My 2011 Wish

I don't have a year-ender post, but I just want to thank the good Lord for the wonderful blessings He has bestowed upon me and my family. 2010 is a series of ups and downs, failures and successful endeavors, and I am thankful for everything it has made me.


This coming 2011, I don't have anything much to promise, because I still have one major aim and I must try my very best to get it. And I ask you to pray with me in achieving that goal. I will just break it out once I have reached that goal.

From my family to yours, we wish you all the best this 2011, have a joyous and blessed 2011 to all of you, and may you and your loved ones get only the best.

Happy New Year, my dear friends!

A Gift to Self

I have truly been a good girl this year, methinks. I know that because evaluating what I have done for 2010, I felt I have been OC for improvement, well, not that everything has been an improvement because I also failed in a number of stuffs on my list.

But yes, the blessings have been overflowing, everything else has been good. The Lord has been faithful in granting us provisions, good health and importantly, a good and understanding family, followed by lots of friends.

This year, before 2010 closes, I have received gifts from people I know, from my dear blogger friends who has been following me, and from my husband too, albeit small, it was one of the best. But the best thing I got this Christmas is what I have long been asking for, and wanting for. It is not a gift given me by somebody else, but it is something I gave myself.


The BIL bought this for me in Iloilo City, but I have to pay for it in exchange for something else. Nevertheless, I am happy. I have always wanted to have my old phone replaced not because it is old and useless, because my old phone still is as sturdy as can be, just that, I needed to have it replaced for a job reason.

This LG Optimus One is an Android phone, thus, it can help me in my Internet connection needs, and eventually when my schedule is relaxed like coffee breaks and lunch breaks, I can do my researches, write articles and submit my online job requirements.

I still love my old reliable phone, it's been a Nokia 6680 with a 3G capability. I have never been a high-maintenance person, so my old phone can actually stay with me even for life. For more than 5 years, it has been truly helpful to me, even in my blogging, I can just open Quikword and create my articles on it. However, now that I have another job to take care of, I need one that can not only help me in creating my articles, but in researching as well, so I need to be hooked online while having to draft my articles, and that's what's good with an Android phone.

I am not a tech-y person, I am even more of a tech-idiot, but sometimes you would want everything done in your spare time that I itch to write, and I just need to have this.

Congratulations to me. =)

An Evaluation on my 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!

This year has been generally good to me and my family. To enumerate the things I have had the opportunity of having, I checked my oldest post regarding the 2010, and here's what I got.

Evaluating what I wanted and what happened the whole year round.

1. Be debt-free before 2011. - Well, so far as my debts have turned out to be lessened, but not really debt-free yet. And 2011 is just a few days away so I think this one's impossible to rush already. And besides, the bills are just there. Oh my!

2. Hopefully, to get myself a new job. - Done, I got a new job, nope, make it 2. An online job and one that's true, but it's only temporary, so I am crossing my fingers to a permanent post come 2011. *Help me pray for this one, please. *

3. To discipline myself that a daily exercise is important. - Major PHAIL! Hahaha, I have been too busy and too LAZY.

4. Read as many books as I can. - Uh-oh, the busy schedule got to me, I think I read the least books this year.

5. To be more prayerful. - I think I did! Yes, but I need to improve on this one.

6. Save up for kids' schooling needs, as Tabebs will be entering pre-school this June. - Yes, we did, we don't have trouble paying my kid's schooling, they are all paid up for the whole year.

7. Save up for a fat bank account, in order to get a chance to travel with the whole family. - No fat bank account, but an inactive bank account, which I think I need to already close. Hayyyzzz... Anyways, there is still room for improvement in 2011.

8. Blog as often as I can. - I think I did, with more posts this year than last year's.

9. Visit Mom ad Dad in Koronadal as often as we can. - Uh-oh again, this makes me a guilty child. I have not been there as often as I could but i tell you, I have improved as compared to last year.

10. Quality time with the family. If you base it on quality time, we did have had a lot of that, and we had been blessed with understanding and peace in my family. The quantity of time, I could not be sure, because of everything in 2010 that's been a whirlwind of events, but the quality, I can tell you I have succeeded in this.

My next post will be on the things I want to do in 2011, and what I want to improve, so there! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

The Day I Became Santa Claus

This is the way to one of the earth's heavens. Three luxury cars, and a dump truck, all on its way towards being Santa Clauses!

It has been in my heart to serve the people of my land, and to give what is there to share, and to teach my kids to share what they also have.

What's best is that, we were invited by the Rotary Club of Polomolok to join them in their gift-giving also in Purok Palakasam, in Polomolok. So before we proceeded to Kinilis, we went with the Rotary Club to Palakasam and deliver their gifts.

Giving this bag filled with love, RC Polomolok's project tagged as "Shoebox Full of Love" is on their 6th year and we bloggers, joining them is a plus point, an extraordinary chance.

The bloggers doing a "bayanihan" act in order to reach the mountains and the community in Palakasam.
It is but a pleasure to have the gifts delivered to them, I was teary-eyed when I was asked to speak in behalf of the bloggers about the project since I was the one who facilitated everything for this gift-giving but the bloggers were able to put in their best effort to help. I could not contain my tears, and they just flowed because I was too overjoyed that some people have genuine hearts to consider the needs of their fellows, and generous enough to share.


