His face looked as if it were a freckle
with a pug nose that loomed up
handsomely between a pair of
roguishly black eyes.
His strong cut face
and soft purring voice can tickle
anybody's senses up to the bones.
"Perfect!" i muttered.
When he gave me a smug, self-satisfied
conceited smile, i threw him a piercing stare.
Then he turned serious as a postman in a blizzard.
Suddenly, laughters echoed like the creaking
of a rusty barn door.
I froze.
When i looked back, i met disdainful eyes
and abashing glares.
Then i felt the whole sky fell down on me
and i could hardly see the gleam anywhere...
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
fallen
look for me by the moonlight
watch for me by the stars
wait for me from the skies
until i come to you tonight...
AS A FALLEN ANGEL.
geeeeeeee....
okay, enough of blogthings... it really makes me chuckle but i could not fill my entire blog with such things. whaaaaaaaaaaah... i'm back after almost a month of being lost. now, i found myself... hehehehehe.
beware of monsters, beware of me...
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
blogthing addict
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
the pug 'n me
Oh boy… this animal is really really cute… The first time I saw a pug was several months ago while I was strolling at SM City with my bo, Barney, my girl (best) friend in Cebu and Conrad, her other half ;)
And the first time I laid my eyes on it (actually on them because there were a pair of them inside a cage), I was sooooooooo AMUSED….
They were sleeping on a small basket but I made anything I could to catch their attention. I knocked on the crystal window of the pet shop. I can hardly remember how I giggled when they looked at me (may be I was jumping in joy).
And their looks—the most unique of all the dogs (all dogs are unique). The pug’s head is round when you look at it from the front. But from the side, the face is flat with too little chin. And its eyes! Round, dark, expressive and full of life and as if it will eat you whole alive when it looks at you. Hahahahaha!
The second time I went back to the pet shop in the same mall I was with Liv and Cristina. I eagerly showed them my favorite animal. I can still imagine until now how Liv almost lost her breath laughing at how the pug looks (there was only one left when we went there). Cristina was also tickled pink.
The next time I went back to the same mall, I was not able to contain my “gigil” on the cute hound. This time, the two others that we saw earlier are no longer there. But there is a new one. And it is the black one. The same kind that appeared in Men in Black movie!
Oh my… mura jud ungo!!! I blurted out which made other mall-goers turned their heads towards us (this time I was with my bf). The next thing I noticed people is starting to gather around us.
I managed to slip away from the crowd and went inside the pet shop. I asked the shop tender if I could enter the area (which is restricted and only the buyers of the pets are allowed in) where the pug and the other dogs are. And know what I did? Wala lang… I “crushed” the face of the pug until I make “sawa.” And he seemed to enjoy being messed upon…Hehehehehe…
I was planning to buy a pug. But it would surely make my life miserable. Not because it is very “kiatan” and would destroy all your plants, sofas, and things inside and outside your house but because you would need a whole lot P20, 000 bucks to buy one! That would make me dead broke.
This man-made breed was created just to look exactly like they do. And I am just satisfied when I see one, not own one… ;)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
freeman star troopers flying high
after several days of silence, here i come again! wanna proudly show this to the hoi polloi.... the victorious Freeman Star Troopers!!!
oh yeah! we won the first cheerdance competition in the history of the tri-media in Cebu last Sunday (Sept.25)! and hurrah, that's me jumping in joy... know what, a night ( i guess it was already about past 2 a.m. before the competition but i still wanna call it a night) i said if we lose i'll have my hair shaved off. God forbid, it did not happen because we won.
it was a very sweet (and sweaty) victory because we really practiced hard, even to the point of sometimes sacrificing our news coverage (and making our day desk editor angry at us) for us just to make it perfect. eventhough it was not as perfect as we want it to be (and our sole competitor wasn't that good either), we empressed the crowd (which, was mostly composed of the TF employees...hehehehe) and most of the judges.
this was one of my happiest moments in my more than a year in TF (vow) and this made this worth posting here. :)
Congrats to all the cheerdancers, aka, the members of The Freeman Star Troopers, and the whole TF family. may we live with up with our goal to make it again to the top next year...
Monday, September 19, 2005
men are mean... sometimes!
i came across this "fascinating" but true message forwarded in my email by a girl friend. i find it necessary to post here so other people could also peruse it.
here it goes...
The problems with GUYS:
If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't, he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET,! he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT.
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do!! he says u are CHEAP.
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are TROUBLESOME;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u, it is because he CARES for u.
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES, he is a GENTLEMAN.
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u are too SENSITIVE!!
& soooooooo hard to please!!!!!
WORDS TO REMEMBER FOR A WHILE
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.
That is why we just have to be a little patient and the right boy, the one who takes a chance to find the good, right apple, will come someday...
here it goes...
The problems with GUYS:
If u TREAT him nicely, he says u are IN LOVE with him;
If u Don't, he says u are PROUD.
If u DRESS Nicely, he says u are trying to LURE him;
If u Don't, he says u are from KAMPUNG.
If u ARGUE with him, he says u are STUBBORN;
If u keep QUIET,! he says u have no BRAINS.
If u are SMARTER than him, he'll lose FACE;
If he's Smarter than u, he is GREAT.
If u don't Love him, he tries to POSSESS u;
If u Love him, he will try to LEAVE u.(very true huh?)
If u don't make love with him., he says u don't Love him;
If u do!! he says u are CHEAP.
If u tell him your PROBLEM, he says u are TROUBLESOME;
If u don't, he says that u don't TRUST him.
If u SCOLD him, u are like a NANNY to him;
If he SCOLDS u, it is because he CARES for u.
If u BREAK your PROMISE, u Cannot be TRUSTED;
If he BREAKS his, he is FORCED to do so.
If u SMOKE, u are BAD girl;
If he SMOKES, he is a GENTLEMAN.
If u do WELL in your exams, he says it's LUCK;
If he does WELL, it's BRAINS.
If u HURT him, u are CRUEL;
If he HURTS u, u are too SENSITIVE!!
& soooooooo hard to please!!!!!
WORDS TO REMEMBER FOR A WHILE
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground, that aren't as good, but easy.
So the apples at the top think that there is something wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing.
That is why we just have to be a little patient and the right boy, the one who takes a chance to find the good, right apple, will come someday...
Thursday, September 15, 2005
road users' tax
CV's share of road users' tax sought
The Freeman 09/15/2005 (this is one of the stories i wrote yesterday)
The Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council wants to know where some of the "road users' tax," that is supposed to be used for development projects for Region 7 for this year went, has gone.
Valeriano Avila, chairman of the committee said the region has been collecting millions of motor vehicle users' charge, popularly known as road users' tax, but nothing has been given to the region. Avila's committee is asking for an update of this from the national treasury.
With this, the committee yesterday came up with a mass motion seeking to study the structure of the Road Board, an attached agency of the Department of Public Works and Highways that handles the fund. It is also asking the board to explain where the other part of the allocation for Central Visayas is.
Republic Act 8794, which was approved during the term of former president Joseph Estrada, provides imposition of MVUC on owners of all types of motor vehicles. The revenues collected from the MVUC would be used exclusively for the national and provincial road maintenance and improvement of drainage, installation of traffic lights and road safety devices, and for air pollution control.
The law mandates the Land Transportation Office to collect MVUC during the annual registration and the overloading penalties of motor vehicles. It also said the revenues generated from the MVUC and overloading penalties are deposited in the national treasury.
City and provincial governments, which are in the frontlines of the implementation of the law is also entitled to receive part of the fund through the Special Local Road Fund, which would be based on the number of vehicles and size of the road network under their jurisdictions.
When it comes to regional and district allocations of the Special Road Support Fund, the Road Board would determine how much their allocations would be.
But for this year, the DAC secretariat, in a report during the committee meeting yesterday said the board has released P137,195,689 to DPWH 7 under the SRSuF and P340,941.40 to Bayawan City in Negros Oriental under the Special Local Road Fund.
