how i HATE tea! coming across a research about it being second to water as the most favored drink in the world, i changed my mind. there must be something good in it that i am depriving of myself because of getting accustomed to drinking coffee and carbonated liquid instead.
so even though i don't like the way it tastes, i dared myself last monday to consume a cup. but then i felt like i cheated on myself because i added calamansi (pinoy lemon) on it, so i made another cup in the afternoon. i don't know if it's all in the mind but i felt refreshed and lighter compared to how i used to feel after a cup of coffee.
lipton yellow label, lipton black tea, gold leaf jasmine tea, stash peppermint tea, stash green tea are what i've tasted this week. i found them at a container that nobody touches in the kitchen. don't worry (as if you care), i checked the expiration date. among those, what enjoyed the most is the stash peppermint tea. i love the minty taste it leaves in my tongue down to my throat, as well as the real refreshing aroma.
the worst? i cannot say. i prefer not to speak negatively of tea right now because it's a factor that may force me to quit taking it. hehe.
that's all for a sunday morning. i'll be facing challenges this week and i'm preparing myself. hopefully, i'll land on green grounds surrounded with friendly people and of course, lots of green money.
7.12.2009
7.11.2009
SITUATIONAL PERSONALITY TEST
lately i've been taking some career assessment exams online to find out my best fit. but today, i was tagged by a soon-to-be mom, eve, with this situational personality test that i haven't tried before. you will be given different situations and 3 choices that symbolize one's deeper desires and character.
it seems to have said the truth about my current emotional state. you should try it for yourself!
the RULES are simple:
1. Open this website: Personality Test
2. Take the quiz. (It's very short and easy).
3. Copy paste the result in your blog.
4. Tag as many friends you can and link to the friend who tagged you.
here are my results:
i'm impressed! tagging everyone who drops by :)
also, here's a survey about current events that you might be interested in, especially all those michael jackson fans out there:
it seems to have said the truth about my current emotional state. you should try it for yourself!
the RULES are simple:
1. Open this website: Personality Test
2. Take the quiz. (It's very short and easy).
3. Copy paste the result in your blog.
4. Tag as many friends you can and link to the friend who tagged you.
here are my results:
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you meet that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
i'm impressed! tagging everyone who drops by :)
also, here's a survey about current events that you might be interested in, especially all those michael jackson fans out there:
7.10.2009
the drawing made it happen!
without any plans, luisa and i met today! all i did was made a drawing of us together last night and this afternoon, what a coincidence that she went online at a computer shop nearby and so i got the chance to talk to her and ask her to drop by. weeee! i'm so happy! seems like the universe is on my side.
we seem to have the same sentiments these days and we engaged in a boys over flowers topic full of giggles. i knew that her type is ji hoo among the f4, which means, we're not going to share goo jun pyo. that's good, isn't it?! hehehe. but i made it clear that i just want a love like that of jun pyo, not the person's looks or the character. but if ever, pwede na rin! hahaha
having realized that yesternight's drawing made our meeting possible today, i made another drawing. it's of me smiling on a table full of dollars and gold. who knows what could happen overnight? i have more than enough money to afford going back to school, and for everything else that i want to possess (affirmation). hurray!
anyway, i've learned a lot of things from my friend today. she's taking up care giving and she shared a few lessons with me. knowing her personality though, she's not someone who would LOVE to do something like that, especially for work. whether or not her or her parent's decisions are right, i have a feeling that everything will turn out perfectly for everybody's sake. i just hope she won't have to suffer physically and emotionally. how i wish i could help her with anything.
she had me choose 3 pictures in a magazine today and interpreted my choices. i was in total shock! the interpretations are real! she said it's one of the exercises that they had with a professor wherein they were asked to cut out pictures from newspapers or magazines to fill a cardboard. i knew about visual preferences or works of art being affected by a person's emotion before but i didn't know that picking random photos out of a magazine can really say something. nice.
so here's the plan: i'm going to work. then i'll study one of these: interior design / graphics design / psychology. it's more likely the first because it was what i really wanted before. but i'm seeing psychology becoming in demand, although the salary range in the current market isn't that impressive. anyway, i'm hoping that within the journey, the music thing will work out. i don't really care how long it takes because it seems that i can't live without it anyway. i mean, it's something i'm sure i'll do forever, whether or not i (or the band) make it in the industry. if the message that my grandmother left me when she died would come true, then AWESOME! if not, oh well.
i would still want to study whatever happens. in the future, i want to feel proud of my education because i chose it and it's what i like. i don't want to have any more regrets when looking back. i think studying again is what's going to get rid of that bitter side of me. hehe.
