In This Game of Life... » my work http://jodyliwanag.com Witness how I dice my different roles in life...Win or lose, life is still beautiful! Wed, 09 May 2012 02:09:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Busy bee… http://jodyliwanag.com/2012/04/24/busy-bee/ http://jodyliwanag.com/2012/04/24/busy-bee/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:17:37 +0000 Jody http://jodyliwanag.com/?p=4086 I have been in hiatus again from blogging personal stuff as things are really pretty busy. Oh well, what’s new? It almost May already, I can’t believe how months are passing by so fast. The husband is pretty busy too with his work as he is working on some projects with ITIL Resources. He has been going for some out-of-town trips often lately.  Since we got from the US, work is taking its toll on us plus the fact that we are also on the way.  But our 10th year wedding anniversary is just around the corner so we are looking forward for our quick getaway soon.

]]> http://jodyliwanag.com/2012/04/24/busy-bee/feed/ 0 So it’s now December… http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/12/01/so-its-now-december/ http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/12/01/so-its-now-december/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:27:44 +0000 Jody http://jodyliwanag.com/?p=3997 Wow, I can’t believe it’s almost a month since my last post. Work has been tremendous recently and I cannot even think how to squeeze everything and try to finish all my pending tasks before we go for a major vacation before the year ends.

November got pretty busy since we had a couple of events. Most of it as well came in last minute. Not that I am complaining. I am actually grateful for the blessings from the One up above.

December will completely be the busiest month with me finishing 4 events before we leave and try to complete all turn over for all the events I will be leaving to my team while I’m away. I am now even thinking if I need to even lend my desktops to my staff as most of my files are there. There are tons of documents to even turn over to them.

Now, I am getting anxious for things to be done soon so I can look forward for the grand vacation with my family.

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]]> http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/05/31/preston-bailey-in-person/feed/ 0 Preston Bailey in Manila! http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/05/15/preston-bailey-in-manila/ http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/05/15/preston-bailey-in-manila/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 13:36:58 +0000 Jody http://jodyliwanag.com/?p=3828 Yes, the most- sought after event stylist in the US, a favorite of Oprah will be in Manila to conduct a symposium in Manila Peninsula Hotel. This will be on May 30. The guy will be brought in by Ms. Rita Neri in celebration of her 15th year in the wedding industry. I am so excited to be part of this and to meet the guy in person. I have been wanting to take on his courses. If there are online it degree available, Mr. Bailey offers online courses about event stylist, floral decorations and the like.  I am sure attending this symposium would be a worthwhile experience. It is just like a feeling of an IT graduate after taking an online it degree.

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Specs below:

* Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
* 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 250GB, 320GB, or 500GB 5400-rpm drive4
* 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
CD-RW)
* 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colors
* Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
* Solid-state scrolling trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
* Built-in stereo speakers
* Built-in omnidirectional microphone
* Combined optical digital input/analog line in (minijack)
* Combined optical digital output/analog line out (minijack)

]]> http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/04/10/mbp-2/feed/ 0 So much in my hands… http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/03/06/so-much-in-my-hands/ http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/03/06/so-much-in-my-hands/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:30:19 +0000 Jody http://jodyliwanag.com/?p=3723 I wanted to blog already about our recent Boracay trip but please bear with me as I have so much work to do in my hands now. The kids are ending classes next week and so we are pretty busy preparing them for their annual stage play in school. I am also cramming for Margaux’s 6th birthday celebration in school by next week. Haven’t really prepared anything. Boo! Plus there are so much more to fix in the house. Summer is here so we got to prepare our “portable” swimming pool for the kids, lol! We are considering to build a water tank too in our backyard in preparation for summer heat plus the husband is asking me to check out an air compressor too. I totally have no clue why we need one. Anyway, any suggestions where I could check those out?

