buhaybahay

para kay cris anthony mendez

2007-08-28T23:59:00.000+08:00

in memory of

CRIS ANTHONY MENDEZ
(1987-2007)

WE CONDEMN FRAT VIOLENCE
JUSTICE FOR CA!

***
kahit narinig ko na sa iba at napanood sa balita
hinihintay ko pa rin yung text mo
yung nagsasabing hindi ito totoo.

ayokong isipin kung anong itsura mo
nung nasa kamay ka ng pakingshet na mga taong yun.
mas gusto kitang alalahanin nung magkakasama tayo,
yung nakangiti ka, nung masaya tayo.

yang picture mo sa itaas, isa sa mga last mo.
kinunan tuesday last week, nung nag-isaw tayo.
iba ang itsura mo nun, bagong gupit at gwapo.

nasaan na nga pala yung eyeglasses mo,
yung kailangan mo pang suotin
para lang tignan si monica?

wala na.
di ka na namin makikita.

***
kung kelan naman kasi naging close na tayo
saka pa mangyayari ito.

at kahit sa iba Cris ka, sa amin si CA ka.
o kaya nora ng gfam, o kahit glydel pa.

paano yun,
wala nang magpapabuhat ng gamit,
wala nang mangungulit magpalibre,
wala nang magiging praktikal?

di na natin tuloy malalaman
kung sino yung nagpapadala ng load sa'yo.

***
"parting is all we know of heaven,
and all we need of hell."

at dahil sa iyong "act(s) of kindness",
100% akong sure na nasa heaven ka.

----- O -----

note: this was from a mass card we saw at his wake

God's Garden Must Be Beautiful

God saw you getting tired,
When a cure was not to be.
So He wrapped His arms around you,
And whispered, "Come to Me".
You didn't deserve what you went through,
So He gave you rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He only picks the best.
And when I saw you sleeping,
So peaceful and free from pain,
I could not wish you back
to suffer that again.

sori, walang tao...

2007-07-15T00:00:00.000+08:00

isasara ko muna ang aking bahay.

kailangan muna kasing magseryoso sa aking buhay.

papatunayan ko muna sa aking sarili at sa ibang tao

na kaya kong gawin yun

even with just 1%

= = = = =

I hope you know, I hope you know

That this has nothing to do with you

It's personal, myself and I

We've got some straightenin' out to do

And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket

But I've got to get a move on with my life

It's time to be a big girl now

And big girls don't cry

the hp tradition

2007-07-12T10:20:00.000+08:00

first of all, humihingi ako ng tawad sa mga taong malapit sa kinauupuan namin kagabi sa last full show sa cinema 1 ng sm megamall. dahil as always, napaka-ingay na naman namin with our never ending commentary habang pinapalabas yung movie.

pero kasi, tradisyon na namin iyon, ang manood ng harry potter sa first day of showing nito. mula sorcerer's stone hanggang ngayong order of the phoenix, lagi kaming magkakasama sa panonood nito (although namiss pala ni rona yung first two).

parang di ganun ka-okay yung movie, masyadong fast forward yung story. at saka, pirated yata yung copy sa megamall, biglang huminto at tumalon sa panibagong scene (sana lang di importante yung nalagpasan namin).

ba't nga pala kahit na magkamukha sila, obvious pa rin na mas gwapo yung isang twin (si fred yata yun)? si seamus tumangkad lang pero yun pa rin ang itsura, samantalang si dean thomas halatang nagbinata na tulad ni neville. in fairness, ang ganda ni tonks, parang ayaw ko tuloy siyang ipartner kay remus. pero the best sa lahat si luna, parang adik lang haha :D

p.s. alin nga ba d'yan sa tatlo ang pinanood natin?

*pics

because i'm five... and french

2007-07-07T23:42:00.000+08:00

i don't remember having a children's
birthday party when i was a kid
which is why i wanted to have one now.
and i did.
we even had party hats, balloons,
ice cream, and a kiddie cake.
(that's numbuh 3 of Kids Next Door.)
it was fun.
thanks to all who came and
also to those who greeted me by text,
or through e-mail, ym, multiply,
friendster, even in my tagboard here.
special mention kina aye, anj & rona
who brought jason mraz back.
natouch talaga ako dun...
sa wednesday, harry potter naman :D

*pics

met

2007-07-05T23:34:00.000+08:00

pagkatapos ng konting miscommunication,
natuloy na rin ang pagkikita.
kahit medyo nakakagulat, kasi
di ko inakala na darating sila agad.
nakakakaba rin kasi dahil ngayon
lang ako makikipagmeet sa mga
taong ka-link ko dito sa blog.

to padre salvi and toniwoni,
salamat sa pagbisita :D
and as promised on my tagboard,
may libreng shakes, avocado nga lang.

(galing nga pala ni toni
sa dirty minds...
i win! i win! hehe)

balik uli kayo sa tambayan,
welcome na kayo dun.

toniwoni - buhaybahay - padre salvi - kitchenomics

you've got mail

2007-06-27T23:34:00.000+08:00

i don't remember the last time
i got something in the mail.
oh wait, i do. it was my grades from UP.
(Nay: Ba't puro tres grade mo?
Ako: Nay, units yan. Units! :P )

anyway, i received something today.
it was a birthday card, two weeks early.
and even though it came
not from a person but an institution,
i was still touched.
it was sweet of them to send one.
and for that, i will gladly donate
more of my blood to NKTI.

which reminds me, our org's
blood drive happens next month.
so, i'm inviting everyone in advance.
and no, it doesn't hurt.

one colorful day

2007-06-23T23:43:00.000+08:00

third time sa color me mine.
back to ceramic painting.
i picked an easy piece,
a rectangular fruit bowl.
and just like before,
i only used two colors.
purple as the base color
and green for the clover leaves.
meanwhile, my sister picked a
christmas tree cookie jar.
she's not satisfied
with her work though.

after that, we passed an
activity at the shang lobby.
it's the transformers.
actually, wala talaga akong
alam tungkol sa kanila.
ni wala nga akong balak
panoorin yung movie eh.
at di ko alam kung bakit medyo
natakot akong magpakuha
ng pictures with them.
paano pa kaya kung mga
tunay na transformers makita ko?
hmmm... :P

pagdating naman sa trinoma,
barbie of fairytopia
naman ang inabutan namin.
sayang, walang pics.
isipin nyo na lang
nakalabas ng kulungan
si paris hilton
at nagsuot ng fairy wings.
hahahahaha...

*pics

lib prends

2007-06-20T21:04:00.000+08:00

Napost ko na ito somewhere else, pero lagay ko rin dito para mabasa niya. Malaman naman kaya niya na siya yung tinutukoy ko? haha

Isip ka ng isang tao. I-base mo sa kanya ang mga isasagot mo. Walang ibahan ng naisip. Magpakatotoo!!!

*//friend mo ba sya sa friendster?
// of course :D

*//anong lugar ang naaalala mo sa kanya?
// music one sa greenbelt

*//baket?
// mrazmerized hehe

*//anong song ang naaalala mo sa kanya?
// mga kanta ng linkin park

*//baket?
// favorite n'ya yun e

*//ok ba ang height?
// parang hinde, haha :P

*//magaling ba kumanta?
// mukhang nasa itsura naman niya hehe

*//eh sumayaw?
// yata

*//may kamukha ba syang artista/singer?
// meron ba? haha

*//close ba kayo?
// medyo lang, sana talaga mas naging closer pa...

*//nakita mo na syang magalit?
// yata

*//eh ngumiti?
// oo naman

*//eh umiyak?
// parang...

*//ano fave food nya?
// lahat siguro

*//baket?
// kasi lumaki sya ngayon eh... joke lang hahahaha

*//baket sya ang napili mo para sa survey na ito?
// kasi bigla siyang sumulpot kahapon hehe

*//pinaiyak ka ba nya?
// no

*//pinaiyak mo ba sya?
// hindi rin

*//pinangiti ka ba nya?
// oo naman

*//miss mo na ba sya?
// hinde

*//talaga?
// hehe

*//baket?
// matagal ko rin kasi siyang di nakita

*//kelan mo sya huling nakita?
// kahapon na lang ulit

*//saan?
// sa ups tambayan

*//message para sa kanya?
// hoy, ba't ka nag-LOA? nga pala, nakita ko kanina sa class si ... hehe

*//nagsisisi ka ba na nakilala mo sya?
// di ko sure eh. dapat ba akong magsisi ha? hehe

Dahil nang-ambush ka ng pics, may ipapaalala ako sa'yo. Almost two years ago na rin pala nung una kong na-formulate yun haha. Kaya para sa'yo at sa mga gustong malaman kung sino tinutukoy ko, eto ang sagot, click n'yo: AJA :P

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Muli akong nagbalik sa Eng'g Lib II at ngayon dala ko na yung camera. Kaya ayun, sinulit namin ni Jen ang nakakapagod na pag-akyat sa building nila at kumuha ng maraming litrato haha
*photos

paints and parties

2007-06-17T22:20:00.000+08:00

Family day na naman sa work ni ate. And this time, t-shirt printing ang activity. Kala namin ikaw uli ang mag-iisip ng sarili mong design, pero yun pala pre-designed na yung shirts and bags. Parang nag-coloring book ka lang. We each can pick two items, so we got three bags and a shirt. Nakakainis nga lang kasi may nangggaya sa blond Mona Lisa idea ko. At least hindi s'ya naging Mona Lisa from Mars, as in green yung skin hehe. Pero kid lang naman kasi ang gumawa nun. Mas worse siguro yung isang guy na ginawang purple si Patrick (from spongebob), naging Barney/Grimace tuloy hahahahaha. Eto ang kinalabasan nung gawa namin ni ate:

Pagkatapos sa Color-Me-Mine, nagpunta na akong UP to meet with other sandiganistas na pupunta rin sa party ni Swaz. Di namin alam na effort pala ang pumunta sa bahay nila kaya medyo ginabi kami. Sinulit na lang tuloy sa pamamagitan ng pagkain ng marami, as in lahat yata mukhang nasobrahan sa pagkabusog. Sayang at walang magic sing, pero at least nakanood sila ng PBB. Salamat Swaz, pati na rin sa family mo lalo na yung paghatid samin ng papa mo hanggang sa Edsa. Next year uli? hehe :D

*party pics

these pictures came too late

2007-06-15T01:53:00.000+08:00

sori kung ngayon lang. alam n'yo naman kung anong dahilan.
di ko na sasabihin dahil bawal sabihin, di ba swaz? hahaha

anyway, belated hapi bertdey na lang rofa and raymond.
salamat sa libre sa chateau verde, jombits.
nanghihinayang ako dahil di ko na-enjoy.
bawi na lang sa party ni swaz,
pero yun ay kung umabot pa ako.

pero dahil late, may bonus pics.
una, yung nagpunta ang g fam sa arki
para makigamit ng restroom... ng men hahaha
in fairness, colorful ang tiles :P

at naaalala n'yo pa rin ba
nung nag-dial 8 mcdo tayo sa tambayan?
syempre, ang issue ng missing coke float
ay di ko malilimutan hehe

lahat yan nandito:
*bday* - *arki* - *mcdo*

vfa

2007-06-09T01:08:00.000+08:00

text messages from a friend:

serves you right!
don't take this the wrong way,
but i salute her for that.
you have to learn your lesson
the hard way.

my reaction:

hahahahahahahahaha!
tough love talaga!

pero in fairness, gets mo ako ha,
dahil yan talaga kailangan ko ngayon,
konting jolt para magtino.

patunay lang na tunay kang kaibigan.
salamat sa offer na pagtulong.
i won't hesitate when that time comes.

family extension

2007-06-07T22:10:00.000+08:00

Lumalaki na ang pamilya.
Nadagdag si Nora
(mom ni Lotlot na asawa ni Monching
na anak sa labas ni Idi)
at si Dolly Anne
(na mahilig i-criticize
sina Rofa at Anabel).

Kaso nga lang mukhang
nagtra-transform ang members,
nagiging Mean Girls.
(Swazie, ikaw si Rachel McAdams
at hindi si Anne Hathaway.)
Kakahiya tuloy kay Jayjay...
:P

*pichoors

waiting... hoping...

