Adventures and Stuff from David

above the law

2011-12-12T00:37:00.002+08:00

no one is above the law..except tricycles

diet

2011-12-05T02:26:00.003+08:00

suddenly had night cravings and thought about eating the same thing again for the past possibly decade. The way I figure it, our body is superbly designed to handle most of anything in moderation. The more we take in the longer our body takes to recover or our body adapats or worst breaks down. For example if you've been drinking coke everyday for the past 10 years your body develops and becomes contaminated with the sugar hence diabetes, eat bbq every day you get colon cancer but eat it once every few weeks and our body can burn it off. So If only I can continuously eat different things and vary between health and unhealthy and I guess i'll be a little healthier.. pero bukas ko na lang sisimulan kakatamad magiba pa ng kakainin. Cheese sandwich and milk sana wala akong ma form na sakit.

Goodbye NU107

2010-11-05T23:37:00.004+08:00

I read the newspaper this morning and saw the latest pictures of the NU107 rock awards in the lifestyle section, I had a big sigh on my way to the bathroom... "another rock awards missed". I've went to 2 rock awards before and man they were fun , different, with a tinge of danger and were terribly entertaining at the same time, but this time it was different, on the column it said it was the last rock awards. While driving on the way to do an errand , I turned on the radio as I usually do and pressed 6 on the memory button to access 107.5 as I have ritually done for 18 years. But today was different, today the DJ's were all saying goodbye, talking about the good old days and their fondest memories on air. Listeners we're calling , someone called saying because of NU she took up broadcasting, all the regular shows were saying their farewells as NU would be making its final airing on sunday.

I was shocked, and suddenly remembered how old I was, there were listeners now who weren't even born when I started listening. I remember I started listening to NU when burning things on disc was done in a chemistry laboratoryand copying to a stick means absolutely nothing. I drove an old boxtype liftback Corolla we called dimples because of the holes back in the 90s, my whole barkada all 10 of them would fit in the car, and we would run to Centerpoint with station number 6 on the speed dial, 107.5 ,playing on the radio while dodging thru espana. The Dawn , the Eraserheads, The Youth... back then they called it underground not indie and it was only NU who had the balls to play them on air. They were then until now unapologetic and held art over commercialism. They played stuff out of the norms and didn't care whether the businessmen think this is not what the public wants and this is not whats the latest rave in Los Angeles. I took NU107 as a model for individuality and artistic integrity. Doing things against the flow, not afraid to try something new, not sticking with tried and tested formulas these were the things I saw in NU while I was growing up , it was my kinda station and they played great rock music too! While other statoins played Pearl Jam's Daughter and everyone thought it was a love song .. they played Pearl Jam's Animal.

NU had some of the best talk shows , I listened to Jake and Joey in my dad's car on our way to school, It was a cool thing to see your dad listen to NU instead of AM news. 18 years later its now all coming to an end, so what do I do now , what station do I set number 6 on, to make matters worst my new-2nd hand car(its a 2000 model) doesnt have mp3 just a cassette and a changer at the back so I rely a lot these days on the radio for in car entertainment. When I hit 30 I told my self I'll try to keep up with the latest music trends so I dont hit the generation gap with my younger staff too early. NU usually played the latest , coolest rock music so I know Ill always be updated ..now what? Goodbye NU 107, thank you for keepin me company all those years. I think because of NU , Filipino music continued to flourish and even evolve, and not end up like what happend to the local movie industry. Hopefully NU doesn't end up like those 80s and 90s movies where a rock radio station will be converted to a easy listening or new age station in the name of commerce. Keep that artistic integrity alive.

For Sale

2010-07-15T03:08:00.004+08:00

SOLD na.. goodbye Aia.. thank you for all the happy memories

With a heavy heart i'm selling Aia...
Ford Lynx RS 2004 2.0
ABS/Airbags 16in Rims, K&N Filter
Body Color Themed Interior
Sound Setup
Touch Screen TV/DVD/Ipod Stereo
Very Fresh
P400k

Laos na salita

2009-10-27T21:56:00.000+08:00

Kanina on the way home me naalala akong salita na super tagal ko ng di naririnig...di na kasi uso.. "chicken feed" .. to mean na super dali.. kayang kaya. sabagay 80s word yon or baka earlier pa. Ngayon meron ng "panis" or mas bago na "chika" na yan. siguro ang "chicken feed" eh kasabay ng "wow pare heavy" . la lang naisip ko lang..

Rants on politics

2009-10-01T22:05:00.000+08:00

Just Ranting...

Was havin a discussion about how bad the politicians where. Using of funds for flood control for extravagant overseas trips, railroading of impeachment complaints.. thank God we are the Land of People Power as the government would certainly screw up the relief effort. There are a lot of government officials whom corporations would not touch with a 10foot pole to be a line manager in their organizations. Sana ang next batch of leaders we have this coming elections hindi na yung isip kagaya ng dati.. I doubt if we'll ever be like Singapore who had the masterful idea of giving high salaries for Government officials to attract the best of the best, I think we're too far off and we'll endup paying or giving unworthy people even more money. I pray this elections we get a new batch of leaders whose mindset is "I'd like to lead in Government so people can see how good I am on what I can do", para ipagyabang ang galing nila ba. Like if a person is a great organizer and leader, or a person with great foresight, that person would run and lead to show that I am the best of the best of what I do. Parang Ill go sa government kasi yon ang pinnacle to show how good I am. Kasi my opinion now is that ang mindset ng tatakbo is.. "Im running kasi I want to be in power, and i'll probably not make it on any other field, with power, people looks up to me" . I dont agree anymore on persons runnning on the mindset of "Gusto ko tumulong" , too many has said so pero panay ningas cogon lang, kasi after tumulong , wala na , coudln't do the other work that needs to be done. Best case scenario is "I want to run because I want to make things better and I know how to do it" pero.. parang wala atang ganon at mahirap makahanap ng ganon. Jaded na ko kasi ok na ko too have really smart and talented leaders who get the job done but might steal..rather than getting the inept one's who also steals. Parang ang hirap kasi makahanap ng magaling at mabait... Marcos was smart pero he didnt get the Job done..and hindi rin sya mabait...so dont mistake him for what I'm describing. We need someone who can get our country working like a well oiled world class corporation.. walang nasasayang..2 steps ahead magisip, may synergy, may process, may quality, may constant improvement, optimized, lahat ng growth potential ineexplore... Kung pwede lang maghire .. patak patak tayo lahat .. kuha tayo ng magaling na CEO. Performance evaluation lahat ng barangay captain, mayor, congressmen..sino over budget, sino walang growth potential, sino ang laging in the RED..FIRED! mga lumang sistema? low productivity.. i-retire and bili ng bago, go Green! haay wala lang.. kung magsalita ako as if its that easy.. just ranting kasi been reading lots of stuff on facebook on various political controversies ..kung kailan kaka disaster pa! Tulog time.

Sa tao ng jollibee the Fort at atbp

2009-09-28T15:05:00.000+08:00

Saturday, during the eve of storm Ondoy, we went to The fort to grab dinner as there was no electricity in Makati, hoping that there was an open resto . Jollibee was still open and there was a lot of customers waiting. As usual orders were backing up as that branch surely was working on a skeletal crew and had no deliveries from the Commisary. I don't know wether they were still open for humanitarian reasons or financial as it was only them and pancake house that were still operational(incidentally that same pancake house was the only one open during milenyo) , but we were really thankful they were still open. Who I would really like to commend was the staff of that Jollibee for doing their best to serve everyone there. Customers there were the one's who live nearby and looking for some sort of temporary relief as they probably are not able to cook or had to stop by for dinner before marching on to their homes , or those who were stranded in their offices in the Fort Area . Imagine getting an overflow of customers, all tired , hungry , wet , frustrated, and all filled with anxiety wether theyre homes , families and friends are safe. And I bet the crew were feeling the same anxiety and fatigue , and yet some of the crew were still flashing that same old Jollibee smile ,and there was even one guy running ..literally flying as he was jumping over the few steps in the dining area just so he could come back quickly to the counter to get the next batch of orders delivered. Their dedication to the customers were exemplary. You could really feel the tension in the air , thank fully there were only a few customers who were bitching , in front of us in line was one who was complaining why her order wasnt their yet. Maybe the stressed has gotten into her , we dont know. Normally if your order took too long you follow up and if it takes longer you complain, but not during a calamity! Be thankful that they are still serving and not telling you to take a hike , wade thru flood waters ,and get your meal somewhere else. I could see the frustration on the cashiers face as the customer blabbed on about how her order is taking so long and the cashier tried her best to pacify her. I imagine the cashier probably worrying wether everyone in her family was safe or her parents texting her to come home , and dealing with a complaining customer was the last thing on her mind. There were better customers whose orders were terribly delayed but didnt throw a fit, luckily our orders didnt take too long. Kudos to the dedication of that branch's staff.

I heard from my friend whose house was badly flooded in Marikina that local stores and bakeries were still open as the flood waters were rising just so they can provide supplies to the people nearby. Tinderos would be trying to keep their balance in flooded stores just so they can sell out much needed supplies. Hats off to them. Hats off to the guys who kept things running ,as seeing any semblance of order and basic services in times of catastrophe really raises some hopes for those badly affected. That was what my friend said as he moved to a 2nd floor construction area of a neighbor in marikina. He is now ok and cleaning up what he has left.

TRAPIK!

2009-09-22T16:52:00.000+08:00

papunta akong Las Pinas, alam mo natalaga kung matrapik ang isang lugar kung pagtingin mo pa lang sa Google earth ..trapik na! haaay good luck sa akin.

We Screwed her up bigtime

2009-09-21T21:44:00.000+08:00

I went on an invite from my friend Vic to shoot his event, part of our celebration of international Coastal cleanup day, there were probably a thousand people who volunteered to help in the cleanup.

The beach was probably no longer than 600meters long, just before the coastal road toll gates. Picture on the left is the picture of the beach, not wider than 20 meters, yet almost a thousand people volunteered to help out, and from what I saw it still seemed a heavy challenge for that many people to clean up such a small space. The trash is what gets washed ashore from the city. We really made a mess on this beach, we screwed her up big time . This beach was uninhabitted as it sits in a construction site of the reclamation area so there were no locals to blame for the filth, all that trash came from cities from pasay to as far as quezon city, who knows how many other beaches there we've contaminated.

During the whole thing I observed some guys who was quite queasy with the cleanup, either too macho , too vain, or just plain too much of a bum standing at the sidelines or at the shade watching the other students work, these guys are the ones who dont go far in life. Some students were wearing their havaianas , hoodie jackets and ipods.. big mistake , but I think it was a good reality check for them. It was a mix of Students, Army men, local government employees and other volunteers who were there hand in hand cleaning that small strip of beach, I cant imagine boracay turning out like this, it would be terribly horrible, but it is definitely possible as who knows were our trash will float up next. It was inspiring to see some of the students and civic org members who looks well to do , some look like business owners or the popular person in school, but just springed to action , grabbed handfulls of garbage and stuffed them in the sacks for collection. With a little luck, a few more , and a few more and a few more will spring to action to help out mother nature .

Weird Green Visitor

2009-08-26T20:52:00.000+08:00

This morning, I had one of the weirdest visitors that appeared in our bathroom. I've had quite a few frogs chillin out in the bathroom during rainy days as my apartment sits besides 2 grassy open lots and have an expansive garden , there was once were a small 4inch snake appeared in my dirty kitchen, I thank God I've never met the mother. This morning my roommate told me as I was on my way to the bathroom that there was a turtle there,may pagong daw... Shocked I looked and there it was , a turtle as big as a pringles lid, chilling near the drain pipe. I have no idea how it got there. The drain pipe was covered with a grill, the bathroom was about 10 meters from the nearest door, and I doubt if turtles grow in the wild here in the Fort. The turtle was one of those usual pet variety, with a yellow stripe on its neck. I swept it over to the dust pan and let it go outside of the garden. Im hoping thats the last of the critters that would visit my bathroom. Just plain weird.

My Car - bagong Facial

2009-08-25T20:21:00.000+08:00

Had my car exterior detailed at ERacing in Araneta Ave QC. Pictorial after .. ang ganda ni Aia! The best sa eracing!

Goodbye Tita Cory!

2009-08-11T14:23:00.001+08:00

I remember it was after a shoot I was covering for Childrens Hour where Pres. Cory was the speaker , myself and the other staff of Childrens hour was wishing for a photo-op with her. We waited for her to pass by the aisle on her way out of the Manila Penn Ballroom so we could have our pictures taken, Coming from the stage she started walking towards us with the Childrens hour director in tow, the director asked her if we could get some pictures with her, she obliged and we were all quite star struck and froze up, I was even thinking before of raising my hands with the L sign during the photo op. Since I was the least bashful, I started easing my way towards her to get the best position, she then grabbed me by my arm and pulled me to her side and said "o halika na wag na kayo mahiya" , I hurriedly gave my camera to Vic so we could have the picture, solo pa, but I completely forgot about the Laban sign. She obliged us with a few more pix even though she just passed up a lot of CEO's and Business Bigwigs who also where gawking for a photo op with her. She then thanked us for the service we were giving and left. I admit I've done my share of star photo ops of people I admire or are quite interesting. Some of the stars, I feel, allow photo ops with fans as part of their duty , almost mechanical , like they cant refuse else they'll end up being called mayabang. When it was with Tita Cory(nax feeling close tita), I felt it was genuine, that she really liked to have her picture taken with us. It didnt feel at all like having your picture taken with a politician while the politician simply does it to appeal to the Masas. It was a truly genuine experience. There was humility , softness yet with a strong presence in her . We were definitely lucky and honored to have had a few minutes with her, and the country is lucky to had her as a servant. Goodbye po.

mga pagkaing sosyalin

2009-08-11T14:22:00.001+08:00

Sa palagay ko lang ....

subukan nyo magtanong sa kahit sinong simpleng tao sa kalye at malamang pag tinanong mo sya kung ano ang sosyal na pagkain, wala ng sososyal pa sa Chicken Cordon Bleu. Pangalan palang kasi ang sossy na. Sapalagay ko basta ang pagkain eh me apelyido.. sossy sya... what do I mean?

Ang pritong manok, inihaw na baboy , fried chicken, roast pig, nilagang baka, tinolang manok, sinigang na isda.. hindi sossy ang dating. regardless kung sinigang na Aruwana pa sya, hindi sossy pakinggan ang sinigang na isda. Pero.. pag me apelyido na ..

Chicken cordon Bleu

Beef Stroganoff

Pasta Primavera

Chicken Ala King

Beef Bulgogi

pagnapakinggan mo.. ang sosyal kahit sa ibang malalaking canteen eh available na sila parang pag me handa ka na ganon.. big time. Wala lang

baduy hirits!

2009-08-11T14:20:00.000+08:00

texted my girlfriend "AIMEE!" then she quickly and angrily replied "Sinong Aimee!" I then texted her Kenneth! She got angrier..then I texted her the meanings and a few more :) this made my day. Baduy Hirits ko for the summer:

AIMEE - Aimees You!
Kenneth - I Kenneth Smile Without You
Angie - Angierap pag wala ka
Halle Berry - Halle Love you Berry Much
Kyla - Kaylab u
Eula and Myla - Eulayt up Mylayp

Feel free to add sa kabaduyan! :) , wag ng tom jones at thundercats ha.. luma na yon.

my opinion on the Tsip Tao thing

2009-04-03T16:34:00.000+08:00

Was on facebook tapos nakita ko may parang join the group thing(dont know what to call those things) looking for 1000000 members to ask Tsip Tao to apologize. Since we Filipinos are Super sensitive sa ganito (like kina claire danes at yung sa desperate housewives ba yon(?)) , I think we shouldnt ask for an apology for people like him, kasi sino ba sya para hingan pa natin ng apology, tapos me naririnig pa akong magrarally? My opinion on this eh, instead of asking for an apology, just give em pain, pag pinoy ka nakita mo sya sa street sa hongkong, bangga banggain mo. Instead of magrally sa kung saan saan na park sa hongkong, dapat magpunta sa headquarters nung magazine at sa bahay non gawin kagaya ng ginawa sa boracay mansion, binato ng itloy , isda, at pero this time wag nyo na iplastic . Ganun. Sayang pa panahon sa apologies.

Wedding Photography Samples 08-09

2009-04-01T09:15:00.000+08:00

Shots I took from various Weddings I covered 2008-mar2009 posted on
http://davidmakulit.multiply.com/photos . Thanks for viewing!

Wedding Photos

2009-03-27T20:32:00.000+08:00

Posted Wedding Photos from 2008 and 2009 in 2 albums. Check em out
http://davidmakulit.multiply.com/photos/

Wedding Photos from 2008

2009-03-27T20:13:00.000+08:00

Shots from 2008 weddings

http://davidmakulit.multiply.com/photos/album/133/2008_Wedding_Photos

Thought for the day

2009-03-26T20:45:00.000+08:00

actually kahapon ko pa to naisip, sobrang busy lang kaya di makablog

"Kahit super funny ka pa, kailangan mo pa rin ng ibang tao para matawa ka"

Thought for the Day

2009-02-27T08:54:00.000+08:00

Ang Paboritong Pasta ng mga Tunay na macho .. "Penne"

Eto nakakabadtrip rin for girls

2009-02-26T08:39:00.000+08:00

Nagcocover ako ng kasal kagabi ng naisip ko..

Nakakabadtrip siguro kung girl ka tapos na-first kiss ka nung ikaw kasi ang nakasalo ng bouquet at na kiss ka sa ibat ibang parte ng katawan dahil kailangan gayahin nyo yung couple kung san sila magkikiss. Badtrip yon, lalo na kung di mo type ang guy, mas badtrip kung medyo may edad ka na at ang pinagkakatagotago mong first kiss eh sa game pa nakuha.

naisip ko lang.

