nanjing (Feb 7, 2012)
wake up wake up! morning routine..and very happy to see the sun shining..smile..the weather forecasted a probabilty of snow today..but i think it will not happen..but still..layer clothes up..
ready for a hearty breakfast again..with sir jun..we headed to the diner's..but hey..the place seems to be closed..no food..no people..no lights..what the..and then a hotel staff brought us to the lobbby..surprise..no buffet breakfast today..it will be breakfast in bed..o well..that's life..go back to 533..and waited..
breakfast..rice pouridge..sausage..egg with tomatoes..boiled egg..dimsums..sticky rice siomai..ampao..and others i don't know what they call it..watermelon for dessert..
and back to the cybernet..my wife happens to be online..chat..she said that our son will have a new pediatrician..good thing because the other pedia charges us tooo much..we're not that rich..haha..i almost lost track of the time because i almost got late going down and they are waitiing for me already..
back to the training center..thanks mr yeng..now i know mr silent driver's name..nosebleeding moments again..tea break..lecture..picture picture..we requested all the copies of the training materials..after, we requested jinjin to bring us to the bank to change some money..some dollars to rmb..and back to nari for early dinner..good food again..yum yum..and got sir jun's yoghurt for he maybe does not like the taste..
i thought we'll be going to the supermarket but the van would be busy so sorry..sigh..hotel prisons again..had some chat with my cousin rona..watch some naruto episodes..email..eyes need to rest..
good night! got to sleep...
Saturday, February 25, 2012
nanjing chronicles part 3
nanjing (Feb 6, 2012)
good morning china! good morning nanjing! i really had a great sleep..and my saliva is all over my pillow..eeww..harhar..
excited for breakfast..morning routine..stretch..and write an email for my wife..while my roommate is in the bathroom..then take my daily number two and number three..a hot shower..perfect for a very cold day ahead..
we came down to the hotel dining by 0730H..and we're the first guests of the day..again, the ambience is not that prestige but it's neat and clean..but the hotel people really don't know english..T_T..so i started grabbing the plate and my chopsticks..buffet it is..all food..chinese..great..had to try them first in small servings and go back for more if it suits my tastebuds..dimsums..like..sausage and bacon..like..tomato and eggs..like..and there is this rootcrop which is just boiled..reminds me of turnip and peanuts combined..full breakfast indeed..thanks thanks!!
back to the room for toothbrushing..and heads down the lobby..mr silent driver is waiting..to nari training center we go..
first day of training..nosebleed moments..this reminded me of my APPS training with the indians..but it is more specific with the NARI relays..good thing the room is well heated..and good thing we had breaks..coffee/tea breaks for us (with junvill and jun) while arwin, bryan and alden also had their cigarette break..2nd half of the lecture for the morning and we're off for lunch..
we walked to another building..their canteen..at the third floor..we were giiven this canteen partitioned aluminum plates..fall in line..buffet it is..chinese food of course..in fairness..the food is delicious..it's even better to other chinese restaurants in the philippines..and i had a milestone..it's my first time to appreciate a flavorless youghart drink..before i could'nt take it..or maybe it's different from the other brands i've tried before..
afternoon session..protection theory..hardware..etc..etc..break..another type of relay..first day of training accomplished..1700H..walk to the canteen again for dinner..and its not yet dinnertime..no choice but to follow..sigh..good food though..
i forgot to tell you that today is the lantern festival..hey it's the lantern festival..the end of your new year..and wishful thinking i am..they would made us experience the festival..but naye..mr silent driver..just took us straight to the hotel..it's lantern festival..and the fireworks are all around us..
T_T
staring at the window..watching the fireworks from afar..
then about 1900H we heard this fireworks like its just near us..sir junvill and i tried to see where it was..it's just near the hotel gates..with no jackets and shoes..we got out..fireworks!!!..i missed lighting up fireworks i guess..but these fireworks in front of me are special..maybe it will worth hundred thousands in the philippines..and we're lucky to have exprienced seen this before our eyes..and the cold night did'nt stopped us to see this..we're like children fascinated..haha..it's really cold..to the bones..so after we hurriedly headed back the hotel lobby..even the chinese women stared at us..wondering why these people are only wearing shirts, pajamas and hotel slippers..they could stand the winter cold..are they superman or just insane..haha..
back to the prison cell..better write another email before i go to sleep..hey it's lantern festival..and we have not seen a single lantern here..stop it..go to sleep..wishing i'll have my lantern festival in my dreams..lights off please..
