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Holiday Eyeglasses

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:36:00 +0000

Christmas is in the corner, I can now feel the cool air of the holidays and as early as now - people are already looking for gifts for their loved ones. If you are among those people, thy checking the New Arrivals of Zenni. There are a number of Holiday Fun Eyeglasses to choose from and it's not just fashionable...it's also so affordable! Since it was made by Zenni - the company who brought you $8 Prescription Zenni Glasses, you are sure of the quality of the eyeglasses you're buying. Check on their site now and buy one that best suite your taste.

Saved At Sea

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Found this very touching story from a christian problogger about a man's sacrifice to save another's soul...

"After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church’s pastor once again slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit, and gave a very brief introduction of his childhood friend. With that, an elderly man stepped up to the pulpit to speak, “A father, his son, and a friend of his son were sailing off the Pacific Coast,” he began,” when a fast approaching storm blocked any attempt to get back to shore. The waves were so high, that even though the father was an experienced sailor, he could not keep the boat upright, and the three were swept into the ocean.

The old man hesitated for a moment, making eye contact with two teenagers who were, for the first time since the service began, looking somewhat interested in his story He continued,” Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make a excruciating decision of his life…..to which boy would he throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision.

The father knew that his son was a Christian, and he also knew that his son’s friend was not. The agony of his decision could not be matched by even the torrent waves. “As the father yelled out.’ I love you son!’ he threw the line to his son’s friend. By the time he pulled the friend back to the capsized boat, his son had disappeared beyond the raging swells into the black of night. His sons body was never recovered.”

By this time, the two teenagers were listening very attentively, waiting for the next words to come out of the old man’s mouth.” The father,”continued,”knew his son would step into eternity with Jesus, and he could not bear the thought of his son’s friend stepping into an eternity without Jesus.Therefore, he sacrificed his son.Oh, how great is the love of God that He should do the same for us!”

With that, the old man turned and sat back down his chair as silence filled the room. Within minutes after the service ended, the two teenagers were at the old man’s side.” That was an awesome story,” said one of the boys,” but I don’t think it was very logical for a father to give up his son’s life in hopes that the other boy would become a Christian.”

“Well, you’ve got a point there, the old man replied, glancing down at his down his worn Bible. A big smile broadened his narrow face, and he once again looked up at the boys and said,” It sure isn’t very logical, is it? But I’m here today to tell you the fact THAT story gives me a glimpse of what it must have been like for God to give up His Son for me.”

“You see, a boy….I was the son’s friend.”

Electronic Cigarette

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:22:00 +0000

I admit, I am a seasonal smoker. Whenever it rains, its cold and when socializing with friends...you can see me grabbing a cigarette stick or two. There are even times although I know the harmful effects it would give to my body... I can't help myself but to finish the whole pack most especially when I'm stressed or angry. I knew people who lost their lives because of lung cancer or with sickness that has something to do with smoking and I can say it's not a death I would like to have when the time comes. I am aware of how it could deduct 5 precious minutes of my life with just a stick of cigarette but there are really times that you just really don't care at all.

My dad is a chronic smoker. He smokes almost three packs a day on his earlier years and now that he is 63 years old,it has been down to 2 packs - but hey, that is still a lot! I've been a silent witness on how he strive so hard to eliminate this habit - replacing a pack of cigarette with a handful of candies but he never succeed. It's like an addiction that is so hard to flush out of your system. Until I stumbled upon a site offering electronic cigarette. I got curious so I browsed through the site and found out that there is a device that was developed that mimic the taste and the feel of a real cigarette minus the harmful chemicals! I immediately told dad about that and he is willing to try it out. I've learned that since it looks like a real cigarette but the difference is that the white end of the e-cig is the lithium battery container as it is battery operated. The vapouriser part is screwed into the battery, and the filter tip element is the container for your selected strength of nicotine solution which is also called e liquid. This way you can limit the dosage of nicotine intake. Through e cigarette - what you inhale is not smoke, but vapor containing nicotine. However, when you exhale the vapor is present – and resembles smoke.

Through this revolutionary device, many lives would be saved. I would buy 2 e cigarette starter kits - one for myself and one for dad and I hope many people would be encouraged to also try this new product.

