Twilight

I'm trying to read the "Twilight" novel by Stephenie Meyer, thanks to the rave reviews I've been hearing from the radio to the starbucks going people. Curiosity inspired, i tried to read the book earlier (heck, it's our last day here in the office and I'm done cleaning my table, and there's nothing else to do) and reading chapter 1 "First Sight', i've come into conclusion that this book will be like another 'Sweet Valley High" kind of book. Before I kill myself to boredom I stop reading it.

Yikes. The romantic persona of me is totally dead (or was suck by Mr. Cullen).

It's past my bedtime and I'm still out...

For the record, since last week I only got 5 hours of sleep a day. Blame it to the parties, simbang gabi,. midnight sale at tiangge (btw, im just accompanying a friend of mine whenever we went to a tiangge),fellowships, phone chats, cable shows which i religiously attended all, for me to really experience the christmas cheers. Though it's really hard to wake up at 6am, so that i can be at the office at 7.15am to get the prized parking area at the basement of our building, I must admit i don't feel any sleepy moments at the office (well, maybe it's because of the huge volume of workload i have right now i don't have time to be sleepy). And I ENJOY all this activities that i do, heck it's christmas, as Kuya Germs would always say...'WALANG TULUGAN!".

Problem is I might dozed off on Christmas Eve (which always happen to me fyi), so tonight, my plan is to be out till past midnight and then dozed off till lunch time tomorrow. Will do the cleaning chores and the iho-bili-ka-naman-ng-pineapple-chunks-sa-grocery-para-sa-macaroni-salad-natin chores later in the afternoon.

As for me, i'll be spending my christmas eve morning with my bed and pillow.

Great Words of Wisdom ni Mr. Bob Ong

another forwaded email na may sense =D
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PAG-IBIG

"Kung hindi mo mahal and isang tao, wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo
para mahalin ka nya.."

"Lahat naman ng tao sumeseryoso pag tinamaan ng pagmamahal. Yun nga
lang, hindi lahat matibay para sa temptasyon."

"Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang
utak para alagaan ang sarili mo."

"Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawak ng iba."

"Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang."

"Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na."

"Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mo
kung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang
pansinin."

"Kung maghihintay ka nang lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay
mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din." [Yeah, boy! hahaha!]

"Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na
araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang."

"Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundi pagkukusa."

"Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao
rin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka.. Kaya quits lang."

"Bakit ba ayaw matulog ng mga bata sa tanghali? alam ba nilang pag
natuto silang umibig e hindi na sila makakatulog kahit gusto nila?"

"Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na
sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang
makasama ka."

"Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin
ang puso mo. Tumitibok lang yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo.
Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang
hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit?
Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob
mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang
tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan
sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!"

PAG-AARAL

"Mag-aral maigi. Kung titigil ka sa pag-aaral, manghihinayang ka
pagtanda mo dahil hindi mo naranasan ang kakaibang ligayang dulot ng
mga araw na walang pasok o suspendido ang klase o absent ang teacher.
(Haaay, sarap!)."

"Nalaman kong marami palang libreng lecture sa mundo, ikaw ang gagawa
ng syllabus. Maraming teacher sa labas ng eskuwelahan, desisyon mo
kung kanino ka magpapaturo. Lahat tayo enrolled ngayon sa isang
university, maraming subject na mahirap, pero dahil libre, ikaw ang
talo kung nag-drop ka. Isa-isa tayong ga-graduate, iba't-ibang paraan.
tanging diploma ay ang mga alaala ng kung ano mang tulong o pagmamahal
ang iniwan natin sa mundong pinangarap nating baguhin minsan..."

"Hikayatin mo lahat ng kakilala mo na magkaroon ng kahit isa man lang
paboritong libro sa buhay nila. Dahil wala nang mas kawawa pa sa mga
taong literado pero hindi nagbabasa."

"dalawang dekada ka lang mag-aaral. kung 'di mo pagtityagaan, limang
dekada ng kahirapan ang kapalit. sobrang lugi. kung alam lang 'yan ng
mga kabataan, sa pananaw ko ehh walang gugustuhing umiwas sa eskwela."

BUHAY (IN GENERAL)

"nalaman kong hindi final exam ang passing rate ng buhay. hindi ito
multiple choice, identification, true or false, enumeration or
fill-in-the- blanks na sinasagutan kundi essay na isinusulat
araw-araw. Huhusgahan ito hindi base sa kung tama o mali ang sagot,
kundi base sa kung may kabuluhan ang mga isinulat o wala. Allowed ang
erasures."

"Kumain ka na ng siopao na may palamang pusa o maglakad sa bubog nang
nakayapak, pero wag na wag kang susubok mag-drugs. Kung hindi mo
kayang umiwas, humingi ka ng tulong sa mga magulang mo dahil alam nila
kung saan ang mga murang supplier at hindi ka nila iisahan."

