of signs and miracles

of signs and of miracles
random thoughts

i have been desperate for quite so many times. and as they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. to cite an example, i was so desperate in my financial management class that i used a small codigo where i wrote all 30 plus financial formulas. it worked. i got the grade that i wanted. a grade that was a little beyond passing, as a matter of fact. yes i cheated. like i said, it was a desperate time and it was a desperate measure. it soon passed and i completely forgot about it.

sometimes, during these desperate times, i hope. i pray. and i ask for help and strength and miracles and signs on how i want my prayers to be answered. more oftent than not, i am so into my prayers and thoughts that i am blinded by these. and i forgot to see the signs. i did not see it as it stares at me in the face. i brush it off, thinking that it is just a coincidence and i ask for a bigger than life signs. maybe i asked for a burning bush of some sort but i was hopeful. and i prayed a little more. again, hoping for those signs that i wanted, maybe this time, a talking dog. ofcourse i did not get a talking dog or a burning bush or a comet to hit the sahara. it was plain ignorant. not stupid but ignorant. over time, i got more and more desperate that i just wanted to surrender. and that's what i did. i prayed and i surrendered everything. let thy will be done. and i got an answered prayer. i was so dumbfounded about everything when all i got to do was to surrender.

as for my sign, as i am typing this, i am still waiting for it. for i may never know. it might just be a friend to pat me on the back. a person that i made happy who thanked me. or the air that i breathe. maybe i'm not really hoping for a miracle. maybe we are our own miracles. i don't really know. but i guess we are.

pardon the incoherent, and incohesive sentences. my mind thinks faster than what my fingers could type.

windex

windex: the all around house helper


just today, i discovered that some ANAY were living with me. yes, its overly gross but hey, at least i have company. hehe kidding. i was to launder all my curtains when i discovered that beneath the shining shimmering splendidly pink curtain my mom had in the living room were ants which i thought was ANAY enough to be called ANAY. they were building their ant castles all over the cracks and crevices of my wall (thanks to the earthquake during the early 90's). after freaking out mildly (because this was not the first time i discovered this and used insecticide all over the wall), i got my baygon and i was on an insect-repellant-happy-rush. i sprayed over, beneath and over again on the cracks and the wall itself. unfortunately for my insecticide-happy self, the trusty insecticide ran out. so what do i do? i got my windex from the america of the states of the united which my mom sent me. and boy did it do wonders. not only did it kill all the tiny pesters but it also help whiten the wall - nice! hey, windex could use my testimony right now and make more money! the hit movie "my big fat greek wedding" also has something to say about windex, it cures all skin abrasions, diseases and insect bites and whatever-you-haves. so again thanks windex! for making my life a little easier!

ciao!

puerto part 1

gimik night

ang salarin

right after we got there

sigaw ayza, SIGAW!

ayan lahat masaya na!

isa pang group peechur!

ang mga gwapo't magaganda sa puerto galera...

ang pinaka gwapo sa lahat.. at ang mga beasts hehe kidding!!!

summer class

summer class


in a matter of days, my life would then be back to computations, problem solving and financial statements analysis. a normal day for me. haha. but i think this time, i will be liking it - even if it means that i will be doing that for the rest of the summer. i dont know why i get this feeling but i think i can get, for the first time in my semi-pathetic life, a 4.0 in this subject. oh well, wish me luck.

i love my marlboro.

it fills the void of boredom

it fills the air with smoke

amongst the monotony of silence.

love my marlboro.

it gives me something to kiss.

in a life where i could not kiss

nor hold.

i love my marlboro.

it gives me something to write.

though it seems that it's senseless

it still occupies me.

hey guess what, i just wrote that impromptu and i think its pathetic. big time. LOL.

ciao!

galera again

galera again


it has to be said, i was able to go to galera finally. and again this had to be said, bora is definitely out of the question. whatever others would think or say, galera would be my choice for one i went there with my very fun and alaska loving friends. secondly, i went there with my closest friends (anymore haha).

you might ask me why so here's why.

galera is fun because...

