Thank You for Creative Moments :o)

I am currently taking up an interesting creativity class and we were asked to share moments when we felt exceptionally creative. Here are two recent ones that I feel really proud of :o)


Office Heroes and Villains Christmas Party 2008 :o)


I came as Padme from Starwars :o)


Here I am with Alice, Naruto and The Riddler :o)

Copy for a WWF Campaign. Graphics c/o my talented sister :o)


Thank You for Your gift of creativity :o)

Thank You for a Safe and Happy Fieldwork :o)

I just came back from a fieldwork in Zambales two weeks ago and it was my first one for the year. I've been to Zambales before for my college immersion but it was only this time that I discovered its provincial pride - mangoes! :o) And proud they should really be! Their mangoes were big, sweet and so juicy! We were fortunate enough to be there during mango season so we were able to see lots of trees dotted by the sweet fruit. We were also able to get good discounts for the mangoes we bought (Php 500 for 21 kilos!). There were mangoes everywhere we went-green mangoes, ripe mangoes, carabao mangoes, apple mangoes - and the people we met there all gave us mangoes from their backyard :o) Even during our hikes, our field guides were snacking on mangoes dangling on the trees that we passed :o) I bought two whole baskets to take home. We made mango shake, refrigerator cake and suman with mango, and had mangoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner for two weeks. Hehehe. Such a sweet summer indeed :o)


I also really enjoyed this trip because I was with such funny, crazy people :o) Despite the intense heat, our heavy backpacks, the endless fields of cogon grass, the tiring treks to the rivers and the lukewarm water we had to cool us down, everybody still had the energy to make jokes and just keep on laughing. It was one adventure that really tested our endurance, patience and our physical fitness and I'm so happy to say that we got through it excellently. :o)



Thank You for She and Butch for being such good-natured fieldmates and for making me laugh the whole time we were there (de-pot, hehehe!) :o)


Thank You for She for her hardwork, endurance and obsessive compulsivness :o)



Thank You for the superb assistance of our clients and our fieldguides. Thank You for our drivers who drove responsibly. Thank You for letting us finish our work safely. Thank You for the patience and the terrific service of Francis the receptionist. Thank You for Anabel who showed us where to get the best mango buys. Thank You for our healthy and strong bodies. Thank You for my job that gives me the chance to go to exciting beautiful places and meet wonderful people. Thank You for showing me what faith, patience and lots of laughter can do :o)

Thank You for stretching me again :o)

Thank You for PTTC :o)

I just finished my two-day training on "Writing Business Plans" at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) today :o) I just stumbled upon it while doing some office research last week and since it looked useful and interesting, I decided to go. I must say, the PhP 2,000 training fee was really well worth it. :o) We were served lunch, morning and afternoon snacks and we were also given a handbook, an interactive cd of the lessons with templates of the business plan parts and certificates of attendance :o) The training itself was very informative and actually priceless for those who want to start a business, but don't really know how or where to start. The venue and the facilities were conducive to learning, and the facilitator was very helpful and encouraging - he even alloted time for one-on-one consultations. Not bad for PhP 2,000! It was actually my first time to go to PTTC and I was quite surprised that the government (DTI), had something like this. It was a huge building, equipped with appropriate facilities for conducting training in various industries. I think their programs are really great learning opportunities for Filipinos which few know about. So for those who are interested, just visit their website to get more information about future training schedules (they have lots of topics to choose from!) or their other services that might be useful to you: http://www.pttc.gov.ph/home.php

Thank You for Mr. Ed, Ms. Susan and my classmates - I really learned a LOT from them :o). Thank You for making me very productive this week, and Thank You for showing me step number 3. hehehe :o)

Thank You for The Pattern ;o)

Thank You Thank You Thank You! :o) :o) :o) Now I can start on my project :o) Yipppeeee!!!