"Mangarap ka at abutin mo. Wag mong sisihin ang sira mong pamilya,
palpak mong syota, pilay mong tuta, o mga lumilipad na ipis. Kung may
pagkukulang sa'yo mga magulang mo, pwde kang manisi at maging rebelde.
Tumigil ka sa pag-aaral, mag-asawa ka, mag-drugs ka, magpakulay ka ng
buhok sa kili-kili. Sa banding huli, ikaw din ang biktima. Rebeldeng
walang napatunayan at bait sa sarili."

"Tuparin ang mga pangarap. Obligasyon mo yan sa sarili mo. Kung gusto
mo mang kumain ng balde-baldeng lupa para malagay ka sa Guinness Book
of World Records at maipagmalaki ng bansa natin, sige lang. Nosi
balasi. wag mong pansinin ang sasabihin ng mga taong susubok humarang
sa'yo. Kung hindi nagsumikap ang mga scientist noon, hindi pa rin tayo
dapat nakatira sa jupiter ngayon. Pero hindi pa rin naman talaga tayo
nakatira sa jupiter dahil nga hindi nagsumikap ang mga scientist noon.
Kita mo yung moral lesson?"

"Nalaman kong habang lumalaki ka, maraming beses kang madadapa.
Bumangon ka man ulit o hindi, magpapatuloy ang buhay, iikot ang mundo,
at mauubos ang oras."

HALO-HALO

"Wag magmadali sa pag-aasawa. Tatlo, lima , sampung taon sa hinaharap,
mag-iiba pa ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong di pala tamang pumili ng
kapareha dahil lang sa kaboses niya si Debbie Gibson o magaling
mag-breakdance. Totoong mas importante ang kalooban ng tao higit
anuman. Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mga crush ng bayan sa
eskwelahan e nagmumukha ring pandesal. Maniwala ka."

"ayokong nasasanay sa mga bagay na pwede namang wala sa buhay ko."

"hinahanap mo nga ba ako o ang kawalan ko?"

"hindi dahil sa hindi mo naiintindihan ang isang bagay ay
kasinungalingan na ito. at hindi lahat ng kaya mong intindihin ay
katotohanan. "

"Sabi nila, sa kahit ano raw problema, isang tao lang ang makakatulong
sa'yo - ang sarili mo. Tama sila. Isinuplong ako ng sarili ko. Kaya
siguro namigay ng konsyensya ang Diyos, alam niyang hindi sa lahat ng
oras e gumagana ang utak ng tao."

"Obligasyon kong maglayag, karapatan kong pumunta sa kung saan ko
gusto, responsibilidad ko ang buhay ko."

"Masama akong tao, tulad mo, sa parehong paraan na mabuti kang tao, tulad ko."

"Mas mabuting mabigo sa paggawa ng isang bagay kesa magtagumpay sa
paggawa ng wala."

"iba ang walang ginagawa sa gumagawa ng wala."

"iba ang informal gramar sa mali !!!"

" Para san ba ang cellphone na may camera? Kung kailangan sa buhay un,
dapat matagal na kong patay."

"Pare, isa kang totoong tao at walang halong kasinungalingan. In
English, FACT you, pare. Totoo ka. In English, FACT you !"

Christmas Rush!

OK, it's official, i'm in a state of panic. Christmas panic that is. With 6 days to go before Christmas I haven't bought gifts yet to friends and family. Well thank God i got into my sense to purchase the gifts for inaanak, but for friends i haven't yet! And today Friday, gifts starting to arrive at my desk, coming from officemates.

Me-feeling-guilty-right-now-for-not-giving-them-gifts.

Buti nalang i was dragged last night to go to Ruins in BF homes eventhough i was v.v.v. sleepy and tired (just got out of the gym and misa de gallo at Ayala Alabang) coz there I found a lot of gift items ideas na puede ipamudmod sa mga friends. Great!

But, since today is Friday and I want to spend my night with family and Saturday is Tuloy day and Sunday will be in Central Luzon with friends and Monday-Tuesday will be a cramming/filling/expediting/technical evaluation submission/cleaning time for me plus misa de gallo every 8 or 9 pm @ a church where i'm most near, mukhang it's impossible to buy gifts for my friends! =(

Tsk tsk tsk...talk about time management. Ironic coz I knew multi-tasking and project time management is my thing but for personal time management, bagsak pala ako!

Oh well, andyan naman si Sister. Will ask her to buy me gifts nalang...

Dude, what's in your car?

I've always been fascinated on how a typical car of a women always look good and fresh and clean and serene all the time.Well last night i've got a chance to be fascinated again when i rode the car of a friend coming from a makati fellowship. Her car is so clean and fresh inside and out,smells good also, its like you'll really gonna enjoy the ride once you getinto it.Compare her car to mine, mine looks like a "dugyot", or as my officemate would always tease me an FX taxi plying Alabang ATC-Lawton route.