• yuri is late waking up and right after we got to the bus station, the first bus left already
• i get to watch Lake Placid again while going there (thanks jam lines!)
• it was fun rushing from the bus to the ticketing booths and try to find the earliest FLIGHT to galera.
• the people's faces while walking on the planks to the boat
• for the first time di kami nabasa ng tubig ng dagat
• first time kong makakita ng CR sa gitna ng dagat hahahaha..
• we had the fastest and hassle-free trip of going to galera
• nabulahaw ko ang mga peeps sa room F1 (special mention to MR MAGBUHOS)
• nagsinungaling si yuri about the rain at nagdilang demonyo siya - umulan nga
• kumontra si bryan na maaraw na at nagdilang anghel siya... hihihi...
• nakita ko boypren ni joanne - yes!
• nakita ko si kathy
• nakita ko si angeli
• si karen
• si macky
• si rr - our roommates!
• lahat bagong gising or di pa gumigising
• we got to use my kshhk-kshhk sunblock
• sa agahang cup noodles dahil nagtitipid
• sa lunch na pork barbeque dahil nagtitipid
• sa dinner na pork barbeque dahil nagtitipid ulit
• SA PAGTITIPID NAMING LAHAT
• ang pagyosi ni karen
• except si ayz na mega gastos sa pagkain.. ang sama!!!!
• at ang boypren niyang nagbigay ng free lighter haha!
• at ang sister niya - si ombi (chombi) - na ayaw matulog buong araw
• ang mag-on na si goto at si aaaannnnggeeeelllllaaaaaa... (malumanay ang pagsabi sa name niya dapat)
• ayaw huminhin ni angela - haannnggg sssaaaammmaaaa mmoooohhhh...
• ang ayaw magpasaway sa "peechur peechur!!!!!"
• ang ayaw mag memory ng digicam ni angeli - OA!
• ang pagyosi ni karen
• ang beach volleyball!
• pagswimming sa beach na may yelo ata
• ang vavavoom na katawan ni karen, kathy at model joanne aka joey mead
• ang pag kawala ng mga lalake, babae at bakla at tomboy ng naghubad si kathy sa beach.. wehehehe joke!
• ayaw mag sunog ni karen, bryan, rr, yuri, macky ng lungs!
• ang sobrang first class ng resort ni magbuhos
• ang pang guinness na speed of service pag oorder ka ng food kahit saan
• ang pangangamoy mo ng usok, isda, kebab, barbeque pagdaan sa malapalengkeng kainan
• ang pagyosi ni karen
• ang mga shakes!!! strawberry (syrup), buko pandan (ice cream), and mango (kalahating pisngi)the breathtaking sunset
• the breathtaking silver-turned-yellow-turned-orange-turned-red na moon
• the breathtaking carpet of stars.. "asan ang orion's belt? eh ang dippers?"
• ang gimik sa brian's (yes!)
• after one hour ang food - lipas na ang gutom pag na serve
• like i said, pork barbeque ulit para tipid!
• ang pagyosi ni karen
• ang MINDORIN ORIENTAL! 4 pitchers please!
• special thanks to kathy and bryan for the first pitcher
• angela and goto for the second pitcher
• macky and joanne for the third (tama ba?)
• ayz and brone for the twenty pesos
• di ko na maalala yung pang apat
• ang SUB-ZERO na nagpatumba sa mga sumusunod
• joanne - funny, tsaka lang tinamaan ng tumayo sa upuan at maupo sa beach. at sumuka sa beach like 5 times.. after sumigaw ng "peechur peechur!" habang tulog si angeli
• rr - kahit di pa umabot sa sub-zero abnoy na si rr
• yours truly - ang dakilang humiga sa 3 monoblocs sa beach
• pero panalo ang tulog ni yuri ng nakaupo with matching body-bending postures and weird looking faces when disturbed
• ang pagkanta ng "loves mooooovssss.. eeeennn mysteriouuuusss wayzzzz" habang papunta sa cottage
• ang pagyosi ni karen
• ang panglalaet sa mga kalaet laet na tao
• ang ayaw matulog na mga tao pag dating sa cottage
• ang pagungkat ni bryan kay candice at kt at ms arca para manahimik ang mga roommates
• ang kakulitan ni macky - sino ang reyna ng mga ipin? eh di si ruffa may queentoot (LOL!!!!!)
• ang pagpunta sa cottage ng 4:30 ng umaga habang la ng tao sa beach
• ang pagalis nila joanne ng 5:30 for manila kahit lasheeingang
• pagalis ng mga tao pagising namin
• ang kadamutan ni magbuhos
• ang painting na nagsimula ng kantang (sa tugtugin ng wow philippines)

'nakarating ka na ba sa resort ni magbuhos, natikman ang kebab na binabaran ng
bangaw, natikman mo na ba ang maggot shake ni magbuhos, banana boat ride, na till batanggas! tara na biyahe tayo! ng ating makita..."

• ang hindi pagitim nila rr at yuri
• ang pagtambay sa brian's ulit
• ang kadamihan ng tocino sa tocilog ng brian's (4 pieces 1 gram each)
• ang pagkawalang gana ni karen sa tagal ng service
• ang pagyosi ni karen ulit
• ang kawalan ng matutuluyan till 5 dahil check out time is 11:30am
• ang pakikiligo namin sa cottage ni jv at michelle
• the last look of puerto galera while in the boat
• ang ayaw mambasa ng dagat - basa ang shorts, sando at briefs koang kawal
• ang ng reaksyon ng mama sa tabi ni karen
• ang "pawis-dagat" ni macky sa likod ng tshirt
• ang pagkalasing ni manong sa tubig dagat after ayusin ang butas
• ang pagoffer ng mga hayop na jologs ng upuan after kaming dasalan na mabasa
• ang pagkajologs ng kaharap namin sa boat
• isa pa, ang pagkajologs ng kaharap namin sa boat
• ang kawalang ng "parking space" ng boat pagdating sa pier
• ang ayaw mag suicide ni karen pagbaba sa boat
• ang jam liner na ayaw mag aircon.. taena anlamig!!!!
• ang mga naging katabi ko sa bus
• and pagbili ng ube at pastillas sa mga vendors
• ang mga tibo sa tabi ko
• ang mga tibo sa harap ko
• ang mga tibo sa likod ko
• and finally ang pagdating sa manila after 44567809 years
• isa pa pala, ang pagtulog nila rr at macky sa bahay. paghiga - hilik, with matching fetal position - san kaya ako matutulog hellowww?
• ang payosi ni karen

