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Discover the 90/10 Principle

2008-01-31T15:20:00.000+08:00

Stephen Covey

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).

What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.

We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.

How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light. But you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.

Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home. When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?

The answer is “D". You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction. Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.

If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel?
(A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off)

Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?

Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it. You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job. The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse. Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.

The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.

The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It CAN change your life!!!

Enjoy…

Magtrabaho Ka!

2007-11-16T17:26:00.000+08:00

Natatawa ako. Napaisip din ako. Iba pala talaga ang magagawa sa tao ng musika. Pwedeng magbago ang nararamdaman mo sa isang iglap. May mga pagkakaktaong nagbabalik-tanaw tayu sa magaganda at mapapait na pangyayari sa buhay natin nang dahil sa isang awitin. Nakaka-frustrate din kung maaalala mo yung mga magagandang pangyayari sa buhay mo na nagpa-inspire sayo tapos hindi mo na pwedeng balikan. Yan ang nararamdaman ko ngayon.

Ang musika nga para saken ay isang imbensiyong "time-capsule". Na hindi tapos. Papano ba naman hanggang balik-tanaw lang ang nagagawa nito. Di yata natapos ng nakaimbento sa kapapanood ng Mara Clara at Aguila. Minsan kasi mas gusto ko pang wag na lang maramdaman yung mga nakaraan, maganda man o pangit, kung di ko naman pwedeng balikan. Mas gusto kong mabuhay sa ngayon.

Eh ganon talaga. Hindi mo maiiwasang makarinig nang musika. Ayoko namang maging bingi. Wag ganun. Pero ang lalong hindi ko maiwasan eh maging senti-mode madalas. Yung tipong makulimlim. Umuulan sa labas. Pumapatak sa salamin ng bintana ang tubig-ulan habang ako, nakaupo, nakapangalumbaba, malayo ang tingin, nakikinig sa 90's song.

Again, ideya lang yun ng senti-mode. Iisa lang naman kasi ang area sa bahay namin na may bintana at covered pa ng bubong. Good luck kung may pumtak na ulan. Wala ring upuan sa tabi ng bintana namin so effort namang magemote dun di ba?!

Wala kasi akong magawa sa office kaya nangalikot na lang ako ng shared files sa network. Tingin-tingin ng pictures. Naghahanap ng mapagkakaabalahan. Dun ko nakita ang mp3 collection ng boss ko. Nalula ako sa dami ng collection niya at halos lahat mga paborito ko. Ang masaklap, mas maraming kanta na sumikat nung 90's kaya mas lalo akong nakarelate. Emote-mode On.

Naalala ko nung high school ako ang pinaka-unang album na binili ko eh tape copy ng After Image na Tag-araw Tag-ulan. Kumpleto ang boss ko nun. Nakakatuwa. Ang dami ko rin kasing nabiling tape mula nung high school ako. Alanis Morisette, Savage Garden, Lighthouse Family, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, Lea Salonga, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Regine Velasquez. Huli na akong nagkaron ng CD player, sa PC pa yun (hindi portable) kaya ang pinaka unang binili kong CD eh R2K ni Regine. Oh, walang magrereact. Walang pakialaman pera ko naman eh. Di ba nagbabadya!

Pero bago pako nangolekta ng mga tapes at CDs (at kalaunan mp3s) bata pa lang ako ini-enjoy ko na collection ng Mama ko. Naaalala ko pa yung iba't ibang tapes niya ng Boney M. Eh ni isang kanta nga ng or ni (di ko alam kung grupo sila o solo artist) Boney M. hindi ko alam eh. Pero bata pa lang ako binibirit ko na ang One Moment in Time ni Whitney Houston. Kwidaw ka, may kasamang mic yan! (K! The one million pesos videoke challenge, Panalo!).

Dalawang mic nga na hiniram ko pa sa kapitbahay namin ang nasira ko nun. Etong si Mama nung nasira nagpaka technician pa. Kinalikot ang mic. Sa halip na may piyesa lang na bibilhin para maayos, basurahan ang nakinabang sa kagagawan niya. Nilibot pa nga namin ang Recto noon para maghanap ng pampalit sa mic ng kapitbahay namin. Buti na lang nagpadala ng mic si Papa galing Saudi at yun ang pinampalit namin sa hiniram namin. Ang ending, wala na naman akong magamit na mic. Pero siyempre bago ko binigay ang mic sa kanila, bumirit muna ako ng One Moment in Time at We Are The World. Ang saya di ba! Ang taas pa ng boses ko noon. Giiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeee meeeeeeee ooonnnnnneeee mmmoooommmeennnttt IIIINNNNN tiiimmmmeeee. May emphasis sa IN. Ewan ko ba kontrabida ang Mama ko. Talagang hindi daw ako nagmana sa boses niya. Sintonado daw talaga ako. Paki ko! (Pero love ko Mama ko ah).

So ayun na nga, ang dami kong song na may-I-play sa iTunes. Magugulat ka. Sa collection ng boss ko nakasali pa si Lilet (Kaibigan Lang Pala). Nakakatuwa di ba. Eh grade six pako nun eh. Tapos may Donna Cruz, Odette Quesada, Raymond Lauchengco, Smokey Moutain at iba pang late 80's and early 90's. Mabuti nga at walang Pilita Corales at Armida Siguion Reyna (Pop lola amputah!)... Aaaawwwiiitaaann kitaahhhhhh...

Meron din siyang Ace of Base (Beautiful Life, All That She Wants). Shania Twain (You're Still The One). Aaron Carter (I'm All About You, I'm Gonna Miss You Forever). The Moffatts (I'll Be There For You, Girl of My Dreams, If Life Is So Short). Hayyy... eto yung mga kantang sikat nung first time kong makapasok sa ABS-CBN at manood ng taping ng Okidoki Doc, Home Along Dariles at live show ng Sang Linggo nAPO Sila. Tumambay pa kami sa director's booth. Doon ako nagsimulang mangarap makapagtrabaho sa Entertainment Industry. Ang sarap-sarap balikan ng mga panahong iyon...

Marami akong mga desisyon sa buhay na ginawa ko dala lang ng pagkakataon. May mga bagay at pangarap na hindi ko natupad dahil sa mga pangyayaring iyon. Hanggang ngayon nangangarap pa rin akong mapabilang sa production side ng entertainment industry. Hanggang ngayon nangangarap pa rin akong bumirit ng One Moment in Time. At hanggang ngayon kapag nakakarinig ako ng mga 90's song... di ko pa ring maiwasang mag-emote.

Sa ngayon walang patak-ulan, mainit sa labas. May upuan pero wala sa bintana. Andito ako nag-eemote. Headset sa tenga. Pikit-mata. Sway ng konti... sa tapat ng monitor... dito... sa opisina... HOY MAGTRABAHO KA!

Save Me From Myself

2007-10-16T17:38:00.000+08:00

[Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics]

It's not so easy loving me
It gets so complicated
All the things you've gotta be
Everything's changin
But you're the truth
I'm amazed by all your patience
Everything I put you through

When I'm about to fall
Somehow you're always waitin
with your open arms to catch me
You're gonna save me from myself
From myself, yes
You're gonna save me from myself

My love is tainted by your touch
Cuz some guys have shown me aces
But you've got that royal flush
I know it's crazy everyday
Well tomorrow may be shaky
But you never turn away

Don't ask me why I'm cryin
Cuz when I start to crumble
You know how to keep me smilin
You always save me from myself
From myself, myself
You're gonna save me from myself

I know it's hard, it's hard
But you've broken all my walls
You've been my strength, so strong

And don't ask me why I love you
It's obvious your tenderness
Is what I need to make me
A better woman to myself
To myself, myself
You're gonna save me from myself

From Mok's Blog - "When It Rains It Floods"

2007-10-08T17:49:00.000+08:00

I cannot express this better than how Moks described the tragedy last night. After a fun wordless post here comes the shocking sad story...

Funny the title is, not really. Supposedly when it rains it pours, yes it does but sometimes it leaves more, flood waters that you are forced to wallow in.
I'm in the middle of a tremendous change. Work, then a little tampuhan sa bahay kahapon, things that I can usually handle. However, this one will leave a mark, this one will leave flood waters that will take forever to empty.

I will miss you my dear Kirbie, my faithful pal, my baby and my pet. Unfortunately, I lost the life of my beloved miniature schnauzer around midnight. Totally unprepared for it, totally surreal. We never made it to Makati Dog and Cat Hospital at Rockwell, he had a seizure just when we got off the cab and that was his last breath, his little heart stopped beating and we tried to revive him, the vet tried to, but no use. Life is so short, just early in the morning he was frolicking around the yard, got a lil sick but would still follow me everywhere around the house, then tragedy strikes he was just 3 months of age. I will miss my lil' furball, its my fault too you know, should have been there always. However, he will remain in my heart and my remaining dogs will forever be loved.

"Let Angels light your way... We will miss you Kerbie..."

Wordless Post (Tagaytay - September 23, 2007)

2007-09-27T16:18:00.000+08:00

Welcome to the family... my babies!

2007-09-07T18:51:00.000+08:00

Valer Kuberch

2007-08-10T09:12:00.000+08:00

Isang araw, may dalawang bading hawak kamay na naglalaro...

"Valer kuberch kahit jutay ang julamantrax donchi ay anek-anek nyongkamas at nutring, nyogarilyas at kipay nyitaw nyotaw, jutani. Kundol jutola, jupot jola bastrax at mega join-join pa, jobanox nyustasa, nyubuyax nyomatis, niyowang at luyax and around the keme ay fullness ng linga!"

Petixxx Mode - ON

2007-07-26T15:05:00.000+08:00

Ang tagal... sobrang tagal na since my last post. Ang dami nang nagbago. Mahirap isa-isahin lahat... but everything's well. Yun ang importante.

Sa tagal ko nang hindi bumibisita sa blogsite ko, hindi ko na alam kung pano pumunta. Sa bahay kasi naka bookmark naman siya so madaling i-click. Dito sa office I'm starting from scratch. I tried http://www.blogspot.com/lanskydgreat. Maraming beses. Maraming ulit. Pero ayaw pa rin. I even checked the spelling kung tama. Naisip ko na lang... baka inactive na yung account ko.

I logged in to my account and was relieved to find out na andun pa naman yung dashboard ko and my old posts. I thought kailangan kong mag republish kahit yung recent post lang para ma-activate... yun pala... ang URL dapat eh: http://lanskydgreat.blogspot.com.

Hay... hindi ko alam san magsisimula. I didn't even intend to update my blogsite kasi naman post lang ako ng post ng pics sa multiply account ko and I think ok na yun kesa mag-blog. Wala lang talaga akong magawa dito sa office for the past 4 days... lahat ng website ata na gusto ko i-visit na-visit ko na... nagtetext ako sa friends ko na mag-online para lang may makausap ako pero kulang pa rin. Kaya eto nagpost na lang uli ako.

Not updating my blogsite is not a decision... nangyayari lang siguro talaga na tatamarin ka. And besides, I've been so busy... emotionally. Maraming nangyari.

