La La LUz beach holiday

a weekend hibernation

Just after Sunset....just the right time to 

be 

LAZY.

so many stories

so many versions

with many different endings

3 monkeys in Bali,Indonesia

A well deserved break from manila loca

bonding with the girls

another step for the next chapter

Bali high

good food

warm friends

best massage

=

glorious 9 day holiday!

It's beginning to feel like Christmas
I'm looking forward too so many things!!! :)

Beach!!
backpacking with friends
cups and cups and cups of warm tea shared with J!!!
coffee and kwentos
food and more food


Lights in my garden
new screen on my big windows
vintage mess

break time!!

I am loving the color Yellow...hmmmm
I had ham and cheese sandwich for merienda
i am looking forward to SAbado!!!
Singapore,Thailand for holidays yipeeee
sleepy!

rainy days and mondays always makes me down

work hard
and
be nice to people

Mas,mas mas.....

QUIERO HABLAR ESPANOL CON MIS AMIGAS KIKAYS!!! :)
NO OLVIDADO!
PORQUE SOMOS GWAPATONAS!!!!! JEJEJE

I sigh over....

bare feet
warm hugs
road trips
quick hearts
coffee steam
good friends
sunrise
sunset
red velvet cupcakes
good book
beach
hot chocolate

I WANT

I want a yellow bike!!! :) or a yellow VESPA? i'll ride it wearing my Red shoes.
I want to go back to Italy and buy a vintage turquoise ring and an Onyx earrings
I want to learn how to ice skate
I want to dance under the rain
I want a vintage Eames chair.:)
I want Noel CABANGON to play for my wedding.
I want to ride a train
I want to plant my own garden
I want to visit NEW YORK city
I want to build my own house

view from my window

Magestic MayonVolcano

As I sit here typing,the view of the Magestic Mayon is in front of me.

3 days in Bicol gave me the chance to look at my work beyond the confines of my jobsites and my little office. Again, I am again filled with gusto and drive to enjoy what my work offers.

Just before the start of the weekend,stress was really driving me insane but now as I am waiting for my flight back to crazy Manila, I feel a little recharged. Made me think that one day I will indeed retire somewhere far from Manila which I love and hate at the same time.

hmmmm....J is picking me up,that is nice!

Tomorrow,Tuesday will be packed again with meetings. I should learn how to breath and enjoy work again!

I should stop "slothing" around,if there is such a word. :)

spicy

I am now sitting inside this office...

I am suppose to be working but my brain is not cooperating!!
The past few days has been a little chaotic, SPICY with siling labuyo, Tabasco sauce and chili oil.
Even the rain can't stop the prickly, tickling sensation that it gives.

hmmmmm...... My brain just stopped

just stuff

This will be my new office. Bought these lovely lovely windows from an old Vigan house. I'm excited to have my own "Bahay na Bato" Painted the door bright stark red. The rest will be plain boring gray which I am addicted to.

Tis' definite!!! I will be backpacking in Changmai and Bangkok on the 1st week of Dec.

Hopefully this new old office will bring me lotsa good "chi" and keep my energy juices flowing.
kachichiiiing!!!!

I'snt he the cutest?
look at the bangs!and the sando!!! oooohhhhhhh hug hug hug!!!
waaarrrrrmmmmm:)

makes me smile."blush"

janah's notes of the Month

I'll be spending some time with Kringi this weekend. :)

I have so many weddings this year!!! up until Dec! not only weddings but proposals too!! (congrats Hubert and Tine,the event was held in Oli's resort which we are still working on!!! cool,happy!)

I have to wear glasses!! for 6 months that is...hayayay, not flattering!

I'm doing some artworks this month

loosing a little weight! yay!

to be continued...Kring's waiting for me na!

nothing really....

I am waiting for Oli. We will be heading to Batangas for a site visit. The resort has been slow moving and I am really antsy. It's so hard to control the job site since it's a good 3 hours away. Though it is slowly taking shape,there are still gazillion of stuff to worry about.

but...

I really enjoy the road trip every time we go there. Its been awhile since my last dive,and being connected to a resort brings back the excitement that diving does to me. "kilig" factor as I call it.

Work has not been as smooth as I expected this week and I had been in a strange mood lately. I guess it's harder to deal with me now. I just don't let things "go" as easily as I did before. Getting Old? maybe? well,we change a little as time goes by.

I had a good long talk with Kring last night. We talked about her approaching wedding and all the preparations that has to be done. Boy! talk about major production,to think her wedding is just the simple no "fuss" no "frills" type. Well,I will be giving her a speech,so I have to be prepared myself. You know how it is with me and public speaking.,,hay janah!

what else.....

