broken lines (collection 22)

He said she's lying,

She said he's not doing what he supposed to do.

He said she's arrogant even when she has nothing,

She said he's mad.

He said she's cheating,

She said he doesn't understand her very much.

He said she's only think for herself, not both of them,

She said he's selfish.

He said he loves her very much, leaving everything for her.

She said she loves him, will do everything to make him happy.

He said, she's my life.

She said, he's the one for keeps.

I said that's her choice.

I said that's how he view things, or acting that way.

I said, give her a chance.. Never give up.

I said, let him feel you're away.. Give him space.

I said if you do love each other, then let each other forgive. Move on. Start over again.

I said if this doesn't go through, you can decide. Forget. Break up. Find another one.

I said, life is ironic, let it come that way.

I said, let God decides it for you, maybe he has a better answer.

I said, love works both ways, not only from you, it's from the other one as well.

I said.. Just leave it as it is..

I said enough...

I said I hope everything will be fine.

I said, I'll pray for the best.

I said I'm here, always for you.

I said to myself, will those words work for me?

flashbacks: GI Joe Figure

One toy that really stood out nung bata ako eh ang GI Joe na laruan. Fully posable and easy to use. I like GI Joe the cartoons, but I love yun figures eh. It's more a multi purpose toy. Di lang nilalaro mo siya for that character like snake eyes' character, nilalaro ko siya for other characters. Lalo naman nun bata ako, sa sobrang dami ko napanood sa TV and my imagination flew, at dahil wala naman ibang laruan na ganun, lalo't gusto ko yun anime, eh dito ko na lang dinadaan sa GI Joe. Sa sobrang ingay ko maglaro nun, lagi ako pinagagalitan. hehe

At di lang yun, I think because of that figure eh natuto ako kumausap sa sarili ko. Kasi kinakausap ko yun figure or ginagaya ko yun dialogue sa pinanood ko. Lalo na pag action at anime, ayos na. hehe Minsan sa likod pa ko ng project 7 naglalaro ng GI Joe.. Grabe, sobrang naadik ako nun. hehe At ang lagi ko nasisira na part eh yun balakang na part. Yun kinakabitan ng goma para umikot yun figure. Sa sobrang kalikot ko eh napuputol na. Kaya yun, kuha o bili ng rubber band para maayos. hehe

Minsan, pag bored, nakakagat ko pa yun figure which I don't know why.. Bwahaha Those figures, wow.. At nalaman ko lang mahal pala yun today. Sana nagtago ako or even di ko pinagkukuha sa cabinet ni Kuya Allan yun mga yun.. Grabe, ganun ako kaaddict sa figures na yun. I tried other figures na ganun pero iba yun Gi JOE.. Tama lang yun laki at yun.. Nagagalaw mo kahit anong gusto mo. Manipulating kung baga.. At natrain yun voice ko because of that routine. Siyempre nun bata gusto mo kuhang kuha yun scene, so pati boses medyo ginagaya ko. hehe

As I grew older at ayun biglang di ko na siya ginagawa dahil na din iba na paglaki at pagtanda. I played more sa Magic Cards, and yes computer games of course. Pero etong laruan na to, dito ako siguro natuto ng how to use my imagination. Like what you saw sa commercial, isipin mo na lang si Gokou yan or shaider yan. Kahit si roadblock ang hawak ko. Hehe Ah may isa pa ko hilig na toy which was Gundam models, kaso di ko kinaya nun bata. Although I love the anime. Pero yun, nung bata ko, di ako kagaya ng ibang bata na sobrang dami ng laruan..

Ako, most of the time, 2 or 3 figures lang ang hawak ko.. Masaya na ko..

Yo Joe! hehe Damn, I miss those Duke and Snake Eyes figures.. Kahit wala na yun mga gamit nila kasama dun sa package, yun figure na lang. =)

I just thought, I was a simple weird happy child because of them.

unplanned 34

Yes, I still have my internet service. I guess. hehehe Ang bilis naman ng araw, approaching 2 months of doing no work. Mayrun but not like before. I already told myself na tama na ang pahinga, but well.. Maybe he has other plans. At this rate I don't know what will happen, still waiting here and there. Right now, I'm enjoying what I have at siyempre at the same time, nagaapply na talaga for the longest time. I've declined some offers kasi kung di naman mababa, eh.. Yun iba, kala ko iba na gagawin, ganun din pala.. Naman. Other jobs, well, I just don't feel right.

However, may hope pa naman sa natitirang choices, pero di na ko umaasa pa.. I accepted a fact that I really use this skill I have to earn for a living.. It's a wonderful sigh for me. Great thing I finished some books na, hay after years nakatago sa orocan ko eh nabasa at natapos ko na lahat ng gusto ko basahin. I am wanting for more. Geez. hehe

Great defense presentation, but I feel may kulang pa sa side nila. I think if they release the big gun later, I feel they should do it now so everything will be cleared and explained, by who else?

I also have other plans again pero just to have direction naman sa life.. A new word for me here, direction. Not goal, success but path, a firm direction. I don't think it's the same ng matuwid na daan. hehe Same goals pa din, pero parang nadagdagan at naging specific and yes, realistic. Short term muna para mamotivate ako.

For this week, interesting that I'll be doing some works to help.. I don't know if it will work good pero salamat pa din sa blessings. I was touched by the series this lenten season.. It was really hard to focus and now, friend with the good. I know I have good people around me, although may kaunting bad, but not that influencing me.

I should focus on being great friends with him. His friendship is beyond measure.

Don't worry, aabot pa din ako sa target this month, it will be smooth sailing at mukhang wala naman delays sa upcoming posts..

Unless if I still did not settle this bill. Kung pwede lang ako tumawag ng FS ng Bayantel and asked for a PTP, that will be a big help!

I wish lang.. I just wish Australia ito.. hehehe

Not Showing: Wu Xia

How a simple paper worker, defeated and killed 2 assassins by bare hands? Was he very lucky? Or the paper worker has skills to really defend himself? Or was he someone else? These were the questions running in the watcher's mind as this movie going through.

Definitely, like other Donnie Yen's movies, it was not shown here. I hope there was an attempt to show this movie here...

One simple morning, 2 customers came in to the paper shop and looking for a certain person. As they recognize the target, they attacked him, one got hurt first by accidentally cutting his ear, then the other one, well jumped off the ceiling and killed. While the other one is recovering from that cut, he thrown the guy in a open space, to the river and yes.. The killer got killed from a lucky punch from the worker.

By the way, the woker's name well it's Liu Win Xi as imdb says, sounds like that in the movie I watched. =)

The town rejoiced and called police to check the scene. Detective Xu came in and checked the crime scene and yes, the corpses of the attackers. At first he thought the scene was normal, deciding it was luck that killed the 2 attackers. But when checking the corpses, something weird shown in their bodies. Very weird... The one killer has a hit in the head but he has an one punch in the chest, a bruise. Then the another killer, well, has bruises in the chest but his eyes were red and has enlarged face.. Well, the detective has a great forensic and medical skills so he guessed that it was not luck that killed these guys. He also discovered that these 2 attackers were not normal assassins. They were notorious criminals, escaped from prison. He has questions, why target this simple guy and yes, is this guy really got lucky or someone else.

Detective also guessed that one of the notorious killers was still alive and he might that simple guy. That motivates him to solve the crime. As he talking to Liu, he can't say if he is a fighter or even a killer.. He also look at him as dumb.. But when he invited Liu to check the scene, that time he know what happened. He knew it while asking Liu some questions, and it slowly shows what really happened. Of course, he did not accuse and arrest him right away..

