Trivia # 1

1. Ano ang full name ng doll na si “Barbie?”
2. Si Loren, Gloria, at Imelda ay tumabi kay Marcos. Sino ba ang first lady?
3. Ano ang borborygmus?
4. Kaanu-ano mo ang kapatid ng uncle ng lolo ng nanay ng pinsan ng bestfriend mo?
5. Ano ang sixth letter sa “alphabet?”
6. How many dots can you see here? ...
7. Mary’s father has 5 daughters: May, Mimi, Nini, Nene. What is the name of the 5^th daughter?

Listo pa rin ako!

Listo ako kasi:

1 - Napaamin ko si Badong tungkol sa chickimangas niya. Eto lang yun eh: "Isang tanong... isang sagot... "

2 - Tandang-tanda ko nung college, nabokelya ko si "small but terrible" na nanghaharass sa akin sa text. Hmmm... Akala mo ha! "Subukan mo pa ulit gawin sa akin yun at dadalhin kita sa SAO (student affair's office). Mawawala nang di oras ang pangarap mong laude!"

3 - Bonggang-bonggang nabokelya ko si Cherrybitch. Nyahaha... Shunga eh. "Pwede po ba makausap si Cherry?" "Ah... oo ako nga yun!" "Ano... ano...? No matter how many times you change your number, I will always find you!"

4 - Nalaman ko lang naman mga friendster accounts nila. (Oo... mga aspirants)

5 - Nung nasa TeleTech ako, meron isa pang "small but terrible" fella na nabokelya ko din na inaaway ako. Pinagkakampihan nila ako nung maputi at plastik na girlalou from L&D. Waaah... Shunga... tama bang mag save ng msn messages sa computer mo eh tamang nakalikot ko naman!

6 - Through MSN ulit... nalaman ko na ang isang "kagalang-galang" kuno na former-bastketball-hunk-married-to-a-journalist-from-ABS-CBN eh tinawag akong "unggoy" just because I asked him a simple question. According to him, mas marunong pa daw sa akin yung 5-year-old son niya. Huuuy... walang perpekto! At ikaw Cheneb___... haay pasalamat ka may asawa ka na. Pero di ko talaga malilimutan ito.

7 - Tamang na-open ko ang most-confidential-employee-file ever... the "black book" of HR. Hehe... Kayo... anong gusto niyong malaman?

8 - Nakalibre ako ng USD 450+ for "purchasing" a M___soft product. Hehehe... I had no intentions naman kaya lang I believe there is a glitch in their licensing process that gave me this stuff for free.

9 - Ako si Wacky WoDa! Weeheee...

I am Lady Sticky Star =)

Thanks to Chivar Schizo I am now addicted to http://www.palistuhan.com.ph. Hehe. Sulit naman ang pagka adik kasi now I am working on Level 3. Pahirap nang pahirap... kaloka! Anyway, marami pang pwedeng pagkaabalahan. I tried 'Supahfy Yo' Name' and I came out to be Lady Sticky Star. Dunno what the heck that means in the palistuhan world but whatever it is... the logo reminds me of the album R & B. (Which reminds me... I need to look for it pala!)

OMG - OmNia Gorgeous!

OMG as in OmNia Gorgeous is all I can say about the new Samsung i900, more widely known as the Omnia. I am not here to write a detailed review about it, I just can't keep the awe to myself and so I wanted to share the best and worst things I learned about the phone. On Saturday, Ed and I met Engel our friend to have an exchange-gift-session of some sort but we ended up buying her Omnia, and this has become the highlight of the weekend.

• First of all, the selling price was set to a whopping PhP 31,999 (from the Samsung store at the 3rd level of Robinson's Place Manila). We got it on installment basis but I was kinda disappointed that they applied the 1.30% interest rate on the SRP, instead of on the remaining balance (Engel made a cash-out of PhP 7k). Dunno if my thinking is right... but you should only be applying interest on what you owe, right? Anyway, since this is a long awaited buy, Engel gave in. (Dapat may commission ako eh, kasi ako pa nagconvince! Hehe)
• The stylus doesn't have a slot that goes anywhere into the body of the phone. Instead... it dangles at the external. Good thing is, it works just like the rabbit antenna of a TV set, where from its entire length, it can be folded down into almost less than half its length. The design of the stylus' cover looks elegant as well. (IF you didn't know the Omnia, you'd think that the thingie hanging out there is a decorative chain of some sort.
• According to the sales people: When you are at a meeting or some place where ringtones or cellular phone beeps are a no-no, and you forgot to put your Omnia into silent mode, you simply have to turn the phone lying face down on the desk or anywhere (as long as it's lying face down) and the Omnia will automatically shift to silent mode. (Galing noh! If only people could do that to babies too! Haha)
• The screen orientation (whether portrait or landscape) automatically shifts when you rotate the phone. So if you're holding your phone in a vertical manner, the screen is upright, and when horizontal, the screen is in landscape mode as well. This is called the accelerometer feature.
• Just like most new cameras in the market now, it has a "smile" recognition feature
• The phone's internal memory is 8Gb, and can further be expanded to 16Gb with an external card! Can you imagine that?! (Kaya lang I learned last night that the phone was showing some funky errors saying that the memory is at a critical level, despite the fact that there was still around 7.x Gb left on the card.) I read some forums last night and it seems to be an error common with Omnia users, but of course, there are ways to fix this. I hope Engel finds the article.
• It comes with Windows Mobile 6.1, and the interface looks very much like my HTC Touch, except for the cutie widgets at the side. (Imagine your Windows Vista widgets, that's how it looks like).
• You can watch movies in DivX format, and all other standard media file types in the market. (Except that, I think I heard someone say that it doesn't have a Windows Media Player).
• It has video recording capabilities, unlike the iPhone.

My final judgement? The phone is the best buy that Engel has ever done! I saw how thrilled and love-stricken she was with this phone and I know this will make her happy until she gets reminded again of the unsuccessful love stories she's been into in the past. I know majority will say that the Omnia was a luxurious buy... but for me... If you have the money and you want to be happy... spend it freely!

Sun Cellular's iMessenger

There's this hype on Unlimited Messenger/Chat services as advertised on TV by the two telco giants: Smart and Globe. Uzzap by Smart and Connected24Ever by Globe. Well of course, each claims to be better than the other, each claims to be the first, each of them tries to come up with the "cheapest" offering in the market. Everytime I see these ads on TV, I ask... "What the hell is Sun Cellular doing?! Don't they have a marketing team at all?!" Don't get me wrong! No... no... I am not a die-hard Sun subscriber (not because of anything else, but I just want to point out that I am neutral here). In fact, I have been a loyal Globe subscriber all this time... even if a day passes by without getting a strong signal from Globe. (uhuh... as in!) Back to the topic. I know for a fact that Sun Cellular was the first to launch this Unlimited Messenger thingie, but there seems to be no aggressive campaign/ads initiated by them on TV. You can check it out here: http://www.suncellular.com.ph/vas_iMess.php. As you can see in their press release... you can do Unlimited 'Messengering' for 24 hours, for only 20 pesos!

• Unlike the offerings of other networks, you DON'T NEED TO INSTALL anything into your phone. You are chatting as if you were just sending SMS!
• For first time users - your first day is FREE. Just text SunIM to 2746
• You can IM with all your friends in Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and even ICQ!
• Added Features: a) You can download your entire contact list for ALL your IM accounts so that you can see who is online b) Since your 20 pesos is valid for a good 24 hours only, you can check your remaining subscription time by sending an SMS command to 2746 c) You may also get a ONE-WEEK/7-day subscription at 100 pesos. (so that's 2 days free for you dear!)

Well, I haven't been using SunIM for quite sometime now, for the reason that I am literally glued to my laptop already, because of the tons of paperwork that need to be finished. Still there is the Sun though... with my Plan 350 - Unlimited Call & Txt. (San ka pa?) Good to note that despite Sun Cellular being the underdog among all three of them, it doesn't stop looking for ways to gain that competitive edge, and to also give more options to consumers. It's just a pity that their ad campaigns are not that visible to the viewing public. Matawagan nga si Aga! :)

Happy Weekend everyone!

goodbye blogspot... hello wordpress!

Effective October 03, 2008 - my blogsite will be accessed at http://wackywoda.wordpress.com

It is now called... Wacky WoDa's Blitz! See ya there!

sun cellular plan 350

the wacko signal of globe has led me to revisit the services that other networks can offer, and between smart and sun, i opted to choose sun cellular. first - because ed's company issued the sun cellular handsets and plans. second - sun cellular has economical plans, very affordable, and cost-effective. third - they let me choose my cell number... yey! fourth - sun's signal is at least much better here at home than globe. i haven't really explored what other good things there are about sun, but really, i am enjoying the forever-unlimited-calls-and-text to sun subscribers, and of course, the 250 free text messages to other networks. all these... for only php350 a month!

Hotel Review: Holiday inN Bangkok

Can't help but make a review for Holiday Inn Ploenchit Bangkok that made my first visit to Thailand a memorable one, with that being a great hotel where I celebrated by 27th birthday.
Guest Rating: 4/5
Rhoda M. S. E.
PhilippinesBusiness Traveler
Date of Stay: March 18-24, 2007
Value for Money: 5/5
Location: 5/5
Staff Performance: 4/5
Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: 5/5
Room Comfort/Standard: 4/5
Food/Dining: 4/5
The Good: 1. very very good corporate rate of 90USD per night!!! 2. very clean and relaxing rooms. 3. free internet 4. wide as in wide selection of breakfast menus! 5. superb in-room dining experience 6. nice location - near the shopping malls and the BTS 7. friendly staff, always smiling :) (after all, they're the city of smiles) 8. enchanting aroma within the hotel 9. fast checkin and checkout
The Bad: There was this bellman who acted indifferently towards me when I failed to give him a tip after getting me a cab. It's not that I'm kuripot or something, but it just so happened that I really didn't have any loose change with me. After that day, this guy started ignoring me, and not minding me.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Close proximity to the BTS which makes it very convenient to go to other areas of Bangkok. They say the pool is nice, but didn't have the chance to visit it.

one best thing for every visit

kulit nung kausap ko eh. first thing that comes to my mind daw when i hear the word...

