DAY FOURTEEN
Charles blogs: Mall of World (sic)

Last friday, we had our send-off program for students who will take their practicum off-campus, meaning those who will not teach at the Laboratory School. It was done in the HRD Auditorium, and we had a lot of problems. The biggest was that the Division of Las Pinas declined to open any school for the internship! So that means that about 75 stduents were transferred in various school in various divisions, most of them went to Pasay South High School! Kawawa naman ang mga kaibigan ko!

So anyway, fastforward na sa pag-uwi, during the ride going to Baclaran, my schoolmate Mirasol made a comment on the jeepney about SM Mall of Asia, since we are already in EDSA Extension and it was sobrang traffic! She said: "Bakit Mall of Asia ang pangalan ng mall eh, globo (referring to the globe replica of Universal Records) naman ang nasa harap ng mall! Dapat "Mall of World" ang pangalan." Of course, we laugh at her innocent comment, not intending to be a joke or anything, but it is hilarious. Even the other people who were with us at the jeepney laugh at her comment! That was so funny moment!

Gee and Rex on ST and Activity 1


Gee:

Wow nmn... kakagulat! 2 lang yung tumama sa guess list ko...

I'm one of the first Vhms na nagsubmitt agad and since di ko pa sila maxado kilala, nag-depend ako sa mga instincts. And, omg, I voted Charles pala as the least deserving vhm. I thought kasi he's suplado or something pero I was wrong. Yesterday ko p lng xa nakausap and he's really nice naman pala... Aw! Sorry, nagkamali talaga ako...

About Tin being out, hmmm... I was like "grabe! oo nga, hindi ko man lang xa na-feel these past few days...". hay, sayang naman yung opportunity niya, masaya pa nmng maging vh.

Nagulat din ako kasi may 1 na nag vote sa akin as least favorite vh. hehe... pero ok lng...

Hmmm.,,, what else? Basta,,, goodluck na lng sating mga natira...

Cno kaya papalit? hihihi...

Rex:

I just read the results of Activity 1. nakakatuwa naman ang results, actually more like 'shocked', haha! never in my dreams that almost strangers to me would think im friendliest in a group. haha! and GEE even think i would win, hehe.. thanks Gee. so i guess, more or less, ive made a postive impression. maybe not the best impression, but at the least, it's positive, ok na sa akin yun. salamat VHs.. =p

Hihi, hindi ako nakapag-submit ng 50 facts about Macky. actually may 11 na ako eh. hindi lang pinass. edi sana +1 penalty points lang ako, hehe. PERO, ok lang yun dahil nasave naman ako ng panghuhula powers ko dahil may -2 naman ako, hehe.

Actually, expect ko na di ko matapos ang kay Macky, hindi ko kasi pinagtuunan nang panahon masyado the past week. add the fact that ive been offline for 4 days pa. i just felt like i needed to attend to more crucial stuff at the moment. as in buhay ko ang magbabago pag di ko ginawa ang mga ito, hehe..

Bawi na lang ako this week..

Rex blogs: A Fresh New Start

Whew! The first half of the 2006 is already nearing its end. And Looking back at the events of the past 6 months, I can safely say that it’s the worst 6 months of my life. It’s practically my own life’s version of the Dark Ages! Haha! But the past week, I feel like my own Renaissance had started ushering in.

There's some things that I regret
Some words I wish had gone unsaid
Some starts that had some bitter endings
Been some bad times I've been through
Damage I cannot undo
Some things I wish I could do all all over again

Whoever wrote this song for Carrie Underwood, must've known what I've been through the past 6 months! Haha! There’s no better way of saying what I went through – the regrets, the bitter endings, the bad times, the damage WE cannot undo and even the things I wish I could do all all over again! Haha! Perfect!

But it don't really matter
Life gets that much harder
It makes you that much stronger

I must admit, 6 months worth of problems, betrayals, pain, failures, disappointments and rejections took its toll on me. Nangyari na to last year eh, (but on a lesser degree), naulit lang at mas tumindi pa. The first time things in my life got outrageously out of control, I still managed to be weather the storm because I could still see the disguised goodness in the tragedies. But this time around, I was completely clueless. Iyong mga bagay na akala ko ay pinanghahawakan ko, well, wala na pala sila sa akin. Yeah, you could say that I was a fool in thinking I still had the things I thought I had.

There's mistakes that I have made
Some chances I just threw away
Some roads I never should've taken
Been some signs I didn't see
Hearts that I hurt needlessly
Some wounds that I wish I could have one more chance to mend
But it don't make no difference
The past can't be rewritten
You get the life you're given

I had to learn major lessons the hard way – twice. I guess He realized that I didn’t learn the first time so He had to teach me harder the second time around. So I asked for a chance to correct my many mistakes. He gave it at the last minute. I guess He just wanted me to pray hard enough for it. Haha! Kung anu-ano pa tuloy pinromise ko na gawin! Don’t worry Lord, I stick to my end of the bargain. =p

And all the things that break you
All the things that make you strong
You can't change the past cause it's gone,
And you just gotta move on
Because it's all lessons learned.

So now, in line with the new school year (and hopefully me last), I feel like it a whole new lease not only in my academic life but in my whole life in general! Siguro, ganun talaga kapag naramdaman mo na malaki ang nawala sa iyo tapos bigla kang binigyan ng pagkakataon na makuha mo itong muli. Para akong Keanna Reeves – I feel like I've been reborn!

Anyway, this post might not mean anything to you, especially if you have no idea what exactly I've been through. Basta, i-convince na lang sarili niyo that when I said ‘it’s the worts 6 months of my life’, it was indeed so. I just wanted to share how happy and relieved I am that finally, the storm is over. What I should focus on now is how I would survive after the storm, diba? There's no use lamenting over the damage. Geesh, I've been overdoing it the past 6 months. It's time that I do something about it. =p

For those who are undergoing something similar in your own lives, well, just keep believing. Nyaks, corny naman masyado no? I can't think of any other way of saying it eh! Basta pray ka lang ng pray hanggang mamatay ka, hehe! Just make sure though that you pray for the right things. In my case, I was so ready and willing to give up everything, even the better things in my life just because of the seemingly endless problems. But with the help of family and real friends, I just prayed for courage to face my own personal monsters, the strength to fight and defeat them, the hope to keep my spirits up, the wisdom to lead me to where I should be and what I should do and of course, the chance to make things right.

