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?

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/* 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....

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

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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...

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/* 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....)

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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...

my 100th post...

Laundry day :)

di ko na post kahapon... wala lang.. tinamad lang..
hehehe...

200yen for 30mins... :)
yan yung sabon na binili ko sa store na may manong na marunong mag-tagalog












dryer...100yen for 10minutes



















libot muna sa neighborhood habang naghihintay na matapos yung laundry...
isang bookstore...
















Hokka hokka tei... yan ang madalas naming lunch... pero yung sa mita yung kinakainan namin...
ito yung malapit sa hotel (tapat ng bookstore)
















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nasa mga pics na rin lang... damay ko na to...


cute noh? masarap din sya... hehehe... binigay sa amin ni frank ni kameoka-san

Life's a Bleach...

naa-addict ako ngayon sa Bleach... hehehe...
wala lang...ito pinapanood ko dito, every night... :)
i kinda like the ending song...

Life is Like a Boat
(Bleach ending song)

Nobody knows who I really am
I never felt this empty before
And if I ever need someone to come along,
Who’s gonna comfort me, and keep me strong?

We are all rowing the boat of fate
The waves keep on coming and we can't escape
But if we ever get lost on our way
The waves would guide you through another day

dooku de iki o shiteru toomei ni natta mitai
kudayami ni omoe dakedo mekaku shisarete tadake

inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu
asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made

Nobody knows who I really am
Maybe they just don't give a damn
But if I ever need someone to come along
I know you would follow me, and keep me strong

hito no kokoro wa utsuriyuku mukedashiteku naru
tsuki wa mada atarashii shuuki de mune o tsureteku

And every time I see your face
The ocean heaves up to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon
I can see the shore

Oh, I can see the shore
When will I see the shore?

I want you to know who I really am
I never thought I'll feel this way towards you
And if you ever need someone to come along,
I will follow you, and keep you strong

tabi wa mada tsuzuiteku odayakana hi mo
tsuki wa mata atarashii shuuki de ume o terashidasu

inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu
asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made

And every time I see your face
The ocean heaves up to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon
I can see the shore

Unmei no huneoko gi nami wa tsugi kara tsuki e to watashi-tachi o sou kedo
Sore mo suteki na tabi ne, dore mo suteki na tabi ne


http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/bleach/
(Anime) BLEACH: Life is Like a Boat (N/A)

the workplace... :)

















the 140yen i can never get back... ewww tlaga....
















wala pong sunog... at lalong wala ding mumu...
malamig lang talaga ngayon at may exhaust system dyan, kaya pag bumubuga sya ng hangin... prang may smoke machine... :)

















dito ako nadulas kanina :(
di naman masakit, at wala na mang ibang nakakita (ata) kundi c frank :) hehehe...
















snow.... :)
ilalagay ko sana sa bote... kase may isang batang nagpapauwi... hehehe....kaso bigla akong tinablan ng hiya... hehehe
















mga bike... sana meron din ako dito sa japan... saya cguro gumala...

Oras...

Mula ng bata pa ako, binibigay na sa akin ang lahat (well, not all... di ko nakuha yung puting kabayo nung 4years old pa lang ako...)

Yes, I admit, I was (or am) one hell of a spoiled brat...

Pero meron akong gusto na minsan ko lang makuha...
Oras...

Hindi ko masisisi ang mga magulang ko,
Pareho silang nagta-trabaho pra mabigay sa aming magkakapatid ang lahat ng kelangan namin at higit pa...
Pero syempre, iba pa rin tlaga pag alam mong pinag-uukulan ka ng panahon.
Hindi kse yan nabibili... at minsan, isa rin syang sakripisyo...

Kaya gusto kong magpasalamat sa mga taong nagbigay sa akin ng oras ngayong araw (at noong mga nakaraang araw) ...
lalong-lalo na dun sa mga taong di ko inaasahan na nandyan lang pla kung kelangan ko...

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Eeyore: HOY!!! KAPAG NALULUNGKOT KA DYAN... I-JABBER MO LANG AKO... or KAME... kht sino... hehehehe

May split personality ka pla... hehehe.., sabi ko na nga ba... Baliw ka rin... hehehe... joke lang... natawa talaga ako nung sinabi mo yan... ang lumanay kase ng flow ng usapan natin, tpos bigla ka na lang sumigaw... hehehe... Pro salamat... salamat tlaga...

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Toothbrush-pal: wag ka mag-alala...para sayo, 2 beses akong magttoothbrush para parang hindi ka nawala sa tabi namin... :P

Simula nung binigyan mo ako ng antlers, dun ko na-realize... “Baliw din itong isang 'to...“hehehe... Salamat. Dahil 2 beses ka nang nag-to-toothbrush pag lunch, di na lang din ako mag-to-toothbrush... hehehe... malamig naman e... (hehehe... connection???)

