Jai Guru Deva Ommmm...

Across the Universe

Thanks to bianca's post in her blog, i get to watch this wonderful musical which features my all time favorite band's greatest hits. I first heard about this lat year but I never paid attention thinking it was just one of those foreign film noirs that will never be released commercially. I only knew that it's a film by Julie Taymor,other than that, I could not have cared less. But after I found that it's a musical based from the songs of the beatles, whoah, I just had to see this one. I could not find any DVD copy here in Cebu so I nagged my Papa into sending me one. And yes, he sent me a copy, on Valentine's Day to boot. I had to give it to Papa, he really understands my need to see the film, being a huge Beatles fan himself. I am my father's child after all.

I enjoyed the movie, though at first I had to adjust to the casts' own version of my favorite Fab Four hits, but hey, it worked. I especially love TV Carpio's I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Jim Sturgess' All My Loving and I've Just Seen a Face. I found myself crying during the Let It Be part. Bono's appearance and version of I am the Walrus is also one of the film's highlights. Haaayy.. I just love the songs. Love ko na rin si Jim Sturgess. Hehehe.. Every Beatles fanatic should really watch this!

Falling, yes I am falling
and he keeps calling me back again...

Crashed.

Arrrrggghhh.

The computer just crashed, and it's the end of the world. Waaaahhhhhhhhh! Kalagot! As per Chesca - fuck shit gyud dude! I was trying to upload some pics from the digicam I borrowed from finfiesto. Those captured final moments with dear housemates Nes and Jones before they went home to find their happiness :p are now gone. Why oh why couldnt have the computer crashed after I uploaded some of the pics, maybe just even half of it? And why oh why stupid dork could have deleted the files from the memory stick later? As it is, I only saved two shots from yesterday when Jones, Carlo and Kim had dinner at house. The shots at Mcdonalds and IT Park will just be in our memories. Damn computers!

Cant beat that feeling.

S: 'Morning!
Dork: Huh? Whut? (with that stupid look)
S: 'Morning!(exasperated)
P: Hi!
Dork: Ay, hi..
S: This is Asfer..
P: Of course, I remember her.
Dork: (stupefied)

Shoooot. I can't get over it. I feel so kilig. Eeeeeeeeeekkk. Just a few minutes into my shift and I already had a moment to remember. Ewww, does that sound cheesy or what. I had just logged in and was checking the stats of the agents when OMT and PD approached Nes who was checking if the new tool was working. And when OMT saw me,he greeted me and then it happened. Jeeezzzz. I can just imagine the look on my face after he said that and good thing that I had my back on him. He really made my day! Accckkk! How corny can I get.?

Its been a long time since I acted and felt like a schoolgirl. The anticipation that you'll be seeing someone you -for the lack of a better word-admire. It's nice that we let our guard down sometimes and just have a good time. Friends always tease me that I am cynical and that I should not have such high expectations or standards. After all we are just human. It feels good to be human :p and I feel human today. I feel bad everytime my friends would gush over someone who's cute and good looking and I'd just dashed their excitement with my sarcastic and deriding remarks like "dili gyud siya cute noh" or "hmp. mukhang mayabang" or worse - "he looks dumb". Im really not so nice diba?

So more than the meaning of those magic words uttered, it was the fact that I am not so jaded at all to feel like this. That after all, I still feel kilig because of a real person and not someone from a book, a movie or a TV show. Ang saya-saya. Kinikilig ako. You cant beat that feeling.♥ ♥ ♥

Feliz Cumpleanos.

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me. happy birthday, happy birthday.. happy birthday to me!

Ackk, I cant believe I've been here on earth for a quarter of a century. And to celebrate this very momentous event.. presenting my very cute pamangkin Dodoy in his own rendition of the traditional happy birthday song. Ang kyut-kyut..!

Unwritten.

Tita Dork: "Feel the rain on your skin..nah nah nah" (of course, di ko kabisado ang lyrics nun)
Doydoy: Ano sing mo?
Tita Dork: Huh? Uhmmm..
Doydoy: Ano sing mo ba?

I really had no idea what the title of the song is. Just another case of last song syndrome. So I went back to Cebu and I still havent found out the title. When I related to my friend Promise the funny incident, she said its Unwritten though she's not so sure of the artist. Armed with that information, I searched the internet and not only found out who the artist is (Natasha Bedingfield) but also the lyrics, I even downloaded the mp3 file. Hehehe. Thanks to Promise and Google I can now answer Doydoy just in case he asks me again.