Let me end with the anthem chorus of the featured song in this post. It says it all eh. I need not expound, lest I start sounding like a preacher. Haha! =p

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes
Everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night
Every change life has thrown me
I'm thankful for every break in my heart
I'm grateful for every scar
Some pages turned
Some bridges burned
But there were lessons learned

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The featured song in this post is LESSONS LEARNED by CARRIE UNDERWOOD. Its meaningful lyrics is powered with a hopeful arrangement. You might want to give it a try. =p

Gee blogs: **SuNkEn GaRdEn**

PIC OF THE DAY:

Eneiweiz, na-miss ko yun (pic of the day) sa Teen Open Diary ko... So, what happened? Wala lng... Super boring talaga ng 1st week ko... And errrr... ang haba ng vacant ko... 3 HOURS... for some, blessing na daw yun... EWAN KO BA... basta, I hate waiting... Good thing may kasama ako kanina (Bianx and Ami)... and may bago kaming tambayan (tinamad kaning umakyat sa taas eh... haha!)... And, ano kayang nangyari????? Hay, just look at the pic... You'll get it! HAHAHA...

Ayun, actually, I'm chatting w/ BBk and my vhm8s (charles and mj)... they're sooo nice... Kaya lng, di ko na kaya... I'm very sleepy nah... ayun!

Nga pala, tapos na yung special task ko! thanx a lot mj!!!
ayun...

ITIGIL NA 2!

Activity 1: Survey says

Who is the friendliest VH?
Benj and Emjheiy say it's Charles
Kashen and Ron say it's Rex
Charles says it's Benj
Gee says it's Emjheiy
Jamila says it's Ann
Rex says it's Gee

Who has the strongest personality?
Benj and Ron say it's Rex
Jamila and Kashen say it Charles
Charles say it's Jinelle
Emjheiy says it's Macky
Rex says it's Benj

Who is the least deserving to be part of PBBFG3?
Charles, Emjheiy, Rex and Ron say it's Kirstin
Benj says it's Macky
Gee says it's Charles
Jamila says it's Kashen
Kashen says it's Jinelle

Who is the most favorite VH?
Benj, Charles and Jamila say it's Cathe
Emjheiy, Kashen and Ron say it's Rex
Gee says it's Emjheiy
Rex says it's Gee

5. Who is the least favorite VH?
Charles, Emjheiy, Jamila, Rex and Ron say it's Kirstin
Benj says it's Ron
Gee says it's Jamila
Kashen says it's Jinelle

6. Who is most likely to get evicted first?
Charles, Emjheiy, Rex and Ron say it's Kirstin
Benj says it's Ron
Gee says it's Jamila
Kashen says it's Jinelle

7. Who is most likely to quit first?
Charles, Gee and Kashen say it's Cathe
Rex and Ron say it's Kirstin
Benj says it's Macky
Emjheiy says it's Daryll

8. Who is most likely to win the game?
Benj and Rex say it's Gee
Kashen and Ron say it's Charles
Charles says it's Benj
Emjheiy says it's Macky
Gee says it's Rex


Here is how the VHs guess:
1. Who do you think is voted as the friendliest?
Benj thinks it's Charles
Charles thinks it's Macky
Daryll thinks it's Kirstin
Emjheiy thinks it's Kashen
Gee thinks it's Emjheiy
Jamila thinks it's Rex
Kashen thinks it's Rex
Rex thinks it's Gee
Ron thinks it's Rex

2. Who do you think is voted as the VH with strongest personality?
Benj thinks it's him
Charles thinks it's Cathe
Daryll thinks it's Jamila
Emjheiy thinks it's Charles
Gee thinks it's Charles
Jamila thinks it's Ron
Kashen thinks it's Charles
Rex thinks it's him
Ron thinks it's him

3. Who do you think is voted as the least deserving to be part of PBBFG3?
Benj thinks it's Ron
Charles thinks it's Kirstin
Daryll thinks it's Ann
Emjheiy thinks it's Kirstin
Gee thinks it's Charles
Jamila thinks it's Emjheiy
Kashen thinks it's Janelle
Rex thinks it's Kirtsin
Ron thinks it's Kirstin

4. Who do you think is voted as the most favorite VH?
Benj thinks it's him
Charles thinks it's Cathe
Daryll thinks it's Charles
Emjheiy thinks it's Macky
Gee thinks it's Emjheiy
Jamila thinks it's her
Kashen thinks it's Rex
Rex thinks it's Kashen
Ron thinks it's Macky

5. Who do you think is voted as the least favorite VH?
Benj thinks it's him
Charles thinks it's him
Daryll thinks it's Gee
Emjheiy thinks it's Kirstin
Gee thinks it's her
Jamila thinks it's Benj
Kashen thinks it's Jinelle
Rex think it's Kirstin
Ron thinks it's Kirstin

6. Who do you think is voted as most likely to get evicted first?
Benj thinks it's Ron
Charles thinks it's Kirstin
Daryll thinks it's Macky
Emjheiy thinks it's Kirstin
Gee thinks it's Jamila
Jamila think it's Macky
Kashen thinks it's Jinelle
Rex thinks it's Kirstin
Ron thinks it's Daryll

7. Who do you think is voted as most likely to quit first?
Benj thinks it's Macky
Charles thinks it's Daryll
Daryll thinks it's Benj
Emjheiy thinks it's Daryll
Gee thinks it's Cathe
Jamila think it's Gee
Kashen thinks it's Cathe
Rex thinks it's Kirstin
Ron thinks it's Kirstin

8. Who do you think is voted as most likely to win the game?
Benj thinks it's Gee
Charles thinks it's Benj
Daryll thinks it's him
Emjheiy thinks it's Kashen
Gee thinks it's Rex
Jamila thinks it's Ann
Kashen thinks it's Charles
Rex thinks it's Gee
Ron thinks it's him


Kashen and Rex have correctly guess the outcome of the survey. Each of them is rewarded with -2 points. Here are the scores:

Benj - 2/8
Charles - 3/8
Daryll - 0/8
Emjheiy - 3/8
Gee - 2/8
Jamila - 1/8
Kashen - 5/8
Rex - 5/8
Ron - 3/8

VHs are penalized

Among the remaining 13 VHs, only Ron, Jamila and Gee have completed their Special Task. Charles and Benj have submitted but are incomplete while Cathe, Daryll, Emjheiy, Jinelle, Kashen, Macky, Rex and Ann didn't submit anything. All VHs who failed to submit their ST are penalized with +2 points each. Charles and Benj get +1 point each also. Ann, who was tasked to gather 50 interesting facts about Kirstin, is exempted. Ron is rewarded with -2 points for being the first VH to complete his ST.

