Hamsters???

oh... cmon! had it been tarsiers... well, now that would have been believable! :)

Tumatakbo
by Mojofly

Laging bigo laging sawi sa pag ibig
Minamalas o kay sakit
May balat nga ba ako sa pwet
Mabuti pa ang tindera sa aming kanto
Nakakaingit TL ang sweet nila ng
Kaniyang nobyo
Gusto ko lang maranasan umibig
Tamaan ni kupido
Gusto ko lang maranasan ang langit
Tumibok muli ang puso ko

Tumatakbo ang oras naiiwan na ako
Ng panahon
Di na nagbago bawat araw pare pareho
parang kahapon
Tumatakbo ang oras

May birthday cake ka nga
Ngunit wala naman kandila
May christmas tree na malupet
Wala naman dekorasyong pansabit
Sadyang ganyan ang aking buhay
Walang kasing tamlay
Ayoko sanang tumandang nagiisa

Tumatakbo ang oras naiiwan na ako
Ng panahon
Di na nagbago bawat araw pare pareho
parang kahapon
Tumatakbo ang oras
Tumatakbo ang oras

Tatanggapin na lang ba ang malupit
Na tadhana o kayay
Tatanggapin na lang ba na akoy
Sadyang hindi pinagpala
Tigilan na ang drama
Punasan na ang luha

Tumatakbo ang oras naiiwan na ako
Ng panahon
Di na nagbago bawat araw pare pareho
parang kahapon
Tumatakbo ang oras naiiwan na ako
Ng panahon
Di na nagbago bawat araw pare pareho
parang kahapon

Tumatakbo, tumatakbo,
Tumatakbo naiiwan na ako
Tumatakbo, tumatakbo,
Tumatakbo naiiwan na ako
Tumatakbo, tumatakbo,
Tumatakbo naiiwan na ako

S.O.S.

How do you eat a strawberry shortcake? Do you start with the strawberry or do you eat it last because it’s the best part?

Strawberry On the Shortcake (S.O.S.) – Jdrama (10episodes)
A roller coaster of unrequited love and foolish sacrifices people go through, that would leave viewers thinking “that’s so high school”! Don’t get me wrong, it’s good, although the obsession with ABBA music by the people behind this drama seemed all too weird for me. I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard the opening song…. I’m sure most people will…. “Chiquitita”… yes ladies and gentlemen… that same song the show tropang trumpo spoofed with the “Mikey Cojuangco” line in it…. Yes… laugh it of… you know you want to. Ok, now stop.

Seriously now… I hate to admit it, but I cried a few times. I guess it’s a very universal theme… “you love her but she loves someone else”. And just to make things extra dramatic and excruciatingly painful, you have to help her be with someone else, simply because that would make her happier…sadly enough, that’s all that matters. Fools! (yes, im bitter! :) ) It makes me want to shout at the screen…”Oh why don’t you just kick him in the balls!”

Rain and piano, that’s all you need to make me cry (and perhaps much less). Imagine this, it’s raining heavily, and the lead girl is outside the school building. She is watching the other guy play the piano. Suddenly, you realize why she isn’t getting wet…. Camera pans out, you see the lead guy holding an umbrella out for her, watching her fall miserably in love with this other guy. Now insert a melodramatic piano piece here that the other guy is playing. Apparently, the other guy is also grieving over someone else. It is perhaps the longest chain of unrequited love I’ve ever seen. I think it totals to 5 people loving someone else, who loves someone else.

I don’t eat strawberries, but assuming I do… on strawberry shortcake, I will eat it last, because it is the best part. I save the best for last.

And that is why I cannot forget you…

On taking risks...

Got this from some website... wala lang... :)

We all have a negative voice in our heads who stops us from taking risks. I'd like to review a few risk taking techniques that I use regularly to get great results. Try 'em and see how you do. I think you'll be pleased with what you accomplish:

DON'T THINK TOO MUCH BEFORE TAKING A RISK. The easiest way to get into a cold swimming pool is to jump right in. The same can be said for taking risks. Hesitating will only psyche you out.

WHEN YOU JUMP, JUMP BIG. Don't hold back. Fully commit yourself.

IF YOU DON'T A-S-K, you won't G-E-T. Come right out and ask for what you want. People will appreciate you being straight with them.

EMBRACE FAILURE AND REJECTION: Think of failure as an opportunity to learn. If things don't work out, figure out why. Then make some changes and try again.

BE A JUDGE, NOT A SUSPECT. Don't worry about what others think. Instead, you should be the one who does thinking. (This doesn't mean be judgmental. It just means believing that your opinion and way of doing things is as good as anyone else's.)

FOCUS LESS ON YOUR IMAGE AND MORE ON WHAT YOU WANT. Do what you must to
succeed without concern for your reputation or appearance.

FOCUS ON FACTS, NOT ON FEELINGS. Don't let insecurity lead to incorrect assumptions about yourself. Examine your situation and wait for tangible facts before determining whether or not there's a problem.

PRACTICE TAKING RISKS. It does get easier.

ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOSE. Most of the time it's about ego and less about any real loss.

GO FIRST. Have the courage to something before waiting to see if others are willing.

TAKE RESPONSIBLE RISKS: Never risk your physical safety or the safety of others. Always pursue healthy goals.

Make these practices part of your lifestyle and I will guarantee that you will be a more powerful leader and more fulfilled human being.

http://www.sideroad.com/Setting_and_Achieving_Goals/taking_risks.html

who's sunny?

Sunny Came Home
by Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room
Sunny sat down in the kitchen
She opened a book and a box of tools
Sunny came home with a mission

She says days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Sunny came home with a list of names
She didn't believe in transcendence
It's time for a few small repairs she said
Sunny came home with a vengeance

She says days go by I don't know why
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire

Get the kids and bring a sweater
Dry is good and wind is better
Count the years, you always knew it
Strike a match, go on and do it

Days go by I'm hypnotized
I'm walking on a wire
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind
Into the fire
Light the sky and hold on tight
The world is burning down
She's out there on her own and she's alright
Sunny came home
Sunny came home...

Unexpected Love

A friend of mine asked me if I could download the L Word season 2 soundtrack for her. Of course it was no big deal, except for the fact that I have no idea what the L Word was. At first I thought it was some movie, but thanks to google's help, now i know that it's a television series. And I'm guesssing it's a series that will never be shown here in this country... Why? Well, it's a lesbian tv series. But apprarently, according to my friend, you can have a copy of the dvd from your friendly neighborhood pirata... hhmmnn... what else can't you buy in this country???

So after 1 day.. (yes, not so many seeders for this particular soundtrack) I finished downloading the soundtrack... and i must say... i wasn't expecting it... but i love it! I've never loved any other soundtrack like this. The nearest would have to be the Serendipity soundtrack. It's this amazing mix of many things. From mellow songs that will just make you want to fall in love to kickass dance mixes that would tempt you to blast your speaker's volume to maximum. I love it!!!

One song I particularly love the most is "No Other Love" by Heart. I swear, the song gave me goosebumps...and to think the lyrics is so simple. I guess it's the way the song was sang... it's something you just don't listen to... it's something you have to feel aswell.

Now i'm trying to download the season 3 soundtrack. And as of now, no one is seeding the season 1 soundtrack. I'm hoping they're equally good.

Makes me wonder if the series is as good as the soundtrack...

My friend warned me about the series (and i quote) "It's not for the frail of hearts and innocent of minds" hahaha.... i just had to laugh. Well, if I survived Wong Kar Wai's "Happy Together", I'd like to think my heart is not so frail and my mind is definitely not as innocent as people think it is... :) Plus, my highschool life pretty much revolved around an exclusive school environment. Believe me, I've seen / heard / been though a lot and I don't think an American TV series could corrupt me any more than I am now. :)

I might borrow her copy of the series anytime soon.

But for now, Im enjoying every second of the soundtrack...

"And I can go, I can go anywhere.

No other love can take me there."

