hiniram na survey kay Yangsuy..

Three names you go by:
1. Ava
2. Abigail
3. Baba

Three screen names you have had:
1. avav
2. lil_avalance
3. PFA

Three physical things you like about yourself:
1. eyes
2. hands
3. legs (hahaha)

Three physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. unecessary fats (hehe)
2. other than that, i'm ok with everything else..
3.

Three parts of your heritage:
1. Filipino
2. Spanish
3. wala na ata..

Three things that scare you:
1. disappointing someone
2. falling from a high place
3. rejection

Three of your everyday essentials:
1. mobile phone
2. something to watch or read or listen to
3. food! (dapat may rice at least once in a day)

Random three favorite musical artists:
1. Air Supply (favorite ko 'to nung bata ako)
2. MYMP
3. Michael Buble

Random three favorite songs:
1. You Don't Know Me
2. The Search is Over
3. For once in My Life

Three things you want in a relationship:
1. Love
2. Growth
3. Respect

Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to you:
1. hair
2. complexion
3. hands

Three of your favorite hobbies:
1. watching movies
2. reading
3. anything related to music

Three things you want to do really badly now:
1. exercise a little
2. love a little (haha)
3. eat (of course)

Three careers you're considering/you've considered:
1. my childhood dream was to become a doctor
2. then, i decided that i wanted to be a superhero (hahaha)
3. but now, i really would want to be restaurateur (i can still do #2)

Three places you want to go on vacation:
1. any three places in Europe
2.
3.

Three kid's names you like:
1. Ben
2. Adam
3. Sophia

Three things you want to do before you die: (i only have 1..)
1. have a LIFE!

Three celeb crushes: (not necessarily crushes..)
1. Brendan Fraser
2. Johnny Depp
3. la na ko maisip (pwd bang girl? haha)

What are the things you did in 2005 that you haven't done before?
- paid for everything i ate, used, bought, etc..

What countries did you visit?
- none

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- read around 10 books; watched a lot of movies (achievement ba ang tawag dito? hehe)

What was your biggest failure
- wala naman ata..

Did you suffer illness or injury?
- nope

What was the best thing you bought?
- mp3 player and mobile phone

Where did most of your money go?
- food, house

What song/s will remind you of 2005?
- siguro nga yun Pinoy Ako ng ONL (tama ba ang pag-abbreviate ko?)

What do you wish you'd done more?
- exercise, woke up early, read, SAVE!

What do you wish you'd done less?
- sleep (on second thought, ndi rin.. hehe)

What did you do on your birthday?
- spent with family in Nueva. tapos wala kaming kuryente nun araw na yun. haha)

What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
- save, save, save.. hehehe

What kept you sane?
- books and movies; friends, of course

Who was/were the best new person/s you met?
- syempre HelpDesk peeps; NLG; roomates and housemates

Tell us a valuable life lesson/s you learned in 2005.
- ugaliing mag-impok, dito ka sigurado. mag-impok sa banko. (hehehe)
- family is a very complicated matter


What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself?
- it was by someONE: "Huwag kang mangamba.."
- "materiales fuerte" daw ako (sh-t!); ok sana eh kaso, yun context ndi!

What did you like most about yourself this year?
- having time for myself


What did you hate most about yourself this year?
- wala naman..

Was 2005 a good year for you?
- yes, i think so..

Did you drink lots of alcohol this year?
- not lots pero eto na yun pinakamarami at madalas

Did you do a lot of drugs this year?
- nope; konti lang (joke!)

Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
- ndi nakakahiya pero ayoko na na uulitin; ayoko ng matawag na "materiales fuerte"!

If you could go back in time to any moment in 2005 and change something, what would it be?
- pwede bang 2004? hehe

What are your plans for 2006?
- get married (joke!); mag-discern na true calling (yes); maghanap ng adventure

How are you different now that the year has almost ended?
- mas tinatamad mag-work.. hehehe

What are your wishes for the new year?
- world peace (promise..) hmm.. sige, kahit dito na lng muna sa Pilipinas.

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super late xmas party pix..

Thomson (Philippines) Corporation Christmas Party
December 17, 2005
Rizal Ballroom
Makati Shangri-la Hotel

17th flr - Best Picture




18th flr - Best Actor






20th flr - Best Actress




IM & IB HelpDesk

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Heart (Don't Change My Mind)

narinig ko 'to kanina sa radio.. naalala kita.

