too soon...
posted by droz at 08:57
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
hanggang kailan...
finally, my shine got home yesterday after the 4-day leadership training at pampanga. i dropped by their house yesterday and luckily none of my hair was burned. (refer to my previous post) LOL!
hanggang kailan is the hit song of onl. ("umuwi ka na baby" for those jologs who don't know the real title! hehe!)
hanggang kailan is the hit song of onl. ("umuwi ka na baby" for those jologs who don't know the real title! hehe!)
posted by droz at 15:51
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running out of things to do...
these couple of days, i have been doing almost nothing productive at all. i hate it when this happens. no work to do, killing time. i feel so guilty, angry at the same time. i really value my time and this is a waste. i could have stayed at home and do chores instead. that could have put a smile on my mom's face. ^_^
last saturday was my mom's birthday and i bought her a dress at maldita the day before. the only problem is that i got the wrong size! hehe! i could have gotten an L instead of M. my mom thanked me for the undersized dress for underestimating her size. she told me that picking a smaller size was "her favorite gift". LOL!
that day, her college friends visited us. one of them brought her son so my mom told me to entertain him. he's 22, an ece student from ateneo, our rival school. well, we had so much in common. we used to play magic, same ps games, ragnarok, counterstrike, fantasy nba, he also reads books ive read, we both like to start our own business asap and we're both mama's boys. hehe! that only proves that men in our age do the same stuff. atenean or la sallian alike.
last saturday was my mom's birthday and i bought her a dress at maldita the day before. the only problem is that i got the wrong size! hehe! i could have gotten an L instead of M. my mom thanked me for the undersized dress for underestimating her size. she told me that picking a smaller size was "her favorite gift". LOL!
that day, her college friends visited us. one of them brought her son so my mom told me to entertain him. he's 22, an ece student from ateneo, our rival school. well, we had so much in common. we used to play magic, same ps games, ragnarok, counterstrike, fantasy nba, he also reads books ive read, we both like to start our own business asap and we're both mama's boys. hehe! that only proves that men in our age do the same stuff. atenean or la sallian alike.
posted by droz at 15:22
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Sunday, October 23, 2005
no more annoying comments
i finally added the word verification option for comments to lessen advertisment comments. (thanks dave)
no more anonymous posts!! yey!
no more anonymous posts!! yey!
posted by droz at 11:13
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Thursday, October 20, 2005
rage against the machine: the battle of petroleum
I received this chain letter this morning... since more people read my blog than my emails, here it goes...
Dear All,
This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the boycott campaign and rallies against gas companies lately.
The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we couldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.
BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read on and join us!
Currently, unleaded gasoline is over P34.00 and it is still going up(sometimes unnoticed). Despite the fact that a barrel of oil has gone down to US$62 from US$70 (when Superstorm Katrina hit New Orleans ), gasoline prices are still going up instead of a downward trend.
Worst, the big oil players such as Caltex, Shell and Petron claim that they are still losing money. It is time we need to take aggressive action toteachthem that BUYERS control the marketplace....not sellers. The only way we aregoing to see the price of gas go down is if we hit them back by notpurchasingtheir gas!
And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How?
Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.
Here's the idea:
For the rest of this year, DON"T purchase ANY gasoline from the twobiggest foreign oil companies such as SHELL and CALTEX .
For now, let us buy gas only from Petron and/or small players such as SeaOil, Total, etc .
If CALTEX and SHELL are not selling any gas, they will be forced to reduce their prices and if they reduce their prices, other companies will have no choice but to follow suit. Thus, the start of a price war. In this way,the buying public wins.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Shell and Caltex gas buyers. I am sending this note to about thirty people. If yousend it to at least ten more, e.g., 30 x 10 = 300 and those 300 send itto at least ten ore, e.g., 300 x 10 = 3,000 and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people (and granting all will cooperate), we will have reached over THREE MILLION car owners!
Again, all you have to do is just send this to 10 people and DON"T purchase ANY gasoline from Shell and Caltex. Remember, the main idea is TO FORCE A PRICE WAR and not hurt ourselves or the economy.
That's all.
How long would all that take before we can feel the effect? If each ofus sends this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 3 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! Acting together can make a big difference.
If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE P20.00/LITER RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
THIS CAN REALLY WORK!!!
(change PAST to OIL)
who controls the past now,
controls the future
who controls the present now,
controls the past
NOW TESTIFY!!!
Dear All,
This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the boycott campaign and rallies against gas companies lately.
The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we couldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.
BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can really work. Please read on and join us!
Currently, unleaded gasoline is over P34.00 and it is still going up(sometimes unnoticed). Despite the fact that a barrel of oil has gone down to US$62 from US$70 (when Superstorm Katrina hit New Orleans ), gasoline prices are still going up instead of a downward trend.
Worst, the big oil players such as Caltex, Shell and Petron claim that they are still losing money. It is time we need to take aggressive action toteachthem that BUYERS control the marketplace....not sellers. The only way we aregoing to see the price of gas go down is if we hit them back by notpurchasingtheir gas!
And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How?
Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.
Here's the idea:
For the rest of this year, DON"T purchase ANY gasoline from the twobiggest foreign oil companies such as SHELL and CALTEX .
