dancing in the rain.

I danced in the rain last night. Yesterday, Sept. 8 was Mama Mary's bday and I was supposed to go to the church, see and greet her atleast, but my sister texted me asking if I could pick her up at her school. Being a loving ate, I obliged. :)

The rain is imminent and I don't have an umbrella or a jacket with me, but I don't mind, I am used to facing the wrath of the rain eversince I am a student. I'm a stubborn lass who always intentionally forget my 3-fold umbrella. :) When I arrived at her school in Makati the pavement was still dry but suddenly little drops started to pour in, I dont have a choice but to dock at the nearest store. While waiting it became a heavy downpour of water, and I am wet and cold all over. I used my charm to ask a fourth year girl to take me to the school gates because if I wont enter the school grounds, the things in my cloth bag including my cellphone and wallet would be soaking wet. I waited for my sister inside the school and as I wait I know the rain is flooding the streets. When atlast her classes were over, we went to the canteen and asked for plastics to secure our belongings. We walked in the rain as if were not getting wet :) I looked like I just came from a shower and didn't bother to dry myself. The flood is like the sea curling into the pedestrian lane everytime a vehicle pass by. We rode a bus up to Ayala, hoping we can catch a jeep going to PRC or Zapote but we continued strutting in the rain before we finally hailed a tricycle.

We're like children playing in the rain, laughing at the people we see and at the reactions that we get. It's a fun experience especially that I shared it with my sister. And it's good to feel like I was 8 again, not worrying about anything, hugging the dampness and the coldness of the rain even if I have to sacrifice the velvety mini skirt, white baby tee top, vest and yellow shoes that I thought I wore for fashion. But then again, I always believed that a shower of rain means blessings so I know that the rain is Mama Mary's way of gracing us with her love. :)

bouncing baby girl

my cuz gave birth na to Hailee Amidala Villanueva last Sept 2 at magka birthday sila, pareho pa sila na year of the rat exactly 24 years ang pagitan nilang magmudra. as in exact but not to the last minute dahil 4.15 am c sienna 4.55 pm nman c baby. Ako ang punong abala sa tabi habang naglalabor siya, di bale kinakantahan ko nman siya ng Happy birthday para maaliw siya. ibang klase talaga c God napaka ganda ng birthday gift nya kay sienna, isang healthy baby girl na makakasama niya till the rest of her life. kahit na jerk ang pudra ni baby at wala itong contribution sa paglaki ni hailee. Tanging sperm cell lang nya ang makapagsasabi na siya ang tatay ng bata pero otherwise ni isang bigkis wala siyang naibahagi, kahit pamasahe papunta sa doctor na pagchecheck up ni buntis wala din xa nabigay. :) Halata bang galit ako? Yah! i am uber pissed bakit xa pa ang naging father ng isang magandang bata, she'll grow tuloy na walang dad, sabagay marami ng ganung ngayon. Basta Hailee the family is here for you and your mom. Di ka namin pababayaan, I'll make sure na talented ka din katulad ng ninang mu, (dat's me). :)

Sa sobrang galit ko nga sa father ng bata eh hindi ako nanood ng kung fu panda. :) paano ang panget na yun na ang naalala ko pag nakakakita ako ng panda kasi he resembles one.

Pero strong naman si Cuz, habang si Dok ay tinanong xa kung kamusta na xa after the delivery of her first child amazing pa din ang sagot niya.

Dok: Oh Misis kamusta na pakiramdam mu.

Sienna: Miss pa po ako.

Hahahaha! applause talaga ako sa answer ni cuz. kahit hirap na hirap na sa sakit ng panganganak, isa lang ang motivation nya, kahit may anak na siya, Single pa din siya. It only goes to show that she is brave enough to stand for her child even if she's alone. I envy her for the coolness she handled the situation. Even if she got stinky and dirty, she really learned.

