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The Altar. Dami flowers. Ganda ganda!


Ang buong pamilya


Three Generations of Beautiful Women..


feeling ko photo director ako. hehehe. pinagpose ko si mae..


this is where the reception took place...sa loob ito ng coral garden..


eto ang centerpiece sa table namin..ganda diba?


ang mga makukulit na apo...kumanta kami ng "love will be our home"..tribute namin to kina mama and papa. Shaye, Mae, and I sung this song ten years ago during Tita Cherrie's wedding.


Ang mga apo minus Daphe and Marysse. Di sila nakauwi from the States kasi may pasok sila sa school. Missing in action din si Paolo...paikot ikot siguro sya kung saan man.


kasama ang mga pinsan kong babae..


Ang mga makukulit na lalaki..

The Golden Wedding Anniversary

Here are some of the pictures taken from my grandparent's golden wedding anniversary.

Venue: Fernwood Gardens
Date and Time : 4:00 pm June 25, 2005


Mass was held in the St. Francis of Assisi Chapel inside Fernwood Gardens. It was officiated by Sibale's Parish priest Rev. Fr. German Mehler.




The Beautiful Bridesmaids .. Ahem!






My Mom and Dad


More pics to follow tom. Im sorry, slow pc + dial up connection = *yawn* less pics... tomorrow na lang promise..antok na kasi ako. =)

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Trial MakeUp

I woke up early today to meet my mom and my aunts in James Cooper Salon for the trial make-up for the wedding. That's in Congressional Avenue in Quezon City so since I'll be coming from my tito's place in Makati I decided to take the MRT. Then from North Ave, I took a cab. I asked the driver "Mama, alam nyo po ba saan yung James Cooper salon sa may Congressional? " He said yes..so i just kept quiet and listened to the radio.

We were nearing the end of Congressional when he made a U-turn and stopped in front of David's salon and Ystilo.. Then he said "Dito na po ma'am". "Huh?" I could not see any sign saying James Cooper. "Sabi ko po James Cooper, di David's Salon".

"Ay ganon po ba? eto lang ang alam ko" he said. Helloooo...Hay naku! ang linaw linaw naman ng sabi ko sa kanya. Labo naman o..

Then I remembered Tito Romy saying that it is beside Mercury Drugstore so I asked the driver to look for that landmark. I saw one near the intersection of Mindanao and Congressional so I thought that was it.

I got down the cab and looked around but didn't find anything similar to a salon so I called up Tita Bingle. I've dialled her number almost five times and she was not answering. I was ready to give up when finally she answered it and then she passed the phone to my mom who gave me the directions. I have to ride a jeepney to get there. Wheew..I finally saw my mom waiting outside for me.


When I got there, they were already putting make up on my cousin Mae. She looks so pretty with her face and hair all made up. We took some pictures of her before leaving then we went to Megamall.

We ate in Goldilocks since they were craving for palabok and halo halo and then we headed to the dept store to look for sandals that we can use for the wedding. They were still trying on the sandals when I told them I need to go since I still have work by 7pm. Haay kainis! Manunuod pa ata sila sine..di ako nakasama =(

ganda ng pinsan ko di ba? =)