*baguio - everything!
*bangkok - shopping. no need to elaborate. period. =)
*boracay - the beach. what else could it be?
*cavite - home-cooked ulam.
*cebu - otap
*india - food. spicy i don't like but they certainly have several dishes that i like: paneer, tikka, kurma, lassi
*laguna - the hot springs
*malaysia - feeling of being at home. since i look malay anyway, i am not being stared at as if i was a foreigner.
*nueva ecija - the farm
*puerto galera - hmmm...
*singapore - transportation system.
*sri lanka - hotel galadari.

the master is compromised

what the heck is happening with mastercard? all four mastercards that ed and i have are now suspended because they "might" have been compromised. out of the four incidents, i was only given two specific possibilities of where this could have happened: in some merchant in singapore (which i hardly believe because of the honesty that the country is known for) and another in a popular seafood restaurant in alabang (damn... sarap pa man din ng crabs nila! rrrrrrrr... go figure!) in singapore, the card might have been cloned daw, and then in alabang, someone might have copied my credit card information and used the same for online transactions. well... pissed as i may be, (because i have to stay home to wait for the card delivery... long story later) i am still glad that these companies are taking a proactive approach to the prevention of theft and fraud. yun nga lang... hassle talaga: 1) like i said, i need to stay home. laging tanong sakin, "ma'am, if you won't be at home, you could leave an authorization letter with your authorized representative..." eeeeeeek... wait lang! wait lang! hindi lahat ng tao ay may househelp. hindi lahat ng bahay ay may naiiwang tao sa umaga. why can't couriers at least contact the consignee to ask about their availability? this way they are saving on time, and transportation cost. 2) if you don't receive that "account-has-been-compromised" call prior to swiping that card in some establishment... dang! pahiya ka pa niyan. you end up being embarassed as the transaction will come up as "declined" 3) what if you are out travelling abroad, and you depend on nothing else but your mastercard? shunga... pano na yan dava? 4) now this is getting me worried about my other "safe" cards. are the visa cards still "safe?" 5) getting all four cards compromised is scary - what should i do to prevent this? gusto ko naman sanang magcash nalang kaso wala nga akong cash. KAS pwede pa. (kaskas :P)

"There are some things money can't buy. For everthing else, there's MasterCard" --- huh?

let's get zany on friday

happy monday morning everyone! how was your weekend? mine was all cool, less the aircon... in 2600 - the city of pines... my hometown... Baguio City! ed and i left 4103 at around 11pm [shyete, di na ako naka concentrate sa panonood ng dyesebel, kim sam soon, and survivor philippines! babawi nalang ako mamaya. kasi naman nag empake pa ako at naligo (of course!)] for victory liner pasay. ah before we went to the terminal nga pala, i asked manong driver to take us to ayala avenue, to get the much wanted krispy kreme doughnuts for my fave SIL Gladz who's giving birth soon. yey!!! i called krispy kreme customer service in the afternoon pa lang of friday, and they assured me that the stores are open until 1:00am. so excited din naman ako, kasi matagal na din akong hindi nakakatikim. shunga! pagdaan namin ng ayala... nakasara! so ayan, pinilit ko pa rin - we went to The Fort. Napagtanungan na namin lahat ng manong guard, wala silang sinabi sa akin kundi "...punta po kayo dun, diretso lang..." o "...mam lakarin niyo lang po ng konti nasa left side po" o "...ay ma'am dun po yun, kung lalakarin niyo malapit lang." mga anak kayo ng teteng... dalawang blocks na yung nilakad ko hindi ko pa rin nakita! buti pa yung taxi sinusundan lang ako. bwehe. biruin niyo... from market market to one serendra, to bonifacio hi. sana sinabi niyo nalang B2 lang pala eh di tagal ko na nakita. haaaay... ang mga manong guard talaga. so ayan, finally nakita ko na din. buy ako ng two dozens na assorted... yummy... tsalap. sulit na rin sa halagang 700+. eh nabilhan ko na din ng doughnut si manong driver para matuwa naman. sabi ni manong driver delicado daw na binigyan ko siya ng doughnut, at baka hanap-hanapin niya na din. hehe. when we arrived at victory liner pasay... my goolay... nakapost sa ticket booth - BAGUIO: 3AM NA PO ANG NXT TRIP. waaah! eh 12:30am pa lang. tumbling. eh tinanong ko si guardagurl (astig na manang guard) kung pag sa cubao ba ako nagpunta eh makakasakay kami kaagad, sabi niya mas marami daw pasahero dun. o d cge, getz ako ng two tickets to baguio. gosh, ang mahal na! ang dating PHP390 ay PHP460 na. how many months ago lang ba bago naging PHP390 ulit?! rollback rollback rollback rollback rollback rollback... lolz... anyway, tumambay muna kami ni edongs sa passenger waiting area. imbyerna lang ako sa mga observation ko:
1. mga bag ang nakaupo sa upuan! anak ng pwet. bawat upuan diyan ay may isa pang space na pwedeng pagpatungan. Isang pwet isang upuan lang po! kung kulang ang space, problema mo na dapat yun. wag ka mambiktima ng mga gustong maupo.
2. may mga taong naka-apak ang paa sa upuan. may nakasapatos, merong hindi. naman! mukha bang doormat ang upuan? maawa-awa naman kayo sa mga taong uupo diyan. eh pano kung may naapakan kayong anik anik diyan?
3. syempre kung may bag na nakaupo, meron ding taong nakahiga. hmmm... with matching hilik pa.
4. ayan at may nagpipictorial pa. ok lang sana mag kodakan diyan sa terminal kaso, wag niyo namang siku-sikuhin ang mga tao sa paligid niyo.
5. pinagbabawal ng victory liner management ang mga taxi sa loob, pero... kapag mga "kabagang" nila yung mga driver, eh pinapapasok ang mga ito.
6. may isang pamilya sa likod ko, may kasamang baby... anak ng patola, mas maingay pa yung nanay sa anak! sabi nang sabi ng "anak wag kang magulo..." "anak wag kang malikot" "anak upo ka lang" pero pag tinignan mo yung bata, behaved naman?! o baka may imaginary baby pa ang mommy?
7. may mga taong kumakain ng nissin cup noodles. again - i have nothing against this... pero... wag ka naman humigop nang parang hihigupin mo kaming lahat. at pagkatapos mo kumain, sana man lang tinapon mo sa basurahan ang pinagkainan mo.
8. bakit parang lahat ng bus ay kalahati lang ang sakay? almost half are either chance passengers, or passengers who opt to go early? i think this is a modus operandi: they make buses half-full only then proceed to issue tickets for the next trip so that the passengers who got later time slots will be enticed to pay the surcharge of 10% instead of waiting for their reserved times. imagine, kung dalawa kayo, PHP92 na kaagad yun.

all these things i've seen, from 12:30am to 2:30am. naglalaro na nga ako ng psp eh di ko maiwasan na hindi sila mapansin! [kainis, tagal tagal ko nang nilalaro ang "miss guided" level sa collapse, di ko pa rin matapos!] so pagpatak ng 2:30am eh nagpasakay na ang mga manong driver and manong condi (kunduktor) ng mga pasahero. eh ano pa nga ba, kundi may mga kakrungkrungan na naman.
1. nauna ako sa pila, sa door ng bus. then may tatlong mama na bigla nalang sumingit sa harap ko! grrrr... mauubusan ba kayo ng bus? mauubusan ba kayo ng upuan?!
2. may nagtitext habang napasok ng bus. huy! mamaya na yan! marami ka pang kasunod iha.
3. may mga nag-aargue pa kung san uupo, so again, naipon na naman ang mga passengers sa likod nila
4. eto pinaka-hate ko: kapag yung passenger sa harap mo eh nagrerecline ng seat na para bang naka business class siya sa eroplano! grrr... i would have wanted to go and sit in front of her and do the same. let's see what she's gonna do. narerecline nga po ang mga seat, but please be considerate enough naman with the people seated behind you.
5. may mga bata sa likod namin ni edongs, na tuwang-tuwa pagsisipain ang mga upuan. pwede na sana yun anoh, kaso sinabunutan pa ako. hindi baby ito... mga 10 years old na yun bata. ngyaks... syempre napa aray ako!!!
6. paalis na yung bus, saka pa naisipan magweewee. eh di hinintay pa tuloy!
7. yung mga giniginaw sa aircon, dina-divert yung exhaust sa iba. tama ba naman yun?
8. alam niyo ba ang maingay na mommy sa sumbong # 6? aba... nasa likod ko, nonstop ingay pa rin! this time naman kakwentuhan niya ang husband niya. para bang kinukwentuhan niya yung buong bus sa lakas ng boses niya!

while i've been whining about all these on the bus... ed and i go zany by quoting bitoy on bubble gang...sumbong sumbong kay bonggang bonggang bongbong. dito na kayo magsumbong... derecho pa ang aksyon!

let's get zany on our ridey

happy monday morning everyone! how was your weekend? mine was all cool, less the aircon... in 2600 - the city of pines

Why I won't let my future kids study in Buhay-na-Tubig Elementary School

Situated right behind

A Memory for every SCent...

I am sure you know what I am talking about when I say that there is a memory in every song... the instance where you feel a "spark" upon hearing a song. Rachel Alejandro's "Paalam Na..." reminds me of a high school experience where a 'former' actually sang the song literally in front of the class, and openly told everyone that the song is dedicated to me. To make things worse, the 'Trigo' teacher excused me from my current class to witness the heart-pounding event. Well of course it was a 'kilig' moment a few years back, and it remains a 'funny' yet 'touching' encounter for me.

