The Misadventures

time over

2007-02-04T20:16:00.000+08:00

eversince we finished the final documentation for the thesis, i have been pre-occupied in managing the family business. every week, monday to saturday, i go to work from 8am until all the salesmen finish their remittances; usualy my day ends around 7pm. i go straight home after that with only chatting with chai in mind. after that, i hit the bunk. everyday is almost the same. working really is routinary. aside from the uncomfortable working environment and the mental stress that goes along with the decisions i make everyday, it's the lack of time that really bugs me. it seems like 24 hours is not enough for me. i hardly have time for myself. no more computer gaming, time for exercise, i can't even watch tv for god's sake! all of my once-abundant time are now gone like globe's unlimitext (haha). it seems like i'm slowly being eaten up by my work. it's not that i'm complaining, i somewhat enjoy what i'm doing and really learning a lot. it's just that i wish i had more time to do all the things i want to do. here are the things i would like to do...

1. apply for a job outside our business
2. enroll in boxing
3. watch one piece
4. have more time with my girl (at least in chatting)
5. go to australia for a visit

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by the way, guys, you better ready your gifts and congratulations for this coming saturday, DROZ will finally march the red carpet with the famous composition of Aida playing in background. whoooopeeeedoooooooo!!!

E C N A L G

2006-11-15T22:46:00.000+08:00

(back glance)

what happened to you droz? what have you been doing this past months? you haven't made an entry for quite some time, why is that? well, if no one even noticed, i'm officially a loser. haha!

time out from blogging sure drained tons of words in my head so i'm writing in bullet form. LOL

what i did during the past months:

feel miserable for losing the only girl i love
concentrated on fixing our mapping robot
helped out with our family business
learned DotA (owning!)
almost got dengue on my birthday
finished the F-ing robot!
carried one of my groupmate to the hospital
almost had a professor kidnapped for not approving the thesis
jumped for joy for getting all the professors' nod of approval
doing documentation NOW

just my luck?

2006-09-17T13:57:00.000+08:00

hello peeps, i've just got home from my 3-day stay at beautiful island of boracay. you may ask.. huh? why now? it's september? DUH! well actually i went there with my family because of my cousin gen's wedding. SOSYAL? not actually, she got that dream wedding from the GMA show "wish ko lang". how? she works like there's no tomorrow, a typical workhorse. one day, while she was walking to her office, she was hit by a car. she wasn't really unscathed but it wasn't a serious injury. it was one of the results from the reguar diagnosis that caught everyone's attention...

she has breast cancer. it is in it's malignant stage so she must undergo chemo and yup, have her breast removed. before that happened, she was planning her dream wedding with her 11-year partner harold. for the previous months, she had undergone numerous visits to the hospital treating her condition and everything seemed going as planned. the theraphy though halved their funds for their wedding. well, it's better than nothing right?

during one of her check-ups, the thing everybody was fearing happened, the cancer has moved to her other breast. everyone was devastated hearing the news. this is when some of her friends decided to submit her story to GMA's wish ko lang. they wanted to give my cousin her dream wedding. everything happened so fast, we were informed about the wedding a week ago and it just happened. soon we were told that mom and dad were the principal sponsors and that the wedding is in boracay. 0_0

my parents left for boracay thursday. arol and i followed early friday morning. the whole wedding was very emotional, a tear-jerker for most of the witness. haaaaaaaaaay...

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if you would also visit my multipy site, you could see that i uploaded some videos of me singing. i did all of those as my farewell present to chai.

CSI

2006-09-07T14:20:00.000+08:00

Murder mystery in Makati Med

There was this case in the hospital's Intensive Care ward where patients
always died in the same bed and on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m.,
regardless of their medical condition.

This puzzled the doctors and some even thought that it had something to
do with the supernatural.

Or even murder. No one could solve the mystery as to "Why deaths happen
on Sunday at 11 AM?"
Jaime Licauco, Fr. Bulatao and the Ateneo paranormal folks were called.
They arrived one Sunday, armed with special photographic equipment,
infra-red devices and motion-sensitive radar to detect any presence. So
on the next Sunday morning a few minutes before 11 a.m., all the doctors
and nurses nervously waited outside the ward to see for themselves what
the mysterious phenomenon was all about. Some were holding wooden
crosses, strings of garlic, amulets, prayer books and other holy objects
to ward off evil spirits.

Just then, the clock struck 11...

and.....

then.......

.....Mang Joe, part-time Sunday janitor, entered the ward, unplugged the
life support system and plugged in the floor polisher.

28

2006-09-03T12:31:00.000+08:00

today is the 3rd of september, our 28th monthsary. who celebrates them during this time anyway? monthsaries are usually celebrated during the first months until it reaches the annual milestone. i don't hear couples greeting each other "happy 59th monthsary honey!", it would be very inconvenient and hard especially for guys to keep track of the progressing number.

eversince she left, the third of the month would only bring back our blissful memories together. it would make me long for her even more. i miss the feel of her face on my cheeks. i miss her soft whispers of passion and the way her lips touch my ears whenever she does it. It gives me goosebumps, sends shiver down my spine, making my knees weak. oh god, how i miss her passionate kiss and everything that follows...

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2006-08-26T10:00:00.000+08:00

Something unimaginable happened, I’m drained-out of all my once-thought-bottomless energy. Judging by the way I’ve spent the previous week, I’m really not very surprised. I am physically, mentally and emotionally drained, oh yes, financially too! LOL. For almost everyday in one week, we held a farewell party for my butterfly, all with a different set of friends. Boy, does she have a lot of friends!

Yesterday was the end of my wait. The hangman finally opened the hatch, it was time for me to part ways with my partner for more than five years (technically, without the break-ups)

(INTERMISSION)

SHE JUST CALLED!!! THEY ARRIVED AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT SAFELY! THEY HAD ABIT OF PROBLEM AT THE CUSTOMS THOUGH BECAUSE OF SOME TAMARIND SEEDS. LOL!

Back to my mourning…

I woke up at around 6:30 with barely 3 hours of sleep thanks to a last day get together with her GAMMA friends (HS tropa). Why do I have to wake up that early? I made an earlier commitment with my tita and her school. I promised to cover her Lingo ng Wika program. Chai was also invited by my tita to judge the preschoolers’ presentation but it wasn’t until the 10:30 session. She had to leave ASAP because of some last-minute crying sessions with some visitors. Meanwhile, I stayed there to finish what I’ve promised to do. As soon as the event was over, I headed back home to take a shower and burn her a CD of all our pictures.

EGAD! I left the CD in the jeep! Too bad I had no time left to make another one. It was already 2:30 and I need to help her wrap things up. Saddened by the thought that this was gonna be the last day we’ll be spending together, she couldn’t help but cry. I hugged her tight and promised her everything to console her but I just couldn’t cry even if I wanted to. The thought of her leaving still hasn’t sink in. I felt really bad because I couldn’t show her how sad I feel.

An hour later, we were off to Golden Haven for a final visit to their grandfather. We took a few shots for posterity and left for the Centennial Airport. The moment we stepped off the car, they were all crying. I still couldn’t get it, why am I not crying? Don’t I love her enough? Am I just faking it? GOD DAMN IT! What’s wrong Andro?!

The moment she turned her back at me a funny sensation filled my heart. It was pumping like crazy. I was shaking. My face crinkling-up, eyes watery… there it goes. I was crying so hard I had hiccups. There she goes, walking out of my life… There goes the person I love the most.

There were still a lot of things that happened that day before she flew out of the Philippines but I’ll continue it some other time. I’ll tell you one thing though, I cried myself to sleep last night…

missing school work

2006-08-18T13:29:00.000+08:00

Andro T. Cuevas
HUBEHOR – EF
Prof. Debbie Nacu

Article on leadership: Steve Jobs’ Magic Kingdom
How Apple’s demanding visionary will shake up Disney and the world of entertainment.

Leadership. As defined by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, it is to guide or direct in a course; to direct the performance or activities.

Whenever I hear the word “leadership”, the first thing that comes to my mind is a manager or an entrepreneur. Their job is to make sure that everyone working under them does the right thing everytime (or at least most of the time). The proof of a good leader is a successful venture much like that being experienced by Apple today.

Great Business comes from great products. Apple today is one of the hottest techie companies thanks to iPod and iTunes, the tandem that redefined coolness. They are so popular, they have become an icon for the electronics age. Apple focused on simplicity and convergence of technology unlike hi-tech Microsoft or plain, old, boring Dell. In three years span, their market value ballooned from $7 to $74 today. Apple however wouldn’t have risen to success if it wasn’t for Steve Jobs’ ingenious ways. In 1997, Apple was at rock-bottom having poor sales because of poor products. It all changed when they re-hired Jobs who took-over the company, transforming it to a quality-over-quantity company that made Bill Gates and Mike Dell a run for their money.

The secret, knowing what the market wants and releasing the product when it would be a hit. All his movements were very timely from the release of iMac to the current success of iPods. He knew that music should be portable and music players should match what you’re wearing. iPods today have been both a necessity and accessory for the young and the young-at-heart.

In terms of competency, Steve makes sure that he gets the best person for the right job and position. Efficiency is the key. He prefers to have a small team with the most brilliant minds than have a huge team with mediocre members. He even personally calls promising talents and other prodigies of different fields.

The same quality-over-quantity thing applies to the products they develop. He axed a dozen products being manufactured by the company and focused on just four. This way, he made sure that every product would be recognized best-in-class. Jobs never stooped to a level that made them manufacture products of inferior quality such as lower-end products just to boost sales or to expand to other technologies where Apple wouldn’t be the leader. He has this saying “I’m as proud of what we don’t do as much as I am of what we do.” It’s actually true. Why would you focus on things you know you are not capable of doing? Steve would rather devote his attention, as well as money, to his area of expertise.

Ironically, he ventured to animation industry via PIXAR, an all-digital animation studio famous for blockbusters like Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. In short, it also became a huge success applying the same principles he used for Apple. Just recently, PIXAR and animation giant Disney became partners making Steve Jobs a majority share holder of Disney. In there, he established good relationship with the other executives gaining most of their trust.

With every bond he makes, he capitalizes. Since Disney is the owner of Network titan ABC and the world-wide leader in sports: ESPN, he used this links to further expand the scope of his iTunes. It now allows the download of Disney classics, ABC TV series (such as Desperate Housewives and Lost ) and ESPN clippings aside from the music downloads. Steve Jobs really had his eyes focused on Apple being the center of every living room, replacing the TV, radio, CD player and other appliances. (hmmm… do I see iRef or iStove in the near future?)

The qualities of a good leader does not end with making good relationship with other businesses, choosing the right people for the right job or focusing on continuous product development. A good leader is a working leader. Steve Jobs started out his empire with himself doing all the pencil-pushing and bolt-tightening, He assembled his own computer and conceptualized his own products. Having a leader that has all this skills would surely bring out the best in everyone. Looks may be deceiving but the hardly shaven, denim-wearing computer geek is actually a very good and successful multi-billionaire leader; certainly the core of this juicy Apple. Who wouldn’t want to be like him?

protection? more of stupidity

2006-08-14T12:18:00.000+08:00

have you ever wondered kung bakit katulad ng germicidal soap commercials (see SAFEGUARD), pare-pareho lang din yung mga commercials ng napkins? wala lang. here's the usual plot:

1. a group of girls having fun, andun pa yung crush nya when suddenly... JAHE! heavyflow!

2. period-struck girl now feels uncomfortable kasi baka natagusan siya

3. bigla nyang maiisip na may state-of-the-art napkin na pala na mala-diapers kung humigop ng dugo at the same time, keeping it in the center of the pad! (simply brillant!)

4. one month later, gumala nanaman sila, andun nanaman yung crush nya at siyempre, dahil one month later nga (assuming na regular siya) edi siyempre red alert nanaman nung araw na yuon! (DUH!)

5. pero dahil naka-napkin na siya, ayun, nagg-suot pa siya ng white pants sa sobrang confidence nya na hindi siya tatagusan.

6. nilapitan nya yung crush nya at pina-amoy pa ang puwitan nya dahil alam nya na kahit anong singhot ang gawin ni lalaki, di na maaamoy yung malansang dugo sa NEW and ADVANCED napkin nya with FLOWGUARD, WINGS at SLIM DESIGN.