Heart, don't change my mind
Oh, heart be strong this time and try
To help me tell him goodbye
It'll only bring pain for us to stay
Oh, heart it's hard for you I know
Let me, let him go

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tinatamad pa ko mag-update..

nakakapagod last Saturday.. grabe.

sa wed na ako magpo-post ng pix.

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nga pala, about the Dec 15 post.. mukhang i was a little misunderstood. nalungkot ako pero hindi po ako ganun ka na-sad (yes, coño). nagulat lang at napaisip. kumbaga, sinulat ko lng yun mga naisip ko at that time.

salamat sa concern. i'm good. :D

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after 2 days..

weird. ok naman pala ako eh.. hehe

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Xmas party namin mamya sa Makati Shang. Movies ang theme at Austin Powers (70's) ang naka-assign sa floor namin.

sana masaya at masarap ang food
sana din manalo ako sa raffle (nanalo ako last year! hehe)
at sana manalo din yun presentation namin

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After ng xmas party, didiretso ako sa MH (Miguel's House) para sa pa-caroling ng Sunnies.

sana umabot ako! :D

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8 months later..

I don't know how I can link the exact post, so just check the April 15, 2005 post in the Archive. Anyway, I'm not sure why I checked on that post. Guess I couldn't help it. I need to go back to those times -- to all the conversations, to all the text messages, etc to check if somehow you've given me a clue. Should I've seen it coming?

Have you noticed that it was exactly 8 months later? Surprise surprise. But your text message last night was still the best surprise. "Ei, I'm getting married tom.." Yep, that was how you said it. I thought it was a joke but you confirmed that it wasn't. By that time I was already a bit disoriented. Good thing I was with someone because suddenly I've forgotten where we were heading to and what we were looking for in the mall.

I know it was impolite to ask why you are getting married but I did, anyway. I'm almost sure that the reason was your girlfriend was having a baby (though I hoped that was not the case) but to my surprise (again), it turned out that she already had the baby! By this time, I was almost bumping onto things and I told my friend that we needed to sit.

I hated it that your text messages were so short. They were one-liner's in fact. I hated it that I needed to ask when she had the baby and whether it was a girl or a boy. Why did you not tell me? We were even texting each other on that day (or night).

I do not however hated it that I wasn't invited. But knowing that you could not invite me simply because I am me and she is she hurt a little. You told me that if she were a different girl, I'll be invited for sure. Should I thank you for saying that?

You asked me not to feel bad and not to be angry because telling it to me wasn't easy. And that you were already feeling shame. It was ok, I said. I wasn't angry or anything. I also did not want to argue or quarrel with you on the night before your big day. You told me to do it the nex time I see you. You bet I will!

Then, we said good night and I wished you the best. Before midnght, I texted you because I wanted to ask something. I wanted to know if everything that you told me in between the time that she was having the baby until you've told me (which was actually, just a few hours ago) about it were lies. They weren't as it turned out. Thank you for that.

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Before going to bed, I wanted to text you again and ask: How can you let her ride on a bike (he borrowed my bike) when she's pregnant? And how could you actually leave her and the baby a couple of weeks after she was born just to join the Gundam competition?

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I woke up at 9am and by that time you were probably by the altar waiting for her. By the time I finished my shower, you were probably saying your I do's.

Sometimes I think moments like that -- your wedding day or my wedding day. I was actually afraid that I might do a Julia Roberts on yours. But you did not invite me! So I guess, I should be thankful because I am now sure that never will I do something like that.

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The day went by and still I'm not sure if I was only dreaming last night.

Then, I remembered another thing. Last December, a little after Christmas, we were in our house with some friends. You wanted me to come with you to your dance practice. You said we never had the chance to spend time with just each other before and that was a good opportunity. I did not go because I had to work.

What if I did come? Would today turn out to be just an ordinary day?

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Say You Love Me

Don't you know that I want to be more that just your friend
Holding hands is fine
But I've got better things on my mind
You know it could happen
If you'd only see me in a different light
Baby when we fin'lly get together
You will see that I was right

Say you love me
You know that it could be nice
If you'd only say you love me
Don't treat me like I was ice

Please love me
I'll be yours and you'll be mine
and If you'd only say you love me baby
Things would really work out fine

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LSS ko 'to. 4 lang chords nya kaya sana matutunan ko ang tamang pag-strum (at pag-tap na rin).

Gusto ko ng bagong guitar! :D

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it hurts..

yan lng ang masasabi ko.

masakit.

