DAY SEVENTY-SEVEN
Rex blogs: Kailangang mag-Filipino...

Yaman din lamang na sa araw na ito ay ang pagdiriwang ng Quezon Day, minabuti kong mag-blog sa ating sariling wika.

So eh ano naman ngayon? Haha!

Hay naku, tiyak na mahihirapan ako sa pagsulat ng aking blog sa para sa araw na ito. Inaamin ko na may kahit papaano ay may talento ako sa pagsulat, pero inaamin ko rin na mas matatas ako sa pagsulat sa Ingles kaysa Filipino. Nakakahiya ba ito? Hindi naman sana noh! Hehe!

So bakit nga kaya?

Nabasa ko sa isa sa isang nobelang binabasa ko dati, "Don't laugh at other students who speak weird tongues, for it means that they know more languages than you do." (Amerikano kasi yung bida sa nobela). Napaisip tuloy ako dati, "Aba oo nga no! Kung tutuusin, lamang tayo sa mga Amerikano sa aspetong iyon!" Kasi biruin ninyo, maliban sa Ingles ay marunong din tayo ng Filipino (naturalmente, duh!). Eh ang mga Kano? Ingles lang ang alam nila, akala mo kung sino! Haha!

Kung gayon pala, mas magaling pa ang mga probinsyano kaysa mga taga-Maynila. Kasi, mas lamang kami ng isa pang lengwahe sa kanila, dahil alam din namin ang sari-sariling linggua franca ng aming mga rehiyon. O diba? Halimbawa, dahil taga-Pampanga ako, 3 salita ang kaya kong gamitin nang maayos: Kapampangan, Filipino at Ingles.

Syempre, Kapampangan ang unang salitang natutunan ko. Pinakinggan ko kasi noong minsan ang mga boys teyp namin nina Mama at Ate para sa Papa na nagtatrabaho na sa Bahrain. Salamat sa Batibot at sa mga ilang kalaro ko, natutuo din naman ako ng Tagalog. Syempre, pagdating sa paaralan, kahit na pare-pareho naman kaming Kapampanga, Tagalog pa rin ang ginagamit. (Tanong ko lang, sa mga may ibang linggua franca sa inyo, sabihin na nating sa bahay, iyun ang gamit niyo, pagdating ba sa paaralan iyun pa rin?). At dahil pinalad naman akong makapag-aral sa mga matitinong eskwelahan, natuto rin ako ng Ingles. Dito ko sinisisi ang aking mabusising ina, haha! Lagi niya kasing tinatama ang mga mali ko sa pag-Iingles, hehe!

Mabalik tayo sa aking orihinal na tanong, bakit nga kaya mas gamay ko ang Ingles kaysa Filipino sa pagsusulat?

Sa palagay ko, ito ay dahil kapag nag-iisip ako, madalas ay Ingles din ang gamit ko. Wehehe, sosyal, diba! Haha! Pero sa tingin ko, nagsimula kong nakasanayan ito nang nasa mataas na paaralan na ako. Syempre, iyun na ang panahon na mas malaking pagkamulat sa mundo (lalu na sa mundo ng kaybol telebisyon, haha!). Iyun ay kasagsagan ng kasikatan ng MTV, hehe. Aba syempre, tulad ng ibang kabataan tulad ko noong mga panahong iyon, pinagarap ko rin maging tulad nina Donita Rose, Jamie Aditya at KC Montero (aba akalain mo, magpasahanggan ngayon ay VJ pa rin si KC).

Pero hindi naman ako conyo sa personal dahil Filipino at Filipino pa rin ang ginagamit ko sa pang-araw-araw na buhay. Pero ayun nga, mahilig pa rin akong gumamit ng mga parirala sa Ingles paminsan-minsan.


Aaaaargh! Ang hirap talaga nito! Hehe! Patawad sa ating sariling wika, pero nahirapan talaga ako na huwag gumamit ng Ingles sa kahit anong salita (maliban sa blog, hehe). Katatawanan nga eh! Pero iyung nakakatawa na nakakaaliw, hindi iyong nakakatawa na nakakahiya.

Isang hamon sa mga may mababait na mag-bibigay ng kani-kaniyang palagay, sige nga, purong Filipino ang gamitin mo? Hehe..

Ben blogs: Intelligent Discourse

The basis of friendship for most people is trust. In my case though, the bases of friendship are conversation and competition. The competition part is fairly easy to grasp - Im into sports and despite my physical shortcomings I would like to think I would still make a worthy opponent for anyone I usually play against. It doesn’t stop there, I’m also extremely game when it comes to word games (Scrabble, Boggle, Word Factory anyone?) and trivia contests. This part is very easy to fulfill. How hard is it to get beaten by yours truly every single time? *tornadoes* *cyclones* *hurricanes* hehe

Intelligent discourse is a totally different thing. My dad has always been critical of me because I rarely go out of my way to talk to people to check on how they’re doing. Give me someone who could talk to me about the current issues of the world (the AIDS pandemic, stem cell research, same sex marriage, the Israel-Lebanon conflict etc) and I would be gushing with words for hours and hours. Unfortunately, not all people could do this - or fake it.

