All Apologies

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings All Apologies

A few weeks ago, me and my friends were hanging out on a pub when suddenly 3 drunk men started doing weird dancing and leering on the floor.
Friend M realized that she and the men are of same nationality.
She gasped, turned to us and said:
"I'm so sorry! I really don't know why men from my country are really ugly."

After i blinked a few times, "Apologies accepted. It's not your fault that your country is part of the square centimetre where the density of cute is really low or totally negligible"

:P

blog on hiatus...

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Blog On Hiatus

i haven't blog anything for quite a while now because:
1. Euro 2008
2. Going on a pub tour with my swiss roll housie
3. Going to an awfully alot of farewell drinks
4. Touring south west cork
5. sending off friends to airports

By now..

1.i know the alcohol drinks by heart and by liver...
2.dried a lot of tears at the airport
3.missing alot of my friends
4.missing terribly the chilis
5.starting to be homesick ...very badly

Question of the Day

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Question of the Day

Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore????






So far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're just time away

Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
Oh, how I wish I could
But you're so far away

One more song about moving along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothing else to do but close my mind
I sure hope the road don't come to own me
There's so many dreams I've yet to find

But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away

And the boss strikes again

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings And the boss strikes again

a real email sent to my colleague



"Just to mention... easy on the invoice stamping especially while there are high profile visitors in the office."

Amusing noh?

Survey can kill you

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Survey can kill you

me and my housie were walking back to our flat, when we got intercepted by a guy who is taking a survey. He seemed to be having a tough time to convince people to stop for awhile, we took pity on him so we stopped:

SurveyGuy: How often do you pass this street
Aoi and SwissRoll: Everyday
SurveyGuy: Is there any shop that you would like to see within this neighborhood
Aoi and SwissRoll:Tesco! (grocery)
SurveyGuy: So i guess it would be tesco for that building *points to the location of our fave bar*
Aoi and SwissRoll: Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!! you can't do that! that's our fave bar! (insert a lot of caterwauling and 'Don't' phrases here)

we managed to scare-off the guy :P

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Culture Exchange

one of the perks of having a housemate of different nationality is that there's always a room for culture exchange. Just like this saturday, i let her listened to my OPM mp3s and she let me listened to the Swiss ones. She then asked me what is my favorite track so far.

Aoi:I like the third track. What is the title?
SwissRoll: Oh, it's "I wott sevs vom morge bis am obe"
Aoi: Uhmmm...what does it mean
SwissRoll: uhmm...it mean 'I wanna have sex with you in the morning, afternoon and evening'


Cool huh?! very enriching cultural exchange.

Lead the Way

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Lead the Way

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

blegh day

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Blegh day

It's one of those blegh days in the office. First, we were reminded of the phone usage, then the travel forum is blocked and now yahoo mail is blocked...I decided not to open anymore website from my work,unless i am really about to go insane and need to check something. I don't want to give our beloved IT more ideas on which sites they can add on their block list.

Free time

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Free time

I realize that for the past half year, i got too busy on some other things that I now miss doing these:
1.blogging moments that i want to read again and again
2.enjoying a good light with a good book
3.playing a game with my sp (yes am still thnking if should i buy a ds already)
4.arranging thousands of photos on my pc
5.doodling
6.watching dvds undisturbed
7.gardening
8.stroking my cat
9.chilis and wine for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper
10.bantering with my family

i am now able to manage my time, i guess i can do now 1-7...for 8 and 10 i just probably need to wait a lil longer.

Show me your love by giving me a hug

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Show me your love by giving me a hug

This is for all the cat lovers, cat wranglers and cat wannabes:
We all need a corporal hug :)

Plea

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings A plea

I am yet to complete my blog entry for my trip on Myanmar, but i decided to write this small entry/plea already.

I landed on Yangon,Myanmar and was put on awe with its beauty,the land is rich in culture and the burmese people are one of the warmest people i ever met.This week i left Yangon in a devastated state. The area was hardly hit by the cyclone,from what the locals says, it is the strongest in 50 years. Along with my friends and sister, we were in the road as the cyclone unleashes itself, we have seen ancient old trees uprooted, electricity wires posts hanging listlessly, boards, roofs and debris all over the road.The place has now limited electricy, limited water supply, and the already restricted communication line is almost non-existent.

