1. Watch the northern lights while eating Pringles.
2. Have coffee while sitting on a grass, on a foggy day.
3. Play under the rain and rest on a blanket of red flowers.
4. Sunbathing in Amanpulo.
5. Go to Nepal to see Mt. Everest.
6. Bring my kids to Disneyland.
7. Ride on the tallest and fastest roller coaster.
8. Travel in France, Turkey and Austria.
9. Learn a new language.
10. Feed a tiger in Africa.
Category: Life & Love
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I’m very new to Facebook and I don’t intend to repeat the mistake that I did in Friendster; that of adding anybody for the sake of adding. Isn’t it cool to have 500+ friends or more? I would appear friendly and popular. But hey, do these people really mean to me or vice versa? Do we share the same connection or at least affiliation? Not all. Some of there are just lurkers, if not posers. I decided to make my Facebook extra personal; I will only add and search for people that I truly know. I would only add people that I share the same connection and affiliation. This is the reason why the pictures that I post in Facebook reflect my day-to-day life. It’s good to be posting pictures from a recent travel or event and I am also posting this kind of pictures on Facebook but I also want my friends to see how I look at my most normal day. I’d like them to see me without make up. I’d like them to see that I get zit sometimes. I’d like them to see how I look in the morning right after rising from sleep and at night, when I’m ready to sleep. I’d like them to see the clothes that I wear at home. I’d like them to know that I have a simple yet satisfying life. I don’t want to project that I’m somebody. I don’t want them to have the misconception that I’m living a charmed life or I’m living a very comfortable life. I’d like them to know me better based on my day-to-day activities. I’d like them to see me as me, no more and no less.
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I hailed a cab yesterday morning in EDSA, just a few meters away from Philam Homes. After around five minutes, I felt dizzy and I couldn’t breathe. I could feel I could pass out any moment.I tried to open the window but it was tight; I couldn’t roll it down. I gathered all my remaining strength and pretended to be suffering from LBM. I asked the driver to pull over because I would poopoo. (Yuck! Hehehe) Fortunately, he let me get out of the cab. I paid him while looking at the cab’s plate number and operator’s name.
I spent the next 10 minutes in 7-11, trying to figure out if my dizziness was caused by a chemical or not. If the cab had a faulty radiator, why would my system react to it that fast? It would take a strong chemical to knock a person off in less than five minutes.
I was not even wearing my earrings yesterday. I only had my wristwatch and pricey wedding ring. The company-issued laptop was inside an ordinary knapsack and my handbag was the ordinary one. I could say that the most expensive personal item with me yesterday was the wedding ring and it was not even noticeable.
I shall be finding out about the operator and owner of this cab. God is so good, He saved me from this one.
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Inspired by the Nescafe commercial, naisip ko lang, para kanino nga ba ako bumabangon? Bakit nga ba kelangan ko pang bumangon? Mas malalim ang kahulugan ng pagbangon sa akin. Hindi lang yan ang tipong pagbangon sa higaan tuwing umaga para pumasok sa opisina. Hindi lang yan ang pagbangon sa pagkaka-siesta para lang sumamba. Hindi lang yan ang pagbangon para magtimpla ng Nescafe (actually, Cafe Puro ang preferred local brand of coffee ko)
Dumating ako sa punto ng buhay ko na kelangan kong ibangon ang sarili ko sa pagkakadapa. Kung isasapelikula ang buhay ko, yung unang parte ay heavy drama habang ang kasalukuyan naman ay may halong comedy na. Ano ba ang pinakamabibigat na dagok sa buhay ko at paano ba ako bumangon? Naisip kong ibahagi ang mga ito para sa mga taong dumaranas ng mabibigat na pagsubok sa buhay. Hey, there is always hope!
1. Nawalan ng trabaho ang tatay ko- mula sa isang kumportableng buhay, nagising na lang kami isang araw na wala na pala kaming kapera-pera. Nasa grade 3 ako noon. Sa hindi maipaliwanag na dahilan, umayaw na lang sa pag-a-abroad ang aking ama at bigla na lang umuwi ng Pinas. Bilang bata na nasanay sa magagandang gamit, nagtaka ako kung bakit kelangang tipirin ang lahat. Bakit ganito na lang ang gamit ko sa school? Bakit pinagalitan ako ng teacher ko dahil recycled notebook ang gamit ko? Bakit tinapon ni teacher ang dala kong bulaklak dahil hindi mamahalin gaya ng dala ng iba. Yun ang first time kong nakaranas ng financial insecurity. Dun ko rin natutuhang magtipid at maging praktikal. Ito ang tinuturing kong pagbangon. Sa halip na maglakwatsa ako, inatupag ko ang pag-aaral ko kasi nangarap ako na balang araw, hindi ko na daranasin ang hirap na to. (Natural meron pang ibang kwento ng kahirapan, hindi ko na lang ishe-share no!)