After the gift-giving, the community in Palakasam had a feeding session where they served us the best arroz caldo I have ever tasted using their harvest of organic rice and native chicken.

But of course, the generosity didn't end there. We proceeded to where we will hold the Medical-Dental Mission organized by the RC Polomolok, and with us delivering gifts as well to the community of Kinilis. The treacherous road and the heat of the burning sun did not stop us from moving forward, and even with the "new luxury cars" the Rotarians drove, that did not stop them nor made them turn back from being good and generous people.

Stuck! Too steepy hill to climb.

But we made it just in time!

Unloading gifts to people of Prk. 8, Brgy Kinilis, Polomolok.

This time, being my third to go up to Kinilis and our second as SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers, we have with us gifts, used clothings and food for the children, just in time for their Christmas party. Rosilie and I donated used clothings and bags, Brother Vince donated school supplies, Donna Mae donated sandwiches, Nanardz gave 5 boxes of tetra pack juices, Rabsky gave his old pencils and the rest gave their precious time and energy to go with us.

The Rotarians, together with Interact were there to help us, and conducted their Medical-Dental Mission as well, their part in sharing their love to the indigenous people of the town.

What excited me the most is that I brought my son, Biboy, to the mountains. I wish that he'd learn giving value on the things he has right now, and share what extra he has. I wanted him to learn to share to others especially the most needy. The kids in Kinilis were more than happy to receive even just a piece of candy, because it's seldom that they eat candies.

We went home as happy bloggers and our hearts were filled with hope, that soon, other people would follow what we have started, and in the future, there will be more things to share with them.



SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers and Rotary Club of Polomolok 101, I am so proud of you! Keep up the good work!

I Like...

Well, just a random though on the things I like and don't like...

1. I like reading, in fact I love reading.
2. I like chocolates, despite the migraine.
3. I like Anthony Taberna.
4. I like backpack bags.
5. I like Razon's halo-halo.
6. I like Fossil watches.
7. I like travelling.
8. I like to sleep, but I don't have much time to dwell on it. Bummer.
9. I like kids.
10. I like gadgets.
11. I like blogging.
12. I like to be kissed when I arrive home.
13. I like being hugged by the kids and the husband.
14. I like to be praised, who doesn't?
15. I like ice cream.
16. I like balut.
17. I like flowers.
18. I like my red Google shirt, which I'm wearing now.
19. I like blogger friends.
20. I like gifts, care to send me one?

There's a lot of things to really like.

What I do not like.

1. I do not like talong and sitaw.
2. I do not like being sick.
3. I do not like gossip-mongers.
4. I do not like people who pull you down.
5. I do not like my old office, people there make me feel sad.
6. I do not like being pestered.
7. I do not like Willie Revillame.
8. I do not like crimes.
9. I do not like watching Filipino movies in cinemas.
10. I do not like horror movies.
11. I do not like washing the laundry.
12. I do not like cats.
13. I do not like worms.
14. I do not like mosquitoes, do you?
15. I do not like office politics.
16. I do not like skirts.
17. I do not like cigarette and second hand smoke.
18. I do not like being late in going to the office.
19. I do not like migraine.
20. I do not like super spicy foods.

What about you? Care to share what you like and do not like?

Thanks for this, PM.

Please Allow Me to Rant

I am generally, a happy person. BUT, we have our feelings, and our feelings make our moods. Thus, allow me to rant a little bit.

I attended an event last night to which, after multiple meetings and several discussions, I was told to be coordinating with another person to head the party program activities. I may be silent with the idea, but I was then toying with a number of things in my mind to make the party fun. And on the morning before the event, I was told that the other person was making a list with the third person. Fine by me, at least more heads are gonna think of ways on how to make the party more lively.

During the night of the party, the program was turned over to us, but when asked who leads the night away, it was mentioned that it's the second person and sad to say, the third person (who wasn't supposed to be part of it and never even attended meetings) mentioned another person and not me.

Bummer, yes! So I left the table where they were talking about their plans and wouldn't want to be part of it anymore.

I got really pissed off, like Hello? I am here! *wave, wave* Am I invisible to you? I just don't think it was the third person's right to mention another person when she was in fact not even supposed to be part of it. I only allowed her to be in on it because she was the second person's staunch ally.

That instance ruined my night and my mood generally changed, but I still did not forget how to smile and make a fun night out of it. Well, it was over and done with. The best memory of it all, I was left out of my part. Haha! It wouldn't make sense if I make a scene, right? So I just, well, I quietly left.

Lesson learned: Iwasan ang mga mahilig umepal.

Well, as I have said, I am generally a happy person, so things are happy again. Past is past. And yes, I don't keep a grudge. I just want to get this thing off my heart 'coz it's kinda' heavy.

Happy na ulit! Merry Christmas sa lahat!

