nakakatuwa si Bathala!

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven, Bathala was missing for six days. Eventually, Jon* the Archangel found him, resting on the seventh day.

He inquired of Bathala, "Where have you been?" Bathala sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Jon. Look what I've made."

Archangel Jon looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied Bathala, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."

"Balance?" inquired Jon, still confused. Bathala explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, but cold and harsh while southern Europe is going to be poor but sunny and pleasant. I have made some lands abundant in water and other lands parched deserts. This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by Bathala's work, then pointed to a group of islands and said, "What are those?" "Ah," said Bathala. "That's the Philippines, the most
glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, rivers, mountains and forests. The people from the Philippines are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achievers, and they will be known throughout the world as carriers of peace and love."

Jon gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, Bathala? You said there would be balance."

Bathala replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in the government."



*name of the Archangel was changed to protect the innocent. :p

taking a break

i had a long day at work today and it's funny to note that upon my arrival at the office this morning, one of my superiors uttered "ayan na ang ating hinihintay." well, i wasn't late. i timed-in 10 minutes before 0900 hrs and i was thinking they were already concerned about the papers that i have to fax and send through courier as early as possible within the day. with the big help of my partner who came from a medical check-up last weekend, we were able to get things done by lunch time. but my day isn't over. i still have to go all the way to Libis to cater to our "valued" clients (which i think it really sucks) needs. The "VIP" style of treatment. blech!
anyway, my boss was too kind to lend me his car going there so i took his car keys and drove his Toyota XL, which they acquired from our company last week. I am really not good in driving cars (per se), so i have to sit up straight on the drivers seat and watch carefully my front corners. After going to Mercury, i picked a friend up at PSE Tower where he works and we headed to Podium for a short hot drinks break. Kerwin and i talked about his plans of working in Canada and i was delighted to hear about it. Applying for a working VISA is much easier than applying for an immigrant VISA. and take note: he has a job offer! geez... i envy that guy. hehehe... so, i told him to grab the opportunity once his employer sent him a letter.

after coming back from the OB, i went to DKT office to have some papers signed. Didi, Mike & Anoy came along but the latter two headed straight to the bakery while Didi accompanied me to the office. Then afterwards, i dropped by Mini Stop to 'replenish' my stocks (in my drawer)--- i'm short with coffee sachets and some junk foods. hehehe. after a few minutes back in the office, we realized its already 6pm, which means, office hours is over.

My consolation for the day: I had my wmp playing all day as our 'big boss' is out of the country. i think its only me who's wmp library is stuffed. but then again, i play songs from 97.9 home radio thru its live feed from the net.

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it's so sad being far from your loved ones. good thing i have my mom with me here.

busy Friday

this should be. my partner is on leave again and so i have to take care of everything that needs to be done.

Anyway, after a long absence in the moviehouse, i was able to waste my money last night. i was planning to watch Shutter but since its showing time was 7:50pm, i decided to watch Monster-in-Law instead. And yes, i found SOME trailers more exciting than the featured film itself. i should have went home after i tried Jollibee's Super Meal 2 so i could have spared my hundred bucks for a more important thing. howell...

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This morning, i was looking for an RRCG bus to ride on going to Ortigas. I wanted to prove that they haven't raised fare yet, unlike G-Liner, which increased fare since two days ago. And yes, i'm right. RRCG still offers a lower fare. And i'm happy for that. Then, a lady suddenly asked the bus conductor with an aggresive, inquiring tone: "Hindi pa kayo nagtataas? Yung G-liner nagtaas na nung kamakalawa pa ah!" In my mind i said, "what the fart???" she's one in every ten million commuters who'd say that. geez.

