This is a new show from qtv, local version of camera cafe! watch it! it's uber funny. Check their other episodes too... syempre, sa ating ever reliable youtube. This episode reminds me of the surreal inday series.

She is so cute...

An unadultered feature article written for Catching 153.

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Image courtesy of Philippine Christmas

“Ang Pasko ay sumapit, tayo ay mangagsi-awit ng magagandang himig… Dahil sa ang Diyos ay Pag-ibig”.

Ilang araw na lamang at di mo na mapapansin, Pasko na. Sa likod ng mga kutitap ng parol at naggagandahang belen, di nga ba’t ang paskong pinoy ay ang isa sa pinakamakulay at masayang pagdiriwang sa buong mundo.

Mailalarawan sa ating tradisyon kung ano nga ba ang sumasaloob sa ating kultura at tila ito’y nakapagpapatibay ng ating pananampalataya. Mula sa mga parol na sampay sa ating mga bintana hanggang sa masayang pangangarolling ng mga mumunting bata.

Ikaw ba ay balisa na sa iyong paghahanap? O tila mailap ang katahimikang nais mo sa buhay? Di kaya’t ang hinahanap mong kapayapaan ay sya ring hanap ng tatlong paham nuong unang pasko? Ang bituin na nagsilbing gabay upang makita ng tatlong mago ang KAPAYAPAAN ay siya ring sinimbolo ng mga parol na makikita sa bawat tahanan ng pamilyang Pilipino. At sa pagkinang nito, hayaan mong ituro nito sa iyo kung saan matatagpuan ang Hari ng Kapayapaan sa buhay mo.

Ang hapag ay siyang pinakasagradong lugar sa tahanan ng isang Pilipino. Kung kaya naman tila kulang ang pagdiriwang kung wala ang salo salo sa panahong ito. Sa araw ng Noche Buena, sana’y maalala rin natin ang pagsasalo ng unang hapag sa sabsaban kung saan unang nasilayan ang Tinapay ng Buhay, ang katawan ni Kristong buhay.

Ika 16 ng Disyembre, ang unang gising na kinapapanabikan ng bawa’t Pilipino. Ang simbang gabi ay ang siyang nagbubuklod sa bawa’t pamilya at magkakaibigan habang inaabangan ang araw ng kapanganakan ni Hesus. Sana’y sa ating bawat pag-gising sa siyam na araw na ito, mapagnilayan din natin na ang Siyam na bukang liwayway ay alay rin para kay Maria, ang tanggulan ng sanggol na Hesus.

“Namamasko po Ninong, Mano po Ninang”, karaniwan ngang maririnig ang mga katagang ito mula sa ating mga inaaanak, bakit nga ba hindi? ang pasko nama’y para sa mga bata. Sa pagbigay natin ng Aginaldo, inaalala natin ang tatlong haring naghandog ng ginto, mira at kamanyang, na siyang sumisimbolo at nagtatakda ng pagkahari, pagkapari at ang pagiging manunubos ni Hesus. Sa pag-abot natin ng ating mga munting regalo, maalaala din sana natin ang pinakamahalagang alay ng Ama, ang bugtong nyang anak na si Hesus.

Nakarinig ka na ba ng mga nag-aawitang anghel? Ilang araw pa, nandiyan na sila, sabay sa saliw ng kanilang awit, tambol na gawa sa lata ng gatas at pinitpit na tansan na pinagbuklod sa alambre. Sila ang pagpapaalaala ng mga angheles nuong magpakita sa mga pastol upang ipahayag ang pagsilang kay Hesus, ang Kapayapaan ng mundo .

Ang ating bayan ay hitik sa kulturang yumayakap sa ating pananampalataya, nawa’y sa kaganapan nito, maging makahulugan ang pasko ng bawat Pilipino. Sa Ilang araw na lamang na nalalabi, ating sarili ay ihanda, bukas makalawa, Siya ay parating na!

I love you Lord...
and I trust YOU more than my fears.

Pauso na naman itong si Ronnie. May bago siyang pakulo na tinatawag na, "Ronito, Ronita!" Bale magpapadalahan ng Christmas E-card ang mga bloggers na sasali in order to promote camaraderie. Mukhang maganda ito kaya sumali na ako. Ikaw? Ano pang hinihintay mo? Sali ka na din!

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How to Join?
[1] Fill up and submit the details of this form.
[2] Copy and post the rules to your blog. Include the "backward list" (a record of how the tag reached you) and add your name.
[3] Recruit for participants. Be sure to get their consent. Should they agree to join, add them to your "forward list" (bloggers you've convinced to join). Remind them to do item #1.

