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photoblogging is the in thing 2007-08-22 10:33:00 mga ilang lingo na ang nakakaraan nung nagpunta kami sa Tambacan para pagmasdan ang gawi at pamumuhay ng mga Samal. Isa sila sa 13 major moro groups.
epekto ng tuyong utak 2007-08-21 16:24:00 Enhancing knowledge workforce through quality education and culture of peaceSince the advent of personal computers some twenty-something years ago, the Filipino workforce was never the same. Organizations were not prepared for the sudden technology boom and many managers failed to see the critical role of knowledge workers – scientists, engineers, medical professionals and technicians, in this time when the world morphs from an industrial into a knowledge-based economy. Organizations struggled through this phase while the economy suffered. The minimum cost of technologies for these workers increase steadily, yet organizations failed to realize the changes they need to manage their workforce and conduct business. As technology advances, people continue to expect results faster and faster. Many companies have yet to take advantage of the available tools that can make their knowledge workforce more efficient. Filipinos being big fatalists often don’t see the need to spend on high end
on love, pan-mythic goth gods, haunted hotel rooms and doors that lead nowhere 2007-08-16 23:46:00 He stared up at the stars: it seemed to him then that they were dancers, stately and graceful, performing a dance almost infinite in its complexity. He imagined he could see the very faces of the stars; pale, they were, and smiling gently, as if they had spent so much time above the world, watching the scrambling and the joy and the pain of the people below them, that they could not help being amused every time another little human knew itself the centre of its world, as each of us does. This year has been marked by many books turned movies. Judging if the movie adaptation is better than the book itself is left to viewers. From 300, Bridge to Terabithia, Zodiac and Next to Nancy Drew, we look into some of the books turned movies that have been or will be shown this 2007.Bestselling author, Neil Gaiman has long been one of the top writers in comics and books for all ages. If you think comic books are just for kids, you should get your hands on his Sandman series which features a surreal
Online Addiction 2007-08-12 08:49:00 School can be draining and not everyone has an outlet. Some people have sports; some have hobbies, while some play games. MMORPG stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. It is a platform where a large number of players can interact with one another in a virtual world. Players usually assume the role of a fictional character, often an avatar of themselves, and take control of the character’s actions. If you’re looking for an outlet or just plain curious, read on. In this issue we check out some of the MMORPG’s that are available in the Philippine market. First off is Silkroad. It is published by Level Up Games (LUG) and is based on the historical Silk road, a network of trade routes in Asia. One of the game’s most noted features is allowing a player to choose three different job roles after reaching level 20. Unlike in most games, jobs here aren’t permanent. You can switch from one job to another, only sacrificing mastery points. Also from LUG is the locally re
TV makes people stupid 2007-08-10 00:23:00 TV makespeople
stupid. Anyone who knows what Marimar, Vanessa, and Kokey have in common would probably react against my statement. TV has been a big part of the Filipino culture, but I can’t help but think how it has become too superficial. Primetime in the major networks are filled with seryes which are either remakes of old films or soap operas, or some cheesy attempt at pairing the hottest stars. I used to pity those who don’t have the privilege of basking in the presence of cable TV. They don’t get to watch international news. They don’t get to see informative documentaries. They don’t get to follow shows that deal with more important matters than who slept with whom. Now I’m a part of that lot and it seems the only choices would be, to watch, or not to watch. I start my day with a morning show that has hosts who laugh at the thought that they weren’t able to tell students that classes were suspended on time. For someone who has experienced leaving the house at 4am,
