definitely blogworthy.

Posted by inoj at 04:14 PM on December 1, 2005.

Today, for the first time in the history of mankind (hehe, exag lang! actually, for the second time in 3 weeks), I wasn't late for work! I arrived at exactly 6:50am! Woohoo! Congratulate me guys!

So that's about it.. that's the one great thing that has happened to me today. And oh yeah, I changed my layout (nainggit ky Riz eh, wahaha!).

MERRY CHRISTMAS, friends!

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too good to be true.

Posted by inoj at 04:30 PM on December 2, 2005.

Just as I thought.. With my very delightful entry yesterday on how I came to office on time comes a downside --- much to my despair. Today, I was not only late. I woke up so late, that I had to miss the first half of the day. In other words, halfday lng ako!! wahaha. bad. (hides in shame from Rom and Riz). I knew it was too good to be true.

It's entirely my fault really (and who else would it be?). I couldn't resist joining some friends to a late roadtrip to Tagaytay last night. It's not everyday that I get invited to join a road trip you know. And for a "gala" like me, it's really, really hard to say "no" especially to a trip out of town! We drove there to hang out and order frapuccinos at Starbucks. Splendid, isn't it? Sipping fraps in Tagaytay air! And because I have very low tolerance to cold.. I shivered uncontrollably even under my jacket (less my insensitivity to those who hadn't brought their sweaters). It was a nice time of talking and laughing with them. ...and sleeping going to and coming from Tagaytay.

So it's the end of the week. And I've been very pasaway. I could always look at next week as a new start for me to come to work on time. I could. But I just might get disappointed again. Hehe. Hay. I wish I could develop some kind of discipline soon. When am I ever gonna grow up?

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Happy Birthday, AnnaGrace.

Posted by inoj at 04:52 PM on December 6, 2005.

For December 7, 2005...

Happy 21st Birthday
Anna Grace!!!

Anna Grace is part of my barkada back home. We call ourselves the CD-CG-SC. As to what it stands for, you must not ask. Else, you'd think of us as some cocky group of girls. Hehe. Visit her weblog here.

Wala lng!  

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Not some, but ALL.

Posted by inoj at 12:35 PM on December 8, 2005.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (KJV)

The above verse is one of my favorites, if not my most favorite. It's always comforting for me to say this to myself over and over again especially in times when I am down.

These words suddenly popped in my head this morning, when she and I were on our way to work. I've thought of it, along with thoughts on being late to work again, and the movie "Sliding Doors" (Haha, weird isn't it?). And it made me think again: Is everything, every single thing, that's happening in my life for my good? Even the hurts and problems? Do they count? Is the most inconceivable thing that could possibly take place in my life included in the list? Or even the simplest things, like, not making it to the first MRT trip or an earlier FX ride, or being cut in by someone in line so he gets to go first before me. Are those petty things significant?

I remember our pastor back home when he would consistently emphasize on the word "ALL" in his sermons. For instance, the verse Romans 8:28, he would open his Bible and read it as: "And we know that some things work together for good...", and then he would pause and face the congregation with a questioning look on his face. "Some? No. ALL. All things work for our good." And then I would see some (if not all?) of the people nod their heads in agreement. Hehe. That was one of his trademarks.

So how does a short word such as "all" mean so much? When God says "all", he means ALL.

• All things work for the good of those who love God.


• For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23)


• Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine... (Eph 3:20)

Sometimes it's really hard to understand the truth in His Word. Especially when you're hurting or facing a seemingly impossible problem. You want to look ahead and see the truth but clouds of doubt get in the way.

This is particularly true for me. So many's uncertain in my life right now. You could say that, I'm walking through dark tunnels, playing with fire, and the likes. It's hard this way coz I don't know what's gonna happen next, and the worry and anxiety sort of eats me up. There are times that I doubt His power, but I never doubt His love. And I know, deep inside, that ALL the things He allows to happen in my life, good or bad, small or big, is for my good. And then upon realizing that truth, I am made strong through His power and love.

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Anything goes.

Posted by inoj at 02:16 PM on December 12, 2005 in daily rants.

+ I want to blog. Since Riz and Rom are absent today, I am here stuck on my chair, staying still. I hadn't realized how quiet my day at the office would be without the two around. And so, I blog.

+ I am feeling pain from the lower-left part of my stomach. As to the cause, I am too med-ignorant to know. Might be because of the way I held my pee for several hours yesterday. Med friends, alert!

+ Last Friday, I spent the evening with Riz, Nono and Deej at Megamall. We ate at KFC and watched Just Like Heaven. Yes, it was undoubtedly a chick flick. The guys said they liked it.. or at least, "pretended" to like it maybe. Hehe.

