think rainbows

*The title actually came from a priest’s homily during the Feast of the Holy Family. :)*

How’s the holidays been treating you guys??

It has been a blast for me! Just spent most of the time with family, and of course, eat, eat, and eat!

Holidays have always been family time for us; and for most of us in that case. Friends also come into picture, be they from college, high school, or even elementary. The holidays always bring people together to share laughter and good ‘ol company with each other.

Let me share with you how I spent the first part of the holidays.

Christmas season is always the busiest. There are parties everywhere, get-togethers, shopping, and just spending quality time with family and friends. I've had my share of holiday-related busy schedule. Since last week, we've been preparing for our company Christmas party. Our batch of newbies last year are the coordinators of the party this year, so we had to prepare the program and all that. We had the Christmas party last Thursday, and it turned out pretty okay at least. We all enjoyed the games, had our exchange gifts, and some party party time at the end. We are on FL starting tomorrow, and I'm just hoping and praying that there won't be any major client calls that we have to deal with. One item on my Christmas wish list probably.

i don't have a more decent picture. :))

Then there was the UST Paskuhan last Friday. I've never missed a UST Paskuhan yet ever since my first year in college at UST. Though on our last year as students in UST, we missed the fireworks display because we had our Christmas party at a classmate's house, but we were still able to make it to some of the Paskuhan festivities. Supposedly, my classmates and I were to meet at the Paskuhan fetivities this year. But due to the huge crowd and the loss of signal inside the campus, it was too hard to meet up. I ended up spending Paskuhan with my officemate, and was lucky enough to find one of my classmates there. The fireworks display was amazing as usual, and the bands were awesome too. December Avenue, Franco, Up Dharma Down, and Pupil were there and also another band which I forgot the name. UST Paskuhan is always the best. And will always be part of my Holiday season. :)





And then yesterday, Saturday, we had our annual Christmas Party here at our zone in our subdivision. Since my mom is an officer, we helped in the preparations and all, and they chose me as the emcee too. Luckily it was more of a party for the kids, so it wasn't formal or anything. It was fun as well, too bad it started drizzling at the end part of the party, but at least we were able to give away all the prizes and do the exchange gifts.

Then I went to a friends' celebration because she passed her Engineering board exams! She's now officially a Chemical Engineer! It was super fun because I haven't seen my high school friends for such a long time already, and we had a sort of reunion yesterday. We took advantage of the gathering and we did our exchange gifts. It was such a fun night even though I ended up with allergies because of the Tequila we drank, hahaha!

ang allergies, bow

And now, we're waiting for the arrival of one of my Uncles from the States and his son. It's going to be one busy holiday season again for our family for sure! My problem is, I'm not even done with my Christmas shopping yet. Goodness, good luck to me, I hope to finish them all by Wednesday. I'm just really excited for our family gatherings too because they're always super fun. I'm excited to see everyone! Let's all have a superb holiday season! :)

It was a busy Thursday for me yesterday. I went on leave from work because I had to go to the doctor for my monthly check-up for my hyperthyroid. We went straight home after to continue with the Christmas decorations at home. It’s still not yet fully finished but we’re getting there. And since I wanted to get more things done, I decided to go to the venue for our company Christmas party, just to check it out and ask about some stuff.

Before I left home, I asked my friend (from AdU) if she wanted to watch the game 1 of the PCCL Finals, since Ateneo and Adamson are playing. Luckily she was available, the game was set at 4:00 p.m., and the venue was not that far (Ninoy Aquino Stadium), so we met up to watch the game. I was really excited because first, I know both of the teams, I am familiar with the players since they are UAAP teams, and the last time I watched a live (college) basketball game was September pa! So being able to watch live again in December is a real treat. And this is Ateneo and Adamson we are talking about, it’s just like the UAAP!

There weren’t a lot of people probably because it was on an ordinary day, and only Adamson had drummers, which at least made the game a bit livelier. (Richard Gordon and Justice Renato Corona were there, pretty cool seeing them during a live game, and outside of the UAAP. :P) It would’ve been better if Ateneo had drums too, and if they also had performers during halftime, though they had their trumpeters around the third quarter at least. Kudos to those guys and the vuvuzela-playing crowd who wore #12 jerseys from Ateneo who still cheered their lungs out even though they were obviously overpowered whenever the AdU pep squad started banging those drums.

First quarter already started when we arrived at the venue, luckily we were able to get good seats. It was a one-sided affair as the Ateneo Blue Eagles had an early run to end the first quarter at 21-9. The Soaring Falcons woke up during the second quarter and tied the game at 37-all at the end of the first half. The Eagles weren’t going to give it away that easily as they registered an 11-point lead at the end of the third quarter looking to get away with the win, 66-55. The fourth quarter was then to become a seesaw of lead changes as the Falcons and the Eagles answered shot after shot, trying to edge out one another to grab the 1-0 lead for this best of three finals.

December 1, 2010

24 days to go before Christmas.

Last 31 days of 2010.

Are you excited or excited?!

Haha! Well, I can definitely feel the holiday season coming. With all the Christmas decorations, Christmas party preparations here and there, and the cool breeze of the wind, yep, it’s starting to feel more and more Christmas-y all right. (Though we don’t have our decorations at home yet, and our 13th month from the office, damn.)

I’m excited to go Christmas shopping; though I can’t yet because I’m still waiting up on my budget, and I really don’t have any ideas on what to give my family and friends. Probably I only have about two to three gift ideas for three to five people and majority are for the kids. But I’m sure I’ll be able to find something for each and everyone on my list just in time for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. At least I have a list! Though it’s not fully finished too, haha! (And by the way, I'm kind of enjoying organizing parties and stuff, if you need help, you know where to find me. I'm everywhere! :)) (plurk, twitter, fb) Though the one I'm working on is pretty challenging, haha!)

Another thing I’m excited about is family reunions and get together with friends. December has just started and I’m already receiving invites here and there to parties and get togethers! My weekends are already getting busy. But it’s always been that way during December, and I like it. :D I just hope I’ll be able to see everyone I’ve been missing before the year ends. Some relatives from the States might come home for the holidays too, and that has always been a highlight for us. It means more family gatherings, more food trips, and more fun times. :)

It’s always been a light and festive mood during holiday season. So I kind of relate how I have been feeling for the past few days to that. I am surprised in a way because even though there are upsets throughout the day, I still end up in a pretty good mood. Perhaps I could also relate it to the fact that there are certain people in this world who could brighten your day in one way or another without them actually doing anything. :) Sometimes you just have to realize that there is so much more to be thankful for than to just be pissed throughout the day. Yes, those disappointments won’t go away, but you could also ignore them and forget them. Don’t make them stay; they’ll be gone too anyway. Of course there are people who would help you appreciate what you have/had, but it still starts with your own self, almost always does. :)

P.S.
And I think it is indeed possible to love someone even though you know you could never have them. Sometimes, knowing that they’re still there for you, and you both still have the good memories with you, is enough. I commend people who’ve got a lot of love to share in their hearts. Give love on Christmas Day! Haha. :P