flashbacks: kwarta o kahon

"E! E! E! E!"

(cheer ng contestant sa letter A ng yakult sa roleta)

Di ko lubos maisip na that time, around grade skul ako, panay yaya ko kay Tito Jofre na pumunta sa SM North tuwing linggo. Tapos dun mismo sa entertainment plaza kami pupunta, which is ngayon ganun pa din. hehe Tuwing linggo may show sa channel 9, RPN pa nun, tawag eh Kwarta o Kahon with Pepe Pimentel...

Siyempre ang unang portion eh yun yakult roleta round na ang jackpot eh 1000 php ata pag tumama yun roleta sa request mo. Next portion yun kahon na round, which always sponsored by Advan. hehe Tapos lastly ang pinakamagulo na round, yun rubber salbabida match. haha

Di ko alam kung bakit ako naaddict nun bata ako. I mean, mas tiyagain ko yun panoorin kaysa sa Party pilipinas today, oh kahit kalaban niya si kuya germs that time, o how about APO, o eto na lang ASAP XV. hehe Pagnakikita ko kasi yun mga palabas na yun, lalo ngayon? Lipat na ko ng channel.

Pero pag kwarta o kahon, ayun hanggang 2 pm, nakatutok. hehe Ah by the way, yun show bago that, eh si manang chinese chef na di ko alam hanggang ngayon, wala ako naiintindihan pero mukhang masarap naman niluluto niya. hehe

Masaya siguro manood nun kasi una kita talaga na tuwang tuwa yun tao sumasali doon, kahit ang consolation prize eh 100 php. Pero sabagay, malaki na yun that time. hahaha Second, yun venue, makikita mo talaga na marami nanood, kahit sa taas nakatutok yun mga tao dun. Even yun mga guest nila lumalapit sa audience talaga. Saka simple lang yun show pero masaya. Di naman sobrang saya, siyempre kung saya talaga, Eat Bulaga. hehe

Lastly, magaling siyempre yun host, Pepe Pimentel na lagi nilalaglag ang biyenan. hehe Pero oo naman, one of the best host, kung compare mo siya kay Willie? Naku, malayo pa mararating ni Willie. hehe At least entertaining, saka di nambabastos saka totoo. Saka ang panalo sa kanya, maghost ng games. Lalo na sa yakult round, sa kahon portion saka eto, yun agawan ng salbabida round. Simple lang yun laro pero siya, talagang pinahirapan niya. hehe Ang gusto kasi niya, para may point yun team, dapat yun salbabida, dulo ng stage. hahaha, sobrang tawang tawa ako lalo na sa sobrang effort nun mga contestant. Ang grand prize ata nun 500 per head. hehe

Kaya ayun, ngayon ko lang naalala, tape lang pala yun. Kasi pag nagpupunta kami ni tito Jofre dun, ayun wala yun kwarta o kahon. Kain na lang sa food court o pasyal pasyal. hehe Parang day off ni inday. haha

One of my fave TV shows in my life. Kasi, I did have a reason to watch sunday afternoon show while eating lunch. Simple yet fun. Or it is one of the reasons why I'm going to SM north? hehe

Damn, I did not even watch one episode of it live..

Unlike my most favorite TV show.. hehe

pearL

Birthstone of June is indeed pearl. Shiny, white and sign of purity.. Does that resembles me? No way!!! hehehe

Correct, ewan ko kung di ako tataba sa buwan na to.. Kasi naman halos sa family ko eh birthday this month.. Including yours truly... hehe Puro handaan to!!! haha I am not sure kung tama lahat ng birthdates ng ilalagay ko dito, even the person na alam ko may birthday sa June. Sorry ha..

My wishes for the celebrants.

7th, birthday ng pamangkin ko si Pristie. I hope she will be successful, lalo na sa HS na alam ko medyo mahirap pero kaya naman niyan. Nagmana ata sa bright parents. hehe I wish her best of luck. Sana di na kita natatawag na Kathryn at si Kathryn ay ikaw..

