LIVING LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE

Claims?

Thee may sound morbid but thy are instructions (family, friends, others) in case a similar fate befalls thee:

1. Thou shall not agree to any resettlement or waiver. Let the court decide the just and fair compensation;

2. Thou shall get the best lawyers for thee (c/o Cynthia's siblings and Milette G.). The remuneration can be covered by item (1); and

3. Thou shall not endevour to retrieve thy body. Thee rather be entombed in the sea and than be retrieved whilst no person can agnize thy body.

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Need magsipag. Need rumaket.

• Mahal na ng gasolina - ikain na lang sa Jollibee ng burger steak or ng spaghetti kaysa i-glug, glug, glug lang ng makina ng kotse. Ang MRT, fx, bus and jeep ang mga bago ko ka-tropa nagyon. Jologs na jologs nga lang ang dating ko and wala talaga ka-glamour glamour ang makipagsiksikan sa madlang people pero need and i-psyche na lang ang self that it's going to be worth every centavo saved.

• Mahal ng school service ha - my golly, eh syempre parang system loss ng Meralco yan. Pass to the consumer ang cost ng gasoline. Sige, ayaw mag-school service? Baka naman mas malaki pa ang gastusin sa hospital pag nasagasaan sa pagtawid ang mga precious.

• Dysfunctional digestive system - laging gutom ang dalawang sundalo. Kulang pa daw na baon sa maghapon ang: 2 tinapay, 2 C2 500 mL, 1 bote mineral water, 1.5 tasa ng kanin at sangdamakmak na ulam. Kahit na kalde-kalderong kanin ang kinakain sa umaga at bandehadong meryenda ang kinakana pagdating sa hapon. Buti na lang andyan ang canteen ni nanay.

• Bahay-ng-kalapati-in-the-making - malapit na!!!!

• Ford Everest - yung kulay blue din. Pero makikisakay na lang ako kay Cynthia, mahal na din ang diesel hahahaha.

• Unang milyones sa edad y trienta'y singko - in english first million at the age of 35. CASH. In tagalog, kash. In USDollars (pero realistic ako kaya in pesos na lang). Yup, O*N*E M*I*L*L*I*O*N C*A*S*H. Not in term of properties or assets. Basta cash sa bank. At sympre dapat wala din utang o liabilities.

Eksena sa Umagang Kayganda this morning: meron silang segment sa show kung san they get poor people and kung ano ano makabagbag damdaming kwento at makalubag loob na background music. Ang siste, a celeb or an ABS-CBN talent will donate something to swap for money/goods na kailangan ng (exploited) poor people. Kanina, mag-asawa na may 6 na anak. Ang tatay nakiki-extra sa tricycle. Ang nanay ewan. Ang kwento ng buhay nila nakikihiram ng kaldero sa kapitbahay para makapag-luto sila. So kung hindi ipahiram, eh wah sila tsibog. To make it mas nakakaawa natangay pa ni Frank ang bahay nila. Ang hiling ng nanay, kaldero daw.

Ang iPod ni Korina Sanchez, kapalit ay kaldero. Syempre ang mga dupang na sponsors, kanya kanyang donations na "livelihood showcase" (eh hindi nga kaya pakainin ang mga dyunakis, mag-tinda pa kaya ng produktong wala naman nakakakilala?). Si Donita, donate ang tsinelas nya.

Ano ba?!?!

Ako lang ba ang hindi natutuwa?

Oo sige, may natutulungan ang show. Hindi "nagbibigay ng pera" kundi kabuhayan ang bigay nila. Pero naman, stop, look and listen. Ang laki-laki ng katawan ng tatay at haler, ang buhok ng nanay de-kulay. Atsaka wala sila makita trabaho? Ang laki ng katawan nila noh. Nakakaya nga nila gumawa ng sangkaterbang bata!

Eh bakit may nagtya-tyaga mag-walis sa EDSA, may traffic enforcers, at madami pang iba? Punta sila sa ilalim ng overpass sa QAve and EDSA, araw-araw may pa-training dun sa mga walang makitang trabaho.

Wala naman yumaman na instant. Kahit ang mga nanalo sa lotto at suwipistik, nagtyaga ang mga yan pumila (meron nga ba nanalo dito?). Si Manny Pacquiao, bago magkaroon ng milyon milyon yan katakot takot na bugbog ang inabot ng katawan at ulo nyan. Even Bill Gates, nagpuyat at nalipasan ng gutom yan bago naging milyonaryo. Madami na akong nasaksihan sa mga tauhan ng nanay ko. Hindi nakatapos ng pag-aaral ang karamihan pero pag nagpakita ng kasipagan, tyaga, maging honest and appreciative sa kahit na anong blessing, dadating ang panahon na makakaalwan din.

Mahirap ang buhay. Kahit sino (dollars man o peso ang sweldo) ang hirap ng buhay ngayon. Lahat ng pagtitipid gagawin para makaraos. Pero kung iaasa na lang sa swerte o sa ibang tao talagang wala mangyayari. Hindi masama mangarap. Yun na nga lang daw ang libre eh. Kaya lang dapat kumilos.

So bottomline... back to work. Neet to act for my first milyon in cash.

UP ChE 32 - Industrial Stoichiometry - yahoogroups

What Is Chemical Engineering? - Chemical engineering basically is applied chemistry. It is the branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and operation of machines and plants that perform chemical reactions to solve practical problems or make useful products.

What Is a Chemical Engineer? - Like all engineers, chemical engineers use math, physics, and economics to solve technical problems. The difference between chemical engineers and other types of engineers is that they apply a knowledge of chemistry in addition to other engineering disciplines. Chemical engineers sometimes are called 'universal engineers' because their scientific and technical mastery is so broad.

What Do Chemical Engineers Do? - Some chemical engineers make designs and invent new processes. Some construct instruments and facilities. Some plan and operate facilities. Chemical engineers have helped develop atomic science, polymers, paper, dyes, drugs, plastics, fertilizers, foods, petrochemicals... pretty much everything. They devise ways to make products from raw materials and ways to convert one material into another useful form. Chemical engineers can make processes more cost effective or more environmentally friendly or more efficient. As you can see, a chemical engineer can find a niche in any scientific or engineering field.

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If

If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, though no fault of yours, something goes wrong,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him/her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, gender preference, or politics,

THEN, you have ALMOST reached the same level of development as your dog.

Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment last saturday in relation to a job application. According to Wikipedia:

• it is a psychometric questionnaire designed to identify certain psychological differences according to the typological theories of Carl Gustav Jung;
• it regards personality type as similar to left or right handedness: individuals are either born with, or develop, certain preferred ways of thinking and acting.
• it sorts some of these psychological differences into four opposite pairs, or "dichotomies", with a resulting 16 possible psychological types. None of these types is "better" or "worse"; however, Briggs and Myers recognized that everyone naturally prefers one overall combination of type differences. In the same way that writing with the left hand is hard work for a right-hander, so people tend to find using their opposite psychological preferences more difficult, even if they can become more proficient (and therefore behaviorally flexible) with practice and development.

The 16 different types are often referred to by an abbreviation of four letters, the initial letters of each of their four type preferences (except in the case of Intuition), for instance:

• ESTJ - Extraverted, Sensation, Thinking, Judging
• INFP - Introverted, iNtuition, Feeling, Perceiving

And so on for all 16 possible type combinations.

A found an online (and shorter) version. I don't know how the results will be compared with the actual written test. Anyways, here's the online result:

Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

Profile: ENTJ

"I don't care to sit by the window on an airplane. If I can't control it, why look?"