Dissecting the Fall Out 2007-07-18 05:44:00 After weeks of hearsays and rumors, it has been confirmed that lead singer Rico Blanco has decided to leave Rivermaya to start a solo career in painting and acting and from here on will be called “Blanco”. It was a fine night in May when they had their last gig with Blanco. An intense Rico shouted, “Isang huling malupit” in the middle of the song Umaaraw, Umuulan. Japs then seconded with, “Lakasan nyo pa, huli na to.” I was in the crowd, enjoying the adrenalin inside Metro Bar. It was a memorable gig for Rico because it was held in the same place where the then unknown Rivermaya played their first gig opening for Eraserheads. It must have been serendipity that brought him to play his last gig with Eheads former members. Raimund Marasigan (Sandwich) and Ely Buendia (Pupil) were playing that night too.I’m actually surprised it didn’t happen sooner, with Rivermaya being a manufactured band. They were formed much the same way N’sync and O’town were formed. Personally, I Read more:Dissecting
Pagkakaiba ng Manila sa Iligan 2007-07-01 17:52:00 1. Ang daming tindahan ng fried chicken. 2. Ang carenderia nila dito kamayan style.3. Yung kanin nila nkabalot sa dahon ng niyog na hinabi tapos hugis triangle. P3 isa.4. P5.25 ang minimum sa jeep. 5. Yung jeep nila eh parang mga tamaraw, hindi yung fx ha. yung luma. yung predecessor ng l300.6. Mura ang isda.7. Everything is just two rides away.8. Walang mall, puro supermarket lang.9. Actually merong mall pero ginagawa pa lang.10. Meron silang taxi. P25 ang flag down rate.11. Meron din silang PU (Public Utility). Ano pinagkaiba ng taxi sa PU? Yung PU may standard rates sila. Kunyari, from point A to point B - P50.12. May PU na aircon, meron din non-aircon. shempre mas mura rates nung non-aircon.13. Di ko pa natry manood ng sine, pero at least meron. As expected, delayed ang showing.14. Maraming boutiques. Siguro para maka-make up sila sa kawalan ng mall.15. Iisa lang ang authentic Italian restaurant dito. Namangha nga ako na meron.16. Shempre nde uso ang pork, pero meron ka naman makik Read more:Manila
the keys to my heart 2006-08-20 18:28:00 The Keys to Your HeartYou are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart.In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance.Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.What Are The Keys To Your Heart?
tulog 2006-08-20 05:25:00 may hiwagang dala ang tulog, kasama ng malambot na unan at kutson, dinadala tayo sa mundo na pawang sa panaginip lamang mararating.magtalukbong tayo ng kumot, poprotektahan tayo nito laban sa masasamang elemento na magnanais sirain ang ating mga panaginip.ang paglalakbay ay hindi imposible, sakay ng aking mahiwagang kutson. makakarating ako saan ko man naiisin... sa mundo na puno ng gummy bears... o sa mundo na puro laruan... o sa tabi ng isang pagibig na laging nagaabang.fluff your pillows, blow some stardust and spread your blankie... lets sleep!
boys dont cry 2006-08-19 21:14:00 what is it with boys and tears? they say crying is a sign of weakness, and yet when someone actually cried for me... i was the one who fell weak. funny how a song can have so much effect on your emotions. he makes you listen to a song and you suddenly get this urge to tear your heart out and hand it over to him.here is all of me. take it. i am nothing without you.unusual it is that you punish yourself for being stupid over someone, and then another person comes and you forget all the sorrow and shortcomings in the past. focus and the new, and start all over again.breath new life into your tortured soul, let yourself be loved. then hate yourself for being vulnerable.
