Reminders

BE STRONG. Trust that God will never give you anything that you cannot bear. Believe that you are never alone in fighting your battles. Your family is always behind you. If you ever fall, they will surely be there to catch you. They have your back. Draw your strength from the people who have so much love and faith in you. Keep in mind that whatever it is that won’t kill you will only make you stronger. Someday you will look back and you will realize that you’ve fought a good fight and you’ve survived, bruised maybe, but definitely better and stronger than ever.

STAY POSITIVE. Do not dwell on the negatives. Forget about the things that you did not get and the people who did not care. Life is not about what you don’t have. Embrace and nurture your blessings. Realize that you have the power to make things right. Be courageous in pursuing your dreams. See each “good bye” as an opportunity to say “hello.” It has become a cliché, but only because it is true – there will always be a sunshine after the rain. Have a cheerful disposition. Things will be better and life will always go on.

BE STRONG. STAY POSITIVE. LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT.

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Gio's Home Videos

I scanned through my laptop's folders and found these home videos of my five year old nephew. They're quite fun to watch, so I thought I'd post them here --

Presenting Gio... The Poet!


Presenting Gio... The Singer!


Presenting Gio... The Carwash Boy!

Isn't it amazing how children are just so full of pleasant surprises? They never fail to effortlessly brighten-up someone's day.

Good thing we can always stay young... at HEART. ;)

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Cyber Clutter

For someone who is online almost 24/7, it’s so easy to create a lot of online accounts non-stop. Just the other day, I was blog-hopping and I noticed that there are a lot of lovely, lovely WordPress blog templates out there. The next thing I know, I was already signing-up for a WordPress account! But just when I was getting ready to customize my new WordPress blog, I realized that I really don’t want to maintain a lot of online stuff. That, by the way, is the same reason why I haven’t accepted any MySpace invite from friends. I already have a Friendster account and I’m sticking to it, in the same way that I’m sticking to this blog, for now. In any case, I’m happy that I was able to reserve the WordPress URL that I wanted (can’t share it yet… it’s going to be on hold for the time being). I should be able to use it if/when I get the urge to splurge more time in cyberland again.

Before this turns-out to be a “shopping”-related entry (the whole “urge to splurge” thing is making me want to shift to another topic), I just want to share my “still” long list of online accounts. Feel free to visit my sites, drop me a note, and/or add me as a friend –

For online community, as mentioned earlier, I’m sticking to good old Friendster (http://profiles.friendster.com/aljbundoc) –

For blogging, I’ll be maintaining this one year and seven month old blogger space (http://notjustaboxofchocolates.blogspot.com) –


For photo hosting, I’ll still be using my growing Picasa Web Album (http://picasaweb.google.com/aljbundoc) –

For instant messaging, I’m keeping the following accounts (and saying goodbye to my AOL account) –
*MSN – aljbundoc@hotmail.com
*YM – aljb08@yahoo.com
*SKYPE – aljbundoc (Skype is very reliable when it comes to computer-to-computer calls.)

For emailing, I’ll be maintaining and constantly checking (as much as possible) the following –
*GMAIL - anna.leah.j.bundoc@gmail.com (This account I check almost everyday. Thanks to Erwin for configuring it in my laptop’s MS Office Outlook program.)
*YAHOO - aljb08@yahoo.com
*HOTMAIL - aljbundoc@hotmail.com

So there… Hopefully, having this list could help me maintain and organize / avoid cluttering my personal cyberspace. You might want to try doing it. It’s just like creating a shopping list (shopping again?), so that you can avoid picking-up things that are just fancy and not really necessary. It might just help…

Enjoy browsing everyone! =)

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Erwin was here!

Erwin came to Singapore for an almost two week stay. Super saya! Below are just a few pics from his first out of the country experience (yes, first time as he doesn't like travelling that much) --

We pigged-out at Gluttons and Hooters, met-up with his Singapore-based friends (APB brods Junpads & Nat and high school friend Dobol), visited a few Singapore tourist spots, etc. etc. Basta, sobrang saya talaga! :D

More photos can be found @ http://picasaweb.google.com/aljbundoc/ErwinSSingaporeVisit.

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Just a Quick Update...

Photo from http://www.jasonink.net/

Hello!

I’m already here in Singapore (for two weeks now). Last Monday was my first work day in Citi and so far, so good. Of course, there are more adjustments to be made, but I’m keeping the faith and I have high hopes that I’d be able to make it through.

I’m still feeling super homesick, but I'm doing okay. Thank God for TFC (The Filipino Channel), Smart Pinoy (Smart overseas SIM card), and SG-based Pinoy friends (mostly ex-ACN people)! With more "links" to home, I know I’d be able cope with the changes that I am and will be facing.

Hayyy... I really miss my family and friends, my ACN teammates and buddies… Everyone and everything back home! 'Di bale… As I always tell myself, home is just three hours away.

Take care everyone! I’ll try to take some pictures to post here soon. More stories coming-up too!

Ciao for now! :)

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