In the same manner as these songs stimulate my emotions, scents are nostalgic too.
1. Angel’s Breath – my very first “pabango” which I got when I was in Kindergarten. Of course, the set includes the powder and the cologne which I called “perfume.” [Who would have cared what I call it, except my classmates who acted like they were ‘dalagitas’ na?!] This scent also reminds me of Euclid, a former colleague at TeleTech. Hambangooo! J
2. Anais Anais and Tatiana – childhood memories of Mama Taw, and my stay in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija. Mama Taw first introduced these scents to me, and I loved them. I wore these two alternately everyday kahit na magpapakain lang ako ng mga baboy (si Ringo Star lang ang naaalala ko, iniyakan ko kasi nung binebenta na siya), itik and pabo.
3. Tommy– given to me on my 10th birthday by Uncle Jun. It came with a white sling bag which I liked very much, in fact, the bag is still with me until now. :) I took it to an overnight camping of Girl Scouts in Baguio. I hated one of my 5th grade classmates who accidentally stepped on my bag. Nung Grade 6 naman, gustung-gusto ko ibigay sa classmate kong girl na may BO. Sayang kasi matalino at maganda siya kaya lang choleng nga ang smelliness. Hehe.
4. Red Door by Elizabeth Arden – yes, very strong indeed. I used to wear it every time as in every single time that I wore my matching faded maong pants and Guess maong jacket. Any shirt inside would do, but my favourite was my fuschia shirt with flowers and “Colorado” printed on it. Again – these items I still have with me until now.
5. Poison by Christian Dior – addicted ako noon sa bottle niya, ang ganda kasi ng pagka green, parang may crystal powers ba. Ma-late na ako sa lakad ko wag lang hindi maglagay ng Poison.
6. Bench colognes – well... yung latest lang ni Kris Aquino ang remember ko. Ginagamit ko pampabango ng bahay-bahayan ko dati sa Laguna. Pang-alis din ng amoy “araw” sa unan. In fairness, madalas din ako nagamit nito dati... kami ni Marky utol.
7. Alyssa Ashley Musk – when I first smelled this, I literally went around the house, looking for the scent. Eh yun pala, the lotion has a very looong lasting effect. When you say Alyssa Ashley – I’d say Tita Tingting. J
8. Pleasures by Estée Lauder – all good, as in! Wore this in later years of high school, then college, then my unforgettable debut, and until now. No specific event in mind, (except for times na sinasabihan ako ng mga tao na “ang bango” ko daw... nyaha... feeling! :P) kasi all good talaga.
9. Bvlgari Blv – the first gift I got from Ed, on the first Christmas as a couple. (hindi pa married ha, boypren-boyprenan pa lang. Hihi.) Shunga, sa office pa ako nagpasko nun ha! December 2003. Mega-cry ako sa CR nung 12am na kasi homesick na lovesick pa...
10. Bvlgari White and Bvlgari Green Tea– Singapura! First purchase ko ng perfume sa Duty Free. USD 75 yung dalawa. Eto rin ang gamit ko ng three weeks, nung first time ko sa Singapore. Buti nalang ito ginamit ko kasi “ambabango” nung mga kaklase ko. Wanna know what I mean? Check this out à http://flickr.com/photos/rhodamarie/354592683/in/set-72157594474630625/
11. M by Mariah – alala ko si mamita... gusto niya din kasi yan. So nung kiss niya ako and hug niya ako when we went to their place... talagang tinapat ang ilong sa leeg ko. Pag-uwi naming, sinabihan ako ni howe na kung pwede daw eh bigyan ko si mamita ng maliliit na samples ng perfume. So... yan binili naming na birthday gift niya. J
12. Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste – Waterfront Hotel sa Cebu. Aspect eWFM User’s Group Forum. Nakasuot ako nung burgundy na blouse, black skirt. Here I first met Cehra D, and Julie Ann H. Halos maligo rin ako sa pabango na ito nung manggaling kami ng “Tabuan” (bilihan ng mga dried fish, chicharon, etc).
13. Bvlgari Omnia (yung red) – laging sinasabi ni SIL na ang bango daw, type niya. [Sensya na, di ko ma-afford na magregalo nito. Bwehehe]
14. Kenzo Flower – my first trip to India! I HAD to as in DI PWEDENG HINDI gamitin ang powers nito! Mommy used this too on my wedding. (Ewan pano niya kaya nakuha ito sa drawer ko eh tagung-tago naman. Sabi niya meron din daw siya pero hinanap ko talaga sa cabinet niya wala naman siya nito?)
15. Chance by Chanel – Geez. My most luxurious loot ever, from Changi. Nung papunta na ako ng Cashier para magbayad, pinukpok ko sa ulo ko yung pabango. Haha. Then the saleslady asked me if I was Ok, sabi ko... “Oh yes!... (mapupurdoy ako nito)
16. Bvlgari Extreme ni Ed – Gosh! Kaka-inlove. Gwapong gwapo tingin ko sa asawa ko kapag gamit niya ito. Nung nasa mall kami sa escalator, sabi nung girl... “Hmmm... ang bango naman nun. Sino kaya yun? Kapag ganyan kabango manliligaw ko, sasagutin ko kaagad.” Syempre hinila ko kaagad si Ed away from the girlalou when we reached the next floor. Hehe.

Let me end this with a song, and a “scent” – makes me miss the BellSouth Days with Tin and Mommy Dods. [Sinasayaw pa nga yata namin ito? :)]
Ang bangu-bango... ang bangu-bango... ang bangu-bango ng bulaklak... PAg inaamoy... pag inaamoy... pag inaamoy ay kaysarap... ang bangu-bango... ang sarap sarap... amuyin ang bulaklak... hihihi...

Hotel Review: Peninsula is it?

O sa aking friendship dyan na naghahanap ng review about hotels in Singapore... eto na para sayo. This is published in www.agoda.com - where I do my hotel bookings. I'll post another on Grand Churva so that you have one more. :)

Guest Rating: 2.3/5
Rhoda M. S. E.
PhilippinesBusiness TravelerDate of Stay: 21 Aug 2008
Value for Money: 2/5
Location: 5/5
Staff Performance: 3/5
Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: 1/5
Room Comfort/Standard: 2/5
Food/Dining: 1/5
My Stand? I think Peninsula Excelsior should renovate not only the outer areas of the hotel, but also the rooms instead. The current state of the hotel does not match the prestige that the "Peninsula" brand is known for. I would have appreciated an old room, but not a dirty bathroom, not the dirty towels, and not the stinky carpets. My only good experience with Peninsula is the fact that it is within the city area and that because of staying there, we were introduced to the very good Aangan Restaurant.
The Good: Only these - close proximity to the city area and instant confirmation via Agoda (probably because this is not a sought-after hotel anymore) and the Aangan Restaurant which was nearby
The Bad: 1. Expensive rate which was not matching to the over-all service of the hotel 2. The staff were not interacting with their guests 3. Broadband Internet was priced expensively at 25 SGD per 24 hours (other hotels would give this for free) 4. The rooms are very old, not to mention that everything around the room smelled so old too 5. The bathroom was the dirtiest I have ever seen among all hotels in Singapore. 6. The toilet flush wasn't working well. 7. Shower and bath tub were not separate 8. The bath tub's drain was clogged... and dirty 9. Windows in the bathroom were dirty 10. Towels were not as white as they should be 11. Carpets smelled bad and were dirty 12. Water kettle was rusty (I had it changed though)
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Close proximity to the City Hall MRT which makes it very convenient to go to other areas of Singapore. Walking distance to the Singapore River which has a lot of dining options around.

Hotel Review - Grand Plaza Park Hotel

Guest Rating: 4.0
Rhoda M. S. E.
Philippines Couple Date of Stay: 18 Aug 2008
Value for Money: 4/5
Location: 4/5
Staff Performance: 4/5
Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: 4/5
Room Comfort/Standard: 3/5
Food/Dining: 3/5
My Stand? Like what I have read from many reviews, the Grand Plaza Park Hotel lived up to its friendly image. (Thanks to Emily at the Club Lounge, and Albert, the Filipino attendant at the lobby). This is the most noteable observation, and a lasting impression. For business trips, this is the best hotel to stay at - economical compared to same grade hotels... and what can I say... I enjoyed the broadband internet access - which was free! It was a good experience all throughout except of course for some "not-so-bad" things that I saw, but could be seen as areas that need improvement: the variety of buffet breakfast for one. I would love to come back again, so I would be happier to get another good rate, and some membership points.
The Good: 1. Complimentary broadband internet access 2. Very friendly, helpful, and accommodating staff 3. Good rates via Agoda 4. Proximity to the city area 5. Good housekeeping procedures 6. The food was good
The Bad: 1. The shower and bathtub were not separate (I found this so inconvenient) 2. I wanted to stay longer and enjoy the Agoda rate but the rate was almost doubled. (Other hotels would offer a lower rate for extension, but I was treated as a walk-in guest) 3. Good food, but very less variety 4. There were only a few power sockets 5. No complimentary drinking water
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : The hotel is in close proximity to the City Hall MRT, which makes it much easier for you to go around the other distant parts of Singapore. The Clarke Quay, Boat Quay, Raffles, Singapore River, Singapore Flyer, Chjimes are must-sees and the nearest areas for dining.

READ!

A friend asked me to post the books I have here with me, so that she can try to give those books a try too. I was telling her to look at my Facebook iRead account box but... tinatamad daw siya. So dear **chenelou** eto na... :P

1. Second Chance by Jane Green

2. Spare Wife by Alex Witchell

3. Tuesdays with Morrie

4.

when your DREAM becomes a nightmare

From 2007 until this last Sunday, I have been feeling good about my subscription with Dream Satellite TV http://www.dream.com.ph/. [Hindi po ako pa-sosyal, wala lang talagang cable providers pa dito sa village namin, eh hindi ko kakayanin ang hindi manood ng GMA Telebabad, Amazing Race Asia, CSI, Las Vegas, and House... lol] So guess where the bad dream starts? With a simple conversation with the customer service representative from Dream TV. My subscription ended on Sep 13 so I have to either reload a prepaid card worth 890, or to request for an auto debit arrangement between Citibank and Dream. So here is how it went:

Ring ring... ring ring... "Welcome to Dream... yadda yadda... "

"Hello good afternoon, this is Bembol*. How may I help you?" *D ko sure kung Bembol nga, ganun dinig ko eh.

"Hello good afternoon. A few minutes ago I called Citibank and enrolled my Dream TV account for the Auto Debit arrangement. What else do I need to process with you to get this going?"

"Ah ma'am pwede ko po ba makuha ang smart card number niyo?"

Yadda yadda... "...bale I am transacting in behalf of my husband."

"OK lang po yun Ma'am. Eh Ma'am, nag expire na pala subscription mo nung Sept 13 so since may pending autodebit arrangement request naman kayo, ipapa temporary recon ko nalang po yung account niyo hanggang maka receive kami ng fax document from Citibank, stating na nag apply nga kayo for autodebit."

"OK cge, pwede ko makuha fax number niyo? Ipapa-send ko na sa kanila ngayon."

