more color in my life

my new toy - colorsplash flash for my lomos with hotshoe thingy!

arrived from u.s. yesterday, just in time for my vacation
yippee!! more color in my life for sure. excited to test it sa bora!

went dvd shoppin' last night for my stash - i got the latest season on csi, brothers and sisters, season 1 of gossip girl, some old series like buffy, charmed, and west wing, got some documentary dvds as well from national geographic, some awesome new movies that i don't have time to watch sa moviehouse and some koreanovelas for my mother dear.

2 days to go na lang boracay time na and the weather is great! yippee! saya, excited na ako! at tinatamad na magwork tuloy. weh! feeling ko kalahati ng bag ko lomo camera ang laman at films.

okay, looking forward to just lounging beside the pool, or the beach, tons of walking around and lots of massage! plus rumolyo sa bed with rose petals! hahaha!

target "dapat marating" for this year: cam sur/bicol, cebu/bohol, palawan and batanes (seriously, ang awesome sa batanes!)

after one month of selling new supplies of films - made it! made it! made it! meet my target earnings, i can splurge a bit and save some, i already ordered new batch of films set to arrive by next month and tested most of what i'm selling and will test more on my trip.

new on my ipod: gavin de graw's new album, cyndi laupers bring ya to the brink album, donna summers crayons album, kylie minogues x album, more american idol, sex and the city ost, hales latest album, and scarlett johanssons as i lay my head album.

birthday greeting time!!

HAPPY 28th BEERDAY MIKE!

as i told you, i wish you more success in your career/business,
quality time with your son, ability to commit yourself to one girl,
a worth it gf who will take good care of you,
your family and friends, good health, peace of mind and
good quality friendship with me til we have our grandchildren.
god bless you mike! happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCKY FEE!!

happy birthday to one of my favorite person in my workplace!
although, malapit mo na kami iwan to be near your inspiration,
love pa din kita...pero hindi ka ba naaawa at iiwanan mo kami
sa kamay ni hitler? di bale, alam ko naman na malulungkot ka dun kase
walang carla at marge dun...at konti lang ang pagkain dun! hahaha!
ang wish ko lang ay sana, pumayat ka na or maglantad ka na! joke lang!
happy birthday dehe!! mwahness!

ADVANCE HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY HAYDEN!!

i need to buy his b-day gift - something cool and useful.

i'm open for suggestions, leave me a message!
sorry, clueless talaga ang ninang, mahirap pag ang inaanak
ay mas mayaman kesa sa ninang! hahaha!

GEMINI ROCKS!!!

one day at a time

i intend to keep all things positive.

i don't want to live my life with a heavy heart, i cannot go on with a heart full of hatred and a heart full of pain.

my positive outlook makes my life easier, i fulfill my goals faster than i can only imagine and im happy - i feel good about myself, how i feel and how i look. i feel blessed.

i guess it's true, what you give back it comes back to you double - sometimes triple pa, especially the good ones.

i cannot change someone, i can only try to understand and be there for that someone as much as i can. people are built, raised and taught differently - i cannot expect them to be like me, or someone else....we are unique....we are not perfect.

do not force someone to change for your benefit instead help them cope, do not limit what you can give, instead give what you can and see how it can change your life.

currently loving twitter, my new canon camera, rickey.org and my ally mcbeal reruns.

i can't wait to unwind and just be in the beach. excited about staying at discovery shores and getting some awesome spa treatment - if we have the time. maybe i'll go snorkeling ulet for more happiness! (check out: http://www.discoveryshoresboracay.com/home.php)

i just got some weather info from the sales agent of discovery and it's sunny sunny @ bora since tuesday! at sana until next week, though masaya pa din magkulong since happy ang hotel namin.

i'm soooooooo sleepy. super tired from lots of work and my biz, but definitely worth it.

life is short.

cookie cookey!

