another great ending

making peace with my PALOY demon came as a funny surprise. totally useless conversation but it did help add more nails to the coffin of closure on that part of my life. dugang lansang para never nagid maka guwa o makita pa. bow! :D

all i can say is, what was i really thinking? must have tripped or hit my head really bad.

it was so funny when i texted the people whom i confided on over it.

Me: Hey, ges hu texted me?

Friends : si PALOY?

what can i say, he acted like it, hence, he's known for it.

on to bigger, better and more gwapo future. at least this time, may future na gid man to speak of :)

blue diamonds together again

anne's back after a while. last time we saw each other was in cathy and chip's wedding in manila about 2 years ago, i think.

older and a bit more experience for everyone. funny how time can do so much. feeling bad for anne going through the same things i went through about a year ago. but when i do say that things will get better, i know from experience that they do. older and wiser...? maybe so... :)

have the urge, no good ideas

needless to say, i am so bored right now. i try to keep myself occupied, hence my attempt to write something remotely significant. fat chance!

probably opened my friendster, multiply and facebook accounts for like the 4th time today. lately, i've become a blog whore. i read so many and i loathe the blogs when they go untouched for days, weeks and (dare i say it? ) months (the agony)! i won't mention nalang because it is embarassing but there are 3 blogsites at the moment that i find so much joy following that have been "overlooked" for some time.

while waiting for bryan to text me (he's still eating dinner with his family at the moment), i glance from time to time at the tv, entourage is on etc. i love etc! they have the best shows. i have a favorite for each day. like today was kardashian day. entourage is good, too but haven't been able to catch up lately.

have an idea of a blog for tomorrow. something different for me and a friend of mine gave me this idea. worth a try. hope something good does happen tomorrow :D

i wish it were like a few years forward already. wanna look back on my blogs. the oldest i have was on friendster but disabled it for the time being since it was embarassingly outdated. a lot of my contacts on friendster have become a bit too diverse and don't want to display my life to just about anybody on it. so multiply would probably the oldest i have. it embarasses me to see how i was a complete dumbo with the colors, text, photo placement and other things. gah! painful to read. i intend to get better at this.

i'm enjoying work now. about time! heheh i guess its just different when you finally know what your real place and purpose is and what you can do and become. smelling the air with a hint of cement, sounds of trucks passing, people negotiating, phones ringing, fax machine beeping next to me... charming :) :P

finally, my phone beeps. hay salamat. have to concentrate now. maybe will be better at this tomorrow.

Great bowls of.... errr..

for 5 to 6 days in a week, we find ourselves cooped up in an office with the same people, computer screens, reports to file, phone calls to make and a whole lotta coffee (that's my newest thing at the moment. glorious coffee of all different flavors that can conveniently make it into sachet form). my gutt seems to be having a mind of its own and my elbows and fingers with callouses from whatever position and signing positions i find myself comfortable in at hours at a time. but who am i to complain? at least, i got a good job that i love!

but still, monotony will always be a constant. so it was time to let loose and do something different for a change. hence, the girls decided to get together and make a competition out of the mayhem we call bowling. almost 10 years since i personally played bowling and it showed! hahaha

the hercor malditas (aka hlh mktg & accounting together)

the managers and pluses

sheryl, joy and ada

karen, alice and jessie

eses... :)
seryoso gid ba c lerry

Buhbye Babby

for all my friends who have always been kind enough to wave, honk their car horns or others things when they see my car, be warned... that's not me! as of yesterday, i waved goodbye to one of the most wonderful relationships i have ever had (how sad naman!). my mom has other plans (she, after all, bought it so who am i to argue?). i sold my baby to a very nice pastor and his family. may my baby outy be as much joy to them as it has been in mine.

here's to all the memories and more. 'tis is life. we have to move on. now where did i put that brochure....?

