SnowMAN

Merry Christmas :)

pak - yaw vs. dela hopya

Haneeeeeeeeep! Alam kong maraming magsusulat na tungkol dito. Subalit hindi maipaliwanag ang saya ng iyong tagumpay.Muli, ang sambayanang Filipino ay nagpupugay at taas noong bumabati at nagagalak sa iyong pagkakapanalo.

Mabuhay ka Manny at huwag nang mag ambisyong maging politiko!

PR104

Many asked whether I'm excited or not. And I answer them nonchalantly with a thundering NO! Why would I be? Uh, maybe because it said to be the DREAM, well, not my dream ergo - excited I'm not. And not that I didn't care. As a matter of fact, I enjoy the schadenfreude of all these happenings all for free! 

Boo!

J and I were in FullyBooked  Last Saturday dilly dallying - not. The reason for which I cannot divulge. 

I swear I can live in that place, 5 floors of literary marvels - classics, contemporaries, the indigenous, manga, and so much more. 

Anyway, upon egress I saw the most horrible creature our Senate has ever known. She's not just horrible because she  looks like Pong Pagong (Pong would not even wanted to be associated with such despicable entity, I'm sure! LOL), but because she is beyond dumb. Boba, intregera, gahaman, walang kwenta, puta! 

But hey, this is an opportunity of a life time. While it was frightening at first because of her bodyguards, I mustered enough courage to Boo! the Boba, not just once nor twice - but I think 5 times. I was there, descending in an escalator towards the abominable Boba Senadora, looking at her with utmost disgust - and Boo boo boo boo boo. 

One of my proudest moments. LOL.

To treat myself and spread the elation, I bought my siblings a dozen of assorted Krispy Kreme doughnuts - made special by their holloween inspired doh-nats.

Happiness.

LHC

The collider is designed to accelerate protons to energies of 7 trillion electron volts and then smash them together, recreating conditions in the primordial fireball only a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang.

Read more...

While I've read about it in Popular Science/Mechanics mag decades ago. And sensationalized by
Dan Brown's Angels and Demons - this now, ladies and gentlemen, is real. The heck with particle physics!

Whoah! Again, while the world is abuzz with this monumental development - we pinoys,  especially our ever pompous politicians/and judges cannot get hold of themselves - pathetic
really.

kang karrr ... brrr...

bakit may mga babaeng kangkarot?
bakit sila pumapatol sa kahit kanino
basta lalaking may kotse

ano bang mas gusto nila, yung
kinakangkarot sila
o
yung sandaling nakakasakay sila sa
kotse ng nasabing lalaki

kailangan ko bang isipin pa 'to?
pwedeng hindi na.

pero kasi meron akong kakilala
lalaking may asawa
may anak siyang dalawa
at may kinakangkang siyang disinuebe anyos
na dalagita.

Oo maganda,
pero mukhang boba, pumapatol
kasi sa may asawa

(baka naman high)
(baka naman nakakapanabik)
(baka naman parehong kulang)
(Kulang sa pagmamahal... hangal) - syet judgmental! hahaha

i love ...

I'll miss my firefox though.

of doctors and friends

and they are now doctors...

and lawyers...

Congratulations!

obleyimjpiincgs

Olympics fever is on.

The atmosphere in the Chinese capital looks feverish.

I enjoy the games, not just the excitement nor the adrenaline rush of the players. Moreso, their expression of Triumph and of Defeat.

Those who you can see as someone who really enjoys what they are doing and those who seem to be forced to do what they are now doing.

The athletes who flashes $ sign in both eyes as they will surely reap their government's reward in exchange of the elusive gold.

Especially those who were defeated. The sadness in their eyes, the hopelessness. The thought of all the sacrifices crumbling and burying him.

They are the athletes, a class of their own. The esoteric effect of strength,altitude, and speed.

okatokat

Martes:
Nagising akong balisa, takot, at nanlalamig. Bangungot. Nakasakay daw ako sa van (dreamy effects) tapos bigla na lang naiiba yung usapan ng mga 'tao'. Pupunta daw kami sa lugar ng mga espiritu, purgatoryo daw. Paglingon ko sa driver, iba na hitsura niya - ghostly pero naka sunglasses pa rin. Ang mga ibang pasahero, nakaktakot ang ghostly appearance nila.
Nagising na ako.

