Friday, March 31, 2006

Atty. Joel Villalon

Congratulations to my dear friend Joel for passing the 2005 Bar Exams.

ATTY. JOEL VILLALON!!!

You made it dearie! Pwede na kameng mang-gantsyo may tagapagligtas na kame!

Lifted

The ultimatum has been lifted and the current LSS is:

hindi maipinta ang aking nadarama
hindi maalis ang tamis ng mga tinginan
mag aalas-dose na pala
ayoko pang kumawala
sa higpit ng mga yakap mo, giliw ko

kung panaginip lamang ito
ayoko na sanang magising
tila isang paraiso tuwing ika'y kapiling
Sa uulitin mulimakapiling ka sa bawat sandali
hindi maitatanggi langit sayong mga mata at mga labi
sana noon pa naranasan
Hinding-hindi ipagpapalit
kailan man

naubusan na ng mga salitanag-uusap na lang ang mga mata
nakakamangha nagtitrip hanggang umaga
saan man mapunta kuntento nabasta't kasama ka
basta't kasama ka

kung panaginip lamang ito
ayoko na sanang magising
tila isang paraiso tuwing ika'y kapiling..
Sa uulitin muli
makapiling ka sa bawat sandali
hindi maitatanggi langit sayong mga mata at mga labi
sana noon pa naranasan
Hinding-hindi ipagpapalit
kailan man sa uulitin...sa uulitin....

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Booklist

I am looking for the following titles (attention Kuya Berns!!!):

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Normal Girl - A Novel by Molly Jong Fast

These are not available at Powerbooks, Fully Booked and National Bookstore.

From The Bell Jar to The Virgins


Done with The Bell Jar and it didn’t help now I am flipping pages of The Virgin Suicides. As I increase my dose more and more with neurosis I can’t help but be immune to psychosis. I don’t know what's going on, must be the over analytical mind of moi. But as my sis Jen said, nothing to worry about yet – no need to panic kase di ko pa naman sya inaaway. So in conclusion I am still sane.

Something to Sigh About

Hay naku, just when the end is near things are getting a little nicer. Nakakainis!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Tagged by Monique

Put an "X" by all the things you've done and share it with your friends.

1. (x) Smoked a cigarette. Puffed a few times in college
2. ( ) Crashed a friend's car.
3. ( ) Stolen a car.
4. (x) Been in love. ;)
5. (x) Been dumped. A consensus, dumped me dumped him
6. ( ) Shoplifted.
7. ( ) Been fired/laid off.
8. (x) Been in a fist fight. With my sister when I was a kid hehehe
9. ( ) Snuck out of your parent's house. I live a boring life haven’t done this yet
10.(x) Had feelings for someone that didn't have them back. Unfortunately, Im in that situation sigh
11. (x) Been arrested. Driving without a license sorry
12. ( ) Gone on a blind date.
13. (x) Lied to a friend. I swear my intentions were good, will never do this to actually hurt a friend
14. (x) Skipped school. In law school, working eh
15. ( ) Seen someone die.
16. ( ) Been to Canada.

17. ( ) Been to Mexico.
18. (x) Been on a plane.
19. ( ) Purposely set a part of yourself on fire.
20. (x) Eaten sushi.
21. ( ) Been skiing.
22. ( ) Met someone in person from the internet.
23. (x) Taken pain-killers. My back hurts a lot and I suffered from angina before so this is just common for me
24. (x) Love someone or miss someone right now.
25. (x) Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by.
26. (x) Made a snow angel. Is a sand angel counted?
27. (x) Had a tea party. Just plain party – party for normal folks like me & my friends
28. (x) Flown a kite.
29. (x) Built a sand castle.
30. (x) Gone puddle jumping. Used to with my closest gradeschool friend. My gradesch best friend lives near a rice field (dati sa Elvinda may palayan pa) we always go play there, puddle jumping is one of the “must do” event
31. (x) Played dress up.
32. (x) Cheated while playing a game.
33. (x) Been lonely.
34. ( ) Fallen asleep at work/school. Not yet, I’m good at staying awake
35. ( ) Used a fake I.D.
36. (x) Watched a sunset. Whenever I can, even from my window in the office
37. (x) Felt an earthquake. More than a couple of times already
38. ( ) Touched a snake.
39. (x) Slept beneath the stars. Beneath the stars & my window – I used to position my bed facing the window, I would watch the stars and usually would watch the sunrise afterwards
40. (x) Been tickled.
41. (x) Been robbed. held at a gun point pa kamo.
42. (x) Been misunderstood. Yeah, sometimes
43. ( ) Petted a reindeer/goat.
44. (x) Won a contest. Yup, many times.

