unconscious mind on the lose

the central perk ; THE OPENING

2012-02-13T22:29:00.000-08:00

CHAPTER 1.

Opening.

It was yet again another Monday morning in the city. Everybody’s working up their asses as Valentine’s Day comes the day after and it’s just all so suddenly very rainy in the month of February. Valentines and rain may not be that much of a good combination for the first days of a work week, but it was surely a great timing for coffee dates and cuddles.

Mark was in the coffee shop again. 10am, helping Dylan set up the central perk for another day of business. The shop had only been open for a week, and business wasn’t that much of a big success yet. There are days when there were only a total of around 40 customers in 12 hours, and food often spoils at the end of the day. It was just a week, the crew was still positive about bringing in more customers. Dylan, the owner of the shop, is doing his best to make the shop a talk of the town, and to impress a lot of people, as how he’d impress his new friend Mark.

Mark was a costumer 3 days after the shop had opened. He was a good looking guy, with a good built and obvious love handles, plus really great voice tone. He was wearing a gym t-shirt and basketball shorts, that made him looked like a regular guy which was so totally different from the first time he visited the shop. He was helping set up the tables and chairs outside sweating like he has been on the treadmill for 30 minutes. He always kid around that doing manual labor jobs was more of an exercise for him than going to the gym.

He was having coffee that one time in the shop and asked the man on the counter about the profile of the place. The man was fortunately Dylan, the owner of central perk, and so the conversation went pretty well and not to mention, long. Mark was in no hurry that time, waiting for his car from the carwash across the street, and so the chat went from one thing to another. Dylan talked about how he was having his master’s thesis when he came up with the idea of the coffee shop, and how he risked it all just to do what he wanted to do. Mark also shared his side of the story and was constantly laughing at Dylan’s bubbly personality and humor. On the other hand, Dylan notices something in Mark that was very amusing. Every time Mark smiles and laugh, he closes his eyes bit too much making him looked very delightful and restrained. His laugh unconsciously lightens the whole central perk. He was one happy costumer.

Mark was a molato guy, wearing a suit, working as a medical sales manager for a big pharmaceutical product in the area and was just passing by the shop as he always does every week. He was always the charming guy, the guy with the personality. In college he was the campus crush, the boy-next-door type, the jock. He had never wanted that popularity for he never had his own little privacy, due to social pressure and stress. He left it all behind after school, wherein he moved out his hometown and decided to work on a different region. His charm is now just an asset for his type of job, wherein he meets and greets people from time to time, and close deals with them. The guy was a natural magnet.

When Dylan and Mark met that day, no awkwardness was felt between them. It was a feeling of a business man and the salesman trying to be colleagues and knowing each other’s magic tricks and skills. Dylan talks about managing a business and mark support his thoughts with his knowledge on sales and the market. The conversation was vice-versa so both really had no dead-air moments. It was yet just a casual talk, which the two both needed that time, on that particular day.

Dylan was really pressured on the sales after 3 days the launch of the shop. Mark was the first costumer that day, 2 in the afternoon. Where had he been wrong? What must he do to call out to people? How is he ever gonna make it? Dylan was too much preoccupied to even remember that profit was not what he was after in the first place. He was too pressured to think that there was more to it than that. Mark helped him through that by making him understand the flow of business and the first few days. Mark had shared him advertising strategies and cost-efficient mechanisms for the shop, which will lessen the payables but increase the efficiency of the store. Then and there, Dylan was enlightened.

Mark came back to the shop Friday night after travelling an hour from the next city. He had his dinner by 9pm and had a few drinks till the shop closed. Mark and Dylan with the crew had some few drinks inside the shop as a culmination of their first five days. Sales went up that Friday due to the weekend indulging spirit which just seemed to make everybody spend a bit more. Everything was cleaned up, ready to be closed and all that’s left was a half bottle of vodka and sprite. The crew of the shop; Allan, Paul and Jake went home ahead. Dylan always closes the shop every night so he decided to stay for a little while to finish the bottle. All chairs were in place so Dylan sat beside Mark on a sofa chair. Mark leaned back a little and looked up to the dark light ceiling with an Asian-inspired lamp piece. Dylan laid back too, and then leaned his head a bit in Marks shoulder. Mark moved a bit, feeling his arms uneasy. Dylan’s heart was beating very fast with the thought that Mark might not like what he did and might feel awkward about it. After a while, Mark adjusted his arms and wrapped it around Dylan.

For a moment there, the world stopped spinning for Dylan. He was like in a sanctuary, a safe place, it heaven on earth. He was in the arms of love, what he thought so. He can smell Marks masculine musk, a shade of man and angel. He can feel the warmth of his arms, and the strength it bears. They just both closed their eyes and not talk. It was their second time together and it had been like the best of all time. Dylan hold Marks hand that was wrapped around him; he felt his rough-tough palm, his long and masculine fingers, that bears experience of a lifetime and his sweaty palms that tells the gentleness inside of him. He was just speechless, and flabbergasted, him and Mark, together, it was like there was no tomorrow. Dylan didn’t wanna move. He didn’t want that moment to end. It was very surprising, but Dylan, was falling for Mark.

It was 11 in a Monday morning; Mark left the shop after everything was set up. He had a lunch meeting with some clients that day. He just grabs a quick bite from one of the shops sandwiches, and drove off to his bachelors pad. Surprisingly, in a rainy manic Monday, costumers were also pouring in early. Dylan didn’t have the opportunity to have breakfast because he was already busy serving his first few costumers. The house coffee for every busy Monday was African brewed coffee which was Mark’s favorite. Early orders of rice bowl meals and house burgers were filing up, giving out a sign that it’s going to be a very busy day for almost everybody.

The comments from the costumers were really great, or maybe they were just too friendly. Except for the non-stop rain, everything could have been very fine. The rain wasn’t that bad though because it brought along many costumers that day and a table booking for the next day; VALENTINES.