VHs (including Ann who is now tasked to gather facts about Ron) have to complete their task before the first Nomination on Saturday to avoid another +2 penalty points.

In Activity 1, only 9 out of 13 in-house VHs participated. Ann, Cathe, Jinelle and Macky get another +2 penalty points each . Daryll, who had an incomplete activity gets +1 penalty point. The VH who have gotten the highest correct guesses in the activity will be rewarded with -2 points.

Starting Monday, VHs are obliged to post at least once per week in their own blog (all about what happens in your real world) and diary entry (PBBFG-related happenings). VHs who update blog regularly get +2 points incentive.

Accumulated penalty points of a VH are added to the net points he/she receives on the next Nomination and is subtracted by the accumulated reward points he/she has.

Kirstin has been removed from the game

Kirstin was removed by BBK from the game since she had never submitted any of her requirements, special task and activity, and posted a single blog entry.

Kirstin is a 23-year-old registered hospital pharmacist from Quezon City.

DAY THIRTEEN
Ooohhhh Yeaaaaa -Emjheiy

June 15, turned 25. most of my friends told me na hindi daw ako mukhang 25 because im a jolly person! "very much"

my b-day is just a simple celebration but always memorable for me, i'm with my family, my friends, and with our god ofcourse.

kahit hindi sya super bonga na celebration its okei! my mom cooked palabok ang biko for me, mga friends ko dumating at 4pm and a lot of biruan and tuksuhan about me, kasi 1 of our churchmate daw has a crush on me "wow naman". buti nalang sports ang mom ko kasi nakikipag-biruan din sya, i mean tinutukso niya rin ako.

Gifts? i got a cap from a friend, a money from my ninong, lots of hug and kisses from my mom and dad, to follow gifts daw from friends. hehehe. pero kahit wala life must go on, im still the same emjheiy or monette.

Rex blogs: DAY 13: A New Start

Woohoo! I'm back online! 3 offline days felt like forever.

Anyway, I won't be posting details about my daily activities the past few days. But what this update is about is more like a reflection of the past few days. Naks.

So this week officially ushered in the fresh new school year. Just when I thought wala na akong pag-asa, God saved me, at the last minute pa. I guess He really wanted me to pray hard until the very end. Hehe. Anyway, before I start sounding like a priest, I'll end this paragraph already. Basta, I'm so thankful to Him for this chance.

The week started at a low note but it ended in a climax, haha! So many good things happened this week. Iyung tipong bumawi ang tadhana sa lahat ng problema at kamalasan na binigay niya sa akin the past months! I guess when you really deserve it, the 'chance' for anything you're yearning for will be given to you. And I do hope that people like me who were given the chance we terribly needed, we will use it wisely and be able to make the most out of it.

So there, I just had to share na masaya ako today! ALMOST tapos na ako sa enrollment (take note of the 'almost', hehe.. wag kayo, sa UPD, something to be thankful an iyon!). I was able to talk to an old friend after 4 months. I just had a night of fun and frolick with my real friends. I got my MPIO player back and it's working again, yey! Hmm, a lot of good things have been happening to people. I hope it will last longer, hehe.. =p

Cathe blogs: Thank God It's Friday!

Helowie everybody! :D just came home from school! yay! :)

Anyway, school was great. i didn't join the grand rally pala kahapon. i had a body ache after nung PE last Wednesday plus parang delikado yung rally eh. it's better to be safe than sorry, right?

We had the first club meeting kanina. as usual, Debater's Club. hehe. :p

Im loving every bit of school as of now. argh. except for one subject. ayayay! 3 ata ang test sa Monday ah! inis! dapat pala bukas palang mag-aral na ako! anak naman ng tekwa.. kainis!

DAY TWELVE

Hot Babe ng Caloocan celebrates her B-Day

Happy 25th birthday Emjheiy!

Charles blogs: Its practicum time!

Oh my God!

Fourth Year na ako, at practicum ko na! Grabe! Ang bilis naman na umandar ang panahon! Parang kelan lang nagkamali pa ako sa pagkopya ng schedule ko noong enrollment ng 1st year college ko, pero ngaun, Im off to my practicum (or as we call it, Student-Teaching)

Yesterday, June 14, 2006 ay inanounce na yung schedule namin, at sa Paranaque National High School ako naka-destino! I'm just wishing na first year at third year ang tuturuan ko (that's Philippine History and World History respectively!)

Tomorrow (June 16, 2006), we will have small-group sessions with our University Supervisors (US) and on Monday, we will meet for the first time our Cooperating Teachers (CT) on our Cooperating Schools (CS)
Sana you all wish me good luck! Oo nga pala, isa sa wish ko ay sana makakuha ako ng 99 na grade (that would mean around 1 or uno)… at yun lang ang paraan na ma-maintain ko ang 88% na Cum Laude Cut-Off! Tapos sa 2nd semester, at least maka-90 lang ako! Sure hit na yun!

Hehehe… so wishing goodluck for the practicum and for the Cum Laude! Hehehe!

Jinelle blogs: First Day High!

Geesh.. sheesh.. it's been ages the last time i posted in here.. been very busy with school works with matching dace practice.. grabe.. well.. last night wasn't a good night for me.. something had happened.. i dont wanna elaborate on that.. well anyway ilang weeks nalang presentation na namin sa uaap.. grabe.. malapit na. may assignment kasi ako kaya i had a chance to log onto the net. ayun.. my life's doin great naman.. ill keep you guys posted after a few days or weeks.. im not that busy that time. ciao!

Gee blogs: FiNaaaaaaaLLY!!!

LATE REG.? haha,,, But iT wasn't my fault... SUPER HARD KUMUHA NG SUBJECTS IF YOU'RE 2ND YEAR AND 3RD YEAR... Actually, bumalik pa ako yesterday para makakuha ng P.E. Errrr,,, nakakainis kac. Jobel and I want ORIENTEERING, kasi nmn may background na kame doon, pero sadyang nakatadhana talaga kami sa DUCKPIN BOWLING. Arrrrgggh!!! I don't like it eh... Good thing may 1 P.E. pa ako for next sem and sana maging lucky na ako sa CRS next time...