"Ah ma'am eto po..." yadda yadda...

"Cge thank you, I'll call you back once OK na sa side ng Citibank."

So I called Citi and the officer willingfully obliged to send Dream the screenshot of their request utility (where they put in my request for autodebit arrangement.) After 30 minutes, I called Dream.

"Good afternoon, kanina I was asked by your rep to ask Citibank to send a confirmation of my enrolment for autodebit. Kindly check if it's there na?" I waited for this rep to ask my name or my smart card number... pero di tinanong... clairvoyant siguro siya!

After mga 30 seconds: "Ma'am wala po eh. Wala kaming natanggap."

"Ah so hindi mo pa ako tinatanong ng name ko or smart card number ko, eh alam mo na agad na walang nareceive na fax for my account?"

"Ay oo nga pala ma'am, ano po bang pangalan niyo? Or smart card number?" Yadda yadda. I gave my details.

"Ma'am sandali lang po, ichecheck ko ulit." After a some time...

"Ma'am wala po talaga kami nareceive eh. Paki sabi nalang po sa Citibank magpadala ulit."

"Okay, confirm ko lang fax number ulit ha.." yadda yadda

"Yes ma'am tama po. Kapag po okay na, tawag kayo ulit."

Guess what... this same conversation repeated itself THREE times, with THREE different agents, and still the same freakin' result: asking Citibank to "REFAX again and again." In other words, the very helpful Citiphone officer "faxed" the document SIX TIMES kasi they have two fax numbers. [By the way, thanks to Citibank for being very professional, for being very patient, and for being very consistent with their customer service.]

And for the fourth time... hindi na makatiis ang lala girl niyo. So... ayan at naisip ko... iphone conference ko nga itong churvang Dream na ito with the highly professional Citiphone officers. Exciting!!!

After the usual opening script...

"Hi. I'm calling for the fourth time na. I'd like to know if you have already received the document sent by Citibank via fax?"

Hindi pa rin ako tinanong ng name and account number!!! "Ah ma'am wait lang po ha."

"Ma'am wala po eh."

"Grabe naman kayo... tatlong beses na pinadala sa isang number, so may SIX documents na dapat kayo diyan na pare-pareho lang ang laman..." Hindi ko tinigilan! Nanggigil ako eh. "Pano niyo ba tinitignan kung meron nga o wala eh hindi niyo pa tinatanong ang pangalan ko? I am sure wala naman kayong caller ID. Hindi naman automated ang system niyo. Alam ko yan."

"Ma'am kunin ko po smart card number niyo."

Yadda yadda. "Ma'am wait lang po."

Later... "Ma'am wala po talaga eh. Pakisabi po ipadala nalang ulit sa amin."

"HA?! Eh di four times na sila magpapadala?! Teka lang ha... actually nasa kabilang line na yung Citiphone officer eh. Kayo nalang ang mag-usap. Icoconference call ko kayo ha."

"Ma'am ano po?"

"Icoconference call ko kayo. Ibig sabihin, tatlo tayong mag uusap."

"Ay ma'am wait lang po, teka lang po. Check ko nalang po ulit."

O di natakot ka! Grrr...

Later... "Ma'am may nareceive po kami, three documents po pero malabo. Pakisabi po magpadala ng malinaw."

"Teka, akala ko ba wala?! Eh meron naman pala?! Iba ang WALA sa MERON pero malabo ha. Magkaibang-magkaiba yun. Kung kanina niyo pa sinabi sa akin na "malabo" eh di sana yun ang sinabi ko sa Citibank. Wait lang. Mag-usap kayo."

"Ma'am..." Nagsasalita pa si Inday eh kinausap ko na si Citi. I explained what happened - Dream received the docs but these were not clear enough for them to read. The professional Citiphone officer assured me that he would just talk to Dream to assure them of my pending application, and that he will supply them with whatever details they need to get.

Okay so the conversation between these two agents went on smoothly. As said, Citi remained very professional and consistent... while Dream transformed from being too nasty to "a little bit less nasty" because of the respectful manner by which Citi handled the call. One thing I noticed is, while the Citiphone officer was talking to this Dream lady... natatawa naman si dreamlady. Parang nakakaloko di ba? Sarap sapakin. (sabi ko naman eh... nagiging barumbado ako kapag ginagalit ako.) So ayan, natapos na sila. Dreamgirl summarized the conversation by saying na:

"Cge po sir, ma'am. Temporary reconnected na po ang account ni Mr. Sta. Elena, with smart card # yadda yadda."

"So from Citiphone Banking, do you still need any further information?"

"Wala na po."

Click... Call ends.

So we enjoyed Dream TV the whole night. Then came Monday night... Wala na naman akong reception ng Dream! Hindi ko mapapanood ang paborito kong si Kuya Mike, si gwapong Richard, ang kinaiinisan kong si Dyesebel, ang cute na cute na si Buboy, ang impressive na si Chef Dina, ang hot na hot na si Cyrus, and ang idol kong si Kim Sam Soon. I was scared... scared... natakot ako na hindi ko sila mapapanood... so... kinulit ko na naman si Dream!!! Bwahahaha. I am now their nightmare. Until they finish processing my audtodebit request... I will be their bangungot.

Sa inis ko I wrote an incident report this morning, sinakto ko lahat ng details. As in! So let's see. So far... sa ngayon, I am enjoying Asero. Then CSI mamaya.

Ciao. Will I DREAM again tomorrow?

Change of Heart?

Last night, my good friend lalabelle insisted that I tell her what happened when Badong came over to 4103, so I did as requested. Let me share...

... the idea that there might have been a change of heart on my side... "somehow."

Okay, so di ba nga, after his "meeting" at the now defunct Domestic Airport [hindi na nga ako naki-argue nga!] he went straight to NAIA Terminal II to pick up mommy dear who was due to arrive at 10am. *Wait... before that... he texted me at 8am sakto: "Anak, san ka na ba? D2 na ako airport." So I called him and told him that I just woke up and couldn't make it on time anymore. [Actually pa-utot ko nga lang yung makikipagkita ako ng 8am sa kanya d ba, kaya nga kumindat pa ako kay Ed. Nalilito ka? Balikan mo yung isang blog ko... bwehehe...]

I wasn't surprised na, when he called me at 11am to ask for directions on how to visit 4103. Well pano ba idetalye ito... nagiging "kinda" emotional ako. lol...

Nag text ako sa kanya, sabi ko dito na sila mag lunch. Pumayag naman. So ang lalabelle niyo, nag order sa Max's Delivery: pinakbet (type nila pareho), daing-na-bangus (paborito ni mamita), sinigang na hipon sa sampaloc (type ni Badong yung shrimp), and fresh lumpiang ubod (paborita ni mamita).

So pagdating nila dito, syempre ano pa! Eh di pagsara ko pa lang ng gate eh nagbangayan ulit ang mga retarded. (Bad bad bad). Kesyo ganito kesyo ganyan. Di ko naintindihan ang pinag-aawayan kasi mega ignore nalang ako. Tsaka dahil takot sila sa akin... d talaga nila pinaparinig na nag-aaway sila. Basta parang tungkol sa gahiganteng maleta chenelou yun! hihi.

Pagpasok ni Badong sa munti kong tahanan... bininyagan kaagad ang trono ko. YES! Ang trono ko, kasi kina-career niya ang Edmark! (http://www.edmarker.com/) [In fairness kay Uncle Dong, effective nga ito... magiging best friend mo ang trono (idea courtesy of Balong).

Eh... walang masyadong exciting na story kasi. As in wala lang. Pero nung kumakain kami... nagtanong siya kung magkano daw yung delivery. Sabi ko "PHP100+ yung isda." (Ayoko sabihin na inabot ako ng PHP700+ kasi...) O tapos sabi niya, "...Ibig ko sabihin, magkano lahat?" So sabi ko nga "700+" Aba ang Badong, halos mabulunan, sabi niya... "...Aba... mura lang pala..." Dat dat dat. Sabi ko, "Ok lang yan, kasi paminsan-minsan lang naman kayo dito." Ayan eh di kain-kain. Maya-maya after, natulog na. 4 solid hours! So ang sabi naman ni mamita, baka napuyat daw. Sabi ko "Natural! Humataw yan kagabi habang wala ka pa!" Dat dat dat. Nakatulog na din si mamita.

Boooring... Booooring for an event-seeker like me! O eto na... Actually ang kwento ko talaga is how I felt about seeing him. Well, I wanted to believe it was nothing. I wanted to keep believing that he no longer had an impact on me. I wanted to be "manhid" and treat the encounter as a casual event - nothing special. But as soon as they left, I felt an outpour of mixed emotions. I was crying while closing the gate. I couldn't understand what I felt. I wanted it to be hatred, but no. It was something else.

I guess my mind kept on making me believe that I was mad at him, and that he was supposed to be ignored. But my subconscious "missed" him. Deep inside, I think I was really glad to see him. Kasi nga, as I have said, the last time we spoke was in June pa, and he was "Badong a.k.a Joseph a.k.a Joe" that time, not my Daddy. Change of heart, maybe? Don't know. I miss Daddy... not Badong, not Joe, not Joseph. I miss my Daddy Ben.

I cried again at night when Ed arrived from the office. I told him how I felt. He simply said. "...kahit ano pang manygyari, he's still your daddy."

Betcha My Aby Wow

I’m back with yet another story of infidelity, of martyrdom in love, and of unselfish love but this time this is not concerning Badong. I dedicate my own rendition of the song Betcha By Golly Wow to my friend ________ not because I want to make fun of him... but because this is the only way for me to express my hatred for this lady who broke his heart. Read on and you’ll figure out what I mean.