oh wait! i love the IN GOD WE TRUST / GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW message that i received tonight! looky:
swak na swak!
we seem to have the same sentiments these days and we engaged in a boys over flowers topic full of giggles. i knew that her type is ji hoo among the f4, which means, we're not going to share goo jun pyo. that's good, isn't it?! hehehe. but i made it clear that i just want a love like that of jun pyo, not the person's looks or the character. but if ever, pwede na rin! hahaha
having realized that yesternight's drawing made our meeting possible today, i made another drawing. it's of me smiling on a table full of dollars and gold. who knows what could happen overnight? i have more than enough money to afford going back to school, and for everything else that i want to possess (affirmation). hurray!
anyway, i've learned a lot of things from my friend today. she's taking up care giving and she shared a few lessons with me. knowing her personality though, she's not someone who would LOVE to do something like that, especially for work. whether or not her or her parent's decisions are right, i have a feeling that everything will turn out perfectly for everybody's sake. i just hope she won't have to suffer physically and emotionally. how i wish i could help her with anything.
she had me choose 3 pictures in a magazine today and interpreted my choices. i was in total shock! the interpretations are real! she said it's one of the exercises that they had with a professor wherein they were asked to cut out pictures from newspapers or magazines to fill a cardboard. i knew about visual preferences or works of art being affected by a person's emotion before but i didn't know that picking random photos out of a magazine can really say something. nice.
so here's the plan: i'm going to work. then i'll study one of these: interior design / graphics design / psychology. it's more likely the first because it was what i really wanted before. but i'm seeing psychology becoming in demand, although the salary range in the current market isn't that impressive. anyway, i'm hoping that within the journey, the music thing will work out. i don't really care how long it takes because it seems that i can't live without it anyway. i mean, it's something i'm sure i'll do forever, whether or not i (or the band) make it in the industry. if the message that my grandmother left me when she died would come true, then AWESOME! if not, oh well.
i would still want to study whatever happens. in the future, i want to feel proud of my education because i chose it and it's what i like. i don't want to have any more regrets when looking back. i think studying again is what's going to get rid of that bitter side of me. hehe.
oh wait! i love the IN GOD WE TRUST / GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW message that i received tonight! looky:
God wants you to know...
... that you are only as free as you imagine yourself to be.
There is nothing ''out there'' that's holding you down, - you are limiting yourself only with your own imagination. And your greatest limits are not even the ''cannot'' and the ''should not'', but the places where your imagination hasn't yet gone at all. There has never been a better time for you to open your eyes, let the imagination soar and see what more is possible.
swak na swak!
7.09.2009
my friend
i miss my friend, luisa. it's been a while since we last saw each other and had a real good conversation like we used to do before. so tonight after dinner, i tried to draw one of the memories that i have with her. pardon my hands! i'm not a pro and it's the first time in years that i tried to draw again. i have lots of lining mistakes, i realized.
anyway, not only once or twice i had dragged her out of her house early in the morning because i needed company and felt like i was going crazy. when she sees me at the door, i didn't have to explain what's going on. it's like she's obliged to get up, take a shower, dress up, reason out to her parents and come with me wherever we decide to go.
my shock-absorber, she was. my punching bag sometimes. we're not perfect and there were times that we argued while walking the streets, while inside the bus and wherever we could argue. there came a time when i felt that i have become too dependent on her and that i am being a bad influence that's why i decided to lie low, see what happens in the process. a lot of people have told us already that we were the only ones who seem to be "unchanging". i'm afraid that i'm the one causing our lives to be stagnant because i kept dragging her along.
my wish is to be able to drag her to the best places i've been and let her see the best things i've seen. how i wish she were with me in hongkong, along with superfriends. our highschool dreams remain vivid in my head and i believe that we won't be able to think about those huge ambitions if we don't have the capability to achieve them. maybe in His time.
there were originally 4 of us best friends but the two are out of the country and already married. tomorrow, i might draw another memory again and hope i'll do better.
anyway, not only once or twice i had dragged her out of her house early in the morning because i needed company and felt like i was going crazy. when she sees me at the door, i didn't have to explain what's going on. it's like she's obliged to get up, take a shower, dress up, reason out to her parents and come with me wherever we decide to go.
my shock-absorber, she was. my punching bag sometimes. we're not perfect and there were times that we argued while walking the streets, while inside the bus and wherever we could argue. there came a time when i felt that i have become too dependent on her and that i am being a bad influence that's why i decided to lie low, see what happens in the process. a lot of people have told us already that we were the only ones who seem to be "unchanging". i'm afraid that i'm the one causing our lives to be stagnant because i kept dragging her along.
my wish is to be able to drag her to the best places i've been and let her see the best things i've seen. how i wish she were with me in hongkong, along with superfriends. our highschool dreams remain vivid in my head and i believe that we won't be able to think about those huge ambitions if we don't have the capability to achieve them. maybe in His time.
there were originally 4 of us best friends but the two are out of the country and already married. tomorrow, i might draw another memory again and hope i'll do better.
