Ice Breaker, Commercial Break

      Pardon me pero konting kalokohan muna. Medyo mga may kanya-kanyang pinoproblema kasi halos lahat dito ngayon kaya just as the title suggests, hope this could lighten up the mood a bit. And also as a stress-reliever na din.

Brighter days ahead for all of us!  =P



.Why are you single?
? kasi i'm not in a relationship, dats why.
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.Do you want to be married right now?
? ngayon hindi. bukas siguro baka magbago isip ko.
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.Do people underestimate you?
? paminsan-minsan siguro. but as if naman i do give a d**n.
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.Name a quote from the song you're listening to.
? "and all i want is to hold you forever, and all i need is you more everyday..." yeah right. (ampalaya! haha!)
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.What side of a heart do you draw first?
? left side, top to bottom
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.Does your temper flare a lot?
? not much, pero pag nagkataon it's better if you stay away for a while. haha!
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.Do you get emotional easily?
? no. boy bato na ata ako.
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.How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
? at least 5 hours sana ok na ako. but i prefer much longer (around 8-10 hrs, yun ang hobby ko e, ang matulog)
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.Do you think you will be married by the time you are 35?
? i should be. malas ko na lang pag hindi pa din.
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.Did you wake up happy today?
? ok lang.
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.What month were you born in?
? basta month na may 30 days yun.
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.Has anyone ever told you that they hated you, seriously?
? yes, a long time ago, pero peace na kami ngayon.
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.How often do you take pain medicine?
? bihirang-bihira. thankfully i have above average tolerance for pain (kontra-bati *knocks on wood*)
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.How old do you look?
? malamang much older than my actual age. madami ayaw maniwala pag sinabi ko edad ko e (kasama na din siguro dun yung hindi kasi nila matanggap na mas bata ako sa kanila. haha! joke lang... peace!)
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.Are you waiting for something?
? si sleep fairy, para dalawin na ng antok.
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.Did you sing at all today?
? loudly? hindi. pero kumakanta ng patago habang pauwi (may sariling videoke sa utak).
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.Who was the last person you fell asleep texting?
? sino ba? si joyce ata. churi.
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.Who was the last person you couldn't take your eyes off?
? yung cute na kasama ko naghihintay ng masasakyan pauwi kanina
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.Is your handwriting large, tiny, or pretty normal?
? normal lang i guess
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.Are you a morning person or a night person?
? kalahi ng mga aswang at bampira, gising sa gabi.
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.What would you do if you opened up your front door and your doorstep was full of surprises?
? aba e di ipapasok ko na agad lahat dito sa kwarto ko, baka magbago pa isip ng nagbigay at bawiin lahat.
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.Are you a forgiving person?
? i'd like to think so. but forgetting is another thing.
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.What do you drink?
? kahit ano, but usually softdrinks.
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.Are you dating the last person you kissed?
? no.
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.Anything bothering you now?
? nothing big really. magagawan naman ng paraan in due time.
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.Who were the last people you ate with?
? utol ko sa bahay.
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.Who was the last person to text you?
? si joyce ata.
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.Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
? ay naku, halos araw-araw. hahahahaha!
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.Have you ever had a drunken night?
? drunk as in plakda at di na halos makauwi? wala pa naman.
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.If you could move somewhere else, would you? where?
? oo, either sa la vista, sa white plains, o sa valle verde. baka bakante yung mga guardhouse sa gates. at least pag tinanong ako kung saan ako nakatira malufet ang isasagot ko.
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.What does the seventh text in your inbox say?
? "being kind is much more important than being right. for sometimes what a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart that listens." - from my ex. (may nagtataas ng kilay? ok po kami dalawa, we're still friends)
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.Do you want to be married right now?
? kulit mo din ano? tinanong mo na ito kanina e. di kaya ikaw ang gusto magpakasal? bukas tanungin mo uli ako ha.
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.What do you usually do first in the morning?
? ang tanong e kung gising na ba ako pag morning? usually tulog pa ako nyan e. hahaha!
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.What is making you smile now?
? naughty thoughts. hahahaha! joke lang.
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.Are you looking forward to tomorrow?
? somehow. though di ko pa alam kung ano gagawin ko.
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.What is on your mind now?
? millions of electric pulses at cells na nagsisimatay dahil sa kakasagot ng survey na ito. haha!
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.If alcohol were banned, what would your reaction be?
? ok lang basta lumayo-layo lang kayo sa iced tea at softdrinks ha? dun talaga ako magwawala!
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.When you're in a bad mood, what will always put you in a better mood?
? put my headsets on, listen to music, and go buy myself my own planet!
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Makulay na Buhay... Dahil sa Crayola

