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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Quarter Life Crisis

They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis."
It is when
you stop going along with the crowd and
start
realizing that there are many things
about yourself
that you didn't know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder
where
you will be in a year or two, but then
get scared
because you barely know where you are
now.

You start realizing that people are
selfish and
that, maybe, those friends that you
thought you
were close to aren't exactly the
greatest people
you have ever met, and the people you
have lost
touch with are some of the most
important ones.
What you don't recognize is that they
are realizing
that too, and aren't really cold, catty,
mean or
insincere but that they are as confused
as you.

You look at your job... and it is not
even close
to what you thought you would be doing,
or maybe
you are looking for a job and realizing
that you are
going to have to start at the bottom,
and that
scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You
see
what others are doing and find yourself
judging
more than usual because suddenly you
realize
that you have certain boundaries in your
life and
are constantly adding things to your
list of what is
acceptable and what isn't. One minute,
you are
insecure and then the next, secure.

You laugh and cry with the greatest
force of
your life. You feel alone and scared and
confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy
and
you try and cling on to the past with
dear life, but
soon realize that the past is drifting
further and
further away, and there is nothing to do
but stay
where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how
someone you loved could do such damage
to you.
Or you lay in bed and wonder why you
can't meet
anyone decent enough that you want to
get to
know better. Or maybe you love someone
but love
someone else too and cannot figure out
why you
are doing this because you know that you
aren't a
bad person.

One-night-stands and random hook-ups
start to
look cheap. Getting wasted and acting
like an
idiot starts to look pathetic. You go
through the
same emotions and questions over and
over, and
talk with your friends about the same
topics
because you cannot seem to make a
decision.

You worry about loans, money, the
future and
making a life for yourself... and while
winning the
race would be great, right now you'd
just like to be
a contender!

What you may not realize is that
everyone
reading this relates to it. We are in
our best of
times and our worst of times, trying as
hard as we
can to figure this whole thing out.



I read this bit when i was going through a friend's multiply site...as i was going thru it, i realized i was experiencing the same thing! i'm turning 24 this year and a lot of changes have happened in 2006. I got married, had a child & got a raise (not necessarily in that order hehehe). I consider each experience a welcome chnage and a blessing of course, but i can't help and reminisce the times when i had no care in the world..no responsibilities..no work!!
Back in college my friends and i would basically spend all our free time with each other. We would go to the malls..watch movie..shop..have coffee..go to the beach..time was never an issue. Now, some of us work far away..some work in the wee hours of the morning..and some work at home..but our schedules never meet so time is always an issue.

Even though money is never (well not almost always) an issue anymore..we can't spend it on each other because there's no time..so there you go.
i'm really close to my friends, that's why next to my family they matter most.Nowadays, because of the baby i stay home most of the time(i breasfeed exculsively that means i feed him every 3 hours) that's why i'm never away for more than 3 hours! can you believe that?

anyway, that's ok though i love my son and my husband very much...
it's just that when you become a mom you tend to forget yourself. and that is true, your never alone in your thoughts anymore..you always think twice! once for the baby and once for yourself. My life will never be the same as to when i was still single and in school...but i know it can only get better!





Wednesday, January 10, 2007

10 things i learned in 2006

1....the truth always sets one free.

2....god has a sense of humor.

3....be happy for the things that you have;and not whine for things that you don't.

4....seek god's guidance always & things fall into place.

5....cliche but i have to say it ~ always listen to your parents, they know what their talking about.

6....stand by your decision.

7....sudoku a day keeps insanity away.

8….talk less and listen more.

9….never overeat.

10...smile so that others will think ur up to something!



Monday, January 08, 2007

a NEW horizon

it's a new year, a new family name & a new life..it's official i'm now Vanessa Grace O. Booc! i still am getting used to it.....it's weird how when a woman marries, she gets to change her last name..i never really thought about that until i had to change my last name...i have always been Vanessa Ochon ~ all my 23 years of existence!! now..after one day * POOF * i became virtually someone else.

its not that i don't like the name, it's just different really...its like you become someone else entirely. a rebirth?! fitting description because when you get married it's like a new birth for you...you now become a wife & not the daughter in the house..you are in-charge & you take care of the family. responsibities come...and come..and come..

oohhh here's a pic of us; the newly weds!


don't we look cute?yes..i know! right?!

i'm looking forward for 2007. I'm always happy when its a new year..for me it means new opportunities, new hope for a better life, new shoes..bags...make-up? ahaha seriously, it's like getting a new start! more or less like having to refresh your computer and making the programs work better! (huh?)

anyway, don't really have much to say...am too busy!!!! darn..it's monday & it's raining! what a way to start the week..but looking forward for the weekend, ASEAN Summit & the SINULOG is coming up. yipee!




