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08/15/07--20:08: I must have fancied Garfield! (chan 1648340)

Is there a way I could stop my belly from growing like a living crystal ball?? Waaaaaah, why is it so hard to maintain a good weight?? I jog. I do sit-ups. All for the ultimate wish of losing these extra pounds...

Whew! The chicken aroma awakens the gourmet in me again.  Hmmm... Im hopeless...




08/16/07--20:25: Current Obsessions (chan 1648340)




08/17/07--05:43: My sister, you are a blessing! (chan 1648340)

                                      

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister. 

~Katherine Mansfield

Happy 23rd birthday, dear Irah!!! Enjoy God's blessings and love!!!







10/11/07--04:33: Growing up hurts. (chan 1648340)

It does.

WE are confronted with changes we sometimes don't wanna deal with. Nor live with.  But we have to.  Luckily, with the passing of time, we find reasons for the things that happened in our life.  Sometimes.

Most of the time, we are caught in between awkward situations like travelling without a map... unfamiliar of the place... then, somewhere, the road has forked.  We either take the left or the right.  And our choices are guided by our instincts.. sometimes, by asking directions... and could be by rationality... but often, by just taking chances, hoping and wishing we are trudging the right path. 

As we walk through the trail we've chosen, we could only do much.  We take small steps… big steps… uncertain of what lies ahead.  Yet we keep going with a compass inside our head… some times, following the beatings of our hearts.  In our journey, we sometimes take a wrong turn.  And so, we go back and find the right way.  B...


12/02/07--07:13: Dance with me, father... (chan 1648340)

                Papa, as you sail towards the place where eternal happiness dwells in,
                carry our love with you... We love you so much... Papa, we miss you :-(




RUEL TAN EMPING
May 11, 1956-November 30, 2007



"If I could get another chance
Another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love to dance with
my father again."


12/29/07--20:07: Dance with my Father (chan 1648340)

[Papa, we miss you soooooooo much!] Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me and then Spin me around till I fell asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me And I knew for sure I was loved If I could get another chance Another walk, another dance with him I’d play a song that would never, ever end How I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again Ooh, ooh When I and my mother would disagree To get my way I would run from her to him He’d make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah Then finally make me do just what my mama said Later that night when I was asleep He left a dollar under my sheet Never dreamed that he Would be gone from me If I could steal one final glance One final step, one final dance with him I’d play a song that would never, ever end ‘Cause I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again Sometimes I’d listen outside her door And I’d hea...


01/19/08--16:38: Bantayan w/ Matt Morgan (chan 1648340)

An old friend slash former TEFL classmate's visiting me on the first week of February... desperately wanting to find a pretty beach so he'll have an excuse to be lazy under the heat of February sun. Anybody's welcome to join us especially hard-core swimmers... I need a


01/20/08--06:46: 10 days with Diane Hall (chan 1648340)

Another TEFL classmate's coming to town. She was my lovely housemate in Phuket, Thailand during the entire duration of the course. Same with Matt, she's craving for beautiful beaches. Suggestions as to where we should go are highly


01/27/08--10:38: So, it's my birthday! (chan 1648340)

My heart is filled with so much delight! Another year of God's continuous blessings and unparalleled love.  A priceless opportunity to right yesterday's wrong... to make bolder and wiser decisions... to become a more responsible person... on top of these all, to praise God the Almighty!

So I thank Father God for making me as "me"; for nourishing my heart and soul...  For my wonderful family (although it pains me that my father's gone)... for friends - old and new... for people who pray for and love me in silence... for all the trials, which surely tested the limit of my soul...


"Father God, thank you for lighting my 25th candle!"  I wish I could thank you enough...



01/27/08--10:41: Welcome to Nu Skin Philippines (chan 1648340)

All of the good. None of the


02/18/08--21:42: Incompatible Browser | Facebook (chan 1648340)

Social networking


03/24/08--06:24: Bangkok, here I come! (chan 1648340)

excited to spend time with some of my TEFL


03/24/08--06:31: Singapore/Malaysia with my anam cara! (chan 1648340)

I'm sooooooooo looking forward to spending great time with my anam cara!


04/15/08--06:42: HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (chan 1648340)

<< The No-Excuse Truth to Understanding Guys >>
written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo writer and consultant of
SEX AND THE CITY

So sad but utterly true



*If he's not calling you, it's because you're not on his mind

*If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do the same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he's okay with disappointing you.

*He's not into you if he's not dating you.  Hanging out isn't dating.

*Don't be with someone who doesn't do what they say they're going to do.

