Wednesday, April 18, 2007
farewell Julia Campbell. thank you.
i just can't let the day pass by without expressing my disgust over the news that Julia Campbell, the US Peace Corps Volunteer from New York, who was reported missing last week was found dead on a shallow grave in the mountains of Banaue. according to the news, she was last seen hiking alone on April 8 near Batad, which approximately is 1.5 kilometers east of Banaue town. being no stranger to adventurous exploits, though it might not have been the smartest move (exposing herself to imminent danger), you can't blame her for trusting us, the same people whom she learned to appreciate and love and dedicated her last two years of life upon, to not hurt her. the same people, from our own race, whom she started serving almost two years ago in expense of her American life. if it was really our kababayan's who did it, it'd be really sickening in the strongest possible terms. sadly, the evil is so rampant in our world today :(
see, this woman gave up her life for the sake of helping others, who apparently were us, Filipinos. when i heard in the news about her disappearance, i started to research about her volunteering and i was blown away by this woman's heart (you can read her personal blog here: juliainthephilippines). but hearing that tragic incident that ended her life, oh man was i disgusted. should there be people who needs to be grateful, it definitely should have been us. and what, pay her back with this? she's the perfect epitome of "giving and not expecting in return" as she contributed and had nothing to expect in return. a perfect stranger who helped this nation become a better country in her own ways. not unlike these damned and crooked politicians, who can't even lift a finger to help others unless there is media around to show off their fake deeds. sorry, i'm gonna puke..
she was weeks short of finishing her two-year commitment of volunteer work (teaching English at public schools in Sorsogon and Albay) and head back to New York this June. what i loved about her is that she willingly embraced our culture and can even speak Tagalog fluently, as her blog suggests. but her life abruptly came to its end. words are not enough to express what i feel about the incident..
i am very sorry for your loss Julia. you have touched lives of many of my fellow countrymen. though i wasn't one of them, i felt your love towards my people through your deeds. may you rest in peace..
see, this woman gave up her life for the sake of helping others, who apparently were us, Filipinos. when i heard in the news about her disappearance, i started to research about her volunteering and i was blown away by this woman's heart (you can read her personal blog here: juliainthephilippines). but hearing that tragic incident that ended her life, oh man was i disgusted. should there be people who needs to be grateful, it definitely should have been us. and what, pay her back with this? she's the perfect epitome of "giving and not expecting in return" as she contributed and had nothing to expect in return. a perfect stranger who helped this nation become a better country in her own ways. not unlike these damned and crooked politicians, who can't even lift a finger to help others unless there is media around to show off their fake deeds. sorry, i'm gonna puke..
she was weeks short of finishing her two-year commitment of volunteer work (teaching English at public schools in Sorsogon and Albay) and head back to New York this June. what i loved about her is that she willingly embraced our culture and can even speak Tagalog fluently, as her blog suggests. but her life abruptly came to its end. words are not enough to express what i feel about the incident..
i am very sorry for your loss Julia. you have touched lives of many of my fellow countrymen. though i wasn't one of them, i felt your love towards my people through your deeds. may you rest in peace..
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
virginia tech campus tragedy
they saw their bloodied classmates gasping for air. whose bodies were ripped through with bullets from the shooter's gun. some died in their own arms. they saw the flash of the shooter's stare. they were lucky a bullet didn't struck them either out of misfire or just because the shooter passed them by. they are the survivors...
for the past couple of days, i've hooked myself on Fox News while at work keeping myself abreast with the campus massacre that happened yesterday, April 16, at Virginia Polytechnic University, which turned out to be the worst school shooting in the history of the US. sadly, one of their own, a 23-yeard old senior English major student (of South Korean decent) rammed in through classrooms and began shooting fellow students and professors. at the end of it all, 33 were dead and scores were wounded.. makes me wonder how was he able to carry out this bloody carnage in his own campus. how troubled was he inside? what lead him to do this? could the murders have been prevented? and perhaps the biggest question which may not be answered for years, is WHY..
i know you guys would agree that these acts of killing innocent people, children and adults alike, are unacceptable and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms..
my heart goes out to the victims, to their families, to their entire community. may they find stength and resilience from the loving God, their loved ones, their families and those who offer their support. i am not in any way related to these people but somehow i felt their pain. i share their sorrow.. not much really i could say but cite a passage from the bible which says "let us repay evil with good." a moment of silence for them...
for the past couple of days, i've hooked myself on Fox News while at work keeping myself abreast with the campus massacre that happened yesterday, April 16, at Virginia Polytechnic University, which turned out to be the worst school shooting in the history of the US. sadly, one of their own, a 23-yeard old senior English major student (of South Korean decent) rammed in through classrooms and began shooting fellow students and professors. at the end of it all, 33 were dead and scores were wounded.. makes me wonder how was he able to carry out this bloody carnage in his own campus. how troubled was he inside? what lead him to do this? could the murders have been prevented? and perhaps the biggest question which may not be answered for years, is WHY..
i know you guys would agree that these acts of killing innocent people, children and adults alike, are unacceptable and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms..
my heart goes out to the victims, to their families, to their entire community. may they find stength and resilience from the loving God, their loved ones, their families and those who offer their support. i am not in any way related to these people but somehow i felt their pain. i share their sorrow.. not much really i could say but cite a passage from the bible which says "let us repay evil with good." a moment of silence for them...
Monday, April 16, 2007
he says. she says.
she says: all of a sudden he became silent. cold. he hardly speaks to anyone. he seeks attention, which he does always, but fairly enough time seems not enough at all. i don't know how to speak to him much less start a conversation. he goes to bed without that good night kiss. the laughters that echo the room, gone. that captivating stare he throws at you during a romantic dinner, absent. the heat of the night has vanished.. what happened to my dear? where art thou, my beloved?
he says: i lost in a sports tournament...
he says: i lost in a sports tournament...
Friday, April 13, 2007
white rabbit
it just happens. things you never expect. you wake up one day and everything seems different. it's just inevitable. things you never have control over..
Monday, April 09, 2007
family time
i stole some time from work to write this...
just to be able to get out of town is quite an accomplishment for me the past 2 years. that's the disadvantage of having to work during nighttime and follow US holidays rather than ours. so last holy week, you guessed it right, i was working. but last weekend, my kapatids and i were able to go out for a bit and enjoy the company of each other, along with some of our cousins from Mindanao. we went to Laguna and Tagaytay.
