Thanks for the Gifts!

Well, this post is dedicated to all those who granted my christmas wishes for 2006.

• Kuya Jan - for the Motorola V3x, kahit na babayaran ko siya sa'yo, thanks pa rin po.
• Ate Daye - for giving my No.2 wish, PDA Volumes 1-4 CDs.
• Auntie Nora - for the silver shoulder bag
• Kuya Rey - theatrical set of red earrings and necklace
• Ate Donna - for the pink kulduroy shoulder bag
• Atty. Hazel - for the cream kulduroy shoulder bag
• Mommy Flor - Ate Daye's mom gave me foundation and bloody red lipstick
• Sir Mel - for the eyeshadow and violet lipstick
• Judge Marissa - for the eyeshadow
• And of course, my Christmas bonus - for the electric fan, high-heeled sandals

Thank you very much!

Christmas Wishlist

I don’t believe that people of the Philippines are poor. Look at the malls, cinemas, parks, coffee shops, restaurants, and bars. People from all walks of life can be seen in these places.

I therefore conclude that Filipinos have lots of money these days. So I would like to ask for your gifts for me this coming Christmas.

I have 22 things listed here since I am 22 right now. You can look at my list so you can choose which gift you’d like to give me.

• Books: “Marie Antoinette: The Journey” by Antonia Fraser; “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer; “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki; “Looking Back” by Ambeth Ocampo
• CDs: Pinoy Dream Academy Volumes 1-4
• Sing Like A Champion VCD (The Company, Sarah Geronimo)
• Motorola Razr V3x (red, white or black); Cellphone case
• Portable DVD with Screen (white or red)
• Sony Digicam 8.0 megapixels (can save 600+ pix)
• Shoes: Rubber Shoes (black, white and red); Sandals (with 3-inch heels, black or gold); Flat funky shoes (green or white
• Wardrobe: Leggings (Bayo, Penshoppe); Funky Blouse (Penshoppe, Tomato); Formal Blouse Bayo); Slacks (black, cream, gray [kahit sa divi lang])
• Bags: Pony Bag (black); Jelly Bean Bag (green or red); Tote Bag (big in black or red); Hawk Backpack (blue or black)
• Make-up Kit; Careline Pressed Powder; X-factor Lipstick; Body Shop Blush-on; Maybeline Eye Make-up; San-San Eye Liner; Make-up applicator
• Bean Bag (red, green or yellow)
• Tazmania bed sheet from Baguio (blue)
• Chandelier earrings (green, red, yellow) and KSP bracelet (black or green)
• 1-yr supply of Globe 500 prepaid cards (twice a month)
• Egg big belt (dark color please)
• Nivea Anti-Cellulite Lotion
• Magic Sing with duet mic
• DVDs – Harry Potter series LOTR series, Richard Geres’, Nicole Kidmans’
• 1-yr supply Creamsilk Pink and Blue (once a month)
• Electric Fan (this is for my mom)
• iPod (ewan ko kung ilang GB dapat, basta ung makapagstore ng 10000 songs)
• magnets (na may different statements)

You may choose from the things listed above. If you can’t afford, you may improvise. You can go to divi or quiapo to buy me gifts for a cheaper price. But always think that things bought from these places will not last. Favor, for CDs, VCDs and DVDs, only the original please.. Let us support our artists and say NO to Piracy.

Merry Christmas to all! Mwah!!!

Star-Gazing!

Hay, I can’t believe that my day would be very exciting until I went to the mall last night.

After a tiring trip from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, I wasn’t able to come to office on time. I slept from 3am till 10am, and then went to the office. I had a hard time doing my work, because I am really sleepy.

We went to Ilocos last Thursday night and arrived at around 6am in Ilocos Marina Resort Club, Santiago, Ilocos Sur for a Leadership Youth Camp, organized by the KALIPI-University of Northern Philippines and sponsored by BM Zuriel Zaragoza of the 2nd District of Ilocos Sur. The Camp started at 3pm, Friday with Amazing Race. 70 students from UNP-Vigan and Candon actively took part. We had our Solidarity Night with a theme “ROCKISTA”. Each group performed their Tunog-Tao presentation. The Camp ended on Sunday with a little sadness in everybody’s face, but also a smile, brought by the enjoyment and new friends they’ve met.