However, as he become close to Liu, there is one event supports his theory.. That Liu is a killer.. Liu has a chance to kill the Detective but he did not do it out of courtesy and respect. Liu obviously knows his history.. He was a professional killer for his clan and family, which I forgot the name, but it's sounds like 77 demons. But anyway, he chose to live a simple life due to his past mission, he experienced compassion and conscience and instantly left his clan.. Decided to live a peaceful and happy life with his own family.

The clan still looking for him because they thought he was dead already. But one judge lied to the clan and advised he is still alive and well. The leader of the clan which is Tang Long's father, by the way, Liu's real name as the detective guessed, Tang Long.. Before the leader came in, he sent 2 assassins to confirm this. Well, they found Tang and attacked him even with the leader's warning, 2 elite killers are not enough. Tang disposed them.. Detective worried about Tang's life and his family, offered to help him make a decoy for the arrival of Tang's clan.

Detective staged a fake death and one of the leaders of the clan came to confirm his death.. Tang awaken and suddenly cut off his right arm, his killing arm.. After that, as Tang and his family went away, the leader just showed up and attacked Tang, telling him he cannot escape his destiny, fate.

Tang got easily defeated in front of his family even with his great skills using one hand. He almost die but saved by the Detective, he put pins to the master's neck and it was struck by lightning. Master died, the detective also died because of the strong punch made by the master. Tang barely survived.

Tang and his family lived peacefully and moved forward from what happened.

I tried to short this up but well, I can't.. hehe

But, I loved this film. Chinese films now, not only focuses either action films, like kung fu or period films, some drama as well.. Now they make sci fi, comedy which I rarely like, and now in this film, action film with drama and well, history of violence type film. History of Violence, one of the great films, action films made.. Made a mark because of the CSI type plot and drama as well.

Wu Xia, is I think the only kung fu film that entails with this concept. It worked really well! I believe no other fillm will dare to make another this kind of film. It's a difficult film to do. That's why comparing it with other Donnie's films, it is not a full action film like in Chen Zhen... How about in the lost bladesman if I got the title right, don't even forget IP Man. Even his old films, it's all martial arts packed. This one, it's different.

It has great dramatic sequences and my favorite, the CSI scenes.. Great film, that's why I did not compare this so much in other action films because of it's weird concept.

It has flaws, but not that big. One is well, the CSI scenes are not that polished.. The anatomy shots, but it's not really a big deal. Another one is, I don't like the concept why he cut off his arm. It looks like they want to make this an explanation on the one armed swordsman legend. The one armed swordsman legend is a very famous literary legend in China. It has films already done, one I know is Zatoichi vs. One armed swordsman.

But the idea is quite not fit with the film, I hope they made another plot or reason for it. I mean Tang can just do another way to avoid his past, other than cutting his arm. I know he can fight that scene, but I hope they just made another way to escape that scene. However, I still like the film because it does made sense for that scene or Tang's thinking. It's like he has no other choice.

Enough of the flaws.. Let's go to why I love this film.

First were the actors. Of course, it's the only film of Donnie which I did not put him at first. Although his performance was great here, especially when he does the killing mode style. That's what we call in his real identity, like Ted says. It's just well, I still like Chen Zhen or even he as a villain in Once upon a time in China part 2. How about Iron Monkey? He's better there than this one. But for the movie, not the lady from Lust Caution, but Takeshi Kaneshiro. Please don't be surprised he's japanese and taiwanese.. Geezz.. I love his character not only because of his wits but his quest to know the truth, as he was very confident about this case. I also loved his alter ego scenes, very frail but never lose hope. I just hate him because he died. Poor guy..

How about the 2 assassins, well, the first ones and the last ones.. The first ones look dumb but in the real scenes, they are killers. The other two, damn, they are professional assassins as well. Wow, like the lady with knives, she is really deadly. hehe The wife done her part and the cute kids as well. How about the master of the clan? Damn, one tough dude, it's like Sammo Hung in Ip Man 2 but in a deadlier stance. He can absorb not punches but sword attacks.. Damn. hehe

I love the scenary and setting of the film.. Not that elaborate but well detailed and prepared. The action scenes were great, even not so many, but when it's time for killing, it was worth the wait. How about the CSI scenes, I know I criticize those details but seriously, that concept alone in a kung fu and with a great story, it was a good fit. Nothing more, nothing less.. =)

Lastly, Ted and me liked this part of the film. How rare that rock music was used in a kung fu film? This fit the bill.. Especially in the action scenes, definitely what a way to show the tenacity of the sequences and yes, the killing mode.

I definitely recommend this, see what happened to my friend Ted. He still wants to talk about the killing mode scenes. =)

Sometimes, even the scene already shown the truth, we must dig deeper, discover what really happened..

Especially if the only reason a simple paper worker defeated and killed the 2 assassins was luck..

There must be a logic behind this Hero..

Circle of Friends: 2-CPM

As I thought, college won't be easy.. But it made easy especially when my 1st 2 years in college was this very fun and exciting. Never thought na I'll have more friends in college than in HS. Damn, now I'm that old eh I still have them, even not all of them, at least nagkikita pa din at kamustahan. Kakaloko nga eh, when I look those days, it was simply memorable..

Like I said before, bihira lang ako inaasar dito, although medyo uninspiring nun pre com not because of this section, dahil katamad na sked at I don't know what my future was, eh.. Kakainspire pumasok kasi may mga taong nagpapasaya sa section.. At siyempre iba ibang grupo kami dun, may mga couples din at walang kamatayan, inuman! =)

Speaking of groups, siyempre may mga matatalino na groups.. Hmmm pasensya na kung medyo nakalimutan ko na yun mga names ha.. Kayo na bahala if I miss. Bwahahaha

Bright studs, well.. I think of Lauren, Conrad, Joanne, Ritz, Garo, hmmmm Naku eto na, nakalimutan ko na.. hehe Bahala na kayo, diyan lang naman sila. Thanks to them, may sagot kami sa assignment at projects, at lalo na ang dreaded accounting.

Ladies groups na iba iba, from super friends na sina Jack, Wilma, Cecile, at yun ibang group na Emms, Ice, Iya, Tin, Icar, Cora at may ibang group pa sina Hazel, tapos yun iba pa.. Nakalimutan ko na.. hehe Sorry! Pero sila yun nagpapasaya sa section na to.

Of course, may iba pang grupo, at ang pinakamatindi sa lahat eh ang group ng mga lalake!!! hehe Dennis, Arman, Orn, Ansam, Barroga (Juan pala), JR, Rayos, Noni, Marlon, Topel, JP, Magzi at siyempre, me. hehe Eto ang sigurado, nung HS di talaga ako umiinom, pero dahil sa mga ito, napainom ako! Bwisit! hehe Sorry kung may nakalimutan pa ko sa guys.. Damn..

Well, we had misadventures and glory sa 2CPM.. From boycott na klase na may pumasok, mga subject na mahirap di dahil sa subject, sa prof kasi.. Napagalitan ang klase dahil sa lucky 9 mula sa pinakamabait na prof.. Mga projects na magastos pero masaya. At siyempre, yun magaling na play ginawa namin, the Firefly.. Para pumasa sa LIT 2 na sobrang gastos, kapagod at higit sa lahat masaya..

Siyempre may mga happening din na masaya, like kanyang kanya birthday.. Yun isang birthday ko na samin ginawa, at nagkalat ang mga loko. hehe At ang pinakamasaya eh yun batangas outing! Although di nakasama lahat, sobrang saya naman. Si Noni sumama walang extrang damit at pera. hehe At uminom kami ng gin at guyabano juice na walang tubig! Wasakan talaga..