good morning china! good morning nanjing! i really had a great sleep..and my saliva is all over my pillow..eeww..harhar..
excited for breakfast..morning routine..stretch..and write an email for my wife..while my roommate is in the bathroom..then take my daily number two and number three..a hot shower..perfect for a very cold day ahead..
we came down to the hotel dining by 0730H..and we're the first guests of the day..again, the ambience is not that prestige but it's neat and clean..but the hotel people really don't know english..T_T..so i started grabbing the plate and my chopsticks..buffet it is..all food..chinese..great..had to try them first in small servings and go back for more if it suits my tastebuds..dimsums..like..sausage and bacon..like..tomato and eggs..like..and there is this rootcrop which is just boiled..reminds me of turnip and peanuts combined..full breakfast indeed..thanks thanks!!
back to the room for toothbrushing..and heads down the lobby..mr silent driver is waiting..to nari training center we go..
first day of training..nosebleed moments..this reminded me of my APPS training with the indians..but it is more specific with the NARI relays..good thing the room is well heated..and good thing we had breaks..coffee/tea breaks for us (with junvill and jun) while arwin, bryan and alden also had their cigarette break..2nd half of the lecture for the morning and we're off for lunch..
we walked to another building..their canteen..at the third floor..we were giiven this canteen partitioned aluminum plates..fall in line..buffet it is..chinese food of course..in fairness..the food is delicious..it's even better to other chinese restaurants in the philippines..and i had a milestone..it's my first time to appreciate a flavorless youghart drink..before i could'nt take it..or maybe it's different from the other brands i've tried before..
afternoon session..protection theory..hardware..etc..etc..break..another type of relay..first day of training accomplished..1700H..walk to the canteen again for dinner..and its not yet dinnertime..no choice but to follow..sigh..good food though..
i forgot to tell you that today is the lantern festival..hey it's the lantern festival..the end of your new year..and wishful thinking i am..they would made us experience the festival..but naye..mr silent driver..just took us straight to the hotel..it's lantern festival..and the fireworks are all around us..
T_T
staring at the window..watching the fireworks from afar..
then about 1900H we heard this fireworks like its just near us..sir junvill and i tried to see where it was..it's just near the hotel gates..with no jackets and shoes..we got out..fireworks!!!..i missed lighting up fireworks i guess..but these fireworks in front of me are special..maybe it will worth hundred thousands in the philippines..and we're lucky to have exprienced seen this before our eyes..and the cold night did'nt stopped us to see this..we're like children fascinated..haha..it's really cold..to the bones..so after we hurriedly headed back the hotel lobby..even the chinese women stared at us..wondering why these people are only wearing shirts, pajamas and hotel slippers..they could stand the winter cold..are they superman or just insane..haha..
back to the prison cell..better write another email before i go to sleep..hey it's lantern festival..and we have not seen a single lantern here..stop it..go to sleep..wishing i'll have my lantern festival in my dreams..lights off please..
nanjing chronicles part 2
atmosphere (Feb 5, 2012)
about 0625H..the plane left the phillipine soils.it's my first time in cathay pacific airplane..a big plane compared to those we've ride on last time going to shenyang..and the food is great..the sandwich is good..or maybe because i'm just hungry..have'nt had my usual rice breakfast i guess..watch some videos on board..i wanted to sleep..but i really am having a hard time making myself sleep on a travel..i think about 1000H or more..it's a welcome to hongkong!
hongkong (Feb 5, 2012)
hongkong airport..0825H..fall in line..security..fall in line..security..go to gate 19..which happened to be at the other side of the airport..we chose to walk rather than ride the internal train..the airport is way greater than naia..i'm sorry..but its true..
gate 19..wait..opened my laptop..but i can't sign in to my blogspot..grrr..and i happend to install google chrome and updated explorer..just watched movie trailers..wait..and..ding ding ding..the wait is over..fall in line..ready to board..1040H..dragon airlines..goodbye hongkong..
atmosphere (Feb 5, 2012)
the plane is also as big as cathay..but now i was seated at the middle area..looking forward for lunch..good thing..they had a rice&chicken meal..the wait is worth it rather than eat the potato&pork meal..the flavor is now chinese but in fairness..its delicious for an airplane meal..i enjoyed the video program..i watched a magician documentary..he's "dynamo"..and the climax is when he successfully walked on water..on the river water in london..magnificent huh..then change channel..it's a classic "friends" episode..i had to watch this..guilty pleasure of mine..then a new episode of "two and a half men"..i had a dose of american comedy series again..bringing back the years..
najing (Feb 5, 2012)
nanjing this is..1315H..the airport is not that big..fall in line again of course..immigration..fall in line..security..and we're now looking for gen ru..the person who will take us to the hotel..and there he is..the silent guy..which later seems to be silent only because i think he is having a hard time communicating in english..
and then the winter wind slaps me..oh my..this is what they freezing cold..and i have not yet pulled out my big jacket out my luggage..the walk in the parking lot really gave me the realization that winter temperature is not a joke..i better add more layers to my clothing i must..the van took us to the hotel..
