Tuesday, December 21, 2010

If only...

i miss my childhood Christmas holiday.

i miss spending time with all my cousins during Christmas.

i miss coming home to our province

i miss seeing my titos and titas happily tell stories to each other.

i miss sleeping with all of my cousins during the Christmas eve.

i miss our exchange of gifts.

i miss everyone cooking/preparing their specialties.

i miss waiting for midnight, when all of us would gather together, pray together, eat together and spend the whole twilight together.

i miss mommy.

i miss lola.

i miss my christmas family.

i miss the old me.



Thursday, December 16, 2010

New Generation Currency

I've been collecting old Philippine coins since college and i've kept some of the old bills too. Actually, it all started with the ten peso commemorative coin that was given to me by my high school friend - i think her dad works in BSP.

This commemorative coin is way thicker, bigger and heavier than any other coins that i have seen.

I've kept that coin since then. During one sembreak in college, i stayed in the province and i found a small box containing around twenty pieces of 1972 Bagong Lipunan twenty-five centavo coins :) i was so amazed! Then i formally started collecting other old coins. I also found one last five peso bill in my old wallet and i remembered my mom giving me her old two-peso bill. Currently, i have about 50 pieces of different old Philippine coins wrapped individually in a piece of paper, all piled in a rectangular tin box. Kuya ron (my cousin who's a better coin collector =P) told me to wrap them separately and to not wipe them as they might be scratched.

And why am i talking about this? Because i've read P-Noy's post on fb about BSP to start releasing the initial batch of new banknotes tomorrow! It's been in the news for a while, but i think i'm still lucky to find it out before they finally release it =D

According to the article New Generation Currency, the initial batch of new banknotes will be released in December 2010 while new coins will be introduced beginning 2012. Current banknotes will remain legal tender for at least three years. The new banknote design will feature famous Filipinos and iconic natural wonders. Philippine national symbols will be depicted on coins.

All bank notes will have a color almost similar to the ones used on the current bank notes—orange for P20, red for P50, bluish violet for P100, green for P200, black/gold for P500 and blue for P1,000.

I am just so excited to see all these new money and keep at least one each of our current ones because for sure, all of them will be history.

Click here to see the features of our new banknotes.



aylaveeet!!! =D



Friday, December 10, 2010

Sweet Exhaustion

This is also my shout out on fb right now.

It's been two weeks now since I and Winston started really preparing for our wedding. We've done the planning, budgeting, listing.. almost everything together, which is really nice. This week's preps were more exhausting, more legwork. We've settled around a good 40-60% of the required paper works - filed and submitted an application form to the church and some documents, then after next week, hopefully we'll finish the legal ones. Haaay..

Our sleeping rate this week has been few to none. Our food consumption? Well, let's just say it equates our tiredness =)

There's one thing that i've realized.. Despite of the sleeplessness, exhaustion and all, aside from the main purpose (which is getting married), what really keeps my excitement is the quality time we spend together. I thought that the bond that we already have is the closest that we could ever become. Being together every minute of everyday sounds very basic. Being together and treasuring every moment is something else.

We get to visit the places where each of us grew up, meet different people from different places, discover new places to eat, choose from a variety of things and come up with one final decision. These things draw us closer to each other. Welcoming new things to our relationship is an adventure. Funny how sometimes it feels like the first few months of your dating days.

And i would like to end this blog by sharing you this thread..





ANG !!!

Monday, December 6, 2010

You're Invited...

One of my best buddy and kumare, is ecstatic - as she says in one of her blogs. And yes, she is. It's because one of her sample picture on her new website has become visible in Google Images..nasa page 3 nga lang! hehehe.. (joke! pang-basag lang hahaha).




But still, with so many other search results that can be displayed, her work is there =D (so proud of you, dude!) And i'm really glad that she's happy with what she has chosen to do. Since college she's been very dedicated to photoshop-ing.

And because of that, last Saturday, i've decided to ask her the favor of creating the invitations for my wedding =D. I never thought that she'll be that delighted. So delighted that she posted it on her fb wall, and now.. it's posted on her blog =D

But no worries, i'm in good faith with her works. I know that my wedding invitations will be as lovely as the event.



Tengkyu, dabs!





....for you :)


Friday, December 3, 2010

The Double Down Scrutiny

When i saw the KFC Double Down TM commercial on tv about a month ago, i've been curious about how it would taste like.