My Niece's Wedding

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:46:00 +0000

Just recently, my niece Liezl just got married to a guy he met at the church. Both of them are serving the Lord since childhood as her husband is a member of the dance ministry and she is a member of the choir. It was like a dream come true and their story is like destined to happen as ordained by the Lord. Both their parents are very happy to see them tie the knot and anyone can see how much they love each other. Whenever I remember that memorable wedding, I can't help but sigh and wish I would have one like that in the future. Yup, like the rest of the single girls out there... I too is dreaming of a nice wedding. I want it to be solemn and simple but at the same time joyful. I want it to be a celebration of love and I want all of my guests feel that they are a part of our relationship. Jojo and I often discuss that before we sleep and both of us are so excited for that event. We're still on the planning stage but I would really want that to happen next year, hopefully by September. I already have a plan on how the wedding should be and I know that everyone would enjoy the ceremony. I saw that kind of ceremony on Facebook and I would like to adopt the couples gimmick. LOL. I hope after the wedding, all things would fall into it's proper place. I hope there'll come a time that I don't have to work anymore and just spend my spare time playing casino and socialize with my friends. Haha, I know it's not feasible especially in our current financial status but I just hope and pray that after our wedding... God would bless our relationship and would open doors of opportunities for us just like Liezl and his husband. Again to my dear niece, best wishes!

Fashionable Eyeglasses for Less

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:57:00 +0000

From the maker of the internet sensation $ 8 Rx eyeglasses - Zennie Optical comes a wide variety of fashionable eyeglasses that would fit both your taste and budget. I myself have My favorite high fashion eyeglasses and most of them was purchased online thru Zenni Optical. It's so affordable that even cbn.com news finance site published an article online entitled How You Can Start Spending Smart showing how people can save money from making sure they only buy affordable but quality products like Zenni eyeglasses.

Expect Blackouts in the Metro

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:04:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines - As the country struggles to rise from the devastation of storms “Ondoy” and “Pepeng,” Metro Manila and Rizal province are facing long power outages after a fire forced the shutdown of a power transformer in Taytay last Wednesday.

The rotating blackouts that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) had hoped to end today are expected to drag on after three of its substations tripped “due to critical loading and in its attempt to shift load” to compensate for the shutdown of the Dolores substation of the National Grid Corp. of the Philipines (NGCP).

Meralco said the development “will result in longer duration of power outages in affected areas.”
Meralco, in a statement, said the three substations that conked out were Mandaluyong, Hillcrest and SM-Shangri-La.

“Both the NGCP and Meralco are doing everything to restore normal state of power,” the Meralco statement read. “

We beg your indulgence for this inconvenience.”

Eleven cities and towns in eastern Metro Manila and Rizal province were subjected to rotating blackouts yesterday. Meralco had targeted to restore normal power today but its substations tripped.

The blackouts yesterday lasted three to four hours each twice a day in Makati, Marikina, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan and parts of Quezon City, and Binangonan, Taytay, Angono, Cainta, and Antipolo City in Rizal. Marikina, Pasig and adjacent areas have been experiencing blackouts in the past two weeks due to floods left by tropical storm Ondoy.

In a statement, NGCP said at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday, one of four 300-megavolt ampere (MVA) transformers caught fire, triggering the tripping of the other transformers and five 115-kilovolt lines of Meralco. The fire was contained at around 10:30 p.m. NGCP senior vice president Jesusito Sulit told reporters they would need to spend about P300 million to replace the transformer and another P1 million to replace the cables.

The NGCP said it will repair the damaged equipment and conduct requisite system tests before at least one transformer can be restored. The other transformers available at the Taytay substation were also cut off from the system because the fire had damaged their control cables.

MRT down

The power outage halted the operation of the EDSA-bound Metro Rail Transit (MRT) for more than an hour beginning at 2:15 p.m. Reynaldo Berroya, MRT general manager, said the lack of power supply in the Ortigas and Santolan stations caused the service interruption.

Berroya said there is enough back-up power in the trains to ensure that they stop only at stations.

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), for its part, said the power outage did not interrupt LRT lines 1 and 2.

“There was no stoppage of operations at both Line 1 and Line 2. We only had a slowdown in Line 2 but this was negligible. We run normally and smoothly at both lines,” Melquiades Robles, LRTA administrator, said.

Working in darkness

Marikina Mayor Marides Fernando said the rotating brownouts have affected rescue, repair and rehabilitation efforts in the city. She called on Meralco to speed up repairs of the NGCP plant in Taytay, noting that Barangays Nangka, Sto. Nino, Malanday and Industrial Valley have had no electricity “for 10 days now.”

“All we can do is explain to them to accept their fate and move on,” Fernando said.

Cainta Mayor Mon Ilagan said they had to make do with candles at the municipal hall. “We have to take care of our evacuees and the absence of electricity is hurting our relief operation,” he said.

Metro police chief Director Roberto Rosales ordered maximum deployment of uniformed policemen in the streets of eastern Metro Manila to prevent looting. Rosales ordered that all individuals loitering the streets, especially during the wee hours of the morning, should be accosted and questioned.

Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, for his part, ordered the immediate restoration of power in Pasig, Cainta, Marikina, and San Juan. Reyes said the NGCP has responded to the directive by directly coordinating with Meralco for the immediate restoration of electricity in the affected areas.

“I am confident that Meralco and NGCP will be able to re-establish connection of power in the areas and this should be done immediately. Restoring power will restore balance in those areas,” Reyes said.

