Google decided to suddenly update its algorithm and it was named Dewey Update (don't ask me why it's named such as I have no idea). Coincidentally, it updated a wekk before my birthday and so Google accidentally gave me a birthday present - a Page Rank of 3 for both this blog and my anime blog.

I know Page Rank seems to have lost its authority and credibility as believed so by many internet marketers and expert website administrators but for novices like myself, having a Page Rank still means a lot. A Page Rank of 3 may just be a piece of cake for expert bloggers but the fact that I did nothing to market or link build my blog, but I still received a PR 3 makes it very uplifting. I must be getting a number of link loves from people ( I know I have my websites linked in the blogs/websites of my USAP family), so many thanks to you guys! *Insert hug here*

My birthday this year's really full of wonderful surprises!

I've never been surprised on my birthday in the 21 years that I've been in this world. I've been surprised with gifts that I didn't think I'd be getting, yes, but not been given a surprise birthday party, yet. Okay, let me cut the introduction and get to the bottom of this! My friends from the office decided to make my birthday extra special and they went out of their way to surprise me a day before my birthday (read: they planned the surprise together with my family and boyfriend)! There! Haha!

What really made it extra special was the fact that they surprised me at our house. I didn't expect them to go all the way to our home sweet home and I was expecting that they'd do it in our office and on my real birthday (Haha expecting! Feelingera! Cause it has already become our tradition to surprise our friends on their birthday). So imagine my surprise when Mike and I got back from running an errand for my Mum and they suddenly appeared singing Happy Birthday and holding a cake (read: frozen for a good 10 seconds and just staring at them like I've seen a ghost! LOL!). That time I was thinking, "They're here. What are they doing here? Sarah, Ico, Ronan, Maje, Anna, Zac," and it took a few seconds before I realized they surprised me. Hahaha! They also gave me a purple tumbler with a collage of my pictures with my friends as the design. Oh well, aren't they the sweetest friends? =D

But that's not yet the end of the surprise! On the day of my birthday, my Web Analytics Family (the sole Junior Business Analyst included) also gave me a surprise Happy Birthday! I was working at that time (I think. Haha!) when someone tapped me on my shoulder and when I looked up, there they were holding a Purple Cake (Ube flavor, yum!) and singing Happy Birthday! They also gave me a pillow which says "World's Sexiest Woman." Haha! =D How true! Haha! Kidding! =P

I need not go into details of the surprise and how I looked like, I'll just let these snapshots do the story-telling of how my 22nd birthday was celebrated. At the end, you'll see for yourself how sweet my friends are and how special I felt on my birthday. =D



Thanks to our official photographer, Ronan, who documented (took pictures. Hehe!) the event. More pics here, and here, and here. =D

I hate to admit it but I'm kind of like missing writing, writing creatively (that is, if my articles before can be considered creative enough. Hehe). But yeah, I kind of miss my copywriting days here at USAP. At that time, I felt like I was stitching together beautiful words to produce creativity out of something as plain and as dull as say a catalytic converter or oxygen sensor. These car parts are among the hundred automotive parts that I needed to carefully understand in order to come up with readable and, if I'm lucky, interesting articles for online visitors to take notice of. It was difficult, really, as I needed to write something I never knew before existed in car parts! Hehe! But even though that what was I felt most of the time, writing these articles gave me a sense of satisfaction and self-esteem as it juiced out the creativity and writing skill in me. After all, writing was and still is my passion (though it may not be obvious =P) no matter what I write about.

But passion's flame sometimes flicker and for the sake of not letting it completely lose its fire, it needs to take some time off. It needs to be kept in a place where no air can ever die it out. And for people, like myself, who've had a chaotic experience involving their passion, giving it a rest is highly prescribed to preserve the little self-esteem left to them. I need not go into details of my bitter experience as I've ranted about it so many times before, I've already gotten over it. Thank God!

This "bitter" experience led me to pursue another career which to this day I never regret my decision to do so. It opened up another ray of hope for me that I could still do something else (as I clearly thought it would be the end of my writing career and feared that I'd not know what to do anymore) and which has become my newfound passion - Web Analytics. Numbers may not have been my forte as digits and words are clearly from different worlds but pursuing Web Analytics has made me the perfect example that writers/journalists can indeed be friends with Math and its subjects. Hehe! I've tapped the analytical and numerical skills in me but of course, I still can't say that I've mastered them. But I know I'm learning them with the help of Maia, my boss. Each day has become educational as I learn something new and I am able to understand something which I could not have understood before. Each day is a step closer to knowing fully what Web Analytics is all about. Each day has become exciting!