Although kalungkot nung naghiwalay kami for 3rd year, kanyang kanya buhay na, may iba lumipat ng school, iba unfortunately nadebar.. At yun iba, ibang course na, Eco, Accounting at siyempre halos lahat, BA na! hehe Nakasama ko pa sa 4BA1, sila Lauren, Joanne at Emms.

Grabe, it's just unforgettable experience and I'm lucky, to have friends their sa group na yun. Alam na nila kung sino sila, basta sa tamang panahon, magkakasama kami ulit, even at one event lang..

Ika nga ni pareng Dennis, may "Tira-han", dito at home na at home ka! =)

Nostalgia: Parlance

Well, I've enough giving thanks to Dell, iba naman. I want to thank for the company who enchanced my pathetic skills. =)

I forgot kung ano ibig sabihin nito sa French. It's a french word daw.. Honestly, I've never gone back to this place, may balak ako kaso since di pa ko nababanda sa Makati ulit lalo na sa Reposo eh ok lang, mukhang di ko na kailangan icheck pa ulit ang place. Malamang tapat pa din sila ng Grappa's. I put them at the 3rd place kasi without them, siguro di ako magkakacall center semi hopping. hehe

I still remember back in 2005, sobrang hirap magapply ng normal job, may iba kaso maliit at demanding ang trabaho. I cannot demand naman a higher pay kasi fresh grad. Then, I tried sa ePLDT, then they have one subsidiary which was called Parlance Systems Inc. Punta ako boni PLDT, then had a series of test at isang mahirap na interview. Napakahirap nun interview, parang sa comm law lang. Hehe After a long day of test at one interview, ayun, pinabalik ako next day sa Reposo office daw. Akala ko yun na ang test at tapos na..

Hindi pa pala, nagulat ako may phone interview tapos may interview pa na role play for advertisements tapos group pa ata. Grabe, mas mahirap yun pinagawa sa min, then after yun final interview with an OM.. My first contract show up to me and pirma na agad.

16 months later, I left Parlance kasi ibabalik ako sa inbound from eCare. Geez, no way! hehehe I can say I'm thankful sa Parlance kasi pag alam ka dun ka dati, at nagapply ka sa ibang center, parang preferred ka nila. Kasi naman, I can say mas ok yun language training dun at product training. Yun language training ba naman, trainer mo dating DJ ng NU, eh ewan ko na pag di ka natuto. Dun ko ata kinuha yun style and accent ko ngayon. hehe

Until now, eto ang pinakamahirap na account. Pinaka toxic at ngarag talaga. Well, mahirap yun telco account lalo na kung mga mobile billing, sa Parlance naku, di lang kasi customer service.. Pati inbound sales, promotions at matindi, basic tech support. Bwisit talaga. hehe Saka ang ACW, 2 mins per day, anak ng tokwa, di pwede matagal sa AC kung hindi sabon aabutin mo sa TL at workforce.

Customers? Naku, wala kang kawala, mabuti nga sa account na yun natuto talaga ng extreme patience. Mura, cursing at racist, nandun na lahat!! Tapos management wise, well it got worse nung tumagal. They are proud kasi noon na exclusive tapos 7 years ang contract.. Pero grabe naman ang demands, QA, AHT, ACW, at higit sa lahat, OT!!! Jackpot ka pag 4 x 11 ka shift tapos post or pre shift ka pa.. Sakit na aabutin mo. hehe Nabalitaan ko pa, kakatawa yun team mate ko dati, naging TL niya yun barkada ko sa UST na nakasabay ko sa Parlance, akalain mo.. Yun barkada kong yun, grabe ang pagiging TL niya!! Katakot, kaya umalis yun team mate ko. hehe Batok sa kin yun pag nagkita kami ulit. hehe At yes, sa HSBC, DELL at 24/7, may mga kakilala ako ng galing dun at we share the same experiences.. Horrific. hehe

Nakakatawa din, dun ko nakita yun second cousins ko, ibang barkada ko at yun mga kabatch ko sa UST, akalain mo dito kami magkita. hehe

But thankful ako sa experience na yun kasi marami talaga ako natutunan at siyempre mga kalokohan din. I've improved my communication, customer service skills at surviving that work. Thanks din sa eCare, nakaexperience ako ng backoffice, at dayshift. Kaso yun lang, maliit ang sweldo. hehe

Well, naging SpiGlobal na siya for now.. Sayang nga di ko nagamit yun medical cover ko kasi sila yun may pinakamagandang medical care, kahit magkano at saan ka maconfine, covered ka. Libreng gamot pa. hehe Yun nga lang, di ko alam kung kasama dependents.

I won't be surprised kung tanggal na ang Parlance, due to mismanagement and well, toxic account. I'll be surprised kung may bagong silang account at mataas na ang pay. Anyway, balita ko from naginterview sa kin last month, buhay pa ang Dish, may mga gusto kasi umalis na.. Malamang, martyr ka na pag nandun ka pa til today. =(

I still want to check that place, well, malas talaga pag dun ang shift mo kasi ang hirap lumabas sa gabi at napakainit pag hapon ang uwi. Nakakabad trip talaga.. It has worse and good memories. Thankful and relieved, after that, I did not experience it again in the other centers. Maraming medyo same experience, pero not that close and yes, never ever toxic like this. Geez..

A particular way of speaking or using words, esp. a way common to those with a particular job or interest. A noun word, middle french origin word daw.

It's a better name than SPI perhaps.

End of 1st Quarter

Well, they thought di na ko naka move on. They are dead wrong. hehe I don't know what's wrong of greeting somebody happy birthday. Special naman kasi yun person, but anyway, that's their take at I have mine.. Yun lang. =) Move on to a happy life..

January, it's like a death penalty.. Counting the days left for a job that you loved at yun, definitely kailangan to move on and make a move. I've a move and enjoyed every last day of it. It was very sad kasi RAM was my bet to really pursue my plans, and starting to a progressing life, at stay put for the shop na din. Kaso, it's their decision at kailangan tanggapin na lang ng kusa. Naman, kung kailan nandun na eh, masaya na eh.. Good time never lasts. Hehe Damn.. I've decisions that affected my financial capacity but not my emotional being.. You just have to move on and find ways.. Find ways? Hmmmmmm

February, at the start of the month, jobless and well, shopless. =( Pero, it's like a breathe of fresh air for me, less stress and spend more time of myself. Although di natuloy ang pagtravel but yun simple things like getting rest, more sleep sa isang araw, doing chores at errands parang di naman ako nabore. But I cannot say all the time eh may ginagawa ako, talagang sometime, I just easily bored. Nasanay na kasi nagtratrabaho 3 jobs in a day.. Damn, it was a good training and excercise for me. Job hunting was no luck. Quite not only unlucky but running out of options lalo na towards the end of the month. Mukhang balik sa akin dating work, getting those calls. Protecting principles paid a dear price for me. Well, that's life. Thank God ok naman si Dad from his operation and now, ayun nagpapalakas.

Thanks to JE, wow I have a community na.. What's next for me sa community? How will I be a light and salt of this world? Gotta find out this coming months...

March, well... I just realized how cursed this month was. Not only I had difficulty looking for a job but yun iba, parang teka, ang baba. hehe I think I worked already with the best centers except for the first one. Bwahaha But anyway, thanks to the support from family and friends eh medyo nakalimutan ko na bum ako. But I cannot be bum for a long time. Please.. hehe I got some things na di ko lang need eh want din. =) Tanggal ang lungkot. I had very exhausted series of applying a job, although my other offers pero naisip ko yun range, I mean budget I need for a month, di pala kakayanin. Grabe, parang lipat kaya ako dito sa south. Para menos gastos. hehehe May iba kasi libre na!! hahaha But I can't pa.. We'll see..