Aside from Bayawan City, the secretariat, citing the data from DPWH 7, said that no other LGU in the region had received an allocation from the Road Board.
"Why is it that Cebu City and the province were not given allocations? Ang Bayawan City pa nuon. The money is collected here but it is not spent here. That's how unfair the whole situation is," Avila said.
The DAC secretariat said that as of 2004, the region had collected P559,653,066 in MVUC from motor vehicle owners and drivers, which represents 8.4 percent of the total MVUC in the whole country. Of the provinces in the region, Cebu has the highest collection last year with P435,855,583, or 77.88 percent of the region's total collections.
For overloading, Region 7 was only able to collect P13,350 last year, which represents 0.28 percent of the total overloading penalty collections of the country.
Road users' tax became the talk of the town at the height of the impeachment against President Arroyo last month after some of the opposition congressmen accused her administration for using the fund as reward for the legislators to drop the complaint.
To erase speculations on how the fund is being spent, the President ordered the Department of Budget and Management to scrap the P2.2 billion allocation that is supposed to be incorporated in the P1.05 trillion proposed budget for 2006. (end)
The Freeman 09/15/2005 (this is one of the stories i wrote yesterday)
The Development Administration Committee of the Regional Development Council wants to know where some of the "road users' tax," that is supposed to be used for development projects for Region 7 for this year went, has gone.
Valeriano Avila, chairman of the committee said the region has been collecting millions of motor vehicle users' charge, popularly known as road users' tax, but nothing has been given to the region. Avila's committee is asking for an update of this from the national treasury.
With this, the committee yesterday came up with a mass motion seeking to study the structure of the Road Board, an attached agency of the Department of Public Works and Highways that handles the fund. It is also asking the board to explain where the other part of the allocation for Central Visayas is.
Republic Act 8794, which was approved during the term of former president Joseph Estrada, provides imposition of MVUC on owners of all types of motor vehicles. The revenues collected from the MVUC would be used exclusively for the national and provincial road maintenance and improvement of drainage, installation of traffic lights and road safety devices, and for air pollution control.
The law mandates the Land Transportation Office to collect MVUC during the annual registration and the overloading penalties of motor vehicles. It also said the revenues generated from the MVUC and overloading penalties are deposited in the national treasury.
City and provincial governments, which are in the frontlines of the implementation of the law is also entitled to receive part of the fund through the Special Local Road Fund, which would be based on the number of vehicles and size of the road network under their jurisdictions.
When it comes to regional and district allocations of the Special Road Support Fund, the Road Board would determine how much their allocations would be.
But for this year, the DAC secretariat, in a report during the committee meeting yesterday said the board has released P137,195,689 to DPWH 7 under the SRSuF and P340,941.40 to Bayawan City in Negros Oriental under the Special Local Road Fund.
Aside from Bayawan City, the secretariat, citing the data from DPWH 7, said that no other LGU in the region had received an allocation from the Road Board.
"Why is it that Cebu City and the province were not given allocations? Ang Bayawan City pa nuon. The money is collected here but it is not spent here. That's how unfair the whole situation is," Avila said.
The DAC secretariat said that as of 2004, the region had collected P559,653,066 in MVUC from motor vehicle owners and drivers, which represents 8.4 percent of the total MVUC in the whole country. Of the provinces in the region, Cebu has the highest collection last year with P435,855,583, or 77.88 percent of the region's total collections.
For overloading, Region 7 was only able to collect P13,350 last year, which represents 0.28 percent of the total overloading penalty collections of the country.
Road users' tax became the talk of the town at the height of the impeachment against President Arroyo last month after some of the opposition congressmen accused her administration for using the fund as reward for the legislators to drop the complaint.
To erase speculations on how the fund is being spent, the President ordered the Department of Budget and Management to scrap the P2.2 billion allocation that is supposed to be incorporated in the P1.05 trillion proposed budget for 2006. (end)
Saturday, September 10, 2005
a speedboat ride and more
A SPEEDBOAT RIDE
(A novel by myself)
Past 2 p.m. last Wednesday (September 7) when the rain poured hard. I was kinda worried because we still have to go to Lapu-Lapu City at 4 p.m. to cover President Arroyo who will address the conference of religious leaders.
I still have two stories to write and I was pounding my computer’s keyboard nimbly just to finish even just one story before our scheduled flight. But I failed because just as I finish the second paragraph of my first story, Fred (our small but terrible capitol beat reporter, who also does extras in the Malacañang beat like me) told me that we should go. We have to leave early because the rains might have caused traffic congestion in Mandaue City, especially in the street going to the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge.
But when I was about to go out of the TF building…Gotcha! The street in front of our office is teeming with knee-deep chocolate-colored waters. In short, it’s flooded! How could we get to the marketing office (which is just a block away) where our service is waiting? We have nowhere to pass. We are wearing modest attires and we could not simply immerse in the leptospyrosis-infected waters. Eeeeewww! Bawal magkasakit (in singing tune, ala Clusivol ad)….
“Day, mag-speed boat na lang ta,” Fred jested, which I excitedly responded in affirmative (and this is where I derived the title for this blog).
But we are gifted kids, so we were able to find a way to get away from the flood—we passed by the J&J Printer’s office. Yahoo! But the problem does not just end there. And the raindrops are still falling (this is not the problem).
Of course, when we arrived at the marketing office, we searched for our vehicle. But nobody could say which car we would use and who would drive us to our destination.
Fred sent text messages to Quennie, our day desk editor, about the problem. He also looked for a photographer. He got slow response (may be because text messages take quite a time to be sent).
Quite pestered, Fred went up the marketing office and called her at the editorial office. Noticing that Fred is already fuming, Ma’am Connie (don’t know her designation) tried to help. She said no car is available except the Banat (our Bisaya tabloid) multicab, which, I think is only being used to deliver newspapers. Wow!
Left with no choice, we have to take it. The driver (I don’t know his name), tried to wipe the soaked seats of the vehicle but Fred said we would just occupy the front seat, which means three of us—the driver, Fred and I would’ve to squeeze in to be accommodated. “Fred would sit on my lap,” I joked. Fred did not laugh. He is too irked to be amused.
But just as we were about to board, Sir Boy (our GM) approached us and asked if we could drop by Ma’am Tess (our dealer) at SM City. Okay, who are we to refuse the GM’s request?
“Noy, mamasahero sa ta,” I told the driver (because our vehicle service looks like a public utility jeepney) he laughed. But Fred was still silent most of the time. May be he still recuperates from his anger.
“Paita aning sakyanana oi. Maypa nagdrive na lang ko sa akong sakyanan ani. Layo man gud…” he mumbles. “Relax lang oi, atakehon lang ka sige ugtas ana,” I was trying to appease him.
We picked up Paul near pier 5 and dropped off Ma’am Tess at SM City. When the front seat was finally vacated, the driver asked if anybody wants to sit there but Fred said: “Ing-ani na man lang ni, mag-unong na lang mi diri.” Then we sped off to Lapu-Lapu City.
In Lapu-Lapu City, we passed by a bikini bar, which advertises that they are looking for dances. Fred and Paul manifested their desires to apply. I was quick to cut their wild dreams by telling them: “Ayaw na mo pangandoy oi. Wa nay manulod unya sa bar, or if naa man gani basin makaingon pa sila, ‘Asa naman inyong dancers oi?’ kay di man mo makita. Pagngon ra ba ang suga if pasayawon mo.”
“Paita ani oi. Magsige na lang ta og ngisi ani Dong, para makita ta,” Fred retorted. Laugh…laugh…laugh. At last, the tension that was eased.
Fortunately, the traffic was mild so we were still able to sigh a relief when we arrived there with Arroyo still not around.
By the way, when I was about to get off the multi-cab, a string snared my foot, which nearly caused me to stumble. Good heavens, I was able to regain balance. I could have fallen off the cab.
At the venue of the event, national and local press people were busy with their stuffs. All rushed inside the venue of the conference when the chief executive finally arrived.
