Pajama Day!

Today’s another special day in the office…because it’s I LOVE BED Day! Hehe, well, let me expound on this. Our company the InterContinental Hotels Group, and its chain of Hotels worldwide, has recently launched a promotional campaign called I Love BED wherein frequent guests of our hotels could win free nights stay in our different hotel brands (e.g. Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Candlewood, etc.). As a show of support to this campaign, PHLRO-Philippine Reservations Office, declared this day as Pajama day! The Reservations Agents, and other departments including us, are encouraged to be in our Pajamas/sleepwears and those who would be selected wearing the  best sleepwear (how weird is that?) will win I LOVE BED Items (no complaints there, hehe). Our counterparts in the different parts of the world have already launched the same campaign and now, it’s the Philippines time to shine!

Oh, by the way, all of us will be given our cookies and milk later. Hope it’s Oreos… 

Turn the beat around!

It’s funny and amusing really how pinoys view life in general; that when something is already breaching the norms of seriousness, we tend to make it as hilarious as it can be, therefore making things light to carry and understand but still not losing the intended message. Why did I say this? Because that’s what happened to my blog entry yesterday, the one entitled “Overhaul.”

I told my team mates that I have a new blog entry and they should read it so I would know what they think about it. But since their curiousity has already been piqued, I have no choice but to forward it to their emails instead. After reading it, most of them expressed their positive reviews, but the most amusing reaction was when one of them transformed my blog entry into a declamation piece! Maybe he was so inspired with all the quotable quotes I have written there that we were laughing so hard when he delivered it. I didn’t know It could be delivered that way! Hahaha. But honestly, I really appreciate their reactions because they’ve shown me that for every bad thing that happens, there’s always a way for making it lighter and more manageable. That life is what you make of it. That you have the option of bearing all the heavy loads of the world and be miserable about it, or turn things around and make them your source of inspiration to strive for the best and eventually be happy. Well, I choose the latter 
By the way, Prism RL Team has a new motto : From the ashes, I rise!^©

Hahahaha!

Overhaul

After another heart-wrenching sequences of events yesterday, I thought it was deemed necessary to make an overhaul of my friendster account. And now, I would like to welcome you guys officially to my newly renovated friendster profile. An overhaul that I think was long overdue. This profile represents the new me, the new Mikee. The one who’s a fighter, but an intelligent fighter, a fighter with grace, fighting for his own dignity and self-esteem that was so much battered by blind love. 

I don’t hate love, I love the concept of love in fact, but now I’ll be cautious enough and wise enough to discern who is and who is not worthy of the love I could give openly. 

Like the wolf, I’ll be an intelligent fighter, a fighter whose experience is his teacher, a fighter who lurks first in the dark, planning his next steps, making sure that what he does, he does it with ease, assuring victory.

So to those who made the wrong move of hurting me, causing me pain, took advantage of my naivety and good faith, of my love I regrettably gave easily and freely, don’t be threatened, I dare say be afraid… BE VERY AFRAID, for I’ll make sure that when our paths cross again, you won’t forget that exact time and place, regretting causing me the hurt I’ve so long endured.

Now, finally, I’m happily releasing myself from the old ways, the old feelings, from the people in my past both far and definitely near, who in some ways have contributed to this overhaul.

 From the ashes, I rise

My Spag

Just had my friends visit me yesterday. As my post-birthday celeb, side-by-side with Mothers’ day, nagluto ako ng aking ipinagmamalaking spaghetti at bumili ako ng cake for my mom. Though nanakit ang right arm ko with the preparation and cooking proper, i think it was a success naman dahil box office ang spaghetti ko! Hahaha, sobrang natuwa naman ako at nagustuhan ng mga friends ko yung luto ko a, nakadalawa pa ng kuha, hehehe. Kaya I plan to cook again this coming June then I’ll bring it to Sta.Rosa so my friends there could also taste my famous spag. Naku, sana magustuhan din nila, the pressure is definitely on! Hahahaha!

Happy Momma's Day!

