motto for 2007: livestrong!
God bless us all!
Sunday, December 31, 2006
happy new year everyone!
i am personally grateful i have survived 2006 :) though it was rough, 'twas still good. i'm hoping to be see a better me this new year.. sana *cross fingers* sana *cross fingers* :D
motto for 2007: livestrong!
God bless us all!
motto for 2007: livestrong!
God bless us all!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
'tis the season of love
i am equally guilty among those who treated Christmas as one of those occasions that just must pass and be celebrated. i would understand, though still not an excuse for them, that some hardly felt it at all due to poverty, hunger and strife. i've realized that my lame reason of being too much occupied with work and family/personal matters had simply led me to not appreciate the deep meaning of why we celebrate Christmas in the first place. and that is the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ into this world, through Mary, which eventually led to his crucifixion for the forgiveness of mankind's sins. John 3:16 simply puts God's reason, "...that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him should not perish but have eternal life."
maybe too many traditions and the repeated celebration of Christmas years and years after Jesus' birth have somewhat blurred the meaning of it all. but i think every year is a high time for us to return to the basics. LOVE is the reason why we have Christmas so it leaves us no reason to not love one another in return. we should cease complaining of what we don't have, let's start counting our blessings instead.. Merry Christmas everyone! :D
maybe too many traditions and the repeated celebration of Christmas years and years after Jesus' birth have somewhat blurred the meaning of it all. but i think every year is a high time for us to return to the basics. LOVE is the reason why we have Christmas so it leaves us no reason to not love one another in return. we should cease complaining of what we don't have, let's start counting our blessings instead.. Merry Christmas everyone! :D
Friday, December 22, 2006
eins, zwei, drei
3 days before Christmas but i honestly am not into it yet. but at least i had reconciled with some of the people i wasn't in good terms with this year :) makes you feel lighter inside. isa na lang ata ang natitira hehe.. haven't gone to malls or tiangge to buy gifts for my family and friends. next week na rin lang siguro pag may sweldo na ulit. buti na lang money doesn't really matter when you try to make people happy. spending time with them nga lang would mean a lot..
by next week, i'd like to have a reflection of my life in 2006 which i usually do come this time of the year. sana mai-post ko din dito sa blog ko. but for now, i should get ready..
by next week, i'd like to have a reflection of my life in 2006 which i usually do come this time of the year. sana mai-post ko din dito sa blog ko. but for now, i should get ready..
Monday, December 18, 2006
one of those days..
from what i remember throughout the year there were very few times i got sick or at least stayed home because i'm not feeling well. i am living with my ate at bunso namin sa magkakapatid and yes, we tend to everyone's needs (i support our family financially, ate ko naman ang cook and si Samuel, siya ang nakikinig lang ng music araw araw hehe) but there are certain times you wish you can just relax and be pampered by people around you. recently, after the accident i stayed home for more than a week and boy, bukod sa na-bore ako because i barely could use the keyboard with my sore left hand eh nag self-pity lang ata ako most of the time. it's one of my weaknesses i guess, which apparently i need to overcome. it's those times you wish someone takes care of you. doesn't matter who that is as long as may nag-aalaga. two people i miss, my nanay who i remember cooks for me and attends to my needs kahit may lagnat lang ako. and of course my girlfriend beside me (oh when can i get over you, you know who you are)...
and today i feel so sick :( where are they? nanay is not around though i don't wish for her to be here at this moment hehe ;p God bless her soul! oh well, i guess i just have to stop feeling sorry for myself. itulog ko na nga lang toh and i have a wedding to attend to tomorrow morning. haaaayyy..
and today i feel so sick :( where are they? nanay is not around though i don't wish for her to be here at this moment hehe ;p God bless her soul! oh well, i guess i just have to stop feeling sorry for myself. itulog ko na nga lang toh and i have a wedding to attend to tomorrow morning. haaaayyy..
Thursday, December 07, 2006
random thoughts
if only i could write songs then i would already have thousands today. moods, feelings, stereotypes. naku madami ako niyan...
being a team leader poses a challenge not just on resolving technical issues but more so on the part wherein you have to be fair with everyone. two things i make sure: first, that no one feels any favoritism from my part and second, that a relationship established would not just be on professional terms but something that goes beyond workplaces. don't get me wrong, i mean to be friends/barkada with everybody at least.
after almost seven years with my current employer, i've established different kinds of friendships with different kinds of people. some short-lived (obviously short stint lang sila sa company eh), some purely business, some colorful (nakagalit, nakabati, nakatampuhan, nakabati ulit hehe), others profound (goes beyond mabo-boteng usapan and the billiard table, we became part of each others' lives. naging ninong na nga ako ng mga anak nila eh), and still others i'd say would last a lifetime (there's my BFFs Rona and Brian. ay corny!.. likewise with the other 11 who figured out in a vehicular accident recently and together we survived).
and for almost seven years, i have seen friends come and go. oh well, that's life and the only constant thing we have is change. every day we encounter changes which could affect us directly and thus drag us a bit into either the bright or dull side of life, or indirectly which still ripples through our emotions.. for this year alone, four of my team members left and i'm proud to admit that i am affected each time. why? simply because we have made that connection, that bond, which when you not see them as often as before seems to bring void within. dang, i am easily attached to people and i know in a similar manner this puts me in a more difficult position to leave..
oh well, life goes on. so long friends and when we cross paths again in the not so distant future let's pause for a moment and reminisce of those good times. chao!
or maybe i'm still shaken up with the recent accident i've been through. i think i need to see a psychiatrist...
being a team leader poses a challenge not just on resolving technical issues but more so on the part wherein you have to be fair with everyone. two things i make sure: first, that no one feels any favoritism from my part and second, that a relationship established would not just be on professional terms but something that goes beyond workplaces. don't get me wrong, i mean to be friends/barkada with everybody at least.
after almost seven years with my current employer, i've established different kinds of friendships with different kinds of people. some short-lived (obviously short stint lang sila sa company eh), some purely business, some colorful (nakagalit, nakabati, nakatampuhan, nakabati ulit hehe), others profound (goes beyond mabo-boteng usapan and the billiard table, we became part of each others' lives. naging ninong na nga ako ng mga anak nila eh), and still others i'd say would last a lifetime (there's my BFFs Rona and Brian. ay corny!.. likewise with the other 11 who figured out in a vehicular accident recently and together we survived).
and for almost seven years, i have seen friends come and go. oh well, that's life and the only constant thing we have is change. every day we encounter changes which could affect us directly and thus drag us a bit into either the bright or dull side of life, or indirectly which still ripples through our emotions.. for this year alone, four of my team members left and i'm proud to admit that i am affected each time. why? simply because we have made that connection, that bond, which when you not see them as often as before seems to bring void within. dang, i am easily attached to people and i know in a similar manner this puts me in a more difficult position to leave..
oh well, life goes on. so long friends and when we cross paths again in the not so distant future let's pause for a moment and reminisce of those good times. chao!
or maybe i'm still shaken up with the recent accident i've been through. i think i need to see a psychiatrist...
