naglulumanding Scorpio

Prepare yourself for romance -- serious romance -- because it's right around the corner. You've been waiting for it to happen, maybe even lying awake at night, and it seems that the universe has finally decided to answer your plea. If you don't already have a prospect in mind, you'd better get dressed -- the sassier, the better -- and get out there.

Eto ang sabi ng horoscope ko. Oo, nagbabasa ako ng horoscope. Pero hindi naman ako 100% naniniwala, mga 20% lang..hahahaha nagbabasa lang naman ako kasi pra maaliw. Pampalipas oras ba. Para kahit ilang Segundo lang e matawa o mamangha naman ako. Kasi naman, nakakaliw talaga ang Yahoo! Daily horoscope. Pati na rin ang Chinese horoscope at Anita Predictions sa FB. Aliw talaga lalo na kapag feeling ko tumatama sila. Pero siyempre hindi naman talaga sila tumatama, nagkakataon lang na may pagkakapareho sa sinasabi nila at sa naiisip o nararamdaman ko. Pero ngayon, kakaiba. Natawa ko ng malakas pero 120% akong hindi naniwala. Bakit? Well, una sa lahat, wala akong jowa na roromansahin ngayong araw na to (asa naman akong sa ibang araw meron. Wala talaga. Sabi naman kasi sa inyo, ang aking love life ay parang coke, ZERO. toinks!) isa pa, sablay talaga kasi sabi nya magbihis ako ng maayos, e heller! Kaninang umaga ko lang to nabasa nandito na ko sa office. Alangan namang pumunta pa ko ng shang at mamili ng damit (as if hindi ko ginagawa dati yun pag hindi ko talaga trip ang suot ko for the day)? Well, pwede naman kaya lang nasunog pala ung mall kagabi, mga 1030pm daw kaya di ko alam kung nagbukas ba sila ngayon.

Hay. Isa lang ang masasabi ko, sa lahat ata ng sinabi ng horoscope ko, ngayon lang sila hindi tumugma. Ay, partly true naman ito kung counted ang pakikipag flirt ko sa kaibigan ko sa ibang bansa. BUT NO! malaking joke lang kasi yung usapan naming kanina 9actually kahapon pa kami naglalandian) wala lang, trip lang namin kasi birthday nya e wala syang girlet ngayon, at ako naman e ‘single and ready to mingle’ e de pinagbigyan ko na ang paglulumandi nya.hahahaha pero dahil tapos na ang birthday nya, tapos na rin ang lahat, balik friend mode na ulit kami. (gusto ko bang hindi na lang friend mode? Ewan. Hahahaha anlandi!) *bow*

taNgahanga ng feelingera

ano nga ba ang taNga-hanga? simple, ito ay ang taong humahanga sa akin (pwede rin sa'yong) 'kagandahan'.. hahaha bawat tao'y may taglay na kagandahan, kaya naman hindi ko na itatanggi pa, maganda ako. nasa sa inyo na lang iyon, mga tumitingin kung nagagandahan din kayo sa akin. basta ang sabi sa akin ng tatay ko, maganda ako (hindi ko lang alam kung maganda ako physically o kagandahang-loob pala ang tinutukoy ng ama ko). Queber, basta maganda ako [PERIOD, no erase!].

hindi kagaya ni daddy, ung nanay ko mejo realistic. ang lagi nyang sinasabi sa akin, hindi ka kagandahan, oo, cguro maganda ka kahit papano, pero hindi stunningly beautiful. (dahil dito, hindi ko alam kung ampon ba ko o anak sa labas ng tatay ko kasi parang hindi ako tanggap ng nanay ko na anak nya kung maka-comment e..joke lang! magkamukha talaga kami ng nanay ko kaya nga hirit ko sa kanya, kung hindi ako maganda, mas pangit ka! sabay tawa!hahahahaha) e dahil nga hindi naman daw ako kagandahan sabi ni mommy, ang tawag nya sa mga taong (yehes, MGA, plural, marami rami na rin kasi sila. :p) may 'crush' sa akin ay TANGA-hanga. e kasi, kung hindi ba naman daw tanga (o kaya naman bulag) ung mga yon, bakit daw sila magkakagusto sa akin. my point naman sya, hindi ko rin alam kung bakit nila ako nagugustuhan. feeling ko, katawan ko lang ang habol nila sa akin! feelingera talaga ako! as if kakatawan ko si cristine reyes e no? more like ruby rodriguez naman tlga, feelingera ako! *present*