Our office building has one KFC store at the ground floor, and i always see the big poster of the product at the counter. On the first week of the double down press release, i saw that the poster has been marked "Sold Out" for several consecutive days - which made me more curious about it's taste.

In the following weeks, whenever i drop by the store, i still hear people ask for the same product. I was still not buying then because i was assuming that i would have to wait for a while since the sandwich is very in-demand.

Today, i was able to see and taste the thing.

There's no big difference in taste when compared to their original recipe chicken. Only it is boneless and oilier in appearance.

I was really looking for the bacon strip that looked tender and deliciously red in the poster. But while munching, i thought i was seeing and eating pieces of ham.

The cheese was nicely melted and spread inside. But the slight tang of the mayo on my first bite made the first impression~ I think that without the mayo, you'd be better off eating crispy strips =P


This is how it looks like in the poster

When served, it looks more like this..





I am a self-proclaimed chicken lover, eater and a critic.



Thursday, December 2, 2010

C is for Cartoons and Children ;)

Yesterday, when i opened my facebook account, i saw a post from my former colleague that says "Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same. Until monday (Dec.6) there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is for violence against children" and her profile pic was indeed an old cartoon character.

I did not pay much attention to it, thus, didn't change my profile pic at once.

When i checked back after a few hours, i saw that many of my friends have posted the same thing and changed their pics into their chosen cartoon character - and that's when it got me interested.


And so i excitedly thought of my favorite characters. But since most of the Warner Bro's characters have already been chosen, i just picked one of my favorite anime character, Miaka Yuki from Fushigi Yuugi.



I was supposed to pick Alfred from Ghost Fighter, but i thought, i should be choosing my own gender.


My other friends and realtives have been asking what's up with fb nowadays. And so i told them too.

Today when i checked fb, i was amazed to see that most of my fb friends has changed their pictures =D.






All i can say, social media.... powerful!

Friday, November 19, 2010

"Mommy"

November 20, 2010. I can't believe that it has been two years since she died. Mommy, my aunt. She was everyone's second mom. Such a very kind, a very patient, a very understanding and loving woman.

It's been two years.. but it seems like it was just a month ago. The same painful feelings cover me as I write this piece. I can still recall clearly how everything went that day.

Just got off from work, I and Winston had breakfast together as i plan to go directly to the hospital and spend some time with Mommy. It was so difficult to finish my food, thinking about her and her condition - i have not seen her awake since leg got amputated. The background music was Mariah Carey's version of "Silent Night" which is so heartful. I was sobbing. I was praying and hoping then, that she'd be better by Christmas time.

I went straight to the hospital. She was still asleep. There have been a lot of tracking devices and dextrose connected to her body. And worse, my mom (my biological mother) was holding an ambu-bag (the one used to pump air in the patient's mouth) - made me wonder, "Why? What's next?" That scenario was undeniably painful.

She was still asleep and I took over the pumping. I was talking to her and at the same time praying.

It was about lunch time when i decided to go home and take some rest because I still have to go to work that night. Past one o'clock in the afternoon when i got home. I changed clothes and just when i was about to lay down, i got a text message from my mom "Anak, wala na si mommy..." - speech less. At that very moment i wanted to panic, but at the same time i was not moving, i cannot move.

After a while, i was able to regain my thoughts. Then i hurriedly changed clothes again and went back to the hospital. I was texting my cousins about what just happened.

I reached the hospital, but something's stopping me from going in. It was so hard to walk towards her room. Until i was finally there..

I opened the door, my cousin and my mom were sitting on the couch. And there she was, lying peacefully. But this time, there were no more apparatus and machines - just her body in her death bed. Then i wonder why i couldnt cry. Not even a single tear fell from my eyes. But deep inside i was screaming of so much hurt!

I was just staring at her thinking maybe if i could've stayed a bit longer..


I miss her so much.


Victorina Bulaon Bugarin (RIP)
February 25, 1945 - November 20, 2008

Thursday, November 18, 2010

100 Truths

100 Truths

Whatta great idea to spend my cyber time =D

WHAT WAS YOUR:

1. last beverage = Pineapple Juice
2. last phone call = Naneeh
3. last text message= 7210 (load hehehe)
4. last song you listened to = Runaway
5. last time you cried = i think last week, a good cry.

