20 random facts

1. i stole L. Bautista's Dekada '70 from up baguio's library. no sweat.

2. i love vinegar!and mayonaise!great for any ulam.

3. i have two black dogs. they're both disabled in some way. pucca cant move her hind legs because of an accident some 3 years ago.zig lost his left eye due to some infection.i love them both. =)

4. i have a short attention span.i yawn when im bored.even right into some boring jerk's face.cant help it meyn. i remember my sociology prof once approached me, asking if something was wrong because she always saw me yawning at class.watdapak!i dint had the heart to tell her she was hopelessly boring.dah.

5. iv been collecting shells since i went to tawi-tawi. my humble collection include shells from bongao, bora from rache and mindoro from josh.

6. some remarks i made at national conferences while presenting papers:
"nagpapatanga-tanga po sila." -- when asked what were farmers doing during their idle time

"they fed their pigs more than themselves." -- when explaining why the farmer's family spent more on feeds than for their own food

7. i was suprema for my sorority in college.i sucked.

8. i love the mine & shine milk tea that you can buy at 7-11.

9. when i was in grade 4 i picked up a fight with a girl who belonged to a lower section just because. it got so ugly that even our brothers and moms got involved.haha. buti na lang bespren ni mama yung prinsipal.abswelto.

10. i hate washing my clothes.in midsayap, i paid 300 a month for the labandera, here in ecija its 6 per piece.when i run out of clothes to wear, id go panic buying at malls.haha.

11. i love sleep.

12. when i was a kid, i did not have the usual pets -- i had a goat. and this is how we love each other:

its more of a hostage drama to some, but i call it love.really.

13. the room i share with rache at the staff dorm is #13. yeah yeah.love it.not the number but the room.hehehe.

14. i love traveling but i hate long drives. my ass overheats faster than any engine in the world.

15. i am UP-centric when it comes to romance.

16. im a drama queen.i practically cried my heart out during my first week in college because i missed my mom dearly. in class, in my room, in restrooms, even in jeepneys on the way to school.yay.

17. i hate admin work.i hate processing paper works.birth certificates, TORs, receipts, travel reports.pak! some things i should have gotten had i submitted some documents:
** plane ticket reimbursement
** travel expenses
** 2 possible training opportunities in the netherlands

id rather miss out on those than burden myself with submitting documents.

18. i love bob ong.and manix abrera.and pol medina. they all rock.

19. im a sucker for real life pocketbook romance.

20. im not a morning person.ever.

randomness

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i was so pissed with the people at home this morning so i hurriedly packed my things and took off.i was hopping on a bus back to ecija on a miraculous time of 6am.asteeg.on a normal day its past 7am.ayus din pala minsan pag naiinis, napapaaga ng alis.nyahaha.

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we went to the nearby river last saturday to collect stones -- read: freaking stones, not! pebbles -- for karen's project for the panagbenga.i enjoyed playing with the dogs, although ziggy was so chicken-shit about the water so there were only kiko and cofi who took the plunge with us.anyhoo.i got 2 battle wounds when we came out of the water:
1. a small wound just above my left knee.it wasnt bleeding much but it freaked me out because cofi was so harot so i thought he bit me.eh askal kaya may rabies.waaaa!pakingsyet.kuya bong suggested i rub a young papaya to induce bleeding.taena ang sakit!ang hapdeeee!!after he rubbed the papaya i got 3 additional wounds. tips for dark tanned people -- ikiskis ang green papaya kung gusto niong pumuti!nakakaputi ng balat dahil siguradong tuklap ang outer layer!ukinnana.intayon ag-shot!
2. sunburn.at first i dint mind it.in fact, i was happy with the tan line i got. pare mahapdi pala.hay!vainness!

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drama queen #1:

From: me
To: +63928250...
Message:
im giving up.i hate u.im giving us up!

From: +63928250...
To: kat
Message:
ur a loser.ur weak!

From: kat
To: +63928250...
Message:
ur not giving me reasons to be strong!

