Tuesday, October 31, 2006
what and who made me stay sane that one crazy evening...
the faces behind my earlier post - early halloween thank you's - (with stephen who never fails to inject fun in every gathering!)
chocolates, chocolates!!! my medicine for insane moments (and everything else!)(1:41 AM) ♥ tal
meredith in the making
waaaah! friend says i'm becoming like meredith only it has nothing to do with love but with career. i think cainer can shed some light on my current plight...Repent! The end is nigh. The day of judgement is at hand. Prepare to meet thy... Well now, what exactly is it that you should now be preparing to meet? It is easy to look at what's happening and to take a pessimistic view. But you have absolutely no real reason to feel that way. The only thing you are about to meet is the warm embrace of a new opportunity. The only thing that is coming to an end is a stressful saga. And the only judgement that is about to be passed is a verdict of not guilty!
Your Week Ahead: If there is a God, why is there so much sorrow and suffering? If there is no God, why is there so much magic and beauty? So goes the age-old debate. As with all good arguments, there are powerful pros and convincing cons. There will never be an ultimate, definitive answer. Much will depend on circumstance, mood, rhetoric, culture and belief. If there is a positive possibility in your life now, why is so much so difficult and draining? And, if all is doomed, why do you still feel such a loud drum of hope beating in your heart? It's time to forget about detailed discussion and to invest your faith in a feeling. Reach for the best.
i'm not a firm believer in the cosmos but tonight i find comfort in my horoscope...
p.s.
thanks again friend!
(1:33 AM) ♥ tal
Sunday, October 29, 2006
i want to be a super hero!
mini men in black
father and daughter tandem for "the halloween amazing race" 
kids flocked at the rockwell tent for the annual halloween festivities
this kid was simplay amazing, she got the answer right away even if she looked clueless!
cute bumble bee
i had to text D and friend if angels are considered superheroes because there were just so many kids dresed up as angels when in fact the theme for the day was super heroes! oh well i don't think i have the right to tell off the parents of these kids since i didn't even dress up for my company's halloween ball. tessa prieto valdes - who was hosting that evening - had to say "is that even a costume?" to what i was wearing and i wanted to blurt out, in my case yuppy because i totally dread dressing up! anyway, this was a fun day with kids, the above photos prove it...and more than the kids it was spending time with my everdearest grasche (one of the angels in my life who is always there when i need her prompting me to realize that yes angels are indeed superheroes) once again after a long time that truly made this a SUPER sunday!=)
now on to something not totally related to halloween, i was texting with a friend about grey's anatomy. i said that i really love alex, for the man that he is. haha! how jerry maguire. and that all he needs is a girl who is patient enough to understand his ways and one who can bring out the best in him. i can do that and my friend agrees but he's a damn character in a television series. but while i'm at it, i'm sticking to my original choice, i want my man to be mark darcy of bridget jones. when all else fails, there's always my kimi! haha =)
(9:58 PM) ♥ tal
Saturday, October 28, 2006
early halloween thank you's!
I would like to think that despite of and inspite of everything that happened, the event was a success. For this I would like to rave about some people who went through hell and beyond to keep me sane and stay okay after all the hoopla. There will always be that one person in the office who is your partner in crime and that's teppy dear for me. Thank you dear and thank you also to my ever reliable crew who stays behind our cubicle and as well as to perfect. Thank you to everyone in the office who in one way or another made it a bit easier for me.
Now on to my personal thank you's to three dear friends who were there with me that evening. Dinskidoo! You've always been in my major events and I love you for that and for so much more. Rich dear! I think this is the first time you ever went to an event that I am a part of and so this event was indeed extra special. And friend, the stand out for the evening, I don't know what to say. I am simply star struck. Haha!