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. dated someone twice = Nope
7. been cheated on = fortunately, not yet.
8. kissed someone & regretted it = yes. someone who i've been pathetically with for one week!
9. lost someone special = yes.
10. been depressed = of course i have
11. been drunk and threw up = drunk but never throw up.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLOR

12. Black
13. Violet
14. Green

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2010)

15. Made a new friend = Yes. My new division-mates, Heather and Monica
16. Fallen out of love= No
17. Laughed until you cried = yes
18. Met someone who changed you? = no, not this year
19. Found out who your true friends were = yes
20. Found out someone was talking about you = nope
21. Kissed anyone on your fb friend list = nope

GENERAL:

22. How many people on your fb friends list do you know in real life = about 95%
24. Do you have any pets = i dont
25. Do you want to change your name = nope
26. What did you do for your last birthday = i cooked pancit and brought it in the office. my team mates bought me a gallon of ice cream and sugar cones!
27. What time did you wake up today = 12:50 pm, and 6:03 pm =)
28. What were you doing at midnight last night = working
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = hehe.. naneeh's gift for me and opcorz r wedding =)
30. Last time you saw your Mother = 9hrs ago
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life = nothing
32. What are you listening to right now = cater to you
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = yup. i had a hs classmate named tom
34. What's getting on your nerves right now = nothing. im in a semi-NR mood =|
35. Most visited webpage = coastalhr (for some reason), fb, ymail, blogsite
37. Nicknames = tutai, annebu
39. Zodiac sign = Gemini
40. He or She? = da who? =D
41. Elementary? = Dr. Alejandro Albert in Dapitan
42. High School = Sacred Heart Academy
43. College = Adamson U
45. Long or short = mid =D
46. Height = 5'3
47. Do you have a crush on someone? = jason statham
48: What do you like about yourself? = hehe.. flexible
49. Piercings = ears
50. Tattoos = none.
51. Righty or lefty = righty and 40% lefty ;)

FIRSTS :

52. First surgery = nada
53. First piercing = ears.. and the only
54. First best friend = joecil ramos, my childhood friend
55. First sport you joined = badminton
56. First vacation = if with naneeh, tagaytay
58. First pair of trainers = on what?

RIGHT NOW:

59. Eating = no
61. I'm about to = go home
62. Listening to =mc's breakdown
63. Waiting for = 6:00

YOUR FUTURE :

64. Want kids? = super!
65. Get Married? = yes..
66. Career? = of course!

WHICH IS BETTER :

67. Lips or eyes? = eyes
66. Hugs or kisses = hugs
69. Shorter or taller = depends =)
71. Romantic or spontaneous = romantic
72. Nice stomach or nice arms = arms
73. Sensitive or loud = sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship = relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = trouble maker =D

HAVE YOU EVER :

76. Kissed a stranger = no
77. Drank hard liquor = yep
78. Lost glasses/contacts = dont own any
79. Sex on first date = no-no
80. Broken someone's heart = yes
81. Had your own heart broken = many times
82. Been arrested = nope
83. Turned someone down = yep
84. Cried when someone died = sure
85. Fallen for a friend? = yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

86. Yourself = 99%
87. Miracles = yes
88. Love at first sight = no
89. Heaven = yes
90. Santa Clause = i used to
91. Kiss on the first date = no
92. Angels = yes
-- fairies? -- not sure

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

93. Had more than one bf/gf? = well ah..
95. Did you sing today? = yiz
96. Ever cheated on somebody? = well ahh
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? = i'd rather not to, but just if, since i started working.. could've saved more and could've bought my own car early.
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be? = cant think of any
99. Are you afraid of falling in love? = i LOOVE falling in love
100. Posting this as 100 truths? = no! nyehehe

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Next...

Blog... the answer to boredom (for me, at least, and for this moment).

Obviously, it's been a long while since my last blog, and that's for so many reasons (which i'm too lazy to enumerate) =P

What i'd like to write about today are my plans and ideas, perhaps, for the next three to four months to come.

Right now, we're at the third week of November. Just to back track a bit, last week, I and Winston spent our whole weekend together. We went to Bulacan for his cousin's debut. I also had the chance to visit one of my bestest buddy kumare, Carmi (naks!) It was a very nice weekend! - spending time with a good friend, meet my fiance's extended family and families and bond with them.. what more can i ask for?

