spending summer at home

fruits in season.. still awaiting for the avocados to ripen :)

kooki's tub.haha.

mang inasal for the dawgs yeah! :)

well, aside from the fact that they have the best tasting inasal offered by a fastfood restaurant and that Jollibee acquired it for P3B last year.... they also sell chicken bones for the dogs yeah! for P25, you get a kilo of those leftover chicken inasal bones for the dawgs. we have mongrels in the house so they are not sensitive to chicken bones. partey, partey! :) 

my fist attempt at pre-nup pictorials

i wasnt prepared. one afternoon my cousin asked me to tag along so i just grabbed the camera. when we got to the venue, i noticed i only had one bar left. it happens, i know. so here are the output of my first try. :) 

living lite

i have always been with a bad temper. a little disappointment and i will bitch about that for long. but lately though, i have made conscious efforts to be positive always. sure, shit still happens along the way but what good would that do to you if you dwell on it?and please, dont drag people into your misery. i know some unhappy people who rejoice at seeing people fail. lonely, unattached people feel bitter about their so-called friends who have found happiness with their partners. they even insist on that friend that "hey, he's no good, you better break up with him.. yadayada.."

dealing with various personality types have made me realize a lot of things. good friends also added a great deal of wisdom on how to properly handle such personalities. well sometimes, Sun Tzu also comes in. Haha.

someone not giving you enough attention? let him/her be. why would you insist yourself on someone? let them take their time. and in the process, divert your attention to people or activities that make you happy. and when they come back, you should have had a stronger hold of yourself. a little less clingy perhaps?

for people who are bitter about your happiness, let them rot in their miserable world.haha. you cannot infect positive vibes on a person who chose to be unhappy, period. i heard someone say that its not actually about you but their insecurities that drive them in hating you. so its their issue and not yours. wag mo na lang patulan because in the process you will be dragged in their bitter world too. instead shut them out of your system as much as you could. dont let insecurities and bitterness get into you.

while it may sound hard to remain kind when dealing with difficult personalities, it can actually affect positive results in the end. treat each encounter as a challenge to yourself. on how far your patience would stretch. on how far you can tolerate these people. delight in small wins because in the end that would make them a little hostile towards you.

as i write this, i just had a small victory with a difficult person. she always grills me on things, always on the lookout for my mistakes. she also has a habit of using her authority when she herself commits inconsistencies that i point out. and then today, miracle of all miracles, she somehow agreed to my suggestion over an issue. how did i do that? Kindness kills. :)

written ten years ago, published just now :)

you were wrong when you said i didnt like you... we've only just met. i didnt know enough about you so i think its wrong to jump into conclusions that soon.

what i didnt like though was the situation we were in.please understand that i didnt like being married off when life was just stating to begin for me.i am far from those provincial girls who would eagerly jump into a marriage for convenience.

sayang, we could have been friends had we not been into this situation.

i wish you well. have a happy life, R. :)

mixed emotions ba kamo?

i am so furious right now that i would gladly want to cut, slit, and slash his throat all at the same time with a cutter!


when i was applying for my dsl connection, the sales agent told me that they only need my ID for it to get approved. convenient, huh? now when i was browsing their website a few days after i got wired, i read that i am actually entitled to a free wifi modem. so i called up the sales agent and this was our conversation:


me: kuya, may free wifi modem pala yung plan ko?
sales agent (SA): ay opo ma'am. kaso kailangan pa po kasi ng proof of income kapag ganun eh.
me: bakit hindi mo sinabi nung nag-apply ako?
SA: actually ma'am dine-discourage na po namin mga clients kasi nga mas matagal ang processing kapag kailangan  niyo pang mag-produce ng proof of income
waaaaaat????
me: still, you should have told me!what if may proof of income ako dito?
SA: naku ma'am hindi na po pwede kasi na-approve na yung application niyo
tangnangsyet!
me: that's unfair!i am entitled to that and you should have informed me so i would have produced the necessary documents!
SA, cutting me short from my impending rants: ma'am bumili ka na lang, ang kuripot mo naman
me: *censored*  he received a good amount of swearing from a smorgasbord of expletives that i am sure was his first time to hear such words


and we are not done yet, jerk. because tomorrow we will see each other in your manager's office.


