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Wrote by natalie
"What I love about Fridays: The weekends that follow them." -- My Facebook status.
A relaxing weekend or a productive one? I always end up landing on neither of the options. I did not ever think that this weekend, I can do both without having to feel guilty. Our corporate newsletter where I took part in has just been released. While reading the fruit of our labor, I took something from the drawer. Hmmm...let me see. My eyes aren't 20/20 vision. And this point and shoot thing isn't high-end. I did not know if these would end up with something beautiful, but I was brimming with eagerness, because I know I'd be doing something I enjoy.
Engage. Inspire. Enjoy
Teatime Talk
Hand in hand
Relax=Recharge=Power
100% mmm...
Those are just few of my favorite things: my bed, the color green, writing, capturing pictures, that cute mug I received from last christmas party's kris kringle, and oh... what was that relaxing, thirst-quenching thing? I bet everyone knows.
Off topic (I guess): One funny thing I noticed is that kids these days explore, and so do the parents. They realize that health and good taste are not confined in drinking milk only, but also with...(***claps..drum rolls***)...TEA!
My healthy niece. Almost done with ice cream.
Now grabbing a bottle of her favorite drink
She was torn between two Honeys :
Honey Lychee and Honey Lemon.
Smart kid, She just decided to take one after another.
'Know what? She's also a mother to her baby dolls and believes that mommies really know best.
What a fulfilling Saturday afternoon! It just made my day. Happiness is indeed found in simple things like this.
And look what I found before sitting in front of my computer chair to blog:
Yeeha!
Author's note: Power Talk is the official corporate newsletter of APC by Schneider Electric Cavite Branch. Any part of that image should not be copied nor reproduced in any form without any permission.
A relaxing weekend or a productive one? I always end up landing on neither of the options. I did not ever think that this weekend, I can do both without having to feel guilty. Our corporate newsletter where I took part in has just been released. While reading the fruit of our labor, I took something from the drawer. Hmmm...let me see. My eyes aren't 20/20 vision. And this point and shoot thing isn't high-end. I did not know if these would end up with something beautiful, but I was brimming with eagerness, because I know I'd be doing something I enjoy.
Engage. Inspire. Enjoy
Teatime Talk
Hand in hand
Relax=Recharge=Power
100% mmm...Those are just few of my favorite things: my bed, the color green, writing, capturing pictures, that cute mug I received from last christmas party's kris kringle, and oh... what was that relaxing, thirst-quenching thing? I bet everyone knows.
Off topic (I guess): One funny thing I noticed is that kids these days explore, and so do the parents. They realize that health and good taste are not confined in drinking milk only, but also with...(***claps..drum rolls***)...TEA!
My healthy niece. Almost done with ice cream.Now grabbing a bottle of her favorite drink
She was torn between two Honeys : Honey Lychee and Honey Lemon.
Smart kid, She just decided to take one after another.
'Know what? She's also a mother to her baby dolls and believes that mommies really know best.What a fulfilling Saturday afternoon! It just made my day. Happiness is indeed found in simple things like this.
And look what I found before sitting in front of my computer chair to blog:
Yeeha!
Author's note: Power Talk is the official corporate newsletter of APC by Schneider Electric Cavite Branch. Any part of that image should not be copied nor reproduced in any form without any permission.
Wrote by natalie
Paul Gardner says,"A painting is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places."
"A book is never finished. But at a certain point, you stop writing it and go on to the next thing. A film is never cut perfectly, but at a certain point, you let go and call it done. That is the normal part of creativity --letting go. We always do the best that we can by the light we have to see by," added Julia Cameron (The Complete Artist's Way)
Whether it's been successful or tragic, be it an obra or just a crazy doodle; I call this year a
great masterpiece.
It may just be like the other years that come and go by, like the people who leave footprints that will later on be erased by the air or water from the shore. On the other way around, this may be something that we keep in at the moment and will return to, just calling it "Nostalgia".
Stop! I don't want this to be a sentimental blog. I just want something to reflect on as another curtain call is soon to approach.
Just like every lesson in a grade-schooler's textbook, I just wanted to have a bit of "Summing It Up".
