With all the noise going on and all the work that has to be done...
All I could think of are two words that keep popping up in my head.
And they are..
"graceful exit"
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
If You Want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
I went to church yesterday, and was unbelievably touched by the short and simple message from the pastor. (another unbelievable thing as this pastor turned to drag and have many examples, yesterday he only had two.)
He opened with the line that came from a Dennis the Menace strip that said, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."
I smiled at the simplicity of the thought.
Indeed, many times, I have made God laugh because of my plans. I would have certain wants and thoughts to follow only to find out later on, that it wasn't a part of His plan and then I'd be back to square 1.
I guess I am just thankful that I have a God who watches over me, and laughs at my plans. At least I know I am not alone. And that despite my sucky plan-making skills, the master is with me, and His will be the ultimate plan to be followed.
I think I will continue to make God laugh, after all, he didn't stop me from dreaming, he just wants me to remember that He's the more serious one between the two of us.
He opened with the line that came from a Dennis the Menace strip that said, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."
I smiled at the simplicity of the thought.
Indeed, many times, I have made God laugh because of my plans. I would have certain wants and thoughts to follow only to find out later on, that it wasn't a part of His plan and then I'd be back to square 1.
I guess I am just thankful that I have a God who watches over me, and laughs at my plans. At least I know I am not alone. And that despite my sucky plan-making skills, the master is with me, and His will be the ultimate plan to be followed.
I think I will continue to make God laugh, after all, he didn't stop me from dreaming, he just wants me to remember that He's the more serious one between the two of us.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
just some stuff
- Greetings for today!
- Happy Valentine's Day
- Happy Single Awareness Day
- Happy Birthday Katie-boo
- Happy Birthday Nix!
- I was chatting with Erwin yesterday and he reminded me of ICQ. Gawd, I haven't used ICQ in ages! I tried logging in with my old number (8850272) - I know I know it's ancient! But the password I remember doesn't seem to work. It's frustrating and it might actually be fun to hear the "Uh-Oh" again.
- Math homework sucks! 2 more problems to type! My teacher wants it typewritten.
- It's cold in here.
- I need a new environment.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
My 300th Post
According to Blogger, this will be my 300th post.
Not a bad number, eh?
...and all I could think about is that I left my Math Book at home and I couldn't do homework here at work. Now, it's going to be double the effort for me tonight.
Life has been a bit quiet lately. My clients are still on vacation giving me space to actually breathe from work and the what-nots of Relocation & Expatriate Services. Tomorrow, they will all start to trickle back to work, with their holiday weight, and of course, their demands as well. Well, then, at least that's for tomorrow, not yet today.
I've spent yesterday and today digging up year-old (if not older) emails to tag to the report that we were asked to do last Friday. My eyes hurt and I silently kick myself (if possible) for not being as organized as my seatmate over here.
It's all done now. And since my eyes already hurt, I'm giving myself 5 minutes to rest and start putting the emails into the right folders! :D Time to go O-C before it gets mixed up with other stuff, AGAIN. *puke* on messy email box.
And so goes on life...
School was fun yesterday. Got a good grade for Business Communication Midterms, kinda got irritated that make-up class is going to be on the 22nd of Feb, when my team will be having the ILC Bowling and Billiards Night (not that I'm any good at both, but it's team bonding time! Grr)
With nothing else good to say, I'll abruptly end this post and continue praying that life would be alright for the next few months and that God will provide and open the roads, doors or windows for my requests.
Thank you. Amen.
Not a bad number, eh?
...and all I could think about is that I left my Math Book at home and I couldn't do homework here at work. Now, it's going to be double the effort for me tonight.
Life has been a bit quiet lately. My clients are still on vacation giving me space to actually breathe from work and the what-nots of Relocation & Expatriate Services. Tomorrow, they will all start to trickle back to work, with their holiday weight, and of course, their demands as well. Well, then, at least that's for tomorrow, not yet today.
I've spent yesterday and today digging up year-old (if not older) emails to tag to the report that we were asked to do last Friday. My eyes hurt and I silently kick myself (if possible) for not being as organized as my seatmate over here.
It's all done now. And since my eyes already hurt, I'm giving myself 5 minutes to rest and start putting the emails into the right folders! :D Time to go O-C before it gets mixed up with other stuff, AGAIN. *puke* on messy email box.
And so goes on life...
School was fun yesterday. Got a good grade for Business Communication Midterms, kinda got irritated that make-up class is going to be on the 22nd of Feb, when my team will be having the ILC Bowling and Billiards Night (not that I'm any good at both, but it's team bonding time! Grr)
With nothing else good to say, I'll abruptly end this post and continue praying that life would be alright for the next few months and that God will provide and open the roads, doors or windows for my requests.
Thank you. Amen.
