tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:40:24 +0000http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-6214741489192506506Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:40:00 +00002011-01-01T21:54:04.491+08:00The fanfare and holiday chaos have somehow simmered down. Oh yes, it has been one heck of a year and somehow the lessons learned have greater impact now than I had ever imagined. Yet some habits are really, really hard to break. But then again, we have the entire year to pick up from where we left off, and hopefully be better and STRONGER when dealing with the same stuff all over again.Cheers http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-new-years-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-1267438383914324644Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:07:00 +00002010-12-24T09:33:28.770+08:00It's Christmas eve again. I remember jumping up from bed with my pjs on and begging my mom to open up the gifts. Now, I am waking up to a glorious morning feeling grateful for all that has been. There is something profound about the holiday, with all of its noise and hustling. And mushy though as it may sound, Christmas really is all about love.Merry Christmas to all!http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2010/12/yuletide-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-5881652564448224999Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:15:00 +00002010-11-29T18:29:45.394+08:00A friend once asked me what happened to my blogging, well, I kept asking myself as well. I had turned into one of those whose workaholic-zombies so to speak. I had disconnected again.That's sad.Something had to be done.So let's see, I opened my blog and started reading some of my old thoughts immortalized in words. So many things have happened now. I am not the same person who started this blog http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2010/11/turning-over-new-leaf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-1643907869955869524Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:24:00 +00002009-02-10T18:28:01.358+08:00Advance Happy Heart's Day to all!"It is a mystery why we fall in love.It is a mystery how it happens.It is a mystery when it comes.It is a mystery why some love grows and it is a mystery why some love fails.You can analyze this mystery and look for reasons and causes, but you will never do anymore than take the life out of the experience.Just as life itself is more than the sum of the bones and http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/falling-in-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-1450408010332131273Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:48:00 +00002008-12-31T23:52:58.913+08:00In less than 15 minutes, the new year has come. Out goes 2008 with all the pains, hurts, and sad memories. Only the lessons will remain and the experiences that made me who I am right now. I'll be facing the new year as a whole new person.Let's all face the new year with our hearts full of hope! Here's to a fresh start, a new beginning!Cheers!!!http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/out-goes-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-8215865778022669540Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:48:00 +00002008-12-29T20:23:57.080+08:00They are around us. People who are so evil that they suck the happiness out of you. Like Harry's dementors, they take your life away and leave you in a state of nothingness. I'm not talking about criminals or maybe Jack the Ripper. I'm referring to the toxic people in our lives. There are those who are mildly toxic (cab drivers, freeloaders, rumormongers, those who elbow their way through a crowdhttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/why-some-people-are-rude-and-mean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-172885964289059143Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:54:00 +00002008-12-26T16:27:53.845+08:00After a flurry of activities, I finally have some downtime to myself so I decided to do some long-delayed blogging. The holidays really give you that festive mood and it seems like everything is good. Somewhere in between the crazy schedules, the parties, the weddings, the reunions, the hugs and kisses, the tree and trimmings, the desserts, in the midst of all the noise and laughter, I felt like http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-just-happened.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-71109228844282400Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:48:00 +00002008-10-14T19:05:56.815+08:00So it happened. I was caught unaware. My mind kept intellectualizing what just happened and somehow it gives me comfort. Everyday the numbness is slowly melting away, the haunting memory is fading. Yet every now and then, I can still feel the sting. True I barely escaped a lifetime of misery and I’m thankful for the abrupt awakening, but nobody can deny how difficult the transformation is.So I’m http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/10/awakening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-2245333536424879704Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:00 +00002008-09-06T17:22:01.281+08:00If I were to look back at my "things-to-do" 5 years ago, I would have never imagined where I am right now or how crazy (good-crazy, that is) my world is today.  I gotta give myself a pat-on-the-back for getting this far and for staying sane.Sure I still have my core values 5 years ago but I can't really say I'm still the same person. For starters, my priorities have shifted, my dreams have becomehttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/09/looking-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-6698665831149435483Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:27:00 +00002008-08-12T17:27:13.269+08:00Thanks for the tip Janie!!! Mwah <!-- multiply:no_crosspost -->http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/08/yet-another-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-5864518163086132932Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +00002008-08-01T10:05:18.264+08:00I would like to thank my designer Mayi (woohoo!!!) for her unending patience in choosing a style for me. Belated happy birthday girl! Mwah!<!-- multiply:no_crosspost -->http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-968832225773808992Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:15:00 +00002008-06-10T17:15:22.562+08:00You're right Delfin, it's about time to clean up that blog. (eh kasi naman naka RSS feed eh, para lang may malagay hehe.) Well anyway, my last post was yeah that CLP of 2007. A lot of things had happened since then. I've been to the desert of Dubai, been back to my fave city - Singapore, been in Phuket and Kuala Lumpur with Jane, met a lot of new friends (and some fiends too, hahaha joke), had http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2008/06/out-with-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-538698583026859853Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:02:00 +00002008-03-23T17:19:35.689+08:00It felt like something was missing. Something so substantial that I knew I shouldn't have missed it. Then I realized, I've been running away from my faith for sometime now. Not that I'm thinking of converting, it's just that I craved to be part of a community again. A community of faith. Well, I'm not gonna turn into a maniacal fanatic nor that of a religious activist. I needed to be part of http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/08/christian-life-program.