Amazing ang bilis ng panahon, January of this year, one month pregnant si cuz, tinext nya agad ako telling me na positive ang pregnancy test niya, dahil dun napainom pa kami ng mucho na red horse, sa takot at kaba sa pag amin na gagawin namin sa kanyang parents at sa buong pamilya. But I am proud I stood by her. Tapos everything follows, ako rin kasama niya sa first check up nya sa OBgyne. Gusto ko sana siyang bantayan sa process na kanyang pagbubuntis but our Tita Liane is also kind enough to accomodate her, Dun na siya nagtrabaho, nag ipon ng money at lakas at nag move on sa Cavite. Then nung September 2, bday nya kasama niya ako ulit habang naglalabor siya ng nakatayo, sabi namin habang naglalakad at naghihintay na lumabas ang baby, "parang kailan lang inaannounce natin na buntis ka, ngayon eto na makikita na natin xa." Comedy at taranta ang araw na yun, naka office attire na ko when i received a text message from Vrian (tito+tita ni hailee) c", mega bihis nman ako comfortable outfit tapos sugod agad sa hospital. Alarming ang panganganak, facial expression ni Sienna made me feel na katakot naman pag ako ang nasa sitwasyon nya, pero ang manganak sa isang government hospital ay nightmare pala. Imagine her naglalabor na nakatayo, as in sobrang sakit daw pero papayuhan na maglakad lakad para umabot sa 10 cm ang opening then makalabas na si baby.

Gusto ko lang ishare how inspiring that day was for me, kahit nagmuka daw ako probinsiyana bitbit ang malalaking bag habang ayan na at lalabas na si baby mega assist ako kay sienna, masaya pa din ako kasi masasabi ko na I am part the child's growth from her mothers womb up until wherever destiny will lead her. :)

redesigned.

ang saya, finally na customize ko pa ng husto ang aking blogging haven. now complete with other elements pa like slideshows, blog list, at mejo nabibigyan ko na din ng kulay with my photos (hehehe) wid photos and new lay outs na din. :-)

You can see my online resume at www.phiayater.blogspot.com
It's still under construction but very available for viewing.

my birthday month is here again.

September 8, 08 - updates

one week after i wrote my september wishes blog. dami nnman happening, my sister suffered an injury haay.. wawa naman xa.

on the other hand may happy news din, my cousin sienna gave birth last Sept 2, b-day nya yun kasi kami ni Sienna ang september tandem ng pamilya Villanueva, now may dagdag pang isa. Her child, my inaanak, wala dad si Hailee Amidala Villanueva, pero she doesn't need a jerk dad when she have lots of mom's and tita's like me, my sisters and my cousins plus the whole clan as well.

tapos mejo narerealize ko i have a very troubled friend. she is introducing me as her best friend pero dami nya pretentions and lies na sinasabi sa amin ng aming college best friends. nakakalungkot kasi true friends should serve as your solstice in time of crisis diba, pero how can she take na pati sa amin magsinungaling. hmmmmm

stressed yata ako. very new sa akin dahil im supposed to be a jolly person. although people surrounding me might not feel it, i can feel it in myself, lucky for me may isang tao na nafefeel nya na wala talga ako sa mood, "nyl" does that for me. kaya lang isa rin siya sa iniisip ko maybe that's why he can feel it, kasi he's one of the reasons. hehehe o ako lang nagbibigay ng problem sa sarili ko. hindi ko alam.

as for my wishes, here's the next batch of wishes that I would really love to have.

7. gumaling na si leia. I want to see her na masigla ulit, di takot gumalaw, di madalas umiyak at ang kanyang tawa na puno ng buhay.

8. A day-out, sana vacation kaya lang parang imposible so kahit na day-out na lang. trip to tagaytay, corregidor, o kahit san lang na makakapagrelax ako, away from the hsutle and bustle of the city.

9. gusto ko ng kasiguraduhan. matanggap ang mga dapat at malaman kung anu ba talaga ang GUSTO KO. Even writing this blog is hard for me. Di nman ako materialistic kaya puro kababawan lang ang mga sinasabi ko pero deep inside im delving into deep waters.

10. para nman wish na alam kong baka friends ko ang makabigay. complete series na lang ng charmed. :)
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it's the first day of September and it's my birthday month again. My August wasn't such a hit but it's still a happy month.