The facilitators went to Vigan to buy pasalubong for their friends and loved ones. So last night, I was obliged to meet Kuya Rey and Ces to give them my pasalubong. We had our dinner at Mann Hann in Megamall (tnx for the treat, kuya rey! Well, I think, it’s my turn again.. ang bilis..).

After dinner, we went to the cinema after I learned that Lea Salonga was one of the judges of Philippine Idol in Cinema 3. To my surprise (and even to kuya rey’s surprise), we saw Eula Valdez in her black terno carrying a bouquet of flowers. She was with Tita Ange (wow, close!). We were star struck by her presence, that we didn’t realize that we can have a picture with her. Too late, she walked away before we thought of taking a picture of her. (hay, sobrang sayang talaga, kasi we have all the opportunity, kaso nastarstruck talaga kami sa kanya).. Then as we walked through the cinema, we have seen Meryll Soriano being interviewed for her movie REKADOS.

Cinema 3 is at the corner side of the cinemas in Megamall.. We saw people taking pictures with a celebrity. So we went on, and surprisingly saw Ms. Lea Salonga.. She is really beautiful in her gold-black blouse and black slacks. I felt like I was going to faint that time. She even walked in front of me. Too sad, we haven't taken a picture of her.

Then we walked out of the cinema and saw China Cojuangco and took a picture of her with Kuya Rey.

We stayed for a while outside of the Cinema, and realized that it’s also the premiere night of GIGIL. We saw stars and we felt like we were stalkers that time. We have seen, Joseph Bitangcol, Sandara Park, Uma Khouny, Jason (PBB), Rico Barrera, Miguel aka Boom, Say Alonzo, Katrina Halili,




and my other Idol, Ms. Nene Tamayo.


I was really happy when we finally had a picture with Nene.


She’s really kind, and a soft-spoken individual. She just smiled and say nothing but ‘thanks’. But I love her really.

Whoaa! I really love that night.. Imagine, meeting your top three local idols: Ms. Nene Tamayo, Ms. Eula Valdez, and Ms. Lea Salonga. It’s like I am a star-gazer!

Thank you, Lord, for creating Malls, pasalubong and friends.


Comentario:

donnabee said:
wow galing! swerte mo naman ate nyza. nene rocks! yoohoo!
--December 7, 2006, 2:33 p.m.

alas, an encounter with my idol!

Isang Biyernes, October 20, 2006, nagmamadaling umalis ng opisina sina DAYEdalera at Bloggerista.. Pupunta sila ng concert ng kanilang idol.

Habang nasa daan at nakasakay sa taxi, pinipilit nilang itago ang kanilang excitement, naglaro sila ng mga may kinalaman sa plate number. May nakita kasi silang mga plate numbers na nakakatuwa (XGF - ex girlfriend; at UYY - last name ng isa sa kanilang mga boss). Pagkatapos ay naglaro ng buo-buoan ng salita na may mga letra mula sa plate numbers..

Pagdating nila sa Cultural Center of the Philippines, hindi pa nagsisimula ang konsierto kaya't naghapunan muna sila sa pancake house sa loob ng harbour complex, tapat lamang ng CCP. Excited silang makakain ng chicken dahil ipinagmamalaki ito ni Bloggerista. Sa kasamaang-palad, hindi nag-enjoy si DAYEdalera kaya nagyosi sya sa labas.. Buti na lang, bumalik sa kanya ang karma nang may isang tsinoy na bata ang nagsabi sa kanyang ama, "Look Dad, she's a girl and she's smoking!" haha! sutil na bata..

Pagkatapos kumain ay dali-dali na silang pumasok sa CCP. Ang magandang balita ay malapit sila sa stage. O-15 ang upuan ni Bloggerista.. 15 seats ang layo mula sa stage. Bago magsimula ang programa, inihayag na andoon rin pala at nanonood ang Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas, her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Ang magandang balita, pang-1500 lang ang tiket nya, sila 2000. haha! well, ang pwestong yun ay para talaga sa mga VIP.

Ang konsiertong pinakahihintay nina DAYEdalera at Bloggerista ay ang "Tomorrow", ang konsierto ni Lea Salonga. Parehong tagahanga ni Lea Salonga ang dalawa kaya kahit mahal ang tiket, okey lang sa kanila.