From: +63928250...
To: kat
Message:
iv bin gvin u a lot of rsons bt u jst dnt see ryt thru dem!

such a lousy, lousy lover... him, not me!

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nyahaha.pinoy talaga gaya-gaya!meron din bang ciao-king?nyahaha!

***
just this morning i decided i want an iphone.ryt now!this week!papa jesus tested my temper this afternoon when i was interviewing a farmer. he was not responsive.tuod.daydreaming.thinks im babbling.stares at me like im some alien.a hot alien.haha. watda---!

i guess am not gonna have that iphone.i failed the test.kainis!

ang libro ni hudas ni bob ong

"What do I have to do to get your attention? Take out an ad in the paper?" God

"Earthlings, don't treat me like an alien." God

"How can you possibly be a self-made man? I specifically recall creating you." God

"You think it's hot here?" God

"Could you imagine the price of air if it were brought to you by another supplier?" God

"Will the road you're on get you to my place?" God

"Need directions?" God

"Please don't drink and drive, you're not quite ready to meet me yet." God

"I think you're the most beautiful person in the world. Okay, so I'm biased." God

"Follow me." God

"Don't forget your umbrella, I might water the plants today." God

"Tao po...!" <%>

"Ano 'yon?" God

"Magandang araw ho! Pasensya na ho sa istorbo, may kausap yata kayo...." <%>

"Hindi, wala. Binabasa ko lang yung mga billboard na nakikita ko sa highway. Ano'ng maipaglilingkod ko sa'yo?" God

"Itatanong ko lang ho sana kung talagang patay na ko." <%>

"Naku! Anak, pasensya na. Wala sa akin ang mga listahan e. Baka s'ya makatulong sa'yo." God

