stop and smell the flowers

Posted at 5:20 PM, May 31, 2007

we are so busy with our everyday lives that we forget the to enjoy it. i, for one, am so consumed by work that i tend to forget the best things in life. after work, i go home, eat, watch a little tv, blog.. but i don't call my mum to say hi...i don't get to chat with friends....  even if i miss them.

 

a friend forwarded me this email. i'm never a big fan of forwarded emails (read: spam) but i'm inspired by this email that i want to share it with everyone:

 

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Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back.  From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.

How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed?  Does the word "refrigeration" mean nothing to you?

How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched 'Jeopardy' on television?

I cannot count the times I called my sister and said , "How about going to lunch in a half hour?" She would gas up and stammer, "I can't.  I have clothes on the line.  My hair is dirty.  I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain"  And my personal favorite:  "It's Monday." She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.

Because Canadians cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches..  We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained.  We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet.  We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older.  The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer.  One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are settled down a bit."

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips.  She keeps an open mind on new ideas.  Her enthusiasm for life is contagious.  You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years.  I love ice cream.  It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process.  The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker.  If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.

Now...go on and have a nice day.  Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say?   ;And why are you waiting?

Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground?  Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night?  Do you run through each day on the fly?  When you ask "How are you?"  Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?  Ever told your child, "We'll do it tomorrow." And in your haste, not see his sorrow?  Ever lost touch?  Let a good friendship die?  Just call to say "Hi"?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower.  Hear the music before the song is over.

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lesson of the day? don't ever put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Ü

lost mojo

Posted at 3:55 PM, May 30, 2007

 

i lost my driving mojo eversince i got into this minor accident a couple of weeks back. what used to be a speed addict, careful kaskasera, impatient transporter is now a scaredy-cat on the road. 

 

poor rexi... all battered and bruised. hay.

 

it's only been 2 weeks... i already miss flying.

an open letter to mr. e. piece

Posted at 4:15 PM, May 28, 2007

dear mr. e. piece lurking in our room,

 

i felt you last night... on my feet. your icky ipis legs crawling up my leg, you fowl creature. you thought you can dance on my leg, did you? noooo... i shook you off, didn't i? i shook you off real good that you had to run away. when i asked my husband to turn on the lights, you hid. but you're so stupid, you came back and crawled on my hubby's shoulder. i almost woke the whole house up, thanks to you. i was so busy getting your worst nightmare, The Spray, that i wasn't able to see where you went. when i came back, hubby aka my-hero, was still looking for you. he was so disgruntled that i had to wake him up from his la-la land that he just HAD to KILL YOU. he knew that i wouldn't stop bugging him until i see YOUR DEAD BODY. lucky for you, he has a bad cough right now that he really can't bugspray the whole room. did you think of that? you must have thought that since he has a cough, he won't be able to use the spray because if he did, it will make him cough even more. wow. you think you're smart. but you're not!

 

but ron was able to spray a little all across the room. i bet YOU'RE the one who's coughing through the rest of the night. and since i was not able to see you totally dead, i had to sleep on the sofa... in the living room! hah! bet you can't get me when i'm all the way downstairs! especially when you're having a hard time breathing because of 'The Spray'! hah!

 

and in case you are able to survive 'The Spray', i will get you later... as soon as i get home from work... i will spray the room, turn it upside down, inside out until i see you lifeless.

 

better get ready... because at 2pm today, it's time for REVENGE.

 

from your unfriendly soon-to-be ex-roommate

photo-addict

Posted at 8:22 PM, May 27, 2007

good news for photo wh*res like me. you can now upload up to a hundred (yes, that's 100) pictures in friendster.

 

mababaw?

 

i beg to disagree.

magasin

Posted at 6:46 AM, May 26, 2007

what's with men and magazines?

 

i completely understand their 'overprotectiveness' with comic books. heck, i'm protective of my neil gaiman's graphic novels too! i handle them oh-so-gently, careful not to fold their pages or leave dirt on them. i put them in a plastic bag even if they're just sitting on ron's bookshelf.

 

but magazines? fhm, in particular? i don't think so...