Nagsimula ang konsierto sa pag-awit ng Lupang Hinirang. Ang programa ay nag-umpisa kay Julia Abueva na paikot-ikot sa stage habang sinusundan ang iba't ibang kulay na siyang pinasimulan ng unang awit na True Colors.

Matapos ang ilang awitin ay nagkaroon ng 15 minutes break. Nagbanyo muna sila, pero hindi sabay. Hindi nasimulan ni Bloggerista ang ikalawang yugto, dahil masyadong marami ang nasa banyo.

Natapos ang konsierto sa awiting Tomorrow, ang pinakatema ng konsierto. Ngunit dahil sa hindi mapigilang paghanga ng mga manonood, muling umawit si Lea Salonga ng Pagdating ng Panahon.

Lumabas na sila sa loob ng Bulwagan ngunit bitin pa rin sa presensya ni Lea Salonga. Naghintay sila sa labas upang makatingin na rin ng souvenir items, gaya ng albums, CDs, at souvenir program ng konsierto.

Maya-maya ay nagkaingay na ang mga tao. Si Lea Salonga na raw ang lumabas. Dahil sa excitement ni Bloggerista, sumingit sya sa mga tao, at nakitang si PGMA pala un. Umatras sila, dahil hindi na sila masyadong interesado. Ilang beses na nilang nakadaupang palad si PGMA. Maya-maya pa'y pababa ng hagdanan ang bumubuo sa konsierto kabilang na si Ms. Lea Salonga. Dali-dali silang pumunta sa lugar na un, at inihanda ang kamera. Kinuhanan lang nila si Ms. Lea Salonga hanggang sa ito'y umakyat na muli sa hagdanan.

Kaya nag-picture taking na lang sila sa tabi ng poster. Nakabili din sila ng souvenir ng konsierto.

Isa itong hindi makakalimutang pangyayari sa kanilang buhay.

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Ang mga nagsiganap:

Daye Tolentino as DAYEdalera
Nysa Tolentino as Bloggerista

Proud to be BULAKENYA!

Bulacan province, which revived the spirit of cooperativism, focused on education, promoted women empowerment through the Provincial Commission for the Women of Bulacan and encouraged feedback from constituents through the Constituent Responsive Governance Project.

Bulacan is one of the 10 local government units to receive a special citation from the United Nations which recognizes efforts to fulfill a global promise to eradicate poverty by 2015.

The challenged was specified into eight (8) Millenium Development Goals:

• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
• Achieve universal primary education.
• Promote gender equality and empowering women.
• Reduce child mortality.
• Improve maternal health.
• Combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
• Ensure environmental sustainability.
• Develop global partnerships for development.

Having this award is such a great news for all Bulakenyos. Also, a sign to unite and help the government improve more and achieve the Millenium Development Goals.

I am very overwhelmed, and very proud that I am from Bulacan and glad that I am a Bulakenya. Long way to go!

Please see Inq7 for more info.

1017

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to you!

Wish you good health, success and happiness!

God bless you!
Enjoy your day!

-- to you
-- from me

Comentario:

Daye said:
napakaspecial naman... pero dapat hindi naman tinuturing pa naspecial...ewan ko sa yo! grrr!
--October 19, 2006, 5:08 p.m.

Nysa said:
hayy... naku...
kaw talaga! ayaw mo talaga akong lumigaya!
--October 19, 2006, 5:22 p.m.

kcalii said:
Nyak, gusto ka nga ni daye na lumigaya eh hindi maging martir.
Pero kung maligaya ka nang sinasaktan ang sarili mo eh tama ka nga. Hehe
Mag-madre ka na kasi. We will pray for you. (Joke lang)
Paligaw ka na tas ipasuri mong mabuti kay daye bago mo sagutin (magaling sa ganyan si daye eh, matinong BF napili nya - si Gil ba yon?)
May awa si God, makakahanap din sya ng priest para sayo.. hehe
Sige na po, malikot lang akong magisip. Mwah! Bye.
--October 26, 2006, 5:04 p.m.

lhenganda said:
tara ate nysa sasamahan kita sa kumbento, lahat ng gwapong lalaki sa mundo nakakulong na sa seminaryo...
sundan natin, malay mo magbago pa isip nila.. mabait naman si lord eh..Ü
(bad girl ako.. hehe)
pero totoo un mabait si God kaya hintay lang tayo bibiyayaan din nia tyo ng papable na karir hahah...
dapat nga next time hingin ang payo ni mam daye so we'll never go wrong.. hahah.. c mam daye ang idol ng bayan..Ü let her papa instinct unleash.. harhar..
--October 26, 2006, 5:13 p.m.

