This is an appeal for my husband to quit his group, the Intercity Riders Club. I know that it is almost impossible for him to leave his group where he is one of the founders. But I can't take it anymore. Every time they have a 'byahe' (an-out-of-town motorcycle ride), fear never leaves me. I fear for their safety most especially of my husband and his twin brother who also a member of this group. Though he always assure me that safety is always a priority for them I can't help to think of the possible accidents that can occur. Like today. They went to Batangas yesterday for their regular 'byahe'. They arrived safely and early for their schedule. However, as they were on their way home this afternoon, one of the riders collide with a provincial bus. I am not certain with the degree of damage but it is still an accident. One of the many accidents that happened a lot during their 'byahes'. So, can you blame me for worrying? Guess not. I am not telling him to leave his friends, just the group. He can still be friends with them but I hope that he will not join them on they future rides. I know that accidents may happen anytime but why look for it when you can be safe at home with your family. I hope that I can talk through his thick head or whatever. I've been silent for a long time ' cause I'm avoiding discussions. But I can't be silent anymore. I just hope that he would understand.

'Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.' --Lazarus Long, Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein.

GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN

Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa...Half discovered, half wild,
fertile and naturally beautiful!

Between 23 and 30, a woman is like Europe... Well developed and open to
trade, especially for someone of real value.

Between 31 and 35, a woman is like Spain, very hot, relaxed and
convinced of her own beauty.

Between 36 and 40, a woman is like Greece, gently aging but still a warm
and desirable place to visit.

Between 41 and 50, a woman is like Great Britain, with a glorious and all
conquering past.

Between 51 and 60, a woman is like Israel, has been through war, doesn't
make the same mistakes twice, takes care of business.

Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Canada, self-preserving, but open to
meeting new people.

After 70, she becomes Tibet. Wildly beautiful, with a mysterious past
and the wisdom of the ages....An adventurous spirit and a thirst for
spiritual knowledge.


THE GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN

Between 1 and 80, a man is like Iran , ruled by nuts.

Love the New Moon movie. It is almost what I expect it to be. Almost, because I don't like the part where Alice saw the future where Bella joined them. Seeing Bella in an old fashion sun dress running with Edward at the forest in slow motion is too 'cheesy' for me. And it doesn't look good on her. I love Jacob Black more. He's humongous. But still cute. I also notice the transformation of Dakota Fanning. She is a perfect vampire. The Volturi scared me. I do believe that they are dangerous. The way they hurt the Cullens make them pretty scary, don't you think? The ending surprised me. It really did. I thought that there is a technical problem because the screen abruptly went blank after Edward proposed. It's the ending na pala. Well, what can I say? I am a certified Twilight Saga fanatic.

'i'm sorry i cannot be the right monster for you.'
(jacob black)

I can't help but post this quote by Jacob Black from the book New Moon. I am a certified Twilight Saga fanatic. And I love Jacob. And I can't wait to watch the movie. My husband promised us a movie treat on Sunday. Excited......

Just want to share my 'wawa' moment. I happen to eat 2 pieces of Maxx Candy for breakfast last Saturday. Well, it's my fault entirely. I woke up late and caught up in traffic. I arrived late at work of course. And work are piled up already. I'm so hungry but I can't find a way to eat a hearty breakfast. And then I saw a bowl of candies on my office mate's desk intended for the collectors that day. I took two pieces and ate them. I felt very 'kawawa'. I am used to eating a heavy breakfast because most of the time I don't eat lunch. Well, I am leaving you to guess how much I ate at lunch that day....

"Nobody has the power to make things perfect,
but everyone is given countless chances to make things right."

I am loving the new show of Mr. Ted Failon, 'FAILON NGAYON'. It is so entertaining and informative. It shows another side of Mr. Failon I've never seen before. He is so witty and frank with his approach on the show's topics. He even sing with Arnel Pineda on his premier episode on the 'Yan ang Malupeeeeet' segment. This week I am looking forward for his dance duel with Aling Dionisia. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Maybe, he is not the dancing type of guy. I also like the guy doing the sound effects on the side. This show never fail to make me laugh every Saturday afternoon (plugging?).