Miyerkules:
Nagising ako kasi maingay at tila may gumagalaw sa kama ko. May 2 nagsisgawang lalaki sa loob ng kwarto. Nagtaka ako kasi naka kandado yung pinto kaya walang makakapasok at ako lang ang lalaking tao sa bahay ng mga oras na iyon. S atabi ko narmadaman ko ang presensiya ng 2 nagsisigawan. Kilabot sa buong katawan, namamanhid na ako. Hindi ko na tiningnan kung sino.
Nagdasal na lang ako.

dark is the dark night

I like. One thing this is not - feel good movie nor kiddy mutant hero movie. This particular installment have me appreciated the characters of Joker and Two Face. Yeah, Joker's laugh and clap is haunting. Harvey's brand of politics/heroism borders on narcissm.

Joker should be the role model of all terrorists and terrorist- wannabes. The complexities of his plan is amazingly horrifying. He afterall, uses and exposes human frailties to the core.

b.o.r.e

winasiwas ng matindi

amoy na marumi

lumangoy sa asido

asong ginagalis

ningas cogon

galos sa tuhod

surot sa kumot

yabag ng halimaw

sayaw na galawgaw
alindog ng langaw

yelong tunaw

i defy

I am the moon,
and I orbit the nine planets.
I am the planet,
and I revolve around
a motley solar system.
i defy astronomy
multiverse and galaxy.

I defy,
I am not the moon of a single planet
nor a planet of a single
solar system.

exception to the rule

The holy members of the Philippines society are at it again. With them are the hapless students of their holy school chanting like witches they once have tortured. Who or what ruffled their plumage? Reproductive Health,Responsible Parenthood and Population Development Act of 2007 authored by Rep. Edcel Lagaman.

I am not really sure if the church is against this because they rather hark on it and denounce it as immoral in its totality rather than not make a noise at all. Because if they do keep their silence on this, it too is a suspect. Because when they do, SOME would think they are in favor of this -- imagine CONDOMS; it will put a stop the introduction of Bastard children born of a priest father, or of braver priests who would have 98% protection against AIDS.

Damn them if they do, damn them if they dont. Still, it exposes their hypocrisy - bunch of sophists!

And what, THREAT everyone with EXCOMMUNICATION? very Medieval I say.

Manny Pacquiao undoubtedly is one of the best athletes we have today, but he sucks when he concerns himself with hardcore politics. I mean It is a good thing that he shares his blessings and donate to the victims of calamity with such fanfare. But it is ENTIRELY different when he goes up that stage and SHARE it with strange mix of TRADPOLS and HOLY COWS. How touching when he said that there'll be no Manny Pacquiao if these contraceptions where around or something to that effect. Let's do the math assuming his assumptions are true: for every 1,000,000 dirt poor pinoys there will be a Manny Pacquio, So we have 999,000 dirt poor pinoy. And the 1 Manny Paqcuiao will still take at least 16 years of terrestrial life before realizing his success.

So Sinong talo?!

green green grass of home

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8.50

Sigh. As far as I can remember, the lowest fare I knew cost me a measly 2.oo.

ekstink

Boom boom boom...

Isa sa mga industriyang sa amin na nanganganib nang maglaho ay ang BANDA ng mga patay. Ito ang aking biglang napagtanto noong isang araw nang bigla kong marinig ang mga dumadagundong na hampas sa mga drum, at ang matinis at malagong ng mga sari-saring hinihipang instrumento. Hindi ko na nakuhang tumingin kung meron pa rin bang mga dalagating nakamungot na nakasuot ng maiikling palda na labas ang malalaking hita na puro peklat. Hindi ko na nagawang tingnan dahil naiisip ko na -- oo nga, ngayon ko na lang ulit narinig ang elehiya ng banda. Malakas, malungkot.