**the last time i remember spending holy week on the road was 2004 when my friends and i went northward (from Manila to Nueva Ecija, to La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur to Ilocos Norte, until Pagudpud then head back) with only "Lonely Planet" in hand, a van to ride on during the roadtrip, enthusiasm and excitement to fuel us, and cameras to preserve memories. really good ones. now, it's all but memories *sniff*
my kuya boyong and i had a great time together catching up. he now lives in the US together with my other siblings and si erpats. i'm glad the family shares a special bond now, though the price to pay was (i believe) nanay's life *sniff*
here are some of the pics on the latter part of the day, our trip to Tagaytay:
lunchtime, salo-salo together. (l to r) temyong,
boyong, Vivian, (Jeffrey's wife, i forgot her name), their daughter (being breastfed), Brian, Jeffrey, tetet, Samuel, Johnny
let's pause for a while.. allow me to take you back 23 years before. look at how stiff we were back then haha. that's me and kuya boyong taken @ Cebu (circa 1984)
look at us now, notice how gay we have become?
oh my goodness, hindi dapat makita ni erpats toh haha kundi ipapakain niya kami sa pating (as he had always warned us when we were kids pag naging bakla daw kami wahahaha)
happy faces :D good times!!!
mga contestant ng that's my boy at little miss philippines ;p.
matatandang bumalik sa kanilang pagkabata *bow*
(l to r) temyong, Samuel, boyong, tetet. apat pa lang sa anim yan.
boyong with our nephew, Brian
it's a sin, a mortal one, to leave Tagaytay/Laguna area without bringing home some sweets for your loved ones (buko pie, pastillas, espasol, pulvoron, sweet tamarind, etc). where else but from Collette's. napakadami nilang stores you don't have to worry because you wouldn't be driving another 5 minutes before you see another one along the highway :)
we capped off our trip by having a sumptous dinner @ LZM restaurant, they serve the best lutong bahay in town. i should know. don't ask why though.
though Tagaytay reminds me of someone dear from the past (esp when i see those Korean kids roaming around), i opted not to be emotional and rather enjoy the time with my family and relatives. these moments and the people i was with are the two main reasons why i still do what i do and keep on doing it.
aba siyempre dapat meh picture ako, at ako lang mag isa. hindi lang dahil sarili kong blog toh kundi wala lang akong pakner dito ;p.
just to be able to get out of town is quite an accomplishment for me the past 2 years. that's the disadvantage of having to work during nighttime and follow US holidays rather than ours. so last holy week, you guessed it right, i was working. but last weekend, my kapatids and i were able to go out for a bit and enjoy the company of each other, along with some of our cousins from Mindanao. we went to Laguna and Tagaytay.
**the last time i remember spending holy week on the road was 2004 when my friends and i went northward (from Manila to Nueva Ecija, to La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur to Ilocos Norte, until Pagudpud then head back) with only "Lonely Planet" in hand, a van to ride on during the roadtrip, enthusiasm and excitement to fuel us, and cameras to preserve memories. really good ones. now, it's all but memories *sniff*
my kuya boyong and i had a great time together catching up. he now lives in the US together with my other siblings and si erpats. i'm glad the family shares a special bond now, though the price to pay was (i believe) nanay's life *sniff*
here are some of the pics on the latter part of the day, our trip to Tagaytay:
lunchtime, salo-salo together. (l to r) temyong,
boyong, Vivian, (Jeffrey's wife, i forgot her name), their daughter (being breastfed), Brian, Jeffrey, tetet, Samuel, Johnny
let's pause for a while.. allow me to take you back 23 years before. look at how stiff we were back then haha. that's me and kuya boyong taken @ Cebu (circa 1984)
look at us now, notice how gay we have become?
oh my goodness, hindi dapat makita ni erpats toh haha kundi ipapakain niya kami sa pating (as he had always warned us when we were kids pag naging bakla daw kami wahahaha)
happy faces :D good times!!!
mga contestant ng that's my boy at little miss philippines ;p.
matatandang bumalik sa kanilang pagkabata *bow*
(l to r) temyong, Samuel, boyong, tetet. apat pa lang sa anim yan.
boyong with our nephew, Brian
it's a sin, a mortal one, to leave Tagaytay/Laguna area without bringing home some sweets for your loved ones (buko pie, pastillas, espasol, pulvoron, sweet tamarind, etc). where else but from Collette's. napakadami nilang stores you don't have to worry because you wouldn't be driving another 5 minutes before you see another one along the highway :)
we capped off our trip by having a sumptous dinner @ LZM restaurant, they serve the best lutong bahay in town. i should know. don't ask why though.
though Tagaytay reminds me of someone dear from the past (esp when i see those Korean kids roaming around), i opted not to be emotional and rather enjoy the time with my family and relatives. these moments and the people i was with are the two main reasons why i still do what i do and keep on doing it.
aba siyempre dapat meh picture ako, at ako lang mag isa. hindi lang dahil sarili kong blog toh kundi wala lang akong pakner dito ;p.
Friday, April 06, 2007
pagnilay nilayan natin (part 2)
eto mga kaibigan, due to insistent public demand, eh inilista ko pa ang iba kong mga katanungan. marapat na simulan ko ulit patungkol sa aking sarili :)
24. bakit lahat ng pangalan ng mga kapatid ko eh Americanized samantalang ang sa akin ay.. uhmm.. kakaiba? at kung alam niyo, bakit kayo natatawa??
25. nung nasa elementarya pa lamang ako, bakit ang pisara ay tinatawag na blackboard samantalang ang tunay na kulay nito ay berde?
26. kailangan bang kape lamang ang dapat inumin kapag nag-coffeebreak? hindi pwedeng softdrinks o juice? (narinig ko lang yan sa dati kong kaklase nung high school).
27. bakit ang mga building hindi naglalagay ng 13th floor? samantalang alam naman nating lahat na ang 14th floor nila eh pang labintatlo talaga yun. pinaglololoko lang ba nila ang mga sarili nila?
28. bakit kaming mga Bisaya (taas noo) ang letrang 'e' ay kapag binigkas nagiging 'i', ang 'i' ay nagiging 'e'? ang 'o' nagiging 'u', ang 'u' nagiging 'o'. halimbawa:
UltraEdit - pag binigkas 'OltraIdet'
Basketball - 'Baskitbul'
Windows Explorer - 'Wenduws Ixplurir'
Keypad - 'Kepad'
Monitor - 'Munetur'
29. hindi ito katanungan, gusto ko lang banggitin. na sa aming mga Bisaya, ang isang salitang ingles ay nagkakaroon ng maraming kahulugan. halimbawa: FACE, pronounced as pis.
- mukha. "you have a beautiful pis."
- kapayapaan. "no to war. yes to pis."
- kung saan ka nakatahan. "anong pis nga kayo sa subdivision nakatira?"
- kamao. "Morales' body was pounded by Pacquaiao's pis the entire round."
kitam. isang salita pa lang yan eh apat na kaagad ang kahulugan sa amin.
30. bakit sa pinoy mas patok ang mga brand names?
- COLGATE (bibili sa tindahan, "pabili po ng colgate, yung pepsodent ha").
- ADIDAS (sa probinsiya ng nanay ko sa Samar, tawag yan sa lahat ng rubber shoes, kahit Nike pa yan, Grosby, Kaypee o Mighty Kid).
- PAL (sa barbecue-han, pakpak ng manok. ala Philippine Airlines).
- WALKMAN (sa barcbecue-han pa rin, tenga ng baboy).
tutal nasa barbecue-han na rin lang tayo, eto pa ang ibang tawag sa mga pagkain dun:
- ADIDAS (paa ng manok)
- KURBATA (leeg ng manok)
- NECKTIE (leeg ng manok at thigh part)
- HELMET (ulo ng manok)
- IUD (ano pa, intestines o mas kilalang isaw)
- BETAMAX (dugo ng manok. yung maliliit na parisukat, parang bala ng betamax!)
31. pinakabastos bang cartoon character si winnie the pooh? eh hindi man lang siya magsuot ng salawal.
32. si Mike Enriquez, bakit ba talaga kasi ganon siya magsalita???? at halos hindi siya humihinto, hindi ba niya nakikita ang kudlit sa binabasa niyang idiot board? mukhang kailangan niya ng breathing exercise. subukan niyo toh:
"mgakapuso,kahitmalamigangpanahonaypatuloynanagiinitangmgatsikanaihahatidsainyongkinapipitagansalaranganngpaghahatidngshowbizbalita,sipiaguanio.pia,pasok!!"
