5.04.2009
Pambansang Kamao: Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
Photo from Getty ImagesManny Pacquiao did it again. I don't think there was a time in my generation like this moment that made me proud to be a Filipino. Pacman is the ultimate icon of who a Filipino should be. Hard-working, smart, strong, and humble. These are the qualities that our Pambansang Kamao teach our generation. More power to you Pacman, and may you continue to fight and fight till the end.
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2.05.2009
old couple watching the sunset.
NOTE: This is something I wrote 4 years ago. something that have been going on in my mind a lot.
"i just don't know what to do with myself... fifty-five years together, its not easy."
i remember before, just before, we would always go down the beach and walk there every afternoon. it became a habit for us, those last precious days.
we'd just walk, and be silent. there's just weren't enough things to say, so you just stay quiet. you learn that after being with the person for so long.
one day, at the end of our walk, we saw this huge rock. it has a flat top. the wonderful thing about it was that it has this stairlike carvings along its side.
she lead me to that rock. we climbed it together. being the gentleman i let her climb it first. what i remember the most was that i was holding her right hand from behind, and then her left hand was holding on to the rock for balance. and as i look at that hand i saw her ring, the ring i gave her on our wedding day. and something inside me just stirred. i don't know what it was, just a feeling that is so peaceful.
then we sat on that rock, with our feet dangling along the edge my arm aroung her shoulders, like some teenagers on the first date. but it wasn't, its supposed to be the last.
we were facing the horizon, and the sun was setting. we just sat there, and watch the sun as it sinks down minute by minute through the horizon. i can't help thinking i was supposed to be the one sinking to oblivion, with the knowledge that i have. but i wasn't.
so we sat there, not talking, just breathing, and feeling the air. listening to the waves crashing on the shore, to the birds flapping their wings and cooing with the wind. then i looked at her, just looked at her.
when the sun was finally beyond the horizon, and darkness was all around, she turned to me and asked me if i saw it. i know she wasn't talking about the sun, but i told her, "yes i saw it, and it was beautiful."
honey went crazy on 7:30 PM
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1.11.2009
Titanic after 10 years
Star Movies have just aired Titanic, again.
After years, I watched that damn movie again. I feel so chagrined about it now. The first time I saw the movie was a little over ten years ago. The only driving force for me to watch the movie back then was because of Leonardo DiCaprio and that I was such a history buff, I wanted to see a movie about how the unsinkable ship went down to the middle of the Atlantic sea.
I remember there was such a hype about the biggest budgeted movie of all time. Now, I think it was all marketing to sell the movie, and at least to break even the $200M cost of making the movie. But whatever it was, it worked, it made the movie into the highest grossing movie of all time. The movie also launched Leo D. and Kate Winslet into stardom.
Having re-watched it again and in full (I've never really re-watched it since I saw it, ever). I just realized what I loved about the movie back then, and how it truly deserved the Oscar trophies. First, was the direction. James Cameron did not just do a lot of research, but also a lot of imagining as well. It's amazing how he was able to transfer those into film. He was so detailed in everything, it was so apparent during the last act of the film, when the ship was sinking. Second, was the screenplay. It was fluidly written, although the lines were cheesy and some of the plot lines were so cliche, everything just worked into telling this story of a girl meeting this boy, in a ship heading to its doom, and making the epic, tragic love story of all time. James Cameron also brought onto the screen what life was like at the start of the 20th century. Third, was the editing. I just love the way it was edited, the whole story just flows like a novel. Next, was the musical score. Although listening to My Heart Will Go On now is a bit chagrining, but the scoring was just right in setting the mood for each scene. The soundtrack did add to the feel of the period in the movie. Lastly was the production and special effects, one can't just beat how detailed everything was, down to the materials used, and recreating the grandest ship of its time.
I think Titanic changed the way movies were made and the way it should be made. Sure there are better movies, but Titanic's appeal was not just the tragic love story, it was greater than that. It's embarrassing to admit that it still made me teary eyed, not because of Jack died, but the sadness of it all, the human tragedy that it represented.
A few things I did notice this time though, aside from the cheesy lines, Leo's acting was really mediocre and Kate Winslet had a very high pitched voice. Plus I keep remembering the spoof in a radio program, the one with Kikoy and Kikay. It was funny because they have this Chipmunks' voice.
honey went crazy on 8:52 PM
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1.06.2009
Exit Music (for a film)
I loved this song for a long long long time! ever since I saw William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. The song just about summarizes the whole story, accompanied by the haunting melody. But it wasn't included in the soundtrack album. I was so frustrated. I don't even know the title of the song. Coz I wasn't really a big radiohead fan, but I do like their music. And the www was not readily available back then. So now I feel so stupid, coz its just now that I started looking for this song thru the information highway. I should've done it a long time ago.
so i went to Youtube, and searched for a good video of this song. This one was live from Belfort in 1997.
honey went crazy on 12:15 AM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
So its 2009. I don't want to make another resolution, I don't want to be bothered to make one.
But it was a good 2008.
I traveled twice this year, I met friends I haven't seen in a long time.
I discovered, I'm not good at working for my uncle's company. For the second year, I quit another job.
I learned people are not what they seem. I've actually known that for a while, but it just hit me fully in the face this year.
I've gained new experiences, and lost some.
I turned 28, and I realized its a turning point. But it still bothers me that people think I'm 18.
Harry Potter was so over, and Twilight is so in.
Finally Love is still an elusive thing.
