SteP InTo Ma WOrLd

wanna know who i really am?

2007-12-22T18:09:00.000-05:00

When it comes to professionalism, and traditional values, Capricorn wins hands down. This practical sign loves to tackle life in the most conventional of ways, leaving no stone unturned. Considered the most serious-minded of the signs, the Capricorn possesses an independence that allows for considerable progress both personally and on the job.

Friends and Family

Combined with a strong wit, and a love of humor, the Capricorn makes for terrific company for those they choose as friends. They will surround themselves with those that are honest, loyal, and like-minded when it comes to working values. They cherish loved ones, and will go any distance to help a friend or family member out. Traditional by nature, the Capricorn loves nothing more than holidays such as Christmas that bring people together with a variety of activities. While a Capricorn isn’t apt to have a large social circle, those included in this sign’s life will find someone who is steadfast and true. Emotional displays are not common for a Capricorn. They would rather show how they feel through deed than express by word.

Career and Money

Ambition is the keyword for this sign. The key phrase for Capricorn is “I use”. The Capricorn possesses a real knack for finding the right tool for the job, and getting down to it. Starting at the bottom of the ladder, and working their way to the top doesn’t scare the Capricorn off. They will go the distance once a goal is set.

Setting high standards for themselves, honesty, perseverance, and dedication to duty makes the Capricorn an excellent manager. Honesty, loyalty and a willingness to work as hard as what’s necessary are qualities that this sign values greatly within themselves and in those around them. Careers in management, finance, teaching, and real estate are excellent choices.

Capricorns are resourceful and manage their time and money well. Every now and then, the urge to spend some hard-earned cash can see this sign packing some large shopping bags with fun and frivolous items out of the store. But as a rule, caution goes hand in hand with the Capricorn making practical purchases more likely than does anything else. Multi-functional items are definitely favored.

Love and Sex

The Capricorn is most often a serious lover preferring to take things slow and steady. You won’t see this sign jumping into anything headfirst. Taking relationships one step at a time is the way of the Capricorn. Words can be few with this personality, yet action speaks volumes. The Capricorn values deed and will go to great lengths to express their affections. They’re great gift givers, and don’t bat an eye at the costs of spending a fantastic night out. Genuine, and sincere, you can take what a Capricorn says to the bank.

TID-BITS

Health
Each sign has a part of the anatomy attached to it, making this the area of the body that is most sensitive to stimulation. The anatomical areas for Capricorn are the knees and lower legs.

Ruling Planet
The Ruling Planet for Capricorn is Saturn. Considered the taskmaster of the horoscope, Saturn rules theories, scientific law, patience, timing, tradition, conventionality, and the productive use of time.

House
Natural sign of the Tenth House. This house focuses on reputation, profession, authorities, and status.

Opposite Sign
The opposite sign for Capricorn is Cancer.

Compatibility
Capricorns are most compatible with Taurus and Virgo.

Colors
The color of choice for Capricorn is brown. In fact, most dark colors do well for this sign.

Gemstones
Capricorn’s star stone is the Black Onyx.

wall to wall

2007-09-12T23:18:00.001-04:00

i think this is one of the best performances Ive ever seen in the history of the vma's. gotta give it up for chris brown!

http://www.mtv.com/player/html/popup/?id=1568786&vid=173459

NO ONE by alicia keys

2007-09-10T23:36:00.000-04:00

http://www.mtv.com/player/html/popup/?id=1568786&vid=173539

I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause
Everything's gonna be alright

People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is
Everything's gonna be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you You,
you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you

When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around Yes,
I know, for certain
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry 'cause Everything's gonna be alright
People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is Everything's gonna be alright

No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you You, you
Can get in the way of what I feel I know,

some people search the world
to find something like what we have I know,
people will try, try to divide something so real so 'till the end of time
I'm telling you that

No one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel or you

Oh oh oh oh ooh, oh oh oh oh ooh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oooh Oh oh oh oh ooh, oh oh oh oh ooh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oooh

2007 VMA's

2007-09-10T22:45:00.000-04:00

how i wish i was in vegas yesterday. the 2007 vma's was held @ the palms in vegas. for some odd reason im in party mode.lolz! unfortunately i had to watch this while i was laying down on my couch. for all those who missed this..u HAVE to watch this. hey at least it gave me some idea on what songs to download now. lets talk about the performances. well i only wanna comment really on 4 performances. dont get me wrong..all of 'em were great except for one..which brings me to ms britney spears.

i used to like britney spears, but what the hell happened to her during and after k-fed?..i was addicted watching her perform back in the days. in terms of performance, i gotta give it to britney. but voice wise..aguilera definitely has it in the bag. this was suppose to be her comeback performance (vma's) , but on stage , she didn't look like she wanted to perform at all. it really looked like she was still in dress rehearsals or something. maybe because she was uncertain how people were going to react in spite of every jaw-droppin headlines she's been making. her new song "gimme more" is pretty hot. its scheduled release will be on November. all i gotta say is that she could've at least amped up her performance.

next is chris brown. i just gotta say, i cant believe they make 'em this young nowadays. lolz! he is the next Michael Jackson in the making. his performance was off the hook! hey he even got a standing ovation. now that was a performance.!everybody was just in awe with this kid!

now i gotta give it to Alicia keys. she performed a reggae-like song 'no one/freedom'. she is one sexxy mama! i just love how people are so confident about themselves . it really does bring out the sexiness in a person. first of all, this lady sang live, played the piano and just rocked the house . she is one talented, beautiful performer alright!

the fourth one is 'bleed it out' with linkin park feat the maestro, timbaland. its like hip hop and hard rock. it kinda reminds me one of their songs feat jay-z NUMB- encore.

of course there were other performances held live at the suites of the palms hotel.it was a party in the making. if i was there i would've probably went to the southern hospitality party at JT's suite..which i might add is the name of his restaurant that i still ,have yet , to try out here in the city.

i also think kanye west's new album 'graduation' is the bomb..i guess its pretty obvious that I'm into the album coz both my songs in my music room and friendster are both from his album..STRONGER and GOOD LIFE.

if you missed the show click on http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568786&vid=173440. enjoy!

2 best budz

2007-09-08T20:22:00.000-04:00

i finally saw my homegirl Amy yesterday. the last time i saw this lad was back in 2004. i practically grew up with her and her sisters. we treat each other like family and consider each other as 'cuzins'. we used to do everything together, as in everything. but ever since her family moved to a different neighborhood , had a boyfriend, got married, relocated to CA and back, it hasn't been the same. but u know the foundation is there. regardless of time and space, as soon as you see each other, its like you're back to where u guys left off. she picked my up from my house and headed to one of my fav restaurants around my neighborhood, skinflints. one thing's for sure..we had to catch up on a lot of stuff! it was a perfect Friday nite for me. having dinner and drinks and chika to death with a close friend. we then went back to the house and showed her some pics in my computer.

AMZ, i just wanna say that u have grown to be a confident sexxy mama! i guess Elmo did something right coz i now see confidence and security within you. and that ,my friend, is what makes you sexxy! i admire that u have grown to be a mature woman. how time flies ha! but one thing never changed.. and that is just being a Brooklyn girl @ heart!

today another good friend of mine, Nicole , picked me up from my house and went to the city. we have been planning to walk around the city way before summer began. well that didn't happen alright!lolz! school's already starting and its just now that we started our journey to the city.lolz!
i had to bring her to METROBANK first in the city coz i had to send my dad's money back home. so that was a first for Nicole..goin to a Philippine bank in the city.lolz! we then ate lunch at this European cafe, chilled by the fountain, then hopped back on the subway to go southstreet seaport to see the bodies exhibit. i had told her about this exhibit and she was very interested , knowing that she's a discovery channel freak! after the exhibit we went to pier 17 and chilled. we got some frozen margaritas and out of nowhere decided to take a boat ride..i cant believe in a span of 3 months, Ive been to 3 boat rides. first- in the BEAST with Michelle and mark, second- in Miami with Kai, and third- the SHARK with Nicole. we had a BLAST in the SHARK ride. it was way better than the BEAST. it was like a roller coaster ride but in water. cole and i were hangin on for our dear lives.lolz! the $20 was so worth it. check out the videos in my multiply site. (just click the link on the right hand side of this page). after that we were too exhausted and just went home. we felt like we spent most of our time waiting in the station and being in the train. then i invited cole to rest for a couple of mins in the house then bounced.

COLE, i had so much fun..from the guy bustin his moves in the train, to you hitting your head on the boat rail, i just have to say that we have to do this again. just wanna thank you for everything you've done for me. i have learned so much from you. thanks for being an inspiration!

tomorrow i might go back to the city and figure out what ima wear next saturday for sarah geronimo's concert. also, cant wait to meet my cuz that i havent really met before.lolz! i guess that tells you how close our family is.lolz!

lookin forwardz..deux

2007-09-03T15:33:00.000-04:00

now that I'm back in NY..what's the next thing I'm looking forward to?hmmm..Sarah Geronimo's concert on sept 15 at Hammerstein ballroom in the city. i actually asked one of my nephew sa insan?..to come with me. his mom is actually my first cousin on my father's side. now how did that come to be? well my dad is the youngest out of 7 kids and he married pretty late. so all ma cousins on his side are way older than me and they have kids who are around about the same age as i am, who i really feel comfortable calling them ma cuzins. but really, mga pamangkin ko na sila sa insan. i never met him before although he's in my friendster list. what's up with me with meeting up with relatives and old school friends who i don't seem to remember?..lolz! tickets cost 98, 78, 58 bucks and if you wanna go to the after party there's an additional 20 bucks . but the one for 98 bucks is all inclusive already.

