"Ellen is a Medieval English form of Helen. Helen originates in Greek language and means "torch of light". In Greek mythology, Helen is a famous figure, known as Helen of Troy. She was a daughter of Zeus, described as a beautiful woman. Her abduction by Paris triggered off a series of events which finally ended in the Trojan War. In Christianity, Saint Helena is the one who found the relics of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Throughout centuries, Helen has been one of the most popular feminine given names."

ORIGIN:Greek

PRONUNCIATION:EL-ən

MEANING:Torch of ligh

Annyeong!I go by the name of Ellen Marie (엘렌). Im a Filipina, born and raised in the Philippines. Im currently living and working in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Im a crazy kpop-fanatic, Blackjack and VIP (according to my brother) and im kind of obsessed with G-Dragon.

Annyeong everyone~

My goodness it has been so long since my last update. How are you all? (PS: I am not even sure if someone really reads this lol..well if YOU are, bless you~ ^^) Today, it's raining but i hope this has nothing to do with the storm named Pablo who ruined a lot of lives somewhere here in Mindanao.

Anyways, since i have a LOT to rant about, I decided to make this update a quick one. So here's the long awaited picture-update since October ☺.

October (I forgot when the exact date was):

 My cousin arrived home from Al Ain, UAE. Her contract expired and so she has to process her papers again and look for a new employer. Hopefully, early next year I'll be following her in Al Ain too. She left last 5th December for Manila and on the 22nd, she'll be back in Al Ain again.

October 22:

I passed my resignation letter at RDPI. Yes, I finally resigned. I honestly felt sad when i left my work and all my friends. But like they say, ces't la vie (im not sure with the spelling ^^). I had to resign to attend nursing trainings like, Basic IV Therapy Training, so i can finally apply at hospitals. I wrote in my letter that my last day of duty will be on the 26th and so my co-workers planned a night out for my despedida.

October 24:

Big Bang's Alive Concert in MOA Arena, Manila. I wished i was there. Too bad i wasn't. Gaaaaah, i was (and still am) super duper jealous of the other Pinoy VIPs who went there. I guess it's better luck next time for me and the other VIPs who weren't able to attend it.

October 27:

The day before was my last day at RDPI. We were supposed to go out after duty hours but it was cancelled because our manager has to attend a meeting. So the next day, after their duty hours, i went back to Dolores Hotel, which was right next to our branch and met with them. Unfortunately, Jann-jann, our cash teller was not there since he had other matters to attend to TT.TT. We went to eat at Antiopolo, a BBQ house, and went to SM afterwards. I'm really gonna miss them all. We all went home at like 11 in the evening.


November 8:

My G-dragon: One of a Kind album finally arrived. Honestly, i kinda regretted ordering it since it only has 7 songs and it doesn't have a photobook but has photocards instead. But oh well, i still love it. And oh, it also has a free poster inside too so i guess it's not so bad after all.