interesting things on tv part I

semestral break...fun, fun, fun.....

vacation started a few days ago...since then i've seen quite a lot of tv shows ...i've read a lot of news also...and i've seen and read many 'interesting' things already....

1. we hope jocjoc bolante tells the truth...that is coming from someone identified with the opposition...what do you think this person will say if jocjoc says that he really took the money and gave it to gma to be used for the 2004 elections...will this person say 'bravo, thank you for telling the truth' or will he say 'he is lying'... what will he say if jocjoc says that he didn't take the money and it was not used for gma's presidential election bid....will this person say 'bravo, thank you for telling the truth' or will he say 'he is lying'....i don't what he'll say but i think people already have an idea of what they wanna hear...for most, i think, it doesn't really matter if jocjoc tells the truth...i think what matters is that they hear what they wanna hear....

2. sachets...yup that small container that holds small amounts of stuff like shampoo, toothpaste, even soap....i thought those sachets were created so that people can buy things they need in small portions...probably for easier handling...or for 'economic' purposes....they were really designed to contain just small amounts...just enough amounts...but this commercial i saw on tv says 'eto 18 ml yan 10 ml (or 15 ml) lang'.....it was trying to convince people to buy their product coz it contains more for the same price....of course there is sense to what they are promoting...i would opt for something which contains more for the same price...but the thing is, if you really want to have more, why buy products in sachet, why not buy in bottles....if your reason is 'mas mura kasi' i think 'at the end of the day mas mura sa bottle'....before, sachets used to contain 5 ml of shampoo...those were used by frequent who travelers....they're not for daily use....

3. archbishops on gma....i must say it is okay for me for bishops to really think of the general welfare of people.... it is really nice to know that they are involved with the development of people under their care...but what surprised me with the recent statement released by 5 archbishops is that they were very straight forward in telling that we should be prepared for a new government (i'm not very sure if i got what they said correctly so please correct me if i'm wrong, or just pardon me if i'm wrong haha)...to those out there who are learned in politics or the constitution or the law please tell me if they did not go overboard...please tell me if what they said is not seditious (what does it mean anyway haha)....again i don't know ifd what they did is right or wrong...but i just hope they will also be as aggressive in proclaiming the World of the Lord as they are in criticizing the government...coz frankly, i haven't heard them speak about the Gospel or see them promote evangelistic activities on tv or over the radio....or even in tabloids man lang....(baka naman they celebrate tv masses that i was not able to see.. if this is the case, i say, 'i am sorry', pun intended)

i'm sure i'll see more interesting things in the next coming days....so part II to follow

the calling

a friend of mine is about to become a nun today.....contemplative nun....i was just amazed at how people can offer their lives fully to the lord....how they would give up their families.....their loved ones....their work...everything nice 'outside'....i'm not saying that those things are more valuable than our love for the lord....its just that i am so amazed about it....i mean its really difficult to 'hear' the calling the lord has for you...but its even more amazing to respond to it.....to say yes to it....kakaiba lang talaga si lord....when he calls, minsan kakagulat...

we all have a different calling...some to live single for the lord...to enter the religious...some to have a family...to have children who will in time give praise and worship to the lord....but whatever our calling is, lets hope and pray that we will hear it...and hear it soon....and respond to it....say yes to it soon....

three

this story is about two friends of mine…this is actually a combination of their stories…their stories are so much alike i decided to make it as one…but naturally i used the itango-na-lang-natin-sila-sa-pangalang style…so here it goes…itago na lang natin sila sa pangalang zean, jennie and kristof…..this still has no ending yet…