Betcha my Aby Wow...
There's a spark of shopping in your eyes
Dollar signs appear each time you smile
Never thought that your shoplist will come true
But they come true when I'm with you
You're a bilmoko in disguise
Full of shop bags and tag price

And betcha my Aby, wow
You're the one that I've been spending for forever
And ever will my cash for you keep growin' small
Keep growin' small

If I could, I'd be the world bank
To spend for you so high as the sky
Order all things in your favorite shade
To show I love you, to let you love me
Write your name across the cheque
Anything you ask I'll give, `cause

Betcha my Aby, wow
You're the one that I've been spending for forever
And ever will my cash for you keep growin' small
Keep growin' small

Betcha my Aby, wow
You're the one that I've been spending for forever
And ever will my cash for you keep growin' small
Keep growin' small

**New!!!** Cebu_Pacific now flies Laguna - Domestic Airport!

My mom's arriving from the US at 10 am tomorrow. I learned from dear Lola this afternoon, that Badong, together with our bunsoy Beneilski, is going to pick her up from the airport. Thinking about the close proximity of the airport to our home, I thought of swallowing my pride just to invite Badong to our humble abode. I had some plans in mind, both evil and good... well...
1) I had the feeling that, at last minute, he'll decide not to take Neil with him to Manila. Kasi nga naman, today is his last day of independence from his 'legal' wife. Gone are the free days with Cheribitch - the Spare Wife. [[By the way, I just bought the book, and I'm looking forward to read it. I just have to finish my latest Grisham first]] (I was told that he's home once a week, for at least one hour lang, to leave his dirty bitch-smelling clothes, and get new ones enough for one week. Anu ba yan, dami kong paningit! Bwahaha.) So... guess what, I was right! Soooo damn right! I called Lola again just two hours after we first spoke, and was told the Buboy our bunsoy was to be left at home nalang. Kasi daw... may exam siya on Wednesday... and... mamaya nalang, masisira kwento ko eh. Hihi.
2) I want to ruin his last free hours with Cheribitch. D ba nga hindi niya na isasama si bunso, so feeling ko, kasama niya si Cheribitch papuntang Manila. They'll check in to some hotel. Badong picks up mommy, then pagdating ng Baguio, sasabihin ni Badong na may seminar siya sa Edmark, tapos babalik siya ng Manila, tapos lalakwatsa sila ni Cheribitch sa Mall of Asia, tapos magsshopping sila. MAg-uubos ng hard-earned money ni Marky... tapos good time na naman... tapos churva churva na. Haay buhay! Ang talent talaga ni Cherry ay kakaiba. !!@#$%^*&()
3) I want him to see our hard-earned "wealth" - our simple home, to prove to him that I failed him on his negative expectations on me. (Na hindi daw ako aasenso sa buhay ko kasi suwail akong anak).
4) Since nakapost sa fridge namin yung pictures ng other "family" niya, gusto ko makita niya! As in!!! Hindi ako magbabanggit ng kahit ano, pero gusto ko makita niya na bahagi ng fridge ko, ng kusina ko, yung pagmumukha ng babae niya at mga anak-anakan niya. Gusto ko makita niya, at malaman niya, na sa araw-araw na ginawa ni Lord ay tinititigan ko ang pagmumukha ng mga homewreckers na yan. Ehem.
5) Ginusto ko lang siyang tawagan late at night, 10pm ha, para guluhin sila (nyahaha), or gisingin siya (nyahaha), or pagselosin ulit si Cheribitch (nyahaha)! {Nagseselos kasi si Cheribitch kapag kinakausap namin si Badong nang magkasama sila.) Kapal di ba! Leche talaga! Surely din, kapag sinagot ni Badong yung phone that late, meaning magkasama sila. FYI - si Badong kasi, "early-to-bed-early-to-rise" person yan. For how many years na kasama ko si Badong, tulog na yan ng 8pm the latest tapos gigising ng 3am-6am the latest. Ngayon nung nakilala niya si Cheribitch... naging owl na din siya. Syempre! With a girl like Cheribitch... will the guy ever sleep early?!
6) Eh... baka nga namimiss ko lang si Badong... kahit papano. *Shyet* Can't believe I am saying this! Last ko kasi siyang nakausap talaga nung "Skypee" episode pa! And take note... kausap ko pa siya as Joseph (aka Badong, Joe) so hindi talaga siya yung tatay ko that time. Wehehe.

So eto na nga... ano hula mo? Kinausap ko ba o hindi?

Syempre naman oo!!! I called Badong!!! Ring ring... Ring ring... Ring ring... Ring ring... leche hindi sinagot! Nagpustahan pa kaming mag asawa: pusta niya hindi daw sasagutin kasi naglalabing-labing, pusta ko sasagutin kasi takot sa akin yun! *Shyet* Talo! Tententententen tententententen... ayan... ring tone ng phone ko yan ah! Tumawaaaag siya!!! Tumawaaaag si Badong!

"Hello Daddy!!!"

"O anak, Good Evening. Kumusta?! Hindi ko masagot tawag mo kasi may kausap ako kanina."

"Ah ganun po ba. Tanong ko lang kung anong oras kayo luluwas?"

"Ahhh... Ahhhh... mga madaling araw anak. Kasi 8am may imi-meet ako sa Domestic Airport. Si... Misis Ah... Misis... yung kaibigan ni Uncle Dong mo, may kukunin akong mga products ng Edmark..." [Eto na, be prepared...] "...Hindi ko na isasama si Neil kasi MAY SEMINAR AKO NG 8AM SA AIRPORT TSAKA MAY EXAM DAW SIYA." [For reference, go back to Item # 1... tama ako... tama ako!!!]

"Domestic Airport? Daddy... sarado na yung domestic airport! Sa Terminal 3 na lahat ngayon! Ano pa ang pupuntahan mo sa Domestic Airport?"

"Hindi anak... Ahhh... Ahhh.. Dun kami sa Jollibee... tama... sa Jollibee malapit ng Domestic Airport. Cebu Pacific kasi siya eh."

"Eh yun nga po ibig kong sabihin, lahat po ng domestic flights tsaka intl ng Cebu Pacific, sa Terminal 3 na po. Ano pupuntahan mo dun eh closed na yun."

"Hindi anak... Ahhh... Kasi galing ng Sta. Rosa, Las Pinas... ay Binan Laguna pala yung si Misis... basta yung kaibigan ni Uncle mo."

Sa isip ko... *Shyet* Sakay ng Cebu Pacific yung galing ng Las Pinas? Este Laguna? Ano ba talaga Badong? Tsaka... Misis Ahhhh ba ang pangalan? So hindi na ako naki-argue pa. I rested my case. lol. Pero ayan... krung krung talaga. Kulang nalang mag google ako, kung kailangan mo bang mag eroplano from Laguna to the Domestic Airport.

"Ah OK po, cge. Pero taka pa rin ako bakit hindi nalang sa Terminal 3?"

"Eh anak, hindi ko kasi alam papuntang Terminal 3 kaya sa Domestic nalang." *Shyet* Talagang pinanindigan niyang mag-eeroplano nga si Misis Ahhhh...

"O cge Daddy.." Kumindat ako kay Ed. "...Magkita tayo ng 8am sa airport bukas?"

"Ahh... Cge anak... Pero hindi ko sigurado kung anong oras ako dadating ha..." (Eh akala ko ba 8am?!) "Basta itext nalang kita pag nasa airport na ako."

"O cge po, hintayin ko text mo. 8am bukas"

"Cge anak. Kumusta naman si Ed?"

"Okay lang po, mabait pa rin!" (Bakit ko kaya nasabi ito?)

"O cge anak ikumusta mo nalang ako sa kanya."

"Cge po goodnight, ingat sa byahe"

"Cge anak babye..."

Having read the dialogue... whatchathink? Naguluhan ka ba? Yan... yan si Badong... Ganyan makipag-usap sa mga taong maraming nililihim. Ganyan kausap ang mga gumagawa ng kakrungkrungan. Nyaha.

O... don't forget ha... May flights na ngayon from Laguna to the Domestic Airport, via Cebu Pacific. For more inquiries, contact Badong!

The End of Days...

Lagot ka Badong! Hmp! Buti nga sayo!

Ayon sa isang impormante, unti-unti na daw bumabagsak ang negosyo ni Badong. Ang dating kinikitang halos 1 million per month ay mauuwi nalang sa 1 million cents. Ayan ayan! Ano?! D ba sinasabi mo pa nga dati kasi na ang babae ay malas sa negosyo. Kainin mo ngayon ang sinabi mo. Malas si Cheribitch Marinas sa negosyo mo... unless... may bago ka na ring negosyo ngayon - ang Cherry's Bitch Den. Gross man! Narinig ko rin dati na mama sang ang babae mo. Oh well... ano nga ba ang tawag sa lalaki ng mama sang? Papa sang? Bwahahaha...

Nakakatuwang isipin na malapit ka na rin makatikim ng karma. Tignan natin kung, kapag wala ka na bang pera ay mamahalin ka pa rin ni Cherrybitch. Samantalang mga anak mo... ke me pera ka o wala, love ka nila! (Pwera si Skypee caller... bwahaha). Ano nga ba ang possible outcomes? (Dito muna tayo sa saddistic approach):
1. Hindi na kayo makakapag grocery sa CSI Dagupan nang para bang magkakaroon ng gyera at nagsstock-up kayo sa Amado (or Fort Chumenelin na yata ngayon)
2. Hindi na madadagdagan ang collection niyo ng mga Sony Bravia LCD. (Good luck naman, kahit ba mayaman eh krung krung naman kung mamili ng mamili ng LCD TV... ano kayo? Abensons?)
3. Hindi mo na mababayaran ang buong barangay ni Cherry para pagtakpan kayo sa mga detectives ni Ely (Si Lando, Berting, Badong, Joseph, Joe... mababayaran mo pa kaya para maging mga puppets mo? Ang alam ko si Berting lang ang totoo dito eh. Sabagay okay yun, tipid)
4. Mapag-aaral mo pa kaya ang anak-anakan mong si Honeylette Gomez aka sweet_yenoh aka Horence ... na ang favorite subject sa Nursing ay Health Care I (dahil paulit ulit niya itong ineenrol)
5. Makakapag celebrate kaya siya ng debut niya? (Na... matatawag pa bang debut kung "nagpakasal" na siya sa kanyang napaka "poging asawa" na si Lawrence Castillo? (Pakitignan ang picture, at sabihin sa akin kung gwapo nga ba? Naguguluhan kasi ako? Nyaha)
6. Masusuhulan pa kaya ni Badong ang mga kapatid niya na tumahimik at wag siyang kwestyunin sa mga ginagawa niya? (Naku pano na ang mga scholars mo... hmmm... Masyado ka kasi mapagmalaki... akala mo PAGCOR ka! Badong's Social Fund)
7. Makakapagbagu-bago ka pa rin kaya ng mga sasakyan mo? (Feeling mo commercial model ka ng Ford Everest?!)
8. Makakapagyabang ka pa ba na kilala ka personally ni GMA at ni Chavit? (Kung wala na yung Everest mo na gusto daw sakyan ni GMA pang decoy sa mga kalaban niya? The Nerve! Hindi ka lang PAGCOR... DREAMer ka pa)
9. Hindi na kayo makakasaglit-saglit sa SM Mall of Asia at SM Baguio (nang palihim... at akala mo naman ay hindi namin nalalaman?)

