Dugo Dugo Gang - how come they’re still at large??

December 29th, 2008 by ayet-kittygirl

Dugo Dugo Gang (Dugo = blood)

I couldn’t believe that this happened to us today. It frightened me and my brother who were left at home. They really did know all our names. They knew who left the house today as well. They knew that my brother and I were still upstairs. They knew a lot.

I got suspicious when our landline was hung the whole time i went downstairs a couple of times and that our maid said it was my mom and another girl together. If it was really my mom, then why isnt she looking for me? I tried snatching the phone from her after an hour (yes an hour cos our maid doesnt know where to look for that white envelope full of dollars) and the caller was not responding to me well and even snapped back at me that she doesnt want to talk to me - only to the maid. When our maid told us to calm down after I hung up on the girl, she started to cry that my brother-in-law hit a kid, he was in police custody, my mom was bleeding and smashed her mouth and cant speak, and my sister was in the hospital too. The caller made our maid look for money, specifically dollars in all my mom’s belongings and told her not to tell me and my brother (by our names) cos my mom doesnt want us to get involved with the police etc. Most likely knowing my parents just got back from Dubai a month ago, and so did I a week before - they knew there might be money in the house. We kept calling everyone mentioned but their mobile phones are out of reach. That was a bad sign.

What me and my brother thought was that the accident was not real. But maybe our family was in trouble - kidnapped or held-up. We didn’t know what to do. I started to cry but stopped and tried to be strong. Thinking of a plan. But all i did was keep rummaging through my luggage when I’m not looking for anything. We both got dressed and decided my brother would go out, look around the area as our family only went to The Podium Mall near our Village and I stay at home to wait for another call. However after much tries, we were able to contact our family. They were surprised as my brother wanted to hear all their voices and making sure they are all together. They immediately went home and I started to cry out of nervousness and relief as well. After calming up a bit. We all decided to leave the house for the time being. My sister and her family went home then parents, brother, maid and me went to my cousin’s house.

back home now but honestly, im still not comfortable in the house today. knowing that people had our family and home under surveillance :(
The police told us that these are common in Metro Manila and they strike anywhere — from gated subdivisions to communities without security guards. Before they make the call, they put your household under surveillance for several days.
http://blogs.inquirer.net/moneysmarts/2008/02/29/scam-alert-dugo-dugo-gang/

RIP †††Reggie Abustan††† of Atkins Metro Infra

December 28th, 2008 by ayet-kittygirl

It was quite surprising to get a call today that one of Atkins office mate has passed away on Christmas Day. He actually passed away this morning but was on coma since he had an aneurysm on Christmas Morning.

At first I didn’t believe it. A few days ago Renato Ramos just called me up to say that there will be a get together for Atkins Infra people here in Manila and will call me back for updates. So when he called today about Coach Reggie, I was shocked.

We were not close friends but he was indeed a good teacher. I met him through RR when I was included in the Atkins Bowling Team for Sharjah Bowling Tourney a few months ago. He was very patient with me and he was great in teaching me every friday. The whole team was. Tita Marinelle was great too.

I went to the wake just this evening and when I saw Tita Marinelle…i didn’t know what to say. It’s been a long time since I visited a wake where i knew the person. I was really nervous, shaking and sad when i got near the coffin…I still imagined him as that lively person i met in Dubai.

I was in the mall today before visiting the wake…i was looking for a present for my nephew when i stopped abruptly while looking at toys as i came across a bowling pin key chain. I bought it and placed it later on top of Coach’s coffin.

May God Bless you Coach Reggie. Thank you.

=Margaret=

Happyness

October 25th, 2008 by ayet-kittygirl
23 October 2008

Have you ever been in a bad state then suddenly something just sweeps you out of your feet - changes everything in a snap? Well I just felt all that :)
The past few days, I felt sick of many stressful things. I tried hard to psych up my mood but it didn’t seem to work. Then at one point, suddenly I just felt so light and happy! Being reminded of the beauty of days to come and learning to ease on worries, I finally got a break and went sky high happy :)
Seeing my mom and dad after long 9 months surely multiplied the excitement! As they went out of arrival gates couldn’t help myself but run to them like I was rushing to get a prize. It was great. Taking them out to see Ikea the next day was awesome.

Nothing can boost me up more than celebrating my favourite day of the year besides Christmas (yes its Christmas and my Birthday :) Receiving wishes from love ones, friends and family all over the world was amazing. I didn’t know what to do when suddenly sooo many msgs popped up from my office communicator!!! Friends from Atkins Qatar, Bahrain, Dubai, Sharjah and UK offices sending wishes was so super!

I have never been any happier. I am thankful for all the people in my life who has showered me so much love and care that made me feel warm at heart, especially yesterday :)

i’m on holidays!!!

June 6th, 2007 by ayet-kittygirl

Kitty UAE Tour!

June 7,8,9 - Dubai

June 9,10 - Abu Dhabi

June 11,12 - Oman

Say GoodBye to stress!!!

Getting rid of our stalkers…

May 27th, 2007 by ayet-kittygirl

Finally…our stalkers were dealt with.

Nothing can ever make me and wendy be more at ease than ever. our so called stalkers are finally being handled by management. Wendoo’s freakboy was thrown to sharjah…and my psycho…umm…well, i got two…so, my psychos were going to be controlled. The lebanese archifreak - pinned down by their company’s management and our ofcmate archi - being handled as of the mo. all without a fuzz. Secretly handled by management.

all of our worries lessened - thanks to alexWinchesta.