---"no other love"

5-day vaca...

Nov 1 - 5
just bumming around the house...

sinusulit ang dsl...

though i have things to do like:
1. source code review
2. study for JLPT level 4 exams

3. practice shooting for basketball

source code review

boring... boring... deadline is tuesday next week. so i have til monday to do it. But i intend to finish it before monday... so i can bum around the office... :)

study for JLPT level 4 exams

im screwed! soooo screwed! exams is on Dec 3. and i dont know anything!!! great! just great! cram galore!!!

practice shooting for basketball

probably the only thing fun on my list... i really need to practice. malapit na ang basketball event namin sa company sportsfest. kelangan naming manalo. matagal na din akong di nakakalaro... kelangang maghasa ng weapons... :)

I just feel like being alone for now...

I can't explain why...
But i just want to be alone for a little while...

well, actually, im also not sure for how long...

isang buwan na ka-busy-han

wow.... one month ago na pla since my last post...

O.A... ganun na pla ako ka-busy...

3 weeks na kong di nakaka-uwi sa bahay namin sa valenzuela.

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having new responsibilities... makes me feel old... hehehe.... (in a good way!)

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we have 2 new hamsters sa bahay... pareho silang matakaw... mana sa may-ari! :)

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may women's basketball na sa company sportsfest! woohoo!!! :)

speaking of basketball, Congrats sa UST Tigers!!!

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im thinking of starting up a business... di ko lang alam kung ano... hehehe...

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sa lahat ng mga may mga birthday na di ko nabati dito... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

pasensya na po... busy lang... :)

When sadness just conquers me...

*sigh*
i don't know... im beginning to think I'm clinically depressed...
there are just days when i'm so sad and i don't know the specific reason...
maybe there are just so many things bothering me right now, and i can't pinpoint the one that's causing me this unhappiness and dissatisfaction...
I know there are many things in my life i should be happy and thankful about... but somehow, i feel like im missing something.
*sigh*

hhmmnn... interesting test...

hahahaha...halatang walang magawa....

napansin ko lang while browsing... accurate ba?... hahahaha!

Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 38%

Your job is not bad, but it's probably not a long term thing. You're just not happy enough to stick around for too long... And there's little that can change how you feel. Start looking around for other options, but only quit for something really good!

Should You Quit Your Job?

ako si Elmo?!!!....Di ako natuwa...

You Are Elmo

Sweet and innocent, you expect everyone to adore you. And they usually do! You are usually feeling: Talkative. You've got tons of stories to tell. And when you aren't talking, you're laughing. You are famous for: Being popular, though no one knows why. Middle aged women especially like you. How you live your life: With an open heart. "Elmo loves you!"

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

given a choice...

ym topic with a high school friend...

ito ang scenario...

Given a choice between two people, kelangan mong piliin yung tao na you'd be with for the rest of your life... so, who would u choose:

1. Guy na sooooobrang panget... as in "insert-quasimodo-here" ang itsura, at soooobrang panget din ng ugali...

2. Guy na nasa kanya lahat ng hinahanap mong ugali sa isang lalake, pro ang catch... bakla sya... as in mas-maganda-pa-sya-sa-akin type of gay...

single-blessedness is not an option...

ako... hhmmnn.... go with number 2... hehehe.... i cant imagine living with someone na di ko kasundo yung ugali...

and atleast di sya magrereklamo pag nagtatagal ako sa mall.... :-D hehehe...

at kung pano kame napunta dyan sa topic na yan... at kung pano sya nag-evolve, di ko na maalala... mahabang istorya... hahaha... :-D

Is there such a thing as love at first sight?

napaka-cliche ng tanong...

at kung ako ang tatanungin mo nyan few years ago...

i'd probably say no.

pro how can one be sure?

di naman porke di mo pa nararamdaman, ibig sabihin ay di na sya totoo, di ba?

wala lang... hehehe...

being a "man of science" (naks...) nag-research ako... (in short, nag-google... hehehe)

from: http://peoplerelationships.syl.com/loverelationships/loveatfirstsight

Do you believe in love at first sight? Scientists study our brain activity and say that it’s quiet possible but everyone is free to believe or not to believe.

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Psychologists say that love at first sight depends on our psychological state at the moment.

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Very many factors act in the situation of falling in love from the first sight. These are our ideals, intuition or “fast logic”, imagination etc. When you fall in love at the first sight you are usually ready and willing to fall in love. Less possibility that it will happen if you are tired, stressed, solving problems in you mind.

---> probably explains kung bakit halos lahat ng kilala ko di naniniwala sa love at first sight... most of them fit the description above... heheheh.... pish!

wala lang uli... :)

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"I dare you to move..."

Follow your heart!

Good luck...

will surely miss u...

Current theme song ko daw... hahaha...

Blush (Only You)
by Plumb

When you look at me I start to blush
And all that I can see is you and us
Well, baby I'm so free to be in love
With you, with you

I wanna be in love with only you
I wanna watch the sky turn grey and blue
I wanna know the kiss that always new
I wanna be in love with only you, just you

The stars will fall and dark will light the way
We'll hit the ground and fall into the shade
I'll light the night with fire and run away
With you, with you

I wanna be in love with only you
I wanna watch the sky turn grey and blue
I wanna know the kiss thats always new
I wanna be in love with only you

I wanna be in love with you
I wanna be in love
I wanna be in love
I wanna be in love with you
I wanna be in love
I wanna be in love
I WANNA BE IN LOVE WITH YOU

I wanna be in love with only you
I wanna watch the sky turn grey and blue
I wanna know the kiss thats always new
I wanna be in love with only you
Just you, yeah
Just you, yeah
Just you

I wanna be...
Just you...
yeah

iPod Shuffle Eight Ball...

got this from a friend...
there are a series of questions and you'll answer them using your mp3 player in shuffle mode...
in my case, i used iTunes...
They call it the "iPod Shuffle Eight Ball"...
yes, i know! immaturity at it's finest... hehehe...
no harm in trying... the answers might be amusing.. not that i believe they're real or anything... hehehe...

Q: How does the world see me?
A: There she goes by Sixpence

Q:Will I have a happy life?
A: Maling Akala by Brownman revival
nyaaaaaaaaaahahahhaa....

Q: What do my friends really think of me?
A: Tattooed on my mind by Sitti Navarro
hhmmnn... i knew it! someone's secretly lusting over me! hahaha... joke lang... :)

Q: How can I make myself happy?
A: I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love by Sitti Navarro
Teka, di ko gets... i'll be happy if i didn't know i was looking for love? labo...

Q: What should I do with my life?
A: So Slow by Freestyle
bakit? mabilis ba ko???

Q: Will I ever have children?
A: One note Samba by Sitti Navarro
ok... walang sense...

Q: What is some good advice for me?
A: Motion by Plumb

Q: How will I be remembered?
A: The Dance by Barbie's Cradle
whoa??? i dont even dance...

Q: What is my signature dance song?
A: Pag-alis by Barbie's Cradle
it's my signature sad song...but dance song??? i dont think so...

Q: What do I think my current theme song is?
A: Blush (Only You) by Plumb
nyaaaahahahaha.... ito ay isang malaking "no comment"... :)

Q: What song will play at my funeral?
A: Independence Day by Barbie's Cradle
People feel liberated because im dead???

Q: What type of men do I like?
A: limang dipang tao by Barbie's Cradle
nyaaahahahaha...

Q: What is my day going to be like?
A: Sleep by Barbie's Cradle
hahaha.... yup! 11hours sleep... :)

Picture! Picture!

These past few days, i've been planning to go to different places to take pictures. I figured, it might be a nice hobby / distraction from all the things that have been bugging me for quite some time now. Last saturday, i planned to go to Fort Santiago and Luneta. Yah, i know, chessy places... but i figured, it might be interesting. It's been years since i've gone to those places... last i was there was probably when i was in gradeschool... hehehe...

