BBBS

On May 13 – 14, 2006, 68 volunteers brought up 535 sets of school supplies to the children of Lacub, Abra, Cordillera Autonomous Region as part of the BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER (BBBS) outreach project.

2 buses left the Cubao terminal at 830pm (Friday) heading to Bangued, Abra. We arrived at around 5am and quickly ate our breakfast and then transferred our backpacks and the school supplies to the 3 jeepneys.



The manong drivers ate their breakfast halfway of the trip. We had our pictures taken during this time.



After 4 hours of the dusty and bumpy (no kidding) jeepney ride, we reached the school where we are staying.



Lacub is a huge town -- around 30 000 hectares with only 30 000 people. They had to walk long distances to go go from one place to another, especially the children going to schools.

This becomes a problem during the rainy season because the dirt roads become muddy and its difficult to walk up or down.

An hour later, we're off to the mountains..



















It took us around 6-7 hours to go up Mt. Inuman and back to the school.

There was dinner and a cultural night program. Mostly, dancing and eating. Each of us were asked to join the group dance and the courtship dance. It was a bit embarassing to dance with the locals but after a while all of us started to enjoy the expereince.

Their local rice wine was not for me, though. I didn't like the taste.







The following day's call time was 5am. Tiredas we were, we all got up as soon as they start "banging" the doors.

There was a program for the kids -- games, singing, dancing. Then, we taught them how to make pin wheels.











Kudos to AMCI and the BBBS organizers. Till next year!

more photos: ImageStation and Pbase

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get found, kid!

The other day I was reading another one of Fulghum's essays. It was about a kid who is good at hide-and-seek. He always hid too well.

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"As I write this, the neighborhood game goes on, and there is a kid under a pile of leaves in the yard just under my window. He has been out there a long time now, and everybody else is found and they are about to give up on him over at the base. I considered going out to the base and telling them where he is hiding. And I thought about setting the leaves on fire to drive him out. Finally, I just yelled, “GET FOUND KID! out the window. And I think I just scared him. It’s real hard to know how to be helpful sometimes.

A man I know found out last year that he had terminal cancer. He was a doctor and knew about dying and he didn’t want his family and his friends to suffer through that with him, so he kept it a secret. And he died. Everybody said how brave he was to bear his suffering in silence and not tell everybody… but privately his family and friends said how angry they were that he didn’t need them, didn’t trust their strength. And it hurt that he didn’t say good-bye.

He hid too well. Getting found would have kept him in the game. Hide-and-seek, grown-up style. Wanting to hide. Needing to be sought. And confused about being found. “I don’t want anyone to know.” (He said) “What will people think?” “I don’t want to bother anyone.”

Everybody is hiding together...and pretty soon somebody laughs, and everybody gets found.

Better than hide-and-seek, I like the game of Sardines. In Sardines the person who is IT goes and hides and everybody goes looking for him. When you find him, you get in with him and hide with him…and pretty soon, someone laughs and everybody gets found."

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ART workshop

The ART (Acting and Reading Techniques) of Book-Based Story Telling for Children last April 22-23, 2006.

Individual Presentation on Sunday


take 2


Pretty - Si Filemon Mamon
Ako - Sandosenang Sapatos
Arlene - Ang Barumbadong Bus
Michelle - Ang Mahiwagang Sumbrero
Lucil - Ang Mahiyaing Manok
Janet - Ang Siopao na Ayaw sa Batang Matakaw
Sheryl - Ang Dalagang Tumalo sa Hari
Peterson - Og Uhog

mahirap pala 'to. buti pumayag si k. peterson na samahan ako (thanks!) pero masaya! hehe

Sumama kami sa isang StoryTelling "gig" nila sa McDo Intramuros. Mga batang taga-Baseco yan tapos sponosored ng Manila Jaycees yun event. (malabo ang pix dahil camera phone lang)





Para makuha yun certificate, dapat makapag-perform kami ng isang beses in front of an audience -- either sa Museo Pambata o sa National Library. Wala pang schedule kung kelan.