david cook is the new american idol! wafu!!!!!! first time rockstar ang nanalo sa american idol and first time na hindi crowd favorite ang nanalo. don't be sad david archuleta, for sure naman may career ka pa din, either with disney or nickelodeon. wuhoo! (or as i predicted, ka-love team ni milley cyrus - aka hanna montana or kasama siya sa high school musical part 5!)

i swear akala ko ang celebrity ka-duet ni david archuleta ay ang jonas brothers. hahaha! tawang-tawa na ako, sayang! yun pala, one republic ang celebrity duet niya.

and it's obvious that cook is going to win, when simon apologized to him before the big announcement! (hugas-kamay bago maging superstar si cook!)

bryan adams is still hot and sana merong american idol tour sa pinas. hahaha! (asa pa!)

speaking of american idol, dapat na pala akong bumili ng ticket ni daughtry - dont kill me joko, sana meron pang awesome seats (wish ko makalabas ng office ng may araw pa!)

okay back to work. hahaha!

archey vs. cookey - ready to rumble!

so i guess it's david archuleta's day today because he dominated all three rounds at the final performance night of american idol - winning simon's vote is quite an achievement, not to mention bagging all three rounds huh? with simons last say -..."in my opinion, you came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knock-out"

uh-huh, david archuleta is my early favorite in this season of ai (as posted on my blog 02/28/08)

in my opinion, both archey and cookey are good singers but they differ in style, and choice in music genre hence mahirap sila i-compare. though honestly, i like archuletas voice quality than cookey but cookey has this ibang dating onstage and he's hot hot hot!. the best last two american idol finalist ever - good job voters, simon, randy and paula!

all i can say? may the best david win! kahit early favorite ko si archuleta, i don't mind if david cook wins the competition - he's good din naman talaga. both of them are. and besides im sure may career na sila both win or lose sa american idol.

excited na! ready to rumble!

CANON S5 IS

my newest gadget / baby!
Canon S5 IS (name to follow....)
astig ang zoom nito. bow!

Features at a glance:

• 12x optical zoom lens with Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and UD lens
• Optical Image Stabilizer
• 8.0 Megapixel CCD
• DIGIC III with advanced Noise Reduction technology and Face Detection for stills and movies
• Red-Eye Correction in playback
• 2.5” high-resolution vari-angle LCD
• Long-play VGA movies with stereo sound and Photo in Movie
• 22 shooting modes including full manual control and 0cm Super Macro
• High ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift
• Compatible with Wide/Tele/Close-up converter lenses and Canon EX Speedlite flashes

  

  

lomo time

lovin' lomo more and more and more....

here are some of my lomo lovin' pictures,
more at http://lomohome.lomographyasia.com/29bullets

thoughts

less than a month to go and it's my birthday na! (mag-ipon na kayo for my gift ha! hehe!)

finally going to bora! end of may baby and staying at this dream hotel of mine. yeah! sabi nga nila, work hard, party harder! and i intend to do that, if all things stays positive i'll be off to my other dream vacation/location. summer is not the same without bora.

the long talk we had the other day made me sad. yes, he can make me sad.

i got loads of work - i guess that season is back again - busy busy season with all the OT and ngaragan factor involved. nakakapanibago pero getting used to it again.

bonus time here at work and im gonna get me a new camera, some of my money was used to repaint our housey. yipee! happy happy to help with some household expenses. hahaha! (oh, i consumed my gc with just one grocery shopping - prices are high!)

new camera will arrive on thursday. excited to test it. sana hindi magselos ang mga lomo camera ko, si pinkydoo at si pacey!

i found out yesterday that he is really passionate and commited when he's into a relationship, i thought i should be lucky but then something about him is not worth all the dramas. not communicating with him sometimes sucks but then he has to know that some things can change and some good things are not meant to last. (shit happens)

currently loving the song rainbow by southborder, yes it's an old song but it's how i try to look at life now. it's how i want to live my life. (cross fingers)

summer summer

went to batangas with my la familia (mom side) for some summer lovin at the beach, turns out im not in the mood to swim so i just decided to swipe out about 5 rolls of films taking pictures and just roaming around the resort.

