hello all....lech, im being teased to another tuan...quoc tuan...he's nicknamed "traditional tuan" kasi mejo conservative ang dating...pero i think he's far from that from the way he talks and all (ie, one time he told me that he read a study that most women masturbate... sabi ko, kasinungalingan yan!)...tas nakakahiya, nung friday, the team had lunch outside...tas i was seated across him...tas realizing that i had trouble cutting my beef steak into pieces, tumayo ba naman at pinag-s-slice ang aking pagkain! naloca ang lola nio! feeling ko iba na itosh....oh well....

oi marlon...o ano na update sa application mo sa safeway? hayaan mo na, jan ka na lang muna sa svi, tutal it still pays well naman di ba...tsaka musta na kayo shiela, lani, cherryl?

btw, i have a new pasttime...since about three weeks ago, i started swimming every saturday...a colleague (female, yes, i now have a female friend, finally) has offered to teach me how to swim...tas this morning, i went to the company gym with another officemate naman...gagawin ko na yang ritual...the weird thing about it is that since early-morning people ang mga vietnamese, i am forced to wake up before 6am coz gym starts at 6am...ayun...and then my officemate suggested that we go to the gym like three days a week before going to work...again, 6am gym tas work at 8am....oh well...this is a radical change for someone nocturnal like me....

ay sana marlon maabutan kitang online...! namimiss ko nang magchat...i think im gonna make chatting online a habit pag weekends...para ma-update lang sa mga happenings jan .........

hello mga baklush!
alam nyo bang ang sad-sad ko since monday,
kasi parang malabo yata na makalipat ako ng company.
ni-interview na kasi ako sa safeway last thursday,
and they said they'd inform me by monday.
pero wednesday na, wala pa ring news!
sabi ng recruitment manager,
he already recommended me to the it director,
pero di pa rin daw nagre-reply,
and hopefully by this week nila ma-finalize.
according to my spies in safeway,
baka daw medyo malabo kasi medyo malaki asking price ko.
hmmm, pero ok na ako ngayon.
super restless ko lang last monday,
at super napalinis tuloy ako ng room ko.
anyways, siguro lang it's not time to move on.
gusto siguro ni god na i-enjoy ko muna ang svi.
chuks!

Laura Esquivel - When does love die? When we begin to love anew.

hi everyone!

online ako right now, kahit na sabadong-sabado!
nag-research kasi pamangkin ko sa internet,
para sa class nila this coming september.
anyways, super antok ko na right now,
as in ang bigat ng mata ko.
hindi ko na ikaw ma-chika belinda sa ym,
baka ma-disturb ko pa kayo ng hitech mong nanay!
chuks!

nag-report pala ako today sa class namin,
and medyo disappointed ako sa nangyari.
yung report ng groupmate ko, medyo below expectations.
as in, kahit ka-group nya ako, di ko sya ma-defend.
tagal ko na hinihingi yung part nya para makita ko,
pero today, as in 30 mins before actual presentation
ko lang nakita at wala pa syang handout.
naiinis ako kasi i tried to present something really nice,
pero biglang nabawi sa part nya.
say, pero true yan according to my classmates rin.

anyways, last night pala nasiraan kami sa batangas.
nasira yung radiator ng van ni franco,
nag-outing kasi kami sa laiya with the whole batch.
mga 16 kami na nagpunta including mga anak and kapatid.
happy naman yung outing, mas naging exciting dahil sa nangyari.
nag-stay kami sa isang petron gas station sa batangas,
until sunduin kami ng driver nina marj.
tapos nakarating kami sa bahay nina marj sa batangas,
around 1130 pm na yata.
walang katapusang lamon at kantahan,
as in masuka-suka ka sa kabusugan, no chuks!
nakauwi ako ng manila, around 230 na yata.
hindi na ako nakapasok sa 830 am class ko kanina dahil dito.

o yun lang muna, kwento na uli ako pag
di na ako masyado tuliro dahil sa sobrang puyat!