I have seen resilience of the human spirit in many forms; i have seen locals braving the cyclone just to extend their help not only to their fellowmen but also to tourists like me; i have seen locals trying to re-built their homes and 'normalize' their lives with whatever resources they have. Although, i am grateful that i am alive and well, there are still lots of people there struggling to just survive.

Based from the news, the toll now is more than 22K. Many would argue that this is only a mere approximate, all i can say is that i know and have seen that Myanmar people needs help.

Politically, i have issues with the junta,I am also dissed that they are delaying the distribution of aids and how the rest of the world has no news on the real status there.But again, this is the time to set aside political opinions and focus on more urgent things. Big organizations such as Unicef and Direct Relief international, are now open for donations, any amounts, big or small, might just make a difference:

Links:
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561
https://secure.ga3.org/03/DRIdonate07

Please note I am not part of any of these organizations, but i just wanted to 'spread' info on how we can help.


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To those who have sent their emails/sms, concerned about my whereabouts during the cyclone,thank you so much. Those words meant a lot to me and now i know the people who will actually miss me.

Memory of my Melancholy Daisies

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Memory of my Melancholy Daisies

We have a confession to make to Chili Ay...
It was supposed to look like this :






hahhaahahah... oh well, but at least it was fun that we got Chili Ay a bit 'kilig' and 'confused' about the briyanni sounding name ... :P


Anyhoo, to chili A, here is a message from your favorite guy.

"The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good; and thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burdens of the past."
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Am glad that i 'met' you again on december 2006 :)

happy birthday Ice Babe!





PS..
wala talaga ako makitang cute na leprechaun like gerard butler eh :P

Would you Chase Pavements?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz7vGW2_5c0

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Would you Chase Pavements?

another lss entry...
it's the video that first hooked me, a bit morbid but that's what made it beautiful

Chasing Pavements - Adele

Ive made up my mind
dont need to think it over
if im wrong i am right
dont need to look no further
this aint lust i know this is love

but if i tell the world
i'll never say enough
cos it was not said to you
and thats exactly what i need to do
if i end up with you

should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place should i leave it there.
should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

i build myself up
and fly around in circles
waiting as my heart drops
and my back begins to tingle
finally could this be it

or should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements


even if it leads no where,
or would it be a waste
even if i knew my place should i leave it there.
should i give up
or should i just keep chasing pavements
even if it leads nowhere

Undisclosed Link

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Undisclosed Link

TB is now also equal to new blog link :
Irene's Undisclosed Mind


Ola, irene! :D

So that I can remember it

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings So that I can remember it

It all started with a hair raising realization , when my mum told me over the phone:
“It’s your bday next week”…yes, I felt my hair in my nape suddenly stiffened up…I forgot that it’s already march and forgot that it’s already my bday. I guess I am one of those people who celebrate others’ bday but not theirs.

Eve of march 3, my mind is still registering that my bday will be next week, despite the teasings I got from a tb friend JM about my bday, I keep saying it’s not my bday yet :P
22:30 GMT I got my first bday song greet from another TB -H, followed by a multilingual greet from TB -Je and another one from L. So, I sleep with a nice thought on my head.

When I woke up, I was rushing to finish my morning chores when my housmate hugged me, I gave her a blank stare,she then said it’s because its my bday…I have to laugh, I already forgotten about it again and she baked me the Sunday bread that I like :D Then I got a call from my family and they are singing to me again and again!

In the office the first thing I noticed upon my arrival was a single envelope atop my table….i opened it up and found 5 lovely letters from my chili friends (CoffeFairy,Eypooh, DayOHbee, Ays)



I was laughing and really touched at the same time. On my email inbox are more email from them, some from my college friends and from my prev housie. I was profusely dabbing my eyes, I was missing my close friends and family. As I was about to start my work, Aeliya had arrived and stopped at my place. She started singing as well!! Hahahah! And and I got this one from her !



Now I have more reasons to start singing “Joanna” :D Happy with my day so far, I started working on my tasks it was already late morning when I decided to check my TB account….JM is’singing’ my fave birdie song, another greeting fron my pet Iguana and his lil sis, then there was also betlog leaving a message and jush giving me an enthusiastic bday greet.
Lunch time came, me and aeliya, went out to eat “proper food” hahahahah and wash it with starbucks chocolate. Half-day is over, so I assumed the day will now pass uneventful. Dead wrong, returning from lunch, a bunch of purple flower was waiting in my desk!