Lotto at Boto

2009-02-19T15:36:00.000+08:00

On my way to manila from makati, I passed by around 4 lotto outlets. I knew there was an outlet because everyone of them had around 30 people or more queueing to get a ticket. Todays jackpot was P200M. Everyone was holding a ticket, glancing at it again and again, checking it once, checking it twice, praying on the ticket, puting all hopes in the piece of paper in the palm of there hands.

Sana lang.. kung gaano kaseryoso tayo tumaya sa lotto, ganon rin tayo bumoto. Yun talagang iniisip , sineseryoso at pinagdadasal ang nilalagay sa balota. Talo pa natin ang nanalo sa lotto pag magaling na kandidato ang manalo.

Eto nakakabadtrip na nangyari today

2009-02-12T15:54:00.000+08:00

Gabi na and I had my usual dinner to the near by canteen sa next building. Since I work at the fort, some of the buildings are quite far from each other. Habang kumakain parang namukhaan ko yung isang pumasok, forgot his name kasi di ko naman sya kaclose pero namumukhaan ko sya. Taga UST rin sya na kabatch namin... eto ang nakakabadtrip.. feeling ko mas mataba na ko sa kanya (not by much of course) eh dati naman malayo katawan namin 13 yrs ago. Yon ang nakakabadtrip.. makakakita ka ng old classmate tapos sya di man lang nagevolve ang katawan .

- eto me kababuyan.. badtrip #2.. after dinner, nagkape ako.. instant ang epek ng kape.. Red alert agad, kailangan mag CR, eh halos kalahating kilometro pa ata ang kinainan kong resto sa building namin..nilakad ko pa..ang badtrip..ang hangin at lamig pag gabi..so taas balahibo na ko eh para pakong tinatapat sa aircon.. DUSA! Buti umabot ako. Pinagdasal ko talaga na wag mastuck sa elevator.

Fun Fact : Tuwing kailan may bulsa dapat ang polo

2009-02-11T06:54:00.000+08:00

Just learned this 2 weeks ago, halatang di ako in sa fashion norms. Ayon sa bisita namin na around 50ish something british guy and american guy, pag mga cocktails or panggabi na event ang polo mo dapat eh walang bulsa, pag for work dapat meron.

observation lang - why pinoys are good abroad

2009-02-10T17:01:00.000+08:00

One of our client from the US visited one of our teams (Im in I.T. by the way) trying to see what services we offer and how he can sell it in the US. We had one of the senior engineer assist me in answering the queries, actually that person is to answer all the persons and I was just to help facilitate it like a GRO, tagaabot ng kape. Anyway I think the Senior engineer did a splendid job but what suprised me was that a few weeks ago, this same guy did a mock presentation of the same stuff and he didnt do so well. Baka nagpractice ? baka less pressure since he was in his work place as opposed to the mock interview where he presented in a conference room? IT got me thinking... how about this theory.. di kaya connected ang pagiging foreigner ng pinepresentan nya ? We always are very friendly and hospitable to guests pero more so to foreigners for some reason. Baka sa ayaw natin mapahiya sa other races, we go the extra mile. So mga tao sa abroad mas productive, mas masipag and mas mababait. Or instead of "ayaw mapahiya" it also helps that foreigners specially those in 1st world countries are intolerable to some of our 3rd world attitude so we are forced to comply and dahil di tayo lulusot , ambabaet at ang sisipag ng mga pinoy sa abroad. Sa abroad kasi wala rin yung ibang usual suspects stuff that help more or less cultivate some of our negative culture, walang tricycle, walang katulong, wala rin ang parents mo na kahit 40 ka na eh nakikitira ka pa rin at hihingan mo ng pera, walang masisising government na "eh bakit ako susunod eh sila nga hindi" , wala or mas konti yung mga taong pwede mo na lang daan sa pakiusap,..oops nagiging rantings tong blog na to..parang tumalon ako ng topic. Siguro for us here in the country who mingle with foreigners we always want to show how good we are, tapos for those outside the country we dont have a choice so we cant show how bad we are. I'm not generalizing pero para umiksi lang ang blog eh ganito namuna.

thoughts

2009-01-21T14:21:00.002+08:00

just venting out lang... probably not worth reading

I really just want to keep moving, I don't want to stop , be like a machine... everytime I stop this big bad monster looming over me suddenly catches up and crushes my spirit. have to keep moving, have to keep busy.

photoclub

2009-01-13T14:05:00.001+08:00

may photoclub ba sa the fort area? any suggestions?

photoclub

2009-01-13T14:05:00.000+08:00

may photoclub ba sa the fort area? any suggestions?

Daddys at AM Radio

2009-01-13T05:31:00.000+08:00

Napansin ko lang, pag tumatanda or nagiging Daddy nahihilig sa AM. Yung mga kaibigan ko na Me mga family na, dati RX , NU at Magic ang radio nila, ngayon AM . hmmmm. tinanong ko ang friend ko sabi nya he listens because of the news .. come to think of it, subukan nyo tanungin ang mga tatay figures madalas uptodate sila sa current events, baka its a natural tendency na pag may family ka na you try to become more aware of everything else thats happening. napansin ko lang

Sample Wedding Album - Ramil And Lanies Wedding

2008-12-09T11:16:00.000+08:00

http://davidmakulit.multiply.com/photos/album/115/Ramil_And_Lanie

An Advertising nightmare

2008-11-27T13:18:00.000+08:00

Super thanks from singapores best Leny C. for giving the photo she took in the supermarket.. see you soon lensky ! (http://lenycruzado.multiply.com)

Check out this photo: The girl is wearing a tudong, part of traditional muslim clothing.
I can only imagine the tagline they placed for this commercial, it probably went something like this "We swear , cross our heards, this girl has soft shiny beautiful hair, just look at her smile, promise it really is"

the good thing of being filipino in the financial crisis

2008-11-19T14:52:00.000+08:00

I was talking to a friend of mine over coffee regarding one of the american companies here who was laying off people . The company started out strong this year hiring people here and there with huge salaries practically driving a huge salary hike for the entire software industry. Now,t hey were laying off people , but according to some rumors was giving out hefty packages in return.

My friend and I then thought, its still a good deal, yes you did lose your job and got escorted of the building , but for serving a few months majority of which was spent in training then get like 6 figure seperation packages, not bad I would say. But what we agreed on was that the really good part of the deal is that these guys are filipino. I think for being one of the friendliest bunch of people to the point of being exploited , one of the good things we get out of it is that we are practically welcome everywhere. The prevalent spirit of pakikisama is working for us in these hard times.

Well lets take the guys who got laid off for example, they have really big salaries that cant be handled by other companies plus there is a hiring slowdown in the local IT industries, so the alternative is join the everpopular work abroad route. We look now into the usual suspects for places of work, the US and Singapore. But these countries are now in recession, they cant accomodate people there , they have problems of their own. Holdon, look into the past, the 80s!, the middle east!... until now there almost a million of us there and Dubai is still looking for tons of people . We can still go there. What am I getting at and what does being filipino have to do about going to Dubai? Well they dont hate filipinos in the middle east, but from what you see in the news there are some negative feelings for westeners. Not all races have the welcome mat open to them as we do. We go to the Saudi, you get a guy named Habib saying "Hey My friend, you filipino? adobo masarap!" , we are welcome there. If we go to other developing countries like vietnam, thailand , malaysia we even look like the locals there, Pinoy Telenovelas are a hit in the provinces of malaysia. In some areas however I dont think they like the chinese a lot ,like the ethnic cleansing in malaysia and indonesia that happened a few decades ago, but for us we're cool there , there aint no hatin us homeboys . Some of my old colleagues even are assigned to eastern european countries , one of them last I heard is in that place where Borat came from,, Kazahkstan. He didnt have a problem blending in, I guess its probably because we kinda look like central asians. On a side note a friend of mine who went to ireland told me pinoys there are a hit because of their exotic looks. PINOYS , wether handsome or not ! finally! we guys can reap the benefits that usually the filipinas only enjoy with the white dudes. And Ireland is another place thats slowly emerging , I think its either dublin or belfast whose slowly becoming an IT hub. I havent heard that Japan had been harshly hit by the financial crisis, so thats another place where we could go and are surely welcome, 10 years from now we will probably have more than a few hundred thousand half japanese half filipino children . We dont hate the jews, if someone asks me if I like the jews Ill tell them only if its dalandan or orange, sometimes apple is ok but it gives me gas. Israels another place to go but I dont think theres much IT work there. What Im driving at is that although we have negative effects of our culture , like not being to straight forward, manana habit, bahala na attitude etc etc, there are some good things we still get out of for being a race with a fleasing fersonality. I havent heard of any foreign group from my several travels abroad who ever made general comments about our culture, like being too abrasive,or too boastful, superiority complex, dodgy about money matters, or anything that would wanna make them avoid dealing with us. Worst I've heard is that were too bashful or too indirect which in some cultures is a good thing like Japan. But my favorite comment about us, my all time favorite ... is that We're always laughing. An american asked me where was I from , I told him from the Philippines and he said, "Oh filipinos, always in groups with your picnic baskets, adobo, sinigang and are always laughing" I think the only race that doesnt like us are.. from my opinion, probably those filipinos abroad whom we get to read on articles and stuff who hates the Idea why they were ever born brown. Para sa mga ganon..dapat hindi na pinapakain ng sinigang at adobo. BAWAL dapat.

My opinion lang.

thought for the day

2008-11-13T06:13:00.000+08:00

Ang nagpapakamatay kaya sa mga billboard , nagiingat pag umaakyat?

Christmas Best Kept Secret

2008-11-11T12:13:00.000+08:00

Quick blog for the day:

"Ang best kept secret pag pasko eh ang Codename mo sa Kris Kringle at kung sino ang baby mo"

What a name...pek2 shorts

2008-11-07T12:10:00.000+08:00

Ill try to write this in english so it sounds more objective. Warning contains profanity, kinda.

I was talking to a friend of mine who has a clothing company , he was trying to get the wardrobe for a shoot and I asked him to get some jeans, a trenchcoat and shorts that are short but fitting but not sport shorts but... they are popularly called pekpek shorts. I dont know who coined the name but for some reason it stuck. Guy or girl, they call it pekpek shorts and its been called since for a few years now. Anyone know what they are really called?

It'll probably be weird to see a sign in greenhills "Buy one take one pekpek shorts" I can imagine someone buying lotsa stuff in the stalls , just pointing and buying stuff "Miss! kuha ko 2 bag na yan 3 lacoste, 2 gladiator, 2 preggy tsaka 3 buy one take one na pekpek" , then the saleslady would answer back "Ay nako maam yung preggy namin ubos na tapos malaki tong mga pekpek dito di magkakasya" .

Just some random , senseless thoughts for the day, and ill leave you with a quote from the famous story of Sgt Puker.. Dont forget the R!

Mga Girls Bakit nga ba don?

2008-11-05T15:38:00.000+08:00

Naisip ko lang kasi napagkwentuhan namin ng friend ko na susumbong ko sya sa nanay nya...

Bakit ba ginagawa ng mga nanay at mga tita na pag nagagalit sila sa mga anak or pamangkin na babae eh kukurutin sa singit? Yun ba ang pinakamatinding pain pressure point ng girls? At kung oo nga.. eh di dapat pagnagaaway ang girls wag na magsabunutan .. go for the kill!! kurutin mo!

nasa opis ako , so mamaya paguwi ko ng bahay susubukan ko kurutin sarili ko sa singit, sa leeg , sa kili kili. pero feeling ko mas masakit sa leeg kasi sinubukan ko lang ngayon masakit na hindi ko pa nilalakasan.

wala lang.

Mas Masarap pag pinaghirapan

2008-09-16T18:28:00.000+08:00

Medyo me kababuyan to.

Alam nyo yung feeling na gutom na gutom ka na tapos me mga biscuit naman at tinapay sa bahay pero iintayin mo pa rin ang nilulutong ulam na paborito mo para mas feel mo ang sarap ng pagkain? Or lalo na ang mga mountaineers, kahit pagod napagod na sila , tyatyagain nila dahil alam nila, kasama ng pagod, lalong magiging mas maganda ang view sa ibabaw ng bundok.

Ganyan ang iniisip ko nung nasa galleria ako ng isang beses. Medyo naeebs ako pero code green pa lang.. hindi pa code red.. kaya pa, tapos habang nasa galleria ako nakita ko me binebenta na cushioned toilet seat, naisip ko ,syet ang sosyal nya. Bumili ako ng kulay blue para panglalaki. Bitbit bitbit ko sya pabalik sa kotse at excited na excited ako lalo na't code green. pagdating sa bahay... nakupo asa gate pa alng code yellow na! sabi ko relax stay calm . Marahan kong nilabas ang bagong toilet seat ,inalis ko muna ang existing na nakalagay at dahan dahan ko ng kinabit ang bago. Habang iniinstall ko ang bago, ayan na..code RED na.. taas balahibo na..sabi ko be calm.. ilang ikot na alng na screw at nakakabit na. Ayan na its time for the inaugural! pagupo ko, haay ang lambot at tapos ilang segundo lang...

A Strong Lesson on reality - Continuation

2008-09-16T18:17:00.000+08:00

A week has passed since the robbery and yesterday was the deadline for the parents to either pay or present their children. I was doubtful of hearing from them. I tried not to think of the parents in cahoots with the children and are probably laughing their asses off since we asked for only 5k when they can fence the stolen stuff for way way more. I tried to keep an open mind on this , the parents seemed like nice people. The day was long and I had tons of stuff to do, I forgot about the meeting time actually , Jonjon called me to say that the parents were there together with the children. I was suprised.

They were apologetic and returned all the stolen stuff. I actually wanted to teach the kids a lesson and get them to do some community service, jonjon was more kind hearted as he forgave the children and asked them to comeover on christmas. I actually felt good that day as peolples decency and goodness prevailed. The parents ,even with the financial problems returned all the goods , I dont know of course if they beat the crap out of their children but thats a different story,and being thru to their word, they came over on the right time and delivered. I'm not sure if it was because of the way we treated them , as we tried to treat them with as much leniency as we could , or maybe its just them. I felt good as I think goodness prevailed on both parties , although not always, its always nice to think that we shouldn't count out the goodness in people to do the right thing. Plus our house is like a military fort now with motion activated lights , and alarm, plus a barbwire fence on the side. Best part is I got my stuff back. I dont know if the kids learned their lessons, I hope they did.

A Strong Lesson on Reality !

2008-09-08T14:20:00.000+08:00

Medyo mahaba tong story na to.

September 7.Yesterday there was a break-in in my apartment in a village in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. 4 Teenagers ,ages 12-15 broke in , stole my roommates iPod, 2 of my watches and an old cellphone. Our house is usually empty during the day as we go to work or work on errands, my landlords house is virtually always empty as they have another home . On sunday afternoon the gardener(sosyal me gardener) saw some people coming out of the house, she shouted and the kids ran and scrampled away.They went in thru the grills in the windows as one of them were really small almost as thin and lanky as a 7 year old kid. After some investigation by our landlord ,they traced the kids back to the squatters area in the village , they caught one of the kid who immediately brokedown and was caught, the others left their homes and are still unseen by their parents til now. The kid was jailed in the barangay hall awaiting transfer to the DSWD the next day. During this time I was in tagaytay covering an event, when I first found out my initial thought was "gulpihin na lang, street justice" and "walang kwentang mga magulang, salot na mga squatter" . Well, I was really pissed off, I left the event a few hours early to rush back to my apartment to findout what was stolen. Total 2 watches and an old phone were missing cost of around 10k or more as one of the watches was a gift . I've faced some roberries before, one was when some house help stole from my grandmother and another when we caught someone in our home in manila. From these experience I learned that we have a social responsibility to make sure that these evil people stay behind bars, Its because people would not like to be bothered in their day to day activities that petty criminals get away as no one press charges, so I said to myself, I would follow thru with this and make sure I do the right thing.

Ok next day passes, I call the office that i'll be taking the day off , I drive down to the Barangay hall with jonjon my housemate. The Barangay hall was a typical one, near a school in a densely populated area , actually the barangay hall there was a lot better than the one's I'd been too, men were in uniform and looks a bit professional for barangay standards that is. There I saw Joseph , 12 years old, hair all curly and unbrushed, dark skinned , looks as if he's been plying the streets for quite a while. He hasn't eaten since the night and could not look anybody straight in the eye. I felt sorry for him,but I had to confront him to make him realize the gravity of the situation. I met his mother first , she was very apologetic but more to my shock was that she was willing to turn over her son to the DSWD to instill some values in him. Her story was like something out of a radio drama, labandera living with 4 children, Joseph was from her first husband. Both husbands have gone now. Joseph would end up to be the troublemaker, she told me stories how she would try to beat some discipline into him, to try to plead that he stay in school and how Joseph would runaway with his barkada in the wee hours of the night, his mother would then scour from house to house trying to find him at 2am in the morning . Her mother told me that she was giving up as working , taking care of her other 3 kids and constantly stressing over joseph was being too much for her, she was willing to turnover her son to the DSWD.

We waited for an hour for paperwork and stuff in the barangay hall, I kept on scolding and confronting joseph, ..poor kids.. trying to do some mindgames with him.. I told him how pitiful he look and that his other 3 cohorts were now having fun and laughing at his expense, how he should pity his mother for what she has been going thru, how he is wasting his time away, how pissed off I was and how lucky he was that I didnt shoot him right there (I was just bluffin). I did this on and on and on as though it was an interogation hoping it would shock the bad out of him , traumatize him enough to realize his wrong ways. I felt bad in doing this , like a big bully, but sometimes tough love needs to happen.

