Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
3 na lang, 30 na!
I must admit, it's one of the nicest birthdays I've had considering I can only remember a few. I planned to spend the day at home, cooking my mom's spaghetti and waiting for my family to come home, eat, and then, sleep. Nothing fancy. Unexpectedly, one of my friends called and he asked what to do. It was decided in a few seconds to do a sing-all-u-can at Io. Couldn't say no they will need only to come and get me hehe
The videoke trip was filled with guilty pleasures. The highlight of which was an Air Supply marathon. There were four of us and we had to sing 2 songs by Air Supply, without help and without everyone bursting into song. Ang hirap! Syet!
It's one of the Top 5 Io videoke sessions I've ever had. Probably No. 3 or No.4. The top 2 being a dem videoke with 3 of us singing "Boys don't cry" on top of our lungs & dancing a very 80's dance step and a trio singing opm songs. The lower 2 are early videoke days in Encore at Megamall & Sm City.
I thought of starting my own top 5's soon. Ala-High Fidelity of John Cusack.
I think it's a good thing to start with birthday celebrations... (to be cont'd. nawiwiwi na ko)
Friday, January 06, 2006
thread/s
From: "Benri cadiz"
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Subject: [pisay95] Does it feel like 11 years?
Hey...
Yung ibang batchmates natin, kinasal na. Yung ibang couples, wala pa akong idea na magiging sila, wala na talaga ako sa balita. Parang kelan lang tayo nasa Pisay, no?
Pero what's wonderful with us, I guess, is that every time we get together, by physical or whatever means of contact, we turn 16 again (not literally of course, yes), we reminisce and act like those high-spirited, high-energy, giggling, bustling teenagers like everything's fine with the world, like we could do and talk our way out of any situation, and the world is for the taking.
PINAKAMASAYA ANG HIGH SCHOOL, adolescence is the most exciting stage. A period of experimentation with the world that cannot be replicated at any other time of our life. We had the energy, the guts, the enthusiasm.
I dunno with you guys, pero I'm happy to have shared it with you. I haven't seen much of you for... 11 years? Every time I see a pic of any batchmate, it makes me smile. Mag-deteriorate man yung school o ang buong Pilipinas, yung moment dun, hindi.
Does it feel like 11 years? Para sakin, oo. I could only imagine my sheer delight if we were given an opportunity to get together again. IN PISAY.
To: dembuds@yahoogroups.com
From:"Ruby Davo"
Date:Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:15:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject:RE: [dembuds] weddings, lunch on Jan15, etc
Antagal ko dingnag-isip.....................................LAY-UP!!!
PENG, oil ka pa rin. hahaha
gosh, where to start?15 hours a day ako nagwowork and these threads are the only thing i'm excited about everyday. sa mcdo sm north nga yung bet. may weird guy pa ata na nag-oorigami ng dinosaurs. and yes, mau & k's kids will marry. dunno about 28 pero kaya si mau kasi sya yung pinakagitna nating siyam. we thought it was just fair. i think francia has the tissue. we got hold of it again kasi nakay mau(ata) pala yung logbook at nandun yung tissue. hiniram ni francia ang logbook. i therefore conclude nakay francia ang tissue.
hehedi ko rin magets ang landslide thing sa 7-bouquet toss...
PENG, mukhang papunta na dun si tita lita after we talked. but we actually didn't talk about you. funny. ewan ko sa layout caption mo peng pero ganun nga ang na-feel ko. basketball ulit. i was actually shouting to chu na i-ba-bounce pass ko kay mau yung bouquet kasi baka ayaw nyang kunin. as if!
lud ang nickname ni ludwig ni ais. it took me 3 days to find that out. kapagod kasi sabihin buti narinig kosi ais
MAITS, photo opp nga tayo forever pagdating nyo :)
si randi yung girl na ka-duet ko. nasa tabi ko sya. hindi sa likod. pls. refer to k's email :)
K, it is one of da best pics! mau catching the bouquet, i mean hahaha kung father of the bride yun K eh di, father of the bride 2 na yon? si gabrielle anwar? shit! baka this isa totally diff person and i'm making it up hahaha
pls re-upload pleeeeeeeaaase
LENG is not available on 15. may ibang araw pa raw ba?