after batangas we also went to tagaytay for more pasyal and camwhoring and then headed to buy lots of pineapple and then headed home. fun bonding family time.

probably going out with my cousins next week (if hindi matuloy ang saturday thing ko!)

u2 @ imax

wooooooooooooo! super awesome, kinda one of those i will never forget experience! u2 on 3d is the wayyyyy cool! so, a bit sad when the failed to sing elevation and all i want is you but still u2 is great! happiness!

ngayon lang ata ako nakakita ng gitarista na nagpapalit ng gitara every song - u2! u2! u2!

sana magconcert sila sa pinas! sana....cross fingers!

oh and i enjoyed MOA! did some lomo camwhoring which still needs to be processed, post it prolly by next week - i still need to come up with 5 rolls to save moolah.

and i did some snooping for the pyro olympics which i promised myself i'd go to - even if mag-isa ako. i need that experience. wondering if i need a tripod. hmmmm.....

20k to go for that great 100k that will put my business into it's happy state of earning a lot. haha! 100k will get my investments back and i still got lots of films to sell and lots of orders to ship. yehey for that! so i shall now buy next batch for more films and earnings. yipee!

new in my ipod: ashlee simpsons new album, madonna's hard candy album , jesse maccartney's leaving album, ryan cabrera's moon under water album, panic at the disco odd album, some new opms, and american idol studio recordings!

okay, back to work!

iron man rocks!

iron man is love.
yun lang....bow!

i luuvvvvee robert downy, love ko na siya panahon pa lang ni ally mcbeal.
iron man suit is divine. hate it pag nayuyupi ang suit from fighting.

okay, next stop U2! yipee!

it's inevitable

i have to clean my room, i can't walk around my room anymore. it's full of boxes, bubble wraps, clothes, lots of new jackets and more boxes.

i don't want to clean my room. no! clean my room for me?

oh, business is doing good, good and double good. in a week almost balik na my investments. yipee! earning my own moolah is fun and i'm proud. (i got it from my mama! yeah!)

excited to shop for new stocks, which im prolly going to do by next week. need more stocks of uws. hmmmm. sana bumaba na ulet ang u.s. dollars.

seriously, tempted to go out of town alone. and if may promo sa airlines baka out of the country pa. so, i'm probably going to bora soon and cebu as well for real this time.

i just shopped for new lacoste bags again. i can't say no to lacoste bags. no. buti na lang trish gave me an uber good deal with the bags or else goodbye business earnings, goodbye goodbye.
    
i got loads of new pics in my cameras but i'm so lazy to upload it. what's happening carla? hahahaha! im not sure either, i'd rather sleep than move any muscle in my body. oh, maybe because my muscles hurt because i went to the gym again! yeah!

okay, i got to go. wrapping orders is calling me. i must focus on my business. byeee!

friday night

last friday was a memorable night.

a lot of unexpected things happened last friday, saturday and yesterday. things that i never ever thought would happen - ever. i guess some good things never last but then it is sad to know that she has reached the limit, that there is a limit to begin with...i thought what we had is something that will go beyond this lifetime - something that our grandchildren can still share....i guess i was wrong and proves again that nothing is permanent in this world, in our life.

needless to say, i was not prepared with whatever changes the world wants to offer - none of us were but as they say, life must go on - life will go on and as humans we should try our best to cope and adjust to the changes in our life.

i cannot really explain what happened - i'm lost for words, or maybe i'm just really lost as to why such a happy friday night turned out to be a crossroad for most of us. things happened so fast, one minute we were laughing, the next we were literally hoping we'll make it alive and then there's blogging and more blogging. and then after two days.....lost.

maybe last night is the closure we are all hoping for, maybe it's a new beginning for all of us...whatever it is, i know that god knows what's best for all of us and maybe it's his way of letting us know that some things are not just the way we think it is, some people are different from what we perceived they are and it's god's way of letting me know that i'm a stronger person than i think i'am.