I’m amazed that after so long, I’ve only kept one friend who has specifically been evasive of intelligent discourse. Why does this person keep me from starting discussions that were routing to me? Actually, I still don’t know even up to now. I was reminded of this when he warned me against discussing the Muhammad Danish comic strip snafu with him. You see, there is a level of bigotry and xenophobia that shrouds the shallow philosophy of this individual.

And yet I keep this person as a friend. Jeez. No use, eh? I might have to redefine what friendship is.

DAY SEVENTY-SIX
Appealing For Not Nominating Me -Jamila

I wish my fellow virtual housemates in pbbfg season 3 will not nominate me for eviction. I wish that I could stay longer, I will update my blog always, I will do all the activities bbk assigned me to.... and i wish to chat with all my fellow virtual housemates. For those whom i chat with before, I wish to chat with you. I hope that someday, we could have a get together all the season of pbbfg. Well, chat you later guys. I will be hear a helping hand to you.

6th Nomination starts

Nomination runs from Friday (11:59pm) until Sunday (6:00pm). Each VH must submit his/her ballot with explanation why he/she votes against and for a particular VH. VHs who failed to nominate before the deadline shall automatically receive 5 point "to evict" votes. VHs with invalid ballots will no longer be notified and will automatically receive a +2 penalty points.

A new codename is needed for every Nomination. Choosing nominees through lottery is prohibited. The announcement of the results of the nomination (the Eviction) is on Sunday 6PM.

Charles blogs: Makasaysayan

Ang Kasaysayan ay pag-aaral ng mga pangyayari kahapon, ngayon at bukas. Hindi lahat ng pangyayari ay nakatala sa kasaysayan ng Mundo, o kahit ng Pilipinas, pero ang mga nangyayari sa ating mga buhay ay nakatala sa sarili nating kasaysayan.

Talaga namang makasaysayan ang linggong ito para sa akin dahil sa sobrang dami ng mga “first times”. At alam ko, lahat ng ito ay tatak sa aking sariling kasaysayan.

First time, makasaysayan, na may nagsabi sa akin na sobrang dami nilang natutunan sa akin, hindi lang sa loob ng classroom, ngunit bilang isang tao. Na-inspire ko daw sila na ipagpatuloy at magpursige ang kanilang pag-aaral. Napakasarap na makarinig ng mga ganitong salita, lalo na mula sa mga mag-aaral ko. Nabubuo ng mga salitang ito ang pagkatao ko, bilang isang guro at bilang isang nilalang.

First time, makasaysayan, na may nakasabay ako sa jeep na mga mandurukot. Pumunta kami sa SM City Sucat kanina, grabe ang kaba ko, nailabas ko pa ng aksidente yung P5000 na dala-dala ko na pambabayad ko sana ng Meralco. Hay, grabe!

First time, makasaysayan, na sinabihan ako na may katabi akong multo… Habang nagbabantay ako ng mga mag-aaral kong nagpeperiodical exam, tumili ang isa kong estudyante, tapos, sabi niya, may isang lalaki, naka-long sleeves na puti at walang ulo, nakatayo sa tabi ko. Shit! tumayo ang lahat ng mga balahibo ko sa katawan nung sinabi sakin yun.

First time, makasaysayan, na may nakaperfect ng periodical examination sa klase ko! Congrats!

First time, makasaysayan, na nag-agawan kami sa baong Maggi Spaghetti ng classmate ko sa canteen na halos wala na kaming nakain dahil natapon din ang spaghetti! Hahaha, todo tawa kami sa canteen at pinagtitinginan kami ng mga tao dun, pero wala kaming pakielam sa kanila.

First time, makasaysayan, na nadamay kaming mga intern sa away ng mga teachers sa pinag-OJT namin. Nadamay kami sa kumakalat na tsismis na puro bastos daw ang mga teachers sa Social Science Department at mga interns daw ang nagsabi sa Department Head ng Social Science, kaya napagalitan daw sila… Grabe ang mga pangyayari… Kung may mga friction sa Social Science Faculty Room, wag nila kaming idamay, dahil pipi, bingi at bulag kami sa loob ng Faculty Room kapag nagtsitsismisan sila!

Grabe, yan ang mga nangyari sa amin nitong linggo ito! Talaga namang makasaysayan, pero hanggang sa susunod, tuloy tuloy pa din ang pagdaloy ng kasaysayan.

DAY SEVENTY-FIVE
Benj blogs: Gig Sked August 17, 2006

The Implement Project will be playing on the following dates and venues:

August 18 [Friday] - Music Station7 Taft Mla. (In between CSB and Kenny Rogers) 10PM
August 25 [Friday] - BSLR-East University of the Philippines College of Medicine 7 PM

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It’s a benefit concert for Pampanga Corps. What is it exactly? I have no idea. Let’s just hope they’re a volunteer group involved in charity and other good things. Let’s keep our fingers crossed… hopefully, they’re not into terrorism. hehe.

