Thursday, September 28, 2006

power of imagination

~~ Daily Motivator ~~
 
Do more than merely wishing for success. Imagine it in every detail.

In your mind's eye, see yourself reaching the goals you have set. See and feel yourself living the dreams that mean the most to you.
 
Whatever your goal may be, clearly and richly imagining it is a critical step. See yourself going there and you'll develop a workable understanding of precisely how to make the journey.
 
Opportunity is turned into reality when you imagine yourself working your way through every step of that opportunity. Imagination is the starting point in bridging the gap between where you are and where you would like to be.
 
The very act of imagination forces you to accept that certain things are indeed possible for you. Once those possibilities gain a foothold in your belief system, they begin to grow into real and tangible achievements.
 
Everything you've ever done, you've first done in your mind. Imagine the very best, and you'll find yourself making it happen.
 
-- Ralph Marston

 

Sunday, September 24, 2006

the mooncake festival

~ trivia from whatsonwhen.com ~

Originally a full moon celebration of the harvest in ancient China, the lovely Mooncake Festival is a time for feasting and rejoicing. Children show off their paper lanterns against the night sky while adults relax with tea and mooncakes, filled with exotic fare like melon seeds and yam, Singapore's Chinatown comes alive for the occasion.

Mooncakes occupy a special place in Chinese hearts for another reason, based on the legend of 14th-century rebels. In their revolt to overthrow the tyrannical Yuan Dynasty, the rebels communicated by embedding messages in mooncakes and smuggling them to their allies.

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we met up with pangga's family at chinatown last friday night..

~shots at the mrt station~





the place really came alive with the celebration of the mooncake festival.. the lights, the lanterns, the people, the sale (heehee.. =p)






i just bought 3 pashminas coz i needed one to match the dress i wore this morning to ate m's wedding.. it's 3 for 10 so why buy just one, right? =p *peace mahal*

after going through most of the shops, we went to dinner at a chinese resto right in the middle of chinatown.. for dessert they ordered durian mooncake.. yuuuuck! hahaha! i didnt even dare take a bite.. ngiiii! no offense to the most loved fruit here in SG.. but my tastebuds have learned their lessons last year when i was tricked to eat a durian ice cream.. =S i was in front of the sales lady who offered the free taste (besides there was no trash bin around) that i just swallowed it.. ='(

mooncakes remind me of our hopia.. with just a nicer presentation.. =)


im looking forward to the mooncakes that our officemates will be bringing in the next two weeks.. =D

Thursday, September 21, 2006

late pixs from my phone cam

here's a couple of pixs i took from my phone cam.. hehe.. i was too lazy to remove the memory stick and retrieve the pixs.. =">

pixs from the citilink.. we stayed for an hour at the citilink waiting for my cousin to arrive from manila.. i got bored that i started playing with the phone and taking pictures of just anything.. hehehe.. =p sowee.. the pictures are not that good.. aside from the fact that im just using my 2megapix phone camera (compared to raymond's cam), i was also too lazy too stand from where i was seated so i ended up zooming in.. ayan degraded tuloy..






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here's my fave local dessert whenever we're at the kopitiam! =D honeydew sago!



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our team's first team building.. dinner at marche =D yummy! especially because it's free and we can eat to our heart's content =D sayang wala akong pix nung crepe.. *drooling*



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my wedding workshop.. days before the wedding..






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jay, moi and zced..ngarag!

out sick =S

ive been sick for the past 2 days.. dizziness, nausea, weakness.. *sigh* we even thought i was pregnant.. maybe it was just the spoiled milk i drank the other day.. =( anyway.. im better and back to work.. *sigh* hahahaha.. buntong hininga pa din..

i know, i know.. our wedding story is long overdue and much worst we havent started sorting out the pictures that we would want to be placed on the album.. ngiiii! it's only upon submitting the list of pictures would the draft be started.. same goes for the video.. we have to send a couple of selected pixs and songs.. =S o well.. kaya yan! dalawa naman kami ni mister e! naks! ;)

Thursday, September 14, 2006

one happy family

pwede na ba.. hehehe.. =p



just call me the pelican

kewl! =)

that's what the main character in the pelican brief said when the reporter asked for her name..

