Book Blogging

I tried to join the Filipino Book Bloggers last week but I was turned down by their site administrator. According to her my literary blog is more about poetry and movie reviews rather than book reviews. So I decided to start posting more on book review for now. So bare with me for the meantime as I won't be writing much movie reviews and poems for Blackplume. But rest assured that I won't stop writing for these categories as long as there is something I want to share and discuss. Blackplume will still be my writing and review blogs and not just a book review blog alone. I'll try to maximize it for everyone to enjoy. I don't have plan of creating a new site just for the book reviews alone. I believe I can work on one site and be categorize in different genre.

Just Move In

Last night I was out of my self when I decided to finally activate this page and make it as my journal blog. I move some of my post from my old site to this one. I don't have much time to transfer all my previous post since my sister Rica will be using my laptop again. I have to tolerate her more in borrowing my laptop for the meantime since I don't have much time fixing her Desktop nor upgrading her laptop. I am busy with work lately, working with three to four computers in front of me everyday and it's so exhausting for me to extend my work at home. I am spending much of my time in front of computers everyday of my life. That's a fact! Whether I accept it or not. Thanks God there are other interesting & fun things to do in front of computers. I can't imagine what will happen to me If I'll be doing all the debugging, coding, problem solving, research & presentations every minute I spent with all these machines. I guess I need to learn to enjoy my job more. Blogging is one way of my escape. I haven't post much of journal entries from my past journal site, most of the blog entry I wrote lately is for my literary blog. I hope moving my journal blog to this site will make me write more than before. Looking forward for a better blogging experience here.

Weekend Getaway to Baguio City

I'm blogging again. And this time I will try to write few details about my weekend getaway to Baguio City with my friend Derlyn last weekend. We originally plan to go with my sister and two other friends but they backout a day before the trip. Even if it's just the two of us, we still went to Baguio to spend our two days and one night trip there. Our first stop is Burnham park, where we watched some Baguio residents for their morning exercise while having some site seeing on the area. Next we went to session road and have our breakfast at the nearest resto. After breakfast we walk our way to Baguio Cathedral. From there we went back to terminal and ride our way to Botanical Garden, Wright Park, The Mansion, Mines View Park and Good Shepherd Convent. After all the site seeing, picture taking and eating while walking we spend our time shopping and when we get tired we get a taxi and go straight to the house near Camp John Hay which we rent for few days. We took a rest for awhile then went out again for our tour in Baguio City. Our next destination is Lourdes Grotto, then we went to Tam-Awan Village, after Tam-awan Village we are supposed to go to Asin Hot Springs but we got problem getting a taxi and we are short of time, so we just go back to city proper via jeep. From plaza we get a taxi and go straight to La Trinidad Benguet Strawberry Farm to pick and buy strawberries and vegetables and go shopping in the area. It's quite late when we're done with our shopping and strawberry picking in La Trinidad, and we can't get a taxi from there so we walk our way out the area and ride a jeep back to Baguio City. We went back to session road and have our dinner. After dinner we walk our way to Market to look for cherry tomato which Derlyn need to buy as requested to her. But unfortunately we can't find one. According to the locals it's available in La Trinidad Market only in the morning. After all the shopping we went back to our place to rest. The next day we went early to PMA (Philippine Military Academy) and spent half of the day there site seeing, picture taking, and watching cadets drill which is really fun. That day cadets & officers have ongoing presentations and activities. We got the chance to watched pasa masid by cadets and batch presentations. The “Bagwis Class of 2012” is really great, their presentation is fun and informative. For the first time I've seen cadets dancing in the tune of “Nobody”, “Careless whisper” and the likes. After our trip to PMA we are suppose to go back to Cathedral for mass but we are unable to do because of time constraint. We just went back to our place to fix our things and headed our way back to Manila.

