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30.9.05

It's Not How Good You Are...

Yesterday, I was at the Emporium... shopping again! =)

Oh well, I got myself several stuff from Lacoste... shirts (30% off), shoes and bags. (OMG! less than 2K for each bag! it was a total bargain!) And I dropped by Asia Books, the most reliable bookstore in Thailand where I can get real books that are not translated in Thai! I bought several chick lit... Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella and Candace Bushnell.

And this book... you should get a copy too! =) or give it as a gift for someone. It's an easy read for only 350baht.

From Amazon:

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world - a pocket 'bible' for the talented and timid to make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world's top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes and creativity, all notions that can be applied to aspects of modern life.

This book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom, packed into easy-to-digest, bite-sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this is a must!

Paul Arden began his career in advertising at the age of 16. For 14 years he was Executive Creative Director at Saatchi and Saatchi, where he was responsible for some of Britain's best known campaigns including British Airways, Silk Cut, Anchor Butter, InterCity and Fuji. His famous slogans include 'The Car in front is a Toyota' and 'The Independent - It is - Are You?'. In 1993 he set up the London-based production company Arden Sutherland-Dodd where he is now a commercials director for clients such as BT, BMW, Ford, Nestle and Levis.


Hope you enjoy reading!
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20.9.05

Chao Praya River

I went on a cruise with my Thai friends and Jane. At shempre, pinatulan talaga namin pati ang souvenir photo (we bought it for 200baht, naka-frame in thai silk) with matching orchid flower pang graduation . In photo: Ton, Jojoe, me, Jane, Ging and Wave

By the way, the band playing on the cruise are bunch of Filipino performers. Wala lang... ang saya, we sang "Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang" - Freestyle version. Super naaliw naman yung mga Thais kasi di sila makakanta.

At merong German na feeling close... sumingit ba talaga si picture?! At super chika after, papatulan ko na sana kaya lang tourist lang sha here eh, I prefer those actually working/living here =) At shempre I'm with my officemates kaya feeling -=decent girl=- ako.


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15.9.05

Pink Lovers

Hahahaha!
Yesterday, I was in a my event the whole day at Queen Sirikit and Ann was working at the other office. She called me after work and we decided to go to the Emporium for some shopping =) And then, we were both shocked when we saw each other. Two girls in very bright pink. lol.


And can I just share, this was at the Sony Universe in Emporium where I bought a pink DSC-L1 camera. hahaha!




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12.9.05

I Am Not Alone
I was blog-hopping today when I saw the blog of Nathan's friend, Ana

I really liked her post: Why Women Like Me Are Single.
Friends, check it out. It's really nice.
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11.9.05

World Suicide Prevention Day
I was reading the Bangkok Post today, and saw this:

13 suicides in Thailand each day

An average of 13 people commit suicide in Thailand each day and half of the cases are related to alcohol and depression, Deputy Public Health Minister Anuthin Charnveerakul said yesterday.

Thailand ranks 71st among countries with more than 4,620 suicide cases per year, he said during the opening of a seminar in Chiang Mai to mark World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday.

Most of the suicides in Thailand are committed by hanging and men outnumbered women at the ratio of 3:1.

More than 90% of those who killed themselves suffered mental problems, with 50% of them also alcoholic.

Suicides are also among the world's top 10 leading causes of death, he said.

He quoted the World Health Organisation as saying that about one million people worldwide killed themselves a year or 2,739 people per day, 114 people per hour and two people per minute, and the figure tended to increase with Lithuania ranking top. All nations have been asked to campaign against suicides by raising the people's awareness of the problem using this year's World Suicide Prevention Day motto "Preventing suicide is everybody's business".



I just thought of sharing it would you guys. I think it could be lower in the Philippines, considering that I don't recall having a 'World Suicide Prevention Day' in the news.

I drink.
And yes, at times I'm depressed.
But I still love my life!
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7.9.05

And I Quote...
"Virginity is not dignity. It's lack of opportunity."

Ang saya diba? Wala lang I just want to share it. I read it somewhere, I can't remember kung saan.

Pasensha na to my virgin friends if I offend you. Actually, this was the name I was using on the new MSN Messenger a few days back. If you don't have MSN Messenger yet, I suggest you download it here.
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2.9.05

Mr. Big
My benchmark in my search for true love.
Eh wala talaga ko sa katinuan!

Hello?! How will I ever find him??? Eh kung si Carrie Bradshaw nga hirap na hirap... it took her 6 seasons and yet there still was no wedding bells in the end!

Tama ba namang mag-maganda ko?! Hahaha! Walang bad-tripan ng trip.

Pasensha... hang-over lang ito from watching Sex and the City re-runs.

Read more about Mr. Big.


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1.9.05

Open Relationships
I'm pretty liberated compared to the average Filipina (considering all the things I have explored...)

In my quest of finding true love though, I am faced with all kinds of men - none of whom are the normal-single-guy-type. And as you know, I am proud to say that I have given up on married guys (!)

Recently, I met this really nice 42-yr old German guy... he's divorced and is now living here in Thailand. He doesn't look too old naman... considering I look 10 years older than my real age. lol. I was talking with him just now when he asked me: "Lara, are you looking for a serious boyfriend?". Shempre pretending to be cool, nagsinungaling ako. "No, I'm not looking for anything". And he said "So if it comes, it comes... right?". I said "I guess so..."

But deep inside me, I wanted to shout out to the world "I want true love! I want a real boyfriend who can be a good husband in the future!!!"

Hay. Pero shempre quiet lang ako about it. Ho-hum.

Ok back to him. He continued "Are you cool if we have an open relationship?"

Hmmmm....

Again, this was me pretending "Well, I told you that I'm not looking for anything. And besides, we're just having a good time here right?"

Then he asked "Is that a yes?"

Well, I'm not posting what my answer was to that question and how we ended the conversation. But one thing is for sure... I am not that liberated after all. My values and ideals are still solid in my heart.

Open relationships are for people who prefer to remain essentially single but participate in more than one relationship - all for the sake of intimacy and sexual satisfaction. They are not looking for a committed relationship. It actually works best for people who have a serious, all-consuming commitment to something other than relationships: their WORK.

So, am I up for this crap? I seem to fit quite well in the description. But darn, I am too good to be playing this game.
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