For the rest of the month, as far as i can remember, we have planned for a weekend to go back to Marilaque - where riders have their ways of enjoying their bikes, and nature-lovers please themselves with the wonderful spots.



December, aside from the Christmas celebration at home (we don't have work on the 24th, yay!), we also plan to start working on the requirements for our wedding =D Although I can imagine that it can only take a week or two to finish, we'd still want to have it ready to avoid cramming.

We also plan to start looking for a house - we'd like to be able to move before the wedding =)

January, after all the holiday celebrations, if things go in places and on time, we'll move in and buy stuff for our home.

Of course, this is also the time when we should prepare all other things needed for the wedding. Go to our chosen god mothers/fathers, send invites, buy clothes, etc.

February, no other plans... but to marry my man =) and everything else will follow.

How I wish we could take a long vacation leave after...


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Relationship Guidelines

I read this article while looking for some inspirational thoughts. This one's good. Reading through brought some warm feelings in my eyes - i was touched.

These relationship tips will help you in showing and expressing your love and care for others in a healthy way. Please take the time to study them and integrate these love guidelines into your
marriages and into your love relationships.

Depend on one another.
Be devoted to one another.
Wash one anothers feet.
Rejoice with one another.
Weep with one another.
Live in harmony with one another.
Dont Judge one another.
Accept one another.
Admonish one another.
Greet one another.
Wait for one another.
Care for one another.
Serve one another.
Be kind to one another.
Forgive one another.
Be compassionate toward one another.
Encourage one another.
Submit to one another.
Bear with one another.
Stimulate one another.
Offer hospitality to one another.
Minister spiritual gifts to one another.
Be clothed in humility toward one another.
Don’t slander one another.
Don’t grumble against one another.
Confess your sins to one another
Pray together and for one another.
Fellowship with one another.
Don’t be puffed up against one another.
Carry one anothers burdens.
Prefer one another.
Enjoy one another.
Respect one another.
Laugh with one another.
Play with one another.
Be faithful to one another.
Give to one another.
Touch one another.
Say “I love you” to one another.
Write love notes to one another.
Cherish one another.
Comfort one another.
Love one another.

I think these are very simple yet very helpful guidelines on what we should we do or have been doing with and to our partners.

Source:http://www.flowinglove.com/relationships/index.php/best-love-tips-advice/47/best-love-advice-guidelines/

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

"Hamlet" Ice Cream

There are times when i have those "dreams-before-i wake-up" kind of dreams - which normally gets unfinished. And before waking up today, my "d.b.i.w." dream was kind of frustrating.

I was inside a convenient store when i saw a large freezer, full of ice cream. There are about 10 different flavors and strangely, the flavors written on each label are very uncommon - even the look of the ice cream. My eyes got caught by the one at the rightmost side of the freezer. The flavor of it was "Hamlet" and it's P37 per scoop - which i think is worth-trying. And so i asked for 1 scoop of the Hamlet, the salesperson even told me "Isang scoop lang po yang P37 ha.." and i said "Okay".

In my dream, Hamlet looks like a double dutch ice cream but when i tasted it... it amazingly has a pinch of sweet mango! It was soooo delicious! Best part is, when i looked at the serving, my cone was as big as a bowl and the scoop of the ice cream was as big as a small-sized melon. Of course I took a few licks and bites while approaching the counter. I was so excited! And while i was paying for it, my phone alarmed! Dammettt!!!!

So expectedly, i woke up so frustrated about that Hamlet ice cream. I was thinking about it while i was on my way to work. Where on Earth can i find that ice cream?!!!!






And my kumare sent me this nice interpretation... :)


From: Carmi
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:32 AM
To: Anne
Subject: ice cream


To see or eat ice cream in your dream, denotes pleasure and

satisfaction with your life. You need to savor the moment and enjoy

it. It is also indicative of good luck and success in love.

Alternatively, the dream may suggest that you need to cool off and not

let your temper get out of hand.


To dream that you are eating ice cream that is tasteless or sour,

signifies sorrow, disillusionment, or betrayal.


