Living life backwards

My boss forwarded this to me today. Kung pwede lang ganito ang buhay...

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I want to live my next life backwards:

You start out dead and get that out of the way.

Then you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.

Then you get kicked out for being too healthy.

Enjoy your retirement and collect your pension.

Then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.

You work 40 years until you're too young to work.

You get ready for High School: drink alcohol, party, and you're generally promiscuous.

Then you go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, and you have no responsibilities.

Then you become a baby, and then...

You spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions - central heating, room service on tap, and then...

You finish off as an orgasm.

I rest my case.

"Kudos" is a jonders term

I sent out an email to participants of a recent company activity I organized, asking for their feedback/evaluation. Oddly, around 1 out of 3 respondents said "Kudos for a job well done!"

Uhm... What's up with KUDOS? I don't even know what it really means except that I loved them Kudos chocolate chip granola bars I used to eat as a kid!!!


I know it's like a term for congratuations but it just sounds too ancient! Pang-lolo like “regards”! Jonders na jonders!

The dictionary says it means the following:

1. honor; glory; acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed.
2. a statement of praise or approval; accolade; compliment: one kudo after another.

“No greater kudo could have been bestowed”???!!! I imagine King Arthur saying this when he knighted his best men at his round table. Hahaha!

High protein breakfast

In 2005 I started my zero carb diet. But after a year of controlling, I've given up. While I avoid eating rice and bread and pasta and pizza, I indulge myself once in a while (yeah right!) to combat the stress. What the heck? I deserve to be happy. If I get fat and Joe finds me disgusting, it's his problem, not mine! Hahaha!

But this morning, I'm good and faithful to my discipline. I'm eating tocino with egg, plus an extra serving of porkchop. No rice all protein. Yum!

I don't know how long I can keep this up, being conscious and all about what I eat and trying (at least I'm trying) to watch my figure. I'm just scared because I know that once I give in and forget about what it took to lose the weight, I might just go back to eating and eating and eating again... Haaay!!! Good luck to me.

18 yrs + a decade

I recently turned 18… Okay 18 + 10 years. When I was younger I looked forward to turning 18 like it was just the perfect age to be in. Since then, I’ve dreaded growing older. Every year more responsibilities came and I’d find myself left with nothing else to do but face the realities of life and sacrifice most of the important things I used to dream of as a kid.

Just a week before my birthday, I had my old debut VHS videos converted to DVD. On the positive side, it was great to see how my friends and I looked back then. It was wonderful to have captured memories of people from the past and document that one special moment in my life. And most especially, it was a valuable proof to my Baby Joe that 10 years ago, I was indeed as affected by him as I still am crazy about him today.

On the down side, I couldn’t help but feel all sentimental. Seeing old friends in the video who I haven’t seen in ages… Watching the footage of me dancing with Lolo and with Noel, both of whom have passed away… Remembering how I was so into my dancing and theater, and never imagined then that I would ever be anything else but a performer… Things have changed. Life has changed.

I watched the videos twice in a row and I cried both times. I feel like a different person now. And yet, deep inside, the same passions, dreams, and loves still reside. Maybe they don’t have to be completely gone. Perhaps this is what it means to grow up – to know and hold on to what is precious to us, while moving forward and allowing our passions, dreams, and loves to take on new forms without losing their spirit in our hearts.

This is the greatest challenge though of aging and staying happy. I don’t even know what to do and where to start.

Cheers to the New Year

I know, I know. I've been neglectful of my blog. Wasn't even able to talk about the Holidays and now the start of the New Year feels like its about to end with all the rush and stress of work.

Nevertheless, I look forward to 2007 and the wonderful adventure ahead! =)

Morning blues

I hate the feeling of anxiety waking up in the morning... Can’t we just live life freely without having to worry about obligations? Yeah, I know life is about responsibilities too... But just once I’d like to wake up with absolutely nothing to worry about...