oi super duper nega cherryl...learn from oprah...she's strongly advocating breaking out of our comfort zones coz in the process, we'll learn very useful life lessons...:)

hello! i read ruey's review of the LXG...hindi naman daw kagandahan...so baka hindi na lang ako manood non...

hello cherryl...basta good luck na lang sa career...kasi parang puro nega namin sinasabi mo eh...if you want something, go for it noh! sabi nga, if you want something badly, the whole world will connive to help you...swear, i think that is true...ergo, the first thing you need to do is to really, really want something...then, everything will just flow from there...

about what's-his-face, kung ano man ang real score...bahala ka na! basta protect yourself...heed your own advice...pero i would strongly recommend you move on! i mean, somehow there must be a guy out there somewhere who deserves you...

si joey, pedeng mag-share? hahaha...lam nio bang monday night, i was a-crying for some time...pero that was it...hahah....nagdrama lola nio...naisip ko nga kayo eh....tas i wanted to go home para you guys were there to hear me out...kasi diahe naman mag-vent out sa mga tao dito...i mean, im generally seen as a happy person and no-guy-problem /i-dont-need-guys type of girl...but mostly, it's the communication gap...baka im there getting all-emotional tas they do not understand me...ang pangit di ba...tas si tuan anh, on vacation since last week, so wala akong friend na magaling mag-english dito...so there...but dont get me wrong ha! im not hoping for anything...im a pretty practical person...napag-usapan nga namin ni joey yan e...i mean, what prolly attracted us to each other is that we knew we were dealing with something that can never be...you know naman how people desire what's forbidden...pero all what we had has ended...im not sad...i knew what we had was beautiful (chuks!)...hahaha...and i dont think it was completely a waste of time...oh, and he said that too...o di ba...and yeah, we did define ourselves as being temporary mad spending some time together...so ok na sana ano, it could have blossomed into something called love as captain corelli remarked but our roots havent been that intertwined that much we cannot bear to live without each other...so wala talaga...but im hoping that next time i meet a guy i like, i want the next level na...i wanna be shaken to the core, be temporarily mad, then get really serious with him...charing...pero what's really nice about what happened is that i learned that im not actually a heartless bitch...i learned that someone could actually shake me to the core! swear for some time kala ko di na mangyayari yun...hahaha...anyways, enough...tomorrow ulit or baka mamaya sa bahay blog ako ulit...mejo mahabang introspection kasi pinagagawa ko e...tas gusto ko lang i-share mga natutunan ko....chuks...

hi guys!!! buti na lang pala nagbasa ako ng blog today
kundi super late na ko sa balita at super napag-usapan
na ko na wala akong kaalam-alam. pwede ko bang sagutin
ang mga false accusations/stories about me?!

una sa lahat, walang nagbabalik kasi walang babalikan.
siguro marlon you got that idea from our discussion.
sorry to disappoint you pero i just got the idea/question
out of the blue. para lang may mapag-usapan. o di ba
napag-isip ang mga tao, in fairness na-drain ako sa
discussion na yun. pero teka if i think about it now parang
meron ngang dapat pag-usapan tungkol dun....chuks!!
if ever magkaroon ng second part (which i doubt!!! serious!)
syempre itatago ko na, lalo na ke marlon kasi baka di nga
sya magsalita pero bigla na lang iuntog ang ulo ko sa pader.
chuks!

secondly, pag nasa loob ka ng jeep talaga namang public
utility vehicle yun no! bakit anong tawag nyo dun?!
people make mistake! chuks!

anyway, enough of explaining myself. kwento na lang ako.
last week super apply kami ng officemate ko pero sad to say
wala pa ring nagre-respond. kahit ang svi di pa rin tumatawag.
bakit kaya marlon? may mali ba sa kin? maganda naman ako,
matalino, kagalang-galang! chuks! but im not losing hope kasi
i know time will come and i will be able to find the perfect job.

nga pala i saw the league of extraordinary gentlemen last monday
uy belinda watch it pag palabas na dyan sa vietnam. naaliw ako.

o si joey pala wala na dyan. sad. i know naman na you really,
really like him. malay natin someday you'll meet him again and
by that time free na sya.