Now the hard part... eto na... damay-damay na ito...
Hindi na din ma-aafford ng 103 Sarok ang maluhong buhay katulad ng 60,000 pesos a month na grocery; 20,000 pesos na tubig at kuryente; 20,000 pesos na Globe bills;30,000 pesos na gas allowance; 20,000 na pamalengke, atbp. Pano na? Pano na? Cost-cutting to the max ito... ALL YOUR F*CKING FAULT. Because of your infidelity and your evil desires. Buti nalang hindi ako nakasandal sa yo. Buti nalang kaya kong mabuhay nang wala ka. Buti nalang mahal na mahal ako ng asawa ko, and hindi ko kailangan danasin yung katulad ng buhay na binigay mo sa pamilya mo.

I am still not that bad Badong. I will still pray for you, especially for the family, na wag sana sila madamay sa kamalasan mo sa buhay mo. Sana nababasa mo ito... The Chronicles of Badong.

Facebook... here I come!

So I am now having fun with Facebook. It gives me the chance to do and own stuff that I can't in real life: having dogs as pets (Pokey and Pet Pupz), a colorful garden with plants that have lovely and cute faces (Green Patch), an empire of business establishments (Be a Tycoon), five cars that earn money while parked on a street (Parking Wars), buying people to own them (Owned), playing and winning in Bingo without spending a single peso (Bingo), having bugs that compete with other bugs, eventually making you an Olympian bug (Bug Olympics), being an X-Men like character (My Heroes Ability), designing several rooms in your house... (as you please) in My Room, tossing bottles at friends and breaking them - again without costing a single cent (99 Bottles of Beer), sending and receiving Good Karma (Send Good Karma), and making yourself an evil monster with an army behind - choose how you want to fight: Vampire, Slayer, Werewolf, Zombie (My Slayers). All these and more.

I guess the best thing about FaceBook is the fact that you get to interact with long time old friends that you don't get to see or talk to anymore. I must admit I am getting addicted to FaceBook, probably because with my first job that I spent almost four years in, I was confined to the four walls of the contact center, and having no social life at all, with my long lost friends. With FaceBook I got to realize the fun things about not working in a call center anymore. (Well I guess it is different if you have all your friends with you in the graveyard shift... but this is not the case with me.) No blocked sites, no browsing restrictions. (What the heck of me to say this when I am working from home anyway... lol)

** Thanks to Joey Capco and Mark Dionson for introducing and inviting me over to FaceBook.

Badong... why do I miss thee?

I miss Badong. Yesterday, Hubby and I had lunch at Tempura Mall of Asia and beside us is family of four: the father and mother probably in their 40's and their two sons, maybe 15+ of age. I could not help myself from "overhearing" their conversations, as I was touched with the way they were treating each other. They were just like friends, of the same age, telling foolish and funny stories to each other. (By the way, I think the brothers are twins but couldn't take a closer look - they might notice me.) The father was making fun of his sons for courting not-so-pretty girls, whom he described as "..malayo sa itsura ng mommy niyo nung high school kami. May bangs pa nga siya at ang puti-puti niya..." All of them laughed upon hearing this, and then the teasing started again. They were also making fun of their food (sashimi, caterpillar maki, and the seafood ramen - which we ordered too but did not like so much, just like them). Their so-called "family bonding time" went on and on until I didn't notice myself staring blankly out there, and Ed was trying to take me out of my trance. Looks like he was talking about all other things and I wasn't listening. Without apologizing, I told him that I was so happy for the family beside us, and that they were so lucky for having such cool parents. And he asked, "Bakit pano ba sa inyo dati?" And I had to tell him how Badong would get so annoyed whenever we (siblings and mom) were telling stories while at the dinner table. Badong was so annoyed of such habits because he was too concentrated and engrossed on watching TV while eating. Now I also remember how he hated people who sit at his pwesto at at the dining table. It is the perfect pwesto kasi - near the water dispenser, facing the TV - but despite this, he would still let people do things for him, like getting him water which is a foot away from him. Oh I don't miss Badong... I miss what Badong should have been!

The only memory I have of Badong inviting us over for an eat-out was at Shakey's in Baguio. I was very young then (I couldn't even remember how old I was that time) when he was given a service award (not even sure if TI or Moog) and a complimentary lunch/dinner/pizza at Shakey's. Those years were those of, when you ate out or made "kain sa labas" - it only meant either of the two: you are rich and eating out is normal or, you are poor, but try/want to experience eating out because this is like a once-in-a-lifetime chance. We were the latter (maybe, I don't know... because we were brought up so syano) and being "first-timers" in Shakey's - we were all ignorant on what "gourmet pizza" would taste like. Our taste buds were only accustomed to Greenwich... and... hmmm... I don't remember, something like the counterpart of Mr. Mappy's - you know... the pizza that was heated in a kalawanging oven and was sold in a booth somewhere in corner (could be Session Road, Abanao, or the market). So then the pizza was loaded with onions and pepperoni, etc. Moreso, the cheese didn't taste like the common cheese we all ate... So there - we just stared at each other, giggling at the Shakey's pizza. We all didn't like how it tasted, especially how the mozzarella looked so yucky... lol. We then ended up just finished the pitcher of Coca Cola. That was it, and I no longer remember the events that came after that. Oh well... those were the days. We were not rich, we were not modern, we were a "syano" family, but we were happy. We had a lot of jologs days back then, but we stayed in tact. We were together. There were fights, yes - but still, we stuck to each other. All that is gone now. =[ (I hope not).

Tempura Mall of Asia: It was our second time to visit that outlet. Ed wasn't too happy with it the first time we went there: warm temperature, messy surroundings, inaccurate orders, non-attentive staff, poor customer service. The second visit (after two years): still the same, but different. :) Ed now has a new perspective on Tempura - it is now our bread and butter. Oh yes it is! And we also have a 2K SP (go figure what this means) per month, hence, having the chance to "enjoy" their food at least twice a month. In fairness to Tempura and to compensate for their poor customer service... I soooo loooove their MAKI's! Especially Uncle Sam's Maki - which Ed loved too. We also love their Gyoza (the pork one... not the Tempura version). Guys - you gotta "fix" your seafood ramen though, and your sherbet... :P

Hancock, I'd say, is one unique hero/heroine story (I hope I am right in saying this). Other than that, I think the action scenes are somewhat common, the punchlines are somewhat funny, and the movie is a must-see for couples who need a break from the usual malling hobby - window-shopping, eating, strolling.. (especially when you're at MoA). I would have wanted to watch KungFu Panda too but it was scheduled at 9PM, too late for a Sunday.

Pizza Hut Bistro's Garlic and Mushroom was too salty. The Seafood Super Supreme was one-of-a-kind and tasty but not so "sea-foody" as you could only count how many slices or bits of seafood there was. Thumbs-Up to the Caribbean smoothie though. Customer Service was crazy! It took too long for every single request to be granted.

Sale @ MNG! Clothes were going at 50-70% off. (Damn I should really lose weight soon.) I was lucky to get two decent items for my SIL and my cousin Danise.

M for Mariah: I bought this perfume for MIL who was, via my hubby, kind of telling me that she wanted what I was wearing that day (Remember... Cavite Calvary) and that if I would be so kind to give her the miniature scents that I get whenever I buy fragrances. So there you go, PhP 2475 worth of birthday gift for you mamang dear.

Samsonite Mobile Phone case for the hubby: I was shocked to see it was on sale for only PhP450+ as it usually went at around more than PhP1k! (I know... he didn't need it so much, but just like when you take your kid to shopping, you have to buy him at least something!) And yes, I got another "something" for him which was the...

RubberMaid 12" food thongs. He loves using such when frying something so even if I didn't see the urgent need for it, out went PhP 349. lol.

Parker Slinger Pen for the BIL - who, I think, is his favorite, and the MIL's favorite too (but of course they both wouldn't admit). I think it is sosy, and very functional. Wanted to get one but it wouldn't be of any use to me since I am just seated in my "cube" the entire time.

FILA backpack for Jpeg's birthday - hmmm... so so... no choice. I just hope he'd like it, and more so, USE it!

For next shopping: Maidenform transparent straps, Groceries, Nivea deo, pH Care, Suave Moose, MNG (sana), Samsung Care Centre, FoC (sana), christmas gifts (early I know).

Why Badong Loves Them...

I have promised in my last post that I will be writing down reasons why Badong loves the "OTHER" family more than the "LEGAL" family. Well, here it is. Go figure! (I am not saying that I am right, whatever I say here is composed of what I feel, what I see, and what others are telling me. I am not even going to be a hypocrite and make myself look like the "good one.") I'm also injecting a lot of logic into it, matalino kasi ako! (Hindi katulad ng iba diya, "maganda nga pero mahina naman ang utak." Forever Health Care I ka na yata 'day!)

1. According to a reliable source, Badong said that his biological kids are so "pangit." Buti pa daw yung anak ni Cheri kasi magaganda. Sabi ni Badong, pano... pangit daw kasi si Orig.
- Ha?! Pangit pala eh... bakit mo siya pinakasalan? Pangit taste mo? Kung pangit taste mo, eh di pangit din si Cheri? [Tignan mo nga mukha mo!] - Shyet nakakahiya, kamukha pa man din (daw) kita.
- The physical traits of your offspring are the result of the DNA mix between you (Badong) and Orig. Therefore, may kapangitan ka din sa balat mo. (Lalo na ugali at budhi mo, pangit na, marumi pa).
- Ano ba ang definition mo ng pangit? Sa itsura lang ba? Eh pano yung mga ginagawa ng mga anak ni Cheri... pangit ba o maganda?