11th, N/A. hehe

14th, The lady number 8. Kung nasan ka man, wala lang. hehe Ah yes, congrats, I hope you passed or I don't know, if you're a doctor now, so good luck! Sayang lang talaga. Rheg kasi eh. hehe

15th Kuya Dong!!! Good luck saka long life. Yun mga trip natin ha, tuloy lang lalo na sa movies and sounds, yun converter ha. hehe Kapal naman ng mukha ko, ako pa nanghingi ng gamit sa may birthday. hehe Stay healthy at ayun alagaan mo sila Ate, Pristie saka Kathryn.

16th Jeleane, ang pinakamatandang pamangkin ko. Laking bata nito pero maganda naman. hehe Ang wish ko lang sana lumaki ka ng maayos at sumunod sa magulang lagi ha. Tama at alam nila na mas makakabuti sayo. Ang hirap naman ng mga sentence ko sayo. hehe Anyway, good luck and study hard, pray always ok? Saka na yun regalo mo, pag may pera na ninong mo. hehe

17th Aljune, pinakabatang pamangkin ko ayun, makulit pero masayahin bata. Sana, lumaki kang malusog at masaya ha. Sumunod ka sa magulang lalo na kay Kuya Allan. Naku, kakatakot pag di ka sumunod sa kanya. hehe

20th Mommy, I can still say, best mom in the world. Despite what happened in this family, you stayed strong at lagi kang nandiyan kahit minsan gusto mo na kami iwan. hehe Pero kahit anong mangyari, mahal ka pa rin namin. Mommy Gert ka pa din namin. I just hope na sana maging masaya ka lagi at good health ha. We love you always.. At sana may salad kami this month. hehe At magluto ka ng masasarap na pagkain, kakamiss kasi.

21st Ivan, pare ingat sa pagbalik mo sa barko at sana manlibre ka sa pagbalik mo ha. hehe Maguwi ka na din ng european chicks. hehe So good luck, at mukhang ok ka sa napili mong job, bagay na bagay sayo. Sana sa northern europe ka na makapunta para sulit ang biyahe. hehe Souvenir naman diyan!!!!!!

21st The lady number 6. Simple wish, please after almost 5 or 7 years, meet naman tayo. hehe Kahit malapit ka lang, di naman kita nakikita. hehe Di bale, text text na lang ha. Anyway, I just hope you'll be successful in your chosen career and wish you all the best.

Forgot to mention, Noni sa 13, pare kita kits sa kasal ni Arman. hehe

Ah, sino pa ba? yun may birthday sa 11, kayo naman maglagay oh. Please, thanks!!!

Well, as they say, siguro, I'm a good person, white as a pearl. Naks. Parang becky. hehe

Baka may isa diyan bumati ng june 12 ha. Kala niya june 12 ang birthday ko. Ang sweet naman niya. hehe

Sa lahat pa na may birthday this month, advance happy birthday...

Long live!!!!

Blue Ruin

Ah this is not pertaining to Kate Winslet's hair in Eternal Sunshine.. hehe But I do like the name, so I named after to my reliable 5130.

I gave my sapphire vault a rest.. Besides, tapos na siya, pero nandito pa din siya. May sentimental value kasi saka may mga nakatago dun di pwede mawala. hehe

Bakit ako kumuha ng 5130? Well, nasawa na ko sa music player ng 6300 and besides, parang mahina yun headset. Nakita ko yun specs ng 5130 and marami din gumagamit so parang maganda naman. Saka di ko pa natry yun xpress music.

Nung nakita ko yun headset, may 3.5mm adaptor, so sabi ko pwede yun mga astig na headset. In the future ha. hehe Kuha na ko.

