why i love JOE CHENG

JOE CHENG a.k.a. Zheng Yuan Chang/Joseph Cheng/Joe Zheng/Xiao Zhong... (if you're cravin' for more info, just check above my blog posts...) I've seen him several times in several taiwanese dramas like The Rose, Summer x Summer, Magic Ring, Nineball, etc.. but he was known more by public due to his hit series with Ariel Lin, It Started With A Kiss (ISWAK) and it's sequel They Kiss Again (TKA).

i've watched several of his dramas for a million times already, but i still can't seem to get enough of him. just keep gettin' crazier and crazier over him each day... actually, i also don't know why... maybe because...
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he's so tall... (for me, that's definitely a plus!!!) his hands look so nice! (and i mean really nice!!! Ü)

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his skin looks so radiant, seems so smooth!

and the way he acts, so superb and natural! especially when he's jealous.. hihi :P

i love it most when he's showing his snobbish devilish face, so kawaii! Ü

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his lips are so thin... so kissable!!! and he's a good kisser i bet! haha Ü
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and lastly (but definitely not the least), he's just so gorgeous.. wink*wink*
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need i say more? i just so love him! Ü
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~grazhishu~

what i love about rainy days

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it has been raining quite often lately... it started early in the summer which i think is quite weird and alarming because that early start may actually be an indication of the worsening condition of global warming...
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setting that thought aside, i actually love rainy days... (i suppose rainy days is different from stormy days, right?) what i love about rainy days? there are several reasons actually... here's my top ten:

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1. cool temperature - means i won't be sweating the day! Ü
2. cool breeze - when you need to go out the streets, the wind that will be blowin' on you would be so cool! there may be little droplets of rain which will just add to its coldness. chill!
3. sleep all day - this is a perfect day to sleep all day. have you imagined how comfortable it feels to lay in your bed, chill under your sheets and sleep in this kind of weather?
4. DVD marathon - other than sleeping, one way of relaxing would be by watching movies in DVDs as well... and declaring a DVD marthon day!
5. senti day - time to check your hidden tapes/CDs of sentimental/ballad songs if they're still working... or actually, you can just stare at your window while droplets of rain are pourin' while day-dreaming about someone... and go EMO all day! hehehe :P
6. goto/arozcaldo/champorado day - how's a hot treat for this day? goto, arozcaldo or champorado would be perfect! and along with champorado comes the side dish tuyo.... yum yum! :P
7. coffee and tea - another hot treat would be a sip of hot coffee or tea... hmm.. so relaxing!
8. unlimited text day - since we've mention going EMO all day, might as well register to unlitxt and forward as many senti/EMO quotes as you can!
9. internet surfing day - for home buddies who are not fond of goin' out especially during rainy days, sufing the net all day would be very fun! time to update you friendster, multiply, facebook, blog, etc.
10. kdrama/tdrama marathon - for those addicted to korean or taiwanese dramas like me, a cold rainy day would be very perfect! aja! jia you! Ü

see? i guess there's no more need to further elaborate... the only thing i hate when it rains is it's hard to commute coz the roads are wet and i get my feet wet when i'm wearing just slippers... kind of eeeekiee! hehe :P just that...

~grazhishu~

GA postponed

today should have been our team (carletz) GA... but due to the unforseen weather condition (per TL Carlo, hehehe :P) it was cancelled... well not totally cancelled, it was just postponed due to the typhoon frank that's currently hitting metro manila.

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sigh... i was actually excited last night. we were suppose to rent a resort in pasig for one whole day to swim and they also had plans of toma session after. last thursday, they were busy planning how to prepare and cook our food. they have assigned each person in charge for each task. as for me, i just had to wait for the day to come.. hahaha laziness as usual... Ü

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i have prepared my back pack and my digicam for the kodak moments... i even planned attending the earliest mass this sunday so i can go to eastwood by 8am... but when i woke up at about 5am this morning, from my room i can clearly hear the wind swirling and the rain pouring so hard. the typhoon has reached manila and has actually caused too much damage in the city. floods, devastated homes, sunken ship and other sea vessels, etc. classes tomorrow are already suspended for all levels early this evening.

