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If Today Was Your Last Day...

My best friend gave me the best advice,
He said each day's a gift & not a given right
Leave no stone unturned
Leave your fears behind
and try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride.

If today was your last day
and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?
If today was your last day

Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the prize is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause
There's no second try
So live like you're never livin twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life

If today was your last day
and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?
Would you call those friends you've never seen?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
Would you find that one your dreaming of?
Swear up & down to God above
That you'll finally fall in love.
If today was your last day

If today was your last day
Would you make it up by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late
To shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are
So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind
A moment in this life
Let nothing stand in your way
Cause the hands of time are never on your side

If today was your last day
& tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?
Would you call those friends you've never seen?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
Would you find that one your dreaming of?
Swear up & down to God above
That you'll finally fall in love.
If today was your last day...


-Chad Kroeger-

I wish I played golf...

I wish I played golf... Golf courses are always so nice, specially at dawn... I just can't bring myself to wake up at 5am to whack a tiny ball and chase it... hahahahaha...

YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's 3am...
can't sleep...
I think I had too much coffee today...
hahahahaha...
and I have to be in Ayala Greenfields at 5am...
maybe I'll just go and sleep there instead...

YAWN!!!!

19 DOWN!!!

argh!!! "...that's the problem with closure. Sometimes when something closes, something else opens up..." ... to be continued?!?!??!

...and the planning continues...

after the long break...

blue & white planning continues...

target date Dec... (hopefully sooner)

so excited!!!

Joyeuses Pâques à tout le monde!

...I'm back!

...back from a quick overnight at La Luz Beach Resort... am I a beach person? hmmm... I'm wondering if I really like the beach or just scuba diving... maybe I'd like the beach more if it wasn't so hot... I think the sun should have a dimmer... hahahahaha (kidding)

...hitting the gas...

Hmmm... although I had big plans coming up for Jan 2010, things might get bumped up sooner than I planned... I'm still trying to decide if I should bump it up or not...if that's a good or a bad thing... well, in all honesty, it's good, if it'll come sooner. I just wasn't expecting to take it on this on this soon... but I'm also a firm believer in the "better late than never" is BS. There is such as a thing as too little... too late. And I HATE being late. So at the very least, my plans will either be on time... or sooner than expected... just have to delay a smaller plan/project I had in mind that was supposed to be done in Dec 2009. Let's see if I can get things moving sooner than I had hoped...

Pet peeve...

As we all get older, talks of marriage, families, kids, etc... all become common place. One of my pet peeves in the Phil is how people (aunts mostly) keep asking/pressuring newly weds to have kids. It's not an effing puppy. You'd think these aunts are the ones that will fund the baby and change diapers and all. Sheesh... all they want to do is play with it like a toy for a bit. Get a life... buy a dog.

Sometimes you get a fwd email that actually contains words of wisdom...

don't commit when your'e not ready,
don't keep others waiting endlessly,
to fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy,
don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons,
to keep yourself warm, buy a jacket,
in the long run, it will be less complicated and less costly,
take care of yourself,
don't wait for someone to take care of you,
no one completes you -- but you...

...it's been 2 years...

...it's been 2 years since my Lola passed away... just making a short entry to say that I miss her and I hope she's having fun in heaven... hehehe!

Travel Log... supplemental...

1. Paris, France


2. Bordeaux, France


3. Giverny, France


4. Lyon, France


5. Marseille, France


6. Martillac, France


7. Sauternes, France


8. Vernon, France


9. Versailles, France


10. Frankfurt, Germany


11. Rome, Italy


12. Amstelveen, The Netherlands


13. Amsterdam, The Netherlands


14. Uithoorn, The Netherlands


15. Volendam, The Netherlands


16. Lancaster, CA, USA


17. Los Angeles, CA, USA


18. San Francisco, CA, USA


19. Orlando, FL, USA


20. Honolulu, HI, USA


21. Las Vegas, NV, USA


22. Hong Kong, China


23. Macau, China


24. Angeles, Philippines


25. Bacolod, Philippines


26. Baguio, Philippines


27. Batangas, Philippines


28. Bohol, Philippines


29. Boracay, Philippines


30. Cebu City, Philippines


31. Dumaguete, Philippines


32. Paranaque, Philippines


33. Puerto Galera, Philippines


34. Sorsogon, Philippines


35. Subic, Philippines


36. Tagaytay, Philippines


37. Zamboanga, Philippines


38. Bangkok, Thailand

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A to Zee!

