Life (in a) OUTSIDE the Box

Umiinom ka ba ng tubig right after maligo? :p

2010-12-23T00:13:00.003-08:00

hindi po. kailangan ba? :)

Ask me anything

Anung magandang pampatulog?

2010-12-23T00:13:00.001-08:00

isang bote ng redhorse. :)

Ask me anything

most nakakaiyak na break up song? :(

2010-12-23T00:12:00.001-08:00

no easy way to break somebody's heart by james ingram.

Ask me anything

2012, end of the world. Give me your thoughts?

2010-12-23T00:09:00.003-08:00

nah. i still have a long life to live. :)

Ask me anything

Any New Year's resolutions? :)

2010-12-23T00:09:00.001-08:00

yikes. hindi ko pa naiisip. :) hindi na yata uso yan pag tumatanda ka na. :) hahaha

Ask me anything

what do you have to say about the music industry here in the philippines?

2010-12-23T00:08:00.003-08:00

wala na bang ibang tanong? hahaha i want more meaningful and good music. :)

Ask me anything

why is it that K-pop is dominating the Philippine music scene? can anyone enlighten me?

2010-12-23T00:08:00.001-08:00

do they? :) baka naman maingay lang talaga ang mga fans nila. di kaya?

Ask me anything

who among these bands interest you the most: a) bamboo b) rivermaya c) franco d) rico blanco?

2010-12-23T00:07:00.003-08:00

sino sila? :D hahaha

Ask me anything

Tara, let's run? :)

2010-12-23T00:07:00.001-08:00

tara lets. lets run away from marathon! waaah. sayang ang taba, investment ito. matagal ko itong pinagipunan. :D hahaha

Ask me anything

What files/applications will you miss the most in your computer if it suddenly crashes down and you need to reformat it? :)

2010-12-23T00:06:00.001-08:00

FB? hahaha

Ask me anything

God's Peace

2010-12-14T03:57:00.000-08:00

As i was reading an online devotional today (My Utmost for His Highest), I was reminded of God's peace.

When i was in college, I was a part of the christian group Victory Christian Fellowship. There was a time when I was invited to a prophetic presbytery. When it was my turn to be prophesied to, the man told me:

"oh i can feel the joy of the Lord in you. there is so much peace in you. you have troubles but because of the joy of the lord, you are able to overlook these problems."

Today I was reminded of this joy of the lord. Ever since i opened the store, my wake up time is 4am and i will be working until 11pm. At first i was complaining and literally having severe headaches and body pain. but after a month, somehow i got used to it. im still having hard time getting up early and going to the wet market. at 8pm, i am very exhausted.

but despite of all these, i am happy. i have peace. and i believe, this is the joy of the lord residing in me.

god's word never gave us an assurance of a trial free life. but the best part is, He gave us the assurance of never abandoning us. Last sunday as i went to mass, the choir sung the song YOU ARE NEAR.

"Yahweh I know you are near, standing always at my side, you guard me from the foe, and you lead me, in ways everlasting..."

i cried. i just felt that god was there and telling me that i am at the center of his will. and the best part is, he is telling me that he will always be near me. no matter what.

i just hope and pray that you will also find the peace and the joy of the lord in you. we may all be preoccupied with so much responsibilities, but at the center of our system, peace reigns.

God bless you.

business conception: historical beginning

2010-11-20T01:02:00.000-08:00

when i was a kid, i was raised not in a home, instead, in a canteen.

the kitchen was my playground. the market was my theme park. and of course, in the dining room, im the small cute host.

According to my mom, i will memorize songs recorded on cassette tapes and will sing them infront of our customers. I will get my pen and paper and show off my ability to write my name. and i am their little mathematician. my mom would ask me to calculate the total bill for a particular customer and will do the math mentally.

this was my life during childhood.

i will go to school (alone, no alalay from grade 1) asking policemen to help me cross the streets. at lunch time, i will go home for lunch and do my homework. when i was already a 3rd grader, after all the assignments, i will do the marketing for the canteem. My mom will do the market list, hand me the money and off i go!

my first stop is the supermarket. I will buy one or two large boxes of groceries and leave them at the baggage counter. my next stop is the wet market. buy the fish, give the orders for the meat and poultry, then buy the vegetables. when im done buying all those things in my market list, i will call a "kargador" and instruct him to get all my things. then i will go home and wait for my stuff. then i will do the cutting of the vegetables to prepare them for tomorrow's cooking. :)

end of my day.

a lot of kids during those age are playing on the streets with other children after class. in my case, i still have to do marketing, make and sell some ice candy and even buy school supplies and candies to sell them to my classmates. I never thought of being robbed of my childhood play time. for me, selling and marketing is play time. i enjoyed doing it and loved every moment of it.

as a reward, i get a higher school allowance. when my classmates have 10 pesos for their baon, i have 55 pesos, enough for two piece chicken joy from jollibee! :)

yummy life! :)

(ooops. a customer arrived. bye blog!)

happiness

2010-11-19T05:05:00.000-08:00

last night as i was lying in my bed, and thinking about the events of the day, all i can say is, thank you lord for all the blessings...

i texted some friends and sent them this message:

share ko lang, i may not be earning 6-digits now, but all i can say is that im truly happy. feeling ko natupad lahat ng pangarap ko. gudnyt!"

indeed i am happy. things may not be perfect for now, but amidst all the trials, difficulties and physical challenges, there is joy and peace in my heart.

indeed, i believe, this is god's will.

image source: http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/what-aging-can-teach-us-about-happiness.html

Reviving my blog life

2010-11-17T00:42:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since the last time i wrote something to this site.

Recent events made me decide to revive this blog corner.
My sole purpose if to document the events that transpired in my everyday life.
Ever since I started the business, documentation is something I badly need to do.
It takes time to document things, but I believe it will be a bad thing not to document events.

In the future, I want to reach those simple juan dela cruz who wanted to go to business but they are simply afraid of going into one. I hope this blog will evolve to be a business blog that inspires pinoys to go to business and be their own boss.

image source: http://kurukya.i.ph

day 2 - SEO

2010-06-08T07:14:00.000-07:00

today i learned a lot about Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

i must admit this area caught my attention. its pretty interesting. i believe this is one issue that web developers need to address. because what will be the use of their webs if they are not visible to the web??

its interesting and i will dig deep regarding this one.

day 1 - SCRUM

2010-06-07T08:05:00.000-07:00

today i learned a software development process called SCRUM. very geeky eh?
i was dragged into a meeting about scrum process. we talked bout the process owner, scrum master and the team members.

the process owner is the one that dictates what he wanted the team to accomplish within a certain limit of time usually called sprint. a sprint will last from 2 to 4 weeks. also, it is the process owner's responsibility to record the things to be accomplish in a sort of "project backlog."

from there, the scrum master steps in and manages the team. its the scrum master's task to make sure that the events on the backlog are attended (what will be included in the latest sprint and what event will be waiting in queue) also, its the scrum master's task to make sure that there will be no interruptions to the team during the run of the sprint.

and then there is the team member. the team members are free to get the task that they are most comfortable working with. if the need arises, the scrum master can assign task to the members. once the sprint starts, no one can add a task to the current sprint. if there are task needed to accomplished, then they are added to the backlog and later prioritized for the next sprint.

what i like the most in the scrum are the daily short 10-minutes meeting. in these meetings between the scrum master and the team members, there are only 3 questions needed to be answered by all members including the scrum master. these are:

1) What did you do yesterday?
2) What are you doing now?
3) What hinders you from doing your task?

as i was contemplating on these three questions, i realized that these are great questions we can ask ourselves everyday just to assess if we are really performing or not. work related or not, i think these three questions are very important and will be very helpful in attaining our goals in life. so starting today, why don't we ask ourselves everyday with these three questions?

