excess baggage

jologsqueen with the geek

ready to be back..

i already packed my chocolates, all of them. then the clothes that i bought in the Outlet Mall. geez.. my luggage has been filled with only the clothes that i bought the last time we went in the Outlet Mall. tsk tsk. and then the watches, i got 4 for my self and then 5 watches as pasalubong. and then pens, i love pens. hahaha.. so thats the content of my luggage. and then my box, chocolates with names whom it is for, a big plastic of toys as pasalubong again for kids, so many pamangkins. waaa. then the chocolates nga inside the box. my problem now is the weight and where to put the clothes im using and my 6 shoes. tsk tsk.. no more spaces for me. so im preparing myself to pay 230$ for excess baggage. waaa.. ayoko!

Existing Lifes on Earth

been to National Aquarium in Baltimore this day. Geez! it was superb! sobra! two thumbs up! you can see a lot of species. entities from water and forest, you can see it there. and thank god to my camera. i had more than 400 shots in the area. wahahaha.. cam whore.. i remember, a girl beside me told his companion that all the people are cam whoring.. and so? you just dont have your own camera! wahahhaa.. super enjoy..

entrance fee of 26$ for adult. that includes a dolphin show. ill make another post about this one when i transfer my pictures.

note:
im tired again. i slept inside the car again.. wahahaha.. sobrang tired na kakalakad..

pagod..

im so exhausted with the whole day shopping that we did at the Prime Outlet in Hagerstown, MD. sobrang nanakit ung paa ko kakalakad from here and to the other end. but at the end, we ended entering most of the shops in the whole area. yep. we did roamed in every street. and of course, i love myself again. i bought a lot of shirts and long sleeves (waaa, my weakness.. then jackets! another weakness).. and i also bought watches as pasalubong to my brothers. okay na un kesa wala. hehheeh.. in the end, i ended up spending 395$ in all of my stuffs. hay.. bahala na si batman kay edward pano ko ibabalik ng pilipinas lahat ng ito. i just wish the price here would be the same price as we have in the pinas. but hindi eh. so un. i enjoyed naman. sobrang enjoy! hahaha.. :D

pero tamad ako tumayo. nakatulog nga ako sa car pabalik ng hotel eh. hehehe..

the day that it happened...

it was last feb 5 of this year when i heard something that changed something in me. Not all of me has changed, but just a part. i was so excited then because the next day, i will go to Bolinao. my team leader sent me a text message asking me what time i will be going in the office that night - i was on night shift for two weeks then. i told her that in 5 mins ( that was 6 pm) i will leave our house and went to the office. so i replied on her text and asked why? but she did not tell me anything. so i just go to the office and feeling exited about the next day activity. when i got in the office, i immediately go to my TL's cube and asked her what is it about the text. and she told me that we will go to the room of our Project Manager. ah ok. at that very moment, walang pumapasok sa isip ko, i dont know what to think of, why this thing is happening. but actually i really dont know the reason why im gonna there. whats going to happened on that night, because what i felt on that same night is excitement because of the trip that were heading the next day. so we entered that room - we, its not only me. im with jaja (jologsqueen). so we sat in front of the table and the meeting began. they said that there will be some of our team members that will be going out of the country and will go to our HQ. well, okay. no problem with me. but the most shocking part is - that we are the other two that will be joining the other. ah okay. i did not expect it and im not expecting anything nor i never heard about it. okay. explanation came in. blah blah and more blah. and we are given 2 days over the weekend to think about the offer. okay. but actually my mindset is still focused on Bolinao trip. the whole night i was so excited about our coming adventure and we were making kulitan inside the office. ( for clarity lang po - im not a call center agent ). okay. so the next day at 5:30 we are all set and we were just waiting for the 6 am for us to go out. so we went to bolinao and im not thinking about what they've told me. i enjoyed the place and relax. but the next day, sunday when were on our way going to Dagupan, i text ate to told her about the offer and she didnt allow me to go where i am right now. i was a little disappointment, yeah i admit that i felt it that time. but okay. its your decision. On sunday that weekend, my TL sent a message and asked me if im going to accept the offer. so i called again ate and asked her and explain, and she just told me - "bahala ka". okay. cge. i replied on the text and accepted it. even if its going to have a bond for less than 2 years. and after that, it flew again out of my mind. we are there to relax. to unwind. were going back to Manila the next day - we are on leave Monday. so its just that. i never treated it as a big deal on my part. i wasnt expecting anything like this. i know that sometimes tatanga tanga talaga ako. i dont know. but sometimes its better to be like that para it will never come to your mind na your so galing and the reason why youve been chosen is because your one of those top performers in the team. i must admit, i am not that expert when it comes to my work. but i know what i do and i can survive. and because of that decision, some people have been hurt. some have been bypassed. some have judged me. some have criticized me. some did not hear my explanation. some showed their true color. at that point in my life, i experienced how to be judged from head to toe. that most of the people around you are checking about you, that they are seeking for your mistakes. that they judged your work. that they judged your whole being, your whole personality. its the time that i know who are my real friends in the office. some are being plastic. some are envious. some are happy about me.

i just wanna say thank you to my friends. to my "REAL" friends. thank you for standing beside me. thank you for keeping me low. thank you for keeping me from fighting back. im here now. enjoying what god gives to me. and im really thankful to my creator for this opportunity. I really AM.

i found this one line and its good.

