"Maging Sino Ka Man" is Love

This is really the best teleserye ever made.

I was expecting (and wishing) THAT TWIST to happen but I never imagined that it will happen that way. Sobrang galing pati ng execution.

Okay sige, unbelievable yung nahabol agad ni JB yung limo but I can ignore that and just relish the more important event.

You really have to watch this if you haven't.

Mishu, mishu

Ngayon ko lang na-realize kung gaano ko talaga namimiss ang mga kaibigan ko. Kanina, nung kausap ko si Marlon at Louie at nababasa ko yung mga asaran, parang ang sarap hilahin ng oras at ibalik ang highschool. Kahit ang dami naming "away" noon, masarap pa rin kausap at kasama ang mga lalakeng 'to.

Madami nang nagbago - nagkaka-girlfriends na ang mga loko, may mga bagong kaibigan, at bagong priorities - at yun ang nakakatuwang makita. Ang sarap makita kung gaano kami lahat nagbago since highschool.

Ang sarap umuwi.

Mensahe

Alam kong hindi ka okay ngayon pero alam kong kaya mo yan at malalagpasan mo yan.

Kahit matagal na tayong hindi nakakapagusap, kahit di na tayo nagkikita, andito pa rin kami - ako.

Kaya mo yan. Ikaw pa.

Because I can't get over him

Oookkkaaayyyy. Obsession na 'to. Hahahaha! He's too cute in this picture I couldn't resist posting it here. :) This would be the last entry about Lee Dong Wook. Itigil na 'to. Ahahahaha! Baka magmukha ng fan blog (?) ito.

Okay. Tama na. Aral na. Haha!

Patalastas...

Dahil nainis ako sa midterm ko sa Art History, nanood lang ako buong maghapon ng Koreanovela. Naunahan ko pa ang kapatid kong matapos ang series. Haha! Siya naman kasi talaga ang mas mahilig sa Asianovelas. As in mula pagdating ko galing univ hanggang madaling araw, kaharap ko lang si Julian. Yes, si Julian. Hahahaha! Kaya naman pala lokong-loko ang Pilipinas sa My Girl.

Siya ang pinakagwapong Korean actor sa lahat ng napanood ko. Honestly, hindi ako nagagwapuhan sa iba nyang picture pero sa My Girl. OMG, ang gwapo niya TALAGA. Ahahaha! Wala na akong pakialam sa kwento - hindi ako nagandahan - basta si Julian (pangalan niya sa dubbed version) lang ang importante. Ahahaha!

Ang pangalan pala niya ay Lee Dong Wook.

Okay. Aral na ko.

Tapos na ang Isang Linggong Ligaya

Tapos na ang Reading Week. Mamaya, balik school na uli.

Nakakainis dahil hindi pa ako inaantok. Kailangan kong matulog pero hindi ako makatulog. Umaandar pa sa utak ko ang iba't ibang pangalan ng mga artists at mga artworks. Yes. Nag-aral ako nitong mga huling araw dahil may exam pala ako sa Tuesday at nalaman ko lang nung Thursday.

Grabe. Ang hirap mag-memorize ng European names.

Hindi ko nga alam kung tuloy ang midterm. Ewan. Basta nag-aral ako matuloy man o hindi. May exam pa ako sa Biology at kailangan ko yun pagtuunan ng pansin kung hindi, wala akong maisasagot.

Hmmm...hindi ko pa nababasa ang reading para sa English. Bad trip. Dun talaga ako tagilid. May natututunan naman ako pero parang wala akong nagagawa. Winter term na pero wala pang 50% ng final grade namin ang napapagtrabahuhan namin. Lahat ng pagod namin, para sa wala. Ewan.

Isang hirit pa...

Mali na naman ang forecast. Hindi pa positive ang temperatura bukas. Negative pa rin at uulan pa ng nyebe. Ayos!

What is Britney Spears doing?

Where did they hide the old Britney? We want her back. Somebody save her!

I could still remember when she released the song Lucky. I thought it was a sign of how unhappy she is with all the attention she is getting. Look at her now.

You really can't have it all. Sad.

Isang Tula Para sa Lahat

Hindi pa naman siguro huli para maglagay ako dito ng isang tula na para sana sa Valentine's Day. Hehe.

Napanood ko 'to sa Kape't Pandasal ng Magandang Umaga Pilipinas. Kung hindi niyo 'to alam, try nyong i-search sa Youtube. Inaabangan ko 'to dati kasi ang ganda simulan ng araw kapag may baong mabubuting aral.

Gawa daw ito ni Atty. Rico Abelardo.

