VinJoiel

Yap, tomorrow by 2pm I'll be home again. Couldn't wait to see my parents, grandma, siblings, my cute nephews, aunts & uncles, cousins and some close friends. As I see it, I'll be very busy trying to do everything at once during my time there.... I'm sure I'll be having a grand time... ta..ta..gotta pack...

Opo, last day ko ngayon dito sa kumpanya. Medyo tumagal din ako dito ng apat at kalahating taon. Ito rin ang unang kumpanya na napasukan ko dito sa Singapore. Grateful naman ako sa lahat ng natutunan ko dito na nagbukas ng iba't ibang magagandang oportunidad para sa akin. Malungkot din ako kasi me mga maiiwan akong kaibigan dito. Well, we have to move on sometimes and I feel that this is the right time for me.... so for now: goodbye SMOE Pte Ltd

My DC group treat me out today. Again another thai restaurant. Natutuwa naman ako at madami rin naman ang nagpapahalaga sa akin lalo na at malapit na akong umalis dito. And since every month yata ay may umaalis ang biruan ay paliit na lang ng paliit ang table pag me lunch treat sa isang umaalis. Alfred was saying that at the end it will only be him in a fast food restaurant wishing himself well with a combo meal hehehe... Enjoy naman ako sa lunch namin. I was with Cons, Alfred, Jenny, Kui cheng, Joyce, Shao qing and Lina. Thanks guys...

Since malapit na matapos ang araw ko sa kumpanya, kabi-kabila ang treat ng lunch. This time I was treated by our Project PEM, Patrick. I was with Constance and Kee Hoe. We went to a Thai restaurant near our work place and it's really quite good (by my standard heh)...We've had mango salad, stuffed chicken wing, tom yam soup, deep fried fish, olive rice and pineapple rice. Tsalap talaga ng thai food.. It was nice of Patrick to do this on my behalf... I'll surely miss these guys.

Dito sa little red dot normal na yung makita mo yung mga babae na naka mini skirt, at di lang basta mini ha, mismong micro mini pa. Sa isip isip ko lang kaya ganun dito ay dahil sa mga sumusunod: - unang una di sila sumasakay dito sa tricycle, imagine mo kung naka mini ka tapos sasakay ka sa tricycle na kasing baba ng lupa - pangalawa di sila sumasakay dito sa jeep, imagine yung mga jeep na halos kapantay ng waistline mo ang taas ng entrance (assuming maliit ka) - wala ditong mga manyak na halos hubaran ka na kung tumingin - wala ditong nambabastos sa daan - wala ditong pulaera at pakialamera sa suot ng tao… - lastly, hindi dito mahangin sa labas so hindi lilipad ang palda mong maiksi..

And so it goes... The classic example is my current situation: ayun after maka-commit ako sa company na lilipatan ko ay saka naman kabi-kabila ang offer ng ibang kumpanya, at mas magaganda ang job package..sus, kung kelan committed na ko ah saka nililito ang aking isip ng ganitong mga offer. Anyway sabi ko nga sa friendship ko ay nanghihinayang na lang ang theme song ko kasi wala akong choice kung hindi mag decline kasi nga pumirma na ko dun sa naunang kumpanya. Maganda din naman ang offer dun, international company din, ang kaibahan lang ay permanent position itong latest offer compared sa contractual basis yung sa lilipatan ko. And besides hiniling ko din na ibigay sa akin ni Lord yung una so mahirap tanggihan di ba??? Baka bigla itigil ang supply ng blessings sa buhay ko..... Sabay sabay kantahin:...nanghihinayang....nanghihinayang ang isip ko....hehe..

