BiGDiPPeR "It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star..."

What Donnie Means

2008-07-20T06:40:54Z

What Donnie Means

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

What Donnie Means

2008-07-20T06:33:36Z

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You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. 
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. 
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. 
 
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. 
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. 
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. 
 
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. 
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. 
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. 
 
 
 
You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. 
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. 
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. 
 
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. 
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. 
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
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What

2008-07-20T06:33:13Z

ysabella for president!

2008-07-19T14:46:53Z

galing ke iskoperman... hi shewan!

Bilib ako sa commercial ni Juday, biro mo naipaliwanag niya in 30
sec ang masalimuot na system loss na yan..:)

Tama si Juday sa kanyang paliwanag ng system loss, pero kung tayo
ang bibili ng yelo at ayaw talaga nating mabawasan ang yelong
binili, siempre magdadala tayo ng styrofoam ice box o Coleman..

Ang tawag diyan ay increase the efficiency. Kung baga sa mga
distribution utilities ayusin nila nang husto ang electrical
network, pati na ang mga substation and step-down transformers para
nagooperate sila sa maximum efficiencies. Kung lumang-luma na,
palitan o di kaya imaintenance. Tapos, ireduce, at kung maaari ay
alisin, ang mga administrative inefficiencies, tulad ng wrong meter
readings, pilferage ! at kung ano ano pa...

At alam ba ninyo na hindi lang meralco ang nagpapasa ng system loss?
Pati ang TRANSCO na government owned at siyang nag me maintain ng
power grid. Balak ipasa or naipasa na ng TRANSCO ang 2.98% ng system
loss nya sa meralco.. at shempre kanino pa ba naman iyan sisingilin
ng meralco..

Ngayon alam na natin kung bakit natunaw ang yelong binili ni Juday..
pero part pa lamang yan ng equation kung bakit mataas ang singil ng
ating koryente, kunin ang electric bill.. at heto ang component ng
ating electric bill...

Generation charge
Tax on Generation charge
Transmission charge
Tax on Transmission charge
System loss
Tax on System Loss
Distribution, Metering and Supply charges
Lifeline rate subsidies
Tax on distribution, metering and supply charges and lifeline rate
subsidies
Local franchise tax
Universal charges

I-add mo lahat yan at yan ang total electric bill mo... pero
napansin nyo ba sa isang electric bill 5 tax ang babayaran natin?

Paralalo nating mapansin, ganito ang flow ng kuryente bago dumating
sa bahay naten..

Ang napocor or IPP ang mag po produce ng koryente...bago pa maka
alis ng planta ang koryente, magabayad na tayo ng tax na 51
cents /kwh.

Ang kuryenteng iyan ay padadaanin ngayon sa TRANSCO, papunta sa
distribution utility natin gayang meralco.. Muli tayong bubuwisan
ng gobyerno, this time 11 cents/kwh

Pag nakarating sa meralco ang kuryente, muli sisingilin tayo ng
buwis ng gobyerno, ng distribution tax at franchise tax...

At dahil magbabayad tayo ng system loss muli na naman tayong
bubuwisan ng gobyerno... ng system loss tax..

Ateto pa ang kwela sa lahat, after i total ang iyong electric
charges.. papatawan kang muli ng tax.. t! his time yung 12% e-vat.
Imagine 5 Tax na binayaran mo, yung tax na yun eh bubuwisan pang
muli ng isa pang tax...

Ang alam ko po sa batas bawal ang double taxation... pero sa
ginagawang ito ng gobyerno.. cguro naaayon na sa batas kase lampas
na sa double eh (sarcastic lang po)

At upang madagdagan pa ang sama ng loob nating mga filipino... Ang
napocor, ayon sa batas ay kinakailangan mag imbak ng supply ng coal
na tatagal ng 5 taon.. pero ano ginagawa ng napocor... sasairin nila
yung supply nila ng coal upang tumagal lamang ng isang taon, at
dahil paubos na, mapipilitan silang mag conduct ng emergency
purchase na di na dadaan sa bidding.. or kung dumaan man, dahil sa
ikli ng time table, walang makakapag bid.

SO si napocor bibili ng coal, hindi sa lowest bidder, kundi sa
kanilang preferred suplier.. ang masaya pa neto, anlaki na ng
patong.. higit pa sa doble ng actual price ng coal sa market..
idagdag pa jan ang arkila ng mga barko na gagamitin sa pag ta
transport ng coal... na shempre muling pagkakakitaan ng mga napocor
executives.. .

Sobra na nga pinapataw na tax sa atin ninanakawan pa tayo ng
gobyerno natin..:( ansaya ng buhay sa pilipinas no?

?

