...blessing called friends

This one goes to my friends who made my birthday really special. 1.) Saturday, Nov 17- Pizza-Get-Together with the “Tropang VB” The “VB group” (as to what VB stands for…well, only us knows…Mae said you can join if you want to...hehe), my new-found-friends from SFC East a Dance Min, prepared a Pizza get together for me and Raziel at B-loi’s house. Special thanks to Mae for her GC and for B-loi too for accommodating us. Thanks too to Cris and Jasper for being there to add some fun. All of you were so thoughtful. I really never imagined you guys will exert this effort for us, especially for me since that we have only known each other during the cheer dance competition. Mae could have just used the GC to treat her family instead and B-loi could have just chosen to sleep after a long day at work and get some rest instead. My most appreciated part was the “honoring” part, a tradition we do in the community every time we celebrate birthdays. It is pleasing to know that they appreciate me. He he. 2.) Sunday, November 18 - Household/ Chapter Gathering at my place And, should I forget my chapter mates? Thanks to all of you who were present here last Sunday. The supposedly lower household for us sisters turned out to be a chapter gathering/birthday party for me. Let me begin by honoring the brothers first because, honestly, this time, I really appreciated them. Who would have thought that they will exert some effort to buy a present for me? Well, I mean, separately from the sisters because what they usually do before was just to share with whatever the group has for me. Thanks a lot bros! It was really nice, so nice that I really had this feeling that not you but someone from the girls bought it for you. Well, I later learned that it was Ryan’s GG who opted to choose it. No wonder, it was a good pick. He he! Thanks to her too. And, one more thing which I appreciated they did was that they were the ones who did the kitchen chores while the girls were in the living room watching TV and chatting. To mention, Kuya Nat and Wilson prepared the lettuce for the burgers, Wilson cooked the burger patties too, Ryan and Albert bought some drinks at a nearby store, Paul cooked the fries, and Anthony prepared the drinks, and, let us not forget Bok, the one in-charged with taste-testing and entertaining the sisters. Ha-ha! I can remember my sister telling Ate Deth, our chapter head, “spoiled pala ng mga boys ang mga girls sa chapter”. Ha ha! Are we really? My sister friends might get jealous if I do not say anything about them. He he! Definitely, I honor them too. It was them who planned this. Girls are really the more creative ones when it comes to gimmicks and surprises. He he! They initiated the theme for the party where everyone was supposed to wear anything green because, as they all know, green is my favorite color. Well, some were “pasaway”, but majority came wearing green caps, shirt, slippers, etc., anything with a touch of color green. And, almost each of them had their surprises for me too. To all those sisters who came, Ate Deth, Ate Lannie, Klea, Ryzel, Johanna, Raziel, Izzie, Karla, Cathy, Matet, Rica…Thank you so much sister friends! Just one of my blessings for this year…My blessings called friends…Thank you so much!!!

1119

...call from T.A. at 12:30 am...woke up at 5:30 with some birthday text greetings in my phone inbox...had a warm bath...prepared to leave for work...left the house at 7...waited 30 minutes for the shuttle service to arrive...two-hour ride to Makati due to heavy traffic, as usual...took a walk from Paseo to FGU, since the car was until Paseo only (grrrr!!!)...finally reached my office...had my usual coffee since I did not have time to eat breakfast before leaving the house...started working until 12 noon...ordered some food for the team...went to Greenbelt to attend mass...went back to FGU...back to work again...a surprise from the team which, at first, I thought was a meeting...they gave me a gift (nice one!!)...back to work again...the food arrived at 6...so me and my teammates had our dinner after a while...then, it was work, work, and work until 10:30...my inbox was full...text greetings from friends and family kept coming all throughout the day...arrived home at 12 quarter...went on-line to check my mail...there were greetings from my friends too...while doing this, I had a chat with Nicky and T.A... ...so, this is how my 1119 went...though I feel something weird...this is surely a day to be thankful for!!!

lyrics

How many times did I pray you'd find me How many wishes on a star So many times when my heart was broken visions of you would keep me strong It was you who first believed In all that I was made to be It was you looking in my eyes You held my hand And showed me life And I've never been the same Since you first believed was alone on this journey You came along to comfort me Everything I want in life is right here From this day on remember this: That you're the only one that I adore Can't we make this last forever This can't be a dream cause it feels so good to me Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven Your smile could heal a million souls Your love completes my existence You're the other half that mvakes me whole For all those times you stood by me For all the truth that you made me see For all the joy you brought to my life For all the wrong that you made right For every dream you made come true For all the love I found in you I'll be forever thankful baby You're the one who held me up Never let me fall You're the one who saw me through through it all Maybe I don't know that much But I know this much is true I was blessed because I was loved by you Thank God I found you I was lost without you My every wish and every dream Somehow became reality When you brought the sunlight Completed my whole life I'm overwhelmed with graditude 'Cause baby I'm so thankful I found Looking back I guess it shows that we were destined To shine over the rain to appreciate The gift of what we have And I'd go through it all over again To be able to feelThis way Believe in me I'm here to stay I will love you Till they take my heart away In your arms I found a strength inside me And in your eyes there's a light to guide me I would be lost without you And all that my heart could ever want has come true Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me And how long I've waited for your touch And if you knew how happy you are making me I never thought that I'd love anyone so much...

update

...what's up with me?

work - WORK- wOrK - WoRk

...even on holidays...waaahh!!!

...but I'm fine...I'm enjoying my new work...the new workplace- I like it really! ...my new officemates- they're nice too, thanks!...the learning process- challenging though...so I don't feel much pressure yet...at least for now...hehe!...wish me good luck!