Thank You for Great Practices :o)

I've been getting used to our Saturday basketball practices with my ABL teammates and the last two ones have been exceptionally fun and educational :o) hehehe. I feel I'm slowly gaining the confidence to play and hopefully I would have become a better player by the next season :o) Aside from the exercise, it's really just fun to play around with my teammates and have a relaxing Saturday afternoon with them. Thank You for our two volunteer coaches, Coach Jeremy and Coach Ryan (?), who have been patiently giving us drills and tips to improve our game. Thank You for Pru and Karen who always lets me hitch a ride to VV6. Thank You for my teammates who keeps on giving me tips and advice on how I can become a good forward. :o) But most of all, Thank You for letting me experience the joy of being in a team :o)

Thank You for my New Toy :o)

Yahooo!!! Just bought a new basketball! Hehehe! Can't wait to try it tomorrow! :o) :o) :o)
Thank You for making me feel like a kid again :o)

Thank You for a Terrific Valentine's Day :o)

This year, I spent Valentine's day with my ABL teammates. We had a game versus Ateneo Law that day. After practicing a bit in the afternoon and grabbing a drive thru at McDo for a quick bite (thank you She for the treat! :o) ) we headed to Makati for our match. The game started with three 3-pointers from our opponent which caught us off guard. It took some time before we finally sank our first 2 points courtesy of She :o) Ateneo Law led all throughout the first half of the game, but we managed to tie by the third quarter and overtake them in the fourth. She was on fire that day, with lots of terrific shots and plenty of rebounds and steals. I think more than half of our team's score that day was hers! Hehehe. Way to go superstar She! :o) Nikki and Em did a great job too in the center especially in the fourth quarter. Actually, the whole team did an awesome job, ending the game with an impressive come-from-behind victory :o) Even if our opponent started strong, our team finished stronger. I'm really proud of my teammates! Way to go girls! :o)



After the game, some of us headed to Recipes to celebrate (the others had dates of their own that night, hehehe). It took a while before we were seated (couples were everywhere) but the gising-gising and general's chicken were worth the wait :o) The dinner was pleasant and fun. It was nice to spend time with my new friends outside the court. We finished at about 10 pm. Thank you Em for the yummy treat! :o) Thank you She and Marcy for being so kind to drive me all the way home even though it was out of the way :o)

Thank You for letting me appreciate love, in whatever form it may be. :o)

Thank You for Songs of Praise :o)

This afternoon I chanced upon this video clip from Sister Act 2 of their performance of "Joyful Joyful" in YouTube. I really felt good after listening to it (especially since I haven't been feeling too good today) so now I'm sharing it with everyone. Here are the lyrics and the link to the video :o) (thank You for lyricsdownload.com, and of course, for the talented authors and artists who created this wonderful wonderful song)

Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light
Fill us with the light
Oh, fill us with the light of day......

Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin, sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us
Fill us with the light of day
Light of day!

(Check the rhyme)
Joyful, Joyful
Lord we adore Thee
An' in my life
I put none before Thee
Cuz since I was a youngster
I came to know
That you was the only way to go
[switch rapper]
So I had to grow an' come to an understandin'
That I'm down with the King so now I'm demandin'
That you tell me who you down with, see
Cuz all I know is that I'm down with G-O-D
You down with G-O-D?
(Yeah, you know me)
You down with G-O-D?
(Yeah, you know me)
You down with G-O-D?
(Yeah, you know me)
Who's down with G-O-D?
(Everybody)

Come and join the chorus
The mighty, mighty chorus
Which the morning stars begun
The Father of love is reigning over us

Right away

What have you done for Him lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah
What have you done for Him lately?

He watches over everything
So we sing

Joyful, Joyful
Lord, we adore Thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Hail Thee as the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin, sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Drive it away
Giver of immortal gladness (won't you)
Fill us (Fill us with the light of day, Lord, fill us)
Fill us (oh we need You, yes we do, fill us)
Fill us (yeah..., oh, oh yeah)
Fill us (with the light of day, Lord)
....
( We need you, come right away,
we need you, need you today, we need you,
I'm here to say fill us, fill us, fill us, fill us...)

Fill us with the light of day (oh, yeah)
Light of day!