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well, i guess this was not really meant to push thru... i'll just be waiting for the re-scheduled assembly... hopefully that would be soon... Ü

10 usual things in my bag...

i'm not much of a kikay girl, i believe i'm just hygienic... i always carry a quite big bag which is by the way also quite heavy when i go out with my friends, when i used to go to school or when i go to work (office)... these are the 10 things you'll usually find inside my bag:
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1. my wallet. my mom told me never to leave the house without money in my pocket coz we never know what's gonna happen... for sure, we'll always need money... :P
2. my cellphone. for cases when there are no pay phones availabe, what are we suppose to do? that's actually why it's called a mobile phone, coz it's a phone you always carry with you so people can call you anytime anywhere.
3. my kiwi alcogel. when there's no water available to wash your hands, alcogel would be perfect. it's more expensive than a regular alcohol, but it does smell good and has aloe vera that softens the skin.
4. my floss, toothbrush and toothpaste. for someone who's been bound with braces for several years, this is quite predictable. though i'm with just retainers now, i'm used to carrying it with me so it's still in my bag.
5. my baby powder. i personally want loose powder than compact, so i use johnson&johnson's milk powder, so comforting and smells nice too! Ü
6. my perfume/cologne. since i always want to smell good, i always carry perfume or cologne wherever i go.
7. my lip balm/gloss. i'm prone to chapped lips.
8. my umbrella. i'm a girl scout... i don't wanna get wet when rain comes suddenly and i don't wanna get burned/fried under the sun when there's too much sunlight.
9. my ID. my mom also told me to always carry an identification card (ID) in case of emergency. and lastly,
10. my doctor's comb. i just can't live without it. and believe it or not, the one i have right now is the one i had since 4th yr HS... so it's almost a decade old... Ü

these actually are just basic things that you should be carrying with you anywhere right? well, for me they are... haha :P

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~grazhishu~

happy bday to my JOE! Ü

the man of my dreams just turned 26... yes, he's just a year older than me... hihihi

it's JOE CHENG's b-day today! Ü yep, same as jose rizal's b-day... haha and come to think of it, they're both JOE... it's no wonder zhishu's also one hell of a genius!!! mwaheheh :P

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wherever you are, hope you're doin' fine... hope you're happy... wish all your wishes come true... more b-days and more blessings to come... (though you won't be able to read this... wish one day you would though...)

qu ni sheng er kuai le zheng yuan chang! wo ai ni!!! Ü

~you're definitely not just an average JOE!~

grazhishu

happy centennial UP NAMING MAHAL!!!

a century has already passed since YOU were built... and undeniably, you're still the best among the top universities in the philippines... founded to surpass all the challenges and shortcomings of the ever changing world... home of the intellectually superior beings who believe in freedom and self expression... domicile of those who stand by what they believe and not what others tell them to believe...

now continuously standing still and stong... providing supreme quality and the best possible education to the Filipino youth... creating excellent professionals in several fields and industries... truly deserving to be crowned as the national university of the philippines!!! yebah! :P

i am truly honored and privileged to be one of your scholars...
i will always humbly carry the pride of being one of them and keep my head up high... :P


~grazhishu~
*iskolar ng bayan, bs chem batch '05, diliman*
itaas ang bandila, mga iskolar ng bayan! taon natin 'to!!! Ü

TOP 20 SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES

This statistics is a result of the study conducted by the Professional Regulations Commission(PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), based on the average passing in the BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF ALL COURSES of all universities and colleges in the Philippines. This study is concluded every 10 years.

(i think this list is for 2007)

Eleven schools come from Luzon, two from the Visayas and seven from Mindanao.

1. University of the Philippines (Diliman Campus /Luzon) ÜÜÜ
2. University of the Philippines (Los Banos Campus/ Luzon)
3. University of the Philippines (ManilaCampus /Luzon)
4. Silliman University (Dumaguete City / Visayas)
5. Ateneo de Davao University (Davao / Mindanao)
6. Ateneo de Manila University (Manila /Luzon)
7. University of Sto. Tomas (Manila / Luzon)
8. Mindanao State University (Iligan Institute of Tech/ Mindanao)
9. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Manila/Luzon)
10. Saint Louis University (Baguio City / Luzon)
11. University of San Carlos (Cebu City / Visayas)
12. Xavier University (Cagayande Oro / Mindanao)
13. Mindanao State University (Main / Mindanao)
14. Urios College (Butuan City / Mindanao)
15. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Manila/ Luzon)
16. De La Salle University (Manila / Luzon)
17. Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila / Luzon)
18. Adamson University (Manila /Luzon)
19. Central Mindanao University (Bukidnon/Mindanao)
20. University of Southern Philippines (Davao /Mindanao)