Stresssss. I didnt agree with management to kick archipsycho out of the villa. Coz he might get more psychotic with me in the ofc if he learns that its all about me. They insisted on their planned actions but I was moving out… to avoid a big issue…again. And avoiding psychosis factor multiplied by 100. They still stopped me and handled it in half a day. Geez, top management… all in a fuzz…all day for me. They got a new villa and they’re moving me outta here tomorrow. After two months of wendy and matt lookin’ after me. There has been progress.

hard as evah…im leaving my home…my doha home…and it saddens me so much. i sooo love my room. i so love villa 1. my refuge from all anxiety in Qatar. This is where i cried myself to sleep and dumped all heartaches i ever felt since day 1.

This was where i also met my friends…and we are all breaking up our cliqueness. wendy and matt’s moving out too. tom’s in dubai ofc and adrian’s staying. hope we all get together at wkends still.

At least for now wendy and i can breath more. and for me, lessen all my worries. stress minus 1. still depressed as ever. but im getting by :)

heck yea.

cheerin’ up bit by bit

KittyMadgers///

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nothingness

May 6th, 2007 by ayet-kittygirl

hello friendsters.

this blog i never used.

i have another blog i like better.

so what’s up with me?

margaret…that’s me.

most of the time i’m called differently

.ayet.butete.kalansay(by racel&juc).

.mama_ayet.kitty.pretty.

.baby.bebe.sorter.

.oink.meow.bau.

.marge.meg.mag.

.mog(nah..just kidn).

.BauBau.madge.miss M.shit-head(matt doesÜ).

for real,its just…

.ayet.kitty.meg.madge.

I’m sometimes girly girly and sometimes sporty and rugged. i like dressing up and dressing down.having make up and having none.some may find it really unusualÜ. i like wearing stilletos eventhough it hurts sometimes. it makes me feel sexyyy.

here i cant go rugged much anymore.i look so formal now.cant wear jeans in the ofc.

i am a lil bit of everything all rolled into one skinny booÜ

(well, not so skinny anymo’ ei)

i really eat a lot…i mean A LOTÜ. i sooo love food. i love chocolates. i so love mcdo and kfc…even after watching Supersize me. Here…i love shawarma. yum. i love doughnuts. (dunkin donuts,mister donut,go nuts donuts, you name it) I hate peanuts…but i love peanut butter and chocnut(weird ano?) I dont like cheese very much either.althou here im starting to try it agn.i dont like mayonaise too.i like sour cream and cottage cheese instead.Cottage cheese is not cheese actually.its the thing left out of milk when making cheese(i think) i never liked iced tea…neverÜ. i like isawww…my mom made me so envious coz she was eating isaw while chatting with me!

my flatmates tease me for being a rice-eaterÜ. i cant deal eating no rice. although now im getting used to not eating rice like 3 days or so.

im afraid of heights.super.i had this project b4 in camp john hay, i went there and convinced the project engineer that i need not go up there hehe. there were no hand railings sa stairs e. I also hate the space shuttle and anchors away…it made me cry=( i was so embarassed when the space shuttle came to a halt, coz some people saw tears in my eyes. in anchors away i made a scene in enchanted kingdom.when i stopped screaming my brother became nervous kasi i was gonna faint na. well fortunately i didnt. just got famousÜ.

i have very long hair now. Cant find a suitable hairdresser here. i cut my hair on my first month here.maybe next week wendy and i will be going to toni & guy.i wonder how much that would be…i miss my short short hair though. planning to cut it all up. real short.

I LOVE THE BEACHÜ. supah dupah.i dont care which beach. may it be in pangasinan,puerto galera, boracay or dukhan,fuhwairit…its great. i love snorkeling and feel the serenity calm my nerves. fish watching is good therapyÜ.

well nway,everyday i feel the years eating me up now.for the first time in my life i feel old.ppl who know me for sure knows i never feel old.just like peter pan…never growing up in never never land.that’s what keeps me hapi hapi joy joy and also by imagining…everyday is my birthdayÜ. yes, i am perky lil miss hapi hapi joy joy coz i see everday as my birthdayÜ.

But for now, things like that wont make me get a grip anymore. Being here in the middle east has been one of the most challenging moments in my life. add up family and relationship thingies.im down the drain.

Usually, im okay now…i get all time highs with new friends and the new environment. but when homesickness hits you. it hits you real hard. and its hard to control. and when other things go along with it…u just tend to lose your grip on things.

I make myself preoccupied with my work now.But sometimes work gets to you too.I miss my work back at home. More challenging than ever.We only have sprawling projects here. i like high rise structures. I may be transferred to another office in the middle east to compensate my actual experience and capacity.as well as to get away from doha ofc creeps.

sometimes i feel that i dont have direction in my life right now.im confused on the path i chose to take.this so called career advancement i’m taking is not going as well as i have imagined it would be.

and now,im so tired of being taken for granted by all the men i chose in my life.i have given what i should have given.yet,i see myself as someone who’s not so valued anymore.no matter what i do.i just suck.i stopped loving for all the hurt i get.but gained that feeling again and again.and i still end up at the same predicaments. i thought i was a good partner. people say I am sweet and caring and all…that anybody id be with was lucky.maybe not.they sound unlucky to me.im sick of relationships going down the drain.after all the hardships of trying to fix each and everyone of them…i give up.no more for me.

In certain times of our lives, we feel the deepest lows ever. You’d be thankful to have a lot of friends and family who care no matter what side of the globe they are in. Miles…wont keep them apart. I am so grateful to have them in my life.

One day I’ll be fine. Better than ever. Get ready world. I’ll be better. And when that happens..

I’ll rock.

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May 6th, 2007 by ayet-kittygirl

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