Thursday, November 30, 2006
another chance..
arrggghh i had to rewrite this whole thing, patapos na ko nang biglang nag blue screen of death ang aking OS. oh Windows, you are such a crap!!! :D
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very rarely do i post on my blog site now but i felt compelled to do so because of an important thing that happened in my life six days ago. a dreadful day which i am thankful for. you might pick up something valuable as i did so please read on..
for me, zen is to have long vacations whenever time permits or at least leave the fast-paced city life once in 3 months. having been to Cebu and Bohol last July, Boracay on September, i (together with my officemates) decided to check out Cagayan de Oro and Camiguin island down south last week (November 23 - 27). except for Don who hails from CDO, Rona whose mom is from Camiguin and sir Bong who's been to the island, the rest of us (12 peeps) are first timers so that makes the trip even more exciting. straight from our night shift sched, we headed to our early morning flight to CDO which was fairly smooth and as we touched down we met Rona's mother shortly then headed straight to the island. after almost 5 hours of travel, a sumptous brunch was awaiting at Rona's house. one whole lechong baboy! a dip in a cold spring after that and we're off to Mantigue island for an overnight stay. i'd say the first day and night was fun-filled and nothing but worry-free adventures.
no one had the slightest idea that November 24, 2006 had something different in store for us. more "adventures"? for lack of better terms maybe, but i'd say it's more of a lesson. a lifetime lesson. the day started normal with coffee and chitchats about what happened the previous night. i literally toured the island with Iya and took pictures of the sunrise and the local folks who gathered seaweeds at dawntime. at around 7:30AM we headed back to Camiguin aboard two motorboats. the moment i stepped on the boat and waves started to have its presence felt i know we're in for a scary ride. imagine this, we're headed northward and the wind was eastward which caused the waves to hit us on the left side. i sat at the front middle portion of the boat and instructed the others to balance our weight against the tide. believe me thrice our boat almost turned over and twice the front portion dipped into the sea water. in anticipation of the worse thing to happen, i just prayed and requested one thing, "Lord, wag naman po dito sa dagat..." after almost 40 minutes of that scary ride we reached Camiguin and boy was i glad it's over. as we headed back to Rona's house the fear subsided and everybody was energetic once again. nalunod na naman kami sa kasiyahan. little did we know that someone up there is reminding us to take life at a slower pace. wag padalos dalos at hinay hinay lang kumbaga. after our brunch the next destination was White island but we decided to stop by Katibawasan falls since it's within our way naman. aboard a multicab (combination of a bigger tricycle and a smaller jeepney) we headed to the falls and since it's up on a mountain most of the way was uphill. at some point of the journey i know na hindi talaga kaya ng sasakyan namin considering 13 kami lahat including the driver. my bestfriend Rona and i were seated at the front. barely one kilometer to our destination we had to pass by a very steep uphill road and off we went, however midway di na kinaya ng engine and we stalled. everyone was about to go out of the vehicle but then the handbreak snapped and the scary downhill started (at paatras pa kami). despite being so nervous our driver tried to maneuver the multicab to have at least a lesser impact but it was futile since uncontrollable na talaga. what scared me most was when i looked out of the window (remember i was seated at the front) and my eyes caught the sight of the cliff at the right side. i thought, "this could be it..." presence of mind na lang siguro, my left hand held on sa pinto then yung kanang kamay ko tinukod ko sa bandang bubungan ng sasakyan. i felt Rona held on at my left and everybody braced for impact. we were very close to have fallen in the cliff (twice ata) buti na lang nakabig ng drayber ang manibela. mabilis ang mga pangyayari. four to six seconds and then bang... the multicab crashed onto its right side and thankfully everyone got out without any major injuries. sir Bong, Aller, ma'am Velle, sir Don, Katz and i had cuts and bruises on our limbs but it was Tuni whom everyone was really concerned with. besides the bruises on his arm and back i think his head hit the pavement which caused him to unconciously lose his memory for a bit. good thing is that results were negative and nothing serious had happened. eventually we spent the rest of the day at the Camiguin General Hospital and had our itinerant vacation cancelled. the next day we headed back to CDO with nothing but gratitude to God, memories of Camiguin island and yes, the promise of returning to conquer the island once again, God willing :)
so why am i still thankful despite what happened? firstly because i was given another chance to continue on with this life. as my ym status reads, this time music is much sweeter, colors more vivid and life more beautiful. secondly, i came to realize that no matter how we try to control our time the Supreme Being up there is still the director, which i should be reminded of always.
accounting what happened sure ain't easy especially that the people involved are all dear to you. i do hope as well that together we can get over what happened.. more than my deep wounds, swollen cheek and scars i think the bond that had us together during that incident will be treasured for the rest of my life. all 12 of us have a special bond now since together we were able to have almost died and together we have survived..
let me end my post with a prayer, if you may..
Lord i thank you personally for this wonderful chance which i know i'm not worthy of. i'm grateful that no one was hurt badly. i pray that the scars would remind me to trust you always and will serve as a gentle reminder that you are in control of everything including our lives; where we will go, how we will live and when we will see you. please guide us always and may we serve this chance you've given for your great purpose. in Christ's name that i pray. Amen..
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very rarely do i post on my blog site now but i felt compelled to do so because of an important thing that happened in my life six days ago. a dreadful day which i am thankful for. you might pick up something valuable as i did so please read on..
for me, zen is to have long vacations whenever time permits or at least leave the fast-paced city life once in 3 months. having been to Cebu and Bohol last July, Boracay on September, i (together with my officemates) decided to check out Cagayan de Oro and Camiguin island down south last week (November 23 - 27). except for Don who hails from CDO, Rona whose mom is from Camiguin and sir Bong who's been to the island, the rest of us (12 peeps) are first timers so that makes the trip even more exciting. straight from our night shift sched, we headed to our early morning flight to CDO which was fairly smooth and as we touched down we met Rona's mother shortly then headed straight to the island. after almost 5 hours of travel, a sumptous brunch was awaiting at Rona's house. one whole lechong baboy! a dip in a cold spring after that and we're off to Mantigue island for an overnight stay. i'd say the first day and night was fun-filled and nothing but worry-free adventures.
no one had the slightest idea that November 24, 2006 had something different in store for us. more "adventures"? for lack of better terms maybe, but i'd say it's more of a lesson. a lifetime lesson. the day started normal with coffee and chitchats about what happened the previous night. i literally toured the island with Iya and took pictures of the sunrise and the local folks who gathered seaweeds at dawntime. at around 7:30AM we headed back to Camiguin aboard two motorboats. the moment i stepped on the boat and waves started to have its presence felt i know we're in for a scary ride. imagine this, we're headed northward and the wind was eastward which caused the waves to hit us on the left side. i sat at the front middle portion of the boat and instructed the others to balance our weight against the tide. believe me thrice our boat almost turned over and twice the front portion dipped into the sea water. in anticipation of the worse thing to happen, i just prayed and requested one thing, "Lord, wag naman po dito sa dagat..." after almost 40 minutes of that scary ride we reached Camiguin and boy was i glad it's over. as we headed back to Rona's house the fear subsided and everybody was energetic once again. nalunod na naman kami sa kasiyahan. little did we know that someone up there is reminding us to take life at a slower pace. wag padalos dalos at hinay hinay lang kumbaga. after our brunch the next destination was White island but we decided to stop by Katibawasan falls since it's within our way naman. aboard a multicab (combination of a bigger tricycle and a smaller jeepney) we headed to the falls and since it's up on a mountain most of the way was uphill. at some point of the journey i know na hindi talaga kaya ng sasakyan namin considering 13 kami lahat including the driver. my bestfriend Rona and i were seated at the front. barely one kilometer to our destination we had to pass by a very steep uphill road and off we went, however midway di na kinaya ng engine and we stalled. everyone was about to go out of the vehicle but then the handbreak snapped and the scary downhill started (at paatras pa kami). despite being so nervous our driver tried to maneuver the multicab to have at least a lesser impact but it was futile since uncontrollable na talaga. what scared me most was when i looked out of the window (remember i was seated at the front) and my eyes caught the sight of the cliff at the right side. i thought, "this could be it..." presence of mind na lang siguro, my left hand held on sa pinto then yung kanang kamay ko tinukod ko sa bandang bubungan ng sasakyan. i felt Rona held on at my left and everybody braced for impact. we were very close to have fallen in the cliff (twice ata) buti na lang nakabig ng drayber ang manibela. mabilis ang mga pangyayari. four to six seconds and then bang... the multicab crashed onto its right side and thankfully everyone got out without any major injuries. sir Bong, Aller, ma'am Velle, sir Don, Katz and i had cuts and bruises on our limbs but it was Tuni whom everyone was really concerned with. besides the bruises on his arm and back i think his head hit the pavement which caused him to unconciously lose his memory for a bit. good thing is that results were negative and nothing serious had happened. eventually we spent the rest of the day at the Camiguin General Hospital and had our itinerant vacation cancelled. the next day we headed back to CDO with nothing but gratitude to God, memories of Camiguin island and yes, the promise of returning to conquer the island once again, God willing :)
so why am i still thankful despite what happened? firstly because i was given another chance to continue on with this life. as my ym status reads, this time music is much sweeter, colors more vivid and life more beautiful. secondly, i came to realize that no matter how we try to control our time the Supreme Being up there is still the director, which i should be reminded of always.
