Eurostar [mis]adventure!

I went there last Saturday -- Feb, 4, 2006 with 2 of my HS friends, Rowick and Hanna, and Neil (Han's boyps).


Eurostar Entrance


Flipper -->> Eto yun first ride ko. Maling decision..

Pero ok naman yun Flipper eh. Pikit ka lang saka sigaw, makakaya mo din kahit wala ka ng sense of direction.


5 minutes after ka bumaba na ride, ayan na. Nahihilo ako tapos nag-start na mag-numb yun both hands ko -- as in numb talaga! Hindi ko sya maideretso tapos ang bigat nya. Sunod nyan, yun tiyan ko naman ang nag-start mag-numb. Tapos, may involuntary movement na sa eyeballs ko.

Hirap din ako huminga at akala ko nagkakaroon na ko ng mild stroke.

3o minutes after, tumawag na ng Medic si Rowick. Sa gitna ng madaming tao, kinuha yun BP ko at pulse rate.

Well, hindi ko naman kasi talaga kaya yun ganyan na rides. Nagmagaling lang. hehe

After, 30 minutes ulit, dinala na ko sa clinic kasi hindi pa din ako ok kahit normal ang BP at pulse rate ko.

Nakatulog ako dun. Tapos after an hour, ok na ko (yata). Pero hindi ako makatingin sa mga rides dahil nahihilo ako pag nakikita ko.


sa labas ng clinic after ko bumalik sa normal na kulay


Carousel -->> o di ba, foreigners ulit ang nasa background. Parang wala ako sa Pilipinas.


Hanna and Me, habang nasa carousel. Pero hindi kami sa horse sumakay.


after ng carousel, picture muna with Pauleen Luna. hehehe


Next ride: ang Ferris Wheel (hindi ko lam yun tawag nila dito)


Rowick (the brave and the bold) and Me


view from the top

After nyan sa Log Jam kami sumakay pero walang picture. Fun ang ride na yun!


Ranger -->> parang Anchor's Away pero nag-360 degrees ata to. Hindi ako sumakay jan.


Joker -->> habang natutulog ako sa clinic, sumakay mag-isa si Rowick jan. Grabe, almost 2/3 ata ng Ferris Wheel ang taas nya tapos 360degrees ang ikot (10 times) habang umiikot din yun upuan.

Walang katabi si Rowik sa other end nun sumakay sya dahil hindi daw balanced. When asked kung sumigaw ba sya, ang sbi nya:

"Ang nasabi ko lang ay Oh My God". Ayos!


Booster -->> Habang umiikot yun malaking circle, umiikot din yun small circle tapos yun mismong upuan turns sideways and upside down.

Pagkatapos ng ride, bumalik yun naramdaman ko after ng Flipper (hindi na nadala!). Diretso kami sa Exit para humanap ng taxi dahil kailangan pa pumasok ni Rowick sa office.

Sumakay ako ng jeep sa Guadalupe. Akala ko hindi ako aabot ng Boarding House dahil nahihilo na naman ako. Pag dating sa kwarto, bagsak ako sa kama - nahihilo at namamanhid na naman ang kamay.

After an hour, ok na ulit ko. :)

Pero hindi ako nakatulog ng maayos. Nagigising ako from time to time dahil pakiramdam ko nahuhulog ako.

Isa lang masasabi ko, hindi na ko uulit!

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quote from A. Kams

"ikaw naman kasi yung tipo ng tao na hindi masyado nag-iisip ng kung ano ano about a situation... i mean no malice, no expectations and everything kaya nga saludo ako I look up to you sa mga ganung bagay."

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Dr. Miles

I was able to watch Medical Investigation for the first time last night (one of the rare times that I was able to watch tv, nowadays). It's like CSI and House combined.

Dr. Miles caught my attention because he seems familiar. He looks like Mark Bautista! :D

But that wasn't it. I think I've watched him somewhere else.

Towards the end of the show, I finally remembered. He's Harrison in the old series Popular. But I'm not too sure because I remember him as a short guy. He looks taller in Medical Investigation.

I IMDB'ed (haha new term!) him and found out that I was right. I liked him in Popular but I like him more in Medical Investigation.


Christopher Gorham


This is my favorite quote from the show:

[Sam asks her mom if she loves Mike (Brooke's dad), whom she's going to marry, more than her dad .]

Jane: "Love is always different, but it can be just as strong."


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Of course once your surfing IMBD you'll be clicking from link after link. Here's some things that I've found out:

Bryce Johnson (Josh Ford in Popular) appeared in 1 episode of Gilmore Girls. He was Lorelei's classmate at Hartford.

Christopher Gorham also appeared in Party of Five. I used to watch this but I can't remember much of the story.

Matthew Fox (Charlie Salinger in Party of Five) is Dr. Jack Shephard in Lost. Sabi ko na nga at familiar sya kahit hindi talaga ako nakakapanood pa ng Lost.

And it goes on and on...

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!@#$%^&*()_+

Magsusulat sana ako ng nakakatawang experience kahapon sa Makati Med. Nagpa-xray kasi ako dahil sa TMJ dysfunction (sakit ng mayaman). Kung mahirap ka, jaw lock ang tawag. Pero yun case ko, hindi talaga jaw lock kasi naigagalaw ko naman, yun nga lang masakit. Anyway, wala akong gana na magkwento tungkol dun.

Naiinis kasi ako. Hindi ko sigurado kung malapit na ko magalit. At hindi ko alam kung sa ibang tao o sa sarili ko.

Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit. Tingin ko naipon lang yun mga bagay bagay na nangyari. Ganun kasi ako, mas sensitive sa mga maliliit na bagay. (Mas na-appreciate ko din ang malilit na bagay kaysa sa mga 'big time' na pangyayari.)

Ang nakakainis pa, hindi nyo alam na ganito ang nararamdaman ko ngayon. Hindi nyo ata ako sineseryoso e. Pero pwede din naman na ako ang hindi nagte-take into consideration ng side nyo. Ewan.

Pagbigyan nyo na lang sana ko. Hayaan nyo kong magalit, mag-rant, mag-drama.

Hindi pwedeng puro na lang kayo. Ako naman.

Kahit hindi nyo nalalaman. Ok na sa kin yun.


[para sa bumabasa: kung hindi ka maka-relate, hindi ka kasali sa mga taong yan. Ok? Ok. :) ]

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one of the boys

Guess this is how it's going to be -- me and the boys.

The Sunnies were supposed to meet up last Saturday night but only Irone, Miguel, Adnan, Ryan, Noemer and me showed up. Someone asked, "Nasan yun iba?" to which I replied, "Sino pa bang hinahanap mo? Eto na yun." Then, we just laughed.

After dinner, Adnan left to attend a friend's birthday party. The five of us went to see Underworld 2. Only me and Miguel were able to watch the first movie but I think the others still enjoyed it.

We went to Metro Walk after the movie and had some drinks at a bar (I forgot the name). Irone got a chance to jam with the band and he played "The Day You Said Goodnight" on the guitar. After a couple of beers, Adnan arrived coming back from the bday party, so we ordered some more (sabi nga, mahaba habang inuman).

The "drinking spree" was followed by coffee at Starbucks where we were able to talk about some serious business. I will not talk about it here, though. Saka na lang pag nagkatotoo na.

Some quotable quotes [pero hindi ko lalagyan ng names. hehe]:

"San tayo kakain?"
"Tara, foodcourt.."
"Foodcourt? Hindi ba kayo pinapasweldo ng kumpanya nyo?"