However, like any other thing i plan to do in my life, it never pushed through last saturday. i had to run some errands at home. I wasn't quite disappointed since what i was asked to do was slightly related to what i wanted... taking pictures... hehehe....

My dad asked me to take portraits of each family member, (or atleast those who are still here in the country.) He said he wanted to put it in frames for display. Why is my dad asking me? Am i that good??? Of course not! no way in hell....it's just that im the only one in the family who knows how to use the digicam...hehehe...

Portraits aren't really my thing. Given a choice, i'd much rather take pictures of inanimate objects... simply because they dont complain when it's taking too long, or when they look too dark in the picture (when in fact, they are dark in person... :) ) So this task is indeed a challenge... Given that i have no previous experience in portrait photography, i had to recall some of the instructions i got from those people who get class pictures from way way back in high school... yes i know... the situation is that desperate...hehehe....

The pictures were pretty average... definitely not done by a professional, but for people who have eyeglasses as thick as my head (ok, may be not THAT thick...), it was nice... But then again, they're my parents so i can never really tell if they really like it or they just dont want to hurt their little baby's feelings...hehehe...

But of course, it doesn't end there... my dad asked me if it's true that pictures can be edited using a computer...Yes, i know, the question did make me laugh too... (though i didnt laugh when my dad asked me... :) ) So obviously i said yes... which was probably a bad answer... hehehe :)
He asked me if i can "erase" some "age lines". . What the hell... Might be fun... So i let photoshop do it's magic... with my dad closely watching over my shoulder...making sure that i was making him look good in the picture... :) So... a little clone here.... and there.... color balance... etc...etc... after a few more tweaks, walla! my dad couldn't be happier... And now he's planning to run for the elections all for the sake of posting his pictures all over the city... hehehe... of course he was kidding... he was just really pleased... even called my brother in singapore to tell him about it... hahaha....

My mom, of course, didn't need to be "photoshopped". Well, for a person who took nearly an hour to preparefor a 5-minute picture-taking session... she'd better look good! Grabe! kinareer! It makes me really wonder why i never got any "kikay genes" from her... hehehe....

My eldest (and darkest... :) ) brother asked if i could "shed light" upon his "dark image".... nyaaahahaha... Again, thanks to photoshop... i had another satisfied (and non-paying... hehehe) customer... :)

My other brother (the PT dude) didn't need to be "photoshopped"... although i was quite tempted to put a "wig" on his picture... just for kicks... hehehe... :)


Im sure going to different places would be fun... going on an adventure... taking pictures of things you haven't seen before...But this day made me realize that sometimes you really dont have to go that far to have fun... :)
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definitely no place like home...

Destiny Sucks

*sigh* baaaaaaa... *sigh*

gago talaga itong destiny na ito...
lakas mang-trip...
kung kelan kelangan mong sabihing "Hindi",
tsaka ka bibigyan ng dahilan para sabihing "Oo"...

tokwa...

rainy days and mondays

I hate mondays because its the start of a veeerrrry long work-week.
In short, im lazy!

I hate rainy days only when im about to go somewhere in which i have to use public transport.
Dont get me wrong, i have no problems riding buses, jeeps, etc.. but some people can be such a bitch when it's raining!

What a better way to start my week... It's monday (a given fact), plus, making things extra special,
it rained just a few minutes before i was about to leave our house. Great! just what i needed!

And since it's monday, the traffic jam of both vehicles and humans are much to be expected.

As i was waiting for a bus with a bunch of other people (some of which are already starting to be bitchy), mother nature thought that this was the best time to test my patience. The rain poured! Big time! All the buses that passed by us were already filled with people. But some people still insisted on riding, running after the bus and hanging on for dear life.

I used to do that when I was a little younger. I can't believe i survived 2 years of college doing that!
Imagine me, wearing the all-white college of science uniform, black leather shoes, backpack, and other school stuff, elbowing my way to ride a much-in-demand bus, just to make it to my 7:00am physics class... those were the days...

As much as i'd like to show the world that i can still do the same stunts i did when i was younger, i was in no mood to join the mob in harassing the buses that came by us. For about 30 minutes, I waited with the other "passive" passengers in hopes that an empty south-bound bus would miraculously fall down from heaven, which of course, never happened.(Otherwise, i would have asked for a sports car... "yung red" :) but we all know how that ends up too.... )

So i decided to just get a cab. Apparently, all the cabs there have a "terminal" (or just some random place where they "gang-up").
So when i reached the "gang":

Me : "Ma, MRT, north ave."
Manong: "250 po"

Whaathe?????? This guy has got to be kidding me?!!!

Me: "250??????"
Manong: "Mahal na po gasolina ngayon e"

Yah, for people like him, just about the same price as honesty and integrity, i suppose...

What i really regret is that i wasn't able to get the plate numbers of all the taxi's there.
I was too pissed off, so i just walked away as fast as possible.

So, back to my usual post in the bus stop... I was hoping that the number of people would have thinned up, but somehow, they've figured out a way to clone themselves and to multiply by the minute.

Still waiting... waiting.... waiting.... then i remembered my mp3 player! The music might cheer me up a bit...Select shuffle mode... press play... put on earphones... Oh! Great! guess what's playing...
Adding insult to injury..... "Laughter in the Rain" (not kidding here...) The Fates have decided to bully me today...I could swear i can hear little voices laughing at me... Hallucinating... people pointing at me, shouting "Loooooser!" I nearly lost it, thank God, my finger decided to press the next button in the mp3 player....

Now, listening.... waiting... listening.... moving a little, just to check if this is all real. i check my watch... it's 8:45am... Great! Even if i get a bus now (which is next to impossible), I'd still be late for work...

So what's the most logical thing to do... Get a tricycle... go back home... sleep!
At the nearest tricycle terminal:
Me: Manong, molave st.

after driving for about a few seconds...

Manong: miss, pag hinarang tyo, sabihin mo taga-parada ka. Yung mga tricycle drivers kase dyan nanghaharang e.

whatthe??? apparently, tricycle drivers here have "turfs". In my case, since i am from fortune village 6, i'd have to ride a tricycle from the terminal that's about 80 meters away, not the current tricycle terminal im in at that moment.
Pati ba naman dito may dishonesty pa din??? but atleast FINALLY, something worked my way...

I reached home, watched 3 movies in a row, and currently typing this in crimson editor...

Still waiting for the rain to stop...


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rain, rain, go away, come again another day...
'cause someone's got to work today...

cluttered closet

Ever feel like parang ang dami mong kelangang / gustong gawin pro di mo magawa kase di mo alam kung san mag-uumpisa or more like, tinatamad kang umpisahan.....?

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... I feel like a cluttered closet.
Ang konti lang ng laman, pro ang gulo-gulo... nakakatamad ayusin... sarap iwan na nakatambak na lang ang mga gamit...

the things in the closet:
1. Study specs for the new project.
2. Study for JLPT level 4
3. Study for Java Certification
4. Continue with my "music" hobbies
5. Get a new and "useful" hobby.
6. Finish the books I bought

for now, wala pa kong natatapos... i need a plan... pro pati yun, prang ang gulo-gulo din...

minsan, naisip ko.....pwede bang itapon na lang lahat ng laman ng cabinet at sunugin?

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........

talk about dirty marketing...

juvenile but eye-catching...
did its job... hehehe...
love the tag line.... "you know you want to..."
hehehehe....

one of the sad songs of my life...

Pag-alis
by Barbie's Cradle

Kung wala ka ng gustong sabihin
Wag ka ng tumingin ng ganyan
Kung bukas ako'y kalilimutan
Sana naman ngayo'y di mo na isiping ako'y tawagan

At habang may panahon wag na nating hintaying
Lumalim pa at masakit ng tanggapin
Ang pag-alis ng iyong liwanag
Na gumising sa mahabang gabi
Ika'y langit pero baka masanay
At di kakayanin ang iyong pag-alis

Kung wala ka ng gustong marinig
Ako'y aalis at mananahimik
Ang kahapon na nais kong limutin
Sana naman wag ng manumbalik at bigyan pansin

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lesson learned:
kung di kayang panagutan...
wag na lang simulan....