"captainbarbellnapo!!!"
33. bakit ang mga pinoy masyadong malisyoso? nang minsang nagpunta kami ng Zambales, inalok kaming grupo ng mga taga doon upang kumain. sa aming pagtanong kung anong specialty nila nung araw na yun, ang sagot, "binolbol". nagtawanan ang mga kasama ko. eh lugaw po yun! hallleerrr?!?!
34. bakit ang pinoy pag tumuro eh gamit ang nguso? ganon ba tayo katamad iangat ang mga bisig natin?
35. ano ang dahilan ng pagtilaok ng mga tandang? kasi yung mga manok ng kapitbahay namin kahit hapon (natutulog ako) tumitilaok eh. hindi lang sa bukang liwayway nila ginagawa yun, magpasagayon ay hindi dahil nakikita na nila yung araw kaya sila tumitilaok.
36. bakit ang mga batang amerikano ang gagaling mag ingles? bata pa sila nun ha. ako nung bata, onti lang alam ko eh.
37. bakit hindi nagkatuluyan si ate Shena at kuya Bodjie, mga karakter noon sa Batibot?
38. buhay pa ba si manang bola? gusto ko kasing magpahula. itatanong ko lang kung sina papa Sam at si papa Piolo ang magkakatuluyan.
39. bakit ang pinoy masyadong mapamahiin? isang halimbawa: bawal daw magpakuha ng litrato na tatlo lang kayo at matitigok daw yung isa. eh sina Tito, Vic at Joey matagal nang nagpapakuha na tatlo lang sila. ang Apo Hiking Society. ang tatlong gwapings. wala namang nangyari sa kanila. ang tatlong itlog (ay patay na pala lahat yun).
40. bakit sa mga kababayan nating mga Ilonggo, ang toyo tawag nila patis? at inyong pakatandaan, wala silang patis doon. totoo po yan mga kaibigan.
41. bakit ang "soup number five" sa Binondo ganon ang tawag? eh ano yung soup number one hanggang four? meron pa bang pang-anim? nung huli akong um-order, yung panglima lang talaga ang meron sila eh.
42. bakit ang mga kababayan nating Kapampangan, pag ang salita may 'h' nawawala? pag walang 'h' nadadagdagan? subukan niyo ito:
"hang baay hay aapay-apay sa hiip ng anging hamian."
kitam?
43. Kapampangan din ba ang mga magulang ng mga taong kilala ko na ganito ang mga pangalan? Jhimmy. Rhuvie. Rhyan. Ghina. Dhanny. Ehric. Pathrick. Ambeth. Bernadeth. Pinakbeth. parang pagkain yung huli ah.
44. pumunta naman tayo sa pelikulang pilipino. yung mga aksyon movies. bakit pag naghahabulan sa bandang dulo ng pelikula, nagsisimula sa kalsada, tapos mauuwi sa isang malaking bodega? napansin niyo yun? balikan niyo ang mga pelikula nila Lito Lapid, FPJ, Cesar Montano at Tony Ferrer. tapos ang mga pulis saka lang darating pag tapos na yung barilan. bakit ganon?
45. bakit umabot ng limang taon ang soap opera na Mara Clara? at patuloy din namang pinanood ng taumbayan? eh napakadali namang makita nung diary. nasa ibabaw lang nung TV! tsk tsk. lahat ata tayo nagago nung palabas na yun ah. kailan ko lang napagtanto.
46. bading ba talaga si Sam Milby? hmmm. pakisagot nga ako brofish! eh si Eric Santos?
47. eh si Mike Enriquez, kailan niya babaguhin kung paano siya magsalita?? wag na lang. mukhang malalaos siya pag binago niya :)
48. ano ba talaga ang unang araw, Lunes o Linggo?
49. alin talaga ang nauna, itlog o manok?
50. bakit ang pinoy ang hilig magbaligtad ng mga salita at yun ang gagawing pangalan ng kanilang mga anak? halimbawa na lang:
DRANREB - Bernard (yung dating taga That's Entertainment. Belleza ang apelyido)
ROMA - Amor (salitang Espanyol na nangangahulagang "love" sa Ingles)
ANA - Ana (kahit balibaligtarin mo yan ganon pa rin)
PULA-PULA - Lapu-Lapu (alam niyo bang "Pula-Pula" talaga ang pangalan ng ating unang pambansang bayani? ito ay salitang Tausug na ang ibig sabihin sa tagalog ay "mamula-mulang balat". ang mga mananakop na Kastila lamang ang nagbansag sa kanya ng pangalang "Lapu-Lapu"). iyan po ay isang katotohanan mga kaibigan na lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan sa atin.
51. bakit pag meh nakita kang humikab, kahit malayo siya sayo eh nahihikab ka na rin? kahit hindi ka inaantok. subukan mong humikab ngayon (kahit kunwari lang) at ipakita mo sa kasama mo. tiyak mapapahikab din yun haha :)
52. maaari bang humatsing nang nakadilat ang mga mata? lahat kasi ng taong nakikita kong humahatsing (kabilang na ako doon) ay nakapikit.
o, happy weekend na mga katoto! salamat sa pagbasa sa mga walang kwentang pag-iisip ko :)
24. bakit lahat ng pangalan ng mga kapatid ko eh Americanized samantalang ang sa akin ay.. uhmm.. kakaiba? at kung alam niyo, bakit kayo natatawa??
25. nung nasa elementarya pa lamang ako, bakit ang pisara ay tinatawag na blackboard samantalang ang tunay na kulay nito ay berde?
26. kailangan bang kape lamang ang dapat inumin kapag nag-coffeebreak? hindi pwedeng softdrinks o juice? (narinig ko lang yan sa dati kong kaklase nung high school).
27. bakit ang mga building hindi naglalagay ng 13th floor? samantalang alam naman nating lahat na ang 14th floor nila eh pang labintatlo talaga yun. pinaglololoko lang ba nila ang mga sarili nila?
28. bakit kaming mga Bisaya (taas noo) ang letrang 'e' ay kapag binigkas nagiging 'i', ang 'i' ay nagiging 'e'? ang 'o' nagiging 'u', ang 'u' nagiging 'o'. halimbawa:
UltraEdit - pag binigkas 'OltraIdet'
Basketball - 'Baskitbul'
Windows Explorer - 'Wenduws Ixplurir'
Keypad - 'Kepad'
Monitor - 'Munetur'
29. hindi ito katanungan, gusto ko lang banggitin. na sa aming mga Bisaya, ang isang salitang ingles ay nagkakaroon ng maraming kahulugan. halimbawa: FACE, pronounced as pis.
- mukha. "you have a beautiful pis."
- kapayapaan. "no to war. yes to pis."
- kung saan ka nakatahan. "anong pis nga kayo sa subdivision nakatira?"
- kamao. "Morales' body was pounded by Pacquaiao's pis the entire round."
kitam. isang salita pa lang yan eh apat na kaagad ang kahulugan sa amin.
30. bakit sa pinoy mas patok ang mga brand names?
- COLGATE (bibili sa tindahan, "pabili po ng colgate, yung pepsodent ha").