2007-06-05T00:43:00.000+08:00

wala akong sinisisi
kundi ang sarili ko.

kung ako rin si ma'am v,
di ko rin yun ie-endorse.

ayoko ko nang mag-pramis.

pero pwede po bang
makahingi ng
last chance?

please...

trying to be happy

2007-06-01T21:31:00.000+08:00

i've been feeling down these past few days.

but there were a few bright spots.
like meeting friends
you've not seen for some time
to watch the third Pirates movie.
it's important to keep in touch.
i don't wanna lose friends again,
especially not them. hehe.

(sori kung ngayon lang yung *pics)

another nice thing
is listening to my
new maroon 5 cd.
it won't be soon before long.

i miss ryan though.
(the first thing i did
after opening the cd
was to look for his name.
naduling pa ako dun ha.
but it was nice to know
that he's still a part of it,
as their musical director.)

my favorite track?
won't go home without you...

i'm caught up in a...

2007-05-30T23:34:00.000+08:00

STORM
Lifehouse

How long have I been in this storm?
So overwhelmed by the ocean's shapeless form
Water's getting harder to tread
With these waves crashing over my head

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If I happen to see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
And everything will be all right
And everything will be all right

I know you didn't bring me out here to drown
So why am I ten feet under and upside down
Barely surviving has become my purpose
Because I'm so used to living underneath the surface

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If I'd see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
And everything will be all right

You know everything is alright
Everything's alright

abandoned

2007-05-29T23:46:00.000+08:00

it's been a few days since i've been to my blog.

it's just that i've been confused about a few things.
and i've been afraid to face my problems.

basically, i was unhappy.

wait... still am.
(unhappy sounds much sadder than just sad, don't you think?)

i also realized this:

there are two ways i screw up my life.
one, by doing nothing.
or two, by doing something i don't like to do.

so what now?
...

98 in one

2007-05-24T00:00:00.000+08:00

It's midnight. May 24.
This blog is now one year old.

I'm sad.
I wanted a new layout.
I wanted this to be the 100th post.
I achieved none of those.

Still,
happy anniversary.

*Blake better win.
That way, I can still celebrate.

edit:
f*ck, the girl won.
so fake.
can't even cry tears.

I'll buy your album, Blake.

the wait is ogre

2007-05-23T15:03:00.000+08:00

Nagsinungaling pa ako sa dalawa kong kaibigan para lang matuloy ito. Sabi kasi ni Val, one time lang daw niya itong gagawin, kaya sige, go lang tutal siya naman manglilibre. Pero mas importante, at least magkikitakita kami for the first time in months. Kahit sandali lang talaga nakapag-usap, gabi na kasi at tagal pa dumating ni Reyna :P Pero at least natuloy ang panonood namin ng Shrek 3, kahit hindi na sa Trinoma.

Jen, next time dapat tayo rin tulad na nila hehe :D

*photos*

tagged again

2007-05-22T23:34:00.000+08:00

Wahahaha, so someone tagged me again. This time its by Monica/Monai. I can answer this, since it's just random things, right? It doesn't have to be weird so it's kinda easy.

Rule: Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog! Let’s begin…

*Seven Random Facts about Marijuana*

1 I play Josh Groban when I'm sad, Eminem when I'm angry. Even though I can't understand some of Josh's songs that were not in English, andun pa rin yung emosyon eh, :P Eminem, on the other hand, permits me to say the swear words that I can't say to the ones who made me angry.

2 I don't like eating onions, especially the violet ones.

3 I bought a whole set of Naruto coinbanks just because I found the Gaara one so cute. I don't even know the names of the others.

4 I was actually part of a track and field team in elementary. I'm not that good so I was just assigned to the relay group. But I enjoyed it, because it got me excused from my classes.

5 I was a Westlife fan. But not anymore hehe. I even watched one of their concerts at Araneta. Jologs! hahaha :D

6 I visit the Foreign Serials section at the Main Lib just to read People magazine :P

7 I was a CAT officer back in high school. Mababa lang ranggo ko, but the whole experience was so memorable and our batch had so much fun. We did a lot of "kadiri" things and some "illegal" things. Maybe someday I'll write all about it here when I get the courage.

By the way, I'm not tagging anyone. Again. :P

tag cheater

2007-05-20T22:43:00.000+08:00

I got tagged by lui to answer the second tag in her post. I really want to answer that one but the problem was I can't think right now of any weird things about me (and also because I think I already wrote a similar post like it). So I cheated and answered the first one of the tags she got, it's way easier. :P

Rule: List out 6 websites that you often surf upon opening your web browser.

1 Yahoo Mail - because I always have to check my mail first. I actually have four accounts there: first is buhaybahay (the main one I use for everything), another is for all the yahoogroups I joined, another is for formal use and the last one is for safety purposes ;) hehe.

2 Friendster - I also log in to a few there: my own one; our org's account (i only check this from time to time); and an extra one for stalking people hehe :P

3 blogspot - of course I always check this blog, and my other, more personal one (laging may extra talaga haha)

4 Peyups - although I'm ashamed to admit that the page I bookmarked leads to the Entertainment thread hehe

5 i-republic - I'm only using dial-up so I always check if I still got enough Internet load.

6 other blogs - I check my friends' blogs then Jessica Zafra's. I also randomly click at my links, and sometimes I bloghop too.

By the way, I'm not tagging anyone.

the boys bloom at trinoma

2007-05-18T00:50:00.000+08:00

We got to Trinoma just in time
to get ourselves nice seats
for the Bloomfields show.
We weren't able to look around,
we only actually saw half
of the first floor.
But it looks big and nice.
Enough to compete against
SM North Edsa.

Anyway, the band is our
real reason to go there.
I was a bit disappointed
with their album that
I bought a couple of weeks ago.
But I wanted to at least
see them perform live first
before making any final judgment.
Jayjay has funny dance moves.
Pepe was pa-cute.
Louie was hyper/crazy.
Rocky was under appreciated.
Lakan was just there (but he is nice).
I still like them.

"alam mo na yun,
you know what i mean..."

pics: *g fam @ trinoma
*backstage with the boys
*the bloomfields

canton cravings

2007-05-16T13:59:00.000+08:00

To hell with my 'diet'.
Must eat pancit canton.
The sweet & spicy flavored kind.
What pushed me over the edge?
Seeing the contestants of
PNTM eat them for breakfast
at last night's episode.
Nobody got eliminated by the way.
Elf and Grendel for final two.
Grendel for the win.

nga pala.
Save the beatboxer. Save the world.

rock the vote

2007-05-14T10:15:00.000+08:00

i already voted.

have you?

nanay

2007-05-13T13:02:00.000+08:00

Para sa aking nanay na mas piniling mag-isang palakihin ang kanyang tatlong anak kaysa magkaroon ng isang walang kwentang asawa,

saludo po ako sa inyo, astig ka!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

welcome ni mamita

2007-05-12T02:46:00.000+08:00

Walang rason, pero nagkita-kita pa rin ang pamilya.

Nakarating pa sa Katips,
na requested ng bagong dagdag na miyembro.
Si Jan, bilang si Pilita.
Ayan, wag ka nang ma-OP samin.
Sabihin mo nga pala kung anong sinabi mo kay daughtry,
kundi walang sudoku, tulad ng sabi ni Idi.
Na nag-nosebleed sa dami ng nakita sa McDo.

*pics

all-star cast

2007-05-09T21:02:00.000+08:00

Ilang araw na lang at eleksyon na. At tulad ng lagi kong sinasabi, iboboto ko ang mga artistang tumatakbo. Pero dahil di naman sila ganuon karami, isasama ko na rin sa listahan ang mga kandidato na may koneksyon sa mga artista o sa entertainment industry. So here goes:

Senator:
1 Richard Gomez
2 Tito Sotto
3 Cesar Montano
4 Victor Wood
5 Loren Legarda
6 Noynoy Aquino: kapatid ni Kris Aquino
7 Tessie Aquino-Oreta: tiyahin ni Kris
8 Kiko Pangilinan: asawa ni Sharon Cuneta
9 Ralph Recto: asawa ni Vilma Santos
10 Migs Zubiri: asawa niya si Audrey Tan na dating Studio 23 VJ
11 Nikki Coseteng: may movie siya dati with Erap

Party-List
1 Party-list ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA): isa sa mga magiging representative nila ay si Jerry Codiñera, na may mga basketball movies na ginawa dati

Nakatira ako sa Quezon City, 2nd District so kahit sa lokal meron akong maiboboto:

Vice-Mayor:
1 Herbert Bautista
Congressman:
1 Chuck Mathay - tatay ni Ara Mina
Councilor:
1 Aiko Melendez-Jickain
2 Winnie Castelo - asawa niya si Precious Hipolito na newscaster sa IBC 13

Kulang pa ang aking listahan, kaya kung may alam pa kayong kandidatong pwedeng idagdag, maari kayong mag-iwan ng suggestions sa aking comments box. Salamat. :D

for that, i hate you

2007-05-07T17:43:00.000+08:00

hindi ko na-enjoy ang amazing race all-stars. hindi lang dahil sa hindi ko talaga gusto yung nanalo, kundi dahil sa mga spoiler-happy people sa peyups. hello, hindi naman kami bobo para hindi ma-gets na totoong spoiler na yung mga pinagpo-post mo dyan kahit na sabihin mo na personal bets mo lang sila. at lalo pang nakakainis ay yung nagkukunwari ka pang inosente at walang ginagawang mali eh sa totoo naman di pa nag-start yung season nagmamagaling ka na doon sa thread ng amazing race. alam mo kung sino ka dahil pag may nagrereklamo tungkol sa spoilers, laging ikaw ang unang nagre-react para sabihing wala namang nagpo-post ng ganun.

oo, ikaw ang tinutukoy ko, qing_her.

syempre dapat may spidey post

2007-05-05T02:07:00.000+08:00

Natuloy ang panonood ng G fam ng Spiderman 3 kahit hindi nakasama si Raymond (dapat naman kasi inuuna talaga ang thesis hehe). Sayang Swaz, di mo nakita nung nag-emo si Peter at naging kahawig ni Miggy (ayon kay Idi at Rofa). Pero kahit anong transformation gawin niya, mas gusto ko pa rin si Harry Osborn haha. Si Jombits nga na ngayon pa lang nakapanood ng Spiderman eh naiyak sa pagkamatay niya.

Di ko actually nagustuhan masyado yung film. Parang napuputol yung story at minsan nagiging corny na. Buti na lang andun si James Franco, na mas favorite ko talaga simula pa nung first installment. Magawan kaya nila ng paraan na maibalik siya kung meron mang part four? :P

*Tuwing nanonood lang ng Spiderman saka ko nagugustuhan ang pangalan ko. Sino naman kaya kasi ang di matutuwa na marinig ang MJ o Mary Jane every few minutes sa loob ng sinehan? hehehe :D

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Binisita ko nga rin pala ang aking librarian friend sa nilipatan nilang bagong location. At ang request lang niya, ipromote ko daw ang library nila. Kaya eto, para sa mga di pa nakakaalam, bukas na po ang Eng'g Lib II/ Extension dun sa bagong ComSci building sa may harap ng NIGS. Ngayon yata, puro computer science books pa lang ang andun, pero soon, pati yata MMM at EEE collections mapupunta na rin sa kanila.

Maganda yung mismong library, maluwag, tahimik at bago ang lahat ng gamit. Effort nga lang pumunta dun kasi nga medyo malayo ito at pag dating mo pa dun, isa pang nakakapagod na akyatan dahil parang nasa itaas pa ng bundok yung building. Sayang di ko nakuhanan ng pictures kasi pina-iwan yung bag ko sa guard, next time na lang siguro pag sinipag uli akong pumunta dun. :D

who's your daddy?

2007-05-03T23:05:00.000+08:00

Alam kong si Melinda ang pinakamagaling na kumanta sa kanila.

Pero si Blake na lang kasi ang kaabang-abang na panoorin para sa akin ngayong season na ito ng American Idol.

At yung performance niya ng Time of the Season at

You Give Love a Bad Name, WOW talaga.

So sana umabot siya sa final two.