7.08.2009
schoolness
g'morning! these days i'm pondering on some things like having to get a day / night job in order to support myself going back to school. i realized that i will never get out of this track unless i do something irreversible. somehow my eyes get tired of staring at the computer for long and i'm becoming out of shape. a lot of successful people say that the secret is your passion. i want to get out of the technical side of things and switch to the creative.
after high school, my first choice was to get a degree in interior design, then fine arts, then psychology, then conservatory. i'm open to other options, and i'll probably go for something that would make me feel i'm contributing something to the world, other than working for money, for myself.
i must do it now while i'm still on my twenties, right? although i'm very hopeful that the musical side will make it this year, i realized that it's good to have something to rely upon in the long run. if it works then great, if it won't, then i still have an option or the credentials to do what i really want instead of going back to the cubicle. it may only take me two or three years to finish another degree, right? haaay. thinking about going back to school to study what I WANT makes me feel excited.
anyway, i read about the return of premium term life insurance. what a coincidence because my brother would like to avail one for him and his family while he's abroad. i might need this too but i'm hoping that this benefit is already included in the next package that i'll be receiving.
preparing to attack.
after high school, my first choice was to get a degree in interior design, then fine arts, then psychology, then conservatory. i'm open to other options, and i'll probably go for something that would make me feel i'm contributing something to the world, other than working for money, for myself.
i must do it now while i'm still on my twenties, right? although i'm very hopeful that the musical side will make it this year, i realized that it's good to have something to rely upon in the long run. if it works then great, if it won't, then i still have an option or the credentials to do what i really want instead of going back to the cubicle. it may only take me two or three years to finish another degree, right? haaay. thinking about going back to school to study what I WANT makes me feel excited.
anyway, i read about the return of premium term life insurance. what a coincidence because my brother would like to avail one for him and his family while he's abroad. i might need this too but i'm hoping that this benefit is already included in the next package that i'll be receiving.
preparing to attack.
7.07.2009
You're the 1, Goldilocks!
i probably need to begin by saying how lucky i feel to belong to a big happy family of 8. it means that 8 out of 12 months in a year, a member would celebrate his/her birthday! that's if, nobody's sharing birthday months, which is our case. to others, that may not sound so good as it can be a monthly pain in the pocket. but i grew up in a household where we feel the need to celebrate holidays in our own simple and affordable ways as a family.
not because we want to spend on food or presents nor we have too much, but because we are grateful for being healthy and alive. it makes us feel good to know that we're able to share our blessings through celebrating with friends, relatives or even only with each other. pasta or a special home-made viand is already enough. fortunately, there are times when there's extra budget for my ever favorite holiday table centerpiece called CAKE!
there are too many pictures to scan from the celebrations we had in the previous years so i just picked out a handful of what's already in my PC:
mocha, choco, marble, rainbow, triple delight, sans rival, black forest, fruity... so many cakes, so many celebrations!
there was a misunderstanding of who buys the cake among the siblings on february 1, 2007, dad's birthday. we ended up with two of my most favorite cakes: triple delight and sans rival party cake! among all of us, i was the happiest because i'm the cakewarrior! weeeeee! (hiwain na 'yan!)
then february this year, we felt that dad gets bored seeing and blowing his birthday cakes 'cause he thinks they're all the same. so my sister and i decided to spice it up a bit.
we made doll-like cartoon versions of our parents, had them printed, cut and taped on a stick to make them stand up on the cake. friends, relatives and ourselves find it hilariously cool so the dolls appeared again 14 days later on valentine's day cake:
and on mom's sans rival birthday cake last may:
christmas day is also my parent's wedding anniversary. last year, we celebrated their 33rd year together with a round sans rival. they're still tight even though their grumpy sides are already showing up and annoying each other a lot! but they're sweet in this photo:
so how do we exactly consume our favorite cakes? umm... here's a short slideshow of what happens with a triple delight...
and the finishing attack:
giant fork!
so yes, we don't only eat them like how people normally do. it always has to be memorable and full of laughters! i believe these memories will help us get by in the future when we can no longer be together all the time because all of us would eventually settle down.
you're the 1, goldilocks, because our sweetest moments won't be complete without you. in this blog, i've always mentioned how cakes make me happy and that's not just because i find them so delicious but because i have so many unforgettable and happy memories with them already. this is one of the very few COMPLETE family pictures of us. it makes me miss my eldest brother who's working in singapore at the moment:
the whole CRUZ clan
and being a big fan, i can't skip my fun memories with DYC too!
