Recall and Compare (edited Jan.1,2009)

Because a new year awaits, and just like any tv show right now, let's wrap up our year 2008.

BEST OF 2008 (discarded unnecessary and boring questions haha)

How old were you in 2008?: 19 (still am)
What was the most important thing you discovered in 2008?: Priorities change. (Most) People change.
What will you always remember about 2008? FEASIB, major s-t-r-e-s-s. But super rewarding classes with Sir Acedera and Sir Jet. Also, ABAM- Orgpress and tbs. hahaha Out of town trips- Ilocos, Pampanga, Tagaytay, and Palawan

cassava queens Weng, Myself, Fa, and Emm

In Pampanga with my great groupmates Bee, Mae, Sel, Nikes, Atei Claire and the best tourg guide ever, Peter!

Ilocos Heritage Village with Bee, Emm, Ram and Jewel

Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte

In 2008 did you...
Keep your New Year's resolution(s)?: Yeah, just one. The other one I tried but, haha!
Go on a holiday?: ILOCOS, beybeh! PALAWAN, Mehn! PAMPANGA, chong! hmmm, do 'spur-of-the moment' road trips count? haha

at the park on our way to the Underground River, Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Change jobs?: I don't have a job.
Get drunk?: HAHAHA MAJOR. zuri naman.
Get high?: Yah. alcohol high and love high. :)
Fall in love?: Maybe?
Break up with someone?: no.
Stop speaking to someone?: Sort of.
Kiss someone?: my friends.
Kiss someone whose name you can’t remember?: nah. haha

Make a new friend?: Yupyup!
Do anything embarrassing?: sobrang dami :))
Do something that you thought that you would never do?: Uhm, Facebook? hahaha

Do something you have always wanted to do?: DRIVE! (Special shout out to Raish! Thanks yo!) Cook!
Do anything that you regret?: Drank too much once, I guess. hehehe
Do anything illegal?: Meron pero since illegal, shempre I won't write it here. :))
Break a promise?: I don't recall also.
Lose something?: LIKE MAAAAJOR!!! (haha conyo!) My phone! k800i Cybershot phone.
Go crazy?: NUNG FEASIB NA-BUANG KAMING LAHAT. And nung H&S and WonderWalis days (NIGHTS actually) namin together.

Best of 2008...
Movie: A Very Special Love, Wanted
TV Show: Gossip Girl Season 2
Song: Not the best but I'll remember Bleeding Love and No Air. And sa OPM naman I think it's the year of Ryan Cayabyab and Bugoy's Paano na Kaya. :)
Album: No idea.
Thing you bought: My new leather bag (Christmas gift to myself). haha
Memory:

ERASERHEADS CONCERT!!!

TRIP TO PALAWAN!

Julian's birth,

177 Prezo Day(L-R): Sir Ray, Fa, Myself, Dianne, Claude,Emm, Weng, Lori

172 Prezo Day with the whole class (Find sir! haha)

Marketing classes (in fairness talaga kay Sir Ray and Sir Jet)

Worst of 2008...
Movie: Among those I watched...hindi sulit yung Quantum of Solace and For the First Time
TV Show: Eva Fonda? HAHAHA
Song: i don't listen very often so I don't care.
Album: I don't care also.
Hangover: BAdhoc! hahahaha
Memory: FEASIB.

About 2009...
What do you want in 2009?: A GREAT JOB, prosperity, love and happiness. And that the Philippines won't be too affected by the recession. And that the price of petroleum won't go high anymore so I could get a car. haha
Is there anything you would do differently in 2009?: Last year I wrote this for 2008: Take things one day at a time. And focus on important things like the people I love, the things I enjoy doing and the tasks that will help me reach my dreams. (nyak, napaka profound! haha)

Now, this: Plan ahead but keep in mind that things won't always turn out as planned. And shempre, as always, FOLLOW MY HEART. :)

Do you think it will be a good year?: DEFINITELY. :)
What do you look forward to most about 2009?: Prosperity, more friends, and more destinations!
Do you have a New Year's resolution?: Mag gym para sa wedding ni Weng at Hun, hahaha and...More like plans, not resolutions... Itodo to the highest level and college life (including acads), enjoy traveling after grad, and then do my job (kung meron) to the best of my powers. haha

CHEERS TO A GREAT 2009 FOR ALL OF US! LET'S MAKE IT THE BEST YEAR YET! WOOOPEEEE!

I want one too!

People named Miggy must all be gorgeous and wear RayBan's. HAHAHA

Miggy Montenegro in RayBan Wayfarers

My friend Miggy Echanis in RayBan Wayfarers

I want Wayfarers too! kakaloka. hahaha

Hello Miggy, if you're reading this, hahaha I hope you don't mind. I totally love the shades on you.

RANT

Napipikon na talaga ako sa iyo. AS IN SUUUPER.

I told myself I won't put profanity and curses on my blog so yeah, I won't curse you but what the hell I HATE YOU SO MUCH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

Pwede ka ba ipakulam? Or mawala ka nalang sa mundo? Wala ka naman kwenta after all. Do me a favor and find people who can deal with your "BELOW MEDIOCRE" SELF. Thanks.