accounting what happened sure ain't easy especially that the people involved are all dear to you. i do hope as well that together we can get over what happened.. more than my deep wounds, swollen cheek and scars i think the bond that had us together during that incident will be treasured for the rest of my life. all 12 of us have a special bond now since together we were able to have almost died and together we have survived..
let me end my post with a prayer, if you may..
Lord i thank you personally for this wonderful chance which i know i'm not worthy of. i'm grateful that no one was hurt badly. i pray that the scars would remind me to trust you always and will serve as a gentle reminder that you are in control of everything including our lives; where we will go, how we will live and when we will see you. please guide us always and may we serve this chance you've given for your great purpose. in Christ's name that i pray. Amen..
Monday, August 14, 2006
tonight i wanna cry
alone in this house again tonight
i got the TV on, the sound turned down and a bottle of wine
there's pictures of you and i on the walls around me
the way that it was and could have been surrounds me
i'll never get over you walkin' away
well i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
to hell with my pride
let it fall like rain, from my eyes
tonight I wanna cry...
would it help if i turned a sad song on
"All by Myself" would sure hit me hard, now that you're gone
or maybe unfold some old yellow lost love letters
it's gonna hurt bad before it gets better
but i'll never get over you by hidin' this way
cause i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
to hell with my pride
let it fall like rain, from my eyes
tonight I wanna cry...
i got the TV on, the sound turned down and a bottle of wine
there's pictures of you and i on the walls around me
the way that it was and could have been surrounds me
i'll never get over you walkin' away
well i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
to hell with my pride
let it fall like rain, from my eyes
tonight I wanna cry...
would it help if i turned a sad song on
"All by Myself" would sure hit me hard, now that you're gone
or maybe unfold some old yellow lost love letters
it's gonna hurt bad before it gets better
but i'll never get over you by hidin' this way
cause i've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
and i thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
but i'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
to hell with my pride
let it fall like rain, from my eyes
tonight I wanna cry...
Monday, August 07, 2006
my flickr page
June flew fast i hardly noticed. but July flew even faster! geezz ganito na pala pag busy ka masyado di mo na napapansin ang oras. well, since it's taking up a lot of time to post yung mga pics ko dito, pakitignan niyo na lang sa flickr account ko: http://www.flickr.com/photos/temyong
or you could click on any picture shown in my flickr badge at the sidebar's bottom of this blog page. enjoy! :)
or you could click on any picture shown in my flickr badge at the sidebar's bottom of this blog page. enjoy! :)
Saturday, July 08, 2006
awakening from silence
whoa! that was more than a month of silence. a lot of things have happened since: the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Mi-a-mi Heat (it costed me P500); Brazil lost in the World Cup semis; my hair grew longer now i badly need a haircut; my skin is now tanner after spending some days in Cebu and Bohol :) i still have to do a bit of post processing on some of the pictures before i will post it here. soon..
Saturday, May 27, 2006
and yet again, another week has passed..
another week has passed. how time flies by so fast! i barely even noticed. it had nothing to offer much this time but more work. at least the latter part was a bit fulfilling. yesternight, together with a work colleague who celebrated his birthday, we treated our officemates to a little kainan in the office. we had pancit malabon, beef stroganoff with kanin, siomai, pichi pichi, puto, some desserts and soda. i even brought a six-liter red wine por da boys. later that night we headed to Saguijo Bar + Cafe at San Antonio Village in Makati for some more alcohol. take note we have work that time huh ;p oh i so love Fridays wherein production issues are so rare. well, since it was Saguijo's second year anniversary, they showcased a handful of good bands, of which my favorites were Imago and Sandwich (sayang di sila dumating hindi ko tuloy narinig ang Sugod ng live). it's evident how everybody loves Imago, everyone was singing along to their song Akap! "...sabihin sa kin lahat ng lihim mo. iingatan ko..." other bands like Soapdish and Pedicab also had their way to put on a good show. btw, we saw some celebrities hanging out that night: Anne Curtis, Danica Sotto and her boyfriend. there might have been others we didn't notice since we're busy looking out at the ladies :)
i went home this morning holding on to my aching head. i think there my heart was pumping blood which has too much alcohol in it hehe. just had enough time to take off my shoes and then i dozed off directly sa sala haha. i was awakened by the alarm i set and the four-hour sleep seemed so short. parang kakapikit ko pa lang. i was still tired to get up so i had to drag my body to the bathroom. actually sa labas na ko ng bahay namin naligo para mas malamig ang tubig. i was invited by my good friend koolitz to a photoshoot. man, i'm beginning to love my new hobby. kahit may pagka mahal ang mga gamit, nothing compares to the satisfaction it brings especially when at the end of a shoot you see that shots taken were fabulous. i'm still a newbie but with experienced people around me, i know criticisms would be handy which would lead to quick improvements. adding to that satisfaction is, you know, meeting a lot of people and new friends.
this was taken by a fellow photog while i was scanning the pictures i took myself. parang tunay hahaha. i will post some of the pics nung model namin later in my flickr account..
antok na talaga ako..
Monday, May 22, 2006
a shot from the past
i don't exactly know why but the recent days have caused me to be loony (adj. informal or slang for mentally irregular). i watched two movies in as many days last weekend. that's insane on my part. why? i'm a promdi kid and growing up we were not used to watch movies in cinema houses or even on TV. simply because we can't afford to. if my memory still is not failing me, the first movie i watched together with my kuya was a Tito, Vic and Joey film Shoot That Ball. we actually sneaked out of the house without my tatay's permission knowing the dire consequences of this suicidal act. after watching the movie with my cousins and some other relatives, we headed home just the way we left: go back unnoticed. however we were still about a hundred and fifty meters away from our apartment gate, which we used to live in and still fabricating our alibis that it was actually our Uncle Datun that persuaded us to go with the assurance of his words "ako ang bahala sa tatay niyo!" only to realize that the blurred figure we see from afar is our dear tatay, waiting impatiently holding a meter-length stick maybe as thick as half of an inch. what's worse it that our uncle is nowhere in sight for our defense. it's funny (back then believe me it wasn't, we were trembling) how we already cried knowing we had little chance to escape hahaha. where will i go? i think i was in third grade then so just imagine the juvenility of my mind. anyway, back to the story. i remember our tatay berating us as we head to our area in the apartment stressing that giving in to things like that (movies, sugal, or anything that you spend your money into that he thinks in worthless) would eventually destroy us and our character later in life. we cried harder and louder. but that didn't move him a bit. he needs to discipline us that night. he needs to make sure the pain reminds us throughout our lifetime of that discipline he instills. and he actually did. he made us lie (face) down on a chair and started whipping us with the stick, me first and then kuya. the rest was a sore puwet and history.
