What I Long For This Christmas

I have been to a lot of multi-tasking activities these past few weeks, even on weekends, that the word "rest", for me, is now becoming synonymous to "luxury".  Now I understand what "Christmas break" means...in every sense of the word..

I just made a mental list of what I am going to do with my "luxurious" vacation.  One of  which is  just to spend my time  relaxing while watching movies at home.  Although somebody advised not to watch "too-good-to-be-true" films anymore, I could not help it.  The hopeless romantic in me would just like to temporarily escape from harsh reality and enter the world of feel-good and make-believe stories.

Movies in my mind include:  Love Affair, Dear John, Somewhere In Time, Love Story, Legally Blonde, Fireproof, The Notebook, My Best Friend's Wedding, If Only, and Shrek.

I already watched some of these movies before but because they made me cry, in the spirit of Christmas, I would like to cry again, once more (hehehe) ;)

Gone Too Soon..

In the midst of my unimaginable major, major hectic schedule (which explains why it took me about a month to update this blog), please allow me to be sentimental just for this moment..

A realization just hit me..  That is, sometimes you'll never find out how much a person means to you not until he/she is gone...

I hate to admit it but maybe, I just took his existence and his kindness for granted... And that, I deeply regret..

Nonetheless, I am so much thankful that I found a dear friend and a kuya in him although we've known each other for  just a short while..

I don't have any right to even ask him to stay.  I just wish him all the happiness in his journey through life.

But I'm wondering, will our paths cross again.. somehow? someday?

It's Another Holiday!

Before P-Noy changes his mind, let me spread first this good news:

November 16 is a National Holiday!

Accordingly, Proclamation No. 60 was signed declaring Tuesday, November 16, 2010, as a national holiday in observance of Eid'l-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

Trivia (because I didn't know this before):  Eid'l-Adha is one of the two greatest feast of Islam.  (So, could it be that Eid'l Fit-r is the other one?)

This is indeed great not only for Muslims but especially for me who, once in a while, wants to take a break from work and... school.  :)

Finally!

I've been blogging for quite sometime now.  Although I do not update my blogs as frequent as I would like to, at least I still tried.  That's part of the reasons why I didn't bother to purchase my own domain.  However, it's only after I've talked recently to a fellow blogger that I was convinced to finally go ahead with it.

Hence, just a few hours ago, my application for my own domain, http://www.anythingaboutlife.com/, was approved.  My first try, which I made last week, was cancelled due to some technicalities.  Some sort of an omen, perhaps?  With that, I was hesitant to proceed as it might be telling me something.   

Actually, I'm in a situation right now (I'll reveal this later, when I'm ready) that might hinder my blogging schedule.  With this fact, buying my own domain might not be practical for now.  But then, the hard-headed child in me, prevailed..

I just hope and pray that I'll be able to make it through... :)

Spooky Halloween...

Since I was not able to go home yesterday, I spent my time auditing the Treasurer's Report prepared for our Homeowners' Association, while trying to squeeze in the task of rearranging my stuff.  I wasn't mindful of the time as I was too engrossed with doing my thing and knowing that I don't have to wake up early the following day.

Thus, I managed to surf the internet only at around 2 o'clock this am!  But at that moment, I was already aware of the fact that it's already All Saints' Day.  I was starting to get scared.  I then decided not to turn off the light all night long.  I was too afraid that I might see something in the dark.  I would just like to make sure of what that something is, just in case...

Well, the good news is that I survived the night without having any nightmares.  However, the problem now is, what about tonight?  My neighbor said I should have lighted a candle outside my unit for the souls at around 6 o'clock this evening.  It's too late now to do that.

What will I do?  For sure, tonight will be another "lights on" night...

Thanks to Angie...

At around 10pm the other night, I made a last-minute call to Air Philippines.  You see, days before that, I had already decided not to go home in time for the All Saints' Day.  But that night, out of the blue, I changed my mind.

I talked to Angie (sorry Angie, I forgot what your surname is).  I tried to negotiate for a change of flight schedule.  Since it was already late then and the approving official was no longer around, Angie advised me to call Air Philippines the following morning.  She was even accommodating enough to offer me that she'll be the one to call me instead.

True enough, she called me yesterday morning.  It was a series of calls as she was trying to update me from time to time of the status of my request.  I was already a bit panicky then as my flight to Surigao was at 1130 that morning.  Good thing, Angie was so patient with me.

In the end, my request was not granted.  Surprisingly,  I wasn't bitter.  Must be because I already expected the remote probability that it will turn out in my favor.  And/or, Angie gave me another option, that is, a full refund of my two-way ticket.

If only all customer service representatives were like Angie, the world would have been a better place to live by...

All Saint's Day Woes

I might not be able to go home next week in time for All Saints' Day.  I already bought my round-trip ticket as early as May.  However, due to circumstances beyond my control as we will be having a meeting anytime next week in preparation for another special audit engagement, I might just let go of my chance to take a short vacation in Surigao.

The problem now is, I don't want to be away from home during either All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day.  I had tried that once when I was still based in Cebu City.  It was eerie.  It seemed that the souls had their way of letting their presence known during their special day.

In my case, it was thru a nightmare.  When I woke up, all I could remember in my dream was "a message  needs to be relayed to Rose".  I don't know who Rose is.  It turned out that "Rose" actually lived in the house where I was residing at.  Until this day, the mystery has not been solved.

 On the other hand, just last year, exactly a day after All Souls' Day, the utility woman assigned in our building suddenly changed her schedule from night time to day time of collecting trash from unit owners.  We found out later that somebody poke her on the night of All Souls' Day at the 3rd floor of the building.  Nobody was around then...   It has been said that a white lady was frequently seen at the 3rd and 4th floors of our building.

Although I live at the 2nd floor, who knows that white lady might want to explore and try the lower floors?  Yay!  I guess I should now think seriously about going home...