Nakita ko lang. And nope, hindi po iyan si Bob Ong. haha!  =P

Ang Crayola

by R. Ayala

     Malamang ay naranasan mo na din minsan ang gumawa ng coloring activity sa Art class mo sa school noong early elementary days mo. Simple lang, magkukulay lang naman kayo ng pictures gamit ang crayons (In my case, mas sanay ako tawagin syang crayola. Para bang pag sinabi mong toothpaste ay Colgate ang sagot agad).

     Minsan pa nga putol-putol at kulang-kulang pa ang crayola na ginagamit mo noon di ba (lalo na pag nasa kalagitnaan na o matatapos na ang academic year)? Pero walang kaso yun kasi enjoy ka naman sa ginagawa mo at malamang naman na kung sakaling may kailanganin kang crayola e meron naman ang mga seatmates mo at pwede kang manghiram pag nagkataon. At the same time, pag sila naman ang may kailangan na pangkulay e papahiramin mo din sila (siguro naman).

     At dahil nga mga bata pa, palupitan pa ng pagkulay yan minsan. Kanya-kanyang diskarte, yung iba kinakarir pa talaga. Siguradong “comparing notes” pa nga ang labas nyan bago ipasa kay ma'am ang papel. Minsan babanat pa ng typical na angasan ng mga bata, yung tipong “talo ka sa kotse ko, kulay blue...” na bigla naman sasagutin ng isa ng “bakit? yung clouds mo ba kulay yellow?”

     Ngayon marahil nagtataka ka bakit ko naman nakwento uli ang ganito? Simple lang din ang sagot. Kasi hindi ba nakakaaliw isipin na parang ganyan din talaga sa totoong buhay, lalo pa sa mga magkakaibigan?

     May kanya-kanya kayong binubuo na buhay at pilit nilalagyan ng kulay parang yung coloring book (or picture). Ang ginagamit mo na pangkulay (crayola) ay ang mga aral na napulot mo at mga personal experiences mo. Minsan may problema ka at hindi mo alam kung paano mo kukulayan ang papel mo kaya naman pupunta ka sa kaibigan mo para manghiram ng “crayola” niya. At ganun din naman na pag nakita mong kulang din ang pangkulay niya sa papel niya ay i-s-share mo din ang “crayola” na meron ka. At hindi din maiiwasan na magkumpara ng mga natapos na sa kinukulayan habang nangyayari ang palitang ganito hindi ba?

     Subalit nakakalungkot isipin na minsan masyado ka na nawiwili sa ginagawa mong pagkulay sa papel mo kaya hindi mo na napapansin na may kailangan din pala para sa kanyang papel ang kaibigan mo. At ang kailangan pala niyang “crayola” ay meron sa iyo pero nahihiya siya kasi ayaw ka niya istorbohin sa pagkukulay mo. Sana hangga't maari ay maiwasan ang mga pagkakataong ganito. Dahil alalahanin mo, hindi lang ikaw ang may project na dapat tapusin at ipasa kay ma'am pagkatapos. Paano naman ang seatmate mo na nangangailangan din pala ng pangkulay, di ba?

     Share your crayons. Magbigay kulay sa buhay ng ibang tao hangga't may pagkakataon. Oo masaya nga kapag nakakuha ka ng mataas na marka sa ginawa mong pagkulay sa papel mo pero di ba masaya din kapag nakakuha din ang iyong kaibigan ng mataas na marka sa project niya dahil sa mga crayola na nahiram niya sa iyo?

Buhay Nakakalurky, Complete with OST

     Naniniwala na ako na ang buhay minsan ay parang isang soap opera, complete with musical scoring pa nga... literally. Call it weird, partly hilarious, or even improbable. How I wish I was just making these up but I'm not. Nangyari po talaga ito sa totoong buhay.

