kathykatkat = happy girl

congratulations kathy!!! love you!

my college best friend is finally engaged to bindoy!! hehehe.... God bless you sis!

MR. AND MRS. JOSE BIEN, JR.

Congratulations to Jose Bien, Jr. and Genevieve Magallanes!

~i'm super happy for you sis!!! love you!

Sherwynn and Tintin Aller

Congratulations to my good friends TIN SIMPAO and SHER ALLER! we love you guys.. mmmwaaaaahhhh!!

the bride has been my friend for over a decade.. and the groom has been her boyfriend for over 7 years.. lovely couple..

OMAKASE with kathykatkat

My bestfriend in college invited me to have dinner a few nights ago. so met up with her after work in Alabang and she brought me to this nice japanes resto beside town. kathy is really good when it comes to places to eat! we talked for hours and just enjoyed each other's company. i missed her.. it's so nice to have a friend for over a decade without things getting cold between the 2 of you.. kathy's a blessing in my life.. hope you have your set of friends that you can count on as well..

the place we went to is called OMAKASE. everything we ordered was yummy.. diet shmiet... thanks kath!

Taong Timog sa Hilaga

2 weekends ago, i went to the libis area.. havnt done this since 6 months...it's my inaanak's 3rd bday and it was held in jollibee libis. (Belated Happy Birthday Mr. Gio Riofrio! a.k.a superman!) after this, my sister and some of our old churchmates went to eastwood and afterwards at the new market in Tiendesita's.

The last time i went to Eastwood was 3 years ago so it's still something new to me. nways, i didnt know shops there were open until midnyt during weekends. sobrang ok ito! there was also this event for pets.. they had dog shows and all...tiangges for dogs too! lemi show you picture i took:

here is a stall that sell sofas for your pets and shoes as well. how cute!
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and here is me going thru small tiangges! hehe..

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after this, i went to see the new TIEN DESITA'S. this is mytha, sam and i. Nways, It's this new market place that is supposed to promote Filipino products. it has this asian design.. um, how do i describe this.. something like gigantic huts? shops were in rows and some were air-conditioned while others were of the typical tiangges. We went there at around 7 pm and it was really hot! imagine shopping there at 12 PM! naku, super pawis ang mga tao nun! yikes! there were sections for accessories, furnitures, food, antiques, and pets. in the center, there's this big food court with a stage for a band. it's this big circus tent thingy with colorful lamps and vintas (not sure) hanging. nway, the food's yummy and a bit expensive.. there was nilaga for 90 pesos per order and tuna belly na 2 inches lang for almost 200. my friend, IRIS, on the other hand said the food they ate was realy cheap like this big plate of nachos for 90.. oh well... i enjoyed my bbq with rice and violet puto (putobungbung ba yun? hindi ko alam spelling eh)

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take a look at this litl tiger. you can find him or her sa pet section.. too bad he or she was asleep when i passed by:

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here are the lamps you can find haning in the food court and some stalls as well:

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Successfulnessism

"When can you say that you are truly successful?" -one of the questions i ask whenever i interview an applicant.

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Of course the answer to this question is subjective. Fresh grads say it is when they graduate and find a stable job asap. yuppies say it's when they have their own car, house and lot, and able to buy whatever they want. married people say it's when they can be a good provider to their family and at the same time be happy with their career. Some say you can never actually achieve success since is a continuous process.

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I guess i have to agree with all of them. One thing i learned from life is that success depends on your relationships and achievements. I truly (ever) value my relationships... this gives me the happiness and joy when things around me get rotten. My achievements on the other hand, are of course a big part of it as well.. but then i think it' s more on relationships that really counts.. people around me suffer from broken relationships and unforgiveness. marriages that break up and people passing away lately have allowed me to sometimes reflect if i AM successful right now..

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how bout you? (kunyari interviewhin kita: Looking at your life right now, can you say you are successful?)

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Aside from my relationship with the Lord, here are the other things that make my life successful:

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Why college was worth it...

You know those girlfriends you have when you were in college that was really your sidekick in everything you do? Well, i had one of those.. her name's kathy. We were always together that we'd kid around people mistaking us for lesbians. (nyerk).

Kath and i used to do everything together. (i think i already mentioned this in her friendster testi) Anyway, we'd do our thesis together, chased by bats together while doing our "walking exercise", chased our crushes together until the south gate from the college canteen, did our OJT and community service together, etc. Kath and i knew each other's crush when we were in college so we go around school stalking them.. hehe.. imgaine our horror when we found out we were placed in separate classes during our last term in college: huuuwaaat? but then this didn't stop us from being best friends. up until now, we still talk a lot and share our most intimate experiences in life. She turned 26 last Sunday and she invited her relatives and me(with my boo, who is the 1/4 person to my left in the pic) to dinner at NSG.

Nway, i hope all the girls out there would find their best friend.. kasi it's a necessity, especially when you are super down coz of your boyfriend, work, etc. hehe.. God is so good because he gave me friends like kathy and jacky (best friend ko nung high school naman) it's always good to know you have some one who can pray for you during those tough times.