi siya nagre-reply.
sobrang nakakatuwa kasi ang tagal ko na silang hindi nakakasama. to think na nung management trainees pa kami, halos araw-araw kaming sabay kumakain. sa bagay, that was almost two years ago. patapos na nga yung bond namin sa february 6, e.
ayun, siyempre, usap-usap. nakaka-miss yung ganoon, sobra. sayang lang kasi kailangan ko nang mauna pabalik ng office. anyway, pwede pa namang ulitin hanggang wala pang umuupa sa unit nina benj. :)
after work naman, dinaanan ko si nel sa HR. biglaan ulit, nagkayayaan. si nel na dapat 7 pa uuwi, nagligpit before 6. sumama rin si kacey at si elcie (na napadaan lang sa HR). ayun, get-together ulit! libre ko nga lang. buti na lang, minsan lang. :)
we ended up eating at mang inasal. siyempre, chika galore ulit. naputol lang after umalis ni kacey with cliff, her boyfriend. pero tuloy pa rin kami sa starbucks, kung saan si nel lang ang bumili ng kape. hehe.
ayun, bago namin namalayan, past 9 na pala. oras na para umuwi. kami ni nel, may round three pa ng chismis sa FX.
kaya gabi na ako umuwi, kahit na maaga ako dapat bukas. kaya inaantok na ako. kaya malapit nang iluwa ng mata ko ang contact lens niya. pero okay lang. okay lang talaga. :)
lunch time. hindi ako naka-order, kaya pumunta ako sa ministop. nakapila pa lang ako nung nakita ako ni sarah at benj. kakain pala sila sa unit nina benj sa 17th floor ng building namin. nauna na si benj sa taas, kami naman ni sarah, bumili muna ng dalawang lata ng meat loaf. magluluto pala kami. may vienna sausage pa raw si benj. ayos!
pagdating namin sa taas, iniinit na ni benj yung kanin at nakapagsalang na rin siya ng mantika. niyaya rin nila si connie, pero hindi siya nagre-reply.
sobrang nakakatuwa kasi ang tagal ko na silang hindi nakakasama. to think na nung management trainees pa kami, halos araw-araw kaming sabay kumakain. sa bagay, that was almost two years ago. patapos na nga yung bond namin sa february 6, e.
ayun, siyempre, usap-usap. nakaka-miss yung ganoon, sobra. sayang lang kasi kailangan ko nang mauna pabalik ng office. anyway, pwede pa namang ulitin hanggang wala pang umuupa sa unit nina benj. :)
after work naman, dinaanan ko si nel sa HR. biglaan ulit, nagkayayaan. si nel na dapat 7 pa uuwi, nagligpit before 6. sumama rin si kacey at si elcie (na napadaan lang sa HR). ayun, get-together ulit! libre ko nga lang. buti na lang, minsan lang. :)
we ended up eating at mang inasal. siyempre, chika galore ulit. naputol lang after umalis ni kacey with cliff, her boyfriend. pero tuloy pa rin kami sa starbucks, kung saan si nel lang ang bumili ng kape. hehe.
ayun, bago namin namalayan, past 9 na pala. oras na para umuwi. kami ni nel, may round three pa ng chismis sa FX.
kaya gabi na ako umuwi, kahit na maaga ako dapat bukas. kaya inaantok na ako. kaya malapit nang iluwa ng mata ko ang contact lens niya. pero okay lang. okay lang talaga. :)
Thursday, December 27, 2007
can('t) get away from work
i've been on leave since december 21, & will be back in the office on january 2. ang haba ng bakasyon ko, woohoo!
sa kasamaang-palad, hindi pa sanay ang biological clock ko sa walang pasok. woke up at 6am yesterday, 7am today. anyway...
do you know about g-live alerts? those are the messages that globe sends for free, & that flash on your phone's LCD from time to time. natawa ako sa alert kahapon ng umaga:
"BSP cuts overnight rates by 25 bps."
grace the bank employee reacts: 25 basis points? that means that the reverse repurchase rate is down to 5.25% and the repurchase rate is now at 7.25%. ang baba na....
of course, grace the girl on vacation also has a reaction: what the, i'm on leave! tsaka ko na lang iisipin yan. hehe. : )
sa kasamaang-palad, hindi pa sanay ang biological clock ko sa walang pasok. woke up at 6am yesterday, 7am today. anyway...
do you know about g-live alerts? those are the messages that globe sends for free, & that flash on your phone's LCD from time to time. natawa ako sa alert kahapon ng umaga:
"BSP cuts overnight rates by 25 bps."
