06 February 2007
Piggy Predictions
Meron nga pala akong blog. Ilang buwan ko na namang nalimutan. Sa wakas ay sinipag ako magsulat. Ang daming nangyari sa halos limang buwan ng buhay ko, san ba ako ano bang ikukuwento ko? Katamad…
Mag-2006 reflections kaya ako? Apat na buwan nga nakakapagod na ikwento, isang taon pa kaya. 2007 new year’s resolution? Hmmm… hmm… Predictions na lang. ;)
For this year of the pig, kinikinita kong..
Mag-2006 reflections kaya ako? Apat na buwan nga nakakapagod na ikwento, isang taon pa kaya. 2007 new year’s resolution? Hmmm… hmm… Predictions na lang. ;)
For this year of the pig, kinikinita kong..
- si gloria pa rin ang ating pangulo.
- mayroong magkakabalikan at magbre-break na mga showbiz couple. Sinu-sino sila, malay ko. Lagi namang meron e =P
- hindi tatakbo sa eleksyon si manny pacquaio.
- mamamatay si harry potter sa book 7. Feeling ko lang…
- hindi matutuloy ang plinaplanong akyat ng ocmi sa halcon. Malamang dahil sarado ang bundok. Siguro apo din. Pero pulag sana matuloy…
- ako ay matututo magbike. Dahil sa ayaw at sa gusto ko nakipagsumpaan ako sa dalawang tao na kinukulit ako magbike. Hay. Napasubo ako.
- I will join at least 5 running events. Joined 3 last year: 5K Pinay in Action, 10K Adidas King of the Road, at 3 rounds sa UP oval sa Takbo para kay Nessa. Mukang madali gawing 5 or more this year. =)
- I will have an out of town vacation for at least once a month. Hay. Sarap mangarap…
- I will lose 10 pounds. Prediction ba ito o wishful thinking?
- Magkakatrabaho ako. Oh Lord! parang awa na… hay...
30 September 2006
20 questions
Ten and I were back at the La Mesa Eco-Park today. For the past three weekends, we have been spending a day at the park. Jologs? Nah! We don't see it that way. We see it as a relaxing but very cheap get away from the usual hustle and bustle.
And so we were back, but with something else in our minds other than holding hands while walking at may pa-sway-sway pa. ;) The night before we decided to spend some of our leisure time at the park by playing 20 questions. But unlike the spontaneity in the play that won a Palanca Award, we agreed to strain our minds a bit and prepare beforehand. We agreed that our "game" will be bounded by the following conditions: (1) questions should encourage intellectul discussion; (2) questions must not concern issues regarding our relationship; and (3) questions should not be too politically or religiously inclined.
I had a hard time coming up with my set of questions. Thinking brains work best under pressure, I prepared my list just hours before I was to leave home. I realized it was harder because I also need to prepare what I'll wear and what we'll eat for lunch and snacks at the park. So when Ten came to pick me up, I was still one question short. Fortunately though, numbers were not really an issue.
Through the course of our game, we had varying discussions from when should the academic year begin to the banning or regularization of billboards, from which is the lesser evil between sex and violence to at what age a child can cope best when a parent leaves for work abroad, and from the significance or lack thereof of beauty pageants to the best way to reduce traffic woes in Metro Manila.
I learned a lot from our mentally engaging activity. From all the insights and information brought about by the activity, I was - again - affirmed that Ten and I can talk about anything, bring the conversation to a depth and end it with out being pikon. But best among all I've learned today, I'm very happy knowing that Ten and I more or less uphold the same values in life. =)
And so we were back, but with something else in our minds other than holding hands while walking at may pa-sway-sway pa. ;) The night before we decided to spend some of our leisure time at the park by playing 20 questions. But unlike the spontaneity in the play that won a Palanca Award, we agreed to strain our minds a bit and prepare beforehand. We agreed that our "game" will be bounded by the following conditions: (1) questions should encourage intellectul discussion; (2) questions must not concern issues regarding our relationship; and (3) questions should not be too politically or religiously inclined.