Sana machange ang trend ng March next year ha. Although di ko naman iniisip yun agad nang pumasok yun March, nalaman ko lang nun gitna na. At well, it has history..

For now, let's see at maiba naman ang ilalagay ko for 2nd quarter. I hope that month, I should be happy, happy as that month says to me.

It should be, please. =)

a happy greeting

As I looked my previous years of posting, missing ang araw na to. =) Missing maybe just to move on or sorts. But well, can't remove a habit of greeting her a happy birthday! hehe Actually today, I'm quite down kasi naman sa mga nangyayari this week, but oh well, like what I read in Dale Carnegie's book, instead thinking of worry, be happy! One of the ways yun. =(

Surprisingly, it has been 5 years na pala.. Wow, and almost 3 years we haven't met. Years na din we did not talk, actually talagang talk lang.. Now she is in a different place. I'm happy because she is in place where she can do her own living, free from shackles and have a happy spirit. All through out, she'll live a happy and healthy life. =)

Compared that to me, I'm very far from being starting good.. Pero never lose hope, never give up. I used to send something to her before, well, maybe she did not keep it already due to some factors at malamang moved on. I sent something na di niya nakakalimutan, even it's small or big.

As I see right now to her, kahit di pasado ang height. hahaha It seems that she evolved to one of the most beautiful lady I've known.. Time, experience and changes helped her on what she is right now. Except siguro yun balikat niya medyo malaki pa din. hehe

But definitely, well, I wish her best of everything sa life niya. Wherever she is right now, I know this is the right time to enjoy and live the life that should be given to her way before. The right thing to do was just leave her alone and decide where she should be. It's like letting her go in a cliff and let her fly by herself to a place where she can be free..

This is the best decision I think she've done and I'm proud of it. Sana lang magtagal siya diyan. hehe I think she would not need a help from her uptight and famous relatives.

Damn, before my service cuts off.. and if she's reading this, simply just take care, God bless.. Happy Birthday!! =)

Stay put and we'll see.. I'll see you sometime. Be always happy.. Live in a peaceful life..

The blocking thing, damn. hehe

oathtaking

Siyempre, kaming mga BA grads eh wala naman board exams. However, my cousin has.. Congrats to Rae-Anne for not only passing the PT boards, but being 2nd place sa exams!!!! Galing!! Partida na yan. Bwahahaha

Saturday, I received a text from Dad na kailangan ko daw magproxy sa ceremony na to.. Maysakit kasi siya.. Although may kailangan ako ayusin ng Sunday, nagreply ako na sige ako na lang pupunta.. I am excited because it's the first time I'll be going to Manila Hotel and second, I'm very honored na makita si Cuz na kukuha ng oath taking, first time to see an oath taking.

Kasama yun kanyang sis na si Rachelle, and reliable kasamahan sa bahay si Uning at ang tito BokBok ko. After ng the feast, I went sa Manila Hotel, before 1pm. 1pm daw kasi yun start. I am looking around the crowd and it's a mixture of prom and party.. Yun iba sobrang formal.. Yun iba, clubbing ata pupuntahan. hehe

Well, Rae-Anne looked great, in a simple dress and yes nakaheels. I can't believe na before, batang bata lang kami na sobrang makulit at laro laro lang, pero after decades, here we are. I am old, and they, just grown up, graduated, passed the board. Rachelle took nursing, Rae-anne took PT.

Anyway, as we're waiting, dissing happens. Kami nila Tito Bok eh panay comment, lalo na si Uning. hehe May pinagmanahan ata ako sa well.. Looking great scenery.. =) Although wag naman kaklase di ba.. hehe Manila Hotel, looks well, a symbol of Philippine ambiance. Rattan chairs, mga muwebles at mga ilaw din.

We had a hard time looking for seats, kasi sobrang dami ng tao, kala namin di lahat makakaupo. Laking gulat namin, yun mga nasa top 10, eh uupo sa harap kasi may medal pa pala sila! Ayos. hahaha Mga 2pm na nagstart and yes, the ceremony went through.. May walking ceremony, from top 10, heads ng board exam, PRC, the guest speaker and ETC. While the program was running, I am reading yun program book, UST got high sa PT exam, parang 2 lang di pumasa, out of 13. Sa OT.. Well, medyo alat yun UST. hehe UP, ayun, 100% lang naman.

Pero, other schools, grabe, may 20%-40% at may iba, di ko maisip, 0%. Kahit isa o dalawa lang kumuha eh ayun, walang pa din pumasa galing sa mga school na yun. Scary...

Program proper.. Quite boring pala eto kasi paano kung marami pumasa. Well, sabi ni Rachelle, sa Nursing which were 30000 passers, di yun isa't isa.. Oath lang, tapos na. hehe Yun prayer sa umpisa, medyo nakakatawa, pero ok lang.. Tapos yun na opening remarks, then the highlight came. Not yun bigayan ng certificates, or well, another highlight yun nakuha ni Rae anne yun medal with picture taking.. But this one, sakto talaga.. Good job.. I was not expecting to see him.. At this point of time, really unexpected.

The guest speaker, it's Kabayan.. Nuff said. hehe Eto, I did not see any bodyguards with him tapos bago pa siya umakyat ng stage, ayun, panay picture lahat. Actually siya unang dumating before the heads ng boards. Very accommodating, and yes, di siya tumanggi magpapicture.

After those introduction, nagspeech na po siya.. Everybody indeed listened to him, others got starstruck, while me, nah.. I am just staring at him and at the back of my mind, I still remember the stories of him, because of her..

The reason siya ang guest speaker eh siya pala ang patient ng isang head ng board exams, at take note, pumipila sa doctor, at nagpapappointment.. Meaning di siya nagpapa VIP. hehe He pointed out important things about his speech. Bilib siya sa ating mga PT dito sa Pilipinas and sinabi niya na magaling ang board exams natin dito kasi hinahanda sila para magtrabaho abroad. Competent ang mga PT/OT dito kaya hinikayat na sila maglingkod dito lalo't na may target din ang government for medical tourism which has a very big market.. At dahil likas tayong hospitable at masayahin, pasensyahin din, eh maipagmamalaki ang mga PT/OT dito..

Tama siya! Pero sa loob ko Tito, I hope you can tell that to your wonderful niece. Bwahahaha Especially staying here for work, and living in a happy life.. While nagspeech siya, I did not focus so much with this speech. Or even sa picture taking, what I want to know, was some answers to some questions. I'll keep those questions. =)

Well, if we can turn back time I hope, he did one thing correct.. Taking care of her admist of the chaos happening within their family. Fighting, abuse or whatever, especially at his niece's family side.. It was a very painful time for her, and for them as well. Alam ko mas malamang break din kami, but sana dati pa, magandang buhay na yun natahak niya, rather than punished for a very long time.. A very long time..

So, ayun.. After that wonderful speech, eh the awards, another set of speeches and yes, the long list of giving out the certificates.. Mabuti, kaunti lang yun OT. hehe Marami ang PT, which mga 300 sila. Unfortunately, yun food namin eh long wait din. Nabigay lang yun food after nagtanong ng waiter ng stub from us, at halos lahat nakakain na! Worse...

Kawawa nga yun mga katabi namin matanda, galing pa naman Cebu, kaya sila'y nagbibisaya pa man day. hehe

The food? Come on.. I rather eat lucky me pancit canton with kanin. Chicken was good but damn, bitin. Ensaymada, parang binili lang daw sa labas.. Hehe Malala yun kaysa sa inisip kong julie's.. At yun brownie, naman.. Parang cocoa sa bilog na hard pressed, may tinapay, lagay sa oven. Luto na! Sobrang tapang ng brownie. hehe Bwisit.