Sandwiches

2012-01-29T07:00:00.001-08:00

I am a Filipino,and rice is my life... But with the constant preoccupation one busy student can have in a day, fast and full sandwiches makes eating even with no rice,a pleasure.

The usual burgers from fast-foods might be too much sometimes, and the usual ratio of ingredients may or may not fulfill our cravings which makes sandwiches often unsatisfactory.

Thank God for homemade and for creativity. From the most typical food into the most sumptuous meals ever. Fast,easy to prepare and heavy in the tummy. Hooray for sandwiches!

Trying out the new

2012-01-25T09:07:00.001-08:00

And so it goes to show that we ourselves can make a better change, not only for us but for the goodness of everything and everyone... Tonight marks a new life for me and of to how i will spend my the rest of it...with shades and my BB, i bet this will be a better life.... So here is a trying, how to make life look so much better... Life already is... How we perceive it, makes it magical...

Social networking. Upsizing.

2012-01-24T01:21:00.000-08:00

Kasi nga, with the availability of unlimited wireless internet, not to mention of mobile gadgets that can browse the internet, ayan everyone is just so into social networking. From Friendster to MySpace to Facebook and Twitter and Yes, I have tried them all, pati G4M and PR. Hahahaha. I myself was a social network freak. I can’t live a day without checking out my timeline, that is why I had to avail of my phone’s internet and social network services. Kahit magasto, go pa rin.

my facebook page. not converted to timeline yet. i just dont want to. :)

i love tumblr for its easy and user-friendly interface.

As of the moment I have 3 tabs that automatically opens when I click on chrome in my PC; FACEBOOK, TWITTER and TUMBLR. Same goes to my phone. Open the social hub and you can phone rape me. I usually spend an hour for every social network every morning, because I have this necessity to know what everybody’s doing while I was sleeping. I had the need to be updated and notified. Facebook-twitter-tumblr. And as I shut my PC late at night, I hold on to my phone and check for updates again. Very OC.

I don’t really care if I have many followers or friends in my social network timeline and page. Im not the type that begs for twitter followers (hindi naman artista) and those who just befriends and/or follows everybody. I, for myself think that I am a responsible internet user (but only after 15 years of patronizing). I think everybody should too. How? Lets learn some etiquettes.

twitter page ko. follow niyo... masaya to. hahahahaha

here are some links to social network etiquettes. will try to come up with a personal list later. will post it as a next entry. for the meantime, click these links for general knowledge about the matter.

http://www.kent.edu/dl/technology/etiquette.cfm
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/socialmediaetiquette/
http://www.techipedia.com/2008/social-media-etiquette-handbook/
http://www.blogher.com/career-networking-etiquette-facebook-age-0
http://socialmediatoday.com/michaelblueeyeddigital/338078/how-practice-social-media-etiquette

kaw na ang bahala... hahahahaha

Pahalik Malik; who you?

2012-01-12T23:05:00.000-08:00

Been a really curious for all of us twitter friends, its friday the 13th, first of the 3 for this year and it seems a little bit of a weird day. As I checked on twitter, I noticed the trending topic “PAHALIK MALIK”, which I totally have no idea of whatsoabout. And so, I checked on the web. for those asking what it means, here is it.

Pahalik Malik is a direct translation to the tagalog word which means “can I kiss you(pahalik) and Malik(name).” yes, pangalan po siya. Zayn Malik, a member of a british-irish boy band which won 3^rd place in X-factor 2010 (to know more about the boy-band and its members search in google hahahaha).

and dahil nga naman walang magawa ang mga pinoy, ayun pinagtripan kaya naging trending topic sa Pinas this guy. here are some pics of him and if you wanna see more of him naked(chos lang), check this link out http://www.youngmalecelebs.net/galleries/zmalik.html.

p.s. ewan ko lang why i wasted my time on this... kevs. i have a lot of time to waste. boooyaahhh....

happy friday the 13th all!

YES MAN; Dakak in a flash.

2012-01-08T00:26:00.000-08:00

before 2011 ended, sumide-trip muna ako kasi nga naman, i was planning to stop travelling muna by 2012 kasi i had to focus on my thesis--kailangang gumradweyt. well anyway, it was totally unplanned pero i've been eavesdropping about it sa mga profs ko as they were planning about it matagal nah. wasnt expecting to get an invite a day before the trip kaya YES MAN ang peg ko.

we were to leave by 2am monday, and sunday afternoon till 1am i was drinking like hell. year ender party with the boys from the dorm then welcome party with ate ai-ai, which was fortunately going with us din sa DAKAK.

super toxic, pero i said to myself, i will just sleep the whole trip away para walang hang over and walang maaksayang energy sa biyahe. ending, i was making everybody laugh, and ako pa ang hyper. ang ending is ako na ang may parang jetlag lang.

so heto ang mga joiners sa trip na yun. ayyy mali ako pala ang joiner. hahahaha

we got tickets to the only theme park in mindanao; which was in fantasyland. we were bound to rule the place when the evening comes. city tour pa muna kami sa dapitan and dipolog.

dahil ang chaka chaka ko, nakalimutan ko ang name ng bongang simbahang ito. but when you are in the tour package, dadalhin din kayo there for sure.

nakakaloka lang kasi by lunch time, inuman na naman. di pa ako nakarecover, pero practice na rin yun for the holiday seasons.... wahhhhhh

syempre, when we arrived to DAKAK, i wouldnt waste my time sleeping and recovering from my hang over. dapat diretcho sa beach, sunset and beer. oo, ako na ang best in noma... hahaha life is good.

beer and beach. sand and sun.

pumapaparazzi lang naman kasi eh. haahhaha

DAKAK is the next best beach thing for me after Boracay. i dunno but i really loved the place. it was not so crowded, not boring, it was just fair and fair enough. drinks and foods were good. the resort is just so complete, and i love the smell of their towels and sheets and just everything is so tourist-friendly.

the travel might have been kinda long and bumpy, but the place was really worth-it. it was worthwhile to be a yes man every once in a while. i think i might go back to this place really soon, with good friends or with someone special. chos.

special thanks to the joaquin family for being my foster family during the whole vacation. and also to the Roa family for being my other foster family. i am so blessed and loved. salamat LORD.

by the way, you might be wondering why most of the pics are of me lang... kasi naman blog ko to. ahahahah gawa ka rin ng blog mo then post your pictures. hahahaha

2012. #No Pressure

2012-01-06T04:18:00.000-08:00

2012 is a NO PRESSURE year for me. Been starting the year with stress free activities and just not allowing sadness and depression lead its way in me. I seriously think life should be lived like kids. My pamangkins taught me to do so. Its a Matter of choice eh. I will share to you, thoughts that will give you the choice to live happily or just so-so if you want to. :)

here is my 10 personal steps in having a productive and satisfying year.