Finally we went on out way to the DSWD office in taguig, everyone was suprised at his age, 12yo, they all felt bad on how someone so young could easily fall. We talked to the head of that section, a woman in her 40's and she told us that she couldnt take in Joseph as he is still quite young and it should be the parents who needs take responsibility on this , that the children should not be passed to the government if they start to fall. We ended up in a stalemate , on one hand the barangays and village security I was with said that this kid has been a constant trouble maker and should be given a lesson, the mothers are not equipped to take care of him, she's a single mother with 4 children . The DSWD head argues that we are not a rich country , boystown is overcrowded and she fears that Joseph will turn to worst if he gets sent there. She told us, boystown is not a orphanage type place, its bilibid for kids, children boil soap in place of rugby,the parents should take care of the kids. We could easily throw in issues of overpopulation and the now popular birth control issue and we got a whole editorial. We ended up following procedure, if the parents can be found, then the parents should be liable, we should go back to the barangay , get the other parents of the accused and settle things.

We went back to Dudes steakhouse and treated the barangay guys, even the mom and joseph to lunch. We tried to continuously get joseph to realize stuff, I even talked to his mom that I would scold her in front of her son just to make him feel bad. I think it worked.

Next step was to venture into the Squatters area in our village and convince the other parents of the robbers to go with us to the barangay hall. I was apprehensive to go, I asked the Tanod wether it would be safe as we were going to the "looban" and look for the other 3 parents. The driver of our landlord went with us who is also in the navy, he was in uniform so that kinda gave me a little bit sense of security although I would have been greatly reassured if he was packing a sidearm. Visions of FPJ movies came to mind where people would pop out of nowhere carrying sumpaks and pana's.. I tried not to think about it and just kept on thinking to just be alert, ready for anything. The 2 Tanods went first as we came in a bit late.. they turned to a corner then disapeared somewhere, I tried to follow together with the driver , we were on foot and the area at least wasn't as gloomy as the slums of tondo, it was more like a barrio look if anything else. Since we lost the tanods in the maze of houses, we waited in a bit of open area , there were 3 children playing tanching, kids more or less as old as Joseph. A few minutes later, the mother of one of the kids came carrying a big leather belt, she was shouting furiously at her son "Bat ayaw mo pumasok, walang mangyayari sa yo sa tanching ! Walang laman utak mo! Nagpapakahirap ako pagaralin ka tapos tatakas ka sa skwela para mag tanching!" , she shouted and shouted until the kid walked away from his playmates in embarassment, seemingly pissed at his mom for being annoying. I suddenly remembered joseph, same story.. mother working hard .. child not wanting to study. I suddenly thought his must be a thing with almost all the children . This was an example of the effect of the environment on the children, they had no role model to look up to and they showed little respect to their mothers who I would guess never had the chance to study or complete their studies.

Few moments after the tanods finally came out of the small alley's with the other parents in tow, I was relieved as we didnt have any trouble with them, I think it was mostly due to Joseph's mother imploring them to cooperate so that she didnt end up facing all the problems alone. Thank goodness as well that jonjon , my housemate , pushed to treat the mother to lunch together with the other barangay tanods as he felt bad for her. We ended up paying for her lunch, her sisters and Josephs as well.

On the barangay hall , we discussed with the parents, they told us that all the other children had not gone home, that they had ran away. Sadly all of them agreed that if the kids needs to be surrendered to the DSWD, then thats ok with them. Same story with all of them, lots of kids with 1 black sheep. The DSWD head suggested that we file staffa cases on the parents as we cant file anything with the children coz of their ages, so face to face with the other parents I tried to give my terms , they agreed. What we really wanted was for the parents to present to me their children so I could give them a good scolding and ask them to do some community service. Its either that or they pay us 25% of the cost at least else I would file charges against them. They had a week to get back to us. I was doubtful that anything would come to this.

We'll I wasnt about to file charges on the parents , that was a total bluff as I couldnt send these guys to jail , what of their families. It helped as well that they were nice looking people and was terribly embarassed of the ordeal. I doubt as well if they could pay the money, we actually didnt care much for the money as it was too small of an amount to replace what was lost, we just wanted to teach them a lesson . So at the end of all of this I didnt have much hope on getting any justice. I was hoping at least one of the kids would straighten up due to the stress he endured. One of the kids who was missing was a girl for crying out loud. So what did I learn? I learned I should be happy at least with the good stuff I enjoy. To be sent face to face with the harshness of reality really puts things into perpective. To be happy with what I have and what I got. I remembered Fr. Ben Villote, whom I researched on for the Blessed Theresa Award. On all barrios and areas he went to he would organize seminars , theaters, choirs, and other activities for the slum areas and he would transform that area to a pleasant place to live. He was the role model , and he gave the children and the people a venue to show their skills. The parent of joseph wasn't bad , probably not as smart but still as loving, so it was probably the environment that was pushing him to a life of crime. There was nothing to look forward to in the environment, I felt bad for him. I felt bad as well for the parents as I see in them that they really do not want this kind of life for their kids, I think a lot of the parents in that squatters area doesnt. There was probably a few hundred mothers there daily runs after their children to make sure they stay in school . I didn't know or met any of the other kids so I couldnt tell if they were really bad or just misguided. I felt bad as I know these problems are solveable only on a macro scale , that there is a similar scenario like this all over the country probabl happening right now. That to solve this problem so many things need to be fixed first, like corruption, mindset, culture, etc etc. I felt bad mostly as I lost 2 good watches! Pinaghirapan ko sa Japan ang isa non! Damn!!

sorry ang haba, sorry rin if there are typos and stuff. kakatamad icheck.. ang haba eh!

Eraserheads -The reunion - Abrupt Ending

2008-08-31T01:52:00.000+08:00

Just came from the eraserheads reunion concert. It started with Alapaap, the band rising from stage like a phoenix from the fire. There were pyrotechnics and dazzling displays at the background . For the longest time I can remember, it was probably the biggest local band concert in the country. It filled up the fort open grounds!, not even beyonce was able to do that. A band with all original songs who spearheaded a genre of their own, singing songs using the ordinary mans language straight from the heart , songs gen X and Y grew up to. Finally a band that filipinos paid to see that beat the foreign acts. All 4 of em was there, 15 songs was sang, there was kailan, shake your head, sem break, alapaap, with a smile, kamasutra, toyang ..forgot the others, everythings still a blur. Everysong by the band, I fell in nostalgia of a decade past. After 15 songs the band rested, a 20min break was announce for people to run to the restrooms and buy more food.. time to make some more money for the vendors.. Thirty? Maybe 40 minutes past, still no show, then the whole band came up on stage except one, Elys Sister was introduced, she read a letter, Ely was rushed to the hospital, the concert is ending , the stress of his mothers death and the concert itself has took its toll. The Promoter went on stage, asked for a minute of silence to pray for ely to be well, then that was that. The drama before the show started, ended with more drama.. The show still rocked, heck I think it was the best pinoy concert for the decade unless someone tops it in the remaining 2 yrs. It was well worth it, even if it didnt finish, get well soon ely.

Boracay Tips!! Get Cheap Thrills!

2008-08-26T15:13:00.000+08:00

Pupunta ako ng Boracay sa september, para makapunta don bibili ka ng plane ticket at magstay sa hotel..ang gastos! tapos alangan naman langoy ka lang ng langoy.. gigimik ka at mag wawatersport.. ang mahal kaya ng water sport!!!

Pero.. take note pero!... si kulas the bankero ("banker") eh me mga watersport na super mura..siguradong mageenjoy ka kahit mababa ang budget. Buti nalang nadiscover ko sya..

eto mga offer nya:
Jetski - P300 /30min , kaso di sagwan
Parasail, P500 / 1hr - kaso sa leeg tatale ang parachute
Snorkling P50/2hrs - bawal lang dumilat pag underwater
Island hopping P20/pax for 3 hrs kaso 1 way lang, pabalik eh P1500/pax
Banana boat P15.50 /pax 30min minimum of 2pax , kaso yung jetski na di-sagwan ang hihila.

san ka pa! go bora !

Goodbye Greeny

2008-08-12T11:23:00.000+08:00

Goodbye Greeny,

Soobrang badtrip ako before I left for the US. I went home to to prepare for the trip, packed my stuff, work clothes, padala, toiletries and of course looked for greeny my travelling slippers. A month ago we had our house painted, so everyone was moving stuff all over, I assumed someone moved stuff from my room so I called on our maid to find out where greeny was . I asked her had she seen my green slippers, she said much to my horror that they threw greeny away because it was already too worn down. I was sooooooper pissed off, I even taped, super glued and did all sorts of stuff just to try to keep greeny from breaking down completely and here our maid and probably even my mom made the mistake of throwing one of the most traveled slippers in the Philippines. That slipper practically went to all the places Ive went too, All over the US, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, France, India , and a lot of major tourist sites all over the Philippines. There was one time I got a point and shoot camera wet just because greeny slipped off my foot going down from a boat in boracay so I had to jump and grab him before the tide gets him. NAMAAAAN. My Greeny gallery in flickr and multiply has had hundreds of hits already on the net, people I don’t know from different parts of the globe know greeny. Its more popular than me for crying out loud. One of the first questions that a manager from our client here in the US asked me was how was my green flip flops, I told him greeny got thrown away. On the side I also felt sad knowing how my family has very little idea now how I live or who I am now, they’ve probably haven’t even ready my blog or seen my multiply site , although having my mom not seeing some of the photos I’ve took is kinda like a good thing (Leny why are you smiling) , its like me bringing home a superman #1 comic and my family would just see it as a kids book. Anyway that’s a whole different thing, but what can I do now? Using greeny as a subject for travel photos was perfect, it was very Filipino, it was obnoxiously green that makes it stand out like a sore thumb, it’s a cheapass slipper not even a nice brand like havaianas or even Spartan , even the history when I bought greeny was just right. I bought greeny during my first ever vacation I paid for myself , going to Cebu and realizing I didn’t bring any slippers so I ended up buying at the resort gift shop which didn’t have much of a selection, only some cheap but overpriced slippers colored electric green with red stripes after that I would always bring greeny to all my vacations thinking I can leave greeny on any beach, swim , then get back with no one stealing him . Now what? Probably I’m over reacting for a P60 pair of slippers maybe I just need to look for something new to do. Time to move on ..time to move on..

So after 8 countries , 14 cities, 5 beaches , 2 volcanoes, from the streets of paris , to the white sands of bracay, bye greeny ang tsinelas ng bayan.

Vitamins na lang ng Vitamins -Pwes Ako rin!

2008-07-16T01:01:00.000+08:00

Napansin ko lang.. lahat na lang ata ng parte ng katawan me vitamins.. Meron Vitamins sa dugo, vitamins sa heart, tapos meron sa liver, sa balat, kanina narinig ko sa radyo vitamins sa kidney at lungs. Lahat marketed ala homeshopping channel na me mga actual case studies pa. Me kanya kanyang gimik pati ba naman naglalakad patalikod kaso ang problema lahat me "no therapeutic claim" lahat (o pwera lang ata gluthathione).. so umaasa ang mga herbal at antioxidants vitamins na mahypnotize lang ang mga nanonood sa mga commercial.

Ang pinaka nababadtrip ako eh yung sa channel 2, yung pag rated K, kasi sa una kala ko part ng show kasi kasama si korina tapos pareho ang cinematography at voice over biglang linchak commercial na pala ng arthro.

Dati naman , isang clusivol or enervon lang covered na lahat....

Anyway since kung ano ano ang nauusong vitamins.. magpapauso rin ako! lahat no therapeutic claim din.

Dudesicol - Ang pinakamasarap na steak este vitamins good for the stomache.(Shameless plug) http://dudessteakhouse.multiply.com

Armpitchamtaria - In gel tablet form. Bale made of the most aromatic herbs , iipit mo sa kili kili mo for 2minutes, then saka mo iinumin for maximum effect. Kikinis at puputi ang kili kili mo. Di pwede sa mga maiitim kasi an labo non kili kili lang ang maputi.

Palmthro - Perfect anti oxidants to make your palm nice and red , parang mansanas.. tisoy na palad. So how does it work? You put 1 tablet on the palm of your hand and you start clapping really really hard until the tablet gets pulvurized. Once pulvurized, throw away the powedered tablet and see that your hands are nice plump red :) ... labo

Eyebrowthathione - Its the best medicine for your eyebrow muscles and also facial muscles. Its made of high grade extra sour powdered sinigang and calamansi concentrate.

calcimax - Really good for the bones, eto effective talaga if dranked properly, bale swallow 1 tablet and chase it down with 6 glasses of anlene milk. Guaranteed to give your stronger bone.

Glutitione - Its to help men to have erections. Bale its in syrup form, then what you do is you take 1 spoonful of glutitione and ... put it in your hand. then you use that hand to massage the genital region .. starting slowly.. and slowly.. and paster paster.. come on paster paster pa...

eto last

Natathaione - This is good for those having bowel movement problems, in tagalog tibi. Instructions, buy 1 bottle of Natathione then drink 1 tablet at night.. night of the 30th day after the expiry date , for sure in the morning.. your good to go.

Sorry walang magawa trying to stay awake hehehe, medyo matagal na rin ako last nagblog ng ganito.. kung korni.. sorry!

Noong hindi pa uso ang blog

2008-07-14T12:39:00.000+08:00

ang aking oldschool blog (HTML PA With FRAMES!) ... pati old pix pa nung di pa ko into photography. http://davidmakulit.tripod.com

Ang Multiply ng Pinakamasarap na Resto!

2008-07-04T08:02:00.000+08:00

Just created an account for our Resto! Dude's Steakhouse ay nasa internet na! http://Dudessteakhouse.multiply.com ! We have started Delivery na rin! Tel 9866771, we cater to the Fort Bonifacio Area, Taguig MM . Check out the food pix at the site, matatakam ka!

Beads for Hannah

2008-07-01T07:22:00.000+08:00

Mga Dudes! baka you guys are interested in buying rosary beads, their really nice and the proceeds go to help in Baby Hannah's medication , she needs our help, ang the rosary beads are cool! http://hannahysabelle.multiply.com/photos/album/10/Hannah_and_her_rosaries#

Quote for the Week

2008-06-03T16:14:00.001+08:00

"Pare wag mo ko kalimutan pag mas sikat ka pa kaysa kay Chocoleyt ha"

Retails Store owner talking to a photographer friend of mine. Chocoleyt is a standup comic.

Cute and Witty is better than Gwapings pa rin!

2008-05-29T17:38:00.000+08:00

Another blog to strengthen my cute and witty theory . Just as a background, I posted a blog a while back saying that you dont need to be uber gwapings to be a hearthrob, kahit cute and witty ka lang (or musician pwede na) OK na . Nasa attitude yan. Here is another testament to that:

Today my friend joplog had in his YM Status "Sobrang Gwapo ba talaga si Prince Charming at napangasawa nya sabay sabay si Sleeping Beauty, Snow White at Rapunzel?" , Sinagot ko sya ng hinde! hinde gwapo si prince charming! Mali si joplog, malakas sa chicks si Prince Charming, at take note hindi basta chicks kundi mga princess whose beauty have been adored for decades(or centuries ba? not sure how old is the rapunzel story) ,hindi dahil sobrang gwapo sya kundi dahl sya ay Charming! Thaaaats right, Eh di sana Prince Handsome na ang pangalan nya sana hindi prince charming , biruin nyo noon araw palang nafigure out na nila na hindi sa kagwapuhan nakukuha ang appeal sa girls, its in the mind.. ergo prince charming as opposed to having prince nice face. So with this , it again reasserts my theory ,Cute and Witty better rather than being Mr. Gwapo.

Virginity is overpriced

2008-05-07T18:59:00.000+08:00

I was watching this movie "Virgin Territory" , starring Hayden Christensen, it was a simple period movie with some fine quick nude scenes, grabe ang gwapo ni Hayden , este ang sesexy ng chicks I mean. Ehem... anyway there was one scene that caught my attention. In the movie , one of the heroes was drinking from the pool under a waterfall when suddenly this sexy maiden , butt naked and all showed up and started walking towards him . After a few seconds I unclicked on pause and the movie went on. The Girl told the guy, I will now give you the greatest gift a girl could give... So she gave up her virginity to the hero and at the end of the movie they ended up together. At HINDI NA PINAKITA YUNG SCENE NA giving up no.

So back to my blog, what caught my attention was the girls statement "The greatest gift a girl could give"... a few decades ago when women where still under appreciated and didnt have equal rights plus I was a chauvinist I would have agreed to this, kaso of course I don't :) Some conservatives would probably not agree on this , eh di wag. Here's my take on it, I believe the greatest gift a girl could give is the lifelong commitment they have to their partner when they marry. Lifelong man, to dedicate one's life to another now thats something you could definitely categorize as "greatest gift" . Giving up someone's virginity for someone is special , its a once in a lifetime thing yup pero its not the defining moment of a girl. For those who saved their virginity for the special someone specially on wedding night, truly very special , maybe nasa top 5 ng great gifts a girl gives her husband , pero pano yung those who lost their virginity before marriage ibig sabihin ala na.. loser na husband nila? Definitely not. Plus , thiking about it, sex for a girl when she loses her virginity is not quite enjoyable, practially excruciatingly painful, and I doubt its that enjoyable for guys not unless me sick DOM thing yung guy. A girl could give a guy her virginity then nag him , suck him(no pun intended) of his riches then leave him for a more richer guy , there was no great gift in that, but for a girl to promise to give her intelligence , love, time , dedication and all that mushy stuff to their relationship forever, now thats truly a great gift. The greatest.