Ann blogs: Bocaue fly-over

The Bocaue fly-over had been finished and made passable. After five months, at last! But then the project was made an issue by political enemies of the incumbent local officials. To think it could reap more advantages than cons. It had been my wish and that of the fellow trustees in our scul to have an infrastructure project that wud resolve traffic problems in our place. It was one reason why our enrolment kept dwindling for years. Then it happened and we were fortunate. Although we expected that the impact would be subtle and not outright, the recent development had given us hope. But then as usual, politics was there. There were copies of a newsletter which definitely was against our incumbent mayor which sited the disadvantages the fly-over construction brought about. Kesyo marami raw negosyo ang mamatay dahil sa fly-over (because it made the down-under of the fly-over seemed isolated), kesyo nung hindi pa passable yung fly-over, ang tagal-tagal daw matapos. I was not against our municipal and not supporting him either. Truth was, the situation in our town kept me frustrated, and kept me asking when would a real public servant emerge. But I thought that what those people had to say on the development was just the usual comments of political enemies. Ok, sabihin nang ganoon nga. Still, we had to be glad about the developments, but then it did not mean that because we're glad, we would no longer face the challenges. We could not rest for mediocrity dahil laging maraming puwedeng gawin. The fly-over project was not fully completed because the roads under it were not yet paved (it still had to be widened). The development seemed not enough. Kung baga sa salita ng matatanda, hinog sa pilit.

Ayokong maging ganoon ang bayan namin.

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I was about to meet aimee last monday, err tuesday, but I was not able to meet her. Instead I just spent the day walking thru the hallways of SM Marilao. I had to buy a gift for my inaanak, and buy a gift for my friend. Bumili din ako ng Chips Delight and toblerone na sobrang sarap! I took lunch at goldi with my favorite lechong paksiw (heheh). I just felt masyado talaga akong pinoy.

Rex blogs: Ethereal Afternoon

This afternoon is ethereally interesting. =p

So this afternoon, I attended the ACLE* of my org which was entitled, “Talking To Your Angels”. And yeah, the title says it all, because we invited a professor from the College of Architecture to be our speaker. You see, this prof was given the gift of being able to see angels. Yes, the beautiful people with the wings and halo.

Haha! But as we learned from Sir O (the arki prof), angels actually don’t have wings and the bright circle hanging above their heads. He says these creatures have this bright, colorful aura that surrounds them, which probably lead people way back from the medieval ages to think they had wings.

Our ACLE was like Angels 101. I learned what they’re here for. Let me share for you some of the interesting stuff I learned about angels.

*Angels will be with us forever. Even if we die, when we meet them on the other ‘side’, we will be spirits just like our angels.
*Duendes or dwarfs are actually the guardian angel equivalent for plants.
*Kids can really see angels. So those stories where children smile or talk even if no one is with them, it’s true, they were probably interacting with angels.
*Angels have all the right answers. All we have to do is to listen.
*Having been with us ever since we were conceived, our personal angels know everything about us. We cannot hide even our thoughts from them. They know our deepest dark secrets. BUT they never judge us.
*When there is a message that needs to be relayed to us, our angels will stop at nothing to get this message across. They may not talk to us directly, but they may use symbols or signs. There is no such thing as coincidence.
*There are different angels for different purposes. Individual people are not the only people who have angels. Even groups of people have their ‘group angel’. Organizations have angels. The government has an angel. UP has an angel. The different colleges have their own angels. Even our own barakadas have angels!
*Angels can take the form of anything, after all they’re spirits. They just take the form of human beings if and when they decide to manifest themselves to us, because it’s the easiest form we could relate to. It’s not like we will listen to them if they were shaped like blobs, hehe.

Sir O even let us meditate so that we can ‘get in touch’ with our own angels. We had this nature background music, with all the chirping birds and rustling of leaves. The aircon in PH211 was even dripping over a pail, so the sound of falling water was an added live background sound effect, haha!

Sir O said that during the 8 minutes of silent meditation, all of us in the room were able to go ‘somewhere’. Oooh, intriguing, huh? One of the participants shared that she asked her angel’s name and for some reason the name ‘Michael’ keeps on popping on her mind. Another asked her angel if her father who works abroad was okay. Apparently, her dad was indeed doing fine.

So was I able to talk to my angel? Well, sort of, hehe. I didn’t ask him** anything. More like, nagsumbong ako, hehe. I just went on and on telling him what’s been upsetting me while hugging him. Pagmulat tuloy ng mga mata ko pagkatapos, maluha-luha ako, hehe. I’ve always believed in angels kasi, so yes, I have a good ‘relationship’ with my guardian angel. In fairness, magaling siya, kasi never pa akong naaksidente or nahold-up, hehe. And I always thank him for that.

So there, if you have any questions, try asking them to me. Baka sakaling may mai-share ako based from what I learned from our ACLE.

*ACLE stands for Alternative Classroom Learning Experience. It where different student organizations, fraternities and sororities set up their own seminars / talks about just about anything. Topics range from witchcraft to self-improvement, sex to current events, etc. Classes in the afternoon are cancelled to allow the students to attend these ‘classes’.

**I used the pronoun ‘him’, but I'm not saying my angel was in masculine form (angels don’t have gender).

DAY SEVENTY-FOUR
Gee blogs: Wika... Ikaw...

Haha! Halata bang wala na akong maisip na pamagat?

Oo nga pala, bago ko ito simulan, nais kong ipaalam sa inyo na ako ay kinakailangang magkaroon ng isang entri na tagalog, gawain namin ito sa PBBFG3. Hindi ko alam kung purong tagalog dapat, pero sige na nga, purong tagalog na...