Nothing much really. My mind is just in a bit of a chaos and it's taking me some time to add order and bring it a little perspective.

life

Life is starting to make sense.

When I was little I thought that being an adult is the coolest thing on planet Earth. No curfews, being in charge, taking charge and the power to buy anything the heart desires.

20 years after......

Life is a big cycle. Adult life is not at all exciting but I can say a bit boring. It revolves around work,work,work,friends,family and work. It's up to the imagination to keep it alive and interesting. It takes a mind of a 5 year old to see life as the "coolest" thing ever.

just thoughts

Yesterday was spent visiting job sites and finishing some details for turnover. As my day went by,i had a this conversations with my workers. We talked about clients and the major complaint of how long the job site is progressing. We have been very strict with the quality of workmanship therefore,time is really a factor,since we do not allow wishy washy work. Oh well,since clients are always right, takes a lot of energy to voice out what we are really trying to achieve.

My head worker just had a new baby,the 5th.My master painter has 7 kids. Wow! They work their ass off for 500 pesos a day,(not bad,higher than blue collar jobs) and feed a family of 6-8 people. This opens me to the reality of life. The daily struggles one has overcome and the challenges life brings. It's not as simple as it sounds. I help them raise their family because of my clients. Makes me happy to think that one way or the other I help in bringing food on their table. One factor that keeps me pushing and challenging myself in dealing with different "forms" of clients.

hhhoohummm....in a different note, i have been blank for the past 4 days. I cannot seem to put my design concept in order.it's starting to stress my brains out a bit.

Then again,it's almost weekend,next week might be more enlightening.

Looking forward to a lovely dinner with J this weekend.:)

Stories in pictures

Trip to tagaytay with Jong's family. Grace, his cousin
took this photo. Pre-trip before Pagudpud adventure.

I just came from a business trip in China. I have been eating
roast duck,roast pork and anything that is hanging there...
not a bit healthy but it was good while the trip lasted! yum!

Day after my birthday when Frank Typhoon hit the country.
There was no classes the next day, so, my sisters tagged
along and joined my meetings. We all had happy tummy that night for
dad's birthday dinner!

Pong the turtle who just grew big throughout the years
was granted his freedom to roam around the garden. He would
show up once in awhile but have not seen him since.

Joyce playing with my camera and insisting that she
took a really good photo of me while I am talking on the phone.
She even insisted that I take a similar picture of her.
I was lazy. Sorry Joyce.

Bianca's puppies are getting bigger everyday.
here's one of the four playing with jacy's lace.

my day

libelula:dragonfly(Spanish)

I just got home from 2 job sites today.

My day was pretty good,the clients were cooperative and so far the craftsmanship of the workers are far better than i expected. goody! I was just so sweaty and sticky. So as i reached home, I took a cold shower,feels so refreshing! I changed my "meeting attire" to a more casual tank top shorts mode. My phone rings....the furniture pieces at my Fort job site just arrived,later than expected. (at least it arrived,so coordinated with Mr. foreman who's overtime pay I have to settle tomorrow) After 2-3 succeeding calls,explanations and instructions I decided to change my shoes. (no connection here,but i was talking as i am looking at my full length mirror) I was wearing a pointy one,does not feel right, so,i changed it into my light blue loafers that i have not worn since i don't know when.It feels alright, so after my cologne spurt and some lotion i went back down to my little office.

So here I am typing away (while wishing that the deliveries are successfully delivered to the 7th floor of the ever so strict condominium) while waiting for J.

A cheap but good Jap dinner awaits.

hmmmm....i pause

Decided to upload the dragonfly picture I took. Reminds me of my best friend. She's almost 4 years gone (just physically) now. Time flies.getting older soon.Just steadily waiting for the next chapter to come.

I smell dinner. Roasted chops.

Raves

Recently all my posts have been rants about work,traffic,Manila and what have you,so maybe just for a quick change, I will write about some "raves" that has been happening.

hmmm...blank mind as of the moment...

Okay,I just got back from China with my clients. 6 wonderfully stressed days. I have my own suite,a more than enough allowance and a handful of new mandarin words to add to my measly vocabulary.

hmmm... I have 4 new projects,3 residential, 1 clothing store all under negotiation,but still good because 3 other projects will be finished this month.

ahhhh..I did a pretty good investment plan for this month.