Umuulan

Hay naku! Ang lakas ng ulan pag alis ko ng bahay kanina. Sakto pa talaga sa oras ng pa-alis ko nung bumuhos ang ulan...nakakainis! Ayoko ng magkasakit ulit ano! Lahat na nga ng pinsan ko may trangkaso. Paiba iba kasi ang panahon. Minsan mainit, minsan malamig. Wala akong choice kung hindi lumusong sa baha dahil malalate na ko pag di pa ko umalis. Nagbayad na tuloy ako ng special sa tricycle dahil mahaba ang pila at ayokong maghintay. tumatagaktak na nga pawis ko sa init kanina. Tamang tama pagdating ko sa Fatima, may FX papuntang LRT. Ayos! Di ako makakalanghap ng polusyon. Sakay ako agad. Kaya lang kamalas malasang malas talaga, mga 20 meters pa lang ata natatakbo ng driver eh nahuli na sya ng MMDA! At ang mokong wala pang dalang lisensya. Ewan ko ba, di yata sila nagkasundo sa lagay. HeHe. No choice, binalik na lang nila ang bayad namin at pinababa kami. Nagabang na lang ako ng ibang masasakyan.
Wala ng ibang FX akong nakita, kaya napilitan akong mag jeep na lang. Hay naku..nakatipid nga. Puno naman ng alikabok at polusyon ang mukha ko!
Inaantok ako kanina kaya pag sakay ko sa LRT umidlip ako. Nag on na lang ako ng alarm na 15 minutes para magising ako pag dating ko sa Buendia station. Ewan ko ba kung bakit, nakanganga pa ata ako sa lrt habang tulog. Nakakahiya yun ha! May napapanaginipan ata akong nakakatawa. Nararamdaman ko nguminguti ako habang tulog. Hehe baka isipin nila baliw ako. Sabagay totoo naman....hehehehe! Mabuti di ganong traffic. Nakarating ako ng office 5 minutes bago ang time namin. Akala ko late na naman ako..buti na lang at hindi.

Family Matters

We went to Fernwood gardens today to have our pictures and videos taken for the AVP that we'll be doing for the wedding. It's been a week since they had arrived here in the Phils and it's been one full week! Lagi na lang nagshoshopping sila tita. I was with them in Eastwood and Tutuban last Wednesday. Sayang lang at na snatch ang diamond earrings ni tita sa jeep sa Recto. We are on our way to Tutuban that day. There were no cabs so napilitan kami mag jeep. Yan tuloy, tita forgot to take off her jewelery. Malapit pa naman sya sa mga ganyan. Lagi na lang syang nadudukutan. After shopping, I treated them in Icebergs and we had halo-halo. I have work later that night so I went ahead na tapos nalate pa ko. Kainis ha. Then days after that, ganun pa din ginagawa nila..shopping and shopping and finalizing the details of the wedding. Medyo stressed out din sila and they dont get too much sleep so nakakaawa then inaayos din nila yung house sa nova. There's only seven days left till the wedding and I hope maging maayos lahat. I hope it turns out well. Hmmp, I promised I need to lose weight before the wedding but it looks like nawala lahat ng pinag-diet ko before. Dami kasi chocolates and food! hay naku talaga. bahala na. Hehe



At the Powerplant mall to watch Mr. and Mrs Smith. My mom and cousins with Tita Beverly. This was the day after she arrived from Canada.

With the folks from Las Vegas and Canada.


Mama and her cute little grandchildren. Ryan and Jake =)


Mga pa-cute. With my cousin TinTin. A Sarah Geronimo lookalike


With their children and in-laws. This was taken in Fernwood Gardens


The grandchildren and their titas


Ang mga magagandang apo. With my cousin Mae

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More Tagaytay Pics

Just has uploaded the pics taken on his cam from our tagaytay trip. (Link here)



Wacky Wacky


Serious daw. Uy, pang album cover!


I do...



Sige na..bati na tayo...

BalikBayan

Sinundo namin kanina sa airport sina mama, papa, tita cherrie at si tita jessie. Galing Toronto si Tita Jessie and yung iba galing Las Vegas. Umuwi sila para sa golden wedding anniversary nila mama at papa. Sila ang mga grandparents ko sa father side. Buti na lang Araw ng Kalayaan ngayon kasi nagpunta lahat sa bahay nila sa Novaliches. huhuhu lugi ako. Lahat ng pinsan ko andun. Ako may trabaho! Sana lang di ako maubusan ng pasalubong. *Wink* *Wink*

Nauna dumating si Tita Beverly dito. Nung Saturday pa sya nandito. Kagabi, nilibre nya kami ng 2 ko pang pinsan at si mommy sa PowerPlant sa Rockwell. Nanuod kami ng Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Wow, grabe, ang ganda ng movie na yun! 10pm pa yung movie so bago yun, nilibre ko muna sila ng coffee sa gloria jean's. Kakatuwa si mommy, aliw na aliw. Dami kasi namin nakitang artista dun sa mall.

