First time to join SEAIR Batanes Winter Bloggers' Tour, haha, here's what you need to do.
1. like SEAIR's facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/flyseair
then
2. like my entry/comment
http://www.facebook.com/flyseair/posts/501690001170
SUPER PLEASE!!! thanks! i owe you one! 7 will actually get the chance to win tickets, 2 tickets will be given out to top 2 most liked entries.
so please, like niyo na. thanks!
help, where's the best place, just in Luzon or kahit the entire pinas or sige na nga kahit somewhere overseas na malapit lang, to spend the Holidays? Mga 4 days... hit me up with your best suggestions. (sana may magreact!) nahihirapan na kasi ako magisip!
P.S. Family friendly/conducive location ah!
:) thanks!
paalala: ang aking mga isinulat dito ay aking mga sentimyento de asukal. magustuhan mo man o hindi (tagalog ng "like it or not), wala ka ng magagawa. :P beh!
I. ANG TRAFFIC bow...
Manila City, paglampas ng SM Manila, hindi ko alam yung kalsada eh.
Halimaw ang traffic sa Maynila! Halos 3 oras kaming nasa kalsada. Aru! Buti nalang hindi ako ang nagmamaneho kundi wala na kaming kotse. Papa, Papa, salamat ang mahinahon kang nagmaneho kahit ilang beses akong napa-f*ck dahil muntik ata tayo makabangga!
Sa mga LGU, nanawagan po ako, galingan pa po natin ang sistema ng ating trapiko upang mapadali ang ating buhay at hindi sumakabilangbuhay. Tandaan, ang taong mabilis magmaneho, malamang kailangan ng mag-cr. (ang corny ko!)
un lang.
II. Bakit nga ba hindi sumisikat si Charice sa Pilipinas?
Bakit nga ba? Kung sa ibang parte ng bilog na mundo eh kulang nalang sambahin si Charice tuwing siya'y kakanta, bakit nga ba sa madlang people ng Pilipinas ay hindi siya pumapatok kahit mapatid na ang litid niya?
Sa tingin ko kasi...
1. Isa siyang normal na biriterang Pilipina. Hindi naman masyadong naiiba ang boses niya sa mga LA Diva - Jonalyn Viray, Aicelle and Maricris, Sarah G., Rachelle Anne Go, at sa iba pang amateur biriteras. Di hamak na malayo siya kay Regine V. Kaya nga siya natalo sa contest na sinalihan niya dahil hindi siya "up to par". Naman! Kung sa ibang bansa'y unique siya, dito'y hindi, kumbaga, hindi siya "endangered species" dito tulad ni pokwang. Isa lamang siya sa napakaraming biritera. Pero magaling pa din siya no, sige nga, ikaw nga ang bumirit ng bumirit ng sobrang nakanganga, makakaya mo ba?
2. Kung kagandahan din lang ang paguusapan, sus!, malamang, ewan ko nalang. Ganito nalang, ang Pilipinas, ika nga nila, very visual, ang panget, hindi tumatagal ang magaganda, kahit walang talento, ipipilit sa kahit anong paraan. Tama ako dyan. Walang kontrahan! Magparetoke ka man, ganun pa din, hindi pa din uubra. Ano na nga ba ang nangyari sa mga hindi pinagpalang artista sa ating bansa, na-extinct na sila diba? diba? Pero, on a lighter note, hinding hindi mo naman maitatanggi na si Charice ay si Charice kapag nakita mo siya, sa hugis ba naman ng mukha niya, sino ang magkakamali?
3. Kulang siya sa mass appeal. Paano nga ba sumikat ng bonggang bongga si Sarah G., Ate Shawie at Mareng Judy Anne? Kahit nasa itaas sila, lumapit pa din sila sa mga normal ng Pilipino. Tagalog ang pananalita at hindi nagpipilit mag-ingles. Pero ok din naman at natututo siya mag-ingles, tama din naman yun. Practice lang ng practice, para magkamali at maitama!
