ReView of the Year

Burden. Sacrifice. Disappointments. Luck. 

4 simply words I can describe what I went through this year. Pero malaking luwag sa kalooban ko na masaya pa din ako. hehehe Next year, parang ganito na lang gagawin ko, not ReView every other month. 

Anyway, kung ano ang naiwasan namin bagyo ngayon taon para di masira ang bahay.. May bagyo naman dumating sa kin ha. hahaha Akalain mo naman, nalampasan ko yun kahit papano. Eto na, ilang buwan na lang, nakakapaghanda na ko. It's time, to be alone in my career. Whatever it is, maybe curving into my own path at the same time.. Doing responsibilities as a head of the house. Naisip ko, mabuti pala single ako. 

But I'll make sure that will change. Looking back this year, I really felt behind from my other colleagues or kabatch or whatever. Envy was the first feeling. Motivation became my strength to improve. Pero siyempre, di naman naging madali na gawin agad agad kung wala pa ko ibang iniisip. Pero pagtagal, parang kaya ko naman. 

Maraming factors siyempre nakatulong sa kin para makaraos ngayon taon. Una eh, parang Aussie, laid back lang pre, with the family and friends. hehehe Second, learn new things and be at least good at it. Best example, laba ng mga damit at maglinis, at medyo sama pa ang luto. Simple init at luto. hehe Pangatlo, lumayo sa mga ibang tao, pero di din masaya pero nakatulong na din na para isipin ko muna ang sarili ko at yes, marami talagang utos and errands. Naku, kaya't di ako nag FB lagi or SNS. Don't worry, that will change. hahaha

Pangapat, DOTA, kahit magisa lang ako o minsan with Doc at Igz, the moment of childish joy keeps me, enjoy youth. Panglima, films! Para masabi lang na in. hahaha Hindi, of course, as a film junkie, need a dose of it, kaso nabawasan talaga this year. Naman, dahil sa panghuli.. Japan! Jdrama, japanese news, food and ehem, japanese stars, (JAV), and a few anime. One day, I'll be there. hehe I have books na for learning japanese.. I'm reading and trying to self learn. haha Good start!
Surprisingly, kinda like this year as I discovered a lot of myself and awaken my senses at least to do something important. Ah yes, one weird skill eh my visions or predictions.. Gaya nung UAAP.. hahaha Tama hula ko bago pa magstart ang tourney. Tinapa, kahit NBA or even jdramas. Weird skill, surprising and I'll enhance that. I can sense cause and effect in a far away..

Speaking of far away, sorry di ako fan ng star wars. hehehe Nung bata ako, oo pero marami na ko napanood na flicks na mas gusto ko eh. I'll try next month kung showing pa. 

Oh yes, Thank Jesus for giving me such let's say blessings. Kahit na may araw na wala na ko inaasan, nandiyan ka pa din. Malamang, kailangan makabawi naman ako sayo. =) At yes, kinda missed the Feast every Sunday, so this past months pa lang ako nakabalik with yes, complete KCON na never ko nagawa last year. hahaha 

Sorry for those people I failed in whatever way. I'll try to make up for it. Thanks for the friends na kahit simpleng usap or kamustahan lang eh natulungan ako. Sorry pala sa mga meet ups na di ko napuntahan, lalo na etong tsismis sa Jan 9. Malabo ako. Kayo na muna. Alam niyo na kung sino kayo. hahaha Walang tigil sa chat.. Diyos miyo. 

3 words that I prepared for next year. Parang motto pero sige goals pala. hehe 
Conversion. My promise to Him. Convert at last my old ways. =)

Independence. Well, on my own path and decision not only to achieve something but enjoy life..
Satisfaction. Satisfied not only reaching goals, but satisfying on how it's done. Kahit di na ko nagenjoy working but other things I enjoyed doing where outside of work, siguro it's time to do it as a career or simply do things that I like. That will help others of course.  Be satisfied and grateful on what I have na din. hehe

Marami pang words pero yun na naisip ko agad. Hahaha 

It's time to close the 2015, at malamang may bagong presidente na next year... 

Importante, maka galaw na nga ko. =)

A year of Jdrama

Yes, after starting to watch these dramas last year, it continued until this moment. It means, this won't stop. hehe Right now, while I'm writing this, I'm watching episode 86 of Welkame which I found it, interesting, a study why this asadora was the lowest rated in the history of Asadora. More of that later. hahaha 

I was not only focused in the current ones but also the old jdramas and yes, kinda addicted into. I should kinda control myself watching these things at weekdays. I should learn Japanese at the same time watching these episodes, especially I also watch the RAW ones, without substitles. If next year, I will have this a yearly thing. I don't know, despite with Kdramas and worse, the chinese dramas, Jdramas still has an impact. Great impact to me, liking Japan more despite not watching animes or I watched less Eiga this year. It became to a point and I felt, damn.. I wanna go to Japan soon! I discovered a lot from streaming sites into yes, the source of it! hahahaha

To cap this year, it was not a good year of Jdrama, especially Fuji TV's declined quality of dramas in one season. Geez. But anyway, despite of not having a good year, it was not all bad, it was still a good year to watch jdrama. Looking forward for next year! for the usual jdrama, it's 45 mins or 1 hour depending in the drama itself. Short ones where almost 24 mins and now, a shorter one, 19 mins but around 4 episodes only to finish the series.

By the awards below, I'm kinda incorrect because I did not watch all and I might judged it due to my preference. hehe


Worst Jdrama: HEAT - I was choosing between this one and Tatakau Shoten Girl! but I did finish Tatakau and it has a litte bit of sense than HEAT. HEAT has just weird plot and predictable and acting just bad despite that big cast. I felt sorry for that cast. 

Best short drama: Okanashi No Ie - I almost chose Fuben no Benriya or Transit Girls, but I love the acting of Odagiri and Ono in this series. I'm thinking this can be done as a good japanese flick but despite some big flaws, the feel and the dramatic scenes worked plus a very talented small cast. 

Worst short drama: Hatsumori Bemars - Honestly, I love the idea and the style of it but having untalented Nogizaka46 acting for a series, I kinda rushed watching this one and waited for the last episode. Interesting though, in that group, they have future great looking individual idols. hehehe That's the only reason I kinda stayed through. Acting was so bad, I just laughed even in the dramatic scenes. They need training!

Best very short drama:  Ramen Daisuki Koizumi san - TV networks due to competition, population and yes, even audience taste, made these kind of series, 19 minutes per episode in span of 4 episodes to finish the series. I almost chose She but Hayami Akari's presence kinda mesmerized me and yes, I want to eat those Ramen shown in the jdrama. There was a time that one episode rated higher than HEAT. hahaha It shows that Fuji TV made better shows at the late times than primetime. 

Most polarizing jdrama: Marumaru Tsuma - I don't know about what I felt in this drama despite great acting especially of Shibasaki Kou and Higashiyama Noriyuki, but the plot was kinda confusing until it ends. It was sad and very unfulfilling. 

Disappointing jdrama: Dr. Rintaro - I almost chose Koinaka but this one, despite a great, I mean best cast in a jdrama this year, it's just, I always get asleep while watching an episode. Blame it to the very slow pace and Rintaro sensei's character, was really slow and boring. It picked up only at the last but never bothered to really finish it. I had high hopes especially with that big cast.

Classic jdrama of the year: Dragonzakura - I did watch a lot of jdramas this year especially with the old ones,  and it's unfair if I put Amachan for this one because of the number of episodes. hehe But this one stands out, with the great cast, heartwarming story and fun/crazy episodes. My choices where SPEC 2, Sailor girl with a Machine Girl, Wakanomotachi, Border, Shinya Shokudo, River's Edge, and others.. haha

Worst actress: Watanabe Mayu -  Hmmmm hard to choose, I almost chose Maeda Atsuko or Honda Tsubasa, but this one stand out due to looks she had in Tatakau Shoten Girl and frozen acting. hehe I did like her in that series which she was old but working as an idol but for this one, she can't bring one series by her alone yet. 

Worst actor: AKIRA - well, blame the character, his acting and the plot of HEAT. That's it. hehehe

Surprising jdrama: AKAGI - Darn, I did not imagine a mahjong game that was suspenseful, intriguing and deadly. Thanks to the minimized cast, setting, and plot! Great performances were also present. 

Best actor: Sato Takeru - I can't believe he's not only good looking and only stuck with his Kenshin character but was able to deliver in Tenno no Ryoriban. He was able to demonstrate he can act well into his character and matured. I hope he'll continue this in the future or in films! I chose him over Kimura Takuya and Abe Hiroshi.