Anyway, ayun, kwento. meron akong isang kakilala (actually, hindi kami talaga magkakilala kasi never naman kami na-introduce sa isa't isa – alam ko lang ang pangalan nya at alam lang nya ang pangalan ko dhil naririnig kapag tinatawag kami ng kung sinu-sino). Hindi ko alam kung ambisyosa lang ba talaga ako o tlgang may gusto sya sa akin. Anlabo naman kasi e.. panay nakangiti sa akin (malay ko ba kung ngiwi pala talga siya). tapos tuwing matitingin ako, nakatingin sya saken (ay, nabisto ako. oo, tinitignan ko rin kasi talaga sya. may itsura e. mukang tae. este, tao pala.) ilang beses na kaming nagkakahiyaan (well, yun e kung maituturing pa akong taong may hiya..hahaha) kasi ba naman lagi as in LAGI kaming nagkikita sa labas ng cr or sa elevator. (sabay ba kaming umiinom ng kape o tubig kaya sabay din kaming naiihi? Or sabay ba naming gusting kumuha ng kape sa pantry kaya nagkakasabay o nagkakasalubong o nagkikita sa may elevator?) hay nako. Tama na nga. Ang feelingera ko talaga. (term ba talaga ang feelingera at ilang beses ko na syang ginamit dito? Kung hindi pa, pews ngayon term na sya at AKO ANG nagpaSIMULA.) o sya, kung may gusto man talaga sya sa akin o wala, dahil feelingera nga ako, ibibilang ko syang isa sa aking mga TANGA-hanga!! *bow*

Ano ang ginagawa mo kapag wala kang ginagawa?

Ano ang ginagawa mo kapag wala kang ginagawa?

Malamang maraming naguluhan sa tanong ko. May ibang natawa at may ilan ding nainis. Kung anuman ang ngaing reaction nyo, maaari nyong ipaalam sa akin sa pamamagitan ng pagko-comment. Kung ayaw nyo namang ipaalam, ayos lang din, kimkimin nyo na lang ngunit huwag magtaka kung biglang bumaho ang paligid sa sandaling sumabog na ang inyong kinikimkim na saloobin..hahaha

Eto na. simple lang ang ginagawa kosa tuwing wala akong ginagawa. Maliban sa paghinga, [na hindi naman na natin talaga iniisip na gawin dahil kusa na itong ginagawa ng ating mga baga – isipin nyo na lang kung gaaano ka-hassle naman yun kung pati ang paghinga e sasadyain pa nating gawin – hay, hassle nga!] kung nagkataon namang nasa opisina ako gaya ngayon, ang aking ginagawa ay ang walang kasawaang pagbasa at pag-comment sa tweets at updates ng aking mga kaibigan at hinahangaang mga bituin. O di ba? bongga! Up-to-date yata ito sa mga tsismis!!  [‘wag mag-deny, tsismoso/tsismosa ka rin dahil likas naman sa tao ang pagiging interesado sa mga kaganapan sa buhay ng kanyang kapwa..hahaha]

Kapag wala ng bagong tweet or status update sa halip na tumanga sa kawalan, sinusubukan kong gumawa ng makabuluhang blog entries pero sa awa ng Diyos, puro ganitong klase ang natatapos ko. Puro kalokohan. Puro kababawan. Mga walang masyadong katuturang bagay at topic (on second thought, baka kahit papano’y may silbi naman ang mga ito dahil kung wala, malamang hindi mo naman ito babasahin di ba? Pero kung sa palagay mo, wala talagang kwenta ang entry na ito at nagsayang lang ako ng oras sa paggawa nito, tatawanan kita at sasabihin kong, “nagsayang ka rin ng oras dahil binasa mo rin ‘to. Hahahaha tapos, kthanksbye.”

