Christmas Et Cetera

It's my first Christmas abroad. I remember back in the Philippines, I used to rush during the 24th to go home to Bulacan to catch up with my dad's birthday celebration. Here in Singapore, during that time, we were also rushing up, to go to Orchard and do our last minute shopping! And god I think we only need tomato sauce to make us like sardines. That's how crowded Orchard was.

We went to Philippine Embassy to buy exit pass. Then after that we headed back to Lucky Plaza coz my friends forgot to buy Datu Puti when we were there earlier. Things were still okay until I got this craving for Subway that ate up our time and energy! We walk to and fro. What made it even harder was that we didn't really know where to find Subway! Finally, before we can decide to go home like worms, we did locate Subway! Yipee!

Then there goes our Christmas Eve celeb. We were joined by our friends namely Almin, Kuya Angel, and Renie. Sumptuous delight that was; Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu, 3 hams, Spaghetti, Fried Chicken, and some more. Oh, plus Grass Jelly dessert.

I love the gifts I received this Christmas; an irreversible shirt, a checkerd flight-attire shirt (which I'll wear when I go home to Pinas), some other stuff and of course, my greatly-desired book, The Time Traveler's Wife.

I went to bed at 5ish if not because of that wine Kuya Angel brought us.

Belated Happy Birthday Jesus!

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This is one thing need not to be redacted...
I miss my blog! (aawww)

And it's so nice to be back.

Dear Blog,

Miss me no more. You are part of my personal legend.
Thank you for listening to all my risible, silly, serious, yarns.
Until then.

With utmost loyalty,
The Dreamer

(Extra)Ordinary Day

Yesterday (12/22) I was off from office, so I got as much sleep as I could but needed to wake up about lunch and went to office because I forgot to do something I need to up. I can actually brush it off 'coz it wasn't that important, but what motivated me to go there was my ipod. hehe. I need to upload some pix and mp3.

I got off 4ish and decided to go to Wheelock Place and have my ipod battery checked. I've been a bit paranoid about it lately 'coz I just really want to make sure it's worth the price. Imagine, 2 days after I bought it, it hang. But as they told me, it's a crunch you normally encounter from its disk. So I went there again yesterday for the battery. I fully charged it prior and have it drained, but it didn't last for 14 hours like the manual said. As usual, the service crew told me to just set some stuff from my ipod to a minimum, like the backlight, shuffle off, etc. I'm not sure if it's gonna work, but I did it anyway.

Then since I was in Orchard, and a bit bored and uhm, lonely, I rather mosey around (again) and enjoy the views of the shopping capital. I just realized that Orchard has been my saving grace for some sort especially when such condition hits me. And I'm glad I did it.

I reached Dhoby Ghaut about 5ish (it was in deed quite a walk), and kill the time window shopping (again) while waiting for my friend to arrive. We're supposed to watch either Night at the Museum or The Holiday but we run out of seat so we end up watching Charlotte's Web. It was a bit uplifting film though. It's about friendship, who knows no bigotry but looks at the purity of one's heart. It's also about seeing miracle that happens everyday. Sometimes we don't really notice it, but everyday is life's miracle. And that we can be a source of miracle for someone.

After seeing the flick, we waited for another friend and went to Mustafa to buy some pasalubong. It was a 24-hour mall where you can find almost anything you need (especially every Indian's need; it's their territory anyway), but my energy wasn't good enough for 24 hours so after a while we head home.

I just bought 3 packs and 2 bars of Cadbury chox. I'm such a stingy. Well, just for that.
This is one lousy blog I write. I wish to improve soon though. Or rather, bring back my writing power.

And hey! Thanks to my friend Tubby! She bought me my coveted gift this holiday, a book entitled "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffeneger. Everytime I take a look at it at every bookstore (and Paulo Coelho's Like A Flowing River), I always have goose bumps. Serious. Now I can't wait to start reading it.

Indeed I had a great day.

The Sleeks and The Pricks

Now pardon me for coming back without even a dramatic prelude of where I have been. I just want to pour my fussiness out lately for some living and non-living things. But before that, I would rather speak in my native tongue to avoid Jim Crowism.

Nakakaasar na talaga sa opisina! Hindi ko alam kung nasa akin ang lahat ng problema o nasa kanila. Pero isa lang ang sigurado ako. Mga pangit sila! Hindi naman sa itsura, though pwede din, I'm speaking more of ugali at madami pang iba.

Una, hindi ko alam kung ako lang to or what, pero parang naiinsulto ako, lalo kanina, nung pinaulit nila sa kin yung report na ginawa ko. Although may typo error naman talaga that made my statement logically incorrect, pero yung approach nila sa kin eh parang hindi maganda. Parang gusto kong sabihin, duh?!? Who do you think you are?!? eh yung word nga lang na "impartial" eh nagulumihanan ka na. At pwede ba, yung pananalita ha, nakakairita talaga. Kung ako hindi nila maintindihan dahil westernize ang tunog natin, sila naman hindi ko maintindihan kasi sadyang pangit sila magsalita. I sound masama pero totoo. Ok lang sana eh, matatanggap ko na ang pagkakaiba namin ng dila. Pero sana yung tolerance natin sa hindi nila kaaya-ayang pagsasalita eh maisukli naman nila sa tin.

Pangalawa, karamihan sa kanila walang galang, lalo sa mga kainan o restaurant. May mga mababait oo, pero may sobrang hindi mabait din! Ikaw pa aawayin. Kaya dapat talaga dito unahan mo sila ng tapang at kung hindi, papatiklupin ka nila.

Yun lang. Kairita di ba.

Ay about the sleeks, I did some splurging recently when I bought an Everbest shoes and 30gb iPod video enhanced 5th generation.

That's all bye.

Will Young - All Time Love (Special Bonus Perfomance)

Ambivalence

In my attempt to catharsis, I have spent my private Saturday in my room and watched endlessly Robbie William’s music videos. And it dredged up my frustration on his Singapore concert that was called of a few weeks ago. It could have been a total chill out jiffy for me. It could have been another venue of culture mélange where intermingling was supposedly a part of my game plan.

Ok so that is not my story for this entry. Obviously, as I label this one, I am on a stage of indecisiveness. It is worse than dilemma but not close to suicidal attempts, please, never. Much like dancing rigodon, less a partner and presence of mind. Hmm, I could never imagine. It is like playing snake and ladder where you move one step forward and 10 steps backward. The latter is a better analogy. I hope I make sense.

Honestly, I am rambling as I write this piece. That’s how muddled my life is as of. A soul wandering cluelessly on a one way street. Entertaining negative emotions that are supposedly uncalled for.

Seriously (I mean, I’m serious from the very beginning), I am currently experiencing some sporadic emotional relapse and a mild manic-depression. But listen to me, it is not a good practice, whether you’re a psychiatrist or just plain adviser, to label someone’s mental condition. I just have the privilege to do it myself coz I love playing with names. Was I plastered? Almost. And here me shout later.

Geez…I should have never met Alonso Quixano and Oscar Wilde I swear.

I really need the Supreme Being now. I really need to succumb myself to our Teacher for some spiritual checking to know how bad my rating is. Thanks friends for all your prayers.

And one more thing, I really terribly miss my COF down to my last tissue. My true and solid friends. I wish I have the power to summon them right this very moment.

Ok Robbie, play that Beyond The Sea once more and I will click for you…(“I know beyond the doubt, my heart will lead me there soon. We meet I know we’ll meet beyond the shore, And kiss just like before. Happy we will be beyond the sea, and never again I go sailing.”)

Robbie Williams - Angels

Angels fly because they take things lightly...