7. ayun, POOF! success, naka-score na si babae. too bad malalaman din ni mr. pogi yung tinatago nyang sikreto pag nag-yaya siya. *winkwink*

pero, let's look at this scenario. bakit ba kailangan mag-puting pants ang babae pag meron siya?! pwede ba, sa lahat ng babaeng nakakabasa nito, POST A COMMENT. sino sa inyo yung matapang enough na gawin yun? talaga bang may nakakagawa nun? kung oo, ano yung brand na ginagamit niyo? tell me please, i'm really curious.

life's extension

2006-08-11T11:08:00.000+08:00

well, life goes on. chai's flight that was originally scheduled for today was moved to a later date, on the 25th. it's so hard to live your day normally knowing that your mate is about to leave you. you couldn't make advance plans, trips and other activities. haaaaay... i just couldn't get it out of my head. the thought of her leaving makes me weak inside. adds up to the ever-so-stressful life i'm living.

everything is uncertain though. her visa (as well as her brother's) are still pending because of the dependency issues (fyi: they are both working). maybe she'll be accepted, maybe not but what is certain is that once she passes the migration people, her leaving me is as sure as day follows night.

waiting is the worst! it's like hearing from the grim reaper himself that you will die any time within the year. you tend to get paranoid. everywhere you go, you would look at all directions scouting for a runaway train or a falling safe (i sure hope i hav my uber small umbrella once that happens).

i hope you guys know what i'm feeling right now. this is really hard for us. chai has really made a mark in my heart that wouldn't be erased for decades, forever. i really love her but the though of her leaving me makes me very vulnerable. i don't know what to do whether to follow her or to wait for her to come back here. but even though she returns here after 2 years or until she gets her australian citizenship the fact is she would then be an aussie (hmm.. i remembered my post about MIGRATION), and she would be based there maybe in melbourne. life is a lot better there than it would ever be here. i don't want to be selfish separating her from her family and her eden. now, i'm just taking it a day at a time. cherishing every moment left with my shine. when that time comes, i would wait for her like a loyal dog. (sigh)

i don't know if i could take it, im badly missing her right now (just 7 days without seeing her) pathetic...

hiatus

2006-08-04T12:06:00.000+08:00

yep, im back after two gruelling weeks of thesis. i spent the whole time at my friend's house assembling the prototype and doing the progam for the robot's behavior; and my god, am i tired?! i haven't got the time to check the net the whole week so obviously my mail was teeming with spam and other junk (with an exception to a few email like the one i posted a while ago)

it wasn't only my brain that was put on the skillet during the past days, my body wasn't spared from the stress. Practically no sleep, tired from the MWF gymdays, here i am barely able to walk straight. (blame it on the barbell squats) the good thing is we are past the 60% completion of the thesis. all we need to do is the stupid map-generating program (which is lot harder than you would expect). aside from that, i am actualy seeing results, good results from my work-outs. i'm winning back my washboards and gaining that ever-so-elusive pecs i'm dying to have. all i'm asking for is to achieve the BRUCE LEE look. HOOO HAAAAA!
and yup, i also dropped-by chai's house before i go home. 'twas our 27th month together! (maybe the last monthsary we'll be spending together... HUHUHU) i love you so much yummy... could you stay a little longer?

EXACTLY!

2006-08-04T12:03:00.000+08:00

i am indeed "THE" LIBRA MAN
-commented by chai

LIBRA MAN
A man who has no balance like his Zodiac symbol. He is not the gentle, cool , calm and charming guy like what you see. He has another dark side of aggression, stubborn and he likes to start an argument the most. Sometimes he can be so depress and unstable. Up and down like he is trying to balance himself most of the time.

To many people, he is a friendly guy and always smile even when he is mad or up set. His voice always gentle and calm. he always set and comb his hair as if he comes out from a shampoo advertisement. Mostly Libra men are good looking, even the ugly one is charming. When he smiles, it is so bright that the whole world is smiling with him too.

When he is in a balance mood, he is the type of person you want to be with. In other unbalancing mood, he likes to make people argue about something and watching it with fascination and fun. He will wait to be the one who compromise and clear thing up. He likes to be in a conflicting conversation.

Libra man is lazy by nature. After his tired day at work, he likes to sit still and just look out of the window or read quietly. He likes to be in his own world. After recharging his battery, he will be very energetic again and may even take you out that night.

Libra man normally will not do any shocking or abnormal things to be noticed. He likes to be conformed with his crowd, but if you watch him carefully, you will see the different. If he wear a shirt, it will have to be a zipper front instead of buttons, or a special tie bar. There is always something in him that he will not allow totally conformity to take him over.

A straight forward , no non-sense guy. He is careful and delicate in details. He will spent extra time to doing it right, than comes back to correct them later. He hates people who boost, or exaggerate. He does not like over dressed woman or make herself a center of an attention.

He loves to read. He loves poems and loves art. When he works he can work like crazy, but after work he can turn on romantic jazzy music and treat you so gently. He loves to give people advice and normally give a good advice. If you fall for him, you will stay like being trapped in a spider web. If you want to break up with him, he will persuade you a zillion ways to stay and you can not stop him anyway. After he persuade you to stay, or after a big fight, he will be so sweet to you as if he has never hurt your feeling before ever. --- so true!!!!!

He will has his own way to win a girl love and affection. Once she says yes, he will lay back and wonder if he should go on or if he should back out. In his teen, he changed many girl friends because he can not clearly separate loving a friend and loving a girl friend. ***** hmmmmmmmp!!!! *****He will check and re-cheek if his match is suitable and compatible with him.

Even he is a romantic man, he can hardly understand the emotion of the one he loves. He is a generous guy even he sets his life so systematically. He never knows when he makes you unhappy. He never knows how he up set you. He will never know what he said wrong. If he is your lover, be prepare for this. --- so true!!!!!

A not so pretty girl with no brain is not his type of woman. If you are not pretty enough, he will not mind talking to you but he does not care to get to know you. Any girls, pretty or ugly can ask for his help, he will be happy to help. He hates to argue by yelling at each other, so you tend to see he argue with his girl friend seriously but try at best to be very quiet.

He likes to have a girl friend by getting to know each other like a friend first. If you want him, you have to like the same thing he does. He prefers a pretty and gentle woman than a smart and ugly woman. You have to understand his mood especially he can has many different moods. He is a private person, so when he needs to be alone better let him be.

so sweet!

2006-07-27T16:35:00.000+08:00

paint it pink?

2006-07-08T18:24:00.000+08:00

just this afternoon, me and my shine painted one side of my room. well, it's chai we're talking about so everything was with a splash of pastel. hehe!

well she did splash some other thing on my newly-polished floor. it's blue paint everywhere! good thing we have a bottle of thinner to wipe-off the stains. WHEW!

T_T

2006-07-05T23:25:00.000+08:00

the days with my girl are numbered
36 more days and it's over
same number of days to look sober
soon she'll be staying "down under"

national hero

2006-07-04T17:33:00.000+08:00

saludo kami sa iyo manny!

i lied esse!

2006-07-01T08:55:00.000+08:00

remember what i've said in my last post?

"going back to my story, early this week, from monday to thursday morning, we camped at ram's house for our thesis."

well actually, i snucked out of ram's house early tuesday morning and went home (that was after a whole night of work). we were actually sheduled to take our balik-bayans to the farmhouse in amadeo and tagaytay. i wouldn't have gone with them if i didn't promise chai to spend the day with her. she was kind'da feeling forgotten because of the workloads i have been doing lately. i see that opportunity as a free date. LOL. this is also one of those times i could spend time with both my family and my butterfly. bonding time! =)

we left las pinas at around 920 and arrived the coffee farm before 11. chai was really excited seeing the place because twas her first time. in there, i did some supervising with the paintjob giving out orders to the workers. (muwahahaha! powah!) the two balik-bayan kids were running around the place, pestering the workers with their stored energy. (those kids have more potential energy than a golf-ball's dense core!)

lunchtime at leslie's and oh boy, the dishes was superb! ehrmm... not for chai. my tita accidentally spilled the piping hot bulalo soup on chai's chest! i quickly ordered the waiter to bring us a bucket of ice to help cool down chai's red chest. i applied ice on her while she eats. i felt so embarrassed! good thing she was a sport (and because of the fast first aid, it didn't swell-up) so much for that. we burned a few films for posterity (although no actual film was used, duh? figurative) after eating and rested on the over-hanging kubos near the crater of taal. while we were resting, the two kids were wrecking havoc on the restaurant's garden.

rest time was over and it's off to residence inn zoo we go. i have been there a couple of times already and i could say, thir collection of fauna is far more diverse than what you see in manila zoo. they also have a few oddities in like the 5 legged bull and pig and the albino cow. i was out of energy, sleepless and tired. chai stayed with me at the bench as we wait for the others to finish their sight-seeing.

all-in-all, 99 bucks was worth it. well, technically it wasn't me who paid for chai and myself but my mum's 99 was worth it. LOL! by the time we finished circling the zoo, the sky was already growing dark. maybe it's late, maybe it's just gonna rain. well, it was more of both. we drove home with rain showering down on us, blessing another wonderful experience with my girl and my family.

chuckie, meet chucky

2006-06-30T21:28:00.000+08:00

hahah, i just remembered, one of our related literatures was this one robot named CHUCKY. HAHA! it's a sonar-using robot too minus the map-generation.

http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/chucky.htm

KAPOOF... KAPISH...

2006-06-30T20:53:00.000+08:00

i've been pretty busy the previous days. what have i been doing? thesis.

i still couldn't believe that i would be delayed just because of our thesis. i dunno, maybe it's all my fault, slacking around when i should be busy constructing our robot. actually, come to think of it, i'm not "that" disappointed being delayed. building our robot is no joke, 10 weeks to finish it (the amount of time before the defense) couldn't be accomplished especially when you have other subjects eating up your time. that was a term ago. now, we have no other excuse not to finish it for next term.

what's our thesis all about? we will construct a MOBOT (mobile robot) that is autonomous (meaning independent). what does it do? well, to put it in layman's term, it is AN EXPLORATION ROBOT. it would be deployed in an unknown environment to explore it and at the same time, send sonar feedbacks to the host computer. these sonar data will be used to generate a 2-dimensional map of the unknown environment. simple, NAH! when we searched the library and internet for related litaratures, we found out theat some poeple did manage to finish a robot that does the same thing as ours althoug they are not actually the kind of person you would call simple joes. they are actually doctors of the robotic field! DAMN! were we surprised when we saw that, we almost lost hope. how i wish i never saw those related lits.

so is our thesis THAT hard? at first glance, yes. but we are tackling the project a step at a time. it's actually doable. (the problem is i think we wouldn't be able to finish it within th term) i could say now, we're at the 30% mark. we wouldn't want to rush things. we're already delayed so why rush? our main goal is have this thesis receive the gold at graduation. an alibi good enough for employers. (just like my motto, AIM FOR PERFECTION, SETTLE FOR EXCELLENCE)

i suddenly remembered a song by the rage against the machine...

if you don't take action now, you'll SETTLE FOR NOTHING LATER!

HAHA!

going back to my story, early this week, from monday to thursday morning, we camped at ram's house for our thesis. i did the electronics and mechanical part, ram planned the algorithm for the robot's movement and map generation, antz did experiments on the microcontroller. edward was home studying the motor controller and herbert... hmmm... he well... uhmmm...

in the process of making the motor run, i busted the dual-bridge our thesis adviser lent us. we wouldn't tell her unless she asks for it. LOL. but the loud pop made by the IC kept us awake that night. because of that incident too, i managed to make the two half-bridges we previousl thought was busted work. ram, on the other hand, got his own eureka moments with the program. antz and i also made the sonars, tranciever and electronic compass work and transmitt the data to the host pc. WHOOPEEEDOOO! i could say that was one of the most productive days in our thesis building.

next week, i will be targeting to finish the platform of the robot (the wheelbase and the surface where all the components will be mounted). edward would also be joining us to piece-in his motor controller with my bridge and antz's microcontroller. i sure hope it would be if not as successful, better than this week.

that (was) entertainment

2006-06-22T12:31:00.000+08:00

just now, i'm watching game ka na ba, and the guests are former child stars and matinee idols. the very first celebrity who qualified for the face-off was chuckie dreyfuss! haha!

wala lang. i remember me and the guys talk about what cool tshirt would you like happy days or spoofs to have. it was unanimous, not rene requiestas, not panchito nor ike lozada. everyone wanted a chuckie dreyfuss tshirt! hahaha!

i could say, he's quite knowledgable with the gay lingo. (look at the pic) haha! it's up to you to judge. :-p

got this from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1463207/

Chuckie Dreyfuss

Trivia: Used to race in the Philippine Soap Box Derby, along with Isabel Granada. (show more)

Sometimes Credited As:: Chuckie Dreyfus / Charles 'Chuckie' Dreyfuss / Chuckie 'Boy' Dreyfuss

Actor - filmography
(1990s) (1980s)

Pangako sa iyo (1992)
Lessons in Love (1990)
Tora tora, bang bang bang (1990)
Papa's Girl (1990)
Huwag kang hahalik sa diablo (1989) (as Chuckie Dreyfus)
Isang araw walang Diyos (1989)
Tiyanak (1988)
Family Tree (1987) .... John
When I Fall in Love (1986)
Once Upon a Time (1986)
The Crazy Professor (1985)
Idol (1984) (as Chuckie 'Boy' Dreyfuss)
Horsey, horsey, tigidig, tigidig (????)
I Have Three Hands (????)
Row 4: Baliktorians (????)

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

D' Anothers (2005) (musical director) (as Charles 'Chuckie' Dreyfuss)

Composer - filmography "SCQ Reload Ok Ako!" (2004) TV Series

(by the way guys, i uploaded some pics for the "philippine idol" post. my pic with mr salonga and the crowd.)

top 10 resons to why to date an engineer

2006-06-20T09:13:00.000+08:00

10. The world does revolve around us...
we chose the coordinate system.

9. No "couple" enjoys a better "moment".

8. We know how to handle stress and strain in a relationship.

7. We have significant figures.

6. We have taken a course on the motion of rigid bodies.

5. Projectile motion... need we say more?

4. Engineers do it according to specification.

3. According to Newton, if two bodies interact, their forces are equal and opposite.

2. We know it's not the length of the vector that counts, but how you apply the force.

1. We know the Right Hand Rule

red as wine

2006-06-16T16:15:00.000+08:00

june 15... it's her birthday.

i got sick last year after our family swimming so i wasn't able to do anything for her. instead of me visiting her, it went the other way around. she was my nurse exactly a year ago. placed cold compress on my hot forehead, made calamansi juice and took my temerature whenever i needed it. how often could you snag a girlfriend like that? i am really lucky i have her. i need to do something for her to make her happy this year!

the day before, i dropped-by sm southmall to get her something. so, what should get her? accessories? a dress? cosmetics? what does a girlie-girl want? i got an excellent answer from my thesismate's girlfriend. "go to bodyshop. im sure she'll like anything from there." from there, it was easy, she always wanted to buy the cheek and lip stain but finds it expensive. i got her that as well as another idea...

what if i get her different pink lip products? then after that explain to her in a letter the significance of those items. hmmm, not bad. deciding on that idea, i got a strawberry lip balm from the same store and a cherry lip gloss from watsons. i wrote something like this in my letter...

