It has been more than a week now, and my voice is still missing in action. I have not heard my natural voice for more than a week now. I blamed all the stress and the sleepless nights for losing my voice. But now, it has become worse, maybe because of the cough. I was so stupid to leave my umbrella at home, I was brave enough to walk in light drizzle, at the end of the day, I was sneezing all over, I thought it was the allergies, but it was not.
I miss you my voice. When are you coming back? I need you badly. Please come back. I promise to drink more than 8 glasses of water in a day. I promise not to drink cold water when I finish my consecutive lectures. I promise to rest at once I feel tired. I promise not to overuse you during the times when I don't really need to talk. WaaaH! Please come back.
Drama ba?
Months of preparation has finally paid off. Janine's friends from her work made it to the party, Janine's high school friends were also there, and of course, Mina and Eliza were also there. Too bad, some people whom I expected to be there did not make it because of unavoidable circumstances. But just the same, we all had a blast!
Three Destinations, One Night
Destination One: a hotel in Makati..
We had the traditional shower party in the hotel, had a few traditional games, we taught Janine a few traditional things (wink! wink!). I hosted the games (since the games were my not-so-brilliant idea). My voice was really raspy (still is!) from all the stress and sleepless nights (I actually think I sounded very manly but very sexy!). It was nice of Janine to be so "game" (read: not so conservative) with what we asked her to do. The cake was absolutely delicious and so was the food!
Destination Two: The Unspeakable Destination
I can not talk about this destination but we had a great laugh! I was able to experience a few things that I thought I would never have the opportunity to do. It was weird but it was very exciting, really, really exciting!
Destination Three: Off the Grill, Timog, Quezon City
We hurried off to OTG to catch Janine's favorite band (aside from Side A of course!), 7th Soul. We caught the last set but too bad, they were only able to sing 3 songs, the set was full of request for jammers. I think the band liked it a little because they all sounded under the weather.
Back to the Hotel...
After watching 7th Soul, we took Eliza home to his wonderful husband (thank you Jeff for understanding!), and Benjie Girl to her home in Manila, we headed back to the hotel. We ate left over cake, left over food and watched the DVD that was a gift for Janine. We (or I) slept at around 5am. Janine woke up early, around 6:30am because she has to go to this interview. I left the hotel at around 10 am. Mina was left all alone because she's waiting for her loving boyfriend.
I was tired but very happy. My heartfelt thanks to Janine's friends from work, her high school friends, Mina and Mommy Eliza. This would have not been successful if not for you.. (tear!) Thanks a lot and God bless you! (",)
Hi! I'm Maruth, and I am an addict. Super addict to Korean Dramas. My addiction is so bad. I really hate it. I am currently watching Coffee Prince, and I am on the 14th episode, where all the episodes need to be downloaded to my laptop. I was (still am) patient with all the downloads! I slept 15 hours in the last 72 hours because of this addiction. I need to rest from watching these dramas, because I have so much to accomplish this month. I needed to get it out of my chest. I AM AN ADDICT. (",)
YAHOO! Some people maybe disappointed with second place, oh no, but not me, I am totally happy! Well, I guess my dear contestants are disappointed with themselves, but to me, its perfectly fine. The week's hardwork paid off. Two of my contestants took second and third places in the written exam. My kids also got a grade of 53 of 59 in the hands-on skills exam. I am not afraid (for my team) of losing, especially if my team was losing to the best of their batch, number 1 of their batch actually. The champion team was only ahead by 2%, they just forgot one item, or else they would have received a grade of 100% in the skills. I am more afraid of hearing from my students that some items on the exam were not taught to them (obviously by me) in Cisco 2. If my team and other teams are able to read this, kids, I am not disappointed. I just hope you also are not disappointed in me. I am happy with the results, I am more happy because you learned something from me and you learned from this experience. I just hope that you realize that you have it in you. You should know within yourselves that you are good, you are good enough and no one can tell you otherwise. You just have to believe! God bless you! And I am so proud of all of you! (",)
We had to change the venue because of some unforeseen circumstances (GREED to be exact, greediness of the owners of the tasteless bar that is Bailamor). I hope everyone could still make it to the homecoming!
I will be posting updates as to the venue of this year's homecoming...
What's in a name? My name actually is a combination of my mother's and father's name. My mother's name is Emma and my father's name is Rey. During my mother's pregnancy, ultrasound was very expensive and my parents could not afford the service. So, they didn't know my gender until I was crying my lungs out at the Medical Center of Manila. The name they prepared for me was Christopher Rey (which is my younger brother's name) and when they found out that I was a girl, they immediately had to think of a girl's name. (I think my parents were not so creative so I ended up with this name.) And my name is spelled differently, there's a hyphen in between the two names. Although my birth certificate did not include the hyphen, my baptismal certificate did. I decided to drop the hyphen when I reached college because I had to write that straight little line in all my drawing plates and reports in my Engineering Drawing courses and Laboratories. It was such a laborious task because all our reports were written in engineering lettering. So instead of writing that hyphen, I opted to use a space instead. HEHEHE!
I was resting from all the checking I've been doing and I stumbled upon this interesting site. Its a site about Kabalarian Philosophy (I think the same philosophy that Madonna is known for) and the site gives an "analysis" of what a name means. I did it for fun and here are the results:
To those who know me, are all of these true? (",)
My pimples suddenly cleared up! Thank God! I've been feeling soooooo ugly these past few days because the little pimples (I call them pimplets) "sprouting" all over my face! Even under a mole! I hated it, and I wanted to visit the dermatologist. But after a few days after I got my period, it cleared up. It was just hormones! Now, no more pimples! (or at least until next month's hormones are released again!) Hahaha!
