Here’s an extract of bestie’s post from (23 Dec). Really makes sense.

What’s a best friend? What defines one? What are the requirements for a good best friend? How long does it take? How many times a week, or how many hours does it entail?

Stupid questions that have no answers.

Best friends aren’t defined by how many times they talk on the phone, or how many hours they spent together. It’s not defined by how many inside jokes they have or how many past memories they share. There’re no rules or regulations that state that a good best friend must hang out with them every weekend, or tell each other every detail. A best friend is a matter of opinion.
It’s the person who has been there for you through everything, not just through the fun things, or the little things, but even the sad ones and the embarrassing ones. It is the first person you would call when you’re at your worst. It is the person who saves you when you didn’t even realise you need saving. It’s the person who loves you when you least deserve it.
And most importantly, it’s the person who accepts you for who you are, and the person you are becoming.

I think its easy to get the misconception of bestfriends. I too, bear the wrong idea in my mind before.

Hey, i love you.

Christmas is coming. Like 2 days away. I’ve still got pretty much cards yet to finish but thank God christmas party is over! I hope our efforts in the deco team really paid off even though it wasnt that visible and great. Still, thank God, here to all members of deco team who had been working hard with me, God recognises our every little effort and I’m sure we did make a difference (at least to the appearance of the room LOL). Haha and I’m glad through preparations of the christmas party, we (even though from different units and such) grew closer and not just acquaintances but we are friends now Just wna thank God for all of yall.

The grand event is tomorrow!!! I’m really excited for christmas service (at the door). Even though my confirmations are really quite cui, but I knew at least I’ve tried and God wouldn’t shortchange me. For now, P.U.S.H! (Pray until something happens)

Tada, will be back for more. Now, goodbye and goodnight to all.

btw, Hillsongs is a really amazing band.

The 22nd was spent with the best friend over at her crib. And spending time with her and her family makes me feel like a part of them So we made pizzas and chocolate mousse! The pizza was spammed with loadsa ingredients, and we had a hard time finishing it, while the chocolate mousse was a tad too sweeet. I wish Nicole and Huiming were there to join us!

So we dug out photos that we took back in pri school. And we came across a few of them taken at Jo’s old house.. Damn, it certainly brings back ALOT of memories. Hahaha I shan’t post them cuz she wouldn’t be too pleased!

Love my bestfriend

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I miss you love!!!!! 3 MORE FUCKING DAYS AND YOU’LL FINALLY BE BACK. I hope you’re safe in London now I heard the situation’s quite bad…   Hope to hear from you soon!!!

The boy’s in Paris, the city of love/romance/lights. I wish I could be there with him. Le sigh~

ANYWAYZ. Tomorrow’s picnic with the bestfriend Pray that the weather will be good! And and and I can’t wait for everybody to be back! Huiming, Nicole, Mok, Mark….

TOMORROW’S ALSO THE THIRD YEAR BABY! Whoo, we’re 3 ♥♥

don’t ask me why he called me that..

but I guess…many people are afraid to step forward..

be a man ! do the right thing !

Things I was successful at:

1.Had my dinner on time.
2. Took bath on time.
3. Did my laundry that Ive been piling for past 2 weeks.
4. Able to pray.
5. Was able to say no to cigarrettes.
6. Avoided the temptation of having any soft drink.
7. Disposed off Pepsi in my fridge.
8. Concentration during the lecture increased from 5% to 45%.
9. Pondered upon things that are increasing my understanding level.

Things Im still coping with:

1. Not sleeping on time.
2. Got up late.
3. Got late for the van.
4. Missed my breakfast.
5. Did a bit of day dreaming.
6. Didn’t practice case study
7.Didn’t finish my McKinsey article.

Other: Figuring out ways to cope with the stupid misunderstandings between me & my best friend. Deciding to talk to her tommorrow. Well with no facebook and iPod…I am left with nothing but to do something productive. Today I also realized that not praying on time and not sleeping on time  also give to way to other temptations. For instance if I don’t sleep on time…I am more tempted to day dream or waste time doing stupid things. Anyways…not easy but not that difficult either. But I know I can do it. What else have I got to lose?

