naked woman in the city circle

YOU DON'T MESS WITH ME, BITCH!

2003-10-30T00:23:00.000+08:00

posted Thursday, 30 October 2003

if you have a reason to be bitchy, i have every reason to be bitchy too, you know. i've been through a lot of shit here in LTO but you are the last straw...

people reading my blog are now familiar with what i've gone through. yesterday was the culmination of every moment i've wasted there.

i had been waiting for the release of my receipt (which was supposedly released at the moment i paid the fees two days ago, right?) for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon. the smelly and rowdy mob is now getting pissed off with the license division as they were like turtles on a marathon. some had been trying to get their license since monday. i was not waiting for my license (i figured that it would be impossible due to the volume of angry people). i merely wanted to get my receipt, for goodness' sake!

anyway, we (the mob) had to get closer to the window (window i) because we couldn't hear our names being called as there was no microphone or megaphone plus we are separated from the clerks by a big thick glass wall. shouting our names was futile.

i was asking (rather begging for) my receipt so at least i have some proof that i've already paid and i can claim my license in the future (when will that be, i don't know). gaddamit! i was begging for my receipt and they couldn't give that damned paper. the chances of it being lost again there is 99.99%, considering the incompetence of that agency. i've been haunting the premises for 4 days now and i don't have any intention of prolonging it. it's bad enough that i've been missing from our office for a couple of days in a row.

to make a long narration short, this bitch shouted as us, "Lumayo kayo diyan at kung hindi kayo umupo, hindi ko ipo-process lisensya nyo!!!"

that got me. that bitch! where would we sit, aber? in the first place, she shouldn't have shouted at us (in a most offensive way) like we were dogs being driven away. second, we couldn't hear them so we needed to get closer. third, humanity wouldn't be swarming there had their service been at least 10 kph. people who have paid days ago --- or months ago --- wouldn't be crowding there everyday.

"OK! Fine!" i said loudly. then she shouted expletives and threats at me. i was so incensed!!! out of anger i went to their door and cried to a kind-looking old man (a licensing staff too) and was towering over his table and said, "Manong, hindi ako sinisigawan. hindi dapat ako sinisigawan! i've been here since friday and i wouldn't be here in this situation had the LTO taken good care of its records! hindi ako sinisigawan nang ganon lang!" found myself crying out of anger and frustration. didn't care if i made a scene.

the kind man got my name and went inside another room and --- voila! there was my receipt AND id card! the old man said, "pasensya ka na sa asal ng mga tao doon ha...". i was overcome with gratitude. finally it was over.

but then, why was i spending days and hours there when in 5 minutes i can get everything? why are the people at that window giving us a hard time and made the people come back everyday for months? found out from somebody that LTO employees' tactic was they will make you so frustrated that you will be forced to slip money into their eager hands.

i was so angry (still am) that i went to the LTO main building and asked the people at the help desk where their complaints center was. they asked why. "eh ang babastos ng mga tao sa licensing sa north!" they told me to go to the assistant secretary's office. now they're going to taste hell!

i was able to talk to somebody there, their lawyer, as i was guided to the legal section. i related everything and he made notes. he then called up the head of the licensing division and related to him/her what the problem was. the lawyer assured me that they would sound the alarm on the licensing division and i could file a formal complaint against the erring employees of that damned division. hell i will! i was so angry that i told him that i would be filing a complaint also at the office of the president through the office of rigoberto tiglao.

when i came downstairs, the people at the help desk asked me if everything was ok. gave a thumbs-up sign. they said, "tama yan miss. dapat turuan ng leksyon yung mga lintek na yun dun!"

called up my sister (potpot and ros you know who that is) and related it to her. she said that i should file a formal complaint immediately and she would personally follow it up with her boss.

it's not that i'm throwing my weight around. for days i've been holding my temper and been sweet in dealing with people and i've only been reklamador in my blog. but yesterday my patience snapped and i was nearing hysteria.

now am contemplating if i would still want to go through all this administrative complaint. as my bf said it would be a bloody battle.

say what? (7)

1. a reader left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 12:17 pm

tama yan!
aprub!

=)
Mirage

2. @pie@ left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 12:24 pm

go girl!

Visit me @ http://pie.blog-city.com

3. a reader left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 3:28 pm

go ahead, luthien. they should know that there are some people who will not just sit down and take crap from them. patay na naman ang LTO mwehehehehehehe

potpot from potatoland

4. a reader left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 7:39 pm

go luthien! like i've said, have the whole saga published.

ros

5. a reader left...

Thursday, 11 December 2003 9:42 pm

I was horrified reading your experience. Makes me feel totally amazed that I was able to renew my license from start to finish in less than an hour, complete with ID card (this was two weeks ago). If they've cleaned up their act because of your complaint, I owe you a million thanks! :)

MD

6. Victor left...

Saturday, 29 October 2005 4:21 am :: http://www.bikoy.net/

haha. ngayon ko lang nabasa yung LTO Drama series mo. I figured mas efficient na sana sila ngayon because they're bragging some ISO certification something there at LTO main office. Sana...

7. Tomas De Aquino left...

Saturday, 19 November 2005 9:08 am :: http://www.tomasdeaquino.com

Girl, magkapera lang ako, gagawa ako ng isang website dedicated sa iyo ... "ireklamomo.com" abangan mo yan !!!! wag lang akong maunahan ng mga kupal sa tabi tabi .. :P

eBAY

2003-10-29T00:06:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 29 October 2003

hahaha! my bf and i have already figured out how we could receive payments through credit card without paypal (as this service is not available to the philippines). because of our discovery and it is already tried and tested...voila! am already thinking of the garbage that we have at home and turn it into gold.

the nintendo entertainment system (NES) with the powerpad and the gun that has been lying dormant at home costs about $81 and still rising on eBay. my greek barbie (barbies of the world) was about $40 and still rising...golly, and to think that these stuff are just gathering dust on top of my cabinet...

should act now since christmas is just around the corner. i need extra cash. = )

say what? (6)

1. potpot from potato land left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:36 am

hey share the info. need money for christmas too you know. pwede sama ko sa gimik nyo?

2. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:53 am

galeng!

how???
=)

Mirage

3. luthien left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 1:33 pm

you could use bidpay (visit bidpay.com) as this is a company owned by western union. madali transactions dito kasi sangkatutak ang western union dito. philippine sellers use this. main clients ng bidpay is ebay bidders so madali. buyers (esp. US buyers are tamad) can pay through their credit cards then western union would send you the money order through your mailing address. then you could encash or deposit this in western union centers and banks (from what i understand). they charge you $5 per transaction if you're gonna convert it into the local currency. haven't tried it yet pero if i would get the cash in dollars, i think no charge. have to explore this further though.

you also have the option to have a cheque sent straight to your bank account although there is a $5 transaction fee.

registration is free for sellers. for buyers, all they need to do is click on the link provided on the page of the item they're bidding on then type their credit card number then voila! an email will be sent to the seller that the buyer has already sent the payment to bidpay. you as a seller can track the payments so you are assured that the buyer has already paid before sending your item abroad.

the big problem nga lang is the speed of delivery at our post office. that's why have it sent through registered mail. makakarating naman ata kahit ordinary mail (since i've been sending and receiving mails and packages abroad and they do arrive naman 1 or two weeks) . kung atat ka na, you pay an extra fee.

potpot: in order for you to register at ebay as a seller, you have to have a credit card in your name and the address corresponds to your billing address (because ebay deducts fees for every item that you sell). yun ang inaasikaso namin ni fafa kasi ala pa siyang credit card. nde pwede yung sa akin kasi wala pa akong record sa ebay kaya mejo mahirap magbenta dun na walang maganda pang record or good feedback. buyers are gonna ignore you kasi they need the assurance na matino kang seller. eh si fafa 100% rating siya sa ebay kaya siya ang kelangan mag-sell. pag-usapan na lang natin kung paano ka makakaraket dito.

4. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 1:46 pm

yeah,i know about that western union thing for online selling/buying.i forgot though where i read about it, i think some online shopping site (for filipinos i guess).

thanks for reminding me!

Mirage

5. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 4:25 pm

if that's the case, maybe i could make "singit" with your fafa. i could just pay him the fees deducted if ever. i'm getting also my credit card, don't know nga lang kung approved na

potpot from potatoland

6. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 4:36 pm

if you get your credit card, mas madaling makapa-process ng money order pag sarli mong account sa ebay ang gagamitin mo kasi sa yo na didiretso ang bayad. whereas kung kay fafa pa, nakuuuuuuuu aabutin ka ng sampu-sampu bago mo makuha pera mo kasi mp3 cd pa nga lang eh ilang buwan na sa kanya.

THE SOAP OPERA THAT IS THE PHILIPPINES

2003-10-28T23:59:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 28 October 2003

those congressmen must be burned at the stake. period. it seems like they won't budge --- ever. if you have danding's money to back you up, why not? these idiots would sell their soul and the country just for a couple of dirty money.

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my LTO drug test is a big fluke. it's big business, these LTO-accredited clinics. they tested my vision by letting me read letters as large as my hands then declare my vision to be 20/20. then they got my urine sample then in 20 minutes, i was declared drug-free. my last drug test was administered by the UP health service (for employment reasons) and the results had to be released only after 24 hours since the lab tests in that hospital involved a lot of lab work. then these drug testing centers charge P350 for a piece of paper!

the whole license application (tests and stuff) is a huge farce. no wonder there are blind drivers and EDSA is teeming with incompetent bastards.

i say let's do away with this licensing thing. it's the same anyway.

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practical exam involves making the gawdawful onwer-type jeep go forward and reverse. it's like taking the vehicle out of the garage. backing out of our driveway is a lot more complicated than this.

this license renewal has eaten up 3 days of my life. what a way to waste precious time.

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honestly, am getting tired of this shit about the impeachment raps (am tired of those noisy tongressmen). seems like these bastards won't budge. this country is going down the drain. i just pray to God to be kind to people like us, who toil honsetly and make a decent living albeit in poverty, to spare us when the Philippines is already flattened out.

hmmm...better yet, i'd move to jamaica.

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i was harassed by a skirt-chasing dirty guy there at LTO while waiting for the release of my license (more about that later). he couldn't take a hint! he has been asking me stupid and pointless questions like, "is the exam like driving a toyota?" grrrrrrrrr! "unless you're driving a right-hand automatic tractor (if there's such a thing), basically that beat-up jeep is the same as the rest of the vehicle population here in this country of perverts like you", i almost yelled. inirapan ko na lang siya. but then he prodded me with --- again --- stupid and pointless questions just to make me talk to him. this guy was trying to hit on me! i was completely ignoring him and yet he kept on bugging me. i was tempted to call the security guy but fortunately the woman cashier was already giving him dirty looks and left me alone.

i hate it when guys do that! that's why when i get on the bus, i sleep immediately or feign sleep so that these KSP guys would leave me alone. why can't they mind their own business? there was this lame pick-up line i encountered, "Have i seen you before?" i quickly transferred to another seat as far away from this creepy guy. best advice on times like these on the bus? put on your earphones or sleep.

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as for the claiming of mmy license, i was waiting for the guy at the releasing section to call my name all afternoon. just when i had already spent half of my sane (but sanity slowly slipping away) afternoon practically under his nose, he said (rather too late when i was about to scream and demand for prozac) that i return the next day as the names he was announcing were the ones who have paid the fees early pa this morning. which means it will take them another 24 hours to have my name printed on a piece of paper. so why didn't they tell me sooner?! i was being harassed by a deranged guy and surrounded by scary-looking guys waiting for their licenses as well the whole afternoon...aaaaaaarggggggggghhhhhh!

wonderful.

say what? (7)

1. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 10:38 am

you know what? you can compile all your LTO saga entries and submit it for publication. at least get it out so people will be informed.

ros

2. luthien left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:24 am

hmm...you've given me an idea! might do that this weekend = p

3. a reader left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:34 am

i feel so sorry for you. and here i thought i was having a bad day

potpot from potatoland

4. luthien left...

Wednesday, 29 October 2003 1:05 pm

lesson for the month: never ever let your license expire --- EVER! do not lose your license too. if ever you do, act on it IMMEDIATELY. please, don't subject yourself to this kind of torture.

5. a reader left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 10:03 am

syet. natakot naman ako. i lost my license and its about to EXPIRE. ARGHHHH! baka ako naman ang susunod na mang-aaway sa LTO! kumuha ka na lang ng pangalan, sumbong natin sa boss ng nanay ko! :) hehehehe

ros

6. luthien left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 3:03 pm

lam mo, sa farmers ka na lang magrenew. kasi meron dun na LTO satellite office and in 30 mins makukuha mo na. pagawa ka na lang ng affidavit of loss. kaya naman hindi ako don nakapagparenew kasi problematic lisensya ko dati, di ba? dun ka na lang, wag na sa main office. impyerno dun.

7. a reader left...

Thursday, 30 October 2003 7:42 pm

nagparenew kapatid ko last May, sabi niya baka hindi rin mapa-renew dun kasi puro yung me dala lang na old license yung nakita niyang pino-process dun. pero try ko either dun sa farmers o kaya sa cubao office sa tuazon.

ros

LTO SAGA CONTINUES

2003-10-27T23:56:00.000+08:00

posted Monday, 27 October 2003

seems like things are spiffy there at LTO when i got there at 8 am. Unusual maybe, even for a monday morning. it looks like they've also changed the window numbers overnight (with new signs). The window that was supposed to release my certificate of license/records-whatever was window 6 last friday --- but today it suddenly became window 10. they also have k-9 units sniffing the bushes. cops in unusually snappy uniforms (but still with protruding bellies) were patrolling the area. i wonder why.

then i saw a banner being raised: WELCOME PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO. well that figures.

unfortunately window 10 was not able to release my documents this morning and i have to come back again at 2 pm to get that stupid certification and then schedule my exam and pay fees and stuff. darn. my face is going to get familiar in LTO. AM RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE!

it would be wonderful to do my shooting spree at LTO when GMA is there. i can see the headlines:

GMA KILLED IN SHOOTING SPREE
Girl runs amok at LTO

i would be a hero for saving SC justice hilario davide's ass.

say what? (2)

1. @pie@ left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 10:31 am

patience is a virtue... but you know what? i almost lost it last week when i renewed my driver's license 2 days before my birthday. oh well, that is the kind of service we get for the taxes we pay... =D