Missed jdrama: Panic in! Darn, as I discovered Makita Sports is a good actor/comedian, he has his own jdrama! Great plot and fun one, I tried to search this but I failed.. Damn!!!

Best Actress: Shibasaki Kou - This one was hard to choose despite she did not win any this year in Jdrama awards. Her performance was great and not bad as a first time to lead a jdrama. Even her character and story, very confusing and unpredictable. I chose over Anne in Date as she had fun doing the character but I felt she could have done more, and Kimura Fumino due to numerous dramas she has this year. My favorite of her was Ishi no Mayu. Oh yes, I forgot Oshima Yuko (AKB48) in Yamegoku! She can act and fight! hehe Ah, I almost forgot Nakatani Miki.

great jdramas this year:
5. Shitamachi Rocket
4. Ghostwriter
3. AKAGI
2. I'm Home
1. Tenno no Ryoriban

Best jdrama: Tenno no Ryoriban - even the last episodes were kinda fast, the build up and the dramatic scenes were great. I love the scenes when Sato's character training very hard to become a chef and perservered until the end. He's kinda sweet and loving to his wife until her death and award from the emperor which he offered to her. All the other characters also contributed especially Suzuki Ryohei's character and of course, Kuroki Haru. Ah yes, I'm Home! I like the plot and the suspense of the main character until it unfolds in the end.. 

Weirdest drama: Mako Senpai - Hands down, the weirdest drama I've watched this year. There were a lot, even Hatsumori Bemars was weird or AKAGI, but this one.. The poster says at all. hahaha Jdrama about horse racing? 

Whew, I'm thinking next year not only be interesting but the list I've written today, might be longer as well. hahaha I'll definitely watch more new and old.. 

Ganbare!

Unplanned 67

Anak ng tinapa, sabi ko Second Chance lang papanoorin ko, napapanood ko pa Biri Gal. hahaha Thanks dramanice! Mainit init pa to.. Akalain mo naregular pa ko. hahaha Pero, for now, I just want to finish this year with a lot of preparations. Kung baga sa bilyar, prepare prepare din di lang yun tinira mo kung hindi, yun susunod mo tira.. 

Ok naman pala ang Second Chance pero yun Biri Gal, ayos ha.. I don't like Arimura Kasumi pero dahil dun sa film na yun, pwede na. hahaha Well, I don't know what will be my plans this xmas kasi may pasok kami.. first and last na to ha pati new year. First and last.. Those words are kinda normal into my ears these days.

Speaking about my ears, no more in ear for me, which nakatulong na di na ko nahihilo at may sagabal sa tenga ko pero siyempre, I miss my playlist so much! Anyway, those hunger will be done in a few weeks time. Hmmmm Grabe naman, may nagpapaputok na, wala pang 25th ha. 
Kakatamad na magwork pero, dahil sa mga preparations, lalo ako ginaganahan.. Matatapos na. hahaha Well, wala pa naman ako mabalita about other things, except sa politics na mukhang si Grace Poe eh masisibak pa. Masyado kasi buenas, tanggalin na yan.. Sa 2022 na lang siya. hahaha Dalawa na lang naiisip ko iboto, pero siyempre hindi si Binay!

Grabe si Pia Wurtzbach, akalain mong ok na yun first runner up, naging Miss Universe pa! Eh ang sagot naman niya, winner naman. Di kagaya yun isang contestant, na buzzer. hahaha Ano pa.. Ah! Ayos pa naman itong HDD ko, hmmm di pa tamang batayan for seagate.. We'll see in the next six months kung maganda pa din ang takbo. Well, sorry sa mga di ko nasipot na party, reunion ng friends or what not, I'm just busy and at the same time, pakalayo muna. hehe 
About this year? There is a separate post for it. Don't worry.. 

For now, eto lang muna.. For the final days of this year, I'll just stay happy and positive.
It was a lucky year, kahit medyo malas malas na. I'm damn lucky! 

Thank you!!!

Eye of the Beholder

Wow, I can't believe that I have survived six months of anxiety and confusion. Still looking this plain ID. I don't know what will happen to me after this.. Green lace looks good but now looks rusty. Almost dirty it seems.. The ID I bought from office warehourse surprisingly sturdy. Although it has dust on it, it can look clean in seconds if I want to.

I'm now also feeling nostalgic.. 10 years in the industry and I felt just right. Not satisfied but I feel peace. I mean as other contemporaries I know, they are now successful. I'm such a sore loser. Hahaha But as I prepare myself to a different path this coming year, although I'm nervous but I feel at ease. I don't know why, but I feel I will nail it this time. 

Besides, I look at my side and it seems I have no choice but to try. Enough of this pathetic ID, I'm now watching another pathetic jdrama, which I'll discuss later. I can't believe I'm surviving watching this one. hehe

Watching japanese dramas or series, kinda soothes me.. Even I gave up listening to my music library. I'm looking at this computer table, and I hope I can change this soon. Although it has many fun and interesting things and computers supported this table.. It served enough and time to make a change. I'm not looking for a very glassy table or shiny leather ones.. I think I just need a productive table.. I can't believe my computer is running so smooth that it's like a new computer again. I just hope that my old HDD still works even as a storage. Besides, I need a lot of storage especially 5 TB of data is running out. Surprisingly, I stopped getting files at that rate! 

Now.. I only staring this letters at the pointer. Thinking of not to write anymore as it will overlap my final blog of the year. 

I'll just focus staring Kurashina Kana. =)

What if..

(I'm gone)

One of the hard posts to write about... What if indeed I'm not here? It's hard to imagine even to myself.. The reason what I thought about this was as you grew older and many people around you seems to be distant. Loneliness creeps in then add in other pressures that came in a flash.. I just want to go away or gone altogether. 

I believe that a value of the person truly shows when that person is gone. Someway or somehow, even with great memories, it's easy to remember them. Even that person has somewhat gave not good memories.. I started to think, who will look after my family? Or do the errands even they are mounting? 

Who will deliver good messages even in reality they are bad? hehe who will be the negotiator  to bring agreement in both sides even sometimes, I end up hurt? What will happen in gatherings of friends, without me? Encouraging them to come even they don't want to or sometimes, which I did not realize, brings fun to the party. What if I'm not there for a friend who needs help or just want a conversation? Will that person be saved? 

I can't imagine not visiting or meeting a friend in a surprise time. Or what if I did not meet them at that surprise time.. What if my blog did not exists, will any reader miss it? hehe 

After writing those sentences, I felt weary and sad.. It's because its hard to imagine that I'm not there at those events or situations. It dawned on me, that life is enjoyed best when you have a lot of relationships. Good, healthy or bad ones.. Short, long or indirect.. As long you see the person on the other side of the fence, it looks bad if you don't see any. 

I know I might be too sentimental or sound morbid. But as time really finishes fast, you don't want to forget moments that you're there, whether it's great or worst. Whether with that someone or a group of people.. In a small space, or in a big venue.. 

Life indeed shouldn't be enjoyed alone. Even you are forever single or happily married, never forget one thing.. Even you felt everyone left you or you're left behind....

I'm not alone. Besides, I don't want to be gone yet. hahaha 

Sigh.. I don't want to think this again. 

Back to regular programming. =)

CRAP in different paths

After a year of getting married, not me.. hahaha Eh, ayun, ang bilis, kanya kanyang buhay na! Akalain mo si Rheg eh nageenjoy sa Middle Earth. hahaha Si Doc, eh mapupunta talaga way north from here.. Geez.. Ang layo naman ng kaDOTA namin ni Igz. hahaha Speaking of Igz, ehem, mukhang sa posh place na titira. At least di na maglalakad from BGC to Rockwell pag trapik. Why not live in that place? Naks. hahaha

Well, getting married changes priorities, and even sacrifices need to be made. Even the closest of friends.. You can't stop that.. Although I'll be left behind, eh in someway ok lang din. Nasanay na ko after a year but kahit malungkot eh masaya naman ako kasi di ba, they are happy on what they chose. I hope that will not change as years come by. Lalo na yun isa diyan, mahilig umiyak pag may di maganda nangyayari. hahaha Yun isa diyan at least, wala na crack ang pader. hehe Yun isa diyan, cool lang lagi. Oh ha.. 