First Blog Entry For Year 2010

I am writing my first blog entry for this year. I know that it's quite late already because I'm too busy with lots of stuffs lately. I really want to write something, I even started few poems for blackplume but I haven't finish anything yet. I am just too crowded with lot of things that I need to do. As I went back with all my entry here I realized that most of my post were written during the times that I am down or simply wanted to shout my mind out loud and free my thoughts. Those are the times that I can't find someone to talk to. Things are really different now. Everyone is busy living their own lives. Life is more real now. We all have things need to attend, responsibilities need to fill and works need to do. As the year started I'm looking forward for a more time with my love ones and myself than with work. My friends always told me that I am too busy and I need more time off. So before the first month of this year end, I schedule an out of town trip with some of my friends. And I plan not to bring my laptop with me this time. Just to make sure that I will not spend time in front of it instead of unwinding and relaxing. It will be just a weekend getaway since I can't afford to take a leave now at work but I'm hoping that those few days is enough for me to start the year more light and great. Everything is already plan, the hotel reservation is settled all we just need to do is be there and do whatever we want to enjoy and have fun. I'm looking forward with lots of things for this year. Hopefully a new working environment, new place to live, lots of new and exciting place to visit, more time with family and friends, know more great people, lots of new skills to learn and more exciting and great stuffs to do. May this year be great and exciting for all of us.

Jason Castro Live at Trinoma

Jason Castro of American Idol season seven performed live at Trinoma last night March 18, 2010.

Help A Friend

Rose is a good friend and an office mate for many of us for ten years now. She served as an inspiration and a model for many. She wasn't the type who would tell one what is good and right. She simply showed everyone through her actions.

As a daughter, she chose the path of single blessedness to take care of her aging parents. She took the role of being one of the major bread winners of her family.

In her faith, she devoted her days in prayer and actively participated in the noble causes of their community. She shared her talent in singing to give praise and encouraged others to do the same.

Camaraderie to her peers at work was always felt. Be it in the afternoon break-time ambag-ambag, the after office sing-a-long sessions, or to giving contributions to present or past officemates who are in need of financial assistance.

One might think it might be true that God choose to test those who are closest to Him. Early last year Rose was diagnosed to have cancer of the lymphoma. With the help of her family, friends and charity she was able to go through chemotherapy then radiation therapy. Hopes were high. Her initial symptoms of continuous coughing disappeared. While having regular check-ups and waiting for the final diagnosis to see if her treatments worked she decided to go back to work. She came in twice a week. Again, her presence brought good to so many at work who were having trials of their own. Her attitude towards life became a source of strength and inspiration.

To date, at age 47 only, she started on her second round of chemotherapy. Her cancer cells continue to misbehave and spread to her body. But just like how she was before, her faith remains steadfast. She believes that a miracle is coming her way.

Please join us and include this wonderful lady in your prayers each day. Include her family that they be given the strength to face the challenges.

For those who would like to extend assistance. Please patronize the fund raising activity we are going to have for Rose. We are raffling off ten mouth watering cakes on July 24, 2009. Tickets are for P20 only. You may inform us that you will be joining the raffle and the quantity of tickets you'd like to purchase thru:

e-mail: jenn_cabano@yahoo.com

landline: 631-1541 or 42 (look for Bing or Doris)

mobile: 0920 960 8495

You may personally give your payments and get your tickets at the RNFA office. For those who would like to join but cannot come over you can pay through China Bank Savings Account No. 2460144614 under Mark Alvin Santiago. Inform us how much you have deposited and let us know how we can send your ticket number. We can do this thru text, dictate to you over the phone or send you an e-mail. Minda Cruz will be holding your ticket for you. We will simply do this through honesty system.

Please send this message to at least two of your friends and spread the word. They need not be previously connected with RNFA. Anyone who can spare P20 is welcome to join. You can even send this to your different e-groups.

Thank you for your prayers and efforts.

Friends from RNFA.

Nothing To Write

I haven’t posted anything here for quite a long time. I haven’t blogged, and I haven’t written much journal entries. Most of the things I had written lately are book reviews and few poems which is posted on blackplume (my literary blog). I hardly know what to write for this site anymore. I just don't feel that there are interesting things to tell about how my life runs, or on what is happening around me. It seems that life is just constantly the same for me lately. Yes, there are lots of new things that happened - I've been to lot's of exciting places and experienced new things. But when there are lot's of stories and experience to tell, It is so hard to find the time to write. Then when I got the time to write I'm not into it anymore. I guess writing is not really easy, I thought it is just as easy as talking with a friend. But sometimes, I can't just find the right words and exact phrases for my thoughts.

