Nanay Zita and Patani nakigimik samin

and so you thought that this was over, right? NOT!

last friday was another castaway-bonding time with dotcomers. this time was with Nanay Zita and Patani who just arrived. meeting place was at Krispy Kreme Mall of Asia although I was a bit late. shame on us, dotcomers, Patani arrived first on the venue. hehehe... they were both harrassed having pictorials with other people before even getting at the rendezvous. and when we arrived, we were surprised having a doughnut, courtesy of Patani ata. our IT department tried to log-on for some chitchat with the online friends. ewan ko nalang kung nakapag-log sila.

and our special guest, Tribo, arrived also late in his sando and jeans. and all the ladies went gaga on him. huy, may asawa na yan. i remember one dotcomer is ready to forget her husband in the presence of Tribo. lol. he wanted to meet some castaways before he went back to Malaysia and after staying here for 4 days. and indeed very thankful that Nanay Zita and Patani grant his wish. GUJAB, dotcomers!

and since we were not being productive at MOA, we decided to go to AnakngTinapa's home at Cainta, of course very much in favor of me for i live nearby, for some videoke session and drinks. Nanay and Patani came too, how sweet. may pa-importante pa nga na hindi nalang daw sila sasama or baka pagalitan sila ng parents, asawa, etc. hehe, you know who you are. so we rented a van and passed by Pasig to get the videoke machine and then went to ANT's home.

who's got talent?
ANT's home is nice and huge. although there's a lot of things there, dotcomers and the castaways were not choosy getting an immersion at any kind of place! in fact, we all felt very at home especially when the videoke turned on. Nanay sang a modern piece while we are all getting emo and jologs at some choice of songs. Nanay's piece got 97 and we tried to beat that. ANT said that it was the highest score so far since I think that machine was bought. hehe... while we are busy at singing, Patani and Zita went online and met other dotcomers on the chatroom. i didn't bother them but i'm sure they had a lot of fun especially with the live streaming. sana lang walang nag-record nun at baka mailabas ang mga kabulastugan namin. hehe... but who's got talent? aby and me! hehehe... reaching 97 from a Top Suzara song, i don't have to get another song. yun na yun e. naka-97 nako. hehe...

speaking of scandalous moves and intrigues... i won't spill anything. abangan nyo nalang sa mga photos and videos. and i witnessed ALL of them. hahaha!

the morning after
the videoke finished at around 6-7AM. yes, that early the next day for everyone was already snoring and has taken their respective places around the house except for me. that's already 24 hours awake! ANT had served us breakfast, thanks ANT and later one by one, the dotcomers get up. the most energized was anne2ken. (e tulugan ba naman kame magdamag). funny was, she didn't remember that she got up in the middle of the night and sang an excerpt of Close to You by Carpenters. and she thought that we just made that up. Patani had a sore throat though she rested too that night.

before leaving, Tribo distributed some chocolates. aww, thanks.

what it feels being with famous people
i know the feeling but not this way. since we are in a subdivision, most people recognized the castaways. in fact, the kids followed us, i mean, sila pala. when we hailed tricycle cabs, one driver was so proud and a little loud ha, that Nanay Zita rode at his cab. whenever he passes at a crowded place, he shouts "O ha, kasakay ko na si Nanay Zita." even saying that he religiously watches SP and his wife is very mad at Marlon. we defended Marlon and said that he is very nice. (Marlon, at dahil dyan, magpainom ka. hehe)

logged off at 9AM arriving at home.

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mga bagay na nakakagigil pero masarap gawin

nanggigil ka na ba? naramdaman mo na ba yung pakiramdam mo ay inis na inis ka at gusto mong may masaktan o masira? yung tipong mapapakagat-labi ka at mapapangiwi sa yamot at sa pwersang gusto mong ilabas. gusto mong mantiris, mang-hampas, manakal, manabunot, manuntok, manampal; halos pati sarili mo ay gusto mong saktan sa inis na parang lahat ng nasa paligid mo ay PESTE at walang lugar sa iyong mundo. hinihiling mo na sana kaya mong gawin lahat kahit maging si superman o batman, si wonderwoman o darna. kahit role ni maricel soriano, nora aunor, christopher de leon. isama na rin sina lolit solis, nadia montenegro, at iba pang lumabas sa TV na galit na galit. parang nuclear bomb ang usok sa iyong ilong at may dala-dalang mga armado sinapa pati ang mga spartan at mga elves na pare-parehong lalabanan ang orcs pero disappointed ka dahil piccolo lang at espada ni voltez v ang dala-dala mo. at pagkatapos mong ilabas ang iyong galit ay napakagaan ng iyong pakiramdam at gusto mo namang magpahinga.

narito ang ilang bagay na masarap gawin pero nakakagigil:

1. mantiris ng kuto - tatanggalin mo ang matatabang kuto mula sa anit pati na ang mga lisa. iipunin sila sa isang papel at sabay-sabay at lalabas ang madaming dugo sa papel.
   
