Goodbye August =(

I got back from the States last Monday, and got to work on Tuesday. But I never thought that it would be August's last day at work. I have heard of his resignation a week earlier, but I never thought it would be THAT soon... He's one of the most fun people at the workplace, and though I never got really close to him, I've always felt so comfortable talking to or joking with him. We won't be the same without him, and he will really be missed.

I hope he succeeds in the path he chose. :)

Here's a picture of him that I made for his birthday:

And here's the video I made for him:

Blog Break

Haha, I actually forgot to post that I'm on a blog break!
Stupid me! *toinks*

Anyway, I am currently outside of the country and on travel since November 24, and I have limited access to the internet (well actually I have really good access to the internet but I just can't find the time to update my blogs because of work).

Three weeks ago, I was in Vietnam. And I have a detailed story of my adventures there in my other blog. For the past two weeks, I'm in the US. All these trips are for work, unfortunately.

Damn, I'm so homesick right now. I guess I'll update again as soon as I get home this weekend.

Yay I won!

I won gadgenista's banner making contest yay! I joined the contest because, well, I have this hobby of creating banners. Here's the link to contest entry: HERE.

Also here is Lia's announcement of the winner: HERE.

I never thought I'd win that, but I did and it's great. :)

I'll be expecting the awesome prizes:

Gadgenista Banner Entry

Okay so I came across THIS BLOG while looking for a replacement for my phone, and I kind of browsed through her posts and found a very interesting contest. Anyway, here's my entry:

(click the image to enlarge)

Here's the direct link to the image: http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1664/gadgenistavo4.jpg

The blog itself is very interesting, creating a fusion between grace and gadget, beauty and boxes, fashion and flashes. Perfect for the kikay-with-thingamagigs on the go.

Weird...

It's weird when somebody else is wearing the exact same blouse you're wearing. This morning while on my way to work, the girl standing beside me at the MRT station was wearing the same blouse I bought on sale at Forever 21 a about a year ago. I was only a few inches away from her when I realized, "Crap, she has the same top as I have." Good thing, though, is that her blouse is colored green, and mine is colored pink, and I kinda sported the blouse better than she did. Oh well, the moment the MRT train stopped at Shaw station, I immediately went out and sprinted to the office. Lol. Napakamalas ko naman!

YELLOW pediCAB

Have you seen the Yellow Cab restaurants here in Manila?
Well, let me show you the portable version.

Introducing the Yellow pediCab:


It's amazing how Pinoys can be so creative. Haha!

Ilonggo 101

More Ilonggo words for your everday conversation! These are words usually used while walking or running:

hinay: mabagal (hinay-hinay: sobrang bagal)

dasig: mabilis (dasig-dasig: sobrang bilis)

lakat: lakad

na-tipalô: na-talisod

na-dusmô: na-dapa

na-danlog: nadulas

Ulan = Baha = Basura

Ang isa sa mga kainakainisan ko tuwing umuulan eh ang lumusob sa mga lugar na may baha o kahit talsik talsik ng tubig lang, lalo na tuwing papunta akong opis or pauwi. Take note, yung piktyur eh yan ang dinadaanan ko lagi. Sa araw araw ba namang nilalakad ko yun, nakikita ko kung gaano kadumi ang dinadaanan ko -- may mga dura, mga plema, mga basura, mga suka (!!) ng lasing, mga natapong mga pagkain, at kung anu-ano pang madumi na nakakalat sa daan. Buti pa kung hindi basa ang daan kasi nakikita ko ang mga dumi at pwede ko itong i-avoid. Pero ngayong umuulan, wala akong choice kundi maglakad sa basang daan na kung saan naghalo halo na ang tubig ulan at mga basura. Naiinis ako lalo na kapag naka-tsinelas lang ako kasi nababasa ang paa ko, at malamang lahat ng bacteria e nadikit na sa mga kuko ko. Eh kadalasan pa naman naka-tsinelas ako kasi ayoko masira ang sapatos ko (pucha vain ito, mare). Kaya pagdating ko sa opisina o sa bahay, todo linis at alcohol ako agad sa paa, kasi kung hindi eh malamang pugad na to ng mga dura, plema, kulangot at suka. Kadirs naman o!! Bat pa kasi nila kelangan magkalat sa daan!!!