1400H..hotel check-in..the hotel is just a walk away from the NARI plant..it's a decent hotel..but i guess not that extravagant compared to the hotels i've been before..do i need to comment more..i rather not..i should be thankful for all of these..room 533..i'm sharing the room with sir junvill..the oldest in the group..and you know who is the youngest in the group (me, of course)..i think he's as old as my father (i guess i'm missing my daddy more..i thought of what if my dad joined me in china..hmmm..)..upon putting my bags and things down..i headed to the table and set-up my laptop to check the internet connection..success..so i browsed a little..check my mails..facebook prohibited in china..even blogspot..so i have no chance to blog this week..now feeling restless..i headed to the bed..and with no less than a minute i think..sleep..zzzzZZZZ..
woke up past 5pm..just watched tv..bbc or cnn..cnn or bbc..the onyl english channel in town i guess..
by 7pm we were picked up by the van..and i must say..until now i haven't had a conversation with the driver..he's a silent type..just drive..no words..mouth shut..maybe i just missed the loudy filipino drivers..harhar..or maybe our driver just don't know even a single english word..i don't know..should i know..oh well..
our first dinner in china is at a cantonese restaurant..we were joined by gen ru and kevin..among all the food served..the one that striked me is the little fried pigeon..it's crispy and tasty..and the tsingtao beer..light beer..and chinese loves beer..so we ought to join them drink to thank their hospitality..we also had red wine..some vegetables..dimsum..some dishes i don't know..but i just ate them..i'll be hungry if i'll be picky..
i can't forget the walk from the doorways to the van..its awfully cold..please hurry up..i'm freezing..
hotel again..thanks mr silent driver..i even don't know his name..
watched some tv news..tv off..sleep..end of day 1..
about 0625H..the plane left the phillipine soils.it's my first time in cathay pacific airplane..a big plane compared to those we've ride on last time going to shenyang..and the food is great..the sandwich is good..or maybe because i'm just hungry..have'nt had my usual rice breakfast i guess..watch some videos on board..i wanted to sleep..but i really am having a hard time making myself sleep on a travel..i think about 1000H or more..it's a welcome to hongkong!
hongkong (Feb 5, 2012)
hongkong airport..0825H..fall in line..security..fall in line..security..go to gate 19..which happened to be at the other side of the airport..we chose to walk rather than ride the internal train..the airport is way greater than naia..i'm sorry..but its true..
gate 19..wait..opened my laptop..but i can't sign in to my blogspot..grrr..and i happend to install google chrome and updated explorer..just watched movie trailers..wait..and..ding ding ding..the wait is over..fall in line..ready to board..1040H..dragon airlines..goodbye hongkong..
atmosphere (Feb 5, 2012)
the plane is also as big as cathay..but now i was seated at the middle area..looking forward for lunch..good thing..they had a rice&chicken meal..the wait is worth it rather than eat the potato&pork meal..the flavor is now chinese but in fairness..its delicious for an airplane meal..i enjoyed the video program..i watched a magician documentary..he's "dynamo"..and the climax is when he successfully walked on water..on the river water in london..magnificent huh..then change channel..it's a classic "friends" episode..i had to watch this..guilty pleasure of mine..then a new episode of "two and a half men"..i had a dose of american comedy series again..bringing back the years..
najing (Feb 5, 2012)
nanjing this is..1315H..the airport is not that big..fall in line again of course..immigration..fall in line..security..and we're now looking for gen ru..the person who will take us to the hotel..and there he is..the silent guy..which later seems to be silent only because i think he is having a hard time communicating in english..
and then the winter wind slaps me..oh my..this is what they freezing cold..and i have not yet pulled out my big jacket out my luggage..the walk in the parking lot really gave me the realization that winter temperature is not a joke..i better add more layers to my clothing i must..the van took us to the hotel..