Siyempre my birthday month entitles me to write another wish list. hahaha. i just want to make this traditional, like last year I wrote one and I got SOME of my wishes. :)

I can't believe na mag 12 na ko this year :0

ok seriously now, anu kaya ang manguyayari sa pagpasok ng aking 24th year.

rewind tayo... Anu b nangyari nung 23 ako?

ahm, ang dami kong offers na di ko alam if its opportunity wasted o right decision.
2. na regular nman ako kaya carry na din.
3. nag loan ako sa pag-ibig so finally a property under my name ay pinoprocess na and dapat magtipid para mabayaran ang utang. :)
4. masaya naman ang lovelife dami up's and downs pero masaya naman kahit maraming confusions haba pa din ang hair ko. (innistretch ko kasi)
5. restless. parang on the go ako lagi. nakakahingal pero ok lang ngayon maging fast pace ang life ko at the prime of my youth. :)

Dami ngyari yung iba ayaw ko na alalahanin, yung iba I know kahit kalimutan ko maalala ko pa din.

enough with the drama...

wish list na para d nman ako makatulog sa pagsusulat. pero I know I have to be careful on what i wish for yan ay based sa novel that i just recently finished. "wink"

1st wish
peace of mind. tama pang miss universe ang dating ng first wish ko. feeling ko kasi nstress na ko lately eh. kailngan ko ng nirvana.

2. 3 days na tulog, parang from good friday to easter sunday, maging sleeping beauty lang ako, para malaman ko na ulit meaning ng rest.

3. white icing cake o caramel cake. hehe layo from my first two wishes. pero gusto ko lang ng cake sabi nga ni leia, "Hindi mu birthday pag wala kang cake!"

4. mag enchanted kingdom! kasama ang mga sis ko o kaya c... cnu? secret basta dapat may kasama ako. :)

5. sana this time makumpleto ko na meron na ako ng 1,2, 4 and 7. ng hARRY POTTER, friends 3,5 and 6 na lang po.

6. sidney sheldon, or other interesting reads pa. :)

(will update isip pa aketch!)

Ber na, meri mismas na din hihihi.

try uli...

Habang nakahiga ako sa aming sofa at nanonood ng TV tinatapos ko din ang isang novel na actually matagal ko ng nasimulan. unang basa ko ng The mermaids chair ni sue monk kidd medyo nabigatan ako kaya huminto akala ko nabore ako o masyado akong na ewan (d q alam na feel q) sa intimate affair ng isang girlalu sa isang monk. tapos ayun narealize ko sayang naman ang book kung d q itutuloy eh nakuha ko lang ng libre sa office yun, sayang ang mga literary moments na lagi ko pa nman hinahanap so sabi ko for the sake of art tatapusin ko. Sinamantala ko na may sakit ako kahapon kaya binasa ko na, naisip ko nabigatan lang ako nung una kasi may sarili akong worries na iniisip ayoko ng dalhin ang isipin ng character hehe. pero kahapon habang may sakit ako binasa ko na lahat. Ayun ok nman pala sad lang talaga siya at mabigat sa puso dahil sa mga emotional baggage na dala ng characters therefore kung anu ano ang ginawa nila sa sarili nila. ung bida naki affair sa monk samantalang gwapo daw ang asawa yung mother nya nag dismembr ng daliri and kung anu ano pa.

moral of the story: wag itago ang mga bagay na baka pagsisihan in the future, kung may dapat sabihin sabihin na agad mahirap pag naipon, ang hirap kaya mag recollect ng sarili... un lang po

pa-try lang!

Ngayon pa lang ako magsusulat ng Tagalog, ay hindi sa GMA 7 para sa Liga ng Kababaihan may nasulat akong konting segments at para din sa I love Philippine idol ng ABC 5 may ilang episodes din na kasama ang script ko.