45. ( ) Ran a red light.
46. ( ) Been suspended from school.
47. (x) Been in a car accident. Nothing major
48. (x) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night. Yep while watching a movie pa kamo

49. (x) Had deja vu. Lots!
50. ( ) Danced in the moonlight.
52. (x) Liked the way you looked.

53. ( ) Witnessed a crime.
54. (x) Questioned your heart.
55. (x) Been obsessed with post it notes. In law sch I was, hehehe don’t want to mark my books with markers or highlighters, I flag them
56. (x) Squished barefoot through the mud.
57. (x) Been lost. Lots of time – I don’t have a sense of direction
58. (x) Been to the opposite side of the country. Been to Iligan, is that counted? Mindanao na eh
59. (x) Swam in the ocean. Or pretented to, can’t swim eh
60. (x) Felt like dying.
61. (x) Cried yourself to sleep.
62. (x) Played cops and robbers.
63. ( ) Recently colored with crayons.
64. (x) Sung karaoke. When with close friends & family lang ;)
65. (x) Paid for a meal with only coins. Can’t remember when but I’m positive I already have
66. (x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
67. (x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out your nose. And you even inhaled small bits of food
68. ( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
69. (x) Danced in the rain.
70. ( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus. I actually give my wish to Santa verbally (cos I know it’s my Mom who’ll buy the gift I want)
71. ( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe.
72. (x) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about. Not physically together, we were connected through phone lines – yes we watched the sunrise while talking on the phone, my my college days
73. (x) Blown bubbles. I love bubbles, I was actually the head of the Bubbles committee at my friend Vina’s wedding
74. ( ) Made a bonfire on the beach.
75. ( ) Crashed a party.

76. (x) Gone roller-skating. Roller blading na lang
77. (x) Had a wish come true.
78. (x) Worn pearls.
79. ( ) Jumped off a bridge. I actually want to – like bungee jumping
80. ( ) Ate dog/cat food. Never!!!

81. ( ) Told a complete stranger you loved them.
82. ( ) Kissed a mirror.
83. (x) Sang in the shower. Always always!
84. (x) Had a dream that you married someone. Asleep & awake actually
85. ( ) Glued your hand to something.
86. ( ) Got your tongue stuck to a flagpole.
87. ( ) Kissed a fish.
88. (x) Sat on a rooftop.
89. (x) Screamed at the top of your lungs.
90. ( ) Done a one-handed cartwheel.
91. (x) Talked on the phone for more than six hours on one occasion.
92. (x) Stayed up all night. Most of the time
93. ( ) Didn't take a shower for a week.
94. ( ) Picked and ate an apple right off the tree.
95. (x) Climbed a tree that had a tree house.
96. (x) Been told by a complete stranger that you're hot. Not really hot siguro pretty pwede pa
97. ( ) Ever had a one night stand.
98. (x) Ever missed someone so much it still hurts to think of them.
99. (x) Ever loved someone that you knew wouldn't love you back.
100. (x) Ever been to a professional baseball, football, or hockey game in a stadium. Basketball - PBA
101. (x) Went hiking in the mountains.
102. ( ) Smoked a cigar.
103. ( ) Had a crush on someone you worked with but never told them.
104. (x) Wished you had the chance to change your profession. Sometimes – most of the time 105. ( ) Ever cremated and kept the ashes of a pet you cared a lot about.
106. (x) Wished you could live your life over again beginning at age 21. yep, I actually stopped ageing when I was 21
107. (x) Been baptized.
108. ( ) Rode a horse.
109. ( ) Sent flowers to someone you never met.