Don't get me wrong though, I love my car, more than I love 2piece-chickenjoy-extra-rice-go-large-coke and cartoon-t-shirt-from-greenhills-tiangge-which-you-can-buy-for-250-pesos and family-guy-episodes combined. it's just that I can't make it clean...errr..tidy maybe (coz if i said its dirrttyy i woouldn't give justice to the sunday morning car cleaning schedule of my dear ama).

Anyway, earlier while I was on my way to work and stuck in a traffic, i made a quick glance at the interior of my car, doing a quick inventory as far as the eye could see and my mind to remember, and what I fond was (except of course for car accessories)...

1. gym bag, complete with gym shoes, gym apparel,gloves and energy drink. well this items are always in my car, so that if I have the urged to do some weights im always ready.

2. old receipts. yikes! i've stocked up a lot of receipts pala ranging from parking tickets,grocery and gasoline receipts.

3. metro manila road map. always come in handy when i neede to go somewhere.

4. stuff toys. its very useful actually. it keeps me concentrate on my driving when my niece are on board.

5. some accumulated trash coming from christmas parties,sporsfest events,gala,simbang gabi, etc.

I've read (coincidentally) in the newspaper this morning about guys and what's inside their cars. One guy says he has gym bag (same as mine),extra t-shirts,cologne,rubber shoes,sandals,old shoppign bag from his trip from macau, in his car. The other guys says his golf clubs is always a must-have in his car.

Come to think of it, it's not only me who have a untidy car pala (mandamay ba), i remember last friday when I rode the Fortunner of a very good friend going to Pasig, his car smells sweetend dilis. I asked him "did you ate dilis today?" which he replied "no, but maybe some of my passenger did", though it didn't bother him such thing (to think he's one of the most sosyal people in office and yet his car smells like dilis didn't affect him).
(who am i kidding, i tried eating chicharon with suka while driving in a very bumpy road!)

Well,clean or no clean, as long as it brings me to my destination, it's ok for me =D.

Chapter 6: It's a small world after all in Disneyland

Dineyland, every kids dream vacation get-away and any other parents worst nightmare, hahaha! Just kidding. Dineyland really is a place for kids,where they can relate to the Disney princess, lilo and stitch, Tarzan, Mickey Mouse and friends, and a whole lot of other disney characters that I don't even know who they are!

I must admit, a day after we went from ocean park, i was very disappointed with the rides in disneyland. The rides here catered mostly for the kids age 10 years old and below. If you don't fall on that category you'll definitely die in boredom. Thank God for the camera, dun nalang kami bumawi, taking pictures on every side of the park.

Oh, one thing that I enjoy being here is seeing Mickey Mose and Friends in person! Yey! We didn't catch Mickey to have our picture taken but we had some pictures from Tigger, Goofy and Stich. And we did see the Disney Princess (Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella) but didn't get any picture together with them coz we ran up of time.

The main attraction of Disneyalnd is the magical fireworks display complete with sounds and lights performace. Ganda! The program last for about 15 minutes, and during this time i was filming it so imagine how ngawit I was while filming it (i was holding my camera way up high for like 15 mintes!!!).

In the end, I realize that Disneyland is really a magical place to be, where you can be a kid even for a day, by just wishing upon a star, making no difference who you are.....

Chapter 5: Street Walk, the Hong Kong way

Exciting and Enjoyable, that's how i describe our sight seeing in Nathan Road Hong kong. You can also sense the security when your walking around the main streets of HK due to police visibility and maybe because 60% of the people on the streets are foreigners (i.e. caucasians). Eventhough there's a lot of people on the street, still sight seeing and window shop is a must to be able to enjoy the true HK spirit (i.e. people who love to shop).

Chapter 4: Ocean Park

Seals, Dolphins, Birds, Pandas and a whole lotta Fishes! This is Ocean park Hong Kong. Another thing to look forward when visiting this place are the rides (most specially the Abyss) and the Cable car ride =D. Plus factor to O.P. was its location. Most of the rides and scenery are located on top of the mountain (the roller coaster rides are strategically located on the edge of the cliff for the addditional "takot" factor) overlooking the scenic Kowloon Bay. seeing the Pandas in person is a great experience din. Mas cute pa sila sa stuff toys =D.

It was really a fun fun fun day for us.

Chapter 3: Avenue of the Stars

Avenue of Stars is located on the Southern portion of Tsim Sha Tsui, one MTR ride from our place. We went there around 9:00pm for us to experience the night life of Hong Kong people. They imitate the Hollywood walk of Fame here in HK but the only difference is that instead of American actors name printed on the sidewalk, the names of Chinese actors are printed instead.



A lot of people, young and old, are strolling in the avenue. We'll it's Saturday evening pala, it's gimmick time! A lot of al fresco bar is located in this place, most notably the popular Starbucks rules the gimikan area! Musicians, Photographers, Lovers, Hawkers and Fishers are the people who stroll the place. Exhausted and my foot aches big time, we didn't tour the place too much but nevertheless na-enjoy naman namin our visit.



