One More Chance

I rarely watch pinoy flicks but this darn movie as recommended by Riza made me cry!!!
The hopeless romantic that I am...
I have been crying for almost 3/4 (or more) of the showtime of this movie.
I don't have sleep from work yet!
It has caused my headache for which I am not mad about!
Coz this damn movie is one hell of a shit for making me cry all the while!

One More Chance!!!

Feb 9, Saturday fever

I opened an HSBC Classic account with HSBC Savings Bank in Valle Verde. At the same time I requested for an HSBC Classic VISA Card. This is a secured credit card. How it works is like I have a guaranteed amount with the bank. Eighty percent (80%) of my savings amount is my credit limit. That said the approval was very fast. I opened the account on a Thursday noon and the courier was at our doorsteps Sunday morning with the VISA Card.

Yesterday, Riza, Troy and I went to Southmall to attend Georgia's kid's christening. The flux at SLEX was unnerving that we didn't make it to church. And so we headed to SM Southmall and had merienda at Barrio Fiesta (the reception).

Oh boy, Troy's new card is grand and dazzling! Geez! I wanna have my own! Darn! He's rich while I can barely breath! hahahaha
By the way, talking about Troy, he is still obstreperous and boisterous!

Before going home Riza and I dropped by TIMEX (Southmall) and claimed the DUNLOP Sens 1 watch that came free with the HSBC VISA Card.

Arriving at Cainta, I have to drop by the supermarket to swipe the card. I mean to buy some house supplies. I was so tired upon getting home. I felt dizzy upon waking up and so I thought I was pregnant only for me to remember that I barely ate last night!
I have been looking for images of these cards online coz I do not have a scanner but I am finding it hard! I love how the HSBC cards look like. They're striking!

** I am eating oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and polvoron now from a stall in Banchetto **

40 Days: + Jay Russell B. Arjona +

Dec 25 to Feb 4, 2008

Suddenly I began to count... Realized, 40 days... It has been 40 days since his demise from my life. I remember looking at the calendar months back with the same thought, it has been 40 days since we were together. It has been 40 days of agonizing pain. A day more and I have surpassed the 40 days of Christ's passion. I have weathered the emotions. And now, looking back at those more than 40 days is alleviating.

You guys know who you are. Thank you for absorbing all the anguish that I had. I am so grateful for the support and the long talks that we had. For listening to the sunny moments of this fairytale romance up to its stormy end. Relationships has taught me to endure, made me rich in flavor and be robust. We love and yet again we love though we know it might hurt. As mortals, pain is part of life. We sacrifice because we wanted to cherish a lasting relationship. Until we can no more. We never forget the ones we love. Yes, I still love him and I always will.

I would like to appreciate ALL those who have played an active role in my life since I decided to end it. It has been a journey of life and so we MUST go on.

uTorrent Download

I was downloading the recent episode of Smallville (Season 7 Episode 10) few minutes ago. I was sooo thrilled. Oh boy, the download was very fast (compared to my previous download experiences). I have been using SMART Bro and my download speed never got this better! Imagine I used to have about 40kbps... And when I checked my client was hungry for bandwidth at over 250kbps! And so I added the latest episode of Heroes (Season 2 Episode 11). It got even better at over 300kbps! Probably because there were many seeds and leechers. So whenever the episodes are released I really have to grab them fast coz the seeds and leechers are peaking at 1,000 plus! This might have made it faster. Cool

But oh boy! Downloading was never this fun before!

Gotta watch the episodes muna! See yah later!

Why Don't Men Talk Like Women Do?

By David Zinczenko From his book, "Men, Love & Sex: The Complete User's Guide for Women"

Here's a great irony: Men, in general, are happy in their relationships. And yet women -- the very people responsible for making guys so happy -- spend a great deal of time fretting over whether their men want to stay in the relationship or are waiting to catch the next bus out of it. Indeed, women spend so much time fretting that they often ask men to talk more about ... gasp! ... their feelings. And the one thing that can make a contented guy discontented is being asked to talk about his feelings. It's like cooking up a great souffle, and then opening the oven to check on it -- and presto, the souffle goes flat.