ENTJs have a natural tendency to marshall and direct. This may be expressed with the charm and finesse of a world leader or with the insensitivity of a cult leader. The ENTJ requires little encouragement to make a plan. One ENTJ put it this way... "I make these little plans that really don't have any importance to anyone else, and then feel compelled to carry them out." While "compelled" may not describe ENTJs as a group, nevertheless the bent to plan creatively and to make those plans reality is a common theme for NJ types.

ENTJs are often "larger than life" in describing their projects or proposals. This ability may be expressed as salesmanship, story-telling facility or stand-up comedy. In combination with the natural propensity for filibuster, our hero can make it very difficult for the customer to decline.

TRADEMARK: -- "I'm really sorry you have to die." (I realize this is an overstatement. However, most Fs and other gentle souls usually chuckle knowingly at this description.)

ENTJs are decisive. They see what needs to be done, and frequently assign roles to their fellows. Few other types can equal their ability to remain resolute in conflict, sending the valiant (and often leading the charge) into the mouth of hell. When challenged, the ENTJ may by reflex become argumentative. Alternatively (s)he may unleash an icy gaze that serves notice: the ENTJ is not one to be trifled with.

Functional Analysis

Extraverted Thinking

"Unequivocating" expresses the resoluteness of the ENTJ's dominant function. Clarity of convictions endows these Thinkers with a knack for debate, or wanting knack, a penchant for argument. The light and heat generated by Thinking at the helm can be impressive; perhaps even overwhelming. Experience teaches many ENTJs that restraint may often be the better part of valor, lest one find oneself victorious but alone.

Introverted iNtuition

The auxiliary function explores the blueprints of archetypal patterns and equips Thinking with a fresh, dynamic sense of how things work. Improvising on the fly is something many ENTJs do very well. As Thinking's subordinate, insights are of value only insofar as they further the Right, True Cause celebre. [n.b.: ENTJs are capable of living on a higher plane, if you will, and learning to value individuals even above their principles. The above dynamic suggests less individuation.]

Extraverted Sensing

Sensing reaches out to embrace that which physically touches it. ENTJs have an awareness of the real; of that which exists. By stilling the engines of Thinking and iNtuition, this type may experience the Here and Now, and know things not dreamt of nor even postulated in iNtuition's philosophy. Sensing's minor role, however, puts it at risk for distortion or extreme weakness beneath the hustle and bustle of the giants N and T.

Introverted Feeling

Feeling is romantic, as the ethereal as the inner world from whence it doth emerge. When it be awake, feeling evokes great passion that knows not nuance of proportion nor context. Perhaps these lesser functions inspire glorious recreational quests in worlds that never were, or may only ever be in fantasy. When overdone or taken too seriously, Fi turned outward often becomes maudlin or melodramatic. Feeling in this type appears most authentic when implied or expressed covertly in a firm handshake, accepting demeanor, or act of sacrifice thinly covered by excuses of lack of any personal interest in the relinquished item.

Famous ENTJs:

U.S. Presidents:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Richard M. Nixon

Benny Goodman, "Big Band" leader
General Norman Schwarzkopf
Harrison Ford
Steve Martin
Whoopi Goldberg
Sigourney Weaver
Margaret Thatcher
Al Gore (U.S Vice President, 1993-2001)
Lamar Alexander (former governor, US Secretary of Education)
Les Aspen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Candace Bergen (Murphy Brown)
Dave Letterman
Newt Gingrich
Patrick Stewart (STNG: Jean Luc Picard)
Robert James Waller (author: The Bridges of Madison County)
Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask)
Steve Jobs
Penn Jillette

Fictional ENTJs:

Geordi LaForge (STNG)

Useful Link:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp - Online test based on Jung-Myers-Briggs personality approach provides your type formula, type description, and career choices

http://typelogic.com/ - Explains the different combinations

What am I up to these days?

Had dinner with Peachy, Chee-Anne (and the husband-to-be), Dei and Au. Natawa lang ako sa comment na meron palang nagkaka-interest kung ano ang pinag-gagawa ko ngayon. Hindi naman daw sya affected (o ayaw pa-apekto?) pero interested lang daw sya malaman what am i up to these days.

Wala naman nagyayari sa akin, yun pa din...

Busy sa ADB - dalawa ang projects na hawak. Consultant chuvanes chenes ek-ek. Pareho intermittent. Meaning pagkatapos, wala na naman. Naloloka dahil grabe ang pressure pero at least may output and sigurado may outcome. Hindi pwede pumalpak dahil lagot ako sa nag-refer! [Hi Mama Dei :-)]

Teacher-teacher-an sa UP - yup, walang kokontra. Hindi GE (general educ) subjects ha... as in Chemical Engineering subject. Oh yes, pardon my hangin pero I am prawd tu da maksimum lebelaysus. Kaya ko pala at yung mga komokontra, makibalitaktakan na lang ako sa mga students koitsch. Next sem magtuturo daw ako ulit (calling the attention ng mga ibabagsak kong pasaway hehehe) and other subject, hopefully Envi Engg naman. Sa mga gustong maka-uno, saturday ang schedule ng classes ko.

Nagpapakadakilang ina - kokontra si nanay hehehe. Pero yun na yun. Ano pa ba ang magagawa ko kung ang panganay ay magti-teen-ager na pero feeling binata na at yung kasunod ay 11 years old na pero feeling 8 years old pa din.

Healthy Mind, Awesome Body - ah hindi pa ito, matagal pa. Oki na muna ang healthy mind! Papa-appointment pa kay Dr. Vicki or sa mag-asawang Calayan, pwede din sa doctor of the stars, Dr. Mendez or kay Marie France hahaha. Wala pa andash to make the pa-effects pero happy with the heyr, the fez, the teeth and the ...

Lablayp, sekslayp, and other laybs - kailangan pa ba itanong itish. Wala ganun pa din. No further explanations needed. May friendster accounts na si Kyle at si Gaeb hahaha.

Wala talaga nangyayari. . . papunta-punta na lang sa Tagaytay Highlands para mag-ubos ng gasolina at laspagin ang Ford Everest ni Cynthia para bibili ulit ng kapalit this year (take note ha, binili ni Cynthia yan HINDI company car!). Patulog-tulog para hindi mapressure sa kabi-kabilang speaking engagements and invitation para sa lectures. Pahiga-higa para hindi mahilo kaka-compute ng pera sa bank (dahil wala talaga natitira hahaha!).

So sa nagtatanong... wala ako masyado ginagawa. At kahit madami man akong pinagkakaabalahan, I will still find time for you. Interested ka naman pala kung ano nangyayari sa akin, eh bakit nung nagkita tayo hindi ka makatingin sa akin?

A Blessing-Magnet?

A year ago, I was just counting my days as a Consultant in ADB. Although my mind was set to finish my graduate studies, hindi maitatago ang kaba and takot because it was the first time wala akong mailipatan na work. I have a townhouse to pay monthly, I have kids to send to school, I have my fixed expenses... bottomline, san ako kukuha ng pera?

No regrets, sa nakaraan na halos isang taon ko nakita at naramdaman ang totoong mga kaibigan. Sa panahon na yun bumuhos ang napakaraming blessings --- na-appreciate ko ang parents ko, mga kapatid at ang mga taong katulong namin sa hanapbuhay. I never felt closer to my kids and no amount of money could equal the satisfaction of spending time with my kids and mga pamangkin.

Eto na yata yung period na napakaraming nagawa: meron na akong MS Degree (hindi na kokontra si Volt!), laging kompleto sa tuog at kain (wala na nga kasya damit sa akin), konti lang nabili ko shoes (2 or 3 lang nga eh), walang international travel (pero dami domestic, not the usual places and I was paid to go there), true friends (alam nyo na kung sino kayo), new friends (ramdam nyo naman hindi kaplastikan di ba?)...

