When the only man who now truly makes you happy is the accounting manager of your client sending updated SGX Announcement and just being accommodating to all your queries, you have to take 2 minutes out of your otherwise busy life to reassess the situation.
You’re a young woman who loves to go out to gigs and movies with friends. For the past months you’ve been spending your Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at the office or at the client’s and you realize that: a) you haven’t seen your roommate and all your housemates for the past weeks; b) you haven’t been to Glorietta, Landmark or Greenbelt and to any National Bookstore for a month; c) you claim to be a movie buff but haven’t seen a single movie in ages (the last movie you saw was the KKK, first week of January); d) you have been missing Pastor Bibbo’s preaching for a long time; e) you haven’t had a lunch date with Jamee for the longest time now (means that you have been missing office gossips for a while now, haha); f) you still have to finish reading the books and novels on your bedside; g) you are now unfamiliar with ABS and GMA’s TV programs (you're more familiar with ETC, 2nd Avenue, and AXN’s very late shows); and so on and so forth… The list of things you’ve been missing lately is unbelievably long.
During your self-imposed 2 minute reflection, you ask yourself the two questions that all auditors dare ask: Do I want this kind of existence/life? When is the right time to quit? To move-on?! When is enough really enough?
Dear life, do not mistake my rants for misery and desperation. I’m at par with my life. I’ve already come to terms that this is the nature of my work. Sometimes I am happy, inspired, tired, rejuvenated, sad, frustrated, proud, fulfilled, humilated, accomplished, exhausted, but... I don't know. I am just so lost nowadays.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
define stress
- busy, busy, busy and Magnolia’s ube ice cream
- an average of five(5) hours sleep daily and Snickers and M&Ms
- impaired sense of hearing and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf brewed coffee
- chronic daydreaming and Yellow Cab’s New York’s Finest
- habitual absentmindedness and Mr Chips and Mentos
- poor vision and total dependence on contact lenses and Sbarro’s Ziti
- unmanageable working papers and all eighteen (18) songs of APO Alternative Revival
- dry, flaky skin and Jollibee’s Chicken Cheese burger, Fries and Dalandan juice
- deadlines, deadlines, deadlines and Go Nuts Donuts
stress anyone? its great, its fun, its cool, its making me cry =(
- an average of five(5) hours sleep daily and Snickers and M&Ms
- impaired sense of hearing and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf brewed coffee
- chronic daydreaming and Yellow Cab’s New York’s Finest
- habitual absentmindedness and Mr Chips and Mentos
- poor vision and total dependence on contact lenses and Sbarro’s Ziti
- unmanageable working papers and all eighteen (18) songs of APO Alternative Revival
- dry, flaky skin and Jollibee’s Chicken Cheese burger, Fries and Dalandan juice
- deadlines, deadlines, deadlines and Go Nuts Donuts
stress anyone? its great, its fun, its cool, its making me cry =(
Monday, February 19, 2007
interesting
he’s not good looking,
he’s not tall,
he’s slightly an antisocial,
he’s somewhat not charming,
he’s to some extent not refined,
he’s actually a bully,
he’s extremely friendly,
he’s very accommodating,
he’s very pleasant to talk with,
he’s amazingly smart,
he’s remarkably witty and full of humor,
And he caught my interest...
interesting indeed =)
he’s not tall,
he’s slightly an antisocial,
he’s somewhat not charming,
he’s to some extent not refined,
he’s actually a bully,
he’s extremely friendly,
he’s very accommodating,
he’s very pleasant to talk with,
he’s amazingly smart,
he’s remarkably witty and full of humor,
And he caught my interest...
interesting indeed =)
Friday, February 16, 2007
ang pagmamahal ng isang CPA
because this piece made me smile, lightened my mood and brought back beautiful memories with my CPA friends...
Ang pagmamahal ng isang CPA ay hindi nagde-DEPRECIATE.
RELIABLE regardless of the face and looks dahil ang prinsipyo nito ay laging SUBSTANCE OVER FORM.
COMPLETE, yung tipong wala ka ng hahanapin pa kasi marunong magADJUST.
Nagbibigay ng ALLOWANCE at sa lahat ng ginagawa nya, yung mahal nya ang laging PREFERRED... laging inuuna.
Palaging meron appropriate DISCLOSURE para ipakita sa buong mundo ang tunay na pagmamahal.
Kung may samaan ng loob, nara-WRITE OFF kaagad, kung me tampuhan, nao-OFFSET ng pagmamahal.