My Singapore job didn't push through. As what I'm expecting sasabit nga ako sa isang paper screening sa SG re: credit background. Kaya kayo, if you have credit card accounts wag kayo maging delinquent payer na kagaya ko if you want to work in a bank abroad... hehehe!

Pero tinuloy ko pa rin yung resignation ko. Because I need to push myself. I need to pressure my self. That's why I took the risk. I created that risk. Otherwise, hindi ako mag-i-improve sa work ko. If things are not working for me sa previous company ko then I need to look for better opportunities. And I've found it.

Masarap bumalik sa day job. Masarap magwork kapag nagagamit mo yung pinag-aralan mo. At ang pera hindi lang nasa call center... nasa IT industry din! More petiks na... techy ka pa! At hindi pa nakakabobo.

Hindi na rin ako taga Mandaluyong... taga Cubao nako. And I love the place. It's more than twice as big as my previous pad. May garahe pa! Nadagdagan na rin kami ni Moks sa bahay... I have a new baby... si Kloe... our 3 month old Shih Tzu.

Andaming pagbabago... ang daming challenges... at and DAMING blessings! I should really stop navigating my life. Masarap pala yung ganun. Thank God! And thanks to my friends who've always been there. Special mention to Fwend Mel and Blue... Ayayu both! To Ella and Julie na katelebabad ko (3-way) for 4 hours gabi-gabi sa phone... to Mimi, Jane, AJ and Papi - miss ko na kayo! At ang kachokaran kong si Marj siyempre. :) To my mentor Friend Claudia... THANKS!

Hay... 3 more hours to kill... matatapos na yung blog ko wala pa rin akong gagawin... oo nga pala... July 26 ngayon... 3 years na sana ako sa CVG! (Buti na lang wala nako dun... I'm not proud I was part of that company.)

Scratched!

2007-05-15T16:39:00.000+08:00

~~Jedi Knight~~ ~~strikes again.~~

Paolo's Holy Week Singapore Blooper

2007-04-14T08:16:00.000+08:00

This is one funny video capture from Paolo's recent Singapore Cruise trip this past Holy Week. I made a good laugh out of it and I hope you'll have a good one too! Let me share it with you guys...

Paolo: "masyadong maganda ang camera ni pastor... hindi naman namin alam gamitin... hindi po kami nagaaway dito ha... :-) we didn't know na naka video pala..."

Oh well, I now have a Multiply account... finally! So some new pics and photo albums will be posted on my Multiply and also additional videos... http://lanskydgreat.multiply.com

Holy Weekend Inventory

2007-04-08T11:56:00.000+08:00

I finally able to finish publishing our pictures from Puerto Galera last March 3-6, 2007. It took me sometime since I have to collect these from 3 different cameras.

I started publishing it at my Friendster account but sa dami ng pics, I consumed the maximum alloted number of pictures that can be uploaded within a month. So ayun, I used my Picturetrail account (http://www.picturetrail.com/markius). 77 pictures in total... san ka pa! Edited na yan ha... I have to ommit the other pics otherwise mabobore na yung mga friends ko viewing it. Hahaha!

We're suppose to have a Holy Week vacation hiking at Mt. Fami again with friends but unfortunately, nagkaroon bigla ng work assignment si Moks so we have to cancel it. Sayang nga since we've long been preparing for the trip but we have no choice. Work comes first... we have to pay our bills 'no!

I ended up spending most of my time at home since I'm on vacation leave. I'll call this a Holy Weekend Inventory... there are some things kasi na hinahanap ko na hindi ko makita. I realized na nasa hiraman pala at di pa nasosoli. There are also things na nasa akin din na hindi ko pa nasosoli sa friends ko... hahay!

Things I am looking for (hopefully be returned):

Books - 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (gift 'to saken ni M'Claudia!), Harry Potter Book 1 and 5, ABNKKBSNPL Ako ng ABKD, Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas, The Historian, The Notebook.
DVD - PBB Celebrity Edition, Cruel Intension, Manay Po, Lost Season 1-2, Ghost Whisperer, Dream Girls, Pursuit of Happiness, Desparate Housewives Season 1-2.
PC Games

Things I have (hopefully I will return :þ):

DVD - Sobrang dami ng DVD ni Fwend Blue saken hehehe!, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, some other pirated DVDs.
Pictures - Dami kong hiniram na pics na kelangan ko lang i-scan to have a soft copy pero hindi kona nabalik sa may-ari. Hehe! Ayun naka album na nga eh.

These are the stuff I can remember pero it all started lang when I was looking for my PBB Celevrity edition copy kasi gusto ko sana panoorin. Boring kasi ng PBB2... hayyyy... pag wala ka nga namang magawa...

I ssooo hate stool sampling!

2007-04-04T15:02:00.000+08:00

20 days ago my life suddenly changed... natanggal yung bubong and, indeed, when it rains it pours. There are so many things I need to be thankful for and so many things I learned from the past 20 days.

I learned that we should not question whatever we're going through right now, no matter how difficult and challenging the situation is. I realized that God has a reason for everything. Like what I always say, it is a process that we have to go through because He is preparing us for our future. We don't have the right to complain, but we can always ask for His guidance, to give us courage and strength to go through it or work around it.

Before, frustrated ako sa job ko. Sa position ko. I know I can do more. I know I can offer a lot of things but no matter what I do or how much effort I exert, I feel like it always go unrecognized. Sure your friends knows you're underrated. Sure they know exactly how you feel. Sure they know what you are capable of doing. Pero iba pa rin kasi if you feel like your efforts are not recognized by those people outside your circle of friends. Those people who have the power to give you a promotion. Then the people around you gets promoted and we feel life is unfair. Nakakapagod... Napag-iwanan...

I am guilty of that feeling. It's very very frustrating. And it's soooo quarter life crisis!

Last year, I set a goal for myself. I need to get out of the country by first or second quarter of 2007. I will leave the bad memories of 2006 behind and start anew. Tumatak sa isip ko yung sinabi ni Shelly before when we were in outbound - "Kung anu man ang dumating sakin ngayon... tanggap lang ng tanggap." It's a very optimistic and positive attitude.

At last March 24, 2007 - a realization. I got the job I wanted. It opens a lot of things. An opportunity to get out of the rat race. An opportunity to start all over again and to correct the mistakes of the past. An opportunity for a brighter future. And it is all because of my current program. If not for the experience with the program I am with right now, hindi ko makukuha yung post. God trained me to be in this field to prepare me for a better future, for this opportunity. I am very thankful for that!

Pero hindi lahat ng gusto natin makukuha natin. Because of this opportunity I'm leaving a lot of people I love behind. Some who are so dear to me. Again, God is teaching me to be strong. And I have to be positive about this. Because I realized that not only He opened windows of opportunities for me, He is also using me to open opportunities for other people through me. All I have to do is to take good care of this responsibility.

Ngayon hindi na ako nagtatanong. Like Shelly... tanggap na lang ng tanggap. Hindi pa naman sigurado ang lahat. There is an other process I need to go through. This time processing of papers... both here and abroad. Madami pa ring pwedeng mangyari. Pwedeng hindi matuloy. Pwedeng hindi ma-approve yung papers. Pero whatever happens... tanggap pa rin ng tanggap. I will continue to wait until I realize my dreams. Nakakapagod mag-intay pero sabi nga nang nag-interview sa akin nung March 24, "Sometimes it pays to wait..."

It's true. From 8AM that day ako yung pinakahuling ininterview... at 1:45PM. And I left the office at 9PM. I stayed there for 13 hours... most of the time waiting. Interview, orientation, contract signing. Now, nag-aantay pa rin ako... pero may kasama nang ngiti.

45 minutes ago... I received a text from the office... sabi: "CONGRATULATIONS... You're FIT to work". I passed the medical exam sa standards of Singapore... konting antay pa...

"We cannot have everything we want in life...
but it's no reason to stop hoping for what we want."

A Preview from the Island Trip

2007-03-18T11:38:00.000+08:00

These are just some of the pics... I'm still yet to create the album once I collected all of our pics... Hay, I miss the trip!

Hininuan Falls - Puerto Galera

2007-03-18T09:18:00.000+08:00

Hininuan Falls, Puerto Galera presents... Lansky 'D Great at his breath taking adventure... "Ang tinaguriang batang ilog... (sumigaw tayu ng... Zathurnnnnaaaaa!!!)".

(Pictures will be added on my next blog post.)

Pursuit of Happiness

2007-03-16T16:11:00.000+08:00

Last week... 1 week akong hindi nag-calls. I was in Galera from March 2-6 at pagbalik ko umabsent pako. I was diagnosed with Pharingitis and was advised to rest my voice for 2 more days... (so bukod pa yun sa 2 days absent ko). Ayun na nga, I went to work to do some offline cases and then magbasa lang ng pocket books... ang sarap nga naman ng buhay minsan.

Come my rest day, our internet connection got disconnected naman. It was actually reprovisioned to a lower bandwidth since we upgraded to the Globe promo bundle with landline connection. Unfortunately for us, it took 5 days for everything to be installed. Since we don't have any internet connection, I spent most of my time watching DVDs and as I was watching Pursuit of Happiness, I fell in love with the story.

Pursuit of Happiness...

Then it hit me... I was wondering... that... if I am to narrate my life right now how would I actually describe it? Based on the movie... the line starts with: "This is the part of my life..."

So, yeah, how will I describe my life right now?

Well I guess... ~~This is the part of my life~~ ...

I still can't figure it out just yet... but one thing is for sure, I am learning to be thankful for all these blessing I'm continuously receiving everyday. And that, I will always try to create opportunities.

Someday...
I know someday I can look back and describe what is this part of my life... someday.

Unpublished Mementos

2007-02-26T08:43:00.000+08:00

My weekend started with a dozen of beautiful white roses. Oh di ba?! What an extraordinary way to start my rest days... (weekends).

So ayun na nga, I get to take some rest! Kasi naman for the past week I've been so busy with a lot of things. My Mom visited Manila and at the same time we're busy processing our papers in preparation for our future plans. Hayy... ngayon lang talaga ako medyo nakapagpahinga so I spent most of my time here at home...

I just realize that I've been living here in our pad for more than 7 months and I haven't even published some snippets of a place I called home... well let me make "yabang" about our pad. Since kakalinis lang namin, I thought this is the best time to take some pic-pic kesa naman ipakita ko yung untidy version.

So there. Diyan din napupunta most of my salary. We frequent Home Store, Ace Hardware or Handyman everytime pupunta kami sa mall. Ako nga madalas din sa Makro to check out some cheap stuff I can add up to our interior. We have a small collection of Japanese-Oriental stuffs from stuff toys, display items, memorabilla, and even placematts. Yung center table dapat Japanese table yan kaso ang taas ng pinasadya ni Papa. Balak ko nga lagariin yung paa... haha!

We woke up Sunday morning to catch a 9 o'clock mass at Sanctuario De San Antonio kaso dumating kami 9:30 na. Malas pa is kakatapos lang ng mass and next is 10:30 pa. So we just decided to go to Market Market, take a heavy breakfast and go to the Tech Tiangge. I want to check out some MP4 players kasi.