"Sino ho?" <%>

<. - - .> Ako! Ako! Hehe…. <%> Huh? <. - - .> Ano’ng problema? <%> Itatanong ko lang ho sana kung— <. - - .> Ah, oo. Patay ka na. Hehe…. <%> Pero bakit… <%> Kailan… <%> Paano nangyari ‘yon? <. - - .> Sandali… <. - - .> .. <. - - .> … <. - - .> . <. - - .> A-hah! <. - - .> Ayon sa record mo, nagbasa ka ng libro. <%> Ho?!?! <. - - .> Oo... nagbasa ka nga ng libro. <. - - .> Siguro nakatulog ka pagkatapos magbasa… <. - - .> nakalimutan mong nasa tuktok ka ng flag pole. <%> Hindi ho! <. - - .> O baka naman nakasandal ka sa isang pader, <. - - .> tapos naipasok mo ang daliri mo sa isang electrical outlet. <%> Hindi rin ho! <. - - .> Aba eh wag mo na kong pahulain. <. - - .> Ikaw ang namatay, dapat alam mo kung bakit at paano. <%> Kaya nga ho ako nagtatanong e. <. - - .> Sandali… may naisip ako…. <. - - .> Ano'ng libro ba ang binasa mo? <. - - .> Hindi kaya isa ka rin sa mga nagbasa ng paboritong libro ni hudas? <%> Oo nga ho... <. - - .> Bulls eye!!! <%> Paano n’yo nalaman? <. - - .> Hehe… marami nang nauna sa'yo. <. - - .> Binasa mo ang libro pero hindi mo inalam ang mga bagay-bagay tungkol dito. <%> Huh? <. - - .> Sige nga, ano ba ang alam mo tungkol sa libro na ‘yon? <%> Kahit anong tungkol sa libro? <. - - .> … <%> Basta ang alam ko, meron daw ‘yon missing chapter, <%> sadyang tinanggal nang ipasa ng sumulat ang manuscript sa publisher. <. - - .> Ano pa? <%> Um… bago magkaroon ng paboritong libro si hudas, <%> nagkaroon muna s'ya ng paboritong website, <%> pero may pagkakaiba ang dalawa. <. - - .> … <%> …may kinalaman kaunti sila Ryan and Jacob sa libro. <. - - .> Sino? <%> Basta, makikita 'yon sa search engine. <. - - .> Pero bakit tinawag 'yong paboritong libro ni hudas? <%> Ah, alam ko ‘yan! Trick question ‘yan. <%> Tulad ni Fats Waller, sasagutin ka lang ng sumulat ng: <%> “If you hafta ask, you ain’t never gonna know!” <%> .. <%> Ano pa ba…? <%> . <%> At nga pala! ‘Yung sumulat ng libro… <%> hindi totoong sumali s’ya sa Laban o Bawi. <. - - .> ... <%> Marami pa kong alam tungkol sa kanya. Gusto mo? <. - - .> Sige lang… <%> Sabi sa isang death clock sa Internet, hindi na raw s’ya aabot sa taong 2049. <. - - .> Sino? <%> ‘Yung sumulat ng paboritong libro ni hudas. <. - - .> Hehe... <%> Dahil masyadong matipid, buwanan lang s’ya pumasyal sa barberya. <%> Kung hihingan mo s’ya ngayon ng joke, ang maibibigay n’ya sa’yo ay ang tungkol sa “horny eagle”. <%> Alam ko rin na isa s’ya sa mga nabanggit na “Nonoy” sa libro. Kasalukuyan s’yang may pinagkakaabalahan na alagang hayop… at nagamit n’ya ang “F” word nang kagatin s’ya nito habang— <. - - .> Sige, sige... ayos na.... <. - - .> Marami ka ngang alam, pero tila yata hindi mo alam ang pinaka importanteng bagay tungkol sa libro. <%> Ano? <. - - .> Pagkatapos mong basahin ito, mamamatay ka. <%> HA?!?! <. - - .> Surprise! <%> Sandali... alam ko biro lang ‘yon, diba? <. - - .> Depende. <. - - .> Hiram lang ba ang kopya mo ng libro tapos hindi mo na ibinalik sa may-ari? <%> Hindi ah! <. - - .> Shoplifter ka? <%> Lalong hindi! <. - - .> Tinapos mo lang bang basahin sa tindahan ang libro at hindi mo binili? <%> Hindi rin! <. - - .> Nagpa-xerox ka? <%> Ba’t mo alam?

"We need to talk." God

nightmare, comedy-style

i had a nightmare the other night. the most vivid image i remembered was something like the photo on the right, a bit macro nga lang. and yeah, the nightmare i had was one of those action-packed stills with a touch of history.i dreamt i was in Nazi country, 1940s-style and was holed up in a secret place ala-anne frank.my sister was at another building and we were using 3g to talk to each other. (yan ang inconsistencies ng nightmares!3g in the 1940s?owkamon meyn.)

anyhoo.we were able to plan our escape and got through it.i remember we were going down a steep incline and the feeling was like i was riding EK's jungle log jam. hehehe. we were running for our lives when suddenly --- bam!the shrill sound of my l7's alarm woke me up.i was groggy, was still in a daze and to keep myself awake i checked out my sms inbox. i answered some morning greetings with accounts of my nightmare. 3 friends texted back but this one's my favorite:

"huh?holocaust n hitlr?nde q nbltaan yn ah?cgro nsa barko ako nun.wat month ngyari yan?"

taena nagising ako dun a.rache woke up with my wahahaha!harharhar!and bwahahaha!

may neym is... may neym is... whutt?!?!?

i dunno whose the jerk who came up with this whats-your-name's-hidden-meaning thing, but the result i got gave me a bloated ego.hah!

You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life.
You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. ---oooohhh.now gimme those juicy gossseeeppp....i wont spill, said the cat!
People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.
You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. -- yebah beybeee! You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.
You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. -- true, true.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. -- haha.the boylets will relate to this. sabi nga ni sum, "you give me a roller coaster of emotions." haba ng hair ng lola mo.haha.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. -- kaya nga kahit lola ko hindi ako kinaya eh! You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. -- im always for good, clean fun ya know.

