Our Apology – Our Lady of Manaoag

Since August of this year, an officemate has introduced us to Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan. And from them on, we (hubby and son) have promised to visit the Church in Manaoag every month.
We were scheduled to visit last Oct 5, in time for the fiesta but we could not push [...]

Happy Teacher’s Day!

Well I have been out of school for a good 13 years now but let me try to pay tribute by enumerating all my teachears as follows:
Kinder – Mrs Bacus and Mrs Macahor
Grade 1 – Mrs Luchana
Grade 2 – Miss Masas
Grade 3 – Mrs Halog
Grade 4 – Mrs Noval
Grade 5 – Mrs Elimino
Grade 6 – [...]

Mild Earthquake

Written on 09.27.08 11:19 AM
Just a few minutes ago (about 11:15 am) we experienced a mild earthquake here in Mamplasan Binan Laguna. Initially I passed it off as the chair rocking but when someone verbalized the question “Is there an earthquake?” then I knew there was one for certain. We all went [...]

The Road to Accomplishment

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The road to accomplishment
+++++++++++++++++++
When the challenges are great, so are the possibilities for
making real progress. Accept that those challenges exist,
and yet do not be resigned to them.
Be clear and honest about where you are. Then begin moving
boldly toward where you wish to go.
Look realistically at the difficulties you face. In [...]

Singapore Trip Damage

I was only in Singapore for less than 48 hours but i ended up bringing back a lot!  As in a lot!
1. Palm Treo 680 with 2 GB SD; 2. Cokin P Series Holder (Wide Angle) 67 mm and 77 mm; 3. Cokin Filters 153 (ND6) and 154 (ND8); 4. Zutter Bind-It-All machine (personal binding [...]

Singapore Trip – What to buy?

Hmmmm……I will be going to Singapore over the weekend for a whole day meeting on Monday.
I wonder what should I buy?  I always take this opportunity to buy some stuffs when I travel outside.  Things that come to mind are:
-  Wacom Bamboo Writing Pad
-  Cokin filter holder and ND and Graduated filters and a circular polarizer
-  [...]

21 Day Challenge # 1 – No Internet during office hours

Have you heard about the Rule of 21?  It says that if you do anything for 21 days in a row, you will have an excellent chance of making it into a habit.  So I want to form new habits of improving my quality of life.  So if we are disciplined enough we could develop [...]

Direction

I am at a point in my life where I have stopped in a certain place for quite some time.  And I am not talking about where I live or work. I am talking about that state in my life that seems to have halted for a few years now.  And now I am challenging [...]

Lately……

A lot of things are on my mind lately. 
1.  Tax related matters (audit, amnesty, protest letter, reconciliations, blah blah blah)
2.  External audit matters
3.  Relationships and what decision to make
4.  Senate investigation on the ZTE NBN deal and Jun Lozada’s plight
5.  Migrating to another country or going back to Cebu
 6.  Career options
Those are just the tip of [...]

My experience with an alcoholic

Tonight I watched the Pinoy version of Big Brother celebrity edition 2.  And one of the housemates, Baron Geisler , got drunk.  He was acting weird saying things to everyone including KUYA that did not have any coherence.  He had a history of  drinking.  And he had a very low tolerance of alcohol (contrary to [...]