Wednesday, May 24, 2006
what are you getting your dad for father's day?
i think i'm getting him this for father's day. my dad grills a lot and my family eats steak plenty, so i think this'll be good... and maybe a gift certificate as well. hmm, i wonder if i can afford to pay for my whole family... maybe i'll just get the gift card and they can do the rest...
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
lesson learned
i don't miss many days retreats. i think i've missed maybe 1 or 2 batches men's/women's combined since i joined in 1997. this recent men's batch fell on a relatively busy weekend, but i figured, it's men's batch anyway, i'm not quite as needed. i was frustrated that i couldn't be there because of some commitments i had made, but i knew the guys would be okay. but just as i anticipated, i really missed it. i really missed the opportunity to be with everyone. i missed out on the experiences. i hate the feeling of missing out on stuff that means a lot to me. and there's never any replication of these kinds of experiences. yes, there will be other retreats, but you can't duplicate the people who were there or the sharing of talks and experiences or just the bonding with one another. lesson learned: don't schedule anything on top of days weekends. yes, it was good to go to my friend's wedding. but no, it was not worth it to go to the santa cruzan. i was more than annoyed at the process, even more annoyed cuz i'd rather be elsewhere.
reminder to all dazers: next women's batch is on august 25-27 at [secret location]. we are confirmed!!!
when's the next men's batch? october? that'd be sweeeeet!
reminder to all dazers: next women's batch is on august 25-27 at [secret location]. we are confirmed!!!
when's the next men's batch? october? that'd be sweeeeet!
Friday, May 19, 2006
i miss you all!
oh i do miss my blogging life... it's been nearly 6 months, i know. and many of you have bugged me... at first it was like, oh i'll blog as soon as i upload my pictures from mammoth. then it was, shoot, i really gotta upload those pictures! then it became crap, i gotta upload all my pictures from mammoth, christmas, new years, mina's birthday (end of jan), valentine's day, lana's bday (march), easter, and so on and so forth.
i've read people's blogs every now and again, but not consistently at all. honestly, it got busy! year-end came here at work and it was hell. i never even had downtime to read people's blogs, much less write in one. well, it's slowed down since then, but then, it was just sooo long since and i felt like i wanted to come back with something like a present for my friends who still faithfully check this, hoping for SOMETHING newer than the scrolling happy new year message! but i've been so lazy to fix up the pictures and then the job just kept piling up! aughh...
so, every once in a while, i'd get the itch, but i just resorted to reading and trying to keep up with other's lives... it's always nice to catch up with old friends. old friends' blogs anyway.
today, i read a couple, and i just really really missed you guys! so i'm here... it's a quiet comeback, but hopefully, i'l finally upload the pictures and actually display them.
there was something else that kept me away... i started something new and wonderful in my life last october or so. it took me a while to get really comfortable with it but it's been absolute blessing and i'm so thoroughly happy now. but i didn't want this new happiness flaunted about, cuz i knew that it would hurt some others. often times, i wanted to write about my happy... but i hesitated to because i was concerned about the effects it may have. i still am a bit... but he honestly has made everything in my life better; he has even made me a better person. so i really don't have anything to hide.
what i've been a lil sad about is the loss of touch i've had with friends who i became closer to because of gl. we simply don't see each other much anymore. even our bible studies have declined. well, that declined cuz we were all busier. but i have a feeling we'd make more of an effort if there wasn't that tension between us. oh well... i've talked to other friends who have had breakups and had common friends and pretty much, someone had to bow out of common friendships a bit. it sux, but i guess that's reality.
so here's what else is new:
~ semi-started my lil wedding planning business... i'm doing noreen's sister's wedding pretty much from start to finish. it's in july 2 at the walt disney concert hall. it was the only location that "wowed" the happy couple. they "contracted" me to do this last february. so we're putting together this shindig of about 140 people in about 4 months. it's do-able people, it really is. just takes some quick decision-making.
~ i've really gotten into dragonboating. my team is called the aerodragons and dude, we won 1st place at the lake las vegas competition! we also had a local competition in long beach last weekend and came in 2nd in the 500m and 1st in the 250m. pretty good team huh? i'm glad to have found something athletic in my life that i enjoy and am committed to. i can actually get my heart rate up now and not be totally out of breath. oh and my waistline's trimmed down. whoohoo. and arms are nicely defined now. but i don't like how it's bulking up a bit. oh and i've freakin gained weight. henry says it's cuz muscle weighs more than fat. i just don't like the scale going higher.
~ my mom is being stalked and harrassed. she got into an accident a couple years ago and the lady is freakin trying to sue her for her "medical injuries". she's nuts. first of all, the statute of limitations is up (you only get 2 years and it's been past). she's claiming injuries like loss of hearing and vision. dude, it was a minor fender bender and the lady was the one running around after the accident ordering people around. she was not impaired at all. i have a feeling that her insurance won't pay her for those sorts of injuries and now, she's trying to get money out of my mom for it. my mom had to file a restraining order against her cuz she kept showing up at her work harassing her! dude, my mom works for the church!