For now, let us buy gas only from Petron and/or small players such as SeaOil, Total, etc .
If CALTEX and SHELL are not selling any gas, they will be forced to reduce their prices and if they reduce their prices, other companies will have no choice but to follow suit. Thus, the start of a price war. In this way,the buying public wins.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Shell and Caltex gas buyers. I am sending this note to about thirty people. If yousend it to at least ten more, e.g., 30 x 10 = 300 and those 300 send itto at least ten ore, e.g., 300 x 10 = 3,000 and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people (and granting all will cooperate), we will have reached over THREE MILLION car owners!
Again, all you have to do is just send this to 10 people and DON"T purchase ANY gasoline from Shell and Caltex. Remember, the main idea is TO FORCE A PRICE WAR and not hurt ourselves or the economy.
That's all.
How long would all that take before we can feel the effect? If each ofus sends this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 3 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! Acting together can make a big difference.
If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE P20.00/LITER RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.
THIS CAN REALLY WORK!!!
(change PAST to OIL)
who controls the past now,
controls the future
who controls the present now,
controls the past
NOW TESTIFY!!!
posted by droz at 09:03
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
smells like burnt hair
yesterday, i left office early (around 5:15pm) to pick up chai. i arrived there before she was done dressing up for my birthday slash dinner date celebration. i got hold of her sister's guitar to keep myself busy. the guitar was quite rusty and out of tune. i guess i am the only one who used that guitar since they bought it and it has been a while since i last visited. i was in the middle of my concierto when his cousin went hysterical. "oh my god! someone left the stove on!" he shouted, making me pounce my way to the kitchen (almost dropping the guitar).
i saw the frying pan ablaze. the flame resembled that of a pyre during your camping days. it was big. almost reaching the ceiling. without thinking, i grabbed the pan by its nearly-melting rubber handle and tried to blow-off the fire to no avail. the cooking oil, acting like fuel was really making it hard for me to put it off. i rushed the blazing pan outside to the laundry area and flushed it with water. whew!
the aftermat:
i got most of the hair on my right arm either singed or curled due to heat. damn! my tangerine dress shirt also got staied by the burnt cooking oil. (i hope it comes off!!!)
well, i didn't want that toasty incident to ruin the night. we had our dinner at figaro's (grilled eggplant sandwich, creamy chorizo, garden salad) then shot hoops at the amuzement zone (where i registered my highest score ever, 145pts in 100 secs). the night turned out very enjoying with chai most of the time making fun of my now-curly arm hair.
i saw the frying pan ablaze. the flame resembled that of a pyre during your camping days. it was big. almost reaching the ceiling. without thinking, i grabbed the pan by its nearly-melting rubber handle and tried to blow-off the fire to no avail. the cooking oil, acting like fuel was really making it hard for me to put it off. i rushed the blazing pan outside to the laundry area and flushed it with water. whew!
the aftermat:
i got most of the hair on my right arm either singed or curled due to heat. damn! my tangerine dress shirt also got staied by the burnt cooking oil. (i hope it comes off!!!)
well, i didn't want that toasty incident to ruin the night. we had our dinner at figaro's (grilled eggplant sandwich, creamy chorizo, garden salad) then shot hoops at the amuzement zone (where i registered my highest score ever, 145pts in 100 secs). the night turned out very enjoying with chai most of the time making fun of my now-curly arm hair.
posted by droz at 16:12
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Monday, October 17, 2005
the big surprise
sunday morning. after a night of music and booze, i entered my room to see this...
21 symbolical gifts for every year of my life.
grabe. pano ako matutulog nyan? hehe! pero in fairness, touched talaga ako. ang-sweet talaga ng butterfly ko, my sunshine. imagine, hindi naman talaga sila close ng dad ko pero she mustered enough courage to plan this surprise with my family.
i love you so much shine! this year's bithday is one of my most memorable!
HAVING FRIENDS LIKE YOU MAKES ME LOOK FORWARD FOR MORE YEARS...
21 symbolical gifts for every year of my life.
grabe. pano ako matutulog nyan? hehe! pero in fairness, touched talaga ako. ang-sweet talaga ng butterfly ko, my sunshine. imagine, hindi naman talaga sila close ng dad ko pero she mustered enough courage to plan this surprise with my family.
i love you so much shine! this year's bithday is one of my most memorable!
HAVING FRIENDS LIKE YOU MAKES ME LOOK FORWARD FOR MORE YEARS...
posted by droz at 11:22
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Friday, October 14, 2005
it started as someone's dream...
finally! my dream phone! thanks a lot tita! ^_^
(me so happy!!!)
(me so happy!!!)
sony ericcson w800i in flesh!
by the way: i got the title from my favorite wolfgang song, atomica.
posted by droz at 22:40
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
sony ericsson w800i
i can't wait for tomorrow! i'll finally be having my dream phone (yup, winning over camera phone N90 and soon-to-be-released N91). i chose this phone because this is the COMPLETE PACKAGE. a 2.0 MPx. camera with auto focus, macro mode and an mp3 player interface that can run for 30hrs! it has all the top-of-the-line features sans EDGE which is not very useful here in the philippines. it also costs a fraction of its fiercest competitor, the N90. (26k versus 42k) it's smaller, lighter and easier to use. it has better quality photos, longer battery life and higher memory. SE W800i for me is the best fone out in the market.
