Someday

Korina married at 45 years old. May pag-asa pa ako! Kids, maybe not, but when you're at that age, I think you'd be content with finding The One.

But my fave wedding vow of all time is definitely from Mr. BlobyBlo himself, Tablo, who got married yesterday:

I think you are my echo. When I first met you, I thought that it was as if all of the things I had shouted out into the world before knowing you had come back to me in your form.

Got me right here. I think we all have our desires/requirements/hopes regarding what kind of a person we would like to end up with for the rest of our life and we want nothing more than to meet that ONE person who would make all of our dreams come to life. Nasaan ang echo ko? (No, not that Echo.)

Yes, I'm in my senti/tag-lamig lovey-dovey mode. Where the hell is my kumot and unan? ;P

Mac Attack

Christmas is around the corner and as always I already know what I want for Jesus' birthday. As soon as Black Friday hits next month, rest assured that it will be mine (not like the price is going to go down by much, but a discount is a discount). Abangan what my new alaga will be!

Actually, what I really want is the new 27" iMac, but I keep telling myself since yesterday that I don't need it. Afterall, I did promise myself that I'm not replacing Papa the Powerbook until the day that I can't install the latest software to make iTunes work. *SIGH. But should anyone want to buy my love (it's for sale, don't hold back!) this holiday season, the link is here.

...Nandiyan ka na naman...Tinutukso-tukso...ang akiiiiiiiiing pusoooooooo...

Oplan Bawas

After a long hiatus of not watching Oprah, I'm back to watching the show (as long as it's not a "super serious" episode) this season. Yesterday, they had a feature on Denmark and how it has the happiest people on Earth. It totally made me want to live there to live out my ideal world. ;P

One of the contributing factors is that they don't own a lot of stuff. Inspired, I'm now wanting to get rid of most of my stuff. Well, I've been working towards that in the last year by selling the remnants of my Sanrio collection and Starbucks mugs on eBay. I also stopped buying Coach purses two months ago and haven't bought any new clothes in the last month. I'm not a gastadora by nature, but things do accumulate even when you buy infrequently. Nanghihinayang din ako kapag dinadala ko yung mga lumang gamit ko sa Goodwill at the end of every year. Pero mas naaasar ako kapag wala na akong mapaglagyan sa closet ko dahil puno na. I hate clutter!

So Oplan Bawas is in effect. Bawas gamit. Bawas kalat. Bawas gastos. Bawas sakit ng ulo. Let's see how this ummm, materializes. HeHe!

A Little Plus

I'm back for a two-week stint with the general elections for the county. While I'm still a temporary employee, I've sort of made it up the food chain after working during the primary election in August: I'm now one of the three aides in the section. Instead of being one of the 40+ people sitting in front of the computer waiting for work to be handed to him/her, I'll be one of the people running around delivering the work to the them. More strenuous work, but definitely a "promotion" if you will. No wonder I wasn't asked to be a 6am person this time around.

I hope that this will lead to a full-time position eventually. Not really sure how long "eventually" will be, but if it means that I won't have to commute into the city for work while getting paid a higher than average salary, then the wait will definitely be worth it.

For now, at least my self-confidence got a little plus sign next to it after a series of minuses during this long jobhunt. Hooray for doing my best whether the task is great or small! (And this is coming from the person who set off the fire emergency exit alarm on her first day last August. HeHe!)

Hairdid

Oh snap, Arnel Pineda finally cut his Sadako-inspired hair! Hooray! Totally an upgrade! He definitely looks more malinis and people can see more of his tiny face. Leave those long tresses to people who need to hide their ugly face, Arnel! Kudos!

In Search of Promdi Piolo

I started re-watching "Sa Piling Mo". I finished the 4-hour-long first disc in one sitting and cried once during each 30-minute episode. This series contains too many of my love frustrations that crying my heart out is quite therapeutic. HaHa! And what, a promdi Piolo as the lead?! He had me at hello!

And since this was my first time watching the series on Johnny Bravia HDTV, I found out that the quality of these DVDs are awesome. So clear and very HD-like. Totally beats all the Star Cinema movies on DVD that always appear grainy.

Expect me to bundle up while finishing the series this taglamig season. It's so nice to have a break from reading English subtitles. :)

Oh No

I'm not moving on to the next round of the application process for the Korea job. Oh...my...gawd. 100% heartbreak hotel. If it's not meant to be, how bad is the working environment there that God won't allow me to go? LoL.

For now, it's time to be serious again about finding a job that is going to put food on the table. *SIGH.

Storing My Treasures

For the past two months, I've been worrying about how I was going to get my overdue World Vision Philippines child sponsorship funds to them. I didn't want to fill out the sponsorship form and mail in my credit card information because the risk of the mail getting lost was too great. I didn't have a scanner so I couldn't just e-mail the form with all the details.

Today, I realized that when I fill out the online sponsorship form and submit it, it takes me to an online credit card payment system similar to PayPal. Duh, self, duh! After my payment went through, you would've thought that I won the lottery: muntik na akong magtatalon sa tuwa. Geez, all that stressing for nothing.

And since I just told you how easy it is to sponsor a child, I'd like to invite you to do so. For only Php7,200/year, you can change the future of one child. That's only about $12.50/month!

I decided to be a child sponsor after the annual WV all-staff-retreat in 2006 (surprisingly, the WV-International staff were allowed to participate for the first time). At that event, the annual report was displayed. Now I've seen many annual reports, but this one struck a chord because the stats and figures displayed were about how many children had sponsors. It wasn't about who sold the most products or how much money the company made. No, it was about how many lives were being transformed that year. Along with that, there was a ceremony for the employees who have been with the organization for 5 all the way to 25+ years of service. Despite their salaries, they stayed with the organization year after year because they believed in the mission statement. I can't do what they're doing, but I definitely can support their work.

Since 2006, I've been sponsoring a girl in Aklan. Every year, I've been getting a picture and progress report plus a handwritten letter from her. I'm glad to be able to share my blessings and store my "treasures" in someone rather than something.

And in case you still don't believe in the power of sponsoring a child, Efren Penaflorida, one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes nominees, was a former WV sponsored child. Today, he's changing the lives of others himself.

I hope that everyone I know can sponsor a Filipino child. Regardless of our situation, I know that by far we are still richer than most of our kababayans in the Philippines. Sana we can invest our money in them rather than material things na napapagsawaan ng madalian.

Cue music with matching swaying: "...Heal the world...make it a better place..."

Round Two

I'm on to the second round: Editing Test.

The test consists of a one-page speech to edit. Sounds simple enough. I'm just hoping that whoever checks the editing test is actually a native English speaker.

I now also know my competition, thanks to a non-blind-carbon-copied e-mail. Eight people are vying for this position. I hope seven of them forget to check their e-mail in the next two days. ;P

Still continue to pray for me, please.

D-Day

Today is the closing date for the position. The past six nights have been full of anxiety and wishful thinking. I know I can't do anything now except to wait and hope that everyone who wanted to apply forgot about it because of the Chuseok holiday. God, please, please, please...