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May 11, 2012...
It has been quite a while since I wrote here.
The past several weeks were quite emotionally hectic. I think I was going through a terminal phase. I know that there are times when we regret the choices we make. But in the end we have to live with the regret until the end. My soul has a lot of scars and somehow I hope my kids won't have the same number of scars I have as they grow older.
Time heals wounds. That's why it's so valuable. It is the snow that slowly buries the wounds of your soul.
You said you loved me and yet you left me for your desire for adventure.
You said you loved me but you were never there for me.
Your greatest mistake is my greatest lesson now.
Just watch me! I will always succeed where you have failed.
I will be better than you.
I will always be there for those who love me and need me!
~Nate Pablo~ March 7, 2012
"Sometimes doing the right thing requires you to press that magic button (Unfriend)..."
"Sometimes it's best for some people to be out of your life for good."
"Sometimes even love itself is powerful enough to destroy friendships..."
"Sometimes you have to know if it's the right time to admit your feelings to someone. Sometimes your feelings are better off unsaid just to avoid hurting each other."
 | =( | Mar 5, '12 11:02 AM
for everyone |
March 5, 2012...
Today I realized that I have been living life like a pawn of fear. After hearing a few more meaningless comments from a certain someone at the office, I have finally decided to break out of my shell and to search for better opportunities out there. It's going to be a rough journey but somehow I hope it will all pay off in the long run. I'm already getting tired of people like that trying to squeeze blood out of rocks. Someday when I reach that point, what would they say about me?
It's now time to break free and to see what I'm truly capable of.
february 21, 2012
i feel the time has come for me to finally break out of my current workplace.
i'm seriously getting fed up of the way the supervisors are treating us. when my time comes, i am going to write a full, detailed tirade about them here!
february 15, 2012...
a lot has happened during the past few days and weeks... and i know it's been quite a while since i wrote here.
my parents and my wife, yumi, and i went to visit bryan and his family on january 27, 2012. sadly, bryan, carlo, enzo and katrina's mother, tita pinky, passed away on january 26, 2012 due to leukemia. she will be missed by a lot of people here.
finally, after a few years of brainstorming and editing, my story is now available online at amazon.com. i hope it will somehow open a new door of opportunities for me.
December 27, 2011
-Went to the office early and finished my daily tasks early.
-Dropped by the church to donate some old sneakers.
-Drove to the Honda showroom and Auto Mall in Dubai to check out the price of a Honda City.
-Drove to the Ford showroom in Sharjah to check out the price of a Ford Fiesta.
-Went with Dad to OWWA to get OECs.
-Spent the rest of the day at home.
Whew!
December 27, 2011
Another year is about to end. 2011 was probably a year of big changes for me. First, I got married (civil). Second, I ended up in a new line of work at my current company. It has been a whole year of challenges and lack of sleep so hopefully 2012 will be a year of better results.
I know I haven't been writing here as much as I used to. Let's just say a lot of things have been happening lately. And now it feels like I don't have the right words to exactly describe how things have been.
The Car:
Yes, the car celebrated its sixth anniversary last month. And until now it still hasn't let me down... except for the plastic sun visors that break from the UAE heat. Engine has been well maintained... courtesy of Trading Enterprises. Even though the body panels are never free from scratches and knuckle dents, keeping the engine in top form compensates for it.
More notes to come... as I am about to go to work.
| ...? | Nov 10, '11 3:08 PM
for everyone |
November 10, 2011
Spent more than eight hours at work today. And lately I've been thinking about what would happen if they decide to lay me off sooner or later. If it's bound to happen one day, I just hope it will take place sometime after my long-time dream comes true. For now, I can only stay quiet and wait.
October 11, 2011...
During another unholy day at work, I received a call from Tita Anna's cell phone number. But the person calling me was actually Tonette, her daughter and Sparky's sister. She said that Tita Anna passed away this morning before 7:00AM due to health complications. It's sad but it helps to know that she has finally reached the end of her boundless suffering.
Ever since Sparky was killed in that car accident on December 19, 2007, her life has been full of trials and depression. And now she has finally reached the end of all that.
May God rest her soul... and Sparky's.
| gamble? | Oct 3, '11 3:33 PM
for everyone |
October 3, 2011
Sometimes we have to gamble in order to reach our dreams. That's why whenever you gamble, you have to hope that luck is at your side.
One of my biggest dreams in life is just a transaction and a signature away but should I go for it? If I choose to go for it, I just hope it will work out fine because I've never felt so afraid of making a decision like this before. But this is life. We can't always be pawns of our fear. We have to dare.
September 28, 2011
Ten years ago I nearly lost my direction in life. Depression affected my health and my performance in school big time that I got more line of 7s than 8s... and two or three failed subjects. It was a time when I wished that a certain 'D' never came into my life. I was so mad at her for leaving me behind for that job offer abroad. But... that was just me being possessive, selfish and unconscious. To this day I had no idea what I was doing. Even today I couldn't believe I was like that. I ate less, I lost a lot of weight and I was about to throw my own life away. I really hated all the things related to her like world travel, cruise ships, the ocean, etc. I was really not myself at that time.