Remembering Daddy Buknoy

i still have to get used to the fact that buknoy is gone and burried. its been a couple of weeks, but like most people and things in life, memories with him are all over. even his wee2 stains on our entrance pillars, a past source of irritation, is now a sad reminder of the charm and unique joy he gave us.

we still have two more of his kids with us and his "grieving widow". but buknoy will always be a character on his own. he was at an entirely different level.

last weekend, while i was in ilo2, i had to get used to the fact that louie would be there, buknoy's son who looks like him the most out of all buknoy's "fruits". there he was on top of the table guarding pam, looking just like his daddy. sigh! how could a face like that bring so much emotion? even brad pitt couldn't do this much to me. obviuously, this can't compare to the standard brad pitt is in. as pam and i would say, their cuteness comes from their "ugliness". awwww... how can u resist that face? we often find ourselves baby talking to them too. oh oh.

a lot to say today

I'M A TITA (AGAIN)!

congrats to david and san2! san2 just gave birth to the first jamora. wuhu! it's the start of the baby boom after the wedding boom last year. congrats and God bless to the new family of 3!

STEAKS WITH MY WEEKEND
for a food update. its been awhile since i've had good steaks. believe me, they are so hard to find these days. the closest i ever get to a decent one is in burp! when i spend most of my time in roxas. so when we headed out of the cinema and was a bit late for al dente already, we got lucky with maki. freska, being right beside it was a bit noisy and crowded with the band and all. it was a friday night, after all. so we ordered the batangas steak which looked interesting. ordered the rib eye and it came with some sort of yellow rice (not curry though). it was so yummy! it was simply prepared with no gravy and was on top of a bed of salt from guimaras daw. baw kung sa balay lang ko nag kinamot gid ko. i recommend it very highly :)

the next day, bryan gets a text message from his friends to try crave steak. crave steak is in the smallville strip where the old flow used to be. not the crave burger place on the same line next to business hotel.

the herb steak was recommended by one of the owners, jr santos. different presentation, sliced thinly with just its own juices on the plate with some chunky cut veggies. i ordered the mashed potato which came at just the right quantity, much to my relief. :-D at P250, not a bad price. the second level is also dinning area but they had paintings from local artists up so its a good concept. nice ambience and homely in feel, which is a good thing 'coz you get to bring family and all. a funny contrast from what it used to be. so, its definitely worth dropping by and hope to try more of the rest of the menu.

(as usual, i look funny na naman! wasn't ready! pics from oscar nava's facebook)

GLOBAL PEACE FESTIVAL

with its slogan "one family under God", it sounds harmless and with good intentions. but then again, we know that the worst things come in the most unlikely forms. its like aswang all over again, but this time, its such a direct shot at everything we believe in.

with a lot of artists going along for the ride (namely: pops fernandez, billy crawford, john pratts, kris lawrence, jeffrey hidalgo and hale), it should have been good for capiz tourism in a way. but here comes the question, which is more important, man or God?

the trouble is that the man behind this festival is hyun jin moon. 4th son of the founder of the moonies movement. for more information, the internet is full of it.

as soon as word got out what this festival was really about, a lot of Christians and Catholics alike backed out (most especially schools). after all, the man claims to be the Messiah, the Father, putting himself on the same level as Jesus, buddha and mohammed. hello!

so i hope and pray that the governor and the rest of the people involved can ask themselves, which is more important? you're political careers or the faith that you claim you have. if you don't have that strong of a conviction, go right ahead. but do not hold the ones who do with contempt. its times like these that give me the shivers.

so i hope that people will see...

ITS PERMANENT
finally moved into our new store today. still the same location but glad to see something new after so long. and i finally get to unpack my stuff in my new and permanent office. key word on the permanent. hay salamat! hehehe

the bitter taste of your own medicine

words cannot express what i'm feeling right now. once more i feel so happy that i'm vindicated. personally, i am not one to call people mean names. i think its immature and a waste of my time, but in this case, its sooo worth it! paloy paloy paloy! hahaha finally gets a nice blow to the noggin' of his own medicine. its one thing to do things unconsciously, but to fool around with people's lives and relationships, there should be a law for that. so when the boomerang of life takes its very pleasant turn... bullseye! ain't it a pretty, pretty sight. maybe in the future paloy won't do the same thing to other people who deserve so much more of what he has previously given.

so here i am, laughing in the privacy of my own home. obviously, not going to sink to his own level of blabbing because i know im better than that and have too many things to do of worth than bother with his nonsense. as a columnist in panay news would say, cristy "dies-dies" laughing. and that marks the end of this trivial chapter.