I was awed by the different personalities I saw. There was this man who dress up like he is attending a graduation program (he wears a toga?) while another wears just a “bahag.” I don’t know from what religious group or what tribes they were.
“I like his attire… Wa na siya gitugnaw? Maayo lang wa siya gipagawas sa mga bishops noh, conservative ra ba ni sila,” I whispered to Lovey (a reporter of another daily) obviously referring to the man who wears a “bahag.” Hehehehe… But of course, I know it is a gathering of all religious leaders from the 7,107 islands of the country. Everyone’s dress represents their own religion and culture.
Just less than 30 minutes after we came, Arroyo arrived. Reporters positioned themselves anywhere they feel comfortable. Religious leaders presented their statement, advocating for peace to the president.
Then the highlight of the event—president’s speech. All eyes were glued to the stage she talked about reconciling with her detractors, asking her cabinet to go back to work, charter change, peace talks, etc.
That was the finale of the whole event. But the story does not just end there… After dinner (Thanks God! We were served a sumptuous buffet dinner), we hopped into our “distinct” and not-apt-for-presidential-coverage vehicle and sped off towards Cebu City.
At the middle of the old Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, while talking about coverage and some sorts, I noticed a man in the nearby white Toyota Tamaraw Fx grinning at me. At first, I chose to ignore. May be, just somebody who wants to flirt, I thought.
But as we near the end of the bridge, I still noticed the man looking at us, grinning. Then I realized there might be something funny. And so I told the gang (There were already four of us in the multi-cab—Fred, Paul, Jasmin and I). Fred said the man was laughing at us because look, we are wearing formal attires, presidential coverage attires and we were just boarding a multi-cab. “Who cares? It simply shows that we are versatile reporters and besides, it does not make us less beautiful if we ride a multi-cab,” I quickly retorted.
I still have so many things to express but I’d rather keep them to myself (Besides, Liv is already prodding me to post this because she said this already looks/reads like a novel). Anyway, this is always part of experience. Not quite a pleasant experience, but I would like to think it is… I could have had a multi-cab, este, speedboat ride. Hehehehe…
Nota Bene: below is the product of this out-of-this-world multi-cab experience)
(A novel by myself)
Past 2 p.m. last Wednesday (September 7) when the rain poured hard. I was kinda worried because we still have to go to Lapu-Lapu City at 4 p.m. to cover President Arroyo who will address the conference of religious leaders.
I still have two stories to write and I was pounding my computer’s keyboard nimbly just to finish even just one story before our scheduled flight. But I failed because just as I finish the second paragraph of my first story, Fred (our small but terrible capitol beat reporter, who also does extras in the Malacañang beat like me) told me that we should go. We have to leave early because the rains might have caused traffic congestion in Mandaue City, especially in the street going to the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge.
But when I was about to go out of the TF building…Gotcha! The street in front of our office is teeming with knee-deep chocolate-colored waters. In short, it’s flooded! How could we get to the marketing office (which is just a block away) where our service is waiting? We have nowhere to pass. We are wearing modest attires and we could not simply immerse in the leptospyrosis-infected waters. Eeeeewww! Bawal magkasakit (in singing tune, ala Clusivol ad)….
“Day, mag-speed boat na lang ta,” Fred jested, which I excitedly responded in affirmative (and this is where I derived the title for this blog).
But we are gifted kids, so we were able to find a way to get away from the flood—we passed by the J&J Printer’s office. Yahoo! But the problem does not just end there. And the raindrops are still falling (this is not the problem).
Of course, when we arrived at the marketing office, we searched for our vehicle. But nobody could say which car we would use and who would drive us to our destination.
Fred sent text messages to Quennie, our day desk editor, about the problem. He also looked for a photographer. He got slow response (may be because text messages take quite a time to be sent).
Quite pestered, Fred went up the marketing office and called her at the editorial office. Noticing that Fred is already fuming, Ma’am Connie (don’t know her designation) tried to help. She said no car is available except the Banat (our Bisaya tabloid) multicab, which, I think is only being used to deliver newspapers. Wow!
Left with no choice, we have to take it. The driver (I don’t know his name), tried to wipe the soaked seats of the vehicle but Fred said we would just occupy the front seat, which means three of us—the driver, Fred and I would’ve to squeeze in to be accommodated. “Fred would sit on my lap,” I joked. Fred did not laugh. He is too irked to be amused.
But just as we were about to board, Sir Boy (our GM) approached us and asked if we could drop by Ma’am Tess (our dealer) at SM City. Okay, who are we to refuse the GM’s request?
“Noy, mamasahero sa ta,” I told the driver (because our vehicle service looks like a public utility jeepney) he laughed. But Fred was still silent most of the time. May be he still recuperates from his anger.
“Paita aning sakyanana oi. Maypa nagdrive na lang ko sa akong sakyanan ani. Layo man gud…” he mumbles. “Relax lang oi, atakehon lang ka sige ugtas ana,” I was trying to appease him.
We picked up Paul near pier 5 and dropped off Ma’am Tess at SM City. When the front seat was finally vacated, the driver asked if anybody wants to sit there but Fred said: “Ing-ani na man lang ni, mag-unong na lang mi diri.” Then we sped off to Lapu-Lapu City.
In Lapu-Lapu City, we passed by a bikini bar, which advertises that they are looking for dances. Fred and Paul manifested their desires to apply. I was quick to cut their wild dreams by telling them: “Ayaw na mo pangandoy oi. Wa nay manulod unya sa bar, or if naa man gani basin makaingon pa sila, ‘Asa naman inyong dancers oi?’ kay di man mo makita. Pagngon ra ba ang suga if pasayawon mo.”
“Paita ani oi. Magsige na lang ta og ngisi ani Dong, para makita ta,” Fred retorted. Laugh…laugh…laugh. At last, the tension that was eased.
Fortunately, the traffic was mild so we were still able to sigh a relief when we arrived there with Arroyo still not around.
By the way, when I was about to get off the multi-cab, a string snared my foot, which nearly caused me to stumble. Good heavens, I was able to regain balance. I could have fallen off the cab.
At the venue of the event, national and local press people were busy with their stuffs. All rushed inside the venue of the conference when the chief executive finally arrived.
I was awed by the different personalities I saw. There was this man who dress up like he is attending a graduation program (he wears a toga?) while another wears just a “bahag.” I don’t know from what religious group or what tribes they were.
“I like his attire… Wa na siya gitugnaw? Maayo lang wa siya gipagawas sa mga bishops noh, conservative ra ba ni sila,” I whispered to Lovey (a reporter of another daily) obviously referring to the man who wears a “bahag.” Hehehehe… But of course, I know it is a gathering of all religious leaders from the 7,107 islands of the country. Everyone’s dress represents their own religion and culture.
Just less than 30 minutes after we came, Arroyo arrived. Reporters positioned themselves anywhere they feel comfortable. Religious leaders presented their statement, advocating for peace to the president.
Then the highlight of the event—president’s speech. All eyes were glued to the stage she talked about reconciling with her detractors, asking her cabinet to go back to work, charter change, peace talks, etc.
That was the finale of the whole event. But the story does not just end there… After dinner (Thanks God! We were served a sumptuous buffet dinner), we hopped into our “distinct” and not-apt-for-presidential-coverage vehicle and sped off towards Cebu City.
At the middle of the old Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, while talking about coverage and some sorts, I noticed a man in the nearby white Toyota Tamaraw Fx grinning at me. At first, I chose to ignore. May be, just somebody who wants to flirt, I thought.
But as we near the end of the bridge, I still noticed the man looking at us, grinning. Then I realized there might be something funny. And so I told the gang (There were already four of us in the multi-cab—Fred, Paul, Jasmin and I). Fred said the man was laughing at us because look, we are wearing formal attires, presidential coverage attires and we were just boarding a multi-cab. “Who cares? It simply shows that we are versatile reporters and besides, it does not make us less beautiful if we ride a multi-cab,” I quickly retorted.