Tatlong araw ng halos wala akong tulog! Antok na antok na tuloy ako ngayon sa trabaho. Sayang. Sana wala na lang pasok. Nagshopping kasi sila sa Greenhills. Yan tuloy, di ako nakasama. Hinatid na lang nila ko sa office tapos saka sila nagpunta dun. Grabe talaga, antok na ko! Matutulog na lang ako mamayang lunch. =)

Tagaytay

Our shift ended at 4 am this morning. Teammates and I had breakfast at Jollibee then I got home around 7 am. I got up at about 10:30 am as we had planned to go to Tagaytay today. So, with barely three hours of sleep, I hastily took a bath and hailed a cab to bring me to the nearest MRT station. Whew, I could have saved money and just rode a bus but I was worried I won’t be there in Glorietta on our agreed time so I took a cab instead.
When I arrived there, I texted Carla and Nat. Carla is still in Station 168 playing Dota and Nat is nowhere to be found! I called him about 12 times and he was not answering his phone. I was still groggy from lack of sleep so I headed to Starbucks and ordered a venti sized Caramel Affogatto with 2 shots of espresso to keep me awake. I was getting annoyed because Nat is not answering my call so I called Justin to tell him about what’s happening. Good thing he was still in the Rockwell area so intead of meeting in Alabang, he just offered to pick up Carla in Station 168, me in Glorietta and Neil in Petron. While I was waiting for them to arrive, I chanced upon three young Koreans taking pictures. They were smiling at me so I smiled back. I offered to take their pictures so all of them can be included in it. They happily agreed so I began clicking away. Funny thing I noticed was that they were all making peace signs in all the pictures I took!



Korea No. 1: Peace to all of yah!

Anyways, Just brought his car but since all of us will not fit inside, we went first to Cathy’s place to get their CRV. She brought out their pet dog Mocha and boy was he cute! Wish I had one like that! =)

Nat finally made paramdam and said he dozed off so he was not able to text back. We met him in Festival Mall then headed off to Tagaytay.


Panoramic view of the Taal Lake and Volcano from Leslie's

We were all hungry so we ate first at Leslie’s. We had crispy pata, bulalo (the best!), chop suey, inihaw na pla pla, and enseladang mangga. Everything was delicious! It was all gone in a few seconds!

They had a great view of the Taal lake and volcano so we happily clicked away.


Kasama si John Pratts


Ang tatlong mokong


Hanging Bridge: View from above


Seryoso daw. Pwede nang album cover


Pa cute

Not wanting to go back home yet, we headed off to the Pink Sister’s Convent. We prayed in the church and wrote down our petitions then we went off to the garden. As usual, we happily clicked away. It was so nice there. Everything is so serene and peaceful. Lots of pine trees, flowers in full bloom, and various plants are scattered all around. It is so easy to feel God in this place. Just walking in the garden path can help you meditate and take all your stress away!


The Gang

It feels good to be away from the city for a while. It’s not everyday that we get surrounded by the beauty of nature. Ha! No traffic, humongous buildings, pollution, and the hustle bustle of city life here! Definetely worth the trip. :-)

More pics here

Eto si Blayde Kulit

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wala na ang baby ni mommy kris and daddy-o.

Bye Bye Blayde

Today is Blayde's last day in the team. He's leaving us now. Haay...This is his farewell letter to us. He could not have said it better. I totally agree with everything he wrote here.

things I learned.

It has always been a good practice to reflect everytime there will be a big change in your life. It makes me think about the negative and positive things that happened before you decided to change. And guess what... I did not expect it but there is more good than bad if you just look deeply into it.

Let me start to the obvious ones.

1) I learned to be flexible.. not only in our schedule but in dealing with different types of people. I experienced the truth that everyone is created in a unique way. It taught me how to accept and adjust with other people. I learned not to expect and assume on what and how other would do or react in certain situations (we humans unintentionally think that everyone would think the same way we do).
Our work schedule may not be a big deal with us but try to go out for an get a job interview, you'll see how amazed other people will be when you tell them a story of your working hours, especially our team (This is an advantage).

2) I learned that I cannot please everyone but I should be in good terms with them.. It's not enough to know that your ways are not good enough or not good at all with other people.. There will always be a link between you and someone else. You dont need to look for it, you just need to open your eyes. You may not be the best of friends but you can influence each other (nde plastikan ah).