1400H..hotel check-in..the hotel is just a walk away from the NARI plant..it's a decent hotel..but i guess not that extravagant compared to the hotels i've been before..do i need to comment more..i rather not..i should be thankful for all of these..room 533..i'm sharing the room with sir junvill..the oldest in the group..and you know who is the youngest in the group (me, of course)..i think he's as old as my father (i guess i'm missing my daddy more..i thought of what if my dad joined me in china..hmmm..)..upon putting my bags and things down..i headed to the table and set-up my laptop to check the internet connection..success..so i browsed a little..check my mails..facebook prohibited in china..even blogspot..so i have no chance to blog this week..now feeling restless..i headed to the bed..and with no less than a minute i think..sleep..zzzzZZZZ..
woke up past 5pm..just watched tv..bbc or cnn..cnn or bbc..the onyl english channel in town i guess..
by 7pm we were picked up by the van..and i must say..until now i haven't had a conversation with the driver..he's a silent type..just drive..no words..mouth shut..maybe i just missed the loudy filipino drivers..harhar..or maybe our driver just don't know even a single english word..i don't know..should i know..oh well..
our first dinner in china is at a cantonese restaurant..we were joined by gen ru and kevin..among all the food served..the one that striked me is the little fried pigeon..it's crispy and tasty..and the tsingtao beer..light beer..and chinese loves beer..so we ought to join them drink to thank their hospitality..we also had red wine..some vegetables..dimsum..some dishes i don't know..but i just ate them..i'll be hungry if i'll be picky..
i can't forget the walk from the doorways to the van..its awfully cold..please hurry up..i'm freezing..
hotel again..thanks mr silent driver..i even don't know his name..
watched some tv news..tv off..sleep..end of day 1..
nanjing chronicles part 1
Manila (Feb 4, 2012)
i barely slept that night..i dont know if its the bed..if its the bloodsucker issue..or if i was just excited of what to happen..i can't tell if i had a good sleep..i can't remember myself dreaming..but i have to thank sir ronald for letting me sleep in his quarters..
Manila (Feb 5, 2012)
i woke-up about 1 am..i don't know but i tried to sleep again..but i can't..i just take a pee..and back in bed..up in the upper double-deck bed..and seconds after laying down again..what is that peculiar noise i'm hearing..i fell like there is something crawling..near me..near my head..i hope it was nothing..just my imagination..i opened my eyes..turn left..sigh..nothing..turn left..and in that instant..a silhouette (tama ga spelling..whatever) is right at my head..4 inches near..i did not move at first..tried to calm down..and now i see it's two antenna moving..oh no it's the bloodsucker..all the horrible stories re george's case did not fail to get me up..i got to kill the bug before it bite me..opened the light..and slowly walk towards the back of the headboard..sigh..its just a cockroach..but i noticed..its of different specie..not the common roach i see everyday..this one is brown but of earth color shade..maybe the medieval kinds..and happened to grab a slipper beneath the bed..automatically..kazam..wush..tsak tsak tsak..fatality..and it was still alive i think..but barely alive to creep me i hope..0130H..okay i'll just wait 30 minutes to pass for me to go to the office..
2am and i decided to go to the office already..leaving behind the poor cockroach outside the doorway..still moving..but i got to go..
ngcp lobby..i feel like i'm starving..so i head to the office and got me some milo and oat cookies..thanks to the security gurads for allowing me to eat there at the lobby..then i called the driver..off to transco dorm to meet my companions..
five mtd personnel from mindanao..wait a little for them to come down and we're off..0245H to the airport please..
0315H..airport..fall in line..security..fall in line..tickets..fall in line..passport fee..fall in line..immigration..fall in line..take a pee..fall in line..got to finish my number two..fall in line..security..wait for boarding..fall in line..hello cathay pacific..welcome aboard..
i barely slept that night..i dont know if its the bed..if its the bloodsucker issue..or if i was just excited of what to happen..i can't tell if i had a good sleep..i can't remember myself dreaming..but i have to thank sir ronald for letting me sleep in his quarters..
Manila (Feb 5, 2012)
i woke-up about 1 am..i don't know but i tried to sleep again..but i can't..i just take a pee..and back in bed..up in the upper double-deck bed..and seconds after laying down again..what is that peculiar noise i'm hearing..i fell like there is something crawling..near me..near my head..i hope it was nothing..just my imagination..i opened my eyes..turn left..sigh..nothing..turn left..and in that instant..a silhouette (tama ga spelling..whatever) is right at my head..4 inches near..i did not move at first..tried to calm down..and now i see it's two antenna moving..oh no it's the bloodsucker..all the horrible stories re george's case did not fail to get me up..i got to kill the bug before it bite me..opened the light..and slowly walk towards the back of the headboard..sigh..its just a cockroach..but i noticed..its of different specie..not the common roach i see everyday..this one is brown but of earth color shade..maybe the medieval kinds..and happened to grab a slipper beneath the bed..automatically..kazam..wush..tsak tsak tsak..fatality..and it was still alive i think..but barely alive to creep me i hope..0130H..okay i'll just wait 30 minutes to pass for me to go to the office..