For 2009, I just need a new job. And probably a man.
Oh my I just suddenly realized, my birth date looks like this: 09/09/09 and its creepier than 10 years ago which was 09/09/99.
honey went crazy on 12:03 AM
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12.04.2008
Twilight (movie)
Twilight is the first movie that I watched multiple times in cinema theaters.
Obsessed that much? Not really.
It's mostly because all of my friends are also into Twilight. Since I have different sets of friends (office mates, college buddies, forum friends, my best friends), so I get to see the movie with each of them. It was fine, except that I only have one weekend to watch it with all of them. It was pretty tiring watching the movie 3 times in one weekend.
I did enjoy the movie, I know there's a 'but' somewhere there. It was different from the book, but that's expected, not one director nor scriptwriter can really make a film exactly as the book. It's an adaptation, so there will always be differences and changes.
In this movie there was a lot of changes and differences, but all in all the movie stayed true to the book. The essence of the story was still there, although the director did focus a lot on the cinematic effects, trying to make the film more 'visually dynamic.' The key word here is 'trying,' it would have been better if they made it simpler. They should've directed the lead actors to act their characters' emotions for them to connect to the audience, just like the book did with its readers, that kind of effect would have been better.
The actors were good, especially Robert Pattinson. I think he's the best actor to play Edward. He nailed Edward like it's nobody's business. However, I do have some issues with Bella in the movie. Kristen Stewart's portrayal was too edgy and tough, and a bit angsty. There were times also when she just seem to be flat, her acting was monotonous and bland. She has also this habit of eye twitching, which was kind of annoying.
I hope she gets to improve her acting of Bella in the sequel, because Bella will be doing a lot of crying in the second installment. That's what she was lacking in the movie, she hardly shed a tear, its like what the freak, Bella cries, and mostly its about Edward. She is weak in that way, her only weakness and her only strength is her love for Edward. She also needs to work on looking in love, coz at times it doesn't come across. There were looks of lust, but very few looks of love, only towards the end, during the prom scene.
I think the movie would have been better, if the director knows what she's doing, and not looking like lets-experiment-with-making-a-movie-and-lets-call-it-twilight. More than the movie, I was expecting more of the director and the actors. It was quite a surprise that Edward was the one who carried the whole movie, instead of Bella. If it wasn't for Pattinson's brilliant performance, the movie would have been a major flop and disappointment among fans.
honey went crazy on 8:53 AM
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11.28.2008
music wish list
These past few weeks I kinda sorta reconnected with the music lover inside of me. Ever since that night I discovered about Little Joy, I kinda looked back to the kinds of music I like to listen to. I discovered that I haven't really checked out the works of some of the artists whose one or two songs I felt connected. So for the next few days or weeks or months, I will be checking out theses artists that I have found, and happen to appreciate:
Nick Cave (and the Bad Seeds)
Iron & Wine
Tom Waits
Radiohead
Rolling Stones - i need to check out this band, i heard they were great! hehe
Kings of Leon
honey went crazy on 9:23 PM
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11.24.2008
Little Joy
One night I can't sleep, and it was almost midnight, so I got my Creative Zen, and instead of listening to my usual playlist, I tuned into FM radio (one of the reasons why I bought the Zen instead of iPod). I was scanning for stations, when I happened to stop at this station playing some indie rock music. So I stopped my scanning and listened to the song that was playing. I was lying on my bed, thinking, who is this playing? I haven't heard anything like it before. It kind of reminded me of songs from the 50s rock, but quite different and until now I still can't figure out what's different about it.
So when the one song ended, I was waiting for a DJ to announce the title of the song and the artist. But to my surprise another song came on, with the same vocals as the previous one. I was drawn into listening more. I was loving it. I keep on thinking who is this band?
I don't know how long was it, but before the DJ even say anything, I kind of figured that they are playing all the songs of that band. RJ freaking Underground (that's the name of the station, didn't even know it exists ha!) played the entire album!
Even though I was sleepy, I stored in my head the name of the artist, only one name was mentioned by the DJ (I wasn't really sure, coz my head was kind of in a haze). It's Fabrizio Moretti, the drummer for the band Strokes (and I have no idea who the Strokes is). And the DJ went on how he was the ex-boyfriend of Drew Barrymore. The title of the album is Little Joy.
So I did a little search in YouTube (this site is becoming my fave haha). A little search and I found out more about them, as well as listen to their songs that was uploaded.
It turned out the album's name was also the name of the band, Little Joy. The new band was composed of three people: Fabrizio Moretti (from the Strokes), Rodrigo Amarante (from Los Hermanos, a brazilian band), and Bikini Shapiro (Moretti's girlfriend). According to news the Strokes is currently in hiatus and that members are doing some side jobs. I'm still trying to figure out who they are as of this moment. But for now, I love this album. It's the first time in a long while that I felt something like this for an album or a band. I just knew that I need to have it asap!