I'm also looking forward to one of the long over-due trips that Nicole and i were suppose to do.its not really a trip coz its just going around the city and taking pics. so maybe we'll do it this weekend. the more we plan the more it doesn't push through.

i cant believe summer's over already! and what a way to end it with a trip to Miami. a perfect way to end the summer.

miami day 3, 4 & 5

2007-09-03T13:42:00.000-04:00

3rd day was when we hit the beach!right after breakfast we went to the beach .we were there around 830. i wanted to be there early coz when it gets packed u lose a chair and umbrella. but i guess it was private so even if you came there around 10 u'll still get a chair. we just took mad pictures and basically worked on our tan.we also went in the water. unlike the beaches in NY, the water in Miami is warm and feels like u could just stay in there forever. even in the beach the hotel staff was very attentive to ur needs. and one thing about the weather in Miami, besides that its steaming hot, it would be cloudy then sun would come out..or it would shower for like 20 mins then the sun would again come out. after lunch we walked around the beach again then went back to the room. we then decided to walk around south beach. so from the hotel which was on 30th st, we walked all the way to 7th..lakad trip talaga.lolz! by the time we got back to the hotel, which we had to take a cab, we were just exhausted.again a few drinks and we slept like a baby!

4th day was beach time again. so we were there till 2pm after which we decided to grab lunch at lario's(which gloria estefan owns and is known for the best mojito's in town). she owns 3 restaurants. 2 bongo restaurants and lario's which is the nearest one in our hotel. we walked around southbeach. we went to versace's mansion again. we saw it during our bus tour but we didnt have a picture of us ova there. on the way there we met this crazy dude dressed in fishnet stockings and leather suit with a catwoman mask on his face.i guess he's kinda like the naked cowboy of NYC.lolz!

5th day was when we went home...

it was a very relaxing vacation for me , besides all the flight mishaps that i experienced but it was all worth it. maybe alot of u are wondering why i didn't go out like out -out during my vacation..well i was in beach mode and i wanted to get away from stress and loud surroundings. I'm planning a vegas trip as well so i guess I'll get my groove on when I'm there.lolz! I'm glad i went to Miami! sa uulitin!

miami day 2

2007-09-03T13:10:00.000-04:00

the 'boxer party' ended at 4am and we woke up 730 for breakfast. i always get up late so i was really surprised that i was up that early on my vacation. the only bad thing about eating in the hotel is that the food is ridiculously over priced.and that goes for every hotel. after we ate our breakfast we went to the concierge and asked about the city and boat tour that i saw online. there was 2 trips, leaving at 930am and 1230pm. we opted for the latter one. so we walked around the boardwalk then took a shower and got ready for the tour.the bus picked us up in front of the hotel, the good thing was we were the first one in the bus together with the other people from the hotel that wanted to do the tour.he drove us around southbeach, art deco district, the marina, coconut grove, coral gables, little Havana and Miami. that trip took about 2hours and 30 mins. after the bus tour, the driver/tour guide dropped us off to bayside for our boat tour. the place looked so familiar and it was only after the boat tour and we were walking around Bayside that i realized that I've been here before. but that was like 5 years ago. anyways, the boat tour was extraordinary. it was also a 2 hour 30 min tour. we went up close and personal to the marina where they film the TV series and movie, Miami vice and i forgot the other movie with Mel Gibson?its at the tip of my tongue..aaaarrrggghhh!!cant remember. then we went to fisher island and where the stars lived...star island. the houses, oh I'm sorry , the mansions were unbelievable. i thought i would only see those mansions @ cribs (MTV show) ..it was a surreal experience. famous celebrities live in star island or has a mansion ova there. stars like rosie o donnell, elizabeth taylor, scarface, julio iglesias, tony mottolla, the guy that owns payless shoe store( who we saw fishing), shaquil o neal, tony parker, famous football players that i really don't know who they are coz i don't watch football, gloria estefan..and many more.it was a great tour!

we ate at bayside right after the tour, walked around and took pictures. i had to buy my bikini ova there since i couldn't find anymore swimwear in NYC coz everything in the store is now for the fall season. going back to the hotel was annoying coz of the traffic. i literally felt like i was in manila. its worse than the traffic here in NY.it was really a manila traffic alright.

when we got to the hotel we rested for like an hour and hit the pool. night swimming is the best.after 3 hours..lolz. we went back to the room and chilled with my hommie alan again..we didn't really finished what we were drinking the night before so ...he was there to finish whatever's left.lolz!we told him about the tour which he got really jealous and wanted to do the same tour we did. after a few hours he left and we went to sleep.

miami day one

2007-09-03T12:07:00.000-04:00

I'm off today which gives me the time to write about my Miami trip. so let me start off when i got out of MIA. bedazzled by my luggage being lost i couldn't really concentrate that i was already in Miami. although i really felt all grown up at that time..u know hailing a cab, going to the hotel, checking in ..it just established my independence. when Kai and i got to the hotel i informed the concierge that someone will be dropping off my luggage pass 11pm. the hotel lobby was elegant and chic at the same time. when we got to our room i thought i would be disappointed, being that i read most of the reviews online. we got the city view room coz that was the cheapest room..but it didn't look cheap at all (it better not coz it cost us 750 bucks for the 5day 4 night stay). well i really didn't do anything when we got to the room ..i mean i would've unpacked my stuff but ooohh..wait...yeah..i didn't have my luggage! we stayed in the room for like an hour so that Kai can get her stuff together.we then went to the hotel restaurant and ate dinner..and by that time i was so hungry i could eat a horse.the staff was excellent, they attended to our every needs..very friendly.after dinner we walked around the hotel then out to the beach. the cool thing about this hotel is that they have everything..like u have ur own little island world . aside from the pool, pool bar, gazebo, hotel bar, restaurant, spa, complimentary yoga classes in the morning, fitness center...the best part was the private access to the beach. right pass the pool area you could walk to the beach. there's also a very chic looking boardwalk so u could jog/ walk sunrise/sunset. check out http://thepalmshotel.com . we then went to the beach. there's something about being on the beach at night.its just so relaxing so we took a couple of pics although u couldn't really see anything but whatever.lolz.. we sat down and we got to know more about each other. as we were talking there was a guy in a blue shirt that was walking in front of us and of course made a segway and started a conversation. he mentioned that he was there with friends but couldn't really understand them coz they don't really speak a word of English. so blah blah blah..Kai then asked him to bring his friends over so we could meet them.at this point i wasn't really in the mood to meet more people maybe because i was still thinking where the hell my luggage was. so he came back with his friend.. that omg..let me just tell u guys when i saw him i was like ' the hell with ma luggage' LOLZ! who cares if he didn't really know how to speak in English..he is H-O-T HOT! at first all of us we're talking to each other and at the end Kai ended up talking to Ralph and i ended up talking to pietru! he's from Maldives. i love his accent. he talked like ylmaz bektas ba yun (ruffa's hubby?)..but there's one thing that men all over the world have in common..they could still deliver a good pick up line.LOLZ! i was surprised. this guy didnt know what 'rain ' meant but when he asked me where im from originally and i told him that i was from the Philippines..all of a sudden he was just like every other guy that i know..'are all the girls over there as beautiful as you' NAKS naman! i wouldve gotten at least his email add at that time but he was only 23. why do they make them so young now?!lolz! anyway, kai was a lil bit annoyed already with ralph and was sending me signals like to get out of there so i had to cut my chit chat with pietru short. the good thing about that meeting was it did get my mind off my baggage. we went back to our room and at that time i just had to borrow some of kai's clothes coz i couldnt take it anymore. a few mins later my friend alan txtd me and was askin when i was goin to fl. of course i was like im already here dumbell..lolz. so we set up a time to meet up. he got to the hotel around 1230am, which wasnt the time that we set up for.lolz! he drove us around southbeach . he was suppose to be our tour guide , but really u couldnt get anything out of this guy coz he's relatively new to the neighborhood as well. he's only been there for like a month, not even. after which we went back to the hotel and had a couple of drinks. that was really fun..i shouldve had that on video or something.

a week ago from today..