Kasi ayaw kong manalo si Jordin. :P

home

2007-05-01T23:07:00.000+08:00

i love our home. i like our house. i like its location.
i hate our neighborhood.

i want to experience living in the provinces.
i pick pangasinan.

family tree

2007-04-27T13:35:00.000+08:00

Guess who the fallen apple is...

mainit na usapan

2007-04-25T23:03:00.000+08:00

guys, sori sa drama ko kanina. sobrang worried lang talaga kasi ako lalo na nung walang sumasagot sa mga tawag ko samin. malay ko ba kasi baka nagbabalot na sila kaya di na nila napansin kung nagri-ring na ang phone. lagi lang talaga akong nagpapanic basta sunog ang usapan.

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warning:
wag na wag kayong magjo-joke ng kahit anong tungkol sa sunog sa akin. baka matarayan ko pa kayo.

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sobrang na-trauma kasi ako nung masunugan kami. lalo na yung pangalawang beses na ang naiwan lang sa bahay ay ako at ang ate ko. kahit na hindi kami inabot nun (pero malapit na talaga), nakakatakot pa rin na experience yun. ngayon, kahit konting ingay lang na maririnig ko sa gabi, bigla akong nagigising at hindi uli makakatulog hangga't di ko sure na false alarm lang yun. ayaw ko ngang maki-overnight sa ibang lugar dahil buong gabi ko lang iisipin na baka may sunog na naman na mangyari samin. ganoon kagrabe ang naging epekto nun sa akin.

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kanina ang unang naisip ko nung malaman ang balitang may sunog na malapit sa amin ay bakit naman kami masusunugan uli eh kaya nga ako nasa UP ay para maibigay kay jen yung donation namin para sa nasunugan sa libis. ang negative ko talaga, dapat pala naisip ko na good karma 'yun.

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ilang random tips:
1 itago na lang sa isang lugar ang lahat ng mga importanteng papeles niyo, para pag nagkagulo na hindi na maghahanap pa kung saan-saan. mahirap din kasing maglakad uli ng mga birth certificates, licences, etc. pag nasama ang mga iyon sa sunog.
2 sana wag ring kalimutang i-save ang mga pictures niyo. lalo na yung mga luma na nakalagay pa sa mga photo albums. hindi na kasi yun talaga mapapalitan.
3 mas magandang iprioritize ang pagpigil sa paglaki ng apoy. madalas kasi mas inuunang i-save ang kanya-kanyang mga gamit (pero hindi ko sinasabing masama iyon) at iasa na lang sa bumbero ang pagpatay ng apoy. ang nangyari kasi sa amin nung 2nd time, yung mga babae na lang ang nanguna sa pagsave ng mga gamit at yung mga kalalakihan ay nagtulong-tulong na lang sa pagpasapasa at pagbuhos ng tubig sa apoy. nakatulong talaga yun ng malaki para mapigilang kumalat pa lalo yung sunog.
4 at sana wag pong kalimutang i-save ang mga alagang hayop. di naman po kasi nila kayang isave ang kanilang mga sarili. ;)
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masyado akong nagseryoso sa itaas. pasayahin naman natin ang ending:

cha, kung mababasa mo ito, nakita namin yung kras mo sa casaa. narinig niya yata yung sinabi ni jombits na "ang init dito kasi may hot" kaya nainis siguro at umalis na lang hehe :D

at the block

2007-04-24T00:14:00.000+08:00

Pagkatapos ng kasiyahan sa tambayan, napilit nina Raymond at Eddie sina Ruffa at Annabelle na sumama sa kanilang pamamasyal sa The Block. Naabutan ng pamilya ang isang photo exhibit sa lobby ng mall at naisipang magpakuha ng mga litrato tulad ng ginagawa ng ibang mga tao.

raymond -------- eddie

ruffa -------- annabelle

Pagkatapos ng pictorial, hinanap ng pamilya ang cafe na pinuntahan ni Angel Aquino para sa Us Girls. Ito ang Martabak Cafe na ang especialty ay ang Chocolate and Cheese Pancake.

the Gutierrezes

*open sa bagong window ang link na ito: G family
g01 hanggang g29 ang mga litrato :D

guess where i've been...

2007-04-18T22:09:00.000+08:00

We stayed at Microtel Inn which is located at Upper Session Road.

sa Baguio Cathedral kung saan may inabutan kaming kinakasal
at sa Good Shepherd Convent para bumili ng ube jam

nag-exercise paakyat sa Lourdes Grotto

at The Mansion of PGMA and at PMA

ano kayang maganda sa Mines View Park, wala naman
konti lang yung butterflies

a statue at the Botanical Garden
kahit saan may SM

pinakagusto ko nung naglaro kami ng mini-golf sa Camp John Hay :D

edit: si marla po ng barkada trip ang nagpunta sa baguio ^_^

mugged update

2007-04-11T19:16:00.000+08:00

Remember the mug I painted for family day at my sister's work? Well, we finally got it back. Here are the pictures, judge it yourself. Please don't be harsh, hehe. :D

my sister's angel

the mug and the extra picture frame we rushed

my ugly red mug with black cats around the rim and my name at the bottom

^_^

Linggo ng Pagkabuhay

2007-04-08T15:43:00.000+08:00

Hanggang ngayon, iniisip ko pa rin kung anong ginagawa ng ibang mga tao tuwing Easter sunday. Kasi sa lugar namin, hindi lang yun katapusan ng Holy Week, fiesta time din yun dahil ang barangay namin ay sakop ng Parokya ng Pagkabuhay.

Mga ilang taon na rin na medyo nawalan ng kulay ang fiesta sa lugar namin. Dahil na rin sa sunog nung 1998, medyo nabawasan ang pagsasaya ng mga tao. Pero ngayon, unti-unti na uling bumabalik sa dati ang level ng kasiyahan. Ngayon, meron na uling Little Miss Blas Roque, kung saan guest pa si Ara Mina (nangangampanya kasi para sa tatay niyang si Chuck Mathay). Tapos kanina naman, may napanood pa akong mga batang nakapila para sa basagang palayok. Ang nakabasag pa nga ay si Reggie na deaf since birth (at nag-worry pa ako kung paano niya maririnig yung turo ng mga nagsisigawang bata kung kelan niya hahampasin yung palayok). Pero miss ko pa rin yung ibang activities tulad ng singing at dancing contests pati na rin yung liga ng basketbol (paano ba naman, nawala rin yung court). Ngayon ko tuloy na-appreciate yung effort ng SK sa lugar namin.

Nagsilbi nga rin pala akong ninang sa pamangkin kong si Iyangers. Gudlak naman kasi sa pinsan ko, two years old na yun, ngayon lang pinabinyagan. Pero in fairness, may nakatalo pa sa kanya sa lateness ng binyag, yung isang babae dun na mukhang malapit ng maging teenager. Meron ding (medyo) nakakatawang pangyayari sa simbahan. Maraming kasabay na magpapabinyag dahil nga fiesta kaya ayun, sa dami ng tao, hindi na sila masyadong nakinig dun sa seminar na binigay bago magsimula yung misa. Dahil di sila nakinig, di tuloy nila alam na kailangang mag-reply dun sa sinasabi nung pari. Nagalit tuloy yung pari at nagsabing kailangang ulitin uli yung seminar bago siya bumalik sa loob, hahaha. Kawawa naman tuloy yung girl na nagsasalita sa harap. Sa kanya ko pa naman nalaman na hindi dapat Papa Jesus ang tawag, dapat daw Kuya Jesus.

Yun lang. Happy Easter Sunday sa lahat! :D

some things end

2007-04-04T19:19:00.000+08:00

I remembered how to swim.
But I can't learn how to float on my back.

Jombits has a strong, manly grip.
Good thing Mikko saved me.

Swaz can speak very fluent English.
Nosebleed.

Breakfast at newly renovated McDo Philcoa.
Palakpakan naman natin.

Best Picture:

*sinabi ko naman na isang picture lang ang ia-upload ko di ba? Hahahaha...

lagoon goddesses

2007-04-03T10:18:00.000+08:00

Photoshoot na naman ng mga sandiganistas before dumating o kaya after umalis ng apps para sa CD tasks nila. Kahapon na lang uli ako nakapunta sa may Lagoon kaya masaya. Lalo na yung pagtawid sa bridge na nabubulok, exciting kasi may chance na biglang bumigay ito at malaglag kami sa putikan (lagot ang mga camera pag nagkataon). Si Cha naman gusto ring mag-carve ng pangalan dun sa mga puno wala nga lang tools. Nakakatuwa ring panoorin yung dalawang naghahabulang paru-paro. And as usual ang daming couples sa tabi-tabi.

Questions of the day:

Hate Late?

Si Person ba 'yun?

Katips o Philcoa?

*jombits --- *cha 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 *swaz and janeth 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 --- *group pics 01 - 02 - 03

name game

2007-03-29T11:12:00.000+08:00

I was looking through some of my old stuff when I came across this card.

I remember Shirley (HS classmate) and I bought this in a small store which sells school supplies and other religious stuff. Of course this is just half of my name but it's okay because back in high school they call me Jane (or my last name because we're CAT officers) although I hate it because it's so girly. I only became MJ in college because there were two Mary Janes in our block, she got the whole name and I got the abbreviation.

Anyway, here's what it says (with my comments in brackets):

JANE

Local origin of name: "English"

From the Hebrew root name "John"

Meaning (Yochanan), "God has been gracious"

Emotional Spectrum:

Not confrontational,prefers to accommodate

[instead of having shouting matches, I'll just stop talking to you]

Personal Interity:

Parents of Jane brought her up on firm moral ground

[make that parent, I was brought up only by my mother]

Personality:

When others lose their head, Jane stays cool

[this is not true, I know I always panic]

Relationships:

Not many people are as giving as Jane

[I guess this one's true hehe]

Travel & Leisure:

A trip of a lifetime is in her future

[I think I already had this chance (remember Maroon 5 in Australia), but I let it pass by]

Career & Money:

Her study skills are the key to a good education

[my study skills suck that's why my education is going nowhere]

Life's Opportunities:

Joy and happiness await this blessed person

[I really, really hope so... ]

far is tanay

2007-03-26T22:46:00.000+08:00

Swaz and I went to Tanay, Rizal to check out a place for our sem-ender. We both thought it was not that far from UP but we were wrong. It was far. We went over the hills and into the valley to get there. Was the resort worth it? Luckily, it was. Are we going to use it? Maybe, maybe not.

--o-O-o--

During our travel, Swaz told me about the movie 'Turistas'. Natakot tuloy kami nung mapansin na walang masyadong jeep na dumadaan pabalik sa bayan. o_O

--o-O-o--

I heard Josh Groban singing "Un Amore Per Sempre" in the wilderness. That was a little highlight of the day for me. ^_^

little angels/demons

2007-03-22T01:28:00.000+08:00

Di ako aakalain na sobrang mapapagod pala ako dun sa batch project ng mga apps. Medyo makulit kasi yung mga kids, yung bang minsan gusto mo na silang tirisin hehe. Buti na lang may pito si Sister kaya medyo napipigilan pa sila. Si Jombits, nakahanap ng mini-B****, inggit naman tuloy si Abby, walang mini-L***. Pero bilib tuloy ako sa mga apps na pumunta: magaling, magaling. :D

--- Batch Project Photos ---

1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7

8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 --13 -- 14

15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- 21

mugged

2007-03-18T21:10:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, instead of attending our org's instivisit, I opted to go with my oldest sister to their company's family activity day.

And you know what I learned there?

That I have no artistic ability. None at all.

It was held at Color Me Mine at Shangri-la Plaza. We have to pick a ceramic to paint and later they will bake and glaze it. They had a lot of designs to choose from like figurines, candle holders, trinket boxes, plates, bowls, photo frames, etc. My sister did a tall angel figurine while I did a mug. (Actually, what I wanted to do was a Volkswagen type car but I didn't after noticing that only little boys were picking that particular design.) One would think that a mug was pretty easy to do but if you're like me who had no sense of design, it would be hard. Even choosing the color was hard for me. I don't like girly colors (pink, light blue, green, yellow, etc.) and I tend to favor black (see this blog?).

In the end, I painted my mug red outside, black inside. The bottom and handle of the mug were also black. I also painted black cats (with their sticker templates) on the outside.