Tama na yan mga nasabi ko. Tama na! hehe.
Halata bang ayaw ko sakanya? Hindi ko ayaw si Charice. Naman! Kung mas magaling ako sa kanya kumanta, aayawan ko siya. Pero hindi eh. Salamat pa din sa kanya at nadala niya ang bandila ng Pilipinas. Pinatunayan naman niya ang kagalingan ng mga Pinoy sa pag-awit. Sablay lang ng kumanta siya ng God Bless America, diba kasi ang last line nun eh, "God Bless America, my home, sweet home". Kayo na ang humusga.
Muli, hindi sa ayaw ko siya. Inilahad ko lang ang aking mga hinuha kung bakit hindi pa siya kinakagat sa Pilipinas. Sayang!
:P
Again, ABS' Christmas station id's very promising and heartfelt. Congrats!
i love chokoleit's outift, panalo sa short shorts! :)
Was surprised to see that Sarah Geronimo's not in it.
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y59dwNv-fk&feature=player_embedded
this is the first of many more parties to come celebrated by us friends, me, ejay, roxy, czai and stan. Let's begin with our halloween party!
obviously, we had to "costume-ize" ourselves, now here's how we looked,
EJAY as CATWOMAN
STAN as LADY GAGA INSPIRED
ROXY as LADY DEMON
RONLI as ARIEL AND MAVERICK INSPIRED
CZAI as PEACOCK/DIYOSA NG HANGIN/FAIRY
We had good food, good music, good pictures, most of all, good time!!!
Next up, Christmas party, Gossip Girl inspired, i'll be Chuck Bass. :)
ok. so i've been playing volleyball twice in the past week now. Last time I played was February of this year. Too long it has been and really, it was.
i'm playing with a new team now, since i left san beda already. My new friends from san sebastian are really accommodating though. But then again, I can't help but feel like a fish out of water since I haven't really bonded with them yet. Give me time, I'll blend in. :)
On with the volleyball diagnosis. RUSTY! SLOW! CONFUSED! At 22, i can strongly say i'm still young but in comparison to our younger opponents, with all the time they have playing, we can't just beat them convincingly. Practice, more practice, perhaps will make me and the whole team play better.
Overall, we are on the right track, playing good but not spectacular, new and adjusting.
To all my new teammates, Joseph, Anthony, Ezer, Tim, Jude, Justin, thanks for making me feel welcome! Looking forward to more hitting and floor diving! :)
TODAY...
6-2, 6-3 loss against nickson garcia.
As i've told nyx, this is one of those days where someone just had to give. Someone should lose and sorry that I was that someone. Sorry loss it was, but not bitter. I had my chances, took some, won some, lost more. As my efforts were winning category shy, in the end, Nyx won.
It's my first take on the shell court. Surprised because I personally think the ball moved slower. We had good rallies and good shots. I had a number of auspicious hitting moments. Literally jumping up and down, clinching fists and psyching myself to go further. Poor serves though. haha. that we have to work on. Grunting I guess really helps? haha, or should I say I'm again practicing the classic, "escalation of commitment"? Thanks to Sharapova and Serena. hehe.
I enjoyed playing today in Meralco's shell courts.. :) I think I'll be frequenting the place more. Plus scores given to their warm personnel. :) goodbye to UP's hardcourts? hmmm. i don't think so.
NICKSON!!! next time ulit! mananalo nako. hehe
P.S.
@ eileen, see you soon! excited nako to win the race!
@ cez and karla, super fun ang bonding natin sa rob ermita! swear! thanks cez! thanks karla! imy already!
Hindi ikaw! Hindi ikaw ang,
- naiyak sa pag-papa-thread ng kilay!
- nakatulog only to find out na close to getting late ka nanaman!
- nagunderestimate sa ulan kanina!
- nakisakay sa BARANGAY MOBILE para makatawid sa baha!
- sumakay sa jeep at umupo kahit imaginary lang ang uupuan!
