Guts and Glory
The president has spoken.Frankly speaking, i was not fully convinced on her speech. Despite... one thing i admired her the most is her bravery. Her courage to speak the truth in front of the 'Filipinos' and apologize with no uncertainties. For me, what she did is an example of a perfect social suicide, but the fact that she faced it and regret her mistake to the whole nation... mind you, that was the most fearless move i saw so far in my bitchy life.I voted her. And even though my trust to her is not as strong as before, i still believe her."my nationalism remains intact... but my faith in my homeland is starting to fade"
Past and the Future
when classical design converged with contemporary design!
I took this shot when I was in Hong Kong. The facade of St. John Cathedral and the skyscrapers at the back.
Spare Me
Belmond and i went to the mall today to have my haircut and have his hair hot oil (but eventually he didnt, pasaway!).After my haircut, we went to search a badminton racket. Apparently, we failed to found a good one. Sa sobrang pagka-frustrate nya, we went to play bowling and had some little bets. Luckily in the end, I won... good thing coz i need this for our team building next week. heheheI also had a bet later this evening with my younger sister that if she got a higher grade (floor grade of 85) I'll gonna buy her a new mobile phone (just a little motivation). Let's just wait who will gonna win this bet bwahahaha
my mom, my aunt and... my car!
meh and auntie sabi ko naman sa inyo open na lang natin yung roof tapos kukuhanan ko kayo habang nakasakay, eh ayaw nyo naman. (dream on, icko!... dream on...)
sensya ala kong magawa pero promise someday i'll gonna own a real sports car... yung pink!
Daig Ang Malansang Isda
took this shot at NAIA terminal on my way to Hong Kong
Minsan dumarating sa buhay ng isang tao na kinahihiya na nya ang kanyang tinubuang lupa dahil sa mga hindi kanais-nais na pangyayari at pati na rin sa kalunos-lunos na kalagayan na nararanasan ng kanyang kinagisnang bayan.
Hindi ko kinahihiyang ako'y isang Pilipino subalit sa puntong ito ay aking kinahihiya na ako'y nabubuhay sa isang nayon na kahit kailangan ay hindi ko man lang naramdaman na umuunlad. Simula nong ako'y lumisan sa aking bayan at pumalaot sa ibang kabihasnan, masakit mang sabihin ngunit mahirap ipagkumpara ang aking nayon sa nayong aking tinutuntungan ngayon dahil sa laki ng pagkaka-iba.
Nabalitaan ko mula dito na may kaguluhang nanaman na nagaganap sa aking nayon at tulad nanaman ng dati-- pulitika. Pilit nanamang pinapapaba sa puesto ang kasalukuyang punong namumuno dahil lamang sa kapirasong audio tape... shutangnamek! Wala na bang ibang magawa ang mga "pilipino" kung hindi manira ng kapwa. Kung ako ang tatanungin mas masahol pa ang aking tinubuang lupa kaysa sa Iraq. Kung ang Iraq ang kalaban ay ang ibang bansa; ang "pilipinas", kapwa "pilipino" ang magkakalaban!
Minsan aking napagtanto na napakapalad ng bansang aking tinutuntungan ngayon. Hindi man sila isang malaking bansa, pero sila'y nagkakaisa sa pagtataguyod ng kanilang kaunlaran.
Marahil sa pagbasa ng aking literatura ako'y kisinusuklaman na ninyo subalit nais ko lamang iparating sa aking nayong kinagisnan ang aking opinyon (at hindi hinanakit) tungkol sa lumalalang kalagayan ng aking bansa. Masakit mang pakinggan, pero gusto ko lang iparating na nagiging "basura" na ang tingin ko aking nayon.
Ngayong araw ng kalayaan, hindi ko alam kung dapat ko ba itong ipagdiriwang kahit na nakikita ko at alam kong hindi pa tayo lubusang malaya.
"ako ay Pilipino, ang dugo'y maharlika... ako ay Pilipino isang bansa't 'sang diwa ang minimithi ko, sa bayan ko't bandila laan buhay ko't diwa" -- sa ngayon hindi ko alam kung karapat-dapat bang ilaan ang aking buhay at diwa kung alam ko na walang saysay kung ilalaan. At ngayon nahihirapang akong bigkasin ang mga katagang "proud to be pinoy!". Nawa'y dumating ang araw na maaaring ko nang ilaan ang buong buhay ko't diwa sa aking tinubunang lupa at maipagmalaki sa ibang nayon na ako'y isang Pilipino. yun lang
"lupang hinirang duyan ka nang magiting, sa manlulupig 'di ka pasisiliil..."
Wireless Connection
My mom just phoned me in my office, just to confirmed if im ok. Kasi daw napanaginipan nya daw ako last night. According to her dream, gusto ko na daw umuwi kasi daw nilalagnat ako. Grabe lakas ng sense nya ha, umaabot overseas! Her dream was partly true on the fact that I really wanted to go home na pero hindi sa sakit kundi dahil I miss my family and friends. Boring naman kasi dito eh, masyadong serious wala kong ka-jamming especially during weekend at kapag wala akong ginagawa. I also missed the gigs with my friends every weekend saka yung luto ni mudra.
The sense of mother and child connection, truly a remarkable phenomenon. I feel like there's an imaginary umbilical cord still attached, connected from my mother (hehehe... parang commercial ng Globe). I wonder if she already sensed that im... ?! hahaha. Kayo na ang bahalang dumugtong.
Kapuso
I went back to Stanley yesterday to buy the bag that ive been dying to have. This place is like a little UK town where all english people hang out (this is also where i first tried a real american style juicy hamburger) and also a place where most of the elites live, where all ferrari, porsche, benz, bmw, and other luxies cars park. I saw one house with five luxies cars - convertible porsche, 2 benz, land trooper, and a benz, damn if only i could ask for one, hehehe.
Then i went to this bakery to buy some pastries and i dropped by at the cheese corner...yummy. Little did i know that the vendor is a Filipino, and she knew that im a filipino too... dooo i look like a pure mudblood? Anyway she asked me what do i want and said she'll give me a discount. Whoow, i said mozzarella and i bought it half the prize plus she gave me a bonus of a pound of english sweet ham for free (ehehe)... thanks Arlene, you rock! kapuso makulay ang buhay...
3G
nop! its not the new apple notebook niether a portable dvd... its the new playstation III, cool! i was actually planning to buy PSP, but on second thought i'd rather pick this cool mach, not that handy though, yet i think its more powerful than portable. So now i have to adjust my savings to get this in my possession as soon as possible hehehe
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