My heart was pounding, I cant believe someone actually sent me flowers…I opened the card and it says it came from A.D.F? who the crap is that? I keep “harassing” aeliya to admit to me who is ADF, but she also doesn’t have an idea. So I stared at the flowers…purple. It’s my fave color, but not the color a guy would choose. It hits me, ADF = ApoAys Diovie Foyan…arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggghhhh!!!
Hahahahahahah… i called foyan at that instant, she denies it at first, but after some prodding, she admits it ahahahah!! Yes, these chilis have a very creative way of spicing up a day :D



I was still blushing when I saw a mail on my TB account from T, he said sumthing about completing the diff ways of greetings… I thought okay someone greet me on the comment, phone and mail, so that’s probably it. I just then had the gut feel to scroll down on the update page…. On the newsgroup section, something caught my eye, ‘La Nina hits TB’ and I was so puzzled about the title as the rain season is already over…when I read it, I realized it was an announcement of my bday to the group courtesy of Jush…I was so speechless and touched, took me 30 seconds to recover and thanked him for this thoughtful actionr


I was wrapping my day up with aeliya by having dinner with her. Afterwhich I decided to go to church, I have to thank my creator for mistakenly creating me and feeling this warmth from all the people near and far from me :D. Returning back to my flat, my housie surprised with a card and cakes!!!


After an hour of eating and talking with her, we decided to rest already. I checked the time in manila, and then I decided to call my parents: ‘inay, daddy Happy wedding anniversary!!” yup, my day ended with my parent’s wedding anniv :D

it will be explained

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings it will be explained

for the past few days, this song has been running in my head...the whole lyrics reflects what exactly am feeling, the penultimate line kills me....


Theres a lot of things I understand,
And theres a lot of things,
That I dont want to know.
But youre the only face,
I recognize, its so damn sweet of you,
To look me in the eyes.

It's all right, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain,
I believe Im the same,
I get carried away

It's alright, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain
Im relieved, Im relaxed,
Ill get over it yet,

The scent of vaseline,
In the summertime,
The feel of an ice cube,
Melting over time,
The world seems bigger than both of us,
Yet it seems so small,
When I begin to cry.
Its all right, Im o.k.,

It's all right, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain,
I believe Im the same,
I get carried away

It's alright, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain
Im relieved, Im relaxed,
Ill get over it yet,

Im so much better than you guessed,
Im so much bigger than you guessed,
Im so much brighter than you guessed.

It's all right, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain,
I believe Im the same,
I get carried away

It's alright, Im o.k.,
I think God can explain
Im relieved, Im relaxed,
Ill get off of your back

I think God can explain.

Letter "L"

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Letter "L"

this pic is brought to you by the letter 'L'

what does it stands for?

A. Lady Driver
B. Loser
C. Lover

you choose.

Eypooh

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Eypooh

As long as you're happy...we're happy...

if anything...call us :)

Only in da opis

Murmurs Mumblings - My Thoughts conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings Only in da opis

Scenarios that will make you realize you spend too much time in the office

Scenario 1:On a memo:

“meeting tomorrow. Please be Punctured.”

Scenario 2:
EvilColleague: Wah! I have two deadlines at the end of the month!!
AoiSoba: Oh that’s good! Now you have time to review your benefits on your OT policies

Scenario 3:
Aoisoba is walking with a smirk on her face
CluelessGuard: Oh, happy day?

*wapak!*

Scenario 4:
EvilColleague: Aoisoba, EvilUser is still logged in the system…shall we kill her?
AoiSoba: Hmmm…yeah why not try lacing her drink with arsenic first…

Scenario 5:EvilColleague: Wouldn’t it be nice to have your partner in the same company as yours>
Aoisoba: *Blink..blink*
EvilColleague: Everything is dark, with only light from the monitor and you can only hear the soft tapping on the keyboard…
Aoisoba: uh huh, and enjoying the ‘perfect view of the monitor’

Scenario 6:
Aoisoba: *esep*esep*type*type*
EvilColleague: (out of the blue) Arrgh! Aoisoba! Am not getting any younger!!! I am wasting my life here!! Why do I have to learn things in a difficult way?!!
Aoisoba: (insert evil laugh here)… *type*type*type*


Scenario 7:
While trying to stand up from the seat
AoiSoba: Ouch ! Ouch! Ouch! Back Hurts dammit! (add more expletives here)

The "L" word (again!)

