remembering the voice..

have you ever wondered how a friend would sound like after so many years? would you still be able to recall / remember her/his voice???....

well, i got the surprise of my life when a friend gave me call - OA ba? ok ok - i gave my number, but I was not expecting him to call!?! so it's an overseas call - siya tumawag - ok na ok - kanya charges hehehe :)

so ayun kumustahan, kwentuhan, alaala ng nakaraan, ng mga kalokohan, ng mga kaibigan, pamilya.. asaran, tuksuhan pa rin like before, pero sa totoo lang i was having a hard time putting a face to that voice that i was hearing! parang hindi siya - hehehe... he sounded so young - isip ko tuloy baka niloloko lang ako ng mga pamangkin ko ah! hmm... pero he said things that only happened during those years - years ago!? o siya - i said to myself - siya na nga - ganon nga siguro boses niya... talagang di ko ma-grasp ba..

wala lang - kakatuwa lang kasi after such a long. long time .... nagkaroon ulit ng komunikasyon - natagpuan daw ako sa isang site.... the wonders of internet nga naman...

kayo - have you heard from your long lost friends??

workplace ko...

this is my work area... looks tidy ano? wait till you see what is on the right and left side . . . hehehe ...

usual stuff on my table? calculator, pin holder, sharpener (ang cheap ano!), siempre the pc, the keyboard, pens, pencils, cutter, pic of my princess, my cup of tea .. but then - i eaten my sandwich so it's no longer there, and my cookies, chocolates and nuts are stll in my drawer...

what about you - what are the usual stuff on your desk?

it's official!!

it's official.... "AUTUMN" na raw sa UAE... sabi ng newscaster ng Channel ONE.

and according to wikipedia:

Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter. In the northern hemisphere, the start of autumn is generally considered to be September 21 and in the southern hemisphere, its beginning is considered to be March 21.[1]

Around this time, deciduous trees shed their leaves. The leaves of the trees change their color to a reddish hue prior to falling. Such colored leaves have come to be colloquially called "fall foliage". In the temperate zones, autumn is the season during which most crops are harvested, and deciduous trees lose their leaves. It is also the season during which days get shorter and cooler, the nights get longer, and precipitation gradually increases (in some parts of the world).

The word 'autumn' is derived from the French word automne, and became popular in usage for the season since the 16th century. The North American name for the season, 'fall', probably derived as a contraction of the phrase "fall of the leaves", and since became used interchangeably.

...hmm... trees shed their leaves kaya it is also popularly called "fall" kasi falling down ang leaves.. hehehe - explanation ko yan sa anak ko nung maliit pa siya. makapasyal nga sa park at obserbahan ang mga puno sa dubai ?!

sabi din sa news - lalamig na rin ang klima - kaso kaninang umaga - mainit pa rin... pero kagabi after mass, madilim-dilim na.... so dapat nang halungkatin ang mga sweater and jackets at iprepara para sa tag-lamig!

week-end sa dubai

friday na naman ng gabi - tapos na "week-end" namin dito sa dubai. back to work na bukas. thursday we worked half-day (kuno!) then friday whole day off...

whole day - to do your laundry, house cleaning, ironing sa hapon (kasi natuyo na yung nilabhan mo nung thursday ng hapon), luto if feeling magluto, mamalengke if feeling mamalengke.. ganoon nauubos ang maghapon ko/namin dito.

minsan naman pag talagang tinamad ako - wala talaga akong gagawin!!! hehehe... nood, kain, tulog.....

kayo musta na week-end niyo?

my hand...

i woke up one morning,,, parang maga ang kamay ko na di ko maintindihan.. manhid ... walang pakiramdam... natakot siempre ako! masahe masahe... wrappped my whole right arm in hot towel.....hanggang sa yung kamay ko na lang ang parang manhid... after sometime, yung daliri ko na lang ang parang me maling pakiramdam... walking to office minamasahe ko pa rin kamay ko.