Anyway, habang naglalakad-lakad we saw this cute cactus on sale... 3 for 100 ang labanan... quality na yung mga flowering cactus so panalong panalo di ba?! Mahilig kasi ako sa plants... sa pad I have flower pots lined up sa window... dun ko nga lang na discover na Euphorbia pala tawag dun sa flower plants ko na inuwi ko from Iloilo when I went there last August 2006.

So far I have a yellow and a pink-red Euphorbia. Nakakaaliw kasi hindi siya nawawalan ng flowers. Everyday may nahuhulog na flowers at may tumutubong bago kapalit. I also have a couple of cactus galing din sa Iloilo yung iba sa window din nakalagay but meron din sa comfort room namin. So when I saw this man selling these nice flowering cactus... bili na agad! Wala siyang kasamang pots so we went to Ace Hardware and bought some pots. Since our unit is at the 14th floor, pati fertilled soil kailangan naming bilhin dahil wala kaming pagkukunan sa bahay.

So there pagdating sa haws... I kept myself busy with my creation... ang ganda niyang tignan. We bought the ones na magbu-bloom pa lang yung flowers kaya exciting. I can't wait to see it bloom. Sa ganda ng quality na nabili namin... we decided pang center table siya. And yung isa naman katabi ng mga euphorbia. I just used my aquarium pebbles to cover the soil. Parang expert gumawa nu! I just realized also na mahilig pala ako sa matitinik na plants, hahaha! What the hell that means?

Well, I cannot end this blog entry without including my favorite marine aquarium. In fairness, my clown fish is 7 months old na rin. I also have a few damsels there and a couple of sea anemone.

So ayan nasama pa sa pic yung CVG ID. Ok na rin yan. That's one memento I also want to keep since I'll soon be leaving a lot of my friends and mentors there... I'm gonna miss you all! Hay Monday na naman work na naman... absent kaya uli ako?! Hihi...

// UNO

2007-02-21T20:26:00.000+08:00

I remember then..

At first, I even hesitated...

Should I let go of one good thing that I can maybe keep for a lifetime... just for something or someone not really worth my time? I don't think so...

And I did made the right decision...

Indeed, sometimes we have to take risks.

Indeed, there are times that we needed to sacrifice.

Indeed, my 2006 are not just challenges...

Because there is also this gift that I will treasure for a lifetime!

A Clip from the Side Trip

2007-02-08T16:07:00.000+08:00

(Click here to view the rest of our Boracay Trip Album!)

Fun-fun Dinagyang... and a Bora side trip!

2007-02-07T15:12:00.000+08:00

I've been celebrating my birthday for the past 11 years at my parent's hometown, Iloilo City. That's actually since we moved there back in 1995. Even up to now that I'm back here in Manila, umuuwi pa rin ako. It is not really to celebrate my birthday there but mainly because of Dinagyang Festival. Mas gusto kong umuwi ng January kesa Christmas because it's much more fun. The city is in its festive mood and you can hear the drum beats everywhere. This year 2007 though is much more different. Like last year, I took 13 days off from work to join this year's Dinagyang and of course to celebrate my birthday. This time though I brought someone with me... Louie.

I arrived morning of January 18 at the airport. Supposedly 19th pa ang dating ko but since I wasn't able to go to work (due to my hoarse voice and severe cough), I took an earlier flight para sulit ang vacation.

What makes my trip more special is January 21st, when I celebrated my birthday, I was with my bestfriend's first baby's christening. It is actually a multiple celebration. Birthday din kasi ng fwendship kong si Nelma and wedding anniversary din ng besfriend Jane ko, all-in-one celebration at Max's Resto in SM City Iloilo.

I took more time resting after that day since di pa rin tuluyang magaling yung sakit ko (I'm taking antibiotics na nga!) and also to make sure pagdating ng bisita ko, I'm well enough to tour him around my parent's hometown.

It was January 24 when Louie arrived at Iloilo Airport (straight from work). I started touring him around Iloilo - from Fort San Pedro to Villa Beach Resort where I usually frequent with my barkada back in college. Parehas kaming excited with the trip - me because he's witnessing the city and the people who mean so much to me; and him because it's a new city... a new place... and I'm sharing my life.

We woke up at 2AM the next day to catch the first trip to Caticlan, Aklan - it's our side trip to Boracay! Sarap ng feeling when I got reunited with my favorite island. It's been a while since my last visit because the last time I went there was holy week of 2004. It was just a 1 and a half day trip because we have to rush back to Iloilo for the Kasadyahan and Dinagyang Festival and to also spend more time with my family and friends.

(Click here to view the rest of our Boracay Trip Album!)

We took a lot of pictures there to capture every memories of the trip and there was even a time when we reached Station 1 and I'm running out of camera batteries. We have to rush back to Station 3 where we are staying to quick charge our camera battery so we can capture the magnificent view of the sunset (sobrang nakakapagod yun... it's a few kms walk!). Awww... sunset in Boracay... what more can you ask for?!

(Click here to view the rest of our Boracay Trip Album!)

Saturday, January 27 - di na kami nag-join sa Kasayahan Festival - sa TV na lang kami nanood sa live telecast. Nakakapagod kasi yung bus ride from Caticlan to Iloilo (when we reached the city I even have to meet an old friend at Villa beach). We went to the busy city at about 11AM with my friend Jane and spent time roaming around - madaming tao... masikip, mainit but everyone's smiling and enjoying the festivity. We had lunch on one of the food fest area in the city and then Louie and I decided to leave the busy, crowded city behind and visit the zoo in Racsus, Guimbal.

There we went and took more pictures... hay puro na lang solo pics since dalawa lang kami nagpapalitan ng camera. After a couple of hours, we headed back to the city... went to the mall... watched Eragon and went home... KAPAGOD!!!

Then the highlight of the festival... January 28 - Dinagyang 2007 Ati-atihan contest. We actually woke up late. Sobrang pagod kasi and we also need to save our energy since I know for sure that it's going to be a whole day activity from the carousel-like competition to merry making, food fest and concerts at night. Normally, if you really want to witness the festival you have to wake up before 5AM and be at one of the five judging area at 6AM (late na nga 'yun) to get a better view of the tribe's performance. In our case, we woke up at 8AM watched the live telecast of the few tribes and then went to the city at 10AM. We didn't watch the tribe's performance. We just went there to take some pictures... it's actually more fun! We had lunch at SM City Iloilo... pinatikim ko kasi kay Louie our famous Ted's La Paz Batchoy and then we went home after that to rest for the night's food festival.

Sobrang nakakapagod di ba, but we're enjoying every moment of it. It was past 8PM nung bumalik kami sa city and this time together with my parents. Nandun na kasi si Christian, my younger brother, sa food fest waiting for us to have dinner. So there we went... food trip... some beer... while watching the band.

I always have a memorable experience everytime I visit Iloilo that's why everytime I reach the last day of my trip it breaks my heart. I am leaving a portion of my life... the happy and simple part of me... then I'll be back to reality... to the busy-complicated-confusing-life. Yes, indeed, we reached our last day. We spent the whole morning buying gifts and pasalubong and dropping by to some of my friends to bid farewell.

5:40PM is supposedly our departure time back to Manila...

6:00PM... we're at the waiting area...
6:17PM... still waiting... tired...

6:43PM... exhausted... we even had a petty fight at the airport...

Past 7PM... we finally boarded the plane...

Our flight was over an hour delayed...

My vacation was extended for more than an hour...

Then it was again over...

I LOVE Iloilo... I MISS Bora!

It's been a while I know!

2007-01-15T10:17:00.000+08:00

I haven't been blogging for quite some time now for no major reason at all. Time flies sooo fast. January na. Lumampas na ang yuletide season... I didn't even get to greet my online network of friends. Not even in Friendster. Pero online naman ako palagi. I realized nga na I usually blog when I'm feeling down or frustrated.

So why now? No! Hold that thought. I am neither feeling down nor frustrated today. I'm doing a lot of re-readings lately of the books I purchased few years back and I feel the need of reposting a part of this entry from Bo Sanchez's - Thank God He's The Boss! It's actually worth sharing...

BUGS BUNNY FOR NOW, OR DONALD DUCK FOREVER

When I was a small kid, all my classmates called me Bugs Bunny. Because my two front teeth were extremely gigantic for my tiny face, I looked like a rabbit.

I hated my teeth then. I remember myself as a lonely seven-year-old boy, staring at the mirror one day, studying those two thingamajigs hanging from my lips. I mournfully wondered whether I was really supposed to be a rabbit, but at the very last minute God changed His mind - He opted to make me into a boy, but using the spare parts of a bunny.

Even then, I had this unusually wild imagination. I pictured in my mind what happened in God's factory in 1966, the day I was born.

"I think we have enough rabbits for today. Let's make little boys this time...," shouted the Almighty to the assembly line...

"Yes, Your Majesty!" chirped the angels in blue overalls. Immediately, the winged creatures worked joyfully. However, one angel missed putting away the last rabbit kit from the conveyor belt: Package #149, Extra-large. So there it went, chugging along... Unknowingly, angels connected me, piece by piece, and there I came out of the chute, a fully made little boy - with front teeth the size of dominoes.

So there. "bugs Bunny! Bugs Bunny!" my classmates jeered.

To my relief though, after 3 or 4 years, they stopped calling me that name. Looking at the mirror again one day, I saw why: my face had grown large in age, and my teeth didn't look as humongous anymore. Like magic, they fit nicely. God is wise! Imagine: if I didn't want those twin towers potruding from my mouth as a kid but had normal teeth that fir nicely with my face, how would I now appear with this extra-large head of mine and that set of pee-wee teeth?

I would have probably heard, "Donald Duck! Donald Duck!" for the rest of my life.

Yes, God is really wise.

Because many times we don't understand why things are big, small, or medium-sized in our life. Why life doesn't fit? With sickness. Or money problems. Or relationship gone askew. Why does God allow this monstrosity in my life? This pain? Why doesn't He let my life fit? Doesn't He care?

Oh, He does. Very much. In fact, that's why He doesn't make your life fit. So that you won't be Donald Duck forever. Only Bugs Bunny for a while.

Look now at the mirror of God's eyes.

And soon, you will see the big and the small fit into your life.

Like magic.

That really helped me a lot on re-evaluating my plans for 2007. I've forgotten the meaning of "why" or "when". I stopped questioning "why this" or "when will it be". I live life one day at a time trying to absorb all the details of life. Those that I usually take for granted. I'm trying to be thankful for whatever I have right now. I know that life is a constant change and God is always preparing me for the next level... for the next challenge.

And right now, guess what! He's on the middle of repackaging my life. Thank God He's The Boss.

Paradigm Shift

2006-12-08T13:31:00.000+08:00

Imagine you're in London's Heathrow Airport. While you're waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling cookies. You buy a box, put them in your traveling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies. Finally you find a seat next to a gentleman. You reach down into your traveling bag and pull out your box of cookies. As you do so, you notice that the gentleman starts watching you intensely.He stares as you open the box and his eyes follow your hand as you pick up the cookie and bring it to your mouth. Just then he reaches over and takes one of your cookies from the box, and eats it! You're more than a little surprised at this. Actually, you're at a loss for words. Not only does he take one cookie, but he alternates with you. For every one cookie you take, he takes one.