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it happened on tuesday

sa wakas ulit, na-deliver na siya..

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new acquisition..

sa wakas..



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excited na ko mag-Tuesday!

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bday & anniversary

bday kahapon ni Daddy. nakakatuwa, pinuntahan siya nun mga friends nya. sigurado ako na natuwa ang tatay ko..

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anniversary ngayon ni Mommy and Daddy. pang-36th year na nila. tinawagan ko si Mommy kanina..

Ako: anong handa nyo?
Mommy: kahapon? nagluto kami ng..
Ako: hindi, ngayon.
Mommy: (natawa lang siya) ay, wala na yun. ang theme song ko nga ngayon eh "saan ako nagkamali"

hehehe lagi yan sinasabi ng nanay ko. makulet din yun eh. siguro sa kanya ko namana yun pagka-mahirit ko.

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Sunday

Dahil napuyat ako nun Sat night, after lunch na ako bumangon. Nabasa basa tapos nag-ayos ng mga gamit. Around 4pm gumayak na ko para pumunta sa SM Makati para i-meet si Christopher. Sumali kasi sya sa BAKAC 2005 – GUNDAM REGIONAL FINALS. So, moral support ako dun at semi-alalay na rin. Sayang, hindi sya nanalo. Pero ok lang din naman dahil first time nya yun at mukhang sobrang enthusiasts yun mga nanalo.

Puro taga-MechaPinoy ang nanalo. Magaling naman kasi sila. Wala ako masyado makwento dahil wala akong alam tungkol sa gundam.

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Sumakay ako ng Landmark na jeep papunta dun. Nung nasa Makati Ave. na ako, napansin ko yun apelyido sa jersey na nasa upuan sa harap -- Guansing.

Naalala ko yun kapitbahay namin. Kalaro ko sila dati tapos nung HS ako, lumipat sila ng bahay. Tapos bigla ko naalala na sa Makati nga pala sila lumipat at meron silang pamasaherong jeep. Madalas kami maglaro sa jeep nila. Tapos nakasulat dun dati GUAD. IBABAW DELPAN.

Hindi ko alam dati kung saan yun lugar na yun. Pero alam ko na ngaun dahil lagi akong nakakasakay dun. Kinabahan ako. Si manong driver kaya ay si Kuyang Junior na dati naming kapitbahay? Tiningnan ko yun jeep, hindi naman kamukha nung jeep na pinaglalaruan namin dati. Sinisilip ko din sa salamin yun driver pero hindi ko masyado makita.

Hindi ko namalayan na nasa Landmark na pala kami. Ako yun huling bumaba sa jeep tapos habang pababa ako, kinausap nya yun barker. Sa palagay ko, siya nga yun...

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Saturday

Spent the whole day in an Achieve Global Training at the Hotel Intercontinental. Hindi ako late! woohoo! May consequence kasi ang mga late comers.

Had a despedida dinner for Ateng and Kuya Gary with Ate Lu and Marvin between 8pm - 10pm at Dad's Glorietta. Super busog kami! hehe

Around 1045pm dumating kami sa PBB House. Ayos, hindi pa ina-aannouce kung sino ang mapapalayas sa bahay ni Kuya. Nagtext ako ng ilang tao pagdating dun para ipaalam na nandun ako. Mahirap na, baka makita ako sa camera eh. wehehe

Hindi naman super dami ng tao. Pagka-announce ng name nun matatanggal, lumakad lakad kami hanggang nasa harap na kami. Syempre, picture picture kami dun. Hindi nga lang digicam ang aming camera kaya hindi ko pa ma-ppost dito.

Mas maganda si Mariel kaysa kay Tony. Pero mas entertaining si Tony. Habang commercial break saka kapag hindi sila live, kumakanta sya ng PBB song. Yun hindi maayos na kanta, parang pag naliligo. hehehe Tapos kinakausap nya yun mga tao.

Nakita ko syempre si Jenny, mas maganda sya sa personal kaysa sa tv. Tapos si JB, pero hindi ko masyado tiningnan kasi ayoko sa kanya.

Tapos, tumambay muna kami sa Starbuck sa ABS. Baka may makita pa kaming celebrities eh! Nandun ang pamilya ni Say (sorry sa mga hindi nanood ng PBB). Mukhang mas maganda yun kapatid nya sa kanya. Nandun din si Big Brother (Laurenti Dyogi). Tingin ko talaga siya yun eh. Gusto ko sana magpa-picture kasama sya kaya lang nahiya ako dahil medyo madaming tao. Next time na lang.. hehe

Hmm.. sino pa bang nakita ko? Ahh.. si Asia pala nakita ko from afar.

