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I have always loved to blog and read about other people’s blogs not just from my own country but from other places as well. I was talking about it to a friend when he said I could actually earn from blogging too. Of course, with how economy has dwindled these days I can’t help but not pass up the chance of earning while enjoying what I do, blogging!

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documented

i was leafing through my old college files when i chanced upon this paper. it's actually some agreement between us girls, cherry, claudine, tina and ate tech against two guys kuya theo and kuya ac, all my orgmates from gabay betting on the then much talked about soon to be wedding of Kris Aquino and Philip Salvador. of course no wedding ever took place and we won our much sought after iced tea from the college caf.

those were the days haha!

What Marinela Means

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

this big breakfast meal is the bomb!

and i mean big! for P110 this already has a mini pancake, scrambled/sunny side up egg, beef tapa and a hotdog plus a cup of rice and your choice of coffee or juice.

i'm having the pancakes and the eggs for breakfast and the rest for lunch.

oh by the way, it's from jollibee! just call 8-7000 for delivery. breakfast delivery is up to 11am only.

AI Update: The Guys Outsang the Girls on Mariah Week!

i'm no big fan of mariah thus i imagine the girls belting and screaming out this week. surprise of all surprises though, t'was the guys who actually did well. archuleta was good but cook and castro were my favorites most especially since they sang my better favored songs by mariah :p

i'm especially dedicating cook's video to my former abada housemate,
kaye ursolino...siya naalala ko agad eh haha!



and castro's all mine hehehe....

gone but will never be forgotten

i've always been mercurial when i'm PMSing (sorry TMI, guys!), i could be ecstatic now and just downright depressed in a few moments.

i woke up feeling alright, i felt light and raring to work or watch a movie or just do about anything i want to do. i'm planning out things, i'm preparing my sched for the next months and i'm just so excited with finally being able to go where i want to go this summer. i was alright.

then while browsing through the different threads in pex, i chanced upon this thread and browsed through. and i realized i shouldn't have most especially after reading this poem:

Funeral Blues
W.H Auden

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

I first heard of this in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. I've somehow forgotten what the movie is all about but reading this poem once again just made me really, really sad. Because i happen to have used this in my journal years back when my dad passed away.

and i suddenly miss him so much.

and i remember it was his birthday last april 5 and i totally forgot about it.

i remember struggling too long for most of my college life blaming myself for being such a bad daughter. he was sick for a long, long time and i remember fleeing from reality for most of the time then. for i preferred immersing myself with activities in school and being with my friends rather than being by his side where he needed me most.

i practically grew up having him around. i used to sleep beside him as a kid. i used to wait for him after work for our daily walks till the sun sets. i used to wait up for him if only to report whoever kid fought with me that day no matter how trivial the fight was. i would already be crying even before i could tell him who and why i got hurt.

when he got sick, was in and out of the hospital, became bedridden for almost 10 years it was just my mom who took care of him. i went away for most of the time. i didn't want to see him sick and weak and unable to talk even. it broke my young heart seeing him just slowly slipping away.

when he passed away just right after my 18th birthday i was away from home. i wasn't able to go home that christmas break thus i wasn't even able to greet him that one last time.

a lot in me changed since then. i've always been so insecure. i've always felt so remorseful. and i never had any decent interest for any guy as i didn't really want to be close to anyone if only to see them leave once again.

it was only during my senior year, during my college retreat when i was finally processed by our spiritual director. all those years of blaming myself, of being sorry and regretful for not having been with him for a long time before he finally left was finally poured out. and i somehow made peace with him and myself.

but i still have these bouts once in a while.

there is always this fear of being left behind.

but i have learned to just appreciate, make the most of what i got and just be grateful for any wonderful relationships that come my way.

which reminds me of one other song which i find really beautiful but sad too. i'm just really hoping and praying that i won't ever have the need for these type of songs anymore:



Deep Inside of You
Third Eye Blind

When we met, light was shed
Thoughts free flow
You said you've got something
Deep inside of you

A wind chime voice sound
Sway of your hips round rings true
It goes deep inside of you

These secret garden beams
Changed my life, so it seems
A fall breeze blows outside
I don't break stride, my thoughts are warm
And they go deep inside of you
Oh yeah

And I never felt alone, alright
Oh oh, till I met you

Friends say I've changed
I don't listen 'cuz I live to be
Deep inside of you

Slide of her dress
Shouts in darkness, I'm so alive
I'm deep inside of you

You said, "boy make girl feel good"
But still, deep inside
Still

I've never felt alone
Till I met you
I'm alright on my own
And then I met you
And I'd know what to do
If I just knew what's coming