Now, what's your immediate impression of this guy? Crazy? Greedy? He's got some nerve! Can you imagine the words you might use to describe this man to your associates back at the office? Meanwhile, you both continue eating the cookies until there's just one left. To your surprise, the man reaches over and takes it. But then he does something unexpected. He breaks it in half, and gives half to you. After he's finished with his half he gets up, and without a word, he leaves.

You think to yourself, "Did this really happen?" You're left sitting there dumbfounded and still hungry. So you go back to the kiosk and buy another box of cookies. You then return to your seat and begin opening your new box of cookies when suddenly you glance down into your traveling bag. Sitting there in your bag is your original box of cookies.........still unopened.Only then do you realize that when you reached down earlier, you had reached into the other man's bag, and grabbed his box of cookies by mistake. Now what do you think of the man? Generous? Tolerant? You've just experienced a profound paradigm shift. You're seeing things from a new point of view.

Is it time to change your point of view?

Now, think of this story as it relates to your life. Seeing things from a new point of view can be very enlightening. Think outside the box. Don't settle for the status quo. Be open to suggestions. Things may not be what they seem.

Unless and until, one realizes about the fact, no one will change his or her view of thinking in spite of lot of external factors. Every Point has THREE Sides; Your Side, My Side and The Right Side. To understand either the Other's Side or the Right Side, one needs to leave His Side...

To my fellow Potter fans...

2006-11-22T18:53:00.000+08:00

We've all been waiting for this and YES... at least we now have a decent teaser... go check it out guys! I can't wait for July 13, 2007... I am such a fan! Did I say I'm such a Potter fan?!

From the leaky-cauldron website:

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/videogallery/video/show/562

Is it possible? Even *better* than the Official Teaser Trailer......believe it!

Filled with spoilers and clips far beyond just the clips included within the teaser trailer alone. Dan, Rupert and Emma all speak on how dark the film is, the amazing sets, how strong the plot and themes are and how their characters are together more as a cohesive unit than ever before.

Dan specifically talks about the themes that strike him the most, such as falling in love and discovering that the world is filled with people who arent so "friendly".

(Sorry the EXPAND button is not working. Just PLAY it.)

HBO OotP Sneak Preview! (MAJOR SPOILER)

Some of the wonderful treats include clips of Sirius fighting Bellatrix, Umbridge being Umbridge, conceptual art of Thestrals and Grawp,sneak peaks of Lucius, Veil and Prophecy, Daniel and Gary running lines and much much more! Filled with spoilers, but the best OotP preview we have seen by far!

Come leaves, goes forgets.

2006-11-22T06:59:00.000+08:00

One thing I realized during my breakfast moment with my Fwend Mel (which we should do more often) is that we may cross paths with friends who comes and goes. We may miss them. It may hurt sometimes that we thought they left us behind... But they will come back in time. And will catch up on lost time. It is okay... no need to feel sorry about it. They maybe the restless kind too! More restless than both of us.

But I also realized that what I don't need is the kind of friend who leaves and forgets. I have my own share of these kind of people. People who pass by my life and I'm glad they're just passing by because with these kind of people... THE HELL I CARE!

Ayayu Fwend Mel... tuloy tayo kina Blue... party party!

Folks Tag - Sooo Real Sooo Much

2006-11-17T09:22:00.000+08:00

One of the most meaningful episode I have ever seen...
My gawd, this is sooo true and the scene is sooo real...

J: You already know what I want. I have already told you.
B: That's right. You have... a husband, a family, a home... all the things that makes life worth living.
J: Would you fucking cut it out?! Stop it. And I know you can't give me those things.
B: Not can't. Can't implies that I'm incapable of, it's just that I won't.
J: I accept that. I suppose that's why I always loved you.
B: The untamable beast.

J: But to be a couple both people have to want the same things... to move on the same direction. If they can't, or won't, they really have nowhere to go.

B: Probably not.
J: Then why are we still doing this if we both know this will never gonna work?
B: Time to find out...

I am sooo amazed with the bravery of Justin...

I sooo can relate with both characters (then and ~~sometimes now~~).

This is how I even started blogging.

Because it used to be (and still what is) all about... what Nicholas Sparks said:

" We are always connected...

But never together. "

Some Halloween Time

2006-11-16T09:43:00.000+08:00

Snap shots! Snap shots!
May orb?! May moo-moo?!
Again, Oh I soo love halloween...

Relish the moments... enjoy the fun...
'Wag kang lilingon... hushhhh...

Life's Snippets from Claudia

2006-11-10T11:37:00.000+08:00

The year 2006 - year of red fire dog - is a year of struggle for me. Don't get me wrong, I sooo love dogs but maybe dogs sometimes hate or not even compatible with roosters. I wonder why this year didn't turned out the way I want it to be. I feel I am not on the right track right now. I'm feeling all this negativity around me. Recently, during my quiet moments, I always wonder why and what happened?

I always have everything planned.
I always try to keep focused.
I always make sure I am heading the right direction.

But for the past 2 years, looking back now, I feel that I'm heading nowhere. I always try to prepare myself for the future but why am I stuck with same-old-same-old me 2 years ago? I thought that living here in Manila will let me experience my so-called metropolitan life I've always wanted before I move on for greener pastures on some foreign land. But hell, right now what I have is the end-result of an immature, selfish, prison-break-wild-guy stuck in his quarter-life crisis phenomenon. And to be honest, I feel that I'm using this quarter-life-crisis as an excuse for my immaturity and selfishness!

People who are close to me may disagree about me being selfish. But I am. I maybe be able to continuously support my family but it is definitely not enough. I spend so much money for my self, my loans, my luxury, unnecessary things, thus, sacrificing things I could've offered for my family.

I'm venting this out right now because if I will not do this, I feel that I am about to explode. I have a lot of worries. My heartbeat is always twice the normal beats per minute everyday.

I just received this blog announcement from my mentor and after reading through her 2 entries, it suddenly hit me. Realization sinking in. (Tears puring down my cheeks right now... :'(...huhu! )

I feel worse. I am such a failure for my standards. (Tears still pouring down... gawd! Let it stop! Am I just mushy today?). Let me just give you some snippets on her post that really hits me big time:

"How can I say with conviction that life is wonderful inspite of it all? WELL, BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED THE ART OF BEING GRATEFUL."

"I've learned to be thankful for whatever comes my way, GOOD OR BAD..Also, a long time ago, I learned to take responsibility for my life, for my mistakes..ANd so scapegoating is not in my vocabulary. When things go wrong, I ask myself, "What could i have done to cause it?" When things are great, I just look up to heaven and say, "thank u lord!""

"As i listened to the church music & the preaching, my tears started to fall..I realized that I missed Jesus so much; that i've been too busy; that i've been caught up w/ all the worldly things; that it's been a while since i last listened to HIs word...AND YET, INSPITE OF IT ALL, GOD HAS RICHLY BLESSED ME!!!!"

"If God were a collector of debt, I'll be put in jail by now.. I owe Him so much of my time, my commitment, my life! And its time i put my life in perspective..God must be the Navigator, not me."

I miss my mentor so much. I owe a lot of what I've become because of her, not only as my former boss but as my dear friend and mentor. I still want her to be my inspiration on these trying times but there is this voice inside me that no matter how I try to look back and think of what she's been through and how she redeem herself in the process, I still hear its whispers telling that my situation is still different.

I must agree though that I have to be thankful and be grateful for the good and the bad things I have right now. I am aware I am responsible for my mistakes... for where I am right now. But like what I've told you my friend... I still can't forgive my self yet. Not yet. And I know I have to start from there.

Right now I'm stuck.

I don't know where to go or how to create opportunities. I've forgotten what I used to be. I miss that person... the old Lance who is full of hope and courage. I miss that positive thinker. I am so consumed with this worldly and ungodly things around me. And realizing this breaks my heart... again... sob... sob!

I hope I can just be someone who doesn't care about life at all. I hope I can be that someone who doesn't worry about the future and just living life as it is. But I am not that person...

Eversince college, I have always live my life like Michael Jordan:

"I visualize myself where I wanted to be... what kind of person I wanted to become. I know exactly where I wanted to go. And I focused on getting there."

I know the person I want to become and the life I want to have... and right now, I can't focus on getting there... I should stop navigating my life...

Crash and Burn

2006-11-08T06:12:00.000+08:00

Today is supposedly the day...
Is this what I really wanted?
Is it worth the risk?
Am I willing to sacrifice everything?
All these 9 months of roller coaster ride?
It will not push through anyway... not today...
But what about tomorrow?
A day after tomorrow?
A week after next?
What will happen if it strikes again?
Should I again choose between you and a fictional being?
And should I let this day come to let this fictional being come into reality?!

Yesterday, this fictional character almost destroyed both of us.
I am sorry.
I am confused.
I have a lot of inhibitions.
And I know it's killing you.
Killing you every single day.

Lots of questions...
Lots of doors I'm closing...
I can feel my insides burning...
Yes, I am insensitive...
Yes, I am selfish...
And I just realized I am...

Unfortunately, at this point...
I still don't know what to do about it.
I am not there yet... not yet.

Friendsturr No More... Mobie we go!

2006-11-04T16:27:00.000+08:00

Today, November 4, 2006 @ 8:15:08 AM

Business Card Received from - (Jedi Knight)
JK: Lancelot?
Lance: Yup, who's this please? Where'd you get my number?
JK: Frendster. __ here ;-)
Lance: Aww. Umm, __ '__' sa friendster? Busy? W'sup?
JK: D me naka rep sa f.ster. Dami gnawa last halowin. ;-)
Lance: Ah I see. So taping ka pa rin now? Just watching Smallville here and feeding my fish.
JK: Am home, fish? What fish tilapia or bangus hehe joke.
Lance: Haha! Damsel at tomato clown fish. Nu gawa mo? San ka now?
JK: Paranaque, me din may fish, guppy and arowana
Lance: Ah really. Hilig ka rin pala sa fishda. I read your testi's. Adik ka din pala sa PC Games.
JK: LOTR, starwars, generals game ko. Online rpg hehe
Lance: Yeah hanap nga ako ng pirated na Starwars, wala eh. Haha! Civilization IV gusto ko aralin now.
JK: Ah. Hehe lotr ok.
Lance: Yeah. Sabi nga friends ko. Paranaque ka pa, anlayo mo pala sa GMA.
JK: Yap. Ligo lang me
Lance: Okay. Bawi na muna ako din tulog...

So there, my Jedi Knight strikes again. I just have to blog this first few texts to mark this day... 'wag na natin i-reveal yung iba after this. Hehehe! Hanggang kelan kaya 'to?...

Halloween Treat!

2006-11-01T15:37:00.000+08:00

Wow! What a treat... I've been feeling so happy for myself (for no major reason) and for those people who mean the most to me and who've been a part on some corner of my mushy mushy dumb heart! Hear me out...