Masarap pala pag tahimik na buhay lalo na wala na masyado nangbwibwisit sayo. hehe Pero malungkot dahil wala na yun mga asaran na walang katapusan.. Siyempre yun food trip na kala mo huling hapunan lagi.. Yun mga tulungan na maasahan mula sa kagipitan.. Saka yun kalokohan na di malilimutan. 

Yun na lang yun maiiwan sa min at dala namin kung san kami mapunta or maparoon. Ang alam ko, kahit matagal kami di magkikita or kahit mahirap magkita or magusap.. Alam naman namin bawat isa na nandiyan lang kami, lalo na pagkailangan. Wag lang sa pera. Hahaha Kidding aside, well.. In spirit, we are still CRAP whenever.. Wherever. CRAP on Top! 

Hmmmm sayang wala pa kami get together, eh medyo mahirap magset. Unless si Sir Rheg, ilibre kami papuntahin sa Middle Earth. hahaha Or si Igz, magyaya kumain, ehem, resto sa Mckinley. Naks. Si Doc, naku, masarap pagkain sa Norte!! Kahit puro high blood. hehe Sa min, well pwede naman sa inyo, tatlong salad na lang di ba? hahaha Mukhang kailangan magDOTA 2 training na kasi pag nababad trip si Igz at Doc, DOTA 2 eh panglabas ng stress!! Kahit wala si Rheg sa DOTA 2 ok lang. Walang pampakain sa kalaban. Ok na kaming tatlo. hahaha Kidding, ok magtraxex si Rheg. Pwede na. 

Nawala na ang Chic-boy.. Tinanggal na sa menu yun Gourmet Garden sa YC.. Nawala na ang wasakan days or inuman days.. Nawala na yun kain sa labas or Starbucks kahit isa lang naman ang order namin pero tambay kami.. Nawala na yun road trip namin.. Nawala na yun kainan at tulugan kina Igz.. Nawala na yun DOTA nights with LAN party, lalo na pag mainit at nastress si Doc.. hahaha Nawala na yun malaking party kina Rheg na laging buong barangay ang bisita..  At nakakasira ako ng upuan. hehe

Natapos na yun mga secret moves namin for the love of their lives, with the help of all of us.. Naks ang sweet pala namin! Natapos na yun mga araw na kala namin, wala na mangyayari o di namin alam ang gagawin.. Natapos na yun mga panahon na di akalain nangyari na.. Natapos na yun mga oras kahit sobrang lungkot namin, nadaan namin sa tawa at biruan at siyempre tulungan! 

Natapos na ang mga bagay na kala namin di matatapos na maganda pero napaganda pa. 

Lahat ng iyon ay nangyari at ang CRAP ay di nagpatinag. 

Alam ko sa dami namin pinagdaanan eh di pa tapos ang lahat, bagamat may mga darating pa na mas matindi o sabihin natin marami pang pagsubok sa hinaharap.. Pero wag magaalala.. Part of our lives, is CRAP. =) I love CRAP.

Don't worry about me.. Soon, I'll make amends. Yun lang mga bro. Thanks! Ingat lagi!!!! Rheg, ehem, magpapayat, hindi dahil puro baka diyan o tupa, kain ka lalo ha! hahaha Doc, easy lang ha.. Ok yan Doc ang gagawin mo. hehe Igz, mukhang tayo maguusap lagi online.. Kamustahan na lang. Sige practice na ko ng DOTA 2, para pag online, madali magset up. hahaha Enjoy diyan sa new work and place... 

Wala lang ako masulat. =) 

broken lines (collection 60)

90's
bethany
Philam
GI Joe
technics

Snoopy lunchbox
ABS CBN
TV patrol
GMA channel 7

Uncle bob's children show
kapwa ko mahal ko
viewpoint
superbook

flying house
kwarta o kahon
veterans village
puno ng niyog

maroon wagon
Atari
commuting alone
Quezon City Circle

Tropical hut
eye to eye
sick o clock news
iskul bukol

T.O.D.A.S
champoy
Eat Bulaga!
Annaluna

Mask rider black
Shaider
Bioman
Ultraman

Ghost fighter
Dragon ball
PBA
Palibhasa Lalake

Agila
Valiente
Abangan ang susunod na Kabanata
Home Along da Riles

WWE
Stone Cold!
Rock bottom!
Ultimate Warrior

Sto. Niño
LSQC
grade school
LSQC HS

Joy
Humility
Patience
Counsel

Projects
homework
parol and T.H.E
math

Sibika
History
Pilipino
English

Music
Physics
Trigonometry
research paper!

Basketball
Magic
Aling Lourdes
Retreat

Field trip
House visit
Laguna
Baguio

PS 1
PS 2
Dreamcast
N64

Lunch pass
tabayoc
Project 7
D. Tuazon

Separation
Damnation
Redemption
Graduation

flashbacks: ACN

Nakita ko yun isa sa mga dati kong TL kanina from the Feast. Well, binati naman ako. hehe Anyway, time really flies fast. Last year eh, di ko alam kung mareregular ako kasi sa dami ng absent. Now, pretty confident in a different company. hehe It was a unusual experience for me being at Accenture. When I heard I passed the final interview and need to pass my requirements, biglaan naman ako nagpaalam sa TL ko in Stellar. After 3 tries, including noong after college attempts.. I passed! Di ko akalain na makakabawi ako at mabuti sa malapit na site lang. hehe

Nearer at my home, Cubao pa. Wow. Well, after that a lot of clearance and requirements, I worked and it was a night shift. Ah! There was a one day orientation. New employee orientation which nakatabi ko pa yun maarteng Koreana. But she's beautiful pero di na, kung ganun naman siya kaarte sa food at umasta. hehe Anyway, yes, I worked and my job, at last, way different than any other worked I've done. AR.. Accounts receivable for a shipping company which I'm surprised that there was this existed and that company is big. I saw one of their offices at the south, even it looks a fire station. hehe Then, pagkatapos ng dalawang linggo sa dati kong work, aba, start agad. Geez.. They need people to work. hehe Well, kahit night shift eh tinaggap ko na, but I've never thought na dahil dun eh mahihirapan ako. I admit na sinubukan ko magadjust, pero nung natutulog ako na katabi yun OM ko, that's the time I felt, na mukhang di na kaya. 

It's the first work that I worked side by side with other SME or enterprises accounting division. 
Chasing payments not pavements. Sending invoices and explaining kung kailan sila magbayad. 
Nagtatanong kung paano bayaran nila at may iba na napakalaki nga ng company, anak ng tinapa naman magbayad, napakahirap singilin! hehe Nakakagulat, kung sino pa yun mga malalaki at mahal ang benta ng products, sila pa yun maarte at complicated magbayad. It was challenging inside and out. But I can say it was interesting kasi I have an idea how these companies behave when it comes to payments. Well, siyempre benefits are good, especially yun naopera sa kin. Laking tulong yun at I'm saved. Grabe yun health benefits, first time ko talagang nasulit. Yun nga lang, dahil di din ako nakakatulog ng maayos. hehe Pay was good, better in the sense because every week you get paid lalo na may night allowance kasi. 15th and 30th pay then in between that, allowances. 

About the training, first time na wala ako kasama sa training. Ah sorry mayrun pala kaso nung nakita yun portfolio niya, ayun ilan linggo na umalis na. hehe Pero not like in a classroom set up, but like mentoring at instinct na lang kung baga paano matuto. hehe Mabait naman si ate magturo pero minsan wala ako naiintindihan. hahaha Pero joke lang, magaling yun nagturo sa kin lalo na sa excel. 

Speaking of excel, yun mga natutunan ko basic, anak ng tinapa, walang kwenta dito. Kailangan marunong ka gumawa ng graph, tapos table, tapos vlookup... Grabe.. Mabuti fast fingers and learner ako. hehe Pero now, unlearn ko na, I'll try it again. Ah yes, grabe, eto lang yun company na kailangan mo magtraining.. I mean, you will have a day or hours off from work para itraining lang yun skills mo. Sa dami na napasukan ko, parang eto lang yun naencourage na magtraining ka. hehe Kaya sulit din. Ano pa.. Grabe din ang pakain, pero siyempre magpapakain ka, eh sulit naman kasi lagi naman sila nagpapakain sa pwede kumain sa station. hahaha 

Other perks, hmmmm Ah kasi sa laki ng corporation na to, eh self service lahat, from payslip, disputes, and other info you need, eh self service. Which is ok naman except from my other inquiries I had na di ko alam kung nakakaintindi yun HR na nakausap ko o training pa lang. hehe Ah the team.. first time after a long time na wala pa sa 7 ang team namin. Kasama na yun TL. Saka it's a big account sa isang team kasi it's by country... So talagang ang hirap umabsent or leave kasi yun accounts mo napakarami o kung kaunti lang, napakahirap naman. 