>> so eto pala ang meaning ng commercial ni juday. hindi si juday ang dapat iboycott. iboycott natin dapat ang gobyerno. mekelangan bang % of votes para umupo sa pwesto ang mga tumatakbong kandidato. kung wala kayang bumoto sa eleksyon e makakaupo kaya ang tumakbo? at me patakaran ba kung pano mamili ng mga panibagong mga pinuno instead.

hindi ako nahihiya para sa bayan natin... nahihiya ako sa mga taong kurakot. me isa akong kakilala na andami nyang kinurakot sa kaban ng bayan. hindi ko na sya kaibigan ngayon.

pi and pda

2008-07-19T14:32:58Z

as promised i watched the shows live today but sadly sana natulog na lang ako. pangit ng mga performances.

pi hopefuls were pitted to sing jaya songs. as if naman may relevance! jaya is jaya. nabababoy* nya mga songs and she gets away with it easily. kaya ang mga hopefuls, binaboy rin ang mga songs. wtf were warren and toffer do? after giving me chills last episode, ano nangyari? ano nangyari? anak ng pasig naman! my consolation for the night was kid camaya. after choosing narito ako last week, he chose "kung wala na", my favorite jaya song from the movie soltera. and in fairness, i agreed with wyngard most of the time. hindi na talaga nagwiwinner si jolina. hahahahaha!

the pda scholars did a sensuality theme. naku naman. get rid of themes like this. kahit ano pa gawin mo, di sila sensual. lumabas silang cheap lahat except for lizelle, with the best song choice another. ay wait, gusto ko pala performances nina bugoy at laarni. di sila nagmukhang cheap. dahil kaya mukha na silang cheap in the first place? hindi kasi sila sensual. wag pagpilitan. then an inkling came back, di ko maintindihan but mukha ni laarni ang pumapasok ko when i try to remember the girl who joined star in a million na nabigyan ng 0 ni gerard salonga. sya talaga e. kamukha nya. hehehehe. o well, sana the scholars save bunny. ok boses nya e.pero wala na syang gana. then christian should go out na. di sya pang pda.

sana talaga sinulit ko na lang ang tulog ko.

* for lack of a better word for rediscover. giving songs a new flavor.

pinoy idol and pinoy dream academy

2008-07-13T11:30:26Z

i was not able to able to watch saturday's performances but i took time to go to a local internet cafe to watch the performances in youtube. thank you youtube!

pinoy idol. in fairness of all fairness, the idol hopefuls improved much on stage. the theme is regine velasquez and most likely, i know ALL will fall short to the songbird's prowess. pero in fairness to the idols, those who really shined were those who took risks.

most of the song choices were difficult. penelope did not give justice to what kind of fool i am. it's a regine trademark, and you need to surpass reg to stand out! she did not.

jayann did some sort of reginish performance. decent but still is lackluster.

sue ellen should go home. she is not serious on her craft. daldalhin is a high song. i even know male friends who love the song. not just like, but loved. and killing the song means going home.

gretchen was great but she's all over the place. and i agreed with wyngard that she is not dressed for the occasion. hehehe.

i don't know but i don't like ram. no matter if he sang great or if he did not, i don't like him. maybe it's the eyes. he keeps on opening them wide. he sang tuwing umuulan decently but still i don't like him. maybe, he doesn't like me too. hahaha.

kid was also not in his element. he was also over the place. it's a wrong choice of song. narito ako is for girls... and gays! it has entertainment value. singing it in pinoy idol could also become your passport home.

daryl sang one of my favorite songs -- sa piling mo. and i think he did it well. there were some pitch issues but i will forgive him.

toffer also sang one song from my regine repertoire -- you made me stronger. it was risky but it was fine. there were also some flats here and there but he gave flavor to the song. kudos.

my fave for the night was warren. urong sulong was beautifully arranged to match his personality and the pitches he had seemed to be irrelevant because the performance seemed to hide it. hehehehe. so biased! hahaha.

the judges are still ill-mannered. when someone is still commenting, some other butts in. in fairness to regine, she was effective. she deserves the judges seat in more ways than jolina. jolina got rid of the winner comment. she reads blogs. wyngard is still senseless. louie ocampo is still crap.

on the pda side of things, the duets concept was effective. it brought out the scholars ability to adapt and harmonize with another singer. watching the performnace, the scholars still are superior to the idol hopefuls in terms of stage presence, voice, and packaging.

van and apple lack chemistry but they were good. they sang the song individually not as a duet. they should have been in the bottom4.

laarni and inaki were good. i so loved the song choice. it fits laarni so much. this was the song a certain girl sang in star in a million where gerald gave her 0. so in a way, risky! inaki's second voice was complementary to laarni's. they are my top2.

christian and bunny did well too. my only concern is the bulilit bagong kampeon register of christian. he gives me chills. he adds circus-ishnesss to the show, in a bad way. he has talent but no one will buy his album. i love bunny's voice. i already gave her chivas votes. hehehe.

