Sherwin's B[i]log

mark the date: march 30, 2008. almost a year i've been away from my blog but i could't help telling this to all. i'm excited, we're all excited. my fiancee and i are so busy in arranging/coordinating details of the wedding and joggling work at the same time. but anyways, it's all worthwhile.

if i have time, i'll post some pictures after the wedding. i'll be back that time too.

i sang and danced to this song, made popular by earth, wind and fire, at a recent karaoke session with my company at one of the big echo chains here. at first, people were wondering why i chose this song the moment the title came into picture. but then when i blurted out the first lines of it everyone started dancing like crazy expecially during the chorus.

anyway, since i'm quite busy from work and too lazy to create decent posts at the moment, i'd like to greet september celebrants i know of. my sister arlene, niece kacy and cousin james are celebrating their bday on the 7th, my friend sheryl is on the 9th and my brother is on the 27th. there you go.. happy birthday everyone!

and off i go...

as my previous post, i was in singapore for a couple of days two weeks ago. though it was more of work-related, i was able to squeeze in some good times with a couple of my high school buds and some sidetrips. as in sidetrips kase nilibot ko yung centre ng singapore na puro lakad lang. hehe

meeting point at clark quay

can't say much of singapore but what i do like is the ambiance of the place. it has the energetic and excitement environment of a fast-paced, hardworking city but at the same time the subtleness of a rural life especially when the sun sets in. it was like during the day everything are blurry of flashes, from people walking down the streets to the busy shops and alike copius around the urban. but when night falls, though some establishments (bars, pubs, resto, etc) offer some of the best there is, singapore is on a standstill. much like a calm before the storm-type of state wherein everything seemed to stop after a raucous day. i was at the heart of the city, what more if i went somewhere farther from it. the boundary of day and night is pretty much drawn clearly like two different cities combined.

me, carlo and jansen

coffee lang kame after dinner (treat ni carlo)

but i did enjoyed my visit there, though it would have been nicer if my gf was able to go with me. almost, but because of work she wasn't able to. i will be touring singapore again (fare is quite cheap from here.. hehe) and definitely with her. i'll make sure that time i will have more time than to enjoy singapore's finest =)

i'll be flying to singapore tomorrow to process another non-b visa (good for 3 months) to stay longer here in bangkok since my permit is not yet done here (because of BOI thing). actually i could do that too in manila but the thing is i did some pros and cons on it:

pros (manila):
1. opportunity to see my family
2. opportunity to see my friends

cons (manila):
1. process will take longer
2. needs more documents to show in immigration officer when going back
3. if person in no. 2 has doubt, i have to spend more time explaining with a rude officer
4. more documents and payments to give to owwa
5. if person in no. 4 has doubt, i have to spend more time explaining with another rude officer

pros (singapore)
1. faster, no hassle
2. my first time in singapore so it's an opportunity to see the country
3. opportunity to meet my high school friends, do some chatting and drinking

cons (singapore)
1. far from home

whew, it's time for me to clean up the cobwebs around here. it's been a while since i visited my own site. my own site, for goodness sake. why did i let it look like this?

the reason why i've been away for so long? it's because of this (pic below).

can u tell me what it is? yep, u got it right. it's our new house! my fiancee and i bought it just last month (mid-month). actually we've been thinking of getting it since the day we saw it (first days of june). i know it sounded like we're just buying a simple stuff (im not rich!) and our plans are way ahead of schedules. everything is happening fast, believe me. but it's been worth of achieving things that we really intended to do. i'm so happy more than anyone could imagine.

but i tell you, it's not easy. i have to work hard, as i promised too, now and in the future. and more sacrifice on certain things (like getting a masteral degree, buying things) which i hope i could accomplish in the future. i'll be strong. i'll keep on getting things done. we'll keep each other's company and we'll do it everything and anything together. =)

more pics of our new house. we've been staying there for almost two weeks now. we're on the beautification stage. i let my fiancee do all the decoration :)

i've been living (yet again) for over a month back here in bangkok and i'm sure i'm feeling a bit different from the last time i stayed (and worked) here. now, i'm pretty much of what they call a home-boy, an ordinary guy who would choose to stay and watch dvds at home rather than spend a night inside a dark with flashing lights of a disco bar. observing how different thai card games are being played instead of spending time outside doing some malling and spending money buying stuffs (oftentimes unimportant stuffs). going home straight after a dozen of hours working and sleep early rather than sharing a drink or two with friends.

i know the reason why i'm beginning to act like this. and i don't want to be drown into this kind of scenario. but things happen for a reason, things change for a reason. priorities play the major part. dreams will control the rest. trust me, you'll gonna experience this in some way or another.

tough times are coming ahead. of course, i expected it. this time i am ready for it. we're ready for. we promised to stay on and share every day together. and this what inspire me to do a lot of things. she inspires me with everything.

ps. wish us luck that the bank approves the whole amount of our "dream" house =)

amy and i started looking for a house to move in next year. we have several prospects on hand (5 shortlisted townhouses) and would be making our inquiries as early as next month. we still have to look on our budget but most of the ones we're interested in are definitely within the range.

i would start to post every now and then our progress on our house hunting while it happens. i will also post pics and details of each and every one of it. it'll be a big decision for us, and hope someone out there could put an input or two.