Island Happy! Buhay Pinoy

2008-04-24T13:56:00.000+08:00

Special thanks to Leny for the research : http://www.happyplanetindex.org/reveals.htm

I was chatting with my friend Leny, we ended up talking about happy nations yung mga masayahing bansa. Na mention nya ang pinas eh isa sa pinakamasayahing bansa. Actualyl nagresearch ako sa net at me nakita akong site na #2 tayo sa asia , 2nd only to india . Kahit actually sa work, nung nasa US ako madalas pinupuna ng clients namin na madalas daw tawa ng tawa tayo at laging smiling tsaka kanta ng kanta. Lalo na sa pagkain na parang handaan palagi daw. Nung nasa japan ako bwiset na bwiset ako.. pagbawalan ba daw kumanta at magtatawa sa office sabi nung isang hapon?! The story goes, we were at yokohama and Panasonic our mother companies client was in an economic downturn, the logic behind it was that to show sympathy for the current situation we must not show signs of happiness .. OK lang ba sya?! eh mga pinoy tiniteargas na tawa pa rin ng tawa eh. Ang nangyari nga as japan, one time nagpatawa yung isa naming kasama syempre nga kahit bawal eh bugoy eh ..makukulit so yung isa kong kasama tawang tawa nag CR para lang tumawa.

Anyway so ayun , pinagusapan namin and sabi ko siguro kaya masayahin ang pinoy dahil sa Islander mentality. Mas masayahin ang tao sa islands, lalo na yung mga tao sa visayas. Check the website on the start of this blog, it says the islanders are generally much happier.. kasi nga near to nature pag labas mo ang ganda ng nakikita mo. I mean compare mo sa mga arabs na andaming warfreaks! nung nasa France ako ang mga taong magugulo don eh hindi blacks kundi arabs. Sorry sa ignorance since eto ang nakikita ko sa news at tv pero di ko naman nilalahat, pero my point is mas maraming masayahin dito kaysa sa mga nasa middle east .

At baket kamo? Imagine nyo naman 2 lalake , isa asa palawan, isa nasa middle east near the sahara desert. Gumising sila.. naisip "haay ano kaya magawa makatalon nga sa laabas" .. lalaki sa palawan nakita dagat ..diretso talon sa dagat ang saya refresshing tapos makita kita nya ang crush nya nagswimming din, hala basaan basaan frolic frolic! Ang saya! Eto naman yung lalaki asa desyerto.. paggising .. talon sya .. buhangin! nakita nya crush nya kaso di sya sure kasi nakatakip mukha mata lang kita eh... hala buhanginan buhanginan! Ang mata ko!!! pweh buhangin!! lungkot.

Sorry sa nasa middle east , inexaggerate ko lang ang comparison ko. Anyway naisip ko ang swerte nating noypi at makukulit tayo plus blessed tayo sa country natin dahil maganda ang nature , position palang nasa may equator isa tayo sa huling magugunaw dahil sa global warming joke knock on wood. Wala lang random thoughts lang.

The True Pinoy Idol

2008-04-16T18:52:00.000+08:00

I attended a mini speed dating thing a few months ago , the organizers added for some reason questions which you pull out from a bowl and ask your searcher. The event was kinda lame , but there was 1 question that stumped me, it read "Who is your Idol?"

Idol? I suddenly realized I didnt have one. Do I have an Idol who I think I should look up to and be my epitome of excellence? Michael Jordan? Naaah , too sporty.. locally I dont know anyone. I grew up with minimum amount of mentoring , pero I would consider a true blue Idol if you can look up to him in all aspect..tipong your ultimate idol.

So I thought about it, I would say that an ultimate idol must be the total package, Hi Moral standards, great personality, mr suave , smart , caring.. so who? When I was younger I had an Idol and I guess he is still my idol til today. Si Rizal.. medyo cliche pakinggan pero sya lang talaga ang maisip ko. I probably dont know much great men thats why..pero Ka Idol idol naman si Rizal.

Si Rizal, Smart at talented , magaling sa scholastics magaling sa arts. Boy Genius ika nga.
Si Rizal , Companssionate and Good morals , san ka ba naman , namatay para sa tin, fought for the country, setup ng clinic sa dapitan.
Si Rizal, Mr Suave.. si Rizal ang totoong Cute and Witty , me girlfriend na hotty sa bawat bansa.. pucha iba ibang race dinaan nya sa charm! di pa sya katangkaran!
si Rizal , visionary, future na ang iniisip nya .
Si Rizal, Machismo, aside from malakas sa chicks magaling pa sa mga self defense na tinuro sa kanya ni tiyo manuel.

So para sakin si Rizal ang Ultimate Idol ko. Pero again who are the really Pinoy Idol? Meron great men pero idols eh yung mga total package.

Paginabutan ka nga naman!

2008-04-08T19:14:00.000+08:00

Medyo toilet story tong blog na to.

Naalala ko dati , this onetime in bandcamp, eh nagdradrive ko from a meeting going to a date, ng biglang nagpaparamdam ang tyan ko. Since hindi pa naman code red eh ok ok pa ako, Sabi ko I have 2 hrs to go from qc to Makati so I can passby my apartment at Fort Bonifacio para makascore muna. OK , lintek na trapik yan saturday na saturday traffice pareho ang edsa at C5. Shit talaga badtrip literally. So ok pa naman ako, relax stay calm.. Naubos pa lead time ko , 10min before the meeting time nakarating ako sa wakas sa makati, hindi ko na tinuloy ang sidetrip sa apartment plan ko. Asa Ayala area ako, nagtext ang ka date ko kung asan daw ako baka pwede ko sya daanan..inisip ko wag na kakahiya di ako makakasimple sa CR so kahit malapit lang ako sabi ko ..nako ang layo ko pa, meet you at Glorietta na. Sadyang pinili ko sa Glorietta na talaga kasi me Customer Lounge don.. Kung sino man ang nagpauso ng Customer lounge eh dapat kamayan. Yan ang isang panalong regalo ni Ayala sa Filipino People. Sa totoo lang wala kang makikitang lalake na sasadyang mag cucustomer lounge kundi eebs. Eh di ganon na nga.. pagdating ko ng ayala naisipan ko sa Park square 1 ako papark para malapit sa lounge , maleh pala g4 ang pinakamalapitna parking don, so palpak pero wala na lagpas na ko ng G4 so sabi ko malapit lang naman diretso landmark tapos .. ayon palpak number 2 sarado nga pala ng daan don dahil sa glorietta explosion, from landmark lalabas ka ulit ng makati avenue then pasay road bago makabalik sa parksquare. Eh di sige ok lang .. relaxxxxx. Kaya pa , medyo tumataas balahibo pa lang. After 2 Stoplights, finally reached parksquare. Umakyat na agad ako sa 5th level para di na masayang oras maghanap ng parking. Success, ambilis ko nakapark, so sakay ako elevator kaso badtrip di ko tinitingnan UP pala nasakyan ko! so roundtrip, ambagal pa naman ng elevator sa parksquare 1 dahil 70s pa ata yon. DOULE BADTRIP dahil nga mali nasakyan ko syempre hihinto nanaman sya kung san ko pinindot ang down! more delays!! At this point medyo me konting panlalamig na akong nararamdaman. Takbo , diretso sa glorietta, anlayo pala ng customer lounge! Nafake pa ko 2 times kasi magkakamukha ang entrance ng regular CR at customer lounge. Sa wakas ayan na customer lounge na... ewan ko ba sa nature kung bakit ganon ang design nya pero kung kailan ebs na ebs ka na, kumbakit habang papalapit ka na papalapit sa CR saka sya lalong sumasakit sa tyan..para bang me buhay syang sarili at habang na sesense nya na malapit na sa CR lalo sya na eexcited. Ayan na babayad na lang sa Customer Lounge at ok na..home stretch na.. kaso pagbigay ko ng P50 ko sa cashier eh nagdalawang isip pa sya sa pansusukli naglabas muna ng barya sabay pinalitan ulit ng dalawang bente.. MORE DELAYS!!! Sa wakas , made it, aircon, kumpleto ang sabon at tissue.. SUCCESS!

Moral of the story, always be prepared, know your surroundings, alam mo lahat ng malinis na CR dapat kagaya sa market market me secret CR don. Minsan blablog ko saan ang mga secret CR sa metro manila. Dapat lagi kang me emergency kit sa kotse, special thanks sa lawson talaga at dinala nila sa pilipinas ang sanitary wipes, disposable toilet seat, wet wipes at alcohol. Watsons , its the place to be.

Pinoy pop legends

2008-03-27T01:41:00.000+08:00

Just a few hours ago I met some new friends , one of them was Ha, Chris Ha who turns out to be the son of the founder of kowloon. The Guy who invented the Jumbo Pao! Now that was something cool. My friend mike brought along 2 other friends coz i was teaching photoshop , what were the odds of meeting Chris. OK its not as if I met the inventor itself pero what are the odds. So ano ngayon eh di pag nameet ko ang mayari ng northpark at hapchan eh blablog ko din? Well ang difference is Kowloon for me ay angat na to pop culture legend status. Since 70s pa yun at dinadayo talaga siopao nila. Naimbento nila ang jumbo pao! Actually , im hoping my titas and dad got this story right, ang yaya ko non (nax sossy may yaya) ay kapatid naman ng nagimbento ng ube cake. Every birthday ko dadalhan ako ng ube cake from lola luring , ang labandera / yaya ng mga lola ko, which turns out eh inimbento ng kapatid ni lola luring. As the story goes binenta ng kapatid nya ang recipe sa merced bakeshop. trivia yan.

So ano pa ba ang mga sinasabi kong original pop culture legends natin? Andyan ang: (correct me if im wrong)

1. Spadril
2. Tapsilog
3. Pares
4. Sisig
5. Jeepney
6. Ocho ocho at spaghetti (eto madali lang pero 20 yrs from now parang kakaiba pag nakilala mo bigla si lito camo)
7. ang term na bahala na si batman
8. Chibug burger ng dudes steakhouse (shameless plug)
9. Boneless bangus
10. ... ano pa nga ba?

of course marami like pearl shake , shawarma, etc pero tong mga to naman eh imported na kinopya lang so popculture icons yan kaso ginaya lang. Para maging original pop culture icon ang product mo for me, dapat it has to be deeply rooted na sa mga pinoy na akala natin hunders of years ng meron and part of our history na pero hindi pala plus of course invention nga. it would be cool kung malist ang mga yon tapos ma track down ang mga inventors...

Eto yung mga bagay na
8.

Davao - Ganda ng City!!!!

2008-03-12T22:06:00.001+08:00

3 Weeks ago I went to Davao. I was so lucky that I had my cousin ,who didnt report to work just to bring us around the city .

We had a blast, food was great, air was great, people were friendly plus my cuz and his wife was there to tour guide us... Grabe, white water rafting was the bomb!

Before I went to Davao the thing that always stuck on the news was that the mayor there ruled the city with an iron hand so people always followed the law, which sounded kinda negative. Then I got to Davao and Davao was great, they didnt have the skyline that Metro Manila had, but they had their share of malls, lots of restos, accessible natural attractions , and one of the cleanest cities I've been to.
Surprisingly , public service actually worked to the convenience of people. They had a 911 call facility where the police, firefighters or ambulances would respond actively and timely. Philippine public service timely?!! They had a park open until late in the evening ,well lit ,and people actually enjoying themselves without fear of getting mugged. The Cleanliness is where I raise my hands in salute for this City, they have the plastic coleman type trashcans on the side of the road which normally in manila would get stolen, garbage is all segregated even in residential houses and everything gets collected on time. I didn't even see much street sweepers around as well. Imagine this, a Recto or Quiapo kinda place,or the old chinese business and wet market district , then its 6pm so everything just closed, but no trash around. No pieces of plastic and stuff , not even durian skin. Astig!

I gotta give it to Davao, and places like Marikina as well. They really did a good job of shedding the 3rd world city lifestyle. Their city government know what theyre doing and what needs to be done. Para kang wala sa Pinas. Applause applause to Davao.

Sana me dumating na The Legend sa Pinas

2008-03-12T21:50:00.000+08:00

Hindi si Jaworski ang ibig kong sabihin the Legend, di rin si Will Smith. Naisip ko lang, sana kagaya sa mga movies, yung tipong me pinganak na prophesized to bring peace and rule over the land to fulfill the legend ng pilipinas na inukit sa bato at dahon ng buko. Parang ganon.. me isang darating na ruler out of the ashes at gulo tapos he will bring balance to the force (cue orchestra for dart vader music).

Bat ko naisip? Nagbabasa ako ng article sa isang email, the article listed down the cost per kilometer ng mga railway project worldwide. Ang sa pilipinas na cost is double the cost per kilometer ng mga trains faster and more efficient. So obvious na may lokohan. Sama na natin lahat ng scandal and yet bat wala pa rin overpowering public outcry. Me mga nag rereklamo sa rallies kaso my opinion eh parang sinigaw sa hangin pero scattered ang mga sigaw. My opinion is that , dahil walang leader.. walang unifying person to rally with parang conductor ng orchestra at susundan ng lahat. Buti n alang kamo at ang galing ng pinoy at di na nagkamali twice. Nung edsa 2 kasi , unite lahat kasi gaya ng edsa 1 , effective.. kaso yun nga hindi gaya ng edsa 1 walang leader. Si Gloria eh coincidental lang.. hindi sya ang talagang pinili ng tao na pumalit nung edsa 2. Kaya di na uulit talaga.. Di rin pwede naman yung mga so called leaders ng rallies na obvious eh kaya nila gusto umalis si GMA para sila pumalit.. eh di wala rin tayo..sayang effort kung papalit rin eh sablay.

Kaya ayan naisip ko..sana dumating na ang the legend ang taong susundan at talagang me kayang i-lead ang bansa natin. Yung magaling at hindi magnanakaw. Haaay. Actually kaya ko naisip to kasi nakita ko ang ITR ko.. lintek lahat ng binayad ko dyan eh malamang pinang Classmate ng isang gagong senador at pinambili ng louis vuitton ng asawa nya.

bb. Pilipinas World chenes

2008-03-12T21:44:00.000+08:00

eto , di ako nakatiis , makikiuso na rin ako sa Issue ng Bb. Pilipinas World winner.. eto ang opinion ko.. Hopefully manalo sya sa best in swimsuit at miss friendship para masabi nya sa mga nangliliit sa kana.. pakyu kayo asan ba ang mga candidates nyo dati.. me award ba sila. Kahit miss friendship lang.. naisip ko although di ko naman kilala si Janina... Malay natin mabait sya kasi she showed such bubbly innoncence nung tinanatanong sya.. eh mabait talaga sya ..parang lahat ng tao kinakausap at binabati.. yung ganong tipong tao ba. Eh mas ok na rin yon kesa sa mga nakaksaling medyo smart pero bitchy pala. Sana nga eh mabait sya para ok lang nanalo sya.

Oldies but Goodies

2008-03-08T14:39:00.001+08:00

I was in Mugen bar in metrowalk watching a showband with a friend of mine who just came back from china. As usual there where call center groups, the celebrating a brithday group, the usual wanna get drunk group, the one of em just broke up group and the middle aged barkada going to cool places group.. oh plus me the basta mayaya sasama guy.

The first band was funny, the usual 90s hits plus a lot of funny spiels in between. The 2nd band was more modern , singing Neo , Riana etc. The 2nd band,Performance wise ,I found the band kinda so-so, all where individually talented but didnt look like they got good chemistry. Pero di yon ang blog ko.

So there it was , the 2nd band started singing fast , upbeat dance groups.. mga Neo, because of you. Spurts of people from different tables started standing up, yung sumasayaw solo solo dahil medyo tipsy na sa table nila , there where also people pulled into the stage, grind grind pa sila with the singer. Tapos sa far left napansin ko.. isang group , panay mommy and daddy looking, tipong someone who would look like your teachers.. mga late 40 to 50s na nakatayo sila tatlo tapos sway sway , todo sayaw sa silya. As in sayaw to the max sila , syempre ang ibang mas younger crowd tingin tingin pa sa kanila. They danced from start to almost finish of the whole set. Sa loob loob ko, grabe naman yung table na yon , ang tatanda na nila pasayaw sayaw pa sila ng ganon sa mga R&B, humahataw sa umbrella ni Riana. Indi naman kaya nila generation yon. Naisip ko talaga.. grabe naman yung mga yon.. ..... ANG COOL NILA! Everyone was partying and so did they, kami sa silya nga namin indi nakatayo at sumasayaw sayaw eh. When I grow old thats how I'd like to be, still rocking away with an open heart and free spirit. Or baka dahil me tama na rin sila..nevertheless.. coool pa din. cheers to the teachers group.

Thought for the day

2008-02-18T18:18:00.000+08:00

pag nag tetext or email ng taglish, make sure na in clear context ang words na Puke at brat na parehong english. mahirap na at baka mapagkamalang tagalog word sila at bastos. wala lang.

Valentines Delight?

2008-02-15T11:24:00.000+08:00

This was suggested by my Friend Emman for me to blog about:

Bakit ba pag Valentines eh puno ang mga motel? hmmm at talagang ok lang ba pumila pa. Feeling ko yon ang Coup de Grace for a romantic evening parang tipong after lahat ng sweetness at romantic stuff eh magpapakulo ng mga dugo at kumbaga sa wrestling kailangan bigyan ng finishing move.. kaso ang iba naman after office palang andon na?
Serious indi ako nagvalentines sa motel, dahil for some reason eh except for a few eh olats ang valentines day ko, laging something will comeup or go wrong.