I would change myself if I could
I'd walk with my people if I could find them
And I'd say that I'm sorry to you
I'm sorry to you

And I don't want to call you
But then I want to call you
'Cuz I don't want to crush you
But I feel like crushing you, and it's true
I took for granted you were with me
I breathe by your looks and you look right through me

But we were broke and didn't know
We were broke and didn't know
We were broke and didn't know
We were broke and didn't know

Something's gone, you withdraw
And I'm not strong like before
I was deep inside of you

I can go nowhere
I burn candles and stare
At a ghost deep inside of you

And some great need in me
Starts to bleed
I've lost myself, there's nothing left
It's all gone
Deep inside of you
Deep inside of you
Deep inside of you

brain drain/brain gain

our accountant who joined us barely 2 years ago and who's actually flourishing in her job just told us she'll be leaving us soon after she got her US tourist visa.

it was a bit shocking for us as we knew about the interview appointment a few days before her schedule and a couple more days later we found out she actually got approved of a 10-year multiple entry visa along with her 4-year old daughter. she is however bent on going there and applying for a caregiver job and hopes to get proper documents along the way, hopefully.

much as we are all happy with her seemingly good fortune, especially since we all know how hard it is to apply for a US visa this days, we are a bit sad that she'll be leaving us. and actually scared of what might happen to her there.

ironically, our little organization has been dealing with caring for migrate workers as part of its apostolate services. my boss along with his staff has been travelling country after country seeking for all those documented and illegal OFWs alike for counseling and consultations or at least mere interactions. they are also into training would-be volunteer counselors who could help reach out to fellow Pinoys abroad.

although it is no longer my turf, i have also been exposed to these endeavors in our trips abroad. and i have heard just so many sob stories i could listen to in one sitting. i have learned and seen for myself that working abroad is never the ultimate heaven. yes, one would get enthralled at seeing how progressive these foreign countries are, and how efficient everything seems to be. but after a while, once you've finally soaked up the new atmosphere everything would just turn bleh and one can't help but miss the familiarity of home once more. of course, this is just me talking about a two-week at the most stay in some foreign land.

i have been presented with countless opportunities to try my luck out abroad but i've not been that enthusiastic about it. oh yeah, i've toyed with the idea of applying for a tourist visa and take odd jobs but i can never be a caregiver as i don't really care...nor can i be a waitress as i'm not so good with waiting . hehe..seriously, i'm not the kind of person who could ever risk legalities if only for me to work for a "better" life.

and i believe it is also related with the fact that I have already been denied of a visa once when i was supposed to be sent for an area assignment. i am never good with rejections and i was ultimately pissed with how America has not given me entry to their country when i was supposed to be on a noble mission. no wonder people will just risk all they can, leave legalities at the door once they've been approved in spite of their shady plans. and terrorists still get to infiltrate them, how's that for "great" judgment eh...haha ang bitter!

disclaimer: of course, it still does not mean that i'm closing my doors for a US trip, after all it's still one of my dream destination at least before i get too old and arthritic to take on the cold.

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amidst all these talks, we are currently working on opening a new category for our awards project which we have now billed us brain gain or bayaning balik lingkod. recipients of this recognition will have to be professionals who have stayed and worked abroad for a significant period of time and has now chosen to come back to the country and offer their services for the local community development. i am still working on the qualifications and the specific criteria but generally they would have to have an identifiable skill and is currently involved in a noteworthy and outstanding project/s serving a good number of beneficiaries.

sigh. everything is still so vague. i'm still having quite a hard time particularly in quantifying and measuring the nobility of their coming back home for good. and i will still have to hook up with the right agencies for my data gathering and networking. so help me God, and dear readers of this blog.

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just a while ago, my boss approached me to tell me to try to talk some sense into our accountant and advise her to just file for a leave of absence, try her luck in the US for a few months and just come back if only to pave for a cleaner travel record. he told me he doesn't want to do it himself as he's been too tired trying to dissuade people from working illegally abroad which is what he's been doing for several decades now for his apostolate work. oh well, malalaki na sila, kaya na naman siguro nila mga sarili nila.

on things not going on as planned...

