the gang is back!

The Freeman's pretty ladies, all smiles after they won the grand prize in the Christmas Party presentation. Wow!

olah...lala!

Striking a pose after a not-so-satiating dinner and party at the Shangri-La Mactan Hotel and Resort on November 30. With me are the TF marketing and LIfestyle gals.


Posing jud dayon...Hala, paghinay mo basin matumba unya na Christmas tree sa Shang!

popo is back!

Yep! after almost a week of stowing away, the prodigal dog returned (it was almost a month ago, but this poor blogger only had the time to write about it now. tsk! tsk!). Oh let me correct myself, Popo wasn't just prodigal; he is a battered dog. Too bad... Let me make it clear that it wasn't me who batters the poor hound. If only we had an animal precinct here...

Anyway, the poor canine suddenly appeared in our doorstep one rainy evening. He was dripping wet and stinking! Ewwww... I was sitting on the rocking chair lulling my baby to sleep when he showed up in front of me and robbed his messy body in my feet. I shouted! It was almost 10 p.m. and the people in the house were roused from their deep slumber.

To make the long story short, the dog is now living not so happily ever after with his kinda abusive masters (May i exempt myself. I love Popo, the reason why i was the one he approched upon his return home. hehehe).

popo is missing

Help! Our pet dog "Popo" is missing. When we woke up this morning we found out that he is no longer around. He always wanted to be free. He is a hyperactive hound. Now he got what he wanted, but we could no longer locate him. Bloodstains were found across the street just few meters away from the house but no dog cadaver was found. We just hope he was not sideswiped or ran over by passing vehicles (fingers crossed).

music meme and anything

This is how it's done: Post your top 15 bands/artists, (1) the first song you heard of theirs, (2) the song that made you fall in
love, and (3) your current favorite. That is, if you want to do it.

(not in order of preference)

1. Lea Salonga
Friend of Mine (for my friends)
Even If (para sa akong ex)
Reflections (for my self. i sing it when i face a mirror og mag-emote gamay)

2. MYMP
Tell me Where it Hurts (sa akong migo nga natunok kay...)
A Little Bit (sa mga wa kaila nako)
Get Me (?)

3. Side A
Tell Me (huhuhuhu)
Forevermore (kay troy)
and more Forevermore (nahanaw na)

4.Spicegirls
Mama (sa akong mama)
2 Become 1 (when i feel like singing it)
Viva Forever (para ni vatski)


4. Michael Learns to Rock
Sleeping Child
Sleeping Child
Sleeping Child (for world peace. i also hums it when i lull my bebe to sleep)

5. Craig David
7 days (isang linggong pag-ibig)
Walking Away (when i feel i'm really down)
Time to Party (when i feel like partying)

6. Madonna
La Isla Bonita (biga-biga lang)
American Pie (makes me remember of evita peron)
Nothing Really Matters (Not sure if si Madonna ba nagkanta sa version nga ako ganahan. hehehe)

7. Melissa Machester
Looking Through the Eyes of Love
Looking Through the Eyes of Love
Looking Through the Eyes of LOve (feel kaayo ni nako kantahon sa videoke. hehehe)


8. Cristina Aguilera
Beautiful (to those who have low self-esteem)
Voice Within (to those who need encouragement)
I turn to You (to my loved ones who are always there)

9. Eminem
Real Slim Shady (feel ko lang)
Lose Yourself (sa ganahan mag-wild)
(I) Lose Myself (it's my own version, it'll be out soon. hehehe)


10. Regine Velasquez
You are my Song (praktisan nako)
Pangako (ah)
On the Wings of LOve (although some of this are just revived by her, i like the way she sings it)

11. Evanescence
My Immortal (cool)
Bring me to Life
Bring me to LIfe (again)

12. Martin NIevera
You (sa puppy love nako)
I'll be There
I'll be There (i want to be assured somebody's gonna be there for me)

13. Luther Vandross (Peace be with his soul)
I'd Rather
I'd Rather
I'd Rather (lami i-duet with someone you love)

14. Bryan MckNight
Back at One (sa di kamao moihap)
One Last Cry (aguroy!)
Love of my LIfe (hahay)

15. David Bedingfield
If You're Not the One
If You're Not the One
If You're Not the One (feel nako kantahon para nako. ew!)

Ah, ah... i don't know who to tag. Sa mga senti pareha nako. Maski kinsa lang diha nga ganahan oi.

wonder kid(s)

Kuya, don't disturb me. I want to be all alone.