I was really exhausted after the event (believe me it was a different kind of exhaustion, hay a lot unnecessray worries!) but these three people were there for me just as they have been there for me all these years. I really appreaciate the simple acts that friends do like volunteering to man our registration booth, writing on the winner's envelope, brining me food downstairs because I was not able to go up the venue for dinner, fixing the chocolate cakes and filling in my plate with North Park food while I stare into space. I love you guys and I would just like to let you know that anytime you need me to do the same things for you, I will do it! muwah =)
Happy Halloween Everyone! =)
(1:44 PM) ♥ tal
Thursday, October 26, 2006
energy crisis?!
Your Week Ahead... Are you starting to run out of steam? Is your memory full? Are your batteries flat? Is your fuel tank low? Is your warning light flickering? Every so often we all experience an energy crisis. The real reason why you feel a little flat is that secretly, inwardly, you are disappointed. Something has not gone according to plan. Someone has not honoured a commitment. You are putting a brave face on this. You put a brave face on everything! But you are smarting. This week's New Moon brings a subtle - but significant - chance to settle a score and even out a rough situation. Once this has occurred, you'll feel a thousand times better. CAINER CAN BE FREAK(y)IN' RIGHT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME...(3:14 AM) ♥ tal
the office
yes, i am still in the office. i can hear jonneroo saying "binabayaran ka ba? umuwi ka na" and i actually like it when he says that especially at times when i actually don't like being in the office, hehe =) oh well, i guess this is one of those times but i'm hanging in there, you have to rock on 'tal!i am currently floating with work (both past, present and future) on my mind and a friend who's FINALLY on sem break are throwing in good questions to me...it's great to have such intelligent friends, i am indeed very lucky...hay life =)
later tonight is the big event with something bad brewing already as ingress is delayed but i am looking forward to better hours ahead...there's no way but up...things keeps getting better, they always do =)
p.s.
thanks oceanchelle for keeping me company and most especially for the wisdom! muwah =)
(1:15 AM) ♥ tal
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
holiday break
i would have prepared a monday holiday but tuesday was not so bad. i was able to hang out monday evening with friend, teppy and dinskidoo. it was one of those rare times that i am able to do so with friends from different circles. tuesday was even better even though i would have really preferred if i was able to go to the transit shoot because i prefer to write a profile after a face to face interview but it is okay at least i have met the guy already. i had lunch with my dear ate shawie before she left for davao. the rest of the afternoon was spent with teppy doing ocular and getting lost on the way to the designer's office where i had my dress for tomorrow's event aletered. the evening was perfect because i was able to spend time on my own browsing through new books in fully booked, went home early and finally got to sleep before midnight.tomorrow is our event, i hope everything will go well. i am excited to see some of my friends (those who can make it!) enjoy since most of the time they are so busy with work and school...let's rock! kachow!!!
(10:07 AM) ♥ tal
Sunday, October 22, 2006
go brazil!
ferrari is no doubt the best team, never mind the fact that they are behind renault after the penultimate leg. i still believe ferrari can win it and while most say this because of schumie, i say felipe massa will win it for a teammate who is retiring and for his hometown fans. i am looking forward to ferrari winning and for next year when kimi joins felipe!can't wait for the brazil race, gotta stay awake..
moving on, the only link i have to getting married is the fact that i already have chosen a wedding song and that song is your love by alamid. it used to be a secret but i want to say it now before the song becomes so tacky. i nearly fainted when i heard erik santos and ruffa mae sing it in master showman! waaaaah! i'm still keeping it as my song but i don't know if i can endure hearing it in noontime shows...kimi, kimi, kimi (D i'm getting crazy here)...hehe =)
(1:55 PM) ♥ tal
i wonder why... =)
there has got to be a reason why i cook good adobo, hmmm =)anyway i was watching the last full show of world trade center at greenbelt 3 yesterday with a friend when an earthquake hit manila so i missed the ending although friend said i didn't miss much. friend watched the movie already so he just told me about it and D filled me in too. that was one weird movie experience.
i had a mother moment just hours ago but all's well that ends well. i am reminded of how my family never stops loving and supporting me. it's easier to sleep at night when you know that there are no hard feelings even over petty things that are normal and can easily be resolved.
we have an upcoming event this thursday GLAM DREAMS: A HALLOWEEN BALL and i am hoping that it'll be a fun and succesful endeavor!
