ohmski goes back to school

before i have already realized that we don't have any professionals in the family. no one ever took a college course that will undergo board exams and professional licensing processes. i belong to a family of 4 children and 2 of us already graduated. my sister now works at a hotel company and i am working at a multimedia company. not very much fulfilled with my status but everything is under control. (i hope.)

out of the blue last sunday, my parents had something to pop out of their heads. suddenly they offered me to go back to college for another Bachelor's degree. this time, to become an engineer or an architect someday. i was just typing something for my dad's work and they want me to take up a professional and licensed course. they thought that after my younger siblings graduated, they will be enrolling me immediately back to college.

i've come to think about it since i've wanted to go back to school someday. maybe for a Master's degree or a vocation. i have agreed with them as long as they will be providing all expenses. as for me, back to the spoiled person and just opening up my hand for daily allowance and tuition fees. lol

engineering and architecture are both good courses but i'm confused of what to choose just to give in to my parents' request. i want to escape that Math theories and formulas etc and especially Physics that's why i went on another course before. i have no regrets of taking up Advertising and PR in fact i graduated with honors. the only problem is, i still have no practice of it since i graduated. :( i fear that what if i don't excel in the field that i would be taking up, would they get disappointed? maybe but i don't want it to happen.

i'm also concerned of what school to go to when they send me off again. i have no problems with my school before but this time, is it wrong to demand to them to send me to a private school? maybe in a more recognized university?

i have a few months left to think about this because my brothers are graduating next year.

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dahil ako daw ay "the most popular blogger"

naku ang dami nang event invites sakin. ewan ko kung san nila nakukuha email ko! well yung iba nga naman e nakikita ko sa mga blogs at sa plurk na sine-share ng mga ka-plurk ko. maraming balita sa plurk lalo na pagin-add nyo ako. malapit na at mararating ko na din ang nirvana at madadagdagan na ang emoticons ko. haha...

dna ako magbblog tungkol sa balentongs day dahil marami na rin dyang nagpost about it. saka ano naman ipopost ko diba? pero palapit na ang summer. hubaran at basaan na naman! kaliwa't kanang events ang nakikita ko e dko naman mapuntahan. so punta na lang ako sa pinakamalapit at libre.

first stop, Island Cove, Cavite. i got this invite from Ms. Kankan of Yehey.com that says this:

Congratulations! You are one of the chosen thirty who have been invited to trek an extraordinary quest to thrill and excitement!

Prepare your adventure bags and get ready to drift away from the hustlin' and bustlin' streets of the metro as we take you to a different route to the hottest, summer-splashing journey of the year.

Island Cove and Yehey.com summons you for a whole-day sun-soaked expedition to DETOUR: the Island Cove Adventure on Thursday, March 5, 2009.

Race against time as this one of a kind island voyage tests your feat and feet! Brace yourselves together with a lot of your adventure maneuvers and strategies as numerous Island Cove recreation offerings and diversion destinations await you in this sportacular day! Thank you!

shempre, go naman ako! dpa ako nakakapunta dito and this time, libre pa! sorry guys, invite lang e. ;)

next, the e-Lib.blog event. di naman ako from UP but this event came from a UP ITTC event organizer:

We are inviting you and your date to [e-Lib.blog] (date daw 'o!)

A half-day blogging event on the latest from the Philippine e-Library Portal.

Mr. Chito Angeles will give us updates and tell us more about how the project will benefit its users. You might also get a chance to be hired as the official Philippine e-Library blogger and get paid for every post made about the e-Lib project.

To ensure seat reservation, visit http://elibraryblog.eventbrite.com/ password: ilovetoblog Register Now.

The event is by invitation only until February 11. You are one of the lucky bloggers to have been invited to this exclusive event.

See you on the 14^th of February, 1:00 PM, at the Lecture Hall of the Department of Computer Science in UP Diliman, Quezon City.

This is moved to March 14 so you can still register for the event. sabi pa nga sa reminder to bring own laptops. OMG wala ako nun kaya eto na ang personal mantra ko: ohmski-hanap-pero-bili-laptop. hays bahala na.

tapos Caramoan naman! yipee! balik-Bicol ako after 19 years! at malamang marami na nagbago dun. meron na nga daw SM Naga. dapat mapuntahan ko un pagbalik ko!

niwei, thanks to the organizers for inviting me to these events. more events to come at sana pati movie screenings at lalo na food events -- marami ang nag-aabang ng event sa TasteAsia. hahaha...