3) People are normally good. They just have survival instincts. Nobody in a normal state of mind naturally enjoys destorying someone else. Maybe when they hate someone for a particular reason. But no one would really spend time to plan in destroying someone just for pleasure... Its a waste of time. The devil is the only one who does that cause he wants some company. Don't assume that a person wants you to go down...remember that they also have emotions that are similar to yours. they also get hurt. The crab mentality thing, people doesn't really want you to go down, they just want an easier way up. You might just be on their way or just forgot about you..Two things to learn, don't be that person, In every decision and every move remember that you will always affect one or more person. You should carefully think how your gonna affect them and REALLY spend time to think about it. Humans may normally be self-centered but they also have a heart.Don't decide compulsively, rethink and rethink, there may be some decisions that affects other persons whole life. On the other hand, If you feel being destroyed, try to understand them, they may be in the same pressure from other people. Learn to give way, compromise, assess and learn how to bring it up the right way. You may fail but definitely it will train you in becoming a better person than yourself right now. This is a skill that is not leraned overnight. It needs practice but it's definitely worth it.

4) Speak the truth in love. First word: speak. just say it or it will just make your head spin or even create gossips and negative atmosphere. OF course it should be the truth, only state facts and what you know and can prove yourself, dont rely on gossips or hearsay when you speak or you might just get in trouble. In love- love is an action word. Its something you do. so its something you think about with a concious mind. Don't let your anger or hatred trigger what your gonna say.. Think first.. Release tension first and do it not only to get even but to make others improve.
You yourself may also be pressured that you can't control the way you speak butWhat's in it for you? You'll see that there's gonna be lesser stress when your with that person.

5) Don't carry the weight of the world. Don't be stressed about everything and even things that does not concern you. It's ok to feel sorry for other people and try to help them out but there are things best left in prayer. He can do greater things than you can imagine.

6) Politics is everywhere. Influencing others and keeping them on your side maybe natural in some people. Its always good to listen to other people's complain as long as you can control yourself not to be affected. In a world full of secrets and mistery it is very unfair to create conclusions without knowing the whole truth... and you may not even be successful knowing the truth. Don't take sides, just listen if you can't go away with hearsays but better not to. Most people would tend to cover their asses and even blame someone else. Just keep not just an open mind but also an open heart.

7) Teamwork. the magic of team effectiveness. Different types of people with different stiles joined together to create a symphony. how sweet.

8) Stress is everywhere. Leaders will be pressured from higher management. Just remember how to handle them. Respect your subordinates and know their limits. Of course, you should also know yours.

9) positive scripting. I don't know the exact word for it but its definitely not just a script. Its ok to be transparent and show your emotions but not to subordinates for they will always feel that you are attacking them. Going back... its not a script, It's doing the right thing. If you speak transparently with how it negatively affects you, you just satisfy yourself by expressing your emotions.. Your not building up at all. As much as we want leaders and members to be treat each other equally, there is a big difference. They have different responsibilities. Leaders should take care of their members. Any negative emotion you feel, vent it out with your co-leaders. for they will understand it without bias.There are things better left unsaid.


10) Remember that this is a source of living, not life itself. Don't let the job affect your whole life but dont also take it for granted. Remember where to draw the line. Some may be to "sinked in their job", you may be one of them, but don't expect everyone to be that way. You can't even judge that you are a better person. Remember that outside this workplace, you know little of your co-workers. You don't know about their family, you may not know that some people think they are heroes, they may even be martyrs. But to tell you the truth.. You are not born in this world to just be a worker in a certain company.. You have a greater purpose. Try to find that purpose. Or youre life is just gonna be like animals looking for ways to survive. Too pathetic for a great creature like us.

