Twenty New Stuff, New Expenses, New Reasons, New Excuses, New Experiences, New People, New Choices for 2008

1. My faith brought me closer to God.


2. My boss gave me a gift – Living Water 2008. I don’t know whether she thinks I needed it or not but I sure did thank her for it. However I told her I prefer Daily Bread. (*winks*)
Ooopppsss!! I hope I didn’t offend her. She once told me I am so frank even though I rarely open my mouth to give my opinion out loud. Ok, she knows me better than that. I am certain though that I speak with a lot sense more than people imagine and most times they come strangely surprised with my thoughts. I don’t fret about this as a lot of them agree. harharhar!)


3. My sister flew to Dubai. (I contemplated of flying there too. She wants me to be there with her.)


4. I traveled three times to Dipolog by mid year. One with Fay. The other one with Ma’am Beth and the third one – me alone bound for a Dakak overnight stay. Dipolog is one place I have been coming to and fro since 2006 and this is my most visited city.


5. Two of my best buddies flew abroad earlier this year – (APRIL) Toffe –Melbourne, Australia – as .NET programmer, (MARCH or APRIL?) Rose Ivy – Sapporo, Japan – for her two-year Japanese Language Studies – for their call center / and pursue nursing course as well.


6. Kaye flew to USA to be with her Joe Roy Tinney. (congratulations! Yippee! He’s really nice, Kaye. Thanks for the dinner and the zamboanga visit.)


7. My friend Faye gave me a brown jacket. –yep, thanks!


8. I bought a Lee beige-color jacket as a souvenir from Gaisano Mall back in Gensan City. Trivia: My jacket and sweaters are the most expensive items I have for clothes. I don’t spend much on clothes as I do with a few gadgets.


9. I bought a pink Puma sock. (first time selecting pink)


10. My doted 3-year-old dog – smart, playful named DOUGLAS was found dead on the road early morning. We suspected someone hit him in the head or that he has been intentionally run over while on the road. Poor Douglas! How can people be so cruel?!! Di ko magets?! The truth is, I didn’t see his dead body. It’s gone when I looked for it. I was on travel and when I got back - our neighbor told me of what happened to my dog. His unexpected death never crossed my mind. I really adore that dog because like some other infant child whom I fancy and find joy teaching how to give me a tongue/spread their tongue out, that dog really was SMART when I say he was. He was born in front of our doorstep from some askal in the neighborhood which fancied giving birth in our doorstep! I adopted and fed him so to speak. Gwapo,maganda ang built at matalinong aso.I have been patient to teach him new tricks. Douglas would silently walk with me when I go outside the street to buy a bottle of coke until I return to the living room. Douglas would wait for me on the street at night and when the tricycle stops – he never fails to be alerted of my arrival and playfully jumps up to welcome me and walks with me to our house. That doggy-doggy..i miss u Douglas! I really do! Thank you for the company and for making my dream come true – to finally have a dog in you. We’re not allowed to have a dog as a pet when we were kids.


11. I’ve decided to buy a new aquarium next year. My brother sold his aquarium before. I love aquatic fishes. I’m fulfilling that dream. Hope that the fishes won’t die soon and sooner. Stick with me for awhile, oki, and will teach u how to blow bubbles! Heheheh! I would definitely delight on that one.


12. My T-shirt/ Tops collection swooped higher this year–
- I received two complimentary shirts as Secretariat Member to the 1st Mindanao TVET Conference
- I paid for the Particles blouse – the print I really adore – light blue Rocks! Printed is the glittered text – Rocker!
- I received a complimentary Netbeans T-shirt handed to me by RJ after joining as a speaker on the Software Freedom Day 2008. Thanks RJ and netbeans too.
- I won a GenSan Durian Shirt Package during 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit
- My FOSS for SMEs Training of Trainors Shirt– Antipolo City
- My Philippines Shirt
- My Pipho Eyeball Shirt –Pinoy Photography Org * Mall of Asia
- Netbeans sent me fresh from Czech Republic - a black long-sleeved curvaceous top which I won after joining their 10th Netbeans Anniversary Decathlon. Sure as hell, my friends adore it.
- Harharhar! We visited Orange and Bronze – a software development firm in Makati –with me were Mam Yolynne and Sir RJ. Mam Yolynne needed to see her first cousin who works at Orange and Bronze Software Lab. She brought Alavar crabs for her and family. My, my…twas first time to have observed a software development environment like that – so comfortable a place to work :) Thanks Mam @chelle for the Orange and Bronze T-shirt and the very geeky mug you handed to us each. You are such a very friendly and hospitable person. Your geek programmers rock too! Thanks too Mam Yolynne..you’ve been such an Ate to us ni RJ :)


13. Reunited with long time friend – Ms. Rosilie Lim back in 2MBS, based in gensan as I write this.


14. I and mama traveled together from zamboanga to general santos city when I decided to attend the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit after acquiring a slot from the limited participants of 100. We stayed there for 3 nights and 4 days @ Family Country Hotel. The event was held at the nearby Family Country Convention Center. It was so exciting sort of an eyeball and very enriching too. Putting myself in the crowd and living life fully is a blueprint for me nowadays. It helps you know when you need to get up from your seat and travel. Nakakapag-isip and unwind. Thanks to my sis for sponsoring hotel expenses. Mama really did enjoy the trip.


15. Reunited with the NUMA NUMA song! :) online.


16. New Gadgets |Kodak Digicam 7.2 MP| White color Card Reader (Fay lost my red one, she replaced it with this) | New Bluetooth Dongle (which I gave away this month..huhuhu!will miss it) | USB Infrared receiver | Cdr-king MP3 Player
| Kingston Flash Disk (thank you Inwent Germany) | Webcam | Blood Glucose Monitor


17. First visit to the Gawad Kalinga (Tulungatung) with the Zamboanga Peninsula Bloggers. It is such a wonderful undertaking and the good intentions behind the concept of homes for the poor are laudable and exemplary. Congratulations to the humble movers of this cause.

To my surprise I found out that one of the heads there is related to me by affinity. He is the first cousin of my uncle – which is a first cousin too of my mom. Gets? I’ve heard about him before as there are only few relatives in the city. That was my first time to finally meet him. The whole day was great and a lot of fun shared with young persons with me. Thanks guys, sa uulitin! Hehehe!

18. I sponsored the COMTECH Pinoy Fear Factor Competition! Yehey! Fun! Fun! Fun! Dami sumali! :) :) :) Triple fun when you get to organize that sort.


19. I received a handful of packages from online correspondence – research stuff, free CDs and advocacy stuff. I am looking forward for more this year and online competitions as well.


20. New Choice: To fall in love more! :) It brings out the best in you.


Happy New Year to All! Happy new year to me!