2. paghiwalayin ang split ends - kahit anung suklay mo ay magpapakita pa rin ang tikwas ng iyong buhok at wala kang magagawa kundi bunutin ang buong buhok dahil kung hindi, magkakaroon ng isang hibla na alanganin sa haba ng iba pang buhok. ang nakakagigil ay pagkaliit-liit ng split end pero gusto mo syang paghiwalayin hanggang sa dulo ng hibla. pag hindi successful, hahanap ka ulit ng split end hanggang mawala nang lahat ng split ends sa ulo mo. e lahat ng buhok mo meron...
   
3. umapak ng ipis - nakakadiri sila. nakakatakot lalo na pag lumilipad. ayaw na ayaw mong mapalapit sa kanila pero pag nagkaroon ka ng pagkakataong ihinto ang kanilang pakikibahay sa iyo, hahabulin mo sila hanggang sa kasuluk-sulukan at hahampasin ng tsinelas at tatawa ng parang demonyo habang nagsasabing: "Die, EPEZ, DIIIIIIEEEEEEE!" at ititwist mo pa ang paa mo para lumabas ang mga natitirang itlog at dugong mala-berde at parang nana. (bakla pala ipis noh? hahaha)
   
4. tanggalin ang dry pimples, black heads at white heads - bad ang gawaing ito ayon sa mga derma. pero minsan di mo maiwasang kutkutin ang mukha mo. masakit lalo na pag hinog na hinog ang pimple mo na parang tumor sa laki at nagbeberde na rin ang nana. magugulat ka habang binibigkas ang mga katagang: "it's ALIVE! IT'S ALIIIIIVE!" so wala ka nalang magawa kundi hintayin ang pagtuyo nito with proper care at pagkatapos pag natuyo na ang pimple ay ready mo na pigain ang mala-bigas na bagay. yun nga lang, mukha ka nang buwan at magkakaroon ka pa ng peklat.
   
5. pumatay ng lamok - masarap gawin pag gabi lalo na kung mainit at malamok. lalo na siguro pag brownout. makaramdam ka lang ng kati e hahanapin mo ang bampirang nananaba sa iyong dugo at gagawa ka ng paraan para hindi na sya makapambiktima pa ng iba. pag natigil sya sa isang mukha, hinay-hinay mong itatapat ang iyong kamay para biglang IHAMPAS ang iyong kamay at lalabas ang dugong dmo na mababawi. nagkaroon ka pa ng bagong kaaway -- ang nasampal mo ng hindi sinasadya.
   

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Pinay Big Brother (sa UK)

our kababayan Mutya Buena, you know her from Sugababes and her single "Real Girl" will join 10 other celebrities at the latest season of Big Brother UK. do you think she'll stay long enough inside the house with other diva-type females and airy males?

here's a cute part: Verne Troyer aka Mini-Me from Austin Powers also made it to the list. the author of this blog wonders how will he ever win in the challenges and how will he get over and prove himself worthy if he is the object of ridicule among all the other housemates. big names include Coolio, Ben Adams (from A1 -- and he still exists!) and La Toya Jackson.

see the complete list of housemates HERE.

photo credits: www.allaboutidolshows.com

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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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matayog pa rin ang APO

last night was a blast! and i say that i was a virgin in watching APO concerts as Jim Paredes would say. ang galing pa rin nila at walang kupas pa rin ang mga boses! they sang all APO favorites at hindi binigo ang fans after more than 2 hours of waiting while watching front acts. nga pala, they are not APO Hiking Society anymore, it's APO of the Philippines. truly we are proud!

Teatro Marikina talents gave us a variety of numbers. talented talaga. the congressman honored the government of Marikina dedicating Impossible Dream. Periodico was the front act. i can say, "May future ka" to the band. and the main event begins with a very lively opening song. dko lang alam kung anong title but it has repeating "heto na" on the lyrics but it's not Doobidoo. hehehehe... everyone sang along with timeless hits like Ewan, Blue Jeans, Panalangin on the first set. a very entertaining play on the song Yesterday by The Beatles liven up the audience kasi parang pirated ang interpretation nila. tumatalon na plaka kumbaga, naisingitan pa ng Do-Re-Mi.