Don Quixote

Disaster. You will never know when exactly it will strike until it happens. No matter how prepared  you are, it has its own mysterious way on how to hit your open unguarded area. So how much more if you are not? How much damage can it bring. Before you knew it, you are turned into rubbles and you are so lost seeing yourself in pieces you don't even know where to start picking up.

 

Disaster is by nature an unforeseen event you can less gird. But when  you triggered it to happen, it's a different story. I did. And my life's story will never be the same from then on. It all started when I dreamed of life that I thought is more real, a dream where waking up is my last shift.

 

It was almost four weeks ago when I have opened a can of worms, so to speak. Maybe someone caught me do it. And i didn't mind at all.  Learning to face battle head on, I have faced the biggest challenge of my life, put me to place where there's no turning back, and the only thing to do is move forward, or to stop. It's a quicksand I need to move fast. Along the way of struggles, a few unexpected events surfaced and gave me some "fun". It is totally weird I must say, but I enjoy it anyway.

 

Uhm...ok so I think I cannot proceed any further now. I'm getting absurd and so as my words.

 

Forgive me friends, but this dream, it's fun. I've learned a lot. But some good things have to end, how much more the bad ones. See, the more I am dragging up things to confusion. So let me stop from here.

 

All I want to say is this - and trust me when i say it - it is HARD and PAINFUL tilting at windmills. There's no hope to hope for.  Only bleak future.

 

Dream if you must, but wake up to reality. I am not fully awaken yet, by choice, but soon I will be. And if there's no reality for what I want, I will make one for myself. The hell I care for the rest.

 

Life marches on.

Goodbye Kero Kero Pi

I cut my hair short today.
And I don't care how much I spent for it.
That's it.
That's all I want to say.

Be My Singer

Can somebody sing these songs for me please...More than a relief, these sounds are working like a butcher's knife gashing me to death...And I would rather face it head on than hunt me for a lifetime...

 

DESPERADO

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses,
You've been out ridin fences for so long now,
Oh and you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons,

THE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASIN' YOU CAN HURT YOU SOMEHOW.

Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able.
You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet.
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table,
But you only want the ones you can't get.

Desperado, you ain't gettin no younger,
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin you home,
And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talkin.
Your prison is walking through this world all alone.

Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime,
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine,
It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day.
And you're losin all your highs and lows,
Ain't it funny how the feelin goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses,
Come down from your fences- open the gates.
It may be rainin, but there's a rainbow above you.
You'd better let somebody love you,
LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU.
You'd better let somebody love you,
before it's too late.

 

HERE WITHOUT YOU

A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that i saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And i don't think i can look at this the same
But all these miles that seperate
Disappear now when i'm dreaming of your face

I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And i dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me

The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life was overrated
But i hope that it gets better as we go

I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And i dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl its only you and me

Everything i know,and anywhere i go
It gets hard but it wont take away my love
And when the last one falls
When it's all said and done
It gets hard but it wont take away my love

I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And i dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl its only you and me

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And don't ask me if I'm into that four-letter word 'coz I am not. Damn. I fooled myself again...

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Self-Destructive

I don't actually know how to start this entry. All I want is to write anything that pops out of my mind and put it all together as much as I could. God I was never this stumped before. I was never this lost my entire life. I was never this depressed. I was never this stupid and mean. How can I be this broken and interrupted. I don't even know how to pick up the pieces because I have never intended to break it off in the first place. It just happens. It happens because I cheated. I cheated myself. I cheated others.

 

I tried putting my feet on the pond, and now, before I knew it, I am dragged to the ocean, defenseless, surrounded by souls who have done the same shit of mistakes in their lives.

 

How can I be so deeply alone when I'm surrounded by friends. How can I be so deeply alone when we have our God who promise us eternal companionship. Why do I feel so alone if I have chosen to take this path in the first place. This is the absurdest event of my life. I could not believe I could live the worst dual life I have never imagined. How can I be good inside my community and bad outside.

 

I feel like a ghoul wandering around and cannot cross over. I feel so lost, so lost. How can things be so ironic that before I started the game, I know where it would lead me and yet, I continue playing it until I realize I got close to hell.

 

I cannot continue this anymore...I just want to talk. I don't want to listen. I don't want to hear anything.

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T.G.I.W

It's been quite a while since I was on this mode. I feel so wasted today and yet so blessed because finally, at least even for this day, I reached the zenith of my hyperactive mode and it feels so tremendously good. I just hope I could carry this on for each day ahead.

It might not look so heavy when listed, but hands on these have really made my day completely and fulfillingly wasted. Sounds ironic.

Anyways, here it goes:

• Morning - did 3 flyers, one single-page web flyer, thank you poster
• Lunch - had it with Kuya Edwin at Raffles Place and took 30-min walk under the burning heat of the sun to my office.
• After lunch - uploaded something over the web. file my pile of papers to folders (this one is no-brainer!). prepared lessons and exercises for my 3 stressful classes tomorrow and friday.
• While inside the toilet and MRT - composed steps for our dance presentation for Sunday Dedication at SFC CLP.
• Late afternoon - had a short intelligent talk with Rohani, my officemate.
• Early evening - back to office and resume my prep for my classes. talked to my CLP participant something really serious over the phone...
• Past 8pm - with my participant at United Square Starbucks to discuss some things about CLP.
• Almost 9:30pm - dance practice with other SFC members and participants somewhere in Novena. It takes like 30 mins to walk from MRT to Bona's house. It's so obscure going to her place that I feel like having foot spa afterwards. Very tiring!
• 10:30pm - went home.
• 11pm - dinner at home.
• almost 12mn - called up some of my SFC bros and sis to discuss something. And I forgot it's midnight! Some did not answer my call hehehe....
• And here I am in my blog...

I'm so proud to say that I'm really so with God today that He's blessed me with 777 pails of energy and patience to do these all.

Thank you Lord for this wonderful day! and Thank God I'm Wasted. :)

Two Sat In A Row

Eversince I almost lost my nightlife on weekdays, I have considered Saturday to be my recovery day. And thank God that I am really surrounded by angels in the form of my SFC friends, making my weekend really full-packed.

August 25
We had our 10am-1pm badminton session at Clementi. It's like 45 minutes away from my place now. I don't get used to travelling far within Singapore lately since I started staying near in the city. I am really a city person. And Clementi is at the opposite side.

My friends and I gathered first at McDonalds to wait for everybody. I think the last one who arrived was Serge! hahaha. But waiting is worth the while because his badminton prowess gives us more challenge. He's such a monster! hehehe...Peace Serge! Galing kasi kainis.

After the session, I kind of freshened up a bit and had lunch together before going to my afternoon class. Oh yes! I have Saturday class running til the 16th Sept. I swear it's really a hassle. Nevertheless, I enjoy my students.

After my class, and that was around 7pm, I went to my other group of friends in Kovan and had dinner there. Then we went to Cathaty Ciniplex and watched The Devil Wears Prada. No comment about that chick flick. Let the girls do their thing. ;)

We went home almost 2am I think.

Sept 2
Oh how I love this day! I actually went to bed at 4am from our company's Dinner and Dance party, but it didn't stop me from going to my morning badminton session. This time it was a bit earlier, 8am-11am. I went at the same place with my SFC friend Kuya Marnie, who just had his birthday a day before. We're supposed to give him a bday surprise on our badminton but plan changed.

After badminton, I went home and prepared myself for Saturday class. After my class, we had our fellowship with my household brothers to celebrate Marnie's birthday. It was really fun! That was the best fellowship I had so far in Singapore. And how active really am I for surprises! I love giving surprises. So after some tricks to prepare for Marnie's bday surprise, we finally had dinner at Cafe Cartell.