Did it look good? n-o, NO. My sister even laughed at my finished design. I think even the two girls who shared our table were trying their best not to laugh at my design. I looked around and I think the works of the small kids are even better than mine. My painted mug is the ugliest of all ceramics done that day.

I won't be able to see how the color will actually turn out since we will only be able to get it from them after 20 days.I just hope that that the red will turn blood red and the black will not turn into gray. But one's thing for sure. Once I get it back, I will proudly drink from that mug because I made it and it's mine.

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If I'm agnostic, why do I get teary when I sing 'Ama Namin'?

going to school is fun

2007-03-15T21:49:00.000+08:00

While others are busy with their schoolwork, my orgmates and I were just playing Clue in our tambayan today. I didn't know that playing that board game with 4 or more persons would be a lot harder. But on the plus side, it was also a lot more fun.

Jen and I also went with Rose Ann to the theater at the Faculty Center to watch a free showing of a play. It was free because it's organized by students who were fulfilling the requirements for their theater classes. Taguan was actually three short plays: Pamamanhikan, A Thing of Beauty and Carwash. I remembered that I already watched the English version of Pamamanhikan (The Wedding Proposal) last year when it was presented by Repertory Philippines. I liked the girl who played Natalya, she did her part well. A Thing of Beauty was about this Nazi officer (Rose Ann, tama tayo sa hula natin sa kanya) who was searching a convent for someone. Unlike the first one which was a comedy, this one's serious so it kinda become boring. Sadly we have to leave before the third one started.

Back at the tambayan, while they were entertaining Yang's Korean friend, Jen, Jombits, Abby (or shall I say Alef hehe) and I went over to Sunken Garden to take some pictures. There was no one around and it was already dark so we really had a lot of fun shooting photos.

Here are the rest of the pics:

1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12

last meeting

2007-03-14T16:09:00.000+08:00

Kanina yung huling meeting ng sport climbing class namin. Actually lahat ng classes nagsama-sama para nga dun sa inter-class competition. Dalawang team ang nabuo mula sa mga nag-qualify sa section namin. Sayang nga lang at mukhang mas matibay yung mga taga-ibang section. Pero okay lang, at least may effort at masaya pa rin naman kami sa pag-cheer.

PE 2 Sport Climbing THCD

Thursday Group

(parang That's Entertainment hehe)

Yan yung class picture namin (sayang, may mga absent). Si Ma'am Molly (yung naka-gray sleeveless shirt) ang prof namin at si Sir Jao (naka-black & yellow shirt) ang bantay namin pag may class. Suot nung iba yung class shirt namin na kulay maroon.

At kung may maligaw dito na mga classmates ko na naghahanap ng pictures nila eto yung mga link (click n'yo yung red words):

team players
team gollum: one -- two -- three -- four
team ma.e.team: one -- two -- three -- four -- five
class pic: with ma'am molly -- with ma'am molly & sir jao -- with sir jao
solo pics: one -- two -- three -- four -- five -- six -- seven -- eight -- nine

carlene: one -- two
classmates
three girls

naudlot na pamamaalam

2007-03-13T11:55:00.000+08:00

Nagbabalak na akong burahin itong blog na ito. Pero pinigilan ako ni Jen, sayang naman daw. Oo nga sayang naman, sayang yung mga entries ko at yung effort na binnigay ko para ma-post ko sila. Sayang din kasi nga tinuturing ko itong lalagyanan ng memories ko, masarap pa namang magbalik-alaala sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa sa mga lumang posts. Kaya eto, kahit di ako masyadong active mag-blog, hahayaan ko lang siya. Buhay ko kasi ito, at bahay ko kasi ito.

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Di ko alam na yung mga pictures namin sa restroom ng Bahay ng Alumni (two posts down) ang magiging dahilan ng pagtatampo ng isa naming orgmate. At may letter pa talaga siyang ginawa para sabihing aalis na siya sa org. Buti na lang nagkaayos din agad. Wag ka naman agad kasing magtampo Jombits, pagkatapos ko sa'yong e-mail ang mga pictures nina ----- at -----, may gana ka pang magtampo. O ayan, di ko binura pictures mo, pinost ko pa rito :D

birthday rat

2007-03-07T20:48:00.000+08:00

Kaarawan nga pala kahapon ni Anj kaya nag-celebrate kami sa Megamall. Si Aye ang pumili ng Tia Maria's dahil s'ya naman ang manglilibre at dahil na rin nakakain na siya doon. Nung una okay pa naman, as in nagustuhan din naman namin yung food. Lumabas lang yung problema nung medyo tapos na kaming kumain at nagku-kuwentuhan na lang. Napansin ko kasi yung reaction nung dalawang babae sa kabilang table kaya bigla rin akong napatingin sa may bandang window. Yun tuloy, nakita ko rin yung daga (and I mean daga as in not a small mouse but a big RAT). Takot na takot pa naman ako sa mga daga, kung dumaan yun sa paa ko sumigaw na siguro ako. Hiningi na tuloy namin yung check para makaalis na doon. Yung dalawang babae, lumipat lang ng table pero kung ako sa kanila aalis na lang ako doon tutal kadarating lang nila at di pa yata nakaka-order. Nung nagbabayad na kami ng bill, sabi nung waitress naglalagay naman daw sila ng trap tuwing gabi, pero kadiri pa rin. Dapat nga hindi na magbibigay ng tip, pero ewan ko ba at ako pa ang na-guilty kaya ayun nag-iwan pa rin ng twenty pesos. So ang tip ko lang sa mga makakabasa nitong post na ito, wag kayong kakain sa Tia Maria's Mexican Restaurant sa Megamall dahil sa kanilang alaga.

Pagkatapos naming mag-dinner, nanood pa kami ng movie. At dahil si Anj ang birthday girl, siya ang nasunod sa pagpili ng You Got Me. Nasabi ko tuloy na baka mamatay lang ako sa kakornihan nito. Pero in fairness, okay naman pala siya. Si Sam Milby lang ang nagpapa-corny, ayoko talaga sa kanya. Nung una rin ayoko kay Zanjoe, naiinis nga ako tuwing makikita ko s'ya sa mga print ads, pero dito nagustuhan ko siya. Nakakatuwa kasi yung character niya bilang si Caloy, yung nagtitinda ng pirated DVDs na nagkagusto kay Toni. Sana nga yun na yung ending, nung nagkatuluyan na silang dalawa. Pero syempre andun pa si Sam, panira. Ang corny ng mga linya niya, at pwede ba, mag-aral na siyang magsalita ng Tagalog, ang tagal na niya rito sa Pilipinas. Naiinis talaga ako sa kanya, di ko lang alam kung bakit.

litrato ng nakaraang linggo

2007-03-04T02:20:00.000+08:00

Wala talaga akong balak mag-update ng blog pero may mga taong naghihintay kasi ng mga pictures nila. Parang photo album na lang tuloy ang silbi ng blog ko, hehe.

si jen, busy sa thesis

*acquaintance party pics

nag-pictorial sa ladies room ng Bahay ng Alumni

*chocolate kiss photos

favorites

2007-02-25T16:28:00.000+08:00

Bridge to Terabithia has been one of my favorite books ever since I read it at the ILIS library. I liked it so much I even included it to my LIS 115 (Young Adult Lit) final project. So when I learned that there was a movie version, of course I had to see it.

I have not seen the trailer for it, but some say that it was very misleading. They said that the trailer made it look like an imitation of Chronicles from Narnia. But it is not. Actually, when I was reading the book, I did not really paid attention to the fantasy part of it because I'm not a fantasy fan.

I was afraid that the movie will not stay true to the book, but after watching it, I was glad that it was. The only downside was because I read the book and knew how it will end, I wasn't able to concentrate on Jesse's happiness on spending time with his crush, their music teacher.

Watch the movie or read the book, I promise it's good.

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I've also seen Music and Lyrics. My two favorite actors (Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore) in one movie, so of course I also have to see it. The music's nice, especially Pop Goes my Heart, nakaka-LSS. The video for it was also fun.

blood letting go

2007-02-20T15:46:00.000+08:00

Bakit ganun yung title? Naalala ko kasi si Sha nung minsang nag-GenMeet yung org. Nung binasa n'ya kasi yung nasa logbook, sabi n'ya 'blood letting go'. Napatawa tuloy kami ni Swaz kasi parang 'Art of Letting Go', isang love song. Yun pala dapat 'blood letting... go with NKTI'. Sabi ko na lang burahin na lang n'ya at gawing blood drive.

Kahapon nga ginanap ang blood drive ng aming org na UP Sandigan sa may AS Alcove. Di nga ako dapat pupunta kung hindi pa nag-text si Jen. Buti na lang tumuloy ako kasi nakadagdag pa ako sa number ng mga donors. Bale 3rd time ko nang mag-donate ng dugo. Okey din yung freebies na binigay ng NKTI para sa mga donors: Oreos, Coke at may stuffed toy pa. Mahirap manghikayat ng mga estudyante para magdonate, buti na lang umabot kami sa quota.

Dan, kaya mo pa?

Maraming salamat sa mga nagmagandang loob na maging blood donor. Malaking tulong na rin iyon sa mga nangangailan ng dugo.

*blood drive photos

Year of the Pig

2007-02-18T21:37:00.000+08:00

late na ba?

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

jumping jumpers

2007-02-18T21:29:00.000+08:00

Friday, Feb. 16, 2007
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Wala na talaga akong balak na pumunta sa fair, pero nag-brownout kasi sa amin kaya napilitan na rin ako. Nung una sinamahan ko na lang si Phoebe na magbantay sa booth namin, pero nung dumating si Anj tumakas na ako sa pagbabantay. Ok lang naman sa akin na hindi na lumapit sa stage tutal halos lahat ng nasa line-up napanood ko nang magperform. Pero dahil kay Anj, ayun nakisiksik pa rin kami sa may gitna ng mga tao. Okay lang naman na magtalunan ang mga 'jumping jologs', pero nung magstart na silang magbatuhan ng mga plastic bottles (na yung iba may laman pa), aba iba na 'yun. Kaya nga nung may bumagsak sa may harapan namin, inapakan ko na agad ito (die, bottle, die), mukhang balak pa kasing pulutin nung isang lalaki para ibato uli.

*konti na lang ang pictures na kinunan ko

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Nawala ang kuryente sa may compound namin mga Friday afternoon. At nagkaroon lang uli Sunday afternoon na, halos 48 hours din ang tinagal ng brownout. Buong Sabado hindi pumunta ang Meralco, ayaw daw nilang gawin ang nasirang kuntador hanggang hindi tinatanggal ng ilang kapitbahay namin yung mga jumper. Lesson daw iyon para sa mga naka-jumper. Bwiset, paano naman yung mga katulad namin na legit at nagbabayad on time ng monthly bill? At saka ang init na kaya, mahirap matulog nang walang electric fan.

knots and nights

2007-02-18T21:23:00.000+08:00

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007
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Tinuruan kami ng knots sa PE. Ang tanga ko nga e, two meters lang pala yung pinapadalang rope, twenty ang dinala ko. At hindi pa na-gets agad yung tamang pagbubuhol. Kailangan pang gawan ng kwento ang instructions (yung rabbit pumasok sa hole, umikot sa tree...). Stupid na nga, slow pa hehe.

Kuhanan na nga lang ng picture si Sir Jao habang nagde-demo ng lead climbing :D

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Sisfire 5

Si Jen ang nagyaya sa akin na manood na rin ng fair nung Thursday. After ng PE, umuwi muna kami at bumalik na lang kinagabihan. Masaya pa rin naman dahil meron pa ring mga banda ang di ko pa napanood nung Monday. At siyempre ang nagpasaya pa sakin lalo ay nung malaman ko na kasama sa line-up ang Stonefree. Andun na naman nga pala ang Kamikazee with guest Chito Miranda. Pero sumama rin, kahit nasa gilid lang, yung vocalist ng Cheese. Kaya naging Parokya ni Kazee-Queso na. Kaso nga lang kung nung Monday si Jombits, ngayon ako naman ang na-bad trip. Paano ba naman, ang tagal kung hinintay yung Stonefree, tapos nung nasa stage na sila ng mga 3am, biglang isang kanta lang pala tutugtugin nila. Umuwi tuloy akong naiinis.