Erap Found Guilty

Today marks another memorable date on the Philippine calendar: Erap's Judgment day. Earlier this morning, former President Joseph Estrada was found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of plunder, and has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

However, his son Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his lawyer Eduardo Serapio were acquitted of their crimes. And though the six-year trial for the former leader has finally been decided, the perjury case against Erap was dismissed, thus allowing him to stay at his resthouse until further notice.

I fear we might expect some turmoil from the crowd, especially the masa who have embraced the ex-President with open arms despite the accusations. Will this spur another EDSA revolution? Or will the masses just accept the fact that their 'hero' is not who they thought he was?

I doubt it. There are a lot of die-hard Erap fans out there, people who admire him not for being a good leader, but for his past as an action star. Sometimes Filipinos can be so gullible, and sometimes they just don't think. Or it may be because they are so passionate that their emotions cloud their thoughts. And so I don't think we'll hear the end of this anytime soon. I'm sure there's more to come.

Photo courtesy of www.inquirer.net

MRT Security Sucks

Nung isang araw, para akong baliw paikot ikot sa Guadalupe MRT Station kakahingi ng tulong sa mga gwardya dahil nanakawan ako ng celfone. Ang nakakainis lang dito kasi ni isa sa kanila, walang inoffer na tulong, at inichepwera lang ako. "Sori wala na kami magagawa dun," sabi nung isa. "Hindi pwede yun kasi baka magalit yung mga pasahero," sabi naman nung isa nung kinausap ko kung pwede i-inspect naman yung mga palabas na pasahero kasi baka isa sa kanila ang salarin. "Wala na yun, wala tayo magagawa dyan," sabi naman nung tang inang mukhang manager sa ticketing booth. Wala sila nagawa, isang biktima ng pagnanakaw ang humihingi ng tulong pero napaka-walang kwenta ng tinatawag nilang 'security'.

Ano nga ba ang ginagawa ng security system sa MRT? Taga-inspect ng mga bagahe ng mga pasaherong papasok ng waiting area? Eh chismoso at chismosa ang mga guard nila doon. Nag-iinspect kunwari pero hindi naman nakatingin sa ini-inspect nila. San sila naka-tingin? Dun sa ka-chikahan o minsan kalandi-an nilang guard (Lalo na kung babae yung guard). Kung may balak ka magdala ng bomba sa MRT, wag ka matakot kasi sigurado makakalusot ka dun.

Mga security guard din daw nagbabantay sa segregation ng lalaki at babae. Pero asan nga ba sila? Kung hindi nagche-check out sa mga babaeng naghihintay sa ladies waiting area, eh ayun nagchichika sa mga janitor na nagmo-mop ng sahig. Tang inang mga manyak yun. Ang lagkit makatingin lalo na pag may babaeng maporma at nagpapawis habang naghihintay. Kaya andami nakakasingit na lalaki sa first cart e.

Balang araw, may mabibiktima rin ulit dyan sa MRT. Sana lang may magawa na sila.

Ilonggo 101

Yesterday, while on my way home on a cab, I called home for Rose to help me carry the groceries I just bought. I was talking to her in Ilonggo, and after the conversation, the driver asked me instantly from where I was. So I told him I'm from Iloilo. Surprisingly, he's from Capiz, the province beside Iloilo with the same language. That just goes to show that Ilonggas and Ilonggos are dominating Manila! Bwahaha... Jok Lang!