- nakiusap sa mga tao, "pwede maki-usog, kahit konti lang, kahit konti lang"!
- na-stuck sa traffic at tipong 3m/10mins ang rate ng andar!
- naglakad ng halos 3km within 10mins!
- nagutom dahil sa kamalasang sinapit!
- nakalimutan ang inaral sa sobrang pagod!
- nanghula sa true or false sa exam dahil parang true lahat!
- nagcelebrate at nagenjoy sa pagtatapos ng sem! tapos na nga ba? :)
- kumain at kumanta ng halos 3 oras at nakipagsayahan! :)
- sumayaw habang kinukunan ng video sa saliw ng stop ng spice girls! :)
- umuwi magisa ng amoy ulam pero masaya naman! :P
- nagpapasalamat sa isang araw na nagdaan at umaasang may bukas pang madudugtungan! :)
- napuyat!
Hindi ikaw yon! Hindi ikaw!
Ako un! Ako! Ako! Ako!
As the first term of the semester draws to a close, I would like to give my biggest thanks to a number of people who made my life easier as I walk through jagged roads... *drama!
Papa and Mama, thanks for the all the emotional and FINANCIAL support. :) Without you, malamang, wala din ako.
My brother, Ago, and sister, Joy, I know you silently believe in me, with that, I'm thankful.
To my friends, thanks for the never ending push. You all made me strive harder and believe more. Your encouragements keep me sane. :P
special mention to,
AYN, ARSEI, NICKSON - my AASA peeps, our efforts spent in the HQ will be worth it. those sleepless nights, those heart-pounding moments, those frustrating events and everything in between, i couldn't be happier and more satisfied that I was with all of you.
BANKING FRIENDS - Ellen, Jigs, Fats, Banking was funner because you guys were there! Next sem ulit!
Kotch and Karen, thanks for being so warm and nice. :)
Matet, Bheng, Aian, Romac, Anne, Mia, CRIM 2 ah! :)
Justin, my deepest thanks for always answering my questions about int. prop. :) sana pumasa tayo lahat.
PAUI!!! I wouldn't survive property without you by my side, literally and figuratively. As in.
To all my new friends, may we be friends forever. hehe.
I wish all the best for all of us. Passing grades we claim you! :)
See you all around!
"You see me better than I do"
To my profs, what you've imparted (meron man o wala) will remain in my memory banks.
BIG THANKS!
The past two days have been really tough for me. Pressure keeps on mounting. Stress level quickly rising. Frustration multiplying. (o, rhyming ah! :P)
For the longest time, I've convinced myself to always be positive no matter what, to see the glass as always half full, to believe that somewhere out there, someone's in a more hapless state and I am more fortunate. Optimism at it's fullest. It made me feel good, made me think there's more to life, made me believe that I can be stress free. It never failed. never ever.
But then, human as I am, I realized, I cannot not feel that I am fragile. Sometimes I cant help but give in, break down, think twice. There will always be a time when only a single choice is left - to stop, stop playing justice league-ish, stop not feeling the pain of the worst in life, stop believing that getting through anything unscathed is possible.
Right now, I seek to STOP. Stop, for a moment.
It's not like I'm super giving up. It's just that sometimes the world gets bigger and me, smaller, and smaller, and smaller. Negatives outweigh the positives. Failures defeat success. It's just tough you know, like college algebra tough. You poured your heart out, laid everything on the line, still, end up falling short. Just frustrating. Tiring.
I think I'll dwell in this state for quite some time. It's a must. But not too long I hope. I'll to try to convince myself to feel otherwise though. Slowly, I'll pick up from where I slipped and I'll get up, even stronger and less vulnerable. I will. I know I will.
As I've previously stated, it's just the end of a horrid day, not the end of life.
Just not, not yet...
TEAM OF THE MONTH!!!
To my teammates! Congrats to all of us! We did it! Whoever said we couldn't, well, is just dumbfounded. let's keep the streak running! i'm so proud right now!