Network
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Dimensions
100 x 46 x 20.5 mm
Weight
99 g
Display
Type
TFT, 256K colors
Size
176 x 220 pixels
Type
Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3
Customization
Composer, download
Phonebook
500 x 15 fields, Photo call
Call records
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot
Memory Stick Duo Pro, 512 MB card included
38 MB shared memory
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots)
Data speed
32 - 48 kbps
Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Camera
2 MP, 1632x1224 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
- Bluetooth- MP3/AAC player, up to 30h playback if the phone is switched off- Video player- WAP 2.0- Java- T9- FM radio with RDS- Image viewer- Picture editor- Organiser- Voice memo- USB port- SyncML- Built-in handsfree
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
Stand-by
Up to 400 h
Talk time
Up to 9 h
not convinced? visit...
http://gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w800-review-47.php
posted by droz at 14:04
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about the song...
i could totally relate! haha! ganyang-ganyan kanata namin pag may away. :p
the first time i heard this, talagang LSS ako. sarap pakinggan. feel na feel siguro nung kumanta. malapit ko nang nakuha sa gitara to. (yey!) sarap tugtugin pag pa-senti yung feeling ko.
the first time i heard this, talagang LSS ako. sarap pakinggan. feel na feel siguro nung kumanta. malapit ko nang nakuha sa gitara to. (yey!) sarap tugtugin pag pa-senti yung feeling ko.
posted by droz at 09:07
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tensionado (soapdish)
tensionado, nagulat din ako nung malaman
na 'di lang pala ako ang nanghinayang
nung nag-away tayo non at natuluyan
sa iyakan at tampo
at sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay mawala
ang iniisip ko, pupwede pa ba tayo?
at miserable (miserable) paulit-ulit lang ang nangyayari
paikot-ikot tayo parang bote
at nasanay ka na ba don at nalimutan
ang ating mga tanong
at di malinaw, pwede bang wag kang sumigaw
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay maligaw
nagtatanong sa yo, kung pwede pa ba tayo?
(instrumental)
sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay mawala
at sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, na ikaw ay mawala
nagtatanong sa yo, kung pwede pa ba tayo?
na 'di lang pala ako ang nanghinayang
nung nag-away tayo non at natuluyan
sa iyakan at tampo
at sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay mawala
ang iniisip ko, pupwede pa ba tayo?
at miserable (miserable) paulit-ulit lang ang nangyayari
paikot-ikot tayo parang bote
at nasanay ka na ba don at nalimutan
ang ating mga tanong
at di malinaw, pwede bang wag kang sumigaw
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay maligaw
nagtatanong sa yo, kung pwede pa ba tayo?
(instrumental)
sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, lahat ito ay mawala
at sandali lang, wag ka munang magsalita
di ko hahayaan, na ikaw ay mawala
nagtatanong sa yo, kung pwede pa ba tayo?
posted by droz at 09:04
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
if only...
yesterday marked my 496th day as chai's bf. we heard mass with my family that afternoon. after that we headed to my late uncle's pa-siyam.
as said in an old tradition, a couple must watch a sappy movie on the 496th day of being together. it's also a custom for the couple to wear green while watching this kind of movie. (don't ask me why, it's a tradition! haven't you heard?)
she still cried over the movie after watching it for more than 3 times. haha! pero seriously, nakaka-iyak pero nakakatuwa yung movie. we really had a great time!
btw: that movie made me want to sing orange and lemons' "just like a splendid love song" (refer to my old post with the same title for lyrics)
as said in an old tradition, a couple must watch a sappy movie on the 496th day of being together. it's also a custom for the couple to wear green while watching this kind of movie. (don't ask me why, it's a tradition! haven't you heard?)
she still cried over the movie after watching it for more than 3 times. haha! pero seriously, nakaka-iyak pero nakakatuwa yung movie. we really had a great time!
btw: that movie made me want to sing orange and lemons' "just like a splendid love song" (refer to my old post with the same title for lyrics)
posted by droz at 17:08
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Friday, October 07, 2005
PITONG GININTUANG ARAL NI MARIO
si mario ang idol ko.
kumakain ng gulay, pumapatay ng mga masasamang pagong, hindi nalulunod, nakakasakay sa mga dinosaurs, nakakapagbuga ng apoy, matinik sa tsiks, mayaman, maraming buhay, lumilipad, mabilis, bibo, kayang sumira ng hollow blocks gamit ang ulo at higit sa lahat, napapatay niya ang mga kalaban hindi dahil sa lakas ng katawan, ngunit dahil isa siyang astig na nilalang.
para sa akin, nagawa na ni mario ang lahat.
umakyat siya ng mga matatayog na bundok, nilusob niya ang mga haunted house na puno ng impakto, inaabot niya ang ulap, nagsscuba diving, naninira ng mga kaharian. ginawa na niya ang mga pwede pang gawin ng ibang mga characters sa laro.
hindi lang si mario ang nagsilbing inspirasyon at ang training ko sa paglalaro ng video games, pero kahit sa buhay, siya ang naging idolo ko.