For the past months since assuming operations and management of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) in January, NGCP has been implementing numerous repair, upgrade and modernization of TransCo’s equipment and facilities.

Most of the assets assumed by NGCP were supposed to last for 30 years, but they have reportedly been deteriorating or have already bogged down. NGCP is the vehicle used by the consortium composed of State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC), Monte Oro Grid Resources Corp., and Calaca High Power Corp., which won the bidding for a 25-year lease agreement for TransCo.

Applying its world-class expertise in transmission management, SGCC is aiming to make the NGCP the No.1 transmission firm in Southeast Asia. In 2008, SGCC, China’s leading power transmission and distribution company, recorded sales revenues of $160 billion or a 15.2 percent increase from 2007 figures.

It ranked 24th in the 2008 Fortune’s Global 500. With total assets of $240 billion and 1.5 million employees, SGCC serves over one billion people and has 145 million customers. In 2010, SGCC sees all the households in its franchise areas in China energized.

Aside from the Philippines, SGCC has overseas operations in other parts of Asia, Africa and Europe.

NGCP president Walter Brown earlier said they intended to allocate P10 billion in capital expenditure under its Transmission Development Plan. – With Rainier Allan Ronda - By Donnabelle Gatdula and Non Alquitran (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)

Why I Was Spared Of Ondoy's Rage

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:29:00 +0000

Right after our shift last Friday (that would be Saturday morning), the heavy rain fell - right after I was safe at the comfort of our home...right after I comfortably wore my usual "pambahay"...right after I have eaten my hearty lunch - the rage of Ondoy was felt all over Manila...

I don't know what I did to deserve being spared by this plague. I am not an ideal Christian, I rarely go to Church - I guess I've been to Church service only once for the past five years and that was when my brother got married. I was ordained by our Pastor to reach out to people so God's word would be known to them but instead - I was sitting comfortably in front of the television watching some feel good movie during Sundays. I lie, cheat, steal unconsciously...doing things a non Christian does...having in mind that those are just "little evil things" that almost everyone commits everyday. I don't deserve being spared and yet I still have a roof over my head, food at the table and dry clothes to warm my body while others suffer with grief due to loss of loved ones, friends, possessions and even their very little drive to start their lives all over again. For them, they would again start from scratch...building their homes little by little ... reconstructing their dreams they built for years...putting together all that was lost in a snap...

I still can't see any logical reason why God would spare a sinner like me but He sure made me realize a couple of things that I never would have thought if this tragedy did not took place. He made me realize the value if life... that there is no rich or poor when calamity strikes. He made me realize that I need to number my days and live my life to the fullest everyday. I need to laugh and enjoy life as if there is no tomorrow and love as if there will be no other chance to love but now... and pray as if I would meet my creator anytime soon. God made me realize that I need not work just to store money on earth where worms and moth (or calamities like typhoon Ondoy) could destroy but rather store up riches in Heaven and use my finances wisely to also be a blessing to others. That I need to look for every opportunity to help my neighbors in whatever help I am capable of giving. Maybe the reason we did not experience Ondoy's rage is because God wants us to be a channel of blessings to those who are needful of love and encouragement... to give hope to others who does'nt know how to start living their lives again and to share God's provision and love to everyone. He gave us another chance to realize what the purpose of our lives are and gave us the ability to help those in need - I think that itself is the reason why so many of us were spared. I think that itself is the reason why we still have our bed, our computers, our radio, our PSPs, our Ipods, our celphones while others did not even know where to get their next meal.

There is a greater purpose why God allowed this thing to happen - we might not be able to fully grasp the reason behind it now but in time...it will made known to us. Let us still sing the song of praise to God because calamities DOES'NT change the fact that GOD IS STILL GOOD ALL THE TIME... ALL the time...

My Room Had a Face Lift

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:45:00 +0000

Just recently, I saw one of my friends photos through Facebook and one picture caught my attention. She posted a picture of her room and I must admit, I got envious on how she manage to make it very organized. Her room is quite small but she still was able to decorate it with things she herself made such as a personalized picture frames, a large cork board with small key chains I believe she received from friends and personalized boxes which houses her personal stuff. I was stunned on how she arrange her things very neatly and how she makes such small room look bigger. It so cozy and very cute. I love it!

Because of that, I was inspired to arrange my room as well. Hehe, though I know I won't be able to have the look of my friends' room - at least I was able to get rid of those dirt under my bed. LOL. Speaking of bed, my bed is sooo big, it eats up almost half of my room space. Well, my sister is the one who bought this so I have no choice but if she would allow me, I would like to buy one of those big Bunk Beds I saw online. It will only not only do wonders on my room because of it's small stature but it will create more drama into it. Though I know I'm too old to want to have a bunk bed...I still want it! Haha! Here's a peek of the improved version of my room...

