Labour of Love

In this modern day & time, it's rare to find an honest to goodness helpful public servant. Sad truth but when I see a public official, the feeling I get is that of disgust & even fear rather than respect & relief. So a while ago, while passing through EDSA, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw an MMDA official helping a woman carry her plastic bag of groceries.

I didn't realize that such kind of person still exists. After a long day at work, the simple image I saw made me smile...

Juicy scoops on 2 TV series hotties

i knew you'd be interested! hehehe:P
2 scoops on 2 popular hotties from 2 different series.

actor 1

actor 2

boooooooooooooooooo:(

Proud to be Pinoy?

everytime i travel to a different country, people are surprised to hear that i'm from the philippines & that i'm a filipino citizen. with my fair skin & chinky eyes, most of the time i've been mistaken for a singaporean & spoken to in mandarin. when i go to hongkong or somewhere that belongs to the chinese territory, i can easily blend in.

foreigners who have not been to the philippines or are not very knowledgeable about the country still think that filipinos are brown, short & have flat noses. with our economy going weaker & with more filipinos going abroad to work (most of the time as domestic helpers or entertainers), it's sad that these foreigners look down at us. in spite of this, i've never been ashamed to raise my filipino passport & say i'm a filipino.

after this article coming out in cnn, would i still feel the same way?

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/philippnes.doctors.ap/index.html

This calls for a celebration!

Recently, just heard that a good friend of mine passed the US CPA board exam.

2nd placer in the Philippine CPA board exams, she's now in Tokyo working for an audit firm. Next year, she'll be transferring to New York for work & at the same time pursue her masteral degree. Not only is she good in audit, she's also a great writer. I love reading her blog (http://jenny-the-sleep-talker.blogspot.com/). Some articles written by her have also been published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (a link to a sample of her written article -- http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=67623) . A really great achiever & all around person! But what I admire most about her is her ability to balance work & play. Despite being a very hardworker, she knows how to party hard too.

Congratulations Jenny! You deserve it! Really really proud & lucky to have such a wonderful friend like you!

Let's celebrate!!! Wootwoooot!!!

It's hot & I love it!

after several days of gloomy unpredictable weather, the sun is shining bright today.

woooohhhhhhhhooooooo!!!!!!!! summer 2008 is officially here:)

Everybody's Free

another holiday on monday, no work... wooohooooo!!! long weekend again:)

just wanted to share the lyrics of an old song, quite long but really nice. :)

(the lyrics include advices that we might not have thought of & are very difficult to follow, but true...)

Baz Luhrmann -- Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be

it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by

scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable

than my own meandering

experience...I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not

understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.

But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and

recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before

you and how fabulous you really looked...You're not as fat as you

imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as

effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing

bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that

never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm

on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with

people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes

you're behind...the race is long, and in the end, it's only with

yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you

succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your

life...the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they

wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year

olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them whey they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe

you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky

chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary...what ever you do, don't

congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either---your

choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body,

use if every way you can...don't be afraid of it, or what other people

think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever

own...

Dance...even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

(Brother and sister together we'll make it through

Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there

I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there

for you. And I'll be there, just let me know, whenever I can.

Everybody's free.)

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for

good.

Be nice to your sibilings; they are the best link to your past and the

people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you

should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and

lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you

knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live

in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will

philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize

that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were

noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,

maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one

might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will

look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who

supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of

fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the

ugly parts and recycling it for more than

it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...

(Brother and sister together we'll make it through

Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there

I know you've been hurting, and I know I've been waiting to be there

for you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.

Everybody's free.)

96% vs. 4%

In a survey taken asking if people wanted to know the exact moment they were to die, 96% said no & only 4% wanted to. (Bucketlist)

In the movie, Carter (Morgan Freeman) always thought he belonged to the minority who would want to know when they were going to die until he actually got the news of his prognosis. At most, 1 year to live.

If I were asked the same question, I think I belong to the minority. For me, it might be scary, but at least knowing how much time you have left, you'll be able to make the most out of it. To do what you want to do... say what you want to say... experience things you have never tried before... be with people that matters most to you...

Are you part of the 96% or the 4%?