(1:56 AM) ♥ tal
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
my best friend's sister(s') wedding(s)
ate kc and chi at the courtyard of st. james after the weddingfirst it was jonneroo's sister jols and then just this saturday it was D's sister, ate kc's, turn =) it was a solemn ceremony and a fun reception ...D and i had a blast (yeah, with the DI's! haha and D it truly was a rockin' maid of honor's toast!)
i would like to thank ate kc and chi for making me a part of a very momentous occasion in their life. i've only really gotten to know ate kc lately because i've been hanging out in their house very often. i know she's a great sister. there were times when she'll be vicariously like an ate to me because of D and that's when i see her being a great ate in action. a great person like her deserves someone to make her happy and that someone is chi. i wish that they will have the courage to fight for their happy endings and a lot of patience and understanding for each other. most of all i hope that love and faith in God will keep them together forever. all the best!
our first ebench wedding is up next this december!
(11:16 AM) ♥ tal
Thursday, October 12, 2006
to add to my 43 things.com (very specific ones)
*i will enroll in berlitz/find a pimsleur to start re-learning mandarin by October 31, 2006*i will lose 20 lbs by March 31, 2007
*i will travel abroad by April 15, 2007
*i will be earning _0 K by June 30, 2007
*i will treat my family to a day trip in pearl farm by July 31, 2007
*i will get involved with UN trhough any of their organizations (i.e. volunteer) by December 31, 2007
* i will be BM or MM by February 1, 2008
(5:39 PM) ♥ tal
Thursday, October 05, 2006
faking it...guilty but loving it
yummy lunch at chocolate kiss cafe with D and A in exchange for missing work but only for a few hours...(5:52 PM) ♥ tal
Sunday, October 01, 2006
it's aherns turn...
"stars are like people. just because they appear to emerge from the same point doesn't mean they do. this is an illusion of perspective created by distance"which probaly explains why the "kilig" goes away when you finally meet the guy you once thought is the best one there is around because there is no distance anymore (please ignore the first sentence and just assume that stars here are the people we perceive to be the stars of our lives) so when's the spongecola shoot gonna be?! hehe...gosh, i am so jologs, haha! i'm actually ceritifed so who cares?! =)
"not all families manage to hold it together. everyone moves in different directions. that we all emerge from the same point is a misconception. to travel in different directions is the very nature of every being and every existing thing."
this consoles me even if i'm away from family and JV, yeah friends come and go but if they choose to stay they'll stay. i'm trying to stay and stick out with my friends, let's keep doing that and we'll be friends for life maybe not in the same way we are now but still friends =)
(11:34 PM) ♥ tal
chicken soup star struck
i met jack canfield yesterday. i was one of the last people in line waiting to have my book signed so i was not hoping for a chit chat but we had one and here's how it went:JC: hi, how are you doing? what's your name?
ME: it's crystal
JC: c-r-y-s-t-a-l, and what do you do crystal?
ME: (stammering) i do marekting for one of the television stations here
JC: do you like what you do?
ME: (smiles) and i also write.
JC: i hope you still have time to do that. i always tell people that if they write one page a day, they can come up with a book in a year.
ME: (defensive and hollow) yeah, i read that in your book. i do freelance writing. i hope to write a book someday too.
JC: that's good. i wish you well.
ME: (wanting to get out of there fast) thank you and i'll see you on monday at your talk.
JC: i'm looking forward to that.
waaaaah! i think it wasn't that i was star struck, i was asked some of life's important questions by a life coach and i could not give a decent answer anyway here's what jack canfield wrote for me:
Crystal,
May you always find love, joy and great success in all you do!
Jack Canfield
i hope for the same things for me and the next time we see each other i shall not stammer, go blank and be defensive when posed with the same questions...
(4:30 PM) ♥ tal