I hope I can upload our pictures soon because it was really very very funny, especially when Marnie blew the candles, he's like superman who gathered as much air as he could on his mouth and puff off the candle lights like blazing fire. And the rest are even more fun.

We then went somewhere in Kim Seng for our bowling. We had 3 sets and Kuya Edwin, our big and oldest brother hehehe was such a pro.

Right after the session, we went so wacky taking a number of pictures inside the bowling center. We went really crazy! We don't even mind people looking at us while doing our pose and all. Oh no I should really post those pix here. We went pic wild up to the lift.

Was it a memorable fellowship for all of us.

Booster, Anyone?

I don't know why I feel this "thing" today, but I am just not as comfortable. I am irritated.

One greatest thing I've learned from my previous "home" was to become aggressive. At times it works, you know. You feel the need of doing more. You see yourself growing more. Challenge, more than pushing us down, is what makes us tougher. Yes at times you need a break though but nevertheless, I believe that life is also about facing adversities, and winning it. And that's what I need now. I don't only need a rough road to take, but also a fuel to keep me going. You see, idleness and motivation are two different things.

Just this afternoon, I had the chance to share my thoughts with Rohani while having snack at Long John's Silver. I told her that I really hate mediocrity. I do hate it. How can I settle for something good if I know I can do something better? But sometimes it leaves me no choice. And that's another thing. I want to do more but people around me, well, not so around me, can settle for something less. But I couldn't blame them either for living their life within this border of mediocrity. I want to implement new things but I don't have the voice (yet) to scream it. And even if I have, I don't think they have ears to hear it. God knows how I want the best for my new home. And since they can settle for less, I can do things for them even faster. That's what they want. They care more about quantity than quality. In the end, it gives me more time for idleness.

And here is the saddest thing. This could be my opportunity to discover new things. But what do I do? None. Zero. Nothing. Can someone get me a glass of booster please?

This could be my time to read more books, to study new things. But I don't see any actions to myself. Well, I just realized that I learn things faster and better when I am hands on to it. Oh how I hate to read techy books. It must be hands on. Like learning Adobe InDesign recently.

On the lighter side, I get the chance to do some valuable "things". I almost spent my entire day exchanging emails with my friends, planning about surprise birthdays and all. I get the chance to chat with a few. I get the chance to write this entry. But talking about work, it's a total boredom.

I need a booster. Anyone?

Oh well, can't wait for Saturday.

Frustrated

Bakit ganito, parang hindi maganda ang mga nasusulat ko ngayon. Pero sana nagkataon lang ito at di magtatagal ay may maganda na din akong maikukwento...

Last night, naglaro ako ng badminton kasama ang mga sfc friends ko. Anim kami lahat, dun sa may Kallang Community Club. Ok naman ang laro namin kasi most of us our beginners, although ako naman eh medyo naglalaro na talaga dati. Naalala ko tuloy si pareng Erwin, ang aking kapartner sa badminton sa pinas. Maganda kasi ang tandem namin tuwing naglalaro kami ng badminton.

Anyways, nung naghihintay ako at yung kasama ko ng turn namin para maglaro ulet, yung dalawang chekwa sa kabilang court eh niyaya kaming maglaro at syempre go naman kami. Ayun, talo kami. Kasi di pa gano marunong yung kasama ko tapos magaling yung mga chekwa which is good para sa isang taong gusto lalong gumaling sa badminton.

Pagkatapos nun, naconvince namin si Gabs na ilibre kami ng dinner dun sa may bandang Kembangan. Ang bait nga netong si Gabs eh kasi sya din ang nagpahiram sa ng raketa kasi ako yung taong mahilig magbadminton pero hanggang ngayon eh wala pang sariling raketa.

At doon nangyari ang frustration ko habang kumakain kami.

Sinuyo kasi namin yung may-ari ng kainan na birthday ni Gabs, kasi birthday naman kasi talaga nya. Humihingi kami ng perks since dun namin pumiling magcelebrate. Eh mabait yung may-ari kaya 10% discount daw kami sa bills namin tapos free pa yung rice namin.

Tapos habang kumakain kami, binigyan nung mayari si Gabs ng half-yard glass. Di ko madescribe yung itsura eh. Pero sige kukuha ako at ilalagay ko dito para makita nyo kung ano yun. Basta gusto ko din kasi yun.

So inungutan ko din yung mayari. Sabi ko gusto ko din nung binigay nya kay Gabs. Nung una, hindi kami nagkakaintindihan. Akala nya jar ang gusto ko hanggang sa narealize nya na yung half-yard glass ang gusto ko. Medyo maloko din yung mayari. So umalis sya sandali para bigyan ako. Pero pagbalik nya, una nya munang pinakita sa kin yung dala nyang pitsel ng tiger beer pero hawak nya sa isang kamay yung glass habang tinatago nya sa likod nya. Kung baga, niloloko nya ko na pitsel pala yung bibigay nya sa kin.

Sabi ko hindi ko yun gusto. Then after that, pinakita na din nya sa kin yung glass. Nilapag nya sa lamesa namin. E ang kaso yun palang isang ka-bro ko eh gusto din nun. Eh since malapit sa kanya yung pagkakalapag ni uncle (yung mayari) ng glass, akala nya siguro sa kanya binigay. Kaya ayun, ang ending, hindi ko nakuha yung glass kasi buong akala nya eh sa kanya yun. Nagtaka nga yung isa kong ka-sis kung talagang yung pitsel ang gusto ko. Sabi ko hindi. Pero for the record, hindi naman ako galit sa ka-bro ko kasi hindi din naman nya kasalanan. Misinterpretation lang siguro ang lahat.

Tapos nung pauwi na kami, iniwan ko yung pitsel. Tapos sinabihan ako ng mga kasama ko kung bakit iniwan ko yung pitsel. Sabi ko hindi ko talaga yun gusto. Dapat daw kinuha ko na lang din at binigay sa kanila.

Bago ako umuwi, kinausap ko si uncle. Sabi ko babalik ako dun at magdadala ako ng friends tapos dapat bigyan nya ko nung gusto kong glass. Nagpromise naman sya na bibigyan nya ko kung babalik lang ako. Tinanong ko pa sya kung lasing sya, sabi naman nya hindi. Tapos bago kami umalis, sinabihan pa nya ko na "you are handsome ha". Mukha namang pamilyado nang tao si uncle eh kaya di na sya kaduda-duda.

Kaya ayun. Di ko pa din maget-over yung nangyari last night. Pero ngayon medyo ok na ko kasi nakachat ko si Jeni kanina. Wala lang. Wala nang kokontra.

Sinulat ko tong entry na to habang hinihintay ko sa lab etong mga bago kong students sa web production na subject. Grabe 30 min late na sila lahat! Pito lang sila at ni isa wala pang dumadating. Pero buti na din yun para magawa ko din tong entry na to.

Bwisit!

Una sa lahat, kailangan kong magtagalog bilang paggunita sa Linggo ng Wika na pinagdiriwang ng Pilipinas.

 

Ok so dapat ko nang simulan tong entry ko na to bago ako lalong mabwisit.

 

Bwisit ako. Hindi ako ganun ka-fanatic ng Singapore Idol kasi talagang para sa kin, hindi talaga sila magaling, except lang kay Mathilda at Hadi. Hindi naman sa panglalait, pero talaga namang mas magaling pa ang mga contestants ng Little Big Star ng Pinas kesa sa mga Singapore Idol na to. At ang nakakainis, natanggal na si Mathilda, ang isa sa mga paborito ko.  Ok lang sanang matanggal sya kung talagang mahirap na pumili ng tatanggalin. Eh hindi naman ganun ang kaso.  Lahat ng natira, maliban kay Hadi, eh walang dudang patapon na. Nakakabuwisit di ba.

