This week in the “It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy” series…

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It’s extremely hard not to be happy if you choose to surround yourself with pretty things. I found this nude bag in Charles and Keith and I love how it reminded me of the Givenchy Antigona. Wala akong pera para sa Antigona eh, Charles and Keith na lang muna ang bahala sa akin. Teehee.
IMG_2996I also painted my nails nude, para bagay sa bag. Hahaha. Feeling chic lang talaga ako. Happy and chic, yahoo!

At kung pagiging chic lang naman din ang usapan, meet the girls on my skirt today:
IMG_2997I love how simple my skirt is and I love how it makes me feel like a girl! Wheeee. I’m wearing jeans 90% of the time, kaya kakaibang kasiyahan ang naidudulot ng pagsosoot ng skirt, lalo pa kung ganyan ang design. Whee!

I guess girly-ness is  next to happiness for me. Hihihihi.

❤ Dyosaimma

Write everyday, everyday okay: May 14-18, 2013

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May 14: Psalm 34:18IMG_1370I’ve been wanting to write a passage from the bible, but I always find myself too shy to post it. I’ve been told in the past that it’s surprising to see me quote anything from the bible. I didn’t know how to take that though. Well anyway, I came across Psalm 34:18 at natuwa ako.

May 15: Bookmarks, etc.IMG_1382 IMG_1384I was asked whether I could work on bookmarks and so that’s what I did! For the “Pogi, try natin maging tayo. One month lang, game?”, I’ve always wanted to blurt that out to a random cute stranger, pero syempre nakakahiya yun no. Baka isipin ng pogi, may pagka-psycho ako. Pero masarap syang i-try! Yahoo!

May 16: Just dance!IMG_1418I was so inspired when I saw Ava, Zuri and Esla dance their heart out during their recital for Douglas Nierras’ summer workshop. As I watched the three kids (and their classmates) do cartwheels and do splits up in the air, naisip kong minsan, you really just have to dance. Whee!

May 17 — I didn’t have time to pick up my pen. Huhuhuhu. I kinda missed writing last Friday.

May 18: Pride. Chicken.
IMG_1420Yes, I do write my stress away. Masaya eh. Yahoo!

❤ Dyosaimma

This week in the “It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy” series…

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Let me begin by saying that I don’t know how I’ve managed to stay alive this week. Pero may advantage din naman pag busy ka, bumababaw ang standards for happiness. Ang sarap kaya maging mababaw. Let the pictures do the talking. (Or not. Marami rin akong sasabihin eh.)

Exhibit A: Flowers for Mother’s Day!
IMG_1340I’d like to call this my little tradition every Mother’s Day–ang makipagtawaran sa Dangwa para sa mga bulaklak. For those who don’t know, Dangwa ang bagsakan ng mga bulaklak at malayong-malayo ang presyo ng roses sa mall sa roses ng Dangwa. Last Sunday, I bought five bouquets of flowers for less than P1000. Effort makipagtawaran pag peak season tulad ng Mother’s Day. (I can only imagine the number of people shopping for flowers during Valentine’s Day! Parang masaya ring pumunta sa Dangwa pag Valentine’s, puro boys. Hahaha.) I got up a bit early last Sunday to go to Dangwa and I’d have to say that the effort was all worth it. Hindi man mapapantayan ng kahit na anong “thank you” ang lahat ng hirap ng mga nanay natin para sa atin, medyo may weight naman ang ganda ng flowers for our mothers to know that we really, really love them.

Exhibit B:
IMG_1374I had to put on a shade of nail polish that would conceal the indelible ink on my fingernail. Inasmuch as I’d want to parade my “voting finger” to the world, hindi ko matiis yung stain. The whole voting process was easy, yung pila lang ang hassle. Mas maganda kung late in the afternoon na bumisita sa precint, mas cool na ang mga tao at pagod na silang maging masungit.

Exhibit C: I have proof that I have no derogatory records. Teehee.IMG_1379Getting a police clearance is way easier than an NBI clearance at tulad ng pagboto, mas keri pumunta pag mga bandang 4PM na. Wala ng tao and all you need to have is a valid ID, preferably one that was issued by any government office. A driver’s license would suffice for this one. It took us less than thirty minutes to get our clearance at around ten minutes nyan ay paglalakad. P250 lang ang cost ng police clearance, with the card na yan ha. I love how efficient the system is. I wish all government offices would strive to make things easy for everyone–how happy would the world be kung ganon, diba?

