world peace

congratulation to my dear sister for winning Ms. Behavioral Science 2005 at UST!

couldn't be more proud!!

on the streets of berkeley

i couldn't believe myself when my tito brought me near the UCBerkeley campus. Aside from SFO downtown, there is another place i could enjoy. The place was hip, due to all the college students wandering around, and hanging out at the Cafe's and Resto's. and so what could be a better place than a place where there are a lot of bookstores. as ive said before, take me to a bookstore, and i'd glady be lost in it.

I was debating on buying angels and demons, shopahalic takes manhattan and trading up at Cobys. And then the very kuripot me couldn't convince myself to spend 7.99$ plus tax on a paperback book. so i told myself, there's a lot of bookstores around the area,plus why would i let this pass? when i scored a 5$ The Rule of four copy in Costco and another 11$ both for The Wedding and The Notebook at Target. So i said, no, i'll look around.

There we're little stalls, actually,just tables on the sidewalks, mostly selling accesories. there was one man, who was making rings,keychains etc, from spoons! yes spoons! i was going to buy one,but i told myself, the plan of the day was for books. but when i passed by this other man,who was also selling silver accesories,i couldn't resist on buying a pair of hoops.it was actually not cheap (converting!!!) but i knew it was a good buy,since i've been looking around for hoops in manila, but i never found this kind, its thin and the hook was good. so there. and then i bought something for jog and i to wear. im not gonna say what it was, coz i know he passes by this blog sometimes..(kinda checking on me..haha)

and then we found MOE's, which was haven for used books. I found Shopaholic in Manhattan plus Angels and Demons, paperback and its half the retail price!!!ah! i got both!patience is really a virtue.. so i was all giddy, and excited about my fab finds.

and then, we ate dinner at in and out. i had cheeseburger and their fresh french fries,why fresh? it's from real potatoes, and they peel and cut on the day it is served. that's what they are known for. and its true,its good.

so today, im $20 poorer but 2 books and some silver richer!

why i love san francisco

1. victorian houses
2.good climate (though its really gets cold on some days during summer,i think its still good)
3. its the home of Ghiraldelli
5. chinatown
6. union square
7.cable car

thats all that i could think of right now..i still have SFO-downtown-hangover!

is she or is she not?

so i guess the rumors are not true..hmmm

music through YM

remembering Bo Bice in American Idol...

I Don't Want to Be by Gavin DeGraw, from the album "Chariot"

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other than a birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going, is knowing where I'm coming from

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I
'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to doOr who
I'm supposed to beI don't want to be anything other than me
I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by an identity crisis everywhere I turnAm
I the only one who noticed?I can't be the only one who's learned

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think about me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I've got to doOr who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain, the crust of creation
My whole situation - made from clay to stone
And now I'm telling everybody

I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I'm trying to doOr who
I'm supposed to beI don't want to be anything other than me
I don't want to be

and as of writing, my favorite is playing...She will be loved

wake up...its a beautiful morning...

definitely a good day!

when i almost gave up, and admitted to myself that I am no techie...I finally figured out the Wi-Fi of my laptop. (that is until i get home to manila,cause i'm sure my dad's gonna take over this amazing thing)

Hurray!!! Wireless unlimited internet access...

And i'm just hoping, if i am not asking for too much, that this has bluetooth installed.

so tonight, i'll be chatting with my mom, in this computer. yihee!

6 flags... but nothing beats ashton kutcher

we went to 6 flags today,with the heat,traffic and all. i just saw the rides. ( i wouldn't ride those alone,i have the perfect excuse right?) i was with my lola, my tito and lil cuz. so who would be beside me to cover my eyes with and scream like I've seen David Beckham?

but i actually had fun seeing the dolphins, as they splashed water on us. then there were seals, walruses (my first encounter), pink flamingos, a butterfly garden (so hot,or should i say it was humid inside),Nate feed the giraffe but was a little scared,we passed by the cheetah, and to my surprise there were elephants,and you could actually ride them.


but what really made my day was (of course aside from chatting with jog,ehem) watching GUESS WHO?



i remember A Lot like love was the last movie i saw in Manila, the last movie jog and i saw.

my favorite part of that movie was when he sang, "i'll be there for you,this five words i'll say is true"


so there, until i find more pictures of him in guess who, i will just have to be contented with this...