The one thing that we can't fully comprehend

Why do I love to write about incomprehensible topics? Why don’t I think of something that would interest a lot of people? Why am I being such a lazy, crazy bitch that doesn’t want to think (and write) about more useful articles like running a business or selling stuff online, and instead dwell on matters of the stupid heart and the day-to-day ‘praises’ and complaints of ordinary people? Well, I have an answer to that. This is primarily because I am already tired of thinking about what business to start and what items to sell on my multiply and EBay accounts. I got fed up with the thoughts of making money online [duh! I work in the internet marketing field so I deal with affiliate-generated sales, returned transactions, and MONEY matters every single week day of my life after graduating as an IS major from a reputable university last year. Do you see a clear connection between my course and my current work? I don’t. haha]

At this point in time, it is already 6:36pm and I’m still in the office writing this blog because I have nothing to do (well, this seems to be the most unproductive day of my life since I went to work this morning to wait for the clock to struck 7 in the evening for me to go and meet up with my friends in a nearby shopping mall). Aside from my daily report which I finished doing in less than 10 minutes, I spent my day surfing the net, playing Café World in FB and chatting with friends through pidgin – the low-tech version of Yahoo! Messenger.

Ok, so why do I love writing about love and heartaches? I have a theory. Maybe, I love ‘talking’ about love and emotions because aside from God’s existence, it is the one thing that other people, or even I, can’t explain to myself. I mean, how come this thing called love has different effects on people? Why do people experience the feeling of being in love in the first place? How do they know that it is love and not some other emotion or sensation like lust or pity? As much as I wanna have a complete understanding of this feeling, I believe that no matter how hard I try, even if I spend my whole life observing how people act and react when they are in love (note that there are different ‘kinds’ of love; thus, making it more difficult to comprehend) I will never be able to have a firm grasp on the topic. All I can do is try to recognize the partial truths that I can gather about it, put them in writing and hopefully be able to inform, help or even ‘enlighten’ other individuals who, like me, have the unending desire to know more about that crazy little thing called LOVE.

Patiently waiting

It’s been a week and two days since you first got my attention. That day, I didn’t know how to react. I was startled – for the first time, in the longest time, I ran out of words. I was simply stunned, overwhelmed by your beauty, astonished by your glamour. As I gazed at your magnificence, I can’t help but feel that tingling sensation lurking inside of me, waiting for the right timing when it can finally show itself unto you. Well, if there’s one thing I was certain of, it would be that I fell in love with you. Yes, at that very moment when I first set my eyes on you. I may sound corny and irrational – I won’t take it against you if you think I’m a fool– but indeed, you took my breath away; you swept me off my feet. See, that’s how madly I am in love with you. Simply put, you became the center of my universe.

But then we had to part ways – I needed to go back to the office, to the real (my) world while you stay in your perfect place, with those lovely and not to mention oh-so-good-smelling people. Until now, I can’t forget those beautiful faces, sweet smiles and their heart-warming welcome. I felt was loved, really accepted by your family. When I left your place, I was hoping that I’d hear from you again. *keeping my fingers crossed* that we will meet again. But, why haven’t you called me yet? I am dying to hear from you again, longing to see you again. Are you not in love with me the way that I am with you? Why wont you accept me, or rather, why haven’t you accepted me yet? Will it be too much for me to ask that you want me to stay with you? Will it hurt you to welcome me back into your arms again? As much as I want to hear that you love me, I would also want to know (though it would really break my heart) if there’s no chance for me to be with you. A call or a letter saying that you don’t want me would be helpful so I would know if I need to forget about you (just the thought of it makes me wanna cry). I must bear that excruciating pain for the obvious reason that I need to move on with my life. So with my hands clasped in prayers, I will be patiently and lovingly waiting for THE call.

Don't Forget the S.P.I.C.E.

You may have an excellent idea but do you really have what it takes to have a successful enterprise? Don’t get me wrong, brilliant ideas are of course, really important in coming up with a business (You won’t be reading this article if you don’t have an idea in mind, right?) but realistically speaking, not all great thoughts become winning businesses.

A few months back, I was also contemplating on starting up my own business. My cousin and I have been considering to franchise one of the many food cart packages that not only offer low initial capital but also almost no efforts required since the company would be providing us with the food cart and everything else needed to run the business including the location where it will be put up, the uniforms of the attendants and even the ‘log book/accounting book’ that will be used for recording our day-to-day sales and all the other activities. (FYI, we haven’t started the franchise though my own business has already started.)