nysa said:
harhar! wa ko masay!
kcalii -- masarap talaga ang bawal.. tignan mo ang bday cake, ang sarap kainin db?
ang dami na talagang nagsasabi na magmadre ako.. bagay ba un sakin? wag na.. sabi nga ni lheng, bad talaga un... magagalit si GOD kasi aagawin namin sa kanya ang kanyang mga alagad.. harhar!
kapag pinasuri ko kay te daye mga manliligaw ko, di talaga ko liligaya! boring mga type nyan! ung nagbabarko... nagbabasa ng law books... eic ng publication... boring db? di ganyan type ko...
malikot ka na nyang mag-isip? hehe!
lheng--sipsip kay mam daye! gawa na grade nyo.. 5 ka... hehe1 joke! hayaan mo lang yang mga boys na mahalin tayo at mahalin natin... in the end, cla na din hahabol-habol stin...
to all, kung masakit ang saktan ang sarili, try ignorance.. este, try nyong mabuhay ng malungkot at mag-isa... mas masakit un...
--October 26, 2006, 5:26 p.m.

daye said:
Ganon? anong boring... yun yung mga taong make sense..mga taong siguradong will love you more than their passion and surely will put you in pedestal..yung sinasamba ka, yung selfless love at higit sa lahat hindi babaero. (at least hindi nagpapabuko kung babaero man)
si arlene naman ka-flatter para namang authority ako sa lovelife..harharhar eh nakakaisang boyfriend pa nga lang ako eh..yun nga lang medyo maraming involvements.(na nababaliw kapag naging involved sa akin..hahaha...yabang ko na!)
kaya nysa, magsumikap ka..paano ka mkakahanap ng bf kung siya lagi mo nasa isip at ibinablog mo pa...sabagay tama si eric baka sa kakadrama mo sa blog mo..lumigaya ka..harhar
--October 26, 2006, 5:47 p.m.

nysa said:
e hindi na po ako naghahanap pa... baka kasi kahahanap, saka mali ung dumadating.. kaya kung dadating man xa, good luck sa pagdating nya... kung hindi naman, happy na din ako... harhar! o di ba happy..?!
ok lang yan, baka kasi pag di ko nilalabas, saka mas lalo tumindi... (read post sagot sa chika ni kuya rey)
o may sasagot pa ba...
--October 26, 2006, 5:54 p.m.

Will & Me

"And so, I'm willing to fall..
Willing to fall over the edge of the cliff..
Willing to fly without wings,
to reach the euphoric heights of love.

And even if I'll find myself lost,
alone..
and unloved..
I will not regret a single moment.

Because in the end..
It's not how much I was loved,
but how I have given myself to someone completely..
and how I loved crazily..

And selflessly
let go of a love
that was
not meant to be..."

Beinte Singko

every 25th of the month, i am very excited.. kinikilig, masaya, enjoy, busy, may kasama..

that was 5 25th-of-the-month's ago.. ngayon, isang araw na ang lumipas simula ng ika-beinte singko..

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Just because my eyes don't shed tears, doesn't mean my heart doesn't cry.
Just because I come out strong, doesn't mean there's nothing wrong.
Often, I choose to pretend I'm happy so I don't have to explain myself to the people who would never even understand.
Smiling has always been easier than explaining why I'm sad.

Comentario:

Anonymous said:
hmmmm...parang pareho tayo a!26 lang ang sa akin n dat was 5 months ago den.april was a very bad month for me...hahaha... :) nakakarelate ako sa poem at sa mga sinasabi mo...hahaha...masking the emotions i have.5 months,well,almost 6 months na pala,lonely but i have to move on.pero i'm still shaking everytime i saw him with another u-knw-what-i-mean cguro...hahaha... :)
pareho ba tayo ng ini-isip?hahaha...baka hindi...
anyways,nkuha ko blogsite mo frm kooki's blog site...
--October 7, 2006, 5:27 p.m.