Highlights pa:

- Got hired in a high-paying job but turned it down, hindi ko feel ang makakasama ko sa work. Those who were privy to my US-AEP days know what this is about. I buried the hatchet BUT mabuti na din yung huwag na lang than have an axe to grind.

- I was (am?) an "other woman" - cannot, will not and shall not elaborate for the sake of the parties involved. Pinakamahalaga nag-enjoy, nagkaintindihan, and naayos.

- Inaway ako ni Manny sa Puerto Princesa - nawala ang poise ko dun! Sobra. Pero okay lang, nagkaintindihan naman kami and alam ng lahat kung ano ang totoo dahilan. Sa totoo lang, natatawa na lang ako nakakalasing pala talaga ang Cali (Oiiii, walang friendster account si Manny at wala direct access sa blogs, ang mag-tsika, aawayin nya sige!)

- Loan approved for my property in Fairview. Six more months...

- Senior Lecturer at THE University of Philippines, teaching THE ChemEngg 32 subject (Industrial Stoichiometry).  Never in my life I imagined magtuturo ako! No, hindi bumaba ang qualifications para makapagturo. Nagkataon lang nakita ako ni Doc Ernie pakalat-kalat sa UP, so ayun binigyan ako ng teaching load. Ganun lang. (Face value? hahaha!)

- Ako si Mechora Aquino, a.k.a "Tandang Sora"

- New car for Cynthia (on top of the newly renovated farm house and literally, fruitful ekta-ektaryang manggahan), GTZ Contract for Voltaire (Shutaks prend, I really miss you nah!), sandosenang raketship para kay Daisy, new baby for Sheila D, Ed O., Rica L., promotion for Sheila B, well-being for Tito Geri, seksi and boy-magnet pa din si Jov, bonggeysyus pa din si Au , madami hindi mamemention dahil sa space and timw limitations. Basta ang important dun lahat tayo blessed!

- etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

Pumasok ang 2008 ang pera ko sa bank pang-minimum maintenance balance lang. Ano ang halaga ng pera kung wala ka naman kaibigan, kapuso at kapamilya? Meron nga dyan Php250,000 per month ang sweldo pero (ooopppssss!). . .  Okay pa din, nairaos na ang tuition ng kids, braces ni Kyle at wala naman utang. At, nagpa-rebond pa ako ng heyr!

Sa ngayon, eto naka-upo na naman sa ADB. Salamat sa iyo, Daisy --- maraming, maraming, maraming salamat for believing in me. You are such a blessing to me. Alam ko mas madami blessings kapalit dadating sa iyo. Sana dumami pa ang lahi mo sigurado napakasaya at maayos ang mundo.

Ang kulit, pero nag-uumapaw talaga ang blessings. Kung minsan nakakapagtataka din. Reap what you sow ba? Ewan. Admittedly, maldita at hindi ako santa. Sabi nga ng nanay ko tamad-tamad at tulog-tulog lang ako. Hindi din halata na mabait ako. Hindi ko din maexplain. Amazing!

I'll end with excerpts from Bo Sanchez's article, "How to be a Blessing-Magnet" (click this link for the complete article). Believe me, the strategies really work!

How to Be a Blessing-Magnet:

6 Strategies on How to Be Positive in A Negative World

1. Feel the Love. Receive the love from the people around you, no matter how small or imperfect. Celebrate every little gesture of love you receive. Make it a big thing! And you'll discover that you'll receive more and more love.

2. Be Grateful. Give thanks for every small blessing you receive. Before going to sleep, count at least 5 blessings you received on that day. Be grateful even for the bad things you received on that day, knowing there's a blessing inside. Gratitude attracts more blessings to come your way.

3. Trust. Yes, do all you possibly can! But at the end of the day, stop worrying. Surrender and trust God instead. Believe that the best is yet to come.

4. Have a vision. When you have a detailed graphic, exciting vision burning in your heart, you can't help but be positive. That powerful vision in your imagination will attract all the blessings you need to fulfill that vision. You'll be surprised. The blessings will just come, rolling down at your feet, begging that you receive them.

5. Love yourself. Be deliberate in loving yourself. Respect yourself. Don't belittle yourself, don't limit yourself, and don't call yourself derogatory names. Meet your needs. Aggressively care for yourself. When you do, others will respect you, love you, and meet your needs as well.

6. Love others. Whatever love you give, you receive it back multiplied. So wake up each morning because you want to love. make love the purpose of your life. When you make love the reason for everything that you do, even if there are dark storm clouds around you, the sun will always shine in your heart.

Pisay

Pisay will be shown February 20 –27 exclusively at the following SM theaters:

SM North Edsa Cinema 8, SM Megamall Cinema 9, SM Manila Cinema 4, SM Southmall, SM Fairview Cinema 6 and SM San Lazaro Cinema 6.

Daily screening: 10:30am; 1:00pm; 3:30pm; 6:00pm and 8:30pm. A premiere will be held on February 20.

Arrangements for Block Sales can be made through the Philippine Science High School Foundation, Inc. at the 2nd flr. Science and Humanities Bldg., PSHS, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City, 063-9240655 (telefax), and 0922-8558420, at special discounted rates of P100.00 per person.

SYNOPSIS
“PISAY”, directed by Auraeus Solito PSHS ’86, with the script written by Henry Grageda, PSHS ’86, a finalist at the 2007 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, is a story about eight students who makes it to the premier science high school during the politically volatile 80’s in the Philippines as they come of age in a time filled with excitement, conflict and change.

These students find the world outside, with the chaos of the end of the Marcos dictatorship erupting into the People Power revolution in 1986, being replicated within the school as they struggle to graduate, contend with teachers, classmates, family, school officials, and a new classification system to segregate students into two groups based on their academic ranking. It chronicles their journey of self discovery as they go through the joys and pains of adolescence.

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Sa mga mata ng bata...

My elder son was bugging me about the real name of "Tandang Sora". Not satisfied with my response, he further asked its correct spelling. I felt he's started to rely much on me for his homeworks so I told him to look for references before asking me again (I trained him and his brother to work on their own and would only ask for assistance if they've done everything they could do).

After an hour, he handed me this essay:

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Siya si Ninette P. Ramirez, ang aking nanay. Siya ay 33 yrs old na. Siya ay ikinokumpara ko kay MELCHORA AQUINO o "TANDANG SORA". Siya ay ikinokumpara ko kay Tandang Sora, dahil katulad ni Tandang Sora na ginamot ang mga sugatang Pilipino, ay ginagamot niya rin kami ng kapatid ko kapag may sakit kami. Pati rin si Tatay ay ginagamot. Matulungin din siya katulad ni Tandang Sora. Tinutulungan niya kami ng kapatid ko kapag kami ay may mabibigat na problema kahit ano man ito. Kapag kami ay naliligaw ng landas ay siya ay ang ilaw at gabay pabalik sa tamang landas. At syempre tulad ni Tandang Sora ay matapang din ang ina ko. Kapag kami ay ina-api o sinasaktan ay lagi nya kami pinoprotektahan kahit sino man ang nananakit. Lahat din ay gagawin niya upang matiyak na kami ay ligtas. At tulad ni Tandang Sora na gagawin ang lahat para sa kalayaan ng bayan, siya naman ay gagawin ang lahat para sa ikabubuti namin ng kapatid ko. Siya ay hindi umuurong sa mga biro ng tadhana at siya ay laging handang lumaban para sa kabutihan namin ng kapatid ko.