"excuse me po"

tatantanan ko na sana ang pagba-blog ngayong umaga pero di ko lang matiis na palampasin ito. nakikinig ako kay kapusong Mike Enriquez via internet sa Saksi Sa Dobol B at kilala nyo naman kung paano sya mag-deliver ng boses sa pagbo-brodkast:

"Mga Kapuso, pinagsabay-sabay na tayo ng mga ito!
Tatlong press conference, una
alas-9 ng umaga, sa Manila Hotel, ang speaker si dating heneral Panfilo Lacson!
alas-9 ng umaga, sa Edsa Shangrila naman, ang speaker, si dating heneral Renato de Villa!
alas-11 ng umaga naman, sa Sulo Hotel, ang speaker, si dating heneral Fortunato Abad!

aba, dahan-dahan lang kayo, mahina ang kalaban!
eh puro mga dating heneral itong mga ito. Panfilo Lacson, dating heneral!
Renato de Villa, dating heneral!
Fortunato Abad, dating heneral!

eh tayo dito, dati tayong anoooo????!"


comic strip from A. Lipin, inq7.net

ang bayan kong pilipinas (ikalawang bahagi)

>> parating na sa bansa mamayang ika-1 ng hapon si Robert Tarongoy. ransom o wala, ang mahalaga, ligtas siya at maligayang makakapiling muli ang mga mahal niya sa buhay dito sa bansa.

>> habang naglalakihan ang mga sign boards ng mga jeepneys kasama ang listahan ng taripa na nagsasaad na P7.50 minimum fare, sampung piso pa rin ang ibinayad ko sa nasakyan kong RRCG bus. Kamakalawa ay masigasig na paulit-ulit ang kundoktor ng G-Liner na nagsasabi sa bawat pasaherong sinisingil niya na ang minimum fare ay onse pesos na mula sa dating nueve pesos (para sa kanilang aircon bus).

>> gisado ng husto si Press Secretary Bunye kahapon sa KAMARA. Kung isa siyang ulam na nakasalang sa kawali, malamang hindi lang sya tustado. Baka naging abo na. Ano naman kayang circus show ang inihanda ng Kongreso ngayon para sa mamamayang Pilipino? Sana kumanta na si Ate Glo.

>> Nandaya man o hindi sa nakaraang eleksyon, bakit pinabababa sa pwesto si Ate Glo matapos pahintulutan itong manumpa (muli) bilang pangulo ng bansa? Sino naman ang ipapalit sa kanya sakaling pasiklabin na naman nila ang EDSA 4 (mahabaging anito ng mga ninuno, wag na po sana!)? Sino? Si Noli Boy de Castro??? NANANGKUPO!!! LALONG HUWAG NA UY! Magtiis na lang tayo kay Gloria. Sige kayo, baka makaupo pa dyan sa Malacanang si Rez Cortez... inay ku po!

ang bayan kong pilipinas

kasalukuyang ginigisa sa kamara si Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye. Hindi ko man nakikita ng personal si Bunye, nararamdaman ko ang butil-butil na pawis nito na marahil ay lumalabas sa buo niyang katauhan. Ibig kayang sabihin ng mga pangyayaring ito na magkakaroon na naman ng bagong presidente ang bansa nang wala sa tamang panahon?

Kailangang makapanood ako ng Saksi mamayang gabi. Masarap subaybayan ito.

hapon

>> mahirap talagang maningil ng utang.
>> bakit kaya yung naniningil pa lagi ang naghahabol sa sinisingil? hmm...
>> bakit ang mga tao, mahilig sa deadline? O baka pinoy lang ang ganito??
>> kailangan kong makausap si karen bago ako umuwi ngayon.

tanghali

>> lunch out na naman sa gamol, double purpose kase. basahin ang mga sumusunod:
>> kagagaling ko lang mag grocery. para sa opisina.
>> nagbayad ako ng bill ng cellphone sa Globe. para pa rin sa opisina.
>> bumili ako ng mouse para sa pc sa bahay. optical mouse sa halagang P395.
>> bumili na rin ako ng isang rewritable CD para sa personal files ko.
>> sale sa SURPLUS SHOP. syempre naglaway lang ako mula sa labas ng nasabing tindahan.
>> mainit sa labas. tagaktak ang pawis ko pagdating sa elevator.

umaga

>> P5.50 pa rin ang minimum fare sa jeep.
>> sumingil na ng dalawampisong dagdag-pasahe ang bus na sinakyan ko.
>> nasusunog ang isang bahagi (sa isang palapag) ng Robinsons Equitable Tower.
>> pumanaw na pala si Cardinal Sin.
>> Martes pa lang ngayon. May dalawang araw pa bago mag-Biyernes.

