Sino Ang Mas Nakakainis sa Dalawa?

eksena sa jip.
nag-abot ng buong sampung pisong barya si pasahero.
what is given: siyete pesos ang pasahe
tunghayan natin...


pasahero: ma, bayad ho, guadalupe lang.

drayber: *galit pa* ilan to?

pasahero: kung kasya dalawa, eh di dalawa.


ayun.

Karen's Birthday Wishlist at Ilang Ka-Emo-han

Nung mas bata bata pa ako, 1 month before and after my birthday, which is september 16, pwede na akong mag-umarte. Salamat sa mga kunsintidor kong mga kaibigan, lalo na nung college, hinahayaan nila akong umarte hanggat kelan ko gusto, tutal 2 buwan lang naman yun sa loob ng isang taon. Ngaun, hindi na masyado. Nakakalimutan ko na nga umarte bago ako mag-birthday. Ayoko lang dumating yung time na makalimutan ko pati na yung mismong araw na pala ng birthday ko.

Anyway, for old time's sake, magsusulat pa rin ako ng mga gusto kong matanggap sa birthday ko. Kahit na alam ko, wala diyan yung talagang natutupad. hehe. Kagaya din ng Xmas wishlist, keri na rin, basta may ma-post lang. At me mabasa lang ng mga kaibigan ko--malay ko naman kung balang araw tandaan nila yun. Ayun, eto yung mga malayo at malapit sa katotohonan kong gustong makuha/matanggap:

nikon d60 *umasenso na, d40 lang yan dati eh
ipod 160gb
external dvd rom
dsl connection *spare me from the globe broadband hell. puhleez.
gitara *which I asked my dad to buy at mukang nauto ko naman
fearless album ni taylor swift
havaianas IPE yung green, yung may toucan ata yun. 39-40 ang size ko
jansport na backpack, dahil hindi na kasya yung mga gamit ko papuntang unibersidad.
yung bagong libro ni ricky lee
world peace pa rin!
harajuku na parang diaper bag ang laki
super pilipinas na odm watch *alam ko luma na to. keber.
tiffany and co. na ring
book 7 ng harry potter
premium account sa multiply
yung buong 36 designs ng hello kitty toys sa happy meal ngaun
isang malaking orig na hello kitty na stuffed toy


yun na muna.


pero yung pinaka gusto ko sa lahat tlaga?


sulat. napakaraming sulat. sulat sa laht ng kaibigan ko. oo, ikaw na nagbabasa nito ngaun-- yung mga bagay na hindi mo sa akin nasabi kasi matagal tayung hindi nagkita at nagkatsismisan; yung mga bagay na gusto mong itanong sa kin pero hindi mo maitanong kasi nahihiya ka dahil feeling mo iba na yung konteksto ngaun; yung mga bagay na ikinagagalit mo sa kin dahil matagal akong nawala, nawawala, mawawala; o kahit ano lang basta may isinulat ka.


higit sa lahat, sana sulatan niya ako. siya na nagpramis sa aking ipagddrive ako papuntang sagada kapag me panahon na kming mas mahaba dahil masayang pumunta dun ng hindi nagmamadali dahil iniisip mo pa yung pasok mo pagkalunes; siyang nagbago ng mga pananaw ko sa mundo bago ako tumuntong ng 24; siya na hindi nanunuod ng indie films at ng mga pelikulang tagalog na balang araw eh gagawin ko; siya na nagpalungkot sa akin dahil posibleng hindi niya panuorin ang mga pelikulang gagawin ko sa nalalapit na panahon; siya na nangako na magdadaan sa cultural evolution para maintindihan at unawain ang larangan kong napili; siya na nagpaiyak sa kin ng maraming ulit dahil sa mga banat niya tuwing nagsusumbong ako sa mga umapi sa akin; siya na hindi ako pinapansin ngayon; siya na uuwi na sa kanyang pinanggalingan kung kaya nagsasanay ako kung paano bumalik din sa dati kong gawi...

eto yung address ko:
418 laurilla st pitogo makati city 1212


kahit yun lang. kahit wala na yung iba.

oo, sigurado ako...

masasanay din ako na wala ka.
pwede naman kumain ng blueberry cheesecake mag-isa;
magtext ng goodnayt sa umaga sa ibang tao;
sumulat ng tula para sa nanay ko;
at masahiin ang muka ng katabi ko.
haha.

oo masasanay din ako siguro.
hndi pa ngaun pero oo.


-fb status to eh. 8.28.09

looks familiar?

kahit saan nga naman.

lumalabas ang mga repressed emotions. hehe.

kuha to ilang oras matapos na mamamatay si pangulong cory. pagdating ko sa bahay, lahat ng channel sa local tv ay puno ng balita at tribute sa kanya.

eto naman ang share ng abs. sigurado akong may nakapansin na iba nito. pero care dead lang sila.hehe.nangiti ako nung nakita ko to. wala lang. bawal ba?







maya-maya, syempre narealize nila na pwede nilang ikapahamak yun, napalitan din naman nila agad:


share lang...

hmmm...

oo naman.