HEALTH
- Full-body massage has been my refuge when the greatest enemy called "Stress" attacks.
- Cough and colds have been my frequent visitors, almost wanted to be a "mainstay" but I tried to resist. I have tried a lot of medications, only to find out that salabat with calamansi and honey
is the greatest relief.
- Insomnia is another. Have been to lots of "sleepless nights" (or "sleepless days" when in night shift"). I remember hiking up a mountain and having been awake from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. A total of 33 hours. (Yes, I can't believe i did that and I promised not to do that self-torture again.)- With less sleep, from time to time, I become hypotensive.
- And why can't i forget hyperacidity who bugs me from time to time.
- And just a month ago, I've been diagnosed for Scoliosis.
- Despite all these said, I call myself healthy. Why? Simply because I'd like to feel so.
CAREER AND MONEY
- I've had a lot of "hard times". I'd opt not to elaborate further. It's just good that I am now
in the stage of recovery (little by little).
- Career? Oh wow! This is the biggest "Talk of the Year". Got one big shocking news exactly one month before my third year in my first official job. Have heard lots of "Ano'ng balita?" and "Ano na kaya ang mangyayari?" Learned how to expect the unexpected, but what we expected is not really what should be. What?! - I stumbled upon one new opportunity. Exactly a day after my third year and a half, I was declared "officially disconnected" from my first official job. - Now, I call myself "happily employed", bringing just the good times from the past three years (and my things, of course!).
HOBBIES AND RECREATION
- I have bought a number of books within the year. Reading has become my addiction.
- Writing has never been out of the scene. I do it once in a while, usually in the form of Internet blogging.
- I've said internet… yep, I've been online for an average of 12 hrs for 7 days a week, except now that my computer has already collapsed (uhm..maybe due to fatigue)
- I truly enjoyed the few nature trips that I've been to -- The Gulugod-Baboy climb, La Mesa
Tree planting, and Mt. Pinatubo Exploration are indeed too few to mention, but are really
worthwhile experiences.
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIP
- Nothing new, except for being joked of having an intimate relationship with the computer monitor.
FRIENDSHIP AND SOCIALS
- Lost contact with a number of good old friends.
- Tried to catch up once in a while -- came to The Sebastinian 2003's get-together last April; attended weddings of two friends; had a house party with Roxan and Karen, together with Rose and Morris; and now will attend to another reunion with the gazette peeps.
- Met a good deal of new friends -- Juvy Barrios, Tin Jocson, and Kristin (Multiply friend) to name a few.
With no further thoughts to wrap this up, I have to call it done. I have to let go.
A good-bye to the year that was. Cheers to the year that is to come!
"A book is never finished. But at a certain point, you stop writing it and go on to the next thing. A film is never cut perfectly, but at a certain point, you let go and call it done. That is the normal part of creativity --letting go. We always do the best that we can by the light we have to see by," added Julia Cameron (The Complete Artist's Way)
Whether it's been successful or tragic, be it an obra or just a crazy doodle; I call this year a
great masterpiece.
It may just be like the other years that come and go by, like the people who leave footprints that will later on be erased by the air or water from the shore. On the other way around, this may be something that we keep in at the moment and will return to, just calling it "Nostalgia".
Stop! I don't want this to be a sentimental blog. I just want something to reflect on as another curtain call is soon to approach.
Just like every lesson in a grade-schooler's textbook, I just wanted to have a bit of "Summing It Up".
HEALTH
- Full-body massage has been my refuge when the greatest enemy called "Stress" attacks.
- Cough and colds have been my frequent visitors, almost wanted to be a "mainstay" but I tried to resist. I have tried a lot of medications, only to find out that salabat with calamansi and honey
is the greatest relief.
- Insomnia is another. Have been to lots of "sleepless nights" (or "sleepless days" when in night shift"). I remember hiking up a mountain and having been awake from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. A total of 33 hours. (Yes, I can't believe i did that and I promised not to do that self-torture again.)- With less sleep, from time to time, I become hypotensive.
- And why can't i forget hyperacidity who bugs me from time to time.
- And just a month ago, I've been diagnosed for Scoliosis.