2007-08-30T23:36:00.000-04:00

its so funny when u're there in the place it just feels like its nothing. it didn't even feel like i was in a different place at that time. but once u get home and think about it..that's when u get all sentimental. alot happened during my trip.well not really alot , but for me that was a lot since i usually just stay home and all. its just weird how exactly a week ago from today i was there ..1140pm? i was in the hotel lobby waiting for my luggage to be delivered..(yeah i gotta tell u about that..wait, i think i actually did on my last piece 'flight mishaps')..but yeah..the first night was already a crazy night for me. i still have to write about what happened in my trip. i just missed Miami all of a sudden, knowing that i didn't even consider Florida as one of my choices to go for vacation. weird noh..! i will always treasure this trip. never thought i would say this but...miss ko Miami. (sigh)

flight mishaps

2007-08-29T12:38:00.000-04:00

i don't even know where to begin. i guess I'll start from the time i left the house.as soon as my car service arrived that's where my adventure began. i got to JFK around 950am, a 20 min drive from my house.thank God there weren't any traffic. my flight was @ 1135am . i was thinking of doing the curbside check-in but i was afraid that my luggage would get lost so i opted to do the traditional way of checking in the bags which is going inside the airport, waiting in line and all. when i got to the American airlines section the line was a lil long than i expected. i only had to check in one baggage and get my boarding pass. i would've done the self service booth since i had the e-ticket but i had like an hour and i didn't wanna take any chances. maybe if i came in like 2 hours before my flight i would've experimented with the self service line. anyways, after checking in and going through security i waited at the gate. i had a direct flight going there so it would only take me 2 hours and 30 mins. of course the flight was delayed. and as soon as we boarded we had to wait another 30 mins. so in total the flight was delayed for an hour. and that's where it all started. i must say American airlines is really cheap. the only thing u could get for free are the drinks. even if you wanted peanuts u have to buy it. to think they should offer more since they're losing business from what happened on 9/11. so that pissed me off as well. I'm glad that i decided to eat breakfast before go in to the airport or else i would've probably collapsed from starvation. when i got to Miami int'l airport (MIA), Kai already called and informed me that she was already there so i told her to meet me at baggage claim. little did i know that i wasn't waiting for anything since they lost my luggage! somehow i knew this was going to happen since Ive been thinking about this for like a week. i mean u know how it is in the movies..wherein the airline loses the luggage and they just deliver it to your house. i couldn't believe what was happening to me. at that point i thought this will not be a good trip for me. so i went to baggage claim service and reported the situation. they told me the aircraft could only hold a specific weight and all before it could take off. all extra baggage will be placed on the next flight. they said my luggage should be on the next flight coming in to MIA from JFK..and that flight doesn't come in till 820pm. i got to MIA at 4pm.they said if i want they could just deliver it to my hotel. last shift for delivering baggage was at 11pm. at that point i just wanted to go to the hotel .i couldn't believe that i was stressed out already on my first day of vacation.

so what happened going back to JFK? knowing that i wont be flying American airlines anymore gave me some relief after what i experienced with them losing my luggage. this time i was flying delta airlines..but i have a connecting flight in Cincinnati, Ohio. everything was going great.i left extra early from the hotel so i could check in my bags and made sure that they will get to new york. but then again my flight was delayed again for like 40 mins since they were working on the AC. all of a sudden it hit me..if I'm late 40 mins i would also be late for my connecting flight. i would've only had to wait 30 mins in Ohio before i flew to NY. i was hoping that that flight would be delayed since all my flights from this trip was all delayed. we landed in Ohio 316pm and my next flight was scheduled for 315. i really felt i was in the movies. u know..when u run in the airport catching the next flight hoping that they wont leave u kinda thing?..what are the chances? well that was the only flight that i would've been in that was on time. so i missed my flight. at this point i couldn't believe what was happening to me. going to Florida i lose my luggage, and going back to NY i miss my flight. surreal right! i know!..so i went to customer service and they said the next flight leaving Ohio going to JFK was at 725pm..which means i have to wait for like 4 hours. they also gave me a meal voucher worth 7 bucks . at that point i called Nicole, Alan, mark, and Karen. they all said the same thing at this point..'YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME?!'

with all this being said ,i must say this was a surreal experience. hey at least i know what to do the next time this happens. no regrets..it actually spiced up my trip.LOLZ!

* i will be writing about my whole trip, just wanted to get the flight mishaps out of the way* wink!

"transFeRmeRs"- by manila bulletin columnist Joey de Leon

2007-08-29T10:00:00.000-04:00

Message: joey de leon is one wise man! that's why i will always be a kapuso..at heart!you would think that kris aquino(who i also think is wise) had the ball in her court, so to speak, but joey de leon got the last laugh.

A little more than a week ago, I read somewhere in this paper that someone(Kris Aquino) in the Kapamilya network remarked that, "Ang kapamilya hindi napapalitan, pero ang puso pwedeng i-transplant," obviously referring to the well-publicized and quite controversial transfer of a former known kapuso to their side (Angel Locsin).

Well, maybe I thought, they even got an ovation for that statement from their audience and followers. And maybe too, the person who thought of it found the idea cute and brilliant. Hmmm... but you know, throughout history, there havebeen lines spoken, and even by thegreatest of men, which when carefullyexamined closely, are silly and untrue.

Take for instance 'You can't have your cake and eat it, too.' And, 'the best things in life are free.' Not quite true, right? Yung first one pwede siguro if you're a big star in television andyou have a lot of what you call in thebusiness exchange deals.

Or you're a young goddess of a woman and you have a filthy rich provider who islike a faucet hot and cold. But all these have a "kapalit," kaya nga exchange deal, eh. In the first one, thebig star will have to plug always. And in the second one, the sexy goddess will always be plugged.
Transferring networks, or even working for some of these TV stations at the same time ("grossing the net"or"inter-networking") is not new to me.Remember, I belong to the only daily show in Philippine TV history, or maybethe world, which have aired in three different major networks; surviving and outlasting five presidents... and still counting! Yes, we are the KONTOT (KingsOf Network Transfers On Television)! We are the Transfermers!
That is why this issue about this angel from heaven, I mean seven, who transferred to you know where, is the least of anxieties. I really just findtheir statement so untrue and unfair,and I feel I need to react (and besides,wala akong article for this week). O,eto natatagalugin ko na para mas maydating at may diin. At saka tutal Tagalog din naman yung binitiwang mga salita eh. Ready?
Maganda lang siguro pakinggan yung mga sinabi n'yo, pero ikinalulungkot ko,mali eh. Para bang isang babaeng nagparetoke . mukha lang maganda, pero hindi totoo.

Una, pwede bang magharap kayo sa akin ng tao na nagpa-transplant ng puso na nagtagal ang buhay?! Pwede talaga, pero pwede bang magtagal?

Pangalawa, lalo na sa panahon ngayon,ang daling magpalit ng pamilya ng mga tao. Yung iba nga may pamilya dito, maypamilya duon eh. Sa showbiz na lang ilan sa inyo at sa atin ang nagpalit na ngpamilya?

Sa totoo lang, ito ang mas tumpak ang puso natin ay mahirap palitan, pero ang pamilya pwede at pwede pang dagdagan.

At eto pa ang isang dumadagundong na katotohanan : pwede tayong mabuhay nangwalang pamilya, pero hindi tayo pwedeng mabuhay ng walang puso.

s/p miami

2007-08-28T15:17:00.000-04:00

I'm still a bit tired from my 'vacay' in Miami. i will definitely write something about it but I'm still busy downloading mad pics from the trip. I'll probably write about it this labor day weekend. thank God i only have to work for 2 days then its another long weekend for me. i posted some photos in my friendster account already. i also added some videos taken from our trip (thanks to my digicam which had like an hour sa video mode. buti na lang pala napabili ako ng bago cam. im loving my new camera) u could check out those videos on my photo site.

and counting...

2007-08-17T20:28:00.001-04:00

i have five days left till i leave for miami..and seriously i need to get moving.i dont even have the slightest idea what im goin to bring with me.all i know is that i have an empty suitcase in my living room all ready for something to be put in. watch how i do all the packing and running around on wednesday night. im planning to leave work early that wednesday. i need to get my eyebrows waxed, manicure and pedicure, and im still thinking if i want my hair blown out that day. the thing is, i dont want to spend 10 bucks for my hair to be blown out straight then go swim in the pool the following day at the hotel. sayang lang u know. i dont even know what clothes to bring. bahala na siguro. i also have five days to work out. its been awhile since i havent worked out..hopefully there'll be a difference especially in the abdominal area. my stomach cannot look like before on my last beach trip. regardless ima be bloated anyways at that time coz i'll have my 'visitor' that week. its so weird how by this time of next week ima be in a different state, place, and moment. i wont be infront of a computer on a friday nite.

online business

2007-08-15T21:21:00.000-04:00

well i finally opened my 2 -week overdue mail.lolz..2 bills i had to pay online coz i know if i mail it , it wont be there on time and then ima be charged with a late fee..which i dont want to happen. i also had to update my checking account, not that it has millions in it, but i just had to post some transactions that should've been there 2 weeks ago. then i have to do a transfer money from my dad's account to my account. you're probably thinking why im taking my dad's money..well that's because i can.LOLZ! i'll just do that over the phone.i guess that's what so good about the banks ova here..u could do bank transactions all day, 24/7, online or over the phone.talk about guarding your money!

i never did like doing business online. but hey, its much faster, it saves you time from writing checks out and mailing it, it saves you on stamps, the company gets ur payment right away, you get the confirmation right away, and it saves trees! the downside?..well if your computer hangs/crashes, and online hackers. but if you have an internet security program then there's really nothing to worry about.

all by myself

2007-08-14T19:19:00.000-04:00

well its official..I'm literally all by myself...again! my dad and brother just left a couple of mins ago for pinas. u know sometimes you just want to get rid of them coz u're so annoyed with them ,but when that time comes that they leave, its still sad. i guess when it comes down to family u will really have that spot in your heart that will always forgive them no matter what..even if you have a dysfunctional family.

i really hope they have a safe flight. the only thing that makes me jealous is when everybody is there in pinas..together. even if our family disagrees with each other a lot to almost everything, its still classic how we make each other laugh our hearts out. i don't know...maybe its only our family that's like this..but then again, everybody has their own little dramas in life.

lets try this

2007-08-13T17:58:00.001-04:00

i opened a multiply account so i could showcase(lolz) my picture albums and my upcoming events. i discovered that i could post something here and that piece will automatically be transfered to my multiply account. so lets see if this works..also check out my multiply site @ http://nyca1223.multiply.com/

so there's really no use for friendster anymore.

in 5 hours....

