New year, new journal. :)

visit me in my new home. thank you for bearing with me and please join me again here.

see you!

As usual when I visited Arlene’s blogspot I found this test (I wonder where she got all those test sites :) as expected, it turned out that I’m a "male" writer. I was not surprised by the outcome. I always had this funny feeling that maybe He was so busy packaging babies the day of dec. 12 that He placed some male features on my pack. buti na lang he placed a matching female brain and heart :).

Female Score: 410
Male Score: 564

Aphrodite/Eros


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Monday, Dec 15, 2003: DOST called to inform me that i have an interview the next day at 9:00am

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003: I had an exam and was interviewd by the DOST-NAST panel

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003: They called me to inform, me that i was accepted and can start on Dec. 29, 2003.

whew! everything's happening so fast! but guess what? it just feels so right... i don't know why... :)

11:50 pm
Ten minutes to go before my birthday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank God for all the blessings, love, understanding & forgiveness that I have received from him - nakanang! Parang pang best actress sa Famas ang blog ko ngayon! :) - no, kidding aside, when I was in grade 5 as soon as my adviser, Mrs. Rory Escaba realized that it was my birthday that day, she told me never to forget to thank God for giving me life. And that's what I’m doing right now. I am thanking Him for his love. I’ll be eternally thankful even though I know that it will not suffice for what you've done to me.

12:05 am
I want to thank the following for remembering:

• Catz for giving me an electronic card last Dec. 8, 2003.
• Marah and Pinky for sending me e-mails and greeting me.
• Arlene (my bestest best friend) who gave up 5 days of 'pagtataray' for me - from dec. 8-13. When i asked her why only for five days, she told me that beyond that it would already kill her - hehehe!
• Mila, for calling me just to greet me ~ hi ging advance happy birthday! 11-dec-2003 14:50:55.
• Ate Vic: happy birthday, guadididie! Mwaah. Love you!
• Conzy: happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday, happy birthday to you! May god grant whatever your heart desires & continuously shower you with his blessings. Take care! Mwaah!
• Mark: happy birthday 12-dec-2003 01:20:27

12:48
Arlene called me :) and even though she wouldn't admit it, I know she loves me! Thank you! Mah!

3:58
Tita Flor: happy birthday to you wonderful lady! 12-dec-2003 03:58:43
Tito Eddee: a Ferrari picture message :).

Text messages received:

 Mama: Happy happy birthday. Wishing you more success, happiness, power and money. I love you. 12-Dec-2003, 04:37:16
 Arlene: Psst! Happy birthday worm! 12-Dec-2003, 07:14:47
 Cha: Happy happy birthday! :) God Bless! Enjoy! Miss you! Mwah! Mwah! 12-Dec-2003, 07: 20:54
 Jep: Happy Birthday. Wish you good health and success in your life. Love you. 12-Dec-2003, 07: 47:05
 Jaike: If I could give you a wonderful gift... I wanna give you the ability to see yourself the way I see you, so that you'll know what a wonderful person you are. Happy birthday! God bless you. 12-Dec-2003, 07: 59:37
 Tito Dan: Good Morning Jing-jing. Happy Birthday! May Blow-out ba? :) 12-Dec-2003, 08: 31:15
 Ice: Happy Birthday sa atin! 12-Dec-2003, 10:24:02
 Leynen: Guada, happy birthday! Uy what time mo ba kami meet? Gusto mo kita na lang tayo sa mega? Kita na lang tayo dun? 12-Dec-2003, 10: 34:52
 Raciel: Happy birthday Guads! 12-Dec-2003, 16: 25:46
 Mayet: Hello! Happy birthday! God bless! Mwah! 12-Dec-2003, 16:26:15
 Pebbles: Hello! Happy birthday. 12-Dec-2003, 16:42:54
 Kathy: Happy birthday girl! 12-Dec-2003, 16:49:52
 Riza: When you find a dream inside your heart don’t ever let it go… for dreams are the tiny seed from which beautiful tomorrow grow! Just believe all things are possible! Happy birthday friend! Miss you! 12-Dec-2003, 19:12:06
 Ge: Happy birthday! God bless! Mwahh.. :) 12-Dec-2003, 19:34:45
 Don: In all your ways, may your days be in the shelter of the Lord, blessed by His love, led by His light, kept by His grace. Happy birthday to you! :) 12-Dec-2003, 20:29:33
 Maciel: Happy birthday best friend! I love you! Mwah!!! 12-Dec-2003, 21:41:58
 Arlene: Tapos na birthday mo! Hehe! 13-Dec-2003, 00:00:54
 Kris: Belated birthday! Guada gurl! :) 13-Dec-2003, 00:05:37
 Gian: Ate, Happy Birthday! 13-Dec-2003, 17:37:45

And last but not the least; I want to thank Leynen and Baby for being with me the night of Dec. 12, 2003. I was so amazed and grateful that you stayed with me.