Why He Does That?

A follow-up to my previous post How to Tell if a Guy Likes You.

What does it mean when a guy says he "loves you" but doesn't think that he's "in love" with you? Find the answers here.

Find out if he is really "in love" - A list of the top 10 ways to know (click here).

A season, a reason or a lifetime?

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

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Sariwang Damo Para sa Gurang na Kabayo

The Philippine Star
Thursday, November 8, 2007

Dear Dr. Love,

A very pleasant day to you. Just call me Her­minio. I am already 74 years-old pero ma­ta­tag pa sa laban. Wika nga, hindi ko pa nararanasan ang mag-take ng sinasabi nilang Viagra.

Ang negosyo ko ay junk. Namimili ako ng mga scrap metals at anumang bagay na luma na pero puwede pang maibenta. Hu­wag maliitin. Dahil sa negosyong ito’y na­kabili ako ng maraming lupain sa Quezon at nakapagpatayo ng malapalasyong bahay. May 20-milyong piso ako sa banko bukod pa sa mga ari-ariang naipundar ko.

Hindi mo naitatanong pero kahit matanda na ako, sasabihin mong nasa 50-anyos pa lang ang edad ko. Siguro pagdating sa sex ay maipapantay ko ang sarili ko sa isang 30-anyos lang.

May girlfriend ako ngayon. Hindi ka siguro maniniwala pero 19-anyos lang siya. Isang taon na kami at lagi kaming nagdi-date sa motel. I know mahal niya ako kaya sunod na sunod sa akin ang lahat ng layaw niya. Kamakailan ay natapos na ang maliit na bungalow na ipinatayo ko para sa kanya at sa kanyang mga magulang. Mahirap lang kasi sila at kaligayahan kong tulungan ang pamilya ng babaeng mahal ko.

Gusto ko nang pakasalan ang siyota ko pero tutol ang mga anak ko. Sobra-sobra na raw ang pabor na ibinigay ko sa kanya at sa pamilya niya. Iniisip ko rin na baka pera ko lang ang hangad ng siyota ko at kung mawawala ako, mababawasan ang parte ng aking tatlong anak. Pagpayuhan mo nga ako.

Herminio

Dear Herminio,

Nasa iyo ang pasya. Kung mahal mo ang babae, hindi mo pagdududahan ang motibo niya sa iyo. Tutol man ang iyong mga anak, ikaw ang makikisama at hindi sila. Marahil nga ay takot silang mabawasan ang mana nila.

Lampas-lampas ka na sa tamang edad at siguro, ako ang kailangang humingi ng payo sa iyo sa gulang mong 74. Pero yamang hinihingi mo ang opinion ko, hang­ga’t nagdududa ka sa tunay na damdamin ng kasintahan mo sa iyo at hinihinalang pera mo lang ang gusto niya, huwag kang magpakasal. Pero kung naniniwala kang siya’y tapat at mapagkaka­tiwalaan, go for it at ituloy mo ang plano. Be happy for the remainder of your life. Hindi ka paliligayahin ng puro pera lang.

Sabi mo’y P20-milyon ang asset mo sa banko at marami kang lupain at ari-arian. Bakit kailangang matakot ang iyong mga anak na mapartehan ng kaunti ang magiging stepmom nila? Kasuwapangan iyan.

Dr. Love

I must have done something good

I lost my cellphone in NAIA last Saturday. Until now, it's still baffling because I was so sure it was inside my *pink* bag (I was wearing pink shoes, by the way).

I don't use my phone in public places unless I need to meet someone or I am waiting for an important message. I usually place it inside the most secured pocket in my bag*. I just keep it on almost-max volume so I know if somebody is calling or has sent a text message.

It was early in the morning and there were only a handful people in the airport  counters. I just stood behind the queue and  let my companions do the check-in tasks. My companions and I then went through the usual security protocols and decided to have our breakfast near the designated waiting area. I only noticed that my cellphone was missing when I reached for it to send a text to Nanay.

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Trick or Treat?

Ano ba naman yan. It's like April Fools' Day, Extra Challenge and Fear Factor rolled into one.

i never thought that an almost perfect meeting would end up in a mess with a mere mention of a person's name --- believe me, it is worse than being haunted a million times by the scariest ghost imaginable . Who would have thought that this person would be back from the dead and possibly make my peaceful life miserable once more? Who would have thought that I, after a long hiatus and keen on taking a different path, would once again have to deal with this person's unpleasant (literally and figuratively) face?

Hysterical talaga ang drama ko kanina. Napabilis tuloy ang pagsugod ni cynthia from makati. Si volt naman humahagalpak sa tawa. Nasisi naman ako ng mga kapatid ko sana sumama na lang daw ako umuwi ng province. Na-crash pa tuloy ang cellphone at nawala ang simcard ni gaeb.

Quoting Cynthia, deal breaker talaga.

Announce, announce, announce

Peydying ol katsokaran, kabaklaan and kasanglibutan dir in da byootepool ayland op Peleywen... ples redi yur rid karpit end banda ageyn. I wil be kaming-kaming dir niks wikind. Wala lang, mag-uubos lang ng kayaman, este maghahanap pala [Maherap na baka makednap]. Redi da kafafahan and lafangan ha. Dami na naman tsika! Sobra, over over to the max talaga.

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@ Voltaire: special mention ka na naman dito. kelan mo ako i-sponsor-an sa Bangkusay? Walang-shy pwend, tapos na naman ang taon, wala pa din. Sama mo naman ako sa raketship sa Roma Italia. Cheap naman ng offer mo na 3-day 2-nights sa Boracay. How about the cruise? kainis ka naman, wala na ba iba? feeling ko tuloy ang poor na natin eh.

@ Dei: flying around the Philippines ka na naman ba in your private plane? May extra seat ba for me? Pramis I wont make kausap the pilot and the co-pilot. Do you still require your stewardess to have at least an MA degree in Public Relations? And I heard you are making solo-solo na naman the Charlie Chaplin guy ha.

@ Cynthia: Mare, where na THE Louis Vuitton? My golly, you're so bongga talaga! Is it true that inside the bag are the oh-so-fabulous-oh-so-nakaka powder?!?! Panalo! Graveh, so yaman talaga. So kaka! Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky moi!

@Nina: Girl, dont wori the dollar exchange rate... barya-barya lang yan 'day! Look mo ako, so nainis kasi for every US$1,000 eh nalulugi ako ng Php 10,000! Kaya resign ang drama! Who needs money, anyway? Ay, sori baka may na-hurt... tabi-tabi po.

P.S. Sorry Eliana, you wont be able to understand my Tagalog blog again. Dont worry I'll write in English next time. Promise I'll also make an announcement when I go to Indonesia (hopefully, Bali!!!!) again. I'm just waiting for Au to sponsor me (hint, hint, hint).

Payong Kapatid

Dear Netski,

Alam ko ma-surprise ka sa email ko na ito... most probably you don't know me. But I know you. I know everything that you do. I know everywhere you go. I know everyone you talk to.

Nakita kita kanina malapit sa McDo. Gusto sana kita lapitan kaya lang nagmamadali ka. Gusto sana kita kausapin kaya lang mukhang nagsusuplada ka. Gusto sana kita sundan kaya lang mabilis pa sa kidlat ka nawala. Gusto sana kita i-text kaya lang natatakot ako makilala mo.

Matagal na kitang sinusubaybayan. Matagal na kitang gustong makausap. Matagal na kitang gustong lapitan kaya lang natatakot ako na supladahin at tarayan mo ako.

Pero kanina na nakita kita nag-decide na ako na kailangan ko ng maglakas loob at gawin ko ito...

