low to high to low

this morning i wasn't feeling quite well and felt like staying home but did not as

     1.  i didn't want to be on leave so early in the new year;

     2.  my big boss was out of town and won't be able to preside at our weekly meeting.  i was thinking the day wouldn't be as stressful therefore (ooops, just kidding, ha-ha).

on the contrary, however, i had a what?!-huh?!-ugh! workday, from the time i was still at home, through the time i was driving to the office, to past regular work hours.  much more than the usual issues cropped up : }

the day would have ended quite well had i gone home immediately after my last meeting, the outcome of which i was very, very pleased with.

but then i stayed at the office some more and ended on a low note as a consequence.  i needed some information and called, instead of the one i would normally ask, three other guys.  the one i was sure could provide me the information i needed was on leave because of family and i did not want to disturb him.  (actually, i do not normally disturb people past regular office hours.)  well, of the three guys, one did not pick up his phone; the other could not be reached; the third one was unable to give me the correct information  : }

next time, quit while you're ahead...

gay

i was part of a dance presentation mid-december last year. sometime after the presentation, an officemate told me he had a video of the dance.

i said good, i'm going to check it out sometime. we'd see each other at the office and he'd mention it but we were both busy with other things so 2009 already and i haven't gotten around to seeing the video yet.

then this afternoon, he dropped by my office, flash disk in hand. i copied his clip finally. well, guess what, when i watched the video was i surprised to see that his shot was focused on me! as in, he wasn't really taking a video of the group, he was taking a video of me, complete with zoom to my face. aaaww, that is sweet. thanks, ok. highly appreciated. too bad he's not really a he-he. he's a she-he, ha-ha. nothing romantic therefore ; )

good guide

i overheard my sister-in-law chiding my nephew, "oi, littering. is that good for the body and soul?"

ooops... the question at first does not seem appropriate. but going deeper, yup, it's a good measure for the things we say and do. shades of WWJD (what would jesus do?).

good thing to live by... : )

not now

i received a totally unexpected call new year's eve.  someone from my past wanted to hear mass with me new year's day.  huh?!

two years ago, i heard mass alone first day of the year.  the church was so near; the mass only one hour.  yet he couldn't squeeze me into his schedule.

now two years later he wants to traverse so many cities just to hear mass with me?  ah-ah.  that is something i neither expect nor want at this point.  there is such a thing as too late...

season's greetings

i was sending out this new year's text message to contacts when my smart phone's load ran out:

☆。★。。★。☆
。Wishing。
★。＼｜／。★
u & ur fmly
a Blessed
& Happy New Year!
★。／｜＼。★
☆。★。。★。☆

my sun line is still good (very, very good actually  ->  unlimited calls and texts sun-to-sun plus a couple hundred free text to other networks) but then i don't really want to disseminate said number too much.  i'd rather not mix my contacts for the two phones.

to those in my smart list who do not receive a new year greeting from me, kindly just check out the above.  i would have sent it to you had my load not run out : }

and while we're at it, i'm including here the christmas text message i sent out as well:

,*,
,:';*¤
,:;¤§;%;:,
,_;:#*¤¤*#:;_,
May love, peace, health,
happiness, safety, prosperity
n all d blesings f d Almighty
b yurs ds xmas n lways

merry christmas, happy new year!!!

:)