THe NeXT GeNeRaTioN...

Just recently, my cousin gave birth to a baby boy. This was one of the many anticipated events for the family, which includes all the other relatives, the whole Gaton clan hehehe. We were so anxious to finally see the baby and congratulate my cousin.

But faith had something different in mind. Turns out, the baby had some complications and had to be transferred to another hospital for further help. The baby had trouble eating and was not able to take in any type of food given to him. Sadly, the baby had to be subjected to a dextrose (im not sure of the spelling)

This was such an unfortunate turn out. I visted my cousin and my new nephew along with my mom, aunt and another cousin. (penny, sorry for missing your birthday!) We saw the baby in its bed and it was so cute. Though it was hard seeing the baby in that condition. But we were fortunate to see that the whole family tried to pitch in through any type of help needed.

I love this about our family. We seldom get together, mostly during christmas reunions only, but when we do, we really get together. The spirit is always there. We are one family and we go through anything as one, the good times and the bad.

I am happy to say though that with all the prayers and support, my cousin and her baby was able to go through this ordeal and win over it. The baby is now in good condition and is at home getting ready for his christening. Ninong ako! yehey!

the next generation of the Gaton clan
Pia, Sam, Karylle

The family has proven once again that blood really is thicker than water. And now that the clan is growing, I have 3 more beautiful nieces and a nephew, I hope they continue to be as united and as "together" as their parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles are.

iF u HaD a BaD DaY....

Luchie...thanks for this. i was looking for the lyrics of this song for so long...thanks!

words for a perfectly bad day....

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
Sometimes the system goes on the brink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Bak n BZ as a B!

im back...im back to the way i used to be... work, work, work...

that's how i am now. im back to regular working hours (actually, my sched's crazy! so its not regular working hours hehehe thank goodness my sched this week is 12nn -9pm and i hope it stays that way!!!)

but i am happy. i am now preoccupied with a lot of things. a lot...ill be in training for the next month or more...hay!

its actually funny now that i have work, its hard to fit in going out with friends and meeting up with them in my schedule. even my weekends are occupied. this weekend im going to penny's bday party (HBD Penny!), and also am going to watch a movie come sunday with Chef Tina! (naks, chef!) and go to a small reunion of old officemates (the WOW gang! see you soon guys!) im not used to this anymore. for the longest time, i always had the time to go to a friend and help out when needed or meet up and have coffee or just watch a movie. now, i only have my days off for these things. but thats how it is. you can't have everything!

still, im happy. i now am confident that i can go back to helping my family and be able to support myself. i am glad that i can feel productive and be able to contribute whether it may be in our house or in the office. this is good for me. this is what i was looking for. i just hope i dont sacrifice my time with family and friends just for the sake of my career. i dont want that.

but i might fail so this blog sets the backdrop. id like to say sorry now if ever in the future, i fail to show up to any gathering or gimik. hope you will understand. and thanks for bearing with me.

a special thanks to those who have kept me sane throughout these trying times! to those ho have helped me go on in one way or another. you know who you are and i appreciate you and your friendship! THANKS!

with your help, i paddled through! i overcame the rapids and am now rowing peacefully. thank you.

ah weekend full of old and new memories...

this was a great weekend! i had the chance to reconnect with old friends. this was a great thing after what i previously posted. i really think somebody is listening!

last saturday, i had breakfast with ex-officemates and wonderful friends Gina and Mia. Gina, like me, also has a new job. she is now working for a BPO and is very happy where she is. siyempre nag exchange kami ng mga new experiences after being in the same office for so long. it was actually fun sharing the times where we get so amazed, and I mean super amazed, with how things are in other companies. like having everything almost done online, intranet baga! wala masyadong paper trail so hindi mo na problem ang maubusan ng bond paper or masiraan ng printer...especially kapag payroll! heheheh! that was fun!