I just changed the location of the tv set and the cabinet...it was originally on the right side...

the bed too...it was on the other side of the room...

i made a collage of my friends pictures with me...i suddenly missed them all especially Ruth and Malen

Wave 10.1 Graduation Day

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:11:00 +0000

Hahaha, nahanap ko sa lumang baul ko. hahahah! Video namin nung gumimik kami sa Metrowalk after our PST Graduation Day @ CVG. Grabe, diko maimagine nagchuwariwariwap ako ng bonggang bongga dito ke papa wilson aka papa piolo. Ngayon, apat nalang kaming natitira sa batch namin out of the original 15 and this is our third year sa current work. Two years more and makukuha na namin ang bonggang bonggang retirement pay! Yahoo! I'm sooo excited! Here's to reminisce the happy memories we had @ cvg with our wavemates. Miss ko na kayong lahat.

Addiction with Early Morning Chitchat with My Friends

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Grabe, for the past 2 consecutive days last week...wala kaming ginawa after shift kundi makipagsocialize! Hahaha! Yup, after we've finished our FCR and DAWN chorva...eto at diretso kami sa Cafe Agogo along Ortigas Avenue to relax and unwind. Maganda kasi ang ambience at ang best part is may upuan silang me kutson. Hehehe. Meron kasi akong thing for chairs na me foam, I feel relaxed and parang ang sarap makipagchickahan pag ganun yung setting. You just need to sit back and relax and just have a good laugh with your friends after a hard night shift. Yung light pa nila sobrang cozy and parang sosyalin but the food is good and affordable naman. Ganda pa nung mga pinapatugtog nila. Medyo mellow. Buti nalang at ever present ang aking mga girlfriends na kahit na puyat eh gora lang pagdating sa gimikan.

The first time was last Friday, napagdesisyunang hintayin na ang pay till 11 am and magpalipas ng oras sa bar. So eto, nilimas na ang ilang natatagong lumang pera at nagkwentuhan at naglaitan lang. Present sina Imee, Ice and Melai...I told them gusto kong umiyak and ever willing naman silang samahan ako. So eto, kahit me shift kinagabihan... inom lang ng inom...

The second time was the day after that, Saturday morning. It's just so happen na Gherj, our OFW friend had her 3 day vacation here sa Pinas and she wants to see us! Yehey! So eto at nagmeet ulit kami saan pa kundi sa Cafe Agogo ulit. Hahaha! We had a very light conversation and we just updated each other with what's going on with our lives. Ang ganda ni beki as in, ang yaman ng arrive! I am really happy for my friend as she is really pursuing her dreams. Kudos to you Ghergina at salamat sa bonggang bonggang Charles&Keith na bag na pasalubong mo. Ang sosyal sosyal na talaga ng kumare ko! Yung inaanak mo ginagawa na namin, next year makikilala mo na sya. Hahaha!

Hay ang saya talaga pag me beer at mga kakwentuhan kang hindi boring. And do you know kung ano ang usual naming topic? Syempre matters of the heart. Hehe. Sarap lang umiyak ng umagang umaga with a cold SMB while pouring out your thoughts with people you know loves you and understands you most of all. I just love early morning conversation with my friends and I bet mauulit at mauulit ito. Sana we can do this at least thrice a week mga bekis! Ay, twice nalang pala...magastos eh. Here's a peek of some of our early morning gimiks!

Day 1: Friday, August 28, 8:30 am

with bebe gurl ice...my original wavemate/ teammate / friend for 3 years now

with melai and imee and ice... grabe ibang klaseng conversation ang naganap...

i don't know why i want to cry... basta trip ko lang, pero parang di ito magaganap ngayon...

my girlfriends... you rock!

i ordered ham omelet...it's good for only P69.

ang treat kong isang bucket ng san mig light...the best talaga sya sa umaga. Hahaha!

Day 2: Saturday, August 29, around 9:30 AM

with bebe ice again

and melai...

at last, with Gherjeane, buo na naman ang gang namin!

the rosemary chicken is so expensive for P160...di ako nasatisfy sa flavor... its so dry.

and I got my first Charles&Keith bag na shalang shala! Thanks so much mare, i love et!

Everything For His Child

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:04:00 +0000

My soon to be sister in law Ate Melody sent me this touching and warm story of a man and his son... It's so touching that I cant control my tears from flowing as the story reminds me of God's goodness to my life. I have'nt been in a church service for four years now and I really miss my fellowship with the Lord. I hope and pray that I would have the courage to go back to Him and revive back the passion I have before when all I think about is to please the Him in everything I put my hands on. Here's an incredible video about the relationship between a father and son.... and God's relationship with us...

AWESOME DAD

A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?'...

The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'.....

They went on to complete the marathon together.

Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying

'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together....

One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.'
To which, his father said 'Yes' .

