While browsing the photos in my iPhone, I stumbled on this picture that I had taken last week.
Hmmm… Very well said…
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Blackberry Says…
I was feeling a little down because of the flu; was also sad as Mohammed is struggling with lots of pressure at work.
While browsing the photos in my iPhone, I stumbled on this picture that I had taken last week.
Hmmm… Very well said…
While browsing the photos in my iPhone, I stumbled on this picture that I had taken last week.
Hmmm… Very well said…
Teddy Bear Museum
Aneong Haseyo? (“How are you?” in Korean)
I had seen an old friend who visited Korea recently.
Way back, I used to watch Korean Series dubbed in Filipino and was very interested to go there.
A housemate used to teach English to Korean kids.
In my old company, me and my friends would eat in the Korean Restaurant.
The food: the spicy noodles.
With all the scenery and foods, who would not like to visit the place?
Princess Hours, a Korean Series featuring an ordinary girl who was made to marry the Crown Prince, was one of my favorites.
They had featured the Teddy Bear Museum.
The museum had shown different Teddy Bears from all over the world.
It is located in Jeju Island, Korea and the funny thing about it is that they do have replicas of famous artworks like “The Last Supper” and “Monalisa”.
Can you imagine the Teddy Bears now?
I would love to visit the place soon!
Inshallah! (In God’s Will)
I had seen an old friend who visited Korea recently.
Way back, I used to watch Korean Series dubbed in Filipino and was very interested to go there.
A housemate used to teach English to Korean kids.
In my old company, me and my friends would eat in the Korean Restaurant.
The food: the spicy noodles.
With all the scenery and foods, who would not like to visit the place?
Princess Hours, a Korean Series featuring an ordinary girl who was made to marry the Crown Prince, was one of my favorites.
They had featured the Teddy Bear Museum.
The museum had shown different Teddy Bears from all over the world.
It is located in Jeju Island, Korea and the funny thing about it is that they do have replicas of famous artworks like “The Last Supper” and “Monalisa”.
Can you imagine the Teddy Bears now?
I would love to visit the place soon!
Inshallah! (In God’s Will)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Irate-Free Week
It's my second day at work for this week.
My colleagues are joking about me; how jinxed my days are especially on irate customers.
During the shift that I supervise, there are always many concerns, irate customers and the like.
Yesterday, it's not yet half past my duty and my ever-dreaded, irate customer was back.
He is not calling our Hotline but he calls Dubai directly instead and it was from their side who keeps on calling.
Actually, believe it or not, I find attending to irate customers very challenging.
It's like a butter to my bread; sugar to my coffee and soul to my life...Wink...Wink...
Irate-Free Week:
That's my goal :)
Sigh...
He will not ruin my week...
I pray to the Lord to let them all sleep :)
My colleagues are joking about me; how jinxed my days are especially on irate customers.
During the shift that I supervise, there are always many concerns, irate customers and the like.
Yesterday, it's not yet half past my duty and my ever-dreaded, irate customer was back.
He is not calling our Hotline but he calls Dubai directly instead and it was from their side who keeps on calling.
Actually, believe it or not, I find attending to irate customers very challenging.
It's like a butter to my bread; sugar to my coffee and soul to my life...Wink...Wink...
Irate-Free Week:
That's my goal :)
Sigh...
He will not ruin my week...
I pray to the Lord to let them all sleep :)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Two Years and Counting
Finally!
I had served my second year in the company.
I had learned so much and still trying to get the most out of it.
People had said "Goodbyes" and some people stepped in to say "Hi!".
It was such a heartbreaking news when we learned that the CEO will leave his position and somebody will takeover about a week ago.
He left this morning and had spent his last day still at the office yesterday.
He is a strict boss I shall say, but anyone in his position would do that, I think.
He will be missed though but he said he'll be around still as a member of the Board of Directors.
A new CEO will step in his place and hopefully he's also nice.
I did not even noticed that 2 years had past.
We had dinner last night with some friends and I was so happy to be with them or have met them in my stay here in Qatar to celebrate.
I had answered so much calls, handled irate customers and was also scolded by the bosses.
I need to do more and expect less, as the old cliche says.
Am hoping to meet more people, learn and experience more in the coming days. :)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thoughts and the Like
After days of waiting, finally our ADSL subscription was already transferred.
We had moved from 5th to the 6th floor.
Still, I am lucky enough as it was moved earlier compared to a friend's; she had waited for almost a month and she has no choice but to look to the supervisor to have things sorted out.
I am alone now, my flatmates are at work...just finished off the "Inday" duties: doing the laundry, washing the dishes after eating dinner, ironing the clothes and fixing my room.
I found time to update my blog...yipee!
Mumu was back from vacation and I had decided to take mine earlier than scheduled: I will take it on June instead of November.
I would love if he can go with me but he cannot as he will take his on August or September I think.
Last Vday, he, again to my surprise, met an accident.
I shall say that he's really accident-prone.
After almost burning himself as he had used this laptop spray cleaner near the scented candle, now the car driven by his friend hit another one and thanks God, they are safe.
I had gone home and had fallen asleep after pigging out at Chowking.