Mabalik tayo, sabagay one of the easiest way to show overwhelming passion eh to make love.. so siguro yon din ang main reason bat iba naman maaga palang andon na. Plus Lets put things in perspective, in fairness masarap ang pagkain sa ibang motel. Sa flower group masarap ang food would you believe. Kung walang time alone ang couple, kunwari pareho nakatira with parents or me mga anak at nagtitipid, ok rin mag spend ng time na talagang kayong magcouple lang wrapped in each others arm in rapturous passion habang nanonood ng MTV pero di talaga pinanonood kasi para lang me sounds at maliwanag ng konti kasi ayaw nung guy na madilim dahil its a guy thing pero ang girls ayaw ng maliwanag coz its a girl thing kaya nakabukas pa rin TV (whew isang hingahan lang yon). Kahapon iniisip ko eh bat naman tyatyagain mo pumila talaga, pwede namanibang araw? Naisip ko its the same reason bat nakikipag sisikan ang lahat sa mga restaurant rin. Dahil nga valentines.

Minsan din pag mas sexually mature ang couple eh don rin inaunvail ang mga something new to do during valentines, parang album launch. Tipong ganito :

guy: Honey ano ba yang parang incline bench dyan sa poster na yan ng motel, yan parang bench ng pang gym na maraming nakausling bakal?
girl: loveseat yan hon, Intayin mo sa valentines , malalaman mo kung para san yan. Inom ka ng ion ha.

Mas makakatipid nga ang girls for valentines dahil low maintenance ang guys pag valentines, just rock our world at solve na kami ..parang nagbabalik caveman kami pag primal instincts na gumana. For guys naman dapat mas holistic ang iniisip namin for girls, di lang basta rock her world , dapat sensitive and romantic, dinner, cuddling , quiet moments together ganon.. of course masaya kami sa mga ganon rin pero rocking our world also merits the same result.

So yon siguro why nagpipilahan mga tao sa motel pag valentines, to celebrate their love.

Always Keep it COOOOL

2008-02-12T17:17:00.000+08:00

I've conceded already that stress will be part of my everyday life, the key now is to do my best to not let it get to me. I learned a few lessons 2 weeks ago on a very long and errand filled day.

I have a bank account that was opened for a business we setup, it took almost 5 trips to the bank each time we end up missing a requirement or 2 so we had to go back. It took almost 2 hrs each time per trip waiting in line and stuff as this was a very popular bank. Why we got chose it is another long story.

2 weeks ago, I had to deposit a check so I stood in line in another branch of my bank to do the deposit, no biggie since I figured it was a simple transaction... a deposit. after 15min in line I got to the teller and she informed me that the date on the check wont be valid until 2 more days. So ok, my bad, I went on my way. 2 Days later I returned, I deposited the check only to find out that the bank account only accepted cash deposits, weird but I kept cool and the teller offered to fax the check for me to the actual branch I have my account. Cool , no hassle no worries. A day later I found out that I used the wrong account number since we moved from one account number to another due to the problems I had before when opening the account. Weird the teller never told me the account was closed since that should have popped up the monitor..anyway still my bad so I have to go to Quezon City and do all the transactions there. Next day I went with my friend since we had to use his car, I got out of home and we laughed at how everytime we do a transaction at this bank it never gets simple. There's always a thing. We left my apartment then I suddenly remembered I needed the bankbook . My friend and I laughed , I said "kala nya ha!" it would have been very normal for us to end up driving all the way to QC without a bankbook as we've always had a string of badluck or what we call challenges whenever we go to the bank.

So we went back to my apartment, I search hopelessly for the bankbook but couldnt find it, I was starting to get stressed so I took a deep breathe smiled at the situation. I took it as another challenge , I recomposed myself and remembered I left the bankbook at the office in my laptop bag. Got back to the office and all was cool, We were an hour behind from schedule but that was fine at least we were on our way. We chose Edsa and suprisingly at 1030am it was traffic. Again we took it as a challenge , car cant fly, no use stressing about it ,again we laughed at how things are working out. Got to the bank way beyond schedule since we had a long day ahead , When I got to the teller she told me there was something wrong with the name of the check since we registered a company name for our restaurant. Had to think fast , I told the teller if they could make an exception as its a common mistake and the check came from a really faroff place. Voila , that worked , had a short scolding from the teller but that was alright, got the check deposited and got the cash I needed. Onto Quiapo.. We opened up a restaurant and we had to buy plates , pans and a whole host of utensils. Just our luck, my friends car had no tint and everynow and then his aircon would stop. Cant do anything about it, getting pissed off doesnt make the air cooler so just laugh at it. After running back and forth in quiapo we finished all the shopping and I had to run to another meeting which I was super late. Thank goodness I was able to reason my way out of being late so I didnt get much heat about it.

All the time we kept to our wits and just made sure we did our best during the situation. I'm trying to do that now whenever something stressful comes around? As long as I know there was nothing better that I could have done, then Ill try just to smile it off since the stars are just simply not going in my favor. Being angry or panicking doesn't help one bit . Being angry or getting hysterical has no mystical power to change the course of destiny it actually makes things worst. Of course controlling it is a super challenge in itself. So I try to work it out one challenge at a time. At least on that Day I think my friend and I did quite good in keeping cool. Our Mantra "Challenge lang yan".

Quiapo vs SM

2008-02-11T18:47:00.000+08:00

I was in Quiapo buying stuff for our restaurant , "Dudes Steakhouse"(plugging) in the street infront of quinta market. There were a lot of stores selling kitchen appliances, basically almost everything you need for a restaurant. Very Typical quiapo. I got out our list of things to buy and bought one item after another, then I asked for an item that strangely enough none of the stores had. I went from one store then to the next until the very last one, no one had it. I did the next best thing, I asked the store owners where to buy since they were more knowledgeable in the ins and outs of the area.. sabi ko "boss san ba may placemat dito" , the old chinese guy said " Naku wala ako alam na meron, dyan mo sa SM try" . The same suggestions from a few other store owners. It was a big suprise for me, SA SM DAW!!! Quiapo, a place legendary for its specialty shopping, where you could buy the screw of a specific model of camera to the IC of a specific calculator, to the even the most exotic herbs and spices.. WALANG PLACEMAT! My mom couldnt believe it, but I did check out all the stores from quinta market to SM and no one had it and no one would point me to another street that would have it. They all point to SM. It just shows how SM has truly dominated the markets. Pati Quiapo natalo ng SM.

Lessons from a Super Saian

2008-01-23T15:51:00.000+08:00

Naway Tama Spelling ng "Saian" ko. Anyway. This month has been on the top list of the busiest month of my life. Aside from my Regular Photo Gigs where I spent 3 Sundays of this month and evenings doing post processing, I was preparing for my Dad's 60th Birthday which was a big affair , then doing my regular work (which is always a lot), doin some Jaycees stuff and the until now rushing to complete with my partner all the preparations for the opening of our Restaurant ...Dude's Steakhouse(shameless plug). All this while still trying to have a semblance of a social life and some other activities. I badly needed something to say to myself to push me to keep going. Then before a wedding gig last sunday while having breakfast I ended up watching Dragon Ball Z wherein Cell was kicking Trunks and Vegetta's Ass while Goku was in heaven still training. Then Goku said something.. To beat the Android named "Cell" he has to be a super Saian and still act normal. According to him whenever they change to super saian it takes a lot out of them so sometimes its not practical to do so. What he devised is to train himself to stay in Super Saian mode and let his body get accustomed to it that it acts as though its a normal thing. So Ayon ang naisip ko.. since super busy ako.. wag stressin ang sarili..think of it as a normal day na maraming ginagawa... Its been working so far but dont know for how long.. hopefully I get cable again soon...

Pinoy Mystery for the Day

2008-01-23T15:49:00.000+08:00

Bakit ba or sino ba nagpauso na ang Friday ay Monggo Day?

Naisip ko lang...Thought for the Day

2008-01-23T15:40:00.000+08:00

grabe siguro sa Sta Clara pag me nautot .. hindi na nila iisipin na "Grabe naman amoy itlog!" ..sanay na sila eh.

kita sa baul

2008-01-17T01:19:00.000+08:00

was looking at some old pictures with a friend when I stumbled upon this one. It Was the last painting I did. not that good I suppose . Just saw it. Painting really helped me transition easily to photography.

Unprofessional Sa Shoot

2008-01-02T01:08:00.000+08:00

Yung iba kong friends tinatanong ako since I've been doing photoshoots of models in nude , nagbabody paint ako, nagshoot ako ng naka revealing 2 pc, if ever I dont get "affected" I mean hindi ba daw ako naiilang? I always tell them that during the shoot I don't or if ever I do ,being human and a guy still ,eh only for short while. Siguro dahil sa gulat factor lang then after a short while, its all business na. Being a professional kicks in, putting "Art first" comes into play. Kaso This one time(hindi in bandcamp).. talagang di ko mapigil...

I was doing a shoot for my friend mike in his new Restaurant The Pit. A nice brand new restaurant at the Mall of Asia serving wonderful Euro Continental Food and great music. Yung last part eh commercial talaga kaya ko nabanggit ..back to the story. It was a hot steamy evening when we were shooting, then dumating na ang model.. grabe I dont know baka dahil lang araw na yon and the environment or how I was feeling that day pero I couldnt get my eyes of the model. Grabe.. ang sarap nyang tingnan.. nakakamagnet sa mata. Dahil walang stylist ako na rin ang nagaayos, normally di ko gagawin kaso kailangan so ako na humahawak sa model at inaayos at pinoposition ko sya. I could smell the model's scent as I took the shots ..overwhelming..I just wanted to grab what was infront of the camera... grabe talaga.. ewan ko ba .. tulo laway ako non . Haaaay hopefully this doesnt happen again as its terribly distracting to my art.. eto sya.. you guys be the judge.

metro film fest

2007-12-31T16:27:00.000+08:00

my opionion:

I think making the Metro Filmfest best picture based on boxoffice gross is counter productive to the movie industry. I'm a movie fan , and the Filmfest is the only venue here where "new" or experimental films for our taste get to go mainstream. Movies having "alternative" story lines gets to have a mainstream venue some maybe good, some suck, but at least innovation and experimentation happens. This time a lot stayed with the proven formulas which I think is why the movie industry here is in a super slum in the first place. Instead of someone suddenly coming up with something so new and provocative that its gonna blow our minds, tried and tested formulas where used and if this goes on people would start throwing up from seeing the same thing over and over again.

New Years Resolution and Fearless Forecast

2007-12-31T15:27:00.001+08:00

Mag new new year nanaman.. sa mga nagbabasa ng blog ko super thanks at sorry kung di ako madalas nakakapag.. grabe this year speciall the latter part ang work load and stuff. I've been posting pix sa multiply account ko http://davidmakulit.multiply.com sa mga places na napupuntahan ko perothis is where I still post my blogs, naka auto update lang eto sa multiply para in-sync sila :) anyway sana next year makapag blog pa o ng mas marami.

OK tama na chicka.. New years resolution ko , ill try to find more fun things to do na enjoy, the latter part of this year parang nag slow down ako in trying to find new and fun things to do.. almost like falling into the trap of most persons my age do.. become stagnant and stop looking for adventure.. sayang naman habang single! Parang di ako nakaka explore ng new restos gaano and new cool places to discover.. next year ill try to do so.. find new stuff to fuel the fun and creativity.. baka tumanda agad ng maaga pag mashado stagnant . Hopefully me makita na rin ako kasama sa mga adventures na to .. naway next year eh hindi na ko isingle sa susunod na pasko at atat na ang parents ko hehehe.

Fearless forecasts? I have this kind of talks with my friends a lot napansin ko, Im in the IT business and I've been given the chance to move abroad but I decided to stand my ground here for good reasons including hopes in our country nax! Napaguusapan namin magkakaibigan kung kailan siguro magbuboom ang pinas, eto ang fearless forecasts ko .. mostly wishful thinking pero paki nila blog ko to hehehe.. Marami nga dito eh wish ko lang ...

1. 3 yrs from now masosolve ang problema ng traffic, si Bayani fernando na rin maghehead ng DOTC and irereform lang nya ang pag bigay ng license sa mga professional drivers. mapapansin na yun lang pala ang problema, lahat ng pro drivers paparetest at pagdi nagcomply..sibak!!! mawawala na ang mga bugak na driver na ang alam lang eh atras abante pero pinagkakatiwalaan ng buhay ng maraming tao tuwing sumasakay tayo. Matututo na sila ang left ay fast lane at pag tinabi mo ang harap ng bus sa gutter eh hwag kakalimutan may kalahati na naiiwan sa kabilang lane.

2. 4 Yrs from now.. magkaka train na from north to South na maayos sa wakas!! Progress progress progress is the best.
3. Next year , lalong mauuso ang youtube at lahat ng banda eh maguupload non dahil sumikat si charisse at arnel pineda. Magandang business ito!
4. Sa susunod na election mababawasan pa uli ang trapos dahil ganon ang nangyari sa last election, panay new blood ang pumasok halos.. goodjob mga kababayan!
5. 3 Yrs from now dahil rin sa youtube at mtv magiging hub ng southeast asia ang pilipinas sa entertainment parang ASEAN hollywood. Maymakakaisip na rin na producers na i-export ang albums ng mga banda dito sa ASEAN at titigilan na nila ang pagboom sa amerika. Maiisip na rin nila na mas ok ang start simple.. ASEAN muna parang si Christian Bautista at Rivermaya.
6. Eto ang pinaka wish ko.. 12 years from now , yung mga TRAPO sa government lalo na sa local government eh magsisiretire na pls lang or magsisimatay na para mapalitan na ng new breed sila, yung mga hindi nagkaisip during ng marcos era na noon ang alam eh natutuo lang at ang sole reason for running eh for fame , power and fortune pero wala namang nagagawa. Sapalagay ko yun na lang ang way para umunlad tayo.. intayin na lang mgsiretire or magsimatay ang mga masasamang damo.
7. 2 Years from now matututo na ang mga voters talaga na hindi iboto ang mga hindi action man, yung mga panay chika lang na pulitiko . Makikita nila ang layo ng city ng makati , quezon at marikina kaysa caloocan at pasay. May kurakots nga pero at least me improvement naman sa mga una kong nasabing city ,kahit papano may something in return.
8. 3 yrs from now meron isang probinsya na magiging model of progress kahit agriculture at tourism based sya, tipong maganda ang buhay ng mga tao kasi marunong magplano ang local government at hindi basketball court at waiting shed lang ang alam. Tapos dahil sa mga panahon nito eh meron na ring train and super lagananap na ang cell phone at satelite tv marerealize ng mga tao sa probinsya, dahil mas informed at travelled na sila , na dapat ganito rin ang dapat na local government .. tataas ang standard sa elections at mawawala na ang cliche na as long as may song and dance ang kandidato eh mananalo.

9. 2 yrs from now gaganda uli ang filipino movies dahil mapupunta sa mainstream ang mga producers ng quality indie movies, masasanay na ang mga tao makapanood ng quality movies via dvd at yun ang hahanapin nila . Ngayon palang hindi na gumagana ang "old forumulas" ng mga blockbuster kasi sa totoo lang super sawa na ang mga tao. Gaganda ang movies at eto rin ang isa sa magdradrive sa pagiging hollywood of SEA .

10. 5 years from now. Ang mga new entrepreneurs at businessman eh malilink ng mga computer networks at civic groups , ang middle class would have a very strong voice. Magiging watchdogs sila sa mga eering government agencies . Ang mga middle class na new generation na lumaki sa ideology against corruption, evil, red tape, at lahat ng mga pinaglaban nung Edsa 1, yung generation na sa simula palang eh ang kinalakihan eh anti evil politics, anti palakasan, anti power grabbing , mga lumaki with parents na member ng mga born again or other religious groups, mga lumaki na nakita sa news lahat ng contrversy at nasuka everytime nakarinig ng ganon, they would rise up and let their voices be heard not by force but by showing their influence on society. They would make the old wrong ways of business obsolete , magiging mas vibrant at creative ang pilipinas, and hindi makakatutol ang mga old politicians at trapos dahil ang mga anak o kaibigan mismo ng anak nila kasama sa movement na yon.

11. Balang araw magbubukas na ang airport na 2 years ago pa nagawa, magiging computerize na ang election na matagal na nakaready.

Haaaay sana nga. wish ko lang.. if not eh makapag abroad na lang..pero baka sakali wag muna susuko.

para sa bayan! Gas Attack

2007-12-13T19:59:00.000+08:00

Ewan ko ba! pangatlo ata or pang apat na beses na ako nagpost tungkol sa topic na to. Last week , pumunta ako abroad for work for a few days, ugali ko bago umalis eh nagpupuyat ako ng husto para makatulong sa jetlag. Pagalis ko towards the first leg to japan sigurado tulog ako dahi mega gimik ako the day before. Etong trip na to ganon nanaman ginawa ko, kain, inom konti , tulog ng ilang oras then gising ng super aga. Ang breakfast ko sa airport eh yung Bo's Cafe Hot Choco at sandwich, bacon and egg ata.

Edi ayon nga, full flight, kamalasan asa likuran namin CR pero at least Isle seat ako. Ewan ko ba pero never pa ako nakatabi ng cutee sa plane..laging matanda or lalake or mommy. This time isang magsawang hapon, katabi ko yung lalaki , na indi nagenglish. sorry ang habang ng kwento pero eto na ang gist...

