The World of Second Chances

Disgusting Baron Geisler

May 29, 2009

That’s Entertainment

He was Jodi Santamaria’s ex-bf. He was also linked to Matet de Leon. He was one of the promising actors during his Tabing-Ilog days.He’s a self-confessed alcoholic. He has an ongoing legal battle with Patrizha Martinez, daughter of Yayo Aguila and William Martinez. Everybody recognizes his acting talent. He is wild, he is rude. Yes, he is Baron Geisler.

I think he has a physical resemblance with the late Heath Ledger. ABS-CBN always gives him chances to prove his talent despite the bad publicities about him. Surprisingly, he jumped over to GMA-7 to do an after min-series with Yasmien Kurdi, Jennylyn Mercado and Nadine Samonte. He took a fancy on Yasmien and harassed her. Now, he’s out of “Suspetsa.”

Baron Geisler doesn’t seem to give a damn if the public sees him as the anti-hero. He seems to be clamoring for attention; be it good or bad. He knows his perfect target: the young and unattached Yasmien Kurdi. He could have harassed Nadine Samonte but this girl is already going steady with Emerson Chua, he boyfriend of four years. He could have harassed the single-mom Jennylyn Mercado but Jen is so full of her own publicities that could eclipse his plans for publicity. Yasmien is known to be single and available; his perfect prey for his publicity.

Baron knows that a lot of people still love him no matter how bad he has done. What this guy needs is spiritual counselling and rehabilitation. ABS-CBN, being his mother studio,would forgive him for all his nasty actions but I doubt if GMA-7 would do the same.

Change your life for the better, Baron, while there is still time.
Hayden Kho’s Fetish

May 21, 2009

That’s Entertainment

I’ve seen the three sex videos of Hayden Khow with Katrina Halili, a Brazilian model and newcomer Maricar Reyes. Who has the best physical asset? For the body, it’s Katrina. For the face, it’s the Brazilian model. For the stamina, it’s Maricar Reyes. If these videos did not came out, and if I would assume that these girls were Hayden’s “legal” girlfriends, I find nothing wrong with the way they executed their lovemaking.

What is Hayden’s purpose in recording his every sexual encounter with these women? These women were not victims of his lust, if he was not really in love with them. These women were victims of his fetish. Yes, a fetish!

How many videos are still waiting to be sold online? How is Vicki Belo taking it? Obviously, Vicki is not affected at all. If she were, she would not reconcile with Hayden in the first place after seeing Katrina and Hayden’s sex video.
Why Did God Take My Mother?

May 12, 2009

Wedding & Family Life

I prayed for my parents’ long life
To enjoy the fruits of my hard work
Instead, my mother was afflicted with cancer
A disease so life-threatening and so expensive to treat

The cancer was discovered four days before she died
We were treating her for diabetes for six months
We were all unaware of the killer disease
It was too late for treatment when we traced the real culprit

I was too weak to comprehend why things had to happen
My mother was young at 56 to leave us
She was vibrant, full of life and inspiration
Why, oh why does God had to end her earthly duties?

“Your mother’s tasks on earth are accomplished
She did a good job; now it’s her time to return
All her physical pains will be left on earth
She will be happier now and so you must set her free”

I realize that my mother lived her life to the fullest
She was a great mother, a great wife and a great daughter
A loving sister, a loyal friend; she will be terribly missed
Her legacy will continue to live; she will forever be loved
Adora Alegre Dela Cruz-1953-2009

May 11, 2009

Wedding & Family Life

Adora Alegre Dela Cruz or “Do” to her close friends joined our Creator last May 2, 2009 at 9:19 AM. She peacefully passed away in the company of her children, granddaughter, sister-in-law and husband in Bataan Doctors Hospital.

It was in late November 2008 when she was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Osteo Arthritis. She suffered from severe back pain that was thought to be coming from a kidney complication. It was in April 28, 2009 when Dr. Ilaya detected a cyst on her right breast. Dr. Ilaya suspected that it was cancerous; at what stage, he still could not tell.

The last seven days of my mother was memorable to me. I could never forget her loving glances at me as if she was bidding me good-bye. I could never forget the controlled emotions, the bravery and her fight with the big C. I was so dumb to realize that she was deteriorating and not recovering. Maybe, I was blinded by my desire for an extended life.

My mother and I particularly got very close for the past two years. When her “diabetes” worsened in February, I lost a lot of weight because I was very much worried for her.

It would take a lifetime to forget a mother like Adora. Her legacy will continue to live. Mama, wherever you are, I love you very much…..
Ang Beer Na To o Ang Pag-ibig Mo

April 30, 2009

Life & Love

Reminiscing mode ako ngayon. Malamig kasi. Cold summer, maagang
tag-ulan. Naaalala ko ang coldest January. 2007 yun. Tumapat pa
sa break up namin ng boyfriend of almost 7 years ko. Ang ginaw
nun, hinahanap ko sya. Hindi sya mahilig mangyakap, pero yung
presence nya, yun ang hinahanap ko nun. Kaso, wala na sya. He gave
up our relationship.

