Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Got a New Hobby

PS got a new hobby, target shooting. He joined this shooting competition (Nationals daw according to him - world class shooters daw, naks!) in San Pablo, where he met the Action God, Eddie Garcia (whose picture appears below). He got the 44th place (out of 75, not bad pareh!).

PS in action. (O di ba, ibang klase theme ng blog entries ko for the day, puro sports, nice).




Sabe nya, why dont I try it daw? Uhhh... we'll see. :-)

Where art thou?




You are all worth the bruises, the dirt, and the sweat. I miss you so.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Loving Colors

My brother, Ebu, is on vacation here in the island. I am kind of surprised to see a coloring book in his bag.

He said sometimes even he needs a time out.

Coloring illustrations is a therapy. It's like talking to a shrink. It's almost the same with body scrub and foot spa. The smell of crayola is not actually the same with the scent the burnt incense brings but if you smell it more, you will get to know the resemblance.

It is a form of relaxation, which i am quite sure, is what everybody desires to have every once in a while.

The careful handling of the crayon, the perfect illustration to color, the well-thougt of colors for each shape, the dabbing of cotton in every part finished. Imagination at work.

They are all wonderful, they are all in a quest for perfection and beauty. They take us away from our usual lives. They bring us back to years of childhood and friendships. They give us freedom to think of things we dream about or freedom just to think of simple and little things.

It's fun, it's cute and it's fulfilling. By the time you finished coloring, you would look at it from afar, amazed at how artistic and not-so-artistic you were. You would then turn the page, turn it once more and look for the perfect illustration to color. The feeling of accomplishment running around inside your head. Crayons all scattered on your table while some on the floor...

It took me a while to finish shading the drawing below. I didn't want to finish early, I just wanted to see how it was forming. It was a great feeling, seeing it turning into something, with life, and literally with colors. It was nice. Go get your own coloring book and try something new for a change (instead of watching a movie or playing badmint). This one's fun too.


Get the Picture?

The PS Birthday Parteh That Was

As promised, here goes mah kwento about the PS Birthday Party That Was. As you my beautiful readers all know now, my hanibeyb just turned twenty something last May 23rd. He's a Gemini and I am a Libran. Great combination according to compatibility tests. Lovely.

Anyway, PS and I prepared something for his friends at his shop (ala children's party dahil 4PM ang call time, hehe).

So what's in his Birthday Trolley? Well, my sister Poang-P was kind enough to cook PS's favorite food... spaghetti (and of course, I love to brag about how great my ate's spaghetti is). We also had pizza and ice cream (told you it was for kids).

So there, made some chika chika with his friends and his friends' wives. It was fun and seeing PS happy was really fun. He was telling me the day before that his birthday would just be an ordinary day at work. Well you are so wrong, kiddo. We had a blast really. He was so happy and that's what thrilled me.

To complete the PS Birthday Party That Was, shempre may "kodakan"!


Friends of PS, busog.



Shempre, The Birthday Boy. I gave that shirt (which Banana bought, thanks banana!)



Ehem.


Hayyy, this is life. Love it.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Birthday ni PS Ngayon

Happy Birtthhhdayyyy PS!!!!!

Pictures and chikas of the day to be posted in the coming days!

See you then!

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Sunday I Like

Mental Aerobics. Newspaper said that every once in a while, brains must be exercised. How? Read a book, answer a crossword puzzle, an IQ question, etc. etc.

So... I got into reading James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. It's quite a read actually. Frey was the one speaking in the book, sort of his autobio, which I really liked (because i was like invading someone's mind, and you know how much that thrills me). And it was all about how he managed to redeem himself from addiction. Frey gave me a clear picture of what human spirit and dignity were, of what patience was. It was nice. He also said a lot of inspiring and kind of thought-provoking opinions in the book...

Number One. (Talking about God and religion with his shrink). "I thing God is something that people use to avoid reality. I think faith allows people to reject what is right in front of our eyes, which is that this thing, this life, this existence, this consciousness, or whatever word you want to use for it, is all we have, and all we'll ever have. I think People have faith because they want and need to believe in something, whatever that something is, because life can be hard and depressing and brutal if you don't.

Number Two. (He got hooked on the teachings of Tao). "Control by letting go of control, fix your problems by forgetting they're problems. Deal with them and the World and yourself with patience and simplicity and compassion. Let things be, let yourself be, let everything be and acccept it as it is. Nothing more,nothing less, nothing more.

Etc. etc.

(and now, I am reading the life of Mary Magdalen. ;-))

SUNDAY I LIKE! (Shots from the beach with my PS, and our dogs!)

PS with Jack, Jet (my dog!) and Brad.

Sila Ulit...

Brad

Si Jet, 5-month-old GSD, gurlaloo

Hehehe.


End!

Tadaaa!

Hullo, hullo!

I got a new hairdo! (it isnt actually new because this really is my hairdo, but sige na nga, I got a new hairdo or my old hairdo is back!)

Check out mah picture mah men! Gaan ng feeling! :-D

Grrabeeeh, am I still in college? High school perhaps?

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Gaya-Gaya

This post is inspired by LennieGurl's "A Lot Like Love" montage. ;-) Only mine looks a bit of a Rubic's Cube. :D

I am also a fanatic of black and white-- it seems as if emotions reach a certain high when I get to see pictures in black and white.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

AI Questions!

Let's try pretend I'm one of the contenders on A.I. The following questions are the questions asked by A.I. to our contestants. Check out their site...

1. When did you first start to sing?
Since Videoke became popular.

2. Do u have any formal singing training?
Nah.

3. What other talents do u have aside from singing?
WEll, I really can dance. :-) But singing really is at the top spot.

4. If u dont make it on AI, wat will u do?
I'll dance my way to broadway. or to any famous theater houses. (half-real!)

5. Personal Goals in life?
To have a very lasting relationship, to be a good girl.

6. What album wud ur friends be surprised u own?
HANSON. Yeah!

7. Who is American Idol?
MY Chris.

8. Do u have any rituals before u perform?
I internalize and think about how perfect my performance will be. You become what u believe, accdg to TUNDAH.

9. Embarrassing moments?
A lot.

10. Ur proudest moment in ur life so far?
Uhh... this is hard. I will get back on this real soon.

The Best Hours

I say the best things happen after work.

7PM.

I have dinner with the pers pamili. Or, if PS and I want to eat somewhere else, I go to his shop and wait for him and have dinner at our friend's resto or at BH or at WD.

8PM.

However, if PS and I dont have plans for the night, after dinner with the pers pamili, I wash up, watch tv and curl up in bed. Or, if PS is at home, we go play with my very cute na cute Jet (whose picture isnt uploaded yet) or watch a movie.

If it's a Wednesday or a Thursday, I will be glued on American Idol. :-) Love Chris and Taylor!

9PM.

Still glued on TV. If it's a Wednesday and Im at home, I will definitely be watching Grey's Anatomy on Star World (right after american idol).

If Im not at home, at this hour, I am munching on Chibu, pasta, tokwat baboy and lot lot more!

10PM.

Tuesday. CSI NY time!
Snack Time!
and sometimes bed time....

So basically, after work, I enjoy life more. Hehe. Mornings and afternoons are spent working, entertaining customers, taking care of the store, etc. etc. Sometimes mornings and afternoons are spent with some mild confrontations from the warlord and the war princess. So, life is really a lot enjoyable after work. :-)

Ganon naman talaga diba? :-)

Monday, May 01, 2006

Revamp!

I guess it's now time to change my very outdated sideblog.

To your right please...

Best things in life are ...

Ang saya ng Friday night...













SUPERB!

(photos taken at the BH. so far the greatest way to welcome Saturdays and Sundays. TY to my mowdehls Rafaelo, Bebetina, PS and me!!!)

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Ms. Brightside

This blog entry is inspired by a former colleague and a forever friend, Kendis. I saw her friendster and immediately, I saw me and Kendis, talking inside the ladies' room after lunch, palpitating and letting out heavy sighs. But now, she's the real bomb. While I'm the dynamite. :-D

TIME FLIES! Pucha! I read one specific testimonial in my friendster. It said something about "Palpitating Sessions". Aaminin ko, isa akong kondesa ng palpitation a few years back (at minsan, kahit ngayon, nararamdaman ko pa rin sya).

Wala na yata ako inatupag noon kundi magpalpitate, makipaghingahan ng bitterness at magsabi ng "shrug it off, shrug it off". Tapos na rin sa wakas ang pagkukulong ko sa basement parking at tumulala at huminga nang malalim, magmura sa utak ko, i-recline ang carseat at mag-emote. There was also this instance when I opened my email and read the "unreadable". I literally walked out of the office, grabbed some pesto in Sucre, pressed the B2 button in the elevator, and once again, let out a heavy sigh in my car. Ang Corolla kong hindi power steering ang may alam ng lahat ng ito.