the second set, ganun pa rin. lahat nakikikanta sa mga awiting Mahirap Magmahal ng Syota ng Iba, Doobidoo. Doobidoo rendition was fun. isipin mong may versions pala sina Frank Sinatra, Beyonce at Ken Lee. haha... single people and hopeless romantics waved their flags on When I Met You.

it's a merry christmas greeting to everyone when they sang Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko and Pasko Na, Sinta Ko. and then it was finished by another exciting Salawikain rendition.

a new song was introduced to us and it is good. hoping to make it to the charts soon as they release it. dko na naman alam ang title.

other titles were Kabilugan ng Buwan; Di Na Natuto, which is in 3 versions each of Jim, Buboy and Danny. old and young sang with Batang Bata Ka Pa. the greatest folk songs were rendered in contemporary music and barkadas sway on Awit ng Barkada.

the show ended with a granduous fireworks display.

Catch more cover photos of the Marikina Year End Concert

1. APO Hiking Society Concert and Fireworks Display by Ada Lajara
2. Marikina Year End Coverage by Azrael Coladilla
3. Marikina nAPO Sila Coverage by Carl

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my Christmas so far

although i haven't got to attend even one Simbang Gabi, i think i had the best Christmas yet!

after i had done my last minute Christmas shopping, i realized that i still have money on my ATM unspent! pero syempre titipirin na rin before New Year. kelangan kasi mapera ka pagpasok ng taon and sabi din sa isang feng shui interview na wag gumastos on the first week of the New Year. and maganda itong 2009 para sa mga taong born on the Year of the Rat. anung swerte kaya naghihintay sakin? career na sana ito. sana pati "karir" hehehe...

last Christmas, i spent the night with my elementary classmates, waaahhh namiss ko sila kahit wala ang isang taong namiss ko talaga. hehe... pero ok lang. nandyan naman si kumpareng Sun para may katawagan ako at katext. kaso mahirap umuwi kahit pwede na lakarin from Starbucks Marquinton ang bahay namin. madami nang tao, umuulan pa! nasan na kaya ang digital shots namin from Mark's and Anne's DSLRs? comment naman kayo dito para malink ko yung uploads nyo.

speaking of uploads, hirap talaga pag walang PC sa bahay. dko maupload ung mga pics sa cp ko. gusto ko sana ishare sa inyo ung mga gifts sakin.

and on the 26th, as i've said previously, nagcheck-in kame ng family sa Crowne. isang sosyal na overnight ito at nagsawa din ako sa Galleria. nakita ko pa si Jace Flores from Survivor Philippines. (hanggang dito ba naman, SP pa rin nasa utak ko? haha) the food was on them kasi the hotel was on me. gastos no?

then later the next day, pagkacheck-out namin sa Crowne, drecho naman ako sa Global City para imeet naman ang officemates ko at baby shower ng isang balahurang nagngangalang jowesh. ayun, bilog na bilog ang tiyan at hinala kong lalaki ang lalabas. pero anyway, niregaluhan ko nalang ng damit at medyas ang bata para may laban sa ginaw paglabas nun.

feeling sosyal still at nagfifirst-time sa Serendra (bigkasin na parang may bweysesh sa ngala-ngala) at Bonifacio High Street, muntik ko nang mwala ang 2 kong phone. buti nalang may nagsurrender ng kaawa-awa at nakakahiyang cellphone ko sa counter sa Starbucks sa Fully Booked. to Abby and Mikka na nakausap ko, GOD BLESS YOU (mga staff ng starbx).

of course, pictures to the max kahit 12 na umalis ng Global City at nakumpleto na nina rio at alex ang kanilang stickers. naghihintay na lang sila ng january para masulatan na ang mga bagong planner.

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christmas itinerary

Merry Christmas everyone! it so happened that my schedule for the whole Christmas break is occupied with a lot of get-togethers and meal meetings. fortunately they don't overlap each other and some of them which supposedly includes to my schedule has happened already or they have been postponed.

later we will hear Christmas Novena at church and welcome the newborn Lord.

first, Christmas Day with relatives. i don't know if the same thing happens every year that our relatives go to our place by lunch and then we drop to my auntie's house for snack until dinner for some barbecue.

on December 26, our family with my niece will check in at Crowne Plaza for a post-Christmas bonding. this will be an overnight fun so we better plan all the fun. -- ate, tulungan mko dito!

on the 27th, me and my officemates will throw a baby shower for one of our former officemates, Jouie at Market! Market! chitchat and coffee with everyone who will attend.

28th, mokke peeps will have a party of our own. gifts? ewan ko kung makabili ako. hehehe... but my presence will count right?

30th is concert night. APO Hiking Society will bring us back on memory lane for Marikina's annual year-end concert. fireworks display culminates the year.

31 sa bahay lang. hehe...

again, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

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