For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever.

The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer)

ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending

with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the BigIsland.

Father and son went on to complete the race together. View this:

You are the child and God is the father... no matter how tough the road is and how dreams sometimes seems impossible for us to achieve...remember that God is always there to push you, to hold you, and to carry you especially if the burden is too much for us to take.... You can't doubt His promises...besides He've already proved how much He loves you...right at the cross....

Finding A Nursing Home

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:04:00 +0000

I never knew that there is indeed a facility where elders can get the necessary medical care they need 24x7. If you have a family member who needs more than medical attention and you don't have a way to provide such time and dedication because work...then the best option would be to find a nursing home who would give necessary elderly care for them. Finding the best nursing home is very important because you want personalized care for your loved ones and you want to make sure that they would be comfortable in their new environment. You should'nt just get any available home institution you find on the net ...you must asses your loved ones medical needs and research for any institution that offers such care. You should compare available options and pick the one that would best fit to your loved ones needs.

In choosing the best facility for your loved ones, you must check on nursing home services that they offer. Make sure that the facility focuses on the elders' specific nutritional requirements. They should have licensed dieticians who would focus on the seniors daily meal. The facility should also have a program for the mental and physical well being of the elders. They should have different activities to make sure our loved ones would not be bored but rather enjoy their stay in the said nursing home. Factors like this should be considered before getting their services. You want to make sure that your elders would be able to spend his last years on a happy and comfortable environment so make sure that you'll choose the best nursing home for them.

Utoy's 23rd @ Muchos

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:02:00 +0000

Utoy celebrated his 23rd birthday last Saturday August 15 where else but on our favorite hang out, Muchos Bar! It was indeed a happy and very enjoyable celebration. Right after our shift – I, Melai, Ice , and Mitch headed straight to Metrowalk following Utoy who went ahead of us to meet his college friends and to have our room reserved. It was around 8:30 am and I cant believe that the bar is already filled with yuppies. Hahaha, ang mga tomador nga naman ng mga call center! Hehe. Anyways, since no table pa for us… we stayed outside for almost 30 minutes! Hay, we saw daddy Josh pa, our former teammates and Odie our current teammate na parang hindi naman (ang gulo noh). Anyways, Jonjon came earlier than Mamu-himala! And we came to meet Utoy’s friends namely AJ (Alfredo Jr but I tagged him as AR for I don’t know why, haha), Joy (my equally voluptuous sisterette) and our friend Benny Boy.. Mamu came late about an hour after we arrived and it must be destiny because he came at the same time we are about to order our food. Hahaha! After we have eaten our lunch, the waiter already gave the go signal saying the room is now ready so the three hour period of fun and laughter started at exactly 10 am. Dee, my dear friend who just recently resigned the day before the celebration also came at around 11 am. At first, she was so frustrated but after we explained to her and gave her encouragements…she was relieved. The fear she had in mind was really nothing serious and we were able to convince her that there is still life behind work. She just enjoyed the party and laughed her heart out with us. It was indeed a celebration of life of a boy who strives to help his family and managed to send his 3 siblings to school. A bright boy who wants nothing but the best for his family. Kudos to you PJ “utoy” Bailon and salamat sa sobrang saying pagtitipon. Yahoo! Till next time! You rock!

buhay na buhay ang social life ng mga hitad every Saturday, yehey!

finally after 48 years, andito na kami sa loob at ngumangawa...

umapaw ng food at drinks, thank you Utoy for this party!

Mamu's Farewell Party @ Muchos Bar

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:54:00 +0000

Though it's been almost three weeks since we gave our dear Mamu a farewell party, I would still write about it as it is a very memorable event for all of us. Three days after he finally decided to leave our company, we - his former teammates/friends decided to to give him a Send Off Party or we may say a Good Luck Party. We want the best for him so though it hurts us so to see him leave so soon, we know this is what will make him happy and more successful so we just accepted the situation. Here's what happened last August 1,2009.