You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way.
And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life.
You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. -- wrong, jerk.i am more guilty of sloth than greed!boinks.

You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous.
You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things.
Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. -- yeah, yeah.so, temper's what you call it pala?medical term?politically-correct term?whaaaat?


You are well rounded, -- literally o figuratively?umayos ka meyn. with a complete perspective on life. -- ayun eh.biglang kambyo.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience.
You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along.
But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge.

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. --bring it on!wuhoo.
You have the whole world under your spell, -- how i wish his world too! ayyyy...! and you can influence almost everyone you know. -- pati sana ang desisyon niya na ako lang.. anyamet!
You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. --hahaha!wagi ito.

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

balentayms piktyur!

balentayms was great! sir LSS gave us candy bears, although the dedication was screaming out load that ate camille, his executive assistant, prepared everything. cge na nga, its the thought that counts! sir sergie, program leader for impact and policy research gave out roses he ordered from HR. at syempre nanutil ang lolo mo!he drew two whiskers on my name kasi daw pusa.hay buhayy.. rache gave me an uber delicious cake from al's (elbi peeps should know this). wat stood out though was the tagalog pocketbooks that marco gave out! hehe.ayus to, 13 kaming gels sa opis,so hihiramin ko pocketbooks nila.wahaha.asteeg. rakenrol!

i discovered novellino's sweet white wine when the F girls at the dorm prepared a valentine's dinner. so when i went home for the wikend to celebrate valentine's day, i bought a bottle and cooked pasta. kung dati franzia's red wine ang nilalaklak namin ni karen, now we have a new favorite. you should try it, sarap!

yung cake pala with the broken heart was marco's treat. gusto daw kasi niyang malaman ng buong mundo na siya ay sawi.awwww...watdapak!i can soooo relate.

ip-ap! (or how a kapampangan wud pronounce hip-hop,hehe)

ip-ap rulezzz!!!

you dont deserve my best if you cant handle my worst!

i finally got my new ID. some things why it's special:

1. LSS signed it. oh well, the sometimes impossible but always endearing executive director is leaving philrice. thanks to his crazy idea, i immersed in ARMM for five impossible but endearing months.hehe. ay lab yu ser!

2. i "coerced" marco to take the shot i wanted, not the usual mug shot they take at photo studios. oh well, i took the "pogi" shot for his ID too. quits tayo pards.

3. i can now wear my ID with pride.the old one dived in a toilet bowl a few months ago, that's why Loresca's side is kinda blurred. oi in fairness malinis pa naman yung tubig nung nalaglag noh!and i did not scoop it naman with my bare hands. hehehe.

jeepney

just last week when i was on my way back to nueva ecija from pangasinan, i rode with a pregnant mother and her two little sons in the jeepney from san jose to munoz. she looked frail, her children malnourished. she actually begged the driver if they could ride the jeep to cabanatuan. she had no money left, she said. the driver agreed with a grunt. i thought, oh well, na-pressure lang ito from the curious stares of his passengers kaya pumayag. just as they were seated, the lady next to them started asking a barrage of questions.

taga-san ba kayo?
sa penaranda pa po..

naku, eh ang layo pa nun a!

….

---o, etong kwarenta, pamasahe nio.

kunin mo na!abay wag ka ng umarte.nasaan ba asawa mo?

nasa kulungan po..

anoo?!wag mo ng palabasin!hayaan mong mabulok sa kulungan yan.kita mo nga’t binuntis ka pa ulit!

…..

the woman cant help but cry.not just because of the helplessness of the situation she was into, but more of the humiliation she got from that woman. The jeepney was packed with employees rushing for work on that Monday morning, so just imagine the stares she got from these people who were all immaculately dressed in their corporate attires while she and her two children wore old, mangy clothes. One passenger, an old man who looked like a farmer, handed her P40 for their fare. Penaranda is still a long way from cabanatuan.