miguel and bea's performance was greatly affected by bea's lack of confidence. in fairness to her stanza part, she sounded cute. miguel's compassion in music is there. it was however subtracted by bea's nonmusicality as per inaki. hehehe. anyways i loved the song choice. kid camaya should have done this instead of narito ako.

cris and sen's perofrmance was rehearsed. i did not like it. they seemed confident but it did not show musically. in fairness, separately, they did good. much like of van and apple's duet. they are also in my bottom4.

zhel and bugoy's performance was ok. they blended well. they showed prowess vocally on stage. i liked them. bugoy is boyish. he should admit that.

hehehe. no problem with the judges. no problem with the host. i'm looking forward to the little dreamers.

anyways, i hope i won't be asleep next saturday. i need to watch this live first hand.

til next weekend. no bets yet for my grand star dreamer and the pinoy idol. i need to see different genres to judge them well. miss universe tomorrow!

chico and delamar, live

2008-07-12T00:49:14Z

friday's lunch was free. it was courtesy of rx93.1 and globe! actually it was francis' prize for joining a text contest on RX.

anyways, we were so excited even though most of us are graveyard shifters. the food was very yummy. the crowd was very participative. the freebies were cute. i really enjoyed the event.

everybody wanted to have a pic with chico and delamar. all the time i was thinking of how our picture would be. eventually, i found the right time. as the waiters prepared food for our guests, i asked permission to borrow the salad bowl and went to their table. voila!

delamar looked cute in the pic! chico? clueless as always. donnie? attention whore!

kiko and i mimicking our yahoo pens.

super fan!

for more pics, visit kai's and martin's page.

i may not have enough sleep but that blog-worthy lunch date was also worth the wait!

my first

2008-07-11T01:05:12Z

i was really waiting for something to write. as it will be my first entry using the company-provided lappie! i should have written ryk's christening but i will wait for the pics first! Marga!

anyways, when eron and i visited euge on their new place in palm village, his brother edmund was there and he gave us a very happy present - compli special screening tix for MAMMA MIA!

the time printed on the ticket was 730 so we sorta plan to meet at around 7 so we can get freebies and maybe food. however, we got alarmed when we saw that the venue was almost empty! it only means one thing -- the movie had started. badtrip!

anyways, despite our tardiness, we enjoyed the movie. the last time i felt like this was watching hairspray! add up the fact that eron is simultaneously singing the abba hits. he knows the songs! i won't review the movie. i will just relay how i enjoyed the movie. in fact i love the movie!

songs. hot bods. nice beach. GREECE. i so love mamma mia.

the fun i had the past few days were courtesy of bes, edmund, and euge. til next visit or special screening. thanks so so much nong edmund!

pinoy dream academy and pinoy idol

2008-07-07T19:58:00Z

i wasn't able to watch both shows. i was asleep.

sorry...

pinoy dream academy vs pinoy idol 2nd gala performances

2008-06-29T14:56:07Z

so i was not able to watch pinoy idol entirely. nakatulog ako. hehehe. naabutan ko na lang yung last four performances. so pumunta ako sa youtube para mapanuod yung iba. in fairness, hindi na 1 minute yung mga kanta. so medyo may sense ang performances.

the judges still suck. they banter at each other all the time. wala silang manners. at syempre winner na naman si jolina. minsan isipin nya na baka matanggal ang sinabihan nya ng winner. hehehe.

so far, the idols improved in terms of performances pero sa boses, wala pa rin sila sa mga scholars. magulo pa rin ang direction. may sariling mundo pa rin ang host. at in unfairness, ang ingay ng audience!

best performer - jayanne. shouter - warren. feeling - ram. most improved - kid. walang kwenta - sue.

on the pda side of things, nawindang sila ke gerard salonga! hehehehe. mag ingat talaga kayo pag sya ang judge. he gives 0 to those deserving the 0. he's particular on diction, enunciation, at tono. sumablay ka lang, wala ka na sa kanya.

the scholars were not on their best element. marami ang malamya, kinabahan, at nawala sa tono. e si gerard pa ang nandyan, kaya no wonder antataas ng grades nila. hehehehe.

best performances - laarni/miguel/zhel. surprise of the night - bugoy. walang kwenta - jet.

that's it for now. see you next weekend.

pinoy dream academy and pinoy idol

2008-06-22T05:54:40Z

i want to be fair. i'm such an idol fanatic and i really hoped that GMA did justice in franchising pinoy idol. i won't deny that i'm a loyal kapamilya and for a more objective point of view i gave pinoy idol a chance.

