last song syndrome

i am sick. i have LSS. a song got stuck in my head and it goes

"when i looked down over the mountain
let me tell you about what i seen
i saw one lonely angel
he was looking back at me

i went down into the valley
let me tell you about what i saw
well i saw one billion demons
calling me to war"

and i just can't get it out of my head. i must be cursed.

meteor garden

wo ming bai...
wo hiao de ai..
choo choo chee ning chuai hai
chuna chuai shang hai
shi no shi shai shu shai

kulba na jud ko para sa CEL. dili ko katuon. saunz. saka nako balik para mag study.

sunday paper

Male or Female

as you are aware, ships have long been charaterized as being female (eg "steady as she goes", or "she's listing to starboard, captain!").
recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being female. their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow:

1 no one but the Creator understands their internal logic
2 the native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else
3 the message "bad command or file name" is about as informative as, "if you don't know why i'm mad at you, then i'm certainly not going to tell you"
4 even your smallest mistakes are stroed in long-term memory for later retrieval

however, another group of computer scientists (all female) thought that computers should be referred to as if they were male. their reasons follow:

1 they have a lot of data, but they are still clueless
2 they are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem
3 as soon as you commit to one you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model
4 in order to get their attention, you have to turn them on

-from Cebu Daily News Sunday issue-

can't write anything. im supposed to study now but i cant concentrate. wohoo tomorrow im taking the CEL. hooo!! yeah hooo!! oh no

athlete's foot

on sunday, before finally heading for home, we madae a stop in Argao where we met up with the Bagay family. Joan Bagay had texted my sister earlier that day and tod her that we stop by at Mahayahay beach where she and her family are. Joan and my sister have been bestfriends since grade five and are going to the same highschool at present. both have trained for volleyball since elementary which my mother (and joan's mother) protested at first but accepted and even thanked the trainer for it because of the free full tuition privilege the get from their being varsity players in higschool. they became part of the Cebu Niño's team under the coaching of Mr. Sabejon (also the dreaded Math teacher in elementary) and competed for the palarong pambansa held in Naga City. that was the biggest event they have participated in. my mother went with my sister who was then only 12 years old as chaperone. auntie tessie, joan's mother, also went as chaperone. both mothers became the labanderas and personal assistants for their daughters. since then, both would now go wherever the two varsity palyers' team's ability take them. it was joan's and julia's closeness that brought our families together.
we arrived at the beach at about 2 in the afternoon. the sun wasnt as strong that day as i had expected it to be but still it was the kind of day that could burn one up if one stayed out too long with or without any kind of protection. we were ushered into the nipa cottage by uncle jojo and auntie tessie who immediately handed out paper plates to each one of us themoment we were in.(why is it always like this? everytime i come to visit other people's house, its the food that always greets me. another one of filipinos' traits that i dont fully understand but continue to live with and love) the food was great, sinugbang isda, lechon baboy, lechon manok, ginamay, paksiw and the walang kamatayang humba that's perfect for any occasion and the "puso with tapul" that goes with any dish. it was one of those times when i go "ahhh this is the life" after downing a bottle of cola drink..like in tv ads.
although i promised myself i'd never go swimming in the sea that day for fear of getting darker as i already am(after that island hoping last weekend and swimming just that morning) and for fear of the "bokya" ugly jellyfishes invisible to the eye that come to subtly attack you and leave red itchy spots on the skins, the water looks tempting enough that i decided that my spirit is weak. so i went to change my clothes which took me less than five minutes which is a real feat considering the slowpoke that i am. i jumped into the water not minding the heat and the tiny sting i can feel and the itch that comes with it.
a group of young men were gathering on the other side of the beach front. we figured they could be skimboarders and thought maybe if we could borrow their boards for a while. they didnt' let us borrow but they did let us rent one for 50 pesos. the board didnt come with free skim boarding lessons so we were left to figure out the sport ourselves. my sister knew a bit about skimboarding so we let her try it first. unfortunately, she wasnt an expert. joan's turn came, she held the board tight,waited for the right wave to come, made a run for it, dropped the board, got on top of it and flopped. my turn came, my imagination was racing. it was ahead of me already. i ws thinking that if id continue on with this sport, i could join the local team then win gold medals, compete in nationwide events then go continental, then conquer the world!(hehe..evil snicker) i waited for about 10 seconds for a good wave thinking that timing is everything, saw a good one, made a five meter dash, dropped the board, hopped on it with a squeal, arms spread out looking for balance and thought that id conquered that wave. toink! the board got buried in the sand, unmoving, gave up under my weight.
we tried a few more times and although we never got it right, the fun was all worth it. we learned that it's all about the balance, good footing and the right attitude. joan and julia knew a lot about about those three plus discipline from their being into their sport. ive never had any sport where i am really good at. i thought that maybe i just do not have the "athlete's foot" but maybe too i just dont try hard enough. explains why i'm the only one who didnt get bruised.