I did not noticed that he had been calling me and found 16 missed calls from him.
He was somewhat furious and asked what I am saying about his parents.
I had shown my blog and then everything else follows.
It may have been a sad Valentine's Day but still I am not losing hope.
I am always thankful that he can be honest to me.
As the lyrics of the song, Broken Strings says:
"The Truth hurts and Lies Worse..."
I have faith in him and hopefully he will not fail me.
If he will, I cannot do anything but move on with Life.
I always cry during Valentine's Day and I am praying for a change for next year's.
I try most of the time to be happy and lift my spirits as I cannot rely on somebody else but myself.
What would tomorrow bring me?
I hope it's another day of fun and life...
We had moved from 5th to the 6th floor.
Still, I am lucky enough as it was moved earlier compared to a friend's; she had waited for almost a month and she has no choice but to look to the supervisor to have things sorted out.
I am alone now, my flatmates are at work...just finished off the "Inday" duties: doing the laundry, washing the dishes after eating dinner, ironing the clothes and fixing my room.
I found time to update my blog...yipee!
Mumu was back from vacation and I had decided to take mine earlier than scheduled: I will take it on June instead of November.
I would love if he can go with me but he cannot as he will take his on August or September I think.
Last Vday, he, again to my surprise, met an accident.
I shall say that he's really accident-prone.
After almost burning himself as he had used this laptop spray cleaner near the scented candle, now the car driven by his friend hit another one and thanks God, they are safe.
I had gone home and had fallen asleep after pigging out at Chowking.
I did not noticed that he had been calling me and found 16 missed calls from him.
He was somewhat furious and asked what I am saying about his parents.
I had shown my blog and then everything else follows.
It may have been a sad Valentine's Day but still I am not losing hope.
I am always thankful that he can be honest to me.
As the lyrics of the song, Broken Strings says:
"The Truth hurts and Lies Worse..."
I have faith in him and hopefully he will not fail me.
If he will, I cannot do anything but move on with Life.
I always cry during Valentine's Day and I am praying for a change for next year's.
I try most of the time to be happy and lift my spirits as I cannot rely on somebody else but myself.
What would tomorrow bring me?
I hope it's another day of fun and life...
Monday, January 4, 2010
V-Day Plans and Wedding Blues
After barely making the day yesterday, here I am crunched on the couch in the flat.
You know the girl’s thing that comes every month.
It was just recently when I had started feeling too much pain, Dysmenorrhea.
I used to have it but the pain now is excruciating.
I already planned to go to the hospital last night to get shots of the pain-killer, thanks God, it subsided after taking 2 tabs of Mefenamic Acid.
Then come 3 AM, I still can’t sleep, the pain had resumed and there I was up until 30 past 7 in the morning.
I got up at 3 in the afternoon, feeling soreness in every muscle.
Damn.
I hate being a girl.
Sigh.
During those moments, when I was suffering from pain, I was chatting with Mumu and Ate Barney, talking about stuffs.
Ate Barney, a friend and colleague, and I were talking over Blackberry Messenger about how her day had gone: she went out with friends, bought a dress for V-day and we were joking about our Horoscopes for the day. It said something about making the first move. We were joking about proposal lines since I will have to make the first move and we were laughing to death.
I told her, I will propose to him on Valentine’s Day and say:
Me: Mumu, will you marry me…
Mumu: Whhhaaatttt???!!?
Mumu: I am giving you options; will you marry me or marry me?
Hahaha!!!
After minutes of almost farting because of too much laughter, I was talking to Mumu about it.
A little serious conversation.
I was asking him when he plans to marry and the like.
He told me after 2 years and asked me when I would like.
I told him point blank: NOW.
He then added: I might make it 3.
I said, “2 Years is long enough and my eggs might be rotten by that time”.
He then replied that I am crazy.
I answered back with a very proud “YES I am” hahaha.
He then said “You know what? You can leave me now and go; I don’t like to be blamed for the rotten eggs”.
I said, “I don’t like; I have choices. I can leave you and go home after a month’s time, but I had chosen to stay and wait what will happen next”.
Sigh.
Maybe I am just pressured as almost everybody around me is getting married or had settled down already.
Married Girls No. 1a, 1b and 1c
Dianne, a best friend since High School, now happily married with a classmate as well, now has 2 kids.
Jheng, a good friend, now enjoys the company of her Sweety and Baby Julia.
Ate Khaty, whose married life I adored so much, has a pretty perfect and normal life: a lovely son who knows how to pose in front of the camera and a husband who seems like her boyfriend/bestfriend forever.
Getting Married No. 2
Ate Reyn, a cousin, another NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth), will be wed on 01/10/10 with her boyfriend of 2 years.
To Be Married Soon No. 3
Ceejh, a bestfriend as well, will get married in 2 years time with the love of her life, Mike.
Pressure…Pressure…
I know I will get married, if not now some other time anyways, so I have to wait patiently and pray that everything will be fine between me and Mumu.
Instead, I will just plan on how I can save enough and do something special on V-Day.
I am thinking of getting a new dress, place reservations for a romantic dinner and buy him the bracelet that I had found at Villaggio Mall.
Sigh.