*** Participants will be accepted until December 16 (Phil. time) only. On December 17, the organizer will email to you the details of your Ronito/Ronita. Send him/her a Christmas greeting via E-cards preferably on December 25. Should time be a constraint, you can send it earlier.

My Backward Link List:
iRonnie - Jeprocks - add your name here.

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My Forward Link List:
Bluepanjeet - be the next!

Paglamig ng hangin
hatid ng pasko
nananariwa sa aking gunita
ang mga nagdaan nating pasko
ang noche buena't simbang gabi

Narito na ang pasko
at nangungulilang puso ko
hanap hanap
pinapangarap
init ng pagsasalong tigib sa tuwa
ng mag-anak na nagdiwang
sa sabsaban nung unang pasko

Sa pag-awit muli ng himig pasko
nagliliyab sa paghahangad
makapiling kayo sa gabi ng pasko
sa alaala magkasama tayo

Narito na ang pasko
at nangungulilang puso ko
Hanap hanap
Pinapangarap
init ng pagsasalong tigib sa tuwa
ng mag-anak na nagdiwang
sa sabsaban nung unang pasko...

Never fails to give me that melancholic christmasy feel

This is Charice Pempengco in a talent contest in Korea, a second placer in the little big star contest of Abs cbn a few years back, she was my bet over Sam "pa cute" Concepcion who won the tilt (ok I'm ready to be crucified by little sam's fans, all those hate comments are welcome in my comment box). How juvenile of me, ahahaha.

I like how she hits the high notes without being matinis and breaking my eardrums, soulful I must say.

Yes Charice... you don't belong to Abs... You belong, to the World.

I am here at tosh paseo right now to meet a client, nahuli ako sa paseo, sabi nung pulis, swerving daw, because three lanes daw yung dinaanan ko, ok inaamin ko naman, atsaka di ako alam na dapat pala sa loob na ako ng isang lane dumaan, paranoid na kasi ako sa bus lanes dahil nahuli ako sa Edsa na pang bus daw lang ang lane na yun. Dito sa Pinas, ang pagpupulis ay hindi service, ito ay negosyo. Di gumana ang mahiwagang card ni Ninong.

Sabi niya, Sir 2k po yan at may seminar, I nodded ok, I am too emotional to argue, I might snap, so I just said yes, then he offered me if I opted not to attend the seminar and bababaan na lang daw ang aking sintensya. Wow, astig, huli ako for a violation na hindi ko ginawa... I am playing naive here, pero di ko talaga ugaling manuhol. Sabi ko, tiketan mo na lang ako. So I got my violation ticket, pakuha ko na lang daw sa representative at 500 bucks to redeem my license.

Sa tutoo lang... clueless ako kung tama ba ang nangyari.

Another meme from ironnie

The rules

Pick your birth month.
- Bold the 5-10 that best apply to you.
- Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months.
- Tag 12 people from your friends list.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally (di ko napigilan ahahah big font). Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

Kayo na bahala kung gusto nyong gawin sa blog nyo.

I love the Lord
by Sr. Bubbles Bandojo,RC
from the album "Prayers from the Upper Room"

I love the Lord, He is filled with compassion.
He turned to me on the day that I called.
From the snares of the dark, O, Lord, save my life,
be my strength.

Gracious is the Lord, and just.
Our God is mercy, rest to the weary.
Return my soul to the Lord our God who bids tears away.
I love the Lord.

How can I repay the Lord for all the goodness He has shown me?
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on His name.
I love the Lord.

I shall live my vows to You before Your people,
I am Your servant.
I will offer You my sacrifice of praise and of pray'r.
I love the Lord.

I've been very busy this morning fixing my stuff because we we're issued new office tables and I have to transfer all my files and documents including "trash" to my new table. I have to admit, I hate cleaning or organizing things, it's just not my cup of tea. Pero wala din naman akong choice, I'll be the one using the table so I have to do it anyway. Ang pinagdarasal ko na lang, mahanap ko ang mga files pag kailangan ko na.

Blind Item muna tayo...

For the past few weeks, I've been observing mister A (for anonymous), ewan ko ba kung bakit sa branch namin napatapon yun, balita ko kinasusuklaman yun ng mga branches at ang balita ko nga, may naka-away itong kliyente and the top management even visited the said client to apologize for his actions, sigawan ba naman yung kliyente. Ako naman, di maniniwala hangga't wala akong masamang experience sa isang tao, so I've been very courteous, friendly at professional sa kanya, and I also expect the same treatment in return. There are some instances na nakakairita talaga itong si mister A, there was one time na nagmamadali yung client, so I told him na paki rush naman, aba't ewan ko ba kung bakit lalo atang binagalan na parang nananadya. Meron din instances na dapat may mga processes sila na dapat gawin pero di ginagawa and then magkakaroon ng problema sa account because they should've done the processing, ako daw ang humingi ng approval for their "non processing" abnormal ata si mr. A. I don't know how long I can treat him still with respect, pero pag ganito pa rin sya, mukhang, I need to report him na to the big bosses. I hope di naman sana umabot sa ganung pangyayari.