Nysa said:
wow, tnx po sa comments mo... i didn't know na may magkakainteres na ichek ang blog ko, kasi personal mga nakalagay, hindi interesting...
nweis, tnx ulit...
xa naman, wala pa naman yatang ibang girl sa buhay nya.. pero hindi kasi maganda ang mga nangyari, kaya until now, eto, trying pa rin ako to move on.. mahirap talaga, im always telling to myself ng na kaya ko na xa harapin, dat imready and prepared, pero iniisip ko pa rin, baka manghina lang ako...
pero xmpre, kailangang patunayan nating mga girls dat we dont deserve dat kind of treatment..
tnx ulit, hope to see u ulit sa blog ko.. and hopefully, nexttime, di ka na anonymous...
GOD bless!
--October 9, 1:22 p.m.

Taxi Driver, Hinoldap ng Pasahero, PATAY!

last week, habang ako'y nanonood ng BANDILA, may isang balita na nakapukaw sakin.

"Taxi driver, hinoldap ng pasahero, PATAY!"

Isang taxi driver ang hinoldap ng kanyang dalawang pasahero. Matapos umalis ang mga holdaper, humingi ito ng tulong sa isang pedicab driver, ngunit pagdating ng ospital ay agad din itong namatay dahil sa tinamong 22 saksak sa iba't ibang parte ng katawan. Sinasabing pilit daw umanong kinukuha ng mga holdaper ang kinita ng driver sa buong maghapon, ngunit dahil sa ayaw ibigay ng driver ay inundayan ito ng saksak.

What is interesting?! Pinagpalit ng driver ang kanyang buhay para sa halagang P1,500.

Ito lang ang kinita ng driver sa buong maghapon, kaya siguro ayaw din niyang ibigay sa mga holdaper dahil sa baka wala siyang maiuwing pera sa kaniyang pamilya.

Nakakalungkot lang na maraming Pilipino ang kayang ipagpalit ang buhay para lang mabigyan ng pambili ng pang-araw-araw na pagkain ang kanilang pamilya. Although, nakakabilib din naman pero, ang masama sa loob ay ng dahil sa kahirapan, nangyayari ang ganitong bagay.

Ang dalawang holdaper, malamang ay nangangailangan din sila ng pera, kaya nagawa nila ito. Ang taxi driver, ang pag-dadrive ang tanging hanapbuhay nya, upang magkaroon sila ng panggastos sa araw-araw.

Bakit ba kasi may mga taong ayaw magbanat ng buto sa legal na paraan, at nangdadamay pa sila ng ibang tao para matustusan ang kanilang pangangailangan?

Bakit ba kasi may delikadong trabaho pa? Bakit kailangan pang mag-drive para lang kumita?

Ewan ko kung saan kong subject napag-aralan yon, sabi balance of nature daw un. Dapat may mahirap at mayaman. May mayaman para may magpasweldo sa mga nagtatrabahong mahihirap. May mahirap para may magtrabaho para sa mayaman.

Agree naman ako dun, kasi kung puro mahirap nalang, san pa tayo kukuha ng kabuhayan natin? e wala na ngang magpapasweldo sa tin? Kung puro mayaman naman, sino ang magtatrabaho para sa kanila, e ayaw nga nila madumihan ang mga kamay nila.

Di ko rin alam bakit ko 'to ginagawa ngayon? pero nalungkot lang ako sa balita.. Kahit di ako kapamilya ng namatay, naiyak talaga ako sa narinig kong balita.

Sana na lang, maging fair ang buhay. Kaya lang, sabi ng kuya ko, life cannot be fair. well, ganun daw talaga. pero kung makakaya naman nating maging fair sa kapwa natin, bakit di natin gawin?.. Kung kaya nating magtrabaho ng wala tayong inaapakan o inaagrabyado, bakit hindi? Kung kaya nating mabuhay ng payapa, at tahimik, kasama ang ating kapwa ng masaya, bakit hindi?

di ko alam pano tatapusin to..

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I asked GOD, "How do I get the best out of life?" GOD answered: "Face your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, prepare for the future without fear." Then HE added, "Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs. Life is wonderful if you know how to live.."

GOD knows..
GOD sees..

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Do you know that there are two days in our life that we can do nothing about? One is yesterday, and it's gone, while the other is tomorrow which is uncertain and might not come at all.
We can only live in today: today, we can love, work, play, and above all, enjoy..

In A Relationship

Months have passed but still..
no one to hug and kiss,
and no one to plan the future with..
I always say that i'm happy being single..
but i have to admit,
it's somehow.....


...incomplete...