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They Aim to Guide Us Choose on 2010

so we only got more than a year for the next election. and personalities are already giving slight campaigns for themselves and we assume that ah, this dreams for a position in 2010. but do they deserve to be in that place? isn't it that we're tired of the same promises, programs and aims. we need the Obama of the Philippines that will bring CHANGE to the land. and please, let's stop all the crab mentality that's been lingering from the top positions of the country upto the smallest people.

now, a body that will guide us who to choose on the upcoming elections has been formed. the Coalition for the Deserving envisions to take us Filipinos to the better state of living well not maybe immediately but somehow guide us to choose the best leader for the next administration. it is formed by four parties: Aksyon Demokratiko, Reporma, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan and Bigkis Pinoy that will formulate a system that will screen our candidates on their qualifications and later on be DESERVING for the position they aim.

so what do we really need from a candidate? transparency, value, and effort maybe are the biggest factors that we consider. we should not be drawn to the person's popularity, wealth and connection on the political circle; if you are so fed-up by the current political system. i know you don't like what is happening there right? we really want someone who is DESERVING on that high chair to look and guide after us.

the Coalition for the Deserving is launched last Feb 3 2009 at the Manila Hotel, presided by Chairman Perfecto "Jun" Yasay along with the parties mentioned above. through them, we will be able to check on the candidates' winnability and fitness for office. and fortunately, we are able to throw in some questions about the group and they acknowledged the presence of the internet blogging community for a reason: WE HAVE A SAY. the community has been so influential recently.

spread the word so that everyone will be educated in choosing the next one. go to their website and sign up for your support.

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my current stats

this only costs Php5 for a reading so i just tried it. i need someone to interpret this to me. nutritionists, dieticians, physical trainers, etc. i want to get lean and healthy before summer comes! what should i do? i want to get off from that belly that a caliper can measure.

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are cars coming my way?

should i be excited? i have been glancing on car-related sites lately. my previous post also talked about cars and how to choose from the selection. and now, there's a car-info overload and really, i have been getting a lot of stuff. i'm a hands-on person but bit by bit, i was getting a little more informative about it. at first, i only knew about the famous models and brands. the passion isn't there for me yet to know every detail of a car.

i remember when i was looking for a job, one ad agency almost hired me until they asked me if i know anything about the car. and a little with the client. i didn't get the job unfortunately. and that goes to a research of all info about cars. am i going around the bush here? i hope not.

so i have a link to share with all of you that i also hope would help you. we know that it's not advisable to be all-fancy with stuff about cars like me who doesn't know anything about them yet. with BYD, i found a new type of cars. the electric ones. i heard about electric cars on TV and i was amazed. the link will direct you on their blog and will showcase about the innovation.

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2008 was a year FULL OF EVENTS!

thanks to the blogosphere, 2008 was really a memorable year for me. i had a lot of fun, and i mean, A LOT! the food, the people and the great experiences that i truly embraced with a bang! so as i countdown this year with a fresh start, i would like to remember these big events that i've been a part of. food has a very big share in all of these.

first of which is the Trinoma Blogger Food Tour which ignited the ohmski spirit to attend these kind of blogger events. and this also was very memorable for me because i won on the Blogger Photo Contest that although i campaigned, i didn't expect.

i conquered Boracay. it was expensive, true. but the feeling of living the life a little upscale was truly will last a lifetime. and spending getting away from stress isn't bad after all.

a very funny experience fro 2008 was i was held guilty of jaywalking in Marikina. of course i learned a lesson but sometimes, i was really ignorant of any rules. i heard a friend told me one time, Geminis tend to listen to advises, but they are stubborn and do the thing they want to do.

it's time to do something for the environment. Earth Hour was successful in the country and hopefully this will frequent every year to save the planet and also slow down some bad things we are causing its destruction. remember, it's irreversible.

my first TV exposure. Al, kelangan ko ng kopya nito! my 3-5 minutes of fame became a buzz to the people close to me.

a little taste of history and forcing to trace my ancestry at Villa Escudero was a time that i also want to repeat. i think i haven't got the most of it yet.

my Survivor torch flamed until the first half of December. of course, you always get updated.

