Let's Go Downunder With Pepe

Chinchilla Melon Festival....

2011-02-19T19:26:00.005+10:30

The small Queensland town of Chinchilla is in the grip of melon mayhem as it plays host to about 10,000 visitors for it's famous Melon Festival. About 25 per cent of Australia's melons come from the Chinchilla region.

Akin na lang yung isa na malaki sayang takam....! This is something i wanted to do, mukhang enjoy na enjoy sila ano?

Gumulong-gulong ka ba naman sa tonitoneladang pakwan kaya mo pa kaya kontrolin excitement mo nyan....! Among all the things i wanted to do before the day i die ay isa ito ha ha....! (ang gumulong sa pakwan?) Hindi.... ang kumain ng sang toneladang pakwan ha ha....!

Locals say the event, which began in 1994, helps lift their spirits in times of drought and flood. It also promotes the melon industry and encourages tourism.

Ang init....!

2011-02-05T22:09:00.007+10:30

My goodness, i am sweating a bucket a minute....! This week is probably Sydney's hottest on record as western suburbs swelter in seven days of 35-40 degrees heat, and the city endures six days of temperatures above 30 degrees.

Ang iniiiit....! Don't ask me how i'm coping up with it because i can't, i don't even have the energy to reach that tv remote in front of me right now, nanghihina mga kamay ko parang wala na akong super powers ngayon.... Pakiramdam ko para akong litson na iikot-ikot sa apoy at patak ng patak ang mantika....

May 2 gallons na super ice cold coca cola na yata naubos ko at tatlong beses na yata ako naligo in just a matter of 4 hours kasi pagkalabas na pagkalabas ko pa lang sa banyo ay tumutulo na naman ulet ang pawis ko ang init talaga dito GRABEEEE....!

Happy Australia Day....!

2011-01-26T21:17:00.009+10:30

Today we are celebrating Australia Day.... It's a public holiday which means i don't have to go to work today.... Some gathers in their backyards and public parks for that traditional Australian barbecue day, some went for a dip at the beach, and others have attended a life changing ceremony that spells the fulfilment of their dreams to be the newest citizens of this lucky country....

Ganitong ganito rin ako nung bago pa lang ako dito habang nakatayo at naghihintay na ma-receive ko rin ang inaasam-asam na certificate of citizenship ko nun.... Isa lang talaga ang hindi ko pa rin maintindihan hanggang ngayon.... Para kasing may kulang pa rin hanggang ngayon.... Hindi ko pa rin nararamdaman yung tinatawag na sense of belonging....

And though how hard i've tried, deep in my heart hindi ko pa rin matatawag ang bansang ito na home.... Ewan ko ba pero ang tulog ko dito ay parang hindi kasing himbing ng tulog ko kapag na sa pilipinas ako.... Talagang in total peace of mind ako dun.... Pusong mamon este pusong pinoy pala....

Cell Phones cause blindness....?

2011-01-21T18:08:00.017+10:30

As the cellphone technology is continuously evolving from the humble 1kg block type motorola phones to the more complicated but fantastic walastik ones like iphone halimbawa, and becoming more and more popular and their use is still increasing as we blog, so too are the cellphone-related accidents.

These accidents ranges from minor to catastrophic, to disastrous and have led to the implimentations of various laws that limit or prohibits the use of cell phones in different situations and different cases. Cell phones kasi halimbawa na lang, can easily draw a driver's attention away from the traffic around him. Tuloy nawawalan sila ng konsentrasyon resulting to tambling, balintong gulong ang kotse, in short, aksidente....

At hindi lang traffic accidents, meron naman dyan na nagkaligaw-ligaw, tuloy sa riles ng tren napunta ang kotse at muntikmuntikan pa'ng mabangga ng rumaragasang tren dahil sunod sya ng sunod sa GPS mula sa cellphone nya.... Common sense lang naman kasi ang kailangan nating pairalin dyan ano ka ba naman.... Pagsinabi ba ng GPS mo na lumiko ka sa kanan at nakita mong bangin pala yun liliko ka pa rin ba dun....?

May tinatawag din tayo na cellphone etiquette, like not talking while driving wihtout a handsfree kit, remembering to mute the ringtone sa loob ng sinehan, and wag sigaw ng sigaw na parang baliw, keep your voice down when in public places, kawawa naman yung sa kabilang line at mga katabi mo sa upuan na sa loob ng eroplano ka pa naman....

May mga nagsasalita sa loob ng toilet, pabulongbulong ka pa dyan naririnig ka naman sa labas with echo pa in the bakgrawnd, sino kausap mo dyan best pren mo downunder doon....? May turo ng turo na kala mo naman nakikita nung sa kabilang line ang mga pinagtuturo nyang dereksyon.... May mga kala mo na-engkanto't tulala at paiba-iba ang emotion sa mukha yun pala pilit lang mini-memorise ang number nung bagong ka-textmate nyang titser....

May mga nauuntog, nadudulas, nahuhulog, lilitaw-lulubog, nasusugatan, napipilayan, nasusunog, at sinunog, etc, kaya tuloy naman aking naging konklusyon ay nakakabulag nga pala itong cellphone ano, say nyo wat do yo tink....? Kung ayaw nyo naman mag tink i-text nyo na lang pwede he he....

Dito sa downunder may 26 million cellphones pala that's more than one phone to one person grabe.... Kayo meron din ba kayo cellphone related moments or accidents na nakakatawa,nakakainis o nakakabaliw to remember, share nyo naman sa amin para masaya tayong lahat.... =)

Crocodile Meat....

2011-01-08T11:18:00.014+10:30

Nakakita na ba kayo o nakatikim ng karneng buwaya....? Ako nakatikim na at ang sarap pala....! For the very first time in my life at dito pa yan mismo sa downunder.... Actually crocodile has become a very popular meat both in Australia and overseas and is part of a developing cuisine that is uniquely Australian.

I think this picture was from a chinese market somewhere in china coz i can see a Yen sign on the price tag.... Crocodile or " hand bags " in slang australian term maybe because their skin is a good material leather for not only hand bags but also for belts, wallets, and other things, may underwear din kaya na gawa sa crocodile skin....? Croc's meat is a succulent white meat with a delicious and unique flavour. With a wider range of products and cuts, crocodile is now available to suit all culinary needs woldwide....

Crocodile meat is low in fat and high in protein and is best cooked in the same manner as lean pork, chicken, or even fish dishes.... It can be prepared into a variety of dishes using wet and dry cooking methods and is ideal in marinade or sauce.... Ako naman on the other hand just wanted to see it searing on my bbq grill.... Sarap....!

....or maybe this is just one of those many reasons why they've called crocodiles, the " hand bag " lol....fair enough.... =D

The Jiterbug Phone....

2011-01-03T18:43:00.012+10:30

Will you swap your normal cell phone for one that's so simple even a senior citizen can use it? It's called the Jiterbug Phone, created by Marty Cooper creator of the very first portable cellular 800 MHz, and a massive 2.5 lb phone.

On April 3, 1973, standing on Sixth Avenue in New York City near the New York Hilton hotel, Cooper made a phone call from a Motorola prototype Dyna-Tac handheld cellular phone before going to a press conference upstairs in the hotel.

The phone connected Cooper with the base station on across the street from the hotel and into the AT&T land-line telephone system.

Cooper said that the mobile/cellular phones nowadays are so complicated that the instruction manual is often thicker, and heavier than the phone itself....

The Jiterbug have a should i say back to the basics of the past features, and would you believe it even have a dial tone....! How cool is that for a mobile phone....! A Retromodern Phone.... =)

New Year's Eve! 2011 Midnight Fireworks @ Darling Harbour Sydney, Austra...

2011-01-01T15:21:00.001+10:30

Happy New Year to all....! =D

New Year's Resolutions....

2010-12-27T09:01:00.007+10:30

Now that we have finished thinking about christmas, probably it's about time to think about new year's resolution naman or shall i say new year's resolution(s) dahil madami di ba.... This is the right time to look back and think about all those bad habbits and spoils that we have given to ourselves for the whole 2010.... Nakakabuti ba ang mga to o nakakasama, ano sa palagay nyo?

But not all spoils are bad naman syempre, yung iba ay part lang ng paraan natin para mai-motivate ang mga sarili natin just to keep us going sa kung ano-ano man na mga raket na kailangan nating i-motivate like career halimbawa, relationships, education, or daily life itself.... In moderations naman all these spoils are still cosidered healthy according to my opinion lang yan ha....

Most of those that we are suppose to quit " REALLY BADLY " like smoking and drinking or worse drug addiction have a long term effects in our system, and our family, and other people around us kaya mas maaga mas makakabuti.... Kaya kung isang pares lang na medyas paulit-ulit mo sinusuot for the whole week for the intire year, this is the right time to cosider buying another pair.... Pwede naman siguro instalment basis ang pagbayad sa bombay nyan tsong.... Kung ayaw mo maniwala sa kin, subukan mo idikit listahan mo ng mga new year resolutions sa refrigerator mamaya at garantisado kinabukasan may ilang dagdag na dyan.... MADYIK....! Happy New Year everyone....! =D

Wanted....

2010-12-25T18:05:00.013+10:30

An unidentified man was breaking into peoples houses last night. The man was described by children that was woken up by his loud jolly laughter as, wearing a big red suit trimmed with white wool around his neck and down to his belly, then around his waist.

On the top of his suit, there's a belt in the loop holes. His belt is black and the buckle is gold. His pants are also red, with white wool around the ankles. He wears black boots, gloves, and a red cap that is a floppy cone, topped off with a white wool pompom. His hair is all grey also his long beard and mustache....

A homeless man added that the said man appears to be angry when he've mistaken him for the Grinch, a fictional character that looks like an untrimmed christmas tree on stilt.... Authorities have adviced everyone to stay calm and not to worry because the unidentified man was said to be harmless but eats a lot of cookies and drinks a lot of hot chocolates....

Authorities further adviced everyone that if you happen to have a close brush with this man, don't panic, just pretend that you're a reindeer and you will get a pat on the head and a handful of yummy sugar cubes in your mouth.... =)

Seafood marathon downunder....

2010-12-24T16:23:00.007+10:30

I was planning to buy some prawns for the noche buena tonight but the queue was so horribly long.... So i've ended up making teriyaki chicken instead....

Shopping centres are in the middle of a marathon trading session, with stores staying open overnight and until 5.30pm today.

Shoppers at the fish markets will buy a staggering 83kg/min of prawns, 93kg/min of fish and almost 1000 oysters/min during today's traditional rush.

Ganyan po kasi ka-popular ang seafood dito sa Downunder specially during christmas season.... And as for my teriyaki chicken naman, it's absolutely delicious.... Better than any fish or prawns.... I think i've made the right decision going to the butcher rather than the seafood market today.... I'll just have that elusive prawns for the new year's eve.... Merry Christmas all....=D

Tomorrow....

2010-12-20T21:28:00.003+10:30

Our company's christmas party will be at Ice Cube at Darling Harbour tomorrow.... It's right next to IMAX Studio so pwede din pala kami manood ng palabas pagkatapos....

I'm excited to try all the menus on offer but i'm just a little worried about my stomach because i'm always having problem with my digestion.... I'd better prepare a few handful of Antacid tablets tonight, buti na yung maagap tayo at baka magkalat pa ako dun bukas.... =)

Bilby....

2010-12-19T19:41:00.013+10:30

Australia is a land of strange flora and fauna, yan ang unang napansin ko pagka-apak pa lang na pagka-apak ng mga paa ko dito.... Madami stuff toys nakasabit sa Duty Free he he.... And some of those are endangered like this cute and cuddly looking Bilby for example....

Hindi po bilbil iba naman yun hindi cute yun.... Bill-bee.... yun tamang pagbigkas nun....

Lam mo halatang nanood ka na naman ng documentary programs kanina Peng....

Para syang cross between Rabbit, Rat, and a Kangaroo ano nakakatuwa.... The bilby is a marsupial mammal which belongs to the bandicoot family and is about the size of a rabbit.

They have large ears, a silky light bluish-grey and white coat, and a long, black and white crested tail. Bilbies have a long pointed snout and a well-developed sense of smell to help them find food like makdo halimbawa....

Like all marsupials, the female bilbies have a pouch in which they carry their babies. Like the Australian koala, bilbies get most of their water from the food they eat.

The bilby populations are now isolated and scattered which means they are susceptible to ecological changes and are vulnerable to natural disasters such as disease and fire.

The bilbies in Queensland are now the most threatened and genetically distinct population in Australia, with only 600-700 specimens left in the wild.

Luckily salamat sa human interventions ang cute na Bilby po ay makikita pa ng mga future generations natin.... Example lang na civilized na tayo nung time ng mga Dinosaurs with all the moral and intellectual advancements etc., ano kayang klaseng mga interventions naman pwede nating gawin just to save them from extinction, hindi kaya tayo ang na-extinct at ginawang tsibog ng mga yun....?

Ano naman kaya kung sakali ang naging roles nila dito sa present time natin ngayon....? Hmmmm.... esep esep.... Alam mo Peng ala ka imagination talaga! Hindi ka ba nakapanood ng Flintstone....? Yan lang po.... =D

Opera House....

2010-11-21T22:02:00.008+10:30

Last saturday i went to Circular Quay in Sydney and i took this photo of the Sydney Opera House's roof in close-up, it's actually made of hundreds and hundreds of thousands,or can even easily be millions of small white and cream coloured tiles....! Can you believe that....?! Amazing isn't it....?!

Bush Tucker....

2010-10-30T19:45:00.009+10:30

If you happen to find yourself lost amongst the towering gigantic eucalyptus trees and some strange looking wildlife, and dry red soil on the ground, you know that you're in an australian bushland....

Probably the very first thing that will come to your now slowly dehydrating brain is how are you going to survive out there, and what the hell will you eat....? So perhaps if we try to survive the aboriginis way, probably a handful of these yummy-juicy grub will sustain you with your much needed nurishments enough for you to live another day....

These days, we have 'discovered' Bush Tucker. Indigenous Australians have been eating bush tucker for 60,000 years but for a long time we steered clear of the mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, animals, birds, reptiles, insects, flowers, herbs and spices that are native to this country.

It didn't look nice. In fact it looked awful. It takes a fair amount of courage to munch on a lizard, and how about a large family sized moth? (You've heard about those grubs of course).

But there's also wonderful fruits, tubers, greens, seeds and nuts. Bush Tucker isn't just witchetty grubs, although Witjuti as they are commonly called by aboriginis are incredibly high in protein and free for the eating....

Bush tucker is becoming widespread, thanks to a spate of recent health studies showing that native Australian meats, especially emu and kangaroo, are lower in fat and higher in iron than other conventional meats. The fruits are also known to be healthier, with the Kakadu plum thought to be the world's highest source of Vitamin C.

Most of what European settlers believed to be inedible is now considered very much the norm on the menus of top restaurants around the country.

Mt. Uluro....

2010-10-23T19:19:00.003+10:30

Ayers Rock, also known as Mt. Uluro gradually changes colours as the sun rises and sets.... A kangaroo crossing sign in the foreground....

Blue Mountains....

2010-10-23T19:06:00.002+10:30

The Three Sisters at Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales....

Sydney Australia....

2010-10-23T18:57:00.003+10:30

The famous Sydney Opera House on the foreground and the Harbour Bridge in the background....

Merry Christmas all....

2008-12-25T09:06:00.011+10:30

Merry Christmas all.... Pasensya na po sa katahimikan dito.... I was just going through some very tough times lately and until this moment, i'm still in the hot pursuit of my elusive usual energetic self that i really wanted back very badly.... Hopefully i'll be able to catch-up with it before things turns up more and more uglier next time....

Salamat din pala sa mga amazing friends na continuously at walang sawa pa ring dumadalaw sa'kin dito.... You know who yous are and i also wanted yous all to know that i really, really do APPRECIATE all your efforts, and all the messages and everything that yous all did ng walang kasawasawa.... Grabe kayo, wala talaga akong masabi....! I wish that someday i can also give back the same favors to yous guys.... =)

At kahit na hindi ko nasasagot ang mga messages nyo ay napapangiti pa rin syempre ako sa mga kakalugan at kakengkoyan nyo everytime na nababasa ko ang mga iniwanan nyo dito.... Though christmas songs and colours makes me lonely at this stage, i hope everyone's still happy and having a great time this christmas and take good care of yourselves.... God bless.... =)

Hello, happy birthday to you....!

2008-10-20T19:41:00.024+10:30

Best plens sila ni tatay, kaibigan din sya ni nanay, kaibigan ni ate, at pati na rin ni kuya at kaibigan ko rin sya at ninyong lahat....! Mobile phone, Cellphone, Cell, Cellular, ano man ang nakasanayang tawag natin dito sa mahabang panahong nakasama natin sya sa mga araw-araw na mga paghahasik natin ng lagim at kung ano-ano pa nating mga raket sa buhay dyan, ang mobile phone po ay naging isang matapat na kaibigan nating lahat....

Sa ating mga pagpapalipad hangin, panliligaw, pambubola, pag-ibig, mga murahan at asaran, at pati na rin sa pag-organisa ng mga riots, protests, demonstrations, rallies, and strikes.... Hindi pa kasama ang kasalan, binyagan at kumpisal dyan kasi wala pa yata akong narinig na mga ganun na ginawa gamit ang mobile communication hanggang ngayon he-he....! Anyways, ang mobile o cellular po ang nagbigay ng hitech na demensyon sa lahat ng sa mga nasambit ko na yan at hindi lang yan, madami pang iba na pwede nating gawin gamit ang teknolohiyang ito.... Hindi na po ako magpapaliguyligoy pa, (lalim nun a) this month of october kasi is something special in the mobile phone world....

Mobile phones turned 25 years old this year....! Naalala ko pa nun na ang pinaka-una kong mobile phone unit pala was a Nokia 5110, tapos nasundan pa ng dalawang Motorola Startac na gustong-gusto ko dahil maliit lang sya at magaan, and so on and so forth, and until now na digitalized na halos lahat ang mga handsets ay nandito pa rin po ang mga yun dini-display ko pa rin sa aparador ko kasi nanghihinayang akong itapon.... I think worth keeping naman talaga ang mga yun at eto pa nga tayo ngayon na pinag-uusapan ang tungkol sa evolution nitong mobile phones di ba....?

And the first ever mobile phone to be launched pala was the enormously looking Motorola DynaTAC 8000X na kasing laki halos ng hollow block, at siguradong patay ang kuko mo kapag nabagsakan ka nito tsong....! It was in 1983, the year the first ever handheld mobile phone was out on the market, the name of this mobile phone was called the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X nga, kulit nyo naman e....! The price of one unit back then was a staggering $3,995, US yan ha.... Buti na lang pala at may tinatawag tayong competitions sa retail industry ano, kaya naging affordable na ang mga units ngayon sa kahit anong level ng society natin.... Kaya kahit naglalako ng buko ay pateks-teks na lang ngayon he-he....!

The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X first received its approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and become the world’s first commercial handheld mobile phone (Cell Phone to the Americans). March 6th 1983 was the date it was made available for purchase, and the demand for these handsets were so immense.... The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X featured specs that included Total Area Coverage’ let you talk for 30 minutes, 10 hours to recharge, eight hours of standby time, LED display, memory to store thirty “dialing locations and a cool size of 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches.... So to you kaibigang mobile phone, happy 25th Birthday....! O sino raw ba ang interesadong umorder dyan, may natitira pa daw silang sampong units nyang hollow blocks he-he....! =D

5 ton of TLC....

2008-10-12T20:32:00.021+10:30

This is a blogsite-espionage ha-ha....! Wala dapat akong oras na mag-blogging ngayong araw na to kaya lang may ikinompose pala akong pang entry dito last week kaya ipu-post ko na, nadaan na rin lang ako dito.... Last time naalala nyong nag-post ako about the artist elephant....? Well, here's another one about the elephant ulit, antalino pala ng animal na to ano daming alam gawin.... Marunong kayang magluto champurado to....? Napulot ko lang ulit sa Utube, nakakatuwa medyo bizarre kaya gusto kong i-share sa lahat.... Sana magustuhan nyo.... =D

Hoy mamang kano, dun nyo na lang kaya dalhin sa iraq yang tapang nyo at baka napilitan lang kayong magyabang dahil madaming chicks....! Buhay nyo na nakatihaya este nakataya dyan ano....! Dyan nyo pa naisipang magpakamatay sa marami kayong audience, daming makakapanood ng pagluwa ng mga mata at paglawit ng dila nyo dyan mamaya....!

Panoorin nyo to.... Would you trust this gentle giant to give you the most ultimate walastik massage experience you've ever tried in your entire life with those massive tree trunk-like legs....? Ito na yata ang tinatawag nilang bone shattering massage, e talaga namang shattered nga lahat ng kasukasuan at himahimaymay ng mga buto mo sa bigat ba naman nito ano....! Ewan ko lang sa inyo basta ako ayoko pang magkadurogdurog ang mga buto at matigokok ng wala sa panahon he-he....! Pano kung matapilok sya at ma-out of balance tapos buong limang toneladang bigat nya ang babagsak at dadagan dito sa very sensitive (makunat kamo) kung katawan nakuw....! Sakit nun ha....! Sa pangalan pa lang na elephant ay tunog mabigat na, ang madaganan pa kaya, pisa lahat ng mga alaga kong bulate dyan sigurado ha-ha....! =D

Peter Pan syndrome....

2008-10-06T18:49:00.014+10:30

Nandito po ulit si ako woohooo....! Pasensya na po ulit sa pagiging tahimik ng blog ko nitong mga nakaraang linggo, tulad ng dati wala pa rin palaging oras para maga-update pero paminsan minsan pa rin namang sumisilip at nagbabasa ng mga iniwanan ninyong mga mensahe at comments.... Babawi na lang ulit ako one of these days pagsinuwerteng magkarun ulit ng break.... And just to make-up for those absences ay naghanda po ako nitong very interesting topic na to para naman kahit paano ay magkabuhay ng kunti tong naghihingalo ko nang blog-site ha-ha....!

Last week as i was browsing through the web, medyo na-bored kaya naisipan kong maghanaphanap at magmasidmasid muna ng mga topics hanggang sa mapako ako sa isang topiko tungkol sa ibat-ibang klasing syndromes.... Meron palang mga ganung tawag dun, hindi ko ini-expect at medyo nalibang tuloy ako ng pagbabasa at natawa na rin sa mga paminsanminsan ay kakaibang tawag sa iilang paticular na mga syndromes like:

TAKAYASU'S SYNDROME - Tunog hapon sya di ba....? Kapag meron ka raw nito ay wala kang pulso sa wrist (Arteritis of the Aortic Arch)....
CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME: Allergic sa AJI-NOMOTO (bad body reactions to MSG in foods)....
YELLOW-NAIL SYNDROME: Extinct, tigukok, kaput na kuko (Stop growth of nails)....

at iba pa kasama na rin dun ang syndrome na specially made yata para kay Mr. Beat it na si you know who, sino pa kundi si Michael Jackson syempre.... Kaya naisipan kong ilagay dito he-he....! Wala lang, mga kamote sa kukote lang na nais kong i-share.... =D

Oi, nakarinig na ba kayo ng tinatawag na Peter Pan Syndrom (PPS) bago din sa pandinig ko kasi.... Meron palang ganun.... Peter Pan syndrome is a deep-seated belief daw that one will never, and must never ever, grow up. It is named after sa legendary childlike character ng napakalayong lugar ng panaginip na kung tawagin ay ang Neverland, sigurado ako alam nyo to kasi parepareho yata tayong dumaan ng grade one to six lahat ano pwera na lang kung nagbubulakbol ka nun ha-ha....! Okey, ayun sa story, isang place raw to where kids are immune to aging, kaya nga tinawag na Neverland di ba....? O ngayon naalala mo na ba....? Lahat ng mga bagay at pangyayari na may kinalaman sa paglaki ay never-never na nangyayari sa lugar na to.... Ibig sabihin, isa syang kakaibang mundo ng mga bonjing he-he....! Tama ba....? =D

Ah, so this is what they call Peter Pan Syndrome pala, ngayon alam ko na.... At tulad ni MJ, (short for Michael Jackson) hindi yung bata ni Spiderman na hindi maintindihan at mukhang may sayad yata ang character nya dun sa movie, lahat daw ng meron ng disorder na to ay takot pag-usapan ang tungkol sa edad, or aids este age pala sa salitang inglis.... Kaya sila walang sawang nagpapapalit at magparetoke ng ibat-ibang pyesa sa katawan manatili lang na bata por-iber en iber.... Ilong, mata, buhok, balat, kilay, buto, ngipin, gilagid, dila, nunal na pula, nunal na itim, patay na kuko, buntot, pilikmata, sungay at kung ano-ano pa....*hingal*, parang jigsaw puzzle ka na huh....! Yun ay kung kaya ng bulsa nila like MJ di ba....?

Anyways, sa palagay ko naman kapag wala tayo kahit na kakaunti nitong syndrome na to, we are still missing something vital in order to live our lives which is the inner child in us.... The happy thoughts within na lahat naman yata halos tayo ay meron in a safer level nga lang di ba....? Depende na siguro sa'yo kung hanggang sa ilang taon ka gusto mo maging di ba....? After all, as Peter Pan always said, "Fairies only exist if you believe in them".... Kaya hindi naman siguro masamang magpi-piko at magcha-chinese garter si lola paminsanminsan dyan just to keep her inner child alive he-he....!

What causes Peter Pan syndrome? Hindi ko po alam, tanungin nyo na lang si dok Aga he-he....! Seriously, they said it's a fear of failure when interacting with others that he perceived to be more capable and in control than he was. Peter Pan syndrome means an overwhelming fear of failure interacting with those perceived to be more adequate which is defended against thru avoidance.... Ano raw sabi, ken yu plis refit nga....?! A....e kayo na rin po siguro ang bahalang mag-translate nyan at medyo madugo na ang lalim ng inglis kasi di ko na kayang i-enhale yan tsong he-he....! Balitaan nyo na lang ako.... Babu....! =D

Award from Mari....