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It’s finally out! The wedding pictures of Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Boy Sotto. Took more than a month before the official pictures were out. The wedding was beautiful and intimate. The bride was stunning. She was just like a fairy in her captivating wedding gown. Though she is very busy and would normally lack sleep, she is still very beautiful. I wonder how she gets rid of dark circles under eyes treatment. Oyo, on the other hand is also very handsome that day especially on his white suit. The whole ceremony is light with no pretension and fuss. It’s all about being totally in love with one another. I was fortunate enough to be part of this celebration, to be able to plan the wedding with Tin and Oyo.

]]> http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/02/20/its-out/feed/ 0 How’s life been with me and the family? http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/02/16/hows-life-been-with-me-and-the-family/ http://jodyliwanag.com/2011/02/16/hows-life-been-with-me-and-the-family/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:53:42 +0000 Jody http://jodyliwanag.com/?p=3670
How’s life been with me and the family? Sorry folks (to my avid readers) ;) if I haven’t been posting more  personal stuff in this blog. For one, I have really been busy with work. Also, I am trying to choose now what to write. Apparently, after carefully screening my posts, I ended up not posting anything, so major boo! I don’t want to promise that I would regularly be writing more personal stuff because promises could be made to be broken. Instead, I will just try my best  ok? Besides, there are so much happenings I would like to share so I need major back-  tracking here.

For the meantime, let me recall the things I would like to share and just put everything in a  nutshell while I still cannot sleep at this time of writing (too much coffee for the day!) and taking advantage that I still have the blogging mojos with me as well.

1. I am hopeful for 2011. 2010 has been a very good year so I look forward to a better 2011.  With all my lucky charms and talismans I bought in time for the chinese new year, I hope  the wonders of these will work on me. But of course, I do not rely much on these alone. Faith  is more important and I am holding on to it.

2. To start of by saying that my 2011 is shinier, my work is taking its peak. I’m happy with my job and that’s what matters most. We finished our January events in flying colors. One major thing that transpired is coordinating a celebrity wedding. Yes, we finally did one! So weddings we have planned and coordinated won’t just be gracing all those bridal magazines like Wedding Essentials, Metro Weddings, Martha Stewart Phils and the like but would also be featured in showbiz magazines like Yes, Buzz and Star Studio Magazine! That’s a major accomplishment! :P Lol! So who’s wedding was it? The very private and beautiful wedding of Oyo Boy Sotto and Kristine Hermosa. Their onsite video are actually posted in Threelogy’s blog.

3. The kids are growing fast. (Sniff, Sniff). Margaux is turning 6 already by March so do you know what it means? Well, I’m already party planning for her 7th Birthday next year. Yeah, working on my plans as early as now and I’m actually panicking already as I need to decide soon already for the venue. Who said birthday party planning cannot happen for a year in advance? Not if I’m the mommy! ;) As being in events company, I’m sure our guests will be expecting more.

4. Bianca, on the other hand is doing good in big school. I knew she could really adjust very well. Oh, they are ending the school year already and I cannot wait for both of them to be performing for the school play as their culminating activity.

5. We have plotted our family travels for the year. We are excited for most of it. To start off, we are flying to Boracay next week. And I am so excited to see the sun, the sand and the beach of course. Not to mention, the extra privilege to stay in Shangrila Boracay. I thought we won’t be able to afford for it but since I am a sucker for sales and discounts, I never miss the chance to  avail the promo when vouchers were sold in Shangrila Greenbelt last year. It will be the second time for the kids. I’m sure they will enjoy it more now since they are bigger. As for me, I am also bigger in size! Lol! That’s the bad news. So I am quite depressed that I can no longer wear the same swimwear I wore in the island some 3 years ago. Now, that’s a major boo! :P

There’s a pretty number of sharing I still like to post but let’s reserve it next time.  It is an odd hour already and sleepiness has finally knocked on my head after 650 words of this blog post.

No promises as I said but will really try to write my mushing and ramblings (more) often ;)

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