"bi, i got you 3 gifts for your birthday. lahat yan pink and puro mga pampaganda ng lips! sabi mo kasi hindi ka nagagandahan sa lips mo but in fact, favorite ko yan lalo na i-kiss! and siyempre, mas happy tayo kung aalagaan mo yan mabuti. =)"

it's not vervatim but that's the idea.

she was scheduled for an interview early that morning so i decided to grab that opportunity to go to their house and leave the gift on her bed just like what she did on my last birthday (so sweeet!) i arrived at their place just in time. i left their place and texted her. she told me that she's already near st. andrew's! haha. during that time, i was also somewhere near st. andrew's. WHEW! that was close! i told her that i was on my way to school (i AM actually). minutes later she texted me...

"BIBI!!! =)"

after school, i headed to their house for merienda-dinner. we spent the time talking to each other (as well as some cuddling) and eating (thank god for palm cards!). we also emptied a bottle of wine via "up the river, down the river" drinking game. boy, was i red or what?! the night was capped by a mild rain which may be symbolical for us. it really was a perfect day!

i woke up this morning reading a text from her...

"=) sun ko, it's the best bday i ever had because i spent it with u. ur my greatest possession, ur all ihave... but definitely im very much contented bcoz ur everything 2 me. =) grabe, ntapos yung bday ko n umuulan.. it adds joy to my day. sna and2 c da2 pra complete n. =) gudnyt bibi. mahal na mahal kita. muah!"

answer key (as told by seis)

2006-06-14T17:07:00.000+08:00

6 said...

re: 5_5_5_5 = 30

kung pwede maglagay ng mga parentheses...

5 x [5 + (5 / 5)] = 30

kung d pwede, haha d ko pa naiisip uli :P

re: send + more = money

haha alam ko nasagutan ko na to dati e... mejo trial and error pa sya pero ngayon (trial and error parin yung ibang part haha)

- s e n d
- m o r e
m o n e y

(pang align lang yung "-" ehehe) anyways,

ang M dapat ay 1 dahil simpleng rason lang, kung 2 meaning, ang S + 2 (or S + M) ay 20000+. Pero wala namang ganong klaseng addends. So M = 1

Since M = 1, ang S natin ay magiging 9 (kasi kung 8 sya, 8 + 1 (or S + M), magiging sagot naman nya (yung M natin ay 1 na) 19000+. Mali nanaman yung addends hehe. So S = 9

Since may O na tayo (0 or zero), replace na natin yung nahanap na numerals:

- 9 e n d
- 1 0 r e
1 0 n e y

Since E + 0 = N, ibig sabihin nyan, may "nacarry" over na 1 mula sa N + R = E. So kakatrial and error ko (haha brute force to!) (actually merong rason pero haba explain e haha kakatamad), nahanap ko yung E = 5 so E + 1 = N, N = 6

- 9 5 6 d
- 1 0 r 5
1 0 6 5 y

6 + r = 5. Meaning 6 + 9 = 15 kaso hindi na pwede yung 9 kasi nagamit na sya sa letter s. So ang nearest na pwedeng gamitin ay 8 (pero kelangan may nacarry na 1 uli mula sa d + 5 = y. So r = 8

- 9 5 6 d
- 1 0 8 5
1 0 6 5 y

D at Y, sa mga natitirang numbers pa, ang pwedeng mag add sa 5 na magcacarry sya ng 1 ay, 7 na lang (hahah!). So d = 7. So kung d = 7, y = 2 (o 12 dahil nacarry yung 1 uli).

so:
S = 9
M = 1
O = 0
N = 6
E = 5
Y = 2
D = 7
R = 8

or

- 9 5 6 7
- 1 0 8 5
1 0 6 5 2

ps: kung mali ako, hahah "pahiya konti hahah L-)"

13 June, 2006 14:16

i've got TWO WORDS for 'ya...

2006-06-13T18:48:00.000+08:00

THEY'RE BACK! One of the most successful, iconic wrestling teams of all time, the Degeneration-X

(too bad, nasa TNA na sina ROAD DOG, BAD ASS pati si XPAC? Hahaha!)

do what the chinese do best

2006-06-13T07:55:00.000+08:00

math problem:
i received a simple math txt yesterday. it goes like this...

5 _ 5 _ 5 _ 5 = 30

fill in the blanks the appropriate operators to make the mathematicl statement true.

it was a synch. i gave it to my dad, he felt insulted. he then gave me harder problem...

once there was a kid from the province who went to manila to study. he started out good but was slowly demotivated to learn. he started to skip classes and instead play billards. his father learned about this so he decided not to give his son money for the next semester. the son felt bad and promised his father to do good this time. he told his father,

"dad, please send me more money. i want to continue studying."
"in one condition, answer this math cryptogram"

..SEND
+ MORE
-------
.MONEY

(answers at next post)

double happiness

2006-06-11T20:02:00.000+08:00

as far i i could remember, double happiness is a brand for ping pong equipment...

why double happiness?
carlo's 12th birthday (my li'l bro)
my parents' 23rd anniversary

heard mass-breakfast at figaro's-went home-cooked lunch-lunch-tv-merienda-ps-dinner-guitar-snoozed

the end

2006-06-10T19:46:00.000+08:00

108 stars of destiny x 5 = 540

i finally had the time to finish the only rpg i played for more than a year, suikoden 5. thanks to this long weekend. it took me 72 game-hours to do it although that ain't the REAL amount of time i used up. in reality, it was more of 2 months. about 2-3 hours every other day. the game was really one of the best ps2 produced (at least for me). i enjoyed it (both gameplay and storyline) more thn suikoden 2 which is said to be the best in the series. i dunno...

BTS

2006-06-08T19:11:00.000+08:00

BTS (bee-tee-es) - n. A term associated with repeaters. Back To School. "Pare, tingnan mo si Pedro, BTS nanaman siya?"

This is actually a term coined by the HS tropa.

for other terms visit...
http://deeeendee.blogspot.com/2006/01/terms.html

I was quite productive this day. Woke up at around 7am for the planned jogging and badminton game with Chai. Since there are no nearby parks in our place, we decided to jog around Golden Haven Memorial Park. After all, it's still a park! Although I have been pumping iron for the past 3 weeks, it wasn't really complete. Due to lack of gym equipment and insufficiency of time, I opt to not do cardio exercises. The last time I recall doing REAL cardio workout was that trip to calinisan a month ago. Slash gee gee.

Playing badminton is really hard when the wind is blowing against you. No matter what amount of force you apply on the shuttlecock, it's still light enough for the wind to divert. That made us pick-up the ball more times than we hit it. Result, a better cardio workout!

After the tiring game, I headed back home only to receive work from my mum. She made me do the check register she failed to finish since May 30. Nothing much really. Time flies especially when you're multi-tasking. While doing the check register, I was reading blogs and other net articles, checking mail, playing ragnarok and doing a favor for my tita. Before I knew it, it was lunch already. I had two pieces fried galunggong and a helping of pinakbet. YUMMY!

I took a shower after eating and rode a trike to Tita's school. I was scheduled to give a refresher course on powerpoint and presentations to the schools teachers. Imagine, me, teaching teachers. BTS! 'Steeeeg! I promised Tita to do this because she bought an LCD projector for the school's (our family's) use. I'm like the school's technical consultant, pursuading Tita to buy the latest gadgets by relating them to her school's needs. LOL!

The teachers were very attentive... hmm... let's say, like good students. They were actually listening to me, even jotting down notes especially my tips. I felt good doing that session. I also sharpened my public speaking skills and boosted my confidence (if it actually needed anymore boosting). At siyempe, at the end, I was well compensated. The same rate an instructor receives daily. :p

I actually enjoy speaking in front of people, even more alone. I like to share my thoughts and know-how to others. I like to argue even for fun and this is why we (my gal) usually fight. LOL. I am among a family of teachers. My mom and dad's elder sister both own a school, from kindergarten to highschool. A few of my cousins teach for them, even some of my 3rd degree relatives are teachers. Maybe this is my calling. Does Professor Droz sound good to you? Hmmmmm...

OMEN

2006-06-06T17:11:00.000+08:00

i just realized... toaday is june 6, 2006

it's the day of the beast!

severed in silence

2006-06-06T08:21:00.000+08:00

last saturday i watched pigs being butchered. first, you hit 'em with a heavy piece of wood at the back of the head several times until it stops sqealing (hu-paw, huhu-paw-huhu-paw!) thrust the knife to its throat for the finishing blow, then you skin 'em with a jungle bolo. it was awesome! (makes me wanna be a butcher myself) SICK!

i was in mindoro that weekend to attend my cousin's wedding. they had seven pigs prepared for the reception. seven different preparations of pork. embotido, menudo, calderata, lechon, sweet and sour, chopsuey and afritada; all drenched in heart-friendly pork juices. LOL

after the reception, we tried to look for a beach resort we drove for miles and miles, dead-end after dead-end. roads were closed due to felled trees and posts care of the last typhoon. because of that, resorts had no electricity. too bad. well, back to the old house we go.

barako

2006-06-06T08:16:00.000+08:00

What Kind of Coffee Drink Are You?

Take the test yourself.

philippine idol

2006-05-29T13:40:00.000+08:00

yesterday, our family checked out SM mall of asia. the number of people moving around the mall was astounding! the staggering number of people created a sea of anonymity. eventhough each person is unique, the sheer number made everyone appear like a blank face.

i should have guessed... crowds flocked the mall because of celebrities. ASAP was scheduled to take place at SM that noon. we didn't even bother going at the activity center to watch scantily-clad back-up dancers grind their romp on stage and untalented matinee idols trying to sing and dance (and look stupid).

i'm sick and tired of this kind of show espceially those lacking sense. all they do is sensualize what is "IN", overplay and abuse "disposable stars" from reality shows and tv contests. almost weekly, ASAP guests famous bands and artists to sing the same song over and over again. this is nothing but network rivals having a piss-contest on who owns majority viewership. eat bulaga, wowowee, trash... SHIT!

sam milby also had his album signing and i was not surprised by the number of fanatics screaming their tonsils off, dying to have a glance at mr. wherever you will go.

we had lunch at a shabu-shabu restaurant. the food was good as well as it is healty. no oil, we just poach the food on chicken broth. at the restaurant, my dad recognized an old man, around 85, sitting on the wait-to-be-seated chair. "dol, si senator salonga yun o!" my dad was really excited because he idlolizes the bar top-notcher who ran for presidency on the 1992 elections. he was one of the politicians victimed by the infamous plaza miranda bombing. he almost died on that day but was lucky enought to just lose his hearing and vision on his right side. how come this famous personality opted to wait in line?

my dad could no longer contain his excitement. he approached mr salonga and asked to greet him. "i'm glad i finally met you. i idolize you!" i followed my father bringing his n91. mr salonga noticing the camera-phone i was holding told my dad "how about a picture of us together?" my dad was more than happy to oblige. but we were really surprised when he asked my fater, "how about a picture of me with your son?" we were left in awe. how could he be so humble?

on that day, none of the thousands who flocked SM recognized or if they do, bothered to greet mr. salonga. they were all busy oogling on their so-called-stars. drooling over the sexy stars, the non-sense comedians, the hopeless singers. me and my father were the lucky ones.

after that incident, i had no other reaction but praises to the old politician. i hope there would be more politicians like him in the future. wise, brave and humble.

a philippine idol

baby steps

2006-05-26T16:04:00.000+08:00

mark this day.

today, we finally made progress in our thesis. this morning, ram and i started constructing the platform for the mobot ("mobile robot" for non-engineers). there was nothing complicated really, just plywood, gauge 26 metal sheet, caster wheel, motor and screws.

at around 1130, ram left for his family reunion.. SO HE CLAIMS! LOL! he also gave me his eaf (enrolment assessment form) and a check to pay for his tuition.

edward arrived at our house at around 12 noon. our target is to have our documents signed by the department chair and the thesis coordinator. we were almost above the zapote flyover when i realized that ram's eaf wasn't with me! &*%#!(*

"mama, para lang po sa tabi, may naiwan ako"

the conductor irritably scratched his head and opened the door. realizing that i'm in the middle of the streeta and almost halfway above the ramp of the flyover, i sprinted to the sidewalk. the air was arid, the sun was shinning down on me with his rays scorching my flesh like a delicate oninon in a shawarma machine. 1 km later, i'm inside a comfy bus seated with the usual passengers, roaches and mosquitoes.

having the docus signed didn't take us long. edward left for his dentist appointment, SO HE CLAIMS! LOL! as edward was walking away from me, anton arrived. our target, learn data transmission from doc D and ask the thesis coordinator if we could use the robotics room for our thesis. our first stop is the computer lab. we listed the components we need to order from the internet. anton also shared to me his research regarding the robot's sensors. satisfactory!

we then headed to doc D's office where we had this 5-minute consultation (he IS a busy man). the good thing is he delegated the Q&A session to the students in the room, doc D's apprentices if you may call them. we managed to squeeze-out quite a number of invaluable information from them. WHOOPEEDOO!

a small step for thesis, a big step for mankind!

too tired to continue

2006-05-24T13:52:00.000+08:00

i'm too tired to continue the previous post. i also lost the momentum to write it.

i'm here in school trying to be productive, searching for parts (of my robot) in the internet. damn, everything is so expensive! i didn't realize that i need to shell out 10 grand for a two way tranciever unit! sonars costs 1.5k per set, 2 motors at 2k@ and a digital compass at 2.5k!

a taste of sand

2006-05-22T12:59:00.000+08:00

finally! just before our first day of school, i had a chance to go to a somewhere i could cool my tired self down.

last saturday, i went to puerto gallera with my kraft friends and our significant others. we did not choose to stay at white beach because we knew that it would be teeming with people. more people means more temptation. ahahaha! we booked our stay at tanawin bay resort in muelle. about 10 mins away from white beach.

i was kindda curious about this resort so i googled it...