na-consider ko rin yung suggestion mo belinds na mag-aral
kaso if film kukunin ko baka sobrang gastos, pano na yung cost
muvi na gagawin, at kung anu-ano pa. di naman hapi kung
puro theoretical subjects lang ang kukunin ko. di kaya ng
budget ko bilang isang hamak na documents analyst. sana
may mag-sponsor sa king milyonaryo.

o yun muna. sana sa next blog ko may super hapi news na ko.
byeee!!!

hey owl!

super duper aga ko today, 745 am!
plan ko kasi pumunta ng up to get a book,
kaya heto at 6 am pa lang, gising na!
i haven't slept for more than 5 hours a day
for almost 2 weeks now.
my skin's getting drier and drier,
kaya super apply ng cetaphil moisturizer!
chuks!

belinda, gusto ko rin makakain ng exotic foods na yan,
pero i don't think makakain ako ng dog meat!
andami kong naalagaan na aso noong bata ako,
and i can't imagine eating them!
meron pala akong 2 fave foods recently,
ice cream and manggang hilaw with bagoong.
saykolow yung ice cream kasi anlamig ngayon,
pero parang gusto ko lagi ng ice cream.
around 1130 pm kagabi,
lumipat pa ako sa kabilang house namin,
para maghanap ng ice cream or chocolate.
buti naman at merong mocha ice cream sa kabila!
yung mangga naman, fave ko yung sa up.
ansarap-sarap ng bagoong nila,
feel na feel mo ang pagka-street food.
chuks!

kagabi rin pala, i was reading a book by
james william fulbright, the arrogance of power.
tapos may naalala ako kagabi,
can't pinpoint exactly who or ano,
basta random images lang, revo, vcd player, daliri, ilocos.
chuks!

explanation ni fulbright kung bakit
dapat wag makialam ang states sa affairs ng iba:
"this is not because we lack good intentions,
but simply because people like to make their
own decisions and their own mistakes in their own way,
and our 'presence' tells them that we do not think
them qualified to do so".

anyways, pag-pray nyo pala na di ako pagalitan dito.
naka-corduroy pants ako and polo shirt lang,
kasi anlakas ng ulan kaninang pag-alis ko.
pagdating ko dito, sumikat ang araw!
super mode!

scorpion...it was fried...then we had to dip it into a pepper-salt-lemon sauce (na sobrang luv ko which made me think bat di tayo gumagawa nun)....ay grabeh sobrang sarap...it's not really a specialty of vietnam...prang people eat it for fun lang...but i heard that the one that i wanted to order: yung worm, na feeling ko ay "higad," kasi sabi nila "worms that grow on coconut trees," ay ang specialty ng central vietnam...tapos yung aso, specialty ng hanoi sa north naman...my friend here was telling me that there's even a strip in the north wherein the shops there sell only dog meat...turns out that nothern people think that dog meat is like aphrodisiacs...tas they eat it also at the end of a lunar month for good luck...pero ayaw ng mga kasama kong kumain e...so there, di ako nakakain ng madaming exotic food...

kamusta na mga luvlife nio?

o sige, blog ako ulit tomorrow....

hey belinda!

kelan ka kumain ng scorpion at paano?
delicacy ba yan sa vietnam?
ako naman i'm eating breakfast meal #2 ng mcdo,
sausage mcmuffin with orange juice and extra hashbrown.
chuks!

btw, alam mo ba na yung mga kwento mo,
nakukwento ko sa class ko sa up.
napag-usapan kasi yung tungkol sa "clubs"
noong colonial times sa india.
yung mga british daw may mag country clubs,
na strictly for british only, bawal indians.
tapos nakwento ko na sabi mo vietnam ganun pa rin,
na may mga clubs na for expats only,
na masyadong mahal, foreigners lang makaka-afford.
sabi ng prof ko, he didn't realize na until now ganun pa rin.
o diba, may relevance ang mga kwento mo!
chuks!

naku, hayaan na lang natin si cherryl.
if she hasn't learned her lesson yet,
after all that happened, better repeat the same mistakes.
no lessons learned without self-realization.
atsaka tsismis pa lang naman yung pagbabalik.