Sila ba'y biktima ng industriyalisasyon? O sa malawak pananaw ng mga aktibistang makikitid ang pagiisip ay kasalanan pa rin ni Gloria (o ng kung sino mang kasalukuyang nanunungkulan) ? O hindi na swak sa modernong panlasa ng mga pilipino? O sadyang tapos na ang kanilang siglo?

Kung ano't-ano pa man, ang Banda ng mga patay ay isa sa humubog sa aking panlasa paukol sa mga tunog. Boom boom boom...

on being green

i am brown
i am green
I love trees,
and also the seas
the mountains
and the beasts

--

I have delayed further my secret plans of becoming a secret someone, at least for a year. The reason : I got a chance to work for a company that is involve with clean energy - solar cells/ panels to be exact. My advocacy concerns the environment as it ranks highest among my life's goal (O ha, sankapa!). Even my secret classmates find it amusing that I was mainly pursuing the secret degree to advance my environmental advocacy when it would be more convenient if not more lucrative to be inline with IT.

But really, unlike most of my classmates whose main reason for enduring the humiliation and eye strain from reading tons of telenovela material is the prospect of earning more.

As an environmentalist, I am elated by the fact that I am working for a green company. But here, many of my co-workers don't give a damn. Like most pinoys are, its just like any other job,.Employer needs employee, employee needs job.

Haha, call it idealist all you want. But as Shawn Wayans a.k.a Britanny Wilson in White Chicks succinclty puts it -- 'It's not just a bag, its PRADA!'

viva la españa

No one can deny the fact that 300+ years under the Spaniard Convent has our culture albeit our mentality deeply inured with Iberian way of life, color, and culture . It is my fascination with our history that have me dreaming of studying the Spanish Language. Yes, it still is a dream.

This entry is not to start a debate on whether that 300 year rule was good or bad. Because frankly, just like a coin the Spanish Era has two sides and both are enchanting if not for the culural/artistic magnificence then the gory friar abuses maybe.

Spain won the euro cup, Nadal won the wimbledon. Ohh, this is the best time to be in Spain!

Haha. Lucky I&P, they were at Zaragoza for the World Expo. I witnessed how they labor night and day to comeup with the exhibit... Of course with them are other personalities who contributed in making this expo a success for the Indios (A, Iskultor from Paete, Burdadera from Lumban, the glass bubble maker, the bone china maker et. al).

Hmm, P said she has so much chismis to tell. Chismis is vitamin C. I can't wait to have my dose of vitamin c. I need it. Must become healthy. I must I must.

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Why Smart isn't really SMART

As I've mentioned before, I wanted to blast SMART bro into smithereens. We have endured the lousy connection, the intermittent web access, the dealayed billing et cetera et cetera.

So, what pushed me to the edge? Amazingly, after Typhoon Frank downed MV Princess of the Sea, smart apparently withstood the stormy weather and we enjoyed the fact that we can browse the net. Nothing unusual. Then 2 days after, the screen just went on blank. Mutsu suddenly cannot broadcast its wifi invisible waves 'round the house. I thought it was Mutsu who got crazy. But no, after tweaking configuration and troubleshooting it dawn upon me that there's no signal from the Smart antenna as indicated by handy Mutsu Apps. I braved the roof to check if the antenna was still in place despite the fact that I knew too well that we have internet connection 2 days after Frank.

This was the start of a series of unSmart move by Smart. First, calling their customer/technical support will really get into anyone's nerve. Imagine calling them, a programmed voice answers your call, redirects you to proper department, then you have to wait for at least 10 minutes for a real person to get in touch with you. How is that? The person is useless, cannot answer your inquiry, gives you another ticket number. We have to endure 3 more of this kind of call before they've decided to send someone to check the stupid antenna. It was set on a Thursday. I was already furious, Murphy's law is at work, I really need to access the net. Came 5 pm and their customer support called to inform us that the visit will be rescheduled on a Saturday. Ano raw??? Ok, patience, patience. Saturday came, and I missed my saturday-routine, came 6 pm, it was raining hard outside. Definitely the sun is shining no more and the smart-guys texted casually that they will no longer be coming. That they have this flimsy excuse for being flimsy employees from flimsy service provider. They shouldn't have texted, because I have already resigned myself to the fact that they are coming no more. They shouldn't have texted that flimsy excuse, they should have been creative at the least. So I blew my top, I called the number where the text came from. First, it was turned off, I called again and was able to connect. I tried hard to remain calm, I cannot, after all the lousy service, for the life of me, I cannot. To my credit, I did not utter expletives. I think pointing what was wrong in a voice 5 decibels above my normal is enough to scare them.