...but it's really more on things that don't seem to go my way.

i'm getting itchy all over. i'm supposed to be somewhere already. i'm losing sleep over the things that i should have started doing. argh!

there's this excitement, this rush of thoughts that i'd want to finally take action on but i can't just yet all because i still need approvals.

i'm the kind of person who'd rarely ask for favors. much as i want to something is just holding me back.

but it's really more like my fear of being rejected.

turned down.

refused.

oh well..

i realized how i've been so used to some easy life that i tend to magnify all the little issues that come my way.

or i guess this is just me waking up on the wrong side of the bed.

a semi-charmed life indeed

i'm at peace. and i just want to relish every single moment of it.

i still have a lot of concerns to take care of but gladly they are not enough to overpower this immense feeling of peace and contentment that's emanating my being right at this very moment.

i'm supposed to join a group of friends today for some saturday night fun but due to some circumstances brought about by my own carelessness, i could not. i was a bit restless having to stay here all weekend long but i realize there's really nothing much to worry about.

my friends will always be there anyway. and there's still the fun, fun summer we could all look forward to in the days to come. yey!

and also, i'm expecting to move on soon. yup, not move out as where i am is but a transitory place for me. i've been overstaying in fact and i just know that it's about time that i finally get back on my own two feet again.

and though the prospect of having to pay more bills, of not having a 24-hour internet connection, phone line, and being in a new neighborhood may all seem daunting, i am actually looking forward to this new adventure.

yeah, let's just enjoy life and never lose that sense of wonder in everything that we encounter.

and oh, i've been listening heavily to smashing pumpkins, third eye blind and dashboard confessional lately as though time is counting down fast, i do miss you immensely every single day.

talon talon weee!

Go drown yourself!

Copied this from Marky's blog.

Dear Andrea

I don't really know how to tell you this, but our romance is over. I think I realized it that night under a state of trance and I saw you sit at my mustard soufflé.

I'm sure you're masochistic enough to understand that Santa doesn't’t exist.

I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your suicide note as a memory.
You should also know that I will tell the authorities about your embarrassing rash.
Go drown yourself.

-marinela-

Why don't you try it out too!

Dear (the person who last texted/smsed you),

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ____2_ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___.

I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___.

I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory.
You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.

___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
Annat; With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit at
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs; Man
O.C.; Emotional
One Tree Hill; Open
Heroes; Frostbitten
Lost; High
House; Scarred
Simpsons; Cowardly
The news; Mongolic
Idol; Masochistic
Family Guy; Senile
Top Model; Middle-class
Annat; Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by Abante Tonight about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Your embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

august rush

i don't want to sound so exaggerated but this movie is just so brilliant. i was actually cursing ala claudine barretto on most parts of the film most especially on its last 4 minutes. and almost felt sad that it has actually ended. oh well...

this is my second keri russell film for the week. the waitress which i saw a couple of days ago was also really heartwarming. i'm beginning to discover how lovely keri russell is.

august rush is a highly musical film marrying classical and rock and bearing some streetbeat protege of a son. true to its title, watching it does give you that kind of rush, some high brought on not only by the power of music but also with how love is able to transcend time and distances apart.
and yeah, i've to say freddie highmore is just becoming a handsome fine young man.


"You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. Cuz anytime something bad happens to you, that's the one place you can escape to and just let it go. I learned it the hard way. And anyway, look at me. Nothing bad's gonna happen. You gotta have a little faith. "

Seven...

I've been tagged by Mars.

The Seven Deadly Sins Meme.


1. wrath:

who did you last get angry with?

-the people i left at home, for not having acted at once on what needs to be acted and planned out already.

who did you last get pissed off with?

-our bigger bosses, antagal i-approve or even just look into yung proposals ko!

who was the last person who got really angry at you?

-hmm, i don't know.

do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?

-i process it, understand it even more, then let go.


2. sloth:

what is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?

-Exercise and work hehe.

what's the latest you've ever woken up?

-past 12 noon during weekends.

who have you been meaning to contact, but haven't?

-i need to rattle people once more into doing the things they need to do so i can do my share too.

how many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?

-i rarely turn it on.


3. gluttony:

meat eater?

-a little, yup.

what is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting, outing or event?

-last night's macho mug at quattro, red horse kse yun. and a few sips of those frenzy cocktails pa.


have you ever used a professional diet company?

-Nope.


4. lust:

how many people have seen you completely naked?

-haha! i'm not gonna tell!


ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?

-guilty.

what's your fave part of the body?