since pinoy idol was on an earlier timeslot, i have watched it in its etirety. and here are my comments:

wyngard is out of place. he quips unwitty and offensive remarks both to the contestants and his co judges.
jolina is out of place. she tends to undo her first remark with the next statement.
the women are more talented than the men. still no lookers for me. i thought i was watching a circus.
the 1 minute rule is so duh! it destroyed the show. nobody really shone. give them at least a stanza, bridge then chorus. i really did not enjoy any performance. the rockers should have been eliminated. what are they thinking? david cook pinoy version? hello!
louie ignacio is crap. i like him in sop but not here. what is he thinking?
i like raymond as a host. he's articulate and classy.

then we go to PDA. it started after pinoy idol. i did not watch it entirely. i even just listen to some of the performances as i was already taking a bath. i was not able to see or listen to the last 5 performers.but i can name 3 performances that can beat the hell out of the idol people. pinoy idol people should realize by now and should start catching up or else the IDOL this year will pale comaparably to mau marcelo, the first and only philippine idol! here are my comments on the show(kinda biased. can't help it. pinoy idol sucked big time):

i really like the mentors and the classes. most of the scholars are really into it. i know pinoy idol don't really hold classes but i hope they really mentor the final 12. give some pointers and improve their personality so the idol will really stand out and won't be criticized as hell.
i love it that toni comes to the scholars side after every performance. i feel pity for the idols, raymond wasn't at their side everytime wyngard starts dissing them. i also liked billy's hosting. it's not something formal. it's more personal.
i love the scholars. most if not all have personality and charisma.
i only hate the games. it's too cheesy.

anyways. i'll still watch pinoy idol hoping it will improve. oh i love this kind of shows.

i really have to go home.

10 things about me

2008-06-08T15:33:36Z

tagged by kikai...
1. each blogger starts with 10 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. bloggers who are tagged need to blog about their own 10 random facts/habits.
3. at the end of your blog, tag 10 people and list their names.

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i actually applied for ast marketing. i was accepted for astweb.
i did not cheat in class ever. i did group study for math subjects but never did i copy during exams. dedma kung bumagsak ako.
eron and i were classmates from grade 2 to 4th year, housemates during college, batchmates in spi, housemates again, and officemates in safeway up to now.
i actually love the color green even though i'm a blue eagle. i look good in green. i look geeky in blue.
i never have been to boracay
i hate flying. i bring my bible when travelling by air.
i am a die-hard kapamilya. i used to hate angel locsin during darna days, but i love her now in lobo.
i frustratedly want to be a part of a wedding entourage. lagi na lang host. gusto ko naman secondary sponsor. o groomsman man lang. sige na...
i love xmen comics. rogue is my all time favorite comic character. i even had a roguejr@hotmail.com email addy. but the first character i role played was lady jaye. hahaha.
i have different userids for yahoo, multiply, livejournal, and pex. hindi gaya ni istarbuko09. hehehehe.

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i am tagging...

eko
eileen
kiko
irispalacio
arnelracelis
shewan
tjsarmiento
kittyco
franzalibuyog
franzlabiano

i missed my flight because of you, mr politician!

2008-06-07T01:50:46Z

it was not my week. week 23 is not my week. this week has proven to be the most stressful, most will-test-your-patience week for me. and what way to end it but to be trapped in traffic in a flyover due to some lame construction and miss my flight!

so to you mr. polirtician, you should know that you are causing the worst traffic ever for all commuters going to the airport. you should have known that this project of yours is, from the start, unnecessary and stupid. creating a walkway? hello? people will still cross the street. it's much easier that way. why would they climb a flight(no pun intended) of steps if they can cross the street anyway.

you just need some taxpayers money to practice your greediness graftish ways. without realizing you caused trouble to airport-bound commuters. hope you lose the next election.

just so you know, i never miss flights. i may be late reporting for work but every outing, sportsfest, team building, i always arrive on time!

movies

2008-06-06T20:24:08Z

here are some of the US movies i watched for the last four weeks. so far, they did not disappoint. i specially loved kung fu panda. kung fu panda is my new transformer! i have yet to see indie jones.

kung fu panda - greenbelt1 (with ponch, kiko, lhynne)

what happens in vegas - home dvd copy (back to back with 21)

21 - home dvd copy (back to back with what happens in vegas)

the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian - home dvd copy

iron man - home clear copy

the forbidden kingdom - festival cinema (alone)

miguel escueta

2008-05-25T14:31:51Z

just to pay tribute to the celebrity i met last saturday. i'm really a fan. salamat roly sa walang kabog na pagpapakilala at ponch sa pagtawag sa kanya. nahiya lang talaga ako magpapicture kasi haggard look.

"i like your shirt" completed my day. i love life!