*image grabbed without permission from leaflens.blogspot.com, by prof libay cantor. sori mam. *pis*

Speaking of Nordstrom...

Nagspam attack na naman kami nung mga kaberks. At naforward tong email na to. Share ko lang:

From: Gatpolintan, Alfie Cezar Labalan [mailto:AXBQ@ .com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:03 AMTo: rona decolongon; ma-an de ocampo; Karen Raagas; Ernest JosephMiranda; Dennis JohnMontano; Emmelaine Ondillo; Joymee Ann Gascon; ManilynSarique; Leonor, April Yasmin Gagasa; EmmelaineOndillo; Aquino X.Gerry; Ken Nuguid; Malgapo, Stephanie Ortiz; Trina Reyes; Nicholas.Beltran; verde_pretty2@yahoo.com; Gonzalez, Auria Primaverde
Subject: The difference between ordinary and extraordinary

An Oregon schoolteacher went to Nordstrom's department store to buy a $1 booklet on how to tie scarves. A store employee told the teacher that, unfortunately, the store was sold out of the item. Four weeks later, the teacher checked her mail and, to her surprise, found two of the booklets, at no charge. That gesture made her a faithful Nordstrom customer, even though the store didn't have what she wanted the first time around.

But that's not the whole story. There is no Nordstrom department store in the teacher's hometown. She drives 160 miles round trip to shop at a store that took the time and effort to compensate her because they were out of a simple, inexpensive booklet.

Lesson: You might not always be able to give customers or co-workers exactly what they want. But the way you go above and beyond to make up of an oversight, mistake or product shortage can build a greater sense of loyalty and satisfaction than if you merely met the initial request.
What will customer or clients remember about you when you are not able to meet a request? The mere fact that you couldn't provide what they wanted? Or, the creative , service-minded way you responded to the situation and turned a negative into a positive?
Same thing with friends' request.


Of which I replied with:

Maganda to te.
Infairness, sabi ng tita ko, yung Nordstrom tlaga bongga sa customer service,
Like if you go there looking for a gulong, kahit wala silang tindang ganun talaga, hahanapan ka nila.
Kasi ung principle nila na, kaya ka pumunta sa kanila kasi may tiwala ka na matutulungan ka nila so di ka nila bibiguin.
Sana ang pag-ibig parang Nordstrom din. Na kapag nilapitan mo, hindi ka bibiguin maski wala syang inoofer na ganun.
Kaboom.
Wala ayun lang.
Nilalagnat ako.

On Weaving Tapestry for Maria, Among Other Ways

I will weave a tapestry in your image
Of gold and brown streaks, your colors, that is
Of reds and mauves, for your passion and unspoken sorrows
Of silver and green pigments, for your better days
Of yellows and ambers, for the light that you bring forth

I will weave a tapestry with your image in mind
To remind me why it is never enough
to describe you
with a single color
shade
hue.

And Just like the threads that I used,
No matter how they raveled upon weaving,
In the end,
With so much hope,
They’ll tie us back—
They,
will tie us back.



_suppiestar
August 21, 2009
Sa station ko.

Amparisms: Active Listening

Sa Anniversary ng Account sa isang hotel sa Baguio, sa ballroom,:
Miss O: *sa kaharap na mesa* hello peachy (nickname ni amparo), I heard you're in Manila now.

Amparo: yes Miss O, but only until the first week of September

Miss O: *theatrical* Oh, is that so. So you're just here for the party?

Amparo: Yes. Babalik din kami.

Miss O: So when are you going back to Manila?

Amparo: Ah, oo malamig.


Karen: *sa tabi ni Amparo, eavesdropping* bfffttt...

Amparisms: Sarcasm Begets Sarcasm

Karen *sa chatroom ng supers*: Hello mga ateh.
Karen: Ask ko lang po...
Amparo: yes?
*after 5 mins*
Karen: ay wait lang nakalimutan ko yung tanong ko
Amparo: gingko biloba
Amparo: Memory plus
Karen: yabang naman neto
Amparo: :)
Karen: ay wag na pala. nakahanap na kami ng solusyon ni Celeste (isa pang supervisor din).
Amparo: solusyon sa ano?
Karen: *sarcastic* sa kapayapaan at pagkakaisa sa Mindanao
Amparo: ay mabuti yan, pagtapos mo niyan, isunod mo naman ang problema sa malnutrisyon sa Cordillera
Karen:*basag*

wala.cheesy lang.

Overheard: sa Zagu

CEU Student 1: Gurl, ano na nga size nung iyo? (nung Zagu)

CEU Student 2: hmmm..ewan ko nga eh. Bitin naman yung Baby Z.

CEU Student 1: e di yung regular nlang.

CEU Student 2: ay, parang kulang din eh. masarap kea yung creme brulee

CEU Student 1: ay jusko e di yung grande.

CEU Student 2: ay, andami naman nun. di ko kering ubusin

CEU Student 1: *irritated* e di itapon mo!



Karen: ahh.

Amparisms: Asan si Biboi?

Karen: Mamai, anjan ba si Biboi sa kabilang wing?

Amparo: none.

Karen: anu daw? *_*

Of Writing to Letters to Maria, Among Other Things...

I will write letters to you.
In papyrus, in stone tablets and scented stationaries;
In rose petals, in dew drops and in every body of water.

And if the air, thank goodness for the air,
would agree to carry what I must've missed,

I will write the same thing over
And wish that you're writing the same thing too.


*sobrang cheesy*

--August 16, 2009, habang nageencode ng assignment para bukas.
guadalupe, makati

Amparisms 1.0

Si Amparo, bukod sa interesting na subject for black and white photography, marami ding mga hirit that are worth sharing to the world. ahehe. So i'm compiling them all here, I call it Amparisms 101.

example:*being supervisors*

Amparo: teh, kelan na nga nagrender ng OT si Rica?

Karen: yung ng OT before shift sya kasi maagang nglogin?hmmm...wait lang.

Amparo: kahapon ba yun?

Karen: wait, hindi nung isang araw ata. Nung pareho tayung late.

Amparo: hah?

Karen: at nung naka-green kang cardigan. kelan yun? kahapon ba?

Amparo: AKO pa ang tinanong mo.

KAren: oo, kahapon nga, pareho tayung late kahapon

Amparo: Tama, kahapon ako naka-green!

KAren: Perfect. Pwede na tayu sa CSI!

Amparo: Yeah. the criminals are gonna love us.




basag.

Now...

If I were in love, this could hhave been my present soundtrack. *smiles*
The song talks about being concerned of what "I" have right now and the hell I care for tomorrow and the future. Who cares about the future anyway? what's important is today and what you got for today. *yiiii*
Naalala ko yung Facebook status chuva blog ko na, Basta Ngayon, Masaya Ako.

Ayun naman kasi ang mahalaga.

So, for the simple but refreshing lyrics paired with a melody that you can't help but whistle and sing a long, KUDOS to MYMP. Kaya naman palang gumawa ng kanta eh, bat laging revive ng revive?*hehe. may issue ka teh?*

NOW by MYMP

Now is all I know
Now is all I got
And I don't know
If there will be tomorrow for us.

Now is all I care about
Now that you are here
Now that you're the contents of my heart.

Now you're all I know
Now is all I promise
And I don't know
If there will be a future for us.

Now is all I live for
Now that you are near
And it was best that from the start it was clear.

Refrain:
Loving is not owning
We can let it go
We can let it go.

Loving is not owning
You can let me go
You can let me go.

Chorus:
There's a reason
Why we love each other now
And we don't know if this is forever.

There's a reason
Why we are together now
And we don't care if it's not forever now.

Now is all I think about
Now that I am happy
And I'm not sure
If there will be a future for us.

Now is all I offer
It's everything I got
And I still wish
That there will be a tomorrow for us.

(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus)
Ad Lib
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus except last word)
(Repeat Chorus)

Coda:
We love each other now...

...hello?cellphone?

naiwan ng tatay ko yung cellphone niya sa bahay. and in my attempt to check kung may mga importanteng messages na dumating para sa kanya, eto yung nabasa ko:



...hello cellphone, naiwan ba kita sa bahay?







basag.

Paalam President Cory...

Growing up, I only had two heroes in mind: Cory and Ninoy. I don't think i need to further elaborate. I just thought that they rocked this nation's history. And then eventually there was Kris, and then I rest my case.

I wanted to share this song for those who have not known this. It's one of my favorite Jose Mari Chan's songs, I'm a staunch believer that no one sings a love song as nostalgic as Joe Mari. And then I had the shock of my life when I found out that this was written by Ninoy to Cory. *cheesy*

I Have Fallen In Love
Music by Jose Mari Chan

Lyrics by Benigno Aquino Jr.

I have fallen in love
with the same woman three times;
In a day spanning 19 years
of tearful joys..and joyful tears.

I loved her first when she was young,
enchanting and vibrant, eternally new..
she was brilliant, fragrant,
and cool as the morning dew.

I fell in love with her the second time;
when first she bore her child and mine
always by my side, the source of my strength,
helping to turn the tide..

But there were candles to burn
the world was my concern;
while our home was her domain..
and the people were mine
while the children were hers to maintain;

So it was in those eighteen years and a day..
’till I was detained; forced in prison to stay.

Suddenly she’s our sole support;
source of comfort,
our wellspring of Hope..
on her shoulders felt the burden of Life..

I fell in love again,
with the same woman the third time.
Looming from the battle,
her courage will never fade

Amidst the hardships she has remained,
undaunted and unafraid..
she is calm and composed,
she is God’s lovely maid..