i better understand my tatay now than before. it was partly brought about i think by his lifetime which mainly was earning a living in a (very) hard way. btw, he was the eldest among the boys in their family. more often than not i hear from him that at a young age he was exposed to do farm tasks like tending carabaos, plowing the fields, harvesting and threshing palay, and others that a grown up should actually be doing. or at least someone whose body can already take the toll of these heavy tasks. when their father died, he was compelled to make sure his younger siblings finish school. so he had to give up his own schooling just to work for them. mind you, he was a top student from primary to secondary level. if he has gone to college he would have passed it with flying colors. in some way i got my wit from him, no kidding :) going back to the story. he entered into being a construction worker. coupled with this tiring job is the loneliness he had to bear since it meant going away from his family. i imagine going through years of hard labor and at the end of each day you just have enough money to put food on your plate will make you come into realization the value and worth of every centavo. they say, "ang perang pinaghirapan, hindi basta basta ginagastos." which in fact is very true. so he brought this philosophy, or should i say discipline, along until he had his own family. he was in a construction project then i think in Samar as an electrician when he and nanay met. he also became a fisherman since our lolo (mother side) had fishing boats before. he taught us how to work hard and of course not neglect the people who helped us one way or the other through circumstances. and as i have said earlier he was profoundly against gambling, spending money on unimportant things like satisfying your vices, etc. and yes that includes watching movies. "you can always do something more important with your time, something that would benefit your mind" was his always reminder. that was why. he stressed importance on education more than anything else. if there's one thing nobody can take from you, it was it. education.
but the above is actually not the reason why i'm gloomy. we're just having some family problems which made him lonely. i guess i've never seen him so lonely and lost than when nanay passed away about four years ago. throughout his life, tatay always finds a way to give his family a good welfare. there are times he thinks he's a failure on his son/daughter when he doesn't see his personal plans materialize in him/her. as a son trying to comprehend where he's coming from and feeling his pain, i gently remind him, "hindi lahat ng gusto natin sa isang tao eh susundin niya. there are times when he wants what he wants and he'll actually do it." it was a family decision to have him migrate and live in the U.S. to just enjoy life after so many years of hardship. he's turning 70 this year. though like that, he never fails to prioritize his family's welfare among other things. we're six siblings and the youngest is 19 but he still treats us as kids, not kids as childhood kids but you know the loving father that he is he just wants to make sure we make the right decisions in our own lives. and at times it pains me to hear him comment "failure ata ako sa kapatid mo eh." feeling his pain, i always reassure him that it is not the way he thinks it is. there are just things in life that we do not have control over and we need to learn to let go. acceptance. knowing when to hold on and when to let go (in a good way).
an emotional person as i am, matters like this break my heart. aww.. look at me, getting gushy and shit. see this is what i don't like about me. im sooo emotional. i'm supposed to be tough!.. well, i hope some day when i have a family of my own, God would give me the courage to change things i can, accept those that i can't and have the wisdom to know their difference.
to my tatay, it's not the end of things when we fail to see our expectations on those we dearly love. let go and let God. i'll treat you to a movie when i go back to L.A. don't worry, nobody will spank us in the puwet. we'll just enjoy and be kids once again. i love you..
i better understand my tatay now than before. it was partly brought about i think by his lifetime which mainly was earning a living in a (very) hard way. btw, he was the eldest among the boys in their family. more often than not i hear from him that at a young age he was exposed to do farm tasks like tending carabaos, plowing the fields, harvesting and threshing palay, and others that a grown up should actually be doing. or at least someone whose body can already take the toll of these heavy tasks. when their father died, he was compelled to make sure his younger siblings finish school. so he had to give up his own schooling just to work for them. mind you, he was a top student from primary to secondary level. if he has gone to college he would have passed it with flying colors. in some way i got my wit from him, no kidding :) going back to the story. he entered into being a construction worker. coupled with this tiring job is the loneliness he had to bear since it meant going away from his family. i imagine going through years of hard labor and at the end of each day you just have enough money to put food on your plate will make you come into realization the value and worth of every centavo. they say, "ang perang pinaghirapan, hindi basta basta ginagastos." which in fact is very true. so he brought this philosophy, or should i say discipline, along until he had his own family. he was in a construction project then i think in Samar as an electrician when he and nanay met. he also became a fisherman since our lolo (mother side) had fishing boats before. he taught us how to work hard and of course not neglect the people who helped us one way or the other through circumstances. and as i have said earlier he was profoundly against gambling, spending money on unimportant things like satisfying your vices, etc. and yes that includes watching movies. "you can always do something more important with your time, something that would benefit your mind" was his always reminder. that was why. he stressed importance on education more than anything else. if there's one thing nobody can take from you, it was it. education.
but the above is actually not the reason why i'm gloomy. we're just having some family problems which made him lonely. i guess i've never seen him so lonely and lost than when nanay passed away about four years ago. throughout his life, tatay always finds a way to give his family a good welfare. there are times he thinks he's a failure on his son/daughter when he doesn't see his personal plans materialize in him/her. as a son trying to comprehend where he's coming from and feeling his pain, i gently remind him, "hindi lahat ng gusto natin sa isang tao eh susundin niya. there are times when he wants what he wants and he'll actually do it." it was a family decision to have him migrate and live in the U.S. to just enjoy life after so many years of hardship. he's turning 70 this year. though like that, he never fails to prioritize his family's welfare among other things. we're six siblings and the youngest is 19 but he still treats us as kids, not kids as childhood kids but you know the loving father that he is he just wants to make sure we make the right decisions in our own lives. and at times it pains me to hear him comment "failure ata ako sa kapatid mo eh." feeling his pain, i always reassure him that it is not the way he thinks it is. there are just things in life that we do not have control over and we need to learn to let go. acceptance. knowing when to hold on and when to let go (in a good way).
an emotional person as i am, matters like this break my heart. aww.. look at me, getting gushy and shit. see this is what i don't like about me. im sooo emotional. i'm supposed to be tough!.. well, i hope some day when i have a family of my own, God would give me the courage to change things i can, accept those that i can't and have the wisdom to know their difference.
to my tatay, it's not the end of things when we fail to see our expectations on those we dearly love. let go and let God. i'll treat you to a movie when i go back to L.A. don't worry, nobody will spank us in the puwet. we'll just enjoy and be kids once again. i love you..
Saturday, May 20, 2006
b2b2b and a little bit of history
not business-to-business-to-bankruptcy wehehe ;).
the successful Filipino ascent to Mt. Everest is something that swells national pride in the same way as when Manny Pacquiao KO’ed Erik Morales a few months ago.
Friday, May 19 at about 1:20PM Manila time, Romi Garduce has added yet another accomplishment to his impressive resume: reaching the summit of Mt. Everest. this capped a weeklong attempt for our pinoy mountaineers making it a triple-treat. no other than Sir Edmund Hillary himself of New Zealand, the second man (technically, yes. i'll tell you more about this later) to climb the top of the world's highest mountain, conveyed his congratulatory remarks to all three for their historical feat:
“I have nothing but the greatest respect for the [Filipino] expedition, for the determination and the will to battle on and go to the summit,” Hillary, now 87, said in an interview yesterday with GMA 7.