i know the novel has been made into a movie a couple of years back but i never really liked the sound of the title.. it didnt intrigue me.. so di ko pinanood..

it's a good thing my pangga bought the book though.. it was a great read.. i found myself staying up late just to read a couple more.. and a couple more.. until my eyes can see nothing but blurred letters.. =p

there were also times while reading chase scenes, i will find myself reading faster.. hahahah! then i have to go back just to make sure i understood what i just read.. nadadala ako nung kwento e..

im not sure if reading 'the devil wears prada' will come close to the reading experience.. anyway, im still in the first few pages.. i cant really tell.. and besides, it's a totally different story.. will let you guys know.. ;)

Saturday, September 09, 2006

zen vision sale

ive been up at 8am.. got my coffee then waited by my pc..

there's a 50% off for the zen vision online shopping which starts at 10am.. a minute or two before 10, i refreshed my page.. it's gone! all gone! well, it's just for the first 5 customers.. pero kahit na! i refreshed my page every minute for the past half hour before 10.. i didnt even see the stupid button that says 'star buy now'! what's with that! *sigh*

there's a 30% off that starts at 1030am.. maybe this time.. *refresh* whatda?!?! all snapped up again!!! di na nga ako kumukurap e..

maybe my fingers arent fast enough.. maybe im looking at the wrong page (which is not likely!).. maybe it's not just meant..

*sigh*

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Friday, September 08, 2006

the devil wears prada

nope.. not the movie..

i bought the book as i didnt see any john grisham novel when we dropped by the bookstore.. =( can you believe that?!?

i bought the book even before i read a review about it.. *sigh* i read 2 reviews and they both said that it's a story where the characters wont grow on you.. i have yet to know..

hopefully the book isnt that bad that i wouldnt wanna finish it..

Saturday, September 02, 2006

comex 2006

we've been in sg for a year and a couple of weeks now.. one proof of it is the comex 2006.. it's an IT road show, august 31 - sept 3.. it was there that my pangga bought his laptop last year..

we were there this morning and was very tempted to make unnecessary purchases.. hehehe.. especially with all those discounts and freebies.. *sigh* phones, mp3 players, laptops, cameras, drives, accessories, etc.. IT heaven.. hahaha! =p

but we said that we would not splurge (well, as much.. hehehe).. we did good actually, just made a few purchases.. cds for writing, maxtor 100gb portable external disk and 2 logitech webcams (1 for each of us)..

was really really tempted to buy an mp3 player or a divi cam.. pero, do i need it.. a big resounding NO. o well.. maybe in the next year or so.. =D

Friday, September 01, 2006

lunch with zced and jay

t'was raining hard yesterday and i was almost sure that our lunch out was gonna be postponed.. moreover, none of them replied to my sms.. =S
 
around 11am.. i decided to call zced.. he was at the hotel.. the cellphone is with loi (or loie).. kaya pala.. ehe.. tuloy daw kami and he knows where suntec is, based on the map that he has.. jay, on the other hand, was on his way to suntec as i was talking with zced.. he was with his much taller gf.. hehe =p *peace jay*
 
we went to NYDC and ordered appetizers while waiting for zced.. i tried striking up a conversation with reena.. she's the quite type..
 
jay gained weight and looks a bit older than i remember.. maybe it has something to do with the hair.. same sense of humor as i remember (parang si kuya zced).. he lives near NUS which is on the other side of where my pangga and i live.. west sila.. east kami.. he's doing good in school.. he said he kinda know most of the concepts as he has practiced it for 2 years or so.. =)
 
zced arrived 30 minutes later after realizing that even if on the map it looks near, it might not be.. mwahahaha! also, that if you wanna cross the street, you've to push the button on the street light post.. yep, those 'walk', 'dont walk' lights work here.. hehehe.. =p
 
i think kuya and loie will be going to the singapore zoo and night safari tomorrow.. so im not sure if we'll still be able to see them.. (sensya na gewi nde nagawa ni anshe yung pinapagawa mo.. =p ) sabi ko naman tawagan lang kami if ever..
 
ill post our pic once i get a copy from jay.. later! gotta work ulit.. =D
 
x's: was able to talk with anshe pala just now.. might be meeting with them soon.. =)