three
by pinakbet

i am working in an events management agency here in ortigas….i transferred to this company just a few months back….barely two weeks after joining this group i was given a major assignment already….it was a big project from one of our major accounts….two weeks into the project, a new member was added to our team…she wasn’t actually an employee…she was just there for ojt….man! she was good…she’s really like a pro…to top it all, she was beautiful and her personality is so okay everybody in our team liked her in an instant….her name is jennie, by the way….ow..i forgot…i’m zean….jennie and i became lunch and dinner buddies…well i’d like to think were buddies…because we always eat lunch and dinner together…okay, okay….most of the time we out together with our teammates….but there are also quite a lot of times when we’re alone…to tell you honestly we really became close…she would tell me her concerns…i would tell her mine…sometimes we’d even share a stick of marl gold when the manangs outside our building are already gone especially at night…she has invited me to her house already…i’m about to invite her to my house too…..we really are close….believe me….i know so many things about her as if we grew up together

when i thought everything’s going fine between the two us, an unexpected thing happened…two weeks before the start of the event, the guys and girls we recruited as ushers and usherettes/tour guides for the foreign delegates joined us for training…they all look great…that is actually one of the qualifications for them to be part of the team…most of them are either ramp or print ad models…we even have a few who’ve at one point or another been seen in tvcs……anyway, jennie took a liking for one of the guys we hired…his name is kristof…kristof was kinda okay coz he’s respectful and not mayabang…the only thing i don’t like about him is that jennie likes him…hay…jennie drools (figuratively…and sometimes literally) whenever she sees him…she tells me how cute his smile is…how mesmerizing his eyes are…how fresh his breath is…how yummy he looks….yummy?...what a way to describe a guy…..when she said that i agreed…coz i think he looks like yummy isaw…haha…bitter….i mean she tells me everything she sees in the guy…everything she feels for or about the guy….how can she be so insensitive… can she not see that i get really irritated or depressed when she tells me those things?…and to top it all, she always makes it a point that i see them when they are together…huh!....the nerve…..this happens quite often that her time spent with me has been lessened…well, its not that she doesn’t wanna join me for lunch or anything…she still invites me to join her…its just that i refuse every time she invites me while they’re together…i’ve actually run out of excuses already for the many times they’ve invited me…

then a few days after the event ended, our team decided to celebrate our success…we went to puerto galera….it would have been nice had kristof not joined us…but well, he is part of the team so he joined…by this time jennie is really like a leech clinging to kristof like there is no tomorrow….i really hate seeing them together…grrrr…..and by this time also, she doesn’t invite me anymore to join them….i think they’re already an item…..before, she would allow me to borrow her phone and read her messages….now, she refuses to….maybe they have secrets….and she lies to me….on our second day on the beach, i woke up early to invite her to walk along the beach before the sun rises...to my surprise she was no longer in her room….so i walked around the resort in search for her…shiszs…i shouldn’t have done that…i was hurt coz i saw them together talking sweetly to each other in one of fishing boats docked on the shore….its good they didn’t see me coz i was really fuming mad….when i saw her lunch time i pretended i didn’t know where she spent the morning and just asked where she’s been…she said she went with the girls to the adjacent resort…..(do i look dumb….well, maybe i do)…..but how could she lie to me…we’re friends….we used to be friends…i used to be that someone who knows everything that’s happening to her…..whatever happened to us….(zean, there is…or was….no us)….(there will never be us i guess)……

now i don’t know what’s happening to the two of us….we still see and talk to each other in the office….i’m trying to pretend that everything is fine….but we don’t get to do what we used to do coz more often than not, kristof drops by the office during break time…its good the project is over he is no longer part of our team….otherwise i would see them together more often….but the sad thing about this is that her ojt will also be ending also….i know we’ll still communicate through text or e-mails….but i doubt it if we'll still be as close as before….i hope…….but i doubt it…..but who knows……maybe i should also go to the gym to firm up my muscles…..or maybe inject gallons and gallons of glutathione to make make my skin smoother…or maybe go to vicky for a nose-job….hay……

such a sad day

it is such a sad day....

such a sad way to start the week.....

i was already feeling kinda anxious this weekend thinking about where to get money to send to the province next week....i've just received my salary but has sent part of it already to the province for my father's medication and his daily needs (for this week)....i've also used part of it to pay the bills.....only some bills, i must say...there are so many others waiting to be paid for....i was contemplating on how to sort of stretch what is left with me for next week's needs....but unfortunately i got a text from my aunt this morning asking me to send some more money because there are other things to spend for....i'm not complaining about it because its for my father's needs....i'm very much willing to do anything to provide for his needs.....its just sad to realize howdifficult it is to budget now.....prices of things have gone up quite dramatically....and yet the value of your money is so low it like it is buried six feet under the ground.....