coffee induced thoughts 2006-06-25 00:52:00 people come in and out of our lives. they influence us, drives us to change... as better persons, or an even worst idiot. then we say to ourselves, that person has become a major pat of my life. then they go away, taking away a piece of you. and u think ur no longer complete. but then when i think about it...what about all the minor people. acquaintances, friends... they're always there. they never leave. they're always there when you had no one. small talk and good laughs. what if all the major people in our lives aren't really that important?what if all the people we haven't really noticed, are the ones who are really largely influencing us?dont mind me its just the coffee. Read more:thoughts
confessions of a torn student 2006-06-21 16:41:00 the lrt broke down on me yesterday. i was stranded for 2 hours and was very late for class. back to my old school yet only the staff and personnel were familiar. most of my old friends are gone. i still got a few left but we agreed to help each other get good grades. fun is over, its time to get serious. i still got tantra though. its sad when people leave. i've gotten used to people coming and going in and out of your life, but i have never been numb to the pain. old friends... new friends... they stay for a while and go... nobody really does stay. they tell you they'll be there, and yet behind their smile you know they're only saying that to make you feel better. but no amount of consoling can make you forget about the pain of people leaving.i only started playing tantra again last january... and i still couldn't get enough of the game. all those sleepless nights and worrying where in the world i can get load during summer break (no allowance) and the back and butt pain of sittin Read more:confessions
alone 2006-06-02 14:30:00 i feel so alone
. the one person i had will soon be gone. what once i thought was mine,was never my own.no more cheerful me,no more happiness and glee.all that's left is sadness,and lots of morosity.im weakand fragileand vulnerableabusedconfused... helplessmy sbitri phalaka... you know who you are.
ang chowped at ako 2006-05-29 16:03:00 haha... minsan may mga taong dumarating sa buhay mo. hindi mo sila inaasahan, wala sa hinagap na magiging malaking bahagi sila ng buhay mo. pero ako ito, 2nd nature ko na ata ang hindi umasa, at piliting magtira ng katiting sa sarili ko. magtiwala man ako ng lubos, ibigay ko man ang lahat ng kaya ko ibigay... sa likod ng utak ko alam ko na mawawala rin sila. hindi man ngayon, hindi bukas... pero darating un. pero tulad nga ng sabi nya, "lets just enjoy what we have right now". i never though i'd find something this deep... something this pure...
status: recollecting 2006-05-23 14:51:00 minsan naiisip ko nkakatamad magblog. may makikita ka isang bagay... hahantong sa isang realisasyon... ibabaon sa utak at huhugutin sa pagkakataong kinakailangan... pero pagdating sa blog, nde ko na maalala.gusto ko lumayo... bigyan ang sarili ko na gawin ang mga bagay na matagal ko na nais gawin... anjan ang plano, anjan ang pagnanais... pero walang katuparan, walang paraan. lahat ng bagay sakin ay malabo, walang kaliwanagan. walang konkreto, lahat ay isang hawi ng ulap kung saan sumisilip ang liwanag. walang sakin, lahat hiram, lahat patikim. gusto ko magkaron ng pagaari, ngunit pano... walang nagbibigay. paghirapan ko man, hindi ko alam kung sadyang hindi para sa 'kin... o baka naman maluwag lang ang kapit ko, nabitiwan... lumipad kasama ng pagihip ng amihan. pagbati at pamamaalam... eto lang ata ang tanging bagay na hindi nawawala sa buhay ng isang tao. yun nga lang nasobrahan ako sa ganito, parang kahit na anong gawin ko para pangalagaan ang isang bagay o tao, anu mang higpit ng
sinong swerte ngayon?! 2006-05-14 10:46:00 dati lagi nila sinasabi na maswerte ako dahil nasa akin ang lahat. pinagaaral ako ng mabubuti kong magulang. maginom man araw araw exemplary pa rin ang grades ko sa school. sa dinamidami nang kaibigan, tila hindi pa makuntento. pilit pa ring dinadagdagan. madami nagmamahal sakin. ang saya ng buhay ko noh?pero sabi ko nga, ienjoy ang sikat ng araw habang anjan. dahil pag umulan, talagang bubuhos yan. eto ang estado ko ngayon. lahat ay nanganganib mawala. buti na lang may payong ako. at ang pangalan ng payong ko ay zoilo.
sa dami ng naganap, wala ako maalala 2006-03-10 20:23:00 minsan bigla ka na lang nangungulila sa isang bagay na isinumpa mong tatalikuran pansamantala. pilit mong kinukumbinsi ang iyong sarili, wag muna, hindi pa ito ang tamang oras. pero pilit itong kumakalabit, nagpapapansin at nagmamakaawang bigyan ng kaunting atensyon. ok you my attention now speak up!and you start hearing all these non-sensed things and yet it strikes you... deep.and you just realize... shit, im hit!ngayon wala kang ibang gagawin kundi aliwin ang iyong sarili sa sitwasyong kinapapalooban mo ngayon. hanggang makunsensha ka at maisip... ayoko na palang makasakit. huli na ang lahat, meron nang duguan.ano ang gagawin ko ngayon?!wala...
