I can say that I am blessed with my career that I do have right now. I hardly sought this and it took me some time to get a hold of it. Now that I have what I wanted I thought I am okay. I am still dissatisfied. The feeling stays the same and it somehow gets worse.

Was there a some sort of "beast" lurking within the deepest recesses inside me? The answer is a loud "Yes" and I call it COMPARASITIS (comparing oneself to others). Last night, I had a chance to mingle with my very close cousin who happened to be my classmate and buddy all throughout my schooling era. (from elementary up to college) We were talking about some schoolmates-their whereabouts and what they are now. Some had traveled around the world due the job requirement, one had become a head nurse abroad. The other one became a supervisor in an advertising agency and another one, just got her Mazda 3 even after just working for 3 months in a cruise ship. That was a nice evening chat. I went home and slept. Morning came and I woke up. The thoughts about the last night's conversation came in with a brute force as I opened my eyes. Reality came in and I suddenly felt a sense of inadequacy. I was still living in a small, shabby apartment after working for two years. I was able to purchase some gadgets but all of them were lost except for my iPod.

That was just because of the things I heard on that last night. Success stories of other people made me feel inferior for the thought of their accomplishments are greater than mine. There was this belief that I should be better than them or worse, better than anyone else. I alwasy wanted to revert back on those times when everything was simple. I am simply contented on what I had
and what I was.

I searched for some articles at the website to seek answers on comparing oneself to others. I liked what the author said about overcoming this obstacle. Being contented is like a glass of water, being filled regardless of it's width or capacity to hold enough volume. I hope I could apply this simple principle. Though it's hard to implement, I will still have to try.

Dressed in a red gown, 18 year old Stefania Fernandez was hailed as the fairest of all the 83 contestants at the recently concluded Miss Universe 2009. The said victory made Venezuela hit the title twice in a row (2008 and 2009) and win 6 times in total.


The Peace crown which was chosen to by the majority of the voters fell to the floor as Ms. Venezuela jumps in joy while it was being handed over by the former Ms. Universe Dayana Mendoza.



She was joined by the other four finalists including the first runner up, Ms. Dominican Republic, followed by Kosovo, Australia, and then Puerto Rico.

This is how busy... okay fine, fine! This is how lazy and unmotivated I am in coming up for a post on my so called "anything blog". I could have spread some explosive headliners like Michael Jackson's and tita Cory's (Former president Corazon Aquino) death or I could have updated myself like what the shout outs do in Facebook but here I am, waiting for my blog to be foreclosed by banks (:P) or to be completely forgotten by the whole blogosphere. Anyway, this post is about my birthday celebration that we had last June and this draft has been in my blog account for two months. I just wanted to share this with you guys. Also, I want to thank my friends here (Diane and Ron) who made me travel some miles to the Makati Central Business District just to spend some time for my Birthday Bash part 2 (part 1 was in our house). This is by far my happiest and most memorable bday extravaganza evah!

This is the gift that they were referring to during our SMS chats (when i still had a phone). I asked for a gift and here it was. An ube cake courtesy of Red Ribbon!

Isn't it nice? The greetings are put atop of the creamy icing. It says: "happy birthday Mico!".

Beside me is my Marse Diane. I miss this girl soo much.

Here is my buddy Ron, the human iPod. He knows every music that you may think of. (it has to be within his generation though :P)

We decided to eat it inside the mall. Lots of things to do.. we need a bit of sugar to get going. Was it really just a bit?

Now, the official "blowing" of the candle... in the middle of this busy city


Here is my birthday candle... they asked me to keep this. There might be a sort of lucky charm in it. I hope!

Dude, it's mah day today! put that down!

Diane has the "M" which stands for marse, hmm what else? :P

Mine is "C". Can't come up with a name or what not here. Help!

I don't know why he has the "C" too. I think he stole it from me. Damn you! :P

We have to put an end to this war. Raise your forks!

