Thankful for 2010

To GOD,

Thank you for all the things that you gave me this past year 2010
and
I hope you will continue to bless us this 2011!!!


To my family and relatives,

Thanks for always supporting me in all my decisions in life,
giving me advise
and
for being their with me during those trying times.

To my friends,

Thanks for making last year very enjoyable!
Again, thanks for the support and
I hope 2011 will be a lot more fun than 2010!

To my office mates,
I know we've had our differences such as backgrounds, etc.
but it's not a wall that separates all of us for understanding each other.
As you all know this is my first job
and I'm proud to say that I had fun working with all of you!
I hope it will continue till 2011 and the succeeding years...



To Former Team Marissa aka FTM,

You are the first team I ever had in Accenture!
This is the team that I prayed to GOD to be with!
Thanks for making those time memorable!
I am proud that I belong on that team!
We are what they call the BEST TEAM
and we will always be...



To The NEW Team Marissa,
I know I had a hard time working with all of you
because I missed my former team
but still thank you for bearing with me all those time...
But now I already enjoyed being with you guys.


To Everyone,

Thanks for being with be this past year 2010.
It' doesn't matter if the memories we've shared is bad
but what's more important is that we've learned from that experience.
2010 has been very prosperous to me
from being employed,
then receiving my first payslip
up to gaining new friends
and there's a lot to be thankful for...
With that,
I hope GOD will continue to blessed us this year 2011!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year graphics comment

Happy Holidays!

Making my day!

I would like to thank Miss Marissa, Boss Alex for their gifts yesterday. As well as, Thanks to my group mates for making my day yesterday!

message from GOD

Today, I have my message from GOD, an application from facebook, and it says:

" On this day of your life, Paula, we believe God wants you to know ... that sleep and rest are all part of the divine order. --- Don't make your waking life and responsibilities so important that you neglect the very real benefits of sleep, rest, and dreaming. The night is your time of restoration. It is essential. God made both day and night for a reason."

It seems that it reminds me not to forget my health by resting and have an eight hours sleep... I hope I'll be able to complete that everyday!

Vogue: Christmas Party

I went to Shangrila Makati last Sunday armed with my clothes, make up and of course curly hair. I'm a bit nervous because it's my first time attending an office Christmas party. At the lobby, I saw Jessica Gayle "Jesz" Munsalud and Rechel "Rich" Dańo. I immediately went to them and went to the receptionist and asked where is the Function Hall for our projects Christmas Party and the beautiful receptionist told me that it's on the second floor.



I saw April "Pheng" Peńafiel at the registration area. She told us to register and have our picture taken in the Photo booth. After the registration we proceeded first to the comfort room. In fairness, I like the design of their rest room. We also took some photos their before going to photo booth and function hall.


We had our meal before the event started and of course there's an on-going picture taking on the side. I love the soup and dessert that they served. And then the event started! It was really a very spectacular event. Unfortunately, I didn't win any prize in the raffle draw but thanks to all the people surrounding me I had fun that night!

Looking forward to next year's Christmas Party!

Vogue!?

I don't know what to wear on the "vogue" Christmas party team of our project...

God help me!

I'm not that fashionable, I believe in simplicity...

Yet, I have to go to the party with fashionable dress...

I hope I can solve this problem.....

Best wishes

I would like to congratulate
ATTY. Anne Claudette 'Daye" Tolentino
for their very successful wedding with the love of her life
Mr. Gil Ocampo.

Best Wishes to both of you!

May you have lots of children and may the good Lord continue to bless both of you!

Starbucks... Starbucks...

Is now addicted to starbucks!!!

I can't wait to complete my Starbucks sticker...

Predicament it is!

I already started attending classes in PUP Law school.

I'm happy with that...

I can now continue aiming for my dream to be a lawyer.

But

why is it that I doubt myself...

Will I be able to cope up?

Do I have to same apprehension like before?

I'm scared!?

Scared to fail!

What am I going to do?

Tasukete kure!

Tasukete!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part I

I can't wait to watch the new of release of the Harry Potter Series!!!

I must study hard!!!

Next time

After having almost 24 hours of not sleeping I went to PUP yesterday! My mission is to talk to Dean regarding enrollment and to treat ate Geline Lana and Vianka as promised.

I had goosebumps when I walked the streets of Theresa, It is memories keeps on coming back! I remember my freshman year in CEFP, the morning rush! The loads of photo copy sessions! The printing of thesis or research papers and the likes! It's like a flashback! Then I noticed the wide gates of PUP, I immediately get my ID and went in.