Though I've uttered praises for my new career, it hasn't been all smooth-sailing. My colleagues and I still find ourselves working with a blindfold, hoping we're doing the right thing. And recently, we've come to realize that we're having identity crisis on what we're really doing. But we're positive that we'll someday be able to define what our tasks really are.

Learning it proved to be not-so-easy given my background but it is not impossible, or to put it in a more positive term, it is achievable. Also, with Web Analytics, I felt the weight of my work, I felt my importance to the company I'm working for. But this is not to say copywriting is not important. I know it is though I may not have felt it before. It is actually with Web Analytics that I've come to realize the importance of keywords and keyword phrases which I was asked to write about as a copywriter. However, I'd have to admit that being a Web Analytics Specialist made me feel that my work suddenly makes sense. After all, as Avinash Kaushik, author of Web Analytics An Hour A Day, said of Web Analytics,

"It's sexy, it kicks butts, and is a goodwill ambassador!" (comparing it to Angelina Jolie. LOL!)

Oh and by the way, Avinash Kaushik also only happens to be one of the Great Trinity (as I'd like to call them, hehe) or the founders of Web Analytics! =D

It must be very obvious by now that I like, no, I'm in love with the color purple (or any purplish color); in fact, I think it has become my number one obsession. I started liking it on my first year in high school but I don't remember anything special as to why I started liking it at that time. So, let's not go into history. I just feel like purple radiates an aura of happiness that looking at it makes me happy. And for that, I've come to consider it as my Happy Color Pill. Well anyway, in my quest to see everything in my world with a touch of purple, I've decorated and painted my room purple, as I've posted here before. But even though my room is already literally purple , it still doesn't satisfy my craving to see more and own more purple stuff. So, when I've come to know "The Secret" or aka the "Law of Attraction," I immediately wanted to create a wallpaper or a collage of some sort of all the purple stuff that I want (and attract them to me. Bwahahahah!).

I asked a friend of mine to teach me how to use Photoshop so I can do the collage myself but since he doesn't have time to (or maybe he just doesn't want to share his Photoshop power! Boo selfish! Kidding!), he kindly offered to do the wallpaper himself. The purple stuff wallpaper turned out really nice and it now serves as my desktop wallpaper.


Thanks a lot for the wallpaper! (Oops, there's a pink laptop! But that's only because I can't find a purple laptop! :D) I'll be sure to have these purple stuffs in time! Yay!

Got this from Anna K and Nan. Hehe! oookay, musta nmn yung combination ng akin. Hehe! Pero fun to ah eheh

Anong buwan ka pinanganak?

January = luluhod ako
February = tatakbo ako
March = mag bibihis ako
April = matutulog ako
May = magluluto ako
June = maglalakad ako
July = magsasalita ako
August = papaluin ko siya
September = pipikit ako
October = sasampalin ko siya
November = tatalon ako
December = sisigaw ako

Ngayon naman, anong araw?

1 = sa edsa
2 = sa bahay
3 = sa tindahan
4 = sa park
5 = sa sm
6 = sa skul
7 = sa mcdo
8 = sa kfc
9 = sa maynila
10 = sa quiapo
11 = sa marikina
12 = sa may pagawaan ng sapatos
13 = sa zoo
14 = sa cr
15 = sa gubat
16 = sa labas ng bahay
17 =  sa sala
18 = sa kusina
19 = sa kapitbahay
20 = sa classroom
21 = sa coffee shop
22 = sa may sampayan
23 = sa bakuran
24 = sa bodega
25 = sa palengke
26 = sa resort
27 = sa bundok
28 = sa swimming pool
29 = sa wendy's twentys
30 = sa garden
31 = sa dagat

Favorite number out of 10

1 = para sayo..
2 = dahil sa crush ko
3 = kasi mahal kita
4 = dahil nging tayo nung 4..
5 = dahil sa mom ko..
6 = kasi ayaw mo kong mahalin eh..
7 = kasi papalayasin ako...
8 = kasi crush kita..
9 = kasi wala akong pera
10 = dahiL dun na ko papunta sa bahay mo.

Leave a comment and I'll reply by answering the following:

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal.