I had a hard time coming up with my set of questions. Thinking brains work best under pressure, I prepared my list just hours before I was to leave home. I realized it was harder because I also need to prepare what I'll wear and what we'll eat for lunch and snacks at the park. So when Ten came to pick me up, I was still one question short. Fortunately though, numbers were not really an issue.
Through the course of our game, we had varying discussions from when should the academic year begin to the banning or regularization of billboards, from which is the lesser evil between sex and violence to at what age a child can cope best when a parent leaves for work abroad, and from the significance or lack thereof of beauty pageants to the best way to reduce traffic woes in Metro Manila.
I learned a lot from our mentally engaging activity. From all the insights and information brought about by the activity, I was - again - affirmed that Ten and I can talk about anything, bring the conversation to a depth and end it with out being pikon. But best among all I've learned today, I'm very happy knowing that Ten and I more or less uphold the same values in life. =)
28 September 2006
Word Play
It's all black and quiet in our area. We are engulfed by the blackness of the night save for lit candles and battery powered lights. I don't have any news except the bits Ten is giving me. They have powered their TV with their car's battery, and thus are abreast with what's happening in other parts of the metro.
The wrath of the super typhoon is finally over, but it has left Manila in a state of calamity. A lot of people died. A lot of electric posts and billboards fell. A lot of properties were lost. It was said it will take days to turn things back to normal.
The power sector, MMDA, local government units, and other people are now hell bent on turning things back to normal. It's quite relieving knowing I'm just one of those who are waiting for things to normalize. But it does puzzle me. I wonder how literal and limiting "turning things back to normal" could imply.
How can the normal before be the same normal now when what has come to past will remain in the past and a thing of the past? when what has come to past will always leave a mark? How can the normal before be the same normal now when through and underneath all, what will be normal will be seen differently and treated differently...
words are not just words at all.
The wrath of the super typhoon is finally over, but it has left Manila in a state of calamity. A lot of people died. A lot of electric posts and billboards fell. A lot of properties were lost. It was said it will take days to turn things back to normal.
The power sector, MMDA, local government units, and other people are now hell bent on turning things back to normal. It's quite relieving knowing I'm just one of those who are waiting for things to normalize. But it does puzzle me. I wonder how literal and limiting "turning things back to normal" could imply.
How can the normal before be the same normal now when what has come to past will remain in the past and a thing of the past? when what has come to past will always leave a mark? How can the normal before be the same normal now when through and underneath all, what will be normal will be seen differently and treated differently...
words are not just words at all.
The Storms Then & Now
The howls of the wind and the hard pounding of the rain on my windows woke me up. It was four in the morning. I found it hard going back to sleep.
It's now past noon. The sky is still bleak and gray. Heavy rain continued to pour, but it is the wailing wind that worries me. The trees has been swaying wildly from side to side. I fear tree branches will come hurtling through my bedroom window. I fear the santol and mango trees in the backyard will fall and damage our house. I watch my would be horror on my dry bed.
...I am dry and comfortable, less the troubled feeling. Dry...
Years ago, back in the apartment we used to live in, my drama with torrential rains and shrieking winds were real.
Our tattered roof gave us all the feeling it would finally give way. Water would be dripping from almost everywhere. Our cramped apartment would then be littered with catch basins here and there. The bathroom door would always be kept shut because the "shower" was at full blast and can not be turned off. And, the water closet was gurgling with something from everybody knows where.
When rain continued to pour hard, we are treated to free big pools. We would be waddling through ankle deep water in our bungalow apartment, and through almost knee-deep water in the garage. We would then be bustling ourselves moving things to higher places. At syempre, and pinakamasaya, maglimas ng baha. (No sarcasm intended.)
But it wasn't fun forever. It became tiresome as i grew up. No matter how we moved our things, something important gets drenched. Waddling though flood wasn't as exciting as the years gnaw on me. The catch basins became an irritating sight. And the bathroom... Nobody uses the bathroom during those times.
That was how we were years ago. Now I lie here on my dry bed, in our own house with good roofing and good sewage line, in a subdivision with good drainage system. I have almost nothing to worry about. Nothing except petty things my mind can only imagine. Nothing except wishing everyone else is dry and comfortable as I am.
*************
It's now past noon. The sky is still bleak and gray. Heavy rain continued to pour, but it is the wailing wind that worries me. The trees has been swaying wildly from side to side. I fear tree branches will come hurtling through my bedroom window. I fear the santol and mango trees in the backyard will fall and damage our house. I watch my would be horror on my dry bed.
...I am dry and comfortable, less the troubled feeling. Dry...
Years ago, back in the apartment we used to live in, my drama with torrential rains and shrieking winds were real.
Our tattered roof gave us all the feeling it would finally give way. Water would be dripping from almost everywhere. Our cramped apartment would then be littered with catch basins here and there. The bathroom door would always be kept shut because the "shower" was at full blast and can not be turned off. And, the water closet was gurgling with something from everybody knows where.
When rain continued to pour hard, we are treated to free big pools. We would be waddling through ankle deep water in our bungalow apartment, and through almost knee-deep water in the garage. We would then be bustling ourselves moving things to higher places. At syempre, and pinakamasaya, maglimas ng baha. (No sarcasm intended.)
But it wasn't fun forever. It became tiresome as i grew up. No matter how we moved our things, something important gets drenched. Waddling though flood wasn't as exciting as the years gnaw on me. The catch basins became an irritating sight. And the bathroom... Nobody uses the bathroom during those times.
*************
That was how we were years ago. Now I lie here on my dry bed, in our own house with good roofing and good sewage line, in a subdivision with good drainage system. I have almost nothing to worry about. Nothing except petty things my mind can only imagine. Nothing except wishing everyone else is dry and comfortable as I am.
back from hiatus
I was not blogging because of lack of something to write. In fact, there are a lot of stuff to write about. The mind has never run out of thoughts that I’d like to believe I can write ten sensible blog entries in a day. ...but that is an exaggeration and time for writing blogs is a rare luxury. There will always be things to do, things to plan, things to prepare for, and things to re-evaluate. I’d rather spend my idle times for sleep, sudoku, and watching telly and my flowerhorns. Blogging is… is… uhm… done during office hours. *wink* *wink*
But hey! If you’re my boss and you’re reading this now, easy ka lang pre. Easy! Thank our clients for keeping my hands full in the office. And thank the super typhoon milenyo, work is suspended and he got me in the writing mood.
I imagine hearing a sigh of relief.
Thankful eh? I also have a lot to thank for. I’d like to thank my boss for finally hooking up to DSL. Thanks boss! Indeed, faster is better. Multi-tasking is at its best. *wink* *wink*
But hey! If you’re my boss and you’re reading this now, easy ka lang pre. Easy! Thank our clients for keeping my hands full in the office. And thank the super typhoon milenyo, work is suspended and he got me in the writing mood.
I imagine hearing a sigh of relief.
Thankful eh? I also have a lot to thank for. I’d like to thank my boss for finally hooking up to DSL. Thanks boss! Indeed, faster is better. Multi-tasking is at its best. *wink* *wink*
19 June 2006
Esem
si ten ay nagtapos ng kursong statistics. S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-S. stat.
ang tanong na "in a deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing a king or a queen? a king and a queen?" hindi mo pa tapos basahin may sagot na sila.
at ang anova na never ko naintindihan noong physical chemistry ay basic lang sa kanila.
may mga tao pala talagang ganon... weird.
kaya minsan napapaisip ako kung ano kayang thesis ko sakaling nag-stat din ako.
*************
thesis proposal: what is the probability that by year 2020 ay may sm na sa bawat kanto?
prof: adik ka ba? ano yan ministop?