365 project = 365 learnings

2010-06-07T07:37:00.000-07:00

the 365 project is a photo essay of your everyday life. you can read about the project and its benefits from this site.

and i want to do a similar project. but i want to do it with a twist. I want to challenge myself of learning new things everyday. and these things will be posted as part of my 365 project. i think this will be very interesting. :)

so let me call this 365 learnings. :)

so excited! :)

reviving

2010-06-07T07:34:00.000-07:00

its been a while since my last post! whew!

forgive me for not posting lately. I actually started another blog because i wanted to post some more personal stuffs about my life and daily activities. and i can't do it here with all of you knowing who i am! hahaha anyways, i realized that it is hard to maintain two blogs. so i decided to simply put everything here minus the too personal stories. :)

new song in my heart

2010-04-05T15:33:00.000-07:00

I was listening to some songs lend to me by my friend. And i came across this Madonna song entitled "The power of goodbye" and i was amazed how she profoundly described the feeling of saying goodbye.

love this song. :)

Your heart is not open, so I must go
The spell has been broken...I loved you so
Freedom comes when you learn to let go
Creation comes when you learn to say no

You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress you had to burn
Pain is a warning that something's wrong
I pray to God that it won't be long
Do ya wanna go higher?

Chorus:
There's nothing left to try
There's no place left to hide
There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

Your heart is not open, so I must go
The spell has been broken...I loved you so
You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress

Chorus:
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

Bridge:
Learn to say good-bye
I yearn to say good-bye

Chorus:
There's nothing left to try
There's no more places to hide
There's no greater power than the power of good-bye
There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power than the power of good-bye

hot love

2010-03-23T19:47:00.000-07:00

love is in the air... :)

picture: http://scenicbuenavista.com/balloonavista-2008.htm

love story

2010-03-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

i want to save this picture. this is a testament of God's work. and i am a living witness of this great great love story. everything plain and simple. no fancy gimik. nothing else but LOVE.
congrats gail and ching. im so happy for both of you. im excited for the big day!

get out of the box!

2010-03-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

in our life, sometimes we tend to put ourselves in a box. for some, they wanted to prevent things from getting bad to worst. others wanted to stay inside the box because they thought that staying will somehow make them feel secured and safe.

i realized, this is ultimately the biggest mistake we can ever do to our life.
putting yourself inside the box. never allowing anyone to hurt you more translate to never allowing others to help you move on.

hey dude, that includes me, you are missing so much LIFE outside the box.
time to get out. time to explore. time to change.

hope

2010-03-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

inspiration

2010-03-16T12:50:00.000-07:00

As i was surfing the net, i came across this award Happiest Pinoy. I was surprised to learn that there is such an award given to the pinoy who according to some criteria, are the happiest in the land. I read the article about the year's winner and i was having goosebumps while reading it! sooooo inspiring! i am now posting the article in my blogsite for the information of everyone reading my blogs! i hope you'll be inspired as well. :)

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Source : Happiest Pinoy Article from Business Mirror

ARGUABLY, it is easier to be happy when one has many things to be happy about. And a person in the midst of suffering tends to lose faith and give in to sadness.

Winston Abella Maxino, 47, has been, for the longest time, contradicting these statements. Humor and infectious laughter are his best “weapons,” empowering him to rise above the medical challenges in his life.

The eighth of nine children, Winston was born and raised in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. For most of his life, he suffered from severe asthma and allergy attacks. There were times when he had to be brought to the hospital and be confined for half the total number of school days.

The surest way for him to get rid of the physical pain was to make people laugh by cracking jokes and playing tricks on them. He always felt he was on the verge of death and with those simple gestures, he could leave a mark in case he would die soon. People would remember him as the “poor boy” who mastered the art of making people happy.

Even while faced with serious medical conditions, Winston was born to be an achiever. At 11, he became the “Little City Mayor” in Dumaguete City and performed mayoral duties for a week. He got elected as the youngest kagawad representing the youth sector of the city when he was still studying in Silliman University in 1980.

He completed BS Political Science, cum laude, despite his busy schedule as a public servant. He carried the distinction of being the only college student of Silliman University who was the grand slam recipient of the Most Outstanding Student of the Year in his four years in college.

Winston’s condition could have been an easy excuse for him to stay in the background and live in self-pity, but it only made him more determined to go beyond his limits.  

From 1984 to 1988, he pursued his ambition to become a lawyer like his father and two older siblings at the Ateneo de Manila University. Law school tested his endurance with sleepless nights of studying that led to worse asthma attacks. His strong will and hard work paid off when he graduated with Distinction for Honor Scholarship.

After law school, he served as a legislative assistant to former senator Agapito “Butz” Aquino from 1988 to 1990 and a technical assistant and one of President Corazon Aquino’s speech writers in the Office of the President from 1990 to 1992. He occupied various positions in the Philippine Postal Corp. from 1992 to 1996.

Discouraged by corruption and bureaucracy in the government, Winston made a big leap to the private sector in 1997. He was hired as special assistant to the President of Hooven Philippines Inc. and quickly promoted as vice president for Corporate Affairs.

In 2000, when everything seemed to be perfect, he was diagnosed with a degenerative and incurable bone disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a rare case of rheumatoid arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac joints. He found himself unable to move without pain and walk without help. He had to take various strong pain relievers to manage the pain.

Despite his newly discovered disease, he became chief operating officer of Hooven Philippines Inc. in 2003—and remains so up to the present. As a leader he led from the heart and made employees’ welfare his priority. He was accessible to anybody who wanted to talk to him, and inspired loyalty and dedication in his subordinates.

Beyond Winston’s numerous accomplishments, it is his noble role as a loving husband to his wife Alina and an adoring father to his three daughters that he is most proud of.

His second child was born with Down syndrome. He worked hard to earn well so that he could support the regular medical treatments and weekly therapies of his daughter. He became an active member of the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines, where he served as president and chairman of the board. He was instrumental in securing Presidential Proclamation 157 which declared the month of February as “Down Syndrome Consciousness Month.”

His passion in life is to make people happy. He loves to make children happy and calls himself a “kidologist.” He presents impressive and entertaining magic shows equipped with latest magic kits. Winston is also a certified balloon artist who conducts balloon twisting and decors in kids’ parties for free. He would surprise people with an audio-visual presentation that he prepared with photos he took.

Death is not a distant possibility to Winston, and he bravely welcomes it. He does not dwell on his health problems, having learned how to suffer cheerfully. His positive frame of mind motivates him to make the best of time with his family by starting to chronicle their happy moments together.

(Note: This is part of the profiles BusinessMirror is running on the persons who made it as finalists in the Search for the Happiest Pinoy, presented by Cebuana Lhuillier).

pal seat sale for its 70th anniversary!

