P.S. I Love You

On a country road in Ireland over ten years ago, it was love at first sight for Holly, a lost young tourist (Hilary Swank), and Gerry, a charming local lad (Gerard Butler). Hollys formidable mother, (Kathy Bates), disapproved of the couple, concerned that her spirited daughter was too young for marriage. In the years since, the once fearless Holly has become unsure of her own identity. When Gerry dies with a brain tumor and leaves Holly a widow just shy of her thirtieth birthday, her family and best friends (Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon) are concerned that she will never emerge from her takeout container-strewn Manhattan apartment. After weeks holed up watching old movies, a birthday cake and tape recording message from Gerry mysteriously arrives, marking the beginning of a series of letters instructing her to perform unusual requests. With the help of her girlfriends, Holly begins a year of wild adventures and a life journey that Gerry has planned for her, helping her to discover who she is without him and reminding her - p.s. I Love You. (http://www.imdb.com/)

I've watched the movie PS I Love You last Sunday and I would say it's the best romance movie for me, next to 'The Notebook', of course!

I liked it because it was partly shot in Ireland and it showed how sweet and talented the Irish people are. :)

My Farewell Letter

Dear All,

After one and a half year of my stay here in KPMG and in Ireland, I am finally going home to my warm country, Philippines (yey!).

I'll have this opportunity to greet all of you, Advance Happy Christmas!

I will surely miss KPMG, the parties, the weather (?), and all about Ireland when I go home……………..

…. just for a month. :) I will see you all next year!!

Enjoy the holidays! :)



Kind regards,

Jonalyn

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Though really busy, I was so excited yesterday that it was my last work day before my holiday so I sent that letter to all of my Irish groupmates and my three managers. It was really funny that some of them didn't scroll down on the last part of the letter. I received a lot of emails and phone calls from some of them asking if I am not really coming back. Even one of my managers, come to my desk worried and surprised and ask if I am going home for good! haha... It really made my last work day memorable for me and for them!

But seriously, I will surely miss Ireland when I go home! Seriously? Yes, seriously!!

Weekend

There were no Mondays that I haven't heard the question, "How's the weekend? "

So how would I describe my weekend to them tomorrow...

Generally, it's quiet, boring and lonesome...

Friday night
I wanted to watch a movie so I emailed, texted and called all of my close friends but all of them were either busy working or lazy to go out on a cold rainy evening. So, I just worked my ass until 730pm in the office to kill time. I was thinking of watching a movie alone but it was raining heavily and, of course, I am not really fond of watching a movie alone especially on a Friday night so I just decided to go home.

I haven't had dinner when I went home, and since I don't buy any food anymore for the past few days because I was thinking that I am going home soon and don't want it to be just wasted and spoiled, I have no choice but to cook instant pancit canton (which, I think, are already past the expiry date, but I didnt care!) and fried eggs. What a nice Friday dinner!

Luckily, I have a DVD - The Wind that Shakes the Barley -which kept me sane on a lonesome Friday evening. I now clearly understand why most of the Irishmen loathe the British and now I hate the Brits as well! They are just like the Spaniards, Japanese and the Americans who conquered the Philippines and cause the suffering of a lot of Filipinos during those times. Great movie! It made my boring Friday night worthwhile. :)

Saturday
A text message woke me up and made me smile. It's just nice knowing that someone remembers you. ;)

My plan for today - clean my bedroom! I hoovered my whole floor, scrubbed my toilet, did the laundry and tidied my clothes. What an efficient Saturday! :)

I still wanted to go to cinema so I texted Karen if she wants to go but, unfortunately, she had a date (hmmm I smell something!) that night so do I have an option??? I wanted to maximize my unlimited card before I go home and there are movies that I really want to see so I just watched two movies ALONE. Yes, TWO MOVIES ALONE! :( I watched Fred Claus and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Radford (whew! ang habang title naman!) . It's not bad at all watching in the cinema alone. Sometimes lang you can't react to a scene because you're sitting with strangers. Anyway, so I watched movies from 430pm until 930pm without any food so after the second movie I was so starving and I really had a bad headache. :( I was supposed to watch another movie with Abby but my head really ached so I just went home. Ate in Burger King in O'Connell, hopped on the first bus home, took Paracetamol, crawled under my duvet and went to sleep at 103opm on a Saturday night.

Sunday
Sunday was usual. I attended mass, shopped in Grafton St and went home. Just spent the rest of the day organizing my clothes, my pasalubongs, packing my bags and watching videos on the net.

So that's my weekend! My last weekend in Dublin before I go home.

For the record, I don't feel lonely even I was alone the whole weekend. It's nice being alone sometimes. You can do what you want at your own time, own pace... and of course I am going home in a week so I won't be alone anymore. I might not have this kind of time for myself when I go home because as what Alvin said, "Ikakadena ka na ni mama sa kanya!haha (Your mom will chain you to herself!)"

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it's hard having a rift with someone...
it's even harder when you don't know what's the cause of that rift...


i'm tired of pleasing everyone! whatever I do, good or bad, i can't please them! so I say - "Kung ayaw, e di wag!!"

I'm proud to be a Thomasian!

TOP 20 SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES

This statistics is a result of the study conducted by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), based on the average passing in the BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF ALL COURSES of all universities and colleges in the Philippines .

This study is concluded every 10 years.Eleven schools come from Luzon, two from the Visayas and seven from Mindanao.

1. University of the Philippines (Diliman Campus / Luzon )
2. University of the Philippines (Los Banos Campus/ Luzon )
3. University of the Philippines (Manila Campus / Luzon )
4. Silliman University ( Dumaguete City / Visayas)
5. Ateneo de Davao University ( Davao / Mindanao )
6. Ateneo de Manila University ( Manila / Luzon )
7. University of Sto . Tomas ( Manila / Luzon )
8. Mindanao State University (Iligan Institute ofTech/ Mindanao )
9. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Manila/Luzon)
10. Saint Louis University ( Baguio City / Luzon )
11. University of San Carlos ( Cebu City / Visayas)
12. Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro / Mindanao )
13. Mindanao State University (Main / Mindanao )
14. Urios College ( Butuan City / Mindanao )
15. Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( Manila / Luzon )
16. De La Salle University ( Manila / Luzon )
17. Mapua Institute of Technology ( Manila / Luzon )
18. Adamson University ( Manila / Luzon )
19. Central Mindanao University (Bukidnon/Mindanao)
20. University of Southern Philippines ( Davao /Mindanao)

"Go USTeee!!!"

Aaaww I miss my college years! Hope to visit my university when I go home! Yey!

Stupid Questions

"Ask no questions, hear no lies! "

True!

It's better to stop asking questions rather than receiving dishonest answers that were only said because it's what you want to hear or it's the right thing to say.

Where the Heart Is

I'm going home back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.

I'm not running from. No! I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.

But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old...

So I'm going home.

I'm going home.

I was just checking the wedding pictures of former college classmate. I feel envious while browsing every single pictures of her wedding. I was trying to picture myself on the bride's shoes but it just made me feel emotional...

in the verge of tears...

in tears...

All my bags are packed...

I'm ready to go...

Sooooooo excited! My two bags are all filled with 'pasalubongs'!

My Prince

I'm not sure if it's the eye drops going through my brain or the mists from my room's ceiling but whatever it is, thank God, i think i'm coming to my right senses! It was another boring day in front of my laptop when that 'look' caught my attention. Damn! I've realised i was the most stupid woman in the world for being away from him this long. Those pictures melt my heart and made me realise that he's still and will always be my prince.

Happy 125th monthsary, my baby!