The Ocean of My Being

It's been a while since I last took a personality quiz from the Internet. I found a few interesting ones and took them. Here are some of the results I got. :) ---- You Have Your PhD in Men You understand men almost better than anyone. You accept that guys are very different, and you read signals well. Work what you know about men, and your relationships will be blissful. How Well Do You Understand Men? -- i've always been one of the boys... :) ******** You Are A Woman! Congratulations, you've made it to adulthood. You're emotionally mature, responsible, and unlikely to act out. You accept that life is hard - and do your best to keep things upbeat. This makes you the perfect girlfriend... or even wife! Are You A Girl Or a Woman? -- i'm not a girl... i AM a woman! *to the tune of britney spears' song* ******** Not a Jealous Bone in Your Body You're secure, trusting, and giving with friends and lovers. And while you may have been hu...

First, it was the Wowowee Stampede at the Ultra . Hearing the news depressed and shocked me. I couldn't understand why or how it happened. A lot of people have shared their opinions and ideas about the tragedy. Here and there, accusing fingers were pointed to this and that person and/or company. Some say ABS-CBN was to blame, the Ultra management, the police or the people themselves. Some blamed poverty, some greed, and some the government and President Macapagal-Arroyo ! Some say it was lack of discipline. I know that someone or some people have to take responsibility for what happened. But, I believe that it is high time we, Filipinos, stop blaming one another and just try to help and do what we can for one another. Let's try to look at what happened and try to understand what it was telling us. While doing that, let's do away with barking at one another because that doesn't help at all. Two evenings after the very sad incident, my friends and I were wat...

I am sad. I was saddened by something I found out about a few days ago. Not that I didn't have an idea it was coming because I really did. But, when my friend finally verbalized it, I couldn't help but feel bad. Of course, I just laughed it off at first. Deep inside, however, I couldn't stop thinking about it. And, the more I thought about it the more I couldn't understand and the more I felt bad. I am sad. It hurts when you find out you're wrong about something you've always believed in and/or something you've always held on to so tightly. It hurts when you realize that you are not really as special as you've always thought you were. It hurts when you try your best to adjust so that you don't make people feel uncomfortable only to find out that the more you are actually trying to adjust the more you offend people. I am sad. I don't really know what to do. I don't think any change of behavior or speech would be nice. I don't t...

These days, I feel like I am besieged by wedding talk. Wherever I go, there's some wedding planning going on. Whether it's in the blog world or in the "real" world, wedding talk is just everywhere. I have friends who have gotten married recently and many more who are actually getting married soon. The first one for this year will be held this Saturday. Unfortunately, I can't make it as I have work the whole day. ( Sorry, Pia ! ) The next wedding will be next Saturday. And, these are just the ones that are going to be held in Metro Manila for just this month. Whew! It's actually pretty exciting to hear and read about friends' plans for their weddings. Erik the Sib remarked that planning for her wedding is actually one of the most exciting parts of a woman's life. " It's the one day in her life, " he said, " where she's the boss and everything is done the way she wants it. " From invitations to the entourage's ...

Hay, 2006! May this year be a good one! :) I read somewhere that it really depends on the person how s/he wants the year to be. If one thinks and believes that the year will be a good one, then it will surely be a good one. So, this is what I'm going to do. I am going to make this year a really good one by being positive! I guess it's all in the attitude and how we take things, right? :) The year started out great for me. I welcomed the new year with two of my sisters, my aunt and one of my closest friends. We weren't allowed to go out so we watched the fireworks from the window and went crazy dancing and jumping around. It was fun, fun, fun for all of us. And, the first day of the year? We spent it watching TV and just lazing around the place. Hehehe:) My parents came on the 5th so we had a belated celebration of the coming of the new year. It was really bonding time for me and my sister and our parents. We went around Metro Manila together. It was such a hap...

Maroo 's with me right now. She's in Manila for the Christmas vacation (from yesterday to the 5th of January). I'm just so happy that she's here. She's so much a grown-up now that sometimes I still can't believe she was the same little toddler I had to babysit at times some years back. Sometimes, I just look at her and smile at the thought of that little three-year-old who loved to dress up and pose for cameras. " Oh, how fast time flies! " I can't begin to imagine how our parents feel seeing all of us all grown-up and living lives of our own now. It's, at times, when I just sit staring at my sister that I understand how our parents just can't stop being overprotective and meddlesome. They probably still see us as the helpless six-year-olds we used to be. I still see my sister as such sometimes, okay, most of the time! I just can't help it. I guess having younger siblings, in one way or another, brings out the "mother hen...

I couldn't let this very special day pass without posting an entry. Now, what makes this day special? The Ocean of My Being is exactly two years old today. :) Sometimes, I still cannot believe it's been that long. It feels like it was only yesterday when I started blogging and learning about all these stuff. I thank God for that day, two years ago, when I found Blogger because that day introduced me to the wonderful blog-world where one can easily get lost in. I got lost and officially became a part of the said world and, right now, I don't feel like getting out... well, at least, not yet. :) Mabuhay ang mga bloggers! (Long live bloggers!) ******** The FACES of this blog: The first template I used was, of course, one of the ready-made templates that Blogger had to offer during that time. I remember there were only around 6 or 8 templates to choose from. I got obsessed with improving how my blog looked and making it look more "me" so I tried to fi...

I've always been a soccer fan, but I've always liked watching men or boys kicking ball more than women or girls doing the same. I don't really know why. One of the reasons may be the fact that whenever I watch women or girls playing soccer, I'd always have " Why are they there playing and I'm not? " ringing in my head over and over again. Soccer is my favorite sport and I love everything about it. Unlike some other girls I know, I love soccer not because of all the cute and handsome soccer players the world has. That's definitely a plus factor, though. My love for soccer has its roots back in my grade school days. One of my brothers started playing soccer at the young age of 12, I was only 8 years old then. He'd practice with me and my other brother. So, although I never really played the sport seriously, I practically grew up with it. When I was younger, I never really understood how the game went. All I knew was that soccer was fun to ...

It's been a while since my last entry. I really missed blogging. I couldn't post a new entry not only because I was pretty busy as I'm back to work after a three-week leave, but also because I wanted my sister to see/read the last entry since it's about and for her. I'm not sure if she's read it, though, since she hasn't given me any feedback or reaction yet. Oh well, that's okay. A lot of things have happened since I last posted an entry. On the same day my sister celebrated her birthday, Bok 's grandfather passed away. I got to go to Minalin, Pampanga ( Bok 's hometown) twice to sympathize with the family. The first time, I went with Mommy Minda (my aunt). The second time, I went with Erik and Lachi and we spent the night there so we'd be there for the funeral. It was a new experience for me and a different one, too. It was my first time to actually witness a burial up-close because usually in Muslim burials, only men are allo...

"My friends know so much about you because I talk about you... a lot!" "Whenever I'm caught in some situation, I'd always try to imagine how you'd react or what you'd do if you were in the same situation. That helps." "Hey, that doesn't look good on you!" "Let me fix that..." "What on earth were you thinking? What kind of singing was that?!" -- These are but some of the millions of lines I remember her saying to me. She'd tell me, in brutal honesty, whenever she saw anything wrong with my appearance (clothes, face), my performance (in singing, dancing, public speaking, teaching, etc.). She'd be the first to congratulate me in my little triumphs and achievements. She'd be the first one to fight for me or defend me if and when the situation called for it. She'd be the first to tell me when I'm wrong. She's my biggest support system and my biggest critic! She gets away with things I will n...