10 #No Pressure tips (with my pamangkins and me as models).

#1. feel good inside and out. never say your ugly, the more you think so, the more you do so.

#2. always smile, dont sulk. people will be drawn to your smile. frown and you will shoo them away.

#3. be sensitive. always look at the situation from all its aspects. notice little gestures that can make or break friendships and hearts.

#4. feel silly to be happy. people will laugh at you. better laugh at yourself first. it will make your surroundings lighter. :)

#5. spend time for yourself and for feeling good. feel good! good vibes!

#6. put yourself inside the frame. not forcing to be in it, but in it. being informed, being aware and being cautious.

#7. tease yourself to little temptation, but control. it will show you how to take charge of your life. do not be carried away.

#8. look at the brighter side of everything. open your eyes wider to possibilities. if the road ends, look left and right, then see a new path in life.

#9. smirk at every people's criticism and then think about it. yes could be true, but then again, could be pure bitter assumptions. dont be affected.

#10. surprise life, or be surprised by life. conceive thoughts and make it happen. not necessarily showing off, but showing what could be if people chose to be. :)

these are just 10 things you might or might not appreciate. but if you try, walang mawawala sayo. it pays to be happy. happiness is indeed a choice. sadness and depression is everywhere around. it depends upon how we deal with it that makes us happy and satisfied.

Life is Good if you choose to live it so. dont be stress. NO PRESSURE.

happy new year and have a great 2012!

heritage city vigan at night.

2011-11-23T23:41:00.001-08:00

First night

Remaining Budget: Php 3,500 (hala ka!!!)

Location: Vigan, Ilocos sur

Information:

Oo nah, 3500php nalang ang pera ko kasi magastos much and laoag trip. my bad. pero i took it as a challenge. the less you have, the more fun you should get. and so, ayan, buti nalang hindi masyadong mahal ang vigan, kaya i love to go back anytime anyhow anywhen! hahahahaha

we arrived in vigan around 6pm, from the bus terminal, the city looks just like any other... until you reach the heritage village. fortunately for me, i found out about VIGAN HOTEL. an old but still very great hotel located just 5 minutes away from the heritage village. ohhh diba? so alay-lakad lang ang show noh?! hahahahaha....

**** travel essential: BLACKBERRY phone na may BIS or BBM para you can check the internet, or chat or bbm your friends just in case you have any problems.

picture agad ang ganap. heritage village at night is bongang bonga talaga.

upon arrival talaga pa picture agad ako kasi naman agn superduper ganda ng heritage village at night. i was totally amazed chos! it was true na the place actually transforms into something beautiful, romantic and scenic during the night. the yellow light gives it a soothing and relaxing ambiance that makes you feel na parang your in another place, in another country. havey na havey lang!!!

if you see this in the wall of a building in the heritage village, take a picture of it kasi its a tradition daw to acknowledge this image. chos. i say so lang.

NKKLK lang ang mga buildings kasi parang may theme lahat na dapat pa char char na ala spanish style! hahahaha.... pati yung mga banks, hardware, etc etc. hahaha just kidding. anyway, basta, most of the establishments talaga are really themed into something to compliment the heritage village and the whole city as it is. heavvyyy lang!!!

ohhh diba? pa bongahan ito ng pose kasi superboombadoomboomboom naman yung background view!

after walking just around, we settled for a restaurant within the heritage village lang. there are many restaurants there, may mang inasal nga, so eating out is not a problem.

dito they serve bagnet and special recipes for it like adobadong bagnet and whatever bagnet. salamat naman brobo sa blurred picture! hahaahha

at dahil busog na me much, ayan nakasandal na sa wall. when eating, i totally indulge.

and will the night end without me grabbing a drink? NO! after a long day of travel and tour, i deserved to lean back and relax. CAFE LAGUNA within the heritage village is definitely the spot for a travelling tourist...feel na feel ko naman! hahahaha... heritage village also has a superclub called LEGACY. look for it to experience. ;)

isang inuman sa may plaza ng vigan by the side of the cathedral. its actually a convenient store sa may hotel.

i didnt drink much that night, for a change.

basta, i say, VIGAN city at night is like Spain with all the street restos and bars. i love it there and i promise to go back soon.

*this post has been created last year. kailangan nang i-publish... #walaLungs.

way up north.

2011-11-23T22:23:00.001-08:00

First day

Remaining Budget: Php 4,200

Location: Bangui and Laoag, Ilocos Norte

Information:

Bus from Metro Manila took 10 hours to reach Laoag, but you can get there by plane as well pag marami kang pera or pag naka seatsale ka. hahahaha it will save you time, pero in my case na appreciate ko yung landtrip. northern luzon is a very scenic place.

we took the 12 midnight trip from cubao terminal to laoag via partas bus line. para di masyadong ma haggard we took the social ride(plus 80php lang) which has limited stops lang. if you take the deluxe parang 12 hours ata yung byahe, im not sure. basta. hahahaha. so fare from cubao terminal to laoag aircon and few stops lang is 800Php. gets?

