what a great dancer!

My sister, Aryza (but I fondly call her Pyong), is the youngest in the family and she has always been a great dancer.  I think she's been dancing as young as the age of three.  I remember during family occasions like reunions or birthdays, she can be easily goaded to dance in front of everyone, even if she's dancing alone.  Nobody taught her how to dance, I guess the TV did all the teaching for her, and she's one of the lucky ones blessed with this talent.  I didn't realize that she was able to nurture this talent until she started posting videos of her dances.  My jaw literally dropped when I first saw her video... she dances like a pro!! And what amazes me is she never had an official dance lesson in her life!! I asked her once where she learned the steps, she said that she just watches youtube and study the dances! WOW!! 

I'm jealous... I wish I have a talent like this... it would be nice to be able shake my booteeey without looking like a duck! LOL!!! 

Anyways, now she's part of her school's dance club, which will even enable her to learn more about dancing.  But I kept telling her not to do too much physical stress given her heart condition... She had a congenital heart disease (a hole in the heart) and this was operated on when she was 3.  It's ok now except when she gets intermittent quickened heartbeats.  She was in the hospital 3 weeks back because of this where they had to perform cardioversion (according to google, it's a brief procedure where an electrical shock is delivered to the heart to convert an abnormal heart rhythm back to a normal rhythm).  According to the doctor she can go back to her normal activities, but I still kept telling her to be careful and not over exert and not to downplay anything she might be feeling.

Ok, so here's a dance she did for me... I was asking her to dance the Church song from Step Up 2 but she was having a hard time to find videos she can copy the steps from.  So here's what she did instead.... Dang!! I really do wish I'm as graceful and as skinny as she is!



   

I want one!!!

My favorite counterpart, Nicky, sent this link.... hmmm, where can I find this dog?!! I definitely want one!!!

whooooossssaaaaaa....... goosefraba.....

"Whooooossssaaaaa".....if you have seen the movie Bad Boys 2 (with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith), then you'd know what this means.  "Goosefraba"...... and, if you have seen the movie Anger Management (with Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler) you'll definitely know that I was a little pissed off today.

Why?  Because of this dang Christmas party presentation of our department.  This is the last Christmas party for our site before we are shut down and all the departments are required to have a presentation. We were given different themes to choose from and it was decided (via votation) that we'll do a TV series (btw, i voted for a fairy tale theme... just to set the records straight).  At first, a Glee-like theme was what they wanted to do but we later on realized that there won't really be an impact to the audience if we do that since not all of them know this show.  After series of deliberation, we all decided to use Ilumina as the theme given the grandeur of the costume and because people will recognize the show since it's being aired on a local tv station. 

We are now on the last 2 weeks of the preparation before the party and the costumes are not done (not even started!).  The dance steps are not even finished because not all of the dancers can attend the practice time given the conflict with meetings and other work-related activities (and that is another issue!). There had been a lot of discussions about the costumes and when we finally agreed, there's now the issue of the cost. I negotiated on getting a big discount without sacrificing the quality and beauty and ended up with Php1k cost per dress (originally at PhP1.5k). There will be 18 gals dancing and will be dressing up.  Doing the math, that will be PhP18k plus the boys' robes of PhP1.5k.  So the total cost for outfit alone is PhP19.5k.  But this will be divided to 39 people, making it PhP500 each. We are still waiting for some pledges from the managers, so I'm hoping the 500 each will get lower.

Today I sent out the mail about the cost... and as expected there were reactions.  Yes, the total cost is higher than the grand prize of 10k.  Some think that it's not practical to spend higher than what we can possibly get in return.  I understand and actually thought about that already when I got the initial cost, so I came up with a backup plan on how to lower it in case people will not agree to the amount.  What upset me was that people just kept complaining without giving any suggestions! What cost did they expect with 24 people dancing in costumes? Even if the dress' cost was cut in half (500pesos), the total amount will still be higher than the prize!! And there's still no assurance that we will win!! I gave them another option which will lower the cost by PhP164 each and we voted on it.  The original plan still won... I guess most realized PhP164 difference is not that big a deal...

*sigh* Now I'm thinking why did I even bother with this crap?! Why did I even bother to care?! I could've just shut my mouth up and let them do all the thinking of ideas and consolidating...  *sigh*

 

Key learning 1 -- if you don't like how things are done, then do it yourself!

Key learning 2 -- if you're going to complain, make sure you come up with a suggestion to make things better!

I guess I'll just watch this and make myself laugh

 

Ain't this true?!!