2. Panay away ni ermat at erpat- Hindi ko na idedetalye pa ang away kasi ang punto ko naman, pag nag-aaway ang magulang, ang anak ang higit na nasasaktan. Dito ko naranasan ang insecurity pagdating sa relationship, be it friendship or romantic relationship. On the lighter note, dito ko rin natutuhang magpahalaga sa value ng relationship kaya nga pag mahal ko ang tao, mahal ko talaga; pag kaibigan ko ang tao, kaibigan hanggang hukay yun. I think my friends can attest to that. My family knows that I’m the type who fight for a loved one. Medyo matagal kong dinamdam ang insecurity na yan sa pag-aaway ng parents ko. Nakabangon naman ako kasi inuunaw ko sila nung kumikita na ako ng sarili kong pera. At sinabi ko sa sarili ko na hindi daranasin ng anak ko ang ganung bangayan ng tatay niya. Parents, don’t fight in front of your kids. Nakaka-trauma yun.
3. Iniwan ako sa ere ng first love ko- Aaaawwww…Hawww sadd naman! Akalain mo yun, akala mo kayo na habang-buhay. Akala mo, sya ang knight-in-shining armor mo. Akala mo, mapaninindigan ka nya. Puro akala..puro akala! Inisip ko na lang na hindi pala sapat ang pagmamahal lang para mag-survive ang relationship. There has to be a LOT of elements in it. Nakabangon naman ako kasi inintindi ko ang sarili ko. Nag-aral ako at nakatapos. Naitaguyod ko ang bunga ng pagmamahalan namin. Ang side effect nga lang nun, yung next relationship ko, pinakaingatan ko ng husto. Nasobrahan ang pag-iingat na yun at dumating din ang punto na game over na sa amin. Pero alam nyo, nakabangon pa rin naman ako. The best na may isang lalaking nagmahal talaga sa akin maging sino man ako (naks! Sharon-Robin!) at smooth-sailing ang married life ko. San ka pa! Ito yung tipong, may pumatid sa yo, sinipa ka pa, tinadyakan pero may isang kamay na nagtayo sa iyo. Hawww nice!
4. Na-outgrown ako ng tropa ko- Hahaha! Nubeh! Isang umaga nagising ako hindi na pala ako part ng social circle ng mga tinuturing kong kaibigan. Ewan ko ba.Super hurt ako that time at hindi ako magpapakaplastik na dumating sa punto na pwede na rin kaming magsolian ng kandila, litrato at pati mga tsismis na pinag-usapan. Naisip ko lang, ganun talaga ang buhay; may darating, may aalis. Para naman akong hindi IE, queieng theory lang yan, may arrival at may departure. Naisip ko lang, ganun lang ba itapon ang mga moments ng chikahan, kwentuhan, palitan ng tsismaks at hingian ng advice? Sa akin siguro, I treated the friendship as something na dapat i-treasure. Baka yun lang din ang value ko sa kanila, kasa-kasama pero hindi kaibigan. Nakabangon naman ako kasi nasubok ko at na-assess sino lang ba ang dapat kong itago sa inventory of friends ko.
5. Hindi ako na-promote- Yuck! Hindi ako na-promote at yung kakumpitensya ko pa ang napromote! Worse, yung mga kosa nya ay against na against sa akin na tipong pwede silang mag-picket pag ako ang na-promote. If there is one person who helped me get through with it, yung ex-bf ko yun. Syempre andun din ang suporta ng pamilya ko. Iyon din naman ang magandang memory ng ex ko, magaling syang mag-motivate pagdating sa career ko. Paano ba ako nakabangon sa incident na yun. Wala lang, naging sport lang ako at pinalipas ko rin ang alingasngas ng mga supporters nya. Ang lesson na natutuhan ko dun ay matutong makiramdam sa takbo ng pulitika sa opisina. Hindi ka pwedeng lumaban kung buong bayan ayaw sa iyo. Hindi pwedeng puro talino kasi may mga taong pwedeng mag-coup d’etat sa iyo. Hindi pa rin naman ako talunan kasi binigyan din ako ng magandang salary increase ng boss namin. Yehey!
O, ikaw? Para kanino ka bumabangon? Kaya mo pa bang bumangon? Kayanin mo!
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I came across a thread in Pinoy Exchange’s Buhay Pinoy section about a pexer’s wife revealing the identity of some three or four pexers. It happened to be her husband who had been victimizing pexers, both male and female; who had been pretending to be a person he was not. Some of the pexers got affected because some of them “hooked up” with the female alternick of the poser. It could be a case of net addiction on the poser’s part and living in his fantasy world was his way of getting even with life.
When I decided to put my real name on WordPress, I knew that my privacy would be vulnerable but I wanted to have an honest and transparent blog so that was it. I just put some regulations on my blog like being responsible and careful about my personal opinion on some hot topics. My WordPress is also very different from my blogs in the past because I do not post personal pictures here. I do not mention the real names of family and friends that I write about; I respect their privacy.
Using my real name will prevent the risk of creating a character that is not really me like age, civil status, social status and achievements. If I were using a different username, I might be tempted to pose myself as someone rich, successful and devastatingly beautiful.