- Despite all these said, I call myself healthy. Why? Simply because I'd like to feel so.
CAREER AND MONEY
- I've had a lot of "hard times". I'd opt not to elaborate further. It's just good that I am now
in the stage of recovery (little by little).
- Career? Oh wow! This is the biggest "Talk of the Year". Got one big shocking news exactly one month before my third year in my first official job. Have heard lots of "Ano'ng balita?" and "Ano na kaya ang mangyayari?" Learned how to expect the unexpected, but what we expected is not really what should be. What?! - I stumbled upon one new opportunity. Exactly a day after my third year and a half, I was declared "officially disconnected" from my first official job. - Now, I call myself "happily employed", bringing just the good times from the past three years (and my things, of course!).
HOBBIES AND RECREATION
- I have bought a number of books within the year. Reading has become my addiction.
- Writing has never been out of the scene. I do it once in a while, usually in the form of Internet blogging.
- I've said internet… yep, I've been online for an average of 12 hrs for 7 days a week, except now that my computer has already collapsed (uhm..maybe due to fatigue)
- I truly enjoyed the few nature trips that I've been to -- The Gulugod-Baboy climb, La Mesa
Tree planting, and Mt. Pinatubo Exploration are indeed too few to mention, but are really
worthwhile experiences.
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIP
- Nothing new, except for being joked of having an intimate relationship with the computer monitor.
FRIENDSHIP AND SOCIALS
- Lost contact with a number of good old friends.
- Tried to catch up once in a while -- came to The Sebastinian 2003's get-together last April; attended weddings of two friends; had a house party with Roxan and Karen, together with Rose and Morris; and now will attend to another reunion with the gazette peeps.
- Met a good deal of new friends -- Juvy Barrios, Tin Jocson, and Kristin (Multiply friend) to name a few.
With no further thoughts to wrap this up, I have to call it done. I have to let go.
A good-bye to the year that was. Cheers to the year that is to come!
Wrote by natalie
After a long day of babysitting to our Little Brianne of the house, I just finished my daily dose of Yahoo-Multiply-Friendster routine -- checked mails and friend updates. Then, I started cleaning my bedroom after not doing it for a couple of weeks or so. I just realized... I really missed home.
As much as I missed home, I feel the longing for some little things I used to do before -- those things that are not anymore a part of my everyday "To do" lists.
I had to step on my bed to reach the upper layer of my cabinet, because it was there where I put the three shoe boxes, each of them houses some of the mementos of my early years. Yes, even at my early days, I already had given importance to that "sentimental value" thing.
A few days from now, I will be 24. This age is not yet old, but is not too young either. The feeling is really different, as I feel the nostalgia of those days where life was less complicated as it may seem to be this day.
I found some old letters. I just wanted to share. You can laugh at the grammar and the thoughts (I, myself did!)
Note: The way I typed them here is the way it was constructed in the original. For a purpose, I did not revise the spelling and the grammar. Sorry about that. :]
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 1: Dated January 18, 1994. Just an excerpt from the young Natalie’s letter to her Papa who was in Saudi Arabia
I wanted to laugh about the contents. But I just remembered, I was the one who wrote it. And the way I wrote it before, I am sure I was serious then, with matching some unintentionally corny jokes.
Kung ako ang magkakaroon ng anak na susulat sa akin ng ganito, siguro ibabalik ko sa kanya ang papel, na duguan sa mga edit marks gamit ang pulang bolpen. Sasamahan ko pa ng PS: “Anak, may penmanship lessons naman kayo, bakit ang panget ng sulat mo?” Hahaha! Joke!
Everdearest Papa,
Good evening! how are you this times. About me bakasyon nanaman ay tapos na kaya it's time to study and review hard. So even the test is difficult, i can think because i study especially in Religion because it's the subject that i got the highest grade. naibigay na sa amin ang test papers sa third quarter exam. Ayos lang naman ang mga grades ko. Kaya lang po, i should study hard the subject of Math, because every quarter exam its the lowest but for me, its not exactly low grade. Sana Gaya
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 2: Don’t know the date it was written. Maybe this is some time between 1995 and 1996 right after I moved to another school for the rest of my Grade School. This is a postcard from my friend, Joie. I can’t seem to think that she had to send a letter via mail, considering that her house is just some blocks away from ours. Nevertheless, I find it very thoughtful! J
Dear Lou,
Hi! How are you? Hope your fine. Kamusta ang grades mo? Sorry kung ngayon lang ako nakasulat. Sina Rubs, Ro, Fran & ryl ay mabuti naman.