Masaya ka ba?

Masaya ka ba? Nasubukan mo na bang itanong yan sa isang tao? Anong sagot ang nakuha mo? Malamang na ang ganitong tanong ay nababanggit lang natin sa mga taong malalapit at importante sa atin. Subukan mo kayang itanong ito sa hindi malapit sa iyo. Baka magulat ka sa isasagot nila. Malamang pandilatan ka ng mata at kwestuyin sa iyong tanong, o kya naman ma amaze ka dahil sa isang tanong ay baka bigla mong makilala at malaman ang buong pagkatao ng iyong kausap.

Mahirap sukatin ang kasiyahan ng isang tao. Maraming aspeto sa buhay ang kaakibat nito. Walang konkretong kaligayahan sa buhay, kahit pa sabihin pa nating umaayon ang lahat sa iyong kagustuhan. Ang kaligayahan daw kasi hindi basta-basta masusukat. May mga sandaling masasabi ng isang tao na siya na ang pinakamasayang nilalang sa mundo, ngunit may hangganan ang mga ganitong pagkakataon. Hindi sa lahat ng panahon maganda ang takbo ng kapalaran.

Nasaan ba talaga ang kaligayahan? Nasa dami ba ng pera na meroon ka? sa kasikatan at karangyaan? sa layo ng narating mo sa buhay? nasa isang tao ba to na kailangan mong matagpuan? Lahat naman tayo may kanya-kanyang kaligayahan, mababaw man o hindi, may mga bagay na nagpapaligaya sa atin. Mga taong nagbibigay ngiti. Kahit puno pa nang pagsubok ang buhay, may mga bagay o nilalalang na magpapagaan nito.

Para sa akin ang kaligayahan, ay dumedepende sa ating pananaw sa buhay. Tayo ang nagtatakda nang mga bagay na nagpapaligaya sa atin. Hindi mahalaga kung gaano ito kalalim o kababaw, mas mahalaga na nagdudulot ito sa atin ng tunay na kaligayahan, pang matagalan man o panandalian. Yung kaligayahang hindi pakitang tao. Hindi itinatakda ng iba para sa atin. Kaligayahang nagmumula sa ating sariling kagustuhan.

Sermon

Kahapon nagsimba ako sa church sa area namin. Matagal-tgal na rin akong hindi nagsisimba don. For the fast weeks kasi dumadayo pa ko sa ibang simbahan para mag-simba. Nakakatamad kasi magsimba sa church sa area namin bukod sa madalas yung mga nagsisimba nagkwekwentuhan lang sa loob ng simbahan may mga issues pa yung mga namamalakad nito. Pero kahapon nga nagsimba muli ako doon kasama si Rica at si Mama na siyang lecturer sa misa. After the mass I just realized kung bakit ganon ang pamamalakad ng kura paroko ng aming simbahan. Kilala si father bilang unfriendly priest samin. Lahat daw binabatikos. Hindi marunong ngumiti at laging nanenermon. Naalala ko pa nung una kung narinig yon, sabi ko "syempre pari siya, karapatan niyang manermon". Pero ang lahat ay may dahilan. Marami pala talaga siyang nakakabangga sa camarin. Mga taong nais niyang ituwid sa mga maling gawain. Talagang hindi madali ang gusto niyang mangyari. Bukod kasi sa sistema na nang lugar, mahirap pangaralan ang mga taong makikitid ang pag-iisip. Nakakalungkot lang, dahil sa halip na suportahan nang kanyang mga kasamahan, ay binabatikos pa siya.

Nabanggit niya sa sermon kahapon ang kalagayan ng aming lugar, nasa ikalawa na pala sa pinakamataas na crime rate ang aming baranggay sa buong caloocan. Hindi ko akalain na ganoon na pala kalala ang aming area. Hindi man exactly sa aming kalye, pero sakop parin ng aming baranggay. Nakakaalarma. Ano kaya ang ginagawa nang mga kinauukulan hinggil dito? Parang palala ng palala. Habang nagkakagulo ang mga nanunungkulan sa posisyon, hindi nila napag-tutuunan ng pansin ang kalagayan ng kanilang nasasakupan.