2008-09-14T19:31:00.016+09:30

Hallu all....! Nandito na naman po ulit si ako nanggugulo he-he....! Bago ko rin pala makalimutan, this award was from Mari, given to me a very long long time ago pero ngayon lang ulit ako nagka-chance na i-post to dito.... Baka sabihin tuloy ni Mari na kinalimutan ko na ang pag-post nito dito he-he....! As usual, busy pa rin po ako gaya ng dati.... Medyo nadagdagan kasi ang mga duties and commitments ko sa everydaily life ko ngayon.... My real world seem to have been falling on me like a ton of bricks lately, mostly in a good way naman but it was also almost demanding for my fullest attention too, pero hindi ko pa rin pwedeng iwanan tong blog-word kasi in a way ay natutuwa pa rin ako at nagpapasalamat na naging bahagi ako dito at nagkarun pa ng madaming mga amazing good friends....

It's been quite sometime since i've decided to start blogging, gaano na ba katagal yun....? Mga tatlong taon na yata di ba....? I've started as a sobrang malupit na magpupuyat para magsulat ng mga entries na kahit medyo nakakalimutan na ang kumain, matulog at gumamit ng toilet paminsanminsan ay matibay pa rin at malagkit ang pagkaupo sa harap ng computer para magpipipindot sa keyboard at tapusin ang mga walang kamatayang drama sa buhay ni Pepe at ng adbentyors nya sa downunder.... Pero ngayon, medyo kinakapos palagi sa oras kaya slowdown muna pansamantala si astig.... =D

Madaming mga nabago at naging pagbabago marahil dala na rin to ng mga malalakas na dampi ng hangin sa ating mga mukha o ba't ka nagtatakip ng ilong dyan....! Hindi yung hangin na yun ang ibig kong sabihin, 'kaw talaga....! Wat i mean po ay ang mga pagsubok na lahat naman yata tayo ay meron nito di ba, magkaibang level nga lang siguro ng difficulties for each and every individuals.... At kung wala ka namang problema sa buhay dyan ay siguradong hindi ka taga dito sa earth ano....! Check mo baka sakaling kamaganak mo pala si Superman from planet Krypton tsong ha-ha....! Oi, naalala ko tuloy one time nung pumasok ako minsan sa isang store ng Toys R Us sa sydney.... Nabasa ko dun sa isang Superman outfit na pambata na may nakasulat dun sa tag nya sa likod ng damit sabi dun, "WARNING: Wearing of This Garment Does Not Enable You to Fly".... Naisip ko lang, ano naman kaya ang nakasulat dun sa Little Mermaid outfit....? Baka ganito, "WARNING: Don't Wear This Garment in a Japanese Sushi Restaurant or You'll be Sorry" matingnan nga kung tama ang hinala ko next time ha-ha....!

Pero obviously, sa tinagaltagal ng pagbu-blogging ko rito ay iisa lang yata ang hindi nagbago, walang iba kundi itong walang kupas na layout ng blog ko na minsan kahit ako ay sawang-sawa na rin tingnan to....! =D Yun pa kasi isa kung problema, madali akong makuntento.... Example na lang, pagkumakain sa parties or any gatherings, kung yung iba ay halos tambakan ng tambakan ng pagkain at paghaluhaluin ang mga to sa plato nila na parang kaning baboy para lang matikman ang lahat ng putaheng nakahain sa table, ako naman ay kukuha at babalikbalik lang para sa dalawang o tatlong particular na dishes na kilala ko na ang lasa at yun kuntento na ako dun.... Pero ba't nga pala napunta sa kainan tong usapan natin....? Oo nga, ba't nga ba....? Nakalimutan ko na rin tuloy ang puto.... pwe! pwe! punto ko pala dito he-he....!

Ang gusto ko lang naman sanang ipaabot sa lahat hanggang sa kayang maabot nitong maikling drama ko na'to na kahit medyo hindi ako masyadong nakakasama nyo dito ng madalas ay nandito pa rin naman po ako pasilipsilip at pabasabasa lang sa mga messages nyo at wala pang balak na tumigil at kahit itakwil nyo man tong kaastigan kong to ngayon ay kakapit at kakapit pa rin ako ng mahigpit sa mga maskulado at mabalahibo nyong mga binti por gad seyk hab mirsi on mi hu-hu....! Tindi ng drama mo dyan Peng....! At sana po ay patuloy pa rin kayong magtatyagang bumisita dito kahit na naging medyo boring na ako lately he-he....! Promise ko naman na sasagutin mga iniwanan nyong mga pagbati at comments abutin man ako ng limang taon sa pagsagot sa lahat ng mga yun ay gagawin ko alang-alang sa ating ispesyal prensyeps doon.... And lastly, thank you ulit Mari for this very very nice award, wala na akong utang sa'yo ha, goodie weekend all....! Yun lang po he-he....! Okay na, pwede na naman akong maglakwacha ng isang linggo wooohooo....! Ingatz all....! =D

Utak popcorn ka ba....?

2008-08-26T17:58:00.019+09:30

Ikaw ba ay taong mahilig tumawag, sumagot at magpipipindot ng cellphone mo minuminuto araw-araw....? Palaging nalilipasan ng gutom, hindi makatulog, napapraning at naglalaba ng mga damit sa alas tres ng madaling araw dahil naubusan na ng oras para sa ibang bagay sa kapipindot at kati-text buong maghapon....? Kung na sa'yo ang lahat ng mga katangiang nabanggit dito ay sa palagay ko dapat ka ngang masindak ngayon to the bulate pagkatapos mong panoorin tong maikling short clip na to.... Tama ba yun, maikli na short clip pa....?

Isipin mo na lang na ang utak mo ngayon ay isang malaking supot na punong-puno ng popcorn kernels.... Okay, ngayon nai-imagine mo na ba kung paano magsisiputukan at magsitalunan ang mga popcorn sa loob ng kukote mo sa oras na sinagot mo ang tawag ng best frens mo doon sa maliit mong laruan na yan....? A close friend of mine sent this clip to me weeks ago, at hanggang ngayon ay medyo hindi pa rin ako convinced sa katutuhanan ng stunts na to.... Kayo na lang po ang bahalang maghusga kung tutuo nga kaya to....?

Halimbawang tutuo nga talaga to, ay wala pa rin pala tayong ligtas dito dahil kahit tumigil o maging moderate man ang paggamit natin ng sarili nating cell phones ay sa dinamidami at bilyon-bilyon ba namang mga may cellulars sa buong mundo ay wala pa rin pala tayong ligtas sa harmful effects na kayang gawin nito sa katawan natin.... Dahil sa ayaw man o sa gusto natin ay considered as a passive-cell phone user pa rin pala tayo dahil sa napapaligiran pa rin tayo ng mga gumagamit ng kanikanilang mga cell phones na ibig sabihin ay nasasagap pa rin natin ang pinsalang dulot nito involuntarily ng wala tayong kaalam-alam....!

Sa weekend balak din naming subukan to sa work out of curiosity lang ha-ha....! Wag lang sana makalimutan nung magdadala ang supot ng popcorn kernels ha-ha....! Ang nagagawa nga naman ng technology ano po....?! Napaka-ironic lang isipin kasi technology is supposed to make our lives easier sana di ba, pero sa kabila pala nun ay ito rin ang dahandahang pumipinsala at pumapatay sa'tin ng walang kalabanlaban.... Pero teka lang break muna sandali, naisip ko lang kasi.... Ano kayang flavour ng popcorn tong utak ko ngayon....? Sana NACHO lang, takam....! Ikaw, anong flavour ba meron ang utak mo tsong....?! * toinks! * =D

Nagkasakit rin si astig....

2008-08-24T15:18:00.015+09:30

Gara nyang nasa piturs dyan sa gilid.... Ano kaya pwedeng itawag dyan....? Napulot ko lang yan sa web kanina nung naghahanap ako ng magandang litrato para sa entry na to.... Siguro tawag dyan, SINGA-BRERO kasi gamit pansinga ng sipon he-he....! Pinuputol kaya ang tissue paper pagkagamit o muling binabalik sa roll yakh....! May sakit po ako ngayon, flu, pero hindi bird-flu to kasi para sa mga ibon lang yata yun at hindi sa mga unggoy.... Tagal ko nang hindi nagkasakit ng ganito kalala, mga four years na yata until nung last thursday ang araw na ipinanganak ang virus na makakatapat ko.... At ang lakas nya pala, bagsak kaagad ako isang zap lang ng super powers nya....! =D

Pero medyo okay na ako ngayon kumpara kahapon na para akong nalulunod sa sarili kong likido sa katawan na sisinghap-singhap at habol pa ang paghinga.... Nakatuwaan ko pang bilangin ang pagbahing ko buong araw kahapon....! I did 71 sneezes the whole day yesterday.... Na-break ko kaya ang current world record....? Oi, alam nyo ba, The reason we say "God Bless You" to someone after they sneeze, is because a long time ago nung kapanahunan pa ng lolo't lola ko, people thought that a sneeze was demonic BWAHAHAHA....! So if "God blesses you", the demon will leave your body, until your next sneeze of course at hindi ka na kailangan pang litsonin na kagaya nung palagi mong pinapanood sa tv about witchcrafts, kung san sinusunog ang mga evil person dati kasi napakagastos sa panggatong yun ha, kaya lang huli na yata nila na-realise he-he....!

Anyways, alam ko dala lang to ng panahon at ng bagong mga routines ko ngayon.... Wala na kasi ako halos time na magpahinga dahil talagang napaka-busy ng mga schedules ko ngayon alam nyo na.... Gusto ko kasing makapag-ipon for christmas day, kunting panglakwacha.... And because flexible naman ang time namin sa trabaho, naisipan kong dagdagan pa ng kunti ang kayod ko by coming to work as early as i can, as early as 5:30 AM yan ha, tapos magu-over time pa rin ako ng dagdag sa hapon just to earn some extra cash na hindi ko naman gawaing maging ganito kagahaman nun kaya eto ako ngayon.... Buti nga sa'yo, sakim ka kasi....! SAKIMMMM....! Kamukha ko na tuloy si Ronald McDonald ngayon na mapula rin ang ilong ko he-he....!

Hopefully, magaling na ako bukas dahil monday, balik trabaho na naman.... Hindi pwedeng mag-absent ako ano, masisira ang mga plano ko dahil lang sa isang simpleng sipon at ubo, no way....! Alam ko masasanay rin ako dito.... Sabi nga nila, " What cannot kill you, makes you stronger " daw, tama ba yan....? Anyways, tingnan natin bukas kung may ibubuga pa si pareng Pepe.... Para naman sa lahat, mag-ingat po tayo sa trangkaso kasi napakamahal pa naman ng mga bilihin ngayon.... Okay lang sana kung nadadala pa sa patapal-tapal lang ang sakit nyo dyan.... Ano yun, vulcanizing shop na pwedeng tapal lang oks na....! Nowadays kasi, prevention is far more cheaper than the cure kaya ingatz lang po sa sakit.... Wag na wag nyo akong tularan, wag maging sakim para hindi magkasakit he-he....! Oki-doki....?! =D

The day i met Kneeko....

2008-08-11T19:59:00.018+09:30

I can't hardly wait to post this entry here, excited akong i-share to sa inyo guys....! Last monday kasi, i've met a fellow blogger na nun ay palaging bumibisita lang dito sa blog ko but this time ay nagkita talaga kami in flesh wooohooo....! The person i'm talking about ay si Kneeko po.... Nun pa sana kami dapat nag-meet nung bagong dating sya dito nung last year, kaya lang hind ko talaga magawang takasan ang mga schedules ko sa trabaho, but this time ay ninakaw ko na talaga ang ilang oras just to meet him nung monday evening....!

That's Kneeko there at the far right, yung naka green shirt, hindi ko na kilala ang ibang mga nandyan.... I hope you wouldn't mind na ninakaw ko tong photo mo from your blog pre.... First offense ko pa lang to kaya sana pagbigyan he-he....! =D

He was working in Saudi Arabia before he came to Sydney, Australia.... Hindi ako sigurado pero natatandaan ko lang yan dun sa mga nabasa ko sa blog nya nun.... He got married to a sydney woman months ago kaya nandito na sya ngayon ha-ha....! Mahabang istorya po, aabutin tayo ng isang buwan dito kung isasalaysay ko pa sa inyo ang buong buod nito (lalim nun a he-he).... Tagal na kasi akong kinukulit nito na magkita kami kaya lang palaging subsob sa trabaho at masyado akong nagpapakayaman kaya hindi ko tuloy sya napagbigyan he-he....! Joks lang....! Wala nga akong naiipon ngayon, dami ko kasing bills na binabayaran.... Balak ko pa naman sanang umuwi ng pinas on christmas day hu-hu.... Sana taasan naman nila ang sweldo ko kahit dalawang piso lang po plis....

Our meeting place pala was in front of Hungry Jack's in Parramatta City, dito ako nakatira.... Around 6 pm ng gabi last monday the 4th of august, malamig ang simoy ng hangin, umuulan, kumukulog, at kumikidlat.... Aw-aw-awoooo....! Parang horror movie he-he....! I told him that he won't miss me because i will be wearing my Trademark Cap and Jacket (TCJ) na kagaya ng nakikita nyo dyan suot ko sa taas, sa self portrait ko.... He said, he's currently studying at Parramatta University which is just few minutes walk from where i live kaya madali kaming nagkita kaagad....

Kneeko by the way is from Sibuyan Island sa pinas, magkatabi lang probinsya namin kaya magkapareho kami ng dialect nito.... Mas ayos kasi madalang masyado ang mga ilonggo dito sa downunder kaya tagal ko nang hindi nakakarinig dito ng salita namin, pwera na lang kung nakikipagkwentuhan ako kay AB sa phone.... Lalong nasanay tuloy ng katatagalog tong dila ko kaya nung umuwi ako last time sa pinas ay nabubulol at hirap akong maghalungkat ng mga terms sa salita namin....

Anyways, yun na nga nagkita kami ni Kneeko nung monday bandang 6:30 in the evening, kagagaling ko lang sa work nun.... Ang ganda rin ng atmosphere nun dun sa may meeting place namin at malapit pa sa shops.... Dito kasi sa Parramatta City, sa gabi ay parang yung sa streets of New York ba na mga scene na may mga nagba-busking sa kalye.... May mga tumutogtog ng saxophones, guitars, harps, flutes, etc at kung ano-ano pa sa gilid ng mga sidewalks kaya ang sarap tumambay dito sa gabi at makinig ng magagandang musika ng mga street performers....

Nagkasundo kaming dun na lang ako maghintay dahil way nya rin daw yun papuntang school nya kaya habang wala pa sila nung kasama nya ay nakuntento muna akong manood ng meditations nung mga members ng Chinese Falun Gong Practitioners sa may playground malapit sa may Hungry Jack's.... After about twenty minutes ay tinawagan nya ulit ako sa mobile ko tapos nakita ko syang kinawayan ako sa may di kalayuan.... Lumapit ako, nakipag-shake hands, at nakipagkwentuhan ng kunti with him and his friend na pinoy din pala.... At last, na-met ko rin si Kneeko, kahit medyo short encounter lang.... Niyaya ko silang kumain muna, sabi ko ako ang taya, kaya lang medyo nagmamadali yata sila nun dahil late na yata sila sa class nila sa Uni kaya medyo maikli lang kwentuhan namin....

At least, nagkakilala na kami.... He seems to be doing well with his job and schooling rin naman.... I'm so glad to have finally met Kneeko after a lot of failed attempts.... Magkape tayo minsan pre, para naman makapagkwentuhan tayo ulit ng medyo matagal-tagal, this is actually my very first time to meet a fellow blogger in person kaya astig ang feeling....! Ganun pala ang pakiramdam nun, alam mong kilala mo yung taong kausap mo pero nun mo lang sya nakita for the very first time ha-ha....! Sabi nya, ang tangkad ko raw pala.... I'm looking forward to meet him again, this time sabi nya isasama nya misis nya para raw makilala ko rin....

It's been a while since i last exchange words in my native tongue here, buti na lang hindi ako nabulol ulit he-he....! Hopefully, someday, i can also meet some of you guys in person.... Madami akong mga bloggers to meet in my list kaya lang palagi akong kinukontra nitong very hectic kong mga schedules kaya hindi matuloytuloy ang mga planong bakasyon back to pinas.... But, who knows one of these days when i come back to pinas for a visit, i might bump into one of yous sa kalye and malls dyan ha-ha....! =D

Muntik na matigokok....

2008-08-03T18:46:00.011+09:30

For the very first time in my life, i've experienced being involved in a car crash similar to that picture inset, and i'm telling you that it was not a pleasant experience at all, sobrang nakakatakot talaga....! Now i know how those people who had car accidents, have died or survived must have felt seconds before the impact.... At baka akala nyo rin siguro ay multo ko na lang tong nagbu-blogging ngayon dito, okay lang po ako, si Pepe pa rin po to in flesh he-he....! Kapag masamang damo raw, matagal mamatay kaya eto buhay na buhay pa rin po ako, matibay, at matagal mamatay he-he....!

Anyway, sa pagpapatuloy ko dito sa aking munting dula.... Last tuesday, July 29 of 2008, 5:55 ng hapon, ang hindi ko makalimutang araw.... Hindi sya ordinaryong araw kasi bumaba nun ang company owner para magpagawa ng prototype sa amin ni Cam (my vietnamese friend) kaya nag-OT kaming pareho ng mga kalahating oras.... He gave me a lift that day so i have to stay back with him as well 'til it's all done.... Hindi natapos pinapagawa sa amin kaya sabi nung owner, next day na lang daw namin tapusin yun....

Normally pagsumasakay ako sa kotse ni Cam, nagpapatugtog sya palagi ng music tapos sinasabayan namin ng kantahan at biruan, pero iba tong araw na'to.... Hindi sya nagsalang ng cd sa player, at wala rin kaming imikan habang nagbibyahe.... From work to my place kasi, takes around 15 to 20 minutes drive.... 15 kilometers distance, at sa 60 km/hr na takbo ng kotse ay talagang lumilipat at napakabilis namin.... Hindi kasi sanay si Cam magpatakbo ng mabagal, tapos kailangan nya pa palang abutang bukas ang restaurant na kinakainan nya ng dinner araw-araw....

Yun na nga, paspas takbo namin.... Singit dito, over-take dun, ng biglang tumigil ang mga kotse sa harap kaya wala nang time para magpreno pa kaya heto ngayon ang kotseng sinasakyan namin na parang nakai-slow motion pa sa pakiramdam ko papalapit sa likuran nung Volkswagen Beetle na dilaw sa harapan, at tanging pulang ilaw lang galing sa breaklight nung kotse sa harap ang naaalala ko dun sa initial approach at biglang napakalakas na SKREETCHH CRASHHH....!!!! Buti na lang kamo at naka-seatbelt kaming pareho dahil kung hindi ay humampas talaga kami dun sa salamin sa harap.... At sa laki ko ba namang to ay isang dangkal yata talaga ang ini-angat ng wetpu ko mula dun sa pagkaupo ko sa seat nung kotse bago ako hinatak muli nung seatbelt pabalik sa upuan....! At nakapagtatakang hindi rin gumana ang mga airbags nya....! Kaya kung ako kayo, wag na wag kayong mag-trust masyado na ililigtas kayo nung airbags.... Ingat talaga sa pagmamaneho ang magliligtas sa'yo at hindi ang safety features nung cars.... Advice ko yan, next time may bayad na he-he....!

Ganun pala feeling nun.... Wala ka halos iniisip, talagang blanko ang utak ko seconds before the impact at frozen lang sa upuan ko....! In split seconds after nung banggaan, nakalabas kami kaagad dun sa wreckage pero may second danger pa pala ulet....! Kailangan pa pala naming umalis kaagad dun sa gitna ng highway to the side of the road kasi baka hindi mapansin nung mga fast on-coming traffic ang banggaan at banggain ulit ang mga ito....! Pwede pala kaming maipit at mamatay dun sa gitna nung mga kotse kaya agad kong pinarahan ang padating na malaking truck dahil nakita kong nakatitig sa amin yung mamang driver at binagalan nya rin ang takbo nung truck.... In short, nakaabot kami safely dun sa safety zone, saka pa lang ako nakahinga ng maluwag hayyyy....!

Everything happened like a scene in a movie talaga....! Sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang makaka-survive kami dun sa 60 km/hr na car crash without a single scratch in our body....?! Nayugyog yata at naging halu-halu mga brain cells ko dun a....! Kaya ngayon, off si Cam for 2 weeks dahil pinapaayos nya kotse nya, plus babayaran ng insurance nya yung dalawang kotse sa harap na parehong wasak ang likuran at ride-off na sigurado yung Volkswagen na binangga namin dahil nasa likuran ang engine nun kaya siguradong wasak na wasak at hindi na pwedeng i-repair kaya dapat palitan na lang ng bago nung insurance company ni Cam....

Tinikitan pa nung pulis na dumating si Cam for $350, at bawas ng 3 points ang license nya for negligence.... Plus, babayaran nya rin pala yung service nung nag-respond na mga police for $1000 nakuw sakit sa ulo....! All in all, milyon in terms of peso ang value ng split second na yun....! Para tuloy binagsakan ng katakot-takot na hollow blocks ang mukha nung best plens ko doon....! Hindi ko rin tuloy napansin na masakit pala tong batok at right side ko, kaya sabi ko dun sa pulis nung tinanong kung nasaktan raw ba kami, ang sabi ko, "we're okay" at pabirong dagdag ko pa nga na, "probably we're made of steel officer".... Natawa lang yung pulis....! Dapat pala nag-claim din ako ng third party insurance dun para sa batok ko a he-he....! Joks lang, kawawa naman plens ko....! ....! =D

Anyway, importante buhay na buhay kami di ba....? Ang pera madaling kitain, pero ang buhay ay talagang iisa lang, pagtinamaan ka at natigokok ay yun na yun sa ayaw mo man o sa gusto....! One thing for sure, i'm still not ready to die yet, because probably i still have a lot of things to do in my life kaya ako nakaligtas dun.... I know that i'll get to that point one day, but at the moment not yet, i'm very sure of that he-he....! Nagka-trauma pa yata ako dun sa accident na yun a, kasi mula nung nangyari yun, everytime na makakakita ako ng breaklight ngayon ay nagugulat ako at napapapreno tong kanang paa ko ha-ha....! =D

Pasilipsilip....!

2008-07-28T18:17:00.006+09:30

Hallu po....! Nagparamdam ulit si astig.... Kahapon ko pa sana balak na i-post tong entry na'to kaya lang sa hindi maipaliwanag na dahilan ay medyo hindi ko mabuksan tong blog ko dito sa pc ko sa bahay mula pa nung friday.... Baka kako may nagawa na naman siguro akong kung ano sa computer na to sa sobrang kakakalikot ko dito araw-araw....

Anyways, medyo busy pa rin po ako ngayon sa work dahil sa mga bagong assignments na naman na ipinatong sa balikat ko, kaya gustuhin ko man na dumalaw dito palagi para magpatalontalon sa mga pambihira at mga astig na mga blog nyo ay hindi ko pa rin pwedeng gawin sa ngayon.... Pero sisikapin ko pa rin na sagutin lahat ng mga dalaw at comments nyo dito kahit na medyo late na minsan.... Promise, magbabalik-blogging ulit ako as soon as possible.... Ingatz po sa lahat at wag po sana kayong magsasawang pumasyal dito paminsanminsan.... =D

Houston, the Pope have landed....!

2008-07-13T17:53:00.022+09:30

Got this Sharing the love badge from Redlan last week, salamat dito Red.... And since i don't have much time to hop-around to give and inform friends about this, i would like to share this to everyone instead who are visiting and willing to share this badge to some of their blog-friends as well.... As usual, palaging busy pa rin po ako kaya pasensya na kung hindi ako masyadong nakakapag-update ng mga entries ngayon.... . . .

By the way, to those who doesn't know yet, here's the latest talk of the town ngayon dito, the Pope Benedict XVI have already arrived here in downunder today few hours ago sakay ng Boeing 777 na papal-plane for the Catholic World Youth Day Celebrations that i think will open on tuesday.... Madami nang mga pilgrims ang dumating last week pa from different corners of the globe.... Teka, may corners ba ang mundo, bilog to di ba....? Mukhang inagahan lang muna nung iba para makapaggala sila ng kunti around downunder.... I was watching his arrival on tv today at nakita ko nga sya at andalidali ko rin sya na-notice kaagad dahil sya lang ang may suot na white robe dun sa crowd with matching nililipadlipad pa ng hangin ang cape he-he....! Kasama ang mga goons nya na naglakad patungo sa mga nakaparadang puting kotseng maghahatid sa kanya sa official papal-home kung san sya temporariling titira for the next weeks na stay nya dito....

Nagtataka lang ako kung bakit ni wala man lang masyadong hukos-pukos at ano mang seremonya ang pagdating nya dito.... Expected ko kasi may mga Aboriginal Dancing at kung anong cultural displays muna, hagis ng Bomerang dyan ay tugtog ng Didgeridoo dito, pero basta na lang sya kinaladkad nung mga men in black at mga mamang kalbong may platitong kulay pink sa ulo dun sa kotse pagkatapos ng kumustahan from the australian officials and priests at vaaroooom! lakad kaagad ang kotse nya....! At ang nakakatawa pa dun ay ang mga mukha nung naghintay ng matagal dun sa airport sa pagdating nya kanina na parang naengkanto at nagtataka sa sobrang bilis ng pangyayari ha-ha....! Alam ko naman na for security reasons lahat yun.... Parang yung scene sa Charlie Chaplin movies na naghahabulan, kaya sabi ko nga kulang na lang lagyan ng background music na kagaya dun sa Charlie Chaplin at ganung-ganun talaga ang labas ng scene kanina ha-ha....!

So for the next few days ay siguradong expected na ang mabagal na daloy ng traffic dahil redirected lahat ng mga routes na papuntang sydney, hopefully wag lang masyadong maapektuhan ang daan ko papuntang trabaho.... Dapat kasi nag-declare na lang sila ng public holiday na katulad nung last Apec Summit dito para naman makapag-blogging ulit ako.... Medyo matagaltagal kasi tong World Youth Day kaya siguro hindi nila ginawang public holiday....