BE PROUD! Ü

gusto ko maging...

my 3rd tagalog entry... hihi :P

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Hay… dati ang dali lang sabihin na, “ako, gusto kong maging doktor… teacher… nurse… etc… etc…” Ako nga pinangarap ko pang maging isang astronaut… hehehe :P later, sabi ko gusto ko na lang maging accountant. Then when I reached high school, sobrang naamaze talaga ako sa computers… kahit na ang uso pa lang noon ay dos, basica, lotus at turbo pascal… third year na nga yata ako ng matutunan ko ang windows. How ancient di ba? :P so I decided again, gusto ko na lang maging computer engineer…

Ironically, I ended up taking bs chemistry. Why? Simple lang naman… sabi sa ‘min nung high school, non-quota course daw dapat sa 1st choice kasi pag quota course at di kami umabot goodbye UP na. Dahil dream school ko talaga ang UP, syempre natakot ako… kahit pa CoE talaga ang gusto ko, Chem ang nilagay ko dahil non-quota un and besides, I need a science course dahil sa DOST ko… then I found out na pasado ako sa UPCAT, super duper tuwa ko syempre. Feeling ko naabot ko na ang mga pangarap ko. Akala ko ok na… but no! Simula pa lang pala un ng kalbaryo ko… it was just the start of all head aches and nose bleeds during exams! di na ko nakashift dahil sa taas ng cut-off grade sa eng’g and I had no choice but to finish chemistry na lang… hay… pathetic talaga!

Minsan, iniisip ko, gusto ko nga maging bata na lang sana habang-buhay… para walang gaanong problema… simple lang ang buhay… Ngayon, may times na kahit anong gawin mo, hindi mo makuha ang gusto mo… and you’ll ask, “bakit ganito?” “bakit ganyan?” etc. etc. nakakainis na nga minsan… nevertheless, I think it’s much better this way. Kasi kung hindi ako tatanda, hindi ako matututo. well, I really do believe that everything happens for a reason… kung ginawa mo na ang lahat pero di mo pa rin nakuha un gusto mo, then maybe it’s not for you. Definitely, God wants to give you something that’s way much better than that. Failures and mistakes shouldn’t hinder you from succeeding, but instead, let them teach you lessons and help you become a stronger person. I know, mahirap gawin… oftentimes we end up self pitying… ako rin naman ganun. But lately, nilelessen ko na. ok lang na iyakan ang problema, hindi ka naman bato para walang maramdaman. pero sana naman hindi forever diba? Ako, as soon as tomorrow dapat ok na ko… move on na… kasi mas lalong walang mangyayari kung masyadong didibdibin ang mga nangyari. Malulungkot lang ako, sasama ang pakiramdam at mawawala sa mood. Ayoko ng ganun! sobrang ikli lang ng buhay kaya dapat laging happy… nasa s’yo na un… if you choose to be happy then you’ll be happy… Ü

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~grazhishu~

a life that matters

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

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~ What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built.

~ What will matter is not what you got, but what you gave.

~ What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

~ What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

~ What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

~ What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

~ What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.

~ What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.

~ What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

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Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters. Cheers! Ü

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-anonymous-

holding on

once again, a quick week passed me by. i haven't been counting how many more days are left before my off comes coz i'm not noticing lately how the week ends that fast. i'm not even checking the calendar now coz it kinda freaks me out when i see how fast months are passing by...

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oh, and at long last... after waiting for quite some time, i think i've finally reached it... hopefully, all will fall into place this time... well, there's still half a month to go. but i really really pray i can get it this time... my AHT is fine, evals are also well, FTR so far is good, survey compliance a so-so enough to pass... hope this pushes through til the end of the month... so i'm holding on...

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i know there is a reason for everything and all will be done according to HIS will... and i think HE'll give it to me this time... and if not, i know there would be a reason too. i'll just keep my fingers crossed... Ü

Araw ng Kalayaan

June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite -- the Philippine Flag was raised as a sign that we have been freed from the Spaniards -- ceremony lead by the first Philippine President Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

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Today is the 110th Philippine Independence Day... yes, we have been freed from the Spanish colony for more than a century now. and of course, today should have been a holiday but just like the usual, GMA has moved it from today to last monday, june 9, 2008. but i also had a shift that day so it doesn't matter, i still get my holiday pay... hahaha :P i think that was just to make way for the start of classes, instead of starting on june 9 then holding the holiday most likely on a friday which is june 13, she just moved it earlier so the end of the summer vacation won't be interrupted which is i think kind of logical...