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may isusulat dapat ako e.. pero nakalimutan ko na kng ano. ano ba yan.

sorry, isang walang kwentang post na naman tuloy.

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wala ng blog..

ngayon lang ako ulit nakapagbasa na blogs.

una, dahil busy. ewan ko ba kung sino nagpa-uso nito sa office, pero ito ang trend ngaun.

pangalawa, naka-block na dn ang karamihan as blogs. buti na lang may ThomsonOne Workstation! (pero nun isang araw, nadiscover ko na pwd na ulit ako gumamit ng YM! yey!)

pangatlo, tinatamad ako magsulat.

pakiramdam ko ang dami kong kwento pero alam kong hindi dapat i-post dito yun iba. may mga bago din akong nakilala at kikilalanin.

may 2 bagong adventures din ako sa mga susunod na araw. sa weekend na yun isa. tapos sa May naman yun isa pa ulit.

ikkwento ko na lang pag nngayari na.

oo nga pala, hindi ko pa napo-post yun ibang pictures sa adventure race (panis na yun kwento na yun) kasi ndi ko pa naa-upload yun ibang pix.

sana sipagin ako sa mga susunod na araw. at sana magka-oras para gawin kapag sinipag.

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adventure race

mahirap pala pag mag-isa lang sa Sat shift, nakakapagod mag-email. buti tapos na ko sa mga emails from last night at sana wala ng dumating at tumawag pa.

kaya eto, blog muna. sa kasamaang palad, hindi naka-open ang PC kung saan nakashare ang pix kaya ito lang muna ang mapo-post ko.


First Event -- well, pabalik na kami nito. we were supposed to swim pero naging walk (to conserve energy na rin daw). i like this picture


Second Event (Egg Hunt) -- ito talaga ang deciding factor. ang hirap! ang init! frustrating! na-sand burnt ang knees and elbows ko dito. we were about to give up pero biglang na-feel ko na may something hard akong nahawakan.


Fifth Event ata ito -- takbo, lundag at gapang lang

next time na yun ibang pix. oo nga pala, we finished 4th place. not bad. :)

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so help me God..

kung bakit naman kasi "wala" ng ibang opposite sex na pwede sa dinami-dami ng tao sa 3 Groups. at eto lang, hindi ako marunong lumangoy. haay, life..

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The perfect job does not exist (daw)

read on

no comment. hehe

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yey

i'm back. late pa ko kahit nagtaxi ako kanina. kasi naman may nakaharang na truck sa may kanto. nasiraan ata.

pero ok lang kasi pagdating ko, nagulat ako na bago na ang PC ko. yey! bago din naman yun isa.. kaya lang, may problem kasi yun kaya nagha-hang.

dahil dun, pinalitan sya. pero ganun pa din. mas less nga lang ang pagha-hang nun ipinalit. (wow, gumamit ako ng "mas" para i-describe ang "less". hindi ata describe ang tamang term. basta yun. hehe)

in 1 year and 8 months, pang-5 na to. sana ma-inspire ako magwork ng bagong PC.

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chikiting patrol

Me: Ken, yun baby mo (his 1-year old cousin) pinagalitan ni Daddy mo, umiiyak..

[Ken (who is 3 years old) walks inside and checks up on James]

Ken: Bakit baby ha?
James: [points to his Tito]
Ken: Sige, wag na ikaw iyak, papaluin ko mamaya yun Daddy ko..
James: [claps his hands]

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[while "playing" with a baby bird]

Kylie: Tita, papano ba matulog yun ibon? Nakahiga?


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My sister-in-law was putting the rice grains scattered on the floor back to the box where the bird is.

Yeyen: 'Waaag!!!! Ano ka ba ba, Tita? Mamamatay yun ibon, may germs na yan..

[sasabihin ko sana, wala pa namang 2 minutes. hehe]

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Yeyen gets a whole bar of chocolate from the ref.

Me: Sabi ng Daddy mo, hati kayo ng ate mo. Hatiin mo na ngayon para wala ng away.