I still have so many things to express but I’d rather keep them to myself (Besides, Liv is already prodding me to post this because she said this already looks/reads like a novel). Anyway, this is always part of experience. Not quite a pleasant experience, but I would like to think it is… I could have had a multi-cab, este, speedboat ride. Hehehehe…
Nota Bene: below is the product of this out-of-this-world multi-cab experience)
GMA offers hand of reconciliation
This is the raw copy of our report that saw front page last Thursday, September 8 (because Jasmin really made an effort to lobby to our news editor to give this a priority):
GMA OFFERS HAND OF RECONCILIATION
By Fred Languido, Wenna Berondo and Jasmin Uy
A DAY after the House of Representatives junked the impeachment complaint against her, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday offered a hand of reconciliation to her detractors and asked them to get back to work not by holding protests in the streets but by working for a brighter and peaceful future of the country.
Arroyo made the call for unity at the Crown regency Hotel in Lapulapu City last night, her first public appearance since the dismissal of the impeachment last Tuesday, where she spoke before the delegates of the National Summit of Religious Leaders Towards a Culture of Peace.
"I offer the olive branch of peace to all my critics and detractors for a principled partnership for the people greeted by responsible governance and responsible fiscalization," the president noted.
Arroyo said the Congress had already spoken and it should be respected, adding that she thank House Deputy Speaker and Cebu north district congressman Raul del Mar who also presided during the hearing on the impeachment complained against her.
"The voice is clear let as look for peace not conflict. Let us get back to work. Not in the streets but in our offices, in industrial centers, in our farms and communities. Lets bury the conflict of the past, and gather around the a brighter peaceful tomorrow," she went on.
She also appealed to the political leaders of the country to be the source of inspiration to the Filipinos by transforming the weariness of the people into a fresh dynamism for action, enterprise and reform.
Arroyo added that what is needed is less talk, unless its dialogue, and more action and jobs to address the country’s problems like high prices especially coming from the world oil price upsurge, hunger, law and order, corruption, which the religious leaders mentioned in their summaries and statements.
In statement, which they handed to the president, the religious leaders of the country said that poverty is a root cause of conflicts. They added that the country should ensure that infrastructure, livelihood projects and equal employment opportunities are provided. Likewise, relief, rehabilitation, and development programs for affected communities should also be pursued.
Earlier that day, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal also said that peace can never be realized through murder, coercion, suppression, but rather it is founded in the culture that values truth, justice, decency and respect for others.
"Subvert this values and peace would be ephemeral and allow yourselves to be guided by the light of God so that you may be able to feel and internalize the essence of peace. While we are united in our search for peace, we are divided in our means to find it," he added.
In her speech, Arroyo also ordered her Cabinet members to put on notice to get down to the grass stacks and "let the people feel the power of honest and efficient service," which religious leaders are of big help to muster them.
"My personal thing of political triumph is of no moment to the task of building this nation and putting the economy in order," she added. However, Arroyo said that many of the things that people ask require legislation.
With this, she said that the country has to change the "degenerated" political system constitutionally with parliamentary electoral deviation, economic and other reforms, including the federal system.
"As I extend the hand of peace to my own detractors, I invite all Filipinos, my critics and supporters alike to an earnest and sincere debate to amend our constitution because many of the things you want need to have a constitutional change. To give power back to the people and to cast out the demons that have haunted our politics," Arroyo added.
However, she recognized that this would still have to go through into a thorough process even as her government has to get the budget debate, adding that there is a need to strengthen the executive and legislative partnership because part of it has been wounded by personal interests.
"Now is the time to begin to change the system. You in this dialogue are part of the changing of the system," she further stated.
The religious leaders also stressed the importance of dialog between the rebels and the government to restore peace in the country.
"Intercultural understanding is our goal in engaging in dialog. We respect each other’s beliefs systems and focus on our common belief in one God and convergent human values that build up a society based on truth, justice and love," they said in a statement.
They added that to attain peace, people must work for justice and ensure that the human rights of every Filipino and cultural community are respected and upheld.
Recognizing the importance of peace in the development of the country, Arroyo also said that to restore peace, the national government has again reopened the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the National Democratic Front.
To solve poverty, the president said that the country needs development to sustain peace and likewise, it needs peace to sustain development.
Also, the religious leaders asked the president to create an interfaith commission to provide institutional mechanism for the resolution of issues affecting the various religious and cultural traditions in the country in promoting peace and harmony.
Claiming that she is a great believer of peace for mankind and common good, Arroyo said that her administration has long been studying the possibility of creating a interfaith council and it is now being studied by the Presidential Council for Values Formation, which is headed by Isabel Tobias.
GMA OFFERS HAND OF RECONCILIATION
By Fred Languido, Wenna Berondo and Jasmin Uy
A DAY after the House of Representatives junked the impeachment complaint against her, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday offered a hand of reconciliation to her detractors and asked them to get back to work not by holding protests in the streets but by working for a brighter and peaceful future of the country.
Arroyo made the call for unity at the Crown regency Hotel in Lapulapu City last night, her first public appearance since the dismissal of the impeachment last Tuesday, where she spoke before the delegates of the National Summit of Religious Leaders Towards a Culture of Peace.
"I offer the olive branch of peace to all my critics and detractors for a principled partnership for the people greeted by responsible governance and responsible fiscalization," the president noted.
Arroyo said the Congress had already spoken and it should be respected, adding that she thank House Deputy Speaker and Cebu north district congressman Raul del Mar who also presided during the hearing on the impeachment complained against her.
"The voice is clear let as look for peace not conflict. Let us get back to work. Not in the streets but in our offices, in industrial centers, in our farms and communities. Lets bury the conflict of the past, and gather around the a brighter peaceful tomorrow," she went on.
She also appealed to the political leaders of the country to be the source of inspiration to the Filipinos by transforming the weariness of the people into a fresh dynamism for action, enterprise and reform.
Arroyo added that what is needed is less talk, unless its dialogue, and more action and jobs to address the country’s problems like high prices especially coming from the world oil price upsurge, hunger, law and order, corruption, which the religious leaders mentioned in their summaries and statements.
In statement, which they handed to the president, the religious leaders of the country said that poverty is a root cause of conflicts. They added that the country should ensure that infrastructure, livelihood projects and equal employment opportunities are provided. Likewise, relief, rehabilitation, and development programs for affected communities should also be pursued.
Earlier that day, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal also said that peace can never be realized through murder, coercion, suppression, but rather it is founded in the culture that values truth, justice, decency and respect for others.
"Subvert this values and peace would be ephemeral and allow yourselves to be guided by the light of God so that you may be able to feel and internalize the essence of peace. While we are united in our search for peace, we are divided in our means to find it," he added.
In her speech, Arroyo also ordered her Cabinet members to put on notice to get down to the grass stacks and "let the people feel the power of honest and efficient service," which religious leaders are of big help to muster them.
"My personal thing of political triumph is of no moment to the task of building this nation and putting the economy in order," she added. However, Arroyo said that many of the things that people ask require legislation.
With this, she said that the country has to change the "degenerated" political system constitutionally with parliamentary electoral deviation, economic and other reforms, including the federal system.
"As I extend the hand of peace to my own detractors, I invite all Filipinos, my critics and supporters alike to an earnest and sincere debate to amend our constitution because many of the things you want need to have a constitutional change. To give power back to the people and to cast out the demons that have haunted our politics," Arroyo added.
However, she recognized that this would still have to go through into a thorough process even as her government has to get the budget debate, adding that there is a need to strengthen the executive and legislative partnership because part of it has been wounded by personal interests.
"Now is the time to begin to change the system. You in this dialogue are part of the changing of the system," she further stated.
The religious leaders also stressed the importance of dialog between the rebels and the government to restore peace in the country.
"Intercultural understanding is our goal in engaging in dialog. We respect each other’s beliefs systems and focus on our common belief in one God and convergent human values that build up a society based on truth, justice and love," they said in a statement.