*pictures na lang uli

V-day

2007-02-18T21:21:00.000+08:00

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007
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Uy, nag-Valentine's Day pala?

natulog lang yata ako buong araw, binabawi yung ilang gabi nang kulang sa pagtulog :)

oldies

2007-02-18T21:17:00.000+08:00

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007

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Q: Alam n'yo ba kung nasaan si Imelda Marcos nung Martes ng gabi?

A: E di sa concert ni Cliff Richard sa Araneta Coliseum.

At paano ko naman nalaman yan? Kasi, andun din ako para samahan manood ang nanay ko. Syempre, si Imelda nasa harap na harap ng stage naka-upo at kami ay nasa upper box lang pero para sa akin walang difference yun, dahil kahit saan man ako pina-upo, tingin ko mabo-bore pa rin ako. At least nung concert ni Paul Anka, alam ko yung ibang mga songs na kinanta niya. E ngayon ko nga lang narinig si Cliff Richard e. Ang alam ko lang dun sa mga kinanta niya nung Martes ay yung Ocean Deep, Yesterday Once More (na The Carpenters ang orig singers kaya alam ko), at yung Summer Holiday (We're all going on a summer holiday...). Feeling ko nga pati yung nanay ko na-disappoint kasi mga bagong kanta yung mga kinanata niya. Di man lang daw niya piniling kantahin yung mga luma pero sikat niyang kanta. Kahit yung ibang mga nanood ibang mga titles ang sinisigaw para kantahin pero di man lang niya pinakinggan.

Sayang, sana nagfair na lang ulit ako e di sana Bamboo pa ang napanood ko :(

fairst night high

2007-02-18T21:11:00.000+08:00

Monday, Feb. 12, 2007

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Unang araw ng fair at maraming sandiganista ang nagsipagpunta. Dumating din si Aye at ang kanyang surprise na kasama, si Tish. Dalawa ang booth ng UP Sandigan, Reyes BBQ at yung isa, henna ang service. Medyo lugi yata yung sa Reyes, pero okay lang dahil ang daming nagpa-henna. (At ang pinakamasayang part dun ay syempre libre yung henna ng mga Sandiganista hehe.)

Okay ang line-up at maayos ang performance ng mga banda, lalo na nung Parokya ni Kazee. Chito at Jay, riot na ito! Medyo nabad-trip lang si Jombits dahil nanakawan siya ng cellphone nung kami'y napadpad sa mga 'jumping jologs' (si Riena kasi na-magnet ni Yael hehe). Pero tinapos namin at nagpa-umaga na bago umuwi. Pagod pero enjoy.

*pictures uli? dito naman. :D

a day of fun for children and for grown-ups

2007-02-16T16:01:00.000+08:00

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007

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Instivisit ng aming org (UP Sandigan) at pumunta kami sa isang orphanage sa may Marikina, ang House of Refuge. May games, kantahan, sayawan at syempre ang story-telling hour ni Cha.

Pagkatapos nun, diretso na sa bahay nila Jen para sa isang mini-bonding session ng Sandiganistas. Nagkantahan sa dala kong Magic Sing at nag-inuman ng Red Horse.

*instivisit pics *inuman pics

milo try-outs

2007-02-09T19:05:00.000+08:00

It's my first time to test out a recipe from nestlerecipes.com.ph, a website that I discovered only recently. I picked an easy one to bake, Milo Cookies, and to those interested here's the recipe for it:

Milo Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract

1 cup MILO

1/2 cup cashew nuts chopped

Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together first five dry ingredients. Set aside.

2. Cream butter and oil. Stir in eggs, vanilla, sifted dry ingredients and MILO last. Chill for 30 min. to 1 hr.

3. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets; and sprinkle top with nuts. Bake for about 10 min.

I really thought I bought vanilla extract but when I got home I found out that what I grabbed was a bottle of almond extract. Good thing there was still some left over that were just enough for what I need. I also substituted margarine for the butter because I forgot to buy one, and instead of cashew nuts, which I also forgot to buy, I used peanuts in its place. Although the instructions were simple to follow, I kinda felt that I did something wrong, especially in the creaming the butter and oil part. But in the end, it turned out fine and it tasted nice. I made at least four dozen cookies. Here's the final product.

Next time I'll try their recipes for either Mango or Banana Upside-Down Cake.

8th bullet

2007-02-07T13:47:00.000+08:00

It was supposed to be an old American film but what played was a Japanese film from 1996.

Pikunikku [Picnic]
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event. (imdb.com)

Tsumuji prays for the end of the world so he can escape the never-ending nightmare of seeing the dead teacher that he killed. Coco believes that God is her parents because they were the one that created her. She thinks that the world started when she was born and that it will end with her death. Satoru is another patient who went along with them to watch how the world ends.

The film was quite short, only lasted for an hour, but I did like it. It made me think about death (suicide was on my mind a few years back) and religion (which I lost in 1998).

Yun lang, wala na akong masabi. Explanations are not my best thing, sorry.

[edit: parang putol-putol itong post na ito. pero tinatamad na akong baguhin. hayaan na nga lang na ganyan. ]

JRM

2007-02-04T21:34:00.000+08:00

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

nice eyes...

sandiganistas

2007-02-03T20:13:00.000+08:00

sandiganistas

marijuana, janeth, maan, CA, jenny, jan, cherry, kat , swaz, jen (behind the camera)

Kahapon yan sa tambayan ng aking org, ang UP Sandigan. Na feeling ko, sana lang hindi magkatotoo, madi-dissolve na next year. Bakit? 20 lang yata ang members namin ngayon at lagpas sa sampu ang graduating this sem, so wala nahalos matitira. Kaya kung ikaw na nagbabasa ng post na ito ay isang UP student at hindi pa ga-graduate ngayong March, JOIN ka na sa org namin, masaya siya at mababait naman ang mga members. Ang UP Sandigan ay isang university-wide, socio-civic organization na may mga activities tulad ng institutional visits, blood drive (meron kaming naka-sked for Feb.13 sa AS alcove), at may scholarship pa para sa mga high school students. Para sa iba pang impormasyon tungkol sa UP Sandigan, punta kayo sa upsandigan.blogspot.com o daan kayo sa tambayan namin sa may Left Wing ng Main Lib (malapit sa tambayan ng Mountaineers).

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sumama nga pala ako sa mga orgmates ko sa isang inuman-dapat-na-naging-kainan-na-lang kahapon, meron kasing isa dun na heartbroken hehe. first time kong uminom ng isang bote ng red horse. sumakit lang ulo ko.

walo muna

2007-01-26T17:33:00.000+08:00

Eight random facts about me:

1 There are glow-in-the-dark stars in my bedroom ceiling.

2 I arrange first the newspaper in a certain order before reading it.

3 I immediately change the channel when Sugar Mercado appears on TV.

4 The books in my room are stacked neatly in a big laundry basket.

5 I answer Sudoku puzzles before sleeping at night.

6 I helped name my niece Adrienne from that song by The Calling.

7 Savage Garden was my favorite back in HS.

8 I am a certified pingster. EB sa fair!

just another thursday

2007-01-20T01:50:00.000+08:00

Last Thursday was the usual. We had PE at Power Up. Went to Eng'g libe to visit a friend. Looked around the job fair at the lobby. Tried the new Eng'g elevator and Janeth's Conformity Theory. Checked out ACLE offerings at AS. Ate dirty ice cream at CASAA. Attended the GenMeet. Then went home. Boring if not for the pictures.

*and to those interested to look at the rest of the photos, kindly click this

fireworks

2007-01-14T19:40:00.000+08:00

I went with my mother and sister to SM Mall of Asia to watch the 2nd World Pyro Olympics last night.

Wait, yung New Year's yata yan. Click this for the pictures taken last night.

The pictures were fine but I think the fireworks were better seen in person rather in just photos. Was it worth of all the hassle (crowds, ticket price, long wait, traffic, etc.) we had to endure? Not really.

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My inner bitch also made an appearance last night at MoA. Paano ba naman, alam ko naman na kailangang maghintay dahil mahaba talaga yung pila sa Chowking. Pero maiinis ka naman talaga kapag may nakita kang babae na nauna pang bigyan ng order samantalang nakapila pa lang s'ya para magbayad eh naghihintay ka nang matawag yung number mo. At kahit medyo nag-regret din ako sa inasal ko, hindi ako mag-aapologize. Sabi nga sa text, "Never apologize for saying what you feel because that's like saying sorry for being real". And I was being real. Really pissed.

lost in translation

2007-01-08T12:22:00.000+08:00

I've been sick. At dahil ito sa aking PE. Ewan ko nga kung bakit kasi nakadalawang climbs lang naman kami last Thursday dahil andun si JC (Breakfast sa Studio 23) para magshoot ng segment about sportclimbing. Kahit ang ginamit nilang wall ay yung nasa pinakadulo syempre wala pa ring gustong gumamit nung katabing wall dahil nga baka mahagip ka pa rin ng camera nila. Actually wala pa rin namang ligtas yung mga classmates ko dahil kapag hindi nakatutok kay JC yung cam ay sila naman ang kinukuhanan. Sa totoo lang naiinis na nga yung nanay ko sa akin kung bakit daw yun pa ang kinuha kong PE tapos lagi naman akong nagco-complain na sumasakit ang katawan pagkatapos. Wala nang magagawa, masakit nga, enjoy naman.

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meron nga pa lang commercial ng isang bagong show sa QTV11 na talagang pinagtatawanan namin ng mga ate ko tuwing matataunan naming mapanood. di namin alam kung mali lang talaga pagkarinig namin pero yun yata talaga ang sinasabi niya eh.

Boy: Bakit ayaw mong i-kiss kita?

Girl: Meron kasi akong singaw.

Singaw?! Yun siguro ikamamatay niya...

new year's resolution

2006-12-29T01:48:00.000+08:00

good luck sa akin...

alien greetings

2006-12-25T18:41:00.000+08:00

These are the ufo cookies I baked for Christmas. I got the recipe from the December '06 issue of Good Housekeeping. I wonder how they were able to make nice looking ones because mine were kinda messy.

Anyway,

Merry Christmas!!!

some good, some bad

2006-12-16T22:10:00.000+08:00

nagstart kahapon ng maayos. ang ganda ng pwesto namin ni aye para sa oblation run kaya ang ganda rin ng videong kinunan ko. sobrang concentrated sa pagkuha para tuloy di rin ako nanood ng live. pagkatapos naman, picture taking sa sunken. nakaupo, nakahiga, nakatayo, hawak ang souvenir na pulang lobo mula sa mga nagra-rally.

nagpunta sa shopping center para samahang bumili ng panregalong UP shirt si aye. kumain ng "egg waffle" kasama si jombits. nagpunta sa quezon hall para magbigay ng suporta laban sa pagtaas ng tuition fee.

nag-abang sa AS kung matutuloy nga ang lantern parade na pina-cancel na ng admin.

pero dahil sayang ang effort, nagpatuloy pa rin sa parada ang mga taga-Fine Arts. sulit naman kahit sandali lang, lalo na dahil sa higanteng tirador na nambabato ng water balloons.

nagpunta sa film institute para manood ng ms. engg kahit walang sinusuportahang org. nag-boo sa mga CIEM dahil ang kapal ng mukha ng mga babaeng sila na nga ang sumingit, sila pa ang may ganang tumingin sa amin ng masama, di man lang nahiya. nag-cheer na lang sa ms. GE club dahil siya ay 'fergilicious'. natuwa sa host na magaling gumawa ng sound effects pero pag nagbabasa ng script ay hirap nang maintindihan.

umuwi kasama sina aye at anj para sa overnight. nanood ng shall we dance, kumain, natulog, gumising ng tanghali, kumain, nanood ng full house, kumain, nag-magic sing hanggang naisipan na nilang dalawang umuwi.

ano ang bad news?

naaprubahan na kahapon ang tuition fee increase, mula 300 to 1000 pesos per unit. wala na yatang magagawa kundi umasang maayos naman sanang maipatupad ang bagong stfap. yun lang.

*para sa iba pang pictures, click mo ito

pov3 & carol

2006-12-13T01:36:00.000+08:00

This was me, Aye and Jen waiting outside Cine Adarna (UP Film Center/Institute).