I found my perfect working table,can't wait for it to be shipped,from where? from China of course!!! hehe

Summer is over, planning for some trips again,where? i don't know yet so many places so little money. But something is brewing again.

hay

I have not been doing Art for months now.
I'm waiting for Vincent for the nude sketching schedule.
It would be really nice not to think about straight line,balance and harmony at the moment.
I would appreciate,chaos,spontaneous free flow of lines and weird ideas to come to me now.
i hope everything I'm currently doing will turn out fine.
please.

Romancing the North,Ilocos Norte,Pagudpud

Just came back from Ilocos Norte. The 15 hours road trip was worth all the backaches after reaching our destination. Though the weather was cloudy because of the typhoon, we still had a great time.

It was really a WEEKEND hibernation and a clever idea to run away from ever stressful Manila even for a few days.

now...back to work. weh.

que tal?

I am looking forward to something really interesting!

Next week i will be off to the Northern part of the Philippines. This will be my 1st official travel of the year. GREEN LIGHT to start my travels rolling again!


I have a new toy!!! A gadget that will be handy to document all my travels. Thanks J for going with me to quiapo!!!



I have to start an artwork.

My mind is in boggles now,clients seems to be a lot tougher,pressure is felt a lot more. pressure pressure.

will I get a VISA? hay naku Janah ayan ka nanaman!

NAME

How can the meaning of my name affect who i am?

Maybe because i was stuck to it since the day i was born.

Because of that,the name became a permanent part of me.

There are 5 letters in your name.
Those 5 letters total to 16
There are 2 vowels and 3 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:

Polish	Male	Variant of John. In Roman mythology; Jana was the wife of Janus.
Polish	Female	Variant of John. In Roman mythology; Jana was the wife of Janus.
Czechoslovakian	Female	Variant of John. In Roman mythology; Jana was the wife of Janus.

Your number is: 7

The characteristics of #7 are: Analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

The expression or destiny for #7:
Thought, analysis, introspection, and seclusiveness are all characteristics of the expression number 7. The hallmark of the number 7 is a good mind, and especially good at searching out and finding the truth. You are so very capable of analyzing, judging and discriminating, that very little ever escapes your observation and deep understanding. You are the type of person that can really get involved in a search for wisdom or hidden truths, often becoming an authority on whatever it is your are focusing on. This can easily be of a technical or scientific nature, or it may be religious or occult, it matters very little, you pursue knowledge with the same sort of vigor. You can make a very fine teacher, or because of a natural inclination toward the spiritual, you may become deeply emerged in religious affairs or even psychic explorations. You tend to operate on a rather different wavelength, and many of your friends may not really know you very well. The positive aspects of the 7 expression are that you can be a true perfectionist in a very positive sense of the word. You are very logical, and usually employ a quite rational approach to most things you do. You can be so rational at times that you almost seem to lack emotion, and when you are faced with an emotional situation, you may have a bit of a problem coping with it. You have excellent capabilities to study and learn really deep and difficult subjects, and to search for hidden fundamentals. At full maturity you are likely to be a very peaceful and poised individual.

If there is an over supply of the number 7 in your makeup, the negative aspects of the number may be apparent. The chief negative of 7 relates to the limited degree of trust that you may have in people. A tendency to be highly introverted can make you a bit on the self-centered side, certainly very much self-contained . Because of this, you are not very adaptable, and you may tend to be overly critical and intolerant. You really like to work alone, at your own pace and in your own way. You neither show or understand emotions very well.

Your Soul Urge number is: 2

A Soul Urge number of 2 means:
With the Soul Urge number 2, your motivation is centered on friendships, partnerships, and companionship. You want to work with others as a part of a cooperative team. Leadership is not important to you, but making a contribution to the team effort is. You are willing to work hard to achieve a harmonious environment with sensitive, genial people.

In a positive sense, the 2 Soul Urge is sympathetic, extremely concerned and devoted. The nature tends to be very sensitive to others, always tactful and diplomatic. This element in your nature indicates that you are rather emotional. You are persuasive, but in a very quiet way, never forceful. You are the type that makes really close friendships because you are so affectionate and loving.

If this number is over-emphasized in your makeup, you may be over-sensitive, with a delicate ego that is too easily hurt. You may be timid or fearful, too easygoing for your own good.