Exhibit D: Dangwa on a weekday!
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IMG_1391It was Papa Daku’s ninth year death anniversary yesterday and I was invited to attend a recital in Meralco Theatre, so I thought of going on a short trip to Dangwa. I bought two “kiddie” bouquets and three small flower pots (Ano ba kasi tawag dyan?) for less than P300. I was so tempted to get more flowers just because they were all sooooo pretty, pero saan ko naman gagamitin diba? Naisip ko kahapon, one day, when I already have my own place, I would put so many windows and lights in it and I would adore it with flowerssss! Para lang may excuse akong pumuntang Dangwa. Heehee. The world becomes a more beautiful place with flowers around.

Exhibit E: McDonald’s Drive Thru Madness!
IMG_1401 IMG_1402Have you heard of the McDonald’s Drive Thru VIP sticker? They’re giving it away to drive thru customers from (I think) 7AM to 10AM. (Hindi ko talaga sure yung oras, pero ang alam ko sa umaga lang yan.) No specific order required, you just have to ask for a sticker. So how did I get three? I went to three different McDonald’s HAHAHAHA. Sorry, loser. Pag Friday kasi, coding ako, so maaga ako sa kalsada. Planado namang dadaan ako sa drive thru, pero hindi ko inakalang aabutin ako ng tatlo. There are three McDonald’s branches around our area kasi at masaya naman palang mag-McDo hopping. Customers with the VIP sticker on their cars get a freebie every time they’d order at any McDonald’s drive thru. Sabi sa akin kanina, every month daw nag-iiba ang freebie. I’m excited to use my sticker!! Hahahaha. Basta may kasamang pagkain, na-e-excite ako. Whee!

In a world filled with hatred and stress, lowering your standards for happiness helps. Teehee!

❤ Dyosaimma

Paper Jam

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I always get a very weird kind of high pag nasa part na ko ng work na pwede ko nang pindutin yung command button at ang letter ng sabay. Ibig sabihin kasi, tapos na. Makakatulog na ko o pwede ko nang kalimutan lahat ng bagay na tungkol sa trinabaho ko, kung ano man yun.

Last week, habang nasa gitna ako ng pagpi-print, biglang nagkaron ng paper jam. Now why did this paper jam thing make it in this blog? Because it was the freaking mother of all paper jams. (See picture.)IMG_1319Yes, I had to take a picture of the paper stuck inside the printer. It was crumpled and so it stuck more to the printer head, making it even harder for me to take it out. I had to use tweezers, long nose pliers, sticks, old pens and small tongs just to pull the crumpled paper out. Siguro mga thirty minutes din akong nakasalampak sa floor at nagtatapon ng maliliit na pieces of paper. 

One fourth lang ‘to ng kalat ko pagkatapos kong matanggal yung papel sa printer:
IMG_1321As I willfully pulled out every single piece of paper that was stuck in the printer, I realized how paper jams are very much like the problems that we all encounter. (Diba it’s safe to assume na lahat ng tao, merong problema? Well, sana.)

There’d be days when we’d wake up on the wrong side of the bed and we’d be faced with a dozen (or more) issues that’d give us an inkling that maybe giving up would be hell a lot easier. Maybe that door is easier to open and the thought of putting a halt to all the struggles sounds good–maybe. Tulad ng mga paper jam, ang daling bitawan nung printer at bumili na lang ng bago. (HAHAHAHA solusyon ng tamad na sosyal.) Abandon ship, pwede naman eh. Pero tulad ng pag-tackle ko sa lecheng printer na naging clingy at ayaw i-let go ang papel, siguro minsan, ok na rin yung mga pagkakataong wala tayong choice kundi harapin yung mga nakaharang sa dadaanan natin. It is good to be forced to be strong, to learn how to cope, to just hang in there. Sabi nga ng Coldplay, “Nobody said it was easy.” Pero hindi ibig sabihin nyan eh give up na agad, diba? Habang iniisa-isa kong hilahin yung mga piraso ng papel, naisip ko, hindi rin naman forever magiging stuck yung papel dun sa printer head eh. Lalabas at lalabas din lahat at sa kakahila ko, maaabot ko rin yung last piece.

Parang mga problema lang din yan sa buhay, fight ka lang ng fight at mari-reach mo rin ang dulo. Hindi man yan mangyari agad-agad, but still, ma-ri-reach mo pa rin ang dulo.

❤ Dyosaimma

Write everyday, everyday okay: May 7-13, 2013

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May 7: I started to play around with a style that I came across with online. It’s pretty obvious that I don’t know what I’m doing with this one. Haha.IMG_1297
May 8: I’m doing this everyday Bible verse thing and I decided to practice with the verse for that day.