2am and i decided to go to the office already..leaving behind the poor cockroach outside the doorway..still moving..but i got to go..
ngcp lobby..i feel like i'm starving..so i head to the office and got me some milo and oat cookies..thanks to the security gurads for allowing me to eat there at the lobby..then i called the driver..off to transco dorm to meet my companions..
five mtd personnel from mindanao..wait a little for them to come down and we're off..0245H to the airport please..
0315H..airport..fall in line..security..fall in line..tickets..fall in line..passport fee..fall in line..immigration..fall in line..take a pee..fall in line..got to finish my number two..fall in line..security..wait for boarding..fall in line..hello cathay pacific..welcome aboard..
Saturday, January 21, 2012
jeepney chronicles part 3: ang haba ng hair
minsan pag nasakay ako ng jeep..
naranasan nyu n rn siguro..
mabiktima ng ganitong modus..
simple lang ang formula..
makatabi ang isang babae..
mahaba ang buhok..
mabilis ang jeep..
syempre bukas ang bintana..
at ang iyong mukha..
equals..
makating biyahe..
kasi ang buhok ng katabi mo..
kasing haba ng pasong tamo..
e parang inilalatag sa mukha mo..
malas mu pa kamo..
pag ang ale e may kuto..
ipapanalangin sa itaas..
pampuyod e isuot na bukas..
upang hindi abutin ng banas..
katabing hirap umiwas..
wari'y minamalas..
hanggang biyahe'y magwakas..
naranasan nyu n rn siguro..
mabiktima ng ganitong modus..
simple lang ang formula..
makatabi ang isang babae..
mahaba ang buhok..
mabilis ang jeep..
syempre bukas ang bintana..
at ang iyong mukha..
equals..
makating biyahe..
kasi ang buhok ng katabi mo..
kasing haba ng pasong tamo..
e parang inilalatag sa mukha mo..
malas mu pa kamo..
pag ang ale e may kuto..
ipapanalangin sa itaas..
pampuyod e isuot na bukas..
upang hindi abutin ng banas..
katabing hirap umiwas..
wari'y minamalas..
hanggang biyahe'y magwakas..
Sunday, December 11, 2011
sabay tayo
sabay tayo
sabay tayo
magsaya..
ibuhos ang ngiti..
umiyak..
tapusin ang pighati..
sabay tayo
magtampisaw..
maglaro sa ulan..
sumukob..
lamig ay takasan..
sabay tayo
sumagwan..
bangka ay pagsaluhan..
magtiwala..
pagtaob ay iwasan..
sabay tayo
mahiga..
matulog ng mahimbing..
mamahinga..
pagod ay pawiin..
sabay tayo
mag-aral..
dunong ay dagdagan..
makinig..
isa't isa'y pahalagahan..
sabay tayo
magtapat..
baguhin ang karuwagan..
umunawa..
matuto sa karanasan..
sabay tayo
magsipag..
susuungin ang hirap..
magsikap..
kakayanin ang lahat..
sabay tayo
umawit..
sumaliw sa himig..
sumayaw..
ihakbang ang pag-ibig..
sabay tayo
maglambing..
samsamin ang tamis..
magka-akbay..
magmahalan ng labis..
sabay tayo
maglakad..
tahakin ang landas..
mangarap..
harapin ang bukas..
sabay tayo
magsaya..
ibuhos ang ngiti..
umiyak..
tapusin ang pighati..
sabay tayo
magtampisaw..
maglaro sa ulan..
sumukob..
lamig ay takasan..
sabay tayo
sumagwan..
bangka ay pagsaluhan..
magtiwala..
pagtaob ay iwasan..
sabay tayo
mahiga..
matulog ng mahimbing..
mamahinga..
pagod ay pawiin..
sabay tayo
mag-aral..
dunong ay dagdagan..
makinig..
isa't isa'y pahalagahan..
sabay tayo
magtapat..
baguhin ang karuwagan..
umunawa..
matuto sa karanasan..
sabay tayo
magsipag..
susuungin ang hirap..
magsikap..
kakayanin ang lahat..
sabay tayo
umawit..
sumaliw sa himig..
sumayaw..
ihakbang ang pag-ibig..
sabay tayo
maglambing..
samsamin ang tamis..
magka-akbay..
magmahalan ng labis..
sabay tayo
maglakad..
tahakin ang landas..
mangarap..
harapin ang bukas..
