"whiner's den"

Si Andong Sabungero nag-Maong nagkaroon ng Anino

2009-06-12T11:05:00.000-07:00

Corny! Hahahaha! But that’s to sum all the 4 short films I saw at Independence Film Festival at Shang today. I was a little undecided with the short films coz it was advertised on the paper last Sunday that they’ll show Adolf Alix’s Manila at 230pm and when we got there its not! Liar! Hehehe! But anyway, I would have watched Independencia but I have to go to work, darn! So we settled for the short films.
The first one was Andong by Milo. I don’t know if that’s a screen name or what. But the its my favorite among the four. I would have ranked Anino as my first fave but the kid who played Andong is just so lovely and cute. Not to mention he’s good. Really good for a kid. The story basically is about a kid who always goes to the neighbors house to watch television. He would sometimes drag his little brother so jump from neighbor to neighbor and watch TV, making his mom mad. One time he went to a TV repair owner and overheard the “Manong” and a guy talking about a raffle ticket he’s selling, the grand prize is a colored TV. Andong’s got excited, went home and harassed the mom everyday to give him 20 pesos (bente) so he can buy a ticket for the raffle. I love the harassing part, the lines are so real and the kid’s face is so admirable.

Andong: “Nay, sige na, penge ng bente pesos. Para bente pesos lang eh. Para manalo tayo ng colored TV, diba gusto mo ng colored TV?”
Nanay: “tigilan mo ko Andong, bat pag bumili ka ban g ticket mananalo ka ng TV?!”
Andong: “Bat pag dib a tayo bumili mananalo ba tayo ng TV?”

Sabongero is not bad, but my problem is the whole movie is in Cebuano. Don’t get me wrong, they probably did it to make the movie authentic, I’m not saying Cebuano’s are Sabungero. But for some reason, I don’t think the English subtitles are not exactly the same as the lines said by the characters. I don’t like to go into details coz I’m lazy eh. Hahaha! Basically he’s a sabungero who’d rather buy chicken feeds/tablets than his baby’s milk/diaper. One time he stood up his wife (who’s waiting for him so they can go to the grocery together) just so he can go to a cockpit arena and play sabong. He went home that night and was surprised that the wife found a way to have something for dinner. While he’s eating dinner he asked the wife where she got money to buy dinner, the wife said, “Buti na lang naalala ko yung manok mo!” the husband got mad and hit the wife, when he went outside to throw up, he saw his “manok” inside the cage. Then the wife went up to him, threw him a can of biscuit that contained money which the husband keeps for his rooster. The end.

Manong Maong is a total waste of time. Hahaha! That’s all I can say

Anino by Raymon Red. When I saw the director during the opening credits I know that I’m up for something interesting… and good. And I’m right. From the cast to the story to the music. Its like a good salad. It taste good and you know its good for you.

There you go. My two cents worth. Hopefully I get to see Manila in the future

sumo-sam

2009-06-12T04:21:00.000-07:00

My room mate and I went to Shangrila-Plaza Mall today. We wanted to try something different and also we want to watch the Indie Film Fest. We decided to have lunch while waiting for the film. It’s my room mate’s first time at The Ledge. The place is cozy. The waiters in each restaurants are inviting but not the makulit type. We decided to try Sumo-Sam, since we’re famished and it’s the nearest to the cinema. When we entered the restaurant, no one was there to greet us or show us a table. I walked outside and the waiters are scrumming at one corner, hell knows what they’re talking about. I asked one lady if they still have a table for two and they showed us to a table, take this, beside a family. There are 4 vacant huge tables inside and 2 outside and they decided to put us beside another table. I don’t mind sharing, but if there are vacant seat, why share. So anyway, we asked if we can just sit outside.
After we ordered, I was observing the waiters if anyone would notice that we still don’t have utensils on our table. But of course, none did. They were too busy serving the 2 hotties on the other table, man! Wearing short shorts in public places really helps I guess. After 48,000 years, our orders finally arrived. We had the bacon asparagus, beef and chicken. Our food has been on our table and we still don’t have utensils and drinks. We had to ask 3 times before it finally arrived.
The food is heavenly. Serving is huge also, good for sharing. The place is clean. But the point of all this really is the customer service. They have the worse kind. The waiters are giving you the impatient look while you’re looking at the menu, I saw one while she’s waiting for order from another table, why be a waitress if you’re impatient. They’re not sensitive to the customer’s needs. Why do you need to ask for utensils 3 times before you get one. And the bill. My God! We waited for 20 minutes for the change. My room mate had the impression that they don’t want to give us the change coz it took that long. And its not even peak hours. We had lunch at 2pm. Tsk tsk tsk ! the experience is really bitter sweet. The food is great. But the waiters are abysmal.

2009-05-19T04:24:00.000-07:00

After several attempts to watch it, we finally did. I’m not a big fan of book adaptation because it never satisfy my imagination…wild kasi imagination ko. Hahaha! Although I’m not expecting much form this movie coz of all the hype, plus I don’t like Tom Hanks playing the lead, I don’t feel the symbologist in him. But anyway the reason I want to watch this is because I read the book 3 times and I enjoyed it (obvious ba), I like it better than Da Vinci Code.
A few points though,
- Ewan as the Carmerlengo? The Carmerlengo’s supposed to be this young priest who has kind eyes and is very soft spoken, he is after all the “right” hand of the Pope. I don’t think he fits the description. Although he did justice to it, maybe the character will eventually grow in you. But the accent… when he’s doing the God vs. Science monologue, I still hear the distinct Ewan accent that in the middle of the monologue I’m waiting for him to chant, “the hills are alive with the sound of music” hahaha!
- where the hell is Max Kohler? Among the characters, he’s the one I’m looking forward to the most. He’s the bionic man! With all the machines hooked in him and the gadgets attached to his wheelchair. And he carries the twist in the end. Although the movie version is fine, I feel like sayang yung character sa book.
- the Hassasin is not scary at all. He looks like an ordinary guy. The book described him as soulless and daunting. In the movie he looks like a boy next door.
- the ending is different. Although I think they put the ending this way for the benefit of the Catholic audience.
- the view of the Rome is amazing. All the churches, the streets, the history. It makes me want to go there. Although I heard that they didn’t allow them to shoot inside the Vatican City but still, the accuracy of the churches (base on the book) is remarkable. I read somewhere that the “path of Illumination” is not being considered as part of the tourist attraction in Rome.

** all in all the movie is decent. Accurate at some point. Its 135minutes long but it feels short, according to Jessica Zafra its like watching an episode of Amazing Race, only this time instead of Roadblocks they got dead cardinals. I’ll watch it again if ever.

part 1

2009-04-29T11:18:00.000-07:00

Decisions are hard to make. You have to weigh certain pro’s and cons before finally deciding. Sometimes just flipping a coin is enough, just to finally choose. I’ve had my share of bad decisions. But I want to think of them as learning curves, although I can’t say I learned at all. Since last Sunday I’ve been back and forth about something. My mind’s battling over my numb heart. I knelt before the Lord over this and asked Him to take over because I can’t do this alone.
During the retreat, the pastor asked us what’s our most priced possession. A lot of people had materials things on their mind, but I don’t. then Pastor Louie said, are you willing to give up your priced possession if God asked you to? We’re only talking material things. God asked Abraham for his Isaac (his son) and Abraham obeyed, without faltering. Pastor Louie then again asked us, “are you willing to give up your Isaac if God asked you?”
It hurts to bad, but I did. I gave up my Isaac. Its probably the most difficult decision I ever made but I did. I’ve hurt people but I know God would heal them. It’s too sudden, but at some point I know this is the perfect time. I’m still hurting but I believe that I’m also healing at the same time. And I’m also sure, that my battle is just starting. After my Isaac, I should be like Lot’s wife… to be continued

reunion

2009-02-16T03:49:00.001-08:00

2 weeks ago I got a message from one of my best friends that she’ll have a flight here in Manila and she would like to meet up. She’ll only be here for around 5 hours so I gave her my number for her to call me as soon as she lands. Come Saturday, her fly date, I decided to stroll around Rob Place Manila so in case she’ll call I can go to her hotel (Diamond Hotel) right away. When I searched for flights of KA to Manila there’s only one, arrives at 445 PM, I arrived at Rob around 5pm, I walked around, shopped a bit and I realized its almost 630pm and I still haven’t heard from Joanne, I told myself maybe she’s really busy and don’t have enough time, but I’d really love to see her. I decided to stay until 7pm and wait. 635…645…650…Man! time can really be slow… then 655pm, my phone rang (si Lord talaga!)… a really high pitched woman greeted me and keeps screaming “kumusta naman?” I had no ides who she is, but when she started laughing, I realized it my bestfriend calling. She’s 1 floor away from where I was standing, apparently she’s got lots of errands and started it first before calling me. When I told her I’ve been waiting in Rob since 5pm she said she’s also in Rob since 5, doing grocery shopping.
We talked forever, it seems like we’re high school again. She changed a lot. Taba mo Jho! Hahaha! She’s married with a son now. We talked about the old times, how she plans to have a church wedding in December in Olongapo. We called some of our friends. I watched her get ready and I saw her in her flight uniform, hehehe! We grew up. All 4 of us grew up really nice. and even if we changed a lot, But she’s still my tambourine partner who cries to me when Amelie accused her of cheating. Hahaha! It may be 4-5 years since we last saw each other, and it looks like I’ll be the last one to get married among the 4 of us (as assumed by others) but I will always be the tall geek who bought the wrong set of ribbons for the tambourine and I’ll still come to your rescue and harass Amelie even if you really did cheat on the exam. Hehehe!

tale of a mall

2009-01-26T10:15:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, my room mate and I decided to go for a little adventure. Since we’re so tired of looking at SM north and Trinoma, we decided to check out SM Marikina. Although im not really anticipating anything special, but a change of environment would be nice. So we went there. I passed by Marikina Riverbanks first coz I need to meet my dad’s friend and I waited for my room mate there. I asked my dad’s friend how do I go SM Marikina from Riverbanks, she said she have no idea. But she said you can walk going there, she even mentioned to follow the flock of people at the back of Riverbanks and I’ll surely find my way. So I followed her advice. When my companion arrived, we decided to walk. And boy, that’s some bad decision. Ayay-yay! Paging Mayor Fernando! Have mercy on Marikina people. When we went outside Riverbank’s roof, we can see SM already, its just across the Marikina river. But of course, we cannot cross the river. And there’s no bridge as well, of all the footbridge that Bayani put in Edsa, he forgot to put one on his own hometown. We were following several people walking along the sidewalk of Riverbanks, but when we reached the end, we’re nowhere to go. We reached the end, it’s the highway already. Pinky asked one of the ladies who’s walking with us…
Pinkie: “Miss, pano pumunta ng SM?”
Miss: “ay akyat kayo dun sa hagdan tas tawid kayo dun”
(she’s pointing somewhere along the highway, we cant really see any bridge so we verified)
Pinkie: “duon po?” (also pointing to the same direction)
Miss: “oo, halikayo, sabay kayo sakin”
We walked with Ate and after about a hundred steps away from where we asked her, there’s a small tunnel and on the right side she pointed…
Miss: “ayan, akyat kayo sa hagdan na yan tas tawid kayo?”
When she said “tawid” she didn’t mean the normal crossing the street on pedestrian. We have to walk beside the freakin highway!!! And im talking about 5-6 lane highway. Imagine the Ortigas flyover, that kind of highway! There’s no way im gonna go up there. Its suicide! We tried hailing for a cab, but after a few minutes, we realized we’re hopeless, so we started praying and walked through the valley of the shadow of death. Hehehe! But seriously, it felt like that. I cant look to my left because I’m afraid of heights, I cant look to my right coz I’m afraid one of the cars will hit me. Its so embarrassing. Its frightening. Its tiring (its about 150meters you know). And the sun’s burning my skin.
When we reached SM, im not sure if I’m still in the mood to look around. Good thing I remember that I really need to buy a flat iron that day. Pinky said the theater’s nice so we checked it out. We watched Underworld, the cinema’s not so bad actually. Compare to other SM Cinema, this one’s way better. They have long couch as waiting area for those who came in early. The staff’s so nice. For me, the best part in the movie house is the fact that they have enough leg room for tall people, like me. So i dont have to spend the entire movie with brusied knees coz it keeps hitting the back of the seat in front of me.
After the movie we strolled around for a place to eat. And there’s a lot to choose from, actually the whole ground floor is filled with restaurants, literally from end to end. They have TOSH (whoo-hoo!), I would have gave in, but I was craving for Teriyaki Boy’s Kani Salad. When we got there though they have their stupid mascot outside, and if you know me well enough you know how I would react on that. But I was able to get my Kani Salad to go, then we went to Judy Ann’s Chicken Inasal Bacolod (ano daw?). Come 7pm, there were fireworks outside the mall, I’m thinking coz its Chinese New Year. I was entertained, at least I was able to watch Fireworks Display, I missed the big one last new year coz of work. We decided to call it a night around 830pm.
I’m not sure if I wanna come back to SM Marikina, I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy it. Its just too much effort.

my weekend

2008-11-03T10:52:00.000-08:00

This has been a really looooong weekend. And I mean long. My sister and I went home Saturday coz its her birthday. While we were on the bus I got a call from my cousin Krisca, she told us my mom took Nanay, my grandma (her mom) to the hospital. She had a seizure apparently and was unresponsive for a while. My sis and I panicked but knowing Nanay we shrugged it off. Nanay has a tendency to overact , especially when it comes to her health. She doesn’t like it when we’re giving more attention to Daddy (my lolo-her husband) than her. Especially when Daddy was diagnosed with “the Big C” a year ago. Whenever Dad would go to the hospital for his medicine, Nanay will come to Aunt Jean a few days later complaining of almost everything (headache, colds, hypertension, etc). Sometimes my Mom and Aunt would take her to the Doctor and the other times they’d just give her the usual meds (Ninoy or the one with 3 heads). Anyway, so when we arrived at home Saturday, Krisca took care of the cooking for my sister’s birthday. I called my mom to check on Nanay and she said she’s better, although she’ll stay in the hospital for her CT-scan tomorrow. Mom arrived around 11pm. She said Nanay is unconscious. She’s supposed to go into the Intensive Care but there aren’t enough space (yeah, our city has a very small hospital). Mom looked tired, told her to go to bed coz we have to go to church the next day.
Sunday morning we went to church. During the service they got a call from Nanay’s Caregiver, they’re prepping her for CT scan, I asked my mom if she want me to come but she said I have to go home after church and take care of Daddy.
After church we went home and my cousin Lhen and I planned to go to the hospital around 2pm. My sister and I took a nap, I keep dialing my mom’s number coz I cant sleep. Even my cousin who’s on prayer and fasting text me and said Nanay’s face keeps flashing in her head while praying. I prayed, I asked for peace. When I opened my eyes I saw Krisca’s text…
“Ate, wala na si Nanay”
With my sis and 2 cousins, all 4 of us ran to the hospital so we can at least see Nanay before the Funeral Service People take her. We ran into them at the exit of the hospital, Ate Mai asked the guy carrying the gurney if they can open the sheet so we can see Nanay. There she was. I held her hands, i’m not crying. I cant cry. My mom’s sobbing already, I cant let her see me cry. I rode in the van with Nanay’s body and my mom and aunt talked to the Funeral Service people to arrange the wake and interment. All of us are completely clueless when it comes to this. We never had anyone in our extended family die before. This will be the first. We had to go back and forth for the clothes she’ll wear and the casket is also another issue. We waited till she’s done then people started coming. My cousins and I are in charge of all the errands, and our parents are in charge of talking to the people since they know most of them. We’re just called to make “mano”. My mom wont go home, she finally agreed at around 5am.
Then I have to go back to manila to file for my bereavement leave and go back tomorrow to help prepare for the interment on Thursday. That’s my weekend, how’s yours?

seriously?!

2008-10-20T10:10:00.001-07:00

I had a harsh falling out with my supervisor last Thursday. I was dreading this Monday because I know that at some point, I have to face her and talk to her about what happened the prior week. I was cruel to her I know. I said things that I shouldn’t have said. Hurtful things. Things I didn’t imagine myself saying to another person. I don’t know what got into me. I got scared of my own self. But when we talked during the beginning of the shift I was surprised with my attitude. I prepared a speech for her to justify my behavior. But when I started talking, its all gone, instead of justifying my behavior, I took full responsibility of what happened. I told her Im very much aware that I hurt her and I wish I can take it back but I can’t. I even said if I can do things all over again I know that I’ll say the exact same things, because that’s how I felt that time. After 30 minutes of talking, we wrapped it up. Its all water under the bridge. I know that’s gonna go in my file although she didn’t write me for that. But it’ll affect my status. Our relationship, nah… we’re not that close anyway. Hahaha! Although I feel for her. She doesn’t deserve it (well maybe she deserve some of it. :P) but still. I know she wouldn’t expect it from me. I’m sorry Fides. I know I disappoint you today. But I really am sorry.

*** on the lighter side. After 3 purchase of Grey’s Anatomy DVD, finally I was able to finish Season 4. its not as exciting as the previous season, I miss Burke. I miss Addison. feel like they rushed into the finale (the Writer’s Strike really affect them. Boo-hoo!) although I love Dr. Erica Hahn. But what shocked me the most is Callie and Hahn. Seriously? What do you guys think?

Are you kidding me?