Visit me @ http://pie.blog-city.com

2. a reader left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 10:59 am

i'm kinda used to you running amok, nothing new hehehe ^_^

potpot from potatoland

DRIVER'S LICENSE ^&*%%#%$ PART II

2003-10-26T23:51:00.000+08:00

posted Sunday, 26 October 2003

after all the brouhaha i went through LTO last friday, the verdict was i have to take the exam AGAIN. since my last record at LTO was in 2000, that means technically, my license has been expired the last three years. they said they couldn't do magic on my supposedly non-existent license (from 2000-2003) so i have to take the exam to my make my 1998-2000 records active again.

plus i have to pay the penalty charges because of a supposedly expired license. three years of penalty, take note!

for me to take the exam tomorrow, i had paid for an affidavit of loss and submitted to window 6 to claim that i have lost my 1998-2000 license (that's why my license expired for that long daw). i will claim my certificate that they are allowing me to take that stupid exam. then i will take the written and practical exam. unfortunately for me, i have to rent a car tomorrow for the practical exam (since the vehicle i'm driving is in laguna) so that means i have to shell out an undetermined amount for me to take that )&@#$^$&%*& exam.

and it will take me another whole day at LTO.

if only i didn't need to have that license desperately --- egad! --- i wouldn't have to go through shit.

if tomorrow i won't get my license, expect the newspaper headlines the following day:

GIRL RUNS AMOK AT LTO
LTO director killed in shooting spree

say what? (4)

1. a reader left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 8:02 am

i was smiling while imagining you go through all those ordeals but keep ur cool man...

yah...i must have got the virus from u only now, mine is a little more distracting than ever...been sneezing the whole weekend. argh!!!

styar

2. Mirage left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 9:13 am

why are you taking the exam again?

as far as i remember, you dont need to.

a friend of mine had his license expired for three years as well and he wasnt asked to retake anything - just pay the penalty.

if the reason for retaking the exam is because they cant find your records-that would mean they want you to retake for the purpose of having a new one (take note that without your license number they wont have any reference to it).thus, you dont need to pay the penalty.

another thing,they should not have any trouble locating your file.since they have your name anyway,not your lic# alone.

i had a license when i was 13 - forged my birth records.i had that license revoked when i was 18 so i could have a clean slate of records (i didnt have a license for one year).but i had a kept secret that i had another license when i was 14 because i lost my first license and to get away with the filing of affidavits,a friend voluteered to help me get a new one -which was the one i had revoked.

now when i was getting my new,legal license, they cam across the file of my lost license 5 years ago!

if they can find my record 5 years ago without having it renewed or anything, they can find yours.

well,anyway,good luck na lang.

=)

sorry for the long post!

3. luthien left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 9:31 am

long comments are welcome. = )

they have a new ruling now regarding expired licenses. licenses expired for two years only had to pay the penalty to get a new one. after that you have to take the exam again to have a new license.

4. a reader left...

Monday, 27 October 2003 1:12 pm

hhmmm...a new policy.

in addition to paying the penalty,you have to pay for another exam...

another fund-raiser for LTO? hehehe...

well,thanks for letting me know.

if i had known you,i could have helped you "speed up" your process.

=)

Mirage

DRIVER'S LICENSE *&^$@#%$&!!!

2003-10-24T01:30:00.000+08:00

posted Friday, 24 October 2003

dear God, help me extend my patience because it's already wearing thin.

apprently i've been driving with an illegal driver's license all these years. it's like this: i've renewed my license in 2000 somewhere in an obscure Land Transporation Extension Office in Batangas. I never got my hard card and they said that LTO Main Office had not (or will never ever probably) delivered the hard cards.

I had to renew my license because it expired yesterday (after 3 years of waiting for my hard card). to make the long story short, i couldn't renew my license because i never got my hard card. the reason why is because I NEVER HAD RECORDS WITH LTO MAIN OFFICE BEYOND YEAR 2000!. meaning my renewal at that stupid LTO office in Batangas was a fluke or the bastards there are so incompetent that my records there were not forwarded within fucking THREE YEARS! my license was full of extension stamps. and now i'm paying for the incompetence or corruption that government agency has done. i've been at the Main Office for the whole morning trying to sort out the mess with the records section and the computer section. and i still have to get back there this afternoon to see if they can update my records. they said that they couldn't update them because the guy who "renewed" my license three years ago may have run away with the fee i've paid them and never inteded to forward my records with the MAiN Office. MEANING I NEVER HAD A LICENSE IN THE FIRST PLACE THE LAST THREE FUCKING YEARS!

can you believe that?!

then why am in having all these trouble when it's their fault (or their agency's fault)?!

so again i am praying, dear God please let me have another meter of patience. or else am going to riddle them with bullets and God knows what else am going to do.

am going to call GMA so that they can experience again some horrible tongue lashing from her.

say what? (6)

1. a reader left...

Friday, 24 October 2003 3:43 pm

shit happens in LTO.

that happenns.

i know some guys there that sells fake licenses.

tsk..tsk..tsk..

Mirage

2. a reader left...

Saturday, 25 October 2003 9:02 am

does this mean i have to check my license as well?

potato from potatoland

3. a reader left...

Saturday, 25 October 2003 6:36 pm

Damn! My license is also set to expire within two weeks. I lost my license last April when somebody stole my alet from my bag in the office and I haven't had time to have it replaced. I hope they don't give me grief for this.

ros

4. a reader left...

Sunday, 26 October 2003 7:54 am

ros,

i you dont have the card,you will have to wait for another 180 days for your card after renewal.

if you have the card you get the new card right away

and if you dont have the OR of your license or any copy,it will make things harder...

Mirage

5. luthien left...

Sunday, 26 October 2003 11:33 pm

ros,

you don't need to retake the exam if your license is expired for 2 years only (after three years, you have to take that shitty exam again). you just have to submit an affidavit of loss (you can get it in notary public offices around the LTO main office and be sure to choose an ok-looking office there) and you only pay P80. (take note: ignore those guys who make kulit that they will help you with your papers --- beware they are illegal fixers). then submit it to window 6.

6. a reader left...

Saturday, 27 December 2003 8:10 pm

i need a fake uk license bu it must be good can ANY1 HELP email me sipstella@hotmail.com

midrange [sipstella@hotmail.com]

HIGHSCHOOL REUNION

2003-10-22T01:14:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 22 October 2003

they've been talking about having a highschool batch reunion in our egroup. others are looking forward to it; other are non-commital. i don't know what i feel about it. maybe if i won't do anything regarding the reunion, i'll be ok with it. but if they recruit me to do something (i.e. 'volunteer' to do something for the preparations) --- sila na lang. as of now, i don't want to lift a finger...too much of an effort.

still a little groggy. wnat to sleep. it doesn't help that the aircon here in the office is full blast. it's like being in antartica here.

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1. Bastich left...

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 3:17 pm

Peste yang mga reunion na yan. It's all about what you have become after all these years. E paano kung di ka nagbago physically, financilly or mentally. Ma-aasar ka lang sa mga pumapapel at nagmamataas dyan.

2. a reader left...

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 5:18 pm

actually that's the main sentiment of the people who didn't go to oiur last reunion. yung iba may mga gripes pa rin against other batchmates and others galit sa mga "nagmamataas" like you said.

luthien

3. hsobedicen left...

