Christmas Afterthoughts..

Belated Merry Christmas to everyone..
I'm really sorry I wasn't able to greet each one of you..
But nevertheless, I hope everyone enjoyed on Christmas day.
It's the happiest season of all.. (",)

I don't know if all of you would agree, but after Christmas day, I felt
so emotional..I felt sad.. Probably because, there are other people in this
world who were not able to enjoy the Christmas season.. Deaths here and
there..Thousands of homeless people..And there are those who did not even
have a single penny to spend for food..

So many times I wished I were rich so I could help other people..
And just today, at work, I felt like crying when Harry, the man my
boss hires sometimes when we're short of people in the warehouse, knocked and
asked if he could work for the day. But my boss said that it wasn't really
busy in the warehouse. Harry was a man with 5 kids. And he does not work
regularly. And soon, they might become homeless because he can't afford to
pay rent anymore.. Just the thought of it breaks my heart...

And then... there's this:
Tsunami Death Toll Soars Past 55,000 -as of December 28, 04

Let us all pray for the victims of the ASIA Tsunami disaster...

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Reunited...

No guys, it's not what you're thinking aight? hahaha!!!

It's me and my fave watch.. I thought I'd never find it again.. Left it at
the gym.. and only this morning, Kuya Mel got it for me.. Yahoo!!!

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Christmas Eve

Christmas eve was spent at the Velarde's..It was so much fun.. Lotsa food..
Crabs, shrimps, relleno, caldereta, buko pandan, fridge cake, wonton soup
and a whole lot more.. Spent the night there.. Pictures galore.. Guesstures..


my family together with the Velarde's and Sir Pat


my fam


with the sisters and Ritzel


Aika and Ritzel


cath and my best bud, Kuya Rommel


us again (",)


cath with ate JV and Ritzel


braiding time.. (",)
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Guesstures


Oh my God, I swear this game is so much fun.. We played it on Christmas eve.
It's like charades with a twist.. You have to let your team guess the first
word on the card and grabe it before the Mimer-Timer swallows it. You
only have seconds to let your team guess 4 words. So you have to think and
act faster. (",)

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Christmas day

Attended 11:30 mass at our parish, St. Henry church.
Then the entire afternoon was spent at Sir Patrick's condo..
Magic mic, bingo, endless eating, Les Miserables..


with Ritzel


Bingo.. I didn't even win a single penny.. hahaha!!!




Magic mic.. I sang "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.."

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On Christmas gifts..
For my Dad: I bought him two long sleeved polo shirts from Banana Republic
and a vintage Fossil airplane watch

For my Mom: I bought her a poncho, a sweater, and soaps from The Body Shop

For Jell: I bought her a skirt, a tank tops..

For Jam: She wanted Alicia Keys cd, so i bought her one.. I bought her a skirt as well and the nike headband she wanted.. I gave her a top as well..

For Sir Patrick, gave him perfume, and to Kuya Rommel as well..For ate JV, I gave her stuff from The Body Shop and eyeshadow pallette from Clinique. For Ritzel, I gave her basketball, wristband, and headband from Nike, based on her wishlist.. (",)

And for the presents I received this Christmas...

Personal massager,backpack from Gap, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, Ragg wool from Timberland, a CD case, Pear Glace body spray, lipstick case, Warm Vanilla Sugar lotion and body wash from Bath and Body Works..
I bought myself some clothes, mittens and bonnet from Gap another leather boots from Nine West..

Thank You everyone... I'm thankful not just for the material gifts I received, but also because I spent this day with the people who mean the most to me..
I know there are so many people who wished to be with there family on this special day, but for some reasons, they were not able to.. It could have been happier for me, if I spent it as well with my relatives back home.. I know someday, we'll all be together again...

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What I'm Lovin' Bout Winter..




If there's one thing that I love about winter here in Chicago, it's the
fact that we could go ice-skating.. Woohoo!!!! Love it!
Yeah, I love it so much, eventhough...


got bruises on my knee..

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Remember this???


Supermario brothers.. hahaha! We played it the other night, and enjoyed!
Childhood memories.. It felt great to once again do things I enjoyed doing
when I was a kid.. (",) Try nyo..

Peace and Love Everyone.. Miss Y'all

Don't you just hate it when you're too eager to blog, but for some reasons you don't know, your DSL connection wouldn't function?

Hence, the much delayed updates...

"You" made my day

A friend surprised me with complimentary tickets for Freestyle, Jaya, and Basil Valdez's concert. (",) It was held at Pickwick theater in Park Ridge.

Freestyle performed their signature songs such as Para Sa 'Yo, So Slow, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang, and of course, Before I Let You Go.. Jinky also sang some foreign songs such as If I Ain't Got You and a whole lot more. Jaya's version of Chaka Khan's Through The Fire was really amazing.. I was ecstatic to watch this concert because I know for sure, that Basil will sing one of my all time favorite songs. True enough, he didn't fail me.. (",) Intro pa lang, *kilig* na ko..
"It's your smile, your face, your lips that I miss. Those sweet little eyes that stare at me and make me say, I'm with you through all the way. 'Coz it's you, you fills the emptiness in me. It changes everything you see, when I know I've got you with me..."

And you know what's really funny? Tita Abbie saying, "You're dad has a striking resemblance to Basil.." Hahaha!!!
Too bad, I wasn't able to take good pictures..
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Christmas Tree oh Christmas Tree (",)

Last Thursday, I accompanied Sir Patrick at Clark street to buy a Christmas Tree. A fresh one at that.These trees were from Michigan. There were trees of different sizes. The price ranges from $50 to $130 or in fact even more.. I think the price depends on how thick and tall the tree is. We chose a tree which was a little more than 5 feet, plus the stand, which made it 8 feet tall. (",) We thought all along that the salesperson was the son of the owner, that it was a family business. He said that it was way different from his previous job, and he just wanted to save $600 because he got laid off. I felt sad for him because he misses his family so much, and he hoped to be able to go home come Christmas time.

He was also kind enough to tie the tree to Sir Patrick's car.



The tree smells good. (",) The balsamic aroma is really calming.. I'll be convincing my dad next year to buy one.
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Daddy's words of wisdom

"In life, there are no wrong choices. You just have to pray and ask for God's guidance in whatever you do. Only then, you'll never go wrong. Sometimes, you might think that I don't support you, but that is not the case. I wanted you to become independent. You and your sisters were always spoon-fed since you were young that's why you weren't really exposed to doing things on your own. When we were young, we always worked hard for what it is that we really want. And that is what I wanted to impose on you. I wanted you to realize that it feels so much better to have the things that you know you really worked hard for." -on my decision to shift to a new career.. very soon...

What more can I say??? I was teary-eyed as he said these things to me...
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Very soon...
I will be facing another challenge.. I just hope I can surpass this one. It's a risk I had to take. A decision I had to make.. Please pray for me..

Peace and Love to everyone...