[Yeyen counts the blocks]

Me: Ilan?
Yeyen: 14
Me: O, ilan ang one-half? Hatiin mo na..

[ Yeyen hands over the chocolates to her Ate]

Kylie: Akala ko ba 14? Bakit 6 lang to?

[We all look at Yeyen and tells her, "Ang kalahati tig-7. Hindi 6 sa Ate mo tapos 8 sa yo."]

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Sangko: Pano matulog ang kuba?
Kylie: Eh di naka-angat yun likod kasi may umbok yun pag nakahiga.

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nueva ulit

ngayon lang ulit nangyari na uuwi ako ng magkasunod na weekend. fiesta sa min sa Sunday e, so uwi ako para makakain ng madaming food for free! wehehe

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tanungin ang ina ni mo

napakinggan ko kagabi yun segment na yan sa Magic. natawa ako sa mga sagot ng ina ni moe. hahaha

nway, gusto kong kumanta. yun bigay todo kaya lang ang weird naman kung bigla ko na lang gawin yun kaya eto, ipo-post ko na lang.

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And break away
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And break away

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bitin..

kahapon, wala akong magawa kaya tumingin ako ng mapapanood sa mga shared PC's. nakita ko yun "How I Met Your Mother".

tapos ko na yun 13 episodes. yun lang kasi ang meron. nakaka-curious kung sino yun mother sa series! (sana si Robin)

anyway, nakakaali din yun cast. funny.

oh well, got to go. sana may magdagdag nun remaining season 1 episodes. pati na din nun season 2 ng Prison Break (sobrang bitin din yun naka-share).

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nakikigaya lang..

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22 and counting

natapos din ang araw.

salamat sa lahat ng nakaalala.

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so, ano na? ewan ang sagot. bukas ko na lang uumpisahang isipin.

sabi nga ng Sugarfree, "hayaan na muna natin sila.." tulog muna ko.

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bago mag-22

"What I want to do and what I do are two separate things. If we all went around doing what we wanted all the time, there'd be chaos."

Napanood ko kanina yan (Simon Birch) sa Star Movies. Naiyak na naman ako.

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After ng movie, pumunta ako sa mall para bumili ng pasta at cooking oil pati gatas ni James. Nakalimutan ko bumili ng cheese! Napagalitan pa ko ng nanay ko dahil ayaw ko daw kasi ilista kanina.

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Pagdating ko ulit dito, nag-computer sandali tapos nag-dinner. Nanood ng tv sandali tapos nag-online dahil may chat session kami ni Maaike (taga-Nabuur).

Ang dami ko na kapalpakan sa volunteer work na yun. Buti medyo lumilinaw na ang mga bagay bagay. Natapos ko na din yun mga pinapagawa nya.

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Naghihintay ako mag-12am. Ewan ko kung bakit. hehe

Dapat matulog na ko dahil 6am ako magma-mass. Ayoko sa 730am kasi madaming tao na kakilala ko (nasa Nueva ako ngayon) at baka batiin nila ko. Dahil malamang babanggitin sa misa na bday ko. Malabo ba? Basta, may pagka-anti social ako e. hehe

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Ayan, 12am na! (oh no!!!! ayoko pa. i don't like. pu yao) hehehe

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dorm peeps

I got to see my dormmates last night at Oyster Boy in Araneta Center. I'm not really close to them except for My and Reg because the 3 of us shared the same unit. Nevertheless, it was great to see them again after almost 2 years.

**will be posting pix when I get them.

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i was there!

ang galing!

salamat ulit kay miggybear dahil sinamahan nya ko. :)

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march na pala!