2008-10-14T04:30:00.000-07:00

You know how it feels during lazy Sunday afternoon where you keep clicking the remote trying to find a decent show on television. I’m usually glued on PBA during those hours but I don’t like the way Sta. Lucia was loosing to Talk n Text. Hehehe! Anyway, so I watched QTV’s “Ang Pinaka”. For the week’s countdown they featured the 10 Most Successful Pinoy Entrepreneurs. I don’t watch the business channel and I usually get the lifestyle, entertainment and sports section on a newspaper. The business section would be the last thing I’d read. Yeah, I’d rather read the obituaries. Hahaha! I caught just half of the list.
5. John Gokongwei Jr
4. Tony Tan Caktiong
3. Manny Villar
2. Andrew L Tan
1. Henry Sy
Wait a minute! Am I still watching local channel? I’m on QTV right? And the list was supposed to be 10 Most Successful PINOY Entrepreneurs. Eh nasan and Pinoy? Oh im sorry, there you go… number 3. Sen. Manny Villar. And? That’s it? Like I said, I don’t watch the business channel (if there’s such thing) but I know that there are hundreds of Pinoy Entrepreneurs who would have made it to the list. Its not as if may prestige or something to be on the list of a local TV show. But its not right.

spot the not

2008-10-08T05:05:00.000-07:00

i was browsing through my phone pictures when i saw these pictures.i took when during my endless search for a dress to wear during the oath taking ceremony. it took me 5 malls to finally find the perfect dress. i had a dress in mind, i want a black,below knee length,3/4 dress,that specific.i went to landmark in trinoma,went to all the shops in trinoma,the block,sm makati,greenbelt,i was so desperate i even went to rustans (muntik akong himatayin.hahaha).
i saw one that i like in Tango,but the saleslady is not very friendly. when i asked for the size of the dress,she gave me a "you can't afford that" look and said thats our last piece then walked away.i got pissed so i went to her carrying the dress and told her, "i'm not asking for your stock, im asking for the size".she let out a long sigh and said "large yan and thats our last piece". i wanted to strangle her with the hanger and smash her head on the counter but i cant so i just gave her the scariest look i can come up with.the lady in the counter saw that im a bit pissed so she offered assistance.too bad the dress didn't fit me,i was so ready to buy it,then i'll walk in front of that saleslady and show off the bag in front of her face (ala julia roberts in Pretty Woman..."hi,you remember me?big mistake!huge!" instead i politely walked away and thanked the kind saleslady.i want to think i'm the bigger person in that picture but part of me wants to go back and give that lady a piece of what she deserves. *sigh*
anyway,my feet is killing me already,i decided to go home.i was looking for the MRT exit when i saw Cinderella,i decided to have one last look.tadan!! they have a lot of dress (long and not so long). hehehe! i was down to these 2 dress.actually they look the same, i settled for the former.

dress number 1

dress number 2

2008-10-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

first time I heard of this movie was nearly 5 years ago. We we’re at nanie’s house and ate lulu borrowed the DVD from kuya Melvin. He said, “Lu, maganda yan, nakakaiyak”. I’m not a big fan of anime so I did not even look at the DVD. But for some reason the title got stocked in my head.
When I came to Convergys, Chari, my wavemate, showed me her DVD collection. I saw Grave of the Fireflies there and I asked her “ is this good?”. Her big eyes became even bigger “sobrang ganda nyan, you have to watch that”. So I borrowed the DVD, but I never got the chance to watch it. It got buried under my unwatched DVDs (including pinkie’s Derailed. Hahaha!)
Last month, my roommates and I went to the DVD (dee-bee-dee) haven aka Circle C. he looked for a bunch of Anime and bought some, one of the 20 something in 1 DVD he bought has the movie Grave of the Fireflies. He watched it and told me the same thing “watch mo sya, nakaka-iyak”. Finally , I was bored to death last Saturday and I was rummaging through my DVDs when I remember it. I put it on the player and looked for the title. To my surprise, its dubbed in English. I don’t know if watching it was a best idea on a weary and rainy Saturday but I was reaching for tissue for most part of the movie (from beginning to end to be exact). And mind you, I don’t easily cry over movies, I cry over the weird ones. I didn’t cry when I watched The Passion of the Christ but I cried at Armageddon. I didn’t cry on The Notebook, but I cried at Monster’s Inc. told you I’m weird. Hahaha! But for Grave of the Fireflies! My oh my, tears-tear-tears! And not just tears, there were sobs too. Michelle! For crying out loud! It’s a cartoon! Hahaha! Man I need a life. But seriously. The movie is really sad. I did not even finish it in one sitting, I had to stop in the middle of the movie coz I cant take it anymore. But after a few Friends episode I decided to continue. But I still bawled like a baby. Huhuhu!
I found out that there’s a book of the same title. I want the book, although I know I’ll have a hard time looking for one coz it was originally released 1988. Anyone knows where can I buy old Japanese, as in really old ones.

limos

2008-09-29T03:51:00.001-07:00

my officemate has been going out with a former officemate, we met up last friday for a drink and she told me she's into street photography. she gave me the link where i can check her works. she only uses a regular digital camera, she's so talented.kudos cels aka Helena Bonham Carter. :)
this shot moved me.

Eleanor rigby died in the church
and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands
as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
-Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles

what's next?

2008-09-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Wow its been a while. Hehehe!
I know that people are wondering what happened to me after I passed the boards. My dad’s bugging me… “what’s you next plan anak?” My mom’s asking every week, “have you submitted your resume? What hospital?”
I know PTs are understaff nowadays and I can easily get in whichever hospital I choose to volunteer (wow yabang pre!) but I still don’t feel like doing it eh. There’s still a part of me that wants to stay put for a while. Every night I pray to God to lead to me to where He wants me to be. I just don’t know if I did not hear His answer or He’s asking me to wait. Ano ba talaga Lord? Hehehe!
But anyway, I created a time table for myself till Decemeber and if all goes well I can volunteer in 3 hospitals (hopefulle major ones) and still keep my job here at Convergys. I have no idea if I can keep 2 jobs, I want to practice my license because God knows how long I yearned for this but I also want to keep my current job because of the fact that it pays well. And being a starting Therapist, I have no choice but to volunteer first. Yeah, volunteer, as in no salary and I have to make ends meet right.
Pero for now, I want to enjoy first. Hahaha! I want to go to Baguio and relax even for 2 days only. My gift for myself. Or go somewhere different, place where I can be a stranger. I want to go to cebu. Just explore the place then come back with stories to tell.

# 315

2008-07-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

after what i thought was the longest 3 days of my life, the results are out.
i was not able to sleep well today,i slept at about 10:30pm then my roommate woke me up at 11pm,i reached for my phone to check the time,when i pressed the button it went straight to my inbox.my eyes went really big when i read the message...
"Congratulation! M very proud of you - sir John" (sender - SRG)
i screamed and all i was able to say after a long scream was .."oh my God! oh my God!" my housemate went wild because she thought im still sleeping, she panicked and immediately came to me and kept asking me what happened. i cant speak, i was sobbing.
i still can't believe it! even after telling my mom and dad,i still cant believe its for real!even after checking 4 websites that posted the result,im still not fully convinced that this is happening.that i am now a PTRP.(ang arte noh!hahaha!)

2008-04-11T09:40:00.000-07:00

blogging from the office even if im on LOA. hahaha!
yeah, my LOA started last Monday. im official jobless, well technically i still have a job, but not in the next 3 mos. i got a call from the review school this morning, my class was supposed to start on monday but unfortunately they have to put me in another class, i actually can understand what the guy was saying, he woke me up. ampf!so i still have another week to prepare. i think its better that i start on a later date, first of all i still dont have the money for my school fee. i still have to come up with the remaining half of the tuition fee, im actually a little worried about that. second, i have another week to adjust to the new routine. they put me in morning class, everyone knows im not a morning person. especially after being in a call center industry for 2 years now. hello coffee!

oh i just found out, im top agent for first quarter of the year and top agent for 2007. whoo-hooo!

2008-03-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

Afternoon shift (rants and raves)
+ I get t sleep during the night, my schedule is at 5pm-2am. Its as if I went on a really late gimmick and slept late.
+ I can now enjoy my weekend, usually my Saturday would just pass by without me knowing it. Hehehe! Because I just sleep the whole time. I wake up and its already a Sunday.
+/- no more I Friday dinner with the girls. Is it good or bad? Hmmm, bad coz I wont see them often. Good coz I can use the extra money for my studies. Hehehe!

- no more night diff
- expensive fare, I have to take a cab to and from work
- no decent meal, my breakfast/lunch at usually at 1pm and dinner is at 10pm.

*** tomorrow im going to the review school for registration. Yes, im going for it. With or without the money. I’m enrolling by faith. Hehehe! I know He will provide.

*** I watched American Idol. The song that David Archuleta sang keeps ringing on my head. I searched it and boom! I know that song. The song is You’re the Voice, I think the more popular version of it is by John Farham and Heart. But I know it through a CD called Life on the Edge. It’s a compilation of Christian songs (including Testify by Avalon). Nice!

What Was Jesus Saying?

2008-03-18T10:42:00.000-07:00

What Was Jesus Saying?
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!'
Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there , but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table until the master was finished.
Now if the master was done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers and mouth with that napkin and toss it on to the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, 'I'm done.'But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant knew that the folded napkin meant, 'I'm not finished yet.'The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
Isn't that incredible?!?
Also, one more thing for the women of this group: "A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."
I thought that was great. I need to strive to reach that goal.
God bless all!

crave

2008-03-12T15:00:00.000-07:00

last sunday i was really bored,plus i got tired of reading my handbook. i decided to go out for some fresh air and new view, im tired of looking at books and walls.i went to promenade and stayed at Figaro, after a couple of hours maila and mean arrived (2 hours late!) after dinner i had this really crazy craving for something sweet. cake in particular. we passed by Bizu but we cant get a nice table,we went to Coffee Bean.looking at Coffee Bean's desert offering made me realize i'd rather wait for a table at Bizu,hehehe!good thing there was one when we returned.

then come monday im still craving for something sweet.ive been munching on the white chocolate that jayzle gave me,its almost a month old already. hahaha! its so weird,ive never craved for something sweet this much,i want chocolate marble waffle from Pancake House (with extra peanut butter),chocolate fondue from Max Brenner),brownies from goldilocks,Chocolate Cake from Conti's,glaze from Krispy Kreme and the cake from Chocolate Kiss. whahahaha!

2008-03-05T16:59:00.000-08:00

i was watching American Idol yesterday, i feel weird watching it yesterday. im not sure if it was just me or what. i was laughing really hard. hahaha! first, luke menard... WHAM?! as in Wake me up before you go-go... before the finals?! seriously! and i mean, seriously? hahaha! i thought that was a joke.... he just bought his ticket home. second, tainted love by danny noriega. i thought his performance was ok, but the teasing with simon... i realy think thats hilarious.lastly... paula paula paula! i finally know the reason why she's an american idol judge. its the last gap, and paula was standing, simon was asking her to sit (she look drunk coz she loss her balance a bit). ryan called her...ryan: "paula what do you think of the boys tonight?"paula: " i only have 2 word, 2 words ryan...Phe-no-me-nal"ryan: (looking all confuse) "you do the math, simon,in 10 seconds, how do you reply to paula's comments?simon: "how can i reply to those words of wisdom"
*** i just read, its the beatles night next week. im so excited since i just saw Across the Universe and i love it!

2008-02-20T15:49:00.000-08:00

i was walking in the mall last sunday, guess who i saw, actually its the other way around... guess who saw me and yelled... "Hoy chellix anong ginagawa mo dito?"

duh! is this mall exclusive to her? nah im kidding. but yeah she shouted at me like that, she has a mall tour on that mall so i decided to watch. after the show i said goodbye but they invited me for dinner.apparently she won on 2 gameshows and she'll treat us for dinner. im not too excited about it but its kyla and i havent seen her in a while, not to mention im starving. hahaha!

bf/gf

2008-02-14T14:14:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I watched it. Call me naïve but I’m jologs like that. Hahaha! It’s a Cinderella story, rich boy meets poor girl and they fell in love, the catch is, she’s his best friend’s girlfriend. I love Marian Rivera in this movie. I’m not a big fan of Marimar, I’ve only seen her in few episodes of it, unlike my parents and my sister who’ll totally shut up when Marimar is on tv. I love the way she gave life to her character. Of course she has to show her dancing prowess in the movie, the Marimar dance is a given, but I love it when she did the kagat labi dance. That’s a classic! I never find Richard to be that good looking till this movie. He looks ruggedly handsome in this movie. He rides a Ducati and he drives an Audi… come on! Hehehe! Ok, maybe it’s the gadget that made him look desirable in my eyes. Hahaha! Erase erase! Back to the movie, I think its one of the better Filipino movies. I actually think it’s the best valentine movie of GMA films that I’ve seen. There were a few corny/kill me now scenes, but that’s forgivable for a Pinoy movie. One thing though, there were able to clearly show the difference in social status between the 2 characters (Grace and Evo), but they did not explain how she (Grace) became his (Evo) best friend’s (Mark) girlfriend. It was obvious in the movie that its impossible for their paths to cross since they live in different world. But like I said, its forgivable. Overall I liked it, I recommend it and I will surely watch it, again with my mom and lil sister. I liked it so much that I watched it at SM North The Block. That Cinema is so cold. Literally freezing cold. My ass was freezing and my knee cant stop trembling. Still thumbs up Direk Mark Reyes and Marian Rivera.

N O W

2008-02-11T16:43:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend I was browsing through my old stuff. I was looking for my college books and review materials. Yeah, im going back to school. Huhuhu! Im 25 and im back to school, how sad is that. Im starting to brush on basic PT books trying to refresh my mind, if it’ll work. I have a lot to read pala. My goal is to read at least 100 questions a day so I can probably finish everything before review starts. Hay! I kind of miss school actually. I miss the long lectures. I miss the lab lessons. The revalida and most of all the practical exams. Although it wont probably be the same anymore, plus I don’t have time to enjoy review school this time. I’ve set my mind already that in the next 4-5 months, I will be on hibernation (no night outs, no long coffee chats, no MOVIES, no out of town, no cellphone… ok maybe just lesser cellphone use. Hahaha)
I know that I’ve been half hearted about this review thing since last year, I’ve made up all kinds of excuse to my dad just to get away with the board exam. But I realize, I cant run away forever. It’ll be one of my “what if’s” and Lord know I have a long list of those. I don’t want to ask for sign coz I never believed them. But last Sunday, as I was listening to Pastor Mars yelling that 2008 is a year of fulfillment, I felt a thug in my heart. I felt that I had to do this now. There’s no “or else”… It’s now…period

Ramiele Malubay-another filipina auditioned in american idol

2008-01-31T15:23:00.001-08:00

SPOILER!
she made it to top 24
(but Simon's right, she sounds like a cabaret singer with all the shouting. why do we always have to shout to prove we can sing anyway?)

2008-01-28T16:25:00.000-08:00

This is so sad. I had to work last Saturday and Sunday. I officially have no social life. As in zero! Well I know overtime are really not mandatory, but still. Its sad. Hahaha! I wanted to play badminton either Sunday or Monday morning but I was too tired to do it. Maybe I could use some time off this weekend or next week. I’m looking forward to seeing the gang on February 15. I heard Jayzle’s paying for dinner. Hahaha! Im kidding! Anyway, if its any consolation, work over the weekend are not that bad. There were fewer people in the office, less noise, no boss meaning you can play some music. You can use the office internet without hiding, hehehe! But don’t get me wrong, I finished my job in time. Plus I get to take a nap in my station. Hehehe!
Those last 2 days actually made me think, which is rare, hehehe! Is this really what I want to do? Yeah it pays well. Yes it’s a kind of job that you leave in the office (you know how other jobs stress you out that even if you leave the office you still think about them?). It doesn’t really ask for any specific skill (just communication skill, which I think most human has). But I feel like I’m jammed here. 2 years! I feel like its been a waste of my 2 years. I feel like I’m meant for something more. I may not know what for now, but I can feel it. (aaahhhuuummm….) hehehe!
Maybe I’m just exhausted. Maybe I’m a little on the edge. Or maybe I’m right.

2008-01-22T16:03:00.000-08:00

I think it’s Pavlovian: I get into my office and I start feeling sad, no matter how clear the sky is.

If my eyes changed color like my moods, right now they would be grey as wolves.

I don’t like wearing my glasses, it makes me look nerdy, but today I have to wear it the whole shift so I can hide my swollen red eyes. I feel sick. There’s something in my stomach that is not right. There’s something swirling in my inside, waiting to explode. I don’t like this feeling.

the voice of the martyr

2008-01-08T14:33:00.000-08:00

I was just telling myself last week that I was not able to buy anything for myself this year. I was planning to get myself an I-pod touch, but then again my mom needed the money more than I do so I “lent” her the money. I opted for the I-pod nano (with video), my friend told me it only cost about 7-8k. I got excited, I started browsing about the gadget, even though I read a lot of downbeat about it, I still want it. But when I started my Christmas shopping, I overspent. Although I still have enough to buy the nano video, I was a bit hesitant coz I don’t want to begin my year with zero balance in the bank. Then my dad talked to me. He asked me if I have any savings coz he needs to borrow it, apparently my mom did not pay my sister’s tuition in full even if my dad gave him the full amount. So I lent my money to my dad. Although I know my dad will pay me, probably after 10 year, but I know he will still pay. I was left with nothing. Last week I went to the mall with pinkie to buy a gift for another group of friends. We were at Booksale, I don’t have any plan of buying book as a gift. She was browsing through the management and accounting books when she pointed to a brown old looking book on the top shelf and yelled, “anung ginagawa ng Jesus Freak dyan?” I pulled the book and to my surprise, it’s a copy of Jesus Freaks by the DC Talk. I read the book through Jasper about 3 years ago and since then I’ve been looking for it. I only have 500 left that time, but what the heck! Its Jesus Freak and its only 140. so now, now I have what I consider to be a very valuable gift for myself.

C E L E B R A T E ! ! !

2008-01-02T16:50:00.000-08:00

How do I define 2007? Its has been interesting, from beginning of the year till the very last day. My parents celebrated their 25th. I reached 25 years here on here. My parents finally got married in church. I’m still in my supposed to be temporary job. 2 close friends from work left already. 2 of my very dear friend left for another country. Yet them leaving made our relationship a lot closer. I found a special friend in pinkie. Meeting up with friends seems like the hardest thing to do now (yes, im talking about you, you and you! Ampf!). ate lulu got engaged! I was without a phone for almost a phone, imagine the simple life with Michelle. My grandfather (from mother’s side) was in and out of the hospital because of his illness. i went all out with gifts for my family this year (which will probably be the last time. Hehehe!) I never bought anything extravagant for myself.
But in spite of that I stayed strong. I grew up. I managed. Of course it didn’t happen in an instance, maraming emote moments dun. Mga nagiinarteng moments. I grew closer to my family, especially my sister. I learned that when you shut up, they’ll shut up. I learned that forgiveness is something you don’t “try to do”, but rather a “duty” that you should do. I’ve learned that nothing compares to the feeling when you see friends/family show off to other people your gift to them.
So what else is in store for 2008? A lot of things. I’m seeing a lot of vision. A lot of plans. And most of all a lot of love. I’m seeing a lot of celebrating! Its 2008… lets celebrate!

When you say you cant forgive…

2007-12-12T12:49:00.000-08:00

What do we do with hurts? Do you get hurt? Maybe we are in denial sometimes that we say we're not hurt. We try to hide it but deep inside it's there...and sometimes we try to just keep it ourselves that when it's pruned, we just explode. But there's no delete key either!

If somebody hurts us, whether they knew about it or not, we can't undo it, nor they can. But they can say sorry or apologize about it yet it doesn't really take away what you felt before right? Today an old friend came to me and ask if we can talk. He’s said sorry for whatever issue we had in the past, he said that he’s leaving soon and would want to leave with no strings attached. I was pretending to be very busy while he’s talking, he probably noticed that I have no interest in listening so he just said “I just want to rest my case” and then he left. The nerve! I’m so mad! After that less than 2 minutes (conversation, if you call it that) I’ve been like this, very upset and bothered. I cant explain how I feel. I wanted to throw my tumbler at him and yell at him, but I don’t want to call attention. I wanted to slap him, but I know I can do better than that. So I did what I had to do. I shut up! I never imagined myself hating someone as much as I hate that person. I have so much bitterness in my heart about this person that I cant even stand being in the same room with him. We used to be friends. Even if we don’t belong to the same team anymore, we kept in touch. Then something happened. Hate is really a strong word but that’s how I describe my feelings for him for the past 6-7 months.
Listening to him talk even if he knows I’m not paying attention is really something. Actually just him having the courage to approach me knowing how much I hate him made him the better person here. Maybe that’s why I’m upset. Because he said sorry and I cant forgive (or maybe I’m just not yet ready to forgive)

Reading Chie’s blog, it make sense to me what God's forgiveness is...what it truly mean. I'm not going to share any further, but I notice that as I try my "best" to forgive, the more I struggle.

GOD gives us the Gift of Forgiveness.

It's a gift, just like my salvation? I guess that's why I'm struggling hard, it's because instead of accepting that gift of forgiveness, I am trying my "best" to forgive.

Here are the main points I have written down if I say "I can't forgive".

I. Forgiveness - does not mean that we will go back to the way things are. (Colosians 3:13) It is different than reunion or reconciliation.

II. Forgiveness – doesn’t not mean we deny justice or consequences. (2 Samuel 12:13) We are told in Colosians 3:13 to forgive as the Lord forgave us. If we sin, you can be forgiven but there's consequences. Consequences are different than getting even or demanding justice.

III. Forgiveness - does not mean we deny what happened. It doesn't mean we pretend we didn't get hurt.

IV. Forgiveness - is not merely your Christian Duty. Forgiveness is more than a Christian duty.

V. Forgiveness - is not merely a gift to give to others. Release to God your bitterness by praying that God will forgive them and release blessings in their lives.