HELP!!! the whole world is ganging up on me!!! 2005-12-07 09:19:00 im beginning to hate myself for sounding too emo. i just got home from -- er well, not going home. i just sort of stayed out for 3 days and 3 nights, trying to find a way to fix some of my problems, maybe along with my life.i've always dealt with problems by ignoring them and letting everything take its course. it has always worked for me... until now. i feel like the whole world is ganging up on me. just when i've decided i want to fix everything in my life, thats when everything became worse.
the pain that won't go away 2005-11-23 12:08:00 hep... before you start thinking this is another of my senseless ramblings... its not. i haven't slept well for days and its taking its toll on me. im feeling sluggish, irritable and im aching all over. today was so bad i wasn't able to make it to my ojt on time. i instead opted to take the next shift. i had this mega migraine tht kept me from getting off my bed. i got a bad headache and im on my bed in my cool and dark room. sounds conducive to sleeping? yes, but as always, im not normal. so i just stared at the ceiling for what seemed like eternity. until lunch time came and i had to literally drag my heavy ass off into the bathroom. oh, did i mention my mucus production is on overdrive?! anyway, i gotta try sleeping again. You Are A Friendly ExYou and your ex are just friends - great friends really.(At least that's what you keep telling yourself!)While civility is a good thing, make sure you're not secretly wanting more...What Type of Ex Are You?
distress and annoyance 2005-11-11 07:24:00 i have long wanted to abandon the art of blogging. i was never the kind who shared everything that happens to me. but that's not what blogging is about is it?oh well, i have nothing to say. there is nothing good to look back on since my last blog. except that i got to meet a lot of potential-long-term friends. Φ staff at the hotelΦ lolos and lolas at anawimΦ staff at anawimΦ volunteersΦ my new friend JAYfor the past weeks these people gave me a new reason to smile. :)ill be posting their pics next time. they really are special people. gaano ba karami ang frustrations mo? kase ako marami pero hindi naman ako nagpapapekto sa mga bagay na yun dati. hindi ko alam kung bakit ang bigat sa loob ng nararamdaman ko ngayon. nawawalan ng pagasa, nawawalan ng gana mabuhay. puro na lang problema, wala akong dahilan para ngumiti at pilitin magpatuloy sa araw-araw. mahirap magisa. mahirap piliting gawin ang hindi mo kaya. kanino ako sasandal? sa pamilya ko na hindi ako naiintindihan? sa mga kai Read more:distress
gazillion light years away 2005-06-04 14:24:00 its been eons since my last blog... like a month ago... but i really need something deep to write about. you dont just post stuff on your blog just so your friends can keep track of what goes on. you have to contemplate on the things that have happened, and make it so like your friends, or the people reading it can learn from you, feel for you... or i could be just making up some kind of excuse to not post... jeez...lets start with today's horoscope. The minute you feel slight
ly bored, bam! Along comes something (or someone) that knocks your socks right off. Respond with all the creativity you can muster -- only your best will do now. now i dont get this at all. more often than not, my horoscopes make sense. first of all, im always bored. im always looking for something different to do. secondly, i hardly wear socks. and lastly, my best isn't always good enough. buzz!anyway... what prompted me to blog is an offline message from jessica which contained a link to her gallery/website.