They added that to attain peace, people must work for justice and ensure that the human rights of every Filipino and cultural community are respected and upheld.
Recognizing the importance of peace in the development of the country, Arroyo also said that to restore peace, the national government has again reopened the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the National Democratic Front.
To solve poverty, the president said that the country needs development to sustain peace and likewise, it needs peace to sustain development.
Also, the religious leaders asked the president to create an interfaith commission to provide institutional mechanism for the resolution of issues affecting the various religious and cultural traditions in the country in promoting peace and harmony.
Claiming that she is a great believer of peace for mankind and common good, Arroyo said that her administration has long been studying the possibility of creating a interfaith council and it is now being studied by the Presidential Council for Values Formation, which is headed by Isabel Tobias.
Friday, September 09, 2005
celtic astrology
They say this is Celtic astrology. I don’t know how they were able to determine it. But based on it, my birthday, May 5 (May 01 to May 14 - Poplar Tree), qualifies under the poplar tree. And this is how it describes me:
Poplar Tree (the Uncertainty) -- looks very decorative, talented, not very self-confident, extremely courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, great artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.
I look decorative (daw). May be what it wants to say I just appear to be decorative (ugh! i could have rejoiced if it said i'm pretty) Talented? I doubt it... May be. Not very self-confident; how does this differ from being not courageous? And the rest are quite true. Bow.
Poplar Tree (the Uncertainty) -- looks very decorative, talented, not very self-confident, extremely courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, great artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.
I look decorative (daw). May be what it wants to say I just appear to be decorative (ugh! i could have rejoiced if it said i'm pretty) Talented? I doubt it... May be. Not very self-confident; how does this differ from being not courageous? And the rest are quite true. Bow.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
a true friend
A simple friend,
when visiting,
acts like a guest.
A real friend
opens your
refrigerator
and helps
himself.
A simple friend
has never
seen you
cry.
A real friend
has shoulders
soggy from
your tears.
A simple friend
doesn't know
your parents'
first names.
A real friend
has their
phone numbers
in his
address book.
A simple friend
brings a bottle
of wine
to your
party.
A real friend
comes early
to help you
cook and stays
late to help
you clean.
A simple friend
hates it
when you
call after
he has
gone to bed.
A real friend
asks you why
you took
so long
to call.
A simple friend
seeks to talk
with you
about your
problems.
A real friend
seeks to
help you
with your
problems.
A simple friend
wonders about
your romantic
history.
A real friend
could blackmail you
with it.
A simple friend
thinks the friendship
is over
when you
have an
argument.
A real friend
calls you
after you
had afight.
A simple friend
expects you
to always be
there for them.
A real friend
expects to
always be
there for you!
when visiting,
acts like a guest.
A real friend
opens your
refrigerator
and helps
himself.
A simple friend
has never
seen you
cry.
A real friend
has shoulders
soggy from
your tears.
A simple friend
doesn't know
your parents'
first names.
A real friend
has their
phone numbers
in his
address book.
A simple friend
brings a bottle
of wine
to your
party.
A real friend
comes early
to help you
cook and stays
late to help
you clean.
A simple friend
hates it
when you
call after
he has
gone to bed.
A real friend
asks you why
you took
so long
to call.
A simple friend
seeks to talk
with you
about your
problems.
A real friend
seeks to
help you
with your
problems.
A simple friend
wonders about
your romantic
history.
A real friend
could blackmail you
with it.
A simple friend
thinks the friendship
is over
when you
have an
argument.
A real friend
calls you
after you
had afight.
A simple friend
expects you
to always be
there for them.
A real friend
expects to
always be
there for you!
Monday, August 29, 2005
where have all the values gone?
I've noticed that i'm getting hooked to blogging. Too bad, i already forgot that i have a personal diary where i could write on my experiences and feelings. Now, this blog has seemed to become the mirror of what is me. Well, I guess this is the good part of having a blog—to have something where you can pour how you feel (thanks to liv).
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It seemed people now are so occupied with lots of things that are happening around: politics (I don’t have to elaborate; everybody knows what is happening in the political arena—impeachment of GMA, corruption, poll fraud, and many many others)… soaring oil prices… energy crisis…dengue…terrorism… fashion… money/riches… beauty (I mean physical beauty)…fame…entertainment… and a lot lot more…People value worldly things rather than nurturing good things, Godly things.
In a forum I once attended, a speaker said "everything boils down to values." He said people steal, corrupt, take advantage of their fellowmen and do bad things because they lack proper values and they do not fear God. Were they not taught proper values?
Values, values, values... Even how smart you are, how beautiful you are, how talented you are, how rich you are, if you lack proper values, you are nothing… As God said (I may sound preaching; I meant to) blessed are the pure in heart for they shall inherit the kingdom of God. Blessed are the meek for they shall see heaven…As the Ten Commandments points out: Love God and love your neighbor (summarized). If you do this, everything just follows.
Former senator and "the best president the country never had" Raul Roco once said: "If your foot is hurt, don’t blame it on your shoes." (may be I could write about this next time)
I still have a lot of things to say but let me just share the following "tenet" (dunno how this is called) by Max Ehrmann. I highlighted some points I want to emphasize. But all of these things are really of high importance.
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence (if you have nothing good to say, shut up because you would only be hurting other person). As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly (and watch out what you say because words pierce deeper, just like pen is mightier than the sword); and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit (must do).
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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It seemed people now are so occupied with lots of things that are happening around: politics (I don’t have to elaborate; everybody knows what is happening in the political arena—impeachment of GMA, corruption, poll fraud, and many many others)… soaring oil prices… energy crisis…dengue…terrorism… fashion… money/riches… beauty (I mean physical beauty)…fame…entertainment… and a lot lot more…People value worldly things rather than nurturing good things, Godly things.
In a forum I once attended, a speaker said "everything boils down to values." He said people steal, corrupt, take advantage of their fellowmen and do bad things because they lack proper values and they do not fear God. Were they not taught proper values?
Values, values, values... Even how smart you are, how beautiful you are, how talented you are, how rich you are, if you lack proper values, you are nothing… As God said (I may sound preaching; I meant to) blessed are the pure in heart for they shall inherit the kingdom of God. Blessed are the meek for they shall see heaven…As the Ten Commandments points out: Love God and love your neighbor (summarized). If you do this, everything just follows.
Former senator and "the best president the country never had" Raul Roco once said: "If your foot is hurt, don’t blame it on your shoes." (may be I could write about this next time)
I still have a lot of things to say but let me just share the following "tenet" (dunno how this is called) by Max Ehrmann. I highlighted some points I want to emphasize. But all of these things are really of high importance.
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence (if you have nothing good to say, shut up because you would only be hurting other person). As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly (and watch out what you say because words pierce deeper, just like pen is mightier than the sword); and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit (must do).
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
getting married...
Hey guys, this is kinda funny. I got this somewhere in the net few months ago. Some lines might sound anti-women, but hey (men), don’t get it wrong… this is women empowerment…
This is intended for every all… For the singles who want to get married, those who are soon to be married, those who have just married, who have been married for long time, who have severed their marital ties, and those who no longer want to get married because they read this…
1. Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore, marriage is an institution for the blind.
2. Marriage is an institution in which a man losses his Bachelor’s degree and the woman gets her Master’s.
3. A married life is full of excitement. In the first year of marriage, a man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, both speak and the NEIGHBORS listen (I would prefer to experience the second year always).
4. Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want and when you see what the other fellow has, you wish you had ordered that instead.
5. There was this man who muttered a few words in church and found himself married. A year later, he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.