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-2194413147769597987Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:52:00 +00002008-02-25T21:44:38.217+08:00Just when we thought the heavy rains and the storms have resuscitated dams and rice fields, the heat wave isn't showing any signs of letting up. It is still very hot and humid in the city and thanks for artificial cool air, we urban dwellers have survived. And yet, this weird weather might have gotten into my head as I was getting all these weird ideas to do. The routine was getting exhausting sohttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/08/dry-spell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-1224141946840874193Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:43:00 +00002007-08-03T21:46:00.939+08:00This is my first blog from my Macbook and I'm trying to figure out how widgets from the dashboard work. I've downloaded some stuff and so far the wi-fi connection here at Mocha Blends Intramuros is doing great.  I had this white Macbook for two weeks now and so far I've explored most of it (though I still use help a lot!). And yes, it is easy to learn (being a PC person ever since XTs were out http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/08/airborne-access-and-my-first-mac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-2594797133035468363Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:48:00 +00002007-07-18T09:05:27.228+08:00Traffic in QC last week was a nightmare and Manila once again magically turned into a lake (especially around my old school). The rains have started (I agree with you Cris, the weather is kinda gloomy) and it's time to pull out those rain gear from behind the closet. I'll miss summer with all its juicy memories!!! But the rainy season has its own perks. For one, I can stay at home all day just tohttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/07/raincoat-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-7344649520889947652Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:44:00 +00002007-07-05T21:29:14.538+08:00Yes I know I'm not updating my blog as much and even though the stuff kept on coming, I still didn't have the enthusiasm to write about them. Until now...Only a few people know that I'm very prone to seasonal depressions (and now you know) and that I do a lot of crazy things when I'm depressed. Like those times when I disappear for weekends because I just wanted to be away from it all. Or that http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/07/its-good-to-be-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-198162252793501094Wed, 23 May 2007 03:10:00 +00002007-05-23T11:11:40.969+08:00You took me wrong just because we kissedAnd now I don't know how to say goodbyeI know it's wrong when you're holding me like thisStill won't you stay, let me love you for awhileYou know I'm not that strong when I see you smileCan't you seeThis is all a big mistakeI should try and walk awayBut I need someone to hold meAnd I know there's no way that this can lastStill I know that if you ask me toI http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/05/for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-4781940980254779630Tue, 01 May 2007 02:59:00 +00002007-05-01T11:31:00.072+08:00Remember that TV series Twilight Zone where all weird things are possible and there is no place for logical thinking? I just got out of my very own twilight zone but I'm still not sure if all traces have been washed away. Sure I'm getting there. Thanks for all those hugs and talks and shoulders to cry on from friends all over. So tama na ang drama. I'm back with a vengeance.I just spent the http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/05/twilight-zone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-2384998825191575243Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-05-01T12:03:44.283+08:00"Have you even been in love? Horrible, isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens your heart and it means someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up this whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/05/it-can-happen-to-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-117482246826720340Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:39:00 +00002007-04-11T15:46:21.896+08:00"I lied. I'm not out of this relationship. I'm in. I'm so in it's humiliating because here I am begging... Okay, here it is. Your choice? It's simple, her or me, and I'm sure she's really great. But Derek, I love you, in a really, really big pretend-to-like-your-taste-in-music-let-you-eat-the-last-piece-of-cheesecake-hold-a-radio-over-my-head-outside-your-window unfortunate way that makes me hatehttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/04/kisses-can-kill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-117565727967145798Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:25:00 +00002007-04-04T11:30:55.486+08:00"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/04/it-never-fails.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-117471532485384378Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:25:00 +00002007-03-24T14:48:44.863+08:00Bad combination. Two strong feelings that don't go well with each other."The only thing you'll regret in this life is the risk you didn't take. So if you find one thing that makes you happy, grab it with both hands and damn the consequences."Yeah, to hell with that.http://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/03/elation-and-animosity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-117447342468764119Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:29:00 +00002007-03-22T00:16:11.553+08:00We almost didn’t made it again and that person who always makes fun of my making-any-plans-and-not-pushing-through-with-them would have had a hell of time rubbing it in my face again. Well, well, well, look who’s talking now, scaredy-cat?Not that I’m intentionally doing it every year, but this year I had to come. I had lots of unresolved stuff in me that I needed a quick getaway but an out of thehttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/03/strawberries-and-secrets_21.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593518.post-117385278094073151Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:07:00 +00002007-03-14T15:33:47.023+08:00Having been caught up in a toxic office hailstorm for weeks now, I decided to follow Delfin’s (yes you, BI ka eh) advise to just do anything that would take my mind off “certain” things. So there I was, hooked again on a narrative about how life is so much like living surgeons’ lives in a weird series where a McDreamy or a McSteamy does not come with a Happy Meal (hmm, hey Delfin, we can call himhttp://onlyjan.blogspot.com/2007/03/ham-or-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0