As I walked in the catwalk I noticed that there are lots of changes in the university premises it is a lot more beautiful than before. The benches, the floors, even the Loren Legarda park are ither renovated or still under renovation.

When I reached the Library I'm kinda hesitant if I'll go or not because I don't know if I can face them, it has been several months since the last time they saw me, I don't know what will be there reaction, if they still know me or not but with the encouragement of Ms. Evangeline Ong aka Ate Bang I went in and meet them.

I was surprised when my former classmates and friends went out, welcomed and hugged me. I almost cried but all I can do is smile infront of them, I can't even say a word... I left them because their professor is already in the room and they will have a final exam. I promised that I'll ate with them during lunch.

After that I went to the Dean's office and talked to Dean. I would like to thank our Dean for allowing me to enroll this coming second semester again I was nervous that he will not allow me to enroll because I did not leave a LOA letter but he's so nice and compassionate enough to understand my reasons (that's what I called compassionate justice! Ahem.... don't bother to argue).

I almost give up waiting at the South wing because I really need to sleep but I fight the urges and went back to law school and have my lunch with Ate Esther, Vianka and Kuya Glenn at Mang Inasal. Sadly, Ate Geline was not there due to some reasons I don't know. We parted after that because I had to go home and they still have some classes to attend to. I'll meet them again and I'll treat ate Geline next time. When I'm back to Law School again!!!

Happy Bday!!!

I wanna share with you a poem that I read online:

Your birthday's a time for careful reflection
About your life, and its future direction.
You see where you've been when you look at the past;
Most of it's great; you had quite a blast!You wonder what's coming, what life has in store;
Will it be just the same? Will there be a new door?
Remember this, as you blow out the last candle:
Life holds no challenge that you cannot handle.

Hey! It's my special day today! I want to thank our good Lord for the blessings that he gave me for the previous year and for the upcoming blessings he is going to give me this year.

The previous year has been a roller coaster ride for me. I experienced both ups and downs but still I'm proud to say I survive! Yes, I'm a SURVIVOR!

To my family, relatives, and friends thanks for being always there for me, for the advice that you keep on showering me and for the happy moments we've shared. Again, Thank You!

For this year, I hope everyone will stay by my side. I hope to gain more experience, more knowledge and most specially, to gain more friends.

I'm really looking forward for this year!

"O Tanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu!"

Remembering 9-11

"We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire.
If today, after the horror of 11 September, we see better, and we see further —
we will realize that humanity is indivisible.
New threats make no distinction between races, nations or regions.
A new insecurity has entered every mind, regardless of wealth or status.
A deeper awareness of the bonds that bind us all
— in pain as in prosperity — has gripped young and old.
In the early beginnings of the 21st century —
a century already violently disabused of any hopes
that progress towards global peace and prosperity is inevitable —
this new reality can no longer be ignored.
It must be confronted."

By Kofi Annan

smarter

"WORK SMARTER
NOT
HARDER!!!"

I'm grateful!

It has been awhile since the last time I blog here...

Honestly...

I miss it!

I have a lot to blog during those times yet my busy work keeps preventing me from doing so. But now, I'll blog again...

I'm happy that two of my friends in college are now law students! I know they are adjusting in the nitty-gritty of law school, but I believe they will be able to surpass those trials!

Speaking of Law school, I also miss it! I really miss it!

I miss going to school! I also miss my classmates, professors and most specially my friends there... I learned from Vianka that a lot of people there is asking for my whereabouts... Well, I tell you guys: JUST WAIT FOR MY COME BACK!!! I definitely make a good back!

Being away from law school allows me to realize again my goals in life and that is _______.

Another thing that I'm really grateful for is having a new work, well, its more of a sideline! I really thank GOD for it!

that's all for now!

until the next blog....

Working Girl!

I'm sorry for not blogging for more than a month because I'm very busy with my work!

Yhuup! I'm already employed!

I'm now working in Accenture as a Data Analyst!

The job is quite complicated...

I don't dare to say more because it's CONFIDENTIAL...

The team that I'm working with came from various schools and provinces but I'm really looking forward to working and knowing them deeper... I'm glad to say PUPians dominates our team!!!

Again, sorry for not blogging and please bear with me as I face the life of a WORKING GIRL!!!

not enrolled!??? : (

Unfortunately I wasn't able to enroll this semester but I'll try to talk to Dean to let me enroll this June...

To Jezaline,

(This is the last photo I have with Jeza!
This is also the last time I saw her walking around the premises of PUP!)

I don't know how to react with the sad news that I received yesterday!
I don't even know what to say!
It seems that I'm stuck in the abyss of sadness!

May 7!!!
A very memorable date!
The birthday of my late father
and
The day when a very good and dedicated friend passed away!