watch me spin 2005-05-04 12:47:00 when you start expecting something from someone, thats when it gets scary... really scary, coz thats when chances for disappointment rise.when you finally get what you wanted, thats when it gets really really scary... coz thats when you've got something to lose.when you put your trust on someone or v/v, its terrifying... its like walking on a brick bridge thats just been put up, wet cement and all... one slip can bring the bridge to smithereens, and your spirit may just as well go down with it.you think you've done enough good things in your life to be rewarded, but then something comes up and you begin thinking why the hell did this happen to me? you really dont deserve this... not now, not in a million years...im starting to doubt karma, because i doubt i've done something so bad that the high gods have given me this punishment. and i weep in peace because nobody would hear anway...wail and scream, nobody cares...i feel so alone... cold, helpless, lonely... spirit almost out... ab Read more:watch
substantial surreal truth 2005-05-01 03:59:00 i still dont know where i get the strength to do stuff for others and be ok with them not doing anything in return. yes i do expect them to do something, like thank me and show appreciation for one. is that too much to ask? it's really hard to care for someone who doesn't care for you as much. and this is not an intimate-love-shit-thing. i also find it depressing to know that your friend, for whom you'd gladly suffer for, is not exactly willing to do the same for you. and you feel alone...you know they are your true friends, and you can count on them if you need them. but sometimes you feel like they're just not helping you enough. and you sulk for a few minutes and lament about it. then you come out of oblivion deeply scathed yet smiling, looking forward until the next tambay session. im alone... cold... helpless... and i wish someone would notice... Read more:surreal
wala lang 2005-04-19 02:00:00 i havent collected my thoughts, im too numb to think...found this on leo's blog instead...You Are 50% Normal(Somewhat Normal)While some of your behavior is quite normal...Other things you do are downright strangeYou've got a little of your freak going onBut you mostly keep your weirdness to yourselfHow Normal Are You?
of highs and lows 2005-04-14 12:03:00 these past weeks have been a terrible mixture of trauma, delight, perseverance, extreme lot of patience, toil and a few dissapointments on the side.i have been very busy making the PULP PARTY IV happen. sponsorships, bands, tickets, posters, souvenirs... i all took care of them. and the party still didnt materialize the way i wanted it to. maybe im just incapable of doing so many things all at once. both our maids left for vacation last saturday. and until time of writing, i am taking over all the chores they used to do. i wake up early to fix some breakfast for those lazy bums who are still in bed. then i take out something from the freezer so i can cook it for lunch. while waiting for the food to thaw i manage to see to it that my little sisters have their breakfast and then i clean up and do the dishes afterwards. then i make lunch, wash the dishes, make my sisters take a bath, clean up, and do the laundry (which i do every 2 days). then i can take a rest. or maybe not. because i s
nostalgia 2007-09-30 03:38:00 I checked my mail a few minutes ago and I found a friendster invite from Erin (gf ni jashper or Death40 to most tantra peeps). im not sure if they're still together because her status says "single". anyway, I checked her profile and found out among other things, that she's from PUP and she likes rock music. had I known that before, i could have shared or dragged her along the many rock gigs I've been to and maybe introduce her to a couple of band members. so as i was browsing her friendster pics, i stumbled upon 2 pics from last year. this one is taken in malate, our favorite side-side spot. from left is Jhoyce (SilverMoon23/Priss), Erin, Jashper (Death40), Mark (Dakkon, Doji), and King/Lorenzo (Kristine08, evilRakshasa karya, CaneVinegar). this one is taken at our Laguna outing, December 16 last year if i remember correctly. in the picture is Jas, Erin, Onin (Spyforce/ TotoO), Arjie, Kryzz (pOlangs/Priss
reformatting 2007-09-29 19:54:00 my laptop caught a virus from raffy's flash disk. i don't know where he got it, he just recently reformatted that flash disk. anyway, my windows live one care was turned off that time because i was using photoshop cs3. yeah my cs3 is not licensed so i have to change my date settings in order to use it. yesterday afternoon, after attempting to reboot, windows failed to start. it just keeps rebooting. annoying. grrr. after attempting to repair my windows installation, i've lost all hopes of fixing it. so i reformatted. good thing i have back ups from live one care. note to self: back up files on a weekly basis del.icio.us Tags: windows live one care , cs3 , flash disk
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