BURP!
thank you very much goldilocks! more power!
not because we want to spend on food or presents nor we have too much, but because we are grateful for being healthy and alive. it makes us feel good to know that we're able to share our blessings through celebrating with friends, relatives or even only with each other. pasta or a special home-made viand is already enough. fortunately, there are times when there's extra budget for my ever favorite holiday table centerpiece called CAKE!
there are too many pictures to scan from the celebrations we had in the previous years so i just picked out a handful of what's already in my PC:
mocha, choco, marble, rainbow, triple delight, sans rival, black forest, fruity... so many cakes, so many celebrations!
there was a misunderstanding of who buys the cake among the siblings on february 1, 2007, dad's birthday. we ended up with two of my most favorite cakes: triple delight and sans rival party cake! among all of us, i was the happiest because i'm the cakewarrior! weeeeee! (hiwain na 'yan!)
then february this year, we felt that dad gets bored seeing and blowing his birthday cakes 'cause he thinks they're all the same. so my sister and i decided to spice it up a bit.
we made doll-like cartoon versions of our parents, had them printed, cut and taped on a stick to make them stand up on the cake. friends, relatives and ourselves find it hilariously cool so the dolls appeared again 14 days later on valentine's day cake:
and on mom's sans rival birthday cake last may:
christmas day is also my parent's wedding anniversary. last year, we celebrated their 33rd year together with a round sans rival. they're still tight even though their grumpy sides are already showing up and annoying each other a lot! but they're sweet in this photo:
so how do we exactly consume our favorite cakes? umm... here's a short slideshow of what happens with a triple delight...
and the finishing attack:
giant fork!
so yes, we don't only eat them like how people normally do. it always has to be memorable and full of laughters! i believe these memories will help us get by in the future when we can no longer be together all the time because all of us would eventually settle down.
you're the 1, goldilocks, because our sweetest moments won't be complete without you. in this blog, i've always mentioned how cakes make me happy and that's not just because i find them so delicious but because i have so many unforgettable and happy memories with them already. this is one of the very few COMPLETE family pictures of us. it makes me miss my eldest brother who's working in singapore at the moment:
the whole CRUZ clan
and being a big fan, i can't skip my fun memories with DYC too!
BURP!
thank you very much goldilocks! more power!
7.06.2009
BOYS OVER FLOWERS, short review
finally, peace of mind! last night i finished watching the full season of the korean version of BOYS OVER FLOWERS. but still, i can't get enough! like i want to know what happened to them onwards. please, more more more!
you know why i like it very much? because the movie depicted how God works wonders out of what we see as misfortunes, torture, pressure, suffering, and defeat. although it's not true to life, i believe it's really close. it reminds us how to be humble, how to be a friend, how to keep the family intact, how to keep going, how miracles happen, how character or one's heart is more important than anything else, and how fame, money or all the material things in this world mean nothing if there's no love. it makes me hope to find a love like that. i therefore conclude that i am officially "transformed" by this story.
you know why i like it very much? because the movie depicted how God works wonders out of what we see as misfortunes, torture, pressure, suffering, and defeat. although it's not true to life, i believe it's really close. it reminds us how to be humble, how to be a friend, how to keep the family intact, how to keep going, how miracles happen, how character or one's heart is more important than anything else, and how fame, money or all the material things in this world mean nothing if there's no love. it makes me hope to find a love like that. i therefore conclude that i am officially "transformed" by this story.
7.03.2009
can't get over BOYS OVER FLOWERS
that's the truth, sunbae. how does this koreanovela affect me?
1. makes me want to learn the korean language.
2. made me realize what my friends and i missed in macau. i have to ride that boat!
3. makes me want to drink tea instead of coffee.
4. makes me want to make stuffed toys at home.
5. makes me love my bangs.
6. made me remember that i was once geum jan di! look:
7. last but not the least, i think i've fallen for goo jun pyo! <3 <3 <3
1. makes me want to learn the korean language.
2. made me realize what my friends and i missed in macau. i have to ride that boat!
3. makes me want to drink tea instead of coffee.
4. makes me want to make stuffed toys at home.
