Happy Lemon

About Happy Lemon

In the name of love for Chris Tiu...

I'm a happy person drinking Happy Lemon on a Happy New Year of the Chinese. Perfect. I love how I construct that sentence. Very matalino. Hahaha. And correct me if I'm wrong, Chris Tiu is a Chinese. His beautiful eyes say so. Insert Happy Lemon smiley.

I'm glad that I am simultaneously fulfilling my 2011 bucket list on the first month of 2012. No.94 Happy Lemon. Early last year when I include it in my list but I had a hard time visiting the nearest branch. I am supposed to go to Hongkong so I can finally taste one but then they opened their SM Megamall branch. So there nalang. Haha. And today's visit was very unplanned. I go to SM to buy shoes and book, when Happy Lemon just pop up in my mind. I immediately go to 3rd floor near SM Cinemas so I can finally meet Lemonboy. I am expecting for a stall yet I found a mini shop. Uber Cool!!! I'm so proud of you, Tiu and to the Happy lemon team! :)

So I don't know what to order. Thanks to their friendly store wherein you can clearly see the beverages they offer. I pick Milk Tea with Oreo. My very first taste of Happy Lemon, actually, my very first sip of milk tea. May bloopers lang. The girl in the counter typed my name as Jessie instead of Jez. Hehe. Anyway, it was over all a good milk tea moment, memorable Happy Lemon experience. They have varieties of drinks to choose from and I am definitely coming back. I'm hearing good reviews about Green Tea with Rock Salt & Cheese and I also like to try those with Yakult and the one with Orange & Mango flavor.

Congrats, Tiu! All the best for your Happy Lemon family! Hoping to see Lemonboy in more branches, soon! :)

The World's Yummiest Drinks can be found here: 

G/F Promenade, Greenhills, San Juan
4/F Eastwood Mall, Libis, Quezon City
2/F Archaeology Annex, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City
4/F Cinema Lobby, Trinoma Mall, Quezon City
3/F Building A, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City

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Note to Self

On career.
You're very lucky to have a good profession. You're even luckier to be working in a successful, respectable company. You're young and talented. Always work at your best and exceed your bosses expectations. Make your clients satisfied and delighted. Make your company, your family, and most importantly YOURSELF proud! You learn and grow everyday. Achieve your goals with your head high and feet on the ground.

On spiritual life.
Your GOD is the most amazing. Never stop praising and thanking him. Don't be sad if he don't grant your wishes instead be glad 'coz he's working it out to give you the best. Always take time to talk to him. He's always there, he loves you forever.

On love.
You knew your lessons well yet there's still much to learn. You could have met the right guy but the right time is not yet to come. Just wait. He might be the dream guy you've been fantasizing, your long time celebrity crush, your office mate. You'll never know. What's for sure is LOVE is MAGICAL! ♥

On life.
Always live by your motto. Seize the day. Continue your bucket list and add 'til you can. Be optimistic. You know there's always a good thing in every situation. Spend more time with your family and love them the most. Celebrate friendship with the people you knew, whether old or new. And continue to meet people, you'll learn from them and vice versa. Love and laugh. Life is too short, you don't wanna waste it.

Times and Wishes

There are times when I wish mom is beside me.
There are times when I wish dad can advice me.
The two people I dearly love yet far from me.

There are times when I wish an older brother stands beside me.
There are times when I wish a bestfriend will listen to me.
The two people I never had.

There are times when I wish a significant other will comfort me.
The person I'm waiting for.

#napagalitankayaemo

Age 22

Today marks my 22nd day of existence on earth.

I celebrated birthday salubong with my very awesome Vista Residences-CCD family with our ampons. 12th of January night, we had our bowling night-out tournament kuno. Hoyeah, I fullfill one of 113 things to do in 2012, wherein actually the continuation of my 2011 bucket list. So anyway, I'm the lowest pointer, buti nalang birthday. Haha. At least, I've tried bowling. First timer, sorry. Haha, para daw ako nagjackstone, favorite lane ko is canal. Ahahaha. Babalik ako. All in all, it was indeed a super fab and happy bonding. Add to the good times the PG (patay gutom, jsyk) moments. Squid balls, fries and chicharon...STRIKE, sweep, in just a few seconds. Hahaha. After the tournament, we ate dinner at Gerry's Grill MOA. Kwentuhan here and there, those we're really treasued moments. So, here's the highlight...While we were eating, a waiter shouted from the entrance. I thought, there's a surprise raffle, or a celebrity, or something. The man said "Alam nyo ba kung anong meron ngayon? It's Mam Jessa's birthday!" Hahahaha. Lester thought pa, it's their bosses birthday, Mam Gemma, and will said pa sana Pakialam ko. Haha. Followed by "Happy, happy birthday. Happy, happy birthday!"  With other lyrics that says "Tumatanda ka na pero di pa halata" and "From Gerry's family". I was all shocked, surprised. Oh well, sila din nagulat, coz they were expecting na iaabot lang sakin yung cake, haha. That's all new, I was expecting the birthday surprise in the office, so I really don't have any hint. Nice one, CCD loves! Then the cake was given to me. Gremar said "Hindi galing sa Gerry's yan ha, pinabigay lang namin" Haha. And kaya pala Gremar is missing during the bowling game. He jokingly said pa nga "Ginive up ko na yung isa kong tira, para makuha yung cake dahil magsasara na sila. Hahaha." Ganun nga yata talaga pag birthday, kahit you are expecting for a surprise, you'll never knew how and when it will happen. Oh, the magic of SURPRISES. P.S. Thank you for The Sweet Valley Confidential book! ;) My very first read for 2012. Yey!