- ADIDAS (sa probinsiya ng nanay ko sa Samar, tawag yan sa lahat ng rubber shoes, kahit Nike pa yan, Grosby, Kaypee o Mighty Kid).
- PAL (sa barbecue-han, pakpak ng manok. ala Philippine Airlines).
- WALKMAN (sa barcbecue-han pa rin, tenga ng baboy).
tutal nasa barbecue-han na rin lang tayo, eto pa ang ibang tawag sa mga pagkain dun:
- ADIDAS (paa ng manok)
- KURBATA (leeg ng manok)
- NECKTIE (leeg ng manok at thigh part)
- HELMET (ulo ng manok)
- IUD (ano pa, intestines o mas kilalang isaw)
- BETAMAX (dugo ng manok. yung maliliit na parisukat, parang bala ng betamax!)
31. pinakabastos bang cartoon character si winnie the pooh? eh hindi man lang siya magsuot ng salawal.
32. si Mike Enriquez, bakit ba talaga kasi ganon siya magsalita???? at halos hindi siya humihinto, hindi ba niya nakikita ang kudlit sa binabasa niyang idiot board? mukhang kailangan niya ng breathing exercise. subukan niyo toh:
"mgakapuso,kahitmalamigangpanahonaypatuloynanagiinitangmgatsikanaihahatidsainyongkinapipitagansalaranganngpaghahatidngshowbizbalita,sipiaguanio.pia,pasok!!"
"captainbarbellnapo!!!"
33. bakit ang mga pinoy masyadong malisyoso? nang minsang nagpunta kami ng Zambales, inalok kaming grupo ng mga taga doon upang kumain. sa aming pagtanong kung anong specialty nila nung araw na yun, ang sagot, "binolbol". nagtawanan ang mga kasama ko. eh lugaw po yun! hallleerrr?!?!
34. bakit ang pinoy pag tumuro eh gamit ang nguso? ganon ba tayo katamad iangat ang mga bisig natin?
35. ano ang dahilan ng pagtilaok ng mga tandang? kasi yung mga manok ng kapitbahay namin kahit hapon (natutulog ako) tumitilaok eh. hindi lang sa bukang liwayway nila ginagawa yun, magpasagayon ay hindi dahil nakikita na nila yung araw kaya sila tumitilaok.
36. bakit ang mga batang amerikano ang gagaling mag ingles? bata pa sila nun ha. ako nung bata, onti lang alam ko eh.
37. bakit hindi nagkatuluyan si ate Shena at kuya Bodjie, mga karakter noon sa Batibot?
38. buhay pa ba si manang bola? gusto ko kasing magpahula. itatanong ko lang kung sina papa Sam at si papa Piolo ang magkakatuluyan.
39. bakit ang pinoy masyadong mapamahiin? isang halimbawa: bawal daw magpakuha ng litrato na tatlo lang kayo at matitigok daw yung isa. eh sina Tito, Vic at Joey matagal nang nagpapakuha na tatlo lang sila. ang Apo Hiking Society. ang tatlong gwapings. wala namang nangyari sa kanila. ang tatlong itlog (ay patay na pala lahat yun).
40. bakit sa mga kababayan nating mga Ilonggo, ang toyo tawag nila patis? at inyong pakatandaan, wala silang patis doon. totoo po yan mga kaibigan.
41. bakit ang "soup number five" sa Binondo ganon ang tawag? eh ano yung soup number one hanggang four? meron pa bang pang-anim? nung huli akong um-order, yung panglima lang talaga ang meron sila eh.
42. bakit ang mga kababayan nating Kapampangan, pag ang salita may 'h' nawawala? pag walang 'h' nadadagdagan? subukan niyo ito:
"hang baay hay aapay-apay sa hiip ng anging hamian."
kitam?
43. Kapampangan din ba ang mga magulang ng mga taong kilala ko na ganito ang mga pangalan? Jhimmy. Rhuvie. Rhyan. Ghina. Dhanny. Ehric. Pathrick. Ambeth. Bernadeth. Pinakbeth. parang pagkain yung huli ah.
44. pumunta naman tayo sa pelikulang pilipino. yung mga aksyon movies. bakit pag naghahabulan sa bandang dulo ng pelikula, nagsisimula sa kalsada, tapos mauuwi sa isang malaking bodega? napansin niyo yun? balikan niyo ang mga pelikula nila Lito Lapid, FPJ, Cesar Montano at Tony Ferrer. tapos ang mga pulis saka lang darating pag tapos na yung barilan. bakit ganon?
45. bakit umabot ng limang taon ang soap opera na Mara Clara? at patuloy din namang pinanood ng taumbayan? eh napakadali namang makita nung diary. nasa ibabaw lang nung TV! tsk tsk. lahat ata tayo nagago nung palabas na yun ah. kailan ko lang napagtanto.
46. bading ba talaga si Sam Milby? hmmm. pakisagot nga ako brofish! eh si Eric Santos?
47. eh si Mike Enriquez, kailan niya babaguhin kung paano siya magsalita?? wag na lang. mukhang malalaos siya pag binago niya :)
48. ano ba talaga ang unang araw, Lunes o Linggo?
49. alin talaga ang nauna, itlog o manok?
50. bakit ang pinoy ang hilig magbaligtad ng mga salita at yun ang gagawing pangalan ng kanilang mga anak? halimbawa na lang:
DRANREB - Bernard (yung dating taga That's Entertainment. Belleza ang apelyido)
ROMA - Amor (salitang Espanyol na nangangahulagang "love" sa Ingles)
ANA - Ana (kahit balibaligtarin mo yan ganon pa rin)
PULA-PULA - Lapu-Lapu (alam niyo bang "Pula-Pula" talaga ang pangalan ng ating unang pambansang bayani? ito ay salitang Tausug na ang ibig sabihin sa tagalog ay "mamula-mulang balat". ang mga mananakop na Kastila lamang ang nagbansag sa kanya ng pangalang "Lapu-Lapu"). iyan po ay isang katotohanan mga kaibigan na lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan sa atin.
51. bakit pag meh nakita kang humikab, kahit malayo siya sayo eh nahihikab ka na rin? kahit hindi ka inaantok. subukan mong humikab ngayon (kahit kunwari lang) at ipakita mo sa kasama mo. tiyak mapapahikab din yun haha :)
52. maaari bang humatsing nang nakadilat ang mga mata? lahat kasi ng taong nakikita kong humahatsing (kabilang na ako doon) ay nakapikit.
o, happy weekend na mga katoto! salamat sa pagbasa sa mga walang kwentang pag-iisip ko :)
Thursday, April 05, 2007
pagnilay nilayan natin
ilan lamang sa mga katanungan sa aking buhay na magpasa-hanggang ngayon ay nananatiling mga katanungan at patuloy na naghahanap ng kanilang kasagutan:
1. bakit ako lamang ang pinalad na hindi naging mapusyaw ang kulay ng balat sa lahat sa aming magkakapatid? ako'y pang apat sa anim. ito ba'y nangangahulugang saka lang natanggap ng nanay ko ang hitsura ng tatay ko nung ako na yung ginagawa nila?
2. bakit ang langaw na lumilipad sa loob ng dyip ay hindi naiiwan gayong ito'y parang nakatigil lamang sa ere?
3. ang elepante pag namatay ay nilalanggam, ngunit totoo bang ang langgam pag namatay ay ini-elepante?