i don't think i did something wrong other than being me - the real me. the way i acted last friday is the usual me - maybe a bit hyper (but i'm always hyper) but it's still me. if i teased too much or laughed too much...it's just right for the situation since it's a happy friday night, we are all teasing each other and laughing the night away. i guess, i can't please everybody and i can't make them love the real me.

as my fave song goes: "you've got to love me for what i'am for simply being me, don't love me for what you intend or hope that i would be....."

ako kase, i love with all my heart, accept flaws, and treasure people who i call my friends.

sabi ko nga parati: walang masamang tinapay sa akin, lahat ng taong mabait sa akin mahal ko at mamahalin ko basta wag lang ako gagaguhin, basta walang ginawang malaking kagaguhan.

there's such thing as second chance, i don't think i even used my first chance.

no goodbyes.

lomography

late last year, i got addicted to lomography and films. i started haunting down cheap lomo cameras and hoarding expired slide films, i even made extra money through this interest of mine - now i'm loving everything about lomography and appreciating it at the same time.

my latest lomo purchases:
vivitar uws, pn2011 and mariner

my latest lomo pictures:
taken with my vivitar uws
with expired velvia - cross processed

lomography is love. love. love.
lomo on!

this is it

my old boss called me yesterday and asked me if i would like to join her in her new work at another advertising firm - i always liked working with her because we somehow jive and we both know how to work our asses off, i told her that i'd think about it. and i'am thinking about it.

i bought a lot of new books yesterday and kiti sent me lots of e-books too (thanks baby!), almost done reading the curious incident of the dog in the night-time and it's a great book...skeptical at first if i will enjoy the book but turned out that i loved it. i missed reading lots of books, i don't know why i stopped reading and buying books - lack of time perhaps? so anyhow, i made a pact with myself to read at least 2 books in a month (i used to read 10 books a month). i should use my fully booked and powerbooks discount cards more often.

i also should watch at least 1 classic/old school movie like gone in the wind, big chill, mermaid, beaches and other cool old school movie. (i can do this!)

thinking of buying a new digital camera - canon S5 IS, it's a really cool camera and not that expensive too. yes, i'm also still thinking about it.

my shipment of films will arrive today - or tomorrow but within the week and i'm excited to make money! hahaha! okay and excited to shop for new stocks also - any kind of shopping is fun.

i lost 3 pounds, yehey! not eating rice and no dinner for 5 days rocks! i hope this will continues 10 pounds in a month is a breeze then! wuhooo!!!

i'am getting lazy, lazier. hahaha! i should so all the things that i listed down my starbucks planner. i should! should! should! now na. whew. too many things to do, so little time. whoa!

this is it, the time for all kinds of growth. getting old sucks. hmmmm...it's fun but most of the time sucks but i must channel good vibes - positivity, all good things and all happiness. awesome.

realize

Realize by Colbie Caillat

Take time to realize,
That your warmth is. Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, Didn't I tell you.

But I can't spell it out for you,
No it's never gonna be that simple
No I cant spell it out for you

If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
And will never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.

Take time to realize
Oh-oh I'm on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you.
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by.. Didn't I tell you

But I can't spell it out for you,
No its never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you.

If you just realized what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
Then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.

It's not always the same
No it's never the same
If you don't feel it to.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.

If you just realized what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
Then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
Just realized what I just realized

OoOoOOo

Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now

fly me to the moon

last night was my first time to camwhore the moon and it's fascinating- full moon last night, a great time to capture its awesomeness. sana pwede din i-camwhore ang stars, pero miki and i browsed how much yung lens for the stars at muntik na kami mamatay sa mahal - almost 350k, but that would be awesome, radical, out of this world!

TRIVIA ABOUT THE MOON: The full moon has been linked to crime, suicide, mental illness, disasters, accidents, birthrates, fertility, and werewolves (yes, lobo!) - among other things.