Masaya naman ang team kaso siyempre mahirap pumetiks. hahaha Saka unlike before na kahit night shift, nagkakasama kayo sa break or lunch.. Dito, wala na. hehe I'm kinda introvert at yes, siyempre laging inaantok. Lastly, a bonus for me.. I joined a contest sa company to represent the Philippines para sa blog or news in each of the region. I just sent an email and ayun, kahit papano eh naka 4 months ako nakacontribute sa blog. hehe Nakatsamba pa. 

So, still why I left? Hmmmm good question.. Nung nagstart ang second half of the year, including when I start working at night, talagang di na ko nakaadjust. Yun nagaayos sa min na templo eh di ako makatulog at the morning well, kasi sa umaga talaga ako nakakauwi. Tapos dagdag mo pa yun responsibility to Gerro and yes, sometimes the house. At health wise, lalo na after december, I just can't rest. Dagdag mo pa yun nasira yun bahay and need to fix and that.. It was a whirlwind year until this early part ng taon na to. Mahirap pero ayun, at the end, I just can't do it despite kahit gusto ko pumasok, kaso stress was that much and I can't finish it. It was a hard decision and risky one. 

Now, I can say, I moved on and now, I'm preparing for a new path again. Tinatapos ko na lang yun mga ginagawa ko ngayon. hehe Ilan buwan na lang. But I learned from ACN eh, indeed high performance. High performance not only by numbers but relationship sa clients. First time ko nakatrabaho na pinay in Canada ha. Sakit sa ulo! hahaha I mean working with a client, being proactive at sobrang doing everything to reach goals. Every work you do counts talaga. Ano pa.. Yun lang. hehe Saka siyempre how AR works not only in our end pero other big companies work. Grabe, they make it complicated and worse, end up not paying on time.. Saka glimpse on how accounting works. Interesting. Saka yun culture na tulungan, na di naman nawala. I can say, although its short, its worth to be there. Even abrupt. 

Well, after that sleepless nights.. A new morning comes. Umaga lang. 

jdrama: Somato Kabushikigaisha

As it has a long title but I'll try to make this review short. Even this drama was only 10 episodes long and each episode has like 30 mins, and even the opening of each episode was kinda a record, 10 seconds! All of these still made an impact to me. Oh the title means, Revolving Lantern Corporation.

There is a saying that before you die, you'll see images/events happened in your life. It's like a revolving lantern flashing those images through. Incidentally, I just checked this in dramanice then I said to myself, I'll just check one episode. At the end of the day, I finished the whole series! Another great series that shows in a midnight slot in Japan. 

There were two things that I hope they improved on or somewhat, flaws. First thing, I hope there were more episodes or at least season two.. Even those episodes or another season won't explain the answers that the viewer's have. 10 episodes are really just short. Another flaw or improvement, I know it's not really a big deal, I hope they used a different end song. I felt that it was not appropriate for the mystery jdrama like this. I know there were other flaws but I can say, you can let it go as it helps in this great jdrama.

First thing I loved was all the episodes, felt that mystery vibe all over it then add the suspense in some of the episodes.. They were executed correctly. Great examples that episode which a guy got hurt and almost forgot who he is, then every scene uncovering who he was and what he did, it was great suspense, add to that another character in that episode who changed him. Another episode that has that mystery and suspense plus horror, the first episode! That was like, it can be made to a film. Another thing I loved about the series, all of the episodes, if they can extend the time of each episode can be a film series. Or have the 3 episodes, then the last part will uncover Kaminuma's identity. Each episode despite short time and budget, very presented well. Third thing I loved this series, of course, the most consistent character in the series and star.. Kaminuma! I was surprised that this was Kashii Yu's first lead in a jdrama series. Although what's suprising was she's kinda fat at that series. I thought that year she just gave birth I suppose. But despite that figure, that's Kashii Yu, very beautiful. I love her emotionless character and how she looks. Very mysterious and let's say deadly. Despite saying the same lines in all the episodes, the role really fits her and indeed, I hope this series was translated into a film. 

Last thing I loved, the 2 main questions that you'll ask to yourself.. The sci fi factor of the series. Who is Kaminuma? Is she like human or whatever? How she end up working in this company? How the hell the company were able to collect or record everybody's lives? Is it a divine thing or they were able to invent something we don't know? Weird questions but since this was translated from a manga, I'll see if I can read one in the future. Cheating!!! Oh another question, how they were able to set up shop for each customer easily? I mean when a customer pushes in the elevator, it ends up in the same room even the outside setting is way different! There were a lot of questions running in my mind. It's like you know, makes you think. 

Hmmmmm what if, I'm in that situation, which volume or DVD will I watch? Which year and events I want to go back. There are many... Happiness, sadness, terrifying, satisfaction and etc.

Besides, Kaminuma says, "Enjoy watching until your heart's content".

I'm Coming Home

(part 2)

Sunday, was a great day. Ang aga pala ng Christ the King this year. Well, maaga ang trouble magcommute from Buendia puntang MOA. Linggo to ha. hehe Thank God di naman ako nalate puntang SMX. I'm lucky that mahahabol ko yun mga Friday Classes which what I expected. Kasi nandun yun mga gusto kong classes, except for the first class.

That first class was about Guys of the House, headed by the 5 young builders namely si Bro. Velden, Bro. Jan, Bro. Jpaul, Bro. Monching again and Bro. Migs. I chose this class kasi ang other choice was power recipes ata. Di ko trip yun. hehe Anyway, simple lang yun set up nila, like a talk show and yes, due to time constraint, eh bawat isa sa kanila given like 10 mins lang ata to talk. Kaso napasobra. hehe May "B" ka ba yun topic nila eh. Well, I forgot all the B's they've said pero naala ko yun kay Bro. Jan kasi may pinagdadaanan siya and yun B niya is for Bare. You let it out all to one of your trusted friends. It dawned on me way back na talagang ginawa ko yun to my closest friends, deeply hurt and depressed. It helped me and I pray na kay Bro. Jan din. It will be a long process for him. Other B's eh blameless, then brave, I forgot the other 2 B's. It was a fun talk, and kung nanood si Bro. Bo nito, malamang tanggal na sila. Hahaha Kidding, he'll be proud of these young builders. Lalo na si Bro. Monching na kahit same story yun sinabi niya pero nagdagdagan pa ng ibang moves eh. hehe Pero in the end, naconvert din pala siya despite his rebellious past. 

Anyway, moving on to the second Class, which I waited and really looked forward eh si Paulo Tibig. Ang kanyang topic eh Home Work, how to start a home business successfully. Ok lang yun iba na short timed, but this class, sayang talaga, sana di maiksi yun time. Darn... So, siya pala ang CEO ng Vcargo na iniisip ko dati, baka Vmobile din yun. Hindi pala.. Thanks to his great intro video, V stands for parang last name ng family or what not tapos yun nagexpand siya. Grabe, Let me say, inspiring siya, kasi he done a lot of ventures and he tried but failed.. But in the end, he found one thing at tinuloy niya at ngayon di lang malakas yun corporation niya but also he became a great business speaker. Informational at fun yun ginawa niya talk at very easy steps yun presentation niya lalo na emphasize yun sideline na sinasabi niya. Na pag mas maraming effort and time sa sideline mo, baka pwede mo na iwan yun main na kinikita mo. I mean there will be risk but it's fun right? Pero marami pa siya sinabi at parang gusto ko makita yun isang book niya about entrep. I can say, pwede siya entrep prof. Sana ganun nga yun entrep prof namin. hehe Yun lang sana mahaba yun talk niya. I'll check his site later nga.

Last class for that morning eh, grabe, eto yun bonus. Akalain mo nakareserve pa ko ng isang class with Dean Pax Lapid. I have a glimpse of a real AIM prof works. Wow, I hope lahat ng business profs eh kagaya niya! hehe It was harsh yet informative and inspiring. Harsh kasi talagang sinasabi niya nasa loob niya at yun gusto niya talaga participate from the crowd. Tinuro niya kasi on how to make the right decisions and plan ahead in the future, di lang sayo kung hindi lalo na kung may company or small business ka. Informative, dami ako natutunan like the value of a worker, I mean monetary value, may chart pala siya. Sobrang baba ko. hehehe Tapos what tools you need to prepare for the future at ano dapat gawin. Saka yes, ganun pala sa AIM. Di sila basta basta talaga. Kaya mahal ang tuition. hahaha They have a brand and they deliver. Inspiring kasi yun mga ginagawa niya, lalo na sa daming negosyo tinayo niya at the same time, maintain din. Saka I can definitely say happy retiree siya. Sana ako din in the future, near future. Kahit risky yun mga ginawa niya, natuto siya and kept on going. Eto, no time constraint, sumobra naman ang haba ng talk niya. hahaha Sulit na sulit!