VI. Forgiveness - does not demand that they say first "SORRY". (Luke 19:5-10) How does God forgive?

VII. Forgiveness - is not a one time act; it's a journey. By the Holy Spirit, you can forgive.

I remember Pastor Lester’s story of forgiveness. There are 2 friends, A and B. B told people stories, true or not, about A. then A found out. A talked to B about it. B said sorry, she said that she only did that to get people to talk to her. B cried and asked for forgiveness from A. A took B to a nearby bridge and carried with her a bag full of feathers. A tossed the feathers in the air, feathers were all over the place, then A told B; “you see those feathers? Those are the rumor you tell people about me, they’re everywhere now. If you want me to forgive you, you have to gather all those feathers and put them in the bag. Can’t do it? the same way you can’t go back to all those people and tell them the rumors are not true”

I realized more in my life that forgiveness is my way of life. Somebody pulls over in front of you, we get upset, but we can forgive also and release blessings to that person.

sleep

2007-11-23T16:24:00.000-08:00

"magbiro kana sa lasing,
wag lang sa bagong gising!"

an old saying but is so true... proven and tested!dont you just hate it when you're taking your fourty winks and unconsiderate people around you would talk so loud or laugh really hard you can see their uvula. i hate that! i am very sensitive with sleep issues. i guess living in a dorm for 5 year helps a lot. i make it a point that i walk as quiet as possible, move as slowly or silently as i can and speak softly or not speak at all when im around sleeping people. people, you're supposed to either shut the hell up or speak as softly as possible when people around you are sleeping!!!!! there should be a rule for that or something. it should be legal in the country to whack people in the face whenever they disturb you while you're sleeping. this is turning out to be a really bad day.

2007-11-20T16:47:00.000-08:00

My mom told me they rushed lolo again to the hospital last Thursday. As sad as it may sound but he not getting any better. Two months ago he spent around 2 weeks in the hospital. He got a little better but after 1 week he started feeling the pain again. According to him the pain got even worse. My lolo has prostate cancer. It was diagnosed early this year, but due to a lot of complication, it got worse. His kidney’s affected and his liver all swelled up according to the doctor, not to mention that he’s type II diabetic and severe asthmatic.
They finally talked him to removing his “you know” but the pain is still there.
My mom got scared coz he’s been telling my mom that he’s seeing dead relatives in his dreams, one time he keeps shouting then he told my mom he saw my youngest niece jumps out of the window. Sad lang kasi I love my lolo. He’s been living in our house since I started working in manila. Although you’ll only find him playin solitaire everyday, whenever we talk to him he always responds with witty remarks. He always asks me “ kelan kaba mag-aasawa”, and when I tell him “ antayin mo lang, papakilala ko naman sayo” he will anwer..” puro ka salita, ang tanda mo na ni boyfriend wala ka” hehehe. Those simple conversation that I miss coz he cant talk like that anymore, even though he tried sometimes.
I know he’s just waiting for my uncle Noelle to arrive, but whatever happens, I just want him to leave peacefully and for my mom to take it well.

allergic ako sayo (from maila)

2007-11-06T17:04:00.000-08:00

Mainit ulo ko today. Pero tapos na yung situation at ok na lahat. Pero alam mo yun, pag mainit ulo mo, di naman agad mawawala. Lahat tuloy ng kinaiinit ng ulo ko, naalala ko. hahaha! Talk about stress. Self-induced stress.
Now I'm left wondering why it's so much harder to be nice than to be not nice. Why do we think it's funny when we are mean? Why do we pride ourselves when we are the bully? And why do we feel triumphant when we are successful at being sneaky?
At dahil gusto kong mawala ang init ng ulo ko, pagtatawanan ko na lang ang mga nakakainis na mga bagay na ito:
1. Allergic ka sa mga taong hindi independent - pero wag ka, pag mag-isa di mapakali at kelangang may kasama.
2. Allergic ka sa mga taong mapapel - pero wag ka kahit di nya birthday gusto nyang sya ang kantahan ng happy birthday. O sya blow the candle!
3. Allergic ka sa mga taong nagbibisyo - pero sa totoo lang ang sungit mo dahil wala kang bisyo. Masyado kang magaling, magbisyo ka nga!
4. Allergic ka sa mga taong ang laki ng isyu - paano mo nalaman isyu nya kung di ka nakikinig? Tsismosa!
5. Allergic ka sa mga taong namimilit magkwento ka ng detalye ng buhay mo - pero nangingitngit ka pag di ka nakwekwentuhan.
6. Allergic ka sa mga taong nanunumbat - pero ang laging bukang bibig mo, wala talagang utang na loob yan si ganire at si ganyan.
7. Allergic ka sa mga taong tanga - ang swerte mo ikaw lang binigyan ng perpektong utak. Aray!
8. Allergic ka sa mga linta - pero halos tumira ka na sa bahay ng lahat ng tao. Bampira!
9. Allergic ka sa mga OA magkwento - inggit ka lang di mo agad naisip yun.
10. Allergic ka sa mga taong mayayabang at pabida - asus! eh pag nagkwento ka nga wala nang makasingit!
11. Allergic ka sa mga taong plastic - ang plastic mo!
12. Allergic ka sa mga taong pikon - asarin mo kaya sarili mo tingnan natin kung di ka mapikon!

Ang laki ng isyu ko! hahahahaha!!! =D
Lahat yan tinamaan din ako. But I feel so much better. hahahaha! =D
Hibang lang... Tigilan na ang eklavung ito!

Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to shoot "Mammoth" in Manila

2007-10-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal is coming to the Philippines to shoot part of his upcoming film Mammoth. A source tells PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal), "A famous Spanish film group is presently doing pre-production for a movie starring Gael Garcia Bernal scheduled to be shot partly in Manila in December."

Gael has been chosen to topbill Mammoth, the English-language debut of Swedish director Lukas Moodysson. This movie is a domestic drama involving a young couple, their child and their Filipino nanny, played by actress Marife Necisito—who was previously cast in the indie films Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino (1994) and Pandanggo (2006).

In Mammoth, Gael plays a successful New York-based IT (Information Technology) tycoon who decides to radically change his life while on a trip to Thailand with his wife and daughter.

The Mexican actor gained international acclaim for playing the Argentine-born doctor-turned-Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara in the 2004 film, The Motorcycle Diaries. Gael has also acted in the English-language films, Babel (2006) and The King (2005). Under the direction of Alfonso Cuarón for the movie Y tu mamá también (2001), he won the Marcello Mastroianni Award in the Venice International Film Festival. Gael also stars in his directorial debut Déficit, which is scheduled for release within the year.
The Swedish writer-director Lukas previously directed the teen-trafficking drama Lilya 4-ever and the lesbian film Show Me Love.

According to Variety.com, the $10 million production begins shooting in November in Thailand, New York, Sweden, and the Philippines.

simple things

2007-10-24T17:01:00.000-07:00

Do you remember those simple things that used to make you smile. Those unnoticed things that makes you appreciate life more. How I miss those.
Sometimes kasi we tend to take things or even person for granted. We tend to be too comfortable na feeling natin yung mga dating bagay na ginagawa natin eh hindi na necessary. But why? What made you think na yung ginagawa mio before, na naa-appreciate ng tao eh hindi na nya maa-appreciate ngayon.
e.g. I like it when people text me, for no reason at all. Just to say hi, ask how are you doing, or even if they will only text you if they need something, ok na ko sa ganun. Bottom line is, naalala ka nila. Wala na ang mga constant text mates ko, mahal nang sumagot sa text si jayz tsaka si swit. Yung isa naman, kasama mo nga physically pero in space naman ang thoughts.
Another things, when I go home, I like it when my mom cooks my fave dish. Or sasamahan nya ako sa table while having late lunch. Pero lately hindi na nya nagagawa yun. We’ll still have our regular chismisan pero madalas while she’s in the kitchen and im eating sa table, alone.
Ang arte noh. i just feel like a lot has changed.

...

2007-10-02T16:30:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I fought with my dad. Not that I fight with him a lot, gosh you have no idea how scared I am of my dad. I don’t know if were fighting or we’re not just speaking, but I think it’s the same, bottom line is, were not communicating, well he’s not. I’ve tried calling and texted him a couple of times already but he’s not replying.
So when did it this “not speaking” thing started? My birthday. He called me to greet me. I was teasing him, like I always do, then all of a sudden he snapped. To the point that he’s yelling at me over the phone. Telling me stuff about how much he’s been spending for the house, for my sister, and how I’m not capable of helping in those expenses. I was stunned coz I don’t exactly know how it all started. I cried. And when he realized that im not answering anymore he hung up one me. He called again after 5 minutes, this time even angrier, “bat mo ko binabaan ng phone?” huh?! Eh he’s the one who hung up on me. Di na lang ako nagsalita, but it made things worse. He hung up again and called my mom. Wala na daw ako respeto sa kanya porke kumikita na daw ako. Eh san naman galling yun diba. I really cant understand. I spoke with my mom over the weekend and she told me to just say sorry and call my dad. Ang labo naman!porke ba ako ang anak ako kailangan mag-sorry, eh wala naman akong kasalanan. Anyway, I still said sorry and ive been texting my dad everyday since last week but he hasn’t replied nor called. di ko na alam what's my next step. bahala na sya

birthday post

2007-09-18T07:54:00.000-07:00

last year t'was my mom who made me cry. this year its my dad. i wonder who will it be next year, my middle sister or my little sister. hay!
my friends kept me sane this time around. thanks y'all

my gift from my housemates (pinx,niel and marvz)

my first team manila shirt (gift from mamee pinkie)

free hug anyone??

September

2007-09-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

Its my favorite month of the year. Why? Well mainly because it’s a busy month in our family. I know a lot of people celebrating their birthday in this month, 7 in our family alone. This month is also our church’s anniversary. Either the first Sunday of September or the third Sunday. This year is our church’s 21st year. And I’ve been attending this church since its 6th anniversary. And last but not the least, this is the first BER month. Meaning Christmas is coming really really soon.

tabaching-ching

2007-09-04T15:48:00.000-07:00

I’m Fat! F-A-T!
I’m not exaggerating but I really am fat. A lot of people have been telling me lately, “uy tumaba ka!” I’m not even sure if im supposed to take it as a compliment or what.
Yesterday I was getting ready coz my other housemate and I planned to go to St. Francis. I put on this old pants, mind you, size 30. I had a hard time pulling it up to my waist, I cant breath and it wont pull up. I changed my bottom, my old, reliable levi’s (size 30 also), and for crying out loud. It did pull up to my waist but it wont close. It really wont. I’m pretty sure it’ll tear on the butt part if I bend an inch. I wanted to cry. Am I really this big now.
We went to St. Francis and pants is on my “to buy list”. I tried several slacks and after 2-3 stores, I found one. Then it took another 30 minutes before I found another. When we transferred to Megamall to look for jeans, I know I need an hour or two to find one. And true indeed. It’s a shame I had to drag my housemate into that. We went from store to store looking for a pair. Either its too tight, their XL wont close on my big tummy, their biggest size wont even reach my ankle, the length is ok but the waist is too big, etc, etc, etc. I finally found one at Buffalo, and it is not cheap! Ampf! I tried about 6 pairs before I found one. Good thing the girl who’s helping me out is really nice. She keeps throwing me size 30 jeans and she even recommends those that are on sale. Its just so hard and frustrating on my part. Lalo na am not fond of shopping. My sister recommends that I have a tailored jeans/slacks, but I don’t know how to buy the right fabric. Its probably mom to the rescue again. I need to cut down on food na talaga!

2007-08-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

*pancit canton moment with my cousins.6packs of canton + sprite litro = parang scene sa commercial (hehehe!)

*Surf's Up Kids. Marco and Kit.walang kasing kulit

*he's Ivan; he's 7 yrs old, he's special and he's praying.

*Madonna and Child.hehehe

*say cheese! Jay and Wine. naaahh, they're straight

*my church pwends

just some random pix i took for the past 2 weeks

salamat sa paglipat

2007-08-22T16:28:00.000-07:00

I went home last Saturday afternoon, I was quite hesitant coz of the heavy rain the whole week. I’m afraid i’ll get stranded in the middle of the trip. Thankfully I made it through the rain. Hehehe!
My sister went home also, its been a while since the four of us is under one roof, my mom, me and my two sis. Sad to say na kailangan pang magkasakit ng lolo ko para makumpleto kami.
We had dinner togther but I had to sleep early coz I was too tired coz of the trip. The next day was quite surprising for me. I started cleaning the living room after a hot choco and 2 pandesal. My mom said. “buti na lang maglilinis ka, papaliguan ko si daddy ha”. When my sis woke up she took care of the kitchen. We sent my lil sis to church so she wont disturb us while cleaning. Finally we finished before lunch. My sis cooked her specialty, beef with broccoli and adobong hito. While awatching SOP we bought litro. While watching, di kami maubusan ng comments sa lahat ng artist na nakikita namin sa TV. And were flipping from SOP to ASAP to ANC to MTV, etc…
Funny coz nasa living room lang kami till Mel and Joey. Watching TV, kwentuhan and asaran. Parang yung coke commercial lang. hehehe! Then I realize, never kaming nagging ganun. Umuwi at pumirmi sa house for a day and most of all, walang argument, were just there making fun of people on TV, especially angel locsin. Hehehe! Kawawa naman! Buti na lang nagtransfer sya, we owe it to her. Hehehe!

happy weekend

2007-08-13T18:40:00.000-07:00

“The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.”
— Woody Allen in Time in 1992,

Expelliarmus
After 1 week of e-book reading and borrowing my housemate’s, I finally finished the last of the Harry Potter series. Its kind of sad knowing that it’s the last but it ended well for me. Of course there are surprising twist in the end and there’s the much talked about epilogue. I cant imagine it being adopted on the big screen since its too complicated and there are too many characters. But it’ll be interesting though. Maybe they can make a movie of the Deathly Hallow ala Lord of The Rings. 3 hours!

Scofield and Syllar
I cant wait for Prison Break S.3 and Heroes S.2 to come out. News says it’ll come out August and September, respectively. I watched the season finale of Heroes, for the third time and its really amazing. I cant wait to see the first episode of the season 2 coz I don’t know how are they going to connect it from the ending of the first season.

Og-Re (Ogie and Regine)
I was surprise to see the first episode of Celebrity Duet last Saturday. I’ve seen its teaser several times on GMA but I never thought it’d start that soon. They did not create too much hype on it. The Contestants are interesting. Nice mixture, except for Tim Yap and Tessa Prieto (sorry but I don’t really like them). I like the designer (I forgot his name), Wyngard Tracy, and the hot Model/Surgeon who did a duet with Agot Isidro.

Genesis 6:14
I watched Evan Almighty last Sunday, surprisingly, I liked it. Well not like-like. But like in a way that its accurate. And I think there’s really something about Steve Carell that I like. I find him funny.

2 dimsum and a sharksfin

2007-08-09T17:26:00.000-07:00

this is has been a really boring shift for me. we were warned last monday that IT people are going to be randomly inspecting stations and will do spot checks (see if we've recently browsed unrelated sites or saved non work related files in our desktop). hmmm, whats the purpose of giving us spot check of you'll warn us. well siguro its a good thing na rin since we have time to erase them, not that i have some (guilty?)
yesterday zara checked ours. this morning nepo went to email team first, i gave my team a heads up. but after they chatted with nepo, he just walked away smiling and waving to everyone. huh? nadaan ba ito sa kwento?
its even more tiring to wait for documents to arrive than work on 15,000 something of it just sitting there waiting for it to be worked on. its a slow day for us since yesterday. and i dont like slow days, it makes the week slower and the months and the years and so on...
sorry, im just a little cranky today. i was so excited to go to work today, then when i got here i was greeted by the usual smile, not knowing na may "kalokohan/kasalanan" daw syang nagawa. hhmmm... ok , point taken, di sya sinasadya pero bat naiinis pa rin ako. di ko alam pero it ruined everything. ayaw ko magsalita the whole day.im so lethargic. i got pissed pa nga with my seatmate, i just blamed it on PMS. ewan ba.
i wanna go home pero i still have another day to endure. but i know naman na i dont have anything better to do pag umuwi ako samin but to stay in my room. di pa man din ako makapag-sound trip ngayon kasi sabi ni mama iuuwi na daw si lolo sa house and he needs rest (in short, kailangan tahimik lang yung house).
hay! i wanna get away this weekend

Cinemalaya repeat screening

2007-07-30T18:24:00.000-07:00

there will be a repeat screening of all the full length films featured at Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center)...

Jul 31 up to Aug 4 5/7 PM
Location:Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center)

Tuesday, July 31
5 pm PISAY by Aureus Solito
7 pm TUKSO by Dennis Marasigan

Wednesday, August 1
5 pm STILL LIFE by Katrina Flores
7 pm KADIN (the Goat) by Adolfo Alix, Jr.

Thursday, August 2
5 pm ENDO by Jade Castro
7 pm LIGAW LIHAM by Emilio “Jay” Abello

Friday, August 3
5 pm TRIBU by Jim Libiran
7 pm SINUNGALING NA BUWAN by Ed Lejano

Saturday, August 4
5 pm GULONG by Romualdo Fajardo
7 pm BEST PICTURE WINNER REPEAT SCREENING

tickets available at the Cine Adarna Box Office @ P70 eachfor inquiries, contact 09274520710

Tribu won the best picture, best actor (for the non-professional ensemble composed of Tondo gang members. Endo got the special jury prize, best actress for Ina Feleo, and best editing. Pisay won for direction and production design; Kadin for cinematography and music. Audience choice awards went to Pisay.

reminiscing...

2007-07-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

During the weekend I had a chance to exchange text messages with my college buddies, Emilie and Cathy… we decided to meet up for late night dinner and gimmick next next week. I got excited coz we’re planning to include everybody from our batch. I mean there’s only less than 50 people in our Department and it’ll be impossible not to know each other. In our batch its very interesting. There were more boys than girls and most of them are married already. But I miss them… I miss my college days

Cathy - she’s my best friend during college. Always late, slow as turtle but is the best cook ever. I remember during our internship, she was 2 hour late but our CI forgave her coz she brought food for everyone. Hehehe! She would always remind me if im spending too much and going out too much (hoy Michelle gagala ka nanaman may exam tayo bukas!). she’s always late that up to our graduation she came in late. After graduation she took the February boards and passed. Then she studied nursing and now waiting for the results of the boards.

Emilie – she’s my classmate from 1st to 5th year. Although we had our differences coz some people think I’m “bossing” her around, we still hung around. She calls me Angel since our zoology teacher told the class I look like Angel Aquino. We use to make fun of her accent but she’ll just laugh with us (mean girls kami eh. Hehehe!). she’s now working as a company nurse in a construction company.

Melissa – our transferee from Cavite. She shifted from PT to RT since she doesn’t want to take the boards afterwards (could have done that also. Hehehe!) hmm…. How can I forget the day I almost curse her after finding out what happened to her and the stupid curly haired guy from higher batch. But were good now. She learned her lesson and now engaged to her RT boyfriend in Dubai.

Katrina – my kambal. We’re born the same day/year and almost same time. With her and cathy we complete the Charlie’s Angels. I love Katrina, how her family welcomes us each time we visit her place, si mommy and daddy nya ipagluluto pa kami. Her 2 brothers na laging kontrabida sa buhay namin pero pinagnanasaan naman namin. Hahaha! Its just sad coz she left us while we were in 3rd year and transferred to another school. She graduated BSN and like Cathy she’s also waiting for the result of the boards.