Khe-Em... (11-26-2K)
It's been 6 years... I know, right?! I am happy and sad with where you are heading right now. A lot of us here will miss you... the funny-humorous-naughty you! But hey, what's the use of internet. Anyway kahit andito ka nga this is our means of communication (most of the time) so it'll not make much of a change, huh. I wish you and your family all the best there in Singga! Kapag mapunta ako diyan for work or maybe vacation at least I have someone to show me around...

Beverly Salviejo... (07-24-2K4)
Hahaha! Sowee, wala ko maisip na name eh... sige lagyan ko na lang ng - Da! Ayan... Well, last Saturday (October 28) when you were at that platform on one of the bars there in Malate singing your heart out, it was only then when I really realized how happy and proud I am of what you've become. It is an honor to be a part of that process... and yes, it is a continuous process. I am really happy for you and I promise to always be there for you everytime you need me. I treasure what we had and what we now have... true friendship. Good luck on everything...

Baby-Ga... (11-23-2K5)
Yes, I saw your post sa friendster. I am happy that you have found a new love. It's been almost a year... few weeks na lang buti humabol pa. Sarap ng feeling na in-love nu? So now you'll never feel alone. Now after work, you have someone and something to look forward to, to spend the rest of your day. Thank you for the wonderful memories... It may be such a short time but it's meaningful... ayan wag ka na umuwi ng Iligan! Malamang hindi na... buti andiyan si Amboy, hehe!

Moks! (02-21-2K6)
I thank you so much for being there for me, for always trying to understand and to comprehend. I will never be, well - I guess... somewhat complete (on the mushy part of moi) if not for you. And thank you for understanding that sometimes... just sometimes (specially recently), Lansky will be lukaret with hmm... my Jedi Knight! Hehehe... it's a phase I know... naku magsasawa rin yun kakamessage saken. Ich Liebi Dich Moks...

Jedi Knight... (10-24-2K6... hihi!)
(At talagang meron kang entry dito ah!) Thanks for the messages... and for letting me realize that my celebrity fantasy can come true... kahit hanggang dun lang. Pwede na! Haha!

So there... my Halloween trick or treat. Maybe it's Jedi Knight who's part of the bigger "trick" - in the traditional trick or treat. Oh I soooo love Halloween... and I love the new look of my blog! Funky Funky! Snap Snap!

My Celebrity Look-Alikes

2006-10-28T14:25:00.000+08:00

http://www.myheritage.com

Medical City - Patients On Center Stage

2006-10-27T18:09:00.000+08:00

We always love to take pictures normally on special occasions or special events. Nowadays, because of technology, it's even part of our day-to-day routine since most of us carry a digital camera from compact sizes to bulky cellphone cams. The in thing now is not about having a digicam but how much mega-giga-pixels does your camera have...

Talking about rare opportunities... I did not let this chance pass by without taking a snap shot of it. Yes! As the title of this blog dictates... I was at the ER of Medical City Hospital last Wednesday. My left foot got sprained - not on the ankle - BUT on my toe fingers. It's swelling really bad, it hurts soooo bad and I can hardly even walk. Of course after filling out those papers at the ER reception area the nurse (and the Doctor of course) will get an interview about what happened and what-not. Here it goes...

Nurse: Napano ba yan?
Lance: Na-sprain po. Nung Sunday pa 'to. Hot compress lang ginawa ko but now sobra nang sakit eh.
Nurse: Sige teka papatingin natin kay doc. Kunin ko muna weight mo. Tapos upo ka dito...

(My Gawd... wheel chair itu! First time ko uupo sa wheel chair! And then she wheeled me to the Doctor.)

Doctor: Pano ka ba na sprain?
Lance: Ang hilig ko po kasi magpatunog ng joints ko. One time I think I forced it kaya yan, naipit yata yung ugat.
Doctor: Eh, self-induced pala 'yang sprain mo eh. (Smiling)
Lance: Well... (tawa-tawa na ko sa part na 'to). Parang ganun na nga po. Wala naman kasi akong ibang physical activity na ginawa para magkasprain other than that.
Doctor: (Laughs...)
Lance: 'Wag niyo naman po sana ako padala sa Psychiatric Ward... Hehehe!

So there... My shining moment... my center stage. A very special event. I'm having my long vacation now. I need to rest and wait 'till I'm fully recovered before I get back to work. Octobeerfest for me is not only a month of partying and special events everywhere. It is, also, almost a full month of vacation. VL October 7, 8 and 14. VTO (Voluntary Time Off) October 22 and 28. Absent October 21. Sick Leave October 26 and 27. Haha!

At least I can attend the Halloween Party tomorrow... excited! Snap! Snap!

Regine... Twenty - The Concert

2006-10-18T17:30:00.000+08:00

Forum post from reginemultimedia.com...

oct 15, 2006
kaye writes...

how long does a sore...(very sore) throat heal? can you even sing in such condition?@! worse, will you be able to hit high notes without breathing furiously? worst...are you ready to be mocked, criticized - if you just held your voice with all your might, and yet you know...it's ready to break anytime?! (or u feel the audience on the edge of their seats waiting for the 'cr-ACK!')

this could be a huge scare. a huge disaster waiting to happen in a singer's career.

and am not even talking abt regular singers. it's all about a songbird, a real diva...music icon.

regine velasquez who i happen to adore for so many years since r2k! she's one of the two local consummate performing artists (the other one is lea salonga) who inspires me the most, who I most emulate and have such a high regard for!

i went to Araneta to see her latest concert with some friends. It had been a long time since! I thought this is a must-see because it marked her 20 years in the biz...and I was super right!When she emerged onstage in a fuschia number as she started with acan easily tell (because I watched most of her concerts in the last 6 years!). And when she started with her spiels...it was confirmed. Her speaking voice was hoarse ....like a ballpen with its ink running out.

It was shocking. I felt the audience got a bit worried. Like some people behind me were saying...darn...paos sya! What a pity. Turns out she gave her all and simply went over the top (in prima diva standards, of course) the night before. And so I then had to lower my expectations on this concert. Seeing her squint hard to reach the notes (on the 1st song in the repertoire) --- I felt, she really was putting more effort and controlling and controlling....it was scary.

BUT on the 3rd number..or was it fourth..? On The Wings of love ---in all it's new, uber gradiose arrangement...her voice started to become strikingly clear and powerful. Like she didnt have a sore throat. That was amazing. And this proves to be such an understatement. And then the number after that...she earned a standing ovation for her rendition of "What Kind of A Fool Am I" (she sat ON the floor....yes...tuck and all while belting out). And she jumped from one song to another, with so much heart , power and dynamics! No fancy gimmicks...just Pipes! Unbelievable. The audience got what they paid for -- a real stunning performance!

I was thinking aloud....she really could've had 'bionic' pipes!?! ....industrial-strength ---- golden to it's core, unbreakable and miraculously brilliant! How can you even do that? It must be a gift from God!

Earning TWO rounds of standing ovation in ONE night (from thousands of people) with a sore throat is a grand feat! But more importantly, having thousands of loyal followers in the last 20 years, embracing the musicality of a genuine talent (countless hits and successes) is incomparable!

I couldn't have said it any better other than Kaye's post... it was such an awesome experience. She's really an extraordinary artist!

Fwend Flory ko 'toh!

2006-10-09T16:08:00.000+08:00

I feel I owe this to my Fwend kasi ginawan niya rin ako ng blog. Ganyan niya ko kamahal. She created one blog post just for me. Matagal na nga yun eh. I miss my Fwend Blue. Gaya ng pagdescribe namin sa isa't isa... isa siyang tibo... pero pretty! Ohhh... (taba nga lang ng konti). Bwahaha!

Miss na miss ko na 'tong Fwend ko na 'to. I've know her for more than a year and it's seldom you'll find a person na sobrang click kayo. I have one best friend back in Iloilo na parang ganun din ang turingan namin. Dalawa lang sila sa buhay ko na ganun - yung laging maiiyak ka sa tawa about... umm... wala lang. Kahit anong topic. May sarili kaming mundo. We make fun of simple and even serious things yet we still take things seriously (ANU DAW?!).

Jusko never pa kami nag-away nito until today... kasi lagi kaming connected. She knows when to give space and ako rin naman sa kanya. You know, mood swings and all. Minsan insultuhan to the max pero we know our limits... WALA! Hahaha...

Ayayu Fwend... miss na kita. Kita tayu this Sat ha?! Sana matuloy kayo ni Mel... you're more than welcome to my place. Miss ko na pambabalahura at bastusan natin. Ayayu! Muahugz...

Onstar Moment: "So Lance, she is in roll over... Forever?!" - "Yesss, Anne!"

P.S.:
Dalhin mo Pug mo dito sa haws tas wag mo na dalhin pauwi ha... :þ

Nothing to Rant

2006-10-09T09:29:00.001+08:00

Some friends might be wondering why I seldom update my blog?!

If you've actually noticed, this corner is more of my crying shoulder than my online journal. I am happy with things going on in my life right now I have nothing much to rant about. Thank God!

I'm excited for this Saturday's concert hehehe... let's have fun guys!

Masama ang loob ko...

2006-09-06T00:12:00.000+08:00

Bakit ang daling masaktan at makasakit kesa maging masaya at makapagbigay-saya? Ang daming kwento sa paligid ko ngayon. Mga nangyayari sa kaibigan tungkol sa buhay, sa pag-ibig, sa relasyon...

Minsan nga hindi lang nila kwento pero kwento ko na rin. Karanasan ko hindi rin naman sa ibang tao pero sa kanila. Ang gulo nu?! Ako mismo naguguluhan pero ganun talaga.

May isa akong kaibigan na sobrang close ko. Wala akong magawa sa inis ko sa nangyari sa kanya kaya ako na lang ang umiiyak habang nagbibigay ako ng advice. Masakit sakin makitang nasasasaktan ang mga kaibigan ko. Gusto ko siyang iganti! Bakit kasi may mga tao dito sa mundo na pinanganak na walang konsensiya?! Gusto kong guluhin ang buhay niya. Gusto kong iparamdam ang ginawa niya sa kaibigan ko. Hindi birong sitwasyon ang sinasabi ko. Di ko man makwento dito ng detalye kasi buhay nya yun at hindi akin, pero masyadong kumplikado ang sitwasyon. At ang kapal ng mukha niyang gawin yun sa kabila ng pagpapatawad at pagtanggap sa kanya.

Pero... bakit ito naman ang nararamdaman ko. Bukod sa sama ng loob ko sa ginawa sa kaibigan ko...masama din ang loob ko sa nararamdaman ko sa isa ko pang kaibigan. Hindi dahil sa ibang tao... dahil sa kanya. Gusto kong isigaw dito pero hindi ko magawa. Gusto ko sabihing bahala siya sa buhay niya at nakalimot siya pero sa sarili ko hindi ko naman pwedeng isawalang bahala dahil hindi ako ganun klaseng kaibigan. Kaya sa kabila ng lahat, ako, kaibigan pa rin ako para sa kanya. Kung kailanganin ako nandiyan pa rin ako.