It just struck me as something really ironic that all the elite, more capable people riding in that jeep did not care about her, they just stood there and watched the drama unfold. One by one, they got off from the jeep… phil carabao center, bureau of post harvest, central Luzon state university, denr… an elementary teacher in Munoz. No one bothered to offer her money, which was what she badly needed that time. when the jeep neared the staff dorm, I handed her a hundred peso bill and hurriedly got off.she thanked me in a hushed tone, and I gave her a smile.

At the office later that day, I cant help but compare the jeepney with the society we have.it has become selfish and impersonal, where the privileged few are so caught up in their comfortable, neat world…never caring for those who are in need.i must admit there were times when I was also guilty with that. I was so busy thinking about my problems with work, with the mp3 player of my phone, my plane ticket reimbursement that I failed to get involved in the real world. I did not have time to comfort my sister when she was having problems with her relationship, I ignored my mom’s sentiments about her sister, i postponed a meet-up with a friend because of a deadline, without knowing she’s leaving for the states na pala.i immersed myself with things that gave me temporary happiness.

I just hope that it isn’t too late yet to make up for all the things I missed.

the one that got away

ikaw,
i really enjoyed the time we spent together.never thought we'd share that kind of relaxed mood after all the things we've gone through in the past.after you left i thought, id rather have this kind of friendship with you than suffer the complications of a relationship that i have been stubbornly insisting for the longest time.being with you made me realize that i dont have to share a relationship with you just to be happy.you have given me more than what i expected, especially with your patience, and i thank you for that.who would have thought na kailangan ko pang pagdaanan yun just to discover this kind of friendship.and for that, i want you to know that you will always be special to me.darating din yung time na i will love someone and possibly share the rest of my life with, but you will always be special to me.i am so happy that fate gave me this kind of special friendship with you.tama ka, bestfriend nga tayo.kung bakit kasi i refused to take that reality noon pa.eh di sana matagal na akong happy and contented with your company.

Normally, a good friendship would serve as the foundation of a long, lasting romance. But I found out for myself that it could also work the other way around. My past with you, including the hurt and frustrations, is what made this friendship now deeper and all the more meaningful to me.

Someone once asked me what I would change if I could write my story with you all over again. I smiled, saying I wouldn’t change a single word.

excerpt from "Eleven Minutes," by Paolo Coelho

According to Plato, at the beginning of creation, men and women were not as they are now; there was just one being, who was rather short, with a body and a neck, but his head had two
faces, looking in different directions. It was as if two creatures had been glued back to back, with
two sets of sex organs, four legs and four arms.

The Greek gods, however, were jealous, because this creature with four arms could work harder; with its two faces, it was always vigilant and could not be taken by surprise; and its four legs meant that it could stand or walk for long periods at a time without tiring. Even more dangerous was the fact that the creature had two different sets of sex organs and so needed no one else in order to continue reproducing.

'Zeus, the supreme lord of Olympus, said: "I have a plan to make these mortals lose some of their strength." 'And he cut the creature in two with a lightning bolt, thus creating man and
woman.

This greatly increased the population of the world, and, at the same time, disoriented andweakened its inhabitants, because nowthey had to search for their lost half and embrace
it and, in that embrace, regain their former strength, their ability to avoid betrayal and the
stamina to walk for long periods of time and to withstand hard work.

bubbly

I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feelin' like a child now
Cause everytime I see your bubbly face
I get the tingles in a silly place


It starts in my toes
And I crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Where ever you go


The rain is fallin' on my window pane
But we are hidin' in a safer place
Under cover stayin safe and warm
You give me feelins that I adore


They start in my toes
Make me crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Where ever you go


What am I gonna say
When you make me feel this way
I just-mmm..


It starts in my toes
Make me crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Where ever you go


Dada dada dadada dada dum..
Mmm mmm..


I've been asleep for a while now
You tuck me in just like a child now
Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth


It starts in my soul
And I lose all control
When you kiss my nose
The feelin shows
Cause you make me smile baby
Just take your time now
Holdin' me ti-i-ight