“My heartiest congratulations to Leo, Romi and Erwin for their success in getting to the top. Very good luck to them. They must have been strong and determined,” he said.
ayus diba? i'm proud to be pinoy!
i did a bit of research and lots of reading and realized that Romi indeed is the Philippines' most accomplished mountaineer. he has scaled many mountains from before including Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Russia and Cho-Oyu in the Himalayan range - all peaks ranging from 18,500 and above. to date he has already scaled four of the Seven Summits, or the highest peaks in each continent. mountaineers who have scaled all seven are considered world-class. as if that was still not enough of an impression, Garduce has climbed and trekked on 15 other mountain ranges around the world - a feat unmatched by any other Filipino mountaineer. way to go idol!
as i had blogged the other day, ABS-CBN again (well, there’s nothing new about this) ignored the achievement Romi has achieved yesterday. while GMA-7 openly congratulated, acknowledged and even covered the ascent of Oracion and Emata, both backed-up by their rival network, EBS-CBN (pronounced as ebs-C-B-N) didn’t even lift a finger to cover or at least announce Romi’s achievement. as pinoy rickey has put it in his blog, shameless. are they afraid their sponsors would cut a portion of the profit when Romi’s recent accomplishment, let alone his face on TV, appear on their obviously biased news program? i expect, at the least, from them the modesty of not trying to brag as if they were responsible for the First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition (FPMEE) team’s feat. wala naman silang ginawa gaano kundi mag-kober lang nung event. they only served as the media. simply put, a means of communicating widely to the public what has transpired on a particular event. quoting pinoy rickey, “This is similar to how ABS-CBN and Gloria tried to capitalize on Manny Pacquiao as if they were responsible for his win.” come on, balanced and un-biased news programming, will yah?
touching base with a little bit of history and trivia, did you know that on May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, made the first successful attempt to scale the roof of the world. unlike what we have seen the last week, there were no TV networks that covered that event. thus, no biased reporting. no satellite phones yet. totally no communication. the news was suppressed for another four days to add spice to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (since New Zealand is a British colony). kung mataas ang iyong IQ, o cge pwede na rin kahit katamtaman lang, maitatanong mo sa sarili mo kung sino ba sa kanilang dalawa ang talagang nauna? just like the recent claim of a fourth Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, who said through his wife that he actually made it first before Leo Oracion did. when you ask Mr. Google, Hillary who headed the expedition naturally claimed to be first but technically it was his guide, Tenzing, who presumably went ahead, set up the ropes and pulled Sir Edmund up, ought to get the credit. but when asked the same question, Tenzing in characteristic Asian politeness answered that they ascended “as a team.” thus, Hillary had to wait till Tenzing’s death in 1986 to restate the claim that he was the first.
so what does it have to do with us pinoys? aside from the fact that they have proved that it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest some 50+ years ago, did you know that Tenzing’s daughter Nima actually lived in the Philippines. like her famous father she eventually became an accomplished mountaineer herself yet when love called she married the least athletic of persons in the late graphic artist and book designer Noli Galang. di ko alam kung saan sila ikinasal but it was Prince Peter of Greece who took the role of giving her hand to her Filipino husband when she got married since her father was not around. something that we can grin and be proud about. iba talaga ang bangis ng pinoy tsk tsk ;p.
see, a little more research could have added a little more spice to last week’s events. it’s sad nobody among the newsroom people knew this bit of info..
tulog na ulit. tapos na ang Walang Tulugan with Master Showman ;).
the successful Filipino ascent to Mt. Everest is something that swells national pride in the same way as when Manny Pacquiao KO’ed Erik Morales a few months ago.
Friday, May 19 at about 1:20PM Manila time, Romi Garduce has added yet another accomplishment to his impressive resume: reaching the summit of Mt. Everest. this capped a weeklong attempt for our pinoy mountaineers making it a triple-treat. no other than Sir Edmund Hillary himself of New Zealand, the second man (technically, yes. i'll tell you more about this later) to climb the top of the world's highest mountain, conveyed his congratulatory remarks to all three for their historical feat:
“I have nothing but the greatest respect for the [Filipino] expedition, for the determination and the will to battle on and go to the summit,” Hillary, now 87, said in an interview yesterday with GMA 7.
“My heartiest congratulations to Leo, Romi and Erwin for their success in getting to the top. Very good luck to them. They must have been strong and determined,” he said.
ayus diba? i'm proud to be pinoy!
i did a bit of research and lots of reading and realized that Romi indeed is the Philippines' most accomplished mountaineer. he has scaled many mountains from before including Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Russia and Cho-Oyu in the Himalayan range - all peaks ranging from 18,500 and above. to date he has already scaled four of the Seven Summits, or the highest peaks in each continent. mountaineers who have scaled all seven are considered world-class. as if that was still not enough of an impression, Garduce has climbed and trekked on 15 other mountain ranges around the world - a feat unmatched by any other Filipino mountaineer. way to go idol!
as i had blogged the other day, ABS-CBN again (well, there’s nothing new about this) ignored the achievement Romi has achieved yesterday. while GMA-7 openly congratulated, acknowledged and even covered the ascent of Oracion and Emata, both backed-up by their rival network, EBS-CBN (pronounced as ebs-C-B-N) didn’t even lift a finger to cover or at least announce Romi’s achievement. as pinoy rickey has put it in his blog, shameless. are they afraid their sponsors would cut a portion of the profit when Romi’s recent accomplishment, let alone his face on TV, appear on their obviously biased news program? i expect, at the least, from them the modesty of not trying to brag as if they were responsible for the First Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition (FPMEE) team’s feat. wala naman silang ginawa gaano kundi mag-kober lang nung event. they only served as the media. simply put, a means of communicating widely to the public what has transpired on a particular event. quoting pinoy rickey, “This is similar to how ABS-CBN and Gloria tried to capitalize on Manny Pacquiao as if they were responsible for his win.” come on, balanced and un-biased news programming, will yah?
touching base with a little bit of history and trivia, did you know that on May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, made the first successful attempt to scale the roof of the world. unlike what we have seen the last week, there were no TV networks that covered that event. thus, no biased reporting. no satellite phones yet. totally no communication. the news was suppressed for another four days to add spice to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (since New Zealand is a British colony). kung mataas ang iyong IQ, o cge pwede na rin kahit katamtaman lang, maitatanong mo sa sarili mo kung sino ba sa kanilang dalawa ang talagang nauna? just like the recent claim of a fourth Filipino climber, Dale Abenojar, who said through his wife that he actually made it first before Leo Oracion did. when you ask Mr. Google, Hillary who headed the expedition naturally claimed to be first but technically it was his guide, Tenzing, who presumably went ahead, set up the ropes and pulled Sir Edmund up, ought to get the credit. but when asked the same question, Tenzing in characteristic Asian politeness answered that they ascended “as a team.” thus, Hillary had to wait till Tenzing’s death in 1986 to restate the claim that he was the first.
so what does it have to do with us pinoys? aside from the fact that they have proved that it was humanly possible to reach the top of Mt. Everest some 50+ years ago, did you know that Tenzing’s daughter Nima actually lived in the Philippines. like her famous father she eventually became an accomplished mountaineer herself yet when love called she married the least athletic of persons in the late graphic artist and book designer Noli Galang. di ko alam kung saan sila ikinasal but it was Prince Peter of Greece who took the role of giving her hand to her Filipino husband when she got married since her father was not around. something that we can grin and be proud about. iba talaga ang bangis ng pinoy tsk tsk ;p.
see, a little more research could have added a little more spice to last week’s events. it’s sad nobody among the newsroom people knew this bit of info..
tulog na ulit. tapos na ang Walang Tulugan with Master Showman ;).
