Friday, February 29, 2008

happy 7th bday!!!

happy bday to my good old (let us emphasize the adjective, shall we? hehe) friend, CLEOFE M. CONDEZ-BASCO!!!!

ping ( i love calling her this nickname, kesa cleo, pag galit lang yung cleo, hehehe) celebrates her 7th birthday today! woohoo! and she's getting married on december!!!

no, ping is NO LONGER a minor! it's just that she was brought out to this world by her dear mommy february 29, 1980!!! isa po syang leap year baby :) kaya, it's really worth a grand celeb, di ba? :)

hanapin ko nga yung pic mo ping, yung sa carding's? hehehe, just kidding, ala ata kaw nun e.

ping, thanks for being a really good friend to me for more than a decade now! labya!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

please read on (this made me cry)

please take time to read, and more importantly reflect on, the following. perhaps, some of you may have received an email or a friendster message like this (like i did). this is really, really touching. drew me to a bucket of tears.

Mahal kong Anak,

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at
pagpasensiyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay nakabasag ako ng
pinggan o nakatapon ng
sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong
kagagalitan. Maramdamin ang
isang matanda. Nagse-self-pity ako
sa tuwing sinisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko
at hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo,
huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan
ng 'binge!' paki-ulit nalang ang sinabi mo o
pakisulat nalang.
Pasensya ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na
ang tuhod ko, pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang tumayo,
katulad ng
pag-aalalay ko sa iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.
Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging makulit at paulit-ulit
na
parang sirang plaka. Basta pakinggan mo nalang ako. Huwag mo
sana
akong pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan. Natatandaan mo anak
noong
bata ka pa? Kapag gusto mo ng lobo, paulit-ulit mo 'yong
sasabihin,
maghapon kang mangungulit hangga't hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto
mo.
Pinagtyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo
na rin sana ang aking amoy. Amoy matanda, amoy
lupa. Huwag mo
sana akong piliting maligo. Mahina na ang katawan
ko. Madaling
magkasakit kapag nalamigan, huwag mo sana akong
pandirihan.
Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa? Pinagtyagaan kitang
habulin sa ilalim
ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo. Pagpasensyahan mo sana
kung madalas,
ako'y masungit, dala na marahil ito ng katandaan. Pagtanda
mo,
maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon,
magkwentuhan naman tayo, kahit sandali
lang. Inip na ako sa bahay,
maghapong nag-iisa. Walang kausap.
Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho,
subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik na
akong makakwentuhan ka,
kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento
ko. Natatandaan mo
anak, noong bata ka pa? Pinagtyagaan kong
pakinggan at intindihin ang
pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy
bear.

At
kapag dumating ang sandali na ako'y magkakasakit at maratay sa banig ng
karamdaman, huwag mo sana akong pagsawaang alagaan. Pagpasensyahan mo
na
sana kung ako man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan, pagtyagaan mo sana akong
alagaan
sa mga huling sandali ngaking buhay. Tutal hindi na naman ako
magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw,
hawakan mo sana ang aking
kamay at bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng loob na harapin
ang kamatayan. At huwag
kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap ko na ang Diyos
na lumikha, ibubulong ko sa kanya
na pagpalain ka sana... Dahil naging
mapagmahal ka sa iyong ama't
ina...


Written by
Rev. Fr. Ariel F. Robles
CWL Spiritual Director
St.
Augustine Parish
Baliuag, Bulacan

Monday, February 18, 2008

i am getting married on december 14!

last saturday, feb 16, i went to the bridal fair at the sm megamall.


i went there alone.


beat that!


it was around 1:30pm when i left the office. it was one out-of-the-blue decision. since i had nowhere to go that afternoon (i was supposed to have my monthly massage but i got my period friday evening, hmpf), i opted to go and see the fair the second time. the first one was last year before bedan mare, ara, got married.


i got there at 2pm. i paid the P35 entrance fee since i did not pre-register for the fair. i had to write in the registration form whether i am there in preparation for a wedding or a debut, and when will it be. of course, i cannot pass as a 17-year old debutant-to-be, so, i checked the box for the "wedding" category. i wrote "december 2008" as the planned date.


i hopped from one corner to another. this fair was far better than the first which i went to. super dami ng vendors/suppliers! from wedding gowns, hair and make-up, cakes, restaurants, caterers, jewellers to souvenir vendors and wedding coordinators. syempre, i did not waste the opportunity to devour freebies served - free samplings of cakes and fondue. sayang, i forgot na dumaan sa free coffee (courtesy of nescafe), hehehe.

i even saw ate kathy, an ate "children of mary" back in liceo. wedding/events coordinator na pala sya ngayon, aside from the many other "rakets" she has. of course, the moment i saw her i had to explain why i was there (i cannot tell her that i only wanted to explore the possibility of me becoming an events coordinator in the future), since she may assume that i am about to tie the knot. i had to tell her a half-truth that i was there to scour vendors for ate eloi (another ate "children of mary") who is about to get married on december this year. i also saw another fellow "children of mary", cristina escudero, not personally though, but on the list i also signed up (hehe). i saw her last week at the ilustrado restaurant (intramuros) where the dinner reception for ara and olan's wedding was held. she also had the place reserved. wow no, all my fellow-com's tying the knot na! hehehe... (ayan kasi, nung highschool ako una-slash-atat na nag-bf, ako tuloy nahuli na sa byahe ngayon, hahaha!) i also saw a bedan batchmate which compelled me to leave the premises asap (i was overstaying na din naman, hahaha).