1) tinuruan ako ni mario kung paano magmahal.
baket ba parating hinahabol ni mario si koopa? isa lang naman talaga ang dahilan, kinikidnap ni koopa ang kanyang minamahal, si princess toadstool. taenang koopa yan, ano kayang gusto niya don sa babaeng yon? di naman niya nirarape.. skwater, nagpapahabol lang talaga siya kay mario. pero ayon, si mario, ginagawa ang lahat para lang maligtas ang kanyang minamahal.. kung walang pagmamahal si mario sa katawan niya, taena, hinayaan na niyang mamatay o marape dati pa si princess toadstool. tinuruan ako ni mario na ganon dapat magmahal. kung mayroon kang taong iniibig, gagawin mo ang lahat, lulusubin mo ang kung ano man para sa kanya.
may nakukuha ba si mario sa princess pag naliligtas niya yon? wala.
walang pera, walang buhay, walang extra stage. kiss lang. matapos ang lagpas 20 na worlds at mga sampung stages bawat world, kiss lang ang binibigay sa kanya. pero sa tingin niyo ba nagrereklamo si mario? hindi. kasi ganon ang pagmamahal, dapat gawin mo ang lahat ng makakaya mo, at wag kang umasa ng kapalit, wag ka umasa ng bayad. umibig ka ng parang hindi ka pa umiibig buong buhay mo, kung magmamahal ka na rin, mahalin mo na ng lubusan.
si mario ang nagturo sa akin niyan.
2) pag may tiyaga, may nilaga.
si mario ang pinakamatiyagang character na nakita ko. dadaanan niya ang lahat, kukunin niya ang mga pwedeng makuha, kakainin niya ang kahit na anong gulay, sasakyan niya ang kahit na anong dinosaur basta lang makakatulong ito sa kanya. kung ako si mario, matagal ko nang hinayaan si princess toadstool at naghanap nalang ako ng ibang babae. meron naman sigurong ibang babae sa mundo niya. puta, hasel naman yon kung wala.
nagtiyatiyaga si mario para makakuha ng isang daang ginto. isang daang ginto para sa isang buhay. pinagtiyatiyagaan niya ang pagkuha ng 100 lives doon sa isang stage na kailangan mo ng dalawang pagong. kung hindi niyo alam yon, kunin niyo nalang yung salita ko: MATAGAL YON. at hindi lang basta basta nagagawa. ilang ulet kong ginawa yon para lang makuha ng tama. pero si mario, kahit ilang ulet, pagtiyatiyagaan niya, at sa pagtiyatiyaga niyang iyon, nakakuha siya ng maraming buhay.
3) pinakita niya sa akin ang totoong ibig sabihin ng brotherhood.
hindi masyadong halata sa game, kasi parati silang nagsasalit ng pagkakataon maglaro, pero nagpakita si mario ng matinding sense ng brotherhood. napakita niya rin na nirerespeto niya ang kanyang kapatid.
kasi ganito ang storya niyan, si mario, kulay blue talaga dapat ang costume, diba red and blue siya? dapat pure blue lang yon. kaya lang, si luigi kasi, sobrang gusto ang green. nagpumilit si luigi na green dapat ang sa kanya.. hindi nakipagaway si mario, hindi siya nagpumilit, siya ang nagpalit ng kulay. ngayon, baket kailangan niyang magpalit? kasi, alam nila ang ateneo lasalle rivalry, e ayaw ni mario sumalungat, kaya gin awa nalang niyang red.
ganon niya kamahal ang kanyang kapatid. sinasakripisyo niya ang gusto niyang kulay para lamang sa ikasasaya ni luigi.
astig talaga si mario.
4) siya ang dahilan kung baket ako kumakain ng gulay.
ilang beses na akong pinapakain ng gulay ng nanay ko noong bata pa ako. pero kahit anong gawin niya, ayoko talaga. nung binigyan niya ako ng family computer at super mario, dun lang ako nagsimula kumain ng gulay. si mario kasi ang naginspire sa akin.
pag kumakain si mario ng mushrooms, lumalaki siya. pag kumakain siya ng bulaklak, bumubuga siya ng apoy. tapos ginagamit niya ito para matalo ang mga kaibigan. ang galing kasi napasok pa ni mario na ang mga gulay, importante para matalo natin ang sarili nating mga "monsters" sa buhay. napasok niya rin ang ideya ng healthy diet. inam.
5) dapat na maging tao tayo ng mundo.
lahat ng parte ng mundo, napuntahan na ni mario. bulkan, patag, dagat, bundok, ulap. parang pinapakita niya sa atin na dapat maging mas malawak ang alam natin sa kapaligiran. hindi dahil nasa patag ka, at komportable ka don, dun ka na parati.. porke taong bundok ka, hindi ka na lalangoy sa dagat.
sinasabi ni mario na dapat alam natin ang lahat ng posibleng lugar at maging ok tayo doon. pareho lang dapat ang pagtalon natin sa bulkan man o sa patag.
matalinhaga ang linya na yan, hindi naman siguro kayo tanga para hindi makuha yan diba? haha.