i chose to be in Laoag first to visit the windmills of ilocos sur. i heard ang ganda daw nun, and indeed i had no regrets going there. from laoag, mag jollibee ka muna para naman tuloy tuloy na anga trip nyo the whole day. after eating, it was time for us to go to bangui to see the windmills. about an hour ride lang daw via bus. eh soxal ako so i made pakyaw to the motor to take us there and a whole tour to the whole city. we negotiated with the local drivers and ayun, off we go. since it was amihan season, NKKLK talaga the waves. it was super windy talaga in bangui, kasi naman may 21 ka supermega laking mga bintilador(electric fan) hahahaha... just kidding... its really the best site for the windmills kasi mahangin doon.

lola nyo nagpapapicture para may ebidensya.... yes, a picture taken in bangui will make your friends really jealous. try nyo! hahahahahaha

im about 10 meters away from the tubig in this picture. waves were really gigantic.. mga 5-10meters each. saka ko lang nalaman na this area was ideal for wind surfing/kite boarding as featured in sports unlimited last sabado. sayang, na try ko sana if only i knew . chos.

so ayan, lipad lipad effect parang nakapag phCare lang ang peg. after that, i tasted maalat kasi bonga naman ang spray ng seawater sakin, parang may galit lang.... hahahaha... i totally recommend going to bangui and seeing the windmills. go ra guys!!

And so, ayun we went back to Laoag and the driver didnt tell us na may watch tower pa pala na dapat daanan while in bangui. lang hiyang driver yun dumiretcho na kami pabalik sa laoag city. we went to fort ilocandia etc etc. until i saw this tower below:

this is the sinking bell tower of Laoag, i forgot the name. its really cool. its in the middle of the city by the church na nakalimutan ko rin ang name.

Unfortunately, hindi ako medyo nag picture kasi ewan ko sa sarili ko. hahahahaha.... our last destination was the laoag museum. i think when visiting new places, ONE MUST ALWAYS drop by the local museum. it will help you a lot. trueness. :) by 4pm we were bound for vigan. trip was less than 2 hours via any bus line basta pa south wag yung pa north kasi baka mapunta ka sa isabela-cagayan! hahahahaha.

all in all, it was a sulit trip. laoag was a great place i'd surely go back to someday and spend a day or two. kailangan kong mapuntahan ang mga sand dunes, mag sand surfing, ma meet si marcos etc. etc.

additional info: we made pakyaw to the tricycle for 1000php. yes mahal, but kever! hahahaha dalawa kami so thats minus 500 sa budget.

inside the laoag museum. sossssshhhh diba? if you are a student, always bring your ID for student discounts.

kalipaytour teaser

2011-11-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

eager to write a new post. will be writing about my shoestring trip to North West Luzon. Here is a little teaser:

live life. yun lang. :)

Miss Universe 2011 here and there

2011-09-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

and so biglang na pressure ako, kasi naman puro nalang about #MissUniverse ang pinag-uusapan here and there. ma-twitter or ma-facebook man, lahat nalang puro about miss universe. this post is dedicated to all the mga hindi pa nakaka recover sa hang-over na dala ng pinakamagandang show on earth, kaya heto. a compilation of everything na superfunny things that you need to know about Miss Universe 2011(na-iimagine ko na na magiging super haba ng post na toh'! ooohhhh eeemmm!!!)

Disclaimer: the posts here are from many different blogs, so wag ako ang sisihin sa mga ka-echusan nila.

1.heavy comments from the commentator kanina.. nakakatawa lang kasi parang wala lang...

The 2011 Miss Universe Pageant: 10 Awkward Utterances During Swimsuit Competition (from http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/09/13/2011-miss-universe-winner-angola/)

here are some chuva chuva ohhhh

10. Miss China

“She looks tall? She is tall.”

5. Panama

“Her lips? In fact, they are real. At 7, she asked a dentist if he could make them smaller.”

“What?! No, Panama. Keep them just the way they are.” (oo nga te! ganyan nalang yan!!!)

4. Miss Angola (the winner)

“Look at how the yellow just jumps off her skin tone." (NALOKA TALAGA AKO!!!)

1. Miss Ukraine (the runner-up)

“You know what? It may be sarong, but it’s so right.”

Laughtrip much.,, more of the funny commentaries at http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/09/13/2011-miss-universe-winner-angola/

syet di ko malagay yung youtube videos dito kaya i will give you the links nalang... click this links and im sure matutuwa kayo!!!

heto si miss angola na naloka sa interpreter niya!!!! NAKAKALOKA!!! hahahahaha

heto naman ang peg ng Becky Queen miss Divine lee and the becky nights cast... super nakakatawa lang....

and by the way yung statement about Oprahs comment about the Miss Universe 2011's result, hindi po raw yun totoo! hahaha walang official link or proof na sinabi niya raw yun!

heto yung HOAX ohhhh..

Oprah Winfrey said
via NBC News:
"I have reservations with the results. If the only basis is the Q and A portion, after having been trimmed down to 5, Ms. Philippines deserved to win. What made her different from the rest is that she had no seconds to rethink of her answer as she had no interpreter to break the ice. The rest had their interpreters
and having breaks on seconds to think about their answers. Hands down, Ms. Philippines answered straight to the point."

---i bet hindi talaga to statement ni auntie Oprah.... hahahahha tanungin si charice pempenco!!! hahahhaa

well, all in all.... heto ang top 5

from http://www.gmanews.tv/story/232234/entertainment/shamcey-supsup-makes-it-to-top-5-of-2011-miss-universe para maniwal kayo na totoo ang report na ito! hahaha

Leila Lopes of Angola was crowned the 60th Miss Universe, making her the first titleholder from her country.

Miss Ukraine Olesya Stefanko (1st runner-up);

Miss Brazil Priscila Machado (2nd runner-up)

Miss Phillipines (3rd runner-up)

Miss China Luo Zilin (4th runner up).

