The Ghost of "Ondoy"

September 26, 2009 became the worst natural disaster experienced in the Philippines since 1967. Typhoon “Ondoy” brought the record breaking rainfall that caused massive flooding all around Luzon, most especially in Metro Manila for Marikina, Pasig and Rizal areas.  Many live in lower areas that are subject to flooding in that areas. The result was disastrous.  Never have I seen widespread flooding of this magnitude. We just stayed at home, luckily we are located on the 3^rd floor of a 3-storey residential building and we consider us the least affected by the typhoon, though, from our terrace, we saw that it was above knee flood on the street. We helplessly watched updates from the tv and prayed that we may be able to be of help and a blessing to others in any way we were able.

Let’s continue praying for the safety and security of everyone.

How to end your long weekend?

One of my favorite weekend activity is body massage/spa….after the whole week of working, commuting to and from the office, we are all looking forward to the weekend to unwind, to relax  and to rest….and there is nothing amazing than ending your weekend with a good massage.  It stimulates our blood circulation and it is a well known stress reliever.

It felt wonderful to turn and twist our body, stretching it. We can relax completely and let ourselves lost track of what happened for the last week and we can sleep like a baby fully prepared for another week.

How to clear away bad vibes?

I mentioned earlier that to see is to believe. But in the case of bad vibes, believing is seeing, rather than the other way around.

“There’s nothing worse than a day filled with bad vibes. When negative energy or thoughts enter your personal playing field, it’s highly uncomfortable and undesirable. Yet you don’t have to live with it until the bad energy settles.

The good news is that the only tool you really need to clear away bad vibes is your mind! Because your brain is the link between your consciousness and your energy field or aura, and since your energy field interacts directly with basic material of the Universe, a simple shift in your beliefs or expectations can actually alter your experience.“ - by Psychic Verbena x 9615

If you can’t make a run for it, surrender and accept the situation and be kind, loving, and patient with those around you.

Afternoon Shooting

I had a chance to watch target shooting (or gun shooting…or whatever it is called..). I watched shooting before but I was not giving my full attention on the details. Yesterday was different. It was a unique experience, I noted every details. Watcher like me wont be allowed to enter the shooting room without protective eyeglasses and ear protection as being imposed with every shooting area. So there I was, watching the shooter prepared the gun, reloading the bullets and then loading new bullets to the cartridge.   All ready…target has been set for 5 meters…shooter positioned…then BANG! The noise was less than I imagined, but it was still a fairly sharp crack of sound that made me flinch even with ear protection, so I imagine firing a gun without ear protection would definitely leave you with ringing ears. I saw empty bullets flying in front of me…I stood up about 3 meters parallel from the shooter and watched the target. (I heard stories that empty bullets just fired could burn your skin). After hearing the first shot, I thought “Hey, that wasn’t so bad!” Then BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!….and I really thought the shooter was good to just targeting the 5 meters range. 10 meters….then shots again and I thought I was right, the shooter has good a good eye for targetting. Reload…shots….cartridges emptied. No bullets wasted….gun back to case.. and its finished.  

 I do not have a “commando complex” which would make me mistakenly known serving the military but I do understand some people of their desire to carry a gun because we  live in a real world in which we recognize the dangers. And we must keep in mind that in a real life self defense encounter, this is just where you learn to shoot the gun effectively and hit a target.

Enjoy It

“Enjoy your immersion in whatever new thing is on your mind today — that enthusiasm is working in your favor! It’s a really good time for you to keep pushing in that one direction until you get somewhere awesome”

I previously wrote about our House Rules (August 12) which the present organization is implementing to address the goal and objective given by the management. At the end of August, we were surprised that there were privileges attached to the rules to be enjoyed and some of us are now serving the said privileges, which are not available to all; they must be required to comply with the same laws. It is not a right, it is a privilege, which is being grants to certain individuals in exchange for meeting a particular set of rules. To ensure that these rules are being complied with and that this privilege is not being abused, the organization has every right to demand high standards of accountability and transparency from those who receive it.

Happy Birthday Best Friend

Last September 4 was my bestfriend’s birthday, she is 2 years older than me (sorry girl, I have to say that otherwise I’ll tell them your age, and you wouldn’t like that…hahaha) It was 2 weeks after my birthday….and she usually joke that it is me who gets older first then I’ll be telling her that’s ok, when she gets older it would be 2 years from my age.

Everytime I think about her, I was naturally feeling just a bit on the sentimental side which is a bit unlike me. I think of our long friendship and I get this mushy feeling and all warm feeling. She once said that even though we can’t be relatives, we can be the best of friends. I can really imagine how great that would be.

During those old days, we used to eat with the same plate and used the same pork and spoon. When we were having dinner or lunch out with her boyfriend then (now her husband), and we ordered different dishes, we automatically exchange dishes when we already ate half of it so that the other would also have a taste of what the other is eating. But then, being best friends does not stop us from having different interests.

As the saying goes, “A good friend will always bail you out of jail, but a Best Friend will be sitting next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun!’” and you are both my good and best friend.

Happy Birthday My Dear, may you live longer to be a part of my life and your family.  

Reaching Out

Some of my relatives and close friends are geographically scattered.

My other relatives used to be located in the North while we are located in the South, so we seldom see each other, just texting important messages or having a get together occasionally. It was rather ironic that I was with my friends often more than my relatives.

Now, they are miles away from here and we are both surprised how often we keep in touch, updating each other of our life activities. Its amazing how technology can bring people closer together so that they can communicate and collaborate. Realizing that you have lost touch with all, or even one of your friends, is quite unsettling.

I can let them know that although I can’t be there in person, I am thinking of them and care about what is happening in their lives. I soon find that they are picking up on the pattern, and they returning the gesture just as often.

It is just a matter of committing a small portion of my life to it.

You can look but you cant touch

“Lovely to look at, nice to hold, but if you break it, consider it sold” that’s  we usually see in stores where they have displays of fragile goods.

Sometimes, we’re just contented to look, we don’t have to buy it. We just stored in our memory its image. But some other times, we also feel the need to touch it to show our admiration. It is for us to prove ourselves that it is really there or we just have to dreamt about it to stay fresh in our memory.

We feel in our hearts that sometimes there is something too heavy to carry  or just right but  too valuable to just leave behind - broken, sometimes, but always with something to be salvaged and just because someone broke it, doesn’t mean they bought it.

The Talking Evil

Meet this some kind of an evil (…probably a distant relative of the witch?) that you’re going to bump in a relatively friendly environment composed mostly of young individuals located on the highrise building somewhere in the north business district. He’s been there for more than 2 years now and guess what?…he has been living up to his image and has been known to connect the evil side of him to his name. Those who may not know him personally think he is really an evil…scaring younger people around him with his poker face. There are few whom he made really cry. He is particularly has a soft heart for “big ones”. Some he could even intimate with.

However, his true friends, who knows him very well to be a good person (???). in fact he is very active in a religious activity in their area,  really wish for him to have a good personal life. He has been in a commitment a year ago but things did not work for them. His friends has been a witness how he suffered when that relationship ended (…though he tried very hard to hide it). Time passed, and he still refused to enter into another emotional attachment.

What his friends are saying?…..Don’t search for that special someone if its meant to be…its meant to be. Remember everything happens for a reason You’ll meet her when you least expect it. Good luck!!!