Anna K's right - this is contagious. Hehe! Since I feel like telling people who they are to me and what things remind me of them, I'll post this... and do give out your comments. =D

I was browsing through the testimonials/comments that I got from friends in my Friendster account and I saw this funny-in-a-good-way testimonial that Paula, my college friend, gave me. Read on...

(This testimonial was posted March 28, 2006. Prang walang nagbago saken sa pagkakadescribe dito. Except dun sa math at English proficiency. Hehe)

Pano kung isang araw may dumating na pekeng Aimee? Pano mo malalaman kung sino yung totoong Aimee? Give out as many reasons as you can!

1.Ang tunay na Aimeetots mahilig sa butterfly. Mapa belt, hikaw, o kung ano pa mang pwedeng lagyan ng butterfly eh nahuhumaling siya dun. (no further questions ha kung bakit kasi di ko din po alam hehe)

2.pag matangkad yun aimee na nakita ko.... Surely di sya un! (hhaha, kiddin)

3.mukhang hapon un totoong aimee. Pag ngumingiti nawawala mata nya eh...

4.super caring na tao un real aimee, masarap maging kaibigan at kasama sa mga coke and beer sessions! Hehe.

5.nagsasawa nako sa kttype ng peke at real, so if ever I'm pertaining to the real aimee, id tag it as r-aimee, if its not the real aimee, id tag it as f-aimee. Anyway, the r-aimee loves to read W.I.T.C.H. favourite nya si Hay-Lin, heheh pareho nya ala din mata.

6.umuuwi yan ng maaga mapa weekday man o weekend, may happening man o wala, meron mang may bday o piesta sa barangay, asahan mong f-aimee yan kapag umuwi siya ng sobrang late at di siya kinakabahan!

7.pagdating naman sa face, she's a fake kapag di parang bata un face! (hayy, minsan talga la nalang talaga masulat ibang tao.... Hahah! Kung ano ano nalang)

8.iba sya pag lasing, heheh di ko alam basta unexplainable!u lumayo ka na pag na explain mo kasi peke un! Peke!

9.smart kid to dude! Magduda na pag un nameet mo eh bobo sa math, English proficiency1-1,000,000, at sa kung ano pa mang subject na maisipan ng school!

10.Mahal nya as of now ay nag ngangalang mike... kung iba yun alam mo... well f-aimee siguro un... not sure nga lang ha, be sure baka di to fake this time! (hahah aimee joke lang ha? Baka pati to pag-awayan nyo... for entertainment purposes only )

>>>Aimee, you got 10 answers from me!u Ingat ka palagi

*Hehe! Kakatuwa lang! =D Thanks Paula! Namimiss na kita, magparamdam kna ulit. Hehe! See you soon! Sa birthday! Hehe!*

This year's Holy Week was unlike our family's traditional Holy Week Celebration. If in the past years we go out of town to do our annual Visita Iglesia, we decided to stay home this year, perhaps to stay away from places crowded with people. I hate to admit that I almost forgot the
reason why I (or most of us for that matter) was granted with this 5-day long holiday if not for our seafood fiesta. It served to remind me that meat is not allowed while celebrating the Holy Week. So, while others were busy going to churches praying and doing other religious practices,
forgive us for indulging ourselves in seafood and other yummy treats (hey! We did stay away from meat. hehe!). So let me begin sharing my Yummy Holy Week Experience.

On Thursday morning, I woke up with the smell of choco.. oh wait. No, that's not what happened. I actually woke up in an empty house as my thoughtful family decided to go out without me and without leavng a note telling me where they've gone to. But they did leave something delicious in our table for me to treat myself into - Churos with chocolate syrup! Talk about starting the day sweetly. My mum is fond of taking pictures of meals that she herself prepared(I think she did prepare this breakfast) so here's our breakfast meal.