Learnings

I am so loving the 198 class of Jim Lafferty. In the past three sessions with him, we've learned so much about being a leader- the qualities of a good leader, the responsibilities and the proper way to act like a leader. And of course it starts with punctuality.

Every person who comes into the room while he speaks must stay at the end of the class to do 50 push-ups. I was never late coz I'm not the type who'd come late. haha But a lot of my classmates usually come late so every after class, it's fun to cheer the people (both boys and girls) until they reach 50. Last week he came 2 minutes late and did push-ups with his bodyguard and his driver at the end of the class. (i'll post photos soon.) But one time we had a classmate who came in late and didn't do it. Well, it's her loss. KAPAL NG MUKHA NIYA. One more time and ilalaglag ko siya talaga. hahaha

Anyhooo, I mentioned that Jim always reminds us that A principle is not a principle until it costs you something. Well, fresh from the class and film viewing held at P&G Petron Tower, my principles were tested today. The Yellow Aztecs futsal team played and lost the first game. It was frustrating but then again, what's new? hahaha Anyhooo, our star teammate April from AIESEC was sick and wanted to go home however she also feels bad about leaving the team to play the last game. I advised her to just go home and not to worry about us. It's better than jeopardizing her health. Player's welfare over team victory- that's one thing I learned from the fim Hoosiers. And that's one decision I will never regret. Well, we lost in that next game but it didn't matter, we enjoyed playing anyway.

I am just really thankful I took the class. I feel that every time I think, decide or talk to my orgmates, I gradually improve myself and little by little I come closer to being a good leader to them. I wanna share these lessons to them soon. hehe

Oh well, Saturday mornings never felt so fulfilling.

AND SO I LOST IT

HELLO UP STUDENTS? WHERE ARE YOUR PRINCIPLES?

Yesterday while waiting at the College of Science Auditorium for Nat Sci 2 class, I was texting with my mom. During class, I placed my phone (face down) on the desk of my seat. Our professor dismissed us suddenly so I immediately left my seat. The desk is black, my phone is black. So yeah, camouflage. I realized I left my phone only when I got back to BA so I took a cab to rush back to CS. I talked to the maintenance people and to my professor and both said no phone was turned over to them earlier. Weng called my phone and said 'cannot be reached'. Right then, I started to accept my loss.

To explain my first statement... Well, I'm taking this Leadership class under Procter&Gamble's Jim Lafferty. I love this class coz I really am learning so much from it. Last week he taught us about the first E...Energizing, and the Moral right to lead. Which led to the statement:

 

A PRINCIPLE IS NOT A PRINCIPLE UNTIL IT COST YOU SOMETHING. 

Jim said 'your principles right now are merely statements. Until you are in a situation that will put these principles to test.

So now here comes a student who sees a phone left on the table. Will you take it or will you surrender it to your professor? Will you keep it or will you find the owner? If you take it, fine, no one will know. No one saw you. But you will forever be haunted by the fact that the phone you are using is a product of your weakness and selfish act. If you return it, you'll be forever remembered by the owner to be an honest person. You'll sleep calm, and walk with dignity. In either decision, what will it cost you? Well, self worth and self respect. 

Whoever took my phone, I wish he is happy. Coz he will burn in hell. He probably has no idea that KARMA IS A BITCH. 

I feel so bad because first...It's my first time to lose a phone. Second, I have to rebuild my contacts list. Third, I love that phone. It's the James Bond phone from Casino Royale. I treasure the messages in that phone. The photos I took. Ghaaad. It's fine with me to change my phone, but not that way! I change phones for the following reasons: one, i got it as a gift; two, my phone died (as in nasira for good), and just recently the third reason- it got stolen.

On my way back to BA from a meeting at AS, I saw Peter walking and joined him. Peter who has lost more gadgets in a single day than I did in my entire life, talked me into taking the whole thing lightly. Well, I was taking it lightly. I didn't cry over it. I'm just glad he understands the feeling. He said 'ay mahirap talaga. take it from me!' And i chuckled. hahaha It feels good to just get though the day. 

I'm still alive naman. Just feel like a little (if not totally) disconnected to the world. I'm dependent on my mom to call me on the landline to wake me up everyday. I'm dependent on YM to update my org directors and avps. I even joked to Dianne this morning while using her phone to text my mom 'Kawawa naman ako, squatter ng cellphone.' hahaha Oh well papel, Thank God for Globe rebates, I'm getting a new phone for free! Not as cool as my James Bond phone but a phone nonetheless. To add to that, it's not just me who's getting a new phone. My whole family is getting new ones! Jom, Joop and I are getting the same models. Mom's getting a Samsung slide phone, and my dad's buying his own. After sooo many years of getting us new phones, my dad's getting one for himself. He deserves it. 

Oh well, i guess that's the brighter side of the situation. 

Just a thought, I change phones (whether I like it or not) every two years. Kakaloka. Ayoko na mag palit. I'm over the phone frenzy. haha I just want a call-text-good photos-weekly alarm phone and I'm good to go. 

AND OH! 

CONGRATULATIONS BIZCON TEAM! Punky, Vicki, Jeni, Mau, Vincent, Emm and to everyone who helped make it a successful event. SOSH standing room!!! Pressure sa next org events haha! Yay ABAM!