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Entries for March, 2009
March 7, 2009
Aldrich hearts weekends.
Posted at 02:47 PM in Life as I Know It
Minsan, tinanatanong ko sa sarili ko kung paano ko nakikita ang sarili ko after five years? Saan na kaya ako nakatira? Ito pa rin ba ang trabahong ginagawa ko? Sino na kaya ang kasama ko? Or better yet, May kasama kaya ako? Mayaman na kaya ako in five years? Or more importantly, masaya ba ako?
Pero sa totoo lang, hindi ko nga alam kung saan ako mapupunta after two years, five years pa kaya!? I just want to live in the now. Ika nga sa Kung Fu Panda, "Now is a gift, that's why its called the present."
In fairness, ang haba ng linggong nakaraan. This weekend is definitely a well deserved break. Wen and Faith slept over at my place pala last night. It was fun, we were laughing all the way. And we even called Justin for no particular reason. haha Di bale na ang phone bill. Ika nga ng ibang ABMs, para saan pa ang pera kung hindi para gastusin. haha! Anyway, on top of that we don't have major plans for this weekend, just to take it easy, chill.
Tomorrow, we're just off to have a lazy Sunday Morning brunch at the Botanical Gardens - Jho's boyfriend finally brought the rest of the Twilight trilogy here from Manila. *snaps for Jho's BF!* Now I can finally start reading New Moon. Next step is to actually figure out when I can actually read/finish the book. haha!
Hope everyone's having a great weekend! Enjoy it while it lasts! (^_^)
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March 9, 2009
Giving Thanks
Posted at 11:46 AM in Life as I Know It
I'm thankful that no matter how dark things can get,
old friendships can still be rekindled.
I'm thankful for new relationships
that help us realize how far we've come from who were.
And how close we get when we can really be ourselves.
I'm thankful to know that no matter what they say,
you can always go home again.
-Gossip Girl, Season 2, Episode 11
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March 10, 2009
Oh well.
Posted at 09:43 PM in Life as I Know It
Oh well, easy come, easy go.
Nevertheless, I can honestly say, no regrets.
Sometimes we have to see for ourselves.
We have to make our own mistakes.
We have to learn our own lessons.
Until we finally understand for ourselves...
That knowing is better than wondering,
that waking is better than sleeping,
and even the biggest failure, even the worst,
beat the hell out of never trying.
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March 15, 2009
Recession my ass!
Posted at 11:00 PM in Life as I Know It
In fairness, ang bilis ng week na nagdaan. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero parang ang dami kong naaccomplish, pero feel ko ang dami pa ding kailangang gawin. Hahay, at least di ako nabobore, at more importantly, ang dami kong natututunan. Oh yes, go lang ng go Aldrich!
Anyway, the weekend, was short. Pero at least medjo nafeel ko siya. I crossed the border to do some shopping. Oh yes, there's no better way to get over people than retail therapy. Actually, dati, hanggang window shopping lang ako. haha But times change - ngayon, may funding na ang aking retail therapy. haha! Can I just say, mas madaling magmove on lalo na pag may funding to keep your mind off of things. And its even more fun seeing your money double when you have SGDs exchanged for MYRs! haha God, this is turning out to be a very materialistic entry. Everything was so much cheaper, I swear! haha And take note, I think its the Malaysia Mega Sale na naman, so not only were they cheap to start with, they were also on sale. Talk about getting more bang for my buck! haha In fairness, sobrang nahirap na ako sa pagsiksik ng stuff into my bag when I was crossing the border back to Singapore. I didn't exactly have this shopping spree budgeted for March, but I sooo deserve it. I haven't gone shopping in like 3 months na. And all of it's for me naman, so I guess, sometimes you have to love yourself first di ba? Anyway, I don't have to justify this. haha
Ayun. Tapos there was this IT Fair sa may Suntec City kanina, and the place was literally like Divisoria. And its the first time that I experienced a crowd that was that big! I mean, people were pushing each other to move forward, and not only did I feel right at home (sa dami ba namang practice sa Pinas...), napareminisce tuloy ako sa mga times na nagshoshopping ako sa Divisoria. haha! There were loads of people lugging around 34 inch HDTVs, Plasmas, Big-ass Printers, laptops. Recession my ass! Anyway, nafeel ko din yung rush, and I really wanted this Sony Cybershot, which by the way was not only on sale, but also came along with lots of freebies. Kaso out of stock na pala kasi its their last day, and first day palang daw, naubos na.  This is a lesson learned. Come.Earlier.Next.Time.
Anyway, Sunday na naman, and in a few hours, office na ulit. Oh well, its what pays for all of this, so why not di ba!? haha Anyway, hope everyone gets to have a great week ahead! 
Ay! Before this ends, gusto ko lang ishare, ang ganda ng Jai Ho song from the award-winning film, Slumdog Millionare! It sounds so exotic, so lively, so energetic it makes you want to dance! Basta, do try to listen to it. Jai Ho!
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March 23, 2009
Yesterday just wasn't my day
Posted at 09:00 PM in Life as I Know It
There are days in my life that I could say without a doubt that God was looking down on me with a smile, days where everything just went my way, with unexpected blessings and plainly, damn good luck. Well, yesterday was not one of those days. Nope, definitely not.
I decided to go around Cathay yesterday. It's right at the end of Orchard Road, beside Plaza Singapura. And that mall was actually refreshing. Jho and I were about to meet up in the afternoon, so I was there early to actually explore the mall. By 3:00, I was actually about to SMS Jho to ask here where she was. And then I realized, nag-hang yung phone ko. Not sure how it happened, but there it was. And so, I turned it off and back on again. And then, I realized I've forgotten my pin code. So I tried to enter three different pin codes, pero mali pala siya. End Result: PUK blocked. And so, I had to rush down to the condo for the PUK code. That was an hour of my life wasted because of a four digit number. And once gumana na yung phone ko, there were 4 missed calls and 3 messages from Jho telling me that she was already in Plaza Singapura. So, nahiya naman ako, and I had to rush to Plaza Singapura so that she won't have to wait any longer.
And so, I had to ride a bus to the MRT station. Either Bus 131 or 21. And there it was, Bus 131 right accross the street. And so I ran, to get into that damn bus. I was actually multitasking at that time din (which in hindsight wasn't really a good idea). On one hand, I was eating this guava, and on the other I was talking to Wen on the phone. And then several steps away from the bus, I slipped. Oh yes, I could remember it as if I was just a passerby, all in slow motion. I staggered. and I fell. So, the guava flew in one direction, and my phone flew the other way. And there I was, on the ground, on all fours with everyone looking at me. Oh yes, that was when I realized na (1) singapore roads are rough and (2) mahirap mabreak ang momentum, until you hit something hard. And I just had to get out of there, so I walked quickly to the nearest hawker center, and sat down. And after all that time, nasa line pa din si Wen. Amazing di ba? And then, that's when I realized I was bleeding. I had two big scrapes in my right elbow, and both my knees. And then my right hand had lots of bruises. And so I had to rush home and clean up that mess. Grabe, its a good thing I bought a first aid kit sa Johor.
Now, I feel so wounded and so weak. And it hurts like hell when the wounds get wet. Like I said, it just wasn't my day.
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March 27, 2009
Wanderlust: The Beginning
Posted at 07:19 AM in Life as I Know It
Today marks a very special day. After the work day (TGIF by the way), I finally get to do what I've wanted to do for a very long time, you can call it more of a frustration. Here's to crossing new borders (not to mention time zones), going to new places, meeting new people. Here's to wanderlust.
It begins here.
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