2007-08-11T16:53:00.000-04:00

its been 5 hours since i posted my last blog. i just gotta tell you RUSH HOUR 3 is HILARIOUS! its funnier than the first and second one. gotta watch it mga peeps.

i also went to the bank, went to the salvation army and dropped off the bag of clothes, went to the movies, got my winter coats, and got my aunt's medicine in the mail (coz i waiting for that as well), i guess there's only one thing left for me to do..SHOPPING!..plus some other stuff..

procrastination

2007-08-11T11:53:00.000-04:00

seriously i need to do something this weekend. but its so hard to move around and do something when 5 days a week im running my ass off at work. that's probably why i just wanna stay home and relax on the weekend. but this weekend i cant afford not to do anything.i dont know what's making me so irritable and impatient. is it working at sclafani-vitale?..is it that i just dont have time for non-sense stuff anymore coz im getting older?(remind me to write a piece about that)..am i just following the footstep of my aunt being an old maid? ..omg im procrastinating..abby!focus!!...alright, alright..i'll write about that some other time.

back to the piece..so what do i need to accomplish this weekend ?,before i run out of time..

* i need to go to my aunt's bank and deposit a check that i should've done last month.as im writing this its already noon, and the bank closes at 3.so i really should hurry up.

* i need to open my mail that's been sitting on my computer table for 2 weeks now.i tell you when i get home from work i just dont wanna do anything. i also need to update my checkbook since ive been paying online my past few bills.

* i need to buy my cousin michael his 'sex perfume' acqua di gio. vane- elizabeth arden green tea ba yun?..and i still dont know what to get my mom. my brother and father are goin back to pinas this coming tuesday and i need this para pasalubong. knowing me i wont be able to buy what i just mentioned coz im just like that..lolz..but hey miracles happen..lets see..

* i need to pick up my winter coats that i had dry cleaned at the cleaners from MARCH!yes, upto now they are still there and you dont know how many times that chinese woman tells me.."oh pick up coat..u still have coat"..and my answer would always be "i'll pick it up tomorrow"..lolz! so i need to get that!

* i need to watch rush hour 3 with my so called brother..lolz..

* i need to buy some more stuff for my trip to miami.

* i need to go to the salvation army and donate my old clothes. ive had them separated already 2 MONTHS ago and the place is just down my block..

* i need to clean the apt.

* i need to do something.

* i need to stop typing.

* i need to get my ass of the chair.

upgrade

2007-08-09T18:47:00.000-04:00

in a span of 8 days i had to upgrade 2 important things..my cellphone and my digicam.

cELlpHonE-

now..im not the type of person that's into the latest model ng cellphone. hey as long as i could text and call somebody then im good to go. its ridiculous how some people spend almost half of their paycheck just for the latest model. dont get me wrong..u have every right to use ur money at ur own expense its just not practical..unless u have it like that. and i really dont like to change my things.as much as possible i wanna keep everything i own in use.so what happend? i was fixing my bed, i get the blanket to fold and what do u know..my phone falls off from the blanket..now i dropped my phone a couple of times and im notorious in doin that..but i guess this time it just gave up on me. i could live without having a phone for a while coz i dont pick up my calls anyway..its just that im goin to florida and im meeting karen in the airport (MIA) and basically we have to keep each other posted. so i really cant afford to not have a phone.so i went to a local tmobile dealership around my place and asked if i could upgrade to a new phone.and by that i mean the free phones.lolz..so since i got a motorolla already he gave me i guess the better version of what i had before.its a good thing since its almost the same features and i dont have to play with it alot to know whats goin on.

dIgIcAM-

now ive had my olympus digicam since 2003. there was a snowstorm in town when i bought that camera so it was really unforgettable for me.how my dad and i conquered that snowstorm just to get to best buy and pirchase the camera was really an experience alright..lolz..so anyway this just started yesterday..you know what happend(read the blog before this), so i was taking pics and all of a sudden the lens zoomed back in like i was shutting it off.now at first i thought the battery died out on me or something.when i got home i charged the battery and started viewing the pics.the problem was i couldnt take pics.i could view the pics but i cant take pictures.when i slide the lens cover the camera should automatically come on..but it wont.this really pissed me off. coz i didnt wanna buy a new camera.but of course everything has to happen when im about to go to vacation and of course there's no sense of goin if you dont have a camera to capture those unforgettable moments. i went to a place near my work to see if they repair digicams.they do repair but he said its better buying a new one. now i was goin to have it repaired regardless if i bought a new one coz i might as well give it to my bro(wow bait..kahit ayaw ko sa kanya). now he was showing me another olympus camera..but i think he was just jerking me off with the package.he was selling it to me for 200 which is not bad but the only thing i didnt like is that when i asked him if it comes with the memory card he said no..meanwhile when he opened the box the memory card was right inside the instruction packet. i didnt even have my credit card with me..well the major one..the one that i always use now.so i had to use my other one.for some reason it was declining the transaction..maybe it was a sign not to buy it from him. first of all i dont know why it was declining the purchase coz after i paid off my full balance with that card i havent used it at all.maybe thats why?coz i havent use the card in awhile?..but i never heard of such a thing.well anyway after that i went to my bank at and got myself some cash.lolz..and then i thought to myself,let me go to circuit city and just look around. to make the long story short i ended up buying a new olympus camera. its better than before .i upgraded to a 7.2 megapixel from a 3.0. i did have to buy a new memory card coz mine wasnt compatible with the new one.i mean it is but it will only take like 10 pics with the memory card that i was using.the girl was explaining all these technical chuvanes..lolz..which i really dont give a damn about..but she was very nice and accomodating. i wouldve hooked her up with my friend alan as well if he was still here eventhough she was only 21 but he likes 'em young anyways..lolz..which ended up opening another credit card account since i forgot my visa at home and citi card doesnt work.o well,lolz.i guess its another collection.as of now i feel like i have the camera for free since i used my new circuit city credit card which i got approved on right there and then.its amazing how they just approve u in like 5mins.the camera costs 250 and the memory card is 30 bucks. so not bad..the one i had before cost me 300 bucks and look at it now..one dysfunctional piece of $&!@

click on this to view my new digicam..lolz.. http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/OS740/OS740A.HTM

first there was my cellphone, then the tornado, then my digicam..i'll be dammed if my ipod breaks next. i hope there will be no more surprises. i thought i had it cheap already for my vacation..lolz

EF-2 tornado

2007-08-08T23:26:00.000-04:00

i read that official tornado records have been kept since 1950, and never was Brooklyn on them until just after 6:30 a.m. when one struck Bay Ridge. from the air it is obvious this was no ordinary storm. and to the ear, it was clear too that something was going on.what i thought at first sounded like the normal thunderstorms that u hear before it pours was nothing compared to what i had to wake up to. i woke up to the sound of a powerful tornado bearing down on our neighborhood.there was a point wherein the wind was so strong that i felt like it was going to rip the apartment off the ground. there was a news crew across the street from us . trees were uprooted and literally on the street and parked cars. everybody was outside. u think it was a block party but at 8 am.the weird thing was it was only bayridge and sunset park that was badly hit by this catastrophe(bklyn). i had to wait for the bus for 30 mins knowing that it wouldnt come, so i walked at least 25 blocks to go to work.so that tipped my day wayyy offff!!another surreal experience.

excited itich

2007-08-07T20:01:00.000-04:00

i cannot..CAN-NOT..wait for the 23rd! shoot, i don't even wanna come in to work the 22nd.at first i wasn't excited to go to Florida, but now i AM so psyched! i cant wait till i walk the streets of south beach. i was only there in south beach once and by that i mean a couple of hours and i just had dinner with relatives.. .it was a surreal experience. so what is the itinerary for our stay over there?..well, there's the....