Reigh – ang Ogie ng buhay ko. After transferring to Tondo he’s my constant companion (with value meal number 6 at mcdonalds. Hehehe) they named him Ogie coz he’s short and is always seen with Michelle (yeah, I was called Michelle back then. Hehehe!) he has a huge crush on one of our teachers (mum jobe) and everytime she pass by he’ll sing don’t know what to do, don’t know what to say.

Kuya Luis and Kuya Ramil – our 2 kuyas and daddy. I don’t have that much story about them since most of the time they talk about their kids and their kabit. hahaha

Edward - Mr Walking Encyclopedia.

our Boy Band - Ace, Romel, Ralph, and the fat guy (man i forgot his name. hahaha!)

Tarantino to visit the Philippines next month

2007-07-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) will be hitting Philippine shores in August to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during special ceremonies in the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival. Tarantino will be receiving the distinction for his iconic contributions to world cinema and continued support to the proliferation and promotion of Asian and independent films.

Tarantino's love for Asian films has inspired him to make use of various cinematic styles from films of the region such as wire kung-fu scenes, sword fights and stylized action scenes in his own movies. His admiration for Asian cinema has made him one of its most significant advocates; the release of Zhang Yimou's Hero and Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express in the United States were made possible by Tarantino.

Renowned for cult favorites like Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, Tarantino has won accolades and citations from various groups, including an Oscar nomination for his direction of the critically acclaimed film Pulp Fiction. In 2004, he was selected to be the head of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival.

Catch renowned director Quentin Tarantino as he graces the Festival this August. The Cinemanila International Film Festival, now on its 9th year, will have its official run from 8 to 19 August 2007. It will showcase the best of local and foreign cinema, including recent winners from the Berlin and Cannes film festivals. A special ASEAN Night celebrating the works of the region's best filmmakers will open the event on 8 August.

Cinemanila will also be having a special Focus on the films of Bollywood (10 August), South Africa (11 August), and Turkey (12 August). Everyone is invited to these screenings and to the seminars and workshops. These include Master Classes in Directing (10-11 August) and Scriptwriting (12-13 August), a seminar on the Importance of Film Archiving in the Philippines (14 August), and a seminar on Indie Filmmaking (15-16 August).

The CIFF is organized jointly by the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines (ICAP), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), and a specially commissioned inter-agency committee.

**source clickthecity.com

picture picture

2007-07-11T18:12:00.000-07:00

after a long long time,parang ngayon lang ulit ako nakapagpost ng pictures here. hehehe!
i know ren is waiting for this. yung promise mo ha.

ren and me

people i really really miss

with my 2 sis and mom

waiting...waiting...still waiting

2007-07-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

Since I have the intention of relocating, I started by looking for jobs outside metro manila. First stop… Clark (am not sure if I wanna say the name of the company), anyway, so I tagged along some officemate and an ex officemate to go to Clark and apply. We’re targeting a non-agent position, particularly Quality and Communications Analyst. We went straight from shift, we arrived there around 3pm. We immediately sensed the heat and local atmosphere (ang init at walang taxi). After filling out our application form, we’re asked to wait for the initial interview. After an hour and a half, we’re called one by one for interview. Afterwards they endorsed us for the exam. Then asked us to wait. Since we’re all starving and tired we asked for permission to eat first then just go back, they allowed us 20-30mins, we went back after 20mins. Since they asked us to comeback immediately, we expect that the results are there already, but rather they had us waiting for more than 2 hours before they called us again… one by one!!!
We ended at around 12:30 in the morning because of their system (which sucks!). walang kaayusan. By the end of our shift wala na kaming gana sa job offer nila. And to top it all, we didn’t get the job that we want. They said they were just informed that the QA and CA positions are all filled. I mean what the heck?! We waited for 6-7 hours for nothing. Well not really nothing, they offered us an SME position, but either way that’s not what we applied for. Had they informed us earlier that there are no more Analyst position, we wouldn’t have waited that long. Its one holiday wasted for us.
When we talked to our former officemates who are now employed there, they said that they probably opted for internally hired Analyst due to some complaints they got from employees. Hay naku! I think we’re delaying our relocation. Nawalan talaga ako ng gana sa company na yun.

something different

2007-06-28T18:10:00.000-07:00

I’m reckless with my hair lately, im planning to have another haircut so am not paying too much attention on it this past few days. I saw Mariel Rodriguez’s hair at Maxim’s for June and I love her hair. Although I doubt about the blond thing (hehehe!)…
Today I decided to tie my hair up, what my former PT buddy called a “labandera look”.. and since I wearing my glasses often lately, as per doctors advice, I was hesitant coz I looked like a dork. Pero bad hair day talaga eh so I have no choice.
I went to work looking like a Grade School principal. And surprisingly, my officemates liked it. My batchmate rona even told me to just always wear my hair like that since it looks neat and it compliments my square jaw (ito ba ay compliment o ano? Hehehe)
Hmm, that made me think, should I still have that haircut this weekend or I’ll just wait for it to grow long like before…. I miss my long hair anyway.

bet awards

2007-06-27T12:41:00.000-07:00

this is such an amazing duet. jennifer hudson and jennifer holiday at BET Awards

relocation

2007-06-20T18:50:00.000-07:00

My weekend was spent with a bunch of bent people in Pampanga. Hehehe! We went to an ex-officemate’s housewarming and celebration of their new job na rin. I was so excited to see them again, they’re some of my few good friends in the office, especially Mona Fox who was my seatmate for most of my stay in camaro. Miss na kita munik!
Their house is big and give it some more time I know they can make it look nicer (remember, may –er, so nice na sya per se) I was also talked by their gay friends to try and apply in their company, they have an opening for a higher position.
I’ve been moving since I was in college and a change of environment is something that’s not new for me. Besides, ive been thinking about it since last year. Parang nagsawa na ako sa pollution sa maynila eh. I love baguio, pero i think love ko lang sya as a vacation spot, not really as a work place.
Pampanga is not that far from Baguio. May mall na rin naman sya. 1 hour away from manila. And did I mention the offer is better. Hahaha!
Now, lets make a conclusion… what will be the possibility of me moving to Pampanga?
Very high… :-)

memorial day

2007-05-29T18:09:00.000-07:00

Whoo-hooo, we had a long weekend due to the memorial day in the US. Since most of the TV shows in the states I watched ended already I decided to buy dvds and have a dvd marathon. After my Saturday shift I slept till around 7pm, I woke up coz of the heavy rain. Been crazy coz ang init sa tanghali then uulan ng malakas sa hapon. Although ok sana coz malamig, but not for me coz I go to work during that time eh, and for some reason, sumusumpong migraine ko coz of that.
I cleaned the house Saturday night (kaya siguro umulan. Hahaha!) come Sunday, coz of the rearranged stuff, I cant find what im looking for. I had a lot of misplaced stuff coz I “cleaned” them. Hehehe minsan talaga di ko alam kung mas sanay ba ako sa magulo or I just easily remember things especially if i’ll look for them sa places where I usually put them, whether that’s the proper or improper place, gets?
Come Sunday, I finally had a chance to start my Grey’s Anatomy marathon. I started around 3pm na kasi I watched SOP pa. I went out to meet my sister, I was planning to look for a grade school bag for my lil sister sana, but to my dismay when I reached SM north and daming tao. I dunno kung di na lang ba ako sanay na nakakakita ng tao sa mall na ganun karami or talagang maraming tao. I felt dizzy, I asked my sis if she wanted to eat but apparently she has other plans so I went home na lang.
I cleaned the house again (grabe, parang ang dumi dumi ng house naming noh. Hahaha!) then I started watching Grey’s Anatomy again. I kind of know the ending already, so I fell asleep while watching. Hahaha!
Text galore din ako that day coz I was kind of bored. I was texting swit, of course she’s always expected to reply. I also tried texting cel, who’s taking about 2 hours before she reply. Si jayz? Wag na itext yan, piso din yun noh. Hahaha!
I had a late text from one of my officemate who wants to go out, we went to cj’s place with monsi. Had a drink then I realize na Im scheduled to do my annual physical exam the next day. Hahaha! Lagot!
My APE went ok naman, I suppose kasi they still cleared me for work eh. Hehehe! Im almost done with Grey’s and im about to start the last 5 epi of Prison Break. I spent the Memorial Day with mamee. And now I’m back to work. Looking forward to Friday.

Makes me wonder

2007-05-22T16:08:00.000-07:00

*** just borrowed the lyrics on my current LSS, pero di yan ang mode ko ngayon ah. Hehehe! Happy mode ako eh.

My mom asked me to buy my lil sister’s school stuff this year. So come Sunday we went to national book store to buy her notebooks, man, she’s been bugging me all week about those notebooks. I thought we’re just gonna buy probably 8-10 notebooks, then tadan! She took out her list of notebooks, take note, color coded pa ito. 15 notebooks! Gosh! While I was studying I cant remember how many notebooks I had, but I’m pretty sure its less than 10. then most of it are unused kasi sobrang tamad ko magsulat…till now! Hahaha! And the funny thing pa, she keeps getting the sterling ones. Eh you know naman how those notebooks are priced, grabe! Pero hinayaan ko na lang, minsan lang naman eh. Kahit gusto kong lagnatin while paying sa cashier.

Ang init ng panahon, sobra! Di ko matolerate yung init most of the time, nagha-hyperventilate ako. I had to stay sa room ng mama para magcalm yung heart beat ko. They said its because mag-change na daw yung weather. Malapit na daw kasi ang tag-ulan kaya mainit, huh?

Makes me wonder… what have I don’t to deserve something as wonderful as this… hehehe!

Spend my life

2007-05-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

Can I just see you every morning when I open my eyes.
Can I just feel your heart beating beside me every night
Could we just feel this way together till the end of all time.
Can I just spend my life with you.

Have you ever long for something or someone so bad? The kind of longing you usually see in movies with a child’s face pressed up against a glass to see the shiny toy they’ve been hoping for, the one they never thought they can afford.
Then finally nakuha mo yung inaasam mo na yun. Can you describe yung feeling?
No… because you can never describe that kind of adrenaline rush. You can never understand why your heart is beating twice as fast all the time . You cant explain why you always have a sweet smile on your face, and worse is you cant stop smiling… nakakabaliw isipin. Kaya wag mo na lang isipin. Dati kasi kuntento na ako kung anung meron, I never anticipated na there’s something more. Something good… something better… something best!

2007-05-14T13:54:00.000-07:00

i Believe in Love
I want to say that underneath it all you are my friend
And the way that I fell for you I'll never fall that way again
I still believe despite our differences that what we have's enough
And I believe in you and I believe in love

Before I say my piece, I just want to make it clear…I’m in a happy place right now…
You know the feeling when you became too comfortable with someone you cant wait to see them again? The face, the smile, the laughter and the conversation. You treasure every moment you spend with them. Yung thought lang na makikita mo sya ulit gives butterfly in your stomach. Kung paanong mas gusto mo nang nasa office ka dahil sa office nakikita mo sya, nakakasama mo sya, kasabay mo sya sa lunch at halos katabi mo sya. Well, ganun ang feeling ko ngayon. I’m in my own universe. At stupid din ako, kasi I’m admiring silently. Wala talaga akong lakas ng loob na sabihin sa kanya how I feel, oo… duwag ako! Bakit? Hindi ko alam.
Siguro Makita ko alng sya everyday happy na ako. Paghinu-hug nya ako kuntento na ako. Pag nagtetext sya napapa-smile nya ako. Pero hanggang dun na lang yun. Corny noh. Pero ganun talaga eh, kumplikado kasi. Siguro kung magmamahal ako, hindi sya… hindi ngayon.

Bakit hindi ngayon????
Kasi mahirap… mahirap kasi maraming sabit. May sabit sya. May sabit ako
Kasi may responsibilidad pa sya
Kasi kuntento na ako sa meron kami ngayon
Kasi… hindi dapat

huh

2007-05-09T13:34:00.000-07:00

Dig (Incubus)
So When Weakness Turns My Ego Up
I Know You'll Count On The Me From Yesterday
If I Turn Into Another
Dig Me Up From Under What Is Covering
The Better Part Of Me
Sing This Song
Remind Me That We'll Always Have Each Other
When Everything Else Is Gone.

? : I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. na-stress out ako sa nangyari
Me: you want to skip work? Tara absent na lang tayo
? : hehehe! Serious bay an? Sige absent tayo. Isipan mo ko ng magandang excuse kay TL ha
Me: ikaw na magisip, basta ako may sprained ankle so excused ako
? : spiderman tayo sa MOA then tambay na lang sa inyo
Me: ok

Pilipino... oo ikaw nga

2007-05-04T14:27:00.000-07:00

Sabi MO , ang gobyerno natin ay palpak.
Sabi MO , ang mga batas natin ay sinauna.
Sabi MO , ang lokal na pamahalaan natinay hindi maganda ang pagkolekta ng basura at angpaglilinis ngmga lugar.
Sabi MO , hindi gumagana ang mga telepono, katatawananang kalagayan ng trapiko, at hindinakakarating sa paroroonan ang mga sulat.
Sabi MO , parang nasadlak sa basura ang ating buong bansa.
Sabi Mo , sabi MO, sabi MO.
E ano'ng ginagawa mo tungkol dito?

Kumuha ka ng isang taong papunta sa Singapore .
Bigyan mo sya ng pangalan, yung sa IYO.
BigyanMO sya ngmukha, yung sa IYO.
Lumabas KA sa airport nang pinakamatino mong sarili na maipagmamalaki sa mundo..
Sa Singapore ...
Hindi KA nagtatapon ng upos ng sigarilyo sa kalye.
Ipinagmamalaki MO ang magaganda nilang underpass.
Nagbabayad KA ng mga 60pesos para makapagmaneho sa Orchard Road (parangEDSA) mula alas 5 hanggang alas 8 ng gabi.
Bumalik KA sa parking lot para bayaran ang parking tiket mo kung napasobra ka ng oras sa shopping o sa pagkain sa isang restaurant.
Sa Singapore , wala KAng sinasabi, meron ba?

Hindi MO susubukang kumain sa lantad kapag Ramadan saDubai .
Hindi MO susubukang lumabas ng bahay nawalang takip ang mukha sa Jeddah.
Hindi MO susubukang lagyan ang isang empleyado ng kumpanya ng telepono sa London para mapunta sa ibang tao ang mga long distance na tawag mo.
Hindi MO susubukang lumampas ng 90kilometers per hour sa Washington, at saka sasabihin sa pulis "Alam mo kung sino ako?"
Bakit di MO subukang dumura o magtaponng upos ngsigarilyo o balat ng kendi sa mga kalyesa Tokyo ?
Bakit hindi MO subukang bumili ng pekeng mga papeles sa Boston tulad ng ginagawa sa Recto?
Pinag-uusapan pa rin natin IKAW.

IKAW na gumagalang at sumusunod sa patakarang banyaga sa ibang bansa pero hindi makasunod sa sarili mong lugar.
IKAW na tapon ng tapon sa kalye pagtuntong mo pa lang sa lupa.
Kung IKAW ay nakikisalamuha at pumupuring systema sa bansang banyaga, bakit hindi KA magingganyan sa Pilipinas?
Minsan sa isang panayam, ang dating Subic Administrator na si Gordon ay maykatwiran ng sinabinyang "Ang mga aso ng mayayaman ay pinalalakad at pinadudumi ng may-ari sa kalye, tapos sila mismo ang pumupuna sa may katungkulan sa kapalpakan sa paglilinis ng mga kalye. Ano ang gusto nilang gawin ng mga may katungkulan? Magwalis tuwing makakaramdam nghindi maganda sa tiyan ang kanilangalaga?"
Sa America , bawat may-ari ng alaga ay dapat maglinis matapos ang pagdumi ng aso. Ganuon din sa Japan .
Gagawin ba ng mga Pilipino yun dito? Tama sya.

Pumupunta tayo sa botohan para pumili ng gobyerno at pagkatapos nuon ay tinatanggal na natin sa sarili ang responsibilidad.
Uupo tayo sa isang tabi at maghihintay ng pagkalinga at umaasa na gagawin ng gobyerno ang lahat habang wala tayong iniaalay.
Umaasa tayo sa pamahalaan na maglinis,ngunit hindi naman tayo titigil sa pagtatapon ng basura sa kung saan-saan, at ni hindi tayo pupulot ng anumang pirasong papel para itapon sa basurahan.
Pagdating sa mga panlipunang talakayin tulad nang hindi pagiging tapat sa kasal, sa mgadalagang ina, sa pagtatalik ng walang basbas ng kasal,at iba pa,maingay tayong nagpoprotesta ngunit patuloy naman nating ginagawa ang mga ito.

Tapos sinisisi natin ang pamahalaan kapag nakikitanatin ang karahasan sa kabataan,pagkagumon sa bawalna gamot, at iba pa,
samantalang sinimulan natin ito sa hindi pagpansin sa pangangailangan ng ating mga anak ng tunay na pag-gabay at responsibilidad ng isang magulang.
Ang sabi natin, "Ang buong sistema ang kailangang magbago. Ano ang magagawa kung ako lang ang magpapabago sa aking pamilya?"
E sino ang magbabago ng sistema?
Ano ba ang mga sankap ng sistema?Napakaginhawa sa atin na ang sistema ay binubuo ng ating mga kapitbahay, mga ibang tahanan, ibang syudad, ibang komunidad, at ang pamahalaan. Pero hindi kasama IKAWat AKO. Pagdating sa ating pagkakaroon ng positibong handog sa sistema, ikinakandado natin ang sarili, pati na ang ating pamilya sa loob ng isangligtas na pugad at tumatanaw na lang tayo sa malayongmga lugar at bansa at naghihintay ng isang Mr. Clean na dumating at maghatid na mga himala.

O lumilikas tayo. Parang mga tamad naduwag na hindi pinatatahimik ng ating mga takot,
tumatakbo tayo sa Amerika upang makisalo sa kanilang luwalhati at purihin sa kanilang sistema.
Pero pag naging masalimuot sa New York tatakbo tayo sa Japan oHongkong.
Pag nagkahirapan ang paghanap ng trabaho sa Hongkong, sakay agad tayo sa susunod na eroplano patungong Gitnang Silangan.
Pag may digmaan sa Gulf,inaasahan nating masagip at mapauwi ngGobyernongPilipino.
Lahat ay handang umabuso at gumahasa sabansa. Walang nag-iisip na handugan ang sistema.
Ang konsyensya natin ay nakasanla sa pera. Mga mahal kong kababayan,ang sulating ito ay matinding nakakakislot ng isipan,nangangailangan ng maraming pagmumuni-muni, at tumutusok din sa konsyensya. Medyo inuulit ko lang ayon sa ating salita ang mga salita ni John..F.Kennedy sa kanyang ka bansa upang maitugma sa ating mga Pilipino:
"Itanong natin kung ano ang magagawa natin sa ating bansang Pilipinas at gawin ang nararapat upang ang Pilipinas ay maging tulad ng Amerika at ibang kanlurang bansa ngayon."
Gawin natin kung ano ang kailangan ng Pilipinas sa atin. Ipasa ito sa lahat ng Pilipino.

Perplexed…

2007-04-25T08:13:00.000-07:00

You don't know how long I have wanted
to touch your lips and hold you tight
You don't know how long I have waited
and I was gonna tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown
Alone..

