LANOG pictures

Guilders from Cotabato, Marbel, Tacurong and GenSan Chapters.

Heto, during sa isang dynamics nung fellowship night. Si Parh yung ang lagay parang nagpa-flag ceremony.

LANOG 2004 official logo and banner.

Sakay ng multicab, galing kami ng SM Davao papunta sa venue.

Heto pa, naku ang tagal naghintay ng ibang delegates dahil sa amin!!

KARATULA performers as they perform an excerpt from their play, Lorena.

The Da Vinci Code. My new obsession.

I have had so many encounters with this book, from people whom I didn't expect would possess a book such as this and from the internet of course. With the controversy over this book growing sensibly, I finally had it on my shelves last week. And the brainchild of the book, no less than Daniel Brown. Yeah, yeah I know some of you are already batting an eyelash. The no Da Vinci Code book in my hands almost made me an ignoramus.

The Da Vinci Code is a magnificent journey towards the unexpected. With things going around topics such as cryptology, symbolism, feminism, The Divine Proportion, puzzles, riddles and other topics of this sorts, this book will definitely leave clueless and always in thirst of the who, where, how necessities, how did he do it, where was it, how it was happened, as you go along chapters. Actually, I have yet to decipher the hidden codes ika nga in the book, as Im still one 1/6 done.



Read reviews, comments and bizarre facts about this book at Dan Brown's official site .

Floating in the clouds of cupid!

Wheew, been too busy with so many preoccupations but this one got me really fly like a bird! Haay, i'm bursting in excitement and throbbing at the same time. Its so hard to describe what I'm feeling right now and words are not enough to say that I'm very lucky having this person in my life. Well, I just received an email from my lover. And nothing beats the feeling of receiving a love letter through internet. Haay, napaka-normal lang talaga kung iisipin. Masyadong mababaw ang kaligayahan ko, baka yan ang isipin ninyo. But I wouldn't care less. What's more important right now is that we are loving each other. Period.

My Davao Escapades!

I have been out of town kaya hindi ako nakapag-update na aking chronicles for almost more than a week. Prior kasi ng Davao Trip, busy kami preparing for solicitations and invits sending. Dumagdag din ang patung-patong na projects sa CompSci at ang Thesis ko. Actually, hindi escapade ang pinunto ko sampu ng aking mga kasama. We attended a Mindawide Student writers convention. Siyempre sobrang excited sa una. Nakaka-haggard ang 3-hour na biyahe from Tacurong, dagdagan pa ng masikip at mainit na sasakyan. Sa SM Foodcourt ang meeting place. Dami delegates. 95 delegates from 33 publications mindawide.

My new FHM mag!

I just bought my new FHM issue. Its actually a back issue, a March issue, the one with the SexBomb dancers on its covers. I finished reading almost a quarter of the mag. I love the Reporter and their feature on the five gig sites and street safety measures. At siyempre ung ladies confessions, true storries at bar room jokes.

Burning the midnight oil-if only

Hay, napakabilis po talaga ng panahon at ginugugol ko na naman ang mga nalalabing araw upang i-comply ang mga req'ments ko for the finals. At sembreak na naman! Yehey! Hindi na ako gigising ng napaka-aga upang humabol sa napaka-aga kong klase. Naku, wala talaga akong asenso nito kung ganito ang ugali ko! Sa lagay na ito, mas una ko pang binubuksan ang blog ko kaysa sa aking notes. If only I was that more enthusiastic when it comes to preparing for exams, if only I was only that motivated to pursue my studies in a more dynamic way, I would have qualified for the magna cum laude candidacy. Cum laude lang pala. Nakakuha kasi ako ng 80% sa Theo prof ko. Aaminin kong hindi ako interesado sa theology. Sayang talaga. 85% kasi ang cut-off grade. Wala na akong maipagmamalaki sa aking mga magulang. Hindi tulad noong elementary at high school days ko. Nung graduation, halos hakutin ko lahat ng awards. Hindi ko na iniisip ang mga awards na 'yan ngayon. Mas mahalaga sa akin ang makatapos at makahanap ng trabahong may P15-000 and up na suweldo (ambisyoso ako noh..hehehe).

Just surviving!

Hey guys! Im really not kinda in myself these days, I feel so wrecked into pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Im not into blogging these days, so the no updates. I am in no mood to be productive, feeling lazy, so non-reactive. I feel like running out of blood to pump into my heart and circulate them into my bod so I will continue living. Is this a signal that my doom is about to come? Really, my level of confidence is running low. Guys, what shall I do?

Magulo ito, 'wag mo nang basahin!