"Dahil ako lang naman ang medyo babae dito, ako na magmi-mix nyan."

"Any jammer in here?"
"He plays the guitar. [pointing to Irone]"
"Anong tutugtugin ko? [getting up from the table]"
"Wag ka muna tumayo, kunwari ayaw mo.."

"Anong nafi-feel mo na ikaw lang ang babae dito?"
"Ok lang, sanay na. Kayo anong nafi-feel nyo na ako lang ang babae dito?"

"Mahal naman ng beer dito, 36."
"Mas mura dun sa kabilang table, 35 lang."
[akala nya price yun table number. may picture kasi ng beer]

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isipin mo na lang

Sung by: Bayang Barrios
Composed by: Mike Villegas
From the album: ALON

Nangangamba ka ba
Na ngayong malayo ka
Ako kaya ay magbago

Hinahanap ko ba sa iba ang ligaya
Ngayong tayo'y magkalayo

Manatili't huwag matinag
Sa pag-ibig mo ay bihag
Ang puso kong ito

Isipin mo na lang, ang ating samahan
At ang pag-ibig ko sa 'yo
Isipin mo na lang, ang ating samahan
At ang pag-ibig ko sa 'yo

Isipin mo na lang, ngayong natagpuan
Tunay na magmamahal sa akin
At ang nag-iisang hadlang
Ay ang pansamantalang paghihintay
Ba't di ko gagawin

Manatili't huwag matinag
Sa pag-ibig mo ay bihag
Ang puso kong ito

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Hindi ko alam kung bakit ko gusto yun song na ito. Napaka-moving nya para sa akin. Siguro dahil sa pagkakakanta.

Tapos, hindi ko din alam kung bakit sya theme song sa Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maxi. Kailangan ba related sa movie ang kanta?

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Had dinner and coffee with Janina kagabi. Daming kwento! hehe Ang sakit ng throat ko tuloy.

Pero ok yun pag-meet up namin. Just what I needed these days. :D

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my Keyboard is French

kaninang umaga sa phone:

Behrang (client from France): How do I get the quotes in Euro currency?

Ava: Here's the formula: Type in x, that would represent any stock you have in the series field, and then open parenthesis. Type P, that would be the datatype for Price, and then close parenthesis. After that, put a tilde sign and then E. [basically, it's x(P)~E]

Behrang: What's that? Can we start all over?

Ava: Ok. (then I repeated what I just said)

Behrang: What's a tilde sign?

Ava: That would be beside number 1 in the keyboard. Just press Shift..

Behrang: I'm using a French keyboard..

Ava: [after a few seconds] ooh.. Is that different?

Behrang: Yes..

Ava: Ooh.. Maybe I can just send you an email.

Behrang: Could you please do?

Upper Case

Lower Case

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happy bday ken!

3 years old na sya bukas.

Nakakatawa kasi college na ko nun ipinanganak sya kaya hindi nya ko nakikita palagi. Tapos, pag umuuwi ako dati, nagtataka sya kung sino ako. Tinitigan nya lang ako ng matagal. At madalas ayaw nya sumama sa kin.

Syempre, ngayon ok na kami. hehe

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prayer mountain

Rowick invited me to go with her to the Touch of Glory Prayer Mountain in Antipolo last Friday. The place was for 'Christians'.

We arrived at around 7pm. After registering and checking our dorm room, we attended a service. I'm not sure if all services were like that -- there was singing (maybe 3 songs) before the actual "service". Then, the "service" itself. And after that was a prayer.

We had dinner afterwards -- actually, there was no food by that time so we both had a sandwich.

Then, we sat on one of the benches outside and talked about life, love, God, religion. Around 1130pm, she went inside one of the prayer cells and I went back to the dorm. I told her I don't think I can pray inside the small room (I think it was 4ft x 4ft or smaller!) and I needed to hear noise to be able to concentrate.

The experience was nice. Though it was a bit akward since I think I'm the only Catholic there at that time. (Basta iba yun feeling..) And I think I was observing the place and the people half of the time.

Anyway, here are some pictures. Konti lang kasi nahihiya ako magpicture dahil yun mga tao nagppray.


That's my friend and this was taken at the "garden" a little above the dorms.


That's us before rain started to pour.

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"the" place

Kung totoo yun sinasabi dun sa book na The Five People You Meet in Heaven, alam ko na kung saan ako maghihintay.

Sana tama ako. :D

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bagong LSS..

I resolve to call him up
A thousand times a day
And ask him if he'll marry me
In some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reached the phone
Long before my tongue has stripped me
Must I always be alone

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superproxy!

Ang daming nag-react kahapon sa status ko: "sawa ka na ba sa mga hassle sa buhay mo?" Tapos lahat sila OO ang sagot.

LSS ko pa din siya hanggang ngayon. Actually, yun intro lang. Kainis kasi wala akong mahanap na chords/tabs.

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Habang nagsu-surf, nakita ko to:

"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."
-- CS Lewis.

Oo nga naman. :)

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where the grass is green.. and the [stars] are shining

NLG had a small picnic last Saturday. It was nice that it wasn't too sunny that day -- cloudy nga eh, pero hindi rin yun tipong uulan. Napakanta pa tuloy ako ng "Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the snow is so delightful.." Oo, malabo yun song pero na-gets naman nila kung anong ibig kong sabihin.



Inabot na kami ng gabi sa Bel Field and it was actually one of the few instances that I enjoyed looking at the stars.



Quotable quotes for the day/night:

"Gusto mong malaman?"
"If you can't join them, beat them."

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After that, we had dinner at Kenny Rogers Katipunan. Here are some words that will now have a different meaning for all of us present:

boatman
shotgun
tombstone
upload
download

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Around 11pm or so, Kenny Rogers was about to close so we had to leave. Pitt, Elmer and Jo went home.

As we were waiting for Pitt's dad to pick them up, we noticed that there were a lot of fire trucks passing by. But it was weird because there wasn't any fire and they were just making U-turns at ADMU Gate 3 and then Gate 2 and then back again. The fire trucks came from different places -- Novaliches, Quezon City, Marikina and other volunteer fire brigades.

We had different theories of what was going on but we decided that Miggy's theory was the best and the most probable one. He said that it might be the day that fire trucks were discovered, so they are having some kind of a parade/celebration.

Me, A. Kams, K. Macky, Adnan and Miguel decided to have coffee at Starbucks. I was having a bad headache pero sige lang. Ngayon lang ulit ako lumabas eh. Out of boredom and for a change, I decided to give Adnan a new nick name: Addie.

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Tapos, closing na ulit ng Starbucks. So, we went to Eastwood! Hindi kami gutom so humanap lang ng mauupuan tapos tumambay. After a few minutes, we started rating the people passing by. Bad bad!

Addie and Ang [Miguel] went home around 4am. Tapos, tuloy pa rin ang kwentuhan namin 3.

At kahit inaantok na kami, we still had an eat-all-you-can breakfast at Something Fishy before going home.

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Needless to say, tulog lang ako buong Sunday.

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'Asante sana Squash banana, Wiwi nugu Mi mi apana'

Sa wakas, napanood ko na ang Lion King. Nag-half day ako kahapon, tapos walang tao sa salas kaya ayun, nagkaroon ako ng chance para panoorin yun DVD.

Nakakatuwa kasi after almost 12 years, napanood ko din.