6) ang paggamit ng mga bagay sa paligid ay importante sa sariling paglusong.
ang resourcefulness ng tao. ginagamit ni mario ang mga bagay sa kanyang kapaligiran para sa sarili niyang kabutihan. naiisip niya na pwede palang gamiting ang shell ng pagong para pampatay sa iba pang pagong. nakita niya na pag nahawakan niya ang bituwin, magiging imposible siyang tablan ng mga halimaw.
pinagmasdan niya ang kapaligiran at nakita itong makakatulong sa kanya.
7) ang panghuli, ang paggamit ng utak.
nakita niyo naman na si mario, hindi nakikipagsapakan. hindi gumagana ang apoy niya sa mga boss. pero natatalo parin niya ang mga ito. pano niya nagagawa yon kung wala siyang lakas ng braso at mga armas? pinapagana niya ang makinarya sa utak niya. ginagamit niya ang lahat ng kanyang natutunan at kaalaman.
dito na pumapasok ang lahat ng konsepto. nadadala siya ng pagmamahal niya sa kanyang princessa. binubuhos niya ang lahat ng kanyang makakaya para sa kanyang mahal. hindi basta bastang namamatay si koopa, kaya talagang kailangan niya itong pagtiyagaan. kumukuha rin siya ng lakas ng katawan at isipan sa kanyang kapatid. inaalala niya ang pagkapula ng suot niya at naaalala niya ang kanyang pagmamahal kay luigi. ang pagkain niya ng gulay ang naghahanda sa kanya sa pagsubok na ito. binibigyan siya ng lakas ng katawan at tatag ng tuhod. Ang pagiging tao ng mundo ay ang naghasa sa kanya p ara makaaksyon at makapagisip siya, kahit sa mga hindi komportableng sitwasyon. at ang paggamit niya ng bloke sa paligid o ang pagbalik ng mga tira sa kalaban ay nakikita niya dahil siya ay magaling magmasid ng kapaligiran.
ang galing talaga ni mario, at hindi dapat ito basta basta lang kinakalimutan o hinahayaan.
lumipas ang mahigit sa labing tatlong gaming na taon sa buhay. at sa dami ng mga laro na nalaro ko na, bumabalik lang lahat ito sa mario.
kaya nakakaasar yung mga bata ngayon e. dahil lang maganda ang graphics at maraming sumasabog, ayos na. kaya nga pag may bata akong nakikita tapos parang ewan yung ginagawa niya, sasabihan ko ng "hoy bata, mag mario ka muna.." kasi yun talaga ang simula ng lahat. hindi pacman, hindi bomberman, mario.
si mario ang idol ko. kung hindi dahil sa kanya, ibang tao ako ngayon, kung wala siya, malamang nawawala na rin ako, parang mga bata ngayon na walang alam sa mga ginagawa nila.
kumakain ng gulay, pumapatay ng mga masasamang pagong, hindi nalulunod, nakakasakay sa mga dinosaurs, nakakapagbuga ng apoy, matinik sa tsiks, mayaman, maraming buhay, lumilipad, mabilis, bibo, kayang sumira ng hollow blocks gamit ang ulo at higit sa lahat, napapatay niya ang mga kalaban hindi dahil sa lakas ng katawan, ngunit dahil isa siyang astig na nilalang.
para sa akin, nagawa na ni mario ang lahat.
umakyat siya ng mga matatayog na bundok, nilusob niya ang mga haunted house na puno ng impakto, inaabot niya ang ulap, nagsscuba diving, naninira ng mga kaharian. ginawa na niya ang mga pwede pang gawin ng ibang mga characters sa laro.
hindi lang si mario ang nagsilbing inspirasyon at ang training ko sa paglalaro ng video games, pero kahit sa buhay, siya ang naging idolo ko.
1) tinuruan ako ni mario kung paano magmahal.
baket ba parating hinahabol ni mario si koopa? isa lang naman talaga ang dahilan, kinikidnap ni koopa ang kanyang minamahal, si princess toadstool. taenang koopa yan, ano kayang gusto niya don sa babaeng yon? di naman niya nirarape.. skwater, nagpapahabol lang talaga siya kay mario. pero ayon, si mario, ginagawa ang lahat para lang maligtas ang kanyang minamahal.. kung walang pagmamahal si mario sa katawan niya, taena, hinayaan na niyang mamatay o marape dati pa si princess toadstool. tinuruan ako ni mario na ganon dapat magmahal. kung mayroon kang taong iniibig, gagawin mo ang lahat, lulusubin mo ang kung ano man para sa kanya.
may nakukuha ba si mario sa princess pag naliligtas niya yon? wala.
walang pera, walang buhay, walang extra stage. kiss lang. matapos ang lagpas 20 na worlds at mga sampung stages bawat world, kiss lang ang binibigay sa kanya. pero sa tingin niyo ba nagrereklamo si mario? hindi. kasi ganon ang pagmamahal, dapat gawin mo ang lahat ng makakaya mo, at wag kang umasa ng kapalit, wag ka umasa ng bayad. umibig ka ng parang hindi ka pa umiibig buong buhay mo, kung magmamahal ka na rin, mahalin mo na ng lubusan.
si mario ang nagturo sa akin niyan.