Waters of March
(orig: Agua de Beber - Carlos Antonio Jobim)


A stick a stone
it's the end of the road,

it's the rest of the stump
it's a little alone

it's a sliver of glass,
it is life, it's the sun,

it is night ,it is death,
it's a trap, it's a gun.

the oak when it blooms,
a fox in the brush,

the knot in the wood,
the song of the thrush.

the wood of the wind,
a cliff, a fall,

a scratch, a lump,
it is nothing at all.

it's the wind blowing free.
it's the end of a slope.

it's a beam, it's a void,
it's a hunch, it's a hope.

and the riverbank talks.
of the water of march

it's the end of the strain,
it's the joy in your heart.

the foot, the ground,
the flesh, the bone,

the beat of the road,
a slingshot stone.

a fish, a flash,
a silvery glow,

a fight, a bet,
the range of the bow.

the bed of the well,
the end of the line,

the dismay in the face,
it's a loss, it's a find.

a spear, a spike,
a point, a nail,

a drip, a drop,
the end of the tale.

a truckload of bricks,
in the soft morning light,

the shot of a gun,
in the dead of the night.

a mile, a must,
a thrust, a bump.

it's a girl, it's a rhyme.
it's the cold, it's the mumps.

the plan of the house,
the body in bed,

the car that got stuck,
it's the mud, it's the mud.

a float, a drift,
a flight, a wing,

a hawk, a quail,
the promise of spring.

and the riverbanks talks.
of the waters of march.

it's the promise of life,
it's the joy in your heart,

a snake, a stick,
it is john, it is joe,

it's a thorn in your hand,
and a cut on your toe.

a point, a grain,
a bee, a bite,

a blink, a buzzard,
the sudden stroke of night.

a pin, a needle,
a sting, a pain,

a snail, a riddle,
a weep, a stain.

a pass in the mountains.
a horse, a mule,

in the distance the shelves.
rode three shadows of blue.

and the riverbank talks
of the promise of life
in your heart, in your heart

a stick, a stone,
the end of the load,

the rest of the stump,
a lonesome road.

a sliver of glass,
a life, the sun,

a night, a death,
the end of the run

and the riverbank talks
of the waters of march

it's the end of all strain
it's the joy in your heart

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i really like this song. hirap i-memorize pero masarap kantahin.
pero hindi ko sure kung March na buwan yun tinutukoy sa song.

tapos dapat Water to Drink ang translation ng title.

kung sino man ang may copy ng original at yun english version na girl ang kumanta, pahingi!

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6am pa lang nasa office na ko. hanggang ngayon nasa office pa din.

waah! i need a life.

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books before boys..

One of our Team Manager's friend is selling books at low low prices. Just in case you'd like to get one, post a comment or tag.

Here's the list of books.

Bestsellers:
1. Are you afraid of the dark? - Sidney Sheldon P150
2. Almost Heaven - Judith Mcnaught - P 150
3. The Holiday Present - Johanna Lindsey - P 150
4. The Christmas Train - David Baldacci - P 150
5. Eleven Minutes - Paulo Coelho - P 150
6. Sam's Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson - P 150
7. The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks - P 150

Chicklit:
1. Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner - P 150
2. Love Bug - Zoe Barnes - P 150
3. American Girls About Town - Jennifer Weiner and others P 150
4. Slave to Fashion - Rebecca Campbell - P 150
5. Always the Bridesmaid - Sarah Webb - P 150
6. Hubble Bubble - Christina Jones- P 150
7. Lucy Blue, where are you ? - Louise Harwood - P 150!
8. Thirty Nothing - Lisa Jewell - P 150
9. When in Rome - Gemma Townley P 100
10.Second Prize - Chris Manby - P100
11.Too Little, Too late - Collette Caddle - P 100
12.Can't Buy me Love - Francesca Clementis - P 100

Hardbound :
1. Shopaholic and Sister - Sophie Kinsella - P400
2. Northern Lights - Nora Roberts - P 400

Romance:
1. Not even for love- Sandra Brown - P 80
2. Standoff - Sandra Brown - P 80
3. Shadows of Yesterday - Sandra Brown - P 80
4. Once upon a rose - Nora Roberts - P80
5. Just imagine - Susan Elizabeth Philips - P 80

Note : all books are brand-new and in good condition

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home

"The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be."

Robert Fulghum
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It

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This is one my favorite articles in the book. It started when he saw several groups of people on the road holding signs and hitching for a ride.