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b. jr. : elow po ate nina. msta japan? :D

thanks for asking... Wag kang mag-alala... magiging japayuki ka rin balang araw... hehehe... At sana winter din pag pumunta ka dito, pra magsisi ka nung sinabi mo na masarap pag may snow...hehehe... joke lang... basta aral lang ng aral ng diameter, oks? Hehehehe...

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b. sr : ano nang nakain mong exotic?

Hehehe... pagkain na naman ang topic natin... Atleast, for the first time, nag-agree tyo sa isang bagay regarding food... Hindi masarap ang natto... hehehe...sana mag-abot tyo dito sa japan... pra meron kaming “food guide” ni frank... hehehe...

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Sa lahat ng nakakaalala...
Sa lahat ng mga kaibigang madalas kong makausap...
salamat...

Maraming salamat sa oras.. :)

ramblings of an idle mind...

this trip made me realize something...
im emotionally-dependent...
Ngayon ko lang tlaga na-realize un. After several years of "training" myself to be independent, doing things on my own, not asking for help when i know i can do things, etc... It's frustrating to know that i really do need emotional support... and it's much more frustrating not to get any. :(

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Marami pa lang naiisip ang taong walang magawa... The idle mind is the devil's workshop, ika nga nila...

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today i received an email from my dad... i cried... i never imagined myself in such a situation... i would actually find the thought silly... and to think all it said was advanced happy birthday and i love you.... yes, im this pathetic...

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btw, hindi po ako nagpapaawa... di ko kelangan nyan... pwera na lang kung ikaw si God.

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is it possible to love someone and not get hurt?

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im sinking deep into depression... must be the hormones...

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tao pla ako... at malamang, masokista pa...

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hindi na kita mahal... pro naalala lang kita... must be the hormones....

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how to be emotionally-independent??? solution: wag magmahal... kaya mo ba yun?

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my skin is soooo dry....

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busy?

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what's your priority?

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mahirap pa lang maging "invisible"

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everything but you... how sad is that?

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ang mundo... sa pagkaka-alam ko ay sa araw umiikot... hindi sa 'yo....

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bakit ba ako malungkot??? di ba dapat hindi? malamang matagal na pla akong malungkot... di ko lang napapansin nung nasa pinas ako kase maraming distractions... Siguro i should take this time to reflect kung ano ang tunay na problema. Ito na siguro ang pinakatamang panahon...

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tumigil na ang mga luha... hala, hilamos na!

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sana may makita akong snow bukas...

I'm broke but im happy....

Today we went to Akihabara....
my purpose... to buy myself a digital camera...
meron akong 4 cameras na pinagpipilian....


1) Casio Exilim S600
6mp, 3x optical zoom, 2.2" LCD

ang nipis no?! yun talga ang plano ko nung nasa pinas pa ko, gusto kong cam, yung manipis/maliit lang, pra kahit san, madaling dalin...










2) Sony Cybershot DSC-D7
5.1mp, 3x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD

isa pa itong OA sa nipis... feeling ko kasya sya sa wallet ko... (lalo na ngayon na wala na syang laman!!! hehehe....)














pro nung gabi before kami pumunta ng Aki, may naisip akong feature na wala itong dalawang ito... hindi ko makukunan yung sarili ko ng maayos.... :(
which brings us to my number 3 and 4 choice....



3) Sony Cybershot DSC-M2
5.1mp, 3x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD screen that tilts













ang cool ng design, mukha syang celfone... hehehe...
meron nito c carlo, pro im not sure kung M1 or M2 yung model nya... madami itong options... good for people who want to experiment with their pictures.


4) Nikon Coolpix S4
6mp, 10x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD




















do not be fooled the the jologs name "cool pix"... hehehe....
na-astigan talaga ako sa design ng isang ito nung nakita ko sya sa net.... at nung nalaman ko pa na 6mp at 10x optical zoom.... :O grabe! hehehe..... it's not that bulky, at mapipicturan ko ang sarili ko! hehehe.... problem nga lang dito, walang image stabilizer... sasabihin nya lang syo na blurry yung picture while your trying to focus it... Point and shoot camera sya, so those who are seriously into photography, might find this camera frustrating.


so, sino ang inuwi ko????













tada......
Nikon Coolpix S4
















front view: (pro teka, nasan yung lens?)
















rear view: (huh?! wala pa rin yung lens???!!)
















there's the lens!!!! hehehe.... (parang bata...)
















uy! may cute!!! hehehe....
















not the best camera in the market... pro it makes me really happy!!! :)
wag na nating pag-usapan kung magkano, sabihin na lang nating matinding pagtitipid ang kelangan kong gawin! hehehe....

so sa mga friends na di ko mabibilan ng pasalubong... miss ko na kyo, pro sorry na lang... isipin nyo na lang, napasaya nyo ko... hehehe.... :)

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im broke but im happy,
im poor but im kind...

lakad lang.... :)

kahapon pa dapat ito... kaso may topak yung blogger...

