MYXILOG

Ang galing ni Manny Pacquiao ano? Mantakin mo, 3 rounds lang, na-KO agad nya ang poging-poging si Morales.

Pero lubos-lubos na sana paghanga ko kay Manny kaso inaalibadbaran ako kapag nakikita kong kasama niya si Chavit. Parang bigla akong kinakabahan. At magiging magkumpare pa sila ni Manny, dahil ninong si Chavit ng unica hija ni Manny. Hay buhay.

At chaka, bakit ba nakikikaway si Atienza sa motorcade ni Pacquiao? In the first place, bakit ba siya andon? Hay nako. Nakakaturn-off. Riding the popularity of someone else's.

Sana lang, wag kumandidato si Manny. Ang galing galing niyang boxer. Halos lahat ng tao, saludo sa kanya. Mix this kind of admiration with something dark and dirty like
politics, men oh men, isang malaking good luck. To the future politicians and all those trapos in the land, men, gumawa kayo ng nakakatuwa para ipag-motorcade din kayo ng mga pinoy.

###

Addict na ako ngayon sa PINOY DREAM ACADEMY. And of course, I am betting on Chad Peralta.

Gustung-gusto ko talaga 'yung mga artists na oozing with a lot of character, and parang pag kakanta puro angst. But when you continue to listen to him, you will feel the truthfulness in his voice. Hay. Chad's my bet. And he's super sipag too.

###

Merry Christmas everyone! Can you feel it na? Me, not yet. Pero, getting there. :D

###

TATAH!

###

Im currently listening to KAMI NAPO MUNA CD. Galing ni Kitchie.:D

Birthday Gel

Bente singko na rin bukas si Chinagurl, Hera Banana.

Always remember that aylabyu. :D

Hahahahaha

One of the best things in life is the halakhakan from dear friends.
Sarap ulit-ulitin!

Dito Bagay ang Yes Clap

Bago magsimba, kumain muna kami ni PS ng sipao at mami. Si PS kasi, kahit mag-order ng masasarap na pagkain sa mga restaurants dito, hindi daw siya busog na busog. Ang totoo daw niya pagkabusog ay kapag kakain siya ng mami at siopao. Kaya ayun, napadpad kami sa mamihan at siopao-an kanina. Masarap naman kumain talaga ng siopao dun, pero ako, hindi kasi ako mahilig kumain ng mga mami. Para kasi sa akin, ang mami ay kinakain lang kapag maysakit ka dahil mainit ang sabaw nya.

Anyway, we talked about a lot of stuff while we were feasting on asado and mami. Sabi ni PS, ang official food daw ng pamilya niya ay siopao. Sabi ko naman, sa aming mga lahi ng mga buruka, ang official food ay pansit, bihon man o miki bihon (ung mataba't payat).

Siempre, habang nag-uusap, hindi maiiwasan na magreminisce ng mga kung anech anech. Sabi ni PS, noong kukuha daw siya ng NSAT, inilibre daw siya ng nanay niya ng siopao bago siya mag-exam. Pang-relaxation daw. Natanong ko sa kanya kung ilan ang nakuha nyang grade sa NSAT, sabi niya mga line of 8 daw. Eh siempre, binida ko si Poang P. Sabi ko sa kanya si Poang P, kahit wala sa honor roll noong high school, naka 99 sa NSAT at pumasa pa sa UP Dil. Ayos diba!

Ako, I wanted to really study in UP. Siguro, kung pumasa ako doon, isa nako akong interior designer ngayon. Iyon kasi ang inaaplyan kong course sa UP. Pero bumagsak ako eh. At napadpad sa Miriam College.