Simba is so gay dun sa part na kasama nya si Pumbaa and Timon tapos kumakanta sila ng Hakuna Matata. hehe

Tapos, nun malaki na si Nala, hindi ko maalis sa isip ko na si Moira Kelly yun. Naaalala ko yun Cutting Edge. Gusto ko ulit panoorin!

Kagabi, nanonood ako ng Tonight Show with Jay Lenno (yun nga ba ang title?), tapos guest si Will Farrell. May ipinakita na film clip kasama si Nathan Lane at Matthew Broderick. Si Pumbaa at Simba ang nakikita ko sa screen! hehe

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favorite site ko na din ang IMDB -- daming new learnings! :D

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hiniram na survey kay Yangsuy..

Three names you go by:
1. Ava
2. Abigail
3. Baba

Three screen names you have had:
1. avav
2. lil_avalance
3. PFA

Three physical things you like about yourself:
1. eyes
2. hands
3. legs (hahaha)

Three physical things you don't like about yourself:
1. unecessary fats (hehe)
2. other than that, i'm ok with everything else..
3.

Three parts of your heritage:
1. Filipino
2. Spanish
3. wala na ata..

Three things that scare you:
1. disappointing someone
2. falling from a high place
3. rejection

Three of your everyday essentials:
1. mobile phone
2. something to watch or read or listen to
3. food! (dapat may rice at least once in a day)

Random three favorite musical artists:
1. Air Supply (favorite ko 'to nung bata ako)
2. MYMP
3. Michael Buble

Random three favorite songs:
1. You Don't Know Me
2. The Search is Over
3. For once in My Life

Three things you want in a relationship:
1. Love
2. Growth
3. Respect

Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeals to you:
1. hair
2. complexion
3. hands

Three of your favorite hobbies:
1. watching movies
2. reading
3. anything related to music

Three things you want to do really badly now:
1. exercise a little
2. love a little (haha)
3. eat (of course)

Three careers you're considering/you've considered:
1. my childhood dream was to become a doctor
2. then, i decided that i wanted to be a superhero (hahaha)
3. but now, i really would want to be restaurateur (i can still do #2)

Three places you want to go on vacation:
1. any three places in Europe
2.
3.

Three kid's names you like:
1. Ben
2. Adam
3. Sophia

Three things you want to do before you die: (i only have 1..)
1. have a LIFE!

Three celeb crushes: (not necessarily crushes..)
1. Brendan Fraser
2. Johnny Depp
3. la na ko maisip (pwd bang girl? haha)

What are the things you did in 2005 that you haven't done before?
- paid for everything i ate, used, bought, etc..

What countries did you visit?
- none

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- read around 10 books; watched a lot of movies (achievement ba ang tawag dito? hehe)

What was your biggest failure
- wala naman ata..

Did you suffer illness or injury?
- nope

What was the best thing you bought?
- mp3 player and mobile phone

Where did most of your money go?
- food, house

What song/s will remind you of 2005?
- siguro nga yun Pinoy Ako ng ONL (tama ba ang pag-abbreviate ko?)

What do you wish you'd done more?
- exercise, woke up early, read, SAVE!

What do you wish you'd done less?
- sleep (on second thought, ndi rin.. hehe)

What did you do on your birthday?
- spent with family in Nueva. tapos wala kaming kuryente nun araw na yun. haha)

What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
- save, save, save.. hehehe

What kept you sane?
- books and movies; friends, of course

Who was/were the best new person/s you met?
- syempre HelpDesk peeps; NLG; roomates and housemates

Tell us a valuable life lesson/s you learned in 2005.
- ugaliing mag-impok, dito ka sigurado. mag-impok sa banko. (hehehe)
- family is a very complicated matter


What was the nicest thing someone told you about yourself?
- it was by someONE: "Huwag kang mangamba.."
- "materiales fuerte" daw ako (sh-t!); ok sana eh kaso, yun context ndi!

What did you like most about yourself this year?
- having time for myself


What did you hate most about yourself this year?
- wala naman..

Was 2005 a good year for you?
- yes, i think so..

Did you drink lots of alcohol this year?
- not lots pero eto na yun pinakamarami at madalas

Did you do a lot of drugs this year?
- nope; konti lang (joke!)

Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
- ndi nakakahiya pero ayoko na na uulitin; ayoko ng matawag na "materiales fuerte"!

If you could go back in time to any moment in 2005 and change something, what would it be?
- pwede bang 2004? hehe

What are your plans for 2006?
- get married (joke!); mag-discern na true calling (yes); maghanap ng adventure

How are you different now that the year has almost ended?
- mas tinatamad mag-work.. hehehe

What are your wishes for the new year?
- world peace (promise..) hmm.. sige, kahit dito na lng muna sa Pilipinas.

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super late xmas party pix..

Thomson (Philippines) Corporation Christmas Party
December 17, 2005
Rizal Ballroom
Makati Shangri-la Hotel

17th flr - Best Picture




18th flr - Best Actor






20th flr - Best Actress




IM & IB HelpDesk

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Heart (Don't Change My Mind)

narinig ko 'to kanina sa radio.. naalala kita.

Heart, don't change my mind
Oh, heart be strong this time and try
To help me tell him goodbye
It'll only bring pain for us to stay
Oh, heart it's hard for you I know
Let me, let him go

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tinatamad pa ko mag-update..

nakakapagod last Saturday.. grabe.

sa wed na ako magpo-post ng pix.

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nga pala, about the Dec 15 post.. mukhang i was a little misunderstood. nalungkot ako pero hindi po ako ganun ka na-sad (yes, coño). nagulat lang at napaisip. kumbaga, sinulat ko lng yun mga naisip ko at that time.

salamat sa concern. i'm good. :D

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after 2 days..

weird. ok naman pala ako eh.. hehe

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Xmas party namin mamya sa Makati Shang. Movies ang theme at Austin Powers (70's) ang naka-assign sa floor namin.

sana masaya at masarap ang food
sana din manalo ako sa raffle (nanalo ako last year! hehe)
at sana manalo din yun presentation namin

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After ng xmas party, didiretso ako sa MH (Miguel's House) para sa pa-caroling ng Sunnies.

sana umabot ako! :D

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8 months later..

I don't know how I can link the exact post, so just check the April 15, 2005 post in the Archive. Anyway, I'm not sure why I checked on that post. Guess I couldn't help it. I need to go back to those times -- to all the conversations, to all the text messages, etc to check if somehow you've given me a clue. Should I've seen it coming?

Have you noticed that it was exactly 8 months later? Surprise surprise. But your text message last night was still the best surprise. "Ei, I'm getting married tom.." Yep, that was how you said it. I thought it was a joke but you confirmed that it wasn't. By that time I was already a bit disoriented. Good thing I was with someone because suddenly I've forgotten where we were heading to and what we were looking for in the mall.

I know it was impolite to ask why you are getting married but I did, anyway. I'm almost sure that the reason was your girlfriend was having a baby (though I hoped that was not the case) but to my surprise (again), it turned out that she already had the baby! By this time, I was almost bumping onto things and I told my friend that we needed to sit.

I hated it that your text messages were so short. They were one-liner's in fact. I hated it that I needed to ask when she had the baby and whether it was a girl or a boy. Why did you not tell me? We were even texting each other on that day (or night).

I do not however hated it that I wasn't invited. But knowing that you could not invite me simply because I am me and she is she hurt a little. You told me that if she were a different girl, I'll be invited for sure. Should I thank you for saying that?