They promised to come after lunch, and voila, they defied their promise and went to our place earlier. After the trip to the antenna and some 40 minutes later, our internet connection returned to normal.

We'll just finish our contract and we will dump you faster than you can say smartbro.

istres

ako'y naiistress pag dumarating ang araw na yun. Hindi ko alam kung tinatamad ako o pagod lang talaga, pero balisa ang buo kong katawan pati na rin isipan. Sa totoo lang hindi ako alipin ng teknolohiya lalo na ng selpown, hindi ako mahilig mag tekst hindi rin ako mahilig tumawag, hindi ako mahilig mag reply sa mga tekst at hindi ko sinasagot ang tawag ng hindi ko kilalalang numero.

Siya lang naman lagi kong ka tekst.

P.S. : bkit ko nga naisulat ito? may 13. Ah, oo dumating ako sa punto na wala ng bugso ng damdamin akong nararamdaman. Yun bang prutas na hinog sa pilit. Ako kasi yung tipong isang tanong isang sagot. Hindi ako yung kusang nagbibigay ng impormasyon, hindi ako madaldal, hindi ako papansin. Pero wag sanang isipin na wala akong paki-alam, hindi lang talaga ako basta nagkukwento ng bagay-bagay, ayokong antukin ka sa kwento ng buhay ko. Magtanong ka kasi kung ano gusto mo malaman. Eh papaano kung kwentuhan kita ng tungkol sa tae ng kalabaw na nilalaro namin nung bata kami. gusto mo ba ng mga ganong kwento? Owkamon...

Eto yung pakiramdam na pilit yung tekst na pilit. lahat pilit. Eto yung panahong nagdadalawang isip ako. May hinahanap ako. Yung palaban. Yung sumasagot. Yung nagtatanong. Yung naghahanap. Ayoko nung nag da Drama, hindi ako naapektuhan ng 'reverse psychology'. Sutil ako. SUTIL. Wag mong ipapahalatang iniinis mo ako, hindi ako maiinis, baka ikaw pa. Wag mo akong da dramahan, teflon balat ko.

Pero wala na ito, lumipas na. Tila na ang ulan. Nakaraos na kami ng 24 na buwan.

- reverse ...

ang liwanag sa gabi
dugo'y pilit na pinaliliksi
matang lundo sa pagkakadilat
tengang bingi sa huni ng kuliglig

ang oras ko'y umiikot ng pakaliwa
ang sinag ng buwan sa aking katawan
mapanglaw na sikat ng araw
heto ako, sumasabay sa oras ng kabilang dako

am back!

reading back, my last entry was about a bleep in national politics blown out of proportion by opportunists of every color. And I went into coma. More politics, a bear market outlook and a series of gas price hikes, a typhoon, another sea mishap, and inflation at 14 year high, still am in coma, french open - ivanovic won, wimbledon - the epic duel of nadal & federer -nadal won, still am in coma.

yes, this is procastination -- big time.

I was tempted but my arms are too limp to type in such torpid condition. I wanted to blast SMART bro into smithereens but no, I am still languid, afflicted by the cheche fly. I am. I am breaking this stupor.

first off, I found this entry which I was to post last may 13 but never get the enthusiasm to do so.

Mr.Lozada

Sino ba 'tong Mr. Lozada na to at gusto siyang ipahuli ng Senado? Sino ba siya at kanilangan siyang itakas mula sa paliparan ng NAIA? Wow, 100% ang atensiyon ng media sa kaniya. Dinukot daw siya? Naku iba sinabi ng Malacanang.

Ahh konektado naman pala ito sa NBN-ZTE iskandal.

Napakinggan ko yung salaysay niya sa senado, wala namang bago akong nalaman, pero tumindi ang paniniwala ko na merong kinalaman si FG. Bakit gusto nilang papirmahin sa affidavit na tahasang nagpapatanggi sa kaniya na naging bahagi ng ma-anomalyang kontrata ang asawa ng pangulo?