05.24.2008

2008-05-24T03:20:24Z

after another blog hiatus from moi, i felt so inspired (read: bored) and decided to write another blog entry. about: random thoughts.

american idol: davidc deserved the ai title because he was IT the whole season. not just the finals night. and let's admit it, archuleta's album will be a flop. his fans are the kiddie girls with no buying power. just the shouting-sighing-also gasping-kind of girlies. :D

new manager: tony vanta! excited to work with sir tony. our very first exclusive manager!

pinoy idol: a mix of good and so-so singers. my problem is how gma will market the winner. no lookers for me. who would watch concerts of newbies nowadays? especially nonlookers. duh!

sdg web outing: turned uber all day gimik? choose your adventure: videoke, bowling, ice skating, paintball, roadtrip, tagaytay, hooters? what will ahppen. entry to come!

iron man: ok. the effects and the story delivery were good but he's iron man. i don't like him.

playlist: i got over ai and moved back to maroon five. i love "nothing lasts forever". my new repeat one single. i heart m5. also, i squeeze in some parokya ni edgar music. SOLID!

ploning: i still want to see the film.

safeway outing 08 - through the test of time

2008-05-05T17:19:45Z

88SPA & RESORT rating: 5 suns, 2 spoons, 3 smiles

this is no doubt the hottest safeway outing ever! scorching sun + hot springs + hot water from the faucet = through the fire experience.

the food was korean. no im not sandara park and i am not really a risky eater, so i really did not appreciate lunch. in fairness, kiko defended the food to be tasty and i trust his tastebuds so i cannot trash the food flavor. and maybe in line with the hotness theme, the food was uber spicy. spicy dilis, and spicy pork ekek. no no for me. the 2 spoons rating was actually for the clubhouse. i love clubhouse. i love meg.

3 smiles for the overall rating. i had fun. it was my first summer outing. i was with the best bunch of people, webbies. lots of videoke. dip in the pool. first boys locker kulitan. and we even won the game!

next stop: sdg web summer outing. soon...

blog marathon 2

2008-04-10T23:58:50Z

next stop: variety show

april 4 marks the 5th anniversary of my current company, safeway philtech inc. and again, i was part of the program committee again and this time the more haggard version. as aside from hosting, i opted to be in the song spot and two of the dance numbers. who says im not into performing arts?

for the fifth year anniversary, nats, kiko, and i will be hosting the show. we will also do the opening number. we decided to do the "moments" number. kiko started the show with this is the moment, then i followed with a moment like this, and ended with one moment in time. we initially planned to do "footloose" but we were out of time so we decided to do moments.

what i really liked preparing for the activity was the practice sessions.

we start with the dance practice. i signed up for the 1980s spot and the 2000 medley. yes it was exhausting yet i felt young again. i love the moves. i liked the conceptualization. jules is the pro. oliver's the perfectionist. jeremy's the master. actually, i 'm kinda ashamed during practice as all the participants can follow the moves the minute they see it. yes, even franz. i feel so out of place. i just tell myslef, eventually i'll learn if i practice everyday. eventually, i did not. yet during performance time, it did not show. lucky me!

the singing practice is also fun! not just fun but fun! fun! fun! kai's the really the girl scout. she prepared all the musical pieces and even brought more for more choices. and her song choices fit that of a pro. it was a last minute decision on my part on the singing and decided to sing maybe this time. kiko is the revelation! he's the man. the bomb. he did my piece from scratch. just relying on his ears and skill.

all in all, the party was great. i think everybody enjoyed it. especially the manager's spot. it was dream come true indeed.

i loved the safeway class picture.

blog marathon part1

2008-04-10T22:00:58Z

i missed blogging

it's been a long time since my last blog. and there are a number of significant things that happened in my life. so i will try to remember all the deatils and have them cherish their own spotlight in my uber many blog for this day event.

first stop: newsletter.

this is my first time to feel that i am indeed a celebrity. yes. i acknowledge the fact that i solicit attention. i even plead to get attention. i love hogging the spotlight. but nobody has given me this big a tribute. i just can't really contain in words how i felt after reading the article. it all started with uly's preemptive text. "is it really you in the interview?". of course i replied, "huh? what interview?". it was then that i read the newsletter. and i just have to say, i felt loved. and the people i considered my social life know how to make me smile.

the article was a collection of smalltalks, table discussions, and conference chats. in fairness, i have answered the questions well, but i often exaggerate. like for example, pink is not my fave color. it's really between green and blue. that seriously, in five or ten years i would have gone back to teaching. maybe kindergarten. i don't really put aside my dreams of having a tv show or recording a cd but have you heard my recorded voice? uber-gay. so i won't seriously follow that route. even acting. nobody will take me seriously. (i even think most of the people in safeway don't take me seriously. need to reinvent image.) if i may go into showbiz, i would rather be in the creative department.

anyways, the article was done in good taste. i remembered i almost caught them and there was tension in the air. i even thought, they're laughing behind my back. paranoia in the house!

one thing is certain. one of the reason i love my job is the fact that i love the people i work with. this is my longest birthday ever.

ast.web, thank you so much. for bearing with me. for laughing everytime i try to be funny. for caring everytime i feel down. and for accepting me for who i am.

the D in me

2008-03-03T23:55:55Z

got this from Gidz and Kai.