You asked me not to feel bad and not to be angry because telling it to me wasn't easy. And that you were already feeling shame. It was ok, I said. I wasn't angry or anything. I also did not want to argue or quarrel with you on the night before your big day. You told me to do it the nex time I see you. You bet I will!

Then, we said good night and I wished you the best. Before midnght, I texted you because I wanted to ask something. I wanted to know if everything that you told me in between the time that she was having the baby until you've told me (which was actually, just a few hours ago) about it were lies. They weren't as it turned out. Thank you for that.

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Before going to bed, I wanted to text you again and ask: How can you let her ride on a bike (he borrowed my bike) when she's pregnant? And how could you actually leave her and the baby a couple of weeks after she was born just to join the Gundam competition?

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I woke up at 9am and by that time you were probably by the altar waiting for her. By the time I finished my shower, you were probably saying your I do's.

Sometimes I think moments like that -- your wedding day or my wedding day. I was actually afraid that I might do a Julia Roberts on yours. But you did not invite me! So I guess, I should be thankful because I am now sure that never will I do something like that.

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The day went by and still I'm not sure if I was only dreaming last night.

Then, I remembered another thing. Last December, a little after Christmas, we were in our house with some friends. You wanted me to come with you to your dance practice. You said we never had the chance to spend time with just each other before and that was a good opportunity. I did not go because I had to work.

What if I did come? Would today turn out to be just an ordinary day?

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Say You Love Me

Don't you know that I want to be more that just your friend
Holding hands is fine
But I've got better things on my mind
You know it could happen
If you'd only see me in a different light
Baby when we fin'lly get together
You will see that I was right

Say you love me
You know that it could be nice
If you'd only say you love me
Don't treat me like I was ice

Please love me
I'll be yours and you'll be mine
and If you'd only say you love me baby
Things would really work out fine

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LSS ko 'to. 4 lang chords nya kaya sana matutunan ko ang tamang pag-strum (at pag-tap na rin).

Gusto ko ng bagong guitar! :D

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it hurts..

yan lng ang masasabi ko.

masakit.

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it happened on tuesday

sa wakas ulit, na-deliver na siya..

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new acquisition..

sa wakas..



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excited na ko mag-Tuesday!

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bday & anniversary

bday kahapon ni Daddy. nakakatuwa, pinuntahan siya nun mga friends nya. sigurado ako na natuwa ang tatay ko..

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anniversary ngayon ni Mommy and Daddy. pang-36th year na nila. tinawagan ko si Mommy kanina..

Ako: anong handa nyo?
Mommy: kahapon? nagluto kami ng..
Ako: hindi, ngayon.
Mommy: (natawa lang siya) ay, wala na yun. ang theme song ko nga ngayon eh "saan ako nagkamali"

hehehe lagi yan sinasabi ng nanay ko. makulet din yun eh. siguro sa kanya ko namana yun pagka-mahirit ko.

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Sunday

Dahil napuyat ako nun Sat night, after lunch na ako bumangon. Nabasa basa tapos nag-ayos ng mga gamit. Around 4pm gumayak na ko para pumunta sa SM Makati para i-meet si Christopher. Sumali kasi sya sa BAKAC 2005 – GUNDAM REGIONAL FINALS. So, moral support ako dun at semi-alalay na rin. Sayang, hindi sya nanalo. Pero ok lang din naman dahil first time nya yun at mukhang sobrang enthusiasts yun mga nanalo.

Puro taga-MechaPinoy ang nanalo. Magaling naman kasi sila. Wala ako masyado makwento dahil wala akong alam tungkol sa gundam.

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Sumakay ako ng Landmark na jeep papunta dun. Nung nasa Makati Ave. na ako, napansin ko yun apelyido sa jersey na nasa upuan sa harap -- Guansing.

Naalala ko yun kapitbahay namin. Kalaro ko sila dati tapos nung HS ako, lumipat sila ng bahay. Tapos bigla ko naalala na sa Makati nga pala sila lumipat at meron silang pamasaherong jeep. Madalas kami maglaro sa jeep nila. Tapos nakasulat dun dati GUAD. IBABAW DELPAN.

Hindi ko alam dati kung saan yun lugar na yun. Pero alam ko na ngaun dahil lagi akong nakakasakay dun. Kinabahan ako. Si manong driver kaya ay si Kuyang Junior na dati naming kapitbahay? Tiningnan ko yun jeep, hindi naman kamukha nung jeep na pinaglalaruan namin dati. Sinisilip ko din sa salamin yun driver pero hindi ko masyado makita.

Hindi ko namalayan na nasa Landmark na pala kami. Ako yun huling bumaba sa jeep tapos habang pababa ako, kinausap nya yun barker. Sa palagay ko, siya nga yun...

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Saturday

Spent the whole day in an Achieve Global Training at the Hotel Intercontinental. Hindi ako late! woohoo! May consequence kasi ang mga late comers.

Had a despedida dinner for Ateng and Kuya Gary with Ate Lu and Marvin between 8pm - 10pm at Dad's Glorietta. Super busog kami! hehe

Around 1045pm dumating kami sa PBB House. Ayos, hindi pa ina-aannouce kung sino ang mapapalayas sa bahay ni Kuya. Nagtext ako ng ilang tao pagdating dun para ipaalam na nandun ako. Mahirap na, baka makita ako sa camera eh. wehehe

Hindi naman super dami ng tao. Pagka-announce ng name nun matatanggal, lumakad lakad kami hanggang nasa harap na kami. Syempre, picture picture kami dun. Hindi nga lang digicam ang aming camera kaya hindi ko pa ma-ppost dito.

Mas maganda si Mariel kaysa kay Tony. Pero mas entertaining si Tony. Habang commercial break saka kapag hindi sila live, kumakanta sya ng PBB song. Yun hindi maayos na kanta, parang pag naliligo. hehehe Tapos kinakausap nya yun mga tao.

Nakita ko syempre si Jenny, mas maganda sya sa personal kaysa sa tv. Tapos si JB, pero hindi ko masyado tiningnan kasi ayoko sa kanya.

Tapos, tumambay muna kami sa Starbuck sa ABS. Baka may makita pa kaming celebrities eh! Nandun ang pamilya ni Say (sorry sa mga hindi nanood ng PBB). Mukhang mas maganda yun kapatid nya sa kanya. Nandun din si Big Brother (Laurenti Dyogi). Tingin ko talaga siya yun eh. Gusto ko sana magpa-picture kasama sya kaya lang nahiya ako dahil medyo madaming tao. Next time na lang.. hehe

Hmm.. sino pa bang nakita ko? Ahh.. si Asia pala nakita ko from afar.

Around 12pm, may mga bata na lumalabas sa entrance ng ABS. Sila yun mga kids sa Going Bulilit. Nakakatuwa. May taping pala sila. Grabe, ang babata pa nag-kakape na. Matagal tagal sila sa loob dahil ang dami nila. Paglabas nila, lumapit sila dun sa isa pang direktor (hindi ko alam yun name), tapos tinanong sila "nililibre ba kayo ni direk?".

Sabi nila, "Opo. Pag po nakaka-take 1 kami." Ayos!

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back pain..

Ang sakit ng likod ko! Hindi pala, may certain part lang na masakit. Yun sa may lower left ng kanang buto (hind ko alam tawag dun).

I was reaching for something kaninang umaga nun biglang may sharp pain sa area na yun. Tapos hindi ako makagalaw kasi masakit. Akala ko hindi ako makakapasok dahil hindi ako makakilos ng mabilis. Dapat dahan dahan.