ISANG BUKAS NA LIHAM PARA SA MGA TAGA CONLUCK

Ayokong magyabang dahil wala akong karapatan. Atsaka, bata pa naman ako sa edad na tatlumpu't tatlo para sabihing mahusay na ako sa pakikisama at pagtantya ng ugali ng isang tao. Hindi din ganun kalawak ang experience ko para sabihing eksperto na ko sa pakikisalamuha sa mga tao.
Ang sinasabi ko lang, pag mahal mo ang trabaho mo madali na ang lahat.
Mahaba na ang pinagsamahan natin. May mga baguhan sa samahan, pero dahil halos araw araw mukha ng isa't isa ang nakikita natin parang wala ng bago. Halos kabisado na din natin ang ugali ng isa't isa. Yun nga lang hindi talaga maiiwasan na mapikon ka sa kasama mo. Lalu na yung mga tao na matanda na, eh, ang tigas pa rin ng ulo. Well, actually, lahat tayo matatanda na.
Noong naghiwalay ang original na grupo ng Infinity, sa maniwala kayo o hindi, nalungkot ako. Inaamin ko na may mga nakasamaan ako ng loob sa mga katrabaho ko, sinasadya man o hindi. Pero dahil mahaba na ang pinagsamahan namin hindi ko pa rin maiwasang mamiss yung 'kabila'. Hindi din ako nagsisisi na pinili ko si Boss Ferdie, dahil sa dalawang taon ko sa Infinitygold pakiramdam ko mas naging mabuti akong tao. Mas nakilala ko ang sarili ko dahil sa mga responsibilidad na inatang sa akin na kaya ko naman pala. Para sa akin mas nahasa din ako sa 'line of profession' ko. Although, feeling ko walang room for growth doon, dahil parang politics, ilan lang ang nakikinabang (sorry, bato bato sa langit, tamaan may bukol!). At ang pinaka importante, natutunan kong tanggapin ang isang tao kahit siya pa ang pinakaimposibleng maintindihan, di ba Joanna?
So, make the long story short, nandito na 'ko sa Conluck. And I'm very pleased with my decision. Mas at home ako kasi matagal ko na kayong kakilala. Kahit kay Malou, Aries at Ate Arlyn na ngayon ko lang talaga nakasama, okay din ako. Si Ate Dalyn namisunderstood ko lang talaga nuon (pasensya na). Kumbaga, bukod sa trabaho, ang hinabol ko din dito ay yung mga makakasama ko (uy...cheesy!). Si Desiree na lang ang kulang!
Lately, napapansin ko na may mga namumuo na namang sigalot (mini sigalot lang naman). At para sa akin misunderstanding din ang dahilan. Alam ko na merun sa atin na may inugat na sa kalumaan ang samaan ng loob. Hindi ko na kayo papangalanan, pero Lorgi at Gie tama na. Kahit siguro sabihan ko si Gie e hindi yan titigil sa pagpaparinig kasi yan si Gie. Matigas talaga ulo niyan lalu na pag feeling niya tama siya. Kaya ako na humihingi ng paumanhin sa'yo Lorgi. Minsan yun inaasal din ni Gie na pasaring sa'yo o sa asawa mo ay uncalled for. Hindi mo din masisisi si Gie o kahit sino pa sa amin ang minsan eh talagang nagpaparamdam na ng inis kay George. Alam mo din naman ang dahilan. At may kanya kanya tayong katwiran, kaya walang mananalo. And let us not dwell with that. Sayang ang oras.
Ang hinihiling ko lang sa ating lahat----LAWAKAN NATIN ANG PANG UNAWA SA ISA'T ISA.
Lawakan mo Lorgi ang pasensya mo sa mga taong nagpapasaring sa'yo dahil yan talaga kakambal pag kasama mo asawa mo sa trabaho. Lalu na kung ang asawa mo eh minsan (actually madalas) hindi tumatanggap ng katwiran o suggestion. May makakabangga talaga siya at ikaw ang pinaka maaapektuhan. At wag mo na namang sasabihing solution ang pagreresign ni George. I really hate you when you said that nuong nakaraang open forum natin. You know it's lame. At sana Gie iwasan mo na din ang magparinig kasi hindi yun productive. Naniniwala pa din ako na mas maganda na dinidiretso mo ang tao kasi mas may sincerity duon, at palagay ko mas maiintindihan ka. Kung feeling mo eh hindi ka talaga pinapakinggan at sinasadya talaga na asarin ka, well, sabi mo nga "smile na lang". Mas mabuti siguro na magtrabaho na lang tayo kesa makipag away. Di ba?