Oktoberfest was stretched. may nagsawa kaya sa inuman dito? we all know that this went on 120 days as the best Oktoberfest yet. for bloggers, a special Oktoberfest was offered to them.

finally, I saw Judy Ann Santos at Pantene's event. the events kept coming and coming.

there's a lot of promos i shared with you and one of them is Delifrance's Secret Santa. i know marami din nag-enjoy sa inyo.

and sino ang hindi pumusta sa labanang Pacquiao-Dela Hoya? na-feature pa ang Pambansang Kamao sa isang astig na magasin at nahirang na World's Best Fighter!

and i welcomed Christmas season when Super Bowl of China gave bloggers a festive treat with their four additions to the menu and having us take home a ham and their yummy special chicken! i hope there's another next year!

a lot of concerts also happened this year. the much waited Eheads reunion, Rihanna and Cris Brown at the Fort, and a number big acts that i don't know where to start. whew! dami nun diba?

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ang Pasko nung bata ako

Pasko ay paparating na. ngayon lang ata ako hindi makaka-kumpleto ng simbang gabi mula nung namanata nako nung 4th year college ako. pero sisikapin ko talaga na makadalo ng Misa de Gallo para sa araw ng Pasko. noon e tuwang tuwa ako tuwing papalapit ang araw na ito sapagkat madami ang aking kasasabikan. ngunit sa panahon ngayon, at dala na rin ng modernisasyon, unti-unting nawawalan ng saysay ang tunay na diwa nito.

sa aking paglaki ay naramdaman ko ang hirap ng buhay. nakipag-sapalaran, nadapa, bumangon, nadapa, ginamot ang sarili at nag-ipon ng lakas. lahat ay nauulit lamang sa pagdaan ng panahon. may nakilala, nakaaway, naging kaibigan, nagawan ng kasalanan at nakalimutan. parang Pasko din na taon-taon na dumadaan at napaglilipasan ng panahon. minsan di na alintana sa aking paggising na Pasko na pala. parang normal na araw na lamang ito ngunit walang pasok. di tulad noon na ramdam na ramdam ang kasabikan dahil sa mga senyales na tulad ng mga ito:

karoling. naranasan ko ding umawit ng walang kamatayan at di-pinagsasawaang "Sa May Bahay Ang Aming Bati..." hanggang "Tenkyu, Tenkyu..." at inabangan ang aginaldong ibibigay ng tao sa bintana kahit maliit na barya lamang ito at gagawing pambili ng kendi sa gabing iyon. kung sinuswerte, ihuhulog sa munting alkansya ang limang pisong papel at babasagin nalang ito pagdating ng Bagong Taon. dahil sa ako'y isa sa mga lalong nakababatang nangangaroling noon, saling ketket na lang ang naibabahagi sa akin ng mga dupang kong kasama. (may reklamo? lol)

ang mga dekorasyon sa bahay. nangantyaw din ako ng mga matatanda. sinubukan ko ding magsabit ng medyas sa pinto at umasang magkakaroon ito ng laman sa araw ng Pasko. ang Christmas tree namin animo'y Nobyembre pa lang ay inilalabas na. masaya na kaming lahat ay nagtutulong-tulong sa pagpapalamuti nito at inaabangan naming gumabi para masindihan ang Christmas lights.

COD. ito yung sikat na sikat na display sa Cubao at naaalala ko pang sabay silang binubuksan ng higanteng Krismas Tri sa Araneta Center. nirepair na mga mannequin ang mga ito na iisang klaseng kilos lang ang ginagawa. kahit anong tema sa bawat taon e hindi nawawala ang mga sponsor na paparada ayaw ko pa ngang umuwi noon kahit masakit na ang mga paa ko kakatayo sa harap ng COD. magandang istratehiya ito para sa establisimiyento dahil pagkatapos ng isang palabas ay inaanyayahan ang mga mamimili na pumasok sa loob ng mall. wala na ang atraksyong ito ngayon. nasa Greenhills na ito.

pamamasko kahit bitbit ka lang. ito ay inaamin ko. at sa tingin ko hanggang ngayon ay ginagawa pa rin ito ng mga bata ngunit mas malala na, kakatok nalang sila na parang sumali sa Tok Tok Tok na pag pinagbuksan mo ay magkakaroon sila ng pera. ako ay sinasama lang ng aking mga tiyahin sa kanilang mga kakilala at dun na rin ako namamasko. pero napapadaan din naman ako sa aking mga tunay na mga ninong at ninang. sayang din ang tig-bebente, lima-lima at sampu-sampung barya noon para maipon.

ang mga pagkain. bihirang maalala ko na may hamon kami taon taon sa hapag-kainan. dahil bata kapa, mahilig ako sa spaghetti, hotdog, champorado, at suman. at tatapusin mo ang pagkain sa pag-inom ng Coke (smile!) o Zest-o.

kaliwa't kanang pagmamano. magalang lang daw ako minsan pag Pasko lang. e kasi naman, sinasabihan ka na pag hindi ka nagmano e hindi ka bibigyan ng pamasko. ayun, basta lahat ng matandang bisita mamanuhan ko. hehe

naisip ko tuloy, bata pa lang ako, mukha na pala talaga akong PERA. hahaha... kita nyo naman ang training diba?

ang mga palabas sa TV. di nawawala ang Pasadena Rose Parade, Christmas cartoon specials at New Year Countdown. ewan ko ba bakit may pakiramdam ako tuwing countdown e tutok na tutok ako sa TV. tapos nito lang nauso ang mga year-end reports. mas maganda pa nga kasi ata ang mga fireworks sa TV kesa lumabas ka ng bahay at manood ng mga baby rocket at kwitis. nung nauso ang fountain saka lang ako naaliw na lumabas.

syempre di talaga namin kinalimutan ang wastong diwa nito. kapag inilalabas namin ang Belen, nanonood kame ng COD at ang ilang bahagi ng aming pamasko, pinapaalalahanan kame na ang bawat biyaya ay namula sa Kanya. salamat sa Pasko.

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annoying phone chats

what do you do when your phone rings?

i have been receiving calls from credit card agents, business establishments, etc. and they keep offering me their stuff. if i decline, they would ask for referrals and it will take me minutes for they also ask what's my relation with them, their jobs, the usual thing. i had this kind of impulsiveness especially when it comes to big discounts. i usually accept the offer without thinking if i need it, or do i just want it. so that's how i get a lot listed on my bills. there even comes a time when agents call you feel very comfortable and establish friendship with you.

i also had late calls even at night. that makes me grumpy the following day. i hate those callers that would disturb you in the middle of your sleep, very unfortunate of me to sleep beside the telephone. they do those annoying sounds as if they want to do something very sexy. how i wish that we have caller ID and report them to the police.

if you want to report such incident, please visit the link below:
Report Who Called You

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a letter to myself

you're in a lot of trouble. living beyond your means. how many times have you promised that you'll get away from debt? you did right, but it only lasted for a period. so what are you going to do now? you can't just sit there and cry. you have to do something. i am waiting for that moment that you do something. you got to pray. life is a lot of fun if you know how to use it. and be sure that you love what you do. don't waste time. the Lord provides. d0n't strangle yourself with luxury. you decide on what you need and not what you want. resources are everywhere. take risks. you can do it. you really can. again, don't forget to pray.

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Photoshop Tutorial: Grungy Beer

another Photoshopping technique i've just learned. i used this technique to create a background for my Blogspot header.

1. create a new file. i am using a flat black background with a 600 x 600 px resolution for the image. and i'm using a cropped image from my Oktoberfest pics.
   
   
2. load your grunge brushes. if you only have the default brushes on your Photoshop, there's a lot of vector brushes found at deviantart.com. keyword is Grunge. in a new layer, play with the different brushes with black or white overlapping each print from the brushes.
   
   
3. place your image on a new layer.
   
   
   
4. with your image, now in place, duplicate it as many as you can and flatten them out. be sure to hide your original image after duplicating it.
   