Ew (left brow raising)! Don't kiss me. I said, I want to be all alone because I have something to do, which I don't want to be disturbed.

See?

ugh!

read inside a jeepney:

*=A-TT-10N=*
PASAHERO - SAKAY!
LINGKOD - AYAHAY!!!
BATA, DELI SABAKON AYAHAY!
DELI MUPLETI AYAHAY...
WALA CONSENSYA ARAY!
ANG GINO-O AGAY!

"mahal gasolina"

=driver=

got it? ah, whatever...

real slim shady baby

My cute baby enjoying the attention given to her. Here, in Vaño Beach Resort on the day she turned two months on August 6, 2006. ;-)

...and why are some so confused with English?

I was riding a public utility jeepney on my way to the office the other day when I saw a sign posted at the back of the driver's seat. It took me quite some time to get what the notice really meant. When in finally did, I just shoved my head and said “Ah ok…”

*********
THE LTFRB MINIMUM FARE IS =P=6

OUR APPEAL TO THE RIDING PUBLIC:

Please pay the right fare as stipulated because fuel prices
have already doubled, but in comparison,
fare rates have increased by only =P=1.

*********
Gets mo ba?

why English is so confusing

Hey folks! Got this funny article from another local paper (yep, i read different kinds of newspapers. usahay, maski putos sa buwad ako pod basahon kay malingaw man pod ko magbasa). Hope you'll enjoy reading it the way i do.

*******

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English language?
Let's face it, English is a silly language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine or apple in a pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France
(These are among my favorite foods but dunno where they came from or how there were invented. I still have to research for their origin)

We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And a guinea pig is not from Guinea nor is it a pig

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing?
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught?

If the vegetarian eats vegetables
What the heck does humanitarian eat? (I like this a lot! ahihihi)
Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up
As it burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filing it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people and not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

smile baby...

Yep, Diona Mae (now at two months) smiles a lot, even to people she just met. Talk to her, and you would never be disappointed. :P

my baby... my angel... my everything

My baby Diona Mae at 8 weeks. She's the "bida" in our home. She makes everybody smile. I can't imagine how my life would become without her (i don't need to explain why).

mah boo...

...and this is how my beloved boyfriend looks like...
charaaaannnn!!!!

Yep, i call him Shrek. And my niece used to tell him he looks like Shrek and me Fiona (of course, during daytime because at 12 midnight she turns into an ogre due to a curse. hehehe)

pleasure trip

Pleasure Trip
(A novel. Not really!)

Eons after, at last, I got the chance to finish this and finally post it here. Actually, i started writing this right after i arrived here from my Iloilo vacation but hectic schedules delayed the posting. Don't blame me. Blame it to the clock, it ticks too quick or to the earth, it spins too fast. :P

October 12, 2005 (Wednesday) I went home to my beloved hometown in Iloilo. Ah… home sweet home… (Hihihi. hapit na motuig diay)

I left Cebu at 6p.m. (with my doting boyfriend accompanying me to the pier) and arrived at the port of Iloilo at 9:15 a.m. the next day (Oct.13, Thursday). It was just like sleeping in different place and waking up the next day in another place.

In the ship, I managed to get enough relaxation by reading the every page of The Freeman I brought and the book, which my good buddies Liv and Jasmin insisted I bring to entertain myself. It’s entitled “Knocked Down by my Nunga-Nungas.” I read it in between my naps. It was satirical but I was not quite amused (honestly).

There had been a lot of changes, especially in the traffic routes in Iloilo since I last went home in January. I nearly got lost (i.e, where to ride because the public transport terminals where transferred). The first place I went to—Jollibee. I ordered some food and off I go. Home at last.

The first thing I did at home (my Mom’s ancestral house, actually) was clean my room and place all my things in their places. After lunch, off I go again to my parent’s house—my real home. It is 30-minute walk away. Actually, I could ride a “habal-habal” or motorcycle for hire and arrive there in 10 minutes but I preferred to walk. We crossed a river and ascended and descended at least two hills. It was a pleasant and relaxing exercise.

Upon arrival at our home, I was greeted by bunch of dogs. And I was shocked! A big golden retriever suddenly appeared in front of me. He was barking (friendly bark) but at the same time wagging its tail at me (he may have recognized me). It’s Pinggoy! He was still a very small puppy the last time I went home in January. When I called his name, he approached me and licked my arms. Three other little dogs greeted me—it’s Potot (literally it’s short) and it’s two cute puppies. (I’ll write about them on my next blog).


