Thursday, October 1, 2009

Early Christmas Gift

iPod Touch 3rd Gen 32 GB!!

Thank you Baby!

Monday, September 28, 2009

September 26, 2009: Sad day for Filipinos

We were scheduled to leave Manila at 09:45AM of September 26. I have been excited to go on a trip with my husband since the day I booked a flight to Coron Palawan. So the week of September 21 - 25, I've been so busy packing up and listing the things that we need for our trip. I bought a new snorkle for Erick, a coverup for my swimsuit, accessories, sunglasses and chips. The batteries of our camera are fully charged. I even borrowed my cousin's camera which can take underwater photos. So we're all set and ready to go...

Then the 25th of September arrived... there have been news of a tropical depression in the Philippines. It rained that Friday but not that hard that would make us worry about our trip. I've been "Googling" for weather forecast and from what I've been seeing there will be 60% chances of rainfall -- in my mind, at least I have 40% probability of sunshine so that's enough for me not to lose hope. I was working NA shift (11pm-11am) that week so I was awake all the time. The rainfall is getting louder and louder. I've been praying that the downpour will stop by the time that we will be onboard the plane. Still, I was optimistic... By 4am of Saturday, I'm almost done with all the work i need to finish so I lay in bed for a short nap. Six o'clock AM Erick already finished preparing breakfast and started to wake me up to get ready for our trip.

Seven o'clock we're both ready. We picked up all our stuff and headed outside to wait for a cab. It was raining but just light rain. When we finally were in the cab, the driver told us that all flights were cancelled. Of course, we did not immediately believe it so what I did was to call the airlines' call center to confirm. It took awhile before I finally get the chance to talk to someone from the airlines and they told me that all flights are still on schedule.

Being with my husband, we're always the 'early bird'... so when we get to the terminal, we didn't experience waiting in long lines for our boarding tickets and we immediately found ourselves at Gate 134 where we are expected to wait until the carrier is finally ready for boarding. We were nearing 09:15AM (our boarding time) and an announcement was made that there would be a slight delay on our flight because of weather conditions. We were also scared to go but finally, we were given the go signal to board the plane. Inside the plane, we waited a long time and when we felt that the plane is about to take-off we're both excited and nervous... then the plane stopped. And eventually, it was announce that our flight was cancelled. Since our cellphones are off, we don't know what time it is but I'm guessing that it is lunch time.

When we're finally off the plane and outside the terminal, we immediately thought of going home. We called my papa's cellphone and he told us that it was flooded everywhere and at that time, he has no way to fetch us because any vehicle won't be able to make it through the flood. What Erick and I did was to ride again a cab but when it finally reached SLEX, it was deadend for us. All vehicles are jammed. Not able to pass through the flooded streets. People are out of their vehicles scratching there head trying to find an alternate way to get out and to go home. Well, sad for them and sad for us. We're stucked.

It was past lunch and Erick and I were already hungry so we headed back to the airport's terminal 3 and in front of it is McDonalds. We both were soaking wet but since we're packed with clothes, after we have ordered our food, I told Erick to change his clothes. After he has changed, I also changed in to a dry and more comfortable clothing. So at Mcdo we waited. We waited for hopes that vehicles would be able to pass through the flooded streets. That either my mom or dad would be able to pick us up. That we will not stay there till morning...

Luckily, my ever loving papa found a way to fetch us. 9PM still at McDo.. I heard him shouting and signalling me we're he's parked... I was so happy seeing him there..

Oh that day... the day when "Ondoy" hit the Philippines was very tragic not only for us but also for those whose house got flooded... those who died of drowning and suffocation... those who tried to get away from the flooded waters by passing through electric wires but eventually died because of electrical shock.. To those who have been devastated by this tragic event... I pray that eventually, everything will be ok...