Then lunch break came, kain sa hypermarket food stalls. Don't ever attempt kakain sa restos in MOA, on a Sunday? Naku po. hehe Mas lalo ka lang magugutom. Nakalimutan ko pala, nung Saturday, I attended the Plenary talk at grabe, Rex Mendoza yun speaker.. Kahit siya nasurprise sa talk niya kasi he can talk about finance and money anytime and anyday kaso napunta sa kanya was a very sensitive for him. Family and his home. Despite his kinda tough childhood until he grown up and have his own family, eh nakarevenge talaga siya sa mga nagpahirap sa kanya, thru Love. It's quite a teary story pero ang galing nun ginawa niya at ayun.. He felt came home better. Sana ganun naman ang finance prof namin di ba. hahaha 

Holy Mass started and it was a good mass. Not very long and good homily. I forgot the priest's name, pero nakita ko na siya sa KCON some 2 years ago. Magaling na pari. Saka this year, parang lumalapit na ko sa main stage ha. Sulit pag premium talaga. hehe Thank Lord. 

After that, edi some reminders and break, biglang sinabi ni Bro. Randy na ang performer is One Walker. No idea who that was, pero nung lumabas na sa stage sina Ogie, Regine and Jaya.. Wala na. Hiyawan na lahat! Malamang. hahaha What surprised though was what they did. They sang worship songs. While they were performing, I'm asking in myself, will they perform their pop songs or that, well.... The answer was no. But I was moved by their performances and grabe, kung sila naglead ng worship, ewan ko pa pag di ka pa sumunod. hahaha What was great in their performances was they were able to focused in worship and praising God. I mean first time ko sila nagperform live, at nakakatawa pa sa worship. Grabe, dami nilang kinanta, and parang ang naglead lahat ng kanta si Ogie. Si Jaya had her one song, and yes, Regine sang on her own, one worship song. How cool was that. Si Regine despite at her age, which give credit to her, kahit di na laging birit, iba yun boses niya talaga pag live. Ang ganda sa tenga at soothing. Hay... Ogie is still great Ogie and Jaya, soul and R and B type, mas ok siya pag live than in TV. They said, it's their first time to debut as a worship group and I know it's weird but well, I understand. It's like they have a different alter ego nga. I mean Jaya and Regine at back up then Ogie is leading worship. Grabe, kakaiba. Sulit! Parang ba bonus na lang ito, kasi kala ko ilang kanta lang pero dami nila kinanta. Thank God!

So uwian na. hahaha Nope, of course, main plenary talks na headed by Bro. Alvin, Bro. Arun and of course, Bro. Bo. Ah sorry, bago ito, Justin Fatica keeps on preaching you're amazing! Gotta love that dude. I mean, adik kay Jollibee eh. hahaha But yun simple style niya na sabihin na you're amazing tapos inspiring people then mix it up with his drill sergeant style eh ewan ko pa pag di ka pa nakinig. hehe I hope he'll be back next time. But his aggressive style made wonders. I'll watch nga yun documentary niya sa HBO pag may time. 

About the plenary talk, simple yet powerful message streamed for the past hour. Pero yun natouch ako yun kay Bro. Alvin. Naisip ko nga, I hope I had that kind of family.. Full of love and support.. Well, kaso hindi eh. hehe Pero ika nga niya, kahit nagkulang siya in the past, napunan naman yun with love and support from his family and Jesus. Very touching piece.. Bro. Arun, well, same message as I heard from yesterday ha. Pero despite sa kanyang momentous tasks and goal, naachieve niya kasi well, he trusts very much to the great team he has and God, he'll make wonders para lumaki ang The Feast in the south. Naisip ko, hirap ata nun. 

Lastly, with Bro. Bo, I already have it daw. Don't look furhter or farther. Sabagay naisip ko din and for this year, simple joys and every day seems a blessing to me. Unlike in the past years na I just let it slide or just finish a day without really doing something important. I always felt na I should do more to make them happy or me making happy. Pero di pala, as Jesus can make me happy enough. That's true, lalo na sa mga trials ngayon at mga darating.. Alam ko, I have it na he can help me and all the people around me to get through all of the struggles. It was a short message but a great talk by the 3 of them.

Thank God at kala ko matrapik ako sa España pauwi kasi sa pesteng Bar Exams. hehehe As I walk going home, KCON this year gave me an idea now and confirmed it na alam ko na gagawin ko sa buhay. Pero siyempre, not sa financially yet. Strapped pa. hahaha Pero to satisfy or becoming happy, I can do it and just have faith on what I'm doing and planning. Nafelt ko to nung first KCON ko. Parang wala pang yun effect ngayon, pero as time goes by, mayroon na. 

That's why this KCON this year is great and I can say something will happen to me, not now, but soon. I don't know what it is but I hope it will be for the better.

So that's why, despite chaos and struggles.. I am still..

Coming Home. 

A Second Chance

Tama na pangungulit sa kin, no choice na. Give this film a chance! hahaha Honestly, no idea about the first movie pero dahil sa mga reviews, at napagiwanan ng friends din, aba pati sa opisina.. Matignan nga kung bakit tumabo ng 400 mil itong pelkulang ito? hahaha

Masasabi ko na talagang nasa pelikula lahat ng rason bakit siya kumita ng ganun at I can say its a good film. Sulit siya, kahit yun plano ko panoorin sa 250 pesos. hehehe Siyempre, di naman siya perfect or a great film, pero a big chance na maging great film. 

Pagkatapos ko panoorin, naisip ko, kaya pala pwede pang a third chance, style Before Sunset ang peg ha. hahaha Before Sunrise at Before Midnight. Mautak sila, pero parang di maganda kung may part three pa. 

First na sana naimprove nila, eh yun story line na 7 years period. I mean, kung ganun pala naging siste, eh sana kahit 3 years lang yun gap, ok lang. Kasi marami nangyari sa kanila in 7 years pero parang kaunti lang yun pinakita. Pangalawa, they could just removed some characters there. Well, wala naman magagawa kasi channel 2 at marami silang artista kailangan isali. hahaha Or simply, maliit yun cast sana. Or kung marami, dapat mga kaunti or cameo scenes lang. Isa pa, dahil sa 7 year gap, eh editing was not good, sana di na lang dinagdag yun interview part. Sana they could just start yun bad years nila agad then pakita yun good years then going to the ending. Isa pang sana naimprove nila, the music used, it's very pop for a very serious film at sana di light yun dating, I mean the things they wore or lighthing very light. Ibig ko sabihin, it has a potential na great if they made this film, more indie or dark tone, kung baga realistic. 

Kahit sa mga flaws na yun, I like the film. Una eh the balanced tone ng film, may mga indeed romantic/kilig moments, pambenta sa lahat ng ages. Saka may serious moments, na tamang tama. Saka yun parts na drama eh engaging at realistic.. Ika nga nila, eh bagay sa tin. Another one eh, yun script na nakakagulat ang dami nagsulat kahit alam ko kaya ng isang tao.. Eh ok naman yun pagkagawa nila ng storya, realistic approach naman, like yun nagtayo pala sila ng company eh di pala kaya na di sila magkasama. Saka yun mga away nila, realistic.. Lalo yun scene na kakabili lang ng gamit sa Gourdo's basag agad! haha Yun ang drama. Saka yun mga moments na very distant sila at pinakita yun mga failures ng isa't isa... And yes, how they work it out together. Mahirap yun ha, pero love made them together. Naks!

At yun pinakanagustuhan ko, yun acting ni John Lloyd at Bea ha.. Sana ginawa na agad yun sequel dati pa. hahaha Talagang pinakita ni Bea yun pagkamartir and loving wife. Very matured yun dating niya at yes, maganda. I wonder why she always staying sa mainstream flicks, she can do other roles. Sayang naman.. John Lloyd, well, very romantic pero pathetic husband na talagang pinakita niya. Ganun siya kagaling saka yun mga the moves ha. hahaha Saka yun mga last scenes niya panalo. Yun chemistry nila, talagang bagay.. Kahit parang tatlong films yun ginawa nila, eh fit silang dalawa. Mapaaway sila o mapasweet sila, perfect couple sa film.. 