2. Hindi daw kasi malambing ang mga biological kids niya.
- Oh well, yes I must admit - hindi talaga ako malambing... EVER! Eh pano, ang jologs mo kasi (Badong). Hindi paglalambing para sa akin yung pagtanggal ng mabaho mong medyas. (Ewww...) Hindi paglalambing para sa akin yung pagpapaalila sa yo tuwing may sakit ka. (OK lang sana alagaan ka kung hindi ka naninigaw) At hindi paglalambing ang tawag sa paghingi-hingi sa yo ng kung anu-ano... parasitism yun! Hindi ko kailangan maglambing sa yo or sa kahit kanino para makuha ko ang gusto ko. What I need to do to get what I want/need is to WORK for it.

3. Hindi daw malambing ang asawa niya.
- OKay, I rest my case on this... Just a quick question: You knew from the start that the woman you married is not malambing - why did you still marry her?! Why complain only after 25 years?! Delayed reflexes? Delayed reaction?

4. Maasikaso daw at magaling sa bahay si Cheri.
- Eh bakit naman hindi?! Eh wala namang disenteng trabaho yan! Alangan naman na magbasa siya ng libro pag magkasama kayo? Haller! Dapat lang pagsilbihan ka niya (in whatever way-gross or not gross) kasi para masulit naman yung ginagastos mo sa kanya!

5. Making love or... yes... SEX as one of the main reasons.
- Is SEX always the basis of love? Do people marry just because of sex? When you look at a woman - do you see the word SEX on her forehead? Don't you understand that your wife has an illness and is therefore incapable, and as a husband, you had to stand by her side, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, TILL DEATH DO YOU PART? If your answer is YES - then dapat nga magsama kayo ni Cheri.

6. He found all things nice and beautiful with the other family.
- Your fault! Your fault Badong! You were supposed to guide your family. You were supposed to be (primarily) both a FATHER and a HUSBAND! What were you instead? You were a sabungero, a businessman, a good brother to your siblings, a good samaritan to everyone else, a very good person to EVERYBODY, except your FAMILY!

You treated your family like business: When your wife/kids asked for money, you would reply back saying "Asan yung resibo?" You would tell your family that a business needs to be properly audited by providing receipts. Do you do that to Cherry and her kids?

You were never thoughtful. You were never "nice and beautiful" to your own ORIGINAL family: Do you ever recall a time when you gave birthday- and christmas- gifts to anyone? Do you ever recall a time when you volunteered to teach your daughter how to drive? You would say "Hindi pwede mag drive ang babae kasi nerbyosa ang babae!" Then why are Cheribitch and your bitchy "daughters" sitting on the driver's seat of your FORD EVEREST?!

You never see the good in your family. Proud ka lang sabihin sa friends mo na "matalino" anak mo, pero hanggang dun lang yun kasi nagiging sikat ka. (sorry kung mali ako, pero yun talaga nakikita ko eh)

You always take your family for granted. Do you ever recall a time when you consulted the members of your family on a decision that has to be made? Did you ever ask them if they needed anything, rather than wait for them to tell you? Did you ever give things voluntarily?

I am now starting to dread myself for being so negative. I dread myself for being judgemental and for letting bad things come out into the open. But I can't help myself. I am just a normal person - when I feel bad, I have to let it out. When I am angry - I have to be. No pretentions. No disguises. Nothing to hide! This is me. This is my battle and I am so very UP for it. So Badong and Cheri - watch out! This is only the beginning of your misery.

Jun-jun, Arlene, Vic P

Let me see how this works, as I am not good at all with regards to writing in Tagalog.

Meron tayong mga bagong characters - Jun-jun, Arlene, Vic P.

Katulad ng mga nakaraang kwento, meron at merong bagong character na hindi natin malalaman kung ano talaga ang role. Sa kwentong ito, ang kawawang nilalang ay si Junjun. Sinabi daw ni Badong kay Ely na pati si Junjun ay ginugulo na din ni Skypee. Ma?! Si Arlene ang kapatid ni Cheri, na kinakasama naman ni Vic P. Dati, super sisters si Cheri at si Arlene, kasi actually, pareho sila ng katayuan sa buhay - mga mistress. Anyway... (let's spare Arlene kasi wala naman siyang kasalanan talaga kay Skypee) Ang dating magkasundong magkapatid na Cheri at Arlene ay nagkaroon ng hindi pagkakaintindihan (sa kadahilanang hindi natin alam) pero konting chika lang naman... sabi eh, hindi na daw kasi kailangan ang Super Sister Arlene kaya galit-galit na sila. Sinabi din kasi ni Badong na si Vic at si Arlene ay nangungutang ng malaking halaga sa kanya, at hindi niya ito napagbigyan... kaya away-away sila ngayon.

Sa lahat-lahat ng nangyari mula nung nagsimula ang kalokohan ni Skypee... Si Vic P at si Arlene ang napagbibintangan. Bina-blackmail daw nila si Badong. (Eh ano kayang napaka importanteng bagay na yun para iblack mail siya?) Go figure!

Si Badong ay umuwi sa 2600 para magbunganga na naman, maghanap ng kakampi, at gumawa ng ibang headline para merong diversion. Tactic ito na kung saan siya ay isang expert (plus ang pagsisinungaling syempre.) Unfortunately parang sa pulitika, kapag may diversionary tactic, merong biktima - si Skypee. Pero hindi na rin masasabing biktima si Skypee, in fact, she has a winning streak right now. Biktima lang siya ng pagbubunganga pero ang totoo... nagwawagi na siya. Palaging sinasabi ni Badong na si Skypee daw ay hindi na nahiya sa mga pinaggagagawa niya. Pero... (palakpak) sinabi naman ni Badong na napakatalinong bata daw ni Skypee (ehem) para malaman niyang lahat-lahat ang impormasyon tungkol sa mga lihim ni Badong. Pano daw ba nalalaman ni Skypee ang mga detalye? Ma?!

So far sa detective work na nagawa ni Skypee... ito na ang summary:
1. Badong = Joe = Joseph = Benjamin
2. Junjun =? Naku aalamin pa lang niya kung sino ito
3. Si Cheri ay asawa ni Badong. (Go back to Item 1)
4. Si Badong ay sabungero (Go back to Item 1)
5. Pinag-aawayan ni Badong at Cheri ngayon ang mga panggugulo na ginagawa ni Skypee
6. Nalaman na ni Badong na si Cheri ay may account sa Friendster... at...! Pinangangalandakan niya na bahagi siya ng B _ _ _ L Marketing, at isa siyang Businesswoman. Naks! (The nerve)
7. Totoong pinapasakay ni Badong sa kanyang Ford Everest ang kanyang mga anak-anakan na sina Honeylette at Hazel (pero idedemanda daw niya kung sino man ang nagpost ng pictures na ito - naku... lagot ang mga anak-anakan). Naniniwala si Badong na hindi ang mga anak-anakan niya ang may gawa nung mga Friendster accounts. Haller!!! Eh di sino??? Si CASPER?!
8. Mas mahal ni Badong ang mga anak-anakan niya kesa sa mga tunay niyang anak. (Natatandaan ko ang mga kwentong magpapatunay nito - abangan sa susunod na blog)
9. Si Cheri ay may sakit sa kidney (Cancer kaya?)
10. Namatayan ng lolo ang mga anak-anakan (Condolence, sincerely)
11. Umalis na sila sa Amado (aalamin pa lang kung saan na sila ngayon)
12. Gigil na gigil sa galit si Badong kay Skypee, in fact, inaalam niya kung ano ang landline nito pero ayaw ibigay ni Ely. (Eh bakit kasi hindi mo tawagan sa cellphone?!)
13. Tuliro si Badong sa ngayon! Hindi na niya alam kung sino talaga ang kalaban niya.

Antok na ako... baka bukas may bago ulit kwento. :)

Korek Ka Jan!

Hohoho. So... I got the equation right! Badong = Joseph = Joe = Benjamin.

Story courtesy of GheeEm.
Badong was home today at 2600. I was expecting him to be hysterical because he was shamed by the Skype caller, he was... "buking." Now the silence of the people around him made him paranoid. He didn't know what to think, he didn't know who to yell at, he was clueless, and very very nervous. His stories were twisted - each sentence contradicting the other. Who cares? Nobody believed in him anymore. He was looking for people to get to his side. Poor Badong, he even talked to poor ol' granny. I wonder what they talked about? He wasn't satisfied, he started blabbing and swearing at the caller. (I can imagine him naming the caller names, saying how disgusting the caller is, and how embarassed he is by the attitude of the caller. I can imagine him going back to the past, saying how his "goodness" and "generosity" were never reciprocated by the caller. I can hear him describing how ungrateful this caller was despite of his being a good "father.") Oh well... well.. well... the caller has had too much of that, since childhood actually. The damage of neglect has been done since then.

So Badong came home with the same story: that Cheri is the wife of Badong, that Cheri fought with Badong because of the Skype Caller, that Joe told the story to him, that he was at the "sabungan" when all this happened. That what the caller did was hideous and shameful. All that story going round and round, and nothing more.

When no one was listening anymore (aside from poor ol' granny), he had to call the attention of the first-born son, probably to see where he sided. [[Now I don't have details on this yet.]] Only thing I learned is that the first-born son showed Badong the Friendster accounts of Cheri the great. Now here is the catch... If BJ is not Badong, then how could BJ have known that Cheri does not know how to use the computer? How could he have been so sure that the Friendster account was opened by someone else? Is he that intimate with Cheri to know what Cheri does or does not know?

As a friend of Badong, why did this have to be such a big deal? If it was just a prank call, why is he so mad? Go figure!

** I would like to thank the efforts of EAL, MBAL, and GMOL for keeping up with me this time. I salute you!

ALL PARENTS DAMAGE

"ALL PARENTS DAMAGE their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair." - Mitch Albom, the five people you meet in heaven

Badong = Joseph = Benjamin = Joe?

From +63 9_7 79_5_17

Gd pm! Ngchacharge ang cp ko! Kmsta n jan, ng away c Badong at aswa nya dhl s kwn2 n Joe, n my tmwag at ng tanong cheri b e2?, itigil nuo nyan! Cg pg uwe ko jan pg usapan ntin: NKAHIYA ANG GNAWA NYO

My day has been soooo exciting that I can't help myself from writing another blog, as a continuation to the 'Skyped' story. Sino nga ba si Badong? Sino si Joseph? Sino si Benjamin? Plus... from this text message - sino ba si Joe?

