I may not be able to take my vacation this July! Bummer bummer bummer. I guess that's the price I have to pay for having a job like mine. I do enjoy it, really. It's just that sometimes, I feel like I'm on the verge of a full-blown burn out. Add to that my unfinished business with you-know-who (yeah, I'm talking about Voldemort) and I'm an inch away from bawling my heart out. I haven't cried in such a long, long time, the last tear fest was in my college grad rites back in 2002. I was near tears during my friend Tin's wedding, but that doesn't count. I've just realized that I have been blessed to have not encountered anything hurtful during the past three years that reduced me to tears, and the lists below are mainly the reasons why.

Whenever I feel out of sorts, I always remember my favorite things. And then I get reminded that life is not so bad after all.

These are a few of my favorite (material) things…they make my life easier.

1. My Bible. The only book I turn to whenever I’m confused. I will make more time to read it.
2. Pieces of jewelry: My watch, given to me by my mum, earrings from my parents for my college grad, and three rings: a diamond with a platinum band from my dad, a silver ring with two dolphins on both ends, and another silver belt-ring.
3. Food: Sushi, Isaw, Chocolates, ChocNut, freshly squeezed juices. Oh, and anything that’s libre. Hahaha.
4. My books – too many to mention
5. My gadgets: Shmooshy, E----- Gorgeous 1 n 2, Spiff
6. A black Esprit pencil case given to me by Marjo on my 18th birthday. I still use it up to now Ü
7. The MRT. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love the way you bring me from North Edsa to Makati in a mere 30 mins on a Monday rush hour morning. I love the way you breeze past the traffic jam along EDSA on the way home. Mwahahahahaha.
8. My deep pink Nike flip flops. The one reason why I don’t have varicose veins from those high heels I wear at the office.
9. My concealer. Effectively conceals what I want to conceal.
10. The gorgeous bronze bag my officemates gave me for my last birthday.

And these are just the material things that I put value to.

My favorite people in no particular order: (watch out for these people. They could easily steal your heart and never give it back to you)

1. My family. They drive me crazy, but so what?
2. Law. One of the few who could knock some sense into me even as I frustrate him into oblivion. But he loves me anyway.
3. Jae. My stress and shock absorber, probably the most patient guy in the whole wide world. I miss this guy big time =(
4. Marjorie – I really, really miss this girl so much. I shall call her at once!
5. Loren – hhhaaaaaa girl, where are you??? Come back here already!!! Leave those gorgeous Chinese guys and the snow in China and haul your butt here next to mine! =(
6. Jo and Cris! Loveliest girls I’ve ever met.
7. Minette and Jayvee Reyes. Minette: Homely girl-next-door type, really gorgeous, and generously feeds me whenever I’m over at her house. Jayvee: Panalo ka sa mga hirit, chief! (I put them together coz they're married! Nah, they just share the same surname and birthday. Hihihihihi.)
8. My high school clique (naks, clique daw kami) Cristina, Jack, Sally, Abigail, Minnie and Jacq. We met in 1994, gosh, it’s been a decade, girls! Cheers!
9. My co-BMP trainees (Oli, Jen, Jody, Sigrid, Jane, Anne, Alona, Olive, Brad, Bart, Dan, Andrew, Jerome, Ben, JJ, Ryan, Erick and William): we may have factions and whatnot, but heck, I’d never want you any other way. To the girls: You have been really great. To the guys: Uhm...peace na tayo? Hihihihihihi.
10. Jonas: a recent addition. Twin brother of Jae, one of the most sensible people I know. He’s crazy, too.
11. I just have to add these two: Jenny and Carlo. Wonderful, wonderful people from my former office. They're usually the first ones to bear the brunt of my rants. Jenny is always thoughtful, Carlo always has a lazy drawl in his voice.

I have so many things to be grateful for. I haven't even put up one fourth of my gratitude list yet! Haaa, life's so beautiful!!! See, I'm chipper already!