Kanina, ang UP FLIPP ay nagkaroon ng "team building". Nakakainis dahil nahuli ako sa unang gawain... May klase kasi ako kaya humabol na lang ako. Hindi ko tuloy iyon naumpisahan... Kami ay gumawa ng sulat-kamay na bersyon ng JOHARI WINDOW (nanaman? hehe...) pero dalawa lamang ang kategorya nito: ang TINGIN MO SA IYONG SARILI at ang TINGIN SA IYO NG IBA. Sa papel na ibinigay sa amin, kailangan naming isulat ang aming buong pangalan, ang aming palayaw at ang isang pang-uri na nagsisimula sa letra ng aming pangalan na naglalarawan sa amin. Ito ang itsura ng aking papel:

Ayun! Kitang-kita ang kakapalan ng pagmumukha ko at GORGEOUS ang ipinanlarawan ko sa aking sarili. Ang akin lang naman kasi, diba ang ano ang kadalasang tingin mo sa iyong sarili ay iyon ang nagiging produkto ng lahat ng iyong pinaggagagawa sa buhay. Haha!

At natuwa naman ako dahil walang pangit na pang-uri ( o kung pang-uri man o insulto ang iba dun). Wala talaga eh. hehe... Maraming salamat sa pambobola! Ay meron pala, kiti-kiti daw ako... at yung JUDAY... hehe

Sa likod ng papel na iyon, pinagagawa kami ng anyo gamit ang ibat-ibang ibinigay na hugis... Para medyo mabawasan ang aking kahihiyan, gumawa na lang ako ng bersyon sa kompyuter... at ito yun:
Sa tingin ninyo, ano ito at paano ko ipinaliwanag ito? Basta bahay yan! Ang paliwanag na iyon ay natatangi lang sa mga taong nandoon! Pasensya nah! hahaha...

Hay, sayang, bwiset na ulan kasi yan at hindi natuloy ang isang magandang gawain na dapat ay gaganapin sa Sunken Garden... Kaya ang pinakahuling gawain ay may kinalaman sa KOMUNIKASYON at TALI.... napaka hirap ipaliwanag... ngunit....

Sa kabutihang palad ay nakakuha pa rin ako ng mga mensaheng kumurot sa aking puso (naks! Ang baduy talaga pag tagalog! haha)... Katulad na lamang ng mensahe ni KELVS ang aking BUDDY... akala ko talaga kasi noong una ay wala lang talaga siyang mapiling BUDDy kaya ako na lang, pero may dahilan pala... kasi marami akong alam tungkol sa _____... Biro lang! hehe... Kasi marami daw kaming pagkakapareho... na sa tingin ko ay, totoo ngah... hehe... Maraming salamat! Ang sumunod naman ay kay KAT... naiinis pala siya sa akin dati kasi kamukha ko daw yung Tita niyang naiinis din siya, pero nagkamali daw siya... kasi kyut daw pala ako... haha! Biro lang ulit... Sa totoo lang, naramdaman ko iyon dati... Ayos lang iyon at wala naman akong pakialam dun... haha! At ang panghuli ay iyong kay Joy na medyo madrama... Buti na lang hindi ako naiyak...

Ang mga binato ko naman ng tali ay sina HERSHEY, KELVS ulit at si JOY din... Sayang naman at wala na naman si Reishel... haha!

Ayun, nagdaan na naman ang isang hindi malilimutang pangyayari sa FLIPP. masarap palang gawin ang "team building". Sana nga lang ay mas madami ang makapunta sa susunod.... Sunod na ang Talents Night... Haha...
itigil na ito!

Jamila blogs: Another Boring Day

Another boring day has passed, yesterday, when Im about to go home from paying some errand for my grandma, in the jeep, i was near the back door of the jeep, there was two pother passenger with plenty of plastic bag and a box of cake went in the jeep, I said to myself, why these two take a taxi, they had a large box of cake and its right beside me, of course the box is near my leg, i wish they took a taxi because they had plenty of plastic and its disturbing other passengers.

Benj blogs: From Dash-Media August 16, 2006

Greetings,
Thank you for your interest in the Dash Media Project. First, I want to give you an idea of what we envision Dash Media to become: You may or may not agree that, much like high school, the blogosphere is dominated by the “popular” mainstream blogs. We’ve realized that with the recent proliferation of blogs, it’s becoming harder and harder to find decent content. We also realized that “popular” doesn’t necessarily mean “interesting”.

In the Philippines alone, we believe that there’s a multitude of underappreciated, well-written blogs just waiting to be discovered. I, along with the other co-founders of Dash Media aim to provide such blogs with a channel that would give them the exposure they deserve. We also envision a tightly-knit community that would present itself as the best the Philippine blogosphere can offer.

What are we looking for?

Decent content. We really don’t care about your site’s traffic or influence. Of course, you have to realize that content goes hand in hand with decent site design in the sense that your content needs to be presented in a way which can easily be read.

How many blogs are we looking for?

The response in terms of submissions has been overwhelming and we’d like to thank you all for that. For the first batch of sites we’re going to induct to the network, we’re looking at 25 blogs. This round of submissions would be open until the 22nd of this month afterwhich, we will roll out the RSS system we’re working on and announce the blogs that made it to the final cut.

What can you do to help this initiative?