2) pag may tiyaga, may nilaga.
si mario ang pinakamatiyagang character na nakita ko. dadaanan niya ang lahat, kukunin niya ang mga pwedeng makuha, kakainin niya ang kahit na anong gulay, sasakyan niya ang kahit na anong dinosaur basta lang makakatulong ito sa kanya. kung ako si mario, matagal ko nang hinayaan si princess toadstool at naghanap nalang ako ng ibang babae. meron naman sigurong ibang babae sa mundo niya. puta, hasel naman yon kung wala.
nagtiyatiyaga si mario para makakuha ng isang daang ginto. isang daang ginto para sa isang buhay. pinagtiyatiyagaan niya ang pagkuha ng 100 lives doon sa isang stage na kailangan mo ng dalawang pagong. kung hindi niyo alam yon, kunin niyo nalang yung salita ko: MATAGAL YON. at hindi lang basta basta nagagawa. ilang ulet kong ginawa yon para lang makuha ng tama. pero si mario, kahit ilang ulet, pagtiyatiyagaan niya, at sa pagtiyatiyaga niyang iyon, nakakuha siya ng maraming buhay.
3) pinakita niya sa akin ang totoong ibig sabihin ng brotherhood.
hindi masyadong halata sa game, kasi parati silang nagsasalit ng pagkakataon maglaro, pero nagpakita si mario ng matinding sense ng brotherhood. napakita niya rin na nirerespeto niya ang kanyang kapatid.
kasi ganito ang storya niyan, si mario, kulay blue talaga dapat ang costume, diba red and blue siya? dapat pure blue lang yon. kaya lang, si luigi kasi, sobrang gusto ang green. nagpumilit si luigi na green dapat ang sa kanya.. hindi nakipagaway si mario, hindi siya nagpumilit, siya ang nagpalit ng kulay. ngayon, baket kailangan niyang magpalit? kasi, alam nila ang ateneo lasalle rivalry, e ayaw ni mario sumalungat, kaya gin awa nalang niyang red.
ganon niya kamahal ang kanyang kapatid. sinasakripisyo niya ang gusto niyang kulay para lamang sa ikasasaya ni luigi.
astig talaga si mario.
4) siya ang dahilan kung baket ako kumakain ng gulay.
ilang beses na akong pinapakain ng gulay ng nanay ko noong bata pa ako. pero kahit anong gawin niya, ayoko talaga. nung binigyan niya ako ng family computer at super mario, dun lang ako nagsimula kumain ng gulay. si mario kasi ang naginspire sa akin.
pag kumakain si mario ng mushrooms, lumalaki siya. pag kumakain siya ng bulaklak, bumubuga siya ng apoy. tapos ginagamit niya ito para matalo ang mga kaibigan. ang galing kasi napasok pa ni mario na ang mga gulay, importante para matalo natin ang sarili nating mga "monsters" sa buhay. napasok niya rin ang ideya ng healthy diet. inam.
5) dapat na maging tao tayo ng mundo.
lahat ng parte ng mundo, napuntahan na ni mario. bulkan, patag, dagat, bundok, ulap. parang pinapakita niya sa atin na dapat maging mas malawak ang alam natin sa kapaligiran. hindi dahil nasa patag ka, at komportable ka don, dun ka na parati.. porke taong bundok ka, hindi ka na lalangoy sa dagat.
sinasabi ni mario na dapat alam natin ang lahat ng posibleng lugar at maging ok tayo doon. pareho lang dapat ang pagtalon natin sa bulkan man o sa patag.
matalinhaga ang linya na yan, hindi naman siguro kayo tanga para hindi makuha yan diba? haha.
6) ang paggamit ng mga bagay sa paligid ay importante sa sariling paglusong.
ang resourcefulness ng tao. ginagamit ni mario ang mga bagay sa kanyang kapaligiran para sa sarili niyang kabutihan. naiisip niya na pwede palang gamiting ang shell ng pagong para pampatay sa iba pang pagong. nakita niya na pag nahawakan niya ang bituwin, magiging imposible siyang tablan ng mga halimaw.
pinagmasdan niya ang kapaligiran at nakita itong makakatulong sa kanya.
7) ang panghuli, ang paggamit ng utak.
nakita niyo naman na si mario, hindi nakikipagsapakan. hindi gumagana ang apoy niya sa mga boss. pero natatalo parin niya ang mga ito. pano niya nagagawa yon kung wala siyang lakas ng braso at mga armas? pinapagana niya ang makinarya sa utak niya. ginagamit niya ang lahat ng kanyang natutunan at kaalaman.
dito na pumapasok ang lahat ng konsepto. nadadala siya ng pagmamahal niya sa kanyang princessa. binubuhos niya ang lahat ng kanyang makakaya para sa kanyang mahal. hindi basta bastang namamatay si koopa, kaya talagang kailangan niya itong pagtiyagaan. kumukuha rin siya ng lakas ng katawan at isipan sa kanyang kapatid. inaalala niya ang pagkapula ng suot niya at naaalala niya ang kanyang pagmamahal kay luigi. ang pagkain niya ng gulay ang naghahanda sa kanya sa pagsubok na ito. binibigyan siya ng lakas ng katawan at tatag ng tuhod. Ang pagiging tao ng mundo ay ang naghasa sa kanya p ara makaaksyon at makapagisip siya, kahit sa mga hindi komportableng sitwasyon. at ang paggamit niya ng bloke sa paligid o ang pagbalik ng mga tira sa kalaban ay nakikita niya dahil siya ay magaling magmasid ng kapaligiran.