1. Do you think you can last in a
relationship for six months without
cheating?
>> yeah.. I'm loyal.

2. When was the last time you saw the
fifth person on your top?
>> si Mike? 2 weeks ago pa nga eh. =( I effin miss him

4. Are you married?
>> nope

5. Is there anyone who doesn't like
you?
>> of course. di yun maiwasan

6. Do you miss someone?
>> yeah.. super.. si mike

8. What are you wearing?
>> pj

9. Do you like getting things from
others?
>> not really..pero pag okay lang nmn magbigay siya, why not. hehe umaabuso na nga ata ako eh eheh

10. What is your current mood?
>> confused, disturbed.

11. Were you smiling when you woke up
this morning?
>> di naman ata

12. Which is more romantic: sunrise or
sunset?
>> waking up in the arms of the one you love.. so i guess sunrise..

13. Would you die for someone?
>> not yet ready now..

14. Last song you heard?
>> cant remember.. ah! always ata title pinarinig ni romnick saken knina before i went home hehe

15. How many letters are in your last
name?
>> 5

17. How was your day?
>> trying to get by and not let feelings get in the way

18. Do you live near any of your
friends?
>> yeah.. highschool friends mostly

19. Are you scared of spiders?
>> not really but i find them really creepy. (duh)

20. Do you have a piercing?
>> yep

21. Where if any?
> ears. and used to have a belly button ring.. until my dad found out about it. hehe

22. What color is your hair?
>> chocolate red. haha. kidding

23. Are you pregnant?
>> nope. haha

24. When do you want to get married?
>> around 30y/o i guess. hehe. or before that

26. Who were the last three people
that sent you a text message?
>> hunny, tito alex, ronan

27. Do you wish someone would call you?
>> notn really. gabi na noh.

28. What is bugging you right now?
>> that so called friend of mine

29. What's something you wish you
could understand better?
>> why unfair treatment exists

30. Do you have a wild side?
>> i'm always wild. in a good way, bleh! hehe

32. Have you lost friends in the past
years?
>> yeah. and i'm about to let go of one too..

33. What were you doing at midnight
last night?
>> sleeping na ata

34. Last person you ate dinner with?
>> family

35. Last thing you watched on TV?
>> fairly odd parents with my brother

36. How would you describe your life
right now?
>> stable in every aspect except for one.. but despite that, i'm contented. i'm in a learning phase right now while earning my own bread and i'm looking forward to a lot of great things!

Here I am pouring out my emotions once again and hopefully for the last time. Doing this, I hope to deal with the complicated and disturbing situation I've gotten myself into once and for all.

Dear ...,

Some friend you are. In my dire need, I've dared to ask for your help, your comfort, your caring gestures, only to have a door shut at my face. I asked for your help in the hope that you'll show me the same comfort and friendship I've bestowed upon you when you once found yourself in a dark time of your life.

I never asked for your friendship. You came offering it with your own free will. What I only did was what anyone would naturally do - accepted it. Little did I know that accepting it would only bring me to this situation that I never expected of being into. This is all new to me. Perhaps it's the reason why I came close to mistaking it for another thing, one which I dread. But it's a good thing a good friend lent me a listening ear and this issue has finally been cleared.

When things started to change, I tried to put up a wall but that same good friend told me that I should know when to put that wall down, enough to let other people know that they matter to me. That I did. And you could guess what happened next - I've only been disappointed at how you acted. This immediately led me to put up that wall again. And this time, I don't plan on putting it down for you anytime soon.

Others may get to the conclusion that I'm the victim in this situation. Perhaps I am, perhaps I'm not. After all, this is just one side of the story. Also, it's because that person doesn't know any of this, oblivious of what is happening to me right now. Another friend told me why fix something when it's not broken? So, I'm really not a victim. Because I think for that person, nothing's wrong, nothing needs repairing. And maybe that person's right. It could be that I'm the only one pulling myself deep into this crazy mess. But this is me. I'm comfortable at being honest with my feelings to the point that it has become my own flaw.

But I'll tell you this. I've always been a person who cherishes friendship so much that I could easily give out my trust and forgiveness without any second thought. And perhaps after writing this, I shall find myself forgiving you again, like I've done a number of times now. Forgiving you for the crime you did not know you committed.

Writing is my way of relieving myself off the negativities I feel. Being transparent at what I feel is what I'm best known for and I'm not ashamed of that. I just don't want to be a prisoner of my emotions.

10 DIVINE LETTERS: FRIENDSHIP --- KEEP IT.

Yuck emo! Charing! Lol!

XOXO (Hehe!)
Aimee

This is my escape. This blog is where I'm free to say whatever I want, I don't care if I'd be judged by visitors who chanced upon this blog or by constant readers, if there are any. One officemate said, or rather wrote, that we have our own flaws, and mine is my short temper. But I do not blow my top off now and go psycho like before. I just remain calm. Or maybe I still explode but only to my boyfriend at times. But I'm learning to control it now. Give me time and I'll learn to master temper/anger management.