You know the feeling when you want to tell someone how you feel but you cant? I don’t know if telling the other person is the right thing to do. I don’t want to play the friendship card coz I know I’ll loose. Ang labo! This has kept me awake for the past 3 days. Has kept my heartbeat twice as fast. Pero this has also kept me going. Ang kulit lang noh. I don’t know if this is right kasi im not sure myself. I’ve never felt this way. Nakakaloko pala!

we dont have much of a choice

2007-04-19T15:59:00.000-07:00

This is one of the longest Mondays ive had. started on a Sunday night, After dinner with maila (which is worth mentioning, we ate at Sweet Inspiration) I met up with my former team mates for some late night drinking. We went to this 24 hours place in Julio Vargas, so don’t expect us to go home without the sun.
After Julio Vargas we decided to wait for the sunrise in UP Sunken Garden, we were all lying in the grass when the UP guard came and asked us to leave. Apparently, students are only allowed in the Sunken till 10pm.
Ginutom kami kakahintay so we went to Kowloon West.
Went home around 5am, I had to wake up at 9am Monday to go to the doctor and also file my first ever tax certificate (hahaha!, 2 years na akong tax evader)
I feel so honest. Before we went to the city hall my officemates told me na wag ko daw i-declare ang salary ko para di mahal ang babayaran ko sa cedula. Pero being the Honest citizen that I am, I declared!
I went to the Doctor after that coz I need to have a follow up check up for my frequent low back pain, they’re guessing UTI (sana wag naman diba). After getting my med cert I decided to lurk around SM, nothing really interesting but I went to SOLO, I was trying out one of the very few pants that would fit me when my housemate called. The music was so loud inside so I stepped outside the dressing room and outside the store, stupid me, I had their pants on and it has those buttons that alarms when taken out of the store. So when I went out, eskandalo! Hahaha! The store people are laughing, they signaled that they’ll just lower the volume.
About that phone call, my housemate told me that our landlady is insisting that we should move out of the house immediately kasi naka-kontrata na daw yung house sa ibang tenant. I was so mad! Fully paid pa kami for this month, not to mention that we still have 2 months deposit that she’s refusing to refund or consume. I immediately went home (saying yung pants kasi ganda ng fit!). when I arrived, she’s talking to my housemate, you can see na timid yung housemate ko kasi opo lang ng opo. Di ako nakapagpigil kasi ang labo kausap ng landlady namin so I started raising my voice. To make the long story short, we moved out. We had an agreement that she’ll return half the deposit and half the rent for this month. Ayoko na lang ng gulo ang im so pissed and tired na rin that time so we moved out. Kaya now, wala rin akong choice but to live w/ my gay housemate in a house w/ only one room… temporarily! Till we found another place. So far he’s been a really gentleman. Sa labas sya ng room natutulog, nahihiya na nga ako sa kanya eh.

no title

2007-04-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

moving out - there were three of us in the house originally but one of my housemate is moved out coz of his family. so that leaves the two of us in the house. we decided to look for another place, preferable cheaper or smaller than the one we have. we saw one near our house but the problem is it only has one room. now i dont have any problem sharing a room, i spent five years living in a dorm, but im a little hesistant knowing that i'll be sharing a room w/ the opposite sex. yup, my housemates are 2 gay people. i dont have any issue w/ them, i mean they're decent gay people naman (di naman sila mga baklang parlor), but it'll be weird for me. i grew up in a house na walang lalake, i cant even in one room w/ my dad. giving my room mate the benefit of the doubt naman, he never showed anything weird naman towards me. he's very prim and proper and such a gentleman also. so i dont know. i guess we'll see.

moving on - last March our account had a major reshuffle of teams. am i affected? of course i am, my previous supervisor had a separation anxiety and i keep advising him to move on and continue what he has started with his current team. then it hit me, ngayon ako naman ang may issue with my supervisor. hay naku! its not that i dont like him, its more of the other way around. i dont know if im just paranoid or what pero i feel weird everytime i talk to him. at ang dami na naming incident wherein he's showing disliking of me. well i wont care much sana but its affecting my stats. he's not scrubbing my time card and one time he held a team meeting without me. nyak! ewan ba!

goodbye geena - huhuhu! i feel really sad about the result of american idol today. Geena Glocksen was sent home, i like Geena, she's the resident rock chick this season. they never really had any good rock chick since Amy (from season 1 or 2 i think). its not that i think Geena will win, but i really think she deserves to stay longer than Hailey, Phil and oh my gosh, should i even mention Sanjaya! kind of unfair and sad that American Idol has become a popularity contest rather than a singing competition. im rooting for Melinda but i dont think she'll sell as an artist, di naman kasi talaga sya kagandahan eh. i mean look what happened to Fantasia, Reuben and Taylor. all of them are nowhere to be found.

hair bits - i was feeling a little crazy last 2 weeks coz of a big decision i had to make. i turned down a job offer as a therapist of a royal family. literally royal family. why did i turn it down? its in Saudi Arabia. i know its crazy but i dont think Saudi life fits me. i cant imagine myself staying inside the house for a year, will only have a chance to go out if im accompanied by the family. and seriously, can you really see me wearing the abaya?
After turning it down tons of “what ifs” flew my mind. I felt heavy. I decided to have my hair cut, probably the shortest I’ve had since first year high school. And since I also like Geena, I kind of patterned the hair from hers, if you know what I’m talking about. Hehehe!

Holy week – I was trying to remember how I spent my holy week last year. Well, I just did, I was not here last year. I was in Macau that time I think. The reason for that is because I just find it weird that the holy week passed and I never even felt it. As if an ordinary day just passed, the only time I felt it probably was Good Friday coz Commonwealth was so dark and gloomy that night when I went to work. Kind of weird coz two years na palang nabreak ang holy week tradition ko, not that I keep any in particular. Every year we usually have a special thing prepared sa church. Its between an outreach or sunrise service during Easter Sunday. Not to mention Saturday night we have to paint the eggs for the Easter Egg hunting. Simple things lang naman na namimiss ko or nagiging emotional lang ako lately. I think its more of the later. Ang labo ko noh, answering my own question. From Monday till Saturday, ang routine ko ay office – house – sleep – office. When I finally had the chance to go out on Saturday afternoon, wala naman akong mayayang lumabas kasi lahat ng friends ko nag-bakasyon.

lyrics in music

2007-03-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

lyrics are really interesting part of the song. ask Drew Barrymore of Music and Lyrics. hehehe! i have to admit melody ang unang nagcacatch ng attention ko sa isang song, but when i really really like the artist/melody, i take time to listen and digest (naks) the lyrics...my friend maila is a huge fan of Indigo Girls. 2 songs lang yata alam ko from them (power of two and Galileo). she made me listen to some of their songs and surprisingly, i liked them, kahit na nagno-nose bleed ako sa lalim ng words nila.
on our way to Baguio 2 weeks ago, habang binabaybay namin ang kahabaan ng Tarlac ay nakikinig kami sa 3 albums ng Imago at Indigo Girls. so malamang dahil wala kaming ibang gagawin,kaya nagnilay nilay na lang kami sa bawat words ng song.so here are some of their "interesting" lyrics

"Oh, you precious kid I have a motion just for you.A warrior, barefoot and dancing With tears of pain and beauty All of this is true for you" -Keeper of my Heart (Indigo Girls)

"I wanted everything to feed me. About as full as I got was of myself. And the upper echalons of mediocrityafter the battle and we're still around. Everything once up in the air has settled down. Sweep the ashes let the silence find us. A moment of peace is worth every war behind us.You and me of the 10,000 wars." -You and Me of the 10,000 Wars (Indigo Girls)

"Cause last night he got a visit from the Ghost of Corporate FutureThe ghost said, "Take off both your shoesWhatever chances you get Especially when they're wet." -Ghost of the Corporate Future (Regina Spektor)

"While you occupy me I command my dreams each dayTo bring you in me even thinly as the morning chases you
away. I half believe if I just picture us we will come true. Wishful thinking or my dreams sinking half depends on you " -You've Got to Show (Indigo Girls) -this song is really special for me kasi nakakakilig talaga yung buong song

"And I don't know How you show Such gentle disregard. For the ugly in me, That I see That for so long, I took so hard. And I truly believe That you see the best in me. I'm in love We all love, And that thought Sets me free" -Free In You (Indigo Girls)
"We all have minced our words Even exchanged euphemisms Then we say we must go for truth We have an ear for envy Never a tongue for praise Can't we have it otherwise " -Otherwise (Imago)

"After all that we've been through I could not see giving up Despite the picture of our coffee growing colder in the cups" -I Believe in Love (Indigo Girls)

"I'm gonna rack my mind one last time until I cannot thinkI'm gonna dip into your memory and take a good stiff drinkAnd when I'm drunk on the last drop of sadness about how
we went wrongI'm gonna play this songMake some coffee black and strongGive thanks for healing timeAnd finally make up my mind" - Last Tears (Indigo Girls)

"...But this poverty is our greatest gift The weightlessness of us as things around begin to shift
Remember everything I told you, keep it in your heart like a stone And when the winds have blown things round and back again What was once your pain will be your home Everything in its own time Everything in its own time " - Everything in Its Own Time (Indigo Girls)

best speeches

2007-03-02T12:52:00.000-08:00

since tapos na ang award season sa states, here are some memorable acceptance speeches that tops my head this time...sorry am at work, slow ang utak ko. hehehe

Hugh Laurie-Golden Globe Best Actor in a Series
"I'm speechless.I’m literally without a speech. It seems odd to me that in the weeks leading up to this event, when people are falling over themselves to send you free shoes and free cufflinks and free colonic irrigations for two, nobody offers you a free acceptance speech. It just seems to me to be a gap in the market. I would love to be able to pull out a speech by Dolce & Gabbana."
Julia Roberts, Best Actress, 2000 Academy Awards
[about the 45-second limit on acceptance speeches]" I'm so happy, thank you. A girl's got to have her moment. Everybody tries to get me to shut up. It didn't work with my parents and it didn't work now."
Chandra Wilson-SAG Awards Best Actress in a Series
"...And last but not least, just to be able to take this thing home to my girls, in particular, and hold it in front of them and say, “Look, with this skin and this nose, and this height, and these arms,” you know, “I’m here!”
Forrest Whittaker-Academy Awards Best Actor
"When I was a kid, the only way that I saw movies was from the backseat of my family's car. At the drive-in. And, it wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies, so receiving this honor tonight tells me that it's possible. It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in South Central L.A. in Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them, and to have them happen."
Jennifer Hudson-Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress
"...This is for my Grand Mother who always had the talent and passion for acting but never had a chance.
Jennifer Hudson-Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress
"Thank you! You have no idea what this will do to my career and my confidence"

tantantadan-tantantaran

2007-02-19T13:51:00.000-08:00

saturday: i had to go home to subic after my friday shift (which is saturday morning) bec one of my best friend is getting married and at the same time dedication din ng baby nya. yup, baby came first before marriage. hehehe! so joy got married to her first and last boyfriend, john. after the wedding ceremony, dedication ng baby nya...Ryman Ross, of course ninang nanaman ako. Joanne's mom, my bestfriend fr Kuwait, arrived last week and i had a chat w/ her after the dedication. she told me about Joanne, who apparently is pregnant now and is expected to give birth on March 28. yup, same w/ Joy, baby first before marriage.about a year ago another good friend gave birth, Jocelyn. same story, she got pregnant and gave birth first bago sya pinakasalan. she's in the states now.did i mention that all of them are friends fr Church. mga friends ko sila since i was 8 years old. especially Joanne who went to same school as i did. classmate ko pa sya at some point.5 kami actually na friends sa church, 3 out of those 5 are now married and may anak na. 2 na lang kami na wala pa. the other one is in a Bible School in Cebu.mom nga nila lagi akong niloloko, wala pa daw ba akong balak sumunod, my usual reply would be a smile and say.."naku baka po mag-suicide tatay ko pag nag-asawa ako"pero deep inside, marrying least of my priority. i mean i know im reaching quarter of a century (but i always tell people im 23, i like that age eh), pero i cant see myself marrying in the next few years. siguro one of the reason eh im always teased by my friends na "pumila". i have this group of friends kasi na mostly eh marrying age na pero all of them are single pa rin, one time i told them about this guy who proposed to me, ayun nag-react..."matuto daw akong pumila" hahahaanyway, wala naman ako masyadong violent reaction sa pagpapakasal ng mga friends ko. wag lang nila ako ipe-pressure na sumunod sa kanila. pero kakainis kasi now wala na akong mayaya na lumabas kasi may family na sila, iba na priority nila :-(

longest yard

2007-02-12T15:20:00.000-08:00

i just had the longest 30minutes of my life...
my supervisor called me for an NB Coaching this morning and it was a bad news. i failed to meet the deliverables and im bound for DA. it was my third consecutive unsatisfactory. i felt like i wanna cry that time, of course i didnt, i dont wanna show a teary eyed face in front of my supervisor noh. he's trying to pacify me by making small inspirational talks, giving me insights and stroking my ego. i cant hear any of the words he's telling me, all im hearing is a voice in my head that keeps shouting "you should have passed your resignation! you should have passed your resignation!" i signed the DA agreement he handed me without reading, then i told him i'll just see him during remediation. im looking at the third copy of the DA form when the computer lit up and an email arrived. my supervisor suddenly stood up shouting and clapping his hands. i was lost! what just happened there? did i miss something? he crumpled the DA form and started patting (more of slapping) me on the back. there it was, my Knight and Shinning Armor--Patricia. my breather! my light! i finally passed!
my heart left my chest and i felt blood rushed through my head. is this for real? i cant ask my supervisor coz he has gone mad. he went running to the floor shouting and clapping.
he came back congratulating me. my head's still spinningcdue to all the drama but im relieved. i cant find the words that would fit how i feel right now. all i know is i want a hot cup of choco.

finally!!!!

2007-01-22T16:03:00.000-08:00

after 10,000 years, im finally updating my blog. hahaha!!!
well i have lots of "excuses" naman eh
my dad came home for Christmas (parang song lang, hehehe), my Grand parents celebrated their Golden Anniversary and as a good grand daughter, i helped my aunts sa preparation ng Wedding nila.
this last week i was so sick. i had a flu and the worse thing is i had to go to work. well may choice naman ako eh, stay home alone or go to work. first day that i felt sick i called the office to advise them that i might be absent, then when i realize na i'll be home alone, i decided to go to work na lang, hirap kaya magkasakit magisa. i stayed in the clinic most of the shift coz i took like 3 bioflu (pamatay sa antok). the next day i still went to work, i really feel sick so i asked my manager if they can send me home coz i relly feel sick. aba! di ba naman pumayag, pumasok na rin lang daw ako eh, ituloy ko na. but they pulled me out and let me did some coaching works instead of taking calls.
i decided not to go home this weekend coz i wanna rest, i finally finished the first 2 seasons of Entourage and first 10 episodes of season 2 ng Prison Break. i had a hard time sleeping coz of my colds, watched all of the DVD na nasa apartment (the Devil Wears Prada, The Break Up, Materil Girl, Friends w/ Money, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, etc, etc, etc). and of course, after watching those movies maluha luha mata ko sa sakit.
i went to the Doctor for a check up and i found out i have Bronchitis, pero early stage pa lang naman. kaso irreversible sya so i have to be careful na. also had my eye checked coz im having frequent migraine attacks. well nothing really serious, its just a result of me not constantly wearing my glasses. my eye now rates 275/250. and bilang ganti, i need to wear my glasses now all the time kung ayaw ko daw ma-end up sa 500. so far nahihilo hilo pa ko sa salamin coz di talaga ako sanay unless nagbabasa ako or nakaharap sa pc,pero kailangan sumunod. tsk!
now im feeling so much better, medyo husky nga lang boses ko pero i can manage. im back sa work and hopefully this weekend i can go home na. excited na ko sa Baguio trip natin... oo, kailangan matuloy yun dahil dumaan ako sa butas ng karayom para lang ma-approve yung leave na yun. hahaha!

streetcorner symphony

2006-11-11T04:49:00.000-08:00

**this is the new song of Rob Thomas and my current favorite (well,one of my current favorite song.it was used in the teaser for the new season of Grey's Anatomy (you may search for it in youtube).
everytime i hear the osng,i can imagine Rob Thomas singing in the street w/ a bunch of people gathering around him singing "Come on Over" and Rob doing his ala "lonely no more" dance moves.hehehe
but the song is nice

title: Streetcorner Symphonyartist:Rob Thomas
It's morning
I wake up
The taste of summer sweetness on my mind
It's a clear day
In this city
Let's go dance under the street lights
All the people in this world
Let's come together
More than ever
I can feel it
Can you feel it

Come on over
Down to the corner
My sisters and my brothers of every different color
Can't you feel that sunshine telling you to hold tight
Things will be alright
Try to find a better life
Come on over
Down to the corner
My sisters and my brothers there for one another
Come on over
Man I know you wanna let yourself go

Some people
It's a pity
They go all their lives and never know
How to love or to let love go
But it's alright now
We'll make it through this somehow
And we'll paint the perfect picture
All the colors of this world will run together more than ever
I can feel it
Can you feel it

We may never find our reason to shine
But here and now this is our time
And I may never find the meaning of life
But for this moment I am fine
So

hands open

2006-10-30T15:31:00.000-08:00

just felt like i had one of the best weekend of my life.
its sad though that my weekend has to end.
sad to think that we parted ways now.
sad to think i have to wait another 2-3mos before we meet again.
sad to think that we parted without us making any clear commitments/understanding of our situation.
i dont want to jump into conclusion or assume anything here.maybe we're just friends.maybe he just finds me interesting.
maybe the feeling is not mutual.
maybe he's like that too all his friends.
or maybe its more than that.
i dont know.ayokong umasa and at the same time ayoko rin namang mapunta ito sa wala.

HANDS OPEN-SNOW PATROL
It's hard to argue when
you won't stop making sense
But my tongue still misbehaves and it
keeps digging my own grave with my

Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens

Why would I sabotage
the best thing that I have
Well, it makes it easier to know
exactly what I want with my...

Hands open and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
that your heart opens

It's not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it's right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy

Put Sufjan Stevens on
and we'll play your favorite song
"Chicago" bursts to life and your
sweet smile remembers you, my

Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens

It's not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it's right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy

help

2006-10-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

have a question that i need help with...
if you have a friend who's coming over the weekend and he just wants to loosen up and relax.where will you take your friend?
help naman.i need your crazy ideas.
thanks

untitled

2006-10-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

- sarap naman magbakasyon.hehehe!feeling ko bakasyon ako kasi nakakapanood ako at natapos ko na ang Grey's Anatomy (sa wakas!) at naiyak ako sa ending in fairness.
i love yung pasok nung song na "How to Save a Life" sa isang epi and ang gwapo ni Chris O'Donell
- may season 2 na daw ng Prison Break.need to get a copy of that!
- ang demanding ng mga tao,humihingi na nga lang ng favor eh sila pang demanding at nagmamdali.ampf!(oo,ikaw pinaparinggan ko myk.hahaha!)
- may na-arbor akong DVD writer sa tita ko,ang kaso mo di ko mainstall kasi kailangan ko pa munang ireformat yung desktop ko sa bahay.actually pati laptop ko kailangan nang mareformat.sobrang daming files
- nakakatuwa na yung room ko ngayon sa new house.may kurtina na akong kulay nanay (creme ito) at may hanging cabinet na ako.dati kasi yung damit ko nakalagay lang dati sa malaking lalagyan ng foam.hahaha!pisante!
- di ko pa napapanood yung The Departed.i heard its good daw
- kailangan kong magipon ng ganda points dahil baka magka-love life ako.hahahahaha!