Minsan talaga nasasaktan tayo sa mga taong nakakasakit sa mga kaibigan natin... at nasasaktan din tayo sa nagagawa sa atin ng kaibigan natin. Sabi nga kasi nila "I'm such a people person."...

Kaya masyado akong apektado...

Friend... I know you're strong and you have strong faith with God kaya kampante ako sayo. Salamat at okay ka.

Fwend... Masama ang loob ko sayo sobra... pero kaibigan pa rin ako sayo, lagi mong masasandalan. (Baka nga may sama ka rin kasi ng loob sakin...)

Bakasyon Grande... Kamusta Naman?!

2006-08-18T14:40:00.000+08:00

Hay... masaya ang buhay ko ngayon... balik probinsiya, balik Iloilo. Ganun pa rin naman may konting pagbabago pero parehong buhay pa rin. Tahimik, simple, walang gaanong pinuproblema. Panandaliang pagbabago... next week balik naman sa dating ingay ng Maynila.

Hay... so far wala akong marereklamo sa mga pangyayari sa buhay ko. Masaya ako sa trabaho (sa wakas!) at sa iba pang aspeto ng buhay ko. May bago akong pad... oh di ba chuchal! Kaya lagi na lang akong biglang nawawala sa floor pag-out ko na kasi umuuwi ako agad. Gusto ko lang lagi nasa bahay kasama si Moks. Pagnagmo-mall kami lagi kami sa Ace Hardware, Homestore, SM Appliace... basta mga puro pangbahay. Minsan gusto ni Moks dumaan ng Toy Kingdom pero siyempre hindi ako pumapayag... kaya madalas dun nagkakatampuhan. Hehehe!

Hay... marami ring mga nagbabagong tao sa paligid ko... dumadami ang mga kaibigan ko pero meron din naman pakiramdam kong nawawala na. Ok lang. Kung maalala ako - nakakataba ng puso. Kung hindi naman - deadma na lang. Basta ako tuloy lang sa agos ng buhay nandiyan man sila oh wala. Ang importante ako hindi nakakalimot, kalimutan man ako.

Hay... andito lang ako sa coffee shop ngayon nagkakape kasama ang isa ko pang long time friend na totoo saken. Kanya-kanya kaming dala ng laptop. Getting in touch with people na malalayo sa amin. Pero ang weird no? Nandito kami nakikipag-usap sa mga taong malalayo sa amin pero dahil dun... kaming dalawa di makapag-usap. Hahaha! Mamaya na lang sa pagkain namin ng talaba...

Hay... namimiss ko si Moks!

Right? Right People?!

2006-07-08T11:56:00.000+08:00

Setting: Training Room
Location: 7th Floor
Time: 2PM
Date: July 3, 2006

Right? Right People?! - Background noise...

I'm on my own. By choice this time. My own journey. My own fight. I was worried at first. But that's only for a while. They say that we need partners... friends or lover... because of one reason and one reason alone. We need someone to witness our lives. We're afraid to let things go by our lives and only us will be able to notice it. And for some reason, I believe it.

Alright? (yes...) Alright People?! (YES!) - Background noise...

I always follow my guts. And this time my gut feeling is telling me to hang on. I'm hanging on my finger tips but I'm feeling it's worth the wait. I hope I'm right. I hope this is not something I will regret. Well until now I still feel good about the decision. I feel challenged. This is not about another change in my career. This is more of me taking another path with only me and myself. I'm a bit nervous, but this is me. I can't help it. It has been my rule of thumb to get out of my comfort zone and discover new horizon. I'll get there soon. I'll meet more people. I'll meet more friends. I have nothing to be afraid of... Because I'll always have a witness... I have Moks.

Right? (yes...) Right People?! (YES!!!)

I wonder how many "Right? Right People?!" will I hear my trainor screaming this in our class everyday... or how loud's Marges hiccups every after lunch during TKS time... but one thing I'm sure of - We have to respond "YES!!!" all the time.

Right? (yes...) Right People?! (YES!!!) - Probably his MANTRA!

Isang araw sa huddle room...

2006-07-08T11:39:00.000+08:00

Isang araw sa Huddle Room... (maingay na background)...

Lance: Ano sa tingin mo?
Jing: Hayaan na lang natin. Sumabay lang tayo sa agos.
Lance: Hay, ano kaya ang mga susunod na mangyayari?
Jing: Basta sabay lang. Dati kasi masyado nating inuga ang bangka, ayan hinulog tuloy tayo.
Lance: Well, marunong ako lumangoy.
Jing: Mababaw ang dagat.
Lance: Naman! Hanggang leeg lang naman. Kayang lakarin papuntang pampang.
Jing: Kahit magyosi pwede...
Lance: Haha! Kaya natin 'to. Kakayanin...
Jing: Tama ba naging desisyon natin Lance o nagpadala lang tayo sa emosyon?
Lance: Pwedeng ganun na nga... pero nung mga panahon na 'yun kinailangan eh...
Jing: Namimiss mo ba?
Lance: Oo naman. Marami akong namimiss.
Jing: Ako din eh. Tingin mo makakabalik pa tayo? Gusto mo ba bumalik?
Lance: Gusto... pero hindi rin eh. Imposible na. Wala naman akong pinagsisisihan.
Jing: Ako din. Di din naman ako nagsisisi. Nakakamiss lang. Mahirap din kasi dito...
Lance: Buti nga magkasama tayo.
Jing: Buti na nga lang...
Lance: Hay iba-blog ko 'tong usapan na 'to.
Jing: Hahaha!

...at nagsimula na ang meeting ni Bam...

Fwend!

2006-05-27T14:04:00.000+08:00

Change. Permanent. Change. Change is the only permanent thing in this world. How ironic. But I know that. It's true. What I don't get is WHY everytime there's change there's goodbye?

I welcome change. I hate goodbyes.

That is actually the reason why I'm friends with all my ex's - well that's another story. But what I am experiencing right now are drastic changes in my life that are too much for me to handle. A very wise man once told us that for you to succeed in any field, profession or industry - You have to have a strong WHY and willingness to accept CHANGE. Why - Change? True.

With people like me who value the time I spent with my friends, I sometimes don't welcome change for it means saying goodbye. Less time with each other. Less happy memories. Less laughter. Less fun. That is the reason why everytime I feel I'm having a good time with them I treasure it right at that moment. Because I know that you will never ever experience that same moment again. Even with the same crowd.

Happy moments are never repeated. It always change one way or another but it will never be the same. That is also why I sometimes don't forgive myself if I took things for granted.

May 20 - that's the last time we all had lunch together - Mel, Blue, Jing, Shelly and Mayet. Same as usual, it's the best time of our shift where we usually share stories and laugh all the same. Why didn't I pay attention to the details. I could've taken pictures with them. I never thought that would be the last time we'll have lunch together on this campaign.

May 21-22 - Why didn't I joined their game when we were at the bus on our way to Batangas? I chose to be alone listenin' to MP3s where I could've spend quality time with them. I'm pissed right now! That could've been one hell of a fun trip if we're laughing our guts out to that silly game we usually play. Jing will just sing a line from a song and the others will just follow.

When we were at Laia, I chose to have lunch and dinner with my new team mates. If I only know that, still, I won't be given much opportunity to get to know them more because of these changes, I should've spend it with my true friends.

When I have an opportunity to leave with them, I chose to stay because I know we'll be friends forever - it's given. I just have to stay to give time to this great team to get to know each other for they maybe people I can also treasure together with my true friends - BUT NO - I was taken out from that team - worst, some of them were also transferred and most of us have a new TL. So what about the team work that we already have? The common goals that we already set? All of us are back to the first stage of team development.

I hate to be back to being a baby who's just trying to learn how to crawl or walk or talk. My 2006 has been a rough time for me career-wise - will this continue? Will I expect for more changes and more goodbyes? Will these drastic changes force me to make drastic decisions in the future?

This is really the first time I cried for "changes" happening to my career - this time it involves people I value so much. I was so brave to leave the other program before because of them. Now I am not sure if I'm brave enough to face this without them. For some reason the people who gave me strength and who knows how to push me forward are leaning to an opposite direction. Opposite to where I'm heading. If only we're experiencing change to a higher direction but NO - this is latteral - and I guess it's what hurts me the most.

And I don't want to look a few months back when we're still Warblades - It pains me even more - BIG TIME! Because like FAWKES, we're one Phoenix - our tears heal wounds and we're not afraid of fire - one TEAM, then we all turn into ashes - BUT HOW CAN WE BE REBORN FROM OUR ASHES IF RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALL SCATTERED?

Starbucks Journal

2006-05-27T13:48:00.000+08:00

It has been a while I know...

I missed you...

I've been so pre-occupied these days...

A lot of things happened...

Random quotes...

Random thoughts...

Random memories...

"April 17 - I went to Tagaytay with Moks, my Fwend and Chey. It was a nice experience. Short but nice."

"April 19 - PornStar Certified (this is work related guys :þ). Whew, CHANGE is definitely what's permanent in this world. -- (11:48 AM 5/27/2006 - My TL called as I was writing this. I'll continue about this CHANGE on another blog.) -- SAD!"

"April 21 - 2nd monthsary... I received cake and white roses."

"April 24 - I was with Moks. We went to Glorietta and watched Pamahiin."

"May 1 - I was with Moks and we visited some of my relatives in Laguna and Muntinlupa."

"May 3 - I waved goodby to my PC. I sold it to a family friend. I had that PC for 6 years... sad... I now have a new laptop."

"May 6 - I bought a printer at Park Square."

"May 9 - Moks moved in with me."

"May 11 - I applied for HR Specialist position."

"May 13 - I went to Laguna to visit my Sis. I didn't report to work. I'm sick."

"May 14 - Morning - Fish Talk. Moks and I went to mass for the Mother's Day celebration and we decided to put up a salt water fish aquarium. We bought 3 clown fish and a few damsels."

"May 14 - Night - Dead Fishes. We used chlorinated water. Argh! Dumb!"

"May 16 - We went to cartimar after our Bulacan trip and we bought cheap salt water fishes. We had a new set of clown fish, damsels, slugs, rasps, star fish, sea horse, anemone, and live coral."

"May 21 - Happy 3rd Monthsary"

"May 21 - I went to Laia Batangas with my officemates for overnite company outing."

"May 24 - I decided to stay in outbound."

"May 25 - I feel I made a wrong decision... because later on something is yet to happen. Drastic change."

"May 27 - I took a 2 day leave from work. I received the news that I will be transfered to a new campaign, a new TL, a new team mates. Some will stay, others will leave. How bad can it get?"

Let's make it simple.

2006-05-12T16:44:00.000+08:00

"A person with BIG Dreams is more powerful than

the one with all the FACTS."

-- Unknown

Burst

2006-04-24T15:06:00.000+08:00

Wait!
You said I am the one, yet I sometimes feel alone, unattached.
You gave me wings to fly, yet I sometimes feel I just deserve walking.
You offered me the world, yet I still feel so small for the world.