Sadly, most of our shots at my camera we're blurred. Pasmado kasi ang mga photographer hehehe. I really should but a high definition camera sa susunod.

Chapter 2: Christ the King celebration at Hong Kong

We arrive at HK Saturday morning, and all through the day was spent walking around Tsim Sha Tsui, Nathan Road, Jordan St. I'll have a separate article about life in the street in HK. Sunday morning was spent first in the church. The St. Mary Rosary Church along Chatham Road,a 20 minute walk from our place. I didn't had the chance to take picture inside the church coz it wa forbidden. The church inside was fully air-conditioned and except from Pinoy attending the mass there are a lot of Indian and Chinese people attending the mass. The priest who celebrate the mass is an Indian descent while the commentator was a Filipina and the choir people are mixed Chinese, British and Filipinos.

In fairness to their service, they don't use projector for the songs, instead they had songbook tucked in front of their seats. And the service is in English din. I've heard there are a lot of Catholic Church in Hongkong, which is good, and also Christian church is a big hit in HK. I've seen a lot of poster around Nathan Road inviting people to attend their services every Sunday (with free food ha!) and in the place where we stayed some Filipinos also have a charismatic group there, with services every Saturday and Sunday din. Saya di ba?



All in all, it was a great experience, nagkataon pa na it was Christ the King day, very memorable tuloy ang araw na ito.

Though you'll may be far from us you'll never far away from God -Ging Sabas

Chapter 1: Flying high above the Skies

Flying Cebu Pacific from Clark to Hong Kong was great! Imagine getting a round trip plane ticket worth Php5,000, san ka pa! The only hassle about it was we need to depart from Clark International Airport instead here in Pasay since it was fully booked na.

Anyway, our morning flight was at 7:00 am and we got to the airport around 4:00am. The bus we rode from Megamall to Pasay was empty except for us three (we we're three btw) Cebu Pac depart on time and we arrive in HK airport 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Talk about "pakitang gilas"!




While we we're on the plane, I can't help but notice the fluffy white clouds below us. They're like soft and fluffy and cuddly and everything. Ang sarap i-hug! No wonder the care bears are having a time of their life living above the clouds. Hmmmm, i wonder if Rainbow Bright has the same feeling as the care bears =D.

I must admit, the plane ride going to HK was more enjoyable than the 12-hour journey from Manila to Dubai (or Doha). The flight was less stressfull, less people, less noise and more importantly a very relaxing joyride.

Happiness di ba?

Mr. Mild Mannered goes to Hong Kong

Yes! Sa wakas natapos narin ang adventure trip sa lupain ng mga intsik na may british accent. I'll be blogging my experience sa HK starting from the day of the departure until our arrival here sa Pinas. Sort of travel tips narin ito para sa mga nagbabalak magtravel sa HK.

=D.

Excited!

Guess who's coming to HK tomorrow, and it's not Santa Claus!

Quotable Quotes

"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a
judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."

-Albert Einstein

ANNOUNCEMENT: VOLUNTEERS FOR TULOY SA DON BOSCO ACTIVITY ON DECEMBER 6, 2008

hi guys,

plugging muna, sana may makasama sa activity ng tuloy sa don bosco this coming december 6, 2008. kasali po ako dito =D.

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Hello brothers & sisters,

The Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation will once again be having the Tuloy KAP on Dec. 6, 2008 (whole day affair). It is a sportsfest for the different streetchildren' s village in Metro Manila & nearby provinces. A total of 30 plus centers, 1000 plus kids will be participating. In line, we will be needing volunteers as game & program marshalls, scorers, referees, etc.... This is a really fun event for the kids and kids at heart. If there are anyone of you interested to spare their time to give a little day of fun to the less fortunate, please email or text me Anto (Games committee) at 0917-8807602 or 0922-8084310 or Rosa Villanueva (Programs committee) at 009276864755. There will be an orientation for volunteers of the KAP on Nov. 22 at Tuloy. See attached invite.


Thanks and God Bless,

Anto

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PRIDAM!!!!!!

Yis!

Finally, i'm almost done with my work here sa office!

After more than 2 weeks of pain-in-the-@$$ activity, countless sleepless nights,worrying that I might make it to the deadline, i'm finally sending my work to our dear old grandmother company tomorrow, with sheer joy and triumpht!

You might be wondering kung ano ba ang ginawa ko (errr..namin pala).

Nagbilang ng valves sa 300+ sheets of A3 papers while applying the law of American Society of Mechanical Engineer code ASME B31.3 in Process Engineering condition regarding Ball valves.

Basta ang alam ko, sa ngayon eh ako ang nagisiscan ng mga papers na ito at andito pa ako ngayon sa office kahit 7:oo pm na ng gabi.

In short: Overtime na walang kahirap hirap.

=P

balik na naman sa pagiging petiks,
theo

Thank You!

