my own page...

I have given myself 2 years to finish writing my dissertation, which means me graduating in May 2008.

August 31, 2008

Happy Birthday September Celebrants!

Happy Birthday to all those celebrating their birthday this month! May you all have a wonderful time celebrating it with your family and friends!

1 - william p.
3 - sarah m.
5 - steve s.
6 - tom h., lala dl.
7 - tita agnes k., dvoy v.
8 - leanne m., patty p., isabel h.
10 - anna z., nikki j., trish h.
11 - paolo m., bones p.
17 - tita carmen dlc.
18 - claudette dlc.
19 - don-don a., tammy r., brian s.
20 - ej a., alex m.
21 - chris h.
22 - sam y.
23 - rafa dl., kulench c.
24 - jp b.
26 - trina p.
29 - ging v., ronivi z.

Again God bless and may you have more blessing to come in the future.

August 7, 2008

Noel = Libra

taken from --> http://www.iloveindia.com/astrology/sun-signs/libra/index.html

Libra


24th September to 23rd October

Symbol: The Balance
Ruling Planet: Venus
Quality: Cardinal
Element: Air
Basic Trait: I Balance
Closest Metal: Copper
Lucky Day: Friday
Lucky Colors: Pastel shades of Pink and Blue
Lucky Gems: Lapis Lazuli, Cornelian and Sapphire
Lucky Flowers: Daisies and Daffodils



Strengths Weaknesses
Patient and balanced Indecisive
Gregarious and sociable May become careless
Loving and affectionate Prone to indulgence
Cheerful and energetic Emotional and sensitive


Libra, The Balance, is the seventh sign of the zodiac. The first and foremost personality trait you will notice about a Libran is his politeness. He loves people and hates to be rude to anyone. However, crowds do not attract him. A Libran is extremely good at solving a quarrel between two people quite amicably. On the other hand, he always enjoys having a good-natured argument himself. As per the Libra characteristic profile, the people born under this zodiac sign are usually very pleasant, cheerful and friendly.

One thing that ticks off a Libran is taking orders. You order him around and he will become the sulkiest person on this earth. As you try to give a typical description of the Libran personalities, you will find a number of inconsistencies in them. On one hand, Librans are very intelligent, on the other; they may be amazingly naive and susceptible. They talk too much, but are patient listeners too. They come across as restless, but seldom seem to be in a hurry. Confused? Don't worry; they are as confused about this contradictory behavior as you are.

A Libran will be composed, balanced, lovable, courteous and amiable half of the time. In the other half, he will be exasperating, irritable, inflexible, fidgety, unhappy and mystified. He is always tipping to one side or the other, till the perfect balance is achieved. Librans have a very captivating smile, which can easily melt your heart. Even their laughter rings with gaiety and seems to brighten up even the dullest of surroundings. They are very delightful when their mind in a balanced state. However, a Libra mind is prone to fickleness.

He is always weighing the pros and cons of a situation and finds it very difficult to form the perfect, balanced, opinion. He has this annoying habit of starting an argument just for the heck of it. You may have heard that Librans are lazy, but in this case also, there is a contradiction. They will keep on working for weeks, even months, at a time, managing on four-hours sleep everyday. Then, suddenly, they will feel completely exhausted and go into the laziness spell. Once this happens, it is impossible to even make them move a limb.

After sometime, a Libran will again be his energetic self and be out of the door even before you can say bye. However, it does not mean that he has a dual nature. It's just that he needs the lazy spell to regain his lost energy. As far as his emotions are concerned, he may become too sentimental one moment, turn sarcastic the other moment and become extremely cheerful in the very next. Again, it's not their dual personality, but a Libran's constant need to experience different emotion at different points of time.

Infact, his personality is a mix of kindheartedness, softness, equality, indecisiveness, theoretical logic and inability to take orders. He also loves to argument, especially when someone passes general statements. A Libran can take both the sides of an argument by turns, and win at both. Infact, he can even switch sides in the middle of the argument. However, behind all this argumentativeness is the constant urge to be fair and impartial, to look at both the sides of the coin, making him seem indecisive.