The event started late because apparently there was a bomb threat.

Because we had to leave early, Aye and I only saw six out of the thirteen short film entries. 'Pamati' from UE was a crowd pleaser, it was a horror film but the people inside the theater were screaming and laughing hysterically.

After that, I went with my orgmates to Masinag for our Christmas caroling fund-raiser. I was the one taking photos so I'm always out of the picture. But I'm here on this one.

Very tiring but worth it.

the end of some of my favorite things

2006-12-11T11:11:00.000+08:00

Amazing Race 10

Models and recovering drug addicts Tyler and James won the million dollar race. Boring. Now kiss.

I heart Rob.

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Philippine Idol

I watched the final performance night last Saturday at the Araneta. My observations? Jan's supporters sure were loud but only because they sat in a group together. They were mostly Arneans. Gian's were very noticeable with their orange shirts and balloons. But in the end, even the oranges were cheering with the yellows especially with Mau's final performance. During the whole commercial break before the judges gave their comments for her, the audience was clapping and hooting wildly for her.

MAU won. Take that, all of those who predicted that that the first Phil. Idol would be male [FM & Mo]. Mau totally deserves it after all these years, plus she really has the talent.

In the end, TALENT wins over money.

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(Thanks to Tina and her boyfriend Carlo, who plays violin for the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra. It was due to them that I got to watch the show live. And I would have also seen the Sunday show if only I didn't have to watch...)

The Sound of Music

Is it just me or did Monique Wilson sang with a lisp? And we didn't even get Cherie Gil for the Baroness. Or even Topper, my favorite, for Rolf.

The kid who played Gretl saved the show for me, she's that cute. Also, the quote of the night came from the Japanese looking kids sitting beside us who were hitting each other during the break. What did they say?

"Stop palo-ing me!"

I miss Nic.

farewell to pets

2006-12-09T15:35:00.000+08:00

We've recently lost two of our pet dogs. So I'm here to write about them.

Ben was our special dog. He just turned 4 last Dec. 2 with his sister Jen (they were born during the Bennifer period). He was special since he was born with one of his front legs small and deformed while the other was just a stump. But other than a little difficulty in walking, he was pretty normal. He can even go up and down the stairs. Plus, he's a really sweet dog.

Spot is technically not ours. She was originally my cousin's who brought her from the province. But after having bad experiences from my uncle, my nanay decided to adopt her. She was a fierce dog, she even bit me once on my foot when I tried to stop her from fighting another of our dogs (I'm okay by the way, none of our dogs have rabies). But Spot can also be nice; she even tries to lick your face when you greet her.

So now, we only have three dogs left (Dimple, Jen and Tom). I feel a little different since I got used to a lot of dogs, they even numbered up to eight at one point. In consolation, well, we also do have cats, twelve in fact.

bond

2006-12-07T17:30:00.000+08:00

Ngayon ko lang napanood yung Casino Royale kasi nung una ayoko talaga kay Daniel Craig kaya wala talaga akong balak panoorin ito. Pero okay naman pala siya, medyo comedy pa nga. At natuwa lalo ako nung napansin ko na may isang part dun na pinakita yung date ng birthday ko. Hhehe, wala lang, natuwa lang talaga ako about dun kasi parang wala namang special na holiday o pangyayari sa history na nataon sa july 6 . At least sa movie, may special mention.

Jack Bauer, ikaw ba 'yan?! hehe :D

weekend

2006-12-04T16:53:00.000+08:00

buti na lang naka-uwi na nanay ko kung hindi puro adobong manok lang ang kakainin ko forever. mukhang yun lang yata ang kayang lutuin ng ate ko. at saka kunwari pa siyang bonding time daw yun, e sa totoo lang natatakot lang kasi s'yang manood ng Medium mag-isa sa kwarto niya. but don't get me wrong, i love my sister, generous kasi siya e (syempre marami pang ibang dahilan). sa totoo nga, binigyan niya pa ako ng pambili ng tiket para makanood ng Hamlet Redux ng Dulaang UP. Ang bwiset lang ay nung pagdating namin doon ay saka lang namin nalaman na english version pala yung ipapalabas nila, nung morning pa pala yung filipino version. Ok lang sana kung interested lang talaga kami sa play, pero ang totoong dahilan ay dahil favorite kasi ni Anj si Arnold Reyes na siyang bida sa fil. version. Ayun tuloy nauwi lang kami sa SM North at kumain sa El Pollo Loco (chicken pa rin?!) na laging napipiling kainan tuwing kasama ko sina aye at anj. Hay, congratulations na lang kay Anj at Valerie dahil nakapasa sila sa board, next year sana magawa ko rin iyon.

wishes

2006-12-02T00:18:00.000+08:00

Got new shoes, and my excuse: I need it for my sportclimbing class (pwede namang mag-rent lang hehe). Considered as an early Christmas gift from my sis... no, wait, it's bro as in bro-ha, hehe.

Here's the rest of my Christmas wishlist:

Josh Groban's new album, Awake
Philippine Idol Final 12 CD
a copy of Napoleon Dynamite
Yatch doll

Obvious ba na simple lang akong tao? ;D

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It's already an old news (Sept06) pero syet, ngayon ko lang nalaman eh. Siya pa naman favorite kong member ng Maroon 5 kaya nalungkot talaga ako... T_T

A Message from Ryan to the Maroon 5 Family
"Due to the rigors of touring, I have sustained joint and nerve injuries that have made me unable to continue performing as a drummer in a touring rock band. I am therefore leaving Maroon 5 to pursue songwriting and producing on my own, a process I have already begun with much enthusiasm.
The split is amicable, and I have made my peace with this unfortunate reality, because I feel that I have a lot of music still to make. I worked in the creative process and production of the new M5 album with the title “Musical Director”, and I hope to collaborate with the band again in the future. I am still close friends with the guys, including my replacement, Matt Flynn, to whom I wish good luck and much success.
I would also like to thank all of you who have supported me for many years, and I hope to create music for you in the near future. It’s been an incredible twelve years since Adam, Jesse, Mickey and I started this band. Now I begin a new phase in my life, to which I look forward graciously.
Thank you, and I love you all."

Si Ryan yung rightmost guy in the pic.

Buti na lang medyo hawig n'ya si John Krasinski aka Jim aka half of The Office Jam (Jim/Pam).

observations

2006-11-28T08:45:00.000+08:00

- mula quiapo, madali lang makahanap ng masasakyan papunta sa iba't ibang branches ng SM (Megamall, North Edsa, Cubao, Fairview, etc). In the end, sa Cubao kami napadpad, yun kasi yung unang FX na dumaan.

- ayon sa ate ko, wala pa siyang nakakainan na Chowking kung saan malinis yung place (ok lang yung food).

- i love The Office (american version) dahil lang kay Jim :)

- Phil Idol: masaya ako dahil natira yung dalawang contestant na binuboto ko from the start ng competition. pero nung sinabi nila na tatlo yung maglalabanlaban sa finals, naisip ko lang na kailangan mag-sacrifice ni Mau o kaya ni Gian kagabi para hindi mahati yung mga boto sa finals night lalo na at si Jan pa ang natira e namimili raw ng boto yung kampo nila, hmph!

TOFI

2006-11-20T22:18:00.000+08:00

hopefully i'll be out of UP next year, hopefully... but still:

NO to

UP TUITION FEE

INCREASE

i feel guilty tuloy about my extended stay in the university :(

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Wow, sabi sa news zero-crime rate daw kahapon at ang dahilan ay ang Pacquiao-Morales fight. Actually gusto kong matalo si Manny kaya medyo na-sad ako para kay Eric, 'coz he's kinda cute you know, wahahaha :D

traverse pa lang yun

2006-11-17T09:59:00.000+08:00

hindi ko man lang makamot yung likod ko dahil sa sakit na nararamdaman sa arms at shoulders ko na dulot ng sports climbing kahapon. wala man lang kasing stretching, diretso agad dun sa wall. ilang alaxan fr kaya ang kailangang inumin bago ka makaramdam ng epekto?

near-burn experience

2006-11-12T15:58:00.000+08:00

Whoooosh!

Syet, muntik na talaga ako dun ah. Nagpre-heat kasi ako ng oven at nung napansin ko na namatay pala yung apoy, bnuksan ko siya. Mga three seconds ang nakalipas tapos nagliyab bigla, as in ISANG MALAKING APOY. Phobia ko pa naman ang magkasunog uli. Buti na lang medyo naka-atras ako kung hindi nasunog na ang upper half ng body ko pati na mukha ko. Nung binuksan ko kasi yung oven, lumabas yung gas at kumapit dun sa apoy ng nakabukas na kalan kaya biglang nagliyab. Hindi kasi ako nag-ingat kaya muntik na tuloy akong masunog. Birthday pa naman ng ate ko...

balik sa dati

2006-11-10T21:34:00.000+08:00

di rin naman kasi ako nasiyahan sa last two layouts na ginawa ko para sa blog na ito. kaya eto, balik sa una, yung green-themed, may konti lang na pagbabago.

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may warning kami agad ni jen mula sa prof ng sports climbing. hindi raw dahil graduating ay pagbibigyan n'ya ang laging pag-absent sa class. actually, hindi lang n'ya alam na extra PE na lang ito at kinuha namin ito dahil gusto talaga naming matuto. at saka, sayang naman ang ibabayad namin na class fee no.

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jen, salamat sa pagsama sa quiapo kahapon kahit medyo nakakapagod at nakakagutom. ang aga ko tuloy nakatulog. nga pala, wag puro marathon, unahin muna ang thesis at work hehe. next time, DV naman :D

uy, ni-check ko yung friendster ko at hindi nga ikaw yung jenn na may birthday sa sunday. sorry, false alarm hehe

flying souls

2006-11-07T08:17:00.000+08:00

What's up with the yellow butterflies? They kept crossing my path yesterday...

Medyo na-shock din ako kahapon nung pumunta akong FC para kumuha ng classcards. Meron kasing mga naka-post na in memoriam para kay Prof. W. Evangelista. Naging prof ko kasi sya sa Eng21 (English Lit) at meron pa nga akong post dun sa friendster blog ko tungkol sa class namin. 76 years old na rin naman siya kaya siguro it's time na pero... Di bale ma'am, di ko malilimutan ang Beowulf, Canterbury Tales at Green Knight dahil sa inyo...

no way that's true

2006-11-05T16:45:00.000+08:00

SYET! hindi ito totoo... nagkamali lang ba sila?... sobrang wala kasi ito sa ini-expect ko eh... isa pa, imposible kasi yun dahil wala naman akong ginawa e... o baka naman naawa na siya sa akin?... teka, refresh ko nga uli... syet, andun pa rin... di naman ito official di ba?... kailangan kong makuha yung mas pisikal na ebidensya bago ko ito paniwalaan... alam kong mali, pero di naman siguro masamang mangarap na sana totoo nga iyon para lang mabawasan naman ang mga problema ko... haay, monday, monday, dumating ka na...

3 OT - SAYANG ANG POST

2006-11-02T06:24:00.000+08:00

Alam kong sports jinx ako kaya nga ayaw kong manood ng mga sporting events. Pero ewan ko ba kung bakit pag Purefoods ang tsini-cheer ko, nananalo pa rin sila. Di ko nga rin alam kung bakit sila ang ang team na napipili ko kasi ayaw ko naman kay James Yap, kay Marc Pingris pa siguro o kaya dahil kay Coach Ryan Gregorio. Anyway, kaya ko lang naman pinanood yung game kagabi kasi last few minutes na e naghahabulan pa rin ng score ang Purefoods at Talk 'n Text. At sa sobrang higpit ng labanan, ayun nakaabot nga sa triple overtime, na 8th time pa lang na nangyari sa buong history ng PBA (actually, i was hoping na umabot pa sa 4th OT para matira ang matibay na). Sobrang pagod na yung mga players at na-foul out na nga yung iba pero exciting kasi palaban pa rin yung both teams. Buti na lang naka-lamang na yung Purefoods sa bandang huli kaya sa wakas natapos na yung game at sila na yung nanalo. Ang galing nga pala ni Kerby Raymundo na naka-score ng 31 pts. at may playing time na 60 minutes, deserving talaga siya na maging best player of the game.

postcript:

pagkatapos kong paghirapang buuin yung paragraph na nasa itaas saka ko lang nalaman na lumang game na pala 'yon (kala ko talaga live yun last night, last week pa pala naganap 'yun). sayang ang effort kaya post ko pa rin kahit sobrang late na.