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FIRST DAY:

walang kwenta, sana hindi na lang ako pumasok... walang prof., hindi ako nakapag-prerog, naghintay ako ng ten years... WALA AKONG NAPALA! buti na lang hindi ako nag-iisa at sinamahan ako ni JOBEL...

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EXTRAS:

Hay, someone shared the asap video of samesame.... i heard lots of fans screaming... and i was like,,, errrrr... i wish I was there,,,... enewiez, although hindi ako maxadong nakapagparticipate sa mga activities nila, i'm so happy that i became a part of the promotions and xempre, the SAMESAME STREET TEAM... Peppz there are soooooo nice!!!

Eneiweiz, I just found out, may gf na pala c Howie, and her name is Leigh Bonnielo ( i don't care 'bout the spelling...). Although it's not confirmed, marami na raw nakakakita sa kanila... Sorry, I DON'T WANT TO POST THE PIC HERE! blog ko 2, bakit ba? hehe (selos pa! hehe..)

Hayyyyyyyyyyyy, yun lng!

Itigil na 2!

DAY ELEVEN

Charles blogs: Since I am a Kapamilya!

This is the official TV ratings in provincial cities! (just for your perusal!)

Daryll blogs: College LIFE

Shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

College na pala ako,,,, ang daming iba..... hindi ako sanay

nakakamiiss ang mga old classmates....... sa sobrang inis q wala aqng msabi

Cathe blogs: FAST update

Helowie guys! im here for a FAST update. :D

School is somewhat great. haha. :p i have been getting surprises lately. lol. :p life really is full of surprises. haha. anyway, im searching for a tagalog song for filipino right now. it is needed by friday i guess. haha. and im having a li'l problem because i can't find a song for Pete's sake! argh! CAN ANYONE SUGGEST ME A TAGALOG SONG? please please please? just tag it, ok?!

Uhm, we won't have lessons tomorrow afternoon because II- St. Francis will attend a rally tomorrow. i'll just tell you the story next time, ok?!

Off i go first, i still have to do some homeworks and to study. and we had a newseating arrangement. and hopfully, my location would be great. :)

Ciao! :)

Jamila blogs: 100 Days of Pinoy Big Brother Fantasy Game

In these 100 days, 14 totally strangers are called to be virtual housemates. We'll be meeting in a blog site, bbk (big bad kuya) gives us some special tasks, activities, and just like the real show on tv, there will be some of the virtual housemates will be eviction. we are on our 11th day.... i am hoping that i could survive...

VH/s to be removed/forcibly evicted from the game

It has been 11 days since the kick-off of PBBFG's 3rd season yet only 12 out of 14 VHs have completed their pre-game requirements and only 8 have updated their respective blogs.

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VHs' first Special Task and Activity 1 are due on Friday eve. Only Rex has completed his ST while Benj, Charles, Emjhiey, Gee, Kashen and Ron have already submitted their Activity 1.

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Each unaccomplished requirement will mean a penalty point. Virtual Housemate/s with most penalty points on Saturday will be removed/forcibly evicted from the game.

DAY TEN
Rex blogs: DAY 10 - Back to school

Eto, updates grande na naman.

DAY 8-9 - I just spent them at home, savoring the last 2 days of official vacation. Yesterday (Monday), my hard disk had an error and I lost all the contents of my My Documents just like that. Ni hindi man lang ako nag-ka-chance to back them up. Haay, nalungkot talaga ako, hehe. Kasi naman, all the stuff that I wrote, my pictures, academic documents, all my what-have-me's, they were all gone in 2 seconds without warning. Para talaga akong namatayan. Feeling ko tuloy, I was given a new chance in life, kasi start from scratch ang aking My Documents.

DAY 10 - It's the first day of school today. Geesh, hindi pa ako tapos dahil mag pi-prerog pa ako. Damn! So after my classes, I went straight to SM to buy some groceries. Grabe, walang ka-laman-laman ang food cabinet ko sa apartment, after a 22-month hiatus. =p

DAY 11 - Haha! Alam ko bukas pa to, but just in case, hindi ako makapag-internet, sasabihin ko na ang gagawin ko. Maglilinis ako ng kwarto at cabinet sa apartment ko sa QC. Haay, 2 months worth of alikabok sa floor, 1 year's worth of alikabok sa mga cabinets, haha! Nakakahiya tuloy, hehe. =p

Charles blogs: Playing Simulation Part 1 (Review on NationStates)

Cyber games are now pretty well known, especially in the youth sector. I am now hooked up on these, although not the usual game of Ragnarok, Dota or FlyFF. Ive been palying Nation States, Cyber Nations and Earth 2025. These all concers political science and governments.

Since March this year, I started to play Nation States, a simulation game which includes making my own nation, having decisions on current national issues and deciding on how to make my simulated people live. Each nation is located, primarily at The Pacific (with all sub-directions, North, East, South and West). After your nation is created, you get to create your nation, naming it, and making it as it is (mine’s The Republic of Seendeal), you can put it in any region you want! There are almost 115,000 regions to choose from! Though isnt it? So I choose The Philippines, para Filipino ang kausap ko… hehehe…

Here in NationStates, any region can invade other region (called a invader region), have an alliance, or be a defender region (obviously, defend a region being invaded!). One region can be just a peaceful nation as you want. In controlling nations in NS, the administrators created the United Nations. Same as the real UN, a region can have one UN Delegate, that’s having the most nations pelased with your performance.

One hatched here is that the region members itself must create their own forum board.

So if your interested to play and join us in the Philippines, the link is: http://www.nationstates.net

Benj blogs: Meet the Virtual Housemates

The virtual housemates have been playing for 10 days.

Ok, these are the fourteen people playing the third edition of the Pinoy Big Brother Fantasy Game. It may seem weird, but it's much like the reality show on tv. Basically 14 bloggers pick each other and the last one standing gets to be the winner. Obviously, I joined this one to increase readership (the game website is one of the more visited Pinoy sites).

To be consistent with the show's original concept, the blog entries of the housemates are also cross-posted in the game page. Traffic has been good this month. I'm sure this has something to do with it. hehe

The people are nice. But of course, it's still a game. Unlike the TV version, the Big Brother in this game (who goes by the name Big Bad Kuya) allows virtual housemates to plot against each other. The game's very much like Survivor - or the REAL Big Brother series fir that matter — because obviously, this one is not decided by text votes.