Pinggoy looks like this. He loves to bite sticks and play with them. Very playful canine. Cute... (but this dog does not describe my pet coz she is toying with a ball and not with a stick. hehehe)

And the first thing that came into my mind was? Food! A satiating meal—a plate of rice, a bowl of fresh veggies and a piece of fried dried fish. All home-cooked. Delicioso! I don’t know why even how simple the food is, if it’s home-cooked, for me it’s the best food on earth. Yum!

It seemed all my lost energy is back. I have a different kind of verve when I’m at home. Indeed, there’s no place like home. Really.

For two days, I stayed at home without doing anything. Just simple household chores. And of course, feeding and playing with the dogs and cats. Yeah, right! I have a cat named Meo.


my cat Meo (named after my high school crush Romeo) looks like this. he has orange fur and big YellOW EYES. He is very sweet and loves to be scratched in the stomach. He sleeps in my bed

Saturday, October 15. My mother’s birthday! I promised her I’ll cook her spaghetti and buko/macapuno salad. I went to Iloilo City to buy ingredients and also to fetch my boyfriend, whom I did not really expect to come. I was actually pissed off by his presence. Anyway, that’s no longer part of this story.

I know I made my Nanay happy. But I’m not sure if she was also amused by the presence of my beloved boyfriend, whom I had word war with because we could not agree on how the spaghetti should be cooked. Ugh!

And for the first time, my parents allowed a boyfriend of their daughter to sleep in the house. ( I also let my former boyfriend sleep in my mom’s house, the ancestral house, once I was in college and that created a lot of trouble).

Sunday, October 16. The usual peaceful abode of the Berondos turned into what seemed a market after my nephews, niece (I only got one niece) and cousins made an unprecedented “attack.” An hour after, the fridge is almost empty—the salad, spaghetti, sandwiches, etc. are nowhere. The kids are nowhere too. I just saw them later in the middle of the ricefields, searching for spiders which they will just play with. And my boyfriend is with them too (mura pod og bata nga walay buot). And you know what’s the most amusing thing is? Our golden dog Pinggoy is also with them, tailing with the kids wherever they go.

My boyfriend could not believe when I told him, the big golden dog who is now very friendly to him is the same “kagiron” and aloof dog he saw about 10 months ago (It was the second time my boyfriend went to our house. The first time, he got a cold shoulder from my family. This time, I can’t tell yet.hehehe). I myself could not also believe at first that Pinggoy has grown up to be like what he is now.

(You wanna know how my beloved boyfriend looks like? Find out in my next post. Hehehehe :P )

We were supposed to go to the poblacion that afternoon (to spend the night at my mom’s ancestral house so we could still go to Vanessa’s house and prepare for our early trip the next day) but the rain suddenly poured. We have no choice but to stay on and spend another night in our house in the farm. Oh boy, it’s freezing cold at night. I slept in my parents’ room while my boyfriend is in my sister’s room (my sister is out, she was evicted. Hehehehe).

Monday, October 17. Okay, it’s time to end the vacation and go back to Cebu because I might receive no salary on payday for being AWOL. I only filed a vacation leave for three days and I am supposed to report to work today (If we arrive before noontime in Cebu).

Due to time and money constraints, we decided to take a land trip back to Cebu—which means, we have to go to Bacolod City (which has just celebrated the Masscara Festival) through a fast craft and then take a bus to San Carlos City, which is more than four hours away .

We reached the Muelle Loney port in Iloilo City past 8 a.m. (this after we dropped by a pasalubong center to buy pasalubong for the hoi polloi in TF) Had we arrived earlier, we could have boarded the 8 a.m. fast craft to Bacolod City. But we’re late so we have to wait for the 9:45 trip. It was almost 11 a.m. when we reached Bacolod City port, and then took a jeep to the V-hire terminal. Yup, we decided to take a V-hire because it would take a short cut going to San Carlos City, where we will take a barge for Toledo City in Cebu. Little did we know it would make our trip longer, but more exciting, than we imagined.

As we all know, V-hires do not leave the terminals without all its seats taken, if you know what I mean. So we left the terminal past noontime. And we have not taken our lunch yet. But we eat non-stop. What’s the pasalubong for, aside from being a pasalubong, anyway?

Few kilometers from Bacolod City, we were in the middle of the sugar cane plantations. Slowly, I begin to notice we were ascending mountains that are getting higher and steeper. “Are we in Baguio yet?” I thought. The long and winding road, and the blue sky that is almost within my reach made me remember of the “Summer Capital of the Philippines.”

The next thing I knew we were already in the top of the tallest mountain in Don Salvador Benedicto and Mt. Kanlaon is just a stone-throw away. It seemed I was on the top of the world, where everything around me is within my reach. I can see the whole Negros island and the waters that surround it.

Then suddenly I felt like the world stopped revolving (Hehehe. Drama epek!). Actually, our vehicle’s engine died. It gave up after just more than an hour due to overheat. It’s expected. Ascending mountains for more than an hour isn’t a joke. The vehicle and even the driver has really to be tough.

While the driver and the rest of the guys (I mean male passengers) search for remedy to the problem, we went off the van to unwind and look at the world around us. I can’t stop myself from being amazed! The pine trees, cozy weather, chilly zypher—they are all feast for the eyes and soothing balm to the soul. I was imagining i was in Baguio (I've been to Baguio only once in my life and looking forward to go back there again). Whew!


Scenery like these flashes in my mind while writing this. Cool!

After almost an hour of feasting my eyes on the fascinating world that surrounds me, I went back to the van and relaxed. I was feeling quite dizzy and hungry so I munched on some more egg crackers.

Along the way, we passed by more breath-taking views. At one moment, I saw range of small hills. Am I seeing chocolate hills of Bohol? But unlike Bohol’s famous hills, which I guess has more than a hundred, this place has around 20 hills.


This picture best describes it (I think so)

Along the way, while (this time descending mountains on a rough road) nearing our destination, I saw more scenic spots, which made me remember of the famous Banaue Rice terraces. SOme are golden (because the rice are ready for harvest) while others are green. I have never been to Banaue but I think the next pictures best describes it.


Yep, I saw few rice terraces and terrains. They are cool. And green. How refreshing!

Despite all the hitches (the aberration and everything), I somehow enjoyed the trip. I was able to discover a wonderful place. I need not go to Banaue to see the green rice terraces, to Baguio to see the pine trees, experience the zigzag highway and relish the cool and crisp weather of the Summer Capital of the Philippines, nor to Bohol to be able to personally see the chocolate hills. It’s all in Don Salvador Benedicto. It is Banaue, Baguio and Bohol rolled into one! Fascinating!


By the way, I saw dolphins. Of course, real dolphins. We were aboard the barge bound for Cebu. We were, I guess, in Tanon Strait, between Cebu and Negros Island. They are jumping out in the water!

the best police car goes to...

Recently, I "rediscovered" my old passion--cars. I say rediscovered because ever since, I'm always fascinated by cars, particularly those that really look cool and run fast. And so I said to myself that one day, I'm gonna drive my own BMW, Mercedes, Lamborghini or Rolls Royce.

Just now, i remembered a friend has forwarded me a message (on email) with pictures of real cool cars. Police cars, i mean... And so this blog.

Italian police car...Lamborghini gallardo..max speed 320km/hr


France ..peugeot...sports gt...do i need to tell the speed?


German .....audi TT max speed 280km/hr


england ....porsche .....258km/hr...


Japan...lancer Evo IX..max speed 280km/hr


Now for the ultimate police car in the world...from the Philippines!

Maximum speed cannot be disclosed due to security reasons.

I can say no more. Dat's onli en da Philippines! Ahihihihi...

nothing but picture

Post ni nako diri kay basin unya di na ko kapa-picture kuyog ni Ryan (Banat News "Hugyaw" editor and the famous host of "Ok-rayan/ryan" radio program aired over dyLA) kay sikat na kaayo ni siya in the coming months og wa nay taym magpakuha og picture. hehehehe.

By the way, this pic was taken more than a month after i gave birth. Luspad pa kaayo ko, mura'g pasyente gihapon og naw'ng. faet!

je suis arrière

Exactly two months ago, I delivered a cute healthy baby girl (she weighed 3.4 kgs or about 7.5 lbs and measured 53 inches). Seconds after she came out, I heared her squealed (yeah right, she cried too loud) My heart rejoiced; now, i'm a mom. I remembered once a friend told me, "I know you're gonna be a cool mom." Of course I am... A Cool mama cat. :) I also heard a nurse said "Her gums are white. She has teeth!" I smiled (despite the unbearable pain i've been into). "Stupid nurse, how could a newborn infant have teeth. What does she think of my baby, alien???"

And i almost lost my precious life. Mind you, i spent 12 hours inside the labor room. Past 7 p.m. of June 5, after having some stroll with my amant's mom, i felt a pang of pain in my bulging belly. I did not mind it much thinking it was just simple contraction (my ultrasound say i'm gonna give birth June 16). But after we had dinner, the pain became intense. When i went to the rest room, i found out i was bleeding. So i informed the people in the house. Few minutes later, i am at the hospital.

Nope, i wasn't admitted soon. While blood drifts from me, i was made to fill up the admission form at the information counter. People (mostly relatives of patients) at the hallway was telling the nurses "Admit na ninyo oi kay nagkadugo na." At the labor room, i was again made to wait for the doctor who would examine me and decide if i would be admitted or not (as the nurse told me). After the IE (internal examination) the doctor told me my opening is 1.5 cm and not yet ready for admission but i barked at her: "Di pa ko nimu ipaadmit doc nga nagkadugo na ko! Kung mahutdan kuno ko'g dugo."

To make the long story short, my labor lasted for almost 12 hours. Because of too much pain and my allergy to pain relievers (I was never given one) I got weak soon and developed fever, I crampled Flor P.'s "Lord of Pardon" booklet which she lent me and spanked the hand of the nurse(a guy), who would stroke my belly everytime i grimace in pain, several times. Every now and then, a doctor examines me. When i was wheeled to the delivery room, i was already half conscious. Good God, He made me a spirited person. I'm still alive today and able to see my baby grow.

At two months, my baby is a big girl. By the way, her name is Diona Mae (If you wanna know how i derived her name, ask yours truly). She can sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Quack Moo Baa" (The song i composed for her. Now i discovered an additional talent). She'll gonna grow up to be a great kid.

I enjoyed every single moment i spend with my baby. If somebody would ask me "What do happiness means to you?" i would say Diona Mae. Yep, she's all that and more.

Trivia: The hospital where i gave birth is the same hospital which made news recently because a mom died there while about to give birth (yep, the baby died while inside her). We have similar case. Too bad...

i'm getting married....someday!

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… (that includes ME!)

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. :)

for blog's sake

This blog's been dormant for few weeks. The owner has decided to take a short leave (?). Actually, she's not so busy. She just thought it would be good for her and her coming offspring. And may be soon, if she's in the good mood, she could post something sensible. Paet!

if you love someone

note bene: Find this in one in my email (forwarded message). It's funny...

IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE
The original quote

" If you love someone,
Set her free...
If she comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, she never was...."

* * *

THE NEW VERSIONS.....

Pessimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she ever comes back, she's yours,
If she doesn't, as expected, she never was

Optimist:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
Don't worry, she will come back.

Suspicious:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she ever comes back, ask her why.

Impatient:
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she doesn't come back within some time forget her.

Patient:
If you love someone, Set her free ...
If she doesn't come back,
continue to wait until she comes back ...

Playful
If you love someone,
Set her free ...
If she comes back, and if you love her still,
set her free again, repeat ....

C++ Programmer:
if(you-love(m_she))
m_she. free()
if(m_she == NULL)
m_she = new CShe;

Animal-Rights Activist:
If you love someone,
Set her free,
In fact, all living creatures deserve to be free!!

Lawyers:
If you love someone,
Set her free,
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the Second
Amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom

Biologist :
If you love someone,
Set her free,
She'll evolve.

Statisticians :
If you love someone,
Set her free,
If she loves you, the probability of her coming
back is high
If she doesn't, your relation was improbable
anyway.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's fans:
If you love someone,
Set her free,
SHE'LL BE BACK!

Over possessive person
If you love someone
don't set her free.
MBA
If you love someone set her free instantaneously
and look for others simultaneously

Psychologist
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back her super ego is dominant
If she doesn't come back her id is supreme
If she doesn't go, she must be crazy.

Somnabulist :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back it's a nightmare
If she doesn't, you must be dreaming.

ERP functional expert :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back, map her into your system
If she doesn't, carry out a gap-fit analysis

Finance expert :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back, its time to look for fresh loans
If she doesn't, write her off as an asset gone bad.

Marketing Specialist :
If you love someone
set her free
If she comes back she has brand loyalty
If she doesn't, reposition the brand in new market ( hahaha!!!)