Just fetched my friend Zsar from the airport!!! She's here for 2 weeks on vacation!!! Yay!

whew!

Just finished uploading and ORGANIZING all my Macao-HK pics on my Multiply... and 3 more months til my NYC trip!!! Another big WOOHOO!!!!

what if?

What if you had a year... ok, say, five years left to live... would you live the remaining year(s) of your life differently than you are living it now? I wonder how many people would answer yes to that question... most of the time, when a question like that is posed, the usual response it "No, I'd do ___________" whether it be something they haven't done... or something they want to do... or something they plan to do, but much later in the future.

The funny thing is, no one knows when their "last day" will be. There is no such thing as postponing life... you're either living it... or you're wasting it.

I think I'm lucky that life has taught me this lesson early on in my life... granted I'm not young anymore, but still younger than most that pick up on this when they're 40, 50 or much later. The last 2 years of my life have taught me that so much can happen in 2 months... or 5 weeks... or 4 days... or 18 hours. Big things. Life changing things. Can you imagine how many changes can happen in the hours... days... weeks... months... or even years to come?!?!?!? COOL!!!

MAH-CAW!!!

Woohoo! Just got back from Macao! Had a side trip to Hong Kong as well! Photos will be up on my Multiply site soon! Still sorting all the photos from my camera and phone.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Show your loved one that you REALLY care about them.

Valentine's has always been about love and family and food. It has also always been celebrated on February 14. This year, why don't we celebrate Valentine's everyday?

Some restaurants are helping Virlanie do this by being Virlanie's Valentine. When you eat in the following restaurants, part of the proceeds of your meal will feed a child for an entire year. Imagine that!

For more info on how to become a partner restaurant,

visit www.virlanie.org

Virlanie's Partner Restaurants:

Antonio's of Tagaytay
For reservations: 0918-899-2866

Astralis by Diamond Hotel
Lopez Drive, Powerplant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City
For reservations: 703-2688

Azuthai
G/F Milky Way Building 900 A. Arnaiz (Pasay Road), Makati City
For reservations: 817-6252/813-0671

Bizu Patisserie
G/F Greenbelt 2 Esperanza St., Ayala Center, Makati City
For reservations: 757-2498

Capricciosa
Greenbelt 3 3/F Ayala Center Makati City
For reservations: 8171586

Cav Wine Shop Café
G/F The Spa Building Lot 5, Quadrant 8, City Center, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
For reservations: 856-1798

Cibo Gateway
8003 Aurora Tower, Araneta Center, Quezon City
For reservations: 913-2426 or 9119277

Cuillère
Units 1C-06 and 1C-07 Serendra, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
For reservations: 916-7394/856-3325

Il Ponticello
2/F Antel 2000, 121 Valero St., Makati City
For reservations: 887-7168

L'Incontro
207 Nicanor Garcia (formerly Reposo) Street Makati City
For reservations: 899-0638 to 39

People's Palace
G/F Garden Side, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
For reservations: 729-2888

Restaurant 101 of Enderun Colleges
2/F Wynsum Corporate Plaza, 22 F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
For reservations: 638-5555 local 101

Sala Bistro
G/F Garden Side, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City
For reservations: 729-7500

BIG PLANS...

Woohoo... I've got big plans for the end of this year... something involving the colors blue & white... hmmm... what could it be? Hehehehe... It's something I will have to save up for...

But that's still a year away... a lot can happen in a year. Til then, I'm off to Macau til Monday! Woohoo! (Not the same woohoo as my upcoming big plan, but a different woohoo... hahahaha)