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sigh... it just feels so nice to be free! Ü

my addiction goes on...

"people always leave..." -- Peyton, OneTreeHill...

sad but true... poeple do leave... there are people we meet for a certain time and reason, after we've known the reason or their mission in our life, there surely will come a time that they'll also leave...

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i've finally finished wathcing the second season of OneTreeHill... and yes, my addiction goes on... i'm now craving for more. i'm looking forward to watching the next 3 seasons though i do not have my own dvd copies yet. but i'm planning to buy maybe next week.. hehe :P

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one of the things i liked about this series is the narration part everytime a new episode starts. why? because there are qoutes recited mostly by Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) from known writers, poets and philisophers regarding reflections on several issues like family, love, friendship, anger/hate/revenge, jealousy, envy, trust, faith, etc. which to me are really very essential. not just because i'm more of a senti(mental) person, but because those words are really striking and true...

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"Faith is about taking chances and believing in the possibility even when life has given you every reason not to believe..." -- Lucas, OneTreeHill

Barbie Xu and Joe Cheng new series - "Love or Bread"

I was really shocked when i saw this article... i just never thought they would be paired in a drama/series... i think barbie's too old for joe cheng... hehe :P undeniably though, barbie is really babyface for her age. but since i know their age difference, i couldn't set the thought aside, sorry...

no offense meant to barbie fans... not that i don't like her. i actually am also a big fan of sancai in meteor garden, but i just don't think joe cheng would be a match for her... i just find it weird. but it's a good idea to pair joe with other taiwanese actresses, for a change at least and make room for growth... Ü

this was posted by francesca @ asianfanatics forum last may 30, 2008. here goes...

Source : UDN
translation by j_halo @ http://asianfanatics.net (pls give proper credit)

Zai Zai (Vic Zhou) and Joe Cheng's fate keep crossing because Honey & Clover and Wish To See You Again are rivals on TV. And now Barbie will be acting with Joe in the new drama. On the first screening of H&C, Joe said at least H&C's ratings will be higher then WTSYA which caused an uproar. But it turned out to be true. However, compared to Fated to Love You, the difference between them was quite big.

Joe's role in this new drama will be someone who on the outside he looks rich but actually he's poor and has a huge amount of credit card debts. This is rather similar to ZZ's previous drama Poor Prince Taro. It is said things might be a bit awkward between Barbie and Joe because Barbie used to date ZZ and Joe was a good friend of Xu Wei Lun who had previously dated ZZ. But Joe says he has always been a fan of Barbie even before he debuted. He would buy their CDs and stuff.

Regarding the bed scenes, he had one in TKA and one in H&C so they say he's the "Qing Se Pai Ou Xiang' which is like an idol who has lots of bed scenes.

This drama will be in production on the second half of 2008.


~grazhishu~

where's TKA?

until now, there's no shedule released yet for the ISWAK sequel They Kiss Again (TKA). and honestly, i'm getting quite disappointed with ABS because of this. they shouldn't have released teasers saying that the series will be aired on saturdays and sundays @ 10 am starting may 31, 2008 if it's not true...

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to enlighten myself, i just think that they received the petition submitted by TKA fans for the air time change from week ends to primetime bida. they may just be having a hard time deciding when they would air it. i actually did sign that petition. not because i also want to change the air time previously announced... that's actually perfect for me since i'm always off on weekends. if they'll be putting this in primetime bida, the more that i won't be able to watch it. the reason i signed it is because i wanted ABS to bring the cast here in the philippines to personally promote their series... only for that, no more... no less...

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now i'm like waiting in eternity. when are they planning to show it? i've been so excited to watch the tagalized version since i knew they've started dubbing last may 6. but now, i'm left hanging and dying to see Michael Jiang (Joe Cheng) on tv...

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~grazhishu~

I'll be Happy when...

-unknown author-

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How many times have you heard a friend or acquaintance say "I'll be happy when..."

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We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire.
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The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with and remember that time waits for no man. There is no better time than right now to be happy...