2010-03-16T11:06:00.000-07:00

grab your seat tickets now!!

focus

2010-03-16T10:03:00.001-07:00

after dinner, while i was resting, i was observing the different appliances in the kitchen. I was wondering bout the kitchen equipment's long period of service to the company.

let's take for example,the bread toaster.
the toaster is the favorite equipment at the start of the day to toast bread for breakfast. It will do its job again later for afternoon snack, dinner and sometimes, even during midnight snack. Again and again, the toaster will be utilize in the same manner day after day after day. and the good thing is, it remained efficient in doing its task, that is, to toast bread, for some time now.

lets talk about the refrigerator.

the refrigerator compared to the toaster, is i think more flexible and adaptable. it comes with various design and colors, with different added functionality like "no frost system", "ice cube maker", "cold water dispenser" and can cater to wide range of products, from meat to vegetables to fruits to beverages to salads and everything you can imagine. but ultimately, the refrigerator was created for one purpose, that is to make/keep things cold. the refrigerator at the office has been functioning for a long time now. doing efficiently what it does best, to keep things cold.

now i want to talk about the most brilliant creation in this world, the human beings.
i can't help but think, why is that the products that the human creates are very efficient in the things that they do while their creator are living a messy life??? from what i am trying to prove, i think human beings tend to live a messy life simply because they try to do a lot of things in a way they are losing focus to what they are supposed to be doing. im not here to preach about the human's ultimate destiny or the purpose of its creation. what im trying to say is that, whatever that purpose you have in life, try to focus doing that and see your self living a rather fulfilling life.

focus is the key to living an efficient life.

Panakip butas

2010-03-15T11:09:00.001-07:00

sa bahay, isa sa mga importanteng gamit ay ang sealant. kilala natin ito sa Pinas sa pangalang vulca seal. ang pamosong produktong ito ay matagal nang ginagamit upang takpan ang mga butas sa ating mga bubong, sa mga daanan ng tubig, at sa kung saan saan pa.

magaling ang vulca seal. basta may butas, kayang kayang tapalan. itago ang mga kailangan itago. madalas sa hindi, kayang magbigay proteksyon. sa bubong na butas at tumutulo sa panahon ng tag-ulan, vulca seal lang ang kailangan. isang solusyong panakip butas.

pero sa realidad ng buhay, mahirap na maging panakip butas sa buhay ng iba. masaya ka sa mga oras na kayang punan ng ibang tao ang pangungulila mo. pero sa kabilang banda, masaya kaya ang taong pumupuno ng kalungkutan mo?

mag isip ka kaibigan. matalino ka. wag kang magpakabulag sa iyong pangungulila.

1st PyroMusical Competition

2010-03-15T10:43:00.001-07:00

The first Philippine Pyromusical Competition ended with a blast!

Yesterday was the last day for the competition and I was there to witness the grand concluding fireworks display! I am lucky enough to witness years ago the very first Pyrolympics and now the first Pyromusical.

congratulations to the event organizers and the participants of this event. :) great show guys!

picture: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4234960239_77ea4bd1de.jpg

ikaw

2010-03-10T20:03:00.000-08:00

kung mataas ang lipad mo, paano kita aabutin? :(

joseph vincent is the name!

2010-03-10T11:39:00.000-08:00

two days ago, my friend sent me a video of a man singing Bad Romance (acoustic version) and from there on, i can't help but to repeatedly listen to this guy. I made some research and i discovered that his name is joseph vincent. watch his videos at youtube and be mesmerized by his charm and his voice! :) enjoy!! :)

huwaw!

2010-03-08T20:40:00.000-08:00

my bet for best dressed! :)

i need to watch this

2010-03-08T07:54:00.001-08:00

i was watching the 82 academy awards during my bus trip to the province. and i was surprised to know that it was the movie THE HURT LOCKER that garnered the most number of awards. i must see this film together with DISTRICT 9.

DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD hehehehe

out of luzon!

2010-03-02T06:03:00.000-08:00

for the second time around... i love it! :)

the favor of the lord

2010-02-26T05:44:00.000-08:00

there are times in our lives when God's voice is so loud and clear. at times like this, I know things are about to change and he is preparing me for some real pounding. this time, he gave me a picture. a father holding his son on his arms, secure and comfortable. it is as if he's telling me..

"do not worry my son, i am here, holding you in my arms, all throughout the journey..."

thank you...

movies to watch soon!!

2010-02-25T09:22:00.000-08:00

i watched Perry Jackson and the Lightning Thief last Sunday and I got so excited with the line up of movies that are about to debut on the widescreen! here is a shortlist of the movies we can
watch in the coming months!

watch! watch! watch! watch! watch!

bagong simula.

2010-02-24T20:57:00.000-08:00

everytime i see this pepsi advertisement, i really get inspired. well, i just have to post it here.

game!!

high hope for the new year!

2010-01-25T03:05:00.000-08:00

at the start of the year, things are changing!

last year, i was contemplating about being in the new state.
new year implies new life.
and i want that so badly.

the year started with a twist.
somethings are really not meant to last forever.
something ended.

but the good news is, its a start of something new.
i am about to reveal things very soon.

catch you later!

end of the year

2009-12-27T06:23:00.001-08:00

the year is about to end, and im changing my header.

i believe my life is no longer in a box. rather i wanted to live a life outside the box.
enough of the comfortable journey. time to test the water and set the ship on sail.

i hope, this is it.

2009-12-27T06:21:00.001-08:00

What Makes a Good Blog?
Focus, personality and reader comments are key to building an audience, say popular bloggers
By William Kraska Spring 2005 : Articles
copied from: http://marshallisboss.blogspot.com/

The Internet contains nearly 3 million active blogs, according to one recent count, with topics ranging from politics to movies, to food, to the emotional ramblings of high-school teens.

With so many blogs, how does one become popular? What qualities will distinguish a blog from the massive congestion in the blogosphere?

Blogs become successful because of specificity and passion, according to Kevin Donahue, co-creator of Fanblogs, a college football blog described by Forbes.com as the best blog dedicated to a single sport.

“Repeat visitors feel an ownership and loyalty to the blog. They will police comments, pointing out when someone is out of line.”

“Have a single focus about a topic you really enjoy, and put a little of yourself into it,” he says. Fanblogs prospers because college football already has a loyal fan base. “And that passion translates into a loyal readership.”

Reader comments are a significant factor in blog popularity, according to several bloggers. Hart Brachen, creator of the snarky, ironic blog The Soxaholix says, “People who leave comments build the community aspect that really helps a site become more than just one blogger writing into space. Comments let you know what’s working and what’s not, and inspire you to keep at it.”

Daniel Kasman, a writer for the popular film discussion blog MilkPlus, agrees. Posted comments will keep a blog “fresh and full of discourse,” he says.

Lockhart Steele, the managing editor of blog publisher Gawker Media, says that after a blog develops an audience, readers will submit tips and fact-check stories. They basically “do all of the work for you.”

Dedicated readers also keep a blog’s integrity in check. “Repeat visitors feel an ownership and loyalty to the blog,” observes Fanblogs’ Donahue. “They will police comments, pointing out when someone is out of line.”

But before a blog is able to rely on its readers to help it succeed, a blogger must sometimes wait months, or even years, before a regular following develops. While some bloggers believe that they’re going to attract regular commenters within days of launching their blogs, Holiday of Fanblogs says, “it doesn’t happen like that.”

Modifying a quote from the movie “Field of Dreams,” he says: “If you build it, they will come … slowly.”

silence

2009-11-07T21:58:00.000-08:00

in our lives, we get distracted by a lot of noise everyday.

but there are days where silence prevails.
in those days, we get to think a lot and rationalize.

this is it.

this is it!

2009-11-07T07:01:00.000-08:00

after the general meeting with the store management team and the crews, i went straight to the cinema to catch the late screening of the documentary movie of mj entitled, THIS IS IT!