+ Thank God for Nono's testimony, coz Riz and I have realized how small our problems are, and that there are bigger things to pray about. I was so ashamed.

+ Melissa, who's all the way in Shanghai, and I have been taking different sorts of online quizzes lately, then discussing about the results in Yahoo! IM. I can't figure it out yet.. are we really curious of the quizzes or are we just plain bored?

+ I spent my Saturday with Riz at Divisoria. Thinking we only needed a few bucks in our wallets, we stormed through Divi's christmas shopping rush unarmed. It means we were not wearing the right clothes at all! The place was so crowded, that we got our pants and feet mucked up before we could even say, "Excuse me." Haha! EDSA Kwatro na ba??We walked back and forth for 5 hours and made it out of there by 7pm, barely breathing. Whew. Hehe. But all in all? It was a fun experience! We should definitely do that again. And in a regular basis, I must add. All interested parties are welcome to join! Trust me, it's fun watching and joining her revolutionize her wardrobe collection! Hahaha! ( @ Riz)

+ Pinoy Big Brother has finally come to an end. I've been watching it for the past 3 months now. I wasn't able to when it first began due to our work sked (2-10pm), the insufficiency of the medium itself: tv, and my indifference towards it. I used to say that PBB is full of crap, and I'd be a fool to watch since it's probably just running with script. But then, guess what? I got hooked too. My bet was Jason, but thinks too that Nene deserved the recognition as the first PBB big winner. Too bad for Jason though. It would have been more dramatic if he had exited the PBB replica house last.

+ I've been wearing skirts lately. I don't normally do. But thanks to strong influences both here at the office and at our apartment, I'm starting to look like a girl, or a human, at least. Haha. But this is only for certain occasions, when I'm coerced by a certain kikay. Hehe. Being the gullible person that I am, for most of the time, I just agree. But I still love the comfort in jeans more.

+ Tsaka.. Hoy rhiza, napansin mo? Ilang beses na kitang nabanggit dito? Do you think we need some time apart na? Haha! Parang mag-jowa ah! Joke lng yun! Walang time-apart-time-apart!

+ Sigh. My conscience is killing me bit by bit. I'm not sure what to do about it.

+ Yey! King Kong's gonna show this Wednesday! Erhm, I don't actually fancy the movie, but I'm excited to watch it with friends who do!

+ I have one of the most special gifts coming for my birthday next month. I've been expecting it for weeks now. And the catch is, I have no idea when it will arrive since it'll be coming from overseas and my "gift-giver" is deliberately killing me with suspense! Waah. Usually, I want time to slow down, but in this case, it can't get any slower! A test of patience indeed.

+ So, okay. I gotta get back to work. 3 more hours til i'm outta this place! Take care y'all.



Thankies: hobbes, yahn, anna, april, normi, marian, ying

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Hihi. Funnee.

Posted by inoj at 12:41 PM on December 14, 2005 in neither here nor there.

Share lang. Found this excerpt in one of the "Touching Hair Stories" of Sunsilk online. Not to bad mouth some innocent girl's story or anything, but this part really made me laugh. Hehe. A temporary antidote to my very bad day.

"..then suddently something blew to my hair while a guy desperately trying to catch his ticket he keep on chasing it, he accidentally grabbed my hair. he strooked my hair.. nabigla nga ako... as in... that's y I turned around and just smiled. the guy longingly smiled back at me then realizing that it's the new cute guy on school. omgd! at natatameme ako bigla but he instantly just say "who said that there was NO sucH LoVE at FiRst SitE??!! raThER.. LoVE at First ToucH... =) then bigla lang ako ngsabi ng HUH??!! What Did yOu Say??!! at natawa ako bigla..."

Unknown to her (whoever she is), I laughed a lot harder than she ever did. hahaha!

bad me.

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Pinoy Big Blogger, etc.

Posted by inoj at 09:09 AM on December 20, 2005 in neither here nor there.

Pinoy Big Blogger.
I just read about this Pinoy Big Blogger who has been religiously updating his weblog with Pinoy Big Brother updates and has accumulated over a million hits and thousands of replies from net surfers and bloggers worldwide. He was interviewed by ABS-CBN about his PBB blog entries and he was told that they're going to include his interview in one of their shows after PBB ends. But sadly, that particular segment was scrapped by ABS-CBN because apparently, "(ABS-CBN mgt) feel like Retzwerx and the blogging community didn’t made an impact on their shows...".

One of the defenses of those who are pro to ABS-CBN's decision is that PBB's market only measures in terms of viewers and not readers. But isn't it that websites also help promote the show? Isn't it like an unofficial advertisement? I feel bad for Retzwerx. He worked hard to help promote PBB and after he has announced in his blog that the interview's gonna be aired in PBB's post-shows, they canceled it.. Oh well, he did manage to make use of his site's traffic through adsense!

