i can't seem to think of anything nice to share for now.. it's been a real hard day at work.. a whole day at work + working overtime at home.. (can't believe i had to bring home lots of stuff to work on)hurray!! it's the first time i've done this.. it's almost 2 am and i haven't read my OBLIGATIONS & CONTRACTS! there's my most dreaded graded recitation tomorrow w/ my favorite prof!! ayaw kong mapahiya in class pero natambakan ako ng work sa office!! grabe na to.. di na kaya ng powers ko.. bakit nga ba? who's to blame?? poor time management? kinda... i must admit i had poor time management this week.. actually since last week.. last monday and yesterday was a special holiday in our place and of course there's no work.. no classes.. so i spent my time eating.. watching too much tv.. but of course i also spent quality time with my son iverson and konting loving loving w/ labs..

it really is my first time ever to work all day (and all night).. i'd much rather sleep.. sleep...sleep then read.. read.. read.. anyway, it's all part of the job.. pampalubag loob na lang na malapit na ang sweldo..

ha,ha.. what's great about working this late at home is while i'm printing all those reports on my transparencies.. i get to go online and finally check out tabulas! and everybody's already asleep kaya all i can hear is the sound of the printer.. (+ of course it's for free! infocom offers free access at this time)

i've checked out friendster.. well.. i only have 6 friends since i joined last month..

oops i'm on the 12th page of the 20 transparencies i have to print.. it's still a long way to go! grabe na to.. i just hope i don't ran out of ink.. not now.. i wish! i really need to get these done by 8am tomorrow!! ang hirap talagang kumayod..

i'd better get going before i start babbling nonsense.. i really need to get started w/ schoolwork this time..

Take Hold of Every Moment

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear
drawer and picked up a silk
paper wrapped package:

"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package"

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk
paper and the box.

"She got this the first time we went to New York,
8 or 9 years ago. She has
never put it on. Was saving it for a special
occasion.
Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and
placed the gift box next
to the other clothings he was taking to the
funeral house, his wife had just
died. He turned to me and said:

"Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day in your life is a
special occasion".

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about
anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at
work.

I understood that life should be a source of
experience to be lived up to,
not survived through. I no longer keep anything.
I use crystal glasses every
day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the
supermarket, if i feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special
occasions, I use it whenever I
want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..."
are fading away from my
dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or
doing, I want to see, listen
or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife
would have done if she knew
she wouldn't be there the next morning, this
nobody can tell. I think she
might have called her relatives and closest
friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over
past quarrels.... I'd like to
think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite
food. It's these small
things that I would regret not doing, if I knew
my time had come.

I would regret it, because I would no longer see
the friends I would meet,
letters... letters that i wanted to write

"One of this days".

I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say
to my brothers and sons,
not times enough at least, how much

I love them.

Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep
anything that could bring laughter
and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this
could be a special day..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

If you got this, it's because someone cares for
you and because, probably,
there's someone you care about.

If you're too busy to send this out to other
people and you say to yourself
that you will send it "One of these days",
remember that "One day" is far
away.. or might never come...

whew.. exam week is finally over.. what a sigh of relief.. my gosh.. i could finally say midterms is over!!! well. i just hope the results would be commensurate to the 2 weeks of sleepless nights..

now i have more time to relax a bit.. (for a while though..) it's a well accepted reality in law school that u never stop reading.. as i 've said.. A MINUTE LOST IS LOST is lost forever!

the more time i spend on the computer, the more loss that i suffer for having backlogs in reading my books.. well, being on-line is quite indispensible from my day to day activity.. i won't last a day without it? pathetic? nope.. it's just one of my 3 ways of relaxation.. there's TV of course and talking to mr. iverson kyle..
the latter of course is the best form of relaxation.. although at times it's quite tiring.. answering all of those questions from a 4 year old boy.. what an inquisituve mind he has.. one question i haven't answered til now.. WHY IS IT THAT WHENeVER INCREDIBL EHULK TRANSFORMS.. HE RIPS OF HIS SHIRT BUT NEVER HIS TROUSERS? bakit nga ba? malay ko? MAYBE HE'S WEARING SPANDEX??? i really don't know.. maybe some of you can answer this question which has been long "overdue" for a mom like me..

seems as if nobody really cares to read this crap.. maybe coz i write such boring entries.. well maybe, it's generation gap..(",) ha,ha.. i'm not that old and neither am i boring maybe i just chose to talk about things that would make other people doze off while reading..

i don't think family stuff is boring nor talking about law.. well others might coz of individual differences.. what the heck.. i don't really care.. i just want to express my ideas.. we're all entitled to FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION as guaranteed by the BILL of RIGHTS in our Constitution..

as the article says: SEC. 4 Article III: No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, OF EXPRESSION, or the press or the right of the people peacably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.

oops.. here i go again w/ my boring stuff.. okay i'm not bragging w/ my limited legal knowledge.. i just wann make sure i still remember what i learned under the bill of rights..

okay don't even think about asking me about FPJ's nationality or the legal issue behind it.. i've had enough of laws for the day..

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy
you use,but the children you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little
eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted
today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we
are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their
lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into
our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?

So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

FAMILY = (F)FATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

God will bless you!

i've been asking myself what the hell am i doing infront of this computer when i should be reviewing for my exams in criminal law.. well i was reading the book a while back but i gOt tired and almost fell asleep.. i opened my computer.. (bad idea) to check on my e-mail.. but here i am! i've been here for almost an hour! can't believe it.. my motto is "A MINUTE LOST IS LOST FOREVER" during exams.. i already lost an hour..
i just edited my gallery and posted my son's pics.. nice move.. more satisfying than thinking about the time i lost..
well.. water's boiling and it's time for my 4th cup of sugarfree coffee!

Now I lay me down to study,
I pray to the Lord I don't go nutty,
And if I fail to learn this junk,
I pray to the Lord I do not flunk,
And if I die, don't bury me at all,
Just lay my bones in the study hall,
And pile my books upon my chest,
And tell my profs I did my best,
So now I lay me down to rest,
And pray I pass tomorrow's test,
And if I die before I wake,
That's one less test I'll have to take

life of a law student is often times regarded as boring.. but indeed it is full of surprises! sometimes u expect to get a good grade and end up w/ unexpected one..

i had been quite a lazy student in the undergrad.. i know that i could have done better if i have given more time and effort on my studies.. bs psychology is one easy course.. not to brag but it was purely analysis.. doesn't require much of memorization..

now that i'm taking bachelor of laws.. i came to realize how much satisfaction one can get from reaping hard earned good grades.. i came to a point where i had to drink mugs & mugs of coffee just to keep me awake during my finals.. i even have not spent so much quality w/ my only son, iverson kyle, since i started studying again..

i'm so glad to have been blessed w/ a very supportive & understanding family.. believe it or not.. i have not done any household chore in ages! not one.. (thank goodness!)

morale of the story: take up law if you wanna do away with all the chores at home!

i just came to realize that it's never too late to make up for the shortcomings i had wayback in college.. and that one can find fulfillment and satisfaction even w/ a mere grade of 75 in LAW SCHOOL..

well.. gotta hit the books now.. there's obligations & contracts tomorrow.. my favorite subject this semester..

i hope to find a friend who share the same views as i have..

... it's almost 3am and I still cant seem to find my through tabulas. it has been my cousin's addiction to tabulas that aroused my curiosity to visit this website.. i hope to enjoy being a member..

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