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong

You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

Happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was neverending
Wouldn't it be nice

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married
And then we'd be happy

Wouldn't it be nice

You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Wouldn't it be nice

Good night my baby
Sleep tight my baby

"YOU LEARN"

It's been a month since I left home.

My dad's parting words were "You Learn". Somehow I've influenced my dad's music taste, as he also likes Alanis.(hehe)

So what have i learned?

I've learned that...

I Love my family so much

Not that i don't feel that when i was with them, but i never really knew how much love i have for them. Sure we all love our families, but as they say we sometimes don't appreciate the things and people that we have until we are seperated from them or worst when they are gone. So being miles away from my family,made me only realize that I'm still not fully independent. That I'm so attached to them, that i don't think i can manage to have a job overseas sometime in the future.(unless there would be a great need for me to)

true blu NOYPI

i think it's been obvious in my past entries, that i've got so much patriotism. Although they have some of the best priviledges, i still love being a Filipino.

I can live without music..or just a little

all the music that i get is from the radio car whenenver we go out, or MTV, which i don't really watch often cause i'd rather choose style network or food tv.

bend it (like beckham)(i like saying beckham every chance that i get.hehe)

that you just hav to bend the asparagus to remove the hard part,so you dont have to eat all the hard and stringy part

im the cheeziest of all cheezizum

I didn't know im this cheesy!
I'm missing boyfriend as well, of course, and he has been the kindest, most understanding bf in the planet! He has been patient with me, even if sometimes i get impatient and bratty on YM. He has been understanding and supportive of this whole set-up. and most importantly, there was never a day since i got here that i didn't felt loved by him.And baby, i'm not saying this just because you sent the harry potter book 6 and 11 minutes.hehe. i mean it. your the coolest! and i luv u! yihee!


for now,i guess thats just it.but i'm sure there's more for me to learn in the remaining months i'll be spending here. and to what are those i do not know, but this i'm sure...it will make me wiser.

50 FIRST DATES

i don't know anybody who watched this movie and didn't like it...

we rented the dvd, and so i remebered how i came to know this movie...Jog actually watched it na, then he said it was good, then we watched it at home. we were just starting out at that time..well..i didn't watched it on the theater cause i was not sure.but now, if its Adam Sandler, i wouldn't think twice about it.

forgetful lucy

The Hukilau was the place Where I first saw your face We liked each other right away But you didn´t remember me the very next day Forgetful Lucy Has got a nice caboosey I used to trick you into pulling your car over so we could chat But my favorite time was when you beat the shit out of Ula with a bat Then we drove up to see Dr. Keats And found out why Doug always has to change his sheets Forgetful Lucy Cracked her head like Gary Busey But I still love her so And I´ll never let her go Even if while I´m singing this song She´s wishing I had Jocko the walrus´ schlong Forgetful Lucy Her lips are so damn juicy How about another first kiss

love song

Whenever I´m alone with you, you make me feel Like I am home again Whenever I´m alone with you, you make me feel like I am whole again Whenever I´m alone with you, you make me feel Like I am young again Whenever I´m alone with you, you make me feel like I am fun again However far away, I will always love you, However long I stay, I will always love you, Whatever words I say, I will always love you, I will always love you Whenever I´m alone with you, You make me feel like I am free again, Whenever I´m alone with you, You make me feel like I am clean again However far away, I will always love you, However long I stay, I will always love you, Whatever words I say, I will always love you, I will always love you

LYRICS FROM: http://www.letrascanciones.org

"Everything"
Alanis Morissette

I can be an asshole of the grandest kind
I can withhold like it’s going out of style
I can be the moodiest baby that you've ever seen
And you've never met anyone
Who is as positive as I am sometimes

I am the wisest woman you've ever met.
I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected.
I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen
And you've never met anyone
Who's as positive as I am sometimes.

You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can’t relate
And you’re still here

I blame everyone else, not my own partaking
My passive-aggressiveness can be devastating
I'm terrified and mistrusting
And you’ve never met anyone as,
As closed down as I am sometimes.

What I resist, persists, and speaks louder than I know
What I resist, you love, no matter how low or high I go

I'm the funniest woman that you've ever known
I am the dullest woman that you've ever known
I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known
and you've never met anyone
Who is as everything as I am sometimes

You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can’t relate
And you’re still here

And you’re still here
And you're still here...

I heard this song on the radio on our way home from Napa. Its the craziest and cheesiest song I've ever heard for a long time now...