"Anywhere but here"

"Somewhere else and back"

He stopped when he saw the second, intrigued by the sign and liking it at the same time. A group of people joined him in his truck. He asked about the sign and they said they liked it here because it is home. They just wanted to go some place else now. "Have you ever felt that way?", they asked. "Once every week," he replied.

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weekend

hmm.. bkt nga ba "weekend" ang tawag sa Sat and Sun samantalang Sunday ang first day of the week?

Saturday - restful

I slept at 3am, so my day began at around 2pm. I took a shower and had lunch at a nearby Chowking. Then, I went to Piandre to try the services they are offering at 50% off the regular price. I think I spent 2 hours for the Hair and Foot Spa. The promo also incuded a back massage for Php 625 (Hair Spa = 650 + Foot Spa = 600). Not bad.

Afterwards, I went to Glorietta and was able to buy a hard bound copy of It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It by Robert Fulghum) at the Diplomat Booksale for only Php150. Not bad.

Fulghum is known for the book "All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten" but I haven't read it. I once bought a copy but I gave it as a gift. But I have a copy of his Maybe (Maybe Not) Second Thoughts from A Secret Life which I got from a Gabay Rummage Sale for only Php25. Not bad.

I enjoy reading his writings on simple everyday things. I don't always get his ideas or agree with what he says but they make me think and ponder. His stories make me smile, laugh, teary-eyed, inspired. I hope I can live life like that. I'm trying.

I had burger and fries for dinner at Wendy's then went home (I meant boarding house. There's a big difference.). Keanna Reeves made my day (night) with her quotable quote on PBB.

Keanna while having a dispute with Mich:

"KFC ka kasi... ay, KSP pala." (something like that)


Sunday - painful

Got up from bed around 2pm and immidiaetly took a shower. I was planning to go to the mall to have a late lunch and buy some things. I was about to finish my bath when I felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen and I started to get dizzy. This was not the first time and I knew it was going to be bad.

I managed to finish my bath and dried myself with the towel. I saw my face in the mirror -- pale and white. Breathing has becomed an effort.

I lied in bed with only a towel wrapped around me. After a while, I got up and got dressed. If I were alone in the room, I could have stayed undressed like that. My roommate woke up and started to talk to me. I can only manage to answer in 2 or 3 words. We've only been roommates for a few months so I tried hard to talk so she won't think I'm rude.

I couldn't stand the pain anymore so I asked her if she had any pain reliever (I have ran out of mefenamic acid). She didn't have any but she was kind enough to buy for me. I haven't eaten anything so I also asked her to get me something to eat, bread or something like that.

I was shaking when she handed me the medicine. I took it, had a small bite of the bread and lied down. God, it was so painful. I wished I would just die (well, half-wished only) but I know it wasn't yet time as no memories came flashing back and I couldn't see any light at the end of a tunnel.

Then, everything went dark and quiet. I don't know if I have lost consiousnes or have fallen asleep. It was already 430pm when I woke up. The pain was gone but I still felt a little light headed.

I have this almost every month. Sometimes the pain won't even let me sleep. So, if you've been burned and hurt in life, love, etc in terms of experience, I probably can't relate but with the pain that comes with it, I probably can.

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isang linggo na...

na sira ang telefono mobil ko.. (pero nakahiram ako ng 3315, so ok lng din; na-miss ko maglaro ng Snake!)

na walang text galing sa 'yo.. (pero ok lng din ulit)

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excerpt from Just Friends by Leah Castaqeda, Manila Standard

nakita ko sa lumang email.. naalala ko tuloy yun hirit na "warm, fuzzy, sunshiny feeling.." :D

Now, take this time out to find out what exactly this woman means to you. If the feeling she gives you is the warm, fuzzy, safe, sunshiny type, then you love her as a friend and clearly, that's all you want. She's definitely your pal, your buddy, your ka-tight, your ka-G.

But if the feeling you have for her inside consumes you, makes your heart pound whenever she's around, tortures you whenever she's not, and makes you slightly insane with the thought of her being with another guy and now that you're apart, has made your heart ache so much you can hardly breathe, pare, you're in love with her.