You have to forgive me though as i've called in sick today. :P
peace!
We are the best! Wuhoo!!!
Congrats din kay tom! top 5 agent!
*coping up with all the negative happenings...
I was able to watch Letters to Juliet yesterday as part of Croxy's bday movie marathon celebration. good thing we picked that out of the pile of honestly sold pirated cds somewhere in Makati.
I'm a sucker for romantic happy endings and I must say, this one's something worth watching. really worth watching. As a person who really digs in to the dialogue of movies, I took note of some quotable quotes from the movie. (but i verified it still via google)
Here goes,
" I'm sorry, I didn't know love had an expiration date. "
-Sophie; Amanda Seyfried
"When we're speaking about love, it's never too late"
- Lorenzo,
THIS ONE'S THE BEST,
"Dear Claire, What and If are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if? What if? What if? I don't know how your story ended but if what you felt then was true love, then it's never too late. If it was true then, why wouldn't it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart. I don't know what a love like Juliet's feels like - love to leave loved ones for, love to cross oceans for but I'd like to believe if I ever were to feel it, that I will have the courage to seize it. And, Claire, if you didn't, I hope one day that you will. All my love, Juliet"
-Claire; Vanessa Redgrave
there are a lot more cheesy quotes in the movie but these are the one's that really stood out. well at least for me. :)
i dont know how to start this, but i have to, somehow...
although not everyone has come to know of the pillbox incident in taft last Sunday, still, that incident, that unfortunate and saddening incident, resulted into wounded bodies, shattered dreams, broken hearts.
supposedly, i was to grace the salubong, but because of my being stubborn and waking up late i decided not to go. Had i gone that day, it would've been highly likely that I be on that same spot where it all happened, standing with my friends, waiting for the day to end. And with that, I could not thank God more.
When I heard of the news, all I could think of were my friends. Please, please be ok. Turned out to be, the negative. Injured, were a good number of them I have known since my first day in lawschool and others I met along the way, nevertheless, friends for keeps. I was so worried, texting everyone I know, gathering information and everything that comes with it. And sad to say, my friends were injured, some were minor and some severe.
I personally condemn this incident. There is definitely no room for such malevolent act. We all strive to achieve the same dream, that elusive ATTY. Instead of bringing and pulling others down, we should all work together and help bring the best out of each of us. After all, we are agents of justice and we ought to act as such.
To my friends, all I could hope for is a fast recovery. May we all live to cope with this challenge God has given us. We are strong, but we can be stronger.
Cla, Arsei, Dia, Bea, Bheng, and Anne - it's so nice to hear that you're unscathed
Ate Cas, Eunice and Sharky - i pray for your quick recovery and just always know that I am here to be of help in anyway I could.
Raissa - I so admire your strength and tenacity. I remember the last time we talked, we were talking about our recits and how we could surpass this sem. Basta, on behalf of our class, we will all be with you. We will reach that ATTY. See you soon! God bless!
Women. O women. It's amazing how your kind do away with anything and get anything you want by virtue of your being a WOMAN.
It's not that i hate your kind, it's just that, sometimes, you go way past the limit! Too many examples popping out of my mind right now; we pay the same fare, you get a bigger seat; when it rains, we get soaked, you're all dry; we board the same elevator, you always go first). Let's just put it this way, chivalry's so yesterday, so "king arthurish". Abolish abolish abolish! Don't get me wrong though, I'm still a certified pro-girl advancement! Pro-equality! :)
Right now, I'm so in the belief that I should speak on behalf and for the benefit of all the males. And so will I. So gents, it's high time we draw the line between reason and insanity, move move move. Do it now or forever be too late. (I hope this is somehow effective, like germ fighting 99.9% effective). HAHAHA!
here are 3 not to do's when i'm hungry...
