kiss of death -how failure breeds success

defeated yet again...

there is this yearly competition that i have been a part of for 4 years now, always coming in 2nd. this year, we thought that we bagged the price but surprisingly, we didnt get first, we didnt even get second, we got third!

too lax when the competition started!

the enemy's coach came up to greet us as we came in for the announcements and gave me a kiss on the cheek. i silently thought this is the kiss of death...they must have won i thought silently, with the feast and the festive mood. i could accept not coming in first, but to come in 3rd?!

the whole team was disappointed obviously, so sad...it would have been a great way to end the year if things went as we expected

so off with the phases of depression
denial, anger, grief, acceptance...

in the end, we either become bitter or better persons...i choose the latter!

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_28/b3992001.htm

we will show them!!! failure breeds success!

a sour tale

once upon a time, there lived a generous little princes who lived in the land of milk and honey. now this little princes was once a chamber maid who had a good heart. because of her wonderful nature and strong aspirations, she met a prince who married her and allowed her to live her dreams.

because this princes was very generous, she helped her poor towns people to experience what she had as royalty. but because of a turbulent past, the princes had unresolved issues which prevented her from fully enjoying her good life. she felt responsible for all her townsmen and wanted to keep them from harm by controlling them and pushing for what she thought was right for them. however, because she helped the towns people become educated, they formed their own aspirations and decided to follow their own dreams. this enraged the little princes. drowning in sorrow for the loss of her towns people's loyalty, she decided to think of them as bad people, ungrateful, and inconsiderate. she had control of the castle and all its wealth but was never truly happy. she chose to let her anger get the best of her, throwing fits and shouting, making her look uncultured in royal banquets and further driving away the last of her friends.

the towns people, although hurt by the little princes' course of action, felt pity for the poor little rich girl. for they were now cultured with the help of their benefactor, and were able to established kingdoms of their own. but try as they may to return the favor that they received, to pull the little princes out of her misery, their efforts were always shun as the poor little royalty decided that these people were no good and were out to cheat her.

lonely and suspicious of anyone who comes close to her, the little princes continues to walk her kingdom in anguish, constantly trying to remind the towns people that they are the reason for her misery. but the towns people chose to listen to the fairy god mother who advised them not to take the path of unhappiness and they lived rational unworried lives.

once in a while, the little princes would throw fits which resonates to neighboring kingdoms. she would send her horsemen to announce and remind her towns people yet again that they are the cause of all her problems. the towns people try to send back messages of peace through the horsemen but they are always saddened with news that the princes chooses to remain in the dark.

and she lived miserably ever after...

are you the little princess in this story, holding your ground that people are out to get you? open the door and smell the flowers. life is good and will stay good unless you choose to believe otherwise.

thank you fairy god mother, we were saved!

best chicken mushroom pie

there is not a better word to describe costa brava's chicken mushroom pie than Y-U-M!

burp!

stress management 101

different people handle stress in various ways. some mope, some deny, and some (like me) splurge!

last friday was judgment day for a subordinate of mine, and because she did not satisfy her jurors, i felt ashamed, more than her i think. such bad attitude!

so today, i went on a food and gift spree.

the morning brought in JM, from the PICU who took me out to breakfast.

in the afternoon SEE, who had worries of her own, took me out to lunch to drown our sorrows in satiety.

although i already had a breakfast meal earlier today, i still ordered rice for lunch in via mare cafe. i had sun dried beef tapa.

it was yummy! the eggs were cooked just right and the tapa brought a unique texture to the dish.



later on that day, i had a snack at lulu belle where i had the unfortunate experience of ordering the calamansi sorbet *tears*. i was totally dissatisfied! not only did it not taste like calamansi, it tasted, well, like water! haaay, should have stuck to their yogurt.

to erase my unfortunate dessert experience, i had my weekly trip to bakers dozen where i bought a chocolate cake and some chicken mushroom pies from costa brava.


the chocolate cake is so affordable at P330 per 8 inch cake.



i was totally blown away when i tasted it. the cake is so soft and moist, the caramel filling not chokingly sweet and the chocolate is ultra smooth! what else could you ask for in a chocolate cake?!

because i had stuffed myself silly the whole day, i didnt have the chance to taste the chicken pie yet but there's always tomorrow...

and lastly i got myself a beautiful pair of shoes at T!

they looked so wonderful i finally pushed myself to adjust the manual settings of my LX3 to take pictures! hehehe!

how do you manage your stress?

bag nut

i cannot have enough bags! and because my loved ones support my addiction, here are a couple of new bags i will be getting in a few weeks time...



and my next hunt will be this beautiful hand painted bag by one of my favorite designers...


would you know where i can buy this bag?!

do i hear sleigh bells ringing?

maybe so...
my xmas stocking has already been filled!

annoyed

one thing that really annoys me is when people are irrespectful of others' personal time.
let me count the ways how this happens:
1. when you're trying to accomplish something and bothered to do trivial things
2. when you're asked to do something NOW -as if you are just sitting pretty waiting for that person to give you orders
3. when you get a phone call at the wee hours of the morning with "no i just called lang because" -obviously not very important
4. when you get a call during the weekends that could wait until the office reopens -and worse, the call is not kept short (where is the respect in that?)
5. when people rant before they give a simple line on what they really want to say as if you were born to do nothing but listen to them
6. when your instructed to do one thing and then corrected after you've done what was wanted -obviously your instructor was the one confused and you wasted your time following the initial instructions

i could probably name a couple of people who are "veteran annoyers" and are so natural at doing the list above. it really makes my blood boil! i can honestly say that i am a patient person but there are just entities who push me off the cliff!

i found this site that helped calm me down. the article is entitled "how not to let annoying people annoy you"

what's the most annoying incident you've ever encountered?

beauty package and purple loot

hubby got a package for me in the mail


click on to Our Daily Blog to view what's inside...

he also got a new case for my LX3

i love the color!

there's even fuzzy fur inside!

and an extra pocket...

i cannot wait to get all my loot!!!
it's the only advantage of being away from each other... but i miss him so!