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bored ako

nand2 ako sa nueva at wala kaming cable dahil walang kuryente sa may area nun cable provider. hindi ko alam kung bakit.

buti na lang naayos na yun PC at medyo mabilis na sya ngaun. kelangan ko na din mag-log out maya maya dahil medyo mahal ang per minute (oo, dial-up ito).

isinasama ako nila mama sa bday nun kamag-anak namin. may dumating daw galing Vienna at matagl na syang hindi umuuwi. hindi ko nga sya kilala e. hindi ako sumama at medyo nainis sila sa kin dahil dun. pero ok lang, sanay naman na sila na ayokong sumasama sa ganun.

kelan kaya magkakaroon ng palabas sa tv??? hindi pa naman ako nagdala ng book dahil sabi ko manonood na lang ako ng tv pag-uwi ko. haay..

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phoneless

sira ang phone ko tapos walang stock ng LCD yun SE service center sa glorietta. tumawag din ako sa iba pang branch at sa semicon -- wala din.

hindi ko alam kung kelan magkakaroon kasi hindi din alam nun kausap ko. baka daw after 2 weeks or 1 month. waaah!!!

gamit ko yun 5110 dito sa bahay. mahina ang signal at mahirap magtext, actually yun cancel button lang ang mahirap gamitin.

sana mapahiram ako ng officemate ko ng extra phone nya. hindi ko pa alam kung anong model.

ang pinaka-problem ko pa, may 100+ na numbers na wala sa sim ko. hirap talaga ng madaming fans este friends. hehe

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the ipis killer..

9pm pa lang natulog na ko kagabi. Maaga kasi ang pasok ko this week at late ako nakakatulog noong mga nakakaraang araw. Ok na sana, kaso mga bandang 11pm, nagising ako. Tapos nakita ko na nakatayo yun roommate ko at kausap nya ata yun boyps nya sa fone.

Medyo napapasigaw siya pero pinipigil nya dahil ayaw nya ata ako magising. Tapos sabi nya, "Nagising ba kita? Sorry..."

Bumangon ako at ibinaba nya yun fone.

"May ipis kasi," sabi nya.

Medyo sabog pa ko at disoriented. Takot din ako sa ipis (lalo na pag lumilipad) pero dahil mas takot sya, kailangang maging matapang. hehe

Kumuha ko ng walis tapos inabutan nya ko ng pang-spray. Hindi Baygon, Crocodile ata yun brand. Tapos hawak naman nya yun maliit na desk lamp para ilawan yun ilalim ng kama dahil sumuot dun yun ipis.

Ayun, mukha kaming tanga kagabi. Pati ako napapatili at napapasigaw. Naririning kong tumatawa yun land lady namin sa baba. Tapos ang tagal ng buhay ng ipis. Kahit tinamaan ng walis at ni-spray-an ko na, buhay pa din.

Mga 10-15 minutes siguro kami na ganun. Pero napatay din sya in the end kahit muntik ng maubos yun pang-spray.

Bago matulog ulit, sabi ko sa kanya:

"Pano kung may Mother Ipis pala, tapos magising tayo bigla na kinakalabit ka sa pisngi? Pano kung gantihan nya tayo?"

Sabi nya, "Maghohotel ako ngayon din kahit maubos money ko."

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V-day

text namin ng tita ko kagabi..

Siya: Still celebrating Valentines? Where are you? [ang fishing! hehe]
Ako: Kakadating ko lang. Hindi ako lumabas, galing ako ng office. [at ang defensive.. haha]


text namin ni.. teka, ayoko pala ilagay ang name.

Ako: ..musta naman ang v-day mo?
Siya: ok lang. nakapagsabi naman ako ng "iloveyou" sa yo. so ok na yun..


YM kaninang umaga with A. Kams..

Siya: anong ginawa mo kagabi?
Ako: naglinis ng electric fan.. ayos db? [at least presko ang pagtulog ko.. hehe]

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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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