OneTreeHill

i know this is kind of late.. the 1st season of the series has been aired i think 4 years ago.. but i have just started watching it last week.. and i watched it just because of chad michael murray (i love him... hahaha :P)... now i'm hooked and i have been drowning in addiction...

i bought my own dvd copy and started watching last monday. just as i expected, there were lots of kissing and makin' out scenes, like the usual american series. but the story was nice, infairness. it was mainly about two boys with the same father who grew up in tree hill separately because they had their own families. the elder son, lucas, grew up with his mother, karen, who was runnign a small cafe while the younger son, nathan, grew with his mom, deb and father, dan (who was also lucas' father) who has a car dealership. lucas and nathan crossed paths when lucas became a part of the high school varsity team where nathan is the star player. basketball runs in the veins of both boys which they both inherited from their father dan who knew nothing but to draw their lives apart. it turned out that lucas was a son he didn't want to claim, so he left them after finding out that karen was pregnant and went to deb who after 3 months became pregnant as well with nathan... the story will then revolve amongst 5 teenagers whose lives are interconnected. Lucas and Nathan who are half brothers, Hailey is Lucas' bestfriends and Nathan's wife, Peyton (Nathan's ex-gf) and Brooke are bestfriends who apparently fell for the same guy, Lucas...

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hmmm... so far i'm liking it.

and now, it's not only because i see chad... hehe :P

but the story itself i think is good. i have just finished the first season. i'm currently watching the 9th episode of the second season... let's wait and see if i'll be looking forward to watch the next seasons...

~grazhishu~

fast track life

see? it's already my off... i barely even noticed 2 work shifts just passed. sigh... why do i feel everything's going so fast? can't help but freak out... i'm like living a fast track life...

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now it's time to relax... back to my dvd marathon. i'm actually thinking what koreanovela i'll watch... i've finished how many? i think more than 50. but wait, shall i watch korean, taiwanese or japanese? or shall i just continue the english series i'm watching? i've started watching OneTreeHill and i'm currently getting hooked. coz i love chad michael murray... hihihi Ü

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plans, plans, plans... i have so many things in mind... besides those, my mind is also preoccupied of the TKA schedule. until now, ABS has not confirmed the air time slot for They Kiss Again and i've been like waiting in vain for the announcement.

~grazhishu~

this week seems so fast...

i dunno why but this week really seems so fast... unlike the usual weeks that pass me by which seem like centuries... hahaha :P

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before, i die from boredom when i go to work. every minute seemed like an hour and when i check my watch, it always seems like the second hand is not moving at all. despite being so talkative during the shift together with my officemates who are also very chatty, the hours remain so long. when i count the days remaining before it's my off again, it always seems like eternity... hehe :P quite exaggerated but true.

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unexpectedly, everything's different now. from the start of my shift, everytime i look at my watch, the time difference is so large... i actually feel like there has been a lot of time wasted and there's still a lot that i need to do. i dunno if that's because i've become more chatty than usual or i was just really given a lot of tasks to do... or maybe both.. hahaha :P but i am really amazed how time flies so fast these days. i go to work starting monday... then suddenly i'll just notice that it's already thursday and it's just a day to go before my off...

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and look it's already JUNE. we're already in the middle of the year. seemed like christmas and new year was just last month and now we're nearing the "BER" months again. we may not even notice but christmas is just around the corner. isn't that fast?

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this actually freaks the hell out of me... i feel like i'm not able to do everything that i need to do...

and time is literally just passing me by... that's scary...

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~grazhishu~

i hate mondays!!!

so far i can say everything's quite fine... not so good... but fine...

my AHT for the nth time is at high... just like the usual start i have every month... i started taking in calls last monday only, so it has just been a day for now... and monday had always been the long weird irate calls day based on experience... and for this reason, i really hate mondays!!! this has always been the start of my struggle...

i'm not that worried yet since there are still more days to come... after all, it's just been a day... i'm sure i'll recover soon... hopefully, there'll be another systems down day... wehehehe :P

grazhishu

postponed?

OMG!!! after all the anticipation... after doing a countdown... after being so much excited for the pilot episode of They Kiss Again (TKA) that i even postponed my metrowalk thingy... now what? why did i do that? only to find out that the airing will be re-scheduled... waaaaahhhhh!

just a week ago, they showed a teaser that the pilot episode will air today at 10 a.m. and the succeeding episodes every saturdays and sundays. then days later, they showed another drama, Strawberry on a Shortcake (SOS), which they say will be aired back-to-back with TKA. this got me confused. then yesterday, another commercial was shown, saying Lovespell previous episodes will be aired on saturdays at 10 a.m. so where the hell is TKA? so far they haven't showed any new teaser with the new air time...

sigh... this is quite disappointing... i was very ecstatic of the fact that they will be airing it this soon, but suddenly they pulled out. is this because of the petition i signed for the TKA Airtime? i wonder when this will be scheduled finally... i hope soon!!!

this really makes me sad...