Panalo pala tong model. Hahaha

May same OS siya ng 6300 na mas pinaganda. Saka gusto ko yun bilis ng loading ng kanta. Sa sobrang bilis o walang skip, parang sawa na ko sa dinownload ko. hehe Di gaya dati kasi sa sapphire eh tumatagal ng 1 week yun mga nilagay ko. Ngayon sa 5130 parang dalawang araw lang, palitan ko na yun dinownload ko. hehe

One touch button din yun music player saka eto ang gusto ko sa phone na to. Yun sounds. Panalo. Malinaw saka malakas. hehe Sayang nga, after 1 week nun nabili ko to, yun binentahan ko nito may speaker pang kasama. Bad trip. hehe

Pero ok lang di ko na balak maglagay ng speaker sa kwarto ko. Unlike those HS and college days may component pa ko maliit tapos CD player, ngayon? Wala na. hehe

Ayos din yun design ng 5130 pero mas trip ko pa din yun sapphire kasi mas maliit and fit. Yun blue ruin eh maganda design kaso medyo malaki eh..

Gusto ko din yun theme ng ruin, medyo flashy ang dating saka futuristic kung baga. hehe Ewan ko yun ang description ko..

Saka kaya niya 2gb, kaso pinagiisipan ko pa kung talagang 2gb ilalagay ko. hahahaha

Speaker? Ah yes, panalo. Parang tatagal siya unlike sa vault na after a while, unti unti nagiging sabok yun sounds. Eto, mukhang di bibigay yun speaker.

Headset? Mas panalo naman ito siyempre. hehe Tama lang saka mas tatagal eto, unlike yun headset ng sapphire eh humihina pag tagal. Mas panget pag bumili ka pa sa class A. hehe

Well, ok talaga ito, I can't say na mahihigitan niya yun vault. Well camera kasi parehas lang sila. Wala naman ibang features na kakaiba, pero ok yun contacts section ng blue ruin ha. Type lang yun pangalan nagmatch na agad. Mas ayos yun..

Definitely, I won't sell this after it's life ends. Pero sulit siya. Talagang sulit, kasi ang price niya, 1/3 lang sa unang labas ng sapphire vault. hehe

I love Blue, and I love Blue Ruin. The only blue part is at the sides of it. hehe

Neon light blue whatsoever..

Ninja Assassin

Yes, may sisiraan ako ngayon. hehehehe Ah, siyempre quite late na etong review na to, pero ok lang, mas sulit kung sa download ko na lang siya panoorin.

I was able to watch this film last week, as usual free time sa Welcome at mahina pa ang tanda. Walang tao. Ang init. Naghanap ng trip. Mabuti na lang, dala ko ang zune ko at ayun, namili ng film na maiksi so after watching it, I can go home. May papalit naman sa kin sa shop.

Almost a waste of time. hehe

Better than Legion.

Story about a ninja who's just doing his mission, killing somebody for money then there is a dude, which is Raizo (Rain, the korean pop idol boy) who has some flashbacks how he became a deadly ninja. Actually, he did not do all the acting. Mahal siguro ang bayad. hehe Anyway, ah yes there is interpol agent, someone, a girl who has a hunch na there is a ninja organization who does all the great assasinations. She discovered it through money laundering, stories, dead agents then ayun may kasama siyang officer na muntikan na matanggal dahil sa kalokohan niya.

At the course of the movie, ayun si Raizo pala yun ninja that wants to disband the clan. Then he is a fugitive of the clan, tapos yun girl tries to help him to complete his mission. In the end, well patay ang clan, Raizo became free from whatever he wants to do.

What made this film not a waste of time is the action and gore. I don't know how Rain was able to train that good pero ang galing niya, except for some points, look down later. Action scenes like the jumping, the sword fighting, ninja moves and even yun shuriken throws. Astig. Lalo na yun part na pano tila tinodas yun mga sundalo. hehe

Ah yun first part, ok din. Medyo may twist ha. Kala ko si Rain yun pumapatay sa una, yun pala siya yun renegade ninja. Naks, may twist. hehe Yun japanese actor dun, magaling, parang nakita ko na siya in some yakuza films, pero sayang siya. hehe

Eto na.. why is it crap? First, come on, the film should be in japanese or basta parang japanese setting or more japanese actors. They should get Takeshi Kaneshiro for the lead, besides, medyo marunong siya ng English di ba. Kaso I don't know, or even Sora Aoi for their actress, kaso di siya marunong ng english. How about Ozawa? hahaha