And these are the people I'll miss here; somehow they've made a difference in my four years stay: from the Structural group – Yu Qing, Chandra, Muru, Nashir, Tini, Dzul from the Electrical group – Wei Ling, Grace, Michelle from the Piping group – Soni, Chinna Project Coordinators – Kee Hoe, Ashok, Patrick, Kumar Boss – EC, Tjek Planning group – CS, Helen, Joyce, Charles, Chung IT – Ajay DC group – Cons, Alfred, Joyce, Kui Cheng The Pinoys – Ritchie, Mang Paul, Mang Aaron and others Thank you guys, some I’m sure will keep in touch, some will have the same fate as previous colleagues, will fade from memory but still will be part of the collective memory to be dug into once in a while (maybe during old age heh….)

Eto ang mga ma-mi-miss ko dito sa kumpanyang ito: - uncle driver from our morning bus service - uncle driver from our evening bus service - the free transport and the 5 min walk from our house to the bus pick-up point - the 10min drive from pick-up point to work place, lapit lang noh!? - food sa canteen kahit na apat na taon na yung menu nila - Fish & Chip pag Tuesday, Fish soup pag Wednesday, Briyani Rice pag Friday - my cubicle, my chair, my pillow, my pc (bago ko ba naayos ergonomically ang aking work station noh!) - all the girlie abubots on my desk, some have to be given away before I leave - free access to internet anytime I want, need I say more? - updating this blog anytime I want - unlimited use of phone line for chikahan - able to use hp anytime I want - not a single person to report to, my accountability is to the project I am handling. - colleagues I have worked with, some become friends, some are pains in the ass. Feeling senti…but on the other hand…yeheyyyy!!!!

Very funny kaso I need someone to translate hehehe... from FANFARE by Ricardo Lo, Philstar 10/05/05 Kung nag "gay speak" sila ni GMA, eh, di wala sanang gulo ngayon. Ganito sana ang dialogue: GMA: Hallo, Gracia! Garci: Yes, Mother! Natsuktsak ko na po yung mga chuva ek-ek! GMA: Bonggacious! E, yung tienes-tienes, carry na ba? Garci: Winnie Santos na, Mama. Wis na worry kay Aling Minda. Eclavou and ever! GMA: Ay, ang tarush Zsa Zsa Padilla!

Opo, nakapag pasa na ako ng aking notisyo sa pagbibitiw sa trabaho, pagkaraan ng halos apat na taon at kalahati ay nagkaroon din ako ng tapang at tiwala sa sarili na kaya kong umalis sa aking kumportableng sona. So one month after today, I will be in a new environment, bagong pakikisama, bagong pag-gawa ng pangalan within the organization at bagong buhay trabaho. Sigurado ako na makakaya ko ang lahat.

Intramurals in the school is a good thing for the kids to practice and honed their skills and more so they will have the time to enjoy being playful for awhile in school. So this being the week that Iel’s school is having their annual intrams I’m sure that Iel is enjoying himself participating in all kinds of sports that he is good at in his school. Naturally some sports and events he will have to lose but that will just build his character. The important thing is he has the motivation to participate in whatever events he feels will do him good. So Iel, enjoy your intrams, good luck on remaining events and keep your head up….see you soon, pasyal tayo and eat out kung san mo man gusto, promise yan..…

Well after a very early wake-up call to go to our clinic appointment, hubby and I ends up at Orchard Road even before all the stores are open. We did have coffee and kaya toast first and then went around and bought lots of books on sale at Lucky Plaza lobby. He bought a book on Wars, I've picked up Jane Austen & Roald Dahl's book collection and some children books for our nephews and that's not even 11am yet...All along we are thinking not to go home to an empty house and cook lunch and just pass some time going around and have lunch there, anyway what happened was we went over to Tang's and they have a big sale on-going so ano fah, eh di shopping galore kami ni fafa....bumili si labs ng shoes and some slacks. Ako naman ay khaki pants and shirts. Sus me nakita pa akong Jane Shilton bags on sale kaso I have to restrict myself hehehe.....pero after pay day makabalik kaya hahaha!!

(Author Unknown) People are often unreasonable, Illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, You will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. People may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, Someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, They may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, And it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, It is between you and God; It never was between you and them anyway.