NEVER
- (during classes) forestall my eating by asking questions (the shallow ones) thereby extending the class, because you'll eventually end up in my hate list. :P
- throw jokes at me or else, better be ready for my emotional and physical retaliation. :P
- make nasty comments on the food i'm eating unless you want it to fly and land in your face. :P
anyway, LOVE LOVE LOVE.
P.S.
To arsei, ellen, fats and jigs - thanks! we had a great time earlier, right?
Much thank yous to,
Alex of megaclinic for being a super great pt. and
Joy of globe telecom megamall.
watching the uaap cheerdance has now become a tradition for me and some of my friends and i must say it's something i always look forward to every year. This time i expected nothing but the best not only from UP but from everyone else and well, they did serve it up.
reviewing the performances, here are my views...
UE - and another extended lingo ng wika performance. :) the best intermission number. :)
UST - costume's not really spectacular but as always, they delivered a solid routine with the perennial and never absent floor turns.
DLSU - they've always been steady in their lifts as i've seen them in the past years. too bad they had a few stumbles this time. great improvement though.
ADMU - i can now say that last year's win was a box in the moon. :P i cheered for you guys pa naman.
FEU - solid solid solid performance. however you guys kinda looked in a rush and natataranta when you performed. But the performance scared the life out of me. i remember myself saying, last na, fall, fall, please fall. hehe. i'm so bad.
UP - GALING IN A MAJOR MAJOR WAY. Solid from start to finish. plus the sunflower pompoms. :) nothing beats our creativity.
ADU - As a friend of mine said, "sayang ang bayad sa ticket!" But they had nice uniforms for the girls ah. and the opening part's ok. :)
NU - Major revelation. Look at what Mr. SM can do. Ang dami nila!!!
I'm happy with the turnout this year. UP's win is like the sweetest ever because all top three teams delivered a perfect performance. UP ang galing mo!!!
P.S. Thanks to Samsung and Tracee B. for our patron tickets :) Til next year!
Mark and Tracee - post the pics na!!!
after the loathful hostage-taking incident yesterday, the majority of the Philippines woke up inspired today, hoping and praying that our bet, Venus Raj, bag and bring home the Ms. Universe crown. (ok, comma splice?)
Much has been said about her magnanimous defeat but much more should be recognized in her underrated achievement..
To prove my point, here are some facts about her and her cruise towards the pageant from start to finish. (NOTE: I'm not a Venus Raj fan, just to be clear)
1. She has been invited to be one out of the 80+ candidates to promote the pageant. She arrived in the US long before the rest did. That in itself is an achievement for being recognized at an early stage is a golden opportunity.
2. She topped the polls (which only members of the Ms. U website can rate). Plus, she really is the crowd favorite.
3. Based on my view on the scores, Venus placed 3rd in the swimsuit competition (behind Mexico and Jamaica) and 1st in the long gown competition.
4. As for her much controversial answer to the question, I will have to side with Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran. It's never easy going up on stage and answering your heart out to one question that will either make you or break you. Yes, Venus could've done better but I know that she did answer the question the best that she can. She properly exuded the immortal "grace under pressure".
On a personal note, I think that among the five contestants, Venus had the most opinionated question and as such, she really had to dig deep, however she wasn't able to. The questions for Ms. Mexico, Jamaica, Australia, and Ukraine about internet supervision, death penalty, clothing legislation and full body airport scanners respectively were all answerable by either being FOR IT or AGAINST IT. It's a choice between two sides of the coin which relatively is easier.On Venus' "major major" and excessive use of thank yous for me's fully justified. We should remember that we speak not to impress, but to EXPRESS. If she found it fitting to use those words under enormous pressure, then who are we to say there's a better choice.
In conclusion, I personally think that Venus Raj did do a good job! And it's one tough act to follow. After Miriam Quiambao's success, Venus Raj is the next best thing. Kudos to Venus! Couldn't be prouder!
You be Venus Raj and let's see who's better!
P.S. My father even said that she deserves credit for what she achieved. After so so number of years, the Philippines has again surfaced as one of the most beautiful. (see, even my father agrees with me...lol)