Kaya yun, sana nga may third chance at naisip ko na pwede yun, kung natuloy sa London si Poy... Sayang, di nila naisip, pera din yun saka marami pwedeng mangyari, lalo na may Arci pang nasama! hahaha Kaso wala, baka mahirapan sila, tapos na dito. 

Natatawa ako sa mga lines nila ha, pero may mga lines na nakakaantig naman. Not sounded forced or whatever. Normal lang..

I have one more rant, Basha is a nice name, Popoy, it's just.. Pag naiisip ko kasi yun HS days, pag may tumatawag na Popoy eh... hahahahahaha Sana ibang name or palayaw naman.

They indeed deserved a Second Chance. Oh lalo na yun One More Chance, mapanood na nga. hehe

1200th

Mainit init pa! hehe Think of it, 1200 posts, which is like 10 post per month and for 10 years. I've down it way less than that. Wow.. I don't know what to say or well, just a smile of my face.

Plans? Ah, now yun computer ko eh ok na, aayusin ko na yun wordpress.com ko and most importantly, back up! Ano pa ba. Wala lang. hehe Ah yes, say goodbye to blogger soon. I felt that I'm almost running out of posts or what to write, but as I continue to write.. I feel I can write more and move forward. 

Moderation na din siyempre, di na kaya ang 15. 10 is perfect for me lalo na sa mga ibang bagay na ginagawa ko. Especially next year. hehe 

Anyway, what to expect, maybe just new look soon, more insights from me. I don't think more tell all. Wala na ata. hahaha More topics or new topics to be discussed.. Lastly.

In depth. I can't believe this, 1200!!!! Yatta!

I'm Coming Home

(Part one)

Masarap siyempre umuwi sa bahay kasi di lang dun ka nakatira, dahil din dun ka nakakakuha ng lakas at pagmamahal. Kung mag isa ka lang sa buhay, dun ka naman makakapahinga. Medyo nalate na ko nagregister for KCON for this year dahil sa tight funds. hehe Pero thank God for some help at di naman ako nahuli sa register. Yun nga lang, talagang di ko nakuha lahat ng gusto ko talks pero.. Sa huli, masasabi ko na it was better, way better than last year! Dahil late register, eh yun talks ko sa bandang third day eh medyo alat pero siguro napunta din ako dun para mablessed. Thursday edition really was bad choices for me, talagang way off and buti nga di ako nakapunta. 

Kung nagkataon pala, thanks to APEC eh medyo napadali yun pagpunta ko sa KCON. Namove kasi yun Thursday and Friday skeds to the weekend, kaya buenas talaga. hehe Ok, let's move forward sa mga napuntahan kong talks. 

First talk was Innovation Economics, Leading with lesser resources ang topic. Dapat yun business class kaso ayun ubos. hehe Pero sa first talk, dahil short time lang, eh medyo short lang yun sharing and talk. Sa talk kasi na to, tatlong speakers kaya ayun, medyo bitin pero sulit naman. 
It was started by Coach Joel Banal.. Noong nakikita ko siya sa first session dati sabi ko, magshashare kaya siya? Yun pala, sa KCON na siya lalabas. As expected, dahil one of the great basketball coaches siya, una topic niya eh about nung nagcoach siya sa Mapua. Di ko akalain na wala pala siyang star noon? Tama ba yun? Back to back champions pa! Kevin Ramas lang ang player niya narinig ko. hehe Grabe.. Kaso dahil short yun time, eh gist lang yun nasabi niya. Pero interesting fact, may IS school pala yun family niya at way more affordable ha.. Parang naisip ko, pag may anak ako, dun ko nga enroll. Yun lang, sa Pasig. hahaha He started yun discussion na I forgot yun 8 princples, galing from a google executive pero first 4 steps yun sinabi niya. Very deliberate yet effective steps ha. Nagulat ako sa radical na decision niya about sa coaching niya na imbes kumuha sa labas na player, sa intramurals within Mapua na lang. Ang hirap nun saka yun impact word niya eh innovation. Dahil maliit yun line up niya, sacrifice offensive rebounding, daanin na lang sa speed at pressure ha. Yun lang ang line up niya, no big man so yun. hehe No choice siya. Pero tignan mo naman ang effect back to back champs!

After the 4 steps he discussed, eh sumunod na si Bro. Monching. At first, it's the first time I saw him at tama siya, akalain mo builder siya. hehe Kidding.. Siya pala builder ng Marikina and Sta. Lucia sa may Rizal. Grabe, di lang siya masaya at makulit, very related yun ginawa niya sa topic. Grabe, eto kung baga, ililibing na lang, nabuhay pa! hehe No kidding, coming straight from him, muntikan na pala isara yun Marikina kasi well, yun sikat na builder dun eh napromote at bigla from security ministry, biglang si Bro. Monching ang naging builder. Kahit ang ginawa niyang sharing eh isa beses lang at inamin niya di pa maganda. Kung baga, kaw na bahala! hahaha From endangering to close ilang months, dahil lang sa mga strategy ginawa niya at innovate at a bit of sacrifice.. Ayun from 30 attendees, naging dalawang session na ata sa The Feast niya at nanganak pa sa Sta. Lucia. Iba talaga nagagawa pag dedicated kang servant ni God. In the leadership and strategy niya, nakakatawa kung ano ano ginawa nila para dumami yun attendees, kahit magmukhang perya daw sila pero it's worth lalo na, small budget. Galing niya. Saka yun mga banat ha.. Alam na ano past ni brother. hehe Kidding.

Last speaker sa topic si Bro. Arun, ayun as usual, masaya yun talk niya. Simple lang yun sharing niya pero nakakagulat na grabe nilaki yun The Feast sa Alabang. Matindi yun hardwork niya at yun tinuro naman niya, proper deligation of work. Nakakatawa which is true, yun pagsulat sa bulletin, talagang inamin niya iba nagsulat pero of course may credit din. Kahit pala sa libro ha, humingi ng tulong pala siya. Sometimes, tama talaga na hingi ka ng tulong sa iba, lalo na sa nakakaalam nung gagawin. Naisip ko yun dati, grabe, self taught and yes, matanong ako ng tulong sa iba. Hanggang ngayon ata. hehe Anyway, great first talk at ayun... Bitin talaga.. 

Second talk was a first for me. It's about education and it's home teaching. I don't know what I'm doing here but kasalanan ko naman kasi wala naman ako ibang choice. Ala naman pumunta ako sa single women topic. hahaha Anyway, sorry I forgot her name, pero isa lang naman siyang prof with Doctorate degree sa UP, in education and sociology ba. She discussed different ways of education at how home school benefits saka yes, effective teaching methods na sana ginagawa ng mga teachers! Well, may history pa ng school na kasama. Sa kalagitnaan ng talk, parang ang sarap pakinggan, tapos bigla na lang pagbukas ng mata ko.. Anak ng tinapa, matatapos na yun talk! OMG! First time nakatulog ako sa talk. Sorry po. hehehe Anyway, parang naisip ko din na mas effective yun ibang style of schooling like home school or i forgot the name of the that method, yun parang low ratio setting and more on application than memorization of ideas. Parang ok yun sa bata. Ah, yes, the Iceland case pala. Sana mayrun dito at dapat sundin yun kahit ilan schools. Way more effective and less pressure sa bata. 

Last talk, a quite interesting talk. It's about a simple guide to a healthy leadership. Bro. Bert Miranda discussed about it and it's a surprise na kahit self explanatory and easy steps yun sinabi, ang galing nun explanation niya about the topic. Sinabi niya yun in a very short time. Lalo na yun proper mindset ng leader, being healthy and most importantly, have faith sa leader or of course, prayerful. hehe A leader can do a lot but prayer can do a lot more. Di lang faith for being a leader, siyempre sa members din, lalo na in difficult times. 

See, how short those talks are at masasabi ko, tama din yun mga napili ko. Siguro sabi niya, tama na muna ang Business and Career talks, dito muna sa leadership and education. Pwede ko pa nga habulin yun Thursday talks kaso it way different at di ako makakarelate. Managing church events, nyek. hehe Bully ology, yes I moved on from that and I don't need it. hehe Coffee date, ok na yun dati nakuha ko about one on one discipleship. 


