my real purpose in this thing called… life

Posted February 6, 2010 by jhaded10
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My mother has eight children and I am the fifth.   Six girls and 2 younger boys, but my four eldest sisters got married at an early age living all the family-responsibilities in my shoulder, good thing that I got a chance to finish my study and now have a good job that help me sustain our needs, not only my needs, not only my parents needs but my siblings and their children as well.

Its not that easy to respond to all their needs especially when I myself hardly make it.  But I can’t say no if one of them suffer.  I don’t blame them for marrying at an early age because it was their choice.  But sometimes I also think that they have a better choice, maybe my life now is easier than it used to be.  But somehow I am grateful I can help than the one asking for help.   My question is, til when?

I am just hoping that everything will fall into places for them.  I don’t know if they lack perseverance or it’s easy for them because I’m around.  But what if one day I am not here to help them?  What if I’m gone? Who will help them? Sigh.

My only wish is to see them living their lives with ease.  Hopefully one day they will.

Win a free Boracay Package

Posted January 12, 2010 by jhaded10
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Montreal Garden Resort… a paradise!

Posted April 2, 2009 by jhaded10
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Last week we feel bored at home and we feel like going out of town when my housemates finally decided to visit their Ate in Pila Laguna.   Nakapunta na kami dun mga ilang beses na at talagang may binabalikan kami… ang Montreal Garden Resort… located in Brgy. Masico Pila Laguna, the place is accessible, from Alabang sasakay lang to Sta Cruz and baba sa Pila Laguna then tricycle and presto you can reach the place.

Napakaganda talaga ng lugar, it has 4 pools, nice place for unwinding, soul searching and mind resting.   And it’s very cheap…

Here are some photos… and you’ll surely love the place… It’s perfect for any gatherings…

It’s not just a resort it’s a paradise… very friendly pa ang mga worker dito and the activities you can do here is not just merely swimming, they also have other amenities na siguradong maeenjoy nyo at educational din ang place, perfect para sa tour because of their Science & Museum and Animal Farm…

I really enjoy visiting this place… eto ang lugar na talagang babalik-balikan… can’t wait to go back !!!

boy fajardo thing…

Posted March 26, 2009 by jhaded10
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does this name ring a bell to you? sounds familiar? or you don’t have any idea who this man is? Well, let me brag you who am i referring to… He is one of the biggest names in RTW.  His line is carried in all Robinsons stores – there are about 20 of them all over Metro Manila and in other provinces including the Landmark.  He is indeed a successful man, and that success have changed him in treating people.   And until one day, an incident happened in duty free (philippines), he is paying his purchases with unsigned credit card and the poor cashier just trying to do his job asked for his identification job as part of their SOP, boyet went furios after being repeatedly asked for identification cards to verify his identity because he can’t produce any signed identification cards, managers eventually allowed by managers to make the purchase.  But boyet still unsatisfied saying that his time was already wasted threatened to cancel his purchases and asked the poor cashier Marvin Fernandez to choose between being slapped or falling on his knees, Marvin chose to fall on his knees to end it all.  

After the incident, everybody knows boyet fajardo’s name.  To defend his side, he said in an interviewe that he has a “creative outburst” tired from work and didn’t feel well.  If you guys don’t feel well do you do such things? of course not.

I guess many have been told about him, in the news and in the net.   It’s just so pathetic that our success sometimes change the way we treat people.  People, whatever the status in life, still have emotions.  Now, there are petition on the net not to buy his RTW’s and not to patronize his creations.  Yes you are successful but don’t you remember, people put you on where you are now but people also can pull you down.

updates…

Posted March 19, 2009 by jhaded10
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Hi… haven’t heard from me for quite a while? where have i been? just here and there. busy this past few days. From November to February’s occassion, in work and in my family.  But I’m still a part of this site, am i? lolz…

