Freeloader - that's how my parents think of me right now I'm sure of that. They think that because I'm still jobless right now I'm wasting my time playing computer games, watching TV, going out on dates and sleeping at home.It's as if they don't see how hard this is for me. So sure, I pick out the kind of job I'd like to go in to. But so what? It's my right. I don't want to take a job just to say I have one. I want one that I can enjoy doing. Something that I won't think of as work - mere work - my source of living because if that is all, I'll say bring on the call centers! That line of work pays well and that would surely make them happy enough to stop complaining, dropping hints that they are so dizzy from all the debts they have to pay. Trying to be subtle about it is not working because I hear right through it - I hear what they're trying to say for real so why don't they just say it in front of my face? Get a job freeloader!

I have decided. I have decided to start loading up on fruits and veggies specially those with anti-cancer in them like tomatoes. Cancer is a serious illness and it runs in my family. I'm not kidding. Why would I kid about this? And yes, I am freaked out. Even more freaked now than I had been before.

This is actually a tough time for my family. Recently, the medical examinations revealed that my Aunt has breast cancer. My mom is very emotional lately because of this. Cancer like breast cancer is a very serious illness wherein the mortality rate is high - meaning a lot of women who suffer from breat cancer... well... die. According to my dad, cancer on the breast spreads easily compared to cancers in other parts of the body. She'll be undergoing an operation and chemotherapy. Hopefully, God Help Us, she'll survive her battle with the big C.

It runs in the family. My family. My mom had it. She had colon cancer before when I was still at a very young age.Would you believe 7 years old? Thank God she won her battle. My grandmother also had cancer. She had breast cancer and underwent a series of chemo herself. Again, thank God she survived.

So please pray for her as well guys. I know you personally don't know me. Neither do you know my aunt. But please pray. We're friends here somehow right?

These are the things on my mind this day:


The once sexy, gorgeous Britney Spears now looking not so hot. Eek! She's pregnant again so soon. Whatever happened to the sex kitten?

Loving Mark's blog posts. Check it out on http://markcas.com

Can't believe my most awaited movie of the year has been badly criticized by the press movie critics during its premiere showing at Cannes Film Festival. Anyhow I'm still a Robert Langdon - Dan Brown fan so I still will watch the movie. Read it here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/film_da_vinci_critics

It's down to two on American Idol. I was hoping Taylor Hicks would get the boot. I just don't like him. Neither do I find his "funny antics" amusing. Instead Elliot Yamin got booted out of the show leaving Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks as the final two. I'm of course rooting for Katherine. More info on: http://www.americanidol.com

Summer is ending. Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! I'm not really big on rainy days. It's cold with dark clouds hiding the sun and streets with puddles. Can summer not end? Ever? I know I know. That's a bad idea. With too much heat and no rain, the plants would die, water may evaporate and that will only cause havoc to our already troubled country. But seriously, I'm more of a sunny day kind of person.

Strike. I struck out and my ego has been bruised badly. I got rejected at this ad agency that I applied for. I know that it's part of job hunting but I'm human. I feel and right now, I feel dejected. I was so close... So close to getting the job. Then the door slammed shut on my face.

Well I guess I won't be able to show them how good an employee I can be. Hopefully the other company would give me the chance...

I'll bounce back. I will move on. But at the moment, Liz's ego has been flushed. Majorly.

Argh! The suspense of waiting to hear from the companies I've had my final interviews in is absolutely, positively killing me! I just wish they'd already call and say "You're hired" or something like that. I'll take either one of the two. I'll be happy to hear I got accepted in one. Argh!

The pressure of finding a job, of getting employed is on again. Why do I let my classmates and friends get to me? So they have a job now. I'm happy for them. Why get on my back? It's bad enough that I am getting more and more frustrated as days pass by that I'm still stuck at home a month after graduating and still without a job right now, it's worse when someone else tries to make me feel that way. Just wish they'd leave me alone. I'll get the job when I get the job. Argh!

Did you guys - you my blogger friends who already have a job - ever experienced this kind of suspense when you were applying for a job?

I'm not sitting around waiting for the job offer to come to me. I am looking. I walk under the heat of the summer sun, go to companies and submit a resume hoping that one of them will give me the chance and I go to those exams and interviews... and still I'm here, unemployed. Argh!

Yes well, I already got to the final interviews in two companies I applied for and they told me I'll be hearing from them this week. This week. It's already Wednesday and I haven't heard from them yet. I mean come on. How much longer do they want to torture me? To keep me in suspense?

Note to the companies: If you hire me, you won't be sorry you know. I'll be good. I'll do my best. I'm an achiever. I strive for excellence. Isn't that what you want in your employees? I'm here! Come on, please say the magic words "You're hired." Please? Pretty please with sugar on top?

How do I begin? Ah yes... Let me start this entry by saying I did not go to Splash Island. It sucks definitely that we were all so excited to go only to find out that Splash is closed! Some company reserved the place all to themselves. Arrrggghhh!

Since we were already at Laguna, we decided to try our luck at another resort after all we were there to go swimming. Stupid idea to go to Pansol. Way more stupid to ask the tricycle drivers about the nice resorts we can possibly go to. From Splash Island, the resort of our dreams we ended up at Ria Resort at Pansol, Laguna.

It's not exactly the kind of resort we expected to go to. Not that kind of resort at all. It was a big place, I give you that with six pools but... BUT still it was a terrible resort! Six pools crowded with people, pool water that's turning I don't know what color (probably from the dirt - the kind of dirt you'd find whenever you haven't taken a bath in a day or two and then you finally decide to wash it all off your body - that kind of dirt) and bathrooms that give off a stinky smell of pee! Argh! We totally got turned off. It was a waste of our time, money and energy. Seriously, we should have thrown in the towel when we found out that Splash Island was closed for the day and simply hit the mall.

It was a disappointing trip. I mean we all went to Laguna to have a nice summer outing, to swim in a pool of cold and clear blue water and to have a splashing good time with each other. I'm not posting any pics of the trip although we did take a couple of pictures. It's not the kind of trip we'd remember and smile about. After about two hours upon getting there, we all decided to leave. It was clear that none of us wanted to stay any longer. It was only prolonging our agony and frustration.

But since there's always in every cloud, there's always a silver lining, I'll tell you guys what made me happy yesterday. It was being with my Alex who was such a sweetheart all throughout the trip and being with two of my buddies whom I haven't spent time with for years. Hopefully, before the summer ends, we'll get that splashing good time at Splash Island.