*Everglades National Park, Miami City Tour and Biscayne Bay by Boat

--Everglades National Park, Miami City Tour and Biscayne Bay by BoatSeminole County Convention and Visitors BureauSet off on a comprehensive 9 hour tour and discover the rich culture and history in South Florida. Enjoy an airboat ride through the Everglades, followed by a tour of Miami where you will see the Art Deco District, Little Havana and more. Complete your day with a cruise on Biscayne Bay through "Millionaire's Row".

Overview

First, go deep into the Everglades! At Gator Park you'll see all sorts of wildlife such as alligators, turtles, snakes, fish and exotic birds - as you take an Airboat Ride. All tours are narrated by professional guides so you'll have the opportunity to learn about the unique wetlands and its native inhabitants.You will also see how to wrestle a large alligator at the exciting Wildlife Show. Feeling brave? You can even hold a baby gator in your arms! You'll have free time to walk around and visit with the resident turtles, macaws and peacocks. Be sure not to miss the great display of snakes, such as the Blackpine, Brooks Kingsnake, Florida Kingsnake and Red Ratsnake. Next, head back to the Miami and learn about the rich history of Florida narrated by your tour guide. You will be driven through the famous Art Deco District, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and the Financial District. Then you will be dropped off at the Bayside Marina to board the Biscayne Bay boat. The boat tour is led by a professional tour guide, taking you past Miami's spectacular coastal sites including the beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Brickell Key, Fisher Island and the celebrity filled islands of Miami Beach known as "Millionaire's Row".

*Key West Snorkeling

--Travel from Miami to Key West, over 100 different islands for an afternoon cruising the azure waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Set sail on a 3 1/2 hour catamaran cruise where you can snorkel on the only living reef in the United States. No snorkeling experience necessary!

Overview

Your adventure begins on the "Overseas Highway", crossing 42 bridges connecting more than 100 islands over a 126-mile distance. Your first stop is in Key Largo for a light breakfast (not included) then the tour continues non-stop until Key West. The snorkeling tour begins on the north side of the island aboard a large 30 foot catamaran. Onboard the snorkeling catamaran you will receive professional snorkeling instruction, sanitized snorkeling gear, and free soft drinks, beer, and wine. You will snorkel above the only live coral reef in the U.S.

*BEACH

--of course there's the beaches of miami..its a good thing our hotel is right on the beach.they also offer water recreation like snorkeling, jet ski, parasailing, etc..the hotel offers hammocks, beach chairs, umbrellas and towels on the beach site.there's also a beach bar..what more can u ask for?

foul play

2007-08-04T16:56:00.000-04:00

i really shouldn't be playing like this..but i just had to cancel our hotel reservation in Miami beach resort and spa.u know when u just have that gut feeling that the room is just going to be all wrong. i don't know why im acting like this.usually i could care less but then again this is my first vacation trip that I planned.its not like im goin with my family and they pay for the hotel or im just taggin along with my friends surfin like a freeloader.I'm actually paying for the hotel so i might as well find a decent one.im not saying that Miami beach resort and spa is not up to par but its a few miles from the heart of Miami which is south beach (SOBE) and i don't wanna be paying cab fares everyday of my stay there.karen and i did have plans to have a 'south beach day'..but then what?plus i read alot of not so good reviews about the hotel so that kinda freaked me out.i really should stop reading reviews now.

i hope this is it.i made a reservation at the palms hotel, Miami beach.it has a tropical vibe to it which is good in a way coz originally i wanted to go to Hawaii.plus they have the hammocks..lolz..plus its the palms..i was thinking about the palms hotel in Vegas..so it should be really nice. so whats the foul play about all this?...well i cancelled the first hotel reservation made WITHOUT karen's knowledge...i know..i should go to hell..and she would probably know about this while reading this piece..(my bad kai)..so yeah..just to let u know kai we are stayin in the palms..hope ur still smiling while reading this or else I'm really dead..dont worry its just a few dollars more than the other one..so instead of 306 each its going to be 361. i think we're really going to save more in this location knowing cab rides from Miami beach resort and spa going to south beach is like 30 bucks..come to think of it that 61 bucks is already our cab fee for our south beach day!so hope u'r not mad..

click on the link of where we are definitely staying! http://thepalmshotel-px.trvlclick.com/index.cfm

summer weekend 6&7

2007-08-04T12:37:00.000-04:00

i didnt have time to write anything about summer weekend 6..nothing really happend that weekend. the only highlight was when i went to one of my co-worker's wedding. and im only talking about the church wedding coz it was around my place. i didnt even go to the reception because it was all the way in long island. other than that just the usual of doin the laundry and chillaxin.

summer weekend 7..i really wanted to just stay home friday nite coz talk about working overtime.i was really exhausted.when i got home i just wanted to drop dead in my bed but when i checked my cellphone(coz i left it home..again)..alan called..twice..now just to remind u this was my friend who moved to florida but never really got the chance to say our goodbyes coz...o yeah..i kept ditching him..im just glad that he didnt even ask about that time.i still cant believe he moved out of ny.but i guess that's life.and of course he's not getting any younger.lolz..(peace hommie). now eventhough i was dead tired, i had to wake myself up from my short-lived nap and hit the showers and get ready.we just went to the city and chilled at his friend's pad (where he's staying for 4 days), and who also owns a bar in the city. he's been talking about this bar forever so he showed me around the bar which was pretty cool.i wasnt really dress to kill that night with my casual top, jeans that were rolled up like capris, and flip flops and my fake eyeglasses...but i guess i could still get a free drink lookin like that if i wanted to..thanks to that guy that offered me one.lolz.but i knew we wouldnt stay for long coz even before steppin out of the car i told alan i needed to go home..coz it was around 2am already and i just wanted to go to bed.

at least this time we said our goodbyes.. but not for long..coz i just obliged him to pick me up from the airport in miami and drop me off the hotel when i go there for my vacation!!lolz! listen,if you got connections..use em..lolz..so really there's still a chance that i might see him ova there in 2 weeks. hopefully he does pick me up from the airport and save me sa cab money or wait for a stupid hotel shuttle.

its about time!

2007-08-02T18:23:00.000-04:00

alas..i made up my mind!i actually made a decision where we are staying..yes people..I'm going with somebody.but calm down..its not with a guy which some of u probably assumed already after reading the latter sentence. at first i was hesitant to bring somebody with me for my vacation. im too independent that's what i think. sometimes i don't even want people around me..lolz...but i guess its good to have company once in a while..lolz..i decided to make use of my vacation days before the summer ends.i mean i have 5 left for the year. i used the other 5 when i went snowboarding this past February at Vermont..then the rest was when the doctors were on vacation or just wasn't in that day. that's another thing, i cant take a decent vacation .. i feel like i could only take off when the doctors are not in the office and it sucks coz i feel like i have to work around their schedule. but for the past few days i really could care less. i really need a break..a LONG one!

so who is this mystery person...her name is karen.i went to hs with her and i believe im ahead of her 2 years.i was a senior ,she was a sophmore. so in short she was my schoolmate.i couldn't really remember her at first when she added me in friendster.i actually thought she was one of my crush's ex gf..(which she's not)..i guess she was just one of those really shy and timid girls..(di ko lang alam ngaun ..hehehhe)..so i was thinking who i could bring that will be available and would also like the beach scene. i actually just tried my luck with her and what do u know...

we've been planning this for like 2 weeks now.first problemo..WHERE?i really wanted to go to Hawaii but i guess it was a short notice for her plus its too far..well not for her coz she's staying in Nebraska now..i mean its still far but compared to me...forget about it.plus its expensive. so next ..puerto Rico..but then its august and puerto rico is in the hurricane belt so that's done and over with. next..California..there's beaches over there plus I've been craving for jollibee(thats the only jollibee in the US) and i heard there's also red ribbon.plus i get to visit my hommies ova there.also i wanted to go to Los Angeles and hopefully meet somebody famous.but California is a big state and requires alot of driving..and I'm not one of those drivers that love to drive..u know..even if your lost already u still love the challenge of finding that place?..I'm not one of 'em.i only drive to places where i am familiar with..or if I'm with somebody that's familiar with the place and could guide me.but it would be her first time as well so that plan went to the trash.next was Vegas..see the infamous Vegas strip, Elvis impersonators, entertainment shows, and the party scene. i would probably do it some other time..but i don't think i will be able to relax in a city like Vegas. so Florida it is..

i finally booked my flight last night..online..thank God i got the last ticket coz its round about the same time that karen will be in MIA(miami intl airport) and its just perfect for checking in the hotel.this is actually the first time ima be travelling within the US by plane so I'm pretty psyched about that.I've been all over the east coast and Canada ..by car..yes..long driving ito..the last time i was in Florida was back in 2002. this is actually my 3rd time in Florida.but this time i wont be visiting relatives, i wont be there with family, and i wont be going to Disney world and universal studios.LOL. this time ima be in the heart of Miami beach..and 20mins from southbeach. i also just booked the hotel like an hour ago.we're staying in Miami beach resort and spa.(click on the title of this post to see where we are staying).its 5 days 4 nights.private access to the beach..water activities, and i got the bed and breakfast package. its so funny coz when i called the hotel i was just going to inquire coz at that time i still haven't figured out where to stay..(eventhough ive been searching for 3 days non stop..sleeping at 130am) i mean we could stay in the heart of southbeach but i just wanted to be away from the busy streets and be in a peaceful, calm environment. and maybe because there's a lot of places to stay and pick from. as i was asking the receptionist about the hotel i might as well book it..coz i will just never stop looking for hotels..i guess what really freaked me out was when i was reading the reviews about the hotel online...some people gave it a 2 thumbs up and some weren't so fond of the place..so i told the lady that i was speaking with to give me a room that's newly renovated and not one of those beat up old rooms.

finally its all set..i cant wait!

flirting or cheating?