“an exotic taste of luxury” Triple A De Luxe Resort
accredited by Department Of Tourism
WE ARE THE NO. 1 HONEYMOON RESORT
IN PUERTO GALERA PHILIPPINES!
http://www.tanawinbayresort.com/

asteeeg! it has it's own website. haha! overnight rates are quite cheap, 800 pax. not bad for a resort that has a private beach, swimming pool, fine dining restaurant and other outdoor facilities (so it says.. haha!)

meeting place: kraft
meeting time: 3am

ok, so chai and i arrived kraft on time, so did jen and bri. jing and cocoy was on their way. meann (who was still in kraft up to midnight), still asleep! jing and cocoy in their starex van arrived at 330. we decided to give meann her time and headed first to SEX to have breakfast.

batangas port: 720am

a delay in departure time and a a passenger tug-o-war.

we almost sailed on a boat heading to a different port because of the ship dudes. it would be very interesting blog entry when we failed to confirm the route to the captain. HAHAHA!

muelle port: 930am

tanawin bay resort was just a 4-minute trike ride uphill. i gotta sit on the back of the trike, bumping my butt on the "plush metal seat". a realy bumpy ride. the trike stopped at an entrance at the base of a mountain.

"where the heck are we?! aren't we supposed to be on a beach resort?"
"ser, wala pung beach dito, sa white beach pa po kayo pupunta."
"WTF?!?!"

we started pointing fingers on who planned the trip. meann almost blew her fuse.
"tara na nga!"
then we hiked the winding path to the top of the mountain.

upon entering the resort, tides turned the other way around. we like, owned the whole resort! very lucky! and we aso got an upgrade in lodging. ate vangie gave us the biggest villa in the resort ironically called "the snail room". and indeed, there is a private beach on the other side of the mountain! WHEW!

...to be continued

quotable quote

2006-05-19T20:15:00.000+08:00

it pays to be early...

unless you're a worm

dank and balmy but what the heck!

2006-05-12T12:42:00.000+08:00

at least it's not raining anymore.

i'm leaving now. gotta buy parts for the electronic component of our robot. someone's gotta do it or else, it's another term delay.

i'm dropping-by sm too to buy ingredients for my ever-so-famous lasagna. hmm... also a gift to my lovable tita who would be turning 59 tomorrow.

first rain of may

2006-05-12T08:33:00.000+08:00

it's may and it's raining.

it's just too early. i haven't gone to a beach, not even a swimming pool.

this rain has ruined my plans for the day. it should have been a productive day for thesis. haaaaay.....

now i'm stuck here at home playing suikoden v.

i hope the sky would clear this afternoon.

China Journals 8: A Trip to China Without Lumpia and Pancit

2006-05-09T08:48:00.000+08:00

Sunday; April 30, 2006

Pechay farewell
$45 meal and 3km dash
Sa wakas, mga FALAPINOE!

Bitter aftertaste of booze, body aching from the contortionist’s sleeping position and still high from the laugh-trip ala-SIYAM-SIYAM. I shouldn’t have chugged-down Liquor number 2. Haaaayyyy… This is how I woke-up on my last day in China. DAMN! 5am is too early!

Today’s activity: ferry ride to Hong Kong then flight back to the Philippines.

At the Shenzhen’s seaport, we bade farewell to each other and took pictures on the process. I still couldn’t believe that the 8 days trip to China was over. Time sure flies especially when you are enjoying every moment of it. Choosing to sleep 2 hours a day is a hint. Saying goodbye is not a big deal… when bonds isn’t strong. Our group had a good relationship maybe because we were divided by mainly two age ranges. Our parents are all aged 50 ±5years. Our young group ranged from 16 to 23. Aside from the age range, most of us shared common interests, same schools, same friends. We also came to China enjoying pechay and left loathing it. HEHE!

Our group almost got separated at the airport. Eight of us were still on the boarding area when the ferry started to move. I dunno what the reason was but we all managed to board the ship. It was a short 40 minute cruise. We landed at the Hong Kong Seaport which was located at the same area of the airport.

Hong Kong International Airport is gargantuan! It is the biggest thing I ever saw. It is so immense, it has its own train station that transport passengers from terminal to terminal. It has a shopping center INSIDE as large as most of the malls we have here. We were waiting at terminal 45 when I got hungry. I asked my mum for money. She gave me $2 US and $30 HK. Carlo and Lora, my sibs, accompanied me to buy snacks. We thought that the snack bar was just near but to get there, we took 10 walkalators, 5 escalators, countless aisles, a total of 20 minutes. Finally, we reached the snack bar. EGAD! One meal costs more than 30 bucks?! SHIT! We went there for nothing? It couldn’t be. I searched my wallet for remaining change and I was lucky enough to find a $20 HK bill. (Note: I got this bill from Herbert’s (a thesis mate) last trip to HK. THANKS HERBERT!)

On the way back to the terminal, we rode a train. This chopped down our travel time by 10 minutes. We arrived there just in time. The plane was boarding. CEBU PACIFIC. At last, stewardess I could actually talk to!

2 hour later…

FAREWELL PECHAY! It's funny how we stayed in Shanghai without tasting lumpia, Cantonese Shenzhen without pansit and siomai, Beijing without fetus and Panda meat. LOL

China Journals 7: Shanghai Passing

2006-05-06T21:29:00.000+08:00

Saturday; April 29, 2006

Ultimate combination
Shop ‘til you drop
Peking duck at last!
Slumber party: ghost stories part 2

Wake-up call: 430am. Breakfast: 1pc egg, 2pcs bread, 1 pack milk to go.

Oh my head! 2 hours of sleep for the third consecutive day. This trip is killing me! The only reason why we returned to Shanghai it to retrieve our luggage left at the hotel. We were scheduled to depart at 630, another 2 hour plane ride to Shenzhen.

At Shenzhen we were led by Ting (who surprisingly changed her attire unlike most of the tour guides we had) to a pearl farm. After the pearl farm, we went to a snack factory. This is the reason why China is booming today. They all squeeze-out every money from their tourists! Everywhere we go, everyday, there’s a trip to a government-owned establishment where we were sold local products.

Day 1 = jade, tea

Day 2 = silk, tea, herbal medicine

Day 3 = cloisonné, jade

Day 4 = tomb souvenirs, silk, tea

Day 5 = terracotta warriors, calligraphy

Day 6 = panda stuff

Day 7 = pearls, jewelries, silk, cookies, jade, cloisonné

Each one of the merchants were trained to be very persistent. All of them give prices that are 1000% higher than their last price. They will pull you if you try to leave. Don’t even try to haggle if you wouldn’t by it.

After lunch, we were given 2 hours at the Shenzhen’s shopping square. (yup, more money going out of our pockets) Too bad my remaining 250 Yuan didn’t last as long. I spent most of the time following Lora around and spotting outrageously-dressed chicks. It was almost like Japan there (at least how I pictured Japan would be).

We had dinner shortly after gathering. It was just a 5 minute walk from the shopping center, then it was back to the hotel for us. ‘Twas the last night we’ll spend outside the Philippines. Our group decided to have a slumber party. We went outside to buy some food and booze. Almost got lost on the way back to the hotel, we passed backstreets and small alleys and saw interesting stuff. We passed-by a store that sold different kinds of creepy crawlies; slugs, fungi, worms, leeches, name it. If it’s crawling, they have it! Back in the hotel, we chose Jam’s place to be the venue of the slumber party. We took the bed cushion from my room and laid it on the floor. All 8 of us sat on the two beds on the floor playing different card games. This time loser get to drink the 3 mystery liquors:

Green Rice Wine = 58% alcohol = di lang pampamilya, pang-isports pa!
Wine in clay jar = 46% alcohol = amoy laquer, lasang laquer
Wine in bottle with two guys laughing = 38% alcohol = so strong, mababaliw ka

We mixed them with Sprite and Coke. We started with the most potent booze. Liquor number 1 and Sprite was the bestseller. Liquor number 2 and Coke was scary (it smelled funny). Only the boys (and JAM) got to drink it. I enjoyed every drop of it! We were too light-headed to even start with Liquor number 3.

Ahh, the games. Lucky 9. Dane proved that he sucked at this game by almost monopolizing the first pitcher of liquor. Francis and Mark didn’t want Dane to hog the booze so they deliberately had their hands lose. For the ladies, Jam. PERIOD! It was very fun. I would love to share every detail of the night here but unfortunately, I had too much to drink. HIC! As we all lie on the same bed, we played another game. It was a DUGTUNGAN game. Each one gives a word and the person to his/her right gives another word to make a story. It was sooooo hilarious! (HELP ME WITH THIS GUYS. ANO YUNG NAGAWA NATING STORY? YUNG BUO!)

The night wouldn’t be complete without the ghost stories. Each one shared his/her personal spooky experiences. Really creepy! It took us hellofalotoftime before we shook-off the fear. Zzz… Zzz…

China Journals 6: Sleepless in China

2006-05-06T14:50:00.000+08:00

Friday; April 28, 2006

Panda crap
Farewell Coach
Lucky-Me
Uber-delay at Beijing Airport
Droz Dropped-Dead

Wake-up call: 530am. Flight to Beijing: 720am. Still sleepless thanks to Jam and Jane, we boarded the plane back to Beijing. (syempre after the usual breakfast meal) Upon arriving at Beijing International Airport, we saw Frank. Still dressed like a coach, he was wearing the same jacket, pants and shoes he wore three days ago. I sure hope he changed his underwear (or at least used SIDE B). He was still waving a bottle of mineral water to catch our attention. Uniform maybe?

This day’s “itenary”: Panda Zoo, Summer Palace. Our group decided to skip the Summer Palace for some rest (Or maybe because we have to pay 80 Yuan per person to enter. That was roughly 640 pesos) Panda Zoo was a disappointment. We drove for more than an hour to see three tiny pandas eating bamboo. I thought it would be a big zoo with other animals but what we saw was everything they have. BULLSHIT! I should have stayed in the bus to recharge a bit. After that, it was lunch already. I don’t have to tell you guys what we ate, it’s already a give-away.

Just to wipe off the disappointment from our faces, Frank brought us to another shopping center to kill 90 minutes. I chose to have a stroll instead of going in the mall because I’m saving up for Shenzhen, the shopper’s paradise according to Ting. I saw several people playing cards on the alley. I tried to figure out whet they were playing to no avail. Suddenly, a police appeared going towards our direction. DAMN! BUSTED! Funny, he suddenly brought out money and placed a bet on the banker side! WHEW! I’m getting out of here. I saw a group of people gathering around a newspaper stand. They were reading magazines. Well, it looks free so I grabbed a magazine myself. After browsing though the English magazines on the newspaper stand, I returned to the bus. Shortly after, they all retuned too. To the airport we go!

We heard from the PA that our flight will be delayed for 30-60 minutes. Luckily, we brought some playing cards. We played Lucky 9. Lose 3 games, you do a consequence. First victim Dane. We asked him to introduce himself to a local (with handshake) and ask for his/her name. Lora followed suit doing jumping jacks 5 times while shouting out Japanese cadence. Dane struck twice with a pump and grind dance number to the tune of careless whisper. Mark humped the post screaming “get, get awwwww!”. Strike three for Dane (forgot what he did). Lora catching up with another “getting to know you”. Lastly, Jane and Jam did Otcho-otcho and Ispaghetti simultaneously. “OOPS, the plane is here! YEHEY!” They weren’t as happy as I am though, frustrated I didn’t get to do a consequence. They vowed revenge in the future.

The following paragraph contains language not suitable for very young readers:

Aboard the plane, the captain told us that the flight will be delayed AGAIN. This time because there was a military practice taking place. PUTANG INA! Why now?! I’m dying to have my rest at the plush Shanghai Hotel! Just when you thought that nothing worse could happen, the cabin’s power went out. BULLSHIT TALAGA! It was soooooo hot and dark. We were all very hungry. Sitting around me were people who look Iraqi, Pakistani. Nothing personal but PUTA that was really scary! This was scarier, I was seated next to a gay Indian who was trying to talk to me! He looked rich but PLEEEASSE! Time was moving at a snail’s pace. We stayed there for more than three hours. YEP, PUTANG INA TALAGA!

We arrived Shanghai Airport at around 1am. My God! Allan was still wearing the same brown collared shirt 5 days ago! Was it that cold to not take a bath?! Ok, ok, Maybe that was also a uniform. Julie at least changed attire but maybe we were just lucky enough to witness her 30-day change-over.

An hour drive to the hotel followed. DROZ-DROPPED-DEAD! 240am

China Journals 5: Indecent Exposure

2006-05-05T19:41:00.000+08:00

Thursday; April 27, 2006

Meet Julie, the Dominatrix
Terracotta Warriors in iPOD
Farmer Yang and the paparazzi
Bell and drum tower
Night Stroll
Lotus feet

What really woke us up was the fact that the Chinese guy was undressing! He was changing his jammies in front of us! Something I saw made me wanna laugh even harder. He was wearing silk stockings! Hahahahaha! I dunno, maybe that’s perfectly fine in China.