-broad shoulders.

have you ever made a proposition with a prostitute?

-Nope.


5. greed:

if you had $1 million, what would you do with it?

-save, share, spend.

would you rather be rich, or famous?

-pwde both?!=)

6. pride:

what is the one thing that you've done that you're most proud of?

-standing up for what i believe is right.

one thing you have done that your parents are most proud of?

-graduating from college with a full scholarship.

what would you like to accomplish in your life?

-see Xan grow up into a fine young man.

what did you do today that you're proud of?

-50 sit ups. yun lang haha!


7. envy:

if you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?

-*thinks hard*...wala ako maisip. even the famous and richer people have woes to attend to each day din naman.

have you ever wished you had a different physical feature?

-i wish i'm a taller. but people say i'd be scary being taller especially with my personality haha!

ay wala na pala! anyone can do this, sige na GO!

American Idol Fake-ry

For the love of Chris Cornell, watch it till the very end and bash all these AI judges for being so stupid and ignorant. Because yes, Chris Cornell already had this recorded in his Carry On album released sometime last year. GGRRR!

fun with photobucket!

I've been tagged by MommyHaze.

Instructions:

1. Go to PHOTOBUCKET
2. Type in your answer in the "search" box.
3. Use only the first page [of results]
4. Insert the picture in your blog.

Here goes:

1. What is your relationship status? bwahahaha!




2. What is your current mood? tired and sleepy




3. Who is your favorite band / artist? tori amos



4. What is your favorite movie? Great Expectations



5. What kind of pet/s do you have? Xan and i are both allergic to it, pwde sa labas lang ng bahay



6. Where do you live? katipunan!




7. Where do you work? inside the campus



8. What do you look like? i wish!




9. What do you drive? i only drive people crazy hehe



10. What did you do last night? played with Xan




11. What is your favorite TV show. i rarely watch tv, american idol lang..online pa.




12. Describe yourself: hot, hot, hot!! hahaha!




13. What are you doing today? surfing the net :p



14. What is your name?




15. What is your favorite candy? no smint, no kiss!



i'm just tagging anyone who wants to do this meme ;)

bumped off!

I somehow had the fortune of being bumped off from my early morning flight today. I was prepared to report to the office by noon but the free round trip ticket I could get for volunteering was just too enticing to pass up.

besides waiting for another four hours for my eventual flight was not really that bad especially after having gone through several delayed flights from cebu pac already hehe.

I wasn't that a bit worried, I still didn't have any word about our new budget being approved yet thus I didn't think there's anything urgent to be done in the office anyway.

and I had my mp3s and my eee pc with me. and what more, my friend, Sugar, just saved a copy of the movie Love in the Time of Cholera in my pc. =)

I was more than excited to just sit and watch it first.

I know I have a copy of the book somewhere among my college textbooks but I don't really remember reading it. must be that Marquez's books were mostly thick and with minute letters at that.

ahihihi...i've to say I was a bit kilig as I watched the movie, I was almost oblivious that i was enjoying amidst the busy CDO airport with passengers from different flights arriving and leaving.

the film is just so rich with visuals it almost looks like some Spanish painting come alive. Florentino's prose and poetry were so moving i'd almost feel the tears well up if only for the crowd around me.

for more than 2 hours i've been held captive by my 7 inch screen. i'm wondering how most wonderful this must be to be viewed on the widescreen.

and the ultra sensual shakira who's singing most of the OST adds up to its over all passion and depth.



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i've to admit I kinda left the home early this morning with quite a heavy heart. I haven't really accomplished anything and there were just more issues and concerns faced that I felt I didn't really had any vacation at all. the only consolation I have is that Xan got well finally. he was really sick when I arrived and it was just too great a relief that his cough and colds were gone, he was running around everywhere again and has been eating left and right as if wanting to just make up for all those missed meals.

nothing matters now really but seeing Xan up and about once more. let the adults take care of themselves and their issues. Xan is ok. that's all that matters. =)



our family has had a lot of better/happier days anyway. we will see brighter sunshinier times in the days to come. i'll just have to focus on the yellows and the oranges instead of gloomy grays and dark ones. muchos gracias.

disco-nnected

i've been having internet connection woes lately...it's been on and off for the past few days like some freakin disco lights that i'd feel like turning on the music to full volume and ordering for some ice cold beer.

