photo: 7/365 - banga!

vote casted: i'm happy & proud that i did it!

Oh yeah! For the first time in my entire life, I was able to exercise my right to vote.

I left home at 7am and it took me 30 minutes travel time before I reached my precinct. Super layo nya at akala ko walang hanggang paghahanap yon. Nakatatlong tanong ako sa mga tricycle drivers kung saan ang precinct ko, akala ko kasi nawawala na ako. Hehehe

I arrived there at around 7:30am at super dami na ng taong nakapila. Pagkatanaw ko pa lang na sobrang dami na ng tao, considering na ang aga-aga pa, eh parang gusto ko nalang mag back out. But my mind & my heart told me that I really have to do it for the future of my daughter, my family, our country and our future!

I was assigned at cluster 76 with 4 clusters combined. And compared to other clusters na nakakailang ikot na ang pila eh medyo lucky pa rin naman ako. Though I lined up for almost 3 hours din before I was able to cast my vote.

While waiting for my turn, I noted some of my observations especially in my cluster area: 1) hindi maayos ang pila, lahat ng pwede makasingit, sumisingit,*grrr* 2) hindi na maximized ang capacity ng room, meron pang mga vacant seats pero hindi agad nagpapasok ang mga BEI & watchers para punuan 3) ang daming mainit ang ulo 4) hindi agad na pull-out sa regular lines or hindi agad naassist/na prioritize ang mga senior citizens, buntis & disabled persons. But then ng eh pulled-out nila ng sabay-sabay eh biglang naparalyzed ang usad ng regular lines, and lastly 5) maraming nadismaya sa haba ng pila at nagdesisyong umuwi nalang (muntik na akong sumama dito) *toink*.

Anyway, when my turn came, yahoo, sarap ng feeling! I already have the list of names of people to vote so voting came handy for me. Then, the PCOS machine accepted my ballot without a hitch and it felt good when it confirmed my vote. CONGRATULATIONS! Your vote has been registered.

I went home that day, HAPPY & PROUD.

photo: 6/365 - yellow flower!

LET'S GO OUT & VOTE!

Today is the big day – Election Day! Today is the most controversial day but also the most important day for all the Filipinos. Coz today, we, Filipinos will be deciding who will lead our country for the next 6 years.

Our mission for today is to think & choose well. It is actually my first time to vote and I am excited about it. Medyo malayo nga lang ang precinct ko, but still I really need to cast my vote. Sa ating mga kamay ngayon nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng ating mga anak, ng ating pamilya, ng ating bansa - nating lahat!

I hope that amidst all the controversies, confusions and everything, we will still have a clean, honest & credible election. And I am also praying that we may have a peaceful and orderly election.

Now, let’s GO OUT and VOTE PEOPLE!

to all the mommies out there...

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Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,

Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,

Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,

But only one mother the wide world over.

~George Cooper~

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
~Washington Irving~

A mother understands what a child does not say.
~Author Unknown~

To all the mommies out there,

most especially to all the blogger mommies in my blog list,

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

photo: 5/365 - lovely beach!

office getaway 2010 - day1

In 2005, when I first joined in this office the team building was held in Blue Coral at Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. In 2006 we had it held in Caliraya, Quezon. Then from 2007 to 2009 we don’t have team building. And for this year, the office decided to have our team building held in Laiya again last 29-30 April.

Our call time last Thursday was at 6:00am but then Filipino time as always kaya nakaalis kami ng Ortigas ng past 7:00am na. And gladly, since I was the first to arrived eh pinili kong sa pinakaharap ng bus sumakay. It took us 3 ½ hours before we reached the venue.



Here’s the venue:
Compared before eh malaki na ang naging improvement nila. Ganda na ng place.

Since pagod sa byahe, hinanap agad namin ang aming room which happened to be at the third floor. Then, picture-picture….

We had lunch at 12nn. Then we rested for a while.

The fun games started at 2pm. We were divided into four groups:

The blue team where I belong

the green team

the yellow team

and the red team

and the game began

hubz during the obstacle race
The blue team was the champion on the fun games. yeheeey... pero hindi ako naglaro. hehehe

After the fun games, around 5:30pm, we took rest for awhile.



Had dinner at 7pm then we had the unit/department presentation.

Nine groups presented different talents/numbers. Umulan nga lang during that night but we were all smiling & happy.

Here’s the group that really made us laugh-out-loud. May mga babaeng nagbihis at umarteng lalaki at mga lalaking nagbihis at umarteng babae.
But the star of the night and declared as winner to the group presentation was this group.

CONGRATS GUYS!