It's not that you should never ask a man about his feelings. But it's all about technique: you need to coax him to that place where he can share; pushing him just makes him stubborn.

Don't use the f-word

The problem for a lot of guys is that talking feelings with a woman is like talking French with a native Parisian. No matter how hard we study, we'll never master the language with quite the same fluency. So you need to make things a little simpler for us.

From our end, we'd prefer that you don't directly ask about the "f-word" -- feelings. Say the word feelings to a man and it's like clipping your toenails during a striptease -- total turn-off. The reason? We have feelings, but we don't have the access to them that you do. So every conversation that's pointedly about our feelings seems to us like the last 15 minutes of "Law & Order," where we're the perp and you're the clever detective, poking a finger in our face and hinting that you know just a little more than we do. And you do know a little more than we do. You know how you feel. And we don't know how we feel. So if you want us to talk, then help us speak your language -- by speaking a little of ours.

The point: If you want us to answer questions about what we're feeling, then stop asking about how we're feeling. Instead, watch how we behave, and where our interests lie. And be open about your feelings. The more you show comfort in expressing yourself, the more he'll do the same.

How do I know where the relationship is going?

I feel like I've hit a snag in a relationship with my boyfriend. We've been seeing each other for a few months. Everything was really great in the beginning. Now, it seems like we've fallen into that typical relationship routine. We see each other during the week, rent a movie on Fridays, and usually have sex twice a week (once after the movie). He's nice to me and treats me well, but I'd like to get things back to where they were. He tells me everything's fine, assures me he cares about me, and tells me not to worry about it. But I still do because what he says is one thing but what happens week to week is another. Any idea what he's thinking?

Yeah. He's thinking exactly what he's saying, which is that everything's fine. "Women think that not talking about the relationship means there are problems, but it's the opposite for men. If we're not talking about it, it means we're happy," says Conner, 32. So the real question is not "What's he thinking?" It's "What are you thinking?" If you're content with the relationship you've got, then relax and enjoy it. And if you want more, say so. "If a man loves a woman, he'll prove it with daily action not just words," says Jimmy, 27. Either he'll step up to the plate, or what he's giving now is all he's got -- and maybe you need to move on.

Why don't guys answer emotional questions?

I've got a good friend who recently left her husband. They have one child who's eight, and my friend and her ex are now in this bitter disagreement about custody, about money, about who gets to see the daughter when. When I told my husband about it, I asked him how he felt about it, because these are really serious issues, and I figured he'd have really serious thoughts on them. Instead, he just sat there, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "That sucks." Does the man have no feelings?

Of course he has feelings, and he told you what they were: He feels the situation sucks. Oh, but wait ... you were looking for something more. Here's the problem: You wanted him to tune into your concerns, but the signal you were sending was fuzzier than a pirate radio station. It's the old "feelings" conundrum again. If you want to ask him how he'd handle a custody issue, then ask him how he'd handle a custody issue. If you want to know if he thinks it's wrong for one partner to give up on a marriage, then ask him about that. But don't ask him about his feelings and expect him to surmise that your telling him a story about the neighbors is some Aesop's fable for your relationship. "We're simple. Please, no hints or assumptions," says D.J., 26. "Say what you mean, mean what you say. Don't make us guess as if we know what you are trying to say or feel."

D.J.'s a bit of a wishful thinker. Just as men like direct, problem A/solution B equations, women seem to take a more poetic and metaphorical approach to communication. That's why communication between the sexes is so much work. To men, dealing with hypotheticals is fun when we're talking about pennant races and the stock market, not when you're asking us to project how we'd feel about anything really serious, like a breakup or infidelity or pizza toppings. In that case, direct questions will get you the answers you want: let's stay together, I'll be faithful forever, and no anchovies, please.

Why can't a guy just plan out our future?

My husband and I have two kids, a boy and a girl, ages three and six. I'm tired of taking the pill, so I've tried talking to my husband about other options. Specifically, I asked him if he wanted more kids. (I could go either way.) And if he didn't, then we should talk about a vasectomy. But he can't decide whether he wants more children, and he doesn't seem too thrilled with the idea of getting the vasectomy. Why doesn't he just tell me what he wants so then we can come up with some kind of game plan?