Medyo tinganghali pala ako ng gising kanina.... May pinuntahan kasi akong birthday party kagabi at may nakilala akong mga greek nationals dun na bisita rin at nagbukas sila ng dalawang boteng red wine na napakatamis, singtamis ng honey kaya eto, medyo napalakas ako ng inom ha-ha....! Hindi ko lang maalala ang pangalan nun kaya kanina ko pa pilit niri-recall, balak ko kasing hanapin sa liquor shop minsan para ipatikim sa tatay ko next na balik ko sa pinas.... Sabi nung isang grego, mahal daw ang wine na yun, almost 50 dollars daw isang bote tsk tsk....! Isang pares na sapatos na yun a....! Subukan ko ngang hanapin minsan baka nagyayabang lang kasi gawang bansa daw nila yung wine na yun....

Anyway, sana maging successful ang celebrations ng World Youth Day at wag sanang masyadong maggagala si Pope Benedict sa bush dahil madami kaming dangerous wild animals dito sa downunder tulad ng Koala at Kangaroo, mga man-eating beasts he-he....! Joke lang....! =D

Sayang....

2008-06-29T10:06:00.006+09:30

I'm badly in need of a new laptop right now, pero umiral na naman tong pagkakuripot ko he-he....! I don't wanna call it unfortunate dahil ako naman talaga ang may kasalanan dun.... I'm planning to get a laptop kasi, kaya lang hindi ko ugaling mag-impulse buying.... Gusto ko munang pag-isipan at siguraduhin ang sarili ko bago mag-decide kasi mahirap magsisi sa huli kung nabili mo na ang item di ba....?

Last time kasi, gaya ng sinabi ko dun sa entry ko about Batista na may connections ako dyan sa Acer Computers ha-ha....! Oi, hindi illegal to ha, malakas lang dumiskarte ha-ha....! Last week kasi meron silang stock take sale para sa mga staffers nila.... Half price ang lahat ng desktops and laptops computers plus 10% GST lang ang prices pero compared to the recomended retail prices (RRP) ay talagang mapapatalon ka sa laki ng mga discounts....! You can actually buy two laptops or pc for less the price of one, walastik....!

Yun na nga, nabigyan ako ng listahan nung mga available models ng laptops at magdamagan kong nilamay yun ng kaiisip na parang kukuha ako ng board examinations kinabukasan ha-ha....! Finally nagdesisyon si astig, gusto ko ng either Travelmate, Aspire, o di kaya Extensa na model sabay tulog ng mahimbing....

Kinabukasan sa trabaho, kaharap nung officemate kong manager nung Acer Computers ang husbandry nya, kaya lang sa hindi ko mai-describe na rason biglang kambyo ulit tong utak ko, tsk tsk tsk....! Simple lang sagot dyan, may IQ kang kasing laki nung IQ ng butiki....! Nagtanung ka pa kung bakit, hmp....! Biglaang nag-isip kasi ako nun na kesyo mangangailangan siguro ako ng pera sa future, at kung anu-ano lang na mga ideas na pumapasok sa isip at nagpapa-confused na naman sa desisyon ko kaya in short, na-miss ko ang pagkakataon dahil limited lang pala ang quantity ng mga yun at hirap pa nun ay yung iba palang mga bumibili ay may mga IQ na kasing laki nung sa balyena na bumibili para ibenta ulit (sabay suntok sa keyboard)....! Bat kaya hindi ko rin naisipan yun....? Alam mo na, hindi mo na kailangang itanong pa ulit Peng....! Napakalaki kong tanga talaga, buti na lang hindi ako nag-iisa dito sa mundo....!

Anyways, may next years sale pa naman ulit.... Meanwhile, sourgraping na lang muna ako for one year he-he....! Ito ang pinaka-effective weapon daw when everything else don't work, imbento ng mga ninuno nating unggoy....! Hay buhay talaga....! =D

Napaka-frank pala ni Frank....

2008-06-29T09:54:00.010+09:30

Hallu guys wooohooo....! Nandito na ako ulit muling bumabalik-blogging na naman....! After all the trouble last week na ikukwento ko sa inyo mayamaya ay balik ulit ako dito para mangulit.... After a few events na patuloy na nagri-remind sa'tin na tao lang tayo at walang control sa anomang mga pangyayari sa buhay ay kapaligiran natin ay nagkarun ulit ako ng chance na magpipindot na muli dito....

Pasensya na po kung hindi ako masyadong na-blog nitong nakaraang mga araw.... Hindi lingid sa lahat na medyo masyadong naging frank ang bagyong si "Frank" na tumama sa southern part ng pilipinas nung nakaraang linggo at kasama dun sa mga cities na napinsala ay ang Panay Island , sa visayas region kung san ako sumulpot sa balat ng lupa nun.... Salamat na lang at meron tayong mga online radio stations dyan sa pinas, particularly sa Iloilo City kaya hindi ako masyadong nag-worry plus ang non-stop communication ko with AB through my mobile phone na nakatulong din ng malaki....

Sabi ni AB, sobrang lakas daw ng hangin at ulan kaya umapaw ang mga ilog dun sa amin sa Janiuay Iloilo na hindi inaasahan ng mga tao dahil bundok na bali yung city namin at kung ilang meters na ang taas nun sa level ng tubig dagat pero bumaha pa rin.... Galing daw sa bundok ang tubig na pumuno sa mga ilog.... Maraming palayan ang nasira, tulay na nagiba, mga bahay at pati ang district hospital namin ay pinasok din ng tubig baha....

Kaya kahit na hindi naman gaanong naapektuhan ang bahay namin dun ay medyo affected na rin ako dun sa mga nalaman kong naapektuhan ng husto, at dun sa mga nawalan ng mga mahal sa buhay.... Madami kasi sa mga nakatira dun mismo sa tabing ilog ang inanod ang mga bahay at ilan sa kanila ang hindi na nakuha pang tumakas sa malakas na daloy ng tubig galing bundok....

There was another scare pa two days ago, sabi ni AB pinalikas na naman daw ang lahat ng mga mamamayan sa simbahan dahil ayun dun sa mayor namin na meron raw landslide nung bagyo at may naipong tubig sa loob at naglikha ng natural dam at anytime daw ay pwedeng masira at maglikha ng baha ulit na sa tingin nila judging dun sa volume nung tubig na naimbak sa loob nung dam ay sapat para takpan ang buong bayan kaya alsa balutan na naman sila ulit naku....! Ewan ko lang kung pano nila napaalpas ang tubig mula dun sa natural dam na yun at bandang mga midnight daw ay balik kanya-kanyang mga bahay na ulit ang lahat whew....!

Ako naman dito sa ostralya, parang hinahalukay ang sikmura sa sobrang worries.... Hirap kasi ng ganitong malayo sa mga mahal sa buhay, wala ka man lang magawa at maitulong lalo na sa panahon na kagaya nga nito nakaraang bagyo.... Minsan naiisip ko tuloy, sana naging superhero na lang ako para at least may super powers ako di ba....? Kaya lang ayun pala dun kay spiderman, "great powers daw comes with great responsibilities", ibig sabihin nun, kapag alam mong may powers ka ay dapat ka na talagang gumamit ng rexona.... Ah ibang klaseng powers pa ba yun....? Akala ko kasi putok ang pinag-uusapan ni Peter Parker at Uncle Ben dun sa movie, ay mali he-he....!

Anyways, sa awa naman ng diyos ay okay na sila dun ngayon, wala na si Frank at balik na ulit sa dati na ang everydaily life nila.... I just hope na wala nang darating na malakas na bagyo para naman maka-recover ang mga nasalanta.... =D

The Bomb fell on Sydney....!

2008-06-18T20:01:00.018+09:30

Medyo may gana akong magpipipindot ngayon kaya sinamantala ko na ang pagkakataon he-he....! Oi, nakalimutan ko palang i-post dito last weekend to, si David Batista pala nandito sa downunder nung weekend woooohoooo....! Pero hindi ko pala sya kilala kaya fake lang ang excitement kong yun he-he....! Sa tagal ko ba namang nawala dyan sa pinas, at wala ako ni isang channel man lang na pinoy tv dito sa ostralya ngayon kaya hindi ko tuloy nasusubaybayan kung sino-sino na ba ang mga iniidolo ng mga tao dyan ngayon....!

May nagsabi sa'kin na may dugong pinoy daw yang si Batista, pero ayaw ko pa sana nun maniwala kasi ang laki nya pala para sa isang pinoy....! Waistline ko na yata yung biceps nya....! At ang sampung kilong kamao nya na halos kasing laki na rin yata halos nitong ulo ko ha-ha....! May height din naman ako pero sa palagay ko pagpinagtabi kaming dalawa nitong si Batista ay siguradong para kaming David Beckham and Goliath tingnan sa sobrang laki palang talaga ng taong to....! Ha, wala na bang Beckham yung David? Ops sowi, David and Goliath lang daw pala yun he-he....!

Yun na nga po, nakipagbakbakan sya dun sa iba pang naglalakihan rin na mga wrestlers galing tate at ginanap ang bakbakan dun sa Acer Arena sa dating Olympic Stadium, Homebush Bay nung linggo at nanalo naman daw sya ayun rin dun sa result nung scripted na labanan nila ha-ha....! Halata namang dramahan lang naman yung wrestling di ba....? I been watching wrestling since i was little, at alam kong drama lang ang lahat ng buntalan, tadyakan, at bugbogan dun pwera lang syempre kung magkainitan at biglang maging tutuhanan na at madugo ang labanan nung mga players....

Balak ko pa naman sanang manood nun dahil hindi nyo naitatanong, may reliable source ako dito ng half-price tickets sa Acer Arena ha-ha....! Yung isang ka-opisina ko kasi ay manager ng Acer Computer Factory na may-ari rin nung Acer Arena ang husbandry nya kaya magsabi lang daw ako kung gusto kong manood ng mga shows and concerts basta daw dun lang ang venue sa AA ay walang problema ang pagkupit nya nung mga tickets sa bulsa ng darling nya, o di ba....! Bad timing naman na nagkarun ako ng problema last weekend dahil nawalan ako ng hot water dito sa apartment ko ng buong weekend kaya hindi natuloy ang plano kong manood.... Isa pa, ang bahubaho ko rin nun kasi tatlong araw ba naman akong walang ligo at patabo-tabo lang ako at papunaspunas ng maligamgam na tubig sa lababu....! Wala na nga akong hot water ay saktong kalagitnaan pa ng winter dito ngayon at super-napakalamig pa ng panahon.... Tilamsik pa lang yata nung tubig sa shower ay naninigas na buong katawan ko sa sobrang lamig brrrr....!

Sinubukan ko rin tumawag ng plumbing service kaya lang off-duty daw sila kapag-weekend kaya walang nagawa at napilitan na lang maghintay si astig hanggang monday, buti na lang at may annual leave pa pala akong natitira kaya ginamit ko na.... Fast forward, matapos ang mabaho este nakakainip na paghihintay ay naayos din at last tong hot-water system ko at nakigamit pa ng palikuran yung mamang tubero....! Naunahan pa ako ng loko na maunang gumamit dun sa bagong water heater ko ha-ha....! =D

Anyways, bago mapahaba na naman ulit tong kwentuhan natin ay heto na si Batista para dun sa mga die hard fans nya dyan sa pinas and wherever you are right now.... Pakipindot na lang po ng hugis triagle na yan sa may bandang ilong ni Batista okey....! Enjoy your viewing....! Babayu....! =D

Wala pa rin sa mood....

2008-06-08T20:22:00.014+09:30

It's long weekend this weekend so i thought that i should as well take my time and slow down a little.... Hindi na kasi ako nakapagtamadtamaran dahil sa sobrang busy nga kaya big chance ko na to ngayon ha-ha....! Everyone's returning back to work on tuesday pa and tomorrow is still another day-off as a part of the long weekend thingy nga.... I think it's also a public holiday in pinas bukas, hindi ko lang maalala kung anong okasyon.... I was also shocked to know from AB yesterday about the passing of another philippine cinema's great, Rudy Fernandez.... Buhay nga talaga ng tao, the difference between a cancer patient and a healthy person daw is just a matter of time, everyone is heading to that same direction....

Hindi ko na kasi masyadong nasusubaybayan ang mga pilikulang pilipino dahil medyo mahirap itong mahagilap dito.... I would really love to sit in front of tv for the whole day one day and watch pinoy programs kung meron lang sana akong source ng mga to dito.... I also got terribly addicted to listening online filipino-fm stations lately, particularly the Kiss FM Lucena, maybe because of the sense of humor ng mga Dj's at ang tunog ng accent nila na talagang pinoy na pinoy, ala Dencio Padilla ang dating at parang nasa pinas lang ako ulit everytime na nakikinig ako, or maybe the 80's music that they often play, which i love to listen....

Since friday i was very busy putting on some colors in my apartment unit.... Sort of making things go against my dull mood this time, para naman maiba ng kunti.... Hindi naman kasi dahil medyo depressed ako ay dapat depressed din ang kulay ng paligid ko, kaya medyo nilagyan ko ng kunting buhay ang paligid at ni-rearrange ang ibang part ng bahay, nilinis ang mga fish tanks at dinagdagan ang mga tropical fish nito.... Kahapon, for the first time in many weeks ay lumabas ako ng balcony at inayos ang mga halaman dun.... There's a bird cage there in a corner that once belongs to my pet cockatiel, "Dexter"....

Sabi ko, siguro it's about time na para lagyan ko ng ibon ulit instead of it just sitting there and catching dust kaya pumunta ako sa pet shop kahapon to buy one but not necessarilly a cockatiel again kasi baka ma-frustrate lang ako kung hindi ito kasing obedient ni Dexter ko nun.... So i've finally made up my mind to get a pair of finches instead, because they are cheaper and easy to maintain birds.... Only eleven dollars each compared to a cockatiel's price that will instantly break my pocket.... And they can also breed in the cage when in pairs, all you need is just a nesting box or grass ball at presto, may baby ibon na sila....

Pero may kunting problema lang, dalawa na lang daw ang finches nila at parehong lalaki pa....! I thought, this is not right, hindi ako against sa gay couples but then they will deprive me the chance of being an uncle to my nephews and nieces (baby finch) in the future....! Nalito tuloy si astig.... Anyways, medyo nagustuhan ko naman ang kulay nila kaya binili ko na rin at nag-promise naman yung store keeper na next week ay may finches ulit sila na darating kaya bili na lang ako ulit ng mga t-birds naman next time, extra gastos nga lang he-he....!

Pagkauwi, nilinis ko ang hawla at nilagyan ng ibons (plural for ibon) at nilagyan ng left-over na bird seeds ni Dexter nun.... And i'm also proud to tell you about my latest genius idea.... Nag-iisip ako nun kung anong nest ang ilalagay ko dahil wala akong mahagilap na kahon.... When a bag of wood chippings na ginagamit kong pang mulch sa mga halaman ang nakatawag ng pansin ko.... Biglang umilaw na naman tuloy tong bumbilya sa utak ni astig....! Naalala nyo ba kung paano ginagawa ang fried chicken....? Nilalagay sa loob ng plastic bag ang pieces ng manok coated with beaten eggs with the flour and spices at kung ano pang sangkap, tapos pinapagpag, niyuyugyog, at inaalog-alog ito para dumikit sa pieces ng manok ang sangkap....?

Yun ang ginawa ko....! Kumuha ako sa cup-board nung take-away container na bilog na ginagamit sa fastfoods, nilagyan ng butas as pinto for the birds to get in it, tinakpan at pinahiran ang buong container ng napakakapal at masmakapal pa sa normal na pag-apply ng craft-glue (elmer's glue) at inilagay ito sa loob ng plastic bag na may wood chips sabay pagpag, apak, tadyak, yugyog, at alog-alog dito at hinayaang matuyo ng few minutes dun pa rin mismo sa loob nung bag and presto ulit, instant birds nest made of wood-chip ball....! Galing ko ano....?!

For a while i was really enjoying doing the cleaning at the balcony and even forgotten about my dull mood kahit sandali.... I sometimes thought of leaving blogging because i can't think of anything to write in here anymore, talagang blanko utak ko ngayon.... Unless i will talk about myself like this again.... Wala talagang pumapasok na ideas sa utak ko para isulat.... Hindi katulad nun na halos bumabad na ako dito kaharap ng pc for days and nights para lang isulat ang lahat ng mga umaapaw na ideas sa isip na gusto kong i-share.... Maybe it's because of my hopelessness, maybe it's because of my frustrations in life, hindi ko alam....

Para akong palubog na bangka minsan, lahat ng mga pabigat ay dapat na itapon over-board just to keep the boat floating as long as possible.... Sa ngayon, palagay ko ay hindi naman pabigat tong blogging sa'kin, kaya lang ay hindi ko lang talaga kayang i-maintain to sa lahat ng oras.... So kahit medyo hindi ako nakakapaglagay ng bagong entries ay nandito pa rin naman akong pabisitabisita sa mga blogs nyo each weekend.... When i'll get through this dullness ay balik gana na naman ako sigurado yan, promise.... Kaya wag lang sanang magtampo kung medyo hindi ako masyadong active dito ngayon.... =D

Kunting laman ng utak....

2008-06-01T14:34:00.007+09:30

I don't really have much to talk about today, but since i was not able to put any entries here last weekend i just want to write about things that had happened for the past few days.... I feel a bit down today, thinking about a lot of things.... So down that i've unconsciously devoured and finished two large chillis that was part of my "Sinigang" for lunch today, which i normally never does because i hate hot foods....! I think the pungency of it's taste was just mixing well with my mood today that's why....

Well, same as usual i was very busy with works part at home and at the office.... since last tuesday, i've started going to work as early as 5:45 AM just to cope up with the busy schedules of the weeks to come.... Nandun na yung hirap ng paggising sa umaga, winter pa naman ngayon at ang sarap talagang matulog.... By the time i've reached work it was still very dark and there's only two of us there, my fellow pinoy workmate na palagi kong kakuwentuhan at ka-kapehan when it comes to business plans back in pinas.... Since last year kasi, AB and i were already busy investing on something back in pinas.... Naisip ko kasi na ano naman ang gagawin namin dito in the future pagtumanda kami kaya it's better to have something back home na matatawag din naming amin as long as there's no war or anything ay okay dun di ba....?

Lately we've given a reservation money for a small spot in a proposed subdivision area close to a public high school in Iloilo that one day we're planning to turn into a two-floor boarding house for students.... The money that then will go to the mortgages of this new project will come from an empty space that we bought just last year which we are going to put for rental on the next few weeks from now, and at the same time we'are saving for the construction of this new project.... All these thoughts, and plans are just going through my brain like a very long noisy train, day in and day out....

I really wish to go back home as fast as i could.... Gustong makasama ang mga mahal sa buhay at nandyan na rin ang gusto kong makita at alagaan ang parents ko, specially my father sa pagtanda nila, but everything there involves money at hindi natin pwedeng ipagkaila yan.... Kailangan ko lang talaga ay one-third ng earnings ko dito per month na income dun at okay na akong umuwi.... That's why, kapag successful tong boarding house business na'to ay willing talaga akong umuwi to try it out for a year to see how things go....

It's like a race against time talaga.... Kung pwede lang sanang i-frozen ang age ng tao ay ginawa ko na sana.... Some people might think that in order to start something, you'll need the exact amount needed to start those things.... But my idea is different, i have to step down to a certain level where i'll be known as the king....!

Example:

**Di ba, pagnasa section one ka raw sa school, speed class yun, lahat dapat ay matatalino at kailangan kang mag-compete all the time para pantayan ang galing ng lahat ng kaklase mo....

**Pagnasa section two ka naman, lahat ay average lang naman ang talino, pero kailangan mo pa ring mag-exert ng extra'ng efforts para i-maintain ang average na yun....

**Pero sa oras na bumaba ka na ng section three, everything will change.... As a survivor of section one and two, dun kahit pumikit ka pa ng mga mata mo, makinig lang mabuti at tumaas ka lang ng kamay mo palagi ay siguradong nasa top one ka at the end of the school year di ba....? Yun ang ginawa namin, making use of the big difference in currency here and back home.... But we need to start from little beginnings of course, before we hit the much higher marks.... Ika nga, hindi raw nabubuo ang piso kung walang isang sentimo.... Kaya itago ang napulot mong isang sentimo at balang araw ito ay magiging piso.... =D

I remember Leonardo da Vinci had once said, that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them, they went out and happened to things....! So we did....! I believe that all these things that we've started will surely payback well in the long run....

Don't have much to talk about daw o he-he....! At yan po ang madugong pangyayari sa linggong ito.... Sana nagustuhan nyo at hindi kayo nahawa sa mga stress ko.... Gusto ko lang naman pong ibahagi ang kunting laman nitong utak ko sa inyo.... Ingatz sa lahat.... Have a great weekend and week ahead....! =D

Tagged by Marie....

2008-05-25T18:41:00.008+09:30

Describing Myself today....

Marie tagged me with this meme.... Thanks Marie....! I didn't have the time to post any entries here last weekend because i was really busy doing some important things that i need to finish before yesterday, monday.... Currently my schedules are as unpredictable as lightning strikes and my mood at the moment is like a duck swimming in the water.... Out on the surface, i'm calm and graceful, but down below, my feet are paddling like crazy....! Anyways, here's Marie's tag.... =D

Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Today, I am:

~ QUIET – I don't know but i just felt like not saying anything at all today at work.... Kaya pangitingiti lang at panay pakinig lang sa mga k'wentuhan ng mga kaibigan....

~ THINKING – I've made a lot of thinking this weeks.... I've made a lot of plans which sometimes makes me realised na parang napakaimposibling palang abutin.... At the moment AB and i have another project that i'm not sure yet if it is going to turn out well or not....

~ STRESSED – As always naman, kaya nga nagkasakit last time because of that.... I guess this will always be my little trademark.... I could never be as complete as i am now without this stress in my system ha-ha....! I don't know, i just feel more alive when i'm out there figuring things out or trying to fix some problems....! It's always been the icing on the cake, always hanging with me all the time, ayaw humiwalay....!

~ PLANNING – I sometimes thought that, hey i'm not getting any younger here, so i better do something with my life fast.... Set about to chase time, and that's when stress starts to hit me again ha-ha....!
~ THANKFUL – There are times when i'm trying to look back to where i came from and then start asking myself, "how did i get this far?", and though i'm thousand miles away from people that i love, i always receive a lot of motivations from some unknown incredible sources to keep me going a bit more....! My greatest wish....? To go back home for good and start something promising....
~ SLEEPY – After all the thinking, after all the stress, and planning, i thought it would be best to end the day with a nice warm shower, and snuggle in my blanket.... Winter yata ngayon kaya ang sarap matulog woooohoooo....! =D

Links: Poolah, Full Time Dreamer, Pepe

I would like to tag everyone who will leave their comments in this entry, so it's up to you if you like to post this meme in your blogs guys....! =D

Naked punishment....

2008-05-18T14:57:00.011+09:30

I don't really have anything in my mind to write about today so i'm just dropping by to check my emails and answer some comments left by friends and visitors here, but as i was browsing through the internet a while ago, i came across an article about a strange kind of punishment that was being practiced in a daycare center in korea.... I find it so out of this century and totally unfit into our present time.... Pag-usapan po natin to....

The articled says, "Koreabeat reported a daycare center in Itaewon used some highly questionable punishments — locking its kids (a little girl) outside in the cold, naked. a foreign teacher passing by saw the abuse and took photos. This is currently one of the most-viewed stories on Naver.There is shock over the punishment a daycare center in Seoul doled out to one child — she was forced to take off her clothes and be locked outside....

As a result of photos sent, it has been confirmed that the “Yongsan-gu daycare center" in Itaewon made the child, who appears to be about five years old, remove her clothes before putting her outside and shutting the door, leaving her there. It is particularly shocking that the daycare center in question, run for low-income families by the local Yongsan-gu government, left the child alone outside on the second floor fire escape where there was a danger of him falling. There were two photos, which show a small girl standing on the second floor fire escape almost naked, huddling in the extreme cold."

This is a terrible experience specially for a child as young as five years old to be out in the cold....! They're not made of steel....! Hindi man lang nila naisip na pwedeng magkapulmonya ang mga bata dun....! Sadly the responses from the childrens parents to this issue was also quite unbelievable.... One mother even said, "We don’t want the teacher to be punished.... We just want to love one another, forget about this incident and move on." How can you love one another when they are out there killing your child....! WHAT THE....?! If this is some sort of a "reverse psychology" kind of a dialogue by that mother to persuades those teachers to do the opposite, i'm sorry to say that it is totally ridiculous and an unexpected reaction from any responsible parents....

If i were the father of that little girls or anyone of those punished children, ewan ko lang kung anong gawin ko sa teacher na yan....! I would've probably cut that teacher in pieces and put her in my stir-fry already, together with the broccoli, carrots, and snow peas....! O di kaya paghubarin ko rin sya at ilagay sa labas in the middle of winter, para malaman nya rin kung ano ang feeling nun....! =D

In the end they've added that the city officials have requested the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to revoke the teaching license of Mrs. Park, the owner of the daycare center, as well as the contract for the center’s management.... Anyways, the damage has been done and that i guess will be very difficult to erase from a young child's mind....! If you'are a parent, i wonder how will you react to something like this happening to anyone of your children....?

Ginabing update....

2008-05-11T19:20:00.010+09:30

Hallo bloggerz....! As usual, bisita pa rin ako pansamantala ng sarili kong blog ha-ha....! Malapit na kasing matapos ang book na ginagawa ko kaya medyo wala akong karapatang gumawa ng kahit ano ngayon maliban sa umupo at mag-drawing in front of my pc....! Wala akong karapatang magkasakit, matulog, magutom, maglakwacha, mag-toilet, manood ng tv etc....etc.... =D

At bago kayo magtaka at magtanong kung ano na naman kaya yang inilagay ko na drawing dyan sa gilid na mukhang napaka-violent naman nyan, yan po ang isa sa mga last illustrations dun sa librong ini-illustrate ko ngayon.... Hindi nyo lang pwedeng i-enlarge yan kasi tinanggalan ko ng enlargement function pero clear pa rin po naman sya di ba....? I just hope that the writer of the book will not get angry with me showing another one of the drawings here he-he....! As usual ay naka-watermark naman yan for its protection....