Anyway, eto mga ilonggo words na kelangan mong matutunan:

Bu-ang: Baliw

Putyong: Supot (uncircumcised)

Agi: Bakla

Mangô: Bobo

In-tô: Uto-uto

MRT Diaries... Again

Haynako, eto na naman ako nagsusulat tungkol sa MRT Mentality ng mga Pinoy. Pano ba naman, kaninang umaga male-late na ako, eh may eps pa sa harap ko na napaka-AWAT!! (Ewan ko ano sa tagalog yun, basta yung nakakainis na antagal na ewan!). Anyway, ganito kasi yun, di ba sa mga MRT station, meron mga escalator? Ano ba ang purpose nun? Hindi ba para mapabilis ang pag-akyat ng isang tao?

Nung nagpunta akong States, ang mga tao dun pag sumasakay ng escalator, umaandar din sila. Meaning, inaakyat rin nila yung hagdan ng escalator. Sa Pinas hindi ganun. Sa Pilipinas, ginagawang elevator ang mga escalator. Meaning, hindi ito isang means para mapabilis ang traffic, kundi isa itong means ng tamad para akyatin ang hagdan. Watdahell!? Oo guilty ako minsan sa ganun, pero naman, sa may gilid lang ako para kung sino gusto umakyat eh pwede makadaan.

Pero sa MRT, hindi lahat ng tao ganun!! Haynaku, kung kelan male-late na ako, putsa ang mga tao ayaw pa magpa-daan!! Sa gitna talaga sila ng escalator naka pwesto, at hindi ako maka-akyat sa steps! Grabe naman, late na ako eh. Kakainis!!! Kelan kaya maiintihan ni Juan dela Cruz na ang Escalator ay HINDI Elevator. Tsk.

BTW, eto pala picture na nakuha ko sa MRT Station. Wala lang, astig yung kuha ko. Walang paki-alamanan!

Egay Hits Manila

Photo courtesy of www.inquirer.net

Yesterday, there was a downpour of rain so early in the morning. Nakakatamad bumangon, but still I didn't want to miss a day's work so I got up and took a bath and got ready for work. Damn, anlaki ng payong na dala ko ha, pero paglabas ko ng bahay, basa na agad kalahati ng katawan ko! Pakshet anlakas ng ulan. Pag-apak ko dun sa may kanto palabas ng gate, hanggang ankles na yung tubig. Ayun, basa pantalon at sapatos ko. Umuwi na lang ako at di na pumasok hehe. Buti na lang sa hapon, hindi na ganun kalakas ang ulan at nakapasok na ako.

But at aroundn 5pm, nag release ang company ng announcement na Work is suspended for the day. Hahaha, the irony of it, pumasok pa ako. Eh di ayun, nag-dota na lang kami ng officemates ko. Dota na naman, pakshet na dota na yan.

Oh well, better than going to work anyway. I hate the weather, napaka-gloomy.

Weekend na Puro Laro!!

Isa akong batugan. Wala ako ginawa buong weekend kundi maglaro, maglaro, at maglaro. Ng ano? Syempre ng Video Games. Yun lang naman hilig ko na laruin eh. Ano kala nyo?

Nung sabado ng umaga, nanood ako ng laro (o kitams, laro pa din) ni Pam sa Chess. Part kasi ito ng Sportsfest namin. Pagkatapos ng event, hulaan nyo ano ginawa namin? Ano pa, eh di naglaro ulet! Galing ng opis, dumerecho kami sa Shangri-la B-Connected para maglaro ng StarCraft (kasi kasama namin si Tito Gary, eh yun ang hilig nya laruin). Ay sus, nakalimutan ko na paano maglaro ng Starcraft, parang 10 million years ago ko pa nalaro ito. Hehehe, hindi pala ako marunong mag-Zerg. Hanggang Terran at Protoss lang ata ang powers ko.