Len, thank you for the CD
Baby, thank you for the Harry Potter book 5 :)

Your soul is bound to the White Rose: The
Pure.

"I've been waiting in the dark for a long
time, shining my beacon of hope through the
shadow. If you see me, don't you hide your
eyes from me."

The White Rose is associated with purity, honor,
and chastity. It is governed by the goddess
Artemis and its sign is The Cross, or Agape.

As a White Rose, you are a person of your word.
You may have a strong moral code, but
regardless of your virtue, you always stay true
to yourself. To you, love is the most pure of
emotional forms and it's just a matter of
waiting for it to bless you. Some people may
say you are too idealistic, but it's only
because you don't want to mess things up.


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The Spirited Leader - You are usually the one who
accepts tasks that others find daunting. You
work hard and are not afraid to make sacrifices
if you believe in the cause. Unfortunately, you
always end up feeling overwhelmed and lonely.
You can keep your chin up however, because
you'll always succeed, no matter how long it
takes.


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Today is December 8, 2003 the feast of the Immaculate Conception. I attended the mass this morning and was touched by the homily of the priest. I don’t know if it was just a coincidence but I’ve found a site with the same content as his homily. Here it is:

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
(Declared a dogma December 8, 1854 by Pius IX)

On this day, so dear to every Catholic heart, we celebrate first of all the moment when Almighty God, in a vision telescoping the ages, showed Mary both to our first parents and to the demon, as the Virgin Mother of the future divine Redeemer, the Woman destined to crush the proud head of the serpent. This episode is narrated in the first book of Scripture, Genesis chapter 3. We find Her again in the last canonical prophecy of the Bible, the Apocalypse or Revelation of Saint John the Apostle, as the Woman clothed with the sun, having on Her head a crown of twelve stars. In this beautiful vision She is also identified with the persecuted Apostolic Church, obliged to flee into the “desert”, and as the Mother of a great Head of that Church, destined to govern the flock of the latter times in the final combat, who like that flock is Her own Child. (chapter 12) Mary, like Her Son, is at the beginning and the end of all God’s intentions, an integral part of His designs for the Redemption of the human race.

for the full article, click here.

Seeing Cole last night moving heaven and hell, even going back through time just to be with phoebe made me think about a lot of things. As a romantically inclined person, I’ve dreamt of having someone like him who will not give up on me no matter what. But the episode of charmed last night made me wonder if that is the love I really want for my self.

It also made me realize that love is really a complicated thing. It is very hard to draw a line between “perfect” and “obsessive” love because both involves caring for a person a lot. And with this I am very grateful that God gave us Corinthians 13: 13 with a guideline of what love is really all about.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

But it does not make me like Cole less. In fact I am sad for him; if he has any consolation, it is that I pity him for his love has been unrequited.

This morning while searching for the meaning of the name “anica”, which by the way is not very pleasant since most of the sites containing the said name is either a porn site or a foreign language site (not included in the list of languages I know, which unfortunately are only English and Filipino), I found this very nice website about name meanings. Want to check the meaning of your name? Here it is:

Please note that the list of names below are owned by the people who either interests me or loves me :) and as usual, my name is not included in the list :(

Adara : AH-druh : arabic "virgin"
Aiko : IGH-koh : japanese "little love, beloved"
Anica : ah-NEE-kah : spanish "graceful"
Arlene : ahr-LEEN : irish "a pledge"
Elizabeth : ee-liz-ah-BETH : hebrew "god's oath"
Erik : EHR-ik : scandinavian "ever-powerful"
Eudocia : YOO-do-shee-uh : greek "esteemed"
Laila : LAH-ee-lah or LAY-luh : danish "night"
Helen : HEL-en : greek "bright one"
Hoshi : HOH-shee : japanese "a star"
Mark : MARK : latin "warlike"

~~~

by the way, it think it was yesterday when the king of Filipino action movies, Fernando Poe Jr. declared that he would join the 2004 presidential race.

I have nothing against him or whatsoever; it’s just that I can’t imagine him being the president of our country. not when people who have more experience and more knowledge about governing are having a hard time doing it. what if even ang pagiging baranggay captain eh hindi niya naranasan? Pano kaya niya patatakbuhin ang bansa na may humigit kumulang na 8 milyong katao ang naninirahan? I’m just wondering…

Hay... is he another ERAP in the making? Well, let us wait and see but it’s kinda scary just thinking about it.

i like this signature :

"Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again; skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts."

I was assigned to the NCE for today :)

4th WEEK OF NOVEMBER

VIRTUE FOR THE QUARTER: UNIVERSAL CHARITY
VALUE FOR THE MONTH: FOSTERING COOPERATION

Keeping Open to the World

Forge unity with neighbors
not at the expense of all others
nor to the exclusion of the broader good.

Good regionalism remains open
to every opportunity to contribute
to the welfare of the human family.

The whole world is our charge
We cannot shirk our responsibility
as citizens of the international community.