 

friday afternoon scenario: ron and me in mercury drugstore doing last minute shopping for ron's laguna trip.

ron: uy, may june fhm na. bili tayo.

tin: ok. wala na rin akong bagong nababasa e. *grabbing a copy from the stand*

ron: onga e, ikaw nga ang mas interesado pang magbasa niyan.

tin: and what does that mean? *playfully hitting him with the mag*

ron: o! nalukot na. palitan mo.

tin: ha? it's not lukot.. and besides, even if it is, it's just a magazine.

ron: no. ayoko na niyan. lukot na. *getting the magazine from me and picking up a new copy*

tin: i don't get it. ano ngayon kung lukot? you're just gonna read it anyway.

ron: parang comic din yan. hindi pwedeng malukot.

 

everyone who knows me would know that at this point, i'm beginning to be irked with the conversation or where it's leading.... so i did what i thought was best. i shut up.

argh.

Posted at 4:03 PM, May 21, 2007

of all my years of driving, this is the first time i've ever doubted my driving capabilities.

 

f*ck.

 

i need to get myself one of these.

 

baon for work

Posted at 3:52 PM, May 15, 2007

look at what my hubby cooked for me!

 

 

he spent about 2 hours preparing pasta just so i'd have something to eat at work.

 

yup, that proves it.... i'm the husband and he's the housewife.

mum's day

Posted at 8:33 AM, May 13, 2007

she's been through trials that would last a lifetime and yet she still manages to smile. she is the strongest person i know. she is now a single mom taking care of a special child, 2 difficult and hard-headed boys, an stubborn girl, and a now-you-see-them-now-you-don't couple.

 

happy mother's day, mama! i love you.

 

 

 

note: she is the smallest in the picture. hehehehe.

zombie galore

Posted at 2:05 AM, May 12, 2007

i'm such a sucker for blood and gore.....

 

 

asteeeeeeeg.

 

2 bonuses:

 

one, it has Jeremy Renner and Harold Perrineau, 2 actors i love.

 

two, the soundtrack.... especially muse's 'shrinking universe':

 

Cast your eye tears on to me
And I'll show you what you really need
Give too much attention
And I'll reflect your imperfections

Can't you see it's over
Because you're the God of a shrinking universe

Purposeless survival
Now there's nothing left to die for
So don't struggle to recognize
Now the cruelly heart-felt suicide

Can't you see it's over
Because you're the God of a shrinking universe

Can't you see it's over
Because you're the God of a shrinking universe

 

it doesn't have the lyrics in it, but with its catchy tune, you won't miss it.

boys of the chair

Posted at 4:20 PM, May 9, 2007 in movies and music

remember:

 

Mistakes don't mean a thing
If you don't regret them
So pack your tactic toes for the winter
Chain a waterfall to burned and withered skin
No-one else will ever see

I'm watching you watch
Over me and I've got
The greatest view from here
I'm watching you watch
Over me and I've got
The greatest view from here

 

and

 

So let us be married and have another baby
Coz I don't wanna be lonely I just wanna be alone
Yeh let's just get married shouting baby, baby, babies
"You'll never sleep at all"
But I don't wanna be lonely

Never seen the sunshine
From higher points than sunrise
I don't wanna be lonely
I just wanna be alone

 

and

 

 

now, after several years , they're:

 

 

hot. 

 

silverchair's actually all grown up. and with a new album, young modern. sounds promising......

house? kids? anyone?

Posted at 8:39 AM, May 6, 2007

as usual, ron woke up late again last friday. we have scheduled that he take care of our bir papers while i run an errand for my mum. he was sleeping when i left the house.... and still sleeping when i got back home. i shouldn't have left the note on the mirror saying i left already ~ sayang lang sa post-it. pfffft.

 

earlier in the week, i requested that we hang out in greenhills. the last time i was in greenhills was the time i waited in line (yes, ladies and gentlemen, i waited in line!) too see neil gaiman in person. *gasp* that was 2 years ago. even ron was surprised with the huuuge change. it doesn't look like the greenhills i grew up going to every sunday anymore. and of course we had to try their theaters so we watched spiderman 3.... and... there was nothing super special with the theater except that their seats were sooo comfy!

 

ron didn't feel like going home yet so after greenhills, we went straight to greenbelt. we didn't have anything planned but surprise, surprise, we saw ron's friends camille and mira wandering around greenbelt as well. they didn't have anything planned too so we decided to chat over coffee. unfortunately, by that time, i was so wasted already and the mass of people (there was just too many!!!) plus the fact that there's loud music in the place nextdoor got on my nerves, i wasn't able to enjoy it as much as i want to. pffft.

saturday was ritche and achie's house dedication. *sigh* they're so lucky to have a house that huge. and it's sooo empty. i would enjoy shopping for furniture, appliances, and decor. *sigh*

 

 

after non-stop eating at achie's, our next stop was my inaanak bianca's 1st birthday in jollibee, banawe. ron and i had a blast spending time with the critters bianca, alessi, and luis. haha! 

