VinJoiel

ngayong araw na ito, ako po ay trenta y nueve na!!!! wahhhhh........

My flight is delayed until 6pm today and while I sit here at departure area waiting for time, I sit and ponder in what has happened on my one week vacation. The only regret that I have is that I did not have enough time to eat some local fruits like avocado, atis, langka, Indian mango at gulay na bulanglang….I’ve only managed to eat santol, nilagang mani at mais…well there will always be a next time… Okay, let me do a daily write-up of activities that we did for the last one week…. 16-June , flight home. Arrived early at the airport and was on our way home by 3pm. Kasama ang mga peborit pamangkins so as usual daan muna kami sa meryendahan bago umwi, arrived home at 5.30pm 17-June , Saturday and whole day was spent at home with the peborit pamangkins, kakatuwa kasi si Vince at marunong ng magsalita ng lobo, yoya (lola), tuta (tita hehehe), batu (baso), atu (aso) at yayibee (Jollibee, of course..), Vince is 1.5yrs old…Si Ally naman ay super lusog din at panay buga ng laway hehehe (she’s ...

Is this always the case for most of the families back home, willing to suffer being away from each other so the kids will have better future?? As it is my brother in law will leave tomorrow for Libya on a commissioning job. He has resigned on his permanent post as supervisor in the process industry near our place to earn more. His earnings on the local job, though not that minimal is not enough for the increasing expenses of kids going to school and at the same time managing the everyday living expenses aside from house mortgages. Such is the life of middle class earner back home. And such are the cases of continuous giving-up of permanent positions and good pays to go out of the country and earn more, at least earn enough to have all the basic necessities covered up….. What’s really sad to know is that my nephews will probably grow up without their father’s guidance. Their father will not be there to see the important events in their growing –up years, all the milestones on their scho...

You wouldn't believe the crowd yesterday at Suntec City... There was even a queue on the escalators..this was because of the GSS where some shops go at 70% off on their items..this is the right time to go shopping and normally all people here thinks the same heh...so yesterday we started at Orchard Road with the same crowded frenzy then move on to City Hall Interlink Mall where we bought some dvds, then on to Suntec City for Iel's school shoes...aside from the crowd I think we did have a good deal coz we got a Rockport shoes at only 60sd (original proce is 140sd)...see what I mean?! it's really cheap to shop during these times, just be prepared for big crowds and some dehydration hehehe...after that we rush to a taxi stand and yes there's also a long wait but still we are able to get one by just waiting for 10min, so home at last by 7pm...tired but happy to survive another outing during the GSS... And now my sister sms that Iel size should be size 8 or size 9...grrrr......

Yap ngayon nga po ay isang mini-fiesta sa Sambat, well tapusan ng Flores de Mayo and normally me misa yan sa umaga, me konting palaro tapos sa dapit hapon ay me pursisyon ng Mahal na Birhen Maria kasama ang mga sagala at mga Reyna...Reyna Elena, Reyna Emperatris, etc, etc...dati alam ko lahat pangalan ng mga reyna kasi kami ang organizer sa events na ito, well that was during my teenage yeasr (tagal na nun...) That time was one of the best time of my life, masaya kami nun... So these days wala na yata masyadong sigla ang pagpupugay sa Birhen Maria every May....Normally this Flores de Mayo is to ask for rain kaso ngayon unpredictable na yung weather so it's now the least of the reason why we have Flores de Mayo.. I am glad anyway that this tradition still stays even though there's so much changes in the last years..at least FLores de Mayo for Mama Mary still remains...

My nephew really like to take care of animals..the only problem is at his young age those pets really didn't last long and he always get upset whenever his latest pets goes on... Last time he has a couple of love birds, some fishes and a hamster. When the birds died, his papa got him some chinese chickens and he was happy..then he lost his fishes (which sometimes he feeds rice grains hehe..) and then lost his hamster too...So when he recently lost his chinese chickens he got upset and threw tantrums like why all his pets died...Just yesterday I learned that his father got him some fishes again ang a much bigger aquarium and he was telling Tita Chel that I will bring him oxygen daw for the fishes hehe..I have an extra aquarium pump here and i was telling Wena I'll bring it home for his fishes, so that's where he got the oxygen part..Now he was saying he wants a dog this small daw but he doesn't want the dog to grow big...mga kids nga naman.... Anyway Jolo is six years ol...