calming my nerves
my lilttle steps at photography

of honest people and their families


sometime ago there was jun lozada.now its george rabusa and heidi mendoza on the hot seat. all three exposed  corruption in the government, risking their families' lives in the process. im sure there are a lot more public servants out there who did the same. they may not be as prominent as these people but they all had a common goal, and that is to rid the evils of government. hoping that their sacrifices will somehow result to a more dignified bureaucracy. as i watched the evening news, i cant help but admire mendoza for her dedication to public service especially when she said that she is only accountable to the filipino public and no one else. thank you, ms. mendoza. as a taxpayer myself, i must say i deeply appreciate your efforts. giving justice to our hard earned money. on the other hand, i myself feel like i sacrificed some things for my family while i was still in government, but that is panis compared to what you're doing right now. i can only imagine what you are going through, having the kind of stress i felt, only that yours is a thousand times over.i pray for you and your family, that someday you will lead a normal life again.


welcome to my world, Ma


ever since i started work at home, my mom has since heard me talk to clients, argue with courier staff and saw me walk like a zombie during production period. during these times, she is ever supportive. cooking meals, fighting the urge to nag me about my disastrous room and even arranging for my laundry to be washed. in between these periods, she has also been one of the people who were unwillingly dragged to check out a far-flung beach just to satisfy my urge for adventure. she was consistently complaining while on the way, but when we got to our destination, she screamed with us in delight when we first saw the crashing waves in surip. way to go, Ma!wanna go ziplining with us next? :)

Panagbenga 2011

Sharing with you the schedule of activities for the Panagbenga 2011 in Baguio City:


February 1, 2011 – Grand Opening Parade
February 1 – Mar 6, 2011 – Market Encounter
February 12, 2011– Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom
February 13, 2011 – Pre-Valentine Event & Fluvial Float Parade
February 26, 2011 – Grand Panagbenga Street Parade
February 27, 2011 – Grand Float Parade
February 28 – March 6, 2011 – Session Road in Bloom
March 2, 2011 – Pony Boys Day
March 3, 2011 – Central North Luzon Tourism Fair
March 6, 2011 – Grand Closing Ceremony & Grand Fireworks Display (Flowers in the Sky)


Friends, our home is always open to accommodate you! Php80 na lang pamasahe from our place to Baguio kaya punta na! :)

its christmas time in the city!

makati's ayala triangle gets brightened up for the yuletide season!

para sa iyo

ikaw,

natutuwa ako syo ngayon kasi hindi tayo nagkakabuwisitan. siguro malaking factor yung pareho na tayo ng industry.well, almost. who would have thought na darating yung panahon na halos pareho na tayo ng lengguwahe pati sa trabaho? pero here we are, talking about MIRs and clients. nakakatuwa kasi akala ko non wala kang macocontribute sa trabaho ko, na magkaiba tayo ng mundo. pero ngayon sa iyo ako nagtatanong ng mga jargons na hindi ko pa natututunan.natutuwa din ako para sa iyo for your promotion, which is a mean feat considering how young you are. proud ako sa iyo in fairness. at dahil na rin jan hindi na ako demanding sa oras mo, although i would appreciate it na meron kang headset para pwede mo pa din akong tawagan kahit nagda-drive ka.promise hindi kita ngangaragin.pangit mamatay ng vehicular accident.at mukhang tanggap mo na din na ang magiging cause of death mo ay sa konsumisyon sa akin. basta ang geist ay quality over quantity.

salamat din kasi ang patient mo sa akin ngayon.lalo na kasi change of industry ang lola mo kaya nangangapa pa.sobra kong naa-appreciate yung pagtawag mo sa akin just to ask how im holding up.salamat kasi tinyaga mo akong i-comfort lalo na nung nawala ko yung aking pers eber tseke.

sana ma-sustain natin ito.at sana we can still manage to make time for each other.basta abangan lang lagi ang promo ng mga airlines.tsaka may long weekends.

wekandoit beybeh!aylabyu.

**alam kong hindi ka nagbabasa ng blogspot ko, pati na din sa fb.pero sana one day, ma-discover mo itong post na ito. :)

Agosto ay Buwan ng Wika. Now Na. (Lourd de Veyra, spot.ph)

Tol, nakalimutan mo na siguro. Baka kasi sobrang busy ka sa kakalaro ng Plants Vs. Zombies o kung ano man ang uso ngayon sa Facebook, nalimutan mo na ata--ang Agosto ay Buwan ng Wika. 