To see ice cream melt in your dream, symbolizes failure to realize

your hopes and desires.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Boss

I have mentioned in one of my previous blogs that there been so many changes within our office. Personally, I'm fine with changes as long as it doesn't have any direct negative effects on us and our responsibilities. As a team, we have also been prognostic and prepared for other changes to come. And that's what we thought!

I started with the company 3 years ago. Now, I work as a sales admin to my division, and I report directly to the manager - long story short, i'm her right hand. And we've been working closely for a good 2 years now. The division itself has been through a number of challenges, difficulties, changes, and successes, which gave us a strong foundation and help us become one strong family.

"I want you to be the first to know, that this will be my last month within the division." Before she even finish that heartbreaking sentence, so many questions were running into my mind - Why? Is she leaving the company? Was there a problem? Is she going somewhere else? Then she explained and made everything clear to me. She'll be taking another responsibility within the company. And while we're talking, she was crying. I was crying too (deep inside), but I don't want her to see it for some reasons.

She told me that 5 minutes before the team meeting, where they will formally announce what's going to happen. After our talk, i went straight to the washroom and broke down.

It's not that i am not open to the change, I just think it was too soon and time left is now too short. I don't have any issues with us going to another management, it's just that we'll surely miss her so much.

I also know, as they say, that this shall come to pass. But no one can ever take away the good things learned, lessons taught, good and bad times spent together, and the trust and respect that we have had with her.

And I will never forget that she was also the reason why I still have this job.

Thank you for everything, Boss!



Monday, June 14, 2010

I am now at my 25th year of existence on Earth (wow!), last Thursday, June 10th.

And within that 25 years, there have been A LOT of relevant experiences, learnings, responsibilities, discoveries, challenges, etc., that have contributed mainly to who I am right now. While i'm not really the goal-setter type of person when it comes to my life (only), i still have dreams and desires. And without me really planning, i can still say that i'm living a life that's just enough (physically, mentally, financially, emotionally and spiritually - for me at least) and i think that's what matters most.

I have finished school,
I have a stable and good-paying job,
I have a lot of acquaintances, many friends and a very few close friends,
(I know) I have a strong faith,
I am very happy with the family that i belong to,
I am very happy and so much inlove with the only guy that i am with - and will marry him soon,
I am contented with what and who I am right now.

These are my only basis in life. If you have these, for me, you should be nothing but happy and thankful already.


I'd like to thank all my friends and family who remembered my birthday. May we have many more years to be together!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Presenting, The new President and Vice President of the Philippines

Finally, my presidential and vice presidential bets are officially proclaimed by the Philippine congress!
Period!


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

O Fortuna

Since the year started, there have been a lot of significant changes within the office, people come and go, and we are left without a choice but to deal with the situation. And when situations get tough, sometimes, the only thing that gives me enthusiasm is the bond that i have with my friends at work.

Yesterday, before going home, Ivan, one of my starting-to-become-close friends at work told me that he'll be staying with the company only until the end of the month. We were not that close in the beginning, but since we became row mates, i saw him as a barkada. We joke around all day and the biggest highlight of our day is to compete with each other at MF.

When he told me the thing yesterday, i felt sad. But today, going to work, i felt very sad. I dont have a thing for him, if you're thinking that way. It's just that he's such a good guy to everyone. And since i can be-friend guys more easily than girls (eversince), it's seldom that i see someone who can meet the level of my boyishness and treat me just like a guy friend too (but at the same time still respects me as a woman), and he's one of 'em.

Sadly, we have to face these kinds of episodes in our lives, and just be thankful that we meet such people who can contribute something to our maturity and share some of what they got.

When i look to my left on Monday, i know that i will no longer see 'the man'.

Ivan "The Man" Aguilar of HR Pioneers

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Goodbye TM! =D

Third quarter last year i had my lower right third molar removed. Around March this year, my upper left third molar started aching. The pain that I feel from the latter was incredible! 500 mg of Mefenamic won't even help. It wakes me up during sleep, tears automatically fall from my eyes because of too much pain.

Friday, I was awaken by an extreme pain. I was really crying! I promised myself that this will be the last time that i'm gonna be feeling this way - "i'm gonna get rid of you, teeth!". I wasn't able to sleep that day.

Yesterday, marked a very memorable experience. I went to the dentist in the afternoon with Winston. The dentist told me that pulling third molars (especially the upper ones) are extreme - very easy or very painful. I started praying.