Mia on the otherhand, is still with the same company pero boss na siya! let's go Mia!!! congratulations! you deserve it! but goodluck with your new found challenge. kaya mo iyan...we are always here beside you to support you! all the way!

after breakfast, i and gina went straight to katipunan, mia went home to get some sleep (she just got off from work). we met up with prec and kuh and had lunch at the new teriyaki boy there! sarap!!! as always! masarap pala yung...yung...basta yung asparagus na wrapped with bacon. saya! i need to eat that again, soon! medyo mahirap lang ang parking dun so kung sinuman ang may ari nun...please...parking space! we then went to sweet inspirations for desert and coffee. well....okay lang dun...buti na lang i was with great company...although masarap yung cream puffs nila!

after that, we went separate ways then gina n I went to ateneo, met up with mia and bf jacque to watch evert's play, Satirica! and may i say evert, it was not the best play of yours ive seen, but a great story indeed. and please, eve, the kissing scene...don't do that again! congratulations and miss you so much!

my sunday was also filled with get togethers.

i went to philamlife in the afternoon to watch the big concert of my old chorale group in college, the UP Vocal Ensemble. sosyal na sila, philamlife na ang concert! and they did some choreo! kudos to all of you guys...
as usual my favorites of the repertoire were "Sana'y Maghintay ang Walang Hanggan", "Umiikot, Sumisirko" and "Bahay". great songs, for a good choir!

hello to the upve alumni as well, the thundercats! pam (n bf), terrence, omar, jay, lloyd, jewel (happy birthday), joan n rex ( n friend), yanee, ricky, topher...and the VE resident members! also to the conductor, dr raul navarro. congrats! (happy birthday na rin...)

after the concert, the thundercats had dinner at the gilligan's island restaurant along nakpil st. there we had a feast of sisig, liempo, vegetable karekare, fried bangus belly, bbq chicken and pusit. sarap! nagugutom na ulit ako! aside from the delectable food, nakakabusog din ang pagpapatawa ni lloyd. (winnered ka talaga! - as joecar would say...) siyempre nabaliw sila yanee, ricky at jewel sa pagpapalit anyo mo! hahaha
it was a good night though! lots of catching up and lots of laughter and siyempre, mawawala ba ang kantahan on the side! never! pero dapat sa susunod, videoke na to!

all in all, twas a great weekend!
being able to collect old memories and lay them out for everyone to see...
being able to create new memories with the people you hold dear to your heart...
being able to reconnect in any means possible and make sure, friends are here to stay.
friendship is here to stay...

until next tym, kwentuhan tayo!

when real life kicks you in the butt...hard!

today i just realized that a lot of the things in my life for the past couple of months or for the past year has just changed.

i am now in a different company with a different group of co workers...
i am now living in cavite with my family (this is not bad okay), (this is...)away from independence and a lot of friends...
i am now accepting that some friends have moved out of the country for a variety of reasons...
i am now in the midst of getting use to reading friends blogs and knowing that i wasn't there when they had their bday, they had a problem, they had an outing or just plainly got together for nothing at all...
i am now realizing that i miss them and i miss them a lot!
i am now saddened by this realization.
i am now sad.


its sad. when life kicks you in the butt...hard, you really feel it.
no subtlety, no protection.



i miss them all!
i miss my hs pals! anne, luchie, toni n yong
i miss my itouch pips! my wow family! gina, kitch, wilaine, mia, marq, joyce, tj, andy, prec, kuh, g3, chelle, azzi...
i miss friends who have left the country! aloy, j, baray, mark a, mitch n alwyn...
i miss my college pals...imee, tina, maya, mike t, hermrei, jody, analy, cocay, etc
i miss my kaberks! penny, emo, lor, anne, thei, ernest!
i miss my singing pals...the VE thundercats! kiko, joecar, pam, marie, yanee, terrence, jay, rach, joan, rex, kenneth, omar, jewel, everyone!
i miss them so...

i know i can't bring back the good ol' times.
i know i can't go back to how it used to be.

but with this, what i wish for is that i don't loose these people in my life.
in any way possible, be it email, sms, phone call, messenger, snail mail...
i hope we stay connected and in touch.
i hope they feel the same way...

drama ba...don't worry minsan lang yan...