One thing we realized as far as the Philippine blogosphere would go is that it is very segmented and lacks the cooperation you’d come to expect from such a small demographic. We can change that but not without your help. You can support this initiative by writing about it on your blogs and telling everyone about us. Afterall, we are the first Blog network for Filipinos (that I know of). L
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I signed up a few days ago and I think I have what it takes to be in the first 25. Seriously, is there any blog out there that’s better than my blog? You gotta be kidding me. *nervous laugh*

DAY SEVENTY-THREE
Ron blogs: 15 Pinoy TV Shows to hate or love

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ngayon lang ako magko comment sa mga Pinoy TV shows.. Maraming shows ang ABS CBN,GMA at ilang mga local TV stations pero iilan lang dun ang pinapanood ko.. Pero pag pinanood ko..hindi ibig sabihin na gusto ko na yung show..posibleng trip ko lang mang gago ng mga characters o host.. hehehe...So ilan lang ho tatalakayin ko(Hayyyyy parusa talaga tong activity na toh..Tagalog fever!!)..

1. U Can Dance---sheett sorry sa mga Kapamilya diyan ah..pero walang kabuhay buhay ang show na etoh. Mula sa dalawang ewan na hosts hanggang sa tatlong "timang" na mga judges.. "Ang galing!"..."Ok yung lifting"..."sino yung nagtitinda ng pandesal dito?"..."sino yung taga BIcol dito??".... mga judges' comments na kaiinisan talaga ng kahit na sinong "mapiling" reality TV show fans katulad ko.. P*t*n*g**a, nagwaldas lang pera ABS CBN for this dumb show.. Nanggaya na nga..pangit pa tinapat!! Hayyy...i don't think this show will last..

2.Sa Piling Mo---yeah right hanggang umpisa lang sila.. Aaminin ko nagandahan ako sa "umpisa" ng teleserye na ito pero ngayong patapos na(ngayong patapos pa ah)tsaka naman papangit ng pangit episodes gabi gabi. Katatapos lang ng eksena ah..pero may flashback na agad... I mean wala namang masama sa flashbacks eh pero wag namang kaagad agad uulitin yung eksena.. Parang isang minuto lang nakalipas..uulitin na agad... Grabe, wala na bang mga kaabang abang na eksena..Ubos na ba?

3.S Files-- Kung ikukumpara mo sa "The Buzz", walang wala ang S Files. Sino namang gaganahan sa isang entertainment-talk show na may apat na bigating hosts na puro naman hindi marunong mag interview?? Joey Marquez? Bakit sya pa for this kind of show?? Wala na bang credible host ang GMA?? Pia Guanio? Hands down..she's pretty and smart pero papayag ka bang kinakain ka na lang ng guest mo sa interview? Na dapat ikaw na host ang madada hindi ang guest. I mean she tries to be composed and professional pero it's not in place. Huwag sa ganitong klaseng show na puro intriga at tsismis pinag uusapan.. Richard Gomez? Hahaha.. Yun lang! Paolo Bediones, though is a good host. Pero gaya nga ni Pia..dapat you know how to take control of your interviews..

4. Captain Barbell--- ngayon ko lang nalaman na medyo matagal na pala tong show na to. Pano naman kasi ngayon ko lang ito pinanood.. Hehehe.. So ikaw na nakapanood ng Superman Returns, ano masasabi mo dito? Sisiw? Copycat? Huwag namang lantarang pangongokopya sa special effects ng Superman Returns.. Nakaka-inis na eh.. Imbes na maaaliw ka dito..parang hindi mo talaga mapipigilang maglipat ng istasyon.. Sorry Captain Barbell fans!

5.Teka Mona--- bagong bago pero sobrang nakakabagot! Hindi naman sa I hate Joey De Leon pero kaw ba namang makapanood ng iisang komedyante na puro dumb ang ginagawa.. It reached the point na hindi ka na talaga matatawa sa mga jokes ni joey and the rest of the gang. In fairness naman to Michael V..mas kaiga igaya syang panoorin.. Sana hindi inalis yung Wow Maling Mali, mas masaya yun eh..

Syempre kung may pangit, may maganda naman!! Eto yung mga shows na nagustuhan ko...

5. Rated K--sobrang informative and of course hosted by Ms.Korina Sanchez..it's something to really look forward to.

6.Nagmamahal Kapamilya--mangilan ngilan lang yung mga drama shows na talagang inaabangan ko. Isa lamang ito. Grabe, ang ganda.. Well-done yung storyline at interesting mga artista nila..

7.Maalaala Mo Kaya--syempre ang all-time favorite Pinoy drama show ko! Wala na akong masabi.. The host is unbeatable, the characters are powerful and the stories are really heartwarming! Ibang klase!

8.The Buzz--you can never emulate the hosting power of Kris, Boy and Cristy. Ibang klaseng kombinasyon to. Besides that, magagaling talaga hosts nila.. At pag may sneak peek or teaser ang show, putsa di mo maiiwisang macurious eh.. The best!

9.Salamat, Dok!--hands down..hinding hindi ko nakakaligtaang panoorin mga episodes nila.. Interesting at helpful!

10.ASAP 06--- wow dati to the max ang inis ko sa ASAP pero ngayong may mga "champions" na sila at mga spectacular numbers...unti unti ko ng nagiging favorite ang variety show nato.

11. Eat Bulaga--well, hanap mo ba'y pamparelax lang? yung tipong tawa ka lang ng tawa kahit wala ng sense yung tinatawanan mo.. Especially kung pagod na pagod ka sa work..eto ang show for you.. Vic, Gladys, Allan K... nakakatawa talaga sila!