Saturday, December 3, 2011
the baby challenge
patience..we needed this virtue even more..taking care of a baby is really a big challenge..especially for first timers like us..the stories i have been hearing are true..sleepless nights can be inevitable..and all will never be the same again..our focus now is on the baby..
they say that crying is normal for babies..its their only way of communication for this stage of their life..it really breaks us when he cries..we'll leave everything behind and do everything in our capacity just to see him well and smiling..and prevent him from any harm..maybe that's what they call parent's instinct..and we're still learning..and we're still always figuring out what to do..what's the best thing to do..we need to understand human nature at its raw stage..
the road of parenting surely will be long and winding..bumps could be on the way..the trip may not always be smooth sailing..but no matter what..we'll still keep on moving..pass over any of the obstacles..up to the challenges..the road of parenting surely will be long and winding..and we already have taken the first steps..together we'll walk the miles..at the end of the road..we'll see him grown up..patting our back..
they say that crying is normal for babies..its their only way of communication for this stage of their life..it really breaks us when he cries..we'll leave everything behind and do everything in our capacity just to see him well and smiling..and prevent him from any harm..maybe that's what they call parent's instinct..and we're still learning..and we're still always figuring out what to do..what's the best thing to do..we need to understand human nature at its raw stage..
the road of parenting surely will be long and winding..bumps could be on the way..the trip may not always be smooth sailing..but no matter what..we'll still keep on moving..pass over any of the obstacles..up to the challenges..the road of parenting surely will be long and winding..and we already have taken the first steps..together we'll walk the miles..at the end of the road..we'll see him grown up..patting our back..
Thursday, December 1, 2011
jeepney chronicles part 2: biyaheng langit
minsan sumakay ako sa jeep..
tanghali na..tingin sa cellphone..
kinse minutos na..
wala pa ring masakyang bus..
patience is a virtue..
pero late na 'ko..
bahala na..
mg-jejeep na lang ako..
tingin sa mukha ng driver..
siyempre dapat hindi mukhang magulang..
hindi mukhang kaskasero..
tingin sa cellphone..sige na..
huwag na mapili..
pili nang pili..
sa bulok nauwi..
at ito ang patotoo sa salawikain..
looks can be deceiving..
unang harurot pa lang ng sasakyan..
parang nahawi na ang daan..
kumapit ka ng mahigpit..
kung ayaw mo maipit..
sinubukan ko ring pumikit..
tadhana sadyang minsan malupit..
mamang tsuper..pwede ga..
gusto pa naming mabuhay..
mag-ingat naman..
pagmamaneho mo..
parang aral sa sagingan..
pwede naman magbigayan..
manibela e hindi maintindihan..
kung kakaliwa o kakanan..
bigla mu na lang bibilisan..
buong biyahe..
ako'y nagdadasal..
matapos na sana ..
commonwealth..philcoa..
circle..quezon ave na..
para na..para na..
salamat po..
paghinga ay bahagyang kumalma..
salamat po..
katawan ko ay buo pa..
salamat po..
biyaheng langit..tapos na..
tanghali na..tingin sa cellphone..
kinse minutos na..
wala pa ring masakyang bus..
patience is a virtue..
pero late na 'ko..
bahala na..
mg-jejeep na lang ako..
tingin sa mukha ng driver..
siyempre dapat hindi mukhang magulang..
hindi mukhang kaskasero..
tingin sa cellphone..sige na..
huwag na mapili..
pili nang pili..
sa bulok nauwi..
at ito ang patotoo sa salawikain..
looks can be deceiving..
unang harurot pa lang ng sasakyan..
parang nahawi na ang daan..
kumapit ka ng mahigpit..
kung ayaw mo maipit..
sinubukan ko ring pumikit..
tadhana sadyang minsan malupit..
mamang tsuper..pwede ga..
gusto pa naming mabuhay..
mag-ingat naman..
pagmamaneho mo..
parang aral sa sagingan..
pwede naman magbigayan..
manibela e hindi maintindihan..
kung kakaliwa o kakanan..
bigla mu na lang bibilisan..
buong biyahe..
ako'y nagdadasal..
matapos na sana ..
commonwealth..philcoa..
circle..quezon ave na..
para na..para na..
salamat po..
paghinga ay bahagyang kumalma..
salamat po..
katawan ko ay buo pa..
salamat po..
biyaheng langit..tapos na..