She injected my gums with anesthesia. Did some shaking of the tooth, and i was wondering how i can still feel what she was doing. She told me that I shouldn't be feeling it anymore. She even used the thing that's used for dental amalgalm "pasta" (ung pang-butas).

To make the loooong story of the looong process short, it caused me FOUR (4) sets of injections of anesthesia because I can still feel the pain. (In my last tooth extraction with her, i was injected once and my entire gums and cheeks on the right felt numb in no time). And there was no choice but to continue the process and successfully remove my tooth.

Finally, it got removed. But i was REALLY crying the whole time (FACT: Since my first bunot in grade 3, I NEVER CRIED!) And so the dentist jokingly told me, "if you will continue to cry, i'll end my career now" ("kung yak ka pa, aayaw na ko") But told her that i was crying because it was unimaginably painful and i was just glad it was a success.




When we got home, Naneeh and i finished 70ml of Selecta Supreme Rocky Road!!! - this is the best part after a tooth extraction that i look forward to eversince!





Friday, May 21, 2010

Fusili Tuna Carbonara

Got a new recipe for pasta l♥vers! =)



Ingredients:
oil and butter (for sautéing)
about 4 cloves of garlic - chopped
1 bell pepper - any color of your choice
1 big can of tuna (spanish style is the best!)
1/2kg fusili noodles (twisted)
about 1/2 cup of grated cheese (or 1/4 of the rectangular cheese)
3-4 eggs - beaten
oregano/basil (or any herbs you love)
salt and pepper to taste

How to cook:
1. Cook pasta the usual way.
2. While cooking the pasta, in a big/deep pan saute garlic, bell pepper, and tuna in oil and butter .

Check the noodles from time to time, you are still going to cook it with the mixture so keep it al dente'.

3. When the noodles are ready, transfer it to the pan and fold it with the mixture.
4. Add the beaten eggs and grated cheese. Mix until everything's coated and cooked.

Serve with grated cheese on top and some toasted bread =D

I've cooked this 3 times in a row in one month - my first trial at home. Second, brought it to the office (and my colleagues ordered.. hehe) and the last was during Mother's Day.

Remembering my first ever cellphone =D

As I answer "Firsts.." survey-blog yesterday, the question What was your first cellphone reminded me of my first ever cellphone! It was a black Alcatel One Touch phone (the first text message-capable cellphone endorsed by TalkNText, specifically by Rico Yan). It was for P3,500. Happily, it was around May that they released it, and so I got a great reason to ask for it as a birthday gift (my birthday is in June and so there's enough time for them to save ;) ) and since the common phones available that time were Nokia 5110 and Bosch 509 and their price were a bit higher (magka cp lang talaga!). I was able to ask my eldest cousin to buy that phone for me as a gift (why him? because he's the first to have a steady job then, and i was his 'alaga' when i was little). He didn't say yes right away, just 'let's see'.

And so I waited patiently. June came and a few days before my birthday, I received my most awaited gift! I can remember how excited I was then. I bring it in school everyday and i think i have only 3 classmates who has cellphones within our section - so i gotta be proud too! Until the time came that 5110 became the favorite, and not too long, 3210 came out and became very famous. And so as the Alcatel phone became famous too... famously known as the "safeguard" phone. Haha!

That was sad at one point, but at least, I was fortunate enough to be one of the first few teenagers who had a cellphone then. :)



This is how Alcatel One Touch looks like, if you can't remember =D
It has an orange backlight, two-liner screen, and the model that i got did not have small caps option hehe..

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Firsts.... (re-post from Carmi's site)

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
wala.. we didn't have JS prom, a military training instead ='(

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love
nope.. well, i'm not even sure who really was my first love!

3. What was your first alcoholic drink?
draft beer

4. What was your FIRST job?
Customer Service Associate - aka rep @ Clientlogic

5. What was your FIRST cellphone?
the super hightech and ever-famous "safeguard" Alcatel phone =D

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
Naneeh

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
no one.. coz i woke up later than usual and i was rushing..

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Mrs. Munsayac - she's my favorite teacher!

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
I haven't ride a plane yet =(

10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?
Joecil Ramos. We still communicate thru chat and fb.

11. Where was your FIRST sleep over?
Kila Joecil, during elementary. We were neighbors =D

12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
kuyang bert, he woke me up. thank goodness!