Eh di ayon, epekto ng puyat, breakfast na hot choco, bacon and EGG, baso basong orange juice sa plane kinabag ako. Tapos medyo inantok na tong mga katabi ko so kinuha nya ang baon nyang inflatable unan at sinumulan nyang hinihipan. Meron pa atang safety thing yung unan , yung para di agad sumingaw so todo bwelo pa sya habang umiihip. INHALE .. IHIP! Ang kamalasan nya habang umiihip sya eh nasasabayan ko ng utot . Eh wala ako magawa..ang hirap naman tatayo pa ako eh hello full flight yon san ka sulog tatabi na wala tao.. so sa silya ako nagpapasimple.. side view side view. Ayon medyon na higop ata nung katabi ko lahat ng na blast ko. Kawawang Jap guy, naging air filter. Syempre ako pasimple pasulyap sulyap ako sa Cr sa likod kunwari badtrip ako at sumisingaw ang CR. Napuno rin ang unan nya at nakatulog sya ng mahimbing malamang dahil din sa tulong ko. Naisip ko na lang..para rin to sa mga HUK at comfort women nung gyera sa pinas, makaganti lang kahit konti sa mga hapon na yan!!! Gas Warfare!! Cue music... "Ang Bayang kong Pilipinas....."

Lessons on Mortality

2007-11-29T20:06:00.000+08:00

I remember before I had a teacher in high school, he was one of the coolest english teachers we had , he had an earing, long hair and loves to swear. Syempre non it wasnt normal to see your teacher from a catholic school swearing and stuff, he was elevated to totally cool status by the students. He raved before for almost 3 classes about a movie he saw, the movie was "My Life" starring Michael Keaton. He then went on raving about living life as if every day was your last etc etc. Being a teenager then , I thought that was such a great idea..a profound way to live by.. Carpe Diem! Go and see what life has to offer! So ano ginawa ko.. nanood ako ng sine.. medyo anticlimactic pero big deal na yon non nung teenager ako.

And so years passed with a lot of movies having the same theme as well, city of angels, bigfish etc.. I still believe in that saying but I never really felt the reality of it until 2yrs ago and made a lot stronger just a month ago.

2 Yrs ago I nearly died in a car accident.. same thing that happend to Senator Saguisag.. I was turning left while a truck ignored the stoplight hit the driver side of the car . Thank goodness for God's help and a few guardian angels im still here blogging. That was actually got me blogging.. I've had a lot of experience over the years I needed to tell my story . Anyway im drifting.. a couple of weeks ago a series of events happened that made me think of mortality in general. During the Glorietta Explosion I was there when it happened , luckily I was in Glorietta 4, I heard the big explosion and felt the ground move , followed by shrieks of people running from the blast. We were able to get out unscathed, then a day later we heard the terrible news that 3 people who used to work from our office died there. One was a wife of a friend. Then we saw the footages, you know the type thats like war pictures , bodies filled with dirt being carried off.. the sad part was that one of the pictures was that of my friends wife and you can discern her face. She was around my age and I remember her always smiling. After that incident I started saying to myself maybe I wasnt really living my life to fast after all.

A few weeks past I heard another terrible news, a model friend who I took pictures off died horribly. She appeared to be a salvage victim, body found in a sack with 3 others, hands bound , face covered. She was 18. One of the theories is that she got caught in the Franc Swiss scam.

Then just a few days ago, I was talking to another friend.. pramis hindi ako malas na kaibigan at parang kung anu ano nangyayari sa friends ko.. anyway.. we were talking about this other friend we have.. this guy was rich, as in rich mga dudes,almost my age pero very successful . He was given 5 years to live yet he has beaten the odds, he is now 6 years alive and kicking from his diagnosis.

I told my friend as I was in shock ..siguro pag ganon, The quality of life you live ang importante na. How you live each day. But you would never know when your time will come kahit may taning ka na or sabihin mo na healthy living ka and you keep safe at home always life will always have a start and an end, what we do in between is important. Medyo parang gasgas na ang lines na to. Im not saying go and join greenpeace kasi medyo indi madali yon.. at kanya kanya tayong trip.. ako di ko kaya yon. Pero my opinion is that we should always strive to see if we can give more quality to our lives. More quality for me is to be better at the things you do , and make others lives a little better. More quality would be different for each person.. baka more time with the family is more quality na or to experience new things which I believe in as well is another sign of living a quality life.. as long as we dont get stuck , stop or worst not even try improving the quality of life we live, then we are really cherishing the life that we have. My opinon.

What a week!

2007-11-29T18:19:00.001+08:00

Grabe etong linggong ito.. lumagpas ang isang super typhoon sabay napansin na nakalagpas at nag U turn at nakipag EB pa sa 2 pang typhoon.. tapos lumindol..tapos para best in challenge may mini coup pa sa manila penn. Grabe di pa tapos ang linggo .. medyo indi boring ang linggong ito.

Cool Word:Sosyal

2007-11-29T18:06:00.000+08:00

Eto ang isang cool word ... "Sosyal" and daming pwedeng paggamitan.. pwedeng positive, pwedeng negative..
"And sosyal mo naman masyado !" negative!! "Ang Sosyal ng tshirt mo ah!" Positive!

And the cool thing is if you translate it to english .. "social" parang huh? wala lang.

Like for example asa japanese home shopping store ako.. May naktia akong Walis na may holder kasama ang dustpan at may telescopic handle at rubber grip.. imbes na sabihin ko "Oy dude tingnan mo tong walis, ang innovative at form functional , it combines ergonomics , simple yet practical technology to bring this crude yet indespensible home cleaning tool to new heights!" ang sasabihin ko "Dude tingnan mo tong walis ang sosyal!"

Pag ikaw ay nakabili sa department store at paper bag na maganda print with ribbon ang pinaglagyan ng pinamili mo.. sasabihin mo ..wow ang sosyal. pagpumunta ka sa isang restaurant na maganda.. wow ang sosyal.. pag umorder kang drinks na may mini umbrella .."wow ang sosyal" .. or pwede din "sossy" para mas cool.

Yan ang mga cool words na siguro nagpapadali sa mga nagaaral ng filipino na foreigners..sama na rin sa tienes.. chuva, ekek , at pwede. :)

parang hindi na sing hightech!

2007-11-18T00:41:00.001+08:00

Asa japan ako ngayon...Last time I was here 2001 and 9/11 happened . Ngayon andito ako just to present at a convention. Namasyal ako today before going home tomorrow... andon parin ang dating mga sites and places to go pero ang napansin ko eh hindi ako nanibago sa mga high tech stuff which japan was famous for.. Wala akong nakitang bago na shocking.. dati phones pa lang wow na agad kasi sila 3g na nung 2001 ngayon parang wala lang..mas naelibs pa akosa Iphone na binebenta ni mark. Sa TV medyo high tech kasi HD na sila kahit public tv pero pati sa ibang bansa ganon din. Cameras .. kung ano available sa pinas parang ganon din eh at ang nakakabuset pa sa lahat ang SLR cameras nila dito eh mas mahal pa kesa sa pinas!!! Lens na 29k sa pinas.. aabot na 40k dito.. Susmeh.. CF card, SD cards, USB.. mas mura sa CDRKing, mga computer accesories.. mas mura parin sa pinas. As in wala ako nakita sa TV nila na parnag wow astig talaga dito sa japan.. advanced na advance.. ala eh. Cell phones hindi na sing hightech dahil sa iphone.. mas marami pa nga atang hotspots sa singapore kesa dito ang wifi. Medyo ang geeky ng blog ko.. marami pang kaduktong to coz of my japan trip... Naisip ko lang.. ano kaya nangyari? nagbago na kaya ang mundo? Humihina kaya ang japan or affected ng globalization ang japan? Nax me nalalaman pa akong globalization ah. Baka naman nakakahabol na rin ang pinas dahil exposed ang manila sa maraming bandsa at products nila ..china, US, korea, european countries.. so nauulanan tayo ng mga breakthru nila. Sa trip na to isa lang talaga ang talagang wala pa ng nakakahabol sa ka hightechan ng hapan...sa CR.. da best pa rin ang high tech toilet seats nila. Heated seats, temperature controlled bidet..tapos me sariling bidet ang lalake at babae na para swak na swak... meron massage mode pa ang bidet. me pulse or continous.. parang 3g na toilet seat yon. Siguro pag pati yon eh mahabol na ng mundo ..pag nagkaroon na ng high tech toilet seats ang china at US.. kabahan na talaga ang mga hapon.

Letter to Remember those you love

2007-10-23T15:08:00.000+08:00

I really dont like those forwarded emails lalo na kung mahaba and parang rehash lang ng ibang emails. This is probably one of the very few times na magpost ako ng forwarded message pero this one is really worth it.

The author is a friend of mine, his wife died sa Glorietta blast , I was there during the blast luckily sa G4 a few hundred meters away, pero I know the feeling , the panic, parang warzone sa G4 and I cant imagine how much worst kung near ground zero ka.

This is Carlo's letter to us friends , our prayers are with you carlo.

>>>Subject: From Carlo Cruz
>>>
>>>Good day everyone,
>>>
>>>I wish I were writing under different circumstances.
>>>
>>>I would like to inform you that my wife Leslie Cruz was part of the
>>>casualties in the Glorietta 2 Mall bombing in Makati City,
>>>Philippines. She was supposed to have a minor out patient surgery at
>>>Makati Medical Center at 230pm.
>>>
>>>I had taken a leave from work to accompany her there.
>>>We dropped off our daughter, Amber, at my parents place in QC to
>>>babysit at around 10am. We then proceeded to Makati and was there at
>>>1230pm. Since she had been fasting in preparation for her procedure,
>>>she wanted to move around and listen to some music while I grabbed a
>>>bite to eat. We parked at the basement of Park Square 2, and headed
>>>for the Glorietta 2 entrance. We parted at the top of the escalator,
>>>she turned right towards Filbar's while I went left towards the
>>>restaurants. That was the last time I would see her.
>>>
>>>Around 120pm, she had called me so that we can meet at the Glorietta
>>>2 exit just in time to make her appointment. As I made my way there
>>>from Glorietta 1 through the connecting hallways, and was about to
>>>turn the corner, I heard 2 deep thumps and the shock-wave from the
>>>blast hit me. At that moment my heart dropped as I knew that the
>>>origin of the blast came from the same place where we were supposed
>>>to meet. I tried getting to where my wife was, but the dust was too
>>>much and it was as if I was staring at a white wall.
>>>
>>>I still tried to convince myself that she was able to make it out,
>>>and that after ringing her mobile without a response only meant that
>>>she dropped it in the confusion. After 6 hours of searching from
>>>Makati Med.
>>>to Ospital ng Makati, the blast site, and back again to MMC - with
>>>the help of all the people I could get hold of, that I was able to
>>>get confirmation in what the state of my wife was.
>>>
>>>My Dad and Uncle signaled me in from the ER of MMC. My Uncle (who's a
>>>doctor) asked me to describe Leslie's appearance to another group of
>>>doctors. I saw in the eyes of one that the description made sense.
>>>Instead of confirming it to me, they huddled together, then brought
>>>me to a small examination room. It was only through a digital camera
>>>that I was able to confirm (and deny) that she was indeed gone.
>>>
>>>I have so many regrets. I should have met her sooner.
>>>I should have ran instead of a brisk walk. I should have not chose to
>>>park where I did. I should have braved the dust and went in the blast
>>>site. I should have ...
>>>
>>>Today's the 4th day. It is still terribly difficult to breathe, let
>>>alone wake up realizing that your source of strength, your best
>>>friend doesn't lie beside you on your bed. That my deepest worry is
>>>when Amber starts asking for her Mama.
>>>
>>>I am glad that Amber's too young to understand the loss and pain. In
>>>time I would like to tell her the details of how her mother died, but
>>>more importantly I would like to raise her as how her mother lived -
>>>a loving person, strong willed, decisive, caring, and nurturing. She
>>>has always cared for her family and friends, and sacrfied her career
>>>for being a full time mom and home maker.
>>>
>>>As with all couples we had our ups and downs - none of which I regret
>>>not going through. The sweet is never as sweet without the sour. For
>>>almost 4 years of marriage, we've finally hit our balance in life
>>>only to be taken away in an instant. I have no regrets about our
>>>marriage. She has loved me and Amber beyond her capacity. I will
>>>always love her.
>>>
>>>It is my first time to write to egroup as I've lurked and watched
>>>emails being sent to and fro. All I want now is that for each of the
>>>couples here is to cherish each moment that we spend with our loved
>>>ones. Pretty simple to say, very easy to take for granted.
>>>
>>>Thank you all for the prayers. I would still like to ask you to
>>>please include Leslie in them until her 40th day so that the path to
>>>God's kingdom is well lit and she is no longer in the dark.
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Carlo Cruz

para sa mga mahilig sa bad boy

2007-10-23T01:24:00.001+08:00

I was chatting with a friend of mine about this.. ano ba ang allure ng mga bad boy sa mga girls.. andaming girls na ang daling magfall sa mga bad boyish na lalake.. at ang iba pa eh bordering to full blown asshole-ish. Gaya nung bf nung isang friend ko na pinagbayad sya ng meralco.. ano ba yon.. hmmm lets try to put it into perspective..
ay bago ang lahat ..sorry pero very opinionated tong blog na to ..medyo one sided.. disclaimer lang.

Most of the women friends I talked to and who I played shoulder to cry on to told me that they fall for the bad boy type because they feel secure, dahil sa confidence, and dahil daw challenge na papabaitin. Super bihira ang success factor nito.. as in.. Congrats sa mga girls na nagsucceed sa plan na to..pero majority sa friends ko na ganito ang type ayon iyak iyak..tapos makipagbalikan tapos iiyak nanaman.parang sus sakit sa ulo. Tapos pag talagang sumuko na magiging manhater at jaded ssasabihin na lahat kami guys eh ganon.. hellooooo eh sa IT pa lang ang daming babait bait na indi bad boy at ayon masasayaa ang GF hindi jaded. Sana para indi complicated kung gusto nila maghanap ng papabaitin eh di pumunta na lang sa mabait , saved you time na sana magagamit mo pa ang oras for shopping at out of town trips at hindi ka na magaantay ng 3day weekend para makapasyal . Indi ka na rin mamromroblema pakilala at paglaban sa parents.. Pero ayun nga.. me mystique ang bad boys sa girls .. for me parang uminom ka ng mainit na kape.. wag magreklamo pag napaso, eh ayon me mga frappe naman na kasarap sarap. And hindi true rin na good guys ay dull , marami akong goody goody na uber romantic..take for example my friend who placed rose petals sa foot ng apartment nila pag gising ng gf nya nung valentines, or yung isa kong officemate na gusto suprisin ang gf nya by putting her in a photoshoot na matagal na nya gusto. Well iba ang goody goody sa nerdy.. meron naman talagang guys na clueless pero marming hindi na iniignore nung mga nagfofall sa bad boys. I didnt lose a girl to a "bad boy" type na guy, medyo naiisip ko lang yung friends ko na nadali at iiyak iyak. Etong isang friend ko ganon type naging bf na 4 ang anak na panganay.. awa ng Diyos eh natauhan na friend ko at nakipagbreak na.

So heres my point, to the girls who look pass the goodguys. You looked terribly the wrong way , meron good guys who are not clueless, would treat you like a queen, would be a gentleman and more passionate than a pornstar..This guys are the ones who should be representing whenever girls mention "bat kayong mga lalaki lahat ganyan..." Its not all of us are bad, its sometimes the choices we make in life that are bad. If you want to get in a relationship in the premise of changing someone for the better ..join greenpeace.. if not try to get it right the first time.. Here's to us the good guys.

bomb!

2007-10-19T21:29:00.000+08:00

#$%$@#$!@#$@#%^!%#!!!! ang nakaisip bombahin ang glorietta. Dapat magpatak patak ang mga business owners para sa ulo ng mga tao na nakaisip non.. gawing example ng ganon na we dont take shit . Minsan na nga lang kami pumunta ng glorietta kasi malayo na.. don pa nagpasabog..buti asa G4 kami sa baba ng food choices..nagulat na lang kami ng may malakas na tunog and gumalaw ang ground..tapos me usok then takbuhan na mga tao.. linchak!!! %$@#$@#$@$@#$!@#%!!!!!

Yan Ang Mask!!

2007-10-19T21:27:00.000+08:00

Nasa SM ako one time tapos chineckout ko yung halloween decor..I came across this mask.. Yan ang nakakatakot na MASK!

Hole In the Wall: Cafe 77

2007-10-19T21:03:00.000+08:00

I saw this place while reading a magazine , so I went their with a friend to checkout the place. Its an old house in Kamuning converted to a restaurant. The place have an eclectic/old house look similar to Cafe Juanita in Pasig and Fat Michaels of Pasay. From morning to afternoon, they use the ground floor for serving guests, then they close the area off and open the 2nd floor where they have the bar. The bohemian theme of the restaurant really shows , but what I liked about the place is that it still gives a corner store homely feeling, wherein you know most of the people who go there are regulars and are at a first name basis with the owner. The crowd their where mostly yuppies with a come as you are theme. People go their for dates, drinks or discussing work. I like places like this as they are places where people go to eat and meet , not to be seen like the artsy pricey places in greenbelt and Morato. I wasnt able to venture deep into their menu as we came their after having a heavy merienda. We ordered their 77Pizza which was a borderline case of filipino and italian pizza. Yung medyo manamis namis pero thin crust. The shakes we ordered where awesome and was reasonably priced. Guests could sit in sofas and chairs with paintings hanging plus other pop culture stuff. There was only 1 waiter that time which to my suprise was still managing to do his thing . I didnt see any customer complaining and stuff which would happen on other restos. I guess the laid back atmosphere plus the home turf corner store feeling of the customers got customers at ease. I'd definitely want to checkout this place again when I get the chance. The other cool thing is that its in the middle of nowhere in kamuning surrounded by gasoline stores, small shops and autoshops then you have a 50's style mansion right there. coool.