Watch Joyful Joyful Video Sister Act 2

Thank You for Your love that gives us reason to be truly JOYFUL :o)

Thank You for my ABL Team :o)

I had my very first ABL basketball game last Sunday at the Meralco covered courts in Ortigas :o) Hehehe. My mom and my sisters were quite doubtful about my basketball skills and intentions at first, especially since I'm really used to watching basketball games, not playing in them. My only experience of actually playing basketball was in my PE class in 2nd year college :p But I really want to hone my athletic skills in a team sport so I gave ABL a shot (Plus it's my new year's resolution to engage in more sports this year. Thank you Pru for inviting me!). I wasn't really expecting that they'd let me play that day, my personal game plan was to actually just quietly sit and watch first and see how everything works. Hehehe. But She and Em called me just before the second half started and told me I was going in. "Okie..."

Without any warm-ups (my body was still recovering from the lazy holiday mode it went into last Christmas) or much practice, I went in and tried my best :o) I really can't remember how long I was there, all I knew was that I was having so much fun! (Even if there were times that I was quite panicky when I got hold of the ball) :p After a while She and Mia called me for a sub. It was just in time too because I was already running out of breath. Our team was catching up on our opponent (who was first runner-up last year by the way) and finally took the lead. We were cheering them on from the sidelines until the game ended and we won! :o) yipppeeee! :o) Final score was 27-24 :o)

It was such an amazing new experience for me. Watching the UAAP games and cheering for my school is really so much fun but I didn't know that playing in a basketball game could make me feel just as exhilarated. :o) Now I'm really determined to keep practicing and be good at it :o)

Thank You so much for my wonderful Legion of Emee Tan teammates :o) Thank You so much for letting me step out of my box (I know everyone is saying that this is "not me", hehehe) and showing me how fun it could be :o) :o) :o)

Thank You for Kind Strangers :o)

The shuttle I was riding on the way home tonight suddenly broke down in the middle of Kalayaan in Makati. The driver told us that there was something wrong with the clutch, and that he couldn't drive the van any further. He announced that we all had to go down and get cabs to get us home. Everybody was obviously irritated with the hassle. Kalayaan is a very, very busy and dangerous street during rush hour, and hardly any cabs are vacant at this time. I dreaded getting out of the shuttle to compete with the other passengers for any willing vacant cab to go all the way to our place. But we had no choice, so I reluctantly went out of the van and prepared to wait. It was a good thing that three friends (a girl and two boys) who were also in the shuttle with me were kind enough to let me join in their cab when I asked if I could. They were even good-natured about the whole thing - when the driver apologized for the troubles his van caused, they said it's ok and that he take care when he goes home (the other passengers were cursing him under their breaths). So we stood there and waited. Soon enough, a nice clean cab with an equally nice driver came by and agreed to take us home. What a relief :o) Along the way, they asked about me a bit and I soon discovered that they were almost my age and that one of them was actually my neighbor, while me and the girl studied in the same high school. What a small world it really is :o) They had plans of eating out in a bulalo house so I was the last to get off the cab. When they got off and gave me their share of the fare, it was more than the meter so I insisted on giving some back. But they wouldn't accept it and said it's okay. So I got home practically for free in a nice comfortable cab with some new found acquiantances. What started as a helpless situation turned out to be an interesting experience indeed. :o)

Thank you to Kooks, Paps and the other guy (sorry I didn't catch your name) for being so accommodating.

Thank You for bringing me safely home and showing me those nice people. Being helped by strangers really feels good. :o)

Mm

Thank You for a Brand New Year! :o)

Wow! It's 2009! Happy New Year! :o) My family welcomed the new year in a different way this year by spending it in a fabulous hotel dinner party. The food was overflowing, the music was great and the whole Isla Ballroom looked awesome with its festive decorations. Everyone looked nice in their cocktail clothes. We danced the remaining hours of 2008 away to 70's and 80's music. Then, when the clock struck 12, dozens of white and gold balloons and confetti showered on all of us gathered on the dance floor! It was such a magical experience - I felt I was in a Disney channel movie :o) Thank you tita joy for convincing us to come. :o) Then the rest of the day was spent swimming and relaxing by the pool, bonding and playing with our cousins and of course, eating! Thank you to my whole family for making the first day of the year extra special :o)

Lord Thank You so much for another opportunity to have a fresh new start so that I can continue improving Me. :o) Here's to a great 2009 filled with much love, happiness, friendship, blessings, miracles, successes and good health for all of us!

Mm