As we get off the train (after doing some stretching exercise myself) we were welcomed by a smartly-dressed woman in her early thirties. She was dressed ala-anime teacher complete with glasses and snooty facial expressions. I thought this kind of person only exist in cartoons or Japan. Her name is Julia. She said it was her pre-school teacher who gave her that name. In China, if your parents did not give you a western name, your teacher will give it to you. This is why most western names given to Chinese are very common or sound old. Names like Frank, Allan, Tina, Joe, Mike, Johnny, Maggie to mention a few. The same thing goes here in the Philippines. My Chinese friends told me that their teachers also give them their CHINESE NAMES. Cool! What if you don’t like the sound of the name given to you by your teacher? (mas lalo na kung malakas yung trip ng prof mo) HAHAHA! Poor kid.

Julie led us first to a Terracotta Warrior souvenir shop. This is where we were briefed the history of the great archaeological find. One balmy morning, a farmer named Yang was digging a well for irrigation. He wanted to dig his well quite deeper than the usual when he struck something hard. He unearthed a figure of a man in an armor. Little did he know that what he uncovered would be one of the greatest heritage China has left for us to see.

The Terracotta Warriors Pit is considered as the 8^th Wonder of the World. Speaking of wonder of the world, doesn’t that title supposed to be for the Ifugao Rice Terraces, the Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower, leaning Tower of Piza? SHIT! This is very confusing! My conclusion is every country has its own 8^th Wonder. Ego booster maybe? ( check this: http://wonderclub.com/AllWorldWonders.html )

After the short trip to the shop, it’s time to see the real thing. It took us another 1 hour drive to get there. There are three main pits of excavated terracotta warriors. This only meant one thing, WALK, WALK and WALK! It really wasn’t THAT impressive, the fact that each of the thousands of figures was unique (having different armors, facial expressions and features) and was actually replicas of the emperor’s loyal servants. After the draining march for history, we entered a 360 degrees viewing room. WHOOOPEEDOO! Terracotta warriors everywhere!

Lunch followed with extra tasty “THE USUAL”. We also had this sidetrip to an old community flea market. I got to try different street foods (don’t worry guys, I’m still alive). They were really tasty, and oily. From here, it was another walkathon. DONE!

We headed straight to the hotel after that for some well-needed rest. We were told by Julie to go to the city square at around 8pm. She said we could watch the biggest fountain show in Asia. Getting there wasn’t very easy. Yup, you guessed it right, another 2km hike from the hotel! Dane and I almost got lost getting there if it wasn’t for the loud speakers and the fireworks. IT WAS AWESOME! Too bad it only lasted for 30 minutes. After that, we had a taste of KFC in China. Side dishes are corn-in-a-cob and veggies. Their chicken burger has mixed veggies as filling! The Zinger was twice as potent as what we have here. Surprisingly, there were no complains that came out from our mouths. At least it’s almost western and doesn’t contain PECHAY!

After eating, the oldies and the young ’ems returned to the hotel. The cool and hip group of Francis, Dane, Jane, Jam and Droz opted to stay there for a stroll. Xian at night is cool as it is COLD. We saw Xian kids in Mohawk, blonde hair, studded jackets, rollerblades and who would forget those adorable bubble makers. We also saw opera singers, tattoo artists, accordion players, get-a-room couples and the other guys we see in Baywalk. (I’m starting to miss the Philippines) It got a lot colder so we finally returned to the hotel.

At the hotel, we stayed at Jane and Jam’s room to play cards. Dane was the perennial loser. Hahah! Feng Shui wasn’t by his side that night. OK, stop the cards, let’s have some good ‘ol Chinese ghost stories. What better story to tell than Kris Aquino and Lotus Feet! GOOD NIGHT.

China Journals 4: I Follow the Water

2006-05-04T13:49:00.000+08:00

Wednesday; April 26, 2006

Tianan Mien Square
No Mao?
Forbidden City
The Ming Tombs
14 hrs at the train

Wake-up call: 730am. Breakfast: Let’s just call it “THE USUAL”

This day’s itinerary was jam-packed. What I was feeling this day was fear. Tianan Mien Square; two years ago, a multitude of Japanese people were killed on this very square by an angry Chinese mob. This was an act of retribution for the millions of Chinese killed by the Kamikazes during the Second World War. Some of the casualties were not Japanese at all, they just looked like one. My mom told me that she knew a certain person from Ayala Alabang that was not spared form this incident. He was a pure Filipino, make that a very rich Filipino who went to China on a relaxation tour. This gave me the heebie-jeebies because I may also be mistaken as a Japanese! I don’t wanna return to the Philippines in a body bag. NEVER.

A lot has happened on this historical square, so historic, I don’t know what they were! HAHA! Well I just know that this is where Mao Zedong stood. He have pictures anywhere you look. He was the biggest thing China has ever had before Yao Ming. Too bad, the queue on his tomb was so long, it stretched across the immense square. My dad was really disappointed. NO MAO for him. I would also like to know whether Tianan Mien Square was really the name of the place ‘cuz maybe the Chinese people only mispronounced “CHINA MAIN SQUARE”. Come to think of it…

A few snapshots later, we headed to the ever-so-famous Forbidden City. What makes this trip very memorable is the irony. Entering the Forbidden City is like breaking a taboo. Back in the olden days, only the emperor and a few chosen men and his three thousand hot concubines may enter that city. The city has 9999 and a half rooms. Don’t ask me where that ½ room came from ‘cuz up to now, no one has given me a decent answer. No thanks to you Frank. The only answer he gave me that if the Emperor would live a day each in one of those rooms, he’ll be 27 years old when he finishes it. The coolest thing about being an emperor in this dynasty is the fact that you have 3000 concubines to choose from everyday aside from your wife, the empress. Imagine what kind of orgy took place at the center hall of the palace. How many daisy chain links were made? Even Peter North would be jealous of him. LUCKY BASTARD!

Ok, forget about that Droz, it must be hunger. After “THE USUAL” lunch, it was straight to the Ming Tombs. Ming Tombs, Forbidden City, it all looked the same to me. For me, it’s just another 2 kilometer hike to fatigue.

It’s 3 in the afternoon an we’re running out of time. Our 14-hour train ride to Xian is about o depart. We darted to the station carrying our luggage of around 20 kilos each running most of the 1.5 kilometer hall. The station was literally overflowing with people. Men of different statures, different lifestyles, mostly traders, all chose to ride the train. Aboard the train, we were assigned to a room. There are 4 persons in a cabin with 2 double decks each. There was no door, not even a curtain to cover the cabin. In my room were sisters Jane and Jam and an old Chinese guy. We desperately tried to communicate with him but it was very hard. We managed though to squeeze some information from him.

Name: Lei

Age: 50

Notes: He has children the same age as us and he returns to Xian to visit his family. We fondly call him Hua Che Lei.

At first, I thought that 14 hours was gonna be a long ride but chit-chats with J&J sure made it seem like 2 hours. Our topic varied from Judas’ vindication to ghosts, God’s existence to bifidus. We had a lot of common interests but quite different points of view in life. I don’t pray, they do. But they also believe that what I am doing (or not doing) is not wrong. They pray “just-in-case”. I just happen to be braver, more secure on my faith and fate. We were very surprised when Jam looked at her watch and told us that it’s already 3 in the morning. We were quite noisy it kept Hua Che Lei half awake the whole night.

Revenge! That Lei woke up at 5 in the morning and started to do some stretching exercise. IT WAS SOOOOO FUNNY!

2 hours of sleep isn’t so bad. Total Damage: three-inch eyebags

China Journals 3: Conquering the Great Wall

2006-05-04T11:52:00.000+08:00

Tuesday; April 25, 2006

Jade Factory
Appreciating calzone, err… cloisonné
Hero
Not again?!

Wake-up call: 7am. Breakfast: dimsum, hot soy milk, oily noodles, stuff that looked like French fries but doesn’t taste like one (reminds me of boldstar’s pork siomai song which goes like this: yesterday I had siomai, man it tastes like leche flan, but it’s not it’s pork siomai!) Last night, my bedside phone rang. It was room service, the Chinese girl desperately tried to ask me if I wanted to have a body MESSAGEE. That offer really was tempting, what kind of massage could the motel offer? Haha! Just thinking.

After doing the morning rituals, Frank made his routine roll-call before we boarded the bus. “Today, we will be going to the Great Wall of China, a wonder of the world”. Before we could reach the site, we made a few stopovers. Beijing by the way is a very huge city. It is more than 170 kilometers from east to west and around 150 kilometers north to south. Judging from the infrastructures and other establishments in Beijing, it is much like Manila.

The first of the stopovers is a jade refining factory. Nothing much to see there, only the process of shaping and polishing jade stones. As usual, the trip wouldn’t be complete without the hordes of salesladies peddling jade. The best thing I saw in there was an authentic Scottish dude with kilt and all (minus the bagpipes). Next stop please.

“This time, we will go to the calzone factory” What the hell was that?! I thought calzones originated from Italy? Are we gonna get free taste? I could now imagine, seaweed calzone with pancit bits, fetus calzone, SICK! I read the sign in front of the factory and it said “CLOISONNE” WHEW!

Inside was a display of porcelain, so we think. It was actually made of copper and mineral enamel baked and polished. MAN! The process was really tedious and required tons of patience. It goes like this: 1. The coppersmith forms the copper sheets into vases, after soldering them to pieces, 2. Female workers stick copper wires on the surface to form patterns like dragon scales, panda fur and the like. 3. Powdered minerals are filled into the pattern using medicine dropper (think color by numbers) 4. The vase is baked on a furnace reaching 900 degrees. 5. After baking it is polished using charcoal, leather and rhinestone. Once you see how it is made, you’ll appreciate it even more.

At last, the time has come, Droz, meet the Great Wall. Before the day ends, you will conquer it and become a HERO. Tradition says that once you claimed the great wall, you’ll become a hero. I dunno what that means but I wanna achieve that feat. Gloves? Check. Shades? Check. Camera? Check. Cold water? Check! Wait, let’s just leave that in the bus. It’s too dang cold! Slopes of more than 70 degrees, no decent handrails, more than two kilometers hike to the top. An hour and a half later, almost out of breath, I achieved my target. I’m officially a hero. But do you know what spoiled the feat? At the peak of the wall, there’s this souvenir shop and a photographer for hire. What made me feel more insecure is the fact that the lady photographer shuttles up and down the wall to have the pictures printed! SHIT! She does that around 50 times a day depending on the number of customers. For 50 Yuan per picture (400 pesos), the climb was worth it!

The day wouldn’t be complete without pechay. We still had pechay for dinner. BLECH!

China Journals 2: No Lumpia?!

2006-05-02T16:35:00.000+08:00

Monday; April 24, 2006

No food stub?!
Kung-fu
Doctor, doctor I am sick?
Underground activity, something fishy
To Beijing we will go
The Coach

Wake-up call: 7am. OH MY GOD! I lost my meal ticket! Good thing that the Chinese family we're with (Pander and her 2 sons) convinced the waitress to give us our breakfast. For breakfast we had 4 different kinds of siopao, hard-boiled eggs, hot orange juice, tea and bland coffee and I almost forgot, pechay. Allan has the day planned, it was a city tour. Shanghai by the way is the central business district of China, much like Makati. Almost every building there was taller than the tallest building here in our country. Each one was an architectural masterpiece. All unique, some queer. LOL.

On one of the parks there, we had a grand picture taking. The place was very nice. They call it a French-inspired park. Me and my sis had a great time doing jumping poses and matrix-inspired shots. After consuming much of my 1GB camera’s memory, we went to this wellness center to have our free foot spa. YEY! It was actually another sales talk in disguise. After we got a refresher course on herbal medicine and other Chinese medical methods, we were again urged, coerced to buy their product. This was done after the resident doctor read our pulse and sublimely told us that we’re gonna die if we don’t buy their product. BRRRR…

We had lunch after that with the same menu. This time minus one pechay dish but plus another onion viand. We went to an underground market following the vegetarian lunch. Nothing much to see there. Rolex watches selling for 8 pieces per 100 RMB. We had dinner 3 hours after we had lunch. Nothing new, pechay and meatballs again. After that it’s straight to the airport.

At Beijing, a tall athletic guy (judging by the way he dress: sports jacket, jogging pants and rubber shoes with matching bottle of mineral water) welcomed us. “Ha, I’m Frenk. I’ll be your tu guide here in Bejing.” His English proficiency was 2 notches lower than Allan and Ting. It was really hard to understand. Along the 1 hour trip top the hotel, he introduced himself. He used to work in a Scandinavian country (I forgot where exactly) but he retired to pursue his passion for talking and traveling. Wrong choice Wang!

China Journals 1: Land of the Yellow People

2006-05-02T16:33:00.000+08:00

Sunday; April 23, 2006

The tourist group
Ting from Shenzhen
Hard sellers
Food at last!
Chilly cruise

Ok, this was a group tour by Honey Holidays. It was arranged to be an eight-day trip to China covering Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Xian. We left home at around 430am. Our flight to Shenzhen was scheduled at 630. At the airport, we got to meet the other members of the group. Our group was 27-persons big; 6 families with 3 to 6 members each. There were also 10 of us in the same age group, two of them anti-socials we never got to interact with the whole trip. These are the seven other peeps I got to talk to:

(from left: the author, edward, michael, carlo, francis, arol,
mark, dane, jam, jane, r-something, r-something and bianca)

Dane, 21, Ateneo alumni. MECO, poor tagalog!
Francis, 21, La Salle. CLA, AYOS LANG!
Bianca, 20, Miriam, Francis’ sis, master haggler
Jam, 21, UP alumni, MECO, Nestle, bungisngis
Jane, 23, UP din, Accenture, Jam’s ate, dyosa daw
Mark, 16, St. Stephen, RAGNAROK ADDICT
Arol, 18, La Salle, My sis, whatever (J/K)

We arrived at Shenzhen airport before 9. It was a smooth 2-hour trip. At the airport, we were welcomed by our local tour guide, Ting. She was around 27, petite, typical Chinese features, pretty good English accent. Shenzhen is a relatively young city. 25 years young. It is China’s economic zone; kind’da similar to Sta. Rosa. She led us to our bus and headed straight to the 1^st picture-taking destination, Windows of the World. It boasts huge replicas of the 7 wonders of the ancient and the modern world. The place was nice, but we never got to enter the theme park, ‘twas just a stop-over.