Blogfest SOCCSKSARGEN 2010

Better than any other Blogging Summits (methinks), we, the bloggers of SOCCSKSARGEN proudly present to you the Blogfest SOCCSKSARGEN 2010 !
We will be having this event tomorrow and I am excited, not only because I will be seeing old and will be meeting new friends too, but we will be listening to speakers all of whom are authorized in their own rights, to talk about blogging and what it brings us.

There are a lot of respectable speakers such as Jay Jaboneta who works as Head for New Media of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Aileen Apolo of Google, Dale Palileo of Oregon, USA, Prof. Danilo Arao of UP, Mass Communications Department, Bobby Soriano who will talk about Internet security and many others.

After this will be our Christmas party and I am glad that this event brings us, the Soccsksargen bloggers closer with each other and finding wings to fly.

I hope the same goes in your part of the world too. It will be a wonderful experience for all of us! More on this event here.

And yes, I am looking forward to this event as this brings down one of the many events I have to go through in order to enjoy Christmas. Only a few more to go and it's Christmas! Yay!

Your and You're

There may be many times I forgive a person for not using the correct terms and proper word usage in the English Language because I too, sometimes have errors and admit that am not perfect in writing,not even in speaking English, however, I have noticed that many of my friends in Facebook and some in Plurk have this problem of using the simple Your and You're. I don't really want them to be settled at the idea that what they use the words for are correct because it surely is not.

Hence, please let me enlighten you with the usage of Your and You're.

Your

Your is the second person possessive adjective, this is used to describe something as belonging to you. Your is nearly always followed by a noun.

What is your mother's name?

Is this your bag?

Your mom is waiting for you.

This is your seat starting tomorrow.

What is wrong with your phone?

Your being noisy disturbs other students.

You're

You're is the contraction of "you are". This is often followed by the present participle (verb form ending in -ing).

You're going to the market, aren't you?

Is that what you're wearing for tomorrow's party?

I think you're wasting your time on that book.

If you're fast, you might catch the earliest train.

I can't believe you're already a lawyer!

When you're here, you'll see them.

Your and You're are pretty much the same because of the way they are being pronounced, however, these two are far different from each other.

There, I hope you are enlightened with the proper usage of Your and You're. If there's one improvement from friends I'd love to know, it's their usage of these words. This especially applies to my friends in Facebook especially in their status display message! Please be careful now.

Oops, They Did It Again!

Well, they did it again. I am so proud of my kids. The son who placed 4th last grading period improved this time placing third honors of their class. I was not expecting this because he seems non-cognizant of my rants and reminders of his assignments and studies. Aside from that, the kid has been absent for a while because of fever and some cough. Now, he's made it even a notch higher, just cool!

And the daughter, well, I am sorry if I was also mis-informed but she placed second only in their class. But she has also improved her grades, from the first grading's 94.33 to the second grading's 95.16. The first honors topping it with 95.33. Just a few points higher than the daughter's average grade. Oh well, so much for competition, haha.

Well, although I really am super happy because of their eagerness and their passion for education, I just want them to enjoy their studies as not everything in this world is a competition.

All the same, this makes us proud parents of two beautiful kids.

Me, Today

Well, I'm really kind of busy because of so many things and all these are important. first and foremost, today starts my second month in Dept.of Labor and Employment. We will be having a jobs fair this coming December 6 and 7, and I have been busy calling employers for their vacancies. This make me active in trying to reach out to employers in order for unemployed people to be given jobs, doing this my way, I can at least be part of giving them better future without them knowing it.

This Friday, December 3, my kids will be up on the stage again, I was told that the daughter maintains first honors in her class, and the son, who placed 4th (with 3 ties) was able to place third this time. I was actually expecting a different scenario since he is not that dedicated with his studies and I don't see him exerting efforts with it. So that means, am gonna be a stage mother again tomorrow. Proud momma!

This Saturday, I will be hosting the family day for the school, as VP of the PTCA, we are really busy and i just want this over and done with so I could move on to the next important stuffs.

On December 8, my best friend will be arriving from Dubai and i will be fetching her from the airport, her house is already squaky clean, thanks to me and the husband, and the help we got. Her things are dumped in the MIL's house, and we need to unpack them when she comes, and me wishing I have some stuffs! Haha. Sadly, this will be another sportsfest event in the office, and we are required to be present. I wish I could juggle things.

On December 11, the SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers will have a BlogFest, and will be attended by so many respected speakers from anywhere in the country and outside. Husband and I are part of the OrgCom and i am excited about this event.

On December 17, it will be the kid's Christmas parties, and more Christmas parties and the husband's birthday. I wonder how I can meet everything on this said date. On 18, the bloggers will accompany a group of dentists and doctors who will join us in our medical mission to Kinilis, in Mt. Matutum.

On the 20th, my best friend's house will be blessed, and I am making sure the caterers will be there. On December 21, it will be the Regional Office's Christmas party, again, we are required to attend. And on the 23rd, will be my Dad's birthday.

Happy Christmas to me, or should I say, Busy Christmas to me. I have not shopped yet, and don;t even have a list of things to buy, but I definitely am thanking my God for the strength and the blessings. The online employer gave me more than enough to save my Christmas holidays. And to think I have to write 150 articles to submit before the 24th.

So help me, God.

How have you been faring yourself?