It's been four months na pala since I've attended Lingkod-Alabang and last Saturday we've finally had out Commitment Night.Galing! How time flies!

I know its late to say thank you para dun sa mga nagbigay ng mga letters last Commitment night but nevertheless please acceptmy warmest gratitude sa mga sumulat like:

Ging: many thanks sa super gandang envelope that you've made. ganda rin ng message sa loob ng envelope=D. many thanks din sa prayer text messages that you've always sent to us.superb ka tlaga sis!

geh: nagbabasa ka palang blog ko ha! hehehe.thanks for the encouraging words you've shared sis!

anto: kailangan kopa bang magthank you sayo??? hehehehe. seriuosly,thanks for the companionship during the whole clp/cgs talks. thanks for being such a nice friend and i promise whatever your plans for the tuloy sa don boscokids im always here ready to support,no questions ask.

carla: one thing that i appreciate most about you sis is that when I first attend the CLP you we're the second person (arielwas the first kasi) to greet me. and what struck me the most is that on my second visit we're talking na just like we've known each other for so long! thank you sa lahat sis!

rashel: para sa babaeng tagabigay ng ID(pero superfabulous naman), thanks for the service sis!

lestie: my first baguio trip became more memorable when you,eric and sir maui took me on a trip around baguio (to think that we went home late na tapos so early in the morning pa tayo namasyal!). thank you sis, super enjoy ako doon.

cathy: "be assured that in your walk of faith, we will be supporting you". wow! thanks sis!

violet: my action packed adventure sis, thanks for the wonderful message as well =D.

mitch: thanks sis for the bookmark with message. really appreciate it.

melissa: god really pursue me and ask me to get back to his manifold even when I was still in themiddle east. thank god i found a community that will help me to follow our Lord's path. thanks sis!

BL: maramipa tayong paguusapan BL! thanks for the service, the talks, the kwentuhan, and advice you've shared to me.

rosa: my guardian angel who lead me to Lingkod.Words are not enough to say how much i thank you. dapat tribute ang sayo =D.

jenny:thank you sis. =D

at sa ibang bros at sis sa Lingkod-Alabang. Maraming Salamat sa pagtangap nyo sa akin!

Another Month ends...

Wow, ang bilis naman ng panahon! It's the last day of the month of October na pala. Thirty days to go and December na. Yey! Finally,makakapagcelebrate na ulit ako ng genuine Filipino Christmas tradition after spending three Christmas in Iran. Can't wait to decorate our house again with Christmas lights hanggang sa magmukhang beerhouse for our neighbor to imitate ulet.

Hehehehe!

November will be a challenging month for me, thanks to additional work deadlines, exciting and spiritually enhancing Lingkod activities, Tuloy kids practice, GK housebuilding, HER, at yung out-of-town trip.

Tomorrow ia All Saints Day at sa Sunday is All Souls Day. Please do remember to visit your dead love ones and pay honor and respect to them. Pray that they may find eternal peace with the Lord Almighty at wag sana kayong dalawin in the middle of the night! As for those who are overseas, a simple prayer would do na rin =D. hehehe.


i-know-you-know-me-but-i-dont-know-you
theonoski

Happines is....

1. Baby Carla staying at our house for 3 weeks and..
2. her kuya justine during the weekends.
3. Commitment Night at Lingkod
4. Dancing Kung Fu Fighting together with the Tuloy kids.
5. 90% completion of our 3 Gawad Kalinga houses.
6. 2 piece chiken joy, 1 extra rice, go large coke..for free (thanks to my Ate!)
7. Bossa Nova music
8. Driving.
9. HER =D.
10. Tons of work sa office.
11. Gold's Gym
12. Wednesday rosary, Mass and novena at St. Jerome parish.
13. Blogging.
14. Buko shake at Alabang Town Center.
15. Kuya Efren's DVD of Kung Fu fighting.
16. 43php/liter Diesel @ Shell gas station.
17. Lingkod PM Night.
18. Lapag AG.
19. 10:00 AM wake-up time during weekend.
20. Kare-kare cooked by Nanay.
21. Jack TV
22.My "cat-nap' pussycat named muning.
23. Do i need to reiterate about HER?

Paddington Bear struck by Cupid's Arrow

=D.

What would you do?

Question:What woudl you do if you encounter an annoying/sarcastic/arrogant co-worker?
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Answer: Papansin lang yun. Pretend he don't exist, para magsawa sha sa ginagawa nya.

=P

Para sa ating masweswerteng bata..

Forwarded email by a good friend. Enjoy reading!

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1950's, 60' s, 70's and early 80's !!
First, some of us survived being born to mothers who did not have an
OB-Gyne and drank San Miguel Beer while they carried us.
While pregnant, they took cold or cough medicine, ate isaw, and didn't
worry about diabetes.

Then after all that trauma, our baby cribs were made of hard wood covered
with lead-based paints, pati na yung walker natin, matigas na kahoy din at
wala pang gulong.