anyway, will just post our recent pic from one of our hang-outs during the weekends. i lost a bit of weight (my friends could confess to it.).

i was drunk and tired. no meaning at all. got it?

ano bang nangyayari? hindi ba ok ka na diyan sa kinalalagyan mo? bakit? ano bang nararamdaman mo at ganyan na naman ang kilos mo? kunot ang mga kilay na parang natalo ng isang milyon sa sugal at masama ang timpla ng ugali na sa konting kalabit lang eh parang bulkan ka ng magagalit.

ang hirap kase diyan eh mas marami siyang alam sa iyo. alam mo na dapat yun bago ka pumasok diyan. ganyan talaga ang babae... maraming sikreto. masakit man, pero totoo. kasabihan nga lagi nating naririnig eh "past is past" diba? ang problema naman sa kasabihang iyan eh "what if the past will haunt your future" or "the past affects the present"?

gets mo ba? mahirap magmahal ng buo. gago lang ang magsasabi na at pedeng kantahin ang "mahal kita maging sino ka man". of course lahat tayo may vision ng babae na gusto nating mahalin, and for that matter eh makakasama mo the rest of your life. diba? manhid lang ang magsasabi na wala siyang pakialam sa mga nakaraan at handa nyang mahalin ang babaeng sa tingin nya ang para sa kanya. lahat tayo may insecurities, at lahat tayo ay may tamang hinala.

so anong gagawin mo kung malaman mo ang lahat ng ito? anong magiging reaksiyon mo kung sakaling marinig at makita mo ang mga ito. at bilang number one rule sa mga lalake, wag aamin kahit huling-huli ka na sa akto.

magulo ba ako? wala akong pakialam kung magulo ang lahat ng mga sinasabi ko. kase gusto ko lang na malaman mo na mahirap ang pinagdadaanan mo ngayon. eh tanga ka eh! di lang yun, gago ka pa! mag-isip ka naman kase bago ka magdecide. tularan mo ako, mapag-isip at maingat.

ngayon hihingi ka ng payo? isa lang masasabi ko, mag-isip ka ng mabuti. tama ba yang ginagawa mo? alam ko masaya ka at handa ka na sa lahat, pero tularan mo pa rin ako. di lahat eh madadaan mo sa "love". truth hurts and you should be ready for that. if you are, then fine. pero kung hindi, tarantado ka!

Nina Wang, asia's richest woman who died earlier this month at age 69, left her USD4.2 billion to her fortune-teller, Chan Chun Chuen, and as the sole benificiary.

there were 2 wills which she allegedly wrote, one in 2002 where she cited her fortune would go to her charitable trust she set up with her husband Teddy Wang before he vanished, and the second in 2006 which she wrote without a presence of a lawyer and signed by her with only one witness.

with no children and only survived by two younger sisters, brothers and in-laws, the latest will that came up will be challenged in court that could start up a frenzy media coverage and a costly legal battle.

i feel sorry for the families and relatives being filched with enormous amount of money with someone they wouldn't think of. as for chan chun chuen, you're a lucky, lucky (post deleted.. hehe). wow, imagine those people drooling for wang's fortune. tough luck ei.

... two weeks before my last day at the office

... fourteen days before i say goodbye at this place

... half a month before i'll traverse mountains and oceans

... fourteen more days before i'll catch sight of your face again

... 24 hours in a day, so that makes it 336 hours to go

... before i can settle with you wherever you go

... two weeks of anticipation and excitement

... half a month of restless nights and days

... but i'm waiting patiently and unwearingly

... before that day where i can hold your hand and love you unconditionally

yep, that's what was written here. new research shows that doing multiple task at the same time makes you less efficient and less productive. the study tells us that "multitasking is going to slow you down, increasing the chances of mistakes".

i, for one is a multitasker (is there such a word?) most of the time. and this study doesn't just talk about duties at work (which is very common to corporate slaves like me) but your everyday life. i'm used to typing sms on my mobile phone while sipping a cup of coffee or cola on the other hand, eating delightfully while watching intently a movie or a show, evaluating a cost implication on one of my work and at the same time posting this blog (hehe), or taking a bath while sleeping.. hehe i'm just kidding..

for some multitasks, it makes sense somehow. like what this article had for an example, talking on the phone while driving. not only that you can increase your mistakes but it's as bad as driving drunk. my gf likes to do this more often. i occasionally remind her of this and though she's been doing this for years that doesn't make her an expert on it. i'm just worried, that's all.

the basic thing the study says is that we lose valuable time during the transition from one task to another. like this time while publishing this entry. i switch over from here to chatting; and when i'm here i couldn't get out the ideas i had before starting this. it's tough to get back in the groove in what we were doing.

makes sense huh? what do you think?

my girlfriend and i decided to buy a car, as a first step to our many plans this year and the years to come. we picked the new honda crv 2007 coz she loved crv. she just paid the reservation today, and we would be expecting the car on the middle of may! yipeee...

payments will be shouldered by us for 4 years on monthly basis... not bad i guess... with a budding future, both professional and personally, i believe i'm ready to take major steps. and this would be one (*keeping fingers crossed). wish us luck!

next step: own a house.. stay tuned...