return of the comeback

Truthfully, I don't know if that is grammatically correct but from where I come from, it's just an expression we utter when we see someone or something again after being gone for a long time. Yes, say it just like that - in English language, please. Return of the comeback.

Oh, Hello there!

My, my, my goodness! It has been 8 years and 1 month since my last post. And my last post was just a mere announcement that I had moved this blog to a new domain. Well, that site is now inactive but I still love my layout design so I’m not changing it, at least for now, even though it still bears the blog URL. I can’t believe it has been that long that I’ve written something! Like really? 8 long years! That’s almost a decade. Dang. :D

So, what happened? Where have I been? What have I been doing? What caused the long hiatus?

I still love to blog, no doubt, but I got so preoccupied with many things that I can’t manage my blogs anymore and I needed to focus my efforts on activities offline. Main reason - I moved to America in October of 2011 thus an update to the sidebar descriptions were a must. No, I did not get married to someone from here. I wouldn’t mind if it were the case though. :D

I got a job opportunity so I took a leap of faith and started a new page, 5 years and 6 months ago, miles and miles away from home. I will talk more about it in some other future posts as we go along in my attempt to revive my blog.

2009-2011. That’s at least 2 years before the move. I may still have written some blog entries then but I guess they’re all gone as I did not renew my domain name. I have had many trips that I can’t find the time to write anything about them anymore. I just got so busy. And I meant busy in a positive way.

When I finally got here – I just didn’t have the time to do anything with blogs. After all, I’m all on my own. I pretty much do everything by myself. That when I have some free time, I would just rather spend it sleeping or do nothing and be useless. :D

Not a pinky promise but I sure hope this post will mark the start of renewing my love for ranting err writing. So, see yah around! :P

special news!

This blog has been moved and can now be followed on its new site.

http://www.ylangurl.com

see yah there!!!! :)

reminiscing 2004

Almost 5 years ago, i made my first out of the country trip. No, it was not a pleasure trip though. I was sent there for a temporary work support. I stayed for 2 months and made new friends and was able to visit a few other states. I had 4 connecting flights then. Pretty tiring indeed but it was ok because i was booked for business accommodations. From Cebu to Hongkong to Los Angeles to Dallas and finally to Detroit in Michigan. I wish i had longer time during the stop overs that way i could check out the places. Maybe i could have stayed in one of the Dallas Texas hotels but being a first time traveller, it was a bit scary to get out of the airport, haha. Well, next time, i'm sure i'd be braver.

mother's rants

In as much as I like to travel, i'm also just your simple homey buff. I do too enjoy just being at home and laze off. The only thing i don't like is the never ending rants of my mother. I think she rants just whatever she sees. Don't get me wrong, i love her like that. Only it gets so irritating at times that i'd wish i'm somewhere else. Just yesterday, she rants that she has no space to hang the clothes she just ironed. She eventually complained that her feet are aching because she was in downtown yesterday looking for some kitchen sinks because ours needed change. I think all mothers are just like that. Will i be like her? Ngeks! :D

my parents' hometown

My parents are shall we say childhood sweethearts. They grew up in the same neighborhood, in the same province - that is in the beautiful islands of Pilar, Camotes. The last time we get to visit the place as a family was when i was still in grade one. My mother only came home sometime last year to take care of some important documents. As for myself, I got a chance to visit the neighboring towns & islands end of last month and was so surprised to see major changes. Roads are now cemented. Households have electricity and water supply unlike before wherein i have to go to the 'tabay'. Well, of course, given some ages ago, these changes should take place already. And oh my, gone are the nipa houses. There still exist some nipa houses but majority of the houses are the same houses you can see in the city. My friend told me it's because people are working abroad that's why they are able to build big houses. One of our neighbors before even have a Wilmington NC real estate, let alone getting a real estate in the province. Whew! If i have money today, i'd invest buying a property in Camotes. The place is great for vacation and relaxation. As long as i have 'puto' and fried fish, i'm great.

surprises...

Uhmmnn... i've been receiving gifts lately... pasalubongs and late christmas presents.




According to the old cliche - early bird catches the worm. I'm always late but somehow i still catch the worms. When i arrive in the office, all laid are snacks and gifts. Thanks to my ever dynamic seatmate who never fails to set aside portions for me. Thanks to Jonalyna (fresh from Singapore) for the cute pink blouse and for the cute item from Romania. Thanks to Charo for the other cute item. And thanks to Melody for the food. (Meloy) I shall expect another present from Michigan, ok? hehe. :P

a week ago...

i was somewhere... far from the city. It is a very rejuvenating experience. I will talk more about it later... watch out for some exciting photos! ;)

Time flies huh!?

brown out!

I think the phrase brown out is largely used only in my country. For other places, it is rather called as blackout. We only use blackout when the whole of the city has no electricity. Whichever the case, i'm glad that in the office, especially in the lab, it is equipped with emergency light so everyone can still keep up if there are blackouts. I usually stay late so imagine my horror if suddenly there's brownout and i'm all alone in the lab! Scary right!? It's good that there's some back-ups. I think that's part of the requirements for any ISO related matters.

I really have to scoot now. My friends are waiting!

watches anyone?

A watch. One of the things i'm not comfortable without. One of the things i wish to collect. One of the things i treasure. One of the things i'm fascinated about. Really, if i have that much much money in the world. I'd buy watches of all colors and designs to match whatever i wear in a day. I don't mean to be flashy and all. I guess it's all about my addiction of matching colors. Lol! Somebody once asked me "hey, why would you buy another watch when i've seen you've got a couple already?" I simply said "just because." Have you seen the TW Steel watches? Geez, i want to have one or two or more! Arrggh!

the 6th picture

This photo was taken last March 01, 2008 during our section outing in Portofino Beach Resort. 'Twas a great day for we had a blast capturing pictures using one of my colleagues' SLR camera. Sad to say, 3 of the girls in the picture are no longer my officemates. They had left and are working for different companies now. I sure miss the girls and the fun. Hope to have a fun filled summer with them again.

Here are the rules:
1. Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures.
2. Go to the 6th Folder and then pick the 6th Picture.
3. Post it on your blog and tell the story that goes with the picture.
4. Tag 5 other glorious people to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog telling them about it.

Thanks Glorie and Carlotz for this fun tag. :)