Yung mga nakaraan, iyakan at lambingan, nake-CARRY FORWARD sa next FISCAL YEAR.
Ang pagmamahal ng isang CPA, it keeps no RECORDS of wrong dahil merong REVERSAL of forgiveness at CORRECTING ENTRY kung kailangan.
Kung meron man fortuitous event dahil sa third party, anjan parin ang pusong nakahandang mag-AUDIT dahil ang partnership nila ay based on TRUST and CONFIDENCE.
Sumusunod sila sa IFRS at SARBANES-OXLEY act pagdating sa lambingan dahil ang bawat isa ay marunong tumupad sa sinumpaang... none will commit the ACTS DISCREDITABLE to the PROFESSION.
Ang bawat detalye ng suyuan at tagpuan ay nakaRECORD sa WORKSHEET ng diary at handang ipahayag for the sake of TRANSPARENCY.
Kahit wala ng pera ang bawat isa, they still say that the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTS FAIRLY at FREE OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT.
Higit sa lahat... GOING CONCERN kung magmahal... panghabang buhay.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
foolishly in love
what is love? have you been in love before or it’s just by now? what’s the feeling of being in love?
Let's see:
“THROUGH LOVE all that is bitter will sweet;
Though love all that is copper will be gold;
Through love all dregs will turn to purest wine;
Through love all pain will turn to medicine;
Through love all dead will all become alive;
Through love all king will turn into a slave”
“Love has its own time, its own season, and its own reasons from coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it or reason it into staying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you” ---Kent Nerburn
Got that?!
and i’ve always believe that love is something that can wait, and when the time is right, love will conquer all. and it will endure.
have a great Valentines celebration everyone!
Sunday, February 11, 2007
somebody please abduct me
take me away to faraway land, in seventh heaven where there is no more audit work and sleepless nights
im back in the city but i haven’t seen the city. yeah, crazy me but my work is crazier!
my recollection of my first thirty-eight (38) hours in the city:
i spent my first seven (7) hours at my apartment, sleeping;
the next ten (10) hours at Peninsula Court (client’s head office), wrapping up the Bataan fieldwork;
the next ten (10) hours at the office, accomplishing the EY AWS;
the next five (5) hours at my apartment – again, sleeping;
and for the past six (6) hours at the office – again, doing the SGX reconciliation.
what an exciting choice of life!
happy working to me!
current mood: in a hurry to finish the recon so i can go home and sleep =)
im back in the city but i haven’t seen the city. yeah, crazy me but my work is crazier!
my recollection of my first thirty-eight (38) hours in the city:
i spent my first seven (7) hours at my apartment, sleeping;
the next ten (10) hours at Peninsula Court (client’s head office), wrapping up the Bataan fieldwork;
the next ten (10) hours at the office, accomplishing the EY AWS;
the next five (5) hours at my apartment – again, sleeping;
and for the past six (6) hours at the office – again, doing the SGX reconciliation.
what an exciting choice of life!
happy working to me!
current mood: in a hurry to finish the recon so i can go home and sleep =)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
the instant coffee
i just had my third mug of the instant black, strong Nescafe. i can’t help feeling extremely sorry for myself because its instant coffee! its not being maarte because I do appreciate Nescafe a lot but because i need the satisfaction and the pleasure and the delight a brewed coffee can give me.
three (3) straight weeks in faraway marivelez, bataan without brewed coffee is absolute agony. the absence of it is already making me cry, its making me extremely sad and miserable.
i am depressingly dependent to brewed coffee especially during my busy seasons with sgv. it is my source of energy in the mornings, my support in the afternoons, my groundwork in the evenings and my reinforcement in the wee hours of the morning. on the whole – it is my life! and i am just so lifeless, a zombie deep in the jungle of Bataan…
oh, i love instant coffee, its keeping my sanity intact this very moment. the brewed coffee thing seems like an unreachable, impossible dream and im tired of having to feel sorry for my self.
poor me…
three (3) straight weeks in faraway marivelez, bataan without brewed coffee is absolute agony. the absence of it is already making me cry, its making me extremely sad and miserable.
i am depressingly dependent to brewed coffee especially during my busy seasons with sgv. it is my source of energy in the mornings, my support in the afternoons, my groundwork in the evenings and my reinforcement in the wee hours of the morning. on the whole – it is my life! and i am just so lifeless, a zombie deep in the jungle of Bataan…
oh, i love instant coffee, its keeping my sanity intact this very moment. the brewed coffee thing seems like an unreachable, impossible dream and im tired of having to feel sorry for my self.