Next stop was a jade museum. My god! The museum guide was hooooootttt! Hehe! The tour only lasted for less than 15 mins. After that, a platoon on red-dressed ladies charged towards us. They have one thing in mind, sell us jade. Man, they were really impressive. The most persistent bunch of sales force you would ever encounter! Total damage: around 700 RMB. Bonus: 1 free cup of tea.

We scurried to the airport after that. Not quite understanding what Ting said, We assumed it was “You will have your lunch at the airplane.” So we all boarded the plane to Shanghai hoping to taste some delicious airplane entrée. The flight attendant first gave us wet napkins followed by a bag of nuts. Ok, appetizer. 10 minutes later, we saw them pushing the food cart again. Alas! Candies! Dessert! We then realized that Ting actually said, “You have lunch at the AIRPORT!” S-H-I-T!

We arrived Shanghai airport two hours later hungry as hell. A new tour guide welcomed us, Allan. He speaks better English but has a bit of an Aussie accent. We asked him how long does it take to reach the next destination, hopefully, a restaurant. Luckily, it really was a restaurant but after an hour of travel, the damage has been done.

Custard, tofu, steamed fish, pechay, chicken, meatballs, dimsum, more pechay; it was the most delicious meal I ever had! Or maybe it just because I was too hungry to be judging the taste of the food served. After dinner we had this river cruise. It was sooooo cold! I couldn’t feel that snot was dripping down my nose! But it was worth it. Shanghai by night was very beautiful! There were lights everywhere, a mix of old and new structures glowing with neon lights. After the 40-minute cruise, it’s off to the hotel.

Its actually a motel, Motel 168. But it’s different from the motel you green-minded guys know or actually privileged use. HAHAHA!

walang pasalubong si droz

2006-05-02T11:33:00.000+08:00

hahaha! pagpasensyahan nyo na ako. wala pa ako trabaho. :p pag-balik ko dun, promis meron na!

pero nagantihan nyo naman ako e... email sakin ni chevy...

From: seis
Date: Monday, May 01, 2006 15:18:00
Subject: Re: i come back!
kaso namiss mo yung swimming nung sabado

mga nakapunta:

1. fergus
2. rhomen
3. me
4. jerrymel
5. fritz
6. nikolai
7. carlo
8. quiambao
9. kulot
10. robert
11. modesto
12. ighie
13. kris
14. cleo
15. lorraine
15. avigael
16. gladys
17. angela
18. ria joy
19. glaiza p.
20. julie
21. dyan
22. mark neil desagon
23. joanne velasquez

chinese=poor english

2006-05-02T11:05:00.000+08:00

i think less than 5 percent of them understand english and even fewer speak them. in china, HELLO means a thousand words:
1. hello
2. come here
3. are you kidding me? (or was it killing?)
4. buy this
5. "palimos"
6. water (really!)
7. you're getting into my nerves
8. please rub my back
9. almost every english word given the right non-verbal and extra-verbal communication

and yup, itenery is supposed to be itinerary...

i also saw tons of funny signs througout china. some of the funniest, i failed to take a picture of are:
1. a sign on a convenience store - No guns, firearms and nuclear weapons allowed.
2. in the airport - Items not let inside the airport: animal carcass, soil, soiled clothes

here are a few of the signs i saw... i'll try to add more when i receive the email from francis.

SUMMARY: “The Itenery”

2006-05-01T20:17:00.000+08:00

i'm back! since mahaba-habang kwentuhan to, bullet points muna ilalagay ko. ok? tsaka na yung detailed, uunti-untiin ko.

China Journals 1: Land of the Yellow People
Sunday; April 23, 2006
• The tourist group
• Ting from Shenzhen
• Hard sellers
• Food at last! With Ogie the Pogi
• Chilly cruise at Huwang Pu

China Journals 2: No Lumpia?!
Monday; April 24, 2006
• No food stub?!
• Kung-fu
• Doctor, doctor I am sick?
• Underground activity, something fishy
• To Beijing we will go
• The Coach

China Journals 3: Conquering the Great Wall
Tuesday; April 25, 2006
• Jade factory
• Appreciating calzone, err… cloisonné
• Hero
• Not again?

China Journals 4: I Follow the Water
Wednesday; April 26, 2006
• Tianan Mien Square (Heavenly Peace)
• No Mao?
• Forbidden City
• The Ming Tombs
• 14 hours at the train

China Journals 5: Indecent Exposure
Thursday; April 27, 2006
• Meet Julie, the Dominatrix
• Terracotta Warriors in iPOD
• Farmer Yang and the paparazzi
• Bell and drum tower
• Night Stroll
• Lotus feet

China Journals 6: Sleepless in China
Friday; April 28, 2006
• Panda crap
• Farewell Coach
• Uber-delay at Beijing Airport
• Droz Drop-Dead

China Journals 7: Shanghai Passing
Saturday; April 29, 2006
• Ultimate combination
• Shop ‘til you drop
• Peking duck at last!
• Slumber party: ghost stories part 2

China Journals 8: A Trip to China Without Lumpia and Pancit
Sunday; April 30, 2006
• Pechay farewell
• Sa wakas, mga Pilipino!

China Journals Prologue: First Time Mo

2006-04-22T11:01:00.000+08:00

Bakasyon na din sa wakas! Saktong-sakto tong break na to. After a whole term of stress (thesis documentation editing, numerous paper works thanks to MANTECH, HUBEHOR and FINELAB), at last, im getting my well-deserved rest! Grabe, I extended my school term for more than a week to do all those stuff grabe talaga! Lalo na yung thesis; everyday, I set appointment with at least one thesis groupmate to fix the docu. I also had a few trips to the school to meet with the thesis coordinator and our defense panel chair. Kahit na ganung ka-stressful yung term, I managed to survive. In fact, DL nga ako dapat kaso lang, 8 units lang ako. Naubos ko na kasi yung mga subjects e. sayang talaga, mataas pa naman yung GPA ko. Damn! Pero ok lang…

Isa lang naman ang nasa isip ko e… TRIP TO CHINA!

I’m so excited! At last, makaka-labas na din ako ng bansa! Pero parang mixed emotions parin ako. Maiiwan ko kasi yung aking significant other and mapapabayaan ko din for 8 days yung thesis group ko. 8 days without Chai? No dates, phone calls even text! Nakakalungkot… Di ko kasi activate yung roaming ko kasi globe ako and baka maraming magtext sakin, mahal! HEHE! (kuripots) Nakakainis kasi sila, kung di ako gagawa ng move, wala din sila gagawin. Napakadaya! Lagi dapat ako kasama sa lahat ng bagay, hindi sila makagalaw without my presence. Siguro kasi ako lang yung talagang nangangailangan na makatapos na agad. I’m so pressured lalo na sa expectations ng family ko. I’ve always been successful, never experienced failing pero heto ako ngayon, delayed ng isang term because of my negligence. I should have started building OUR thesis during OJT. Well, back to China, nakakatuwa. I always wanted to go there to see the historical landmarks especially the Great Wall. I promise, make that VOW, to climb at least one beacon when we get there!

ANG PAGBABALIK...

2006-04-21T08:59:00.000+08:00

dormant-mode nanaman ako nung last 4 months pero eto, bumabalik nanaman ako. may reason to blog na kasi ulit e and tapos na yung mga academics ko. thesis na lang mga dude! sana wala na aberya to.

2006-01-28T14:01:00.000+08:00

i'm empty please fill me

OOPS (she did it again)

2006-01-23T14:14:00.000+08:00

exactly after i clicked the "Publish" button of my previous post, guess who dropped-by to see me? yup. 'twas my gf.

here's a song i'm playing right now...

she is my drug
she is my vein
she is my life
she is my pain
she is my wheat
she is my grain

i can abstain
though i know it's so plain
she is my cain

upon the night
i see her eyes
her tears are my skies
her heart beats my life

i can't refrain
though i know it's so plain
she is my cain

she is my night
she is my day
she is my sun
she is my rain

i can't complain
cause i know she's my bane
she is my bane

stuck on you

2006-01-23T11:27:00.000+08:00

i'm so confused. eversince our "misunderstanding" last christmas season, we've never been the same. it's so hard keeping a relationship without trust and self-interest. we tried to heal the wounds but the scar had become a dark, plump keloid.

i just texted her minutes ago with a message that says "break na tayo" if you dig deep on its meaning. i just can't say it to her directly because a par of me still wants her but my mind says end it. it's so hard when your four decision-making bodies (heart=i want; mind=i need; soul=i must; body=i can) all point to a different direction. i' so confused, i don't know if what i'm feeling for her is still love. regret. craving. pity.

i have this song in my mind... it's by 3 days grace

Every time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Every feeling that I get
But I haven’t missed you yet

Every roommate kept awake
By every sigh and scream we make
All the feelings that I get
But I still don’t miss you yet

Only when I stop to think about it

I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you

Every time we lie awake
After every hit we take
Every feeling that I get
But I haven’t missed you yet

Only when I stop to think about it

I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you

Only when I stop to think
About you, I know
Only when you stop to think
About me, do you know

I hate everything about you
Why do I love you
You hate everything about me
Why do you love me

I hate
You hate
I hate
You love me

I hate everything about you
Why do I love you

WI-FI... why? fuck!

2006-01-20T13:12:00.000+08:00

and i thought everything's working fine after 3 trips to the IT department...

well, apparently, my wi-fi's still fucked up! it's funny, everytime i have the IT dude fix my wi-fi, it would work. I even tried to restart my laptop to test if the connection isn't a fluke. friendster, yahoo, google, all of them are loading but whenever i try to connect ouside the library (where the IT support is located), the only page my wi-fi connects to is the la salle homepage! whoopeedoo!

surfing the la salle page is uber fun! that is the only site where i can see all the profiles of my beloved professors and the latest curriculum offered. i can read updates on the school's handbook (dress code is lifted, frats are now legal as of september 2005). i could also access my previous grades on that site! weeee! but the best part of it, green schemes everywhere! no wonder more and more la sallians are turning green (thanks to the infamous LEO. haha!)

but why isn't my wi-fi working properly? i tried every method to connect, using the laptop's intel pro set wireless and the windows wireless network only to be disappointed. i even let a handfull of my classmates who has a laptop that could actually access wi-fi to check out my setings. all of 'em unsuccessful after numerous battery cycle times. maybe i'm just not destines to maximize my laptop and my tuition fee. shit!

d.i. ronda

2006-01-16T19:28:00.000+08:00

this is my very first school assignment after a year of work. grabe! weird but, i missed doing these things... hehe!

Andro Cuevas

HUBEHOR EF

PYGMALION EFFECT

The Pygmalion effect or Rosenthal elect refers to situations in which students performed better than other students, simply because they were expected to do so. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_effect)

This was a study done by Rosenthal (1968) and Jacobson (1992) where teachers selected students from their class randomly and told them that they have a greater chances to develop (intelligence) than their other classmates. The selected students indeed showed more development compared to the other students. This effect manifested the true power of the human brain (similar to mind-over matter), that when people strongly believe that they could do well on something, they will.

I experienced Pygmalion effect when I was taking PETWODA (Dancing). I know for a fact that if there is one thing I’m not good at, it’s dancing. I move very awkwardly and my body is really not that flexible.

It was our first day; our professor-slash-dance instructor taught us warm-up dance routines. He looked at me from head to feet and back again and told be that I have “the moves”. At first, I thought that he was just making fun of me but weeks passed and he always uses me as an example in front of the class whenever there is a new step to demonstrate. Personally, I still couldn’t believe that I have the thing he calls “the moves” but as the course progressed, I developed my confidence and really started to like dancing.

It surprised my whole family (who knows for a fact that I suck in dancing) when I told them that I was to be awarded best male dancer at the culminating activity. They couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw me pull-off tango, cha-cha, jive and other dances. If it wasn’t for my professor who saw the dance instructor within me, I would have gotten 0.0 on that class. He even told me that I could be a part-time DI! But to tell you the truth, up to now, I still see an awkward dancer whenever I go in front of the mirror.

droz is back

2006-01-15T16:31:00.000+08:00

hey guys! i really missed posting blogs. langya kasi yug break e. dami ginagawa. well, starting today, active nanaman si droz. ^^

the eve

2005-12-24T16:10:00.000+08:00

i've been very busy these week. i'll try to update my blog after the holidays.

merry christmas to all!

collar blue (tahong chips-ahoy)

2005-12-14T21:44:00.000+08:00

yep! droz is back to work again. after a weekend's rest from any sort of task (aside from setting christmas lights around the compund and over the roof *gnarl*), here i am working my ass off again; this time, it's for FREE! i promised my folks to help them out once my ojt is over.

well since yesterday, i have been driving for my mum to visit our sub-distributors; confirm their accounts payable, transactions, ask questions about our service and in the end give them their "christmas gifts". actually, it's not that much, only a set of coca-cola dinner wares, tshirts and caps.

driving the whole day is not a walk in the park.

i learned that first-hand. we've practically passed all the roads in las pinas, all sorts; wide or narrow, smooth or bumpy, passable or not, busy or quiet. we even had this side trip to maynilad in imus, cavite, where the bad-ass traffic is.

actually, i am quite thankful for my so-called job. at least i got to practice my driving. i have experienced different traffic situations during my first two days. i swear that traffic aide was asking me to pull over for beating the red light. hehehe! well, i have to rest my feet now. i have another day of driving tomorrow.