Hmm, ang mga senador para na namang uhaw sa exposure. Talagang ang mga tanong nila ay nag uudyok at naghihikayat na idiin si FG. Hmm doon walang problema kasi nga sabi ko sa tingin ko kasangkot talaga siya. Pero ang biglang pagtalon at tila humihingi na isabit ding tahasang si GMA, tsk Sen Lacson nakaksawa ka na. Hanga ako kay Sen Pangilinan at nililinaw niya ang mga bagay na may kaugnay sa legalidad. Si Sen Escudero ganun din pero dahil oposisyon eh alam na ang ihip ng hangin. Si Sen Defensor-Santiago magaling din ang kaniyang research. Dito ako humanga kay Mr. Lozada dahil hindi niya itinangging kasangkot din siya sa mga MALILIIT na anomalya, kaya naman pala alam niya ang ibig sabihin ng "Dysfunctional Procurement" ng mga government projects kasi nakinabang din siya sa nasabing sistema. Pero tama siya, hindi yun nangangahulugan na hindi totoo ang mga binabanggit niyang nalalaman niya sa ZTE - NBN.

Si Sen Jamby Madrigal ay BASURA.

Si B. Abalos ay garapal. GARAPAL. $130 M? Sabihin na nating hindi niya yun sosolohin kasi hati sila ni FG et al. pero sobrang GARAPAL talaga.

Eto yung nirvana moment ni Mr. Lozada : na habang nasa isang mahirap na kumunidad siya sa isang bundok, nakita niya na maraming puno ng bayabas at marami itong bunga, sinabi niya sa isang katutubo na ibenta iyon at ng magkaroon siya ng pera. Ang tugon ng katutubo : hayaan na lang ang mga bunga, kasi para naman merong makain ang ibon.

Simpleng buhay. Samantalang dito sa kapatagan, hindi magkamayaw ang mga nasa katungkulan kung papaano pa makakapanlinlang ng mga tao at mapaparami ang kanilang yaman.

mr.speaker

Malacanang vs. JDV : He caused his father's head.

I arrived late and real hungry. I languidly sat for a while and then fried 2 eggs and a piece of tocino. I arrived so late the evening news is already having its telecast and it's all over them, the motion for vacancy of speakership is ongoing. And it is the yes vote that's already surpassed the 121 needed votes to pass the motion. So certainly now, de Venecia's fear pierced his arrogance.

Surprising this is not for it's been hounding De Venecia for weeks now. At first he was cool about it what with Malacanang purportedly supports him, but then the noise got louder and so was he. So much for his MORAL REVOLUTION, he started lambasting and shamelessly itemize the things he have done for certain individuals --- particularly Nograles. The former called the latter AMBITIOUS in his most 'kokey' look.

Hmm.

And now as I watched him in Bandila delivering passionately his privilege speech going for broke, he almost confirmed what the opposition had already been haranguing the public before -- albeit without proof. The old man looks like he's having a heart attack. Yes it must have been sad. Yes it must have been revolting. Definitely a gesture from a desperate man clinging dearly for his political career. Amazing morals.

They have divided the house and torture us while they were given 3 minutes to explain why they want to kiss De Venecia's arse or La Gloria's ass. And some wanted to lick neither.

My observation is that most representatives in their explanation vaguely refers to their yes vote as beneficial for their constituent. But how? Your guess is as good as mine I bet.

The perpetual oppositionists on the other hand were overly joyous by De Venecia's confirmation of illegalities in the administration, they were vindicated after all. The funny man from CIBAC is shameless himself, a self righteous hypocrite son of a televangelist. I cringe every time he pontificate on what is moral and what is not. He must be having a selective amnesia ...

CDO Representative Darlene Antonino never fails to substantiate her claims and make good of her rhetorics. She's a gem among the 'tradpols' from the opposition. I believe her when she questioned the entire matter altogether believing that it's a battle between JDV and the Malacanang. Her suppositions were more effective because they are devoid of the usual verbiage and pomposity that usually accompanies the tirades of her colleagues. And Rep. Zamora also rose to the challenge. He have distinguished himself from the rest of the opposition bloc by his pertinent questions and explanations.