Nadukutan si Mama

I just receive a text message from Rica, nawalan daw ng cellphone and cash si Mama. Nangyari ang lahat habang nasa Robinsons siya. Ang kwento, may mga babaeng bumangga sa kanya, after a while nawawala na ang kanyang cellphone at pera sa loob ng bag. Sa bilis nang mga pangyayari hindi narin niya sigurado kung paano talaga nawala. Ang malas pa nito, dahil katatanggap lang niya nang kanyang sahod. Naalala ko tuloy, nadukutan narin siya before ng cellphone, ang malala don nangyari ang lahat sa loob ng simbahan. Habang nagsisimba siya at kumakanta ng Ama namin na nakataas ang dalawang kamay, unti-unti namang nilalaslas na malakas na loob na magnanakaw ang kanyang bag. Ganon katindi, kahit nasa loob pa ng tahanan ng diyos ay hindi natinag ang walang konsensyang masamang loob.

Delikado na talaga ngayon, lalo pa't simula na naman nang enrollment, marami na naman ang nangangailangan, Kaya't nagkalat na naman ang mga ito at nambibiktima ng mga taong walang kalaban-laban.

Masarap Mabuhay

Hindi ko mapagtanto kung bakit may mga taong nag-nais/nag-nanais na wakasan ang kanilang buhay. May karapatan ba sila? Hindi ba dapat na itinuturing natin ang ating buhay sa isa sa pinakamahalagang bagay na meron tayo.

Ilang buwan lang ang nakakaraan may isa kaming kaklase noong highschool na nagpakamatay. Nung una, hindi ako makaaniwala sa balitang aking natanggap hanggang sa gabing binisita namin ang kanyang labi sa arlington. Maraming katanungan ang naglaro sa isip ko noong mga panahong iyon. Mga katanungan hindi rin nabigyan ng kasagutan. Hindi ko lubos maiisip na mangyayari ang ganoong bagay. Hindi ko akalain na kaya niyang gawin yon. Kung ano man ang rason hindi na rin ibinahagi sa amin nang kanyang pamilya, na lubos naman naming iginagalang at nauunawaan. Matapos ang pangyayaring yon, inakala ko na magsisilbi itong pamulat sa aming lahat upang mas maging matatatag sa hamon ng buhay.

Ngunit kamakailan lang isa sa pinakamalapit na kaibigan ang nag-nais na wakasan ang kanyang buhay. Nang mga panahong iniisip niya ang ganong bagay, nakuha niya kong kausapin. At lahat ng hinaing sa mundo, ibinato niyang lahat sakin. Sa mga panahong iyon, hindi ko parin lubos na munawaan kung bakit nakukuha niyang isipin ang ganong bagay. Bakit may mga taong nakukuhang sisihin ang mundo at ang diyos nang hindi man lang sinusubukang lumaban?

Siguro nga, may mga pagkakataong malupit ang mundo. Pero hindi ito sapat para panghinaan tayo ng loob at sumuko. Masarap mabuhay, kahit sino atang nilalang sa bingit ng kamatayan nanaisin ang isa pang pagkakataon para mabuhay. Ako, marami pa akong plano, marami pa kong gusto marating, gusto ko pang patuloy naienjoy ang buhay ko. Hindi ko nanaisin kailanman na wakasan ang buhay ko, kahit pa siguro ako na ang pinakakawawang tao sa mundo. Lahat naman ng tao may problema, may kanya-kanyang pagsubok na pinagdadaanan. At naniniwala ako na hindi tayo bibigyan ng diyos ng problemang hindi natin kayang lagpasan. Hahayaan ko na ang diyos ang magpasya kung hanggang kailan lamang ako nararapat magtagal sa mundo. At habang nabubuhay pa ako, pahahalagahan ko kung anong meron ako.

Masarap mabuhay!!! Kailangan lang nating malaman kung paano ito pahalagahan.