Around 12pm, may mga bata na lumalabas sa entrance ng ABS. Sila yun mga kids sa Going Bulilit. Nakakatuwa. May taping pala sila. Grabe, ang babata pa nag-kakape na. Matagal tagal sila sa loob dahil ang dami nila. Paglabas nila, lumapit sila dun sa isa pang direktor (hindi ko alam yun name), tapos tinanong sila "nililibre ba kayo ni direk?".

Sabi nila, "Opo. Pag po nakaka-take 1 kami." Ayos!

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back pain..

Ang sakit ng likod ko! Hindi pala, may certain part lang na masakit. Yun sa may lower left ng kanang buto (hind ko alam tawag dun).

I was reaching for something kaninang umaga nun biglang may sharp pain sa area na yun. Tapos hindi ako makagalaw kasi masakit. Akala ko hindi ako makakapasok dahil hindi ako makakilos ng mabilis. Dapat dahan dahan.

Hindi rin ako makatawa kasi masakit pag gumagalaw yun shoulders ko. Pati pagtango at pag-iling hindi ko magawa ng maayos. Hindi ko nga masyadong nalasahan yun lunch ko kasi yun sakit ng likod ko lang ang narararamdaman ko.

Tapos, minsan pag gumagalaw ako naririnig ko yun buto ko na nagka-crack. Nakakatakot. Sabi ni Mai, dapat daw kasi umiinom ako ng gatas. Hmm.. ayoko pa rin. hehe

Sana ok na bukas. Kulang na talaga ko sa stretching at exercise.

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tiny bubbles..

kagabi, sa office...

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E-VAT

[kahapon, kausap ko yun friend ko]

Rowick: magiging 40 pesos na daw yun subsidized meals namin, dati 30 lang
Ava: ah, talaga?
Rowick: nagmamahalan na lahat
Ava: oo nga.. tayo na lang ata ang hindi nagmamahal ah (sabay tawa)
Rowick: kaya nga e..

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puyat

ilang gabi na akong hirap matulog,
ang daya naman kasi ng antok

sa gabi ako naghihintay
pero gusto niyang sa araw dumalaw

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luma, nawawala at bago

old:

1.) Chris --> old roomate
2.) Ching -->> old roomate

lost:

1.) eyeglasses; nahulog ata nung nanood kami ng Dubai
2.) batch ring; waah! sabi ko na eh, mawawala talaga yun. pero hindi ko pa din maisip kung pano sya mawawala. isa syang mystery na sinusubukan kong i-solve. tanungin nyo na lang ako pag nagkita tayo about the details.

new:

1.) Nike Air Unify shoes pero paborito ko pa rin ang Kyoto shoes ko
2.) New bed; lumipat na kasi ako sa baba ng double deck since wala na si Ching
3.) Hanabishi desk fan; kase may maliit na ceiling fan sa dati kong bed
4.) Therese -->> new roomate pero until end of October lang
5.) Tata -->> new roomate
6.) eyeglasses; buti na lang meron kamin optical allowance

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alam ko na kung bakit..

Dati, sinabihan ako ng tita ko na bihira daw ako magsalita. Kapag umuuwi ako ng bahay, napakatipid ko daw magkwento. Nito ko na lang napapansin na tama nga sya.

Hindi naman talaga ako makwento pero lalong hindi ako makwento pag nasa bahay. Nasanay lang siguro ko na ganun. Tapos, nadagdagan pa ng epekto ng pagtira ko sa dorm nun college at ngayon naman sa boarding house.

Sa dorm kasi at sa boarding house, hindi ka required magsalita or magkwento. Kahit meron kang roomates, ok lang na tahimik ka. Hindi ganoon ka-nakakailang.

Tapos, may mag araw din na mag-isa ka lang sa kwarto kaya makakasanayan mo na ang katahimikan.

Gaya nung weekend, mag-isa lang ako sa kwarto pero dahil pumasok ako at lumabas nun Sat, hindi ko masyado na-feel ang pagiging 'home alone'. Pero nung Sunday ng gabi, na-realize ko na hindi ako nagsalita ng buong araw!

