another stressful week at the office... argh!!!

With our Production release being delayed by 2 days, we were scheduled to GO LIVE last January 28, and now was pushed back to February 2, I feel like I'm falling from the demands of my work.  
I need a sabbatical leave...

goodbye my havs :(

After almost 2 years of everyday usage, my havaianas have finally said goodbye to me... uhuhu.  
Yesterday, when I was going downstairs, I was knocked down literally because of my slipper's disfunctionality.  Ouch!!! sakit non!!!  I was not aware that the thong of my slipper was already torned apart.
Hhhmmm... I had never given much thought to how my havaianas would end up... hahaha!! Mag-ala Bella Swan ba sa dialogue?  (lol)
E kasi naman ginawang pambahay na tsinelas instead na pang alis lng dapat!  Ayan tuloy bumigay na sha! Ampf!
Niweys... I would eventually have to buy a new one.  I am torn in buying Crocs, Ipanema or Birkenstock sandals.  Hhhmmmm.... Watcha tink guys???!!!  

OBAMA RULES!

With the Time magazine choosing him as Person of the Year for 2008 as he was the most talked about personality last year and still are today, he affected the news and our lives, and embodied what was important about the year... and winning last year's Presidential Election with unprecedented return of votes, it is just fitting for Barack Obama to be the Person of the Year for 2008.  And just last Tuesday, (January 20) we were able to witness his inauguration/oath taking as being the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African American to hold the office, truly Barack Obama is the man of the hour.  He was able to make a good transition from a Senator to being the President of the most powerful country in the world. 

During his Inaugural Address, what struck me was when he talked about other countries that needs the help of a strong country like America.  And I quote him "To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.  And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect.  For the world has changed, and we must change with it."

Let's wait and see if he can really make the CHANGE HAPPEN on his term, as what was on his slogan during his campaign.  With the recession still going on in the United States, more and more people are losing their jobs.  Here in the Philippines, we can already feel the global crisis happening with some of the giant corporations either shutting down their operations in the Philippines or laying off their staffs.  Hayssss!!!  What have happened to the world???  But I do believe that we can get pass through this by God's grace and mercy.  Let's just hope for the best!!! :)

i'm loving the weather... lamiiiiiggggg!!! :)

These days, it's getting colder and colder outside. It's like you're in Tagaytay or in Baguio even if you're in the Metro. In the morning, I would get up at around 6AM to jog within our village and it's freezing cold outside.  Well, maybe I am not just used to having this kind of weather here in the Philippines because we are in the Tropics.  But it's nice to feel this gentle breeze of the wind caressing your skin and making you feel like you're in a different country... hehehe! Oh well, I hope that this kind of weather would stay much longer for me to enjoy!

I've checked the temperature today here in Ortigas and it's 19 degrees celsius.  cool!!

grief and sorrow

Have you ever experienced losing someone important and close to your heart?  May it be a family member, a relative, a friend or a colleague? I have lost my mom 21 years ago and accepting the fact that my mom is gone forever was the hardest thing for me to bear.  No comforting words can compensate the pain that I've gone through as a kid during those time.  And now, that feeling repeats itself as I've lost my aunt this time last Dec. 21, a few days before Christmas. She is my mom's youngest sibling.  She stood as a second mother to all of us her nephews and nieces.  We knew that it was coming... and it's just a matter of time.

And with that experience, I've come to know that there are phases of grief.  According to an article I've read from the Internet, there are 5 phases of grief and they are the following:

1. Numbness: This reaction often follows the death of a loved one and may last up to 10 days. People who experience emotional numbness say they have a sense of being paralyzed, distant, and removed from one's feelings of grief. Some say such numbing is the body's mechanism for protecting itself from being overwhelmed by the shock of the loss.
2. Denial and Isolation: In this stage, the person experiencing grief and bereavement has significant difficulty accepting the reality of their loss. It may be expressed in more severe forms as a complete denial of the death or in less severe forms in lapses of thinking and behaving as if the person hadn't really died. While complete acceptance is part of the work of the entire grief process, the initial more acute difficulties with acceptance are included in this phase.
3. Anger: In this phase, the grieving person feels anger with the world, fate, God, or people in their lives. He or she may ask, "Why me?" and/or "Why not someone else?" give a flavor of this phase. Bargaining with God for the return of the dead person may be part of this phase.
4. Depression: As time passes, grieving individuals experience acknowledgement and acceptance of the loss. The reality of life after the loss grows; sadness and depression become more present.
5. Acceptance: The bereaved person comes to terms with the loss, and is able to move on to re-invest in the new life that lies ahead. They experience fewer extremes of emotion.

As of this date, I can say that I'm now at the acceptance phase.  I've accepted that it is her time to go. I know that wherever my aunt is right now, she's in a better place and she's much happier now.

I do not want to welcome the new year with a sad story, but there are things that are inevitable you just don't have control over with. All you could ever do is to just leave it all to the BIG GUY up there. AMEN!