 

Bwisit ako.  Simula sa isang linggo, halos okupado na ang lahat ng gabi ko dahil tuwing Martes, Huwebes at Biyernes eh 1pm-10pm ako.  Kung kailan pa naman nagiging active ako lalo sa mga activities ng SFC eh tsaka naman naleche ang schedule ko sa office.  Biruin nyo ba naman, eto ang mga activities ko simula next week:

• Dance practice for SFC Sportsfest on September (twice a week)
• Badminton session
• Tennis session
• Ballroom session
• Bowling practice (para sa sportsfest sana)
• Swimming

Ngayong Lunes at Miyerkules na lang ang open kong schedule na may gabi, pano ko isisingit lahat yan? Nakakabuwisit di ba.

 

Bwisit ako.  Kasi despedida ngayong gabi ng kaibigan ko.  Pumunta ako dun kasama ang mga SFC friends ko para isurpresa sya.  Successful naman ang gathering namin, except that kailangan lang namin umuwi nung mga bandang 12am na.  May 2 kasi kaming barkada dito sa Singapore, bukod sa housemates ko, na nasa bahay at naghihintay sa min.  Ayaw ko pa talagang umuwi kasi ang punto ko naman, minsan lang yung gathering namin na yun, e eto namang mga barkada ko pwede pa naming i-meet some other time kasi andito lang naman sila.  Kaya lalo akong bwisit kasi ilang beses na kong ganito, na ang dami ko nang napalagpas na pagkakataon na mapasaya sana yung sarili ko kahit papano pero hindi pwede dahil sa mga ganung klaseng pagkakataon.

 

Yung binili naming dining set sa bahay, may preferred akong style pero ayaw nung kaibigan ko. Wala akong nagawa kundi magparaya.  Yung flower vase at bulaklak, may iba din akong gusto pero bigla na lang bumili tong kaibigan ko. So wala na naman akong nagawa kundi magparaya.  Kaya lang minsan nakakainis na.  Hanggang kailan ba pwedeng magparaya? Sinubukan kong ipilit minsan yung gusto ko pero hindi umubra kaya eto ako ngayon. Parang gusto kong magwala pero wala din namang mangyayari sa kin.  Alam ko namang mawawala din ito o siguro magsasubside lang.  Kaya lang sa ngayon, para gusto kong sumigaw, magalit pero di naman manakit. Oa na yun eh.

 

Hay, kabuwisit talaga.

Sculptures at Esplanade

Yesterday I arrived early at Esplanade. I'm supposed to meet my SFC friends at 8pm for our dance practice but I was there around 6:30pm. I was too bored in the office yesterday that I'd rather spent my time moseying by the bay. I passed by Esplanade and saw these sculpture displays. I was so desperate to post the pictures so I just make do of my mobile phone.

Here are the pics.








"Descent of a Man"








"Self Portrait"








"Shucks" (made of 50,ooo thumb tucks)







"Shu Nu" (Chinese Caligraphy)









"Save Our World"











"Swimming Together"


Miscellaneous:

I also took a view of Esplanade and Fireworks display last Saturday. Something's wrong with my fireworks pic. It can get through. Anyways, I was with my 2 housemates friends that night, Mike and Dianne.








The Esplanade

Full

Last Tuesday night, we watched the Fireworks display, this time by Singapore. Last Saturday it was Italy. We find it better to view it at Food Loft of Marina Square, overlooking Esplanade and Marina Bay. The show fired up at 9pm but I was there at 6:30pm to get a perfect place at the food court, but I didn't know that people arrived earlier than me and have stayed on their tables until fireworks. Kainis. Kaya I just got a small table inside and wait for my friends to arrive.

An hour prior to the show, we were already standing at the veranda of the food court. Time just flew unnoticably kasi we're all chatting around one another like we miss everyone you know. They are by the way my friends from SFC Singapore.

Then after the fireworks display, we went bowling! And good Lord it was really fun! I almost lost my voice you know. We were shouting and teasing and bullying everybody hehehe. Kakatuwa kasi may kanya kanyang porma ang friends ko pag tumitira sila sa bowling. Kuya Jonathan sways his hands incessantly while slightly knee-bend, until the ball hits the pins. Kuya Jomer naman hops a bit before he throws the ball. In fairness, they are such good bowlers, like me. hehehe just kidding.

We went home past 1am already. Anyways, it's holiday the next day. It's Singapore's National Day!

We just stayed at home. I woke up late morning and did my swimming afternoon na. So we played na lang PS2 with Kingdom Hearts 2! I like that game. Pambata. hehehe. Disney characters are all there including Pirates of the Carribean! Main characters are there. And I love Donald Duck! He's like me. hehehe. Makulit and the more you ask him to stop doing something, the more he'll do it. And he's also straightforward but funny too. hehehe.

We had Chopseuy for lunch courtesy of Mike the Shallow Hal ( hehe ) and Tinola for dinner courtesy of Dianne aka Rosemary hahaha!

Then we slept past 1am again coz we can't get enough of Kingdom Hearts 2!

I hope I can grab some pics of fireworks display from my friends. Poor me. No digicam yet. But my day ended just full. Thank you Lord. :D

Empty

Ok, I carry through each day. I go home on time. I eat just enough. Not quite busy in the office. Got friends I laugh with and do crazy things anytime we want. I attend church and SFC activity. I am an active person I could say. But not quite. I still feel something empty inside.

I know I have to do something. It's already in my mind. The idea is there. I know how to change. I know where to start. I know what to do. But why am I stuck on the same shit? Hay...

I need to refresh my faith I know. I need to clean up my access to Him. But I got too complacent that forgiveness always comes into my way everytime I fall. That's really bad. And I'm so bad now. I feel bad. And someone should never do the same mistake.

Now I feel like everything easily gets wrong. Words I don't like to hear from people keeps passing by my ear. Today I feel like everybody bullies me. I get sensitive. When I get sensitive, I avoid people I need to avoid. Especially when nothing is established yet, I can easily push them away from me. That is me. And I feel bad.

I must do something. It's not bringing me any good things anymore.

.....

(Un)Done

I have partially listed down things and places for my wish list and I have created a link on the left panel so my friends can drop by and see how ambitious the dreamer can be. :D

Easy link: My Wish List

Now, there are two things I want to do on my blog:

1. Add table
   I was supposed to put my wish list inside a table but I just can't do it here. I pasted table html and it still didn't work well. If my suspicion is correct, I think blogger has to work on that.
2. Archive
   I need to archive my journals! I don't know how to start. And do I really need to transfer everything to another blog site who caters archiving? Hay...

F1.

Day Dream

While I was on the bus this morning, my mind went frisky about things I want to buy and places I want to visit.. And so, as usual, I switch on to blogger mode; I started to build up my entry on my thoughts.

Delpoy The Spender:

1. iPod Nano
2. X-men signatured leather jacket (luxury I know!)
3. RL Blue perfume
4. Canon Ixus digicam
5. Brown leather shoes
6. Laptop

Delpoy The Traveller:

1. Hongkong (Ocean Park or Disney)
2. Phuket, Thailand
3. Tokyo, Japan
4. Sydney, Australia (Opera House)

As if those are easy to achieve, except the perfume which I will buy next week hehehe. But I do hope I'll be able to bring it off one at a time, on top of my other financial obligations. Even in spending we can ask God to send the Holy Spirit to make us a good steward of our own finances. And I just did.

