sarah VS fangirling

"the shirt i have on is too big for me, but your arms they fit me perfectly."

sarah VS the weighing scale

me: tay, gumagana ba tong weighing scale?
tay: pag tinapakan mo hindi na.
me: tse!
tay: ay buhatin mo nga si izee tapos magtimbang kayo.
me: para?
tay: para malaman natin yung timbang nya.
me: ha?
tay: ikaw plus izee minus ikaw diba? ikaw naman ang hina sa mathematics.
me: eh di sya na lang mag-isa
tay: kung ginagawa nya yun, eh di sana si izee na lang ang sinabihan ko na tumapak sa weighing scale. kaw naman, common sense.

WOW!

because my nephew turned a year older

izee and his mock birthday celebration

and hopefully a year wiser

because i do not know what would i rather be

1. malungkot ka. wala kang ginagawa. madami kang panahon para maging malungkot. kaya mong humiga sa kama at maging tulala ng maghapon. malungkot ka na nga wala ka pang kwenta dahil hindi ka productive na tao.

or

2. makungkot ka. pero busy ka. sobrang busy wala kang panahon mag-isip. pero pag may idle time ka at naisip mo ang kalungkutan mo feeling mo sasabog ka na. malungkot ka na nga, pagod ka pa.

hmm...

choosing the evil-er or the evil-est

kung papipiliin ka, anong pipiliin mo?

1. isang taong mabait dati na naging masama na ngayon?
2. isang taong masama na dati pa at hindi na magbabago kahit kailan?

so sino na?

because i cant hide the excitement

"kung maari bang kumutan ka
sa anumang bagyong nagbabadya,
walang laban ang lamig
sa init ng ating pag ibig."

- Mornings and Airports Album by Sugarfree

coming this July na!

dahil may mga taong garapal

got a day off yesterday because manila's on holiday.. so took the oppurtunity to file for IDs and made myself a registered voter of Mandaluyong! yey! so bakit na nga ulit laging walang kuryente?

got a schedule for photo op for SSS Id which took years para lang matuloy ito.. SSS has the worst procedures when it comes to getting id's. i swear. super bagal.. super haba ng pila.. super sira ng cameras sa ibang SSS branches. so you're left with no choice kundi pumunta sa main office.

and i'll be receiving my TIN id na this Tuesday..

while having lunch at East Ave by myself, nag-iisip pa ko ng iba pang id na pwede kong kuhanin except sa senior citizen's id. so there i saw LTO at naisipan kong kumuha ng student's license and i regretted it. leche!

http://senorenrique.blogspot.com/2008/08/drivers-license-renewal-at-local-lto.html

me: "uhm magkano po?"

nameless bastard: "ah hija, 700.. 300 sa resibo.. 400 ay alam mo na" sabay sandal sa upuan and gave me a smirk.."

me: "ah ok sige po withdraw muna ko.."

nameless bastard: "anong oras ka babalik?"

me: "sa palagay mo babalik pa ko?"

susumbong kita kay chriss na pulis!

because nothing can stop you

you really are amazing..
it was five years ago that we've met, you're out of school.. a bum.. but back then you're really quite special =)

now you've achieved so much.. you're a registered nurse and now you're going to be a policeman

congrats on the oathtaking..

see you after 6 months..

Because Binay can give all Filipinos a scare

First Black President

picture courtesy of www.goodtimesmanila.com

because the times have changed

knowing yourself is knowing the things that you can and cannot do; and knowing the things that you will and will never do.

iba ang paggawa ng kasalanan sa hindi pagsunod sa prinsipyong binuo mo.

something i learned from work that is apt for everyday lives is that we will never be judged by how many mistakes we did but on how gracefully we get up from every mistake.

action point.action point!

because working with you is becoming tougher each day

i will not hate you
i will control myself
i will not hate you
i will control myself
i will not hate you
i will control myself
i will not hate you
i will control myself
i will not hate you
i will control myself
i will not hate you
i will control myself

aahh... now i hope it sinks in. .

memories of lobby

i slipped at the main lobby at the office and now i have a giant black and blue bruise on my right knee. its so big it can say hello. =)

ouch!

dahil kailangan mag-ingat sa paggawa ng salad

Showbiz talk show host Jobert Sucaldito is recovering at the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City after a successful emergency surgery to remove a large piece of cucumber that got stuck in his rectum, according to reports.

Sucaldito, one of the hosts of ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz,” reportedly met with the accident Sunday night and was rushed to the hospital after complaining of “extreme pain” in his bottom.

