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January 29th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

You are as good as your last show.

(Literally and figuratively)

The world is one big thankless industry.

We have to live with it.

Ever thought feathers are weightless?

Wrong. Too many feathers, if in one’s cap, can gravitate him to fall from grace.

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Kilala nyo ako…kilala nyo ako…

January 25th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Isa sa mga nahalukay ko sa gamit ng ate ako ay isang 12 volume collection ng tagalog pocketbooks. Gilda Olvidado pa ito, na ayon sa ate ako, remains to be the best tagalog pocketbook writer.

Hindi naman ganito ka..ehem..jologs ang ate ko. She actually started with those thick historical romance english pocketbooks (yung mga malalaswang babae’t lalake ang cover), until she matured to mga professional novels (mga lawyer, nurse, doctor novels), self helps, classic Filipino english writers, at siguro sa katagalan, bumagsak sya sa tagalog pocketbooks.

Hindi naman siguro sa paurong ang growth ng ate ako. Baka she just opted for simpler reading. (But then again, hinuhusgahan ko naman daw bigla si Gilda Olvidado to be "simpler" eh hindi ko pa naman nababasa ang mga gawa nya).

Naalala ko tuloy, back in college, isang trip namin ng barkada blockmates ko ay ang tumingin sa mga covers ng tagalog pocketbooks sa National Bookstore. Kase ang mga cover nito, mga Hollywood male celebrities na idinrawing lang ang image, pero sobrang kamukha, yet alam mo na it’s trying not to be the actual celebrity. Tapos huhulaan namin kung sinong celebrity ang nasa cover.

Itong mga cover sa pocketbooks ng ate ako eh medyo madaling hulaan.

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Abubots

January 25th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Sunday and got nothing to do. Kaya’t napagdiskitahan ko ang mga kahon-kahon sa bahay ko. Ever since I moved in to my apartment more than six months ago, I haven’t really unpacked my stuff. Nakapatong-patong lang ang mga kahon sa bahay ko. Most of them conveniently became a rack for my books and dvds. The sturdiest one became an improvised TV stand. Iba talaga ang Pinoy. Haha.

Most of the boxes contain not my own stuff. Karamihan mga gamit ng ate ko. Tired of what became an eye sore out of the marlboro and hope boxes, I finally decided to "unpack" and well, get rid of those stuff that I wouldn’t be needing (or at least to my opinion, my sister won’t be needing).

Sinabay ko din na linisin ang aking closet. Walang skeletons akong nakita. Puro lumang pants lang at iba pang damit na di sinusuot. I’m sure may makakagamit pa ng mga iyon. The next step will be to drop ‘em off at the nearest relief center, which to me is the ABS Foundation along Examiner St.

Sa apat na malalaking kahon, isa lang ang natira. Magandang rule ang "LET GO" sa pag aayos ng mga lumang gamit. I realized that me and my sister, (na feeling ko natutunan namin sa bahay ‘to) we tend to keep even the most insignificant stuff, like old notes, receipts, calendar, tickets, lumang readings, posters at kung anu-ano pa. Na kung pagsasama-samahin mo, makakapuno ng tatlong kahon. (Fine, exag naman. Isang kahon lang.) Either we thought those things would still be useful in the future, or they meant something special when we decided to keep them.

May panghihinayang pa bago ko tuluyang isilid sa garbage bag ang mga gamit na iyon. But as I look at them, I totally can not remember why I kept them. (Yung mga gamit ko lang naman.)

As for my sister’s stuff, I just convinced myself that losing them won’t do her any harm.

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Palista po muna

January 19th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

Finally, finally, finally.

Nagawa ko na ang listahan ng aking mga plano for the year. Salamat sa aking Iztarbooks flanner, nainspire akong maglista one morning. Naisip ko na din na nangalahati na ang buwan, so at least I should be able to accomplish the first task of writing ‘em down.

And here are the nominees.

1. Renew Passport - Done! It should be with me now. But I forgot to leave an authorization to our lobby guard to receive it from the 2GO courier service. Tanga.

2. Update Blog - Kaydami kong kwento, mga bagay na dapat nirerecord ko para di ko namakalimutan, rants and raves, mga bagay na dapat ipagpasalamat at ishare. Pero lagi akong tinatamad magtatype. At least, eto ngayon, nagstart na ko.