What happened to me in the past months? well, nothing much.  just celebrate christmas with my family here in Manila, haven’t got the chance to visit my mother and other relatives in the province because of my work.  at work, I am still in the “review” period, am not hurrying anyway they can take their time…

just spend my time reading..reading and reading.. I have read Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, it’s a very good novel.  highly recomended. Dan Brown is really an amazing writer, he’s my favorite now, i am thinking if i’ll collect all his novels, its worth it.

i am currently reading Deception Point, but i’m not yet done. I’ve already read digital fortress and da vinci code.  i am certainly a dan brown fanatic. haha

i told you nothing much happened in my life.  it just so happen that i am not doing much today at work…

bye bye for now

“Relationship Quotes”

Posted September 5, 2008 by jhaded10
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There’s one sad truth in life that I’ve found, the question of why do we always hurt the one we love? We flatter those people we barely know and please our visitors and deal with other people so easily, but to the one we love? without thinking of the things we might do to them, still we did those silly things.  Why do you think so?

Here’s the selection of a “famous relationship quotes” to help us ponder our own

Sometimes if you’re lucky, someone comes into your life who’ll take up a place in your heart that no one else can fill, someone who’s tighter than a twin, more with you than your own shadow, who gets deeper under your skin than your own blood and bones.
Snoop Dogg - LuckFriendshipRelationship

We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways – the ways we react and behave when we love someone.
John GrayLoveRelationships

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom.
John GrayLoveWomanRelationshipsMan

To grow in our ability to love ourselves we need to receive love as well.
John GraySelfRelationshipsLove

A man’s sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results.
John GraySelfManRelationships

A woman’s sense of self is defined through her feelings and the quality of her relationships.
John GraySelfWomanRelationships

Just as a man is fulfilled through working out the intricate details of solving a problem, a woman is fulfilled through talking about the details of her problems.
John GraySelfWomanRelationshipsManProblemsTalking

When a man loves a woman, periodically he needs to pull away before he can get closer.
John GrayLoveWomanRelationshipsMan

When negative feelings are suppressed positive feelings become suppressed as well, and love dies.
John GrayNegativePositiveRelationshipsLove

In a strange way, playing David (gay character in Six Feet Under) during the first season required me to get in touch with my homophobia. He had such internalized loathing for who he was. I certainly have moved forward in my life, in my own relationship to my self-loathing, by having played David.
Michael C. Hall - ActingStrangeGayRelationshipsLifeSelfHate

I’m trying to find a man to share my life with, but it’s not been easy. I’m a 35-year-old woman with two small children
Nicole Kidman - ChildrenLifeRelationships

Trust is really important, just in relationships in general. I really don’t like people that aren’t real people around me at all. I don’t like people that are “yes” people. I don’t like people that tell me what they think I want to hear.
Beyonce Knowles -
RelationshipsTrustTruth

There’s definitely a dangerous feeling when you’re in love.. it’s giving your heart to someone else and knowing that they have control over your feelings. I know for me, who always tries to be so tough, that’s the dangerous thing.
Beyonce Knowles -
RelationshipsLoveRisk

When you really don’t like a guy, they’re all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they’re no longer interested.
Beyonce Knowles -
RelationshipsLoveControlInterest

I love the idea of spending the whole day in bed with my lover. I’m very open with my love. I’m passionate and I feel a lot, and I’m never afraid to get close to someone. I’m not afraid of love.
Jennifer Lopez - Relationships -
Love

Take it from a guy: If you’re in love with somebody, you will swim the stream, you will climb the mountain, you will slay the dragon. You’re going to get to her somehow, some way.
Dr Phil McGraw
LoveDeterminationManWomanRelationships

The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes,.. men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!
Dr Phil McGrawSexManWomanRelationshipsProblem

The present moment has always been available to spiritual seekers, but as long as you are seeking you are not available to the present moment. “Seeking” implies that you are looking to the future for some answer, or for some achievement, spiritual or otherwise. Everybody is in the seeking mode, seeking to add something to who they are, whether it be money, relationships, possessions, knowledge, status.. or spiritual attainment.
Eckhart Tolle -
SpiritEnlightenmentImprovementMoneyKnowledgeRelationships