"Be humble when someone sings your praises - your pride could be misunderstood."

refreshed.. relieved..

after staying for more than a month here at the land of the whites (wee my ganun).. cge tagalog. after staying ng mahigit isang buwan sa lupain ng mga puti aka kano, nakapagsimba rin kami. hay. thanks dun sa chapel kasi mejo malapit lang sa hotel and natyempuhan din namin ung misa. but we did not try the past weeks to attend the mass. sabi ng mga kasama ko, 5 pm daw ung misa. so 5 kami umalis ng hotel. hahaha..

after 5 mins sa daan, we finally reached our destination, mejo mahirap lang magpark ng aming napakalaking expedition. hay. so after naming maikot ang parking lot sa tabi ng simbahan, kinakabahan kami dahil sarado na ang front door pati na rin ang side doors. hmm.. so pano? kapalan na lang ng mukha ito. parang pagbukas ng pinto, immediately say na "hey guys, im here!". ehehe.. nah, joke lang. actually natatakot akong mag open ng door kasi baka pag open ko lumingon sila lahat sa kin at mapatigil ang misa. paranoid. yah. pero un ung naramdaman ko nun. pero pag hindi ko pa ito binuksan mamamatay naman kami sa sobrang lamig sa labas, hahaha.. so thank you kay kuya tey kasi cya nag open.. and thanks god. my receiving area. hehehe.. tapos punta kami sa gilid na entrance dun sa mismong loob, nga pala, the mass has officially started. tapos my girl sa gilid, tinanong ako kung "seat for 5?", sagot ko naman ng napaka kaswal ay "yeah". hehhee.. pero si jologsqueen, nauna ng umupo, eh di cyempre san pa kami? dun na kami sa tabi nya. si joshua naiwan sa receiving area kasi metodista, pero pumunta pa rin cya at sinamahan kami. so un misa misa.. tapos nung sa ostia na. aba, ang mga tao disiplinado.. hindi tulad sa pilipinas na kung saan saan ang tumatayo at pumupunta sa harapan. kasi d2 my tao namang incharge sa gitna at tatapatan nya ang lane nyo kung kau na ang tatayo. ang galing hindi ba? eh nasa my likod kami, so mejo natagalan kami. after naming kumuha ng ostia at isubo sa aming mga kaluluwa, ito palang si jologsqueen ay gusto palang tikman ang alak na inooffer din sa my harapan. wine and bread ito. eh ako naman na isang simpleng tao na hindi umiinom ng khit anong uri ng alak, diretso ako sa upuan ko,

JQ: nakakainis ka!
DE: bkit naman?
JQ: hindi ka pumila sa alak.
DE: sorry, di ako umiinom
JQ: gusto ko pa naman sana tikman ano lasa.
DE: hahahhaa
DE: cge next week sa virginia.
JQ: cge cge

so un. natapos ang misa at lumabas na rin ang mga tao. si father nasa my pinto kinakamayan lahat ng tao at sinasabihan ng happy easter. my kasunod pang misa espanol version. so ako, kuha din ako ng pics. :D

mejo naging magaan ang pakiramdam ko nung oras na un until now. kasi parang feeling ko ang close ko na naman kay god. hay. thank you lord god for everything.

isa pa palang napansin ko, ang daming simbahan d2 sa MD. tabi tabi pa ung iba. simbahang para sa ibat ibang sekta.

nasa tao na lang kung ano ang papaniwalaan nya, kung anong relihiyon niya gustong umanib,. or manatiling walang kinikilalang diyos. huwag manghusga. respeto na lang sa kapwa tao.

godbless!

ALL THIS TIME

I lie awake thinkin' of the days gone by
Wishing that you're still here with me, baby
I was wrong and now you're gone
Please hear this heart of mine
Hear me calling

CHORUS
Whenever you're around me
I feel diff'rent in your arms
With the way you touch me
I feel the love that last a lifetime
Your love so true
And I never knew
That it's you I need all this time

See these tears that keep fallin' from my eyes
Wishing that I never let you go, my baby
Take this heart, feel me with your love
Please hear these words of mine
Hear me calling

[Repeat CHORUS]

Yeah yeah

Your love so true
I never knew
That it's you I need all this time
All this time
All this time

http://www.tristancafe.com/music/flash/allthistime.html

happy birthday josh!

last march 28, we celebrated the birthday of one of our team mates, a friend. since we are far from our own families - miles apart - we decided to give him a surprise birthday. we talk about his birthday in the office, and when we had our lunch in Famous Dave again - we are coming back because of the ribs [yummy] - we had an ice cream cake for the birthday boy. and on our way home after that day in the office, we decided to cook some food. and after we left our bag in our room, we immediately headed to the Asian Market in Rockville. we bought the ingredients that we need for our pork sinigang. and then we went to Bottom Dollar and found some cake [ we bought one small and a big chocolate cake ], also we bought some rice, softdrinks and candles for the cake, and not to forget the balloons. so when we got home, kuya tey went to my room to help me with the preparation. i cooked the sinigang [ the second time since i was here ] and cooked the rice. and after more than two hours of preparation, whola! the place is now a party place. hehhee.. just kidding. we just let the balloons in the floor and put the table in the center of the living room, got the chair from my two bedroom suite and put all the foods at the center table. when all things are ready, we called josh in his room. we asked ms marj if she can accompany josh to my room and what did she told him? [we had a meeting josh ] .. hehehehe. so surprise surprise! here we come.. hehehe.. we also have one visitor which is not from our team, also from the same company but in IT department. so we had our dinner at past 10 pm and finished around 12. enjoy the pics.

and after the party, what will you expect? of course, i need to clean my room. hehhee. so i do the dishes and i think i finished around quarter to 1. and after that i rest for a while and took a bath and sleep. what a tiring but a fulfilling day. :D

-HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH -