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Injanan 101

2011-04-16T20:22:00.000+08:00

Two days before your birthday. The wait for your reply seemed like forever. It was so unlikely of you. Someone who never had me wait, someone who would be there in 5 minutes every time I need help in carrying my heavy bag, someone who would bring me food since i always forget eating, someone who would not get tired of wowing me with his cooking. Then suddenly no reply.The explanation was

What's Weird About "Stay"

2011-04-14T20:18:00.000+08:00

Was listening to some radio station playing some classic music and this song got into its playlist. Nostalgia na naman... ^^I was listening to the lyrics. Funny these lines are off topic. It somehow stood out from the others. :)You said you caught me cause u want me and one day you'll let me go.You try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just scared to lose.And you say, "

Random Thoughts on the Jogging Lane

2011-03-16T05:37:00.000+08:00

I wonder if I'd meet Zorro today. 9AM is not my usual run. And yeah the smell of Sunday morning! The oval is closed for vehicular traffic! ^_^***People run at different speeds. Some run fast, some run slow, even slower than those who walk. This old man run passed me, I felt the wind brush against my face as he sped off until the curve. Stocky old man, how come he runs that fast? Upon reaching

Inception Drama

2011-03-09T12:09:00.000+08:00

Random Thoughts From Way Back WhenGet some sleep, Sheli!*****Indifference and oblivion can be our very best allies. It doesn't mean I don't feel anything though. I feel. A lot...*****Maybe most of us have felt how it's like to have mixed emotions: happy but sad at the same time, warm but very distant, inspired yet crushed. It has always been like that for me.... if "Love's crash test dummy"

The Mindanao Chronicles: Malabang On the Edge

2011-02-10T22:12:00.000+08:00

Tara na sa Ligay's!

2011-02-05T20:58:00.000+08:00

I promised myself not to be late to church this Saturday. However, the "lazy" gene got activated and before i know it, it's a quarter past 9! And so I hurriedly went to the bathroom and got a record-breaking 15-minute shower (because i usually spend an hour inside) and dressed up for church. Amidst all the cramming, the smell of Ate Ligay's cooking filled the air.With a towel wrapped around my

Trying to Attract some Positivity!

2010-03-04T05:15:00.000+08:00

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (George Weiss / Bob Thiele) I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by

Hikes and that Sort of Thing

2009-09-09T19:56:00.000+08:00

My first official hike was, believe it or not, with my parents. It was not actually planned at all. I was about 7 years old when we went to this small church in the mountains for a monthly gathering of the member churches in the association. (You see, the churches then were so small that people in these churches create a group they call an association and once a month, one of the churches hosts

Comsci Pick Up Lines (Understood better if you know java, hehe)

2009-03-31T17:46:00.000+08:00

Reposted from a friend.."You are a field in my class. You will always be protected.""Are you an exception? Let me catch you.""You are my increment operator. You make my value increase.""I think you're my compiler. My life wouldn't start without you.""You are my initializer: without you, my life would point to nothing (null).""I am a BufferedReader. You input meaning into my life.""You are my

oh jared!

2009-03-03T08:49:00.000+08:00

A couple of weeks ago, labmates Jap and Ada started to conduct a series of trial runs of their thesis project at UP Integrated School. They have this educational game called KineSpell, a SunSPOT application software, which they developed for their undergrad thesis. Having been a regular fan of this game (I can hear the theme song play in my head quite clearly) and still havent gone to IS, I

probabilistic thinking and carpe diem

2008-12-10T08:52:00.002+08:00

as far as i can remember, there has never been a time in my life that i was so sure of something, even until now that i am 24 and supposed to be on my way to charting my career path, my personal goals, and basically my future and my life. guess what, i am still here in the academe, still a perennial "tambay" of the lab, still at the bottom of the so-called "career food-chain": a lowly and broke

Guarding Her Heart by Alex

2008-10-30T07:24:00.000+08:00

Note: Lala, my ever beloved and reliable sis who happens to be the most "timely" person I ever knew (her messages, her PMs, her texts always comes at the right time when I badly need them, except those spur of the moment movie invites, hehehe), forwarded me this email with an article in it. I was really moved by the story which somehow expresses my point of view (as with the girl in the story).

UP Professors' Quotable Quotes

2008-09-11T11:00:00.000+08:00

( Note: Received this email...sa mga nakakarelate at nakaexperience, hehehehehe let's celebrate the academic freedom of the profs, kala nyo tayo lang meron? hehehe.....feel free to add your favorite quotable quote from a prof, may it be serious or funny. cyempre, include nyo rin ang name...)UP Professors' Quotable Quotes"The aim of policy making is to invoke action! Because action speakslouder

adieu to my old home.....

2008-09-10T11:54:00.000+08:00

While on my way back to the web science lab at the Engg Lib 2 Bldg, an old housemate sent me an SMS telling me he dropped by our old place today. It has been a month now since I visited that place I once called home here in the campus and Jeff's text message seemed to be the perfect timing for my next visit. He told me he's at Manang Cresing's house where he left his

those Bach Classics and Neruda's lines made me do this...

2008-09-05T19:37:00.000+08:00

I was thinking......maybe this just means I should let go....maybe its just me, I'm always too afraid....maybe I'm just too simple and too typical...not even at par with all those you fancy and those who fancy you....maybe I'm just too complicated and too thoughtful....I wish I could just tell you how I feel and nothing will ever change....I wish I could just speak to you of my sweet mumblings

cant help but cry...

2008-09-01T17:07:00.000+08:00

a few moments ago, a friend from davao posted something on my friendster profile that really made me cry...geez, felt so homesick...(translated) "went to jollibee with yvone last saturday. there's the empty seat..missing you."saturdays are usually my time with church friends (the kababatas). we usually eat lunch together at yvone's place or maybe go to jollibee or chowking and chit chat over

im IT!

2008-07-31T18:02:00.000+08:00

Haha I really am sorry la. Didnt quite get the guestbook message you placed at my homepage. So this is what I'm supposed to do. I am to give 10 stuff about me....For some reference, I decided to post your answer here too and added mine in italics..I realized we share some common stuff la hahahahah......:D1. I have a collection of receipts. Any receipt that would link me to a memory (e.g. a

Lucky Number 8

2008-07-17T12:40:00.000+08:00

Got this from megsy. I say this is how multiply answers the "survey" phenomenon of friendster. * in the 8 facts, you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. at the end, you tag as much other bloggers to keep the fun going. each blogger must post these rules first.* each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.1. I used to eat rice with FRESH eggs and a pinch

The Ring 4

2008-07-14T06:33:00.000+08:00

LinkWho said that you can't be a star in a horror movie? Click on the link above and see how you can have loads of fun without shedding a single buck or getting drunk...Just some loads of imagination, creativity and of course, a bag of sense of humor...You'll never know how much fun you can have.PS. Kakapagod na magsave ng pictures. Chaka naunahan na ako ni anne eh so xa na pinagpost ko..

Of Manholes and Bruised Knees

2008-07-07T12:16:00.000+08:00

I just got off the Ikot jeep at the park last Thursday evening and was to start my march towards our crib (by the way its about a 100 meters or maybe more) when I heard my phone sound. After not having received any text message from anyone for one whole day, I was quite excited to open my phone and see who has disrupted my oh-so-boring text life. A smile crossed my face when I saw my roommie's

rate your parents: a tribute to our ever reliable gene-donors...

