29.3.09

Why I explain...

Silence, 
because of its ambiguity, 
lends itself to error, 
but there may be circumstances 
where silence may be as eloquent 
as the express manifestation of the will.

-Tolentino, in his commentary on the Civil Code

But I must admit
I still believe that
there are some things
better left unexplained

Logic and Wasted

What I like about Atty. Dy is he knows what quotes to get. But as to how he makes his exams, hay. No comment.

"WASTED of course, is not about violence. It is about intesity, passion and most of all LOVE.


When you're in love, you know it for sure because there is no middle ground, no maybes, no ifs, no buts, no doubts, no 'I still need to figure things out.' Love grabs you and wraps its arms around you and you helplessly surrender. (True, very true.)

'When you love someone, then that's it! You just can't past that on to someone else.'

Of course you can't. People get themselves into relationships because they need sex, they need someone to go out with on Saturday night, they need to forget their last significant other or they feel thei self esteem suffers without someone sending them text messages six hundred times a day. 

The more honest among us will admit that's all bullshit. And being with someone for those reasons still leaves you emplty and still leaves you searching for that one person who can make you happy and complete. Relationships like that are like buying canned pineapple chunks -- you know there's an expiration date in there somewhere. 

The danger of falling in love is that private hell one goes through when that one love is taken away. x x x. 

So children, if you've found love that truly makes you happy, understand how incredibly lucky you are. That sort of thing only happens once if the gods smile upon you and rarely do they give poor schmoes like us a second chance at it. If you're living a relationship that's a life, I know you won't take my advice but believe me, you're better off alone! And, if you've taken for granted love that's real and special, then be afraid. Be very afraid."

---- From "Be Afraid" (21 May 2002), an Introduction by Karen Kunawicz to the final edition of Gerry Alanguilan's graphic novel "Wasted"

25.3.09

I can relate to a couple...

1. On the first day of the Mango sale, the sister of my friend was looking around and picked up a dress when a woman at the counter started screaming, “Put that down, that’s mine!” The sister of my friend looked up, looked the woman up and down, raised an eyebrow, and replied, “Excuse me. You are NOT a ’small’”

2. A supervisor once told a worker who has difficulty in understanding instructions, “Ang ulo, hindi lang yan pinapatong sa leeg, ginagamit din yan sa pagiisip.”

3. A friend told another friend, “Naku, magma-makeup muna ako, baka magmukha akong yaya mo.” The other friend replied, “Wag na, magmumukha ka lang yaya ko na naka-makeup.”

4. I told my then boyfriend during a fight, “Even on your smartest day, you’re not half as smart as I am on my dumbest!”

5. “Ako, I was born beautiful. Ikaw, you were just born.”

6. A letter posted on a car windshield in UP: “Sir/madam, the parking space that we have reserved is for the College Secretary, not for you. Guard.”

7. When I saw a friend I haven’t seen in a long time, she told me, “Grabe, lalo ka pang tumaba!” So I told her, “Ikaw din, lalo ka pang pumangit!”

8. Pag sinisingitan ako sa pila, nagpaparinig ako. I say, “Ang pilang ito, according to beauty. Mga panget muna.”

9. “Unlike you, tinuruan ako ng mga magulang ko na hindi pumatol sa may asawa.”

10. From the movie She’s The Man: “Girls with an ass like mine don’t go out with boys with a face like yours.”

11. “Maliban sa mukha mo, ano pang problema mo?”

12. I once told an officemate who kept on bragging about her new shoes, “Sale, right?”

13. I pointed a “7 items or less” sign to a clueless pasosyal at the supermarket. She bitchily answered, “I can read!” Sabay irap. So I shot back with, “I know, but can you count?”

14. “Tuwing nakikita kita, gusto ko mag-sorry sa eyes ko.”

15. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be bitchy. It’s an involuntary reaction whenever I encounter ugly people.”

16. Man: “Hey baby, what’s your sign?” Woman: “Do not enter.”

17. Man: “how do you like your eggs in the morning?” Woman: “Unfertilized.”

18. After receiving her pay slip and realizng how much she’s paying for tax, a sosyal officemate exclaimed, “Ang mga poor ba nagbabayad din ng tax?”

19. During a hike at Mt. Mayon, we had a maarte companion. When we ran out of water, our guide got us some from a ntural spring. The maarte girl said, “Dini-drink ba yan?” I told her, “Bakit, sa inyo ba ang water chinu-chew?”

20. Overheard from 2 kids talking. Kid 1: “Lahat tayo galing kay Adam and Eve.” Kid 2: “Hindi yan totoo. Sabi ng papa ko, galing tayo sa unggoy.” Kid 1: “Hindi natin pinag-uusapn ang pamilya mo, kaya wag kang magulo!”

21. A friend told his officemate: “I’m impressed. I’ve never encountered such a small mind inside such a big head before.”

22. Bading: (envying a girl na crush ng crush nya) “Isang butas lang ang lamang
6:12 PM23. I was staring at an ugly bystander in their street. The ugly guy snapped, “Bakit ang sama mo makatingin?” I snapped back, “Eh bakit ang sama mo tignan?”

24. A friend once told me, “Ang ganda mo!” I answered: “Thank you, sana ikaw rin…”

25. I told this to an ex: “I must admit you brought religion to my life. I never believed in hell till I met you.”

26. “When a cashier tells me she doesn’t have change, I say: “And…kaninong problema yun?”

27. “Kung lahat ng tao galing sa unggoy, bakit ikaw, kabayo?”

28. "Pwede wag ka na huminga? You don't deserve to breathe the same air I'm breathing!"

29. "They just asked about you, and you know how hard it is to describe you without using the words fucking ugly."

Thanks Vince. Go back to your video games. While I study 600++ pages of crim.

23.3.09

<3


There is no one as kind as you, 
no one who gave me reasons 
I understood for doing what at first seemed so hard

21.3.09

Freedom Countdown





I'm so excited! I just can't hide it!
I know! I know! I know! I want to!

CamSur Watersports Complex
Caramoan Island
Be ready for me!
Here I come!

Just because I'm excited
For yet another adventure with Block D

I'm feeling this is gonna be the best R&R so far.

10.3.09

Here is my 30 seconds of fame.

Unfortunately, they did not include Yves's and my interview.
They included Laura's though.
But my face was there.
So I'm happy about it.

Watch TV Patrol's episode here.
Fast forward to 4:10.

Hahahaha! At least I was on national TV!

Me and Laura.

My side view.

P.S. I will upload the video once I figure out 
how to get it from that site!

Thanks Conan for sending the link!
I spent around 2 hours looking for the video.
Boohoo.