antanda na nga natin. biro mo 27 na kami ni francia! hahaha guess, we have something more to toast about: to 2nd generation dembuds! all for dem, more for life! heehee grabe may pinauso ka peng :)
so anong tawag sa 2nd generation dembuds? kung tayo dembuds ano sila, dembudlings? youngbuds? litterbuds?
natatawa tuloy ako sa thought na pag dumating na yungtime na ako naman ang may papakilala di ko siguro matiis..."and this is dax and chu dizon" , "si peng mcfeeters" ......
tulog na ko nakangiti. rubs
--- Lorenz Ponce
re:lay out
i was looking for a basketball term baka mali. tunraround shot? ah ewan.napansin ko kasi na yung bouquet toss ay parangreunion ng PSHS women'sbasketball team. nice catch talaga, mau.
re: kylie
talgang napapanuod ako nung section ni kylie dahilgrabve ang luminous nya dunsa selected footage. may isa don na nakasuot sya ngparang flowwing white thingat mukha syang modern goddess. pinakita din nila yungwax figure nya sa madametoussaud's museum na naka red and black corset, and onall fours. ang kinis nikylie. sana pagtanda natin ganon din tayo kasexy. osige wag na lang sexy,ganon ka-luminous at least.
re: tissue
hahaha. oo nga maui will marry karen's son! sonakanino ang tissue?
re: ludwig
ooooh mala-viking na pangalan yon di ba?
peng
--- Karen Roman
> maui, peng di ko pa rin gets ang caption na "papasok
> kaya ang lay-out ni chu".
> regarding bouquet toss, FAVORITE ko ang pic na
> RoseDax1320.
> nice catch maui ;)
> > about the tissue and the bet:
> alam ko nanuod tayo ng movie na may wedding, tapos
> kumain tayo mcdo. baka "father of the bride". then
> napagusapan ang weddings
> then nagestimate ng age when ideal to get married,
> then nagdecide ng bet. pahabol sa bet: Maui's son
> will
> marry Karen's daughter o
> Maui will marry karen's son? basta may ganun.
> > ney guys, ok na maui's pics? about the virus thing?
> kelangan ko pa ba i-re-upload and "virus-free"
> version> ng photos ni maui?
> > peng, that's great #23 for kylie is not so bad,
> considering ala siyang hair at the moment because of
> chemo. watch out for her comeback sa 2006.
> > and fyi, "ludwig" pangalan ng s.o. ni ais (ala> beethoven).
> siya din ang official DEM photographer, next to King
> and Funji.
> si "randee" is the girl the ka-duet ni rubs sa
> reception, hehe.
> if you remember my pics, napasama din siya sa DEM
> pictures nung bridal shower kasi lasing na kami
> lahat...
> > btw, i love the thought of 2nd generation DEMBUDS.
> hehehe.
> binyag photos naman chu, sa boracay din please!!!
> > lalala,
> > k
> > > > > > --- "Ansula, Easter"
> > > Peng, ang tagal kong iniisip kung ano ang "layout
> ni
> > chu"?
> > > > > > > > k! alam ko na ang caption mo sa rose bouquet
> toss...
> > "papasok kaya ang
> > layout ni chu...hmmm".
> > > > > > > > pgkaalala ko nasa mcdo tayo nung ginawa ang bet.
> > Nagstart ata sa
> > conversation sa what-if maging isang Dem and anak
> ng
> > isa pang DEM...
> > tama ba?
> > > From: dembuds@yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:dembuds@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf> > Of Lorenz Ponce> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:05 PM> > To: dembuds@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: [dembuds] weddings, lunch on Jan15,> etc
> > > > > > > > hmmm... pwede ko pa i-move yung date actually...
> > hahaha. not likely tho
> > dahil yon talaga ang gusto naming date at
> convenient
> > para sa mga out of
> > state friends (hoy francia, ikaw yon) dahil
> holiday> > sa monday. so yan
> > di ako nageescape. magkitakits tayo sa december.
> > s.o.'s welcome but 2nd
> > generation dembuds should be left home. hahaha.
> 2nd> > generation dembuds!
> > ako nakaisip non ah.
> > > > > > > > does this mean i get to keep the tissue? nakanino
> na
> > nga ba ito?
> > actually, ok lang sa kin na manalo sa tissue bet.
> > aside from the fact
> > na i really do want to get married, who would have
> > thought na ang girl
> > na parating walang base ang mauuna? naaalala ko
> > nung ginawa natin yung
> > bet (lasing ba tayo non? bakit natin bigla naisip?
> > sa dorm ba ito?) ang
> > isip natin 28 is so so so old na. ngayon, 29 na
> ako
> > at magtu-28 na si
> > maui. ang tagal na nating magfe-frends!
> nakakasenti
> > lalu na iniisip ko
> > lahat ng pinagdaanan natin kalokohan man o hindi.
> i
> > guess ngayon
> > landslide na sa lahat ng mga marriageable buds...
> > siguro dapat 7 na
> > bouquet ang ito-toss ko.
> > > > > > > > rick is actually looking forward to meeting you
> all
> > (sabi kasi ni rubs
> > gigisahin nyo sya pagdating namin haha). san tayo
> > kakain?
> > > > ang da best na nangyari sa kin ngayong pasko ay ok
> > na finally kami ng
> > nanay ko. after the engagement sobrang di na
> namin> > pinagusapan na
> > ikakasal na ako. tapos dahil sa intervention ng> mga
> > kapatid ko, ngayon
> > naghahanap na din sya ng simbahan :) siguro
> > na-accept na nya finally na> > wala na syang magagawa hehe.
> > > > > > > > k! alam ko na ang caption mo sa rose bouquet> toss...
> > "papasok kaya ang
> > layout ni chu...hmmm". off topic: nanuod ako ng E!
> > tonight at si kylie
> > ay #23 sa 101 sexiest celeb bodies. lalala. >
> > > > > > > ais! ano pangalan ni s.o.? inaassume ko na lang na
> > sya yon. wink wink.
> > > > > > > > maits! wag kalimutan pictures during lunch.
> > > > > > > > rubs! sino si randy? yon ba yung musikero nasa
> > background mo? yung may
> > striped cap? uy pwede ba one of these days tawagan
> > ka ng sister ko para
> > maituro mo sya in the direction of the russian
> > buttons lady sa fairview?
> > > > > > > > > > chu! wag masyado busy making 2nd generation
> dembuds.
> > paramdam ka naman
> > :)
> > > > > > > > lablats,
> > > > peng
Monday, January 02, 2006
Friday, December 23, 2005
whatta day!

1 pack of yosi. 2 liters of lipton green tea. a txt. a dream. an email. a mishu and smiley faces. 15 hour-long work. upcoming 10 day-vacation. perfect tunes in my lauchcast. first wedding pictures. a boracay hangover. whatta day...i'm so alive. whatta month, whatta year...
a few more days and i feel its still got some surprises up its sleeve.
haven't had a happy christmas yet...this may be it.
Friday, November 25, 2005
made my day
Monday, November 21, 2005
i finally have a new cellphone.
i forgot when my last terrible weekend was. if there were any this year, one was surely this past weekend.
i went home early on saturday to find my cell phone missing. unexpectedly, it was stolen. by someone i knew who was already gone. in my home. my sister-in-law felt dumbfounded. i looked it. and slept through it.
sunday came and there was never a day this whole year that i've made and been plagued by as many bad choices as i have that day.
woke up early. decided to surf the web for the nearest pal ticketing ofc, get a reservation number from an email, then buy my ticket to paradise a.ka. boracay. what was i thinking?! the nearest pal ofc was in front of the mall i frequent to eat breakfast after work. the mall where i was surfing. and i never thought it would be closed on a sunday!
i was forced to go to the airport to buy the ticket. it sounded better than waking up early the next morning to go back to that ofc i overlooked. but i had to windowshop for a phone first.
the line was long at the airport and agents there were so slow. it was almost 1pm and my brother told me we'd go to the mall after lunch to buy a new phone. there were still 60 people ahead of me and about 20 people's tickets were processed every hour. my temper took its toll and i decided to wing it. so i went home. the phone was the priority before the ticket. the ticket would still be available for purchase the following day anyways. the phone is on limited offer.
i got home. starving. there was a small construction for a drainage system in the house. men were working on it. they started when i left. my brother said we'd leave at about 4pm. should've thought of that. should've thought of that. and there was no food left. and i still haven't had sleep for the hours when i should be getting them.
we left for the mall late in the afternoon. we stopped at abensons where they had a 12-month installment for all items. i planned to get the phone i've been eyeing for a long time. sony ericsson K750i. with 2 megapixel camera, video, and mp3. and it comes in black. it would only be 2200 every month. not bad at all for a dream phone. what's bad news is that they will be making a debit from my bro's card in full. and who doesn't need his/her credit? it'll take out all credit that's left in my bro's card.
i won't be getting my dream phone after all. and so, we left the mall temporarily to get my niece from school. we should have gotten to her first before going to the mall. but that wasn't my decision. hehe. and then, we went back.
the second option was to get a line phone. not the prepaid one. and not just a unit. it was supposed to be more cost effective. i looked up the price earlier and i can afford it. the model was one-step down from the phone i want and came in silver. it was 8000+ upfront for the unit. 800 every succeeding months for the phone service. still not so bad. until we got to the requirements. i wasn't able to get them earlier. my brother said i didn't do my homework. we'd have to wait until next weekend to apply for it. ok. my sister-in-law described plainly how i felt that time. pissed. hands up in resignation.
then we went to the grocery/mall. still starving and aching to buy food right away. i'll pay for it. but we had to make a stop at the topmost floor to exchange perfumes my brother bought the other day. in that same floor was a cell phone shop. my brother asked if i checked it out earlier. i didn't. i expected it to cost a lot more than i could afford. i'd have to pay for the whole price of the unit upfront. no doubt about it. but then i looked anyway. and there it was. the magic price to pay. 8500 upfront by credit card. a phone unit that's far from the one i really want but got everything i needed and almost has the same look as what i've thought of. it didn't come in black. it was simple. and it was gray. they had to get another unit from another branch. the person before me got the last one in the store. and that's where i saw it from. it wasn't on display anymore. i liked it right away. we bought it right away. and had dinner. and i paid for it. dearly.
as for the sim, it came for free. touch mobile.
i feel it's just a preview of things to come, don't you think?
Sunday, October 16, 2005
confessions of a celebrity poker addict
and for a time, i knew for sure i was right...
until i saw how dennis rodman played.
rodman gave-up cards that could have been played and bet high on cards that no one else would thought of playing. when only 2 players were left out of 5, the other player, who was already short-stacked, got a King-7 and went all-in. those are definitely good cards to play. rodman has 7-2. goodluck. having won most of the pot and given how he played most of the night, he did not back out. why shouldn't he? but having 7-2 as cards, why add more money to the pot for your opponent to get? we'll never know.
but here's how it turned out:
the flop was laid-out. that's the first 3 common cards for all players. it turned out to be a Jack, a 10, and a 5. i think. the other player still has the best cards so far. the poker expert commented that he was 60% to win from there. or higher. the next card is called the turn. it was a 2. now, rodman has a pair. the last card is called the river. it was a 10. sealing rodman's victory with a two-pair.
talk about luck. but i think it became luck because he had the balls to play it. and he was doing that the whole night.
he didn't give a d*mn about what people might think. to him, there's no such thing as losing. not because he was always winning. but it' just not in his vocabulary. it's all for charity. he says. i learned a lot from rodman that day.
life is a gamble.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's: Respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remeber that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone everyday.
9. Open arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it the second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation of your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
You can’t always get what you want
You get what you need
- Rolling Stones
from watching rockstarinxs
Monday, July 11, 2005
the sandman and i

Who would have thought that this will happen in one's lifetime? to have your most favorite author sign a book for you and in your name,
to meet him, be near him, to smell him, and hear him tell a story you haven't heard before, and get some proof for it...hehe
dreams do come true, even the ones you never even imagined.
after all, we all know how to dream but we wouldn't know what a good thing is until we get it.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
"these days, i'm just expecting the sun to come up."
after winning a grand slam at wimbledon this year
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
horoscopes
AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb 19 SINO ang taong gusto mong kapiling habang panahon? Mag-isip ka nang mabuti bago sumagot, dahil isang salita mo lang, agad na kikilos ang langit upang ikaw ay ayunan. Masuwerteng kulay - pink; Masuwerteng numero - 4, 13, 26, 34, 38 at 40.
p. 13 BULGAR Hunyo 28, 2005
"ayokong maniwala sa horoscope. pero, sige, pwede na rin..."
ARIES: Kailangan mong magrelaks. Mapapagod ka sa paglipat ng gamit. Pero nang dahil sa paglapit ng planetang Benus sa Mars, may manlilibre sa yong Aquarius ngayong araw. Alam niyang naubos ang pera mo sa MNG nung nakaraang byernes hanggang linggo. Ayan ay kung papayag ka. Kung hindi, maaring di na kayo magkita muli. Ayyy.
Isa na namang mahiwagang agahan kasama si Vince at Jim at sa ngayong pagkakataon, sa Mister Donut naman. Ok lang na pangit ang chicken turnover...
sayang...nalungkot si Jim at umuwi nang bigo.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
breakfast on a whim
soundtripping again. ang ganda pala talaga ng yahoo!launchcast station ko. got reunited (peaches and herb) with michael mcdonald, al green, marvin gaye, john mayer, norah jones, etc. now, this is what i've been looking for...
today's the 3rd time i had a hearty breakfast on a whim with a specific set of my new friends (uhmm...well...relatively new friends) at work and it feels like home. i've been missing my groups of friends for the past 2 months. it's a mystery why i don't ask them out. i've been enjoying going out with 1 good friend every weekend and just enjoying good food and good cinemas (take note: not movies, cinemas hehe may lazy-boy chairs sa gateway, araneta center wuw!) and it never occurred to me even once to invite my group of friends out. it's probabaly because i know the answer. or do i?
anyway, it was pancake house breakfast for the second time. the first was on the second time we ever thought of having breakfast on a whim. haaay. kahit sa pagsusulat ko, nadadala ko pa rin ang "10 na lang para 7" na sa office pa nanggagaling na bilangan.
let's make it chronological. 1) breakfast at hotshots with sunshine and ann; 2) breakfast with vince at burger king greenbelt 1; 3) breakfast at burger king greenbelt 1 with vince, jim, corey, geb, and francis; 4) bre-- teka, ba't ako sulat ng sulat ng breakfast?! meron bang hinde?--pancake house, valero st. with vince, jim, and corey; 5) figaro, salcedo st. with vince and jim; 6) pancake house greenbelt 1 with vince, jim, and corey today. if you know how to count, you'd know who i like having breakfast with.
no. 5 was the best i've had so far. not only did it go on to lunch at NSG and game 3 of NBA finals, it did wonders for me. i wanted to write again. i got to have a good conversation in a group about nothing again. it made me look forward to something again. best of all, the destination did not matter. getting there did.
and these, are what came out of it...
