Sunday, February 26, 2006

the state of paranoia, este, emergency

ewan ko ba... my weekend was ruined.


dahil doon...


pakiramdam ko is that she's on a state of paranoia, given the question of her legitimacy... the masses really do not recognize her as their president, given her state of instability and all. to put it simply, a trust issue.


i am not bashing her, i am merely stating my own 2 cents on this. i just see things.


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thanks chinggay, gelli, sarah, franchesca for cheering me up yesterday. visiting you four ladies really soothed a frustrated soul. thanks dada for today. che, thanks for tomorrow?

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Friday, February 24, 2006

ewan ko ba? bahala na....

a long sporting week awaited me....


sunday: i watched my first UAAP football game. sayang @ draw, pero masaya crowd. as in! then watched red bull seal the championship! sayang @ di ko napanood yung all-star saturday. plus, brian viloria to boot.


monday: all-star game. i watched the game @ the National Sports Grill (where the sampler's something). managed to win a pillow.


thursday: watched ateneo win their 3rd UAAP men's football title. went to the thanksgiving mass @ gesu, then the thanksgiving party nearby (nakalibre). mocked the swine there as "Gang Green". later was informed that FMC3 team Ateneo won also.


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this week is all about the 20th anniversary... now, parang walang nangyari... haay...


then, i caught justice secretary gonzalez in a state of double speak. ika nga, Yari Ka!


bwiset na kamunduhan naman....


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i am having so much fun heckling... sarap isigaw ang "suspended!"


other tidbit... may arrovo bill na ako...


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Thursday, February 16, 2006

the heart speaks...

for the past few years, i have been recognizant of the fact that i never ever had a gf... yung iniirog... pag-ibig...


i often whine & complain a lot about it. nature ko na siguro...


this year, things are a bit different.


i decided on not centering my life on that waiting game (well, not absolute, pero a major reorientation), and enjoying the time with the people i care about. naniniwala akong darating din yun.


kaya masaya valentine's day ko.


do i have a lovelife? well, not yet, anyway. however, i know she's around.


p.s. gelli victor, thanks for the advice.


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Sunday, February 12, 2006

is love in the air?

well, yesterday, i went to two events that have some relation to valentine's...


the first one is the rx concert series @ the mall (shangri-la grand atrium) featuring the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra & the San Miguel Music Chorale. when i arrived there @ around 545pm, marami nang tao. can't get a good view of the orchestra... but that isn't a major factor (i'd rather listen).


they are just something. it was an uplifting experience. napaisip ako, since they did a hale & cueshe thing, plus posible. they ought to do a contemporary recording of modern opm.


great job by the maestro. also for chico & delamar for hosting. medyo di ko marinig kasi mahina mike nila (also kasi nakikinig ako sa rx, hehe)


then, after having the cd's & inlays autographed by mr. C & talking to chico & delamar, i went to vista valley for the love fellowship night. i had reservation as to going there, given my emotional state last week. the good thing is that it subsided. hope it continues. the ga's ok...


sa mga nagsulat, salamat. to those who were there, salamat...


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super bowl xl!

last monday, i went to the 1st ever Super Bowl Tailgate Party. this was held in the Adidas Sports Kamp @ the Fort. i so looked forward to it, because it's the first time that i would be going to the fort. (If i can go there, then i can go to the RX events there, weee...)


interesting how i commuted there. i took a bus from home to ayala. bumaba ako sa rcbc plaza para bumili ng 3L of Lipton (wala nun sa grocery namin. i bought a lot of food). then, i took a bus hanggang sa buendia LRT station (they took the flyover. dapat bumaba ako sa glorietta. grrr....) after that, i hitched onto a motorbike that took me to the venue (has to be one of the coolest commutes ever).


the party was awesome. the people were rowdy, specifically the 2 expat Seahawks fans...


i also got the opportunity to play flag football. i played from the backfield as a pass-catching rb & linebacker. galing ko nga e. caught a couple of passes. it's fun. kaya lang, i had sore arms & my body ached.


congrats to the seattle seahawks (chinggay andrada's hometown team), but more kudos to the Pittsburgh Steelers for winning, 21-10. Hines Ward is the Super Bowl MVP.


had a blast. thanks to the staff for making it possible.


and yes, you saw me in an aguilar jersey on Solar Sports Desk whooping it up with the peeps @ the Fort.


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Sunday, February 05, 2006

calm, collected... i think... (reflections)

anawimdoodles (2/4/2006 5:34:52 AM): The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn. . . As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

thanks sa ym...


i was upset. there was pretty much nothing i could do. i was in that moment. in that moment, i turned into someone else. i can never blame them for what they did. i guess that how things are. a reaction because someone or something touched a nerve, touched something so deep, so personal...


to those who calmed & soothed my nerves, salamat.


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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

2.1.06 = 4650 pesos

allow me to first let out my innermost angst & frustrations....


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ewan ko ba, after witnessing and being involved in such a sensitive matter, i cannot help but feel bitter & frustrated. i was so screwed & bitter about it. i was grumpy. pero, wala akong karapatan 2 be upset.


at least now, medyo composed ako, but the pain is still there. this is something that will not just die.


salamat sa ilang tao. thank you for standing by me.


parang di na ako iginagalang ng mga tao. i don't get no respect.


things have changed over the past 6 years, i guess. napag-iwanan na ng panahon.


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