Thursday, May 18, 2006
highs and lows in life
nothing much today. i'm sleepy at work. kapoy. the effects of lack of sleep maybe. ok i'm bored..
low:
i was surprised (a grade lesser than shocked) to find a message in my yahoo mailbox yesterday coming from a very dear friend: who i haven't heard anything about in eight months already; who is now residing abroad; whom once i hoped and imagined will be my companion for life; but eventually caused my heart and world to stop for some time. without getting much into the details i realized upon reading her message that i still wasn't resolved of how things ended up between us. that i had been and continuously blaming the circumstances (and partly myself). no wonder i had a hard time moving on. i still have those extra baggages within me until now. i need to be free. i want to be free. how else but to deal with them head-on: say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, if it makes me feel any better then scream out loud, mend and then really move on. i do not intend to wallow on these things for long i still have more to accomplish. enough is enough. but if there's any consolation, it led me to focus on other things i like doing and discover some aspects of my life i haven't uncovered before. i know in the end i'll be a better man..
high:
Erwin "Pastor" Emata conquered Mt. Everest summit earlier today, barely twenty four hours after Leo Oracion. another glorious day for the Filipinos! something to be proud of, wherever you may be in the world. i am doubly proud :). tomorrow, Romi "Garduch" Garduce is expected to repeat the feat as he starts his climb from camp 4 later today. aside from having to achieve his personal conquest of the highest peak, this will also set yet another record for Filipinos. three climbers in as many days was able to do it.
i liked what FPMEE leader Art Valdez said, which resonated the spirit of a true mountaineer: "The Philippine expedition to Everest in 2006 will not be complete if Romi will not make it to the summit and back safely. All Filipino mountaineers should be able to accomplish their objectives. We would like Filipinos to be in good safe hands." yan ang tunay na diwa ng pagiging isang mountaineer. walang bahid ng kumpetensya bagkus ang kapakanan ng sarili at ng iba ang nasa sa isip. karangalan sa bayan bago ang sa sarili.
these historical feats only but more prove that no obstacle is unsurmountable for us Filipinos. angat ang Pinoy! mabuhay tayong lahat!!
low:
i was surprised (a grade lesser than shocked) to find a message in my yahoo mailbox yesterday coming from a very dear friend: who i haven't heard anything about in eight months already; who is now residing abroad; whom once i hoped and imagined will be my companion for life; but eventually caused my heart and world to stop for some time. without getting much into the details i realized upon reading her message that i still wasn't resolved of how things ended up between us. that i had been and continuously blaming the circumstances (and partly myself). no wonder i had a hard time moving on. i still have those extra baggages within me until now. i need to be free. i want to be free. how else but to deal with them head-on: say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, if it makes me feel any better then scream out loud, mend and then really move on. i do not intend to wallow on these things for long i still have more to accomplish. enough is enough. but if there's any consolation, it led me to focus on other things i like doing and discover some aspects of my life i haven't uncovered before. i know in the end i'll be a better man..
high:
Erwin "Pastor" Emata conquered Mt. Everest summit earlier today, barely twenty four hours after Leo Oracion. another glorious day for the Filipinos! something to be proud of, wherever you may be in the world. i am doubly proud :). tomorrow, Romi "Garduch" Garduce is expected to repeat the feat as he starts his climb from camp 4 later today. aside from having to achieve his personal conquest of the highest peak, this will also set yet another record for Filipinos. three climbers in as many days was able to do it.
i liked what FPMEE leader Art Valdez said, which resonated the spirit of a true mountaineer: "The Philippine expedition to Everest in 2006 will not be complete if Romi will not make it to the summit and back safely. All Filipino mountaineers should be able to accomplish their objectives. We would like Filipinos to be in good safe hands." yan ang tunay na diwa ng pagiging isang mountaineer. walang bahid ng kumpetensya bagkus ang kapakanan ng sarili at ng iba ang nasa sa isip. karangalan sa bayan bago ang sa sarili.
these historical feats only but more prove that no obstacle is unsurmountable for us Filipinos. angat ang Pinoy! mabuhay tayong lahat!!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
mt. everest, the climbers and this ridiculous tv network
for a typical day, i usually wake up at 6:30PM, watch news for about forty five minutes then prepare for yet another graveyard shift (starts at 8PM). but today was different. i barely had sleep during daytime. i was excited. not because Dallas Mavericks leads their series against the San Antonio Spurs. i guess that helped a bit but not quite. why? because my sister welcomed me home with the news that any hour from that moment one of the Filipino mountaineers attempting to reach the summit of Mt. Everest will be able to finally reach it. of course, makabayan as i am, i felt proud. at long last, may Filipino flag na rin na maiwawagayway sa tuktok ng mundo na magpapatunay na kaya rin ng Pinoy!
come 5:30PM here in Manila (3:30PM Nepal time) Heracleo "Leo" Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the 29,035-foot-high mountain top. in a country where no mountain reaches 10,000 feet and the only ice is inside freezers, Leo is being hailed as a hero, together with the other climbers (Garduce, Emata and Abenojar). tomorrow it's Erwin "Pastor" Emata's turn to aim what his fellow mountaineer has accomplished. meanwhile, the day after tomorrow, it'll be Romeo "Garduch" Garduce's turn. make us proud gentlemen! may the Lord be with you each step of the way.
what i didn't like while watching the news programs (24 Oras and TV Patrol) though is the evident partiality ABS-CBN had in its coverage of this historical feat. it is known to all that both giant networks, ABS-CBN and GMA, televised the groups' preparations from the start until their recent accomplishments. Leo, who is part of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition team, sponsored by the Lopezes, Lucio Tan, Fidel Ramos among others is identified with, of course, channel 2. but for the sake of balanced programming, 24 Oras expressed their share of pride on his feat. they even confirmed that Leo has indeed reached the summit. in addition, there were reports of their families as they too were glued on the TV for updates as they happen. knowing that Pastor Emata is still with the "other side", they did not hesitate in showing photos of him, his family, his attempt to climb tomorrow and how the Filipino people collectively is be proud of him. i mean, that is balanced programming! aba paglipat ko sa TV Patrol, the climber identified with channel 7 wasn't even mentioned. naitanong pa ni Ted Failon, "kamusta naman yung ibang kababayan natin tulad nila Dale at Romy Garduce?" i was surpised at Abner Mercado's response, "si Dale wala tayong balita kasi sa kabilang side siya umaakyat (Tibet side). si Garduce, tatlong araw ang lamang natin sa kaniya." i nearly threw the remote control at him. ridiculous! this attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world wasn't in the first place a race. in case he doesn't know, which clearly resonated through his comments that he doesn't, climbers adhere to a certain code of ethics: that mountaineers don't race against each other but just their own self. their own limits. wasn't Mr. Mercado aware that there are already public criticism from some sections of the local mountaineering community that the TV networks' sponsorship of the groups' climb, which prompted them to climb way ahead of their previously set schedules, could get the three climbers killed? this is not for their network's glory. phew! this is not even considered the personal glory of Leo Oracion! this is for the whole Filipino people. for ALL of us..
it's sad how institutions today infuse competition to people included in such events, which primarily had goals of instilling self-discipline into one's self and testing personal limits. for what? to boost their market profit? to highlight their share of the event? which later eventually lead to envy and sadly to our (Filipino's) disgrace. please stop such acts.. upon saluting Leo, Erwin, Romy and Dale, i salute GMA-7's continued pursuit of balanced news programming. walang kinikilingan. walang pino-protektahan. serbisyong totoo lamang.
mind you, i'm not a solid Kapuso viewer. all i'm after are programs that show no biases. just my two cents for the day..