Just after our shift (around 9am), our team (Melai, Dianne, Kuya Kriz, Sam, PJ, Ice, Milo and myself) headed straight to Muchos Bar @ Metrowalk to meet our dear friends Mamu and Jonjon. We asked the receptionist if there's any available room for ten people and she said it won't be available till 9:30 am. They asked us to just find a table inside since we still have 30 mins left to wait. Right after we've settled inside and ordered some beer while we wait for our turn on the room, the waiter approached us saying we we're misinformed and told us that the room won't be available till 11 AM. We're so pissed coz it seems like we've waited for 30 mins. for nothing. Since we've already spent 30 mins chatting inside the bar, we just decided to stay and just spend the day chatting and just splurge on the overflowing supply of San Mig Light. We also ordered rice meals as we're already damn hungry waiting for our turn. The food is quite affordable, their menu includes sizzling plates such as sisig, liempo, chicken barbeque etc... which price ranges from P100 - P150 pesos each. They sell beers @ around P35/bottle which is kinda okey compared to other higher high end bar. The place is so noisy and we barely hear each other and since it's almost 11 am -s o we decided to just wai for a couple more minutes and just rent the videoke room. It's already 10:30 am anyway at that time. The videoke room rental fee is P2500 for max. of 12 persons for 3 straight hours. What's best is that the P2500 rental fee is consumable which means you can eat inside the room while singing your heart out! We've already consumed around P1500 @ the bar and the waiter said that we could only include P1000 on the consumable amount which means we need to pay the excess P500 and consume the remaining P1500 inside the videoke room. We thought of speaking with the Manager as we felt that we do have the right to demand getting the whole P1500 as part of the consumable amount for the room rental. I, as always, was the spoke person and to be honest with you - this is the first time I'll gonna demand something from a manager! I'm just lucky that the manager agreed to our demands and I was so happy. I never thought speaking with higher authority sometimes does the trick. I would bear that in mind from now on, hehe.

At around 11:30 am...the room is finally ready! Yehey! Ang saya saya! Being a camwhore as we are...I, Utoy and Dara took around 300 photos all in all form the three hour videoke session that we had. Hahaha! We also made a total of 4 MTV's from the said 3 hour event. Masaya kasi lahat game at definitely walang KJ! Mahirap magsama ng KJ kaya we makes sure na in every gimikan...walang maarte. Haha! Ang saya ng event kasi kasama ng buong barkada ang mga teammates naming sina Kuya Kriz, Sam and Milo . I hope Mamu was touched with the despedida party we gave him. I hope he knows and feels that he would definitely be missed. Aw.

Here are some of our wacky pictures @ Muchos Bar, Metrowalk Ortigas Pasig...

Bagong dating...freshness pa...

Kasama ang mga bagong kasapi...Sam, Kuya Kriz and Milo

I gave him "tea cups" and a "bench cologne" . He can't get over it hahaah! Me istorya kasi yan eh.

Ala sige kanta!

We'll gonna miss you Mamu! Good Luck!

How Can A Song Says It All...

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:14:00 +0000

I cried a river upon seeing this in you tube. How can this song and the caption along with it exactly show what I have inside my heart? I don't know how...but this video literally made me weep...

Jackson-like Bust gets Attention at Field Museum

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

The Pharaoh of Pop doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as King of Pop, but visitors to Chicago’s Field Museum could swear that’s Jacko’s face on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian bust.

The spitting image limestone sculpture has been on display at the museum since 1988, but recently started drawing attention because of its likeness to Jacko --- complete with disfigured nose.

Unfortunately the bust, which was carved sometime between 1550 B.C. and 1050 B.C., is of a woman and MJ likely never had the chance to see the statuette.

“I have no idea whether Jackson ever visited the museum,” a Field spokesperson said to the Sun-Times' Michael Sneed. “But the similarity between the limestone statue of a woman – which is about 3,000 years old --- and Jackson is astounding.”

Interestingly, Jackson cast himself as an interloper in ancient Egypt in his video for “Remember the Time,” so maybe he sensed some Egyptian roots.

For Mamu With Love From Team Paul's Teeth

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:36:00 +0000

Another video presentation made by the one and only Perlito "Utoy" Bailon - a presentation to reminisce how Mamu touched our lives in sooo many ways. Team Pauls Teeth loves you Mamu!!! Good luck and we know this is not the end but just the beginning of a thousand more excapades together. We may have lost a teammate but we definitely gained a friend.... All the best Mamu! - TEAM PAUL