After a year of battling with her decease,
I learned how strong she is,
How brave her soul is,
and
How lucky I am to be able to meet this kind of person!

You know,
You are the first person in college who told me that I'm very accountable!

Madam!
I remember I used to call you that!
I also told you that you will be my one and only madam!

Today,
I will never have a chance to see your smile again!
I will never hear you asking me if your make up is okay?
I will never hear your laughter again!

But despite everything,
I believe you want us to move forward,
Be strong
and
Be positive!!!

I know you're in your journey to God's kingdom!
When you finally enter the gates of heaven
Please don't forget to look after us!
You are now our Seraphim!

For now,
Bon Voyage!
Until we meet again!

Jeza, May you rest in peace

Let us all pray for the eternal repose of

Ms. Jezaline Clemente

May her soul rest and peace!!!

I know your in our good Lord's kingdom now!!!

We will surely miss you!!!

quotable quotes from Criminal Minds - Season Two

"The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind." - Francois de la Rochefacauld

"It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." - Rose Kennedy

"The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it." - Mark Twain

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Kahlil Gibran

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth" - Oscar Wilde

"The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone" - Milan Kundera

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." - Plato

"It's not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it." - John Wooden

"The ultimate choice for a man, in as much as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate." - Erich Fromm

"Crime butchers innocence to secure a prize, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime." - Robespierre

"If men could only know each other, they would never either idolize or hate." - Elbert Hubbard

"All through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Some of the best lessons are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom of the future." - Dale Turner

"In order to learn the important lessons in life, one must, each day, surmount a fear." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow." - T. S. Elliot

"Between the desire and the spasm, between the potency and the existence, between the essence and the descent, falls the shadow. This is the way the world ends." - T. S. Elliot

"All secrets are deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets." - Cory Doctorow

"One begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." - Sherlock holmes

"Evil brings men together." - Aristotle

"I didn't have anything against them and they never did anything wrong to me, the way other people have all my life. Maybe they're just the ones who have to pay for it." - Perry Smith

"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes 7:20

"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate." - Socrates

“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." - Cicero

"Our life is made by the death of others." - Leonardo da Vinci

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine

"Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live." - Robert Kennedy

"The torture of a bad conscience is the hell of a living soul" - John Calvin

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in it's own way" - Leo Tolstoy

"Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself." - James Anthony Froude

"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity, nothing exceeds the criticisms made of the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." - Herman Melville

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world— not even our troubles" - Charles Chaplin

"I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellect." - Oscar Wilde

Travel Plans

Travelling is one of the things that I want to do! Going to different places, learning new things and meeting a lot of people are some of the things I really like! Thanks to some activities I was able to go to some of the beautiful places in the Philippines like going to Baguio, Bulacan, Subic, Batangas, Tagaytay, Puerto Azul, Laguna, Rizal and Antipolo but still there are more places in the Philippines that I want to visit!!!

These are the places that I want to visit:

• Boracay
• Siargao
• Hundred Islands in Pangasinan
• Samal Island
• Chocolate Hills in Bohol
• Palawan
• Sarangani
• Puerto Galera
• Hidden Valley Springs in Laguna
• Camiguin Islands
• Sagada
• Banahaw
• Bataan
• Batanes

quotable quotes from Criminal Minds - Season One

"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary. Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." - Joseph Conrad

"All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle." - Emerson

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see." - Winston Churchill

"When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you." - Nietzsche

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." - Faulkner

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited; imagination encircles the world." - Einstein

"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble." - Samuel Johnson

"Don't forget that I cannot see myself. My role is limited to being the one who looks in the mirror." - Jacques Rigaut

"Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them." - Rose Kennedy

"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him." - Euripides

"The irrationality of a thing is not an argument against its existence, rather a condition of it." - Nietzsche

"Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable." - Shakespeare

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Arther Conan Doyle

"There is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else.” - Hemingway

"The healthy man does not torture others. Generally, it is the tortured who turn into torturers.” - Carl Jung

"A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an idea that possesses the mind." - Robert Oxton Bolt

"The question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or the others crazy?" - Albert Einstein

"Unfortunately, a super abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares." - Peter Ustinov

"Ideology separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together."- Eugene Ionesco

"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." - Harriett Beecher Stowe

"Evil is unspectacular, and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our table." - W. H. Auden

"Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"What is food to one, is to others bitter poison." - Lucretius

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius

"What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." - Albert Pine

"It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." - Norman Maclean

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe." - Nietzsche

"Better to be violent if there's violence in our hearts than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence." - Gandhi

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary. The evil it does is permanent." - Gandhi

"Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society must take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness." - W. H. Auden

"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know." - Diane Arbus

"An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means. There is no such thing in the country." - Bernard Shaw

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." - Anthony Brandt

"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves." - Francois de la Rochefoucauld

"There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts." - Voltaire

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." - Albert Einstein

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one." - Elbert Hubbard

new look

Watch out for the new

"PAULA PULA BRUHAHA!!!"

swimming

At last, I already got a chance to spend time swimming with my family although my brother was not there due to some circumstances. Nevertheless, Villa Concepcion in Bulacan is really a place for relaxation specially the wave pool!!!