I mean, come on, they should make that movie at least more japanese than others like korean or chinese. Kasi iba talaga, lalo na yun pride part, mas bagay pag hapon ang nagdeliver. Pag nakikita ko yun Rain saka yun kalaban niya, bagay sila sa kung fu movie. hehe

Story, is crap. I know there are some parts na pang drama pero sorry, di mo ko maloloko. Poor dialogue. hehe That's why, it's better to have this in japanese mood with subs than speaking in broken english. Oh crap. Kahit si Ken watanabe yun lead na contrabida, pero same cast, no way. I think pina kamahal ang bayad is Rain, kaunti lang yun parts niya kahit exhausting pero yun iba, sobrang di ko kilala. No clue. Yun sa una na todas, parang sa Oldboy pa galing. hehe

Ano pa, pero ok yun strategy nila ha. Nice trailer, great action sequences and well, like the dude says, he doesn't look like a killer to me, he's in a boy band.

Well, he's a leader in a boy band. hahaha

Great thing, I did not watch this for 150 bucks. Tama na ang legion. hehe

I can't believe Miko Halili used some quotes from this movie to describe a nba game. geesh. hehe

nakatingin sa salamin

"Pumapayat ka na ha." sabi ni Larry, yun paboritong kong barbero sa Kolin. hehe Mukha nga, pumayat nga ko.. Parang di pa din ako makapaniwala na pumayat na ko.. hehe Sa dami pa naman ako ginagawa sa araw araw, hay walang katapusan. Kahit na di na ko masyado dumadaan ng shop parang sobrang pagod pa din ako. Siguro sa kakaisip. Dalawa na iniisip ko ngayon, trabaho at shop. Siyempre di pa kasama dun yun ibang bagay..

Ewan ko nga kung kalbo pa din ako, pero ok lang. Naisip ko din kung magpahaba ulit ako ng buhok, kaso baka mahirapan naman ako lagi. Dati, kailangan may US size bottle ng gel ako lagi ako kasi mahirap ayusin yun buhok ko. May part naman kasi na di na tumutubo. hehe Peste.. Pero mas comfortable naman ako kung kalbo ako.

Kaya ayun.. I look tired as well. As always. hehe Don't worry, malapit na din ako maka VL! hehe Nung tinitigan ko sarili ko, parang sabi ko kahit alam ko dapat masaya ako pero parang hindi. Kita kasi sa mukha ko.

Kailangan ko maging masaya sabi agad ng sarili ko. Kailangan bumalik yun ngiti sa akin pisngi.. Pero nung naisip ko, parang mahirap ata yun. hehe Nasabi ko naman dati kung paano naman ako sasaya.

Ayoko ulitin yun kasi baka di naman mangyari di ba. Mabuti na subukan ang ibang bagay na magpapasaya sa kin.. Kagaya nito na pagpost ko dito, kahit papano nawawala yun pagod at anu pa yun iniisip ko lagi..

Nagiisip na ko ng paraan para paano pa maging masaya. Sa tingin ko eh I need to finish all the problems first before I can really do what I want. However, parang di naman matatapos yun ngayon. Masyado ata ako nagmamadali sa mga bagay na yun. Kaya ngayon, ang magandang gawin ay dahan dahan tapusin lahat..

Planuhin mabuti, kahit di ko magawa. hehe At magdasal na lang na sana tama lahat ng ginagawa ko at mahanap ko o marating ko ang gusto ko gawin. Mahalin ang ginagawa ko..

Para sa ganun, may ngiti na ulit sa kin labi. hehe

Nun pagkatapos ko magpagupit, naisip ko, nah kalbo na lang ako.. Kailangan na lang ng maayos na katawan. Di galing operasyon sabi ni Ivan. hehe

"Dami ko trabaho, kaya eto pumapayat", tugon ko kay Larry.

shifting skeds

Ah, the lovely morning scenary.. The volume of people going to work. The queue in the suki market terminal going to Makati.. The FX straight to Buendia. Or how about MRT or LRT? Nah, I don't ride it that much anymore..

That's the beauty of morning shift. Day shift. A normal shift. hehe

Yes, even my sked is kinda weird, because every week it changes from 6:30am as the earliest shift up to 8:30am as the late shift, I am still getting a good night sleep. I can go out at night when I want to. Or simply get a simple rest...