FIRST NIGHT WITHOUT MY BROTHER

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:39:00 +0000

Just last Thursday, my brother Mamu left the company for good. He already passed his resignation and bid his final farewell to the company he served for almost one and a half year. The same company that opened door for our friendship and which been a silent witness on how our friendship bloomed into something extraordinary. The first time I heard about the night he passed his resignation from our common friend and officemate....I was not really shocked. We've been talking about his plan of resigning for almost six months now so I am aware and I've already anticipated that this day would soon come. The first time I heard about his plan of resigning was last year, before Christmas of 2009. We were on our shift and we're on avail. For the fist time, he told me that he would soon resign, he talked about planning of getting a different job and he said it would probably happen after Christmas. I don't know why I was not able to control my emotion and I just felt tears flowing from my eyes. How can I let go of a beautiful friendship? How can I manage to just let a beautiful friendship go just like that. I can't imagine working on a shift without my friend who's been my constant companion everyday for almost 4 months. I beg him to stay and asked him if he could prolong his stay for another three months. Maybe he realized that he is still enjoying his work and that the environment is still okey plus he've got our barkada...the funniest and wackiest barkada there is so he chose to stay. The second time he brought up the topic of resignation was on my 29th birthday last February. He confessed and told me that he already decided to just leave and find his luck elsewhere. Of course, since I am not yet ready for it, I again asked him to stay. I told him the pros and cons of this action. I told him we have a great barkada and everything is running smoothly still. The company still provides us with great compensations and monetary benefits plus he got us. I guess I was able to convince him so he again decided to stay. He stayed for five more months with us and finally on the fifth month, he again told me his plan of leaving. This time, I can feel that this is what would really make him happy as things are not going really well for him anymore in the office. He've had enough disappointments already and I felt as if he is not enjoying our company anymore because of seeing "someone or something" that reminds him of a very bad feeling....I know he is not happy in what he is doing anymore. I began accepting the fact that he is leaving me soon - knowing this is what my friend wants and what would make him happy. In his last two weeks with us, I've noticed a lot of changes in his personality - a used to be jolly person is now most of the time quiet. He would normally ask us if there is any gimmick after shift, but in his last weeks - he would leave the office immediately. All I hear from him are complaints and disappointments he have for the company. I knew right there and then, I need to let him go...I know he could find his happiness somewhere else. A place where his talent would be appreciated and where he could show how much potential he have. I know he could make it, he is such an intelligent young man. I know wherever he goes and whatever he does, he would excel and would be successful. I promised myself after my bestfriend Divine left me that I won't let anyone hurt me that much anymore. I don't want to love a friend so much as it would be harder for me to let them go. That's exactly what I am feeling right now, it hurts to see a dear friend leave again but I know this time it's different...leaving this time means happiness, success and hope for a brighter future. I know kabsat would always be around...sabi nya nga, pakalat kalat lang sya sa Maynila at siguradong magkikita kami dahil lagi nya akong dadalawin sa bahay at magbibinggo kami ng mga kapitbahay. Hahaha.

I was absent the night he passed his resignation. I guess it's a blessing in disguise as I know that it would be a very sad night for me. I don't know what my reaction would be seeing him leave through the door of the office for the last time knowing my life @ CVG would never be the same without him. Though he assured me that nothing would be changed in our friendship and that he would always be around for me - I still feels that things would not be the same. There will be no more Mamu who would text me before the shift starts to ask me where I am and would meet up with me downstairs, no more Mamu that would look for a way to make sure we'll find a seat next to each other, no more okrayan moment, no more rampa moment every breaktime, no more coffee session. No more Mamu that would go to my workstation, no matter how far it is from his, every break time just to have a small chit chat and just to ask me how's my day. No more jolly moment @ Quickcomm who throws crazy and naughty jokes and who gives troubleshooting steps for those out of scope issues that only he could support. No more after shift lafhang moment and no more emotional chitchat with the most intellectual, most gorgeous, most lovable, most giving friend I've ever had. I don't know why we bonded so much though I am six years older than him. I promised to be the big sister she never had and I promised to treat him as my little gay brother. I would definitely miss him - that's for sure. I hope I could endure the next two years I've left with CVG without him. I am still happy that I still have friends left to laugh with, to party with, to chat with but nothing compares with the happiness I have when we were still complete with Mamu. I know he would just be around for his "ate" - just the way he promised. I pray God would lead him to the right path and I hope he would be happier in his next job. I pray he would be able to get the desires of his heart very soon. All the best for my bestfriend, my brother, my kabsat, my kafatid and you know I love you so much from the bottom of my heart. Farewell and Godspeed my dear friend mamu....

HERE'S A REMINDER OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP WE HAD @ CVG...

I would miss you Kabsat! Goodluck!

"May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other"

-Gen. 31:49

Congrats Kuya!

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:39:00 +0000

Kuya got married (again? haha!) last July 11! The Christian Wedding happened @ Dad's SM Megamall at around 6:00 PM. As you all know, my eldest brother had his first marriage annulled just last year from his first wife - my ex sister in law. They got married at the age of 16 so I think it is one of the reasons why their first marriage has been annulled along with sooo many reasons I'd rather keep to our family's baul.hehe. And would you believe, he married my used to be classmate in one of my Kuya's classes about PC Assembly. Kuya was a department head/ instructor in one of the best technical school in the country and one of their privileges is to have one relative enroll under their technical course for free. I happen to be the lucky relative hehe! I never thought that my classmate - a used to be "manang" as we call her would bloom into a beautiful woman and will soon be married to my brother. Im so happy for both of them. My new sister in law is kind, gentle, giving and even my nieces love her because of her kind spirit. Haay, Im happy that they are now one and is now officially husband and wife.

The ceremony was very solemn, I never thought that one can get married @ Megamall. Hahaha! I hosted the ceremony along with the bride's sister Ate Grace. Since I hosted the occassion, I was'nt really able to enjoy the "eat all you can buffet" and I missed eating shrimp, crab, sushi and the lechon biik as I need to go back and forth from the table to the stage. Just thinking about those food I missed made me salivate with hunger. Waaaahhhh!!!