6. Love is one long sweet dream and marriage is the alarm clock (hahahahahahaha!).
7. When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a 10-year married man looks happy, we wonder why.
8. When a man steals your wife, there’s no better revenge than let him keep her (are women that worse?).
9. Marriage is a man and woman become one. The trouble when they try to decide which one.
10. At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, “Aren’t you wearing your ring on the wrong finger?” The other replied, “Yes, I am! I married the wrong man.” (I might do the same in the future)
11. A man is incomplete until he gets married, then he is finished.
12. It doesn’t matter how many times a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss (are women really bossy?).
13. When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing—either the car is new or the wife is.
14. Marriage is not a word. It’s a sentence (a life sentence).
…This is just to make you laugh. Marriage can be a good thing if you make it. If you’re still unmarried, don’t be scared. Marriage is better than waking up next to an empty pillow.
This is intended for every all… For the singles who want to get married, those who are soon to be married, those who have just married, who have been married for long time, who have severed their marital ties, and those who no longer want to get married because they read this…
1. Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore, marriage is an institution for the blind.
2. Marriage is an institution in which a man losses his Bachelor’s degree and the woman gets her Master’s.
3. A married life is full of excitement. In the first year of marriage, a man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, both speak and the NEIGHBORS listen (I would prefer to experience the second year always).
4. Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want and when you see what the other fellow has, you wish you had ordered that instead.
5. There was this man who muttered a few words in church and found himself married. A year later, he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.
6. Love is one long sweet dream and marriage is the alarm clock (hahahahahahaha!).
7. When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a 10-year married man looks happy, we wonder why.
8. When a man steals your wife, there’s no better revenge than let him keep her (are women that worse?).
9. Marriage is a man and woman become one. The trouble when they try to decide which one.
10. At a cocktail party, one woman said to another, “Aren’t you wearing your ring on the wrong finger?” The other replied, “Yes, I am! I married the wrong man.” (I might do the same in the future)
11. A man is incomplete until he gets married, then he is finished.
12. It doesn’t matter how many times a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss (are women really bossy?).
13. When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing—either the car is new or the wife is.
14. Marriage is not a word. It’s a sentence (a life sentence).
…This is just to make you laugh. Marriage can be a good thing if you make it. If you’re still unmarried, don’t be scared. Marriage is better than waking up next to an empty pillow.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
know me...
This is getting to be fun actually...Okay, here is what you are supposed to do... and trynot spoil the fun by copying (not forward) this entireblog and paste it into a one that you willpost. Change all of the answers so that they apply toYOU. It takes about 5 minutes. The theory is you will learn a lot of little things about your friends.
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER? -- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (with Liv, Ryan and Ms. Debbie)
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? -- 7 rules for writers, the littleprince (i've read it several times already), City of Joy ( i read it, one page a month. i borrowed it from Liv last year... ugh!)
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? --- dama? i don't know any, actually
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE/s? -- any... FHM? (who says only men reads it?...hehehe)
5. FAVORITE SMELL? -- smell of the forest, musk
6. FAVORITE SOUND? -- silence
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? -- sadness
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING? -- my cute pup... POPO (short for Popovich,hehehehe...) water, food
9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? -- used to be Jollibee and mcDo. ops! lifestylecheck...
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? -- Ryu Ken, Winkle Alekhine
11. WHAT WOULD YOU NAME YOUR NEXT PET AND WHAT WOULDIT BE? -- anybody who can give me a pup? i'll name it after the "giver"
12. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? -- God, my family, friends,everything i have, anything in this world..
13. FINISH THE STATEMENT, "IF I HAD LOTS OF MONEY"? -- i must havetrillions (billions would do if this is too big) i'll divide andgive it equally to all people (let's see what would happen next)
14. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? -- nope (samok!)
15. STORMS... COOL OR SCARY? -- i don't like floods!and working despite the bad weather.
16.WHAT CAR DID YOU FIRST DRIVE? -- toy car
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR/s? -- white, pastel colors
18. WOULD YOU WEAR A BIKINI OR A ONE-PIECE SUIT TO THEBEACH? -- two-piece, of course! (a pair of slippers! lol...)
19. FINISH THE STATEMENT..."IF I HAD ALL THE TIME INTHE WORLD I WOULD": -- spend it with family, friends (visit oldfriends and relatives). treat them to a beach party (if i have money.any sponsors?)
21. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?-- yellow (don't ask me why.. i just liked it!)
22. GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? -- full, i drink a lot of water(literally)
23. HOW MANY DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? -- two (cebu andiloilo)
24. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? -- under a tree, inside a cool room (allalone)
25. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? basketball, football,(synchronized) swimming
26. FAVORITE PART OF THE HOUSE? comfort room... i feel comfortable
27. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? none. i want it clean.
28. CRUSH? none
29. WHO WOULD YOU HAVE DINNER WITH, (dead, alive, orfictional) AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR TOPIC OFCONVERSATION? -- (whosetreat?)
a) God -- ask Him why can't He make everything last, why there issuffering.
b) cinderella -- how (can i find and) live ever after with the man ilove?
c)therapist (for the heart) -- does time really heals wounds? (ora counselor. i need volunteer coz i don't have bucks to pay for hisservice)
d) cupid -- practice more.. he always hit the wrong target.
30. FAVE GET-UP? -- jeans and shirt
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER? -- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (with Liv, Ryan and Ms. Debbie)
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? -- 7 rules for writers, the littleprince (i've read it several times already), City of Joy ( i read it, one page a month. i borrowed it from Liv last year... ugh!)
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? --- dama? i don't know any, actually
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE/s? -- any... FHM? (who says only men reads it?...hehehe)
5. FAVORITE SMELL? -- smell of the forest, musk
6. FAVORITE SOUND? -- silence
7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? -- sadness
8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING? -- my cute pup... POPO (short for Popovich,hehehehe...) water, food
9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? -- used to be Jollibee and mcDo. ops! lifestylecheck...
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? -- Ryu Ken, Winkle Alekhine
11. WHAT WOULD YOU NAME YOUR NEXT PET AND WHAT WOULDIT BE? -- anybody who can give me a pup? i'll name it after the "giver"
12. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? -- God, my family, friends,everything i have, anything in this world..
13. FINISH THE STATEMENT, "IF I HAD LOTS OF MONEY"? -- i must havetrillions (billions would do if this is too big) i'll divide andgive it equally to all people (let's see what would happen next)
14. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? -- nope (samok!)
15. STORMS... COOL OR SCARY? -- i don't like floods!and working despite the bad weather.
16.WHAT CAR DID YOU FIRST DRIVE? -- toy car
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR/s? -- white, pastel colors
18. WOULD YOU WEAR A BIKINI OR A ONE-PIECE SUIT TO THEBEACH? -- two-piece, of course! (a pair of slippers! lol...)
19. FINISH THE STATEMENT..."IF I HAD ALL THE TIME INTHE WORLD I WOULD": -- spend it with family, friends (visit oldfriends and relatives). treat them to a beach party (if i have money.any sponsors?)
21. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?-- yellow (don't ask me why.. i just liked it!)
22. GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? -- full, i drink a lot of water(literally)
23. HOW MANY DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? -- two (cebu andiloilo)
24. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? -- under a tree, inside a cool room (allalone)
25. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? basketball, football,(synchronized) swimming
26. FAVORITE PART OF THE HOUSE? comfort room... i feel comfortable
27. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? none. i want it clean.
28. CRUSH? none
29. WHO WOULD YOU HAVE DINNER WITH, (dead, alive, orfictional) AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR TOPIC OFCONVERSATION? -- (whosetreat?)
a) God -- ask Him why can't He make everything last, why there issuffering.
b) cinderella -- how (can i find and) live ever after with the man ilove?
c)therapist (for the heart) -- does time really heals wounds? (ora counselor. i need volunteer coz i don't have bucks to pay for hisservice)
d) cupid -- practice more.. he always hit the wrong target.
30. FAVE GET-UP? -- jeans and shirt
...and so we live (to pose, az in!)
Aquí estaban sean otra vez en nuestra la mayoría del colocar que deseabl. esto nos ganó nuestro último cheque de pago. grrr
(we are serious, promize!)
here we are (while they are not!)
Acabamos de votars como el más feo en el pueblo. ¡Pero somos muy felices, usted no ve?!