Fire!!!

I've got one of my unforgettable moment of my life last night!!!

Unforgettable indeed, because our house was about to be on fire due to the burning tie wire attach to the electrical cable wire near our house. At first, I panicked, to the point that I am about to get all the important documents and appliances out of our house but thanks to the training I've learned in girl scout that panicking will cause a lot more trouble and so I tried to relax and calm down. Luckily the fire went off and we are safe!!!

I would like to thank all the concerned citizen who helped me yesterday! I would also like to commend the Fire Brigade of Gen. Trias for there immediate response to the call of my neighbors!

May the Almighty God continuously bless Us All!!!

youtube

I love the new look of YOUTUBE!!!

P. U. P. issue

Last week, I heard about the news regarding the plan to increase the tuition fee (subject to the approval of the BOR) in my dear Alma matter, Polytechnic University of the Philippines. At first, my comment was "Ah! okay!!!" as if its not a big issue because since undergrad there are lot of debates regarding the subject matter it was like I got used to it! Plus the fact that they will have a hard time in passing the law increasing the tuition fee since there are lots of student who will oppose and protest against it! It will really take some time!

A friend of mine told me that there is an information regarding the tuition fee increase in College of Law. As I read the post, I really can't believe that they plan to have a 100% increase much worse more than 100% in the undergrad courses. Although, I will not be affected by the said law, still, I sympathize with those incoming freshman and transferees.

As we all know, PUP is one of the state universities who offers a quality education with a low tuition fee , in fact, when I was in the undergrad I only paid around P300-P600 per semester (a total of tuition fee and miscellaneous fees). Even though, the tuition fee is very low, there are still a lot of students who pay in installment basis because of some obvious reasons.

Maybe a 10-20% increase in tuition fee is not bad considering that there was no tuition fee increase for several years but not 100% or more because there will be a lot of aspiring freshman who instead of enrolling will just work because they don't have enough money to finance there studies.

One more to go

I hate not posting anything here in my blog for quite some time now due to the preparation for the final exams. Well, one more subject to go and i'm done and ready for vacation!!!

I do hope the outcome of the exam s will be good!!!

Pls. bear with me always!!!

Aja!!!

March

A lot of exciting and fun-filled events are about to happen next month like the graduation and birthday of my brother, the final examinations, 2nd semester ends and finally, my chance to take a week-long rest will come true!!!

double the fun!!!

Double Celebration!

and much more

Double the Fun!!!

Tomorrow is a red-letter day!!!

Literally speaking, the red color will fill the country tomorrow due to the celebration of the valentine's day and the Chinese new year!

I can't wait to eat tikoy tomorrow!!!

To everyone:

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

and

KONG HEI FAT CHOI!!!

I'm busy!

Busy...

Busy...

Busy...

End of midterm exams

Alas, yesterday is the end of my whole month lack of sleep, depression and anxiety because midterm examination already ended!!! That is also the reason why I didn't posted any articles with regards to my escapades in life....

I miss blogging!!!

but wait,

I passed Obligations and Contracts!!!

Hooray! Hooray!!!

sukiyanen Osaka -Kanjani8

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The Impossible Dream

To dream the impossible dream,
To fight the unbeatable foe,
To bear with unbearable sorrow,
To run where the brave dare not go.

To right the unrightable wrong,
To love pure and chaste from afar,
To try when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star.

This is my quest,
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless,
No matter how far.

To fight for the right
Without question or pause,
To be willing to march
Into hell for a heavenly cause.

And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will be peaceful and calm
when I'm laid to my rest.

And the world will be better for this,
that one man scorned and covered with scars
still strove with his last ounce of courage.
To reach the unreachable star.

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go.

To right the unrightable wrong
To be better far than you are
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star.

This is my quest, to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
To be willing to give when there's no more to give
To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live

And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star.

First day of classes in the year 2010.

No Class Recitations,

No Class Discussions,

and

No Professor.

Haisst....

Classes RESUMES tomorrow!!! Haisssst....

The long vacation is now over!!!