I told PS, na when I took the entrance exam in MC, i was so shy and scared. Super promdi kasi ako at ang gaganda ng mga girls na kasabay ko. Hah! Pero when I started studying there naman, nice girls naman pala sila. :D

Sa totoo lang, ang sarap magkwentuhan ng mga happy thoughts. It's refreshing, it makes you smile and you feel so, wala lang, parang buhay na buhay. Ang lungkot siguro kapag wala kang mga happy memories. Ano na lang ang babalik-balikan mo? Parang kulang kapag ganon. Parang magtataka ka. "Ano ba nangyari sa akin ten years ago?"

At kapag wala kang maisip, you will surely let out a big sigh, stare blankly into the wall or cover yourself with blanket and sleep all day.

Buti na lang, may mga nabaon akong happy thoughts. Buti na rin lang si PS, madami ding nabitbit na mga memories. At siempre, I will continue to collect beautiful memories, para sa future, meron pa ako ibang babalik-balikan.

Ikaw din dapat. Dapat madami kang baong happy memories. Ok yun.

Yes clap begins here.

From Farm To The World!

If you have seen the cartoon show, Cow and Chicken, here goes the local version. But this time, it's Cow and Chicken Legs. :D



Here's to roast beef this Christmas! Kain ka madami ha! :D

The Songs I Used To Hear

Admit it. We have a mental list of our all-time favorite songs. These songs, in one way or another, played/play a great deal of role in our lives. In my case, my all-time favorite songs are associated with specific circumstances that I happen to encounter in my life.

Today, I am going to at least give you a clear view of what I am writing about.

1. "Esem" ; "Tsinelas" ; "Coño ka Pre" by YANO --

I just heard these songs again through Ebu's ipod and well, I couldn't help it, memories came and bombarded my brain.

I got to listen to these songs when Poang P bought a Yano cassette tape zillion years ago. She was only sixteen then and a freshie in UP. And I, on the other hand, was in my teenybopper year (I was thirteen then). Poang P came home with this album and we listened to it over and over and over and over. Praise Yano!

2. "Dreams" by THE CRANBERRIES --

The best band ever! And when Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks used this song in their movie, "You've Got Mail", it even made Cranberries the BESTEST BAND for me! Pagsama-samahin ba naman ang mga paborito ko! Aba, combo yun ah! :D

3. "Girl" by IMMACULATE --

Can you still remember this local band???? Or, can you still remember this song? It goes like this, "GIRL EVEN THOUGH YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, IM STILL HERRREE TO LOVE YOU..."

My high school classmate and friend, Toby, used to sing this song in one of our high school fairs. He sang it really well and until now, I still remember how he sang this one. For Winnie siguro.

4. "I Wanna Believe" by PATTI AUSTIN (ata)

Whenever I hear this one, it's Mina who first registers in my mind. Hayy, I have so many singer friends. :) I always ask her to sing this song.. and she's so great. :D

5. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by DEEP BLUE SOMETHING

This one's Hospi's song. Period. :D

6. "Soon" by MOONPOOLS & CATERPILLARS --

I love this song. Ang cute mashado. High school ako noong nakilala ko ang bandang ito and it was through Banana, the chinagirl. Siya din ang nagsabi na Pinoy ang lead singer ng Moonpools. After that, I started telling everybody about that little trivia.

7. "Swing Swing" by ALL AMERICAN REJECTS --

My URL is swingjanice.blogspot.com.

I got inspired with this song and decided to name my website, "swingjanice".

I picked this song, because the message was so freaking fantabulous. It's so positive and I love positive songs. Swing swing!

Tatah!

Esten

The saddest news I can ever receive is the death of a friend or a loved one.

Two days ago, Che, my high school friend, sent me a text message that one of our friends passed away. Her message said, "Kristine Joy is already gone, please pray for her..."

And of course, I had to confirm it, I called her and the news was true. Esten happened to inhale some chemicals in the company she was working for.

I started telling all our high school friends about it. I just realized, before, I usually send text messages to our friends telling them about an upcoming get together.. But now, I send them a text message very different from that. It was about the death of our perkiest friend. :-(

In addition to that, our high school friends usually visit the island for vacation bu now, they go back to the island to see our dear friend for the last time....