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
jeepney chronicles part 1: nagpagasolina na naman
isang araw, sumakay ako sa jeep..
wala naman akong balat sa pwet..
pero bakit dumaan na naman sa shell ang jeep na ito..
parang minsan e nang-aasar talaga ang pagkakataon..
kung kailan ka naman ma-lalate na..
kung kailan ka naman nagmamadali..
kung kailan ka naman tinatawag na ng kalikasan..
hayun si mamang driver..
kumilo na sa gasolinahan..
swerte na kung mabilis pa sa sampung minuto ito..
malas pa kamo pag humingi pa ng resibo..
at nagpalagay pa ng tubig ..
wala namang masama magpakrudo..
at baka mamaya e tumigil naman ang chubibo..
wala namang masama magpakrudo..
pero sana naman e hindi sa oras de peligro..
simple lang naman ang hiling naming mga pasahero..
magpa-gas sa tamang oras..
wala naman akong balat sa pwet..
pero bakit dumaan na naman sa shell ang jeep na ito..
parang minsan e nang-aasar talaga ang pagkakataon..
kung kailan ka naman ma-lalate na..
kung kailan ka naman nagmamadali..
kung kailan ka naman tinatawag na ng kalikasan..
hayun si mamang driver..
kumilo na sa gasolinahan..
swerte na kung mabilis pa sa sampung minuto ito..
malas pa kamo pag humingi pa ng resibo..
at nagpalagay pa ng tubig ..
wala namang masama magpakrudo..
at baka mamaya e tumigil naman ang chubibo..
wala namang masama magpakrudo..
pero sana naman e hindi sa oras de peligro..
simple lang naman ang hiling naming mga pasahero..
magpa-gas sa tamang oras..
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
still thinking of a name...
did you know how your name came to be??
did you know who gave it to you??
wait..i'm puzzled here..i don't know neither..i don't exactly know but i have a guess it would be all my parents responsibility..if my memory serves me right..my mom said it was my "lolo" or my grandfather who thought of mine..
"A name is a label for a noun, normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning also) and is a proper noun."(wikipedia)
i don't know in other places..but here in the philippines..we have no choice but to grow up with the name that is given to us by our parents upon registering us for our birth certificate and in some chances upon our baptism..that would be our first name to be coined with our parents surname..and that equals our complete name..
going back to names..there are many ways how parents name their child..
some names are based on their parents names..the juniors, the seconds and the thirds are the most examples..fathers name their son by their name..maybe to make the name eternal..or if the father is famous, the child could probably use that fame some time in the future..or can't think of a name that instant so why not give the father's.. and another version of this is coining the name of the father and the mother..or from their gradparents..
most parents also prefer naming their child in honor of saints..that is in the case of catholics like us..maybe expecting their child to get the traits of these holy people and grow up as prudent citizens..there is this calendar of saints where most based the names of their child..
there are also names based on famous people..scientist..artists..philisophers..singers..actors..maybe hoping their child could be in line with their "tokayo's" expertise..many parents would admit that they would like to name their children with their idol's or the leading roles at that time's telenovelas..
the inventive ones think of unique names..the problem is that it might create difficulty in pronouncing such names and determining accordingly the gender of the name holder upon reading..
naming options are endless..from flowers..fruits..birth month..places..hospitals..occassion..product brands..colors..book/film characters..even maybe to an ex-lover..harhar..
and now it's my time to give a name to a newborn in this world..my wife actually had some series of research over the net and gave me her recommendations..it's quite a difficult task indeed..giving an identity is crucial..i dont want my child say to me one day the lines "why this name Dad!?"
and i am still thinking of a name..
did you know who gave it to you??
wait..i'm puzzled here..i don't know neither..i don't exactly know but i have a guess it would be all my parents responsibility..if my memory serves me right..my mom said it was my "lolo" or my grandfather who thought of mine..