Hindi ko lang mapigilan dahil katulad mo ang umagaw sa pinakamamahal ko. Napakasakit talaga dahil buong buhay ko inialay ko sa kanya. Kahit buong pagkatao ko ibibigay ko para sa kanya. Ngunit dahil sa isang katulad mo, nawala sya sa buhay ko. Ang masakit dun kaibigan ko pa...

Ano ba ang sikreto nyong mga bading mas mukha na kayong babae keysa sa aming totoong babae? Kahit ang mga pictures mo mukha ka na din girlash? Hindi na ba kayo nakonsensya, konti na nga ang mga lalaki nakikipagkompetensya pa kayo sa aming mga babae?

San ka nagpa-breast implant? Nagpa-sex change ka na ba? Bakit hindi halata na dati ka rin na lalaki? Nakita kita kanina, kahit naka-pink shoes at pink bag ka, macho ka pa din maglakad kaya nakilala kita.

Ano ang naging pagkukulang ko? Ano ang dapat kong gawin? Patayin ko na lang ba ang kaibigan kong bading?

~~~Suicidal Girl

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Suicidal Girl,

Ang dami mo tanong! Naloka ako.

Una sa lahat, natutuwa ako dahil nagka-lakas loob ka na magpakilala at mag-email sa akin tungkol sa iyong problema. Next time, hwag mo na akong susundan dahil pag nahuli kita baka maramdaman mo ang hinahanap mo na sakit ng katawan.

Pangalawa, hindi problema ng mga bading kung may pumapatol sa kanila na mga boyfriend o asawa. Baka may mai-o-offer ang mga bading na hindi kaya ng iba, di vah.

Pangatlo, maglibot-libot ka sa The Block. Madaming salamin dun. Baka sakaling makita mo ang sarili mo and malaman mo ang kasagutan sa lahat ng mga tanong mo. Mura din magpa-facial dun. Magpa-rebond ka na din ng hair. Magpa-footspa. Magpa-body scrub. Baka sakaling tumaas ang self-esteem mo.

Pang-apat, you don't need breast implants or sex change. Pera, datung, andash, cash or whatever lang ang kailangan mo. Haler, lahat nabibili na ngayon. Kahit lalake, pwede!

Panglima at higit sa lahat, babae po ako.

Ha ha ha ha....

Produkto na naman ng isang araw na walang makasama...

Face Recognition (http://www.myheritage.com)

Voltex - Yao Ming? ha, ha, ha, ha!

Voltex - Keanu? Huh, huh, huh, huh

Can somebody explain pleeeezzzz????

From Jessica Zafra:

AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.
Senator of the Republic
Tenure of Office: 2004 to 2010

"At the Senate hearing into the ZTE broadband deal, Senator Nene Pimentel asked this question: 'Ano ba ang broadband? Can somebody explain this in layman’s terms?'"

From Ninette's Diary:

ROBERT S. JAWORSKI
Senator of the Republic
Tenure of Office: 1998 to 2004

At a Senate inquiry regarding a mine tailings spill in Placer, Surigao del Norte:

Senator Jawo: Can the Senate be enlightened kung ilan ba ang tumapon galing sa tailings pond?

Taga-Placer: Mr. Senator, the estimate is 700,000 tons

Senator Jawo: Madami ba yun?

Taga-Placer: Yes, Mr. Senator. 1 ton is equivalent to 1000 kilograms.

Senator Jawo: Ah ganun ba? In layman's terms, ilang litro ng Coke yun?

RAMON B. REVILLA, SR.
Senator of the Republic
Tenure of Office: 1998 to 204

In the Erap Impeachment Trial:

"I concur, your honor. You see, may timbangan ako ng manok sa bahay. Doon ko nga nalaman na 96 grams ang 1000 na bills ng 1000 pesos to make 1 million pesos. See 96 grams? 96 grams talaga! Malapit yun sa isang kilo...eh sa 96 grams talaga eh..."

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Yes, oh yes... paki-explain nga, please.

'Housewives' Filipino joke draws ire from Yahoo!

A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition demanding an apology and criticism from Philippine officials.

Viewers called the network to complain but the number of callers wasn't available, an ABC spokesman said Wednesday. As of Wednesday evening, more than 30,000 names were attached to an online petition seeking a network apology.

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Opinyon ko lang itish <ang kumontra, gumawa ng sariling blog ha!>

1. What's the big deal??? Can't we just take it as plain humor? Oki, oki, oki... hindi ako doctor (engineer nga ako eh) pero mas matitindi pa nga ang inaabot na jokes ng mga lawyers, at yung mga graduate ng ibang schools (ano na nga name ng mga iskuls na yun --- AMA ba yun? Lasal? Areneyow?) --- may nagdemand ba ng public apology?

2. At ano ang pauso ng iba after the public apology, ang gusto naman magkaroon daw ng episode praising the competencies ng mga doctor from the Philippines???? Haaaaaallllleeeerrrrrrr, ano ba itish. Sobrang insecurity na yan ha. Enuf, enuf, enuf.

3. Worth ba talaga maging hedlayns ng newspaper itish???? --- dyos ko dey, eh tanungin mo nga nagtitinda ng dyaryo kung alam nya ang "Deyspeyreyt Hawswaybs" na yan? Sa totoo lang ha, even the major newspapers made patol patol on the issue. Wala na ba talagang matinong basahin ngayon kundi ang mga advertisement.

4. Ano na nangyari sa ibang issues na nakabandila ng mga nakaraang araw???? - hindi kaya pinalaki lang issue para matabunan ang ZTE-NBN blah, blah, blah. Hindi ba mas maganda magsimula din email chain chuvaness and ask for all the pipol sabit sa gulo to make pubic apology????? Hooooiiiisssssstttt, pakers poopoo kau, pira ku yan inuubus nyu.

5. Vakit mi afiktid? Ay rili du nat knowing so plis sambadi ekspleyn?

 

AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Wala lang... gusto ko lang sumigaw.

Kunyari, hehehehe.

Yun na yun.

Babush!

Landline - anywhere, anytime

Yes, trulili... possible.

Nag-subscribe si Nanay and kahit san sya pumunta ngayon may dala sya landline number. Actually, hindi ko pa nabusisi pero ang gamit nya na handset Nokia 1110i. I tried kanina umaga calling landline numbers and totoo nga, may landline ka anywhere, anytime, anyhow.

For more info: Bayantel WIRELESS Landline

Things I Need to Know I Learned from Ivory Soap Wrappers

Happiness is a warm bath. (Le bonheur est un bain chaud.)

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. (Profitez des petits plaisirs de la vie, car un jour vous vous rendrez compte qu'ils etaient vraiment de grands plaisirs.)

If you want to be free, learn to live simply. (La liberte, c'est vivre dans la simplicite).

Simplicity is the essence of happiness. (La simplicite est l'essence du bonheur.)

Happiness is not a destination.
It is a journey, pure and simple.

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Pag umuulan, bumabaha

Grabe talaga...

Pag-umuulan ng grasya.... sobrang baha naman!

- free round trip ticket to Puerto Princesa City
- free accommodations
- free Underground River Tour
- free the Dos Palmas Tour
- old friends, new friends

- muntik na ang free tour sa Vigan (Volt, yung bagnet at longganisa ko???)

- GTZ project
- TMC project
- MTL project
- a text fo a $50 per day asap job (sorry talaga, Dei hindi ko kaya magstart agad the following day. Paalis papunta ulit field. Salamat talaga, salamat!)

- friends, friends, friends, more friends.

Sarap ng baha.

Prayers

God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

- Evan Almighty (2007)

Agosto na!

What else could be a better month-opener than:

1. first thing in the morning bigla nag-knock, knock, knock ang anak

Kyle: Knock, knock, knock! (nasira yata ang pintuan)
Tatay: Who's there? (Syempre, translate to Tagalog. Hindi nag-e-English si Fadir.)
Kyle: Si Kuya Enteng po nakasaga ng nagmo-motor.

(Ang siste, ang matanda naka-motor nakatulog habang nagmamaneho along Visayas Avenue.)