Yeheyyyy...tatlong linggo na lang at uuwi na ulit sa bayang hinirang...yuhooo... wala lang, masaya lang kasi aprub na bakasyon ko and malapit na umuwi ulit.. katakot-takot na hadahan na naman ire...can't wait!! Nga pala birthday ng kambal today..so Happy Birthday Rigor & Rachel...wish you both the best as always...

I never thought this movie will be so boring...we watched it last Friday 9pm screening and I felt so sleepy in the middle of the boring movie...This is one of the Tom Hanks movie that I totally did not enjoy.. I guess with so much controversy I was expecting it to be good but it's so blah..Anyway I never did like the book itself because I feel there's so much climax and anti-climax along the way... By the way, my faith is still intact..no doubtful thinking of "what-if" it's true so I can't understand the fuss about this book or movie...

It was too long already from my last entry, I don't want to say it's my work again but it is my work again heh.. Eto na lang mga highlights: 1. Tuwa daw si Vince sa banda ng musiko, remember fiestahan days these days... 2. Me bagyo (Caloy) last Saturday sa Southern Luzon, meaning Batangas was hit..all is well naman sa bahay except sa mga halaman ni itang... 3. Tuloy ang uwi namin this coming June and I will only be able to have a week vacation at most...hay... K, that's it...and yah we have watched MI-3, and will watch tomorrow Vinci Code...lots of movies to watch this summer... I guess, summer will soon be over (specially sa Pinas) and I haven't been to the beach yet...hay...

Matagal na ko nangongolekta ng Pugad Baboy series, eto lang umuwi si Labs ay naibili nya ako ng Book 4, Book 7, Book 8 and Book 16. Malapit ko na makumpleto ang koleksyon ko, Book 2 & 11 na lang ang kulang..Ewan ko nga lang kung Book 17 ang latest ni Pol Medina..Eniway type na type ko yung mga joks duon lalo na si Brosia and Dagul, Barbie and Tomas...mauutas ka sa pagtawa... Bakit nga ba nagustuhan ko to, ang alam ko dahil sa bespren ko na si May and during the time na nagaaral pa kami sa Manila eh katuwaan na namin basahin itong Pugad Baboy kaya nung isalin sa booklet, siempre natuwa kami pero lately ko lang naisipan bilhin lahat ng series so every time umuwi ako ng pinas one of my agenda is to browse some bookstore and check kung me available silang Pugad Baboy...siguro this time pag uwi ko makukumpleto ko na ang koleksyon ko... Isa pa dahil sa patuloy naming pagtaba dito ay feel namin na Pugad Baboy na itong balay namin kasi pulos tabatsoy na kami hehehe...

Since Mayo na ulit ay uso na naman ang fiestahan sa mga probi-probinsya at ngayon nga po ay kapistahan ng Mahal na Poon Sta Cruz sa Bauan Batangas. Sa araw na ito ay sinasayawan ang Poon ng Subli at sa pagka-alam ko ay sa Batangas lang me Subli. Eto yung pics taken last year fiesta sa Bauan...miss ko na rin ang ma-miesta...

Opo masyado na akong busy sa trabaho ko at hindi na yata ako makakatigil sa pagka busy, pag tumigil ako tyak wala na ko trabaho hehe... Labs went back for one week vacation and andito na sya ulit. My turn for vacation will be this coming June, bday kasi ni madir so me konti kami celebration..ang mahigpit nito di pa ko nakakapag-paalam sa opis na uuwi muna ko for one week..well bahala na tutal medyo malayo pa naman yun...