I could get online for a while before it starts puttering and sending out a message of “request timed out” for a few minutes stretching up to a couple of hours. and eventually dying on me.

dang, no wonder they call it smart bro-ken now.

it's really hard when you've become so used to having high speed internet in the metro. too bad i can't even opt for a dial-up connection here as even our phone line doesn't have any access. i could only resort to connecting with my cellphone usb cable during desperate measures. but then again i left my cable wire back in manila. *toink*

with the advancement of high technology these days, i believe it's safe for me to just hope for an entirely wi-fi free country right?

sana parang TV na lang na nakakasagap tayo ng free channels wherever with our laptops or desktops. i hope to have at least yahoo, multiply and pex in it. let's just leave xtube, redtube, badjojo and all those specialty only sites for additional subscription rates. parang cable network ba, pwde ba yun? sana nga ganun na lang! di naman masama mangarap di ba???

haay, i feel like collapsing and frothing in the mouth anytime soon.

al tonno pasta

fairly easy to cook and great not just for the lenten season but the whole year round as it is healthy and satisfying. =)

Ingredients:

1 kilo spaghetti
3 cans century tuna chunks in oil
sliced ripe tomatoes
onions
mushrooms
garlic
parmesan cheese
olive oil
oregano
salt and pepper


Directions:
1. cook pasta as directed.
2. saute garlic and onions in olive oil. add tomatoes then tuna, salt and pepper.
3. add in mushrooms and some grated cheese.
4. mix it with the pasta.
5. add cheese and oregano upon serving.

all-yolk leche flan

tried it this time with the all-egg yolk variety. madali din lang naman pala. =)

Ingredients:
20 egg yolks
2 cups white sugar
2 tall cans evaporated milk
2 cans condensed milk
vanilla

Directions:

1. caramelize 1 tablespoon of sugar in the llanera. let it stand to cool.
2. mix egg yolk, sugar, milk and vanilla.
3. strain the mixture (nakalimutan kong gawin to hehe)
4. pour the mixture in the llanera.
5. steam for 45 minutes.
6. let it cool and keep in the ref for at least 4 hours before serving.

happy birthday, mama!

we might have been too pasaway the past days that we really wanted to at least make up for it by having a good enough celebration for this year with my immediate family, nevermind if it's a holy thursday and our food choices are limited.

here's to hoping that she would still feel loved and is greatly important to us all.

happy birthday, mama dearest!

magkamukha kami, di ba? di ba??? =)

why, oh why??!

taxi fares from cdo airport to the bus station and vice versa has always been my major complain. i do go home 3-4 or even more times a year and each time they'd charge me about 300-400 each trip. wow, that's even more than my fare from katip to the manila airport.

and each time i'd tell them i'm but a student and i don't really have that much cash with me so i'd bargain for at least 250.

this morning, upon arriving at the cdo airport, i approached a police officer before i hailed a cab and asked him where i could get metered cabs, he directed me to the ones queueing nearby, he then gave me a sheet of paper where i could input infos/complaints in case the driver will overcharge me.

i sort of waved my paper to the driver and asked him to use his meter which he did. while on the way though he asked me if i could give him dagdag for the fare and started whining about how gas prices are so expensive, he had to pay airport fees, etc...i lacked sleep, my head was throbbing and i don't really wanna hear anyone else complaining other than me, right? he asked for at least 300. i just said i'll see about that.

upon arriving at my destination the meter only read 140...i gave him 200. weeeh!

i got his number though, it's 09104772297. told him bawi ako when i get back na lang .do text him in case you're in cdo and would need a lift to wherever. he even offered to take me to iligan for 1500 kaso duh wala naman akong bitbit na mabigat na bag. besides wala akong 1500!! hehe...

at least, i'm home with Xan now!

Hello and Hallelujah

consider me lucky for having these two guys on one vid clip...i love, love, love em!

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to gym or not to gym

my friend, ron has been asking me to try out the gym again as it's but a short walk from where i'm staying. i told him i'll just jog instead libre pa. besides he said that there's really not much hot, young men to ogle on anyway so wag na lang siguro. but then again i haven't really jogged for a long time either. i believe i got so tired after our KL-Sg but of course that was more than a month ago! i really don't have any excuse now except that i had a tooth extracted a week ago and had my period recently...so tamad noh, andaming excuses. i just know that i have to lift my butt up and exercise once more especially since i've been eating nothing but junk food lately.