thesis proposal: what is the probability that by year 2020 ay may sm na sa bawat baranggay o subdivision? tipong sm baranggay batasan hills, sm forbes park. kelan kaya itatayo ang sm mall of the world? malamang kulang ang isang araw para libutin ito. at dahil nakakapagod maglibot, meron na ditong sleeping center bukod sa breast feeding center tulad ng sa sm megamall. ang sleeping center ay parang bed spacer. parang ward sa hospital tapos may picture ng occupant sa taas ng kama para malaman kung sino yung natutulog. pero morbid yun kaya boarding house na lang sa loob ng sm. pinakamura ay yung mga boarding house sa tabi ng food court dahil maingay at mausok. pero maspinakamura yung mga nasa tabi ng airport. aba syempre may airport ang mall of the world. pang world kasi ang market. maspinakamura dun dahil maingay at napakadelikado manirahan sa tabi ng runway. pero isipin mo na lang ang perks of living there: libre ang air fare anywhere within metromanila. oo kasi by that time may domestic flight na from sucat to malabon, zapote to novaliches, at mga sm to sm transfers. at dahil madami na ang nakatira sa loob ng sm, magkakaroon na ng sm north baranggay captain escobar, sm west baranggay captain napoleon, sm annex.. sakit sa ulo noh?
prof: iha, adik ka nga. hindi yan thesis proposal. a thesis proposal is a statement. dapat ay blah blah blah.
*************
buti na lang graduate na ako.
ang tanong na "in a deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing a king or a queen? a king and a queen?" hindi mo pa tapos basahin may sagot na sila.
at ang anova na never ko naintindihan noong physical chemistry ay basic lang sa kanila.
may mga tao pala talagang ganon... weird.
kaya minsan napapaisip ako kung ano kayang thesis ko sakaling nag-stat din ako.
*************
thesis proposal: what is the probability that by year 2020 ay may sm na sa bawat kanto?
prof: adik ka ba? ano yan ministop?
thesis proposal: what is the probability that by year 2020 ay may sm na sa bawat baranggay o subdivision? tipong sm baranggay batasan hills, sm forbes park. kelan kaya itatayo ang sm mall of the world? malamang kulang ang isang araw para libutin ito. at dahil nakakapagod maglibot, meron na ditong sleeping center bukod sa breast feeding center tulad ng sa sm megamall. ang sleeping center ay parang bed spacer. parang ward sa hospital tapos may picture ng occupant sa taas ng kama para malaman kung sino yung natutulog. pero morbid yun kaya boarding house na lang sa loob ng sm. pinakamura ay yung mga boarding house sa tabi ng food court dahil maingay at mausok. pero maspinakamura yung mga nasa tabi ng airport. aba syempre may airport ang mall of the world. pang world kasi ang market. maspinakamura dun dahil maingay at napakadelikado manirahan sa tabi ng runway. pero isipin mo na lang ang perks of living there: libre ang air fare anywhere within metromanila. oo kasi by that time may domestic flight na from sucat to malabon, zapote to novaliches, at mga sm to sm transfers. at dahil madami na ang nakatira sa loob ng sm, magkakaroon na ng sm north baranggay captain escobar, sm west baranggay captain napoleon, sm annex.. sakit sa ulo noh?
prof: iha, adik ka nga. hindi yan thesis proposal. a thesis proposal is a statement. dapat ay blah blah blah.
*************
buti na lang graduate na ako.
knowledge is power
tissa: ano ba yan hindi ka nagflAAAsh!!!!!
ako: alam mo bang 40% ng populasyon ng mundo ay walang access sa malinis na tubig???
hindi na umimik kapatid ko.
ang galing ko magpalusot noh!?
pero nakakalungkot, totoo na samantalang balde-balde ng malinis na tubig ang pinangbubuhos namin sa inodoro ay madaming tao sa mundo ang ni pangwisik sa mukha ay wala. nakakakonsensya kung iisipin. nakakalumo kung mahina ang puso.
buti na lang mali ang stat na naibigay ko. 20% lang at hindi 40%. oo, 20% lang sa populasyon ng mundo o 1.1 bilyong tao ang walang magamit o mainom na malinis na tubig.[1]
pero nakakalungkot, nakalimutan ko talaga magflush.
buti na lang ihi lang yun at hindi jerbs...
alam mo bang 30-50 kg ang tinatae ng normal na tao sa isang taon?[2]
*************
[1]check www.worldwaterday2006.org for info.