Saw this picture at a friend's FB account... and I thought, heck yeah!! LOL!! I think I also saw something similar to this, but instead of kids, the pets are being compared to a husband/wife.  I'll look for that one and post it when I find it :)

So what are you waiting for? Adopt/get a pet now :)

LSS: Jealous

When I turned the radio on, this song is already halfway through... I wasn't sure who sang the song but as I listened to it, I recognize the voice.  It's Nina.  I never really liked her voice (I find it too nasal), but I do like her songs, particularly the lyrics. 

Anyways, I listened and was able to feel the words... *sigh*  I guess this is for the one that got away...

a new beginning...

A couple of weeks back, the "thing" that I've been waiting for finally arrived. It's the deciding factor of the next couple of years of my life... and it comes in just a piece of paper. The information in that paper was the straw if I go or stay. Yes, I have decided to accept it.  I have signed that paper and gave it back to them. I guess this is it, no turning back now... I will be going.

I'd be honest and say I'm pretty excited with this move, not only the pay is better than what I have now, but I see this as a totally new adventure, a new beginning, a clean slate. As you may  have read in my profile, I LOVE traveling. It's the thought of seeing and experiencing new things makes traveling so much fun for me! Now, in approximately 3 months, I will be moving to a different country, it may not be purely for pleasure but it doesn't make it any less exciting for me. By March 2011, I'll be one of the OFWs bringing money to the country ;)

Don't get me wrong, I'm a little worried too with this change. There are "conditions" attached to this job offer, including the 2-year bond to the company. The perks of the offer will only be given to us 10 (or even more) days after our first day at work, that means I need to have enough money to live by till then. *sigh* And they call it assistance!! (rolling my eyes) Aside from the financial worries, there's the matter of leaving home indefinitely. I know I can visit anytime I want...errr, budget permits, but it's still different, I'm still technically living thousands of miles away. I'm also leaving my babies behind... as of now I don't have anyone who might want to adopt my Chow.  I'm not so worried for Milo, it can be quite easy to find a new owner for him since he's a small and quite easy to manage and keep.  Kingking on the other hand needs space... and someone who understands big dogs. I already have someone in mind, I just hope she agrees. If only I can bring one of them (or both), I probably would. But that would not be practical and very expensive to do. *sigh* Oh well!

There are so many things to do still, like processing of documents... then there's the moving out of the house we're renting in Cavite and bringing my things back to Antipolo (where we already have too many stuff!).  I'm thinking of selling some of my things off so I won't have to bring everything, but not sure if there will be buyers. *sigh*

I'm still excited regardless of these tiny details that comes along with the move. I'm very hopeful that things will work out alright... Singapore, here I come :)

me and my babies

Something to know about me, I LOVE dogs!! Well, I actually consider myself an animal lover, but when it comes to having a pet, I prefer dogs over the cats.  Some cat lovers may say that having a cat for a pet is better because they are more independent and self sufficient than the dogs.  This is kinda true... you don't have to give cats a bath, they pretty much do it themselves =P   I still prefer dogs, nonetheless, because I personally think dogs are sweeter and if they are brought up properly (formal training is a plus), they can be useful too.  

Anyhoo, I want you to meet my babies... first off, my soon to be 3-yr old Chow Chow.  Her name is KINGKING.  She may look fierce as a lion or a bear, but she is a sweetheart! She's very kind to people, especially females and kids.  Unfortunately she seems to be a man-hater.   Hahaha!! :D  She barks quite forcefully on strangers, mostly men, passing by our house.  Oh, I didn't teach her that!  It came naturally for her! LOL!!  

Don't be fooled however by Kingking's "sweetness".  She may be a sweetheart to people, but she's such a bitch (pun intended, hahaha!!) to other species of animals, most particularly CATS, chickens, ducks and frogs.  The list can go on, but those 4 kinds of animals have been the victims.  I think she thinks that their species is the highest, next to humans.  Either that or it's just that "hunter" instinct in her, innate to her breed.

zzzzzzz.... kingking slept on this pillow, but later on moved out from it :)

Akisha (my officemate's daughter) and Kingking having some girl talk ;)

Kingking giving Akisha a ride ;)

my huggable bear!!

she wants to go down but I won't let her =D

peace out ;)