In the meantime, pray and leave me be to my ranting. I shall use this blog as my escape and rant all I want. You've been warned.

I'm hating someone right now. I mean I'm really hating someone right now and that person doesn't know it. Of course, why would I let that person know it? If I start pouring my anger and all my emotions out to that person, we'll end up enemies for life. Don't get me wrong, that person is my friend, a good friend actually. What I hate is how that person is treating me. I don't want to go into details as I may give away who that person is. So, let me leave it at that. I'm just really hating that person now. I want to be that person's friend but I just can't right now. The reason shall remain unknown to you readers, I want to keep it to myself and to a few trusty friends. So, to that person, continue on with how you're treating me. I shall pretty soon leave your life. Just be patient.

... of blogging, that is.

I had to deal with learning the essentials of Web Analytics and working as one too that I've had no spare time to blog anymore. But that doesn't mean I'm not a blogger anymore! I may have left my work as a blogger but I'm still in love with it, in love with writing in general. Time may not be of my luxury right now but soon I know I'll have it wrapped around my finger! (Insert evil laugh here. Hehe)

Anyway, it's the end of February and what better way to celebrate it than to be a little nostalgic and reminisce all the laughs and great times that February gave me, right?

So, here they are, my February Memoirs:

* I Started as a Junior Web Analytics Specialist
* Got the increase that I want! Woohoo! (I'm telling you, The Law of Attraction is the best!)
* Celebrated my Hunny Mike's birthday with his friends at his hometown in Montalban, Rizal
* We got that much-awaited "letter."
* Finally went to Tagaytay with Hunny Mike for his post birthday/Valentine celebration. Yey!
* Applied for Sun Postpaid Plan. (At long last! I've been planning this since last year!)
* Started planning with my officemates for our Subic Getaway on April! (Subic sun, here we come!)
* Surprised Kupy on his birthday with two Jolly Spaghetti meals (which, if I may add, he gulped down in single eating. Haha!) and his own "Kupy Cake."
* Balay ni Juan birthday celebration of Kupy. (Vidoeoke and drinks till midnight! Yeah!)
* Met Rica Peralejo. She interviewed our boss about PSP, Xbox, etc. for her segment in Umagang Kay Ganda (which I wasn't able to watch. Too bad!) But you can't deny it, our company rocks the coolest! (Wha? Hehe!)
* Met our "hot boss" from the US. He shall remain unnamed for corporate reasons. Boooo!
* Got my Starbucks planner c/o my Tita Gigi. =D
* Got meself a purple phone casing! Yey yey yey! I so love purple! Oh and Aysa also got me a purple cork/white board! Now, how cool is that? I'm drowning in purple! But don't save me! =P

I just remembered a better way to celebrate the end of February - getting the much-anticipated load of bread! LOL!

Rules:

- Pick your birth month.
- Bold the 5-10 that best apply to you.
- Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months.
- Tag 12 people from your friends list.

Mine's

APRIL:

Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

The 12 Months:

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH: Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL: Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE: Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST: Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER: Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

In recent years, the Internet has become a potent tool for selling products or services. It has also opened employment and income-generating opportunities to many Filipinos. So much so, Internet marketing has become the latest buzzword in the online sphere.

A series of seminars aims at sharing basic information on the creative and technical aspects of Internet Marketing. The “Internet Marketing Bootcamp” will run for six consecutive weeks from January 26 to March 1, 2008. Each session will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at RCC Center, Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City.

Some of the country’s Internet Marketing luminaries from U.S. Auto Parts Philippines (USAP) will discuss the key concepts and strategies on this emerging field:

• · Michael Joseph Villar, USAP Affiliate Marketing Manager, will give a crash course on performance-based marketing, how companies and individuals can benefit from it, as well as the challenges confronting affiliate marketing.

• · Email Marketing Manager Alvin Jimenez will present the email marketing campaigns and their relevance.

• · Rico Sta. Cruz, USAP Creative Director, will discuss the essential principles in Web design and how to apply them to the Web.

• · Copy Editing Supervisor Jennelyn Tabora will talk about online copywriting and its crucial role in attracting and building readership.

• · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Project Managers Gabriel Libacao Jr. and Rhiza Sanchez will explain the basics of search engine marketing and how to convert visitors into sales and profits.

• · Senior Web Analytics Specialist Maia Nuguid will discuss how Web analytics can help in assessing Internet marketing strategies.
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Marc Hil Macalua, USAP Vice President for Marketing, will give the inspirational speech. Web Project Manager Elymar Apao will facilitate the Bootcamp sessions.