many of the vendors of course asked me when my wedding will be held (in-assume nila wedding, bakit di kaya debut??? --- kasi 10 years ago na to? hahaha!). i was CONSTRAINED, FORCED, OBLIGED, COMPELLED, to say that --- i am getting married on december 14, 2008 at manila cathedral! december 14 is mom and dad's wedding anniv, while manila cathedral is where ate eloi will say 'i do'. hehehe... now they are sending me emails!!! hahaha! sorry!

while i was walking my way to the bus stop from the mega trade hall, i cannot help but feel that i am missing a lot on life, that i also wanted to get married, and that i do not want to be a mere witness but "the one" who got the chance to say her vows herself. i also realized that marrying on the same date that my mom and dad did is perfect, and one esplanade is not a bad place to hold the reception. problem is, i want the wedding at the chapel on the hill in batangas, hehehe.
beda's abbey church is an option too, but since their authority to conduct marital rites has been revoked, di na pde. di bale, baka naman when my time comes, IF MY TIME COMES, beda can hold marriages na. hehehe. asa.

i have witnessed a lot of weddings, specially recently, with my friends' "paglalagay sa tahimik", and i cannot help but sigh - and wish, that i'd have that chance to say 'i do'.

Friday, February 15, 2008

"express"?

i spend a quarter of my daily life bearing the misery of passing along the south luzon NOT-SO-EXPRESSway!

even if i am such a sleepyhead, when the traffic jam gets really bad, i could not even think of dozing off. in short, ubos na lahat ng energy ko to sleep, wala pa din ako sa patutunguhan ko!!!

this notwithstanding the skyway ha. i don't get it. ten years ago, sucat and bicutan exits are such cursed areas but that's because the skyway construction then is ongoing. pero ngayon?

as soon as you reach alabang naman coming from makati, bottleneck na ang traffic. the viaduct appears to be one small bridge amidst the city. super bad. then there's the road "construction-destruction-obstruction" after alabang. i do not see the point of drilling the road left and right. wala man lang system e.

hay, pinas! to think i'm religiously paying my taxes! yun pala, i'm just paying the government for them to give me further agony!

aaarrgghhh!!!! d-u-s-a.

never

i am not your tag-conscious consumer (well, except for food, that's a different thing).

my eyes pop and i hyperventilate at the mere sight of these four-letter word: S-A-L-E.

you can never expect me purchase a bag more than a thousand bucks (it is even difficult to persuade me to buy one worth P999).

i only purchase items from top-of-the-line stores in either of these two instances: (1) when it is for dad, mom, my nephew clarence or for my niece clarisse; or, (2) when its goods are on a 40% and up discount.

ewan. nanghihinayang kasi ako. it's not practical. i always go for quantity kasi. though, one cannot conclude that cheap goods do not last long (depende sa item).

this principle was further strengthened when a bmw car bumped into the bus i was riding on my way to the office. super-sayang the dent (kahit dent lang). i could go anywhere i want even without a bmw car, right? kaya nga ba, kung pwedeng cheaper, why not? sayang naman kasi.
and though i fantasize a really pretty bag, never would i spend anything more than a thousand bucks to buy one. with my penchant pa naman to stuff everything inside my bag, sayang naman, baka masira. =)

plus, there are far more important things where you can invest your money and there are a thousand other people whom you can help with your moolah. i am no spendthrift di ba? =D

BUT, never will i scrimp on good food. not in a lifetime. :)

Thursday, February 14, 2008

vday

by far, the best pic that i got thru google :)


don't get me wrong though. in my many years of existence, i had my "fair" share of cheesy valentine experience. but i guess, as you grow old, wisdom gets into you and you suddenly realize that love cannot be capsulized in a single day and that it isn't only for couples,
and v-day is one overrated day.

disclaimer: i just posted the pic kasi it's funny ha and not because that shows how i feel :)

P.S.

many thanks to my friends and relatives who took time to send me a greeting:

my tita mely, cuz grace,

maan, ethel, jen tiu, ara, roxie, tria,

joan, jes, russel, vicvic

irene, russel, celline, stb and fpr...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

itching...

had a talk with a dear friend. for her sake and in order not to spoil her plans, let us just call her "marie".

marie is getting really fed up with her work and the people at her work. she feels that she has no other recourse but go for a change by leaving her "hellhole" (as she calls it). you see, even i noticed her hapless situation. she's no longer the happy person that she was. comparing how she looked then, a prune would look better. her self-esteem has also dropped to nil. it seems she has been through a lot.

well, she had. basing from what she recounted to me, it is fair to say that, she does not deserve what she is going through. she even asked me if she was just being plain sensitive about it and i almost shouted at her when i told her that she is not overreacting.

finally, she sought my advice.

what did i tell her?

"see jobstreet."

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

obvious, apparent, patent

ang nagagawa nga naman...

i have added "widgets" (tama ba?) here!!!

1. the horoscopy thingy :) --- enjoy naman, in fairness...

2. the "answers" --- i guess you have to put queries and answers will pop out :)

feel free to look around :)

Monday, February 11, 2008

i just knew it!

pardon me for posting lots of quiz results which i took, its so addicting e!

this one i googled pa and found it! a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e! why? secret! =D


You Are Pretty Happy

You generally have a happy, fulfilling life.
But things could be a little better, and deep down, you know it.
Maybe you need more supportive friends or a more challenging career.
Something is preventing you from being totally happy. You just need to figure out what it is!

maligayang sentenaryo!!!

1. Student number?
96-66799

2. College(s)?
- College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

3. Ano ang course mo?
- BA Political Science

4. Nag-shift ka ba o na-kickout?
- no to both (sana nagshift na lang, hehehe)

5. Saan ka kumuha ng UPCAT?
- UPLB

6. Favorite GE subjects?
- Comm 1 and PI 100

7. Favorite PE?
- Camping!!! (Swimming? hahaha)

8. Saan ka nag-aabang ng hot guy sa UP?
- sa Melchor Hall (hehehe)

9. Favorite prof(s)?
- Prof. Carlos, Prof. Quilop, Prof. Fernandez, Prof. Monsod, and Prof. Dadufalza

10. Pinaka-ayaw na GE subject?
- Hum 2

11. Kumuha ka ba ng Wed or Sat classes?
- Yep, kailangan e (Econ)!!!

12. Nakapag-field trip ka ba?
- Opo, sa PI 100 sa Laguna, saka sa PE-Camping 2x sa Quezon (bundok pa yung isa)

13. Naging CS ka na ba or US sa UP?
- Hahaha!!!

14. Ano ang Org/Frat/Soro mo?
- UP Sandigan, UP Corps of Sponsors, UP CSSP-Peers, UP DAKILA

15. Saan ka tumatambay palagi?
- UP Sandigan tambayan (Main Lib, near UP Mountaineers’ tambayan)

16. Dorm, Boarding house, o Bahay?
- Boarding House sa Krus na Ligas, then Dorm (run by the Spinola Sisters) sa UP Village, at syempre “uwian” everyday!

17. Kung walang UPCAT test at malaya kang nakapili ng kurso mo sa UP, ano
yun?
- kung before, Psych… kung ngayon, BAA o kaya Educ (kahit di sya quota)…

18. Sino ang pinaka-una mong nakilala sa UP?
- Mildred Quiogue, my blockmate

19. First play na napanood mo sa UP?
- nakalimutan ko na kung eto yung may nakahubad 

20. Name the 5 most conyo orgs in UP?
- UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan (hahaha)
- seriously, JPIA, JMA, ECOSOC, OBEM and

21. Name 5 of the coolest orgs/frats/soro in UP.
- UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, UP Sandigan, seriously 
22. May frat/soro bang nag-recruit sa yo?
- meron

23. Saan ka madalas mag-lunch?
- Beach House at sa tambayan (Aristocart!!! Woohoo)

24. Masaya ba sa UP?
- Understatement ang “masaya”

25. Nakasama ka na ba sa rally?
- syempre! Naka-japorms pa ako nun ah!

26. Ilang beses ka bumoto sa Student Council?
- lagi, didn’t skip

27. Name at least 5 leftist groups in UP.
- hmmm…LFS lang alam ko e

28. Pinangarap mo rin bang mag-laude nung freshman ka?
- syempre naman

29. Kanino ka pinaka-patay sa UP?
- kay steven, hahaha 

30. Kung di ka UP, anong school ka?
- ust o kaya plm


---- hmmm, lapit na UP Fair. once lang ako nakapunta nun di pa ako nakainom. hay.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

quiz # 2 - hahaha

then, this one, super funny!!! (what will my obituary say, hahaha)





QuizGalaxy!
'What will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

quiz # 1 - huhuhu

while waiting for my sundo, breezed thru www.quizgalaxy.com...

got this from maan's blog =)... ay nakakasira ng ulo!!!






Your Life, Predicted:
You will never get married. You will have 2 children. You will live for another 60-70 years.
'The Life Predictor Quiz' at QuizGalaxy.com

Friday, February 08, 2008

:(




ever felt this way?

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

v-day (and the way to start it)

i am really pissed (that i am actually crying).

how can some people be so inconsiderate about the feelings of others? how is it that they do not see any wrong in making another feel so stupid and incompetent? how can they not see the impropriety of having another person feel so bad about himself/herself? why do some people care only about themselves?

i am not okay. i want to get drunk and perhaps, numb myself from this "feeling". i will go home late in the hope that as i dive on my bed, all the painful emotions shall disappear.

i am unhappy, empty, tired.

sana bitch na lang ako. sana kagaya din ako ng nasa paragraph 2.

love month? s*it.