11) Sacrfice vs. Compromise
Before I started working in this company, I told myself I would only work as an engineer. I did not even took jobs as sales engineer.. I was blinded by money. or am I? After a few months, I told myself that its ok not to work in my field. Its going to be a sacrifice on my part since with a higher salary, I can give more to mission in the church, give more to my family and of course myself.
What I forgot is that I also sacrificed my time to be physically in the mission. Time to spend with my family is minimal. I then stopped and thought for a while.
Until I realized the difference of sacrifice and compromise.
Examples are families who have one of their parents work abroad to earn a higher salary. They would say that they sacrifice being without their family to give them a brighter future. Its true that its hard to be in the middle or above middle class in our contry but is it really the wealth that counts. I know a lot of people, some of them are even my friends, who are in the middle and some in the lower middle class who has a remarkable family. Parents are together, they have some budget difficulties sometimes but when you enter their household, you'll feel the loving family atmosphere. Its not always about the money.
I realized that they did not sacrifice. They may accept it or not but they dide not really sacrificed. They just compromised living together and raising their children together with living a comfortable life apart. And the truth is, in the longer run, life of your children is incomplete growing without the role model of a mom and dad. Im not saying that its totally wrong to aim for your families brighter future. Its just that the future is better when your together.

True sacrifice is doing something without getting anything in return, not even fame.

Since I just compromised and did not really sacrificed. Its time to compare what I'm giving off to what I'm receiving. It is a risk resigning from a high paying job knowing that I'm gonna end up starting over. But I can't stop what my heart really wants. So.. enough with my compromises. I should be who I really am.
I might have not have been a very good testimony to everyone but I'm glad to be with you all.

Do your best in every way. Set your heart on things above.

THANK YOU PO SA INYONG LAHAT.

I'm thankful to have met each and everyone of you. you have all been a blessing.
salamat.
Leaders, hope you grow more and may help other agents to grow. Your not just working for yourself now but for others. Be a servant-leader.

now signing off,
Blayde almariego.
THIS IS WHAT I DID IN MY LAST SHIFT. HEHEHE


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nalimutan ko to...

dagdag ko lang.

critic-One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder

A critic with this meaning is not a gift but a curse. Some people has this wrong perception that being a critic makes a person a good judge of talent and/or character. And what kind of talent are they looking for? A true judge of talent sees a person's potential, doesn't deal much with their faults and weaknesses for they know they can help these people to grow. Faultfinding is not a talent, it's normal to see a spot of dirt in a white hanky and immediately say that it's dirty. What about the 98% of clean whit hanky? Don't ever say that you have gifted eyes. The true skill is knowing how to control it. Knowing how to say what's needed and whats not. Thinking of ways to build up rather than put down. Again, it is a skill, some may seem gifted with this but it's just because they grew up with people who have a good soul. It's never too late. I know an old grumpy man who learned this and practiced it the last 15 years of his life. And please don't wait for that before you do it coz it just doesn't destroy yourself but others too. And besides, being a faultfinder seem more to be like being an insecure person.

paalam uli..

kelan ba matutuloy to?

meg

Finally had time to upload the pics from last last Sunday’s lakad in Alabang Town Center. Got these pics from Just’s cam. Hehe Carla and I had a makeover. That’s a promo for Meg Magazine. We are kinda old for it…pang cosmopolitan na! But we joined not because we might be featured. We’re gonna go to Faith’s bday party in V Bar later that night so might as well get all glammed up. My tummy is big in the pics! Kasi naman nag eat all you can kami sa saisaki and dad’s! busog busog tuloy. :)



More photoshoots

LSS

Hay..LSS ko na to for 2 days! Kinanta to ni Neil nung G.A namin. Sabi nya bagay daw sa kin. Palagay ko nga. Wehehe tama sya :) Habang naglalakad ako kanina galing gym papuntang ayala paulit ulit ko lang to kinakanta. Uyy..affected daw ba?

Even If

You mean the whole damn world to me

I can forget you, wait and see

I can be strong even without you

I can't waste my life forever

Hoping you'd come back to me

But deep inside I know

I'll be waiting here for you...

G.A.