4. totoo bang kailangang matulog sa hapon para lumaki? kung totoo yun, anong nangyari kina mahal, mura, dagul at weng-weng, bakit sila maliliit? dahil ba sila'y ulila (walang nagpalaki) o nung sila'y mga bata pa ay hindi nakinig sa kanilang mga magulang (naalala ko ang mahigpit nilang paalala, "matulog ka ngayong hapon para lumaki ka!")? buti na lang ako'y may mga magulang. at ako'y nakinig, natutulog ako dati sa hapon.
5. eh si presidente gloria? subalit siya nama'y may mga magulang. marahil ay marami siyang bulate sa tiyan nung bata kaya nawalan ng sustansiya. at ayaw magpa-purga.
6. bakit si joker aroyo "joker" ang pangalan gayong napakaseryoso naman niyang tao? nakita niyo na ba siyang nagbiro?
7. tama ba namang ang dati nating arsobispo, ang puno ng simbahang katolika sa pilipinas ay "sin" ang apelyido? hindi ba kasalanan ito sa paningin ng Diyos at sa pandinig ng mga amerikano?
8. bakit ang pinoy mahilig mag-alok ng pagkain ("kain tayo") ngunit pag ika'y umupo para makikain na ay masama na ang tingin sayo? o pag ika'y mas minalas malas ay lalayas pa sa harap mo at dala ang pagkaing inalok niya?
9. bakit pag ginupit mo ang kuko mo sa paa (lalo na yung sa pinakamalaking daliri) bago mo itapon ay inaamoy mo pa kahit wari mong ito'y may hindi kaaya ayang amoy? wag niyong sabihing hindi niyo ito ginawa kahit minsan.
10. eh bakit pag yung kuko sa paa na ng iba ang ginupit at ipaamoy sa'yo eh ayaw mo na? at parang nandidiri ka pa pag nakita mo silang inamoy nila?
11. bakit sa inuman, ang unang nalalasing sa grupo ay yung unang maririnig mo na nagpupumilit, "hindi ako lasing."
12. bakit sa kantang "bohemian rhapsody" ng The Queen ay hindi ko mahanap sa mga letra niya ang kanyang titulo? bakit hindi na lang kasi "mama" ang naging titulo nung kantang yun? "mama, just killed the man..." o diba?
13. bakit ang lalaki, habang tumatanda, mas pabata ng pabata ang gustong babae? yun din kaya ang dahilan ng mga matrona?
14. bakit ang lalaki, bago o habang umiihi ay dumudura muna?
15. bakit ang aso bago humiga ay lumalakad muna ng paikot?
16. ang mga langgam ba ang pinakatsismosong mga insekto? pansinin ninyo pag sila'y nagkakasalubong, pakiwari mo'y nagbubulungan muna ng tsismis bago tumuloy sa patutunguhan.
17. bakit si mike enriquez ganon magsalita? ah basta, panoorin niyo na lang siya sa 24 oras! proud kaya ang mga taga-lasalle sa kanya? yung mga ka-batch niya siguro oo. eh tanungin kaya natin yung mga kabataan ng lasalle ngayon. yung mga pa-sosyal.
18. bakit ang mga pinoy ay sadyang matitigas ang ulo? kung ano ang siyang pinagbabawal ay kating kati nating gawin. tulad na lang ng pagtawid sa edsa o expressway. may nakalagay na ngang karatula na "bawal tumawid. nakamamatay."
19. bakit matigas ang ulo? eto pa. nung minsang may nakasalubong akong tao na sa kanyang damit ay may nakasulat sa harapan na "anong tinitingin tingin mo?", hindi ko pinahalata na binasa ko. pero nung lumampas na siya sakin, pinilit ko pa ring tignan baka may nakasulat sa likod. mayroon nga, "o, titingin pa eh!!"
20. bakit natsi-tsismis si papa Piolo Pascual na bading?
21. bakit nung mga bata tayo (o kami) ang larong sipa, pwedeng gamitan ng tuhod o kamay (sa may bandang siko)? eh bakit pag sinipa ako ng tatay ko, paa lang talaga ang gamit niya?
22. bakit yung isang kaklase kong lalaki nung grade 4, ang bilis niya magsulat pero pag pinabasa mo na sa kanya hindi niya mabasa ang sarili niyang sulat? buong taon ganon siya.
23. si erap, bakit hanggang ngayon eh nagsusuot pa rin siya nung wrist band niyang malapad? totoo bang hanggang ngayon eh hindi niya pa rin matandaan kung saan ang kaliwa o kanan niya kaya kailangan niya ng palatandaan?
at marami pang iba. aking ibabahagi sa ibang pagkakataon.
panghuling tanong. bakit ako nagsusulat dito samantalang marami akong trabahong nag-aantay? kaya nga sa susunod na yung iba eh!
1. bakit ako lamang ang pinalad na hindi naging mapusyaw ang kulay ng balat sa lahat sa aming magkakapatid? ako'y pang apat sa anim. ito ba'y nangangahulugang saka lang natanggap ng nanay ko ang hitsura ng tatay ko nung ako na yung ginagawa nila?
2. bakit ang langaw na lumilipad sa loob ng dyip ay hindi naiiwan gayong ito'y parang nakatigil lamang sa ere?
3. ang elepante pag namatay ay nilalanggam, ngunit totoo bang ang langgam pag namatay ay ini-elepante?
4. totoo bang kailangang matulog sa hapon para lumaki? kung totoo yun, anong nangyari kina mahal, mura, dagul at weng-weng, bakit sila maliliit? dahil ba sila'y ulila (walang nagpalaki) o nung sila'y mga bata pa ay hindi nakinig sa kanilang mga magulang (naalala ko ang mahigpit nilang paalala, "matulog ka ngayong hapon para lumaki ka!")? buti na lang ako'y may mga magulang. at ako'y nakinig, natutulog ako dati sa hapon.
5. eh si presidente gloria? subalit siya nama'y may mga magulang. marahil ay marami siyang bulate sa tiyan nung bata kaya nawalan ng sustansiya. at ayaw magpa-purga.
6. bakit si joker aroyo "joker" ang pangalan gayong napakaseryoso naman niyang tao? nakita niyo na ba siyang nagbiro?
7. tama ba namang ang dati nating arsobispo, ang puno ng simbahang katolika sa pilipinas ay "sin" ang apelyido? hindi ba kasalanan ito sa paningin ng Diyos at sa pandinig ng mga amerikano?
8. bakit ang pinoy mahilig mag-alok ng pagkain ("kain tayo") ngunit pag ika'y umupo para makikain na ay masama na ang tingin sayo? o pag ika'y mas minalas malas ay lalayas pa sa harap mo at dala ang pagkaing inalok niya?
9. bakit pag ginupit mo ang kuko mo sa paa (lalo na yung sa pinakamalaking daliri) bago mo itapon ay inaamoy mo pa kahit wari mong ito'y may hindi kaaya ayang amoy? wag niyong sabihing hindi niyo ito ginawa kahit minsan.
10. eh bakit pag yung kuko sa paa na ng iba ang ginupit at ipaamoy sa'yo eh ayaw mo na? at parang nandidiri ka pa pag nakita mo silang inamoy nila?
11. bakit sa inuman, ang unang nalalasing sa grupo ay yung unang maririnig mo na nagpupumilit, "hindi ako lasing."