2007-10-04T18:25:00.001+08:00

(Disclaimer: This article is not intended as a blog post. It was more of a "sharing" post intended for some people at another venue other than this blog which explains the bilingual unedited form...hehe, this post might be on a limited time, i might get reprimanded for disclosing this here because of its "too" personal nature, bwahahahahaha..)as for people marrying at a very early age (my mom

Transformers: From Metal Busters to Blockbuster

2007-10-04T13:46:00.000+08:00

When the trailer of the recent blockbuster movie Transformers was released a few months back, I was a bit intrigued as to how Hollywood would turn giant robots into a live-action movie, and make a hit out of it. The big screen adaptation of the sci-fi cartoon series proved to be much more than I expected, even far beyond most people have thought it would as it reached the top spot in the

Random Thoughts on a Thursday Morning

2007-03-01T15:22:00.000+08:00

The only reason why I am staying in this place is the fact that my work is here and it is where I am stationed for 12 months. Other than that, there is nothing else that is holding my presence in this not-really-my-idea-of-metropolitan-living city. It sure is livable with all its perks (every place has its own advantage) but I just can’t get my piece of happiness in every single day that I

So what is it about me they say again?

2007-02-19T16:59:00.000+08:00

It's funny how personality tests and horoscopes flood the internet these days. There's the coffee test (what type of coffee your personality fits in which I posted in my previous post in my friendster blog), the cake test, the animal test, and now here's the brain color test...Though I never intend to be typecasted by the personality predicted by these programmed tests, I can't help but

To my First 2007 Post! Cheers!

2007-01-17T08:57:00.000+08:00

Whew! New year again! January usually creeps me out because of the realization that all of us will get older again, just like every year. Nope, I'm not this bitter "age-denying" gal who would do whatever it takes for the number not to show up in my face. I just am so overwhelmed of how fast time flies...Oh no, "shoot" is the better term..The new post is for the new year and as the OCiness-DNA

Luck, Luck, Luck...and Wishful Thinking

2006-09-12T12:35:00.000+08:00

Walking home from church one Wednesday evening, a drop of water streamed across my face. Instinctively, I looked up as if trying to confirm a rainstorm on its way to water my already-drenched neighborhood after weeks of long torrential rains in the evenings. Indeed I wasn’t mistaken because just as I reached our doorstep, water poured from the sky like a dam in heaven has just broken

Getting the Indie Fever

2006-09-11T21:26:00.000+08:00

I am not really sure how indie films go but as far as movies are concerned, it is also best characterized by two words-UNDER BUDGET. Forget about Spiderman jumping on top of one building to another, or Jack and Rose screaming while holding on to dear life in a boat that is about to be split into two, or even Neo trying to stop the bullets in thin air from guns firing around with amazing

The Pope, Titanic and Me

2006-03-06T00:18:00.000+08:00

Watching Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet (yeah, the Titanic star) as casts for the nth time made me rekindle my past affinity with Alexander Pope. I first had a taste of his writing when I was in highschool. There was this project called poetry analysis in an English class where we had to write a term paper-like presentation of three poems of our choice. I

Messages For Everyone

2006-02-22T16:19:00.000+08:00

to someone i thought i'd like to get close to but decided i wont: just because im being friendly means i am a s*ck-a**. it was a reciprocative gesture, not an aggressive act. wish you think before you speak. never expect id be as warm to you as before.to the person who gave me a reason to look forward to going to that party:i know i would never have the chance to be friends with you but just

Teeny Weeny Bits and Pieces of Realizations

2006-02-07T10:51:00.000+08:00

In the middle of work, I saw this post that really stuck me. I really think that it always boils down to who's the authority and who's not. People in power really could make themselves look smart and dignified eventhough they are the worst dumbasses that human race could produce...at least Neil Geiman does think so."It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that

To my First Post in Filipino

2006-02-06T22:43:00.000+08:00

My operation clean-up turned out to be a funny reading exprience after all. Saw this old notebook and found some scribbles in some pages that are actually words that can logically be assumed as poems. I can't believe I wrote poems then. But anyway, here's one piece I wrote which I really don't like. Well, its not much of a poem...I really don't know how'd I call it. Anyway, here it is.Nakaraan

Music Maladies and Shallow Humor

2006-02-02T16:47:00.000+08:00

Well we did have fun at the beach that day. But if you won't believe me, here is the proof of how shallow we could get when we get together!Haha, fun isn't it?

Speaking the Text Lingo

2006-02-02T15:27:00.000+08:00

'Twas a fun afternoon. It has been an hour since we started walking and loitering around the village streets consuming that chocolate bar and fish crackers we bought on that store just around the corner of my friend's house. We finally decided its time to quench our thirsts and finally close our snack session with a good, cold drink. After having passed through several sari-sari stores (one

This Torment

2006-02-02T15:20:00.000+08:00

(Dedicated to a friend who never ceases to love...) Deep within, words kept comingReminding my soul of an undying blissLike earth rolling down a mountainIn a landslide... Shadows of your existence flashedIt just kept appearingLike lightning streaked across the skyIn a stormy night... I would have screamedI would have flown and escapedBut I can'tAnd I refuse toYour memory is too precious to let

Inbox

2006-02-02T15:14:00.000+08:00

Luisa grabbed her phone just under her pillow. It was still dark yet something seemed to wake her up. Instead of seeing that usual display of the time on her phone's display window, an envelope was displayed telling her she's got a message. "Who the hell would text me at this time?", she asked frowning as she gently pressed the read button of her phone with eyes still half open. But her eyes

From Dust Till Doom

2006-02-02T15:04:00.000+08:00

Got some thoughts while cleaning the window sill... Words are carefully chosen to express love in its truest sense. But words are the very thing that limits the real essence of what it really is. There's only one word that captures it all...LOVE. So will you stop blabbering?****First published in Friendster Blog January 15, 2006 9:52 AM

Butterflies and Jars

2006-02-02T15:00:00.000+08:00

The night was calm and no rain was tapping on the roof, only the sound of the cricket just outside the window. It was nothing more than a night of slumber for many yet to Luisa, it was an evening full of memories she wants to put in a jar just like a preserved butterfly in the lab; dead indeed, but its beauty, its vibrance, and all its signs of life are trapped and suspended forever. If only

Strips of My Hemmed Regrets

2005-02-21T10:41:00.000+08:00

Dear Angelo,I was really hesitant of giving this letter to you. I was having second thoughts because of the possible repercussions that this letter might cause and how greatly it would affect me as a person. After hours of pouring myself into these serious thoughts, I have finally mustered some courage and decided that it’s just time to let you know what my thoughts are. I have no intention of

The Dummy Returns!

2005-02-20T22:54:00.000+08:00

Whew! What a read...I can't believe I last visited my blog six months ago and I had quite a "hilarious" time reading my own write-ups. (Notice the adjective...its inappropriateness, if you would comment, somehow reflects my poor writing skills). It's just that a lot of things has happened to me for that period of time, and by the way my words go in those articles...well, it clearly shows that my

Another One Bites the Dust (Yep, it's ME)

2004-08-09T11:17:00.000+08:00

Just a while ago I realized that I have a lot of things to do today...I woke up late only to find out that I'm in for a very bad start. Who wouldn't be steaming hot this early when what woke you up was literally the voice of your dear mother nagging over how stubborn and irresponsible you are. I wouldn't blame her though because what I did was really inexcusable.My mom called me from their room

This So-Called Bankruptcy (Orange)

2004-08-05T10:18:00.000+08:00

There was a time in my life when I had the chance of knowing someone who I would never have imagined to be one of the most remarkable individuals that I'll ever get to meet. He is not a rockstar, a rich kid, nor a typical genius who would seem to have the brightest and most promising future in a multinational company.... He's basically a person who deviates from the standards of what our friends

Attempts on Becoming a Freak Show Host

2004-08-04T00:28:00.000+08:00

I was thinking of what to write in my first blog post. I was skimming through this popular self-help book (where the sub-heading says "inspirational stories for young adults") hoping to find some inspiration but I can't seem to find it anywhere...Maybe I have not read well enough or I just can't read between the lines. I just find all of their stories a little...uhmmm...uninspiring.So what am I