12. Pinoy Meets World--I think ngayon lang nagkaroon ng show na ganito ah.. Ewan ko lang ah.. Pero this show is awesome.. Ang swerte nila Paolo at Miriam, ganyan yung trabahong hanap ko..yung you make docu for foreign countries.. Yikes, so interesting!!

13.K! The 1000000 Videoke Challenge--- of course, music and comedy at the same time! May hahanapin ka pa ba?

14. Ang Pinaka!--ilan lang pinapanood ko sa QTV at isa dito ang "Ang pinaka!". This is a Philippine TV breakthrough!! Surveys at trivias, andito lahat yan! Interesting talaga!

15.Philippine Idol-- so far, sa first 3 episodes nila, wala pa akong nakaligtaan... Parang it really makes me proud to be Pinoy. Go pinoy talents!!!

Hanggang dito na muna ah.. pagod na ako eh.. Basta, opinion ko lamang po lahat ng nandito.. Ang tamaan...wag magagalit! hehehe

Ron blogs: O.C. na pala!

Well..eto na naman ako sa pagiging OC(obsessive compulsive).... Kelangan ko kasing makalipat ng bahay as soon as possible. So ayun nag-ikot ikot sa iba't ibang bahagi ng Quezon City.. Putsa..tagalog na tagalog neto ah.. hahaha...

Hindi lang yun, bumili pa ako ng iba't ibang ads paper at text text sa mga number dun.. So may pinuntahan akong place..subdivision sya somewhere in Novaliches... Antataas ng buildings. Una kong tinignan yung apartment(condo-style) sa 4th floor. Maganda naman sya pero tinanong ko yung katiwala kung may iba pa...so dinala nya ako sa kabilang building 3rd floor naman ngayon.. Sheeettt, hindi ko type.. So nagtanong ulet ako dun sa katiwala... punta kami ng kabilang building at sa may 5th floor naman... Wow, maganda etoh.. Pero nakakapagod umakyat baba eh.. Hayyyyy, nung araw na yun pagod na pagod talaga ako...

Ahhhhh saglit lang ah..alam ko nagtataka kayo kung bakit ko etoh sinasabi, sagot ko "wala lang!"... Ganito lang kasi ako eh pag walang magawa..blog blog lang ng kung anu-ano.. Hahaha! Boring na kasi sa work..boring pa dito.. Wag naman ganun..

Sa ngayon...katatapos lang ng shift ko at may time ulet magBlog. Grabe, nakaka adik na palang magBlog.. Parang andami mong gustong sabihin... At etoh ah..pansin niyo kadalasan Tuesday ako kung magBlog noh??? Ewan ko ba..parang gusto ko na ngang palitan name ng blog ko as "The Tuesday Blog".. hehe.. Pangit pala nun..

Bukas naman day off ko pero hindi ako makakapagpahinga dahil maglilipat na ako ng mga gamit sa bago kong apartment.. So wala paring time na magrelax.. Hayyy buhay!!!!

Ann blogs: 10 Things That Could Excite Me

This post seems to be self-centered :P But anyway, i hope you won't change with ur treatment towards me after uv read this. I seldom feel excited. Below are few reasons that increase my adrenaline production.

1) Good-looking men. Every woman does. I used to have a crush with the type of raymund bagatsing, and the likes of david celdran. though i had already outgrown such.

2) Adventures and Nature Trips. The feeling was different everytime I go to a new and different place. Falls, mountains, cool weather give me chills that I do not usually experience. I love travel by land where I could feel the hush of air in my lips and face. It made me feel grounded and so much alive.

3) Kiss. Kisses on the forehead and lips.

4) Intimate Moments. This could continually give me unnatural nerves. I was obvious when nervous, I smile a lot, remain quiet and demure, and shift my voice to high-pitch. The person had to do things that could make me comfortable in order for me to have the guts to talk and share laughter. The beginning was always the hardest part to know me, first impression wasn't much true with me.

5) Singing. It had been my frustration. Although many people would compliment and noticed my slow and low-drool voice, I was not convince myself that I had such a nice one (heheh). Singing in mall videokes made me giggle coz I truly enjoy such singing with scores flashing afterwards.


6) Serenades. I seemed to be the traditional maria clara type who liked to be serenaded. I always look forward to the moment when someone will sing a song for me in front of many people close to us. I will definitely appreaciate the effort even if the person is not a singer.

7) A surprise dinner. Just the thought of it makes me smile. I like fine dining and surprises. The idea of someone cooking for me seems more grand.

8) Making efforts to know my family (for a man). I would appreciate anyone if he tries to know and get into the heart of my family. I will be also pleased.

9) Jamming with a band. I knew little knowledge in playing a guitar and a keyboard. I was thrilled when jamming with professional and amateur band musicians. I was more thrilled when I once held drumsticks in my hands and did a drum roll. I was not an eager band enthusiast, but I sometimes tolerated such experience for a change.

10) Hanging-out with friends. I feel excited when I go out with them. I enjoy watching movies with them, visiting them in their houses especially among those who were alredy married, and going to excursions with them in beach, or in small resorts. I also prefer intimate and honest conversations most times but could also tolerate some senseless fun ;)) I always cherish such time with my few close friends.