13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
(aside from my pre-school abay experiences) kuyang win's.. i was one of the usherettes

14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
fixed my bed and took a bath

15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
parokya ni edgar with the teeth - during highschool, sa scul din

16. What was the FIRST record/tape/CD you bought?
Grin Department =D w/c was stolen by my classmate in grade 5.

17. FIRST hospitalization?
aside from my treatment of Kidney stones during kinder, none so far.

18. FIRST foreign country you've been to?
la pa.

19. FIRST movie you remember seeing?
TMNT The Movie

20. When was your FIRST detention?
wala

21. What did you do with your FIRST paycheck?
Gave the half to my mom.. cant remember buying anything.

22. Your FIRST social networking site?
Friendster

23. Who FIRST invited you to Facebook?
Soleil Santos

May 2010 Election: The PCOS Scandal


May 20,2010 - I partially heard a news this morning about a whistle-blower who claims that they've hacked the PCOS machines that were used during this month's election. In the interview, Mojo Jojo was speaking with the Smartmatic guy/rep (forgot his name) and Paul Farol, the award-winning blogger and author of Manila Review who answered some questions and shared informative data about this whole new election system.

I have yet to watch the in-demand video of the masked guy who claims to have shaved off millions of votes, a couple of months prior the election day. But according to the news, his statements are very incredible and he provides insufficient machine terminologies and details (which i believe he must be able at least mention since it's an automated thing that we are talking about).

From what i've heard, the man said that they have their own flash cards, with cheated data on it, installed into the machines. The Smartmatic guy said that it's very unlikely to happen. First, the assigned technicians held the machines from day 1 till the distribution nationwide. Take note that they have military forces with them everyday. Also, those FC's only contain precint numbers and the storage space for the submitted ballots. So it cannot contain any pre-added data without having a single ballot inserted and verified.

And so on..

I've also learned that PCOS machines were just leased from another country for more or less P1B and that it has saved Comelec P4B against the manual election. Purchasing it costs P2B (so why don't we just purchase it instead?!) but they said that the Comelec hasn't decided anything about it as of yet.

I just thought that the electronic system used is far better than the manual election - when we speak of defraud possibilities, transmission, retrieval and counting. It may have flaws, but for me, for a good 90% it was successful.

Critics will always be there, attention-seekers are inevitable, and losers who are not capable of accepting their loss... are and will always be LOSERS!

Mafia Wars.. iLike!


Once again, i'm addicted in playing Mafia Wars for the past few weeks. It's one of the games that really love playing since I re-opened my facebook account (not to mention Farmville). It doesn't have much of the gif animation/interactivity like what you see in FarmVille, CafeWorld, etc. It uses pretty-neat images though. Basically, it's a kind of RTS or Real-time strategy game where in you grow your character as time progresses continuously and according to the game clock.

You grow your mafia by recruiting members, level up by fighting other individuals, buying armors, completing jobs, winning "Boss Fights", and buying properties to increase your money. So far, i'm halfway to level 27, Mogul. I'm so eager to level up everyday because my seatmate and I are competing.. although we belong to the same Mafia =D

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Happy 5-8!

Today, my fiance and I are celebrating our 68th monthsary. We always celebrate our monthsaries in a very casual way (except anniversaries). Sometimes we eat out (sa fastfood, masabi lang na lumabas.. ;P ), at times malling, can be a ride somewhere, and sometimes, almost nothing really special happens, aside from greeting each other "happy monthsary" a couple of times throughout the day. But this month (last night), he gave me flowers *kilig*.. a dozen of pink roses. my finace is the type of guy who's not so very romantic - just when feels like it. and when he does something like that, he knows how to make it good.

around 11:15pm last night, (i know that he's on his way to the office) he was calling but i did not answer because i know that he's just going to tell me that he has arrived, and i was so busy at that moment. he texted me..

him: "nasa greenhills ako, hinto muna ko kc inaantok ako. bili muna ko ng kape at donut"
me: "ok cge. parang pulis lang ah.. hehe"
him: "hehehe"
me: "love u. text mko pag and2 kn"

11:56, still got no text from him. i got a bit worried. he should be here already by this time.

me: "san kn ba? tagal mo naman!"
no reply.
i called him instead..

me: "san knb? tagal mo naman, may ka-date k p ata sa greenhills ah!"
him (with a soft-pa-cute-voice): "hon pwede ka ba bumaba? kahit 10 mins lang"
me: "bakit ba? alam mo namang di pwede, tapos break noh!"
him: "sige na po, sandali lang"
me (with a hint): "bakit nga kc? kaw na umakyat dito"
him: "may bibigay ako syo.. (with a smiling voice)"
me: "...... " =) "..akyat kn kasi" (over pa-cute tone. lol)
him: "o sige, akyat nako jan"

around 12:08, Tue May 18th

when i met him at the lobby... he was carrying this..