Hindi rin ako makatawa kasi masakit pag gumagalaw yun shoulders ko. Pati pagtango at pag-iling hindi ko magawa ng maayos. Hindi ko nga masyadong nalasahan yun lunch ko kasi yun sakit ng likod ko lang ang narararamdaman ko.

Tapos, minsan pag gumagalaw ako naririnig ko yun buto ko na nagka-crack. Nakakatakot. Sabi ni Mai, dapat daw kasi umiinom ako ng gatas. Hmm.. ayoko pa rin. hehe

Sana ok na bukas. Kulang na talaga ko sa stretching at exercise.

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tiny bubbles..

kagabi, sa office...

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E-VAT

[kahapon, kausap ko yun friend ko]

Rowick: magiging 40 pesos na daw yun subsidized meals namin, dati 30 lang
Ava: ah, talaga?
Rowick: nagmamahalan na lahat
Ava: oo nga.. tayo na lang ata ang hindi nagmamahal ah (sabay tawa)
Rowick: kaya nga e..

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puyat

ilang gabi na akong hirap matulog,
ang daya naman kasi ng antok

sa gabi ako naghihintay
pero gusto niyang sa araw dumalaw

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luma, nawawala at bago

old:

1.) Chris --> old roomate
2.) Ching -->> old roomate

lost:

1.) eyeglasses; nahulog ata nung nanood kami ng Dubai
2.) batch ring; waah! sabi ko na eh, mawawala talaga yun. pero hindi ko pa din maisip kung pano sya mawawala. isa syang mystery na sinusubukan kong i-solve. tanungin nyo na lang ako pag nagkita tayo about the details.

new:

1.) Nike Air Unify shoes pero paborito ko pa rin ang Kyoto shoes ko
2.) New bed; lumipat na kasi ako sa baba ng double deck since wala na si Ching
3.) Hanabishi desk fan; kase may maliit na ceiling fan sa dati kong bed
4.) Therese -->> new roomate pero until end of October lang
5.) Tata -->> new roomate
6.) eyeglasses; buti na lang meron kamin optical allowance

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alam ko na kung bakit..

Dati, sinabihan ako ng tita ko na bihira daw ako magsalita. Kapag umuuwi ako ng bahay, napakatipid ko daw magkwento. Nito ko na lang napapansin na tama nga sya.

Hindi naman talaga ako makwento pero lalong hindi ako makwento pag nasa bahay. Nasanay lang siguro ko na ganun. Tapos, nadagdagan pa ng epekto ng pagtira ko sa dorm nun college at ngayon naman sa boarding house.

Sa dorm kasi at sa boarding house, hindi ka required magsalita or magkwento. Kahit meron kang roomates, ok lang na tahimik ka. Hindi ganoon ka-nakakailang.

Tapos, may mag araw din na mag-isa ka lang sa kwarto kaya makakasanayan mo na ang katahimikan.

Gaya nung weekend, mag-isa lang ako sa kwarto pero dahil pumasok ako at lumabas nun Sat, hindi ko masyado na-feel ang pagiging 'home alone'. Pero nung Sunday ng gabi, na-realize ko na hindi ako nagsalita ng buong araw!

1130am ako gumising tapos nasa kwarto lang ako maghapon. Doon ako kumain. Nanood ako ng Billy Elliot (nakakaiyak talaga 'to), nakinig ng Disney 1 and 2 album, natulog ulit ng kaunti.

6pm na ko bumaba at isang beses lang ako nagsalita. Sinabi ko dun sa 3 year old na anak ng land lady namin na "ang taba mo na Moshi." Ang nakakatawa, hanggang nagyon, hindi pa nagsasalita ang batang ito. Para siyang si 'Boo' sa Monsters Inc pag nagsasalita, lalaking version nga lang.

Pagkatapos nun, nagdinner ako at nag-8pm mass. Medyo nakapagsalita na ko nyan kase mass e. Tapos kasama na din sa bilang pag kumakanta.

Gabi na nung may nakausap ako talaga habang nanood ng PBB.

Saka wala din pa lang nagtext (conversational) sa kin buong araw.

Ganyan madalas ang aking weekends at minsan din pag weekdays.

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and the winner is...

[mahaba ang kwento na 'to, pero gusto ko ikwento]

For the spirit of fun and of course learning, we've had a Financial Trivia Contest in the office courtesy of the Training Team. We were divided into 4 groups and the games were played every Tuesday and Thursday wherein 1 group competes against another.

Each game was composed of an Easy (250pts), Average(375pts) and Difficult(500pts) round composed of 5 questions each. The first 2 rounds were supposed to be answered by only 1 team member without repeating turns while the last round was a group effort.

We lost our first game because we've already forgotten how to compute future values and bonds. And yes, the other group was good.

Because of this, we started to browse through books to refresh our memory and be somewhat prepared for the next games. And I've memorized that formula of Future Values.

FV = initial amount x [1 + r (t)]; if it's not compounded
FV = initial amount x [1 + r ]^t; if it's compounded

Our second game was exciting because the competing team was leading the game up until the second to the last question. The last question was a multiple choice type question about Bonds. It was a tough one. Buti na lang nakahula kami! So, we won the game.

The third game was the most exciting as we were facing the unbeatable group. They are very good and they know how to solve accounting problems. And on game day, we were missing a team mate as she's on leave. The Training Team said we had to push through with the game.

I guess luck was on our side on that day. There were no computations in the questions. Pagalingan na lang manghula! We were leading by a small amount at the last question. But it was not yet over. If the other team gets it right and we do not, we'll loose. But it turned out to be the other way around.

That was our last game for the eliminations round. The team standing are as follows:

W L
Group 1 2 1
Group 2 1 1
Group 3 2 1
Group 4 0 2

This meant that Group 4 had to beat Group 2 so we can get into the Finals. Or if Group 2 wins, they should have a smaller total score than us, so we'll be the ones to compete for the Finals. It wasn't on our hands anymore.

But then, Group 4 won the game. And they were also missing a teammate on that day!

They had the same overall score with Group 2, so they were tied at the 3rd place.

Today was the Finals Round. The rules were reformatted -- there are still 15 questions but 1-10 have the same points at 100 each while the last 5 is worth 200 points each. The first 10 questions are still to be answered individually and only the last 5 are to be answered as a group.

There were 7 additional questions to add spice to the game. After each question, the team who has answered correctly was asked to pick the next question. If they pick one of the extras, they have an opportunity to earn points if they get it right. If not, it'll be subtracted to their score.

We were leading the game up until the 10th question. But they got most of the hard questions so the game was tied at 900pts when the 15th question was over.

But the game was far from over. There was still a final question. This time, we were asked to decide how much of our points will we bet -- if we get it right, it will be added; if not, it will be subtracted. We wrote this in a piece of paper and handed it over to the Quiz Masters.

Both teams did not know what was written in the paper.

The question was: "In 3 minutes, write down all the Main Stock Indices you know."

Of course, we should know these because we come across them every working day. We just wrote and wrote and wrote and at the same time panicked.

3 minutes elapsed and we submitted our answer sheets and were asked to leave the room and go back to work as they checked the answers.

After a few more minutes, they announced that it was 19 indices to 17 indices. It was in favor of our group! Our bet was 700 points while the other group is just 450. Buti na lang mas madami kaming naisulat na tama, kung hindi and daming mababawas na score sa 'min. Ayun, kami ang nagwagi. hehe

[sabi sa 'yo mahaba e..]