mind stories

i feel my age is catching up with me as i begin to feel my serious side slowly swallowing up my personality again. Yes. again. I used to be the silent, serious, "matured", snobbish type of person since i was high school until college but everything was reversed when i began working. I suspect i got tired of being the "serious" one and shifted to being a jolly, happy and all smile person. but not totally. and now, i am loving my old self but at the same time, feeling a bit odd. i really can't explain what's going on, maybe its just that a lot of things have been happening and that unlike before, i have to "take charge" of the situations now.

oh well.

hehehehehehehehehe

>> YM status: be happY, it's Friday! :)
>> office time-IN: 0825 hrs
>> program installation for distributors sales report: 1900 hrs
>> office time-OUT: 1800 hrs, military time


hehehehehehehe.......

thinking...

I still have a "clean slate" when it comes to my office attendance since i was re-employed last April of this year. hmm...

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salingin mo na ang personal kong mga lakad huwag mo lang sasalingin ang pakikipagtipan ko sa Diyos!

Music Baton

As passed to me by Frances Ivy, hear my mellow selection:

Total volume of music files in my computer:
80 items = 243.96MB (will still add some selections in a couple of days)

Last CD I bought:
OPM Acoustic Selection


Song playing right now:

Only Hope by Mandy Moore (i'm currently tuned in to 97.9 Home Radio)

This song reminds me of Keng and the movie A Walk To Remember.

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me:

1. If You're Not The One (Daneil Bedingfield)
- Its lyrics say it all. This song was a current hit when Keng and i started going out. :)

"...and i wish you are the one i build my home with..."

2. Aubrey (Bread)
- this is my KTV signature song. hahaha!

"...But God I miss the girl,
And I'd go a thousand times around the world just to be
Closer to her than to me..."

3. Torete (Moonstar88)
- a nice song that reminds me of my bday escapade at Island Cove with close friends

"...Wag kang mag-alala
Di ko ipipilit sa 'yo
Kahit na lilipad ang isip ko'y torete sa 'yo..."

4. She (Elvis Costello)
- an alternative song for "She's Always A Woman", giving high regard to femininity, this song is at its best especially when played as a soundtrack in one of my favorite movies: Notting Hill.

"...She
Who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She
May be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I'll remember till the day I die..."


=== and the song that completes the magic five is ===
*drum rolls*

5. The Reason (Hoobastank)
- the song i'm not getting tired of hearing these days for the following reasons:

^ first line right away depicts humility
^ the song tells that everyone is capable of changing for the better
^ melody & music accompaniment blends well, and,
^ there's much more reason to like the song...

"I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

and the reason is you
and the reason is you
and the reason is you

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you."


Five people I'm passing this to:
I hope the names listed below will take time to do their list and pass it on to five other people.

Rachel
Markydoo
Roma
Raziel
Rose

ciao!

untitled

back to work, back to school. i'm not the one going back to school but classes officially start today for private institutions. Last week, public schools opened classes and traffic situation just worsen today.

* * *

i've been catching up with the controversy going on with the Arroyo administration and its amusing to note that Malacañang has been silent to the issue. hahaha... i can just imagine the people from Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) raising their eyebrows on a single press release issued by the palace (yesterday) that tackled about "poverty". I'm sure there are other press releases that came out later that day but who cares about them? MPC people are waiting for a press conference with the president, or at least, with her spokesman and talk about the recent issues about wiretapping and of course the never-ending jueteng story. :p

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i'm 40 minutes early to work today and i think it feels good not rushing down the busy streets of the metropolis just to catch up on your time in. it makes me more relaxed and it gives me more time to prepare everything i need for todays work, and of course, it gives me time to update my blog. :teehee:

anyway, laters...

another holiday?

on June 13, 2005. What is the occasion???

rainy days...

the skies always look gloomy. nimbus clouds are always present. streets are always wet. these are just some indications that rainy days are here. its this time that you always feel like just curling up on your bed and sleep it out the whole day. no kidding. well, at least, i admit it is how lazy i am whenever i am at home and it is raining. hehe.

anyway, i'm (one hour and ten minutes) early at work today and here i am attending to a maintenance person who's working on our new phone line. i'm currently listening to my WMP collection and the song I'd Rather is playing. and i'm blogging while sipping coffee. see? It's what you call multi-tasking.

my work partner Didi is on leave again today as she is to attend to her family. Her hubby & child is sick, so i wish them to get well soonest. So that means, i'll be representing our department all by myself later at our meeting with DKT. hmm... got to prepare.