I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way
Staring at the blank page before you open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten..

Waaaaahhhh.

I dont want to go back. Aaaahhh.

Merry Christmas everyone.


I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All i want for christmas
is you...

I don't want a lot for christmas
There is just one thing i need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stockings
There upon the fireplace
Santa Clause won't keep me happy
With a toy on christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you...
You baby

I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even ask for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the north pole for Saint nick
I won't even stay awake to
hear those magic reindeer click
'Cause i just you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for christmas is you
You...

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need
won't you please bring my baby to me...

Oh i don't want a lot for christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want him for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for christmas is
you

PANDANON - island getaway.

Wow. Amazing

We went to this little island last Sunday for our team building and I have to say.. the place was just amazing. Getting there was a bit drag though- an hour and a half by boat from our jump off point somewhere in Mactan Island. From what I gathered from my endless research on the internet, Pandanon Island is not part of Cebu province but under Bohol's jurisdiction. Upon reaching the island though, we totally forgot our frustrations about the travel. It was sooo worth it. We had the island to ourselves at first although later on some Korean tourists came along too, but they didnt bother us except for the time when raymond was grilling those yummy slabs of pork belly :p. Probably they cant resist the mouth-watering aroma so they keep on looking at what Raymond's cooking.

So there, getting back to my blabbers at how beautiful the place is, the island also features a quaint little chapel. Hmmm..a perfect setting for a perfect wedding. The island also boasts an endless sandbar where we had a great time taking pictures of the aqua blue waters, the pristine white sand and of course, pwede bang wala kaming pics? We really had a blast having our pictures taken especially those jump shots. Gaaaaahh. Even Chesca, Raymond and Win could not resist. I could not count how many times we had to jump and leap and then bounce and dive and then jump some more just to capture that perfect jump shot. Nadrain lagi ang battery sa cam, dah lagi. But oh boy, did we have a blast! Here are some of those perfect and not so perfect jump shots.

World AIDS Day.

Today we also celebrate World AIDS Day. And so I can at least contribute in spreading AIDS awareness and prevention, let me share some important facts about AIDS.

• AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a collection of illnesses caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), a virus that attacks the immune system.
• The first World AIDS Day was celebrated last December 1988 thus making today its 20th birthday.

• As of today 33.2 million people worldwide are HIV positive. 15 million of these are children under 15 years old.
  
• HIV cannot be passed through kissing, coughing, sneezing or spitting. Furthermore a person cannot be infected with HIV through toilet seats, swimming pools, or shared facilities or utensils.
  
• AIDS has no cure. They say that prevention is better than cure but in this case you really have no choice because there is no cure.

HIV prejudice is often the result of ignorance about how HIV is passed on and unfounded fear of becoming infected. So talking about HIV and finding out the facts can help. So spread the news, not the virus and help save lives.

December na

December 1 na. Yeeeyy. Now Christmas is really just around the corner. 24 days before the most wonderful time of the year. Well for me that is. There's just something about the month of December that makes me so...happy. In the true sense of the word :p December 1 definitely officially opens the season of giving and I cant wait to be part of it especially the giving and errr, the receiving of course.

mumbling dork.

Blogging is something I've been really addicted to lately. I know lost of bloggers have been doing this for years but Im sort of new to this thing. Yeah, I have so many blogs all over the cyberspace for a long time but I havent been able to maintain them. Just a post every month or so, really pathetic. Well, honestly I really have a hard time putting my thoughts into words. Even when Im trying to express them verbally my mouth cant keep up with my mind. I would like to think this is due to lack of confidence and not stupidity. So to cure this so called dork syndrome, I decided to be as expressive as I can be. Like speaking up in a discussion. Posting entries to my blog about whats going on with my boring life but mostly about what irritates, excites or makes me laugh. I try to be as candid as I can be,putting to words all the emotion that I feel at the moment though it may not be what Im feeling later.

And at the moment somebody is really annoying me.
Arrrgggghhh. Grabe nakakairita ang pagiging OA niya. Why do all the words that come out of that mouth have to be exaggerated?

I suppose this makes me more of a whiner than a blogger eh? :p

maudlin.

Inconsiderate or am i just too sensitive?
Maybe Im too demanding, expecting too much from people around me. Maybe its because I have such high standards that when somebody fails to meet my expectations I feel such disappointment. Maybe its because I also set the same high standards to myself. Heck im getting maudlin.