Mangyari Lamang

Mangyari lamang ay tumayo ang mga nagmamahal,
nang makita ng lahat ang kagandahan ng mukha ng pag-ibig.
Ipamalas ang tamis ng malalim na pagkakaunawaan
sa mga malabo ang paningin.

Mangyari po lamang ay tumayo rin ang mga nagmahal at nasawi,
nang makita ng lahat ang mga sugat ng isang bayani.
Ipadama ang pait ng kabiguan habang ipinagbubunyi
ang walang katulad na kagitingan ng mga nagtaya.

13,000,000,000 toneladang mga iniisip

Ewan.

Ang dami kong gustong sabihin pero ni hindi ako makapagsalita o kaya makapagsulat tungkol sa mga bagay na yun. Meron kasing mga bagay na mahirap ilagay sa salita dahil mahirap ipaliwanag dahil kahit saan ka magpunta, kahit anong sabihin mong excuse, deadend pa rin ang kakahantungan ng lahat. Minsan, iniisip ko, mas magandang magsawalang kibo na lang.

Mas mabuti na rin siguro para na rin hindi makasakit ng tao, para walang diskusyon, para tahimik, para walang gulo, para walang pag-iisipan, para walang magbago.

Pero hindi ako yun. Hindi ako pwedeng manahimik sa mga nakikita ko dahil sa maraming bagay na mahirap ding ipaliwanag.

Ewan.

Minsan naiisip ko, bakit ko ba pinoproblema ang mga problemang mas malaki at mas matanda pa sa akin? Bakit ko ba paulit-ulit na iniisip ang mga solusyon sa mga problemang hindi masolusyunan ng mga taong alam kong di hamak na mas magaling sa akin?

Ang dami kong gustong gawin pero hindi ko alam kung saan ako magsisimula. Madalas naka-upo ako dito sa harap ng computer pero ang utak ko, umaandar at nag-iisip ng mga explanasyon at solusyon na hindi ko naman alam kung posible.

Lagi kong iniisip na sana may magawa ako. Pero ano? Andito ako at walang magawa. Nakakainis. Naiinis ako sa mga taong mabababaw na walang ibang inisip kundi sarili nila. Naiinis ako sa mga taong akala mo kung sino. Naiinis ako sa mga taong walang pakialam sa kapwa nila. Naiinis ako sa sarili ko dahil naiinis ako sa kanila. Naiinis ako dahil wala akong magawa kahit gusto kong meron akong gawin.

Minsan naiisip ko ang hirap talaga mabuhay sa mundo na paikot-ikot. Ang hirap ipaintindi sa mga taong nasa paligid mo ang mga bagay na hindi nila gustong intindihin. Mahirap mabuhay sa sistemang gusto mong baguhin.

Realization #853

Grabe. Tumatanda na talaga kami.

Tinitignan ko yung slideshow ng mga friends ko sa Friendster. Habang nasa kalagitnaan ako ng pagtitingin-tingin sa mga litrato, na-realize ko kung gaano na kaiba ang mga pinaggagagawa namin ng mga kaibigan ko mula sa dati naming ginagawa.

Ginagawa na namin ngayon yung mga nakikita ko dating ginagawa ng mga matatanda nung mga 14 pa lang ako.

We are morphing and evolving. Parang Pokemon.

Katakot.

V day!

It's Valentine's Day! Wahaha!

We went out to celebrate the day. Yes. We, the unattached ones, ate out on V day - and we are happy! Who wouldn't be? It's fun to be single on Valentine's day and laugh at how uncomplicated our lives are. Wala kaming problema at pinoproblema kaya masaya.

Am I such a pessimist when it comes to relationships?

Hmm...well, maybe. I just don't see the point of getting into one when I am completely happy and satisfied without it.

I am keeping an open mind.

Maybe, wala pa lang talaga akong nagugustuhan kaya ganito ang opinyon ko. Let's see.

***Note: I am not searching for someone right now nor in the near future. ***

A CSI Agent for a few hours

Lem and I went to the Manitoba Museum for the CSI challenge. We analyzed fingerprints, hair/fibers, and DNA found in the "crime scene" (above picture). After much thinking and going around the science gallery like grade schools do, we solved the "crime"! Hurray for us! Lem, pwede na tayo sa totoong CSI! We are lucky 'cause we got to do the CSI challenge without other people. Lalo tuloy namin feel na feel. Ahahaha!

I also realized how much the show CSI glamourized the job. Ang hirap maging investigator a kahit di naman totoo lahat.

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We had fun in the Science Gallery. Lahat ata ng andun, pinakialaman namin. Haha.

A Sad Story

I found the perfect boots but I wasn't able to take her home.

Here's what happened:

I pushed my way inside the tiny shoe store hoping to find something nice for my feet. I am not planning to buy boots but I saw this baby sitting on the rack. I showed it to Mama and even her thinks it's pretty - and she isn't even fond of boots.

The lady of the store told me that it is the last pair they have and it is a 9. Yehey, I thought. Just right for me. So I tried it on BUT for some reason, it wouldn't fit.

The Size 9 pair of boots wouldn't fit!

I also picked up a pair of ballet flats and I asked the lady for a 9 BUT it also wouldn't fit so I asked for a 10.

Goodness, I don't know if their sizes are just small or my feet really grew. The 10 fitted me perfectly.

I ended up buying the flats instead (which is cute too) but I am sad about the boots. Hay.

You win Imelda. There's really a little bit of you in all of us. But ONLY a bit.

The Evidence that Showbiz and Politics Shouldn't Mix

This is the reason why Showbiz and Politics shouldn't mix. I only selected the "points" he made. You can read the whole article here. This is one Showbiz columnist's reaction to Leo Martinez' statement about

Hindi lang karunungan at kasikatan ang kailangan ng mga artistang tatakbo sa eleksyon, kailangan din nila ng pera!
KWENTONG SHOWBIZ Ni Ernie Pecho
Ang Pilipino STAR Ngayon 02/11/2007

The article started with a short histroy lesson about Rogelio dela Rosa and how he should have been president, which, in my opinion, is unnecessary.

"Sana, bago nagsalita si Leo Martinez, nag-research muna siya sa Senado upang mapatunayan ang kanyang pahayag."

Dapat sinabi rin ng nagsulat ito sa sarili niya.

"Sa 2007 elections, naging desidido na si Richard Gomez sa pagtakbong senador. Upang magdesisyon siya ng ganito, tiyak na alam ni Goma ang lahat ng bagay tungkol sa pagkandidato bilang senador."

What the...?! This statement is followed by suggestions on how Gomez could win the elections. He also stated how Gomez' resources can cover the campaign expenses.

"Isang self-made man si Richard Gomez. Nagtagumpay siya sa kanyang
sariling pagsisikap. Ganitong tipo ng mga kandidato ang minamahal at
tinatangkilik ng mga botanteng masa."

So, his knowledge doesn't matter now? Just because he is loved by the masses, it means he is fully capable of being a lawmaker?

"Maraming mga artista na naging elected officials. Karamihan sa kanila ay naging mabuti at mahusay na lingkod-bayan tulad nina Vilma Santos, Bong Revilla, Rico Puno, Ishko Moreno, Rey Malonzo, Lou Veloso, Tito Sotto, ER Ejercito, Chiquito, Joey Marquez, Anjo Yllana, Jestoni Alarcon, Herbert Bautista at Aiko Melendez."

Research! Of all the people stated above, only Vilma Santos did an excellent job. The rest, never mind. Where are the evidences that these people did SOMETHING significant while they're in office?

"Sa mga taga-showbiz na muling tatakbo sa darating na eleksyon, higit nilang mapapatunayan na magaling ang kanilang record kapag nahalal silang muli. Good luck sa intong lahat."

Really great.

Vilma is a mayor. She started out in her hometown and did great. But this isn't enough to say that these people from showbiz can do a great job in serving the people. This applies especially to those who have not experienced governing even a small baranggay but goes out and run for the Senate.

The really shallow view of this columnist reflects why we have a government like ours. We elect people who are not capable. We just don't learn from our mistakes.

Post-Imelda

After that article about Imelda Marcos with three images in it, I realized how I hate to publish entries with pictures! Ang panget tignan! Ang kalat!

Anyway, I have new things in mind.

• Whoever pushed Manny Pacquiao to run for office deserves to go to hell. How could you? What's next? Manny donning one of your Hawaiian shirts?
  
  For those who truly care about Manny, PLEASE don't vote for him! If you really look up to him and believe in him, don't put him in office.
  


• I wonder who will vote for Tessie Oreta. After her Dancing Queen moment during Erap's impeachment trial, I think she already lost her credibility - if she had one.
  


• I also wonder about Tito Sotto. He was senator a couple of times before but I could not remember him doing anything at all. Well, except for hosting Eat Bulaga.
  


• I'm quite excited about the American Election. Yay! If Hilary wins, she would be the first female prez. If Barack wins, he would be the first African-American prez. Will this lead to a new USA? That remains to be seen.
  


• Goma is out of the administration slate. He is said to be running independently. Whatever. Don't vote for him.
  
  
• There's this article by one of my idols, Randy David, which discusses the reasons why people elect people from Showbiz but I'll post it in another entry.

Imelda Marcos

I couldn't think of a title for this entry but then I thought her name is enough to be a good one.

Imelda Marcos seems "in" this month. Her name is present in two international magazines. Yay!

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Vanity Fair February 2007 issue

Imelda answers George Wayne's questions! I heard about the article at CKJS and I decided to have a copy for fun. Haha!

Wayne asked her about bullet-proof bras, her New York trial, and, of course, her shoes.

Imelda is such a character. Really. If you haven't watched the documentary dedicated to her, you are missing so much.

Don't you love the caricature? It is so Imelda. So iconic! Haha!

If you want to read the whole article, you can find it at Vanity Fair's website. Just ignore the part where Borgy is mentioned.

Added info: The Imelda Collection was shown on Us Girls last month so if you have access to previous episodes (like me!), watch it! Everything in the Collection looks good on Angel Aquino.

You can also view the it at www.imeldacollection.com

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Oprah Magazine February 2007

This is a little something where Queen Imelda is mentioned.

Why?

Because it is about shoes.

No one could talk about shoes without mentioning the Queen.

Before I end this entry....

Quotable Quote from the Queen herself:
"As I say, there is little bit of Imelda in all of us"
from the Vanity Fair article

Mga naiisip ko ngayon

• Ang sarap sa pakiramdam na wala akong gagawing importante sa mga susunod na araw. Hay. Handang-handa na ko sa Reading Week! Hahaha! Susubukan ko pa ring magbasa pero hindi ko ipapangako sa sarili ko na magagawa ko nga yon. Basta. Bahala na.
  


• I agree with Leo Martinez.
  
  

  "Kung 'yung inaasahan lang nila ay ‘yung kasikatan lang, ang masasabi ko lang ay sana naman ay tamaan sila ng hiya o datnan sila ng hiya na. I mean wala kaming kamuwang-muwang sa paggawa ng mga batas hindi namin pinag-aralan 'yan (If these actors are expecting their fame to win them senatorial seats, they should be ashamed. We don’t know anything about making laws. We did not study that)," Martinez said.

At sobrang nag-cheer pa ako nung diretso niyang sinagot ng "None" ang tanong kung anong political qualities ang nakikita niya kay Richard Gomez. Pero sa pagkakakilala natin kay Goma, alam natin na dededmahin lang niya ang ganitong reaksyon. Buo kasi ang paniniwala niya na magaling siya. Haha.

• Hindi ko alam kung tama bang may Anti-Terror Bill. Kailangan magaling ang pagkakasulat nila ng batas para hindi maabuso. But knowing the those people, asa pa ko diba? Asa pa tayo.
  


• Simula nung mabuhay ako at magkaisip, wala na ata akong nakitang senador na mas totoo kesa kay Mr. Juan Flavier. Siya lang nirerespeto ko sa kanilang lahat. Magaling sana si Escudero pero nakikita ko na magiging tulad din siya ng iba. Magaling magsalita, matapang, pero bulok pa rin. Mas loyal sa partido kesa sa mga tao.
  


• Nahuli daw sa Japan ang isang pre-historic shark. Natuwa ang mga scientists natural. Bihira lang kasi makakita ng ganitong uri ng pating. Pero naisipan ng mga nakakita na hulihin at ikulong ang nasabing pre-historic shark. Ang nangyari, ilang araw lang, namatay na ang kawawang pating dahil sa nanibago daw sa environment at water pressure. Tsk, tsk. Salamat sa mga scientists. Ang gagaling niyo.
  


• Nagulat naman ako sa balitang namatay na si Anna Nicole Smith. Ayoko sa kanya dahil kauri niya sila Paris Hilton na kilala dahil nagpapapansin pero naawa pa rin ako sa kanya. Kasi parang kelan lang, kung anu-ano pa ang ginagawa niya at sinasabi tapos biglang namatay na siya. Isang pitik lang biglang wala na siya.
  


• Mabalik sa pulitika, kahit kailan hindi patok sa akin ang uso sa mga pulitiko na family reunion tuwing may session sa senado at kongreso. Kahit gaano pa sila kagaling, mali pa rin sa paningin ko na 2 o 3 sa pamilya e nasa pwesto. Mas maganda-ganda sana kung distant relatives lang sila pero hinde. Ang kapal diba?
  


• Ang dami kong reklamo sa pulitika. Kaya ayokong manonod ng Bandila e. Umiinit ulo ko.
  


• Nood na lang ako ng Probe. Tungkol sa prostitusyon ang episode. Ang galing ni Ms. Cheche Lazaro. Hay idol! Hehe.

• Bago nga pala ang heading nito ngayon. Nakikisabay sa Valentine's day. Hehe.
  

UM-Sigaw First Lunch Meeting

We had UM-Sigaw's First Lunch meeting last week. Argh. I was busy with schoolwork then got distracted by certain political issues that I forgot to actually write something about the event.

The Lunch went well - better than I expected. Not all of the members were able to go but still it was fun. It's nice to meet fellow Filipinos.

The people are nice and we had a good time. We ate Pinoy food, discussed things that they want to do in the group, their expectations, and a lot of other stuff. Some of the members are Canadian-born, most are not but that does not stop us from getting along. See? The two groups can mix. Wala yan sa kung saan ka pinanganak. We just need to open our minds, erase prejudice and give each other a chance. Of course for some it wouldn't be easy but believe me, you can do it because you have to. Buksan ang isip.

I am happy that we are taking this step. I am happy that we formed this group.

But of course, this is only the start.

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I watched parts of Borat this afternoon. I skipped almost half of the movie 'cause I can't take Borat himself - not the movie or its message - it's him. Just my suplada self.

Sa mga napanood ko, favorite ko yung ininterview niya yung mga feminists then he said that he cannot understand what they say 'cause all he can think about is CJ (Pamela Anderson).

Nasapul niya kung bakit hindi umaabante ang feminism.

Frost in the Philippines?

It is 18 degree celsius in Manila, 5 in higher regions.

Wow.

I don't remember experiencing that kind of weather in Manila. 18 degrees? Did the city rise to higher altitude because of the increasing number of balloon-headed people in the government?

That temperature might be nothing to a lot of us living in cold places but in the Philippines, which usually has a 30 something temperature, this is BIG issue. Crops are dying in the Cordillera. Benguet farmers reportedly lost 10 million worth of vegetables due to the formation of frost.

What is happening to the Earth?

Artista o Pulitiko? Uhm, Both?

Political ads hit TV screens
By Aurea Calica
Publication Date: [Friday,
February 02, 2007]

Political advertisements have invaded television screens, signaling the start of the election season in a country where name recall is crucial for victory.

Actresses Tessie Tomas, Rio Locsin, Angel Locsin and Jennilyn Mercado have appeared in the commercial of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. advocating women’s rights.

Sen. Edgardo Angara, a former education secretary, discusses his platform for education.

Bukidnon Rep. Juan Miguel "Migs" Zubiri capitalizes on the biofuels law that he authored while presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor settles for a simple ad introducing him as "’tol," or short for "utol," the street term for brother.

Defensor claimed the ad was conceptualized by his campaign handler, Boy Abunda.

Asked why he did not present any issue in his ad, Defensor said it was just an introductory commercial.

"Did you understand biofuel?" Defensor joked, alluding to an ally, Zubiri, who has the longest ad so far.

Zubiri also claimed to have bought the rights for the popular "Boom Tarat Tarat" tune popularized by a noontime TV game show.

For the rest of the article, click here

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Sobrang nipis lang talaga ng linya sa pagitan ng showbiz at pulitika.

Sa mga pulitikong mahilig gumamit ng ganitong ads, hindi kayo nakakatuwa. Kung akala niyo gumaganda ang imahe niyo sa mga ganito, mali kayo. Mukha lang kayong trying hard.

At sa ibang pulitiko na nagsasabing hindi ito pangangampanya, leche kayo. Hindi lahat mauuto niyo.

Argh. Bad trip talaga.

Sabi ni Zubiri, hindi daw pangangampanya yung kanya. Tungkol lang daw sa biofuel. Leche. Kung tungkol lang sa biofuel, e bakit andun mukha mo? Pwede naman sigurong wala ka dun diba?

Sabi ni Villar, hindi daw pangangampanya yung kanya. Hindi rin daw ilegal. Kasi wala naman daw siya sa listahan ng mga tatakbo. Isa lang masasabi ko, "Ang utak mo, pare!".

Si Angara? Wala na kong ibang masasabi sa kanya kundi isa siyang TRAPO. Yun lang at di na magbabago yun.

Kay Recto at Pangilinan, hindi namin kailangan ang mga presence niyo sa mga talk at variety shows. Ang mga asawa niyo ang artista, hindi kayo. Please lang.

Si Defensor? Ahahahaha. Pa-cute ka hindi naman cute. Yun lang.