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, and things. Nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person who answered the survey before you had the same initial letter. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1.Your name: Donnie
2.Four words: diamond, drag, dumplings, date
3.State/country: Denmark
4.Boy Name: Devon
5.Girl Name: Dianne
6.Occupation: dutchess
7.Word that describes you the best: diva
8.Something you can wear: dress (hehehe)
9.Something found in a kitchen: deepdish
11.Something you shout: DAMN YOU!
12.Something you do at school: decorate bulletin boards
13.Name of a friend: Dot
14.Name of an animal: duck
15.Name of a drink: dalandan juice
16.Name of a holiday: Dagupan Day
17.Name of a subject in school: Differential Calculus
18.Name of a cousin: Dodong
19.Name of a fast food chain: Dencio's
20.Name of a person you're crushing or had a crush on: Dino Imperial? syempre lalaki talaga e no? Drew Barrymore pag babae.
21.Name of a food you like: dinuguan
22.Name of a food you do not like: daing na hito
23.Name of a kid's toy: doll. hehehe.
24.Name of a flowering plant: daisy
25.Name of a shopping mall: Divisoria-Mall
26.Name of a person you like: Dido
27.Name of a person you dislike: Dennis Trillo
28.Name of a place in your school: Don Bosco Gym
29.Name of an object in front of you: desktop
30.Name of an electronic device: drill
31.Name of a color: dark blue
32.Name of a tourist spot: Dakak
33.Name of your classmate: Diego Vilalluna
34.Brand of a car: Daihatsu
36.Name of a candy: durian candy
37.Name of a book: Driving Lessons For Dummies
38.Name of a cellphone brand: dual sim phones
39.Name of a sickness: dysentery
40.Name of a kind of fish: dalagang bukid
41. Make a sentence with at least 6 words starting with your first letter name only. Daisy Duck doesn't deny Donald Duck despite defects.

thnks fr th mmrs

2008-02-09T22:48:45Z

eron and i just got from eugene's and jp's birthday party sa filmore and twas fun. all i heard from them to the guests were thank yous and more thank yous. that i thought i haven't really expressed how thankful i am nung birthday ko. lumipas na sya pero iba pa rin ang bigyan sya ng panahon at espasyo sa blog kong ito.

twas maybe the longest birthday ever. living this long means a lot of people love you and i have the best bunch of friends to prove that. and family too. this year's mantra: family and friends did well for me. so it's with deepest joy that i have these people to thank for:

boyboy - thank you for being a good brother. thanks for taking care of me. i will never regret the decision of residing in laguna if being part of a family comes with the package. more thanks for helping me prepare the pinoy pasta for the team.

eileen - thank you for the cakes. strawberry shortcake and mango bravo! although nahuli ko kayo ni nino na dala sya sa elevator, ninamnam ko pa rin na akin talaga ang cake. i know medyo nawindang ka sa tantrums ko about the confidential email. don't worry. nagmove on na ako. mabilis lang ako mag move on. :D nino -thank you sa pagbuhat ng cakes. sa laging pagsasabay sa akin pag pauwi ka na at magdadala ka ng kotse. i feel special. hahahaha. francis - thank you for deflecting the confi issue. hahahaha. thank you very much for providing the colored whiteboard markers. and sa paghahanap neto. i felt much more special. andami ko nang utang sa iyo. loob, pera, oras. lahat na. martin - salamat na rin kung kasama ka ni kiko maghanap ng markers. hahahaha. salamat na rin sa pagsasakay sa kabaliwan ko lalo na sa aking pseudo-loveteam. walang karga talaga. tejean - thanks so much for trying to explain about the confi email. though you need not have. salamat sa pag amo. again i felt loved. hahahaha. salamat din for downloading some mp3s for me. and sa lahat ng pagpapadisplace sa akin ng angst. ponch - thank you for the tickles elephant. springy name nya. i really am super glad na i've got a friend in you. madaling kausap at laging nakikinig. roly - thank you so much for the real simple magazines. i was not expecting na you'll go your way looking for back issues. ansipag mo ha. kung kasama mo si shasha maghanap, thanks mo rin ako sa kanya. thanks for everything. andami na rin nun. mwah mwah. mutie - thanks for the elephant magnet. i loved it! i was really surprised nung makita ko syang nakadikit sa cube ko. uber-special na ako ha. jas - wala akong masabi. nagpahula ka pa kung sino ka. thank you for giving lumpy-laki. ikaw talaga ang nagpaexagge sa aking "being special" this year. akala ko si ponchie na ang last surprise ko e. di ko pa napansin nung una pero napasigaw talaga ako. you da best. thanks din kina pupay, jojo, aids, joan, franz, lhynne, b, froi, ram, tr, kat for sharing my special day. i hope nabusog kayo sa food at sa cakes. thanks joy sa greetings. here's to more bowlings. more talk show topics. more kulitan. more wheel of fortune. you guys are my life.

