My Cup of Tea

Okay, I must admit, the past days were hell of troubles everything went wrong and it felt like I brought some bad, black magic wand in my hand that everything--- person, thing --I encounter or touch turned horribly wrong, I mean Jesus!what's with these chaos around???? Misfortune after misfortune, rejection after rejection, rain after rain, storm, lightening, assignments, cases, project papers, headaches, heartaches everything!I was able to catch them all, wow! I am on my way to make it to the book of world records of having the greatest misfortune in life in just four months.... But I should try to remain calm and under control or else! So while trying every possible way to whisk my mind away from distress, frustration and tension, I surfed every site I could find in the net that offers funny and hilarious articles and heaven! I landed at Damn LOL and what a site! I ended up rolling in laughter hahaha... HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE FUNNY STUFF OVER THERE World Eco

One of my very favourite songs in life is Barry Manilow's " One of These Days" , very timely and appropriate. One of these days One of these very ordinary days Your going to call my name And I won't be there After the days After these very,very many days Your going to see the light And I won't be there And on that day Some how I'll find the strength to stay away I won't give in I will not let myself be taken in Again oh no my friend One of these days Out of the blue you'll start remembering And I won't care Cause I won't be there Oh and on that day I swear I'll find the strength somehow to stay away I won't give in I will not let myself be taken in Again oh no my friend Thats what I say Thats what I tell myself I won't give in So try it someday and you'll see that I won't be there No you know,you know I won't be there One of these,one of these,one of these days I won't be there.....

Since reading several articles about those research studies linking chemicals, Bisphenol-A and methyl paraben , to breast cancer (and other form of cancers), I became very vigilant with skincare, shampoo and conditioners. The common question now --- Are we still safe from using cosmetics without checking the ingredients? Okay, so just last night I went to the mall and checked the ingredients of several lotions, shampoo, conditioners, skincare and body wash, that I've been using for the past years! And to my horror, almost all those products contained parabens! Goshhh According to a research study in California, scientists discovered that  Methyl Paraben and Bisphenol-A (BPA) promote cancer cell growth when these chemicals enter the body, it may also interfere or block the effectiveness of cancer treatment like Ramoxifin.  Parabens had long been linked to cancer growth, tumors, infertility, nervous breakdown, depression, reproductive problems in the past. Bisphenol-A, asid

Last night, I texted my mother about many things...asking updates, exchanging info, among others. Then after five text messages my mother stopped sending replies so I asked her if she already gone to sleep, then a reply came stating that she's busy writing the " sermon " of my father for today's morning service at the church because our parish priest is not in town. Then my mother expressed her disgust and rant once again. Well, I am very familiar with my mother's mood every time my father ask her to write his "church's sermon of the day" so I just uhmmm laughed and texted her something that stirred her heart. My father has been serving the Catholic church as a lay minister for more than 40 years now, it's his way of life. He is one of the most enthusiast lay ministers in our town and I had witnessed this devotion ever since I was a child. I would often accompany him to the church doing lay ministerial job when I was still in my elementa

September is about to end so the tension of working on several requirements for each subject is beginning to surface. But there's one requirement in my managerial communication subject that I love. The songs compilation for six decades where we would write a critique for each song. I love it because I am a music-minded person and I  love analyzing song's lyrics! But I had a hard time choosing what songs to include in each decade since there are lots of ballad and mellow tunes I love. So I picked songs which represent the depth of my emotions so that it will be easier for me to write a critique. Some of the songs I selected are The Colours of Love by Billy Ocean, Don't Expect me to be Your Friend by Lobo, Fire and Rain by James Taylor, Why do we always hurt the ones we love by Dan Hill, God Gave me You by Bryan White.  Songs are melodies of the heart, like sweet-scented flowers spreading its magic of romance, music describes what's beyond those hidden emoti

Dr. Leo Buscaglia, an Italian born American psychiatrist, once said: " Death is a friendly word, because it reminds us that we don't last forever" .  But how would we deal the pain of losing a very good friend? With Grace. at the Mine's view Park during our retreat in Baguio City, April 2008 When I received the sad news that Grace had died, it felt like there's a terrible storm that suddenly hit the surroundings. Its effect, usually, is not right away seen or felt until the storm subsided. So I returned home contemplating how to ask other friends about it without breaking in tears. Then I went on with my usual nightly routines: flipping books, writing case assignment then drifted to sleep. Then morning came....and still thinking how I would visit her wake. When I exchanged words with some of our friends, a strange grief slowly swarming underneath. Sadness. Sorrow. A mix of distress and silent pain of missing a dear friend. I struggled to hold some ba

Fine Friday morning....got so inspired finishing my short story collection next month, I don't know I just felt it's time to get it published. I'm also planning to pull out my Smart Quiz book from the i-proclaim bookstore and resubmit it to other publication. Still contemplating whether to attend the acquaintance party of MBA-MPA Society of Ateneo this September 24 at 8:00 pm....the contribution is just too expensive for me to give a nudge..hehe! So many things to do now....still have to download 18 songs for our managerial communication subject, a book review of Outliers, two research papers and one reaction paper for our Tamayong day tour this coming October 1...haaaay!All I am praying now is for this semester to finish right away to get a good break. I really need a powerful supplement to get through with the tension in life. With all the pressure and stress from work and school, my appetite seemed not cooperating. I mean, I don't have any feeling to devour on fo