Friends are Gifts from God

in every trip that i have, i always have a realization afterwards. and for the recently concluded singapore trip, it's realizing that i'm really blessed with the best friends God can bestow to someone.

i'm really thankful for my friends who are now based in singapore for having the time to see, accompany and help me and my sister when we were there. most of them really had to travel far (yes, i know it's just an mrt away..but still it's a 30-minute ride), the tiring walking around. and also spending lots of cellphone load to call and text us. hehe. and also for the treat.. food trip galore. hehe. because of this i slightly fell in love sa singapore.

for beng who offered their house to us. accompanied us even if it's raining (malay ba natin na uulan) and even if it means luluwas siya out of tampines. hehe
for tatee and mike who accompanied us to sentosa even if it's their nth time there. tatee, for watching song of the sea and touring us around town; and mike for the lovely photos
i'll back so that the bld people can have a reunion again, hopefully in less than a year's time. hehe

for ljieu and linc who accompanied us all throughout. foodtrip galore

for julie who went all the way just to get my gift for my inaanak. hehe.
for ann, the birthday girl, who would supposedly meet me on her special day. i'm really sorry ann.

i'm also thankful for the angels to whom (that are here) i have first announced where i'm going and when i asked them what they would like for me to bring home for them, they have the same reply : that i'll enjoy my vacation and that would be enough. i'm really touched with that. thank you. i did enjoy the vacation.
for kyels who helped with our malaysia questions.
for those who prayed that i'll have this vacation: kirby, wakieboardies, chian, jewel.. thank you.

and of course to my sister, who had been patient. hehehe.

yup, this is just a thank you post. coz that weekend just really showed me how much blessed i am with my friends. it truly is an incredible weekend and that is thanks to my friends

*bld pictures (first two) are from mike

Ramblings

1. i saw an avp this week made for my dad's highschool reunion. there were pictures of him (recent pictures) smiling. and i was like shocked. because his smiles were like my smiles when my pictures are taken. the missing eyes smile.

yihee! sweet! hahaha
wait! just look at the smiles and not our big bodies. hahaha

2. nowadays, i sleep late. it's because i'm getting addicted to a taiwanese series (pobs, this is all your fault. hehe) and korean movies (dyo, your fault. hehe). however late it is, i will watch one episode of the series or one movie. or if time permits, one each. hehehe. and because of this, my sister asked me the other day if i would like to go with them to south korea next year when they visit the place. hahaha

3. last week, i was looking for consultants and their capabilities. so how do i do it? via google. when i got a free time, i tried to google my name. nothing about me. hehehe. it's only when i searched for pretty tin that it's really related to me. but when you search for this certain store in google, there's a big probability that my blog would be the number one result

4. for the past three weeks, dad of a friend would die. every week. i know everyday someone is dying. but if it's every week and if it's a family member of someone you know, it's really saddening. again, my condolence and prayers to my friends and their families.

License to be Pretty

one day, Ate Toe and i were chatting and she told me that after five years she once again got her philippine driver's license. welcome back ate toe! i asked her how was her picture. she said that of course, no one is beautiful at their driver's license photo. i totally objected. i'm proud of my picture on my driver's license. hehehe. i remember when i got my license. i really smiled for the camera. and my sister was like saying that i was OA. but when we both got our license, she kept on asking why i looked good. hahahaha. even if it's not a picture for friendster, still i smile like it's going to be my primary pic in the internet. of course! coz i'm sure other people would still see it.

what i just do not like with my license is my signature. i really can't understand how my signature here is way different than my original signature. oh well...



so what can you say about the picture? i'm sure it's not also obvious that i haven't taken a bath yet when that was taken. hahahaha

20 Questions

Again, it's after 20 years before I discovered that I was tagged by Meyms. Meyms, not following directions ka kse. Sabi inform the person that he/she was tagged. You didn't inform me. hehehe. anyway, here are my answers

Here's the rule: Remove 1 question from the list below, and add your own personal question to make it a total of 20 questions. Tag 8 people, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged. Whoever does the tag will have blessings from all.

1. At what age do/did you wish to marry?
-28 or 29.. next year (2009) so i could still be 28 or already 29 by then

2. What color do you like most?
-pastel colors

3. If you can have a superpower, what would it be?
-The ability to read people’s mind. --> same. coz that's the kind of superpower i don't like to be used at me

4. If you can travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go?
-cambodia, bora bora

5. Which part of you that you hate the most?
-tummy

6. When you get sad, what do you do?
-eat chocolate, pray

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
-My family

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do with the money?
-Dollars? Buy a house and car. treat my whole family to an out of the country travel (most probably just in korea. hahahaha). all expense paid trip fo my friends to boracay. invest (could be stocks, real estate, or buy condo unit which i'll rent out). donate to kanlungan sa erma and other charities.

9. What do you love the most last year (2007)?
-personal travels almost every month

10. How did you get your name?
-Kristine Marie - from Christ and Mary; Rocha - my music teacher misread my surname;
prettytin - i don't know. econsoc just started calling me by that name

11. What is the moment you regret most?
-no regrets

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
-feelers

13. What is your greatest asset?
-physically?

14. If you had one wish, what would you wish for?
-peace on earth

15. How did you celebrate the New Year?
-syempre sa hotel. for four years already, we never celebrated it at home. my mom doesn't like to celebrate it at home. but i just slept

16. Name the one body part your hubby or boyfriend tells you he adores.
-wait! i have to know first the name of my boyfriend

17. It's 2008. What are you looking forward to this year?
-new career

18. Anything in your life that you wish weren't so awful?
-ummm... can't think of any at the moment

19. What's the shallowest thing you intend to do this year?
-have a vacation

20. Where will you be 10 years from now?
-i have to ask my hubby first

so, who will i tag? emcee, manilenya, ate ghee, lizeth, mel, wil, ate ann, richard