We had no soft cushy cribs that play music, no disposable diapers (lampin
lang), and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, no kneepads ,
sometimes wala pang preno yung bisikleta.

As children, we would ride in hot un-airconditioned buses with wooden seats
(yung JD bus na pula), or cars with no airconditioning & no seat belts
(ngayon lahat may aircon na)

Riding on the back of a carabao on a breezy summer day was considered a
treat. (ngayon hindi na nakakakita ng kalabaw ang mga bata)

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle purchased from
711 ( minsan straight from the faucet or poso)

We shared one soft drink bottle with four of our friends, and NO ONE
actually died from this. Or contacted hepatitis.

We ate rice with star margarine, ate raw eggs straight from the shell, and
drank softdrinks with real sugar in it (hindi diet coke), but we weren't
sick or overweight kasi nga......

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, and get back when the
streetlights came on. Sarap mag patintero, tumbang preso , habulan at
taguan.

No one was able to reach us all day ( di uso ang cellphone , walang beepers
) . And yes, we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our wooden trolleys (yung bearing ang gulong)
or plywood slides out of scraps and then ride down the street , only to
find out we forgot the brakes! After hitting the sidewalk or falling into
a canal (sewerage channel) a few times, we learned to solve the problem
ourselves with our bare & dirty hands .

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all,
no 100 channels on cable, no DVD movies, no surround stereo, no IPOD's, no
cell phones, no computers, no Internet, no chat rooms, and no Friendsters.
......... ...WE HAD REAL FRIENDS and we went outside to actually talk and
play with them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broken bones and teeth and there were no
stupid lawsuits from these accidents. The only rubbing we get is from our
friends with the words..masakit ba ? pero pag galit yung kalaro mo,,,,ang
sasabihin sa iyo..beh buti nga !

We played marbles (jolens) in the dirt , washed our hands just a little and
ate dirty ice cream & fish balls. we were not afraid of getting germs in
our stomachs.

We had to live with homemade guns " gawa sa kahoy, tinali ng rubberband ,
sumpit , tirador at kung ano ano pa na puedeng makasakitan. .pero masaya pa
rin ang lahat.

We made up games with sticks ( syatong ), and cans ( tumbang preso )and
although we were told they were dangerous, wala naman tayong binulag o
napatay.paminsan minsan may nabubukulan lang.

We walked, rode bikes, or took tricycles to a friend's house and knocked on
the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them to jump out the window!

Mini basketball teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who
didn't pass had to learn to deal with the disappointment. Wala yang mga
childhood depression at damaged self esteem ek-ek na yan. Ang pikon, talo.

Ang magulang ay nandoon lang para tignan kung ayos lang ang mga bata, hindi
para makialam at makipag-away sa ibang parents.

That generation of ours has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers, creative thinkers and successful professionals ever! They are the
CEO's, Engineers, Doctors and Military Generals of today.

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had failure, success, and responsibility. We learned from our mistakes
the hard way.

You might want to share this with others who've had the luck to grow up as
real kids. We were lucky indeed.

And if you like, forward it to your kids too, so they will know how brave
their parents were..

It kind of makes you wanna go out and climb a tree, doesn't it?!

Si Mumu at Ako

In the spirit of halloween, magpost naman tayo ng mga kwentong katatakutan (daw!) kahit walang kwenta..hehehehe

Minsan while I was driving in Tagaytay, nakwento sa akin ni Olive na meron daw nagpapakitang multo sa kahabaan ng Tagaytay hi-way pag-gabi at minsan nagpapakita pa ito sa loob ng tsikot ng mga driver. Ang una kong reaction was one: duh! obviously ang multo eh makikita lang sa gabi kase hindi na sha nakakatakot pag nakita mo sha sa hi-way ng umaga and two:ano gusto ng multo, free ride? kapalumuks ha!.

Anyway, after ako mabatukan ng mahal kong kaibigan dahil sa pabalang ko na salita eh napag-isip isip ko rin, what if nakakita nga ako ng multo at ano ang magiging reaction ko. Well shempre at first eh magugulat/takot ako pero sa tingin ko panandalian lang yun kasi after that eh malamang iba na ang magiging reaction ko. So ganito let me specify the event/place and my reaction pag nakaencounter nga ako ng kakaibang nilalang.

Scene 1: Multo nagpakita sa loob kwarto in the middle of the night
Ako:Puede magpatulog ka?Palibhasa di ka kasi natutulog at wla kang pasok kinabukasan. Pag ako nalate ng gising patay ka sa akin bukas!

Scene 2: Drag racer na multo sa BF Homes:
Ako: Sorry but i don't want to meet my car insurance agent ngayon. He's on vacation eh.

Scene 3: Ligaw na multo sa Film Center Institue sa CCP
Ako: Nabyaran ba kayo ng overtime pay niyo bago kayo matigok?

Scene 4: Multo sa loob ng sinehan ng Metropolis Alabang
Ako: Libre sine???? KAPAL!!!!!