Back again! - A lesson in Friendship

2007-10-11T01:13:00.000+08:00

Sa wakas!! ang tagal ko di nakaka blog, super dami work , one after the other. My friend leny calls it, Kuracho, ang lalaking walang pahinga. I'm hoping not to Rant on my blog after a long while so I wont. A few months ago before all this ordeal began, I was suppose to blog about my adventures in iloilo, on how the best thing I experienced there was not the new sites and tourist spots, but was the hospitality and new friends I came to know. Super bait nung Jaycee chapter na nagwelcome sa amin. I posted some pix from iloilo on my flickr and multiply site. After meeting new friends I came to know and either lose some old one's. I had a friend who I went out with on gimix and stuff, I was like her confidant , where she ran too when she was pissed off specially with her mom. Then one week I texted her to see how she was doing.. no reply. This went on for the whole week , and she would reply on selected topics only. I met her one time and she told me she didnt have enough credits on her phone , which was BS as she replies when she can. I met up with another common friend and found out that she had a new boyfriend which is probably why she wasnt answering texts. I find it saddening how she lied and suddenly dropped all friendship because she had a boyfriend. It wasn't a big deal , i was happy for her she was in a relationship.. but dropping months of friendship in an instance.. hmm , this of which I conclude, was a sign that her friendship with me was based on convenience..which is a shallow form of friendship. Too bad, oh well. I was talking to another friend about this and she agreed, that in life some people are really entwined with yours and some just pass by. I've had some friends like this, which now I learn not to take too seriously. I also have friends which are their always in thick even though not in thin, they are the real friends who I consider family. For me, that is how you know your true friends, they could drop things at a whim to cover your ass, to be there in time of weakness. Those friends who you spend a lot of time with but only because you live in one house or work at the same place.. the moment its not convenient anymore for them , then you would know if they are real or just passing by. Medyo barok pa ang blog post ko ..sensha na.. still shaking off the rust. bawi next time :)

passport ID

2007-10-09T16:59:00.000+08:00

Ang Loser ko.. after taking hundreds of picture and I do believe I was able to take quite a few good ones, it dawned on me that I have no good ID photo at all of myself for my Visa application. buhay photographer sigh.

http://davidmakulit.multiply.com/photos

Thought For the Day

2007-08-01T23:20:00.000+08:00

I was Driving by South Super Hiway.. nakita ko bigla sa billboard andon pa si Piolo ata yon ..ang nakasulat "HIGUPIN ANG PLEMA" ... Tama ba naman yon!

Levels of Relationships

2007-07-25T16:19:00.000+08:00

I learned this from my Friend Roly.

There are 3 strong levels that you meet in a relationship, parang level ng video game na kailangan mapuntahan and mareach for a strong relationship.

Level 1 is attraction, where you are physically attracted to that person, it maybe superficial but it very human and very important.
Level 2 is Chemistry, This is when you have transcended the physical aspect, when you know you can spend the whole day with this person and look forward the 2nd day and 3rd day . Where things just happened effortlessly and you continually enjoy each others company.
Level 3 Values and Morals - This was what I just learned from Roly and I agree. There are a lot of couples which just uses levels 1 and 2 , but to have an agreement in values and morals is what will make relationships truly strong. Instead of not talking about the things you disagree upon this is where you both agree on whats important .

To find all three would be ideal.

Summer 07

2007-07-25T15:48:00.000+08:00

I always thought summer was not my season for love as most summers I spend more for lost than gained loved. I thought It changed this summer .. I guess I was wrong. I met her from a photoshoot, I got attracted with her positive personality, her sense of humor her smile. It was a whirlwind romance with her being able to bring out what I was reluctant to give. My battle torn heart has slowly weakened and let my brain overpower it. Then there was that summer, those few weeks spent like a blur, spent in happiness , spent with no idea what lies the next day. A road trip made special not by the place travelled but the person spent with, happiness spent each time together, longing each time apart. Like a rocket launch counting down from 10 to 0 it stopped at 4, then she left . All the memories kicked in, my mind like a mother grabbing a child from harm reminded me of my past, how hard it was to wait in uncertainty not just for me but for her. I made no promises .

I don't know if it was my lack of promises or was it her mind beating her heart as well that turned her cold. True I yearned for her as she left but maybe it is by fate that the time we spent was quick to lessen the blow, to lessen the yearning. Now she acts like I do, and even more, ..more mind now than heart .. I said to myself.. so be it. I guess this is where this chapter ends. I always wondered before if we would meet again and catchup where we left off .. I guess this was not meant to be. I would always remember that summer though , that sweet summer.

Thought for the Day

2007-07-18T21:18:00.000+08:00

After Watching The Trasformers and Harry Potter Consecutively...
"Dumble Bee Transformus!!!!"

The Great Balance

2007-07-13T17:47:00.000+08:00

Getting a bit philosophical even though Im not that smart to be but anyway just for the heck of it.

I definitely believe there is a great balance that needs to be kept in life. A balance that is linked to karma , zen, yin and yang and in filipino terms "Ang gulong ng palad". A wise friend once told me "Swerte sa Parking, malas sa pagibig" , which now I understand with a deeper meaning to be true. Although not always via parking space does life seek its balance of course. I think it is linked to "Gods Great Plan" which spans a persons life or sometimes more and is linked to almost everything else like a long line of dominos.

There is no one who has everything. I have not heard of anyone who has all the wealth, great family, doesn't worry about anything, no responsibilities, great respect, total contentment no one has this for a lifetime. There might be short phenomenoms of having this but surely before having this great sacrifices must have been done.. hence balance. Simpler example , Had a very depressing day just a few days before then a few days after a round of good news happened all in a day. Bad days happen in 1s or 3s, then things go back to normal. I also believe that if you are so happy one point do not be afraid that something bad may happen as this maybe because you worked hard for something. Wala lang .. naguuulan nanaman kaya kung ano ano nabloblog ko.

depressing stuff

2007-07-07T23:21:00.000+08:00

Langya kanina, today was a gray , raindy day .. day started early , I woke up an hour early and couldnt sleep again. Went to my normal weekend thing then went to MCS to get DVD's and buy a gift for my niece.

MCS or Makati Cinema Square from my estimate should be almost 30 yrs now. Its airconditioning hasnt been running for almost 4 months now, I have not seen the place had all its escalator work for almost 6 years. The place has transformed to a mini quiapo of makati. Dont get me wrong its been my favorite mall for quite some time but on that day the whole atmosphere of the place was really dull and depressing. A lot of the old stores have left and theres a lot of unoccupied space. Kumain ako don sa favorite korean resto ko don.. a cheap looking korean resto that serves beer during lunch time and me libre kanta ang customer..pero may super winner na beef stew. Ang palabas eh Wowowee.. maryosep watching wowowee eh medyo depressing na.. dont get me wrong I feel bad for those people kaso when you are eating and watching tv like a game show you would like to feel good about what your watching.. sigh.

After lunch time for shopping. MCS had the last few branches of Plaza fair, a once very up and coming department store nearly rivalling SM but failing miserably because of bad management . I actually witnessed the owner shouting in the middle of the store in front of everyone, belittling a promo girl.. a true blue asshole. I went their to buy a toy.. I saw half the number of salespersons around. Went from the 3rd floor down one level. Only half the lights where open, so the place was dimly lit. Shelves were full with cheap electronics and middle class to cheap RTW. I went to the toy section and saw some toys half open, and a lady with a girl playing with the toys. The lady was actually an old employee who was just visiting or getting her last wage. She was complaining and saying this kind of thing was not for her.. I could feel the grimm from the other employees, the feeling of a dead end job with a class B department store for an asshole boss . Dont get me wrong , I think being a sales person is an honorable job its just that plaza fair has left a bad taste in my mouth because of the display I saw from its owner.. ..again a total asshole. I was probably buying a 2 yr old toy but it was working and it was cool. I went up and had it gift wrapped, old designs, half lit floor place was really depressing.. Again there where people in civilian outfits chatting with the staff.. possibly former staff.. my guess was they were laid off or resigned because the already declining sales had been made faster because of the aircon situation. Too add to things the guys who where infront of me bagged and tagged their own stuff because there were no bagger around. But as if this was not all enough.. here came the coup de grais ... On the speakers where blasting a Slower Josh Groban like version of Bridge Over Troubled Water.. NAMAN!! Pwede naman masaya patugtugin.. yun pa!!! Now that was depressing shit!

The Transformers - Those who didnt make it

2007-07-06T18:13:00.000+08:00

Ok, I really liked the transformers movie ,one is for sentimental reasons as I was a real big fan when they first came out and I would watch them on Channel 9(tama ba?) , I spent most of my allowance then saving to buy one , naghati pa kami ng brother ko to buy Mirage as he was the only one we could afford, mga rich kid langa ng pwede bumili nung malalaking robots non or kung ang daddy nila eh nagtratrabaho abroad. Anyway that was why I loved the new movie as I think it did the story justice, plus overall the movie was very entertaining.. there was a lot of inyour face action, comedy and great visual effects parang Independence day. As we know the transformers copies the form of the inhabitants or machines of the planet they land in as the movie went.. Pero.. I would like to tell the story of the other transformers who landed dito sa pinas pero di nasama sa movie..this is their story...

1. 2KBot - yung transformer na lumanding sa may simbahan area, sadly ang nascan nya na entity e kakanin. So nung nagtransform sya eh nagi lang sya na kutsinta.. too lame for the movie.

2. Banawetron - Tong transformer na to eh until now in recovery, he landed in quezon city sa banawe area, tranformed into this really cool Honda Civic..kaso fell asleep after he transformed , paggising nya he was shouting in pain dahil nanakaw ang sidemirror , mags at ibat ibang parts nya , pati gas nahigop. Parang yung story ng mga tourist na nakatulog tapos paggising wala ng kidney.. Til now under medication pa rin si Banawetron .

3. Transformer -X1 - this unnamed transformer died before being named, he landed sa may UP area , transformed into this L300 van then proceeded to roll out , everything was kaso sa Commonwealth sya dumaan, ayun naaksidente agad and got hit by a truck na tumalon sa center isle.

4. Saraobot - Landed sa province and transformed into a jeepney. Until now ayaw sya palayain ng driver na nakahuli sa kanya and pinampapasada pa rin sya. He cries every night.

5. chopper - Landed sa villamor airforce base and transformed into Huey Helicopter.. Sadly yung vietnam era huey choppers natin ang nacopy nya.. he crashed a few days after din.

6. Jackpad - Landed sa May public market and copied a dipadyak na tricycle. di na nakasama kasi ang loser.. nagrollout ayon ang bagal.. until now on the way pa lang rin.

7. Cavitecon - Landed in Cavite and copied a really cool owner type stainless jeep, until now di makajoin kasi di makapasok na manila para makapunta sa airport..bawal ang owner type na sa manila.

8. cellbot - landed sa greenhills area..he transformed into a cellphone, kaso got stolen then got reconditioned .. he has not functioned ever since.

9. Dildoid - Landed in a sexshop, transformed into a dildo.. last we heard he was used by the beautiful model who bought him andhas not transformed back eversince.. nagenjoy ata ang hayop.

10. Trashoid - Fell into Payatas, pagkabagsak pa lang pinagparte parte na ng mga scavengers.. DOA.

11. Salonoid - Landed in to a parlor.. became a hairblower.. and enjoyed the Parlor life and found his true self..he has denounced the Autobots and has started his own group.. the Autobads.

Pinatubo Adventure

2007-07-02T20:19:00.000+08:00

Went to Mt. Pinatubo for a 2nd time this year, this time with officemates.. the trip was as tiring plus im not in shape so It wasnt a walk in the park for me but hell yeah it was well worth it. The first time I went there, the water turned brown because of summer, but when we got there last weekend.. it was ..WHOA! Turq... aaah blue green na lang hehehe.. ang galing.

Most of the persons I would show the picture too, the first thing they would say "Phinotoshop mo ba to?" . Actually that was my first reaction when I saw the lake again.. as if God ran photoshop and changed the color of the lake to something surreal. The last part of the trek is an upward trek then you would see some concrete steps and a handrail going up what seems to be nowhere.. like upwards into the clouds, everything is covered in grass and rocks. You trek upwards so you look up and have no idea whats on the other side. Imagine this (sorry medyo sizzy hiker ako so pagod agad ako), tired from the 1hr trek, you see these steps that signals you that you have reached the crater, but all you see is rocks and grass, you look upwards and climb the steep steps 1 after the other, im not the tall so each step is more like a leap for me, but you all you see is the end of the stairs leading to heavens as the song goes. Then you reach the last step, you take a deep breathe feeling exhaustion wrapping its arms around you.. as you reach the last step you see the lake for the first time, a turquoise/aquamarine-ish lake like nothing ever seen in the Philippines. The lake is wrapped by high cliffs and a canyon like something out of J.R. Tolkiens world. The mountain is hovered over by heavy clouds and small burst of sunlight passes thru the gaps of the clouds illuminating patches of the lake as if making each patch glow. And suddenly all your exhaustion goes away and a smile suddenly forms in your lips. Then, 2 words escape your mouth.. "hanep grabe"

For those thinking of going there, you could call Jovy at 09283410402 (as of Jun 2007), she works for the resort spa build just outside the start of the off-road trail. She can hook you up with 4x4's , guides and a spa treatment perfect after the hike. We took the Hike/Dinner/Massage Package under P2000 each.

We left at around 7am (suppose to be 6am) had breakfast then arrived around 10 at the resort . To go to the resort, you drive all the way to the end of NLEX then I would suggest taking a left to concepcion which is the alternate route but dont go to concepcion. You should make your way going to Hacienda Luisita. You might see a fork showing Alternate route to Baguio..DO NOT GO THERE. Just ask around the way to Hacienda Luisita. When you endup at Caltex where you will see a jollibee and KFC, do turn right , this is the road going to baguio and Hacienda Luisita, but just a few meters right before the city hall of Capas, turn left, its sort of a 2 lane street but not very wide. Take that road , all the way straight, then at the end turn right. Aaaaaalllll the way straight following the highway passing the death march memorial and military camp, and around 1km of rough road with a few meters of pavement in between. Just keep going straight, you'll end up seeing a billboard of the pinatubo adventure stuff, thats the resort. Dont worry if you miss resort and kept going straight, you'll know you missed it coz you'll run out of road and you would see a huge ass wilderness like something out of lord of the rings.

From the resort You take a 1 hr 4x4 trip which is quite shaky and would pass on really rough road including inclines and some areas near cliffs. The 4x4 trip takes you to the starting point where theres clean restrooms and some tables . There you would start another 1-1.5 hr trek to the crater. Expect crossing small streams , grass and a very rocky terrain. No climbing done and a walking stick would be very helpful.

Checkout http://davidmakulit.multiply.com and http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmakulit for pix during our adventure :)

Bakit Ganun?

2007-06-29T18:43:00.000+08:00

For some reason I've been meeting women and even old friends who are a bit down on their luck on their men or at least have been wanting more from they're partners lately. Di ko alam kung trend ba to, or baka generation gap or baka dahil madalas girls ang barkada ko lately eh nagiging mas sensitive ako? hmmmm.

Nasabi kong generation gap kasi , believe it or not eh me konting latay parin ako in chivalry, and nung time na may relationship ako (hopefully my ex's could attest) I do my best para alagaan sila.. Mi hindi ko pinagbubuhat ng bag .. and yung ibang friends ko na guys..ganun din. Meron akong friend, maganda, talented, ang BF nya to put it shallowly eh mas maganda sya , pero syempre mas mature naman siguro ang judgement ng friend ko(ill go back to this point in a minute). Nirereklamo nya na her BF doesnt spent time with her.. parang hindi sya prioritize enough.. kinuwento naman sa akin nung friend ko ang frequency ng pagkikita nila.. hindi naman sa point na nakaksakal, actually normal lang and parang not as often in my book. Tapos nirereklamo nya na di daw sila nagkikita , so sabi ko.. eh di paputnahin mo sa yo..ang friend ko eh reluctant kasi baka busy daw and stuff.. so I go back to my initial ideal setup na noong I was in relationships eh pag pinapunta ako ng gf ko eh sorry punta ako.. unless somewhere terribly important eh I have to find time. Plus , from my previous point earlier, from a shallow point of view, ganon kaganda na gf eh di dapat dinidiprioritize lalo nat di naman kagwapuhan ng husto yung guy. Don't get me wrong , ala akong masamang balak dun sa friend ko hehehe. Di nga.

Eto din isang friend ko, ewan ko ba, ang ganda , sexy me boyfriend din na foreigner , pero kung treat sya eh ganun din.. parang for granted or tuwing kailan nya natripan mag-boyfriend mode, Playah baga.. tuwing kailan lang convenient sa kanya mag boyfriend mode..dun lang trinitreat ng tama ang friend ko. Mantakin nyo naman, hinigh blood ako sa kwento nyang ito, badtrip tong friend ko at tagal nila di nagkita , dumaanang anniv and stuff wala.. text lang..biglang nagtext.. nagpapatulong .. pinapabayaran sa kanya ng BF nya ang meralco..HWAT! meralco?! And the sad part is .. my friend did. I keep telling her , if he wants to see you he will go to you.. pero medyo di pa nag sink in sa friend ko hanggang ngayon.. Well paalala na lang ang magagawa ko sa friend ko.

Etong isa ko ring friend ganun din.. and another.. buti nga lang yung iba eh nadidilat na.

Bat ba ganun, eh nung college ako eh nahihiya ako pa na manligaw or makita lang crush ko masaya na ako , nilalagay sa pedestal baga. Ang GF, kahit ako na magbuhat lahat ng bag eh ok lang .. haaay.. generation gap ba ito? Prominent na ba ang 3:1 na ratio kaya ganito... Well I just pray for the happiness of my friends.