ANyway, ano ang point ng sinusulat ko? Inopen ko kase yung friendster ko eh. Para ko tuloy nabuksan ang chest of happy and sappy memories ko. Heto tuloy ako -- confused, excited at dire-diretso magtype sa keyboard, kahit alam kong medyo sablay sa sense ang blog entry na ito. Pero diba masarap namang basahin? Nararamdaman nyo ba sa binabasa nyo na dire-diretso ang takbo ng mga daliri ko sa keyboard at dire-diretso ding tumatakbo ang puny brain ko? Ako, I can feel that in other people's entry. At nag-eenjoy talaga ako. It seems as if, I am prying into their life and it also seems as if they're feeding with information na ala hot-off-the-grill ang concept!

Back on the subject, I opened my friendster account and read my testimonials. Abnoy nga pala ako. Frustrated singer nga pala ako. Masarap nga pala daw ako kausap. Bitter nga pala ako noon.

Grabe-ti.

Minsan, I tend to forget who I really am. Minsan, nawawala ako sa circulation and it saddens me but at the same time, natutuwa ako, kasi nakikita ko 'yung mga friends ko na nagmo-move on, nag-iimprove sa crafts nila. Wow. Nakakatuwa din na yung mga special sa yo, they say nice things about you, nice and totoo. Sarap. Nawawala kase ako sa sarili minsan, since day one, hindi ako firm. Para din akong chameleon, paiba iba ng style at color kung kelan mapagtripan. Kaya nga, nung nabasa ko ung mga testis ko sa friendster ko, parang narefresh ako. Bigla tuloy ako napaisip, naging boring ata ako lately. Ay ang laki ng problema ko.

To attain consistency in this entry, allow me to go back to this entry's plot. My palpitating sessions a few years back. Wheew, I thought I wouldn't be able to get rid of them. Parang nakakaloka talaga. Good thing, God is really good to me and helped me open my eyes and see the "potential sources of happy thoughts". After some time, the "Potential sources of happy thoughts" became true sources of happy thoughts. Yey to JC!

Ngayon, pinipilit ko na laging maging Ms. Brightside. Although lately bad vibes ako, pero napangalanan ko ng ang sarili ko na Ms. Brightside eh, so pipilitin kong maging MS. BRIGHTSIDE. :-)

... with the help of my PS of course. ;-)

Here by the way are my latest photos with the bitches of madison county... Binisita ako ng dalawang bruha dito sa isla at siyempre ang saya ko! Salamat Jan and Tel, I had a blast, ulitin natin ito.This time sama nyo na ang mga kids!






Ika nga ni PS, "Life is good kahit ano mangyari. 'Wag ka nagrereklamo na hindi masarap mabuhay!"

Ok fine.

Walang Kwenta. Pero Try Mo Rin Basahin.

Mga Kwentong Hayskul

Noong kabataan ko, noong ako’y nasa first year high school pa lang, my Christian Living teacher asked who among the whole class could consider her family an ideal family. Without thinking or at least coming up with convincing and heartwarming reasons, itinaas ko ang kamay ko. A friend smirked at me and blurted out, “Tingin mo ideal kayo?”

I looked at her, and I was kind of puzzled, she was a friend after all. Hindi ko binaba ang kamay ko, i just nodded when she asked me and secretly wished our teacher could see me so I could explain why.

But I never got my wish. I thought at that time, she realized she wasn’t interested with her question and decided to move on with the lesson.

Bigla ko lang naisip, kasi hanggang ngayon, klarong klaro pa rin sa isip ko ang mukha nung friend kong yun when she asked me that. Was she mocking me? Anyway, should there be a chance that someone would ask me if my family was a-ok, I’d still raise my hand and simply say, “My family’s the bomb!”

Labo noh? Basta.


Part Two

Due to excessive pagpapansin sa mga boys, I took the challenge of pushing my chair backwards, with me sitting on it. Whoever landed the farthest was to be “subconsciously crowned” as Ms. Popular. So I took the challenge together with the other “KSPs”.

It was so unfortunate for me that my chair was so stupid to trip and crash. I guess you can now tell what happened next to my extreme pagpapansin. Kasama akong natumba ng silya, my school skirt up to my face, showing off my chicken legs and worst, my baby boomers.