Siguro para sa marami sa 'tin, ang ibig sabihin ng Buwan ng Wika ay ang mga walang kamatayang pagsayaw ng tinikling at recitation ng Florante at Laura habang may dahon ng laurel ka sa tenga. Medyo matagal na akong nawala sa eskuwela kaya hindi ko alam ang mga gimik ngayon pag sine-celebrate ito (kung ipinagdiriwang pa rin nga). Pero ewan ko lang: parang wala pa rin atang pinagbago. Wala ring epekto. Lalo na sa panahon ng jejemon (Aware ako na may bagong na namang usong "bekimon" pero busy ako eh).

Buwan ng Wika ngayon kaya 'namputa, wala munang mga nakakairitang hirit diyan sa baba gaya ng "Oh Lourd, why is it in Tagalog?" Basta huling pagkakaalam ko, pag kinurot mo 'ko, "Aray ko, punyeta ka!" pa rin ang sasabihin ko at hindi "ouch." Sabi ni Rizal, ang hindi daw magmahal sa sariling wika ay daig pa ang malansang isda (or something to that effect). Ah, okey. Kaya pala sinulat niya ang Noli at Fili sa Spanish. Hijo de, pare.

Teka lang ha: hindi ako eksperto sa Filipino. Sigurado akong marami rin akong sabit dito sa mga sasabihin ko pero  peace na lang tayo, 'tol. Para sa bayan na lang at ganap na demokrasya. Actually, conio talaga ako, tol. Jok lang (Kitang-kita namang kutis-bayag ako). Kumonsulta siyempre ako sa mga idol, lalong-lalo na kayVirgilio Almario, National Artist for Literature 2003, isang "aktibista para sa Wikang Pambansa" ayon sa blurb ng kanyang klasik na Filipino Para sa Mga Filipino (subtitled: "Mga Problema sa Ispeling, Retorika, at Pagpapayaman ng Wikang Pambansa"). Matinding makata at kritiko si Almario a.k.a Rio Alma, at nung minsang naging fellow ako sa UP Writers' Workshop sa Baguio, ang komento niya lang sa mga tula ko sa Ingles ay: "Magsulat ka na lang kasi sa Filipino."

Kaya--gamit bilang anting-anting ang aklat ni Almario--eto ang ilan sa mga isyung bumabagabag sa mga dila at keyboard ng mga taga-media. 


KAGANAPAN - Kasalanan daw 'to ni Joe Taruc at ng mga taga-DZRH. Ginagamit nila ang "kaganapan" kung ang ibig sabihin ay "pangyayari" o kaya, nagaganap. I.e. "At 'yan ang mga kaganapan dito sa drug bust sa Republiq." "Balikan po natin ang mga kaganapan diyan sa hearing ng hiwalayang Kris at James." Ang tamang kahulugan ng kaganapan ay fullness, fulfillment, o pagkakumpleto. "Kaganapan ng kanyang pagkababae ang pagbubuntis."

BUMULUSOK - Akala ng iba, kaparehas ng "kumakaripas" at "humaharurot." Siguro dahil sa tunog. Laging naririnig: "Lalong bumulusok ang career ni Kris Aquino" kung tinutukoy nila ay ang pag-usbong ng career ng bida ng Vizconde Massacre at Pido Dida 1 and 2. Pabagsak na aksyon ang ipinapahayag ng "bulusok" at kadalasang pinantutukoy sa bulalakaw. Eh hindi naman ganun ang kaso, di ba? Mula sa Carlo Caparas films hanggang sa pag-quote ng "It Must Have Been Love But It's Over Now" sa The Buzz, tuluyan pa ring namamayagpag ang career ng bunsong kapatid ni P-Noy (Haaay). Marami pang ganitong salita. Pero busy ako. 