Sunday, August 21, 2005
i am an impostor
(Prologue)
Comments on this come-out-of-nowhere blog is very much welcome. But since it is my first time to post a blog that is really crafted by me, or is a product of my worst experience, please be kind. No violent reactions please….
(Finally, I would be able to post this. I actually started drafting this right after that "fateful" incident but due to some unavoidable circumstances, i.e., I’m busy and I have so many things to say. I finished writing this just right now)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
This would also prove that some high security/high risk companies are not that really stiff in implementing security measures. Just read on…
President Arroyo was here in Cebu last two Wednesdays ago. And as usual, as a "Malacañang (in the south) beat reporter," I was assigned to cover one of her engagements in Mactan Export Processing Zone.To be specific, I was tasked to cover her inauguration of the sewage treatment plant-water reuse facility at the economic zone scheduled at 3:30 p.m. But aside from that, there is also another activity in Timex, which is also inside MEPZ.
Since I’ll be covering the activity of the chief executive of this country, I need to be at the venue earlier than her. We also need to go there early because Lapu-Lapu City is still few miles away and it takes a lot of weaving in the heavily-trafficked streets of Cebu and Mandaue before we get there. And so, we left TF at 1:30 p.m. This despite Liv’s plea (which I found very irresistible) that we dropped her at the Palace of Justice where she reigns as the sole princess (it's a palace so there should be a princess..hehehehe).
While Eric (the TF editorial driver) and I were about to leave, an unknown number, which I later learned to be Ma’am Divine’s (our Community section ed) sent me a text message if I would cover Arroyo at Timex. I said no because my assignment is PEZA’s wastewater treatment facility inauguration.However, when we were halfway to Mactan, Joy Torrejos (our over excited fotog) phoned me. He said he would be waiting for us in Timex, which he said is inside PEZA. So be it.
When we arrived at MEPZ, we proceed directly to Timex. The guard, upon learning that we are from the media (it’s obvious, we were using the company’s marked vehicle), opened the gate and let us in. He told me to check at with the guards if my name is among those who were invited to cover the event.
And this is now the highlight of the whole story. When I told the guards my name, they told me: "Ma’am meron na pong nakapasok na Wenna Berondo." Of course, I was surprised! "Ha?!? But I am Wenna Berondo!" But the guards explained they could not let me in because I don’t have a security pass because they already gave it to "Wenna Berondo." But I am she and it could not be possible that there is another media person in Cebu with same name as mine.
Without being told to do so, I pulled out my ID, raised it parallel to the guards’ faces and blurted out: "Sa tingin nyo ba impostor ako?!?" The Presidential Security Group member (there were 3 Timex security guards and a PSG man at the gate), who just silently stood beside the guard post, checked my ID. Then he radioed his colleagues who are inside to look for the person who took my security pass. What if the person who used my name is a terrorist or a hitman hired to assassinate the President (God forbid)? I could hardly imagine how alarmed they were. All in my mind was how to prove I am Wenna Berondo and how to get out of the mess.
I argued with the guards in mixed English and Tagalog (Tag-lish). I was also texting Queenie (our day desk ed), telling her I could not get inside Timex/MEPZ. She told me to contact the persons from the PIA. I also called Joy T. and asked him who used my SP, he could not give me an answer. Grrrr…
I don’t understand what I felt (as in). It was the first time that my identity was questioned. May be I was irritated. Why? Because they seem to pretend that they implement strict security but they allowed somebody to get my security pass without even asking that person for an ID to prove that he/she would be given a security pass.The guards said someone who claimed to be also from The Freeman uses my SP and he/she was with the group of Iste (also TF fotog). It was only then I realized it could be Ma’am Divine, who earlier sent me a message if I would go to Timex. But she did not say she would use my SP. If she did, I could have shunned from going there. So, I just asked where the site for the wastewater treatment because I’ll just proceed there. But they will not let me go! The (old) woman guard (who may be the chief of security of Timex) told me to stay until they establish who used my SP. So there, I was held in the guard house for about 30 minutes….arrggghhh… I was blaming the guards. Lax in security, I told them. But the (old) woman guard was pleading because if I keep on, it would be discovered it’s their entire fault after all (hope they learn their lesson).
I was only "rescued" when Bob (of PIA) came. He told the guards I am a reporter of TF and he knows me. Just few steps away, we saw Joy T. ("Lami jud ni siya duklon," I thought… I refuse to elaborate) coming bringing my SP. We went inside the establishment and went with the pack of reporters.
Arroyo arrived almost 4 p.m. he stayed in Timex just about 30 minutes then proceed to the inauguration of wastewater treatment.
And the rest was part of history….
By the way I came across Marc Nelson in Timex. I was going out of the building and he was going inside. We have contact… eye to eye…hehehehe. He smiled but I just looked at him. "Aba, isnabera…" he might have thought. :)
Comments on this come-out-of-nowhere blog is very much welcome. But since it is my first time to post a blog that is really crafted by me, or is a product of my worst experience, please be kind. No violent reactions please….
(Finally, I would be able to post this. I actually started drafting this right after that "fateful" incident but due to some unavoidable circumstances, i.e., I’m busy and I have so many things to say. I finished writing this just right now)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
This would also prove that some high security/high risk companies are not that really stiff in implementing security measures. Just read on…
President Arroyo was here in Cebu last two Wednesdays ago. And as usual, as a "Malacañang (in the south) beat reporter," I was assigned to cover one of her engagements in Mactan Export Processing Zone.To be specific, I was tasked to cover her inauguration of the sewage treatment plant-water reuse facility at the economic zone scheduled at 3:30 p.m. But aside from that, there is also another activity in Timex, which is also inside MEPZ.
Since I’ll be covering the activity of the chief executive of this country, I need to be at the venue earlier than her. We also need to go there early because Lapu-Lapu City is still few miles away and it takes a lot of weaving in the heavily-trafficked streets of Cebu and Mandaue before we get there. And so, we left TF at 1:30 p.m. This despite Liv’s plea (which I found very irresistible) that we dropped her at the Palace of Justice where she reigns as the sole princess (it's a palace so there should be a princess..hehehehe).
While Eric (the TF editorial driver) and I were about to leave, an unknown number, which I later learned to be Ma’am Divine’s (our Community section ed) sent me a text message if I would cover Arroyo at Timex. I said no because my assignment is PEZA’s wastewater treatment facility inauguration.However, when we were halfway to Mactan, Joy Torrejos (our over excited fotog) phoned me. He said he would be waiting for us in Timex, which he said is inside PEZA. So be it.
When we arrived at MEPZ, we proceed directly to Timex. The guard, upon learning that we are from the media (it’s obvious, we were using the company’s marked vehicle), opened the gate and let us in. He told me to check at with the guards if my name is among those who were invited to cover the event.
And this is now the highlight of the whole story. When I told the guards my name, they told me: "Ma’am meron na pong nakapasok na Wenna Berondo." Of course, I was surprised! "Ha?!? But I am Wenna Berondo!" But the guards explained they could not let me in because I don’t have a security pass because they already gave it to "Wenna Berondo." But I am she and it could not be possible that there is another media person in Cebu with same name as mine.
Without being told to do so, I pulled out my ID, raised it parallel to the guards’ faces and blurted out: "Sa tingin nyo ba impostor ako?!?" The Presidential Security Group member (there were 3 Timex security guards and a PSG man at the gate), who just silently stood beside the guard post, checked my ID. Then he radioed his colleagues who are inside to look for the person who took my security pass. What if the person who used my name is a terrorist or a hitman hired to assassinate the President (God forbid)? I could hardly imagine how alarmed they were. All in my mind was how to prove I am Wenna Berondo and how to get out of the mess.