Now for the tags... Tos and Luchie :) muah!

Monday, March 27, 2006

The Bell Jar


by Sylvia Plath

Perfect with Prozac Nation (the movie)
I am so affected and moved by this book. And now I am wondering, am I neurotic?

I am Iam Iam (heart thumps), sigh... I think I need electric shocks to wake me up. What can you say Luch?


A few more pages & I'm done, this is a good book. Here's the synopsis:

"Esther, an A-student from Boston who has won a guest editorship on a national magazine, finds a bewildering new world at her feet. Her New York life is crowded with possibilities, so that the choice of future is overwhelming, but she can no longer retreat into the safety of her past. Deciding she wants to be a writer above all else, Esther is also struggling with the perennial problems of morality, behaviour and identity. In this compelling autobiographical novel, a milestone in contemporary literature, Sylvia Plath chronicles her teenage years - her disappointments, anger, depression and eventual breakdown and treatment - with stunning wit and devastating honesty."

Sylvia Plath commited suicide after this book was published.

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Plea of Insanity

It is always best to regret the things you did than regret the things you didn’t do.

Killer line huh? One of these days I’m gonna do something crazy then grow old and to this thing I did – I’ll just laugh at it. For sure it could cause me pain, miseries & depression but if I play my cards right all of those could turn into happiness or even bliss. Talking to my bestfriend Luchie always makes me sane – she’s the most sensible person I have ever known (can turn crazy ideas into brilliant ones – can justify it as well) and I am thankful because I have her. We were talking about the things that we would like to do – travel, go back to school and do something out of the ordinary – something that is outrageously crazy.

I made a list of the things that I can consider worth trying, crazy things that can make or break me as a person:

Never report to work ever again (disappear without a clue)
I consider this crazy, disappearing without any trace from work, hehehe I love the idea of people I work with and my friends wondering if I was kidnapped abducted or killed. Ha! I am so evil & crazy, but I realized I am not too crazy to do this – yet. Where would I go? For sure this would mean isolation even from my family. Plus I got to earn to live hehehe and if it’s any consolation I don’t hate my job that much – there are good and bad days to it who doesn’t right?

Pack my bags and go back-packing to Cambodia and Nepal
I will plan this thing in a good way – no running away style or missing “drama”. I will file a leave of absence from work (an indefinite one – claim I have personal problems that needs to be solved ASAP) bring all the money I have and fly to Cambodia, live with my bestfriend for a while then make my way up towards Nepal, be a monk for sometime (shave my head and clad myself in rags) and for the finale wait for the Philippine Expedition team that will climb Mt. Everest in ’07.

Be a party girl
I know this is not too crazy but for me it is and it will. It will include heavy drinking and smoking – soooo not me so I guess this is crazy. In the process the goal is to deteriorate my ailing health and die of lung cancer or any liver disease.

Get Married
I know it’s crazy cos I don’t have anybody to marry hehehe. But things like this can be arranged believe me ;-)

Work in a non-English speaking country
And be lost in translation. In this process I will learn to draw, my means of communication with the locals will be through figures and caricatures.

Pursue my dream of becoming a barista
I will resign from my job (yes my glamorous and high paying errrr ehem job, I am so good at lying) apply at Starbucks and be their employee of the month – months after months after months. A friend told me that I only want to have this job cos I want free coffee every minute but I said no, I really want to become a barista then eventually learn the art of bartending too then I’ll join competitions hehehe here & abroad (just like the contest they have at Fridays) oh di ba crazy? I even think I’ll win hahaha!