Anyways, yesterday i went to a job-expo at Darling Harbour.... Nagbakasakaling makahanap ng panibagong magandang trabaho dun.... Nandun kasi lahat ng mga work opportunities, agencies, and job opening lahat naka-display sa expo.... I'm just not sure if i'm really ready to leave my present job now, kaya lang masyado na akong na-stress dito.... Hindi dahil sa trabaho kundi dahil sa ilang mga workmates ko na ubod ng bait....

But unluckily, mostly dun sa mga magagandang job offers ay nasa malayong lugar.... Few are in other states pa kaya medyo nag-isip tuloy akong lalo mula kagabi.... Actually it's not the distance that bothers me most kundi yung feeling of belonging ba....? Nasanay na kasi ako dito sa sydney at nandito lahat ng mga relatives and friends ko kaya parang ang hirap mag-let go.... May mga kaibigan akong nag-fill up ng application forms pero sabi ko pass muna ako dyan....

Madami kasing dapat i-consider kung lilipat ako ng state halimbawa.... Una na dyan, kailangan kong maghanap ng bagong matitirahan.... Ang hirap pa namang maghanap ng murang rent ngayon.... Ewan ko ba kung bakit napakamahal ng cost of living dito sa australia kaya ang hirap din tuloy mag-ipon ng pang holiday back to pinas....! Pangalawa, kailangan ko rin palang bumili ng panibagong mga gamit sa bahay if ever na hindi ko pwedeng i-travel ng libo-libong kilometro tong mga lumang gamit ko at baka mas lalong gagastos lang ako, maliban na lang dun sa ilang maliliit at magagaan gaya ng mga damit ko.... Hmmmm.... Mahirap pala....! Pangatlo, wala rin pala akong mga relative and friends dun.... Kanino pa ako mangungutang ngayon....! =D

So i've decided na dito muna ako sa sydney, pakikiramdaman ko muna ang present job ko if ever na maging worse sya, saka ako magdi-decide later on kung ano nga ba ang dapat kong gawin.... The workplace only have to get rid of few kontrabida lang naman and things will get back to normal again.... Sana nakikinig si lord sa'kin ngayon he-he....! Ang sama ko ano....?! Anyways, have a great week ahead everyone....! I'll visit your blogs na lang within this week, promise yan.... Meanwhile, tulog muna ako okay....? =D

Tagged by Redlan....

2008-05-04T15:26:00.010+09:30

This tag is from Redlan, i was so busy lately that i didn't noticed this from his previous post kaya ngayon ko lang nailagay dito.... Salamat sa pag-tag Red, this is in a good timing, wala pa kasi akong maisipang mga topics to put in here dahil busy masyado ang utak ko lately.... Anyways, here it goes....

The RULE: Post 10 things that recently made you happy, then tag ten other people and spread the LOVE!

10. I'm happy to have received this tag from Redlan, because i think i've already run out of ideas to post in here lately ha-ha....! =D

9. I'm happy that i have another weekend off today....

8. I'm happy that my health scare last week wasn't really that serious....

7. I'm happy to receive my first pay for that book that i'm doing now....

6. I'm happy that i was offered a book-illustrator job online....

5. I'm happy that finally i am starting to find a little time to post some entries here in my blog....

4. I'm happy for a long weekend, just stay at home and forget about all the stressing nature of my job....

3. I'm happy and thankful for all the blessings in my life both great and small....

2. I'm happy that eventhough i have a lot of problems and trials in my life, family are always there to give me support and patience....

1. I'm happy that at last we're slowly going back to normal now financially, and my over-time is back....

I'd like to share this post to everyone.... Still don't have time to go around much but just have a go with it, share to us your happiness, and have a happy week ahead all.... =D

The great firewall of china....

2008-05-03T14:25:00.007+09:30

I didn't go to work today because we were adviced yesterday by our supervisor to take a weekend off dahil wala daw masyadong orders kaya pahinga muna kami this saturday, next weekend na lang ang OT.... Okay lang kasi pagod naman talaga ako at kahapon lang ay wish kong sana wala ngang over-time ngayon para makapagpahinga naman ng kunti.... Anyways, i was watching Foreign Correspondent on tv today and there was this topic that had caught my attention.... It was about the danger of being a blogger in china....

What they've said on tv was funny because i think it's very rare for somebody to get a knock on their door as a result of something that they've wrote in their websites or their blogs.... Talagang bihira lang, you can count those cases on a couple of hands practically....

We know that there certainly is survailances, and there certainly are internet police.... There are people who's job is to works on a public security apparatus to track-down speech on the internet.... When the internet first started, everyone said that it's beauty was that nobody controls it and that's what most people still believe now.... But in china, the government has proven that it can control the internet....! It blocks sites that it doesn't like, it prevents discussions on certain subjects, it can fine and even chase, arrest, and jail people for stepping out of the line....

The companies which host chinese blogs are held responsible for their contents, so if a "taboo" subject is mentioned and we don't know what level of written ideas are already considered as "taboo" over there, but the hosting company will often send a polite massage suggesting that by changing their words, the blogger can have their article posted in the internet.... What the....! Ganyan na ba ka takot ang gobyerno nila sa mga write-ups ngayon....?! Quite opposite to how the whole world saw them as one of the biggest producers of electronic communication devices na simbolo pa naman sana ng freedom of speech di ba....? Very ironic ano po....?

At least most of us bloggers are still lucky to belong to a country where freedom of speech and print medias are still safe and widely practiced.... Buti na lang wala tayo sa china at ang pinaka-suspense na sigurong katok sa pintuan na matatanggap natin ay packages ng mga goodies na pinamili natin online o di kaya bills ng internet connections....!

Nakakalungkot lang kasing isipin na para silang namumuhay na bilanggo ng sarili nilang bansa kung saan ang kanilang sariling mga opinyon ay wala na rin halos bisa.... And as bloggers with all the freedom in this world to write just about anything ay alam natin kung gaano kahirap ang ganung sitwasyon.... Ano pa kayang sentensya ang maaari nilang ipataw kung mapuntahan lang nila at mabasa ang iba sa mga napuntahan kong blogsites na masyado na talagang rude at below the belt ang mga banat at mga ibinabatong topics....! Bitay sigurado o di kaya minced meat he-he....!

So if i were blogging in china today, ay hindi pala ako dapat nagsulat ng topic na to ngayon dahil any moment from now ay may mga katok akong maririnig mula sa aking pintuan para arestuhin at ikulong ako for crossing the line hmmmm....! TOk- tok-TOK....! Huh, ano yun....?! Tatot ato he-he....! =D

Health scare....

2008-04-27T15:21:00.010+09:30

Last week i was complaining to AB about a pain that i felt at my lower-right abdominal section na parang gumuguhit ang sakit.... I was thinking na baka appendix, matitigokok na yata ako....! For two days i was carrying that slicing pain down there, then finally i've decided to see a doctor para malaman ko kung ilang araw na lang ang nalalabi ko dito sa mundong makasalanan hu-hu....! =(

Nag-clockout ako ng maaga, pumunta ng medical clinic, pumila at nag-antay for few hours, then mga bandang five tinawag na ako sa room ng doktor.... Kinunan ng urine analysis at binigyan ng anti-inflammatory na gamot.... Muling naghintay ng result naman this time.... Nakakainip.... Ang hindi ko lang kasi gusto dun sa paghihintay ay yung suspense feeling na parang may naglalambitin na daga sa yung dibdib....! Mauuna pa yata akong aatakehin sa puso nito kesa dun sa pagdating nung results....!

Finally, tinawag ako ulit.... Naabutan ko yung doktor na naglilista ng mga shoppings este ng mga bawal at pwedeng kainin ko.... Inabot sa'kin sabi nya, yan lang ang pwede mong kaini iho.... Silip naman ako dun sa listahan at pilit pinipintahan na parang yung sa larong pusoy sa baraha.... Ang number one dun sa listahan...., ANO? BAWAL ANG KAPE....! Oh my gulay....! Kofey is my onli layp....! Hihimatayin yata ako....! Ops teka, walang kama at matigas ang bagsak ko sa sahig nito....! Sa bahay na lang mamaya....!

Ayun dun sa result nung urine analysis ay mataas daw ang acid ko sa katawan kaya na-irritate daw ang kidney ko dahil dun.... Parang tutuo naman kasi everytime na mag-toilet ako last weeks ay parang ang init ng liquid na lumalabas at parang napapaso ako sa loob na akala ko ay normal alang kasi panay ang exercise ko sa abs ko ngayon.... Bawas bilbil he-he....! Kaya tigil muna lahat ng acids sa pagkain.... Citrus fruits, pati na rin adobo sigurado, may suka yun di ba....? Plus gawan ng paraan ang mga nagbibigay stress sa buhay like my job halimbawa.... Dapat hinayhinay lang sa pagpapa-impress sa boss....

Masyado lang kasing naging stressing ang mga nakaraang buwan para sa akin kaya siguro lumakas din ang pumping ng acid ko sa katawan.... Anyways, okey na'ko ngayon, sunod nga lang dun sa bawal list ni dok.... Water therapy at saging diet.... Alam nyo ba na naka-ubos ako ng more than two dozen bananas sa loob lang ng linggo na'to....?! Baka tubuan na ako ng balahibo at buntot at tuluyan nang manirahan sa itaas ng puno nito pagkatapos ha-ha....! Talagang healthy diet ha Peng....? Bah, dapat lang para naman maabot ko ang target lifespan ko na 99 years old before tigokok....! =D

Nandito na naman ako....!

2008-04-13T15:57:00.026+09:30

Medyo late to'ng update ko ngayon for my weekend blogging dahil as usual busy nga ako.... Actually i was at work yesterday doing over-time that's why.... Hirap kasi ng nag-iisa sa bahay dahil walang pwedeng gumawa ng housework ko habang ako naman ay busy sa pagbu-blogging ha-ha....! So today medyo tinanghali ng gising tapos naglaba, nagsampay, nagluto, naglinis ng bahay, kumain, naligo, tapos nag-blogging....

Winter is already here at mahirap nang magtipid sa damit.... Kelan ba naman kasi naging mainit sa winter ha-ha....! Kaya eto, mukha na naman akong stuffed toy....! Nagulat pa ako kahapon ng maisipan kong timbangin ang sarili ko, lately kasi i was trying to lose weight, takot sa sakit sa puso....! It took me almost three months to lose a massive 9 kgs. na sa bilbil ko yata lahat nanggaling....! Madali raw magpataba pero mahirap magpapayat....

Anyways, kahapon nung sinubukan kong tingnan kung gaano na ako kabigat, kung nadagdagan ba o nabawasan ulit.... Nagulat ako dun sa rehestro ng timbang....! 99 kg....! Natawa na lang ako nung ma-realised ko ang problema.... Magsuot ka ba naman ng kuntudos sampong kilong damit dyan na parang bagong hain na suman, plus isang tasang kape sa kaliwang kamay na nakalimutan mong ilapag ay talaga nga namang aabot ka ng sandaang kilo Peng ha-ha....! Ay tangek....! =D

Eto nga pala ang isang sneak-peek dun sa pinagkaka-abalahan ko ngayon.... Halos mahiluhilo ako dito sa story na'to....! One minute ay normal sya tapos ang sumunod na mga istorya ay may kahalong SCI-FI na, ang bilis ng twist....! I hope the author of the book will not be angry with me for showing this.... I've double-marked it and removed the enlargement function for the protection of the illustration which already belongs to the author i'm working with in Thailand....

By the way, they have this organization there called the BANGKOK WRITERS GUILD, and they are inviting writers to join their group.... If you love writing, and currently living in Thailand, please visit their Bangkok Writers Guild website for more infos.... =D

Anyways, if the movie industries themselves have some sort of trailers running before the release of their works, why not post one illustration here of the book so people knows what to expect about the book whether they will like to buy it or not.... Pero ang main reason talaga nito, atin-atin lang to ha kaya tinagalog ko na ulit para hindi na maintindihan nung sumulat he-he....! Gusto ko lang talagang ipagyabang este, i-share pala sa inyo kasi proud ako dun sa mga ginuhit ko.... Hindi ko alam na meron pala akong ganitong talent ha-ha....! =D

Oi, meron pala akong natanggap na email lately.... This one came from a staff of a recording company in the US called Manila Jeepney.... Does anyone here know's about them....? Have you heard of the name....? They are obviously a pinoy group, sa pangalan pa lang nung company pinoy na pinoy na di ba....? Here's what they've written in the email.... Dapat sana dito may narrator na kunyari nagbabasa gaya dun sa "Maalaala mo kaya" ha-ha....! Ang sabi dito :

hello,

my name is jason. we are a filipino reggae label. your artwork is very beautiful !! i was wondering if you would be interested in designing a cover for our cd ?

onelove,

jason

:MANILA JEEPNEY:LIVE & LOVE SOUND DIMENSION

http://www.liveandlovereggae.com/

O tapos ka na bang magbasa....? Yan ang sabi nila.... Syempre proud din ako dahil pang international na pala ang mga guhit ko, galing-galing mo talaga Peng....! Kaya lang, after nung response ko ay hindi na sila muling nakasagot.... Maaring natakot sila dun sa mga pinagdadakdak ko sa email o baka may kasamang virus yung message ko at biglang nag-crash ang server nila he-he....! Anyways, kung sumulat man sila ulit at matuloy yung project mas okay, i'll be happy to work with fellow pinoys syempre.... Also, i'm proud to know na may mga pinoy sa ibang bansa na nagsisikap na itayo ang ating watawat (lalim nun a) dun kahit yung pandak lang na flag okay na, siguraduhin lang na wag baliktad....! Yun lang po.... Bitin kayo ano....?! =D

Love circle award from Mrs.T....

2008-04-06T14:44:00.012+09:30

Another award from ever thoughtful Mrs.T....! Been so busy lately, only time to blog ko lang as usual ay weekend.... Nakakagulat tuloy ang dami ng mga new entries na nakikita at binasa ko from different friend's blogsites.... Napakasipag nyo naman....! Buti pa kayo may mga time na mag-update he-he....! =D

Thanks for this Mrs.T, hindi ko alam kung sino ang mga wala pa nito kaya aalamin ko muna kung kanino ko ibibigay.... Anyways, kung nagustuhan nyo naman at balak nyo ring i-share sa iba, just feel free to get it from here....

Hindi ako nag-OT kahapon pero hindi ako nakapag-blog dahil tinapos ko muna yung latest scene na ini-illustrate ko for that childrens book in thailand, medyo na-delay kasi ako dun nitong week na to dahil sa busy rin ako sa full-time job ko.... Anyways, malayo pa naman ang deadline nun, sa tuesday pa kaya tinapos ko na kahapon kaya relax ako ngayon....

Hirap pala ng weekend mo lang sinasagot ang mga iniwanang messages and comments sa blog mo kasi inabot yata ako ng mahigit 5 hours kaharap ang pc ko pero hindi pa rin ako tapos mag-reply ng mga messages hanggang ngayon....! Nasa first blog ko pa lang yan ha, may dalawa pang kasunod dyan....! Buti na lang wala halos naliligaw dun sa cartoon-blog ko....! =D

Anyways, have a great week ahead na lang sa lahat.... Mag-iisip pa ako ng magandang entries para sa next ko.... Ingatz....!

I was about to share this award to Redlan pero naunahan ako ni Roselle ha-ha....! Now i have to check the others kung sino pa ang wala nito.... =D

Elephant's self portrait....? What the....?!

2008-04-05T17:19:00.005+10:30

Nandito na naman si Pepeng busy woooohoooo....! But before anything else, let's talk about a video clip that i've found in utube today.... Napa-wow talaga ako dito....! By the way, i do beleive in reincarnation.... Do you believe in reincarnation....? Because if not, then how will you explain this....?! I've never seen something like it before....! I don't think that this is one of those artist in the old elephant suit act, this is real....!!!!

Have you noticed the control and accuracy in the every strokes of the brush, and the details, at ang maliit na line sa base ng trunk na kunyari yung pangil o tusk ng elepante sa drawing....? Nakita nyo kung paano nya nilagay the second time yung brush dun mismo sa tabi ng unang line just to emphasize the trunk of the elephant in the drawing....? Ang bawat twist ng trunk nya na akala mo kamay kung gumalaw at alam na alam kung ano ang pagkakaiba ng horizontal sa vertical lines....! At ang bawat dampi ng brush sa board na siguradong-sigurado at talagang alam kung ano ang gustong gawin....?

Kahit yung chimpanzees na sinasabing kasing talino nating mga tao ay hindi ko pa nakitang gumawa nito....! There must be something going on in this elephant's brain....! Hindi kaya si Picasso, Michelangelo Buonarroti , Leonardo da Vinci, o baka si Salvador Dali ang spirit ng elepante na to....? Ano sa palagay nyo....? I've seen a lot of artists in action before, pero ito ang nag-iisang napanganga at hindi ko napansing tumutulo na pala ang laway ko ha-ha....! Absolutely amazing....!

Hindi kaya yung mga rock paintings nung panahon ng mga dinosaurs ay hindi talaga gawa ng mga ninuno nating mga cavemen kundi gawa ng mga prehistoric elephants, (mammoths) kasi wala pa akong nakitang magaling mag-drawing na unggoy hanggang ngayon....! =D

Art-market....

2008-03-31T20:49:00.008+10:30

Strange things happened at my Astig Museum tonight.... Just after nung mabasa ko ang iniwan na message ni Mel dun sa may shout box ko kanina.... Eto'ng sabi nya :

>> Mel: Kuya Pepe, lagyan mo kaya ng watermark signature ang mga artworks mo? Just a suggestion lang po. =D

Natakot naman ako kasi kahit may isinulat nga ako na site address ko dun nun ay maliit lang sya at pwede palang bawasan ang laki ng drawings para mawala yun kaya gumawa at nag-update ako ulit ng mga new pictures na may malalaking marks na....

Kaya lang, habang pinapalitan ko ng marked drawings ang mga lumang drawings kanina, ganito ang napansin ko dun sa visitors map ko....!

Kanina sabay-sabay dumating ang mga visits na yan na parang malaking marketplace....! Hindi naman ganyan ka-busy ang traffic ko dun nun....! Parang nabulabog na mga langgam ano....? More than 85 visitors yan all at once kaya ako naman lalong binilisan ko rin ang pagpalit ng mga drawing kasi pakiramdam ko parang bina-bargain na ang mga gawa ko ha-ha....! =D

Eto pa isa.... Medyo patapos na ang bentahan dito....! Bakit kaya ganun, normal lang ba yun....? Nakakatakot naman pala dito sa web, hindi mo alam kung ano na ang nangyayari sa mga iniingatan mo sa pc mo....! Pwedeng nakawin ng wala kang kaalam-alam....! Tapos kabubura ko lang pala ng isang spam comment na pinipilit akong buksan ang link na iniwanan nya kaya binura ko kaagad....!

Shop's closed na dito, ako na lang natira dyan na kumikislapkislap dun sa may ibaba.... Buti naman at tumigil na sila.... May nakakuha kaya nung mga drawings ko....? Anyways, may mga watermarks naman yun kahit maliit lang.... Masisira yun pagsinubukan nilang tanggalin....

Time bug....

2008-03-30T18:37:00.005+10:30

There was a small confusion with time this morning all over New South Wales.... Madaming mga na-delay na flights, na late sa kanilang mga lakad at appointments at mga tinanghali ng gising at isa na po ako dun he-he....! The reason to all these....? The change to the daylight saving schedule that had cause a little time bug....

Yung mga magsisimba pagdating sa simbahan ay tapos na ang mass.... May mga na-late sa bus and train schedules.... At meron naman na mga katulad kong pinaga-adjust kaagad ang lahat ng clocks sa bahay para lang mag-adjust na naman pala ulit pabalik ngayon nung marinig sa radyo ang tamang oras, ay tangek....! Buti na lang pala nalaman ko kaagad, kung hindi baka pumasok ako ng alas-otso instead na alas-syete bukas....!

Daylight savings normally ends in New South Wales today, but has been delayed by one week in south-east states in an attempt to harmonise dates across the country.... Problems have been reported with broadcasting, with computer-operated systems failing to operate to the correct time....

Ginagamit kasi ang daylight saving sa mga time zones ng mundo kung saan paiba-iba ang posisyon ng sikat ng araw.... Halimbawa, ang 6 'o clock in the morning kung summer ay para namang 4 'o clock AM kung winter.... Ginagamit dito ang daylight saving hours para ipa-atras o ipa-abante ng isang oras ayun sa seasonal changes nila dahil kung hindi, every winter ay maaring ma-experience na kasing dilim ng alas-quatro ang alas-sais ng umaga at kasing liwanag naman ng alas-singko ang alas-otso ng gabi....!

Nakakalito ano....? Same experience rin yan kung nandun ka sa opposite pole of the earth like america and canada, kung kaya kailangan din nila ng daylight saving hours dun.... The time difference between philippines and australia is about 3 hours lang, that is during summer.... Pagdating ng winter, we wind the clock backward to adjust to DST (Daylight Saving Time) so magiging 2 hours na lang sya.... Anyways, kayo na lang ang bahalang mag-isip dyan at nalilito na rin ako he-he....! =D

Ampalaya for lunch....

2008-03-27T21:25:00.011+10:30

How's weekend everyone....? Sorry for the short drop by again, still stuck with my tight schedules, but this time it's a bit better than the last time.... Medyo wala na ang tungkol dun sa last issue sa trabaho o baka nasanay na lang talaga ako.... By the way, they've came up with a way to check people's performance lately so starting last thursday we have to write down all the job we're doing within a day both completed and job in progress before timing off and place that in a tray inside the boss's office.... Doesn't seem to help about the "protected people" issue.... But hey, i think i've created something positive with my anger-outburst there.... Kahit papano nakatulong ako....

Over time is also back in the limelight kaya ito lang ang weekend ko ngayon, sunday.... Nakakapagod tapos balik trabaho na naman ulit bukas.... Iniisip ko na lang na at least this time ay balik normal na naman ang laman ng wallet ko for a little motivation thingy.... At least my one day weekend pa rin ako kaya make the most of the day na lang.... I just had my lunch a while ago, amplaya na ginisa sa baboy at hipon.... First for almost two months na nakatikim ako ulit ng proper pinoy dish, na-miss ko talaga.... Masyado kasing stressing ang mga nakaraang months kaya wala na halos akong ganang magluto pa kaya puro sandwich lang palagi ang laman nitong tiyan ko.... Buti buhay pa rin ako ngayon, medyo nabawasan lang ng six kilos ang timbang which is good dahil nabawasan din ang mga extra-bilbil ko.... =D

By the way, speaking of ampalaya, napanood ko lang to sa tv few days ago.... Did you know na ang humble ampalaya pala ay may taglay na active ingredients na panlaban sa Diabetes....? Ampalaya daw o Bitter melon sa wikang inglis ay nagtataglay ng chemical na nagpu-promote ng proper digestion and removal of unwanted substances sa katawan na gaya ng sobrang glucose na nagri-result sa diabetes....

The health benefits of the humble Bitter melon were noted around 500 years ago in the writings of China's most revered medical scholars.... Though some may find its bitter tasting and a little hard to swallow, the taste actually doesn't really bother me at all.... Today researchers are returning to these ancient texts in the hope of finding clues to combat modern diseases like diabetes....

This brings back memory.... Nung ipinanganak kasi ang bunso kung kapatid, may pinasipsip silang katas daw ng mashed ampalaya leaves soaked in cotton buds dun sa sanggol.... I was wondering kung ano ang purpose nun, pero ngayon alam ko na....! Pero hindi dahil dyan at lalong wala po akong diabetes kaya ampalaya ang naging ulam ko kanina, nagkataon lang siguro na masarap ang ampalaya kaya nung makita ko ang ampalaya dun sa tv program ay hindi medicinal values ang pumasok dito sa utak ko kundi sarap, lasa, pagkain, busog he-he....! Tsalap kasi....! Have a great weekend all....! =D

Muling nagparamdam....

2008-03-22T13:26:00.009+10:30

Tahimik tong blog ko ngayon buong linggo, hindi dahil walang bumisita kundi dahil wala ako dito.... As usual, busy pa rin sa trabaho plus mga personal na problema at drama sa buhay at kung ano-ano pa dyan na basta-basta na lang sumisingit.... It's a good thing na easter ngayon, long weekend kaya big chance for me to sort things out at makapag-relax ang isipan.... Masyado kasing buholbuhol tong mga schedules ko ngayon na ewan ko kung san nangagaling at patuloy pa rin akong inuulan....!

Big events also happened this week.... I really thought that i'm going to lose my job....! Nakabangga ko kasi ang mga so called "protected people" in our company.... I wasn't scared of them, all i wanted was to stand on my point and be heard, and i did....! They really have to think about it before sacking me there because, hindi sa pagmamayabang to ha, i'm a very effecient and dedicated employee na kahit tatlo pa ang ipalit nila sa akin at gagastos sila ng husto sa mga yun ay hindi pa rin kayang ipagpalit sa qualities ko....

I work like a one man team all the time, wala na halos toilet at inum ng tubig, but at the end of the day ay tapos ang trabaho na dapat sana ay pang two to three days na job, and i don't even complain about hard or easy job that i've received.... Basta ilagay mo lang dyan sa work-table ko at gagawin ko kahit ano pa yan....! Oha, san pa sila makakakita ng ganyan na empliyado, ni hindi manlang ako nagwi-whinge tungkol sa payrise na kagaya ng iba dyan na hingi ng hingi hindi naman pinapalitan ng sipag sa gawa....! Or i might suffer a stiff-neck the whole week sa sobrang kasusubsob sa trabaho, but that won't be enough to stop me from completing a job on time which is in my case the efforts almost did not pay.... !