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<--- i got this car accessory flag from Kultura, a store selling Filipino "cultural" materials. It costs about 90pesos but i didn't care spending for it. I don't know why but it boosts my pride of being a Pinoy whenever i display something representing our country. And not only because the country's independence day is approaching. Being proud of your race is not an occasional 'thing' but it is supposed to be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, 12 months a year. But most significantly, its not a matter of just displaying things that represent your country. It's all in the heart, and more so, as the ol' Panatang Makabayan goes: "Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino sa isip, sa salita, at sa gawa."

cheering up on a "manic" monday

i got this text message from Lyn/Eva, just enough to cheer me up on a depressing monday:

gaano kabait ang Ama?







bago ka pa
humingi...





...ibinigay na Niya!


bago ka pa umiyak...





...niyakap ka na Niya!

higit sa lahat,
bago ka pa
kumapit sa Kaniya...






...inaabot ka na Niya!

God Bless.

copy cat :p

this Q's i copied from the webpage of Froggy Buddy, who copied them from the webpage of Jawee V. anyhoo... who says i'm bored? :p

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THE BEST TWO

1. TWO NAMES YOU GO BY:
- ajaw
- manong jon

2. TWO THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT
YOURSELF:
- height
- skin color

4. TWO THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
- losing my church duties
- dad being outside the fold

5. TWO THINGS U NEED EVERYDAY:
- cash (who doesn't need it anyway?)
- mobile phone (for communication purposes only)

6. TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS
- Southborder
- The Dawn (are they still existing?)

7. TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS @
THE MOMENT:
- The Reason
- She Will Be Loved

8. TWO PERSONS/groups YOU SPEND TIME
WITH THE MOST
- my mom
- my officemates & church brethren

10. TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
- blogging
- net stalking (he he he... keep your url addresses to yourself!)

11. TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO
REALLY BUY RIGHT NOW:
- bicycle
- plane ticket

12. TWO CAREERS YOU'RE
CONSIDERING (or dreaming about):
- Public Office (elected post)
- Morning TV Show host

13. TWO PLACES YOU WOULD GO ON
VACATION:
- Europe*
- Hawaii*
*both places with Karen please ;)

14. TWO OF YOUR FAVOURITE
PERSONS:
- my mom
- my dad
(coz they fight like kids, hehe)

15. TWO THINGS YOU DID YESTERDAY
- perform choir duty
- work

16. PERSONS THAT YOU MISS A
LOT?
- my sister & family
- my wifey who is in 3664 Colonial Drive...

17. TWO FOODS THAT YOURE
CRAVING TO EAT?
- strawberry sundae
- kwek-kwek & isaw

18. TWO FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN
HS/COLLEGE:
- homeroom
- recess

19. TWO OF YOUR FUNNIEST
MEMORIES IN HIGH SCHOOL?
- intrams
- flag ceremony

20. TWO PERSONS THAT COMES TO
YOUR MIND NOW?
- kengpot
- kengpot

21. TWO ELEMENTARY FRIENDS YOU
LIKE TO SEE RIGHT NOW?
- Roger Abe Manuel P. Sarmiento
- Bonnie Jay Paredes

22. TWO COLORS YOU LIKE?
- blue
- gray

23. HIGHSCHOOL FRIENDS YOU
WANT TO TALK TO?
- Michael Garcia (nasa NY na sya)
- Jacqueline Y. Mendoza (lost and hasn't been found yet)

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Long Live Philippine Broadcast Journalism!

I'm saddened by the news that Radio-TV broadcaster Reyster Langit didn't survive Malaria and caused his death. These broadcasters, while some are uncommendable, are the dedicated ones in their duty--- to give their countrymen the knowledge on what has been happening to our society. They would give their lives covering for special stories, exposing government-related anomalies, and going to the lighter side of the business, covering special events on every town that enriches our cultural heritage.

Earlier, Arnold Tañare passed away with the same cause as Reyster's. Arnold was the cameraman covering the feature story that they were suppose to present for their TV Program.

For dedicated broadcast journalists and the crew behind every success news/feature stories: MABUHAY KAYONG LAHAT!