Christmas Greetings

It's Christmas time and I just thought of bringing back the old times - when my father used to ask us to make several Christmas poems/greetings to aunts and uncles and business partners on Christmas break. And after me and my sister submitted our rough drafts, he'd pick a few, suggest and edit some of our works. Too bad we didn't compile them ... for recycling purposes haha! Those were the days when there were no text messages flooding your inbox during Christmas and New Year. Anyway, this got me thinking on writing some greeting cards again and this time, why not write them down so that someday, I'd laugh while I read them.

Christmas 2012 - 001

There’s something about December with the Christmas lights all bright

That brings us back to the simpler times of greeting cards, hot choco and carols all night.

There’s something about December that makes you remember the ‘then and now’

When we’d all eat and laugh as much as our tummies would allow.

There’s something about December with fond memories of you

Just makes you cherish times spent with friends who are true.

In old and new times, in good and in bad, in the past, present and on to the future,

Merry Christmas to our dear friend!

Christmas 2012 - 002

Christmas is for everyone
Not just the young, not just the few
It is for the sick and the street children,
The divorcee and the orphaned,
Who battled and struggled all year through
It is for people like us
Who may have fallen and yet took courage to rise
The 'Us' who believe
that a life in Christ will bring the world to light.

Christmas 2012 - 003

Merry are the children whose presents await
To be opened just the night before Christmas day
Merry are the grannies who earnestly prepare
The sumptuous meal for everyone to share
Merry are the mommies who secretly crawl
Just to fill the Christmas stockings hanging on the wall
Merry are the dads who excitedly light
The fireworks display to brighten up the night
Merry it shall be
For the whole family
For Christmas is near
And soon, a happier New Year!

Christmas 2012 - 004

The year has come to a close
and a time to do a little toast

To the choices we've made
and the challenges we've faced

To the new beginnings
and to our past and future learnings

To the lives we've nurtured

and the coming successful future
To the more important things,
like happiness, health and peace
Cheers to us!

Gratefully and joyfully,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From us, your _____ family.

SOON!

Adsense, No Sense?

It's been long since I have written anything. In fact, I have forgotten I HAD a blog. But for some weird change in time, I remembered and tried checking out my blog and is interested in blogging some other stuff. Until, I was surfing on what's new in the blogging world and came across Adsense again.

I tried signing in but I get this error

"You're signed into your Google Account but this is not a valid AdSense login. If you're an AdSense Publisher, try signing in using your AdSense email and password."

So, I clicked - Sign up ('cause I forgot that I had an Adsene account already) and...error again:

"You are currently signed into the Google Account mysuetan@gmail.com, which is already in use with AdSense."

Oh, so I had an Adsense account? I checked my email and indeed, I created an Adsense account. In fact, on 2008, apparently, I already complained that I couldn't access my account. Anyway, since it's still an unsolve problem, I'm giving it another try - sent a new complaint and we shall see if this time my Adsense would make sense.

If anyone has experienced the same problem, please do tell me how to solve. Thanks.

Lyrics: "POP! Goes My Heart" and "Way Back Into Love"

POP! Goes My Heart

I never thought that I could be so satisfied,
Everytime that I look in your angel eyes.
A shock inside me that words just can't describe,
And there's no explaining.
There's something in the way you move, I can't deny,
Every word from your lips is a lullaby.
A twist of fate makes life worth while,
You are gold and silver.

CHORUS:
I said I wasn't gonna lose my head, but then
POP! Goes my heart.
I wasn't gonna fall in love again, but then
POP! Goes my heart.
And I just can't let you go,
I can't lose this feeling.

These precious moments, we have so few,
Lets go far away, where there's nothing to do but play.
You’ve shown to me that my destiny's with you,
And there's no explaining.
Lets fly so high, will you come with me tonight?
In your dress, I confess, you're the source of light.
The way you shine in the starry skies,
You are gold and silver.

CHORUS

A twist of fate makes life worth while,
You are gold and silver.

CHORUS

 

 

Way Back Into Love

 

I’ve been living with a shadow over my head
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need ‘em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere
I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration, Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

 

If you want to listen to POP! Goes my heart, Kuya Dek uploaded it in his multiply (www.whimpee.multiply.com).

Farewell 2005

My gosh! I thought I would be able to write a lot more often last term since it wasn't a module term but sorry, that did not happen. Last term I have spent most of my time hanging out at SDO (pambawi ba!?). And though I did not want the term to end because this coming January I'll be taking Module3 in accounting, the term did end just as the year did.

Time seems to really just pass by you and I don't think I'm coping up. In fact, the more I think about it, it makes me feel like I don't want to graduate yet. Now, 2006 is approaching and just in a couple of months, I will not be a teenager anymore....byebye teenagehood :( (I was supposed to write about that on my birthday, things to do in my last year of teenagehood but i was not able to do so.) I know we can never do anything about it, it is just nature so I guess I'll just have to grow up. There you go, I'm tired to writing already.....so I'll just stop here and bye 2005. (Good Karma in!!! Bad Karma out!!!)

Gawad Kalinga - Baseco Experience

a happy neighborhood - GK Baseco!


look at erlyn's forehead, what a sun burn!


us, with kuya bok, architect and some sc guy


me and arlene, having a picture while waiting for our dirty ice cream


julie, still feeling she's on the cat walk!


a shot of the houses


smiling off the muscle pains


just having fun


arlene at the architect's desk


mr. architect

Forgive and NEVER Forget

We always hear people say forgive and forget meaning forgive the person for what he/she has done then move on and forget about the incident but contrary to that, I attended a "Quality Relationship" seminar last school year and the speaker said otherwise...forgive and never forget.

What does this mean? Forgive a person but never forget that you have forgiven him/her which makes sense because if you forgot that you have forgiven that person, then in reality, you haven't forgiven her. Therefore, forgive and never forget NOT forgive and forget (that you have forgiven).

Where do I go from here?

This question has been on my mind for some time now "Which is better? to be on top or to be down?" And at this point, my conclusion is leaning towards the latter.

Haven't you noticed that if a person is always failing, everyone is happy if he passes but if a person is a medalist, everyone is sad even if he got a high grade but did not get the medal? So see, from there, you can say that being down is better than being on top because everyone has expectations - even yourself.

It's just like starting a game or a semester or term with high grades but when you reach the end of it, you lose or get really low grades. The feeling would be better if you did not do good at first but became victorious in the end. Other than that, if you feel bad at first, at least that feeling would push you to do better or prove yourself but if it was the other way around, you'd feel frustrated because you wasted the achievements you have gained. The only catch there is if you do not seek to improve yourself when you're down...on time.

Besides, if you are on the down side, there is no where else to go except to go up. In other words, "bilog ang mundo". That's just my opinion, based from experience HAHA! By the way, this is not only about grades, it's really about where you are in life. But then again, it depends on where you see yourself - if you're on top or you're down there. Maybe the solution is, change your perspective!?