It's just sad how some people are ignorant of the power of blogging. They haven't realized that many Filipinos now are loyal bloggers and that a weblog could be one of the most useful methods of marketing and advertising. ABS-CBN's comment was said to have insulted a lot of bloggers everywhere.

King Kong.
Yey, I've watched King Kong last week! This movie is 'action-packed', literally. I didn't expect it to be that brutal, but I think it has achieved its goal in making King Kong into this wild and yet soft-hearted animal (occasionally). He was unexpectedly enticed by a beautiful woman who was apparently offered to him as a human sacrifice (pardon me for giving out spoilers). This film is a mixture of comedy, drama, suspense, and action above all. Incidentally, I was surprised that MTRCB actually rated it as PG-13 (as said in the news). True, there are things that kids can learn from the movie, but most scenes are way too morbid. I, even, found myself covering my eyes and ears from time to time.

Best-sellers now in Motion Pictures.
There are two movies that I'm currently looking forward to catch. One is Disney's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe of the Narnia series. I've read two of the books and have watched the trailers/teasers online and I must say that it's so exciting. And I can't wait! The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is said to premier January 8, 2006 here in the Philippines.

The other movie is Sony Pictures' Memoirs of a Geisha. I've read the book back in first year college (which was the first time I cried over a book) and then re-read it a few months back. This fiction (yeah, i thought it was non-fic too) which was set in Japan and just before WWII, is one of the most dramatic and sentimental novels I've read. Sayuri, the protagonist, is played by Zhang Zi Yi, the chic who kicked a$$ in the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Tiger. Hehe. Memoirs of a Geisha premiers February 22, 2006.

So there. I'm just sharing my thoughts.

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For this Christmas.

Posted by inoj at 12:50 PM on December 22, 2005 in melodrama.

I've always thought of Christmas as the "extreme holiday". Coz it's either you're happy this Christmas season or you're sad. It can't be a "so-so" Christmas. Medyo happy, na medyo hindi. Although, for most of us, this is a common answer. But the truth is, when we're sad, we tend to cover it up by saying our Christmas is "just okay". But I guess I'm really just speaking for myself. I don't know how it is for most people.

For this Christmas, I can't tell if I'm actually happy or not. Coz I can be happy and yet not feel the peace the season is supposed to bring me. It's almost always different for me every year. So for now, I am gonna ignore the inner ramblings I'm experiencing and focus on something I've been waiting for a long time. For this Christmas, I'm going home.

I've been away from home for almost 11 months! That's an awfully long time. I've sacrificied thousands of bucks and a 3-days-long leave (without pay) at the office just so I could spend the Christmas holiday with my family (coz if not, my dad's definitely going to fly here and drag me home himself! ). I've bought my plane tickets over a month ago in fear of ticket unavailability this peak season. True enough, some people I know had difficulty booking their flights this late. The Lord has graciously provided for me, though it's just going to be a short vacation (9 days lang!).

I was asked about why I am extremely excited to go home and I suddenly just blurted out the truth: "..because I am tired. I'm tired of taking care of myself. I want to go home so my mom could take care of me." Just saying that made my eyes water. I miss my mom. I miss the comfort of being around my own family.

It's just going to be 9-day Christmas vacation for me, but I'm sure that it will be worth the time and the sacrifice.

Every year, Christmas is either making me sad or happy. Maybe that's why I love it so much. Coz it gives me a time out of life's hurly burly and it makes me feel that I should value all the people and the happenings in life more. It's the season when everyone gets sentimental too and makes a big deal out of everything! And then I get to notice even the littlest things like the street children who do their best to complete an English Christmas carol (though hardly achieving it). And the way Christmas lights and lanterns are all over the place. And the way everyone tries the best they could to buy/make presents for their loved ones, even in the midst of economic crisis. And the way everyone anticipates the coming of Christmas day just like the ticking of the second-hand of a clock. And the way people think Christmas eve is more special than Christmas day itself (hehe, I might be the only one who thinks so). And the way everyone is longing to share this special season with the one they love. Everyone is just sentimental.

And one of the best things about Christmas is remembering and worshipping Jesus in a more meaningful way. And just being with loved ones and friends.

Basta, I love Christmas. Whether I'm sad or happy.

Hmm, I'm not sure how to end this entry... so, anyway, Merry Christmas everyone! 3 days to go! And advanced happy new year! I'm flying soon! Yehey! Is my excitement showing? Hehe.

I'll see you all when I get back!

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