They make you laugh your heart out.
They love and accept you for who you really are.
They help you carry your burden no matter how heavy it is.
Thank God for friends!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Christmas lights
This afternoon, my grandfather asked me to go upstairs to check out what he did in our terrace. He fixed our Christmas lights. Not only did he put on the lights but he also designed it in two giant wired circles with an angel between them. It's really nice but not as beautiful as the first time I've seen it.
On second thought, I've never actually laid eyes on this Christmas lights anymore like the way I used to when I was a child.
When I used to admire our big Christmas tree with lots of adornments decorated by my grandmother. She loves decorating our Christmas tree every year. Then my grandfather will put the musical Christmas lights around the tree and all of us will put our gifts underneath it. But since my grandmother was diagnosed with a heart disease about 5 years ago, and she easily gets tired nowadays, she doesn't put up our Christmas tree anymore.
At the age of 10, I remember myself still writing a letter to Santa asking him what I want for Christmas. And he never let me down. Whenever I wake up early morning of Christmas day, my present would always be under our Christmas tree or inside a "Santa's sock" outside the window pane. My family and I was already having a difficult year during that time because both of my parents lost their jobs. But nonetheless, I still have the Christmas spirit in me so I asked Santa for a Polly pocket as his Christmas gift for me. It was already 2:30 am of Christmas day when I was about to go to the bathroom to pee when I saw my mother doing something beside our Christmas tree. I tip-toed a bit just to look a little closer on what she was doing. She was wrapping a small box with a purple art paper. I was too sleepy and groggy at that time so I just quickly went to the bathroom and went back to bed. The next day, I saw that very same box already wrapped in purple art paper under the tree. I opened it since it has my name on it. A pink Polly pocket was inside it. That was the last time I believed in Santa Clause.
As I get older, we seldom spend Christmas time together. My father went abroad and so was the sister of my mother. Being an only daughter and grand daughter in our family, I only have 4 members of my family left here. We don't put up the Christmas tree anymore. No more decorations aside from the musical Christmas lights in our terrace which by the way, doesn't play any music now. We don't wait for 12 midnight anymore to spend Noche Buena. We just have it the next day as our lunch. No god-children coming into our house anymore.
It's just like any other day. Like our birthdays when we get old. We don't anticipate and celebrate it anymore as we used to when we were young.
Seeing those Christmas lights made me wonder, when will be the next time my family and I will celebrate Christmas together again.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
He's just not that into you
Most of my friends are coming to me for pieces of love advice nowadays and I don't know why. I'm not a love guru who's expert about such matters (that's why this blog is entitled Everything but love life), but nonetheless, I have something up in my sleeves. :)
I bought a book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, entitled He's just not that into you. It is so helpful and it comes in handy during times when Mr. Right turned into Mr. Wrong. I had a great time reading the book because I can relate to some of the circumstances the authors had written inside. I actually highlighted some key points which I think is important for us, women, to know and I would like to share them to you.
Here they are...
1. Meeting someone you like and dating him is supposed to make you feel better, not worse.
2. No more murky, no more gray, no more unidentified, and no more undeclared.
3. If a man is really into you, nothing will stop him from being with you.
4. Don't lower the bar because you're lonely.
5. Cheating doesn't mean "just happen". It's a complete betrayal of trust.
6. Lying, cheating, hiding is the exact opposite of the behavior of a man who's really into you.
7. Don't let your desire to be loved and feel affection cloud your judgment.
8. A man who wants to make a relationship work will move mountains to keep the woman he loves.
9. What guys do if they can't live without you: They don't break up with you.
10. Always be classy. Never be crazy.
11. Best revenge is not anger, but emotional distance.
12. Any good, mature guy better make an attempt to love your friends and family---especially when they're great.
13. Being the person who makes you feel shitty or doesn't honor the person you are, is worse.
14. The minute you realize the situation is making you feel depressed and hurt and it's really not going to go the way you want it to, please put an end to it as soon as you can.
It's really worth reading. By the time you finished reading this book, you'll be smarter to pick out the rotten tomatoes among the bunch. *wink*
I'll end this entry with this paragraph from the book:
"Don't ask yourself what you did wrong or how you could have done it differently. Don't waste your valuable heart and mind trying to figure out why he did what he did. Or thinking back on all the things he said, and wondering what was the truth and what was the lie. The only good thing you need to know is that it's really good news: He's gone. Hallelujah!"
Goodluck! :)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
PBB double up love affair
I have been hooked on Pinoy Big Brother double up since it started. I have always been an avid fan of this reality show. For me, this season is a lot better than the earlier seasons because I like the combination of personalities of almost all the housemates, except for Jimson (hehe). Good thing he already got evicted.
But what intrigued me the most was the love team of Princess and Tom. At first, I find them corny and unrealistic. I really don't believe that you can feel something special towards a stranger, or perhaps someone you just recently met in that short span of time. Sure, you can find each other physically attractive and maybe can develop into a crush or infatuation. But something deeper than that? Nah.
So Princess left Big Brother's house last Sunday and was not able to bid goodbye to Tom since he was on the other house. She was on PBB uber this afternoon and Big Brother gave her a chance to talk to Tom who was on the confession room at that time. I was a bit nauseated by the sight of them because I know it will be another cheesy moment. But for some weird reasons, I got emotionally affected just by watching them. I don't know if the feeling they have for each other is already strong enough to be considered as "love", but the video was very touching. I cried after watching this! :)
Can't wait to watch it on primetime later! :)
PS: I also don't like Mariel, Yhel, Yuri, and Delio. I hope they'll be evicted soon! Haha
Jinxed
Scene 1 (Final interview in a call center):
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Interviewer: Tell me about yourself.
Me: I'm a registered nurse. I graduated in *Insert name of school here* last 2007. I already worked in *Insert name of Middle East country here* for a year and I just came back January of this year.
Interviewer: So you don't have any call center experience?
Me: No.
Interviewer: Ok, so expect a call from us after a few days. Thank you so much for your time.
But I did not receive any call from them a few days or even weeks after that.
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Scene 2 (Applying as an online English tutor for Koreans. After completing a pronunctiation test via webcam interview, i.e., reading to the interviewer a lot of english paragraphs and dialogues with proper intonations):
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Interviewer: I'm sorry but we only accept people with online teaching experience.
Me: Ok. (But was actually pissed because why did they have to let me read all those paragraphs and dialogues when in fact, they should have read my resume first!)
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Scene 3 (After a month of taking a drawing exam in an animations company where I would like to work as a cartoonist)
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Me: (via phone) Hello, I took the drawing exam last September and I would like to know the status of my application.
Receptionist: Ok. I'll just transfer you to the HR department.
Me: (same dialogue as above)
HR staff: May I know your name please?
Me: Camille...
HR staff: (after a few minutes checking their files) I'm sorry but you weren't able to pass our exam.
Me: (Pause) Okay. Thank you. Bye.
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Am I really that bad not to have a decent job in my own country?
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Or should I just go back to where I've started my career? :(
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