Wait?
Once we talked about life and tomorrow.
You told me I mean everything to you...
It sounded so cliche, but I did believe you.

Wait...
But why am I feeling this?
Oh well, what I feel I can't define.
But I know it's there, waiting... asking?
There's so much I should be thankful for.
So many great things done, nobody has ever let me exeperince.
You offered me a lot... is it too much for me to consume?

Wait,
But why?
Why do I feel this way?
Amidst all the sacrifices and the great things we shared,
There is still some stones left unturned, business unfinished.

Oh wait.
I think it's not you, it's me... oh crap, and yet another cliche!
All I know is, everytime we are together...
"You let me feel so good I have a lot to thank for - and at the same time...
I feel so less about myself."

I am still waiting for eternity of tomorrow...

Si Mababaw at Si Malalim - Walisan natin!

2006-04-15T22:02:00.000+08:00

Matagal ko na 'tong alam pero uulitin ko: Ganito pala talaga ang buhay. May lungko't at saya... hirap at ginhawa... kailangan mo lang sumabay sa agos at patuloy na mangarap. Hindi lahat ng gusto mo makukuha mo pero pilit mo pa ring gagawin ang lahat para lang maging masaya.

(Matagal ko na 'tong alam pero uulitin ko: OC ako! Kasi siguro kasama ko ang mga OC... tatlo kami sa iilang masasabing OC sa grupo ng mentor-at-heart... ako, si Mel at si Jing. Kasama rin namin si Fwend Blue, masasabi ko ring OC siya - Obsessed-kay-C?!. Andiyan din si Louie, JR, at Meebo (isa siyang Shih Tzu na Rat na pinsan ni Bugs Bunny) mga importanteng tao (oh daga) sa buhay ng iilan sa amin. Samahan niyo kami sa isa't kalahating araw ng paglalakbay...)

May mga taong palagi mong gustong makasama sa lungkot at saya, isabay sa agos... pero minsan talaga kinakailangan mong maglakbay ng mag-isa o kasama lamang ang iilan. Masakit man isipin pero tulad ng ipinapayo ng nakararami sa atin, kailangang tanggapin. Hindi kasi tayo magiging masaya kung perpekto ang lahat. Hindi rin tayo makukuntento at patuloy tayong maghahanap ng iba. Hindi natin mabibigyang halaga ang mga taong may malaking naging bahagi sa buhay natin kung patuloy natin silang kasama.

(Anu ba 'yan! Kakalungkot naman dahil hindi namin nakasama ang ibang mga kaibigan naming mga "mentors". Hay, hay, hay... Ewan ko ba bakit inaatake ako nang pagiging OC. Bawat kalat na makita ko sa daan habang naglalakbay kami gusto kong walisan. Walis oh walisan yannn!!! Maya-maya naririnig nila sa akin - Ang sarap walisaaannnn! *Nora Mode*. Matapos ang unang gabi sa "resort" akala namin matatapos na ang "outing" ng hindi pala ganun kasaya... ngunit nagsisimula palang pala ang lahat... ang kalat oh... daming dahon walissaannnn yannnn! *Nora!*.)

Sa mga pagkakataong ganito na wala kaming iniintinding mga kols at mga insekto sa pailigid, masarap talaga isiping kumpleto kaming sumsaksi sa aming paglalakbay. Pero wala rin akong magawa. Iba na ngayon. Iba na ang lahat. Kailangang tanggapin na hindi na maibabalik ang dating kasiyahang nadarama at nakukuha namin sa isa't isa. May mga naiwan, may mga lumisan dahil kinakailangan, mayroon din namang iilan na nagpasiyang lumipat ng tirahan. Masakit mang tanggapin pero kaming apat ang ilan dun sa mga piniling magbago ng tirahan at iwanan ang mga ilan sa aming lumang tirahan. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, sa kabila ng pangungumbida at pangungumbinsi sa mga naiwan, lumisan at lumipat... kami-kami pa ring apat ang magkakasama. Siguro nga ito na ang bagong yugto ng bagong samahan... bagong bahay bagong tirahan, siguradong may mga darating na bagong makikilala naming apat na mga kasambahay. Pero ang mga taong nakasama't nakasalamuha't nabahagian namin ng aming buhay at tumanggap sa iba't iba naming personalidad ay nandito lang sa aming puso.

(Kinarir talaga namin ang pagsakay sa likod ng truck. Ganun pala ang hitsura ko kapag sobrang mahangin sa labas! Wahehehe... pero wag ka, kahit saan sige lang kami ng sige. Napadpad nga kami sa dating pinapasukang paaralan ni Jing nung kolehiyo... sa UPLB lang naman! Sayang at sarado ang Botanical Garden nung nagpunta kami. Mahal na araw kasi eh. Kaya sa labas na lang ng gate kami nag-almusal. Makaagaw pansin ang kagandahan ng paligid. Palagi kasi kaming nasa siyudad kaya iba ang pakiramdam pagmakita mong napalapit ka na naman sa kalikasan. Pero wala nang mas-aagaw pa ng atensiyon ko kundi ang iba't ibang kulay ng mga nahulog na dahon sa daan. Naisipi ko tuloy... WALISAN KO KAYA?! Wuhooo.... walisan yannnn... walis walis!!!)

Kayo na nakasama namin sa lungkot at saya. Kayo na tumanggap ng mga pagkakamali at kahinaan namin sa buhay. Kayo na naniwala sa aming kakayahan at kakayahan ng isa't isa. Kayo na walang tigil na nagpapapa-alala sa amin na nawala man ang mga umaruga at nagbigay-gabay sa atin, nandiyan lang kayo na mga kapatid namin - kuya, bunso, kakosa, kapuso, kapamilya, ka-mentor - patuloy na gumagabay sa isa't isa. Kayo na sa kabila ng kakulangan ng isa't isa sa atin bilang tao ay patuloy na naniniwala at ni minsan hindi nakuhang manghusga at higit sa lahat natutong tanggapin ako - kami bilang tao... hinding-hindi namin kayo malilimutan at patuloy kayong magiging bahagi ng aming buhay.

(Sana nga nakikita ng iba naming kaibigan at maranasan din nila ang nararamdaman namin ngayon. Masaya kami. Nag-enjoy at in-enjoy talaga namin ang araw na ito. Sige ligo sa pool... akyat sa bundok... pichurr pichurr... puro kalokohan at tawanan. Si Jing andaming bloopers. Sana ikuwento niya lahat ng bloopers niya sa blog niya. Wahehehe! Pababa na kami ng bundok nun at sa gilid kami ng batis dumaan. Ang ganda ng view... kanya-kanya nga kaming kuha ng pichurr. Tapos sa gilid ng isang naka-arkong tulay... may nakita ako. Kasabay ko si Louie nun, naglalakad. Pahabol kaming naglalakad sa mga kasama namin kasi naiwanan na kami kaka pichurr. Nagulat si Louie nang bigla na lang ako huminto... nakita niya kung ano naka-agaw ng atensiyon ko. Sa gilid ng tulay... may nag-iwan ng... W-A-L-I-S! Napansin ko nakita ako ni Louie... sabi ko sa kanya *excited na excited* - Walis oh! Walis oh! Tignan mo may nag-iwan ng walis. *Kung di lang niya ako pinilit sumunod na sa nga nauna sa amin kukunin ko talaga yun at magwawalis ako... ang dami kayang dahon na nakakalat!*)

Siguro nga iba na ang aming bahay... iba na ang aming makakasalamuha... iba na ang gagabay sa amin, ngunit ito lang ang masasabi ko at patuloy kong paniniwalaan. Saan man kayo o kami naroroon, sa simula't sapol iisa na ang ating paniniwala, paninindigan at buo ang pagapapahalaga't pagmamahal natin sa isa't isa. Kaya sa patuloy na pag-agos ng buhay ng bawat isa sa atin alam kong naririyan lang kayo na handa pa rin sa anumang pagkakataon at sa mga panibagong tawa ng buhay... hindi man madalas... ngunit sige lang... paminsan-minsan, pangilan-ngilan... okay lang yan'.

(Pauwi na kami... nakakpagod. Pero masaya naman. Pupunta pa sana kami sa Tagaytay bago umuwi kaya lang napagod na kaming lahat. Hindi rin kami mag-eenjoy kaya nagpasya na lang kaming dumiretso ng Makati. Balik sa dating buhay. Naku, mamimiss ko 'to. Kaya lang sa kabila ng kasiyahang naramdaman namin, iisa lang pinagsisisihan ko... sa dinami-dami naming naadaanang dahon... wala man lang akong ni-isa dun na nawalisan... arghhh!!!)

Mabuhay kayo mga kapatid kong Warblade... mga kapatd na Raven... mga MENTORS!

Ako lang naman 'to:

Si Mababaw - Walissannn yannn! Walis paaa...

Si Malalim - Mahal ko ang Mentor Team.

Special Memory

2006-04-05T02:54:00.001+08:00

You will always be a special part of me
You will always be a special memory
I`ll always cherish wonderful moments,You have given me
You are in my heart, Wherever I may be...

All the times we shared will always be to me
Songs my heart will sing refreshing melodies
I`ll put together all of our laughter, Like a symphony
I`ll remember WARBLADES wherever I may be

I`ll put together all of our laughter, Like a symphony
I`ll remember you - MENTORS - wherever I may be
I`ll remember you - WARBLADE - wherever I may be
I`ll remember you - RAVEN - wherever I may be. - NORA!

Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas

2006-03-30T11:28:00.000+08:00

I came accross one of the bulletin boards and saw this post. I think we should give credit to the originator of this post which is, for the information of everyone, Bob Ong - from his book "Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas". Check out the book - so funny! It only costs Php 150.00 at National Bookstore but sobrang sulit. If you're feeling mushy or down, this is the best book to read since it will make you laugh and even wonder if si Bob Ong eh tao nga ba?! Ibang level ang imagination nito.

Mga Pamamaraan sa Pagpapatiwakal

I. Bago ang lahat, alamin muna ang tamang dahilan ng pagsu-suicide. Kung ang problema mo ay dahil lang sa iniwan ka ng minamahal mo, di ka dapat magpatiwakal! Hello?! Ang mundo ay tambak ng mga tao na pwede mong mahalin kaya di ka dpat mawalan ng pag-asa.

II. Ngunit kung desidido ka na sa gagawin mo at sa tingin mo ay meron kang tamang dahilan para gawin ito, ang sunod mong gagawin ay ang pagpili ng paraan nito. Ang mga popular na paraan ay ang pagbigti, pag-inom ng lason, paglaslas, pagbaril sa sarili at pagpigil ng hininga.

(Note: 1. Tandaan na maari ka pang mabuhay pagnagkamali ka sa pagsasagawa ng mga nabanggit, kaya pumili lamang ng isa na hiyang sayo.)

(Note: 2. Alalahaning dyahe kung pagtitinginan ng mga tao ang mukha mo sa ataul na mukha kang dehydrated na langaw.)