Here are some of the memorable part of the wedding. Congrats ulit!

With my nieces Liezl and Joshua - Kuya's daughters

Planning about the Ceremony

The Emcees

The Groom and The Bride

"You may now kiss the bride" Yehey!

With the Grooms Mother and Sister

With My Kuya's Closest Family

Zenni Optical Back to School Promo

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:10:00 +0000

Are you guys looking for affordable eyeglasses? Do you know that you can purchase $ 8 Rx eyeglasses from Zenni Optical? Sounds impossible? Check on the net and you'll be able to search hundreds of sites discussing how affordable and durable Zenni eyeglasses are?! It's true, in fact, because of it's buyers positive reviews - it became very popular and its even been featured on tv.
Zenni Optical on TV!!! It's how popular it is! High Five to Zenni Optical!

Something Fishy Eat All You Can

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Cant wait till tomorrow! It's just so happen that my friends and I agreed to eat at Something Fishy tomorrow morning. They said there is an "Eat All You Can" buffet breakfast there that would only cost us around P150 and that is with refillable iced tea! Wow! I can't believe what they said. For the price of P150, you can eat all the food they serve on the table with unlimited supply of iced tea. Well, since this is the first time I heard of that, I researched the net and found out that indeed there is such promo. It starts from 12:.00 MN till 10:00 AM the following day. Yehey! It's just so happen I felt deprived of the "eat all you can opportunity" @ Dad's through my Kuya's wedding because I hosted the said occasion. So I really want to experience one again.Hahaha. I would let you know what's our experience @ Something Fishy tomorrow! Bon Appetite!

Good News!

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:19:00 +0000

Good day everyone! Well, I know, I know. I promised to blog about current events but I was'nt able to blog for almost a month now! It's because of the pressures of my job, yeah, lately things are not going very well in the office. I would blog about it some other time but for now I am so excited to tell you that my sister already asked me to look for a house! Yup, we would soon move to a bigger and better house hopefully by next year. My mother would accompany me in looking for one next week. My sister, who is now working abroad, asked me to take care of her belongings here on her rented apartment since her whole family was granted with permanent residency status in Singapore. I am so fortunate to have a sister like her since she gave me permission to use everything in the house such as her Television, Audio Component, Cookwares, Refrigerator, Bedding Sets, Sofa etc. I'm so lucky to have her and hopefully I can be able to repay all her kindness to me.

The New and Improved Sandara Park

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:45:00 +0000

My friend and officemate pretty Dianne aka Dara asked me through our usual lunch chitchat if I've already seen the latest video she've posted on her multiply account. Since I rarely check my multiply, friendster and facebook account - I really don't have any idea on what it's all about. Through her voice, I can hear excitement and pride and she enthusiastically talked about Sandara Park. She said Sandara already made it big in Korea and now a Superstar. She also said Sandara (or Dara) in now a part of a newly launched girl band named 2NE1. She said Sandara was transformed into a total performer who knows how to act, sing and dance. I really can't believe it. The Sandara Park I've known was a teenage superstar here in the Philippines who does'nt have a talent. I once saw her movie with her former boyfriend Joseph Bitangcol "The Lucky Ones" and though the entire movie is really funny - I was'nt able to notice Sandara's acting at all. She is really persuading me to take a look at it and just to please her (sorry Dee, hehe), I promised to take a look at it once I got home. And true enough , I was amazed on what I saw. I never thought the Sandara Park I've known through the Philippine local television would transform into what she is right now. See for yourself and let me know what you think. Is'nt she pretty?!

BIGBANG 2NE1 - Lollipop

FIRE STREET VERSION

A REVIVAL

myles@emotera.com (emotera) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:12:00 +0000

Today I've come to realize that I need to do some changes on my blogs. I need to be passionate about it and I need to reorganize my thoughts to have it done and because of that - I WOULD CHANGE THE THEME OF THIS BLOG. Most of the posts I have here for the past couple of months evolves around my personal stories and of course review articles which is also the them of my four other "personal" blogs. No wonder I ran out of stories to write about. So from now on, EMOTERA DOT COM would be about current events and an emotera's views about it. As you all know, I am a very EMOTIONAL person - a lot of emotions are flowing through my veins (chor) so expect more drama - and more comedy stories as well as I am a very jolly person also. "I would try my best to give my own personal opinions about all those news and controversies which most parloristas, barberos, tindera sa palengke and call center agents (LOL) are talking about."

Please feel free to comment and give your own opinion about a particular topic but I would really hope you would also respect my post.

So dear readers... I would like to present to you - the NEW and IMPROVED....

emote na dito mga EMOTERO'T EMOTERA!!!

THE BEST PLUMBING SERVICES

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