Hopefully, everything will be fine…
For now, I will just stay in love and watch Wedding AVPs. Hehehe.
Ceejh and I used to watch Jason Magbanua’s Videos then would talk about our Big Day.
I am leaving you with one of my favorite videos by Jason, sorry I just have the link but take a quick look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxcyBK5oMQQ
Stay in love.
XoXo Jo
You know the girl’s thing that comes every month.
It was just recently when I had started feeling too much pain, Dysmenorrhea.
I used to have it but the pain now is excruciating.
I already planned to go to the hospital last night to get shots of the pain-killer, thanks God, it subsided after taking 2 tabs of Mefenamic Acid.
Then come 3 AM, I still can’t sleep, the pain had resumed and there I was up until 30 past 7 in the morning.
I got up at 3 in the afternoon, feeling soreness in every muscle.
Damn.
I hate being a girl.
Sigh.
During those moments, when I was suffering from pain, I was chatting with Mumu and Ate Barney, talking about stuffs.
Ate Barney, a friend and colleague, and I were talking over Blackberry Messenger about how her day had gone: she went out with friends, bought a dress for V-day and we were joking about our Horoscopes for the day. It said something about making the first move. We were joking about proposal lines since I will have to make the first move and we were laughing to death.
I told her, I will propose to him on Valentine’s Day and say:
Me: Mumu, will you marry me…
Mumu: Whhhaaatttt???!!?
Mumu: I am giving you options; will you marry me or marry me?
Hahaha!!!
After minutes of almost farting because of too much laughter, I was talking to Mumu about it.
A little serious conversation.
I was asking him when he plans to marry and the like.
He told me after 2 years and asked me when I would like.
I told him point blank: NOW.
He then added: I might make it 3.
I said, “2 Years is long enough and my eggs might be rotten by that time”.
He then replied that I am crazy.
I answered back with a very proud “YES I am” hahaha.
He then said “You know what? You can leave me now and go; I don’t like to be blamed for the rotten eggs”.
I said, “I don’t like; I have choices. I can leave you and go home after a month’s time, but I had chosen to stay and wait what will happen next”.
Sigh.
Maybe I am just pressured as almost everybody around me is getting married or had settled down already.
Married Girls No. 1a, 1b and 1c
Dianne, a best friend since High School, now happily married with a classmate as well, now has 2 kids.
Jheng, a good friend, now enjoys the company of her Sweety and Baby Julia.
Ate Khaty, whose married life I adored so much, has a pretty perfect and normal life: a lovely son who knows how to pose in front of the camera and a husband who seems like her boyfriend/bestfriend forever.
Getting Married No. 2
Ate Reyn, a cousin, another NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth), will be wed on 01/10/10 with her boyfriend of 2 years.
To Be Married Soon No. 3
Ceejh, a bestfriend as well, will get married in 2 years time with the love of her life, Mike.
Pressure…Pressure…
I know I will get married, if not now some other time anyways, so I have to wait patiently and pray that everything will be fine between me and Mumu.
Instead, I will just plan on how I can save enough and do something special on V-Day.
I am thinking of getting a new dress, place reservations for a romantic dinner and buy him the bracelet that I had found at Villaggio Mall.
Sigh.
Hopefully, everything will be fine…
For now, I will just stay in love and watch Wedding AVPs. Hehehe.
Ceejh and I used to watch Jason Magbanua’s Videos then would talk about our Big Day.
I am leaving you with one of my favorite videos by Jason, sorry I just have the link but take a quick look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxcyBK5oMQQ
Stay in love.
XoXo Jo
Friday, January 1, 2010
Year-Enders and New Year Starters
After almost a week of working over the Year-End Reports, I can finally stretch my arms up and lie down peacefully at my bed, and contemplate on the things that had happened to me in 2009. The previous year had been a good one: many blessings, enough trials, too much birthday parties to attend and bonding moments, love-hate relationship with the boyfriend, “I hope I can be there” moments with my family over the phone, “I Miss You, Guys” drama over YM with old friends, etc.
I had celebrated my second birthday here in Qatar…
I had been with Mumu for more than a year and still counting…
I had been blessed with understanding parents and brothers…
I had found good friends here…
I was promoted at work...
I moved to another building then another flat…
I had spoken to Mumu’s mom…
I had pregnancy scares (thinking that I got pregnant several times haha)…
I had crazy thoughts of dying young of acute gastro because of eating crabs with coconut milk…
Sigh…
Just ate dinner with Mumu and some friends, with Mr. A, his wife Mrs. J – a good friend and their cute baby, Julia, friends from the office, Mr. Blackberry Guy and his wife who came to visit him here.
After dinner, we decided to go in Mumu’s flat: the guys had played PS3 and the girls had watched “The Haunting at Connecticut”.
That’s how we had celebrated and welcomed 2010.
It’s been another year… I hope this year will also be a good if not, a better one…
The new flat had made me feel better…
No more conflicts with flatmates who are also part of the team I am supervising.
No more flying roaches (eeewwww!)
A quieter and homey place…
A good start for a new Joana…
No New Year’s Resolution for me this year but I will still thrive for nothing but the best things in life!
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