2007-08-02T18:18:00.000-04:00

this is actually one of the bulletins posted on my friendster account. its an interesting piece.check it out.

Here's how guys tend to define the
murkier areas of fidelity. Don't like
it? Then talk about it now before he
steps across a line he didn't know
existed.

* Flirting or Cheating? Looking at
another woman?

It's one thing if his tongue drops
to the floor in your presence; that's
just plain disrespectful (though 80
percent of men have admitted to looking
at other women even with their wives or
girlfriends around). But cheating?
Hardly. Men think there's a huge
difference between thinking and acting.
"We have two sides--the committed
husband/boyfriend and the 'check out
the
hottie' side. In men, the committed
wins
out, but the checker always exists,"
says one man who responded to the
Harris
poll I used when researching the book.
(And ladies, don't even try to tell me
you haven't had more than a couple of
thoughts and conversations about
whether
McDreamy or McSteamy is hotter.)

* Flirting or Cheating? E-mailing an
ex?

The e-mail exchange per se isn't a
cheat (depending on exactly what's
exchanged, of course). But, for many
people, any contact beyond a few truly
platonic and innocent "just catching
up"
messages is a relationship-killer-not
because of the act itself, but because
of the potential act that may follow.
About 60 percent of guys consider
dinner
and drinks with an ex as cheating.
Looking her up online? Only 20 percent
of us would classify that as a
relationship no-no.

* Flirting or Cheating? Hanging out
with the women at work?

Here's the real relationship
danger zone: About 50 percent of guys
consider having dinner and drinks with
an attractive co-worker as cheating.
But
the more troubling stat for you may be
this one: One in five men says that he
secretly loves his platonic (for now)
coworker. Just look at Jim and Pam on
The Office, and you know exactly what
I'm talking about. That's not meant to
scare you-more just to make sure you
keep your eyes open (as if you don't
already) and intentions honorable.

* Flirting or Cheating? Kissing
another woman?

Some guys may try to wiggle out of
a drunken kiss with a stranger (or
coworker, in the cloakroon, at the
Christmas party) as a one-time-only
event. But the true test about whether
a
guy thinks something is cheating is
whether he'd be ok with the situation
reversed. Guys don't want their women
exchanging lip balm (or any thing else
physical) with another guy, and nearly
90 percent of guys agree that their own
drunken hook-up with a stranger is
indeed off-limits.

* Flirting or Cheating? Going to a
strip club?

The good news for those of you who
are anti-exotic dancer: Half of men
think that visiting a strip club is
cheating. The other half? Going to a
strip club is like going to a sporting
event-there's lots of entertainment,
lots of excitement, and lots of
interest
in watching the most talented players
in
action. In the poll, many men said that
they feel there's no harm in
once-in-a-while visits since there's no
emotional attachment and only
temporary,
artificial physical attraction.
"Sometimes, to be blunt about it," one
man responded in the poll, "it's just a
bit of art appreciation, and it's nice
to see another woman naked."

idea 1

2007-07-28T18:43:00.000-04:00

i think..i THINK.. i know where to go for my vacation.PUERTO RICO?..i found a pretty good 4 star hotel at a reasonable price .5 days, 4 nights..flight+hotel all for $986.i have a 1500 budget for my vacation.i actually like the hotel.the pool is absolutely extraodinary, and the beach..forget about it.i heard the beaches over there are crystal clear. i dont know we'll see.

after a day's work

2007-07-27T13:28:00.000-04:00

well TGIF.i actually left work 4 hours early.i didnt really need to come in but i wanted to catch up on my 'unfinished' matters.im so tired.im stressed.i cant wait till next month for my vacation.now im thinking of goin to puerto rico.every freakin day i go to travelocity,orbitz,expedia,etc..just to find a place where to go with a good deal of course.and ive been doin this for almost 3 weeks now.im getting tired of it.

well tomorrow im goin to one of my co-worker's wedding.its goin to suck coz i heard its goin to be nasty this weekend..but hey u know what they say when it rains on ur wedding..SWERTE!

im thinking of putting that Q&A entry in my 'about me' section(that is if i have one)..i wanted to do a q&a about another thing but as i was typing along that's what was goin through my mind..so i might as well publish it.

uhmm... what else is goin on? i dont know whats happening with the mail situation here in my neighborhood but i never received my bills from time warner and tmobile.i had to pay online , which i usually do once in a while when i dont have a stamp available.LOL..im so glad that im done with all my credit card expenses.i only use one major credit card now.plus the bills in the house.so im all good.now i could put more in my savings.

i also want to take this opportunity(wow..parang totoong speech..) to thank those people who signed my guestbook... by force...LOLZ..i really appreciate u guys taking time out from ur busy schedules and reading whats happening with my life. im actually spending more time here in this site than my friendster.if this site just had the same chuvanes like what friendster has then i wouldnt need the other one.i just really go in friendster to see who's viewed me.but i guess i'll still keep that coz that's more personal.i get a lot of request from other people to add them in my friendster but i really cant coz...really...if i dont know u although u'r linked to one of my friends that are in there..i cant add u. so if u want u could just check out this blog and see what's goin on with my life.believe me..when u read my entries u'll get to know more about me.i tend to express more through writing.im not an "action speaks louder than words" kinda gal.

i guess that's it.

Q&A

2007-07-24T20:49:00.000-04:00

**this is actually a piece that im still working on.so in short mukhang nangbibitin ako..i'll leave u hanging(unintentionally)..this is just a really big piece for me to handle all in one day..so, really, whatever pops in my head i'll add.**

this entry is a little insight of who i really am.this is for those people who want to get to know more about me; for those who think they know me(but really dont); and for those people who could care less about me but is still interested on what i write..(in short mga blog-a-natics!)here goes the monologue:

Q: if you were to meet somebody for the first time,and they ask 'whats your story?'what would you say?

A: THAT IM FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND IM A SURGICAL COORDINATOR AT A PRIVATE ORTHOPAEDIC OFFICE.IF THEY REALLY WANT TO GET INTO DETAILS LIKE MY WHOLE HISTORY THEN IMA SAY THAT WHEN I WAS 9 MY FAMILY MIGRATED TO THE STATES. AT THAT TIME MY MOM WAS REALLY SERIOUS WITH HER BUSINESS OF OWNING A PRIVATE SCHOOL.SO SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK THERE AND BROUGHT MY BROTHER ALONG.SO I STAYED HERE IN NY WITH MY DAD AND AUNT.I STUDIED HERE FOR 4 YEARS AND SINCE I WANTED TO BE WITH MY MOM AND WAS REALLY HOMESICK I FINALLY CONVINCED HER TO LET ME GO BACK THERE AND STUDY.I WAS 13 WHEN I WENT BACK TO PINAS AND STARTED MY SOPHMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AT AN ALL GIRLS SCHOOL.THEN I WENT TO COLLEGE AT DLSU-D AND GRADUATED WITH A MANAGEMENT DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINNISTRATION.RIGHT AFTER COLLEGE I WENT BACK TO THE STATES.I TOOK UP A MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM HERE FOR 9 MONTHS. I GUESS I HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS NOW..MEDICAL AND BUSINESS.LOLZ.AFTER THAT I HAD MY FIRST JOB AT THIS CLINIC WHERE I MET MY CURRENT EMPLOYER..TALK ABOUT BEING THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.AND IVE BEEN WITH THEM EVER SINCE. I WENT TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR A YEAR AND THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP WORKING AT A CALL CENTER FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. COME TO THINK OF IT IVE BEEN HERE FOR 6 YEARS SINCE I CAME BACK AFTER COLLEGE..WELL ACTUALLY 5 COZ I WAS IN PINAS FOR A WHOLE YEAR.

Q:how would u describe yourself?what's your personality like?