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

I'm SAD

Today, I received a call from the recruitment agency which was handling my job application at Singapore and they told me that I didn't pass the Biographical Interview and that the employer doesn't want to progress on my application. This is a sad thing for me because I really am not happy anymore with where I am. This job application is the only light I have which I am looking forward to. Now it's all gone.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

From Miss to Mrs

It's been awhile since I last posted a blog. I've been so busy with the wedding preps that I can't find the time and inspiration to blog. From the last time I've last posted to now there has been a lot of changes in my life. One of which is that I am no longer Miss Raleine-Ann Ayala - my new name is Mrs. Raleine-Ann Asis.
Being married was not much of a huge change on my end because Erick and I have been inseperable ever since the time we started the wedding preps which was more than a year ago. I am very happy with our relationship. Erick has been very patient, loving, understanding and caring. I'm happy that nothing has changed between us - we're still the same two people in-love and wanting to share a life of togetherness the way we were when we were just in a relationship.
Like any other couples... there are still a lot of things we argue about but still it's a good thing that in the end our love wins over all the differences we have.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

without him

Today and until Sunday... I will be spending my days without the love of my life Erick.. Together with his cousins and my dear papa, they went up to Baguio for their 'For The Boys' session.. With a few hours being apart (its 12NN right now) and he left about 4am ... hmmm 8 hours na pala.. i really miss him so much. but it's ok. it's fine.. he deserve some time off.. i'll just look forward to Monday.. the day when Erick and i will be together again. :-)

Friday, April 3, 2009

Ouch

I really dreaded visiting a dermatologist. Aside from looking bad (with my face soring all over), feeling hurt... it also hurts my wallet. But as what the dermatologist told me.. "No pain, no gain.." so I tried my best to endure all the pain of my derma visit has caused me. Hopefully, in the following weeks i would feel much better and see the gain from the pain..

Thing I Will Do

I always have something in mind that I want to do... But as of the moment I can't because of the lack of time and resources. I'll just list down all of what's in my mind, in case those two factors that are lacking becomes available:

1) Attend a Make-up Workshop: I totally love make-ups.From doing my own make-up to putting makeup to my friends and classmates. i want to experiment on certain looks but more often than yes - sometimes i find it hard to achieve the look or the effects that i want. So, when the time is right... I definitely would be attending a make-up workshop.

2) Study Culinary Arts: i love to cook. and i really enjoy the complements of people who savor the taste of my cooking. i may not know the exact recipe of certain all-time favorite dishes but what i usually do is to trust my tastebuds. Luckily, when my tastebuds says that the dish i've prepared was good - it's really true because my fans love it. I know that having a good tastebud is not enough so i want to level-up my cooking by taking culinary arts class.

3)Further Studies: I want to have a Master's Degree. Though I have not decided yet whether it would be engineering or IT related. Engineering because i am a licensed engineer, and i would like to use the hard-earned license that i was able to obtain. IT because i am working in an IT industry.

4)Graphics Artist: Not exactly like those who can draw images from scratch. I am more on the Deviant Art. i heart putting 'drama' into photos. it is an accomplishment to me whenever i gained new techniques in Adobe Photoshop.

5) Visual Effects Artist: This liking for visual effects started when I was tasked to do some presentation on one family event. The software i used then was... please don't laugh at me.. Microsoft Powerpoint. hihihih.. A simple slideshow with music and visual effects in transitions. Then i started searching for other softwares that can be used to create visual effects.. then i was introduced to another Adobe software which is After Effects. i was so amazed by the various functionalities of this application so i downloaded tutorials on it.

6) CSS, HTML, XML, Java

7) Photography

Monday, March 30, 2009

Shabu-Shabu Experience

Birthday celebrations of each faculty member in the EE Department of UST means only two things... EATING GALORE and TONS of DRINKS (Alcoholic Beverages). Last March 25, we've celebrated the Birthday of Sir John Michael Abrera at the D. Macapagal Street in Pasay. We usually held birtday celebrations at our all-time favorite "Shylin" at Dampa. But since the Bday boy wants something different (and since it's is his treat) - we went to a different dining experiencing.


Restaurant in D. Macapagal Street Pasay


the 'Hot Pot'


Joyce and Raleine


The Gang



Raleine and Erick


Eat-All-You-Can Shabu-shabu. Well, I'm not actually an eat-all-you-can type of girl. Because I don't eat a lot.. but oh well.. i always want to try something new.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

i love dogs

when i was still a young girl - my dad used to give it to me as surprise...

i really love dogs..

they are soo adorable and they make my day brighter..




Meet HERO (from the Heroes Series)We just adopted him a week ago. He is so adorable and I fell in-love with him immediately after i saw him.