Badmintoners

nice game NSP badmintoners!
konting practice pa,
next year 1st place na dapat! :)
hehehe...

Welcome Home!

To JB and Grace,
welcome back home!
salamat sa dinner treat! :)
sana next time engagement dinner na...
hehehe... peace! :)
grace, nasan na camel ko?!!!

Happy First Birthday!

one year na pla akong nag-blo-blog...
na-realize ko lang... wow... ang tanda ko na pla...
hehehe...

wala lang... gusto ko lang....

If i were the rain...
that does connect the sky and
the earth which can't meet
and hold on eternally,
would i have been able to connect and
hold onto someone's heart?

- Bleach-Memories In The Rain

asking for a sign...

i know it's gonna happen...
i just don't know when...
i need a sign...

Excuse me, Mr. Milbo?... Mr Wimby? ... Mr. Wammo? pwedeng pa-autograph...

Habang tahimik na naghihintay sa Music One kasama ang mga projectmates ko...

Biglang nagsalita ang isa sa kanila:

projectmate na may crush ke sam: "mandyam shi sham... "
(sinasabi ng pabulong habang naka-smile... kunwari di nagsasalita...)
donna (projectmate na hindi kilala si sam) : "huh???"
projectmate na may crush ke sam: "mandyam shi sham... "
(ganun pa rin yung way nang pagsabi nya...)
ako : "huh???"
projectmate na may crush ke sam: "nandyan si sam.... sam milby!"
donna : "huh??? sam who?"
ako : "hahaha?!!! talga?! jas will die when she finds out!!!"

so fine.... dahil wala nga si jas to faint over this event, we figured na ibili na lang sya ng cd ni sam at kapalan ang mukha namin na mag-pa-autograph.

before that, kinalangan muna namin cguraduhing si sam milby nga yun...
fine, puntahan ng mas malapit... at this point, may nakita akong mga babaeng nasa bandang tabi nya... frozen and giggling.... hahaha....














yung naka-green na nakatalikod....















ok, sya nga!

so diretso kame sa OPM section to buy the CD. Tinanong ko yung babae sa counter kung meron silang marker. wala daw. (at nilinaw ko na hindi para sa akin yung CD... hehehe..)
but somehow, the cosmos wanted jas to have it... Merong marker c sally!!! what are the odds of that??? Swerteng bata 'tong jas na to ah?!

so here comes the hard part...
nagmamadali naming hinanap si sam... baka kse umalis na... at ayun, nakita namin sya ni donna sa may sulok... hehehe...

ako : "ah, hi! we don't mean to be rude...... (some random sentence)... but can we have your autograph... it's for a friend.... she's gonna die when she get's this (or something like that)"
sam : "oh, sure it's ok.... (or something like that...) "
sam : "did u just buy this now? (or something like that...)"
sam : "i have a repackaged cd... it has My Girl..." (nagpromote pa tlaga...)
donna : "nice movie... " (refering to the "So Close" dvd sam was holding)
sam : "yah... i also bought Gary V.... " (refering to the "Gary V" cd he was holding)
ako : "you should get barbie's new album " (syempre, nag-promote pa... :) )
sam : "oh, yah! that's a great idea!"
ako : (what?!!! wala ka pang album ni barbie?!!!! u f*&#g retard!!!!!) --pro syempre di ko sinabi to...
donna : "could we also take a picture (or something like that)"
sam : "sure.... (or something like that)"

donna's holding the cam... (mautak na bata!.. pra nga naman di sya sama sa pic...)

ako : "opsss.. teka, bakit ako lang??!!!"
(looking at my projectmates, pleading for help)
buti na lang, sumama si frank at melissa sa pic... kundi... eewww..... scarred for life...

after the pic was taken, we said thank you and ran for our lives... :)

projectmate na may crush ke sam: "bilisan natin, nasusuka ako..."

huh??? what the... that's weird... :)
hahaha...

buong dinner, yung "autograph incident" ang topic... hehehe...

jas,
nahawakan ni sam yung jacket ko...
bilin mo na, mura lang... hehehe.....

ps:
pot, sori di ka namin nabili ng CD... medyo late ko na na-realize na fan ka nga rin pla... (teka, secret ba ito? hehehe.....)
mas buang lang kse c jas ke sam... kaya sya kagad naisip ko...
next time, pag nagkita uli kame... hehehe... as if... (feeling close.... hahaha) :)

feeling ko may isang bata na madalas magpupunta sa M1 tuwing friday night... :)

excuse me, pwede pong bumati uli??

Happy Birthday Gloriecar!!!! :)

On silence and chickens

lying in the dark and cursing the neighbors
it's too early for me to sleep, but im way too bored to do anything else. The night would have been perfect for a nice long rest, except for one thing... Our neighbor (some dude) is having a videoke session, or as i'd like to call it, a deathwish. Even the usually noisy chickens are quiet tonight, perhaps contemplating on committing suicide, rather than listen to the neighbor perform yet another round of "Seasons in the Sun". Atleast the dogs were brave enough to bark in protest.

"we has joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun"....
somebody...anybody... kick this guy in the balls pleeeease...

And yes, dreams do come true!
The dude finally stopped singing! Either that, or someone actually kicked him out of his wits. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, sometimes, justice prevails!

Silence? Is there ever such a thing?
It's soooo nice and quiet. The dogs stopped barking too! It's almost too good to be true. Being the pessimist that i am, any moment now, I'm expecting a marching band to play right and front of our window. Ok, that may have been too over the edge... Perhaps, yet another scorned wife will shout her lungs-out to her two-timing husband...Nope, still quiet... Hmmmnn... Well, maybe not tonight. I'm still wondering what the catch is...Ok, maybe there is no catch. Perhaps, every once in a while, our dear neighbors grow some common courtesy in their backyard garden. Ahhhh.... What a great night to rest!

I knew it! I'm crazy, I'm crazy!
Unfortunately, my mind is mocking me... Instead of having a nice and undisturbed rest on this unusually quiet night, this song keeps playing in my head : "we had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun..." To make matters worse, there's an image in my head of chickens laughing... mocking me... I knew it! I'm crazy!

here we go again...

issue na naman pla uli ito...
haaaayyyy.....

how come when everything in my life is going perfectly well and comfortable, this thing always comes up?

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a dialogue all in my head:

kelangan ba tlaga?
oo... para sa akin din naman ito.

pro baket ngayon pa?
kung di ngayon kelan?

pro masaya pa ako.
yan ba ang prioridad mo?

anu ba ang tama?
EWAN???!!!

excuse me, pwede pong bumati?

Happy Birthday Melissa!!! :)


.... wala lang... hehehe...

independence day...

Happy 5th year anniversary!
... a celebration of freedom and independence...

limang taon na pla mula ng nagpaalam ako (or tayo)...

and honestly...
im happy i (or we) made that decision 5 years ago.

da vinci, sleeplessness, and omen

one... two... three... three sheeps... ahahahaha....
i seriously couldn't sleep last night...im not sure why. I tried counting sheeps... wala din, naalala ko lang yung episode sa sesame street na nagbibilang ng sheeps si count dracula...hehehe...
Maybe naninibago ako since matagal din akong nagstay sa bahay tpos last night biglang sa apartment na ako natulog. or maybe di ako pinatulog ng fact that the movie da vinci code sucks to the high heavens.

So dark the con of ron
Ron Howard! What have you done! Seriously, Dan Brown should sue them for doing a movie that falls terribly short of what readers of the book expected (readers = me :) )

Date na lang, pinagkakitaan pa...
666 - june 6, 2006. Opening ng Omen. not so sure if its a remake of the old omen or if its an addition to the long line of omen sequels... gusto ko rin manood,pro ayaw ko magka-nightmares... lalo ngayon na hirap akong matulog...