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nung umaga, kasama namin si melissa na naglibot-libot sa magome area, dun sa mga shops near our hotel.

at ito ang aming mga nakita...



yes, there are also ducks in japan... even in their kid's diapers... :)
















jas daw oh... hehehe....
















Horenji Temple: we bumped into this area by accident... hehehe...
kakalakad, kung saan-saan kame napunta!
















o, nihongo classmates... kung nag-aral kyo ng kanji natin for lesson 3 and 4, dapat alam nyo kung anu yan! hehehe... (this is still in Horenji Temple, sa labas)
















Ito yung temple:
















naglakad-lakad uli kami, then nakakita kme ng video rental shop...
mabel... pra sa iyo 'to... hehehe....















o, ito pa isa... o yan, dapat wala ng pasalubong... hehehe....
















chocolate ducks...
c jas tlaga... ayaw kaming tantanan! hehehe....
















nung hapon, nag train na si melissa papuntang airport, kami naman, napadpad at "naligaw" sa ginza... hehehe...

matsuya ginza...
















next... trip to Akihabara... :)

dahil malamig.... hehehe....

Firewoman
barbie's cradle

The moons gone down
I know you're still awake
This heart I've found
I didn't intend to break
Cause I've seen the world from down there
And it wasn't a pretty sight
Now the circle is turning
Are you armed for the fight
I wanna be a firewoman
I'll water down your desire
Cause I know this love is a killer
I wanna put out your fire
Apology is futility
Now destiny is not a friend
Did you come for danger
You gave me love for pain
Now you're much more than a stranger
I wanna give you love
But all I have is rain
I'm gonna put it out

nihongo ga wakarimasen

hhmmnnn....
today, 2 beses akong natanong ng mga strangers kung ano ako... (at hindi po ako kalabasa....)

one was in a store. the old guy in the counter asked me something in nihongo... nasa utak ko, gusto kong sabihin na "nihongo ga wakarimasen"... kaso i was in shock... hehehe... di ko nasabi, pro mukhang nahalata nya naman. so sabi nya "where are you from" or something like that. (nak ng tofu, marunong naman pla mag-english!) so sabi ko "Philippines". He asked me kung meron na daw akong discount card, i said no, so he gave me one. On our way out, he said, "Salamat po" (nak ng tofu tlaga, marunong naman pla ng tagalog!!!... hehehe... ) Cool noh? hehehe...

another incident was in the train papuntang magome., nung pauwi na kme. We were sitting next to an old japanese guy. Nung mga bandang gitna na nung ride, he said "Singapore-jin", "Vietnam-jin"... etc... So i said "Firipin-jin desu". Sa loob-loob ko, finally, may nasabi na kong nihongo... hehehe... Tpos, he asked me something in nihongo uli... na syempre di ko gets... so sabi ko "nihongo ga wakarimasen" . Then he said, "Ah, gomen..." Dun ko na-realize na amoy beer pla sya... hehehe.. lasengots pla c lolo... hehehe...

and this is just day two?!!! hirap tlaga pag halata na hindi ka native dun sa lugar. atleast sa cebu, pag nagsalita ka, dun lang halata... dito, few feet away pa lang, alam na nilang "outsider" ako...
which i guess has it's pros and cons... hehehe...

nga pla...i'd like to take this opportunity to thank pimsleur's and sensei rochelle... hehehe... kahit papano may nagamit ako, bukod sa "ohayou"... hehehe....


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nagkamali kame ng baba ni frank ng train... bumaba kme sa Togoshi (ata... hehehe) basta one or 2 stations away from Magome... hehehe.... Since sayang ang pamasahe, nilakad na lang namin... 1 Km walk in freezing Tokyo... hehehe... Thank God for winter clothes... In fairness, di sya ganun kalayo... Tsaka nice din na maglakad-lakad sa isang bagong lugar... hehehe
Habang naglalakad, dun ko na-realize na napakarami tlagang vending machines dito... sayang di ko nabilang, pro cguro around 10 vendos yun.... 10 vendos within 1KM... wow.... dami!!!

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breakfast ko today: hhhmmnnn.....yum yum... although di ko ganong nagustuhan gano yung juice... masyadong matapang....pero pwede na rin... :)


















laptop ko.... at ang aking wallpaper.... (sniff...sniff)