Enjoy the Journey

why are people sad?

...because they are prisoners of their personal history. everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. they never ask if that plan is theirs...and they start to accumulate experiences, memories, things, other peoples ideas and it is more than they can possibly cope with. and that is why they forget their dreams...in order for the true energy of love to penetrate your soul, your soul must be as if you had just been born. people are unhappy because they want to imprison that energy

...which is impossible.

The Zahir
by Paulo Coelho

Keeping the Positive Vibe

such a messy week. so many responsibilities each one seeking to be in the top spot and yet time still remains to be limited. and being a part of the greater whole, some things are bound to be sacrificed. and sadly sometimes these are the things you enjoy doing the most. giving these up can break your heart, but you have the choice of letting the defeat (of doing what you love) drag you down or to be continually in control of your own attitude. as the gang would say...keep the positive vibe.

its remembering that the journey isn't over yet and there could be similar days when you feel that your dreams are being threatened. reminding myself that i make my own decisions, i determine the course that my stories would take. it's just a matter of enjoying the path, the scenery and the people i meet along the way including the occasional bumps on the road.

Strawberry Milkshake and You

i had a messy week and so i decided to sit down and order a creamy strawberry milkshake at my favorite coffeeshop and look back on the week.

in between sips, puffs and journal writing you come into mind. a man with a sunny smile whose eyes encourage one to think happy thoughts; i wonder how you are. it's been a while since I last heard from you. and as if the questions would some how transport itself to you i ask how your week was or which part of the world have you unpacked your suitcase this time? aside from this i might like to know if i manage to enter your thoughts as well. but irregardless of the answer i simply say thank you. an appreciation of the way you continue to inspire that there are good people still left in this world. and that i should continue to believe...

that although life may throw you sour lemons we can always load our hoppers full and start shooting away the bitterness as they come. hee hee...

i miss you.

Realize...

the zahir...paolo coelho's newest novel...borrowed a copy from a friend during a surf trip and couldn't put it down...



thank you kage for yielding to my request to go first. maybe it was all part of the plan that do get to read the book at that particular time because at that point in time it made a whole lot of sense to me. lemme share a few more stuff...

what is freedom?


why are people sad?

Do You Want an Orange or Blue Cabana?

Sunlight gradually creeps through the sheets till it hits your face. Then you stretch and prepare yourself to greet the day. You open the curtains and the blue and turquoise seas glitter from the distance. Indeed a good morning sunshine! You take in a breath of the fresh air and taste the saltiness that comes with it. You are on your beach cabana and far from the unescessary pulls and tugs of the urban jungle. Where time is spent on nurturing relationships and oneself.

How i wish that it was like that everyday...on my orange cabana.

Photos are from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipsy/62183408/in/set-1343303/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipsy/31935487/

Henna I want...

I like the ethnic feel it gives.
I like the way it fades after a couple of weeks.
Plus the design is really good.

I found this at Yvy's site (she happens to be a friend of a good paintball brother) and asked her if I can post it up on my blog. Thanks Yvy! And any time your in Manila just holler!

Simple Pleasures

I guess my friend IS finally happy.

its sad about how people mistake you for something based on your appearance. but what they don't know is that for some people happiness could be as simple as having a baby and the experience of having to care for it.

i miss you kitty. i have no more yahoo grill partner. but i'm glad your happy.

DISCLAIMER: If you happen to know my friend Kitty.
Then you have to know that this is NOT her child.
This is a former officemate's kid.
Kitty is still very much sexy and is/was not preggy.
Hee hee.

TROPICAL STORM PEPENG

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Fate..are you playing with my heart again?

Just when I have gone through hell and high water just for this trip, you bring me this?

It even has to be in the exact location we will be wednesday morning!


Visit PAGASA Site for Updates on this storm

Friendster Therapy

there was a reunion of real good friends and such is the essence of our friendship that we are free to share whatever it is that is happening with our lives without the threat of one passing a judgement. thus the buzz word for that night was...THERAPY.

what is therapy?

a website says:
Therapy is any intervention in order to restore, maintain, and improve emotional, physical, physiological, and spiritual health and well-being

I have a new therapy since my workload (having 3 commitments is not an easy task) seemed to bottleneck in this one particular week, not to mention family issues that are like unforgotten-wounds-that-have-not-healed only to surface years after.