I wanted to highlight each verse, but there are some i think i am not.i hope.

This song made me realize how crazy i can get sometimes and how much crazier Jog is for putting up with everything...

And this song only proves that when we do get in love, the real kind, we don't really know when and how we love our partners flaws.

Watup?

Well, I caught myself watching Laguna Beach’s first season. (feeling teenadyer) It took me 5 episodes to admit to myself that I like it, and I’m looking forward to its second season premiering this Monday at 10.

As you can see, I’ve been watching TV a LOT! I join my cousin Nate (3 years old) watching Sesame Street in the morning, followed by the Berenstein Bears (dunno the spelling) and convincing him that Arthur is also as good as Elmo.

I needed to check out Oprah’s website to see when is Oprah shown, and what on channel. At night, I watch Friends, SATC, Everybody Loves Raymond, CSI, VH1 presentations, Fear F1actor, and just last night I watched the first few episodes of Being Bobby Brown! (I know! Haha)

I frequently watch the Food Network, from Everyday Italian, 30 minute Meals, my favorite Good Eats, and Barefoot Contessa. I wonder where Nigella Bites is shown.

The weather has been crazy. In the morning it would be sometimes brezzy (that would be a good weather), but it is usually hot. I was surprised that it could get that hot here. I mean, I thought Manila’s summer was the worst, well it is not! Today was the hottest that I've experienced so far. It was already 7pm, the sun was still up and it was scorching hot! The sun does not go down till, 9pm. And by this time, the temperature just drops down like crazy.

I’ve been telling Jog, how advertisements are done here. I was shocked. In Manila, if one product compares their product to other brands, they would usually not mention the brand name. But here, just yesterday, I saw a Diet Pepsi Commercial, claiming that it’s better than Coke zero. Very straight forward. I've also seen Subway vs. Burger King, Minute Maid vs. Tropicana, and so much more, I could not remember.

And Mc Donald’s serving salads? Uhm..maybe because sales has been affected by supersize me! Just maybe…

WHAT'S EATING ME

Last sunday, Ate Cat, jog's sister took me out for dinner and some gambling..haha we went to Cache Creek, and played on some slot machines. We came home the next day na. I enjoyed naman, and I've seen a lot of Filipinos.hmmm,we really like gambling.

I was depressed with all the news that Ive been able to watch this past week, it's a shame. i don't like to say that,but it really is a shame,with all that has been happening with our country-politics.

YM,has been a lot of help to lessen my homesick-ness. and i guess, it would be my friend for the next few months..

The weather is good here,mainit in the morning,then really brezzy at night.

so i might just have to end this nonesense before it bores me out...

happy thoughts

Before i left,Jog was teling me to think of happy things whenever i miss home...

haaaay!


miss this cutie pie! and her big mouth! haha she loves dresses and bata pa lang maldita na!



miss my girls!!!!


miss my roommate..


my jowa


my college friends



and my beau

in otha words

I have always been attracted to deep set eyes, "payat" legs, nice toes, moles in the face, and "kalbos".

I have always wanted a bf who likes to go out on friday nights, someone who could make me laugh, someone who is patient, someone i could be silly with,someone who would appreciate my cooking, someone who wouldn't mind taking the backseat for me.

I have always hoped to be in a relationship wherein there's trust, honesty, respect, appreciation and love.

i never thought i could have that kind of man and that kind of relationship with one person. It does exists. and now, i have all that i ever wannted.

I better stop now, or else i might sound like im selling my bf...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOG!!!! Hope you'll be able to read this on time....
You know how much i wanted to be there...hope you'll have a blast!

take care! and i miss you...so much!

see you soon!

P.S. I forgot that i also want someone who will rub my back, when i've drunk too much tequila!!!hehehe

NOYPI

I think its a shame when a Filipino doesn't even know how to speak our language.

My mom has this friend, who migrated here in the US when her son was, i think, 8 or 9. They went home last year, and the boy, now in college doesn't know and understand any single tagalog word!!!

And recently, I met this family, and they have a 18 year old son who comes to Manila for vacation every now and then, and he also doesnt speak our language. I know he was born and raised here, but come on, you're still a Filipino!

I don't understand why these people don't speak to their sons in their native language. Kahit konti.

I have nothing agaisnt English, I write with that language, but i don't think we should forget about what we were born with.