For now, my day dreaming is enough to sew up my craving. I think I better create one fixed entry, sort of a Wish List. Ok I will do that later.

By the way, I hope this one works. I'm writing this through yahoo and send it through my bogger email to be posted automatically.

God bless. (ooops sorry Almin. I know this is your closing signature ait? hehehe. Can't help it)

New Yahoo! Mail Look

Check out the new Yahoo! Mail.


I put this up few minutes before I ran to my class and it was just now that I'm exploring on it. You are right Mitzi, you have to sign up and be on the waiting list to get this. :D

Still not too fast though but a lot of features are there to enjoy. :D

The Pirates

Ok so I hope this one doesn't come as spoiled. I just thought of writing this down before it expires. Perhaps I wanted to kill my boredome while fulfilling my promise to do this.

I watched Pirates twice. The first one I had no choice but to watch it alone as I need to discuss it with my students the following day. The second one I had no choice either because my friends already got me my ticket with them.

My Thumbs Up

1. The production is superb. It pays off well.I felt like I was brought to their Age.
2. The story line is well-twisted. It tied out all throughout and everything ended crystal clear, except of course for those things we have to watch out on part 3.
3. It started with adventure and ended with more adventure.
4. Johnny Depp. He's the man.

My Boo

1. This is subjective though but I think there are some adventure that made the story a bit draggy in the middle. They can take it out yet the story can still pull through. Yeah it's entertaining anyway.
2. This aint really boo though at first I thought the entire scene with the tribe is irrelevant, yeah it's entertaining but can be cut, unless they are going to connect it on Part 3, like the metal paprika container produced by East India Company. It might make sense later on.

Well, I think I have forgotten the rest, or maybe I'm just preoccupied now.
4.5/5

Deep-Fried Status

Just recently, my boss asked me to create a draft of guidelines on using digital images and other copyrighted materials. It all started when I used these images from Devianart for a certain e-flyer the Sales and Marketing pips need. As usual, I tweaked it a bit to make it slightly different from the original file. And I though I made a mess when our big boss got us all to verify if those images can be used without facing any infringement issues. When things spruced up, I just told my boss that I know a lot of web chaps doing the same thing I did practically on de facto principle. Now, did I just make it as an excuse? I don’t think so. It’s true. Public ownership takes effect once you put things up on the net; not until I read this fair use and published guidelines articles that is making my day quite uneasy. It’s giving me a big headache.

Firstly, I don’t how to start my draft. I thought I can do the draft in a breeze. But after I have read those useful craps, I can barely write a line. It’s quite a broad issue and it overwhelms me now.

Secondly, my friends pulled me in last night to watch the Pirates the second time around. They refused to watch it without me. As if I can do something on that, so I ended up watching it again. And while watching, the blogger’s instinct got to me. Let me write my views on the flick some other time. But anyways, we got home almost 1am and I’m almost hitting my monitor sneaking up a nap.

Thirdly, I guess I just woke up the wrong side of the bed. That’s it.

Now, let me go back to work and start hitting my monitor again. Hay, how do I start the draft for child’s sake, before they get me well-done.

It's Over

The World Cup fever is over for SG, as well as my students'. There were few who came in late last Monday due to live telecast of the finals at 2am. But I was surprised to know that majority of them didn't watch the game at all.

My late sneak-in strat is over. Yesterday when it was half past 9am and I was still on the train, someone from Course Planning Department phoned me to ask my whereabouts. I was very cheerfully honest to tell him "Oh, I'm few more stations away!", thinking it was okay, but the thing is, they were actually looking for me because I never realized that I have a GLS schedule at 9am, and students daw are waiting for me. The moment I heard it, I visualized how they are holding their pen and adding a cross sign on my merit card. Bad trip talaga. But I apologized to them through email and ccd my boss as well. It was an honest mistake though. I told them I was preoccupied, which I really am up to now, because I'm moving in to a new place and need to attend to a lot of things for it.

Goodbye Choa Chu Kang. Hello Aljunied. If we travel for almost hour before, now it's only 20 minutes, including the walk to the MRT station. Though our new place ain't as luxurious as our condo in CCK, it's quite in almost everything. It's accessible. But sure I am going to miss the wide pool, the community and all. Ours is a commercial place. It is an old HDB that was renovated so still ok, though furnitures can tell the centuries gone.

Today I might watch Pirates alone because we didn't made any reservations. I need to watch it today because my students and I will discuss the movie tomorrow in connection to Multimedia subject. I should have taken my students' invitation to join them if I only knew I'll end up watching it alone, thoug it's still ok.

(Inc)complete

Woohoo! Just when I thought my day is gonna end so dry because i forgot to wear perfume today and it's raining my way in the office that my gray top and slate pants catched the drops, I could not believe I can update my blog right here from my paperfull desk! Yehey!

I wonder what happened to our blocker. We used to have this Fontiguard that blocks all personal, dating and game sites. That's why everytime I access my blogsite here, I can't see my tagboard and other stuff. I wonder what our network guys had eaten this breakfast...

MITZ!
I'm so glad you're willing to join SFC there! That's a wonderful decision. Hope you can find the community soon. Don't worry I'll help you find it. I'll ask my friends here in Singapore.

SERGE!
Where are you ba? Give me your contact details pal. I'll be moving to Aljunied soon. Just in case you're near to the place.

JAN!
I'll let you know my other line number once I got one ok.

YAN!
I haven't added you yet on my blogsite. I'll add you ha? Thanks.

NAIDA!
Friend sorry if I haven't not emailed you lately. Get back to you later ok. I miss you!

I hope this one gets through. Have a blessed day.

A Close Encounter: Superman Returns

The long wait is finally over. I saw the flick last night with my friends, at Cathay Cineplex. As usual, the movie didn't start on time. But it's just okay because you almost cannot take notice of the delay since the theater-like movie house seems to be so comfy to stay on. I was excited to see not just the film but the teaser trailers for the upcoming box office films only ended with my disappoinment. I thought of seeing the Spiderman 3 teaser as they told but they just did not have it here. Anyway, the movie started and off the people begun to hold their breath too.

I find the movie quite captivating. Of course, movies like that needs to be absorbed well before you can say your piece of verdict. And I made some which I think has made realized how I miss Smallville so much. Haven't seen Season 4 yet and I don't even know which season they are into right now.

My Thumbs Up

1. Superman takes off, flies and lands so flawlessly. Though at times you can see that thin gap between reality and animation, but all in all, it's amazing how it's been done.
2. The story went quite realistic in such a way that it humanizes Superman character. It has shown his other side and it pays off.
3. Characters are well justified except for Lex Luthor. I guess it's not proper to elaborate it on this category. Later. Though, Lois Lane seems to be way too tough there. She still seems fine after all the accidents and life-and-death situation she got involved in. But as compose as she is, her personality is quite strong.
4. Brandon Routh looks perfect for the character. I like his facial expression. Something I can imitate hahahaha. He's just few tissues away from me anyway hahahaha.
5. I like how the OST (Can you read my mind) was arranged in an orchestral way, if there's such a word.
6. Given that all visual and sound effects are superb.

My Boo

1. I just had one big boo with the film - Lex Luthor and his entire story on it. I find him weak and stupid. I don't know what's the catch behind it but I couldn't take how he's managed to have someone as naive as Kitty when he's too damn smart with almost all things. And did he just lost all his wealth? That one I miss. And this is where I miss Lex/Smallville too. His idea of creating a new "land" is something so unreal. It's not even land he's creating in the first place. It's crystal. I guess I'm wrong.