grace the bank employee reacts: 25 basis points? that means that the reverse repurchase rate is down to 5.25% and the repurchase rate is now at 7.25%. ang baba na....
of course, grace the girl on vacation also has a reaction: what the, i'm on leave! tsaka ko na lang iisipin yan. hehe. : )
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
surreal
i got home very late last night (or very early today). i came from a four and a half hour figaro date with deirdre, so i got to moonwalk at past 12. surprise, surprise, my mom was there, waiting for a jeep with one of her friends!
nung naglalakad na kami, sinabi niyang nag-starbucks daw kasi sila. my mom & starbucks?! unfathomable. haha.
good afternoon, world! : )
nung naglalakad na kami, sinabi niyang nag-starbucks daw kasi sila. my mom & starbucks?! unfathomable. haha.
good afternoon, world! : )
Sunday, November 04, 2007
in the pressure cooker again
i found myself in a messy fix last week. i had information that i thought a new friend needed to know. sadly, "what you don't know can't hurt you" does not apply in this situation. if i don't tell her, she can get hurt. but if i tell her, she will definitely get hurt.
if she finds out from someone else, i'm sure that she will get mad at me for keeping it from her. but if she finds out from me, she could also get mad at me, & even think that i had an ulterior motive in telling her.
thank heavens, there is a pinprick of light shining from the end of the dark tunnel. if i tell her, she might appreciate my honesty. telling her could, in turn, become the start of an open friendship.
in the end, i decided to tell her. & she did appreciate my honesty.
whew. : )
if she finds out from someone else, i'm sure that she will get mad at me for keeping it from her. but if she finds out from me, she could also get mad at me, & even think that i had an ulterior motive in telling her.
thank heavens, there is a pinprick of light shining from the end of the dark tunnel. if i tell her, she might appreciate my honesty. telling her could, in turn, become the start of an open friendship.
in the end, i decided to tell her. & she did appreciate my honesty.
whew. : )
Sunday, October 28, 2007
just thinking
in our party last week, i told embryo about some of the decisions that i've made in the past two years. on second thought, it must be more appropriate to say that i told them how i handled the nerve-wracking events of my past two years - my realizations, the things i said, etc.
it's been a long time, & it's very weird that i only told them the story now. after all, we are pretty tight, it's our style to talk things over, & the experiences i went through are not easy to go through alone. but i guess that's just my way of dealing with the cards dealt to me. & i guess i was only able to tell them the story now because i can now do so in a detached manner. because lately, i've started being happy again. it took me a long while to get here, you know.
so i can't help but feel so flattered that they approve of the way i handled things. 'ika nga ni john, "top 1 sa academics, top 1 sa buhay". nakakatawa kasi habang nagkekwento ako, sobrang in-affirm nila yung decisions ko. feeling ko tuloy, asa pedestal ako. sabi kasi ni eloi, tumaas daw ang respeto niya sa 'kin. eloi & je-ann even memorized some of my lines. je-ann went further by saving it on her phone so she won't forget. haha. :)
i don't remember who said it anymore, but i was told that i am proof that intelligent people are not necessarily stupid in affairs of the heart. sabi nga ni kamille, rational daw ako. nagagamit ko yung talino ko sa pagdedesisyon. sabi niya, hindi ako yung tipong matalino pero wala lang.
funny talaga yung reactions nila. looking back, i don't even know how i managed to say the right things in what deirdre has coined, "pressure cooker moments". siguro, pasalamat na lang ako kay Lord kasi binigyan niya ako ng grace under pressure.
because of their questions, i realized one thing: i make decisions on my own. i rarely ask for advice. i don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but that's the way i do it. i only ask for advice after i've made my choice, & i need help in dealing with the aftershocks of that choice.
so far, it has been working for me. i can't recall a decision that i regretted for years & years on end. sure, there were those i cried about for a while. but even when i was crying about those, i knew that i made the right choice, & that things will turn out well in time.
haha, grabeng pagbubuhat na ito ng bangko. but in the end, all i really want to say is, "thank you for the affirmation." i really needed it, you know. ;)
it's been a long time, & it's very weird that i only told them the story now. after all, we are pretty tight, it's our style to talk things over, & the experiences i went through are not easy to go through alone. but i guess that's just my way of dealing with the cards dealt to me. & i guess i was only able to tell them the story now because i can now do so in a detached manner. because lately, i've started being happy again. it took me a long while to get here, you know.