(to be written…)

OK, so this blog maybe a little too mushy for the fellas, but then again it can be very informative. I fell in love with the movie , The Proposal. It’s such a girly movie but I wanted to talk about the whole idea of falling in love with someone, who had always loved you and it took you forever and a day to realize it.

The idea of falling in love and ending up with the boy next door who admired and took the time to learn about you and you had no idea is just sooooo ROMANTIC. I know it sounds weird but its true.

In the movie Sandra Bullock had a male assistant, Ryan Reynolds, who pretty much was her little bitch. (LOL) He knew everything about her! I mean he worked for her for 3 years and did everything she needed. He took care of anything I mean ANYTHING she needed. He made sure to do his job well because he wanted to make sure he got the promotion that he deserved. After Sandra Bullock found out that she was getting deported she had blackmailed Ryan into marrying her in order for her to stay, live, and work in the United States.

The immigration office gave them a list of all of the questions that they should know about each other for their individual interviews. Ryan skimmed the questions and told Sandra that the sad t thing about this is that she needs to learn who he is because he already knew the answers to majority of the questions about her. After she heard him say this she didn’t believe that someone had paid that close of attention to her and really knew those answers and really knew her.

During the time they were “pretending” to be really in love and engaged in front of his family they somehow actually began to fall for each other. Finally, when the wedding day came Sandra couldn’t continue to hurt his family by having him lie. She had fallen for him but knew that she wasn’t good for him and that she was selfish to ask him to do such a big thing for her. She had realized how important it was to him and his family for him to find someone he loved and got married. So, she left him at the altar. Apologized to everyone, and left.

He realized how much she drove him crazy and well people and he himself began to realize how much he really cares for her. How much he REALLY loves her. He went and found her before she was deported and finally got the time to talk to her. He took a minute and stared at her and after insulting everything about her ( also everything he loves about her) he said “Will you marry me? Because, I want to date you.” (yea.. AWWW!!!)

She didn’t say yes immediately but admitted that she was afraid and scared. (Her eyes already gave him the yes.)He took her into his arms and kissed her passionately. They finally stopped all the bullshit and realized how much they loved and meant to each other.

NOW!!!! TO the thoughts that sparked this blog post. Why do women want to fall in love with the person they never thought were the one? (Or, why do women not realize the guy that truly loves her?)

Lets see, for example lets say you have a boy best-friend from your childhood. You did everything together. From playing with toy trucks, to sports, to first kiss, etc. He was always there. It was always so natural to trust this friend. He knew you before you became you. Later down the line after college or so you begin to realize how much he was apart of you and how much he got you. This starts to become so apparent after many of those failed relationships.

Then somehow your in front of each other. You look into each others eyes and you can clearly read each others minds. He takes you in his arms and whispers, ” From the first time I met you I knew you were the one for me. I fell in love with you when I was 6! You are everything I want. I love you with all of my heart. (Goes down on one knee) ______(Insert your name here…LOL) Would you marry me and spend the rest of your life with me?”

You at this moment are sooo emotional and everything just lit up. Everything makes sense. He was under your nose the WHOLE time. The little things he did for you, the big things he did for you. Always had your back and was such a big part of your support system all because he had always LOVED YOU!!! You manage to give him the biggest smile take his hands, bring him up from his knee and kiss his lips like you’ve always dreamed off!

Everything around you just made perfect sense. You were one of the lucky ones to have found  someone who loved you before you became you. It’s genuine, honest love.

I guess that is it. Why women love the idea of  falling in love with the boy who was always there, the best friend. Knowing that person was there way back when and during the most important times in your life and he also will be there with you for everything else is just like a fairy-tale. It’s a happy ending.

-JeRp

I’ll be talking about my boyfriend Omar Piamonte Jayag in this entry. I met him last….I can’t believe I forgot the year…it’s ages ago…Well, last 2004 to be specific. We were classmates in our psychology class (thanks to Sir Toto Bulayog for encouraging me to enrol in that subject when Trigonometry was closed) and it’s how we became friends.