Friday, 24 October 2003 1:18 pm

share ko lang, my hubby recently went to his highschool reunion. it was supposed to be a blast since they were a tightknit batch daw. preparations took at least 6 months. people from the states even went back to pinas. but the party was marred by one person who made show of herself - apparently she broke down upon seeing her first love. she realized that she has never gotten over him (she's engaged to someone else)and tried to drown herself during the event (the reception was near the beach). hehe. anti climactic talaga.

i don't like reunions. probably because of the fact that people are dying to make you feel "i've achieved more than you". i don't see any point in meeting old faces again kung di rin lang naman sila naging significant sa buhay ko nooon.

arwen

IMMOBILIZING COLD

2003-10-21T00:57:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 21 October 2003

my antibodies might have turned against me (maybe they feel i have abused them when i was in china, trying to ward off the dreaded SARS virus) since they seem to desert me every time a cold virus is fast approaching. am suffering from another bout of flu and the next thing i know asthma is here again. my throat is becoming sore again. should make vitamin c a daily habit.

anyway, haven't touched the paper am supposed to write (15 pages egad!) for my finals for one subject. couldn't think i could open up my books on theories again. my brain turns to mush when i take in cold tablets (neozep kahit itanong mo pa sa duktor...). just took another tablet. am getting sleeeeeeeeeeeepy...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

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1. a reader left...

Tuesday, 21 October 2003 12:26 pm

tea is great!green tea especially.
works for me everytime i got colds!

mirage

2. rayts left...

Tuesday, 21 October 2003 1:38 pm

pagaling ka tsong!!!

drink lots of citrus oyat!

btw, hanap ka na ni kakaduduls, hehehe!

3. potpot from potato land left...

Tuesday, 21 October 2003 1:59 pm

eat lots and lots of ice cream. i swear that's what i do when i have a cold. me toyo nga rin ata ang imune system ko

4. miaka left...

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 2:06 pm

hope you're feeling better. overdose yourself with vitamin c.

5. a reader left...

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 2:57 pm

have taken a couple of vitamin c tablets. now my hyperacidity is acting up. duh. thanks for the concern, dearie.

luthien

6. a reader left...

Wednesday, 22 October 2003 7:39 pm

oops! mali pala yung reseta ko sa yo. pagaling ka na lang po.

ros

AM I GOING TO DIE NOW?

2003-10-20T00:53:00.000+08:00

posted Monday, 20 October 2003

went to the wake last night. saw the guestbook and read that Arao's aneurism attack fell on his birthday (while he was just watching tv) and died a few days later.

i have observed that people died or nearly died on their birthdays or the week of their birthday. my grandfather died after his birthday. my father was fighting for his life in the ICU the week of his birthday. my cousin got killed a few days before his birthday. i've encountered a lot of cases like these and it was quite a creepy observation.

so am i going to die already? am i ready to face my Maker?

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1. a reader left...

Monday, 20 October 2003 10:57 am

beware of the self-fulfilling prophecy--an event comes about because you focus on it, prepare for it, and unwittingly will it into being. face life in a constructive, productive mode and never look back!

Sarah

2. a reader left...

Monday, 20 October 2003 11:17 am

Why focus on that? Remember, our birthdays are only a few days apart. I'd rather just live each day to the fullest than think about things that might lead me to breaking down.

ros

3. eryN left...

Monday, 20 October 2003 12:17 pm

i've noticed that too! but ros is right. we shouldn't focus on that. is it your birthday? happy birthday (if ever)! think happy thoughts, dearie!

Visit me @ http://purplequill.blog-city.com

4. a reader left...

Monday, 20 October 2003 2:13 pm

was just wondering. should not go to the wake tonight. last night's visit spooked me. heniwey, the only thing that's bothering me right now is i'm coming down with a cold. should o home now.

luthien

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Monday, 20 October 2003 2:18 pm

don't worry darling, the grim ripper is too afraid to approach you just yet. btw, what do you want for your beerday?

ros, you too?

potpot from potatoland

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Monday, 20 October 2003 5:18 pm

hehe...uunahan mo pa ko!

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BUSH IN THE JUNGLE

2003-10-18T00:47:00.000+08:00

posted Saturday, 18 October 2003

the cowboy is here. and the country is at his feet. bleeeeeehhhhhkkkkkkk! why are we treating him like some god?

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been to greenhills for some browsing. wanted to buy those quaint little handbags. and i had to get that shirt with the japanese cartoon character on it. had to control myself or else i'd be bankrupt. still have a huge debt
to pay in my credit card. darn. christmas for me may be bleak. no money and no promise of a christmas bonus.

but i'm lucky compared to other people who really don't have anything for christmas.

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Monday, 20 October 2003 2:12 pm

ditto. been there just this saturday to canvas for a phone (i want a samsung v200 or p400). i could only afford to shell out 100 bucks so i bought a very cute bracelet.

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Tuesday, 21 October 2003 11:30 am

my sister art was asking me to go with her to greenhills. told her didn't have the money and i didn't want to go around greenhills salivating. oh well, the trevails of poor people like us.

CAMERA, LIGHTS, ACTION!: MAYORS WITH 2 JOBS

2003-10-17T00:38:00.000+08:00

posted Friday, 17 October 2003

my head is bearable now. when i get home this weekend, i promise i'll have a brand new pair of glasses.

i was reading my copy of Newsbreak about the Good Mayor (Vilma Santos) and the Bad Mayor (Joey Marquez). Both are actor-turned-politicians but with different management (or rather mismanagement) of their respective towns. Ate Vi turned out well and Lipa now is a thriving city with a lot of businesses coming in (Hello SM! Hello Robinsons!) and infrastructure improvement. Ate Vi may not be corrupt but according to one Lipeño (our hometown in Batangas is just next to it) the people surrounding Mayor Vi are the corrupt ones. But at least something good is happening to the once sleepy city.

Marquez, on the other hand, has swindled everybody with millions of pesos. he drained Parañaque of its funds and now the city is almost buried with debts. cannot continue reading because am so incensed with the marquez. and joey has the nerve to run for congress?!

pinoys are so stupid when it comes to electing officials.

VANISHING EYESIGHT

2003-10-16T00:37:00.000+08:00

posted Thursday, 16 October 2003

nope, i'm not going blind but i'm losing my mind.

you see, my head aches like shit up to the point i want to throw up. couldn't do anything today but stay in bed and sleep. i went to the eye doctor and turns out my astigmatism worsened and my vision is like hell. couldn't read the text projected from the OHP, billboards along EDSA, and couldn't even recognize someone from afar. shouldd get my eyeglasses fixed and be a nerdy girl again. this is what i get from being in front of the computer screen for more than 8 hours a day and for reading while lying up to the wee hours.

HEAVY HEART

2003-10-15T00:33:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 15 October 2003

it's sad to learn that the doctors said that only a miracle can save him. he's already brain dead. i don't know what's more cruel to say to the family: "let's hope for a miracle," or "face it, he's gone." it's such a heart-wrenching thing to happen.