NG VS. NANG - Kala ko dati ang nalilito lang dito mga grade schoolers at lahat ng mga estudyante sa mga coniotic na eskwelahan, pero nagkamali ako: hanggang sa mga newsroom may sumasabit pa rin dito. Sa TV, walang pakialam ang mga tamad kung "ng" o "nang" dahil pareho lang naman ang tunog. Karamihan din sa kanila, wala ring pakialam kasi nga "Tagalog lang naman 'yan eh." Mas nahihiya pa sila kung pumapalya sila sa diction sa Ingles, sa short 'e' vs. long 'e,' pag ang pronounciation nila sa "bitter " ay "beee-ter" imbes na "bi-tur." Sila rin yung tipong kinokorek agad ang sarili pag ang "winner" ay nabanggit nilang "weee-ner" (parang sausage lang, no). Mga hayup kayo - galangin niyo naman nang konti ang wikang bumubuhay sa inyo at nakakabili pa kayo ng iPad at mga libro ni Stephenie Meyer.

Mabalik tayo sa isyu. Mahirap ba? Hindi naman dapat eh. Pag may elemento ng pag-aari, ng dapat. Example: "Si Kris ang kahihiyan ng mga Aquino." "Ang kapal ng mukha ni Mikey Arroyong kumatawan sa mga sikyu at pedicab drivers." "Salot ng lipunan." "Mga anak kayo ng puta!" Sinusundan din nito ang mga salitang "tulad," "gaya," at "lahat."

Ang nang? Ilang bagay lang ang dapat tandaan:

Pag tinutukoy ay panahon o araw, kapalit ng salitang "noon." ("Tanghali nang manumpa si P-Noy sa Quirino Grandstand." "Gabi nang sumugod ang mga jologs sa The Establishment."). Pareho ng "upang" at "para." E.g. ("Kelangan kong magsikap sa trabaho nang yumaman ako tulad ni Willie Revillame." "Maligo at mag-diet ka araw-araw nang hindi ka tumandang malungkot, mataba, pangit, at amoy-pusa." "Kelangang mag-relax ni Noynoy nang hindi maubos ang buhok niya.") Kombinasyon ng "na" at "ang" ("Grabe nang katakawan ang ipinakita niya nung sinadya pa niya yung buffet sa Cagayan." "Sobra nang nakakatakot ang mga labi ni Gretchen Barretto."). Indikasyon ng paraan o sukat. ("Pag nakita ko yang bruhang 'yan, sasampalin ko siya nang bonggang bongga." "Tatadyakan ko siya nang patalikod.") O kaya'y pag may umuulit ("Paliguan mo man siya nang paliguan, hindi pa rin siya gaganda.")


KALALAKIHAN - Lalo na sa news, talamak to-its. "Limang kalalakihan." "Armadong kalalakihan." Bakit, anong problema sa "limang lalaki?" Basta 'wag lang "armadong pagkalalaki." Medyo bastos 'yun - at delikado.

ASPETO - "Salitang siyokoy" ang tawag dito ni Almario, dahil hindi siya Kastila, hindi rin Tagalog. Diyosko, laging ginagamit 'to ng mga komentarista.   Hinding-hindi mo makikita ang salitang "aspeto" sa kahit anong diksyonaryong Tagalog. May "aspecto" sa Español; sa Ingles naman, "aspect." Paano ba nauso ang "aspeto?" Kasi daw, dahil merong "respeto," "obheto," "suheto," sa Kastila, kala ng marami, lusot na ang "aspeto." Isampal man sa mataba mong mukha ang page 62 ng New Vicassan's Dictionary eh wala ka pa ring makikitang "aspeto." Sabi ni Almario, Ang tama: "aspekto." Tandaan! Amen? Amen. 

Ang dami pa niyan - mga salitang banyagang pinilit Tagalugin o kaya'y pinilipit para mag-tunog Kastila. Sa TV Patrol at 24 Oras, suking-suki ang "kinundena" when referring to "condemn." "Kinundena ng mga militanteng grupo ang talumpati ni dating pangulong Arroyo sa kamara." Baka kasi masyadong hardkor yung "tinuligsa" o "batikusin." Lagi kong naririnig si Joaquin Henson na sumisigaw, "Dahil kay Jordan, kumolapso ang depensa ng Utah Jazz!" Ewan ko. Siguro, mas madramang pakinggan. Pero naintindihan ko naman, di ba? 

