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Dear Blog,

I’ll make it up to you. I promise.

Love,

Sayawera

Funny, I don’t know what to write about. But here I am, scribbling [typing] instead of doing some work-related stuffs. I just feel so tired today because of all the trainings that I had to facilitate this week. Well its a Friday and I’m so looking forward to the weekend already [I'm flying to OC tonight and we're going to Disneyland tomorrow!]. I have one more week left before I go on my study leave. I can’t wait! Work has drained my system and has restrained my social life. I need a breather…as if studying is good as oxygen, huh?! But at least, I’ll be more relaxed: no bosses, no report deadlines and no 5am wakeup alarm clocks!

I look back on my WISHLIST or TO DO LIST and was disappointed to see the, “Pass my last and final CPA exam” and “Learn how to drive and get a car!” still uncrossed.  Its the last quarter of 2008 already and aside from being promoted to Payroll Administrator [from Accounting Clerk], nothing much has changed in my professional life. I would still want to become a US CPA and work in a Public Accounting Firm. I like to take the CIA, CISA, CFA and/or CMA examinations too and also become a Certified Tax Preparer. But after all this time, I’m still trying to pass my fourth, final and last USA CPA exam. It really sucks.

I wanna go home too. I was at the airport the other night coz my grandma is going to Manila for a short vacation. I sooo wanted to come with her but since I’m financially unstable right now (I haven’t recovered from the burglary incident) plus the fact that I don’t have my passport and green card replacements yet (thanks to the burglars!!!), I’m not anticipating any homecoming ’til the first quarter of 2009. I’ve been getting emails and text messages from my friends in Manila, asking when I’m coming home to visit. Its almost a year since the last time I went home and I can’t believe that I’m going to spend my first New Year here in California. Sooooo sad.

“No one says its going to be easy”, is my boyfie’s fave line whenever I throw to him all my frustrations and fears in life. I’m so thankful that God gave me someone who’s very very patient and understanding. He never gets tired of inspiring me whenever I feel like giving up. Quitting is a no-no for him. “Never say never!”, he often quotes.

I may be a bit unsuccessful in my California life for now, at least I have a love life, eh? Like what my sister told me:

“Kung wala ka ng trabaho, wala ka ng pera tapos wala ka pang jowa…sobrang loser mo na nun!”

You really can’t have it all.

Fair si God noh?

These pictures are a week overdue already. Apologies, I never had the time to do this. In fact, I still have some more pictures from my cellphone that I haven’t transferred yet. So I guess, I’ll just have a separate blog entry for that, “The Walk 2″…sounds like a movie sequel, huh?

KUDOS to TEAM DYNA IN-MOTION!

Had fun guys! Let make strides again next year!!!

This coming weekend is my fourth time to visit LA this year. My boyfie’s family is going to have a semi-reunion and a 3-in-1 birthday celebration of his cousin, grandma and dad as well. They’re going to Disneyland and they were kind enough to invite me to come join them. My beb paid for my plane ticket! Yay! My flight is this coming Friday at 7pm.

My first trip to LA was during the 4th of July long weekend which was my birthday treat to my sister. The second was on 08.08.08 (ehem!) where I was supposed to meet up with my bestfriend Rhona who was in San Diego that time but had to fly back to Manila earlier than our scheduled meet-up. It was too late for me to cancel my plane tickets though, so I pursued with my trip. The third time was just 2 weeks ago when we (my dad and I) drove down south to meet my boyfie’s family.

Actually, I’ll be flying again to LA next week, where I’ll be staying the whole month of November there to attend review classes at Alhambra. So that’ll be the fifth time and the number doesn’t end there, coz uhmmm, I guess I’ll be visiting again before the year ends…

I’m really thinking of moving there (though I really really love San Francisco, the weather is perfect all year round!) not because of LA per se (the city is crowded, polluted and congested…not to mention, its so hot & dry there during summer!), but because there are alot of job opportunities there, more room for professional growth and of course, its because of the simple fact that my bebe is an Orange County local.

I love Orange County though, I don’t mind living there.

It was a tough day at work. And your having some kinda issues with your boyfriend. Plus, its the  time of the month (w/ the headache and cramps to add to the “curse” list!).

Its definitely not how you would want to start your week, huh?

Tomorrow marks the day of my very first run/walk event for a cause.

Please show your support by wearing something PINK this month.

Lose some then gain some. Its a cycle. Its repetitive and its tiring. I can say that I am on a Yoyo diet. I tend to lose weight then eventually gain it back. I have this bad habit of not maintaining my figure. Wrong food and yes, wrong lifestyle.