T’was funny though because I was heart broken at that time, swearing that I won’t fall inlove again..He had witnessed all the pains that I’ve been through. He never left me during those rainy days of my life. He always cheer me up with his guitar at the VSU beach where we use to hang out.

We shared about random stuff, anything under the sky. We talked about the past, present and future. We also talked about friendship, courtship, religion, studies, relationship, family, dreams and ambitions but we never talked about us..People tend to think that we were lovers but we’re not.

One day, after walking around VSU, we decided to confess our feelings to each other. Each of us was scared that the confession might ruin the friendship and create a gap between us. At the end of the day we decided to just be friends and keep the friendship for one reason, it’s too early to say that we love each other that much for us to have a commitment. We were, for the past 3 years, more than friends-less than lovers. But it’s worth the wait. Finally on July 28, 2007, we officially stepped beyond the boundary of friendship.

People may say what’s the use of keeping it long when we would still end up as lovers. Well, all we can say is that, the long wait helped us a lot in preparing ourselves to decide maturely and responsibly. It gave us enough chance to really know each other and made sure that it is not just the friendship and the closeness that bonds us together but a genuine love.

Now it is easier for  us to overcome problems because we know how to handle it. The things we knew about each other that took us long years to figure out have been our guide in dealing with our differences.

So, for lovers and friends out there, don’t rush so you won’t end up having the wrong choice. Establish a  good friendship for it is your only chance to know if he/she is your right one or not.

My mother… ♥

I want to share this video I made…

I love you Mama! from Evoanne Santos on Vimeo.

I did this AVP as my mother’s day gift for my mom last May2009. And she was really surprised and touched… She was crying the whole time… ♥

I also did each for my grandma and tita.

A tribute to the best mother in the world.. I love you Mama! ♥

This would also reveal so much about my life…

If youre reading this, you know me. If you dont know me, you soon will.
Im over losing my thoughts and forgetting everything so i figure, why not blog it…? So that is what is taking place right about now.

Im sick of being screwed over by the world. Im over feeling inadequate or not worthy or like im never enough. Its a horrible feeling and one that i am growing a custom to. I miss people that i shouldnt miss, that havent been in contact with me in months. Im in love with my bestfriend. I miss my mother. I miss having someone that could see straight through me and realise when i was talking bullshit and call me out on it. I miss having someone there that would tell it like it was. I miss it. Mummy, i miss you.

I miss my bestfriend. No longer having school means that i see her so rarely. its not fun. I miss her smile and her laugh and her candid nature. I miss our hugs and walking together and talking about people, like ex’s and friends that had done us wrong or just plain stupid things. I miss sitting with her somewhere and just knowing that we were the best of friends and it didnt matter about anything, but where we were at the time. Maii. I miss you. 

 I miss feeling like i had a person that would be there no matter when, no matter what time. Thats another thing that i miss. I miss knowing that no matter how bad a day i was having, he would be there to tell me that it would all be okay, even if we both knew that it wouldnt. I miss you.
I miss a lot of things. I miss a lot of people.

If things had worked out differently… i wonder where i’d be now. I wonder.

/end.

You know I’d smile.

with me

and there, we'd fly together

today’s our longest chat via sms throughout the entire year.
its God who made it possible, xoxo

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.
It was Rahim Khan, not Baba, who had told me that story.

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can & catch air?
Okay.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Bai wan da ge xin

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
9.30pm

5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
9.25pm

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The television talking.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
8.20pm, buying bubbletea.

8. Before you started this Q&As, what did you look at?
Random blogs.

9. What are you wearing?
Clothes I sleep in.

10. When did you last laugh?
with Lixin just now.

11. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
empty.

12. Seen anything weird lately?
Social interviews are very popular in facebook nowadays.

13. What do you think of this quiz?
No idea where it originated from.

14. What is the last film you saw?
2012.

15. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?
a house and go for camp!

16. Tell me something about you that I dunno!
I want to get a tan.

17. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Ability to teleport and read people’s mind.