Isa pa, Mareng Irene at Mhay konting hinay kay Melissa. Konting preno, May, ng pagkukwento kay Irene na walang ginagawa si Melai. Pustahan tayo, ikaw ang makaubos ng halos 3 booklet ng invoice sa isang araw, eh palagay ko hahanap ka din ng oras na mapahinga ang kamay mo. Si Irene kasi madaling maniwala sa kwento lalu na pag kaclose na nya yung nagkukuwento (sorry, Mare), eh ito namang Melissa allergic, pag may taong galit sa kanya o kaya nagpapakita ng galit sa kanya lumalawa agad ang mata. Sa totoo lang masisipag tayong lahat sa Conluck kaya nga lumalaki ang kumpanya natin eh. Yung mga ganyang bagay tulad ng pagpe-facebook e maliit lang yan, na dapat eh hindi na pinalalaki. Parang yung kay Sweet, nadadaan naman sa usap si Sweet. Ayan improving na sa bilis ng pagtatrabaho (daw). Love you, Sweet. Alam din naman ni Melissa yung limit nya. Pero, Mel, advice lang, hinay hinay ka din sa pagsagot kasi may moment ka na pabalang sumagot, tulad nuong nangyari sa inyo n i Lorgi. Okay?
Alam ko na malamang eh may magalit o kaya may magtampo sa inyo sa akin dahil dito sa sinulat ko. Di ba nga, SINO BA AKO? Well, concern citizen lang po. Mahal ko na itong pamilya natin sa Conluck. Ayoko ng maulit yung awayan nuon sa lumang Infinity (di ba Mare, alam mo yun) at yung plastikang umaatikabo sa Infinitygold (di ba Joanna?).
Saka para na lang kay Boss Jude na ubod ng bait sa atin. Kung siya nga nananahimik na lang din hangga't kaya wag lang siya makasakit ng tauhan nya. Alam din nya yung mga samaan ng loob ng mga tao niya pero siguro katwiran na lang nya eh MATATANDA NA TAYO. Tayo ng mag ayos ng sarili nating gusot.
Pakiintindi si George kasi ginagawa lang nya trabaho nya, si Lorgi kasi siya ang naiipit talaga, si Gie kasi matanda na (joke) pero may point naman hindi lang nililinaw, si Melissa kasi masipag din naman talaga, at ako dahil ubod ako ng inarte dinala ko pa hanggang sa pagba-blog. Kesehodang madami ang makabasa.
Pag mahal mo trabaho mo, mas magandang matutunang mahalin yung kasamahan mo sa trabaho. Para everybody happy.
Nanenermon lang po....pasenya na.

For the umpteenth time, my husband and I just finished watching the 'TWILIGHT' movie. We just can't seem to get enough of it. Lalo na si Paul. He has this smile on his face the whole time his watching the movie, mostly on the part where Bella and Edward had their 'moments'. He always fantasize being a vampire every time he watches Edward. His daughter told him that if Edward took 3 days to transform into a 'beautiful' vampire, it would take a month for her father to be in any resemblance to beauty (hehehe, bad daughter). Well, let him be with his fantasy. Anyways, we can't wait for the sequel of the movie---NEW MOON. I want to see Jacob transform into a wolf in the big screen. He is my favorite Twilight character. Well, who wouldn't want a handsome, caring and overly protective 'friend' who will do whatever it takes, even risking his life, just to save you.
Well, it is showing soon. So, see you at the movies.....

Though very tiring, we can't help but go religiously every year to our love ones respective cemetery to give respect and remember them. Amidst the scorching heat of the sun this morning we went to Tiera Santa where my grandparents were burried. Afterwards we went to Karuhatan cemetery to give respect to Kuya Bong's remains. Being there really bring back memories that make us miss them more. But life goes on. We'll just keep on praying for their souls and for them to guide us everyday.