Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Double tagged!

I am so thankful to Sassy Lady and Prince Romp for double tagging me. I really appreciate it, my friends, that you have showed your concern to the coffeefairy's revival of her blogland. Mwa! Mwa! (^_^)

3 schools you went to
1. Gradeschool (Primary)
2. High School (Secondary)
3. University and Polytechnic

3 things in your purse / backpack
1. My toothbrush and toothpaste
2. A pen
3. My wallet

3 things you do when you're really stressed
1. Read
2. Write in my journal
3. Eat

3 places you go on a daily basis
1. Work
2. MRT
3. Home

3 favourite fruits
1. Mango
2. Strawberry
3. Blueberry (in cheesecakes)

3 names you go by
1. coffee
2. coffeefairy
3. iamcoffee

3 of your favourite food
1. Grilled tilapia fish
2. Chicken joy by Jollibee
3. Kare-kare by my mother

3 things you are wearing right now
1. T-shirt
2. Pajamas
3. My mood

The WHOS'
Who is in the house with you?
Younger sis, a friend-housemate

Who are you thinking about right now?
I wish I know.

Who did you last talk to on the phone?
One of my dearest friends, missy blackwidow

Who did you sit to in your 5th period class?
Can't remember anymore

Who was the last person you told you loved?
My friend.

Who do you wish you were with right now?
My knight in shining armour.

Who gets on your nerves the most at school?
Bullies

The WHERE'S
Where is your phone?
On my dresser

Where do you sleep?
In my bedroom

Where is the last place you took a ride to?
Bukit Panjang LRT

The WHAT'S
What was the last thing you ate?
Yang chow fried rice, dried fried beef kway teow and chicken in XO sauce

What color shirt are you wearing?
Blue

What is the closest item near you that is blue?
Besides my shirt, my mood.

What do you like best about school?
Library

What is your favourite color?
Purple

What do you wear most: jeans or shorts?
Jeans

What is the last movie you watched?
Mission Impossible 3

The WHEN's
When did you start school?
When I was 5 years old

When did you last go to the mall?
Last Sunday, had dinner at a nice resto inside.

When did you last burn something?
I think last month, was frying something and then a drop of boiling oil dropped on my hand (ooooucccccccchh!!!)

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Missed Congeniality

Years ago I used to be this uptight person. I was easily disappointed when things don't usually go the way I hope (or expect) them to be, and most of the time it does not really happen the way you want it to, right? I had angsts and so I had my cranky times.

One of the benefits of going through emotional challenges in life is that once you overcome them, then you become emotionally mature.Your patience and understanding gets extended...a lot, depending on how much you are willing to embrace life's scars and accept that it had been a part of your life and you just have to see it in a positive way. It depends how much excess baggage in your heart you are willing to give up.

And so I can say I have matured emotionally the way I have changed my attitude about life. I loosened up and became a bit laid back. I just laugh now at my own embarrassing moments instead of skulking down in shame. I don't get too disappointed anymore when things don't go my way because I know God will give to me what I ask for in the right moment.

I have therefore evolved into this cheerful and friendly little lady. I try to be considerate and understanding on everyone. I try to cheer up and inspire anyone I can in my own simple way. Some may find me naive, but then I don't mind, it is this naivety that does not give up on keeping the world a pleasant place to live in, in putting the art in science, in putting the softness and grace in steel, in keeping alive the child within.

I have been told more than once that I am "too kind". Though I initially thought there's nothing wrong with being too kind, I did have come to realize that yes, there are some disadvantages of being too kind. For one, once you suddenly get fed up and lose your temper for example, people would take it so much against you, like you have no right to snap because you are a "kind" person. Then there is of course the tendency of being taken advantage of and getting bullied around.

However, I am still human. I still get hurt. I am just tired that some people can really be rude, disrespectful and inconsiderate. I am very sad to realize that many people don't exert the effort anymore to say things in a nicer way. Is it that hard to do? Is it hard to think a few more seconds on how to phrase your words and say it with empathy? I am getting tired of being the one to adjust and try to understand. Why can't they adjust instead? It is like draining me of my energy to keep a jolly mood. I feel like snapping.

But I cannot snap. I have to continue being miss congeniality because I would like to keep a light heart. So right now I am trying my best to shrug off whatever is disturbing me and just try to inspire myself with the help of my good friends. I just need to recharge. If only I could get zapped to a place where I could relax and get pampered. If not, I wouldn't mind also if I could get sucked inside a blackhole for a few days...

I believe in the ability of man to change for the better, and given the right approach and opportunity, I believe each person has a bud full of potentials inside them just waiting to bloom. I just wish each person would try to nurture that bud of kindness and let it bloom with understanding and compassion.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Happy Feet

So cute! =)

Turn on your speakers!


Friday, May 12, 2006

On Weddings and My Life Rated

Last Sunday I woke up with the sound of screaming people. I looked out from the window of my room and saw that there was a wedding reception at the poolside of our condominium and the bride was throwing her bouquet for the single ladies to catch. *Sigh* What a nice sight, enough to make me start this entry although I don't really want to start this talk about wedding stuff because...oh well what the heck.

So I remember my friend, Missy Blackwidow sent me a link to the video of the wedding of a former collegue. The video was done by Jason Magbanua, one of the best and popular videographers in the Philippines. I recommend you check out the gallery in his website. He has there samples of wedding videos he's done and they are reeeeeally good. Check out the video of Roan and Natalie's wedding, they are my former collegues, their video is really nice. Then check out also the video of Je and Sunil, I don't know them but their video is cute. Then there was this wedding video of Michael and Claire, also a couple I don't know but which I sooo love their wedding video, it is sooo cool and sooo happy, that it really touched my heart and I felt how the best of friends they are even if I don't know them. Too bad though that their video is not anymore in Jason Magbanua's gallery but I still have a copy of it when I downloaded it I think last month. I wish I could show the video, I love it so much. (Maybe I can post the file somewhere?)

Ok, so everyone I know is either getting married soon or planning to get married. It is confirmed that by the end of this month my elder sis is migrating to USA to get married and be with her husband to be. The probability that my only bro will get married by end of this year or early next year is very high and I will not be surprised if my younger sis would announce that she'd get married in a year or two. Even my friend got married virtually, well her Ragnarok character got married, that is (their wedding picture below was posted with permission from my friend. Cute huh? :) )



Well, so how about me? What are the chances I am getting married soon? See below, need I say more? (So your mushroomness, Miss Aoisoba, you cannot complain about your 0.8 love life rating, ok? :P)

This Is My Life, Rated
Life: 6.3
Mind: 6.5
Body: 6.8
Spirit: 7.9
Friends/Family: 3.8
Love: 0
Finance: 8.4
Take the Rate My Life Quiz
*Credits to Sassy Lady for introducing the Rate My Life Quiz. :)