Since I'm feeling like a movie critic, I'll give it 6/6 stars as inspired by the 6-star Fullerton Hotel which I've just seen few hours ago. hehehe.

This one is the Real Close Encounter! I just can't get over it when it's just about to happen soon. That kinda weird huh. I'm so excited to watch Robbie Williams. That's it. I'm excited as well to meet some friends. I can't stand to enjoy the entire concert alone. And whether they like it or not, I'll barge in to any peer group there as long as it's in my reach. hehehe.

I'm sleepy now. It's almost 2am. Just got home after touring our friend around who just arrived here in Singapore and Jess' brothers and friends.

Morning Habit

For two consecutive mornings, I feel like I was chasing a horse as I ran so very fast just to catch up with the mrt. As soon as the indicator posted “Pasir Ris: 1 min”, I quickly panic and run my breath for the train. And everytime I do that, I feel like the things are changing around me. From a corporate attire, I imagine myself running on a race, on my best rubber shoes attire. I can also imagine the train door with a ribbon while it’s widely open and I pass through it feeling like a champ. Wow! My morning fantasy is brightening up my day. And I never fail on that. I mean, I always beat that 1-min approaching-train. I feel good doing that you know. It thrills me. A good morning stimulant I must say. Only that I need water for my dry throat.

I’m still a bit bored in my office. And today I think it will be worse because our network is down. I can’t even open network files! Internet’s what keeps me somehow alive everyday and now that it’s temporarily unavailable, I don’t know how to end this day. Sometimes I feel more stressed doing nothing. It’s kind of an odd feeling but I think it’s possible. I’d rather get occupied with office works while in the office than fly my mind somewhere else and worry too much with things that’s just about to happen. For me, idleness just activates my switch to prejudices.

Goin Crazy for Robbie!

Hahaha kakatawa naman ang title ko!

Last Friday my eyes almost popped out when I saw this posters from City Hall MRT station that Robbie William's gonna have his concert here at National Stadium. I saw that from our school window and to make myself more convinced, I went down and come nearer to the poster to see the entire details about his concert. And yes, he's gonna rock SG on November 18, 2006.

But I need to hurry up reserving few seats for me and my friends. Online booking will be opened for public yet on June 19-21 and that's it. June 15-18 is reserved for VIP and priority users of www.sistic.com and bad trip talaga yun. Kaya pala I can't make any reservation last Friday. The site keeps asking me about a password I don't even know where to get. Hay...The first thing I'll do on Monday is to get myself a slot for the concert.

I heard that Robbie's concert is really a record breaking event. He can sell out all his ticket in a matter of one hour! Imagine, it's on June and their selling ticket only until June 21! And the concert is on November! Hay talaga...

I hope I can still get a seat...I'll watch it even by alone if nobody wants to join me. Robbie rocks woohoo!

All in One

Ok so I must admit now that I really miss blogging because 1) all personal- and dating- sites are blocked in our office, including google mainly due for its google desktop feature, and 2) I'm usually dead tired when I go home at night. So while waiting for weekend, which notebook would be more accessible to me, I listed down some few things worth sharing.

1. Not sure if I got this so old but finally, a living proof has finally surfaced if Coke and Mentos is a perfect combination. After a thread of discussion splurged here and there, an experiment has been done to see what happens when a menty is combined to cola. Science says it all. www.eepybird.com/science1.html
2. Last Thursday, we gave a surprised birthday party to Ate Ellen, one of our co-SFC here in Singapore. Aside from the sumptuous food and bonding I enjoyed that night, I also got recharged somehow on her place. Their place though inside the urban is so fresh with the trees and all.
3. Last Friday I had lunch with my bosses and an outgoing colleague of mine at Uma Uma Men, a Japanese resto here in SG. They shared me a sushi and a beancurd as appetizers and I took salmon for my meal. Buti na lang it was a treat from our boss otherwise I don't know how to pay for my share. Wala kasi me pera that time hehehe.
4. One thing I really enjoyed here in SG is when you are on that moment where you need to catch up wit buses and train. One morning I'm still a few meters away from the MRT, I saw this signage saying the train will arrive in 2 mins. I was really catching up with my breath that time because I was almost late. Enjoy talaga pag nahabol mo ang train hehe.

This Is It

I went back home to the Pinas last week to fix some things which I was not able to actually, and do get some of my stuff I can bring here. I had a tough stay out there due to some work-related issues at my recent company. Though, I was able to accomplish some few things. There are also some things I did not want to miss while I was there.

1. Jollibee
2. Chowking
3. Tokyo Tokyo
4. Jeepney
5. Traffic jam but not too much of it
6. SM
7. Beer!
8. Lighting sticks of my friends hehe
9. Videoke!
10. Family and friends

It's really hard when you're stay is limited that you would want to meet everybody you miss, go visit places and all.

I went to La Salle pala to get some credentials and I reall y had fun there. I miss the crowd. The fashionistas and the conios moseying around the campus. And I miss the tambayan behind the postgrad building, and the food there of course. That's why I took my snack there and mingled with some few tambays there. I met this group of 3 with one of them just on her first sem in MSIT. I shared some few words of encouragement...and discouragement too hehehe.

I'm supposed to make kwento here about my first few days at work but I guess it'll be on my next blog because I'm kinda sleepy now. It's past 12am and still need to be at work later. I can't afford to be late especially when you're still under observation. :) And my bosses desk beside me. :)

The Best of the X!

Move over E. Hunt and R. Langdon, I command you to make way for my six new found friends I met recently at The Cathay Cineplex. And hey, do I need an intro for them? I don't think so. A word is enough. They are X-Men. Hehehehe.

I know, I know, it's been 2 days and I'm still up with my craze about this X-Men: The Last Stand. I just could not help it. I was very fascinated with the film overall. The story I thought were great. Fight scenes are fantastic. Everything else is superb. And get this - even on the same night I watched it, with my evening prayer, I even thanked God for all these sci and tex that make X-Men movie such a wonderful movie. Hehehe.

Oh, how I wish I was a mutant. I feel like I'm an Ice Man reborn, who has proven the underdog wasn't me; or an Angel, who flies across the clear blue sky; or Leech, a small kid who makes big wonders; or Wolverine, furious, metal, yet implicitly affectionate; or Kitty Pride, who outsmarts big and powerful men and yet are dumb. Hehehe.

There was some funny moments though on the cinema. As the billboard opens, there were others who were so excited that they applauded while other joined with hesitation. And suddenlty, a man got irritated to shout "ah, shut up". Hehehehe.

And oh, after the film, don't leave the room yet! Right after the ending billboard comes a short scene of Professor X in the body of the veggie man he showed in his video at the beginning of the film while teaching his class. It was really short though. I could not say it's a teaser for the next movie since it's the "last stand".

I landed on these few observations and comments:

• Can anyone help me identify Psylocke in the film? Far as I know, I have never seen her fight there. Or maybe she was one of those students at Prof X's class, with Jubilee.
• Even though they always say that Phoenix killed Cyclops, I was still hoping I could see him alive especially on the war scene because anyway, nobody knows how he realy died. But I was wrong. He's really dead. And that's so sad. I wonder how much he got for the film. hehehe.
• I heard few people commenting about the big difference of the film to the comic story. As for me, the hell I care about it. The movie is still so good that I can skip watching films in the next few months (except for Superman Returns hehehe).
  
• I kind of like the the fight scenes of Storm and Callisto. Electrifying. And Halle Berry is still as sexy!
• The real Mystique kind of gained weight, contrary to how sexy she was on the karaoke video. =)
  
• They always consider God as the their last resort. (Remember what the president said when he feels she lost everything). It's not a good idea. I hope it happens only in the film.
  