And so...welcome...my Friendster Therapy.

After each training session, i go back to my workstation...open my friendster...read the friends with new photos or updated their profilles and upload new photos! I have probably uploaded one photo a day last week. Not to mention read Mama Anna's (Angeles) blog, uploaded photos for Supahstah (Andrew) and Abbys, as well as find people I havent seen in a long time.

Then I log-off and head home. Next day I train...take my lunch break...train some more and do my friendster ritual all over again. What do I get from it? At the very least an essence of being able to catch up with the life I lead. With this I feel as though I am restoring and maintaining my well-being. Not everything we do has to make sense right?

Blog Color

Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Curse of the Talented?

its not that I'm mad or anything but I do feel like I'm always the first option to save a situation if the original plan can't push through for reasons that are valid sometimes. maybe i should see it as a compliment. that since they know i could pull it through, then they would run to me. but what if i say no? i wonder how they would take that and if they would actually drop what they're doing to carry through. or would they even care?

but here i am stuck with fixing the script, a lil bit of grumbling but nevertheless looking on the brighter side of things. cause at least this is my bargaining card for me to be able to make it to the next surf trip.

does this make me mean?

Mobile Me

the cab was my home today. almost half an hour to proj 8 to get my paintball mask and shoes. an hour and a half to manila hotel to supposedly meet with my surfing boss. waiting at the lobby for 20 minutes. another hour and a half then it was my real home.

this is mobility at its best. i had my cellphone singing it's rush ringtone almost every 30minutes. shades, mp3 humming jack johnson, power naps between locations.

i got home at 6pm. overslept. late for shift. yikes....

Selamat pagi!

a wonderful morning indeed. how can a morning not be good if you're greeted by people that seem to have a natural talent for infusing laughter into any situation.

my raskal brothers getting to work early took time to make me feel at home with the paintball talk and the usual Raskal Havoc . conversational pieces that can only be from people who have a special connection with you.

next week i hope there could more raskals in the room. to speedyG thanks for being the brains in this endeavor.

saya rindu awak semua!

See ya next year Scottie!

Kathy, Kage and I met up for dinner with Kung-fu Scott, who's leaving to head back to work in Syndney tomorrow.

Scott and two other friends took a detour trip to Guiuan, Eastern Samar to join us for the 3rd leg of the Philippine Surfing Circuit. They were nice enough to help us with the surf clinics wherein more than 20 local kids signed up excited and willing to ride the waves.

So Scottie, we'll see ya next year Mr. Pro "Underground" Surfer!

and so i called him. i just wanted to hear the sound of his voice. it was an echo of calmness, control and yes--there was contentment. part of me saying I wish I had his life was real, except i had ommitted, my wish that it would be with someone like him (if not him) .

i need to head to a meeting now. but I shall continue soon...

photo credits to Pat Mateo.

Severe Beach Hang-over

Four days was too short for Siargao this year.
A note to self.
Next year will be different.
Need to stay for Zeny's birthday.
Need to wait for International surfers to come in.
I guess I need to find a different job.
Argh.

Return to the Island

SIARGAO HERE I COME!!!!!!

A chance to start writing on a fresh page. That is what has been given me today., the first day in my new job. And there is in me a desire to make this worth all the sacrifices the people around me had to endure.

Despite leaving the call center industry, I am once again drawn to working for a start up company. There are some new faces but the core team I will be working with are people I trust and that to me matters a whole lot. I look forward to picking up the pieces of my career as a trainer and and stick to it for a while after having realized that I can still make a difference whatever industry I am.

This is not a goodbye to events or paintball but rather a way for me to have the capability to do what I enjoy on my spare time. The true test lies in being able to create a balance between career and passion for events.

Gratitude to the people that still believed in me and extended a hand of help through difficult times. Indeed I am back refreshed, stronger and renewed.

Needing a JOB!

Anyone know of any openings for sales or call center trainer openings?
Or as event staff? Production Assistant?
If you do know of any email me or send me an sms!
Thanks!

Finding One's True North

I can choose either to be a victim of the world
or an Adventurer in search of treasure.
It’s all a question of how I view my life.
-Maria, Eleven Minutes by Paolo Coelho

I have always considered myself a dreamer. That is who I am. I find the determination in knowing I can dream and make them my reality. But right now I need to find my True North otherwise I'll end up catching anything that what I consider treasures may loose their value.