IMG_1299I can’t help but be amazed on how fit the verse was for the things happening around me. (Naks.)

May 9: Worked on a tweet I liked. My nib wasn’t with me at first, but I managed. Haha. I must have cleaned it too much, eh? The ink wouldn’t stay on the nib, jusko.
IMG_1302 May 10: Tried using paint again–I really, really suck at this. I used gold paint against off white paper to hide the lack of smoothness sa mga strokes ko. I’m working on it, though. I also had a little Coldplay fever with this one.IMG_1313 May 11: Still stuck with Coldplay songs!! (Who wouldn’t be?) The ink bled when I wrote “easy”. Sign ba yun? Uyyyy, drama!
IMG_1326 Still May 11: I just realized how this statement can mean either a good or bad thing.IMG_1328Mother’s day was too busy so I didn’t get to pick up my pen. Huhuhu. Dibale, bumawi naman ako the next day.

May 13: Election day!!!
IMG_1347Papa once said, “Bumoto kayo, yan na lang ang paraan para makaganti kayo sa mga pulitikong walang kwenta.” It takes a lot of effort to fall in line, yes, pero walang sinabi ang kahit na anong pila sa UP Diliman enrollment. Every three years lang naman ang elections, let’s go and exercise our right.

Still May 13: Yes, I’m still playing with the different nibs that I have and the various styles I’ve come across online. I wish I had more free time to practice.
IMG_1350 IMG_1360And so I’ve become that girl who collects nibs and pens, and who blogs about it. Yahoo!

❤ Dyosaimma

 

Write everyday, everyday okay: May 6, 2013

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Today, I tried going more freehand. Chos. Ang dami ko lang arteng nalalaman, no?
IMG_1277This (and beer) is probably the only thing that’s keeping me together. Ang drama ba masyado? Oh well, I’d like to think that we’re all going through something. So far, I’ve been managing. I think heaven’s plan for me (at this point) is to make me a stronger person. I’d love to hear more about the plan though. Pwede ba yun? Hahaha. Oh mehn, kung pwede lang nating malaman in advance ang mga plano ng langit para sa atin, how nice would that be?

I’ve also been trying to write using watercolor and a brush. So far…
IMG_1280Wala. Walang improvement! I don’t know how to hold the brush the right way. Kung alam ko lang na tatamaan ako ng ganitong klase ng craft, edi sana nakinig ako sa art teacher namin nung grade school.

I try to do a couple of rounds writing letters using brushes. Tonight, it took me four sets before taking a break. I was losing all the self-esteem that I had left, so I knew that I had to stop. Sana one of these days, bigla na lang akong magising at marunong na kong humawak ng brush, yey!

I found my birthday fountain pen last week and I’ve been wanting to write something inspiring using my birthday pen. I tend to attach too much significance and meaning to things at nadamay ang pen dun. Dapat magagandang bagay lang ang isusulat ko using that pen! Chos. Tonight, I took a shot and went with this:
IMG_1283Go and just pick one that you like–just go!

❤ Dyosaimma

Write everyday, everyday okay: May 4, 2013 — Happy birthday, Mama!

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I probably will post the same thing under this category every fourth of May:IMG_1258Mama turned 56 last Saturday and we spent every waking moment celebrating it. Sa mga taong mababaw tulad namin ng pamilya ko, celebrations are always about food. Now that Papa is often away because of business, minsan na lang kami makumpleto, so malaking bagay yung magkakasama kaming lahat.

IMG_2851That’s the obligatory family picture, courtesy of the continuous shot mode. Ang camera ay nakapatong sa hood ng sasakyan. Ganyan kami lagi ka-confident na walang hahablot ng camera.

Every year, Mama celebrates her birthday in Antipolo. I can’t exactly remember when her little tradition started, but I’ve always looked forward to the trip because it’s something that always turns out to be fun. I sometimes wish that I also have my own birthday tradition, just like Mama. I know it makes her really happy whenever we go to Antipolo. Hindi naman demanding yan si Mama. For someone who has done and given up so much for her kids, it’s amazing how little she expects from us. I also sometimes wish that I can be as selfless as her one day. Happy birthday, Mama! You are the reason why I am enjoying a life full of rainbows and butterflies. Saying “thank you” for everything that you’ve done won’t ever be enough, but I am very grateful that you are my mama.

❤ Dyosaimma