was supposed to have dinner with ron at cravings today, i've been thinking and salivating on the all green salad i could have at the salad bar and maybe get a healthier herbed chicken meal. kaso na-injan ako ni ron waaah! or maybe i forgot to commit that i could make it later and i can't text him as wala akong load pala. i don't wanna go out just to buy a call card, i don't wanna call my mom naman just for pasaload hehe...oh well, i hope he's just fine wherever he is. so here i am having pancit canton and tuna omelet and crackers for dinner instead. ang healthy no?!

i haven't been out and walking lately save for those times when friends would call me and we'd meet up for dinner and drinks. kaso those are never healthy especially since i've gotten this weird cravings for sweet stuff with my beer like pancakes and bibingkas and chocolates and turons! yeah, only in the Pilipins, only with me!

and here i am complaining about all the fat that wouldn't want to leave my butt and has been happily clinging on to my waistline. and i even have the sheer audacity to browse on multiply sites that ply all these yummy looking swimsuits. yummy, the swimsuits yeah, just take me out off it wahehe...

but then again where's the harm in eyeing on all of them and working out at least in my mind huh! shouldn't that be enough to prepare me for summer?

speaking of...i will have my kinda early vacation next week for the holy week! i will be going home again! home to my mom's kitchen. eyng! just the thought of staying a week long at our home with my mom cooking every now and then is bliss but oh..it let's my sight out of those yummy bikinis once more. awww...and yes, even if it's the holy week, there's no such thing as fasting in our home. there won't be any meat dish but we'll have fish and veggies, and suman, and biko and ginataan instead haha! oh well, i can always compensate it by running around and/or carrying Xan instead yey!

oh well, i'm never a Juday fan, but i'm thinking though if maybe, just maybe i could try out that product she's currently endorsing. *sigh*

that swimsuit photo is courtesy of chiggy, sana bigyan niya ako ng discount.

lustful thoughts

i am currently lusting on these...

and yeah, am talking about the swimsuits and the bods

where can i get them? how can i have this bod? *sigh*

tagged couples!

Got this tag from Daiz .

Copy this entire list of questions and change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag and pass it along to other blogging friends. Let’s see how well we can get to know one another!


1. What is your occupation?
Technically, Asst. Project Director ang title ko, basta yun, mahirap explain. Basta naghahanap kami ng mga mababait na tao sa kung saan-saan.

2. What color are your socks right now?
none

3. What are you listening to right now?
In Between Days cover by Korn

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Tuna Spaghetti and KFC chicken

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
don't drive

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
purple, regal and serene

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My mom, with Xan crying in the background..yayay kse :(

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yup, one of the few mommy-friends I've become close with.

9. Favorite drink?
coke light

10. What is your favorite sport to watch?
nada, UFC minsan har-har

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
years back, blue-black

12. Dog named
none at the moment

13. Favorite food?
pasta, steaks

14. Last movie you watched?
My Blueberry Nights online, Kite Runner at the cinema

15. Favorite Day of the year?
Christmas with my family

16. What do you do to vent anger?
I'm learning to talk to close friends, i used to just sulk in a corner

17. What was your favorite toy as a child?
do books count??

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring?
summer fun on the beach!!

19. Hugs or kisses?
both! slurp-slurp!

20. What kind of pie?
egg pie, my niece's apple pie

21. Do you want your friends to email you back?
Or answer this tag? of course

22. Who is most likely to respond?
i still don't know

23. Who is least likely to respond?
busy people

24. Living arrangements?
squatter, by my lonesome

25. When was the last time you cried?
Tuesday, over Kite Runner

26. What is on the floor of your closet?
shoes/slippers/dust/fallen hair

27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?
Sugar, since high school

28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to?
Purply Hazy, about a year

29. Favorite smell?
baby powder

30. What inspires you?
Xan

31. What are you afraid of?
rejection

32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
plain cheese

33. Favorite car?
don't have any

34. Favorite cat breed?
we used to have a black Himalayan :(...pusakal na lang para mura

35. Number of keys on your key ring?
2 keys

36. How many years at your current job?
going on 10, i'm ancient!!

37. Favorite day of the week?
weekends

38. How many provinces have you lived in?
Iligan and Manila; Oroquieta, Lanao del Sur during summer back when i was a kid

39. How many countries have you been to?
HK, Japan, Guam, Thailand, Sg, KL...yun pa lang so far.
*~*

8 Random Things About Xan:

1. Like Mommy, he loves ampalaya, chews on them even if it's still raw.

2. Unlike Mommy though, he eats carrots naman, and onions which Mommy puts on the side of her plate :p

3. He loves Jollibee the moment he saw him. He'd scream and clap his hands and rans to him like crazy hehe.

4. He's travelled to Davao, Zamboanga, Manila, Oroquieta, Batangas. His first airplane ride was at 6 months. But then again mommy was travelling to Bicol, Cotabato, Cebu, even when he was still in the tummy.