Kaya lang pakiramdam ko hindi ako marunong magsulat ng Tagalog o baka maarte lang ako kaya laging English at Taglish ang kadramaham ng mga sinusulat ko. :)

Naisip ko tuloy sa bago kong office, lahat ng PR, collaterals at kung anu ano pa na sinusulat ko araw-araw english ang gamit ko. (xempre, foreigner and gusto naming makabasa ng mga ito) Dapat pala pag nagblog ako minsan Tagalog naman para masanay ako. :) hahabol na ako sa Buwan ng Wika ngayong Agosto at susulat ng mga Blog na tagalog. Huli man daw at magaling maihahabol din.

Haha! Sa totoo lang hindi naman talaga Buwan ng Wika ang inspirasyon ko, siguro naiinggit lang ako, binasa ko kasi ang blog ni Sir Perci, dati kong boss sa ABC 5, naaliw ako kaya basa ako ng basa tapos nakita ko pa yung link ng blogsite ni Mr. Jun Lana. ayun naaliw pa lalo ako tama yung title ni sir Perci sa link (blog ni Jun na sobrang galing!). Binasa ko from start to finish walang mabigat na topic, lahat magaan at nakakatawang basahin. korek! nakakatawa as in Tumatawa ako mag isa habang nagbabasa buti na lang sanay na mga officemates ko na lagi akong tumatawa, hindi nila iisiping naaning na ako. Naisip ko tuloy sana may biglang pumasok sa isip ko na ganito tapos susulat ko din. para maiba naman hindi puro nararamdaman ko laman ng blog ko pwede din nman observation at kung anu-ano pa.

namiss ko din yung industriya na dati akong kasama, ngayon kahawig ng konti pero iba pa din ang linya. :(

Haaaay! Hindi ko alam kung nagddrama ako o inggitera lang talaga ako. :( :)

the wedding digest

This is my very first article that was published on a glossy magazine! :)

^laughs^ have fun reading! posted it just to share the excitement I felt when I saw my name on a different circulation rather than websites and newspapers. :)

You can catch the whole mag at any National Bookstore or other bookshops.

See the Wedding digest
:)Just click on the pages so you can read the whole piece :)

in between stress, laughter and hangover

After hectic work schedules and deadly deadlines of concepts and articles comes stress, and what do I do to soothe the nagging feeling of “I want to leave my Job because its stressing me out” is a nice hot or cold drink from my ultimate coffee shop - the coffee bean and tea leaf at the Robinsons Place Manila. After the consumption of a satisfying drink and a partner pastry, I am on back on my mood again. Happy to write about lots of things and even work related stuffs, my coffee bean is a certified stress reliever.

In the middle of stress and coffee comes the best part of the week – Thursday. Me and my best of friends were enjoying a routine we have been doing for almost a year now, meeting and coffee-ing (if there is such a word) at our favorite Coffee bean branch. We tagged it as the Thursday Club. We update ourselves of the weeks adventure and mishaps, its what we consider the secret brew of our friendship, constantly being there and always having time for one another.

After refreshing coffee and chat sessions we then go to other hang outs for a taste of alcohol and when we are full of it there is only one place that can sober us up, of course its still our coffee bean.

prophecy or hoax?

E-mails, sites and other circulations are quickly spreading on the net about how future events were foretold by a Brazilian named Juseleeno Nobulega da Roose. Some of the infamous predictions that he made were the death of Princess Diana and the Indonesia-tsunami catastrophe that killed thousands.

And included in his list of predictions which by the way he dreamt with precise date and place is the July 18 2008, 8.1 earthquake in the Philippines. To top it all some seismic activities were now being experienced in the country like last sunday night and just this morning. Whew! I don't know if those were proofs that something big will come or it's just coincidence.

dont really know whether to believe it or not, haaay I just pray that its a hoax. by the looks of his predictions it seems that a series of chaotic events were about to happen on the next few years up to the year 2014 that would almost wipe out the entire human race. Scary!

haaaay! well I just want to be ready. there's no harm in taking extra precautionary measures right?

i miss blogging!

been ages since I last blogged and i missed it. but actually i dont have anything to say just want to blog again and savor the feeling hehe.