III. Sumulat ng suicide note. Eto ang exciting! Dito mo pwedeng sisihin lahat ng tao, at wala silang magagawa! Sabihin mo na di mo gustong tapusin ang iyong buhay kaso lang bad trip silang lahat! Pero wag ding kalimutang humingi ng tawad sa bandang huli para mas cool.

(Note: Tandaan na importanteng gumawa ng suicide note pra malaman ng tao na ngsuicide ka at hindi na-murder! Sa ganitong paraan maiiwasan ng PNP ang pagkuha sa kalye ng kahit sinong tambay para gawing suspect.)

IV. Pumili ng theme song. Banggitin ang iyong special request sa suicide note at ibilin na patugtugin sa libing.

(Note: Iwasan ang mga kanta ng Salbakutah! Jologs!! Dapat medyo mellow at meaningful.. para gayahin ng iba!)

V. Isulat ng maayos ang suicide note. Print. Iwasan ang bura. Lagdaan.

(Note: Ilagay ang suicide note sa lugar kung saan madaling makita. Idikit sa noo!)

VI. Planuhin ang isusuot. Isang beses ka lang mamatay kaya dapat memorable ang get-up. Pumili ng telang di umuurong o makati sa katawan.

VII. Magpareserve ng de-kalidad na kabaong. Maganda ang kulay na puti, mukang komportable. Huwag magtipid.

VIII. Pumili narin ng magandang pwesto sa sementeryo. Pumili ng di masikip.

(Note: Kung ikaw ay nabibilang sa Year of the rat, dragon, rabbit, tiger, beef or monster. Wag na mamili ng lilibingan sapagkat ang mga nabibilang sa taon na ito ay dapat i-cremate at gawing foot powder, para gumaan ang pasok ng pera sa mga naiwan.)

IX. Itaon ang araw ng iyong pagsu-suicide sayong favorite number sa calendar para masaya!

X. Kung naplano mo na lahat-lhat, magisip ng mabuti at paulit-ulit! Isipin na ang gagawin mo ay hindi kanais-nais at lubhang makasalanan! Pero pag desidido ka talaga... Good Luck!

Pinoy Henyo Na Fwends!

2006-03-29T08:08:00.001+08:00

To my fellow bloggers, sensiya po. Ngayon lang ako nag-eenjoy mag-customize ng Blogsite ko since masyadong limited yung sa Friendster.

Mama Jing! - Hindi ka ba na-aaliw sa mouse cursor ko? Hehehe...

I'm really enjoying my new home... hayyy! Tagal nang walang practice sa hard coding... este... sa pagnanakaw ng codes?! Hehehe!

Anyways... I have a new baby right now... Alam ni Fwend Blue yan! Happy Fwend di ba? Marami-raming Skyflakes ang kakailanganin hahaha... Tapos pabibilhin mo pa ako ng Shih Tzu eh Skyflakes at kape na nga lang ako...

Mayu, nananahimik ang floor wala ka dito. Walang DCA na nagpupunta sa Mentor's Area. :þ

Fwend Mel, kakatouch naman yung testi mo. Hehehe... wag na iinum mangangate ka ulit. :þ

Madgee, mamimiss ka namin dito sa Makati. Goodluck sa Fitness First SM Fairview. Pagmakita ka namin dapat sexing Sadako ka na ha. :þ

Ano 'to?! Hindi na Blog kundi Friendster Bulletin oh mass email?!

*sigh* I miss Porkchop... gusto ko na tuloy ng dog. [Fwend! Si Max battered pet na?! Haha!] - Oh game! - Calls Waiting pero GO! Pinoy Henyo na tayo! :þ

Do you eat your boogers?

2006-03-28T04:19:00.000+08:00

Moks asks me that question one afternoon when we were at h'place in Bulacan last weekend. It was a fun experience getting out from the usual stuff you do and meeting one of the important "it" in h'life...

His name is Porkchop but I think he will recognize you more if you call him Chop-chop or Cha. This doggie is adorable! I must admit I fell inlove with this dog the moment I saw him. Cutie-cute-cute!

He doesn't wanna be left alone. He will follow you wherever you go. If you're taking a bath he will just wait right outside the confort room until you're done. Geesshhh! *sigh*

Aww, I miss Porkchop already. I had a very nice weekend... and oh well, I do eat my boogher when I WAS a kid. :P

Start Anew

2006-03-25T10:26:00.000+08:00

It was March 2005 when I started blogging online...
It was then when I decided to share my life, my boo-hoo's, my thoughts online...

It is March 2006...
It is time for the new change...
It is time for the new face...
It is time for a new home...

From now on you can reach me at http://lanskydgreat.blogspot.com

I Luuuvvv World Chicken!

2006-03-24T09:54:00.000+08:00

So what's up with Lansky 'D Great?! Duh!

Calling all you bloggers out there... a lot of [good] things has been happening in my life lately but I cannot find the right words to put things into writing... *sigh*

Lemme just itemized these things and hopefully someone can help me create a blog in their very artistic-funny way...

FRIDAY - MARCH 17

I failed to meet my mentee... hala! I'm more focused on some other "work-related" concerns with my teammates. Nothing really special happened today.

SATURDAY - MARCH 18

I was just having fun with my teammates. I targeted 0 calls for the day but I did receive 2 calls. Arghh! Two calls in one day... not bad huh? We also played "Pinoy Henyo" - hahaha!

I went to Glorietta to have lunch with Moks at, as usual, World Chicken! Eversince year 2000, I've always been their regular customer and I luuuvv their food. I think it's Khe-Em who first introduced me to World Chicken.

Even with limited budget, we still went to Market Market to check out some stuff and watched "She's The Man". I swear that'd be the last time I'm going to watch a movie at Market Market!

Moks woke me up at around past 9PM and there on the carpeted floor - dinner is ready. Japanese/native placemat, fresh vegetable salad, fried porkchops, rice, drinks and three tangerine colored daisy's.

SUNDAY - MARCH 19

I'm suppose to attend the mass [kaso ang bagal magbihis ni Moks] so I just decided to go to Mega after lunch.

Khe-Em texted and asks a favor to accompany h'to get medcert at Makati Medical Center. So there we went, with Moks and Khe-Em.

MONDAY - MARCH 20

I had dinner at Mexicali with my friend Claudia and then went to Starbucks Greenbelt to have coffee [and my all-time favorite Strawberry Frap!] with her and another friend Ches and her sister. I went home past 12 MN.

TUESDAY - MARCH 21

I wasn't able to report to work due to my flu and on/off fever. I went back to Makati Med to secure another medcert and I just stayed home the whole day and doze off.

Hmmm... talk about monthaversary? I got another Cadburry Fruit and Nut - a poem - and a note. So simple yet so meaningful - again out of budget.

WEDNESDAY - MARCH 22

I still didn't report to work and I just stayed at Mok's place. I even almost forgot it's my father's birthday today. Wahhh! H'DVD player got busted so we don't have a choice - no not to purchase a new one - but to sleep the whole day!

THURSDAY - MARCH 23

Crap! I forgot to take my offline time. Geezzz! Good thing there's a lot of avail that day and I'm in the mood to take in calls. I'm even over quota for the day... hmmm 6-8 calls?! Hahaha! That's over quota for me dude!

After work, we went to a nearby building and submitted our resume... mentor's are still on the job hunting mode, if yah know what I mean.

Arghh... I lost my company ID!

Since we have to wait for an hour for the examination we decided to take our lunch. I received a text message from Khe-Em and h'just in Greenbelt and h'invited me to have lunch. We went to G4 and of course wherelse but had lunch at World Chicken [I luuvvv their cheese sauce and potato salad].

I went home [Moks' place] at about 2 PM and then the rest was a disaster. Wahhh! Moks knows what I mean. Everything's ok before the day ends except for the fact that I only have 5 hours sleep. :p

Lansky's Johari Window

2006-03-15T09:43:00.000+08:00

The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.

You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Lansky's.

Monday Fully-Booked

2006-03-08T09:39:00.000+08:00

March 6, 2006 - I had eleven and a half hours of sleep... OMG! I woke up 5:30 in the morning and yes, I'm starving. I turned on my PC to watch some videos or the early morning news in MUB (proud to be Kapamilya) and I heard my phone beeping... Thinking out loud, I did not set my alarm clock to 5:30 AM. Duh?! It's actually a phone call... someone's calling me! Lolz... wake up Lance!

It's Khe-Em calling me. He's just on his way home after work and he just called to confirm our lakad that afternoon. Moks woke up at about 6AM and joined me in watching the early morning news and videos of some sort. What a boring way to start my day...

Anyways, I thought of watching some DVD movie just to kill time. I made some hot choco both for me and Moks and watched Jersey Girl (I'm so outdated). The movie is good. I don't know if it was just my mood or if it's the movie that made me cry. Or maybe it's the relationship of the father and daughter that really touched my heart.

I purpose to go out by 9 or 10 to process some papers. Moks received a text message from a friend asking to accompany him to run some errands so we decided to go. We were at Glorietta with Moks and a friend Niel at about 12NN when I received a text message from Khe-Em to move the lakad to a later time and I agreed since I don't think I can make it on time too.

Then I received another text message from Baby-Ga. Another weird thing huh?! So I'm at the mall with a friend and Moks and I'm texting with Baby-Ga and Khe-Em. Lolz!

Anyhoot, it was past 3PM when Khe-Em and I are on the bus on the way to Quiapo. After almost an hour, we reached Arlegui and we're like bees jumping from one flower to another in search of our favorite DVDs. Khe-Em purchased Season 3 of Charmed and I settled with Complete 1-4 copies of Harry Potter Series. I also bought Walk The Line, Smallville Season 5 and Brokeback Mountain. Of course, being the Kylie fanatic as Khem-Em is, h'got another copy of Kylie's concert series.

It was almost 6 when we decided to grab something to eat so we went to Greenwich which is one of the decent fast food near Arlegui. We're sooooo tired! But we get what we wanted so it's fine. :D

I arrived 8PM at Moks place and we started watching some of Smallville episodes. I am still feeling sleepy and tired I decided to report late at work. Haha! I woke up 6:30 AM the next day.

Back to work...

Rainy Day Intensity 3

2006-03-02T09:30:00.000+08:00

Never in my entire life did I expect to receive a bouquet of red roses accented with tangerine-colored ribbons (since that's my favorite color next to cyan) from someone. Talking about details huh?!

I went out with my team mates last nite and been awake for 24 hours straight. I need to rest and get more sleep since I have to report to work by 2:30AM the next day. It was 8 o'clock in the evening and I'm in the middle of my sleep when I was awaken by someone beside me and placed the bouquet of 12 red roses on my chest. I thought it's my housemate who did that and played the joke on me.

I was wrong. It took me a few seconds to realize it's Moks. All wet from the rain outside and to top it all, right after the intesity 3 earthquake in Metro Manila. I didn't even realize it.

So what can I say? Speechlessssss... This is the first time I ever experience someone treated me this special. Hehehe... record breaking event. I will not give any details as to what happened right after that. But I am sure of one thing... I am looking forward for a more meaningful days ahead with Moks.

(That's the actual pic! :þ)