Anyway, after ng Starcraft, naglaro naman kami ng DotA. Pucha na dota yan, nakaka adik!! Haynako ewan ko ba bakit ako gumagastos para dito. Bwiset. Pero wala eh, ika nga nila, "it's in your blood" kahit na feeling ko uber noob ako, sige lang laro lang ng laro. Nakaka-adik eh.

Nung linggo naman, naku buong araw ang nilaan ko para sa Final Fantasy XII. Oo, yung bago sa FF series. Level 21 pa lang ako, 78 levels to go. Nakaka adik rin, syempre RPG kasi (hilig ko din talaga RPG). At pogi pa nung isang character (si Basch), although ewan ko ba ano problema ng Square Enix at ginawa nilang parang bading yun pag tumatakbo. Anyways, bagong style kasi ang ni-implement ng Square sa battle system. Although Turn-Based pa din, may "Diabl0-like" feel sa kanya. Basta, nakaka-adik rin pag nalaro nyo.

O sige, trabaho na naman ang batugan. Teka, kunwari pa ako. Magpepetiks lang ako e.
Tsk.

The MRT Mentality

Sa araw-araw na ginawa ng Dyos, ang MRT ang nakasanayan kong mode of transportation kasi:

1) Mabilis - walang traffic (unless masira yung tren at stranded ka sa isang station);
2) Aircon (although minsan pag sobrang siksik na, wala ka na maramdaman);
3) mura lang - kasing presyo nya lang rin ang bus, minsan mas mura pa;
4) Simple - meaning, hindi ako maliligaw pag sinakyan ko ang MRT;
5) Exercise - antaas kasi ng kelangan mong akyatin, at minsan malayo ang lalakarin mo.

Dahil dito, mas pipiliin kong mag MRT kaysa mag bus o mag jeep o mag taxi lalo na kung nagmamadali ako. Pinaka-efficient way of transpo, at least for me.

Kaso lang, minsan nakakainis talaga ang mga tao dito. Isa-isahin ko kung bakit:

1. Sa bilihan ng ticket/card: Meron mga booth na para sa exact fare (yung express lane), at meron para sa mga hindi. Ang hindi ko maintindihan, andami pa ring tao na pumipila sa exact fare lane, eh buo naman yung pera nila. May nakalagay naman dun na "Exact Fare" lane, at may translation pa ata nito sa Tagalog. Haynaku bakit kaya hindi sila nagbabasa. Minsan ito nagiging dahilan kung bakit bumabagal yung takbo ng linya.

2. Sa pagpasok sa waiting area: Para makapasok ka sa waiting area, kelangan mo ipasok yung card/ticket mo dun sa parang swiping device. Eh syempre, meron directions kung pano gawin yun, na yung butas eh dapat nasa top left. May arrow pa nga eh. Minsan sobrang bagal ng usad ng linya dahil ang mga tao stuck sa pag-swipe ng card nila. Nakakainis na hindi nila binabasa, pasok lang ng pasok, walang paki. Pucha ganito ba ang Pinoy?

3. Sa segregation ng women and children's cart at sa men's cart: Andaming pasimpleng mga lalaki na nakiki-singit sa women's cart!! Pakshet kayo! Alam mo yung kung kelan malapit na magsara yung pinto, saka sila tatakbo sa women's cart tas isisiksik yung sarili nila sa mga babae dun. Eh pucha minsan pawis pawis pa at mabaho. Women and Children's Cart nga eh, wala ba kayong mga utak!? Wag nyo sabihing male-late kayo, kasalanan nyo yun di kayo maaga umalis ng bahay nyo.

4. Sa mga babaeng ayaw gumitna: Pakshet din tong mga to. Anluwag luwag sa gitna, ayaw pumasok dun. Nagsisiksikan at nagtutulakan tuloy ang mga bagong pasok. Bakit kamo ayaw nila pumasok? Eh para mas mabilis maka-baba. Langya, napaka-kupal naman na rason na yan. Wala pakundangan sa ibang tao, puro sarili iniiisip. Eh kung sila kaya yung isa sa mga nakikisiksik para makasakay ng tren, tas meron kups na nakaharang at ayaw gumitna? Kasi naman, konting tiis lang ayaw pa gawin. Puro paganda ng buhay ang iniisip. Ayan tuloy, umuusad ba ang bansa!?