12. bakit sa kantang "bohemian rhapsody" ng The Queen ay hindi ko mahanap sa mga letra niya ang kanyang titulo? bakit hindi na lang kasi "mama" ang naging titulo nung kantang yun? "mama, just killed the man..." o diba?
13. bakit ang lalaki, habang tumatanda, mas pabata ng pabata ang gustong babae? yun din kaya ang dahilan ng mga matrona?
14. bakit ang lalaki, bago o habang umiihi ay dumudura muna?
15. bakit ang aso bago humiga ay lumalakad muna ng paikot?
16. ang mga langgam ba ang pinakatsismosong mga insekto? pansinin ninyo pag sila'y nagkakasalubong, pakiwari mo'y nagbubulungan muna ng tsismis bago tumuloy sa patutunguhan.
17. bakit si mike enriquez ganon magsalita? ah basta, panoorin niyo na lang siya sa 24 oras! proud kaya ang mga taga-lasalle sa kanya? yung mga ka-batch niya siguro oo. eh tanungin kaya natin yung mga kabataan ng lasalle ngayon. yung mga pa-sosyal.
18. bakit ang mga pinoy ay sadyang matitigas ang ulo? kung ano ang siyang pinagbabawal ay kating kati nating gawin. tulad na lang ng pagtawid sa edsa o expressway. may nakalagay na ngang karatula na "bawal tumawid. nakamamatay."
19. bakit matigas ang ulo? eto pa. nung minsang may nakasalubong akong tao na sa kanyang damit ay may nakasulat sa harapan na "anong tinitingin tingin mo?", hindi ko pinahalata na binasa ko. pero nung lumampas na siya sakin, pinilit ko pa ring tignan baka may nakasulat sa likod. mayroon nga, "o, titingin pa eh!!"
20. bakit natsi-tsismis si papa Piolo Pascual na bading?
21. bakit nung mga bata tayo (o kami) ang larong sipa, pwedeng gamitan ng tuhod o kamay (sa may bandang siko)? eh bakit pag sinipa ako ng tatay ko, paa lang talaga ang gamit niya?
22. bakit yung isang kaklase kong lalaki nung grade 4, ang bilis niya magsulat pero pag pinabasa mo na sa kanya hindi niya mabasa ang sarili niyang sulat? buong taon ganon siya.
23. si erap, bakit hanggang ngayon eh nagsusuot pa rin siya nung wrist band niyang malapad? totoo bang hanggang ngayon eh hindi niya pa rin matandaan kung saan ang kaliwa o kanan niya kaya kailangan niya ng palatandaan?
at marami pang iba. aking ibabahagi sa ibang pagkakataon.
panghuling tanong. bakit ako nagsusulat dito samantalang marami akong trabahong nag-aantay? kaya nga sa susunod na yung iba eh!
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
ooopps i did it again
yes.. i am a commuter as most of us are. i experience first hand what most of us experience everyday. traffic. heat exhaustion. tsumansing at ma-tsansingan ng mga bading na nagkukunwaring maton. the privilege of being able to share your stinky body odor to everyone and in return willingly inhale theirs (and in no time you realize you all smell the same) - haha you know what i'm talking about - MRT during rush hours! good thing is di pa naman ako nadudukutan o naho-holdap, which i don't wish to experience btw.
anyway, yesterday a funny thing happened while i was riding a jeepney going home. it has been a twice-a-week routine for us officemates to play basketball after our shift, on tuesdays and fridays. so yesterday from 6:30 - 9AM we played some hoops as if we're preparing to compete against China for the FIBA World Championships hehe. in other words, buhos talaga ang laro. and for people who play 2 and a half hours straight basketball (btw, did i mention we came from a 9-hour shift the night before with little sleep or none at all), that's tiring man. as in lawit-dila mo hanggang baba. eh nayaya pa ako to play badminton afterwards, for an extra hour. i chugged 6 gatorades all in all! bottomline, i was dead tired going home. lunch time, heat, exhaustion, traffic, PUJ ride: those are deadly combinations i tell you. i was there sitting and trying to fight off my drowsiness when all of a sudden everything went black. and silent........
next thing i know, i woke up amidst a jampacked jeep. my right hand was gripping the bar (yung kapitan sa meh bandang bubong ng jeep) so at least i know matino akong nakatulog. but here's the thing. i realized my head was resting face down on somebody else's shoulder! and you guessed it right, that somebody is a guy!!! hindi si ate guy, kundi lalake!! *@#&!^#@ naka-office attire naman, disente, pero putik, lalake!! and as with the past experiences, hindi man lang niya ako ginising or nag react man lang. parang nag enjoy pa ang mokong na nakasalampak ako sa balikat niya. com'on bro, i could have appreciated it more when you hit me in the face before my head even touched your body. with all the might i had left, i tried to stave off again my drowsiness. but then again, i am not Spartan King Leonidas. my mind is willing, but my body? oh so weak. and tired. buti na lang, naunang bumaba yung taong yun sakin. coz i've been waiting for him to do so kasi di ako makatingala sa hiya. by the time i did, i realized most of the people are staring at me. bakit naman kasi yung nag imbento ng jeepney eh ginawang harapan yung mga upuan? mali eh! maling mali!! di ba niya naisip yung mga commuters na katulad ko? na madaling makatulog? tsk tsk..
anyway, my brother was pushing me the other week to buy my own ride. he saw this mazda3 advertisement sa glorietta ata. P70,000 downpayment and monthly of xxx pesosesosesoses. kaya naman sana but the thing is, madali nga akong makatulog sa sasakyan. eh pasahero pa lang ako niyan, what more pag ako na ang may hawak ng steering wheel. so, for now, i'll stick with commuting and just be excited for my next "jeepney adventure" hehe. who knows, baka makatabi na ako ng isang papable next time! ay, chorva!!
post scriptum:
why would i need a new ride when i still have my current. personalized pa ;p.
anyway, yesterday a funny thing happened while i was riding a jeepney going home. it has been a twice-a-week routine for us officemates to play basketball after our shift, on tuesdays and fridays. so yesterday from 6:30 - 9AM we played some hoops as if we're preparing to compete against China for the FIBA World Championships hehe. in other words, buhos talaga ang laro. and for people who play 2 and a half hours straight basketball (btw, did i mention we came from a 9-hour shift the night before with little sleep or none at all), that's tiring man. as in lawit-dila mo hanggang baba. eh nayaya pa ako to play badminton afterwards, for an extra hour. i chugged 6 gatorades all in all! bottomline, i was dead tired going home. lunch time, heat, exhaustion, traffic, PUJ ride: those are deadly combinations i tell you. i was there sitting and trying to fight off my drowsiness when all of a sudden everything went black. and silent........
next thing i know, i woke up amidst a jampacked jeep. my right hand was gripping the bar (yung kapitan sa meh bandang bubong ng jeep) so at least i know matino akong nakatulog. but here's the thing. i realized my head was resting face down on somebody else's shoulder! and you guessed it right, that somebody is a guy!!! hindi si ate guy, kundi lalake!! *@#&!^#@ naka-office attire naman, disente, pero putik, lalake!! and as with the past experiences, hindi man lang niya ako ginising or nag react man lang. parang nag enjoy pa ang mokong na nakasalampak ako sa balikat niya. com'on bro, i could have appreciated it more when you hit me in the face before my head even touched your body. with all the might i had left, i tried to stave off again my drowsiness. but then again, i am not Spartan King Leonidas. my mind is willing, but my body? oh so weak. and tired. buti na lang, naunang bumaba yung taong yun sakin. coz i've been waiting for him to do so kasi di ako makatingala sa hiya. by the time i did, i realized most of the people are staring at me. bakit naman kasi yung nag imbento ng jeepney eh ginawang harapan yung mga upuan? mali eh! maling mali!! di ba niya naisip yung mga commuters na katulad ko? na madaling makatulog? tsk tsk..
anyway, my brother was pushing me the other week to buy my own ride. he saw this mazda3 advertisement sa glorietta ata. P70,000 downpayment and monthly of xxx pesosesosesoses. kaya naman sana but the thing is, madali nga akong makatulog sa sasakyan. eh pasahero pa lang ako niyan, what more pag ako na ang may hawak ng steering wheel. so, for now, i'll stick with commuting and just be excited for my next "jeepney adventure" hehe. who knows, baka makatabi na ako ng isang papable next time! ay, chorva!!
post scriptum:
why would i need a new ride when i still have my current. personalized pa ;p.