By the way, may price yun. We won SM GC's worth 500 pesos each.

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Calendar Girls

Kagaya last Friday, nakanood ulit ako ng movie. Eto ang quotable quote for this movie. Medyo mahaba nga lang.

Chris: A while ago I asked John Clarke to give us a talk here at Knapely WI. Annie asked me to read it to you here tonight, and this is what he wrote: "The flowers of Yorkshire are like the women of Yorkshire. Every stage of their growth has its own beauty, but the last phase is always the most glorious. Then very quickly they all go to seed."

[laughter]

Chris: "Which makes it ironic my favourite flower isn't even indigenous to the British Isles, let alone Yorkshire. I don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me that's because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that's such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life."


'Yun ibang quotes, nakakatawa. Lalo na dun sa scenes na lumukuha sila ng photos for the calendar.

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austerity measures..

Dahil masyado na akong madalas lumabas sa mga nakararaang araw, kailangan ko ng mag-impose sa sarili ko ng austerity measures. Tiningnan ko ang meaning ng word na ito at eto ang lumabas:

austerity - the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

Ganun pala yun? Well, hindi naman ganyan ang gusto ko. Hinay hinay lang.

Kaya bawal muna akong yayain. (pero pwede ako magayaya! ang labo nun a..)
Pero kung illibre nyo ko, why not?
Kung birthday mo or kung may occassion, pwede din.

Basta, sapilitang pagtitipid ito.

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ang saya ko naman dito.. hahaha

sana ganyan din sa loob ko..

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ouch..

"There is only one thing worse than being silenced, and that is being mute. There is only one thing worse than being blinded, and that is being blind. There is only one thing worse than chafing at your chains, and that is loving them.

There is only one thing worse than Ms Arroyo ruling by fiat. That is a people not caring that she does."

[Silence by Conrado de Quiros]

view the whole article here

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Coach Carter

Walang masyadong work ngayon (buti naman!). Napanood ko din sa wakas 'yun movie na 'to.


Coach Ken Carter: What is your deepest fear?
Timo Cruz: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Haay.. mababaw talaga ang luha ko. Kinailangan kong pumunta sa washroom sa part na 'to. Kakahiya naman na dito pa ko sa workstation ko mag-drama. hehe

True story pala 'to? Ang galing!

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yey! tapos na ko mag-log. break muna.. hehe

You Can Hang With the Guys and the Girls

You've struck a good balance between girlie and laid back. You can keep it casual but when you dress up, you are as girly as the next girl.

How Girlie Are You?

You Are a Very Good Girl

You are 100% Good and 0% Bad You're a perfect angel - almost impossibly so Don't you ever feel like being a little bad?!?

Are You a Good Girl or a Bad Girl?

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eto pa ang isa...

Sabi sa inyo, madami talagang aalis eh. Matutuloy na si Kat bukas papuntang Spain -- mag-aaral sya dun. Nag-despedida dinner kami nun Friday night. Supposedly, sa Eva Marie kami kasi Eat All You Can dun kaso lang hindi ok yun food. Ayun, sa Gerry's kami napadpad.



"cheers to Kat"


IM HelpDesk & company
[Mark, Sam (TechOps), Lindsay, Mitch, Cielo, ako, Niño, Kat, Mai, Rania, John (Training), RJ, Karlo, JP (IB HelpDesk)]

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Medyo nag-eenjoy ako ngayon dahil solo ko ang kwarto sa bhouse. Ok kasi may privacy -- at pwedeng kumanta. hehehe Saka tahimik. Pero simula ngaun hanggang Thrusday night, dun ako matutulog sa condo ni Poyen. Wala kasi syang kasama. Sa may likod lang ng office yun kaya dapat hindi na ko ma-late!

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don't know why..

'Yan ang huling song na narining ko kagabi. Ang lungkot..
Dati hindi ko masyado maintindihan yun ibang lines pero habang umuulit ulit siya, mukhang nakukuha ko na.

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Meron bang Month of Goodbyes? Kung meron man, siguro ngayong September yun.

Si Shaun, GM namin, nag-resign na. Nung Friday ang last day nya dito. Nag-surprise despedida party kami last Thrusday. Nakakatuwa yun video at the same time nakakaungkot din, kahit hindi kami close.

Si Ching, pumuntang US last Tuesday. Nag-aayos siya ng gamit nung natulog ako. Nagising din ako nun paalis na siya around 4am pero hindi ako bumangon para magpaalam. Hindi ako nakatulog pagkaalis nya. Ayun tuloy, late ko sa work. 6am ang pasok ko pero almost 7am na ko dumating! Ewan. Pero 2 weeks lang siya dun. After 3 weeks pagbalik nya dito, aalis na siya ulit for 6 months naman.

Si Mai, lumipat na ng place. Sa Pasay area na siya mag-sstay. Ibig sabihin, hindi na kami sabay uuwi from work. Nung Tuesday ang huling gabi na magkasabay kami.

Si Cris, ok na yun fiance visa nya. Kagabi, habang nagaayos ako para matulog, sabi nya "bye bye, aalis na ko." Alam kong aalis na nga siya this week pero hindi ko lang napag-uusapan with her. Tapos, kagabi ko lang napansin na nakaligpit na yun gamit nya -- wala na ang kobre-kama at unan, naka-bag na ang mga damit nya. Sabi ko, "oo nga no?". Bago siya bumaba, nag-kiss sya at nagbbye ulit kasi daw baka hindi na kami magkita kinabukasan pag-alis nya.

Mag-isa ako sa kwarto kagabi. Hindi ako makatulog. Pag dumidilat ako, nakikita kong walang laman yun kabilang double-deck. At wala ding tao sa baba ng kama ko -- wala si Monique, hindi sya natuloy lumipat ng place pero palagi syang wala ngayon kasi busy sa thesis nya.

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Nae-LSS ako sa line na "I feel empty as a drum". Pero ibang kwento na 'to.

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to suffer in style..

Last Sunday, I heard mass at Calaruega with some friends. Travel time was about 3 hours including a quick breakfast at Jolibee. We arrived just before the 11am mass started. It was only my second time to be there.


this is the church [more photos in www.pbase.com/tekgik/tagytay]

The priest (I think his name is Fr. Rico) was great. Everyone was awake (and laughing) during his sermon. How ironic becuse the gospel is about suffering and carrying one's cross. He kept saying at the end of each of his funny stories, "mahirap ang buhay...". And he would say this in such a way that you'd want to cry -- cry in joy. Hindi ko ma-explain pero kakaiba yun feeling ng realization na 'to.

The problem with us, he said, is we often mistake problems with difficulties. There are solutions for the first one. And as for the latter, we'll just have to deal with it. There are no solutions and there's nothing we can do.

He said that life here on earth is about suffering. But we can always "suffer in style."

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i hope it's not what i think it is ... (really)

Around 6pm, someone sent me an IM. It just said hi, followed by how s/he addresses me and a sad smiley (hmm.. sad smiley? hehe) -- sad emoticon. I felt weird. Anyway, I checked the emoticon toolbar to check if the happy emoticon and sad emoticon are placed next to each other. They are. So, i thought s/he just did a mistake. I replied with a plain 'hello' message and didn't bother to ask if there was anything wrong. Besides, we are not that close. I received no reply. afterwards.