I'm glad that experiences such as this arrive when I feel that everything around me is going against me. I'm in my lowest ebb ever, feeling so weak and vulnerable to almost everything discouraging. Tanungin ko ninyo ako kung bakit. Bakit? Praning lang talaga ako kapag nagkakapatong-patong ang mga reports (performance, financial, minutes) at submission ng projects. Sa sobrang stressed at fatigue, halos ma-praning na talaga ako, to the extent that I make away all the people going towards my way. Mayroon pa akong pinagtataguang mga tao sa school, ang Dean at ang moderator namin sa publication. Katakut-takot kasi na sermon ang aabutin ko kapag nangyari yun. Naku, sabihin mo ng duwag ako pero hindi kakayanin ng ego ko na lait-laitin at pintasan dahil sa mga shortcomings ko. Pinipilit ko namang baguhin ang ugali ko eh. Anyway, hindi naman nako-compromise ang obligasyon ko sa kanila. Back to main topic, we attended Mai-mai's 18th birthday at Payag ni Igme Restaurant. Medyo matagal-tagal lang kaming naghintay bago i-serve ang pagkain. Hindi naman magarbo ang selebrasyon. Mabuti na rin ito, sa palagay mas magiging exclusive at orderly ang celebration. Maiiwasan pa ang anumang gulo kung may inuman. After the eat-all-you-can encounter at the place, off we go to Tropicana Beach in Gensan for a beach party. Ang saya non di ba? Habang iniisip ko ang mga magagandang experiences na ito, hindi pa rin mawawala ang mga maraming issues tungkol sa ating bansa sa aking isipan. Actually, for the longest time, wala akong updates tungkol sa mga issues involving General Garcia, sa showbiz at maraming pa iba, wala na akong mai-enumerate dahil wala nga akong alam! Excited kaming mapa-develop na ang mga pictures at pagtawanan ang mga corny naming mga pose sa pictures. Excited ako sa ibang bagay: ang buksan ang blog ko kung may nag-comment or nagpost sa tagboard, at buksan ang email ko, pati na rin ang cellphone ko kung may bagong message. Pero ang maging kasing excited sa mga pangyayaring malaki ang epekto sa aking buhay bilang isang pilipino ay hindi ko nararamdaman. Minsan feeling ko marami na akong alam gawin, na alam ko na ang lahat. Sa sobrang saya hindi ko na iniisip ang buhay ng ibang tao. 'Yun pala marami pa dyan ang mas may ibubuga sa akin. Marami pa dyan ang mas masaya kaysa sa akin. May iba din dyan na mas mapalad kaysa sa akin. Narinig ko sa tv ang kaso ni General Garcia. Pucha, malaki-laki rin pala ang nadekwat niya sa gobyerno ano? Ang swerte ng asawa't at anak ni Garcia dahil nasa kanila na lahat ang chance na makuha ang lahat ng naisin nila. Ang evil ego, lumalabas kapag ganitong may kaungasan. Sana anak na lang ako ni Garcia. Okay lang naman, hindi naman ako yung makukulong eh, kapag napatunayang guilty ang tatay, di ba? Reality Mode. Kung ika'y nasa matino mong pag-iisip, iisipin mong walang kuwenta lahat itong pinuputok ng butse ko. Kung may psychologists/psychiatrist na makakabasa nitong journals ko, ano kaya ang magiging findings niya?

Pork Barbeque and Crying Ladies

Nadale ako ng trangkaso ngayon. Masyado lang kasi siguro akong workaholic. Actually, maayos naman ang gising, except for the fact na naunahan naman ako ng mga ka-boardmates ko sa CR kaya tuloy late na naman ako sa class. Parati na lang akong late kahit saan. Kahit sa buhay parang nalilipasan na rin ako ng panahon. I felt like being left behind in the race for life.
Take paracetamol every after meal, that's in-between six hours. Then, sabayan mo ng sinutabs, but make sure your stomach is full. Okay, okay. I'm lending you this vcd for you to have something to laugh about. ---Sweetiepie, from house next door with love.
Sinabayan din niya ng six pork barbeque sticks ang Crying Ladies starring no less than Sharon Cuneta. The film was produced by Unitel Pictures, the same team who created American Adobo. Directed by young director Mark Meily, the film is basically about three generations of ladies who have tasted life's simple and only simple living. Ah pasensya na po kayo, wala lang talaga ako sa aking matinong ulirat ngayon kaya pakibasa na lang po ang mga sumusunod. Synopsis po ito ng film, lifted from www.cryingladies.com. For the benefit na rin ng hindi pa nakapanood ng film.