top lines sa galera

1. "peechur peechur!"
2. "barbeque nanaman?"
3. "gano kalaki at magkano ang mango shake niyo?"
4. "yosi na!"
5. "pengeng yosi!"
6. "ngayon?" -magbuhos
7. "magkano po boardshor---ANG MAHAL NAMAN MANANG!"
8. "andamot!"
9. "SOSYALAN??!!"
10. "asan si ayz? kumakaen nanaman? ahh natutulog..."

inxs: pics to follow soon!
check out macky's blog too!

ciao!

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random thoughts

these are just pics i have in my pc, and wow, have we all changed!

last season's pics

pres and me (december 24, 2003)

yuri, mic and me on my bed

me during jelz's birthday bash

pres and aubrey.. now who's sexier??!!

some of my sketches

these are just products of pure boredom

lady

mother

3ladies

burda

ciao!

finama

god is good

thank god i passed finama!!! woohoo!!

what do i do

what do i do

i know ive been to puerto just a coupla weeks ago. but now, my barkada is urging me to join them this time. i would really love it. i would rather go to puerto than go to bora. even if going to bora means that i would only have to pay 1500 for the two-way plane fare. but going there also means having to spend a lot of money, which, right now, i really don' have. on the other hand, puerto means fun and having to go there with my long time friends. AAANNND, spending only a coupla hundreds, literally. thanks macky! hahaha! :)

i really really really really wish and want to go to galera with my friends!!!!

ciao

two days

two days

one sabado night

saturday night. after facing the computer for several hours and doing some adobe projects, cheska called me up and said that we should go out with jd. i said yes and ten minutes later jd came to my house along with migs and told me to dress up. i know i said yes to cheska but i was expecting jd not to go because i have no money. have to save for bora and galera. but i still got dressed and went to greenbelt. right after we got there, we met cheska and went to uva. we stayed there for a couple of hours doing nothing and not ordering. like i said, ive no money. so what we did there basically was to kill our lungs with smoke. everybody was socializing with everybody. i was not on my socializing self so we decided to go by 1:30. and the evening ended there.


a kid's party

today i went to jollibee san juan to attend the birthday of my friend's daughter, dream. she is so adorable and cute and jolly. buti nalang sa jollibee siya nag birthday. and speaking of jollibee, i think the mascot, before donning his costume has taken drugs or something similar because he was so stoned and very much acting like a perv. imagine having his eyes semi closed while making a lady dance. how pathetic. anyway, like i said dream was so cute and adorable. i dont know where she got those superlatives. definitely not from her mom. kidding eka! hehe..

and o, im thinking of going to galera again or to bora naman.. i wish both.. but moolah is one thing that i dont have right now. whatever lord, please makapunta ako kahit sa isa lang. hehe ;)

ciao!

and it all came to pass..

and it all came to pass..

but i dont know if i'll pass.. will i pass finama1?
for all those who dont know what finama1 means, here's the definition

finama [fin-a-mauh] : a subject not really helpful for marketing students,
it only adds to the burden of work they already have. a subject full of formulas (try 50) with no formula sheet. a subject not really good for the
faint-hearted-math-hating-accounting-hating people. a freaky subject that brings
you home a truckoad of homeworks (OA...)

now. i got a 2.0 in my saletax classes. not bad.
and this moment begins the long and hear-attacking series of anticipation and more anxiety.

wish me luck on the 15th!

by the way,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TOOTSIE

ciao!

il papa

you were born,

you grew up,

and you lived.

lived for the people,

lived for the lord.

oh how i wish

to be just a mere shadow of you!

you who made almost anything

seem easy and light,

breezy and calm,

sunny and bright.

yet on your shoulders

rests the worries of the world.

each man.

each day.

you live for them.

your spirit can light up

the whole world.

even the universe.

i can only fathom

the deep, serious,

and true love

you have for the people you cared for so much.

your time on earth can never measure

the greatness that shines,

illuminates,

the old and tired spirit.

your light will kindle forever

in the greater glory

of god.

may the angels in heaven sound their trumpets on your journey homemay the lord keep you in his arms forever.
you have touched my life like no one else has.