2. happy CT Scan

Mga bagets: Happy birthday, Nanay!
Fadir: Madir, hapi birtdi. Labas tayo mamaya.

(Very Fast Forward)
Madyonda: Sabi sa Ponciano [faborit hospital ni Enteng] pa-CT Scan daw
Mga miron: Wala ba sa Ponciano? [ syempre hindi sila sabay-sabay pero yun at yun ang tanong]
Kontra 1: Mahal yun ah, kailangan ba talaga? Ano ba sabi ng doktor? Baka naman hindi kailangan. Ayan o, dedma nga lahat.
[Madyonda is studying is reflection and ayos-ayos ng hair while looking at the side mirror of the sasakyan. Deadma ang mga kwestyuns ng Traffic Pulis Investigators.]
TraPI: Ay, ipa-check up nyo, nagkamemory loss na o.
Madyonda: Gusto ko sa Capitol Medical.
Lahat: Huwaaaaatttt???!!!????
Kontra 2: Haler, manong. Hindi namin kayo papabayaan pero wa kami pera. If you want CT Scan, sige dalhin sa Emergency Room ng East Avenue Medical Center. (<---hulaan kung sino)
Madyonda: Pwede daan tayo sa office, mag-time in lang ako?

Madir: Magbo-blow-out pa man din ako.

3. Asan ang hamburger ko?

(As chizmaxxed by sisterette)
Ang madyonda:
- Ayaw na pa-xray ng makita ang East Avenue. Magaling na daw sya.
- Galing pa daw sya sa Malolos 4am at papasok sa ofis. Naka-motorsiklo lang.
- Ang tingin nya sa white ay "clear".
- Normal ang xray, CT Scan and tingin ng doctor. After two days pagfeeling nasusuka at mahihilo ibalik agad.

Madyonda: Masusuka? (medyo masusuka)
Madyonda: Mahihilo? (medyo mahihilo)
Sisterette: Ano ho, uwi na kayo?
Madyonda: Sa ofis lang ako mag-rest.
Sisterette: Tawagan ho natin ang asawa nyo.
Madyonda: Hwag na, papagalitan ako nun.
Sisterette: O sige ho, bahala kayo.
Madyonda: Nasaan na yung McDu hamberdyer at hot chocolate ko? Binili ko pa yun para snack ko.

(Ang McDo na-remember pero ang motorcycle, haler?)

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Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
--- Peter Ustinov

Pasasalamat - Thesis Acknowledgment

The thesis has been an inspiring, very challenging, but always interesting and exciting experience. I am very grateful to my advisers, Dr. Ernesto O. dela Cruz and Dr. Donato S. dela Cruz, for the patience, encouragement, many fruitful discussions, and never giving up on me. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Cherry L. Chan for her invaluable advice. I am very grateful for the technical and financial support, great opportunity, and unique experience of working with her and the AFR team. Many thanks and heartfelt appreciation to:

- Dr.Malou Dalida and Dr. Baby de Leon – for sharing their expertise and helping me improve my work;
- My bestfriend, Cynthia – for the 20 years of true friendship;
- My friends, Voltaire, Daisy, and Manny – for the constant prodding to finish my MS, for helping me hold my ground, and for believing I could soar high;
- My EMB, USAID/US-AEP, and ADB/CAI-Asia families – for all the sleepless nights, resistance-building, energy-draining and emotional-wrecking moments that prepared me for the ordeal during the manuscript writing;
- My friends who kept me awake 24/7 literally and figuratively; and
- My treasures, John Gaebriel and Kyle Ian Matthew - for the inspiration and for showing me the true essence of being a parent.

Finally, I wish to thank my family for their continuous love and encouragement, for always believing in me, and for never failing to provide all the support. Nanay and Tatay, maraming, maraming, maraming salamat po for always taking care of me and my kids kahit pasaway ako.

Sabi ng mga bituin, magpakilala ka na

Friendster Horoscope for June 22, 2007

Leo

The Bottom Line

You and a new person make one heck of a good combination today. You'll be shocked.

In Detail

Just like peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese, you and a new person make one heck of a good combination today -- so good, in fact, that you might be shocked. The stars warn that this seamless collaboration might be a temporary thing, so just because things go well today does not necessarily mean that the two of you should form a permanent alliance or commitment. You will work well together in the future, but you won't be a great team for every situation.

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Alas-5 na ng hapon, wala naman nagpapakilala.Kung sabagay, wala nga makikilala dahil simula 7am nakakulong lang ako sa kwarto.

Hmmm, valid din kaya yung sa text?

Senyales?

Friendster Daily Horoscope
Monday June 18, 2007
Leo

The Bottom Line

Your next achievement is likely to be very significant, so aim higher than ever.

In Detail

Your next achievement is likely to be very significant, so aim higher than ever.

Aaahhhh!

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.

Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom:

If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

***** Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare

Really?!?!?

Yahoo! Alerts
Daily Horoscope  by Astrology.com
Monday June 4, 2007 
Leo

One of your best qualities (out of many) is that you can take the most minimal ingredients and make the maximum amount of fun. Others want to know how you do it, but you can't say. It's a gift, really.

Yevah!

Ritwal (unang yugto)

Ang paliligo ay di lamang simpleng paliligo.

Ang pag-aayos ay di lamang simpleng pag-aayos.

Bawat kilos, bawat galaw, may hakbang.

May mga ritwal.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,

But beautiful old people are works of art.

Haler, ang seryoso! Ang haba ng intro.
Ano na naman itish pauso ko?
Wala lang, akin naman ito.
Kung hindi interesado, huwag manggugulo.

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DA HEYR

Salamat sa pagbabawal ng pagdala ng liquids and gels sa eroplano, diskubreshi koistch atish FOLLOW ME GREEN TEA SHAMPOO and CONDITIONER sa Singapore during vacationbelles ng byuti namin nina Cynthia at Marcy last year.

Grabe, da straight talaga da hair! --- Hindi lang mukhang ni-rebond, may free cellophane pa. It's so mura lang ha, as in SGD8.80 ang 750mL, so that's (compute, compute, compute) more or less pero less than a few sentimo sa Php 282 pesos. Der sa fictyur are onli 400 mL ( halagang SGD4.65 o tamataginting na Php 149 pesos ever each ha).

Da WELLA products, givsung lang ng mamichi-in-law itish. Accordingly, wala pa available ng "Back to Basic" line ditish sa lupang hinirang. Na-browsing koistch lang yung "System Professional" line pero dehins koistch knowsy san nya getsing basta ang imfortanti meron akoetchi supply.

Rarely ever koistch ginagamit da Wella products becowza meron pa da Follow Me. I will asking my sons to comment, sa bilis nila makaubos ng supply, gusto koistch isipin iniinom yata nila itish while doing their own rituals.

Caption (L to R): Wella Back to Basic Green Tea Texturizing Lotion, Wella Back to Basic Wild Berry Volumizing Shampoo, Wella System Professional Shampoo and Conditoner, Follow Me Green Tea Shampoo (Volumizer and Revitalizer) and Conditioner

Knowing ever koistch I will run out of friendships to buy for me sa headquarters ni Merlion, with my blissfully jobless status equating to no-vacation-via-Tiger Airways for the next six months, and the subtle maldita-supladita me, surelily mauubos din ang supply.