si lani rin pala kasama namin last thursday,
nagpasama kasi ako kay cherryl to up and ateneo,
e since cheapy-cheapy mirriam is nearby,
niyaya na rin namin sya.
chuks!

si shiela naman, di masyado nagpaparamdam.
feeling ko nakalimutan ang password dito sa blog.
chuks!

quotable quote:

"can you call later because i'm inside a public utility vehicle?"
-- cherryl, during a phone interview while inside a jeep

hello kamusta na kayo...cherryl, may balitang nakarating sa vietnam na someone from your past is making a comeback...how true? bibigyan mo ba siya ulit ng chance? kwento ka na lang ha...basta gusto ko lang i-quote ulit ang sinabi ng ating marlon na "isoli mo na bago mo isipin na sa yo." hahaha...o di ba...pero naisip ko rin...why cant you jst enjoy spending time with him? i mean, this is someone who you obviously like so much...someone who you would want to convert into a bf if circumstances (and the guy) permit...but then, we all know that 'enjoyment' is something transitory...and totally dependent on the guy's presence, or his calls...hehehe...if that 'enjoyment' was founded on something stronger (like love) i guess your relationship with him would have been something more permanent...but i dont see it that way...and i dont think you're the type to get involved in flings that are most of the time initiated by heartless jerks who are out for kicks...hahaha...masama ang loob kay what's his face ano...pero come to think of it...at the end of the day, what we want is something/someone na pedeng pang forever...hahaha...so, if, in the long run, you think you're just gonna get hurt...iwanan/iwasan mo na...kasi sabi nga, if we do give our heart to someone, that someone should be capable of taking care of our heart...kasi we only have one heart...chuks...

ay grabeh....nakakain na ako ng scorpion....lasang tuyo! ayun lang...sige matulog na ko............!

hello...grabeh...im soo pooped...it's 930 pm and am about to leave the office palang....tas later i have to continue working to read up on some marketing research methods chuchu...

grabeh i read this youngblood article that's so mushy i hated it....try this link:http://you.inq7.net/youngblood/08082003/ybl4-1.htm. talk about not writing when you dont feel so good or else you'll regret what you've written...and what's more, it's published, it's for the taking....for the whole world to laugh about...

sige na...alis na ko

hello....ay grabeh...sana nga makasamasama kayo para mas happy...kwento na lang ha for any updates...

hi everyone!

i have super happy news.
featured album ang tokyo pics ko!
they choose 3 albums every week yata,
and they show it to everyone!
i didn't know my album was chosen,
until i started receiving email messages from people abroad!
i'm super duper happy!

so belinda, cherryl and shiela, nakita na kayo sa ibang bansa!
no chuks!

:)

hi belinda!
tell joey na it's ok to download the pics thru webshots.
ni-post ko sya as public so everyone can enjoy them.
nag-email nga sa akin si suzanne,
and she suggested na i shift careers to photography.
she's not the first to tell me that,
so parang ako ngayon niko-consider ko bigla.
but it's just a hobby, for fun lang ba.
baka pag ni-career ko, mawala yung fun.
chuks!

so ngayong aalis si joey, how do you feel?
don't tell me na pinalitan na nya si vlad as the one that got away?
pero ok lang yan, basta enjoy lang your time.
don't let anything spoil your moments with him.

nagkita pala kami ni cherryl tonight,
nag-apply kasi sila ng officemates nya sa svi,
pero not as programmers, as litigation chuchu.
sana ma-consider sila para same bldg na kami!
chuks!

uy, ok yung suggestion ng nanay mo na mag-london.
it's a lot better than vietnam, although never been to both.
gusto ko rin yung sina-suggest mo,
pero i'm not sure about the cost of going there.
you know me naman, super poor ngayon.
hanapan mo naman ako ng benefactor dyan.
chuks!