Now, I have revealed my eccentricities. To others, these things might not be as exciting as I see them to be. But then, it's how I live my life and enjoy it.

DAY SEVENTY-TWO
Rex blogs: Rainy days and Mondays...

"Hangin' around, nothing to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down..."

Haha! This song is so appropriate for today! Well, it was already applicable on the day of PGMA's SONA, but I didn't notice it then.

I had no class today. Nope, classes weren't suspended. It just so happened that ALL of my classes were cancelled. Ansaya diba? Eh paano naman kasi, isa lang talaga ang class ko kapag MTH, hindi pa sumipot si Sir. Aaaargh! So there, in effect, my journey back to the city was a waste. Darn! Sana naman kung tinatamad siya eh ina-announce niya, para nakakapag-handa ako, haha!

So what did I do the rest of the day? I went home to fix my stuff and clean our room. Not only did I sweep the 3-week old dust, I even mopped the vinyl floor with soap and alcohol, haha! After that, I had a well-deserved late afternoon nap. After all, I only had four hours of sleep the night before and I labored to clean our dingy room.

I have no new stuff to share, so I thought I'd post some random things and updates:
* Remember my request for a phone? Well, the Jury finally meted out their decision, haha! Mama told me to buy a new battery for my 3660 instead of buying a new phone. Kasi nga diba, hindi na tumatagal ng isang araw ang charge (kasi naman, forward nang forward ng text, haha!). Papa told me instead to 'concentrate' on my studies because in the end, his N90 will be handed down to me when they go home for Christmas. Sayang! Hindi effective yung blog-drama, haha!
* I have a kras on BANGS and JUNNIPER of LET'S GO! Geesh, I'm so addicted to this youth sitcom. I haven't missed a single episode. Well, I have missed 2, but I eventually caught them on youtube. Sobrang nakaka-relate ako, kasi UP and setting.
* Nagpaalam na ako kina Mama kung pwede ako manood ng Westlife concert. Haha! You might be wondering, I'm 21 and it's my money, what do I need the go-signal for? You see, it's true, it's my money and technically, I have every right to spend it the way I want to. But Mama would always nag me whenever she notices that there's a huge discrepancy between her estimate of my bank account and the balance that I report to her, hehe. Kesyo magastos daw ako masyado! Kung tutuusin nga, napakababa ng weekly allowance ko compared to what others have. Biruin niyo, since freshman year, I only so far had an allowance increase only ONCE, and it's only P100 (in consideration of the rising prices of fare). Kaya eto tuloy, I am forced to skip lunch by as early as Thursday (hehe, kung minsan lang naman, especially kapag nagStarbucks ako that week, hehe), dahil sa EVAT na yan! Haha!

Anyway, masyado na mahaba to. Next time na lang ulit. May bago na akong naisip na UNPOPULAR OPINION, hahaha! =p

Ansarap matulog!

Ann blogs: wrong decisions

I am always wondering how many wrong decisions I have made in my life. I do not want to sound negative counting such decisions, it just make me realize how life become life with its wrongness. we make mistakes but somehow these mistakes make life more exciting, an adventure, and bit by bit a learning experience for all to endure.

it has been my childhood dream to become a surgeon, an ophthalmologist. i had vowed to become one because when I was still young, my father got blind. he had a glaucoma and a disease called retinitis pigmentosa. things did not turn out the way i had dreamt to be. just after i graduated in my undergrad when i still had hopes to enter med scul did my father pass away. i did not have the courage to find a way to start a medical study because of the circumstance. we had to find a family arrangement that we thought would be suitable for all of us. there were lots of problems, both psychological and financial because my mother used to spend their marriage life as a housekeeper. for that fact she was not prepared to take over. our eldest brother pursued his law studies and i as the second eldest became the eldest in a sense. the experience had taught me to become responsible at age 22. but then i did not realize that i cud not be as effective to manage all the responsibilities. i made many wrong decisions which during the time I did not realize would not have good effects in the future. the repercussions of such lag in responsibilities i still felt today. it was just inescapable. these things have to be faced head on though. before moving to another phase, had still to finish. i would have to be positive in the times to come and should learn to channel the negative energies i had inside. i miss the cheerful and funny side of me. i did, unlike the cool and passive outside appearance i used to have now. that was what i lost in the experience but which I was trying to regain. few people did try to unleash that childish part in me, but never lasted. I miss the warm feeling. i would have to make decisions again but this time, I had to ensure that my decisions would not turn me into a stone. the decisions have to shape me into a living plant which can breathe, take water, and feel sunlight. being human is having those needs, and tasting the goodness of living despite unsuitable circumstances. i would have to start dreaming...

Benj blogs: Mistaken

Oh, darn it.

I had it all wrong.

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What I thought: I was auditioning for the Asia Pacific Edition of the show 5Takes. Five people from Asia will host a show that will feature the sights and sounds of the Asian continent.

The Real Deal: I’m actually a semi-finalist for the global casting of 5Takes. There are no other editions of the show - the person who gets picked will be hosting with the other people from other continents. Woohoo! I’m in the short list of a global audition process.