Ive heard about raving reviews about this film and i wanted to see it myself. after seeing it, i cant help but agree. it is really nice. this film give me more doubts about micheal jackson's death. is he really dead?? personally, i think he is not. i believe it was his way of gracefully exiting the limelight and start with his personal private life. well, if that is the case, he did a very good job. :)

anyways, about the movie, i find it very inspiring. in a way, people respect mj a lot when it comes to music and dancing. he's an icon. an idol in that sense. and one this i noticed about him, he is really passionate about the thing he does. and i really admire him for that. and notice the humility of this person. its really amazing. whew.

i wanted to be that humble and passionate.

watch it on big screen guys. it feels like getting your own front seat ticket at an mj concert. :)

the other side of the coin

2009-11-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

its really an eye opener to hear the other side of the story.

a lot of times in our lives, when we feel hurt and betrayed, we tend to focus on our own side of the story. and we sometimes totally ignore the other side of the coin.

its been a long time and healing has took its place to soothe the hurts and the pain. but telling the story in another dimension now made me think about the past and consider the other side of the coin.

in whatever reason things happened between us, i just wish you one thing, happiness.

jonats!

2009-11-02T07:39:00.000-08:00

last nov 1, i had the chance to spend the night with a good old friend. i went to angeles city to meet jonats. its been 3-4 years since the last time i got to talk to this guy. apparently, there has been a lot of changes in our lives that took us the whole night talking about those things.

we went to eat street foods and have 2 bottles each at nepo. then spent a lot of time walking and talking around angeles city. we even went for a 4am walk around a private cemetery. it was my first time to do such a thing.

it was really a fun filled night. except for the side drama, it was totally awesome! :)

till next time dude. hahaha

for the record, you cried. not me. hahaha

bc day!

2009-11-01T04:07:00.000-08:00

had a busy day today! :) whew!

this week has been filled with work and work and work and lots and lots of laughter! :)

last thursday to saturday, i had the opportunity to work again with my training store. i missed that store so much! i learned a lot from that store. the people are very accommodating. from the team members to the managers. this time, i went back with my team members from my own store. we had a blast! the experience was awesome for the team. and they really had great bonding time together! as in bonding to the max!

after the 3 day event, i went home for the all saints day. whew. busy day at the store. my load wallet was depleted! now, its 9pm and people are still coming in! still a long day ahead.

song that gives me chills

2009-10-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

People say that I'm a fool, Well I don't know
At least I found out what it takes to be strong
I was dreaming all day long, A drifting cloud
With eyes wide open, I would choose not to see

Now I don't want to see you anymore
Don't want to be the one to play your game
Not even if you smile your sweetest smile
Not even if you beg me darling please

Say good morning to the world, I hope you like it
take good care of all those things that we have
I've been looking for a way for to long now
seems like everything must come to an end

Time after time nothing that I can do
Knowing your ways and loving your ways
But not getting through at all
Day after day leaving the past behind
Coming to terms with stitches and burns and
Learning to fly again.

new work

2009-10-25T00:37:00.001-07:00

i want a new job.
yoko na sa work ko.
kakabobo. hahaha

new job. period.

a day with friends

2009-10-24T22:01:00.001-07:00

yesterday, i got the chance to meet up with high school friends namely crismel, denmark, yhang and archie. i haven't seen them for 11 years!! i feel like a balikbayan during lunch coz i don't know a single topic they are talking about! hahaha so what happened is, they kept on updating me about the past 11 years. soooo many stories! i missed a lot! hahaha
we had a 2 hour session of videoke and had more chat at starbucks! :)

after the meeting with high school friends, time to meet bestfriends and my lovely inaanak.
haya has grown so fast and sweet! she kept kissing me but all i got is her saliva! hahaha :)
talked about life and business. :)

went home at around 11pm. whew. what a day! :)

opportunities

2009-10-20T07:55:00.000-07:00

lately, i have been presented with a lot of opportunities.
but then again, i know that, not all opportunities are for me.
i have to choose. and i have to choose wisely.

humble beginnings

2009-10-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

everything starts from humble beginnings.

lately, i have been dreaming a lot of things.
wishing to fulfill every single goal for me and my parents.
there are many distractions for those dreams but then again, i have to fight for them.

start small. and let it grow overtime...

wonderful weekend

2009-10-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

last friday, we were given a two day rest day on sat and sun.
this was something unexpected. and im glad they did.
i decided to enjoy the two day rest with friends.
doing what we love to do.. chatting, shopping, reading, watching and eating!

a lot of times i missed their company. but as i've said, life goes on.
there are things in life that does not stay, no matter how beautiful they are.
so just treasure them while you have them, and bid goodbye when the time comes.
and tell yourself, life goes on..

good morning folks! :)

playing hard

2009-10-17T04:48:00.000-07:00

there are things we do in life that starts with playing.
laro-laro lang sa umpisa.. pusoy dos lang sa cards..
tapos..
habang kalaunan.. nagiging totoo ang laro..
the next thing we know..

na-pusoy na tayo...

ganyan yata talaga ang buhay.

ang laro...nagiging totoo...

samantalang ang totoo... madalas, pinaglalaruan.
hay buhay.

dreaming big

2009-10-15T20:34:00.000-07:00

im starting to dream again.

in the past years, i have been contented with the small things i have for myself.
now, i realized, i forgot my childhood dreams. and im starting to revive them now.

this is just the start of forever.

loading

2009-10-12T23:24:00.001-07:00

one of the first tip in starting new business is to simply start small. something that will ignite the entrepreneurial spirit inside you. so i decided a small loading business. something very small. that anyone can try.

let the journey begin.

looking for someone

2009-10-12T19:34:00.000-07:00

looking for someone to be special in your life is really a tiring task.
for me its one of the hardest thing to do in this life.
or maybe, just maybe, im not destined to meet the right one.

sigh.

halik

2009-10-11T08:23:00.000-07:00

nakatikim ka na ba ng halik?

ung halik na lasang adobo...

na habang tumatagal ay lalong sumasarap?
hahaha adik!!

food!!

2009-10-10T18:15:00.000-07:00

these are some of the food i prepared for the ncII assessment exam. :) hehehe

making life complicated

2009-10-10T07:43:00.000-07:00

i have a job. but i do want to have a business. its one of my goal in life.
to be a businessman. to be an entrepreneur and create jobs for the people.
that is the goal.

but then again finding my own niche in this business world is a tough job.
but i wanna start small. and allow the entrepreneur spirit to grow.
this will be my first challenge. :)

wish me luck!

appreciation

2009-10-09T08:53:00.000-07:00

have you ever felt that even if you give everything to a person, there will always be something missing and your efforts end up unappreciated?

its just frustrating when this situation happens to you with the people who are most valuable to you. you give the whole you, the whole 100% to them, and to them? its not enough. you could have done better. you have been this. you could have been that. why can't you be like him or her?

SHIT!

i am a person and i have my own values and i do have a functioning mind! why do you have to compare me to someone else?!

sometimes its really frustrating to be the only son.

GoNegosyo

2009-10-08T07:50:00.000-07:00

this is one of my favorite book for now! reading one chapter a day gives me a lot of things running in my mind. this book is a must read! 199Php only at all leading bookstore nationwide.

guys. this is a great book. don't miss reading this one. :)

personal website

2009-10-07T07:48:00.000-07:00

i wanna make my own personal website.
as a computer science major, i know its not that easy to set up one.

i have to make my research.

pinoy big brother quote #1

2009-10-07T06:41:00.000-07:00

sa buhay natin,
kailangan nating mamili.
mamili sa kung ano ang importante.
mamili sa kung ano ang mahalaga...