(enter music... overdrive by eheads)

i hope my dad would make me do inventory planning next week. or... make me drive the fork lift instead. LOL.

coincidence? perhaps...

2005-12-12T11:03:00.000+08:00

kahapon, after naming mag-simba na halos wala din namang naintindihan kasi, late na nga kami ng 15 mins sa misa, bumbay pa na ubod-nang-hirap intindihin yung pari. tapos after nun, direcho kami sa jollibee para sa 2nd birthday ng pamangkin ko. sa party may nakita ako... sobrang familiar na babae yung kausap ni nanay. payat, matangkad na busarga yung mukha. tapos kasama nya yung asawanya na RTDS (ready-to-defend-the-spratleys), para sa hindi nakaka-relate, naka-soldier wear. mala-GUILE ng streetfighter yung get-up nya. body-hugging black tank-top and camouflage cargo pants. di ko lang makita yung mukha nya kasi natatkpan ng balloon. nung kinuha nung isang bata yung baloon sa harapan nya, putang ina! SIYA YUN!! kaibigan pala ni kuya reggie (father of the celebrant) yung "couple from hell" na umaway sa isa ko pang nephew last all saint's day sa golden haven!! puta talaga! haaay...

zer0

2005-12-09T16:43:00.000+08:00

last day...

droz is going...

going...

gone

a wise man once said, we don't lose a friend when someone leave; it's just our chance to meet new people. good bye office peeps! hope you'll have a hard time finding a droz replacement (ahem... if there's any). LOL!

heaven knows (this angel has flown)

2005-12-08T17:44:00.000+08:00

There are times when I’m lying in my bed
How i billow and cry from this tip again
And my eyes are like windshields on a rainy day
Almost rubbed down, swelling, as I keep on
Dipping my face in these cold hands of mine
Heaven knows how bitter I am

‘Cause this angel has flown away from me
Leaving me in drunken misery
I should have clipped her wings and made her mine
For all eternity
Now this angel has flown away from me
Thought I had the strength to set her free
Did what I did because I love her so
Will she ever find her way back home to me
Aah…

I’m so tired, I feel like catching forty winks
Being up all night in this elbow room
That puts me in a trance
Where hopes and dreams come true
Now my lips are burning and my eyes are hurting
From this fuse I mixed till I light another
Cigarette just to pass my time, oh
Heaven knows how bitter I am

note:
this is my latest LSS. damn! hindi talaga nawawala sa ulo ko. ganda kasi ng melody e. soothing. kahit na jologized na ONL, wala ko paki-alam. i still appreciate their music. ewan ko lang sa mga nakiki-uso lang jan.

haaayyy... the price of fame talaga.
limp bizkit, korn, incubus, rage against the machine (i mean, che guevarra prints), linkin park, system of a down, slipknot, and now, ONL. sheeezzz... (the list continues)

uno... d(R)oz... tres...

2005-12-06T16:37:00.000+08:00

3 days and counting

3 more days and i'm out of this company
3 long days i can't help it, i'm lonely
past were the times when i log-in late
3 more days of one-fifty-a-day

3 is a very special number to me
3 times we've parted, our anniv is three
now i am counting my days on the line
3 last days til december nine

i've read this twice before i got the joke

2005-12-06T09:06:00.000+08:00

All of his life Roger from Cape Breton had heard stories of an amazing family tradition. It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 21st birthday. On that day, they'd walk across the lake to the boat club for their first legal drink.

So when Roger's 21st birthday came around, he and his pal Corky took a boat out to the middle of the lake. Roger stepped out of the boat and nearly drowned! Corky just managed to pull him to safety.

Furious and confused, Roger went to see his grandmother. "Grandma, it's my 21st birthday, so why can't I walk across the lake like my father, his father, and his father before him?"

Granny looked into Roger's eyes and said, "Because your father, grandfather and great grandfather were born in January, you were born in July."

almost famous v.2

2005-12-02T13:51:00.000+08:00

check out this link...

http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/academics/

comment: the guy in green is the most beautiful guy on earth! period! LOL

weekend madness

2005-11-29T17:10:00.000+08:00

last weekend was really tiring for me!

FRIDAY
my folks picked me up at work and we headed straight to pancake house for dinner and boy, did that pan-fried chicken tasted like moses after parting the red sea! after dinner, we bought pistachio creme pie across the street at conti's and headed to ruins for a little bit of shopping.

it's so unfair! everywhere you go, there are always more clothing choices for women than for men. us guys only choose between pants and shorts, collared or not. while my mum, tita and sis bought new clothes and accessories, all i got was a bag of movies and concert DVDs (ong bak, flight plan, the truth about cats and dogs, must love dogs, when harry met sally, fever pitch, kicking and screaming<--uber hilarious, corpse bride, american pie 4, nirvana unplugged, aerosmith and a classical orchestra concierto)

by 10:00 we were home eating the luscious creme pie while watching flight plan. it's a movie worth your time. don't watch it though if you are planning to ride a plane in the near future or you too will be a paranoidal wreck like jodi foster. LOL!

11:30 snooze time. gotta wake up early for gardening and the trip to market! market!

SATURDAY
after an hour of gardening, i took a relaxing bath. boy, was i dirty!? we left the house at around 10 am and arrived the fort before 12 noon. we saw this SU-TU-KIL restaurant in front of pricemart. i remembered the last time we ate at such a restaurant. it was last summer at cebu, the home of sutukil (SU-gba, TU-something and KIL-awin) it's like eating at dampa where you buy fresh food at the market and have the restaurant prepare them for you. there was an array of mollusks you only see in encyclopoedias and other critters you never dreamt of eating. ONLY IN CEBU. in the SUTUKIL at the fort, it was all ala-carte. ALA-CORNY! accompany not-so-tasty dishes with helovalot slow-paced service and moderately-high preces... (POOF!) badtrip!

we shoped at pricemart then headed to market! market! nothing new there. just like at ruins, all the stuff was for women! the only things i got were sore feet and an expensively-bad haircut c/o david's saloser. after that i asked them to drop me off at cubao where i was supposed to meet chai for their acquaintance party slash battle of the bands. i have to go there because it has been a week since i last saw chai (1 week cool-off) and yes, i am supposed to judge the battle of the bands. LOL

INSERT 1 1/2 HOURS OF TRAFFIC JAM HERE.

we finally arrived cubao station, she called to give me directions to her classmate's house. it wasn't very good. we u-turned 4 times around aurora boulevard, the road to marikina, edsa and new york. to top all of that, we were hailed by an mmda police for beating a red light. PUTANG INA! i'm gonna be late! it was actually a blessing in disguise, dad and i tried our best to act out way out of the offense. our alibi, we're running late for an appointment at an unfamiliar place and we've been circling edsa for quite some time now. hehe! none of it actually was an alibi. all of 'em were true. the officer was kind enough to escort us to the meeting place (megamelt store in banahaw street) and my dad gave the officer a "Token of Appreciation" *winkwink*

fei's house was right across the street. i was surprised that chai haven't taken a bath yet! it's already 6:45 and the program starts at 7! guess who the project head is? yup! it was her! LOL. after eating a slice of ensaymada and a glass of coke, we hailed a cab. moomba bar wasn't far from the house (balete drive-morato-roces), we only paid the driver 60 bucks. we arrived there at 8 sharp. an hour early using PST (philippine standard time). haha!

moomba bar has a very rustic, cozy feel because of the warm lights, plush seats, earthly tones and mundane, laid-back atmosphere. an almost perfect place for an acoustic concert. i was escorted to the table of the judges where i was introduced to my co-judges. two music majors. erwin, minor in choir conducting and his gf karen, piano minor. they are both younger than me and i guess that made me the chairman. (i was lucky enough to be chosen. maybe because of my impressive musical resume, or maybe just because the organizer is my gf. LOL)

INSERT 4 MEDIOCRE BAND PERFORMANCES HERE.

SUNDAY
it's already midnight, 3 bands to go! they did better performances than the others and unanimously, we chose them to be our top three. the winners: 1st place 4E2, 2nd place 3E2, third place 4E3. doesn't matter, our votes has only a 50% impact on the result, the other 50%? from the ticket votes. the final results had 4E3 for 1st place, 4E1 at 2nd and 3E2 at 3rd. our bet for #1 lost because only 20 of their classmates voted. SUCKS! to prove that they were the best, they bagged 3 of 5 individual awards (bassist, vocals, guitars). mob mentality still won over true talent. we were really upset.

we were awarded plaques of appreciation after that. for me, the food was enough. LOL. the party ended at 2am. we left the place at around 3:30. (1 1/2 hours of nothing. just waiting for people to leave or for someone to start the diaspora) next stop, starbucks morato. we did nothing but sit and wait. 5:00 i finally got my well-deserved rest.

we woke up at aroung 10am and headed straight home.

1 pm, lunch time at home and we had all the dishes that was left from our sutikil order retouched by me mum. after lunch, i hit the sack and woke up for the 6pm mass.

yellowcab for dinner. we had my favorite garden gorumet pizza (bell pepper, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, onion, mushroom, olives and capers), 4cheese pizza, charlie chan pasta and hot wings.

YUM! YUM!

to cap the evening, we had another scrabble game wile watching kicking and screaming. will ferrel is really hilarious! haha! talk about caffeine overdoze! watch it yourself to know.

sleepy time at 10:30.

HEP, MONDAY, WEEKEND'S EXTENSION
the moment we woke up, dad dragged us to the van for a trip to our coffee farm in amadeo. my suffering continues. i felled two coconut trees and got a blister for each of them. (thanks a lot gaea!) i was so tired clearing the wild cogon and harvesting crops, i fell asleep on the way home.

DROZ DROPPED DEAD AT 9:30PM

(i did more strenuous activities i failed to include in my post. what those are? slash gee gee)

what an excellent idea

2005-11-25T09:08:00.000+08:00

kids really say the darndest things!

THIS IS (almost) IT!

2005-11-23T10:16:00.000+08:00

it is supposed to be my last week here at kraft. but... i got extended to december 9 because of the declared non-working holidays. i didn't know that 1800 hours could last this long?! LOL!

a useful tip for guys out there #2

2005-11-23T09:02:00.000+08:00

When a GIRL is quiet, millions of things are running through her mind.

When a GIRL is not arguing, she is thinking deeply.

When a GIRL looks at u with eyes full of questions, she is wondering how long you will be around.

When a GIRL answers "i'm fine" after a few seconds, she is not at all fine.

When a GIRL stares at you, she is wondering why you are lying.

When a GIRL lays on your chest, she is wishing for you to be hers forever.

When a GIRL wants to see you everyday, she wants to be pampered.

When a GIRL says I love you, she means it.

When a GIRL says "i miss you," no one in this world can miss you more than that.

i received this email yesterday before i left the office. this really struck me because it's just SOOOOO timely! a lesson i learned the hard way; take it from me guys. most of them are true.

(background music: Tensionado - Soapdish)

ways to keep your sanity

2005-11-22T09:01:00.000+08:00

pardon me but i really need to do some of these things today... COMMENT ME ON WHICH OF THESE YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE DROZ DOING.

At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "in."

Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy."

Don't use any punctuation marks.

Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."

Sing along at the opera.

Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

Put mosquito netting around your work area. Play a tape of jungle sounds all day.

Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.

Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard Kim.

When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won!", "I won!", "Third time this week!"

When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!!"

Tell your children over dinner. "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

and the weiner is...

2005-11-18T09:51:00.000+08:00

"if you were to live you whole life again, what kind of hotdog would you be?"

haha! funny and disturbing at the same time.

"i am a jumbo hotdog with dinuguan bits, something odd, deviates from standard, defies all rules."

this was a question given to us yesterday when we had this focus group discussion about hotdogs. no more details will follow about the FGD because we swore not to tell anybody about the brainstorming. what i can publish on this blog is my misadventure for that day.

'twas the morning of yesterday, i still don't know how to get to valero tower in salcedo village (aside from taking a cab). my mom who used to be a makati girl herself gave me directions that morning but it really wasn't that clear. she gave me ladmarks during her time in makati that ain't there anymore! LOL i tried to call jason (a graduate of mapua makati) but no answer. he texted me hours later and it said "baba ka lang sa may shell makalapmas lang ng rcbc tower tapos from there, lakad ka na lang". too late, by the time i received his text, i was already a couple of blocks past mapua. whoopeedoo!

afarid of losing machismo by asking directions, i braved the unfamiliar concrete jungle and tried to remember (or at least be familiar of) the street names i pass. DE LA something, a street with letter T, another that starts with LEV, at last! VALERO street! the interviewer told me that the landmark is a chinabank and a starbucks so i scanned the area for those establishments. i think i've walked more than 1km before i saw "The Valero Tower" (guess what, no starbucks or chinabank!)

i arrived there just in time for the free obento lunch. YEY!
(insert 2 1/2 hours of GREEN brainstorming here) <--blame it on the rather green HOTDOG topic. what is a SATISFYING HOTDOG for you? JUMBO or FOOTLONG? LOL

after the session, i received the token of appreciation (a token i very much appreciated!) i rode the elevator down the building and walked back to where i came from. i decided to take a different route (im quite good at navigating). who cares if i get lost? i'm used to it anyway (remembering the LOST times with jl in luneta, la salle, fort bonifacio, nichols... and the list continues) and there are numerous cabs in route. well, i turned left at a corner with a coffee shop, turned right at a bank, went straight to a hotel-like building (the salcedo?) and through a foliage-rich-park. then i saw a food stand i quickly recognized as "jollyjeep". it's where me and my mapuan buddies ate lunch during the magic tournament in mapua (yup! i was successful in infiltrating mapua campus without id. how i did it? sheer luck!) from there, i was standing in front of mapua! oh yeah! from there, going home is a piece of hotdog, err... cake! so, i DO have a good sense of direction!

btw: funny, chevy rode the same bus i took. the look on the face of his friend when i flashed an FU sign on him. LOL! wala lang! it was very unlikely to bump into a close friend because that was one of the few times i schedule myslef to manila.

farewell to latino heat sobs

2005-11-14T10:18:00.000+08:00

Eddie Guerrero passes away November 13, 2005

WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and Kaylie Marie, 3.