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with all the sadness in the world and the gloomy future (2004 elections, hello!), i just want to be numb or i wish i could just escape into the blissful world of pampering and anime forever and ever. like this weekend, my mother and i went to this wonderful spa to have a relaxing body massage. the facilities are very zen and the massage is great (with all the stretching and stuff) and it's affordable. if only i have to money to indulge myself with weekly massages...*sigh*

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Thursday, 16 October 2003 8:57 am

i had one of those massages early this year and the only thing i got aside from the oil are lots of bruises. para pala akong si kris, pasain ^_^

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TOO YOUNG TO DIE

2003-10-14T00:29:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 14 October 2003

just learned about my bf's cousin named Arao (yes, Sun in Tagalog) --- he is now hooked up to the life support system after a brain operation. he was just watching tv when he suddenly had a horrible headache. they rushed him to the hospital and through CT scan, they found something in his brain that had burst (like a vein or something) and his brain was swimming in blood. the doctors had to cut him open to drain the liquid.

doctors said that it was aneurism. that's the reason why he has a lot of tubes sticking to his body, unconscious but fighting. he's only 24 --- my age.

here i am, contemplating on what to do next week --- whether i would take a vacation or not --- when somebody out there is dying but struggling to live. how could i take life for granted when somebody out there might not even open his eyes ever. how could i even think about mundane stupid things when somebody out there has only one thought: i have to live.

your life may be snuffed out like that: you're watching tv at home then all of a sudden you're in a coma. you could never tell when He Up There In The Skies might call you back. there's no age limit.

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Tuesday, 14 October 2003 10:29 pm

how true...

sometimes, you'd be gone when you least expected it. that's life, i suppose...

just browsing! :-)

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GARDEN SHOW

2003-10-13T00:26:00.000+08:00

posted Monday, 13 October 2003

went to the garden show yesterday and took some pictures for future publications we are going to produce here. anyway, got to see landscaping and the various flower varieties. well, every year is like this so there's not so much difference. however, after seeing the lanscape competition, i was inspired to do the same with our garden at home. the big problem is am i going to be that masipag to do that?.

the problem with me is that when i go home in the province on weekends, all i do is stay in bed all day long. classic example of a blob.

it's axactly 10 days before i turn 24 officially. i want to take a leave of absence and be somewhere else for a week. i wish, i wish, i wish, i wish...

DOG TIRED

2003-10-09T00:21:00.000+08:00

posted Thursday, 9 October 2003

am tired of scientists' presentation of their reports. am tired of taking down notes and documenting everything they said. am tired of listening to speeches and taking photographs of people and supposedly VIPs. am tired of going up and down the building, looking for people. am tired that i just want to lie down and die.

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funny thing happened. the choir missed. they really missed the point of having a choir. a choir is supposed to create beautiful music, however, our choir went on and on with heir warbling and screeching voices trying to outdo one another --- infront of national convention participants. couldn't keep myself from laughing out loud and couldn't stand the horrible singing so i went out of the hall. god bless the audience's souls for sticking out with them.

dear God, sorry for being arrogant (if you could put it that way) but they were an embarassment to this establishment. the audience were whispering to one another, "what? they will sing another song?!" i was a member of a respected glee club in our university and i know choral singing so i may have the right to be critical. but even the 'laymen' thought the singing was very bad, or so another officemate told me.

it was a good thing the Secretary of the Department has already left.

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Friday, 10 October 2003 12:19 pm

hi, i saw your blog's link from styar's blog (her link i saw from dan's blog)...anyways, i just want to tell you that i enjoyed reading your entries...sama ko sa bookmark ng blog ko, ha? thanks :)

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Friday, 10 October 2003 4:58 pm

thanks for the compliment. sure go ahead and bookmark this. i'd really like that. = )

POPE IS DEAD

2003-10-08T00:11:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 8 October 2003

gotta hand it to the filipinos...we're so premature in everything. we even pre-empted the vatican in the announcement.

yesterday, i received the news through SMS that the pope is already dead. for a moment my heart stopped. the whole world knows that it's just a matter of days, weeks, or months. but then --- the news came from a fellow pinoy so the possibility that the news is a hoax is 99%. remember, it was 2 years ago that the news of pope's death circulated through SMS. what a way to kill the pope.

so right after i got the news, i went to inq7.net and cnn.com to read the latest news: the pope has just gone to pompeii about 6 mins ago after i opened the news websites. he's still breathing, alright.

to the spreader of that text message, you'll die through SMS.

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Thursday, 9 October 2003 1:59 pm

That message has been circulating since yesterday. My officemate got it and told us that the message was forwarded by his mom. I checked the news sites but before I got the info, his mom texted back saying it was a hoax.

ros

THIS ONE IS FOR THE BOOKS

2003-10-07T23:29:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 7 October 2003

This one should go with my comprehensive exam in my MA media studies. hahahahaha! sigurado ko itatanong to sa compre plus supporting communication/media theories to go with this. on the other hand there's no theory/analysis to define filipinos and philippine media. kakaiba talaga tayo. i wonder what mcquail can say about this media horror that philippine media has become. maybe should write about it in the journal for asian media or i should come up with a book. kokontratahin ko na prof ko na sulat kami about this. hwehwehwe.

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WINNERS LOSERS. Analysis of the Kris-Joey Split

ABS-CBN vs. GMA 7: Only in the Philippines can a domestic drama be elevated into a full-blown network war. The world stopped to watch Korina's interview of Kris while Mel Tiangco did Joey.

Winner : Channel 2 having the edge over Channel 7 in terms of production value: soft lights on the face of the unmade and surprisingly prettier Kris. Melodramatic instrumental music on cue, and a grand set-design flowers,flowers everywhere, a portrait of Ninoy or Cory as a backdrop. I was half expecting to see Cardinal Sin make an official statement and it is people's power once again.

Surreal images on a Sunday afternoon. On one hand we have 5 gays anchoring the interview of Kris Aquino at The Buzz,and on the other hand we have Richard Gomez (with hair as long as Jobert Sucaldito's) brandishing his style of elementary interview that deserves another article all together in S-Files.

Winner: Ating Alamin (the program I switched channel to when I started to puke).

The Inquirer vs. Philippine STAR. The height of yellow journalism with STAR taking the lead by a mile. If a national broadsheet chooses to use headlines such as "Joey Poked a Gun at Me," as if it had the same gravity as "Gloria to Run in 2004," then there must be really something terribly sick with our society. Sus marya, 'wag na kalabanin ang Abante at Peoples Tonite no? I will not be surprised if in the future, Philippine Star will have a regular feature entitled Dear Xerex by Max Soliven. STARiray talaga!

Alma Moreno: Winner at first, now fast becoming a Loser. When this woman chose to be silent on the first day or two of the imbroglio, we thought that at last - - Alma of the tanga-wearing days in Loveli-ness, and Alma of the mangled English jokes has finally graduated from crass to class. But lo and behold, after realizing what a big publicity this will do to her political ambitions and maybe put her back again in the showbiz limelight ayan na sya complete with scripted and well-thought answers. Day, wag ka na makisawsaw muna. As my English teacher will say "Halatang Obvious ka!" (suggested movie title starring Alma Moreno with Lorna Tolentino, Zsa Zsa Padilla and Kris Aquino "Silang Mga Babaeng Umagaw sa Mga Asawa Ko."). [Latest news on Alma : she underwent liposuction yesterday. Why? we don't want to know].

Melanie Marquez. Winner. Timeless statements. Classic answers. "Do not judge my brother because he is not a book.", "Ang STD ay pwedeng makuha sa toilet seats". Ineng, wagi ka talaga. Magkaka-STD lamang si Kris sa toilet kung nakipag sex sya sa flush handle ng toilet. I thank you.

[Latest news : Winnie Monsod had an mild aneurysm after guesting Melanie in Debate].

Melanie Marquez confronts Alma Moreno: Winner. Scenario: Alma will sue Joey for concubinage. Melanie to defend again her brother. Debate Show asking them as guests. Melanie spewing quotable quotes to Alma and

Alma answering back. Angelika Jones as guest interpreter of Mareng Winnie and Pareng Oca. This will be the show to end all shows. Nestor Torre will have a field day.

Jackie Forster. Winner. Stella L (or something). Winner. And the biggest winner of all? Mariz.

Who is this Mariz woman? Where did Joey meet her? What is the meaning of her text "I can't believe nagawa mo yun."? Or something to that effect. Come out girl! We want to hear your side. We will listen to you even if through Jobert Sucaldito of The Buzz, Richard Gomez of S-Files or even Gerry Geronimo of Ating Alamin.

Ate Inday. Winner. Agaw-eksena ka Tita Luds. Makes one wonder how the legendary and respected Queen of Intrigues would have handled this scandal. I guess we will never know and we'll just have to contend ourselves with the likes of Boy Abunda. (Boy : Eto Kris ang magic salamin. Ano nakikita mo? Kris: Kuya Boy, mga pasa po). Hahahaha.

The Fortun Brothers. Winners. THEY'RE BACCCKKKK! The Babette Villaruel(SLN) look-alike older brother, and the Smurf-look-alike younger one are back in the limelight once again!! Grabe, from an Estrada client to an Aquino client!! Bilog talaga ang mundo. Habang may buhay may pag-asa Kuya Eddie. Next client : Mahal vs. Jimboy.

Atty. Frank Chavez. Winner. Class act for rejecting Joey out of respect for Tita Cory. Winner because he knows the information Joey shared to him for 3 hours about Kris (and never forgetting to remind the public that he DOES know). Winner because he lambasted Channel 7, Channel 2 and most especially Edu Manzano for his stupid questions during his morning interview.

Mirriam Defensor Santiago. 50-50. It's anybody's guess if she will emerge as winner or loser if ever she decides to accept Joey as a client. (Read also Fortun brothers analysis above). If only to see the ballistic, high-fallutin Mirriam question the verbally-challenged Melanie and Alma(to validate Joey's character), this will be worth it.

Vic Sotto. 50-50. Where did that name come from???? I was expecting the name of Philip Salvador, or perhaps Robin Padilla or maybe even one of those F4 guys Kris interviewed recently. But Vic Sotto??? You have a lot of explaining to do bossing. You can either make yourself a winner or a loser (read : where did Kris get the STD?).

Philip Salvador. 50-50. Winner because he could have been in Joey's place had he continued his relationship with Kris. Loser because he was called a bum at pakain ni Kris on national TV. (and let's not forget...Where did Kris get the STD?)

First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. Winner. Finally, a respite from Ping Lacson. The Kris Joey scandal is more interesting than the alleged Mike-Vicky affair. And more importantly more aesthetically appealing! Nawala bigla sa news si Pidal. Yehey.

Ping Lacson. Loser. Read above. From some newspapers, Ping will have to delay the announcement of his next bomb against Mike Arroyo until the Kris-Joey freak show has settled down. Mr. Ping wala na, after this .....no bomb or scandal can shock us anymore (unless of course you can prove that Mike Arroyo been texting...Vic Sotto...hmmmmmm.. appear tayo dyan!).

Women's Group. Losers. The email of a UP student (title : Amazing Kris) circulating analyzing why Kris Aquino is hardly your poster girl for battered wives should be printed on a hard board, laminated, polished at tapos sabay ipukpok sa mga ulo nyo!!! Read also Conrado De Quiroz's article why it is very difficult for us to swallow your arguments.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Winners. All of a sudden people becoming aware of STDs - - if only how to pronounce and spell Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis. (Fearless Forecast: I can see now that there will be a rise of STD Beauties : Chlamydia Coronel, Gonorrhea Alcohola, Syphilis Salvador).

Noynoy Aquino. Winner. At last an Aquino child that took after his parents. Protective brother and son. Minimum words agains Joey. An Aqunio that Kris should try to emulate......as they say, Kris is more of a Tessie Aquino Oreta than a Cory Aquino. No offense meant to Ms. Oreta of course.

Imee Marcos / Jo Ramos / Mikee Aroyo. Winners all. The indirect beneficiaries of Kris's telenovela life. A presidential child worst than the scandals created by the three of them combined..(although we are not yet taking Mikee out of the race... may potential ang batang ito na magkalat.....hahahaha). Imee hit the mark when she said "next to Kris, I look like a nun." (note: Jingoy and Jude Estrada excluded in the analysis).

Tita Cory. Winner as always. This woman can never go wrong. Ok...perhaps she did...once....32 years ago... hahahaha (Statement many wish Tita Cory made : "Pasalamat ka Joey at patay na si Ninoy, kung hindi sya na ang pumatay kay Kris.") (Reporter: Tita Cory, bakit hindi na po kayo nag-asawa ulit? Tita Cory: Ay, ayoko baka agawin lang ni Kris). hahahahaha.

And of course, we are saving the bests for last??

Kris Aquino and Joey Marquez. Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers.Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers .Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers .Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers .Losers. Losers. Losers. Losers.

My gad! What cosmic karma are we reaping as a nation to deserve these two???? Both of you are walking human-rights violations!!!! Ang kakapal ng mga mukha nyong dalawang mag-iiyak and invoke your reputation,your children, your family. Ang kapal ng mga apog nyo to talk about dignity. Many articles and emails have been written and circulated around why we think makapal ang mukha nyo?. Pero patulan pa rin natin...speaking of mukha, let's start with Kris because she at least has the more pleasant face.

Drama Queen. This woman can talk. Such gift of gab and such flair for drama. Measured sighs. Quivering voice. Trembling hands. A tear dropping from the left eye. From the first statement of "I fear for my life" up to sudden facing of camera # 2 to directly address Joey (a style perfected from hosting Game Ka Na Ba's multiple cameras). Perfect. I'll have to hand it over to this girl. (She is pretty without make-up. Oh yes, the nose looks crooked pala and the teeth may beg for capping but overall she is a pretty sight and prettier still when she cries). But it doesn't change my overall judgment which can be summed up in five words : "Beh! Buti ng sa yo!" You are anything but a victim here Kris. To quote Condrado de Quiros, "you are not Maria Theresa Carlson at the mercy of her Oppressor, you are a powerful woman." Equally or even more powerful than Joey.

Stupid Girl. If the issue at hand is Joey poking a gun at you?and that is your main beef?...why dear did you have to announce that you had (have? We can never be sure) STD? You ruined many dinners that night Kris. I can not forgive you for that. I hope that by now, you have fully realized the implications of what you said. Mr. Tulfo said it best when he wrote "..No Filipino will ever go down on you." Also, admitting that you have been living-in with Joey for one and a half years is giving arsenal to Alma Moreno's planned lawsuit (Tip to Kris : Possible excuse for all your statements : you were high on medication to alleviate the pain caused by the bruises inflicted by Joey when your interviewed by Korina).

Speaking of of bruises?.hahahahaha. hilarious! what bruises are you talking about??? I have had blacker bruises on my hands and arms courtesy of my ergonomically incorrect computer table. I have had bluer bruises on my face after brushing my teeth with a bit more passion. OA na Kris, hindi na cute. Have you ever thought that sa puti mong yan sa paggamit ng Kissa soap.... kahit sinong humawak sa yo ng mahigpit-higpit e magkakapasa ka?

Please Kris. For your parents' sake, for your sake, and for our sake...tumigil ka na.

Joey Marquez. Big Loser. You can kiss your political ambitions goodbye! Nakahanap ka ng katapat mo 'tsong! Your interview in S-Files is the funniest showbiz interview since Divina Valencia hit Rey dela Cruz's head with a microphone. If only you can see yourself that day : meek stance my foot .. the quivering voice, a tear forced to fall - but will not...stuttering words, trembling chin, a missing upper molar... geesh...Kris Aquino already beat you to that act dear, except for the missing tooth.

While Kris won our hearts with the beauty of her face while crying, you repulsed us. Ang pangit mo 'tsong! You should start starring in you own telenovela yourself... "Hangang Sa Tulo ng Panahon." Nevertheless, we are all excited to see what you are going to say in court. We are expecting a lot from you Joey.

Finally...a self-rating of Juan dela Cruz. A winner for seeing the funny and ironic side to all these. A winner for not taking you two seriously ...But sadly, also a loser for being a trapped and captive audience to all these. A loser for having the email as my only way to vent my anger and frustration.

Hala, I-forward ang email mga kapatid hangang makarating kina Kris at Joey.

HUNGRY

2003-10-07T23:25:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 7 October 2003

been trying to control my appetite. must not go on a binge. should stay away from pringles and ice cream (since i can finish a can of pringles with ice cream in one sitting).

am craving for japanese food today. oyakudon with maki and maguro sashimi. mmmm...should limit myself to healthy foods. should limit my rice intake. shoufdlkjhfasdbfchgfd.

my mind is getting muffled. couldn't function well anymore. should control my hunger...

it's hard.

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Tuesday, 7 October 2003 1:57 pm

we're on the same boat. rice is now eradicated from my diet. no more rice for me *sob*

potpot from potato land

FAMILY GATHERINGS

2003-10-06T00:57:00.000+08:00

posted Monday, 6 October 2003

to be sure, our family gatherings are loud and loud. batangueño style. we don't have volume control

yesterday was the biñag (christening) of one of our nephews. of course, my cousins, aunts, and ucles from my mother's side who are in the country and are within the 100-200 km radius of metro manila were present. though we only stayed for only a few hours, we had a nice time catching up on each other's lives --- in loudspeakers. it seems like when we go to someone's wedding/birthday/binyag, etc., our family is the loudest of all. we didn't intend to be like that. we were just born into a family with only two volume: loud aand louder. i guess my family is deaf.

i remember when we were in batangas, we cousins had to lay on the banig in the sala because there was no more space for us. one very early morning, we were awakened by our aunts' and uncles' loud voices in the kitchen. they were shouting and their voices were loud enough to wake up the dead. we thought they were having a fight. it turned out that they were just having a nice chat. oh dear, loud voices do run in our family.

but am not saying i don't like my family at all. on the contrary i love all of them to bits.

they're now planning a drinking spree on All Saints' Day in batangas when we visit our granparents' grave. what a way to observe the holiday.

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Tuesday, 7 October 2003 3:12 pm

waaah! I missed it!

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Tuesday, 7 October 2003 3:43 pm

cool! i wish we had loud family gatherings.

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THINGS GOT SMALLER

2003-10-03T00:55:00.000+08:00

posted Friday, 3 October 2003

been to the malacañang palace today to get the president's message for our souvenir program for the activity we're having next week. anyway, when we werre cruising along a narrow street somewhere in manila (just turned right from recto), we got to a checkpoint. i was surprised that we were already there. my memory failed me. the whole area was so smaller than i used to remember.

i've been there twice during the cory administration and all along i thought the palace compound was big. oh well, that was when i was just about 4 feet then, when things seemed to be a lot bigger than I was.

i went to mabini hall to do my errand. funny thing was this building was at the other side of the world, at the opposite end of where the seat of power was. people there could have spent 6 months there without seeing the president.

and i laughed to myself.

my stupid editor was bragging all the time that she worked there as the president's message writer and stuff --- implying that she was that important and was that powerful (or rather rubbing shoulders with power). i realized that what she was saying was all hot air. not even the executive secretary would know she was alive since mabini hall was another planet different from the main building, which was the palacio. another thing was, there was a whole troop of message writers living in mabini hall and 'power' and 'importance' that my editor has been bragging about was not exclusive to her alone. not even my sister, who lives in the marcos room day in and day out and is just a breath away from the president's room, could not say that she is 'powerful' and stuff. my sister, who has been trading barbed words with undersecretaries and directors there, could not even utter what my editor was huffing and puffing about.

i want to hit my editor with a sledgehammer.

if i hear this-is-how-we-do-it-in-malacañang from that woman's mouth one more time, i would kill her with a rocket-propelled grenade. this world would be happier without the likes of her.

HOME

2003-10-02T00:52:00.000+08:00

posted Thursday, 2 October 2003

funny, but i've been here in the city for 2 years now but I still couldn't adjust to life here. i have asthma attacks almost every month. if not asthma, then it'll be flu. then i have this great great urge to see tress. the big ones. i want to see mountains with trees. i want birds singing upon my window sill. i want fresh air.

they say home is where the heart is. but where is home for me? my heart is here with the guy (bouncing like a ball) who's the reason i moved here in the city. but why such wants? can you completely disengage yourself from the place you have to leave behind? i couldn't have both and i've made my choice. i just wish when we get married we would live in a province. any province will do but not this city.

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 2:19 pm

ala na, magpapakasal na nga ito.

ros

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 2:47 pm

ano pa nga ba... wow next na nyan baby na mwehehehehehehehehe

potpot from potatoland

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 4:06 pm

pautangin nyo ko pakasal. ok na ba ang reception eh sa jollibee na lang? kasi huwes na lang ang kaya namin eh. huwes ng supreme court. hahahaa!

luthien

GAMES THAT WE USED TO PLAY

2003-10-01T00:47:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 1 October 2003

my bf and i were talking about the games that we used to play when we were kids. we lamented that children nowadays don't seem to know how to play these anymore --- if they know how to play at all. from what we observed, kids just watch a lot of tv and play lots of computer games and they get stuck inside the house.

but it's not entirely their fault. first, spaces are so limited, especially here in metro manila. it's hazardous to play in the streets, unless you're in a subdivision. second, pollution does not make playing outside easy. third, kids are constrained by time. yes, time is another problem. getting home from school (in the metro) takes at least an hour because of the horrible traffic.

we felt so sorry for these kids. they won't be able to experience what we (my bf and i) experienced in our childhood. we played taguan by the moonlight when there's a 'blackout' in our neighborhood. we spent our after-school hours playing piko, chinese garter, 'ten-twenty', shato, tamaang bata, sipa, kapitang bakal, moro-moro, kick-ball (our version of baseball but instead of hitting the ball with a bat, we use our feet a la soccer and the ball is a small rubber one like the balls babies used to play with). we played with neighborhood children and we would form gangs who would then compete in tumbang preso.

it's so sad that these games would fade into oblivion. the generation of children who knew these games would be gone soon. it breaks my heart

rt.