Being alone,being free,being me,and chopping people up! all in one movie night

for the record, i have friends
I watched a movie(da vinci code) at glorietta1 alone. Ok, before you start calling me names like loser, outcast, friendless bastard...etc... Let me clear things up. U must be wondering where my friends are?! Well, some have watched it already, others dont even want to watch it, others just have other things to do. So u see, i have friends, they're just not available this moment.

i can live with or without you
So what the hell! I said to myself, "With or without friends, i will watch da vinci! Whats the deal ba about watching a movie alone? Di nman kyo magchichicahan s loob. All u do there
is just sit and watch and for the sake of the others watching, keep quiet. I mean its one of
those things u can do and enjoy alone, unlike badminton, chess, basketball. etc...

lights on, the shame, the shame
I know it shouldn't be a big deal. But once the movie was over and the lights were turned
on, i felt a certain sense of shame. Shame that i was alone and the other ppl around were
either in couples or in groups. I know very well that there's nothing wrong about being
alone, but somehow i feel this certain paranoia about what other ppl think.

what do u think sir? How bout u maam?
Have i (or we) been reduced to this? Creatures whose satisfaction out of something must be inconformity with others? Individuals whose view of what is acceptable is constantly modified, depending on the view of the world? Have i become too dependent to the point of losing my own identity? Nooooooooooo........ [insert echo here...]

it's just that i, it's just that i...
Not that i want to be a rebel or something. I just want to have a point and stand up for it. no matter what it is and irregardless of what others feel or think about it. I just dont want to worry about what others would think about me. I just want to be understood without having to explain. I just want to be free. I just want to be me. Unfortunately, it aint that easy. But believe me, im trying!

suki, bili na mura lng per kilo
sabi nila, you cant chop people up and love them in pieces. Kelangan buo, both good and evil. Question is, kung may malaman kang "masama" tungkol s taong mahal mo, mamahalin mo pa ba ang buo nyang pagkatao? Wala lang, di ko rin gets kung pano ko npadpad s topic n to... I guess it has something to do with being free.

napulot ko lang somewhere...

gender sensitive version of Spiderman?

nearly a week...

tuesday night
started to have an ichy throat

wednesday
the itchy throat turned into cough.
mabel stayed home kasi may lagnat at ubo sya.
later that night, i went straight to bed (literally) tipong gumising lang ako pra magtanggal ng sapatos. at ayun na, nilagnat na rin ako... :(

thursday
pumasok pa din ako kahit masama pakiramdam ko...
(which was quite a wrong decision)
bumigay din ako nung bago maglunch, so nag-file na lang ako ng undertime at umuwi sa apartment.

friday
di na lang ako pumasok, masama pa rin pakiramdam ko.
umuwi na lang ako sa bahay namin sa valenzuela.
may lagnat pa din ako...
there's no place like home... :)

saturday
feeling a little bit better. wala nang lagnat, pro masakit pa rin ulo ko. :(

sunday
fever, cough, and cold is now gone. my head and back still hurts though...
not so sure kung papasok na ko bukas... baka daw kse mabinat lang ako. :(

he's not worth it...

he's not worth the tears...
marami pang iba dyan...

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what ever happens...
no matter how much i nag (or as i call it, "care" ) :)
and no matter how stubborn (or as u call it, "persistent") u are...
do know that im here... :)

chopsticks...

it's so like u to make something so simple so profound.
thanks...
sori uli...

Hay.... EWAN ko sa inyo....

baaaaaaaaaah...

sabi dati ng teacher ko, wala daw taong tanga...
kala ko nun, tama sya...
pro sa nalaman ko nitong mga nakaraang araw...

.... Ma'am... paumanhin po... mali po pla kyo...

ggrrrr.... kainis....

Barbie Rocks the Big Dome

Finally!!!! nakabili na ko ng concert ticket ni barbie!!!! :)
Kaso ang layo ko na sa stage.... sa row H, seat #8 na ako nakaupo... (8-8... uy! fave number!)

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May nagpost ng question dun sa yahoogroups....
"will barbie be able to fill up araneta?"

hhhmmm.... actually... medyo natatakot din ako....
pro i know barbie's music has touched many people...
sana lang, lahat sila suportahan c barbie...
(geez... i sound like a total fan-girl... nyaaaahahahha....)

uy!!!! lahat kyo!!!! manood kayo ng concert ni barbie!!!!!!!

May 19,2006 (Friday)
8:00pm
Araneta Coliseum

Ticket prices :
Patron (Reserved Seating) = 1056 (dito ako!!)
Lower Box (Reserved Seating) = 845
Upper Box A (Free Seating) = 634
Upper Box B (Free Seating) = 423
Gen. Admission (Free Seating) = 159

cmon!!! make nood!!! :) (nyaaahahaha.....)

cleaning up my harddisk...

ngayon ang last day ng aking 4-day vacation....
it's a time to be alone... to rest... to think things through...
in short... ang maging bum... :)

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I was going though some of my files sa pc...
Im trying to free up some space... dami na ksing files... ang gulo na...
Nakita ko yung mga pictures from the time na bago pa lang ako sa nsp up to present... wow...
tagal na pla... 2 years...

Just realized... masaya pla talga ako dito...

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Are you sure you want to remove the folder "NSP Pictures" and move all it's contents to the Recycle Bin?

No...
of course not...


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3 weekends + 3 beaches = 1 hell of a sunburn

Ngayon ko lang ma-po-post yung mga pictures.... :)


beach # 1 : Camotes Island Group

Probably one of the best beaches if ever been in (i've been in very few... hehehe)
Nice kse it's really clean... at konti lang ang tao.
Buong pwlan mnl group nandoon, kasama din c cheann, sir jay, at sir dong.
Nag "island tour" din kame... We went to several parks within the island... Nag attempt din kame na manghuli ng tilapia sa may lake... the key word being "attempt"... hehehe...

waaahh..... ang nice.... :)
















waaaahhh......... (yah, i know... di ako papasang tourist guide... hehehe...)
















cottages sa may bato-bato...
















sa may lake...



beach #2 : Tambuli Resort

May mga "green stuff" sa may shore, kahit pati dun sa water... so medyo di ganong "swimmable" itong beach na ito... :(
We did have fun in the banana boat though... hehehe... sakit sa katawan...
Lahat ng taga-manila na "on-exile" dito sa cebu, kasama :)















Welcome to Tambuli...
















ang mga pinatapon...
















ang mga pinatapon (uli...)
















the "green stuff"... anu? wanna swim??? :)



beach #3: Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort

Kasama dito cla jas, gloi, metz, cheann, sheila, karen, at ang aming only boy... si frank... hehehe...















the beach...















the beach uli.... with some dead dude sa shore... hehehe...
















sa swimming pool kasama ang makulit na bata... (at mga mas makulit na matanda)
















art gallery...

/* Sama ng loob... */

/*

baaahhhh...
di ko na kinaya kahapon....
naiyak na lang talaga ako...
nagpatong-patong na lang cguro...

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isa na lang... lalarga na...

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naaawa ako sa mga first-time bt-ers namin (plus sa mga sarili namin)...
baka maging masama ang tingin nila sa bt...
di naman ganito dati...poor kids...

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the efforts (though late) are appreciated...
but what's done is done... di naman natin mababalik ang oras...
so i'll just look forward sa kung anu mang mangyayari ....and smile...
may magagawa pa ba ako?

*/

/* weekend??? */

/*

weekend?? anu yun?

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made my dts today... nak ng... 2weeks-worth of work... done in one week...

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we are now on standby... Tomorrow morning is the alpha release... we need to be here during IT so that bugs can be fixed immediately.im soooo bored...i tried updating my DD... i got even more bored.....

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feeling ko friday ngayon... feeler tlga ako... hehehehe...

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late na naman kame !!!! our second this month... so nag-file na lang ng halfday... :(
di ba enough reason yun "really NEED to sleep???" :(

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konting ihip na lang bagsak na mata namin... wala na ngang nagsasalita... sayang ang energy...

