money money money

My goal: to save the most money, the soonest time possible.
To be free.  Financially.

So I'm going to work my ass now. And finish all the deliverables. Because every deliverable means money.

midlifer at 35?

25 years ago, my happy place was the bookstore. reading. smelling the crisp new pages of a book i'd wanted to buy.

15 years ago, my happy place was the shooting set. mounting. directing. making the imagined come to life.

now, my happy place is the kitchen. the supermarket (specifically, Landmark in Trinoma). Our neighborhood baking supplies store, All About Baking. I love creating something for my family. I love making food. Like walking into the bookstore, at 10 years old. Or directing a short film, at 25. It's almost the same high. Only somewhat different.  

kaya ako nakoconfuse ngayon.


for the most of my 30 plus years, i'd always felt so sure about the things i wanted. ngayon lang yata naging hati ang puso ko tungkol sa maraming bagay sa buhay ko.

god knows i'm grateful for all the blessings i've been given. but why does this feeling persist? dalawa, tatlong taon na. i may be in the right place. but am i in the right position? if so, why do i feel like i'm out of place in the bookstore? why do i feel like i wasn't born to do this?

walang bagay na madali. may mga bagay na mahirap, pero masaya kang gawin.  things are going well. but i'm the one who's feeling different. i've been feeling different for 2-3 years now.


gratitude. gratitude. gratitude.

may mga relasyon na hindi mo mabitawan, dahil sa utang na loob, dahil napupunan nya ang mga certain needs mo sa buhay.

akala ko dumaan na ko sa quarter life crisis. meron pa palang part2. o baka midlife na ito. sabagay, malamang hanggang 70 years old lang ang buhay ko.

lord, what am i meant to do? what's your plan for me?

deadlines at usapang kakikayan

gusto ko ng trabaho kung saan may time akong magpaganda. o kaya, yung bulto ng trabahong gagawin ko ay magpaganda.

parang ang tagal ko nang hindi nageeffort paganda. wala na kasi akong nakakadate on a weekly basis. pag may date ka, effort ka syempre. kaso yung dati kong ka-date, kasama ko na araw-araw. nakikita na nya ang worst of me--bagong gising me, puyat me, ngarag me, dehins-pa-ligo me.

pero syempre di yun dahilan para hindi magpaganda. ang totoong dahilan, wala akong time.

kaya gusto ko ng trabahong bibigyan ako ng chance magpaganda. from head to foot, the whole nine yards, from first base to homerun. namimiss ko yung ganon.

ni ayoko nang magselfie. o magpakuha ng picture. hindi ako natutuwa sa nakikita ko.

ilang oras na lang deadline na, at wala pa akong 10% ng script ko. tang...i....na.

may hello kitty cookies na 70 pieces akong dodrawingan ng mukha, 8am deadline bukas.  mas amdaling gawin yun kesa script.

prayer ko lang lord, sana po, hindi po ako malate nang sobra sa script. yung tipong tomorrow evening po ng 6pm lord. please. help me... please.

pagkatapos ng script na 'to, magpapaganda ako.

A Whiff of the Whirlwind, A Day in the Life

june. always the busiest time of the year.
but this year, it's extra busy. because of the cookies.
i love making cookies. i can make cookies til kingdom come.
every order gets me excited. because very order is a new design, a new challenge. when it comes to making these cookies, i love challenges.

so here's a day in my life.

1AM: went to sleep
3AM: woke up. finished sequence treatment of Week 4 til 7am.
8AM: went down to the kitchen to finish the cookie order for the day. deadline was to be 5 pm.
all afternoon: finished the cookies
6 PM: rested, surfed, ate, breathed for a moment.
9 PM: back in the kitchen for cookie order #2.
3 AM: went to bed

today my day I just switched between making cookies and writing for work all day and all evening. there's a cookie order for 100 pieces on June 12th, and I'll be away for the next 3 days, so I would have to make these cookies in advance if we are to meet our cookie deadline (at hindi pwedeng hindi, dahil nagbayad na).  so, now, dapat nageempake na ko for the 3-day out of town work thingie. dapat tinatapos ko na ang powerpoint presentations (nakakaisa outt of 3 pa lang ako).  dapat nagkocontinue ako sa cookies ko, but what am I doing? writing here. clap, clap. excellent time management.

well, huminga lang naman. and thought i'd immortalize these buhawi days, because these are not very ordinary times.

that's not to say theyre not happy times. i have a lot to thank god for. thank you Lord. achieve ko 'to! kaya ko 'to! with Your help and guidance. Kakayanin ng powers ko!

Rainy night

I've been depressed these past few days. Kinda bone-deep depressed, up until this morning, before leaving for work.

Thankfully, I felt better when I got home this afternoon. My mother's prayers worked. i always ask my mother to pray for me whenever I need divine help. Feeling ko kasi, mas malakas sya kay Lord.

Rainy night. feel-good. I've always loved rain. Rain always makes me think of love. The cozy, take-my-breath-away romantic kind. 14 years old pa lang ako, ganoon na ang feeling ko, and I don't know where that came from.

Baka sa past life, or something.


deadlines. Treatment on Friday. Cookie order on Friday. Cookie order on Saturday. Cookie deadline on Monday. Powerpoint presentation pa rin.

Busy, busy.

i fantasize about it a whole lot lately. being a cookie magnate. a pastry magnate. someday. soon.