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2011-09-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

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the boy named JONAS

2011-09-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

ok, so here i am looking for a good topic to write about on my blog, i was searching for blog entries on the internet and found this very interesting one from mgaepal.com. its about a special kid named JONAS. He has SAVANTISM, a kind of Autism which is very rare. Savant kids are those special kids that have developed one or more expertise, for Jonas, its prodigious memory of a special type, a memory that is describe as "very deep, but exceedingly narrow"(savant syndrome, wikipedia.com) . he is said to have memorized 1000 plus songs and he plays guitar and drums. This is a gift to him from God.

a youtuber that goes behind the username CamatesRamel documented Jonas' great musical talent and posted it on youtube.com. above is the video of where he is playing with his improvised drumset and singing my sharona. this kid is talent at its purest form.

Jonas sings Alleluia by Bamboo (search for CamatesRamel on youtube to view more of Jonas' Videos)

Now, viewers and commentators only ask one thing from those with the ability to make this boy's gift be known, its to share what they have for Jonas' talent. a complete drumset and formal Special education can really help the boy. let this not be a waste of a very special kid.

to help please contact

ramel camates @ timba, malitbog so leyte. phil.09308888903

please share.

no time for blogging

2011-09-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

lost na naman ako. hope too be back blogging by next week. medyo preoccupied sa quota. chos! see you round next week! :)

wearing the vince t-shirt at robinsons lim ket kai CDO c.

Promise babawi ako soon. and kawawa naman me, kasi ala na akong genital camera, este digital cam, so im using my phone's cam nalang... poor me. well anyway, next time, gagandahan ko ang chismis sa blog nato... :)

ba't nagkakagulo sa London?

2011-08-14T06:13:00.000-07:00

Something kaloka happened last night. Me and my friends were having a dinner and we were just talking about anything and everything. From Amy Winehouse’s death, new Blackberry phone and then biglang nagtanong yung isang friend ko about the London riot. Nanlaki ang mata ko kasi di kop ala talaga alam kung anong ganap sa London, tagal-tagal na rin kasi akong di naka visit dun eh…chos! Ang ending, sabi ko kasi due to recession ng US tas, conspiracy theory tsaka mga new laws… naniwala naman sila (hahaha kalurky!) kaya heto, I need to research and read about it… kasi naman mali-mali and infos na na share ko… bad yun.

diba bonga ang effect ng horse policemen!!!

Base on my readings, chos! The Widespread rioting, looting and arson occurring in various places in England last August 6-10, 2011. Sabi daw, ang ganap na riots daw started in Tottenham, North London(malapit lang sa London bridge! Chos! Falling down! hahaha), dahil ito sa protest na nagging ganap kasi best in pamamaril at pagpatay ng taga Metropolitan Police Service kay friendship Mark Duggan on 4 August 2011. Naging magulo na after that sa London and to other areas of England, with the worst disturbances centred on a few major cities. Si Mark Duggan ay isang alleged crack cocaine dealer at member of the 'Star Gang'; isang sikat na gang.

mark duggan ang ganap

He was carrying a converted blank-firing handgun daw, that had been converted to fire live rounds, whatever that means. Hahahaha. The shooting took place during a planned arrest on 4 August 2011 on the Ferry Lane bridge, next to Tottenham Hale station. Kaya ayun naganap ang shoot out, heavy bang bang ang nangyari.

Best in reklamo naman ang ever supportive family and friends ni pareng mark, kasi hindi naman daw siya nanlaban pero heavy ang pag-attack sa kanya, kaya naman on August 6, about 200 peoplemarched in Tottenham. Disturbances started later the same evening in Tottenham and continued over the following days in other areas of London, including Wood Green, Enfield Town, Ponders End, Walthamstow, Islington and Brixton.ohh diba heavy ang expansion?! Kasi naman ang ganap is more than just rally or maki-baka, people where eventually becoming violent and then naninira na ng properties at nagnanakaw sa mga stores, tas sinusunog pa yung mga building. Over na talaga pero it’s a way of protest kasi nila. This called out international media’s attention. Maraming na hurt, mga pulis tas mga civilian… kawawa naman, if only naka back up si batman or superman diba?!

super talaga ang ganap na ito.

As of today, marami ng mga nahuli at may pending case na. malaki ang damage and it really hurt the country’s economy… started out from a simple flare, naging malaking apoy that destroyed a lot of Londons industry, heritage, culture and economy. If it happened in the Philippines, mas mahirap kasi parang kulang yung police power natin. Katakot kong it happened sa metro manila noh? Di ko keribells!

So atleast now alam ko na ang ganap about sa London. Ang layo pala ng sagot ko last night… siguro next time, dapat updated ako. And so does everybody para naman na inform tayo…

WHY MOVE LIKE JAGGER?

2011-08-11T22:35:00.000-07:00

Adam Levine got that moves like Jagger

Magbibest in English ako kasi naman may readers pala aketch from all over the panig ng mundo! Hello TFC!)

Maroon 5 has done it again! Another great song in tribute to the awesomest Mick Jagger! This song has been my last song syndrome (LSS) for the past few weeks now. The whistling sound in the song always and had never failed to give me goosebumps (nakakahorny lang tas ang sexy diba?!). been on the loop everyday kasi naman ang sarap pakinggan, good for chillin and for doing the jagger moves. Well not everyone of us knows what “jagger” means right? We always hear it sa mga songs from new artists who are influenced much by the music (and dance craze) of mick jagger and the roling stones. Well sinitch ba talaga ito?

Base on my research (chos! From Wikipedia.com lang ito) si Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) was an English musician, singer-songwriter, actor and producer, best known as the lead vocalist of rock band The Rolling Stones. Jagger has also acted in and produced several films. (he already! Siya nah!!!) He was most influential to most of the new breed artists, rockers, bands etc. (I mean yung mga 20’s to 30’s sa age bracket hindi ala justin bieber or charice pempengco), kasi nga he is very good with his craft, not to mention uber talented niya!

boys and girls: this is Mick Jagger! say hi!! :)

The tribute song by maroon 5 featuring madame Christina Aguilera is just timely I think, kasi naman, the generation now, tends to forget about the great legends such as the rolling stones. The song really deserves to be a hit! Napapa-party talaga ako left and right, and so does the other kids in the block! Ang ganap pa dito is that, the music video was really really cool. Parang ibinalik lahat ng glory kay mick jagger for his contributions to the world of music.