I never thought I wouldn't wake up a day which I feel, here we go again, dark and gloomy, need to work.. I don't feel that anymore. Except for the VOC and my stats. hehe But that's fine, I just hope I could make up and get the job done.

At going to work for 6:30am-7:30am very manageable except at times if I woke up late, I need to ride a cab. By the way, if it's DST, then my earliest sked is 5:30am which has more fun because I get home easy. hehe

Going home from those shifts well, I can say good, because I have many ways to go home and less people yet at that time going home.

The sked itself is good, I mean well plotted and just right especially if I didn't eat breakfast, my first break is at 1 hour and 45 mins later, so I can still catch up for morning brew.

However, when it comes to 7:45am up to 8:30am sked. This is where the challenge comes in..

Going to work at those times, already shut 2 options, the FX going to Buendia because of the traffic in Espa�a and Taft. I can't also go at MRT or LRT because of the "sardines situation". Geez, I don't want to go at work who smells like I ran for miles. hehe

So, the suki market terminal is one option which I need to ride before 7am or else, well, damn late. hehe Or the last option is the reliable PVP which for now I don't really ride at these times because of the repairs in Espa�a. Damn construction work, it causes so much traffic. Crap.

That is not the hardest part of that shift. The plotting. I don't know why they plot after your 1st break it will be 2 and a half hours before you take your lunch. Then, after lunch, 75 mins later, take your last break. Wow. hehe

That's why after I eat a big lunch on 1st break, I still eat big at lunch. That shift is quite expensive for me. hehe

The hardest part of the shift is going home. Good thing I have my friend Lauren who helps ease the boredom waiting at the terminal in Ayala. Yes, the only way I can go home is to ride from the Ayala terminal going back to Suki Market. And it's a long long ride. Wow. hehe

What I hate going home is riding to that van, I mean, very crampy and stiff. I feel dizzy at times, but as it goes on, oh well, I just fall asleep. hehe

All of these experience is fine with rather than going home at the very hot morning time, or getting drunk at lunch or how about going to sleep first at the sleeping room before going to the mall, at the opening hours. It doesn't make sense anymore. Hehe

You can do that after your work, and relax, it feels better that way isn't it?

nI. Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)

A hero sometimes very agressive, never intimated and never backing down. Always looked up by others.. A leader perhaps.. Unfortunately, this dude only has one quality, he's damn cool. hehe

Even his love of his life got killed, he looks like nothing happened but deep inside, wants revenge. hehe He did, and well, ended up wounded but a winner.

A dude who loves using pistol and knows jeetkunedo, bruce lee's fighting style which sometimes doesn't work with his enemies. A clever dude, who looks like a working guy but he's a bounty hunter.

He's like Lupin, in all his missions, at the end, he never gets the monetary prize. hehe

Damn, he's a lover as well. He never gave up Julia until the end. He believed in her even at those worse situations that almost lost his life.. Unfortunately, his love story ended as Julia got killed when they are trying to live peacefully. That's is so sad for him.

He's funny as well, especially the scenes with Jet, Edward the girl genius, and especially Faye Valentine!!! I wondered, why they did not end up together. Maybe because Spike can't really work with her and no feelings? Or is it about her past? Well, no answers for those questions. Even until now. hehe

I forgot he is a pilot, with sputnik but oh well, he always end up getting wrecked. hehe

The thing I don't like him is he's damn risky. I mean as you see almost in all episodes, he's reckless, he doesn't think sometimes. He is almost getting killed in some missions, I think heroes are like that, but come on he should be careful. Even the last episode, I guess he's quite lucky. I hate him seeing smoke as well, because I don't smoke. hehe

Don't be surprised if the same quality I hate shows in my most favorite character. hehe

He's cool, from the hair, the carefree attitude, smart ability, even the jeetkunedo style and responsible not only finishing the mission without repayment but also, looking his friends back..

I wonder how Keanu Reeves will pull off this character? Can you imagine this, neo as Spike?