*"Busy" is another word for "asshole." "Asshole" is another word for the guy you're dating.

*If at all possible, try to get to know someone as best you can before you get naked with them.

*If a man is really into you, nothing will stop him from being with you - including a fear of intimacy.

*Whatever problems you may have been having in your relationship, they didn't merit him having sex with someone else.

*An excuse...


06/19/08--23:57: I am crossing the Rubicon. (chan 1648340)

Perhaps I now understand (or at least trying to) why Julius Caesar had to cross that River.  But while he had the invasion of the ancient Rome in his mind, mine’s a little different.  Or way too different and a little similar. 

There could be so many instances in a person’s life when s/he reaches the point of no return.  Regardless of the underlying reasons, the thing is, bridges have been burned.  And while you can look back, you can never go back. 

Perhaps it’s the fear. Perhaps the pain.  Perhaps it’s that instance when you realize you have too much of a thing and your sole option is to say “ENOUGH” and move on with your f*cking life.  In the process of moving on, too many bottles of Red Horse or shots of Jose Cuervo (or whatever is your weapon of choice), come in very handy ‘coz as they say only in intoxication that you become pure.  And it’s only when you’re at the episode of inebriation that everything is permissible.  Go ah...


07/07/08--06:40: Kari's Wedding (chan 1648340)

My friend Kari's coming home in August with her hubby Nathan to exchange their vows in a Catholic Church. Yehey!!! I love


07/21/08--01:05: Teachers Make A Difference (chan 1648340)

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry B.


07/21/08--01:28: Bangkok (chan 1648340)

the second time


07/21/08--01:39: songs we both share (chan 1648340)

some of our fave songs :-)


08/06/08--19:30: Who Am I? (chan 1648340)

A very beautiful song I've first heard yesterday with my groupmates in our Assessment class. Who Am I? by Casting Crown Who am I? That the Lord of all the earth, Would care to know my name, Would care to feel my hurt. Who am I? That the bright and morning star, Would choose to light the way, For my ever wondering heart. Not because of who I am. But because of what you've done. Not because of what I've done. But because of who you are. Chorus: I am a flower quickly fading, Here today and gone tomorrow. A wave tossed in the ocean, A vapor in the wind. Still you hear me when I'm calling, Lord you catch me when I'm falling, And you told me who I am. I am yours. I am yours. Who am I? That the eyes that see my sin Would look on me with love And watch me rise again Who am I? That the voice that calm the sea, Would call out through the rain, And calm the storm in me. Not because of who I am. But because what of youv...


12/31/08--17:42: Flying to LA (chan 1648340)

Finally, will be with my family


12/31/08--17:46: Summer Dimple's Wedding (chan 1648340)

Weeeeh, my sis is getting


01/26/09--13:54: Income Tax Return Assistance (chan 1648340)

Email me at diadema128@hotmail.com for an immediate assistance with your income tax refund. Anywhere in the US. Early filers will get up to $35 discount.




01/28/09--16:05: Happy 26th, Dia! (chan 1648340)

I don't know where to begin or how to begin.  This happens to be a very special day for me as I'm celebrating my 26th year of existence.  Yes, 26 years of highs and lows, of laughters and tears, of hopes and doubts, but most importantly of living, loving and learning.

Today happens to be the first time also that I'm celebrating my birthday here in Los Angeles.  I never saw this coming, then again I'm thankful as I get to spend it with my family.  Yet somehow, I wish I was in Cebu coz life here is just so different (both in a good and bad way).  No social gatherings on a weekday as people are so busy making money, which means that today's just another quiet day of my life.  

I got up around 7 o'clock in the morning to get ready for work.  As some of you may know, I'm working part-time in a tax office somewhere in Roscoe.  I don't drive my own car yet as obviously I still dont have my state license.  I walk e...


02/20/09--23:24: Mi vienti cinco (chan 1648340)

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. First off, just because I'm here in LA doesnt mean you guys could bug me and ask me to marry you!

2. Mama said I was always stubborn even as a child. That could be the very reason why I didnt believe swallowing gums could make you sick or make your intestines go crazy. Hey, my 4th grade science teacher told me gastric juice helps breakdown food although much of the work is done by pepsin!

3. I had the worst penmanship in grade school that even I could not stand lookin at my notes! Surprisingly, now I have the exact opposite. A friend of mine even tried to register it as a new font style.

4. I like my ducks in a row.

5. In the deepest of my heart, I believe I am a princess!

6. I've found all the qualities I'm looking for ...


04/30/09--17:02: Spring Hits (chan 1648340)