Natapos na din ang oath taking, everybody went home happy, at nakita ko yun certificate.. Wow, naisip ko, siguro pag sa law ako, ganun din! Kaya naisip ko, pag kampante na sa buhay ko at may time at lakas pa ko, mag law ako. hehe

Pumasa lang ok na, kahit wag na top 10 kasi malabo. hahaha

We went to Manila Pavillion.. Quite a 3 star hotel, although maganda sa loob, nagtagal kami sa cafe, eat some luscious mango cake at black forest!! It cost a lot, pero worth it naman. hehe One of the best cakes I've tasted.. Parang di ka madiabetic.

Why we are there? Because, etong si Rae Anne nagpareserve sa seasons restaurant, sabi niya, sulitin na ang buffet. Sabi ko agad, tama ka ng niyaya, hindi si Dad! Bwahahahaha

Pag upo, ayun na.. Start na! They have sets, a lot of dishes to choose from. Many than Yakimix.. I tried yun mga fried and steamed meats, tapos caldereta din.. Tapos may mga binalikan ako mga ulam, siomai at roasted chicken. hehehe Well, may pasta sila but not that good at first sight, di na ko kumuha.. Tapos, ang sarap nila magihaw.. Salmon eye the best!! hehe

Well, hmmmm 3 plates of meat, no rice! After that, talagang nagpahinga ako.. Grabe, medyo naexhale ako ng marami. hehe Tapos round 4 fruits na at ice cream.. Pang tanggal ng toxins na kinain, pambaba ng high blood. hehe Then, the last round, halo halo.. Grabe, kahit walang letche flan kasi naubusan, masarap! Maraming laman at masarap ang gatas.. And yes, the ice cream. hehe

Nung tinanong ko yun magkano, sabi ni Cuz, eh 650 discounted due to ensogo's promo. Sabi ko pwede din ito sa CRAP! hehe Ang real price eh 1300, but for me, pwede siya sa 1000 ha. Kasi sa dami ng dishes, eh di ko naman natikman ang lahat. May bagel pa nga saka anchor butter na tinignan ko lang. Yun mga ulam na pinoy, although kaunti lang pero sana natikman ko. Yun kanin, mukhang masarap, di ako nakatikim. hehe May roasted itik na di ko man lang natikman, at yun soup na masarap, di ko natry.. May crepe na masarap, tinignan ko lang. At ang desserts.. My God.. Doon ka magiging diabetic. hehe Grabe, yun na.. Although yun 1300 pwede na pero di sulit. But yun 650, damn.. Sulit na Sulit! hehe

Sa dami ng kinain ko, Monday night lang ako kumain ulit at pilit lang.. Kaunti lang kinain ko. hehehe

Thanks to Rae-Anne for the treat, sana every year may oathtaking. Joke lang.. hehe Ok lang yun treat mo, sobrang saya, naenjoy mo lalo na sa desserts, check mo na blood sugar mo. Sila Tito Bok, Rachelle at Uning, thanks din ng marami. Sana nandito din sila Tita Anne at Ryan para nakita nila kung gaano kalupit ang top 2. Naks. hehe Thanks for the ride at ayun.. Sulit, mabuti di talaga ako kumain ng marami that day.. Mukhang nakahanda naman ako. hehe

Masubukan ko na ng yun aloe vera sinabi ni Uning.. Baka magkabuhok pa ko. hehe

Well, for Kabayan, sa TV Patrol na lang kita makikita ulit or someday in the future.. Pa autograph na personally. hehe

Galing ng timing niya, I am thinking.. Will he greet to her upcoming birthday?

Sola Aoi

As I am watching Revenge: A Love Story, I wonder how she really changed from that AV star into an promising actress. How about her other films, Big ____ Zombie, Evil Nurse 2 and well, others which I forgot. =( I love those japanese eyes, a fair skin, lovely hair whether it's short or long.. That smile really amazes me, looking at her, I'm always got stunned. Even her other looks, she's just well.. An innocent angel. =)

With that cursed body of hers, I was not suprised that she was drawn in that industry..

How I discovered her? Thanks to my former technician, he kept some files before about some scandals. I was surprised it includes Iwa Moto, or even Cristine Reyes or other viva hot babes. I checked out of well, you know.. And curiousity as well. I found out that those were look alikes. Especially that Iwa thing, well, she did look like Sora. I known her first and I like to call her Sora than Sola. Japanese language tends to switch L and R. But anyway, as I researched and found that was her name. Well all AV actresses uses aliases, like other stars..

Then, yes I admit that I was drawn to japanese porn for sometime.. As Rheg always teases me that, even Doc knows about it and for me, I went further and looking for her. I looked for other stars as well, which I got already a collection of them!

Damn.. But my guilt and nature, this sin inside me, well, gone worse. I felt frustrated, and addicted.

Time has come to really leave that mess, with the help of prayers, soul searching and books to read, other productive things to do, I was able to overcome it for a long time.. A very long time until now..

However, with all those stars, one stood out and I said to myself, I want to become a fan of hers. =) I love this lady..

At her other movies, most of the time, even at that moment, I just stare at her, nothing else. Mesmerized by her beauty. Looking at her commercial movies or stints, I can't believe she's an AV actress.. In Revenge, she spoke chinese because her character was chinese. She looked chinese for that part. =) Not only that, she have done the part in a good way and I hope she'll do a lot of it in the future. I really felt sad for that character. She just need more practice and interesting roles to play.

It was just sad, that for her, I read her wiki profile that after odd jobs, she decided to become that actress first. I'm not sure how japanese entertainment industry works, but with that looks and acting skills, she can go straight to mainstream. Not going through that stage. I mean well, she is gorgeous than Kyoko Fukada or other japanese actresses. But other AV actresses, well, they fit for their parts. hehe But for Sora, I don't think so.. I really do.

Great thing for now, she has a twitter account and as I look for her photos, pics, she is doing great at least going for other parts of her career. I was suprised that she is into a singing group called Ebisu Muscats, a girl singing group composed of AV and graveure (no nude pictures but it's a step towards AV.) actresses. I hope they'll do a concert here. =)

She is trying not only learning chinese, but other languages, korean, and now she is studying English. I hope she'll learn them to help her expand her career.

If she needs to learn english more, I can help her to learn more for free!! Just help me as well to learn nihonggo. hehe

Ah yeah, I thought she has only local star look alikes, I have a friend who looks like here. Hmmmmm Just a crazy thought.

I hope also to know her real name. One of the reasons why I want to go to Japan and learn Nihonggo, is just to see her in person, have a picture and that's it! I'm happy, I can go home here at the Philippines! =)

She's getting famous at Thailand and yes, even in China, which they have great actresses but lack of actresses like her. =)

If she is reading this, I hope you'll take care always, and good luck to your career, more mainstream movies and TV shows! Go! Go! Go! I hope also, you'll leave that industry and move for the better image.. Your lovely and sweet image. =) Please don't do Sex and Zen part 2. =( Let the other members of your group do that film.

I hope you'll continue to become a preschool teacher in the future time.

She is right now the only one who can work both worlds, successfully. Others, just can't do it right. Maria for example? Well, even she made some other movies, it's still sexual oriented. No mainstream or art film. Geez..

As wiki says, when the agent asked her what's the color she liked. She answered Blue, meaning Aoi in Japanese.. Agent asked what she liked in general, she answered Sky.. Sora in Japanese. Clever name.. How about her birthday? Same year, Same day, she was only born on the 11th month. Nice. =) Destiny?