Popular legend has it that the full moon brings out the worst in people: more violence, more suicides, more accidents, more aggression. The influence of the moon and behavior has been called "The Lunar Effect" or "The Transylvania Effect." The belief that the full moon causes mental disorders and strange behavior was widespread throughout Europe in the middle ages. Even the word "lunacy" meaning "insanity" comes from the Latin word for "moon."

sabi nga nila - baka bilog ang buwan!

calatagan escapade

had a great time at pansol last wednesday and at calatagan yesterday! saya mag-summer get-away ng weekday!

joko had fun sa kneeboarding hurah niya and she's good ha, sabi nga ni doinee - parang figurine kase si joko eh. anyways, i think athletic lang talaga ang jona! mwahahha! si doinee naman magaling maghabol ng boards niya! go deo martin!

sana na-achieve ni kulot ang maging tan for the summer, though kahapon para lang siyang lechon na mamula-mula, gawa siguro yun sa beer na pinanligo niya for the tan kuno!

i got around 600 pics to upload and good luck sa akin all over again. weh! tired! hahaha! plus 5 rolls of films that i need to develop - kaso wala pa akong pera!

masakit ang mga joints ko at parang paos-paos ako, wish ko lang hindi ako magkasakit kase mahirap magkasakit at ayoko. super tired dahil sa two consecutive days of swimming.

anyways, we had dinner at hula last night before heading home and the food is really good! yummyness! at sabi ko nga kay kiti, tom na lang ulet tayo mag-diet nakakalungkot ang hindi kumain pag kasama mo ang mga friendships! hahaha!

to follow pictures from mom's b-day party - we used yanie's under water camera! yehey!

back to work on a friday, kung hindi lang ako puro leave hindi na ako papasok today! hahha! kaso para makaleave ulet ng madami, dapat magpacute din ng madami! hehehe!

okay, got to work na for i've got tons of paper trails in my desk plus more emails to reply to.

next stop is cebu and bohol (unless biglang may get-away ulet!)

p.s. i want a new cellphone. pls buy me one! (please?!)

summer time

weird kase may bagyo nung isang araw - bagyo kahit summertime? pati ata si mother nature nalilito na....nakakawindang na daw ang pangyayari sa world!

so today is my mommy's birthday - 57 na siya at 3 years to go senior citizen na siya! yehey! 20% discount is the best! i got her a liz claiborne wallet, terno kami and then a big and awesome make-up kit at terno ulet kami! hahaha!

ang gimik ni mommy for her birthday ay swimming party! o di ba? bagets na bagets! hahaha! sana lang makapunta ako kase weekday di ba? but will try my uber best to be there! anyway, looking forward to trying out my underwater camera for the first time - though sayang at hindi ko siya magagamit ng daytime - i wonder if anung outcome pag night time....hmmm.....

excited na ako sa calatagan trip tomorrow! awesomeness!! and cebu/bohol trip in may! wow! todo summertime na ito! let's go! sana matuloy ang bora trip namin on my b-day! yehey! ang saya! todo na for summer! hehe!

went out for dinner and movies with joko, dino and kiti last friday - last kita namin ng mejia wonder twins ay beyonce concert pa....namiss ko sila in fairness! and looking forward to our bonding trip tomorrow! yahooness! ang saya ng camwhoring bonding session sa gitna ng atc - walang hiya talaga tayo. bow!

his theme song

i swear - i'd still say yes, is his theme song:

And even if our love could drift away
I wouldn’t even think twice
If I wanted love back again

Because I’d still say yes to you again
My Darlin’ for you, I do it all again
Yes, I’d still say yes to you again
Darlin’ for you, I do it over and over again (Say yes..oh-oh)

t-a-n-g-a ata talaga siya or baka comfortable na lang talaga siya.
only god knows....basta ang masasabi ko lang, he deserves better.

finally, he stopped. i'm not sure if he finally moved on or napagod na lang din...
kase hindi ko siya pinapansin? or i finally got pissed? i don't want to know.