The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.
Eckhart Tolle -
EgoRelationshipsPowerWorkFamilyPoliticalRacialSelfBelief

Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you’re with an individual who isn’t moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain’t going to work.
UsherBreak UpRelationshipsLife

I’m 25 years old and I’m dealing with my responsibilities as a man and I’m not afraid to speak, to be realistic and talk about the issues men deal with in relationships.
UsherMenRelationshipsProblemsTalking

I’m not religious at all. I think faith is something that gives you strength. I believe in fate and I believe that things happen for a reason but I don’t think that there’s a high power, necessarily. I believe in karma very much though. There are so many rude people around and they’re the people that don’t have any real friends. And relationships with people – with your mom, your nan, your dog.. are what you get the most happiness in life from. Apart from shoes and bags.
Amy Winehouse - LifeReligionFaithBeliefPowerRudeKarmaStrengthFriendshipRelationshipsHappinessMumShoesDog

Honestly, I think I can be better. My marriage is only going to help me. I found a person I can talk to and a person who is going to be by my side through thick and thin. Elin has instilled a lot of confidence in me in all aspects of my life.
Tiger Woods - BestLifeTalkingRelationships

source: http://www.quotemonk.com/quotes/relationship_quotes.htm

Friend from afar

Posted August 8, 2008 by jhaded10
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2002 when I started surfing the net, exchanging emails with friends and engrossed in chatting using chat engines.  I happened to open a site and started to chat with a person I don’t even know yet but trying to befriend him.  At first i was uncertain if i will give my real identity or i will draw on someone’s individuality, i chose the first one.  I decided to tell her about me and he did the same thing ( i guess ).  But guess what after days of chatting about anything under the sun, we earn each other’s trust. He even called me over the phone and we talked for an hour or more.  He is located in UK, then he was 23 years of age, full of inspiring stories and spirit.  We’ve been like that for a year and suddenly we lost communication. 

I wonder what happened to him why suddenly he made no contact, i sometimes checked my msn if he’s online, send him email to know how he is or if things are ok but no response.

2008, I don’t know what triggers me to open my msn that day, it was 12 midnight here and i am currently at work, but can’t do anything at work so i decided to visit my account and there his name appears to be online… i promptly typed a message and say how he is… then he responded… he’s ok… and he asked if i still know him… i said i did and wonder what happened to him… He is very grateful that I didn’t forget him… How should I? He became a good friend from afar…

It’s a nice feeling to have our communications back, exchanging ideas about the things and the places that we’ve been and how we face things.  He said he’d got married but get a divorce.  I said I’m still single but in a commitment.  He was glad I found one.  We are bonded by the so-called “online friendship” and we are hoping we can meet someday.

The 100 Most Beautiful Places in the World

Posted August 5, 2008 by jhaded10
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Enough of the poverty issue.  As I browse through the net, I happened to come across this site and find it interesting, so I wanted to share it with you.  Life indeed is beautiful and the world we are living is full of beauty to vouch and be proud of.

Here are the most beautiful places in the world…

1.  The Inca City of Machu Picchu located in Peru near Cuzco

2.  The Iguazu WaterFalls in Argentina – Brazil, borders between the two countries

3. The Tadj Mahall in India, located in Agra, South-West of Delhi

4. The Pyramids and the Sphinx in Egypt

5. The Great Canyon of Colorado in the United States

6.  The Migrating Animals in the Serengeti Park in Tanzania

7.  The Nabatean City of Petra in Jordania

8. The Big Wall of China

9. The Victoria WaterFalls in Zimbabwe – Zambia (border between two countries)

10. The Great Coral Reef in Australia

Well I can only give you the first ten, if you want to know more and want to explore you can search it through http://terre.sans.frontiere.free.fr/page_a_voir_a_faire/top_100.htm

 

 

 

 

 

              