In my dreams perhaps..

Now, one of the things to make me happy for a while, especially at these dire times.. Just looking at her picture..

I Sigh, "Kawaii..."

Sisig Hooray! Barkada Meal

After Rheg told me, na kaya ko yun isang ganito. Sabi ko, hindi... Well, sometimes, I should just followed my heart. hehe Warning: Don't attempt this. Unless you have a maintenance drug for high blood. hehe And yes, don't eat anything before eating this.

Pagkatapos ng lakad ko ata sa Makati, siyempre dumaan ako ng Trinoma, to rest. Since wala na ko gagawin at higit sa laht siyempre gutom na ko. I went sa Sisig Hooray! First sabi ko, yun 60 pesos na lang tapos extra rice. Pero yun serving kasi kaunti at parang sawa na ko kung sa kanin ko lang idadaan yun kabusugan ko. Well, as usual.. Barkada meal isa!

As usual sabi ni ate, pang apat yun order. Sabi ko penge na lang ng extra plate at 3 extra rice. Di na siya umimik. At Orange Juice!

After some minutes, ayun, nakaserve na!!! Ang bilis. hehe Fresh and hot..

I opened the package and wow. Great slices ng pork, I think it's yun laman, or basta yun ginagamit sa sisig tapos kasama yun parang chicharon natunaw dun sa order. Marami at masarap yun order, may mga sili and I can sense na mabubusog ako ng todo dito. hehe

Well, I started eating na.. Yun unang dalawang rice, as I am eating it, eh grabe, parang kalahati pa lang nun meal ang naubos. hehe Sabi ko, parang umay na ko at baka magtake out na ko.

Masarap sa kanya talaga eh yun halo ng meal, feeling ko, parang isang maliit na kaldero ng kanin eh ok na to finish yun meal, para kasing kulang un 3 rice. Mahal kasi yun isang kanin. hehe Pag inuwi ko naman yun ulam, hassle pa iinit, lalo't gutom na ko. But next time, I'll do that. Yun halo nun sisig, tapos yun anghang tama lang.. Sulit naman siya. One of the best sisig I've tasted, besides yun monterey sisig.

Ayoko lang eh di yun umay. Grabe talaga yun mantika at siyempre yun taba ng sisig, talagang mapapaisip ka kung isang kainan ito o by installments. Kakatakot. hahaha Kaya medyo talagang ingat at hinay hinay sa kain. Saka yun di lahat ng parts eh naprito, parang yun iba, makunat pa.

After the 2 rice, eh pahinga muna. Hinga ng matagal and namnamin ng orange juice. hehe Talagang natakot na ko at ayun, kain na ulit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It took me, well 45 mins to finish the meal, kasi medyo mabagal talaga at ingat. Saka yun bandang 2 kanin eh umay nako, dapat next time, iuwi o talagang may kahati sa meal. Sulit siya at yes, not bad!!!!!!!!!!!

Great sisig.. Uulitin ulit? Tama na yun isang beses, mahirap na. Bwahahahaha

Hooray for a great Sisig! Except yun ibang flavors, parang di sulit, namely.. Squid Sisig! Yikes..

May ibang foods pa sana gusto ko ishare na talagang nagustuhan ko na pero next time na lang. Next time, di ko na susundin si Rheg. hehe

Madigest ko muna sila. =)

Globe's Fresh Lumpia

After riding a jeep, sabi ko sa Raon po ako. Ayun, baba na ko. I made a promise to myself na every week, I'll be going sa simbahan ng quiapo, Black Nazarene for prayers, blessings and others. Di pa ko deboto pero nakagawian ko na, lalo na dati, naman pag galing sa gastuhan sa supplier, humihingi na ko ng tulong sa kanya. hahaha Para mabenta lahat!

Anyway, may isang stall dun na ngayon ko na dinadaanan.. Dati pa, nun lagi kami ni Kuya Allan dito, lalo na sa deeco eh dito muna kami kumakain. 7 pesos pa isang lumpia. hehe Now, well, 16.00 isa. Pero naabutan ko yun 15 pesos pa siya! =)

Teka bago kung bakit masarap siya, eh siyempre.. Medyo ibahin natin.

Ang di ko lang gusto eh, although yun wrapper eh understandble, manipis at 16 po isa, so don't expect na makapal yun wrapper. hehe Ang di ko gusto eh yun parts dun na kulang sa sauce, namely yun unahan at likod. Kasi yun, kailangan lagyan ng sauce para magkalasa, actually bagay sa nasa ospital yun food. hehe Pero yun lang, at ako pinagtyatyagaan ko yun.

Eto na. Ang masarap eh una.. Sulit! Kasi marami yun 16 pesos, although nabibitin ako kasi sa laki ko. Pero sa iba at lalo kung merienda na, sulit yun isa ha. Tapos daanan mo na lang sa sauce at yun hot sauce. Pangalawa.. Bagay sa sarsi, pero minsan tubig lalo't pag wala pa ko naiinom that time. hehe Ewan ko kung bakit bagay siya sa Sarsi.

Pangatlo.. Yun pinakamasarap na part, talagang hanggang bukas.. Wagas ang sarap! hehe Meaning yun gitna ng lumpia. Nandun yun secret eh. Yun tamang halo nun paminta, ah, yun other spices, bawang tapos nandun sa mga gulay, tapos yun matamis na sauce? Yun na! hehe Dun ko talaga hinahalo yun matamis at hot sauce. At dun na ko mapapaisip, isa pa kaya?

Pangapat! Yes, parang di ka mabubusog sa dami, mabubusog ka sa sarap. Kahapon, kahit gusto ko pa mag pangapat, eh sabi ko. Tama na yun. hehe Busog na ko, at ok na.. Saka na lang ulit.

Panglima, walang branch. Kaya malamang kaya ko babalikan, malapit lang at alam ko naman kung saan. Bagay nga sa holy week to, ito lang ata kainin ko for that whole week? hehe Bawal naman itake out, madaling mapanis.

I never thought that everytime I'll go to quiapo eh napapadaan ako dito. Kahit mainit at kung malas malas ka eh waiting ka sa labas, ok lang.. Alam mo naman, lahat ng lumpia nila eh excellent taste, walang labis o kulang sa isang lumpia nila serve.

May isang place pa tinuro sa kin ni kuya na grabe ang serving ng chinese food, yun tipong 150 pero eto daig yun pancit canton sa sobrang dami.. Natandaan ko dati, kami lang ni kuya Allan nun dalawa, di namin kinaya, take out na namin yun natira. Gusto ko yun balikan! hehehe

After nun, pang merienda, lumpia muna...

pancit canton ni Mang Rudy's

After a very hot day from that pest test, este test.. hehe Damn, since matagal pa ang result and they advised to wait for their response, I went home na. But before going home, eh since morning at that day, I ate well, only ensaymada at drunk some water. Then I went to that company, doing some tests. Some of it were boring, some of it were well, I enjoyed. Except for the last test, nakakangawit sa kamay..

Ayun around 1pm, I don't know where to eat sa Chino Roces, alam ko naman pwede sa jollyjeep eh naisip ko sa iba naman. Well, first came to my mind, Mang Rudy's. I known the place kasi dito ang hang out ng RAM dati. Kakilala kasi ni TL yun girlfriend ng pinsan niya, ewan, basta kakilala niya yun anak ng may-ari. hehe Siyempre, kainan siya at kilala siya sa inuman. Parang pwede itapat sa Tapsi ha ng USTe. Mura ang bucket, 7 bottles pa! Although minsan lang kami uminom.