Here's a sample of their music:
Keep In Mind
With Strangers (this is my favorite)
honey went crazy on 12:06 PM
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11.17.2008
november 2008
wow! its been over a year! and i haven't updated this blog with anything!
i have been obsessed with work for the past year, and now i can at least log in and write a few sentences in my blog.
and right now, I'm so obsessed with Twilight!
gosh, at first it was really difficult for me to read. it was like reading a fanfic.
but then i got caught up with the love story, and it was just epic.
now i can't wait for the movie! looking forward to see it on the big screen, and i like the cast, especially the two leads, robert pattinson and kristen stewart. they went deep with their characters and based from the previews and trailers that has been around the net, they did great!
so i'll probably be posting stuff every now and then, coz i have nothing to do these days.
honey went crazy on 6:16 PM
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11.11.2007
November
i was supposed to update this blog with three entries:
first, about the 12-peso wage hike increase, and the unfairness of it;
second, when we went to Batangas for the funeral of my mom's cousin and meeting my grandfather after years of not seeing him;
and third, about my korean friends
but i received an email reagarding the news story of a young girl's suicide:
Girl who killed self lamented family’s poverty in diary
By Nico AlconabaInquirerLast updated 10:00pm (Mla time) 11/07/2007
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DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- A 12-year-old girl, who became despondent over her family’s poverty, hanged herself inside their makeshift house a day after her father told her he could not give her the P100 she needed for a school project.
Using a thin nylon rope, 12-year-old Mariannet Amper hanged herself in the afternoon of November 2. She was a sixth grader at the Maa Central Elementary School .
Her father, Isabelo, 49, who was out of job as a construction worker, said Mariannet asked him for P100 which she needed for school projects, on the night of November 1. He told his daughter that he did not have the money yet but he would ask his wife if she could get some money for her. The morning after, however, he was able to get a P1,000 cash advance for a construction work on a downtown chapel.
By the time he got home, Mariannet already lay dead.
"Duda nako nga tungod ni sa kalisod namo (I suspect that she did it because of our situation)," Isabelo said.
Going through Mariannet's things, her parents saw her school "talaarawan" or diary.
In her October 5 entry, Mariannet wrote: "Parang isang buwan na kaming absent. Hindi na kasi nakin (sic) binibilang ang absent ko. Hindi ko namalayan na malapit na pala ang Pasko." [It feels as if we’ve been absent for a month. They’re not counting my absences anymore. I just realized that Christmas is just around the corner.]
Isabelo recalled that in that week, Mariannet skipped school as they did not have money for her food and transportation allowance.
"We did not have any money and I didn't want Mariannet and her younger brother (Reynald) to walk to school," he said in Bisaya.
But Isabelo clarified that Mariannet was absent for only three days. "For her, three days was like one month," he said.
On October 14, Mariannet wrote in her diary: "Hindi kami nakapagsimba dahil wala kaming pamasahe at nilalagnat pa ang aking tatay kaya nanglaba na lang kami ng aking nanay." [We were not able to hear mass because we did not have fare money and my dad was sick with fever. So, my mom and I just washed clothes.]
Along with her diary, the Ampers also discovered a letter Mariannet wrote for the GMA 7 television program "Wish Ko Lang [I just Wish]."
"Gusto ko po sana magkaroon ng bagong sapatos at bag at hanapbuhay para sa nanay at tatay ko. Wala kasing hanapbuhay ang tatay at nagpa-extra extra lamang ang aking nanay sa paglalaba," she said in her "Wish Ko Lang" letter. [I wish for new shoes, a bag and jobs for my mother and father. My dad does not have a job and my mom just gets laundry jobs.]
"Gusto ko na makatapos ako sa pag-aaral at gustong-gusto ko na makabili ng bagong bike," she added. [I would like to finish my schooling and I would like very much to buy a new bike.]
That letter, apparently written while Mariannet was still 11 years old, was never sent to "Wish Ko Lang."
"We never knew that our daughter had dreams for us," Isabelo said.
Isabelo's wife, Magdalena , works part-time "repacking" odong and misua in a nearby factory, earning at least P50 a day. She also does laundry jobs on the side, receiving P100 to P150.
Isabelo, on the other hand, is in and out of work.
"I'm already old, no one would want to hire me," he said.
The Ampers live in a hillside community at the back of the Yñiguez Subdivision in Maa District. They do not have electricity and water supply.
Of the seven children, only Mariannet and Reynald are left with their parents as most are grown up and have families of their own.
Even with only two children left to feed, the Ampers still have a hard time surviving.
A neighbor said that even in this "mostly poor" neighborhood, the Ampers were being discriminated against.
"Ayaw makipaglaro ng ibang bata sa kanila dahil madudungis daw sila," the neighbor said. [The other kids do not want to play with them because they’re dirty.]
"Mahirap na nga sila, ni-reject pa ng ibang kapitbahay," she added. [They’re poor and they’re rejected by their neighbors.]
Copyright 2007 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
‘We are all to blame for poor girl’s suicide’--bishop
By Beverly T. NatividadInquirerLast updated 08:34pm (Mla time) 11/07/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Not only the government, but somehow, all of us, are to blame for the fate of a 12-year-old girl in Davao City who took her own life because of her family’s poverty.
This was the moral lesson conveyed by some of the country’s religious leaders in the wake of Marianette Amper’s suicide last Friday.
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz said it was the “summit of desperation” for a young child to end her own life out of hunger and poverty. He said the incident showed the desperation of many Filipinos.
While suicide does not particularly go well with Roman Catholic Church teaching, Cruz said he would be the last person to blame the child for taking her own life.
He said the community, which directly influenced the young girl, should be looked into. Her death, said Cruz, was brought about by her social surroundings.
He said everyone is also to blame for her death. If one girl goes hungry due to poverty, then the entire society is responsible for it, Cruz said.
“This means we have not done well. We have not done our civic duty to correct the abuses, and to censure graft and corruption. We have kept our eyes closed. We did not act,” he said.