Hala jagger kayo ng jagger, di naman pala alam kung anong ibig sabihin nun, atleast now, you have an idea na about it! the song pala is about how a man impresses a girl with his dance moves... ohh diba peg ang ganap?!! adam levine does it effortlessly, just like the JAGGER charm na nakaka-laglag panty as always... the dance move is so fun and easy to do kaya always effective. TRIVIA: only straight guys make a Jagger move look cool, pag bakla, maya or draga, WALLEEYYY! hindi naman rin kasi magamit ng mga beckies kapag UMAURA!!!!

NKKLK(nakakaloka) trivia pa about the video by Maroon 5 is that, naka topless si Adam levine sa whole duration ng song na ito. bongang bonga lang kasi hindi siya kinabagan. christina aguilera was also in the song at talagang heavy ang voice nya pa rin.

magic light! ang kapangyarihan ng chlorine!

2011-08-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

Ewan ko nalang kung may tatalo pa sa pinoy sa pagigin innovative and resourceful. Heto ang isang napaka weird but efficient way to deal with your plastic bottles!

Heto ang na learn ko from http://www.pinoytambaygroup.com/index.php?topic=111902.0

How it works

1. The device would only need the following materials: a used plastic bottle (preferably a 1.5 liter soda bottle), 1’x1’ roof sheet material, purified water, chlorine and rubber sealant.

2. On the roof sheet, cut a hole to the size of the bottle’s circumference. The bottle is inserted through it, with the bottle’s upper 1/3 on one side and the bottle’s lower 2/3 on the other.

galing kay : http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2011/03/solar-bottle-light.html

3. Next, fix the device firmly on the roof of the house, with the bottle’s upper portion exposed to the sun and the lower portion protruding in the ceiling. The rubber sealant, or epoxy resin, is used to secure the roof sheet and prevent leaks.

4. The bottle is filled with a solution of purified water, a bit of salt and chlorine measured by three bottle caps.

In the process, the water refracts the light while the chlorine and the salt slow down evaporation and prevent molds. The solution is expected to last up to two years before it needs changing.---Diba bonga ang pinoy tambay!!! Best in explain siya infer!

for more info kasi mga inggitero tayo, please log on to http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/, yan ang ganap na website ng campaign/volunteer work na ito. and take note, maraming picture si Illac diaz dun, maloloka kayo!!! what are you waiting for!! visit and help nah!

illac diaz also headed the creation of school buildings and houses made from mixtures of cement and plastic bottles! he has many volunteer works and awards including a Ten Outstanding Youth Award! (WOW naman!) married na ba siya?! hahahahaha

project established by Mr. Illac Diaz (YOU ALREADY!!!)

this project is actually an efficient way to deal with waste materials such as plastic bottles, and to save electricity for day lighting! its environmental-friendly sabi ni al gore! chos! dedicated sa mga siksikang bahay at boarding houses na kahit tanghaling tapat parang gabi dahil sa dilim. nakakatamad yun! marami ng natulungan at marami pang tutulungan!

heto ang video ng mga mga natulungan na ng Isang Litrong Liwanag foundation.

NAUHAW AKO, PAINOM NAMAN nyan! hahahahaha.... the best ang chlorine, hindi lang pang labada pang ilaw pa!!

facebook messenger ang ganap!

2011-08-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

Ayan na ang ganap! An application to gather each and every smartphone user—iPhone, blackberry, android, HTC and etc. Facebook will (and in some countries have) release the ultimate messaging application to bound all phones together… guess what it’s called? Hello?! Edi FACEBOOK MESSENGER(wow, may I pinag-isipan much?!). anyway, I think parang kopya lang siya ng BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) kasi nga maraming inggitera sa exclusive na feature na ito ng blackberry (hahahahaha). Well, infer sa facebook, they make everything possible…. to profit, and I think naman it’s a good way… to kill TEXT messaging services! (nakowwww lagot kayo smart ang globe!). but no worries kasi whats gonna happen is dadami ang mag-aapply ng data plans, and more will need wifi, so tuloy ang negosyo!(yey!— pasalamat kayo smart and globe!)

Well, anong ganap sa FM?(https://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger)

1--- mari-Reach mo na ang mga friends mo right on their phones! Oh diba?! Di na kailangang ipa-paging pa at sulatan! Hahaha sbeh nga ng friend ko sa facebook: “Now you can send messages directly to your friends on their mobile phones, so you stay in touch no matter where you go. Message friends or anyone in your mobile contacts.”--- oo nga naman! Say mo?!

2---ayan na ang mabilis na pag tanggap and send ng messages, parang BBM lang talaga---lugi ang mga naka BB!

Kasi may new standalone Messenger app, kaya naman superman ang bilis ng messaging with friends. Messages are delivered instantly, and they're always just a click away. Click click nalang!

3---keri na ang mga ganap with groups on the go

May I stalker lang ang effect na to! Mas mabilis na chismis and easy to make chika and BI sa everyone at once and see where your friends are, ohh diba? Alam mo ang ganap!. Don't want to share your location? Turn it off with one click--- oo nga naman! J

Actually, its already released sa US, and its ought to kill the BBM. Na SAD naman ako dun, kasi kaka-BBM ko pa lang eh! I wonder kailan ito kakalat and will it be successful? In a way I hope it’ll be good for all. Versions currently run for android and iOS5, so ala pa sa BBM!, papatayin talaga nila ang BBM! Damn! Hahahha sabeeehhh ng http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8692981/Facebook-takes-on-Blackberry-Messenger-with-new-app.html

On a not so related news, it has been found out that RIOTERS in London use BBM service as the mean for communicating for their rally and to warn others about incoming raids, etc. smart way kasi di ma trace ng police kasi nga its via bbm! The technology itself is superb! Bonga! Hahahaha

my votes for this years TATT AWARDS!!!