I just felt bad because all this time i was really so friendly to everyone sa work at tahimik lang talaga akong tao at walang gulo.... They can say what they want to say about me as long as they don't hit me physically ay walang problema yan, they have the right to say anything and suffer the consequenses also from the almighty up above kung hindi tutuo ang pinagsasabi nila so it doesn't really bother me at all.... Last wednesday, sabi ko lord, hindi ko kaya tong mga tao na to, ayaw ko ring manakit o makasakit kaya plis gawin nyo lang po'ng tabla ang laban....

I was scheduled to see the big boss kasi last thursday kaya patay kang bata ka tanggal ka na ngayon....! Pero himalang hindi ako pinatawag man lang....! Baka binatukan o di kaya pinitik ni lord ang ilong nya at tuluyan nang nakalimutan ang dapat nya sanang gawin sa akin ha-ha....! May mga sipsip kasi sa loob na pini-feed ng stories tong uto-uto naman namin na big boss at nakikinig naman tong isa instead na gumawa muna ng sarili nyang imbistigasyon para naman magmukha syang may-isip din at may sariling disposisyon, big boss pa naman sya sana....! Nagmukha tuloy syang tanga at utak ipis dun sa nga masnakakaintindi ng sitwasyon....!

Don't get me wrong, my work place is the best ever in australia.... It's only the people working there that creates all this trouble, ika nga kahit sa paraiso ay may ahas rin.... Madaming hepe kasi....! Ito ang mga taong out of this world ang mga virus.... Hindi kayang gamutin ng syensya....! Would you believe na ito lang yata ang trabahong napasukan ko na walang tumatagal na managers....?! At present, our acting managers are the owner and the president of the company dahil walang nag-survive man lang na mga managers dito talaga dahil madami sa mga nagtatrabahong feeling bossing din ang pang wildlife sanctuary ang mga attitudes....! Buti na lang kind ako sa mga animals....! =D

Kaya hindi ko na halos maasikaso tong blog ko dahil dun.... Pero blessing naman na nadagdagan ang mga clients ko dito sa raket ko on book illustrations.... The present one is an author based in africa na hindi ko pa masyadong pinagkakatiwalaan dahil sa reputasyon ng mga afrikano na medyo mahilig din mangraket ng kapwa, pero susubukan ko pa rin basta kunting ingat lang sa money matters at bank account infos.... All in all, makulay, kumpletos recados to'ng mga nakaraang weeks kahil halos magkanda-heart attack na ako sa sobrang stress....

I just hope that everyone is doing well sa kanikanilang mga life and blogs.... Happy easter to all....! =D

Tagged by Redlan....

2008-03-09T00:38:00.008+10:30

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Hello everyone, i'm back as usual for my weekend blogging.... Kung napansin nyo ang nakasulat sa taas in red text, inilagay ko yan dyan just to make sure na walang magtatampo just in case na matagalan bago ko masagot ang mga comments and messages nyo dito.... =D Hindi ko po kagustuhan to, sadya lang pong maraming dumating na raket ngayon sa buhay ko na hindi ko pwedeng palagpasin dahil sayang ang datung he-he....!

Anyways, saka ko na lang ikukwento sa inyo ang tungkol dun dahil mahaba na tong tag ni Redlan at wala akong balak na lalong pahabain pa at baka antokin lang kayo ng kakabasa....! Salamat dito Red....! =D

1. What is your occupation? - I'm currently working in a mining electronics company....

2. What color are your socks right now? - Wow, pati pa yun....? I like white sock, mahirap lang labhan....

3. What are you listening to right now? When i'm in front of pc i normally tune in to star fm via the internet, nakakatawa ang mga jokes ng stardinas gang....!

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Just had my breakfast a while ago.... Sandwich with cheese, boiled sweet corn, banana, and a cup of coffee....

5. Can you drive a stick shift? You mean a manually operated gearshift for cars....? Not really good.... I prefer automatic transmission....

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I would be white... Probably not so exciting color but as soon as you'll try to use it, you'll find yourself scrubbing it against the surface much longer than the rest of the colors in the box....!

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? It was AB last night, then we went chatting on MSN after that....

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Oh yes....! He is a very wonderful person, peks man cross my heart ha-ha....!

9. Favorite drink? COFFEE....!!!! Can't last a day without it....!

10. What is your favorite sport to watch? I am a big basketball fan when i was still in pinas, but that kind of sport is hard to get by in australia so i've learned to love australian football and tennis nowadays....

11. Have you ever dyed your hair? - Never.... Someday maybe, when i get crazy....!

12. Dog named - I have a pet dog before, his name is Oliver (silky maltese terrier, color : brown), but he was adopted by a friend because i was too busy to look after him and i was worried that he might get sick because he's got this funny way of over-doing commands given to him.... When i say stay, he would sit there for hours until i come back home from work, controlling even his toilet needs....! But we have a lot of dogs in pinas, the favorite one's name is Chase (labrador x Terrier, color : White w/ brown spots)....

13. Favorite food? - Arroz Ala Valenciana....!!!! Food for the gods he-he....!

14. Last movie you watched? - Bruce Almighty, for the 25th time....! Like ko lang ang flow of comedy....

15. Favorite Day of the year? - Probably christmas day because we have a long break during that time....

16. What do you do to vent anger? - Walk away if possible.... Or divert my attention to something....

17. What was your favorite toy as a child? There was no particular one, but i remember that we've spent so much time playing the scrabbles....

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Actually they'are both good seasons, but i think spring because it means flowers and flowers means colors....

19. Hugs or kisses? Can i have both....? I like hugs and i love kisses too, can't make up my mind at the moment....!

20. What kind of pie? - Absolutely meat pie....! I have a racist joke for that, actually it also came from my viet friend Tom.... He said that american and vietnam war was all about a big misunderstanding between the two countries....! When americans went to vietnam to visit, the vietnamese thought that they'are there to create trouble so they've approached them,

Vietnamese : Pea or pie....?! (peace or fight?!)
American : (looked at each other first and replied with a big smile on their face) ABSOLUTELY PIE....! So there you go, that's how it all started....! Baka magalit ang mga vietnamese sa'kin nito ha-ha....!

21. Do you want your friends to email you back? Anything comfortable for him/her is also fine with me....

22. Who is most likely to respond? Is this about the email still....? I always reply friend's emails....!

23. Who is least likely to respond? Not me....!

24. Living arrangements? Well, i'm on my own in my tiny apartment unit so i do thing whenever i like to do things, i'm the boss of my own....!

25. When was the last time you cried? It wasn't actually crying, just teary eyes.... Sometimes i get emotional when i am hit by homesickness ha-ha....!

26. What is on the floor of your closet? Aha....! You know those space bags, where you put all your old clothes and it has a small hole on top to suck all the air out using a vacuum cleaner to make it flat and save storing space....? Yun....!

27. Who is the friend you had the longest that you are sending this to? Should be Redlan, but this already came from him so i'll say Karmi....

28. The friend you have known the shortest amount of time that you are sending this to? - I think i like to hand the second over to Marie....

29. Favorite smell? When i met AB, she was using the NENUCO cologne.... I miss that smell.... It's like a cross between the lemon grass and kalamansi but milder.... =D

30. What inspires you? Plans, hope, possibilities, goals, expectations, life....!

31. What are you afraid of? Not to be there for love ones when they need me....

32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Anything except chilli.... I'm not a big fan of hot foods....!

33. Favorite car? Big 4WDrives, SUV's....!

34. Favorite cat breed? A golden Burmese cat with dark face looks so clean for me....! But i'm not really a cat person....!

35. Number of keys on your key ring? Around five only, thanks god....! I can't believe those people that carry a bunch of twenty heavy keys with them like those prison guards....!

36. How many years at your current job? Just 3 years, this is a new one but best paying job....!

37. Favorite day of the week?? That will be wednesday, because there's a lot of best shows on tv....! After a very busy day, all i have in mind is to sit and watch tv....

38. How many provinces have you lived in? If you'll ask cities in pinas, my answer is 3.... Roxas City, Iloilo City, and Manila....

39. How many countries have you been to? Only Philippines, and here in Australia now.... 2 countries....!

Thanks Red for this tag. I am tagging Karmi and Marie....

This time an award from Honey....

2008-03-01T15:29:00.002+10:30

Another award he-he....! This time it's from Honey naman, not my honey but somebody else's honey....! =D This is like walking in the streets of hollywood and reading names of famous actors when suddenly i've walked accross my name in one of those celebrity stars on the footwalk, custom made by Honey lang pala for Pepe....! Salamat dito Honey....!

Last night by the way was the sydney's once a year colorful, crowded, and full of fun event the Mardi Gras, This year's Mardi Gras features a number of festival events, including an outdoors Mardi Gras Fair, and culminates in the nighttime Mardi Gras Parade, followed by the Mardi Gras Ball.... Hindi ko pa to napanood to sa talagang event venue mismo pero makikita naman at mapapanood ng live on tv.... Anyways, eto ang isang short footage to give you an idea on how the fun is like.... =D

A doggie from Bunso and Zkey....

2008-02-29T18:26:00.014+10:30

It's friday again kaya nandito na naman ako wooohooo....! But before anything else, i would like to thank Bunso and Zkey for this very late ko nang ipinagyabang na naman na award ko he-he....! Thanks Zkey, sensya na sa delay pareho ha....? Anyways, eto na sya, DYARAAAAN....! =DBunso and Zkey actually are regular visitors and blogo-friends of my astig museum, but since i only post artworks ang limited text there ay dito ko na lang sila inilagay para na rin makilala nyo sila dito.... Ito yata ang tinatawag na bagyo ng mga awards, signal number 3....! At meron pang iba na hindi ko pa nagawa dahil busy, pero promise bukas lilitaw na lang bigla dito na parang bula....! By the way, this week has been so very busy for me, but as i've promised ay sisikapin kong huwag pumalya pagdating ng weekends.... Kumusta na ba ang lahat....?

Also, there was a very unexpected event this week.... I think it was last wednesday night when i've just came home from work, cook myself a dinner, and have just finished eating when my mobile phone received a text message.... Si Kneeko, one of my friends here in the blogos at kapit-island din dyan sa bisaya ay nandito na rin pala sa downunder ngayon....! Naalala ko na binigyan ko pala sya ng phone number ko nung sinabi nya nun na on his way to australia sya this february, pero hindi ko ini-expect na tutuhanin nya na tatawagan ako....!

Medyo halata pang feel na feel nya ang lamig dito dahil sa medyo nanginginig nyang boses habang nag-uusap kami sa phone, baka feeling shy lang sya dahil first time namin narinig ang astig na boses ng isa't-isa ha-ha....! Sadly we did not meet in person because of some critical reasons, undercover kasi ako, ssssh....! Joks lang he-he....! Busy lang talaga, pero binalita nya sa'kin na ikakasal raw sya this coming week kaya congratz and good luck na lang sa'yo Kneeko....! Wag kang matakot, everything will be alright....! Inhale... exhale.... Ganyan lang yan, please continue....! =D

Kneeko pala is from the marble island of Romblon, hindi yung cake isla po 'to, a few hours boat-ride lang followed by sang batalyon na mga pating from my city in the visayas kaya "bisaya gid nga tuod" sya like Redlan , Zj, and Pepe....! I never been to Romblon but we have a neighbor for more than 20 years in the phils na taga Romblon and they'are good people.... They love seafoods so much like me kaya mahilig akong makikain sa kanila nun ha-ha....! Hopefully in the future ay magkikita kami dito, pero sa ngayon alam kong busy pa sya sa preparation ng kasal nya.... I might ring him up again in two weeks time just before the easter show at baka gusto nilang mamasyal, as long na hindi ako busy....

All in all, my week was almost perfect kahit walang sign ng summer dahil sa La Niña na natapos lang yata ang summer season dito pero ni hindi man lang lumagpas ng 30 degrees C ang temperatura kaya kasing lamig ng autumn ito.... Maspagpapawisan ka pa yata sa loob ng fridge, promise....! I hope it's not a bad timing rin to para kay Kneeko na nasanay na sa mainit na panahon dun sa Saudi Arabia where he was working before.... Patay kang bata ka, pasma at rayuma ang aabutin mo dito....! Anyways, i'm off to visit your blogs any moment from now, kung sino man ang nag-iwan ng mga comments and messages nila dito, i'll be with you at your blogs in a short while.... Salamat sa inyo and have a great weekend up ahead....! =D

Hero award from Redlan....

2008-02-23T20:52:00.008+10:30

I'm a HERO wooohooo....! Talagang hinintay ko muna ang weekend bago ako nag-post nito para makapag-isip ako ng mabuti.... Thanks dito Red, i really appreciate your effort, alam kong gawang kamay mo talaga to salamat he-he....! Pasensya na sa delayed posting, masyado kasing limited ang time ko ngayon.... Alam mo ang ganda nito pwedeng pagkakaperahan....! Jokes lang....!

By the way, if you want to see more of this arts try visiting Redlan's blog because it's full of interesting topics, you'll never regret your visits there....! Promise ko pala sa kanyang magku-comment ako ngayong weekend at napakarami ko nang na-miss na mga entries nya.... I'll do that first thing tomorrow morning Red....

Kumusta na pala ang lahat....? Ako ganun pa rin, busy pa rin sa work as usual at wala na halos time na maglalabas o kahit mag-ikot man lang sa shops, ni hindi ko nga nagawang dumungaw man lang sa may bintana buong araw plus nakahanap pa ako lately ng extra income online kaya eto, nakapako na tuloy ako sa harap ng pc most of my time pagkagaling sa daytime job.... Ni ayaw ko na ngang rin matulog minsan dahil pakiramdam ko ay aksaya lang sa oras yun, instead na madami kang magagawa kapag gising ka.... Kung hindi lang talaga dahil dito sa dalawang mga mata ko na ayaw mag-cooperate all the time ay magpapakapraning na lang talaga ako just to cope-up with my busy schedules....! Hay buhay nga naman....!

I find this job, or shall i say it found me.... May nagbisita kasi dun sa Astig museum ko few week ago at nag-offer na kung gusto ko raw maging illustrator ng pambatang mga libro.... At first ay ayaw kong magtiwala kasi sabi ko sa sarili ko, pano naman namin gagawin yung deal dahil quarter a world away ang layo namin sa isa't-isa....? By the way, nasa Thailand pala yung author ng books, teacher sya and at the same time ay nagsusulat ng aklat.... Luckily, one of my friends here in the blogos happened to know this person at dati pa silang magkasama sa trabaho kaya binigyan nya ako ng guarantee na fair tong tao na to kaya yun tinanggap ko na....

Hindi gaanong malaki ang bayad dahil sya lang ang nagsu-shoulder ng bawat publications nya at mababa din ang currency nila compared to here in downunder, pero okay na rin sa'kin at least nagkarun naman ako ng exposures di ba....? Per drawing pala ang deal namin, so multiplied by 15 ay medyo okay na rin.... Matagal ko na kasing pangarap na maging illustrator mula pa nun kaya lang walang magandang break kaya if ever na maging successful to, i will be very happy....! Anyways, it's already midnight, tulog na muna ako.... I'll be visiting your blogs again tomorrow, i still have one more award to post pero bukas na rin yun.... Ingatz all, have a good weekend everyone....! =D

Heto pa ulit from Bry....!

2008-02-19T18:27:00.028+10:30

This one's from Bry naman....! Salamat dito Bry....! You know, it's a great thing na na-uso dito sa blogos tong mga tags, awards and other things kasi hindi naman sa lahat ng oras ay very fruitful and flowery tong utak ko para mag-isip ng topics for my updates.... Some might find them very annoying, but for me they create a kind of breathing points where at times na wala na akong maisulat and instead na iwanan panasamantala ang blogging at umupo sa tabi at magminimuni ay eto meron pala akong pwedeng ilagay just to keep the fire burning di ba....?

Ewan ko lang sa inyo kung agree rin kayo rito sa idea ko na to, basta yan ang views ko towards friend's tags, and awards here in the blogos.... Kita nyo naman, meron pa rin akong pang update ngayon at madami pang for the weekend ko naman ipu-post.... At the same time ay nabibigyan ko rin ng pang updates ang iba.... Kahit na medyo nangangapa pa tong utak ko ngayon ng topics para i-post dahil busy nga ako sa trabaho ko the whole week....

By the way, i've made two kids happy pala today, what happened was i had a whole boring day today kasi inaantok dahil sa kakapuyat ko dun sa movie na "Ong Bak" kagabi, thailand's finest yata yun about the culture and the thai-martial arts ang "Muay thai" at medyo naduling rin mga mata ko sa kababasa at kahahabol dun sa subtitles....! It was fantastic, actually i've seen that maybe around twenty times already he-he....! Kaya yun, hating gabi na natulog tapos maagang gumising para pumasok ulit resulta, zombie ako buong araw....!

Anyways, balik ako dun sa mga happy kids.... Bandang mga 5 pm kaninang hapon, kalalabas ko lang ng trabaho sabay perform na naman ng aking trademark na daily goodbye kaway sa mga nakatingin na mga unggoy sa'kin sa kanikanilang mga office windows at aktong magtatravel na akong pauwi ng mapansin ko ang isang puting ibon sa may damuhan.... Sabi ko, parang kamukha to ni Dexter a, my ex-pet cockatiel na isip tao at tamad lumipad at ang gusto ay maglakad lang ng maglakad.... Dexter - taken from the cartoon character, Dexter the scientist na may hair-do din na yellow he-he....! Nakakatakot lang kasi baka sa sobrang kalalakad ay biglang maapakan ko na lang sya minsan.... Malas lang kasi accidentally nakalabas sya sa bintana at naligaw ng landas at naging palaboy nang tuluyan mga two taon na ang nakakaraan at similar ang looks dyan sa inilagay kong pitsel este picture pala sa kaliwa mo.... San na kaya umabot ng kalalakad yun....?

Na-realised ko rin na born in captivity yun dahil sa bright colorations ng balahibo nya na present lang sa mga captive breed dahil sa color-mutations na siguro dala ng controlled diet nila.... Sinubukan ko syang lapitan ng talagang malapit na malapit pero ayaw pa ring lumipad, tapos ng hinawakan ko ay lumipad pero bumalik malapit sa akin at dumapo sa may sangga kaya hinawakan ko na, kinagat pa nga ako sa kamay, at judging dun sa kagat nya na hindi gaanong masakit ay male cockatiel sya.... Ang mga female birds kasi masakit mangagat na kagaya rin sa tao ha-ha....!

Hindi ko naman pwedeng iuwi kasi baka gutumin lang lalo sa apartment ko dahil walang mag-aasikaso sa buong araw na wala ako.... Madilim pa kasi ako umaalis tapos gabi na rin kung umuwi kaya sabi ko kawawa lang sya dito sigurado.... Good timing naman na may dumaan na dalawang batang babae kaya tinawag ko tapos sabi ko, sa inyo na lang to pakainin nyo ng kare-kare with matching bagoong, rice, and ice cream mamaya....! Joke lang yung last part, maintindihan naman kaya, australians kasi yung mga bata....! =D

Nanghinayang din ako dahil sana finders keepers yun dapat, pero parang tuwangtuwa naman yung mga bata at nagmamadali pa ngang umuwi dahil sa sakit ng mga tuka ng ibon sigurado....! At least, after school ay hindi na siguro sila maggagala ng tulad kanina dahil may ibon na silang aalagaan sa bahay di ba....? Sana dinala ko na lang pauwi, sayang tsk....! Anyways, i've made someone happy today at proud na rin ako dun.... Nakakapagpataba pa ng puso he-he....! =D

Eto na naman ulit....

2008-02-17T10:02:00.011+10:30

There's more of these where it came from, that's why they seems not running out in supply ha-ha....! What i mean is the walang sawang awards givings coming from ever thoughtful, and ever sweet na si Mrs.T, salamat dito ulit Mrs.T....! Pasensya na rin po kung hindi ko masyadong naaasikaso tong blog ko ngayon kasi medyo busy lang si ako sa trabaho pambili ng bigas at tinapay, pero nandito pa rin naman ako most of my time wala lang ngang oras para mag-update at mag-answer ng mga messages and comments....

Promise ko naman na every weekend ay sisikapin kong maging available para masaya pa rin tayong lahat he-he....! Naisip ko rin na it's about time na siguro para mag-setup ako ng mga pc dun sa toilet, balcony, and kitchen kasi most of the time ay nandun ako sa mga yun, jokes only hindi ako ganun ka yaman ano....! =D

Sakali namang medyo natagalan bago ko nasagot ang inyong mga messages and comments ay wag lang po sana kayong magtatampo dahil sisiguraduhin ko namang maipadala ang lahat ng mga ito kay santa clause for your gift this christmas * toinks! *.... Anyways, salamat ulit dito Mrs.T, another score nyo na naman to, natambakan nyo na yata ako ha-ha....! Gusto ko sanang i-share to sa mga blog-friends ko kaya lang hindi ko pa alam kung sino-sino sa kanila ang wala pa nito.... Anyways, i-try ko para kina Krisha, Karmi, Virginia, Nice, Honey, Julia.... Come and get it guys....! =D

Another one from Mrs.T....

2008-02-10T18:59:00.000+10:30

A double XX size extraordinary award from always and ever thoughtful Mrs.T .... Thanks for this again Mrs.T....! Have you noticed how these awards and tags had been raining on me this weekend, hindi lang ulan parang bagyo pa....! Ha-ha, talagang inulan ako ng mga awards na hindi ko halos malaman kung saan unang sasalag at magkukubli....! Sana naging pera na lang para biglang yaman ako he-he....!

Kaya lang pagyumamaman naman pala ako ay baka hindi nyo na ako makikita rito kasi busy na ako nun sa kaba-bungee jumping, kaka-tour around the world at kari-relax....! Now i have to think again of blog-friends na wala pa nito, kung pwede ko lang kasi isulat dito lahat ng mga laman ng links of friends ko kaya lang kulang-kulang sandaan yata ang mga yun, mabagal pa naman akong mag-type at two fingers lang ang gamit.... Anyways, kung sino na lang ang may gustong magkarun nito ay kuha na kayo ng copies nyo, wag lang kalimutan ang mga resibo....! =D

Award from Genny....

2008-02-10T09:23:00.000+10:30

Another award, this one's from Genny naman wooohooo....! Napuno na ng mga awards ang blog ko ha-ha....! Sarap pala ng valentines day pagmadaming friends....! Thanks very much Genny, and thank you all....! Feeling red carpet ako nito a....! Pwede na kayang pang-red carpet tong suot kong puruntong and puting t-shirt ngayon, kagigising lang kasi he-he....! I wanna share this to everyone, come and have one....! Have a great loving-loving week ahead sa lahat....! =D

Award from Redlan....

2008-02-09T21:51:00.000+10:30

Kapapamigay ko lang ng award kanina tapos meron din pala akong matatanggap ha-ha....! This one's from Redlan, thanks for this Red....! Parang exchange gift to a....! Ika nga, " share a table, and win a chair! " he-he....! Pag-iisipan ko pa kung kanino ko to isi-share kasi masyado na yatang na-uso ang award giving ngayon na halos lahat na yata ay meron na rin ng mga awards na meron ako kaya iti-check ko muna.... =D

Award from Dakilang Tambay....

2008-02-07T17:17:00.000+10:30

This one's from Dakilang tambay....! Thanks....! I would like to share this with some of my blog-friends, to Redlan, Mrs.T, Mari, Zj, Karmi, Kulay, Ladyracer, Mel, Marie, Luki, Genny, Honey, Julai.... Happy Valentines Day all....!

Happy Valentines Day....

2008-02-03T19:02:00.000+10:30

It's valentines day around the world, hindi ko alam basta naisipan ko lang na subukang i-trace ang mga iba't-ibang kaugalian at traditions sa iba't-ibang panig mundo, so i came up with these few.... Since i'm here now in downunder, i will start this with the old australian ways and custom.... This is going to be a long one, sorry guys....! =D

AUSTRALIA - During the Australian gold rush period, miners who were suddenly in possession of money from the new-found wealth of the Ballarat Mines were willing to pay a princely sum for elaborate valentines and merchants in the country would ship orders amounting to thousands of pounds at a time.... The most extravagent Australian valentines were made of a satin cushion, perfumed and decorated in an ornate manner with flowers and colored shells.... Some might even be adorned with a taxidermied humming bird or bird of paradise. This treasure, contained within a neatly decorated box, was highly valued, being both fashionable and extremely expensive....

AUSTRIA - Austria has some rather obscure courtship customs that may or may not be associated with Saint Valentine's Day.... Nonetheless, it is customary for a young man to present his beloved with a bunch of flowers on February 14....

AMERICA - In the United States of America, there have been many varieties of cards given over the course of the years, some of which have often been rude or even quite cruel in their humor.... In the times of the Civil War, cards were flagged with rich colors accompanied by patriotic and/or political motifs. Early American valentine cards were especially lithographed and hand-colored, beautiful and distinctive in design, produced with intricate lace paper and decorated with such ornaments as beads, sea shells, cones, berries and all manner of seeds.... Cards were also available decorated with seaweed or moss, in addition to dried and/or artificial flowers, all of which were attached to a string which was pulled and could then be suspended, thereby creating a three-dimensional picture.... Many early American cards were imported from abroad, given the poor quality of American paper at the time which was not particularly suitable for embossing. Today, American children usually exchange valentines with their friends and there may even be a classroom party....

BRITAIN - The poets of Britain have probably penned the majority of the best-loved romantic verses associated with Saint Valentine.... Different regions of the nation celebrate their own customs to honor this day, although the sending of cards and gifts of flowers and chocolates is standard procedure throughout the entire country.... One uniform custom is the singing of special songs by children, who then receive gifts of candy, fruit or money.... In some areas, valentine buns are baked with caraway seeds, plums or raisins....

DENMARK - The Danish valentine card is known as a "lover's card." Older versions of this greeting came in the form of a transparency which, when held up to the light, depicted the image of a lover handing his beloved a gift.... One custom in Denmark is for people to send pressed white flowers called Snowdrops to their friends. Danish men may also send a form of valentine known as a gaekkebrev (or "joking letter"). The sender of this gaekkebrev pens a rhyme but does not sign his name.... Instead, he signs the message with dots...one dot for each letter in his name.... If the lady who receives the card guesses the name of the sender, then she is rewarded with an Easter Egg later in the year....