Click here for a look at the career of Eddie Guerrero.

Farewell to one of the few persons I consider my hero...

VIVA LA RAZA POR SIEMPRE!

talk about good parenting...

2005-11-08T12:40:00.000+08:00

i'll try to recall the lost entry (dated november 3)... haay... it's still not as good (vivid) as the original post... CURSES!

'twas just another typical november 1 until my 5-year-old naughty nephew got himself to trouble. a really big one...

he was playing with a girl that looks a year older than him. they were running after an RC moster truck controlled by the girl's father when he thew dirt on the poor girl's face. her dad snapped! he grabbed my nephew, bambam by his arm and dragged the defenseless kid to our tent. the irate guy shouted,

"kaninong anak tong *$^(&% bata na to?! tingnan nyo ginawa sa anak ko, pinakain ng lupa! &$*%*^"
my cousin (the sister of the boy's mom) answered back, "wala yung nanay nyan, ako tita. bakit?"

"bakla ba yang pamangkin mo? tingnan mo nga, pumapatol sa babae!"
"pagpasensyahan nyo na po. bata naman yan e."
"&(*^$%^!! anong bata? walang bata-bata. kita mo nga't umiiyak na anak ko!!"

(quickly approaching us is the girl's similarly furious mother)
"hindi nyo ba tinuturuan yang bata na yan?" the mother screamed with all the veins in her neck showing.
"hala, pagantihin mo yung anak natin"
"anak, sapakin mo yang baklang yan! sige, ako bahala sayo! gantihan mo!"

WHAT THE HECK?!?!

"teka naman, hayaan nyo na yan. bata lang naman e." a spectator said.
"(*%^($! bakit ba nakikialam pa kayo?" the father said carrying an aura similar to that of a war-monger.

"sige anak, banat!"

the crying girl didn't do anying. (whew!) if that girl lay her hands on bam, i myself will pounce to protect him.

"teka, namumukaan ko kayo a... tiga j. rizal kayo diba?" the mother said.
"oo bakit?"

"(grunts) kaya pala. hindi nyo ba alam na taong j. rizal din ako? kilala nyo si bobby?"
(a name of a notorious guy in our place)
"hindi"
"hmpf..."

knowing that nothing's gonna happen if they continue their verbal assault and keep on blabbing, they angrily left our tent.
peace at last!

i could still see the guy with his eyebrows meeting end to end as he told his older son to punch my nephew in place of his little sister.

THE NERVE!!

luckily, the fruit fell way-off the tree. the boy ran towards the opposite direction.

minutes later, i saw them packing their things. as they left the cemetery, i swear i saw the father looking towards our direction, eyebrows still together. haha! what an ass!

i took a peek at their gravemarker. i will forever remember their family name... (enter thunderbolt followed by a coyote's howl) they could have at least look at our niche's tombstone. if they did, i'm sure they wouldn't act that way. haaaay... i could imagine myself commanding our 30+ macho kargadors to hunt them down. LOL they messed with the wrong family.

solarized strings

2005-11-07T16:55:00.000+08:00

putang ina talaga!

2005-11-05T16:52:00.000+08:00

putang ina! nakaka badtrip naman yung maintenance ng blog! natapat pa habang gumagawa ako ng entry last thursday afternoon. ang haba na sobra ng entry ko biglang nawala nung 5pm! waaaa!!! nakakatamad na tuloy ulitin. sheez!!!

paint it black

2005-11-01T14:47:00.000+08:00

still tasting spoiled saliva, my tita pulled me out of bed. it was 8 in the morning and she's asking my to go with her to golden haven to pitch our tents for nov 1. haaaay...

after we pitched the two tents for both of my parents' folks (yup, hanggang sa sementeryo, magkapit-bahay sila. hehe!) under the blistering heat of the sun, we went home. nothing much to do there until my sister dared me to paint my nails black for the occasion; i did.

too soon...

2005-10-26T08:57:00.000+08:00

http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/sony_ericsson_w900_cell_phone.html

SHIT!!!

hanggang kailan...

2005-10-24T15:51:00.000+08:00

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!)

running out of things to do...

2005-10-24T15:22:00.000+08:00

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.

no more annoying comments

2005-10-23T11:13:00.000+08:00

i finally added the word verification option for comments to lessen advertisment comments. (thanks dave)

no more anonymous posts!! yey!

rage against the machine: the battle of petroleum

2005-10-20T09:03:00.000+08:00

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!!!

smells like burnt hair

2005-10-19T16:12:00.000+08:00

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.

the big surprise

2005-10-17T11:22:00.000+08:00

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...

it started as someone's dream...

2005-10-14T22:40:00.000+08:00

finally! my dream phone! thanks a lot tita! ^_^
(me so happy!!!)

sony ericcson w800i in flesh!

by the way: i got the title from my favorite wolfgang song, atomica.

sony ericsson w800i

2005-10-13T14:04:00.000+08:00

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

about the song...

2005-10-13T09:07:00.000+08:00

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.

tensionado (soapdish)

2005-10-13T09:04:00.000+08:00

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?

almost famous...

2005-10-11T10:25:00.000+08:00

dattebayo!

2005-10-11T09:32:00.000+08:00

if only...

2005-10-10T17:08:00.000+08:00

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)

PITONG GININTUANG ARAL NI MARIO

2005-10-07T21:21:00.000+08:00

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.

a springtime of youth (NOT)

2005-10-04T10:47:00.000+08:00

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)

first time, bad trip

2005-10-01T13:45:00.000+08:00

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*

eureka moment!

2005-09-28T13:35:00.000+08:00

hey, i have something to write at all! this few days have been very fun (and money-eating).

friday: My parents picked me up after work. we dropped by la salle to pick up my sister then we headed straight to greenbelt. twas out first time to go to greenbelt as a family, our objective, to buy my sis her holy grail, an iPOD nano. her birthday's coming anyway. after we got the coveted gadget, we dined at Italiani's (another first) and boy, was that chilled sicillian salad in dijon sauce great!

saturday: a thesis day. (unproductive at all)

sunday: after hearing mass in phil-am, we went straight to greenhills to canvass for a laptop and a new phone for my father. grabe! after almost 4 years, i finally got a chance to go back there. (during my sophomore year, i go to greenhills weekly to buy magic cards and anime CDs). a funny but cool thing happened to me that day. while we were inquiring for the laptop prices, one saleslady asked my mother

"Ma'am la salle po si sir diba?"
"Oo, paano mo nalaman?"
"Suki po kasi yan sa PC rentals namin dun sa tapa ng la salle, sa TAZZ. araw-araw po yan nandun!"

My mom gave a me a cold stare... so that's where you have been spending your allowance. hehe!

monday: my sister's birthday and again, they picked me up at work. we had dinner at dencio's and was i full?! the moment we arrived home, a horrifying news welcomed us. one of my titos passed away while playing badminton. a massive heart attack, he was a very sporty man in his early forties who play basketball and badminton twice a week and bowling during weekends. a shocking surprise (redundancy required).

tuesday: my father's birthday and for the third time, they dropped by kraft to get me. i think i'm starting to be dependent to them once again. hehe! i have forgotten what it feels like to ride a jeep back home. well, we decided to have a light dinner at figaro's. i ordered pasta al tonno (tuna, black olives, capers and parsley in olive oil sauce), grilled eggplant panini and a garden salad. i'm trying to shift to a healthier lifestyle fearing possible heart ailments common to our family.

today: ... blog day

writer's drought

2005-09-28T13:12:00.000+08:00

everytime i log on to my pc, i start by checking mail then logging on to my internet accounts, one of them, this blog; the misadventures of droz.

there are times when a myriad of ideas and stories gushing-out like water flowing from a mighty river, overwhelms me. plain stories come to life by vivid images causeded by a rich collection of adjectives, tons of gobbledygook and exaggeration. there are also times when little or no though at all comes out of my mind; like a tired, wasted and uninspired composer on a cold, damp dawn, bottoms-up on a bottle of gin like there's no tomorrow. a dripping faucet of ideas compared to a raging river.

these past few weeks, i have been like that dripping faucet in a water-deprived bf parañaque home (all those who can relate, gimme a "HELL YEAH!"). all dried out of fresh ideas. parched and thirsting for something exciting to happen.

material safety data sheet (MSDS)

2005-09-23T14:01:00.000+08:00

waterworld

2005-09-16T14:21:00.000+08:00

as i sing the chorus of my band's latest single, one of the girls in front of the stage jumped up and grabbed the fringes of my leather pants. my god! i almost fell off the stage. luckily the crowd control dude saved me. whew! it really was a manic thursday night. the air was so thick you could slice it with a knife. and man, was i tense! the crowd was going wild when they heard the intro of our top-charter. ah.. the life of a rockstar. but it ain't always pretty after the show. after being drowned by booze, smoked alive by your own bandmate's cigars, jelly-legged because of a night of pumping and gyration. when suddenly...

andro! gumising ka na. tulungan mo kami sa baba. tumaas na yung baha. malapit na pumasok sa bahay!
nanay naman!

man! that's one way to spoil a nice, deep sleep...

well, i really have no choice but to get up and help them. it's all because of the perfect location of our house. south china sea 300m-west, zapote river 250m-south. combine that location with heavy downpour of rain and the 3-in-the-morning high-tide, instant waterworld! i wish i grew gills... sheeez!

after two hours of evacuating the lower part of our house (yup, lifting the not-so-mini components, 2 huge refs, 2 sofa sets, a heavy-assed tv, tons of receipts and papers, boxes galore with unknown contents, name it!) , a major slip which made me fall chest and face first from the wet, sludgy floor, i finally got my well-deserved (really needed) continuation of my dream.

alas! it wasn't the same dream!! where's a dream-catcher when i need one?!

amoy clorox...

2005-09-13T20:09:00.000+08:00

yamang dust ka din lamang

2005-09-08T17:32:00.000+08:00

ang bagong tele-nobela na inyong aabangan...

safeguard

2005-09-07T11:48:00.000+08:00

ano ba tong nagawa ng safeguard sakin? bakit kaya hindi ako maka-ligo pag hindi safeguard yung gamit ko? feeling ko hindi ako lumilinis. ano ba talaga kaibahan nito sa ibang sabon? superior skin germ protection? yung guarantee nila na 99.9% ng germs mo sa katawan kaya nila tanggalin? yung 24 hour period na mamamatay yung germs na dadapo sayo? bakit ba ganun? PUTA!! e pare-pareho naman yung ingredients nun sa ibang sabon. tsaka bakit kailangan WHITE soap yung gamitin? may mga kagaya ko ba dito? ewan ko lang ah, kakaiba kasi sila mag-commercial e. kahit na sobran pauli-ulit lang yung ginagawa nila. wala namang creativity, wala namang sikat na artista, wala man lang paputok o visual effect kundi yung KONSYENSYA mong nagsasabi na safeguard yung bilihin mo. eto yung mga classic na examples ng commercials nila na mula pa nineteen-kopong-kopong...

1. may putok si mister at nahihiya ka at baka mapansin ng boss nya yung maasim-asim na amoy... (enter conscience) hoy babae, safeguard gamitin mo kasi may superior skin germ protection na lalaban sa putok ng mister mo. (enter scene with boss) aba, inamoy-amoy na siya ni kalbuhing bossing, na-promote pa!

2. may sugat na hindi gumagaling si bunsoy at iyak siya ng iyak kasi masakit daw, nagnanana, may tren at pari na lumalabas sa sugat nya... (enter conscience) itapon mo na yang sabong panlaba, eto safeguard para gumaling yung sugat ng anak mo at hindi pa mag-peklat. (naglalaro ulit si bunsoy) proud na proud si nanay kasi mabilis tumakbo yung anak nya habang hinahabol ng mga batang basagulero.

3. may ga-alatires na tigyawat si dalagita. iyak siya ng iyak at depressed kasi may date siya bukas with nardo... (enter consicence) kasi naman hindi yang bareta mo ang hiyang sa balat ni diday. safeguard ang gamitin mo, approved pa ng PAMET. e nay, ano ba yung PAMET? wala namang ganun e. inimbento lang ni safeguard yun para naka-benta sila. para lang yang MCNAP ng pampers at PDA ng colgate. putang ina! gusto mo bang mawala yang tigyawat mo? (enter poging-poging nardo) haaay... sa ganda ni diday, nawala tuloy ang virginity (blame it on safeguard)

pero buo parin ang loob ko, safeguard parin ang sabong gagamitin ko. nakakapaputi pa yung safeguard papaya. watch out april boy!

misadventures gone interactive

2005-09-07T10:57:00.000+08:00

if a pinoy band tried emulate this band (MARILYN MANSON), what names do you think will they use? hehe! post your suggestions...
(sexy starlet + rapist)

1. KEANA ECHEGARAY