X-rays subsequently revealed that a broken piece of cucumber, about five inches in length, had gotten lodged into the lower end of his large intestine.

It was not immediately clear how the cucumber got there.

The surgeons who operated on Sucaldito were tight-lipped and refused to discuss his case with media, citing doctor-patient confidentiality. Oddly enough, they all looked like they were trying vainly to keep from laughing and refused to look reporters in the eye.

Members of Sucaldito’s household who declined to be named said they recovered the other half of the cucumber, also five inches in length, in Sucaldito’s bedroom.

They said it had “bite marks” and was in a “soggy” state.

Besides the cucumber, they said they also found “a bottle of Johnson’s baby oil, pictures of scantily clad men, and lots of tissue paper.”

Reached by phone, Sucaldito said he is fine and will be discharged from hospital soon. He explained that it was all an accident.

Cucumbers Have Rights, Too

“Gumagawa kasi ako ng salad. Napaupo ako dun sa chair e meron palang pipino dun na patayo ang pusisyon. Basta, mabilis kasi ang mga pangyayari (I was making a salad. I sat on a
chair but there was a cucumber there in an upright position. Everything just happened so fast)” he said.

In a related development, a group of vegan Filipinos is reportedly thinking of filing an abuse complaint against Sucaldito for allegedly molesting a harmless and defenseless vegetable.

http://goodtimesmanila.com/

because i feel like blogging but i dont know what to say

"A Jedi gains power through understanding and a Sith gains understanding through power."
- Palpatine (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

ha!

because its abi's birthday

"it was the jeepney rides on the way home that we were able to get to know each other but it was the marco crisis that got us really close."

- abi

because i do not have anything to do but copy-paste emails here

Dear Mr. Bob Ong,

Matagal ko na pong nililigawan itong chik na nakilala ko recently sa isang party. Nasisiraan na ako ng bait. Pag nakilala mo siya, tiyak matutunaw ang utak mo sa kakaisip sa kanya.

Hingi lang po ako ng advice. Paano ko po siya mapapaibig? Bibigyan ko ba siya ng tula? Haharanahin ko ba siya? Roses? Kalachuchi? Chocnut at sampaguita?

In lab na po ako. Ano po ang gagawin ko? Is she the one?

Lubos na gumagalang,
-MATT -

- ANG REPLY -

Dear MATT,

Hindi ka talaga sasagutin niyang nililigawan mo. Napaka-old school kasi ng mga tactics mo. Wala nang gumagawa ng ganyan. Sa panahon ngayon, lahat ng bagay, nagtaas na. Nagtaas na ang gasolina, nagtaas na ang presyo ng bigas at mga bilihin, nagtaas na ang pamasahe, at lalong nagtaas na rin ng standards ang mga babae. Hindi na uubra yang siopao at suman mo. Lalo na yung huli mong binigay, hopia at santan. Ano ba pare? Ano'ng era ka ba pinanganak?

Pero don't worry. It's not too late. May pag-asa ka pa. Hindi pa naman siya kinakasal at di pa niya sinasagot yung crush niya na basketball player. Kahit lamang siya ng sampung paligo sa'yo, daanin mo sa utak at creativity. Dahil aminin na natin, iyon na LANG talaga ang pag-asa mo. Heto, bibigyan kita ng mga simple, tried and tested na mga regalo para di siya mapurga sa hopia at siomai. Sundin mo 'to, tiyak na lalaglag ang bagang niya sa'yo. Mga medyo more than your usual regalong panligaw:

1. Bili ka ng century tuna. Ilagay mo sa isang napakalaking box-yung sinlaki ng TV o kaya box ng desktop PC mo. Tapos balutan mo ng magarang pambalot. Kuntsabahin mo na yung teacher niya sa Calculus. Sa gitna ng klase, bigla kang kumatok sa classroom. Pero dapat, incognito ka. Magsuot ka ng LBC jacket, magshades, at magsuot ng surgical mask. Pagpasok mo sa classroom, iabot mo yung box sa teacher, at papirmahin mo ng acknowledgement receipt. Tapos pabuksan mo in front of everyone. Tignan mong mabuti ang reaction sa mukha niya.

Later during the day, pag tinanong niya kung bakit Century Tuna ang binigay mo, iikot mo yung lata at ituro mo yung sign na "Omega 8." Pag tinanong niya kung ano yung Omega 8, sabihin mo: "because you're good for my heart."