"A name is a label for a noun, normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning also) and is a proper noun."(wikipedia)
i don't know in other places..but here in the philippines..we have no choice but to grow up with the name that is given to us by our parents upon registering us for our birth certificate and in some chances upon our baptism..that would be our first name to be coined with our parents surname..and that equals our complete name..
going back to names..there are many ways how parents name their child..
some names are based on their parents names..the juniors, the seconds and the thirds are the most examples..fathers name their son by their name..maybe to make the name eternal..or if the father is famous, the child could probably use that fame some time in the future..or can't think of a name that instant so why not give the father's.. and another version of this is coining the name of the father and the mother..or from their gradparents..
most parents also prefer naming their child in honor of saints..that is in the case of catholics like us..maybe expecting their child to get the traits of these holy people and grow up as prudent citizens..there is this calendar of saints where most based the names of their child..
there are also names based on famous people..scientist..artists..philisophers..singers..actors..maybe hoping their child could be in line with their "tokayo's" expertise..many parents would admit that they would like to name their children with their idol's or the leading roles at that time's telenovelas..
the inventive ones think of unique names..the problem is that it might create difficulty in pronouncing such names and determining accordingly the gender of the name holder upon reading..
naming options are endless..from flowers..fruits..birth month..places..hospitals..occassion..product brands..colors..book/film characters..even maybe to an ex-lover..harhar..
and now it's my time to give a name to a newborn in this world..my wife actually had some series of research over the net and gave me her recommendations..it's quite a difficult task indeed..giving an identity is crucial..i dont want my child say to me one day the lines "why this name Dad!?"
and i am still thinking of a name..
Friday, September 2, 2011
zodiac and zen
"hindi hawak ng mga bituin ang ating kapalaran..gabay lamang sila..meron tayong freewill..gamitin natin ito..magbabalik po ang..umagang kay ganda.."
aminado na nga ako..namimiss ko na si zen..at parang hindi kumpleto ang umaga naming mag-asawa pag hindi namin naririning ang daily horoscope ni zen..ilang buwan na sigurong nawala ang segment na ito sa ukg..at ilang buwan na din na hindi ko nasusuot ang lucky color of the day..hehe..hindi naman kami hardcore na naniniwala sa lahat ng sinasabi sa horoscope..natutuwa laang..natatawa pa minsan..at nakaka-excite din syempre pag swerte ang forecast..
sabi ni wiki:
"In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" (horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi, or "marker(s) of the hour.") Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel, or simply chart.
It is used as a method of divination regarding events relating to the point in time it represents and forms the basis of the horoscopic traditions of astrology. However, no studies have shown any scientific support for the accuracy of horoscopes, and the methods used to make interpretations are, at best, pseudo-scientific."
oha..malalim pala ang meaning ng horoscope..
basta ang mahalaga e positibo palagi ang outlook dapat sa buhay..all is well..sabi nga ni rancho..
at dapat e me sipag at tiyaga..hindi ka naman dapat laging aasa sa puro swerte laang..
aminado na nga ako..namimiss ko na si zen..at parang hindi kumpleto ang umaga naming mag-asawa pag hindi namin naririning ang daily horoscope ni zen..ilang buwan na sigurong nawala ang segment na ito sa ukg..at ilang buwan na din na hindi ko nasusuot ang lucky color of the day..hehe..hindi naman kami hardcore na naniniwala sa lahat ng sinasabi sa horoscope..natutuwa laang..natatawa pa minsan..at nakaka-excite din syempre pag swerte ang forecast..
sabi ni wiki:
"In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. The word horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" (horoskopos, pl. horoskopoi, or "marker(s) of the hour.") Other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel, or simply chart.
It is used as a method of divination regarding events relating to the point in time it represents and forms the basis of the horoscopic traditions of astrology. However, no studies have shown any scientific support for the accuracy of horoscopes, and the methods used to make interpretations are, at best, pseudo-scientific."
oha..malalim pala ang meaning ng horoscope..
basta ang mahalaga e positibo palagi ang outlook dapat sa buhay..all is well..sabi nga ni rancho..
at dapat e me sipag at tiyaga..hindi ka naman dapat laging aasa sa puro swerte laang..
Thursday, September 1, 2011
home sweet home
it's official..we're now residents of flora vista, fairview, quezon city..
it has been a tiring rainy weekend but it's all worth it..queen size bed..air-conditioned room..big sofa..cute kitchen..cozy bathroom..windows..peaceful neighborhood..the long wait is finally over..
thanks to tito martin..he got up early in the morning to help us move-in and transport our things from KNL to FV..
thanks to my mom for helping us out..she cooked "tutong" and "pinindot"..and together we prayed for a good start..
thanks to GOD for making it all happen..
it has been a tiring rainy weekend but it's all worth it..queen size bed..air-conditioned room..big sofa..cute kitchen..cozy bathroom..windows..peaceful neighborhood..the long wait is finally over..
thanks to tito martin..he got up early in the morning to help us move-in and transport our things from KNL to FV..
thanks to my mom for helping us out..she cooked "tutong" and "pinindot"..and together we prayed for a good start..
thanks to GOD for making it all happen..
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