You're on my side, right? Hehe. Feel free to suggest who you feel should get my two-point and one-point nomination votes for the first eviction. I'll be waiting for your impressions. hehehe. I can't wait to transform a mug or two in that image into grayscale! hehehe

Shoutout: Thank you Aaron for teaching us unfortunate sods on how to do the shadow effect thingie. hehe.

DAY NINE
Gee blogs: Current Mood: NosTaLGiC and faNaTiC!

Actually, I don't feel like talking to someone right now. Dapat kasi, I'll be going sa taping ng MMS to watch Same Same perform there... Super lucky na nga ako kasi I was picked (although I was not that active during the promotions) and then, I wasted the chance. Errr... they'll leave our country na tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., at hindi ko man lang sila nakita in flesh! NAIINIS TALAGA AKO SA SARILI KO!!!

Year 2006 might be the YEAR OF OPPORTUNITIES for me pero anong ginawa ko? Last January, The Backstreet Boys were here and, errrr... I didn't watch thier concert... Gosh, I think this is the time that I can ask my self "Do I have to wait forever?". Nakakabadtrip! Hindi ko man lang natupad ang isa sa mga pangarap kong MAGKAROON NG PIC W/ MY PAPA HOWIE D. * sigh...

Then, WWE RAW went here also ( I think it was mid February)., and what? Wala lang, hanggang plans lang kami ng brother ko. Ever since I really wanna meet HHH and John Cena. Dang! WALA AKONG GINAWA... Hopefully, SMACKDOWN naman SANA ang pumunta...

And then, ayun na nga SAME SAME. They are Bob and Clint Moffatt of The Moffatts. Although Dave is my favorite, xempre I still want to meet them again... Hayyyyyyy.....

WWF (DX), BACKSTREET BOYS and THE MOFFATTS: 3 elements of my GRADE SCHOOL DAYS. Yup, this year actually, was my DREAM YEAR back then (although 2 na lang yung The Moffatts and WWE na yung WWF)... waaaah, mauulit kaya ito? Errr... i really don't care who the hell will go here in our country again, I JUST WANT THEM TO GO BACK ( I know it's soooooo impossible, although i'm still Hoping for the SMACKDOWN thing...).

I really miss them a lot... grabe, I burned 2 cds (a pure moffatt and pure bsb cd). Compilation of my fave ballad songs of them... haha...

Wahhhhhhh,,, I don't like this. I'm being fanatic again and I guess it's forever nah! Nag-stop na ko nung H.S ako (and medyo laos na sila nun, ayt?) And nag-iba na kasi yung taste natin sa music. Haha, i remember pa when my friends were teasing me almost everyday when they've found out that I am a BSB fan... I dunno, ba't pa kasi bumalik sila (hehe)... I just hate being fanatic kasi you can't help it eh. Instead of doing the impt. things you should do, you're placing them first. Pero as a fan, dba important sila sa kin?? errr... ang gulo, basta... lalo na today, kasi it's not like before na you always see them on MTV, you always hear them on radios, you always read articles about them on magazines... hay, how sad... CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A MEDICINE THAT GET CURE THIS ILLNESS??? (haha, considered?)

haha! 'la lang...

itigil na 2!

Benj blogs: Uy! Three years na pala! June 12, 2006

This pic was taken when I went with my girlfriend to school to "help" (term used loosely) her enrol. And I'm really thankful that she has put up with everything benj. We didn't see each other yesterday because of my Lola's birthday party (not today because my Lolo had a post-humous birthday luncheon. We'll be seeing each other tomorrow. :)

My Great Granny’s 89th birthday :)

FEATURE
Neil G, PBBFG1 R.U. blogs: It Must Have Been Love But It's Over Now

This blog post is still about Kiss but this time… I know IT’S ALL OVER!

Woke up 3:00 am this morning and have been staring blankly at this computer for an hour already… Finally, I found the courage to write this down.

My heart is still aching and it’s really killing me. I just want to burst into tears right now…
Where do I start? Hmmm…

I got home drunk at 6:00 am yesterday after the usual Saturday night out with friends. I originally planned to go out with Kiss but Kiss didn’t feel like going out that night. Then, a text message from Kiss woke me up at 9:00 am.

Kiss: “Iv bin thinkin bout d invitation ystrday. Wud u stil giv me d offer to go out wid u 2day?” (rephrased)
Me: “Sure. Wat tym r u free?” (excited)
Kiss: “Lunch…”
Me: “Ok. I’d be there before 12:00 nn.” (called up and Chris, Kiss’s board mate, answered the phone)

Kiss just recovered from a severe fever. Kiss was so much like an innocent baby that time and I’d never forget the look.

Anyway, that Sunday was the first time we met again after a week BUT NEVER THOUGHT WOULD BE OUR LAST…

We ate at Jonie’s in Ayala-Center. I was unusually silent the whole time. I don’t know if I was just hungry because the last meal I had was also lunch the day before that or it was just the hangover. Kiss tried to break the silence from time to time… and then KABOOM!

Kiss: “Lester (another guy) and I are really good friends now… as in really really, really good friends.”
Me: “Ok…?” (sounded like I was jealous)
Kiss: “Why are you so silent, Neil?”
Me: “Nothing, just wanna reflect on this song…” (Whitney Houston’s “Run to You” was currently playing)
Kiss: “Uyy… inspired…” (teasing)
Me: (sarcastic)“Inspired? This song? ...(then sang along) Will you stay or will you run away…” (then I told Kiss about the relevance of the song)
Kiss: ………………………. (commented then just smiled)
Me: “What’s with the music today? By the way, you told me weeks ago that you’d wanna say something to me. I also have something to tell you later…”
Kiss: …………………… (was just silent and awkward about the situation. Perharps already had an idea of what’s gonna happen.)
Me: ……………………….. (was silent, too. Then Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love” played on. I stared at Kiss to somehow say this is how I feel that very moment. Kiss sang along. The songs played on our emotions and did the talking for us.)
Kiss: “I wanna watch OMEN (movie)… I was supposed to watch it with Chris but he doesn’t wanna watch it because he doesn’t like scary movies.”
Me: “Really? Afraid? With his size? (laughted) Ok. In 10 mins. I can’t stand up. I’m so full.” (laughed)