so i can't help but feel so flattered that they approve of the way i handled things. 'ika nga ni john, "top 1 sa academics, top 1 sa buhay". nakakatawa kasi habang nagkekwento ako, sobrang in-affirm nila yung decisions ko. feeling ko tuloy, asa pedestal ako. sabi kasi ni eloi, tumaas daw ang respeto niya sa 'kin. eloi & je-ann even memorized some of my lines. je-ann went further by saving it on her phone so she won't forget. haha. :)
i don't remember who said it anymore, but i was told that i am proof that intelligent people are not necessarily stupid in affairs of the heart. sabi nga ni kamille, rational daw ako. nagagamit ko yung talino ko sa pagdedesisyon. sabi niya, hindi ako yung tipong matalino pero wala lang.
funny talaga yung reactions nila. looking back, i don't even know how i managed to say the right things in what deirdre has coined, "pressure cooker moments". siguro, pasalamat na lang ako kay Lord kasi binigyan niya ako ng grace under pressure.
because of their questions, i realized one thing: i make decisions on my own. i rarely ask for advice. i don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but that's the way i do it. i only ask for advice after i've made my choice, & i need help in dealing with the aftershocks of that choice.
so far, it has been working for me. i can't recall a decision that i regretted for years & years on end. sure, there were those i cried about for a while. but even when i was crying about those, i knew that i made the right choice, & that things will turn out well in time.
haha, grabeng pagbubuhat na ito ng bangko. but in the end, all i really want to say is, "thank you for the affirmation." i really needed it, you know. ;)
Sunday, October 21, 2007
quotable quotes
just got home from bobby's & john's joint birthday celebration. lest i forget these words in my sleep-deprived state, here they are:
"you can't have all the benefits without the responsibility."
"open ka, open din naman ako, eh di i-close na natin."
cryptic as these may seem without the context, i'll leave these as is. good morning, world! :)
"you can't have all the benefits without the responsibility."
"open ka, open din naman ako, eh di i-close na natin."
cryptic as these may seem without the context, i'll leave these as is. good morning, world! :)
Saturday, October 13, 2007
grieving
we just came home from the wake of ate belen, a distant cousin. she died of a stroke last monday. she left behind two teenage kids & her husband.
the way it happened was so sad. she was in church last saturday, when she started feeling dizzy. she was brought to the hospital, & was unconscious ever since.
kuya nono, her husband (who is a distant uncle), was at sea in europe. my mom called him to relay the news. i don't know if he was just in denial, but among the first things he said was maybe, ate belen was just stressed out.
the doctors told ate belen's family that an operation had to be done immediately, though performing it was not a guarantee that she will be able to recover. however, they needed my uncle's consent. understandably so, he wasn't able to decide immediately. he only consented to the operation on monday morning. i'm not sure if the operation was done that time. ate belen died on monday night.
kuya nono arrived only three hours ago. it was so heartbreaking to see him hold his head & hesitate before going inside the room. the room was full, but everyone was quiet as he & his family were gathered around ate belen's casket. i can't even begin to imagine how hard this is for them.
the way it happened was so sad. she was in church last saturday, when she started feeling dizzy. she was brought to the hospital, & was unconscious ever since.
kuya nono, her husband (who is a distant uncle), was at sea in europe. my mom called him to relay the news. i don't know if he was just in denial, but among the first things he said was maybe, ate belen was just stressed out.
the doctors told ate belen's family that an operation had to be done immediately, though performing it was not a guarantee that she will be able to recover. however, they needed my uncle's consent. understandably so, he wasn't able to decide immediately. he only consented to the operation on monday morning. i'm not sure if the operation was done that time. ate belen died on monday night.
kuya nono arrived only three hours ago. it was so heartbreaking to see him hold his head & hesitate before going inside the room. the room was full, but everyone was quiet as he & his family were gathered around ate belen's casket. i can't even begin to imagine how hard this is for them.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
home from a four-hour conversation
just got home from deirdre's house/cybercafe. miracle of miracles, em went to the prayer meeting tonight! haven't seen her since may. it was great to see her so happy &, as deirdre put it, sparkling.
maybe we really are getting older (or maturing, to put it in a better-sounding way), but i'm finding that i'm enjoying good conversation more & more. there doesn't need to be any special ambiance, just friends who are in the mood to share, laugh with & at each other, & listen.
