Random Thoughts

Things that interest me at the moment…

• Baby, baby, baby!!!!!
• WALTER – my husband
• Paris, France
• Europe (Turkey, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, London)
• Dubai, Egypt and Jordan
• Learning MS Access
• Learning more EXCEL engineering applications
• Tour Philippines (Banawe, Pagudpod, Vigan, Sagada, Palawan, Bohol, Amanpulo)
• Foreign Language (French, Italian, Spanish)
• MBA
• Air (Air Quality, Air Dispersion, Airshed, Emission Inventory, VOCs)
• www.epa.gov
• Free on-line courses/training Mp3 downloads Air and Waste Management Association
• Certification for PMP, PMI
• Sequels to Rich Dad, Poor Dad
• Baking (recipes, baking equipment/tools and baking ingredients)
• Pilates, Badminton, Tae-kwon-do
• Stocks, options, mutual fund Shopping

I miss…

• Reading novels/magazines in one sitting
• cross-stitching, parchment craft and other crafts
• Rustan’s, SM, Robinson’s, Shangri-La, Glorietta, Greenbelt and Greenhils
• Baguio

Wish List…

     Books:

• Air Dispersion Modeling by Milton R. Beychok
• Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations by C.C. Lee and Shun Dar Lin

    Others:

• iPOD
• Shoes, Shoes, Shoes !!!
• MAID, house-help, housekeeper
• Chance by Chanel

I hope to….

     Immediate:

• Have a baby
• Finish reading all the magazines/novels piled in my bed side table
• Travel in 2006
• Finish my Graduate Studies in 2006
• Finish some certification trainings in my list

     Near Future:

• Have our own property (me and husband)
• Fulfill my short-term career goals

     Future:

• Start my own bakery business specializing in chocolate cakes and wedding cakes
• Have a flower shop
• Liposuction
• Have financial freedom
• Have enough savings for my retirement

When I retire…

• I would like to Settle in the Philippines

Right now, I’m still in a state of shock, Paulyn, my High School bestfriend passed away yesterday morning, November 15, 2005.  Nobody has expected this.  I called her sister and she told me, that they found lifeless in her room.  Nobody knows what happened.

The last time I talked to her was Monday, November 14, 2005 around 11 PM, Philippine time.  I decided to call her because I am trying the new net-to-phone software I downloaded.  Second,  I knew that there’s a big chance she’ll be awake because she usually sleeps late and wake up late the next morning.  Above all these, there’s something in me that says "call her."  I don’t know why but on that day, I made sure that I’ll be able to talk to her because she has not responded to my e-mails and text messages.   I normally, don’t mind if my friends does not respond to my messages.  But in this partcular occasion, I tried to find out how is she.

Initially, I called her mobile but I couldn’t get through so I decided to call in their landline and luckily, she picked-up but didn’t want to talk to me.  She told me, she’ll just send me message in my yahoo messenger.  I didn’t insist to prolong our conversation because it was already late but even before we ended the call, I planned to call her back on Friday, the first weekend day here in Qatar.  The time difference is five hours and since I’m working, the best time to call is after office hours, which is normally between 5-6 PM  (10-11 PM, Philippine time), but it’s not a good time to call Philippines.  I am just waiting for the weekend so I can call her much earlier but it’s too late now.

I felt very guilty I didn’t even ask what’s wrong.  I feel so bad, I had the chance but didn’t do it.  I haven’t even told her, I love her.  I didn’t expect it will be the last time we would talk. It doesn’t seem real.  I wish it’s only a nightmare.  I was even hoping that if her boyfriend gets a job here in Qatar, we will be together here.

Loid, why did you leave us?  Why you didn’t talk to me?

Loid, wherever you are, I want you know that I love you so much! We love you very much.  Marami kaming nagmamahal sa’yo.  Mahal na mahal ka namin.

Can someone tell me, is doing the laundry, dishes and all other household chores the only way, women can be "butihing asawa?"