FEAR

2006-09-30T12:10:00.000-07:00

1.
i saw Ellen Degeneres' interview w/ Grey's anatomy star Sandra Oh.this is a very interesting interview for me because i love Grey's anatomy and its getting really high buzz fr american audience.
Ellen:where are you fr?
Sandra:my parents are fr Korea but i grew up in CA
Ellen:how did they react on you being an actor?
Sandra:they actuallly are not very keen about it now but before they're not very cool about it.because im the only one in my family who doesn't have a master's degree.
Ellen:is that a bad thing?
Sandra:well no,but fr my culture...California culture,education is really a big deal.
Ellen:but you are Korean,right?
Sandra:yeah,but i grew up in California.
Ellen:but you are still Korean,just by looking at you i can tell (not in an insulting manner)
Sandra:oh yeah,well...
***what the heck!ok,i love sandra oh before this interview happens.why does she keeps denying that she is Korean?well,technically she didnt deny,but its hard for her to admit as well that she's Korean.is she afraid that people may start disliking her for being Korean?
2.
are you afraid of the dark?typhoon...no electricity...no water (well,we have but only droplets of water)...no signal...but w/ work.this is a very humbling experience if i may say.taught me how to appreciate life,well,life and technology.
i was so lazy and i dont want to get up and buy candle during the afternoon so i just slept the whole afternoon.then came the evening,it was so scary and the rain and the wind is still there.theres no more candle available in the store and i dont even have a flashlight.so i have no other choice except to walk in the dark and bathe in the dark.
so while taking a bath,i was so scared coz its really pitch black.till dumating ang kinatatakutan ko,nagkamali ako ng hakbang...ayun!sprain ako...nadulas at lumagapak sa sahig.at masaket!now w/ a sprained ankle,i realized na sobrang hirap pala talagang walang kasama sa bahay,nagkasakit ako na walang nakakaalam,nadulas sa banyo ng walang nakatulong,nahilo ng walang sumaklolo sa kusina at higit sa lahat tumawang magisa habang nanonood ng tv.hay!
3.
Metropolitan Hospital,i visited a friend who had a kidney stone operation a few days ago.she showed me the stones that they got fr her system,grabe!parang papaya na maraming seeds.hahaha!ok thats disgusting and scary at the same time,it made me think,kasi baka sooner or later maganun na rin ako sa lifestyle ko.
4.
my dad called me few days ago,nangungumusta at the same time na ngungunsensya.hehehe!well,lagi naman eh.
dad:oh,kumusta sa bahay?
me:ok naman po.kakatapos lang finals nila micah
dad:si mama mo?
me:ok din,bat di mo kasi tawagan para malaman mo.
dad:di na lang,magaaway lang nanaman kami nun
musta work mo?
me:ok lang po,lagi akong pang-gabi pero maayos naman.
dad:masaya kanaba dyan?ayaw mo nabang magreview at magPT uli?
me:(long pause)...well,di ko pa po alam.
dad:nagpapaalala lang naman ako,sana alam mo pa rin mga priority mo.
***naiinis ako sa sarili ko,naiinis ako na nagpapadala nanaman ako sa gusto ng magulang ko para sa buhay ko,naiinis ako dahil i dont have enough courage to tell my dad na im starting to enjoy my work.i know di sya isa sa mga work na pwede mong sabihing tatagalan mo for several years,i mean who am i kidding.pero so far im enjoying myself.
bedsides,looking through my file i dont have any job na tumagal ako ng more than 5 mos.i want something in my resume that says i stayed in an industry for a reasonable time.not only stayed but did well also.
natatakot lang siguro akong sabihin sa tatay ko na masaya ako so far kasi alam ko na pag sinabi ko yun eh hindi sya matutuwa.pagsinabi ko yun eh masisira nanaman ang mga plans nya for me.mga plans na sya ang nagisip ang didnt even asked me if gusto ko ba yung mga plano nyang yun.
5.
my dad has been complaining bout his prostate for the past months.the last time he was here in the Philippines we actually had it checked and according to the doctor he's having some significant enlargement on the prostate.they gave him meds but since he's also diabetic (type I) theres lots of contradictions and restrictions as to what he can take and what he's not allowed.i dont know if its psychosomatic as well pero nagiging madalas talaga yung pagcomplain nya eh.im worried for him and knowing my dad,im sure he's more worried that i am.
6.
???:do you know where is this place?
me:yeah,thats near greenbelt 2.why?
???:may sasamahan lang ako
me:whe?!i know that place,puro agency dyan eh.dont tell me you're applying abroad?
???:hahaha!well im still praying for it.help me pray that may God's will be done
me:ganun!di parang pinamigay na rin kita.sad ako :-(
???:joke lang,para kang sira.may sasamahan lang ako noh.
me:di nga?
???:oo nga,although niyaya nya talaga ako na magpass din ng resume pero tinamad ako na magayus ng papers.hahah!
may sinamahan lang talaga ako noh.wala akong balak pa na umalis.
***nalungkot talaga ako nung nagask sya fir directions kasi alam ko kung san patungo yun eh.nalungkot siguro ako sa fact na may friend nanaman akong aalis.at ayoko,ive shed enough tears already.ang drama noh!pero promise talaga.ayoko na nang iwanan.first t'was Bam,when her dad decided to got to Hongkong for ministry.then Joanne.then jocelyn.now sya naman.ayoko na!takot akong maiwan.

happy birthday

2006-09-27T14:08:00.000-07:00

lately ko lang narealize na wala pala akong birthday blog...
honetly theres nothing to write naman kasi.t'was a boring day for me and i spent it alone,nagmukmok lang ako sa bahay while my mom attend to someone at the hospital.it hurts to think na mas pinili pa ng nanay ko na magbantay sa may sakit sa hospital kesa magstay sa bahay tio celebrate my birthday.maybe im selfish,pero di ko talaga maisip kung bakit.
then till late in the afternoon i cant contain myself anymore,naiyak na lang ako sa room ko.then i left home.kahit 11pm pa pasok ko sa work i told mymo na i need to leave early and on my way to manila di talaga ako mahinto kakaiyak.naiinis ako.
i feel so depressed.at and pinaka looser sa lahat,i bought a cake for myself.imagine,that simple thing na hindi naisip ng nanay ko na gawin for me.
till now im not talking to my mom.i know mali yun,pero parang di na yata talaga tama yung ginawa nya eh.all im asking is for her to say she's sorry.
yan din kasi yung kinasasama ng loob ng dad ko sa kanya eh.di sya marunong magsorry,instead mangangatwiran pa sya at magsusumbat sayo.then sasabihin nya pinagmamalakihan na daw sya.my gosh!
see...told you nothing very interesting happened during my birthday.

Rockstar:Supernova

2006-09-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

the season finale!
i have to commend the producers of the show.the Final Four contestants are amazing!their marketing strategy is amazing!they picked four contestants that came from four different countries for a band that's about to tour the world(Dillana-US,Lukas-Canada,Magni-Iceland and Toby-Australia).they already established their fans right away.hands down!
i cant believe they chose Lukas over Dilanna!
i really still cant believe.im gonna take this point by point...
consistency-when you'll base your decision on the consistency of the performance of the rockers,you'll agree with me when i say that Dilanna never had a bad week.even during the time that she's struggling with the bad comments she made to the press agaist a fellow rocker.she came back in the most dramatic fashion.Lukas had 2-3 bad weeks,remember the time he forgot the lyrics?how bout the time when i so agree with Jason Newstand that he constrict his throat everytime he sings.
vocals-Dilanna has this very unique voice.she hits every low note so strong and rocks the highest to the top of her lungs.she speaks w/ an accent but she sings w/ enchantment.Lukas on the other hand,man!i cant understand a word everytime he sings.he's mumbling his words.and everytime he speaks,he syllabicates everything.
attitude-this i guess is the part where Lukas will earn more points than Dilanna.Lukas is all attitude!i doubt his range and i dont like his style of singing.he's really all attitude.coming to the show as the dirty hard ass rocker (who dresses like Tommy and wears more make up than Brooke).compare to Magni who looks a bald boy boy band member (oopps,sorry but he really does too clean and nice to be a rocker) or Toby who will pass as one of the guys the Sex and the City stars dated (hahaha!)
votes-"we will go with the one who the audience picked,we chose the one who got the highest vote last night"-Tommy Lee...excuse me!highest vote?ok first of all,Dillana is the only one who never stood up because she never was in the bottom three?there are only 4 contestants left,when Brooke called the three guys and said that they were in the bottom three at "some" point during the voting it means Dillana was never at the bottom three...and if you're not in the bottom three,there's only ony number left for you to take...number 1...so Tommy,Lukas is not the one the fans chose!because Lukas did not get the highest number of votes!Lukas is part of the bottom three!

***but like what Toby introduced to the world..EVS!all is said and done.they chose Lukas,and as consolation,they asked Dilana to tour w/ Supernova and Panic Channel.also Gilbey Clark promised Dilana that he'll extend a hand in producing an album for Dilana and Dave promised to play as well.
i just hope Dilana will release an album and it'll soar to the charts and pass the sales of Supernova to let them know that they MADE THE WRONG DECISION.
i hope she sells more album and more sold out concerts/gigs than any other contestants this season.
i hope the Supernova's ego will hit them hard where it hurts the most because they cant accept a simple fact that A WOMAN CAN FRONT A ROCK BAND!

***i know i'll be cricified for all my comments and harsh words,but what the heck.at least im beating at my own territory.

tamad

2006-09-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

*tinatamad akong magsulat ng maayos eh
-t'was my mom's birthday last Tuesday,good thing i was there so naghanda naman daw sya kahit papano.
-my lil sis' birthday today pero baka sa saturday na lang daw i-celebrate
-i had a weird sched this week.Monday is holiday but i only get to work on Tuesday till Thursday.meaning i only have 3 working days this week.weird noh
-i haven't seen The Devil Wears Prada.kasi naman yung mga kasama ko dapat na manonood eh ininjan ako.ampf!
-may sleeping problem ako lately.i go out of work at 8:30,i usually sleep around 12noon (which is late na) then every 2 hours nagigising ako then nahihirapan akong bumalik sa tulog.
-bat ba lahat ng mga friends ko everytime may lovelife concerns sila sakin nila agad sinasabi.either they're in-love,about to fall in love or fall out of love and lover's quarell sila.lahat sinasabi nila sakin.why?why!
kamukha ko ba si Joe d' mangoe?do i sound like Dr. Love from RX?at higit sa lahat,mukha ba akong may kakayahang magbigay ng matinong payo sa inyo pagdating sa mga bagay ng yan?
hay!gtusto ko na umuwi,inaantok ako

2006-09-01T17:36:00.000-07:00

news!
i just heard (fr a very reliable source) that one of my bestfriend fr way way back is pregnant.my golly!she'll be the third person fr my church peers to be reported pregnant.lahat na sila ay nagkakabuntisan.kelan kaya ako?hahaha!wish ko lang.baka magbigti tatay ko pag nagkataon.pro diba dapat matuwa sila pag nabuntis ako.kasi dadami lahi namin,kesa naman sa di ako mabuntis,kasi baka baog ako.hahaha!
eviction!
alis na housemate ko.wala na akong housemate.im computing the expenses pag alis nya at di ko talaga alam kung pano ako magtitipid pag nagkataon.the landlady gave me a leeway.she told me i can pay her the half of the rent,as long as i take care of the bills by myself.hay!eh ang electric bill namin for the past mos ay around 1400-1500.
teambuilding!
im gonna have my first ever team building experience today.im not looking forward to that much,but whatever!
disband!
well my favorite acoutic artist has disbanded.too bad,i think they're one of the best (if not the best).i'll surely miss them.it hurts me more kasi may special place na sa heart ko yung lead vocals nila.ive admired that girl since FOJ days.name it.i
have a tape (take note,tape pa ito) of every single album they released.actually i even bought albums kahit isang song lang ang kanila dun (i.e. metropop 1995,christmas album,compilation of tagalized song 2become1) and...ok this is a
confession...i had their names cross stiched then i used it as a cover of my diary.hahaha!so which is the confession,the cross stich,the cover or the fact that i owned a diary.hahaha!pero seriously,sa kanila lang ako naobsess ng ganito.thats why i was so glad when i heard na Teri made a comeback in the acoustic scene.sayang nga lang at 4 years.but it has been 4 good years,2 albums,jam packed bar gigs and several music videos.i can say na they did good.and knowing what she chose over that career in music scene,i can definitely say na its worth it.

some of the people i really miss (yvette,mommy grace and lalah)

the return of FOJ.hahaha

nice cake fr Sab and smile

ch-ch-changes

2006-08-29T13:34:00.000-07:00

ok...for some reason the internet here in the office is acting really weird.
im not sure how this entry will look like but wont hurt to give it a try.

my hair...i didn't really made any drastic change to my hair,but for some reason people have been giving me compliments about it.some would say "i like your hair today?" (huh,ive worn this since the day i was born.hehehe)..."bat gumaganda ka ngayon?" (mare,matagal na akong maganda,di mo lang ako madalas tinitignan!hahaha!)
di seriously,yan talaga ang sinasabi nila.

my weight...when i entered convergys i was 160lbs sa medical ko.last week i went to the clinic and i saw yung old style weighing scale,so pinakialaman ko.i found out im now 132lbs.hmmm,nakabuti ba or nakasama ang work ko ngayon.hahaha!

my room...di ko naman maenjoy to kasi weekend lang ako umuuwi sa min diba.but they painted the house.well yung taas ng house and when my mom asked me what color i want i told her i want blue (cookie monster blue) and yellow (as in super sunny yellow).ayun,mukhang nursery ngayon yung room.pero cute naman eh

lovelife...oh asa pa kayo...syempre blank yan
pero like i said,may crush ako.hahaha!oo,malandi ako eh,at eto ka,nakikipaglandian din naman sya so why not.ay teka.ang pangit ng term...landi!

my former cell leader...this person is someone close to my heart.i havent heard from her since the "chismis" broke out.i never believed in that chismis,besides,hindi naman sya ang lumabas na masama sa chismis so hindi talaga ako naniwala.till i realized na di ko na pala sya nakikita sa church.i found out from another friend that the cell group she's handling ay wala na rin.then finally,last saturday,i got the confirmation fr that chismis fr another person.well,i know di maganda yung nangyari,but the best thing we can do now is pray for her.
i guess its true when they say that "the only permanent thing in this life is change"

chao-fan

2006-08-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

-Grey' anatomy...i spent my last weekend watching the whoe season 1 and 2 of that TV show.hahaha!man,wala na talaga akong social life noh
-Prison Break...then another weekend watching or should i say feasting over Wentworth Miller's very nice face.hahaha!
-Supernova...hmmm,i like watching this show.kahit medyo wala syang sense most of the time,i like one of the contestant,Dillana.she rocks!!!
-i finally got a PAR case last friday,at hindi sya masaya.nakakagalit sya.sumakit ulo ko kakaisip sa knya
-my batchmates fr work decided to make some unity move.hehehe!we had a color coding week for our batch and i love it.kasi lahat kami sumunod sa color coding,ang cute naming tignan,well...cute naman talaga kami eh.hahaha!
-nagkakabuntisan na silang lahat!i have batchmates sa church na sobrang close ko.the three tambourne girls (Jocelyn,joanne and Bam) and Joy.unang bumigay sa amin eh si jocelyn,she got married then najontis.
then came Joy,pinaka tahimik at walang pakialam sa amin.nagulat na lang kami nung sinabi ng brother nya na she's pregnant.eh teka,i haven't even met her boyfriend.
now,the lastest is Joanne,my best friend.and what hurts me most is the fact na hindi ko sa kanya nalaman.a common friend of ours told me,pero di pa daw sya sure.malakas lang talaga ang hinuha nya.and the trouble is,she's in middle east now.and if you've seen the movie Dubai,you know na she's in trouble.
-i wanna buy Kami nAPO muna cd!!!i also want to watch the tribute concert!
-may crush ako!!!hahaha!parang high school noh.ang landi!!!
-my mom and dad are still not talking.ewan ba dun sa dalawang yun
-naiinis ako sa kapatid ko
-ngayon ko lang napansin na naformat pala yung blog ko sa style ni renan.hahaha
tinatamad kasi akong mag-gawa ng kwento eh

OUT

2006-08-14T06:04:00.000-07:00

by JEX
a ride like the bullet you've released
anger that cannot be appeased
i want vengeance,just so you know
dont run coz there's nowhere to go
looking back,i played a fair game
one of the things im proud to claim
then came along you,
thought t'was fine
lack of foresignth,that fault was mine
i brought you in,you kicked me out
and that's staright from the horse's mouth
justice served may take forever
i'll wait till hell freezes over

im in,you're out,i'm in,you're out
this i whisper,i chant,i shout
simple words you dont understand
this time,white flag is not my brand!

**Just because my eyes are not in tears it doesn't mean my hert doesn't cry...
and just because i come out strong doesn't mean there's nothing wrong...
often i choose to be happy so i dont have to explain myself to people who would never understand...
because smiling has always been easier than explaining why im sad.

looser sched

2006-08-05T10:08:00.000-07:00

i've been busy!
well,those were the three words i never thought i'd ever say.hahaha!
akala ko kasi pang TJ ar Cel lang yung word na "busy" eh.heheh!
my schedule at work is really crazy!imagine they made me take the 2am-11am shift.then on staurday i go to work at 2am-11am,then go back at 8pm till 5am the next day.napaka looser ng sched ko diba?

good thing i get ot keep my weekend next week.am looking forward to Cinemalaya repeat screening at UP Theater...FYI,the scheds are:

Cinemalaya @ UP
Aug 7 Mon 2 p.m.
Cinemalaya Shorts Winners: Orasyon; Kwarto; Parang Pelikula; Putot
Aug 7 Mon 5 p.m.
Rotonda
Aug 7 Mon 7 p.m.
Mudraks
Aug 7 Mon 9 p.m.
Cinemalaya Shorts Program I: Orasyon; Parang Pelikula; Putot;
Puwang; Sa Silaw
Aug 8 Tue 2 p.m.
Batad
Aug 8 Tue 5 p.m.
Tulad ng Dati
Aug 8 Tue 7 p.m.
In Da Red Korner
Aug 8 Tue 9 p.m.
Donsol
Aug 9 Wed 2 p.m.
Cinemalaya Shorts Program II: 10:25 ng Gabi; Gee-Gee at Waterina;
Kwarto; Labada; No Passport Needed
Aug 9 Wed 5 p.m.
Cinemalaya Shorts Winners: Orasyon; Kwarto; Parang Pelikula; Putot
Aug 9 Wed 7 p.m.
Donsol
Aug 9 Wed 9 p.m.
Rotonda
Aug 10 Thu 2 p.m.
Saan Nagtatago si Happiness
Aug 10 Thu 5 p.m.
Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo
Aug 10 Thu 7 p.m.
Batad
Aug 10 Thu 9 p.m.
Tulad ng Dati

**just in case you want to know
interesting films are:
DONSOL- Best Actress, Angel Aquino
BATAD- Best Actor (forgot the name of the kid)
Tulad ng Dati- Best Picture (featuring the life of The Dawn)
Rotonda- Best Director (sorry,forgot the name of the Director)

COMPOUND (Cinemalaya 2006)

2006-07-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

I am no film critic,i admit..but i can say that i know a good movie when i saw
one.
last sunday,after a 9 hour shift from work a colleage asked if i wanted to join
them,they're going to watch Cinemanila at CCP.since ive been dying to see Donsol
since i found out that it stars Angel Aquino,i agreed to meet them.Only to find
out that Donsol had its last showing yesterday,saturday.and we also found out
that today is their awards night,too bad.had we found out that its the
Cinemanila's awards night,we should have worn gowns.hahahaha!
we settled on watching Short B,a compilation of 5 short films.while waiting on
the line,we overheard this old guy talking on the phone...
"oo,i have tickets na.we're going to watch Compound,i heard its good"
then my colleages and i smiled,understood na yun,we'll watch Compound instead.
while waiting for the film,we were walking around the CCP trying to find any
poster or synopsis about the movie.we couldn't find any.then i finally gathered
enough courage to ask one of the receptionist.viola!the reason why Compound dont
have any poster is because its an exhibit film from last year.
im not sure how many awards it got from 2005 Cinemalaya,but according to her the
film had some international recognition.So i guess we made the right choice.
before the film starts,a guy went on front and made some introductions about the
film.
the film is more or less 2 hours.but i have to give credit to the
creator/director,coz for the whole 2 hours i didn't find any boring and
dragging scene in the film.every character in the film is well established and
well played especially John Arcilla and Romina (forgot the name of the girl who
played the role). every scene is equally significant as the other.
i also like the transition of every scene,from the Compound itself to the life
of Jay (bisexual man who's trying to get some space from his wife and lover).
but what really amaze me is the twisted ending.just when you thought you had the
director,thinking that the film is,after all predictable,you're wrong!its an
open ended film according to the director.you may choose between the two endings
in the movie.
1.the main character died with his daughter inside the room
2.the terrorist hallucinations of the main character is true and everyone in the
movie was captured by the terrorist and died.they were sold to the terrorist by
the maid,Romina.