♥grazhishu♥

keeping my fingers crossed...

hmmm... after working for more than two and a half years... i have exceeded the limit... for the first time... tsk tsk tsk... if ever this will be tracked, OMG! this will be trouble... uh-oh... waaaahhhh!

well what can i do? i'm really very tired... sigh... i'll just keep my fingers crossed and pray to God that they won't notice... harhar... :P

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by the way, today was a good day... though there were tons of escalations, i was able to almost finish them all... aside from that, we transferred to the other blue box ops... because we're overstaffed, there's no more workstations left for our agents... mailbox pips transferred to voyager ops and that was perfectly fine for me.. nyahahaha i don't know if it's because there were no more agents who keep on asking questions or because the atmosphere is peaceful/quiet or because i know that ex-crush is just around the corner so i was inspired that i finished almost 30 escalations... how's that?! hmmm... now

i'll be looking forward to coming overstaffed days... wehehehe Ü

~grazhishu~

sooner than i thought

259,200 seconds... 4,320 minutes... 72 hours...
clock is ticking... hours winding down... time is slipping fast...
i never really thought it would be shown this soon...
but of course i definitely want it this way....
wehehehe sounds like BSB... :P

hearing that the sequel of ISWAK has started filming in march 2007 made me really ecstatic... i was so excited to see jiang zhishu again! haha from the news i saw online (i checked from time to time since i heard the news...), filming ended in october 2007. then it aired in taiwan from december 16, 2007 to april 27, 2008... yes, the last episode was just aired 4 weeks ago. i knew before april ended that ABS will be doing this project but i never thought they would be airing it this soon. i thought this would be shown sometime in july or august... but to my big surprise, it will be starting on may 31...

just 3 more days to go...
waaaaahhhh!!! i'm so excited to see joe cheng! Ü
wo ai ni zheng yuan chang!!! Ü

♥grazhishu♥

ray of light

OMG!!! guess what?...

i think God really has His own way of giving people what they desire... i'm not a hundred percent sure yet but at least i can say that there is somehow a ray of light shining inside this dark room where i had been staying for almost 2 months now... (ang drama!)... mwahehehe :P

i just heard it last night in the office from my TL. he told me that i would still be able to use my may-june stats for promotion to 3... isn't that great?! after thinking that i have been cursed coz i won't be able to use this quarter (which is totally not my fault that my system was deleted...), suddenly this good news came out. it's like a very thin string of hope just when i've almost reached the bottom of the ravine... well actually, i've already reached the bottom, i was just on my way up when suddenly after hearing the news, it felt like riding an escaltor making it easier to climb up... hehe :P

they said it was because the new promo procedure was cascaded only in april that they would be considering stats in may-june only. meaning if you failed one or more of the required metrics in april, you can still use may and june as a consideration. but after, we'd be following the standard process, that is the calendar quarter promotion procedure. this was confirmed directly by our OM (ops manager)... i'm just hoping that it would be the final decision.. that they won't retract... "touch move" ika nga sa chess... hihi :P

well, i'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best!
Thank you Lord! Ü
...
~grazhishu~

grow up and stay happy

-anonymous-

as we grow up...

we learn that even the one person who wasn't suppose to let us down probably will... you'll have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time... you'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when it was yours broken... you'll fight with your best friend... you'll blame a new love for the things the old one did... you'll cry coz time's passing too fast and you'll eventually loose someone you love...

so move ahead, laugh a lot, smile, love like you've never been hurt... coz every 60 seconds you spend upset, is a minute of happiness you'll never ever get back!

stay happy! :)

T.G.I.S.

