Ultimately, we do what we have to do so that we can do what we want to do.

Maturity comes with a price. Sometimes it's sacrificing what we think will make us happy.

It's all perception at the end of the day.

I was rereading some of my posts and I realized that if you read some of the entries that I've written lately, it just seems that nothing is going on, when in fact a lot is going on. So instead of writing all about it.. I just decided to post pictures.

To start off, I cut my hair! I actually felt a lot lighter, and just better overall. I was a bit hesitant at first but I actually like the outcome. I thought I'd end up looking fat, but thank god I don't!





My pseudo self-portrait.


The "notebook"


This is something that I got about a month ago from my staff. It actually came as a surprise and at the right time too I think. I have a total of about 15 people in my team at work, and they had all chipped in to get me this notebook. They had also all written me letters about how they appreciated me as their manager, friend, etc. and it was just really nice. I was so surprised and it actually made me cry. I don't know how I got so lucky. I guess I must be doing something right..




We were "remodeling" our area so this is what my work area looked for a while. I was happy because I had 2 desks, one for each of my portables.. but still geez.. look at my mess.



A few nights ago, a friend and I decided to do the food trip rush at 2am (because we were starving our assess off) so we ended up at Yoohoo's, in the damp and humid weather, and ordering almost half the menu. It was yummy though.



Banoffee Pie.. comfort food (and yep, they spelled my name wrong yet again!)


Me and Oli with during one of the anniversary events during the week.


My pink hand for the poster! (It felt kind of gross..)



JM being creative.



Tired after handing out cookies..

I'll post more pictures soonish. But overall, THAT is what I've been up to lately.

After weeks of preparation, negotiation and creative brain wracking.. the finale of our anniversary activities is finally all set and ready to roll tonight. There were some last minute hitches with the price of the kegs, but it all worked out in the end! Looking back, I think I could've spent more time on the preparation and planning, and less time on the stressing. But after much consideration, nit picking, and constant badgering, I am now satisfied. I know I didn't really write too much about the details that went into the whole prep, but in a nutshell, it was hectic, stressful but fulfilling at the end.

I love events management. I think I could be really good at it. I think it's because I'm cheesy in some way. I love everything about it.. from the research, the haggling, the final prep, and then the actual event. It takes a lot of timing and coordination and the 2 wonderful ladies that I've been working with were just fantastic, so I think tonight will be a success!

Watch out for pictures!

Yeah yeah, I know.

I'm a fool.

God, I'm so pathetic.

Someone shoot me now please.

A couple of weeks ago, a few of us from work were asked to model for International Women's Day.. So the marketing team did a research on the women in the company, and we (all 8 of us) were chosen to be the ambassadors for women's day. I was really flattered that I was asked, and it made me proud because I was recognized for my single working mom balancing act, and also the fact that I want to write children's books.

These pics also came out in the newspaper. And now our pictures, being company property and all, are used in some of the communication that is blasted out to the enterprise.

I think I look fat though.

Really.

I have no other words to say.

I feel fat and ugly. And my face is itchy. I'm starting to get wrinkles, and I almost freaked out because I detected a hint of crow's feet in some of my pictures.

I need to sleep.

I got up after mindnight after a much needed nap (7 hours), and after having my dinner (ice cream), I'm now back online, and ready to update this. I really have nothing much to say though except that I've been so exhausted the past few days, it's been crazy.. So I chose to just post this random survery that I got through email that people apparently fill up when they have nothing better to with their time, and when they are done tinkering around in Facebook:

1) Last thing you did before you started to answer this survey:
Answer: sent off a nasty text message to someone who was being annoying and getting mad at me for some reason

2) Last thing you ate before you started to answer this survey:
Answer: mocha crunch ice cream (a surprising find i picked up at the drugstore on my way home from shopping yesterday.. mocha crunch ice cream is a hard to find flavor here, you'll get the normal plain mocha ice cream, or maybe the annoying one with nuts, but never mocha crunch)

3) Next thing you will do after you answer this survey:
Answer: probably go back to bed

4) What do you do when you're bored?
Answer: get on facebook, sleep, watch 300 or Juno on DVD

5) Where do you wish you were right now?
Answer: the beach with the people i love

6) Favorite city/country in the whole wide world:
Answer: Manila, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Orange County, Chicago

7) Places you want to visit, but have never visited:
Answer: abroad - Tuscany, Macau, Egypt, New Zealand, Melbourne; locally - Palawan, Dumaguete, Cebu

8) What did you want to be when you were a kid?
Answer: ballerina, scientist, nun (yeah yeah go and laugh), marine biologist

9) What do you collect?
Answer: watches, bags, havaianas, silver pendants, books, Pixar movies on DVD, pictures of my travels

10) Which of your body parts do you dislike the most?
Answer: my belly (sniff sniff.. after gavin was born, it's never been the same)

11) What are you doing about it?
Answer: absolutely nothing, maybe a tummy tuck after i've had my 2nd child

12) What do you do that you want to stop doing?
Answer: smoking and eating too much sweets

13) What do you not do that you want to start doing?
Answer: drinking more water and eating healthy

14) What sports do you enjoy?
Answer: I watch all except maybe cricket (because I don't understand it, I don't see the point in it's existence)

15) What pisses you off the most?
Answer: aside from several people who I will not name here.. ignorance to what's going on with the rest of the world, racism and discrimination, indifference, taking something and passing it off as your own (this could mean work, ideas, beliefs, opinions, dreams, aspirations, and style - i understand that other people will have great influence over our choices and decisions, but still.. get your own balls and brains)

16) What do you love the most?
Answer: honesty, sincerity, humility, humor, the simple things, chilling at home, getting a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep, caipirinhas, cuba libres, good music, intellectual conversation, my iPod and my macbook, massages, the beach, the city, traveling, great minds, children, art, uninterrupted quiet time, books, dance.. this list could go on

17) What are your strengths?
Answer: gee.. multi-tasking I guess, listening to other people, helping people develop, recognizing potential, writing, taking care of others, influencing others to do what's right, my attention to detail..

18) What are your weaknesses?
Answer: i can be passive, sometimes lazy, i whine too much sometimes, Sephora is a weakness, watches, ice cream, pecan pie, and chocolate

19) Do you own a gun?
Answer: no, i rent (thanks to jo for that answer)

20) Do you own a motorcycle?
Answer: what the hell..

It was actually longer.. but the rest seemed pretty stupid already, so this is it for now!

I've now added ecuadorian green roses to my list of favorite things. They are absolutely gorgeous! I've never really seen green roses before, well aside from the fake plastic ones.. but I just have, and they are beautiful. Huge blood red roses adorned with these green ones would be so gorgeous when clumped together.

One of my closest cousins is getting hitched soon, and I think I'll force her to have these green ones for her bouquet. It breaks the usual all white theme that brides normally have. I mean duh, virgin bride my ass.

I have happy feet!

With blood red toes.

Hehehe..