5. makes me love my bangs.
6. made me remember that i was once geum jan di! look:
7. last but not the least, i think i've fallen for goo jun pyo! <3 <3 <3
7.02.2009
CHEAP WEBSITE HOSTING IN THE PHILIPPINES
i'm one of the lucky people who had the chance to try out DREAMHOST and will be with them for two years. i'm not saying that i've tried many other web hosting services before nor say they are the best. i think all of them provide fast and reliable services depending on the type of subscription you agreed to pay for.
i think dreamhost's "edge" are the freebies such as domain and unlimited subdomains, unlimited bandwidth, email and much, much more that they outlined on this list. not to mention the user-friendly panel interface which is one of my favorite hang outs on the web now. so far, so good. i can say that $5.95/month is really affordable for a 1-year plan.
one year plan is only $119. how much is that in philippine peso? P5,500 something for A WHOLE YEAR. that includes domain and some of the geeky stuff needed to build a site. i think it's wise to create a company / band / business /personal website through DREAMHOST and if ever you need it to look more professional, just hire freelance website builders to design it. i can't believe the amount of money that some companies pay for EVERY MONTH just to keep their websites up. oh well. enough blah-blah.
here's the shortcut link for signing up to DREAMHOST.
i think dreamhost's "edge" are the freebies such as domain and unlimited subdomains, unlimited bandwidth, email and much, much more that they outlined on this list. not to mention the user-friendly panel interface which is one of my favorite hang outs on the web now. so far, so good. i can say that $5.95/month is really affordable for a 1-year plan.
one year plan is only $119. how much is that in philippine peso? P5,500 something for A WHOLE YEAR. that includes domain and some of the geeky stuff needed to build a site. i think it's wise to create a company / band / business /personal website through DREAMHOST and if ever you need it to look more professional, just hire freelance website builders to design it. i can't believe the amount of money that some companies pay for EVERY MONTH just to keep their websites up. oh well. enough blah-blah.
here's the shortcut link for signing up to DREAMHOST.
push and other girly stuff
watched PUSH last night and liked it. you know, there are really lots of people here in this world who has the power to PUSH. to the police, crimes caused by this kind of skill seem impossible to ever be solved. but i believe in balance and there must be people possessing a different kind of skill that can counteract those who are using their powers for evil. who knows, it might be you! hahahaha
done what i had to do yesterday and although i was very busy, inside i was very bored. i wonder if that's a call to do something else, something new. again??!!
now i just feel the need to write down the things i want to have. i've written them on paper but i think i would attract them more if i would blog them, don't you think?
1. red chucks (mid to hi-cut)
2. summer clothes / dresses
3. a set of gold jewelry
there. just some material stuff that i want but don't know where i'd use, honestly, because i don't go out very often. i think 10 years ago, mom bought me a set of heart jewelry, earrings and bracelet. she never let me wear the bracelet then, only on special occasions but the earrings, i've worn almost forever. they are the only REAL gold jewelries that i have, the rest are made of sterling silver. i've been wanting to invest with gold but each time i have the extra money to buy so, something else comes up. look at these:
i love those kind of pieces, you know. to me, they seem to carry special powers. kidding aside, the bracelet looks elegant and classic, like it was once owned by a pharaoh. i'm a fan of big fashion rings too! and there's one more: i want a long necklace with a statement pendant on it that symbolizes myself or how i see the world. i've no idea of what my symbol is yet, but i'll know when i see it.
done what i had to do yesterday and although i was very busy, inside i was very bored. i wonder if that's a call to do something else, something new. again??!!
now i just feel the need to write down the things i want to have. i've written them on paper but i think i would attract them more if i would blog them, don't you think?
1. red chucks (mid to hi-cut)
2. summer clothes / dresses
3. a set of gold jewelry
there. just some material stuff that i want but don't know where i'd use, honestly, because i don't go out very often. i think 10 years ago, mom bought me a set of heart jewelry, earrings and bracelet. she never let me wear the bracelet then, only on special occasions but the earrings, i've worn almost forever. they are the only REAL gold jewelries that i have, the rest are made of sterling silver. i've been wanting to invest with gold but each time i have the extra money to buy so, something else comes up. look at these:
i love those kind of pieces, you know. to me, they seem to carry special powers. kidding aside, the bracelet looks elegant and classic, like it was once owned by a pharaoh. i'm a fan of big fashion rings too! and there's one more: i want a long necklace with a statement pendant on it that symbolizes myself or how i see the world. i've no idea of what my symbol is yet, but i'll know when i see it.
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