 

family bonding weekend

Posted at 1:17 PM, April 30, 2007

i must say, we had a productive weekend ~ eating (what else!). we woke up late friday. as much as i'd like to stay in bed for a looong loooong time, it was too hot... and sleeping for 6 hours is enough for me. ron doesn't want to budge and wake up so i joined my in-laws for breakfast instead. and as soon as ron woke up, we went home in paranaque to spend some qt with mum. that night, we went to smb and saw the shooter [ron: "crappy storyline, but lots of action"] [tin: "i didn't get to see mark wahlberg's abs *sob*"]

 

we slept over and woke up late (again!). and since mama has not yet been to moa (we have been planning to go to moa with ma and pa a long time ago), ron and i took her there. we've always wanted them to taste kalye juan (one of our moa favorites) and razon's (another fave).

           

 

that night, achie and ritche invited us for dinner at the rockefeller in greenbelt. they have huuuuge servings... ron and i had to share a dish!'

          
            

beach birthday

Posted at 5:58 PM, April 23, 2007 in trips

i'm so lucky that my birthday falls on april, a summer month. i love the idea that it's a good excuse to be on the beach. every year, i would make it a point to spend my birthday on the beach (it doesn't even have to be on the birth day itself).

 

this year, we spent my birthday in candelaria, zambales ~ with one thing in mind ~ to experience the island called potipot. 

 

 

 we didn't know candelaria was that far! however, i must say it was worth the travel. isla vista is your typical resort, nothing super special. but upon checking out the beach... lo and behold... it's gray, but it's clean and the sand is pino. nice. the water is clean as well. and and and most importantly, it is not cold! the temperature is sooo perfect (it's my bath water just the way i want it)!

 

 

 

as soon as we had our rest, we didn't waste any time ~ we rented a boat to take us to potipot. and wow, i love the island. on one side, there's this area where the sand is fine and clean and perfect for swimming. on the other side was this sorta rocky terrain where plants and animals abound. it's like snorkelling without getting wet! there were starfish, eeky (but awesome) sea animals and plants. asteeeeeeg. we could spend the whole day just discovering that side of the island ~ there's sooo much to see! we were like children.... "ooooh, what's that?", "look at this!", "that is sooooo cool!",  "wow, look at that!".

 

                     

                                        

 

we only spent 2 hours on the island, we had to go back because the boatmen only stay on the island until 6pm. we were sooo bitin! ron and i promised to go back there and spend the night camping out on the amazing island.

 

                     

 

at dinner, we went to the floating resto. it was dizzying at first (i dunno if that's because we were floating or if is from hunger! hehehe), but we got used to all that moving-while-eating thing.

 

 

the following day, we had to get back home.... but before that, we dropped by the cristal's resthouse in castillejos. mommy and daddy fed us with lots and lots and lots of food ~ pig-out!!!

 

birthday! yay!

Posted at 5:03 PM, April 19, 2007

if it weren't for the people who made my birthday special, i would think it was just any other day.

 

every year, i make it a point to spend my birthday on the beach. i would file for a leave months before and nothing, nothing could make me retract it. this year, it's different...

 

i had work yesterday. pfffft. when i woke up a little before 1am, a note was waiting for me on the dining table downstairs. it was a letter from my in-laws greeting me and telling me that mommy had something cooked up for me. they made pansit! and kalderata, and fruit salad. they also brought me cake from becky's kitchen. *yum*

 

then i went to work.

 

after shift, i went home to spend some birthday time with my own family. when i got home, everyone was waiting for me ~ mama, brothers and sis ~ with food (again). they also had cake... which i blew candles from. and of course i made a wish! oooooh... i sooo hope my wish comes true!!! *crossing fingers*

 

overall, despite not feeling like it was my birthday at work (they don't know, ssshhhhhh), it still felt special  because the thoughtful people around me made it special. i even got a pair of earrings from ross and a cute pig phone accessory from jam. sweet, ei?

 

 

this coming weekend, it's time to make up for lost beach time....