Your question contains this interesting phrase: "I could go either way." It sounds like you and your husband are both comfortable in a pair of flip-flops. In our polls and surveys, we've asked men about the vasectomy issue. John, 41, has been talking about a vasectomy with his wife, but they're having trouble getting at the root of who really wants to do what. "Neither of us will come right out and say we're done having kids. She thinks me not signing right up for the operation somehow means that I have this evil master plan: that if I dump her, I'll be able to have kids with some 22-year-old bimbo. But I just don't want to get one, because neither of us have closed the door on having kids, and if she's up for it, I'm up for it."

The fact is that men hate admitting that they don't have a plan, and with complex issues like this, it's hard for a guy to decide, unilaterally, the rest of both your lives. He's going to flip and flop like a beached sea bass until he knows for certain. And then, one day, he's just going to announce his decision.I know, it's hard living with us. Just don't try living without us.

Masculinity mastered: what you now know about men

• "Feelings" is our f-word. Bleep it out of your conversational repertoire. Try pointed questions like "What do you think about...."
• We feel everything's okay when we're not talking about feelings. When we're talking about feelings, we feel everything's on the rocks.
• Backed into a corner, we won't let you into our heads. Give us some space and we'll let you in.

Say this tonight!

• The sexiest thing a woman ever said to Dale, 32: "What would you like for breakfast?"
• The sexiest thing Tricia, 28, ever said to a man: "I wish I could have you."

Say this, not that!

• Say this: "What do you think about that?"
• Not: "How do you feel about that?"
• Because: He knows how to answer the first question, but the second one makes him nervous.

• Say this: "I wish I could say this in a way that makes more sense to you."
• Not: "You don't understand me."
• Because: Miscommunication is a two-way street.

• Say this: "Let's go for a drive."
• Not: "Let's sit down and talk."
• Because: Men are less tense when they're doing something physical.

• Say anything: Once
• Not: Ten times
• Because: To a guy, repetition makes a statement meaningless.

What it means when....

• He says, "I love you" for the first time (not during sex).
• He does. And he thought it long before he ever said it.

• He says, "Fine," in response to a question about how his day was.
• Fine. If something significant happened, he'll tell you -- in a few hours.

• He says, "Five," when you ask him how many women he's slept with.
• Twelve.

Wondering woman

Why is it so hard for guys to write a personal message in a birthday card? Every year all I get is "Love, Jim." Five minutes on the way back from the drugstore doesn't give a whole lot of time to come up with something clever. Plus, he'd rather let a nice dinner and a show do the talking for him.

Male mysteries

• 27: Percentage of men who say they primarily fight with their wives or girlfriends about the fact that they don't share or talk about their feelings.
• 65: Percentage of men who don't want their partners to ask more questions about them.

Excerpted by permission from "Men, Love and Sex, The Complete User's Guide for Women" by David Zinczenko with Ted Spiker; Rodale, 2006

David Zinczenko is editor in chief of Men's Health and editorial director of the new magazine Best Life, a magazine for affluent, 40-plus men. He co-wrote The New York Times bestseller the "The Abs Diet," and "Men, Love & Sex: The Complete User's Guide for Women," which offers up hundreds of insights on how men think, feel, and behave. Look for David's Yahoo! Health blog where he explores anything and everything that has to do with men, women, sex, and relationships.

First week at Harte-Hanks

One word: BUSY
Synonym: HECTIC
Description:
The work area is enclosed. You see no windows. You don't see the outside world. You have no view of a sunrise or a sunset. You barely feel that you have to eat. There's alotta food! You barely notice that you have to go home. Work. Work. Work. With open internet access I wasn't able to BLOG at all. There is no MSN IM and YM. The Lotus Notes Mail is better than the TELUS/Amber Webmail. I am surrounded by men! I did not get to see my friends. I barely talked to them. I received an escalation. I have to let go of a QA (downsize). Told that I only have 1 QA for a single account with 3 LOBs and about 30 agents. Goodluck!

The worst, NO OUTGOING Phone Calls like I used to!