A: IM A SIMPLE WOMAN WITH BIG AMBITIONS. IM NOT INTO MAKE UP, NOT INTO BRANDED CLOTHES.I COULD CARE LESS IF I BUY IT FROM THE "UK"(IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN..IF YOU DO THEN YOURE ONE OF US). I LIKE TO KEEP MY FEET ON THE GROUND. I DONT CARE ABOUT BEING COOL OR BEING IN THE "IN CROWD". I DONT LIKE TALKING ABOUT MY STATUS IN LIFE OR ANY OTHER PEOPLE'S STATUS IN SOCIETY COZ I FEEL LIKE UR JUDGING SOMEBODY JUST BY THE WAY THEY LIVE AND NOT FOR WHO THEY REALLY ARE. IM MOODY..WHICH IN TURN MAKES ME BITCHY.IF IM MAD AT SOMEBODY I COULD NOT TALK TO THEM AND NOT BOTHER ME AT ALL.IM ONE OF THOSE WHO PERFORM THE 'SILENT TREATMENT'.IF YOU DONT WANT TO TALK TO ME THEN IM NOT TO TALK TO YOU.IF I DID SOMETHING WRONG I WONT APOLOGIZE RIGHT AWAY UNLESS ITS REALLY OBVIOUS THAT ITS MY FAULT.AND IF I DID APOLOGIZE AND U STILL CANT FIND TO FORGIVE ME THEN I WILL JUST LEAVE U ALONE AND NOT BOTHER U.I WILL ONLY SAY SORRY ONCE..TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.I GET IRRITATED QUICKLY.I LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO MAKES SENSE, WHO HAVE DEEP THOUGHTS, AND WHO I CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM.BEING ALONE DOESNT BOTHER ME.I LIKE WATCHING MOVIES BY MYSELF.IM MORE OF A HOME BUDDY.NEVER BEEN ONE OF THOSE BLACK SHEEP.I WANT A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.IM INTO NATURE.I LOVE TAKING PICTURES COZ FOR ME EVERY SHOT IS A MOMENT TO REMEMBER.I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE I LOVE BUT CANT SHOW IT THE RIGHT WAY.IM ANALYTICAL.ABSTRACT. I COULD ADAPT TO CHANGE EASILY. I DONT REALLY CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME AS LONG AS I KNOW I HAVE A GOOD CONSCIENCE.

Q: any frustrations?

A: IM SO AMBITOUS THAT I HAVE ALOT OF FRUSTRATIONS.IM A FRUSTRATED PILOT.EVER SINCE I WAS A KID I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PILOT.WHAT INSPIRED ME?MY VERY FIRST FLIGHT WHEN I WAS 9.IN THE LONG RUN IMA TAKE UP FLYING LESSONS.IM A FRUSTRATED ACTOR.I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO MOVIES/BE ON TV.NOW TAKE NOTE..I DONT WANT TO BE A CELEBRITY..I WANT TO BE KNOWN AS AN ACTOR IF I WAS EVER TO BE IN THAT FIELD.CELEBRITY IS BEING ALL CRAZY AND JUST WANTING THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA.BEING AN ACTOR IS BEING SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR WORK AND MAINTANING A PRIVATE LIFE ON THE SIDE.I THINK I HAVE A PASSION IN ACTING.ITS SO FUNNY BECAUSE BACK IN COLLEGE THEY HAD THOSE STAR CIRCLE BATCHES AND I TOLD MY FRIENDS IMA BE IN BATCH 7...LISTEN..I DONT EVEN THINK THEY MAKE THOSE BATCHES ANYMORE!LOLZ!SO YEAH..I WANTED TO BE A MODEL SINCE I LOVE TAKING PICTURES.I LIKE WATCHING MAKEOVERS AND THOSE REALITY MODELLING SHOWS.AT ONE POINT OF MY ADOLESCENT YEARS I WAS INTO DRAWING AND PAINTING.BACK THEN I LOVE WATCHING BOB ROSS.HE'S A PAINTER WHO HAD A SHOW IN PBS EVERY AFTERNOON I WOULD WATCH HOW HE TRANSFORMS A BLANK CANVAS TO SOMETHING REAL.HIS BRUSH STROKES AND USE OF COLORS JUST AMAZED ME.I USED TO HAVE A VAST IMAGINATION BACK WHEN I WAS A KID.BUT I GUESS KID DOES = IMAGINATION.

Q: WHAT DO U DISLIKE ABOUT PEOPLE?

dilemma

2007-07-24T18:51:00.000-04:00

i filed for a vacation from aug 23-29.now usually i use my vacation days when the doctor's not there or if one of the doctor's away or if the doctor's on vacation..lolz..well u get the idea.so basically when they're not there thats the only time i take off..coz thats the only time i feel comfortable.now i get two weeks for vacation.yes people ..just two weeks..and ive been with them for almost 3 years.kathy,who's been there for 35 years gets 4 weeks!wow! 32 more years and i could get a month's vacation!i cant wait.. lolz!(im being sarcastic guys)..

the dilemma?where to go!i dont mind goin alone its just that its goin to cost me more.originally i wanted go to hawaii..then the us virgin islands..but that time is goin to be hurricane season . then key west in florida..but ive been to florida already and i wanted to go somewhere i havent been to before. then there's the west coast.i wanna go to california but my home girl amy is not there anymore and i couldve saved on accomodations right there. i do know some other people who lives there but dyahe naman diba.i want to spend my vacation by the beach. i wanna go snorkeling and just get a full island experience...kakalabasan nito ima just stay home, get a chair..go to my backyard and just get a tan there..throw in some sand and buy one of those plastic pools for kids and im all set to go.LOL

summer weekend 5

2007-07-22T15:08:00.000-04:00

so what did i do this weekend?i was actually in a bad mood this weekend.dont ask me why.but i just wanted to get out of the house.i mean talk about drama..i mean you'd think i get enough at work..anyway after i dropped off my laundry i decided to go the city and just unwind.i went to bryant park.i really wanted to go to central park and unwind at my spot ova there but it was a long way for me and i left my place around 4pm already.when i got off 42nd i stopped by GAP first and see what was in store for me.i tried on a few clothes.while i was in the fitting room i remembered i had my cam with me and decided to take pics pero bad trip dahil low batt.so syempre lalo ko nainis sa buhay ko.lolz..at the end i didnt really buy whatever i had on hand coz thats just me.the closer i get to the checkout the lesser stuff i have on hand..in this case..nada.so after that i finally went to the park.its a cozy place.chilled there before..last time being with my cousin te tess after we had brunch like 2 mos ago.i made a few calls to see who wanted to meet me up in the city.luckily one didnt have a life either(mark)..lolz..so i chilled with him.

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while waiting for my hommie in the city i actually decided to just go home..(gulo ko noh)when i was in the subway i thought i might as well meet him up na lang in pier 17
(southstreet seaport).while waiting for him i saw the BODIES exhibit which ive been dying to see since last year.so i called up mark to see where he was and if he wanted to see the exhibit with me but he wasnt that interested so i just told him i'll go in while i was waiting for him.

let me tell you this was sick but at the same time AMAZING.these are real bodies preserved of course but u could actually see whats inside the human body.bones from different parts of the body were placed in this glass box and they tell u a little bit about what it is and its functions.then there's the actual bodies..like u could see the ligaments,muscles and everything.if you go a little closer u could actually smell the formaline.lol..but the smell wasnt overwhelming.its just amazing.its freaky how ur standing next to something u'll be when u die.
TRIVIA:on the average day if you smoke at least 1 pack a day..u're already wasting 2 hours and 20 mins of your life.
this was something i learned from the walls of the exhibit.

so i met up with mark..how time flies when ur being a nerd.i got out of the exhibit around 9pm.we were looking for parking so we could just chill in pier 17.dont ask me how we ended up in union square..by just finding a parking spot.since we were there i told him if he wanted to chill in luna park. its like a park /bar across union square park.i was actually there once with bobbi last year.at least this time it was a more relaxed atmosphere..coz the last time i was there it was all workers just trying to unwind from a stressful day of work..anyways we chilled there for a while..having the usual "whats been goin on" conversation..after like 2 hours we bounced and went home.

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summer weekend 4

2007-07-16T18:30:00.000-04:00

it was a pretty quiet weekend for me.all i did was run errands Saturday together with a little pampering on the side.lol..i was suppose to meet up with my friend Alan but i had to ditch him again.he's probably mad at me..buti na lang he's in Florida na.it was foul of me to do that to him..for like the nth time.i don't even know why i did that.i guess I'm just trying to steer away from goodbyes.i hate being in a moment wherein i have to see/talk to that person for the LAST time. i mean besides it was too late for me to get out of the house that night and meet up with him, that's the second best reason i could think of. but then again, i shouldve said goodbye in a proper way.I'M SORRY ..

and sunday i just kept stuffing food in my mouth every hour..on the hour..

pamPerEd SatuRdaY

2007-07-14T16:54:00.000-04:00

I USually start my saturday at night with my 2 buds mitch and mark.but this weekend they're out of sight so i got me all to myself. im still debating if i wanna chill with my other friend alan tonight since its his last weekend in nyc.but he wants to go to his friend's bar and chill ova there.he also wants to begin the night at 10pm.if im still inside the house around 8pm then there's a pretty good chance i wouldnt wanna go,but since he's moving to Fla for good..i dont know we'll see..