We saw Esten for the last time this afternoon... It was one of the saddest sights I saw. "Nalagasan na kami ng isang kabarkada". And it made me really cry so hard.

My friends and I were so devastated. But well, sabi nga nung pari, we dont own our lives, hiram lang yan kay JC...

So to Esten, wherever she is right now, I hope she is at peace now... We will miss her terribly...

Ang Chibu ng Buhay Ko...

Kung hindi lang nakakahigh-blood at nakaka-hepa ang chibu (chicharong bulaklak), aaraw-arawin kita men...

Alam Ko Na!

If I were a patron saint, I would definitely be the Patron Saint of the Frustrated Dancers (specifically solid gold and hot legs dancers).

Well, not to brag but, I can do some moves naman, but they're just aren't graceful enough and once again, I look like a pole. There are so many skinny, tall women who can pull off a great dance production number, but me, I will just stick with the "I-can-do-some-moves" statement. Bokya kung papaigsiin natin.

I love to dance. I love it so much that sometimes (or oftentimes) I get so ecstatic and throw my long arms and long legs everywhere! But I love doing that! I am a dancer in the first place (according to my personal checklist).

So I have been thinking. My previous post was so strong (for me) I had to really think of what "saint powers" I would want to have should opportunity arises. And while listening to my trance CD... alam ko na!

I want to be the Patron Saint of the Frustrated Dancers. I want to give hope and at least a feeling of greatness to those, including me, who drool over the perfect splits and hip-breaking moves of Hot Legs and Solid Gold Dancers.

We envy them I know, and we even cannot be like them, but allow me to reiterate, that as the Patron Saint of the Frustrated Dancers, we have moves they don't have. They may master our moves but they cannot do those moves the way we do them. How about that.

So there, finally, nakaisip nako kung anong santa ako. Ang sarap ng feeling. lala!

Quarter Life Crisis

Kung isa kang santo o santa, santo o santa ka ng ano?

Ako, iniisip ko pa kung Santa ako ng ano...

Ipopost ko dito soon kung ano yun. Isip muna ako.

(Belated happy birthday to me. Gee, Im 25 na. Grabe-ti!)

One of the things I miss the most...

I want to kick some balls with the gang. I want to sweat my stresses off, score a goal, run wild in the field, and arms up in the air. This is all I want to do right now.

I want to kick the ball hard and stay out late playing football. And I miss wearing my soccer shoes. They're comfortable and I love them.

I just miss playing. Gusto kong pawisan at gusto ko rin sumakit katawan ko kakalaro. Ang sarap ng feeling na yon because the next day, you'd feel really refreshed, your pores clean and your skin glowing and your body toned. Wow.

(There's a problem uploading images. Sayang.)

This is the Janice Way of Handling Things

October is now here. And I've got jitters.

Nine days from now, I will be turning twenty-five. Geez.

Last year, I wrote about how I see twenty-five-year old women. They're independent, decisive and confident. However, I am pretty far from this idea. A part of me cares, but a larger part of me thinks about redefining it. After all, it is who you are that really matters.

I am not an independent person nor decisive. I am impulsive, immature and can you believe this, at twenty-five, i still do baby talks?! There are just some habits you can't change, and no matter how hard I try to at least change them, I just go back to my old me. But then again, I love my old me and I am happy with my old me!

Yun lang, gusto ko lang lagi masaya at syempre may napapasaya. And of course, I am happy when I am being myself. I guess there can't ever be a happier moment than being who you are.

Pero, when I think about this real hard, there were times in my life that I felt indepedent and mature. It just happened because there were situations before that asked for it. So there, I did try to be indie and immie and maybe, in some future situations, I will once again get my "immie and indie cape" and handle them.

But in everyday life, well, well, well... :)

Advance Happy 25th Birthday to me!

Ah Ewan!