Love Conquers All (K9 and Pokyo) would you believe that the German Shepherd is the female while the Lhasa Apso is the male between the two? look at them... they're soo sweet.




Playful of them all - Cholo
This is the dog which i gave to Erick. He is soo playful and such a warfreak... he fights with anybody who gets in his way.





This is how I want to spend my mornings.



Be with them. ;-)

Monday, March 23, 2009

my "me" time

whenever i'm alone in my room and i want to feel relax.. i always look up to the things that i treasure a lot..

or at least keep me busy for awhile..


1) My Vanity/Feel-Good Books
i love to read.. but i'm not the bookworm type of reader who is fond of literature and novels.. i love to read books that mostly are categorized as 'Self-Help'...

Yes.. i'm so fond of learning how to make myself feel beautiful from the inside and out. i love to read inspirational short-stories that touches my inner spirit.. i believe that by reading those books.. it made me feel a lot better about myself.. and about life..






2) Token of "Sweetness" from those people close to my heart
Gifts.. need not be expensive to make me happy. just the thought of someone remembering me and trying to make me feel special.. gosh.. those things are priceless.

always on a diet

today.. i ate a lot. and i feel guilty about it... not that i am really fat.. i'm not fat.. but i always think that i am. probably because of my childhood experienced. one of my uncle used to call me, "oink-oink".. and he always paired me with a classmate of mine who was also fat. sadness.. but it used to be easy before.. because i don't seem to care that time. so here comes my teen years.. i'm not a plump girl.. but i'm not skinny also. i think my weight was just normal.. like i'm in the middle but more on the chubby side because my arms (until now) are big. but at that time - i still don't care. i mean, i love to eat and i don't want to worry about my weight because i don't want to limit the food that i want to eat.. so i think i was normal.. on the latter years of my HS life.. there comes the Junior and Senior Proms - of course, i wanna look my best.. so i told myself, i want to lose a little weight so that my arms won't look that big when i wear the gown that my mother bought me for my junior prom.. so i did try to limit my food intake for a few weeks.. and somehow, i was feeling good about it. but then one PE class, i was eating a bar of chocolate which was a 'pasalubong' from my mother when one of the skinny girl in our class told me.. "ayan kasi.. kain ka ng kain ng chocolate.. kaya ang taba-taba mo e.."... that remark - broke my heart. :-(
it traumatized me.. and i really felt bad about myself... i still continued my diet.. but after the prom.. stopped. i ate the way i used to eat again.. until i think i really was starting to be fat.. my mother always told me not to eat soo much because she notices that my legs is getting bigger and bigger. whenever i go to a mananahi to have my measurements done.. my mother told me that when she was at my age.. she was slimmer and more sexier.. because of those remarks.. i again tried my best to lose weight but no luck.
i thought that i'll continue to get bigger and bigger like when i was a child.. but then comes my last year in HS.. i dunno how it happened but i really lost a lot of weight.. and at the early years of college - a lot of girls envy me for being soo skinny.. that made me happy.. and made me realize that i don't want to be my fat/normal self again.. so i'll keep this weight and want to lose more..
the battle against weight is not easy.. because when i was in my fourth year in college.. i really was eating a lot and so my weight gain is noticeable by my college friends.. this time.. i was stuck.. the magic that happened when i was on my last year in HS is no longer there.. so it was damn hard and frustrating.. i was so desperate that i even entered the gym.. most of which are telling that i am not fat.. my body needs a little toning and it will be perfect.. i don't believe them.. so i still workout and limit the food intake. i read on the different diet techniques such as Atkins, SouthBeach.. etc.. and when i started losing.. i again want to keep it.
but a body's weight.. like life has its ups and downs.. my weight is like a sinusoidal wave wherein i sometimes am in my maxima (wherein i'm sad) and sometimes on my minima (which leaves me with super happiness and high self-esteem)...
oh well.. several years have passed and i'm still on this battle. i hope i'll never get tired.. but i hope that i get cured of this sickness.. i know this is not normal and i'm not happy about this.. that's why i've been finding myself a cure for this.. being always on a diet.. is not that easy.. if there's a programmable device that can be installed in the brain of a person's mind to overcome this problem - i would be the first one to buy it. because it's really hard to be on this situation.