Maaga na ko nakauwi at kahit trapik ng kaunti, nakapahinga pa ko. The next day is indeed the homecoming of our faith. 

Going home. 

Crushes: Hirosue Ryoko

Noong nagguest siya sa isang sikat na talk show in Japan, unang tanong ng host.. Talaga bang 30 years old ka na? Malamang ganun din itatanong ko pag nakita ko siya in personal. hahaha Di halata.. Hay.. Hmmm when did I see her first? It's weird pero I saw her sa departures. It is one of the great japanese films ever, at one thing ako nadistract, siya mismo. hehe

Then ayun na, I needed to watch jdrama or eiga with her on it. I understand the qualms of the fans na sometimes, she can't really act or sometimes, the role parang di fit sa kanya. Kahit di ko napanood lahat pero some of the snippets or scenes in some of her shots, yun nga parang nilagay lang siya para gumanda yun show. hehe Great example, ouroboros! Ok lang yun ginawa niya pero marami pang mas bagay na role for a teacher. Yun lang kulang pero eye candy pa din. hahaha

It doesn't mean palpak lahat. hehe Watch siyempre departures, saka Bubble Fiction, tapos parang fave ko yun Key of Life. She looks good at ok yun acting niya sa Zero Focus. Of course, I'll watch more about her sa eiga. Sa jdrama, mahilig siya mag guest ng one episode or cameo pero halos ok naman lahat na jdrama na kasama siya sa main cast except for one jdrama, Seijo. Avoid that jdrama, kahit sobrang ganda niya dun... Wala din. hahaha Sakit lang sa ulo. But seijo is a great example kung gaano siya kaganda, I mean may mga scenes dun na kailangan bata siya, habaan lang yun buhok niya. Pag matanda, iksi lang yun buhok niya, ayun na. Pero di pa din halata na matanda siya. hahaha

Saka yun look na nakangiti siya, at short hair, ay heaven. Hahaha Saka kahit di naman siya mataba, tama lang sa kanya yun figure. Love those eyes and yun dating niya.. Grabe.. What a darling. Anyway, kahit matanda na eh pwede pa din pantapat yun ganda niya sa mga bata.. Pero may mga papalit na sa kanya, such as Goriki, Hirose, Nounen. Sila yun may mga dating na nadadaya ang edad. hahaha 

I hope she'll improve her acting lalo na tumatanda siya at ano pa ba, sana mag mukhang matanda na siya kahit kaunti. hehe Yun lang. Such as lovely face.. Hmmm yun dating niya parang may kilala ako na ganun din in person. Kaso di ko pa siya nakikita in years.. hehe For now..

I still can't believe she's 35, divorced and with 3 kids ata. Wow.. haha 

One of the legendary faces in Japan.. Yes, one of the many who can look so..

Young. Utsukushī....

Flashbacks: A Snake in down south

(disclaimer: This was my point of view then. For other details, ask him. hehe)

I was going to my sister's house then.. As you know, she lives in Las Piñas and at that time, of course just starting at UST and yeah, meeting friends within UST and out. There was a girl that time, who well, girlfriend of one of my friends.. Then that time, SMS was the thing and it's easy to communicate unllike these days with all that apps coming out. 

What I remember, I told her I'll be going to my sister's house and since she's living at the south, I asked her to meet me, simple meet up. She said ok and fine, so there, after that end of school week, I went to LP and to one of the famous malls there. At that time, I don't know what to expect and just well, looking forward to meet her. I arrived at that mall and waited for a bit, and yeah, I saw her. After that, we talked, ate and that's it. It's not a long time, and we did not even well stay long at the mall. It was fun and just shared some stories and that's it.

This was blown out of proportion, well not really hurting but at that time, this friend of mine, even we did not really discussed it, all of the sudden making weird jokes that I'm cheating him and user and yes, a Snake. hehe

Geez, will I ever do that? Of course not! hahaha Maybe he's paranoid. That went on, even after we graduate and this hidden story always use as his joke to me. I don't know, this event maybe made us great buddies. 

Everytime we look back, this event was kinda put a smile in our faces. It's just crazy but well, I thought of, I'm very friendly when I stepped up in UST. That's all I can think of. And definitely, I won't cheat a friend just for a fling or whatever. It was really funny when I heard his side and I don't blame him. Geez.

Anyway.. Great thing, those 3 people moved on through their lives in a better path. 

I still go to the south, because my sister still lives there and some of my friends. 

I was never a snake that he claims. =) He knows it. Thank God. hahaha

Not Showing: TAG (Sion Sono film)

Tagalog naman. hahaha Saka ibang style naman for this film para madali. Grabe kapapanood  ko lang ng Yakuza Apocalypse, eto naman.. Gritty yet crappy film! haha Nung first trailer na lumabas ito, grabe naexcite ako! Siyempre Triendl Reina running for her life tapos other chicks and Sion Sono film? Why not! Mahintay nga. hahaha Naisip ko sana ipalabas dito.
89 mins later. WTF! Di ako makapaniwala na ganun pala.. Ganun kalala yun film. hahaha Ok na yun first 20 mins pero nung bumabagal na at ano ano na sinasabi nung mga characters... Bwisit, ano na naman ito? hahaha I don't know what Sion Sono thought of making the film confusing na pwede naman simplehan di ba. The worst part of the film talaga was the screenplay. Grabe, as you want to know why all these things happen, eh lalo lumalayo ka at napapatanong kung bakit ko pa pinanood ito. hehe Dialogue doesn't make sense, ang may silbi lang eh yun sinasabi ni Triendl Reina. 

Another thing, sayang yun ibang stars na nasa film, namely Saito Takumi and Shinoda Mariko. Si Mano Erina, forget it. hehe Sana di na nagpalit si Triendl Reina ng face at the succeding scenes. Bwisit talaga. Sayang yun effort nila at sana ibang role na lang sila. Another thing that made the film bad, some scenes, just did not work. Lalo na as the ending comes, I thought, I just want to end it. Not interesting or exciting unlike the first minutes. 

Well not all bad naman yun film. Ok yun setting na ginawa ni Sono dito. Give credit to editing na kahit sobrang gulo at nakakabad trip yun story, galing pa din na di nakakahilo yun pagkaedit. Maganda yun mga running shots dito, mafeeel mo din yun rush at yun pagod. hehe At ang pinakagusto ko part, yun first minutes talaga, the shock, gore and thrill factor all in one. Lalo na yun part na nagwawala na yun mga teachers. hehe Ah don't forget the skin shots. hahaha Yes, give credit to Triendl Reina. Galing niya dito saka she can act. Hirap yun ginawa niya dito, lalo na yun first scenes. Magaling siya at may future!

I think Sion Sono really fast paced making this film. I mean kung may target ka naman na 6 films to release this year, malamang may films ka paspasan mo na! hehe Lesson learned, ok yun may target pero sana naman, make all those films kung di kaya maganda, make it memorable. 

This one, not memorable, kukunin ko lang kasi it's Sion Sono. I hope this film is only one of his bad films done in a bad time. 

Yakuza Apocalypse or TAG? Hard to answer. Almost fail pareho eh. 

Hard to decide. hahaha I learned, I still continue to play TAG. 

In the film, I don't know why its called TAG anyway. Don't tell me it's because of the switches? 

Oh no. Kowaii... 

Jdrama: Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san

Sa haba ng title, maiksi lang ito at mabilis. hehe Paano ba naman kasi, 4 episodes and 19 mins each episode! Simply lang naman kasi ang story. New transferee na pangalan eh Koizumi-san, tapos eto si Yu na may girl crush, tinawag niya si Koizumi na nakapila sa isang ramen house. Yun lang, dun na nagsimula ang story nila. Si Koizumi eh kahit maganda, suplada at masungit. Nagiiba siya pag kumakain na ng Ramen. hehe

Well, kahit short and simple lang ang jdrama, nakakatuwa siya. Sana nga regular series siya or kahit papano, 30 mins ang bawat episode. It is surprising na this year, some jdramas are getting big budget cuts. Starting from Fuji TV. Starting of na short series and episodes like this. Ayun nakakatuwa siya kasi ang topic eh pinakafavorite ko na japanese food o kahit sino ata, Ramen! Grabe sa 4 na episodes, lahat ang sarap ng Ramen except yun episode two na maanghang. Bawal kasi ang maanghang sa akin. hahaha

Pinakafavorite ko na Ramen, yun first episode saka yun 3rd episode. Grabe, parang dapat di ako kakain ng ilang araw pagkatapos ko kumain ng mga Ramen na yun. Lalo na yun first episode na Ramen, di ko alam kung mauubos ko yun. hahaha Masyado ako nafocus sa Ramen. Yun lang kasi nagpaganda dito kahit ang bida eh si Hayari Akari. Grabe, di ko akalain na galing siya Momoiro Clover Z.. She doesn't look like one. I bet she sang yun kanta sa episodes. hahaha Basta ok siyang lead, saka may dating siya na itatagal sa industry after the idol group. 