• I think those who did not like the film because of its being different from the comics falls under any of these classifications: a perfect epitomy of a man without satisfaction, a naturally-born nitpicker, or someone who needs utmost attention. Sorry. It bites. Ouch.

Well, again, thank you Lord for bringing this X-Men alive.

The "Lost" Episode of AI5

I promised myself that if Elliot will be booted out among the 3, I won't watch the finals anymore. And he did! And I did! Now there's nothing much exciting on the finals, or today, than to watch X-Men 3, which I will later.

I really feel sorry when he left. He was really my bet. The more that I appreciate him when I found out that he is diabetic and 90% deaf on his right ear. Way to go for someone who is on that situation. It would have been more fulfilling if he was the other one left for the finals. But I am damn pretty sure that he will soar higher on the stage than the Kath and Taylor. Just a personal thought.

I don't like Taylor not because I favor too much for Elliot. It is just that, objectively speaking, I think Taylor's way of singing looks a bit "old" I should say, that will not hit the entire audience all across. His voice quality is just alright, though I would still love to hear James Ingram's, Rod Stewart's and Elvis Presley's for that matter. I mean, nothing's new. It is neither a new breed nor a new lineup for classics.

McPhee on the other hand, is a..hhmm...vavoom! She entices me everytime she performs. Though as one host said, she fumbles on most of her performances (but I like her Over the Rainbow version). Sometimes she also went screeeccchhhy.

Oh well, I need to go now. Gotta meet my friend at Suntec City for his shopping spree. It's Singapore Sale until July!

Our Pulau Ubin Trip

This one is long overdue. I was very eager to post our pictures here and just had the chance now.

Pulau Ubin is the island adventure at the eastern most part of Singapore. One must took a 5-minute boat ride going there. I thought Pulau Ubin is just an ordinary park where we can bike the whole day until I was stunned by the place.

Believe it or not, I've seen quite a number of types of bodies of water there! And it is no ordinary biking! It's a total adventure for bikers! Long and winding, concrete and rough, muddy and sandy roads. There were actually no obstacle course for bikers but the beauty of the island, the nature of the untouched nature I must say has created a few set of challenging path for adventurers. And mind you, that is where I have tasted the sweetest natural coconut juice ever my entire life! And it is from Thailand.

Pulau Ubin really offers a different adventure. Not for KJs and beauty conscious I must say because before you know it, maitim ka na paguwi mo. =)

Pictures! Pictures!





























The Mountain Bikers! (from left) Almin the Fine!Fine!Fine! Boy, Me, Reggie the WeeWee Boy, and Kuya Rolee, our financier. hehehe.

By the way, we had a nice sea food lunch here at Pulau Ubin.

More pictures posted at my flickr site.

The Good News

The power of prayer always works, at times in surprisingly mysterious ways. It is most needed especially during those times when we are pressed and challenged, when we are tested by trials and slapped by temptations. It is indeed hard to keep our faith, but the more we do during those squeezing moments, the more it strengthens itself. Adversities are a fuel in disguise of our engine called faith. And faith leads us nowhere but to Him. Right before our very eyes, rewards are packed the way we want it, and given at His most holy time. At this very moment, I could not thank God enough for the blessings he has poured upon me, that despite my infidelities and intermittently slim obduration, He still has rewarded me with things I asked of Him. Truly, faith is the best weapon of all.

Now allow me to share some latest events my life has been into and how it moves my faith to the next level, and hopefully would progress steadily.

Last Wednesday, I had an interview with an academy here in Singapore. I must say that I did not prepare so much to it and I had full confidence on my interview and teaching demo because the position is my forte already. In fact, very much similar to my work from my recent employer, Multimedia web developer cum Lecturer. But of course, I prayed hard that things could go well. I refresh my mind and had enough sleep. And that very same day of my interview and teaching demo, the HR already gave me a word that I am verbally hired and just waiting for the salary agreeable to their manager. Few minutes later, HR gave me another call and told me my basic pay and that I could sign my contract the following day. Things happened so quick that I got lost for words for a moment. It was a mixed emotions actually.

Then yesterday, I had this favor to the company that I could not let it pass. I had the chance to say it and they agreed to it (Sorry can't disclose it here until the right time).

You know, behind these rewards are hardwork of prayers, really. On my way to interview, I was praying the rosary on the MRT. I just skipped the mysteries kasi I don't know what mystery that Wednesday hehehe pero I finished my rosary. Then before i write and say everything, I asked His blessing and the Holy Spirit to guide me. And it works!

Hay, thanks to SFC Community here in Singapore. They are one reason why I'm enjoying my good faith back again.

I'm Back and I'm in Singapore!

Finally, I got the chance to blog again. And grabe, it's been a while since I posted my last blog. Been to so many the past two months.

Anyways, let's have it fast paced. I'm here right now in Singapore two weeks ago and so far enjoying my long vacation with my friends who are very accommodating. I'm starting to get used to the kind of life they have here. Everything in Singapore is almost fast. Things are very systematic. And hopefully I can fully adjust to it. I convert currency no more! hehehe. Now I find S$1.00 very cheap! hehehe. But my friend told me that it'll change, as he did, when he started to work here. Save save save...

Well, we've travelled few attractions here in Singapore. From GP to R18 place hahahaha! That is, from Sentosa to Geylang! hehehehe. But it's kinda sad because we have taken only few shots of memories. Here are some from Sentosa, with Noemi, our friend's GF. (who's very sweet and lovely by the way)...














At Sentosa, near Luge area by the beach.














With Merlion. Tamang modelo. Nangungulit lang po. hehehe.

I really am excited to post a new blog because here at our friend's place, net con is really fast! Ang bait ng mga naka wi-fi dito kasi they made con free to intruders. =)

By the way, friends, I need your prayers. Basta yun na yun. Life ain't always a bed of roses here you know. I know that God is a Great Provider.

Til then. Tata.

Movies 2007

January

1. The Painted Veil
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Apocalypto
4. Babel

What I Didn't Like About the Rematch

1. Seeing Chavit Singson right beside Manny during Pacman's first few interviews. I think his support was enough. He shouldn't have flaunted himself too much.
2. Jennifer Bautista's Lupang Hinirang. It really should have been Martin Nievera as Mexico got Jon Secada.

Saludo Kami Sa 'Yo Pacman!

Hanggang sa mga oras na 'to, hindi mawala-wala sa isip ko ang tagumpay na tinamasa ng ating kababayang si Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao sa larangan ng boksing kahapon, Linggo, nang matalo nya si Erik Morales sa ika 10th Round. The best rounds talaga ng laban nya ang 6, 8 and syempre ang 10 dahil dun nya mismo napatumba ng 2 beses si Morales na resulta ng kanyang pagkakapanalo by TKO.

Iba talaga Pinoy.
May tibay ng loob.
May lakas ng pag-iisip.
May determinasyon.
At may takot sa Diyos.

Saludo kami sa 'yo!

MANNY

Pacman

PACQUIAO

Quick Update

Last Monday night, my friend JP, Reggie and I were supposed to meet for JP dinner treat but we ended up accompanying Reggie in a crooked part of Pacita, Laguna as he drove his UK balikbayan friends home who just bought a 29" TV. It's not bad though. We still had a short but memorable time in Caltex SLEX, Starbucks. We also called up our friend Naida from Dubai that night and update each other somehow.

Then last Tuesday night, Reggie, Jess and I watched the Chronicles of Narnia at G4. Our reservation for 7:25 pm showing was forfeited because we arrived late but fortunately, another group of 11 I think, backed out their reservation and so we got 3 slots on a perfect middle seat.