how do you stretch the value of your money without reaching its breaking point.....

just how do you do it......

i may be able to send what my aunt is asking for today....but that means i have nothing to bring home to the province next week....i don't even have enough to go home there in the first place....

hay......sad.....but true.....

i received this quote yesterday.....and this is just about the only thing i am holding on to right now.....just like i've done before.....

there comes a moment each day when we must simply drop what weighs on us and hand it over to god.......

the philippines' quest for gold -- 2008 beijing olympics

the philippines has never won a gold medal in the olympics.....wala.....zero.....talks about why we never win gold in the olympics crop up a few months before or after the games.....but beyond that you hear almost nothing.....during the times when athletes should be preparing for the olympics, you hear almost nothing......and then we wonder why the best that we have now is a silver.....no, i'm not saying that we shouldn't be proud of the achievement of onyok....magaling sya and i admire him....but you see, i think the filipinos can get gold medals......like in swimming for example.....i read in the news a few days ago that the record of our best swimmer is not far from the world record (is that how you call it?).....so pwede di ba?.....and then mikee cojuangco is good in riding horses.....then marami ring good in bowling......and of course there is boxing......
what the athletes need is support not just from the government but from all of us filipinos as well.....how?......why don't we start by praying for thier success.....what do you think?......

oh, by the way, i read this morning that a filipino has been chosen as one of the senior executive chefs in the olympics....is this a sign....that we will bring home the bacon?

upcat traffic

yesterday, i was going to a food tasting activity in quezon city (remember, i am helping my friends prepare for their wedding....i was supposed to meet them in philcoa but something happened to their car so i decided to just meet them inside the up campus.....i didn't know that it was upcat day that day.....i was surprised by how bad traffic was just because it theres upcat.....i graduated some 10 years ago but i can still recall that traffic wasn't as bad then......it took us around 20 minutes from philcoa to reach admin and another 25 minutes from admin to vinson's hall....as we were passing through the oval, i realized that there were so many cars picking up examinees.......back then there were fewer cars.......does this mean that the composition of examinees have changed already?......are there more relatively 'rich' 4th year high school students taking their chance of getting the best education in the country?........im not saying, in absolute terms, that students in cars are richer than those riding in jeepneys.....i can only assume....but the chance that they are living a more 'comfortable life (at least financially) is high......i was hoping that up will give more chances to bright students who are not well off.....i'm not saying that rich kids should not be given that chance of studying in up......if they really deserve it, then sige....anyway its not their fault that they were born rich....sana lang, there will be more chances for students who are in need.....di ba that would be nice.....they will have the opportunity to learn more and become the best in their chosen profession.......para they can have better chances of earning more in the future.....

hay....why am i saying this......maybe i was just irritated yesterday for having to sit in a jeepney while those kids are sitting comfortably in their air conditioned cars....hya selfish pala hahaha joke

krispy kreme in chubugzezofzix

krispy kreme...yummy....

a few sundays ago, i went to krispy kreme in ayala......when i got there, the girl at the counter greeted me....i said hi also....she then began to ask me what i would order so i said a dozen dougnuts....before i could point to her my choices she asked me something which i didn't understand....it sounded like "wuzzzuleikthetinchubugzezofzixorinjezzhuanbogz?" ....if she could read my thought bubbles it would say "what on earth are you talking about? are you from venus?".....her accent was so out-of-this-world.....but because i was in a good mood, i decided to 'play'with her....if she used a venus accent, i talked to her with an accent from mars......i asked "quemegein"......she was clueless about what i said so she just stared at me for a few seconds....then she said "i'm sorry i didn't understand what you said" to which i replied "don't worry i didn't understand you either"....and then we started laughing....what she first asked pala was if i wanted the doughnuts in 2 boxes of 6 or in just 1 box....hay......