Thursday, November 16, 2006

cold feet & fat armpits!

am i really having pre-wedding jitters? i kinda thought i was OVER that considering me and josh seem like a married couple already. for one, we already have a baby boy! (very cute ~ turned 4 months 11/14/2006) ehehe

Gwapo

aaawwwwwwwww....soooo cute looks like me noh!? ahahaha

anyway, yeah......second reason...he stays at our house over the weekend and we move around (not caring if wev showered or not) like married couples..have u noticed how when ur in the early parts of your relationship, you can't seem to get enough of each other..your hands are all over each other..you constantly stare at each others faces...you TALK all the time!! but when you get married...all of that changes! your man would call only if it's very important..you hardly even see each other because of reasons like work/kids/chores etc. and sex even becomes a habit already! hah.........

i don't want that to happen in our marriage........but sad to say, even though wer not yet married, the signs are already there! during breakfast, he's in front of the newspaper...me, somewhere near the baby...during the day, both of us are working..no time even to text...during the night...he is doing overtime work, me....with the baby! we don't necessarily talk if it's not really that important...sleep is more important! next day..cycle continues...

why do i still want to get married you ask? reason is simple and when you find the right man u'd want to spend ur whole life knowing more about him ~ cliche? yes....truth? definitely yes...

the relationship may not be a bed of roses all the time and u find out later that he hates sleeping with electric fans (and you can't live w/o it) you would still find a reason to compromise and smile..knowing that same man would be waking up beside u (or in a bed not very far but far enough so the air from the electric fan don't hit him and make him sneeze) every single day of ur life..scary noh? i think so too.

ok..ok...even with the sleeping issue...i'd still want to marry josh. even though i HATE it that he keeps on touching and making oogly sounds and faces when he sees my armpits, i'd still marry him. even if i'm slightly larger than him, i'd still marry him (or would he still want to marry me?) gimme a break i just gave birth!!

speaking of armpits...........what's with guys and armpits eh? or maybe it's just josh? i know for a fact guys check out girls armpits..well...too bad...i am very insecure bout mine cz they are ugly and well....FAT, u know the kind when u have your arms down u see fat folds.....!?!! i HATE it...OMG ~ and i can't believe josh loves it!

i hate it when someone keeps on looking at my armpits. i especially hate it when that someone would attempt to touch it and i despise that someone if he would continue talking about it.............

well...i'm about to marry that someone! why?! because i love him and soon he will have plenty of stolen moments with my armpit....for now will NOT allow armpit touching...............ggrrrrr.........

when i become mrs. josh booc come december 02, 2006 maybe i'll consider armpit touching......... maybe once a year..or twice when he is good. ehehehehe we'll see........:) 

 


Monday, November 13, 2006

forgetful lucy

darn!

i can't believe i had to re-enter my password like 4 freaking times! ahahaha am i contracting a weird case of amnesia? heck, i guess it's just cuz i've been really busy lately for my *wedding*                                                                                                                              

yes....yes.....u'v read it right! nyahahaha we are officially engaged and are going to get married in less than a month!! wopee....i'm really xcited by the way, i still can't believe it but i'm really xcited and scared all at the same time..everything is planned i just hope *fingers crossed* evrything will turn out as planned! uhmmm no wedding is perfect ~ i know that for a fact ~ judging from the turn out of my wreched invites! oh well...it was my fault anyway...why hadn't i checked on it before they got printed?!!! why?!!! WHY!???.......can't complain over spilled milk....bah! :(

on more xciting news....the rings we picked wer really pretty though if i may say so myself! i loved that it was just simple yet elegant at the same time...it's a two-tone ring..the inner color was white gold that has a matte finish..it looks good trust me!

my dress...oh my dress.....i still don't know if it would be how i pictured it would be! i just hope my designer friend won't let me down...i trust him though....! oh...my shoes?!!! i still have to place the order....darn! i forgot! i guess i'll do it when i get my salary for the mid-month..nyahahahahaha *no more money* (sob...sob)

oh welll.................more updates tomorrow.....for now, i gotta run!

p/s i hope i look as pretty as Jen Aniston on her secret wedding!! i just love her style!

ciao

vanessa

 



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