5. Sa mga nakikisingit sa pila para mas mabilis maka-labas ng waiting area: eto kayo (,|,) !!! Takbuhan pa tong mga to eh, kala mo may apocalypse na paparating. Lalong tumatagal kasi kahit saan na lang nakikisiksik sila. Lahat naman nagmamadali eh, hindi lang naman sila. Pero napakakapal ng mukha, sisingit talaga para ma-isahan yung mga nasa likuran. Lagi talaga nilang gusto ng easy way out. Pucha, mga ganitong ugali ang dahilan kung bakit hanggang ngayon, 3rd world pa din tayo.

Bottom line is, andaming epal sa MRT!!
But the real deal is, mga ganitong tao ang nagiging dahilan kung bakit walang asenso ang bansa. Sa MRT pa nga lang ganito na eh, ano pa kaya sa ibang bagay.

Pakshet!

Rainy Days in Manila

It has been raining like hell for the past few days, dahil sa bagyong si Chedeng (napaka pangit naman ng pangalan!!). Last Tuesday night, I arrived at my house at 3AM already kasi sa sobrang lakas ng ulan, nag-tambay muna kami sa 7-11 sa may Guadalupe hangga't tumila ng konti. Pero hindi talaga tumila, kaya ayun, sinugod na lang namin. Pagka-uwi, basang basa sa ulan (reminds you of an Aegis song, eh?). Anyway, yesterday I had to wear shorts while going to the office. Ayoko mabasa yung pantalon, mahirap pa naman labhan yun.

With the weather and all, napaka-gloomy ng mood ng surroundings. Nakakainis rin sa sobrang ulan at hangin, andaming nababasa. Madumi pa naman yung mga daan. Yuck, nag-mix ang ihi, dura, plema, at kung anu-ano pang dumi sa tubig... At nababasa ka nung tubig na yun... Kadiri! The other night, habang nag-tambay kami sa may Citiland Shaw, yung tindero ng Takatak nanginginig sobra. Nakakatakot na nga kasi nakaka-hawa yung nginig nya, at halatang nilalamig sya. Kaso wala naman ako magawa para tulungan sya =(.

Andami rin casualties sa bagyong to. Sa news, marami na naman gumuho na mga lupa, maraming baha, maraming nawalan ng tahanan, maraming nasa evacuation center na lang. Hay... Sana may NOAH para mag-prepare sa amin for the flood. Haha, so bible cliche-ic.

Photo courtesy of www.inquirer.net

Sana tumigil na tong ulan... nakakatamad bumangon at pumasok eh.

How to draw a car in MS Paint

ASTIG!!
Thanks Tito Greg for showing this to me.

Grabe, nabilib ako sa taong to. Antyaga, gumawa ng kotse sa MS Paint! MS Paint yun ha, yung (in my opinion) pinaka-banu na image tool sa buong mundo. Pero astig ang taong ito, nakabuo sya ng kotse! Enjoy the vid!

Top 5 Evil Ways Para sabihin sa Lalaki Na Ayaw mo Sa Kanya

1. Magpalibre ka ng dalawang Ice Cream, tapos ibigay mo sa iba yung isa.

O di ba, napagastos mo na sya, di mo pa pinakain. Siguro mage-gets na nya na piniperahan mo lang sya.

2. Yayain mo makipagdate, tapos wag mo siputin. Pag tinanong ka, sabihin mo "Ah, kasi niyaya ako ni kumain eh kaya ayun."