This Sunday has been one long busy fun day! First, I went to church and had lunch with my family. Nauto namin si Daddy dun sa may Chowking malapit sa simbahan...tignan nyo naman kami ng mga kapatid ko..mukhang mga gutom na gutom di ba? hek hek. Usually Mom cooks during Sundays, pero ngayon nagpauto naman ang Daddy at dun na lang kami sa labas kumain. Nadala siguro sa drama ni Joseph na nahihilo na sya at gutom na gutom. =)



Pagkatapos, natulog lang ako sandali dahil puyat ako kagabi at dumiretso na ko sa Glorietta para i-meet ang teammates ko dahil meron kaming Group Activity sa Laguna. Nagrereklamo na nga sila Daddy dahil lagi daw ako wala sa bahay at puro G.A na lang kami lagi. Buong linggo na nga magkasama sa work, pati off, kami kami pa din magkakasama! na nga ang bonding namin eh. Super close na lahat. Kaya lang, huling G.A na namin to, napromote na kasi ang TL namin at hinati na kami sa tatlong team. Naginuman, swimming, at videoke kami doon. Hay naku, ako na naman ang napag tripan sa shotgun na nilaro namin. Sunod sunod na lang sa kin ang tanong. Nahilo tuloy ako sa kakainom ng vodka. Ganon kasi ang consequence kapag ayaw mong sagutin ang tanong. Kung napahaba haba ang tanungan, baka kung ano na ang nasabi ko. Buti na lang, nag videoke na ulit sila at natapos na ang laro. Tsk tsk..kung hindi, baka tampulan na naman ako ng tukso pagbalik ng office sa Monday. Dami namin food! Nauna na kami umuwi nila Justin, Neil, Aldin, Allan at Carla. Pero bago kami umalis, nagsipagkuha na kami ng pagkain..para may ngangatngatin kami pag Avail time. Hehehe Saya! =)



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UPDATE: Pics from Just's Cam

New GadGet

Psstt...meron akong bagong laruan! Matagal ko na gusto bumili ng digicam. Kanina sinamahan ako ni Natnat sa Quiapo para tumingin ng mga camera sa Hidalgo St. dahil doon, tabi tabi ang mga photoshops at sobrang mas mababa ang presyo sa mall. Haha! Buti na lang naghintay ako at tumingin sa Quiapo dahil kung hindi, binili ko na sana yung nasa mall at napamahal pa ko ng mga 5,000! Grabe..ang laki ng pinagkaiba ng presyo sa mall. Buti na lang talaga! Nakabili pa tuloy ako ng battery charger at 512mb na memory card. Yan, ang dami ko ng ma-sasave na pictures! Nakakatuwa dahil ang laki ng natipid ko...Buti na lang at sinamahan ako doon ni Nat kasi madami syang alam tungkol sa photography at na-explain nya sa kin yung mga dapat kong malaman. Gusto ko sana SLR para pang professional pero di kaya ng budget kaya yung medyo semi-pro na lang. Binili ko yung Canon Cybershot a510. Ok na din kasi madami syang features, pwede mo baguhin manually ang controls. Di lang point and shoot! Eto, pinaglaruan muna namin ang camera.


habang nakikipagbaratan sa tindahan..



Sarap ng siomai..

Tapos punta naman kami ng Greenhills para kitain sina Justin at Cathy. Gutom na kami lahat at nagcacrave ng Chinese food kaya dun kami kumain sa Le Ching.






Tapos lakad lakad lang...





Excited pa naman ako umuwi! Inulan pa ko ng malakas sa daan, grabe, wala akong dalang payong. Ang buong pinagdadasal ko lang kanina pauwi eh sana di mabasa ang camera ko..hehehe di bale nang ako ang mabasa. Ang higpit nga ng hawak ko sa plastic bag no. Tapos sa sobrang traffic dahil sa baha, natapos ko nang basahin ang manual at nakatulog pa ko sa bus. O sige..dito na lang muna dahil maglalaro pa ko. =)

Things U Can Do 2 uR LIL Cousins

Sorry if there are no new updates lately. Internet connection's down where Im staying so for the meanwhile, I'll be blogging from my phone and work email. :-)

Im now staying in my uncle's place in Guadalupe..which is just about 15 minutes away from the office. Whew..definetely a far cry from the usual 2 hours I spend commuting everyday from our house in Valenzuela.

Now, I got more time to do other things...like what u see here...Hehehe...

Im playing with my little cousins. This is Ryan..Cute nya no? Nilagay ko ulo nya sa unan...hehehe

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