FRANCE - In France, a custom known as "drawing for" once occurred.... Unmarried individuals, both young and not so young, would go into houses facing each other and begin calling out across from one window to another, pairing-off with the chosen partner.... If the young man failed to be particularly enthralled with his valentine, he would desert her.... As a result, a bonfire would be lit later where the ladies could burn images of the ungrateful sweetheart and verbally abuse him in a loud tone as the effigy burned.... This ritual was eventually abandoned since it left much room for nastiness, ridicule or even outright malice and the French government finally handed-down a decree officially banning the custom.... Elegant French greetings cards known as cartes d'amities, which contained tender messages, were given not totally as a Valentine but chiefly as a result of a fashion which was popular in England at the time....

GERMANY - In Germany, it has become customary for the young man of a courting couple to present his beloved with flowers on February 14.... Valentine gifts in Germany are usually in the shape of love tokens, complete with endearing messages.... However, these are not distributed solely on Valentine's Day, but on any occasion.... Even early German baptismal certificates or marriage certificates were considered at one time to have been valentines, but were more likely simply decorative and pictorial documents which contained lovely verses....

ITALY - In Italy, Valentine's Day was once celebrated as a Spring Festival, held in the open air, where young people would gather in tree arbors or ornamental gardens to listen to music and the reading of poetry.... However, over the course of the years, this custom steadily ceased and has not now been celebrated for centuries.... In Turin, it was formerly the custom for betrothed couples to announce their engagements on February 14.... For several days ahead of time, the stores would be decorated and filled with all manner of bon-bons....

JAPAN - In Japan, Valentine's Day is celebrated on two different dates.... February 14 and March 14. On the first date, the female gives a gift to the male and on the second date.... known as White Day and supposedly introduced by a marshmallow company in the 1960s...the male has to return the gift he received on February 14.... Thus, strictly speaking, a Japanese female has the luxury of actually choosing her own gift. Chocolate is the most popular gift in Japan.... However, since most Japanese females believe that store-bought chocolate is not a gift of true love, they tend to make the confection with their own hands....

KOREA - The traditional gift of candy takes place in Korea on February 14, but only from females to males.... There is another special day for males to give gifts to females and this is celebrated on March 14. Very similar to the custom in Japan, March 14 in Korea is known as "White Day." On "White Day," many young men confess their love for the first time to their sweethearts. For those young people who have no particular romantic partners, the Koreans have set aside yet another date.... April 14, also known as "Black Day." On that date, such individuals get together and partake of Jajang noodles, which are black in color, hence the name of the day....

SCOTLAND - In Scotland, Valentine's Day is celebrated with a festival. At this festival, there is an equal number of unmarried males and females, each of whom write their name (or a made-up name) on a piece of paper which is then folded and placed into a hat, one hat for the ladies and one for the men.... The females then draw a name from the hat containing the men's names and vice versa.... Of course, it is highly likely that the two drawn names will not match, in which event, it is usually expected that the male partner with the female who selected his name.... This rite having been completed, the company split up into couples and gifts are given to the ladies.... The females would then pin the name of their partner over their hearts or on their sleeves.... A dance often follows and, at the end of the festival, it is not unusual for marriages to take place.... According to another Scottish custom, the first young man or woman encountered by chance on the street or elsewhere will become that individual's valentine.... Valentine's Day gifts in Scotland are frequently given by both parties in the form of a love-token or true-love-knot....

SPAIN - In Spain, it is customary for courting couples to exchange gifts on Valentine's Day and for husbands to send their wives bouquets of roses....

TAIWAN - Valentine's Day is celebrated in Taiwan on February 14, but there is also a special Valentine's Day on July 7 of the lunar calendar, based on an ancient Chinese folktale.... Both dates are equally as important.... Many men purchase expensive bouquets of roses and other flowers for their sweethearts on these days.... According to Taiwan tradition, the color and number of the roses holds much significance.... For example, one red rose means "an only love," eleven roses means "a favorite," ninety-nine roses means "forever," and one hundred eight roses means "marry me."

PHILIPPINES - And of course in The Philippines, valentines day (araw ng mga puso) is one of the most anticipated day of the year.... Couples may start by planning their own special ways of celebrating it days before february 14.... Like the western ways , we also give valentines cards and red roses, maybe go see a movie together, or simply watch the beautiful sunset by the bay.... In the old days, whenever there's a maiden in town, everyday is a valentines day.... Men comes at night with their guitars and a bucket-full of songs, dressed up in probably the best ever clothes and pair of pants and shoes that they could find in their father's closet to serenade (harana) a pretty maiden by her bedroom's window.... If he will be successful, then comes the asking for the girl's hand or asking the parent's permission (pamanhikan) and blessings to marry the girl.... If the parents specially the father will aggree, then the groom to be still have to undergo a month or two of hardships, serving the girls family by gathering and chopping firewoods, fetching water from the well few hundred meters away, farming, feeding the animals in the farm, and so on and so forth like some sort of an initiations for a frat membership ha-ha, isn't that exciting....! To the men, this is the best time to get to know the family and specially the girl better before the wedding proper.... And you know what comes next....! Anyways, these are just a few to give you a little insight on how they do things during valentines day in the other part of the world.... By the way, the picture inset is my latest drawing posted in my Astig Museum early today.... I call this piece Harana.... Ingatz and enjoy your valentines day....! =D

Cable talk....

2008-02-02T19:29:00.000+10:30

If you happen to be having some problem browsing through, or worse logging in to your internet connection on your side of the world at the moment, it might be because you are affected by what i've heard in the world news today about the two underwater submarine cables carrying internet traffic under the Mediterranean Sea that were snapped-broken last wednesday, disrupting both business and households half a world away....

Finger-thin cables tie internet together, these lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch thick where they lie flat and submerged deep on the ocean floor.... The foundation for a connected world seems quite fragile, an impression reinforced this week when a break in two cables in the Mediterranean Sea disrupted communications across the Middle East, India, and neighboring countries....

After watching the new, some questions just popped inside my mind, what if one day, we will totally lose our internet i mean the whole network connections, functions, etc. around the globe in some unknown and unexpected reasons, yung basta na lang itong mawawala at hindi na pwedeng ayusin....? Just imagine how dependent we are to it in almost anything in the present and how destructive, disappointing, depressing, devastating, shattering feeling it is not being able to log-in to your internet service when you really need to use it but unable to do so for even just a night....! Feel mo hindi ka halos makatulog di ba....? How much more kung worse-case scenario, tuluyan na talagang itong mawawala....!

Lalong-lalo na dun sa mga talagang na-adik na dito, yun ang mga moments na daig mo pa ang na-basted ng syota sa sobrang pagkabigo....!

Pepe: Pre, hindi ka makatulog at wala kang ganang kumain, bakit na-basted ka na naman ba....?

Juan: Hindi yun pre, nawalan kasi ako ng internet, magwa-wan week na ngayon, nakaka-depress, magbigti na lang kaya ako pre.... =(

Parang ganun he-he....! Losing the internet would probably change the shape of our lives, and it's not only about the evolution of social media, web 2.0, and microsoft playgrounds being frozen off their existence but everything in it's path that has evolved to be dependant on the web as a hub of business and commerce, source of informations, communication and education....

Masyado na natin itong niyakap at minahal sa ating buhay na halos naging isa na rin ito sa mga importante nating pang araw-araw na pangangailangan at bahagi na ng lahat halos nating ginagawa.... Sino ba sa atin ang mga adik sa texting dyan....? Di ba ang mobile phone networks ay gumagamit na rin ng mga web networks....? Well, isa na rin yan sa maaapektuhan, a lot of businesses etc, plus masa-shutdown na rin ang Bombo Radyo's Star FM na paboritong-paborito ko pa naman at palagi ko ditong pinakikinggan through the power of the internet of course kaya umaabot hanggang australia ang signal nya, at madami pang iba.... So ngayon, matanong ko naman kayo, how do you think you would live and survive in a life without the internet in it....? KAYA MO KAYA....?! Parang variety show a he-he....! TAKE THE CHALLENGE....! =D

An Excellent award from Mrs.T....

2008-01-28T19:05:00.000+10:30

I've just received another award again last week from always and ever thoughtful na si Mrs.T....! Medyo nahuli lang ang pag-post ko dito Mrs.T kasi napaka-busy po ni ako ngayong mga buwan plus the pa-impress effect to the boss pa dahil may ginagawa kaming silent campaign ngayon (silent campaign, ano yun nangungunsensya....?) to convince the management to bring back the overtime kasi napakahirap talagang mag-cope up sa mga gastos, budgets, bills, etc kung wala yun....

Alam nyo, there's something right about this award kasi my real name behind the stage of blogging actually starts with the letter "E"....! Opo, kaya tamangtama tong award na to sa'kin....! Kayo na ang bahalang mag-isip dyan kung anong pangalan yun na starting with the letter "E", sigurado naman akong hindi nyo kayang hulaan ha-ha....!

Pasensya na rin pala kung medyo hindi ko masyadong naasikaso ang mga comments, tags, and messages nyo lately kasi busy lang talaga ako sa mga rackets ko sa buhay kaya weekend lang talaga ako makakapag-blog ng matagaltagal.... Meron naman computers sa trabaho kaya lang hindi ko masyadong ginagamit at mahirap nang ma-overload ng spams ang server ng kompanya at ako ang mapagbintanagan, nakasalalay yata ang propisyon at laman ng wallet ko dun he-he....! Anyways, just keep dropping by at sisikapin ko rin na sagutin lahat ng mga messages nyo pag-weekend pagkatapos kong maglaba at mamalantsa....!

Oi, advance happy valentines day pala sa lahat, o ano nakahanap na ba kayo ng mga dates nyo....? Pagwala ka raw kasing date sa valentines day, tawag sa bisaya nyan ay "bingkong", ewan ko kung paano at saan nag-originate ang word na yan para dun sa mga bigong puso sa araw ng mga puso, pero ang ibigsabihin ng word na yan sa tagalog ay "pilipit", pilipit na tansan o pilipit na coins, basta kahit na anong pilipit ha-ha....! Pilipit na puso siguro....! By the way, i will try to post something good on that day and it should be unique, maybe something bizarre again.... Have a great weekend everyone....! Ingatz all....! =D

Enter the Surprise Chef....!

2008-01-27T14:14:00.000+10:30

Since i woke up this morning ay medyo may cravings na ako na kumain ng chips, normally heavy breakfast ang first thing na iisipin ko sa umaga like fried rice and scrambled eggs with sweet chilli sauce, fried fish, and coffee, or kahit tiratirang ulam sa gabi, best one is adobong baboy, pero kahit na anong tira ay okay na okay na wag lang balat ng saging....! Kaya lang kanina talagang naglalaway ako pagnaisip ko ang potato chips at ang fried onion rings.... Wala naman akong mahagilap na kahit anong chips dun sa kusina kasi hindi naman pala ako nakapag-shopping nitong nakaraang linggo....

Dahil na rin siguro sa quote na, " Necessity is a Spur to Ingenuity and the Mother of Invention " daw ay naghalungkat ang Pepe ng mga kung ano-anong sangkap at nagamit ko pa tuloy ang mga tinatagong natutunan nun sa Boy Scout ha-ha....! Oi, wag kayong tumawa dyan, Outstanding Boy Scout yata ako nung araw....! Ayun na nga, nai-apply pa tuloy ang mga kunting nalalaman pagdating sa initiative dahil naman dun sa sariling quote din nya kuno.... Akala nyo kayo lang marunong mag-quote ha....! Eto ang original Pepe's quotation, " Katamarang mag-shopping is the father naman of few other inventions " may mother na kasi kaya father naman sa'kin....!

To make the story short dahil maraming nagsasabing very long daw ang last entry ko ay naghalungkat na nga ako sa cupboard ng mga sangkap at eto ang mga nahalungkat ko at ilang deadbol na ipis, yuks....!

Ingredients:

1 cup water,

3 eggs,

1 cup bread crumbs,

1/2 cup flour,

2 spoonful of fried-dried onions minced (wala kasing makitang fresh),

salt, and pepper,

1 tbsp. minced shallot (dahon ng sibuyas),

vegetable oil,

Here's how:

All you have to do is to mix all the ingredients in a bowl tapos haluan ng minced shallot at inilagay sa plastic bag na tulad nung sa icing bag, tapos butasan ang dulo like what you do when eating an ice candy.... Kung kaya mo nang kainin at sipsipin na lang dun mismo sa bag like the ice candy nga ay hindi mo na kailangan pang magluto he-he....! Makaka-save ka pa sa sabon at tubig panghugas ng wok....!

Dapat din pala siguraduhin mong less than pencil size lang ang mix na lalabas sa butas kaya dapat ay maliit lang ito, then squirt the mixture like crazy sa kumukulong mantika in a spiral motion sa tugtog ng cha-cha, tulad nung ginagawa natin sa pre-school nung panahon ng mga dinosaurs with our pudpod na crayons and one inch long pencils kada art class.... Tapos ihain ito pag-crispy golden gold na (golden na nga gold pa, ay tange) at patuluin sa ibabaw ng isang platitong mani este platito na may tissue paper pala.... Ilipat sa clean bowl, taktakan ng chicken salt, and presto, may instant Fried Onion Spirals ka na Pepe style....! Galing kong talaga, yum....! =D

Nutrition Facts:

High on carbohydrates

High on calories

High on fat

Can be high on cholesterol

Can be deadly in the long run (nananakot)

Masarap pero wag kaining palagi, bad for the heart, wala nang halong pananakot yan ha-ha....! Kung nakita nyo lang sana kung paano sipsipin nung mix ang mantika dun sa wok, nakuw....! Anyways, thanks for your time spent reading my cooking tips today.... Kain muna ako, gutom na sa kaka-typing....! Adios taquitos....! =D

Ang pagbabalik ng astig....!

2008-01-26T11:56:00.000+10:30

I'm back wooohooo....! Masakit pa rin ang balikat at leeg pero pwede nang mag-type ng pagong speed lang....! Baka akala nyo hindi ko alam na may mga comments and messages kayong lahat dito ha, i was just right in the background reading and laughing nakikiramdam sa mga kakalugan at kakulitan nyo all along....! =D

Last time i was really feeling so bad on my upper body at hindi talaga kayang mag-typing, naranasan nyo na bang magpapasta ng ipin, ganun ang feeling ko last time na parang may on going na road constructions sa loob ng shoulder ko....! Nature kasi ng work ko, naka-upo buong maghapon, nakasubsob ang mukha sa ginagawa at nakatunganga sa mga folders ng mga schematic diagrams, paperworks, electronic gadgets, electronic components at kung ano-ano pang connected sa electronics na pang mina ng coals sa ilalim ng lupa.... Kaya pala madami kaming stock ng pain-killer sa luchroom dahil dun, ngayon ko lang na-figure-out....! Pero mas okay na lang tong job kesa dun sa mga minero mismo, at least wala akong putik sa katawan, paupo-upo lang buong araw, naka-aircon pag-summer, naka-heater naman pag-winter, at nakakapag-blog pa on our office pc uha....! Yun nga lang ang down side nya, sakit sa ulo at batok but not always....! =D

How's everyone by the way....? Salamat sa lahat ng mga walang sawa at walang tulog na bumibisita dito naks ha-ha....! Oi, matulog naman kayo, wala na bang tulog-tulog dyan sa phils ngayon at kahit bandang 4 'o clock ng umaga ay may natatanggap pa akong mga messages....?! Bakit mo naman alam Peng, hindi ka rin siguro natutulog ano....? Dun sa mga nag-iwan ng mga messages nila at comments at sa mga bumibisita para magbasa, makiki-iyak at nakikitawa sa mga kadramahan at kalokohan sa blog na'to, thank you talaga sa lahat.... Alam ko yan kasi bumi-build up din ang visit records dun sa hit-counter ko araw-araw kahit na kalahati pala nun ay sa'kin....! Aba, big fan din yata ako ng blog ko, conceited....! =D

Palagay ko hindi ko na kailanggan pang i-mention ang mga pangalan nyo dito dahil baka lalong mas na sumikat pa kayo kesa sa akin nyan, kapal....! Hindi, alam ko naman at alam nyo na rin kung sino-sino kayong mga espesyal na mga nilalang sa balat ng lupa at palaging nagbibigay buhay sa munting mundo ko, wag nyong sabihing hindi nyo pa alam kung sino-sino kayo dyan dahil ibang kaso na yan....! I just wanted to tell you all that you'are the most important part of my blogs and i really do whole heartedly appreciates everyone's support.... (hikbi!) (singot!) (lulon!) (singot pa ulit!) (isinga mo na nga yan, kakadiri you naman!)

Anyways, nandito na ulit ang astig at handa na ulit sumabak sa bakbakan, hindi bakabakan ng pandesal na may kuko to kundi bakbakan ng stick bread na may kuko lang....! Ano raw sabi, paki-ulit mo nga Peng....? Nalito yata ako dun a, paki ulit nga ng mga sandosenang beses pa plis....! Happy lang ako na sa wakas pwede na ulit akong mag-react sa mga iniiwan nyo mensahe, hirap nung hanggang basa lang ako talaga kasi parang tortured pala ang pakiramdam nun, sa'kin nga ang site pero ni kalabit man lang sa mga pyesa ng keyboad ay di ko kayang gawin....! Kamot nga ng ilong hindi ko kayang gawin, kalabit pa kaya sa keyboard....!

kinabahan pa nga ako kahapon dahil naalala ko na si David Bowie pala nun nung nagpa-opera sya dahil nangangalay daw balikat nya everytime na tumutugtog ng gitara, yun pala sobrang barado na ng cholesterol ang isang artery ng puso nya kaya medyo nag-worry din si Pepe dahil parang pareho yung case a at medyo napalakas din ang kain ko ng fried french ba yun nung happy new years day, sarap nun para syang strips ng pritong patatas na lasang chicken joy pagpumikit ka....! Ha, french fries ba tawag dun, kala ko kasi fried french ay baliktad....! Buti na lang hindi naman pala ganun kalala at talagang muscle pain lang sya'ng talaga....

At the moment ay medyo okay na ako pero may paminsanminsan pang pagsakit ng balikat at shoulder-blade kapagnapahataw ako ng forehands and backhands ko.... Napasobra kasi panunuod ko ng Australian Open Tennis Game lately kaya yun medyo naki-carried away minsan lang naman he-he....!

Anyways, i'm back and my first plan is to visit your blogs later on kasi madami na yata akong na miss sa mga tsismis ng mga buhay nyo....! Talaga yatang mapapasabak ako ng typing nitong araw na to....! Dapat kasing mag-comment din ako sa mga entries nyo mamaya na hindi ko pa alam kung ano ang mga topics.... Baka kasi sabihin nyo na loko naman tong si astig, binibisita ko blog nya nun at nag-iiwan pa ako ng greet and smiles tapos wala man lang nailagay sa blog ko kahit na dash and dots lang nung nagbalik, mabatokan nga kaya kita, etong dapat sa'yo um....! *toinks*....! Jokes only lang ha-ha....! Wala lang magagalit....! O sige, kitakits na lang tayo mamaya.... Wag nyo lang akong hintayin at baka gabihin si Pepe ng punta he-he....! Ibi-breaking ko muna tong balikat ko para maisabak ng husto sa typing....! Wawoooo....! =D

Pahinga muna ako....

2008-01-22T18:28:00.000+10:30

Nanibago lang sa trabaho, buong araw ka ba namang nakayuko at nakatunganga sa mga gadgets and paperworks.... masakit ang ulo, batok, leeg, balikat, likod, left arm, at shoulder blades.... I probably need that snake-spa so badly right now....! Pass muna ako for a while kasi hindi kayang magtagal sa sitting position.... Pahigahiga na lang muna, sana may maimbento nang pc na nakadikit o nakasabit sa kesame para makapag-blog naman ako kahit na nakahiga ano....?

Ito yata ang tinatawag nila sa inglis na oksapyo pwe! pwe! occupational overuse syndrome pala.... Oi, magandang topic yan pagbalik blogging ko sa saturday a....! Makapag-file nga kaya ng compo report para makapag-claim ng cash he-he....! O pano, kitakitz na lang muna tayo sa weekend, bisita pa rin kayo dito syempre kasi babasahin ko pa rin mga messages nyo kahit na hindi ako muna magta-typing.... Babawi na lang ako sa weekend kung kaya ko nang mag-typings ulit.... Ingatz all, be back blogging on saturday....! =D

Back to working mode si astig....

2008-01-21T18:48:00.001+10:30

I'm finally back to work today after a long christmas break.... The day was same as usual, althought we had been moved to another spot deep inside the company floor kasi bago pa kami nag-christmas break last year ay patuloy nang ginigiba at niri-renovate ang ibang sections plus the layout ng soon to be rising na new looks ng production areas na nakapaskil na sa may bulletin board sa tabi ng table ni big boss ko....

The new location of my work table is alright, kaya lang kailangan ko na namang i-rearrange ang lahat dahil pinagkakalas nga nila ang mga abubot namin dun sa mga luma naming tables nun at inilipat dun sa bago.... Okay naman ang takbo ng araw ko although kailangan lang ng kunting adjustments kasi nawala na yata'ng lahat ng abilidad ko dun sa work dahil sa haba ba naman ng pahinga ng utak ko the whole christmas break and extensions he-he....! At the end of the day, masakit ang batok at shoulder blades, naninibago lang siguro ako.... =D

I love the breaks very much, but it's only the aftershocks which i hated the most.... Ayaw ko kasi yung nakaharap ka na kunyari sa trabaho pero yun pala naghahagilap pa rin ang utak mo ng ideas kung pano ba to uumpisahan dahil nakalimutan mo na ang mga procedures na alam na alam mo naman at talagang kabisado mo na kung paano gawin nun....! So what i did this morning was to wake up as early as i could tapos nag-meditate ako over a cup of coffee.... My aim was to figure out what i was normally doing before sa trabaho, kung paano ko tina-tackle ang mga tasks, iniisip ng pauli-ulit at pilit sinasaulo sa isipan at nakatulong naman ha-ha....! Effective pala ang ganun na paraan, in fact i've started my job today for the very first time in 2008 na parang walang gap ng holiday break na nangyari sa gitna....! I even had the time to notice those who are scrambling to cope-up with the disoriented moments of their first day back to work....! =D

Next weekend, long weekend na naman wooohooo....! Australia Day is fast approaching, just when i was about to come back to my old busy routines again, sarap naman....! On monday kasi the 28th of this month may public holiday ulit dito which means na wala na namang pasok sa work kaya 3 day na naman ng pagmumunimuni para kay Pepe....! Hindi talaga maubos-ubos ang mga public holidays dito sa downunder madami pa yan up to the last one of this year's on october.... I used to hate those days before when i was still in casual job kasi for a casual employee, walang pasok means wala ding pera....! Pero ngayon okay na ako dyan ha-ha....! Sino ba naman ang ayaw sa kahit pa nakahilata ka lang buong maghapon sa harap ng tv ay tuloy pa rin ang patak ng barya sa bulsa o di ba....? I just wish that the flow of cash will come to my direction this year, pang-holiday back to pinas ha-ha....! Show me the monkey este.... the money pala....!

By the way, may natanggap na naman ako'ng award from Mrs.T today, thanks Mrs.T....! Also from Krisha, dated March 02, 2008, that's today.... Binigyan nya rin kasi ako ngayon, pero syempre kahit meron na ako nito ay ilalagay ko pa rin ang name nya dito di ba....? Syempre naman, special yata lahat ng blogo-friends ko....! =D Thank you for this Krisha, sana okay lang sa'yo ang setup na to....! Salamat very much to the two beautiful ladies, Mrs.T and Krisha for this Friendship Ball....! Parang perlas na bilog ni Manang Bola of Batibot he-he....! "Perlas na bilog, wag tutulog-tulog....!" This will be another great addition to my collections of friendship tokens from ever thoughtful na si Mrs.T....! Ang dami ko nang utang sa'yo a, wala pa akong pambayad dyan....! =D

Snake-spa....?

2008-01-17T20:15:00.000+10:30

I found this photos in the web while i was reading some articles about japanese whaling and also the whale meat specially that appears to be very yummy sa tingin ko, though i'm against the practice.... Probably i was just hungry alam nyo na, pag-gutom si Pepe kahit ano na lang gustong kainin he-he....! Anyways, judging by this photos, the spa is definitely not for the faint-hearted na tao ha-ha....!

First and foremost, if anyone would think of deciding to go and get a spa-treatment, the main thing that they will have in mind of course is to relax di ba....? Either by scents, rocks, mud, music, seaweeds, running water, oil, etc. it's all about relaxation.... Pero ahas na gumagapang sa likod mo, wow ha, sino ka si Tarzan....? Oooh-woo-woooaah sigaw ni Tarzan yun ha-ha....! Ito yata ang tinatawag na relaxed forever effect ng spa kasi kung ahas nga naman ang gagamitin na pang massage sa'yo hindi kaya biglang atakehin ka na lang sa puso dyan at matigokok ka ng wala sa panahon he-he....!

Sa Ada Barak's Spa daw (wow, advertise ha) in the north of Israel, they offer their guests a chance to be massaged by snakes.... Barak, who uses california and florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in her treatments, says she was inspired by her belief that once people get over any initial misgivings, they find physical contact with the creatures to be soothing.... Soothing ka dyan, sweating kamo....! The whole session by the way costs 300 shekels (eq. to $A89.85)....

Hindi naman daw poisonous ang mga ginagamit nilang mga ahas at katunayan ay tuwangtuwa pa nga raw ang mga costumers nila at hinahayaan lang na gumapang ang mga ito sa likod nila.... It is said that the massage has a therapeutic effect on aching muscles and stiff joints.... Kung ako siguro, lalo akong magka-muscle pain at lalong magiging stiff ang joints sa style ng spa na yan....! Ah, stress ba tawag dun he-he....! Yun na nga stress, hindi kaya nawalan lang talaga ng malay ang ibang mga costumers nila kaya nasabi nilang na-relaxed ng husto ang mga to....?! Hindi kaya trauma ang abutin ng mga costumers dahil kulang na lang yata palitan nila ang pangalan ng business ng Torture-spa ha-ha....! Joks lang, baka magalit sila....! =D

Anyways, dun sa mga mahilig sa ganitong klase ng adventures dyan, subukan nyo naman kaya ang Anaconda.... Nakakita na ba kayo nung sumo-wrestlers na japanese ang tagamasahe dun sa mga costumers....? Ganun ang pakiramdam nun he-he....! Bali buto....! Krack! Krok! =D

Nagparamdam....