ang galing talaga ni mario, at hindi dapat ito basta basta lang kinakalimutan o hinahayaan.
lumipas ang mahigit sa labing tatlong gaming na taon sa buhay. at sa dami ng mga laro na nalaro ko na, bumabalik lang lahat ito sa mario.
kaya nakakaasar yung mga bata ngayon e. dahil lang maganda ang graphics at maraming sumasabog, ayos na. kaya nga pag may bata akong nakikita tapos parang ewan yung ginagawa niya, sasabihan ko ng "hoy bata, mag mario ka muna.." kasi yun talaga ang simula ng lahat. hindi pacman, hindi bomberman, mario.
si mario ang idol ko. kung hindi dahil sa kanya, ibang tao ako ngayon, kung wala siya, malamang nawawala na rin ako, parang mga bata ngayon na walang alam sa mga ginagawa nila.
posted by droz at 21:21
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Tuesday, October 04, 2005
a springtime of youth (NOT)
my body's aching! every part of it! i slept last night before 9 because of stress, fatigue. (tsk tsk tsk... that's what you get after doing strenuous activity without prior conditioning)
i'm really not good in playing basketball.
i has been almost 3 months since i've last held a basketball. well, last saturday night, having nothing better to do, jay asked me to come with him to daniel fajardo to play hoops with his friends. i didn't even hesitated. i really need some exercise (i'm starting to lose my six-packs because of boredom), so i ran to my house to pack my basketball gear.
along with jay and bodjie we headed to the meeting place, marvin's house. i was surprised that i was going to play with our school varsity players. lucky me! (gnarl) after waiting for enough players, we went to the court. it was just behind our old school, although you have to walk 250 meters around and pass through narrow streets. as soon as the lights were up, we warmed up; taking turns with the ball, stretching our bodies. we divided ourselves into 2 teams via jack-en-poy. lose and win.
ok fine, i was teamed with bodjie, regie, ran and marvin. the other team was composed of jay, carlo, the guy they call "pango", arjo and another nameless guy. not a bad match-up at all. our team having the best (regie) and worst (me) player on the team sure made the proper distribution of skills. (just like team 7 in naruto! with naruto (pathetic), sasuke (tensai) and sakura)
i was really uncomfortable playing with them mainly for two reasons: i am not good in basketball and i don't even talk to them at school because i find them "mayabang" and "astigin". that really became a hindrance for my real skills to show up. let's see...
i did quite good, nailing a trey (after 2 unsuccessful attempts), stealing a couple of possessions, making offensive boards and put-backs. out of the 80 points of my team, i managed to chip-in 11 points. not bad at all. but most of them were uncontested. i think i was not able to play well because i fear pain, i fear being ridiculed, laughed at by doing a bad shot, a turnover. i couldn't drive the ball to the hoop and slam bodies with the other players. no-no. that i was holding back my real skills, my full potential because of fear.
FEAR IS JUST A FACTOR.
maybe next time after i conquer my fears and insecurities, i could become a better player. who knows? it's never too late.
HEADLINE: DROZ CUEVAS slams the ball for the win.
FEU assistant manager, banned for life for hitting CUEVAS on the nape. (more details on page A-26)
i'm really not good in playing basketball.
i has been almost 3 months since i've last held a basketball. well, last saturday night, having nothing better to do, jay asked me to come with him to daniel fajardo to play hoops with his friends. i didn't even hesitated. i really need some exercise (i'm starting to lose my six-packs because of boredom), so i ran to my house to pack my basketball gear.
along with jay and bodjie we headed to the meeting place, marvin's house. i was surprised that i was going to play with our school varsity players. lucky me! (gnarl) after waiting for enough players, we went to the court. it was just behind our old school, although you have to walk 250 meters around and pass through narrow streets. as soon as the lights were up, we warmed up; taking turns with the ball, stretching our bodies. we divided ourselves into 2 teams via jack-en-poy. lose and win.
ok fine, i was teamed with bodjie, regie, ran and marvin. the other team was composed of jay, carlo, the guy they call "pango", arjo and another nameless guy. not a bad match-up at all. our team having the best (regie) and worst (me) player on the team sure made the proper distribution of skills. (just like team 7 in naruto! with naruto (pathetic), sasuke (tensai) and sakura)
i was really uncomfortable playing with them mainly for two reasons: i am not good in basketball and i don't even talk to them at school because i find them "mayabang" and "astigin". that really became a hindrance for my real skills to show up. let's see...
i did quite good, nailing a trey (after 2 unsuccessful attempts), stealing a couple of possessions, making offensive boards and put-backs. out of the 80 points of my team, i managed to chip-in 11 points. not bad at all. but most of them were uncontested. i think i was not able to play well because i fear pain, i fear being ridiculed, laughed at by doing a bad shot, a turnover. i couldn't drive the ball to the hoop and slam bodies with the other players. no-no. that i was holding back my real skills, my full potential because of fear.