10 Things that I'm looking forward to

* Weekend adventure with family and friends
* Meeting old friends and colleagues
* A Month long vacation outside the Philippines
* Visiting new and great places
* Spending more time with love ones than work
* Spending time with my nephews
* Moving out and be independent
* Putting up a business
* An extra hour of sleeping
* More reading and learning

Pangako

Sa pang araw-araw na takbo ng buhay maraming pangako ang nabibitawan. Mga pangakong tila pangkaraniwan na lamang. Madalas binabanggit ang salitang pangako o "promise" nang hindi naman talaga pinag-iisipan kung gaano kahalaga ang kahulugan nito. Kamakailan lang, marami-rami na rin akong pangakong narinig, mula sa kaibigan, kakilala, katrabaho at kung kani-kanino pang bibig. Mga simpleng bagay na ikino-commit ng wala naman talagang pinanghahawakan kung hindi ang mga salita na mga taong nagbabanggit nito. Madaling mangako, sa panahon ngayon kahit sino kaya magngako pero hindi lahat kayang tumupad sa ipinangako. Minsan nawawalan na nga nang saysay ang salitang pangako. Tila pangkaraniwan na lang ang ganitong linya. Hindi na gaanong pinahahalagahan nang iba ang mga binibitawang salita. Laging may rason ang bawat isa sa atin kapag hindi natutupad ang pangakong binibitawan. Gaano nga ba kahalaga ang pangako? May saysay pa ba talaga ito? Bakit kinakailangan pang dumaan sa ganitong proseso? Maaari namang isakatuparan na lang ang isang bagay na hindi dumadaan dito. Nang sa ganon hindi na kailangang umasa sa pangako na iba.

Tulong!!!

Tumutulong ka ba? Paano? Sabi nila ang pagtulong daw dapat taos sa puso, walang hinihintay na kapalit. Pero paano kung ang tinutulungan mo ay patuloy na umaasa sa tulong na kaya mong ibigay? Nakakatulong ka nga ba? Mahirap tumulong nang walang humpay, dahil lahat nang tao, lahat ng bagay may hangganan. Masarap tumulong sa kapwa, pero higit na mas masarap kung makikita mo ang magandang pagbabago dahil sa tulong mo. Minsan kasi tumutulong tayo pero nagiging rason din iyon para maging sandalan tayo nang mga taong tinutulungan natin. Masakit mang isipin may mga taong aasa na lamang sa tulong na kaya nating ibigay. Hanggang mapagtanto natin na wala palang patutunguhan ang tulong na ibinibigay natin. Saka natin tatanungin ang sarili.. "Tama ba ang ginagawa ko?" "Nakakatulong nga ba ako?"

Mahirap tulungan ang taong ayaw tulungan ang sarili. Madalas ito yung mga taong kulang sa kumpyansa sa sarili. Takot sumugal sa buhay. May mga pagkakataong nagmamarunong, pero ang totoo hindi kayang ipakita ang sariling kahinaan. Hindi kayang tanggapin ang katotohanang mas ninais nilang iasa sa iba ang sariling buhay kaysa sa sariling kakayahan. Nakakalungkot dahil hindi nila matanggap ang sariling sitwasyon na kanilang pinili. Napakaraming pagkakataon ang dumadaan at lumalampas, napakaraming bagay ang nagpapahiwatig at nangungusap pero nagbubulag-bulagan ang iba. Kailan kaya nila matatanggap ang katotohan na ang buhay ay hindi dapat inaasa sa iba. Tayo ang dapat nagpapatakbo na sarili nating buhay upang mas higit itong makabuluhan. Mas masarap harapin ang pang araw-araw na buhay kung alam mong ikaw ay may hawak nito. Nasa sarili nating palad ang ikot nang ating mundo. Tayo ang magdedesisyon kung paano natin ito patatakbuhin.

Pagpapaalam

Nakatanggap ako kanina nang text message from a friend asking "kung ikaw ang nasa posisyon ko, paano mo sasabihin sa magulang mo na nais mo ng bumukod at bumuo ng sariling pamilya?"