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), which represents the mainline Protestants in the country, echoed the same view, saying the death the girl represents the failure of society as a whole.
“We have called them poor and eyesores, but what do you call a society which made them like this?” said Bishop Eliezer Pascua of the NCCP executive committee.
On the moral aspect, Jesus has always asked the people to identify with the poor, according to Pascua.
The essence of Jesus’ teachings is to fight poverty because Jesus has always talked about the poor as an act of critiquing the present order which has contributed to the poverty, he said.
“Every individual has a responsibility, yes, but we also have a calling for a collective responsibility,” said Pascua.
That calling asks all the faithful not only to take part actively to build a just and fair society, but also to fight an unjust and an oppressive society, according to the NCCP official.
The Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM), for its part, said the government, too, should take responsibility for the sad event. Poverty and hunger, which was the reason for the young girl’s suicide, could be traced directly to corruption, it said.
The Bible says that governments should be “terrors against evil” and “promoters of goodwill,” said Bishop Dan Balais, PJM national director.
Governments therefore exist to take care of the poor and the weak. But politicians have corrupted the meaning of government, Balais said.
“The death of the girl is the result of our problems of corruption, injustice and oppression. There have been many wake-up calls that have remained unheeded,” he said.
Copyright 2007 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
i wonder if our unjust society would do something to prevent this from happening again, or as this unjust society would often do, turn a blind eye on it, and let it be just another sad news.
we often see on the news about people climbing billboards or buildings or electric structures, and most of the time their problems were poverty related. those news were already a warning of the great problem that the GREATER of the Filipino people are suffering from, if the MINORITY of the Filipino people have acted only sooner, as they have the sole power of CONTROL over this impoversished land, then the death of one girl could have been prevented.
power can be used for good and evil, however the evil ones are the most hungry for it and not afraid to use it.
i don't want to say this but i do think that this young girl wouldn't be the last to take her own life because of poverty, as long as our society is corrupted and unjust, then this cycle wouldn't end.
honey went crazy on 11:57 AM
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5.07.2007
7th May
haven't put something in this blog for quite a while.
well i was busy, then was not in the mood, then i was busy, then not in the mood again.
anyhow... so here i am, writing in my blog again.
so what did put me in a mood to write something... it's this:
NOTE: Frank Spotnitz has confirmed on his official blog that TXF2 is in the works.
i had a chat with a friend, and we talked about my favorite show, the x-files. i didn't know she's also a fan. so i got inspired into visiting some sites that i haven't visited, that includes GA's official website. i backlogged on her site's news archive and there were some news article posted about GA and DD working together again to film XF2. I'm just so happy about it. it's been like forever, well 5 years, since the talk of XF2 started, and finally its going to happen. i'm excited to see mulder and scully again on the big screen, i've missed them so much.
here's the article that was posted in GA's official website:
Mulder, Scully to return in new 'X-Files' film
April 16, 2007By Cindy Pearlman Chicago Sun-Times
X will mark the spot at the box office again. David Duchovny just told GLARE that a new "X Files" film is "definitely in the works."
"Mulder and Scully will be up on the big screen one more time, and I'm looking forward to it," he says. "I really miss the people behind 'The X Files.' This film will be a reunion, and I think we'll make a great movie because Mulder and Scully are just great characters."
As for the plot, Duchovny says, "It's five years later. It will be a stand-alone movie. You have to assume a lot of people don't know the show, so you need a plot that doesn't require that you've seen the TV series."
The first "X Files" movie debuted in 1998. Is it too long a wait for another film?
"I think there were two schools of thought: Do another one right away or wait and have the fans really want one. I like the idea of people saying, 'Hey, where is Mulder after all of these years? Is he following Jimmy Buffett? Did he become a Parrothead?' " jokes the actor.
Duchovny says it will "probably be easy to step back into Mulder's suit. ... It's like 'The Incredibles.' The suit is hanging in my closet, waiting. I'm just hoping to fit into the suit. I don't want to hear, 'Oh, man. Mulder has to cut back on the carbs.' "
Forget any old stories about angst with his co-star, played by Gillian Anderson, who plays Scully. "We love each other now," he says. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. We actually had lunch last week, and it was really nice to be back together."
The film is expected to debut next summer. Duchovny says the script is "shrouded in secrecy. It's even a secret from me at the moment. I'd blab if I could."
then GA wrote something, more of like a blog entry, concerning mis-understanding about her comments on working in the show and her relationship with DD. i kind of understand why she's frustrated at inaccurate reports with regards to her working on the show and with DD, theirs is a relationship that's complicated and hard to explain, and different people would interpret what she said or done in different perspectives. but i do like what she said in her article, she's being honest and straight to the point. here's an excerpt:
Did I hate it? At times yes.
Did I love it? At times yes.
Did I regret it or do I regret it now? Not for a second.
Did David and I hate each other? At times yes like any brother and sister, husband and wife, co-worker and co-worker forced to spend that much time together under such strenuous circumstances.
Do we hate each other now? Not in the least.
Do I imagine that when we do the film together we won't hate each other for a few hours during the filming? No. We will. Vehemently. As David waits patiently, again and again for the hair dryer to calm my frizzy hair between takes so it matches the beginning of the scene... he will undoubtedly be thinking "what the hell was I thinking agreeing to shoot with her f****** frizzy hair again?"
But we will also love each other and laugh with each other and pull pranks on each other and bug each other like we did for nine years.
honey went crazy on 2:57 PM
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2.09.2007
내사람 by SG Wannabe
This song is currently a favorite of mine... just coz...