Ang pinakamabenta dun eh ang pancit canton nila. Ok din yun pancit bihon nila, pero iba ang pancit canton nila. Grabe, mura at pang maramihan na talaga! Pang 4 na tao nga. hehe Feeling ko sa CRAP, dalawang plato kami nito. hehe

Iba eh, sa presyong 120, ang dami ng pancit canton, at take note, malaman pa! Maraming gulay at yun laman, although di yun liempo something, tenga lang, pero malutong naman. At yun sauce, hay.. Eto yun canton na kailangan ng kanin.. Grabe, kala ko yun lucky me na sobrang mura eh pang kanin although walang laman. Eto, kailangan, para sulit may kanin. hehe

That time, I thought, since I only eat here once in a while at baka eto na ang last time.. hehe Let's see if I can eat the whole order.. So punta na ko kay Mang Rudy's.. Maingay sa labas, kasi yun mga nagiinuman, at galing pa ata sa basketball game, for their company. Ayos na pang celebration, baka may shift pa sila ng gabi. hehe

Anyway, sa loob, ako lang ang tao, bawal kasi yosi sa loob.. I sat near sa cashier at tubig. hehe Tapos si ate na sobrang busy sa ayos ng order at ng mga idedeliver na beer eh tinawag ko na.

Sabi ko, paorder ng pancit canton isang order. Sabi ni ate, sir pang apat na tao. Edi sabi ko naman, ako lang, sige ok na yun! Humingi naman ako ng plato para matantsa ko. hehe

Medyo matagal yun order, since it's fresh at sa dami, understandable naman. Bale, I waited and looking those nun nasa labas, sayang saya sa inuman, kainan. By the way, di lang pancit ang binebenta nila, siyempre kumpleto sa pulutan, at ibang meals. I could opted for their rice meals na lang that time, pero well.. Iba yun pancit! hehe

At take note, dati isang stall lang sila, biglang after some months, after their opening last year lang, nirenta na din yun katabing pwesto. No wonder, eh lahat ng oras ata may punong mesa, maraming mesa dun. Lalo na pag gabi, wag pupunta na dun, puno na ang dalawang stall! Except pag kami dati, eh may reserved seats kami. hehe

Dumating na yun order, at ayun na.. Grabe, malaking order.. Puno ng gulay, yun crispy tenga, at yun canton, puno ng sauce. Yun nakadikit sa canton.. Just enough sauce.. Hay..

Damn I'm hungry, let's eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yun plato pala, parang platito lang ata, medium sized. There, siyempre sa unang 3 servings eh, namnam ko yun canton tapos kaunting laman.. Inom ng tubig din. hehe Yun 4th medyo pahinga, mainit eh. hehe Pero yun pang lima at pang anim, naku, parang nafeel ko na yun high blood at umay sa canton. Parang tapped out na din. Tama pala yun ginawa ko, yun canton muna inubos ko, kasi pag sinama ko yun mga laman.. Malamang, di ko mauubos to..

Gusto ko pa sana umorder ng isang rice kasi yun laman pwede iulam. Kaso grabe, di ko na kinaya, pinapak ko na lang yun mga gulay at laman.. Dapat may catapres na ko.. hehe

I did not say it's a perfect food, may flaws din. Gaya ng yes, medyo oily siya. Makikita mo yun sa paggisa nila at yun sa sauce. Deadly tong food sa blood. hehe At yes, yun tenga, sa kin nangyari to, di ko makagat yun ibang pieces. Tosta siya pero di malambot. Unlike yun dating mga order namin.. Pero yun lang naman. Saka yes, wag lagi ito ang order, kasi mauumay. Kagaya nung nangyari sa kin, tama na ang isang beses na order for the week or for a long time.

Anyway, after some glasses of water and breathing excercises eh..

Natapos ko na yun food. Thank God, naubos ko!!! Bwahahaha

Sabi ko, tama na.. Next time na lang ulit..

Yes, mura, 120 solb na solb.. At as usual, next day na lang ako kakain. hehehe

I left that place satisfied even when I went home, I failed that business writing test.

But I said to myself, one day I'll come back not only to pass that tiring test..

Eat again kina Mang Rudy's, at order ng pancit canton! Dapat may kasama na ko. hehe

Once was enough..

Aristocrat's Barbeque Platter

After ng the Feast, one of the unforgettable food that I ate or even with Rheg was this one. Pero sabi wala na daw sa menu nila for now. I don't know why but they should put this their regular menu kasi sulit naman siya. =)

Ok, nakalimutan ko na bakit kami nasa RP but parang, namasyal ata or watched a film. After that, siyempre sobrang gutom from roaming around and the Feast, we decided to choose na kumain, mamili muna.. Since I haven't eat sa aristocrat like years already at laging niloloko ako nila Ate na pag aristocrat, oorder lagi ako ng mango juice. That was kid's years and nalaman ko na gina lang pala yun. hahaha

Anyway, we had choices, from the steak downstairs, tokyo tokyo or well, other resto na pwede na pagtiyagaan..

We ended up here and as we look in the menu, may promo. Barbeque Platter, sabi ni Rheg kaya namin at ako naman, nun tinignan ko yun contents, it is lahat ng barbeque dishes nila in a sampler, like yun bque chicken, boneless, pork bque and others, basta kasya daw for 4 persons. Naisip ko nun una, baka kulang kasi tig dalawa lang tapos isang boneless chicken pero naisip ko din, try na lang this then we order.

Rheg agreed na din. We called the waiter and nun sinabi namin na yun ang order namin, aba nagtaka yun waiter. Kasi nagexplain pa na pang 4 people yun order. Sabi ko edi kaming dalawa ok na yun. Eto si Rheg napaisip baka kung yun apat na rice, si Waiter eh todo explain for their unli Java Rice option. Since ang kasama sa order eh white rice then yun Java rice nila ay legendary and of course with their java sauce, I agreed, no not Mango juice, we ordered.. Their housebrewed ice tea. =) Unli din siyempre. Heller. hahaha

Those factors took toll in ourselves.

Aba, di masyado matagal and we were served the platter fresh and hot!

We prayed na maubos namin and enjoy. hehehe Ayun, inuna ko yun pinakafavorite kong boneless chicken and java sauce. Tapos si Rheg traditional bque chicken and pork bque tapos wagas ang java rice.. hehe Although I'm not drinking so much yun ice tea kasi technique sa unli whatever. Don't drink too much. I mean I pay a lot pero dapat sulit naman. Like Java rice, ala naman 2 rice lang busog ka na or even Ice tea, 2 glasses? No way!!! Eat like it's your last supper. hahaha Not always, but important times. hahaha

Ayun, so after eating yun 2 rice and some bque, si Rheg mukhang susuko na. hehe At ako naman busy, going for 3rd pero matatapos na din. Bwisit ang bigat ng java rice, parang dalawang white rice yun isang java rice..

Unfortunately, Rheg tapped out, and gave his chicken natira at yes, may natira pa sa platter. Around 3 pieces pa.

Sa loob ko, papunta na ko sa tapped out. hahaha Dinaan namin sa kwentuhan at asaran at higit sa lahat, laglalagan di ako o siya, yun mga tao diyan diyan. hehehe

Pero after eating Rheg plate and parang isa pang rice, talagang tapped out na ko. Few times nangyari sa kin na di ko naubos ang pagkain. Eh di ko na kinaya. Sobrang busog na ko at di makatayo.. Naisip ko na din, di na ko kakain hanggang monday ng lunch. hahaha

Well, peste yun waiter, panay tanong kung rice pa. Sabi ko pabalot na lang yun tira, nabigay ko kay Gerro. =)

It was an enjoyable eat, like I said earlier sana regular na yun sa menu nila. Kasi for 2-3 people, kahit di mag unli java rice, sulit na siya for around 600 pesos. Masarap naman yun rice, siyempre legendary bque and java sauce, wala naman di ok. Nagulat nga kami mabilis yun serve kasi madami na tao that time..