Sa lahat ng ina sa buong mundo, maligayang araw po ninyo. Nawa’y sa araw na ito ay maramdaman ninyo kung gaano namin ipinagpapasalamat sa Diyos na kayo ang aming naging ina. Salamat sa pagmamahal na walang hanggan at walang kapalit. Salamat sa pasensiya at pagtitiyaga sa katigasan ng aming mga ulo. Huwag sana kayong magsawa sa inyong pag-aaruga sa amin. 

Seafood Island

I just got home from a dinner/meeting with my former college housemates held at Seafood Island resto in Araneta Center Cubao. Sobrang saya since it was my first time eating there, and mind you, libre siya from Kar and Turo, hehe. The food was like Gerry’s grille, but I like the concept of Boodle fight, wherein food were served mixed in a very large (table-sized) tray covered with banana leaves. Sobrang nakaka-enhance ng bond kasi you share food with your close friends. One time nga at magdadala me ng friends there, hehe. Since it was my birthday last week, ako na yung sumagot ng drinks naming lahat, mejo napamahal ata (I paid 700+ for drinks alone a) but its all worth it since these people are my second family already. Sayang lang at di kami kumpleto.

Neways, aside from dinner, one other reason why we’ve met was to discuss plans for Karkar’s wedding on June 20. Actually, planado na naman lahat down to the minute details of the program during reception of guests, but I guess meeting to polish the plan is a good enough reason to meet. Hopefully maging maayos ang lahat ng preparations at maging smooth-sailing ang kasal nina Kar.

Hay, daming kinakasal ngayon a? There was Phol and Larry’s, Juday and Ryan’s, Mar and Korina’s (malapit na) and sa June si Kar and Turo. Naiinggit tuloy ako, hehe. Can’t wait for my Prince to come… I love weddings…

TGIF!

Thank God It’s Friday! YaY! Hehe, actually di pa naman end ng day for me since I still have work tonight, but at least it’s the end of the work week, besides tomorrow’s our pay day. Yahoo! Yayaman na naman si Mike, and I’m very much satisfied with my pay increase, kahit pano naramdaman ko naman siya. Yes guys, you heard it right! Even through this time of crisis, e nakapag-pay increase pa ang company namin, I feel so blessed right now at dito ako nilagay ni Lord. Salamat Bro! hehe.

Neways, I’m starting to feel the heaviness in my eyes now, kadadating ko lang from work e. And I’m really looking forward for tomorrow’s event coz I’m meeting my College Housemates, magbo-blow out kami ni Kar, she because as a sign of gratitude to the others who are helping her preparing her wedding (nainggit tuloy ako…Joke!) and me since I’ve just celebrated my Birthday last Sunday.

Well, hopefully mas maganda ang araw bukas so we could enjoy it really well…At wala sanang bagyo, literally or figuratively, hehe ;P

ZZZzzzzz...

O gosh, what a week! Though it’s drawing to a close, there are still remaining days to watch out for. It has been a week full of drama but at the end of it all, I believe that it would still finish beautifully with all the lessons learned making me stronger as a person. 

Finally, I could sleep peacefully.

Salamat...

…sa lahat ng kaibigan ko who never left me during this time of sadness and hurt. Salamat sa lahat ng words of wisdom and encouragement. With you, I get my strength to face this emotional turbulence I’m currently experiencing, but I assure you guys na I would be okay, not right now, but soon.

…ke Jomski, who served as my inspiration, my first love. Salamat sa lahat ng pagmamahal, sa lahat ng times when you thought about me. Salamat for making me experience this kind of love. Salamat sa happy and not so happy times. I forgive you and I hope you would forgive me too sa lahat ng naging lapses ko sayo these past few days. I sincerely wish you and Jigs happiness and I hope you would still find it in your heart for us to be friends someday.

…ke God. Because He is love and I know I’ve felt all of these because of love, because of Him. Salamat sa everyday lessons na binibigay nya saken, because through these lessons, I become a better person.

Sa inyong lahat…Salamat.

MAD Sucks!

I really hate this song! Very untrue. But why everytime nasa jeep ako, laging ito ang naririnig ko? Is the universe really making a MOCKERY of me?