marga - thank you for the email sa batch. i felt so nostalgic. very spi. salamat din sa bati calvin, tj, marco, mark, marj, noy, auds, arvs, mitch. hoy ryan at franz hindi man lang kayo bumati. pero i understand naman. parami kayo ng pera. bahaginan nyo ako pag nagkaroon ng pagkakataon. see you sa 04.06.08.

eron, euge, and myles - thanks for the early greetings. we've been through a lot and yet stick to being the bestest friends forever. here's to next 30 years of friendship! whatever happened to jay and stanley? thanks pupa for the greeting.

special thanks din sa blockmates ko - claire, ian, shella, anne and kiko. thank you din mikki at tin. hope to see all of you guys in the near future.

syempre ke eriko! and tanging bumati sa akin mula sa past life. :D love you eko. salamat sa advanced gift. piglet. :D

sa mga nakalimutan kong pasalamatan, sorry. pero thanks na rin. pero mostly lahat ng mga nakasalo ko nung birthday ay ang social life ko. thanks for keeping me sane. thanks for making me feel special. so loved. i guess being single for the longest time would be so depressing, if not for you guys.

wala akong masabi kundi mahal ko kayong lahat. (oo pati ikaw adrian. hahahaha) at isang malaking yakap!

ast web

2008-01-19T22:39:54Z

martin was in a senti mood the other night and began asking senti questions in the conference... like what was your happiest ast web moment? it was then i realized that for the past three years (almost) i have centered my social life on this team. maybe it's instinct. or by choice? i wasn't aware. it's just pag nag aya sila, go lang nang go!

so what is my happiest moment? marami akong happy moments sa web e. eto ang ilan sa mga iyon:

1. given na ang outing. pero the best yung tali beach outing kasi halos lahat sumama at 7 yung sasakyan. fave moment? we're all in this together video shoot.

2. our sing along nights. my fave is "i lie awake... i drive myself crazy...". dapat kumpleto. ram + ei + doni + francis + martin(salingkat).

3. our game nights. pinoy henyo modified! the best siguro ang mga pahula nina jojo(raisin), martin(prostitute), ram(joker), at nino(kuryente/electricity). tsaka yung kantahan game. wala pa tayong official name pero masay din. dito ako napikon kina froi.

4. our talkshow conference. pag dating ng 4-5am, masaya na ang kuwentuhan. hot seat. mga ganun.

5. fatluck. nagumpisa lang sa 2008 pero pagpapatuloy to. sarap naming lumamon.

6. mga moments sa company outing at sportsfest. iba tayo. maingay. papansin.

pero masasagot ko ba ang tanong na "what is your saddest ast web moment?" siguro the saddest was last tuesday. nalaman ko na nagresign na sina jojo at tej. so in a span of one month, four people left the team.

siguro nasanayan ko na sila ang kasa kasama ko. and eventually people will leave. aww.

goodluck on your future endeavors jp, jojo, and tej.

on positivity and on goodbye 2007!

2008-01-12T19:33:22Z

parang andami dami kong kuwento to start this year pero di ko maumpisahan... parang kulang ako sa inspiration pero parang hindi... o well nitatamad lang siguro ako. so habang naghihintay matapos ang shift ko. i'll summarize last year's highs and lows.

this year is a the year of letting gos. i left las pinas. left eron and pupa. left roly. and started out fresh this year! uwian sa laguna... though the year was tough, there were noteworthy players and things that had made the year a little easier. so im doing some rollcall. doni's award style.

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE

2007 nasira ang ipod mini ko. naluha ako nung nagshare si kyla na di na gumana ang mini nya after mabagsak so i gave up hope. di na to aandar. and moved forward. ang isa siguro sa mga di ko makakalimutan last year was fergie's big girls don't cry. wala. hindi ko naman masabing nakarelate ako kasi di ako nakarelate dun sa "yes you can hold my hand if you want too..." o sa "we'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret world..." mas nakarelate siguro ako sa chorus. lahat naman sigurong mga babae nakarelate sa chorus. i just chose this song to be my 2007 song kasi fit sa akin... kaya ang 2007 theme song - BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY!

andami kong napanuod na good movies. most of them kasama ko sina eriko at si ja. shrek the 3rd. pirates of the caribbeans: at worlds end. transformers. harry potter and the order of the phoenix. no reservations. but the real winner: stardust. plot and acting so very good. so my movie of this year is STARDUST!

book of the year has to be HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. period. walang aangal.

tv series of the year is most definitely UGLY BETTY. but runners up would be big bang theory and gossip girl. heroes season1 is good. heroes season2 lacks a lot.

out na ang friendster this year dahil nablock sa office kaya in ang multiply. sabi ko nga multiply is the new friendster! nag lj din ako pero iba tong multiply... kahit na siguro mahirap nang magdownload ng songs pero multiply shared a lot of stories, songs, friends, and some videos. kaya ang 2007 site of the year for me is MULTIPLY.

my 2007 mall hangout is got to be MARKET! MARKET! though i spent the first few months trekking SOUTHMALL, ATC, and FESTI, this paradise in taguig is where i bought my good buys. i loved the supermarket. i liked the fix there too. dadayuhin ko si sir leo para magpagupit.