3. Prepare Reimbursibles - tuwing magpapaluwal ako sa mga expenses at work (meals, purchase of tapes, pang-gas ng service), I keep the receipts hoping that I’d be able to get my money back. Naipon sya lahat sa wallet ko, so when I changed wallets naisip ko na, it’s payback time.

4. Make daily meal plans - sinisisi ko ang paglobo ko sa kawalan ng healthy food options sa paligid-ligid. I always end up eating silog or grilled stuff (grilled tsinelas ganyan). Dapat may diet plan siguro ako, para maexcite din ako on what to eat. And not just eat whatever is conveniently served at pasok sa budget.

5. Never forget medicine - I’m high blood. Did I just say that? Nakakahiya mang aminin, I’m taking maintenance drugs already. Neobloc, reductil. Ganyan. And I always forget to take them. Not good.

6. Update excel phonebook - dahil sa virus, nagcrash ang phonebook ko and lost all contact info of friends, workmates, clients hetcetera.

7. Have cellphone debugged - kase nga may virus. Lagi ko na lang dinedelay ang repair nya (parang si Che with her laptop).

8. Commit to montly gym (at least thrice a week) - Sinubukan ko na yung gym near my office. Okay naman sya. I can pay per visit. But I guess I’ll be more "obliged" to go if I’ve monthly membership.

9. Apply for Pag-ibig - Pag-ibig fund, not pag-ibig as in lovelife. Pero kung pwede lang mag-apply para sa lovelife na tulad ng sa Pag-ibig membership, whynat?

10. Get Philhealth - got sick last year and terribly felt the disadvantage of not having any health plan or health card. Time to get one.

11. Find cheaper place =( - with a sad face. I love my studio type bachelor’s pad (naks) that I have now. But it’s quite expensive, considering pa na I seldom go home. So sayang naman…

12. Save for Educ units (Summer ‘07) - Yes. I plan to study. Educ. Runs in my blood.

13. Check out Korean jobs - I’d like to migrate to Korea. Sa north. Haha. I think my ancestors are Koreans. I think I have haseyo genes. May housemate akong Koreana dati, si Jackie, na sabi mukha daw akong Koreanong maitim.

14. Get serious on diet - as in Diether Ocampo. Haha. Jokehaseyo.

15. Quit yosi!!! Cold Turkey!!! - ANG HIIIIIIIIIIIRAP!!!

16. Pray. Go to church regularly. - Biggest thing that has been missing in my life. I ought to reconnect.

17. Clear insurance down payment with Tita Ronnie - nagbigay na ko ng first payment ko for that Adam Life Plan from Manulife, c/o Richelle’s mom, Tita Ronnie. Eh dahil sa ako’y isang daking procrastinator (or bukastinator sabi ko nga), nagdrag on for magti-three years na yung policy without moving, just because I failed to give my medical certificate (that should say I am a healthy individual).

18. Clean ze house - OC ako sa kalinisan sa kapaligiran, except for my own place. Bukastinator nga eh.

19. Energy!!! - More energy, mas happy daw eh.

20. Create new private friendster - Done!

Now ang pinakamahirap na part: to actually accomplish everything. At least within my timetable of January 2007.

And the Golden Globe goes to…

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New Year Plans

January 11th, 2007 by kwentongbayan

I don’t have any resolutions for 2007. Ang meron ako, plans. Madami.

Una sa mga planong ito, ay ang ilista lahat ng mga plano ako. Mas effective kasi sa akin if I see in writing everything that I have to do, so I won’t miss out on anything, and I can categorize and prioritize things. Para may konkretong plan of action, at hindi na lang basta go with the flow, as I have been living the past four years of my professional life.

But even that first plan of actually writing things down, eh hindi ko masimulan.

Something’s telling me hindi maganda ang pasok ng taon para sa akin. Umaasa na lang ako na hindi lahat ng nagsimulang maganda ay nagtatapos na maganda. So ibig sabihin, hindi din dahil sa hindi pa din ako revved up until now, eh this will drag on for the rest of the year for me.

Rely on the power of positive thinking.

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