Scene 5: Nagpapakitang multo sa gilid hi-way ng Tagaytay
Ako: Kahit na Adventure ang tsikot ko, hindi po ako FX taxi! Wag nio po ako parahin!

Scene 6: Nagpapakitang multo sa hi-way ng Tagaytay pero nasa loob na sha ng kotse ko (I)
Ako: Pag-GAS ka naman!!!

Scene 7: Nagpapakitang multo sa hi-way ng Tagaytay pero nasa loob na sha ng kotse ko (II)
Ako: Bagong carwash lang to ng Tatay ko, pag nangamoy bangkay sa loob ng kotse ko sisipain kita palabas habang umaandar pa ang kotse ko.

Scene 8: Babae sa Balete drive.
Ako: Sorry hindi ko po trip ang short time. Dun po kayo sa QC circle tumambay o sa Quezon Ave.

Scene 9: Multo sa office @ 9:00pm (I)
Ako: Instead of manakot ka dyan buti pa ipaphotocopy mo nalang ako nitong mga documents ko. 3 copies each. Dali!!!!

Scene 10: Multo sa office @ 9:00pm (II)
Ako: Dun ka manakot sa mga taong walang deadline sa work, wag moko guluhin, I'm busy!

Scene 11: Multo sa PUP Library
Ako: Tambay ka lang naman dito sa library, di ka naman nagbabasa. Asan ID mo?

Scene 12: Multo sa haunted house
Ako: To make yourself useful, magwalis walis ka naman dyan. Tamad nito!

Yun lang po =D

Mga hindi malilimutang sandali sa Elementarya at Sekondarya.

1. Soli bayad!
Nung minsan noong 4th year high school ako nadelay ang retreat namin sa school at walang kasiguraduhan kung kelan ito magaganap. Sa sobrang inis ko sinabi ko nalang sa aming guro “Mam, kung hindi rin po tayo matutuloy mabuti pa isoli nio nalang po yung bayad namin!”. At matapos kong sabihin iyon ay sabay sabay na nagchant ang mga bobito kong kamag-aral nang “SOLI BAYAD!”. Ang ending: tumakbong palabas ng silid aralan si mam na umiiyak at after that eh sinugod kami ng Principal sa classroom sabay paliwanag kung bakit nadelayed ang retreat. Buti nalang hindi ako sinumbong ng mga bobito kong klasmeyt na ako pasimuno ng gulo or else goodbye high school life na ako.

2. Section 2 vs. Section3
Nung nasa grade 5 ako,magka-away na mortal ang gaming guro at ang guro sa Section 2. Sa sobrang galit nila isa’t isa, gusto ng Mam namin na mataasan ang grado namin sa Section 2. So, anong ginawa ni Mam para tumaas ang grado namin: GIVE AWAY ANSWER habang examination days. Happy si Mam dahil nataasan nya si mortal enemy in terms of overall grade ng mga student, happy kami dahil karamihan sa amin ay umakyat ng section nung nasa Grade 6 nako. Everybody happy!!!

3. Susi ng Karunungan
Nung grade 4 ako, maaga ang pasok naming sa school. Si Mam, dahil narin sa kanyang edad (parang Lola na sya kung titignan, pero peyborit ko talaga sha, Sumalangit nawa ang kaluluwa nya) ay palagi nalang sha nahuhuli sa klase. Ang ginawa nya, inatasan niya ako na kumuha ng susi ng klasroom sa bahay nila tuwing umaga (sipsip!!!!) para hindi kami maghintay ng matagal sa labas ng klasroom pag wala pa sya. Isang beses na kukunin ko ang susi sa bahay nila kinatok ko ang bahay nila Mam pero walang sumasagot. Ang sabi ng kapatid niya ay akyatin ko nalang daw sa kanyang silid si Mam para kunin ang susi. Bilang masunurin na bata umakyat ako sa silid ni Mam doon ay nakita ko ang: SALAWAL ni Mam na nakasampay sa bukana ng silid! Ayun pala nakapasok pumasok si Mam sa skul ng maaga kaya nagkasalisihan kami. Yan tuloy nakita ko ang inner secret ni Mam ng di inaasahan.

4. Love Team Por Eber
Simula Grade 2 hanggang Grade 6 isang babae lang ang nalilink sa akin. Well, totoo naman crush ko na sya bata palang kami at pinagkakalat ko ito sa buong klase naming, pati sa slum notes, slum book, flames hope camel, etc.. Pero ang nakakatawang rebelasyon last year, nang maisipan kong hanapin sya sa Friendster at maglagay ng testimonial doon at sabihing “Crush ko sya since grade 2” eh nagulat nalang sha. Ang kanyang reaksyon ay HINDI NYA PALA ALAM. Toink!