- big brother

friendship or sex?

2009-10-07T06:39:00.000-07:00

i say friendship.

sex? that can wait.

discipline

2009-10-07T06:25:00.001-07:00

discipline is what i lack.
discipline is what i need.

things are about to change.

passed!

2009-10-06T05:49:00.000-07:00

im done with the commercial cooking assessment ncII this afternoon. and thank god i passed!
whew. its been a long and tiring day. cooked a total of 11 dishes. so tired yet happy. :)

thanks to all who stand by me in this! :)

chef mads, thanks to your help! :)

- chef jaypee. :)

commercial cooking ncII

2009-10-04T07:55:00.000-07:00

hey guys!

two days from now, i'll be taking my certification exam on commercial cooking. soooo excited!
wish me luck!! :)

personality test

2009-10-01T10:23:00.001-07:00

Read on, this is very interesting! Don't be overly sensitive! The following is pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and send it to your friends.

Don't peek but begin the test as you scroll down and answer.

Answer for who you are now...... not who you were in the past.

Have pen or pencil and paper ready. This is a real! Test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees. It's only 10 Simple questions, so..... Grab a pencil and
paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.

Ready??

Begin...

1. When do you feel you’re best?
a) In the morning
b) during the afternoon &and early evening
c) late at night

2. You usually walk...
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you...
a) Stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with...
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with...
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you...
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted......
a) welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a) Red or orange
b) black
c) yellow or light blue
d) green
e) dark blue or purple
f) white
g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are....
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side, slightly curled
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are...
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant
POINTS:

1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with
care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely
dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't
always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly
volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to
make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold
and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes
chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because
of the excitement you radiate.

41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming,
amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in
the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go
to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and
understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful &
practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not
a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's
extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty
in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your
trust In your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get
over if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They
see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.
It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this
reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and
indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone
else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with
anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist.
Some people think you're boring. Only those who know you well know that
you aren't.

respect and positions

2009-10-01T08:41:00.000-07:00

as a manager of one of the promising food chain in the country, i am meeting a lot of managers with different kind of personality.

today, i met one manager who is asking to be respected simply because she is a manager.
i used to know this manager. way back in the past. so im used to call her by the first name.
one time i simply asked "where is tooooooooot?"
but one person actually heard me say that and told her that im not addressing her as mam.

whew. big issue.

when i said that statement, i am sure, 100% sure, that i don't have any malicious intentions of lambasting her name or her position. i mean, people! what is MAM or SIR or BOSS added to your name?? hays.

i am a leader as well. a teacher. and now a manager. but never in my entire life that people who do not address me as SIR or PROF or BOSS got me offended. I never use my position to gain respect to my subordinate. i believe it is more on being secure for who you are and for what you can do.

salutations does not make you a better person. it only makes the sound of your name pleasing to the ears. but how about the person? are you pleasing to the lives of your people?

be secure. do not be contented that people will address you sir or mam because you are in a position. I TELL YOU, it is sweeter to your ears if people will attach these salutations to your name out of their respect for who you really are. try it. its addictive.

life's mess

2009-09-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

a lot of times, i thought of the mess we create in our lives. but lately, i realized that life itself is a big mess. gosh.

there are times that i wanted to cry out loud just to release the stress and the tension building up inside my head. day after day after, a lot of things will crowd my mind and mess with it. how i wish i have a thought filter and just like an antivirus, i can just simply turn it on and put it to a maximum level. but then again, in real life, there is only chance for every moment. so lesson learned? make the most out of it.

its been a challenge for me to stay calm lately. i have to admit that a lot of things are bothering me. but i guess i just need to awaken the jp in me. hays. here goes my never ending challenging life...

in my life

2009-09-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

i watched the movie last night alone at sm robinson's starmills pampanga.

i noticed, nilangaw ba talaga ang movie na ito?? nasaan na ang mga vilmanians???

i thought it will be a great hit for several reason:
1. its a vilma film.
2. its john lloyd. wala pa akong nakitang pelikula ni lloydy na nagflop yata.
3. its something different. hindi ba dapat madami ang susuporta ng film na ito? (hmm... or ayaw manood ng iba dyan kasi ayaw mahalata? hmmm... magdala na lang kayo ng colt 45 sa loob ng sinehan! hahaha)

anyways, isa lang masasabi ko sa film. BITIN!! as in, in all aspects. ang dami kasing nilagay na elements namely
1. problem ni vilma with ex husband na hindi naman nilinaw bakit?
2. problem ni vilma with her 3 children na hindi rin malinaw bakit ganun nia tratuhin?
3. hindi na develop ng matino ang plot ng story ni john lloyd at lucky.
4. bakit moving on si vilma? dahil sa work? dahil sa asawa? dahil saan?????
5. may attitude problem si vilma. BAKET?????
6. napaka-unreasonable ni vilma towards lloydy sa film. di rin talaga dinevelop yung part na un.

ang feeling eh, para kang nagbasa ng harry potter na book then nanood ka ng film. yun. kulang. bitin. dami kailangan to fill in the gap. ganun.

the acting was fair. the story material was good. sana nagfocus na lang sa one aspect at dinevelop ng matino ang story. i find the gay bar scene irelevant sa film. para lang ipagdikdikan na bading sila, kailangan magpunta sa gay bar. sayang ang tape. sayang ang budget for that. hehehe anyway, medyo disappointed ako kasi malalaking stars ang kasama not to mention magaling talaga ang director at ang film outfit.

score ko? 6/10.

mas maganda pa rin ang AND I LOVE YOU SO. magaling na umarte si bea dun. :)

sharing

2009-09-06T01:54:00.000-07:00

just want to share this picture to you guys! :D

miracle!!

2009-09-06T01:47:00.000-07:00

More than a month ago, mom had a check up regarding her frequent UTI problem. The doctor recommended an ultrasound and they found out later on that she has several kidney stones on varying sizes. So the doctor gave her medication and told her to return after a month.

She religiously took her medicines and we did a lot of prayers. After a month, she went back to have her ultrasound and guess what? The doctor was actually surprised to see the ultrasound result! NOT A SINGLE KIDNEY STONE APPEARED IN THE ULTRASOUND! The doctor’s exact words are “Ang galing mo naman! San nagpunta mga bato mo?? Nagtago???” and mom simply said, “mas magaling doctor ko kasi nawala ang mga bato ko.” Whew.

Now, I believe this is all about the answered prayer. We had a problem, we face the problem and had her medication, but we did it with high hopes and fervent prayer.

Now this is what we call FAITH WORKS!

maturity

2009-09-06T01:35:00.000-07:00

A lot of times, people would tell me that I am a very mature person when it comes to decision making and life dispositions. But lately, I’m beginning to realize that I have my own share of immaturity.

When I started my new work, I consider myself newbie. I started with zero knowledge and learned little by little. To me, I don’t consider this immaturity. No, this is NOT immaturity. I’m still learning the craft that’s why its understandable to act a little immature at work.

What’s my point? There is this one area that I should be acting so mature and yet I tolerate it like a child who does not know what I’m doing. BAD! Its been months? Worst years that im doing this and im not benefiting a single thing from it. All I get from it is heartaches and emotional trouble! Now I am being immature in this area! And I hate it! ACT YOUR AGE JP!

hell week

2009-08-22T19:22:00.000-07:00

akala ko wala nang hell week sa bagong buhay ko. nagkamali pala ako. hahaha

whew. patayang sked na ito. duty, exam, duty, binyagan, aral, revalida! putek!

kaya ko ito!! :)

farm town!!