Opo, bukas malalaman kung magkakaroon ako ng pagkakataon na makuha ang isang magandang oportunidad. Sana nga at ng magbago muli ang aking pananaw sa buhay trabaho....Sana ay ipagkaloob ito sa akin. O sya, at ako ay magbabasa muna para sa aking usapin bukas ng umaga....

Yap, dalawang araw na po na pinipilit ko ang aking sarili na mag jogging to be fit. Dun lang naman sa perimeter ng block namin, nung unang araw ay wala pa yatang 100mtrs ang natakbo ko at kelangan ko na tumigil dahil kanda hingal ang aking byuti, pero pinilit ko na lang mag brisk walk hanggang maka dalawang round ako..kahapon dahil sa medyo ginabi ako sa katagalan lumambot ng aking nilulutong hapunan ay halos 7.30 na nang ako ay lumabas para mag jogging ulit and medyo lampas na ng 100mtrs ang natakbo ko and as the previous day dinaan na lang ulit sa brisk walk ang remaining perimeter. Naka isa lang po akong round kasi medyo afraid na si lola at madilim na hehe…mamya sana maka takbo ulit ako…kelangan ko na talagang mag reduce kasi daw ang taba taba ko na……so ikaw labs, kelangan ka mag uumpisa mag jogging??

"Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are." – Henry Van Dyke

Dito sa little red dot every year ay me celebrasyon ng mid autumn festival, as if me autumn sila heh…anyway eto rin ang panahon na bumabaha ang mooncake dito sa opit, halos araw araw me namimigay ng mooncake…kumbaga sa atin para itong hopya, pero dito napaka special ng tinapay na ito kasi nga once a year lang siya available. Bale ang filling nya ay lotus paste then yung mga special me pula ng itlog sa gitna, halos nag evolve na rin itong mooncake na ito kasi ngayon ang dami dami flavor na lumalabas, andyan ang yam (ube) flavor, meron din pandan, etc, etc….pero sobra kasing tamis kaya ang kapiranggot na mooncake eh solve ka na unless kaparehas mo si pinsang Ariel na gustong gusto ang mooncake hehehe… Ayon sa aking kebigan na local dito, ang mid autumn festival tsaka ang mooncake daw ay ukol sa rebolusyon nang kanilang ninuno against the Mongolians. They used the mooncake to pass information and messsages para sa kanilang pagkaka-isa. And then on the 15th Aug they had the revolution. Yan...

This is one of my favorite Josh Groban song, it befits what I feel sometimes: You Raise me up.... When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary When troubles come and my heart burdened be Then, I am still and wait here in the silence Until you come and sit a while with me You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas I am strong, when I am on your shoulders You raise me up.....to more than I can be.

I called my friend yesterday and even though we've been apart for almost 7yrs already the camaraderie is still there. We still laugh out loud as if we just saw each other yesterday. She's now based in Canada and I don't think our schedules will make it possible for us to see each other quite too soon. We've been in touch through email and occasionally I'll have the urge to call just so I can hear her laugh. Whenever I think about her, I have always this image of our constant kuentuhan every Friday after work dun sa ilalim ng puno ng kaymito sa bahay nila, yung tipong kinakabagan na kaming dalawa sa kakatawa.…. Each of us had gone a long way from our simple days of lazing under that tree and still the friendship endures. Great friends really are for keeps. Wala lang, miss ko lang sya and our walang humpay na kasayahan before….. Labyo sister!!!

Just read about this yesterday. Apple will launch this new ipod nano: I can't wait to see this. Currently I have the Ipod Shuffle and I'm enjoying it so much that even at the office I am still using it. Buti na lang di ganu mahigpit dito sa opit. Ipod sounds quality compared to other mp3 player is great. This is a birthday gift from darling hubs, ambait no?!...alam kasi nya maka Apple ako eh. Right now I have on it an eclectic mix of Eraserheads, Josh Groban, Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble and Andrea Bocelli , extreme - extreme huh?! But after reading about this latest nano I have to restrain myself not to buy by impulse. Panu kaya hehehe…...