Pinaghintay mo ng matagal, pinag-alala mo, tapos pina-asa mong makikipagdate ka nga. Tapos di mo naman sisiputin. Siguro naman makakahalata na syang ayaw mo sa kanya.

3. Magpa-piktyur kayong dalawa, tapos paglabas ng picture, i-crop mo at tanggalin mo sya sa eksena. Sabihin mo pumapangit yung picture e.

Ayaw mo nga sya makasama sa letrato, paano pa kaya sa totoong buhay.

4. Tawagan mo sa telepono. Tapos tulugan mo.

Wala lang, nang aasar ka lang. Ibig sabihin, boring syang tao kasi ginagawa mo syang taga-tulog mo.

5. Pumayag ka makipagdate sa kanya. Pagkatapos wag ka magparamdam: wag mag text, tawag, wag magpakita. Kunwari hindi ka na nag eexist sa kanya.

In other words, lumayo ka na sa kanya hangga't maaari.

Silverchair Has A New Sound

One of my favorite bands (because of their ultra-hot lead vocalist) has recently released their fifth album entitled "Young Modern." Oh, the oxymoron in the title haha. Anyway, here are some facts from Wiki:

The album was released on March 31, 2007

The album debuted at number 1 on the Australian albums chart on April 9, 2007

It is the first album to ever chart as number 1 on iTunes through orders taken for albums prior to its release

The album made Silverchair the first Australian band to ever have five #1 albums

Here are the tracks:

• Young Modern Station
• Straight Lines
• If You Keep Losing Sleep
• Reflections of a Sound
• Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behavior / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)
• The Man That Knew Too Much
• Waiting All Day
• Mind Reader
• Low
• Insomnia
• All Across The World

Anyway, they sound kinda different in this new album. Daniel Johns still has that boyish tone in his voice, and that Silverchair attitude. But there are a lot of elements in the new album that weren't around in the previous ones. The rhythm, the over-all sound, the falseto notes. Hahaha. Listening to the entire album is ... fun. I don't know, it just gave me the feeling that I should be happy, hanging in the clouds, enjoying life. I think I'm gonna listen to it all over again. :)

Men Happiest with Smart Women

I had the chance of looking at Sir Tiger's Blog, and found this interesting article:

Survey: Men Happiest With Smart Wives

Men in search of true happiness should steer clear of bimbos and dumb blondes: research shows men are happiest if they marry smart women.

Every extra year of education a wife has under her belt significantly increases the chances her husband will report being highly satisfied with life. But Shane Mathew Worner, of the Australian National University's economics program, says it may be that an educated woman's earning power is her biggest asset.

In a paper to be presented at the HILDA Survey Research conference this week, he says "the higher the education level of the wife, the happier the husband is."

The study is based on a sample of more than 5000 Australians drawn from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey.

Sounds great doesn't it? But note of this sentence: "it may be that an educated woman's earning power is her biggest asset" ... What the... what happened to female housewives and men being the breadwinner of the family? Darnit, I've always wanted to be a housewife. Oh well.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Finally, I've finished reading the book!

Damn, it was a good read. If you haven't read it yet, then please skip reading this post because spoilers are ahead.

This is one Harry Potter book that glued me to my seat, wanting to turn the pages as soon as possible. It seems that every chapter of the book has its own climax, and that there aren't any dull moments in the story that I'd rather skip. And that makes reading much more exciting than playing DotA. It's one book that made me laugh, cry, gasp, kilig, grit my teeth, grieve, and get anxious. Good thing though, my officemates weren't around yet when I was crying for Dobby, Snape, and Fred... so I was able to pour my heart out in my cubicle. Hehehe.

Anyway, if there's one thing I hate about the book, it's the way Snape died. He was probably one of the most crucial characters in the story (I knew it! I doubted him, but in Book 5, I just knew he's one of the good guys). I just thought he deserved a glorious death, one that would prove how valuable his character is, and not just some basilisk biting his neck. I imagine his death too awful for the things he did. Good thing though, Harry named one of his sons after him.