This is my very makulit pamangkin... yung nakagat ng aso at ang batang ayaw kumain pero napakain ng 'di oras nung natikman ang aking adobo rice.

I came, I saw and I conquered the blogsphere! I am now a dot.com

See how fickle minded I am, a few days back, I was yearning for "incongsnitoship" and guess what? a new dot com for me.

Few minutes from now, I'll be on my way to the dentist to have my braces adjusted and probably visit 168 to do window shopping. I get paranoid over issues about products from China containing lead content. But as my friend Charlene remarked "Isang kilong white rabbit na yung nakain natin nung bata tayo... buhay pa naman tayo", and so I rest my case.

Over this blog overhaul, Ronnie rushed me to finish the illustration for the banner so I could launch the website right away. I woke up at around 9 in the morning to finish the drawing, he made some adjustments with the html and uploaded the template to the site. After my morning creative workout, I went straight to my pocket garden to apply the used coffee grounds that I got from Sbucks. I guess this pocket garden centers me... I makes me calm, It makes the world turn a little slower. I will be posting some pics here once the garden is in bloom.

I got another package from a cenobitic monk friend from new mexico. I went to the post office and waited for a couple of minutes, may lunch break pala ang government offices. I had a funny conversation with the customs officer checking the package, unang nakita, kandila, sabi nya "kandila?" at the back of my mind sabi ko "di ho, computer po yan", obvious ba? tas next na nahalungkat yung benedictine medals, nilapag sa mesa, tas, next yung wood carving na monk, sinipat ang istatwa, sabay bitaw ng linyang "ang pangit pala ni st. benedict no? Pari kyo?" bwahahaha! sabi ko "di ho, padala lang sa akin yan ng kaibigan kong monk" Sabi nya "di ba si st benedict yung sa mga... " di nya natapos yung statement, sabi ko "sa exorcism", tas tanung nya "bakit sya?" aba't bigyan ba naman ako ng exam sa saintology? Sabi ko "ewan ko?" just to end the conversation. Sabi nya "andami din naming nachecheck dito, mga tarot cards, witchcraft, kung anu ano?" Sabi ko, "ah mga new age", "oo yun" sabi naman nya. Akala ata kulto ako at may natanggap akong kandila saka istatwa ng lalaking nakahood. Pinasa na ang package dun sa kahera. Coincidence din na sa tabi ko, may nag cla claim din na package for Fr. Geny Diwa (a famous catholic liturgist here in the Philippines), di ko naiwasang silipin ang package... hehe, ang laman ng package, ground coffee beans saka some meds... tsismoso eh no... nakaka curious kasi e. I paid 35 bucks for the deposit fee then umalis na ako with my goodies. Check the picture on the left side, Dom my friend! maraming salamat sa padala, bawi ako sayo next time.

Kahapon nagpunta kami sa Manila Doctors, nagsuspetsa kasi nanay ko na nakagat daw ng aso yung pamangkin ko, so we had him injected with anti rabies vaccine. Ok naman yung bata, pero nung tiningnan ko, parang mababaw lang naman yung sugat, still, just to be sure, kawawa naman kasi yung bata, malikot kasi.

Dito na muna tayo, I'll try to blog more often.

I miss being incognito in the blogsphere. Back then ,when I started blogging, being anonymous gave one a sense of freedom, no audience to please, no comments to rebut or the need to explain ones actions. It is my life experiences and I am the best actor to play the part, no further explanation needed. I'm seriously considering making another blog and write anon, but this space remains.

The past few weeks has been uberly dramatic for me, calling it emotional is an understatement. I had an arguement with a supplier over some money matters and at the same time I feel like I am caught in the middle of a crisis, very stressful talaga. Sabi ko nga kanina, I have to write this down, I need to release this tension. Somehow, nakatulong naman, nakabawas sa stress. I am confident naman that all will be well.

Kanina, nakanuod ako ng caracol and it was really fascinating to watch the people showing their devotion and faith with music playing and dancing in honor of Nuestra Senora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga. Tomorrow, Cavitenos will be celebrating the feast day of their Reina de Cavite and I am here right now, not just for the sumptuous food but of course to observe how they celebrate the festivity here. Sayang lang I don't have a camera to capture the event, maybe next year. To all my caviteno friends, Viva la Virgen de Porta Vaga!

PS.
Lapit nang mag pasko, and I still get this child like giddy feeling pag dumadating 'tong panahon na 'to. I hope that this yuletide season would be a meaningful one.