I'm Sorry Nicky

I realized this morning that I forgot to greet my cuzin and best friend Nicky a happy birthday yesterday . My bad...I only emailed him this morning when I realized the big mistake that I've done. I'm truly, deeply sorry Nicky...I hope you forgive me soon.

There are certainly no excuses for what I've done...and this forgetting people's birthdays (especially the ones that matter to me) should stop, right now. I have got to create a more effective device of making me remember to greet people on their birthdays--AS IN ON THE DAY OF THEIR BIRTHDAY.

This is not the first time. Since I had a major operation in 2003, I seem to remember people's birthday either BEFORE or AFTER only. As in naiisip ko talaga na okay malapit na ang birthday nitong tao na'to, tapos sinusulat ko pa yan sa calendar ko. I'm not making excuses for being forgetful by blaming the operation I had (believe me, if you know me well, you'd know that human errors are not an excuse for me), but this forgetting people's birthdays has become prevalent after I had that operation. My friends had always applauded me for being good at remembering dates---but now, I don't know.

Last December, ang nakalimutan ko namang birthday ay yung sa Maid of Honor ko (na super-duper close friend ko). So after that experience, I bought a Birthday Planner so that I have a planner solely for birthdays and anniversaries. That Birthday Planner was placed near my computer monitor at home and I make it a point to check it every week.

Now the not-so-funny thing was, I even emailed Nicky on March 12...and while emailing him, I was thinking, birthday nya na bukas pero bukas ko na lang sya i-email ng happy birthday. Sheyt na malagkit!!!!! Dumaan ang March 13 at ni hindi ko man lang sya na-greet. Lech!

I'm thinking that when Chris arrives here, I'm going to ask his help in making a big birthday calendar that will be our reference at home, and that we'll put it in a place where we can see it everyday. This will be our first project when he arrives here in Sydney.

And again...

Nicky, belated happy birthday---I hope my being forgetful didn't ruin your day so much. I'm very very sorry. Please forgive me?

Multi-tasking to the Max!

- Getting ready at the office, need to get at least three weeks of work done before I go on my vaycay

- Need to file my Flex days (day-offs) and Leaves (I just remembered today that I need to do it ASAP--I almost forgot)

- Finalize our Dubai and Singapore itinerary (Chris is the one doing Dubai--I already sent him my list of places to see, eat and shop in Dubai...I'm incharge of Singapore--I have yet to write everything down!)

- Work on preliminary preps for Chris' Welcome Party (sent out the invites via email)

- Buy pasalubong and prepare loot bags for friends in Dubai and Singapore

- Tidy up my room and make sure that Chris' clothes will have space in my closet

- Do a little shopping for what I would need (almost done)

- Get a haircut

- Celebrate people's birthdays (yes, life goes on, I'm never too busy to be there for my loved ones)

- Pack, pack and pack

- Work out (I briskwalk almost everyday, do home exercises and lift weights to build stamina, strength and endurance for travel--the last thing I want to happen to me is get sick and I need to be able to carry my luggages)

- Rest and get as much sleep as I can!!!!!

I've got about two weeks to do all of this---thank God for Holy Week and Easter Week: we've got two public holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday) to look forward to.

Kaya Ko 'To...Aja!!!!

Affirmation for the Week

As long as I have good intentions

and make sure I do the right thing,

I know

EVERYTHING

will fall into place.

How Was Your Weekend?

Mine was spent with Friends...

Bicentennial Park Picnic (8 March 2008)

and Relatives.

Dinner at Marcelino's Place (8 March 2008)

Tita Edith's Birthday (9 March 2008)

It was a weekend of foods a-plenty, great conversations and abundant laughter.

How was yours?