So we bought the tickets. Took the 2:55 pm show but went inside the cinema around 1:45 pm. While lining up to get drinks…

Kiss: “So, what is it that you’d wanna tell me again?”(tried to smile but I know Kiss is feeling awkward inside)
Me: “Later… Let’s watch the movie first. I wanna enjoy it. And I think you should say what you want to say first…”
Kiss: “No, you go first. Ikaw ang nauna…”
Me: “Hey, wait the minute. It’s you who wanted to say something weeks ago.”
Kiss: “I think I already know what you’d gonna tell me and I think you also have an idea already of what I am gonna say.”
Me: “Yeah. Let’s talk about this later please…” (smiled)

It was our first movie together BUT NEVER THOUGHT WOULD BE OUR LAST …
The movie was great although we were so silent all throughout. Kiss would have wanted to review the movie but…

Kiss: “Neil, I wanna go home.”
Me: “Why? Do you have any other schedule?”
Kiss: “None. Let’s just go out when it arrives to the part we already saw.”
Me: “Sure ‘bout that? Ok…”

We went outside the cinema around 4:00 pm. The Y-SPEAK (a talk show) crew was busy setting up the stage for a taping that day in the activity center. We watched over a couple of performers singing and dancing on the stage from the 4th level of the mall for a couple of minutes.

Kiss: “Neil, I wanna go home now.”
Me: “Do you wanna have coffee first before you go home?”(I shouldn’t have asked that because I already know Kiss doesn’t like coffee and coffee shops that much.)
Kiss: “Hmmm. I’d think about it…. Ok.”
Me: “Alright. Let’s talk it over. Why don’t we go to Bo’s Coffee?”
Kiss: “Does it have to be Bo’s?”
Me: “Well, where do you wanna stay? Is Coffee Dream ok with you? (It’s a coffee shop just right in front of the cinema where Omen was showing.)

The Very Big Revelation. So we went up again after going down the escalator. Took the stairs. Ordered iced coffee for him and hot coffee for me.

Me: “I should have brought my shades……….”
Kiss: “Ako nga, laki ng eye bags…” (paused when he realized I meant I need it just in case my eyes would turn red)
Me: “Haha. Nakuha mo rin yung reason why I need my shades. Yes. You’d wanna say something?”
“… I really want to hear from you first before I say mine.”
Kiss: “Ok. Neil, I really like your company but…”(trying to find the right words)
Me: “But what? It just doesn’t work? Right?” (I interrupted)
Kiss: “Yes. I already have a boyfriend right now.”

I really thought Kiss broke up with Adrian (Kiss’s x) already and so I was surprised on what Kiss just revealed to me.

Kiss: “… and it’s Chris (Kiss’s board mate). You didn’t have a slight idea, right?”
Me: “Well, I already knew you’d gonna say that even before but didn’t expect it to be Chris. (paused)….. I’m happy for you… for both of you.”
Kiss: “… It’s your turn.”
Me: “Ok. Please give me 10mins. I need to sip coffee first…”
Kiss: ………………..(smiled)

The Fairy Tale Had to End. It took a while for me to say what I felt inside cause my heart ruled over my thoughts. I had mixed emotions. Then…

ME: (hesitant) “From the very start, I already made my intentions clear and….. and…. I want to set things straight once and for all……. THAT WAS ALL I WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU and thanks for being honest. You know that I always wanted us to be honest to each other, right?”

“I WAS SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THAT I’M GIVING UP ON YOU ALREADY (I looked at Kiss and I know Kiss is uncomfortable already)…. Because it just hurts me every time I see you and I really hate this feeling. Dati, di ko kasi alam where to place myself. You know that I really hate it when you mention another guy’s name in front of me. And yeah, about Lester and kung sinu-sino pa yan… di naman talaga ako nagseselos sa kanila. I don’t have the right to get jealous naman because it’s never been us. I just didn’t like the fact that you are seeing another person because it just hurts me…… so so so so much!”

“I already knew you’d say that even before. This was the reason why I wrote a blog post about you and how I felt……. And do you still remember the YES or NO and the WHY questions I threw to you when we met in Robinsons? I WAS JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO SAY THE MAGIC WORDS….”

“Ako pala ang dapat mahiya kay Chris. If only I knew, I should have never….. Shit! We’re going out and his allowing it. Chris is a very understanding person but I know it hurts to know that the one you love is seeing another. I am also an understanding person like Chris but EVERYTHING HAS ITS LIMIT. (Then, I sang) “It must have been love but it’s over now…..”

KISS: (Smiled) “No, you don’t have to say sorry…. Chris and I are happy together. Kahit wala kaming trabaho at pera, we’re still happy….”
ME: “I’m glad to hear that and as I told you I’m happy for you. Chris is a very nice guy and I’m glad sa kanya ka. You’d never find somebody like him again”
KISS: “Remember you told me – whatever makes you happy, makes me happy, too? Do I have to say SORRY? ……Pwede naman tayo maging friends, di ba?”
ME: “You don’t have to say sorry. There’s nothing to be sorry about… Yes, we could be friends but I don’t wanna be a hypocrite to say it’s ok for us to just remain friends.”

“I WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THAT I’M MOVING ON NOW… and when I say moving on, it means WITHOUT YOU. I need to do some reflections. Heal myself. Bring back my old self and pick myself up from pieces……. SO, I MADE A DECISION NOT TO SEE YOU IN A WHILE NOR TEXT YOU OR CALL YOU….. I don’t want any communications with you because I could never move on with you around me………..”

“And it’s gonna be a while…… when I say a while…………. It’s gonna be a while. Maybe days, weeks or even months……..”

“Please do me a favor, too. Please don’t text me or call me unless I text you first. By the time I text or call you, that would only mean I’m ok already.”