~~~ My commentary ~~~

No man is an island. We cannot live alone nor can we do anything on our own. Every thing is interconnected. What we do now can affect the people around us in one way or another.

Politically speaking, the president cannot do everything on her own. Even if she will be given the chance to be a president all her life she cannot accomplish every single task and implement every single project without the help of those people below her. That is why she has her vice president, secretaries, undersecretaries and many other assistants below her.

In a corporate setting a simple work can prove to be very crucial in the overall result of a certain plan or output.

Let no man compare two jobs and say that one is bigger than the other because at the end of the day no matter how big or “small” your work is when we scrutinize the end product, it will not be what it is suppose to be if you did not do your work well.

Always remember that a good worker not only think in a microscopic view but also look and work in a macroscopic perspective, thinking not only of himself but the effect of his existence to the world. And that in the end there are no triangles where there are people at the top and people below but only circles where everybody is equal and important.

Thank you! :)

well said :)

"GOD MAY HAVE CREATED MAN BEFORE WOMAN BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A ROUGH DRAFT BEFORE THE MASTERPIECE".

i am color...

BLUE You give your love and friendship unconditionaly. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

my past life...

now, shouldn't you be worried?

Guada was a Brave Executioner in a past life. Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

Jing-Jing was a Saucy Wizard in a past life. Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

Guada Gurl was an Attractive Bum in a past life. Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

good news naman:

my best friend in high school is already pregnant! :) she got married last september 27 this year. by the way i was her maid-of-honor :)

and

today is november 13, 2003: 5 years and 3 months :) i love you baby.

hehe =D

A middle school was faced with a unique problem. A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror, leaving dozens of lip prints. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.

To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance guy to clean one of the mirrors. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it into the toilet, and then cleaned the mirror. Since then there have been no lip prints on
the mirror. There are teachers . . . and then there are Teachers.

Did I mention that I love Gilmore girls? Not yet? Well, I do, I love them so much! :) Here is an excerpt from Gilmore-Girls.net:

RORY: And he's preppy, and I don't really like preppy. Plus, he's gonna go study in Barcelona next year.
LORELAI: So?
RORY: So it's a waste of time. It can't go anywhere.
LORELAI: It could go to dinner, maybe a movie.
RORY: Mom. . .
LORELAI: No, look, Rory, I know you've never really dated.
RORY: What are you talking about? I've dated.
LORELAI: Who did you date?
RORY: Dean.
LORELAI: You and Dean did not date. You had a relationship.
RORY: Well, Jess.
LORELAI: Was relationship number two.
RORY: So maybe I've never dated, but you haven't either.
LORELAI: I have dated at least once.
RORY: Mmhmm. You had me with dad - relationship.
LORELAI: Yes, but -
RORY: Max - relationship. Dad again - relationship.
LORELAI: Okay, fine, I may not be the world's best dater, but I do it and you should give it a shot. I mean, you're in college now. What else is there to do in college but date?
RORY: I'm gonna go wash my clothes now.
LORELAI: Wait. Was that it? Is this conversation over? Sorry, did I win?

~~~

Come to think of it, Rory and I are on the same shoe. I’ve never really experienced “dating”. Well if you can call a lunch with someone you like (with your best friend tagging along) a date, and then maybe I’ve dated. But it hardly fits my description of dating.

I would often tell my boyfriend that I would like to experience dating some time, with other guys, I mean -- now don’t get me wrong, I love him so much and we enjoy each other’s company. But this thought is very persistent and would never leave my mind ;) curious? maybe...

I don’t know how he feels about this. I consider him naman as my bestest-best friend (if ever there’s such a term) so I hope he understands. Probably he thought I was just joking whenever I say those things since he would just laugh, shrugs the topic off or tease me about it. But I am serious. I really am.

Now… I have this classmate whom I would like to ask out for a dinner or a lunch, maybe. He is not my crush or anything, I just find him very interesting. Maybe someday when I already have the guts to go beyond my usual self :) I’ll do it.

blog update: did some changes, put some things to look at and...uh-huh... i still have a long way to go...

i really really have to find a good scanner for my "self portrait" to be posted here :) hope i can post it by next week :) me, excited!