내사람 by SG Wannabe
내 가슴속에 사는 사람 내가 그토록 아끼는 사람
너무 소중해 마음껏 안아보지도 못했던
누구에게나 흔한 행복 한번도 준적이 없어서
맘 놓고 웃어본적도 없는 그댈 사랑합니다
내가 기쁠때나 슬플때나 함께 울고 웃어주던
그댈 위해 내가 할 수 있는건 뭐든 해주고 싶어
안녕 내사랑 그대여 이젠 내가 지켜줄게요
못난 날 믿고 참고 기다려줘서 고마워요
안녕 내사랑 그대여 영원토록 사랑할게요
다시 태어나서 사랑한대도 그대이고 싶어요
어두운 밤 길을 잃어도 서로 등불이 되어주고
비바람 몰아쳐도 지금 잡은 두손 놓지 말아요
내가 힘들때나 아플때나 내 곁에 있어준 그대
미안하단 말로 고맙단 말을 대신 하던 나였죠
안녕 내사랑 그대여 이젠 내가 지켜줄게요
못난 날 믿고 참고 기다려줘서 고마워요
안녕 내사랑 그대여 영원토록 사랑할게요
다시 태어나서 사랑한대도 그대이고 싶어요
넘어지고 몇 번을 다시 넘어진다 해도
그대만 있다면 다시 일어날 수 있는데
안녕 내 사랑 그대여 이젠 내가 지켜줄게요
못난 날 믿고 참고 기다려줘서 고마워요
안녕 내사랑 그대여 이렇게 그댈 부를때면
너무 행복해서 눈물이 나죠 사랑해요
My Person
translation by: Jungie (also credit: aheeyah.com)
You're the person living in my heart
and the person that I've treasured so.
Because you were so special I couldn't hold you
because I had never given anyone happiness before
I love you who's never laughed at ease.
When I was happy or sad you cried and laughed with me
and I want to do anything I can for you.
Hello my love, my love I'll protect you now.
Thank you for putting up with me and waiting for me.
Hello my love, my love I'll love you forever.
When I'm born again I want you to be the one I love.
Let's be a lamp to each when we've lost our way in the dark night.
Even if the rain wind drives us back,
don't let go of these two hands holding you now.
You were always by my side when I was worn and pained.
I had used "I'm sorry" in place of "thank you".
Hello my love, my love I'll protect you now.
Thank you for putting up with me and waiting for me.
Hello my love, my love I'll love you forever.
When I'm born again I want you to be the one I love.
Even if I fall down and fall down again and again,
if I have you then I know I can stand back up again.
Hello my love, my love I'll protect you now.
Thank you for putting up with me and waiting for me.
Hello my love, my love when I call you like this
I'm so happy I could cry, I love you.
honey went crazy on 2:48 PM
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1.22.2007
new year
haven't posted in a long time... not because i was busy... i was just lazy... hehehe
so what's new this 2007...
i got a new tagboard from cbox, hopefully it will not be flooded by spam like the previous tagboard
then i also got a new counter, so its back to 0 again
as to love life, no its still 0 hehehe
what else... oh i got a new mobile phone, well it it was my mom's old phone (she's using this 3G nokia thing) she gave it to me after my new phone was stolen just before new year's while shopping at a department store... grrr... really hate that person who picked-pocket from my bag... i really don't care whether i got the phone back or not, i just wanted my old sim card back... it was my first sim card, just sentimental value i guess...
oh and i got this cyworld thing... its really cool... i've been posting pics there like crazy hehe
here's the link to my cyworld: http://us.cyworld.com/myornampyong
i got no new year's resolution, but i have a new year's wish... world peace kekekeke
honey went crazy on 5:18 PM
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11.21.2006
my mind is blank... actually no, its filled with images and thoughts of a certain Korean guy... aahhh i wish i'm in korea so i could see him...
honey went crazy on 11:34 AM
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10.17.2006
just gained 3Kg
I weighed myself last night, and found that I gained 3Kg! Which is great, coz I've been wanting forever to gain weight, now I've reached my ideal body weight, so my next goal is to gain another 3Kg. I was aiming to gain 5 Kg more, but then I would really be overweight, which means changing my wardrobe, which is kinda expensive! hehehe... but still I'm happy about this weight gain. until I gain 3Kg more, FIGHTING!!!
honey went crazy on 9:19 AM
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9.14.2006
Book Tag
From Mia:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag three people.
"She went off to the loo. I could hear her weeing. It sounded like a carthorse." - Further Confessions of Georgia Nicholson: It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers
honey went crazy on 9:33 AM
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8.16.2006
Goong Bears in Paris
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8.03.2006 Chaegyung addicted to Shin's back
In relation to my current addiction
Alfred Bears (mini)대한민국 왕세자 - 왕세자비 한 쌍
감미로운 키스...
honey went crazy on 12:45 PM
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7.20.2006
bagong kinaaadikan
'궁'(Palace aka Princess Hours)
Lee Shin, 왕태자 (Crown Prince) 
Shin Chae-gyung, 왕태자비 (Crown Princess)
태자 전하 에 비궁마마
honey went crazy on 10:07 AM
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5.24.2006
untitled and unfinished
The emptiness of the sky
like a purple orb in the distant horizon
weightless and floating like a balloon,
detached as a quill feather from a hen.
The indistinct feature of venus,
the ephemeral thunder of a blueless sky,
an ethereal dream of the lucid mind,
are the remains of a dreadful heart.