***although the terrorist theory was not established,i personally bought that
idea.i think i just like the twist and the "schindler's list" like idea of
it.it was presented in a very drastic way,and i felt the pain and desperation of
the characters,especially Romina.
another thumbs up in the movie is the musical score,thanks to the voices/music
of Bob Aves and Grace Nono.Im not familar with their music but i know for a fact
that their music fits the movie perfectly well.
all in all i liked it,even though it hurts to say that i had a hard time
understanding most part of it.hehehe!
Congratulations to Direk Will Fredo (Close kami?hahaha!) for making a classic

2006-07-21T20:38:00.000-07:00

we had our last day at Academy Bay and tomorrow we'll have our Appreticeship training (yeah,5months yata kaming ite-train)...hehehe! well so sad lang coz split schedules na kami,at kamalas malasan pa na spit off ako.kainis!
i miss our batch.i love our batch.kahit laging asaran,laging tuksuhan kasi lahat malisyosa,laging parasite sa yosi mga tao,inuman hanggang tanghalian at higit sa lahat...okrayan ng kasuotan.hahaha!
but despite those kulitan eh yung fact na we carefor each other.mawala lang isa sa amin eh nagpapanic na kaming lahat.we look after each other,every time may assessment,we send each other texts reminding to study.we help each other,especially yung mga beterano sa field na to.
hay!now that we're on seperate teams,i just hope we'll still have time to hang out.

first call funk!

2006-07-16T06:44:00.000-07:00

"thank you for calling.....this is ---- speaking how may i help you?"

those dreaded words.hahaha!imagine,sa hinaba-haba ng spiel ko,yung opening ko lang ang na-perfect ko.hahaha!funny talaga!
ok,warning some words are about to be technical,if you're not interested.feel free to click the letter "x" on the upper right corner of the screen.hahaha!yabang noh!sensya,high sa cough syrup eh.bad cold for three days na.
so finally,we went live last Friday.Live as in we're taking live calls last friday.super nervous ako,we're working in pairs and i had a chance to pair with Adona (my carpool buddy!) sa sobang kaba ko,i told the floor walker "she'll go first ha!" hahaha! pinandilatan ako ng lola mo.kasi wala naman kaming usapan pa on who will go first.so wala na syang magagawa,i felt guilty kasi alam ko na mas nervous sya sa skin tas i let her go first pa.
beep...here comes our first call,she forgot her cheat sheet sa bag nya so she used mine,funny kasi when she got her first call,she started reading my spiel,syempre akin yun,so name ko ang nakalagay dun.she stopped after saying Good afternoon,coz she almost said my name.hehehe!it wasn't that bad,although the caller is a bit impatient coz he's just asking for a phone number and we had to put him on hold twice.
after lunch t'was my turn to go live.whoo-hoo!
my knees are trembling,when the floor walker hooked the system she cant stop laughing coz both my knees are trembling so fast.hiyang hiya na ako sa itsura ko.sabi nya.."relax ka gurl!natatawa ako sayo eh!"..my gosh,how am i supposed to relax?
beep-ayan na first call ko.hala!lahat ng natutunan ko sa PS-training nawala sa isip ko,lahat ng Comm skills na natutunan ko kay Gloria nawala na sa utak ko.my mind went blank!then wala si Adona coz she took her break.oh my gosh!am left with no one!then my batch mate who's sitting at my back shook my chair..."putang-ina...Pre-PAR!!!" bumalik ang diwa ko,shit!i have a caller on the line.true indeed,the caller keep saying "hello".then i realize,i need to give my spiel.
whew!after the call,i wanted to raise my hands and shout..."shit!natapos ko!"
but then they'd think am crazy.i looked around,wala pa si partner ko,wala si floor walker,busy si batchmate sa likod ko.kakainis!i wanted to hug someone coz i just had my first call and it went smooth.i wanted to kiss someone kasi di irrate yung caller ko and nahanap ko yung ina-ask nya.pero wala akong kilala sa paligid ko.the agent at my ride side noticed that am looking for someone,she asked me if i need help.sabi ko hindi,gusto ko lang magcelebrate kasi natapos na first call ko,supportive naman sya.congratulate nya ko,di daw ako "Normal" kasi my first call went smooth.di daw normal yun.hehehe!
well,normal or not.am glad i finished four calls without a problem.then narealize ko,maybe i can do this.hehehe!

rain

2006-07-12T12:34:00.000-07:00

i love the rain...i love the fact that it's cold and i dont have to endure the heat of the afternoon.
i love that i can start wearing my jackets again,some of them smells weirds already coz they've been stocked in my closet for some time.
i love the smell of starbucks (branding itoh!ok any coffee house) when it rains.
i love not using the aircon during rainy season,it saves electricity.

i dont like the rain...i dont like the rain coz it causes flood
i dont like the traffic jam when it rain.
i dont like the fact that cel lives in Malabon and they get stranded during rainy days :(
i dont like the rain coz i have to carry an umbrella when i go to work.

**ok im weird,sometimes i like the rain sometimes i dont like it.maybe i like it,i just like the effect of it.hehehe!
it's a wednesday...cant wait for friday,its payday!!im so broke.hahaha!
buti pa nung studyante ako di ako nawawalan ng money.

i had a sucky weekend...bow!

2006-07-10T15:04:00.000-07:00

my weekend sucks!i dont even know where to start.my room mate's cellphone was snatched so when she got home she's crying really hard,i cant sleep,and am not that dense naman to sleep while she's crying over a snatched phone noh.so eto si room mate at mega comfort sa kanya.she called her partner to tell about it,so si partner jumped sa next bus going to manila.knowing my room mate,who's also been my friend since grade school,medyo smoochy sya sa partners nya,and true enough.dumating si partner at heto na sila.smooching each other.as in!I'm here!Mahiya naman kayo!turns out sila pala yung dense so nahiya naman ako sa kanila I left the house,went to gateway.and because "walang nagrereply" sa text ko,nag-book sale na lang ako.

finally someone replied to my message,ayun may nahila akong mag-watch ng Superman,which if i may say na sobrang sayang lang yung time ko coz its horrible!!!am sorry but i really didn't like it.
come sunday,andun pa rin si partner.ok fine since no choice na talaga ako maybe i'll just suck it all up then.actually ok naman sila eh,it's just that they cant get enough of each other.i feel uncomfortable about it.makitid na kung makitid ang utak ko,pero wag talaga in front of me.i know you're so in love and all,but "dont rub it in"

regarding the people involve.alam nyo naman siguro ugali ko,i have to admit tampo ako.i know you have your reasons why di kayo nagreply and why di kayo pwede,but sayang.yun na lang talaga masasabi ko.sorry jayz for not replying,i choose not to reply anymore coz naiinis na talaga ako.i just hope you guys understand.kasi nung time na nasa subic ako,isang text lang naman pumupunta pa ako ng Manila pag may happenings eh.sana lang you understand my frustration and tampo.di ako nanunumbat for the record,i rest my case

labo labo

2006-07-05T08:11:00.000-07:00

i think there's something wrong with blogger.hindi sya nagaapear ng buo,i mean yung screen ko incomplete,yung text and title box lang ang lumalabas.ang gulo
anyway,i've been following the Wimbledon 2006 since it started last june 26.and i have to say sobrang thrilled ako sa sports na to.i remember the first time na nainteresantehan ako sa tennis,that was when i was in Macau at wala akong mapanood ng ibang channel maliban sa ESPN (yes,meron silang ESPN) French Open pa ang tournament that time.yesterday,i saw one of the most interesting match ever. Li Na vs my favorite Kim Clijster. i think Clijster is from Belgium (correct me if i'm wrong). i now i should be proud,as an Asian na for the first time eh may Asian (particularly Chinese) na pumasok sa Quarter Finals ng WImbledon. Li Na is the first kasi,ever. not even Male div eh walang pumapasok talaga. ang galing ng game.first match pa lang dikitan na,although nakalamang agad si Kim Clijster coz of unforced errors,pangit magserve yung Chinese.the match lasted for 87minutes,longest so far sa tournament.Clijster won 6-4,7-5
*sorry ang geeky ng entry ko.another thing i saw sa news,remember MArio Vasquez of American Idol season 4? he's the one who quit top12,which gave way for niko smith to enter the top12.well may album na sya,produced by Clive Davis.wala lang,he looked so hot sa interview.hehehe!

why waste?

2006-07-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

for the past few days,ive been troubling myself with thoughts na di ko naman dapat pinagiintindi.i prayed to God and asked Him to "take it all away",first dahil kababawan lang naman sya and second,wala naman akong napapala kundi isipin lang yun ng isipin at lastly,sumasakit na rin ulo ko dahil lagi kulang sa tulog.when i went home this weekend,i went out with a friend from school (learning circle school). we talked about her problem (marital),well not that am the best person to ask for advice but maybe she just need someone to listen.and kahit antok na antok ako dahil wala akong tulog sa byahe,mineet ko pa rin sya.di naman sa nanunumbat ako,i know she reads my blog sometimes,hehehe! pero after we talked she handed me this card,i read it paguwi ko na then ayun pala yung answer na hinihintay ko kay Lord. she gave me a poem (courtesy of Hallmark.hehehe) and every word sa poem spoke to my heart. why bother nga naman sa mga bagay na wala kang control and mapapala kung andito ang mga taong ready na magpahalaga syo,who values you just the way you are and appreciates every gesture your show them.bat ako nagiging emotional these days regarding friendship?well i just feel alone.living in manila really gives me weird feeling everytime magisa ako sa house or after ko magwork and pauwi ako.parang ang lungkot lungkot.then 3 of my best friends are so far from me (joanne in kuwait,jocelyn in US and Bam in Cebu),wont even bother to send me text or email.i just miss them so much especially these times na parang transion period for me.everytime naman mag-attempt ako na magyaya sa mga friends ko,di magkakasundo schedule namin.of course dahil graveyard ako lagi.naiinis ako!and like icing on the cake,last Sunday nagaway pa parents ko.of course,ako nanaman ang referee.hay!bat ba lagi na lang dapat pag-awayan ang pera.pwede namang hindi diba?!never ko talagang maiintindihan ang mga magulang.at bago pa ako umalis ng bahay kanina,inaawardan ni mama yung lil sister ko,pinapagalitan nya kasi di daw nagsulat ng assignment.ok lang sakin pagalitan,pero alam na alam ni mama kung gaano ako ka-against sa pagpalo.ayokong pinapalo ang bata.kahit ako laki sa palo,ayaw ko na maranasan ng sister ko yun.feeling ko kasi mas mataas ang magiging level of realization/growth ng bata once na pinalaki mo sya sa paraan na mahinahon at walang sigawan.walang violence!i learned that from Encounter with God Retreat last year.at totoo yun.ang mga nanay daw natin,pag pinalaki sa palo ng mga nanay nila (na lola naman natin) eh may tendency rin na palakihin nila tayo sa palo.kasi cycle daw yun,at kailangang ma-break ang cycle.well,mukhang walang effect sa aking mudra ang mga sinabi nung pastor that time.what's my point?ayoko lang ng may sakitan,nakakaawa kasi eh.ang payat payat nung kapatid ko tas pinapalo pa.parang ang sarap isumbong ng nanay ko sa bantay bata.hehehe!oh well!that was my weekend.am loooking forward to this week.sana something special will happen.

disturbing...

2006-06-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

i have this habit of sending everybody qoutes/messages everyday (as in every single day). thats my way kasi of letting my friends know that i at least remember them and i think about them every now and then.i send messages not only to globe subscribers but also sa friends ko sa other network.i send them message before i sleep (around 8am) and sometimes before i go to work (around 10pm). i never realized na irritating na pala yung ginagawa ko.it never occured to me na nakakairita pala ang maalala ka ng ibang tao.bat ganun? well meron lang talaga sigrong mga taong di marunong mag-apprecitae ng effort ng iba.i'm not asking naman for the favor to be returned eh,actually whenever i send messages nga,among the 30+ na sesendan ko,less than 5 lang ang sumasagot.but am ok with that,kasi ang akin lang naman eh at least ako nakaalala.am not a very demanding person.if you dont reply,then fine.kung magreply ka ng kahit simpleng "thank you" lang then you're welcome.pero to reply something like,"dont you have anything else to do than text?"for me...thats rude! offend ako to the highest level!sabihin mo nang sensitive ako,i dont care.thats rude!if you dont want to receive messages from me...fine! i can live with that,pero sana tell it nicely man lang.at matanong ko lang,irritating nga ba talaga ang araw araw kong pagsesend ng mga qoutes?

the way you are

2006-06-28T15:46:00.000-07:00

you know guys the feeling where in akala mo like ka nung tao.she's nice at you.
notices you at times then minsan may special mention pa.then suddenly you'll realize na hindi pala.
she's just being polite lang pala.
nakakainis noh.
sana lang they'll just say straight to your face if they didn't like you or not.
or rather tell to you na "dumistansya" ka at hindi pa tayo ganun ka-close.ampf!
i dont like it if people are being indirect.
i was once asked to be explicit and tell things straight to their face.so i expect the same treatment.
kakainis talaga!

stepmom

2006-06-23T22:29:00.000-07:00

If ever you read this Jex, I have to pay you for Intellectual Property because this is your idea. Remember i used "have"...hehehe!

CCT's done! We're up one scale and are now on our product specifics. When I learned that we all passed CCT I was so happy, however part of me felt sad coz that also means training days with Glory is over. I like Glory (our CCT trainer) Every aspect of her is admired in our wave. The first time she walked into our training room i thought she's this bitchy trainer who'll make our lives miserable (talk about presumption) turns out, she's the best thing that ever happened to us in that 2 weeks. She gave me a totally different understanding of the English Language, a whole new level of confidence even I never thought could reach and she will make you understand things on an entirely different level (coz if its not right.."it doesn't make sense!" hahaha)
That's Glory!
but moving on... upong entering PST, of course there are some expectation. Personally, I'm expecting a trainer who'll surpass,ok not surpass, but even level the quality of a Glory (gawin daw ba syang adjective!) so here it goes...
ok too much expectation siguro from our part. But seriously, this new trainer (Tessa) she's from outer space man.
first of all late,not once,not twice...but three consecutive times.
secondly, so unprofessional! whenever someone will pass by our room and wave at her or call her,she'll go out without even excusing herself.
third, our wave's current hobby?ticking down her errors...grammatical errors!! then we'll discuss it during breaks.hahaha!
lastly,you know during our Insular training,they were so keen about the dress code that even Jex's black jeans got a warning from Glory. So were trained to dress "smart casual". But Tess! hay! lumalabas ang pagka-professional pintasera ko sa kanya! Imagine kami nage-effort to look nice tapos...ampf!

I want our original trainer back!!! I want our original Mom back!!!
Glory's like our real mom then Tess is like our stepmom, no matter how big the stepmom's effort is,she can never replace our real mom!!!
not even close...
I remember when Glory was telling us informations bout Tessa,she mentioned not to compare trainers..."as she is already the best!"
well I think she lives up to her words! She really is the best!

stepmom's scorecard...

1. ... in Philippines

2. ... get familiarize yourself with the system

3. ... honestly,I dont know

4. ... we will discuss about it in the future

5. ... heller!!!!

eellluu..by the way, just saw this really cool trailer of a new movie,Miami Vice. I'm not sure though but I think this was a TV show in the US back in the early 90's. Cute lang coz it stars Colin Farel. hehehe!

cars anyone?

2006-06-18T20:15:00.000-07:00

hehehe!
am not selling cars ha,dont get me wrong.i just had a weird weekend and i want to share it with you (coz i was told that i should at least update my blog once a week.hehehe)
ok here's the thing,so am still not dine with my CCT training at Insular.am enjoying actually,though i find some parts of it to be rather difficult,still am enjoying.am meeting people and my trainor is really cool.whoo-hoo!
last friday,we were told that we'll be having our Oral Presentation in front of our "red-hat" so we have to prepare over the weekend.i thought it'll just be an ordinary presentation.what i didn't realize is that we'll be judge base on our judgement (am i making any sense?hahaha)
we were given a profile of different people from different states and we have to decide which car will fit them the most.and whola!my profile...
"a 50 year old woman suffering from mid life crisis who lives in Florida"
man...if am that 50 year old woman and i have a mid life crisi i wouldn't buy a car.i'd rather spent the money on clothes and travelling.
when i asked my colleagues bout their profile,my head blew off.mine's the most difficult.most of them got a celebrity from Los Angeles,stock brocker from New York,single mom from CT.
how come mine's a brainer?!
kakainis talaga!
i checked out our wesite and i chose this really friendly looking car,not too expensive yet sophisticated,mini van yet not too big for a 50 year old,spacious but practical...and thats the only thing i got.hahaha!
imagine,i have to defend my asnwer for 4 minutes.eh wala naman akong alam sa cars noh.i can drive,but other than that.wala na!
hay naku,pray for me talaga..
by the way,i watched The Lake House...i dunno if t'was me or the film is really dragging.i fell asleep during the first 30 minutes,maybe it has something to do with the fact that i watched after my shift.hehehe!meron din naman syang mga kilig scenes.sa buong movie siguro mga dalawa,the rest are boring.
but i liked the soundtrack

