Monday, October 30, 2006

all hallow's eve

it was amazing... meeting nina, katelyn tarver, the radio idol finalists... i am so grateful to the rx staff for the opportunity... even met new people at aruba. old faces even.


then again... it was heartbreaking that someone put pain into my emotion and that red auerbach has passed away.

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Monday, October 23, 2006

Nina and Kaitlyn Tarver

grabe.... ang saya... it was a pleasure listening to the RX Concert Series saya talaga. weee!


wow.. it was overwhelming...


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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Balik-Tanaw

Everything Gabay


kilala mo si Tita Chit -- in name...
sumali/nag-perform sa org tours -- hindi e... shucks...
natakot/nanakot sa trust walk -- did it again...
naluluha sa Gabay song (hehe) -- definitely after what happened to...
nakasama sa mga planning sessions -- daming beses sa bahay namin...
inabutan ang Gabay hacienda -- yup
naging bahagi ng execom -- sayang...
nanalo ng best tutor award -- not exactly the perfect tutor
nanalo ng most outstanding gabayano award -- di rin... oh well...
sumali sa caroling -- i'm an bass...
naging bahagi ng Gabay choir -- during my early years
nag-attend ng retreat -- once
umattend ka ng 25th year anniversary -- definitely, pero may nangyari noon
...e ng 30th year anniv? -- was here din...


Tambay ever


tumambay at nakipag-jamming sa mga kapwa gabayano -- syempre... until late at night
inubos ang lahat ng alam na kanta sa 1001 Hits na songbook -- medyo
nag-aral at natuto (pwede ring hindi) mag-gitara -- in vain...
tumambay o kaya'y nag-meeting sa "sunken garden" (na hindi naman talaga garden) -- syempre.. i recall i did stunts there
ginawang caf ang GR -- opo
natutulog sa GR -- tried to
kilala mo si Mang Manny -- pati si mang senon
nabiktima ka ng higad sa harap ng GR -- uh-huh
ginawang locker ang pigeon hole -- sino ang hindi? :P
ginawang notepad/drawing book ang logbook -- definitely
gumawa at nagpapirma ng birthday thingy -- yep... pero i only made one bday thingy... twas summer then...


Matters of the heart


nagka-crush sa isang ate/kuya -- obvious answer
nagka-crush sa lower batch -- obvious answer
nagka-crush sa angel/soul mo -- sa mga further descendants, not direct ones...
nakahanap ng best friend/s sa Gabay -- yes
nakahanap ng true love ^_^ -- struck out for the nth time


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of sermons and heckling

work has been a bit rough lately... our team got a severe tongue-lashing from our boss via conference over the past few days, of which some did not take it very well...


a little bit of good news though is that it looks as if i will be going to have saturday and sunday nights off now.


other good stuff... i have managed to watch the other (lesser-known) members of the Ateneo Men's Basketball Training Pool (a.k.a. Team Glory Be). the most impressive of it was our victories against both la salle squads (their team b and of course, their team a)


and yes... somebody has been making me happy... :p yippee!


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Monday, October 09, 2006

getting a pulled calf into your system

i pulled my left calf muscle just this morning as i woke up from slumber in the space beneath one of the cubicles in the office. i wish no one saw me there. it was just a bit painful on my leg. oh well.


had to brood about the, well, agony of defeat... the painful loss by ateneo... i have accepted it, and as mr. pangilinan aptly said, on to season 70.


yesterday was swell, going to watch Ateneo's B Team (what we call Team Glory Be) beat La Salle's equivalent, then visiting a good friend named hazel in ortigas before going to my office anniversary party. two good years.


i spent the final hours of th event just thinking, reflecting, pondering on things. thoughts that poked at the being off of things.


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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

the agony of defeat...

my vocal cords are strecthed out... tired... drained... sad...


feelings felt after watching ateneo lose against a very game and tough ust team that is hungry.


went to the gesu afterwards... then spent it with good friends reflecting on the past season and looking forward to next season.

i will always be proud of our team. ONE BIG FIGHT!










thanks towww.fabilioh.com


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