5. He was delivered through C-section due to cord coil and his chin was up making him difficult to move out. Bata pa mataray na umasta.

6. He is nocturnal like mommy. He learned his first few steps at around 2am when he was but 10 months old. He'd wake everyone up by dancing and squealing and pulling your hair on the wee hours of the morning.

7. Like Mommy he loves watching Game Ka Na Ba, till Edu replaced Kris. Love niya talaga si Kris, yikes!

8. Kapuso ang anak ko! Change it to a different channel and he'd scream at you, hala!

I'm tagging Haze and her bf, Sugar and the nephews, besties Jenn-Aileen hehe...

Kite Runner- The Movie

so this is going to be another rant/rave post.

a few months back i know i posted some review about the book, how it has made me stay up till late and ended up crying, moved, pondering over some scenes.

then i learned some news that it was to be made into a movie. well, i sort of had misgivings at first. it's a pretty emotional story with controversial themes dealing with human relationships and turmoils and a much more delicate social/political/racial issues. but i was excited nonetheless especially when i finally saw the trailer online which gave me enough reason to watch out for it.

anyway, a few nights ago i actually joined a Pex contest for free premier tickets. i know there has always been a lot of contests in the said forum but i just thought i'd try it out as it's actually The Kite Runner and all i did was copy/paste the answer of previous posters to the question "who is the author of the book Kite Runner?". how simple can that be. i even didn't take note where and when the preem was going to be.

so imagine my surprise when i got a message last night that i did bag the two tickets haha! that was almost midnight and i thought of "raffling" my extra ticket among my pex friends or maybe ask my cousin out when my college friend, Ron, popped out on ym. so i just asked him if he's free for the following day and said he is. he didn't even ask what the movie was all about hehe...

so there, earlier this afternoon, i left the office early to get my tickets in makati, where i almost got lost looking for their office. but that's another story altogether.

the venue was at SM Megamall, uhm, i've been so used to the cinemas at Gateway that i think the movie screen is now a bit smaller, haay. and we must be with the wrong crowd as most of them were rowdy and were even talking among themselves while we were silently sniffing. they must have gotten bored and didn't understand a thing *sigh* so enough of my reklamos haha, sorry!

so, finally, on with the film...

first of all, i believe it has a perfect cast, most especially the young Hassan. he's just really cute, not good looking but cute just the same. and he's a good actor for someone so young huh!

as the film progressed and i remember the scenes bit by bit, i suddenly wonder if they will ever show some delicate scenes and if they do i don't think i'd feel comfortable watching it. but then again it is still the main turning point of the story so they simply have to. how they are going to treat it cinematically ought to be a real challenge. but yes they did, along with all the other controversial parts.

i cringed, sniffed, felt revolted, moved to tears, got excited, all throughout the film.

(i realized i could't tell much details about it now as i dunno how to make spoiler tags here, and just the conscientious moviegoer that i am, i don't really dream of spoiling you even if some of you have actually read the book.)

and all i can say really is, it remains faithful to the book and most of the great scenes are shown in the movie. it may not be as detailed but most of the good parts are there. there is one aspect there which was a bit changed but i couldn't blame them as it turns out to be more exciting to watch onscreen.

and i enjoyed the kite flying scenes a lot! it was kinda hard to picture it based on the book, but the movie makes it really fun and exciting.( i have read though that the kids were holding balloons during the filming and was just edited during post-production hehe.)

the lightness and heady feeling of the kites hovering as the kids frantically run about gives the movie an over-all subtle play of emotions. we know and feel that there are some parts that are heavy and intense but how they are being presented makes them appear as some dark stains to an otherwise youthful and hopeful film.

and even if the movie, which was initially set in Kabul during its glory days, showed how it was ravished by the Russian invasion and eventually by the Talibans it still manages to depict a more optimistic and glorious ending for it's main characters which like the older Hassan wrote to the older Amir:

"I dream that my son will grow up to be a good person, a free person. I dream that someday you will return to revisit the land of our childhood. I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets again... and kites will fly in the skies! "