2. Mangolekta ka ng isang dosenang hanger na libre mong nakukuha tuwing nagpapa-dry clean ka. Tapos, sa bawat hanger, isulat mo: "I miss hanging out with you."

3. Instead of roses, kuha ka ng tissue paper sa banyo ng school mo. Gawin mong tissue paper roses. Gawa ka ng isang dosena. Pag-abot mo, sabihin mo, "Ganito kalinis ang pag-ibig ko sa'yo."

4. Bili ka ng tetra pack ng mantikang Minola. Tapos bilugan mo yung "with Omega 8." Hindi na siya magtatanong kung bakit.

5. Bigyan mo ng ice cream cone. Dapat cone lang at walang ice cream. Pag hinanap niya yung ice cream, sabihin mo, "natunaw na kakatitig sa'yo."

6. Bili ka ng sandosenang box ng crayola. Kolektahin mo lahat ng black. Lagay mo sa isang box ng crayola. Sa likod, isulat mo: "Walang kulay ang buhay kung wala ka."

7. Bigyan mo siya ng mumurahing bumbilya. Alam mo na siguro by this time kung ano ang isasagot pag tinanong niya kung bakit.

8. Itext mo siya ng: "Hindi tayo tao, hindi tayo hayop, hindi tayo halaman. Bagay tayo. Bagay!"

9. Bigyan mo siya ng calling card ng MMDA. Sa likod, isulat mo "para pag nagkabanggaan ang puso natin."

10. Padalhan mo ng Happy Meal pero huwag mong ibibigay yung libreng laruan. Paghinanap niya, sabihin mo: "Ako yung freebie, at ikaw yung meal na nagpapahappy sa'kin."

11. Sunugin ang kanyang bahay at padalhan ng hallmark card: "aanhin mo pa ang bahay mo, kung matagal ka nang nakatira sa puso ko"

12. Pagkatapos sunugin ang kanyang bahay, padalhan siya ng isang box ng posporo, Guitar brand. unahan ang kanyang galit at sabihin, "ayan ang posporo na ginamit ko sa pagsunog ng iyong bahay, match na tayo"

13. Sa kalagitnaan ng isang malupit na bagyo, pasalubungan sya ng "salbabida", wag payong, o mainit na mami. Pag nagtanong bkt? ang isagot mo ay " ayaw kong malunod ka sa pag mamahal ko."

14. Pag pumayag na siyang makipagdate, dalhin mo siya sa canteen at huwag bibitawan ang kamay. Pag tinanong niya kung bakit, ituro mo yun sign na "don't leave your valuables unattended"


Handang Tumulong Lagi,

Bob Ong

not because i'm a fan

or anything... wala lang natuwa lang ako

that is sandara park over there (2nd from the left) with her fellow girl groupmates named 2NE1.

hehe. even koreans think she's funny.

at least consistent sa pangarap. =)

because books matter

i went to ms. zafra's event at jumpstreet galleria entitled book matters

and got this......

how cute!
please see www.serjbumatay.blogspot.com

the book is entitled Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu, a book published by Adarna House which is about a boy expecting a sibling and his endless querries about child bearing and all. the book won the PBBY-Salanga Prize (writers) and PBBY-Alcala Prize (illustrators)

also present is Leo Agtuca, illustrator of the book Apolacus (also from Adarna House) and a batchmate from UP Baguio. yeyey!

Happy Reading!

because i have crazy friends

"ang pokpok binabayaran.
ikaw, libre ka. venue lang ang may bayad.
kung talagang tigang yan, papayag yan"

- jem

going back home

if know this is going to happen, i would have pushed myself to cross the closed borders of thailand from cambodia.

our supposed flight back to the philippines was at 5:40pm and we were told that we can just arrive at the airport around 1 hour before the flight, so that's what we did since im not a fan of waiting at the airport for three hours long, the norm for international flights.

we arrived at around 4:40 exactly one hour and there we were told that the gates for the cebu pacific flight is already closed. we and another filipina pleaded to let us in since our 4000peso plane ticket would be put into nothing but another hole in our pockets

for another 5000 worth of plane ticket just to go home. and to our badluck, it was 5:40 already and we were sitting on our bags nearly crying about this disaster.

there are just a few things i remembered that night and the dawn after:

i've memorize the ins and outs of the three terminals in singapore
we went back to hyatt for a chance of help
we did get help from liyana =)
we bought dinner at 10pm
we were able to eat it at 3am
we were able to baord a jetstar plane at around 6AM and immediately dozed off
the next thing i knew, im back.

but then if this is how amazing race goes, maybe it really is amazing after all =)