18. Do you like to Dance?
Absolutely.

19. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
No idea.

20. Imagine your first child is a boy , what do you call him?
No idea.

21. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Maybe, depends on God’s will.

22. What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Good and faithful servant (:

happy like this.

and God does.

“Deep enough for the horse,” the man wiped sweat off his eyebrows and face, “deep enough to kill it”. And he took a long breath. Then other men began to shove muds and sand into the hole where the cripped horse stood. But all of them were amazed by what the horse did, it shook off sand and muds that landed on its back and stood up everytime they shoved the muds in.

God says, shake it off. Shake off all the entanglements in your heart, shake off things that bothered and made you feel guilty, shake off all your sins, and let Him do all the healing.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
- Matthew 11:28-30

you got me.

Exciting days ahead, will be out with bestie and many other more events coming up. Haha can’t wait, but during this interval I want to do something more fulfilling and meaningful! Bestie said i should do my x’mas cards, and I thought it was a pretty good idea. So i should start on it soon. Yeah, and the spg’s super belated card not done yet.

ok i know i have lot more to update, like class chalet and blabla. But for that I should leave it to another day.

xoxo

Hi, why are you so mysterious? So dark and lurky in my life i can’t grasp my hold on you. You slipped away too quickly and appear when I’m most unexpected. Is it good for us to stay like this? Its kind of hard for me. Well, do you love me?

you're the pieces God had given me

I do.

My bestfriend screenshot this from twitter..

And i screenshot this from her blog!

Meeee toooooooo!
Wanna kiss you till my saliva forms a sticky layer on your face.
Like mask like that. ^^

LOVE YOU TO BITS!!!

At some point in our lives, we trod life’s journey together.

We started just as acquaintances and evolved as buddies and confidantes through the years.

We’ve spent so much time sharing laughter, giggles, and gossips.

We’ve rejoiced on each others triumphs, achievements and success.

But we’ve never forgotten to comfort each other in times of failures, rejections and pains.

We’ve burned lines talking about the latest sunshine of our lives,

And wasted a lot of energy evaluating their good and bad points.

We’ve even criticized each others choices, perspectives, faith and principles.

Despite of that, we always find way to have a common denominator.

Remember we’re we met and how we ended up calling each other “chep”?

‘Twas in the four corners of the meeting room in the city campus.

‘Twas at the FX parking area on our way to the city to have our much-earned semestral break.

‘Twas a decade ago and hard to think back.

From landlines to mobile phones,

From Miami beach to island hopping.

From university life to graduate school years.

Gee, how fast years passed by!

We spent nights in each others’ dorms,

We stayed up late together agonizing over the next day’s long exams.

We even braved mad dogs to have ice cream at Sari-sari and burger at Burger King.

We traversed the long dark creepy road of the campus together to keep me home safe.

Those were the Miami days.

Those were the memories of our colourful and fruitful university years.

Those were the remnants of our innocent youth.

Oh, how happy and contented over those simple pleasures!

But now Chep, mountains and bodies of water separates us,

Different time-zones and currencies also divide us.

Yet, the friendship is alive and burning

Thanks to the wonder of the so-called technology.

Hearing the familiar voice in this unfamiliar place brings smile to the gloomy face

Reassurance of being there despite the distance is enough to go on with life

Phone calls and video calls may go frequent as days go by,

But that doesn’t mean one is forgotten already.

‘Coz memories will always help us bind each other every single day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT I WOULD SPEND TIME WALKING ALONG THE SEASHORE AND EATING ICE CREAM ALONG THE STREET WITH YOU!!!

Minsan, naitatanong ko sa sarili ko kung ano nga ba ang tunay sukatan ng pagiging magkaibigan? Ito ba’y nasusukat sa tagal ng pagsasamahan? o nasusukat sa kung gaano mo s’ya  kalalim pinagkakatiwalan?