Tell Ben I Love Him
For now this I think is the craziest (I ran out of crazy things to do). I will tell Ben face to face that I love him and ask him if he feels even a slight feeling of attraction towards me then if he does we’ll be a couple (whether he likes it or not) then I will propose and ask him to marry me. Neat huh?

Waaaah! I am so pathetic, I think I have reached rock bottom. Ben!!!! Help!!! Save me from my destructive imagination!!!

Enjoy the remaining hours of the weekend and happy Monday (tom)… Last week of March, last days for Ben. May we both rest in peace.

Oh well so much for being a Prozac junkie.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Summer Splash

I have been itching to feel the summer since Feb, thank God I have friends who feel the same. So to kick-it-off, we planned an initial summer party, everyone was excited until the last hour – the excitement & summer feeling survived in the hearts of just 4 people. Oh well too bad the others weren’t able to feel the excitement of Splash Island. For people like me who can appreciate little things that would let out the child within, I was really happy with the slides. Here are the pics, hopefully next time the others will go when they promise they would ;)

Curtains

It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.

- The Zahir, Paulo Coelho

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

TLC

Just want to plug my cousin's podcast show, they had 2 epi already and it's great (syempre love ko yang si Kuya Berns) nah infairness okay talaga, anyway here's additional info:

The show is called The Lovechat with Honey & David Heart, Honey & DH are professional DJs from Yes FM (I'm not sure if I have the info right hehehe pero I'm pretty sure Kuya Bern's from Yes although he uses the air name "Carl Dereta" when he was there, David Heart was his air name naman sa Star FM). Both of them are now based in the States. You can send your comments and suggestions by calling their hotline 011-206-338-5691 (US number eh if you have Skype or any other VoIP GO!!!) or by emailing tlcpodcast@yahoo.com

May feature artist din every week courtesy of music.podshow.com. Try it and listen by clicking this link

For more info you can check out Kuya Bern's wala lang site, ewan ko ba why Crazy Berns

Thursday, March 09, 2006

ten 2 one

(tagged by gracious)

TEN men you find sexy
- Ace Young
- Will Smith

- Eric Bana
- Nicolas Cage
- Jake Gylenhaal
- Henry Philip

- Ken Watanabe
- Tom Welling
- Adam Brody
- Zanjoe (Huwehehehe)

NINE people you would invite to a special party
- Ace Young
- Jostein Gaardner
- John Mayer (for the entertainment)
- Billy Corgan
- Paulo Coelho
- bes Luchie
- a friend (draw lots para fair – Jenny, Jeng, Dines, Kim, Pen, Gabs, Saree, Zie, Joel, Marco)
- Leo Dicaprio
- Nick Hornby

EIGHT sure fire ways to get your attention (positive and negative)
- sense of humor
- cute smile (thrown at me – only to me)
- anything lavander, lilac & purple
- a sweet & deep poem
- good books
- intrigues
- movie talk
- things about my nephews & nieces


SEVEN pet peeves
- know it all in-duh-viduals
- liars
- “so-called friends”
- jerks & a-hole guys
- cheaters
- parasites
- rainy days

SIX women you look up to
- my Ma
- my Tita Eden
- Ms. E
- bes Luchie
- Mother Theresa
- Oprah Winfrey

FIVE random things about you
- bookworm
- barador
- I’m terrible with numbers
- I have weekend paralysis (can’t move during weekend – glued to the TV & DVD player)
- I love to cook

FOUR most romantic songs (music)
- Next To You
- Near You Always
- Because You Love Me (I know too mushy)
- The First Time I Loved Forever

THREE places you want to take a vacation in
- Florence
- Morocco
- Palawan

TWO turn ons
- writing skills
- witty & smart

ONE unforgettable moment
- yet to come

tag 5 people...
Jenny
Daei
Monique

Luchie
Rosey