Jamila blogs: Bacolod Experience

Last August 10, 2006, About 1:30 in the afternoon, we left the house and on our way to NAIA TERMINAL 2 to fly to Bacolod, in the airport we met the friends of my lola who is also flying with us to Bacolod. We flew 29,000 feet and the flight lasted for an hour, I got airsick half way of the flight, bit bumpy due to bad weather condition, upon arriving to Bacolod, The Vice Mayor of Sagay City immediately welcomed us with open arms. We stayed in the L Fisher Hotel in Bacolod. We had our dinner in Aboy's Restaurant and after that, we went to a casino there and lastly, we headed to a local bar where some of us drank liquors and danced, sang until 2:00 in the morning the next day. After a five hour sleep, vice mayor maranion woke us up by telling us that Mrs. Dulay and Mrs. Alejandrino are already arrived and having their breakfast at the ground floor of the hotel. We met with Mrs. Barias and few friends, driving around bacolod and when lunch time approaches, we went to a party for gen barias and for gen. ibrado, courtesy of the governor of the province. After lunch, we went to balay negrense and got back to the hotel got some rest, and were headed to the launching of the mascara festival, courtsey of the vice mayors league of negros. We went to saltimboca again after the launching of the mascara festival, Unfortunately for a friend of my lola, after hearing that his father is in critical condition, he went back in manila. I enjoyed our trip to Bacolod. I wish to come back to Bacolod again.

Benj blogs: 5Takes Audition Video

DAY SEVENTY-ONE
Sana, no hurt feelings Sis ah! -Gee

Honestly, I did expect that majority will vote for ehmjheiy, but I never expected that all of her co-VH voted her out ( or maybe it's because Rex and Ron did not participate).

Well, sis, obviously, I voted you... It was a very hard move to make.. I hope you'll understand the reason behind that... Sana, we'll remain friends parin kahit after ng game... I'll miss you sa Vhouse sis... Yung ka-COOL-itan mo whenever magkachat tayo and we were talking about something and SOMEONE inside the Vhouse... And ofcourse, i'll miss your GEENELLE ROCKS phrase sa diary posts mo... hayyy!! Sana, no hurt feelings Sis ah!

Goodbye!

Activity

Ann, Jamila and Jinelle who rarely blog are required to post 3 blogs (with at least 100 words for each entry) this week.

Benj, Charles, Gee, Rex and Ron who regularly blog are required to use Filipino language on their next blog. (They are required to blog at least once this week).

Ron blogs: Survivor 13:Update

The level of excitement for the much-awaited 13th season of Survivor goes another notch up! Spoilers are just everywhere online!! i haven't been that curious about these spoilers before and to tell you the truth, I hated all of'em. But this time around, one single spoiler got me and I'm sure most of us can't help it but to read..

"Survivor will have its very first Filipino-American castaway! He is named Brad Virata. He's from Sta.Monica,California. He works as a fashion designer."

Well what makes him unique among the other possible Survivor contestants??? He's openly gay! I also learned he was handpicked by Mark Burnett in a coffee shop where they first met. Unbelievable, isn't it?

Don't get too excited because this isn't confirmed yet. The cast will be unleashed this week! So hang on tight fellow Survivor fans.

Hot Babe of Caloocan is the 5th Evictee

Emjheiy, the 21-year-old VH from Caloocan collected all evicting points in the 5th Nomination making. She also received +5 penalty points for not participating in the Nomination and +2 penalty pointsfor posting her blog in his diary. She became the 7th person to leave the virtual house.

Two other VHs failed to nominate, Rex and Ron, therfore were penalized with +5 points each. Jinelle's ballot was invalidated for not giving a reason for saving Charles. Jamila, who got the second highest evicting points in the 4th Nomination used her Immunity.

Three VHs received saving points: Charles and Jinelle with 2 saving points each and Gee with 1 saving point.

Charles blogs: My List Down Under

Since my blogpost “My No. 1’s” is getting the most hits and comments, Ive decided to make another list, but this time a list that contains all that is “down under”.

I dont expect this list to be a part of my no. 1 list, if ever!

1. A Love To Kill - Kahit super solid kapamilya ako, meron din naman akong ayaw sa ABS-CBN, this koreanovela is one of them, simple lang ang rason, pangit ang kwento at masyadong late ang timeslot.

2. Majika - Angel Locsin as pinay Harry Potter? The idea itself is making me sick, the lines are stupid and the special effects are recycled garbage that was retrieved from the dumpsite. Besides the fact that it was made by GMA-7!

3. Almost all movies under the genre of horror and suspense, except from Sukob, Feng Shui and the movie series of Ring. Well, nakakatakot talaga ang horror movies (obviously!), I just cant stand being horrified, with my consent?

4. Mekeni Picnic Hotdog Ko! Commercial - That’s the most stupid commercial (yet, I am in laughter everytime I see it), gusto gayahin ang fame ng Coca-Cola the one with the hand-game!

5. S.O.C.O. - Another ABS-CBN program, I dont get why viewers would want to see people getting murdered. Just asking!

6. SiS - Circus and wet market every morning? Just watch this!

7. ESPN, Solar Sports, and other sports channel - I just dont fancy much sports, that’s maybe why I am so fat!

and,

8. My highschool Physics teacher and CAT Commandant, Mr. Romeo Navarro, I wont forget na minsan pinahirapan niya akong gumawa ng plates at pinagpush-up nung birthday ko mismo! But I thanked him for passing me in high school!

Hope you like this list.. and I’ll start tagging for their own list…

Ill keep you posted… later!