Monday, February 04, 2008
my interesting weekend
I just came from one of the most interesting weekends of my life. I didn't really do anything very special. In fact, the activities were just 'normal' and wouldn't go far in other people's books if you ask me.
But for me it was unique.
I was invited for a trip to Palawan 2 weeks ago. Half groggy, my mother talks to me at around 8 AM and asks me if I wanted to go with her best friend. I was like, "huh? what time is it? alright. you decide..."
So, as I found out, I was booked a ticket, set to go on an OVERNIGHT trip to Palawan. It gets more odd as the days pass by...
What are we going to do when we get there?
"I heard we were to ride a plane and eat in this restaurant."
What? And then?!!?
"We're supposed to go to this place with nice rocks"
Whatttt again, again again... Where are we living?
"Your aunt talked about renting a place, a house/a mansion? I'm not so sure..."
Whaaaaatttt, does it not have a name so I can check it out over the internet?
"I wasn't told..."
So we went. And yes we did just that.
We had a delayed flight. It was a 45 minute flight so I wasn't so cranky. Got picked up at the airport and went to this restaurant called KaLui's...
We ate.
Went to Sunrise Mansion (yes, may pangalan siya) It's an hour's drive from the city, was a property overlooking a beach. Pretty nice. Feels like a resthouse in Batangas.
Went to the place where the shore was full of colored stones.
Went back
We ate...and ate and ate... and flew back the next day. hahaha
Yun lang :p
I plan to go back at the end of the year. And this time, I'm really heading for Dos Palmas! :p
But for me it was unique.
I was invited for a trip to Palawan 2 weeks ago. Half groggy, my mother talks to me at around 8 AM and asks me if I wanted to go with her best friend. I was like, "huh? what time is it? alright. you decide..."
So, as I found out, I was booked a ticket, set to go on an OVERNIGHT trip to Palawan. It gets more odd as the days pass by...
What are we going to do when we get there?
"I heard we were to ride a plane and eat in this restaurant."
What? And then?!!?
"We're supposed to go to this place with nice rocks"
Whatttt again, again again... Where are we living?
"Your aunt talked about renting a place, a house/a mansion? I'm not so sure..."
Whaaaaatttt, does it not have a name so I can check it out over the internet?
"I wasn't told..."
So we went. And yes we did just that.
We had a delayed flight. It was a 45 minute flight so I wasn't so cranky. Got picked up at the airport and went to this restaurant called KaLui's...
We ate.
Went to Sunrise Mansion (yes, may pangalan siya) It's an hour's drive from the city, was a property overlooking a beach. Pretty nice. Feels like a resthouse in Batangas.
Went to the place where the shore was full of colored stones.
Went back
We ate...and ate and ate... and flew back the next day. hahaha
Yun lang :p
I plan to go back at the end of the year. And this time, I'm really heading for Dos Palmas! :p
Friday, February 01, 2008
Wait and See
Two days ago, I started remembering the 'happy' things that happened during my day to find things to be thankful about.
In its small way, this exercise has actually helped brighten my day and remember to at least be a little grateful to nature that I am alive.
January 30, 2008
But still we can't stop the feeling of sadness that come our way. I walk toward the other side of the Lenovo Team corner on the 16th floor of Cyberone. It's empty. The payroll team is off somewhere and Jase, Dustin and Cat have already moved to 1800 to start their integration into the DE model.
I can't help but feel an impending feeling of doom. We are next. I don't really know what kind of personal change that the institutional change will bring. As their advertising would prod, we could only work and hope for the best.
Why, even the support systems haven't been fully convinced yet of how it should be done...
It really gives you that weird sense of confusion and at the same time excitement? no, that's not the word...but more of dread.
And all we can say is...
We will all wait, and see.
In its small way, this exercise has actually helped brighten my day and remember to at least be a little grateful to nature that I am alive.
January 30, 2008
- a satisfying 2007 Performance Rating (yey!)
- a client briefing that lasted for more than 30 minutes, in Chinese, which I thoroughly enjoyed
- free DQ from my boss
- new clothes from HDY (cutie, on sale even!)
- turon from Chris!
- announcement ni Kuya Vic (wheee your IA sisters are all very happy for you and..)
- the work week is over
But still we can't stop the feeling of sadness that come our way. I walk toward the other side of the Lenovo Team corner on the 16th floor of Cyberone. It's empty. The payroll team is off somewhere and Jase, Dustin and Cat have already moved to 1800 to start their integration into the DE model.
I can't help but feel an impending feeling of doom. We are next. I don't really know what kind of personal change that the institutional change will bring. As their advertising would prod, we could only work and hope for the best.
Why, even the support systems haven't been fully convinced yet of how it should be done...
It really gives you that weird sense of confusion and at the same time excitement? no, that's not the word...but more of dread.
And all we can say is...
We will all wait, and see.
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