Monday, April 02, 2007
i still have a heartbeat
except for a couple of times (when my friend obray sent that gay review of the movie 300, and brofish showed the top-10-commercials thing) i haven't really visited/read any blog entry for over a month now. much less, write an entry of my own. funny thing is, when i tried today i forgot even my own blog's url haha, i thought it was blogsome (na-create ko na yun pero di pa lang na-update hehe). and what font to use. alam ko basta dapat maliit. blame it on my ever not-so-busy work. blame it on OFS and DELPHI. blame it on month of March, which by far is the busiest this year. blame it on me, i lost interest..
i don't have anything in particular to write about, i just found some idle time so i'd like to create an entry for the sake of having one after a long lull. lemme count from 1 to 9 then write about things that come up to mind first. ayus toh hehe..
one. (1) yesterday. month of April. contrary to being the world's Fools day, everything i am writing here are facts. true. no pretense. (2) there's one person who occupies my mind lately. and i'm totally devoted. (3) one month. i'm giving myself this period to finally come up with some decisions. life-changing ones.
two. (1) there are actually two people i encountered in my entire life who told me i'm gay (except for my brothers, we call each other gay/bakla/guy-lover). that's the thing, why are there only two!? how could you people not know, com'on. am i that not convincing at all? ;p. oh well.. (2) i've been to two countries last February - Singapore and Malaysia. i had good memories with friends in each of them. and i'd like to revisit in the not so distant future. some pictures..
@ St. James Power Station, HarbourFront SG
the following pictures sum up our KL trip:
took this shot while inside the taxi. obviously i was on the wrong side. it's a reflection of the Petronas tower from another building's glass window. i liked the outcome (best viewed large)
it's difficult to capture the entire twin towers into one picture unless you have a superwide angle lens (say, 16mm). i took this shot, camera handheld, with an 18mm lens.. i must say it's been a while that i have not been awed by a man-made structure. last time i recall, it was Paris/Eiffel tower amazement for me on 2003. by the time i saw Petronas up close, it brought back that feeling :D awesome!!
with rona
a group picture at last :) limitation caused by not having a tripod. (L-R) me, rona, katz, b1
three. (1) my audience. there are three people who read this blog: i, me and myself. they are so many i could shout out a secret here and the world will not even know. and care. it will remain a secret. want one? go back to #1. (2) the average text messages i receive each day. based from last week, it's actually 17 / 7 = 2.4285 so i just ramped up the value to the nearest whole digit haha. but don't pity me for receiving few messages because i'm not fond of celphones anyway. i pity those who can't seem to live a day without using their celphones, eh baka you'll go crazy and might end up in the NP ward of the Makati Med.
four. (1) movies i watched last month: a girl boy something something (i dozed off i forgot the title), music and lyrics, 300 (ohhlala, abs galore! see, i told you i'm gay), and because i said so. four in a month, i'd say that's a feat for me. i do watch movies but i can't really call myself a moviegoer if in its context is defined as someone who frequents moviehouses more than the number of showers he takes in a week. of course, i watch blockbusters like spiderman, marvel/dc comics series, pirates of the carribean. who would not want those btw? (2) four. that's how many consecutive games KB24 scored 50 or more points last March. how often that does happen? the last time someone accomplished that, 45 years and 3 months ago. December of 1961 to be exact, by Wilt Chamberlain. his Airness, Michael Jordan, has his streak of reaching the half-century scoring but only for 3 games. so is Kobe deserving to be lined up with Wilt and Jordan? i guess not yet. those 2 are legends, man. they are immortals. you mention their names, and their overall dominance of the game come into discussion. though i think Kobe is on the right track. but not yet. not now..
five. (1) things i want to buy out of my recent bonus. camera flash, 2 new lenses, and an ipod. all these though need to wait as we've decided as a family to go out and have a week-long vacation somewhere outside the country. and being the generous brother/son i am, i offered to buy plane tickets for my erpat and 2 siblings plus myself. (2) i almost forgot. last saturday our beloved ECSC department celelbrated its 5th year anniversary at the Hyatt Hotel in Pedro Gil. of course, i had the rare chance of suiting up for a rare event like this. i don't have copies of the pictures yet kasi sabi ni donj hindi pa daw siya bayad haha bawal pa daw i-share. part of the programme was the TLs sharing their team's inception, brief history, members and functions. we actually didn't know we'll have that speech, not until the emcee (who btw is our star of the night, ma'am weng bayhon wuhooo!) announced it hehe. everyone was joking, "parang humilab yung tiyan ko sa dessert pare, kelangan ko atang lumabas.." haha. but we staved off our stage frights and it turned out well, with the presentation to cap it off (all diligently and patiently created by rona). i love this team. kudos to all of us!! (including those who were part of our team, who are now enjoying their post-GXS era) lucky you hehe joke :D
six. actually there are six things i wanted to buy with my bonus hehe. oakley or ray band dark glasses. wala na kasi yung last ko, nasira na. but then again, it has to wait *sigh*
seven. the years i've been enslaved by my current employer. March 1st to be exact. i was supposed to write a long entry about this last month but then it just didn't happen. bottom line, i am lucky to be working for this company. this is where i've honed my skills - topping the Counter Strike game everytime (okay, sometimes next to kamote_09 hehe), being able to gather the best 3 Starcraft players from our team (ayala side) and compete against other employees (dela rosa side) for a 4on4 game during lunch time when Counter Strike was being banned in the office, being able to convince (aka fool) people that i am good at everything (or most that) i do, learned the craft of having AIDS in the next level, that is placing my hands on the keyboard while staring at the monitor as if doing something when in fact im actually taking a nap, learned the importance of Alt+Tab keyboard shortcuts, and making people laugh with my silly jokes. wehehe. seriously though, i'm grateful. because of work assignments, i was able to go places where as a child i've only dreamt of. i was able to provide for my family's needs and mine. most importantly, i've got to work with great people and met dear friends along the way. cheers!! :D
eight. that's how many bouncers i saw in the Embassy bar at The Fort last saturday. they have these red shirts which says in bold prints: "DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD" hehe. the bar has been infamous for fights amongst drunk and rich people. that's not my point though. why was i able to count these big-bodied men? haha man-hunt ;p. that's what you end up with when you go to places which aren't really "yours", so to speak.