A Light of the Million Mornings

That was the theme of the Loboc Children's Choir concert we watched last Saturday at the CCP Main Theater. The orchestra ticket came from Tita Ely who is working for Don Bosco which I think is the main pillar behind the Tuloy Foundation where the concert's proceeds is for.

Anyway, the concert started at exactly 8pm. I came to believe that most of the members of the audience are active church members, and all of them seem to know each other very well. Or maybe it's just us (my bespren and I) who didn't know anybody at all.

I thought the concert was brilliant. The Loboc kids sang like angels. I didn't know their other guests aside from Cris Villonco who sang the A Light of the Million Mornings on their finale. They had these guests, a group of kids who played the violin supported by some senior violinists who was there on the stage for like 30 minutes. And honestly, I have not learned ever how to appreciate violin. I mean, I recognized all the efforts of these kids, their talents and all, but I just can't appreciate it. While they're playing, I secretly glanced at the entire orchestra and I've seen like 5 people sleeping who'll just wake up through the audience' appalause.

During the 10 minute break, we went to the lobby and there on the second floor was a lantern exhibit. It's very beautiful I must say! Filipinos are really so creative and inventive.

Pictures! Pictures!


1. The Loboc Children's Choir
2. The CCP Main Lobby


3. Parol made of dry guyabano leaves and fish scales.
4. Parol made of gugo leaves.


5. Made of corn. The effect is like sunflower but it's actually corn beads.
6. Made of garlic.
7. Made of bubog.

The curtain's down at 10ish.

Movie of the Year

Watching movies has become my favorite diversion, and I've reached my maximum level of addiction to such activity last year. And, like any other fixation, my friends have become my greatest influence.

Well, enough of that. All I wanted to post is my monthly top pick movie and which could be my movie of the year 2005.

Hhmmm...I need some more time to decide. Anyhow, here's my list.

1. Kung Fu Hustle
2. The Phantom of the Opera
3. Million Dollar Baby
4. Finding Neverland
5. Kingdom of Heaven
6. Madagascar
7. Sin City
8. Fantastic 4
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10. Sky High
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12. King Kong

Or maybe you, yes you, can help me pick the best...among the rest. Thanks.

By the way, I've added a new link for my movie list this year, and what I great way to start it with Don't Give Up On Us of Piolo and Juday. I thought it was a great film. Their so spontaneous and their chemistry still works, I must say.

Our Christmas Party

Last Dec 23, Mam Annie, Jess, Reggie and I had our group's own Christmas party. Needless to say that we had fun that night, and that we almost didn't want that night ends. We went home at almost 3am I think. We just had dinner and coffee. We're supposed to go on hotel hopping though but we instead stay whole night at Starbucks Leviste and 6750.

Pictures! Pictures!

Dinner: Old Spaghettie House, Valero St.




1. With Ate Annie
2. Picture the Japanese way, with Reggie and Ate Annie.



3. The food I don't prefer to eat next time. It's angel hair something...
4. The group before leaving for SB.



5. The OSH's main door taken from our table.
6. Each table has a wine. The place is absolutely, elegantly cozy.



7. At Starbucks Leviste.
8. At Makati Shang Lobby. We thought of hotel hopping because it's on this season when hotels take different style and creativity designing their lobbies with Christmas theme. And I heard that it was Manila Pen who won this year. Sad we didn't see it.

Holiday Roadtrip

My friends and I were supposed to go to Sagada last December 26-30 but plans changed because of some matters that one of our friends, Reggie, needed to attend to. And since we didn't want to just had that week passed without doing something exciting, we quickly thought of going somewhere else even just on a day trip. And roadtrip that was.

First Stop: Bacoor, Cavite
From our home in Paco, we headed to Bacoor to pickup our friend Jess somewhere near SM. Yes, our travel would indeed be shorter if only we had taken the SLEX but since Jess lives in Binacayan, which is out of SLEX, we had no choice but to take another way so we can pick her up. Hehehe. But I personally enjoyed going there and picking her up because I was the one driving. You know, dilettante driver enjoys first few driving experiences. And by the way that made me realize I'm an offensive driver. Bad...tsk tsk tsk.

Second Stop: Chowking, Tagaytay
It's high noon and we hadn't had our lunch yet so we stopped over at Chowking and ordered food for take out. Of all food houses, we ended up in Chowking. I don't know why. Oh, I was the one driving pala. As soon as I felt my stomach grumbling kasi, I suddenly pull my stirring wheel to Chowking's driveway. hehe.

Third Stop: Cheap Table for Rent overlooking Taal Lake
We're supposed to rent a table on one commercial place in Tagaytay but it's P500 per hour. It's kind of unreasonable so we decided to go back a bit and go to this place where table for rent is only P150 per hour. Though the place was kind of crumbling already, the view is still as nice and relaxing. In fact we did enjoy the place simply because there is something the other commercial place don't have - the dog. So while we're eating we're also serving whitey which looks like a white wolf. Oh well, I don't know what type of dog it is.

Fourth Stop: Caleruega
Oh and we just love this place! I want my wedding to be held there. The place is kind of private, though all my guests would require wheels just to go there (good luck to my guests from provinces hehehe). But it won't happen soon, not in the next two years. Anyways, going back to Calruega, I find the place solemn too. The climate is perfect, the view is perfect, almost everything is perfect.

The time we were there, someone (or two) is about to get wed. That's why some our pics accidentally include their guests. Or should I say, we're the ones who got included on their pictorials. hehe.

Fifth Stop: Tagaytay National Road
One of my friends bought flowers (hhmm....I wonder to whom he's gonna give it). Then moving a bit ahead, we bought naman pineapple, papaya and chico. I think the fruits are a bit cheaper there. Of course, you wouldn't go there from Manila just to buy those fruits because in transpo alone you would spend more than a hundred bucks. But if you're there for a roadtrip (like us!) and happened to see those fruits you love to eat (not to mention it could be displayed for media noche), and it's cheap, then why not buy it.

Sixth Stop: Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
We took the other way going home so we can drop by at Reggie's Tita to pickup some things for grandma from States. And that was around 8ish already.

Seventh Stop: Macapagal Avenue
After several accidents seen in SLEX, we finally reached, or almost reached Macapagal road and was that really annoying! The place was so so crowded, people, cars, buses and all. We didn't realize that a lot of people will be there to witness the World Pyro Olympics! I thought that since the place would not be accessible as it would require wheels to be there, it's not a problem for us to drop by and see even for a while all these pyros. But to our surprise, my goodness, every corner was more than jammed. Anyhow, we still have witnessed the competing teams that night. They said it was Korea and another country I failed to know.

Eighth Stop: Star City
I swear this should be our last stop! And indeed it was. We're all tired. It's 11ish but Reggie wanted to go to horror house and so we all did. hehe. I guess even if we wanted to take rides, you have to queue for 10 years before you get to it.

We went home at 12ish and we slept like dead that night. But it was a wonderful roadtrip.


Pictures! Pictures!


1: Pictorial for the new season of Smallville to be televised in Krypton.
2: Inside this first 'tavern' in Caleruega. I forgot its name and I don't know what it is exactly.



3: Talagang pinagkasya namin ang mukha namin sa cam. hehehe.
4: Those were the people at the back that I mentioned earlier about. But we didn't mind them so long as we can take pictures.



5: The facade. Inside it is where pic 2 was taken.
6: Clark Kent, only slimmer and Pete, only taller, whiter, and weaker. hehe.



7: Back entrance of Starbucks Tagaytay overlooking Taal lake. We stopped over here just for my call of nature. I had an upset stomach that whole day and that time was the worst.