come 5:30PM here in Manila (3:30PM Nepal time) Heracleo "Leo" Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the 29,035-foot-high mountain top. in a country where no mountain reaches 10,000 feet and the only ice is inside freezers, Leo is being hailed as a hero, together with the other climbers (Garduce, Emata and Abenojar). tomorrow it's Erwin "Pastor" Emata's turn to aim what his fellow mountaineer has accomplished. meanwhile, the day after tomorrow, it'll be Romeo "Garduch" Garduce's turn. make us proud gentlemen! may the Lord be with you each step of the way.
what i didn't like while watching the news programs (24 Oras and TV Patrol) though is the evident partiality ABS-CBN had in its coverage of this historical feat. it is known to all that both giant networks, ABS-CBN and GMA, televised the groups' preparations from the start until their recent accomplishments. Leo, who is part of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition team, sponsored by the Lopezes, Lucio Tan, Fidel Ramos among others is identified with, of course, channel 2. but for the sake of balanced programming, 24 Oras expressed their share of pride on his feat. they even confirmed that Leo has indeed reached the summit. in addition, there were reports of their families as they too were glued on the TV for updates as they happen. knowing that Pastor Emata is still with the "other side", they did not hesitate in showing photos of him, his family, his attempt to climb tomorrow and how the Filipino people collectively is be proud of him. i mean, that is balanced programming! aba paglipat ko sa TV Patrol, the climber identified with channel 7 wasn't even mentioned. naitanong pa ni Ted Failon, "kamusta naman yung ibang kababayan natin tulad nila Dale at Romy Garduce?" i was surpised at Abner Mercado's response, "si Dale wala tayong balita kasi sa kabilang side siya umaakyat (Tibet side). si Garduce, tatlong araw ang lamang natin sa kaniya." i nearly threw the remote control at him. ridiculous! this attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world wasn't in the first place a race. in case he doesn't know, which clearly resonated through his comments that he doesn't, climbers adhere to a certain code of ethics: that mountaineers don't race against each other but just their own self. their own limits. wasn't Mr. Mercado aware that there are already public criticism from some sections of the local mountaineering community that the TV networks' sponsorship of the groups' climb, which prompted them to climb way ahead of their previously set schedules, could get the three climbers killed? this is not for their network's glory. phew! this is not even considered the personal glory of Leo Oracion! this is for the whole Filipino people. for ALL of us..
it's sad how institutions today infuse competition to people included in such events, which primarily had goals of instilling self-discipline into one's self and testing personal limits. for what? to boost their market profit? to highlight their share of the event? which later eventually lead to envy and sadly to our (Filipino's) disgrace. please stop such acts.. upon saluting Leo, Erwin, Romy and Dale, i salute GMA-7's continued pursuit of balanced news programming. walang kinikilingan. walang pino-protektahan. serbisyong totoo lamang.
mind you, i'm not a solid Kapuso viewer. all i'm after are programs that show no biases. just my two cents for the day..
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
to do and to go
i have so many things to blog about lately but just don't find the time in between production issues, aka work, to do it. that's how toxic my work is and i'm beginning to hate it. the toxicity and not the work itself, mind you. eh bakit ko naman kamumuhian ang trabaho ko eh this is where i get almost 90% of my income (10% pa lang ang raket) kaya kaakibat ng pagdada-dakdak ko at reklamo is to make sure gihapon no production issue is at pending status at the end of the day. period. reklamo comes after. or saka na lang pag 90% na yung raket ko :D.
i don't know what's with year two thousand and six that it brought a lot of cravings within me to try and do more things that are new to my adventure-laden system. coupled with going to places i haven't been to in the past. i'm not speaking about Paris, New York, L.A., the great Europe, mental institutions or even the solitary-confines-after-an-emotional-breakdown places. on one occasion or another i've been to those places, some of which i have enjoyed my stay, especially the latter ones haha ;). these are what i'm talking about:
to do:
1. karting - this is rather easy since i live near The Fort
2. surfing - not the net. yep, on the beach! i don't know i just had the sudden urge of riding a surf board and
3. bungee jumping off Macau tower - this is rather expensive. imagine one jump off the tower's 233m aboveground outer rim costs $868 (plus photo and DVD of "your jump"). but this is one hell of a test of your adrenaline rush :). saka na toh pag mayaman na ko..
4. sky diving - this is cheaper from what i've heard. siguro mga ten thousand pesos lang. saka na rin pag mayaman na ko..
5. blog more often - i think this is doable this time. or is it?
6. photography - i bought my first DSLR already, had been practicing whenever i find time, contemplating on whether i have enough money to buy a wide-angle lens. so this should rather appear in my has-been-partially-done list. but seriously i'd like to be a professional photographer.
7. diving - oh i love to see the underworld! sunod na lang pag dato na ko..
8. go to the gym - heheh this has been in my list every year but the excitement fades too soon. this year. this year :). i'm a surfer wannabe so my body should compensate my sport haha feeling!
9. sleeping - this is mainly the reason why item# 8 is always nullified hahaha ;p. i don't know if i'm sick pero this past couple of months there had been numerous times i woke up only to find plenty of laway drooling from my mouth hehe. do you really think i should see a doctor?
10. swimming - either on the pool or on the beach basta i wanna be a very good swimmer. it's never too late.
11. swim some more
12. badminton - for a change, i wanna learn how to play this sport. i'm one of those who critique this sport before because i felt this is very queened, but hey, most of the ladies flock into a badminton court rather than a basketball court. if there are, they're probably the amazonas of our time hehe just kidding ;p. peace y'all. i think it's high time to be matching up with the ladies ;p.
13. reaching the Everest summit - yes people! after Romy "Garduch" Garduce, there is "Temyong" hehe. too ambitious?! who knows..
14. manalo sa lotto - is this being planned or what? i guess this is more of a stroke of luck.
15. magpatayo ng bahay - pag dato na ko.
16. meet up with Iya Villania and Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu - haaayyyyy
17. vacation in the U.S. - mainly because i miss my family. hoping to be there again this year.
to go:
1. Batanes - tops my destinations list for 2007. i heard from others that there is only a 3-month (or is it 4-month) window time within a year for people to visit this haven on the north coast of Luzon. therefore this trip needs to be solidly planned. alam niyo bang nagtatabi na ko ng five hundred pesos kada sweldo for my budget? come February next year pwede na! just do the math. sometimes at the onset, you only need excitement and the rest will follow :).
2. Malapascua Island, Cebu - as of this writing, it has already been 21+ years since i last stepped on the island of Cebu. but come July 1st that record will be history. i have, along with some friendly friends, already bought a plane ticket to Cebu for a 5-day vacation. what a better way to gratify my becoming-a-beach-person persona than to visit this islet in the north coast of Cebu. according to a website "...it has a blindingly white bounty beach. time stands still as soon as you step into this 'Pacific Island Dream'...." enough. i just hope it really lives up to my expectations.
3. Bohol - Chocolate hills, Loboc river, Panglao island, other beaches, tarsiers. just some of the things worth looking forward to in this island. hopefully it can be squeezed into our July itinerary.
4. Siquijor - a friend suggested this infamous island has white sand beaches that will shove Boracay into the bottom of the world-class list of beaches in the PI. mala-pulburon na buhangin.
5. Camiguin - i'd love to see this island as well. a work colleague has their house situated in the island so i should be persuading her right now to schedule a trip there.
6. Siargao island - their is an affinity between surfers and this tear-drop shaped island in northeast Mindanao, which hosts one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and home of wave surfing. that includes a surfer-wannabe like me. pag marunong na ko sigurado puntahan ko toh..