2009-08-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

hooray! good morning philippines!!

this little guy above is really keeping me busy these past few days! hehehe thanks to rod for teaching me this game and making my life very unproductive and miserable. hahaha

anyway, i was so hooked with facebook's farmtown and i cant stop playing this game! hahaha
last friday, i was at level 4 in the morning and guess what level i am before i went to bed friday night... 10! haha adik no?

catch you guys later! magsasaka muna ako! :)

bad trip

2009-08-02T00:50:00.000-07:00

nakakaasar!

wala na ba talagang mga sincere na tao sa mundo ngayon????
makikipagkaibigan ka tapos sa kahulian puro kalokohan lang pala lahat.
mas masaklap pa dun, puro walang kwentang libog lang pala ang habol.
punyeta.

bakit ba kayo nageexist???

grrrrrrrrrr.

random blog reading

2009-08-01T05:31:00.000-07:00

was doing some random blog walk and i happened to discover site of TL.

and i read a line there in his blog that caught my attention.. and i quote..

"Sometimes, you just have to put a period on something that has to end, and not just settle on a comma. Because time will come, you'll realize that it's nicer to see a complete sentence, rather than seeing a phrase that's completely hanging and doesn't even make any sense..."

so what can you say eh?

doing something good

2009-08-01T03:19:00.000-07:00

i was reading marketmanila's blog and i was reminded of my dream to do something that will have a greater social impact. for the last few months, i was focusing on my career and what to do with my life. and i believe its about time that i need to think about working on this one.

something big but not to extravagant. something good but not too good to be true. something helpful but not too much..

think jp.. think.

reading blogs!

2009-08-01T02:56:00.000-07:00

i missed reading my favorite blogs!! grrrrrrrrrr!

i don't have time to read all those blogs i used to read before!
and i am really sad about it.

i need to do something with my schedule.
this can't be happening!

value for money

2009-08-01T02:44:00.000-07:00

money! money! money!

for seven years, i was part of a university's teaching force. there's not much money in that place but i can say that money comes in a relatively easy way. when i say easy way, there is minimal physical stress involved in my work. during those times, i was taking good care of my finances. (sometimes i don't hehe) anyway.. my point is that, during those times, i know how to value money.

now that i am a part of another field, i can say that the way i value and look at money now is really revolutionary. its really a humbling experience for me to go into this field and actually earn just enough for yourself. when my friends ask me about my finances, i just tell them, lets not talk about it. its damn hard to really earn money on this field. but on the brighter side, i now value money more and become a wiser spender. whew.

that's what im thinking during those times that im physically tired and stressed.
so help me god. whew.

kenny at roxas

2009-07-31T16:57:00.000-07:00

i was at kenny rogers roasters roxas blvd yesterday!

went there as part of my training. we did our first store audit. whew.
standards! standards! standards! whew.
it was fun though. :)

eto na ako ngayon..

2009-07-26T01:51:00.001-07:00

heto ngayon ang kasama ko umaga, tanghali, gabi...

dahil dito na ako nagwowork. :)

kitakits!

whoa!

2009-04-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

i wanna watch this live! when are they coming to the Philippines?

random tots

2009-03-30T21:45:00.000-07:00

kailangan kong mag-aral pero... nahahyper ako!! di tuloy ako makaconcentrate sa binabasa ko!

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sa buhay, napatunayan kong ang dame mong options talaga! kaw na lang talaga ang pipili sa tamang paglulugaran mo. kaya dapat, think and choose wisely!

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akala ko wala akong graduating students this semester, meron pala! buti na lang tapos na akong magcheck ng lahat. whew.

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pag meron na akong pera, gusto ko din magpa-alaga sa dermatologist. hindi naman sa kailangan ko talaga un dahil sa kapangitan, pero naisip ko, kailangan talaga din un para pangalagaan ung mukha at katawan mo. its just like pag-aalaga sau ng isang doctor. hindi tayo dapat nagpapadoctor lang pag may sakit na tayo, dapat we visit our doctors regularly. dats the reason why gusto ko ng work na merong magandang medical support. para naman ok ang health di ba? :)

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nakita ko ang website ni chico garcia, ung sa chico and delamar. hahaha tawa ako ng tawa dun sa THE TOP TEN nia. hahaha as in naiyak na ako sa kakatawa!

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excited ako ngayong gabi, kasi mag-gagawa kami ng baked tahong! whew! nice nice nice

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ang daldal ko! kasi nga hyper ako! ayoko na ng maxwell coffee. nahyper ako sobra. hehehe ahihihi

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naisip ko sia. napapagod na din ako sa kanya. dati naniwala ako na pede pa. baka mag work pa. pero ngayon, mukhang malabo na. wala na akong nararandaman sa kanya eh.

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natutuwa na ako sa facebook. ang dame ko kasing contacts. hahaha eh kasi naman kakahiyang manreject ng mga tao. naisip ko, pag naging teacher ka, eh talaga namang madami kang makikilala, sa ayaw mo't hindi. at wag ka. dahil dito ako nagtuturo (i mean sa bundok ako nagtuturo) aba ang mga kakilala ko, talaga namang naglipana. eto sasabihin ko sa inyo, never pa akong sumakay ng mrt na wala akong nakitang kakilala. kakatawa noh? kaya usually pag lumuwas ako ng manila, kailangan ready ka nang makipag hi and hello sa mga former students and friends. paano pa kaya pag dun na ako nagwork? ehem.

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excited na din ako sa june. di ko alam kung san na ako magwowork pero excited pa rin ako. so far, meron akong mga active job applications. pero hindi ko muna irereveal kung saan saan ang mga ito. tsaka na. pag makapagdecide na ako sa mga gagawin ko. hehehe kakatakot na kakaexcite. ganun ang feeling. pero sige lang. gusto ko pang makita kung ano pang pedeng ioffer ng mundong ito sa akin. :)

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after ng holy week, meron akong aatendan na workshop/training. its something na kakaiba sa field ko kaya hindi ko na muna rin irereveal. tsaka na pag tapos na at ipopost ko sa blog ko ang mga pinaggagagawa ko dun. hehehe soooo exciting!!

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bakit nga ba wala pa akong lovelife hanggang ngayon? next topic.

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sa sat luluwas kami. pupunta kami glorietta at magoovernite sa cavite. meaning madameng tahong!!! tsaka ginataang isda!!! tsaka coke!!! tsaka pizza!!! tsaka movie marathon!!! hahaha yan ang buhay. buhay baboy! hehehe

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musta na kaya si frienship ko na nagstart ng work sa manila nung monday? hehe kinakabahan daw sia pero wag ka, alam ko namang kayang kaya nia yun. sia pah! eh ang lupet ng credentials nia eh. anyway, sana oki. hehehe

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pumasa si rey sa 142!! yehey!!!

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pagod na ako. next time na lang. :)

Musta lovelife??