I think it will not make you a less of a person when you know Tagalog even if you grew up someplace else. Rather, its an advantage. You instantly know two languages.

I also think its a disgrace when people in Manila, talk in English and feel superior. I also don't like people who come here in States, for a vacation, and suddenly when they come back, they immediately take on the accent. OH PLEASE!

I remember having this conversation with my friend Jen, we were talking about this singer who has been living in Manila for years and has been making a living there and he still doesn't know how to speak tagalog! As Jen says " Natatangahan nga ako sa kanya eh, ang tagal na niya dito hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin siya marunong magtagalog."

missing home

i arrived here july 2 at 730 pm, and the sun was still up. my flight was full...full of pinoys. the wheather was good, and i got out of the airport by 930.

my body clock's changing and i'm still not used to the time here and that the sunset here is at 9pm.
i'm missing hoem so much, and i forgot to activate the roaming services of my phone.

anyways, as you could read its as lousy as it could get. will write soon when i get enough sleep!

take care evryone! :)

changes

i cannot believe that i'm leaving tommorow. i haven't packed and i cannot say i'm ready. it's been an emotional circus for me this week, and i feel there are still more dramas ahead.

i was surprised that SKYCABLE changed their channel listings. ang layo na ng STAR WORLD and HBO. ETC din. Channel 48 na Star World. well, im just glad i won't be adjusting to that till i get back.

i also noticed changes in Friendster ha. when you look at other people's profiles. I'm sorrounded by changes. i hope its all good.

this might be the last entry i'll be writing before i leave. so, goodluck to me. and take crae everyone!

JENICHOY: if you get to read this before my text, keep me posted! i'll miss you!
JOG: i'll see you soon!
BITCH: thanks for texting, i will still read your blog! tc!

and to everyone who wishes me well, and wishes for my safe arrival at SFO... THANKS!!!!

lazy

i'm leaving this saturday, and i still have not packed. my bf says, need to satrt packing since it will be a six month stay, hindi overnight! hehehe

but i'm too lazy, and i just want to spend time with him.. :)

and while waiting for him, internet lang ako ng internet..hehehe and i passed by this site.. took all the quiz i wanted...here are the results. :)

Are you Addicted to the Internet? 34% Newbie (21% - 40%) You've started to learn that there is more to the internet than AOL. You've recovered from that email virus that wiped your hard drive and are thinking of getting DSL. You still tend to forward too many jokes and inspirational thoughts via email to your entire address book. The Are you Addicted to the Internet? Quiz at Quiz Me!

Green You are a very calm and contemplative person. Others are drawn to your peaceful, nurturing nature. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

Kathleen Charmaine Ocampo Valenciano was a Masterful Lion Tamer in a past life. Discover your past lives @ Quiz Me

Politically incorrect

I was surprised and pleased that President Arroyo finally broke her silence. I have faith in her that she was honest and sincerely asking for the understanding and forgiveness of the people. Although in her speech, what I was looking for was her assurance that there was no manipulation or incorrect results of the May 2004 elections. She also did not mention who exactly was the COMELEC Official she was talking to.

This will not be the end but only the beginning of a new issue. Because of her admission, everybody knows that there is indeed a TAPE, that is her voice, and she was indeed talking to a COMELEC Official. I think that due to her actions she broke a law, and should face the consequences. Senator Pimentel says she should resign and step down, while Senator Drilon thinks that for the President to admit it and apologize to the public is already a big thing. I should say, it was indeed a humble act for her to apologize and admit it to the public that she was wrong, I also feel she was sincere, but of course being the President isn’t an excuse; it isn’t a privilege to be absolved. It only makes her more responsible, because the people who voted for her expect an honest leader. Kaya nga ikaw ang Presidente. Her lack of judgment only made her less credible and flaws like this couldn’t just be forgotten and forgiven by public apology and admission.

I don’t know much about the legalities of the matter but I don’t think it is best to oust her, have a snap election or have another revolution. I think we have so much of that in our history. It only makes our economy weak, makes our country look weak. I cannot also think of any other person who could be our next President.

It makes me think that this is the second time the elected President has been subjected to dishonest governance. Is it our lack of judgment in voting a President? Or is it our morals that should be questioned?

The devil in me couldn’t help but wonder… Why did the President needed to call that COMELEC official personally? She could have just asked someone else to make that call since she’s the President, right? Just like President’s Estrada’s alleged Jeuteng payola, why didn’t he keep the money some place else?