pagdating sa office i told my colleague na masakit ang kamay ko lalo ng yung knuckles ba tawag dun? " ate - arthritis yan" - walang kagatol-gatol na sinabi ng bruha!!!! sarap bigwasan ah! troubled naman ang beauty ko - aba kasi naman maraming bawal na food kapag me arthritis ano!? hehehe tsibog pa rin ang nasa isip! seriously - nakita ko kasi isang tita ko na may arthritis and her fingers were deformed... sobrang sipag kasi daw sabi ng ibang tita ko.. (kaya na nga ba ok lang na tamarin paminsan-minsan eh!)

isip ko baka naman dahil mahilig akong magpatunog (knuckle cracking) sarap kasi eh! silip naman ako sa wikipedia - wala pa naman so far medical proof na me koneksyon ang knuckle cracking sa arthritis... :)

i just finished a call on my cell phone then wala lang i took pic of my hurting hand/fingers... hehehe kita pala ako ng construction manager namin... tanong sa 'kin: "what are you doing? why are you taking picture of your hand? (siempre ingles kasi briton yun eh!) - - gulat ako - sabi ko " ah nothing - it 's hurting i just wanted to take this pic so i can compare it when it's not hurting" (any sense??) anyways - sabi niya" oh really? but can you still type coz I have this report and I need it quite urgent but I am going out for a meeting now and be back again for another meeting - so I cannot do it myself" - sabi ko naman no worry I'll do it... (yun lang pala - me ipapagawa dami pa tanong...)

eto yung hitsura ng daliri/kamay ko that day...




later naman that day medyo nawala na yung sakit. pero iniiwasan ko nang mag knuckle cracking - hehehe... pero me friend ako na even in her sleep nagka crack siya ng knuckles niya!!! di daw niya alam (siempre tulog nga ano!!!)

kayo mahilig din ba kayong magpalagatok ng daliri niyo?

wala lang...

wala lang - napagkatuwaan lang namin ni julie (opismeyt ko) na mag-google ng mga lumang tugtugin/kanta at nang anu-ano pa. kasi yung ceo namin maghilig na bigla na lang kakanta or mag-wi-whistle and most often than not – lumang kanta. Kaya tuloy minsa kami ni julie eh parang playing a game of “name that tune? hehehe.. talo daw siya kasi di pa siya pinapanganak ng panahon ng kanta na yon!!

tulad ng minsan: he was whistling the tune of the i-don’t-know the exact title, pero it was used in a softdrink commercial... some lines goes like this: “i’d like to teach the world to sing.. in perfect harmony . . .grow apple trees and honeybees ... something like that ... o di ba commercial yon ng “ it’s the real thing”!

tapos ako naman – taklesa if you may... bigla namang nag-sing ng...”it’s the real thing!” quietly to myself! Hehehe... nadinig pala ni ceo – hahaha... buti pa daw ako alam ko! ngeek... para na niyang sinabing magkapanahunan kami ?!?!?!

I DISAGREE !!!!

I’d Like To Teach the World To Sing
(In Perfect Harmony)
The New Seekers


I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills "Ah, peace throughout the land"

(That's the song I hear)
I'd like to teach the world to sing (that the world sings today)
In perfect harmony

(Lead singer and background singers singing simultaneously)

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony

Id like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves

I Will Survive

wala lang... i'm feeling sleepy so i kept on (quietly - to myself) singing bits n pieces of this song ... and my colleague - "julie-pa-kyut" just suddenly handed me this printed page of the song with a note " care to sing the whole song?!?!" ... ngeek... nakikinig pala ! hehehe ... either she is irritated with my beautiful (lol) voice or she also wanted to sing along with me ??? what do you think?

even just humming this song (oh BTW - disco version ha!) i feel like i'm dancing away my sleepiness - "isipin niyo na lang nagsasayaw kayo!" di ba - eh di gising ang diwa mo! hehehe..

I Will Survive
Artist: Gloria Gaynor

First I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me


Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive


It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me - somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me