Now meet the scruffy looking MILO, a stray we (my roomie and I) found on the night of October 25th along Emilio Aguinaldo High Way. I don't exactly know what his breed is, but based on the pictures I've seen on the web, he seems to be a mix breed of shih tzu and lhasa apso (more commonly known as shih apso). I also don't know how old this little fella is, but I'm assuming he's already an adult (probably 2-3 yrs old) given the size of his "thingee". LOL!  We named him MILO, short for EMILIO -- as in Emilio Aguinaldo, where he was found.  We almost hit him that night, good thing he ran fast to avoid us and Julia wasn't driving too fast and was able to step on the breaks. We pulled over and checked if we can rescue this dog. Surprisingly, he approached me when I called (you know, that sound you make when you call for dogs) for him. Milo, by the way, has a leash, a collar and was wearing a shirt when we found him. We didn't have a choice but to bring him home, I just didn't have the heart to leave him along the highway with the fear that he might be hit by another car and end up badly hurt or, worse, dead.  I was a little worried on how Kingking might react when she sees Milo.  I was banking on her bringing the "sweetheart" out and keep the "bitch" side controlled.  Besides, she's not entirely new at having a dog company with her since she fares fairly well when I bring her home in Antipolo (my parents' house) together with REX, our japanese-spitz-askal-mix dog.  I was also worried about Milo being house-broken (I don't want him shitting where ever he liked!) and about the fact that he's almost covered with ticks and fleas.  Eeek!! *thought to self that night, need to buy Frontline asap!*

When we got home Kingking was very excited to see another creature with us. Though I wasn't entirely sure if that is excitement on having a playmate or having a "meal".  Haha!! On the first night they were ok with one another... and I was very proud of King, she's really a sweetheart, a very surprising temperament for a Chow.  

Julia and I decided to keep Milo for a while, we'll later on decide to whom we can give him to.  After he was given a bath and medicine for the ticks and flies, Milo was allowed inside the house.  Next step is to bring him to the vet and do a checkup and probably give him some shots.  

I don't exactly know if it was the previous owner's up bringing of the dog or the dog's innate quality but I noticed that Milo keeps on following me where ever I go! If he's outside the house and we're inside, after a while he will start barking that really irritating bark until you let him in.  And when inside, he just wants to be near me... he's too clingy!  We cannot let him stay outside because he'll bark again, and we don't want our neighbors to get irritated because of him!  Clingy dogs can be cute to a point, but after that, it can be a little irritating.  But I have to say, I'm beginning to fall inlove with this fella... he can be sweet in his own way.  

hello there! I'm Milo!! :)

mommy tied my hair to keep it from my eyes... now I look like a girl!!! ugh!

I just don't like it when Milo and King "fight".  Ok, so far the "fighting" is just growling at each particularly during meal time.  Milo will pick a fight with King (i don't think he notices that King is actually bigger than he is), and when King gets pissed at him and growls, he will yelp as if he's hurt.  Quite an actor!! (me rolling my eyes).  Julia thinks King is starting to get jealous of Milo, especially with him always inside the house.  I hope she isn't, but to appease her, I give her extra petting time (scratching of ears and belly... which she really loves) when I'm home.   I just hope that they don't really fight or bite one another when we're in the office... I don't want either of them hurt, especially when no one's there to keep them from the blood bath.

Here are more pictures of them together... ain't they cute!! :)

I tied Milo to avoid him from getting out of our gate... he can squish himself into the gate's bars...

I wonder if all dogs "sit" this way... they seem to have the same sitting position :P

they are both looking at Julia.... see how Milo balances himself on his hind feet :)

*sigh*  I would miss these two terribly when I leave them here next year.  If only I can bring them to where I'm going.... but that's just not possible *sobs*

a new addiction?

I have had several blog accounts before, and the last one was at multiply. com.  However, the "ningas kugon" in me kept things I've started unfinished.  I still have the account but I have stopped posting anything... especially with FB being the commonly used networking site.  Unfortunately, our company started blocking FB in our network, together with youtube and YM.  Then a close friend of mine told me about her creating a blogger account and she was able to convince me into creating mine as well... so here I am, posting my first ever post  in this site.  Hmmmm, I could be addicted to this :)


I warn you though not to expect too much from me or this blogsite... I do not consider myself a good writer, I can hardly organize my thoughts into writing a creative or interesting piece... and I think I still tend to "ningas kugon".  But I will try to keep this one updated as much as I can.  


Anyways, welcome... and have fun :)  Coz I most definitely will ;)


Oh, and PS, thanks to that same dear friend of mine (aka Kalamay Addict) for inspiring the blog name... yes, I do have curly tops (i'm referring to my curly hair :P) and I do love the local chocolate brand Curly Tops =)