Napansin nga naman ako. Lovely.

Trivia Naman.

My sibs and I didn’t own story books when we were growing up. We were Batibot kids. We were also the “Saturday-Cartoons-Day” Kids. That’s how we grew up.

But there’s one very important teacher in my childhood life. LIWAYWAY, the komiks. Hindi pa man ako pumapasok sa school, marunong na agad ako magbasa.

At bakit?

Dahil sa LIWAYWAY, dahil sa “Gorgo”, “Agua Bendita” at “Matias Matiisin”.

Thank you Liwayway for making my reading life easier.

Idagdag pa natin ang Italian prayer na kinabisa ko sa bible na nakita ko sa gamit ng mommy ko nung bata pa ako. Until now, I can still pray that Italian prayer, and until now, I still don’t know what it means. I love foreign language. Sana matuto ako minsan.

Trivia Lang naman.

On American Idol.

I am rooting for Paris and my Chris. They’re oh-some.

On Personal Life.

The best pa rin. Who could ask for anything more? 

On CAREER.

Screaming B-U-S-Y.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Phoenix

Catch PHOENIX here real soon.

Missing you all.

Friday, January 20, 2006

My Wishes For Tonight!

1. Get to play football with the Geng.
2. Buy all the DVD copies of recent movies I didn't get to see, namely... ALL OF THEM!
3. For the biz to fully recover, MALAPIT NA!
4. I hope it's FEB already so we can get JET already! Save money!
5. VICTORIA... here we come! May it be a success and as great as the others!
6. shop, have a girls' night out, and get a new phone (that's three in one!)
7. my hair to naturally curl so PS wont have to argue about it anymore :-D
8. a well-deserved vacation
9. sun, sun and more sun!
10. to magically gain a few pounds. I look like a tarantula with my skinny legs! :D

Good night!

Dangyu!

If most of the islanderos feel sorry for what have happened to us during the flood, there's an old fart who's rejoicing and even walked into our store and discreetly insulted our store and Apapa.

Why did God create men like him?

PS Talk Naman

PS and I recently celebrated our one year of FUN! Yey!

And we promise to have more fun in the coming years! Yey once more!

BTW, PS is gonna get me a GSD! She's actually Brad's daughter and I picked a name for her already -- JET, not juno, hers but JET! :D

Excited!

Tuesdays at 9pm

Worlds Apart... One of my best TV shows now.

I wish our local networks could produce something like W.A., instead of producing reality TV shows, with an awful lot of competition which eventually leads to mockery, criticism, and hatred and envy (picture a part where contestants/ contenders get the chance to air out their feelings towards the other team or the other person -- awful lot of backbitingi, terrible criticisms, full-swing arrogance...). I say TV producers shouldn't just provide entertainment to viewers but awareness and immersion as well. TV producers say they are now taking Pinoys to the next level, which level po?

Worlds Apart kind of reminds me of the immersions me and my friends had when we were still wearing our long green skirts in Loyola Heights. Three days and two nights of living with the fisherfolks of Laguna or with the farmers of San Jose Del Monte. Three days and two nights with no TV, no water, no electricity, no bathroom. But three days and two nights of humbling experiences, of fun, of realizations, of awareness, of action...

I say the experiences, the immersions, they may have taken away the usual comforts of our daily lives, but they have exposed us to the other cultures, to the other worlds, to the other lifestyles. They have made us value our lives more and improved on our crafts. And for them, we were their link to the world, their medium to be heard and seen...

Can't our producers make something like this? No competition, no prize, no mechanics, just pure immersion...

On the contrary, I love American Idol and Star in a Million. :-D

Garfield Is Dead?

It was like I was watching a local version of NGC's "Built for a Kill".

I could picture a pack of wolves tearing apart the poor rabbit's flesh... Anyway, Garfield died -- the big, fluffy, orange cat of Aling Cita, our neighbor. Garfield was so wrong trespassing our dog-infested backyard at 10:30pm! Poor Garfield, he must have thought how cruel animal life was.

I won't be descriptive anymore, but I just have to say that it was horrific (not descriptive eh?), and it was my first time to see a real catfight (?)! Nakakapanlambot. ANyway, our dogs already got a beating from me but they just couldn't leave Garfield alone and spare him!

Oohh, I hate our dogs now, they're stubborn and they're stupid. They killed the wrong cat or the wrong pet.

Aling Cita would totally be furious.