   
   
5. filter that layer using Filter >> Motion Blur >> (any setting). repeat the filter if you like.
   
   
   
6. change the layer setting of the filtered layer from Normal to Overlay to blend it with the grunge background. unhide your image.
   
   
   

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vectoring mode

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Birth of the New Label

this the nth time i'm modifying my blog accounts and my creative juices are still flowing. from the backgrounds, headers etc. using CSS and HTML but still unsatisfied. the vector possibilities are endless so with my digital artistry. but sometimes my head cracks and dead air comes in. the laziness of this specie and the urge to copy ideas overpower me.

i have been thinking of something fresh, something to call my own. my pseudo has been given to me when i was in high school so it wasn't much mine. yeah, i have imbibed it and called it my own, but i want to lock it on everyone and remember it as me. sealing it -- and this gave me the idea.

seals and labels, what if i make something and seal my name on it? a little selfish but i think the idea is there. bringing up the old style of sealed letters and labeling, i have come up with the wax seal. very archaic but the ownership and rights are mine.

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MOKKE IN ACTION: NEXT EVENT

Mokkepeeps,

tumawag sakin si darren kagabi at nagpapatulong para sa concert nila. he was asking some help for the promo materials pero sa ngayon e invitation design lang muna. and nagpapatulong din sa sponsorship ng mga kaeclavarvahan. as i was thinking, bakit kaya hindi TAYO NA LANG ang mag-organize ng event na ito. i know how to get prospect sponsors and malaki ang opportunity para maorganize ito. i think hindi na basta-bastang planuhan ito. tutal matagal pa naman at kayang-kaya natin to.

let's help darren para hindi sya masyado mastress. at maghahanap na lang din ako ng mga sponsorship packages para sa event na ito. seryosohin natin ito!

GO GO GO!

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BUTO

ano experience mo sa buto?

1. butong pakwan - Captain Sid, kaw ba yan?
2. butong kalabasa - mas gusto ko to. mas malaki kasi saka mas madaling buksan
3. sesame seeds - burger! burger! burger!
4. sunflower seeds - mmm... yumyum!
5. buto ng atis - sana wala nalang nito sa prutas. istorbo sa pagkain
6. buto ng santol - muntik nako mabulunan dito. aksidente kasing malunok ko sya.
7. buto ng mangga - sakin ang pisngi!
8. buto ng okra - dami! parang itlog ng butiki.
9. paminta - maraming nilalagay si papa sa adobo.

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bakit ba ang dami kong tanong? ang kulit ko talaga!

bakit may traffic enforcer sa may traffic lights?
bakit kapa sumiksiksik kung alam mong masikip?
bakit utang ka nang utang wala ka namang pambayad?
bakit ayaw mong magtanim kung gusto mong may makain?
bakit ayaw mong uminom kung nauuhaw ka na?
bakit ka kain ng kain kung ayaw mong tumaba?
bakit ayaw mong magpahinga ngayong pagod ka na?
bakit ka pa nagtatagal pero ayaw mo sa sistema?
bakit ka puyat nang puyat pero inaantok ka na?
bakit ayaw mong magmadali kung ayaw mong mahuli at mapag-iwanan?
bakit ka nakatunganga kung nababagot ka na?
bakit ayaw mong subukan para makita ang resulta?
bakit ka pa nagrereklamo kung natanggap mo na?
bakit ba gusto mo laging gawin ang bawal?
bakit ka ba anak ng anak kung di mo naman kayang buhayin?
bakit ipipilit mo ang iyong sarili kung hindi mo naman kaya?
bakit pag sinabing liberated, dapat ba hindi na virgin?
bakit ang daming disenyo ng damit pero kita pa rin ang balat ng mga modelo nito?
bakit gusto mong nasa uso pero ayaw mo namang gayahin ka?
bakit ayaw mong makinig kung gusto mo ring pakinggan ka?
bakit ayaw mong mag-aral kung gusto mong matuto?
bakit pera lang ba ang sagot sa lahat?
bakit ka naastigan sa mga elemento ng demonyo kung alam mong masama ito?
bakit ayaw mong lutasin ang iyong problema?

bakit ba ang dami kong tanong?

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