     Some of you here already know (or somehow have an idea) of my not-so-perfect romantic story with an officemate. For those who don't have a clue yet, nothing new really. Just your typical storyline sa movies na friends sa umpisa and then yun medyo naiba na, but unlike sa movies na happy ending, mine didn't pan out well. In short, olats. *dito bagay na background music yung song na Migraine by Moonstar 88.*

      Anyways, here's where the funny part begins. Since we really are not in good terms actually, I made it a point na umiwas na lang sa kanya as much as I can. Whenever magkakasabay kami sa shift sa work, I try to be as professional as I can (after all, naniniwala ako na hindi dapat maghalo ang problema mo sa personal na buhay at sa trabaho). Nowadays, we do keep a different set of friends kaya naman staying away wasn't really that hard. Or so I thought.

      For the past few weeks e magkaiba kami lagi ng shift sa duty. Usually pauwi na ako by the time na papasok pa lang siya. But for some reasons I really don't know, lagi na lang kami nag-aabot in the weirdest situations I can imagine. Eto ang examples ng sinasabi ko.

      This one happened just a couple of weeks ago. I was alone in the elevator papuntang basement para mag-out na sana at umuwi (andun kasi ang isa sa mga bundy clock namin sa office). Pagbukas ng elevator, guess who I found there standing alone and waiting? *drum rolls please...* Alam niyo na ang sagot. Ang malupit pa nyan, ewan ko ba kung bakit, pero sakto namang the song I was listening to in my headset right at that moment was “The Art of Letting Go” by Mikaila. I downplayed the incident and said to myself that it was just a coincidence.

      Then yesterday morning, pauwi na din uli ako when suddenly, as I was about to cross EDSA, guess who was there on the other side about to cross the road at the same time? *again the drum rolls please...* Siya pa din, wala nang iba. At para bang may sinusunod sa script mula sa kung saan, sakto namang kakatapos lang ng mp3 na pinakikinggan ko that time at ang sumunod naman na tumugtog ay ang napakalupit na kanta ni Bugoy na “Paano na Kaya.”

      O di ba ang saya? Parang mga scenes lang sa pelikula, complete with musical scoring pa na para bang nananadya. Hay naku, ang galing ng mga scripwriters mula sa itaas... ang galing mang-asar. Sana naman pag-uwi ko maya-maya e hindi na madugtungan ang kalokohang ito. Nakakalurky na.

Kung Hei Fat Choi (Chicken daw hindi Rooster)

     

     About a week from now, people will be celebrating the coming of the Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox na daw). At since tuwing dumadating ang mga panahon na ganito ay usong-uso ang tikoy, feng shui at horoscopes, I decided to do some research for my sign (charge it to lack of something better to do before I go to sleep hehe!). 

     Madaming lalabas na hits pag nag-search ka sa google ng related topics but I decided to pick this one:

(http://www.chineseastrologyonline.com/2009/2009Chicken.htm). 

You can check your own signs as well kung wala din kayo magawa at gusto niyo maaliw ng konti. Hehe!

2009 Chinese Zodiac for people born in Chicken years: 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005.  

    Chicken people had a better luck than most of people last year. The best parts were in career and wealth area. The good luck of Chicken people will continue to carry over in 2009, year of Cow. Since the foundation of previous preparations, Chicken people can manage their tasks with half the efforts and yield twice the result. However, more Unlucky Stars gathering in 2009, Chicken people will face more blockages and troubles than 2008. Chicken people have to do more analysis in advance, carefully plan their approaches, watch their progress, prepare for unexpected obstacles, if they want to meet their expectations as 2008.

    Career: There are two strong Lucky Career Stars appearing in 2009. The signs indicate your have steady career luck. You have potential in your career performance or business development. That means you have a chance to gain more power, responsibilities and even get a job promotion. So you can plan for your strategy to push your goal and deliver an outstanding achievement. Then your reputation will help you to create the career opportunity. However, there are some tiny Unlucky Stars coming in the same time. Therefore, someone might appear to question your plan, weaken your judgment and block your performance. You must handle all the issues with caution to avoid moving your plan to the wrong direction, otherwise you will lose your career opportunity.