anyway i so love their new york cheesecake and cookies 'n cream.....

hey, anyone.......send me naman a box of these doughnuts.....i wouldn't mind if you send them in chubugzezofzixorinjezzhuanbogz.....haha

marian rivera

i chanced upon the picture of marian rivera in pep (philippine entertainment portal)....the picture was taken during the fhm party were the sexiest women in the world were recognized....hala, ang ganda talaga ni marian....

how she became famous is really amazing.....imagine after appearing as nanay of some starstruck girls eh she's bida already.....it just shows that not everything can be 'rushed'.....she really worked hard to get to where she is now.....

i just hope that she would learn to appreaciate and be grateful to the people who helped in her success......syempre most of the credit should be given to her because she worked hard for it.....but she wouldn't have done it if the big bosses in her network did not take that 'risk' of putting her in the title role of marimar and dyesebel.....in the future she might be offered chances to work in other networks....she may be offered with very good projects....or even higher talent fees....and as 'carreer move' baka okay lang yon.....but she must always be grateful to the ones who gave her that chance to be sikat......there may be a lot of good opportunities that may be difficult to ignore.....but there are also a lot of ways to grab those opportunities without offending the people who have helped you.......learn from the mistakes of others......wag na ulitin......

pinoy idol

have you seen pinoy idol recently?....or have you seen it at all?.....i try to watch it everytime i get the chance to....initially i felt bad that the ones whom i think were worthy to become the first pinoy idol were booted out early in the competition.....kasi i kind felt that walton zerrudo and bev ejercito should have been part of the final 12.....i also felt that robby should have stayed longer in the competition.....at least up to the final three perhaps?......but anyway that's how the show goes (this show is pattterened after american idol after all)....voters decide and not the judges......the judges could only do so much......what i still like about the show is that most of the finalists are improving.....i specifically noticed daryl celis.....at first i said this guy should have been one of the first to go.....but week after week he has shown how determined he is into improving his craft....there is still much to be desired in terms of the quality of his voice but the way he gives 'feelings' to the song he sings has really gone a few notches higher....gretchen is also slowly gaining confidence on stage.....penelope is becoming a really very good performer....she knows how to use the stage now and she has also learned how to 'connect' with the audience......i do hope that the others will also rethink about their strategies......patapos na e.....they can't just be good and remain that way.....they have to constantly improve.....otherswise kakasawa sila.....
who do you think will win?
ako i go for penelope, ram or daryl (seriously may chance sya if he'll continue to improve....tsaka i think he is popular e...at the end of the day the voters decide who will win....sila naman ang bibili ng albums in the future eh, hehe....)

of weddings....and videos

a friend of mine is preparing for their wedding next year....they asked my help (did they ask or did i volunteer to help?....i can't remember really) in their preparations....first thing we tried to do was to look for a wedding videographer....we looked at a lot of studios but i particularly like two: smart shot and jason magbanua....let me give my impressions on the two....

smart shot: the wedding videos are very nice....you could really feel the emotions circulating in the air during the wedding as if you were there yourself....close up shots of the bride and the groom look very, very good....well that is expected because they were really made to look good for that they....but the close up shots of the guests are even better....even those guests who didn't come well prepared (i.e. no make up....disheveled hair....casual clothes....) appear to be taken straight out of the cover of cosmo or vogue....the way they present these pictures in the video brings out a certain kind of beauty on their faces....amazing....the 'engagement session' clips are also very nice....cinematic ang dating....its like you are transported to someplace really, really romantic....

jason magbanua:lupet....the videos are so nice it is hard to tell if they are real but appears like a well thought of and well made movie....or they are 'movies' well thought of and well made they appear so real....the kind of filters (is that how you call it?....or is there even such a thing) and transitions he uses are so unique you're are really going to get glued on the screen....and the shots that are seemingly so 'wrong' or at the very least 'unnecessary' (close up shot of the groom's(or is it the father of the bride's) tummy while he is buttoning his barong....or the close up shot of the bestman's hand while butting the sleeves of the groom) were used so well they come out very nice giving the video that mood that is difficult to describe....basta....his videos make you wanna get married right that moment (if only to have a video as emotionally charged as those that he makes) i particulary like the one i saw on youtube entitled jason magbanua award winning video....i also like the one entitled a jason magbanua video (wedding of cielo and jp....the music is an original composition of the groom....he sang it too)....the choice of song is also very commendable....