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nagkakapimples na naman ako... hhaaaayy... tokwa...

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1:38am na... sa unang araw ng linggo... tokwa tlaga... :( pro walang magagawa... lahat kame prang naipit lang sa sitwasyon...

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antok na ko... grabe....

*/

/* confused by earlier errors, bailing out... */

/*

just realized...what a boring life... :(
semi-tired of this kind of life...

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It's saturday... at nandito kame ngayon sa office, rendering OT... :(

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Words of the day: Dablcortation (' " ')

-nabasa namin sa coding guidelines na galing Japan. I think it was translated using Atlas translator... took us quite a while to realize what it meant..."Double quotation".... hahaha... funny noh??? natawa kame promise... ambabaw namin... hahaha...
isa yan sa mahirap sa trabaho namin... programmer ka na, semi-translator / manghuhula ka pa...pahirapan sa pag-intindi ng specs... hulaan ng hulaan kung anung ibig nilang sabihin...kung tama, e di oks, kung sablay... well... REDESIGN / RECODE!!!!...ouch... (mind u, madalas ito!)

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napansin ko lang while reading this entry.... REDESIGN - DE = RESIGN .... hehehe... funny...sabi ni dennis, yung DE daw "Design Engineer"... hehehe...
(still no plans though... just incase ur intrigued...)

while were on the topic...
i think isa ito sa major problems na kelangang i-address ng kahit anung company. As a programmer, nakaka-frustrate din kse yung papalit-palit ngdesign at paulit-ulit ng code... nakakababa sya ng morale... minsan, to a pointna people are starting to consider quitting...Pro sabi nga nila... lahat naman ng bagay nag-iiba, depende sa perspective. Pwede mo naman isipin na isa yung challenge...So ako, how do i view the situation??.... hhmmnn... depende sa mood... hehehe...

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wala akong maisulat kahapon... wala namang ganun ka-interesting na nangyari... parang katuladlang ng the day before that, except mas maaga kame naka-uwi...10:30pm... yah! yan ang definition naminng maaga...

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naalala ko lang... tinuro ng prof namin dati nung college...ito daw ang meaning ng "assume" sa programming world...
ASSUME = ASS-U-ME
ASS U for giving me incomplete specs...
ASS ME for believing that that was the specs u really wanted.

wala lang...hehehe....too many asses in one entry.... :)

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i kind of miss being a kid again...i think i grew up too soon...

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minsan di ko na maintindihan kung anung gusto kong mangyari...di na yata ako masaya... :(may mga araw na minsan di ko na kilala ang sarili ko...ito na ba yun? kung ito na... prang ayaw ko na... nakakasawa... nakakahinayang...dati nararamdaman ko pa na may mas magandang darating...pro bakit ngayon, parang wala na akong inaasahan... prang gusto ko na langna matapos ito...

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12:54am na... and we're still here in the office... at opo... sabado po ngayon...

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"confused by earlier errors, bailing out"
haaay....buti pa ang compiler...

*/

/* an example of poor iteration */

/*
puyat...puyat...puyat...

late na kame nakauwi kahapon... or should i say, kanina...2am... To make matters worse, when we got home to the hotel, we had to move to another room.So from our deluxe room, me and donna, plus melissa and sally, moved to the Residential suite...room 608.

Residential suite... hmmmnn... i had high expectations... it was actually something i was looking forward to... till we got to see it... :(

It wasn't as nice as we expected... it felt like a house (which i guessis the whole point why it's called a Residential suite... duh..) I miss the coziness of our old room...

The residential suite has 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, a living room,and a small veranda (which i would prefer to be called "sauna-pretending-to-be-a-veranda"...since the exhaust of all the airconditioners are there...)

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wake-up...wake-up...wake-up...

slept at around 4am...
we woke up at 9am... yup...9 freakin' AM!!!you can just imagine the horror...
so while eating our breakfast downstairs, we decided to just come in latefor work...
yes, u read it right... we ate... in spite of the fact that we are terribly late,we just can't pass-out on our free buffet breakfast at the hotel... screw perfectattendance... im eating my freshly-cooked omelette no matter what... :)

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work...work...work...

official time-in... 10:30 AM... wow... 30minutes late...

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eat...eat...eat...

still quite bloated from our hearty breakfast... we decided to just have fruit salad for lunch... lami kaau...
for breaktime.. that blueberry thingy from nanie's sweetpost... really lami... :)

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work...work..work...

di ko man lang namalayan... thursday na pla...
all of us seem to have killed more than the necessary amount of braincellstoday... we're all pretty slow... nobody seems to understand anyone...most discussions have more that one "huh??? ano ulit???"poor braincells.... they died young...without serving much purpose... :))

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goto puyat...puyat...puyat

yah, i know... using goto... tsk..tsk..poor programming....forgive me... i lost alot of sanity today...
that's how it's been these past few days...nothing much to write other than "puyat", "wake-up", "work", "eat", "work"...

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in connection to this iteration:
just remembered this conversation i had with my cousin:

Cousin: ano work mo?
Ako: Software Design Engineer...
Cousin: wow! your job rocks!...
Ako: huh?!!! (sabay kamot sa ulo...)
... yah.. just about as interesting as a rock...

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ps:
teka... bakit walang condition for "break"?!!!! noooohhhhh.......(di maka-gets, panget....)

*/

Kwarto...

wala lang... namiss ko lang yung kwarto ko sa bahay... hehehe....

Kwarto
by Sugarfree


Maglilinis ako ng aking kwarto
Na punong-puno ng galit at damit
Mga bagay na hindi ko na kailangan
Nakaraang hindi na pwedeng pagpaliban

Oohh… Oohh…
Mga liham ng nilihim kong pag-ibig
At litrato ng kahapong maligalig
Dahan-dahan kong inipon
Ngunit ngayo’y kailangan nang itapon

CHORUS
Di ko na kayang mabuhay sa kahapon
Kaya mula ngayon, mula ngayon
May jacket mong nabubulok sa sulok
Na inaalikabok na sa lungkot
May panyong ilang ulit nang niluhaan
Isang patak sa bawat beses na tayo’y nasaktan

REPEAT CHORUS

Mula ngayon
Ala-ala ng lumuluhang kahapon
Dahan-dahan ko na ring kinakahon
Natagpuan ko na ang tunay kong ligaya
Lumabas ako ng kwarto’t naroon siya
Magpapaalam na sa ‘yo ang aking kwarto (4x)
Magpapaalam na sa ‘yo(3x)
Magpapaalam na sa ‘yo ang aking kwarto

Manila<->Cebu.... atbp...

**sigh**

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nakabalik na ko from Cebu last april5...
pro bukas, babalik uli akong Cebu...
hhmmnn... di naman ako sad or anything...
i actually think it's fun... hehehe... atleast kahit papaano hindi puro manila office ang nakikita ko. although syempre, nakakapagod din yung palipatlipat...

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happy easter nga pla sa lahat!!! :)

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burnout ba kamo?! lahat yata ng tao nakakadama nyan minsan...
anung solution... hhhmmmnn... iba-iba e... depende sa trip mo...
minsan a few trips here and there might help. Spend more time talking with people... Try to do things differently... Get a new hobby... Stare at a blank wall... or tulad nga ng sabi ni jeanie... boyfriend lang katapat nyan! hahahaha.... joke lang...

basta chill lang... it's ok to have focus on the job at hand, pro wag sobra... baka hindi mo mapansin yung bigger picture... yung picture kung san may mga baliw na tao sa paligid mo na sinusubukan kang patawanin... :)

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tinanong ako ng tatay ko kanina... bakit madalas daw late na nasa ofis pa din ako...
hhhmmnnn..... without thinking, sabi ko, "masaya e... "
hehehe.... labo....