After a few minutes, s/he replied back. S/he said sorry for the late reply. S/he said s/he has a big problem. The sad emoticons are in the messages. My assumption was incorrect. Something is wrong. I asked her/him what the problem is. Again, no reply. I closed the IM window after some time. Then, this followed. I'll changed her/his Y! ID to protect her/his identity.

unknown: sorry ngayun lng ako nakapag reply
BUZZ!!!
lil_avalanche: ano po?
unknown: --- ---
unknown: tita ko kc nasa hospital
unknown: critical nasa icu
unknown: na hearth attack
lil_avalanche: ulit?
unknown: i mean, na-heart attack ulit?
unknown: now lng
unknown: wait
lil_avalanche: ah..
unknown: --- ---
unknown: pde ba ako borrow ng 3k syo
unknown: pay ko na lang tom or saturday
lil_avalanche: naku, pasensya na po.. wala ako mapapahiram eh
unknown: kahit sna shareload lng pra makacall cousin ko
lil_avalanche: teka, iba pa ba yan tita mo na na-heart attack dn dati?
BUZZ!!!
****end of IM*****

From what I can remember, this is only the 2nd time we've had a private IM conversation. The 3rd one would be in a conference. In the first private IM, s/he told me that her/his tita was hospitalized for the same reason and that s/he was sad because it was one of her/his closest tita. I tried to console her/him at that time and somehow the conversation just ended there. Either s/he or I no longer replied at that time.

That is the reason why I felt weird when I first read her/his IM today. It was the same thing s/he told me. That is the reason why I asked 'ulit?' at the first part of the conversation. And I'm sure it isn't deja vu.

That is the reason why I didn't lend her/him money. Why would s/he ask me when there are other people closer to her/him -- relationship wise and proximity wise. Why me?

I was feeling bad because I'm thinking such things of her/him when her/his last message came in -- 'kahit sna shareload lng pra makacall cousin ko'. Again, why me, of all people? Isn't it easier to ask the ones s/he is with right now?

Just to be sure, I asked if it was the same tita that was hospitalized before. But s/he didn't reply. I buzzed her/him but still no reply.

Was it someone else? But I checked her/his Y! ID, it was her/him. I even checked our egroup to see if I have the correct ID. I have. Was someone else using her/his account? But how could that person know me?

My hands are so cold. I can't believe what just happened. I don't know if I should tell the story and who s/he really is to other people. To people who know her/him. Anyway, maybe it's enough that I've told it here.

By the way, s/he is still online but haven't replied. I've buzzed her/him again. If s/he does reply, I'll post it here.

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bagong PC atbp.

Bago na ang PC ko! Yey! (next time, magdadala ko ng cam para maipakita ko dito).

Kaya lang hindi na-copy ng maayos yun ibang files at emails kaya inayos ko pa kanina. Hindi ko pa din alam kung alin pang files ang nawawala. Malalaman ko na lang pag kailangan ko na yun mga yun at hindi ko makita.

Kanina, may "nang-away" sa akin na client. Taga-Hong Kong. Pero kahit papano 'naayos' naman. Sana nga. Minsan kasi akala mo ok na tapos after sometime, kakausapin ka ng mga bossing about sa nangyari.

Kahapon, 'napagalitan' naman ako ng isang Big Boss na based sa Singapore. Pero cool lang ako habang sinsabon nya ko sa phone. Medyo na-weirduhan din siguro sya kasi wala akong masyadong reaction. Tama naman din kasi sya. hehe Ano bang meron sa araw na week na 'to? Bakit madaming nagagalit sa kin? Oh, well.

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Malapit na lumipat ng place yun 2 kong roomates. Dapat kasama ako na aalis kaso lang medyo inconvenient sa kin yun lilipatan kaya hindi ako sasama. Ma-mimiiss kaya nila ko? At ma-mimiss ko kaya sila? Malamang. Kami lang kasi yun maingay sa bhaus. Mga pasaway. Mga feeling may-ari ng bhaus -- ibig sabihin, kami ang madalas na may hawak ng remote control ng tv! haha Mga mahilig kumain (grabeng kain!).

Naalala ko, ganun din ang nangyari sa dorm ko nun college. After 1 year lumipat din ng place yun roomates ko. Is it me? hehe Pero hindi naman siguro. Swerte nga ako sa mga kasama sa bahay eh. Nakakasundo ko naman sila at napagtitiyagaan nila yun kakulitan ko. hehe Nagkakataon lang talaga na nakakahanap sila ng mas ok na place kaya sila umaalis.

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public service...

Gabay
presents

A Concert for the Benefit of Gabay Scholarship Fund

Featuring Barbie Almalbis, Orange and Lemons, Cueshe, Stonefree, Mayonnaise and Spongecola

When: August 26,2005 (6:00pm-11:00pm)
Where: Highschool Covered Courts, ADMU

For tickets contact 0917-853-6328/0926-423-6674
or visit Gabay at Mateo Ricci ADMU

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fave lines from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Veruca Salt: I'm Veruca Salt. It's very nice to meet you, sir.
[does a curtsy]
Willy Wonka: I always thought a verruca was a type of wart you got on the bottom of your foot. Ha, ha.


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Willy Wonka: Everything in this room is *eat*able. Even I'm *eat*able. But that is called cannibalism, my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.

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Grandma Georgina: You smell like peanuts. I like peanuts.
Willy Wonka: You smell like old people... and soap. I like it.

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Willy Wonka: The best kind of prize is a *sur*prise!

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Mr. Bucket: Your mum and I thought, maybe you'd like to open your birthday present tonight.
Charlie Bucket: Maybe we should wait until morning.
Grandpa George: Like hell.
Grandpa Joe: All together we're 381 years old. We don't wait.

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Grandpa George: Charlie, money is everywhere. They print more and more of it every day. But that ticket? There are only five of them, and that's all there's ever going to be. Only a dummy would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a dummy?

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on LIFEACHE

A HERBAL Remedy for LIFEACHE.
by the cartoonist Michael Leunig

Your whole life is sore; it hurts when you move it.
HERBAL REMEDY.
Take one patch of grass, a mild day and two large, green trees.
Lie on the grass beneath one tree and contemplate the other tree.
Nap from time to time or gaze occasionally at the grass.
Pain will subside. Lifeache cannot be cured but you can learn to MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS.

**the cartoon version is better, but i can't find one..

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Headaches and Lifeaches
By Laurie Kiel
04/30/04

The headache begins tentatively, lightly tapping the inside of my temples politely asking for attention. I ignore it and go about my daily distractions. The tapping turns to pounding, as the headache refuses to be dismissed. I pick up the aspirin bottle, preparing to swallow a handful of hoped for relief. I set it down, and pick up a large glass of water. Not to wash down the aspirin but to replace it. I down the water, and then another, and another. And slowly, the headache subsides. It was a dehydration headache. It’s easy to misdiagnose since a headache, not thirst, is the cry for water.

My lifeache begins tentatively, lightly tapping the inside of my heart politely asking for attention. I ignore it and go about my daily distractions. The tapping turns to pounding, as the life ache refuses to be dismissed. I’m depressed, irritable, unsatisfied. I’m tempted to drown my sorrows in food, in television , or in reading a tabloid. But instead I pick up God’s Word, water to my thirsty soul. It was a dehydration life ache. It’s easy to misdiagnose since a lifeache, not spiritual thirst, is the cry for God’s water.