The broken arrow from cupid's bow
would it be his fault if it were so?
can he mend a broken arrow,
even if it has broken two hearts or more?
honey went crazy on 1:24 PM
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5.01.2006
Enough. Enough already.
honey went crazy on 12:42 PM
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4.23.2006
Let go
let go, let go
let go, now
not tomorrow, not later
now.
let go, let go
it wouldn't be the first time, certainly the last.
let go, let go
of the past, the present, and the future
let go, let go
of the kite flying happily, of its string; stop holding on, stop hoping to be carried away, that is lunacy and pain in the making.
accept and let go, let go
please it has to end somehow, sometime; this is the closure, this is the conclusion
accept and let go
but not with tears, not with heartache
let go with a smile and hope that this is the end.
honey went crazy on 6:13 PM
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4.12.2006
We must understand the politics of our community and we must know what politics is supposed to produce. We must know what part politics play in our lives. And until we become politically mature we will always be mislead, lead astray, or deceived or maneuvered into supporting someone politically who doesn’t have the good of our community at heart.
-- Malcolm X
This quote is so descriptive of the current political situation in the philippines. this country badly needed some political maturity, not just from government officials, especially the opposition, but also from the people who have the power to elect their preferred government leader. how can immature voters elect a good government official/leader? this country has been a loony bin ever since the infamous 1986 EDSA. ironic, isn't?
honey went crazy on 2:48 PM
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3.20.2006
bagong crush, bagong standard
Na-inlab ako nung isang lingo. hindi ko akalain na makikita ko ang pinakamagandang lalaki sa balat ng lupa. at ang pangalan nya ay Stefano. Isa siya sa aming mga kliyente. pero di namin siya nakasama kasi ibang study ang assignment niya. pero nasa isang floor lang kami ng linden suites. habang buhay ng nasa isipan ko ang hallway ng 18th floor ng linden suites sa ortigas, kung saan siya nag-yoyosi break, at syempre ako nakikiyosi break na rin, para lang masilayan siya. kahit sobrang nakakapagod ang project namin na yun, basta nandiyan siya bilang inspirasyon, ayos lang.
hindi ko nga nalaman kung ano ang kanyang apelyido o anong ahensiya siya nagtratrabaho, ang alam ko lang eh galing siya ng spain at sabi nila sa research international daw siya. kasi naman nung unang araw pa lang, nung general briefing ng lahat ng ahensiya, siya nakagad ang una kong napansin, at nung pinapakilala na siya, eh first name lang niya ang narinig ko, biglang nablanko ang isip ko. kahit nga pag dumadaan siya o nakaksalubong namin, natatahimik ako, parang na-star strcuk ba. parang high school ang pakiramdam ko nung isang linggo.
at ngayon lang ako naging stalker. dios mio! talaga naman inaabangan ang paglabas nya, baka sakaling makuhanan ko ng picture gamit ang camera phone ko. may nakuha naman ako, kaya lang side view lang nya. nahiya na kasi ako nung bandang huli, hindi kasi ako ganun talaga. nagbalak din ako kausapin na siya, kasi medyo mahiyain din siya, pero hindi na siya nagyosi break nung last day, siguro iniisip nya na stalker talaga nya ako! huhuhu...
at ngayon kahit malayo na siya, at wala nang pag-asa na makita ko ulit, nakakainis isipin na dahil sa kanya nagbago na ang aking standards pagdating sa mga lalaki. masyado nang mataas, walang pinoy siguro na makakatalo kay Stefano, di lang sa kagwapuhan pati na rin sa ugali. tama nga ang kaibigan ko na pumunta na lang kami sa europe, baka dun namin makita ang hinahanap namin lalaki. pag-iipunan ko talaga ang europe na yan!
honey went crazy on 5:37 PM
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3.09.2006
choices
i know i have choices, well maybe just two choices
i do have a choice to move to the other side
or to stay at this side, the west side of the blue pool.
i like the people from both sides, but the other side
seems to have an orderly fashion of doing business.
they never seem to have blank moments like i do,
their heads seems to appreciate their body as a pool
one can learn a great deal and classlessness is a rule.
i would've appreciated if somebody gives a damn
to correct mistakes or to say how it is done
but in a room full of new servants to the king,
well must all heed in unity unto his majesty's words.
honey went crazy on 3:05 PM
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I MISS THE FREAKING X-FILES!!!
I WANT THE 2nd FREAKING MOVIE RIGHT NOW!!!
honey went crazy on 3:02 PM
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2.28.2006
Cebu Trip
It was raining when the plane landed on Mactan International Airport, and it was also raining when the plane took-off from the same airport to Davao International Airport. We weren't able to do a lot of sight seeing, especially the infamous beaches of Cebu. But we're slowly becoming bored of our hotel, so we decided to see some tourist spots that are not too far from the city of Cebu.
The first stop was the Magellan Cross and Sto. Niño Basilica and Museum. A trip to Cebu wouldn't be complete without seeing these historical monuments that defined the Filipino Culture for more than four hundred years. Magellan's cross did not just symbolize the Christianization of the natives of these islands in the Pacific, but it also symbolized the colonization of a country that we now call the Philippines.