2006-05-28T02:23:00.000-07:00

grabe pala ang magtravel sa buong maynila sa loob ng isang araw
last Monday,ive been to many places,ive seen so many faces...and nothing compares sa ginawa ng isang tao...para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig tas parang gusto ko syang sugurin,buti na lang broke ako,kulang na pamasahe ko...ampf!
1. Farview
oh well,salamat nalang kay Maricel at pinatuloy ako sa kanila.after kong magpabalik balik sa Farview (man,Far talaga sya...with a capital F) at makati pasig naman.hay buhay!ang hirap naman ng ganito,buti na lang 2 inches lang heels ko.whahaha!di ako nagbibiro,more lakad ako sa aking naghuhumiyaw na 2 inches heels.ayun,pagsakay sa bus minumura ako ng paa ko.
2. Mcphee-ver
am sad,di nanalo bet ko sa american idol.medyo malaki yung margin nila,35% yung votes ni Kat and taylor had 46%.but i think she'll do better than the winner.feeling ko lang naman
3. spurs-splur
i hate phoenix suns.they defeated the defending champs,san antonio spurs.but spurs gave them a decent fight.they reached game 7 but spurs lost.ampf!
eastern conference finals...heat vs pistons (heat leads 2-1)
western conference finals...maverick vs suns (i hope the mavericks win)
4. what's your point ryan?
i saw the teaser of Y speak last friday and i was pissed.the topic is about call center agents,i dont have anything against them but i have to admit they're not my favorite people din naman.pero di ko lang nagustuhan yung sinabi ni ryan agoncillo...
"hanggang call center na "lang" ba ang mga Pilipino?"
first of all,what's wrong with being in a call center?akala ba nya madali yung ginagawa ng mga tao dun?akala ba nya natutuwa mga taga call center na altered na ang kanilang circadian rythm?
secondly,para sabihin ko sa kanya na kung walang nagsulputang mga call centers nagyon sa Pilipinas eh baka more than half of the population sa pinas ngayon eh unemployed
at lastly,di ba nya alam na lumaki na ang population ng mga Yuppies (young pros) or young mid class society (di ko alam anu tawag dun eh) dahil sa laki ng sweldo ng mga call center agents na yan.
now tell me...hanggang call centers LANG ba talaga tayo?
5. songs with sense
i think na mention ko na to before.but am listening to itchyworm again
tuwang tuwa talaga ako sa songs nila,may sense talaga

theme from a noontime show

Halina at sumama
sa programa na pang -masa
hindi kailangang magaling ka
basta�t bibo�t bongga ka
wala naman kayong alam
(ginagawa kayong tanga)
laging sinusubaybayan
Pumila ng maaga
pumorma ng magara-ha!
malay mo madiscover ka!
Hininintay nila kayo
(ang dami n�yong uto-uto)
itapon na ang utak n�yo
[chorus]
Sali na, dalhin na ang barkada
umuulan dito ng pera
sali na, pati ang pamilya
sa happy-sappy magic plastic
ihaw-ihaw all-time
noontime show

Soap o Pera
Pera na lamang ba ang katapat mo?
kung may nais marating eh di puntahan mo
bakit ba takot na takot ka
kung biglang magbabago
kung may nais ka sabihin de sabihin mo
kahit may bayad o wala

6. qoutable qoutes
...I want the lot of what you got, and I want nothing that you're not
..."the tiger never changes its stripes" - sawyer to kate, LOST
...the world is an oyster and you're a pearl - against the rope
...people laugh because im different,well i laugh because they're all the same - cousin Tin on her blog trash..hehehe
...good triumphs over evil only and if only the good fights - Bob Ong (Ang paboritong libro ni Hudas)

the one with the rain

2006-05-15T20:10:00.000-07:00

ayan na si Caloy.hahaha!
well i miss the rain,so i guess am enjoying.i just dont like the feeling,kasi parang ,malagkit yung pakiramdam,hindi malamig,hindi rin mainit na mainit,pero sticky.hehehe!ang labo!
am not in the mood to go out so stay lang ako sa house since i arrived,pero sinusumpong yata yung talangka ko sa ulo,2 days nako di makatulog.
- last sunday,i cant sleep so nood lang ako DVD (The OC),then pagtingin ko sa bintana maguumaga na,pasikat na ang araw,530 in the morning.nyak!i sleep sa chair ng lolo ko around 6,then mga 630 eh kumakatok naman bigla yung lola ko.hindi na ko nakatulog ulit.
- last night naman,i wanted to sleep early,pero di talaga ako makatulog.pinakialaman ko yung mga pictures na hindi ko na nafi-file sa album.ayun,inabot nanaman ako ng Lupang Hinirang sa TV.bat kaya di ako makatulog.

DVD galore!
nung umuwi ako,ang dami naming dalang DVD so sawa sawa ako sa kakanood,pero nauubos din sya.hahaha!wala na.ubos na.wala na ko mapanood.am trying to watch PBB,pero am not interested.sabi nila may taga-Olongapo daw dun.

fave star
i remember renan told me na lahat daw ng nagiging favoriote star ko nawawalan ng project.hahaha!well lets see...
- Tia Carrere,i like her sa Relic Hunter.ayun,after 4 seasons wala na
- Jessica Biel,palyed Mary sa 7th Heaven.well i think 7th Heaven is still on pero wala na sya dun.after she posed for Maxim tinanggal na sya sa show.
- Eliza Dushku,Faith in Buffy and Angel.di naman sya regular sa show,few episodes lang.pero wala na rin syang TV show
- Eliza Dushku,Tru in Tru Calling.i was so glad when i found out na studio 23 is airing this show.pero short live lang pala.2 1/2 season lang daw sya eh.
- Kelly Wiglesworth,E! celebrity adventure.the runner up from survivor season 1.after one season ng celeb adventure,wala na rin sya career.
- Michelle Rodriguez, LOST.so far andun pa sya sa show.hahaha

hmmm...eto,wala lang

ako yan.hehehe!

my favorite place there

closer look at the ruins of St. Paul church

still at ruins with lance

what-chu-lukin at?

ang cute nya noh

2006-05-12T03:22:00.000-07:00

http://cache.eonline.com/News/Photos/d/daughtry.chris.032406.jpg
i cant believe Chris Daughtry's gone...huhuhu!!!i haven't been this much affected since na-eliminate si Camille Velasco (from season 3 or 4)..i mean he did good last wednesday,i think ha...i really thought it was katharine,even though am a big fan of the "Mc-Phever" i have to admit na hindi nya week yung elvis theme...she's expecting herself to go home,kaya shock din sya...pero no price can pay the look on Chris' face when ryan announced that he's going home...hahaha!!!
i still cant forgive Chris Daughtry for not doing justice to one of my current fave song last week (I dare you) ...feeling ko if maalis sya,dapat last week...but not this week...oh well
i think yung glasses ang nakapag-paalis sa kanya...hahaha
ok,enough of that...sorry,affected lang talaga ako...

the one with the lost sanity

2006-05-06T21:36:00.000-07:00

am currently listening to...
* mudvayne
* seether
* staind
* shinedown
* lifehouse
* joss stone
* wheat
* the charlatans

sabi nila what you listen to defines your state of mind...hhmmm...

the one with the next

2006-04-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

i got a text from my mom earlier telling me about my bestfriend joanne,she applied for flight attedant daw in Kuwait and now tapos na nya training and she's ready for her first flight...in London!!!
i kow i should be happy for her,coz she's my bestfriend,and i am...well part of me is happy bu majority of me is jealous.ewan ba!
sama ko no?!i dunno why i feel this way,pero at some point talaga,i feel jealous.buti pa sya.
para kasing walang kwenta eh,i feel so useless.minsan pag niloloko ako ng tatay ko,sinasabi nya na PT daw ako (pasaway sa tatay),i feel bad.kahit alam kong he's kidding,may tama pa rin eh.
bat ba kasi sa age kong ito eh parang wala akong pinagkatandaan...
bat ba hindi ako makuntento sa work ko...
bat laging may kulang...
bat wala akong matinong trabaho...
bat hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko bukas...
buti pa nung studyante ako,alam ko ang gagawin ko.,magaral lang ako.pero after i graduate,di ko na alam.kuha ba ako work?anong work?related ba or hindi.
mag-shift ba ako ng career?should i pursue PT?ewan...am so depressed
i dont know what's next

what the heck

2006-04-22T23:58:00.000-07:00

ok,i dont know what's up with the world,but am sure there's one hack of a different world out here.
we went to san malo last Friday,and out of boredom i decided sit and "people watch" the passerby,i was waiting for my cousin's wife din kasi coz she's buying somethin.anyway,so i was sitting on a bench on this huge street mall.syempre maraming tao so quiet lang ako sa pwesto ko.a Portugese girl sat beside me,i noticed her kasi pretty sya and tall,bout my size.pero weird, i caught her sa gilid ng eyes ko several times she's looking at me,i thought am blocking her view or something so i lean backwards,nakahalata yata so medyo umayos sya.but when i looked again,nakatingin nanaman sya.i smiled,just to be polite.well,bad idea.she smiled back and gave me an opener.huh?!she asked me if am a tourist,coz she is daw.we talked for a few minutes,ok naman sya kaso naloka ako,bigla ba namang sinabi...
"you know you look so pretty i could just kiss you!"
whoa!i thought she's just kidding so i laughed,then sabi nya na she's not kidding.i wanted to look for cameras around me coz it might be a practical joke.pero wala!so i just told her na am "straight" and amreally not her type.
whaa.i thouht aalis na sya,but i was wrong.she even offered to buy me a coffe and talk more,baka daw i might change my mind.i politely declined and stood up,but she followed.she apoloized coz she thought na masyado daw syang naging straight forward sa pag-approach,pero ganun daw sya.i declined again and smiled.and ang pinaka shocking sa lahat,she lean over me,hinawakan yung left hand ko then kissed me on the cheeks.
oh my gosh!nasa bubble gum type of movie ba ako.
now that would have been nice,only...and only if SHE was a HE!!!
para akong binuhusan ng mabangong malamig na tubig (well i have to say mabango coz she smell so nice)...man!!what's up with the world
ad the funny thing di yan ang first time na nakaencounter ako ng ganyan.and i prefer not to recall the other.hahaha
pero na-shock talaga ako.eh ang ganda ganda naman nung girl.ah ewan

my playlist

2006-04-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

after my cellphone analyzation,heto naman ang aking mp3 chuva...
iba na talagang napagiisip ng mga walang magawa eh...well at least nae-exercise ang aking mga neurons...
i just downloaded some songs,at syempre nakasalpak lagi sa tenga ko ang earphones.hehehe (oh man,get a life!)
here's some of my list...
* remedy (seether) - nod your head like this..hehehe!this rocks man!
* stupid girl (pink) - i remember when a friend saw the video of this song,she cant stop laughing,well who wouldn't
* broken (seether)
* otherwise (imago)
* pretty me (imago)
* akap (imago)
* blind (lifehouse)
* blurry (puddle of mud) - i read somewhere na this song was originally written by the vocalist's 9 year old son.well, galing ng anak nya coz i think the lyrics is wonderful
* unwritten (natasha edingfield) - "no one else can see it for you,only you can let it in
no one else can speak the words of your lips."
* drops of jupiter (train)
* bad day (daniel powder) - ehem,mr barco,hindi po ben harper ang kumanta
* now this may come weird,but ive been listening to this band,itchyworm.i know they look weird,but you can listen naman and not look at them eh.hehehe
pero may sense sila in fairness...promise,pakinggan nyo..especially yung..soap o pera, theme from noontime show and contestant number 1
* everything (lifehouse) - eto naman ang walang biro,naiyak ako nung narinig ko.it sounds familiar i think kinanta na sya ng UNITED pero am not sure...here's the lyrics
EVERYTHING
find me here
and speak to me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
you are the light
that's leading me
to the place
where I find peace again
you are the strength
that keeps me walking
you are the hope
that keeps me trusting
you are the life
to my soulyou are my purpose
you're everything
and how can I
stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me
how could it be
any better than this yeah
you calm the storms
and you give me rest
you hold me in your hands
you won't let me fall
you still my heart
and you take my breath away
would you take me in
take me deeper now
and how can I
stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me
how could it be
any better than this
and how can I
stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me
how could it be
any better than this

cause you're all I want
you're all I need
you're everything
everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you're everything
everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you're everything
everything
you're all I want
you're all I need
you're everything
everything
and how can I
stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me
how could it be
any better than this
**ok fine.i need to get a life.hehehe

weird weird weird

2006-04-04T19:20:00.001-07:00

hehehe
thats all i can say right now
ive been doing a lot of thinking,then i realize...its boring..hehehe
i was staring at my phone few days back,waiting for it to turn into one big peanut butter sandwich (kidding!!) when i started browsing at my old messages...then i realize,i have lots of weord texts from friends,colleagues,family...etc
here's some...
"uy! namiss ko na talaga mga kalokohan mo ;-)" - maila
after sending her a morning qoute,thats her reply...weird noh
"uy mama mich tnx a lot" - aspeng
i just find it weird coz i gave him a gift na i thought di nya magugustuhan,i just gave it to him for fun and it turned out nagustuhan nya.or he's just being polite.hahaha
"its not the pale moon that excites me..." -guess who
hahaha...i suppose am not the only one na nakareceive ng text na yan.hahaha
its from tj by the way and i know you know the rest of the message
"ate dyan ba si mich?" - krisca (cousin ko)
i have a cousin kasi named michelle din,just find it weird.hinahanap si michelle kay michelle.weird noh.hehehe
"oist...uumm...oo...hah?ah...sige" - mum roan
walang biro to...yan talaga ang text nya.well,she's actually trying to cheer me up after the boards
"san na ate ko?" -swit
yeah,thats my bebeh swit.ang taong mas madalas pang humanap sakin kesa sa nanay ko.hehehe
labs ko yan
**ayan wala na ako maisip.hehehe

Ang Kaarawan ng Reyna Emperatris

2006-03-20T17:58:00.000-08:00

heheheh
i think i just had the longest week of my life,i spent the entire weekday making portfolios for the graduating class,not to mention my morning nursery class whom i think is absorbing all my energy the entireday.hehehe
isama mo pa ang preparations ko for my visitors this weekend.
last week kasi a friend of mine went here (road trip lang daw), eh they liked it here so nag-decide sya to celebrate her birthday here in subic.at syempre,ako ang ngarag to find a resort for them.15 lang naman sila,but the problem is the booking chuva.ang hirap humanapng resort dahil halos lahat eh fully booked.to think di pa nagstart ang summer (ay,summer has officially open na nga pala according to coca-cola.hehehe)
so finally i got a resort, not the best one though,but i got the best bargain.hehehe!
they arrived saturday lunchtime,sa bahay na sila nag-lunch,then direcho kami sa resort.2 batch sialng dumating.frist batch eh si maila with her college friends then 2nd batch yung mga church friends nya.
wala akong problem sa mga college friends nya,coz they're as loka-loka as me.but yung mga church friends nya.medyo nailang ako sa kanila.medyo sosy type sila and parang weird,coz feeling ko di nila ako type kausap coz am loud.hahaha
oh well!
ayun,bangengean till you drop.
when i was starting to feel dizzy,i dipped a bit sa water,then sumunod si maila.we started talking while nasa beach,sabi ko baka magtampo mga friends nya kasi iniwan nya sa shore,yun pala tinakasan nya.kasi may tradition daw sa church nila na everytime may birthday,they give honor dun sa celebrant.like tell them their positive traits or something.eh knowing maila,iiwasan nya nga talaga yung mga ganun.hahaha
food trip kami the next day.sea food and then meat plus
grabe,amaza na amaze sila kung gano kamura ang food dito.syempre NR naman ako,kasi amaze na amaze din naman ako kung gano kamahal ang food sa manila.hahaha

with the birthday empress...hahaha

glenna,maila and moi...sa seafood by the bay

millete (get off the phone!!!),maila and ako ulit...sa beach
come afternoon...i read a text from swit na nabaril daw dad nya.shock ako!coz two weeks ago eh nameet ko pa dad nya.well,not really face to face but we were able to exchange hi's and hello's.then nung monday morning,nagtext ulit si swit na wala na daw dad nya.di daw kasi nagising from coma and they decided to give him up na.
na-sad ako at the same time nagising sa reality,namiss ko bigla ang tatay ko.
condolence po bebeh

pamulaklakin odd-venture

2006-02-25T08:33:00.000-08:00

its been a while...hehehehe
well,medyo tinatamad lang ako magsulat,i dont wanna make up excuses eh kaya umamin na lang
lots of things happened but dont wanna elaborate on everything.just wanna share my pamulaklakin experience with my co-teachers.
t'was our Teachers Day at Learning Circle and the pre-school teachers decided we do something different.t'was different indeed.we went hiking on Pamulaklakin Garden.
man!the last time i went hiking was when i was in High School,when i attended those required PMT hiking-hikingan sa bunduk-bundukan.but this is different,walang exercise,walang warm up,out of the blue.
kaya ayun,it took us bout 45 minutes just to get to the sapa (hehehe,i dunno how you call it,it wont classify as batis kasi) then another 45 minutes to go down.imagine naman the pagod and the sweat!dami pa lamok.hehehe!dami reklamo no.
but one thing i enjoyed was the company,ang saya kasama ng mga teachers,kahit they saw at my clumsiest moments,tawa lang sila ng tawa kasi ang laki laki kong tao ilang bese ako nadapa.hehehe
oh well,yun lang.here are some pics
tamad talaga ako lately.na-stress yata ako sa mga bata

mga babae sa balete

hug ko si teacher Gem

with our forrest guide...manang minda

ang batis...bow!

jetlag...jetlog

2006-01-21T06:48:00.000-08:00

halu!
well,am back!yahu!
yahu for me coz i really miss home.
you know the first thing i did when i arrived?look for the nearest jolibee and ordered chicken joy.hahaha!na-miss ko kaya ang chicken coz we dont eat chicken there coz of bird flu (well wala namang bird flu sa macau,but prevention is better than cure aight?)
so ayun,medyo may jetlag pa till now.dati i cant understand why my dad feels sicks everytime umuuwi sya,now i know why.hehehe!and the sudden change ng temperature,hindi agad nag-adjust body ko.nagmi-migraine ako for three days na.
not in the mood pa for kwento so pass muna siguro,but here are some of my photos.taba ko grabe!

at the park three blocks away from our flat

one fine day at the park with baby lance

below 10 degrees (me,lance and mommy dhang in the background)

paparap-pap-pap...i'm lovin it!hehehe

who said you cant have ice cream when its 8 degrees

how sweet!!!

im thinking

still thinking

smorgasborg

2006-01-12T04:20:00.000-08:00

manic mondaywe're so bored that we decided to go to "red" market.its a big deal for my cousin's wife and me coz it'll be the first time for us to travell all by ourselves.my kuya's at work kasi.we're trying to remember what bus number to ride,dami palang pwedeng sakyan.heheheso we went there,i saw this jacket (again!as if naman ganito pa rin kalamig sa pina pagbalik ko).i bought it kasi cute and its not that expensive din naman,then i realized,wala nko money.whaaa!!!bad newslintek na tiger airways yan,kaya pala ang mura ng air fare nila eh they're so palpak.kuya went home and told us that a co-worker of him had his flight cancelled (under tiger airways). we called tiger office and we found out na they’re cancelling all flights till march。huwat！！！are they serious！！！that means i need to get another ticket，and chinese new year‘s coming and that means daming booking。whaaa！！！i wanna cry na。they’re offering refund naman daw，but the price at tiger is way way cheaper than regular airline。hay buhay！orphanagei called our house to break the news。guess what！ako pala magugulat sa bahay namin。all of my cousins are in our house and our helper went home sa province，that means my mom‘s all alone taking care of all those brats！as in i have 7 cousins in our house！ok lang sila？noodlesits been three days am eating the same thing。beef flavored noodle。ang sarapyogurtmc donalds here is selling yogurt and they‘re to die for

chop time

2006-01-08T20:05:00.000-08:00

am not sure if its "chop" or "chap"but we went to china today coz my visa's good till tomorrow only and i have to exit macau and enter again to get another month.since china na ito eh my cousin decided to go around na rin.i never imagine na one escalator away lang pala ang china at macau.heheheseriously!!!when we reach the top of the escalator,i saw the sign na "welcome to china" with matching duty free pa.hehehewell, wala naman kami masyadong ginawa there.lakad to death lang and tawaran portion with the chinoys ang ginawa namin.funny coz we went to a place thats like a big divisoria.then my cousin (whom i never imagined na expert sa tawaran) bought lots of stuffs for the house and kung anik anik pa.kakatawa coz ang dali pa lang kausap ng mga chinoy.they give you a price,e.g. $80 then tatawad cousin ko,$45 or $50.they will say no first but when you start walking away slowly,they will say.."OK!OK!" then susupot na nila.hehehewala na ko masabi.actually m fingers are numb na coz its really cold.i'll post again next time