KISS: (surprised on my decision) “Neil, are you serious? Ikaw. It’s up to you. It’s your decision. Di naman kita pinagbabawalan. Basta you know that I’m always here. Si Lester nga who knows about Chris and I still visit the boarding house. They even text each other. You know what, Neil, you have been so serious on everything. This is a comment….”
ME: (I interrupted) “Yes. I’ve always been serious. I even think I didn’t go through my childhood stage…... And why wouldn’t I be serious? Come on, I’m already 25…”
“But I’m still glad to have met you………”
KISS: (interrupted) “… I’m glad to have met you, too. I just want tell you again that you’re one of the reasons why I came to Cbu………..”
“You deserve somebody better who could love you as much….”
ME: “I hate that line….”
The talk was interrupted at some part when Kiss saw an ex-boyfriend and Kiss excused for a couple minutes ….. When Kiss was back….
ME: “Well, just take care of yourself always. I just hope you’d gonna be ok. Don’t worry, I’m gonna be ok, too. I hope you’d find a job soon, too….. And your birthday is on July 15, right? Just don't expect me to show up by then so I wanna greet you advanced happy birthday as early as now. It’s gonna be your first birthday in Cbu so enjoy it. You’re also going back to Koryea in October, right?”
KISS: “Yeah. And I guess I’d go back to GenSan soon….”
ME: “Ok. I told you earlier not to text me but when you’re leaving, please inform me. I just want to see you before you leave…………….”
KISS: “Neil, I’m going home now… cause somebody’s waiting….”
ME: “I understand………I’m gonna miss you.”

Because it was a very wholesome place, Kiss only offered a hand shake – Jose Style - a very awkward handshake Jose, a friend of mine, offered to Kiss when they met before. We got off around 4:30 pm.

I waited for Kiss to leave my sight…………..

I would have wanted us to kiss each other one last time…. the same way we did the first time we met a month ago……. but no….

I was also expecting Kiss to look back but never did …..….

That night, I texted Jose to see me. I needed somebody to talk to and he was the only person who I know would understand me. We met around 7:30 pm. Told him the same exact thing I just wrote right now. It was a relief. In times like this, friends are always a remedy. Thanks, by the way, Joe for being there.

Jose told me things happen for a reason and that I’d soon gonna get over it.

Well, I think I am gonna be okay………… but right now? NO, I’TS NOT OKAY. Kiss, I know you know this line.

It’s almost 8:00 am already. And I did not even feel the strain on my fingers typing this because of the hurt inside my heart.

Before Kiss and I parted ways, I asked Kiss one last question…….

ME: “One last question before we end this conversation…… Did you ever love me?”
KISS: “Yes…… at some point……………………”
ME: “Ok. Let’s go…”(we left without paying the bill so I went back again to the coffee shop and apologized.)

Lastly, I wanna leave this song for Kiss……………


It Must Have Been Love

Lay a whisper on my pillow,
leave the winter on the ground.
I wake up lonely,
there's air of silence in the bedroom
and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes and dream away.
It must have been love but it's over now.
It must have been love but I lost it somehow.
It must have been love but it's over now.
From the moment we touched, 'til the time had run out.
Make-believing we're together that I'm sheltered by your heart.
But in and outside I've turned to water like a teardrop in your palm.
And it's a hard winters day, I dream away.
It must have been love but it's over now.
It's all that I wanted, now I'm living without.
It must have been love but it's over now,
it's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows

DAY EIGHT
Ann blogs: I was shopping yesterday then contractualization

Yesterday, i was shopping at the mall to buy my friend a gift for her wedding last may 27. it has been so late na. i chose this one new product in the market which is a chopping machine. this is how it works.. it's a small appratus with bending clades in three waves, you'll just put the recipes inside its container to chop with pushing of you hands. it's great! i know cel will like it coz she's been into catering business and i am sure how she loves cooking...

But anyway, the real story about yesterday are the sales ladies of the shops where i got into. one sales lady in the department store but not attending to me was smiling. i was thinking why because i don't know her. when my business was done with the promo girl, it was fun to hear her remark-- tama, ma'am ikaw nga yun.. it turns out, i bought an appliance from her last month, another gift for a friend who wed also. then, i went to another shop. a friendly and nice-looking sales lady approached me and did her usual sales talk. i was looking for a perfume. i tried to buy my favorite perfume at her bench (it's wisdom) but then i changed my mind. i had to try another scent for a change. until the wave pushed me to the sales lady's shop. i didn't know why a lot of people recognize my face to think i have been hibernating. the kind sales lady also told me, ma'am, you look familiar? hindi ko lang matandaan kung saan ko kayo nakita. it's funny because it's natural that someone would recognize me because i just live nearby the shops. but i didn't know why the sales ladies still have to PR me because even if they do not sales talk, i would really buy their products. the thought of people recognizing your face just strucked :) i hope i can be friends with them too. but considering the condition of these mall employees, i am sure i can't make no further relationships with them. i also have already observed this in the past when i bought a new pc and then the shop crew were so kind that i want to be more familiar. but then time came when they were already transferred to another store branch. the reality of the contractualization law, or what is better known as the herrera law is very apparent. its provisions has lead to our labor force further worsening condition. they are already low paid, then, their freedom to enjoy long lasting relationship with their clients was also put in vain. how would you feel if you are scheduled to be in that store for five or six months, and then after the period, get unemployed, or transferred to some other place as ordered by management? the herrera law dehumanizes our work force just like machines. the law wants them to become impersonal in every business transactions they undertake with human clients. what's the use in being human but then you'll be restricted to be one? mall employees especially those in the department store are forbidden to make friends with their customers. they will have to face the wrath of their managers if they do. does it have to be always that way? i mean can't employees enjoy their time in the workplace but still meeting their target sales or quota for the day? the law has many loopholes that should be reviewed, and this issue is incidentally just one of those. yes, it will open more jobs to the unemployed especially that the country has high employment rate but are more important human factors have to be sacrificed for increased employment? yes, the law will give more jobs but what about being human? contractual employees cannot receive bonuses and other benefits like regular employees. their employment are fixed to five months to six months full. can't there be a way for these employees to be permanent and regular in their jobs? maybe performance measures can help to give deserving workers chance to have lifetime security of employment. contractual employees can be assessed and depending on the results of assessments, become or not become regular on their jobs. people gets older and what will happen when these contractual workers get old, where will they source out resources to feed their family and children? does the government can't do anything about it?

Charles blogs: Nothing so special this weekend

Hay… Its weekend again, but nothing so special happened, kaya parang wala akong mailagay sa blog ko… Anyway, I am looking forward on Monday, since it will be the day when we pick our best shots that will be put in our yearbook… Parang ayaw kong makita ang mga pictures… Alam kong pangit ang shots ko dun…

This saturday, I am re-reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Just to let the time fly off. I thinks its my 15th time to re-read HP5, but to no matter, I am a true HP fan, even before the 1st movie was released.