 

So, you might be wondering why and how did I come up with the decision to start the business. I believe that for you to succeed in this endeavor, you should have S.P.I.C.E. (I won’t be explaining these characteristics in this order. The acronym is only made to help you remember them easily.)

 

1. Interest

Since you are to start your own business, you must take note of what interests you the most. This is what would keep you from becoming bored or worse, fed up with thinking of how to make the enterprise better and hopefully bigger.

2. Passion

I will share with you my motto in my life: My passion for learning outweighs my fear of failing. Really, a certain level of curiosity (a.k.a. interest—mentioned earlier) coupled with lots of love and fondness for it would be enough to keep you going. I believe I’ve said enough. =)

 

3. Commitment

Starting up a business requires a lot of time and effort. You must be willing to spend your precious time doing things that would put your ideas into reality. Note that a successful owner is also a full-time/hands-on worker (or employer if you are planning to hire assistants/attendants).

 

4. Enthusiasm

It would be foolish for us to think that we won’t have any problems once the business is already up. I believe that when it is already running, it is also the time when we face different challenges and difficult situations like slow sales due to economic crisis, for instance. We should have the enthusiasm and on top of it, the positive outlook so we won’t have any rooms for thoughts of giving up, but only the thought that tomorrow’s a new and better day for the business.

 

5. Sensitivity

Of course, you must be sensitive to the needs and wants of your target market. Obviously, a business is not a business when you don’t have any one purchasing your items or requiring your services. In order to serve them better, you need to know and understand their behavior and preferences.

Bear in mind that starting up, running and maintaining a business is not always rainbows and butterflies. There are also times when you’ll be faced (but hopefully not too stressed) with challenges. When difficulties arise, always remember that you should be sensitive to your market’s demand, passionate about and have an undying interest for what you’re doing, faithful to your commitment and enthusiastic (not to mention positive and patient) for you to cope up and ultimately overcome those pressing times. =)

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masakit...

Tatlong taon na ang nakaraan nang huli akong makaramdam ng ganito. akala ko noon iyon na ang huli naming pagtatagpo. na iyon na rin ang katapusan ng lahat. ng sakit. ng hirap. pero nitong lunes lamang muli na nama kaming nagtagpo. hindi ko mawari kung bakit. hindi ko alam ang tunay na dahilan. nakaupo lang ako, nakatingin sa ilaw. sa una'y nakakasilaw pero di nagtagal, nasanay rin ako. hindi, nabulag na rin ako. akala ko sa pagkabulag na iyon ay mawawala siya. hinihintay kong hindi gaya ng pagkawala ng aking paningin ay mawala na in ang aking pakiramdam. sa isang punto, oo. naging manhid ako. pero alam kong kagaya ng pagka-panandalian ng kadilimang aking nakikita, ilang minuto lang ay babalik na rin ang lahat. lalo't higit, mananatili ang sakit. manunuot hanggang sa kasuluksukan, kasingit-singitan, kalalim-lalman ng aking buto, ng aking laman. wala akong nagawa. hindi ko rin napigil ang pagpatak ng aking mga luha. masakit. sobrang masakit na higit pa sa sakit na aking naramdaman tatlong taon na ang nakararaan. gusto kong magalit pero minarapat ko na lang manahimik. mas mabuting kimkimin ko ang sakit na ito kaysa mayroon pang ibang madamay. tinanggap ko ng buong puso ang lahat. gaya ng pagtanggap ng Ama sa Alibughang Anak.

ngayon, dalawang araw ang nakalipas nang muli kaming pinagtagpo. masakit man, masaya na rin ako sa nangyari. matagal man bago mawala ang sakit na ito, naniniwala akong nangyari ang lahat para na rin sa kapakanan ko. alam ko nang mabuti ang intensyon niya at muli man akong nakararanas ng di mawaring sakit, alam kong lilipas din ito. matatapos din ang aking paghihirap at pagtitiis. hihintayin ko ang araw na iyon. at kapag ito'y dumating na, taas noo, at buong puso, pagmamahal at pagpapatawad akong ngingiti at magpapaalam sa kanya at aking sasabihin, "maraming salamat brackets, wire at elastics, nang dahil sa inyo, mas maganda na ang ngiti ko ngayon."