Your Inner Dream number is: 5

An Inner Dream number of 5 means:
You dream of being totally free and unrestrained by responsibility. You see yourself conversing and mingling with the natives in many nations, living for adventure and life experiences. You imagine what you might accomplished.

street food

The past month is crazy! I have been taking the public transport (no money for a new car....YET..soon>>>>i hope) and walking along Edsa under the scourging summer sun! It's so hot i could feel my bone marrow steaming! my blood boiling and my veins getting tender ( like meat inside the pressure cooker). With my sweat i would be really tasty. Street food kind of yummy!

hmmmm......I never though of myself as street food until now,interesting ehh.

So many weddings so few dresses!! = frustrating!

I am looking forward to the Pagudpud! ( the beautiful north!) this should start my travels rolling again. This will be a very interesting trip for me. I will have the chance to view things from the outside and the outside viewing me....labo,but soon it will make sense.

I ate too much tonight! shheeeesshhh...bwisit!

barf

I GET BAAAAAD BARFING HEADACHES FROM BIKRAM!!!!

One of the main reasons of my migraine attacks is due to intense heat. So doing intense exercise in a hot room without taking coffee or any breakfast did me good last week. A good dose of ultra mega barfing trip migraine!!!

haaay and to think I was really enjoying it,o well i'll just go back to running.
My guts are inside out again!
my projects are slowly stressing me out
but.....
i have to stay focused! and enjoy everything.
janah,patay kang bata ka!!!

yogaddict

okay!! i feel like a fatso for the past month! i just feel fat fat fat.
so one day,Janah decided to try BIKRAM yoga!
grabe!! my sweat went wild like there's no tomorrow!!!
stretched all my muscles and bones till I felt that i will not get out of the studio alive!
but guess what? i loooooooovvvvveeeee it!

i felt like i ran 5 laps around ultra
played 3 sets of tennis
1 hour boxing
1 hour badminton

wooohoooooo

photo op

my sexy butt :P

buda bless me

yeh,with the extra meat i gained from bcn

as usual..lashing

Random photos of me that I stole from kring's page. I'm not really a "photo" person. There was even a phase in HS when i would literally hide when i see a camera. O well,things change and as time passes i'm not as photophobic as I was years ago.

obvious ba?hehehe

self declared

Self declared holiday!!!

Today is the anniversary of the EDSA revolution, the day where Filipinos from all walks of life joined together to fight for peace and freedom of the country.

I canceled all my meetings because:

1. the driver is absent
2. it's hard to take the public transpo since there will be rallies in Edsa
3. it's just not a good day to be walking around the city
   
4. i still have soup in my brain
5. pebbles in my shoulders
6. blank boards on my table
7. drill bits in my stomach

well it's still a good excuse to have one more day to laze around and just a few hours of work so that i will not lag behind schedule (which i am beginning to feel will happen soon soon soon)

hey!!! see you JJJ

weh!

I got this cute Mocca cake with PINK (yay?) frosting this Vday!:) Thank you J!

I am not really a mushy mushy cutesy cutesy (it sounds so much better when you say it 2x) kind of girl but it made my day. It was delivered 6am and woke it me up through the shrieking voice of my sister "aaaaatsssiiiii may cake ka!!!! galing kay J!!!!!" well it was fun while it lasted.

After a normal semi-busy day, we had LAMON dinner at Green Maris. I had a happy tummy that day.

It always happens...

Yesterday, there there was a fetus inside a glass bottle by the sidewalk of our street. It was lying there like garbage waiting to be picked up. It is very alarming seeing that.

Does it mean that one day, fetuses lying around street corners and garbage bins would be a natural sight? It is scary. I wonder how old the mother was? It's just sad because little babies are always a blessing and killing them for selfish reasons is just not fair. How sad. But,then again it is reality. I bet it has been happening more often now. It's just that seeing it makes it more real.

weeehbah

Chinese new year is coming!!!

Que Pasa en Manila?

• my tan lines are gone, i'm so white again
• I have a new obsession...
• I do enjoy work pero not the "kulit" clients,what the heck....screw them.
• i am abstaining from meat for 1 month....can I? maybe....
• lazy butt,lazy butt
• i love black.....white as well
• impatience is beginning to be my virtue!
• 25 is my 30
• i see lines all around,i wish i can collect them....
• i am thinking of a new artwork
• i have inspiration now but i need more drive!
• o well..

I guess, i guess,I guess....i'll go back to my drawing board now...

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blah

I just came from a kick ass 4 day no rest,bad migraine,barfing,business trip in China.

2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Resolutions 2008:

1. save money!
2. work harder
3. have more faith
4. saying NO
5. Not to put things off for tomorrow
6. to be more driven
7. exercise!!!!

This is year is surely SPECIAL!!!!!