Don't be sad, always smile (like this)...
(A drawing of a smiley)
Hug & Kisses,
Joie
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 3: This one made me laugh. I just thought that if only text messaging is already in during those times, life won’t be as miserable as this. Haha! Just kidding. I really missed Beryl. She was my classmate since Grade 1. This was a letter before we turn Grade 4. I am not sure if we were able to meet in our tryst.
Dear Lou,
Hi!!! Sorry kung ngayon lang ako sumulat. Sumulat ako para lang tanungin ka Ano ang dadalhin mo sa pasukan? Small bag o big? Sumulat ka sa akin.
Hanggang dito na lang at God Bless.
Love,
Beryl
P.S. Sa pasukan, magkita tayo kila Ate Aireen.
Take Care.
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 4: February 27, 1997, before my Graduation. This is from Ruby, my first best friend in Grade school, if I can remember it so right.
Call us ‘jologs’ for the kind of gimmick we chose to have during those times. Hahaha! (Anyway, hindi yata ako nakasama dito.)
Note: This is just an excerpt. Not the entire letter.
Dear Lou,
Kamusta ka na? Sana Sana
Alam mo masaya kami ngayong magbabarkada (Lenie, Krystel, Cindy , Frances
Oo nga pala magkakaroon kami ng outing. (Lenie, Cindy, Frances, Beryl, Joie, Jean Ro, Krystel. After graduation mamamasyal kami. Kung pwede kang sumama, susunduin ka namin diyan. Papayagan ka ba? Pupunta lang naman tayo sa McDo sa Cavite tapos kina Beryl at sa Tanza. Sana
(..... shortened....)
Your friend,
Ruby
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 5: July 22, 1995. From Ruby again. I swear, she is not angry of me for not answering her letters. This letter contains a lot of stories, including some chikas and intrigas. Puberty stage, oh oh!
Note: This is just an excerpt. Not the entire letter.
Dear Lou,
Bago ang lahat ay kinakamusta kita diyan sana
(..... shortened....)
Your friend forever,
Ruby
There was a sudden mixture of reactions and emotions into myself. I wanted to laugh so hard for the crazy scribbles, handwritings and grammar; for the things so petty that turns the world of ours as little kids. At the same time, I felt a sudden melancholy upon the realization that really, nothing is permanent -- people and things come and go. I felt like watching a flashback and comparing everything about myself before and after – the way I think, the things that makes me happy or disappointed.
So much for that.
I have to sleep now, not because of the worry of missing the school bus that would bring me to school tomorrow, or having a homework missed; but because the next day would be another day and everyone is clueless whether it would be a bit tougher or not.
Wrote by natalie
After a long day of babysitting to our Little Brianne of the house, I just finished my daily dose of Yahoo-Multiply-Friendster routine -- checked mails and friend updates. Then, I started cleaning my bedroom after not doing it for a couple of weeks or so. I just realized... I really missed home.
As much as I missed home, I feel the longing for some little things I used to do before -- those things that are not anymore a part of my everyday "To do" lists.
I had to step on my bed to reach the upper layer of my cabinet, because it was there where I put the three shoe boxes, each of them houses some of the mementos of my early years. Yes, even at my early days, I already had given importance to that "sentimental value" thing.
A few days from now, I will be 24. This age is not yet old, but is not too young either. The feeling is really different, as I feel the nostalgia of those days where life was less complicated as it may seem to be this day.
I found some old letters. I just wanted to share. You can laugh at the grammar and the thoughts (I, myself did!)
Note: The way I typed them here is the way it was constructed in the original. For a purpose, I did not revise the spelling and the grammar. Sorry about that. :]
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 1: Dated January 18, 1994. Just an excerpt from the young Natalie’s letter to her Papa who was in Saudi Arabia
I wanted to laugh about the contents. But I just remembered, I was the one who wrote it. And the way I wrote it before, I am sure I was serious then, with matching some unintentionally corny jokes.