Per wikipedia:

Yo-yo dieting, also known as weight cycling, is a repeated loss and gain of body weight due to excessive dieting. The term “yo-yo dieting” was coined by Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., at Yale University, in reference to the cyclical up-down motion of a yo-yo. In this process, the dieter is initially successful in the pursuit of weight loss but is unsuccessful in maintaining the loss long-term and begins to gain the weight back. The dieter then seeks to lose the regained weight, and the cycle begins again.

The reasons for yo-yo dieting are varied but often include embarking upon a diet that was initially too extreme. At first the dieter may experience elation at the thought of loss and pride of their rejection of food. Over time, however, the limits imposed by such extreme diets cause effects such as depression or fatigue that make the diet impossible to sustain. The dieter reverts to their old eating habits, and with the added emotional effects begins to rapidly regain weight.

This kind of diet is associated with extreme food deprivation as a substitute for good diet and exercise techniques. As a result, the dieter may experience loss of both muscle and body fat during the initial weight-loss phase (weight-bearing exercise is required to maintain muscle). After completing the diet, the dieter is likely to experience the body’s famine response, leading to rapid weight gain of only fat. This is a dangerous fat-cycle that changes the body’s fat to muscle ratio, one of the more important factors in health.

I started going back to the gym. Yes, I’m serious this time. I workout  during lunch breaks and spend 30-40 minutes on cardio equipments. I’m also trying to eat heavy breakfast and just oat cereal w/ non-fat milk at night. I also do some sit-ups before I go to bed.

My typical dinner. Makes me a regular visitor of the bathroom. Lol.

Wish me luck!

Our office was filled with candies, chocolates and creepy creatures on the first day of October. Surely, it was the start of Halloween Month. Though I never get used to this kind of tradition (we don’t take this occasion seriously in the Philippines but I remember alot of ghost stories - real and reel - being shown on TV), its fun to have a “holiday spirit” at work once in a while. See pictures below:

This welcomed us on the first day of October!

Creepy skeleton lights in our kitchen…

Saw this outside my office. I wonder how the Great Pumpkin look like…

ALL THE M&Ms ARE MINE!!! Hahahaha…I still have a lot hidden in my drawer…:)

My company is going to have a Halloween Fiesta on the 31st at lunch time. There’s going to be food, costumes and a baking contest. Awards like “Most Original Halloween Costume” and “The Most Devilish Dessert” will be given on that day as well. I’m planning to join the baking contest only (I don’t want to wear a scary costume in the middle of the day!) and will have Death by Chocolate as my entry.

While I was doing my routinal walk every lunch around the neighborhood where my office is at, I heard loud roars of airplanes in the sky. But there weren’t any rocketship neither were we in the middle of a World War 3. I later realized that there were lots of jets and fighter planes in the sky. Hmm, made me think probably there is a war…and I just don’t know about it.

To my relief, I found out from my boss and from the others who’s been here in the Bay Area for a long time that today is the start of the annual San Francisco Fleet Week.

Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions. At certain hours, the public can take a guided tour of the ships. Often, Fleet Week is accompanied by military demonstrations and airshows such as provided by the Blue Angels.

More pictures of last year’s San Francisco Fleet Week here.

They say that the demonstrations and the airshows are superb. I have yet to find out. But one thing I’m sure of, and I’m sure alot of the ladies would agree too, that there are ALOT of HOT US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guards in the city this week. And yes, not only HOT but ALSO STRAIGHT MILITARY GUYS!!! Now, that’s a view! X)

Darling I want you to listen,
I stayed up all night so I can get this thing right.
And I don’t think there’s anything missing
‘Cause a person like you made it easy to do.

I’ve waited for so long,
To sing to you this song.

Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven,
Your smile could heal a million souls.
Your love completes my exsistence.
Your the other half that makes me whole.
Your the only other half that makes me whole.

I think the angels are your brothers
They told you about me, said “you’re just what she needs…”
And I find myself thanking your mother
For giving birth to a saint, my spirit flies when I say your name.

If there’s one thing that’s true,
It’s that I was born to love you.

(and) Your eyes are the windows to heaven,
Your smile could heal a million souls.
Your love completes my exsistance.
Your the other half that makes me whole.
Your the only other half that makes me whole.

You make my dreams,
Come true over and over again.
And I honestly, truly believe,
You and me are written in the stars.

And in my whole life through,
Just given thanks to you.

Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven.
Your smile could heal a million souls.
Your love completes my existence.
Your the other half that makes me whole.
Your the only other half that makes me whole…

HAPPY SECOND MONTH, BEB!