Which leads me to my next comment -- I hate the way JK Rowling named Harry's Kids!!! James, Albus Severus, Lily!?! What the... In memory of those he loved? Maybe, but it's too cheesy! Hahaha. Oh well, that's what the audience wanted, that's what they got. I'm sure JK Rowling made a lot of kids happy.

BUT! There was a line in the book where the word "BITCH" was explicitly stated! Hahaha, Mrs. Weasley in her battle with Bellatrix screamed the word at the top of her lungs (meaning, all-caps). Oh no the kids! Lol.

Just read the book. You'll definitely enjoy it. :)

Blog Break

I'll be on blog break for a while because I need to finish reading HP7! Darnit. Give me a few days and I'll be back in action.

No spoilers please!

Ilonggo 101

Okay, so you want to learn Iloilo's local dialect? FYI, it's actually called Hiligaynon, but most people don't know that so they just call it "ilonggo." Here are some words that I've heard around, and I've seen being used by some establishments here in Manila:

Note: (F) = Filipino; (E) = English

Namit: (F) Masarap; (E) Delicious
e.g.: Namit ang ice cream.
(F) Masarap ang ice cream.
(E) Ice cream is delicious.

Ka-on: (F) Ka-in; (E) Eat
e.g.: Ka-on na ta!
(F) Kain na tayo!
(E) Let's eat!

Gwapa: (F) Maganda; (E) Pretty
e.g.: Ka-gwapa sa imo.
(F) Ang ganda mo.
(E) You're pretty.

Law-ay: (F) Pangit; (E) Ugly
e.g.: Law-ay akon balay.
(F) Ang pangit ng bahay ko.
(E) My house is ugly.

Ambot: (F) Ewan; (E) no specific word... but often times used as "I don't know" or "Whatever"
e.g.: Ambot sa imo!
(F) Ewan ko sa yo!
(E) Whatever!

OR: Ambot, wala ko kabalo.
(F): Ewan ko, hindi ko alam.
(E): I don't know the answer.


Till next post!

Goodbye Iloilo..

Okay, so I'm back again from my 5-day "vacation" in Iloilo. I'll miss the my family, friends, the food, the ambiance, the lazy, long days, the crazy number of taxis, the place. But before ako mag-drama parti sa akon banwa, I just want to share what Iloilo offered me during my stay there. Here are some highlights:

Iloilo Airport: WOW! It was already dark when we arrived, but I could see the wonderful arches and glass windows that make up the airport. Syempre, everything's new. And from what I heard, they constructed the airport according to international standards, despite the fact na it's for domestic flights only. It's a really really REALLY nice airport.

Trivia about the airport: Naga-bais ang Cabatuan kag Sta. Barbara kun sin-o gid bala ang home sang airport. Officially, sa Cabatuan soil sya, but ang road naga extend sa Sta. Barbara. Either way, pareho sila malayo sa syudad huhuhu.

Other Airport Facts (From WIKI): The airport is located nineteen kilometers northwest of Iloilo City on a 188-hectare site between the municipalities of Cabatuan and Santa Barbara, with the main entrance and airport access road in Santa Barbara and the rest of the airport infrastructure in Cabatuan. It is only one of two international airports in the Visayas, the other being Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu City, and the first international airport built on the island of Panay.

Mama Maria's Pizza:

BIG! As in, may 32" pizza sila, and we were tempted to get that, but there were only 5 of us so we got the 20" pizza instead. Haha, good thing about it though is that it's really thin, that's why indi masyado maka-bulusog. But still, the 20" pizza already occupied half of the table. The 32" could probably occupy the entire table. Haha.