2008-01-14T10:30:00.000+10:30

Good monday all....! By the way, this is one of my creations from my art-blog.... Wat keyn yo sey....? This one i call "Bahay Kubo", obviously naman ha-ha....! Medyo naging busy lang po ako lately dun sa Astig Museum ko na badly in need of my attention pa.... By the way, madami na po pala akong mga new updates dun, just in case na hindi nyo pa nasubukang bisitahin.... Lately kasi, i was trying to decide kung isasarado ko na lang yung mga iba ko pang blogs kasi napakahirap palang i-maintain lalo na't busy nga ako sa work and some other things.... Anyways, active na sya ulit ngayon at may mga nagbibisita na rin para tumingin ng mga arts ko.... Bakit, dati wala ba Peng....? Talagang wala po kakahiya ha-ha....!

May inilagay pa akong stat-counter nun just to monitor the number of visits at natutuwa pa nga akong makitang may mga dumadalaw naman pala.... Huli ko na lang na-realised na sa akin pala yung mga dalaw sa counter....! Sariling mga dalaw ko rin pala ang niri-record nung stat-counter ko ha-ha....! Maybe it's not so interesting nga, o dahil na rin sa dito ako sa main blog ko nagku-concentrate na masyado....

Some other things Peng....? Eto pa rin po ako ngayon sa bahay nakatambay, next week pa ang balik ko sa work and i'm already dying of boredom na....! Reklamador ha-ha....! Pano, wala naman kaming over-time nung december last year kaya nagdecide na akong i-extend na lang tong christmas vacation ko kasi kung magtatarabaho pa ako over christmas ay ganun pa rin naman ang kita dahil wala nga kaming over-time di ba....? Kaya yun, nagamit ko tuloy annual leave ko....!

Paminsanminsan naman ay lumalabas rin ako sa mga shops para bumili ng asin, suka, at boy bawang, tapos once a week kailangan kong i-check ang bahay ng aunty ko sa Merrylands, just two suburbs away lang from here kasi on holiday back to pinas sila ngayon (ako rin sana) at sa 19th pa ang uwi nila dito kaya atin-atin lang to ha, niri-raid ko ang fridge nila palagi ha-ha....! Nag-hire kasi sila ng bantay salakay kaya yun....! Burp! (dighay) ops, excuse me po he-he....! =D

Nagparamdam lang naman para malaman nyong buhay pa si ako at eto nga ulit pumipintig-pintig pa ha-ha....! Medyo naalimpungatan lang kasi ako sa sobrang pagka-focused ko yata dun sa other blogs ng tinanong ako ni Redlan for an update dito kaya Red, eto na request mo....! Hindi ko pa alam kung kelan muling masusundan to, gisingin mo na lang ako ulit kung mapatagal na naman tulog ko he-he....! Wawuu....! =D

Square watermelons....?

2008-01-06T11:11:00.000+10:30

Eto ang talagang bizarre sa lahat ng mga bizarre.... Nakakita na ba kayo ng hugis square na pakwan....? WHAT THE....?! Oo po, yan po ang katutuhanan at walang halong stir yan....! Meron na po talagang quatro-kantos na pakwan ayon dun sa napanood ko sa tv kahapon and there are actually several good reasons for making a watermelon in a block form like that, sabi nga dun sa napanood ko....

Since these things make great gifts, na hindi naman natin ginagawa dyan sa pinas dahil sino ba naman ang sirang BF na magreregalo ng naka-gift wrap na pakwan sa GF nya dyan di ba, (ang cheap mo ha!) at syempre chocolates pa rin naman ang da best and winning choice para dun sa mga GF, maybe in the future di ba....? But in countries where these square watermelons are most popularly grown, it makes sense to package them in boxes because of its square shape that easily fits into a square box with the minimum amount of wasted space....

Anyways, there's nothing imposible naman shapewise when it comes to gift wrapping nowadays.... I've seen a friend of mine gift wrap a whole mini-motorbike and had kept what is inside a secret from his 6 years old son, and asked him to only open the gift on christmas day, ignoring the fact that the darn thing still looks like a mini-motorbike with colourful papers and ribbons wrapped around it....!

So just think of it, a delicious watermelon packed in a home-grown gift box....! A kind of gift that will be appreciated, knowing that it would cost your pocket around $80 to get one of these juicy blocks (napakamahal naman) compared to about $20 for the normally boring unfashionable oval or rounded shape ones na mahal pa rin pero resonable na kung ang purpose mo ay para pangregalo nga.... Magkano na kaya ang pakwan ngayon dyan sa pinas....? Good thing about this is that they'are easily stored in your refrigerators at home.... Take it out, and it won't roll away....! Another thing is, the square shape of the fruit actually helps it sit steady while you are slicing it.... O di ba....!

And maybe you'are also wondering how is this possible.... Well, they aren't grown from square seeds as you've seen on cartoon channels.... Farmers in Zentsuji, located in southern Japan had succeeded in doing this by placing the young on-the-vine watermelons in tempered glass forms that force the growing melons to conform to their desired shape while still receiving necessary sunlight.... Only about 400 of the four-sided fruits are grown each season.... One would suppose that triangular or pyramid-shaped watermelons could also be created using this technique.... But i think the pyramid shapes are also in the market as well....

The Square Watermelon can be found in Japanese grocery stores in Tokyo and Osaka and is not currently available in some other parts of the world.... Square watermelons grown in Brazil have lately become available in Great Britain, though, so we may be enjoying them anywhere yet....! Kung ako naman ang tatanungin tungkol dun sa thoughts na maganda tong pangregalo regardless of its cost, of course nowadays this can really amaze, but is also a totally unwise spending.... Take it from Pepe, i-spend mo na lang sa movies yang pera mong pambili ng regalong square pakwan at sigurado't garantisadong magi-enjoy ka pa kasama ng GF mo the whole day he-he....! Yan lang po....! =D

Five in a row....

2008-01-04T12:51:00.000+10:30

Thanks for the tag Mrs.T, i'm a bit late answering this one because i was so busy with some other things the past few day.... Anyways, here it goes....

1. Name one thing you do everyday.- I spend longer hours in front of the computer everyday....

2. Name two things you wish you could learn.- To learn how to fly a Jet Fighter Plane was my dream when i was just a kid.... Learning how to play the drums is another....

3. Name three things that remind you of your childhood.- Being surrounded by my parents and my siblings, Whenever i go to places that i've been before also reminds me of my childhood and when i'm in pinas i use to watch small kids playing in the their yard like we used to do when we were kid....

4. Name four things you love to eat but rarely do.- Aha, this is the question i'm more expert about....! Well, i love to eat Arroz Ala Valenciana it's my favorite dish but rarely cooking it, I love to eat Bananacue but it's not available here in australia.... If there's any, i don't know where to find them and also the variety of banana the Saba is also not available here, there's some imported and frozen ones in the fil-shops but they'are very expensive.... I also love to eat Lapaz Bachoy and Nilaga when i was still in the philippines....

5. Name five things that make you feel good.- Of course a long holiday back home will really make me feel good, Talking with AB all the time makes me feel good too, A nice cup of coffee, A walk in the shoreline, and a relaxing afternoon listening to my 80's collection....

I don't know who to tag yet so i'll do that part later.... Anyways, whoever want to have and interested to answer this meme, please feel free to do so.... =D

Day 2 of 2008....

2008-01-02T09:41:00.000+10:30

Breakfast ko ngayon, Arroz Caldo with chicken wings yum-yum....! Teka nasan ba ang chicken wings dyan at parang wala naman....?!

Kasalukuyan pa pong hinahabol yung organ donor na manok na magdu-donate nung wings and other body parts he-he....!

Maaga akong nagising ngayon, mga 30 minutes earlier than yesterday.... Maaga ba yun....?! Naligo, naglinis ng rice cooker, balak sanang magsaing pero naisip ko, dapat yata sana ay yun ang inuna ko bago ko dinismantle yung rice cooker ay mali....!

Anyways, naalala kong nagluto pala ako ng isang malaking kaldero ng Arroz Caldo with chicken wings kagabi kaya solb na ang almusal.... Kunting microwave lang ayos na....! May chicken wings yan, nagtatago lang siguro dun sa may ilalim....! Wala akong maisipang gawin, 20 day to go pa bago ako bumalik sa trabaho ulit nakakainip....! Nabu-bored na yata ako dito sa bahay, butas pa ang bulsa ko.... Dalawang bill pa ang nag-aabang, iniisip ko na lang minsan na kunyari ay madami akong pera para wag ako masyadong mag-worry he-he....! Teka, masmasarap yata to with isang tasang kape a.... Kain tayo....! =D

Sydney fireworks display....

2008-01-01T13:49:00.000+10:30

I want to share to you this short video of the new years eve celebration that took place last night here in sydney.... Taken from an amateur video in u-tube, thanks u-tube....! You will see here the streets of Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, and Opera House filled with people waiting.... A record crowd of almost 1.5 million people out partying in the streets.... I think they've already closed the streets from traffic here in preparations for the fireworks display at midnight.... Thought as usual, i was not able to go there and watch, but i was closely monitoring the event on tv....

And judging from what i've seen on tv last night, i think the fireworks display was the most spectacular that we've ever seen first thing this morning....! But i don't know, i'm just kind of feeling like as much as possible i want to avoid a large gathering nowaday dahil na rin siguro dun sa mga nakikita ko sa news about terrorism.... But anyways, successful naman ang celebrations kahit na may kunting mga lasingan at hindi pakaintindihan ay naging peaceful naman ang silibrasyon....

Then AB and i spent the night chatting with each other.... I also made a phone call to my parent's place back in pinas, but trying to take the topics away from money matter kasi pag may humingi ng pang new year ay patay kang bata ka....! Kapos kasi si Pepe ngayon alam nyo na.... Then around 3:00 AM aust. time na 12:00 midnight sakto in pinay, i had a very long chismisan with my nanay about dun sa mga bagaybagay na may sanlibong beses ko na yatang narinig mula sa kanya he-he....! Bakit kaya ganun ang mga parents natin minsan, kapag nag-litanya ay paulit-ulit from the time nung pagsalakay ng mga hapon sa pinas to the present pages palagi ang topic.... Kaya naman siguro magaling ako sa phil. history class ko ay dahil na rin dun he-he....! Tapos sa mga kapatid ko na sa awa naman ng diyos ay marunong na ring magpatakbo ng sariling mga life nila, except for one na medyo hindi pa alam kung saang dereksyon ba pupunta, pero nandito naman kaming lahat para patuloy pa rin na magbibigay ng suporta kung kinakailangan....

Nagsi-uwian kasi mga kapatid ko, one from singapore with his wife and 2 years old son, and my brother who is currently working in laguna na may plano na yatang mag asawa dahil bumili na ng bahay dun.... Also my other brother na palagi naman nadun dahil neighbors lang naman sila ng parents ko at isang bakuran lang, and my baby sister na kelan kaya balak mag-asawa....! Tatay ko naman as always, ay palaging naghihilik na everytime na tumatawag ako he-he....! Ako lang yata wala dun kaya next christmas ay sisiguraduhin ko na talagang makaka-uwi ako, fingers crossed....

After that call ay kwentuhan na kami ni AB until namalayan na lang namin na, ops, sumisikat na pala ang araw at maliwanag na sa labas....! Magsi-six 'o clock na pala, time na para matulog ang mga bampira....! Takbo bilis, baka matunaw ka....! Aaaaah....! At yun na nga, natulog na si dracula este si Pepe ng maaga dahil umaga na nga naman talaga at inumaga na nga ako ay tangek he-he....! Fast forward>>> Gumising na after a short 4 hours snooze at kasalukuyang nasa harap ng pyutirs at nagkakape ngayon habang ginagawa tong post na to.... Wow, this is my first ever cup of coffee pala in 2008....! Astig....! Anyways, i have to let you go now ligo muna ako.... And don't forget to enjoys your first of everything in 2008 today....! Happy new beginning everyone....! =D

Manigong Bagong Taon....!

2007-12-31T08:40:00.000+10:30

Happy and blessed new year to everyone....! Alam nyo ba na ang first blast of new years eve's celebration ay magsisimula dito sa mga pacific islands sa lower southern regions ng mundo natin like the Tongan and Samoan Islands, and then susunod na ang New Zealand and Australia....? I think it has something to do with the inclination of our planet ayun dun sa alignment ng magkabilang polar regions natin, ang north and south poles.... Ibig sabihin, three hours bago ang bagong taon dyan sa pinas ay mauuna na akong mag-greet sa inyo ng happy new year mamaya according dun sa world time zones natin he-he....!

Na-miss ko tuloy yung preparations for new years eve dyan.... When i was young, we use to start buying the paputok weeks before new years day pa.... Though we couldn't afford those expensive ones dahil saving lang naman talaga from our allowances ang pinangbili namin kasi normally ay hindi agree ang mga parents natin dun sa paputok di ba....? Unless na tulak ng bawal na mga paputok ang parents mo he-he....! Of course hindi rin nawala yong kanyong kawayan, and as usual ay papasa yun sa MPRCB (Mama, Papa, Regulatory, and Censorships Board) at may one month supply ka pa ng ga-as (kerosene) as long na hindi mo susunugin ang mga kilay at buhok mo as in, Blab....! Waaaha-haaa....! Nawala ang kilay ko....! ay safe ka he-he....!

And also, don't forget the ever popular na 13 fruits sa center tables nyo....! Sabi nila, dapat daw at tulad rin to nung mga rules dun sa kasalan.... Something bought, something borrowed, something blue, something old, something new, and last but not not the least, someting stolen from bakod ng may sariling bakod he-he....! I remember, few days before the new years eve ay busy na kami shopping around for those illussive fruits na napakadaling hanapin pero napakamahal naman ng presyo....! Nakakita na ba kayo ng kalamansi na sampung piso ang dalawang piraso....?! At five pesos for bubot ng papaya....! Kaya nga siguro mas-okay pa yung option na something stollen dahil wala kang kahiraphirap at kahit may kunting kaba ay sure-ball ang success he-he....! Pasimplehan mo lang naman ang mga aratiles sa may kabilang bakod at, GRRRRR....! Baw-waw-waw....! Yaiiks! May guardia sibil pala....! =D

But however way we prepare for new years eve ay guaranteed ang excitements and kasayahan nito di ba....? Even with our little simple ways.... Anyways, all i'd like to say this morning dahil medyo napahaba lang ng kunti tong daldalan natin ay, i just like to greet everyone a Happy New Year and please try to make it a safe one dahil kung hindi ay magiging very sikat rin ang mga daliri nyo dito sa downunder na kagaya nung mga lost and found fingers last year....! Pinapanood di namin dito ang mga naputukan kang bata ka dyan sa pinas ha....! Yes, we are watching those little indians waving goodbye rin po dito....! Nakakaawa ngang tingnan pero yan po ang katutuhanan sa oras na isipin mong ikaw ay si superman, babay hinliliit....! Parang tula ah he-he....! O, paano ka pa ngayon mangungulangot nyan....?! He-he....! Anyways ulit, hanggang dito na lang po for this year, and have a safe new year celebrations lang po sa lahat....! =D

Tagged by Lady Racer....

2007-12-29T16:52:00.000+10:30

This is a tag from Lady Racer.... Probably this is the longest meme i've ever done in my life whew....! But i think i'm more scared of those 20 questions than the length of the meme itself....! =D

Rules: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged. Whoever does the tag will have blessings from all.

----------------------------------20 Questions Meme

1.) Why did you answer this tag?
Well, this is Lady racer's first ever meme and i'm among those first bloggers that she have chosen to hand this meme over, so it's my pleasure and honour i guess to be a part of that first batch of chosen ones thingy he-he....!

2.) What color do you like most?
I'm an artist so my favorite colours are those colours from the very basic part of art itself which are WHITE for a base surface like paper or canvas and BLACK for the sketches and outlines.... But actually, i'm more attracted to a plain white surface more than any other colours....

3.) If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
I will keep loving you until the day that my wheels falls off....

4.) Where is the place that you want to go to the most?
Any wide and open places like a park, shorelines, looking outside the window of an airplane, or the peak of a mountain.... But a rooftop will do kung wala na talaga....

5.) Which part of you that you hate the most?
That will be my uhmm.... Let me think about that first, that's a tough one....! I think it's my temper....! Yeah, when i'm angry, the first 20 minutes is the most critical part.... But i have a lot of patience you know....

6.) When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do?
I just want to be alone for few minutes, then i will try to talk about it.... I guess hearing someones opinions doesn't really change what i believe but it helps me relax and figure thing out....

7.) What are you afraid to lose the most?
Of course my love ones.... They are my source of strength....

8.) If you win $1 million, what would you do?
I been throught that sort of thoughts a million times already eversince and my answer is always the same, to get what is just enought and share the rest of it to whoever needs it the most....

9.) If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
If there's something to confess about, then i will.... It would surely help a lot when there's no more dangling weights in between us....

10.) List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
First of all, i've only known her for a good few days when she've started leaving comments for my entries here and i responded back, but i can already feel a great sense of confidence in her, she's also adventurous but behind those toughness, she also have a very soft and caring heart that i've found-out when she've started posting her thoughts out about the life struggles of a blogger called Broken Man in her blog.... And that's her i think.... Yeah, that's her he-he....!

11.) What are your requirements from your other half ?
We call it, to synchronise, no secrets and no lies....

12.) Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most?
Nothing really, i believe that mistakes are designed to be corrected, they give you a valuable tool called experience, but when time comes and still you don't listen to your experiences that's when history repeats iteself.... Gets nyo....? =)

13.) Which type of person do you hate the most?
Those who does unfairness deeds to others....

14.) What you think is your greatest goal in life?
To keep on fulfilling my purpose, to try and form whatever is ahead of me into the shape that i desired it to be.... I use to dream about ideal things, but i think ideals doesn't really exist.... What really lies ahead of us and beyond are just questions and trials that we need to answer, that we have to face, and if ever we'are doing well or so, then the results will be the ideals that we always expect.... That is the purpose that we are into in this life.... No more, no less and my greatest goal is to try and accomplish it.... Wag nyo nang isipin to at sasakit lang ang ulo nyo he-he....!

15.) What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
A relationship no matter whatever type it is, a friend, a lover, a parent etc, can be compared to a car driver.... You will see how the person will behave towards every problems on the road, every road signs and traffic lights in every streets.... Along the way you will see some turning points, but if the relationship is mutual and strong , they always hang-on and will even manage to come back into straight lines again.... While a bad driver, will start to let go of the stirring-wheel, sit back and relax, watch the car drift-off the road, down to the shoulder, accross the gutter, onto the gravels, into the grass, hits the rubbish bins, crash through the fence, run over the flowers in garden, miss the tree, and into your house via the window pane he-he....! So what would make me think that a person is bad....? I guess it's the same as everyone else who understands what is good and what's bad....! =D

16.) What is it that people don’t know about you?
I am a mirror, whatever you will place in front of me, you will also see in the reflection....

17.) So far, have you had a life-changing moment? What was it?
I'm currently working on it.... I'm still going through the ups and downs but i never forget to pick-up small bits of opportunities along the way....

18.) Name one of your body part your significant other tells you he/she adores.
I don't really have a single clue about that....! I am so big that i think everything they see is a zoom-up of me he-he....! Don't get me wrong, i'm not fat but i'm just big.... Kayo na lang bahalang mag-imagine.... =D

19.) It would be 2008 in a few days, do you have a new year’s resolution?
I wanted to do better, much more better than what i did in 2007.... I hope everything works well this time....

20.) If your better half is cheating on you, will you forgive him/her?
I will.... As long as she will be happy and contented with whatever it is that she've chosen to be, because if she's not, then i will also feel very sad for her for the rest of my life.... Because she was once a part of me too....

I don't know who am i going to tag yet coz i think most of my blog friends already got this meme.... But just in case you don't have this one yet, just feel free to tag yourself if you'are interested to answer this meme.... =D

Treasure Award....

2007-12-26T20:30:00.000+10:30

Got this treasure award from Mrs.T yesterday pero ngayon ko lang ginawa tong entry kasi may kunting christmas party kami ng mga neighbours ko kahapon.... I thought it was going to be held downstairs dun sa apartment ng care-taker kaya ibinaba ko na ang BBQ grill at LPG tank dahil yun daw ang gagamitin namin bandang 4 'o clock sa hapon but in the end ay sa apartment ko pa rin pala nila gustong ilagay ang handaan dahil nasa itaas ito at may balcony pa kaya yun....

Wala naman masyadong madaming pagkain, pero non-stop ang beer.... Then one of my pinoy neighbour brought some bottles of red and white wines.... Nag-inuman, nandun din ang mga family nila and around 8 pm ay nagsi-uwian na ang iba.... Then lumipat kami dun sa place nung kapit-apartment kong pinoy until mga 11 or 12 midnight na with a lot of beer and wine sa bituka pero okay pa rin for some more he-he....! Nagligpit ng mga gamit dun sa pag-barbecue, naghugas ng mga plato at lahat-lahat bago nakipag-chat kay AB until 2 'o clock in the morning and then natulog na rin....

Resulta, tinanghali ako ng gising at medyo gutom na rin.... Ayaw ko pa nga sanang bumangon at inaantok pa kaya lang toilet na toilet na talaga ako....! Kamuntik pang sumama sa'kin yung kumot at unan dun sa may toilet at sa sobrang tulog ko yata ay dumikit na ang mga yun sa mukha ko he-he....! Then i've noticed na para yatang may lindol as in umiikot yata ang buong kuwarto ko....! Oh my gulay, is dis da eynd ops di wurlds na ba waaaah....! Pero teka, parang utak ko lang yata tong umiikot a he-he....! Nagka-hangover pala.... Happy hangover's day to me, and there's only one known remedy for it and that is.... the same brand of course ano pa nga ba he-he....! In short, this bottle of Heineken on your left is my breakfast this morning....! Oks ba....? Panguntra gulat daw, sabi ng mga dakilang manginginom....! Buti na lang once a year ko lang to ginagawa.... Ansakit sa ulo pala pag napasobra ka....!

Thanks for the award Mrs.T....! Merry Christmas all....! =D

Happy Holiday....!

2007-12-23T22:41:00.000+10:30

Have a merry christmas all....! Ilang oras na lang, Noche Buena na naman....! Na-miss ko tuloy ang pinas, tagal ko rin hindi nakapag-christmas dyan kasi.... I remember my last christmas in pinas was in year 2000 pa, napakatagal na pala....! Whew, dapat ay makauwi na ako talaga next na christmas....! Finally the busy days are over and christmas break is here wooohooo....! Pasensya na po for my being so quiet for the past few days.... Madami lang po kasi akong mga bagay-bagay na tinapos at nilinis prior to this christmas holiday season.... I'm just glad that at last this year is ending na, kasi medyo hindi maganda ang mga naging vibes ko nitong taon na to....

At least naman ay patapos na sya ano....? Welcome new year, at sana ay much better year na rin to para medyo makapag-relax naman ako ng kunti.... Balik blogging nang muli.... Anong nangyari kay Pepe for the past few days na medyo natahimik tong downunder nya....? Well, madami po.... I have to concentrate on my end of the year duties sa trabaho.... I have to make sure that everything on my work table are tidy and well into places kasi mas-clear ang isipan ko pagbalik next year kung tapos lahat ang mga assignments ko for this year di ba....?

Then, i have to prepare for our christmas party na this time ay sa work place lang ang venue kasi medyo hindi rin maganda ang results ng year na to sa trabaho namin financially.... Madaming kapalpakan na nangyari, bumili ng mga makinaryang hindi naman namin kailangan talaga, nag-set ng bagong system na naging pagulo lang sa smooth na flow ng old system, bumagal ang productions, tinanggal ang saturdays work, tinanggal din ang over-time, ni wala pa yatang bunos this year dahil wala pa akong nakikitang bagong figures dun sa bank account ko hanggang ngayon and i will be in big trouble kung wala nga dahil kinapos ang budget ko for this christmas sa dami ba naman ng financial problems ko this whole year....! Hindi rin natuloy ang planong holiday ko in pinas dahil dito.... At kung ano-ano pang mga kapalpakan....!

Pero kahit papano naman ay may mga maliliit na swerte ring dumating sa life ni Pepe this year, though it wasn't really enough to keep me smiling the whole year round ay motivations na rin para mag-move on.... Naks ha-ha....! Anyways, i hope everyone's having a good time this christmas.... I will try to smile this christmas pa rin naman kahit na san damukal na problema yata ang tumama dito sa mukha ko sa buong taon na to.... At least ay hindi naman ako binigyan ng mga problemang hindi ko kayang harapin di ba....? I hope everyone's is having a great time this christmas and for the new year, and ingat na wag maputukan okay....?! I will probably visit your blogs after this to say merry christmas.... Ingatz all....! =D

Another award from Mrs.T....!

2007-12-17T18:10:00.000+10:30

-------------------------------THE TRUE BLUE AWARDI receive another award from ever thoughtful and full of surprises na si Mrs.T woooohoooo....! Thanks again Mrs.T....! In a week's time, this will join my other awards in my award collection post....! This is another addition to my collection and i'm so glad to have it....! Thank you very much again Mrs.T....! =D

Must forget 2007....

2007-12-16T09:51:00.000+10:30

If we talk about what had happened in 2007, ay madami po akong alam dyan lalong lalo na sa da life of yours truly in 2007.... I guess for me, 2007 is a year that is not worth remembering, why....? Well, madaming mga pangyayaring nangyari at hindi ko pa alam kung muling mangyayari pa in 2008, na sana naman ay wag nang magyari pa dahil ayaw na ayaw ko na sana tong muling mangyari pa at pagnangyari pa tong muli ay ewan ko na lang....! Whew....! Yun....!