The rest were chuwari-wari-wap. They were a picture of gluttonous Romans who want to feast for the whole week and fatten themselves until they were all obese creatures of the ocean.

As they say their piece, JDV appeared gloomy as if he's measuring everybody by how much he had helped them. As if thinking hard and trying to dive at the deepest recesses of his memory on how to make them feel ungrateful ambitious ingrates. His wife is wearing a smile mask, constipated smile of disgust and worry while Joey looked nervous. After all he brought this to his father all for the sake of love for our country.

And yes this is not about the Filipinos, nor about changes in the leadership of the Lower House. This is a battle of who got the clout. Malacanang have won this round, the question now is how long can they sustain their campaign to stifle the truth?

ostrelyan owpen

i've learned to love the game years before i've held a racket. It was an acquired fascination. Seriously, what's so exciting with a neon green ball bouncing back and forth? This post despite the fact it's a hell week. LOL.

I personally think that women-muscle-tennis era is over (think venus and serena and amelie). And it's a welcome respite that svelte eastern europeans are now lording the courts. I loved the women's finals of Ivanovic vs. Sharapova. Maria have proven me wrong, I thought she's going the way of Ana Kournikova, good heavens she's not.
See, who'd have thought she's a power hitter? and her screams, hahaha, surely drives her opponent crazy!






This lady, i personally like. Aside from her games she really looks like J when playing. She's World No. 2, so beat that!









He beat Roger Federer in 3 sets! Hahaha, I'm a fan of whoever beats federer! And this man is a funny guy too. He fought an amazing game in the finals with the french guy Tsonga. Whew, daming hindi ko na kilala :) . Apparently the Tsonga guy is world number 38. So watch out for him, Nadal was all over the court smiling in amazement during their semi finals match.

Ivewatchedtheminsteadofflippingmyreyescruzsandovalandtolentino.

soivenoonetoblameififlunk.buygoodnessgracious
tonsofreadingmaterialsmakeme
sick!

CENTENNIAL

Wow! sangdaan taon ka na UP naming mahal :) It's sad though that I was not able to attend the kickoff celebration. I cannot help but turn green; to those who were able to watch the sky diving et al, LUCKY you.

-----

Again, the POND is desert dry.
Some holy cow have asked me if I was not saddened by the turn of events. And bluntly I said NO, adding that my skin is impervious to those smarmy mushy stuff . For me it's just a thing, and I am not sorry for feeling so. What I treasure is the friendship that I gained through these year with the pond. But the pond itself, nah. Being thankful doesn't require to be sad when extinction presents itself.

----

This saddened me big time. I missed the PULAG TRIP. The hike was planned mid-2007 and i have psyched myself to join this trip no matter what, I would compromise everything just so. All is well until some quiz equivalent to 2 recit popped up. WTF !@#$%^&*()_+ I really sucks with recit. I barely have time to cover assigned readings. Since only sundays would my time allows me to devote to this crap/craft. So siyeet. PULAG or QUIZ. GF is correct in saying that Pulag would not go anywhere it's just there waiting to be conquered. True, but it is not just conquering it per se, it's who you conquered it with. It is the amalgamation of experience and cameraderie with your friends that after some years or so, you can look back and talk about it. It's about relieving the excitement and the triumph.

----

No J Day Today. I'm down with a flu.

2008

Gusto kong matulog ng mahaba

gusto kong mag-gala

umakyat ng mga bundok,

magtimpisaw sa mga ilog at dagat

Gusto kong matunghayan

ang mga piyesta sa iba't-ibang bayan

gusto kong bumili ng mga gadget

gusto kong mamasyal sa ibang bansa

Gusto kong makatikim ng ibat-ibang pagkain

gusto kong lunurin ang isip ko sa

pagbabasa ng mga nobela at libro

gusto kong pumunta sa mga museo

at pagmasdan ang mga laman nito

gusto ko gusto ko

ang problema oras at pera.

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Happy nuyir sa lahat !!!

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