Paano mo ba masasabi kung malatalik mo nang kaibigan ang isang tao? Kapag nagawa mo na ba s’yang murahin? at kapag nagawa mo na s’ya lait-laitin? (puwede).

hmmm.. kapag kaibigan na talaga ang pinag-uusapan minsan natatameme na lang ako, kasi naman parang napakahirap para sa’kin ang makahanap nito, kahit pa nagkalat lang sila dito. Minsan kasi natatakot ako na sa minsang pagkawala nila, mauuwi na naman ako sa  mala-kulangot na kalungkutan.

Di naman ako guwapo di rin naman ako matalino, pero parang ang choosy-choosy ko pagdating  sa kaibigan.. parang yung kasabihan “kapag gusto mo, ayaw sa’yo. yung araw mo yun ang may gusto sa’yo” ang gulo no?

Bakit ko nga ba nakukuwento ‘to? Kasi naman gusto kong maging matapat sa kaibigan ko ukol sa umiikot sa buhay ko, pero natatakot ako na sa oras na malaman n’ya ay siguradong may mababago. Hindi ko nga lang alam kung sa pabor o di pabor ang magiging resulta nito.

Dito ko napatunay na kahit anong close mo sa isang tao ay magagawa mo pa ring maglihim dahil takot kang mawala ito.

Pero, kung kabigan mo naman talaga ang tao, kahit anong baho ang maibulaslas mo ay tatanggapin n’ya ‘to di ba?

There's Too Many People In This World

Oke oke.. mestinya rememberingsunday ini photoblog, tapi kok ada sketch-nya? sketch ini hasil foto dari kertas soalnya *ngeles*

Intinya,

Tuhan kasih kita keluarga,

Tapi Tuhan kasi kita kesempatan buat pilih sahabat

So buat mereka yang punya Sahabat

• yang root-for you
• yang marah-marahin elo saat elo down
• yang kasi sindiran ga bermakna ga penting saat elo depressed
• yang ngasi encouragement yang sungguh sangat tidak langsung
• yang bohongin elo karena berpikir itu adalah yang terbaik?
• yang wish jodoh elo anaknya petani pepaya *loh?*
• yang ngasi dukungan ga nyambung dengan menawarkan diri :|
• yang malah ikutan jatuh2 dan nangis2
• yang meluk pake (cozy) (cozy)
• ato bilang “elo cemen”

No matter what… Bersyukurlah

And to all my comparde out there, thank you for being my best-friends.

A very close friend of mine, Scott, moved to California a few years ago for a new opportunity.  We haven’t been able to stay in close contact as either would prefer. We try, but with the time zone difference and life’s speed we have struggled to keep a rich level of friendship.

This week he revisited Michigan, and we spent time catching up. Soon our conversation moved to another level. A level I will phrase as heartstorming. This included questions like “what excites you?”, “what are you dreaming of?”, “if you had five extra hours a week what would you rather be doing?”

In corporate America, marketing departments and advertising firms have brainstorming sessions. That tends to be cerebral, logical, statistical. What Scott and I entered into was heartstorming. What was stirring our hearts. What kind of difference did we wish to make. Where did we yearn to spend our energy, talents, and time.

In Proverbs 27:17 (Holy Bible) the verse says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” In a real sense, heartstorming is that. Scott and I shared, encouraged and challenged each other to think with our heart, to think differently, to think big.

With the pace of work and life, the tendency is to brainstorm – think, debate, use a calculator, and do. Instead of heartstorm – pray, contemplate, dream, and risk.  

I am very blessed because of my friendship with Scott. Of course our friendship involves our family, sports, and faith. The level of friendship that I experienced with Scott again this week was heart focused, heart inspring, heartstorming.

What’s in your heart?

my best friend BP has been really wonderful!

She bought me this three new books !!!!!!!!

BP I love you!!!!!!

I’m diving in!!

Voting starts now on MTV Emerge! its actually like a voting game.. you can vote every 5 minutes harhar. The 7 winners will be showcased at the MTV EMERGE Event at SM Mall of Asia on November 27. Just after my birthday teehee! Looks Like its going to be a tight competition, others who joined are already pros.. Follow the Links to vote!! Too bad for the site, Search and Favorites aren’t working argh! nonsense

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