However, don't get impatient when a Libran is making up his mind. He hates impatience and it can make him extremely stubborn. He is very honest and does not like showing off. Librans love books and have the ability of concentrating and thinking over the deepest of subjects. They are very much impressed as well as influenced by the harmony of art forms. A Libran is artistic at heart and loves soft light, melodious music, intelligent conversation, good food and fine wines. He has a combination of intelligence, generosity, fairness and the need to be balanced.


August 6, 2008

Survey time...

It's been quite sometime but since I'm bored, here's a survey.

1. What do you think is the reason why people lie?
people just aren't comfortable with the other person

2. Have you ever said, you'll never love again?
not really

3. Is there anything bothering you right now?
not really

4. Is there something you wanna let go of?
i wanna let go of my fat... if that's possible! hehehe!

5. Do the old songs you had in your past really remind u of the memories?
sometimes

6. How important is "trust"?
very important!

7. Do you believe in soulmates?
why not?

8. How do you learn to forget your problem?
i don't think you forget, you just learn not to stress too much about it

9. Is crying a sign of weakness?
nopes

10. Why do you answer surveys?
out of boredom and curiousity

11. Do you always regret?
at first, i think it's natural, but i let it go afterwards

12. What is your current ringtone?
just a regular ringtone

13. Do you believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder?
yes

14. Do you believe that you have a guardian angel?
yes

15. Do you find your ex's new gf/bf good-looking?
no idea

16. What will you do if you're stuck in the elevator with someone you don't like?
try to find out why we're stuck

17. Have you ever wanted someone but you cant have him/her?
nopes

18. Have you ever said 'i love you' but you lied?
nopes

19. Would you ever want to go back in the past?
yup, it would be interesting

20.Do you really wanna please everybody?
not everyone, only those who matter

23. When is enough enough?
enough of what?

24. What are you so sick and tired of?
bills! hahaha!

25. What made you smile today?
finding a $20 bill in my back pocket

26. Is looking good important?
i guess if you're a model then yes, but being presentable is all that matters

27. Do you listen to love songs when you're down?
i don't necessarily plan it to be love songs, i just let my library play out

28. What are you thankful for?
for having a loving wife and lovely daughter

29. Do you believe that love is lovelier the second time around?
huh?

30. Do you believe in forever?
yup yup

31. What are your plans for the weekend?
tennis and basketball

32. Do you say sorry first?
if it's my fault.

33. Do you believe that married couples should still go out on a date?
of course

34. Do you want to go out of the country?
yeah, it would be nice to go on a vacation

35. For now, what is the one thing that you want so bad?
my dissertation to be done with!

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One year at OMB

Today, officially marks my one year working for NYC OMB. I must say that it's been a great year. I've learned a lot from my work and it's been great being surrounded by very helpful and friendly co-workers.

Here are a few facts I've learned...

1. New York City has more debt except for the state of California.

2. New York Sanitation workers are called New York's Strongest.

3. NYC is the largest city in terms of population size, with more than 5 million next to the second largest city.

and much more. I would certainly recommend checking it out as a place for work.

August 1, 2008

Happy Happy Birthday!

I'd just like to greet everyone who are celebrating their birthday this month of August.

1 - leo v., bettina q.
2 - david e.
3 - tina h.
4 - audette v., pj p.
5 - chester p.
6 - mommy aida
8 - manang maria, kate n., dominic p., celine h.
11 - cheena t., lex t.
12 - karen t.
13 - mhir dls.
15 - joey l.
19 - elaine h., joyce s.
20 - romy r.
22 - carissa v.
24 - marthyn c.
25 - david c., cm d.
27 - mon b.
28 - cynthia u.
29 - rv m., aisa y.
31 - ray c.

God bless and may you all have a wonderful time celebrating this special day of yours.