2011-08-10T07:41:00.000-07:00

nahati talaga yung ulo ni maxine! sorry naman!

This year, GLOBE TATTOO, is giving away awards for internet personalities that ruled the world wide web ( Pilipinas edition), and that had been in a way or another, influenced the culture of social network in the country (yey!). its called the TATT AWARDS (short for Tattoo awards naman!)Noticed ko lang na most nominees are tweeple (people from twitter) and ang iba addict lang talaga sa internet. From millions of nominees, the tattaward council came up with 5 worthy personalities per category and I don’t know paano nila yun pinag-isipan, basta wala na tayong ibang choice!(hahaha) GO nah! Visit the website http://tattoo.globe.com.ph/tattawards and vote vote vote!

These are the categories with my corresponding voted nominees:

THE ONE---FILIPINO FREETHINKERS ( hello?duh! you guys should see the competitors)

BALLBREAKER--- CARLOS CELDRAN (naman!!!)

STYLISMO---DIVINE LEE (ONE AND ONLY!go beckies!)

INDIE ROCKER--- URBANDUB (ftw!)

WORD SLAYER---LOI REYES LANDICHO (THE professionalheckler, fave blogger ko)

ARTISTE--- DIDN’T VOTE FOR ANY

TECH JUNKIE--- TECHPINAS (no one else came close to the choice)

#THOUGHT-MOVER---SAVEPHSEAS (ANLABO NUNG IBANG CHOICES, POPULAR LANG SILA!)

VIDEO SLINGER---ASHLEY RIVERA A.K.A. PETRA MAHALIMUYAK (GO GIRL!!!!)

THE ADVOCATE---SAVE PHILIPPINE SEAS (close fight with free thinkers sa choice ko)

Those were just my choices kasi I’ve been following most of them sa twitter and I often see them making a news over the internet. So wag na kayong umepal at umapela sa choices ko. You too can vote for your nominees, sabi nga nila, vote wisely hindi yung madadala ka lang sa “please vote for…thanks!”

p.s. hindi lang pala sila tweeple kasi, most of them have blogs too kaya pala sila naging influential! :)

dang!

2011-08-10T06:31:00.000-07:00

nahalata ko na, nagiging monthly na ata ang blogposts ko ah... its not a good sign. i wish i can utilize tumblr.com more for easy and fast blogging, pero i cant leave this blog behind. it had been with me for like years already... anyway, will still try to post as often as i can, as if anybody cares. hahahaha....

after Camiguin last May. with Dr. Roa and son Aa, Maam Pudot and my Chemical Oceanography / Marine pollution classmates

changing

2011-07-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

ok, last post ko nalang to about personal matters. will have to be reformatting my blog into something about matters that really matters. para naman magkaroon ng katuturan ang babasahing ito. so i will be more intriguing, mind boggling and questionable para naman dumami ang followers ko at readers! ahahahaha.... the only thing na hindi magbabago is the formatting ko. no corrections pa rin, no spell and grammar check churvaloo! dapat kasi flowing lang ang thoughts. wag aanga-anga kung may mga mali mali. kever nah!

i miss Boracay sunset--watching it from a Paraw(sailboat)

well anyway, the whole month of june had been really really awesome and life changing for me. natupad ko rin ang dalawa sa mga dreams ko: ang mag-Boracay at ang gumala sa Cebu city ng unlimited. it wasnt easy, kasi i have to plan it well, actually 5 months in the making ang ganap na yun. di pa nga talagang tapos ang summer class ko, i had to speed things up just to make it sa schedule ko. travelling once again proven me that life is great. lalo na when you are with your friends diba?! basta maraming nangyari, and i will be posting about it one by one dito sa blog. its gonna be transformed kasi into a travel/food/ whatevs review blog, again. i mean, try ko lang...

i miss my girls!

so, for now, back to normal muna ako. ala ng pasok, but im reviewing for my comprehensive exam, then preparing for my thesis. booohhooo... i have a new hair, new set of wardrobe and a new kind of spirit. hangsayasaya! ;)

6 months?

2011-06-02T06:21:00.000-07:00

dahil nga busy ako sa summer ko... heto sa camiguin ohh..

i cant believe it! 6 months na pala akong hindi nakakapag blog, and i always blame my twitter and facebook about it. kasi naman, instead na I keep all thoughts in my head till i burst into a blog entry, ginagawa ko is, i tweet them or update my status... kaya, ayun.. may instant relief. kahit medyo busy ako in the last 6 months, nag uupdate pa rin naman ako, hindi na nga dito sa blog, kundi sa facebook ko(oo andami ko na ngang pictures eh).

sa liloan leyte to... muntik na kaming nakain ng butanding. or
muntik na naming kainin yung butanding... haha

well, since im really busy this time of my life, kasi naman its finals week. got 3 special projects to accomplish before next week para bongang bonga na ang bakasyun ko... hahah will be finishing my academics for my masters degree this semester kasi... so by next semester, comprehensive exam nalang ako, tas thesis... ewan ko lang kung kakayanin ko bah... hahahaha

heto sa baliangao misamis occidental. wala ng ibang maisip
na pose eh.. kaya hala sige... para ma impress yung mga
audience kung mga sunog baga...

anyway, anyhow, im back into blogging. and as much as possible i will really really try my best (yes your honor) to have as many entry as possible para naman matuwa mga readers ko... as if meron... hahaha i still feel kasi, na this blog is my all, and my everything(wow redundant lang)... kaya naman it never occur to me na i-delete ito(wow hindi talaga? eh ano to ngayon? ha?) it had been 5 years since i started this blog.. and since then konti lang laman nito... hahaha this time, i will try to make it better and will invite more viewers para masaya....

hoping this is not just an impulsive thought... sana tuloy tuloy na ito... salamay naman you know... hahaha

PS. minadali ko ang pag renovate ng blog na to kaya yung ibang picture jan lumampas sa boundary... well aayusin ko yan pag may oras na ako...wag kayong demanding... ahahaha

isa pa, hindi ko na to na edit tong post na to kasi nakakapagod marami pa akong gagawin... hahahahaha

christmas 2010

2010-12-24T03:15:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

   its december 24, and every home is preparing for the all out buffet for tonight's noche buena. been attending many xmas parties from naawan till here in butuan. and the ultimate xmas party culmination happens tonight, with my family.

   we had been through a lot of things this year- many ups and more downs. this time, we are all together facing it with hopes that we can make it through. though it seems lighter than other peoples problems, but the truth is, its difficult. and so xmas reminds us to be one again and work together just to build a home again.

   this Christmas, i dont know if it'll be as happy as the previous celebrations, but still, we offer it to God.