Nagpakulot ako ng pilik mata...nyehehe... Yep you heard it right, nakukulot na pala ang pilik mata these days, sari sari na talaga ang nauuso, sabi nung beautician matagal na daw itong eyelash perm pero ngayon lang daw nagiging popular dito sa singapore, nagulat nga ako kasi di ko alam to kahit matagal na daw uso, late talaga ako sa fashion and beauty tips hehehe... So ngayon itsura ng manika ang lantik ng pilikmata ko..sabagay this will save me a lot of time on eyelash pressing and applying maskara...pero one time ko lang gagawin to, natuwa lang ako sumama dun sa kebigan ko intsik, lukaret kasi yun...anyway we had fun yesterday doing it...

from forwarded emails (I am from the Planning Team), very funny indeed.... To sharpen our good engineering knowledge and skills: 1. Project Manager is a person who thinks nine women can deliver a baby in one month. 2. Construction Manager is one who thinks single woman can deliver nine babies in one month. 3. Controls Manager is one who asks if the baby is in the budget (and if it saves money to adopt). 4. Project Engineer is a person who thinks he can deliver a baby even if no man and woman are available. 5. Instrument Engineer is a person who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver a baby. 6. Process Engineers are the ones who think at eight months into the pregnancy that the baby's sex is wrong. 7. Client is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby. 8. Structural Engineering is still figuring out how to produce a baby. 9. Procurement buys condoms by mistake. 10. Planning Team thinks they don't need a man or woman; they'll produce a child with zero r...

Last Saturday (though it's black saturday), Marins, Dennis and their two kids came by came for dinner. That was nice. We haven't seen Marins for 2yrs I think and it was great to have some old friends over for good kuentuhan... Here's our pics for remembrance..we never know when will the next time we'll have this chance again...hay...I miss my friends...

Below is the acronym H-O-L-Y W-E-E-K to help us make this week not just an ordinary week but a truly meaningful and a holy week. H --- alt! Stop for a while, or at least slow down. Take time to rest and relax. Your body needs rest, so find time to be still. Go away, disappear. Rest a while. O --- ff with your worldly pursuits and concerns. Turn off your cellular phone if you have to, so that you can focus on your spiritual life this week. Forget quotas, forget deadlines and forget performance. Just be. Don't let the world and its cares disturb the tranquility of your mind and soul this week. Let the world go by, and let the Lord take care of everything for once. Surprise yourself. Rediscover your inner strengths and simple joys. OFF to the world. ON to your heart. ON to your God. L --- isten. If you are in the Off or Silent mode, then you can really listen, pray and meditate. Take time to listen to God and tell him what's happening with your life. Allow the Father to wrap His l...

Mahal na araw na naman, kaybilis talaga ng panahon, kanina nagsimba kami para sa palaspas..naalala ko tuloy nuong mga bata pa kami, si mamay ay kukuha ng palapa ng niyog na mura ang dahon at yung isang buong tangkay ang dadalhin namin sa bayan sa pagsimba, no choice kaming magpipinsan kundi bitbitin kasi magagalit si mamay hehehe pero normally si Vilma ang me bitbit kasi sya ang pinakamatangkad sa amin, tapos pagkatapos ng misa siempre dala mo si palaspas pauwi at dadaan ka pa sa palengke para makakuha ng masasakyan pauwi, entonces pag daan mo sa pelengke hingian lahat madaanan mo ng isang pilas ng palaspas hanggang ang matira na lamang halos ay yung nasa dulo at iyon lang ang maiiuwi ke mamay, siguro kaya ganun kalaki ang pinadadala sa amin ay dahil nga sa mga humihingi....pero ngayon binibili na sa pinas ang palaspas at meron ng mga disenyo, nung araw pulos isang buong tangkay lang ang dala sa simbahan..ngayon me mga ribbon pa, pati palaspas nag evolve na rin...dito sa little dot, pa...

Fear less, hope more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; And all good things are YOURS.....

Napansin ko lang na di na ko nakaka-update dito ng madalas, ewan nga ba...when I started this I thought that I can at least do it on a daily basis, initially yes but as the time goes and when I changed work everything changes too, there's so many things to do and updating becomes the last priority. Sa work naman I'm having too much responsibility and the whole 9hrs work just passes by quickly, now I even have lunch time meeting...one hour out of the whole working day to do want I need to do and my company still opt to schedule lunchtime meeting...hay...that's the price I guess... Hubby will visit pinas this April, I can't come so I'll just do my vacation this coming June, tagal pa nun!!

Yap, ngayong umaga nag-graduate si bunsong Ambe sa high school. We are so glad that he has achieved this important milestone in his life, specially now that life is a bit difficult re: education cost and everything. I wish him good luck in the next milestone and that he can achieve it without any hindrances..I know it will be difficult but I have faith in him and I know he can do it... Congrats bunso...labyo