1130am ako gumising tapos nasa kwarto lang ako maghapon. Doon ako kumain. Nanood ako ng Billy Elliot (nakakaiyak talaga 'to), nakinig ng Disney 1 and 2 album, natulog ulit ng kaunti.

6pm na ko bumaba at isang beses lang ako nagsalita. Sinabi ko dun sa 3 year old na anak ng land lady namin na "ang taba mo na Moshi." Ang nakakatawa, hanggang nagyon, hindi pa nagsasalita ang batang ito. Para siyang si 'Boo' sa Monsters Inc pag nagsasalita, lalaking version nga lang.

Pagkatapos nun, nagdinner ako at nag-8pm mass. Medyo nakapagsalita na ko nyan kase mass e. Tapos kasama na din sa bilang pag kumakanta.

Gabi na nung may nakausap ako talaga habang nanood ng PBB.

Saka wala din pa lang nagtext (conversational) sa kin buong araw.

Ganyan madalas ang aking weekends at minsan din pag weekdays.

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and the winner is...

[mahaba ang kwento na 'to, pero gusto ko ikwento]

For the spirit of fun and of course learning, we've had a Financial Trivia Contest in the office courtesy of the Training Team. We were divided into 4 groups and the games were played every Tuesday and Thursday wherein 1 group competes against another.

Each game was composed of an Easy (250pts), Average(375pts) and Difficult(500pts) round composed of 5 questions each. The first 2 rounds were supposed to be answered by only 1 team member without repeating turns while the last round was a group effort.

We lost our first game because we've already forgotten how to compute future values and bonds. And yes, the other group was good.

Because of this, we started to browse through books to refresh our memory and be somewhat prepared for the next games. And I've memorized that formula of Future Values.

FV = initial amount x [1 + r (t)]; if it's not compounded
FV = initial amount x [1 + r ]^t; if it's compounded

Our second game was exciting because the competing team was leading the game up until the second to the last question. The last question was a multiple choice type question about Bonds. It was a tough one. Buti na lang nakahula kami! So, we won the game.

The third game was the most exciting as we were facing the unbeatable group. They are very good and they know how to solve accounting problems. And on game day, we were missing a team mate as she's on leave. The Training Team said we had to push through with the game.

I guess luck was on our side on that day. There were no computations in the questions. Pagalingan na lang manghula! We were leading by a small amount at the last question. But it was not yet over. If the other team gets it right and we do not, we'll loose. But it turned out to be the other way around.

That was our last game for the eliminations round. The team standing are as follows:

W L
Group 1 2 1
Group 2 1 1
Group 3 2 1
Group 4 0 2

This meant that Group 4 had to beat Group 2 so we can get into the Finals. Or if Group 2 wins, they should have a smaller total score than us, so we'll be the ones to compete for the Finals. It wasn't on our hands anymore.

But then, Group 4 won the game. And they were also missing a teammate on that day!

They had the same overall score with Group 2, so they were tied at the 3rd place.

Today was the Finals Round. The rules were reformatted -- there are still 15 questions but 1-10 have the same points at 100 each while the last 5 is worth 200 points each. The first 10 questions are still to be answered individually and only the last 5 are to be answered as a group.

There were 7 additional questions to add spice to the game. After each question, the team who has answered correctly was asked to pick the next question. If they pick one of the extras, they have an opportunity to earn points if they get it right. If not, it'll be subtracted to their score.

We were leading the game up until the 10th question. But they got most of the hard questions so the game was tied at 900pts when the 15th question was over.

But the game was far from over. There was still a final question. This time, we were asked to decide how much of our points will we bet -- if we get it right, it will be added; if not, it will be subtracted. We wrote this in a piece of paper and handed it over to the Quiz Masters.

Both teams did not know what was written in the paper.

The question was: "In 3 minutes, write down all the Main Stock Indices you know."

Of course, we should know these because we come across them every working day. We just wrote and wrote and wrote and at the same time panicked.

3 minutes elapsed and we submitted our answer sheets and were asked to leave the room and go back to work as they checked the answers.

After a few more minutes, they announced that it was 19 indices to 17 indices. It was in favor of our group! Our bet was 700 points while the other group is just 450. Buti na lang mas madami kaming naisulat na tama, kung hindi and daming mababawas na score sa 'min. Ayun, kami ang nagwagi. hehe

[sabi sa 'yo mahaba e..]


By the way, may price yun. We won SM GC's worth 500 pesos each.

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