Ok lang yun other stars dun, saka nakakatuwa yun fourth episode. Nagsama sama sila for the sake of Ramen. hahaha Kahit serious si Koizumi, may nakakatawa pa din na moments. Mas nakakatawa, yun ratings ng show, mataas for her timeslot. Mas mataas pa dun sa isang Fuji TV primetime jdrama na nagflop this year. 

Ramen Daisuki!

BTW, it answered my prayer, may SP na by Jan 2016! Yatta! hehe

broken lines (collection 59)

80's
Born
Family
Dad 
Mom
Kuya
Ate

Backyard
PTV 4
Helicopters
EDSA
Fisher price

Project 7
Basketball court
sari sari store
puno ng niyog
Junior

Walking
eating
Piano
new wave
Gi Joe

True
feels like heaven
more to loose
Don't do it.
DMZ

TV patrol
ABS CBN
Coke
Algerro
kinder.

unplanned 67

Pagkatapos nito, dalawa na lang! hahaha Mahahabol ko na yun mga post na kulang ko for the past, 3 months? Grabe... Hay ano ano kasi inabot ko malas sa computer, una DVD drive tapos sa huli, palit HDD na talaga. Ayun, eto mukhang bago ang computer ko. Ang bilis! hahaha Mamaya yun ultimate test.. Pirata!

I learned a lot at those times na parang ano na gagawin ko pag ayaw gumana ang pesteng computer ko. Dun ko natutunan na importante ang computer ko kaysa sa phone. Second close ang phone. hehe I mean in my material possesions. Grabe ang DOTA dati kasi nagsave pa ko para sure na aandar, pero sa bagong HDD, isang save lang at tuloy tuloy na ang laro! Ganun pala. Kaso kailangan ko magingat kasi seagate ito kaya yun rumors na madali ito masira eh malalaman na natin in the next years. hehe

Gulat ako, black WD HDD na ako, parang 2 years lang, nagloko na! Ganito na ba HDD these days or talagang kailangan ko na mag virus scan. hehe Or sinobra ko ang punishment sa HDD kasi naman sa download. hehe I can't tell but sana gumana pa siya as storage. 

Sana manalo USTe mamaya, paabutin naman ng game 3, sayang kasi punta nila sa unexpected finals. Well, hula ko naman is FEU from the start of the season talaga. Iba kasi nilalaro nila. Pero siyempre, never give up na may pusong USTe. Ang bilis naman ng panahon, December na! Akalain mo, sobrang bilis ng panahon this year. Nung first quarter sobrang bagal, pero after nun, ayun na. Napakabilis ata. 

About work, can't believe I'm performing well. Surviving pa. Saka ayun, malapit na regular for this month. Kahit may times talaga na parang kakatams na, ayun, performing pa din. I don't know why but I just don't want to lose in a way na dahil di ko lang ginagawa ang work ko. Pero grateful pa din ako sa work and now I'm planning smart and we'll see in the next 2-3 months. hehe

Ah, sana naman may tumalo sa GSW, di pwede yun maka 33 wins sila. Mga ambisyoso, tama na yun mga 20 wins. hehe Pero dapat may makatalo, kahit Philly pa yan, talunin nila yan! hahaha Ano pa, number one Alaska ko! Parang lumakas sila kahit same line up, same play, pero si the Beast, parang naging one option na siya. hehe Pero same play lang sa kanya. Sana tuloy tuloy na yan. Yun Ginebra, may himala ha. Parang natauhan na ata sila, maaga pa pero sana matalo sila! hehe

Ano pa, my wish for Christmas, sa kin na lang yun pero yun iba, makuha yun mga kailangan ko at yes, start na to achieve my small goals. Yun lang, happy na ko. Happy naman ako at I can say, very lucky this year. Despite some big losses..

I think that will make you stronger right? Oh siya makapaglaba nga muna. 

Prison School

I think I haven't done an anime review for a while or a long time. Anyway, what interest me in this anime was the simple premise, 5 dudes in an all girls school got imprisoned! Due to the all girls school change of heart and to be in line of these times, they thought of adding boys in their school. Then these 5 boys, as well, adolescense hormones rages, planned to peep into the girls bathroom..

But as they execute the plan, unfortunately, the so-called Underground Student Council discovered them and because of this raucous attempt, they were sentenced to be in jail at the own school prison for a month! Then the crazy attics of living thru hell begins! After watching those 12 frentic and crazy episodes, I must say, one of the best animes, or simply the best ecchi anime ever! It's borderline ecchi and well, soft porn. But seriously, despite the innuendos and visually stimulating images, sorry there is no ehem, that kind of scene. Let's say sexually charged scene. But the manga has, so I'll see and check the manga later!

The only problem in this anime was I hoped it was longer. Although yes, the consequences of their actions, I mean it has a simple story of just getting expelled right but they looked it complicated, which is fine. But I felt 12 episodes were short and they kinda edit some stuff from the manga which is normal, especially, if there were those scenes. But that's it, I hope they made it like 20 episodes or 15 but well, it's only 12. TV version, they will shorten it I guess it go down to 10 or 11 tops as I see it now.

Best parts! Damn, I can't believe the ladies here look great. I mean, in anime, lady characters sometimes it's typical ones but this anime, geez the ladies not only look great but also they catered all types of women that a guy wants. From sadistic, to prim and proper, to strict and a weird lady. But all of them, not only has great looks but how their roles were created. The only lady in the anime that I did not like, was Anzu because her screentime was short. That's it. But the rest, you can just stare and wonder.

The anime was beautifully drawn. Very glossy and near perfect, very clean to be exact. I mean without the story or just staring at it, I mean it's a rare in anime these days that every angle is perfectly drawn. I said that because some of the animes I saw these days, due to the existence of 3D or visual effects, sometimes they don't jive together. This one, they detailed every scene and drawn it perfectly. A rare indeed.

Another thing I liked in this anime,  even it has only 12 episodes, and one or two episodes was kinda bad.. All of the episodes are important in the story. There are only few moments that I hoped they skipped but most of them, it's important and made the story interesting to watch. Even the most serious guy in the story, the principal has its moments even he just kinda standing all the time. In the end, he's a big help. I just can't stop laughing thinking his role in this story. But anyway, yes, that's only one example of how important all of those characters in the story.

Another factor I loved in this one, since I said the episodes are all important, don't forget the whole cast! From the five dudes, Kiyoshi, Gakuto, Andre, Joe, and Shingo then the strict slave masters namely Mari, Hana and of course, may favorite Meiko!!! Then the other characters, Chiyo, Anzu, the Principal and even that laundry driver. Among the five dudes, may fave is gues who? At first I thought it's Shingo because of his cool attitude and looks but I don't betray my friends.. So I'll go to Gakuto! Damn, I can't believe what he has done in this anime.. It's all crazy sh*t  and his strategies until the end and I like his dialogues, very old fashioned yet modern. So it's Gakuto, Shingo, Kiyoshi, Andre and Joe in order. They really fit well together and yeah, I hope I can see them again in second season if there is.

Lastly and this is the defining factor that I love this series. I never laughed so hard before watching this. After watched those episodes, every episode has a defining scene that will make you laugh so hard! I rarely see an anime that will make you laugh very hard in one scene. Damn, this anime not only removes the stress or really escape your worries for a bit time, but it gives the best laughs. I don't know how the author was able to perfect the mixture of sex and comedy, but this one, geez give credit to him even they spliced it, geez.. One particular scene, the heads and tails one.. Damn I don't know if the dudes are lucky or whatever. =)

I hope for second season to push through and better be because the ladies there let's say more scary and yes, they more like b*tches that want to be punished! Anyway, I don't how they will make it but for the mean, I'll try to search the manga first. For the TV version, I'll just do a separate review for it. But they look almost the same but they spliced a lot from the anime version. Only one stands out is Mamoru Asana! Will there be a JAV version of this? hahaha

Gotta watch this, I'm telling you and especially for the anime fans. Male fans to be exact.

Hmmmm If I end up like that...

Why not! =)