(pictures will be posted later)

magic floor mat

2010-12-08T08:04:00.000-08:00

kain muna ng streetfoods before the journey begins

it all started with a call from my classmate ronnel. bigla nalang akong sinabihang magdidiner kami sa Iligan city with fellow classmates lanie and yoradyl. syempre naman nagulat ako, kaloka tong mga to, bigla bigla kung magsabi. so i changed into atleast something desirable and yun, nakashorts ako plus plain top lang. biglang dumating si lau and off we went to iligan. little did i know that the main purpose of the whole trip was for lanie to buy some floormat for her room/pad/house. and so the ultimate journey of the magical floor mat started.

all was well and fine in Iligan, except for the rush hour traffic and dust all over our faces. college years reminded me of how small things made me happy before. street foods were the most unforgettable part. green mango on sticks, fish ball, kwek-kwek, peanuts, and those other simple food that was right for a students budget. para lang kaming mga batang nagtatawan ulit habang kumakain, with additional dust and sweat on our snack.

and so the journey of the magical floormat began. and it was really MABIGAT, NAMAN! it was 15 meters of 2 by something meters of polyvinyl wrapped like a bazooka. it was carried by ronnel and biglang natakot ako dahil dito. on the first turn, he hit some people inside the store, then some items. on out way to another place, biglang liko siya after telling him na tatawid kami. yoradyl was ahead of him, and when he suddenly twisted to the right, he hit yoradyls head very hard. naku naman, i literally hurt my tummy laughing. what was even worst was, we were to have dinner and there was no baggage counter for us to leave the magic floor mat to.

after dinner we chilled out on a coffeeshop, since the rain was so heavy outside, baka mabasa at madumihan ang aming mahiwagan floor mat. we had some lovely conversation about just anything under the rainy sky. it was a new way for me and for my classmates to relax and De-stress. as i always say tonight, KALOKA ang experience na ito. we all went home with big laughters and smiles, plus the magic carpet. as i put it, if there's a rain, there's a way. and so we made our way home. ganon lang. amboring. hahaha

moral lesson: ang floormat ay mahalaga sa buhay at sa bahay.

disclaimer: no animals were harmed in this activity. echus lang.

the answer is, i quit.

2010-12-07T05:08:00.000-08:00

at el camino, Dumaguete city

it had been some few weeks now, na puro nalang alak ang laman ng tiyan ko. yes, seriously, im starting to be like my alcoholic father. di nga lang masyadong obvious, but the way im into drinking is turning me into something i was afraid of being turned into. before the semestral break, i was drinking like hell already, since, ala ng pasok and it felt like i deserved a very cold bottle of beer, every afternoon. it was the start. i said to myself, ok, im gonna stop after this week, considering that, i will be on a trip and im hoping to spend on more important things than alcohol.

i was in siquijor wherein i hardly couldnt keep the commitment, ang hirap! kasi naman can you just imagine how soothing a bottle of beer or a glass of cocktail would be if you were on a fine white sand beach watching over the sea and lying there as if there was no tomorrow? it tells me so much about how to appreciate nature and man's intoxicating creation. so i had to postpone the last drink ultimatum, kailangan kasi. i was aiming after my whole visayas trip to be over,and then i went to dumaguete after siquijor and i foreseen a very intoxicating week ahead of me, and to my surprise, i was right. kaya, i said to myself, after this mini-vacation / trip, i was definitely gonna quit drinking with matching crossed fingers.

siquijor after alcohol ban

in butuan, as i went home for summer vacation, the commitment had gotten even harder to fulfill. i had bunch of loko friends na lagi nalang nakikipag night out. i went back to the unlimited beer bar, where i missed so much, danced over my favorite clubs,hangout in different venues, and palaging may alak. it was so sad for me, since i cant help but sumabay sa kanila. i missed them as much as they missed me, and ayokong maging killjoy. yes, i should have had a better will over the matter, pero, i think it was all too unnecessary, bat ba ako nag-iinarte? as my other friends would call it. it had been 3 weeks of almost everynight of party and alcohol, muntik na akong di makarecover.

club moffs, Butuan City

after 3 weeks in butuan, i had to go back to school as soon as possible. kailangan ko na talagang umiwas, and i was really firm with my believe na makakapagpigil na talaga ako. it hit me when my friends from the school would like asked for me since we havent hang out for some time nah. i was like " wtf? will this ever end for me?", the choice was mine, and i chose not to lose them and to enjoy while i still can...

party at iligan

the foundation day at school made my week a living hell since everybody was just so free. No classes, no activities, what was there was party and a whole lot of alcohol, and then and there, after those nights, i had to say, I QUIT. i quit to everything that was regrettable. for the Nth time, i have to say it over and over again, so that I, myself might believe it and actually have a stronger will to overcome it. i wish to never regret anymore, and so i be like this.

the sunset at Naawan

Yes, alcohol had been the best buddy for me since college. it had given me lots of happiness and it gave me lots of friends. now, its time i move forward from it. honestly, i think i will be having a hard time getting through this. even if i dont know the consequences, i am willing to take it. sana nga lang, may mga kaibigan akong marunong umitindi. at tanggapin ako kahit na ano man ang desisyon ko.