Gonna miss u buknoy nonoy...

The love of our lives, our pug, Buknoy, passed away yesterday. For about 7 years he gave us so much love, laughter, tears and experiences we could never have with other dogs.

Love you nonoy! Will always have you in our hearts.

Another legend passes away so soon

Michael Crichton dies at age 66 from cancer.

Born	October 23, 1942(1942-10-23) Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 4, 2008 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California
Pen name	John Lange, Jeffery Hudson
Occupation	author, film producer, film director, television producer, medical doctor
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard College Harvard Medical School
Genres	Action, Science fiction, Techno-thriller
Notable award(s)	1969 Edgar Award

Year	Title	Notes
1972	Pursuit	A TV movie
1973	Westworld
1978	Coma
1979	The First Great Train Robbery	Directed/ wrote screenplay
1981	Looker
1984	Runaway
1989	Physical Evidence
1993	Jurassic Park	co-wrote screenplay
1994	ER	Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
1996	Twister	co-wrote screenplay

It's official

It's official. Barrack Obama is the new president elect of the USA.

I have to admit, I was for Obama during the preliminaries. Not exactly a Clinton fan (sorry Roman!). Clinton was too cold and detached and was just plain creepy at times with those piercing blue eyes. Kinda reminded me of a principal or someone who was out to get you if you were bad. :D Obama had more charisma and an awesome speaker. This guy could grab your attention just like that. He had presence and he made himself known. Who could resist?

Change was him in more ways than one. An African American, a first for the USA. Imagine, looking back at the people who came before him. Namely, Martin Luther King. A couple of decades later, his speech has definitely become a reality. It says a lot about the US. From its history of slavery working its way to bringing a man of color to the highest office in the land. Even if I am not an American citizen, it is a moment in history. Looking forward to seeing bronze monuments of Obama in the future for sure. Whether he proves to be the president of change as he promised is still to be seen, but he is in every sense of the word, different and no one can ever take his place.

But if it weren't just for the color of his skin, I found myself leaning more towards McCain. For one, John McCain's principles were clearly rooted on his faith. Obama is a Christian as well, but somehow McCain and the story of his life, this guy is a hero not just in a military point of view, but as a brother in the faith. His story of that Christmas in the prison in Vietnam brought tears to my eyes. What a testimony!

I guess what really did it for McCain was the fact that he is in the same party as Bush. REgardless of whoever got to that point, as long as he represents the Republican party, already put them at a disadvantage. The war has finally took its toll and another person even remotely reminding them of Bush just turned them off. Poor John. He carried on a good fight and it was really close.

What really touched me the most was how he spoke yesterday when he finally conceeded. He did so in a way that I have never seen in a politician ever. It had heart and no one could doubt its sincerity. Again, tears in my eyes. Obama's speech was expected and he was, after all, the victor. Once more, my bias towards the underdog prevails. McCain's speech was just as much a milestone as Obama's I think. Here was a man who fought all his life for a country that he loved. No one who ever ran for president could ever have the same record of self-sacrifice as he has had. Keri was just a joke, I think. But even though he has been a tremendous fighter, he accepted defeat with such dignity. Hanga gid ko even more.

So ends another chapter in America's history. The rest still remains to be written. Here's to hoping for the best, not only for the US, but for the Philippines as well. How I wish we could have the same political scenario.

Nov. 2, 2008

It was a whim, spur of the moment. Mixed guilt and boredom, being stuck at home for about 3 days and knowing that friends were in town for the holiday. It felt so bad to be home when there was so much going on. So when I felt so much better on Sunday, I just went for it and had a great time meeting up with friends.

Joy2 I only get to see about 1s a year. Sometimes longer than that. Gwen just got back from Dubai. Rachelle just relocated to Roxas and we still had not met up yet. The rest were indeed based in Roxas but I never get to see them on a regular basis.

So it was a St. Mary's reunion without any plans beforehand. But it was fun just the same.

the girls all together after so long

d lang pang editor lang, model pa! go rache!

ha? d ako naka ready! haha

naks naman ;)