[2]based on a lecture on Wastewater Treatment Technology Principles and Application Seminar.
ako: alam mo bang 40% ng populasyon ng mundo ay walang access sa malinis na tubig???
hindi na umimik kapatid ko.
ang galing ko magpalusot noh!?
pero nakakalungkot, totoo na samantalang balde-balde ng malinis na tubig ang pinangbubuhos namin sa inodoro ay madaming tao sa mundo ang ni pangwisik sa mukha ay wala. nakakakonsensya kung iisipin. nakakalumo kung mahina ang puso.
buti na lang mali ang stat na naibigay ko. 20% lang at hindi 40%. oo, 20% lang sa populasyon ng mundo o 1.1 bilyong tao ang walang magamit o mainom na malinis na tubig.[1]
pero nakakalungkot, nakalimutan ko talaga magflush.
buti na lang ihi lang yun at hindi jerbs...
alam mo bang 30-50 kg ang tinatae ng normal na tao sa isang taon?[2]
*************
[1]check www.worldwaterday2006.org for info.
[2]based on a lecture on Wastewater Treatment Technology Principles and Application Seminar.
26 May 2006
first half
the first half of the year is almost through. and reflecting on the resolutions i made before the year started, i think i'm still far to fulfilling any of them or doing any of them regularly.
learn to swim and bike. i attended OCMI's 2-day water safety and also some of rhowie's swimming lessons. i learned the principles of crawl and breast stroke. principles, yes. application and practice? ho-hum... as for biking, worse.
ayusin ang hagod. i was included in the line-up for the Manila Dragons' 2.5K Marathon and also in the 250 meters and 500 meters events in the Boracay International Dragon Run. coach and rhowie said my form is already okay so, i guess i just have to focus on load and endurance.
take 505. still awaiting schedule for the training of new applicants. hope it won't be too much in conflict of other stuffs.
go places. this year so far, i've been to mt. batulao in batangas, kairukan falls in bataan, baguio, boracay, tagaytay, capones island in zambales, twice in puerto galera, mt. pulag, sulfur springs, opdas burial cave, and tinongchol cave all in benguet. not much or too grand but i'm satisfied. looking forward to more trips.
read a lot of books. have read only one...yet. i'm almost done with book #2.
jog regularly. i've been jogging regularly the first few months. i even joined a 5K marathon. but that's until i was too hooked up with organizing the pulag climb and with training for rowing.
write letters to mama and my sponsored kids. haven't written a single one. not even a postcard to anyone. or even a mushy note to ten.
at mag-ipon. no monetary savings until now. can i just talk about total assets? nah!
well i still have the second half to make up, right?
and do alot of other wonderful and happy stuffs, yes.
marathon? boracay? ten? details?
what details???
hehehehehe ;)
learn to swim and bike. i attended OCMI's 2-day water safety and also some of rhowie's swimming lessons. i learned the principles of crawl and breast stroke. principles, yes. application and practice? ho-hum... as for biking, worse.
ayusin ang hagod. i was included in the line-up for the Manila Dragons' 2.5K Marathon and also in the 250 meters and 500 meters events in the Boracay International Dragon Run. coach and rhowie said my form is already okay so, i guess i just have to focus on load and endurance.
take 505. still awaiting schedule for the training of new applicants. hope it won't be too much in conflict of other stuffs.
go places. this year so far, i've been to mt. batulao in batangas, kairukan falls in bataan, baguio, boracay, tagaytay, capones island in zambales, twice in puerto galera, mt. pulag, sulfur springs, opdas burial cave, and tinongchol cave all in benguet. not much or too grand but i'm satisfied. looking forward to more trips.
read a lot of books. have read only one...yet. i'm almost done with book #2.
jog regularly. i've been jogging regularly the first few months. i even joined a 5K marathon. but that's until i was too hooked up with organizing the pulag climb and with training for rowing.
write letters to mama and my sponsored kids. haven't written a single one. not even a postcard to anyone. or even a mushy note to ten.
at mag-ipon. no monetary savings until now. can i just talk about total assets? nah!
well i still have the second half to make up, right?
and do alot of other wonderful and happy stuffs, yes.
*************
marathon? boracay? ten? details?
what details???
hehehehehe ;)
