Fresh Feeling

Love the song, love the scene, love these two...

Okay here we go...

The weather (especially the rain), the holidays & long weekends, a birthday coming up, DVDs of movies and TV series – all contributed to a sudden inspiration that made me write again. I’ve zoned out for weeks (months) now, posting nothing but pictures and breathing entries (messages informing that I am still alive). I’ve attended a lot of events with friends and families that I usually write stuff about but since I’ve been zoning out and zombying (not an official word) I didn’t post anything of these said events here. I have a lot of time if I want too, having all of those holidays have given me ample of time to write but because I was too tired (and lazy) to do so, all I did was just formulate sentences & paragraphs in my head. I never reached the actual writing part.

Ranking my news and not so new blah blah, I have to start with the shallowest bit of info. Years ago I was hooked on Tru Calling because I love Luc. I stopped watching when he died, Matthew Bomer was the only thing that got me addicted on that show in the first place. So after several years (4 years) he’s back as Bryce Larkin on Chuck. I was uber happy (shallow I told you) when I saw him... so I’m dividing my attention between him and my new love Chuck (Zachary Levi).

When one ages in any acceptable fashion (be it gracefully, dramatically, drastic, pathetic, whatever) you are forced to look back at the past year that went by and to ask the question what happened. You may remember happy gatherings, surprise parties, a special person, a very fabulous gift, something you have bought, something painful, an embarrassing situation, an accident, a love story, sweet words, proud moments, monumental achievements and other things that made a topsy-turvy impact in your another year older life. When I was younger (than I am today) I called it the birthday jitters but now that I am old (yes older) jitters seem immature. The word jitters seems to lose its glitter (jitters glitters hehehe it rhymes). Two weeks from now I’ll be stepping into another race, end of the line for the 20s and I am at that moment when I am forced to ask myself what I did the past year.

I have realized that the way I am to my family changed a lot big time. This is one part of my life where I don’t know how to feel, I am already numb (in a good way I guess). Don’t get me wrong, nothing about this (my family) is bad... I love them to death and I am happy. I am just tired. Tired, but happy. Defensive as it may sound I really am happy. But I am always tired, physically and mentally.

Work has always and will forever be a blessing. I am happy and contented with my work. I am thankful that during the trying times, the economic turmoil, the financial crisis – I have a job. I am satisfied but most of the time stressed and tired. Maybe because of the load, maybe because of the scheduling, maybe because of a lot of things. Defensive again as it may sound, I am happy and thankful of the job that makes me tired.

Because of my demanding family and job I am left with very little time for my friends. I am blessed with different group of friends – my best friend, the guy, my college kada (the jologs & the guys), my HS friends, my work friends. I may not see them all very often but we always keep in touch.

I am enumerating my blessings because I am grateful. The last year may give yawn a yawn (that’s how boring it is) but it made me ponder on what is really important in life.

As I look back, there is nothing from it that I would change. My life may lack the lustre of a myriad color wheel but it was a life well lived.

still here

yes I am.

I am also excited about...Josh's bday celeb...next month...lots & lots of good movies in theaters...more & more.

PS: Next month's International Book fair yipee!!! I have read the books I'm supposed to read that is why I can attend, hah!

1933-2009

Not a single dry Filipino eye in the last 6 days... a historical event that sadly will make us all miss a great woman.

Photo is not mine, I stole it okay? I got it from the web, peace out!

Dina(h) and Dino

Belated happy birthday Dines and happy birthday (today) to Dinercs.

God bless you both :)

photo taken at Omakase (advance celeb dinner for Dinah's day)

Hello 2010

You might think that I am probably very excited for 2009 to end and for 2010 to arrive. I am not and I don’t feel any indifference as well. Let’s just say that I expect 2010 to be here any moment now the same way 6 months of 2009 passed without me noticing it. It was that fast that I didn’t have the time to think analyze and plan at all.

Time flies when you’re having fun so they say and in my opinion time runaway from me. Time is always in a rush and is running all the time. Oh well we can’t do anything about its phase.. but we can always make it worthwhile.

Enjoy the week everyone!

PS: Happy Birthday Dines!!!

Boracay

I haven’t written anything that is essential to human existence in the last months (as if I do in all those months that I started this blog hehehe). Well I’m back and I’m here to post some of the Boracay pictures from last weekend. It was a crazy vacay and I am so glad I was able to spend it with family and dear friends.

Puka Beach

waves

palm trees (obvious naman eh)

Mama & Papa

sailboat, I used Luchie's cam in capturing this really nice view

more from Puka Beach

Luchie: Anne dali-dalian mo...
Anne: eto na nga di na magkanda kumahog kakadali...
Rhea: hay naku Tita anne ang tagal mo...
Dines: nakakinip kayo ah...
(I don't know what's the real story behind this pic, let's just say the dialogues above means something hehehe)

ofcourse, the travelling hand... di pwedeng mawala :D

lounging under the sun (with Rhea and Dines)

Jude reluctanly smiling for the camera

group pic: Luchie, yours truly, Chard, Dines, Sophie & Rhea

at White Beach

at Alta Vista de Boracay's infinity pool

I really like it there in Boracay, I love the beach, the place (White Beach) being swamped with people which is the complete opposite of Puka Beach because it is so serene, something I liked about it a lot (we were so happy we went there but we also love people watching at the main beach stretch) and I really like our hotel, it was the best. But I am still in love with Panglao in Bohol. Speaking of Bohol, owners of Villa de Sol (the place we stayed at while on vacation in Bohol last year) asked me if they can use my photos on their site... nice :)

... photos from Richard & Luchie's cam