poor me…
Monday, February 05, 2007
surviving singlehood: loveless since birth
if there was an organization called Kapunungan ng mga Loveless sa Pilipinas, i would be the first one to express allegiance to the group. If such a group did exist and they would select the Most Loyal Member, without a doubt, i know i would romp away with the award without even trying hard for it and without going through the tedious process of screening.
i am what you would call the "unhitched" in a generation when changing partners seems to happen as fast as changing underwears.
i am proud to say that i am travelling the road less trodden--the road people mistakenly consider the path of loneliness. of course, the road has never been an easy one as i encountered bumps of mockery and pang-aasar.
it must be human nature to fear being solitary. some people may find dining alone ridiculous; many may feel naked walking alone, but it is in being with one's self that one can capture the quintessence of life.
admittedly, there are low points in being loveless. sometimes, I get tired of being unhitched and would long for someone to keep me company. at times, i turn green with envy when i look around and see lovers display affection publicly. worse, when i watch mushy romantic movies, i don't have someone to hold on to except the side of my chair and suddenly, the theater would feel so cold and i get tempted to ask the couple next to me, "pwedeng maki-hug?" but these bouts of love-sickness are passing. you feel them a moment, but they would subside as you realize how overwhelmingly beautiful life really is. you can't just opt to take your own life because you're loveless. drown your sorrows with alcohol? nah, it would be too expensive and besides, walking through the valley of self-pity would lead you nowhere.
the new millennium has proven to be a breakthrough in everything. people are starting to lose their inhibitions and decide to live boldly as technology continues to change by the day. the world seemingly becomes a place not for the weak and i, being loveless, realize that life must be lived to the fullest and with the most positive outlook that life would turn out fine. people and things help me get through day by day and give meaning to me to rise up each morning and look forward to tomorrow.
should i be asked how i stay happy, i could only give these answers:
prayer. the true pillar of my existence is God. every day, His words get me going, and understanding that He's always there gives me an assurance that i will never go through life alone. if i ever feel lonely, there's always Him whom i could call on.
family. believe me, they may be the most unappreciated people in our lives, but they truly are our unsung heroes. as i journey through the drama called life, one thing i learned is that my family is my strength and pedestal. they're on-call 24 hours a day, and if i ever get sentimental over things, they're always there to lend emotional support.
friends. they may be the source of insecurity when you see their love lives blossom (MV, Lowen, Sue and Ati; coming soon is Star! --- im happy for all you guys!), but they're the ones who drag your feet when you're not feeling like going out. in my case, they're the ones who encourage me to go out with them dateless and they're the ones who cheer me up when i'm in the lowest key of my life.
music. songs have always been there for me that without them, life would be completely dull. music has become therapeutic when all my chips are down. i appreciate different kinds of music, but i can really identify with rhythm and blues because they capture my emotion perfectly.
when i reached the point when i wasn't so sure about myself, it was Ally McBeal’s Theme "searching my soul" that convinced me i'm a winner in my own right. when i got a heartbreak (from an unrequited and unreciprocated college love, so to speak) and vowed not to fall prey to the trappings of love, it was adam sandler’s "grow old with me" that eased my pain and opened a wider perspective on love for me.
movies. watching films allows me to forget harsh realities. the very reason why i go for light movies is because i want to escape reality for a while and get lifted and inspired. movies like "ever after", “the notebook” and “sassy girl" leave a mark in my heart and make me believe in love.
don't get me wrong, people. i'm not against love or relationship and i haven't given up on it. the way i see it, a relationship is a commitment. it's not just having someone beside you so you could feel good about yourself. it's not even close to having the grooviest person so one could display him/her publicly. being in a relationship is about loving and caring for a special someone, walang gamitan, to boost one's image.
readiness has a lot to do with it. as of now, i'm flowing with the current. if cupid won't hit me for another year or won't hit me at all, then probably that's my calling. if i ever fall in love at 60, then so be it. anyway, there's no law mandating people to get into a relationship at a specific time frame.
maybe cupid closed his eyes when he tried to strike me with his arrow, hitting the person beside me. well, lucky me, i survive being loveless in a society where what matters most is how often you change your partner and at what pace you do it. but in some cases, it's good to take phil collin's song by heart, "you just can't hurry love."