Ano kaya pwede gawin para hindi ka mainis? As much as I would like to think of happy thoughts, masyadong malakas ang powers ng bad vibes ko ngayong araw na'to. Happy thoughts won't just work this time.

And the saddest part of all, I don't even have a solid reason why I am so annoyed today. Basta, naiinis lang ako.

At ang dami ko nasungitan ngayong araw na to. Eh sa nakakainis eh. Alam ko masama 'to and hindi ako pagpapalain ni God kapag ganito ang ugali ko, pero paano ba macocontrol ng isang tao ang temper nya? I cannot just breathe in and out you know.

Urgghh!

Come on, come on

PS and I attended a franchise seminar this morning. It was an event organized by our local government and it was one of the few events as well that I "wholeheartedly" participated in.

Sayang, walang raffle. Hehehe.

The seminar was of course a success. Mostly owners of the businesses were the ones who did the presentations, and that's why they were so great. Siempre, kailangan ibida nang husto ang negosyo diba? This is basically the same with the "love your own" attitude we have...

As I was saying, I did learn a lot from the seminar and right now, I am thinking of really taking the plunge, getting my own pair of wings and just do it!

Because of this, you will see below the businesses that I am very much interested in. I wouldnt want of course to venture into something that I am not very into. But if that business would be so darn profitable, then why not? :D

Here goes my wish biz list:

1. Furniture and interior design shop (ala Our Home and Regalong Pambahay, I love interior design after all-- although the pers pamili is currently into it, I still would love to have my own shop)

2. National Bookstore franchise

3. Events company

4. Hang out place for the bagets :D

5. Gadgets shop

6. Rose and Grace Franchise (do they franchise?)

7. Gusto ko rin yung mga crafts shop... (kaso ano naman tutubuin ko don?)

8. Salon and spa..

9. Gusto ko rin ng gasoline station (kaso... ang mahal eh, hehheh)

Hayyy... ST lang 'to. :D

On Nihonggo

It has been my long time dream of becoming a true blue Haponesa. Wala lang. I just want to be one. If I would be given a chance to choose my own nationality, I would definitely be a Haponesa, not a geisha, but just a simple Ani of Shaider will do or a pop singer like Utada. However, I do not seem to like the animes Japan has. I just love the women, hmmm, that sentence didn't come out right.

Skip to, when Japanese fast food, Tokyo Tokyo, launched its So Japanice campaign, I was thrilled! It was so near my real name, it was so meant for me. Kahit dito man lang, kumonek ako nang bahagya! So Japanice!

Because of this, I have made up my mind. I will find ways to study their language. Unfortunately, there is no school here in the island that offers foreign language. I might just have to rely on the net or seek the help of my first cousin, Juli, who is half haponesa. Too bad, she lives in Cebu now.

To those who are fluent in Nihonggo, can we do an online tutorial?

And I wanna go to Japan too!

Kio Tsukete Kudasai!

I Love This Photo Op!

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
-- Jane Howard

(A "tabing-ilog" shot of my sibs together with the boys of the clan)

T.O.L.

Kapag napapaisip ako ng todo todo, nakokonsyensya ako. Hindi naman yung klase ng konsensya, na nangingitim na yung paligid ng mata ako, hindi makatulog at malalim ang kunot sa mga noo. Hindi naman ganong klaseng pagkakonsyensya. Yung konsyensyang nararamdaman ko, yung mabigat sa puso, yung hindi mo namamalayang napapailing ka na at maya maya ay may tutulong luha sa mga pisngi mo. Hindi naman sa nagdradrama ako. Malaki ang kaibahan dahil totoo kong nararamdaman ito. Ang bigat nga eh.

At ngayong gabi, heto na naman siya. Naramdaman ko na naman at naiyak na naman ako kahit ayaw ko.