Bigla akong napag-isip.. At my age i think legal naman na para sa mga ganoong desisyon. Though I don't really see myself in that position in the near future. But kung ako darating sa ganong sitwasyon. I know it will not be easy. Mahirap sabihin sa magulang ko na iiwan ko na sila dahil mahalaga sakin ang pamilya ko, but still I know my parents will understand kaya hindi magiging sobrang mahirap ang pagpapaalam. For sure they will be happy and proud for me coz im taking new responsibility. For me parents should be happy with every new stages of their children's life. Every parents want to see how each of their child grows. And building our own family is part of growing.

Hindi ko nga lubos maiisip, bakit may mga magulang na hirap tanggapin yung mga desisyong katulad nito. Bakit kailangan isipin na ang pag-aasawa ng kanilang mga anak ay pag-iwas sa responsibilidad sa pamilya? Para sakin hindi makatarungan na ipasa nang mga magulang ang kanilang responsibilidad sa anak. Dahil ang respondibilidad ng anak ay sa magiging anak o pamilya nito. Maaari parin namang tumulong ang mga anak kahit may sarili na itong pamilya. Hindi nangangahulugan na ang pagbukod at pag-buo ng sariling pamilya ay pagtalikod sa responsibilidad sa pamilyang kinagisnan. Ang pamilya ay pamilya parin, kahit pa magkaroon nang sariling pamilya ang mga myembro nito. Mas lumalaki lamang ang bilang na mga nagmamahalan at nagtutulungan. Hindi ba mas dapat ipagpasalamat nang mga magulang ang mga ganitong sitwasyon, dahil maipapakita ng kanilang mga anak ang mga aral na kanilang ipinamuhay mula sa mga magulang.

Buhay Kasalan

Napag-uusapan na naman ang kasalan. Nagplaplano na rin kasing magpakasal ang best friend ko this year with her current boyfriend. Naalala ko pa nung sinabi sakin ng best friend ko na hindi pa siya magpapakasal. Kailangan daw stable muna sila bago lumagay sa tahimik. Pero eto na nga at napag-uusapan ang kasalan.

Marami na rin akong nasaksihang kasalan at buhay ng mga ikinasal. Mga kaibigan, kamag-anak at kapamilya. Lahat sila may kanya-kanyang kwento. Ibat-ibang pakikipagsapalaran sa buhay. Ngunit ang bawat isa ay nagsasabing hindi madali ang buhay pag-aasawa. Hindi ko alam kung talagang mahirap ang buhay sa panahon ngayon o sadya lang hindi madali ang bumuo ng sariling pamilya. Pero ang alam ko hindi madali ang buhay kahit anong daan pa ang ating tahakin. Lahat may kanya-kanyang pagsubok. May kanya-kanyang kwento. Masaya man o malungkot ang bahagi nito isa lang ang sigurado, tayo ang gumagawa nang sarili nating kwento. Lahat naka depende sa mga desisyong ating bibitiwan. Tayo ang nagpapatakbo ng sarili nating buhay.

I'm not superwoman

I'm not superwoman...

Do you ever come to the point saying that line to other people? I don't know why? but it seems that people saw me as a tough person. Someone who just don't know how to cry, be wounded and failed. But I'm not that kind. In fact I'm a cry baby ever since I was born. Iyakin talaga ko I swear. My tears even flow while watching movies and some stuff. People don't just see it. Someone said to me that I'm lucky because I don't experience problems, failures and hardships in life. But that's not true. We all have our own problems, that's part of life. If you don't have it you will not grow. I do have problems. I encounter lots of them, that's  why I'm growing spiritually, mentally and emotionally. I'm not a kind of person who share or talk about my problems with others. As much as I can I handle it my own. I try to solve it in my own way. (I guessed that's one thing I've learned from my parents, since they trust me to decide for my own.) One of my friend ask me, "bakit nakukuha mo pang tumulong sa problema ng iba kung may mga sarili ka ring problema?"...maybe because I realized that its more easy to solve the problem of other people than my own, it also helps me forgot my problems, and on the process of helping other, I realized how simple my problems are compare to those who suffer more than I do. Helping other also helps me.

