This Is It

God,

Minsan-minsan lang ako humihiling sa iyo. Pati nga yung mga importanteng mga bagay (lovelife) kinakalimutan ko nang hilingin. Simply because I know how blessed I am with what you've already given me. Gusto ko sana yung mga hiling ng mga ibang tao na lang ang pagtuunan ninyo ng pansin. Opo, as usual, mas may alam ako kesa sa inyo. ;P

So kapag nagbablog ako about my prayers, you know that I truly need your help. Kumbaga, gusto ko malinaw na maisabi sa iyo kung ano man ang hiling ko. Alam mo naman na ang layunin ko sa buhay ay hindi yumaman pero ang maging maligaya sa aking tinatahak na landas (Wow, heavy itong Tagalog ko.). Usually, ang ibig sabihin nito ay maging maligaya ako sa aking karera. Sa isip ko, alam ko kung ano ang gusto kong maging pero palaging walang oportunidad para magawa ito.

Kahapon, nagsubmit ako ng application para sa isang trabaho sa Korea. Sana po ay tulungan ninyo ako na mapasaakin yung trabaho. Katulad ng drama ko nung 2005/2006, this job fits the bill: the location is perfect, the salary is enough, I'll be able to use my skills, I'm interested in what I'll be doing, and I'll be in a safe place so the parents won't be worrying. Just like what MJ said, "This is it."

God, sige na po, tulong naman diyan. Seryoso ako dito. Since May, when did you find me spending two days perfecting a cover letter and resume? Exactly. My heart skipped a beat not once, but twice when I saw the job posting. I really want this. Please help me get this job.

Thanks for listening...

Oh My, Ondoy

Talk about the news hitting home.

I'm always skeptic about what I see in the news because things often get exaggerated, but when I saw all the news footage of Marikina and San Mateo, I got goosebumps because I know exactly where all those places are and I know how just a simple rain shower can fill those streets with water so what more with the kind of rainfall that they got yesterday.

I'm not too worried about my own relatives (that ancestral home in particular can handle anything), but I know many friends living in almost every single place mentioned in the news and all those friends of my cousins that we used to drop off in Cainta after gimiks. Sana safe kayong lahat!

I also hope that Lilian got home safely from Vietnam. Buti na lang hindi ako nakasama sa business trip niya; otherwise, siguradong umiiyak na ako ngayon. I'm sure World Vision PH will also be mobilizing people to help out the victims; will pray for all of you.

Time To Get Out

I want to move out of Seattle, preferably to San Francisco or LA. That's my thought for the day. Why California? One: The probability of meeting the Pinoy of my dreams is rather high. Two: Sunny skies are better than our grey ones here. Three: Jollibee, Goldilocks, Red Ribbon, oh my. Ayokong isipin ang trapik, pollution, at expensive houses. When you're young, you're not supposed to be thinking about those things.

Ideally, being international would be my top option. With the unemployment rate projected to hit 10% by the end of the year and the recession having taken two years to end, I'm guessing that things won't be back to normal for another two years. So, I'm thinking that maybe it's time to go back to a carefree life and do something far, far away for the heck of it while the job market heals itself. I won't lie and say that I haven't been thinking about Seoul, but I really can't picture myself having the patience to teach bad ass mother effin kids...unless they like BigBang, then maybe, just maybe, we can get along. HaHa!

Basta, I want to be out of my comfort zone again. I want all that thrill and excitement again. Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result; if I've been here in Seattle for nineteen years and am still single, I think that's a heck of a long time of waiting. If Mr. Right is that slow, I wouldn't want him anyway when he finally comes. ;P Although I've been enjoying watching Family Outing episodes and Korean movies lately, I'd hate to think that ganito na lang ang buhay ko for the rest of my life. And it might stay that way if I continue to live here in Seattle. It's definitely time to take some action...ala 2005. Fighting!

Design Me

After doing the dresses and barongs/tuxes for the StarMagicBall2009, FrancisLibiran is doing a dress and barong for my cousin Ryan's wedding next month.

Puwede bang invited siya sa wedding? I swear, I'll fly home kung nandoon siya. HaHa! God, why oh why are all the badings in this world so gwapo? *SIGH.

Who Touches My Skin

If you ever want to see me with the most painful look on my face, stick me in the aisle where all the facial products are in Target or Wal-mart. Can the world be any more difficult for a woman?

I've always been blessed with great skin. All the zits I got in high school can be counted on two hands. But that all changed when I lived in the Philippines and roamed around S.E. Asia: sun spots and various skin blemishes that probably only Dr. VickiBelo can name have all appeared. And perhaps, my apathy for putting greasy stuff on my skin at night also contributed to the demise of my baby smooth skin (naks!).

So finally, I decided to finally lather up to the best of my abilities and ventured on down to my nearest facial care aisle...only to look like a deer caught in headlights. It would've been fine if it was just a matter of picking a brand, but no, that would've been too easy. For each brand, there were several lines of products. I was there holding four different night cremes for the same brand. To make matters worse, what if you need the benefits of each line? Like what if you need anti-aging, regenerating, VitaminE+Aloe+VitaminB, and for sensitive skin potion? What do you do? What the *bleep do you do?! Why couldn't they just make one night creme with all these benefits and call it a day...err, night?!

And now, I truly believe that the beauty industry is a multi-billion industry. Why do these lotions cost an arm and a leg?! Even Pen raised an eyebrow when I pondered about buying Shiseid0 products to appease my desire of using products meant for Asian skin. Total price tag for a day moisturizer, toner, and night creme? Roughly $150. Goodness, that's a year's worth of child sponsorship for W0rld Vision!

If someone wants to send me BeloEssentials products to try out, my mailbox is always open for such gifts. :)