I think i'm more luckier with well rounded numbers like the number 8 which is also a symbol of glittering cash in chinese numerology.... I can't understand why but, it seems that the number 7 in 2007 had live up to it's shape as an axe that had kept on axing my luck the whole year round....!

I know you wouldn't believe me unless you've put your foot in my shoe and step a year back in time to see for yourself kung ano nga ba ang mga nangyari kay Pepe nun at ganito na lang ang pagtatampo nya sa 2007....! Pero ito po talaga ang nangyari and you will never ever dream of having something like this in your smooth-flowing life ever....! If i were asked to choose, i wouldn't have chosen this disaster either....! I can't tell you what it was, but i can compare that experience to having a nightmare while you'are still awake....!

Nakakita na ba kayo ng rumaragasang tren....? Subukan nyong tumayo sa harap nun....! Ganun ang nangyari sa amin ni AB this year....! Na-picture out mo na....? Hindi basta basta hihinto yun, bawat bagon ay may sariling momentum na patuloy na tutulak at tatakbo ng walang tiyak na oras ng paghinto....! Mas-okay pa nga sigurong tumayo sa harap ng rumaragasang mga kalabaw at ipikit ang mga mata mo dahil kahit papano ay kusa kang iiwasan ng mga ito....!

Ano-ano nga ba ang mga naging kapalpakan sa life ni Pepe in 2007....? Madami po, ang iba ay hindi ko na maalala at ayaw nang maalala pa at kung kusa mang bumalik ang mga alaala ay kusa ko pa rin tong buburahin sa isipan ko....! Lately there was a big blow na dumating at kung halos pa lang ay magpalimos na kami just to meet the requirements.... First time ever itong nangyari sa amin, at hindi namin expected and not everybody had experienced this one as well, actually only a small number of people have had this kind of experience in their lives....! Masmalaki pa nga siguro ang chances na masagasaan ka ng pison kesa mangyari to sa'yo....! For a moment, i've even thought that this is just happening in the movies....! Believe me, i don't know how on earth are you going to escape this that easily kung sa'yo siguro to nangyari....! But we did in just within a week's time....! It's like we'are living in a dream for a moment there....!

Of all the people ba naman in the phils ay hindi ako makapaniwalang sa amin pa nangyari to....! But gladly my brother in Singapore had saved the day for us and paid everything-off....! I still owe him some amount though' pero sabi nya, "'tol, pag-usapan na lang natin yan kung may pera ka na." na nagpalaki naman sa aking puso he-he....! Enlargement of the heart, delekado yan Peng ah....! I think it's great to have a good and caring brother around you at times when you'are down.... =)

That big blow had a bad effects on us though, we've lost the ability to trust the word SECURITY anymore.... We believe that our privacy was being violated there and i guess things won't be the same again after that.... I just hope that gradually we will recover so that we can move on.... Hopefully with the help of the number 8 in 2008 we will get through these challenges together.... We've made a lot of attempts to plan some new things before the year's end, but still the lack of confidence are there to make us realize, think, and sink back to the safety of not caring anymore at all....!

Hopefully this next year will look after us, and this time we'll be ready to stand aside whenever a train comes again.... We'll be more wiser by then i promise....! For me, there is really a big reason for us to celebrate the parting of the years, and that is peace of mind....! And some other reasons pa of course, that are already marinating in my fridge he-he....! BBQ yum....! =D

Token of friendship....

2007-12-10T18:35:00.000+10:30

I was keeping these tokens in my side-bar for quite sometime now, they are frienship tokens from my friends here in blogos.... I don't know where to put them now 'coz i've noticed that my collection is starting to gain volume lately and there's not much space in my side-bar to fit them all in.... Finally i've decided to post them here and i will just keep updating this entry everytime that i will receive another one.... I will label this entry "FRIENDSHIP" so that from now on, this will become the home of my collections of friendship tokens okay ba....?This one is the latest one coming from Mrs.T not long ago....! Love the dolphin here Mrs.T, they surely are a symbol of true friendship....! Thanks for this Mrs.T....! And those ones down below are from Mel, Mrs.T again, and i know i have one from Redlan pero hindi ko na ma-trace ang link sa post nya na yun.... Thanks guys....! I think i need your help here Red....! Nahanap ko na ang STAR AWARD ni Redlan for me....Thanks Red....!

-------------------------I LOVE YOUR BLOG - From Mrs.T-----------------------------STAR BLOGGER - From Mel
-----------------------------BLOG BUDDIES - From Mrs.T----------------------------------STAR - From Redlan -------------------------BODACIOUS BLOG - From Mrs.T

I only have a few at the moment, but i'm hoping that my collection will grow larger later on he-he....! Finally it's here....! At last we found Redlan's STARS again he-he....! Thanks Red....! =D

Farting Community....

2007-12-09T13:59:00.000+10:30

Pasensya na po sa mga kumakain dyan ha.... Alam nyo ba na ang mga Herring o commonly known in pinas as Tuyo ay isang kakaibang isda dahil hindi lang sila masarap ulamin, kakaiba rin ang pamamaraan nila ng pag-communicate sa isa't-isa.... The fish actually Farts (utot) a lot just to keep in touch with the whole group or school of tuyo....! Poooot! poots! poooot! (translation: o inuman daw tayo mamya!) =D

Para yung sending emails in the utot-networks he-he....! And it's not just utot the normal tunog na utot like we do....! This is like an Ultrasonic-utot na talagang napakalakas at makabasag basong pag-utot....! Study found that the noise made by the bubble coming out from the school of Herring's Wetpu (gets nyo?) has the same intensity as the noise made by fighter jets on take-off....! Ang galing huh....! Isdang umuutot....!

They believe that fish like anchovies and sprats, which have similar swim bladders, show this farting behaviour as a means of communicating at night and keeping the school together. During the day these fish use visual information, such as the pattern of light reflected off specialised mirror-like scales, to communicate.

Kung kayo kaya ay na-belong sa isang community na ang paraan ng pag-communicate sa isa't-isa ay ang pagpalabas ng napakalakas at mahalimuyak (wow, lalim nun a!) na pabango slash pabantot na rin ay kaya nyo kaya....? Sabi nga dun sa quote sa discovery channel, "how would you like to be surrounded by neighbors who does nothing the whole day but fart?" =D

Herrings and their fishy relatives release air bubbles in large quantities when attacked, but the low level farting appears to serve a different purpose.... This may seem a small addition to the sum of scientific knowledge, but it is useful.... It is the air in the Herrings' swim bladder that shows up in sonar surveys by marine biologists trying to determine the numbers and size of the fish, so information on how much air is released and when is relevant....

Kung ganun ay hindi lang pala ang tao at ang iba pang klasing mammals ang cause ng global warming dahil sa carbon emissions kundi pati na rin ang mga tuyo....! Aba'y dapat palang damihan na natin ang consumptions natin ng tuyo at ng mabawasan naman ang mga mahilig umutot dito sa mundo....! Well, kung pagkain lang naman ng tuyo ang solution sa global warming na yan ay walang problema dahil si Pepe ay number one rin na consumer ng dried tuyo....! Wow ha, dried na tuyo pa....!

Anyways, hanggang dito na lang po ako at pakiramdam ko ay nawawalan na tuloy ako ng ganang kumain pa ng tuyo dahil sa topic na to he-he....! Have a good end of the weekend all....! Ayan ha, something to think about bago kayo umutot he-he....! By the way, it's 4 o clock in the afternoon and it's hailing again today in my suburb as i blog....! Manunood muna ako ng mga yelo sa labas....! =D

Tagged by Maj....

2007-12-08T09:44:00.002+10:30

Tagged by : My kumareng Maj and Dyan

Rules : Mention the name of the person who tagged you and create a link back to them.** Copy-paste the traits for all the 12 months.** Pick your birth month.** Bold the traits that apply to you.** Tag 12 people and let them know by visiting their sites and hit them with a comment.** Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve done it.

Has a lot of ideas, Difficult to fathom, Thinks forward, Unique and brilliant, Extraordinary ideas, Sharp thinking, Fine and strong clairvoyance, Can become good doctors, Dynamic in personality, Secretive, Inquisitive, Knows how to dig secrets, Always thinking, Less talkative but amiable, Brave and generous, Patient, Stubborn and hard-hearted, If there is a will, there is a way, Determined, Never give up, Hardly becomes angry unless provoked, Loves to be alone, Thinks differently from others, Sharp-minded, Motivates oneself, Does not appreciate praises, High-spirited, Well-built and tough, Deep love and emotions, Romantic, Uncertain in relationships, Homely, Hardworking, High abilities, Trustworthy, Honest and keeps secrets, Not able to control emotions, Unpredictable....

JANUARY : Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY : Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH : Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL : Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY : Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE : Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY : Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST : Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER : Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER : Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

DECEMBER : Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

Now I'm tagging : Redlan, Mel, Bhem, Darlene, Annie , Genny, Bry, Luki, Ghee, Karmi....

Sacked Santa Clause....

2007-12-06T21:23:00.000+10:30

A 70-year-old man working as Santa Claus says he was SACKED from a Cairns department store for saying "ho, ho, ho" and singing Christmas carols.... In a case of political correctness seemingly gone mad, retired entertainer John Oakes says he was fired from his job at Myer for his rendition of Santa’s famous laugh.

His employer, Westaff, last month sparked national outrage when it ordered its Santas to say "ha, ha, ha" instead of "ho, ho, ho" because it could be derogatory to women but denied the words were a factor in Mr Oakes’s case.... The word "ho" is also American slang for a whore.... A sign of a christmas and santa hater di ba....? How could you think of such stupid ideas na bastos ang word na ho-ho-ho....?! Everyone expect Santa Clause to go ho-ho....! If Santa will go ha-ha, that sounds like Jim Carrey....! And if Santa will say hey-hey-hey, that's more like Krusty the Clown in the famous Simpsons cartoon....!

"They’re trying to kill the spirit of Christmas," Mr Oakes told The Cairns Post yesterday, just days into his fourth year as Myer’s Santa.... "But after my shift on Monday, I got a call from my manager telling me my services were no longer required.... "I hadn’t done anything wrong so I asked her why, and she said, ‘You said ho, ho, ho and that’s not appropriate’.... Since when it's not appropriate for Santa to say ho-ho....? I think they were just plainly being ridiculous, sa palagay nyo....! Isn't Santa suppose to be a happy jolly person....? I think the world is really going in a totally strange direction nowadays, ano sa palagay nyo....? =)

Tagged by Bhem

2007-12-03T22:31:00.000+10:30

This tag's from Bhem.... I reckon i've already done this one before but i thought that i have a lot of weird things about myself to share so i'll give it another go....! Thanks Bhem....!

Rules : Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog**Share seven random and/or weird facts about yourself**Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs**Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a notification on their blog.... Now here is my Random Weirdness:

1.) Most of the time, i love to stuff my burgers up with lots and lots of french fries before the very first bite.... I call that the Crunchy Burger....! Try it, it's very nice....!

2.) I have a favorite baseball cap, and i wash, dry, and wear that over and over every other day....! Don't get me wrong, i still have three more baseball caps but i guess i just bought them to catch the dust....! =D

3.) I'm no chef, and i'm no good cook too but i so love the kitchen and proud of my cooking....! Whenever you'll get invited into my place it would be over a breakfast, lunch, dinner, or plainly barbecue at the balcony and not because of a basketball and soccer games on tv or a movie video to watch or any other things....! Of course, i will be cooking again and you'll be my experimental Guinea Pigs bwahaha....! I will not eat it, it's all yours he-he....! Don't worry, you'll survive i promise....! =D

4.) I'd rather spray bleach inside the bathroom and the kitchen instead of air fresheners.... It smells so clean....!

5.) I'd buy 2 dozen eggs and boil a dozen of it and store in the fridge for future use.... I don't know why, but i hate the taste of freshly boiled eggs....!

6.) I will only drink half a mug of my breakfast coffee, and leave the other half in the fridge to drink later on after coming back from work cold with crushed ice.... Tamad ha-ha....! Ice coffee....! Yummm....!

7.) I always leave the radio or tv on everytime i leave the house.... I don't know, i just believe that music and happy noises flushes the bad vibes away.... But that makes me spend too much on electricity bills too ha-ha....! Weird....?! Feel free to try this meme everyone....! Goodie weekend all....! =D

Hail storm in Sydney....

2007-12-03T17:36:00.000+10:30

I took a bus to work today.... This is one of those days na kailangan kong mag-bus kaya inagahan ko na lang para makauwi rin ako ng maaga.... Gumising ako ng around 4:45 AM.... Naligo, nagbihis, hindi na rin nag-breakfast kasi kailangan kong habulin ang 5:50 AM na trip papuntang trabaho.... By 5:40 AM, i was already at the bus station na hindi naman malayo sa bahay.... Mga 7 minutes na lakad-takbo lang naman....

Around 6:18 AM, nasa trabaho na ako.... Bilis kong dumating sa work ano....? 12 kilometers lang naman kasi ang distance ng work ko from home.... Normally i don't go to work this early in the morning.... Narinig ko kasi sa news na may thunder storm ngayong hapon kaya since wala kaming overtime every mondays ay good timing na rin para umuwi ng maaga.... I was already worried bandang 2:00 PM kasi nagsimula nang pumatak ang ulan.... Luckily, hindi gaanong malakas at hindi rin dinaanan ng sabi sa news na may hail storm daw somewhere else sa sydney.... Mahirap pa naman maghintay ng bus kung umuulan, lalo na kung puro bukol ka sa tama ng hail stones....!

I got hit by hail stones before you know....! First timer pa lang ako nun sa downunder and i don't know anything about hail storms na yan....! In other words, tatangatanga pa....! =D

Nakatira pa ako nun sa bahay ng tiyahin ko na kapatid ng nanay ko sa Merrylands.... Same time of the year din yun, wala pa akong nahanap na trabaho.... Wala ang husbandry nya nun at pumasok yata dun sa panggabing part-time nya.... Iniwanan nya ang car nya sa labas.... Bigla ba namang umulan ng yelo na kasing laki ng kalamansi....! Nataranta tuloy kami na baka masira ang sasakyan kaya inutusan nya ako na takpan ko raw ng kung ano-ano....! Kumot, balik bayan boxes, tuwalya, carpet, etc....!

Ako naman tong si tatangatanga, biglang sugod na rin kahit hindi handa kaya yun, tinadtad ng naglalakihang yelo ang buong katawan....! Hindi nga nasira yung kotse, bugbog naman mukha ko sa tama ng yelo....! Sakit nun ha....! Anyways, this is how some parts of sydney looks like few hours ago today after the hail storm....

Thanks to Sydney Morning Herald, the site where i borrowed these photos from today.... O di ba....! Sarap umupo sa may gilid sabay gawa ng halo-halo ano....?! =D

Tagged by Genny....

2007-11-28T21:14:00.000+10:30

Thanks for the tag Genny. This is a very good timing kasi wala na akong maisipang isulat lately.... Also very busy pa rin ako sa work and partly dealing with a lot of problems too.... Anyways, here is my response to your meme....

5 Things found in my bag: wallet, mobilephone, bunch of keys, pencils/pens, diary, passport, recordbook, lighter, and a lot more he-he....! I've already answered this question before in one entry.... =D

5 things found in my room: bed, desktop computer, laptop computer, fish tank, wall clock, alarm clocks, desk clock, stereo component, guitar, radio controlled cars, fans/heater, lamp shade, and me most of the time....!

5 things I've always wanted to do: This is my giant wish in life, to go back home to pinas for good and start something there.... I've thought of starting a resort hotel and a small shopping square plaza.... But who know's when are all those plans gonna happen ha-ha....! Main problem: MONEY....! We've already started on some little one only.... =D

5 things I'm currently into: blogging world, hardworking for the savings, and family matters....

Well, that's me.... Thanks again to Genny for this meme.... I want to hand this meme over to some of my friends but i have to check their blogs first if they've already did this before.... Anyways, if you like this meme just feel free to have it a go....!

David Beckham in Sydney....

2007-11-28T18:04:00.000+10:30

I think i've already posted about this before.... But this time it's the real thing....! For those who like to watch David Beckham play football, mamatay kayo sa inggit he-he....! Joks lang....! I was so busy at work na kahit gusto ko sana tong i-post bago pa sya dumating dito ay wala talagang chance.... Anyways, he's still here promoting a lot of things like his football team the LA Galaxy, his perfume, and lots of things mostly products from japan....

Around 80,000 people turned up to watch him play for LA Galaxy where he is the team captain in last night's exhibition match against Sydney FC. Thought his team lost the match, everyone understand that it was only an exhibition game and he doesn't really have to break a shin bone just to prove his ability to play the game.... Just to watch him perform his spectacular moves was already enough to drive the last night's ecstatic fans wild over Beckham....!

One officemate of mine had a chance to watch the exhibition game last night with his grandson.... Funny thing was, he (the grandson) broke his leg while doing diving in the weekend and the leg was in plaster cast and he was on crutches too when they went to watch the game.... My officemate said that when the security saw them, he then told them to take the front seats instead he-he....! Maybe he thought that the boy's leg got broken in a soccer game and he is a big fan of Beckham....! =D

My other friend's husband and four sons too was there.... They are lucky to get some front seats, manager kasi husband nya sa ACER so they had the chance to get the tickets much earlier and much cheaper from the company where he works.... I'm not really a football follower, and same as all the other filipinos i guess, i am a BIG BIG FAN of basketball games.... But just for the sake of having something na " IN " nowadays to talk about sa trabaho ay nanood na rin ako sa tv nung live broadcast kagabi he-he....! It was alright....

Anyways, panoorin nyo na rin tong video na to.... This is Channel 7 News with David Beckham a day after arriving in sydney.... I hope you can catch-up with the aussie accent, para kasing kinakain nila ang mga words kung magsalita....! =D

Thinking about christmas....

2007-11-26T19:42:00.000+10:30

You know christmas is just around the corner, but the odd thing is soon it's going to be scorching hot here in sydney....! Summer time is already here and it's already starting to get more warmer each day.... Christmas in my childhood's memory is about santa, snows, reindeers, and snowmans.... And eventhough tropical ang climate natin dyan sa pinas pero meron pa rin namang kaunting ihip ng malamig na hangin kada pasko di ba....? Ewan ko lang sa Manila, pero dun sa amin sa probinsya may lamig pa rin na kunti ang pasko.... There's no way i can sport my jackets and things here for christmas like i use to do there in pinas when we go to the church and malls at night....

Sometimes it's strange watching christmas programs on tv during the ber-seasons when you'are sweating all-over and you crave for a glass of cold drinking water....! Plus the annoying scenes in the malls....! The decorations, the songs, at nakakita na ba kayo ng pictorial na si Santa Clause ay parang ginaw na ginaw dun sa porma nya habang ang kandong-kandong naman nya na bata ay nakapang-Sahara Desert na attire....?! How i wish na makaka-uwi ako this christmas, pero malabo due to a lot of problems that was stopping me from saving for my holiday back this year....

Anyways, there's still plenty of chances naman sa mga susunod pa na mga months, pero ito sana ang pinakagusto ko dahil masaya at madaming activities.... I've missed a lot in my life you know.... Since i came here, everything seems to had stopped in a certain point of my life.... Sometimes i said to myself na maybe tatanda ako later on na puzzled and wondering what had happened to those dashes in between the words na "my-------life" kasi napakadami kong na-miss na mga bagay....! Minsan na-isip ko tuloy na mag-aral kaya akong lumipad....! Para naman makakabalik ako sa pinas anytime na bored ako dito ng walang masyadong kuskos balungos....! Yun kaya ibig sabihin nung Flying School....?

Hay naku, kung bibilangin ko lang ang lahat ng mga hinanakit ko sa buhay ay magi-emote na naman, totopakin, at masisira lang tong pasko ko....! For the sake of the christmas spirit na lang, i will try to enjoy this christmas season kahit na medyo malayo sa love ones dahil once lang naman natin to mai-enjoy sa isang taon di ba....? Sa mga nag-aantabay naman po dyan sa holiday counter ko sa taas, hindi po matutuloy yan.... Dapat siguro palitan ko na muna yan ng counters for New Years Eve o Valentines Day hanggang sa makapagmunimuni at makapagdesisyon naman ako ng panibagong mga holiday dates....! And hopefully this time ay matuloy na sana.... =D

Hershey's Truck....?

2007-11-24T19:19:00.000+10:30

We've heard of hydro, electric, cooking oil, bananas and tin cans (from back to the future) powered cars, but have you heard of a chocolate powered car before....? Yes, another one of my bizarre stories....!

Two British adventurers are preparing to set off on an expedition to west Africa in a lorry powered by biodiesel made from waste chocolate.... The Ecotec team with their chocolate diesel vehicle Andrew Pag, 34, from Croydon, south London, and John Grimshaw, 39, from Poole, Dorset, will drive more than 4,500 miles across the Sahara to Timbuktu, in Mali, to raise awareness of green fuels.... Their lorry, called "the Bio-truck", runs on a fuel created by a Lancashire-based producer, Ecotec, which has developed a process to turn chocolate misshapes into biodiesel....

But they will not be able to dip into their tank of hot brown whatever they are if they feel hungry as the biodiesel does not look or smell like chocolate at all....! What about the taste....? The fuel is made from cocoa butter extracted from the waste chocolate.... Most of the chocolate would otherwise end up in landfill....

Parang Hershey's Car ano he-he....! Kung ako nga kapag nag-travel pauwi ng pinas ay iilang packets lang ng chocolates ang dala, itong kotse na to ay isang punong tanke ang dala not to mention the reserve tanks inside the car-boot pa ha-ha....! Di kaya sila langgamin sa dami ng sweets na dala nila....?! This is what i call a sweet way to travel....! Astig....! =D

Federal Election....

2007-11-24T13:46:00.000+10:30

Australians right across the country are casting their votes today, as polling booths in every states and territory open for the federal election.... Alam ko na hindi nyo alam pinagsasatsat ko ngayon dito at hindi nyo rin kilala kung sino-sino tong mga unggoy na to sa pictures unless na sinusubaybayan nyo talaga ang politika namin dito sa downunder he-he....! This is a big day because we are going to decide who the future leader of the country is going to be.... Just like the election for president dyan sa pinas pero hindi nga lang kasing gulo.... Australia is about the size of america but we only have less than 20 million population dito....

I just want to give you a slight taste of our politics here in downunder because today i'm going to cast my first vote for the 2007 Federal Election.... Any moment from now ay malalaman na kung sino nga ba sa mga Prime Ministerial candidates na to ang syang tatanghaling kampyon....

This is my first time to vote in a federal election and also my first to vote in Parramatta City kasi nun sa Merrylands na suburb ako nakatira kung kaya dun din ang polling station ko.... Hindi ko rin alam kung saang polling area ako kasi nung nag-check ako kanina sa net ay madami palang polling stations tong parramatta kaya medyo dapat agahan ko ngayon just in case na wala ang pangalan ko dun sa ibang polling areas para mahanap ko dun sa iba pa ng masmaaga.... By the way, the picture inset are the candidates for prime ministerial position except the person in the middle....

JOHN HOWARD - If you've heard of him ,he's the current prime minister of australia.... He's been serving australians for 11 long years now.... He's a winner of numerous federal elections and people seems to find it hard to let go of him.... But they said that he's a liar too, a mister empty promises to some, to apologise is not his cup of tea, and interest rates and things such as house prices are rising during his terms.... He's also a friend of George Bush during the war in Iraq, in short, tuta....! Sadly, if he wins this election again, at some point in time (estimates is within 8 months only) he will retire and pass the seat to his trusted treasurer Peter Costello.... No good....!

PETER COSTELLO - The treasurer, australias second big man, and the future successor of Mr. Howard.... He said that Howard promised him the seat before.... People said, let's see about that mr. treasurer....! He really thought that he could get away with the throne that easily without even competing with Kevin Rudd in the candidacy.... But put it this way, kung halimbawa tumakbo man sya for prime minister, wala namang magtitiwalang magbigay ng boto nila sa kanya....! So bakit nila hahayaang manalo si Howard at ipapasa lang pala ang pagka-prime ministro kay Costello pagkatapos di ba....? Wrong move Howard, you shouldn't have told the public about your crooked plans with Costello....!

KEVIN RUDD - Labor Party leader, not so experienced but has a lot of positive plans, he can speak mandarin while John Howard can only eat mandarins....! The asian community said that this guy's grandfather is a chinese.... His eldest daughter married a hong kong man, and his youngest daughter's boyfreind is from mainland china.... I'm not sure if that rumor is true or not.... But then if it is a correct information, therefore i conclude that he's an asian friendly person which makes me happy as an asian too....! Some aussies said that he will bring asians to control downunder in the future.... I said, who gave them that idea....? Have you heard of the word Symbiosis before....?! Howard said, he will bring back the unions.... I said, good....! A Howard supporter said, Rudd's union leaders are racists and they hate asians in particular.... I said, what....?! Almost the majority of union members are asians as well as their soon to be champion man has something 25% or so of that blood circulating in his veins....! Are you crazy....?! Basta ako at the end of the day ay kay Kevin Rudd pa rin okay....!

At yan po ang election namin dito sa downunder.... Alam kong wala kayong naintindihan dyan sa mga pinagsusulat ko at lalong hindi nyo kilala tong mga pinag-uusapan natin he-he....! Pasensyahan nyo na lang po tong astig nyong lingkod at masyado lang na-carried away dun sa first prime ministerial poll nya....! Anyways, malalaman nyo dito kung nanalo ang kandidato ko at malalaman nyo rin kung hindi dahil tatahimik ako nun at kakalimutan ko na tong topic na to he-he....! Excuse ko lang po to for not blogging and blog-hopping today....! Anyways, i'll try to visit all your blogs tonight, yan ay kung hindi pa ako lasing sa celebration....! Joks lang, i will blog-hop later tonight after the counting....! =D

PM Election Results later here....

As of 8:00 PM tonight, KEVIN RUDD wins election wooohooo....! Sabi ko na nga ba ha-ha....! Congratulations to our New Prime Minister....! Well done....! =D