oi marlon...nanonood kayo ng cinemanila? panalo...inggit ako...tell me all about it if you go there...which reminds me...cherryl, you're bored di ba? why dont you take up film sa u.p.? malay mo, may career ka dun...tutal, you're good in concocting stories then there's our really deep interest sa film plus marlon's extensive knowledge in asian culture, naku, explosive combination!...hahaha...dreaming again...pero try mo lang, promise..baka magustuhan mo yun tas you can help the filipino fil industry evolve into something really great....chuks....

marlon, sobrang like ko yung pics...i showed joey the pics, he especially liked the sunset pic...copyrighted ba yun? chuks...he asked kasi if he could get a copy...sabi ko ill ask my friend...btw, by sunday, nasa nyu na sia...so friends lang talaga kami...chuks....

nanay ko pinapapunta akong london...kasi may friend siang willing i-support travel ko...pero hello? ano gagawin ko dun? gusto ko sana...pero gusto ko may kasama ako...marlon, pano na plans natin of going to some foreign land and then look for a job....

ay nga pala...i met a fil (gay) ganon ginawa nia dito...pumunta sia sa vietnam...kebs na lang daw, walang job waiting for him...pero he's looking for one here...gusto nia kasing maging singing sensation daw...hahaha....before he came here, kinarir pala nia game shows...nanalo na sia ng P500K sa game kana ba...o di ba...sobrang colorful character yun....gusto ko sia...hahaha

na-post ko na pala sa webshots.com yung mga pics.
ni-send ko sa ganders egroup yung link!
anyways, yun lang!

hi bored ganders!
i have super good news, meron na akong laptop!
may binenta kasi yung friend ng friend ko, 16k lang!
medyo lumang model, but still in excellent condition.
naghahanap kasi ako dahil sa school ko.
ang hirap na sa office lang ako gumagawa ng paper,
minsan kasi may sudden epiphanies ako,
di ko masulat agad dahil nasa office ang computer.
but now, move over jessica zafra!
chuks!

belinda, napadala na ba ng brother mo?
if yes, email or blog asap baka kasi mawala ng aboitiz.
it usually happens so kailangang bantayan.
teka, wala bang news about joey?

cherryl, para di ka ma-bore, enrol ka na rin!
recently e super physically tired ko dahil sa school,
but worth it naman, i don't get bored.
the more varied yung activities natin, mas happy!
chuks!

about the pics, i'll try to upload them tonight,
check ko kasi kung working ang modem ko.
bwiset kasi dito sa office, di pwede ang yahoo.
kahit na mag-upload lang, super mode!

hi belinda! so what's up? grabe walang ngyayari sa kin. kahit yung paghahanap ko ng work wla pa rin. last week
punta ko taft for interview, pagbebentahin pala ako ng insurance. super sad!

wla ba update dyan? im bored!

oks marlon...ill ask my bro to send you the book via aboitiz...oi yung pics pala? pa send na ha? salamat!

hello mga baklush!

absent ako yesterday dito sa office, nag-tour of manila ako!
punta ng makati, japanese embassy sa roxas blvd,
lasalle benilde sa taft, up diliman, ateneo and stalucia!
andami ko kasing inaasikaso for my studies.
super physically exhausting, pero ok naman.
sabi nga sa grave of the fireflies,
nothing worth doing is easy.
chuks!

about the book, hindi na nag-school si shiela sa ust,
so baka di nya madaanan don sa inyo.
ok lang ba sa brother mo kung i-aboitiz nya,
mga 40 pesos lang naman which is cheaper than commuting.
if yes, eto address ko: a-26 (59) israel st. greenheights subd.
nangka, marikina city 1808.

about elias naman, may mga na-missent ka siguro sa text,
or alam nya ang red-squirrel at nababasa nya ito!
omg, in that case, hi elias, we miss you na!
chuks!

teka, mga manila vaklers, tuloy ba sa tapika later?
saykolow yang si lani, pa-invite tapos mamaya text-text!
marami kasi yang pera, nakuha na nya yung 350 pesos
na commission nya sa kunsimisyon kay des.
chuks!

finally, after kong mag-text sa kanya na cash ang gusto ko,
nagbayad na rin si des estafadora!
for that, we need to celebrate lani's commission.
chuks!

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