FEAR IS JUST A FACTOR.
maybe next time after i conquer my fears and insecurities, i could become a better player. who knows? it's never too late.
HEADLINE: DROZ CUEVAS slams the ball for the win.
FEU assistant manager, banned for life for hitting CUEVAS on the nape. (more details on page A-26)
posted by droz at 10:47
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Saturday, October 01, 2005
first time, bad trip
i even left the office early just to watch the game live...
DLSU - 73 FEU - 70
twas the first time i watched a uaap game live at the big dome. the air was tense because of the close fight, a classic match in the making. last minute, la salle up by 3 when suddenly the bald, lanky guy from FEU made a nimble move for heart-stopping trey that tied the game.
DLSU - 73 FEU - 73
time's running out when a bad call was made on the opposite end to once again, give the possession to the morayta-based cagers. we were all chained up, arm by arm, like picket fences on a rally; all hoping for a defensive stop or a missed shot to come.
5 seconds remaining. they're still milking the clock. when the same guy who made that shot form rainbow country made his tip-in. ALAS!!!
DLSU - 73 FEU - 75
the green archers made a desperate attempt to win the game via casio trey but to no avail. even a tip-in by maierhoffer to send the game to extra period fumbled.
final score: DLSU - 73 FEU - 75
curse you arwind santos! you really are a monster in court!(pun intended) i really admire him eventhough he's on the other team. hands down! to think that he didn't make the cut in the DLSU freshman try-outs because of his (lack of) body mass and the rumors of making instant enemies upon stepping on the court. well, the joke's on coach franz! my cousins used to play with arwind when they were on their early teens and told me that before, he was just ALL-HEIGHT with mediocre skills, no lateral movement, lower confidence level. that's natural, he's still young during that time and i know, players are made, not born (jordan an exception to the rule).
trash-talks were exchanged and salgado, the assistant manager of DLSU could no longer keep his cool and hit arwind on the nape. that was very unbecoming of a christian achiever for god and country. it sure made me ashamed to ne a lasallian. we'll be labeled that way from now on and i can't help it. sour graping, sore-loser, pikon. but the worse was still to come...
after the incident, all the players returned to their dug-outs. FEU sang their school hymn with everything but unison. we sang after in a monstrous volume. i swear it could have registered a 4.5 in the richter scale. FEU gave us a sincere applause for our school pride amid losing, we showered them with boo's and chants of JOLOGS. although i'm not a part of the crowd who shouted JOLOGS while they sang their hymn, it was very sickening. gross disrespect! those are one of the times that made me ashamed to be a lasallian. we are doomed to be stereo-typed as brats and conios.
an advice naman mga dude, next game, wala nang ganun?! di ba kayo nahihiya?! *sigh*
DLSU - 73 FEU - 70
twas the first time i watched a uaap game live at the big dome. the air was tense because of the close fight, a classic match in the making. last minute, la salle up by 3 when suddenly the bald, lanky guy from FEU made a nimble move for heart-stopping trey that tied the game.
DLSU - 73 FEU - 73
time's running out when a bad call was made on the opposite end to once again, give the possession to the morayta-based cagers. we were all chained up, arm by arm, like picket fences on a rally; all hoping for a defensive stop or a missed shot to come.
5 seconds remaining. they're still milking the clock. when the same guy who made that shot form rainbow country made his tip-in. ALAS!!!
DLSU - 73 FEU - 75
the green archers made a desperate attempt to win the game via casio trey but to no avail. even a tip-in by maierhoffer to send the game to extra period fumbled.
final score: DLSU - 73 FEU - 75
curse you arwind santos! you really are a monster in court!(pun intended) i really admire him eventhough he's on the other team. hands down! to think that he didn't make the cut in the DLSU freshman try-outs because of his (lack of) body mass and the rumors of making instant enemies upon stepping on the court. well, the joke's on coach franz! my cousins used to play with arwind when they were on their early teens and told me that before, he was just ALL-HEIGHT with mediocre skills, no lateral movement, lower confidence level. that's natural, he's still young during that time and i know, players are made, not born (jordan an exception to the rule).
trash-talks were exchanged and salgado, the assistant manager of DLSU could no longer keep his cool and hit arwind on the nape. that was very unbecoming of a christian achiever for god and country. it sure made me ashamed to ne a lasallian. we'll be labeled that way from now on and i can't help it. sour graping, sore-loser, pikon. but the worse was still to come...
after the incident, all the players returned to their dug-outs. FEU sang their school hymn with everything but unison. we sang after in a monstrous volume. i swear it could have registered a 4.5 in the richter scale. FEU gave us a sincere applause for our school pride amid losing, we showered them with boo's and chants of JOLOGS. although i'm not a part of the crowd who shouted JOLOGS while they sang their hymn, it was very sickening. gross disrespect! those are one of the times that made me ashamed to be a lasallian. we are doomed to be stereo-typed as brats and conios.
an advice naman mga dude, next game, wala nang ganun?! di ba kayo nahihiya?! *sigh*
posted by droz at 13:45
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