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from overheardinnewyork.com

You Mean I'm One of Those Assholes?

Guy #1: So we went to a baptism yesterday.

Guy #2: Wait, you're Catholic. Not Baptism. I'm Baptism.

Guy #1: You're Baptist.

--Times Square

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Happy Birthday, Ate Marie! [baka kasi mabasa mo na naman itong blog ko : D ]

magical tricks

2006-10-30T14:37:00.000+08:00

Pinanood namin kahapon yung The Prestige, medyo tama na medyo mali yung hula ko, gulo ba? Di ko pa nga rin sure kung sino ang bida at kung sino ang kontabida. Ang dami kasing twists pero okay siya, panoorin niyo. (Si David Bowie pala si Tesla, kaya pala isip ako ng isip na parang namumukhaan ko siya.)

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Trick or treat din pala kahapon sa SM North kaya ang daming batang naka-costume. Pinaka-cute yung mga babies, lalo na yung mga insects ang costume. Ang problema lang ay marami rin ang magkakapareho ng costume, dahil na rin pare-pareho lang nilang binili yun sa mall. Ayun tuloy, puro batman, superman, spiderman, fairy, princess at witch ang mga makakasalubong mo. Next year, isasali namin yung mga pamangkin namin, may isang taon pa para makaisip ng original na costume para maiba naman.

wala lang

2006-10-27T14:28:00.000+08:00

para lang may ma-post : D

*nakita ko sa isang buy and sell na dyaryo:

PAINTING by known artist, to swap with 9mm/.45 pistol, no papers.

hmmm, parang may pinaplano... ;-D

= = = = =*from overheard at the beach dot com:

Woman: Instead of saying hello, we should say heaveno. Hello gives Satan powers.

napa-isip naman tuloy ako, hmmm...

random blogthings

2006-10-22T13:39:00.000+08:00

bwiset, gising na kasi natulog pa uli, di ko tuloy napanood si topper pati na rin si nic ; )

ngayon ko lang naalala na walang lalaki sa bahay namin after naming paghirapang magmove ng mga furniture. haaay, nakakaubos ng power at energy...

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Your Depression Level: 72%

You seem to have moderate depression. Your symptoms are bad enough that they're effecting your everyday life. You would benefit greatly from professional help.

Are You Depressed?

You Have a Melancholic Temperament

Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything. You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life. You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you.

Given enough time alone, it's easy for you to find inner peace. You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life. Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times.

At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you. You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others. You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult.

What Temperment Are You?

You May Be a Bit Obsessive Compulsive...

Meticulous and detailed oriented, you have some irrational obsessions. Maybe it's your super neat closet or washing your hands a gazillion times. You probably know it's weird, but you just can't stop thinking about it. In fact, the more you think about your quirks, the more you have to do them.

What Personality Disorder Are You?

Your Deadly Sins

Sloth: 100%

Wrath: 60%

Pride: 40%

Gluttony: 20%

Greed: 20%

Envy: 0%

Lust: 0%

Chance You'll Go to Hell: 34%

You will get bugs, because you're too lazy to shoo them off.

And then you'll die.

How Sinful Are You?

You Are A Loyal Sidekick

While you aren't the most visable one in your group...
You're always up for a good time or conversation
And you stick with your friends no matter what
You may feel underappreciated - but it only seems that way!

What Kind of Friend Are You?

kidlat at ulan

2006-10-18T13:37:00.000+08:00

tinamaan kami ng kidlat kahapon, as in yung bahay namin. sumabog yung fuse nung isa naming linya ng kuryente at nasunog din yung wire dun sa katabi naming bahay. alam kong malakas na kidlat yun kasi nagbago yung kulay ng screen ng tv namin at may nakita akong malaking flash ng ilaw sa may bintana. pero hindi namin talaga sure na tinamaan nga kami kundi pa tinuro ng isang kapitbahay yung isang corner sa itaas ng bahay namin na nangingitim at parang nasunog. buti na lang semento iyon kaya siguro di nag-apoy. buti na lang walang ibang nadisgrasya. buti na lang hindi tao ang tinamaan.

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mga apat na oras din ang ginugol ko para sa mag-install at mag-transfer ng music sa iPod ng ate ko. at dahil dun, makakatanggap siya ng ulan mula sa cueshe, hehe.

lahat ng nakaligtaan

2006-10-11T11:05:00.000+08:00

phone problems
- sa wakas naisipan na rin ng bayantel na ayusin ang nasira ni milenyo
- syet, ang mahal pala ng paggamit ng gprs/wap sa cellphone, patay na pagdating ng bill

tooth matters
- kung alam ko lang na mas lalala ang sakit ng ngipin ko pagkatapos galawin ng dentista, di na sana ako nagpunta sa kanya

the boor and the proposal
- ba't ganun, di man lang ako natawa or natuwa? nasabi tuloy ng ate ko na wala raw akong sense of humor. tapos si nic manahan pa ang natapat na magpe-perform. naalala tuloy namin na nakasama nga pala siya sa Cosmopolitan Bachelors, in fairness ang tangkad nya pala sa malapitan, hehe

the departed
- maganda siya, lahat sila...

manila

2006-09-26T11:08:00.000+08:00

Martial Law Wall as seen in the tv show Maynila
SM Manila = it's small and it smells
"Alfredo, silent film ba ito?!"
na-miss ko na rin sina Kuya Bogs, Kuya Boy at si Maxi
C.B. = Charly Brown = cute boy
Whoa, Queer as Folk is sooooo not like Will and Grace...

movies and dinner

2006-09-22T10:03:00.000+08:00

Takilyang Peyups
-a video festival of short films made by UP Masscomm students

My top three were Now Hiring, Quiet Dinners and Abot-Tanaw. All were love stories with not so happy endings. And although Kris is deadly on Deadline, it belongs on my bottom three with 'Edi po.' and the call center musical, You Had Me at Hello, which was the worst.

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Chocolate Kiss

It was the first time for the four of us (Janeth, Swaz , Jen and I) to eat there. It was a spontaneous decision after they went longing for pizza because of the sales pitch of a Domino's promo girl at our tambayan. And although we don't really have that much money, we managed to have an early dinner of pasta and iced tea with bottomless honey or was it just syrup? Anyway, we weren't satisfied so we're not that guilty about not leaving a tip. We ended up taking pictures of ourselves at the 2nd flr. ladies room of the Bahay ng Alumni, which was fun and then, we all went home happy, I think.

per cent

2006-09-18T17:21:00.000+08:00

*click image to enlarge

Christina Ricci (74%) - hindi naman ako goth
Joshua Jackson (67%) - pati ba naman si Pacey?
Fukada Kyoko (58%) & Gia Carangi (54%) - sino naman kaya itong dalawang ito?
Elvis Presley (55%) - wow, the king!
Amanda Seyfried (55%) - i'm a mean girl but not a plastic.
Jericho Rosales (53%) - lokal nga, lalaki naman
Ashton Kutcher (55%) - maybe i got punk'd!

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Reality TV Update

Survivor: Cook Islands
- by ethnicity ang grouping nila ngayon at syempre Asian team ang susuportahan ko. go green team!

Amazing Race 10
- nasimulan ko ang yung first episode kanina pero di ko natapos kasi kailangan ko nang pumasok sa class, buti may replay sa gabi

Philippine Idol
- mukhang nasayang na naman ang mga boto ko:

Onyx - 4 votes Gian - 3 votes

Mau - 4 votes Ira - 3 votes Ting - 2 votes

si Mau at Gian lang ang nakapasok na wildcard, ba't kasi si Stef at Ken pa, ang pangit kaya ng performance nila. siguro kailangan ko pang damihan ang pagboto pero nakakapanghinayang naman kasi kung di naman nakakapasok ang mga binoboto ko, sayang lang sa load :(

school spirit

2006-09-12T01:15:00.000+08:00

Kasama kong nanood ng UAAP Cheerdance Competition sina Aye, Erwin at ang aking best friend na si Darwin (who was with two other girls) last Sunday sa Araneta. At ayun, nag-3rd place ang UP. Nung nag-text ako kay Pio (member ng pep squad na kasama ko dating nag-SA sa engglib), sabi niya di naman pala dapat sila sasali ngayong year na ito. Balak pala nilang mag-boycott dahil nga raw sa nangyaring dayaan last year, pero napasali pa rin sila dahil sa pagpilit ng admin. Di na rin yata sila ganun ka-disappointed kasi at least nag-place pa rin yung one month lang na pinaghandaan na routine (in fairness, nagustuhan ko yung capoeira). Aaminin ko na di ko na talaga inasahan na makukuha nila ang top prize, kasi parang medyo obvious na UST na naman ang mananalo. Pero para sa akin ang dahilan lang nito ay ang walang pagkakamali at malinis nna routine ng UST. Di naman sila ganun ka-wow at meron na naman silang recycled moves. Pero umasa pa rin naman ako na ang makukuha ng UP ay second place, pero sa FEU ito napunta. Na medyo nakakagulat, kasi para sa akin mas nag-stand out yung effort ng Adamson lalo na yung isang stunt kung saan magkakahawak silang hinagis.

Feeling ko lang hindi masyadong nakapag-participate yung UP crowd dahil na rin sa mga bagong cheers. E lalo na kami na ang alam lang ay yun "Unibersidad ng Pilipinas" na cheer. Tapos ang tagal pa magstart ng mga drummers kaya nga nang-aagaw na lang ng cheers sa UE na katabi namin (palitan lang ng P yung E nila). Nakakatuwa rin yung suportang binigay ng mga taga-UP sa Ateneo, na binalik rin daw nila dahil may nabasa ako na tinugtog nila yung cheers ng UP, siguro nakalabas na kami nun kaya di ko talaga sure. Nakakabilib din yung mga taga-FEU dahil sobrang coordinated talaga sila sa cheers at meron pa silang matching hankies na winawagayway while cheering.

Kakatuwa nga rin pala yung banners ng UP. Actually natapat pa akong tagahawak sa dulo ng isang banner pero sandali lang at binitawan ko na rin dahil ang gusto nila ay i-sway-sway pa e nahihiya na nga ako. Pero pinaka-astig yung "UP dito, ang others doon" na banner, di ko nga lang makita kung sino ang may hawak. Sa UST naman, ginastusan talaga nila yung orange ballons na tiger-shaped na pwera pa dun sa mahahabang yellow baloons. Di bale may maroon, green and white crepe paper thingie naman ang mga taga-UP, hehe.

Masaya naman dahil feel ko na-appreciate din naman ng mga taga-UP yung mga efforts ng ibang school lalo na pag ang galing talaga nung stunt na ginawa. Pero na-feel ko rin na talagang may mga nagwi-wish na sana may magkamali na taga-uste. Mas lumabas pa yung galit sa UST nung announcement na ng mga winners. After maging third, biglang nag-chant ang mga taga-UP ng "UST, UST", na sana maging second lang sila. Pero nung FEU ang nakakuha, pinalitan naman ng "Adamson, Adamson" para sana sa first place. Pati nga mga taga-FEU naki-'go uste, go uste' with their hankies, na para bang nangga-gago sa mga taga-uste, hehe.

Salamat nga pala kay Erwin (advanced happy birthday) para sa libreng snacks (hotdog sandwiches and drinks) at kay Aye (belated happy birthday) para sa dinner sa mahirap na hagilaping Chowking. Ganun pala ang strategy para makatipid, sumama sa mga taong may trabaho na, dahil syempre compared sa'yo na estudyante lang, may tendency talaga na sila ang manlibre dahil sila ang may pera hehe. Pero salamat talaga, next year uli! (sana andun na rin si anj...)