Noontime shows

2007-06-25T11:55:00.001+08:00

Malamang kayo rin!: Ang isang favorite pasttime ng family nyo pag linggo ay manood ng noontime show sabay laitin at i-criticize ang mga performers. Its a national past time. Ewan ko ba kasi naman yang mga noontime shows ang hilig gawing mag:
1. Palabas ng mga banda sabay sasabayan ng host na off na off . Mabuti na lang talaga na merong mga bandang kagaya ng Kamikazee na ilan beses na nila pinasabayan ng host pero palaging natutulala lang ang host sa hirap ng kanta at sa tinde ng kakulitan.

2. Maglipsing ng kanta..lipsing na nga talo pa rin.

3. Pilitin magsuot ng Jacket ang mga hosts kahit ang init init.

4. Pilitin pagsuotin ng Haute Couture type outfits.

5. Pilit pakantahin paulit ulit ang mga 60's at 70's songs na malamang ay personal favorite lang kasi ng director pero sa totoo ay bored na bored kami family pag nanonood ..para bang walang mga bagong kanta .

6. pakantahin ng lipsing na may broadway type theme.. pinauso non ni kuya germs ..pero 20yrs ago pa naman yon!

7. Pilit paperformin ang older generation sa newer generation ... eto madalas to sa ASAP , yung kakanta sila kuh at zsa zsa with matching outfits with the new singers and performers.. eh hello naman ibang level na ngayon dapat ang singers at performers.. ngayon tumatumbling tumbling ang mga artista pag sumasayaw.. pagbumirit ..birit with matching lively showmanship.. most of the stars before doesnt do that stuff.. dati kasi kakaunti lang ang stars..ngayon sobrang dami kaya ibang level.. makikita mo mega showmanship mga new singers tapos dyadyan pasok ang older singers.. biglang drop ng energy level..tapos ang outfit naman pa ni zsa zsa at kuh.. umiinit palagi ang ulo ngmga tita ko pag nakikita. Sana hiwalay na segmetns naman.

sasbagay.. infairness marami na ring improvements ang noontime shows.. gaya ng mga magaling sumayaw lang talga ang pinasasayaw as much as possible .. wala ng mga bellstar numbers na panay buhat lang ang ginagawa. Marami ng live numbers. At syempre nagpagsasama family sa lunch table para manlait man or magenjoy.

Favorite Movies

2007-06-20T00:11:00.000+08:00

Had seen quite a lot off good movies.. here some of my favorites in no particular order..

1. Children of Men
2. City of God
3. Y to mama tambien
4. Dead Poet Society
5. 300
6. Amelie
7. Little miss sunshine
8. Magnifico
9. Big Time
10. La Visa Loca
11. Campus Scandal
12. History of the World
13. Space Balls
14. Million dolar Baby
15. Xmen
16. Braveheart
17. Godfather
18. Jet Li movies
19. Shaolin Soccer
20. Kungfu Hustle
21. A very long engagement
22. Elephant Man
23. Titanic
24. Indiana Jones Movies
25. Matrix 1
26. Speed 1
27. Die Hard 1
28. Rizal
29. Tanging Yaman
30. Rome and Juliet
31. The Audition
32. Ring 1,0 Jap Version
33 Dark Waters Jap Version
34. Azumi 1
35. March of Penguins
36. Tanging Ina
37. Masikip ang Dibdib
38. Booba
39. Kasal Kasalan Kasalo
40. Adam Sandler Movies pwera mga drama
41. ... isip pa ako heehehe

Quote for the Day

2007-06-18T13:49:00.000+08:00

"If my life were to end today, would I have existed?"

- From the Movie Sade

Improv Theater - SPIT

2007-06-06T20:07:00.001+08:00

I was looking at different websites of bars trying to see gigs of bands. I went to the Mag:net website, Mag:net is a bar in Katipunan who shows bands, indie movies, art exhibits etc and has a new branch at the Global City High Street area, looking at the gigs I chanced upon a gig by SPIT(Silly People's Improv Theater). Improv?! first time I saw an improv show in the Philippines. I love watching that show , whose line is it anyway by Drew Carry, sobrang laugh trip tsaka idol ko sa bilis magisip. Ako pang one liner comebacks palang ang kaya ng powers ko, sila .. Story na! Anyway, I didnt pass the chance to see an improv show here specially because the place was so near my office.

Entrance was P200 each , with one free beer or ice tea. The place was cool, at the back of nike , it had magazines for sale, artworks hanging (im not sure if its for sale) and food and drinks was around 100-300 each kaso badtrip walang cheese sticks, Wine and cheese stick lang naman ang habol ko.. wala pa.

Anyway the show starts at around 930-10pm , I think its every tuesday but it could be just for june. We got there late , show has already started. There were around 10 men and women on stage, I think I've seen some of them in movies or plays tapos yung isa sa kanila umalis sandali, then the audience gave 5 uncommon words to the rest of the troupe. Pagbalik nung lalaki, pinahulaan sa kanya ang 5 words pero it has to be done via song which normally had to rhyme. As usual nakalimutan ko naa ng details, pero words that I rememberd where Atrium, Hologram, Seduction and Apathy. Medyo nahirapan lalo na sa Apathy plus kailangan pang kantahin.. pero nakuha rin all 5 words. Yung isang part naman, mag jojoke sila parang bulagaan.. like "Anung hayop ang palaging bumabagsak" parang ganon (Ans:Dog!), pero the audience would give the category, ang binigay na category - Countries , Bar Drinks and Teen Pop stars. Another segment is another guys goes out and when he comes back he is to take the troupe hostage , the crowd has to provide what's the guys weapon, transpo and cause. The guy has to guess the stuff the crowd provided with the help of the hostage. There also a portion where they pretend to be a 3 headed fortune teller and had to speak one of the other one word each. They had to answer questions from the crowd.

Overall it was a funny evening and I enjoyed the whole show. There were some really witty remarks thrown out that night which brought the house down. Its nice to see comedy not resorting to defamation rin.. I guess pa-evolve na ng paevolve tayo, I bet pag nagclick ang SPIT may gagaya sa other comedy bars ng ganun, na hindi na magreresort sa panlalalit para magpatawa. Nothing like money to motivate change. Anyway more power pa sa SPIT and sana marami pang gaya nila ang lumabas.

Warehouse 135

2007-06-04T22:16:00.001+08:00

I checked out this place hidden in makati which is supposedly the underground version of Embassy. Embassy is this posh and popular club in the fort where the popular and wealthy go to party. Music is house or RNB. I saw this place from a blog, Warehouse 135 in Yakal st. who supposedly do parties for those who know. If you've been towed in Makati, its right beside the impounding area. Yakal is a sleepy street at the back of the Makati fire station near Topaz. I guess for guys I just gave the best landmark.. Topaz. Normally there isn't anything on this street, just some broken down buildings and warehouses, but on that evening there where a lot of luxury cars like Audi's , dubbed up SUV's, I think there was even a porche.

I honestly am not a fan of house music.. I just wanted to check out the place who was near another underground type bar.. my favorite..Saguijo. The place looks like embassy from the inside, disco lights and stuff, but my friend commented that she didnt like this kind of house music.. I being unable to descern the difference came to a conclusion that this is probably live mixes and underground house music.. just like the good old days of new wave where there where Fra Lippo Lippi New Wave and there was Psychidelic Furs new wave..sensha na ang loser ng comparison ko.. halata tuloy ang age ko. So I concluded and as the DJ kept on blurting out that night "The rebirth of the underground!"... I was listening to Underground form of House. Anyway I would recommend that you go on friday as ladies gets in for free, and going there at 1230am is too early. We left at around 1am and people was just starting to arrive, there was a line of luxury cars starting to form on the road.

So Yakal and Guijo are the new homes of the underground with Warehouse 135 and Saguijo. Kinda fitting I would think.. those areas are dwarfed and hidden by the shadows of the buildings in Ayala.. areas that are obscured by the bling of the financial district yet still thriving on they're own.

Tito Vic ang Joey

2007-05-28T11:56:00.000+08:00

I bought a friend of mine a TVJ t-shirt as a despedida gift a few days ago. The T-Shirt had the SGT Pepe album cover printed ont it. It was pretty cool. I also have a TVJ shirt where in they were all in Straight Jackets , I wore it at saguijo one time and some guys would just blurt out.. "Uy pare cool shirt" pero most girls wouldn't notice the shirt . Siguro its one of those things you see on FHM, wherein they would ask girls questions where in most of the true blue husky male population would be able to answer but most of the women would have no clue. So What am I pointing at? Tito(pre political career) Vic and Joey are considered Male Icons.

Palagay ko nagshift na ang paradigm talaga, nung 80's sino ang mga icon or idols.. si Arnold, si Sly, si daboy, si FPJ, yun ang mga idols dati. Lets take out sports idols , kasi the category for them I think hasn't changed.

Ill do Tito Vic and Joey first, why they are still considered Idols and Icons til now, kasi most of the guys I named above are considered has beens except for arnold and FPJ. Well for starters they were rebels before, they were funny, most guys grew up with their jokes and their brand of kulitan. Plus ang pinaka importante eh di sila pretty boy.. so bihira mo sila makitahan ng yabang factor. I mean, If you ask a guy kung idol nya si Richard Gomez or si Vic Sotto.. mas malaki chance si Vic Sotto. This also tie's up with my Cute and Witty theory a few months back. Yup they were not pretty boys, they got in trouble , they were green, they were funny and they partly responsible for reinventing or scuplting the current Manila Culture. I think thats why they are considered Icons, they were the true blue artists who kept reinventing themselves , tapos kaya pa rin nila mag influence or dictate what new stuff is cool.. yun ang cool.

So, ano yung change of paradigm? well for one thing hindi na uso ang hollywood action star and pinoy action star.. they are not idolized anymore, gone are the days that a name can sell a movie. Thank Goodness for that , specially in the local scene. I think that brought about the almost demise of the local industry , when the movie industry itself failed to admit that names dont always sell a movie, its having a good movie itself that makes it sell. In hollywood, actors are now considered as actors, they move from comedy to horror to drama to action. Mas matured na ang mga viewers. So kung ako sino sapalagay ko ang cool actors? Si Pen at Ping Medina,Ricky Davao, Albert Martinez, Michael DeMesa, Jay Manalo, Bembol Roco, Epi Quizon, Eddie Garcia etong mga to I think theyre cool kasi magaling sila sa field nila, talagang kahit anong role maparapist mapabakla pinoportray nila ng performance level. I'm not that versed so malamang marami pang actors na magaling, pero the good part of it is that hindi na kagaya ng dati na magsuot lang ng leather jacket eh good actor na.

pucha ang tagal ko na di nakapag blog.. parang halo halo ang naiisip ko.. anyway dahil blog.. sensha na!

Rants: Saw a Love Story

2007-05-24T00:22:00.000+08:00

I bought DVD's from my MCS suki , Jasmin and candy, they convinced me to buy Music and Lyrics . As a rule I don't watch love stories or try to avoid them as much as I can as I hate the after effects of doing so.

So I got home and saw this supposedly Art Film Grimm Love. It was based on the incident in germany that I heard on the news a few years ago wherein this guy posts an ad on an internet board looking for someone to eat, and weirdly (in a very sick way) someone answers the ad as someone has this very dark desire to die by being consumed. So the movie Grimm Love tries to show the incidents leading to the actual "Feast" up to the gruesome death of the volunteer. Lots of violence , very dark, very disturbing , oh and did I say very very dark.

So ayon, there I was terribly imbalanced due to the movie, you know that feeling when you saw a weird movie or a movie wherein the bad guy wins? Parang bitin, parang imbalanced ka after. Saw to cointeract the effects I grabbed the only other positive themed DVD I had... "Music and Lyrics".

And so goes , the movie was good, the dialogue was splendid, parang bukas when I talk to the guys in my group I'd like to do it with an english accent after hearing Hugh Grant. Then there were the kilig scenes, a lot of em.. Watching a love story alone , single with the weather so damp because it just rained is not a good idea because of the after effect it leaves, yes it did erase the uneasy feeling but it did leave that feeling of wanting to just hug someone or if lucky.. make out. Im not sad, para lang dang' bad timing. Parang moments baga.

Memo to self , stay away from love stories unless Im on a date or am already in a relationship.

Thought For the Day

2007-05-18T11:29:00.000+08:00

"Ang Manghuhula kaya.. eh nahuhulaan nya sarili nya ?"

Mr. Shoulder

2007-05-15T21:28:00.000+08:00

Sorry about this, rant time again: I Don't know what was it last friday but for some reason I became Mr. Friendly. I'm not complaining, im totally ok with it, I just found it interesting how things came about. Friday a friend of mine txted me , she was asking if we could go out , I was suprised and asked her why , it turned out she's mad at her boyfriend and was just looking for a friend to spend time with.. I said OK but we gotta watched spiderman.. she said she couldnt coz she wanted to watch it with her BF.. so No deal there. Its kinda the downside of being single, bigmovie openings tend to be reserved for special someones so there are strong possibilities you get left out if you dont find a date at least to watch it with. Well a few hours after ,another friend of mine texted me looking for a gimik, she said any gimik she just wanted to go out.. Again spiderman I said.. she said sure. Turns out she had a problem too with her boyfriend and her boyfriend also cancelled out on her so she's pissed off . Don't get me wrong,I dont hit on these 2 girls, I consider them as good friends so I'm happy to lend a friendly ear any time ,I was just suprised at the odds of this happening twice on the same day. I really gotta get more dates. Im lurking too much in the friend zone I gotta shake this off. My lovelife really sucks during summer. I was dating already early summer but got terribly cut short due to work issues(She had to go overseas) anyway I'll take whatever fate gives. Patience patience patience.

Ang reason ng Grouping sa Scooby Doo

2007-04-28T23:35:00.000+08:00

Was watchin tv around 10pm , same old channel surfing then I ended up watching scooby Doo on the cartoon network. Same old formula of course , there was mysterious toys coming to lift in a mall so they have to solve it. The episode seems to be new because of the new colors on the animation, then they tried something different...

As usual Fred would always says..lets split up and search for clues, Scooby and Shaggy would windup together and Fred would end up with the girls. Shaggy on this episode..protested.. Now that was different.. he said everytime they group up they endup finding the ghost and getting chased. So Thelma did the grouping and she grouped with Daphne and scooby then Fred went with Shaggy.

Now this is where I thought things finally cleared up , while Shaggy and Fred were walking together, they tried to do small talk.. I aint a big fan so I wasnt sure if this was the first time Fred and Shaggy grouped up . Fred Said "So What do you think of the Game?", Shaggy said he doesnt like sports. Shaggy Asked "Wanna get some snacks?" Fred said he wasn't hungry then there was silence.. The two guys got bored and found nothing much in common, so they said "Lets never group again?" Fred said "Yeah" .. Voila! Hence the great mystery explained, why every time Fred says "Lets Split up and search for clues" Its always shaggy and scooby. And I've been watching scooby doo since I was 5 thats 25 years...coolness.

Naisip ko lang, langyang Shaggy at Fred na to tagal tagal na magkasama eh wala pa ring bonding..siguro common friend lang nila ang 2 girls.

Singapore Revisited

2007-04-24T23:56:00.000+08:00

Grabe this week has been turning out to be a long one. I've had a few blogs in mind the past few weeks, just haven't gotten around to making them. Here's one...

3 weeks ago I went to Singapore to attend a conference for work. I've been to singapore thrice, around 2 to 3 years apart and everytime I went there I didnt enjoy it. Dont get me wrong, its a great city, probably one of the best in Asia..super clean, very safe, very disciplined, great workplace, great transpo. But for me not much fun.

I agree with my friend Don who I visited there, its a great place to raise a family, but the last 2 times I went there, I saw Singapore as a place like a big mall, everything manufactured or imported, like a big plot of land then you suddenly put a brand spanking new mall. I dont find this bad, its a show of how rich the country is, its a good thing, a very good thing. Just not fun for my personal taste. I like places that are deep rooted , I find places like that more fun. Like a restaurant that started from a grandmothers kitchen, made the worlds best cookie then started feeding the neighborhood kids then starts get more customers well thats the picture and you would go to places like this and once in a while grandma herself would be serving you the cookies.

The first 2 times I went to Singapore I usually went to the tourist areas, thats probably why the city didn't endear to me. My idea then of a normal night out or a normal family day was going to the mall or going to a night club which was built a few months ago and would probably be closed a year after. For my taste, that wasn't much fun, then it all changed during my last trip. Syet ang haba ng prologue ko sorry.

Everytime I went abroad I like to walk around the city I'm in, I finally did that in Singapore and found a lot of good things to like. I was wrong about the city. I started walking from my hotel and brought precious my camera along. First thing I noticed was the colorful houses, probably old chinese houses or new ones made to look like old ones, like something out of the 20's and 30's. Like the Victorian houses of Sanfo.

I then walked a bit farther and found myself in a peculiar place, a flea market of old stuff. I never imagined a place like that in Singapore where nice and shiny malls are like basketballs are to the Philippines. Locals would bring there old or collector stuff, family computers, old appliances, old records and other some bordering on junk to treasures for collectors. I guess you can bargain for them. All walks of people where there , people who lived nearby to people arriving in cars ... and cars are expensive in singapore.

Walked a little further and found myself in little india, shops and small cafes on alleys . places where you can drink beer with your neighbors and watch TV. There where a lot of small shops as well selling curious items just like the market area I saw in Bangalore.

Thinking about it I probably missed all this things on my first few trips because I was riding the train or cab all the while. I didn't bother to checkout the places where the locals go, I was in a hurry and didnt take the time to slow down and get to know the place a bit more. I would have walked a lot longer kaso age factor.. had to walk back again to the hotel pero it was definitely enough to change my view . Its not that a flea market is the coolest thing in the world or an unairconditioned beer joint is the place to be pero places like that where the owners or waiters know you by your name are places on my opinion that gives a place ...character.

more photos of Singapore at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidmakulit