ridiculously single: January 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Britney's Song "Piece of Me" mentioning -Philippines-

I'm Miss American Dream since I was 17
Don't matter if I step on the scene
Or sneak away to the Philippines
They still gonna put pictures of my derriere in the magazine
You want a piece of me?
You want a piece of me...

I'm Miss bad media karma
Another day, another drama
Guess I can't see the harm
In working and being a mama
And with a kid on my arm
I'm still an exceptional earner
You want a piece of me

I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. she's too big now she's too thin
(You want a piece of me)

I'm Mrs. 'You want a piece of me?'
Tryin' and pissin' me off
Well get in line with the paparazzi
Who's flippin' me off
Hopin' I'll resort to some havoc
End up settlin' in court
Now are you sure you want a piece of me?
I'm Mrs. 'Most likely to get on the TV for slippin' on the streets'
When getting the groceries, no, for real..
Are you kidding me?
No wonder there's panic in the industry
I mean, please, do you want a piece of me?

I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. she's too big now she's too thin
(You want a piece of me)

I'm Miss American Dream since I was 17
Don't matter if I step on the scene
Or sneak away to the Philippines
There still gon' be pictures of my derriere in the magazine
You want a piece of me?
You want a piece of me...

You want a piece of me?

I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. she's too big now she's too thin
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Oh my God that Britney's Shameless
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. Extra! Extra! this just in
(You want a piece of me)
I'm Mrs. she's too big now she's too thin
(You want a piece of me)
You want a piece of me.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

@ SLYVIA'S

All I can say is Great Food, Service and Price!

Ang patunay po eh ang laki ng tyan namin at mga ngisi sa mukha namin

Haniko

Waiting for ate

At the resto

Mitch and Ging

Ate and Mitch

...Sindalan yan, katapat ng Jollibee.

We ordered:

Stuffed Squid-sarap! cheese and onions and etc ang filling P180 ata
Sisig-syempre di mawawala! P120
Salpicao-yummy, crab, squid, clams, etc P180 ata
Bulalo-piping hot, super delicious P180 din ata
(di kasi ako nagbayad kaya di ko alam price masyado)
Letchon Kawali-di masyado, parang over cooked, matigas. P150
Fried Chicken-sabi ni mitchell, masarap daw P200 half
Seafood chopsuey-sarap din, dmai seafoods P150 ata

MY FAVORITE?-Chicharong bulaklak!-sobrang crispy, sarap ng sawsawan at 70 pesos lang, marami na!

Sylvanias- P10/pc, 120/box-eto masarap kasi medyo makunat pero may bite pa rin, tapos mura. NAgtake out nga kami 2 box (16pcs/box) at sa kaslukuyang sinusulat ko to eh kumakain ako ng isa.

Overall-4.5 out of 5

See you there!

PUZZLING?

It's 7:00pm.
Nothing to do.
Sitting around and watching TV.
Matt, Ben, Ging and Mitch with me

What else to do but to
DISCOVER THE WORLD OF....

PUZZLES!
Bwahahahaha!

Before it all began, the handsome prince got us pumped up with an impromptu drum-fest galore

See here fixing his chopsticks-drumsticks, the future hardcore rocker is visualizing what song he will do next

Box picture .

Let the 1000 pc. puzzle carbage BEGIN!

First piece. Historic.

Mounds of puzzle pieces

Getting there...

The crew posed for a well-earned photo-op

Back to work

Hi Donald! youre looking kindda handless there!

Working late

After a brief coffee break, our hearts were revitalized courtesy of an invigorating dance number from the multi-talented heartbreak kid

Kabog serious about her work

"It's 2:30am and were still here so stop taking pictures and work already!" Haniko

Yeah! NEarly there..Well, almost!

WTF?

Working till the wee hours of the night and retirring to bed at 5:00am

Another hilarious performance (DAy 2 start @ 9:00 pm) from MAtt

The MANAGER briefly checking the status and hugging the band

Getting on with it

NEARLY DONE

But WAIt... GASP! There's a piece missing! Shucks. Sayang...

Well... with a piece missing and all the rest glued together, It still looks like a masterpiece!
(size it about 0.70m x 1.00m)

What to do after 2 days of grueling work? Sleep it off boi..

I jsut discovered that puzzles are a great way to bond with the family, a lot LOT of fun and really is very fulfilling ika nga.

So there, the art of puzzle making in pictures.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Voicing my Suppressed Thoughts

I have always myself HIGHLY opinionated, and sometimes, people (my friends) naiirita na sa akin ung karamihan. Because when I see, hear, or even smell something of un-natural consequence, I always have an opinion about it. Whether wanted or not. Ewan ko nga, bakit minsan, feeling ko andami-daming laman ng utak ko. Kaya nga na aaning na ung iba sa kaka dakdak ko.

I want to share what opinions I have that I STRONGLY insist in voicing out:

1. POLITICS

(Kausap ko ang ngarag kong hani, kasi siya rin eh sira tuktok sa politiks ng bansa)
(Good and Bad pinag-uusapan, kadalasan nga lang Bad)
(Wahehehehe)

2. ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

(Si ate at ako, mostly, and chismisan dito)
(Kasi si Piolo, bading daw, si Jennylyn buntis -TANGA- at si Aiko may BF na naman)
(sila kasi eh, ang labo!)

3. FRIENDS "CHISMIS"

(Si KAren, laging may pwedeng pag chismisan 2ngkol dito -HEHEHE-)
(Si Ricky Santiago, tumino na kay Jane, si TIM diko malaman kung sila pa ni Rose, at si MArimar, kaaway si Sergio)

4. SCHOOL "CHISMIS"

(Si Papa Harold kasi, hindi pa graduate)
(Si Bjorn, gra-graduate na -ABOUT TIME YOU FOOL!- HEHEHE)
(Si JMRios, di nila alam kung Bading)

5. MGA BAGONG INTERNET SITES

(Lipas oras, kapag blanko na utak ko)

You've noticed, wala akong PAKI sa Religion (well, meron naman) kasi kesihodang Born Again ka, o Muslim, O Kristiano, basta may pananampalataya okay na un. Nasa labas naman ang tunay na pagpapakita ng pagmamahal sa kapwa wala naman sa number of times ng pagsisimba-orsamba- in any manner.
Wala rin akong masyadong paki sa Sports-kasi buhay pa naman si Kobe, masaya na ko dun. Although it wouldn't hurt to win another championship. Nakakamiss ang pustahan eh.
Wala rin akong CARE sa fashion, kasi fashionista na ako eh. HEHEHE

So, un lang.

ME

JUST wondering "Where have all the birds gone?"

Manila and its Facade

I was on my way to Manila for a job interview. I was nervous, yes, but was okay. With high hopes, my mom and my brother accompanied me (via my sister's truck) and we navigated our way towards the land of dreams and promises... Manila.

I recalled when I was a kid, my aunt used to live in Caloocan and we would go visit her sometimes. Her condo was in a part of Caloocan that had a park in front. Cars were parked where they should be and there were absolutely no squatters in the area.

My ate and kuya also lived in Manila, while they were studying. Kuya at the Philippine Aeronautical School (PATTS) in Pasay and my sister at St. Scholastica's College in Malate. They both lived in good neighborhoods that's why when I came to visit (from Baguio), It was like I never left Baguio (except of course the difference in the weather!)

That's why, I was FLOORED when I saw what has happened to it (Manila) when I came back. Probably I never saw any of the sights that I am uploading right now, because of the kinds of neighborhoods I visited in the past, or, Manila never really was the land of dreams and promises, only broken-hearted "probinsyanos" who dreamt of a little more than rice fields.

Shanties (medyo okay pa nga dahil concrete ang building eh) surrounded by loads of pedicabs and children running around in their bare bottoms

Old glory houses (spanish era) that were forgotten and still lived into until this day (a gust of wind could kill the ones inhabiting this house)

Commercial districts of downtown Manila amidst luxury cars and shanties

Children riding their bikes in cross country traffic (with killer jeepneys and buses)

People waiting for the bus (in the stench of rotting garbage and human excrement)

I wonder whether the politicians that proudly say how "Clean and Green" the city is are BLIND or only look at their gated communities in their well-kept subdivisions to proudly announce that INDEED THEIR CITY IS CLEAN. I wonder whether the ones who proclaim are the "CHAMPION OF THE MASSES" or "PRO-POOR" should be proud, because nobody, even rats, deserve to be such in living conditions like the children I saw running in between city traffic bare-footed. I wonder whether the families of these people vote, for they certainly are in DIRE need of somebody to just live 1 day of their lives to make a difference. I wonder whether the government is STUPID to say that the bracket between the UPPER CLASS and the "masang Pilipino" have been indeed breached, for as I saw it, the children only get less clothes on their back, less education and more poverty when they grow up. I wonder when they wake up, do they realize that there's so much more out there that whatever these WRETCHED politicians say.

I do hope that inside those shanty-filled make-shift "condominiums" of sqalid horror, there lies a heart that will someday help those, who are, WILLING TO MAKE A CHANGE.