PEOPLE & EVENTS

what does tej and eriko have in common? wala. ay meron. this year ko lang sila nameet at di sila magkakilala pero pareho silang naging malapit kong mga kaibigan... wala na siguro pang mas bading na dalagang babae kesa ke eriko. kaya siguro kami swak na swak. mahilig kaming makipagkuwentuhan, manlait, mang award, mang inis, at mangtrip. si tej naman? wala lang. makulit. mabait. mahirit. makuwento. pareho silang nagpakita ng tunay na acceptance. so ang aking most promising male and female personality 2007 - ERIKO SHIMOJO at TEJEAN UY!

2007 comeback is for EUGENE. after our rift nung 2006, we became closer and stronger and friendlier. 2007 great escape for me was lucena. buti na lang taga dun na si euge. pati si marco. closey na nga kami ke tita cora. :D

ELEPHANT STUFFIES was my passion for 2007. a tie between MODIFIED PINOY HENYO and SING ME A SONG for my 2007 pasttime. RAM is my favorite playmate. hehehehe. inaaway ako nina jojo at froi pag ako nananalo e.

AUDREY and MARLON's WEDDING is my social event for 2007. saya e. parang di sila kinasal. tumambay pa kami sa hotel afterwards at parang pinalayas pa kami ni noy para masolo si audrey. hehehehehe.

my favorite ASTWEB event? i gonna have to say the outing in that uber-mahal house in tali beach. the mere fact that we had 7 cars and most of us were there is measure enough to win the award. so ASTWEB 2K7 OUTING has got to be the 2007 gimik event. eating lunch at rosario's cucina (aka kainan sa palaisdaan) was also a big plus.

newsmaker of the year has to be REG. :D

ast web

2007-12-09T09:56:07Z

the collection of headshots did not work in my albums page so i did try to convert it to a more suitable size - two rows. so again again again. hope this works and now in the blogs page!

from the left clockwise: aids, b, doni, ei, francis, franz, froi, jeff, joan, jojo, uly, tej, roly, reg, ram, ponch, nino, martin, lhynne, and jp. not in picture former notable members: justin, tine, jas.

i've been with this team for almost 3 years already and i can truly say, i belong. we've been through rough and hard times but we just laugh at them. and by enjoying each other's company, we always come through.

here's a toast to the whackiest, the loudest, yet the toughest AST team philtech will ever have!

i love you guys so much.

halo halo anyone?

2007-11-06T16:41:10Z

10/29 - 10/31 eron and i went to lucena to have a long awaited bonding with eugene pre-undas. syempre matagal tagal na rin kaming di nagkakasama. super enjoy. laps kung laps. we arrived gabi na ng baranggay elections so walang masyadong tao sa tbcg. super kuwento. super laps. we did not know na chokoleit will be having a show the next day so we were kinda excited. the next day was a blast except for the sweeney todd fiasco (a dvd with johnny depp and helena bonham carter cover na movie made for tv naman pala at di pa musical na pinagtiyagaan ko pa rin). lalo na yung show itself. i appointed myself the cameraman/waiter/usher/PA. nakakapagod but masaya. babalik ako sa lucena! alam.

11/4 it''s mama's birthday! lumabas kami nina boyboy, ghie, at jojo. kumain kasi sa labas. gusto raw nila magpizza at pinagbigyan ko sila. minsan lang naman to. we had pizza and pasta. then naglaro kami. sumakay ng tren! tapos binilhan ko ng pokemon si jojo. birthday nya rin kasi sa nov9. the day was also a blast. i went din to las pinas. namiss pala ako ng mga tao dun. kakapagod din ang araw pero masaya.

11/6 happy anniversay batch 3!!! we had dinner and starbucks. roll call: audrey, doni, eron, marco, marga, mark, marlon, and tj. binigay na ni mark mga pasalubong nya for us! i love my pasalubong! pink flloyd tshirt! bagay! syempre laps another, then picture picture. then nagstarbucks kami. and the starbucks planner thingie is on!

yan lang bago sa akin. mostly malling, movies, at tv shows lang pinagkakaabalahan ko. ganun pa rin.

masaya ang buhay!