    

Money: Since your career luck is good. There is a chance of job promotion. There also is a Lucky Money Star showing in this year. That means not only your job performance brings your more money, also your money investment will increase your wealth. In short, you will have money income from different sources. However, you may like to enjoy your luxury life. Because of your vanity and extravagance, you will spend most of your money and only with a little saving.

    Love: Many Chicken people are full of emotion. Their hearts are easily moved with passion when meeting a opposite sex. They are very attentive and considerate to people. Chicken and Cow have the attraction relationship, but there is an Unlucky Star appearing in love area. This sign implies a temptation and misunderstanding between love relationship. If you are a single, then you might have the chance to meet the opposite sex, but you still cannot catch any love relationship in the end. If you are already in love, your relationship will face the challenge. Someone might stir up trouble between you and your lover. If you cannot handle it well, you might lose the relationship. If you are married, the third party might involve your marriage life. You need to carefully manage the situation to save your marriage.

    Health: There two Unlucky Stars showing in the health area. The hint of signs is related to

 bleeding, breaking and accident. Therefore Chicken people need to pay more attention on their safety and health. You need to carefully use danger tools every time. You have to stay alert on the street. You must focus when driving. You should watch any unsafe object around your environment at work and at home to avoid unnecessary accident caused by neglect.

    Fortune: Basically, Chicken people have good luck in 2009, year of Cow. The main reason is the Chicken and Cow have the attraction relationship. They only have poor luck in health. The love relationship is fair. But the career luck and money luck are pretty good while comparing with others. The best part is the money opportunity. As long as you don't spend too much, your wealth will increase a lot. As for love, you need to spend more time with your partner with frank and sincere attitude to stop misunderstanding caused by others. In health, you should make sure you have enough time to rest and watch for your safety at home and outside.

     Well that's that. Ewan ko kung magkakatotoo ang lahat o kahit ilan man lang sa mga iyan. The one thing I know and I'm sure of is that I'm still the captain of my own ship and what happens to me would be the result of the actions that I would take and the choices that I would make (with the guidance and blessings of The One above). But it wouldn't hurt much if you consult the stars (or the Chinese for that matter) every now and then di ba? Hahaha! Kung Hei Fat Choi in advance!  =P

Revisiting Caleruega (01-16-09)

this time may konting araw na

Returned to Caleruega after a little more than three months, this time with my office ka-berks. Gusto daw nila makita yung place since hindi pa nila napupuntahan so ginawa nila akong tour guide. Buti naman at naalala ko pa papunta doon. Hehe!

Spent some time sa Tagaytay afterwards (lamiiiigggg... brrrrr...) then balik sa Manila for a belated birthday and thanksgiving dinner courtesy of Dencio and MK. Sa wakas nasubukan ko din somehow ang "fine dining" (na eat-all-you-can pa! haha!). Salamat ng madami, mga kaibigan. Ang yayaman ninyo, ibang level. Di ko kaya yan. Jollibee o McDo lang tayo pag birthday ko a? Hahaha!

So ano na? Nagawa din natin itong trip at dinner sa wakas. Hundred islands (at tour sa resthouse nila MK) na ba ang susunod? hehe! =P

Hmmmm...

Something's not right...

I don't exactly know what, or why, or even how... basta... feeling ko something's a bit off. Odd.

Baka kulang lang ako sa tulog or baka gumagawa lang ako ng kwento para aliwin ang sarili ko. whatever...

Fate sometimes has its own cruel way of making fun at us.

(don't mind me, madami lang tumatakbong kung anu-ano sa utak ko. trip ata nila mag-exercise sa loob...  =P) 

Family Day - Manila Ocean Park (01-02-09)

A belated Christmas treat sa mga kapamilya at birthday gift na din para kay Hope who celebrated her 6th birthday yesterday. Gaya nga ng sabi ni Abet sa post niya, bihira lang kaming lumabas na magkakasamang halos buong pamilya kaya naman sige lang. Share the blessings turo nga ni mader dear. After all, moments like these are priceless.

First few days pa lang ng 2009 lakwatsa na agad. Masamang pangitain. Kailangan ko talagang mag-ipon ng matindi pag nagkataon. Hahaha! =P

P.S. Babalikan ko itong place na ito for sure, pero pag wala na siguro masyadong tao kagaya kahapon at pag medyo kumpleto na yung kabilang side niya para mas maapreciate pa lalo. But it was very nice though. =)