So here I am again

I am so back baby!  I tried to shift to wordpress for awhile but found it too hard to use.  Now, I am so back in this original blog :).

Ok, so I got so many back posts and I don't really know how to catch up.  I won't even think about that now.  I am just so excited about my new header :).  I built it myself, from scratch!  Hurray hurray! 

My new layout is also nice, thanks to http://www.shabbyblogs.com/.  This site has so many wonderful free layouts, go and check it out yourself.

And so Tet says:  "Exciting times ahead!  Looking forward to blogging and digital scrapping again!"

random thoughts today

I have been too lazy to blog lately. Whenever I am online, I spend most of my time surfing the net, reading through my favorite blogs and chatting with family & friends.

I have been busy lately, both at work and at home. I am so looking forward to my Christmas break where I would get to spend time with my family in Baguio. I need the rest. I need the stress free environment. And I would ENSURE that it's really stress free. I just want to stay home - eat & sleep. I have a project going live first working day of January and so I expect work during the break. But at least I will be doing it from home.

Our weekends have been crazy lately, we have been out & about almost everywhere. We make sure we bring Trisha out on weekends since she's stuck at home the whole week when we're at work. There was no weekend that we spent the whole day at home. To think, we haven't even done our Christmas shopping yet. We plan to buy our gifts this weekend. I have several pieces for Cai & Mom already and I have crossed out some people from our list, but bulk of it, we have to finish off this weekend and the weekend after before we go home to Baguio for the holidays.

I have so much to do in my life. I am excited to end this year and begin the new one. New start. Fresh one. Can't wait. There are so many things to look forward to as I end this year.

Next year - I hope to blog more, lose weight, find a physical activity to help me lose that weight (dancing maybe?), eat healthier, drink more water, be more organized - both at home and at work, make use of my time more efficiently, reconnect with my truest friends. I hope to be a better person next year.

Sadness

Strange. I am sad today. I miss my true friends. I realized I only have a few of them. Don't get me wrong, I have tons of friends, but very few with THE deep roots. I have learned to let go of people that just drain the life out of me. There are tons of them. I have learned to filter the people I invest time and emotions on. I am sad.

Falling in love

Got this in my email today. Very nice. So true. Well said.

"No one falls in love by choice,
it is by CHANCE.
No one stays in love by chance,
it is by WORK.
And no one falls out of love by chance,
it is by CHOICE. "

Pinoy Dream Academy

I just have to say this quickly. Nakaka-irita ang Pinoy Dream Academy. We did not intentionally watch tonight's show, but since we came home for dinner, we were able to watch it. I was so surprised to see that those who have the "voice" were the ones waitlisted. Susme, nde magagaling ang nakapasok! Yung may kwento, yun ang mga nakapasok. Ganyan ba ang show na yan talaga? Kainis!

I hope Jet Singh makes it. He has a nice voice. Similar to the voice of Ogie Alcasid. I hope people would vote for him to join the "Scholars".

Sisters for Life

I so love my sisters :).

Ways to Reduce Stress: 1. Pray

So true. Praying is so relaxing for me. It gives me that peaceful feeling that there is no reason for me to be stressed out because Someone out there is looking after me. I pray at any time of the day, I do not schedule it. Yes, I pray when I wake up in the morning and just before I go to sleep. But I also say my prayers at any time of the day. I thank the Lord for anything that I should be grateful for.

I thank Him now specifically for keeping my sister MAL safe on her way home from Dubai. For guiding her in finding a job that she's happy with and paying her well. For helping her find long time friends that she could be with when she's in Dubai. For keeping her healthy while she is away from us. When my family is happy, I am happy. So that's less stress in my life :). Thank you Lord :).

I also thank Him for my other sister MAC. She is graduating from College with good grades and good records. She has good plans for her future. And of course having her finish college is also a great accomplishment for Mom, who raised us single handedly over the years (but of course, thanks Dad for the good genes).

There are so many things to be thankful for. Each day, I always say thank you Lord for a good and loving husband in MS. Thank you Lord for my beautiful-beautiful daughter. Thank you Lord for my family! I have a very strong support system in them. That definitely takes out so much stress in my life :).