weekend getaway

after receiving heavy painful blows from our oversized Business Research instructor during the oral defense on Saturday morning, i was really exhausted and was ready to collapse and throw up at the same time(how) while riding the trisikad on my way home. the family had planned to go to Malabuyoc for the weekend where a fiesta is celebrated. i wouldnt have gone if not on my mother's insistence. "you come with us or you stay here alone with no food no water,no nothing and starve to death." some exaggeration there. thirty minutes after 1PM, we were on our way to the south. we had to stop at Gaisano Fiesta Mall first to pick up my mother's two close friends whom she had invited to come. one of them is my ninang doray, the other my older sister's ninang, auntie mars. i miss my older sister. she cant come with us. she doesnt live with us anymore, at least for a month. shes reviewing for the board exams, staying at a seminary in the city. its family trips like this that makes me and the youngest, Julia miss her. who can we pick on now? it would have been fun to tease her from the house all the way to our destination which is 2 1/2 to 3 hours away. luckily, my ninang doray has a machine gun mouth. when she starts to talk, she cant seem to stop and it wasnt bad. we enjoyed the long trip. we arrived in my uncle's house at about five and ate food.(the SOP) although my sister and i wanted to go to the beach or the river, we couldnt for it was getting dark in that place.
after dinner at about 7pm, we laid down on a mat placed in the front yard and watched the sky above. it was really cool eventhough there werent so much stars that night. too many clouds above and the moon was hazy. i slept on the floor dreaming about the day ahead.
morning came. i got up quickly, changed clothes, went outside, pushed my sister and my father to make haste (they came along) and headed for the beach with two sleepy people behind. the sight that i saw didnt fail my expectations. the sea breeze was refreshing, the water cool and calm. the stones smooth beneath my bare feet. i love the beach. i love the water. the sun was coming up now, so we decided to go to the river and make "panghinaw-naw" there hehe. we had to walk to get to what they call "kabutungan". we hiked through the greens, met some local folks on the way, saw some carabaos and cows and goats grazing, stayed alert for landmines of different form from different animals, took a path to the right, went deeper and got lost. my sister would never become a good hike master for she led the way to who knows where. but we figured out our way back to the right path in not more than 20 minutes. we took the wrong turn 20 minutes ago but now are facing a beautiful work of nature. ( i dont know how to narrate the events that happened next, hahaay, beauty is so hard to express. i'll just post a picture of the place) i dont know how to describe it. the place is not very tourist spot material but i like it because its untouched and i dont know..toingkk!!

my favorite pastime

i cannot focus on my AC19 class every morning. Mr dinopol's voice seem to fade in the background aftre just five minutes of lecture. i think i dream too much. i spend most of my time daydreaming, fantasizing about everything. what do i get from it? is this healthy? maybe im sick. even when im in the middle of an examination, i pause for like 3-5 minutes just to imagine. im not sure how it happens. my mind just drifts to another place and time. i get lost and whats scary is that i dont want to come out of it. maybe coz my imaginations are all beautiful. coz im beautiful. hehehe

yunik nga tawo

sussssh..makalagot jud kaayo ang tawo didto sa Gaisano Tabunok oi. ambot lang! i could feel my blood rising as i type. makahinumdom jud ko oi mora bayag gwapo gadako lang tiyan. basin chief of security to siya sa Gaisano or unsa ba kay feeling kaayo. heeeehhhnnnggggghhh makalagot!! kapoi ato niya oi. ingon ani ang nahitabo....

ganina buntag didto mi ni kaycee sa Vel Pal Subdivision kay para i conduct ang among survey didto. hastang inita lagi! namuwa jud ang mga nawong sa mga meztiza..among beauty hapit malanay sa kainit. anyways no problemo kay gwapa man gihapon mi ron. nahuman mi didto sa subdivision kay 12:30pm na pero wa gihapon nahurot ang survey forms/questionnaires ug answer..gutom ug kainit among gisung ever! diretso mi gaisano tabunok kay kaon mi paniudto didto chowking. naa pa jud 'you know' didto daghana lagi niya tatoo, ingon kaycee dako kuno tiyan wa man kaayo ko kita..pero pag first nako sulyap kay morag cute to siya. anyways, kay wa man nahurot ang survey forms, naka decide na lang mi na sa gaisano itiwas. so mao na to, baga kaayo mig nawong, nang distribute mig questionnaires sa mga mallers. (inita sad ron panahona oi, kapoi kaayo akong ilok sigeg singot hehe) asa na gani to? aw oo, niya didto mi dapit sa coffee shop sa taas nang hatag mig questionnaires sa mga nanglingkod. ako nilingkod pud kog apil sa chair around the coffee table right across sa babaye nga nag answer ug questionnaire, daghan bayag bakante...assuuss kay naa may niduol..ang katong dako tiyan nga morag tigbantay, chief of security tngai..gipapahawa man hinuon mi ni kaycee (ako man gitawag si kaycee nya gipalingkod pud, mahal baya tambal varicose). well okay ra man nako nga papahawaon mi...pero kanang mora kag langaw nga gilabog!!! ambooottt...suss smile2x lang mi didto pero sa tinuod lang naglagot na ko adto. ana dayon ang kato chief of security, "day, para ra baya na sa customers..wa mo kita ana gisuwat 'no standby'?" (wa bitaw jud ko kita nga naa diay sign nga no standby) "aw oo, actually mo palit mi unya kay anhi man pud mi mag tally sa among results unya sa survey..unya na lang mi palit." "aww palit lang mo daan day, no standby man dinhi" hala ka...naglain jud akong panan aw...pero we managed to get up nya nagbarog2x sa coffee shop while waiting nga mahuman ug answer sa mga survey forms ang mga respondents. oh! di nagstandby na hinuon mi,,ganina kay sitting by man to...sa akong huna huna kay nag yaw2x jud ko..."kay ngano man diay 'nong, ang kani diay uban customers dinhi nipalit ba daan before nilingkod? dili diay puydi nga molingkod una usa mopalit? excuse me kami possible customers unta mi nganhi aning inyong coffee shop nga tagsa ray mopalit kay ang inyo kape mapalit ra gihapon sa eskina mas barato pa, pero tungod sa imong attitude noh dili na jud ko mopalit dinhi ever..di gani ko molingi aning inyong lugar. nya manabi pa jud ko sa mga tawo kung unsaon ninyo pag trato inyong mga customer, ako pa tngai ipa print sa media nya ipa broadcast sa abs-cbn ug sa cnn. tawo baya sad intawon mi tan-awon bisan ingon ani mi ug porma..so we expect nga tratohon mi nimog tawo kay ingon ana man pud among tan aw nimo. pero sa imong gipakita, mora mig mga animals. hayyy 'nong unsa pa may imong gibarog barog dinha? pangita na didto ug lain trabaho kay dili ka abtan ug gabii dinhi matangtang na ka. kung ang tanan tawo parehog attitude nimo, ambot na lang, maayo gani unique ka nga pagkatawo..imoha ra sad na."

ka way buot nako oi..mora sad koy naay kwarta para i broadcast sa abs cbn or cnn or print media..ka wa nakoy kaluoy ug heart oi..nga mangita man jud paagi nga matangtang to siya sa trabaho..ka wa nakoy mata oi..kay wa ko kita sa 'no standby'..ka wa nakoy klaro oi..kay pataka lang ko istorya..hehe

that's all for today, haayy at least gaan2x na akong feeling. kuyawan man sad ko ma high blood ko, niinom ra ba ko kape ganina buntag..maka highblood ba na?