 

booyah!

morpheus

Posted at 6:23 AM, April 16, 2007

it's 3 hours into the shift but i'm still sooooo sleepy. i had 6 hours of sleep yesterday and usually that's enough already. however, today, for some strange reason, i still am sleepy.

 

i think morpheus has been following me around all day.

 

all i want to do right now....

 

                      

wheeeeeee! weekends!

Posted at 7:13 AM, April 15, 2007

let me stress how i ab.so.lute.ly looooooove fridays.

 

see, the last day of the week for both me and ron is on thursdays ~ me at 2pm, him at 11pm. we usually sleep in late ~ i miss sleeping with my husband for 5 days so i usually take advantage and sleep longer knowing that he is by my side. *grins*

 

last friday, we went home to parañaque to spend some time with mama. that night, ron and i went on a date ~ something that doesn't happen a lot since his schedule changed to pm. we watched the reaping at g4. we got out of the cinema late so we didn't have a chance to go around the mall... nabitin ako.

 

.... so i invited ron the following day for some serious malling. it's been a while since we went to market market so i decided to do my gift (my own) shopping there. my chawan mushi and maki craving was addressed by eating in teriyaki boy (last week, chinese... this week, japanese). *yum* unfortunately, after a couple of hours in the mall, i went home empty-handed. there wasn't anything that caught my fancy. i did get a new blouse though. ron bought me a nice black top for our future dates. yey!

 

so that was my weekend. i got to spend time with mama, i got to spend time with ron, i got to go malling, i got to watch a movie we were waiting for, i got the food i was craving for, and finally, i got a new top from my bubby!

 

i hope our weekends are always like this...

dead. tired.

Posted at 1:41 PM, April 11, 2007

i have been going home late almost everyday of this week. there have been minor changes to the account but we, in operations, feel the pressure. in additional to ALL the things we're doing right now ~ daily reports, weekly reports, coaching, barging, evaluating, etc ~ we're being asked to submit more, more, more! don't get me wrong... work is not difficult (although there are times when it is), it's just that there is sooooo much!!! we're are so up to here with work. haaaay.

 

i'm so looking forward to the weekend. tuesday palang, nagka-countdown na ako.

 

i love fridays.

 

i don't feel well today

Posted at 8:34 AM, April 10, 2007

and then found myself reading this.

checklist:

º tender, swollen breast - can't say for sure... if i check my breasts right now, i might be charged with 1) indecent exposure, 2) misconduct, 3) lewd behavior.

º fatigue - check.

º slight bleeding or cramping - nope.

º nausea with or without vomiting - check.

º food aversions or cravings - aversions? i don't think so. cravings? check. but then again, it is my nature to crave for certain food once in a while.

º headaches - nope.

º constipation - check... kinda.

º mood swings - check. who doesn't?!

º faintness and dizziness - dizziness. check.

º raised basal temperature - check. i feel hot. ooh, i am hot! *snicker*

6 out of 10. i passed. not bad. so am i or am i not?

honestly, i think it's really just pms.

.... which has the almost the same symptoms, don't you think?

coffee

Posted at 4:53 AM, April 9, 2007

yeeeech..... i'm drinking bad tasting coffee ~ again. i can never make good coffee with the packets here in the office. was it 2 packets of coffee, a packet of sugar and cream each? or was it a packet of coffee or 2 packets of sugar and 1 packet of cream?

i.

don't.

know.

i miss a4. a4 and half a packet of sugar ~ you can never go wrong.

i'm not much of a coffee drinker, actually. heck, drinking coffee doesn't even help when i'm sleepy. i guess it's just psycological that i need coffee in the morning. i think it's really just the smell of coffee that makes my brain go, "wakey, wakey!!!"

as i sip the last few drops of my now cold coffee, all i'm thinking is... hell, i still want to go back to bed. zzzzzzzzz.....

moving indefinitely

Posted at 7:31 AM, April 8, 2007

for the longest time, my blog is known as: "tinisms ~ a theory called tintin". My blog has been a quiet witness to my life's journey. It has been with me through my growing pains, success and failures, happiness and heartaches, in short ~ everything that has been happening to me for the past 5 years or so.

much as it pains me to leave the blog i worked hard for ~ creating several blogheaders that would fit my lifestyle, the season, or my mood as of that moment ~ i have to say 'sayonara' because i'm simply having difficulty accessing my current blog.

so here i am, testing the waters in this blogservice. i'll be blogging here indefinitely. who knows, if all turns out well, i might move in for good!