Si Badong ang walang kamatayang alibi ni Benjamin. Ang dahilan ng madalas niyang pag-alis alis ng bahay. Si Badong daw ang bodyguard ni Benjamin. Si Badong, ang kanang-kamay (at baka kaliwang-kamay na din) ni Benjamin. Si Badong ang kasama ni Benjamin sa sabungan.

Si Joseph naman ang sumagot sa Skype call (nung mabuking na anak pala ni Benjamin ang tumatawag sa kanila). Si Joseph ang "the other identity" ni Benjamin. Si Benjamin ay naging si Joseph nung malaman nila na si Rhoda ____una ang kausap nila. Si Cherry naman ang naging asawa ni Badong. Eh di ba si Badong si Benjamin? Hehehe...

Si Benjamin naman ang lover ni Cheri. Si Benjamin ang tatay-tatayan nina Honeylette, Hazel, Marklester (?) etc etc.... (baka marami pa, hindi ko pa nareresearch. teka... to note... iba-iba nga pala ang apelyido ng mga batang ito. Go figure!) Si Benjamin din ang tunay na tatay ni Rhoda, Mark, and Neil. Si Benjamin, ay kasal kay Ely, mula pa nung June 10 1979.

Whether Badong, Joseph, Joe, or Benjamin... whatever!!! LOSER! Liar.

PS. Si JOE nga pala ay na-extra lamang dahil sa txt message kay +63 9_7 79_5_17

Bakit kaya galit na galit si Benjamin kay Ely? Eh hindi naman si Ely ang tumawag kay Cheribitch at kay Badong/Joseph/Benjamin? Bakit hindi nalang si Skype caller ang tawagan at awayin ni Benjamin. Haaaay...

Skyped!

1. Log in to Skype
2. Check your available credit. Do you have any left at all? YES --> Call her. MAYBE --? Try to check again. Call her. NONE --> Purchase credit, call her.
3. Call Philippines. +63 9_7 694 _80_

Toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... NO ANSWER.

Call her again... Toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot... toot toot...

She accepts the call!

"Hello?"

==Yahoo! Audibles: "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Ganun" "Ganun" "Sori, strik ang parents ko." "Sori, strik ang parents ko."

"Hindi ko maintindihan kausap ko! Hello? Hello? Sino ka ba?"

==Yahoo! Audibles: "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Ganun" "Ganun" "Sori, strik ang parents ko." "Sori, strik ang parents ko."

He takes the phone from her!

"Hello? Sino gusto mo makausap?"

==Yahoo! Audibles: "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Hello... OK ka lang?" "Ang cute cute mo talaga" "Ang cute cute mo talaga" "Korek ka dyan" "Korek ka dyan" "Hanep! Astig ng dating mo pare!!" "Hanep! Astig ng dating mo pare!!" "Ganun" "Ganun" "Sori, strik ang parents ko." "Sori, strik ang parents ko."

"Ay! OK naman kami dito. Ikaw kumusta ka?"

==Yahoo! Audibles: "Hmmm... Teka muna" "Hmmm... Teka muna" "Sori, strik ang parents ko." "Sori, strik ang parents ko."

"Ay computer yang nagsasalita! Nakarecord yan! 3G yan 3G yan! Ipatay niyo ang camera ng cellphone!"

"Naku hindi ko alam kung pano patayin ang camera."

<<>>

SHE

"Hello, sino ka ba? Sino bang gusto mong makausap?"

"Hello, good afternoon po. Pwede po bang makausap si Cherry?"

"OK ako nga ito. Bakit, sino ka ba?"

"Ako lang naman si Rhoda Marie ________ - Sta. _________. Kasama mo ang tatay ko. Kasama mo si Benjamin _________."

SHE gives the phone to HIM, saying: "O, kilala ka! Kilala ka!"

HE

"Hello, sino ito? Sino gusto mo makausap? So JOSEPH ito."

"Daddy, kasama mo pala si Cherry ngayon?!"

"Sinong daddy mo? Sino si Cherry? Walang Cherry dito! Si Joseph ito!"

"Hay naku daddy, kilala ko boses mo. Si Cherry yan ano?!"

"OO." (bulong) "Pero si Joseph ito."

"Hay naku daddy, niloloko mo pa ako, eh siguradong kilala kita! Pina detective ko pa man din itong number na yan tapos d mo alam kung sino ka?"

4. END THE CALL.
5. Happy? YES! --> SMS her! NO! --> SMS her!
6. Check your available credit. Do you have any left at all? YES --> SMS her. MAYBE --? Try to check again. SMS her. NONE --> Purchase credit, SMS her.
7. Go to HISTORY, right click on the record of +63 9_7 694 _80_. SEND SMS.

SMS 1 Sent: Today 12:58 PM Cherry Sent: Today 12:58 PM Hahaha. Buking!!! Buking na buking!!! Recorded on tape! Good evidence in court.

SMS 1 Sent: Today 1:01 PM Umuwi na ba yung anak mong si Hazel? Nasaan na kaya siya? Baka alam ko kung nasaan siya?

SMS 1 Sent: Today 1:24 PM I am intelligent. (Mana ako sa tatay ko) I am the smartest girl ever. No matter how many times you change your number, I will always find you.

ABANGAN ANG SUSUNOD NA KABANATA...

Revenge is best served COLD.

the WORST Victory Liner trip ever

So I thought that our trip to Baguio will change

Cavite Calvary

A few minutes from now I will be preparing myself for another journey to the remote Cavite City. (Grrrr!) The commute is an ordeal because of the pollution and the hot temperature, not to mention the uncomfortable baby buses that we have to get on. And when we get to dear Cavite... I will again be deprived of cool air and the freedom to move around the house as I please. I am not being plastic naman with my PILs, but then of course you have to make "pakikisama" out of respect for the old folks. Besides, it is their anniversary today, so I give this day to them. (I hope my cough doesn't worsen as I get out of the house again.)

To make up for the half a day of disgust -- yipee -- we are going to Baguio! Yessss... the City of Pines... the Summer Capital of the Philippines... my "motherland"... my Home Sweet Home.

"Time is Precious."

Lazy Friday... continued...

So there it is now, and mukhang galit na nga sa akin si Engel. Sorry na! Hindi na mauulit. Kaya nga Engel eh.

Anyway, still a saving grace that I did not push through with the ToK.

Okay... Word of the Week is ToK as in Transfer of Knowledge. It may not be only for the Week but for the rest of my life spent with this company. ToK's are good, and very educational, for as long as the person giving the ToK is as eager to teach as the one who learns. How can you even be attentive to a powerpoint presentation that has nothing but words?! **Okay Rhoda, enough. =) **

Saving grace because today is a Friday, and it's just... Nobody really ever works on a Friday! (At least that is something I learned from my good old American bosses from Tele*ech. I am so looking forward to tomorrow! (Not about going to my PILs but about going to Baguio.) It's been a while since I went home to my dear "motherland." And always when I go there, I feel happy that I am spending time with family, having my beautification sessions with the ever loyal Gerald, and... last but not the least... feeling cool with the temperature.

Anniversary (kuno) na naman pala ng aking mudra at pudra. Showbiz na naman ito. It's so hard to pretend that you are greeting them well when you know for a fact that you are also just making a fool of yourself. I actually stopped giving them gifts and greetings three years ago. I wouldn't even remember their anniversary anymore if this month weren't eventful. My PIL's anniversary is also happening the same month, along with the birthdays of some very important people in my life.

**Happy Birthday Greetings: Ate LecLec, Mackee Malvar, Marcus Valencia, Ange** [Sorry kung may nakalimutan. Tao lang po!]

Okay... so stopped giving them gifts because I couldn't find the essence of it. Why are they still together?! Haaay... Maybe I will only understand when it happens to me. (Well I hope it doesn't, or else...!) I guess that is really true love then. My mudra is loving my pudra for what he is. (Naaalala ko tuloy yung sinabi din ni Cheribitch Marinas.) My husband and I are both loving each for what we are too! Love should not have any boundaries, but what about patience?

Lazy Friday

Lazy Indeed... As I slept at around 2am already and woke up at 5am, I feel so tired, so clueless about what I should actually be doing to make my Friday more productive.

Haaay... Saved by "Skypee" nga ba ako o naging victim ni JTL. Nagpuyat ako JLo! Puyat na puyat, at nataranta sa kakagawa nitong I*X Presentation na ito tapos hindi lang din pala matutuloy. Haaay. On the other hand... cge... this gives me more time to improve my work. OK na din kasi nakakausap ko ngayon ang aking long lost friend na si Engeline R. Engel nalang para mas maikli... at mas tunog mabait, kasi hindi siya mabait! Lukaret siyang tulad ko, at nahahawa din sa mapanglait na si Reuel E. **Real-time update: The Engel is now telling me not to blog about what we have been talking about. And I don't answer! Does slience mean Yes or No? =D Hmmm... O cge, pagbibigyan kita. Hindi ko sasabihin na may date ka ngayon. **

...to be continued... papakita ko sa kanya partial result ng blog ko... wehehe...

Day 3

Overwhelming is the best word to describe my third day with my new company. ( http://www.consiliuminc.com ) I guess I just can't get over the "joblessness" that I enjoyed for more than a month. I don't know where to start with my work! There is so much to learn, yet I feel there is very little time for me to cope with the expectations set by everyone. I don't think my "last-minute-of-the-rush-hour" work attitude will serve me well here. Argh! What have I gotten myself into this time?!

Today is also Ed's third day of work for the month of June as IT Manager for Top Ideas Food Corp. Food Food Food. Ayaw akong lubayan ng food! Pati company na pinasukan niya eh food business pa rin. I remember the last time we ate at Tempura - I so enjoyed the food (crunchy maki) but hated the customer service (this was in Mall of Asia by the way). The crew huddled in a corner near the kitchen, not minding the customers who were needing their services.

I hope my day goes well today. And I pray that my cough and colds would leave me! (Hindi tuloy ako makapagpa checkup sa doc! Baka sabihin may TB ako pag nakita ng mga Singaporean ang xray ko).

"It is NOT always about the MONEY. THINK again!"

The TeleTech Difference

I hope TeleTech lives up to its promise of providing superior customer interaction experience, not only to its external paying clients, but also to its internal clients -- its employees: both current and resigned.

While other departments leave a good impression to most people, the HR department does not seem to