7. Amanpulo - am i dreaming or what? hoy gising! naglalaway ka na naman!
8. Palawan - kahit saan doon. Coron, Dos Palmas, Crocodile farm. basta hindilang ako maki-kidnap ng Abu Sayaf.
some of these i may see happen this year. some maybe in due time. some may continue to be in this list. and for some, budget is what stands between the eager me and it being achieved. but heck, libreng mangarap hoy! let's see what happens. excited na 'ko!!
see i told you i don't have the extra time to blog. now i'm sleepy..
i don't know what's with year two thousand and six that it brought a lot of cravings within me to try and do more things that are new to my adventure-laden system. coupled with going to places i haven't been to in the past. i'm not speaking about Paris, New York, L.A., the great Europe, mental institutions or even the solitary-confines-after-an-emotional-breakdown places. on one occasion or another i've been to those places, some of which i have enjoyed my stay, especially the latter ones haha ;). these are what i'm talking about:
to do:
1. karting - this is rather easy since i live near The Fort
2. surfing - not the net. yep, on the beach! i don't know i just had the sudden urge of riding a surf board and
3. bungee jumping off Macau tower - this is rather expensive. imagine one jump off the tower's 233m aboveground outer rim costs $868 (plus photo and DVD of "your jump"). but this is one hell of a test of your adrenaline rush :). saka na toh pag mayaman na ko..
4. sky diving - this is cheaper from what i've heard. siguro mga ten thousand pesos lang. saka na rin pag mayaman na ko..
5. blog more often - i think this is doable this time. or is it?
6. photography - i bought my first DSLR already, had been practicing whenever i find time, contemplating on whether i have enough money to buy a wide-angle lens. so this should rather appear in my has-been-partially-done list. but seriously i'd like to be a professional photographer.
7. diving - oh i love to see the underworld! sunod na lang pag dato na ko..
8. go to the gym - heheh this has been in my list every year but the excitement fades too soon. this year. this year :). i'm a surfer wannabe so my body should compensate my sport haha feeling!
9. sleeping - this is mainly the reason why item# 8 is always nullified hahaha ;p. i don't know if i'm sick pero this past couple of months there had been numerous times i woke up only to find plenty of laway drooling from my mouth hehe. do you really think i should see a doctor?
10. swimming - either on the pool or on the beach basta i wanna be a very good swimmer. it's never too late.
11. swim some more
12. badminton - for a change, i wanna learn how to play this sport. i'm one of those who critique this sport before because i felt this is very queened, but hey, most of the ladies flock into a badminton court rather than a basketball court. if there are, they're probably the amazonas of our time hehe just kidding ;p. peace y'all. i think it's high time to be matching up with the ladies ;p.
13. reaching the Everest summit - yes people! after Romy "Garduch" Garduce, there is "Temyong" hehe. too ambitious?! who knows..
14. manalo sa lotto - is this being planned or what? i guess this is more of a stroke of luck.
15. magpatayo ng bahay - pag dato na ko.
16. meet up with Iya Villania and Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu - haaayyyyy
17. vacation in the U.S. - mainly because i miss my family. hoping to be there again this year.
to go:
1. Batanes - tops my destinations list for 2007. i heard from others that there is only a 3-month (or is it 4-month) window time within a year for people to visit this haven on the north coast of Luzon. therefore this trip needs to be solidly planned. alam niyo bang nagtatabi na ko ng five hundred pesos kada sweldo for my budget? come February next year pwede na! just do the math. sometimes at the onset, you only need excitement and the rest will follow :).
2. Malapascua Island, Cebu - as of this writing, it has already been 21+ years since i last stepped on the island of Cebu. but come July 1st that record will be history. i have, along with some friendly friends, already bought a plane ticket to Cebu for a 5-day vacation. what a better way to gratify my becoming-a-beach-person persona than to visit this islet in the north coast of Cebu. according to a website "...it has a blindingly white bounty beach. time stands still as soon as you step into this 'Pacific Island Dream'...." enough. i just hope it really lives up to my expectations.
3. Bohol - Chocolate hills, Loboc river, Panglao island, other beaches, tarsiers. just some of the things worth looking forward to in this island. hopefully it can be squeezed into our July itinerary.
4. Siquijor - a friend suggested this infamous island has white sand beaches that will shove Boracay into the bottom of the world-class list of beaches in the PI. mala-pulburon na buhangin.
5. Camiguin - i'd love to see this island as well. a work colleague has their house situated in the island so i should be persuading her right now to schedule a trip there.
6. Siargao island - their is an affinity between surfers and this tear-drop shaped island in northeast Mindanao, which hosts one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and home of wave surfing. that includes a surfer-wannabe like me. pag marunong na ko sigurado puntahan ko toh..
7. Amanpulo - am i dreaming or what? hoy gising! naglalaway ka na naman!
8. Palawan - kahit saan doon. Coron, Dos Palmas, Crocodile farm. basta hindilang ako maki-kidnap ng Abu Sayaf.
some of these i may see happen this year. some maybe in due time. some may continue to be in this list. and for some, budget is what stands between the eager me and it being achieved. but heck, libreng mangarap hoy! let's see what happens. excited na 'ko!!
see i told you i don't have the extra time to blog. now i'm sleepy..
Saturday, May 13, 2006
fresh start and my nanay
and yet again, a new blog for a new year. this is already what.. my 4th? 5th? hehe ;p. well, 2 days ago i turned 27 and felt one of the things i need a fresh start with is my web journal. promise this would be the last. or will it? ok, then this will be the longest ;p. btw, i have added a ton of things on my things-to-do list which i would like to discuss through my next entries..
in the meantime, i want to greet all moms a happy mother's day! truly, mothers are to be honored for the love and care they shower during their lifetime. i miss my nanay. how she gets mad at us siblings (haha, matitigas kasi ang mga ulo). how she laughs. and take note, how loud (i'm certain i got both qualities from her). i miss being woked up by clanging kalderos and kawali sa kusina while she prepares our breakfast meals. i miss hers and tatay's talks about how they met; what came up before and after that ;p. my nanay even knows my tatay's last girlfriend before they met each other haha. and how she teases us that tatay should have opted to marry that other woman instead and at that time we'd all be in living in Canada.. i can't help but marvel when i realize the enormous sacrifices she had to go through in giving birth to six children, raising up two girls and four boys. it is undeniable that no one can love you like your own mother does..
though now that she's already with the Lord, i still love her much in her presence as now in her absence. i miss you but never a day passed by that you were not here in my heart. happy mother's day nanay! you're the best in the world :)
kaya mga dudes, love your parents while they're here. make it a habit to create a moment to just express how much we appreciate and love them. totoo talaga yung kasabihan na we never realize the value of someone/thing unless they're gone.. just a friendly advice :).
in the meantime, i want to greet all moms a happy mother's day! truly, mothers are to be honored for the love and care they shower during their lifetime. i miss my nanay. how she gets mad at us siblings (haha, matitigas kasi ang mga ulo). how she laughs. and take note, how loud (i'm certain i got both qualities from her). i miss being woked up by clanging kalderos and kawali sa kusina while she prepares our breakfast meals. i miss hers and tatay's talks about how they met; what came up before and after that ;p. my nanay even knows my tatay's last girlfriend before they met each other haha. and how she teases us that tatay should have opted to marry that other woman instead and at that time we'd all be in living in Canada.. i can't help but marvel when i realize the enormous sacrifices she had to go through in giving birth to six children, raising up two girls and four boys. it is undeniable that no one can love you like your own mother does..
though now that she's already with the Lord, i still love her much in her presence as now in her absence. i miss you but never a day passed by that you were not here in my heart. happy mother's day nanay! you're the best in the world :)
kaya mga dudes, love your parents while they're here. make it a habit to create a moment to just express how much we appreciate and love them. totoo talaga yung kasabihan na we never realize the value of someone/thing unless they're gone.. just a friendly advice :).
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