Hindi ako mabait na tao. Maldita ako, masungit at spoiled brat. Pero kahit ganito ako, mahal na mahal ako ni PS. Ayoko maging mushy pero basta, kanina, madami sya ipinaliwanag. Dahil isa nga akong maldita, ayoko itong intindihin. Gusto ko tama rin ang mga sinasabi ko, ayoko nagpapatalo. "Eh bakit ba, siya lang ba may opinion?" ‘Yan... ganyan ang tumatakbo sa isip ko. Pero kanina, hinayaan ko sya magsalita at magpaintindi sa akin tungkol sa napakaraming bagay. Nung unti-unti ko tong iniitindi, napapahiya ako. Kaya ayun nakokonsyensya ako. Kung sa iba sigurong lalaki, nilayasan na ako. Pero si PS, iba siya. Sabi nya, lalo niya ako minamahal kapag ipinapaliwanag niya sa akin ang napakaraming bagay. Oo, naiinis din siya kapag pinapasimulan ko ang pagmamaktol ko. Sino ba namang hindi maiinis? Pero, pagkatapos ng ilang sandali, pipilitin niya ako intindihin, magpapaliwanag na naman siya ng madaming bagay at ako na nakagisnang ng maging isang maldita, ay makikinig ng bahagya. Ngunit hindi titigil si PS ng pagsasalita, kaya ayun, in the end, marerealize ko na, shet, nakokonsyensya na naman ako…

Minsan naiisip ko, tulad ngayong gabi, hindi na yata balansyado. Ayoko itong mafeel kase kapag nafeel ko ‘to, doon ko narerealize na masama talaga ang ugali ko. At ayaw kong malaman yon kase nalulungkot ako. Naiisip ko si PS. Hindi deserve ng isang taong walang ginawa kundi alagaan ako ang ganong klaseng ugali, kaya eto nakokonsyensya ako; mabigat ang loob at gusto na lang na lumipas ang mga araw. Para sa mga araw na iyon, sana hindi na ako ganito ka-maldita, sana mabait-bait na ako ng kaunti..

Tutal, para naman kay PS eh.

Natalo si Magni

Magni didn't make it as the lead singer of Rockstar Supernova. Too bad. Even PS' top choice, Toby Rand, didn't bag the job either.

And who would have thought Lukas Rossi would be the boy of Supernova? I thought it was Dilana, she was so awesome. In all her performances, she was always the second best for me (Magni of course was my first).

Anyway, lahat naman sila magagaling. As in. Mas magagaling talaga sila kesa sa last year's season.

Hayy, i cannot wait for the next season. And I cannot wait for the Rocktar compilation album!

Love, love it!

DEAL NA AGAD!

Whenever I hear the Deal or No Deal theme on my lolo's TV next door, I suddenly feel a little something inside my stomach.

I totally hate it when Kris shouts her famous "Is it a deal or no deal?" line. Studio contestant will suddenly have this facial reaction, which is very much similar with the former contestants. She'd clasp both her hands, look at her reinforcements, or mouth slightly open trying to decipher what they are trying to say. And then she'd say, "NO DEAL!!!"

PATAY NA!

Expect now the worst guesses. Suddenly, all big amounts will begin emerging. Contestants are now secretly blaming their friends and loved ones, and one may be thinking about repeating the entire game!

Hayyy... It's the same old course every single night.

It's a game of chance after all. And it's a game of choice as well. Should contestant choose to say deal even if P2M is still there, she's a winner already. But if she continues to fight, GAHAMAN! Ayan, wala siya tuloy naiuwing pera!

I watched one episode where the contestant didnt take home any money. That was a sad sight for the highest-rating show. Nakakapanglupaypay.

Kelan ka ba papalitan?

Killing Blog Time...

Your Personality Profile

You are funky, outdoorsy, and down to earth. While you may not be a total hippie... You're definitely one of the most free spirited people around. You are very impulsive - every day is a new adventure. However, you do put some thought behind all your actions. Still, you do tend to shock and offend people from time to time!

The World's Shortest Personality Test