It was Sunday when we went to the Sto. Niño Basilica, being good Christians we didn't attend the mass, but went to see the museum. There were so many people attending the mass, a proof that in this part of the world, there are still good Catholics attending Sunday mass. The church is like other old, baroque style churches that I've been to (like in Bicol, Lucban, etc) the only difference was the presence of the said wooden image of the Sto. Niño, that many devotees pay tribute to. The museum is just small, it contains a small amount of clothes that were made for the Sto. Niño, and was worn during the saint's feast day. There were also some jewelries that were gifts or offerings to the Sto. Niño. Then there are also some pieces of books, tunics worn by priests and other Catholic effects used for ceremonies and rites.
Something funny happened while I was in the museum. There was these group of people, two Filipinas and American mother and son. It was obvious that the two Filipina locals were sort of tourist guides for the Americans. I noticed that the American mother was so fascinated by the intricate designs of the clothes of the Sto. Niño. In between the glass casings of some artifacts, there was this wooden replica of a two-headed eagle. It was the eagle that was in the code of arms of a noble family in Germany, it says so in the card that bears the description just below its feet. One of the Filipinas, wanted to impress the American mother, pointed at it and said that "this is the Philippines monkey-eating eagle." I was so appalled by what she said, I was thinking and wanted to say 'you idiot, can't you read?' But the American mother looked at it and read the description and just said "oh" obviously not wanting to make their tour guide look stupid and be embarassed by her mistake. I never did hear the Filipina apologize. What an embarassment!
After seeing Magellan's Cross and the Sto. Niño Basilica, we went to Fort San Pedro. A legacy of Spain's military presence in the Philippines and also in Asia. At the top you can imagine what it was like then, you could see the beach and the sea from the top and it was really a good place to observe incoming ships, and know whether its a threat or not. Although I don't think that the top of it was populated by plants four hundred years ago, the landscape was beautiful and relaxing. We also noticed that its a popular dating place, especially the alcoves and nooks where the canyons were placed.
And the Cebu tour wouldn't be complete without buying the specialty of the province, which is dried danggit. So on our last day, we went to the uber market of dried danggit in Cebu city, where you can buy the cheapest danggits. One thing that's certainly part of the experience was when we get off the cab, the smell of dried fish filled our nostrils, and it was overwhelming, ang lansa! Then we noticed how many rows and rows of huge rattan baskets filled with mounds of dried fishes, from danggit, squids, labahita, etc. I was thankful that we went there on a weekday, I don't want to think what its like during weekends when there will be so many shoppers. By the time we left we smell like dried fish already, the odor clung to our clothes, even to my skin!
After shopping for dried danggits, we got a cab and contracted it to drive us to Tops, another tourist spot at the highest peak, overlooking the whole city of Cebu. I wanted to catch the sunset, but the drive was slow, and the sun has set when we got there, but I still got a few shots of the beautiful colors from the top. We spent a few minutes there, coz thats what we agreed with the cab driver, but it was beautiful indeed. The few number of people there also added the attraction.
So that was my trip to Cebu. It was my first time and it was a business trip, so I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was a nice trip nonetheless. Hopefully next time, I got more time to explore the other stuff the island has to offer.
honey went crazy on 12:16 PM
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2.24.2006
I just got back from my trips to Cebu and Davao, and what does Metro Manila greeted me with declarations of state of emergency, coup plots, and people protests in the streets of Makati and along EDSA. Its my first day back in office after two weeks of doing field work, my ass barely warmed up my office chair, and our boss informed us to go home. There is fear that the rallies in EDSA and Ayala Ave might escalate into something violent. I do not like this at all. All these protests of ousting the current president, five years after ousting the previous president. Its becoming so tiresome and pathetic. Why don't these people go to another island and set up their own government there! What they are shouting in those streets are stupid! No wonder nobody's satisfied with any president after Marcos, its because poeple are so stupid! They allow themselves to be used for political gains of those who wants the chief position in the executive branch of government. They are also stupid for voting people in the government for a couple of hundred pesos. As I said before, if indeed the president is removed from the office, whether by force or not, who will then replace her? I'm sure nobody would be satisfied with the current vice-president to be the next chief executive. What's the next plan of the opposition if indeed they succeed to oust the president? Oust the constitutional successor, until the next constitutional successor to the president belongs to their party?
Why do I call those protesting stupid? Because what they are whining about is that they are not feeling the economic progress that the current president is boasting. Why? Because for them economy are the prices of the utilities they use, the prices of goods and services, and the rising cost of fuel oil! They don't care about the peso going strong against the dollar, the 2nd strongest currency is South East Asia last year! They don't care that the index of the Philippines Stock Exchange is at its highest points in years. All they care is where they would get the money to buy their food for the day! Doesn't that show how selfish and apathetic Filipinos are? Well I don't even want to call them Filipinos, coz they don't sure belong to the Philippines that wants to be economically stronger, democratic, and peaceful.
I probably should stop now, coz if I write more, then i would be writing a non-fiction on the current events in this goddamn country!
honey went crazy on 8:11 PM
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1.25.2006
I was reading some stuff about tweens and adolescense and sexuality... the author asked the questions how come ther are centers for abused young girls and women, our society teaches girls and women how to defend themselves from attacks such as rape and sexual molestation, we even have centers that caters to these ideals... but howcome society does not teach boys not be rapist or molesters, how come there aren't any center for men who abuse kids and women, why aren't society teaching boys to treat with respect, care and value the girls and women around them?
why indeed?
honey went crazy on 12:44 PM
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1.23.2006
Pinoy Pride: Manny "Pacman" Paquiao
Masayang-masaya ako at nanalo si Paquiao sa kanyang rematch kalaban si Erik Morales. Ang galing talaga ni Pacman, ganda ng depensa niya, lakas ng suntok nya, at sobrang fit na fit siya nung laban nila ni Morales. Pero hindi ko naman sinasabi na hindi magaling si Morales. Medyo naawa nga ako sa kanya nung na-knockout siya. Pero nawala lang talaga yung laban sa kanya nung nakita niya at naramdaman niya ang lakas ni Pacman. Natutuwa ako at talagang maipagmamalaki pa rin ng pinoy ang galing sa boxing. Kahit papaano andun pa rin sa pinoy ang palaban na attitude, na siya namang kailangan upang magtagumpay.