On the morning of 13th, I go to mass and pray. Indeed thankful for another hopeful, promising year. Thank you, Papa God! Though the first 2 weeks of my January was tough, I'm still looking forward for the happy days to come. In office, the people who were with me the last night all greeted me with "alamnyobakunganongmeronngayon" Hihi. And I'm just overwhelmed with the spark, facebook, twitter, text, and personal messages I received. Yeeha! Yet, I am not completely happy. I'm celebrating the night of my birthday, alone. Oh well, extended celebration nalang. I still have utang to my CCD family+ampons and family dinner is up to come pa. Always look at the bright side ika nga.

End. Happy 22nd birthday, self. Your older, wiser self.

Thanks to The Pats

Thank you for being appreciative, Patty and Patrick! ♥

Realizations

So here's the story...

One night, you had a nice chat with a good friend. The next day, you are both heading to your respective classes. Your friend found out that she forgot her calculator, she badly needed it for an exam and you're the closest person who can help her. Thus, knowing that the first thing you do in school is to check your locker, she left a note asking if she can borrow your calculator. So, you open your locker, you read the note, you wanted to help her, you felt pity, yet you made things complicated. You knew you won't use it within the day but you hesitate to lend it to your friend 'coz you wanna make sure you had the calcu when a teacher suddenly requires to use one. You felt guilty, you think about it the whole day, yet you still pretended you haven't seen the note. Later that afternoon, you saw your friend in the hallway. To end up your bothered feeling, you told her you read the note late, said sorry, and ask where she borrowed a calcu. She replied with a smile and said she taught she forgot it but found it also inside her bag. You felt glad but you still bear the guilt feeling because you didn't really use the calcu the whole day as expected. You could have help her. You could have offer it to lessen her panic feeling.

The lesson is.... When you know it's the right thing to do, then follow your bliss. God is indeed the greatest. He uses an instrument to help us in problematic situations. When that chosen instrument refuses to do so, God finds an extra special way to help those in need. God just made the two of them realized their blessings and learnings. It may be small yet became an impact in both lives.

Happy Pats

Happy New Year. My first post for 2012 is about lurve♥! Meet my favorite couple for 2011-the poging poging Patrick and prettyng pretty Patty. Aaaaaw. They may not be my close friend, I may not know the history of their relationship, but I am definitely one of the happiest person when I heard the story of their engagement!

Credits to dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

I knew about Ms. Patty way back 2009 and I've followed her life adventures thru her blog since then. She is one of the reason why I put up this blog and I'm glad it's still existing. Patty Laurel is indeed an amazing girl. I've always admire her lifestyle and personality. I wish I can travel as much as she does, I wish I can write as creative as she does, I wish I can dress and make up beautifully like her, I wish I have wackiest, weirdest pose yet still managed to be pretty in photographs, I wish I have the sweetest boyfriend, oh fiance, on earth.

Credits to twitter.com/PatrickFilart

Credits to dapattylaurel.blogspot.com

Talking about Mr. Patrick, I knew him thru Ms. Patty's posts both in twitter and blogspot. Definitely a fine, awesome man. I had the chance to interact with him thru twitter and I am truly overwhelmed with his responses. It's real cool how an ordinary reply from a boyf of the girl you look up to just made your day. It may be ordinary to him but for me it's the tweet I won't forget all my life. Hehehe.

You can read their engagement story here:
http://dapattylaurel.blogspot.com/2012/01/starting-2012-with-big-bang.html
http://dapattylaurel.blogspot.com/2012/01/glow-in-dark-proposal.html
http://dapattylaurel.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-precious.html

I love you, Patty♥Patrick-Perfect Match! I hope to meet both of you someday. :)