acknowledgement of well-wishers (edited)

before another work week takes me far away from my medium of solace, i would like to dedicate this entry to the people who, in every which way possible, greeted me on my 32nd year of existence on this earth.  though i have already replied to them directly, i would still want to pay homage and honor those who would, in their busy and eventful lives, take the time out to greet lil’ ol’ me on mah birthday yesterday.  these are (in no particular order):

my family:  mom, lei, and patrick - my source of inspiration and my refuge in times of personal and professional stress.  love you all!

mommy jing - a former colleage who greeted me in advance this past tuesday.  i miss your cassava cakes!!

jessica "kim" tirado - the first person who greeted me at exactly 12 midnight as i was about to turn off my pc.  i really appreciate that this year, you were the first one to greet me.

raschelle esturas - one of my current colleagues who will also celebrate her birthday this week.  advanced greetings to you!

marianne grace garcia - also one of my current colleagues at wor.  yep, i owe you a venti white mocha frappuccino which you’ll get this week!

my cousins:  lynette, zaren, aileen, chey, arnel, debbie, malen, ryan, arnel, ian, yokie, dani, treck, faye, and matt - who were also my guests at my family party last night.  i can’t thank you enough for you being family.  to treck, faye, and matt, hope you arrive back in UK safely.  all of your relatives here will miss you!

my uncles and aunts:  uncle nards and fermin, and aunts linda and letty - thanks for the food contributions and for your presence last night as well!

noel lopez - my tag team partner at the office… thank you sir! 

jennifer crisostomo - my batchmate at my former employer who only greeted me after giving hints as to what occasion it was!  hahahahaha!  miss you girl!

trina ward - a former colleague and a close friend.  i miss our talking sessions!

susan batac - also one of my current colleagues at work… thanks for all your help and support

ann mundo - an rx-lister who i rarely, rarely see, but still remembers to greet me on my birthday every year. hope to see you soon!

lisa sulat - i’m sorry, i don’t know what your married name is… but a big, big thanks that you still remembered me on my birthday, even though you’re way down there…

liezl cañoneo - who i also don’t remember what your married name is… hope we could also see each other soon…

melanie anne solisa - one of my one-downs.  thanks for your continued help and support at work.

casie jen casallos - who i also don’t know what married name you carry… i’m now admitting that this is my former agent who i fell in love with.  it doesn’t matter, she doesn’t like me more than a friend, period… even if history repeats itself.  thanks for the chat we had on the short time i went online on my birthday.  really appreciate it.  take care.

mela ravelas - one of my former agents and a close friend…. thanks for everything…

rachelle canlas - a former co-worker and friend who greeted me this afternoon.  it’s quite late, but it’s still appreciated.

jabi rodriguez - who i was chatting with while i was posting this.  i’m sorry i forgot to include your name, but i’m making it up for it now, right?  thanks for being a friend who always listens whenever i have something to say…

al alvero - dada al to the rx-talk mailing list.  thanks for remembering… doesn’t matter whether it was late, but you still remembered.  thanks!

that’s it.  thanks to all of you listed above for greeting me and making my birthday a little bit more special.  i wish you all the very best and a lot, lot more.   you’re all a class act.

hope everyone has a good week ahead! 

resurfacing just minutes before i turn a year older

it’s been…. that long since i last posted.  and a lot of things have happened.  mostly work-related stuff, and some family stuff as well.  my mom came home two weeks ago, my cousin from the UK with his two british kids also arrived two weeks ago and is bound to leave on sunday night, had a family summer outing, watched a live PBA basketball game for the second time, and… oh yes, i’m turning 32 in a couple of hours.

golly…. man, i am getting old…. but before i continue to rant about my age, i’d just want to take this space to thank everyone who gave their comments on my previous entry.  very, very much appreciated.  it’s good to see other people who i don’t personally know chance upon my blog and leave their marks behind.  special mention goes to father jess escala.  who would’ve thought that a priest–a salesian priest at that–would read my blog!   yes father, like you, i’m a very, very proud bosconian!  thank you father for dropping by.  i do hope i get to see you comment regularly on my entries.  you could be my "virtual spiritual counselor!"  hahahaha!!  i always have had a soft spot for salesian priests even though i’m not that religious.  not because i came from a salesian school (well, maybe partly… am i biased or what?), but i always see them wear a smile wherever they go.  plus, they’re easy to talk to.  again, thank you for your comments and support.

now, going back to my age… wait, do i really have to rant about it right now??  some say it’s just a number.  others, a state of mind.  but whatever or however one thinks of it, it’s still a yearly reminder of our journey in the road of life.  yeah, i know it sounds cheesy and all, but it’s the hard truth.   we all get old.  funny how when we were young kids, we wished we were older, and now that we’re older, we wish we were younger.  ain’t life sweet?

plans for my birthday this year?  quite the same as last year.   only this time, the celebration will be coupled with my cousin’s send off party.  just a family affair, like what i have done going three years now.  go to mass in the afternoon, have a dinner party, then get smashed and laced with alcohol until i throw up that last up to the wee hours of the morning with my cousins.  niiiice….. food, family, and booze… a perfect way to welcome the 32nd year of my existence.

birthday wish?  uhm… quick question, does that really come true?  or does it even exist?  i mean, i have wished for almost anything a normal person like me can imagine on my birthday, but none of them even came close to coming true.  from world peace, to the latest gadgets, to getting laid, and to finally having a girlfriend (i guess i wished that the most number of times)…. nothing….. kaput…. so here’s one for this year.  i wish that birthday wishes are real.  how about that?

anyways, it has been a very long work week and i promised myself that i would write an entry when i got home tonight.  so here i am, fulfilling a promise.  short of my mobile phone inbox getting quite busy with incoming birthday message greetings starting at midnight tonight, those will be serving as my gifts for this year.  come to think of it, it’s been a very long time since someone gave me a birthday present.  i guess it comes with the age.  there i go again with the age thing….

i’m turning 32.  older?  definitely.  better?  maybe.  wiser?  probably.   happier?  hmmm… good question.  to which i don’t have a ready answer.  that, i guess is a bad thing…  but blowing 32 candles with one blow on a cake would definitely be a good thing, right?

happy birthday to me…  i’ll be back to posting normally soon…