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Life is too short

April — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:00:46 +0000

My sister called me up early today. She told me about the situation of her best friend who is now in a critical condition. Her friend’s disease started with a skin lupus. I am not scientifically certain as to how it develops but I have read that it can be hereditary. Right now, her friend’s hemoglobin is attacked by its own antibodies making the red blood cells explode. The more the doctors do blood transfusions the stronger the antibodies would react because there are more red blood vessels to kill. Her situation is really critical and I was kind of guilty for feeling too bad in my situation (My Treasure Basket’s – Anything can happen.) when someone else is suffering with this condition. I know that only a miracle can save her now. She has done a lot of wonderful things for her family. She never stopped helping them and using her own savings even if she has her own concern to prepare for.

Everyone of us are going somewhere. I just pray that in my journey, on top of making sure that my children will grow to be responsible and GOD fearing citizens, that I will be able to learn how to forgive those who have hurt me…

Anything can happen.

April — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:00:34 +0000

Came from work today. I am really exhausted. On my way home, I felt mixed emotions. I was trying to get a grip of myself while trying to accept the situation I am in. I started with NACS Consumer and learned a lot there, met new, interesting and worthy friends. I learned how to fight, become assertive and become even stronger. I won many times, I also lost some. I never thought I was going to say goodbye to all these one day. When the first question about me transferring to a technical account, I could not say anything. I was thinking if the transfer had to do something about my performance, about my attitude and the relationship with my boss and I could not figure it out. It hurt but I did not know why. They said the reason why I am transferring was because I graduated BSIT and I was the only one who is qualified. I rationalized and all I can think of was it was nothing personal and management had to make a decision. So I slowly started accepting my fate. So I joined the training for this new technical account. I was getting the hang of it when there was another announcement. The team will be moved to another account instead. I just smiled. It was the same thing. No comment. I just kept quite and then there was this question again. “How comfortable are you in transferring to . . .” But this time there was this assurance statement saying “Oh, you can give me your answer later…” It took a week before I was finally informed that there will be movements again. And now it is for real. I know the fact that I do not get to choose what I like. There is also no saying “NO”. They just want to ask the question that way probably not to hurt the person their breaking the news to but it was exactly the opposite. Doing that is like making the person suffer that “you know” there is nothing we can do on our end but “you know” we had to make this “painful decision”. I get it. I know this whole business matter. I can understand if someone will tell me “I am sorry but we need to move you to another account because so far you’re the only one who does not have a team. Everyone else knows their agents already. On top of that, we are understaffed. We have to move someone or our account will suffer. I hope you understand.” I just hate being asked that “How comfy” question again. I know that management is trying to keep people. I know that they do not like to make decisions that would affect everyone. I know that every decision is carefully studied on and is for the welfare of everyone. I just hope they will be a bit more straightforward to tell people their decisions than allow a person to feel the agony of the uncertainty of the chance of not moving anywhere and staying in their respective comfort zones. On the lighter side, I can finally have a team to be with and work with. This is better than not doing anything at all. I am still thankful to GOD that I still have a job. I am still getting paid, still feed my baby with it, and sleep well. For now what I know is everything has a reason. I am putting my life in GOD’s hands. At this very moment while I am editing this post, “I would like to pray to GOD that he take direct control of my life, take ownership of all my troubles and worries, enlighten me of the correct path to take, give me the strength to move on despite challenges of a married life and the difficulties at work. I am giving up to the Lord all my heartaches, all my pains, all my sorrows, my family and my loved ones for him to protect and bless. I pray that he will continue to lend me a hand so that I will succeed in my job and become the BEST MOM I can be. This I pray to the Lord GOD, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit with the intercession of the most loving Mother Mary. Amen.”

Anxious…

April — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:00:33 +0000

For the first time since me and my husband got married, we are going to be apart for 3 long months. This is because he is sent by his company to the US for training.

Although I should be thankful to GOD for this wonderful opportunity that my husband is given, I am anxious. I’m anxious, indeed! I am afraid Cedric will miss him so much Cedric might have a difficult time adjusting. My husband, Lordly, sleeps beside my baby every night. He is the one taking care of him making sure he gets food every 2 to 3 hours. Cedric has a hard time sleeping at night when his dad is not yet at home.

Moreover, my new helper is not that reliable when it comes to making sure that Cedric is safe and fed as needed. I work on a graveyard shift. I cannot be there to take over his father’s role. I need another helper who can help watch Cedric through the night. I need someone responsible and with experience and as much as possible a mother to take care of Cedric. I am sure this will relieve me a bit of the anxiety that I am feeling right now. Oh Dear GOD help me!