And for sunday, I am scheduled to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (my favorite book so far in the HP series.) I will try to finish it just on sunday, like what I have done in HP5… hehehe… I cant wait any longer for the last book of the series…

So, back agin on saturday, since wala na ang PBB Teens, parang wala ng excitement manood ng TV kapag weekend primetime, so I turned my TV in HBO and spotted "White Chick". Its like my 4th time na mapanood yung movie, pero tawa pa rin ako ng tawa, to the point na wala nang hangin na pumapasok sakin sa sobrang tawa, yung walang ingay na tawa…

Then after White Chick, the next movie was "XXX: The Next Level", nagun ko lang yun napanood pero ang ganda pala, so im planning to watch the first XXX… Hope that it will be good too!

That's all for now… nytie-nyt!

Rex blogs: Blogs Galore! 7: New TV shows Edition

KAPAMILYA, DEAL OR NO DEAL

Inspite of it being dragging and boring most of the times and top that with an ill-considered host, it's a guilty pleasure that I'm hooked at this show, hehe! =p
*I'm actually a fan of Kris Aquino, but I don't think she's the perfect host for the show's format. Not that she sucks for me, pero basta, hindi niya bagay. I like her best of PGKNB sans the times she gets too nosy of the pyramid round contestants' personal lives.

*If you think about it, DOND is just a sophisticated and prolonged version of Laban Or Bawi crossed with Pera O Bayong. The all-important decision is made at the start of the game -- and that is to choose the box with the jackpot amount. What happens between the time when the player chooses which box he or she wants up to the time we learn what's in that box is the 'exciting' part.

*I'm still at awe at how Kris manages to get each of the 26K's names correctly. Wala naman siyang papel na hawak. Medyo malabo din ang teleprompter kasi half the time ay diretso ang tingin niya sa mga babae at hindi siya lumilingon kung saan-saan pa. Well, she probably met them weeks ago, and knowing Kris, she must've memorized their faces by then.

Anyway, gustung gusto ko pinapanood to pag kasama ko ang 3 kong pamangkin. Ginagaya nila kasi ang mala-April Boy gesture ni Kris whenever she shouts "deal or no deal?!" Kakatuwa nga eh, pag-uwi ko kahapon, nadatnan ko sila, playing their own version of the game. Nasa gate pa lang ako, naririnig ko na si Jasper shouting "deal or no deal?!" Tawa ako nang tawa pagpasok ko sa kwarto nila. Bakit? kasi nilabas nilang 3 magkakapatid ang mga briefs nila to serve as 'briefcases'. Haha! I know, kung matanda ang mag-jojoke about it, corny ang concept na gumamit ng brief as briefcases. Pero naman, maiisip ba iyon ng mga ordinaryong 7-year-old, 5-year-old at 4-year-old? Haha!


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LET'S GO

It's the new youth-oriented sitcom aired on the time slot used to be lorded over by TGIS, Growing Up, Gimik and Berks. Hehe. So ABS-CBN 2 decided to bring back the timeslot to teenagers, eh? On it's pilot ep, in fairness, tawa naman ako nang tawa, especially with the friendship bracelet thing. Ansaya kasi, medyo may pagka-UP ang feel ng cast ensemble. Kaya nga ba sa AS Steps shinoot yung isa sa mga commercial nito? Ewan. =p Sayang naman, I eventually read that it's a copycat from an old Korean series. Pero ok lang, since hindi ko naman napanood yun, edi feeling ko naman ay orig 'to, hehe. Tsaka nakaka-miss din yung may inaabangan ako tuwing Saturday. Nung maliit kasi ako, one of the weekend's highlights ang Saturday, 4pm. Pinapanood ko talaga ang mga teenybopper na palabas sa TV, hehe. Pero syempre, when I was a teenager myself, nacornihan na ako sa Gmik at Click. Paano ba naman, what they present on these shows is nothing like what I actually experience as a teenager.

Anyway, sana maging orig ang show na to, at least in terms of plot. At wag ka, may mall show pa pala ito, hehe. =p

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CAPTAIN BARBELL

Waw, totoo ba ito? Am I really posting about a Kapuso TV show? Hehe. Well, di ko naman talaga siya pinapanood, lalu na't katapat nito ang KDOND. But that didn't prevent me from getting curious about the show that been burying its competition alive with 40%+ ratings almost everyday. From what I've read, it's an extreme copycat of one of my favorite TV series - Smallville. Grabe daw ang pang-gagaya to the point na hindi na daw siya faithful sa story ng comics. (Sa mga CB fans, totoo ba ito?). So tuwing commercial, sinisilip ko ang GMA 7 for CB. Pero syempre, asa pa ako na ma-analyze ko nang husto ang worth ng show sa ilang segundo diba? So I'm going to say if it is indeed crap or not. What you'll read are just my observations, this isn't really a review.

*Si McDonald's Coke Float girl pala ang leading lady? Haha! Months ago lang eh lagi kong inaabangan yung commercial dahil nagandahan talaga ako sa kanya (to the disagreement of my friends, hehe). Aba, malayo na narating ni tell-me-is-it-love girl ah!

*For one, I don't really like Richard Gutierrez. Since his Click days, I've always considered him to be over-rated. Yeah, he's good-looking and all, but he doesn't deserve such volume of fans. At least si Angel Locsin (na I suppose ay kasing sikat niya, in terms of how much TV Ratings Power their TV starrers have), kahit papaano ay may acting talent.

*The $50,000(?) costume is impressive ah! But then again, alam kong medyo nagpalaki ng katawan si Richard (nasa Cosmopolitan yata siya, diba?), pero hindi pa obvious na hindi talaga ganoon ka-defined ang muscles niya? Gwapo si Richard Gutierrez kay Vic Sotto at Mark Bautista, pero at least alam nina Lastikman kung ano ang bagay sa kanila at hindi! Hehe. =p

So there, that's my 2 cents worth on CB. Nakakalungkot pero kung magka-square off between Teng and Clark, kahit Filipino si Teng, Clark na ko noh! No contest. Besides, at least Clark has decent surname. Teng 'Magtanggol'?! Anong nangyari sa magagaling na writers ng Encantadia at Etheria? Nasisante ba sila? =p It's sad that for a copycat, this show is having the lion's share of the ratings. Maybe because most of the GMA's loyal viewers don't watch Smallville, hehe.