if ill be the one to decide on which videographer to get for their big day, ill choose jason magbanua....but i wouldn't mind smart shot as well....

wimbledon 2008

do you like watching tennis on tv?

ako i do.... since i can't play tennis, i just content myself with watching it on tv (or on the net)..... i like martina hingis and andy roddick....i also like roger federer and rafael nadal.....

it was really unfortunate that i didn't get to see the finals match of wimbledon this year (2008)....actually if did, i wouldn't know whom to cheer for....it would have been a big dilema on my part....

anyway, i pity federer for not winning his 6th wimbledon title....it was sad because i think he did not just loose a championship....he also lost that chance to make tennis history....and from the looks of it, he appears to be 'expecting' to be the first to have 6 wimbledon titles in a row so it was doubly painful....sayang....i really can't blame him for being bitter about his loss (he appeared bitter, dont you think?)....who wouldn't be....

on the other hand, rafa has every reason to celebrate....first, he really deserves that win....he played very well in that game (as always)....he has the right to be proud for making that history roger failed to make...i mean he didn't get to have 6 wimbledon titles in 6 years but he prevented that from happening....that's history in itself, right?....and his victory is not just for himself but for the rest of the professional tennis players....i mean for a long time, roger seems to be unbeaten....more especially on grass....most especially there at wimbledon....but rafa was able to prove that there is always chance....that there is always hope....

this moment is a very good story to use in motivating people who have lost hope....i mean what more can you ask for....everything was there for history to happen....the number one player in the world defending his title for the 5th time on the surface he loves so much in front of a crowd who loves him as much only to find himself losing to a guy who has been losing against him slam after slam after slam on the 5th set after putting on a brave and successful comeback on the 3rd and 4th sets after being down in the first two sets....(whew! that is long!)....lesson here is that no matter how seemingly impossible the situation is, if you prepare well and you put your mind into your goal, you may succeed....at the very least you will have that chance to succeed....no one in this world is invincible anyway....

for my friends out there....never loose hope....

wish

i wrote this blog in another site a few months ago...but i thought that having this as my first entry here would be great so here it is..



A few nights ago I was having coffee with a friend. We were having a good conversation about so many things. After about an hour or so we suddenly came to the topic about wishes. She asked me to tell her the wish that I would say if ever we see a shooting star that night. I actually gave a lot of answers. I thought I said the nice answers because the ones I gave are the ones that would definitely get high scores in a beauty pageant. You know, the “world peace” type. Haha. Then my friend said she wants me to give a really personal answer. I couldn’t think of anything to say so I said to win in the lottery so I can buy everything that I want and need. Including somebody to love and love me back (or at least pretend to). Haha. Then we went on talking about other topics.
When I got home that night, I couldn’t fall asleep because the question about the personal wish kept on coming back in my mind. Then suddenly I thought of that “something" that I would really like to have..... A real embrace.
I wouldn’t wonder if that surprised you. It surprised me also. I’m the type of person who doesn’t like to be physically close to people. Physical closeness is not something I am comfortable with. I hate it when people talk to me with their faces too close to mine. I also don’t like it when somebody taps me to call my attention. That simple touch usually causes the tiny hairs on my body to rise. I also don’t like to sit too close to people. It just feels so awkward being too close to somebody else. So why “a real embrace”. I don’t know. Maybe because I haven’t been embraced for quite a long time already.
Maybe I am longing for that embrace…..
……to feel that closeness that would mean I am not alone…..
……to be wrapped in that power that would mean I am safe…..
……to be enveloped in that warmth that would mean I am loved……
……to feel the love that would fill the void in my heart….my life…..