Congratulations to Team Paquiao! You make us all proud to be Filipino!
honey went crazy on 1:07 PM
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1.20.2006
who's got the last laugh now
I'm deliriously happy today, the 20th of January. because five years ago, i stood by the constitution of the Philippines and not joined the ousting of a legally elected, and not to mention with a landslide victory and very popular, president; and also not supported the induction of a new president, that is unconstitutional. mine is the last laugh (and also to those who saw that event as insignificant and illegal), because those who went to 'edsa dos' are eating (and hopefully choking too) what they have been shouting at what they call the rally of the 'masses' (when in fact the front on edsa shrine was packed with the 10% elite population who control the 90% resources of the country, and the social climber middle class, who enjoyed the presence of all the rich people and the celebrities that they think are not jologs).
now where are those people who were so proud in doing their 'duty to the nation'? i wonder where are they hiding? i wonder if they are now denying any involvement in the so called 'edsa dos.' well its no wonder they would deny it, traitors that they are, even to their own! and some of them even, like pontious pilate, washed their hands on the effect that they have caused not only to the political landscape but to the economy as well. i don't want to be so cruel, but they are not worth calling themselves as Filipinos, and if they are indeed Filipinos, then i cease to exist as a Filipino, because i don't want to be identified with them, traitors and pretentious bastards! The impeachment would have not thrown the legal president then, even if the envelope was opened, because what's inside the envelope would be proof that Erap is innocent of the charges against him, (i know this as true, even before ABS-CBN showed it in Rated K, because my greatuncle was demoted from the NBI when he found in his investigations that there was not enough evidence to convict Erap with).
Right now i don't even know if the phrase 'the Filipino is worth dying for' is still applicable, those people who went to 'edsa dos' made Ninoy Aquino's sacrifice in vain. i pity this country and its people, but goddam it, this country is my only country and home. but the 2001 events made me lose my faith, from the judicial system, from the senate and congress, from the media who should be fair and unbiased, from the church leaders (although with the new leadership, the church is tiptoing around political issues, perhaps to avoid embarassment of the likes from 'edsa dos'). but my cynicism towards this country's government is waning; but everyone must carry on and endure a little bit more of suffering, to appreciate more the little graces granted upon us.
honey went crazy on 3:01 PM
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1.02.2006
this should've been my first entry for 2006!
things i've learned from 2005
things i am thankful from 2005
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintaince be forgot
And auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
And surely you'll be your pint stowp
And surely I'll be mine,
And we'll drink a richt guid willy waught
For auld lang syne.
We twa hae run aboot the braes
And pu'd the gowans fine,
But we've wandered monie a wearie fit'
Since auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidled in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine
But seas a'tween us braid hae roared
Since auld lang syne
And here's a hand my trusty fere
And gie's a hand o' thine
And we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
honey went crazy on 2:26 PM
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Happy Holidays!!!
I haven't been posting a lot lately... well i've got a new job, but actually its more of i don't feel like posting these past few weeks... but anyhow, i enjoyed the holidays, well parts of it... the whole family is together, but i have to spend the week in between the two holidays going to work.
i haven't made any serious new year's resolution, i don't think i'll ever. but there's this one new year's resolution as a joke that stuck in my head, which is by next new year's celebration i'll just attend a party and drink champaign (even though i don't really like champaign!) while joining the countdown to 2007 and have a guy (preferably gorgeous) to kiss with when the clock strikes 24:00:00. but this means for the whole year of 2006 I have to find this guy to kiss with, well maybe, i hope so, i'll meet him at the party... but i'm still looking forward for 2006 with much more optimism, there's such lightness of feeling towards the coming year, that there's going to have major changes, i'm not sure what or where, but its going to happen. i don't know what it is and i haven't felt this way before about the new year. i just hope it stays for the whole year and that these changes will be good. i still wish for my country to have a better government though...
meanwhile i'm still waiting for the premiere showing of 'the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.' the preview is just so good, i hope i'm not going to be disappointed after watching it. although i haven't read any of the books yet, i look forward to the movie experience of this timeless classic by C.S. Lewis. one good news i just read in a website, that the musical production of 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' by Trumpets was seen by the stepson of CS Lewis in 2002 and he loved it and became his favorite production, so he's been campaigning to have it shown around asia and even in London. isn't great! an original Filipino production to be shown in West End! I hope this project pushed through.
so i think this will be my first entry for 2006... how lame of me...
honey went crazy on 10:50 AM
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A silent communer, an ever hungry learner, a still unflagging teacher;
am I any of
these?
CIGARETTE SMOKING MAN (to SCULLY): You're drawn to powerful men but you fear their power. You keep your guard up, a wall around your heart. How else do you explain that fearless devotion to a man obsessed, and, yet, a life alone? You'd die for Mulder but you won't allow yourself to love him.