When I was in college I encounter a problem. I thought I was hopeless, that I can't do anything about the situation. What I've done is to cry, cry and cry in my room. Blaming my self and feel more hopeless. Until my brother said to me, "anong ginagawa mo?, I didn't expect na ganyan ka kahina...maliit ng problem lang yan. Hindi masosolve yan ng pag-iyak!"...and then he left me with a text message.."if you wanna be somebody, if you wanna go somewhere you better wake up and pay attention"... Then I realized that I'm just making things worst. Crying did not solved my problem, it just consume my time for nothing instead of using that time thinking how to solve the problem. Crying is not bad but its not also the solution. So, I tried to change how to view problems.

It is really good to know that someone believe that I can survive life challenges.

BedROCKS

what happen to us at bedrocks...
we got the front table, with a full blast of air condition in front and a loud sounds - that's why we cant hardly hear each other. And because we can't hardly hear each other we can't do some chat that's why we need to extend our time at Starbucks after. But getting the front table is also fun. We got the full view of the performers plus easy access to dance floor. But behind those things is the fun.

These are the fun:
- seeing Mench doing her unlimited dance step at front,
- seeing Derl in her dance moves,
- Mench at her blooming aura as if ready to hook some guy *laughs*
- Unending laughs of Derl and Mench (they really enjoying the night)
- Mench reaction and comments with the bills :-D
- Mech targetting the cute keyboardist of empire :-P
- Ivy's getting lots of drinks (well Im not sure if this is fun)
- and lots of funs...

Trick or Treat

“Trick or Treat” words that is related for holloween celebration. By the way, its almost holloween. There are lots of kids doing the usual trick or treat at malls, offices and somewhere else. But with this, Im not talking that kind of trick or treat...I'll give a new defenition for this just this one, since I made a best trick or treat with Ivy.. let start with TRICK – remember the big joke I posted before.. That was one kind of trick for me, but let me tell you the other side of the story. My bestfriend is throwing a big trick on me, something really serious, which I admit it really gets me. But my instinct move fast, as if its saying, your bestfriend is just crazy giving you a trick. So I play the game she wants to play. The moment we seriously talk about that she is “pregnant” (for the record, shes single and unattached that moment), my mind just function, for that moment I dont know how and why, but I just said a news to her. Ive said I had a boyfriend. Wishing that maybe for a moment she'll focus on what I've said and stop her story. Which I think Im quite successful. But my story doesn't end with that. Since Im already into it, I make a decision to continue it, until my mission with her is complete. After saying that story to her I just realized that I have a good reason giving her that trick. Something that I think, she really needs this time. Now, at this moment I know Im successful. My mission is complete so I've just tell her the good news..- that everything about that bf thingie is just a wonderful story. You want to know my mission with her, then talk to me in person.*laugh*

Now lets move with the TREAT - to make it short and simple I just gave her a wonderful treat, something I never did before since I cant aford it... :-P

All white cofee for maricar..

one, two, three.. ilang gabi na ba kong walang tulog?.. Puyat ng puyat kaya payat. Epekto ba toh ng sunod-sunod na gabing pag-inom ng grande cofee ng starbucks? I can't still believe it, back then you will never see me drinking cofee (I just love the aroma but I hate the taste). Then all of a sudden Im addicted to it. what happened? what went wrong? I just tried it once to help me awake for a whole day of work. I said maybe cofee can solve my sleepy condition for a day, so I drop by to the nearest coffee shop and order a tall all white mocha. After that, cofee is my companion for a hectic work sched everyday I remember Ivy saying to me : “para kang bata, ang hilig mo sa gatas”, coz I am a milk lover, fresh milk every morning – --I LOVE fresh milk... Now, there is a few changes, fresh milk in the morning, coffee at night...

--”I hate how coffee turns into an addiction and how it keeps you up all night, how it burns and makes your heart beat fast. Especially how it makes you crave for rich and sweet promises of grains, milk and sugar. Moments later, it puts you into a melancholic mood of coldness before you realize it has consumed you before you should have consumed it.. empty...hollow..bitter... then again, you crave for another cup.” ^,^