Why pamper myself?

April — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:40:09 +0000

Pampering one’s self is easy and important. It is easy because it does not have to be expensive. What makes it difficult is because we sometimes feel guilty for spending something on wants. Will I consider this as a need. That’s where its importance comes in. For me, it is a need because it is a way of relaxing and removing all the stress. Taking some time to rest, do something alone it can be a form of sleeping the whole day or going out for a stroll and enjoy the nature’s beauty is very relaxing. Second, “I deserve it!” because I work hard. It is one way of rewarding myself. I have been very focused with my different teams. I have been putting myself in too much pressure. I should not feel guilty if I treat myself to a spa. Third, doing this will rejuvenate me. It will help me think things over: what I did well in the past, what I missed, and what are the opportunities I might be able to take on in the future. This will help me get myself back on track.

Spams

April — Tue, 10 May 2011 04:51:45 +0000

It’s been days now that I could not write anything because every time I open my blog I see all these SPAM comments. There are just a lot of people who just make bothering other people their official jobs. Every time I log in I cannot help myself but go right straight to my comments and start deleting hundreds of unnecessary or nonsense feedback. It eats up all my time and I am tired of it. From now on, my motto will be to “Post first before deleting spams no matter how tempting it is going to be.”

Ecclesiastical Treasures of the Cebu Archdiocese

April — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:03:35 +0000

Before attending the Sunday mass at Cebu Cathedral we dropped by and explored Cebu Cathedral’s Museum that housed Cebu Archdiocese’s Ecclesiastical Treasures. Treasures includes the different layers of the ground flooring from the olden times to the Spanish period, the Japanese era, and the modern times. It is also the home of the different memorabilias of His Holiness Pope John Paul III visit in February 1981. Imagine??? If I was born earlier then I could have witnessed that wonderful and holy day. But even so, I was able to feel that holiness inside this quiet and solemn museum. There are really old paintings and memorabilia of Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, of things that happened in the past in which event will remain in the past but continue to shine and guide us all. It was an interesting and blessed visit!

Cough and Colds!

April — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:54:04 +0000

I have been sick lately which started after my second yaya left the house. I had to stay awake for more than 20 hours for me to work and watch over my little Cedric. My resistance has been very low because I did not have enough sleep. It got worst because our office floor mats are not really getting sufficient vacuum it is supposed to get. Every now and then I have running nose and my upper respiratory track gets all itchy. I planned of bringing my own mask to protect myself from getting allergic rhinitis which I am afraid would cause me cough and colds.

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Cedric

April — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:26:05 +0000

Celebrating Love Day at Yellow Cab

This is the first time that we celebrated Love Day with our little Cedric. We spent the day in Yellow Cab. We had Meatlover’s Pizza, a box of fried potato, spaghetti and meat balls, softdrinks and strawberry ice cream. Despite pressure at work and problem with finding a new nanny, we found time to celebrate this lovely day. Although my family had its own mishaps, I am still thankful I do not have the worst problems in life. My little Cedric is all I need to complete my day…

Regimen

April — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:12:15 +0000

I have been so stressed this past few days. I got a maid who could not understand an instruction the first time it is given turning 2 dishes into 1. Work load is super overwhelming I could not breathe, I want to quit! When I got home today, my eight-month old baby is still asleep. I went upstairs and the first thing that I saw was my mom’s ab machine. An idea got into my mind and when I knew it I was already working out my abs. I finished 3 sets of 12 sit ups and I felt good after. It removed stress and I felt really good. I could not bring myself to complain about my situation. It is a good start! I think I should have a regimen to do on a weekly basis.

A fallback career

April — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:17:32 +0000

There is a lot of pressure at work especially with the new management. I have been assigned different task lately and I felt it was unfair because I was not given that much support. There was even a time I thought I would like to resign. However, I do not have that much choice. I have to endure this as this would help me become a better person and show to my boss I can do whatever she will ask me to. I just hope someday she will realize how much dedication I have put myself to it. Anyhow, I still have to find something that I can use as my fallback just in case things get worse than worst. I need to find a sideline income. I am hoping I can get an online job where I do not need to travel away from home. If I can by GOD’s help then I will be able to spend more time with Cedric especially now that he is growing and he is learning a lot of things. I want to be there to make sure he learns something worthwhile and smart. I am scouting for jobs online however I am also weighing things as this is not stable. I hope I will be able to find a good job soon…