Umaga ng January yun. Papunta ako ng kusina sa apartment na sana’y
magiging love nest namin kung natuloy lang ang pangarap kong kasal
noong 2007. Narinig ko ang kantang ito na may lyrics na “nais kong
magpakalasing dahil wala ka na….” Shet! Tinamaan ako. Hindi ako
mahilig sa kanta. Lalong hindi sa banda. Eraserheads lang ang bandang
kinabaliwan ko. Pero panahon yun ng teenage years ko, reasonable.
Isang patak na pigil na luha ang dumaloy sa mata ko. Naisip ko kung
naiisip din ba nya ako. Naisip ko na nalalamigan din ba sya dahil
yun ang coldest January ever recorded ng PAGASA.

Pagpasok ko ng opisina, nagsimula akong magtrabaho. Pero kating-kati
ang daliri kong malaman ang lyrics ng kantang narinig ko. Beer nga daw
by Itchyworms. Leche kako. Kung kelan ako tumanda saka ako mag-e-emote
na parang 15 years old.

Lahat ng relasyon ko, pinakaalagaan ko. Yung una, almost six years kami.
Maraming problema, walang pagbabago. Bago ako sumama sa kanya sa
pagbulusok palubog, umalis ako sa relasyon. Ang pangalawa kong
pag-ibig ang talagang ininda ko ang paghihiwalay. Masakit. Sobrang
sakit. Dumating ako sa puntong pati larawan nya’y kinakausap ko.
Hanggang ngayong may sarili na akong buhay at masaya sa lalaking
nagdala sa akin sa dambana, hindi ko maintindihan bakit nagmahal ako
ng lalaking halos hindi ko alam kung pantay ba ang pagmamahal na binigay
sa akin.

Kung tatanungin ako kung mahal ko pa sya, malakas na HINDI NA ang
isasagot ko. Pero ganun yata. May mga awitin, panahon, pagkakataon
na di maiiwasang sasagi at sasagi sa isip mo ang mga taong naging
parte ng buhay mo. Napakaswerte nga ng lalaking yun dahil may
nagmahal sa kanya ng buong puso kung sino sya at di kung ano sya.

Ibuhos na nga ang beer. Tapos na ang malulungkot na araw ko sa
kantang ito. I survived the break up. Salamat naman.
Pink Ribbon

April 28, 2009

Health & Beauty

Breast cancer, a cancer most common to women although men are not spared to it. My idea of breast cancer is not as thorough as the ones who had it.

My diabetic mother has been complaining of sharp back pain since November 2008. Her doctor prescribed Tramadol to relieve the pain. It was not effective because she could still feel the pain.

Since November 2008, boils pop out of her skin one after the other. They say diabetics are prone to boil attack. One of her boils popped out on her right breast. She hid it to us. Last Saturday, I saw it and it looked awful. There was no blood or pus around it but it looked disfigured. It looked more like a cyst to me.

From what my father and I could remember, we saw a black bruise on the same spot where the boil appeared. That was five months earlier before she knew she was diabetic.

Last Saturday, the doctor saw the boil/cyst and suspected that it was not a simple boil/cyst. My mother would have to undergo a minor operation to remove the cyst for biopsy.

Sharp back pain, confused mind, memory loss, loss of appetite—could she be suffering from breast cancer? Why did she have to hide the cyst from us if she knew about it earlier?

Thinking about the worst possibility about her health make me cry. She’s just turned 56 last April 17. My youngest brother has yet to turn 18 on June. My mother has yet to see my unborn child. I have so much plans for her retirement. I cried a lot last night. I thought of how short our life is. I thought of how little she has, if not deprived, in terms of material satisfaction. But what makes me keep going is the superflous support of her friends; true friends who are there for us. I realize, my mother’s wealth is not something material; it’s beyond what money can buy. After all, the things that matter most are the things that money can’t buy.

Will she wear a pink ribbon? Will she still be with us on the next five years? Will she survive? I hope so. And I pray.
I Seldom Cry

April 27, 2009

Poems & Stories

See me cry when I’m overjoyed
See me cry when I’m so hurt
Because you’ll never see me cry on ordinary situations…

I cried when I lost a lover who I loved so much
I cried when my grandmother passed away
I cried when I failed a major subject in college
You’ll never see me cry on ordinary situations

I cried when I regained my faith in the Lord
I cried when I saw an old friend
I cried when I saw my mother back from a long seminar
You’ll never see me cry on ordinary situations

I am tough, as they say
A soldier, a survivor, a fighter; so brave
But I also cry when things are hurting so much
I cry when things are beyond what I can bear

Thanks for all the people who cry with me
And also for those who cry for me
I want to say this, crying is not being weak
It’s acknowledging my emotions; it’s being real