Yes, that’s right! I have a new blog and you can check it out at http://chic.akoniya.com. Got this new site from our Webmaster.
And yes, this’ll be my last post here. I hope that you’ll still visit my site from time to time. It’s just a simple way for me to keep in touch with you guys.
Well, hope you had a great 2005 and here’s to looking forward to a brighter, happier, more prosperous 2006!
Happy New Year to you all!!!!
Two hearts, two minds, in time did find, one love, one aim, two paths, the same.
Rejoice, hold fast and love will last!
I’ve always set goals in my life and surprisingly, when I check on my achievements, I somehow reached most of it. I’m not claiming that I did it all by myself. Definitely, I reached it because of a lot of factors. First and foremost, because of God’s guidance and blessings, because of my hubby, my family, my relatives, my ever supportive friends, my co-workers and colleagues. well, just tell me if I missed someone or something that has made a contribution to where I am now….
I can say that I’m just lucky to have them all by my side. And I’m also lucky because the turn of the tides are most of the time, to my advantage. Now, I’m again setting new goals for the next 5 years. I hope and pray that I can still achieve them. And I also hope that those people who supported me won’t be tired of doing it. I have to put in again tons of determination, perseverance, patience and hard work. Here’s some of them. Pardon me but the others, I have to keep it to myself:
1. A brand new house
2. Another brand new car - should be Ford
3. Be a VP in a company - although I still can’t say which company! hahaha!
4. Enroll my child in a nice school
5. Travel
I believe that there’s nothing wrong in setting goals. In fact, I think goals are the reasons why a person continues to have zest in life. It helps one to stay happy and be motivated even if things sometimes go astray or don’t go as planned. But make sure that your goals are realistic and attainable. Because if not, you’ll end up pushing yourself too hard. Oh! And by the way, you should also know how to handle it if ever you weren’t able to reach your goal. Maybe it’s not yet the right time, or maybe it’s just simply and plainly not for you. Don’t get depressed but move on and try again. You’ll never know, if God really wants you to achieve it, He’ll really give it to you (again in His right time).
Well, how about you? Have you set your goals already? It doesn’t matter if you have a different time frame. It may be daily, monthly, yearly or what have you? As long as you have something to aim for, then your life will continue to be challenging and interesting.
Hustle and bustle and hurry and run
looking for gifts that bring so much fun.
A visit to Santa we also must make
because of our children for all of our sakes.
The food preparations must get underway
like cookies and candies for our special day.
Gifts must be wrapped and bows must be ties
and trees must be trimmed and lights hung outside.
Cards must be bought and then must be signed
And addresses and mailed to reach friends on time.
The kids must be bathed and tucked into bed
where they will wait to hear Santa’s sled.
But when morning comes midst all the squeals,
faces depicting what our children feel;
it makes all the hustle and hurry and run
so very worthwhile for these little ones.
Now let’s remember the child in our lives
given to us when God’s son arrived
to teach is to love each other and then
to die on the cross to save us from sin.
by Glenna F. McKinley
Merry Christmas to you all!
10 days from now, Alex and I will be celebrating our 5th year together in married bliss. But come to think of it, we’ve been already spending almost half of our lives in each other’s arms. Since 4th year high school, we were already a couple. We were around 16 years old then. Well, don’t ever ask us how we’ve managed to stay together all these years. We really can’t tell you the answer. All we know is that we’re happy together, we jive, we make things happen, we do not compare, and we do not set high expectations from each other. We’re somewhat contented with what we have and we make the most out of our relationship. Don’t raise your eyebrows! I didn’t say that everything was a bed of roses. In fact, we also had our fair share of bumpy rides.
Honestly, I don’t believe in love at first sight. Love grows. Love entails nurturing. Both should be in the giving and receiving end. There should be constant communication, understanding, respect, patience and forgiveness. Couples should try their best to accept each one’s flaws and faults. But at the same time, work hand-in-hand to contribute for the other’s growth be it spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, social etc…
Actually, a lot of my friends are asking how come we didn’t look for another? Maybe because we’re soulmates? God only knows! We’re just glad that we managed to stay together - for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part…. And we foresee ourselves growing old - still happily and madly in love with each other.
P.S. Please bear with the 1st two pictures. Tried to capture it through our digicam and those were the outputs. :(
Last December 10, we had a company-wide Christmas party at the PTTC. The theme was Wild Wild West - Celebrate Like No Other. Good looking guys and pretty gals came in the party all dressed up in their Cowboy and Indian attires.
The party was euphoric! The food was great and the program was not dragging as well. Everyone danced and partied like no other. The band had 3 sets of non-stop hip-hop and 80’s music. It was the first time that our company had an attendance of 600+ employees in a Christmas party.
Well, it would’ve been a plus if I won the grand prize of P10,000 cash. Hahaha! = )
I invite you to take a peek of that exciting and unforgettable Christmas celebration!
Have you found yourself lately begging, wanting for more "time"? I mean time to do ALL the things that you have to do in the office and at home? I think I’m in that situation right now. If only I could buy "time" then I would!
Time to finish stuff at work – Before going to the office, I plan the things that I’m supposed to do for the day. But as the day pass by, I find myself doing other things that’s not according to my plan! That’s simply because there are happenings or things that you should immediately attend to that’s not within your control. So you end up setting aside the other not so important stuff until you are swamped with pending jobs! And this really irritates me! (Grrr…) When things don’t happen as I planned, I get frustrated. Well, I know you’ll tell me that nothing in this world is predictable. But what can I do? I just want things to be organized and in their proper perspective.
More Time for my son and my family – This is the ultimate reason why I wanted to buy time if I could!!! Weeknights and weekends are not enough to spend bonding moments with my son. I guess this is the down side of being a working mom. You’re not the first one to see his daily achievements. You just have to be contented hearing from someone or from your home buddies, that he made his first step, he said his first word, how attentive he is when he sees Elmo in Sesame Street, how he follows some actions in the TV commercial, and the list goes on….
This also includes more quality time with your partner. I’m not saying that my hubby and I don’t have quality time together, I just mean that it would be better if there’s more. Imagine dividing your weekends and weeknights for your son, your partner in life, your relatives and your friends!
This is how hurried "life" is in this day and age. Most of us are very career oriented or shall I say, most of us spend most of our time in the office and have to work our butts off because we have to provide for our families!
Well, maybe, we just have to make do with whatever is on our hands. And make each second, each minute and each hour of our lives worthwhile.
P.S. I forgot to tell you that I’m creating a new blog courtesy of our Webmaster. The URL is http://chic.akoniya.com. And as expected, I still do not have the time to work on this personal project of mine! Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted. I’ll let you know once my new blog is up and running! = )