Pilipinas sa gitna ng paghihirap…

Posted August 1, 2008 by jhaded10
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Isa lang ako sa mga Pilipinong nagpupumilit mabuhay ng maayos dito sa ating bansa, nagtatrabaho para may sahurin at mapunan ang mga pangangailangan hindi lamang pansarili kundi pati na rin ng aking pamilya.   Simpleng mamamayan lang ako, namamasukan sa isang pribadong pagmamayari ng isang dayuhan.  Kailangan ko pang lumuwas ng maynila upang makipagsapalaran.  Iwanan ang pamilya upang magkaroon ng kakarampot na kita upang maipadala sa aking pamilya sa probinsya. 

Naaalala ko may seminar akong pinuntahan dati, sinabi ng tagapagsalita na if you have the time and the money (ung mga boss un) kahit nasa bahay ka lang kumikita ka – grupo ito ng mga may-ari ng kumpanya at yung paupo-upo na lang sa kanilang bahay at naghihintay ng kita.  Ung mga you have the money and yet dont have the time naman – grupo ng mga boss na di nila pag-aari ang company na spending all the time sa work, they have the money kasi malaki ang sahod nila and yet they dont have the time for their family.  at ang grupong don’t have the time and yet don’t have the money, dito kabilang ang karamihan sa mga empleyadong pilipino, they dont have the time for their family, lumuluwas ng maynila upang magtrabaho at iiwanan ang kanilang pamilya sa probinsya and yet they dont have the money kasi kakarampot lang ang kanilang kinikita – at sa kasamaang palad dito ako belong.

Sa araw-araw na pagcocommute ko papunta sa trabaho, ilang mukha na ng kahirapan ang mga nakikita ko.  Halos walang pagbabago.  Mga taong naging bubong na sa gabi ang mga establishment, naging hapag kainan na ang mga basurang nagkalat sa kalsada at naging kasa-kasama na sa gabi ang ulan, usok at init.   Mga batang sa gabi ay inaalok ako ng sampagita o di kaya’y tinitindang pagkain.  Mga taong sa umaga’y umaakyat sa mga bus at humihingi ng tulong sa mga pasahero and in exchange hahandugan ka ng kung anu-anong meron sila.  Hay nakakalungkot isipin.

Mas lumala pa nung magtaasan ang mga bilihin.  Mas lalong nahirapan si Juan.  Tumaas ang bigas, pamasahe at other commodities.  Hay, ako na lang yata ang hindi tumataas.  Ang hirap isipin pero ganyan talaga ang buhay.  Minsan tumataas pero sana naman bumaba din.

In case na di nyo pa nararamdaman ang hirap ng ating buhay… heto ang mga larawan na siyang magpaparamdam sa inyo…

 

 

 

 

Hmm… kelan kaya makakaahon si Juan sa kahirapan?  Pag ba di niya na maramdaman ang hirap? Wag naman sana…

Child’s Definition of Love

Posted July 23, 2008 by jhaded10
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this was taken from http://www.rogerknapp.com/inspire/childsdeflove.htm just want to share it with you guys… I find it interesting and amazing that child can think of it …

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.  See what you think:

“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.  So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.  That’s love.” Rebecca – age 8

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.  You know that your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy – age 4

“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” Karl – age 5

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy – age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri – age 4

Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” Danny – age 7

“Love is when you kiss all the time.  Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.  My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss” Emily – age 8

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen,” Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,” Nikka – age 6

“There are two kinds of love.  Our love.  God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” Jenny – age 8

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle – age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” Tommy – age 6

“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared.  I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.  He was the only one doing that.  I wasn’t scared anymore,” Cindy – age 8

“My mommy loves me more than anybody.  You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare – age 6

“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine -age 5

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” Chris – age 7

“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” Mary Ann – age 4

“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” Lauren – age 4

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” Karen – age 7

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.” Mark – age 6

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it.  But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.  People forget,” Jessica – age 8

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.  The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.  The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.  Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.”