Kahit wala ng hulog ng langit basta I still choose to be beautiful ever, da best ang da PALMOLIVE  (itish ba yung may commercial so long ago na dried dahon pag sinabon ng Palmolive soap nagiging frish?). I specially like the "Aromatherapy" line becowza mabango talaga itish. The Palmolive Silky Straight naman, I use after magbabad sa pool and i-marinate my hair sa chlorine-treated water.

Caption (L to R): Palmolive Aromatherapy Shampoo and Conditioner Romance enriched with rose petals and bamboo extract (Sensual for romantic mood daw), Palmolive Aromatherapy Shampoo and Conditioner Romance enriched with essential oils of green tea and mandarin (Energy to revitalize and uplift the mood daw), Palmolive Naturals Silky Straight with milk protein and coco cream (long lasting, pramis)

DA FEZ

Noong taong 2003, dahil siguro sa subtle lang naman na kamalditahan koistch umuwi ang byuti koistch from Clark with pimple na tinubuan ng fez! As in may I cry cry cry my heart out talaga ang drama koistch. Eh panu naman kelan tumanda akoetchi saka pa nag ka-pimples! And talagang super scar sila ever. As in isinisigaw sa mundo, dumaan sila sa fez koistch!

My ever dahling mamichi-in-law was once a sikat Dermatologist. Malas koistch lang dehins na sya practisung. Hindi koistch naman ma-locate ever ang mga friendships nya na dermatologists din (hmmm, baka nasa ibang dimension na). Kaya naman lahat na yata ng pwede nya pa-try sa akin, na-try koistch na. Pero sad pa din, love talaga ng informal settlers ang lokeysyun nila.

May I fly my byuti to the US in 2004. Sa pakikialam sa paliguan ng isang kaibigan nadiscover koistch ang (drumroll please!) ---- ST. IVES APRICOT SCRUB. Hindi totoo na walang himahlah(!) becowzsa in one week, nag-decrease ang populasyon nila. Dahillllllll sa St. Ives naglaho ang mga informal settlers sa fez ng lolah nyo.

Da MARY KAY wala pumapansin sa paliguan. I think bigay itish ng akingnechi sisterette na nasa Dubai ngayon na binigay din sa kanya ng sisterette ng dyowangski nya galing sa lupain ng malaking mansanas. Sayang naman ever so ginagamit koistch as alternative facial scrub kahit pa nga mask daw itish (eh kasi naman, ala ey hindi naman natigas!). Hindi nga lang kahali-halina ang halimuyak pero okay na, libre naman itish.

Oi, sey nyo, maganda ang AVON's Anew ha. Lalo na kapag puyat ang byuti and nababad ang fez sa arawan. Gamit koistch after mag-swim or shower after sauna. So when your raketering opismeyt meyk alok-alok you ageyn of Avon products, gets and try na. Pero tell her, it's becowzsa opismeyt kayo kaya ka supportive ever sa kanya. Cge, bahala you alukin ka pa nyan to try the whole regimen, ala ey makatitipid ka pa magpa-diamond peel kay Tita Vicki.

So what, coconut? Napapagod na ako mag-type hahahaha.

End muna, next time ulit. Ritwal muna.

 

The Before (2004) and The After (2007)

Pasilip naman

Kinain / ininom sa: Vokas Art Gallery, Baguio City

Kelan naman: Feb 2006

Ano itish: Hot Chocolate (Php 45)

Ano ang lasa: huh?

Sino paychung: kanya-kanya (sabi ni Au, pinakamahal na Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate na nabili nya)

Kinain / ininom sa: ADB, Philippines

Kelan naman: Jun 2006

Ano itish: Mango Watever and Ensaymada

Ano ang lasa: bitin! (ang dahilan kung bakit tumataba)

Sino paychung: libre (meeting eh)

Kinain / ininom sa: Night Safari, Singapore

Kelan naman: Aug 2006

Ano itish: Coke in Glass (SGD 4)

Ano ang lasa: katulad ng Coke in can, in bottle and 1.5 PET bottles

Sino paychung: kanya-kanya

Kinain / ininom sa: Brewerkz, Clark Quay, Singapore

Kelan naman: Aug 2006

Ano itish: Calzone and Freshly Brewed Raspberry Beer

Ano ang lasa: sobrang nakakabusog (literally and figuratively)

Sino paychung: libre (treat ni Randall --- kaya connect na sa mga prends )

Kinain / ininom sa: Singapore

Kelan naman: Aug 2006

Ano itish: Mangosteen, Durian and Coffee

Ano ang lasa: bawal kainin eh

Sino paychung: not applicable

Kinain / ininom sa: Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Spicy Tiger Prawns with Lemon Grass Tea

Ano ang lasa: spicy nga eh

Sino paychung: libre sa amin

Kinain / ininom sa: Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Grass Tea

Ano ang lasa: masarap! mas masarap pa sa lemon tea (gagayahin ko itish)

Sino paychung: libre sa amin

Kinain / ininom sa: Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Menu ng Waroeng Steak and Shake

Ano ang lasa: wala, kasi menu pa lang

Sino paychung: hindi binebenta itish (Pinapahiram lang para mag-order.)

Kinain / ininom sa: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Chicken Waroeng Steak (11,000 IND) and Coklat Milkshake Spesial (5500 IND)

Ano ang lasa: masarap!!!!!

Sino paychung: kanya-kanya bayad (1 Philippine Peso = 191.568 Indonesian Rupiah or 1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.005220 Philippine Peso)

Kinain / ininom sa: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Passion Fruit

Ano ang lasa: Hindi ko alam, kasi hindi ko kinain. (Mukhang frog eggs eh)

Sino paychung: free sa hotel araw-araw, gabi-gabi

Kinain / ininom sa: Jakarta, Indonesia

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Packed Snack

Ano ang lasa: ok lang, pwede na. (yun nga lang, hindi ko alam if chicken or tuna ba nakuha ko)

Sino paychung: People of Jakarta, Indonesia

Kinain / ininom sa: Under the Bridge, Merlion Park, Singapore

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Durian Ice Kachang with Stawberry/Mango (SGD 5)

Ano ang lasa: masarap (sana ganito ka-fine ang yelo ng halo-halo sa Chowking)

Sino paychung: kanya-kanya bayad (1 Singapore Dollar = 32.15628 Philippine Peso)

 

Kinain / ininom sa: Orchard Road, Singapore

Kelan naman: Dec 2006

Ano itish: Grilled Chicken with Rice Curry (SGD 10)

Ano ang lasa: masarap (bitin ang kanin)

Sino paychung: kanya-kanya bayad (1 Singapore Dollar = 32.15628 Philippine Peso)

Kinain / ininom sa: ADB, Philippines

Kelan naman: Feb 2007

Ano itish: Coffee and Tea Maker with Tea from Viet Nam

Ano ang lasa: hindi ko alam kasi pinahiram lang ang tea for photo-ops

Sino paychung: Si Daisy (Christmas and VD gift)

Kinain / ininom sa: ADB, Philippines

Kelan naman: Feb 2007

Ano itish: Vegetable Lasagna and Vegetable Tempura (less than Php 80.00)

Ano ang lasa: masarap (nakakamiss... kaya pinagaya sa cook namin!)

Sino paychung: ako (last lunch as consultant in ADB)

Kinain / ininom sa: Office namin, BSWM

Kelan naman: Mar 2007

Ano itish: Grande Decaf, Non-Fat, Extra Hot Cappucino

Ano ang lasa: Coffee

Sino paychung: libre (peace offering itish ni @@@@@)

Kinain / ininom sa: Hacienda ni Cynthia, Nueva Ecija

Kelan naman: Apr 2007

Ano itish: Mango Tree and Guava Tree

Ano ang lasa: Secret!!!

Sino paychung: libre (barya-barya lang sa may-ari eh)

Commentator:    Ay, wala na?

Ako:    Meron pa.

Commentator:    Wala na eh.

Ako:    sa GNP Foods and Catering Services.

Sino si Jerry Ramos (Part 2)

It's more than a year since a certain "Jerry Ramos" bothered me with numerous emails, text messages and comments to my blog posts. Guilt, carelessness and stupidity gave her identity away. (See Sino si Jerry Ramos?)

Nabuko na nga ayaw pa din talaga tumigil.

She even has the nerve to post in her blog that she went to my ex-husband's office to prove she's not guilty of anything. A friend just informed me that she posted a shoutout a few days ago on something about trust (which she even got from one of my posts - I've Learned).