Am I shallow or what?! so what! hahaha! (",)
Minsan, masarap umiyak. Para lang ilabas lahat ng saloobin at hinanakit sa mundo. Minsan, masarap tumahimik. Para mag isip at gawaan ng paraan ang mga bumabagabag sa utak. Minsan, masarap tumawa. Minsan, mahirap tumawa. Minsan, madali umiyak. Minsan, mahirap pigilin ang luha.
Sana mangyari yung minsan na wala akong isipin, wala akong maramdaman, wala munang babagabag. Kailan kaya mangyayari ang minsan na 'yun?
Nothing's new, I am sick again. During the peak of workload, my body just could not take the pressure. This time, its my voice that is suffering. I have this sharp pain in my throat and I am actually scared because in my profession, I can not lose my voice. I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY VOICE. I could not talk as loud as I used to. I could not talk for long periods of time. The "salabat" could not help me anymore. My colleagues advised me to rest, sleep for long hours. But I am rested, I sleep enough, almost 7 hours in fact. I really need to see a doctor. I just hope I could fit it in my busy schedule. I do hope and pray that it is not as bad as I think it is.
My batch 2003 students graduated today. Finally marking the end of an era. The end of their wonderful college days and the beginning of the exciting "career" days. Which got me to thinking, I've been teaching for more than six years now, which means that when these "kids" were in their first year of college, I was already with the Institute (?? mental institution?? hehehe..)
I've had wonderful experiences with these kids. Little did they know that I learned from them as much as they learned from me (I do hope so that they learned something from me). I wish them well. I pray that they lead successful careers and lives, be "assets" of the country, and serve the Lord while doing all these. Congratulations Graduates! I will miss you all! (",)
The song playing when my page is viewed is Way Back Into Love. I even uploaded a video by Richard Poon singing the same song. Click here to view. I'll upload 7th Soul's version once I capture the complete song (I have a snippet of it pa lang eh)
This song is such an inspiration. Here's the lyrics. And you'll understand why it is so.
Since Wednesday, it has been raining cats and dogs in NCR. Of course, classes were cancelled and I would be very happy if not for the 2 - day seminar we had to attend in school. The kids are so lucky! If the government would announce that classes tomorrow will also be suspended, it would be a six - day holiday for them! Ggrrrr....
I'm still stuck here in the office, I could not leave yet because my car is still banned from the roads of Manila because of the Vehicle Reduction Scheme to control traffic in the city. I'd still have to wait for 7pm!
UPDATE: Friends from Singapore..
My friends came home from Singapore, one to celebrate his birthday, the other to make wedding arrangements. Some sort of reunion, although its not really like they left the country because we are in constant communication. Thanks to the internet generation! We went out last Saturday and last night for a small get - together.
superbowl dinner with james, sir leo, mam flor and mike
superbowl dinner and the rest of us (tayo tayo ang hair ko)
sir glen and me at aruba
mike at aruba
I really like tulips, but I used to like yellow tulips. But something changed, seeing a bunch of red and pink tulips really brighten my day! I just love looking at them! May ganito ba sa Pilipinas?
So nice to stare at them... Pink tulips..
Red Tulips
My title sounds like a line from the movie Spiderman (Great power comes with great responsibility), but it actually is a line from the Bible. I was so inspired with Father Boyd's sermon, that I included Today's Gospel in this blog.
We should not live in fear to show our love for Christ. I asked myself today, have I asked Jesus to come into my life, to live in me, to stay with me? Jesus is always with us, the question is, have I asked Him to stay? "Parang manliligaw na buntot ng buntot pero di naman pinapansin" as Father Boyd put it. Nakakatwa isipin, pero totoo. Ikaw, tinanong mo na ba sa sarili mo 'yan? "The Son of man will come at an unexpected hour", ikaw, handa ka na ba kapag dumating na ang oras na 'yon? It is never too late to accept Him in our lives. Gawin na natin ngayon, hangga't may oras pa. Habang kaya pa natin. Napaghahandaan nga natin ang mga exams, parties, wedding, gimik, di ba? Let us accept Christ in our lives, let receive God's grace, and live without fear because He is with us. (",)
Here's today's Gospel, from the Book of Luke, Chapter 12, verses 32 to 48:
| 32 | "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. |
| 33 | Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. |
| 34 | For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. |
| 35 | "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, |
| 36 | and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. |
| 37 | Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. |
| 38 | If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants! |
| 39 | But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. |
| 40 | You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour." |
| 41 | Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?" |
| 42 | And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? |
| 43 | Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. |
| 44 | Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. |
| 45 | But if that servant says to himself, `My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, |
| 46 | the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful. |
| 47 | And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating. |
| 48 | But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more. |
We had dinner at Super Bowl of China at Glorietta 4, whose service really sucks by the way, and headed off to Tropezz to watch 7th soul. Dennis (who isn't in the picture) had to leave early because he has yet to pack his things because he left yesterday for the US. As usual, our conversations had similar points: work and gadgets. We are gadget freaks but not really geeks. Thank God no more "inquiries" about my now "non-existent" lovelife, I had nothing to share anyway, hehehe! I miss these guys.. I hope we'll be able to go out again like this. Just us 4. Just like before. (",)