Murmurs Mumblings - MyThoughts (conversation with myself, rants, and more mumblings) The “L” Word

Like what coffeefairy said my blog is now willed with cobwebs, but before I start blogging again…I wanted to repost this old entry of mine…well because sometimes mushy is good.. Further disclaimer: am not a subject matter expert, i just want to jot down the things i learned so far.


* Sometimes you don't have to look for love; it would come and hit you with a big hammer when you least expect it
Fate likes to tease. When you work yourself hard up to reach for someone, only big hairy
gremlins will parade on your nose. There are even instances, when you are looking good and feeling confident that you are ready to bump to your "target", chances are you won't. But on the days you look like a pork-meat-bun-squashed-under-a train-couch, you will bump into that person. Well, if the person indeed loves you, then he wouldn't mind what you look like then

* Love is a selfish emotion
People don't love because the other person asks to. It's a feeling oneself can feel. No one can make anyone feel anything other what they really feel. Feelings don't lie, they either get accepted or disregarded.


* Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Try not to be too available. Chances are, presence will eventually be taken for granted


* You cannot learn to love a person you don't like
Although, for some people this works, for some it doesn't. If you are trying to learn to love a person, just because your biological is ticking, all your friends are getting married and you are afraid to be alone. Better stop it. It will be just deluding yourself to like the person and it will be unfair for both of you


* It takes two to tango
Learn to compromise, but do not always do the bending. It has to be both ways.


* Love is not pity
Don't love a person just because you feel sorry for them. It's not even love.


* Long distance relationships is always a battle of the wit
Both of you will be faced with the eternal decision to:pin your hope and feeling for that person or to throw it all away for a pair of arms that are within proximity



* Love is not a thing of today only
Loving a person means loving who that person was (You cannot ask the person to get rid his past love or faults) and would be.


* Love is not a thing to fill a gap to feel complete
i still believe, completeness should come from oneself. It will definitely take awhile and the road might be bumpy. if you love a person because there is a need in you (afraid to be left alone, shelved or plain lonely), once that need is fulfilled already, then the 'love' is gone also.The sense of fulfillment has to come from oneself,it can't be found elsewhere


* Sometimes love can be phantom pain
Clinical description of phantom pain,is the pain felt for a missing limb. Sometimes you feel the pain because you lack something, lost something that wasn't initially there. Just take heart to let the phase pass and don't do anything stupidly rash like grabbing the person that will fall into your line of vision.



* love cannot be buried immediately. It just dies a slow death
sometimes, no matter how we like to delete an existence of person in our memory we just can't. You need to face the slow degradation of everything. One need to learn to stand
again and chin up. Remove all the stuffs that will remind that person (even gradually will do), it's the only way to make room for new memories.



* Sometimes it's not good to wait
Don't wait for things to get better. It’ll be totally frustrating after waiting, things didn't get better


* There is a level of likeness and it varies
Since feelings are a qualitative entity, we cannot demand the exact percentage of love to be given to us. A person probably likes to hang with you, talk with you and laugh with you, but it doesn't always mean that that person is in love with you. Probably, you are great friends but will not do as lovers. May i borrow the wisdom of my friend DayOhBee "Pag walang spark, walang spark"


* Love is something you feel and discern
If it is purely feelings, probably it's just an infatuation or you're being a drama queen. But if it'swithout feeling it's just rationalization



* No matter how overwhelming an emotion can be, sometimes it's better not to do anything or say anything
Sometimes, it's better to sit down and think thoroughly of the situation. The embarassment might not be worth it.


* You don't need a partner to love life
I agree it would be nice to have someone to share your love with. But it is also nice to be
alone and enjoy life. The first time we drew breathe, there was already a 50% chance that you'll meet your special someone and 50% that there is just no one for you. Either way, the only point is that don't let your partner or absence of your partner be the reference of being happy in life.


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Dear Chili Prends,
I can still remember the day we had the Bitter OCampo fan day….am now counting down the days of our next rendezvous…to say I miss you all is an understatement 