Dunhill Party @ Capones

Last Saturday, I went out with my girlfriends--Sasha and Ron (hehe). At first we were thinking we'd feel out of place given that it was a Dunhill event--meaning people were mostly from the company itself plus their friends. But we conquered the night with boisterous laughters and tonful of stories. And we owe all these to our personalities that just clicked instantly.

Highlights:
1. For starters...Ahem...it wouldn't be me if I didn't have a booboo that night--so there...I tripped wearing my 3-inch heels! And Ron was gracious enough to contain his laughter until I egged him to just let it all out and he did...and he went on and on (hahahaha!)

2. The open bar which actually made it easier for us to go. For a measly amount, we made sure that every peso was spent wisely...and corruptly, mainly because of the amount of Tequila Rose, Skyy Vodka, and red wine we downed in an hour :)

3. Frozen margarita (thanks, sweetie!) followed by tequila shot, Absolut Kurant-seven (my fave), and electric lemonade--warning: it's deceiving :)

4. The unending comments of people that I look like someone...hmph! hehe :)

5. And Ron's unending statement of how he gets (more like how he feels) when he gets drunk (wink wink!) hahaha! :)






Photos by Dexter Angara. To check out the whole shindig, visit his site. Thanks, man! :)

Thanks Sasha and Ron for that wonderful night!

It's Easier Said Than Done

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right...Forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason...Know a good thing when you see it, and don't let it slip away...If you get a chance, take it...If it changed your life, let it...Nobody said it would be easy, they just said it would be worth it..."

I received this message after pouring my heart's content. All i can say to that is the ever-famous cliche, "It's easier said than done." True indeed. I almost always know what to say to people when they ask for advice--it's simple because I'm not part of the situation; I am just a plain observer. Communication is the key. Think of yourself, be selfish, and love yourself. Make that other person work for it. Leave because of what happened. Stay because it's worth it. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. How I wish I could say some of those things to myself--and I hope that I do in fact listen to what my inner self is saying.

Sometimes I believe that lessons should be learned the hard way--for them to have an imprint, an impact, an effect. On other times I believe that we should just steer away from potential mishaps and spare ourselves of potential hurt, which might lead to potential regret.

But the latter is not the case I always find myself in. What I do know about myself is that I challenge myself too much--probably thinking that I'm invincible, which I know for a million years I will never be. I end up wanting to try out something seemingly new, anticipating what could be in store for me, then digging a hole too deep for me to climb out of. And then...Sigh. I did it again. Sheesh. What a vicious cycle it can be! I know I gotta do something to make things better--i just don't know where to start and how to begin...

Absolute Happiness

I'm at this point where I re-evaluate things--personal and career life. I don't know but I think it comes with age--not saying that I'm old but it's more of realizing that I'm not getting any younger. If I don't stir things up, I just might go on living not knowing that I'm just wasting my time.

I talk to people about a lot of things--some are real-life happenings while some are situational--for me to understand (or at least try to understand) where they are coming from; and probably to gauge if the solutions in my mind are in sync with the status quo. I feel there are times that I veer away from the common-sense decisions--not to challenge the norm, but to just see things in a different light.

So in my pursuit to find my path, I opened up to a good friend and asked bluntly, "Why is it so hard to be happy?" And the reply was:

"I think it's either you're happy because you are ignorant of what you're missing out on, or you're happy because you DO know what you don't have, but you don't care."

It didn't really answer my question but that statement boggled my mind for quite some time. What did that mean? At first I wanted to say, "So you think I don't have a chance at absolute happiness? Absolute because I felt the negative connotation of being happy yet not knowing that there may be a better option out there; it's like turning a blind eye. Or being happy yet acknowledging the void and not doing anything about it.

I know there's nothing really absolute in this world but at this point, I want to get close to absolute happiness where I can honestly say I'm happy because I've exhausted all options and chose this route still or I'm happy because I realized what's missing and did something about it.

So what does it really mean?

My Celebrity Look-alikes :)

I checked out this cool site (thanks, Pat) where you just upload a pic and it generates celebrity look-alikes. It's really amusing (or am I that shallow? hehe). Try it out!

My recipe: Mix a rich base of Southeast Asian idols--Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and of course Philippines--with a hint of American black beauty and, to top it all off, a tinge of Canadian babe!

Now isn't that a delightful treat?! Yeba! :)