...and i'm one widely-smiling soul.

my husband-to-be is the sweetest!

thanks again! happy 5-8 and i love u always =D

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Hay!Men! is back!

remember this blog???

now they're back! =D the Hay!Men! site is on again. With lots of, as usual, hilarious, offensive, sometimes disgusting, and only-for-open-minded-people entries. And they got my entry posted! =D

i know it's not very wholesome.. but as they say.. nakikibagay lang.. hehe..


enjoy!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Marriage


To those who are married, .. Not married .. and
soon to be married, I hope you will be touched with this story...

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and
said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly.
Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know
what I was thinking. I want a divorce.. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly,
why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the
chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't
talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what
had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory
answer; she had lost my heart to Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just
pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated
that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent
ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for
her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I
had said for I loved Dew so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of
me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a
kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several
weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something
at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell
asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not
care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want
anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce.

She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a
life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a
month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken
marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to
recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of
our bedroom to the front door ever morning.. I thought she was going
crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd
request.

I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions.. . She laughed loudly and
thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to
face the divorce, she said scornfully..

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was
explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we
both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy
in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to
the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in
my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about
the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the
office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my
chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I
hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time.. I realized she
was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair
was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I
wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy
returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was
growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry
her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me
stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few
dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my
dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so
thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her
heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out.
To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an
essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer
and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I
might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms,
walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her
hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly;
it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held
her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I
held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked
intimacy.


I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the
door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked
upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not
want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead.. Do you have
a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I
won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I
didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each
other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on
our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed
the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my
wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and
wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.


That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I
run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a
relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the
bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot
give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend
and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a
real happy marriage!

If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.



Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they
were to success when they gave up.


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Friday, April 23, 2010

Jejemon (not again!)

I have been quiet about this "new craze" (at least on the blogging side =P) . I've seen hundreds of search results, writings, fan pages, pictures, and now a video which made me want to break my silence. =D

By now, i assume that around 70% of Filipinos (especially those who are very active online) already knows about this. Some may not be aware that they know already, but they have encountered -- just not able to categorize.

So for those who’d like to enlighten themselves with what’s going on…Here’s the for now, definitive description of what a jejemon is courtesy of Urban Dictionary:

1. Jejemon - Usually seen around social networking sites such as Friendster and Multiply, jejemons are individuals with low IQs who spread around their idiocy on the web by tYpFing LyK diZS jejejeje, making all people viewing their profile raise their eyebrows out of annoyance. Normal people like you and me must take a Bachelor of Arts in Jejetyping in order to understand said individuals, as deciphering their text would cause a lot of frustration and hair pulling. CAUTION: THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE BREEDING! THEY CAN BE SEEN WRECKING GRAMMATICAL HAVOC ON FACEBOOK TOO!

2) Jejemons - are not just confined to trying-hard Filipino gangsters and emos. A Jejemon can also include a variety of Latino-Hispanic fags who enjoy typing “jejejejeje” in a wider context, much to the disdain of their opponents in an internet MMORPG game such as Ragnarok and DOTA.

3) Basically anyone with a low tolerance in correct punctuation, syntax and grammar. Jejemons are usually hated or hunted down by Jejebusters or the grammar nazi to eradicate their grammatical ways.

On AIM or YM:

miSzMaldiTahh111: EoW pFuOh!
You: Huh?
miszMaldiTahh111: i LLyK tO knOw moR3 bOut u, PwfoH. crE 2 t3ll mE yur N@me? jejejejeje!
You: You are a jejemon! Don’t talk to me, you uneducated retard!
miszMaldiTahh111: T_T




So there..

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