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miss me?!!

whoa?! taaaaagal ko na pla di nakakapag-post... hehehe....
dami kong events na di nakwento... sayang...
anu na nga bang mga nangyari since my last post?!
1. naka-uwi na ko from japan... yup, yung last post ko, nasa japan pa ko... tagal na tlaga...
2. isang linggo lang ako nag-stay sa manila. after one week, pinapunta kame Cebu, for the new project...
3. nearly one month na kme dito sa Cebu... 3 weekends na sunod-sunod kmeng nag-beach ... (technically, me, frank, and cheann lang ang naka-buo ng 3weekends.. hehehe)
4. laki ng initim ko... :( 3x ba naman nag-beach!!
5. laki ng tinaba ko... :( it's Cebu.... kelangan pa bang i-explain kung baket?
6. blocked na ang blogger sa ofis namin... hehehe....
7. di ko pla sya mahal.... buti naman! hehehe....
8. nakabili na ko ng CD na may "High" na version ni Barbie... yey!!! :) (Tunog acoustic 4)
...can't wait for her upcoming album "Parade" (thanks, gloi, for the info:) )
9. i bought a watch with a digital compass... my first step in becoming the "Explorer" i wanna be! :)
10. malapit nang mag 2 years yung batch namin... (April 19...) wow! parang kelan lang...sniff...sniff.... feeling trainee pa din ako... hehehe... :)

... yun lang... next time na lang yung pictures... hehehe

ps...
im currently facing 135 degrees South-east...nyaaahahahaha....
wala lang... hehehe....

im not feeling well :(

im not feeling well since this morning...
kaya late na ako nagising... actually nagising naman ako on-time...
natulog lang ako uli kase nga masama pakiramdam ko.... hehehe... (ganun din yun!!!)
alam mo yung feeling na para kang lalagnatin...
tipong masakit yung lalamunan mo, tpos parang ang init ng mata mo?...
ito yun... tpos samahan mo pa ng sakit ng ulo... :(

pauwi pa man din ako sa sunday...
baka ma-quarantine pa ako nito pagdating sa pinas...
hindi to bird flu... promise... i dont eat ducks! :) hehehe...

masama cguro talgang maligo ng 2x pag winter...hehehe...
sa pinas kase yung 2x parang kulang pa... :)

sana lang di matuloy itong sakit na ito...

hehe... sorry nga pla frank, late na ko nakalabas :)

Uwing-uwi na ko.....

breaktime na....

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Gusto ko nang umuwi...
konti na lang...
konting tiis na lang...

may nag-pa-pa-post...

may nagpapasabi: "PANGET!"

nihongo speech???

got an email yesterday regarding our nihongo final exams...

"the examinations will not be in regular test format; rather, we will be holding a class-wide NIHONGO SPEECH CONTEST, patterned after the JFM's recently concluded NIHONGO SPEECH CONTEST."

what???!!!!

i cant even write a complete sentence?!?!.... and i am expected to deliver a speech??? what????
nyaaahahahhaaaa... im doomed.. :I

since i've got no choice... fine...fine...fine... matagal pa naman! hehehe...

last night, i started thinking of possible speech titles... hehehe

1) nihongo ga wakarimasen (i dont understand japanese)
-title and actual essay itself. probably the shortest essay i've ever written...

2) toire wa doko desu ka? iie benjo, iie....iie... (where is the toilet?... not the japanese style...no...no...)
-a girl's life-long search for a western-style cr

3) kore.... kore..... kore.... (this...this...this)
-speech which consists of nothing but "kore" and an awful lot of props. although there are moments when an object is thrown far, then "sore" is used...

4) urutura-erekuturo-magunetiku- otearai... (ultraelectromagnetic toilet)
-the super hightech toilet that turns into a fighter-robot when evil strikes...plus, it makes cute (and obviously recorded) flushing sounds during battle and makes sure that everyone is comfy through its well-heated and fully-deodorized toilet seat...

5) ahiru-chan jodan (duckie/jas jokes)
-nihongo compilation of the infamous duck jokes....

so far... yan pa lang naiisip ko... hhmmnn... probably because those are the only japanese words i know?!!! except for my favorite..."ohayou" hehehe...

thanks nga pla ke ben... sa kanya ko tinanong yung nihongo ng "joke"... hehehe...

weekend adventures...

nung sunday pa dapat ito... wala lang... tinamad lang ako...

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Saturday...

kung nawawala ka sa japan, at napansin mo na napakarami ng babae compared sa lalaki sa paligid... at karamihan sa mga babae ay ganito ang kulay or style ng buhok... well, mataas ang probability na ikaw ay nasa shibuya.... the "Mall Capital of Japan"... (ata.. hehehe... daming mall e... hehehe...)
wala lang... naaliw lang ako sa buhok nila... naalala ko yung aso namin dati nung bata pa ko... hehehe... ang mean... :)

kelangan ko pa bang ipaliwanag kung bakit ko kinunan ito?

nakakita kami ng museum na free yung admission... syempre pumasok kami... hehehe... sayang... nihongo yung mga sinasabi sa videos... may natutunan na sana kaming bago...

Sunday...

Nadaanan na namin itong temple na ito dati ni frank... pro ngayon lang namin nalaman na meron pa plang entrance sa may gilid... at mas maganda sya at malaki... dami ring tao... madaming may mga astig na camera kaya minsan nakakahiyang ilabas ang mumunti kong camera... hehehe...

astig noh?

patapos na ang winter... malapit na ang spring... kaya may mga flower na nag-sa-start nang mag-bloom... im not really a "flower-fan"... pro kung puro branches ba naman ang katabi nyang mga puno, dun mo ma-a-appreaciate yung ganda nya...

after this, punta na kami ng Ueno to meet up with henrison, jecal and alvin (na nun ko pa lang nakita...)

nag-eat-all-you-can kame.... hehehe... di na talga ako papayat nito... hehehe...

then, after nun, punta kami akihabara (san pa?!) pra mangarap... hehehe...

salamat ah!

i just got stabbed in the back...
dagger... made in the philippines...

gee, thanks, just what i needed!!!

ang babaeng nawawala sa sarili...

add ko lang....

dahil nga mega late na ako nagising... syempre ma-loka-loka ako kanina kakaayos ng gamit at kaka-prepare ng sarili. sa kakamadali, imbes na conditioner ang ilagay ko sa buhok ko, body soap ang nailagay ko... tsk..tsk... at eto pang malala... habang sinusuot ko yung medyas sa isa kong paa, hinahanap ko kung nasaan yung kapares... a few seconds later, dun ko lang narealize na nasuot ko na pla sa kabila kong paa... engots!!!

di na rin ako naka-breakfast... buti na lang may pagkain sa bag ko... hehehe...
nakalimutan ko din yung payong ko... sana lang wag umulan....

i broke the 9:10 habit....

darn it!!!
this addiction to anime is getting worse by the day...

i woke up at 8:00am this morning...
dapat 7:00am ang gising ko... tupa... puyat kase ng puyat.... :(

nasira tuloy ang mala-"groundhog day" pasok namin ni frank sa ofis...
as far as i can recall kse, 9:10am lagi kami nakakarating sa ofis...
basta every day yun, pagpasok namin sa pinto, makikita namin yung clock sa wall...
ngayon... we came in at 9:14am... darn! sayang ang record!!!

pansin ko lang talga dito sa nihon... ang daling gawing de-metro ang buhay...
halos constant ang travel time at iisa lang ang sinusundang oras.
pati ang mga tao dito... constant din ang ginagawa at oras ng pagdating.

anyway... kelangan kong bumawi ng tulog mamyang gabi...
sana lang... di na naman ako mapuyat kakapanood ng bleach... hehehe... sana....

Para sa aking number 1 fan....

hahaha...
tawang-tawa pa din ako... :)

di ko akalain... meron pla akong "blog-fan" hehehe..
na itatago natin sa pangalang "Reg" :)
hehehe...

proof:
Exhibit A: email
"nabasa ko ung entry mo ng december ung may "honda jokes" patok pa rin! hehehhe...."