Ang laki ng problema ko, no?

if money, family responsibilities and norms are not in the way, i want to be

• a taxi driver.i've always wanted to learn how to drive and get familiar with manila roads, especially its inner streets.and davao.i've been there a couple of times and but i could never familiarize myself with its streets.the thing is they dont have this edsa-like stretch of road so i find it hard to navigate and just let our drivers do the job.
• a tour guide.i would like to spend a part of my lifetime living in an island, entertaining guests and touring them around the place.or maybe i could start by booking friends on our airlines' seat sales.hmmm.
• be a hotshot IT expert like them mark zuckerberg type and build my own empire.

call center bloopers

eto napulot ko sa peyups.com.enjoy! :) 


customer: where are you located?
agent: We're located in the Philippines
customer: where is the Philippines?
agent: sir you know Japan..?turn left..hehehehehe


Customer: Where are you based?
Gay Agent: In the Philippines, Sir!
Customer: So, you are a Filipino?
Gay Agent: No, Sir. I'm half-Filipino, and half-Filipina!!!


Agent: (Opening Spiel) My name is Dan..is that correct?
Customer: I don't know..hahahahahaha


(in the middle of a call, filipino customer abroad distinguishes filipino accent of the agent and sparks her curiosity)
Customer: Are you Filipino?
Agent: No, Ma'am
Customer: Sigurado ka?
Agent: Yes, Ma'am.


Recruitment: Group interview
12 Applicants 1 Interviewer
HR:can you tell me whats the weirdest conversation you've had?
App: the weirdest conversation I had was with my husband. (paused)
HR: can you tell us what it was about?
App: (laughs) haha its a secret
HR: (raises eyebrows)can you at least share what was it about, is it money, love...
App: its about money... (giggles)
HR: ok, what do you expect from this company (pissed)
App: I expect to get hired
HR: Why should the company hire you
App: Because it says in your ads that there is an urgent hiring.


newbie agent, in the middle of a problem call. CALLER: Is this how you treat your gold card members?
Sagot niya: "Yes sir." ayun, terminated si ateh.




hahaha!i bet na-exercise facial muscles niyo.hihi!

pag-ibig

Ang pag-ibig ko
ay 'di gulay na por guhit
o patang por kilo.

Hindi masusukat
sa kapal ng dibdib
o sa lapad ng balakang.

Hindi ito magkakasya
sa kutson o banig
paglubog ng araw,
pag-alsa ng alon.

Ang pag-ibig ko
ay higit pa
sa anumang timbangan
mula duyan
hanggang libingan.


--marra pl. lanot

words

I am a maelstorm
And my words are liquid
Purling and swirling
In the womb of the earth.

I am a rock
And my words are granite
Or maybe a diamond
That can cut stone.

I am a volcano
And my words are lava
Which in its intense heat
Is about to explode
Endless lightyears to space.


--marra pl. lanot

isteytsayd!

what's up with people trying so hard to converse in the english language when they cannot even construct a decent sentence with correct word spellings huh? 

napunta lang ng isteyts kala mo hindi na marunong mag-tagalog.kakausapin mo ng tagalog sasagutin ka ng mali-maling ingles at ispeling.mga ateh at koya, kala niyo naman "cool" kayo sa ginagawa niyo? kala niyo naman isteytsayd na ang dating niyo dahil nakakapag-ingles na kayo?kung may problema kayo sa tagalog, huwaynat ilokano, panggalatok o bisaya ang gamitin niyo?pwede din waray, bicolano, chavacano, tausug, maguindanaon at maranao.ipapa-translate ko na lang sa mga kaibigan kong marunong magsalita nito.

i am not saying i have impeccable english pero naman, kung informal dialogues din lang gaya ng kamustahan aba eh wag mo na paduguin ilong ko at ng iba pang mambabasa.save us all the agony of interpreting what you are trying to say.remember, the essence of communication is getting the message across. kayo naman kasi pinapag-mukha niyo pang astig kuno sa paggamit ng inggles.nawawala tuloy yung sense ng pakikipag-usap because the message is lost in the badly constructed sentence.

napunta lang kayo sa isteyts o kung saan mang banyagang lugar eh feeling supreme beings na kayo.nasaan na ang filipino pride?tuluyan na ba kayong nakain ng kulturang banyaga?ikinakahiya niyo na ba ang mag-tagalog?

madaming ESL teachers dito sa atin.i suggest kumuha kayo ng tutor niyo pag nagbakasyon kayo dito.