Otaku Festival

I stumbled thru a forumer's thread while browsing the Anime category of iSTORYA. Why it caught my attention? Because they held their very first Otaku Fest in UP Cebu. I'm actually at awe since I haven't seen one, yet.

Actually, I was not a fanatic of this event at all. I was thinking, why would anyone spend lots of money for this crap. But as I learn to enjoy anime, I realize, these events are cool.

Anyway, I just hope I can participate in at least one Otaku Fest before I die. Does Davao have one? hehehe...

New Shift (Alone Again)

Today marks the first day that our company leaves temporarily the idea of working with the creatures of the night and starts to ventures with daylight. Char!!! hehe...

Well, to make to story short, all of us are working dayshift starting today. There are two shifts: Shift 1 (6am - 3pm) and Shift 2 (10am - 8pm). My shift is from 10am. So far, we're looking good. I just hope this continues, I'm satisfied with this.

Anyway, along with this satisfaction with the new shift is the feeling of loneliness. Maybe it's an overstatement to say I'm alone. But it's as if I'm not a whole person. My husband went home for valentines day and that kept me so inspired and very hyper. But this morning, he took the 7:25am flight back to Manila. *sigh

Well, then. I'm hoping to see him again this April. *sigh

New Life

It just came to my knowledge this morning that my Sister just gave birth to healthy baby GIRL. Yep, it's a girl, not boy. There's a mistake with the ultrasound since the results showed that they're going to have another son, but turns out the baby's a girl.

Anyway, I'm happy for them. Although the delivery was a CS, both my Sister and their daughter are fine. Now, my excitement is greater. I get to see my son and my new niece when we get home.

Hmmmm...I wonder who she looks like. hhehehe

We're Dealing With an A**hole!!!

We are currently having a conference with our team about our superior, which is our client. Our boss's introduction? "I just want you to know who we are dealing with".

Our project coordinator said that our client is OK, except that he is tight with deadlines, he gives a lot of projects, and he uses foul words. Well, that's OKAY!!!

I can't work with such person. Being tight with deadlines and giving a lot of projects is fine with me. But someone who uses foul words, that's a big no-no to me. *sigh I hope I can survive this new-found hell.

Happy

There are two things that made me really happy today.

First, my things from Cebu just came. My pillows, keys, tv, cassette, clock, and a lot more. But what made me really glad was that I have my WITCH colllection back. I miss them all.

Second, my hubby's coming home on Valentine's Day. Weeeeeeeeeee...I really thought I'll be wearing all shades of black the entire week next week. But he'll be home, he showed me his ticket. :P

I think this is going to be a good year for us (as according to the Chinese horoscope.. =P)

My Blog's Worth

Nalingaw ko ani...hehehe..you should try..

My blog is worth $1,129.08.
How much is your blog worth?

DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?

From an Istoryan forumer (LytSlpr)

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"
I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"

In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"
Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighingon your mind.

Here's the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies.

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept off my feet." Think about the imagery of that _expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along And happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience.

But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades.
It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always
welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside
their marriage for fulfillment.

Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, church, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.

But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it.

I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could. And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):
THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day in and day out. That's why we have the expression "the labor of love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.

Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are
predictable... you can "make" love.

Love in marriage is indeed a "decision"... not just a feeling