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Some people are criticizing PAGASA for its inaccurate weather forecast. Since the time I was born and as far as I can remember, you can count on your fingers how many weather forecasts are predicted accurately per year. Is there something wrong with the way PAGASA is doing its weather forecasting? Or shall we believe their age-old alibi that it is really hard to predict the weather forecast because the weather is erratic by its very nature?
So the problem is: PAGASA cannot give us accurate weather forecast.
Why? Because the weather is erratic.
Another why? Because their equipment is not capable of accurate weather forecasting.
For the first WHY, case is closed. We can never do anything about that.
For the second WHY, there are possible solutions like purchasing and installing a more state-of-the art equipment capable of giving more accurate weather predictions at a six sigma level so that you have a 99.99966% chance of an accurate weather prediction.We can also take a look at PAGASA’s workforce. We can take a look at their competencies. Of course, this is not to say that they are not competent enough to be there. What I am saying is that, their people must be constantly trained or be updated when it comes to weather forecasting. Why? Because we do not know how a certain area will react to the intensity of the typhoon especially if that area is rarely visited by a typhoon. It’s easier to say to Batanes residents or those living near the coastal area to evacuate once a typhoon is forecasted to be coming because its the nature of their geographical location; to be visited by typhoons. Yes, PAGASA can predict the volume of water that a typhoon or a heavy rain will bring but a typhoon is not just composed of water but water PLUS strong wind.So speaking of the latest typhoon Chedeng, PAGASA deserves commendation and NOT criticism for advising people to prepare for the typhoon. It was forecasted that Chedeng could have been another Ondoy and PAGASA gave the necessary information and warning to the people especially those living near bodies of water and landslide-prone areas. Ms. Dinky Soliman said during a TV interview on Wednesday morning that the government is aiming for a zero casualty that is why the cooperation and understanding of the people is really needed. Yes, sleeping in an evacuation center is hard but it is nothing compared to losing someone due to typhoon.
PAGASA rocked us all by telling us to prepare and we listened. Yes, the forecast is inaccurate again but isn’t it right to consider this (our place not being hit by Chedeng) as a blessing? Instead of criticizing PAGASA, why don’t we thank them for a job well done in informing us that a typhoon as strong as Ondoy COULD have hit us?
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Duh!
Kashe ganon!
Mga taong nagiging “w” ang “r.”
Starbucks
Havaianas
Ipanema
Mga taong pilit nagpapaka-Kris Aquino sa pagsasalita.
Ano sila? Two words: SOCIAL CLIMBERLahat naman ng tao naroroon ang pagmamalaki pag may napupuntahang magandang lugar. Say, Boracay, Puerto Galera, Baguio…etc. Nakakairita lang pag yung tao na yun ay may feeling na siya lang ang nakapunta dun. Para bang LSS (last song syndrome) na yung screensaver, wallpaper ng cellphone at computer ay yung pictures niya sa napuntahan nya. Isama mo pa na pati profile picture sa Facebook, yung napuntahan nya. Mas nakakairita pag isang linggong iyon ang topic nya.
I go to Starbucks para lang maiba naman. Nakakasawa ng magtimpla ng sarili kong kape. Hindi naman ako masyadong naiirita sa mga social climber na naroon. Siyempre, nag-e-enjoy lang sila. Wag lang silang masyadong mapapel at pwede ba, umorder naman sila ng iba pa bukod sa kapeng tinitipid inumin.
Ang alam ko pag may speech defect ka, pwede kang pumunta sa isang speech therapist so I don’t get it bakit may mga taong ginagawang “w” ang “r.” Buti nga si Iza Calzado nawala ang speech defect nya na yun. Sino kaya therapist nya? Okay, fine, may ibang tao na talagang twisted ang dila. I am particular naman dun sa mga taong sinasadyang gawing “w” ang “r” as if cute sila. Idagdag pa dyan ang pa-Kris Aquino na mga office girls and office boys na if I know, 150 pesos lang ang laman ng wallet. Ay, bad ko! Point ko lang, kung magpapaka-social climber ka, magdala ka naman kahit isang libong piso sa wallet mo.
Masaya na ako sa Islander. Banana peel nga ang tsinelas kong pambahay eh. Yung iba kala mo bagay sa paa nila ang Ipanema at Havaianas. Okay lang isuot eh, wag lang yung pa-obvious na tinataas-taas pa ang paa para ipakita ang tatak ng tsinelas. Mapigtas sana!
Ito ang pinaka, yung lume-level o dumidikit sa mga totoong sosyal para naman maambunan ng konting kasusyalan. Mga kiss ass at mga aliping sagigilid sa mga kilalang tao sa lipunan na okay lang sa kanilang maging second class citizen sila sa mga ito, anyway pag nakita nga namang kasa-kasama mo sila ang impression ng tao ay true blue sosyal ka din. Isama mo pa dyan ang mga nagpupunta sa mga tennis club, badminton club para makasalamuha ng true blue sosyal.
Bakit ba nakakainis ang mga social climber?
1. feeling rich hindi naman
2. feeling cool hindi naman
3. feeling loaded, freeloader namanLesson learned: Umasta ng ayon sa kabuhayan. Wag mag-pretend na mayaman kung poor ka naman!
The World of Second Chances 