No, this song isn't for someone...at least at first it wasn't.

Okay, I loved this song the first time I heard it years ago and I admit, I didn't actually understand what the song meant then. I just thought the melody's sweet and Ronnie Liang's voice sounds nice here, compared to the other songs I've heard him sing in Pinoy Dream Academy. I searched for the lyrics just a few minutes ago and realized what the song actually meant. Nakakatawa. The first verse and refrain goes: Minamasdan kita Nang hindi mo alam Pinapangarap kong ikaw ay akin Mapupulang labi At matingkad mong ngiti Umaabot hanggang sa langit Huwag ka lang titingin sa akin At baka matunaw ang puso kong sabik How funny is that? I've thought of one person after reading the lyrics of the song and it made me chuckle. If I were in college, I bet this would've been my song for him.
(Sorry if I seem too hung up with my college life lately. Blast from the past e.)

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

(I hope some PSI grads or someone who went to a 7 Habits seminar can help me fully grasp this concept.)

This concept is habit #5 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has been confusing me so much lately, as much as habit #3 which is Think Win-Win but habit #3 should be for an entirely different blog post.

Anyway, I want to know if "Seek first to understand, then to be understood" means that I shouldn't voice out what I need to say right after the person I talked to gave me a piece of his/her mind. I mean I am not one of those people who's been given the gift of understanding...of patience so during a confrontation, I blow up like a volcano. I've (recently) learned to stop and assess my reaction just so I can give the other party a much more responsible and appropriate response but there are some situations (and people...UGH!) that I am not fond of and when they come marching in, armed with their opinions and what not, I get all annoyed by the sound of their first word and before I know it, I'm rattling on like a machine gun.

FYI, I am one of those people who don't really doubt the intentions of other people to me so you can imagine how hard it is for me to have to deal with people who doubt me and my choices and the need for me to be "understanding" while they don't seem to make the effort to understand me. I mean, bakit ako napalilibutan ng mga taong mahilig magduda? I know, How could I have attracted those people into my life? And don't they understand that what they're doubting about is rooted deep inside of them, hindi sa mga ginagawa at nangyayari sa labas ng katawan nila?

Obvious bang affected ako?

Anyway, yeah. That's what I want to...understand, if you will: Do I not respond right away, given that I still haven't understood what they said? When will be the right time to speak my mind?

This still applies, even after all those years.

Things I used to do all the time that I cannot do anymore.

• Drink a whole lot of gin without puking the next day.
• Drink the Central way (one shot every 30 seconds) without getting drunk 10 minutes into the night.
• Smoke 'til my voice - and lungs - give out.
• Stay awake for more than 24 hours without getting cranky.
• Eat once a day.
• Drink 7 consecutive nights/days a week.
• Watch TV the entire day.
• Go out with an all-boys barkada without thinking how I look like or come across.
• Plug earphones to my ear the whole day.
• Stay right next to a blaring speaker the whole night and not care at all.
• Sleep the entire day without getting headaches.
• Commute without getting tired.

Prince Charming just got my attention.

I am not one of the people who fell in love with one of the two (then) eligible princes but Prince Harry, me oh my, you definitely got me looking your way by pulling this - and by this, I mean your clothes - off.

(Sorry for the totally perverted post. I bet  saw it coming, though.)

BPI online banking, you stressed me out.

Okay, I know that this isn't true because I won't be stressed out over something if I don't let it stress me out but I just want to blame BPI online banking right now, okay?

I booked a flight to Coron this morning with the hopes of getting cheaper tickets for almost a week's worth of vacation next year with my beloved friends. I am supposed to pay for it until 11:59pm today. It's only 10:35pm and I am giving it up just because I don't want to stress myself over it anymore.

I followed all of the instructions that this page has given me with regards to enrolling Cebu Pacific to my account but after 4 hours of sweat and throbbing temples, the online banking site still tells me that I did something wrong. I talked to 2 phone bankers about it. I complained about it for a good 15 minutes each - di pa kasama yung 10 years na paghintay ko na may mag-take ng tawag ko - and they both told me the same thing. I followed every damn thing but the website doesn't seem to agree with paying for the trip.

Now, I am settling with the fact that the trip to Coron is somewhat postponed for me. I hope I do get another chance to score really cheap tickets for that same trip with my friends. If not, well, I'm booking for another date. Di lang naman yun ang petsa na pwedeng umalis next year e...

Or I might have that much money to spare, then I won't need the seat sale (Law of Attraction, let's do this!).

Either way, I am NOT using the BPI online banking website to pay for it. Di ko deserve ang stress.

Zalora window shopping for my baby girl

Note: I know that I have a mommy blog but I don't get to update it anymore (I am moving the rest of the posts here soon...hopefully) and that is the reason why I am posting this here.

Anyway, I have always been on the look out for the prettiest baby/children stuff I can find and yes, that means even when I am online window shopping, I am still thinking of my baby girl how ever tempting it is to just buy stuff for me.

Since Zalora has such a wide range of brands, I am able to find pretty stuff that would help me become a better mom for my darling daughter.

My kinda guy?

I was watching Praybeyt Benjamin online awhile ago - oo na, jologs nako - because I cannot remember what it's all about. I remembered halfway through the film that Kean Cipriano and Derek Ramsay are part of the cast which got me to watch it even more closely (Tutti Caringal is there, too, but that's not what I want need to talk about here).

Somewhere in the end, there was a scene where both of them are in the same frame:

Okay, the shot is definitely all about Derek but Kean is in the background so that counts as being in the same frame.

When I was watching this scene, I've come to the realization that what attracted me to these two are their jaws. Look at how sharp they are! I swear; I could nibble and bite on them 'til the day I die.

I don't think I'd be able to prevent myself from turning Jell-O when I meet them both but I would really love to (without looking like a fan). Soon.

#58. I've always wanted a Volks. The beetle kind.

Helping the Zalora way.

The Southwest monsoon that hit Manila earlier this week asked a lot of help. There are many sectors who've reached out to those in need and Zalora is one of them but Zalora pushes it even further with a fashion show for a cause:

If you cannot attend the Fashion Fights the Flood Zalora event that will be happening at the Skye Lounge in Bonifacio Global City on August 15, 2012, you can still help their cause by donating through the Zalora website:

There are a lot of ways to help so there is no reason for you not to.

Voucher code: Aletotski0 

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5% discount for a minimum purchase

of Php500 in www.Zalora.com.ph