so i finally deposited my aunt's check earlier.its been laying on my computer table for almost a month now.but that's because i was waiting for the check that was suppose to come in this month..so its just one trip for me.and trip meaning 4 blocks from my house.(and of course that check that i was waiting for had to come in today coz when i got home it was on my computer table..pangasar ba)lolz. ive been having plans of getting pampered on the weekend to relieve my stressful week from work,but as i said before, i usually start my saturday at nite so its unusual for me to go out mid day on a saturday.so after goin to the bank, i went for a facial at this place where i usually have my eyebrows waxed and pamedyo medyo facials once in a while.after that i went across the street and had a kerastese treatment for my hair.its like hot oil i guess..but better.the thing with me is i know where to go for my chuvanes..lol. like if its to style my hair then i go to this salon at 76th st called MAY's salon..if i want my eyebrow's waxed i go to ILIAN's..if i need hair treatment then i go to ISTANBUL SALON (im talking about that kerastese treatment that i just discovered.its been around for a while and ive heard of the product but never really actually knew what it would do for the hair)..whats so funny is that they're all on the same block. so back to the salon..as they were blowing out my hair , i,out of nowhere,decided to get side bangs..ive had them before but i dont know i guess when i was looking at myself in the mirror i felt an urge for change..so yeah now i have side bangs,and i think ima stick with eric when it comes to getting haircuts.i guess u'd see it naman if somebody knows how to cut ur hair diba.?and just by his moves and seeing the other 2 people na he did haircut on..for me he passed.lol.and i got to use my coupon that they mailed to me before.i wish he couldve cut my hair before and not yung isa na nandun when i went there i think last feb.thank God that guy doesnt work there anymore. next on ma list ...massage... on the way home i stopped at the pharmacy and got my dad's medications ,and of course ,my primary purpose for goin out talaga is to pick up my laundry.lol

so i just got home and wa lang..i dont know should i go later or should i not?i hate goodbyes din kase,tapos late pa..i mean i dont mind if i stay out till the wee hours but id like to get out of the house early but if i do that san naman ako tatambay?so how how de carabao?lol

summer weekend 3

2007-07-09T22:39:00.001-04:00

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so another saturday nite with my buddies mitch and mark.after dinner at this thai restaurant by my old neighborhood we we went to brooklyn bridge park and spent the nite chit chatting about life and plans for the future.its one of those free flowing conversations na walang masyadong "dead silence", actually i dont even recall that there was a time wherein we just paused and thought of something to say.ideas just kept flowing in.im probably one of those people wherein i always have a camera in my bag ready to take pics. here's a few pics we took under the bklyn bridge

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we had plans of having a bbq at my small backyard the following day but of course that didnt happen coz si utol(who was suppose to be grillin for us had plans)..so mitch suggested and paid for this speedboat ride in the city called the BEAST.i always see this speedboat when im at southstreet seaport and always wanted to feel the adrenalin rush of it.so sun we went to the city and tried it out.

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our day didnt stop there.the ride was only good for 30 mins. after that we went to rockaway beach (mind u this was already around 5:30pm).dont even ask me why but i know somebody was REALLY happy that we did the speedboat first then the beach.coz when we got to the beach, the sun was still out but the heat of the sun was totally gone so i really didnt get a tan..i got a freaking farmer's tan..thats what i got.but i had fun.we went to the water,played a little catch and throw and ate kfc!(when i say 'we' im referring to mark and i.so u know who's sleeping with her jacket on the beach rightz..LOL..guess who?there's only the 3 of us..)

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it was a busy and exhausting weekend for me.i really enjoyed it though..cant complain!

ClaSSic..HALLELUJAH

2007-07-07T14:39:00.000-04:00

ever since i saw this unplugged version of hallelujah by bon jovi..i was just drawn to it. the melody is very soothing and i just cant help but share it with u all.

*reminder*: if ur interested in viewing this, dont forget to pause the other music in my music room.

Song lyrics | K.d. Lang - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) lyrics

addicted

2007-07-07T12:31:00.000-04:00

there's something about this blogsite that makes me wanna write/update more. it's either that or i really just dont have a life. LOL..there's so much more to this that it makes me just wanna sit in front of this damn computer screen all freaking day! on another note, im still thinking of where to go for summer weekend 3 (which reminds me i still need to update summer weekend 2 in friendster) . just dont wanna waste the warm weather..i guess people do change in the long run.in my case, a very long run.lol.im more of a home buddy kinda gal. but i guess i realized there's more to see OUT there, rather than the four corners of my apartment. now im craving for more outdoor/recreational activities.

HOW I WISH I COULD EXPERIENCE...

im still looking forward to that vacation im planning to take in august. my picks..either hawaii or california.i just wanna treat myself from a very stressful mid year chuva..lol..so hopefully everything goes as planned.

friday nite survey

2007-07-06T23:16:00.000-04:00

what to do on a friday nite?..well as much as i wanna go out, there are reasons to stay home.numero uno?..im broke..lol..and second my dad's sick so i dont really want to leave the man by himself.so what do i do?..yes ..survey..wa lang just for fun.

i must say ,even the survey doesnt lie..lol

How You Are In Love

You fall in love quickly and easily. And very often.

You give and take equally in relationships.

You tend to get very attached when you're with someone. You want to see your love all the time.

You're secretly hoping your partner will change for you.

You stay in love for a long time, even if you aren't loved back. When you fall, you fall hard.

How Are You In Love?

..and it agrees with me too...

You Should Spend Your Summer at the Beach

You're a free spirit who is always thinking of new ways to have fun.
And you don't just love summer... you live for it.
So, you really should blow off your responsibilities and head to the beach!

Where Should You Spend Your Summer?

i was expecting this one to be higher..but i guess kapal muks na rin ako..

You Are 40% Shy

You are slightly shy, but overall, your reactions to social situations are normal.
You dread difficult social situations, but you still handle them with grace.

How Shy Are You?

just checking on my stress level..

Your Stress Level is: 70%

You are prone to stress, and you're probably even pretty stressed right now.
Life's problems seem to pile up on you, and this often makes you feel depressed and burned out.
Learn to take time to relax and enjoy life, even if things are stressful. It's the only wa you'll get through the bad times.

How Stressed Are You?

yup this is me alright...

You Follow Your Head

You're rational, collected, and logical.
Generally, it takes you quite a while to fall in love.
In fact, you've even been accused of being very picky.
While you're cool, you're not ice cold.
You just know what you want, and don't mind waiting to get it.

Do You Follow Your Head or Your Heart?

check

2007-07-05T22:31:00.000-04:00

it was a month ago that i made a list of all the things im looking forward for the summer. goin back to that list(see appendix ala blog in friendster), i must say im on top of it. i havent really gone to the beach yet.im still waiting for the temperature to really hit the fan.lol..plus im waiting on one of my friend's car to be fixed so we could go out to their family house in the Hamptons...

i lost touch with my bbq-ing on the weekends at friends' backyards for a while..although i finally had the chance to be and eat at HOGPIT in the city. the ribs were really good and the mac and cheese was to die for (being a big mac and cheese fanatic).

i finally got my highlights which i did last week after work. i had the base color done first coz mah roots were already visible then highlights were applied. its so funny how when u expect things to go wrong thats when they come out perfect.i was expecting for the worse with the highlights to come out really blonde, but fortunately it blended with the base color so it came out pretty nice..like how i wanted ti to look like.

with regards to my bills, im finally debt free next month. so now its just the utilities and my share of the rent (which is $200) that i have to worry about. now i could add more into my savings of 1K every month.

as for summer flicks , ive had the chance to see spiderman 3(which i saw by myself..which i really like to do..watching movies by myself), knocked up and fantastic 4-rise of the silver surfer(which mitch and i movie hopped to..lol), and just today mitch and i saw 1408(which is not that good..for those who have plans of watching that movie..believe me,im saving u the trouble).

i left work early today since there was no doctor..so that means..no patients!i didnt have to come in but i like it when the doctors aren't there coz i get to work peacefully .i could actually do my work without any disturbance.

anyways, so after work i met up with mitch and we saw that stupid movie.the ticket was free, compliments of one of my patients..(who knew im getting perks from patients now.lol..),with that i might as well use it which im really grateful for coz if i had to pay one cent for that movie ..its a real pisser. after the movies we headed off to find this filipino restaurant in the city. i know there's a lot in queens but the one in the city was a mystery to me. so we finally found GRILL 21 @E21st and 1st avenue( for those interested). its a cozy little place with a friendly ambiance, affordable price and delicous food. i ordered binagoongan with pork and of course halo-halo with ube ice cream..lol..YUMMMO! we then went to 34th st. and just window shopped till we dropped.lol. i really wanna get these 2 pairs of shoes in ALDO..pricy but really comfortable. im hopin' to get' em next week coz that's when i get paid.

as for my hommie alan, i really dont know if he's in FLA now. the last time he called i wasnt able to pick up the call..and this was sunday.

so in conclusion(lol), i guess almost everything in my to-do-list is checked off. laterz.

*this is actually the piece i was writing in friendster but as usual, something just had to happen.it just wouldnt save.at least with this one i feel safe coz as im typing, it automatically saves the draft.

hopefully this works

2007-07-05T22:28:00.000-04:00

im really sick and tired of blogging in friendster and then it wont even save.so for those of you na nakasubaybay sa life ko..lol..dito na lang tayo magkita kitz.let's see if this works better.