5. Drama Special
Sa buong high school life ko hindi lilipas ang isang taon na walang guro ang iiyak at magdra-drama sa harapan ng mga kawawang estudyante. Nakita ko na ang ibat-ibang klase ng pag-iinartepagdra-drama ng mga guro katulad ng paghahagis ng libro,walis tambo, walis tingting,bunot,ruler,blackboard eraser,chalk,kurtina, etc. para maipakita ang galit nila, or paglilitanya ng talambuhay nila, paglalabas ng sama ng loob dahil bobito ang mga estudyante, and the rest goes on. In fairness pag nakita kong umiiyak si Mam eh napapaisip nalang ako ng: “BA’T KAYA HINDI NAGING DRAMATIC ACTRESS SI MAM. ANG ARTE NYA KASI EH”.

Sibol kids + Me = Happiness

A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to be a pre-school teacher for one day (well, basically it's for 1 hour only lang pala) but the experience and joy it has given me last for a lifetime.

Funny but I don't consider myself as a teacher material. Tutor material i can be as I am doing it now in Tuloy Foundation but teaching 30 kids in one room, ibang usapan na yan! What made it even worse was informing me about the teaching gig 15 minutes before office hour ended. To avoid panick i immediately prepared impromptu teaching materials for the kids to learn and some song skits for us to sing as well.

Saturday come, as I walked into the small classroom of Sibol (*) a warm smile greeted me on the door. It was their substitute teacher who greeted me and introduced me to the kids. The mothers/sisters/siblings of the pre-school kids was also there, perching on the wooden windows of the classroom. First thing to teach the kids was how to sing, luckily I still remember what we've sang on the Mongolian night at Anto's night, and the song was.......

"MAKING MELODY IN MY HEART"

O diba, parang it reminds you of your cathechism days nung bata pa tayo =D.

After singing this song FOUR times, i paused for a while to catch my breath, and after a quick rest we resume our class. but this time it's stortelling time naman. Thank God I still remember what i've learned on the storytelling workshop that I've attended before and I must admit I did very well!

Hahahahaha! Ako pa! Try me and see for yourself! =P.

Indeed, this experience with the kids makes me long to have my own kids narin. I believe I will be a good Father and a great tutor as well. Ang tagal naman kasi ni Ms. Right....

Let me share you a verse in the bible referring to how can we enter the kingdom of God in heaven.

[The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven ]
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.

True? why not!

(*)Child & Youth Development GK provides value based education for pre-school children, aged 3 to 6 years old through its program called SIBOL, which means “to grow” in the Filipino language. GK provides a support program for street children of elementary age, from 7 to 13 years old. They are provided with academic tutorials, sports and creative workshops as well as a very solid values formation program through a program called SAGIP, which means “to save a life” in the Filipino language.

Pang-asar Moments

Eksena Uno
Lumapit si Empleyado, na nakasuot ng makapal na jaket,nanginginig sa lamig at ngongo na sa pagsasalita dahil sasipon, kay Manager para magpaalam na uuwi dahil nilalagnat sha.

Empleyado: Sir, half day lang po ako ngayon.
Manager: Baket?????
Empleyado: Nilalagnat po ako (sabay singhot)
Manager: Aba hindi kapuede umuwi,wala kang pruweba na my sakit ka!
Ako: dahil sa narinig ko ang usapan nila at bilang superior ni empleyado gustoko sumabat ng "DUH! Di ho ba obvious?"
Manager: You needto have the authorization of the doctor to be able to justify your claim that youre sick.
Empleyado; Sir, hapon pa dadating si doc,baka huli na ang lahat pagdumating sha.
Manager: Well,if that's the case,ipalilibing nalang kita.

(shempre jokelng po yung sagot ni manager ha! hehehe)

Turns out hindi sinunod ni empleyado ang payo ng manager atumuwi nalang sha ng walang permiso ni doc. =D.

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Eksena Numero Dos
Addidas Store sa Festival Supermall

Ako: Hello,ekskyusmi Miss, pede ba dito magpa register para sa Marathon ng Addidas this coming Saturday sa The Fort for the Gawad Kalinga Expo.
Hindi Kagandahang Store Clerk: Sir, wala pong ganung marathon for Gawad Kalinga, meron po kami para sa Addidas Marathon lang.
Ako: Ah ganun ba,pero ganito rin ba ang details (sabay litanya ng exact details ng nasabing event).
HKSC: Sir ganun nga po,pero hindi po kami yung sa Gawad Kalinga.
Ako: Pero hindi ba obvious na same place and time yung event natin,so basically yun din yun.
HKSC: Sir hindi nga po, puede po ba later ko nalang kayo entertain,madami po kasi nakapila eh.
Ako; lumabas ng store ng di nagpaalam.

Ang ending, I need togo to Podium mall later today para duon magparegister, baka naman since sosyal ang mall eh may commonsense din an mga staff.

Face Off: Mr. Paddington Bear vs. Mr. Mild Mannered

So, who do you think is cute, Me or the fluffy hairball Mr. Paddington Bear?

Vote now!

note:

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