Happy Valentines Day to all!
i am what you would call the "unhitched" in a generation when changing partners seems to happen as fast as changing underwears.
i am proud to say that i am travelling the road less trodden--the road people mistakenly consider the path of loneliness. of course, the road has never been an easy one as i encountered bumps of mockery and pang-aasar.
it must be human nature to fear being solitary. some people may find dining alone ridiculous; many may feel naked walking alone, but it is in being with one's self that one can capture the quintessence of life.
admittedly, there are low points in being loveless. sometimes, I get tired of being unhitched and would long for someone to keep me company. at times, i turn green with envy when i look around and see lovers display affection publicly. worse, when i watch mushy romantic movies, i don't have someone to hold on to except the side of my chair and suddenly, the theater would feel so cold and i get tempted to ask the couple next to me, "pwedeng maki-hug?" but these bouts of love-sickness are passing. you feel them a moment, but they would subside as you realize how overwhelmingly beautiful life really is. you can't just opt to take your own life because you're loveless. drown your sorrows with alcohol? nah, it would be too expensive and besides, walking through the valley of self-pity would lead you nowhere.
the new millennium has proven to be a breakthrough in everything. people are starting to lose their inhibitions and decide to live boldly as technology continues to change by the day. the world seemingly becomes a place not for the weak and i, being loveless, realize that life must be lived to the fullest and with the most positive outlook that life would turn out fine. people and things help me get through day by day and give meaning to me to rise up each morning and look forward to tomorrow.
should i be asked how i stay happy, i could only give these answers:
prayer. the true pillar of my existence is God. every day, His words get me going, and understanding that He's always there gives me an assurance that i will never go through life alone. if i ever feel lonely, there's always Him whom i could call on.
family. believe me, they may be the most unappreciated people in our lives, but they truly are our unsung heroes. as i journey through the drama called life, one thing i learned is that my family is my strength and pedestal. they're on-call 24 hours a day, and if i ever get sentimental over things, they're always there to lend emotional support.
friends. they may be the source of insecurity when you see their love lives blossom (MV, Lowen, Sue and Ati; coming soon is Star! --- im happy for all you guys!), but they're the ones who drag your feet when you're not feeling like going out. in my case, they're the ones who encourage me to go out with them dateless and they're the ones who cheer me up when i'm in the lowest key of my life.
music. songs have always been there for me that without them, life would be completely dull. music has become therapeutic when all my chips are down. i appreciate different kinds of music, but i can really identify with rhythm and blues because they capture my emotion perfectly.
when i reached the point when i wasn't so sure about myself, it was Ally McBeal’s Theme "searching my soul" that convinced me i'm a winner in my own right. when i got a heartbreak (from an unrequited and unreciprocated college love, so to speak) and vowed not to fall prey to the trappings of love, it was adam sandler’s "grow old with me" that eased my pain and opened a wider perspective on love for me.
movies. watching films allows me to forget harsh realities. the very reason why i go for light movies is because i want to escape reality for a while and get lifted and inspired. movies like "ever after", “the notebook” and “sassy girl" leave a mark in my heart and make me believe in love.
don't get me wrong, people. i'm not against love or relationship and i haven't given up on it. the way i see it, a relationship is a commitment. it's not just having someone beside you so you could feel good about yourself. it's not even close to having the grooviest person so one could display him/her publicly. being in a relationship is about loving and caring for a special someone, walang gamitan, to boost one's image.
readiness has a lot to do with it. as of now, i'm flowing with the current. if cupid won't hit me for another year or won't hit me at all, then probably that's my calling. if i ever fall in love at 60, then so be it. anyway, there's no law mandating people to get into a relationship at a specific time frame.
maybe cupid closed his eyes when he tried to strike me with his arrow, hitting the person beside me. well, lucky me, i survive being loveless in a society where what matters most is how often you change your partner and at what pace you do it. but in some cases, it's good to take phil collin's song by heart, "you just can't hurry love."
Happy Valentines Day to all!
Sunday, February 04, 2007
im holding on to dear life just fine
For three (3) straight weeks now I’ve been pouring all my energy to the year-end audit of the Medtecs Group. Three (3) weeks of sheer devotion and enthusiasm combined and of course together with it are enormous amounts of stress and pressures. And I’m still fine, just fine.
We’re about to finish the Bataan fieldwork and I can’t wait to see the civilized world once again =) I am just so excited to be back in the city, not minding the trying and difficult months ahead of finalizing and releasing the financial statements of the whole Group.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
happy hearts month!
"Dost thou LOVE life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
Benjamin Franklin
I celebrated February 1st working, working and working. Thats life for me nowadays--work. And I suppose work is my love? Yeah right! Love is life, work is life and I love life!
In this times of LOVE celebration and giving tribute to our loves, I hope we wont forget that our Heavenly Father is still the greatest love of all ;)
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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