Version 1
Figaro 9:20 AM
38 minutes 46 seconds before the MNG store opens. ruby is smoking her last cigarette, drinking her cup empty, waiting. just this saturday, she found herself inside the store and saw me. it was love at first sight.strange. never spared a glance at me before. now, i'm still here, waiting. she thinks i'll look better on you but she'll take a chance. she knows i will surely warm you up on a rainy day.
Love,
MNG white jacket
Version 2
NSG 10:10 AM
38 minutes 46 seconds after the MNG store opened. ruby should have been asleep by now and yet, she's still tapping on the keyboard, sending her last email, waiting. just this saturday, she found herself inside the store and saw me. it was love at first sight.strange. never spared a glance at me before. now, i'm still here, waiting. she thinks i'll look better on you but she'll take a chance. she knows i will surely warm you up on a rainy day.
Love,
MNG white jacket
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
pagod
siguro nga ganun din lang ako. sa wakas ay bumigay na rin ang katawan ko. kakagaling ko lang sa sakit at wala pa dapat akong balak umabsent kaso lang nawalan na talaga ako ng boses kaya ayun, sa kaunaunahang pagkakataon ay di ako pumasok at nag-call-in na lamang, labag man sa kalooban ko. di rin ako dapat papasok ngayon pero ewan ko at napabangon pa rin ako kahit naisip ko na ang dahilan sa hindi pagtrabaho. nag-iba na talaga ako. buti at nakakahanap pa rin ako ng dahilan sa pagbangon tuwing hapon kahit wala.
wala.
wala na naman akong nakikitang maganda sa buhay ko nitong mga nakaraang araw. mahirap ang makalimot.
natuwa naman ako't nabasa ko ulit ang blog mo, peng. natawa ako sa hindi bastos mong boypren. hehe at ikinagagalak kong mag-u-up baguio ang kapatid mo. pero inggit ako. inggit dahil wala akong bagong nadidiskubreng kanta na makakabago sa araw ko.
sumaya lang ako nitong nakaraang linggo dahil nakakain ako ng masarap na breakfast sa pancake house. french toast at best tacos in town. sana maulit muli yun. hmmm makakain nga ng hapunan dun ngayon...
malamang pagod lang ako. sana masilayan ko ulit ang mga dahilan kung bakit ako masaya, kung bakit ako nag-iba. alam ko hindi kakulangan ito. nakalimot lang ako. nabubulag na naman. sana saglit lang.
naka-standby lang din siguro ako.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Guard is my witness
nothing happens overnight. everything else doesn't.
(so, if you want something to happen to you, be patient. and patience is a virgil. hehehe)
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Mula sa "Maraming dahilan pero ang dahilan ko ay ikaw."
Hindi ko mabilang ang mga araw na binulungan ko ang Diyos para alagaan ka higit pa sa makakayanan kong gawin. Ikaw ang nagturo sa akin na hindi sapat ang pag-ibig lamang. Ngunit hindi rin masama na umapaw ito. Tulad ng pag-apaw nito sa ating mga labi, daliri, balat, titig, ugat, salita at ngiti.
Ikaw lang ang nakatagpo sa tunay na ako. At hindi ka umatras o ngangahas lumayo, lalo ka pang ngang lumapit para tignan pa ako nang malinaw, sinta. Mas malinaw sa inakala mo'y malinaw na pagkilala mo sa akin.
Ikaw ang nakakaalam ng bawat hibla ng aking pagkatao, dahil sa'yo, hindi ako natatakot. Hindi ko lang ramdam ang pagmamahal, alam ko pa ito. Alam na alam. Kilalang-kilala. Tulad ng pagkilala ko sa mga kakulangan mong hindi bumabawas sa'yo, bagkus lalo pang dumaragdag sa iyong kagandahan.
Sana'y hindi mo lang alam, ramdam mo pa ito. Sana'y kilala mo rin ako.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
and introducing...
(Next Stop: Sri Lanka!)
Friday, April 29, 2005
*sigh
Saturday, April 02, 2005
An April Fool
catch the elevator.
And in between,
the small talk and
the laughter, wished,
I'm not the only
April fool
tonight...