Meet the last of the professional mourners of Manila's Chinatown. The street smart Stella Mate (Sharon Cuneta) who dreams of a better job to be able to get back custody of her beloved son Bong (Julio Pacheco) whom she lost to ex-husband Guido (Ricky Davao). Then there is Doray (Hilda Koronel) a.k.a. Rhodora Rivera, a bit player of the '70's whose life revolves around the glory days of her B-movies career. And religious and naive Choleng (Angel Aquino) who simply cannot resist the sexual advances of her best friend's husband. These are the crying ladies - three women who decide to accept a part-time job to be the professional mourners for a traditional Chinese funeral for the late George Washington Chua, father of Wilson Chua (Eric Quizon).The story of these three women are given life in the context of a funeral wake. A heartwarming comedy, it sheds light on the struggles and little dreams of ordinary people living in the back streets of Chinatown. Stella's struggle to survive touches the hearts of all women who are in similar situations - making ends meet, estranged husband, the other woman and the pain of being separated from a child.The stories of Doray and Choleng are stories of every person's search for acceptance and significance. In Doray, it is through a faded movie career that never really takes off. In Choleng, it is through a forbidden love affair. The movie is also a story of compassion and forgiveness. During the wake, when Wilson encounters his father's other family, he learns to accept them. And when going through his father's personal effects, he begins to truly understand his father and cries out for a lost relationship.Finally, Crying Ladies is a story of hope and triumph. Amidst all these, the women survive and emerge victorious in the many little ways that make up real life. A son learns to forgive his father and beyond that, he forgives himself. Crying Ladies will move you to tears... and laughter... but mostly it will move you.Crying Ladies is another venture of Unitel Pictures, the same company that produced the highly successful American Adobo. Based on a Palanca Award-winning script, the storyline attracted the interest of megastar Sharon Cuneta and screen legend Hilda Koronel. They are joined by outstanding actors, Eric Quizon, Angel Aquino and Ricky Davao. The movie was written and directed by Mark Meily and produced by Tony Gloria, both are well-known and recognized among the advertising circle.

The only thing that will leave viewers crying out foul is it's too much arrangements or sponsorships. The film could have been a lot better if it weren't for the exposure of this sponsorships that are exasperatingly too much to see in a film full of positive expectations. Naku, makailang beses bang i-endorse ang McDo? At yung, Alaska. In a way may relevance din ito sa film. It only proves that Pinoys are fond of joining or perhaps gambling different kinds of contests in the hope to bring home the prizes at stake.

Nakakatuwa yung scene ni Bella Flores. Sana mapanood ko ung Darna and the Giants para mapanood kong tapakan ng higante si Rhoda Rivera.

World record feat by my brother

I wasn't actually aware of this until my brother suddenly notified me over the cellphone. I mean for almost four months of no talks, not even asking me if I'm still alive ('coz we're living islands apart) it really broke the silence between us, literally.

Ayun, all he was bragging me about was their world record attempt to break the world's largest human rainbow. I know everyone has already been familiar with this. At ako na utol niya at that ngayon ko lang nalaman. Pero, I can see nothing significant about that, well at least for me. But for the country that I abhored most of the times, thats indeed a great thing to be proud of. Of course nothing will beat Patricia Evangelista's winning the championship in the International Public Speaking Contest at London (at least for me).

PUP is celebrating their centennial year. That's a good jumpstart for Salvador and the PUP community. It has always been our aspiration to bring together people who have been forced to go to different countries in search of greener pastures for a grand reunion of all times. 31,000 participants, hindi nga biro yun.



Bale isa siya dun sa mga nakasuot ng red t-shirt. Astig no. Bago ko nakita itong picture na 'to, akala ko naman isa siya dun sa pitong members ng human rainbow na yun.

I learned a couple of lessons from these endeavor. Firstly, with perseverance and commitment, we can possibly flock hordes of people of different background (culture, race, tribe) if we are just steadfast with our aim to solidify our unity and concretize our being one nation. Mahirap mag-convince ng mga tao na maging part ng rainbow lalo pa't walang compensation ito. Bukod siyempre sa effort at pagod, gagastos ka rin. But they were united because of one goal: to break the world record. That's inspired and motivated them to an uncertain level. If we Filipinos were just full of motivation, perseverance to break free from the clutches of poverty, eh 'di sana naka-world record ang Philippines as world's fastest growing economy.

Secondly, puwedeng rin daanin ang controversy, away o 'di pagkakaunawaan sa ganitong uri ng endeavor. Maraming issue kasing kinakaharap ang PUP in terms of leadership, hindi raw legitimate ang pagkakaupo ni Salvador sa PUP. Ang issue rin tungkol sa substandard facilities, hindi ma-deny.

My Nikon camera!

Nikon FM10 SLR Camera, always be my travel buddy.