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Wednesday, 1 October 2003 3:04 pm
another sad thing is:
They removed all the great cartoons!!!
they replaced it with these telenobelas!!!
aaarrgghhhh!!

I love cartoons!

Mirage

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Wednesday, 1 October 2003 10:23 pm

my nieces were already 9/10 y.o. when i found out they didn't know how to play 'piko' so i taught them in our garage. i couldn't teach them 'shato' kase kulang sa space.

crunchies

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 8:32 am

i miss 'piko'! i also remember us playing this other version of piko. instead of using the rectangular drawing, we were using the flower drawing thingie.

btw, the mary kay kit IS expensive, but i'm loving my hands now, "ang lambot, lambot!" i only need a boyfriend now to hold my hands ^_^ ei you can use it on your feet, luthien

potpot from potatoland

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 10:02 am

so sad that they do not know how to play these games...

potpot, you really hate my feet, don't you?

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Thursday, 2 October 2003 10:35 am

not really. you're the one who keeps complaining about your feet a la "luya"

potpot from potatoland

PETER PAN SYNDROME

2003-09-30T00:40:00.000+08:00

posted Tuesday, 30 September 2003

it's scary to think that i'm growing up and getting older. there's no stopping time. no, i'm not afraid of wrinkles and stuff but i have apprehensions about the big things that may come my way. everyone is getting married, having kids, and going abroad. people are already doctors and lawyers (umm, close enough). we're all talking about buying pension plans, cremation and life insurance plans. my friends are thinking about buying a car and a house. my classmates are sending their kids to school. and when we talk or share stories, we often say, "remember when..."

am i in a rut? i still curl up against my mom while she's reading. i still have my anime posters on my wall. i watch dozens and dozens of anime. i still play a lot of computer games. i often miss my hometown and my mom's cooking. i enjoy kids' stuff. i still have the urge to collect toys like garfield.

but i'm going 24 in three weeks!

is there a code of conduct and ethics for adults? i mean are there things i should or shouldn't do since i'm already considered to be adult enough for this and that? my mother is already asking what are my plans and when will i get married.

am i mature anough to handle kids? am i adult enough for my parents not to bail me out when i am in a financial slump? won't my husband hit me on the head when i get silly and childish and turn into something like my 1-year old nephew? am i ready for life's challenges like debt and money for my kid's milk?

i don't know. maybe i'll know when i'm already there.

and when my bf and i have the money for a wedding.

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1. miaka left...

Tuesday, 30 September 2003 2:10 pm

right behind you luthien! i mean, we are celebrating our 24th birthdays just a few days apart. i feel so old but the things i think about seem so immature!

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Wednesday, 1 October 2003 8:58 am

what about me? i already turned 24 last july and with time flying by so fast, it won't be long 'til i'm blowing my 25th candle.... and still no boyfriend huwaaaaaaaahhh!!!! *sniff, sniff*

potpot

MONSTER IN THE FORM OF A CLOCK WATCHER

2003-09-29T00:30:00.000+08:00

posted Monday, 29 September 2003

another victim. my classmate was about to cry during her reporting. she was lambasted up to the point of having a lot of uncomfortable silences. my heart goes out to her. my classmates and i finally concluded that my teacher gets really agitated then pissed off when the class isn't finished by 7:30 pm. my professor often looks at her watch and she turned red when she was dressing down my poor classmate.

we were all scared.

anyway, had a pleasant weekend at my parents' house especially that my nephews were also at home, running around the house. err, correction, the older one runs around, laughing, screaming his lungs out and overturning things on tables and shelves. the other one is too eager to crawl but all he can manage to do is lie on his belly. he's only three months old, you know. he's quite advanced for a three-month old baby (i think) because he can already support his body and head. he can sit up and stand with support. that's what you get from breastfeeding babies until they're a year old or so. my older nephew, who's 1 1/2, can pronounce tatay and call his father. he points to pictures and actual fishes in my aquarium and says "fish!". he calls our dog, "The Dog." he calls our cat "p-sa" or pusa.

sound like a doting auntie, right?

hahaha. wait until i can have a kid of my own. har har.

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1. potpot from potato land left...

Tuesday, 30 September 2003 8:26 am

been there, done that. i'm such a doting aunt i gave mark (my nephew) my new cellphone to motivate him to do better at school. bet you wish i was you're aunt huh?

ny, i think ross won't be coming to the binyag on sunday. says she has some training or orientation out of town.

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Tuesday, 30 September 2003 2:07 pm

sorry need to be active sa office, baguhan e. :)

SOMETHING'S WRONG

2003-09-26T00:28:00.000+08:00

posted Friday, 26 September 2003

been trying to access blog-city since this morning and it's only now that i can write in my blog. what's wrong?

been spending the whle day writing articles and my brain is fried. am now cutting up pieces of paper with my scissors. wala lang,, am already becoming insane.

FASCINATION WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES

2003-09-25T00:25:00.000+08:00

posted Thursday, 25 September 2003

yes, other filipinos are so tsismoso and tsismosa. the priorities other people have...

it's all about kris and joey on the early evening news. then at the late night news. it's never-ending and it irritates me no end. i am not averse to tsismis (like some holier-than-thou people around) but my gad ---- the amount of exposure and media coverage these two people get is too much! this circus is becoming out of hand and it frustrates me. here i am, supposedly taking up media studies and trying to deconstruct the media for me to understand it better but then...how can i appreciate it when our media has become so irresponsible and blah!

but i guess the reason why this kris-joey brouhaha had gotten out of hand and the media are sooooo into this issue is because pinoys are already tired of jose pidal and the case is going nowhere. haha. ate glo should thank kris for the respite from intrigues and low ratings.

and i'm getting tired of watching the same stuff on tv. should watch my anime again to revive my spirit.

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Thursday, 25 September 2003 2:23 pm

sipag mo talagang mag-blog. my journal is currently dead because my brain is in a comatose. anyway, re: kris-joey, i agree with you. kung pwede lang ibato yung tv, nagawa ko na. last night i arrived at home with mommy in front of the tube watching kris make "emote". and i heard that the other network was interviewing joey at the same time. hmmm, rates lang talaga ang labanan dito!

potpot

2. miaka left...

Thursday, 25 September 2003 5:45 pm

Hay naku! Puro cable na nga lang pinanonood ko kasi bwisit na ako ke Ping, ke Mike Arroyo at sa kung sinu-sino pang wala namang ginagawang matino. Tapos ngayon naman si Kris. To think na pinangarap kong mapunta sa industriya. Parang farce na lang nangyayari sa media ngayon e.

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Thursday, 25 September 2003 7:47 pm

imagine, two out of five headlines in TV patrol were related to the kris-joey hoopla. tsk tsk.

manofmars

WHAT'S WITH KRIS?

2003-09-24T00:20:00.000+08:00

posted Wednesday, 24 September 2003

what's the big deal with kris aquino?

joey marquez's alleged physical harrasment of his gf (who's an ex-presidential daughter) created a media frenzy up to the point where that news item merited a major headline on the night news. ok fine, she's tita cory's youngest daughter and in-demand now in showbiz but i don't care about her lovers' quarrel and stuff. why would the news program devote half of their air time on this trivial thing?! is it detrimental to the development of the country? will it do our international debt any good?

what's happening to our media? my goodness, the priorities these people have...

so now i don't know taking up my masters on media studies would do me any good.

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