Haler, CHIT MANALAYSAY, paki-translate sa tagalog ang shoutout mo at intindihin mo mabuti. Hindi ba dapat ako ang sumisigaw nyan? If hindi mo maarok ang isa sa Sampung Utos ng Diyos siguro naman naiintindihan  mo ang ibig sabihin ng "Actions speak louder than words."?

Dear Cynthia

I'd like to be the sort of friend that
you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that
you've been always glad to be;

I'd like to mean as much to you
each minute of the day
As you have meant to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things and
the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray from out your skies
and leave them only blue;

I'd like to say the kindly things that
I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul
the way that mine you've stirred.

I'd like to give you back the joy
that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need
I hope will never be;

I'd like to make you feel as rich as I,
who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to
lean upon.

I'm wishing at this time that I
could but repay
A portion of the gladness that
you've strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year,
this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend
that you have been to me.

Happy, happy, happy birthday!

Dreams within your reach

Nanay and I just came back from settling the accounts for my townhouse. By July 24, the whole amount will be paid and I will have a property under my name!

Before that, I'd have my MS degree.

Next in my dream list is to run a business.

Not to forget my dream to study cosmetology. I also dream to learn dressmaking, make intricate beadworks and learn to do magic tricks.

A dream inspired by Cynthia's hacienda: I shall have at least 100 mango trees that will bear fruits in the next 10 years.

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If Francisco Colayco have "Wealth Within Your Reach" then mine is "Dreams Within Your Reach" :-)

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Thanks To:

Daisy - for the special mention

Nina - for inspiring me to learn new things --- I love the cupcakes.

Cynthia - for everything!

More to come...

Day 31

Let me start by thanking everyone who supported me and prayed for my thesis defense. Salamat sa lahat ng nag-email, nag-text at tumawag.

Salamat Nanay sa masarap na carbonara, barbeque at pizza roll. Salamat din Tatay pinakargahan mo ang car kaya 30 pesos pa din ang laman ng wallet ko.

Sama mga wala during the defense, it went well... no, "well" is not enough. Even "great" would not sufficiently describe it :-). I am still basking in the glory of the comments I got from four of the best professors, not just in the Chemical Engineering Department, but considerably in the UP College of Engineering. Mayabang na ako kung mayabang but it affirmed how good I am. Minor edits pa sa manuscript but ang important tapos na!

Victory and success are much sweeter because of the challenges and obstacles along the way. Pinakamalaki ang pasasalamat ko sa mga taong tulad ni May - isa sa mga nakadagdag sa inspirasyon ko para matapos at pagbutihan ko ang thesis ko. Salamat May, sana nga maging happy ka na.

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Congrats din kay Cynthia. Grabe, hindi ka na ma-reach!

Invite mo ako sa office mo  at bigyan mo ako ng pass para hindi na ako haharangin ng building guard, SGV guard at E&Y guard (sana din wala door guard ang isang AVP!). Sana hindi na ako ipapa-sign ng executive assistant and ng dakilang secretary mo pag-visit kita sa office mo (ilan na nga ang magiging under sa iyo? Ang tarush talaga!).

Excited na ako to see if you have a beautiful view of the sunset o looking down ka lang sa mga buildings dyan sa Makati. Tanaw mo ba ang ADB? ha ha ha.

Hindi ako nakatulog dun sa figures na pinakita mo. Grabe. Nahilo ako sa "000" at dami ng comas. Swerte ng anak ko ninang ka. Kasama din ba ako sa mga pamamanahan mo?

Basta sama ako pagbili ng bagong Ford Everest ha! Kaya mo nga bili ng Expedition eh (pero hwag, let the papa-lets and boy-lets take care of it).

Ang tarush!

Go figure!

Six ways to spot a workplace psychopath

Manila Bulletin (March 25, 2007: Section K-3)

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The Day After...

... I submtted the final draft of my thesis:

+ nakatulog before 2am (used to be after 4am when I stll had work and after 6am after I decided not to work anymore)

+ gumising ng 10am (used to be 8am)

+ slept for 8 hours straight!

+ naligo ng 1 oras.

+ gumala sa SM North Edsa ng mag-isa.

+ inubos ang 1,000 pesos sa massage at facial

+ nag-shower, nag-sauna, nag-shower ulit, nag-sauna ulit, nag-shower na naman, nag-steam room at winakasan ng malamig na malamig na shower

+ 6 days before oral defense

+ 22nd day ng walang trabaho

+ 1st time 30 pesos na lang naiwan sa wallet

+ 1st time in 10-year career life na walang inaasahang sweldo ever.

Sarap ng life! :-)

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... I noticed the count is over 200:

I will delete some people in my friendster's list because for me, it is FRIENDSter and not NETWORKster. I also dont believe in the saying "keep your friends close but your enemies closer because somewhere over the rainbow there is a place for us and a time for us". Mataray na kung mataray but if you are still in the list then tomorrow if you wake up and the sun does not appear, baka madaling araw pa he he he he.

Since I know (100% sure pa) there will be quite a few who'll be frustrated dahil hindi na nila masusubaybayan ang layf ko, here are some pointers para masaya pa din ang layf nyo:

1. YOU can access a profile in friendster kahit hindi ka kasali sa listahan:

- alamin lang ang numbers or characters pagkatapos ng www.friendster.com/ when you are viewing the person's profile

- yung sa akin: www.friendster.com/npramirez

2. YOU can see the person's pictures even if you are not logged in or the person's profile is restricted to his/her friends:

- Ilagay lang ang numbers or characters sa dulo ---> http://www.friendster.com/photos/*******

- yung sa akin: wala na ako idadagdag na hindi mo pa nakita. Kung meron man, I search mo na lang sa www.Flickr.com

3. YOU can read a blog without logging in:

- alamin lang ang URL ng blog

- yung sa akin: http://takeitallaway.blogs.friendster.com/blue

4. YOU can be notified if the blog has been updated:

- If you are using Internet Explorer 7, you will see a button

if the website you are viewing can be syndicated.

- yung sa akin: It is RSS (really simple stalking).

Being a stalker you are, most probably you've known these things since time immemorial. If not, then we (yes, "we") can just say "D'oh!"

Happy stalking :-)

Reveal Your Subconscious Mind - Tickle's Original Inkblot Test

Ninette, your subconscious mind is driven most by Peace

You are driven by a higher purpose than most people. You have a deeply-rooted desire to facilitate peacefulness in the world. Whether through subtle interactions with love ones, or through getting involved in social causes, it is important to you to influence the world.

You are driven by a desire to encourage others to think about the positive side of things instead of focusing on the negative.