The best way for me to avoid that dehydration headache is to keep drinking deep of fresh, clear water and keep myself fully hydrated. The best way for me to avoid a life ache is to keep drinking deep of the fresh clear water of the Word and keep myself fully spiritually hydrated.

Whether it’s a life ache or a headache, distraction will never cure dehydration. But God’s wonderful water will… if I only drink it in.

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sinong 'di mapapasayaw sa ulan..

I went to Ateneo this morning. I was supposed to do 5 things but was only able to accomplish 2 of them. The main reason why I went there was to drop by the Pathways office to have an orientation on their Tutoring Program. I was planning to be a volunteer teacher. However, last night while I was reading the ACET invititation to be an Examiner, I realized that I cannot volunteer as a teacher because ACET examiners should not be invloved in any tutorial service to High School students. Oh, well..

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I was soaking wet when I arrived in school. Tumutulo kasi yun bubong nung nasakyan kong trike, tapos lumakas pa yun ulan pagbaba ko. At hindi lang yun, medyo baha yun daan sa may SEC papuntang chapel! Anyway, ano pa nga ba magagawa ko, eh basa na ko eh. The show must go on, sabi nga.

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Pumasok muna ako ng chapel bago pumunta ng OAA. Masarap ang pakiramdam kahit basang basa ako. Medyo magulo nga ata yun conversation ko with Him. Ang dami kasing bumalik na memories nung umupo ako dun. Medyo madalas ako sa chapel nun college eh. Natatawa nga ako kanina nun naalala ko na nagdadasal ako dahil sa isang Math subject nun 1st year. Nahirapan talaga ko sa subject na yun! haha

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Basta, kahit magulo isip ko kanina sigurado akong nagpasalamat ako sa Kanya para sa lahat. Pati na rin sa malakas na ulan.

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By 1pm, nandito na ko sa office. Wala namang masyadong work so ok na Friday ito. hehe Manonod dapat kmi ng Charlie and the Chocolate Factory mamyang gabi pero hindi natuloy. Pero tuloy pa din ang dinner.

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Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nagkkwento. Pero magandang sign 'to. It means I'm recovering from the Lifeache episode I've had a couple of weeks ago. The issue wasn't resolved (yet) pero mas ok na ang pakiramdam ko. Mas nakakatulog na ng maayos.

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Basta since Monday, may kakaibang aura. It must be the rain...

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galing sa blog ni a. cla.. (dahil tinatamad pa dn ako magsulat)

Your Power Color Is Red-Orange

At Your Highest: You are warm, sensitive, and focused on your personal growth. At Your Lowest: You become defensive and critical if you feel attacked. In Love: You are loyal - but you demand the respect you deserve. How You're Attractive: You are very affectionate and inspire trust. Your Eternal Question: "Am I Respected?"

What's Your Power Color?

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googlism

dahil tinatamad ako magkwento.. [highlights are mine]

from http://www.googlism.com/

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ava is only 55 miles from branson
ava is bull shoals lake
ava is a set of rules used with activision's games of vehicular combat
ava is a set of guidelines used with interstate '76 and i'76 nitro pack multiplayer
ava is an information and communications source for the entrepreneur of film and video business
ava is on the side of a proper scientific analysis of all relevant factors
ava is a "home base" to support and connect colleagues throughout the world
ava is there for you
ava is comprehensive
ava is also a member of the tri
ava is now 7 --> wish ko lang.. hehe
ava is characterized with an amazing amount of detail for a very fine furniture appeal
ava is the daughter of montage tervuren foundation british import
ava is restricted to a schemes base of mozart variations
ava is located in the heart of the hills of southwest missouri
ava is not primarily a social organization
ava is a strong advocate of ethical psychic practices
ava is a planet covered in fresh water streams and rivers
ava is not perfect though
ava is hebrew for "overthrowing"
ava is committed to present programs
ava is pleased to once again be offering a portfolio preparation workshop for high
ava is more like girlfriends of similar age than mother and daughter
ava is also looking for volunteers to help with administrative work
ava is a non
ava is excited and delighted to host this listserv for professional managers of volunteer programs
ava is here for and trying to serve
ava is a realistic cca
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ava is way ahead of mom
ava is effective against inhaled anthrax and offer compelling case histories to support claims that it is not safe
ava is to be able to evaluate the achievement of its objectives in relation to access and widening participation
ava is
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ava is responsible for administering the united states' ivv program
ava is different to any other channel
ava is a beautiful kitty with leopard like spots and huge green eyes that will stop you in your tracks
ava is our nation's most unique televised tribute in honor and respect for our country and those who have defended it and are currently defending our freedoms
ava is the stately and proud hilltop methodist church
ava is nestled in the beautiful ozark mountains area of southern missouri
ava is a receptacle for client's personal information
ava is a beautiful
ava is a tool for desk officers to work on all sorts of dossiers relating to permits or legal provisions
ava is seekking to eliminate the sot by working within a large coalition including trade associations representing convenience stores and restaurants
ava is pleased to recommend creditcards
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ava is an animated human figure
ava is determined to find a place where she and her crazy mother can settle down
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ava is an electric and natural gas utility
ava is the distributor of such brands as ar
ava is a beautiful name
ava is primarily a way of organizing autovigilantes into "chapters"
ava is up to 200%
ava is a novel with almost no exposition
ava is very straight forward about providing information
ava is designed to align the goals of investors and our various operating units by providing a means to measure the effectiveness of our operational -->> go Thomson! hehe
ava is developing several new award/patch programs nationally
ava is becoming known as an information resource
ava is being administered to military personnel under threat of imprisonment
ava is a family
ava is approximately 2
ava is strong enough to make a life for herself despite her disappointment
ava is concerned about the bar
ava is also the world headquarters for the missouri fox trotters horse breed association
ava is a very special rottweiler who just underwent spinal surgery for fibrosarcoma and must have follow
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ava is allready almoust fin & int ava
ava is working with congress to ensure that the higher funding levels from the house bill are accepted
ava is in fine form
ava is the oldest american organization of token collectors
ava is a very large lazy house dog -->> hahaha
ava is still young
ava is continually courted by a bold gilbert --sino si gilbert???
ava is a small energetic town with a quiet country atmosphere
ava is currently a student at berklee college of music
ava is absorbed onto aluminum hydroxide
ava is a licensed clinical social worker and is our international coordinator
ava is cleaner
ava is so adorable -->> i'm enjoying this. hehe
ava is so very enthusiastic and impressed that he decides to -->> ava is a SHE
ava is a state
ava is fluent in japanese and has spent a semester in japan studying both language and art -->> nope, i'm taking Mandarin classes. :)

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if i were rich...

Naisip ko lang, kung sobrang yaman ko, hindi ko gagamitin yun pera para bayaran ang utang ng Pilipinas. Gagamitin ko yun para ipambili ng plane tickets tapos ibibigay ko sa lahat ng nagsabi sa kin ng "Ayoko na sa Pilipinas", "Alis na tayo dito", etc.

Pag may nasasabi sa kin ng ganyan, gusto ko sagutin ng "Tutulungan na kita mag-ayos ng gamit." Ewan ko, basta ayoko nakakarinig ng ganito. Nakakainis. Nakakasira ng araw.

Ok lang naman umalis, pero sana mas maganda ang dahilan. Mas matatanggap ko pa kung sasabihin mo sa kin na gusto mong makakita ng snow. Gusto ko din makakita nun noh. hehe

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haay.. yan muna. ang aga aga eh. tsktsk

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