Done! **burp**(See that phone? that was mine. I lost it unfortunately)

**burp burp**

Now we have to burn some calories. It was a sunday afternoon so we dropped by at a chapel in Greenbelt to reflect and to make some strides and stare at cute peeps :P

Now we have to calm down the clamor and cries of our stomachs. Cake was not enough for them so we have to fill more in it. I am in charge for the treat so we went to Kitchen at Greenbelt.

I don't dine at restaurants that often but this one will make you a frequenter. Kitchen at Greenbelt has a nice place to offer. The ambiance inside is magnificent and it gives you a nice view of the mall outside. I think this cool place offers a variety of Filipino dishes with a mix with other cuisine. What was that bottle with some plants in it? Lemme tell you that it's not a just a decoration but it is one of the things they serve! That stuff is called Mint water. It doesn't only quench your thirst but it does give you a nice hint of mint as well. Awesome!

Marse can hardly wait for her meal. The monster appetite. :P


Drum roll please!!!! Now the dining session has began! Bon appetite!


Eating here is a total experience for me. I never had been presented with such a huge plate. I was a bit disappointed when it was put on the table, thinking that I spent a lot for such a few stuff but NEVER BE DECEIVED BY LOOKS. The plate is sooo big you wouldn't know you'll end up very, very full. You won't even stop eating because it is really sooo delicious! On the menu, the sumptuous dish is called "On Barbie's cue". A stick of Kebab stuffed with different meat, seafood, sausages and vegetables!

Ron chose shrimp on rice with Alige sauce. I am a full fledged carnivorous, I don't eat fish, other seafoods, and vegetables but when he let me taste this one I started to rethink on eating those stuff!

I forgot what this dish is but Diane also allowed me taste this one (after all, I was the one who spent for their meal. hahaha! Just kidding guys.).. pure meat. So delicious...

The stuff before me are their condiments and Sauces.. and the sooo nice bottomless Iced Tea. So bottomless you'll lock up on the bathroom throwing up. Haha kidding. This iced tea is is so Filipino. Why did I say so? Because the "arnival" flavor is overpowering. Yum yum!

Eating time is over. Look at the smile on their faces. It only attests how happy they were after such feast. plastik. hahaha!

We stayed at the restaurant for some time to talk about anything we can think of. We haven't seen each other for a while so we really have to make up on those moments lost. After marse unloaded herself in the restroom, we decided to watch Transformers 2 at the cinema.

Unfortunately, the available slots are on the 11:30 schedule which means that we have to wait for three hours if we really would want to watch. We opted to stay at the mall, stargazing (I mean real stars in the night sky and some celebrities like Jinky Pacquiao, Yasmien Kurdy, and many more), making comments on the people who pass by (lait in the Tagalog language), and make some chit chats and jokes just to kill time.

Enjoy listening to the wonderful tune of Con Te Partiro sung by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli while watching this awesome video of Fontana Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Never in my wildest imagination shall I witness such magnificent orchestration of splashes and spurts in a vast artificial plane of placid waters.

** And all that I said was WOW!**

It's June 24 and I am 23 years old. Another year has added but still looking forward to what life has to offer. I still have lots of things to accomplish, dreams to realize, and perspectives to reach. I wish myself peace of mind, good health, and always stay on my personal road to success. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

Places like hotels depicts characteristics that no other places would easily have. Whenever we hear of such, certain words pop out of our minds. Words such as elegance, extravagance, lavishness, luxury, and... Price?

Nowadays, hotels had become status symbol-Only the affluent and the influential ones can attain. Or I guess that is what a cynical mind like mine would want to think.

I myself, though realistic do not limit my dreams. Of course, even if it is a bit farfetched right now, I still imagine myself being pampered in the lush gardens within the vicinity of Novotel Hotel in Hong Kong, being served with the beverages that hadn't rushed through my throat before, and all that goody-goody stuff during a summer vacation. But, these out of reach and mirage like dreams are now soon to be realized!

Accor Hotels, the leading European chain of hotels worldwide, just had released a new offer, known as “CITY SUPER SALES, Asia Pacific” where Hotel rates at selected Asia Pacific cities are going cheap and affordable. The offers range from the most economic and affordable hotels up to their front liner hotels.

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