Panget lang siguro, yes, di siya pang 4 na tao. Malamang kung pang 4 people yun, aba parang one piece bque chicken lang sa pang 4 na tao. Daanin na lang niya sa atchara. hahaha

Well, that's all.. Pag naiisip ko yun, hay, masarap balikan. Natuwa kami not only the waiter's reaction..

But the sumptous food and blessing we ate...

Simply barbeque!

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Like I said, even before, I just don't feel great this month. March is like ano ba. hehe Always, yeah, although kailangan maging happy sa March kasi I need to work. hahaha Damn, that past month, kala ko buenas na, eh alat talaga. Pero sabi nun bro na nagpadasal sa kin kanina eh, wala daw malas or unlucky with Him.. Which is true. =)

Time to move on this month, and I hope naman maiba ang trend ng March this year. For this month, since it's a season of lent, may mga bagay na dapat paglinayan kung tama ang spelling. hehe At may mga bagay na dapat improve sa buhay. For me, I know those things, and sana marating ko yun. Not a big change but at least, starting to fully realize the right things, or keeping it as well.

Admitting or revealing some things definitely help not only to let out, but first step to repentance or the highest of all. Conversion.

This month, as usual, may greetings. hehe Ah, ano pa, pagkain at the usual stuff. It is summer na, sa sobrang init, I mean dati di ko na kailangan magpayong, pero ngayon, gagamitin ko na ang payong. Geez, napakainit..

What else? hmmmm few lang for this month, just focus of getting a new job, a new start and yes, a new thing to do na maimprove ako. Yeah, it will be a long month. Damn.

Long and crusin' down the road, walking in a blank face.

Time to read those big and bold ads.. Again.

JE

Oh Jesus, after 2 retreats in HS and 1 retreat in College, I thought that was enough to encounter you. Until Saturday..

That Saturday, well, I was fully energized even I only slept for few hours. Eagerly waiting for this day.. Before the Caring group ends like around 5 months ago, I always remind my CG head to register me for this event. Although that time, slots were filled already.

This time, slots already filled in Valle Verde, so I end up in the Makati Feast JE. Meaning my other friends will be transferred here for the day only. I was very early, fearing the traffic from the Edsa celebration. I came early and yes, I saw my other CG friends. Full of life and looking forward to this day..

Great thing I ate already before I got to that place, it started quite late. But great thing, they prepared a lot of candies, just to be awake for this day.

The first half of the day well it was kinda boring but insipiring.. =) Especially knowing the 21 beliefs and mission na din in LOJ. There are statements that amazed me, like how repentance should work and other things in the 21 beliefs that summarizes not only what I should do in LOJ but well, as a catholic in general.

Between those activities, I like the part which we have a CG and share some thoughts in the excercise questions. I met new people, from the Makati Feast. It was an enjoying experience, and I owe a visit to the Makati Feast...

Then, the second half of the day comes in.. The activity is about the baptism of the holy spirit which I was suprised, well what I know is the first baptism and confirmation. I never taught of another one in my HS or College days.

But anyway, they said it's the most important part of the day..

As all the final instructions were finished, I was seated and start meditating/praying/thinking.. As they say start of this baptism, and worship at the same time, I am feeling kinda different.

The leader of this baptism and worship, as he starting to say go this door and that, open this door to look those who hurt you, or the door which has your family, friends, yourself and Jesus.. The last door, is empty yet, you need to think of somebody that you want to be or reach out.. I simply got carried away.. I cried, and even getting some heat inside me even in a very cold airconditioned room..

I broke down and inside it's like I have visions and I'm shouting sort of to him... Then a person who does the pray over asked for something to pray for.. I asked well, secret. =) Then, of course to finish the baptism, you need to get annointed..

As I stand up, others seem to fall right away due to the blessing of the holy spirit.. I thought at the back of my head, I'm fine oh God, just please don't make me fall.. Well, after the first anointing at my left hand, I fainted for some minutes without any reason.. I mean, I'm not hungry or have a headache at that time, I was just pulled down and laid for a couple of minutes.. I raised and felt a lighter feeling after that.

Wow, even the 4th talk was at hand, I still feel happy about what happened and looking forward already what's in store for me. I already forgot I ate a sumptous lunch, and damn I can even eat more at that time but well, the sharing at lunch meant a great time spending it.

For the 4th talk, about the essentials of faithfulness which about prayer, wisdom and some things which I forgot. But I remember, as I look back, I already doing some them.. Reading, praying, doing acts and service to others, things like that, meaning I just need to improve more to these things, especially the service to him.

The last part, was the confirmation of being a member to Light of Jesus, through a ceremony of candles. Light the candle and pass it around as a symbol that each member will not be left alone.

After that day, I was renewed, left amazed on what it transpired inside me. I did ask for discernment through the Holy Spirit, I choose that, why? It's in keeps... Unlike those retreats I encountered before, this one was different maybe not only it only took one day but also the impact it does for me. It was a great impact to really help me to recover for what happened in my past, or even the present.. Looking great for the future. =)

Even until now, not getting the luck I need or broke or anything that let's me down, I am still here, waiting for another encounter.. Not for another change..

But for a start of success that I'm waiting for.

I pray, I encounter him everyday.. =)

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When I first heard na si Michelle Williams has a film about Marilyn, saw the trailer at ayun, sabi ko may pagasa to manalo na this year. Kaso, yun nakita ko yun kay Meryl Streep in Iron Lady, sabi ko.. Bad trip, ayaw niya magpatalo. Bwisit. hehe Hay, sorry Michelle, next time na lang. I knew it, she will lose to Meryl, on that trailer alone, I knew Meryl has another strong performance.

Anyway, for the Artist, I'm looking forward na mapalabas dito, yun about kay Marilyn damn, kung wala lang ako lakad, manonood ako. Congrats to the oscar winners today. Especially Christopher Plummer, grabe when I saw yun beginners, sorry to Nick Nolte and Jonah Hill, I though Nick will win, but in the beginners, wala na. Sure na si Christopher! hehe What a role for him..

Wow, I'm grateful na matatapos ko yun 20 posts for this month, that including the 5 I missed last January. I had a lot of decision making of sorts pero mukhang I've made a decision na. To delay somethings and gawin ko na yun dapat na simulan for this year, for a change.

Di halata na crush ko si Michelle Williams. hehe Hmmmmm after siguro watching that blue valentine, wow... Damn. hehe

I feel today so well, not so down or sad unlike previous month. Pero yun lang, worried due some bills.

Ah, yeah, I tried some driving but it seems madedelay na naman. Di bale may solusyon na ko diyan, di pa ngayon.

I hope, tomorrow will be good kasi I'll be applying ulit, at sana makapasa na. I can't be bum for that long. I feel the rest I got was enough. hehe

Everything seems to be normal and although may thoughts na balikan yun shop, para naisip ko, wag na. Sarap ng ganito, magsimula na lang ako ulit at sa tama. hehe

I can't believe I've finished some books and some, binabasa ko ulit. =) Fun indeed, well.. Life is a bliss at this point, looking forward for better things ahead. As he, always provide me what's good.. Truly a blessing for me. Sa lahat din, that's why..

I continue to love him above everything else. Everyday..

For now, eto na lang muna, pahinga at tulog na.. Maaga pa ko bukas. hehe