as an added bonus, i was able to get copies of our pics from the singles discovery weekend 2 (a retreat) last february. hindi nga lang mukhang retreat pictures kasi ang kulit namin. hehe. :)
in the morgue slash girls' room. :)
sunflower girls. ay, daisy pala. :)
maybe we really are getting older (or maturing, to put it in a better-sounding way), but i'm finding that i'm enjoying good conversation more & more. there doesn't need to be any special ambiance, just friends who are in the mood to share, laugh with & at each other, & listen.
as an added bonus, i was able to get copies of our pics from the singles discovery weekend 2 (a retreat) last february. hindi nga lang mukhang retreat pictures kasi ang kulit namin. hehe. :)
i miss these girls! that's rocel, rica, jacqui & em. jacqui is still in the states, while the others are usually not able to make it to the saturday prayer meeting. so it's usually just me.
in the morgue slash girls' room. :)
sunflower girls. ay, daisy pala. :)Monday, September 24, 2007
the monstrosity that is the ateneo diploma
believe it or not, i still have 11.5 days of unavailed vacation leave. sabi nga ng boss ko, mag-leave na lang ako every friday para magamit ko. hmm, tempting. :)
ewan ko, pero parang weird naman kung every friday. kaya nag-sched na lang ako nang paunti-unti. yung consecutive five-day leave ko, sa november pa. pero nag-leave ako ngayon para kunin ang aking long-overdue diploma.
i went to the registrar to apply for it. i was expecting to be advised when i could get it. to my surprise, available na! wow, it took dean cruz only 2 and a half years to sign it this time. dati kasi, 3 years daw. hehe. (but we psych majors are still not the last ones to get our diplomas. sabi ni tenten, hindi pa rin daw nakukuha ni ate maria yung diploma niya, to think that she graduated the same time we did. grabe ang english dept!)
since it was in latin, i requested for an english translation. that cost me 80 bucks. nakakainis! well, medyo. just think, you toiled away for four grueling years only to get a diploma that you don't understand. where's justice in that? i'm being so melodramatic. hehe.
(oo nga pala, pangit din yung papel - parchment lang! buti pa sa uste, colored at makapal.)
nakakatawa kasi nung inaabot sa akin nung guy yung diploma, nag-explain pa siya:
guy: miss, once lang po kami mag-i-issue nito. kaya pag nasunog, nawala o nabasa, hindi ka na pwede mag-request ulit. gusto mo po bang mag-apply for a certified true copy?
me (thinking quietly): pagkatapos mo akong takutin nang ganyan, makaka-hindi pa ba ako?
seriously. tama ba naman yon! hehe. :)
i knew the diploma was big, but i didn't realize how big. just to give you an idea:
grabe. i had trouble taking it home, as it was raining. iniisip ko nga, idiretso ko na sa taga-frame. kaso, wala nga pala akong perang pang-deposit kung sakali. hehe!
finally, masasabi ko nang graduate na talaga ako. :)
ewan ko, pero parang weird naman kung every friday. kaya nag-sched na lang ako nang paunti-unti. yung consecutive five-day leave ko, sa november pa. pero nag-leave ako ngayon para kunin ang aking long-overdue diploma.
i went to the registrar to apply for it. i was expecting to be advised when i could get it. to my surprise, available na! wow, it took dean cruz only 2 and a half years to sign it this time. dati kasi, 3 years daw. hehe. (but we psych majors are still not the last ones to get our diplomas. sabi ni tenten, hindi pa rin daw nakukuha ni ate maria yung diploma niya, to think that she graduated the same time we did. grabe ang english dept!)
since it was in latin, i requested for an english translation. that cost me 80 bucks. nakakainis! well, medyo. just think, you toiled away for four grueling years only to get a diploma that you don't understand. where's justice in that? i'm being so melodramatic. hehe.
(oo nga pala, pangit din yung papel - parchment lang! buti pa sa uste, colored at makapal.)
nakakatawa kasi nung inaabot sa akin nung guy yung diploma, nag-explain pa siya:
guy: miss, once lang po kami mag-i-issue nito. kaya pag nasunog, nawala o nabasa, hindi ka na pwede mag-request ulit. gusto mo po bang mag-apply for a certified true copy?
me (thinking quietly): pagkatapos mo akong takutin nang ganyan, makaka-hindi pa ba ako?
seriously. tama ba naman yon! hehe. :)
i knew the diploma was big, but i didn't realize how big. just to give you an idea:
grabe. i had trouble taking it home, as it was raining. iniisip ko nga, idiretso ko na sa taga-frame. kaso, wala nga pala akong perang pang-deposit kung sakali. hehe!
finally, masasabi ko nang graduate na talaga ako. :)
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