But then I started feeling a little energetic when the second semester began. I got up from the ground, shook the dust off and somehow believed that things would get better. I wanted to become someone 'D' would regret leaving behind. I wanted to keep myself from making the same mistake she made. I wanted to beat her at her own game.
That's what it was like in 2001 - I fell down and I somehow got back up and lived through it.
september 22, 2011
it's been a while since i wrote in this blog of mine... and forever since i wrote in the old blogdrive blog.
the internet sure has changed through the years. when i was in college we used to have the freedom to design our own websites like the one i had at geocities. sadly, geocities is dead and personal websites have now become online journals or blogs. and for some reason it feels a lot more flexible this way.
i don't have much to say actually. maybe i'm going through an unknown state of depression. i feel so cornered and powerless these days.
august 2, 2011
yumi, mark and i had dinner at bryan and ada's place. and they finally introduced us to the newest member of their family - their daughter, megan.
mark and bryan almost killed me after dinner. their jokes were so hilarious that i almost had a heart attack from too much laughing.
I did my part.
I tried to be the one for you.
But you just walked away after all the times we have been through.
You never said a word about how you were feeling.
And you never seemed to care about my personal feelings.
Maybe I was wrong to expect too much from you.
I guess I was a fool to be faithful to you.
I can't believe I wasted two whole years smiling for you.
And now it turns out that things between you and me were never true.
I gave you a sweet letter on Valentine’s Day.
Instead of smiling you crumpled it and threw it away.
You got a sweeter letter from some other dude in school.
He made you smile and then I became just another crazy fool.
I know it’s not easy on the very first time.
It burns me alive knowing you were never mine.
It took a few days to stop missing you.
Now I will live my life and this time it’s not for you.
I was always at my best for you. How clumsy of me.
I was faithful to you but all this time I’ve been free.
Now I was such a spud to miss out a lot of chances.
This time I won’t hold back and I’ll take my chances.
To be continued…
it's been a while since i wrote here.
april 14, 2011 - i am finally a married man.
a whole week of married life has passed.
strangely, my whole life is changing so fast. after six years of laborious and back-breaking labor, i have finally been shifted to another department. and it feels a lot more challenging than before.
march 11, 2011
mark, bryan, carlo and i were at Times Square today.
mark, carlo and i played this XBox360 Kinect Sports game at Sharaf DG. the game we enjoyed the most was boxing. carlo beat his opponent with fast, ip-man punches while i mostly used hook punches.
in the evening bryan, ada, mark and i had a fast Burger King dinner at Mall Of Emirates.
another weekend well-spent.
| moe day | Mar 5, '11 9:10 AM
for everyone |
march 4, 2011
went with mark to Mall of Emirates today.
had a great lunch at this chinese restaurant somewhere at the center court.
and we had world-class chocolate ice cream for dessert.
| whew! | Feb 25, '11 11:45 AM
for everyone |
february 25, 2011
spent the afternoon and evening at ibn batuta mall with mark. bought a book for 25 bucks - the short second life of bree tanner.
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 | happppppppy birthday paul!!! |
| eiiii u!!! thank u so much for the bday greetings!!!! seeeeee u around... god bless ^^, |
 | Thanks Paul for remembering my birthday! :) |
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dear brothers & sisters,
thank you all so much for continuously praying for my brother tim.
known to many as marlo. ^^ praise god for his goodness and faithfulness to my family. especially, from day one up until today -
he has never abandoned my brother in his pain, suffering, struggles and recovery...
moreover, praise god for YOU. our heart's truly grateful for all your support and prayers for tim. ^^ for your presence in the hospital... for your encouragements...
we are hopeful that he'll be out of the icu soon.
please, let's continue to pray for tim's healing and full recovery.
thank you so much.
god bless
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 | thanks sa greeting, paul.
uwi ka ba ulit ng pinas sa august? akyat ka ng baguio?
kita kits sa UB just in case... |
| welcome back yumzzzzzz.... ^^ |
 | Thanks for the invite, Paul!
Happy New Year!
Cheers!
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 | maligayang kaarawan kpatid! :) |
 | happy BURPday! =) May the good Lod grants the desires of your heart. Godbless you po, today & always!
happy birthday ulet! =) |
 | happy birthday! Godbless! |
 | si mackie? i duno nga eh... it's been a whyl... u can check with nikka cguro. she might know kse they were alot closer, esp since dey both lived in shj, dba? |
 | i studied in san jacinto in pena blanca....i miss tugue alot and i miss the pancit...have you tried the famous pancit?wenu get back here bring some heheheheh.. |
 | annyong haseyo paul! welcome to multiply. xx :) |
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