FOOD - Paprika and Blue Jay:

Food was so-so at Paprika, but the band who was playing there was really good. They're a bunch of oldies who play old rock music, but they rock. Bohemian Rhapsody! Hehehe. Astig, sadya sila mag perform. May music blending and kung anu-ano pa nga che-che bureche sa ila songs. I don't know the name of the band, though. Nugon :(



Blue Jay desserts and drinks - pambato sa Starbaks, Syattols Best, Tsiskeyk Paktory, kag kung anu-ano pa. Namit I swear! Gusto ko pa ang Raspberry Tea nila (thanks to my friend Dexter), and the cakes and ice cream... heavenly! Tani may ara man diri sa Manila, barato sya ya eh, compared sa mga above-mentioned shops. Oh well. If you happen to visit Iloilo, don't miss this shop. It's located at SmallVille, Diversion Road. :)

Tonton and Benjo: YouTube Craze

Recently, there have been a lot of these Ilonggo-dubbed scenes from the movies Troy and 300, and they're flooding you-tube like crazy! Well actually, they are funny (if you understand hiligaynon). But if not, well, your loss =P

Tonton Crush ng Bayan


Tonton Eat my Chorizo


Tonton Ang Paghaharap


Benjo Mangayo ko Kwarta


Benjo Kag ang Batalyon Pitbull

Damak ang Pinoy

I wrote this last July 24, 2007. Share ko lang :)

Ay ambot sang mga pilipino ah, mga damak bala. kada aga, magkato ko sa opis, witness ako kun ano ka-damak ang pilipino. ari ang pila sa mga kahigku-an sang pinoy:

1. maskin diin lang ga-dupla. sa kilid-kilid, sa tunga dalan, maskin sa mall. jusko, daw wala bala nabal-an kun ano ka-higku ang ila mga dupla. kis-a may mga badlu pa. damak gid ya. paano na lang kun magtapik sa pantalon mo ang badlu sang iban? yak.

2. maskin diin lang gahaboy basura. ay damak gid ya. mga kinan-an, mga wrapper sang pagkaon nila, ang bilin sang yosi, mga bilin nga pagkaon maskin diin lang ginatambak. lantawa na lang ang sitwasyon sang pilipinas subong, puro basura. way ka sina mahuya, pinoy?

3. maskin diin lang ga-inom kag ga suka. damak gid ya, ka-higku sang suka pro. wala sila kabalo nga halin na ina sa tyan nila? sagi bi ka-inom indi man gali kasarang magpuli.

4. maskin diin lang gapahimung-it. isa pa gid ni ka-trait sang pinoy. pwede ka man kapanago kun mahimung-it ka pero ang pinoy, susmarya wala huya. maskin diin lang mamung-it. tapos ang pung-it nila ipitik pitik lang nila sa kung diin diin. te kun mapitik abi sa imo ilong?

5. maskin diin lang gapangihi. may mga banyo man, may gin-butang na gani nga mga public ihi-an ang gubyerno para sa mga tawo nga diin diin lang gapangihi, pero wala pulos. tig-a ulo sang pinoy, sa higad-higad man gyapon mangihi. wala sila kabalo mapang-sot kag mahigku ila ihi?

now don't tell me poverty is the reason for all this. just because wala ka masarangan, it doesnt mean indi ka kabalo kun ano ang damak kag ano ang indi.

kadamak sang pinoy a. pano ni sila magbag-o man?

Pers Post

Okay, so I've been in Manila for the past 8 years (although syempre I often go home during Holiday breaks). Eight years, it's a long time. But that doesn't mean I've already adapted to the busy street lights and uber-traffic jammed highways of Manila, nor have I fully learned the local dialect. Hehehe, although most of the time fluent, there are times when some people (especially those who are sensitive to my accent) are still able to pinpoint my roots. Arggh, abi ko after 8 years madula na akon tono! Oh well, it's just that sometimes I can't find Tagalog words for Hiligaynon words.

I don't exactly know why after such a long time, it's only now that I started blogging. It's 8 years late to start telling my tales, but I kind of figured that every day is a new adventure so I might as well share them.