nine. i can't think of anything related to this number..... ah, nine o'clock PM i got to meet brofish's parents. i had a great time talking to them. plus, i got the HDD i ordered from Singapore! :) i can now get a copy of the TV series (may plural form ba toh?) i've been raring to watch (24, prison break, doctor house, heroes, mara clara, marimar... ay uso pa ba yun?). the only problem i have is if i'd be able to watch them right away hehe.
re-reading what i've written here, i guess i wasn't able to drive any specific point except that i was convincing people that i'm gay hahaha. bahala na kayo!
post scriptum
i've beaten my previous record of 71 points at the basketball game @ g4 timezone (yung nasa meh bandang harap). the moment we stepped in, i was in competitive mode. and there were actually people who flocked the area when my friends and i competed. i had 75, 85 and 90 points, beat that! hehe. much to my surprise, people were clapping and i responded by facing them and then *bow*
i don't have anything in particular to write about, i just found some idle time so i'd like to create an entry for the sake of having one after a long lull. lemme count from 1 to 9 then write about things that come up to mind first. ayus toh hehe..
one. (1) yesterday. month of April. contrary to being the world's Fools day, everything i am writing here are facts. true. no pretense. (2) there's one person who occupies my mind lately. and i'm totally devoted. (3) one month. i'm giving myself this period to finally come up with some decisions. life-changing ones.
two. (1) there are actually two people i encountered in my entire life who told me i'm gay (except for my brothers, we call each other gay/bakla/guy-lover). that's the thing, why are there only two!? how could you people not know, com'on. am i that not convincing at all? ;p. oh well.. (2) i've been to two countries last February - Singapore and Malaysia. i had good memories with friends in each of them. and i'd like to revisit in the not so distant future. some pictures..
@ St. James Power Station, HarbourFront SG
the following pictures sum up our KL trip:
took this shot while inside the taxi. obviously i was on the wrong side. it's a reflection of the Petronas tower from another building's glass window. i liked the outcome (best viewed large)
it's difficult to capture the entire twin towers into one picture unless you have a superwide angle lens (say, 16mm). i took this shot, camera handheld, with an 18mm lens.. i must say it's been a while that i have not been awed by a man-made structure. last time i recall, it was Paris/Eiffel tower amazement for me on 2003. by the time i saw Petronas up close, it brought back that feeling :D awesome!!
with rona
a group picture at last :) limitation caused by not having a tripod. (L-R) me, rona, katz, b1
three. (1) my audience. there are three people who read this blog: i, me and myself. they are so many i could shout out a secret here and the world will not even know. and care. it will remain a secret. want one? go back to #1. (2) the average text messages i receive each day. based from last week, it's actually 17 / 7 = 2.4285 so i just ramped up the value to the nearest whole digit haha. but don't pity me for receiving few messages because i'm not fond of celphones anyway. i pity those who can't seem to live a day without using their celphones, eh baka you'll go crazy and might end up in the NP ward of the Makati Med.
four. (1) movies i watched last month: a girl boy something something (i dozed off i forgot the title), music and lyrics, 300 (ohhlala, abs galore! see, i told you i'm gay), and because i said so. four in a month, i'd say that's a feat for me. i do watch movies but i can't really call myself a moviegoer if in its context is defined as someone who frequents moviehouses more than the number of showers he takes in a week. of course, i watch blockbusters like spiderman, marvel/dc comics series, pirates of the carribean. who would not want those btw? (2) four. that's how many consecutive games KB24 scored 50 or more points last March. how often that does happen? the last time someone accomplished that, 45 years and 3 months ago. December of 1961 to be exact, by Wilt Chamberlain. his Airness, Michael Jordan, has his streak of reaching the half-century scoring but only for 3 games. so is Kobe deserving to be lined up with Wilt and Jordan? i guess not yet. those 2 are legends, man. they are immortals. you mention their names, and their overall dominance of the game come into discussion. though i think Kobe is on the right track. but not yet. not now..
five. (1) things i want to buy out of my recent bonus. camera flash, 2 new lenses, and an ipod. all these though need to wait as we've decided as a family to go out and have a week-long vacation somewhere outside the country. and being the generous brother/son i am, i offered to buy plane tickets for my erpat and 2 siblings plus myself. (2) i almost forgot. last saturday our beloved ECSC department celelbrated its 5th year anniversary at the Hyatt Hotel in Pedro Gil. of course, i had the rare chance of suiting up for a rare event like this. i don't have copies of the pictures yet kasi sabi ni donj hindi pa daw siya bayad haha bawal pa daw i-share. part of the programme was the TLs sharing their team's inception, brief history, members and functions. we actually didn't know we'll have that speech, not until the emcee (who btw is our star of the night, ma'am weng bayhon wuhooo!) announced it hehe. everyone was joking, "parang humilab yung tiyan ko sa dessert pare, kelangan ko atang lumabas.." haha. but we staved off our stage frights and it turned out well, with the presentation to cap it off (all diligently and patiently created by rona). i love this team. kudos to all of us!! (including those who were part of our team, who are now enjoying their post-GXS era) lucky you hehe joke :D
six. actually there are six things i wanted to buy with my bonus hehe. oakley or ray band dark glasses. wala na kasi yung last ko, nasira na. but then again, it has to wait *sigh*
seven. the years i've been enslaved by my current employer. March 1st to be exact. i was supposed to write a long entry about this last month but then it just didn't happen. bottom line, i am lucky to be working for this company. this is where i've honed my skills - topping the Counter Strike game everytime (okay, sometimes next to kamote_09 hehe), being able to gather the best 3 Starcraft players from our team (ayala side) and compete against other employees (dela rosa side) for a 4on4 game during lunch time when Counter Strike was being banned in the office, being able to convince (aka fool) people that i am good at everything (or most that) i do, learned the craft of having AIDS in the next level, that is placing my hands on the keyboard while staring at the monitor as if doing something when in fact im actually taking a nap, learned the importance of Alt+Tab keyboard shortcuts, and making people laugh with my silly jokes. wehehe. seriously though, i'm grateful. because of work assignments, i was able to go places where as a child i've only dreamt of. i was able to provide for my family's needs and mine. most importantly, i've got to work with great people and met dear friends along the way. cheers!! :D
eight. that's how many bouncers i saw in the Embassy bar at The Fort last saturday. they have these red shirts which says in bold prints: "DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD" hehe. the bar has been infamous for fights amongst drunk and rich people. that's not my point though. why was i able to count these big-bodied men? haha man-hunt ;p. that's what you end up with when you go to places which aren't really "yours", so to speak.
nine. i can't think of anything related to this number..... ah, nine o'clock PM i got to meet brofish's parents. i had a great time talking to them. plus, i got the HDD i ordered from Singapore! :) i can now get a copy of the TV series (may plural form ba toh?) i've been raring to watch (24, prison break, doctor house, heroes, mara clara, marimar... ay uso pa ba yun?). the only problem i have is if i'd be able to watch them right away hehe.
re-reading what i've written here, i guess i wasn't able to drive any specific point except that i was convincing people that i'm gay hahaha. bahala na kayo!
post scriptum
i've beaten my previous record of 71 points at the basketball game @ g4 timezone (yung nasa meh bandang harap). the moment we stepped in, i was in competitive mode. and there were actually people who flocked the area when my friends and i competed. i had 75, 85 and 90 points, beat that! hehe. much to my surprise, people were clapping and i responded by facing them and then *bow*
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