The Bootcamp is sponsored by the U.S. Auto Parts Network, the premier warehouse of auto replacement and performance part brands in the United States. One of the leading players in the Internet retailing industry, U.S. Auto Parts ranks among the top 100 online retailers in the United States in 2007.

The Bootcamp is open for all professional bloggers, Internet marketing enthusiasts, or anyone who has a background in Internet marketing. Interested persons may send their updated resumés at elymar@usautoparts.net or glibacao@mbsautomotive.com. Qualified applicants will be informed via a confirmation email.

Participants are encouraged to bring their resumes as a Job Fair will closely follow each seminar.

For further details, please visit the Internet Marketing Bootcamp site (http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/imb/), US Auto Parts Internet Marketing Bootcamp (http://www.usautoparts.com.ph/), US Auto Parts Official Website

(http://www.jobsdb.com/PH/EN/V6/JS/JobSearch/JobSearch.asp?PN=JobListing&pagename=adslist&searchtext=mbs). – US Auto Parts Job Listing

Contact Persons:

Elymar Apao

elymar@usautoparts.net

Gabriel Libacao Jr.

glibacao@mbsautomotive.com

Source: Press Release of US Auto Parts, The Auto Parts Expert

Hehe! These are pictures captured using one of our company's designers' brand new Apple iMac! Saya lang! Hehe!

Their iMacs just came in today and so we were suddenly excited to check it out and capture some funny pictures as well! =D

I guess it's about time I share the good news (yeah, lame title there. Hehe). Anyway, I got what I've asked for - I got the Junior Web Analytics Specialist position I've been eyeing on since last month. Remember my last post? Yeah, it was all about getting this job and how nervous I felt at that time. But as I said, "At the end, I know all the wait will be worth it." And here I am proud to say that it all paid off.

My official starting date is on February 5, the first Tuesday of the month. And this day will also welcome the arrival of a very important person named Sol, who only happens to be the head of the Web Analytics Team. Great! Nervousness strikes again. But there's no need to panic. I have a good two weeks to prepare myself to prove that I deserve to be on the team. Thank goodness my team and our boss, Maia, is there to help us with whatever we need to learn regarding Web Analytics. I just hope I can learn as much as I can in these two weeks that we have left before her arrival. Wah! Spare me some extra time!

Waiting for something good to happen I think is the longest wait a person has to experience in his/her life. This is the time when he/she will realize that patience really is a virtue and this is when how much of this virtue a person has is measured.

That's what I'm feeling right now. And this is the time this saying really makes a lot of sense. But as I've told my friend, "At the end, I know all the wait will be worth it."

Our company's Christmas Party at The Glass Garden was a blast! We won the Christmas Presentation Contest! Now, our marketing department has P15,000 to spare! Haha! Well, there are no definite plans yet as to how we will use the money. But anyway, the downside to it is that I did not win any of the prizes! Huhu! :(( But anyway, we really enjoyed our time! Next year ulit! Haha!

Here are some pictures from that night! These are taken from the multiply accounts of Nan and Ronan. And some are from Maje's and Rhiz' as well. :)

Check out more pictures from my multiply account.

Yey! After much begging for Ronan to finish my blog's header, here it is! I present you guys with the new Oriental Sanctuary Header and the new overall look of my Oriental blog! :D Thanks thanks so much! I owe you lots na Ronan! Haha! =p

Moving on, tomorrow is MBS Tek or should I say USAP Philippines' much-awaited Christmas Party! I can't wait to grab one of the cool and techy gadgets that are the company's raffle prizes! Wow, we are one rich company! LOL! Samsung HDTV, ASUS Laptops, Nokia Express Music phones, iPod Nanos, and gift certificates are the prizes waiting to be grabbed! Yey! I really wish luck is on my side tomorrow! I wanna go home with any one of these great great prizes! :D

But as much as I am excited about the event and all the prizes, I'm also a bit nervous! The Marketing Department will be having a Christmas presentation and I'm one of the dancers! Waaahhh! (Can you believe that? Me dancing?! Haha!) But anyway, I'm really nervous about it, I just hope we all can make it through the presentation, especially me! There's going to be a P15,000 prize for the winner of the Christmas presentation! WEEEE!

Anyway, I'm off to go practice now! Tomorrow is our big day!! :D