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bwiset ang philippine idol na iyan. para saan pa boto ko kung mukhang paramihan lang yata ng kamag-anak ang mangyayari. sobrang hindi deserving sina jelli at apple, dapat sina ira at mau ang nakakuha ng mga slot nila. di bale, babawi na lang ako sa pagboto para sa wild card.

etc

2006-09-08T14:36:00.000+08:00

i can write a worthless blog entry but what i can't write is a thesis. god, how am i supposed to graduate if i can't finish IT?! i need help, i need people to push me to do these things because i just can't do it alone, please somebody save me... [ calling valerie ;) ]

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i've seen the devil wears prada and my super ex-girlfriend, both for free thanks to my sis and valerie. i liked the first one more and that's solely because of meryl streep. she's quietly frightening, i absolutely wanna be like her, hehe.

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kung hindi ko pa binati si pio about his birthday i would not have known that the cheering competition is already on this sunday. i have an invitation to watch this with aye but i'm still thinking whether i'll go with them or i'll just stay and watch it at home. i'm feeling a bit guilty for not greeting her last sept. 1, so i might just go with her. also, i haven't seen them since the alaminos trip so i might as well.

reklamo sa buhay

2006-09-06T12:18:00.000+08:00

bwiset. nagkasakit na nga ako ng ilang araw, nag-crash pa ang computer sa bahay. at syempre ayon sa ate ko, ako pa rin ang may kasalanan kahit na wala naman akong ginawa. gugustuhin ko ba naman iyon, e andun lahat ng files ko, mga pictures, at pinaka-importante, yung thesis ko. lagot na nga ako sa adviser ko dahil di ako nagpapakita. tapos pagpasok ko pa sa UP, biglang lumiit ang tambayan at may threat pa ng eviction. lahat na lang, nawawala. syet talaga.

manomano

2006-08-22T13:01:00.000+08:00

meron akong idadagdag sa listahan ng aking mga paboritong banda at ito ay ang manomano. nung sabado kasi napanood ko sila sa myxlive for the first time (di naman kasi ako nakikinig ng radyo kaya di ko alam na medyo sumikat din ang kanta nilang 'bigay na bigay'). napabilib nila ako sa unang kanta pa lang, kaya ayun pinagpatuloy ko na yung panonood kahit ang sakit na ng ulo ko dahil inaantok na talaga ako kasi lagpas alas-dose na ng madaling araw nun. nagustuhan ko yung limang kanta na pinili nilang i-perform kaya nun din nagdesisyon na akong bumili ng album nila. at kahapon nga ay nakakuha na ako ng copy nung nagpunta kami sa sm san lazaro. nung una pa nga ay akala ko ay wala na dahil sabi sa odyssey ay pina-pull out daw yung album nila, buti na lang nakakita ako sa astro vision. at di ako nagsisisi kasi maganda ang album nila na 'ladies first'. gusto ko yung sound nila, di masyadong maingay kaya di masakit sa ulo. yung lyrics nila simple lang pero may meaning. medyo di ko lang nagustuhan yung mga english songs nila, mas nagandahan ako dun sa mga tagalog. taga-cebu nga pala sila, at sabi nila dun sa interview na para matuto ng tagalog nagbasa sila ng mga komiks. gusto ko rin nga palang mag-perform yung vocalist nila, si mano, medyo naaalala ko sa kanya si marc abaya. eto yung pinakagusto kong kanta dun sa album:

Mannequin

luha ay pumapatak kapag ako ay nakatingin

iiwas na lang ako sa iyo para hindi mo mapansin

mata ay tinatago sa itim na salamin

ganda mo'y makikita kahit na madilim

buhay na mannequin

sana aking masabi na ang pag-ibig ko'y ikaw

iba ka sa mga babaeng ngiti pa lang ay lumilitaw

sa bawat kilos mo at galaw

hindi ko mapipigilang sumayaw

buhay na mannequin

sa iyong ganda aking nadarama

na balang araw ay sisikat ka, sisikat ka

wag na wag mo lang kalimutan

na marami ang nakatunganga

kaming iyong mga tagahanga sa lahat ng bagay

kami ay maaasahan bilang isang kaibigan

makakapitan, malalapitan at iyong masasandalan

buhay na mannequin

Sobrang relate naman ako dito sa song na ito:

Happy Birthday To Me

lahat ng kaibigan ko pati mga kaklase ko

wala man lang ni isa na dumating sa birthday ko

saan man sila ngayon pinag-pasensyahan ko na

mahirap mang tanggapin na ako ay nag-iisa

tatlong oras na lang at ito'y lilipas na

(bitter pa rin ako tungkol sa nakaraan kong birthday, hehe)

check their website: http://www.manomano.com.ph

baking marijuana

2006-08-18T21:13:00.000+08:00

I hate my name.

I tried searching my full name at Yahoo! to see if my blog will come out in the results. It did alright, but I also found another link that contains my name. It lead me to the website of the University of Nueva Caceres, a school in Naga City, Albay. I told my mother about it and she said that the girl (who is apparently taking Education and a runner-up in a table tennis competition) must be a relative of ours since both my mother and father's family are from the Bicol region.

I wish I have a more original name, something like Alexandria, pero parang di bagay.

I'll settle with marijuana for now.

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I suck at baking but still I persist.

I haven't made something that turned out great yet, good maybe. I've tried making cookies, muffins, breads, and cakes. Sometimes I don't even eat what I made because I didn't like it, good thing my cousins are willing to eat them. My nanay keeps saying that she's willing to pay for baking classes but I don't want to because I'm afraid that a professional would only validate my non-existent talent at baking.

And I suck at cooking too. I can't even cook sunny-side up eggs which I like. I remember about the burnt adobo episode and the gray seafood pastel that I made last Christmas (apparently, there were still ink sacs? in the squids that I put in the dish).

Buti na lang marunong akong mag-saing.

postcript: those coffee cake muffins in the photo turned out fine, but i found out that i don't like its cinnamon flavor.

inmates / outbreaks

2006-08-16T16:54:00.000+08:00

We went to the correctional for our first instivisit last Saturday. It wasn't that scary at all; except for the bars on the windows and doors, you'll soon forget that it is a criminal institution. The ladies were okay, most were even shy. It was only afterwards that I learned about Ate Liza's affair with the death penalty. And I thought that we will only be dealing with women who had light sentences. Anyway, we got out there fine so no harm done really.

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I'm on steroids.

It's for an allergy outbreak, the second time in my life. The first doctor that looked at it wrote Unknown and a question mark on my record because she wasn't able to determine the cause of it. She referred me to the clinic's dermatologist who prescribed the steroids and also sold me a bottle of very pricey cream to put on the affected area day and night. She's also not sure on what triggered it. But I have been thinking about this and my theory is that the culprit here is... nuts. I remember eating brownies topped with nuts when I had my first outbreak and that we were also eating peanuts last Tuesday night (it first appeared Wednesday morning). So, if I am right, maybe I should refrain from eating any kind of nut to prevent this from happening again.

reels and stills

2006-08-11T15:47:00.000+08:00

We did our duty in supporting local films by watching two Cinemalaya entries last night at the UP Film Institute. First was Batad, about an Ifugao boy longing to own a pair of shoes (Manolo Blahnik's, according to Swaz hehe). The other one was Tulad ng Dati, a film about The Dawn. I liked both of them, they were fun to watch. I only wished one of us won that pair of shoes that was raffled off or that we could have watched the concert by the band after the movie ended.

Still, I am happy because I saw Ping and surprise! Stonefree also had an appearance in Tulad ng Dati. Plus, Francis Brew was just so damn funny and I won't forget that Eheads joke!

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I have seen our yearbook and it was very crappy. I am not gonna pay for that, especially since my page was just a rip-off from my friendster account. I think I will just join again in the next one, although I'm not sure if it's allowed, but hey I haven't graduated yet, have I?

what is your japanese name?

2006-08-03T21:50:00.000+08:00

Thesis mode ako ngayon kaya try n'yo na lang muna ito. Nakita ko lang ito sa isang website pero di ko na maalala kung saan.

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Take each letter of your name and substitute it with the Japanese sound to the right of the letter. Names might be kinda long.

A -ka
B -tu
C -mi
D -te
E -ku
F -lu
G -ji
H -ri
I -ki
J -zu
K -me
L -ta
M -rin
N -to
O -mo
P -no
Q -ke
R -shi
S -ari
T -chi
U -do
V -ru
W -mei
X -na
Y -fu
Z -zi

Mine translates as Rinkashifu Zukatoku.
Or Rinzu, for short.

So, what's yours?

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Nakakita na ba kayo ng taong nagsusuot ng stockings sa loob ng umaandar na dyip? Well, ako oo, kanina nung pauwi na ako galing UP. Sumakay yung girl sa Philcoa, mukha siyang saleslady kung titignan yung suot niyang uniform. Nung una di ko naman s'ya napansin kasi nasa side ko siya at may dalawang tao sa pagitan namin. Bigla lang kasi akong napalingon kaya ko nakita na nagsusuot nga siya ng stockings dun mismo sa dyip. Siguro late na late na siya at mukhang di pa nag-aalmusal kasi meron siyang sandwich sa lap niya. Feeling siguro ng lalaking katapat niya ay nakajackpot na siya dahil sa view na kanyang nakikita. Pagkatapos niyang maisuot yung stockings, ayun naglabas na ng make-up at nagsimulang mag-ayos. Okey naman yung kinalabasan ng paglalagay niya ng foundation at blusher sa pisngi niya, minalas lang sya dun sa pagguhit sa kilay dahil may biglang pumara kaya nagkaroon ng smudge yung right eyebrow niya. Nung huminto na yung dyip sa SM, ayun nagmamadali na syang maglakad pero napansin ko na hindi pala niya natapos yung pagsuot ng stockings dahil kita yung sobra na nakarolyo pa lampas lang ng konti sa taas ng tuhod niya. Ang naisip ko lang pagkatapos ng mga eksenang iyon ay paano pala kung pantyhose yung nadala niya?

sukob at the block

2006-08-01T13:37:00.000+08:00

Valerie resurfaced yesterday and texted me if I wanted to watch a movie. I said yes because I wanted to see the brand new cinemas at the recently opened new building of SM North which they're tagging as The Block. Although it is already open, most of the stores inside are still closed. After touring through several floors, we decided to watch Sukob. Because of the change in the numbering of the cinemas, the ticket buying got a bit confusing. Also, the ticket price are a bit higher (additional Php10/20) than those in the older ones. The cinema itself is not as big as those in the main building, but their audio is nice. I just didn't like the blue lights that they put on the steps, which is the same as in the other cinemas, I think green would be better. And it was really cold inside, but maybe that was only because there were only a number of people watching the movie. As for the movie itself, it was okay. One can hear people screaming then giggling at themselves for shrieking so loud. Kris just has one facial expression throughout the whole movie, which made me want to slap her face just to see if the expression could change. And if you plan to watch this, check out for Sadako, who makes an appearance in it.

view from the top

2006-07-30T00:58:00.000+08:00

This is a satellite view of the place where I've lived my whole life.

That picture came from WikiMapia, which according to their site, is a project to describe the whole planet and was created by Alexandre Koriakine and Evgeniy Saveliev, who were inspired by Google maps and Wikipedia.

Check it out at http://www.wikimapia.org

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My sister finally managed to borrow season 1 of Grey's Anatomy, which has only nine episodes (normally a whole season has 24 episodes), so it will only take a short while to watch. I think I still prefer House (also a medical drama show) over this one though.

poem-bearing trees

2006-07-27T22:32:00.000+08:00

I saw a TV show where someone was being asked what the most memorable poem to her was. I forgot what her answer was, but for me it would definitely be Trees by Joyce Kilmer. The reason for my choice can be traced back to my elementary years. This poem is actually posted in our school. You have to walk all the way to the end of the school to finish the whole poem because only two lines from the poem were posted in one tree, and it skips a few trees before you'll be able to read the next two lines. I haven't visited that school for quite some time now so I'm not really sure if it still exists. I hope it still does, because I think it not only teaches appreciation of nature but also the beauty of poetry.

Here is the whole poem:

Trees

I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

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I'm finished with my Friends marathon. That certainly took some time because it was the whole series you know, which means ten years worth of that well-beloved sitcom. I think it was better to watch it this way because I could see and understand better all that happened in their lives. And this is my personal conclusion: poor Ross (laging kawawa), hate Rachel (I think it's all her fault), Chandler is funny (he became my favorite), Phoebe is weird, Monica is crazy and Joey, well Joey is Joey.