I argued with the guards in mixed English and Tagalog (Tag-lish). I was also texting Queenie (our day desk ed), telling her I could not get inside Timex/MEPZ. She told me to contact the persons from the PIA. I also called Joy T. and asked him who used my SP, he could not give me an answer. Grrrr…
I don’t understand what I felt (as in). It was the first time that my identity was questioned. May be I was irritated. Why? Because they seem to pretend that they implement strict security but they allowed somebody to get my security pass without even asking that person for an ID to prove that he/she would be given a security pass.The guards said someone who claimed to be also from The Freeman uses my SP and he/she was with the group of Iste (also TF fotog). It was only then I realized it could be Ma’am Divine, who earlier sent me a message if I would go to Timex. But she did not say she would use my SP. If she did, I could have shunned from going there. So, I just asked where the site for the wastewater treatment because I’ll just proceed there. But they will not let me go! The (old) woman guard (who may be the chief of security of Timex) told me to stay until they establish who used my SP. So there, I was held in the guard house for about 30 minutes….arrggghhh… I was blaming the guards. Lax in security, I told them. But the (old) woman guard was pleading because if I keep on, it would be discovered it’s their entire fault after all (hope they learn their lesson).
I was only "rescued" when Bob (of PIA) came. He told the guards I am a reporter of TF and he knows me. Just few steps away, we saw Joy T. ("Lami jud ni siya duklon," I thought… I refuse to elaborate) coming bringing my SP. We went inside the establishment and went with the pack of reporters.
Arroyo arrived almost 4 p.m. he stayed in Timex just about 30 minutes then proceed to the inauguration of wastewater treatment.
And the rest was part of history….
By the way I came across Marc Nelson in Timex. I was going out of the building and he was going inside. We have contact… eye to eye…hehehehe. He smiled but I just looked at him. "Aba, isnabera…" he might have thought. :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
modern love letter
MODERN LOVE LETTER> >> >Dearest Samantha,> >> >I am very happy to inform you that I have fallen in> >love with you since Tuesday, the 17th of August 2001.> >With reference to the meeting held between us on the> >17th of August 2001 at 1500 hours, I would like to> >present myself as a prospective lover. Our love affair> >would be on probation for a period of no less than> >three months and depending on compatibility, would be> >made permanent.> >Of course, upon completion of probation, there will be> >continuous relationship training and relationship> >appraisal schemes leading up to promotion from lover> >to spouse. The expenses incurred for coffee and> >entertainment would initially be shared equally> >between us. Later, based on your performance, I might> >take up a larger share of the expenses. However I am> >broad-minded enough, to be taken care of, on your> >expense account.> >I request you to kindly respond within 30 days of> >receiving this letter, failing which, this offer would> >be canceled without further notice and I shall be> >considering someone else. I would be happy, if you> >could forward this letter to your sister, if you do> >not wish to take up this offer.> >Thanking you in anticipation.> >> >Yours sincerely, Max> >> >> >MODERN REPLY TO MODERN LOVE LETTER> >> >Dear Max,> >> >Please refer to your letter dated today. I am pleased> >to inform you that I hope to accept your proposal for> >romance.> >However, you should be informed that there are certain> >conditions of acceptance. Promotional prospects are to> >my satisfaction. However, please enlighten me as to> >your retirement benefits. Gratuity should be generous.> >I also need to be assured that there is sufficient> >security with regards to this commitment. If there is> >any chance at all of retrenchment or consequent> >disinterest on your part, then I should receive> >monetary compensation according to union standards.> >Due to the nature of my position, I am sure you will> >agree that an expense account should be arranged for> >my access in light of the 'VIP'. I shall be> >entertaining. In addition, housing and transport> >allowances should be in order and nothing less than a> >Jaguar is in order.> >Please also note that there should be no moonlighting> >restrictions placed on myself. If you are still> >interested in the relationship, please reply on an> >urgent basis as other prospective lovers have sent> >indications of interest.> >Please also note that my sister is happily employed.> >> >Yours perhaps, Samantha!
have some laugh...
Pinoy wit is really extra-ordinary... whew! iba talaga ang Pinoy...
please read if you want to have some good laugh...
Excuse Letters - Filipino
These are excuse notes from parents (including
original spelling) collected by schools from all over
the country.
My son is under a doctors care and should not take
P.E. today. Please execute him.
-hala! Sige. Silya elektrika at bitay. Sabay pa! O
kaya niyo yun?
Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and
I had her shot. -pag nag-absent pala papatayin ka
..... siyet! Baka may rabies...
Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan.
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33.
- A grabe to. Nasa kalindaryo pa ang birthday ko
kung ganon. Hahaha!
Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is
administrating. - ano daw????
Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days.
Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
-- hanapin natin!
John has been absent because he had two teeth taken
out of his face.
-bwehehehe... la ako masabi... Bwahahaha! Ganito
kasi yan. Kinagat siya ni Lola sa noo sa gigil. Tapos
nabali yung ngipin ng pustiso niya. Hahaha!!!
Megan could not come to school today because she has
been bothered by very close veins. - Buti pa veins
niya. Close sila. Hahahaha!!!
Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his
side.
Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very
loose vowels. -ah.....eh....i.....ow....u....
Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He
had
(diahre)(dyrea)(direathe) the shits. [words in ()s
were crossed out. -Sinabi na kasi LBM na lang e.
Pasosyal pa kasi.
Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his
bust.
- So transsexual pala si Irving?
I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas
shopping because I dont know what size she wear.
Sally wont be in school a week from Friday. We have to
attend her funeral. - Ala e! Mabuhay ang Patay!!
Mayroong Himala!!!
Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had
a cold and could not breed well. - stud service ba
yung school nya? baka gremlins siya.
Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a
gangover. - Ay grabe! Iba na talaga ang mga kabataan
ngayon. Hahaha!
Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a
fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her
sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her
brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I
wasnt the best either, sore throat and fever. There
must be something going around, her father even got
hot last night. - hahaha, telenovela... bow.
Makuwento siya ha... Kulang lang sa pansin...
Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday.
We forgot to get The Sunday paper off the porch, and
when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.
- winner to!!!!!!!!!! Anggaling!!!! Puwede rin kaya
sa office ito?
please read if you want to have some good laugh...
Excuse Letters - Filipino
These are excuse notes from parents (including
original spelling) collected by schools from all over
the country.
My son is under a doctors care and should not take
P.E. today. Please execute him.
-hala! Sige. Silya elektrika at bitay. Sabay pa! O
kaya niyo yun?
Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and
I had her shot. -pag nag-absent pala papatayin ka
..... siyet! Baka may rabies...
Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan.
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33.
- A grabe to. Nasa kalindaryo pa ang birthday ko
kung ganon. Hahaha!
Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is
administrating. - ano daw????
Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days.
Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
-- hanapin natin!
John has been absent because he had two teeth taken
out of his face.
-bwehehehe... la ako masabi... Bwahahaha! Ganito
kasi yan. Kinagat siya ni Lola sa noo sa gigil. Tapos
nabali yung ngipin ng pustiso niya. Hahaha!!!
Megan could not come to school today because she has
been bothered by very close veins. - Buti pa veins
niya. Close sila. Hahahaha!!!
Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his
side.
Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very
loose vowels. -ah.....eh....i.....ow....u....
Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He
had
(diahre)(dyrea)(direathe) the shits. [words in ()s
were crossed out. -Sinabi na kasi LBM na lang e.
Pasosyal pa kasi.
Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his
bust.
- So transsexual pala si Irving?
I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas
shopping because I dont know what size she wear.
Sally wont be in school a week from Friday. We have to
attend her funeral. - Ala e! Mabuhay ang Patay!!
Mayroong Himala!!!
Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had
a cold and could not breed well. - stud service ba
yung school nya? baka gremlins siya.
Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a
gangover. - Ay grabe! Iba na talaga ang mga kabataan
ngayon. Hahaha!
Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a
fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her
sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her
brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I
wasnt the best either, sore throat and fever. There
must be something going around, her father even got
hot last night. - hahaha, telenovela... bow.
Makuwento siya ha... Kulang lang sa pansin...
Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday.
We forgot to get The Sunday paper off the porch, and
when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.
- winner to!!!!!!!!!! Anggaling!!!! Puwede rin kaya
sa office ito?
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