2009-03-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

http://chicogarcia.wordpress.com/page/2/

September 2, 2008 → The Top Ten Answers To The Question, “Musta Na Lovelife?” - SC

McMaki - “Eto, parang entry sa Morning Rush, hindi mapili-pili.”
Jek Jek - “Eto, hinahanap pa rin ang hideout ng mga soulmate ko.”
No name - “Bakit, kung sasabihin ko bang butata may magagawa ka?”
Tammy - “Eto, parang epilepsy, pasumpong-sumpong…”
Mnemonic - “Eto, parang ukay-ukay, 3 for 100 na nga lang, tinatawaran pa.”
SC - “Eto, parang patis, ang daming gustong makisawsaw.”
JP/Demeter/Jose de Vengenge/sabrinaileen/Astroboy/Mary Poppins/Tomba - “Eto, parang Coke, ZERO.”
Cleng - “Eto, single…single parent.”
Maynman - “Sinubukan ko na lahat: girl, boy, bakla, tomboy, wala talaga!”
Fat_free - Sagot ng officemate ko tuwing may magtatanong sa kanya nito: “P*tang*na mo rin!”
Miles - “Feeling ko ilang buwan pa, kaong na ito!”
No name - “Eto, parang ikaw, hindi maganda.”
Jun13 - “Eto, parang gobyerno, bulok.”
Jun13/Kresha - “Eto, parang sinabawang gulay…makulay.”
Malerna/Popsicle/SC/tata2818/billog/preternatural - “Eto, self-supporting.”
Oceandip27 - “Eto, parang kaning bahaw, malamig.”
Letskie - “Eto, parang pag-nguya ng chewing gum, sa una masarap, pagtagal nawawalan na ng lasa…ang sarap na iluwa.”
Patrick - “Buti pa ang chemistry class ko, may lab.”
Panulay - “Eto, parang pasko, once a year lang.”
Kid Bukid - “Manong, bayad muna, bago lovelife!”
Yñaki - “Will you shut up and let me breastfeed in peace?”
Astroboy/Analyst - “Tulad ng sabi ng Friendster account ko, it’s complicated.”
Twylyt - “Eto, ang lovelife ko, parang buhok mo…bagsak!”
Josef - “Eto, parang face mo…ang pangit!”
Dru - “Eto, parang taxi: bawal mamili, bawal mabakante, at bawal tumanggi pag may gusto sumakay!”
TReiz - “It’s like a vacuum cleaner, it sucks.”
Twylyt - “Eto, parang mga kuko mo sa paa…patay!”
Jollibee - “Eto, parang palitaw, lulubog, lilitaw.”
Gothicx313 - “Eto, parang buhok mo sa kilikili, magulo!”
MMC - “Eto, parang funeraria, walang kabuhay-buhay!”
Baloy/Mang Jose - “Ano, gusto mo suntukan na lang!”
No name - “Eto, taken…taken for granted!”
No name - “Eto, hinihintay ka pa rin…”
No name - “Eto, parang google, always searching…”

Cebu - Bohol Photo Essay 3: Hotel kulitan and Larsian dinner

2009-03-29T21:37:00.000-07:00

After arriving at the airport, we went straight to GV towers, to check in and meet Tres and Raio. Upon putting my bags in my room, went straight ahead to Tres's room and caught Raio on the bed with this pose hehehe

After just allowing the girls to freshen up, we went straight ahead to Larsian.
I have always been intrigued with the food in Larsian. I've read a lot of online articles about the barbeques on that place. In Pampanga, we also have a similar resto, located at San Fernando, and named MANUKAN. Its a smaller version of Larsian and same food, barbeque everywhere! hehehe

As we enter the place, the first thing you will notice is the smoke!! as in Holy Smoky!!! SUPER DUPER SMOKEY!! hahaha pede ka nang kainin after mong kumain dun sa larsian! haha

Heto nakakatawa, Paano tumawag ang mga tao ng customer?? ganito.. "PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST!!! PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST!!! Dito na kayo!!" hahaha my friend was not used with the way they are doing things there and actually told me, "ah ah ayoko ko ng sinusutsutan!" hahaha

so after looking around, we chose a place, and went to grab our food. Here are the choices for dinner.

more, more, more barbeques!!

and rice served in traditional cebuano way!! (ehem, abel, nakailan ka nga?? hehe)

Kainan nah!! yum yum yum! This is an extension for my birthday blowout! hehe whew. sarap.

Ang dameng nakain ni jobel na rice! as in. hahaha nilalagay pa saken ung mga dahon nia! haha

Napansin nio, walang kutsara at tinidor!! you have to eat with your hands wrapped with plastic! :) Merong siomai na binili si Tres near the place, 6 pesos each. Ang sarap din. Kasing lasa ng meat balls sa loob ng Siopao na bola-bola flavor sa 7-11. :)

Excited kumain si tin.. hehehe

ang asim ng mangga! parang hindi galing cebu!

hmm.. mukhang nanghimagas na sila. ang sweet eh. hmpf. hehehe

Finally, TJ arrived from the airport! (nahuli kasi si tj ng flight. kaya nahuli din sia sa kainan. hehehe)

Quino joined us during the dinner and accompanied us during the night trip at cebu city. He is working there at cebu city. kaya sia ang may alam ng mga lugar d2. :)

Next Stop: Magellan's Cross and Cebu City Hall Pictorial

Cebu - Bohol Photo Essay 2: NAIA 3, Plane and Mactan Airport

2009-03-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

so after the check-in, dahil maaga pa kami sa mga nagtitinda ng gatas sa airport dahil super excited kami, ayun, kailangan naming maghintay ng matagal. syempre, ano pa nga ba ang gagawin pag walang magawa? edi mag picture!!

ehem. tin, where is the sun???

ayan na!! excited nang tumapak sa plane! hehehe pose muna! :)

habang abala ang lahat sa pag-aayos ng bagahe, kami, abala sa pictorial! hehe

hmm... kakainggit. sarap bumiyahe kasama mahal mo sa buhay. hahaha

isa lang masasabi ko, mahirap maging camera man, kasi limited ang kuha mo. hmpf.

ang bilis lang ng byahe. pagdating sa mactan airport, wala pa rin tigil sa pag picture..

all the single ladies, all the single ladies, put your hands up.. oh oh oh...

up next: hotel and dinner at Larsian.

SIDE A with Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and Karylle!

2009-03-29T14:55:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, kinaladkad ako ng mga friends to a concert sa Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theater. Its the SIDE A band, the PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and KARYLLE. Its a Benefit Concert for the Phil. Balanghay Assoc. Whew.

super nice concert. as in.

natapos ang concert around 10:30, went to moa and had dinner at starbucks.

maraming salamat sa mga sponsors! hahaha :) more?? hehehe

OMG - Beth Ditto

2009-03-25T18:51:00.000-07:00

this picture spells O-M-G.

p.s.
rex, if you are reading this one, i guess we are ready for our photo shoot! hahaha

after Ploning

2009-03-25T18:06:00.000-07:00

ang ganda ni juday!

this is juday's next project after the movie Ploning. She is working with Ogie Alcasid in this movie, directed by Dante Nico Garcia (Ploning's Director)

They are aiming for the independence day showing!

A Great Friend

2009-03-23T21:13:00.000-07:00

it feels good to be reunited with a great friend. always.

i can honestly say that i have lots of friends. given the nature of my job, it is not hard to have friends. and i am happy to have them. but, we are all looking for great friends. where everything is just more than what it seems. the connection is there. the bond is there. we are looking for those friends that we know, deep in our hearts, that we can rely on these people, for better or worse.

Nah, im not referring to girlfriends or boyfriends or whatever you want to call them. I am simply referring to a reliable friend. someone who understands who you are. someone who will be there for you in times of laughter and in times of need. everybody needs them. but not every one is fortunate enough to have them. I happen to have few great friends.

these people, i know i can rely on them. i know if i call for help, these people will come to the rescue. how do i know? the friendship has been tested through time and endured lots of twists and turns. unquestionable. friendship at its best. i am glad to say im blessed to have them.

and to you my great friend, thanks a lot. you really made my day.

im back!