Thank God It's Saturday!!!

once again... it's my OFF at long last!!! :P

like the usual, there was much work to do in the office. the week seemed so long. i guess i'm feeling more tired because i know i won't be getting anything out of it... sadly...

moving on... i actually planned going to metrowalk to shop DVDs after my shift last night, but i decided to postpone it because i had no one to accompany me. the person that was suppose to come with me was on off. besides, i have to catch the last episode of PRINCESS HOURS (rewind) in abscbn... though i've watched it a million times, i still can't afford to miss it, i love janelle and gian so much!!! bloopers will be shown tomorrow, sunday. since the rewind has finished, of course, there's a new drama taking over the air time slot. surprisingly, it's my long awaited/anticipated favorite taiwanese drama ISWAK2: They Kiss Again (TKA). It will be airing saturdays and sundays at 10 a.m. starting may 31, 2008. abs has been showing several teasers of the drama and everytime i see the interstitials, i get super excited that i can barely wait to watch the tagalized version... am so anxious to see michael (zhishu) jiang [JOE CHENG] again... i've actually been dying to see him again... :P

...

but here comes my dilemma... how am i suppose to schedule my metrowalk thingy? for sure, i will be anticipating each episode every weekend that it would really be very hard for me to schedule outings, trips, hanging out with friends, etc. now i would need to go to metrowalk on a weekday (same goes for all other activities/appointments i'll have), but is that even possible? how will i sleep when i have a shift the next day? and i've just got 2 hours after my shift, i have to be home by 10am sharp on weekends. even malls are not yet open by 6am, where would i go and what can i do in just 2 hours? waaaaaahhhhhh! this is really stressing me!!! what's good though is, i'll surely have a very nice weekend during my OFF coz i'll be seeing JOE CHENG... that alone can somehow compensate all the postponed/delayed/cancelled activities that i won't be able to attend... wehehehehe :P

just because i love you.. :P

♥grazhishu♥

>> TKA addict <<

~ cook reigns supreme!!! ~

since last week, i have been anticipating who the next american idol would be... honestly, the competition is really very tough... the final 2 contestants: david cook and david archuleta, are both undeniably talented souls... it's really hard to guess who'll win the season...

so i told myself, "no matter what, i should be able to watch the finale (season ender)," and right after my shift, logged out at 6am, i went home straight like what i usually do and i made sure that i reached our house by 8am. i went straight to my room, pluged the tv and turned it on. luckily i was able to catch the show, i was even able to watch the opening. the show was about 2 hours long with a powerhouse line up of guests and it was aired live via satellite.

then after almost 2 hours... the very much anticipated and awaited announcement finally arrived. and whom among the 2 david reigned supreme???

of course, it's none other than the talented bartender from blue springs, MO... David COOK!!! yeah! very well deserved! i would really be very disappointed if it was the other david who'll win... not that he does not deserve it... it's just that his voice sounds like a teenie bopper boyband sounding balladeer... unlike COOK whose voice is very versatile... he can sing rock, rnb, pop, alternative, etc... i really love hearing him sing... Ü

kuddos to the first rocker american idol! really very deserving! you rock my world! :P

♥grazhishu♥

lost and wasted soul

i'm so lost and wasted... i feel like 2 useless months will just pass me by... i'm sufferring though it's not my fault... i wasn't even given a chance to prove myself... i know i shouldn't be feeling this way... i know that i should still feel thankful... i know others are more screwed than me... i know that there's something better awaiting me... i know that everything will fall into place in time...

but i am also human... i have a mind that wonders... i have questions that need answers... i have goals i set for myself... and i feel disappointed everytime i fail...

but i guess that is how life goes... i know (for the nth time) that there is a reason for all these... a reason i'll know in due time...

...

~grazhishu~

hooked on David Cook

You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby...

the song has been playing in my head for several weeks now. i have this in my friendster account, in my PC, in my cellphone, in this blog and if i had an ipod, it would surely have this too. i'm just so addicted...

i'm actually not that fanatic of the show American Idol. there has been several seasons and honestly, there are only a few names i know... the judges: simon, paula and randy; the first filipino contestant jasmin trias; some of the winners like kelly clarkson, clay aiken and carrie underwood, isaw them only in mtv (i'm not even aware that they were winners from that show until the VJs announced their information).

but the 7th season is really something different... i'm getting quite hooked... hooked not to the point that i anticipate every episode... but when i have the chance to watch it, i really watch the show... besides having another filipino contestant, ramiyel malubay, i'm watching the show because of DAVID COOK!!! when i saw his commercial singing always be my baby of mariah carey, i was really blown away. his version is way even better than the original... :P he's really cool man! he really knows how to rock!!!

now it's down to 2... david cook vs david archuleta...

and i'm hoping david cook will be the grand winner!!! i love him so much!