Exhibit B: ym
Reg : nsstress na ko..
Reg : medyo nalibre nga lng ako kaya nkbasa ko mail
Nina: trabaho lang yan...
Reg : at hulog ng langit ang blog mo
......
Reg : baliw!
Nina: hahaha
(oopsss... dapat pla di ko sinama ito... hehehe...)

ang resulta....nag-blo-blog na din ang bata... ito : http://www.iconpool.blogspot.com

hehehe... thanks reg... napatawa mo ako ngayong araw!!! :)

happy blogging!!! :)

miss ko na kyo.... sooooobra!! :)

luv u!

Valentine’s day...

Some people abhor it... some people adore it...
I on the other hard, am just plain happy it's not the same day as my birthday... :)

I mean, knowing my parents, they would have named me Valentina... or something equally crappy. No offense to all the “Valentina’s” out there... You are all probably beautiful creatures of God. But seriously though, “Valentina???”...Cmon... don’t tell me you actually like your name and use it... (unless of course your second name is Lourdes, then I would probably understand why you’d use “Valentina” instead....)

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Anyway...

Sa lahat ng nag-ce-celebrate ng Valentine's day today... Enjoy nyo lang... Lalo na kung libre! :) ... Happy day of hearts or whatever you kids call it these days...

Dun sa mga kulang na lang magtirik ng kandila at mag-suot ng itim ngayong araw... good luck...
it's a highly commercialized day of the year... if you're bitter about it, deal with it! Be comforted by the fact that most of these couples will break-up anyway... (If u agreed on this one, then yes, you are indeed bitter!...hehehe...)

Thank Yousssss....

sa lahat ng naka-alala...
sa lahat ng nag-email...
sa lahat ng nag-jabber...
sa lahat ng bumati...

lalo ng sa mga taong di ko inaasahang mag-aabala...
maraming salamat po... :)

Mushiness aside, you all made my 23rd year worth looking-forward to... :)

:)

Angel
The Corrs

She lived like she knew nothing lasts
Didn't care to look like anyone else
And she was beautiful,
so beautiful
I still hear her laugh like she's here
Shower it down on all the young
It isn't so wrong to have such fun
Forever angel
I hope they love yo like we do
Forever angel I'll be proud to be like you
Be like you (I'll be proud to be like you)
Does the sun shine up at you
when you are looking down?
Do you get along with the others around?
It's got to be better than before
You don't need to worry now you're gone
And when i go to sleep at night
I'll thank you for each blessed thing sorrounding me
For every fall I'll ever break
Each moment`s breath I wanna taste
Confidence and conscience
Decadent extravagance
Never ending providence
For loving when I had the chance

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I'm sure she's so proud of you...

The 23 things u should know about me

1. I am the youngest of 5 kids... I have 4 brothers. The age gap between my fourth brother and me is 6 years. (oo, madalas akong tuksuhin noon na ampon ako... hehehe...)

2. I have a very vague memory of playing outside when I was young. As early as I can recall, I was raised by television and family computer (yes, I’m an 80’s baby...).

3. I was born Feb 11 (Friday, 5:35pm), feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes... which explains my horrendous second name. My mom made a “panata” to the Our Lady of Lourdes, so she can have a daughter, and walla... few years later, I was born... Thus reinforcing my parent’s belief that I am a “blessing”. And thus reinforcing my belief... that God really has an amazing sense of humor. hehehe...

4. I wanted to be an air force pilot, but I was 5 inches short of the height requirement. 5 f&^*ng inches!!! Seriously now, do you really need to be that tall to fly a f*&^#ng plane!!! I don’t think so?!!! (yes, im still bitter about it!!!)

5. I was educated in Catholic school from Kinder to College.


6. I have a guitar. her name is Helena (kulay blue at black) oo, may pangalan sya! May angal? Hehehe...

7. I don’t do well under pressure.

8. I firmly believe and have faith in God, but I am not religious.

9. I was not born in a hospital. I was born at our house then, at Del Monte Ave, QC.

10. I was not supposed to go to my second interview at my current job, dahil kulang ang aking pamasahe (pathetic noh?). I lived in an apartment then, near ust, and have too much pride to ask my parents for additional money..(again..) Buti na lang may nagbayad ng utang sa akin...(na of course di ko maalala na pinautang ko pla sya… buti na lang nagkusa… hehehe…) speaking of utang... yung mga may utang sa akin simula nung gradeschool... Nasan na bayad nyo? Hehehe...

11. obviously, magastos akong tao. the more I earn, the more I spend. nakasanayan na lang din siguro.

12. hindi kame gumagamit ng “po” at “opo” sa bahay... ayaw ng daddy ko. gusto daw nya, prang friends lang daw kme. (nagpapabata! Hehehe...)

13. iyakin ako... ayaw ko lang pinapakita. movies, books, stories, events... name it, basta nakakaiyak / nakaka-relate ako - iiyakan ko yan!

14. I don’t like being surrounded by a bunch of strangers... lalo ng kung sila magkakakilala at ako lang yung “odd one”

15. I’ve never been hospitalized for anything... no broken bones, no gory cuts, and no fatal communicable disease whatsoever... (None that I recall)

16. madalas akong mag-sneeze when im around newly-watered plants/soil. ayaw ko lang din talaga nung amoy...

17 . I’m a Barbie Almalbis fan…:)

18. I’ve fallen in love and have fallen apart. but im willing to give it another try. just not now, I have to figure out a lot of things on my own...

19. kung di ako feb 11 pinanganak, my name would have been “Vanessa” (now, everybody laugh!!! Hahaha.... Natawa din ako nung nalaman ko... hehehe...) Kung lalake naman daw ako, “Vladimir”... ang seryoso noh?? di ko kinaya... buti na lang babae ako.. hehehe...

20. I love my family, my friends, my job... at syempre si God. kahit na madalas kaming mag-clash ng plano... alam kong may dahilan ang lahat ng bagay...

21. meron akong eye glasses, di ko lang sinusuot... di bagay e. meron din akong retainers... di ko rin sinusuot.... naiirita lang ako... hehehe...

22. matampuhin akong tao, di ko lang pinapakita at sinasabi. Ayaw ko kseng balang-araw pagsisihan ko kung anu mang sasabihin ko sa isang tao. kailangan ng matinding “emotional sensitivity” para malaman kung ano tlga ang nararamdaman ko... Kung gaano ako kabilis magtampo, ganun din ako kabilis patawanin...

23. I believe that love knows no boundaries.


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23 and still counting...

whoa?!!? :O

23??? Di ako makapaniwala... nag-compute pa talaga ako...


2006
- 1983
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23 (my gradeschool teacher would be so proud! hehehe)


totoo nga...23 na ko!!!

Kawaii Uta... :)

Kiss Me
Sixpence None the Richer
(Nihongo Version)

Kiss me
Mugiho no hodori
Nightly kusa na namima
Futari hane hiroge
Omekashi wo shite odorou

Oh, kiss me
Awai yamiyo ni lead me
Tsuki wo matteru yo
Hora gora un
Kaze ga utatte hoshi ga odori hajimeata
So, kiss me

Kiss me
Himitsu no shiro de
Swing me TAIYA no fune
Hana no boushi wo motte
Anata no papa no yume e

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kahapon ko lang ito nadiscover...
hehehe... wala lang.. ang cute e... hehehe..

Cmon... let's sing it together!

seiko seiko wallet
ang wallet na maswerte
balat nito ay genuine
international pa ang mga design

ang wallet ng maswerte...
seiko seiko wallet
seiko seiko wallet

vo: seiko wallet, ang wallet na maswerte

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di ko sure kung na-post ko na ito before...
but what the hell... it's the "Seiko wallet theme"...
cmon! let's sing it together!!!

trivia:
ito yung song na nasa utak ko nung bago ako mag-interview sa nsp... hahaha...
di ko alam kung bakit...hehehe...