Kung ako ang magkakaroon ng anak na susulat sa akin ng ganito, siguro ibabalik ko sa kanya ang papel, na duguan sa mga edit marks gamit ang pulang bolpen. Sasamahan ko pa ng PS: “Anak, may penmanship lessons naman kayo, bakit ang panget ng sulat mo?” Hahaha! Joke!
Everdearest Papa,
Good evening! how are you this times. About me bakasyon nanaman ay tapos na kaya it's time to study and review hard. So even the test is difficult, i can think because i study especially in Religion because it's the subject that i got the highest grade. naibigay na sa amin ang test papers sa third quarter exam. Ayos lang naman ang mga grades ko. Kaya lang po, i should study hard the subject of Math, because every quarter exam its the lowest but for me, its not exactly low grade. Sana Gaya
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 2: Don’t know the date it was written. Maybe this is some time between 1995 and 1996 right after I moved to another school for the rest of my Grade School. This is a postcard from my friend, Joie. I can’t seem to think that she had to send a letter via mail, considering that her house is just some blocks away from ours. Nevertheless, I find it very thoughtful! J
Dear Lou,
Hi! How are you? Hope your fine. Kamusta ang grades mo? Sorry kung ngayon lang ako nakasulat. Sina Rubs, Ro, Fran & ryl ay mabuti naman.
Don't be sad, always smile (like this)...
(A drawing of a smiley)
Hug & Kisses,
Joie
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 3: This one made me laugh. I just thought that if only text messaging is already in during those times, life won’t be as miserable as this. Haha! Just kidding. I really missed Beryl. She was my classmate since Grade 1. This was a letter before we turn Grade 4. I am not sure if we were able to meet in our tryst.
Dear Lou,
Hi!!! Sorry kung ngayon lang ako sumulat. Sumulat ako para lang tanungin ka Ano ang dadalhin mo sa pasukan? Small bag o big? Sumulat ka sa akin.
Hanggang dito na lang at God Bless.
Love,
Beryl
P.S. Sa pasukan, magkita tayo kila Ate Aireen.
Take Care.
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 4: February 27, 1997, before my Graduation. This is from Ruby, my first best friend in Grade school, if I can remember it so right.
Call us ‘jologs’ for the kind of gimmick we chose to have during those times. Hahaha! (Anyway, hindi yata ako nakasama dito.)
Note: This is just an excerpt. Not the entire letter.
Dear Lou,
Kamusta ka na? Sana Sana
Alam mo masaya kami ngayong magbabarkada (Lenie, Krystel, Cindy , Frances
Oo nga pala magkakaroon kami ng outing. (Lenie, Cindy, Frances, Beryl, Joie, Jean Ro, Krystel. After graduation mamamasyal kami. Kung pwede kang sumama, susunduin ka namin diyan. Papayagan ka ba? Pupunta lang naman tayo sa McDo sa Cavite tapos kina Beryl at sa Tanza. Sana
(..... shortened....)
Your friend,
Ruby
-----o0o-----
LETTER NO. 5: July 22, 1995. From Ruby again. I swear, she is not angry of me for not answering her letters. This letter contains a lot of stories, including some chikas and intrigas. Puberty stage, oh oh!
Note: This is just an excerpt. Not the entire letter.
Dear Lou,
Bago ang lahat ay kinakamusta kita diyan sana
(..... shortened....)
Your friend forever,
Ruby
There was a sudden mixture of reactions and emotions into myself. I wanted to laugh so hard for the crazy scribbles, handwritings and grammar; for the things so petty that turns the world of ours as little kids. At the same time, I felt a sudden melancholy upon the realization that really, nothing is permanent -- people and things come and go. I felt like watching a flashback and comparing everything about myself before and after – the way I think, the things that makes me happy or disappointed.
So much for that.
I have to sleep now, not because of the worry of missing the school bus that would bring me to school tomorrow, or having a homework missed; but because the next day would be another day and everyone is clueless whether it would be a bit tougher or not.
Wrote by natalie
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