~ my cousin is staying with us for an indefinite amount of time. she's a girl, so she's staying in my teeny tiny room. i have a roommate for the first time in a really long time. it's been a challenge to rearrange my habits. :/
~ this weekend: going to a retreat, a wedding, a confirmation, oh and a santacruzan. oh, and i'm IN that santacruzan. my aunt's philippine women's university alumni group is hosting it along with some other groups and it's going to be recorded for the filipino american centennial celebration at the smithsonian institute. my aunt asked me to be in it along with some of my other female cousins. hehe, the last time i was a sagala (maiden in costume joining the Lenten Procession or the "Santacruzan"), i was 8 or 9 years old. crap, it's been almost 20 years since! anyway, i'm gonna be the same role as what i was when i was 9. i'm gonna be the reyna de las flores (queen of the flowers). so i gotta go to the flower mart on saturday and get me some flowers. hehe, and my friends are so supportive. everyone i've told had responded the same way: "aren't you too old for that?" thanx guys. i feel the love. but if you wanna come and aren't going to the retreat this weekend, it's $50 donation (poo, i know), 6pm at the holiday inn at buena park.
alright, back to work. happy friday everyone!
i've read people's blogs every now and again, but not consistently at all. honestly, it got busy! year-end came here at work and it was hell. i never even had downtime to read people's blogs, much less write in one. well, it's slowed down since then, but then, it was just sooo long since and i felt like i wanted to come back with something like a present for my friends who still faithfully check this, hoping for SOMETHING newer than the scrolling happy new year message! but i've been so lazy to fix up the pictures and then the job just kept piling up! aughh...
so, every once in a while, i'd get the itch, but i just resorted to reading and trying to keep up with other's lives... it's always nice to catch up with old friends. old friends' blogs anyway.
today, i read a couple, and i just really really missed you guys! so i'm here... it's a quiet comeback, but hopefully, i'l finally upload the pictures and actually display them.
there was something else that kept me away... i started something new and wonderful in my life last october or so. it took me a while to get really comfortable with it but it's been absolute blessing and i'm so thoroughly happy now. but i didn't want this new happiness flaunted about, cuz i knew that it would hurt some others. often times, i wanted to write about my happy... but i hesitated to because i was concerned about the effects it may have. i still am a bit... but he honestly has made everything in my life better; he has even made me a better person. so i really don't have anything to hide.
what i've been a lil sad about is the loss of touch i've had with friends who i became closer to because of gl. we simply don't see each other much anymore. even our bible studies have declined. well, that declined cuz we were all busier. but i have a feeling we'd make more of an effort if there wasn't that tension between us. oh well... i've talked to other friends who have had breakups and had common friends and pretty much, someone had to bow out of common friendships a bit. it sux, but i guess that's reality.
so here's what else is new:
~ semi-started my lil wedding planning business... i'm doing noreen's sister's wedding pretty much from start to finish. it's in july 2 at the walt disney concert hall. it was the only location that "wowed" the happy couple. they "contracted" me to do this last february. so we're putting together this shindig of about 140 people in about 4 months. it's do-able people, it really is. just takes some quick decision-making.
~ i've really gotten into dragonboating. my team is called the aerodragons and dude, we won 1st place at the lake las vegas competition! we also had a local competition in long beach last weekend and came in 2nd in the 500m and 1st in the 250m. pretty good team huh? i'm glad to have found something athletic in my life that i enjoy and am committed to. i can actually get my heart rate up now and not be totally out of breath. oh and my waistline's trimmed down. whoohoo. and arms are nicely defined now. but i don't like how it's bulking up a bit. oh and i've freakin gained weight. henry says it's cuz muscle weighs more than fat. i just don't like the scale going higher.
~ my mom is being stalked and harrassed. she got into an accident a couple years ago and the lady is freakin trying to sue her for her "medical injuries". she's nuts. first of all, the statute of limitations is up (you only get 2 years and it's been past). she's claiming injuries like loss of hearing and vision. dude, it was a minor fender bender and the lady was the one running around after the accident ordering people around. she was not impaired at all. i have a feeling that her insurance won't pay her for those sorts of injuries and now, she's trying to get money out of my mom for it. my mom had to file a restraining order against her cuz she kept showing up at her work harassing her! dude, my mom works for the church!
~ my cousin is staying with us for an indefinite amount of time. she's a girl, so she's staying in my teeny tiny room. i have a roommate for the first time in a really long time. it's been a challenge to rearrange my habits. :/
~ this weekend: going to a retreat, a wedding, a confirmation, oh and a santacruzan. oh, and i'm IN that santacruzan. my aunt's philippine women's university alumni group is hosting it along with some other groups and it's going to be recorded for the filipino american centennial celebration at the smithsonian institute. my aunt asked me to be in it along with some of my other female cousins. hehe, the last time i was a sagala (maiden in costume joining the Lenten Procession or the "Santacruzan"), i was 8 or 9 years old. crap, it's been almost 20 years since! anyway, i'm gonna be the same role as what i was when i was 9. i'm gonna be the reyna de las flores (queen of the flowers). so i gotta go to the flower mart on saturday and get me some flowers. hehe, and my friends are so supportive. everyone i've told had responded the same way: "aren't you too old for that?" thanx guys. i feel the love. but if you wanna come and aren't going to the retreat this weekend, it's $50 donation (poo, i know), 6pm at the holiday inn at buena park.
alright, back to work. happy friday everyone!
quotable quotes
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