...

~grazhishu~ ♥

As I mature...

- unknown author -

...

I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in… I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes… I've learned that it takes years to build trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it… I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have huge boobs… I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others -- they are more screwed up than you think… I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished… I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities… I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place!.. I've learned that 99% of time when something isn't working in your home, one of your kids did it… I've learned that the people you care about the most are taken away from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away...

saturday at last!

yey! at long last it's saturday!!!Ü

days seem to pass by so quickly especially when i'm on off... sometimes, i can't even feel that i took 2 days off from the office. i have so many plans and so many dvds in line, but time seems to be so short to finish them all. but when i'm in the office, hours seem so long... days are so lengthy after my off... counting how many more days are left before my next off seems like a century (i know it's exaggerated but i really feel that way)... time becomes short only when i have lots of tasks to do for mailbox... only when i chat with my colleagues... only when i'm on break or lunch... only when i'm having fun. so it's really true... time flys so fast when you're having fun or when you're enjoying what you do... and it seems like eternity when you're not.

well, it doesn't matter now since it's already saturday and it's my off!!! i gotta keep up with my good mood... and since time would be passing so fast again this weekend, i better start my scheduled dvds and korean dramas.. but of course, i would sleep first. the weather is cool, it's been raining for several days now especially at night... hmmm feels so much nicer to sleep...

wink*wink* i haven't slept yet since i arrived from work this morning... so i'll sleep first and just start the marathon later at midnight... hahaha :P good night! ♥Ü♥

~grazhishu~

freakin' tired

i'm just getting lazier and lazier each day... i always feel like i'm freakin' tired!!!

when i wake up every night (don't wonder coz i'm in the graveyard shift), i'm almost pulling myself out of bed. i drag myself to the bathroom to take a bath, brush my teeth, change my clothes then go outside to wait for a bus... besides the fact that i love sleeping so much, i no longer have any motivation to go to work... i'm tired of all the things i do in the office... there would be even times that i won't take calls at all in a day.. haha ;P

or sometimes, right at the start of my shift, there would just be two possible moods... it's either i feel too tired or i feel sleepy... zzzz... zzzz... zzzz... though i haven't started doing anything yet. then, hours later, i'll start counting how many days are left before my off. hehehe :P

sigh... this is really pathetic! what a life!
i wanna be a BUM again. but how am i suppose to do that?!?

stuck in a moment

yesterday, at about 530pm, while watching "just friends" in dvd, my TL called and told me that the traffic was super heavy in commonwealth along doña carmen (due to heavy rain that caused floods). traversing litex to fairview wet market took him more than an hour (and that wasn't even a kilometer long). hearing the news, i planned leaving early that evening. i left almost an hour earlier than my usual departure... hoping somehow i could reach our office in time...

oh well... of course i didn't.. haha ;p
but might as well tell you what happened...

right after the bus turned right from mindanao ext ave to commonwealth ave in north fairview, the traffic slowed down. all lanes going southbound are occupied and some have counterflowed on the northbound leftmost lane (when facing north) . i was there at about quarter to eight. there were lots of cars, jeepneys, buses, trucks, etc. and we were like moving inch by inch. it felt like there's almost no movement at all. i was on a jayross bus (of course!) and the film playing is fantastic four II. i reached fairview centermall at 9pm. travelling such a short distance in more than an hour... what the *@$k! and it didn't end there... after fairview caltex, traffic is still heavy until fairview wet market. but after passing manggahan, the traffic became lighter... i was almost able to finish the film due to that heavy traffic... almost... i reached tandang sora at 930pm... oh, and i left my umbrella when i left the bus... huhuhu

i was crossing the street from mcdonald's to 7eleven in tandang sora when i suddenly heard someone calling me... i don't know how, i was really amazed, it's some kinda fate... chiqui saw me crossing and called me. and like the usual routine, we rode the taxi to eastwood... we reached the office at almost 10pm...

sigh... going to the office took almost 3 hours!!! that was really exhausting and tiring!!! i almost wanted to go home, but just like what my TL said, turning back home may take a longer time, that I may not reach our house by 12 midnight. and i guess i made the right decision... but i was really freakin' tired!!! waaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!

by the way, my system is now up... it was fixed last thursday... but still, since i'm so tired when i reached the office, i did not take in calls... hahaha super laziness to the max!!! ;p