2009-03-23T17:20:00.000-07:00

and i missed my first job interview!!

I was out of town since Friday and I never had the chance to open my email during the weekend. I was thinking that if an employer is really serious in considering me, they will call. But no! they emailed me and set an interview schedule, and told me that the interview will be over SKYPE!! whew! what a news eh? Anyway, I think there is no reason for me to sulk over this mistake. What I did is I simply sent them another email informing them that I am sorry for missing the schedule because I was out of town and was not able to open my email. I will just wait for their reply.

Today, I am happy to say that I did the necessary "talk to your boss and tell him you are leaving" thing. And also, I talked to my landlady and informed her that I'll occupy the house only until middle of June. That will give me time to put my seven-year-lb-life to several boxes and transfer them to my next home. Where will that be? I still don't know. hehehe

It feels good to do something out of the box. I actually feel like I am one of those graduating students, ready to storm their way out of LB. hehehe

dats all for now. :)

students these days are having bad dreams...

2009-03-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

source: http://xkcd.com/557/#

AVATAR - The last air bender

2009-03-15T23:57:00.000-07:00

i know. im too late for this. hahaha

i am not an anime fan. i'd rather watch a movie or a regular tv series than watch anime. but thanks to my friend Rey for giving me a copy of the three seasons of Avatar. Whew. I only had
a preview of the first episode, the next thing i knew, i can't stop watching it!!

The story is about a boy who is destined to be the Avatar (meaning, he's supposed to save the world by bringing balance to the four elements namely water, air, earth and fire. syempre, pasaway ang mga fire people. sounds like encantadia to me. hehehe) The problem about the this Avatar, he is way too young that he doesn't even know what to do!! So what happened is that he learned along the way.

Three things i love about this anime.

1) Their lasting friendship. The three main character kids displayed a friendship that everyone of us longs for. Is it nice to have your friends with you when you face your adversaries in life?

2) The avatar, though powerful, is not yet very good in controling it. More often than not, he does not know how to solve the problem or help the people he's supposed to help. Juat like us, a lot of times, we don't know what to do about the problems we have and we just simply do what we think is the best way to solve it. and then hope that we did the right thing. :)

3) i love the way he find ways to enjoi the journey of saving the world. despite the big problem he's facing, he will always find ways to make the trip fun and enjoyable. sometimes, this is what we need. to unleash the kids in our hearts and enjoy what life has to offer to us! :)

sick.

2009-03-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

yesterday, everything was fine until after the long night walk, lasted about an hour long, went home and went to bed. that is around 1am in the morning. at around 1:20, i have fever already, and i have a very bad headache. I was actually afraid to close my eyes for the fear that I won't be able to wake up the next morning. Its not that I am afraid to die, I just don't want to die now, especially this time that a lot of things in my life are about to change.

as i was lying there in my bed, i was thinking of death. (sorry for being morbid, but my head really hurts that night and i don't know the reason why. so i was just preparing myself in case hahaha) and i asked myself, if I will die today,

what are the things i regret not doing?

the first thing, i will regret not able to build a house for my parents. its the one thing i promised them before they die and they are not growing any younger. i need to act fast.

the second one, i will regret not having a family. yeah i know, im still young (or i just feel like it) and as-a-matter-of-fact getting married is not yet on my list of priorities. i wonder how difficult it is to maintain a relationship...

the third thing, i will regret not finishing my thesis. i have to move now. time is running out...

and so on and so forth..

life really has its way of slowing us down and make us think about the things we really care about but forget about them because we get distracted by our other endeavors in life. getting sick last night allowed me to check my priorities and do something with them NOW, while there is still enough time to do them.

how about you?

HOTness

2009-03-15T21:13:00.000-07:00

naisip ko lang...

"aanhin mo ang HOT kung mapapaso ka lang naman??"

Productive day

2009-03-12T03:00:00.000-07:00

today is one productive day for me even though its too hot here in the Philippines!

i was able to check several batches of papers for my classes and do some follow up on some things that i need to settle. :)

productive day are happy day. I feel like treating myself one IC's quarter pounder and a bottle of ice cold red horse.

care to join me celebrate? :)

Events Organizing Job

2009-03-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Last night, after my very late dinner or very heavy midnight snack, i read an issue of APPETITE MAGAZINE.

what caught my attention in that issues is the part where they featured 6 of the country's top event management leaders from the different top caliber hotels in Manila. 6 leaders. all women.

as I am looking for a new job, one of my option is to have a job on event management. i want those jobs that will allow me to talk to a lot of people and meet a lot of clients. pero yoko ng sales. i want a job that is more of a service type rather than a sales type. pero gusto ko yung you lead your team, you talk a lot (hehehe) and you make people happy with your service. hahaha well, looking... looking... looking...

i was wondering last night...

WALA BANG LALAKI SA EVENT MANAGEMENT TOP POSITIONS?

craving for siomai

2009-03-11T04:30:00.000-07:00

its 11:30 p.m.

while at the office and doing some "research" a food thought came into my mind...siomai..

pambihira. spicy delicious siomai. syet. i remembered cebu siomai. whew.

time to go and grab two orders of siomai!!

bye guys! :)

book reading

2009-03-09T15:37:00.000-07:00

one of my goal this year is to finish reading more than 10 books/novels.
im not a reader. atleast of novels. of course I read a lot of textbooks for my classes.
but not novels.

i have lots of novels. mostly given by friends and some i personally purchased upon recommendation by my book lover friend ever - tanya. (she recommended white tiger, i bought it 3 months ago. but never had the chance to read it)

i just finished my first book. Para kay B by Ricky Lee.

as for the moment, im reading Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.
this time, i decided to write my notes on the book. underline, put a star, asterisk, exclamation point and so on..

so wait and see.. ill be sharing with you the insights i learned from the book as soon as im done with it. :)

for the cebu part 2, still, some pics are missing, sorry guys to keep you waiting. :)

im done teaching. time to say goodbye uplb.

2009-03-04T02:39:00.000-08:00

Several weeks ago, i told our staff that i won't be renewing my contract next year. At ang bilis kumalat ng balita. This morning, my friend from manila asked me through ym if the news he heard there in manila is true. And I asked, about what? he told me that he heard that im resigning. what the heck?! People have been talking behind my back at hanggang manila umabot ang balita. So I decided to do this blog now.

YES. IM DONE WITH TEACHING.
BY JUNE 1, 2009, IM OUT OF UPLB.

I have been planning bout this already since last year. But then again, after considering some things, I decided to extend for another year. Last October 2008, I made several applications and attended some interviews. I originally planned to resign last october if ever a company will offer a job i want before 2nd semester starts. I got 3 job offers at the middle of November 2008. I told myself that its too late and the class already started that time. I can't bring myself to my superior and tell them im leaving at the start of the sem. I can't do it. I know how hard to get a teaching staff at that particular time. so i decided to finish until May 2009.

Sir Jimmy asked me why i suddenly decided to go out. My reason is i wanted to try other things. Im looking forward to a new work, new environment, new officemates, new place, etc etc. I want to do something for my professional growth. I want to try something new. It was never about salary or conflicts or lost of interest. no. its not that. I just want to explore new opportunities for me. that is the real reason for this decision. :)

And yes, im officially looking for work.